The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-23 00:00:00

AUCTION DUTIES.

Mr. RICARDO wished to know when the duty upon auctions
was to cease ? _ _

_ .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
the duty upon auctions was directed to cease from the time of
the report of the resolution, and that communication had been
given to that effect.
The House adjourned at Half-past Five.

ANTWERP, APRIL 18.—The General Steam Navi-
gation Company's steam-ship Soho, Captain Whitcombe,
arrived this day, and landed her passengers at the quay,
among whom were the Baron do Langen, and Colonel
Maltby. The wind had been at E.N.E., with much sea,
which protracted the passage only a couple of hours
lopger than usual.

WATER—WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. ; Per I of raid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.£ s, d.
East London... •••• • • • 8!100 0 0 230
Grand Junction •• • 46 13 4 90
Kent ..... ........... 2!. 10s. 100 0 0 65
Vauxhall 51. per cent. 1100 0 0 60
Weat Jliddlesex •.• • .. 4!. 16s. pr ct. f 63 12 9 127

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
Snb-Committe@ (No. 1.)
LYNN AND ELY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. C. Pemberton, the treasurer of the Eaubrink Com-
missioners was next examined—He had been treasurer for
more than forty years. He had received 335,0001. from the
Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the construction of the
works. More than that had been expended on them. There
was a debt due now of 33,241/. There was a total income of
11,720/. derived from a tax of sixpence an acre on land, and
the navigation tolls. They were paying off the residue of
the debt and the interest upon it, at the rate of 6,200/. a
year. The ordinary repairs cost, for the last five years,
about 1,200/. a year. The present debt would be paid off in
about six years. Tho taxation for the works in other places
was heavier than for the Eaubrink works. He heard that
there would not be more than 4501. available for the main-
tenance of the works when the railroad was constructed.
Other witnesses wore then called with regard to the bridge
which ought to be constructed by the projectors of the line;
after which

Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM replied on behalf of the pro-
moters of the Bill—The Committee then adjourned.

MANCHESTER AND HUDDERSFIELD LINE.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. Cope, accountant, gave evidence ac to the amount of
passenger-intercourse between Huddersfield and Manchester,
which, he said, he had taken care to ascertain, by having
stationed men at different places to note down the number
of persons passing and repassing each day for a week.
Mr. Joseph Webster deposed that he had ascertained the
amount of consumption in the different prices of various arti-
cles in the Huddersfield district; namely, the Marsden Valley
locality, which had a population of near 19,000; by the
articles consumed, he meant flour, meal, and also provender
for cattle, animal food, &c.

Mr. BAIN3 said he now, on behalf of the opposing parties,
proposed to go into the engineering evidence, as he had
been allowed to do in other cases, reserving to himself the
right to take hereafter the examination of his witnesses.
as to traffic. But he was in the hands of the Committee, and
would abide by their decision as to what course he should
take.

Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS objected to any such course being
taken.

The Committee decided that the present class of evidence
should be disposed of before any other would be entered on.
Mr. Whitworth, agent to omnibus owners, deposed that
thirteen omnibuses plied every day from Huddersfield to
Cooper-bridge, and some extra ones on Sundays ;
had heard of people complaining of inconvenience
in going from Cooper. bridge to Halifax, such as
delays and changes, &c., on the turnpike-road. The Man-
chester arid Leeds plan, if carried into operation, would have
the effect of cutting up the only footway now existing on
the line, and the other plan would not do so. A public
fountain that supplied the whole town of Huddersfield
with water would also either be removed by the line under
discussion, or the public access to it would be greatly impeded.
There were two coaches now running between Leeds and Man-
chester and Huddersfield and Manchester every day except
Sunday.
Mr. John Downe, corn-miller, deposed that a great saving
would be effected in the cost and time of the transit of corn,
if a railway were made between- Ashton and Cooper-bridge ;
the present canal did not afford the facilities that a railroad
would.