The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

GROUP XXXVII.

The Committee met at twelve o'clock to-day. Present, Lord Sey-
mour (chairman), Lord Ebrington, Lord Edward Rill, Sir Ralph
Lopez, and Yr. F. French.

MIDLANDS (ELSECAR AND WORSBO-
ROUGH BRANCHES).

Mr. HOPE, in opening the merits of these branches, prefaced his
remarks with observing that the Bill comprised, besides these lines,
powers to enlarge the _station at Wasborough, and hoped in any
case the Committee would at least pass the Bill on that account.
The Worsborough, which was the principal branch, was a line of
fiva miles' length from that place, with an easy descending gradient,
and came into the Midlands trunk line, not far from the Dartfleld
station. The Elsecar branch passed through a mineral district,
and fell into the Worsborough rail, about a mile before that
joined the Midland. At Elsecar and at Worsborough there were
large iron-works and collieries which wrought the Silkstone bed, for
both of which commodities, iron and coals, there were ready
markets, both north and south, along the Midland line. But these
works, to which railway accommodation would be of
so great moment, hrd no facilities of communication,
except by canal, which extended east and west, and partly to the
southern district, although by a circuitous route, and the tranship-
ments from the tram-roads and re-transhipments were very incon-
venient, and sources of loss. This canal company would have op-
posed
them on their own merits, but that they knew the day of canals
was gone by, and therefore they had allied
,themselves to the South
Yorkshire Company, who had arranged either to amalgamate with the
canal, or to guarantee their existing dividend. The South York-
shire in this way proposed to take into their own hands all the
water communication between Barnsley and Doncaster, affecting, in
fact, by that arrangement the navigation down the River Don to
the eastward. Bat the proposed lines before the Committee, in-
cluding the Swinton and Lincoln line, passed throughout their length
alongside of the canal, leaving the public to choose the mode of
conveyance which suited them. As for the accommodation proposed
by the South Yorkshire, he thought it was rendered unnecessary by
the Barnsley branch to Pennistone and Worsborough in that district,
and by the Swinton and Lincoln to the east; the north and south
being accommodated by the midlands Company.
Mr. Graham and Mr. Brown were examined, and gave evidence of
the traffic in iron and coals, and the advantages arising from the
facilities offered by the proposed lines.

Mr. F. Swanwick, joint engineer on the Midland Railway,
stated in his evidence that the branch to Worsborough was
from five to six miles long, to Elsecar three miles,
and the extension which proceeded under the Midlands and
joined the Swinton and Lincoln, one mile and seven furlongs. The
gradients on the Elsecar and Worsborough were easy, the steepest
being one in 101 for five furlings, and the estimate for completing the
Worsborough branch was 72,5321. ; the Elsecar branch, 43,6651.; the
Extension to the Swinton and Lincoln Railway, 24,3141.; and the
enlargement of the station, at Masborough, 9,499/.

➢lr. Alexander was called to give evidence of the land value, and
this closed the case for the promoters of the lines.

MIDLAND, BARNSLEY, sHErrxExam,

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DENII7SBUILY, LEEDS, AND BRADFORD.
The formal proofs and returns were given in to the Committee,
but as most of the witnesses were from town, not anticipating so
speedily the discussion of the project, the Committee adjourned till
twelve on Monday, when they will proceed to consider the merits of
this line.

GROUP XL.
LEEDS AND YONZ.

The adjourned Committee resumed this day (Friday) at twelve
o'clock, and strangers were admitted about five minutes after, when
Mr. Stafford O'Brien (chairman) stated that it was the intention of
the Committee to proceed with the case, thus overruling Mr, Mid-
yard's objection of yesterday.

Mr. Bateman, engineer to the company, underwent a cross-
examination by Mr. KNowtxs and Mr. ALEXANDER, on the part of
private individuals, and by Mr. ROBINSON respecting the difference
of the curves on the several competing lines. The Hon. Chairman,
however, and Lord Norreys intimated to the Learned Gentleman
that it was hardly fair to elicit remarks disparaging to the York
and North Midland from Mr. Bateman, who was not called by that
company, but by the Leeds and York Railway ; and suggested,
therefore, that his interrogatories should have reference only to the
Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railways.
To Mr. BAINxs Witness replied that he had bad experience in
conducting works which presented much greater difficulties than any
on the proposed Hue, in tact, until last year he had refused all rail-
way engagements, because he preferred the more difficult branches
of his profession.
Mr. HARDY then called

Mr, Miller, civil engineer, who had been on all three of the pro-
posed lines, and conceived that Mr. Bateman's was decidedly the best.
The gradients were worse, but the curves and tunnels better than
those of the other lines.

Mr. Cubitt, engineer of the London and York line confirmed the
evidence of the previous witness in favour of Mr. Bateman's scheme.
The next witness called was Mr. Biehardson, who produced a peti-
tion from Leeds, in favour of the proposed line, signed by about 12,000
inhabitants.

This closed the case of the Leeds and York.
The Committee then consented to go into the rebutting evidence,
when

Mr. HOPE, on behalf the York and North Midland, called a grazier,
who afforded more merriment than Information, but certainly gave
the North Midland a good character.

Mr. Bailey, superintendent of the cattle station at York belonging
to the North Midland, attributed the mischief caused to cattle to the
circumstance of the drovers putting too many Into one truck, and not
to the neglect of the company.
Mr. Ilirkensham, civil engineer to the York and North Midland,
denied the correctness of the statements with regard to thedelays on
that line, and was further of opinion that they had been blamed for
the irregularities of other lines, though certainly the new works at
York, under construction since last year did in some measure tend to
occasion delay to the trains.

LEEDS, TONIC, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION.
Mr. RoEINSON opened the ease by giving in the preminary proofs.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
This Committee re-assembled to-day at the customary hour.
YORK AND Standing orders not dispensed with.LANCASTER.
GLASGOW AND DUNDEE.
The Committee gave a similar decision in this case.
CALEDOXIAN EXTENSION.
Allowed to pressed.

EDINBURGH AND HAMILTON.
Standing orders not dispensed with.
STAINES AND HENLEY.
Not allowed to proceed.
NORFOLK RAILWAY (YARMOUTH EXTENSION).
Standing orders dispensed with.
NORFOLK RAILWAY (THETFORD AND REEDHAM BRANCH).
Not allowed to proceed.

- WEST LANCASHIRE.
Allowed to proceed.
WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON (HA➢IPTON AND BAN-
BURY.)
Allowed to proceed on certain conditions, the nature of which we
could not ascertain.

TOTTENHAM AND BARNET.
Standing orders not dispensed with.
DIRECT NORTHERN.

Allowed to proceed.
OXFORD, SOUTHAMPTON, GOSPORT, AND PORTSMOUTH.
Not allowed to proceed.
LIVERPOOL AND BURY.

Allowed to proceed.
LONDON AND
SASOUTH WESTERN (BA.SINGSTORE AND
LIsBURY EXTENSION.)

Allowed to proceed.
The Committed adjourned till Tuesday.

THE LONDON GAZETTE,
(THIS EVENING.)

INDIAN DISPATCHES.
The Gazette of this evening contains the above dispatches,
received at the India House, which have already appeared
in The Sun.

DOWNING-SSREET, MAY 5.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Barney,
Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel in the Corps of Royal Engineers, to
be Lieutenant-Governor of North Australia, and to admi-
nister the Government of that Colony, under the style and
title of Superintendent thereof.
WAROFFICE, MAY 8.
3d Light Dragoens—F. Chaplin, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Shaw, appointed to the 9th Light Dragoons,
Blay 8.
4th Light Dragoons—F. C. Ford, Gent., to be Coret, by
purchase, vice Cholmeley, whose appointment has been can-
celled, May 8.
9th Light Dragoons—Cornet R. Shaw, from the 3d Light
Dragoons (Ridingmaster), to be Cornet, vice Law, promoted
to the 31st Foot ; C. A. Delmar, Gent., to be Cornet, by pup-
enage? vice Lord J, Browne. promoted to the 10th Light
Dragoons, may 8.

10th Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. G. Townley to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Hyder, who retires; Cornet Lord J.
De Burgh Browne, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Townley, May 8.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Major and Colonel
C. A. Shawe to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice
Walton, who retires on half-pay; Captain and Brevet
Colonel T. Chaplin to be Major, by purchase, vice Shawe;
Brevet Colonel H. Dawkins, from half-pay Unattached, to
be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Chaplin ; Lieut.
and Captain Lord F. Paulet to be Captain and
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Dawkins, who retires;
Ensign and Lieutenant C. H. White to be Lieutenant and
Captain by purchase, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8; F. A. P.
Ensign and Lieutenant P. G. H. Somerset to
Burton, Gen., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
White, May 8;
be Adjutant, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8.
10th Foot.—Ensign E. Dashwood to be Lieutenant with-
out purchase, vice Beale killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Sergeant-
Major G. T. Whitaker, to be Ensign, vice Dashwood, May 8.
18th Foot—Serjeant M`Cabe, from the 31st Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Stanford, appointed to the 53d Foot, Mav 8.
21st Foot—Second Lieut. E. Clemison, to be First 'Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Bolton, appointed Adjutant 31st
Foot, Dec. 19; Lieut. W. C. Dilkes, from the 31st Foot, to
be First Lieutenant, vice Clemison, whose promotion, by pur-
chase, has been cancelled; Ensign C. B. Daveney, from
the 35th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Forbes, whose
appointment has been cancelled, May 8.
23d Food—Seeond Lieut. F. B. Tritton, to be First Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Wynne, who retires ; Gentleman
Cadet E. Crofts, from the Royal Military College, to be Se-
cond Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tritton May 8.
29th Foot—Major G. Congreve to be Lieutenant-Calonel,
without purchase, vice Taylor, killed in action ; Captain A.
T. Hemphill to be Major, vice Congreve, Feb. 11 ; Lieut.
T. E. Willbraham to be Captain, vice Hemphill ;
Ensign V. Tonnochy to be Lieutenant, vice Wilbraham,
March 20; Ensign W. L. D. Smith, from the 39th Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Tonnochy, May 8.
31st Foot—Cornet C. E. Law, from the 9th Light Dra-
goons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dulles, appointed
to the 21st Foot, May 8.
35th Foot—Lieut. G. Bayly to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Brevet Major it. Goate. who retires upon full pay;
Ensign E. B. Cooke to be Lieutenant, vice Bayly; J. Spratt,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Cooke, May 8; H. Quill, Gent., to
Ensign, vice Daveney, appointed to the 21st Foot, May 9.
39th Foot—Sergeant Major John Sears to be Ensign, vice
Smith, appointed to the 29th Foot, May 8.
41st Foot—Major H. Astier, from 62d Foot, to be Major,
vice Montizambert, who exchanges, May 8.
46th Foot—Lieutenant A. Wombwell to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Zuhlcke, who retires, May 8 ; Ensign W.
lardy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wombwell ; B.
NeAiile' Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Hardy, May S.
49th Foot—Lieutenant D. M'Adam to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Browne, who retire; Ensign C. J. Powell to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Adam ; W. Bellairs, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Powell, May 8; J. Nason,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Page, appointed to the 50th Foot,
May 9.
50th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign
W. Dn Vernet, vice J. J. Grimes, killed in action, Jan. 29 ;
Ensign J. Purcell, vice J. C. Bishop, died of his wounds,
Feb. 7; Ensign C. H. Slessor, vice C. R. Grimes, killed in
action, Feb. 11.

To be Ensigns—Ensign R. H. Page, from 49th Foot, visa
Purcell ; C. T. Cormick, Gent., vice Slessor, May 8.
53d Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieutenant
R. Spring, vice 'Warren, killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Lieut.
W. J. Verner, vice Smart, died of his wounds, Feb. 22.
To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign H. Lucas,
vice Spring, Feb.ll ; Ensign and Adjutant W. Dunning to
have the rank of Lieutenant, Feb. 15 ; Ensign W. 11. Grubbe,
vice Clarke, died of his wounds, Feb. 16; Ensign 11. Buck,
vice Verner, Feb. 22.
To be Ensigns without purchase—E. F. Stanford, from
18th Foot, vice Lucas, Feb. 11 ; Ensign A. J. Johnston, from
74th Foot, vice Grubbe ; E. Cleeve, Gent., vice Buck, May 8 ;
F. D. Grey, Gent., vice M'Kenzie, promoted in 62d Foot,
May 9.

62d Foot—Major G. S. Montizambert, from the 41st Foot,
to be Major, vice Astier, who exchanges, May 8 ; Ensign
J. M'Kay M'Kenzie, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Bartley, killed in action, Feb. 11.
70th Foot—Lieut. T. E. Mulock to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Rumbold, who retires; Ensign F. A. Willis to be
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mulock ; C. Blewitt, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willis, May 8.
71st Foot—W. A. Myrton, Cunynghame, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Le Geyt, whose appointment has been cancelled,
May 8.

72d Foot—Capt. W. S. Dalton, from half-pay unattached,
to be Captain, vice A. N. Sherson, who exchanges; Lieut.
W. Adam to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dalton, who
retires; Ensign W. B. 0. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice, Adam • A, Crombie, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Campbell, May 8.
74th Foot—E. R. Ord, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Johnston,
appoint€d to the 53d Foot ; Lieutenant T. E. Lambert, from
the 82d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice G. G. Dunlevie, who
reverts to his former half-pay as Lieutenant ; May 8.
80th Foot—Ensign G. Bodle, to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Crawley, died of his wounds, Feb. 21.
D. F. Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bodle, May 8.
MEMORANDUM.—The promotion of Ensign William Du
Vernet of the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, in the 31st Foot,
on the 31st March, 1846, has been cancelled. The Christian
names of Cornet Bennett, of the 14th Light Dragoons. are
James Wentworth, not John, as previously stated. The
Christian names of Ensign Bra don, of the 77th Foot, are
Lewis Augustus.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 7.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to be
Second Lieutenants—E. E. R. Dyneley, vice Chandler, pro-
moted; F. H. B. Phillips, vice Power, promoted; J. Godby,
vice Arbuthnot, promoted ; D. S. Greene, vice Evans, pro-
moted; P. F. Miller, vice Fitzgerald, deceased; 'V. W.
Barry, vice Rotton, promoted; J. T. Orme, vice Hastings,
promoted •, G. H. Colomb, vice Smythe, promoted ;
G. W. D. Hay, vice Mowbray, promoted ; T. H. Harding, vice
Phillips, promoted; P. D. Margeson, vice Chancellor, pro-
moted ; J. F. D'A. Street, vice Carlyon, promoted; A. M.
Calvert, vice Eliot, promoted, May 1.
Corps of Royal Engineers—Major-General F. R. Thackeray,
C. B to be Colonel Commandant, vice Sir H. Elphinstone,
deceased, April 29.
Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants—J. H. Smith,
vice Fowke, promoted; A. It. V. Crease, vice Binney, pro-
moted; F. C. Belson, vice Rich, promoted; C. T. Hutchin-
son, vice Chesney, promoted ; E. M. Grain, vice Murray,
promoted; A. P. Smith, vice Penrice, promoted; A. M. Loch-
ner, vice Morrison, promoted; P. Ravenhill, vice Cooke, pro-
moted, May 1.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 5.
Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet J. B. Prvnn
to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet C. 0. Baker to
be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet C. Wolrige to be
Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet R. S. Moleswortli to
be Second Lieutenant.

Commission by the Queen.
Pembrokeshire Militia.--J. Holland, Lieut., half-pay Royal
Marines, to be Adjutant, with rank of Captain, vice Owen,
resigned, April 4.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire.
W. E. H. Yere, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; G. Dun-
das, jun., Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 17.
Ist or Berwick, Haddington, Linlithgow, and Peebles Re-
giment of North British Militia.—A. H. Baillie, Esq., to be
Captain, Tice Thomson, resigned, Feb. 20; J. D. Martin,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hay, promoted, Feb. 25.
ommissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.
Duke of Cornwall's Rangers—Lieut. C. G. P. Brune to be
Captain, vice Eveleign, resigned ; Second-Lieut. NV. B. Call
to be Captain, vice Howell, deceased; Second-Lieut. H.
O'Neil to be Lieutenant, vice Brune, promoted ; Second-Lieut.
G. A. Hicks to be Lieutenant, vice Mercati, deceased, May 2.
Second Lieut J. R. Rodd to be Lieut., vice Kelly, deceased ;
P. J. Trick, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Archer, resigned ; J. W.
l'eard, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Carew, promoted ; W. 11. 11.
Messenger, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice Call, promoted ;
the Hon, S. K. Lysaght to be Second Lieut., vice Hicks,
promoted ; E. Carthew, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice
O'Neil, promoted; L. Hext, Gent., to be Second Lieut. vice
Redd, promoted; R. P. Johns, Gent., to be Second Lieut.,
vice Cocks, resigned, May 2.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire—
Royal Denbigh Rifle Regiment of Militia—Second Lieu-
tenant H. Robertson, Sanbach, to be First Lieutenant, vice
icholls, resigned, Feb. 20. Sir I'. Erskine, Bart., to be
Second Lieutenant, vice Sandbach, promoted, March 17.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of
Yorkshire.

Ist West York Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain
the Hon. W. T. S. W. Fitzwilliam, commonly called Visct.
Milton, to be Liutenant-Colonel Commandant; Major J. E.
G. Elmsall to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord Wharncliffe,
resigned ; the Hon. C. W. W. Fitzwilliam to be Captain, vice
Viscount Milton, promoted, May 4.
WHITEHALL, MAY 6.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Harry Edgell Bush,
Gent., of Trowbridge, in the county of Wilts, to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
Gearge Seabrook, straw hat manufacturer, Luton, Bed-
fordshire.