The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY).
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Loa") CHIEF BARON and

a Common Jury.)
GOODWIN AND ANOTHER V. HEAD AND OTHERS.
Mr. Hill appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jervis for one
of the defendants (Mr. Head). The other defendants did not
appear by counsel.
This was an action brought by plaintiffs, who are law
stationers at Birmingham, for 6001, the amount of their ac-
count for law stationery, advertisements, &c., supplied to
defendants, who are provisional committeemen of the Wol-
verhampton, Chester, and Birkenhead Junction Railway.
Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed.
NEWTON V. PRITCHARD.
Mr. Watson, with Mr. Brown, appeared for the plaintiff;
and Mr. Jervis, with Mr. Miller, for the defendant.
This was an action nearly similar to the last. The plaintiff i
is a surveyor in Chancery -lane, and surveyed in the month '
of October last a portion of the Thame Valley and Oxford
Junction Railway, and also a portion of the Ipswich and
Plaibnrotiffughretcteoived recoverl 00
Southampton Railway. The agreement for the former was
onat the rate
tetonf
otdhirtthyeguprieseneasnt mile.aaction was
the balance of 1021.
Verdict for the plaintiff for 100/.

MIDLAND AND EASTERN COUN-

TIES RAILWAY.
SPECIAL MEETING THIS DAY.
A special meeting of the proprietors and shareholders of
the Midland and Eastern Counties Railway took place this
day at the London Tavern, in pursuance with the sessional
orders of both Houses of Parliament, for the purpose of con-
sidering their Bill at present depending in Parliament, enti-
tled "A Bill for making a railway from the Cambridge line
of the Eastern Counties Railway at Cambridge to the Lon-
don and Birmingham Railway, at or near Weedon, in the
county of Northampton."
The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening
the meeting,
The Chair was taken at one o'clock by Mr. Cobbold.
The CHAIRMAN said that a report had been drawn up by
a committee of the shareholders to consider what would be
the best course to take with reference to proceeding with
or discontinuing the Bill.
Mr. Haamsox then read the shareholders' report, which
merely stated that the line would pay if it were constructed,
and that about 3001. more would be the only expense incurred
in obtaining the Bill ; that there had been some expenses in-
curred, and that it remained with the shareholders to con-
sider whether in the depressed state of the money market they
would empower, the directors to proceed.
The votes were thdn taken, and the Bill was unanimously
carried.

CALEDONIAN EXTENSION RAIL-
WAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the scripholders of this Company was
held to-day, at twelve o'clock, at their offices, 28, Parlia-
ment-street, to decide as to proceeding with their Bill. The
meeting was merely pro forma on account of an advertise.
ment having been omitted from the Edinburgh Gazette, an-
nouncing the meeting held a fortnight ago, and which was
fully- reported in The Sun. There was no opposition to-day,
and there was 25,000 shares produced for proceeding with
the Bill.

Mr. Hope Johnstone, M.P., the chairman of the Company
presided.

ILWA Y COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH.
GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, PORTSMOUTH,

AND PAILEHAIVI.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. W. Cubitt, sen., was next called, and gave similar evidence to
that of Mr. W. Cubitt, jun. He said that the line was laid down by
the latter under his direction, and subject to his approval or disap-
proval. Ho himself went over the line in the first instance.
In cross-examination he said, that the engines would be adapted
to the gradient of 1 in 80, by raking the cylinders somewhat larger
than in ordinary engines.
This being the case for the London and Portsmouth,
Mr. HOPE proceeded to open the case for the Guildford, Chiches-
ter, Portsmouth, and Tareham. Having addressed the Committee
at great length, the Learned Counsel called Mr. Locke, the engineer,
whose evidence occupied the Committee for nearly an hour, and was
not concluded at four o'clock, at which hour they rose, and ad-
j ourned till to-morrow at eleven.

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