The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-20 00:00:00

IMPORTANT DECISION.

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH.
GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, PORTSMOUTH,

AND PAREZAM.

Their Lordships met this monting, as usual, at eleven o'clock, In
Room A (New Houses of Parliament), Lord Beaumont in the chair.
.Lll the Members attended.

Mr. ALSXANDEA then addressed the Committee on the part of the
landowners petitioning against the Bill.
Mr. Cubitt was recalled, and examined by Mr. TALBoT, as to the
practicability of ajunction between the proposed line and the London
and Epsom, which he said could be made within the limits of devia-
tion of the plans of last session, but not within the limits of the plans
of this session. The reason why the junction was not practicable
was, that the levels of the two lines would be different. It would be
practicable to hoist the goods, &c., from one line to the other. He
was not aware of any difference in the levels until his attention was
drawn to it by the evidence of Mr. Lock.
Mr. Cocravivi then proceeded to address the Committee on the
part of the Guildford and Chichester.
Mr. Cockburn's address, which occupied the Committee for more
than an hour and a half, being concluded,
Mr. Taa.acrr addressed the Committee for the promoters o( the Di-
na London and Portsmouth, at the conclusion of whose speech,
The Committee ordered the room to be cleared, and after a consul-
tation, which lasted for about half an hour,
The parties were re-admitted, and
The Chairman announced the decision of the Committee in these
words :—The Committee have decided by a majority that the pre-
amble of the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bid Is proved,
and that the preamble of the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and
Fareham is not proved.
Au application was made for the Committee to pass the part of the
Guildford and Chichester Bill, which had reference to the dock-yard
branch, which branch was before the House in another Bill, which
was unopposed, but which would be materially improved by the
passing of this Pill ; but
Te CHAIRMAN said that the Committee could not assent to this
proposition. The Bill must be entirely thrown out, and the parties
could, it necessary, bring forward a Bill for a deviation of the dock-
yard branch next session.

The printed clauses were then gone through, and other clauses
relating to the property of Mr. Dixon, one to bind the railway com-
pany to adopt the deviation proposed yesterday, the other to compel
them to pass through his property on a viaduct. After some discus--
sion they were both rejected, as the Committee were of opinion that
the provisions of the " Lands Clauses Consolidation" Act, were suffi-
cient to meet the case.

Mr. Cole's opposition was disposed of by the Introduction of a
clause proposed by his counsel.

EPSOM AND DOZNXNG.

It may be necessary to explain that this Bill is a part of the Direct
London and Portsmouth, and that the decision made upon the latter
applies exactly to it.

The Committee having disposed of the cases of all the opponents
of the Bill, finally rose at about a quarter to five o'clock.
The Bills will be reported on Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LLTNVI VALLEY.
The Committee met again this day at twelve o'clock. Mr. Lldham,
chairman.
The Committee were occupied the whole of the day in hearing evi-
dence for the promoter.i. The witnesses were cross-examined by
counsel who appeared for several landowners on the line.