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

THIRD DAY.-MAY 3.

Sir C. B. VERE, Cchairrnan.
John Harvey, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Trade and
the
manufacturer of Norwich for the last forty years, Was
means of introducing the shawl trade to Norwich ; almos,„t be
the produce is sent to London either by van or coach.
coaches arc often pre-engaged to carry parcels by some MOW-
facturers ; there is no canal communication whatever between"
London and Norwich ; the Norwich manufactured goods are
very subject to damage at sea; a Railway between Louth:ills
and Norwich would very much increase the trade of Norwie '
in consequence of the facilities of communication thus estft;
Wished ; should say he was personally acquainted with 20--
people in Norwich, hardly knew any one who was not favour-
aisle for the formation of a Railway; is of opinion that the
present means of communication between London and Nor-
wich are insufficient.
Mr. John W. Robberds, manufacturer, of Norwich, slog
stated, that the manufactures of Norwich were considerablY
the increase ; the manufacturers were, however, much erarePoecis
by the want of adequate means for the conveyance of geo,
and passengers; very few goods are sent by water in e° the
quence of the delay on the voyage ; the establishment of
1,.,0
Railroad would have the effect of bringing Norwich within:.
c
miles of London ; does not think the present means of 5;0
veyance sufficient ; a Railroad would make Norwich, as
had been, the first manufacturing city in England.
sta n
rntea_
Capt. Geo. Manby, barrack-master, of Yarmouth,
that the town of Yarmouth was better situated for corncob,
nication with Ireland, America, and the whole of the 14,,
of Europe than any other part of the Eastern counties of
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land.
'
Henry Rycraft and Samuel Bowes, master mariners, .g.balile
IN
evidence as to the improvements in Yarmouth harbour "
the last eight
Riears. tbL4
Mr. John Ringer, of Tuttington, near Norwich, state e
every beast sent to London cost Bs. ; a beast of 50 sterl'ib. is
waste 28 lbs. by o
t
driving to London, which at 6d. Pelf were
14s. ; lie should come town to sell his bullocks hinlse
the Railway:estblishe&
At this stage of the proceedings the Chairman ititiftiritseild
that the Committee were quite satisfied with the evide°' der
before them with respect to the traffic, but Mr. itlleel_ d: to
said that be should wish, before the evidence was c
put one or two witnesses into the box to speak as to th t'
between Ipswich and Norwich. siding at
Mr. Robert Cobbold, a brewer and malster, 11%010 the
Eye, Suffolk, ships about 2,000 quarters of malt ow. estab-
cost to Ipswich is about 10s. per ton ; if a Raii;caY werefereeee
lished from Ipswich to London he should use it i" P ntity Of
to any other mode of conveyance; sends a large quevoyage ;
ale to London, which is very much injured by its sea his busi-
if it was established it would enable him to carrylos of time
ness much more extensively, and avoid the greatloss coast-
and injury the malt and other grain sustains by se ,_eurrci to ba
wise. The present mode of conveyance has been found
inadequate for the last twenty years ; a Railway e_ueici enable
tion in consequence of the quick returns of money itai than
him to carry on his business with a much smaller ca of
at present ; pays about 5001. per annum for the
goods between Eye and Ipswich. and tallow
Mr. Charles Colchester is a soap manufacturer
.9 grox
dealer, at Ipswich. 'I he expence of land carriage sw
iflthe al'
that it amounts to a prohibition of sending articles
low trade inland ; if the carriage was reduced
ey .t.heoer°2°.--
blishment of a Railway, the trade would increas I"
r bis••
times its present amount.
Mr. Wm. May, a provision and cheese naerchanot;:'lis'il•
wich, gave similar evidence. The establishment,: Lop:
way would enable him occasionally to supply te
Dutch irease!
market, when the stock is low there, and the
_h below,
are detained by contrary winds. It would very
and
erhaPs
the community at large, increase competition, P
minish the profits of capitalists. : Seeteil
season, t
Mr. Wm. Hogarth, a proprietor of very extensive vet'
Salmon returns, employs about 14 vessels in n,Atigesi;
aging 50 tons ; during the two months of July a!". Loa°
the Company could send 100 tons per week
by
tthnee Rail
market, and the expense of transmitting theta
_4.0 gettint
from Yarmouth would be as nothing in comp
coat con e
re,
the fish early to market ; it would be a very
ence to the Company, and diminish the exPeracs'amelts up
sent obliged to employ steam vessels to tug t
oho'
Thames in adverse winds, at very great ex
Pcliscazier, corn
Mr. John Culley, an extensive farmer andthgarn.B7o of trarne.s
rated the evidence of Mr. Ringer as to the De".in,, Li'oy, in p...t .
mitting cattle and agricultural produce by 0' • trait
ference ference to the present modes of communication
tt
it would be a saving of time and expense.
the evide"rd-
The Chairman said, the Committee thinks g:leaare at perhen
ihoauvrened. produced has been sufficient to prove the traffic.--

The CommittFee°
rUesßumTeHd—th(eTirHsiltStingDsAtj; ing.
Mr. ALEXANDER misunder-
said there seemed to be some
standing the rrt
of existing with respect to the accessibility o
__ lea
Yarmouth° in all states of the weather. He thereforetet,.._
Tlf mas Layton, the master of a salvage cutter 8_1;03,
mouth, who •
said he was appointed by the London Ste
Companies
to land passengers at that port There
s„vi_enacice
Lorn
steam-boats passed Yarmouth weekly from Leith, l'u baci
Hull, &c. He, in • "d f ten Years' , .
an experience of upwar s o
had been P-c
never known any state of weather in which he Fre'
vented from landing passengers from the steamers. s lie bad
conversations which he had with many of the passenger were 3
landed at Yarmouth, he was convinced that if there
Passesngers
Rail-road from that place to London, almost all the
t t aa'
would land at that port, as they would save one nig,bts. Ho
all events, and in the event of bad weather two Icill° and frail
was also engaged in the herring and mackerel tra n:_,,e solo
the want of a rapid mode of conveyance he haed_a",,ou,sy were
severe losses. He would be saved such loss if th
slit.E",'
iliebolas's
established. If a lighthouse were erected at

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