The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-11 00:00:00

GROUP XIX.

This Committee resumed its sitting at twelve o'clock; Mr
Dennistoun in the chair.
COVENTRY, BANDITRY, AND OXFORD.
On the assembling of the parties

Mr. FLOOD opened the case for the promoters of the Bill,
in which he detailed at some length the advantages of the
line to the district through which it passed, and its engineer-
ing features. It is opposed by several landed proprietors.
Several witnesses were examined on behalf of the pro-
moters, and the necessity of the line through the district it
was proposed to accommodate.

GROUP X.X.
This Committee met at the usual hour this morning ;
Mr. Goulburn in the chair.
MIDLAND, CHELTENHAM, AND OXFORD-
SHIRE.
The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with
the usual general evidence in favour of this line.

GROUP XXV.
The Committee on this group resumed its sittings in Room
14, Sir Charles Lemon in the chair.

MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND
MIDLANDS JUNCTION (DEVIATION AND
_ _

BZ4I.II7CEES).

The case of the Duke of Rutland and the inhabitants of
Bakewell, in opposition to the above line, was continued this
morning.
Mr. Darlington, a miner of Cornwall, was examined to
show the nature of the borings, which he stated were good.
Two other miners confirmed this evidence.
Mr. Baker was then examined, and deposed to the great
advantage which would be conferred by the Parliamentary
line over the proposed one, on the inhabitants of Bakewell.
Mr. TALBOT having addressed the Committee, and closed
the case, the room was cleared, and on our readmission
The CHAIRMAN said that as they had not received the
report of the Board of Commissioners they would not give
their decision till they had received it.
The Committee adjourned till 12 o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XXVI.
The Committee on this group met to-day, for the first time,
in Room 12, Mr. Beckett in the chair.
The lines composed in this group are the
North Staffordshire (alterations and branches).
North Staffordshire (Churnet Valley line and Trent Valley
Railway Junction).
South Staffordshire (Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton
branches).
London and North-Western (Birmingham and Lichfield
line).
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction
Railway and branches.
The first line taken was the

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE (ALTERATIONS
AND BRANCHES).
Mr. TALBOT opened the case for promoting, and pointed out
the great advantages which would be conferred by these
branches.
Mr. NEALE, on behalf of Sir H. Overy, opposed the Wel-
lington branch on the ground that a clause in the Bill passed
last session precluded any further interference with his pro-
perty.

(After some discussion,
The CHAIRMAN announced that this clause would not pre-
vent the Committee from considering the merits of the Bill.
Evidence was then adduced for the line.
Mr. Forsyth, C.E., was examined, and said that the
gradients and engineering works on the branches were of the
usual character, and the estimates were quite sufficient for
the construction. The lines would open up access to mines,
fire-works, and iron-works, and afford great accommodation
to the country generally.
Mr. NEALE then stated that it was net his intention

to cross-examine witnesses, or to oppose the further
projects of the branches before the Committee, but to reserve
his opposition till the Bill went up to the Lords, as Sir H.
Every felt satisfied that the Committee would not sanction
the Bill for a moment after they had been made aware of the
clause in the Act passed last session.
The case of the promoters here closed, and the Committee
were prevented from passing the preamble in consequence
of not having yet received the report of the Railway Com-
missioners.
The next line was the

NORTH STAPPORDSHIR,E (CHURNET VAL-
LEY AND TRENT VALLEY JUNCTION).
Mr. TALBOT then opened the case for this line, and expa-
tiated at considerable length on the merits of the line and the
great advantages it would confer on the districts where the
two lines passed.
Several witnesses then deposed to the great traffic which
would be accommodated, whim
The CIIAIRMAN interposed and said that the Committee
wished to be informed of the advantages of the line for the
accommodation of the through traffic.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.

GROUP XXVII.