The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-10 00:00:00

GROUP XLVI.

NEWCASTLE AND DAULINGTON ZUNC.•
TZON", AND TYNE DOCIC.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
A question then arose as to Whether a plan should be submitted to
the Committee and the counsel for the petitioners against the Bill
or not.

Thl room was then cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had sent for the
plans and sections of these docks, which were deposited in the
Private Bill-office, and they could not find there any appearance of
the proposed alterations. They were therefore of opinion that a plan
marked with the alterations should be laid before them, and that a
copy should be furnished also to the parties opposing the Bin..
The further hearing of the Bill was then postponed tin the next
Bill had been concluded.
NEWCASTLE—UPON-TYNE ANSI CAE:L.ISLO

:12 >LIMN S X 0 N.
The case for this Bill, which was opposed, was ope,ied by Mr.
Knowles.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP LI
minopsnxit,E UNION AND CANAL C-13133.
rximu, Tt) I.97l:l7.VZ=Taill'aPTol7).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. MALIM, on behaof Lord Hatherton, then addressed te
Committee in opposition to the line. He contended that it Was ha
project totally uncalled for, and would never give remuneration
There was no evidence brought forwardtoofpBroovo,eooitosi
heceetshsiotugy,hatridt
when it was proposed to lay out a capital
was incumbent on its promoters to bring forward strong and over-
Grand Junction Com
evidence in its favour. If they wished to prove that the
Company had too Much tratile at present on their
line, witnesses ought to have deposed to that fact. They ought to
have called some gentleman connected with that company in proof
or OW, if it Were the case. But not a single witness stated any-
tiiitungceo:
inthteosomrtc.willit, e,t
ttherefore contended, taking all the thatcircum-
-9 ommittoo
C9Ol not lan9tl9ll the

proposed undertaking, inasmuch as it was not required by the wants
'• of the district.
Mr. LAING, on the part cf the promoters, replied on the general
Case.

The room was then cleared, and on the re-admission of parties,
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee would not give any decision at
present.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP LW.

MEXCZSTER AND IiZaLIZATGIIAW, WITH A

73 AVii Cu.

The Committee met at the usual hour this morning, and were oc
cupied the whole day in hearing the case of the opponents to this
Bill.

As the opposition was principally confined to the objections of
the landed proprietors: on the part of the competing lines and private
ludiv.duals, no point of any peculiar public interest was elicited.
Several witnesses were exam'ned, but their evidence was mere'y
a recapitulation of the statements already made known, in connexion
with the line.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP LXIV.
IRISH GREAT 'W'ZSTER.W (PORTAR-•
LINGTOrg TO GALWAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
_ _

The Marquis of Clanr;carde was examined, and bore testimony to
the general advantages of the line. His Lordship considered that
the railway which would afford to the inhabitants of Galway an op-
portunity of sending their corn to Cork and other parts of the south
of Ireland where distilling was extensively carried on, must de-
cidedly be of great national importance, and promised to be highly
remunerative.

Mr. Denis Kirwan, of Galway, was examined, and stated that there
was a considerable traffic from Galway to the south.
Colonel Foster, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Forces in Ire-
land, was examined, and expressed his opinion as to the benefits of
the proposed line in a military point of view, as it would afford
facility in sending troops to Cork, Fermoy, and other parts of the
south of Ireland from Athlone, which was a matter of the greatest
importance.

Mr. Robinson, of Clare, stated that the population of that town
was 18,000 ; that there was a great quantity of corn sent from
Athlone, and that a railway would afford a communication with the
markets of the south of Ireland.

After hearing some additional statements as to traffic, the Cora
mittee adjourned.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY)

THE QUEEN V. SHARP.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
At the close of the argument, the COURT, after reviewing
the whole case, agreed that it did not come within their
jurisdiction, the vicar being an ecclesiastical officer, and in
virtue of his office sole scrutator and presiding officer in all
matters relating to the Church. He was, therefore, in that
capacity not amenable to the jurisdiction of this Court.—
Rule discharged accordingly.

ASCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

A Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, with 100 added, for four
yrs old colts, Bst 81b, and fillies, Bst 21b ; a winner of the

Derby or St. Leger, or the Ascot and Doncaster Cup, 91b;
of the 2000 gs Stakes, the Oaks, the Welcome Stakes, or
the Gratwicke Stakes, 51b extra; no horse to carry more
than 91b extra; maiden horses at the time of starting to
be allowed 71b. Four horses to start or the public money
will not be given. To start at the half-mile post on the
New mile, once round and in.

Jericho..

Mentor..

Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, &c.

Evenus, 6 yrs.
Cherokee, 3 yrs
Philip, aged
Prudence, 4 yrs

The Town Plate of 501.

His Serene Highness, 2 yrs
Barbakin filly, 2 yrs
Kalmia colt, 2 yrs ,

LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAIL-
WAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the Scripholders, duly summoned, under the
sessional orders, was held at the London Tavern, to-day
at one o'clock, to consider whether the Company would pro-
ceed further with the Bill,
WYNN Eus, Esq., M.P., took the chair, and said he had
done so as Chairman of the Board of Management, feeling it
his duty to attend and render them every aid in his power ;
but having been for some time unable to attend the meetings
of the board from bodily indisposition, the necessary state-
ment would be made by Mr. Lindsell, the deputy-chairman,
who would also answer any questions which proprietors
might think proper to put.
.Mr. LINDSELL, after having expressed his regret that Mr.
Ellis had been prevented from. participating inure actively in
the business of the day, said that, in addressing gentlemen
who were well acquainted with railway matters, it was hardly
necessary to tell them that the meeting had been convened
in pursuance of the sessional orders of Parliament, which
made it binding on every company applying to Parliament
to hold a meeting prior to the third reading of the Bill, for
the purpose of sanctioning further procedure in the case.
He called on -
The SECRETARY, who read the advertisement calling the
Meeting.
Mr. LANDSELL then proceeded to say, that he saw there
was a numerous meeting present, and he took it for granted
that there was then in the room, or would be soon
sufficient to constitute the meeting legal—(Hear.)
The directors, then, took this opportunity to bring be-
fore the meeting everything connected with the interests
of the Company, their original object and the means
which had been used to carry that object out. The district
of country through which the line passed was Bedford, on
the south of Leicester, and Hitchin on the nortfi ;
it opened up the coal fields of Derby and Leicester,
whereby the inhabitants on the route would be
supplied with that necessary article; and they would,
besides, find a ready market for their produce.
But beyond all these considerations, the great object of the
Company was a communication between London and Man-
chester. To effect this it was an object with the Company
to form a junction with the companies at both ends of the
line; with the London and York in the south, and with the
Midland Counties in the north. The directors, therefore,
put themselves in communication with the London and
York at an early period, and he was glad to say that they
had met with the most friendly iaid and assistance ' • but
while this friendly aid and assistance was rendered them,
both companies had maintained their independence.—
(Hear, hear.) He said that the direct communication with
the metropolis had already been achieved in that great
triumph of the London and York, on which he had the
greatest pleasure in congratulating those gentlemen. Not-
withstanding the success they had achieved,l it was still
the intention of this Company to preserve their integrity,
and only make use of the London and York line in
their approach to the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) It had
been also the intention of the Company to effect a connexion
with the Midland Counties and by their line to complete a
direct communication with Manchester and the ether large
towns of the north. At an early period after the formation
of the Company the Chairman opened a correspondence with
that Company and the result was an invitation
to meet with their board at Derby ; but he
was sorry to say that notwithstanding their friendly
disposition, they had not met with that attention and en-
couragement from that Company which they had been led
to expect. When they arrived at Derby, they were told on
the part of the other company, that they must form an alli-
ance with the South -Midland, and that after that the Mid-
land would be ready to treat with them on the subject of an
alliance. But after, a connexion was to have been formed with
the South Midland in addition to that of the Midland, to whom
by the way 15,000 shame were: to have been offered, they
were told that there they must form a union with the London
and Birmingham,—a, line which they had always looked
upon as directly opposed to the Leicester and Bedford.—
(Hear, hear.) He asked whether gentlemen would
think it right to accept these terms.—(Hear, hear.) Mr.
Stevenson was the gentleman deputed from the Mid-
lands to communicate with them ; to him, then, the
first thing that they had said was, that their
object wa not to stop short with a communication
between Leicester and Hitchin ; it was their object to proceed
on to London, and with this view they had put themselues in
correspondence with the London and York. What conveni-
ence would the Midlands offer? It was not their intention
to use the London and York line except between Hitchin and
London. Mr. Stevenson said, " name not the London and
York, for between the London and York and the
London and Birmingham there was war—war to the
knife." He said they asked Mr. Stevenson whether
the Midlands would agree to their employing Mr. Cubitt
the engineer on the London and York, but he answered that
they could not consent to any engineer from a hostile line
being employed in connexion wih theirs. Such was the in-
terview that had taken place between them and the Midland
Company. They still hoped, however, to effect an alliance
with that Company, and with this view asked time to
consider the terms before they gave an answer. This
having been agreed upon, they drew up a resolution
worded with every care to avoid offence, to the effect, first,
that no terms could be accepted compromising the indepen-
dence of this company; or second, inconsistent with its posi-
tion with the London and York; and third, that they offered
to the Midlands an interest equal to that offered to the Lon-
don and York.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that he had by
this time shown that the directors, after completing an alliance
with the London and York, but failing with the Midlands,
their failure was in consequence of the course of conduct pur-
sued by the Midland Counties.—(Hear, hear.) Notwith-
standing these difficulties, he saw nothing to prevent them
prosecuting their original object. But there was one im-
portant feature which he wished to explain. At the time
that this line commenced, the sessional orders had not been
issued requiring 10 per cent. deposit, and they had only
required of the shareholders a deposit of 5 per cent. ;
but the directors having the fullest confidence in this
line that it would be profitable to the shareholders and pro::
h
a great advantage to the public, had taken it upon theirt_e own
responsibility to pay 10 per cent. into the hands of
this
Ac-
countant-General.—(Hear, bear.) He was sure that
would meet with their entire approv made by the
the deposits
al. The directors also
would take care in respect of all
shareholders and other sums yet to be paideilleiaart,thieleayr.spolliilde
receive five per cent. on a"
suchmoney
than that the meeting
had no other expectation then
would unanimously approve of proceeding. with the Bill.
The solicitor then read the Bill.
The CitAramarr moved a resolution, approving of the Bill,
proceed.
t. to
and giving the directors power
Mr. IminsEt.t. seconded
after stating that he approved of the
te made,day in sroaiiwe
aremarksc ot
sn.
Mr. D. W. HARVEYith the
preselnn
Bill, and of proceeding w
the
the caution necessary at
He said he wished that some of those Noble persons, Earl
Fitzwilliam or some other peer, would take steps to pass
an order prohibiting all
line unless
who had got
their Bill from making their
instalments as would be a guaranteneletshsatthteh3erydewpeorseiteadblseuctho
complete it, allki giving power to h
on receiving back their
t e shareholders to retire
penses.deposits, minus the reasonable ex-
Mr. RIC
the Direct HARDSON asked
whether they could not persuade
Manchester line to join them in prosecuting
their obj •
ect? lie also asked, being himself a share-
holder in the London and York, whether there
was any ground for the rumour which he had heard, of its
being improbable that the Company would obtain their Bill?
Mr. LINDSELL said, in the presence of the Chairman of the
London and York, he would say nothing of it. As to the
other question, he had to answer, that they had tried to effect
a union with several of the direct lines to Manchester, but as
yet without success.

Mr. RASTALL, chairman of the London and York, and a
director in the Leicester and Bedford Company, said that the
Hon. Proprietor knew as much about the probabilty of
the London and York Bill ultimately passing as he did.
After eighteen days examination before a comminipuer of

the House of Commons, which produced a favourable effect,
and after nineteen days examination on oath before the
House of Lords, which also produced a favourable impression
there, it would be bold to say that the Bill would not be
granted.
Mr. J. J. M. RICILUIDSON made some remarks on Mr.
Hudson's conduct in the House of Commons towards this
Bill, and on the Hon. Gentleman's conduct in the managC•
ment of the railway companies with which he was connected,
and cautioned the directors to watch his movements, lest at
an unguarded moment be might show out their Bill.
Tae CAAIIIMAN then put the resolution, when the vote
showed that the meeting was unanimous in favour of pro-
eeeding.

The—CFrainmAN then intimated that additional capital,
the amount of some hundreds, must still be represented, t
make the meeting legal, and therefore he adjourned it till one
o'clock on Tuesday next.