The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-03 00:00:00

GROUP LXI.

EDINBURG-17 AND GLASGOW, MONIELAND
AND ILIRKINTILMOCH, BALLOCHNEY
AND SLATVIANNAN JUNCTIONS.
The Committee met again to-day, Sir John Duckworth,
chairman.
The Committee was all clay occupied in hearing evidence
for the preamble of the Bill.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
HOUSE, OF LORDS.
• Their Lordships met to-day at the unusually late hour of
*4) o'clock, in Room 1, House of Lords. Lord Shaftesbury
Look the chair as usual.
There was but one Bill on the list, namely,
THE WISBEACH, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE

JUNCTION,
which came before their Lordships on a second reference.
The compliance with Lord Wharncliffe's standing order,
and the deposit of the additional 5 per cent. required by the
sessional order, which had not been proved on the former
reference, being now established, the standing orders were
declared complied with.
Their Lordships soon after their meeting resolved them-
selves into a Select Committee on Merits. There were 26
Bills on the list., of which 14 were Railway Bills. The others
were for the most part estate and Small Debts Bills.
Decisions were made in the 'following c&ses :
AYRSHIRE, BRIDGE OF WEIR, AND PORT GLASGOW
JUNCTION.
The Committee declared the preamble of this Bill proved.
BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD AND MANCHESTER.
Their Lordships maclea similar decision in this case.
GUILDFORD, CIIICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH
(No. 2).
The promoters of this Bill also succeeded in proving their
preamble.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (AYLESBURY RAIL-
WAY PURCHASE).
The Committee declared the preamble of this Bill proved.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL (CREIFF BRANCH).
The same decision was made in this case.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM, GRAND JUNCTION,
AND MANCHESTER, AND BIRMINGHAM RAIL-
WAY AMALGAMATION.
A similar decision was made in the case of this Bill.
MIDLAND (BURTON AND NUNEATON BRANCH,
AND ASHBY CANAL PURCHASE.)
The preamble of this Bill was also proved.
CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GARNKIRK, AND COAT-
BRIDGE RAILWAY BRANCHES).
Preamble proved:
NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNCTION (DUR-
HAM AND SUNDERLAND RAILWAY, AND WEAR-
MOUTH DOCK PURCHASE AND BRANCHES.)
This Bill was also passed.
HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY
AND CANAL (HUDDERSFIELD DIVERSION AND
COOPER-BRIDGE BRANCH).
The preamble of this Bill also was declared proved.
WISHAW AND COLTNESS (GREENHILL BRANCH).
A similar decision was made in this case.

SAMBRE AND MEUSE RAILWAY.
The second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this
undertaking was held at the London Tavern, yesterday, at
one o'clock.

Mr. llA'rrEit, M.P., having been called to the chair, ex-
pressed his sorrow that the chairman of the company was de-
tained by domestic affliction from occupying his usual place,
and then called on

The SECRETARY, who, after reading the advertisement
convening the meeting, read the report of the directors for
the last half-year, ending the 2d July instant. It stated
that M. De Grandvoir, an eminent engineer of the
Belgian Cores des Pouts et Chausseds, having been ap-
pointed in the place of their late resident engineer,
had devoted his whole time and attention with great effi-
ciency in completing the laying out of the line, and in
pressing forward the works; and his plans and drawings,
which had been submitted to Mr. Robert Stephenson,
and 'approved of, had subsequently passed the exa-
mination of the Conseil des Pouts et Chaussdes
without tilteratioa, It theca referred to the reports