The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, MARCH 13.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLwAYs.—This was a petition for a
Bill to enable the promoters to make railways from the ter-
minus of the South-Eastern line and the branches from Lon-
don to Chilhatn, Tunbridge, and Paddock-wood, with
branches to Faversham-creek to Stone, near Dartford, and
to make railways and branch railways from the South-
Eastern Railway at Tunbridge to Tunbridge-wells, and
from Maidstone to Rochester, and from Ashford to Hast-
ings ; and also to alter and extend the Canterbury, Rams-
gate, and Margate branch of the South-Eastern line, and
to make a branch from there to Deal, and to widen and ex-
tend certain parts of the London and Greenwich Railway,
which is now about to be leased by the South-Eastern
Company.
The Bill came before the Committee last Friday, when it
was withdrawn, on an understanding fiom the 'Chairman
that it was informal to introduce into one Act powers which
could only be obtained by separate Bills ; on that day it was
also found that many of the standing orders had not been
complied with.
Mr. Burke attended on Thursday, and stated that the
original Bill would be withdrawn, the House having given
permission to thepromoters to divide it into seven Bills.
Petition for Bill withdrawn.
BRIGHTON AND 'CHICHESTER RAILWAY (PORTSMOUTH
F-xTENstoN).—The promoters of this Bill propose to make
a railway from the Brighton and Chichester line, on the
eastern side of the Dell. quay and Farmhurst turnpike-road,
in the pariah of St. Peter's Subdeanery, to the turnpike..
road from Portsmouth to London, near Landport, in the
borough of Portsmouth ; and also to make a branch from
the Farlington Waterworks, to terminate by a junction with
the Gosport branch of the London and South-Western Rail-
way at the Fareham station. The line will pass through
New Fishbourne, Boshatn, Huntington, Chidam, Westbourne,
Warlington, Havant, Bedhampton, Wymmering, Portsea,
and Portchester, in the county of Southampton. The esti-
mated cost of the works is 320,000/. Engineer, T. W. Ras-
trick.

Mr. Burke appeared as agent for the Bill.
There were two petitions complaining of non-compliance
with the standing orders. .

The Agent for the promoters having called the necessary
witnesses to prove the serving of notices, &c.,
Mr. Coates, of the firm of Dyson and Hall, said he ap-
peared in support of the petition of Mr. John Edward Pad-
don, against the proposed line of railway.
Mr. James William Blackman, owner and occupier of pro-
perty on the line, said that his name did not properly appear
in the book of reference, he having been noticed as John in-
stead of James William.
Mr. Burke explained. The mistake was occasioned by the
name having been copied from the witness's door-plate,where
the name was not in full, but simply J. Blackman.

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Mr. J. E. Paddon was interested for the family of Commo-
dore Henry Ducie Chad, the owner and eccupier of certain
lands on the line.
Mr. Burke objected to the examination of Mr. Paddon,
who was himself a petitioner against the Bill, and who, under
such circumstances, he submitted, could not be heard as a
witness.

Mr. Coates replied, and the Committee having cleared the
room, after some little time the parties were called in, and
informed that the witness should be heard upon the alle-
gation.

- Witness—Commodore Chad was put down in the book of
reference as Captain John Chad, instead of Henry
Ducie Chad.

The Committee were of opinion that the standing
orders had not been complied with in this instance.
It being now four o'clock, the further hearing of the case
was adjourned to twelve o'clock this day.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

THE CORNWALL RALLwAY.-It will be recollected that
Mr. Aglionby's Committtee, decided that the standing
orders had not been complied with. To-day, however,
Mr. Burke, the agent for the Bill, submitted reasons to the
Standing Orders Committee against the decision of the
Sub-Committee, and the result wag, that the Standing Orders
Committee decided that the promoters of the Bill might pro-
ceed with it.

THE LATE LAMAN BLANCHARD'S FAMILY.—The
Committee of the Royal Corporation of the Literary Fund,
at its meeting on Wednesday, unanimously voted 100/. to-
wards the fund now raising for the benefit of the family of
this talented and lamented gentleman. The committee of
distribution thus testified their respect for Mr. Blanchard's
memory and their commiseration for the circumstances in
which those dependent on his literary exertions were left by
his premature death. 'We believe this is but the second in-
stance in the history of this truly munificent society in which
so large a sum has been voted to an individual case. Never
can the exception to the general rule be more fully justified
by the committee, nor more warmly commended by the sub-
scribers, than by the affecting circumstances which combine
to take this case out of the rule which applies to ordinary
claims upon the Literary Fund.