The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

GRETNA Enlll7 CZ:a.

This was a fourth petition of the North British Railway
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to construct a branch
from a point on their main line to Gretna, the estimated cost of
which is 80.000. The usual evidence of the deposit of plans,
&c., having been adduced, the Committee decided that the
standing orders had been complied with.
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This was the petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway
far leave to bring in a Bill to make a branch railway from a
point on their main line to Queensferry, the estimated cost of
which was 140,000/. The Committee decided that the standing
u:ders had not been observed in one respect. The fixed point
where the branch commences en the main line was net suffi-
ciently specified on the plan of the branch by some distinc-
tive mark. It was stated in the section that the branch
would commence at the point on the plan where the main line
diverged, marked A. The plan showed the point where the
main line diverged, but it was not marked A.
The Committee adjourned shortly before five o'clock.

Sub-Committee No. 4, Room 11.
An additional -S üb-Ccmmit tee was appointed for this day,
Gonsisting of the fol!owing Members ;
Sir W. Heathcote, chairman ; Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr.
M. J. O'Connell, Mr. Parke, Mr. Acland, Mr. Ewart, Mr.
Home rumond, Mr. Childers, Mr. Cornwall Leigh, Mr.
E. P. Shirley.
The business of this Committee commenced at twelve
o'clock, when there were present Mr. Rome Drummond,
01:airman, ill the absence of Sir William neatlicote ; Mr.
Hope Johnstone, Mr. Shirley, Mr. Packe, and Mr. Evans. '
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to divide the rectory, which is in the county of Norfolk, into.
three parts; to build one or more churches in each district,
and to add a burial-ground to each new church ; to provide
parsonages and glebe land, and to raise moneys.
Adjourned, owing to the petition not being before the
Committee.

TIL sixraronn TATATEIR-''.l7G:
was passed.

WIND S OR, SLOUZII, AND GT. !SINES
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This was a Bill to construct a railway from Windsor to
Staines, in length eight miles, and estimated to cost 150,000/.
Mr. Walmesley, the agent of the Bill, appeared before
the Committee, and the usual preliminaries having been
gone through, the Committee declared the Bill to have
passed it.
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BRANC=) wax.
These were two Bills for the construction of the above two
branch lines, which were together 91 miles in length, and
estimated to cost 1,900,0001.
The Committee declared that the standing orders had
been complied with, except as to there being only one con-
tract deed for both lines, which was reserved for future con-
sideration. Messrs. Venables and Co. were the agents for
these Bills, and Mr. Vignolles the engineer of the lines.

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Length 21 miles' estimated cost 300,000/. This petition
was declared proved. The agent for this and other Bills of
the Company is Mr. Eddiscombe.
.GIZANZ aU7.:CTXON (HUTTON AIM ASZI-
- HUYTON, PRESTON, AND ST. HELEN'S,

WARRINGTON AND KENYON, WARRINGTON
AND PARKSIDE, LOWIIILL AND PORTOBELLO,
AND EDGEHILL AND lIUYTON BRANCHES)
RAILWAY AND GRAND JUNCTION (HUTTON
AND WAIUUNGTON BRANCH) RAILWAY.
Two Bills had been introduced for the construction of the
above seven branch railways.. The estimated cost for the
whole is 1,480,000/., and the length 46 miles. The en-
gineers are Mr. Locke and Mr. Woods; the agents are
Messrs. Burke, Pritt, Venables, and Co.
Mr. VESABLES appeared to promote the Bill, and the two
petitions were declai ed proved by the Committee.
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