The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-21 00:00:00

STANDING CEDERS COINIIVIITTEn

The following Bills came before the Standing Orders' Committee
this day, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair :—The Leeds and Thirk
Railway, the Newcastle and Darlington Railway, the Waterford
and Kilkenny Railway.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP A.
SOITTII-EASTERN LINE.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
On our return to the Committee room we learned that the Com-
mittee had decided that the case against the London and Croydon
line must be postponed until that against the North Kent line had
been concluded.

Mr MERZENVETHER requested that the Committee should adjourn

till Monday, in order to give him an opportunity of collecting the
absent witnesses. He had at present no witness to examine but
Mr. Caffin, who was some time ago examined concerning Mr.
Hall's powder_mills, and of whom he wished only to ask two or
three questions. The loss of time would be very little, as the Com-
mitted would not be likely to sit to-morrow, even if he were pre-
pared to go on with the case.

Mr. Sergeant WRANWIAM said that the Committee had almost
agreed to meet tomorrow.

After some further discussion, Mr. MERREWETRER agreed to
call and examine

Mr. Caffin, whose evidence entirely referred to the probable dan.
ger from the North Kent line passing through the powder district
at Faversham.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then spoke very strongly against the
adjournment to Monday.

The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee would not meet to-
morrow ; but that on Monday they would expect Mr. Wilmore to
proceed with the case of the Croydon line, and that at present no
evidence against that line, on the part of the South-Eastern, should
be admitted.

Mr. MERREWIITIIER agreed to omit the evidence against the Croy.
don line, and added that he intended only to call four other wit.
nesses.

Mr. WILMORE expressed his readiness to proceed with his case.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then addressed the Committee as to
he admissibility of a report of the Board of Trade as evidence.
The CHAIRMAN said that he had communicated with the Board
of Trade, from .vhom he expected to receive information on the
point on which Mr. Sergeant Wrangham wished to produce evi-
dence.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then requested to be allowed to call
Sir Frederick Smith, late Surveyor-General of Railways, in answer
to Messrs. Hall's petition. He contended that he had a right to
call evidence in answer to any petition against the Bill.
Mr. IVIERREWETIIER objected, and urged that if Mr. Sergeant
Wrangham were allowed to produce evidence in answer to Messrs.
Hall, he would have the same right with regard to the evidence on
the part of the Croydon Company.
The CHAIRMAN desired that the room be again cleared.
On our re-admission the Committee refused to admit the evi-
dence of Sir Frederick Smith.

The Committee then adjourned to Monday at twelve o'clock.

GROUP GG.
scOTCII RAILWAYS.

nArtnriman BRANCH Or THE GLASGOW,
HILIVIA.RNOCK, AND AYR. RAILWAY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.):
Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS and Mr. MAXWELL cross-examined the
witness on the part of certain landlords on the line, and also for the
competing line (the Glasgow, Neilston, and Barrhead Direct line).
Mr. Horne valued the land required at 10,7971.
Mr. Murray, Provost of Paisley, spoke to the general feeling
which existed in the town in its favour.
Mr. Browne, Chamberlain, corroborated the Provost's evidence.
There was a considerable traffic between Nitshill and Paisley in the
articles of building, stone, and engine coal.

The traffic tables were put in and proved by Mr. Anderson and
others.

The result showed a traffic per annum of 10,3141. 19s. 3d.

This closed the case for the promoters.

The Committee adjourned till Monday.