The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

SMOKE PROHIBITION.

On the motion of Mr. MACKINNON, the Select Corn-
mittee on the Smoke Prohibition Bill was appointed, con-
sisting of the following Members :—Mr. Mackinnon, Mr.
Beckett, Viscount Newry, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Hawes, the
Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Lord Francis Eger-
ton, Mr. William Henry Bodkin, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Borthwiek,
Mr. Hindley, Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Ricardo, and Mr. William
Williams.

PRISONS (SCOTLAND).
On the motion of Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, the Committee
on Prisons (Scotland) was appointed, consisting of Mr. E.
Ellice, jun., the Lord Advocate, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr.
Rutherford, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Duncan, Mr Cum-
ming Bruce, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. William Forbes, Mr.
Loch, Mr. Henry Stuart, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Escott,
Mr. Hussey, and Mr. Antrobus.
Mr. ROBERT SCOTT obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to declare valid assignments and surrender of chattle interests
in real property made in certain cases.
The House then adjourned, at Half.past Twelve.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
Sub-Committee (No. 1.)

This Committee assembled this morning, in No. 7 Com-
mittee• room. Present—Mr. Strutt, Chairman ; Mr. Beckett,
and other Hon. Members.
DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

The Committee proceeded with the case of the promoters
of this Bill, which is viewed with great interest.
The Committee took an allegation this morning on the
subject of the notices in the Gazette. It was alleged by the
opponents, the London and York Company, and the Midland
Company, that the notices were irregular, and evidence had
been adduced, and the notices themselves put in.
. _

The Committee decided that the notices were defective,
and, consequently, that the standing orders had net been
complied with.
There are a vast number of other and important allega-
tions, but it is believed that this one of the defective nature
of the notices having been sustained, will prove fatal to the
measure for the present session.
Sub-Committee (No. 2).
LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY (MAIDSTONE,
ASHFORD, AND TUNBRIDGE.)
Sir John Yarde Buller (Chairman) and the other Members
ofsthis Committee, assembled this day in No. 6 Committee•
room, shortly after twelve o'clock, and resumed the hearing
of the IlLidstone, Ashford, and Tunbridge line, which had
occupied their time for the last three days. In about half-
an• hour after the Committee had assembled
The CHAIRMAN 'announced that the Committee were of
opinion that the standing orders in this case had not been
complied with.
LONDON AND CROYDON ENLARGEMENT LINE.
This was the next line called on, and the usual forms were
gone through to prove that the standing orders had been com-
plied with. Allegations were then gone into on the part of
Mr. Lambert, petitioner, and having been investigated by
the Committee,
The CHAIRMAN declared that there were four instances of
an unimportant character in which the standing orders had
not been complied with.

'he next line called on was
THE LONDON AND CROYDON, ORPINGTON
BRANCH.

This line was opposed by Mr. Goodhart, and the Com-
mittee, after a very short inquiry, declared that the standing
orders had not been complied with.
Sub•-Committee (No. 3.)
This Committee assembled in Committee-room No. 8 ; pre-
sent Sir Wm. Heathcote, chairman; Mr. Childers, Mr. C.
Legh, and Mr. Shirley.
CHURNgT VALLEY RAILWAY.

The Committee proceeded with this case.
The formal proofs had been gone into before Easter, and
the Committee this morning proceeded with the opposition.
They took the allegations respecting errors in the book of re.
ference. The material allegations were, that buildings and
land on the plans were not referred to in the book of re-
feree ce.

The objections were gone into at great length, and at the
adjournment of the Committee a considerable number were
declared to have been sustained.

Sub-Committee (No. 4.)
This Committee assembled thismorning at twelve o'clock,
in Committee-room No. 13 ; present Mr. Aglionby, Mr.
Thornely, Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. Stansfield, and Captain Jones.

HULL AND GAINSBOROUGH RAILWAY.
The Committee have been occupied for two days in inves-
tigating the allegations contained in a petition of Mr. H.
Hinde against the Bill. The objections have been of the
most multifarious character, and the majority of them have
been sustained. _

Vv
Mr. Webster appeared this morning as the agent in sup-
port of the promoters of the Bill, and Mr. Parkes in support
of Mr. Horde's petition.
The Committee was engaged this morning upon an allega-
tion respecting the levels marked on the plans of the pro-
moters. It was alleged that these levels were inaccurately
marked with reference to high water mark at a place
called New Holland, opposite to Hull.
The room was cleared upon this allegation.
The Committee decided that the allegations had been sus-
tained.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.

COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS
FOR THE ENSUING WEEK,
TUESDAY, APRIL 15.

Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolverham_pton Line).
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ( Worcester Deviation).
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch and
Cheltenham Extension).
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extension,
Stoke Branch, and Midland Junction).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16.

Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester

Railways.
Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension Railway.
Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment.
Staines and Richmond Railway.
London and South-Western Railway (Epsom Branch).
TnuitsDAY, APRIL 17.
Diss and Colchester Junction Railway.
Direct Northern Railway (No. 1).
Bristol and Rai
Gloucester
FRIDAYa,APRIL 18.
Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and
MiAdltahnlodnße)a.ilways Company (Birmingham, Gloucester, and
Bristol and (Animater Railways Paellas.).