The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-20 00:00:00

GROUP XVIII.

EXETER DISTRICT.
The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. B. Denison in the chair.
The Committee proceeded this morning with the consideration of
and Dorchester, and the
the various clauses of the Exeter, Yeovil,
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Bills.
The clauses relating to the tolls were postponed.
The several other clauses having been agreed to,
Mr. SLADE, on the part of the Great Western Company, proposed
to the Committee to recommend the i ns ertion, making it imperative
upon the company to lay down additional rails for the accommoda-
tion of the broad gauge between Exeter and Yeovil.
Mr. MBRREWETUER objected to it on the grounds of the inconveni-
ence it woul d cause to the through traffic of the line.
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CHAIRMAN stated, that be wished to call the attention of the
parties, but more especially of Mr. Saunders, the secretary to the
Great Western, to a statement which had been made to him by Mr.
Creed, the Committee clerk, to the effect that some observations had
been made in the course of a conversation which he (Mr. Creed) had
had with Mr. Saunders outside the door of the Committee,
Mr. Saunders having stated, that he had taken advan-
tage of his situation, as clerk to the Committee, to make re-
marks, or give expression to certain opinions calculated to
prejudice the minds of the Committee against the scheme of the
Great Western. Now he (the Chairman) begged to state, in justice
to Mr. Creed, that in the opinion of the Committee that gentleman
had not, in the slightest degree, overstepped the bounds of his duty
as a servant to the House of Commons, and further, that anything
he might have stated to the Committee would not, in the
slightest degree, have affected the decision to which the
Committee would have felt it their duty to arrive. If the charge
was persisted In by Mr. Saunders, of course he should think it his
duty to represent the ease to the House.
Mr. COCKBURN stated that the interference alluded to by Mr.
Saunders, had been very generally noticed by the members of the bar
among themselves.
The CHAIRMAN did not think that such charges cents be brought
against mat gentleman, at least, however, so far as that Committee
was concerned, he would say there was not the slightest ground for
such charge ; he had not, in the opinion of his Hon. Colleagues, done
any more than was actually required of him in his capacity as clerk
to the Committee.

The matter then dripped.
After some discussion a clause was inserted for the protection of
the property of the Earl of Digby.
The Comilla( e then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP xxxr.

This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour ; and
after considerable time occupied in consultation, the subject of which
was kept private, the room was ordered to be cleared.
The room was shortly after thrown open to the public. We ascer-
tained that the Chairman and Committee-clerk had been to con-
sult the Speaker as to whether or not any communication had been
received from the Board of Trade with respect to the break of gauge
between Gloucester and Stonehouse,
The Ceetamax, on his return, after consulting with his colleagues,
announced that the Committee were of opinion that the preamble of
the Bill had been proved, and that the line was to be constructed
on the narrow gauge, so as not to Interfere with the broad gauge,
which is already laid down.
Tha Committee then adjourned.