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

QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)

Their Lordships were occupied during the greater part of the
day in hearing a motion for a new trial. The trial out of which
the proceedings arose was held before Mr. Justice Coleridge, at the
last assizes. The grounds upon which a new trial was moved for
were purely technical, and as the arguments were entirely of the
same character, nothing interesting occurred.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
W2IGHT V. STACEY.

The plaintiff in this action is an office-keeper in Fore.street, and
the representative of a loan society. The defendant is a tailor, and
the action was brought to recover the sum of 61. on a joint and
several promissory note.

The defendant had pleaded several special pleas that the bill had
been obtained from him by fraud, and that it was drawn for the ac.
commodation of the plaintiff: He was not, however, prepared
with evidence, and a verdict was given against him.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP A.
SOUTH EASTERN (DOVER) MINE.

The Committee having met this morning at the hour agreed
on (twelve o'clock), the discussion on the subject of the admissi.
bility of evidence against the atmospheric principle, was resumed
Mr. AUSTIN objected to this kind of evidence at great length.

Mr. LA.NGIIAM, on the part of the North Kent line, objected to
the evidence on the ground that it would occupy more time than
was necessary. It was the intention of the South. Eastern Com.
pany to make every possible delay, in order to keep the Committee
engaged on this subject until Parliament should have adjourned,
and to bring their project forward next year as a Bill.
Mr. COCKBURN insisted on his right to enter into the evidence.
After a discussion on this and other points, 1

The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee would not make any
resolution at present, but that Mr. Cockburn would proceed with the
examination of Mr. Bidders on the application of the principle.
Mr. AUSTIN—Then we shall be here till the Tower guns are
fired.—(A laugh.)
Mr. COCKBURN said that he would not abuse the permission that
had been granted him by the Committee.
Mr. Bidders then proceeded to state that he had examined the
line proposed by the London and Croydon Company, and had also
read the answers given by them to the questions asked by Mr.
Merrewether on the part of the South. Eastern line. It was his
opinion, founded on his own observations and on the statements of
the Company, that the proposed line was impracticable. The wit_
neas then proceeded to point out his reasons for this assertion, and
to describe several causes of retardation.

(LEFT SITTING.)

GROUP K.
WYNDHAM AND DEREHAM MINE.

The Committee on the lines for accommodating these districts
resumed this morning at eleven, Viscount Sandon in the chair.

William Colman, examined by Mr. CALVERT—Is proprietor of
mills, both paper and flour, situate at Marlingford, about six or
seven miles from Norwich. Generally purchases his corn at Dere-
ham, grown by farmers in the neighbourhood, though he procures
large amounts of grain from other contiguous parishes. If the line
to Dereham were constructed, he should send his flour by it, both to
Norwich and Dereham ; the direct line would, therefore, be of the
very greatest advantage to him, and the other mills or factories in
its route, but the divtrging line through Wyndham would be corn.
paratively useless. His mills yield about 2,000 sacks of flour
weekly, though they are capable of manufacturing upwards of 3,000.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C.—There are eight sacks
to a ton, and it generally costs about Bs. for the traction of a ton of
flour from the mills at Marlingford to Norwich; the average price
of conveyance is, therefore, about Is. per sack.
Isaac Everett, examined by Mr. J&MES—Is owner of a farm a
few miles from Fakenham, and about eighteen miles from Norwich.
His farm comprises about 1,000 acres, and he grazes fifty or sixty
head of cattle. After the cattle are grazed they are sent to
London by water. There is a considerable traffic between Dere-
ham and Norwich, all of which would go upon the direct line to
Norwich, if constructed ; but the difference of distance on the cir-
cuitous route by Wyndham would deter many from sending their
goods by it, and he doubts whether the people of Fakenham would
ever make use of it at all.

Mr. Richard Doggitt—ls a resident of South Picken-
ham, and thinks Swaffham would be the nearest point
for him by which to reach any line connecting Dere-
ham and Norwich. At Lytin a discount of 5 per cent., with a
month's credit, is required for all grain sent for sale there. In the
neighbourhood of Swaffham flour is nearly Sd. a stone higher than
at Norwich, although the wheat is dearer, the absence of mills, and
the want of direct land carriage, creating the difference in the
price of flour. The construction of a line which would give a
ready and economical means of transit through Swaffham to Dere-
ham on the one hand, or Norwich on the other, would tend to
equalise the prices of flour in the districts between those towns.

Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C.—The great difficulty
at present preventing the farmers about Swaffham from sending
their produce to Norwich, is the great expense and distance. Farms
about 700 acres of kindly land.
(LEFT SITTING.)