The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

GROUP XXXIX.

This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Lord
Charles Wellesley in the chair.
LEEDS AND TECXI3.SX. (LEEDS, DURHAM,
AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION).

Mr. BAYNES opened the case for the promoters of this ex-
tensive scheme, which is brought forward for the purpose of
forming a competing line to the existing York and Newcastle
Railway. The line would commence in junction with the
existing Leeds and Thirsk Railway at Ripon, pass through
Northallerton, Yarm, Durham, and thence on to Newcastle,
forming a shorter and more direct communication between
Leeds and these several towns.
The line was opposed by the York and Newcastle Com-
pany, and several shareholders.
The remainder of the day was occupied with the general i
evidence uually adduced n favour of new lines.
The Committee then adjourned at four till twelve to-
morrow.

GROUP XLIV.
The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. B. Daw-
son in the chair.
DUNDEE AND PERTH (ALTERATION AND
EXTENSION, AND INCHTURE, POLGU-
RIE, AND INCHNIICHAEL BRANCHES).
The preamble of this Bill being unopposed, was, after a
formal examination of Mr. Thorns, declared proved. The
clauses were then read and agreed to. A clause being in-
serted, giving
the Perth Harbour Commissioners a dispensing
Power over the swing bridge proposed by the ralway com-
pany over the river,
DBie
this
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of P.w a Commissioners
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on this
mg, and the preamble was declared proved, and
Committee then d' d •
a journe till eleven to-morrow.

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Marchant chairman,aanisTaL
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Traffic evidence was taken in favoul,
the formal proofs were put in.
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.called witne,ses to prove the
pany. Tnis closed the case f
Mr. WILLTELY, QC., addressed the Committee for a Mr.
‘:E113111 were sanctioned.
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Mr. Ross then opened for the Capon-road trustees, who were
also petitions against the Bill.
The Committee then broke up.

GROUP XLVI.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (No. I).

The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheran
chairman.

The CHAIRMAN stated the House would adjourn to-mor-
row,
but that it was the intention of the Committee to sit
upon that day, and also that after that day the Committee
would not meet again until Tuesday week.
The cross-examination of Mr. Miller was then resumed
by Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—The proposed line would take
about ten acres of the property of Mr. Miller. The water-
courses made for the purposes of irrigation were not shown
upon the Parliamentary sections. In such parts where
the railway would pass below the level of the water
courses, there would be no tifficulty in carrying
the water across the line by means of a syphon ;
ample provision was made for these expenses, under the head
of contingencies. The radius of the curve at the part in
question of the railway was ten chains. The railway would
cross upon the level over several of the roads in the neigh-
bourhood of Mr. Miller's property. Upon the roads pro-
posed to be crossed on Mr. Miller's property, there was a
considerable traffic, chiefly among Mr. Miller's tenants, who
were very numerous. He did not anticipate any objection
from crossing the roads on the proposed plan. The North
British crossed many of the roads by the same mode.
Application was then made on the part of the Leith and
Granton Railway Company, to cross-examine the witness.
After some discussion upon the question' of their locus
standi, the room was ordered to be cleared, and the Committee
decided that they should not be allowed to be heard.
Mr. Merrit, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at
Leith, gave favourable evidence of a similar nature.
Mr. Wilson, banker, of Kelso, also gave evidence to the
same effect. _

This closed the case on behalf of the promoters.
Mr. Sergeant BELLARIS then addressed the Committee on
behalf of Mr. Miller, and contended that a better line could
have been found, and one which would not at all have inter-
fered with the property of his client. At the conclusion of
his address,
The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

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GROUP XLVII.
This Committee met to-day at three o'clock ; the Hon.
Elliot Yorke in the chair.
AIRDRIE AND RATEIGATE JUNCTION
(AMENDMENT AND DEVIATION.)
The report of the Railway Commissioners on this Bill
having been received to-day, on the meeting of the Com-
mittee the preamble of the Bill was declared to be proved,
and the clauses of the Bill gone through and agreed to.
This terminated the business of the group.

GROUP XLVIII.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Lord
Courtenay in the chair.
GLASGOW. AIRDRIE, AND IVIONHLANDS
JUNCTION (COVITLAIRS CENTRAL JIINC•
=ON AND CARDITI. BRANCHES).

The case in opposition to this Bill was resumed.
Mr. N. Robson was re-called, and cross-examined on behalf
of the Bill. The object was to show that Mr. Walker's line
would not accommodate the through traffic so well as the Cen-
tral Junction proposed.
This closed the case for the corporation against the Bill.
Mr. Johnston, C.E., was examined, with the object of
showing that Mr. Dixon's works, in Tradeston, would be
considerably injured by the proposed line of railway, which
passed under his tramroads, and altered their gradients very
much.

Mr. N. Robson corroborated the evidence of the previous
witness.
Mr. Mann, manager of Mr. Dixon's works, deposed as to
the damage the intersection would do to the works, in sup-
port of the previous evidence.
Mr. Errington, C.E., followed to a similar effect.
This closed Mr. Dixon's case.
Mr. AUSTIN replied on behalf of the Corporation of Glasgow.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve
o'clock.

GROUP XLIX.
EDINDURGH AND GLASGOW.

This Committee met this morning, but atter waiting two
hours for the Railway Commissioners R'.port, and finding
that it was not forthcoming, adjourned till the Ist June.

COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS.
LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATERWORKS BILL.
The Committee assembled this morning at twelve, in Room
35, and were occupied with evidence on the above Bill, after
which they adjourned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woo.
sack at five o'clock.

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SUNDAY TRAINS ON RAILWAYS.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented several peti•
tions against the running of trains upon Sundays.

Ordered to lie on the tabled -
NORTH KENT AND MID-KENT LINE.

On the motion that the Liskeard and Caradon Rail-
way Bill be read a second time, as also the South-
Eastern Railway (North Kent Line) Bill, the South-
Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) Bill, and the
South-Eastern Railway (Mid-Kent and Direct Tun-
bridge) Bill,
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that these
Bills sought to give fresh powers to the South-
Eastern Company. He was anxious that all these
railways should be rendered as useful as pos-
sible, and that every measure should be adopted
which could give the Government a knowledge of what
was being transacted. It was obvious that it would be a
very great object to the county of Kent and the town of
Dover to bring them into such a close approximation
with the metropolis. He would move that the Bill be
referred to the Railway Commissioners.
Lord BROUGHAM said that he was extremely glad
that his Noble Friend had taken this subject into his
hands. It well became bis Noble Friend, because it had
been his constant recommendation to Parliament that
more care should be taken of these railway schemes.
He (Lord Brougham) was always of opinion that much
more attention and care should be bestowed on these
railway schemes, and he would propose that the Bills
should be referred to a Select Committee.

The Earl of RADNOR said that it appeared very
strange that those gentlemen who now opposed the
Bill were the very parties that got up the opposition to
these Bills. No less than a million had been expended
upon the line to Folkstone.
Lord BROUGHAM said be wished to be understood
as not referring to any petitions on the matter.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM said, that ten or twelve years
ago he had suggested that Government should have
powers to exercise a certain degree of control over rail-
ways, in fact, that the whole subject should be taken
into the hands of Government, and he was of that
opinion still.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he had
thought it necessary to call the attention of their Lord-
ships to this question. He entirely concurred with his
Noble Friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) that the subject of
railways should be under the control of Government.
Lord REDESDALE said that he thought it of great
importance that the present Bill should be brought
before the Howe. It would be impossible to pass these
Bill before next session, as the matter stood at pre-
sent, and yet there were no Bills offgreater importance
on the railway question, and, if possible, the Bill ought
to be got through this session.
The Bills were then ordered to be referred to a Select
Committee.