The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

GROUP TX

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. &therm then replied in review of the evidence, showing the
great advantage it would be to the inhabitants of Glasgow. With re-
epeet to the alleged inconvenience of the carriages passing in front of
the wefts, he referred the Committee to the fact of tram-roads being
laid down on ctowded Quays ; that a Bill was now before Parliament
to give the power of laying down a tram-road in a dock in Liverpool;
and that a Bill would in all likelihood be brought before this
Committee by which the trustees of Glasgow Barbour
sought to lay down a tram•road there. Besides, the evi-
dence of Mr. Kyle went to show that the inconvenience would
not be very great. Still, in- order to meet any inconvenience,
he was willing to insert clauses to regulate the passage of the trains,
to prevent steam power; and, further, he was willing, should the
Committee require it, that side lines at right angles with the branch,
and in connexion with the several works, should be made at the
expense of the promoters.
The room was then cleared.
On our re-admission the CSAIUMLN intimated that the preamble
of that portion of the Bill relating to the Port Derides branch was
not proved. With regard to the other parts of the Bill they reserved
their decision, as they wished to get some further information from
Mr. Miller respecting the estimates of the Qseenferry branch.
It was intimated that Mr. Miller was unavoidably detained before
the Lords' Standing Orders' Committee, and the further consideration
was put off till to-morrow.
The Committee then proceeded to the consideration 6f

--The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour,
The Glasgow Mineral Harbour, and
The Glasgow Harbour (Grand Junction Terminus Bills).
Messrs. Ifildyard, Austin, Sergeant Wrangham, and Hope, ap-
peared for the first Bill; Messrs. Talbot, Monteith, and Russell, for
the second ; and Sergeant Rellasis and Mr. Carrol for the third.
Mr. ITILDYARD then brief!), opened the case for the general terminus
and Glasgow Harbour Line, with width the other two are competing
lines. Having stated the object of the promoters, that it was la-
teuded to connect the harbour with the railways on the south bank
of the Clyde, and contrasted Its advantages over the other two
schemes, both in gradients, curves, and public convenience,
The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock.
On the! application of Mr. Talbot, the Caledonian and Glasgow
Termini and Branches Bill was also agreed to be considered la con-
nekton with the three previous schemes.

GROUT ZIV
NORT* 301111irr 1.1,4111.
(Continued from our Afternoon. Edition of yesterday.)
Hr. jOUN O'Cotisztr. objected to the time or the Committee being
taken up with examining witnesses as to their individual opinion
of the merits of the tone line ver the other, to show that they
knew from conversations they had had with others that those others
who were not present were more favonrable to the North Kent line
than the South-Eastern project. If these witnesses, however, spoke
to the opinion of a body of people expressed at a public meeting it
would he a very different thing.
Witnesses were accordingly produced lions the various towns en
the line, to prove that public meetings had been held at each place,
where petitions in favour of the North Kent line were unanimously
adopted.
This evidence trampled the whole of the day.
The Committee ailjounieJ till to•ntorrow at twelve &erotic.