The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-19 00:00:00

GROUP IX.

GROUP XV.

SOUTH-EASTERN (GODSTONE TO EAST
GRINSTEAD).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. MILLER having called additional witnesses, he put in the assents
and dissents, and this closed the case for the Brighton Company.
Mr. ALIXANDIa, for the South-testan branch, proceeded to call
witnesses.

John Stenning, timber merchant, East Grinstead, was in the habit
of sending 6,900 tens of bark a year to the London tanners by land
carriage. He received about 161. a load for it, but out of that the
carriage cost him from 40s. to 60s. a load. By the Dover line from
Godstone, when he got his timber there, the carriage cost
him but 6s. 6d. per ton delivered. He sent about
1,400 loads of oak to London, and from 400 to 500
loads to Tunbridge a year. On that account he considered the
South-Eastern branch would be a great advantage to hint and the
landowners. The coals consumed in East Grinstead were from 300
to 400 tons, and had to be brought by horse draught from London.
As many as 500,000 hop poles were sent to Maidstone and the neigh-
bourhood. The majority of the heavy goods were carried from East
Grinstead towards Godstone. The traffic to Three Bridges bore no
comparison. He preferred sending by the North-Eastern, because
the Brighton line had no convenience for delivery of heavy goods, and
also he thought he was at less expense by the one than the other,
He believed that the carriage from East Grinstead to Godstone
cost hlin about 65., and he expected to save one-half of that if the
South-Eastern branch were constructed.
Mr. ALEXANDER proceeded to call other witnesses ; and
Mr. Row, counsel for the proprietors of three miles an the South-
Eastern branch, and who are opposed to that branch, cross-examined
them.

The Committee adjourned hearing further evidence, at four o'clock,
till to-morrow.

Previous to adjournment, the Chairman expressed his inclination
to pass both lines.

Sub-Comnaittes No. 2.
CHELMSFORD AND RIMY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
The next petition was, that the lands, &c., in the parish of Little
Benny were not described ou the plans deposited with the clerk of the
peace for the county of Essex.
Mr. Shrubsole appeared in support of the petition.
The first allegation was, that Nos. 40 to 46 inclusive, and from 46
to 52 inclusive, as well as from 52 to 54, in theparish of Little Benny,
were described as being In Great Benny.
Evidence was heard in support of the allegation, and the Com-
mittee found the same was sustained.
The next allegation was, that the owner of the field, No. 11, wu
not named in the book of reference, whica was not sustained.
Another allegation to the same effect with reference to No. 27 was
sustained.

Some other similar ailegatl)ns were sustained, and fieveral were
abandoned.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

Sub-Committee No. 3.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
BEDroran AND CAMBRIDGE EXTENSION.
In this case several agents for petitioners against the line appeared
but the consideratio❑ of the allegations were t,ostponed until the
formal proof was adduced, which oecupled the Committee the whole
day.

Sub-Committee No. 4.
BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND
CHESHIRE JUNCTION.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
The petition of Mary lline, Mary Ann Arnany, and others, con-
tained several allegations as to the non-insertion of their names in
the book of reference, and non-serving of notices.

It appeared that the property, on account of which the peti-
tioners represented that their names ought to have been in-
serted in the book of reference, was jointly occupied by
John Arnany and two sisters, who were both married. Notices
had been served on the husbands of the two female
petitioners, but none had been served on themselves, and their
names had not been inserted in the book of reference. It was ad-
mitted that a wrong name had been inserted in the book of reference
in respect of part of the property, but that notices had been served on
all parties concerned, the mistake leaving been discovered in time to
serve notices on the proper parties.
A witness was called to prove these facts.

The Committee declared the standing orders not complied with.
In respect of other property belonging to the same petitioners, the
Committee decided that the book of reference was incorrect, and the
standing orders not complied with.

In another of the petitions against the Bill it was alleged that
" the railway was descrilied as passing through five fields in the
parish of St. Mary on the Hill," whereas, four of those fields were in
the parish of St. Oswald's.

Mr. PRITT objected to the petition, as not stating what five fields
were alluded to, or which were the four that were in the parish of
St. Oswald's.

Some discussion ensued as to the sufficiency of the description, but
as it appeared that the numbers of the fields were given in one of the
later allegations of the petition, Mr. Pritt withdrew his objection, and
the petition was proceeded with.

After consider;ble discussion, and after saveral witnesses had been
called on both sides, the Committee decided that, inasmuch as the
Adds in question ought to have been described as in the parisk of St.
Oswald's, the standing orders were not complied with.
The next allegation taken was, that a Mrs. Bolton, described in
the bock of reference as possessing premises numbered Nos. 206 and
207, wag not at the time the notice was served the occupier of the
premises (a mill) No. 207, as she was marked on the plans and de-
scribed in the book of reference.

Mrs. Bolton was called and examined, and from her evidence II
,appeared, that ahlioagh she had been, in conjunction with other pre.
mites, in the occupation of the mill marked No. 207, she had dis.
continued to hold the mill in question previously to the notice hay.
ing been served upon her, and that she was now paying no rent
fur it.

After a great deal of argument from Mr. Pritt, in favour of the
Bill, and Mr. Elicounbe, against it,
point in question was concerned, been complied with.
T
The CHAIRMAN decided that the standing orders had not, in so far
as
sthhee Committee then adjourned.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Room Ift 3.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
BEDFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EXTENSION RAILWAY.
The object of this line is to extend the Bedford, London, and Bir-
mingham Railway to Cambridge, and to enable the promoters to sell
or lease the proposed line to the Eastern Counties Company. The
length of the line is 26% miles, and the estimated cost 360,000/.
Messrs. Burke and Ce. are the Parliamentary agents ; Messrs. M.
A. Eortwick and R. Stephenson the engineers ; and Messrs. Parker,
Hayes, and Co., the solicitors.
The usual evidence of the preliminary steps was then
given, from
which it appeared that the required notice of the construction of the
line had not been given in all the counties through which the Eastern
Counties line passed, and this omission was reported by the Committee
to be a non-oamP
liance with the standing orders.
The petitions against the line were then gone into.
Mr. PARSE, on the part of Mr. Pim, presented the first peti-
tion, one of the allegations of which was that the plans and sections
deposited in the Private Bill-oftice, and those deposited with the
Clerk of the Peace for the emmty of Cambridge, were not in con-
formity with the standing orders. Among other points it was al-
leged line 'was marked at a certain point 4 feet
"hat,
bothNe.c p
the road, when it should have been 4 feet 6 inches
below. Another allegation was that there was an error in the pro-
6legiendcht
moters sections of 8 feet 9 at the crossing of a certain road.
After a lengthened examination of witnesses on these points,
Mr. BIIIIHR said that he would not contest the allegation of the
continuous error. ae he had no explanation to offer, but he would
prepare himself when the Bill -went before another tribunal to rebut
the evidence now given, if that could lie done.
The Committee then decided that the standing orders had not been
complied with in the points alleged in the petition ay to the errors in
levels. With regard to the alleged difference the sectione de-
posited in the Private Bill-ortice, and those Iv MI the clerk of the
peace for the county 01 Cambridge, there was 110 difference in the
sections, but there were certain words emitted in the sections de-
posited at Cambridge, the omission of 'which the Committee did not
think of any importance.
Another petition, where the objections were nearly similar, was
then gone into. In some of the particulars the Committee were of
opinion that the standing orders were complied with, but in others
that there was a non-compliance with them.
The Committee at four o'clock adjourned till twelve o'clock on
Friday next.

],loom No. 9.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
The Reading, Reigate, and Guildford Railway ; the Northumber-
land and Lancashire ; and the. Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, allowed
to proceed.
The Uhuirow, Paisley, and Ayr (No. 6), not allowed to proceed.

COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS.

Sub-Committee No. 6.

The following additional Bills have been referred to this Com-
mittee:—The Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement; Dublin Markets;
Wolverhampton Stipendiary' Justice ; Northampton Small Debts;
British Guarantee Association; Lower Bann Navigation; Lincoln
Waterworks ; Worcester G 9.5; Dublin Cemeteries ; Legal Quays
(London).

WATII-UPON-DEARNE IMPROVEMENT.
The customary proofs having been put in, the Committee declared
that the standing orders had been complied with.

DULU MAIiKETS.
Standing orders complied with.
WOLVERIiAMPTO N STIPENDIARY JUSTICE
The Committee gave a similar decision in this case.
NORTHAMVTON SMALL DEBTS.
This Bill was withdrawn.

WATERWORKS.
Standing orders complied with in this case, except as to the
evidence of an absent witness. . _

Vi6ii;&ESTER GAS.

And in this also.

DUBLIN CEMETERIES.
The promoters were declared to have complied with the standing
orders.

BRITISH GUATUNTEE ASSOCIATION.
No notice of this Bill having been given in the Gazette (which
the agent stated was not necelisary), the Committee stated that they
would report non-compliance with the standing orders in that respect,
but in all ethers compliance.
LEGAL QUAYS (LONDON).
The Committee decided that in this case the standing orders
did not apply, and that leave would of course be given to
proceed with the Bill withorit the service of any notice.
The Parliamentary agents. are Messrs. I'arratt and Waimealey, of
the House of Lords.

Sr. ALBAN'S, HATFIELD, AND HEETFOitI).
Adjourned at the request of tobe agent till Tuesday next.
The Committee then adjourned.

THE STATE 011. TUSCANY.—The Journal des Debate
mentions that considerable ace dation at present reigns in the Grand
Duchy of Tuscany. It wonkti appear that the extradition of M.
Renzi had greatly displeased the majority of the population, which
cannot understand why the 'Tuscan Government should consider
itself obliged to deliver up to the Court of Rome, this winter, the
individual whose extradition. it refused to sanction last summer.
" Of all the States of Italy," s aye the Journal des Debats, " I'uscany
is the only country In which the Jesuits have net established them-
selves, and to that fact mar Ise attributed the peace aed tranquility
which the Grand Duchy has, no long enjoyed. The Jesuits, finding
that they could not succeed if t establishing themselves openly in the
Grand Duchy, tried to obtain *their object by indirect means. To this
end they introduced some s'e ters of the Sacre Coeur, who it is well
known are excellent auxillari a s for the Jesuits. Funds were provided, a
suitable house was found, an d. in short every thing arranged for their
installation at Pisa ; when oat the 21st ult. a large number of the in-
habitants of that city congrng.ated upon the ',ware before the cathe-
dral and cried ` Down with the Jesuits ! Down with the sisters of
the Sacre Coeur V This little &mute (against which it does net ap-
pear that the Government showed any disposition to act) produced a
great sensation in the town. 'Without loss of time several ecclesias-
tics and professors of the Univ ersity, and other notab:e inhabitants,
addressed to the governor a pri,testation against the introduction of any
establishment in any way cola meted with the Jesulte. That document
plainly shows, what men who are really attached to their religion,
and who desire that the world should return to Catholic unity, think
of the Jesuits, and of the mist ers of the Sacre Coeur." "We trust,"
concludes the Journal des De bats, " that the excellent Prince who
presides over the destinies or Tuscany, will take into consideration
the protestation which has be n addressed to the Governor of Pisa."
The Universal German Gazette mentions that a
ipro-
clamation had been issued at Lemberg on the 26th ult.,
offering a reward of 1,000 florins to any person who should
deliver up Edouard Demlwnvski, or Prokowski, anc. Theophili
revolt. zurowski, charged ifitla haring excited the people to