The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-12 00:00:00

Sub• Committee No. 6.

This Committee sat again to-day at a quarter-past twelve.
Captain Jones in the clyar.
The first case called on was the

EAST COAST.

which had been postponed from Tuesday last.
The Committee decided that, the standing orders had been
complied with.

NVOnCESTEXt £.ND PORT DYNIAZLIEN.

This W!:19 also an ar.ljourned case, and the Chairman having
called upon the agent to make the statements which the
Committee had given leave to be made this murning,
Mr. VF...NABLES (in the absence of Mr. Burke) accordingly
made the statement, which was to the effect that inasmuch
z.s the contract for part of the amount of the estimate, viz.,
three-fourths, had been provithd fir by a declaration under
the common seal of the Great Western Company, who would
have to subscribe that amount, it was suggested, he be-
lieved, the other day by some members of the Committee,
that there were no means of enforcing payment of that sum
by the Great Western Company. Now in answer to that
suggestion, he had to state that if the Bill passed parties would
have the same right against the Great Western Company as
they would have against any other shareholder in this under-
taking, because they might enforce payment from them by
action in the same manner that they could sue any parties to
a contract deed.

The CHAIIpIAN said, that to his mind, the Great Western
Company would not be bound for the payment of their debts
in the manner.to which the public had a right. Of course,
Mr,. Burke might have an opportunity of making
his statement before the Standing Orders' Committee,
and in that statement he might suggest any altera-
tion which he thought proper in reference to the course which
might be taken for remedying the matter. The Committee
would, therefore, in this case, report that the standing or •
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the subscrip-
tion contract only provided for 1,625,0001., which was not
three-fourths of the estimate (the total amount of the esti-
mate being 2,000,0001.) The Committee would also report
that the promoters had tendered evidence that such deficient
contract. was remedied by a delaration under the seal of the
Great Western Company to the amount of 1,623,0401., but it
appeared that the Company was only enabled, and not com-
pelled, to subscribe that amount for the jcompletion of the
undertaking.

CHIC-LIES:IE2M AT 20G17011.

This was the next case called on.

This Bill is sought for by the promoters to enable them to
construct a line of railway from Chichester to Bognor, the
length being 53/4 miles, the estimated cost 60,500/., and the
amount subscribed 45,400/.

The engineer is Edward Lomas, Esq.; the Parliamentary
Agents, Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Hope; and the Soli-
citors, J. D. Newland, Esq., Chichester, and C. Constable,
Esq., Bognor.
Postponed in consequence of the absence of a witness.
MIME= (EISLIVII33'CILFIIII EXTENSION).
This was an adjourned case.
The Committee declared that the promoters had complied
with the standing orders.

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The petitioners in this case prayed for powers to enable
them to amalgamate.
The standing orders were decided to have been complied
with.

SHEPPIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE
=TENSION.
The object of the above named Bill is the extension of the
above named line from Leverton to Lincoln. The length of
the extension is fourteen miles, the estimated cost 250,0007.,
and the amount subscribed 190,0001.
The engineer is J. Fowler, Esq. ; and the Parliamentary
agents, Messrs. Burke, Fiat, Venabl,s, and Co.
The standing orders were complied with.
SOUTHAIVIVTOZT AND 3)OaCEIESTER
This case was postponed at the nciticat of tue Parliamen-
tary agent.

MORTALITY IX TIIE METROPOLIS.— The number of
deaths during the week ending Saturday, March 17, Was
860, showing a decrease of 56 as compared with the previous
week, and being not lets than 220 below the average of five
winters. This may be attributed chiefly to the extreme
mildness of the season, as wc, find that the deaths caused by
those complaints generally so fatal in very cold weather are
greatly below the usual number. For instance, the deaths from
diseases of the lungs and other organs .of respiration, the
most numerous by far under any one head, were only 287,
average of five waiters 363, and of five years 294. 'Broil-
chiti3, pneumonia, asthma, and consumption, have all been
very mild; and deaths from old age are not less than 52
below the average, which is 90, the total number last week
being 38. The violent deaths are 19, and the excess cf
births over deaths 469. •
ACCIDENT.—A young gentleman named Dewen, met
his death on Southampton waters, on Monday last, in an open
boat, which capsized, and his body has not yet been recovered.
Biscuits of maize or Indian corn, have been manurac-
tured at Bristol, and they are described as very agreeable and nu-
tritious.