The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MO'RNING, MAY 6, 1845.

Glasgow, and combine with the Moncklaiid7 Railway
near a place called Claddens. ti.n important alteration
was also contemplated being made in the station at Glasgow, which
would cost the Company 12,0004 It was to form an additional
depot for coals, to accommodate the plairreyors.
INIr. ANDREWS then proceeded to c,lll his witnesses, whose evi.
dence tended to confirm the statements he had made, and to prove
the advantages which would result to the public if the proposed
branches were permitted to be made.
The preambles of the 13:11s were admitted to have been proved.
The consideration of the clauses was postponed, and the com-
mittee adjourned till twelve o'clock to.merrow.

Group L.
ELY AND HUNTINGDON.
The Committee, consisting of Lord Palmerston, Chairman ; Mr.
Wyse, Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. F. Berkeley, and Mr. Leslie, re-assem.
bled this morning at twelve o'clock,, in room No 15.
Mr. Ceowoca said that he appeared on behalf of the Eastern
Counties Railway, which had presented a petition against the Bill.
The petition was presented three days before the second reading cf
the Bill, and he believed that such a mode of proceeding was in
conformity with the standing orders of the House.
The CHAIRMAN said, that under the new regulations the peti-
tions should have been presented three days before the assembling
of the Committee, and as that regulation was not complied with,
they could sot entertain the petition, or hear counsel upon it.
The Committee then passed the preamble of the Bill and pro •
ceeded to pass several clauses.
The Lynn and Ely Bill was recommitted ; arid the Committee
having passed the several clauses In the Bill, the Committee
adjourned.

Group B.
The Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, and
proceeded with the case for the promoters of the
WEST 'YORKSHIRE LINES.
Mr. Charles Wood, M.P., was examined, to prove that the
Eradford Valley lines_ were pledged to make the West Yorkshire
line, and that the peoph2 of Halifax were in favour of that line.

Mr. Stuart Wortley gave corroborative testimony.
Mr. Carter proved that the pledge was given with the perfect
sanction of the Bradford Valley Line Provisional Committee.
Mr. Ackroyd, of Halifax, gave evidence in favour of the line,
believing it to be the best fir the district through NY biCll it passed.

Mr. Brown of Halifax gave concurrent testimony.
Mr. John Abbott, of Halifax, stated that, in 1536, the Leeds
and Manchester Company pledged themselves to make a branch to
Halifax, but it was not until 1843 that they fulfilled their pledge.
Mr. James Stead proved that the Halifax branch was exceedingly
defective.

Several other witnesses gave similaz evidence.
Mr. John Billing, agent to the Rochdale Canal Company, proved
that the Caldar and Hobble Canal Company was under the control
of the Leeds and Manchester Company.
Mr. H. Stansfield, of Leeds, gave evidence in favour of the
preamble to the Bill.
The Committee adjourned at Five o.'clock.

Group 00.
This Committee commenced its sittLies at 12 o'clock today in
room 17. Present—The Right Hon. IL. Labouchere, Chairman,
Mr. Divett, Viscount Ingestre, Mr. Liodsay, and Mr. G. W.
Ileneage.
The Bills and projects referred to the C.crinnittee are the Hull
and Selby (Bridlington Branch), York and Sea rborough Deviation
Railway, York and North Midland Railway (BLidlington Branch),
and Whitby and Pickerington Railway.
The CHAIRMAN said it was almost unnecessary for him to call
the attention of the parties to the rule of proceeding in the
arguing of the Bills and projects before them. No doubt they
would agree to adopt them.
The Counsel and agents agreed to the Chairman': :suggestion.
The first Bill called on was
THE WHITBY AND PICKERING RAILWAY.
This is a Bill for authorising the sale of the Whitby and Picker-
ing Railway to the York and North Midland Railway Company, and
for enablipg the said Company to make certain deviations or alte-
rations in the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway.
Mr. BULMER appeared as agent for the Bill. He had great
pleasure in informing the Committee that there was no opposition
to the measure.
Mr. Richardson, the solicitor to the Bill, was the first witness
called to put in the Acts of Parliament by which the line was em-
powered to be constructed.
Mr. Hudson was then called to prove the preamble.
The CHAIRMAN—Are you the chairman of the Company to
which you propose to sell the present line of Railway ? Mr. Hud-
son—l am. At present the Whitby and Pickering Railway is
worked by horses. It is not adapted to the traffic of the line.
It would be of great advantage to the public if the Whitby and
Pickering line were united with the Pickering branch of the York
and Scarborough Railway. The proposed deviations of the Whitby
line would be of the greatest convenience. To carry out fully the
advantages of the present Bill it would be necessary to construct a
station, with approaches, in the parish of Whitby.
This was the case for the preamble.
The CHAIRMAN having put the question, the preamble was de-
clared to be proved.
The clauses were then gone into and passed, with the exception
of those relating to the rates and tolls, which were adjourned for
further consideration.
The promoters propose, that for coal, lime, culm, stone, waste,
pig iron, minerals, bricks, tiles, slates, metallic ores, and potatoes,
the sum of 3d. per ton per mile should be charged. For corn, flour,
coke, charcoal, bar and hoop iron, castings, pig and sheet lead,
timber, dye woods, hay and straw, the sum of 4d. per ton per
mile should be charged. For malt, meal, sugar, soap, oil, and gro-
fruit, and vegetables, the
ceries, tallow, hemp, cotton, wool, leather, hides, malt liquors,
smuamchoifn rdy ,p
ebruttocih, epres;
milem e a t; and provisions,
for goods, wares, and merchandise
,
not particularised in the above, the sum of 6d. per ton per mile
shall be the rate of charge. For every person conveyed, 2d. per mile.
for each horse, mule, &c., not exceeding ten miles, the sum of
25. 6d. ; and exceeding that distance, and under twenty miles;
4s. 6d. ; and above twenty miles, ss. 6d. ; and for every carriage,
not weighing more than two tons, 6d per mile.
The above rates will undergo some amendments on the re-con-
sideration of the subject.
The next case taken was that of
THE YORK and SCARBOROUGH RAILWAY DEVIATION.
Mr. Hoes appeared as counsel for this Bill. He said it was a
measure to enable the York and North Midland Railway Company
to alter the line of the York and Scarborough Railway, near the
city of York. There was but one petition against the clause, I
and that was from the Great North of England Railway Company.
The only difference between the promoters and the opponents was
the mode of crossing the Great North of England line. It was a.
matter of great moment to the promoters, inasmuch as the point
of crossing the latter line drawn up by his clients was the one that
could be used with advantage and safety to the public. The oppo-
nents proposed that a crossing should be made, at a great disad-
vantage and with considerable danger to the passengers on both
lints. He trusted, that after evidence which he would call, the:
Committee would declare that the preamble had been proved.
Mr. Stephenson, the engineer, was then called, and his evidence.
fully bore out the arguments of the Learned Counsel.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.