The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-13 00:00:00

THE WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY.

The Counnittee were of opinion that the provisions of the
standing orders had been complied with by the promoters of
the above runway, which they propose to run from Bishop
Auckland and Wear Railway to Stanhope, to facilitate the
transfer of the mineral produce of the surrounding districts.
Length, tea miles ; estimate, 82,0001. ; engineer, Mr. J. Ste-
phenson ; agents, Messrs. Burke, Prat, and Venables.
The ne'.:eslery proof of the contract was deferred to the
neat sitting of the Committee, owing to the non-appears
ance of that document, the result of some accident or irre-
gularity.
THE MIDDLESBOROUGH AND REDCAR RAILWAY.
A petition for a Bill with the above title, authorising the
thrmation of a line between the places named, and in Junc-
tion with the Stockton and Darlington Railway (the same

engineer and agents as the preceding), was declared to be in
nnpliance with the standing ordeal. Length of line, 8 miles ;
estimate, 36,0001.
TIIE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.

This case, which has been adjourned on two occasions to
enable the engineers for the city of Gloucester and Mr.
Whitcombe (the opponents of the measure) and the promo-
ters of the line to examine. into the alle,gations of the adverse
petition, and to ascertain their real value, was then brought
on, when _ _

Mr. Burke (for the Bill) stated, as the result of the confer-
ence, that Mr. Whitcombe, on behalf of the city of Gloucester,
who had opposed the Bill on public grounds, being convinced
of the insufficiency of many of the allegations, and satisfied
with the explanations of those apparent errors on which the
others rested, now declined to press his opposition.
Mr, Hayward declared his conviction that the soundest
discretion had been exercised in doing so.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the engineer, in proving the
plans, had stated that they were accurate, with the exception
of those points against which there were allegations, and that
it would be necessary to examine him again, now that the
opposition was withdrawn.
Mr. Carrington, assistant to Mr. Brunel, the chief engineer,
was called, after some conservation had taken place on tha
subject, and gave his evidence in a hesitating manner, and,
with such reservations as regarded the accuracy of the plans,
that the Committee thought it necessary to clear the room
to deliberate on the course which they ought to pursue, and
eventually decided that they should hear the evidence upon
the plans and sections, to ascertain if the standing orders had
been complied with.
Mr. Brunel was examined accordingly, as Mr. Carring-
ton's evidence did not appear very conclusive, and, on being
desired to state if the plans and sections complied with the
requisitions of the standing ordes, declared that he believed
they were as perfect as they could be, but at the same time
he might observe that he never yet had seen any plans which
could be said to comply with all the details of these provi-
sions. • He believed them to be as accurate as possible, but
was not prepared to say that, on the plans of a fine 200 miles
sonic violations of the orders might not exist. After
going over the allegations carefully, they had struck out
such as seemed untenable, till Mr. Whitcombc consented to
withdraw his petition, but still it was probable that errors
existed in the plans. lie often felt the great difficulty of a
literal compliance with the orders, but more particularly when
called ulon to prove the plans, as at present.
The CHAIRMAN expressed the disinclination of the Com-
Mittee to press upon the promoters of the Bill. They had no
intention of going through all the allegations of the peti-
tioners, as the present case was not like that in which Mr.
Aglionby's Committee had adopted that course, but they were
anxious to ascertain where the errors were.
After some further conversation,

Mr. Brunel, in repiy to the Chairman, proceeded to state
the instances of non• complianee which he was aware of.
There were four cases of omission respecting curves of less
than one side radii in about seventy which occurred along the
line, ati,i seven mistakes in the statements of gradients, some
of which were akributable to mere clerical errors in mis-
placing the ligurs, as well as some omissions of enlarge-
ment.

The CuArinrAN aikk!d if there were any other instances of
errois in the plans ?
Mr. ihm.el replied, that it would be necessary fur him to
go twee all the allegations of the petition, and compare them
with tht• plans, betiore he could answer that question.
iie room was gain cleared, and, on our re-admission,
Ike CHAIRMAN stated the decision of the Committee to
be, t at they should report that the standing orders had not
been coiuplied with in respect to the four curves and seven
gradients meat lotted (which were specified by Mr. Brunel
accordingly).
The Committee rhedadjourned, at three o'clock.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.
WIiDNMSDAY, MAttot 12.
The following bills ware presented and read a first time:—
Load.m and Greenwich Railway.
York and North Mkhand Railway (Doncaster Extension).
and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.
Blackbi:ra and Preston Railway.
Newark anti( Sheffield Railway.
Xewppl‘t. and forty Pool Railway.
Sheili:-.ld, Ashton-under-Lane, and Manchester Railway.

The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee
on Standing Orders:— •
Manchester, I..nds, and Hull Associated Railway Companies.
Yarmouth and Ntrwieli Railway.

ShrewsinsrN,, Oswestry, and Cheater Junction Railway,—
Petition e.. 0. Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought
in by Lord Robert .l•rosvenor, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,
and Mr. Mainwaring.
London and South-Western Railway,—Petition for Bill re-
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir John East-
hope, Mr. Masternian, and Mr. Mangles.
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch),
—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought
in by Mr. Fi!zrov and Mr. Elphinstone.
Midland Railway (Lincoln and Ely),—Petition for Bill
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir John
Trollope and Sir John Lowther.
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland)—Report
from Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills read;
Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Morgan John O'Connell,
Mr. Shell, and Mr. Edmund Roche.
Manchester, Bary, and Bossendale Railway,—Petition for
Bill -r4iiported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr.
Wilson Patten and Mr. Walker.
Newciunle- upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tyne-
mouth .Extunsisn, &c.),—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill
ord‘enel to be bri light in by Mr. Bell and Mr. Hodgson Hinde.
C4,14(1 and R.ailway,—Petitioxi for Bill reported,
and Bill ordered to be brougt,t in by Mr. Wilson Patten,
Vi.•4connt :+suClon, and Mr. Greenhall.
BedtOril and Loilaon and Birmingham Railway,—Petition
for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr.
Stusrt, Mr. Attell, and Viscount Alford.
Blackluirn, Damen, and Bolton Railway,—Report from
Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be
brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. William Feilden, and
Mr. Horuby.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PItIVATE BILL OFFICE
cyydestiale Junction Railways—Second reading, Monday:
Marc 4 17.
Middleshro' and Redcar Railway,—Oommittee on petition,
adjourned till the next day on which Sub-Committee No. 1
meets.
Wear Valley Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned
till the next day on which Sub. Committee Is• o. 1 meets.
TAverpool and Bury Itailway,—Committee on petition,
postponed from Friday 14th, till Monday, March 17..
geuth Devon (Ta4tock and other Branches) Railway,—
Second reading, Monday, March 17.
Launceston and Sotth Devon Railway,—Second reading,
kfoudgy, March 17.
lierks and Hants Railway,—Second reading, Monday,
March 17.