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

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

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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.
SOUTH-EASTERN LINE.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
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On our return to the Coramittee.room we learned that the Com-
mittee had decided that et;:4ase against the London and Croydon
line must be postponed until tii.7.4..7ainst the North Kent line had
been concluded.
Mr MERREWETHEE requested that the Co.:llmittee should adjourn
till Monday, in order to give him an opportunity:.f collecting the
absent witnesses. He had at present no witness to exi'mioe 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 WRANGIIASI said that the Committee had almost
agreed to meet to-morrow.
After some further discussion, Mr. MEnagivEintil agreed to
call and examine

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

Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIANI then spoke very strongly against the
adjournment to Monday.
The CnAtamaN 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. MER REWETH ER 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 WRANGIIAM 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 whom 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. MERREWETHER objected, and urged that if Mr. Sergeant
Wrangham were allowed to produce evidence in answer to Messrs.
Hall, he would have the sane right with regard to the evidence on
the part of the Croydon Company.
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The Ciisiemeridesired 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.
SCOTCH RAILWAYS.

BARILHEAD BRANCH OX' THE GLASGOW,
KILMARNOCK, 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 10,797/.
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.