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London, England, 1846-03-11 00:00:00

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liiitttton

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No. 3,

The Committee resumed its sittings at the usual hour this morn-
ing, in Room No. 8. There were present Mr. Aglionby (In the chair),
Mr. Aldam, Mr. Stanfield, and Mr. E. Buller.

DARTMOUTH, HRIXHANS, TORBAY, AND

EXETER.

The, object of the petitioners in this case was to make a railway
from Dartmouth, Brixham, mil Torbay, on the south coast of De-
vonshire, to the city of Exeter. The capital of the Company was
700,0001., and the cost of the line was estimoted at 630,0001. The
line was opposed by several petitioners, and only the formal proof';
were taken to-day.

oxpozn, 3;vx X N , CHELTENHAM, AND

GI.3ITCMSTZ2.

The opposition to this case was then resumed.
Mr. VENABLEB appeared to support the petition of two occupiers of
property near Cheltenham, which was proposed to be taken for the
purposes of the railway, hut the promoters had neglected to give
them notice of this fact. The same petitioners also complained of
alleged omissions and defects in the plans and sections.

One allegation was that a cottage near to Cheltenham, proposed to
be taken by the railway, was not marked on the plans.
.lr. DEANS, en behalf of the promoters of the Bill, admitted this
allegation. It was not a cottage, as alleged by the petitioners, but a
small brick hut.
Mr. AGLIONBT did not find any exception of small brick huts in the
standing orders.
Standing* orders not complied with.
The petitioners then proved that their cottages, for which they
piid a rent of 41. per annum, were placed upon the plans and sactions,
but no no!lce had been served upon them to that effect.
Standing orders not complied with.
Mr. VENABLES said he had a petition against the Bill, signed by
landowners on the line, who complained of omissions in the
plans and sections of property of which the petitioners themselves
were not the owners and occupiers, while the property alleged to
be omitted was situated at a considerable distance from that part of
the country, while the petitioners' property was intersected by the
railway.
Mr. DEANS demanded that the consent of the occupiers or owners
of the property alleged to be omitted to the presentation of the peti-
tion in question should be proved by Mr. Venables before he was
beard upon it.
Mr. IrENABLES apprehended that as this was an objection open to
the general public, it was net necessary for hhn to prove such consent.
Mr. AGLIONBY said it was true that it had already been decided
that suzh allegations were open to the general public, but each case
must be taken upon its particular merits and particular facts, and if
the particular circumstances and particular facts of the case did not
justify the hearing of a general petitioner, not Immediately interested
in the property alleged to be omitted or incorrectly described, it was
competent for the Committee to refuse to hear evidence or arguments
upon such petition. That was the opinion of the Committee in the
present instance, and the petition therefore could not bs admitted.
Several allegations urged by other petitioners, of omissions and
defects in the plans, sections, and books of reference, were substan-
tiated, and allowed by the Committee.
The Committee then adjourned.

Sub-Committee No. 4.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
CALEDONIAN (CARLISLE DEVIATION).
The Committee found that the stall:ling orders had been complied

with,

CALEDONIAN (I;MA6GONV TERMINI AND

BIZ/VErCaIES).

The object of this Bill was to enable the Caledonian Railway Com-
pany to form certain branch and terminal railways in the vicinity
liiaagow, wtach were as follow, viz.: a branch from the Polloc
and Govan Railway, near Govan ironworks, to Clyde-terrace, in the
barony of Gorbals, and thenct.: across the river Clyde, to or near
Dunlop -street and Argyle-street, in the city of Glasgow ; a branch
from the said proposed branch to join the' joint line of the Glas-
gow, Pak=ley, and Greenock, and the Glatow, Paisley, and
Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railways ; a branch from the trst-
mentinned branch, to join the last-mentioned proposed branch ;
and a branch from the Polloc and Govan Railway, near Cook-street,
Tradeaton, to the river Clyde, with depots, stations, &c., on those
proposed lines.

Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Grahame and Cc.
The Committee found that in the ease of this Bill the stsuding or-
eers had been complied with.
CALEDONIAN (LANGHOLIK BRANCH).

The object of this Rill was to enable the Caledonian Railway
Company to make a branch railway to the town of Langholm.
l'arliamentary agents, Messrs. Grahame and Weems, London.
The Committee found that the standing orders had been complied
with.

CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GARNXIRX,
AND COATBRIDGE PURCHASE).

The object of this Bill was to enable the Caledonian Railway
Compaity to, purchase the Glasgow, Garairk, and Coatbridge
and the petition set ibrth that the same would be of great
public advantage.

- The Commitfee torrid that the standing orders had been complied
with. •

SCOTTISH CENTRAL (ALLOA BRANCH).
The abject of this Bill was to enable the Scottish Central Railway
Company to make a branch railway, by the Alloa Ferry, to Tilli-
coultry.

Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Grahame and Weems, London.
The formal evidence having been heard, the Committee found that
the standing orders had been complied with.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL. (CRIETT BRANCH).
The object of the promoters of this Bill was to be empowered to
make a branch railway to Crieff, in the county of Perth.
Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Grahame and Weems, London.
The formal evidence having beer completed, the Committee found
that the standing orders had been complied with.

SCOTTISH CENTRAL (DENNY BRANCH).
The object of this Bill was to enable the promoters, the Scottish
Central Railway Company, to make a branch railway to Denny, in
the county of Stirling. The estimated cost of the undertaking
was 50,0001., and the petition prayed that the promoters might be
authorised to raise any further sum that might be necessary for the
completion of the undertaking, in any manner that might be agreed
upon at any extraordinary meeting of the Company held for that
purpose. •

Parliamentary agents, Heisrs. Grahame and Weems, London.
The formal evidence having been heard, the Committee found that
the standing orders had been complied with.
OLLQC AND GOVAN AND CLYDESDALE