The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-17 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E VENING JUNE 17, 1845.

GROUP Z.
DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yes:erday.)

Cross.examined by Mr. COCKBURN—His surveys commenced in
October, about two months before the plans and sections were de-
livered to the Board of Trade. The breadth of the gauge would
be 5 ft. 3 in ; the iron 101. per ton ; the chairs and sleepers 71.10 s
per ton. The lines would rest on longitudinal bearers. There
would be twenty five stations, and three drawbridges. The witness
was then examined on minute details in connexion with the line.
The cost of constructing this line would be nearly 10,0001. a mile.

Mr. MuapuY said he had a great number of witnesses, but as it
was his desire to save as much of the time of the Committee as he
could, he would not call them unless they thought that he should
do so.

The CHAIRMAN, after consulting with the other members of the
Committee, said they saw no reason why additional witnesses should
be examined, but he (Mr. Murphy) had better keep his witnesses
in town as it might be necessary to examine them with respect to
the testimony of witnesses on the part of the petitioners.
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Mr. COCKBURN objected to this course on the part of the Corn-
mittee, as he considered it in opposition to Parliamentary practice.
The CHAIRMAN said they had heard a great deal of evidence on
the same points. If the promoters chose to call further evidence
they were bound to hear it. They (the promoters) must use their
own discretion in the matter.

Mr. Lee, clerk to the Company, was then called to prove the
capital of the Company, which he said was 1,800,0001., that the
number of subscribers were 16,390, and that the deposits amounted
to 40,975/.

Much discussion was caused by Mr. COCKBURN taking an objec-
tion to this formal evidence of the capital of the company, and by
calling on the promoters to produce the subscription deed, as he
was instructed that the subscribers' names had bean fraudulently
obtained. At length, the receipt of the Accountant-General of the
deposits was produced, and the Learned Counsel consented to take
the witnesses' proof of the truffle; the deed, however, was shown
to him.

Mr. Nuzum gave evidence respecting the assents and dissents.
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This closed the case for the promoters.
Mr. Rowe then applied to have Mr. Boyle, the engineer, to the
Mullingar Company, who had certain sections in his possession
of importance to the case of thepetitioners, the Grand Canal Corn.
pany, summoned before the Committee by a warrant of the Speaker.
The Learned Counsel then called

Mr. Hannington, who stated that he was the engineer to the
Canal Company. That in March last, in conjunction with Mr.
Boyle and Mr. Henry, he made a survey of the site of the proposed
line for the purpose of testing the accuracy of the sections. They
found a great number of errors in the levels. The specifications
were given to Mr. Boyle after he (witness) had placed his initials
on them, on the understanding that he would produce them when
required. He had since refused to do so.

Mr. TALBOT said they might have Mr. Boyle before them, but
they could not compel him to produce the plans and sections in
question.

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Similar applications were made for the attendance of Mr. W. T.
Mulvany and Mr. Lether.
The Committee then adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, JUNE 16.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY (CAMBRIDGE AND BURY

ST. EDMUND'S EXTENSION) BILL.

Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now
read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word
" now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this
day six months :"—Question put, " That the word now' stand part
of the Question." The House divided:—

➢iAJORITY-AYES, 47.
Aldan, William Greene, Thomas Parker, John
Bannerman, A. Grosvenor, Lord R. Pendarves, E. W.
Baring, F. T. Hatton, Captain Philips, G. R.
Barnard, E. G. Hiude, J. H. Phillpotts, John
Bell, Matthew Hope, Alexander Plutnridge, Captain
Beresford, Major Horsumn, Edward Rediugton, T. N.
Bowring, Dr. Humphery, Alderman Stuart, W. V.
Brotherton, Joseph Inglis, Sir R. 11. Trelawny, J. S.
Busfeild, William Johnson, General Vane, Lord H.
Cavendish G. H. Lemon, Sir C. Wawn, J. T.
Christie, W. 1). Lennox, Lord A. Wilshere, W.
Clive, Robert 11. M`Geachy, F. A. i Winnington, Sir T.
Collett, W. R. M‘Taggart, Sir J. Wrightson, W. B.
Duke, Sir J. Maher, N.
Duneombe, Thomas Mitcalfe, Henry TELLERS.
Estcourt, T. G. B. O'Connell, M. J. Ward, 11. G.
Forster, Matthew OTerrall, It. M. Duncan, George