The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-12 00:00:00

(THIS DAY.)

GROUP 11.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER, AND

GOOLE.

Mr. Blackstone in the chair.
The object of this Bill is to amend the original Act,
and empower the company to extend their line to Pent-
wood, and make alterations in the Dodsworth Branch.
The Committee passed the preamble, and agreed to
the clauses.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-
SHIRE.
This Bill is to enable the company to carry their line
across Sheffield-street, in Manchester.
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.
MANCHESTER
ALTRINSOUTH JUNCTION AND
CHAM.
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.

GROUP IV.
VALE OF HEATH.

Sir Edward Hayes in the chair.
This Bill is to enable the South Wales Company to
contribute towards the capital of the Vale of Neath line,
and to amend the original Act.
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND, WOLVERFIAMP

TON (No. 1).
The object of this Bill is to enable the company to in-
crease their capital.
Preamble proved; clauses deferred.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMP-
TON (No. 2).
This Bill is to enable the company to make deviations
in the line, and empower the Shrewsbury and Birming-
ham, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dunley
Railway Companies to contribute towards the capital.
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.

GROUP V.
Sir Robert Peel in the chair.
SOUTH-WESTERN (POWER TO PURCHASE
STEAM-BOATS).
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.
Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this
Bill, to enable the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Company to become the proprietors of the boats running
between Brighton and Dieppe in their owu right.

GROUP XII.
Captain Fitzroy in the chair.
EDINBURGEI AND GLASGOW.
Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of the
Bill, to enable the Edinburgh and Glasgow to raise
300,0001. to pay off their debts, and to invest them with
powers to make a line from North Mains to Port Elgar
and South Queen Ferry, with two branches to the hir-
hour of South Queensferry and to the pier of Port
E Igar. The Bill was opposed by the Scottish Central
Company, but the Committee decided that they had no
locus standi, and declined to hear them.
Two witnesses proved the case, after which the
Committee decided that the preamble had not been
proved.
Mr. AUSTIN inquired upon what ground they had
arrived at that conclusion ?
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Bill had been reported
against by the Board of Trade, because it diet not define
for what purpose the new capital was to be raised.
Besides, it was said, that the money was re-
quired to enable the company to make good the
illegal contracts they had entered into for contributing
towards new shares.
Mr. AUSTIN protested against the decision and called
upon the Committee to reconsider it, but the Committee
declined to do so.

GROUP XIV.
GREAT WESTERN.

The object of this Bill was to enable the Great Western
Company to extend the Berks and Hants Railway from
Hungertord to Westbury, and to make a branch to
Devizes.
Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to.
BRISTOL AND EXETER.

This Bill was to enable the above company to make a
line from Taunton to Castle Cary.
It was opposed by Mr. HoPE, on behalf of several
petitioners, on the ground that the subscription contracts
were defective.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT'.
(THIS EVENING.)

Their LordAhips met at Five o'clock.
Earl FI rZHARDINGE presented several petitions
in favour of legalizing the society of Odd Fellows.
HOUSE OF
LORDS.
Petitions with a similar prayer were presented by Earl
FrrzwiLmAst and Lord STANLEY .
the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale against t
The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petihteionDfiprolom.
matic Relations with Rome Bill.
Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions in
favour of the legalization of the Odd Fellows' Society.
The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from
Lanark, against the Registration (Scotland) Bill.
STATE OF THE LAW.
Lord BROUGHAM then rose to bring forward the
motion of which he had given notice on the state of the
law, and was