The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-20 00:00:00

politan Railways' Junction Company, and Mr. T. R.
Kemp, one of the provisional committee men, were,
after several hearings, decided upon by Mr. Alderman
Gibbs and Sir P. Laurie. The charges were pr,ferred
by Mr. G. Jones, the chairman of the acting committee
of shareholders—viz., those against Mr. Barber being,
that he, as solicitor of the company, did fail in register-
ing, in accordance with the 7th tud Bth of Vic., a list
of the subscriber? names and a copy of the allotment
letter, and against Mr. T. R. Kemp for signing his name
as a director to the company's scrip, without holding a
share in the undertaking.
The evidence in support of the information was talcdn
at some length on the 4th inst., and the magistrates
withheld their decision until this day, in order to consult
the City law-, fficer. That being known, much curiosity
was manifested to learn the rtsult, and the court was
filled by many interested parties.
At half-past two Mr. Alderman Gibbs at:d Sir Peter
Lowrie came upon the Brach, and 11,,d evidently taken
great pains in arriving at a decision in strict accordance
with the Act.

Nit.. Alderman GIBBS, in very br!ef termi, remarked
that, as regarded the summons against Mr. licmp, and
that agait st Mr. Barber for not registering the allot-
ment letter, they considered had not been proved ; hut,
in respect. to the summons for the m,n•registerin of the
subscribers' list, they were of opinion that the Ant
clearly specifie,l the registering of such a list, and as the
defendant had not complied, they convicted him in the
penalty or 10/.
Mr. Wire, who appeared fir Messrs. Barher and

Kemp, then gave notice of appeal. lie believed the re-
sult wes contrary to the terms of the Act ; and he
thouct,ht he could, with the createst confidence, state that
scarcely anew projected railway company had regi,tered
a subscriber ' list.

Sir P. LAURIE replied that they had taken much pains
in arriving at a just decision. They bad had go;,d
legal assistance, and therefore the conviction of the de-
fendant must be confirmed by them.
CROYDON.

On Saturday, the Croydon Railway Company w-re
sumoitawd utahr their Act of Parliament for running
an g
with the atmospheric apparatus
empelnoyinedeuegn the
said railway, which engine was not
made upon the principle of consuming its own smoke.
and for which illegal neglect the company had incurred
a penalty of 5/ per day fur every day upon which such
engine was used.

Mr. Bodkin appeared for the company, and Mr. Lund
attended to support the complainants. There were twelve
separate summonses against the company for as many
different days when, it was alleged, the " smoke" nui-
sance had heen created.

Mr. Lund simply alluded, in opening the case, to the
terms of the Act of Parliament applicable to the case,
and called

Mr. R. L. Peacock, who stated that he resided at Nor-
wood, near the engine station used for the purpose of
exhausting the air-tubes upon the Atmospheric line, and
he had frequently observed smoke arising from the chim-
ney. He did so on the 13th and 14th. and sevetal other
days in February.
Mr. Peacock, in cross-examination by Mr. Bodkin,
said he was not well aequainted with the nature of ma
chinery of this deseriptien, and although he had seen
the engine in question on several occasiens, he could not
say le!echer it was constructed upon the principle of
consuming its own sm. ke.
Mr. Lund said this was the case on behalf of the
complainant.
Mr. Peetkin urged the magistrates to bear in mind.
that all the company were required to do wee to use en-
gines constructed upon the principle of consuming their
own srneke, and there was not the slightest proof that
they had not done so. The company, he should show
the magistrates, had adopted every improvement to
effect this object, and if any effectual method could be
shown whereby it might be attained they would readily
adopt it.
Mr. Field, of the firm of Maudaley and Field, the
eminent engineers, was then examined, and Ile preyed
that the engine in question was made at their establish-
ment at the latter fnd of 1845, and that it was at that
time constructed, so far as scientific knowledge upon the
subject then went, upon the principle of consuming its
own smoke. Mr. Field added. that since that period
there had been an improved method introduced by a
gentleman named Gotte, and this had been adopted by
the company.
Jame, Pearson, the superintendent of the engine de-
partment at the Norwood station, was alsa exareieed,
and he proved that the company had endeavoured by
every means in their power to sff•ct the consumption ..t
the smoke from the engine, and that they had adopted
-the most recent improvement, which was at this moment
being carried out, to effect that object.
Mr. Lund repli, d.
The CHAIRMAN. after a short consultation with his
colleagues, said that th.-. Bench were of opr len, that all
the company were required to do, was to use ertgittee
constructed upon the principle o? consuming their own
smoke, and that they had done all in their power to effect
that obj-ct. They therefore dismissed the summons.
The other summonses, as they nearly involved the
same question, were of ceurt,e withdrawn.