The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room B.
Their Lordships met this morning sit eleven o'clock'
the Earl of Lovelace in the chair. a 2,1°
THE CALEDONIAN (GLAsGOV.r,
SIMI, and COATEILIDGE STATZO+.O
the
The Committee proceeded this morning to
clauses of this Bill into consideration. one of
A long and desultory discussion arose upon I.lthe
the clauses, that which arranged the mode in whic,dio.
burgh and Glasgow Railway near Glasgow,
promoting company should cross the line of the -r-J
r.
Hope, on the part of the Caledonian, and Mr' 00
the IT
drews, for the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and
having Leen cleared, arY
The Committee decided that the Caledonian Corer
should, in the construction of their works, not inte.4
fere with, or alter the tunnel of the Edinburgh
Glasgow, without the consent of the latter comp
and that the works should be constructed under '.l,
E., or fe",,
supervision of Messrs. Walker and Leslie, C.
ing these, under the superintendence of the ail"'
Commissioners. between

The other clauses were unopposed. them
Committee having no other business before
broke up.

Room C. 5004
GREAT WESTERN, (BRANCH TO
LONDON ND THE SOUTH WESTES4'
LAMBETH, for
The Committee met this day, at the usual hour!. d,
the consideration of this line. Lord Colborne prestoTte
Yesterday the Committee decided that the pees for
of this Bill had been proved, and to day the metterwo
discussion was a consideration of the clauses. It io
desired by the South Western Company
penal clauses, inflicting heavy penalties, in order..ote
protect their works from interruption where tbe
tioti
passed under their Bridge, which is the Pe'
stem.
Weste
of the Richmond Railway with the South
The penalty proposed was 50l
. an hour. be
Lord COLBORNE suggested that severe punishra
be
were seldom inflicted, and considered that it woul. b
better to have a more moderate fine inflicted,
would be enforced; and, therefore, be more feared
the company. ed
After some further discussion, the fine was 130,ethe
upon, it being only demanded as a preventive. an"citi •
company did hope that there never would be a nett
to levy it. Tangs
Mr. AUSTIN rose to propose that certain ea— ed •
should be inserted in this Bill which had been agrite
to have cerato
upon by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests• his;
interest of the Great Western in such clauses was tit
—Even should the Bill pass the Houses of Parliaraeor,
would be in the power of the Crown to refuse to een,
the
ever
to the Bill, as it affected its rights as regarded the 1i
Thames. They, therefore, were anxious to secure _A
consent of the Crown; and the clauses which berg:s_7o
had received the consent of the Commissioners of w
and Forests. The first of these was, that the deign red
erection of the bridge over the river should be BPP:eon('
of by the Commissioners of Woods and Forestr.g,t
the Corporation, the latter contesting the
0";
to the bed of the river with the Cr..ob"oth
and therefore this first clause saved the rightS o's
parties equally. He had to inform their Lordship lu's
Lie was
the Lord Mayor consented to this clause'
nd the
anxious that this dispute between the CrOWnr
h taribunal
Corporation should be decided by so et-neext clause
than a Committee of either House. lb, d --to the satie;
enacted that the works should be ex
and Forests and
faction of the Commissioners of Weed a
for the pur-
the Corporation of London. A third was a fourth
pose of saving the rights of the, Crown ; done on the
enacted that comensation for derange bitra-
shores of the rivers hould be decided upon bY er"
abide the result of the decision. .; of the
Mr. MEnavweAmEß opposed the insertion tic n, and that the money should be paid into Court to
clauses. He did not wish that the Crown should P.7_,
upon record a disputed right to the bed of the ri
which no tribunal in the land had hitherto asserted, an
it was an attempt of the Crown togain an advantage over
,
the Corporation, and he besought g
the Committee not tu
tempt the Crown by showing the elasticity of Cora;
mittees to seek for one advantage one year, and a second
in another : the Crown never bad a right to interfere
with the erection of bridges, and they had no right 10
seek it now.
The clauses were then agreed to with some modifies'
tion, which struck out the most objectionable matter
which affected the rights of the Corporation.

Room D.
SOUTH WALES.
Their Lordships met this morning ; the Duke of
Northumberland in the chair.
the
Their Lordships were occupied in arranging
clauses of the Bill, and these having been agreed to, the
Committee broke up.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP VIII.
This Committee met at the usual hour, but adjourned
without going to business, to enable several of the
Members to attend the morning sitting of the House•

GROUP X.
This Committee met at one o'clock; Lord Clive in the
chair.
EASTERN COUNTIES (=iron]) TO TILBURY
FORT AND SOUTHEND).
The Committee were occupied the whole of the day
with the general evidence in favour of this Bill.

GROUP XXIV.

CHESTER. AND HOLYHEAD (EXTENSION.

AT HOLYHEAD).

The Committee met at the usual hour, and were occu-
pied the whole of the day in passing the several clauses)
of the Bill.

GROUP XXX.
GREAT WESTERN (ISLE OP AXBOINDO

EXTENSION).

The Committee met at the usual hour.
The Rev. Mr. Aspinell, of Althorp, Mr. Clark, °.f
Luddington, and Mr. J. Bunnyers, of Crowle, gave "1-
deuce in favour of the proposed extension.
Several other witnesses were examined, and the Corn"
rnittee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

GROUP XXXIV.
The Seleet Committee appointed to consider the.
merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled
at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley
in the chair.
LEEDS AND Tzuresx (LEEDS, D Zit23131134'
AND NEW CASTLE EXTZNSION).
Another day was consumed with general and local
evidence in favour of this Bill.
•
The Committee adjourned at the usual hour.

BIRTHS.
On the 12th inst., in Carlton-terrace, Lady Lytteltoth
of a son.
On the 20th ult., at Beyrout, Syria, Mrs. J. G. Moon, II")
of Dorset-place, Regent's-park, of a son.
On the 10th inst., at Tours, the wife of William Gill
Clarke, Esq., of a daughter.

DIED.
On the 14th inst., at Hamden, Margaret, the wife of 110'11
Wise Harvey, Esq., aged 76.
On the 6th inst., at Edinburgh, Catherine B. C. C. Beat-
son, second daughter of the late Major-General Beatsoli.

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