The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-10 00:00:00

Projected and before Parliament this session...—. 3,098

Total

BROAD GAUGE.

Comp' eted
In progress
Pr jected,

5,557

261

Total

sbo

881

Mr. COCILBURti examined this witness at some length without
materially affecting the main substance of the evidence given in
the examination in chief.

the CHAIRMAN wished a great discrepancy that existed between
the map before him, and the figures given by the witness respect-
ing the miles of the broad and narrow guage. corrected.
Either the witness or the map must be very much in error.
The witness made the number of miles of the narrow gauge much
more than the map, and the miles of the broad gauge considera-
bly less. He Loped this would be explained at the next sitting of
the Committee.

The Committee then adjourned till Wednesday nest, at twelve
o'clock.

SELECT COMMITTEE FOR STANDING ORDERS.
(WISH RAILWAYS.)

The Committee appointed by the House to inquire into the
Standing Orders in regard to their bearings on Irish Railway Bill;,
commenced its sittings at twelve o'clock, in room No. 7, Sir G.
Grey, Chairman.
The proceedings were strictly private, but the effect of the evi-
dence adduced was to show the great d.fficulty of promoters of
railway schemes in Ireland complying with the standing orders, in-
asmuch as the land tenure of that country was of such a character
as to make it almost a matter of imposibility in some cases to serve
notices on the proper parties. To a small patch of ground there
were, in many instances, rive or six claimants as owners, and many
of them could not he heard of till alter the period that notices were
allowed to be served.
The Committee adjourned their inquiry till Wednesday next.

GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND) DUBLIN AND GAL

WAY RAILWAY.

The following statement, in reference to this most important line
of railway, was yesterday Issued for the use of Members of the
House, for the purpose of di,abusing them of the views formed
after a perusal of a former statement got up by their opponents,
and purporting to be written by, and on behalf of, the Grand Canal
Company, but which was subsequently denied by them.
DUBLIN AN) GALWAY RAILWAY.
_ .

The printed reasons distributed to Members of the House of
Commons, on behalf of the Grand Canal Company are q .ite us,.
founded.
Ist. There was no allegation whatever proved of noncompliance
with the standing orders—except in respe'A of numbers omitted
on one plan, namely, that lodged with the Clerk of the Peace at
Naas.
There was not one of these of an important character, and they
are explained in the annexed statement.
For every house, garden, and field, cut by the proposed railway
notices were duly served on the owners, lessees, or occupiers, and
the same were entered in the books of reference.
Every dwelling.house in Tullamore, Philipstown, Robertstown,
and Clara, within ten yards of the line of railway (beyond which
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deviation the Company were restricted at those places from exer.
cising any compulsory power under the provisions of their Bill) as
numbered, and eularged plans were given of the same, and notices
eoswunbc..rcso,mlemssietetse,:nd occupiers thereof.
navigation
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strTuchtetrhaeilway, as laid down in the plans, could not in any way oh.
the first day of the sitting of the Committee, but no allegation of
non-compliance with standing orders contained therein was sus.
tamed, and it Mama& Withdrawn,
beforetnoi ivointght he