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

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GROUP XXXIIL

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Gaza.: NOU'II:VIZN- (EXTENSIOPitO "...EEDs,
WILIEL-
'FIELD, ?six., AND DEVI-AT-IONS).
Mr. Sergeant W
RANGLIAM °paled the ease
; yin behalf of the
Great Northern G, stliPat','• l'lls cxtensdYns of the Great
Northern Railwav prof '°"" to
proceed by two branch s, at Pontefract, and
conanence
tit, to Leeds, and the
other to the south, to Wal. teid. The
scheme was opposed
one to the nor.'
by the Loudon and North- e' a"') 'Atailway, under the name
or the Leeds and Dewsbury h.: 11w4A and by the Midland
Railway Company, both of whit it had access at present to
Leeds. The Manchester and Leed3 Railway Company were
favourable to the proposed scheme ; and the Learned Counsel
c intended, at considerable length, that common sense and
common justice would dictate the necessity of allowing the
Great Northern Railway to brirlg its southern traffic into
Leeds, and afford thereby additional facilities for that traffic
going northward and to Scotland, which might be brought
up by the Great Northern Rai'iway.
Evidence was then called in favour of the Great Northern
proposed extension.

Mr. Hawkshaw, engineer to the Manchester and Leeds
Railway, was examined in favour of the proposed Great
Northern Extensions and Deviations.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

GROUP XXXV.
This Committee me% to-day at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Dennis
toun in the chair.

COVENTRY, BANBURT, AND OXFORD
JUNCTION (BRANCH PROM SOUTHADI TO
COVENTRY)

The case nn behalf of this Bill was proceeded with.
Mr. W. Williams, M.P. for Coventry, was examined on
behalf of the scheme. He deposed that it would be a great
benefit to that city, that a direct communication should be
opened to Oxford. and thence another access to London,
than by the Loudon and North-Western.
Mr. liagshaw, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Whealdon, gave
general evidence in favour of the line, and in explanation of
the traffic which might be expected.
After which the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at
twelve o'clock. ,

GROUP XXXIX.
This Committee met at the usual hour this morning in
Room No. 23; Lord Charles Wellesley in We chair.
TORN AND NEWCASTLE (HARTLEPOOL
DOGS AND RAILWAY BRANCHES).
The Committee were occupied the whole of the day in
hearing general evidence in favour of this scheme.

GROUP XLIII.
W.A.TERPORT, AND 1.1-IWERICS.
The Committee met this morning at the usual hoar; Mr,
Protheroe in the chair.

The object of the Bill, which was passed last session, is to
make several deviations, in order to improve the old line,
which was surveyed with considerable haste, and consequently
not with that care and with that success which the promoters
had subsequently bestowed upon it. The principal deviation,
and the only one opposed, is at Bansha, in Tipperary.
Mr. Osborn, the engineer of the line, was examined rela-
tive to the proposed deviation at the town of Bansha. It
appeared that the old line would pass through a Roman
Catholic place of worship, and he stated that the deviation
had been proposed in order to avoid this, as the lower
class of Irish were opposed to their chapels and
burialegrounds being interfered with. He stated, how-
ever, that a memorial had been got up by the inhabitants
in favour of the old line, as it would interfere with some
houses for which they expected to get compensation. He
was not aware that the timber which would be severed by
the deviation was above forty years of age. The deviation
was, in his opinion, much better than the old line, both with
regard to the expense and difficulty of construction. The old
line was got up with considerable haste in consequence of the
short time which was allowed to Mr. Vignoles to survey it and
prepare the plans. A saving of about 8 0001. upon the
original estimate would be effected by this deviation. He
believed the reason some of the inhabitants of Bansha op-
posed the deviation was, that they might get their land
taken, and be well paid for it. There was a great desire
amongst the poorer class of owners of land in Ireland, to
sell it, in order that they might obtain the means of emigrat-
ing to America.
Mr. Walsh, a landowner gave evidence in favour of the
deviation. The old line would injure thirty-two houses and
destroy eighteen. Generally speaking, the deviation would
be more essential and less injurious to the branches. But
three acres would be taken from the park of Mr. Baker, a
gentlemen residing near the town. One part of the line
would pass in a cutting, and the other be shut out by trees,
so that the line could not be seen from his house; it cer-
tainly was not a case of residential injury.
The Committee decided in favour of the deviation, and
adjourned until to-morrow at two o'clock.

GROUP XLIV.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room 3
The first Bill taken into consideration was the
DUNDEE AND NEVITYLE.

The preamble of the Bill, which was unopposed, was
agreed to, but opposition being intended to be offered to the
clauses, its further consideration was postponed till to-mor-
row morning at twelve o'clock.

SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION (AMEND-
MENT AND BRANCH TO LAURENCE-
KIRK.

Mr. HOPE addressed the Committee in favour of the Bill.
He urged the great public and local importance which the
carrying out of this scheme would effect, in a long and able
speech.

. Mr. Buchannan, Chairman of the Scottish Midland June.
tion, was examined as to the merits of the line. The com-
pany was formed in 1844, and was promoted by the prin-
cipal landowners in the country. The original proposition
was the carrying out of a through line from Perth to
Aberdeen.

Mr. Byres was examined, and said that in and about
Brechen there was a great deal of weaving carried on, and
that there were also a great number of saw,
flour, and spinning mills. Northward to Laurence-
kirk, there .were also a great number of manufacto-
ries about Luthermuir, calculated that there would be
about 20,000 tons of lime used annually. Within two
miles of Forfar there was the finest marl that could be
found. The Arbroath and Dundee Railway had benefited
the country very much. Upwards of 100,000 persons passed
along that line annually, and 70,000 along the Dundee and
Newtyle Railway. Iu the latter district not even a coach
formerly existed. The population alone the line, including
Forfar, Brechin, and L aurencekirk, was 30,946.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP XLVIII.
The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Lord Court
nay la the chair.
GLASGOW, ARDILII3, AND MONZLANDS
(CO W'LAIRS BRANCH.)

The evidence on behalf of this Bill was resumed.
Mr. Horne valued the land to be taken at 11,246/.
Mr. Lindsay corroborated this evidence.
Mr. Anderson, accountant, deposed the whole traffic ex-
pected if the full scheme was taken at 7.1661. ; deducting the
traffic expected from the central junction branch, it would
be about 3,0001.

Mr. FORS YTII then addressed the Committee on behalf of
the opposing petitioners, Mr. and Mrs. Reid, asking the Com-
mittee to postpone the present till the next Bill was taken.
Mr. Alexander, of Ballochmyle, was examined with the
object of showing that the break at Glasgow was very incon-
venient to the traffic for Ayrshire and Renfrewahire passing
east and north.

Mr. Knight, traffic manager of the Ayrshire Company,
was examined to the same effect. The branch over the
Clyde to the College Station, and through it to the Edinburgh
and Glasgow I:4ilway, was absolutely required for goods,
passengers, and traffic.

Mr. Burrell, of Port-Glasgow, gave evidence to show the
large importation of sugar, molasses, flour, and cotton, into
Glasgow, and that a large portion of it went by coast. The
connexion would be of great conTenience to this traffic.
Mr. MuRRAy, provost of Paisley, gave evidence as to the
alleged advantage of the connexion to the trade of that town.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve
o'clock.

GROUP L.
The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Bankes in the chair.
The Committee were occupied for the most of the morning
with the clauses of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and
Ayr (No. 2) Bill.

.
amt AND NALIVICAN.NOCIC XIINECIC (No. IX.)
Mr. WuAmity, Q.C., opened the merits of this Bill, and
proceeded to call evidence for the promoters.
Mr. Horn and Mr. Dunlop gave evidence of the minerals
found in the district, which they said would be advantaged
by the railway.