The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-05 00:00:00

GROUP XLIX.

This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Cripps
in the chair.

CALEDONIAN AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY

AND GREENOCK AIVIAZGATION.

The case on behalf of this line was resumed.

Mr. Grieve, Provost of Greenock, was examined in support
of the Bill. The amalgamation would be the means of
opening up a direct communication between Greenock and
the mineral districts of Lanarkshire, and also between that
port and London and Manchester. Arrangements are in
progress to connect the railway with the harbour, so that
coals could be loaded on the quays.

GROUP LI.
This Committee met at twelve o'clock; Sir John Yarde
Buller chairman.

CALEDONIAN AND BRANCHES.
Mr. Hope Johnston, M.P., was called and examined by
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—He was chairman of the Caledonian,
and resided in a part of the country traversed by the line.
In the year 1836 Mr. Locke was employed by a committee,
formed of persons interested in the districts, to survey the
best route from Carlisle north, and he examined it as:far as
Biggar. Royal Commissioners were appointed, and on their
recommendation the line laid out by Mr. Locke was mate-
rially altered. In 1845 the Dumfries came forward as an
opposition scheme for a through traffic to England. Ihe
Caledonia Company were successful in the contest, but in
1846 then Dumfries again came forward, on the ground
that they were required for the local traffic, end on this
ground solaly their scheme was sanctioned. Had he con-
ceived that the North British would b?, allowed to extend
their line from Hawick to Carlisle, and to strike at the Eng-
lish trade by Brampton, he should never have sanctioned
such a gigantic expenditure as that already incurred by the
Caledonian Railway, in giving accommodation to Scotland,
and he was convinced that if this rival interest were sanc-
tioned, the result would be, that the energies of both would
be crippled. The Caledonian had no desire to injure the trade
of the Dumfries line, and they were ready to be bound
by
enactments to keep engines always ready at Carlisle for the
purpose of forwarding the passengers by that line, pari passe,
with their own. They would, therefore, whether at Carlisle
or at London, through the medium of the London and North-
Western, throw no obstacles in the way of passengers de-
sirous of proceeding by the west of Scotland.
Cross-examined by Sir THOMAS PHILLIPS—The pro-
spectus of the Caledonian Company was before the public in
May, 1844, and in the same year the North British had ob-
tained their Act for giving accommodation by the east of
Scotland, and connecting Newcastle to Edinburgh. The
first prospectus issued by the Caledonian excluded Dumfries,
but he must be allowed to explain to the Committee that
that prospectus was necessarily imperfect, and required to be
improved as the wants of the public became known. He
thought he was right in stating that the Dumfries Bill of
1846 was granted for the purpose of accommodating the
local traffic. He did not limit local traffic to the mere dis
tricts, he understood by the term the trade between the
districts of Ayr, Dumfries, and England. He thought
that the effect of a competition in this case would be to lessen
public accommodation, but he was not sufficiently conver-
sant with railway enterprise to instance a case where rail-
way competition had proved injurious. He had a strong
opinion that competition would lead to irregular working of
these lines.
By Captain PLumnincx—The reason why the Caledonian
would suffer more from competition than its rivals was, that
for a portion of its course it traversed a very barren district.
By Mr. NEWDEGATE—They would never be free from a
through c, mpetition from Loudon to Edinburgh while the
North British existed.
Examination continued by Sir T. PHILLIPS—IIe did not
think that they had much to fear from competition in their
northern traffic. He had heard a different opinion expressed.
They had endeavoured to secure themselves by entering into
arrangements with the Scottish Central, the Dundee and
Perth, and the Dundee and Newcastle.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.
TUESDAY.

50/., for 3 yrs old, 6st 21b ; 4 yrs, Bst ; 5 yrs; Est 71b ; 6 yrs
and aged, Bst 121 b. T. N. M. The winner to be sold for

2001.
Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 3 yrs (Pearl) 1
Lord Exeter's Veronetz, 3 yrs
Mr. Batson's f by The Doctor, out of Revelry, 3 yrs
5 to 4 each agst Tarella and Veronetz. Tarella jumped
off with the lead, but after going about fifty yards, went out
to the right, and the running was taken up by the Revelry
filly, Veronetz waiting on her. At the T.Y.C. starting-post
this pair changed places, Veronetz going on to the T.Y.C.
winning-post, where Tarella recovered her lead, ar.d ran
home an easy winner by three lengths. The winner is
objected to, on the ground of having run on the wrong side
of a post, but as the starter is prepared to prove that such
was not the case, there is no chance of the judges' fiat being
disturbed. Run in 3 min. 53 sec.
Fifty Pounds, for three years old, colts Bst 71b, and fillie,-,
Bst 41b; R.M. (7 Subs.)
Lord Orford's gr c by Clearwell out of Angelina ...
......... ) ?.,
Mr. Wigram's Deriades ...... .... ......................
3
Lord Exeter's Circassian "aid
...
........... ...
4
Mr. Hargreave's Spetn Gregis .... .
The following also ran: —Mr. S..
.........
P's Dromedary, and Mr.
;o.n's b c by the Doc-
tor, Dam by Buzzard, Mr. J. Daley
Roger's Jolly Dick.
Betting 7 to 4 agst Joly Dick, 7 to 2 agst Circassian Maid,
and 4 to 1 agst Angelina colit
nning,
but was passed in a few
Spero Gregis made first colt,
which was never afterwards
strides by the Angehna
by,
length. Deriades beat Cir-
caught, and won cleverly
cassian Maid by half a length! Spero Gregis and Jolly Dick
well up. Run in 1 min 59 secs.
Match; 50, last
...half of New, T.Y. C.
(Pettit) I
Duke of Bedford's Fistiana,
st est
2
Sir R. gigot's 13irthday, 7 11b
Betting-2 to lon listiana, who won by a length. Run
in 54 secs.
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,f )
.t. Criterion Course. (3 Subs
Sweeps of 100 sous.
Sir J. Hawley s iccinnino, Bst, walked over. '-
Comment upon so meagre a day's racing, would be super-
fluous; even with the R. M. Plate, once so important, with
ference. to the Derby—it failed to excite the slightest de..
g area of interest ; speculation was almost nominal, and the
--r
ndance, notwithstanding the favourable state of the
awt•etaether there, almost beyond precedent.
The list for to-morrow promises well for sport.
(RECEIVED TIIIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCK.
LATEST BETTING ON THE SUFFOLK STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Doctrine 6 to 1 agst Hydrangea
9 to 2 agst Paultons 10 to 1 agst Watchdog
6 to l agst Cosachia
EwrRY Fon A.F. PLATE (WEDNESDAY).
_ _

Prussic Acid, 4 yrs, 9st Cocoa Nut, 6 yrs, ist 101 b
Secundus, 6 yrs, Bst 51b Libation, 4 yrs, 7st 71b
Campanile, 5 yrs, Bst 41b Bella Donna, 3 yrs, sst 121 b
Collingwood, 4 yrs, Bst 21b Tuift Hunter, 3 yrs, sst
Caroline, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
JOCKEY CLUB PLATE, B.C.—Hydrangea walks over.
TILE DISPUTED T.M.M. PLATE..—The objection against
Tarella has been overruled.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
DERBY.--5 to 1 agst Conyngham (t freely), 6to 1 agst
Cossack (off), 9 to 1 agst Mr. Martin ( t), 12 to 1 agst Van
Tromp (offers to t), 15 to 1 agst Planet, 22 to 1 agst NV anota,
30 to 1 agst Mathematician (t freely), 50 to 1 agst Notting-
ham, 50 to 1 agst Philosopher (t), and 50 to 1. agst Bowstring.
OAKS.-4 to 1 agst Clementina, sto 1 agst Farmer's
Daughter (t 6 to 1), 9 to 1 agst f out of Quilt Arnold's darn,
18 to 1 apt Ellerdale, and 18 to 1 apt So Nice.