The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-24 00:00:00

GROUP LUC.

This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present
fir. E. Bu ler (chairman), and the other members.

3LACRE,RN AND PRESTON, AND E .F 1 S

LANCASHIRE AMALGAMATION.

Some questions were put to Mr. Hawksham, engineer of the Man.
chcster and Leeds line, respecting the canine of coal, for which ht
stated that the line was not favourable.

This evidence Wai adduced merely to settle the point with refer
ence to the rate of chargeS tor coals which was not agreed to yesterday
Mr. ('aoss, on the part of the petitioners against ti:e Bill, applied
to bk• heard betore the Committee decided on this clause.
The room was cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee would accede to the re-
quest of the Learned Counsel.
Mr. Caoss then addressed the Committee at length. He contended
that the evidence was not only from parties interested, but had
utterly failed in establishing the necessity for the rate of charge-
which they proposed. The Leeds and Manchester line, though the
gradients were more unfavourable, and the cost of works
considerably more, did not contend for this high rate of charges. It
was the same ay with the Grand Junction and several other lines.
Et was an important fact that all the lines which had assented to
the rate a tolls for which his clients contended had succeeded.
lie denied as it was stated by the witnesses, that
a reduced rate of charges en the transit of coal
would not have the effect of diminishing the cost of the article. The
Board of Trade had recommended the adoption of this low rate of
charges. (The Learned Counsel then cited the report of the Board
of trade on this question.) There was an incontestable proof of the
truth of what he advanced. On the Norih of England line oily halt
he maximum rate of tolls was demanded that was now offered to
the present company.
The room was cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had decided to asst.
,nilate the eh trges on s me portions of the line with those of the
London and Birmingham line, hut were not prepared to do so with
respect to the other portions of the line.
The clause as amended was then read and agreed to.
Some other clams of the Bill were also gone through; after which
the Committee adjourned.

GROUP LXVI.

NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON ITT "d-
T. 102, AND TYNE DOCK.

The committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in
Room No. 13.

The Committee were occuplcd during the whole day in hearing
evidence upon the oppnsitton offered by Mr. William Stephenson, a
member of the Jarrow Chemical company, whose works would be
injured if the powers sought tor in this Act wero carried into effect.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at one o'clock, in Room 1, House of Lords ;
present Lord Shaftesbury (Chairman) and Lords Morton, Winches.
ter, &c.
There were on the list 22 Bills, of which all but two were Railway
Bills. On the list of the Committee on merits there were 29 Bills,
of which all but eight were Railway Bills.
The following Bills were disposed of at the course of the day:—
BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND NORTH WESTERN
JUNCTION.
The promoters of this Bill haa compliei with the standing orders.
A-11BURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON.
This case efts part heard yesterday. The Committee decided to-
day that the promoters had complied with the standing orders.
NOU fll WALES (No. 2).
A decision was made in this case.
tIAL WAY AND KII KENNY.
This Bill, which came before the Committee on a second reference,
wa.s again the subject of a favourable de. islon.
The Committee also declared th stan ing orders complied with in
the cases of the Haywood Waterworks and the Edinburgh Paving
Bills.
In the Select Committee on Merits, the following decisions were
made :
LEEDS AND TH[RSK (QT. HELEN'S BRANCH DEVIATION).
LEEDS AND T.IIRSK (KNARE.BOROUGH EXTENSION).
LEEDS AND THIUSK (NOR al-EASTERN EXTENSION
WA. H TO HARTLEPOOL.)
In the cases of these three branches of the Leeds and Thirsk Rail-
way, the Committee decided that the preambles of the Bills had
been proved.

SCOTTISH GRAND JUNCTION.
This Bill was also passed
LONDON A:A) SOUTH-WESTERN (FARNHAM AND ALTON
BRANCH).

This ca a had been part ward. The Committee declared the
preamble proved.
GENERAL , ERMINUS AND GLASGOW HARBOUR RAILWAY.
A similar decision v 4 ar made in this case.
SCOI TESL' CENTRAL (ALLOA BRANCH).

The decision of the Committee was favourable in this Case also.
DUNBLANE, OON::, AND CALLANDEIt.

This Bill, Witten has been before the Committee a great many
times, was again adjourned till Thursday.
DEESIDE.

This Bill, which was part heard on Thursday, was now passed, the
Committee declaring the preamble proved.

BRISTOL AND EXETER (CREWKERNE BRANCH).
Preamble proved.
WILSONTOWN, MORNINQSIDE, AND COLTNESS (BATH-
GATE BRANCH).
WILSONTOWN, 31ORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (CALEDO-
NIAN BRANCH).
WILSONTOWN, MORN I NGSID I) COLTNESS (IMPROVE-

MENT AND BRANCHES).
The preambles of these three Mlle were declared proved.
SLAMANNAN (lIATHGATE AND JAWCRAIG BRANCHES).
The same decision was made in this case.
AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON, AND
EASTERN !UNCTION.
The preamble of this tell was declared proved.
LON.,ON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ACTS
AM ..liI)MENT.

This Bill was finally passed.
THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY.
Their Lordships gave a similar derision in this ease. and also in the
case of the Witham Navigation Acts Anieritneut.
The Committee then adjourned at ten minutes to four till twelve
to-n3orruw.

White Hart•Faraer. aged thirty.
anWinligituees Ht a wrta.ss Hart-street,
STRANGE. SUICIDE.—On Monday
before Mr. Bedford, at the
came
Drury-lane, on the b•tdy of Rowla,sdhe
three, who destroyed himself under the following circum.
stances :—The d reset lived at No. 1, Bedford-cowt, and
was a brassfounsler, [ln we: greatly addicted
bile,
korhinekwinaes
On Friday when he went home he said to hie wife, 66 17-.
little know the trouble. that is coming to ynu,”
and
then Lou
her Ilui for a pint ot beer When sent
‘rt.a%i Vnelad sto be corrosive
sick before the tire, and he told
ahenre,
in the next world." He had a cup in hai
r..ry
large
ten(elue4t::::at hy:
something white in it. It was
sublimate, which had been taken din 8 hand, and there was
The deceaAed, when dying,
ake. Verdict, .4 Temporal, . he had taken it by ma 1
00 drinking." y inanity, brought on by ezoeu- i
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