The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Mr. COLLETT moved that the minutes of the proceedings
of the Committee on the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of
Ireland Bill be laid on the table of the House. He intended
to oppose the third reading of the Bill, and wanted those mi-
nutes to make out his case.
The motion was opposed by Mr. GREENE, who considered
the question was merely one between private parties, in which
the public had no interest, and, therefore, the public ought not
to be called upon to pay the expense of printing the minutes.
Mr. MORISON had been on the Committee, and could not
see how any possible public benefit could arise from printing
the minutes.

After a fl w words from Mr. PATTISON, the motisn was
negatived without a division.

LEEDS AND THIRSK RAILWAY BILL.
On its being moved that the Report on the Leeds and
Thirsk Railway Bill be brought up,
Mr. LAWSON complained of a breach of faith in regard
to this measure. The North of England Company had
promoted the Harrogate and Ripon junction line as a
competing line to the Leeds and Thirsk. They had
told him that their case was such a good one that they
were certain of success, and for ten days they had been
before the Committee. The Chairman of the York and
Midland line had, in the meantime, purchased the whole of the
North of England shares, and had withdrawn the Harrogate
and Ripon project, which had been favourably reported on by
the Board of Trade, which withdrawal was a great detriment
to the public. In consequence of these proceedings he was
placed in such a position, that he could not benefit even by a
decision of the House in his favour ; and although he con-
sidered the Leeds and Thirsk line not the best, yet he was not
hostile to it in some respects.
Mr. P. M. STEWART, as Chairman of the Committee,
would satisfy the Hon. Gentleman and the House that it was
not in the power of the house to benefit him. This
was one of three projects which had been submitted
to the Committee, and after fighting the matter for seven
days, the Committee were told that matters were settled,
and the result was the withdrawal of the Harrogate and Ripon
project. The Committee had, therefore, no course left but to
negative the preamble of the Bill. He was not surprised at
the feeling exhibited by the HonourPble Gentleman,
as the withdrawal of this Bill left Borough-
bridge as it were high and dry as far as railway communication
was concerned, but it was the opinion of the Committee that
some line of railway communication should be formed for Bo-
roughbridge either with the North of England or the Leeds
and Thirsk lines, and he had no doubt but such a project
would meet the approval of Parliament.
The report was then agreed to,
WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION RAIL-

WAY BILL.
The report on this Bill was agreed to.

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.

The report on the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Bill
was referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
ABERDEEN RAILWAY.

Mr. BANNERMAN gave notice that he should move the
third reading of the Aberdeen Railway Bill on Friday.
LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE RAILWAY.
The reception of the report on the Londonderry and Cole-
raine Railway Bill was deferred until Thursday next.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.
Lord COURTENAY reported for the Committee on the
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill that they had decided
that the preamble of the Bill was not proved, but that they
would admit it as a project.
NEWCASTLE, SHIELDS, AND TYNEMOUTH EX-
TENSION RAILWAY.
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Shields, and Tyne-
mouth Extension Railway Bill was read a third time, and
passed.
STANDING ORDERS.
Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Committee on
standing orders.
NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.
On the motion of 11r. H. HINDE, the report of the further
proceedings on the Newcastle and Darlington Railway was
ordered to be laid before the House.
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. GIBSON CRAIG, the reception of
the report on this Bill was deferred until to-morrow.
SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAILWAY.
On the motion of 114. WARD, the report on the She.leld
and Rotherham Railway Bill was brought up.
The London and Greenwich Railway Bill was read a third
time and passed.