The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES
(SATURDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

YONZSIBTR.23 AND LINCOLNSHIRE.
The Committee assembled to-day at the usual hour, Lord
Somers in the chair.
It will be recollected that in the course of the inquiries of
this Committee the several schemes for communication be.
tween the manufacturing districts and the agricultural coun-
ties on the eastern coast have been brought under considera-
tion. The several companies are now arrived at a point
where it is impossible to distinguish the opposition of their
several interests, and instead, therefore, of using the titles of
the several companies, it will be more intelligible to designate
the group by the title affixed.
The legal evidence continued this morning was on the Swin-
ton and Doncaster line, which is especially opposed by the
Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leedsline. Yesterday much dispute
arose upon the respective position of these two companies,
and it was decided that the former of these two companies
could not appear as opponents to the latter. To-day a ques-
tion was raised on the disadvantage which the Swinton and
Doncaster Company would be placed in by the right at that
time possessed by the Wakefield and Doncaster in the power
to call witnesses against their opponents while there could
be no rebutting proofs. On this a long argument arose, the
room was cleared, and the Committee ultimately decided
that the Wakefield and Doncaster Company should not bring
forward evidence against the Swinton and Doncaster line,
but the landowners on the line were to be allowed to be
called, and that Mr. Sergeant Wrangham should be per-
mitted to address the Committee on the evidence offered.
Lord Wharncliffe was then called, and he testified as to
the quantity of minerals raised, and stated his impression,
that if the Swinton and Doncaster line were to be
the monopoly of the carriage of coals would fall into the
hands of the Midland Counties. He was himself ala
coal-owner and was anxious for a free transmission of the
Besides,
coal from the West Riding to the Eastern Countes
there would be great difficulty in the return of imerchandize
up the line.
Mr. Martin, also a coal-owner and resident at Worsborough
Hall, confirmed this testimony, and stated that on an
average there were 75 vessels containing coals going on the
canal of the Don River Company, averaging 40 tons each,
and making an aggregate of 3,000 tons a year, and that he
thought was better than the interference with the general
trade proposed by this new company.
Mr. Byarn, the agent of Lord Wharncliffe, gave similar
testimony, but no new principle was elicited.
Earl fitzwilliam was then called, and he explained his
refusal, and assent and dissent from the line, by stating that
lie had, in the first place, objected to the Swinton and
Lincoln, or, as it it is now called, the Swinton and
Doncaster line, in consequence of the great injury
it was likely to do to the residential property of
Sir Joseph Copley; in fact, he believed that it was
intended to tunnel under the house itself.—(Laughter.)
But he had withdrawn his opposition when the line was
carried on the other side of the river, and therefore avoided
that injury. When, however, he gave that assent the line
of the Swinton Company was to be carried as far as Lincoln ;
and as the great object of the coal-owners was to get to the
north of Lincolnshire, the case was materially altered when
the line stopped short at Doncaster; for not only was that
circumstance likely to interrupt the communication between
the districts to be accommodated beyond each of the termini,
but it would throw a monopoly into the hands of the Midland
Counties Company. Ile is chairman of the South
Yorkshire Coal Company, theugh no railway director; and
in that capacity he bad to say that the proprietors would
infinitely prefer a line which was merely a coal line to one
which is intended for the mixed traffic of passengers and
goods. With respect to the great supply of corn from the
Isle of Axholme, although he must allow that the Sheffield
district was eminently important, he yet thought the
Leeds—the whole of the clothing district—from its popula-
tion and wealth, was more so, and consequently, as he con-
ceived, there was five times the quantity carried up the
Aire and Calder canal that was carried up the river Don.
The Committee here adjourned till Monday.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. er of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
---• ---•-•
X s. d. A a. d.
Australasia .... • • ... • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27
Britsh North American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 451,4
Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 2025 00 00 21:
`2010nia1.......5i. per cent. 100 0 0
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2.6. %4
London Joint-Stock . - 0 L 4
61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 _
Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0
25 o 4
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0
10 0 0 ICBY
Ditto, New •. • . 81. per cent. 10 0 0
National of Ireland . • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20
35 0 9 36
cent• 20 0
Nat. Provincial of En. Si. per cent. 100
Ditto, New.
10 0 0
2130 0° 00
2151%
Onion
ooff ALmontrdalion!•-• •-•
SURAXEC3II COMPANIES.
.......5i.556111.1 perpep err
cceenntt.; 2530 0 0
Dividend ' Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
--------- ---- -
£ a. d. 1 A a. g,
Albion ••••••• • • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 00150 0 0 74
Alliance 'Ern. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 1117,
Ditto Marine. •.• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas • 130. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16%
British Commercial .. 71. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7%
Clericl,Mol.&Gen•Life 51. per cent. 100 00.2 10 0 6%
31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
103. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Kagle 6s. 50 0 0 8 0 0 5%
Eng.& Scot. Law .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 27
European Life
Freemasons'
61. per cent. Stock. - 136
Guardian ....... •
Imperial Fire
Imperial Life ••.• • • . • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity 3farine ll. eh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29
Law Life ll. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6%
London Fire .•.• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
London Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
Marine..
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4341. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Lean Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234
National Life ....
Palladium Life ......
Phoenix - - 205
Protector Life.. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s.
Provident Life ll. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire • - - 210
Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - 49
Universal Life .. ..... 10%1. pr cut 100 0 J 615 0 22
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price,
Annum. Share. 1
-- ,
X s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 166
Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 157
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 223
Commercial Bank •• - 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161
National Bank Si. per cent. •-•. 10 0 0 15
Union Bank of Scotland 7% /. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92%
Western Bank 6l. per cent. - 50 0 0 84
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7 %
Clydesdale Bank •• • • - 10 0 0 13%
Eastern Bank ..... - 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4%
Edinb.&Glasgewßank 61. per cert. - 50 0 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd- 51. per cent. ilO 0 0 All paid. 9%
North British Insur. ••5% L pr cent. i2OO 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 12 10 0 18%
Edin. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Ditto, % Shares- . • 70.6 d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. IS
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 15%
Illasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 73%
Glasgrr & Greenckßail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163,
Glsgw &Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40%
Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 38
Standard LifeAssarnce.l 51. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 9
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. : per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s, d. ,
East London.. •••• . • • • 81. 100 0 0 , - 210
Grand Junction ••• . - 31. 100. 41 13 4 , - 90
Kent •••••••• • • • • • • •• 21. 10s. 100 0 0' - 70
Vauxhall - 57
West Middlesex .• •• • • 51. ss. pr cut. 63 12 9 - 130