The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-30 00:00:00

GROUP XXXIII.

This Committee met to-day in Room 28; the Hon. Eliot
Yorke in the chair.
LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER
(EXTENSION TO waxErxELD, &co
On the assembling of the Committee the case on behalf of
this line of railway was resumed.
General evidence as to the merits t.f the line in respect to
public accommodation was again taken.
The whole of the sitting, up till the rising of the Committee,
was occupied with traffic and general evidence in support of
the line. It adjourned at four o'clock till Monday next, at
twelve.

GROUP X...XXIV.
The Committee on this group met this morning in Room
31; Mr. F. Baring, chairman.
7ffaNCHESTER. AND LEEDS (SALE Or
ROCHDALE CANAL).

General evidence against the promoters of the Bill was
given on the part of the proprietors of quarries on the canal.
The Committee adjourned without giving their decision ;
they reserved that until the evidence on the other lines
should be heard.

GROUP XLVIII.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord
Courtenay in the chair. All the other Members of the
Committee were present.
CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNII
COATI:M=IOZ (BRANCH TO 0

and

STATION).
On the assembling of the parties, the case on behalf of this
line was resumed.
Mr. Sprot, a proprietor on the line, said that he had been a
director of the company from the beginning. He was chair-
man of it before its union with the Caledonian Company.
The reason why, in 1844, they sought to approach the Glas-
gow station at an elevation, was to avoid expense, the
scheme being a short mineral line ; but since its importance
had been increased by the amalgamation with the Caledo-
nian, it had been decided to improve the scheme by the
present Bill. The Inchbally road trustees, who now opposed
the scheme, had also petitioned against the plan of 1844, but
withdrew it, on receiving 1,0001.
Mr. Lamond, who had been the agent of the Garnkirk
Company before its union with the Caledonian Company, de-
posed that the present scheme would interfere less with the
Inclabellv road than it did in 1844, when compensation was
given by the company to the trustees. An agreement re-
sulted, the provisions of which would have required a devia-
tion of the turnpike; that by the present amended scheme
would not be required.
Mr. Scott gave evidence as to the value of the land to be
taken by the line, which he took at forty-five years' pur-
chase, at a rent of 51. per acre.
Mr. Errington, civil engineer, was next examined—He
detailed the origin of the present line and its progress till
now, in confirmation of the evidence of Mr. Collister. The
deviation now proposed was wanted, in order to get better
station accommodation and better levels. In addition to the
100,000/. for The line, the station would cost 50,0001. extra.
With respect to the crossing of the canal and the tunnel of
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, he saw no difficulty in
effecting them. They were of an ordinary engineering cha-
racter. In the mode of doing it he agreed with Mr. Col-
lister, who had furnished the details.
In cross-examination witness stated that it would be quite
sufficient for the protection of the opponents if a clause, usual
in such Bills, was inserted, in which it should be provided
that the works would be made to the satisfaction of the en-
gineers of the opposing companies, or a neutral one.
The C HAIRMAN said he thought this would be sufficient
protection.
Mr. BURKE was not satisfied, and was prepared to call im-
portant evidence on the other side.
Mr. Locke corroborated the evidence of Mr. Errington.
He considered the works could be done with perfect
safety. He had last night offered the canal engineer to leave
the crossing of the canal or railway to any engineer in the
kingdom.
Mr. Maclean, civil engineer, corroborated the foregoing
evidence.
Mr. Edminton, surveyor, of Glasgow, agreed with Mr.
Scott in the value of the land taken for the railway.
Mr. Collister was here recalled, and put in a plan which
he had prepared of the mode of crossing the canal and rail-
way, the particulars of which he explained to the Committee
in detail.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday, at twelve.