The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-20 00:00:00

NORFOLZ.

The object of this Rill was to mike a short line to connect the East
Dereham and Norwich with the Norfolk Railway. The applicants
were the Norfolk Railway Company. The length of railway is two
miles ; est.ina: ed cost, 100,0001. Agent, James Coppock, Esq. ; en-
giteer, Borthwlek. _

The Bill was unopposed. It was declared not to have complied
with the standing orders, inasmuch as the declaration substituted in
lieu of the sutscription contract did not state the nature and amount
of the funds at the Company'. disposal.
PRESTON AND WYRE RAILWAY, EAR.-
730171 t, AND DOCKS (NEW DOCK AND
RAILWAY).

The projectors sought powers by this Bill to build docks on the
river Wyre, and to conbtraet a branch railway of one mile and five
furlongs, to connect the docks with the main line. The estimated
cost is 147,0001. _

Agents, Messrs. Dorrington and Co.; engineers, Mr. Biddcr and
Mr. Park.. Standhig orders complied with.
The Committee then adjourned.

Sub-Committee No. 2.

Thls Committee met today 'berth. Late; twelve o'clock. Pfesent.
Sir J Y. Bullyr (Chairman),
Mr. Milker, Mr. Kemblo, lir. U. York.,
end Mr. Brallisioll.

CHELMSFORD AND 3313754.

The con,•deration of the remaining allegations In the petition
against th.s Bill, which was "omit-mused yesterday, was resumed.
These allegation' stated that there were several inacettraehs in the
gradients, rate ix inclination. and other engineering points, on the
plans ; and several of these on the Suffolk and Essex portioni of the
line were sustained. while several others were abandoned. Amongst
the former were the 334.1 mil* mid 7th furlong. 311 mile 24 furlong, 7th
mile lei fui long let chain, 7th mile 7th furlong lit chain, &C.
The remaining alle.ga' lons of this class, down tell, were admitted.
An allegation that there was an error in the datum line, at the
point 223 inl:es 6 chains, which shwuld have been marked 220 feet,
was sustained
It was ntxt alleg,d, that on the plans and sections deposited 'with
the clerks of the peace for the counties of Suffolk and Essex, the
rates of Inclination on certain turnpike-roads, Sm., were not *howl'.
Several instances of the alleged omissions were adduced and "us.
and several more were emitted.
The next class of allegations was, that the height of the embank-
ments at various points on the line w..s not stated in the fame plans.

Several instances were sustained.
The next allegation was that there was an inaccuracy in the cross-
seccions, curves, &c., which was sustained in the following in,tances,
viz., I furlong, 3 chains, 29 miles ; 1 thrlomf, l chain, 9 nines; 6 fun,
t. chains, 4' miles; 4 furlongs and 3 chain., ; 39 miles, 5 fur-
longs, and a challis, &cc. &e.
This terininaled the e“ee for this petition.
Gatlan said he ji:td to appear On behalf of one petition,
which was very lengthy, 40 included several allegations similar to
those which had been disosed of already, llowevor, as they had not
checked these allegations, he conceive l it would be the better course
if the consideration of that petition were postponed.
ELLIcOMBE, who appeared for another petition, said that his
petition was very short, but teat the same objection applied, and he
would
obligedbetwee
lb, by
thehisagents, the Chairman sai
being postponed also
M'tcr sa en
conversation
muchatin
that the Committee would sit to-morrow, lit on,
o'clock, for the hear-
ing of this ease only,
thereforeoi
cfo
ourned, at three o'clock.
The Committee then adj

Silb-Cfaninitt.4 No. 4,
This Commitia- met in room No. 11, at about ltlf•past twelve
o'clock, w,,en there were present, Mr. puke
(Chairman), Mr. ell-
vendish, and Ur. WAlker.

STRIVIINGILAIST AND 03trolt1>+ onnivinva_
the additional plena.
1113.14 EXTISINSION I, A 1.. n In
ea IrENcw.azg
AND OXTOIID /UNCTION RAILWAYS.
The discussions as to these Bills. which, it will be remembered, are
part of tbe same project, together but one line, were re,
sumed. In reference to the fernier Bill the Committee reserved two
.iscussion on the
points - that as to the datum line, and th.att:s,r, t,owtashenioleoetehsaeirtyp'isonf the
r
sections being on the same scale as the additional plan. In reference
to the latter point, it was observed by sx
—I% Carter that, as the small
question of sufficiency
et, the iio.l„, in which there was no distinction made between the
parts of 0e line for which separate Bills were to he obtained,. al-
though it was stated that the proprietors intended " to go for a part
or parts" of the Bill. (Mr. Carter spoke at great length in answer
ptilLe‘mitssrec.h?iAdonabTseEteen; tiargedrsintu,euitw7ithttholetubi
to the arguments used by Mr. Burke on Tuesday, and Mr. Burke re-
Plied, although the Chairman considered it unnecessary.)
This queatlon also Wee reserved, the Chairman wishing to consult
with Mr. Hope Johnstone (who was not now present), and some
other persons.
Mr. Cavendish having been sent for to attend the Sub-Committee
No. I, Mr. Shifi,ty took his pia,-.e.
The petition of the r.arl of Warmi.A, for which also Mr. Carter ap-
peared, alleged that the stati-n at Birmingham was aescritted us
i7adjoining the Grand Junction itaillwaY Station in the parish of
Birmingham," witeraaa the stations of the, Grand Junction Rail-
way was in the parish of Ashton-juttta-Birmingkem.
Xr. BURKE adinitte.d that there was an inaccuracy in title respect,
as !ha elation wss not in the parish of Rirrilin,chatti, but it was in
the borough of Birthingha,n, and the mistake was merely a substitu-
tion of the word pariah f r baronet,
The CHAIRMAN ob,efved that this was not an inaccuracy by which
any one could lie misled. ,
Mr. Csatrea then called the . clerk of the
, Peace for Worcester to
prove a dis.:rapancy between tine O and
plans sections, and said that, as
the discrepancy did not appear except on the Sealed plans, he must
request the Committee to order the witness to open the sealed plans.
The Committee gave the order required,
Mr. Pluagg inquired whether these plans had ever been opened
before ?
The Clerk of the Peace replied that they hal not, and proceeded to
open the " virgin dwuments" for the l-,speetion of the Committee.
The pia„,, hug g been opened, the :Relied distrePaukcy was
" nen , st Invrtitu,
air. Buitun observed, that his friend had faun/ a " ntare'S neat,"
904 raoommtagea that the Flaw should be Deem up sou.