The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

RAILWAY CTOMM MMES.
(THIS DAY.)

Orr, No. 9.-
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(Cont -f colour,Afternoott
Mr. William Anderson was briefly examined as to the traffic. 'I his
he set down at 23,000 tons, all of which he calculated would come
from the canal, the harbour, and the railways on the south side of
the harbour.
This closed the case for the promoters.
Mr. Ifork., on the part of the petitioners, said he would postpone
his observations till the close, and would now proceed to call the
witnesses on behalf of his case.
Mr. B. Kyle, land surveyor, was briefly examined as to the in-
convenience of the branch to the distilleries, glass works, and other
public works on the banks of the canal. • The traffic along it would
he very great, and it would be difficult for carts and other traffic
so go over it.
Mr. Warren, glass worker, gave evidence to the same effect.
These witnesses were shortly cress-examined, but nothing very
material was elicited beyond the admission, that if the traffic on the
branch was properly regulated, the inconvenience weuld be very
much reduced.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock.

OIWIT, No. 15,

SOUTII-EIiSTERN (TUNBRIDGE WELLS TO

HASTINGS AND RYE.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. AUSTIN then proceeded to open the merits of the line from
London to 'Tunbridge and Hastings, being in all 63 miles. It it in-
d to proceed by RocheFter, Maidstone, Tunbridge, Canterbury,
til.cerne,:, and Queenborou;;li. Mr. Austin thought this commumea.
tiara with the towns of Mid Kent 'Noah' at once commend the line
to tiic Comadttee. Any opposition to be expected was from certain
1 oildholders on turnpikes and from Sir Godfrey Webster, but he
th,ught it unnecessary to take up the time by speaking to it.
Mr. Knoalts, corn-dealer in Tyeehurst, was examined in reference
to the traffic in that neighbourhood. His son was in the-habit of
scliug as many as 70 quarters of corn a week in Tyeehurst, and he
was sure that the means of seedinu their prozAtet to London would
a very great advantage.
Tile Rev. mr. Wrtherall, view of Lamberhurst, corroborated the
last witness.
MI. John Smith, Ilitchenham, gave evidence showing that it
svoidd be a very great advantage to those engaged in fattening
cattle to have the proposed line constructed through that country,
connecting it with the London market.
Mr. Barlow, the engineer, was examined as to the length of the
branches. Ile said the geological nature of the country along the
1' ii was Hastings' sandstone,which was well adapted to cuttings and
,mbankments, the next best to chalk. There would be 14 miles of
I•,,nielling on the whole line, occurring where it approached Tan-
-1 ridge, the Wadhurst ridge, and Mountricld. The ruling gradient
be one in 132. Mr. Barlow estimated the total cost of the lime
at 610,0001.
Mr. HILL, on the part of Lord Liverpool, proceeded to cross-
examine the witness as to the details of the cost, and the distances of
glares on the line.
Mr. Barlow said the present projected line between Hastings and
Tunbridge did not differ half a mile at any part from a line thrown
ottt by the Board of Trade last year. The present line was Inttuded
to cross Lord Liverpoel's Lidham estates, in the form of the two legs
of a triangle, meeting the Boeings and Ashford Line, which cuts off
the triangular space entirely.
Mr. BILL flu sired his ex-amination for Lord Liverpool, and the
(7onuoittce postponed hearing any further till to morrow.
Mr. Row for the landholders, and Mr. Hill for Sir Godfrey Webster,
will premed With the examination of witnesses to-morrow.

Sub-Comin!ttee No. 4.

nmAnroun, NVALXMFIELD, and EVIXDLAND.

(Continued fror.:. our Afternoon Edition.)

MT. GELGORY called Mr. Murphy, the engineer, to explain how
tits omission had occurred. From this gentleman's statement, and
that of a Mr. Greene, it appeared that the bookbinder, through mis-
take, sent in the wrong copy at first, but took means for substituting
the correct book between the lot and 4th of December.
After hearing the statements on both sides, the Committee decided
that the r.llegation was proved.
The nH►t allegation was, that iu the plan and book of reference
deposited with the clerk of the peace the lands proposed to be taken
lit the parish of Fart'ley, being 81 in number, were not mentioned
at all, sad that, therefore, the standing orders had not been tom•
plied whit.
Mr. PUTT, for the petitioners, called
Mr. Dickson, who proved that he had examined the book of re-
ference, and discovered that the numbers from 1 to 83, in the town-
.ship of Fernley, had been omitted. It appeared that two pages had
been torn out of the book after' it had been lodged, and that the
lands alluded to were correctly marked on the leaves which had been
s-7.torn.

Sub-Committee No. 5.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition).
MIDLAND (T.I3MI,VASH VALLEY
BizaNcHEs).

A petition against this Bill havin been withdrawn, the standims,
orders were ultimately declar,:d to have been complied with.
73XRDEINGEANZ AND oxponxo

HAM EXTENSION).

After hearing the usual lbrmal evidence in support of this Bill, the
Committee decided that the Llanding orders hail been complied with.

Sat-Committee No. 6.

TEE AnEmnzEN, zaurr, AND Ex.GrAT..

`lThe object of the Bill was to constrict a line from Elgin, by Barr-11,
ro.:haben, Keith, &e., to Aberdeen. The estimated cost is 150,00! b.,
and the engineer, Mr. Granger, who 13 also engineer to the Edinburgh
and Northern and other lines.
After hearing the usual formal evidence, the Committee decided
that the standing orders had been complied with.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Committee met this day at three o'clock ; present, the Earl of
E4hafteibury (in the chair), and Lords itedesdale and Ilawarden.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN, ANI) LINCOLN AND YORK,
AND LEEDS JUNCTION RAILWAY.
This line commences at the terminus of the Cambridge and Lin-
coln line at Lincoln, and proceeds through Gainsborough, Thorne,
i3nalth, and Selby, direct to York. The whole length is fifty-seven
and a halt miles. The estimated cost is 868,000 L, and the stun de-
r -.sited in the Court of Chancery is 63,250/. Parliamentary agents,
Messrs. I'arrattl and Walmisley ; solicitors, Mr. Elackburne, Leeds,
and Mr. James, IJasinghall•street, London ; engineers, Messrs.
Leather and Sons.
The line could hardly he said to have been opposed, only one peti-
titian having been presented against it by the London and York Com-
pany, which was subsequently abandoned.
The Committee decided, after hearing the usual evidence, that the
Company had complied with the standing orders.
EPSOM ANI) DORKING.
The Committee decided that the promoters of this line had also
complied with the standing orders.
EASTEt;N COUNTIES (HERTFORD AND HUNTINGDON).
The hearing of this case, which had been atljourned on Friday
iv,t, was again resumed by their Lordships.
The main objection urged against the Company was a deviation of
ten feet in the datum line, an error which had been occasioned by
the hostility of a landed proprietor, who would not permit a survey
to ir,e, mathe on his estates,
The Committee decided, in consequence of that fact, and the
candour of the Company in not endeavouring to conceal the truth,
that they would recommend the line to be proceeded with.
STAMFORD ANI) SPALJ)ING.
In this case the wituesses were not prepared, and the consideration
(5 the ease was adjourned.
ORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (WIDENING AND ENLARG-
MENT). i oqa
In ecliequetice of Lord Wharneliffe's stanaing order not been
compiled with, the hearing of the case waa Adjourned for one month,
to give the parties time to prepare.
Their Lordships adjourned at live, o'clock.

PRIVATE COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAT.)
G 0 UE 21..5 GRAVITATION WATER-wows.
Tin; length of the work 3 proposed to he executed is five miles, and
tire cost Vt 0,009/. Agents, Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Hope. -
After hearing the evidence of Mr. Geminill and Mr. thdesihe
Coirunlttee declared the standing orders complied with.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING
Six o'CLocK.

CHESTER cu 1•.
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2O to 1 agst Clumsy
`)2 to 1 agst Best Bower
22 to 1 agst Miss Burns
25 to 1 agst Hope
30 to 1 agst Mermaid
;10 to 1 agst Fitzallan
.10 to 1 agst The Nlagnet
,10 to 1 agst Arthur

WAR:WICK. TRIAL iiTAKia
6 to 4 the field.

DERBY.

9 '6O 2 agst Sting
'A to 1 agst Brocardo
25 to 1 agst Tibthorpe
40 to 1 apt Malcolm
50 to 1 agst Poynton—taken

OAK.:.

G to 1 agst Kent's lot.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst Miss Burns
20 to 1 agst Rowland Hill
20 to 1 agst Arthur

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at }lva o'clock.
THE CORNWALL AND CENTRAL DEVON
RAILWAY.

Lord BROUGHAM, producing an immense roll of
parchment, said—My Lords, I have the honour to pre-
sent to your Lordships a petition, which your Lord-
ships will perceive is of great volume, but it does
not relate to the great or extensive measures
which are at present before the country. It relates,
however, to au important measure, and it is called
I believe, the Cornwall and Central Devon Railway.
It is the only petition I ever presented in favour of
a railway, and being one really of the greatest im-
portance, it is well worthy of your Lordships' atter.-
!ten. It was agreed upon at an immense county meet-
itrii.g,t.t.Cornwalt. My Lords, the petition I have the honour
ilelv(77l-i2'.e, is in favour of the Cornwall and Central
to st:„.,-*ol,tlevvey ; and it will be only necessary for me
fact to entitle it to the utmost attention of
your Lordships. It is signed by no fewer than
seven. and-thirty thousand Cornisli men, including
almost all the landed
l:lproprietors of the county, and in-
cluding almost three fourths of the electors of the
county ; it is also signed, to show that the interest
is not confined to Cornwall,
will b 15,000 of the men of
Devonshire. My Lords, Isay no more than
this : it is quite sufficient to entitle the measure to the
best consideration and attention of the 'louse.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table..
The NOBLE LORD presented a petition from the
Earl of Lindsey against one of the Lincolnshire railways.
The railway company told the petitioner that if he in-
terfered with their proceedingS it would be all the worse
for him. He prayed their Lordships' most serious con-
eitleration in favour of the petitioner.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table. -
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition, pray-
ing their Lordships not to allow of any increase in the
number of public-houses.
Lore! KINN.AIR I) presented a petition from some
pe: t of Seotland, cleprcevting the desecration of the
StO-blth on the 30th November last, by the depositing
railway plans on that day, and praying that the
Legislature would prevent a recurrence of such an act.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that several reprise
seotations had been made to him on the subject of the.
petition presented by the Noble Lord. No per
son viewed the matter with deeper regret.
than he did the scene of the 30th of November
last, and it did not lessen his regret to know that
similar scenes of bustle and confusion were going
on at the same time in every county through
the country. Every exertion had been made to
avoid this proceeding, but it could not be done with-
out a violation of the law. In consequence of
the immense amount of money at stake he did
not wish to incur the responsibility of refusing
the plans. The necessity arose &am a standing
order of Parliament ; and, under all the circumstances;
he could not undertake to act otherwise than be bad
done. With respect, however, to the future, he
would in a few days submit to their Lordships
iu the standing ()Were which would