The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

GROUP VI.

SAIZS7II7XLY AND YEOVIL.
At tEteirErtg YEOVIL, AND DoncEnsTErt.
commencement of the proceedings this morning,
the ' "D PB, the Chairman of the Committee, stated that
Committee thought it desirable, in order to avoid a waste
toto tithe to themselves and expense to the parties concerned,
s
thfit it was the opinion of the Committee that they
t,,,a_n heard sufficient evidence to convince them of the exist-
a traffic between Salisbury ant Yeovil, which would
vr"rtgent the construction of a railway in that district. They
tier' td, however, to guard themselves against the supposi-
the hat they had come to any conclusion with respect to
monierits of the line before them. At the same time he
tetght it desirable to state that, in the opinion of the Com-
breale, any further evidence upon the consequences of the
. nifilgu„augge.cs,h,ould be confined to professional men, who
4 of
with the whole nature of the subject.
felt obliged to the Committee for the ex-
Itii,ns they had thrown out, which lie considered were
'll3' intended on the part of the Committee for their
guidance rather than for their government.
uestitTddli:ge CrieLet:Z lA. N—The Committee do not wish, in the slight-
nterfere with the course which counsel may,
er :Audi circumstances, think it their duty to adopt.
gaMver•
‘F_.‘trmen, collector of harbour dues at Southampton,
mence as to the amount of the exports and imports
to that port.
kr. Rutter, solicitor, rresiding at Shafte,ibury, and agent
afore mSouth- Western Railway. He had taken great pains to
himself of the district round Shaftesbury and its
/ants, and it was. his opinion that the construction of the
:1187r°icat,.d line would fully meet the requirements of the
bo?_r• Ensor, a large glover in the neighbourhood of Mil-
-I.h :rue ort, paying upwards of 200/. a week in wages, was
next witness examined. He thought it of great im-
roortance that there should be a continuous line of railway
4ndon b'd - ge,
n,.
te "1-nngleY, draper, of Sherborne ; Mr. Alexander, an ex-
we carrier in the western districts; and Mr. Hannam,
grocer'lgo ce of Wincan ton, also gave:evidence in favour of the lines
sed by the South-Westem Company.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow (this day)
at Twelve o'clock.

The GROUP XI.
• t, Select Committee appointed to consider the merits
ue bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the
chair hour hour this morning ; Mr. Forbes Mackenzie in the
.v.—,‘4IESTEIT, AND STOUE, v.a.mx.rnr (LA-
AND ETI2.T ST. EDMUND'S
TENSION).
of
I%reri; Sergeant WitaNcitAm opened the case for the pro-
ft line.
The obof e Bill wto extend te
• e passedhis yesterday on toeß ury,thswhere taw ould join the
swich and Bury Extension line to Norwich, and thus form
competing railway to the line of the Eastern Counties and
l'ewmarket and Chesterfield, from the metropolis, to Nor-
wich and Yarmouth. It was proposed that the Eastern
Union and the Norfolk Companies should lease the line at
five per cent., with half the surplus profits.
A number of local witnesses were called to prove the ad-
vantages of the line, and the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XVI.
The Committee
,met this morning at the usual hour; Mr.
Kemble in the chair.
GREAT NORTHERN (HERTFORD TO ST