The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

cbtrl, Viabitton

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.
RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

GROUP I.
Mr. AUSTIN (in continuation from our Afternoon Edi-
tion) eaid—The whole expenditure sought to be made by
the five Bills of the South-Eastern Company was about
three millions of money, for which t 25 miles of railway
would be made. The rival scheme would cost about two
millions, fur which 72 miles were proposed to be constructed.
Taking the two schemes comparatively, the distance now
from London to Dover was 87 miles; by the Mid Kent
South-Eastern line, with good gradients, the distance, would
be 75 ; and by the South.-Eastern (Chart) line, with in-
ferior gradients, 74 miles. The Brighton line, with bad
gradients, would be 75 miles and 2 furlongs. From London
to Tunbridge-Wells the distance was now 40 miles. By the
South-Eastern improved line, with good gradients, it would
be 32 miles; and by the Brighton line, with bad gradients,
28. From London to Hastings the distance at present was
73 miles; by the improved South-Eastern line, with good
gradients, it would be reduced to 64 miles; by the Brighton
line, with bad gradients, it would be 61 miles. From London
to Canterbury the distance now was 80 miles; by the im-
proved South-Eastern scheme it would be reduced to 60
miles; while by the Brighton line, with bad gradients,
the distance would be 62 miles. The distance to
Maidstone was at present 55 miles. The South-Eastern
scheme would reduce it to 35 miles; by the Brighton line
it would also be 35 miles. These were the comparative dis-
tances of the two projects. The distance to Sheerness by the
South-Eastern branch against which there was no compet-
ing line, would be 46 miles. The Learned Gentle-
man then proceeded to explain the history of
the reduction of the fares on the South-Eastern line
and their subsequent increase, in which he contended that
the reduction was a mere experiment to see if it were pos-
sible to carry on the company at the lowest possible rate of
fares—lower, in fact, than any other line in the kingdom.
The experiment had failed, and the fares were after a time
raised, though they were still lower than many of the
principal lines in the kingdom, and less than those charged
by the Brighton Company, while they ran more third-class
trains than almost any company in the empire.
Colonel Middleton. of the Maidstone depot, was examined,
with the object of showing the great advantage of the pro-
posed South-Eastern Kent lines to the public service.
Colonel Menzies, of Chatham, gave evidence to the same
effect, after which,
The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'cLocii.

LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE.
9 to 1 agst Brunette
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP.
9 to 1 agst Doleful—taken
10 to 1 agst Halc—taken
10 to 1 agst Euclid colt
NEWMARKET lIANDICAP.
10 to 1 agat. Lynceus
10 to 1 agst Footstool
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Sheraton
20 to 1 agst Pink Bonnet—taken
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Conynghatn
10 to 1 agst Liberator
11 to 1 agat sister to Cobweb colt
11 to 1 agst Christopher
CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst Antler
22 to I agst Mendicant
26 to 1 sgst Camera Obscura
40 to 1 ag,t Inheritress
45 to 1 agst Newcourt—taken
50 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes—taken
1000 to 15 agst Plaudit—taken
1000 to 10 agst Queen blab—taken
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Van Tromp
11 to 1 agst Planet—taken
12 to 1 agst Epirote
35 to 1 agst The Liberator
40 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
50 to 1 agst Old Port

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LOAD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack shortly after Five o'clock.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT.
Lord BROUGHAM said that he had received the
advice and assistance of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Contnissioners both in town and icountry, and the sug-
gestions he had received from them were so valuable.
that he had been induced to make great alterations and
additions to the Bill which now stood fur the second
reading. He wished, therefore, to withdraw that Bill
and bring in another in its place, which he now moved
to be read a first time.
The Bill was then read a first time.

Several private Bills were brought up from the House
of Commune, and read a first time.

INFLUX OF IRISH INTO HULL.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition—from the
corporation of Hull, to which he begged to call the
attention of his friends opposite, lamenting the calamity
which had befallen Ireland, and stating that they felt is
to be a great hardship that they had to support the Irish
poor, a great number of whom flocked into the
town, in addition to their own. -They also prayed
the Legislature to pass an effective poor law, and
that it would take measures to ciwry it out,
as was done in England. They further stated
that they felt no confidence in the administration of the
law if confided to the Irish alone. His Lordship read a
letter which had been forwarded with the petition, shuw•
ing that the rates wk re now levied unequally. The
parish of which the letter spoke contained upwards of
6,000 acres, 1,160 of which were in Chancery, and could
not pay any contribution, but there were 2,600 acres
which were not repiesented at all, and the proprietors of
which were subscribers neither to the dispensary nor any
other charitable institution in the parish.