The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-27 00:00:00

MIDLAND ,GELEAT IATESTETLN (23CTZN.

_ SION TO GALWAY).
Mr. ALEXAZIMR examined Lord Oranmore, Mr. Blackeney,
and Mr. Watson, in favour of the Midland Great Western
Extension.
Mr. Stowell, tha engineer of the line was examinedat great
length on ail tho details of the engineering work of the line,
as compared with the competing line.
This being finished, and the formal proofs given in evi-
dence, the room was cleared.
On parties being re-admitted, the Committee intimated to
counsel that they would hear but one counsel on each side, if
counsel thought it necessary to address them after their
Minds were made np. . • •
Counsel on both side. agreed to refrain from addressing their
Lordships. Mr. Rowe, on the part of the • Canal Company,
was not heard ; and the Committee intimated that their de
vision would be made known at eleven o'clock to-morrow.
The room was then cleared.

WErVITRT. WARRENPOINT, AND ROB•
TREVOR.

'Earl nosbery, Lord Stanley, Lord Hereford, Lord Ash.
burton, and the -Bishop of Hereford, constitute this com,
mittse. •

hfr. Walker, eross-examined by Sir Jolty Barwr —Was
appointed by the lioard of 'Admiralty to examine into the
effect which irowld be produced en the Newry and Warren-
point. • He thought darnao-a would not be done .to the river
by a canal bridge being placed over the canal. He did not
think a bridge constructed properlywo u Id be any inconvenience.
The soil is what is called by sluch or sludge. I think the
ground is very soft. 'lf time was given for matter to conso-
lidate, and the base wide enough, it would na much increase
the expense of the work; the railway would consolidate. The
slugh is-infinitely easier than the railway on. Chatmoss. He
believed that the slugh at the depth of six or eight feet would
be found to be- harder; and of a less contracting nature than
the seperincambent soil. -Was of opinion that, after a
proper foundation was made, a train of forty •or any other
number of tons weight would go over it with the greatest
safety. There could be. no :danger whatever, and the ex-
pense of- making an embankment would be comparatively
trifling.
This closed the evidence, and _ _

Sir Joule BAYI.EY proceeded to sum up. After a few pre-
liminary observations the Learned Counsel said, that after the
evidence which he had enbmitted to their Lordships, he felt
bound to say that the preamble of the Bill could not be declared
proved. The promo ere had called Mr. Goodwin, their engi-
neer, wile bad said the embankment proposed to be made for
this line weuld be safe, and calculated to carry out the pro-
moters' intentions of makirg a good line of railway. But.
notwithstanding this opinion, the Committee had 'tad the
evidence of kir-John Rennie who said that it was almost
impossible to construct an embankment upon the slob, inas-
much as it would be liable to periodical sinking. They
then had the evidence of Mr. Walker, which went
in favour of the promoters. Passing over the embankment
altogether, going to the fact of the bridges which were to
cross the navigation belonging to the Canal Company—now
with respect to the bridges, it was shown that they would
have to be at the service of Railway Company till their
trains passed ; by this regulation the Canal Company's
traffic. would be periodically delayed, inasmuch as they
would have to wait the peasing of the trains before barges
aid sailing craft could pees on. Allowing that the
trains were .to pasty at certain hours, it should
be borne in mind that trains never arrived at stations to their
time, and allowing that they would have to go over the
bridges several tiraes during the twenty-four hours, the
result would he to cause a delay of three or four hours to the
traffic of the navigation belonging to his clients through the
delay of the trains. After going at length into the nature
of the evidence adduced on both sides, the Learned Counsel
concluded by calling upon the Committee to declare the pre-
amble of the Bill nut proved.
The Committee then retied, end, after a brief deliberation.
The CHAIRMAN said he had been instructed by their Lord-
ships to say that the preamble of the Bill was proved. He
had also to inform the parties that their Lordships recom-
mended that a clause should be drawn up and introduced in
the Bill, providing that in c :so of dispute arising between
the Navigation Company and the railwail interest, such dis-
pute should be referred to the railway department of the
Board of Trade..
The clauses cf the Bill were then gone into, and their Lord.
ship rose at f(-ur o'clock.

No. 6 Committee assembled for •the first time this morn-
ing, present Lord Kenyon, in the chair, Lord Gage, the Earl
of Suffolk.
The Committee had before them the Ennis, Limerick, and
Kil!aloe Junction, the Nenagh and Tenaplemore, and the
Great Munster Railwnv.
Mr. Sergeant. Mummy, who appeared for the Great Mun-
ster, stated that these Bills were unopposed.
The first Bill taken was
TEE EN1719, laraniticn, AND _MULL:UWE
=DICTION. j
Tho capita; foftela line is 300,000 L,. upon which a deposit
of 25,0001. had been paid. The line will be 23 miles from
Ennis to Litherick, nod 121: Miles frome Limerick to Killaloe.
The landowners were all favourably disposed to the line.
The line is to be a single line of railway, bat powers are taken
to make it a double line slrnild the traffic require it.
The Bill was passed.
NENAGIR AND TEIVIPLETWORE.
The Committee then took this case.
Mr. Hopi& appeared for the promoters. The line was 20
miles in length, and the estimated cost 140,0001. It passed
through a coal and mineral district and would open up a
. communieei ion with the south of Ireland.
Mr. John Kempster, the secretary, was examined in favour
of the line, and he proved the advantage that it would be to
the district through which it is intended topes&
The Bill was passed.
GREAT reltrINTS :M.
Itr: lit rcitirit appeared for this BM
There was no 01-position, and the fernesi penis having
been gone through, the Bill n.as pawed.
The Committee then adjourned.,
No. 4. •
This Committee sat to-day, Lord Glenelg in the chair.
The only case taken was that of the
Liana:lE, DEIXAST ADTIO 3311.1.X.VNLENA.
Mr. Sergeant Warns, appeared for the promoters, and
stated that the line is an extension of the Belfast and BPallv-'
,•
mina ;ine, from CarrickfcrguS to Larne, a harbour on eh&
north -weet coast of Ireland:. a dietance of 14. miles. Tfie line
travels for a considerahie distance along• the seaecoast,
,pao,ing be;ween it-and the lands of D. S. Ker, Eke., M.P.,
for Down, atrick, en the parr of which gentleman
Sir W. Ttnairenn hcrptlaed- the ftne,' on the gedund that it
. would shut oan from; the sea-board the stone quarries' of
Mr. Ker. and' it :vas eentended Warm this account l!efrh Ker
was entitled to some compeniation beyond the price of the
land which ,mit..tlit RAI required t'`Or t!,e construction eft he line.
Sergeant Munrmv sub:hired that ad, was not a matter
r the consideration of the Committee, who should not be
c. lied upoh to decide a mere question of quantutn
The proper core would I,e that which was pursued in the
cowed of law--tro refer the matter to the arbitration of some
perfy capable of forming a judgment of the damage that
rpigi,t be sustained. - -
.• _
The 0, her side having .refused to do thise.dhe Promoters
pn.ceeded to prove their cahe.
iir. Sllerrard, the engincW of the line; ethtedt in; evidence
that the estimate was 140,0e0/. ; the expense of Working the
. line, which was a very caey one, would be -3:1. on the re-
ceipts. He. had. allowed 9,1. per cubic foot for earthwork,
and le 3 I. per font for Cuttings through the rock.
. The ease thr the promoters having closed,. • ;
Sir NV-thee:it Rinnnet. called evideeee tq prove the injury
taut the line wiaild'do to Mr: fier's prsperty. - That evidence
having' been closed, he-stated nit lie appeired on behalf of
certain land and. millowners in the town. of. Carrickferglis,
ivlio opposed the bill on the groandthat the line wasinteudfd
to cross a turnpike-road in that district, at the height of
fourteen Feet telly; whereas, the Railways Consolidation Act limited it to fifteen feat. ;He had clause peoviding that
the height sTionld tee limited to fifteen feet at the least.
• The UtternetAX ,steted that
the
proposed, dause, bemire
nie Was unnecessary to insert
Sure Tel present law ivould protect
the petitiohers.
Sir WALTF,II,- RIDDELL then addressee the Committee on
behalf of Mr.tKpeerl,lsltvl Ifloorncemeizt,erehdiemd tahartoattaietlers oters should
at their own
which the line would detrorFt.hiees;ll.l:ol.
lieu of the p!*cnt rue,
hoped their Lordships would consider the merits
heforethey passed the Bill. He was afraid that it would not
remunerate the promoters, no engineering or surveying erit
deuce was tendered, and he really believed that the line had
not been eurVeyed at all, or any inquiries made as to the
probably receipts. Ile still hoped that their Lordships would
consent to admit the insertion of the clause to which he bad
before referred. lle concluded by putting hi clauses on the
part of Mr. Ker, and the inhabitants of Carrickfergus._
Mr. Sergeant MilTrr'llY in reply, contended that the Rail-
way Consolidation Act of List year, provided for every com-
pensation whiein,Mie,Ker tied the other petitioners sought,-
and he called upon the Cona;uittee not to encumber the 13ill
with such clauses as eihreprevided for already by, the geporal
law regarding railways. lit apprehended that the preamble
of the BAI had beets proved to the satisfaction of their Lord-
ships. The line piopoeen to pass. through districts in the
north of Ireland,_ t; here people were singularly industrious,
and who went duly develop:ng the resources of the country,
and who had, in loint of fact, set an exemple to the other
portions of their unhaepy country.' He, therefore, hoped.that
their Lerdahipe wouel not reject the Bill, and so prevent .the
laudahleeiertions of this people to develop the advantages and
resources of their prosperous diarist. The line would, in an-
eminent measure, aid the shipping of Belfast, the caaitel of
the north of Ireland. It It ad beenhmid by his LearnedFrieral
that the line had not been properly. Surveyed; but let him
prove hie statement. And then, as to.the claim of Mr Ker,.
it was found that not one ton of lime had been exported'
from the pier which he had ereeted; and he could not, there-
fore be very serionalvtlestaged by, 1114 line besides, the_pro-.
moters offered (rota theTegitilehig to give him -five outlets
and 7501. The promoters were also prepared to increase the
proposed height of that part of the line which passed over the
turnpike road.
The latter proposition was accepted.
The room Wea cleared, and after a short cousultatiou the

parties were readmitted, when the Committee stated that
the preamble had been proved; that the promoters were to
leave Mr. Ker sufficient space between their line and the
sea to form a tram-road at his own expense, but the ex-
pense of forming the five approaches to the railroad claimed
by Mr. Ker to be borne by the company. r.l.'ess the
promoters consented to the clauses proposed b.: Sir W.
Riddell, the Committee would order them to be 'in crted.
Mr. Sergeant MtiIIPAY said the promoters had no objection
to their insertion.
The clauses were accordingly inserted, and, after the with-
drawal of some clauses, and the alteration of others,
The Bill was passed, and the Committee adjourned.

STANDIN G ORDERS' COMMITTEES,
HOUSE OF LORDS.

This CommitteeZ(l;i commence its sittings this day
until a later hour than usual. 'f he Lords present were, the
Earl of Shaftesbury (in the chair), the Duke of Richmond,
Lords Redesdale. Hawarden, and Beauchamp.
WEXFORD, WATERFORD, AND VALENCIA
RAILWAY. _ _ _

In this case the Committee decided that the company
should for the present session only be allowed to carry out
that portion of their line extending from Killarney to Valen-
cia, the requisite deposits for the other portions of the line,
especially that from Killarney to Tralee, not having been
lodged in time. The formal proofs having been entered,
their Lordships decided that the standing orders had
been complied with, so far as regarded the portion
of the line running between Killarney and Valencia. The
length of the line to be made is thirty-six miles, the cost of
which is estimated at 250,0001. The Parliamentary agents
are Messrs. Dyson, Hall, and Co.; solicitors, J. Wilkinson
and J. Simonds, London, and W. D. West, Wexford.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY tVENING, MA.RCTI 27, 11346.

traffic came to the west-end of London as that which came
to the City.
At this point the CHAIRMAN intimated, that as it might
possibly save time and expense, he thought it right to inti-
mate that there was no probability of the Committee coming
to any other decision than that at which they had formerly
arrived.

From this, however, Mr. BLzwrrr expressed his dissent,
and the room was cleared.

When the public was re-admitted,
The Cuatumnv said that he thought he had been stating
the unanimous feeling of the Committee, but one of them
had been out of the room ; and they were, of course, ready
to hear any evidence that might be adduced.
After some conversation between the counsel, it was ulti-
mately agreed that the evidence should be continued, and
the Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

GROUP XIX
The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock this day;
present, Lord Harry Vane (chairman), Earl of March, Hon,
Francis Scott, Mr. D. Morris, Mr. Philip Bennett.

Ezzarat, TOPSHAM, AND EXMOUTH.
The examination of Mr. Samuda was resumed, who under-
went a very rigid cross-examination and re-examination by
the Learned Counsel on the part of the opponents of the Bill, as
to the application of the atmospheric principle, on passing the
canal near the River Exe. He gave a very descriptive
account as to the manner it was to be effected,-but admitted
that was the first trial of this principle under water; but
nothing was elicited in the course of his evidence calculated
to show the impracticability of its success in this instance.
Mr. Turner, member of the Town Council and Alderman
of Exeter, was in favour of the proposed line in preference to
the Exeter and Exmouth, as he considered the latter line
would be not only injurious and detrimental to property, but
did not afford that facility and accommodation to the public
as the one now under consideration.

John Challis, a fisherman( at Limster, stated that great
benefit would be conferred on the mercantile and the shipping
interest, as it would afford safe shelter and anchorage to
vessels in time of distress, by the construction of the pro-
posed bridge and pier.
Thomas Dunham, who also followed the occupation of a
fisherman at Limster, corroborated the opinion expressed by
the former witness.

James Foster, a mister, residing at Exmouth for the last
21 years, was in favour of the projected route, as it would not
only increase andpenefit his business, but promote the in-
terests and prosperity generally of Exmouth.
Mr. Vend, clerk, then handed in proofs relating to the
assents and dissents.

This closed the case on the part of the promoters of the
Bill.

The Committee then proceeded to consider a petition from
Mrs. Mitchell.

Mr. Rowe appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
Witnesses were called in order to show the injury her pro-
perty would sustain consequent on the proposed line being
carried out.

The Committee then went into the consideration of the
competing line.
Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Rowe appeared on the part of the
promoters of the