The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-21 00:00:00

GROUP XIV.

The Committee appointed to ascertain the merits of the lines corn-
Twirled in Liris group reassembled at the u•ual hlur this morning,
l'Anherve Li the chair, when the case for the
NORTH KENT LAME

was resumed.
Mr. Vignoles was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Calvert,
en behalf of a number of landholders residing between Gravesend
and Rochester, who were averse to the railway intersecting their
property. They alleged that the South• Eastern line was the best of
the too, which would t!o the least injury to their property.
,NeArly the whole of the day was occupied with similar cross-exa-
ruln.itions.
Mr. Ser;eant Mrupirr said the next step was V+ proceed with the
South-Eastern cross-examination on the detailed estimates, but he
regre:Aed to slv, that although it had been arranged some ten days
ago between Mr, Vigholes and Mr. Stephenson what items should he
given, Mr. Vigil()les had not yet had time to prepare his document.
Mr. MEREWEATHER replied that the South-Eastern estimates we-e
ready.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that under the circumstances the Com-
mittee had better adjourn.
Ultimately this suggestion was adopted, and the Committee
jourued till twelve o'clock ou Monday.

Sob-Committoe No. 1
'lbe Committee met at twelve o'clock in Room No. 7

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Mtnit.,:rs present—Mr. Strutt (Chairman), Mr. Clive, Mr.Beekett,
Mr. Cavendish, and Mr. Forbes.
.Mr. Itictiaansow appeared to promote the first Bill, whtelt was o!.e
for impr9ving the

QUEE SPERRY PASSAGE.
The projectors took powers to compel the Edinburgh and Perth
Railway company to purchave or lease their undertaking.
Cnopposed. standing orders complied with.
SURREY GRAND JUNCTION.

The object of this Bill is to effect a junction between the Lond,n
and Birmingham and Great Western, by an extension of the West
London Line, also with the South-Western Railway at Batterse,i.-
Length, three and a half miles ; estimated cost, 170,0001.
Agents, Messrs. Dyson, Hull, Parkes, and Coates ; enineer, Mr.
Laxton.
Unopposed. Standing orders not complied with, inasmuch as no
fixed point had been taken for the datum line near either of the
pn.posed termini, it having been drawn from the surface of the
London and Brighton rails at a distance of six miles. The projectors
stated that it had been originally intended to effect a junction with
the Litter Company, but this portion of their Bill had been &fit:-
wards abandored.

IiArIAVAY GUARANTEE CORPORATION.
Tile promoters of this Bill sought to establish a Corporation fl,r
the purpose of guaranteeing the capital of proprietors invested in
railways, and also to enter into arrangement/ with Companies in
their collective capacities.
The Corporation proposed that tke capital should be half a IMM10:1,
in shares of 2/. 10s. each.
The Committee decided upon the following clause ♦id be it
eructed, that it be lawfai for all railway companies to enter into ar-
rangements with the said Corporation, and to accept the guarante►
of the Corporation for a stipulated yearly dividend, to be mutually
agreed on, and in consideration thereof to transfer to and entitle
the said Corporation to all the profits derivable from the railways
of the companies so agreeing to accept such guarantee, beyond
the amount of such dividend," that the standing orders had not been
eed to, inasmuch as they had not published their notice's in all the
murales in which the works of all the railways in the empire were
slanted!

Duresnz.a.Nx, DOUNZ, AND CALLANDNR.
nis Bill sought powers to construct a railway from the City of
Dun:bine, by Doune, to the town of Callender, in the county of
Perth. Length of line 10 miles ; estimated cost 80,000!. Agents,
Messri. Graham and Weems, London ; )!r. Archd. Reid, Perth.
tlnki‘i,ir, Mr. Mitchell, Perth.
lie Bill took powers to lease or sell the line to the Scottish Cen-
trAl Company.
Unopposed. Standing orders not complied with, as no notice of
their intention to apply to Parliament for powers " to sell " to the
Central Company had been published in the Ziimb4ergh Gars*, or tie
c unty newspapers.
The Committee then adjourned,

(Sub-Committee, No. 2.)
min Committee met to-day at one o'clock ; present, Mr J. T.Bullor
Gliairman), Mr. Bell, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Kemble.
CHEILIITSPORD AND BURY.
The consideration of the remaining petitions against this Bill was

rest uied.
Garena appeared in support of the petition of lifesBrl. Sted-
man and Jones, owners of property it'ong the line, complaining of
rion-complissiee with me standing orders.
Mr. WEBirlnt supported the Bill.
The petition alle6ed that in No. I, in the parish of GermithOrps,
within the limits u: deviation, was not marked on the plans deposited
with the clerks of the peace for the counties of Eitlffolk and Essex,
which was sustained.
Some similar Allegations were abandoned.
The next allegation was, that a brook in the parish of Barneham,
b-tween the heath and field marked 76 and 78, was omitted on the
said plans.
Evidence having been heard pro and on., the Committee considered
that the point was so trifling that it was not pressed.
It was next alleged that a wood, marked 41, in Little Benny, was
not shown in the plan, which was sustained.
It was then alleged that the Duane of a lateral deviation at 7 fur-
longs chains, and l furlong 3 chains,'on the 50th .mile on the main
line was not shown.
Evidence was adduced In support of this allegation, which the Cord-
ndttea found was not sustained.
The next allegation was that a field in the parish of Halstead,
between 'sections 117 and Ili, was not inarkfid on the plans, which
was but sustained. •. •
The next allegation was, that the boundary line of the parish of
Mary St. Cuthbert, Thetford, was omitted on the same plans, which
was sustained.
It was alleged that there was a similar omission with respect to
the boundary between the parishes of St. Peter, Thetford, and St.
Nary, Which was not sustained. . - -
The next class of allegations was, that there were Inaccuracies In
describing the owners, lessees, kc., of divers properties along the

in the following instance this allegation was sustained, viz., the
prnpe;ty marked a, 10, 13, 14, in the parish of Ackton.
The nett class of allegations stated that there were TllllOllB inac•
euracics in the plans and sections, with respect to vertical height,
ant oth:r engineering points.
'Uhe first ant." adduced was at the third mile first furlong of the
Stowmetrket Branch, In which it was stated that there was an error
of three feet.
Two witnesses were examined in support of this particular allitga-
Con, hut the Committee decided that it was not sustained.
There was a similar allegation with respect to the 3th mile, 4th
furlong, and sth chain, op the same branch.
A great deal of evidence was adduced to show that the mode
".j opted by the surveyors employed by the petitioners of checking the
.;evels, namely, the two parties checking going together twice, would
ti eeyndwenthet
likely to arrive at more correct results than when they
ec-rately.
i,•4e-veral witnesses were examined twoansen.goattisvisisttchtetedsante
'• )1,1 that the allegation
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Tr( *o::.loittee then adjourned till Monday.

tinh-Committee No 4.
"-it at twelve o'clock. Preient, Slr W. Reath-
:,
• •` 31'• dope JObratono, Mr. Acland, and Mr. C'. Leh.
137nxzrainaz, ANCASNIZI, AND
CIIZEIIaar.
Thon o this Bil was resume,-1.
Th,e Chairmanierai i,al6lf that the Committee had deckled against the
objection r.tlp !,v Mr. Ellscombe, at the last:,,ittina of the Commitole
te--
--that the el' vice of notice upon two parties at Warrington, wh
bonies wet,- within the limits of deviation, had been imperfect, if:-
aeintich as the paperswere only shown to them, And were at 0111'5
taken away. The Committee were at first of opinion that this
was a very irregular proceeding, and that if it were passed over in
174-4se instances, the door would be opened to an exeeedingly clan-
` 't,ktons practice. However, upon considering the evidence of thl
patties themselves, it appeared that, in effect, they had sufficient
kr, PIITT, on the part of the Company, said that he was now
better lable than be had been when the objection was first alleged to
- -explihow it happened that the notices were taken away from the
Cemsd Ring persons. The Company had nothing whatever to do
withatiat proceeding. The fact was. that much of the property In
Tratrtngton, through which the projected line was to pass, belonged
to Mt. Standish, M.P., who had directed his agents to collect fir him
ell the notices that might be left with his tenants, and the personi
• lit who served the notices were in some instances employed to get them
back again. He thought it but justice to the Company to offer this
• explanation, which he was prepared to prove If the Committee re•
quired it.
The enAIIiMAX was glad to hear the explanation, as it removed a
somewhat unfavourable impression from his mind.
The Committee then shortly deliberated, and agreed to report that
the standing orders were not complied with.

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