The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

TALLOIAT.

This market is firm, notwithstanding the falling off in the deli-
very ; on the spot, there is no fine Yellow Candle Tallow to be had
under 435.; and in new Y. C. for the autumn, a fair quantity had
been done during the past week at 425. per cwt. iu bond. Town
Tallow is 43s net cash for good trash fair Melted.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY)

GROUP, No. 9.

This Group met for the first time to-day at twelve o'clock. Mem-
bers present, Lord Worsley, chairman, Mr. Spooner, Mr. MiMes
Gaskell, Mr. Archbold, and Mr. Thomas Austen.
11/mediately on the assembling of the Committee the room was
cleated in order to arrange the order of the business.
On our re-admission,

The Ciimabiart said the Committee had decided to enter into the
merits of opposed Bills only, and to refer all unopposed Bills to the
Chairman of Ways and Means. They would wish to ascertain what
Bills were opposed and what'were not, and were also desirous that
the Learned Gentlemen would arrange among themselves the order
in which the Bills should be taken.
The following are the Bills in the Group, distinguishing those who
are opposed from the unopposed:—
Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branches—opposed).
Edinburgh and Glasgow Amendment and Branches (opposed).
Glasgow Terminus and Glasgow Harbour (opposed).
Glasgow Harbour Mineral (opposed).
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge (unapposed).
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Polloc and Govan branches)—op..

poied..
Glasgow Southern Terminal (opposed).

Nest of Scotland Junction,

After some conversation, it was agreed that the Committee should
take the Edinburgh and Glasgow Amendment and Branches first in
order, as being the least opposed,there being only one petition against
it, signed by by Mr. Denny, a gentleman, residing at Port Dundas,
near Glasgow, and 15 others. Messrs. Austin, Talbot, and 3P.Neile
appeared for the Bill, and Messrs. Hope and Forsyth for the pe-
titioners.
Mr 3PlCeile briefly opened the case for the Bill, stating that there
were three objects to be sought, first, a branch to connect the main
line with the Queensferry on the Frith of Forth, six miles and a half
in length. Second, a deviation to avoid two sharp curves in a branch
for which a Bill was obtained last session to connect the main line
with the south side of the Clyde ; and third, a branch line from Port
Dundas at the Forth and Clyde Canal Basin, down to the
river Clyde. The latter was the only opposed portion.
It was opposed by Mr, Denny, a distiller, and fifteen or sixteen
others, who had signed the petition on the allegation that the branch
would run along the towing path of the canal, between the distillery
and their several works and the basin of the canal, thereby inter-
fering with the communication between the works of the petitioners
and the navigation.
Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was first examined, and having briefly
given evidence on the unopposed portions of the Bill, deposed as to
the opposed branch, It was in his opinion the best that could
be devised to scree the traffic of the canal and railway.
It went through a email portion of the distillery, al,ld in front of seve-
ral of the works at Port DundaS. As the branch w puld be worked
by horse power, he did not think there would be much, if any, in-
convenience to these works in closing the line of rails. It Las to be
a single line of rail, and the horses, he believed, would lot ;neve
beyond a walking pace.
In cross-examination, the witness gave it as his decided opinion,
that the north side of the canal, on which the branch was proposed
to be constructed, was the one best adapted for all the purposes
sought; and that very little, if any, inconvenience would accrue to
the petitioners from its construction. The branch would be of the
greatest service in bringing goods from the canal down to the
Broomielaw harbour, and in taking minerals from off the railway
on to the canal.