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London, England, 1845-06-12 00:00:00

l CIE MAYNOOTH GRANT.

The following protest against the second reading of the
Maynooth hill in the House of Lords has been matte by Lords
Farnha'i and Kenyon.
PROTEST AGAINST THI?. SECOND READING OF

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
STANDING ORDERS.
The Standing Orders Committee of the House of Lords re-assem-
bled this,day at one o'clock, Lurd Shaftesbury in the chair.
The following unopposed cases were taken by their Lordships :
The North British Railway, the Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton
Railway, the Kendal and Windermere, the Southampton and bor.
chester Railway, and the Yaxmouth. and Norwich Railway.
The Bills went through, and their LerdshiPs adjourned till one
o'clock on Friday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP A.
SOUTH EASTERN MINE.

The Committee on meeting this morning at twelve o'clock, re-
sumed the consideration of the above line, when
Mr. MERRENVETHER was about to put in as evidence, several
letters from the Board of Ordnance, but agreed to withdraw them
for the present.
Captain Charlwood, R.N., superintendent of traffic on this line,
was called and examined with regard to a rise in the charges
for the carriage of goods and parcels on this line, which he said had
originated in a mistake.
Mr. Ellis, a shareholder of the South-Eastern line, was called to
prove certain proceedings at a meetirig called with reference to the
proposed line.
Mr. Bennet, also a shareholder in this company, was examined
pith reference to the same subject.
Mr. Chubb, accountant to the South-Eastern Railway Company,
was tben examined as to the affairs of the Company, and stated that
the receipts of the Company during the half-year ending Ist
January, 1845, were 139,0421. Ils 2d.; the expenditure for the
same half-year being 69,2881. Os. 2d., leaving a net profit of
69,7541. 11 s.

When cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant SHEA, witness stated
that the debts of the Company amounted to 1,000,0001., of which
48,0001. was to be paid on the sth July next. The money was to
be raised on a new issue of shares.

Being re-examined by Mr. MERREWETHER, he stated that these
shares had been already issued at a nominal price of 501. each, but
actually at 331. 6s. Bd. The witness was also examined on other
points connected with the affairs of the Company.
Mr. Armstrong, accountant, was examined as to the charges on
tine present, and the intended charges of the proposed line.
Mr. Bidders, engineer to the South-Eastern, and also to
the Chatham and Milton line, was then called and examined—He
stated that he had examined both the lines of railway, the South-
Eastern and the North Kent, and he considered the former the
preferable line. He then proceeded to describe the South-Eastern
li.ie, and to point out several points in which it was superior, in his
opinion, to the North Kent line. The South-Eastern line would have
a terminus at Blackheath, vrhich could not be on the North Kent
line, as the tunnel there would render it impracticable. The two
3pes entered Woolwich differently—the South-Eastern having a
terminus within 200 yards of the gates of the Arsenal, and another
iiear the Dock-yard. The line would interfere with some private pro-
perty at Woolwich, but the injury would not be equal to the advan-
tage to the trade of the town. It was contemplated to have a
double:line between Woolwich and Gravesend, one branch of which,
called the Stow branch, would diverge to the right, and the other
to the left. The North Kent line gave better accommodation to
the people of Erith than the South-Eastern, but superior accom-
modation was given by the South-Eastern to the people of the:more
populous village of Welling.
The Committee were occupied the whole of the latter part of
the day with the evidence of this witness, but no further point of
public interest was spoken to by him. _

On the announcement that the Speaker was at prayers, the Corn-
mitt( e adjourned till Friday.

GROUP FF.
The Committee met again this day, at twelve o'clock, in Room
No, 7, Lord Ashley, Chairman.

TIDTNEURGH AND NORTHERN LINE.
The parties having assembled,

The •CHAIRMAN said, that as Mr. Walker, the Government
engineer, had been alluded to in the course of the evidence adduced
by the opponents of the Bill, that gentleman could, at the option of
the parties, be examined, for the purpose of replying to that part of
the evidence which questioned the general construction of Granton
Pier.

Mr. CLARKE, for the opponents, had no objection to hear an ex.
planation from Mr. Walker.
Mr. WHITMAN would certainly object to Mr. Walker being
now examined by the promoters, as the opponents had closed their
case, and had no opportunity of replying to any new feature of the
case at issue. He would not, however, object to a simple expla-
nation, so far as Mr. Walker himself, as a professional man, was
concerned.

Mr. Walker was then called, and he having explained the plans
relating to the pier,
. . .

Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS commenced his reply to the whole case
for the promoters. The Learned Sergeant went through the evi-
dence seriatim pro and con, and after having explained the general
course of the line, and the great advantage it would confer upon
the districts which it would traverse, ccncluded a most argumenta-
tive and convincing address by calling upon the Committee to pass
the preamble of the Bill.
Mr. Sergeant Bellasis having concluded his address, the room
was .ordered to be cleared for the consideration of the preamble.
Mier a deliberation of two hours and a half the parties were
called in at a quarter to five o'clock, when
The Noble CHAIRMAN said—The Committee have decided that
the preamble of the Bill is proved. They have also arrived at a
conclusion that the promoters must commence with a double line.
They will not leave it at the discretion of the Board of Trade
to order this, for they have come most strongly decided on that
course. _ .

Mr. CRAWPORD—On behalf of the promoters, I beg to inform
your Lordship that we are quite willing to make the double line ;
indeed, we are glad of the decision on that point.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow.

GROUP GG.
SCOTCH RAILWAYS. GLASGOW DIS-

TRICT.

The Committee met this morning to consider the cue of the
opponents to the
GLASGOW 717NCIVION RAILWAY.

The morning N% as chiefly consumed by a mere technical objec-
tion, urged by Mr. Austin on the part of the opponents, and de-
fended by Mr. Sergeant Andrews on the part of the promoters, on
the point that the level was erroneously described in the sections
with reference to the datum line.

The Committee decided that the objection might be proved by
evidence, and
Mr. AusTix called Mr. Collie and Mr. Kyle, surveyors of
Glasgow, who stated that they had levelled the line, and at the
point of junction with the Glasgow and Ayr line found that the
section was in error, by 5 feet 5 inches.
Mr. Vignolles, C. E., corroborated the evidence of the other
witnesses.

After some remarks fromlfr. Sergeant A:umEws,
Mr. Miller, C.E., was called, and stated that the error, if sueh
existed (he had not levelled the ground himself) was of a very trifling
character, and it would be of great advantage to the proposed line,
hecause it would enable him to improve the gradients in one case,
or by another mode to shorten the points of junction, preserving
the same rate of inclination.

The Committee decided that the objection was not fatal to the
Progress of the Bill.
Witnesses were then called to prove the injury which would be
done to the harbour at the Broomielaw by:the obstruction of the
ground required for the approaches to the intended bridge over the
Clyde, and also from the inconvenience and danger which would
arise from the laying of the rails upon the level of the Broomielaw.
Messrs. Johnson and Russell, the harbour masters, spoke to
these points, and the Committee then adjourned at four o'clock till
Friday at eleven o'clock.