The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

EAST GRINSTEAD 3RANC7I.

This was another petition of the South-Eastern Railway
Company for leave to bring in a Bill to make a branch rail-
way from their Godstone station to East Grinstead. The
estimated cost was 110,000/., and the subscription contract
had been executed for 82,000 L, or more than three-fourths of
the capital.
In this case also the Committee decided that the standing
orders had been complied with, subject to the question which
n been raised in a former case as to the validity of a sub-
scription ription contract applying to more than one Bill.
CZCISZET AND MARGATE BRANCH.
This was the third petition of the South-Eastern Company,
for leave to bring in a to construct a branch of their
Hastings and
cost of construction
from Chislet to Margate. The esti-
matedruction was 100,000/. The usual formal
roofs having
been put
The CnAIR3IA that the standing orders had
been complied all
w,
took that opportunity of stating
that the Committee of Chairmen, en, after considering the ques-
tion whether one subscrniputmijoLrcontract, embracing a number
of estimates and a
otfle branches, could apply
to several Bills, or whether
Bill, ought not to be a
separate contract deed for eachthe Committee had
3 contract, binding
come to the resolution that a subscription
ates in the
the parties to raise a number
aggregate for an equal number a branchesest
contrary to the spirit of the standing7l..ars. not
this point. In the can of the South-Eastern Company,"--"how"
ever, the instrument, although in a single form, contained
covenants to raise each particular estimate; but in the
case of the North British Railway, there was only
one covenant in the deed which bound each party to
subscribe his proportionate part Of the aggregate amount of
a number of estimate's. In both cases, however, there was
the same legal obligation to raise the estimate of each branch,
and evidence of the derwit of plans, &c., having been given
in respect of all the branches comprised in each Bill, ttie
Committee were of opinion that in each and every case the
standing orders had Wen duly complied with.
WEST or scow.A.pra) JUNCTION.
tlaiikwas the petition of the West of Scotland Junction
Kaiiihif Company, tor leave to bring in a Bill to construct a
• junction from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, through
the city of Waagow, to the Glasgow and Ayr Railway. The
estimated cost of the line is 200,000/. The customary formal
proofs having been put in, the Committee decided that the
standing orders had been complied with.

PEii,Tll ftmo euverr DIRECT.
This was the petition of a new Company for leave to bring
in a Bill to construct a direct line of railway from Perth
to erica. a distance of about twenty miles. The cost of the
works, including two short branches of some eight miles in
extent, was estimated at 300,000/.
The Committce decided that the standing orders had been
duly complied with.
VIILSONTOWN, ItaCIAWMGSIDE, AND
COLTNMSB CONZIPANIr.
T'!ls was the petition of the Wilsontown, Alorninside, and.
Coltima Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to

construct a branch from a point on their main line to
Knowton. The estimated cost was 200,000/.—Standing orders
complied with.
SHOTTS AND CIATIKPIr.
This was another petition of the same Company for leave
to bring in a Bill to improve their line, and to make the
branches. one to Shotts, and the other to Clumpy. The
estimated cost was 200,0001.
The standing orders were decided to have been duly com-
plied with.
WISIZAW AND COLTNESS (GREENHILL

• BRANCH).
This was a petition for leave to bring in a Bill to
construct a railway to run from' the main line of
the Wilsontown, Morning-side and Coltness Railway,
at a point called Wishaw, to a place called Green-
J3lll. The branch was estimated to cost 207,0001., and the
subscription contract amounted to 155,2501. upon which de-
posits bad been paid/mounting to 15,525/.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been
properly complied with, and the petition was passed.
SLAMANNAN ANZ BORROWSTONESS
This was a petition for leave to bring in a Bill for the con-
struction of a line in connexion with the Glasgow and
I. di 'burgh R li!‘v y, to run from Slamannan to Borrovastonese.
The cost was estimated at 165,0001., the subscription contract
was 78,000/., and the deposits 7,875/. Parliamentary agents,
Metiers. Grahame and Weens ; enginePr, Mr. Adie.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been
duly complied with.
SLAMANNAN (BATHGAIE AND JAW-