The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
(Before the Lour. CHIEF BARON and Special Juries.)
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. ALLEN.

Mr. Jervis, with whom was Mr. Wilde, appeared for the
Crown, and Mr. Humphreys for the defendant.
This was an information filed by the Attorney-General, to
recover penalties for a breach of the Excise laws by defendant,
who was a soap-manufacturer.
There were several counts in the indictment, each varying
the offence, which, however, was in substance, that the de-
fendant did sell and send out a quantity of soap from his
premises which was not of the form required by law.
Mr. HUMPHREYS, on the part of the Alefenclant, consented
that a verdict should betaken for the Crown for two penal-
ties for 100/. each.
Verdict accordingly.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western
Railway Company took place, this day, at the offices of the
Company, Paddington.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by Charles Russell, Esq.
The CHAIRMAN stated that this meeting was held under
Lord Wharncliffe's order, which required that a general
meeting of the proprietors should be held in order
to submit certain Bills to their consideration before the
directors would be empowered to proceed with it in Par-
liament, and which the proprietors had_already,:at a previous
meeting, sanctioned. The Bills which he was about to
sub-
mit to them were—a 8111 for making a railway, otherdworks, from Plymouth to Farlmouth, and other places, to be
called the Cornwall Railway. A Bill to authorise certain al-
terations and extensions of the line of the Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth Railway. A
Bill for making a railway from Gloucester to the Monmouth and Hereford
Railway,
and to
the South Wales Railway at Aure, to be calledthe Gloucester
and Dean Forest Railway. A 1.1111 for completing the line of '
the South Wales Railway, and to authorise the construction
of an extension and certain alterations in the same railway,
and certain branch railways in connexion therewith. A Bill
for making a railway from Worcester to Porth Dynllaen, in
continuation of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
Railway. A discussion here arose as to whether this Bill
should be proceeded with.
The Ciiaixmas said that, with reference to the Porth
Dynllaen Bill, the directors did not intend to make that line
Unless they were allowed to make it on the broad gauge prin-
ciple. The Board of Trade had, however, at the present time,
refused to sanction such a proceeding, but they might fairly
hope that the Board of Trade would review their decision.
After some discussion, in which it was alleged that the
Government would not make a harbour of Porth Dynllaen,
and that it was not fit for a harbour of refuge,
inasmuch as it had a stony bottom, and did not afford safe
anchorage, the proprietors sanctioned the further progress
of the Bill on the promise of the Chairman, that it should
not be virtually proceeded with until there was an oppor-
tunity given to the shareholders to decide whether it
would be advisable to make the line or not. The
line was 123 miles in length, and of a very expensive nature.
The next Bill submitted was that of a Bill to authorise
certain alterations in the line of the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway, and to amend the Act relating
thereto.
Also a Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to join
the lines of the proposed Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton Railways, to be called the Bir-
mingham and Oxford Junction Railway.
The proprietors having sanctioned these and some other
minor Bills, the meeting separated.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

THE GLASGOW AND sELrasT UNION.

The Committee met again this day, and proceeded with this case.
The Committee expressed a wish that the evidence as to the general
advantages of the line should be given. Provost Miller, of Ayr, Mr.
Christie, Mr. Myth, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Whitfield, with other wit-
nesses, were briefly examined.

The Committee then intimated that they would hear the evidence
as to the traffic.

Mr. Marshall, of Leith, traffic accountant, was called, and shortly
examined. He said that the income from passengers, goods, and
minerals, he estimated at 29,1001. He had taken the rate of income
on passengers at 150 per cent. This he considered to be a moderate
allowance, as all experience had shown the increase to be much
more. The witness went Into other details, proving that an adequate
remuneration would be obtained by the working of the line.
The Committee then, after a brief deliberation, declared the pre-
amble of the 8111 proven. The clauses were then gone through.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP 11.

0 °UNWELL'. DISTRICT, WEST CORNWALL
The Committee mot at the usual hour. Viscount Morpeth (chairman )
The proofs having been tendered this monting, in accordance with
the Duncombe resolutions,

Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., opened the case on behalf of the promoters of the
West Cornwall Railway.
Several witnesses were called, who gave evidence in favour of the
law.

The Committee adjourned at Five o'clock till Twelve to-morrow.

GROUP XII I.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION.

This line, which is unopposed, was then proceeded with.
Mr. TALBOT opened the case on behalf of the promoters. The line
was originally proposed to run from Ayr to Portpatrick, so as to con-
nect Glasgow and the West of Scotland with the North of Ireland.
A portion of the complete line was however given up, and that
which was now proposed to be made was the portion from Ayr to
Girvan, a distance of 21% miles. There was a branch to Maybole,
of three-quarters of a mile in length.
Evidence was then called in support of the Bill.

Sir David Hunter Blair, Mr. Hugh Miller, provost of Ayr, and
Mr. James Brown, of Maybole, generally depesed as to the benefits
the line would confer upon the district through which it passed.
_ .

Mr. Wylie, factor to the Duke and Duchess de Coigny, who have
a large property in the neighbourhood, gave evidence as to the
benefit the line would confer on the town and neighbourhood of
Girvan.

Mr. Whitfield gave evidence as to the coal-field in the valley of
(irvan. The ontports at present was 40,000 tons, and with a rail-
way would increase it to 100,000 yearly.
Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, deposed that the estimate of the line
from Ayr to (Bryan was 330,0001. This was ample enough for all
the works, land, &c. There were :no engineering difficulties, the
severest gradient being one in ninety, and the sharpest curve a radius
of half a mile.

Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was examined In corroboration

Mr. Martin estimated the traffic as a local line at 25,1061. Of this
14,202/. was for passengers. _ _

The room was then cleared for a decision

On the admission of the parties,

The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had come to the
decision that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The Committee,
however, in coming to that decision, wished it to be understood that
the Glasgow and Belfast Union should not offer any opposition to the
Ayrshire and Glasgow Railway in Its entrance into Ayr, providing
the Legislature should see the expediency of that Bill passing in
another session

The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock