The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-19 00:00:00

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1,1,31 X GLASGOW =NOTION RAILWAY.
b„ "`',la the re-assembling of the Committee this morning the exam'.
"ml of witnesses in support of the Bill was resumed.
till'. Hartley, of Liverpool, said the rails along the docks at
„„yerPool were very convenient. He considered the rails on the
"aY at Gia,
gow ought to be on the level.
11Ir.
Moore, Chairman of the Dock Trustees at Liverpool, con-
cti rxtte d in
the evidence of the previous witness.
I't' BMon, manager of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway, de.
ladas to the facility for the transmissimi of traffic which the
On the quays belonging to that railway afforded.
Ir. Dickson, of Ilull. described the manner in which the goods
Were r lifted from the waggons into the boats from off the quay.
zlitl'r' Reed, of the Glasgow Railway Company, deposed as to the
I,‘: of charges on that line.
~r• Knight spoke as to the cartage.
1407 r• lidastone said the proposed junction met with the full ap-
ai of the ironmasters.
m
Christie stated that the iron manufacture had greatly
ocr?,'ed within the last ten years, and there was every probability
'1,7 being further increased.
tr• Leadbitter said that there were 50,000 tons of stone an-
"i
ai,„i9 brought into Scotland for shipment and home consumption.
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The n HA.TCPTON.
thenn ,Awiimittee met to-day at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in
on air, when the case for the opposition was returned.
'Peet ,the Noble Loan taking the chair, he stated, that with re-
the 8;,.. a petition presented by Mr. Macey, of Banbury, against
Derin:l. the Committee had that, considering the late
bet); at bleb the petition had beepresented, counsel could not
14,741 i.ll its support.
do ; Lame, of the Board of Trade, was then examined in rela-
etcnr a statement of Mr. Cockburn in opening the case, that the
tvid," of the Board of Trade had been given on ezparte
1 hge ee*
iiefor witness, in his examination, denied this, and stated that
11,ar e the decision had been given, both interests had been fully
and had Both noth Mr. Brunel and Mr. Sunders haft been examined,
gums Interviews with the Board of Trade.
the te2;.°ble CHAIRMAN thought this quite sufficient in answer to
41'1,,N `Ment of counsel on that point, and the witness was dis-
Ben.
Nir.
erall
"ge ITudson, the celebrated railway proprietor, was next
"le tra examined 011 the respective merits of the two gauges, and
l'kfer:',,s,hil'rnent of goods. Ile deposed that the narrow guage aas
Vq,41(1".(1,e to the other, and that no hind of mechanical contrivance
tralishi ° away with the evils and inconvenience arising from
'ektit.P'n'tit and break r f gauges. The evidence was in effect a
tivep." Of What he stated in the Commons' Committee, already

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP X.
3114XCT NORTHERN—TiLERINGDON
The r„ STREET EXTENSION.
-our b.7-41araittee on these lines resumed to-day at the customary
at °tint Courtenay in the chair.
gr. C'ororkzittee immediately after re.assembling withdrew with
tkle 4"111 the Parliamentary Clerk, and after remaining some
The deliberation, returned.
!les Caallttaaw said he wished to call the attention of the par.
Witt,,—"' their representatives in this Group to an annonymous
114 lett"taining charges against the Clerk of the Committee.
,„_
'utak; r, which was addressed to him as Chairman, and received
batklr4lnfi. adverted to an article which appeared lately in a
Ist LailwaY Paper, insinuating that Mr. Creed had a larg
`u e inter-
of the lines, immediately and prominently under
Lila in and stating that rumours to that effect were
sattaki," neighbourhood of St. Stephen's. In justice
.to
14, Wen " as adjudicators on the interests of the public,
'o as the particular injustice to those companies, and
Laalted ;la
.to their officer, the Committee had specifically
u'al 11,7 e question of Mr. Creed whether he had, or
V"ai, InCtuti any interest in the companies before that
net --he) and he had given a most satisfactory assurance that he
any way whatever concerned in the issue of the inquiry,
.4,11414,Zed with the schemes. Several other anonymous com-
Lao ins' some of a similar tendency, had been received, but
i—ittee had not thought it necessary to notice any but that
"ay.