The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES,
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
GROUP VI.
WILTS AND SONIERSZT (13LMADON,
NATT-'7.1.5, AND GLASTONISUILY).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Captain Giles, banker, Wells, Mr. Merryman, malster and
brewer, of Wells, Mr. Parsons, brushmaker, of Wflls, Mr.
Plowman, Mayor of Wells, Mr. Carey, cheesemaker, of
Wells, were examined in favour of the Great Western
echemes fbr the accommodation of Shepton MaNett and other
towns in Somersetshire.
The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

GROUP XV.
The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Bernal in the chair.
EASTERN COUNTIES (CAMBRIDGE TO

WARE, &c.)
hir. JAMES opened the merits of the Bill for a proposed
branch to Ware, north by Royston to Foxton, and then
called evidence in support of the Bill.
The case had not closed when the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XVII.
The Committee resumed its sittings at twelve o'clock, in
Room 11; Sir J. Buller East in the chair.
GREAT NORTE:CERN (DEVIATIONS BE—
TWEEN LONDON AND GIELANTHAVI).
Mr. Lidde!l and Mr. ltastrick, civil engineers, both gave
evidence against the Great Northern line being laid down
parallel with the Syston and Peterborough Railway at a dis-
tance, and recommended that they should run in close juxta-
position. They were also of opinion that bridges were better
and safer to be made over both railways, rather than the ex-
isting level crossings.
This closed the case for the opposition on this part of
the line.
Mr. PAGET, on behalf of the promoters, then replied on
this part of the case.
Mr. Cubitt, civil engineer, was then examined as to the
nature of the works, &c., which would be required from
Carbery to Grantham.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.

GROUP XVIII.

LONDON, CIIEL'

:, AND OXFORD.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) -
A long discussion ensued upon the way in iihich the se-
veral properties were marked upon the map, but the exami-
nation was ultimately waved. The point then taken up was
the number of roads to be crossed on the level, when Mr.
Nicholson stated that the whole number of roads to be tra-
versed on the level was fifty-five, of which forty-five may he
considered public roads. lie believed that a clause was to be
inserted to enable the company to put bridges ever these
roads so as to prevent any public inconvenience.
A long cross-examination ensued, to ascertain the way in
which the alteration would affect the different roads.
Mr. Nicholeon's cross-examination was continued during
the greater part of the day, in order to show the injury that
Tonld he done to the residence of Lady Ricketts, at Chelten-
ham, the property of Colonel Sibthorp, and other landowners
on the line.
This concluded the case for the promoters.

GROUP XIX.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, when the
case on behalf of the

FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, and WEST RIDING
TUN CTXON (BURNLEY AND COLLIERY
BRANCHES)
was proceeded with.
On the assembling of the parties the room was cleared. On
their re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had decided to hear no
further evidence on traffic, bet they wanted the evidence to
be confined to the relative merits of the two schemes before
the Committee.

Mr. Bidder, C.E., was then examined at some length on the
engineering features of the former line.

After th-e hearing of some further evidence, the case for the
promoters of the Bill closed.
The remainder of the sitting was occupied with the oppo-
sition of the landed proprietors to the Bill ; after which the
Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock.