The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

(NORWICH LIITENSION.)

Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., opened the case for the promoters, and
in the course of his address stated that the line which his
clients had projected was entitled to the favourable consider-
ation of the Committee, as it posseesad all the attributes de-
sirable in a project of tLis description. It met a great desidera-
tum, was supported by the landed proprietary of three- fourths
of the whole line, was opposed only by the Norfolk
Railway Company—a competing company, who had
themselves projected a similar scheme last year; was
favourable, as regarded engineering features, and could be
constructed for 530,000 L, which was a very moderate es-
timate.

Mr. W. Barnard, a mill occupier on the line, was examined,
and deposed to the merits of the line in affording greater
facility for the transit of the traffic between Norwich and
Ipswich, which was very considerable.
After hearing some further evidence to the same effect,
Mr. Stewart, of Norwich, was examined, and stated that
the present mode of transit was quite inadequate to meet the
wants of that town, and that the proposed railway would be
very advantageous to the inhabitants.
Evidence was also given as to the feeling of the inhabitants
along the line, as well as in other places affected by the rail-
way, and which was represented as being very favourable to
the project.
After some farther evidence in corroboration of the preced-
ing, Mr. TALBOT said that the case for the promoters with
reference to the traffic was concluded, and that they would
defer entering upon the engineering evidence till to morrow.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-
morrow. •

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LOR.
Their Lordships Met- at the.usual hour, Lord Shaftesbury
in the chair.
The business to-day was rather heavy, there being 25 Bills
C 24 Railway), besides 27 Bills (13 Railway) on the merits.
The following Bills were disposed of on standing orders
SWANSEA VALE.

(The amendment for which the case had been adjourred
having been made, the Bill passed in its amended form.
STRATEUFAY AND BREADALBANE.
Standing orders complied with.
SOUTH DEVON AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES
(No. 2).
The promoters of this Bill had complied with the standing
orders.
lIUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY
AND CANAL (OLDHAM BRANCH).
The same was the case in this instance.
FURNESS RAILWAY EXTENSION.

Their Lordships declared the standing orders complicd
with in this case also.
MANCHESTER. AND BURY CANAL NAVIGATION

AND RAILWAY.
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A similar decision Was made in this case.
BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND STOUR
VALLEY ( BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON,
AND DUDLEY LINES).
The same applies to this case.
OLDHAM, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, AND

BIRKENHEAD JUNCTION.
A favourable decision W2B made in this case also.
MONMOUTHSHIRE.

Standing orders complied with.
Several other Bills were part heard and adjourned, and the
Committee proceeded to the cases which came before them
as a Select Committee on Merits.
Their Lordships decided that the promoters of the
HUDDERSFIELD AND SHEFFIELD, AND MAN-

CHESTER AND LEEDS AMALGAMATION
had proved the preamble of their Bill.
GRAND JUNCTION ( IWYTON AND ASTON, AND
OTHER BRANCHES.)
The preamble of this Bill also was proved.
Their Lordships, after disposing of several other Bills, ad-
journed at a late hour. .

GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY'

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THIS Y.
A special meeting of the share DholAder)s of this Company took
place this day at the London Tavern, to receive the report-of
the directors. The chair was taken by 31. F. F. de Clossmar.
The SECRETARY haying read the advertisement convening
the meeting,