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London, England, 1847-04-30 00:00:00

GROUP VI.

The Committee met at the usual hour ; Mr. Deedes,
chairman.

SALISEITRY AND YEOVIL, AND EXETER,
YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER.
The Committee re-assembled at twelve, and resumed the
evidence in favour of the lines proposed by the South-
Western Company.
The first witness called was Lord Morley. His Lord-
sbip's residence was within a few miles of the port of Ply-
mouth, and the proposed railway would go through a por-
tion of his property. He considered that the line proposed
by the South-Western Company would be of great service to
the country, both in a commercial and natural point of view,
connecting as it would, by means of some further extensions
beyond Exeter, the port of Plymouth with a direct and con-
tinuous line of railway, with the metropolis and the eastern
ports of the country. lie did not think that the accommo-
dation proposed to be given to Plymouth by means of the
South Devon Railway either sufficient or desirable. And, in
answer to a question put to his Lordship by one of the
Members of the Committee, his Lordship stated that his rea-
sons for not considering that railway the best for the Interests
of Plymouth and the western ports of England, was founded
upon the fact of that line being laid out only fcr a single
line of rails, and that it was proposed to work it on the at-
mospheric principle, and that the steepness of the gradients
on some portions of the line would render it impossible to
work the line with locomotive power.
Mr. Bulteel, the Mayor of Plymouth, had been deputed at
a public meeting, held at Plymouth, to proceed to London for
the purpose of giving evidence before the Railway Committee
on this Bill, on behalf of the inhabitants of that town, in
favour of the proposed line ; the witness gave evidence ac-
cordingly.
Lord F. Fit zclarence gave evidence as to the desirableness, in
a military point of view, of a continued and unbroken line of
railway, connecting Plymouth and the ports with the whole
_A' the ports on the eastern coast. A break of gauge would
cause great inconvenience in the transport of troops, espe-
cially cavalry troops. By the continuation of the lines be-
fore the Committee, the whole armament of the country
would be concentrated at Salisbury and at Reigate, and from
thence brocght to bear upon any given point where its ser-
vices might be required. It was his opinion that the South
Devon Railway, from its exposed situation, was not adapted
for the conveyance of troops in a time of war.
General Brown and Colonel Williams gave evidence of the
same nature. _ _

Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the
`;omrnittes adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock.

GROUP IX.
WEST CORNWALL.

The Committee met this Saiatt.;elveo7clock, in Room D.
Mr, Tattoo Egerton in the chair.

Evidence was given for the promoters of the Bill, and the
Committee, in consequence of the non- receipt of a communi-
cation from the Admiralty, adjourned till next Wednesday.

GROUP XIII.

IPSWICH AND BURT ST. EDMUND'S AND
Nourox.x. EXTENSIONS.
Evidence in favour of the Eastern Union Railway schemes
was received this morning.
The Secretary to the Eastern Union Railway Company
was also examined at considerable length up n the motives
which had induced that Company to ikopose the Ipswich and
Bury St. Edmund's (Extension to Yarmouth).
Evidence on behalf of certain landowners, whose property
would affected by this line, was then proceeded with, and
the Committee adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock.

GROUP XVI.
The Committee appointed to consider the merits of the
Bills comprised in this group met again this morning; Mr.
Kcmble in the chair.
HITCHIN AND HERTFORD,
Mr. lltuentnn was engaged the whole of the day in re-
plying to the opposition of the Great Northern Company.
The Committee adjourned at the usual hour.

GROUP XVIII.
CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD.

The Committee on this Group met this morning; the Earl
of Lincoln in the chair.
Mr. BArNas examined several witnesses from Cheltenham,
to show the height of the water in the several wells of the
place, and how they would be affected by the proposed ,cut-
tinge of the Great Western line.

GROUP XX.
This Committee, appointed to consider the merits of the
Bills comprised in this group, met as usual this morning;
Mr. Goulturn in the chair.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (N.ZNIXr•
WOR i H AND BZILS,SWEI.X. BRANCH.)

The general evidence in favour of this Bill was resumed.
At the close of this evidence, the Committee adjourned til
half-past 11 on Monday, in consequence of Mr. Stephenson'
the engineer of the line, being engaged in another Committee
and unable to attend and be examined on this one.

GROUP XXI.
This Committee met again this morning in Room 22 ; Sir
James Graham in the chair.
WOLVEILHATIPTON, AND

way would be of no nse to the district. but the nearest places
where stations would be made were the villages of Corby and
Bytham, which were the only places accessible by turnpike
roads from Bourn. The whole of that district is populous,
and the farmers are generally opulent and very considerable
graziers, so that they had a large quantity of wool sent from
about Bourn. The mail coach from Hull used to pass through
Bourn, and the inhabitants of the place and neighbourhood
felt a great negation of the advantages which they used to
enjoy.
To Mr. LneDsxLL, who appeared for Earl Fitzwilliam, Sir
John Trollone said that Bourn would be about eight or nine
miles from Corby, and he believed that if the Ambergate
line were left out of the account there were several places
more than five miles from railway communication.
Several other witnesses were examined, and after cross-
examination, on behalf of EarllFitzwilliam, and the Great
Northern and Stamford and Boston lines, the case of the
promoters was closed.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.