The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-14 00:00:00

RAIL WAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTEIWAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

e Committee on Standing Orders commenced its sittings this
day at twelve o'clock, Lnrd Shaftesbury, Chairman.
The Committee, at five o'clock, declared that the standing orders
of the following Bills had been complied with :—The Brighton,
Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymere branch), and the Belfast
and Ballymena Railway,
COMMITTEE ON UNOPPOSED RAIL WAY BILLS.
The Standing Orders Committee having resolved itself into a
Committee on Bills, their Lordships took the following cases
The Dunstable, Birmingham, and London Railway Bill, the York
and Scarborough (Deviation) Railway Bill, and the Whitby and
Pickerington Railway Bill.

The Bills, being unopposed, wero declared to have gone through
Committee.

The Scottish Central Railway Bill was called on, and after
opening the proceedings, the case was adjourned to twelve o'clock
on Monday,

The Committee adjourned at half-past six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP A.
SOI7TH—EASTLMN LINE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Bidder pointed out several inaccuracies in Mr. Vignolles'
estimates, which he said were insufficient. He also pointed out
the superiority of the South-Eastern line in this respect. Mr.
Vignolles' estimate of the total expense of the North Kent
line was 1,249,7491., whereas the actual expense would be,
according to calculations made by him, 1,970,9341., the estimate of
the total expense of the South-Eastern line being 2,160,2211.
Mr. COCKBURN here said, in order to avoid the confusion which
would ensue if the witness were examined with regard to the
London and Croydon line, at the same time that he was examined
with reference to the North Kent line, it was proposed to obtain
a body of evidence against the latter, and then to recal the wit.
verses for the purpose of obtaining another body of evidence
against the former.

Mr. MILLaa and Mr. AUSTIN objected, on the part of the Lon.
don and Croydon Company, to this course, on the ground that it
would occasion loss of time, as it would cau.e the witnesses, to be
examined twice on the same subjects.

Mr. Sergeant SHEA objected to the course proposed by Mr.
Cockburn.

After a short discussion the Committee decided against hie se-
parate investigation of subjects connected with the two lines.

Mr. MERREWETHER was then proceeding to ask some questions
of Mr. Bidders concerning the applicability of the atmospheric
principle as to locomotion, when
Mr. AUSTIN objected to the examination of witnesses as to the
principle. Mr. Merrewether could not ask any questions of the
witnesses against the principle, except as regards this particular
line and the particular localities through which it passed.
Mr. MERREWETIIER insisted on his right to examine the wit-
nesses on this point.
After some discussion it was agreed to adjourn the argument till
tomorrow.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the Committee should meet
o. morrow at eleven.

Mr. Austin, Mr. Millar, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sergeant Shea,
and Mr. Merrewether, requested that the Committee might adjourn
till twelve.

Mr. ALEXANDER said that that hour was surn-Aently early, and
that an earlier meeting would cause great inconvenience to himself
and his Learned Friends. They were all agreed on this subject,
and hoped the Committee would encourage their harmony.
The Committee accordingly adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve.

GROUP FF.
EDINBURGH AND DIRECT NORTHERN.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of ynterday.)

The Committee further required that the construction of the
line should not be carried into Perth beyond the point at which it
crossed the Scottish Central Railway, until such time as the Board
of Trade had given their decision, and the Lord Provost and town
council had given their approbation for the occupation of the
South Inch, in case it might be fixed upon for a terminus.
With the exception of amending the Bill, by the introduction of
clauses to the previous effect, and to increase the capital from
550,0001. to 650,000/., so as to meet the extra expense of a double
line, no other material alterations were made in the clauses, the
whole of which, after being read, were agreed to, and the Bill
ordered to be reported to the House.
This terminated the business of the group.

SCOTCH RAILWAYS.
GROUP GG.
GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Errington, C.E , had heard Mr. Walker's evidence, and
perfectly agreed with him in his objections to the proposed line.
This finished the case for the Clyde trustees.
Mr. Sergeant WHANGLIAM then addressed the Committee on be-
half of Mr. Campbell, of Blytheswood, and the kuars on his estate.
Mr. John Campbell Douglas was called to speak to the damage
done to the estate by the proposed line.
The Committee adjourned at five o'clock.