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RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP VI.
WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH
AMENDMENT (No. II).
The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. Deedes in
the chair.
The first witness called was Mr. W. Dennison, carryingon
the business of a butcher at Portsmouth. He was purveyor
to her Majesty's dockyards at Portsmouth. He was in the
habit of killing about forty beasts and a large number of
abeeP weekly. The market of Salisbury was the one which
he considered most preferable for the purchase of cattle. He
Puti2hased nearly all his stock at that market.

GROUP XX.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the Bills
'comprised in this group ,re-assembled at the usual hour this
morning; Mr. Goulburn in the chair.

O.IIOPORD, WORCESTER. .AND WOLVER-
RADIPTON (CHELTENHAM AND EVE-
SRAM LINES).
Mr. MELLoa was engaged the whole of the morning in
addressing the Committee on behalf of Mr. Fudge, an oppos-
ing landholder.

GROUP XXXY.

ILIIaT LANCASII IRE 'DEVIATIONS (RAW-

STEMMA'''. COAL BRANCH).
The Committee met this morning, Mr. Fitzroy in the
v
when they first took the Rawstenstall Branch, which
is merely a short extension, of ten chains long, of the East
aa. alleashire line, to enable the directors to get at certain Ta-
&liable beds of coal. There was no opposition to the Bill.

XXX.
The Committee metGROUP this morning atVII twelve.
CI3IIEAT NORTHERN (EXTENSIONS TO
ZEEDS AND WAKEFIELD, DEVIA-
TIONS, 4&.c.)
The proceedings commenced by Mr. TALBOT, who claimed
(and argued his claim at considerable length) to be heard on
behalf of the London and North-Western Company, against
he proposed extensions of the Great Northern Railway to
Leeds and to Wakefield.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS appeared as the counsel for Lord Mex-
11°113_,_ ugh, and consented, on the part of his Lordship, to with-
Warr the opposition to the Bill, provided in case of the passing
of the Great Northern Railway Bill, that that company
;should consent to the terms of the agreement entered into
between the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway Company and his
Lordship.
Mr. Sergeant WRAXGIIAM contended that Mr. Talbot had
310 right to appear on the part of the North-Western Corn-
-1)1103', there being no petition of that company referred to
the Committee. With respect to the arrangement between
the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway with Lord Mexborough,
be could only say that he was at present perfectly ignorant
of the nature of those arrangements, but he could venture to
Lay, on the part of his clients, that they were perfectly ready
_ make arrangements that might be considered fair and rea-
mmtble to the parties immediately concerned.
Aft TALBOT, in reply, said that, although by the general
!1,1_16 he admitted that he could not appear without a petition,
Jet, trader the peculiar circumstances of the case he was in-
t eti to appear, there not having been sufficient time to pre-
a Petition to the House since the decision of the Corn-
mi
Z!tee on Saturday last, as to the course they proposed to
with respect to the Bills before them.

GROUP XXXIX.
Charles Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Lord
Wellesley in the chair.
142141)13 AND THIRSIC (LEEDS, DURHAM,

AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSXON).
air. BAINES opened
the case for the promoters of this ex-
rap ai,ve scheme, which is brought forward for the purpose of
arming a competing line to the existing York and Newcastle
I,r:fay. The line would commehce in junction with the
1,171ig. Leeds and Thirsk Railway at Ripon, pass through
foZtualerton, Yarm, Durham, and thence on to Newcastle,
LZ"..ng a shorter and more direct communication between
and these several towns.
The line was opposed by the York and Newcastle Corn-
e?, and several shareholders.
tine remainder of the day was occupied with the general
evi
'sluice Usually adduced in favour of new lines.

GROUP XLVI.
Thanntaril BRITISH RAILWAY (No. I).
a Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheran
T an*
veirheeruanstax stated the House would adjourn to-mar-
', bat that it was the intention of the Committee to sit
'2°2l that day, and also that after that day the Committee
"'"Td not meet again until Tuesday week.
y: cross-examination of Mr. Miller was then resumed
aLooTr._' Sergeant BELLASIS—The proposed line would take
" "cll acres of the property of Mr. Miller. The water-
'lona Made for the purposes of irrigation were not shown
then the Parliamentary sections. In such parts where
cour, waY would pass below the level of the water
there would be no difficulty in carrying
guivivrater across the line by means of a syphon ;
of
gees
provision was made for these expenses, under the head
titiest?,stingencies. The radius of the curve at the part in
ere% ef the railway was ten chains. The railway would
boorh°Pcn the level over several of the roads in the neigh-
Pcaecir °f Mr. Miller's property. Upon the roads pro-
cenaid....-ht.? creased on Mr. Miller's property, there was a
Were ele traffic, chiefly among Mr. Miller's tenants, who
tom "rYllllMerous. He did not anticipate any objection
uritiiiiZLng the roads on the proposed plan. The North
'aect many of the roads by the same mode.

co-.11 cool GROUP XLVIII.
urteee. Inittee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Lord
girsikaiointtptile chair.
air* AtainuE, AND DIONICLANDS
210 eA ard (COWLAXRS CENTRAL 3-17 NC •
The nCARDTIM BRANCHES).
Afr. 147 opposition to this Bill was resumed.
of the •
, Robson. Was re-called, and cross-examined on behalf
.mll. The object was to show that Mr. Walker's line
otdd not accommodate the through traffic so well as the Cen-
tral Junction proposed.
This closed the case for the corporation against the Bill.