The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-20 00:00:00

A few trifling observations had been made, but so unimportant
that they were not worthy of notice. The statement he had read
was the unbiased and unprejudiced opinion of Mr. Locke before
even the opposing line was in contemplation. The cost of the rail-
way, including every contingency, was estimated at 1,200,0001., and
the revenue which would be derived for through pri-
vileges and traffic was calculated at about 130,0001.
annually ; this amount would yield a dividend on the subscribed
capital of seven per cent. An important point which he would
suggest to the Committee was that which was at present before
Parliament, for continuing the Kilmarnock line to Cumnock ; and
it was contemplated by the promoters of the Glasgow and Carlisle
Railway to make an arrangement between the two companies for
the forming of a continuous line.
(LEFT SITTING.)

Group V.
NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD.

Members—The O'Conor Don, Chairman ; Sir Denham Nor.
revs, Sir John Rae Reid, Mr. J. A. S. Davis, and Mr. Hope
Johnstone.

The promoters of the line proceeded to call further engineering
evidence.

Mr. Hawkhurst and Mr. Arthur Dean, both civil engineers,
spoke to the probability of constructing the railway within the es-
timate, and of the total freedom from danger in the working of
the line.

Mr. Rastrick, C.E., corroborated the evidence of the previous
witnesses.

Mr. 11. W. BENN, solicitor to the Provisional Committee, had
made an application to the Duke of Devonshire for an inspection of
the plans of his Grace's intended line. Such inspection was, how-
ever, refused on the ground that it would furnish the promoters
with the nature and character of his Grace's opposition to this
railway. The capital of the line was 500,0001., and of this sum
136,430/. was subscribed by seventy.two parties having a local in-
terest on the line, and the balance of 363,570/. by 173 subscribers
in other parts of the country.
This was the case for the promoters of the line.
Mr. WnsvELEr, Q.C., for the opposition, craved a postpone•
ment as Mr. Walker, one of Ws principal witnesses, was engaged
for the Government at Yarmouth, and cou!d not possibly be in at-
tendance till Thursday morning.
The Committee acceded to his request, and adjourned till
that day.

Group R.
ULSTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.

This Committee met today at twelve o'clock, Mr. Gibson Craig
in the chair, Mr. Beckett Denison having been released from at-
tendance on the Committee.

The consideration et the clauses of the Ulster Extension Rail-
way 13111 was resumed, and clauses from 11 to 34 inclusive
agreed to.
On clause 35 being read,-
Mr. ALEXANDER intimated, that it had been arranged t• with-
draw the clause passed yesterday, and to allow the one In the ori-
ginal Bill to stand in its place.—Agreed to.
Clauses 36 to 49 were next agreed to.
Clauses 50, 51, 52, and 53 were struck out of the Bill, as
being provided for in clauses of the Lands Clauses Consolidation
Act.
Clauses 54 and 55 were agreed to.

Clause 56, which provides that roads shall not be crossed upon
a level, was struck out.
The remaining clauses of the Bill, with some unimportant
amendments, were agrees to, with the exception of clause 58,
relating to tolls, which, with the consent of the promoters of the
Bill was expunged, and one founded on the rates contained in the
Belfast and Ballymena, reported this session, was also agreed to.
The Chairman was then instructed to report the Bill to the
House.