The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-09 00:00:00

Gap,arinouth would be one of the best and safest harbours
Wethe
athereastern coast, and would be a gnat refuge in bad
Samuel Price Edwards, Esq., the Collector of the Customs
o .
r", Port of Yarmouth, gave evidence of the present state of
o!.exports and imports of the port of Yarmouth. In his
C,_on both would be much increased by the establishment of
seher°Pcsed Railway. It would be of infinite service to the
e of the country around.
said he. Robertson, Esq., the Secretary of the Company,
Pecte(l traffic e
,
bad prepared a variety of estimates showing the ex-
and profit of the proposed Railway. He first
es' the number of passengers and light parcels, which he
_Tnated would produce 338,3081. He next took the number
ililds Published
made annually by stage-coaches, founded on the
11,4tblished by the Stamp Commissioners. He then esti-
beenthe number of passengers, at the same average as had
tail' eerie by the Birmingham and all other Railways, namely,
ees ?' five passengers; four-horsed coaches, nine; two-horsed
in :nes, six ; and omnibuses, nine.—[The Secretary here put
Ivbnilne aP Which showed the extent of stage-coach traffic on the
of the proposed line, each line representing a stage-
coach' ar
Ho, a the number of miles it ran, marked in figu e..1—
yea found the number of journies made by each in a
of r' he made his calculations, and found the total number
.1,, Miles to be travellkd by the Railway was 16,401,344.
tl::tiverage amount of miles posted annually was 17,212,096 ;
al the
he had also taken from the lists published
th_tue annual letting of the post hose duties. The total of
;4,12,1:17. t -horse duties through which this Railway ran, was
The posting for the whole of Scotland had let for
11, '°"°/., so that these three counties were possessed of so
Boch traffic as to let for only 1,8801. less than the whole of
7aer°,lland• The average number of miles travelled by private
les;ages, according to actual survey made on Bow-bridge,
ve 361,350 miles; taking gigs and other single-horse
tsileicles, according to the same survey, he found it 1,105,950
of
.; on horse-back, 719,050 miles • making an aggregate
Inlies travelled, of 20,308,990. The number of passengers,
'•°.,rdirig to the calculation he had formerly alluded to, was
tie'7,BBo. The surveys were made by persons stationed on
al`,'•w-hridge between the 7th and 21st of January and at
Calford between the 3d and the 10th of February, when
Thravelling was at the lowest ebb. He calculated that in sum-
tsr there would be an increase of one-fourth, or even one-
,eirao
n the summer months, as a great many were now in the
qc,abit of goincr, for sea-bathing, in the summer months, to
13olithend Wbalton-on-the-Naze, Southwold, Yarmouth, and
scveral other places situated on the East coast. He had
b O doubt that—if the Railroad were established—the number
w-
°aid be very much increased. In those estimates he had
t4,6t
t included any of the expected profit from those who now
eravelled by vans, tither fish-vans, or carriage-vans. They
°a' carried on an average from three to four passengers each ;
So'ther had he included that which would no doubt gre
at
;utces a
of revenue to the railroad ; the vast number ofpas-
"erlgers who would be landed at Yarmouth from the steam-
vessels to the northern ports of Europe, as well as the vast
111
-lather which would land at Yarmouth from the Scotch
steamers, in order to effect a saving of from 15 to 18 hours in
)0! Passage. The next section was the revenue expected to
derived from the general merchandise and provisions
conveyed by land. The number of tons, according
his calculations, was 3,752,454; as in the former case he
enyieulated the number of journies per annum of those stage-
neaggons, tax-carts, meat-carts, and fish-vans, which passed
Over
Bow-bridge, and through Widford, of 494 which passed
distance
Bow-bridge, he supposed that 291 travelled on an average
4
di
of 12 miles ; and the remaining 203, an average
sistance of 60 miles. Those waggons going 60 miles
10 ee
std
calculated at three tons each, which was the
rest average yet taken by any rail-road whatever.
uc Shorter distance he had taken at a ton and a half, the tax
hna -meat carts at half a ton, and the fish-vans at a ton and a
e, l these averages had been taken by three persons
'ationed at Bow-bridge and at Widford. He had not thought
ktvoecessery to go to any further expense, as he thought that
idford, being at a distance of twenty-seven miles from Lon-
-041, 'would give a fair average. The gross amount of revenue
elPeeted from this source was 50,456/. The next branch of
ePevenue on which he calculated, was from grain and flour now
11Ported coast wise. He bad 'made his calculations from the
,t,ent Parliamentary returns, which showed the average quari-
"ea of grain and flour shipped coast-ways, from Norfolk,
Suffolk, and Essex. They were for 1825, 6 and 7. The im-
PortsA into London from those places were 60.000 tons.
bskUming that but one-fourth would be conveyed by
an average distance of fifty miles would
f"c a renue of 9,375/. The net branch of revenue was
re°ra live-evstock, now conveyed byx land. The Chamberlain
or London's returns, showed that annual sales of live-
stock in Smithfield were, of cattle, 150,000, of sheep and lambs
'300,000 ;of pigs, 60,000, and of calves, 21,526. The
fist intelligent salesman of that market stated that the eastern
t'l)ianties supplied full one-third of those numbers. It was
e general opinion of those salesmen, and of the farmers ge-
eeralls', that those would come by railway, which would give
-• revenue of 73,8271. The next and largest branch of the ex-
!,i!eted revenue was for the carriage of coals and manure.
„,_he Railway would carry these at half the present charge,
which would be twopence per ton per mile, and he expected
that at least one half of the consumption along the line would
he carried by the Railway, which would give a revenue of
14,319/. He had set down a round sum of 10,000/. f,r the
_arriage of town manure, lime, &c. For that he had no data
,
r go by, but there could be no doubt that town manure would
very valuable if carried cheap. These calculations gave a
total of expected revenue of 496,283/. In all these calcula-
ti
Rle°l's he had taken the averages much lower than any other
wail•vay. and much lower than he thought was proper. From
tile last census he found the population of the three counties
Zonated to 1,003,595 persons ; to 740,797 the railroad would
Taanilable—that was more than seven-tenths of the whole.
rking the number of the population of those parishes
ich were either intersected oritouched by the railroad,
found it to amount to 517,380. He had been engaged for
siriacrly tbwo
years in
preparing these calculations-‘-in fact ever
witigtreearaairlreoad was projected, and they had been made out
rh Cross-eaamined by Mr. HALcomnE—He had found out
MM. her of journies made by stage-coaches, then
amen the number of passengers, and multiplied them,
pee, got the number of passengers yearly. The
,Tc.haises he had taken to contain one and a half
Nie,"-% because he as often found two in a chaise as one.
-te.' estimate is founded upon the Birmingham, the Great Wes-
',still' and the Northampton Railways—taking a lower figure,
t,trteleate that three-fourths of the passengers and goods that
cabin now by those vessels will conic by the railway., The
er,e,i, Passage from Yarmouth is one pound. The Eastern
Ro,t,tes that supply one-third of the cattle that come to
as frficld, expect also that a great quantity of manure, such
alk and lime, will be conveyed by the railway. In the
thet",tYol:!;ssex a great quantity of lime is used—it is calculated
the 1:n some parts of the county, what are called the wet lands,
oiraa costs as much as the rent.
tati,,n his cross-examination, the witness stated that he
car; ed the passengers by post-chaises at one and a half per
the .41, :0 ; the passengers from Liverpool to Manchester before
the Railroad
were 450 daily. There are now conveyed by
he ~'4'ilread upwards of 1,300 daily. At present wheat can
tata—'n,veyed from several foreign ports to London at a cheaper
the from Chelmsford to London. From Baltimore in
Oe" oiled States the freight, per ton, is 325., which is very
°lt 4Y.the amount charged for bringing it from Chelmsford. The
riet, ,the
of this Railroad, according to the expo
neritice afforded by the Manchester and Liverpool Rail-
tase,, Would give increased employment to horses. It was
ki;rtained in the course of two years, on the Manchester and
NetteirPool Railroad, that more horses were used in connection
wthis railroad than were formerly used on the turnpike road.
of th Newton was the next witness examined as to the value
Nan (.1 land along the line. Previous, however, to the exa-
-4°ll'
E• XERRISON rose and said—l stated the other day,
probe, would oppose this railroad upon public grounds, as it
aity'slos to come for a distance of four miles through
Ait ate. At that time, I was assured by Lord
es also by M. Labouchere, that they intended to oppose
t►ithßailroad, and I was also assured, in a correspondence
toad Mr, Fellowes, that he also intended to oppose this Rail-
-44%, A meeting took place, and one or two agents did
catta') but not one of the principals; and in the particular cir-
kite:aces that were brought forward, they (lid not intend to
that up their opposition. I subsequently discovered
Ale° Lord Petre had withdrawn his opposition, and
%lee Mr. Labouehere, and Mr. Fellowes. Therefore, standing
litlee,lls the largest proprietor on the London and Norwich
40;101 beg leave to say that I also withdraw my opposition. I
tlky ,18,41 case of any gentleman having heard me state the other
1-11ulie1 tl t I intended to oppose this Bill t;
I think it y
fair to state that circumstances have arisen since which
tvirlnduced me to give up my opposition.
to th • Newton—l made a survey of the line from Yarmouth
field boundaries of Debenham, and estimated the value of each
602
a"Parately. The quantity of land required would be
Me, re% 1 rood, 30 perches, according to the estimate of
Ileielleraidwaith. lam in the habit of estimating land in that
the' courbood and I estimate the value of land with
Itltta be andthe interest of
, lugs to removed,
h'"an-1 and claims of tenants in that district, at
+34' 6s. 6d. ! made another survey, commencing at East
"the'
tpad t, and ending at the rivulet Ardleigh, in Essex. I
1'i.,002,1 similar estimate in this district, and I value it at
;Ind The length of the first
.surve.y is 47. miles 61 chains,
thelethaei,length of the second 6 miles 61 chains. I include in
bp%
tot( the reasonable claims the Company might be called
Csos pa
Y•
8-examined I laid down no general rule in making
e,
1.14,4. ...we. It depended upon the manner in which. the
doted took., cut through the field, and the value of the field itself.
teinch field upon its own' particular merits, what I consi-
I
as. field worth, without ascertaining what the rent paid
is impossible to lay down a data along a line of fifty.
ktin,, -Tell will apply to all. I have no general rule for esti-
), Ile°
_Lne value of the field by the amount of rent paid.
:rod, :'ained—l have been all my life employed in valuing
eseo;ia have
eefollowed the usual mode of valuation in the
lostan
11„atl'teeINtir• NV;soe—The line from Bergholdt is higher
to b° removed.
because there are a greater number of build-
ti,reMoved.
and What "icembe wished the Committee would ask the witness
he.ea-s the amount he allotted to buildings and what to land,
(.!,sThc WTlell as compensation to tenants ?
.I‘,atitteeersesgstit
dhheimob.jected to giving any details unless the
htt;ir. Ale
s rant. larlder objected to the question being put. It was
Ite ing to
Waits get into a detail of the Company's pri-
' ned all these matters must, in case of dispute.
t
klis re„10;c:ri.(1 Bishop of Peterborough is still Confined
'icians. '3'3 no immediate danger is ppmhenc'el by his