The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-25 00:00:00

AND CANAL.

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This Is a Bill to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to
purchase the Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal.

The standing orders were complied with.
TEE Tarr VALB (ratarmerzs).

The Bill Is to authorise the construction of two small branches,
about twenty m'les in length, from the Taff Vale Railway. The es-
timated cost Is 216,000/.. and the amount subscribed 16,5001. The
engineer is E. Ileighton, Esq., the Parliamentary agents Messrs.
Burke mid Co., and th, sulicitors Messrs. W. D. and W. Hunt.
Standing orders complied with.
WEST LONDON RAXILWA.YrivrpnovvroZENT
AND EXTENSXONS.

This Bill is to authorise the extension from the basin of the Ken-
sington Canal to the Thames. The length is about I miles, and
the esSimated cost 50,006/. The engineers are Robert Stephenson
and Dockray, Esqs. ; the Parliamentary agents. Messrs. Barka
and Co., and the fiolicitors, Messrs. Packer and Co.
The standing orders were complied with.
The Committee then adjourned at four o'clock.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Committee of standing orders met this day at 12 o'clock, for
the dloratch of public buelLteo3. Alter hearing the usual evidence, the

DUBLIN, DUNDRUM:AND ENNISKERRY Company were de-
clared to have compiled with the standing orders.
CORK AND WATERFORD RAILWAY.
This case occupied a considerable portion of time, it being
opposed by the Dublin and Cashel Company. The Com-
mittee, however, decided that the standin orders had
been complied with, and that 94 Company mo,t proceed, the
Cove branch of the line being thrown out for non-compliance.
The Committee reported that the Glanmiro branch had also failed
to fulfil the standing orders, but recommended that the Company
should be allowed to proceed.
THE CARLOW EXTENSION RAILWAY
Has been postponed until Thursday next. This line is 22 miles in
length, and the capital of the Company 180,0001.
SLIGO AND SHANNON RAILWAY.
The usual evidence having been gone through, the Committee re-
ported that the standing orders had been complied within this case.
LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA,
The Committee reported that in this case the Company had com-
plied with the standing orders.
BALLYMENA AND BALLYMONEY.

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This Company were also declared to have complied with the
standing orders and to have passed.
THE KILLARNEY JUNCTION RAILWAY
has been reserved for the want of two witnesses ; it may, however,
be considered virtually to have passed.
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IO STERN (IRELAND)
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has also been reserved till Thursday next.
The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

In the case of the following Bills the Committee have decided that
they should be allowed to he proceeded with :
NORTH OF SCOTLAND AND EASTERN EXTENSION.
SO MERSETSHIRE MIDLAND RAILWAY.
RICHMOND RAILWAY (Kew Branch).
RUGBY, LEAMINGTON, AND WARWICK.
EDINBURGH AND NORTH ERN RAI LWAY (Dunfermline Branch)
AIRDRIE AND BATIIGATE;RAILWAY.—This Bill was allowed
to be proceeded with on the promoters proving that each of the sub-
scribers had paid up their amount previous to the presentation of
the petitions.

LEICESTER AND TA3IWORTII RAILWAY.—At the time
when this Bill was called, there was no person representing that
scheme in attendance.

WEST RIDING UNION RAILWAY.—The Committee came to a
decisiou that they would make au especial report to the House to-night
upon this case.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

This Gazette contains a notice stating that it was not the
intention of the Hon. James Lindsay to defend his return for
the borough of Wigan.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 23, 1846.

Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a draw-
ing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 19th
of March next, at two o'clock.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEa. 23.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Friday
next, the 27th instant, for his late Royal Highnes the Arch-
Duke of Modena, viz. :
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces and ear rings, black or white shoes, fans
and tippets.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or
plain linen, black swords and buckles.
The Court to change the mourning on Tuesday, the 3d of
March next, viz
The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or "gold and white, or white
and silver stuffs, with black ribbons.
The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain
white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats,
full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles.
And on Friday, the 6th of March next, the Court to go
out of mourning.
WHITEHALL, Fin. 18.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John James Simpson,
of Derby, in the county of Derby, Gentleman, to be a Master
Extraordinar - in the High Court of Chancery.