The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-29 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.--(T HIS DAY.)

James Cassidy was charged with assaulting Anne Eve.
The complainant, who had a wound over her right eye,
and whose shawl was stained with blood, deposed that she
was standing in the Crown public-house, in Golden-lane, St.
Luke's, on the previous night, when the prisoner came in,
and without having received the slighte,t provocation, struck
her so violent a blow as to cause the blood to flow profusely
from the wound then visible. She had never seen the man
before.—He was fined ss.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Group I)D.

The adjourned Committee met this morning at twelve, and shortly
afterwards proceeded with the further consideration of the im-
portant schemes comprised in this group. Mr. Parker in the chair.
Some preliminary business, not of public interest, having been
transacted, the examination of witnesses was proceeded with.
Mr. COCKBURN called Mr. Mitchell, engineer, as the first wit-
ness. He atated he had been engaged for upwards of six months,
with twenty-two assistants, taking an account of the traffic. The
number of • passengers who travelled at present by the road,
in gigs, carriages, &c., amounted to nearly five hundred
thousand ; from these it was expected to realise an income
of 27,5471. 17s. Bd., which, being doubled accord:rig to
Parliamentary usage on railway matters, would yield a total of
55,0951. 15s. 4d. The average rate per mile at which each pas-
senger would be conveyed was calculated at I id. The income
expected to be realised from the con"eyance of general
goods amounted to about 18,000/. ; coals would realise
an income of nearly 9,000/. ; lime, 1,534/. ; cattle, 5,3001., and
mails and parcels, taken altogether, would give a further result of
3,0001. The total income arising from all these items, and the
conveyance of passengers, would amount in round numbers to
nearly 94,900/. The country through which it was proposed
to carry the line abounded in mineral waters, and
as celebrated for its beautiful scenery, and during
the summer time was a great resort for invalids and
others wishing the benefit of a change of air. It was calculated the
number of passengers by the railway during the fine months of the
year would be nearly doubled.

Mr. Geddes, managing partner of a coal mine near Stirling, was
then called and examined upon the item of coals, but his evidence
was only of local importance and corroboratory of what had been
previously stated.

Group X.

The Committee on this group re-assembled this morning in
room No. 8, which is a larger and more convenient room than the
one in which the Committee assembled yesterday.
Of the proceedings in the Committee yesterday, of course, we
know nothing, the reporters having been excluded.

At the sitting of the Committee this morning Captain Gossett
made arrangements for the accommodation of the reporters.
EXCLUSION OF THE REPORTERS YESTERDAY.
_ . _

Shortly after the Committee assembled this morning they re-
tired and remained in consultation with Mr. Creed, the Commi►tee
Clerk, for about ten minutes. On their return into the Committee-
room,

Lord COURTENAY (the Chairman) addressing the assembled crowd
in the body of the room, said—l am requested Try the Committee,
before we go in to the business of the day, to say that, having
observed certain paragraphs in the morning newspapers which lead
us to think that some misconception existed as to the authority
under which Mr. Creed acted, in the steps he took in reference to
clearing the room yesterday, without going si all into the subject,
we thrice it due to our Committee Clerk to state that whatever
steps he took were in pursuance of the express directions of the
members of the Committee as a whole, and that they were such as
the Committee deemed necessary yesterday, in consequence of the
exceedingly crowded state of the room, and many of those having
business here being seriously inconvenienced.
This of course makes the matter worse. The Chairman has ac.
knowledged that he excluded the press from the room, as they had
no business there, for this is the natural and only inference to be
drawn from the concluding sentence of the Chairman's explanation
this morning. With respect to his Lordship's declaration that the
room was crowded to the inconvenience of persons hav-
ing business there, we can only say, that the places
which had been occupied by the reporters at the sitting
of the Committee remained unoccupied after they had
left them. The room, after the second clearance, was not incon-
veniently crowded, but was capable of holding at least fifty persons
more than it then contained. The manner of Creed was most of-
fetish, e, and lie suggested the clearing of the room, by saying to
Lord Courtenay, " I think, my Lord, you had better clear the
room," to which Lord Courtenay nodded assent.
Mr. Sergeant WRANWIAM applied for a Speaker's warrant to
compel the attendance of a person named Harvey, who had re-
fused to attend before the Committee.—Ordered.
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee would take that opportunity
of stating that as at present advised they did not mean to sit on
Saturday. In the event of the investigation not terminating before
Whitsuntide, they meant to adjourn from the Friday in the week
precedingWhit-Sunday for as long a period as the Houseshall ad-
journ for.

'The Committee then proceeded with the clauses in the Ely and
Whittlesea Deviation Railway Bill.

Group B.
The Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this morning.
LEEDS AND DEWSBURY LINE.
Mr. BAINES intimated that an agreement had been made between
the Leeds and Manchester Company and the Leeds and Hudders-
field Company respecting the line between Leeds and Dewsbury,
which would render that scheme an unopposed line.

LEEDS AND HUDDERSFIELD.
Mr. BAINES stated that this Bill was for power to construct a
railway between Leech and Cooper.bridge, for facilitating the local
traffic between Leeds and Dewsbury and Huddersfield. The cost
of this line would amount to about 020,000/. or 630,0004, and the
line, it was calculated, would yield a return of 71. per cent, on the
capital.

Mr. John Gott, of Leeds, Mr. Thomas Coke, a manufacturer, of
Dewsbury, and Mr. Williams, woolstapler, of Huddersfield, gave
evidence of the necessity which existed in the district for
the line; and the traffic returns were spoken to by
Mr. Thomas Taunton; while Mr. J. Grainger, engineer,
of Glasgow, proved that there were no engineering diffi-
culties on the line ; the line would be 16 miles in length, and the
cost of construction 463,429!., or 45,000!. per mile. The principal
difficulty would be one tunnel and four or five arches.
The Committee declared that the preamble of the Bill had been
proved.
The consideration of the various clauses in the Bill was post-
poned till Friday.

LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION.
The evidence in this case was then resumed.
Mr. Hardy lived in Loumore, and managed the Loumore Iron-
works, The West Riding Railway would pass over three miles
of his father's property, and through the township of North Direly,
the population of which was 9,941. The line would, in his opinion,
afford great accommodation to this district. The West Yorkshire
line would be very acceptable to the inhabitants.
Mr. L. W. Wickham, a magistrate of the West Riding, gave
similar evidence In favour of the line.

Group 0.
TRENT VA LI.r.Y RAILWAY.
The Committee appointed to investigate the lines in Group 0
met at twelve o'clock in Roem 13. The Committee consisted of
Mr. Hawes (Chairman), Mr. F. French, Lord Emlyn, Mr. Smol-
let, and the Hon. Mr. Charteris.
Mr. Talbot, Mr. Merewether, and Mr. Lucas appeared for the
promoters of the line. Ncbody appeared to oppose the preamble.
Mr. Forsyth appeared on behalf of the Grand Junction, who put
in a petition respecting certain clauses. There was also a petition
from Mr. Pease, one of the Shareholders, who objected to some of
the arrangements which had been made.
It appeared, from the statement of Counsel, that the line was to
run from Stafford to Rugby, and was about 491 miles in length.
The estimated cost v. as about 900,0t0/., and from the passengers
and ammut
er of traffic it w a expected that the return would give
about ten p cent. on the capital. There were branches called
the Potteries Branch and the Aldrus Branch, but it was not pro-
posed to go into them at present.
The following witnesses were then called :
Mr. Charles Wilkinson, clerk to Mr. Wheeler, solicitor to the
Trent Valley Company, examined by Mr. MEREWETUEII.—The
capital of the Company is 1,250,000/. The shares subscribed
amount to 1,148.840/. The shares paid up amount to 114,834/.
There are nineteen subscribers who have a local interest, and who
have subscribed 12,7601.
Mr. Fox, one of the agents, produced tables showing the traffic.
This traffic would be chiefly derived from other lines of railway.
Thomas L. Gooch, engineer, examined by Mr. Lucas—The
length of the proposed line was 49 miles and some chains. The
worst gradient on the line was 1 In 264, and that but for a quarter
of a mile. There were no engineering difficul ies on the line.
The preamble was then passed, and the clauses were postponed
to Thursday.
The Committee then proceeded to consider the Grand Junction
Potteries Branch.

(Sub_Committee,
This Committee, consisting of Mr. Aglionby (Chairman), Mr.
Thornely, Mr. Stansfield, Captain Jones, and two other Hon. Mem-
bers, met this day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 7.
The Committee wore occupied for some time in arranging the
order in which they were to take the following Bills .
The Harwich Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. 2), the
wißermondsech Railway
and . 2), and the Manchester Court of
Record (No. 2).
Theke CHAIRMAN informed the agents that th ,
and then the Ber-
e Committee would
come on.
first ta the Manchester Court of Record Bill
mondsey Improvement Bill, after
which the Railway Bills would
Should the latter competing Bills come on to-day, the proceed.
ing will appear in our Thisd Edition.

On Friday, .
of
23d inst.
William , Robert Roper, son of the late
Roper, Esq, eh
of St. Luke's, was admitted a
member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England,