The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

DIRECT MANCHESTER AND LON-
DON RAILWAY CO NIPAis.4IC (REMINGTON'S
LINE).—(T HIS DAY.)
An adjourned meeting of this Company took place this
day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of registering the
number of shares in favour of a dissolution ; but there not
being a sufficient number of shares present, the meeting re-
solved intself into one of shareholders, and Mr. D. W.
Harvey took the chair.
The Committee appointed on the 28th instant were re-ap-
pointed, in order to investigate the affairs of the Company.
After a desultory conversation, resolutions empowering the
committee to enter into a negotiation with the directors,
and to take such steps as they considered necessary, were
proposed.
Several shareholders reprobated the method in which the
funds of the Company w :re squandered.
Mr. MICHILO said that it would be very dangerous to dis-
solve the Company,
.as he considered if they did so prema-
tuiely they would injure the legal claims which he considered
that they had upon Rastrick's Company.
Mr. Pass said he did not think they had any claim in
honour or equity upon Rastrick's Company, but that was a
private opinion.
After a long desultory discussion the meeting separated.

BIDEFORD and TAVISTOCK RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the shareholders took place this day,
at No. 44, Finsbury-circus, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of winding up the affairs of the Company, and
deciding whether the dissolution of the Company should be
taken as an act of bankruptcy.
Mr. J. Browne was called to the chair.
The report stated that the Company bad been successful
in their application to Parliament, and their object
was to construct a railway from Barnstaple, in the north
of Devon, to Plymouth, in the south of Devon, but they had
been powerfully opposed. By the prospectus it was provided
that the number of shares should consist of 26,000 shares, at
25/. per share. 20,000 shares were allotted, and 18,600 were
paid upon.
The following appeared to be the state of the affairs of the
Company :
Deposit on 18,600 shares, at 1/. 7s. 6d £25,575 0 0
31 16 2
Interest

25,606 16 2

Preliminary expenses
Engineering ditto . 5,585 0 0
Law expenses
Rent and advertising
Sundries 483 0 0
Traffic-;taking
Out-standing claims
Balance remaining
Which will return about [Os. a share.
A resolution, proposing that the Company should dissolve.
and that the dissolution should not be considered as an act
of bankruptcy was thus put and carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned till a future day, in order to
get 4 sufficient number of shares represented.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.
ST. ALBANS, LITTON, AND DUNSTABLE.

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The Chairman and the other members of the Committee met to-day
at eleven o'clock, when the evidence in support of the Bill was re-
sumed.
Mr. Gough, farmer and land agent, was examined, and corrobo-
rated the evidence of the preceding witnesses as to the flourishing
condition of Luton, and the general advantages that the proposed
railway would confer ou that town. lie also stated that the farmers
would be benefited in common with the other inhabitants of Luton
by this line. •
Mr. Thomas Rogers, straw-plait manufacturer, of Dunstable, stated
that Luton was the most important town of the county, and superior
to Bedford, and that the price of sea-borne corn at Luton was from
328. to 345. or 355. per ton.
Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—The coal they could obtain at
Dunstable at a cheaper rate was not suited to manufacturing pur-
poses. The proposed railway would give them coal at 7s. or Bs.
per ton.
Mr. Wedd, cern-factor, stated that the proposed railway would
effect a considerable saving in the cost of conveying baf.ey, &c.,
from Hertford to Ware, and to other markets along the line. The
first line on the table of traffic showed 600 leads, or 370 quarters,
which had been ascertained by inquiries at the markets. The
ether calculations were derived from the same sources. A
railway to Watford would be inadequate to supply the
requirements of the farmers who lived along the present line.
Did not know of any district of equal importance in the kingdom
which was left unprovided with a Bill for a railway, if not an ex-
isting line. There was every description of coal in York, which
could be brought by the railways now in contemplation into the
places Meng the line.
Cross. examined —ln the tabular form of traffic, of which he had
spoken, he confined himself to grain. The people of Luton were
decidedly in favour of the proposed line. The expected revenue of
1,8921., included every description of grain produced along the line.
This table of traffic was not produced before the House of Commons.
All the barley in table C went towards Hertford and Ware.
Re-examined—Was not called for traffic evidence, and the traffic
was admitted on both sides. lie had no doubt that the traffic on the
proposed line was superior to the traffic of its competitor. His own
observation confirmed the evidence adduced yesterday.
Mr. E. Rigby, mineral surveyor and engineer, said he had examined
the coal mines from which coal could be supplied to the different
places along theline, and which coal was of very good quality. He
had made calculations as to the cost of bringing coals from these
mines to St. Albans, Luton, and Dunstable, and he found, taking all
the incidental expenses into consideration, that at the first-named
place coal could be laid down for 17s. 2%d., at the seeond for 17s.
10(1., and at Dunstable for 18s. 2d. per ton. This would reduce the
cost of coal at St. Abang 6s. 9%d., at Luton, 17s. 2d., and at Dun-
stable 15s. 10d. per ton, making an average en'ithe whole of 16s. 7d.
per ton.
Mr. Pitman, traffic-table maker, stated that he had compiled the
traffic tables of the present line. Received titan the two preceding
witnesses the calculations as to corn and coal, and the other re-
maining calculations were formed on the usual base of such matters.
The clear income of the promoters of the railway, after deducting the
necessary expen-es, would be 20,925, and the net profit neaoly 10 per
cent. on the capital.
This witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr.
Austin, without however shaking his direct testimony.
The engineering evidence was theo gone through, which termi-
nated the case for the promoters.
Mr. AUsTIN then addressed the Committee on behalf of the peti-
tioners against the Bill, and contended that the evidence in support
of the Bill was the most preposterous that was ever sub-
mitted to a committee. He said that the class of pas-
sengers endeavoured to be drawn into this species of
traffic was not of a nature from which any profitable revenue
could be derived, because they were of a class who could not be sup-
posed to avail themselves of a conveyance of a description like a
railway. The Learned Counsel then went through the other items
of the traffic table, which he contended were equally unsatisfactory,
and concluded by calling on the Committee to reject the preamble of
the Bill.
No evidence was called by the Learned Counsel, and the room
was cleared.
The CHAIRMAN (on our re-admission) said that the Committee
were unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the Bill was not
proved, and that they would report to the House accordingly.
lIERTFORD £ND ZATIPIZIOD.

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Mr. Sergeant Wu-twin...3f opened the case for this Bill, which was
opposed by the Cerporatioa of Hertford and some landowners along
the line.
Some evidence in support of the Bill was then adduced, after
Which the Committee separated.

Room B.
WEST RIDING UNION, No. 11.

:llr. Wood, M.P. for Halifax, the Chanecellor of the Exchequer,
examined by Mr. AUSTIN, stated that he knew the course proposed
to be taken by this Railway, ani the several branches. He believed
that the construction of this line as laid out would be of great advan.
tage to the various towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeaf t WRANGHAM—SeveraI branches
had baen omitted in the present Bill, which were included in it last
year. He thought that Wakefield, which was one of the largest corn
markets in that part of the county, would be accommodated by
Means of the proposed railway.
Re-examined by Mr. Acsme—Thought that a line from Padsey
and Low Moor, down the Cleckheaton Valley, would be of great
public advantage. He thought it desirable that all the lines in-
cluded in this system should be under one board of management.

Viscount Morpeth, M.P. for tits West Riding of Yorkshire, was
acquainted with that country, and the magnitude and importance
of the interests Involved in this scheme, and he could not imagine a
railway capable of giving more accommodation to any district than
the proposed one; he had presented a great number of petitions in
favour of the line, and he was so fully convinced of the beneficial
character of the line that he had become a shareholCer in the
Company.

lined by Mr. HoPE—It was during last autumn that he
became a shareholder. He considered that Huddersfield was a very
important place, and should be well accommodated with railway.
Did not remember presenting au} petition from that town in favour
of the line.

Mr. B. Denison, M.P., West Riding, examined by Mr. ArSTIN—
Quite agreed with the evidence given by Viscount Morpeth and the
Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Counsel for the opposition declined to put any question to the
Hon. Member.
Mr. Walker, of the firm of Walker and Co., of Bradford, was
then examined by Mr. HARDY, who gave evidence in favour of the
proposed line.
Mr. Hardy, one of the firm ;connected with the Lew Moor iron-
works, examined by Mr. TALBOT—Employed about 2,500 men in his
works. The iron of Low Moor was of a very superior nature. Me
was also connected with collieries, which supplied 130,000 tons of
coals to Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield. By the construction
of this railway there would be a saving of about 3s. a ton to the ex•
tensive consumers of this district. He thought the present system
had been well considered, and gave universal accommodation ; and
he thought it would be a serious evil if these lines were to be again
deferred.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIII.II—The distanee that
coals could be carried by means of this railway would be between
three and five miles, the tolls for the carriage of coals would be one
penny per ton.
Re-examined by' Mr. ntar—He thought it would answer the
purposes of the Company to carry the coals upon the line for the
small distance that they would be required to be carried.
Mr. Anderton, worsted-spinner, of Clackheaton, was ex-
amined at great length by Mr. BAiNzs upon the benefits to be
derived by this district from the construction of the proposed line,
and the general feeling of the people of that district in favour of the
line.
Mr. Ackroyd, of the firm of Ackroyd and Co., of Halifax, wool-
workers, examined by Mr. Sergeant WiLatxs, eonsumed weekly
about 72,000 pounds of wool, and employed 5,000 hands in his works.
The want of railway communication was severely felt in those dis-
tricts which were proposed to be supplied by the present railway.
Last year the Manchester 'end Leeds Railway carried upwards of a
million of third-class passengers upon their line.

liT7iTalle7, of Halifax, examined by Dir. BifLET—Gave evidence
Ltui.tlietmaunt of traffic between Bradford, Halifax, and Rudders-
.‘„_. accommodated by means of this line.
Tao% w-,lllixela, of Clickeatoll, merchant, examined by Mr. Ilan-
In hire, gave evidence of a similar nature.
that there - **examination by Mr. Sergeant WBANGUAM, he admitted
commweawttonnot a single town with which Huddersfield had a direct
Mr.
the r save and except the town of Halifax.
subject of uddersfield, was examined by Mr. BAINIUI on the
also upon his ,-22°.modation to be given to him by this line, and
Bradford, Halifax, andr"on with another line in this district, called the
and its subsequent abandonment.
Huddersfield Railway at a former period,
Mr. Sutcliffe of liudde
a favourable opinion of ttie lidti
et Hudedme at present laid out.
examined by Mr. TALBOT—Expressed
Mr. Butt, magistrate ?afield, corroborated the evidence
of Mr . Sutcliffe, the last witness.
Mr. Bidder, engineer, was the next witness called, he had gone
carefully over the w..e. b 1
e country, and t
an
engineering
could be made in
was that the proposed line was the beet which
of his investigations
rtiline estimates were
2; or in a COM-
that country, whether considered in
not
prepared
the line.
mercial point of view, and he was of opinion that
n: a
amply sufficient for the construction of the
Cross-examined by Mr. Hoes—He was
:Ltltfat
the Brighouse branch was the best which could be
flic between i
the accommodation of the bra
Brat.furd and II ru-
-- 'or
The estimates averaged about 40,000/. per mile. uddersfield.
Mr. VioNotEs corroborated the former engineering evidence
Mr. TALBOT then proposed to call
Mr. Cubitt, to corroborate the
statement of the last witness.
The Cnaiamsoi intimated, however, that there was no necessity
for accumulating evidence of this nature,
A table of assents and dissents was then handed in, which con-
cluded the case on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. The Com-
mittee ten adjourned till twelve o'clock tomorrow.
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THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, Aua. 3, 1846.
Tha Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Langworthy
ilingston, Esq., to be one of the Keepers of the Peace, in the
borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, in the county of
Devon.

WHITEHALL, JULY 29.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Milner Barton,
of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent, to be a
Muter Extraordinary of the High Court of Chancery.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Ist day of
August, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in Council. This day the Right Honourable Granville
George Earl Granville was, by her Majesty's command,
sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and
took his place at the Board aecordingly.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
Honourable Thomas William Earl of Leicester to be Lord-
Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Norfolk,
his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken
thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy.
At the Court at Buckingham-palace, the first day of
August, 1846, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty
in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to
appoint the Right Honourable the Lord President of the
Council, for the time being; the Right Honourable the Earl
of Clarendon, President of the Committee of Council for
Trade and Foreign Plantations; the Right Honourable the
Earl of Auckland, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty ;
the Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called Lord
John Russell), First Lord Commissioner of her Majesty's
Treasury; the Right Honourable George Nif i:liam
Frederick Howard (commonly called Viscount Nor-
peth), Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests; the
Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.. one of her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State; the Right Hon. Thomas Ba-
bington Macaulay, Paymaster. General of her Majesty's
Forces; and the Right Hon. Charles Wood, Chancellor and
Under-Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer, to be a Com-
mittee to superintend the application of any sums voted by
Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education.
MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, AUG. 1.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps to be Equerry in Ordinary to
her Majesty, in the room of Colonel C. G. J. Arbuthnot, re •
signed.

WHITEHALL, AUG. 3.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appoin ting
Sir Watkin Owen Pell, Knt., Captain in the Royal Navy,
to be one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital.

DOWNING-STREET, AUG. 3.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Nicholas
Rooks, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General fur the
island of Tobago.
CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 3.