The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-08 00:00:00

GROUP XXXI.

50 7TB YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER, GOOLE,
AND PENISTONA (SHEFFIELD, ROIHER-
Hang, BARNSLEY, NiTAREPIELD, HUD-
DERSFIES.D, AND GOOLE PURCHASE).
This Committee was occupied in taking evidence as to the
traffic in the Barnsley and S!lkstone coal during the whole
of the day.

GROUP XXXIII.
LEEDS, WAILEXIIELD, AND MIDLAND

UNCTION.
The Committee met this morning at half-past twelve
o'clock : Mr. Hope in the chair.
Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., then proceeded to open the case for

the promoters of this line, the Midland Company. He said
the roam object of the line was to correct the or e
in the North Midland, which, it would be within the
recollection of the Committee, was projected marl
years ago, when railways were in their infancy, which
wls sufficient to render the errors in its construction per-
fectly excusable. The error to which he referred was the
carrying of the line by Methley to Leeds, leaving Wake-
field to be accommodated by a branch. He was old enough
to recollect Mr. George Stephenson stating, hen)w the Nord!
Midland was before Parliament, that Methey
become, by the aid of the railway, one of the
most important towns in the district, but the experience sd ,
sequently acquired had shown that these anticipations hr
not and could not be realised, and that Wakefield should...Da_
placed on a main line running north and south. .1-°'
Learned Gentleman then entered into the comparative iner.its
of the three lines projected with the view of accomatoclattld4,
the district, namely, the above-mentioned :line, the l'"ds
Dewsbury,and Manchester Railway (Extension to Walietiel ):
would
alit) con'
and the Great Northern ( Extension to Leeds),
tended that that comparison was vastly in favour of his lin
Railway possessed of furnishing railway linescommun!ca
thm to the district. The lengths of tha three
10,,12 miles,
from Leeds t,, W,,ketield, between two coMmon points were 5
follows :—The Midland project. 9* miles; tl:e Great orthertin.;
and the Leeds and Dewsbury, let oiles'in the
means
being, as would be seen, considerably fn by
avour. The line would form a junction at Wakeliel lid.
means of forks, with the Manchester and Leeds, th,e 11:11,0
hind and the Pontefract and Goole ; it ""1" -And
ass over the Calder, by Stanley, Rothweell, wid,
Pearls parallel with the old coach road to tale place
calledan I:ailway, two miles from Leeds at a rrod
Stortonbridge, just between two points on the,
f.
between, Lea is and Pontefract ; its entire 10'01 b 47e
eight miles and a quarter, and the entire cost 400,0°Crttout a
worst gradient would be 1 in 91, for a distance of a ',-tha
existing lines at Leeds. At , akefield, the
quarter of a mile. It would also be connected witll.llo
station would
existing
cost 12,00 U., would be erected in open ground, Cod
tiguous to the new market, wherei,e the Leedsla be
Dewsbury line would cost 271,0001., and well line
erected in a crowded part of this town' which 32,
he
chTkfidered most objectionable. The assents
woucld enter the town by an incline of 1 in
itisadavour. T only petitioner against the line.% NA
I es, who had petitioned against the other two It `he
ail.
as there were several farms between his house end t orters
way no residential injury would be done, and the pro
go.
had offered to refer the compensation to which he wilting
titled to arbitration. He concluded bv confidently tfri.
that the Committee would pass the preamble of the nursery'n
Mr. W. Holdsworth, dyer, and air. W. Barrett,
._a
ir,r3et: va sa telYmrli.
viderp'teericiir,
man, of Wakefield, were then called, and gave
favour of the line. They considered it enainentlY superior,
both as regarded stations and route, to the opposipg "
The Committee then adjourned until MondaY•
,

GROUP XXXIV.
• OLDHAM ALLIANCO• througho
Evidence in favour of this line was continued
the day.
The Committee adjourned till twelve on genuas

GROUP XXXI X.
WEAR, VALLEY•
t to' claf,'
The Committee to which this line is referred et
'-
at twelve o'clock, in Room 93; Lord Charles • e
the chair. 1301
this
bis
Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the promoters
°
opened the case briefly. raised
On proceeding with the evidence, a question was Sun
to the validity of the opposition entered into by
Ist.
land Dock Company and by the Messrs. Backhurs cleared'
Some discussion arose, after which the rooni Ica Lad de•
On our re-admission we found that the Committee
_OOl.Ol
tided that neither the Messrs. Backhurst nor the Sun
Dock Company had any locus standi.
Traffic evidence was then entered upon.
The Committee adjourned at f ur o'clock.

GROUP XLII.
WATERFORD,WEXFORD, and Nif )ockt Mfr.
This Committee met this'morning at twel" (cc"ts of tbd
Tollemache in the chir, when the legal arguine-
opponents of the Billa were again proceeded with.

GROUP XLVIII. k ; Lori
This Committee met to day at twelve o'c4lc)c-
Courtenay in the chair. 0 Sig
CALEDONIAN AND DITMI3II3IIr,m- ,r7(13 0...,,...--,
JUNCTION (DEVIATIONS 23,4; 130-w
DUNTOCIIEIt MIME-V/03 MS 11'----
XING, &c.)
ill s
The case on behalf of this line was resumed. ,Aport
B
flhre. Scott,
proposedt h edov iaa
o chairman,o,asgaose-ecegsesanre;afloerv:hdoeneme
roir"einenl
ofr
of the scheme. b bleb •
Mr. Brown deposed to the value of the land, w
set d ,wn at 3.6671. This was a very liberal
were se frbis
Messrs. Fisher, Binnie, and Buchanan
examined as to the value of' the ro ertv to be takBn.eed t°
P• P - ld be reduced
rear the value of the
deviated
line wou
'2,012/ ,
. as compared with 3 7621 of last year. wia
Mr Rohs,' C r .'* examined " Weave-44;j tail
in e
Hobson, . ~, who was on
re-called
and went through the plans and sectionswouid be
to show what house property and land and rolas
affected by the deviated line. o'clock.
The Committee adjourned till Blonday at twelve
valuation;epo

GROUP XLIX.
in TthheiscChoamir.mittee met to-day at twelve o'clock;
THE; CALEDONIAN (LEASE 08 Arir—
OF aanitrh
THE GLASGOW, 80.3114---,,,,,,,A5Cr0V1
NMELSTOIsT DIRECT AND
SOUTHERN TERMINAL). the promoters.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY opened the case for
the
Glasgow,
He contended that the opponents,
nameirno locus standi.
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ComP3"Y d Mr. CriPP5
ha
after a discus.
an
Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C., shortly rePli'"
isiiloanp:-ilrilitcsl: involved technical rather than generally
•were uns-
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee .
nimously of opinion that the opponents were entitled to sr !•
pear upon their petition.
The LEARNED SERGEANT then addressed the Commit
shortly upon the general merits of the line. He argued Wa
interest-
this lease was only a part of the system that had heen'oll;
templated by the Barrhead and Nvilston in the very out°e".
The Glasgow, Kilinarnmk, and Avr Company had in their
earlier and weaker days denied them an access to the Clyde'
and they were, therefore, forced in conjunction with Wei,:
of her lines which might be taken (as now represented by hat
Caledonian) to incur considerable expenses in forming 1';
was now called the Glallow Sow twro Terminal .Railwsila'.
Powers were given in the Act of the Barrhead Compaq
lease their line to the Govan and Polloc, but owing ti 90-
inadvertence the latter company, which was now inc from
rated with the Caledonian Company, was restricted fr_„..
leasing it. The object of his clients was therefore
ie-
evident, it was to carry out by this lease the original
tentions of e projectors .
The Earl th
of Eglinton spoke to the general advantage:
which the leasing of this line would give to the nartic'
districts affected by the Caledonian Railway, and the natu.,o
connexion with the Caledonian Railway. Arrangenlerng
were pending with the Ardrossan Raiiway, but not' ,
definite had been agr,,ed upon hitherto.
a r lkalnr.
4.
em Graham,tsof
ca Parliamentarylednia agent,
psainay, k
ae to iensits.et.
r tive featuress of the proposeod alliance with the liarrhe u a"
other railways. Aig REWS with
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. ie., the
respect to the terms granted to the varil,),"B,Ts- allneged, of
object being to show the tendency, as ef.'" lines Iron,
the Caledonian to monopolise the di.'erenWortblessness
the south to the north, and the
Mr. Barston, director of the Caledonian, was subject
o
•
pangof t hINe.
opurledt erxe
fit u ti
rhea tt tbhee
nirnotteereetsetds
aogfa
isnuscthwaeapowerful
a similar course of examination.
No other witnesses were called for the promoters.
Mr. ANDREWS replied, and in resuming the evidence, con"
tended that a case had not been made out for the preamble.
The room was then cleared, and, after a few minutes' cory
sultation, strangers were called in, and •
The CumnstAx announced that the Committee found tbe
preamble not proved.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-morrow.

GROUP L.
This Committee met at twelve o'clock; Mr. Bankes 112. the
chair.
"weir
GLASGOW, EARRHEAD AND NEXUPA--

DIRECT.
vavoC%
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GEES.-

IllamEinNatiTonS
Mr.(lAloMbsoEnN's examination
admitted in wA:asNcolitiintdAthNistilorgeßnin);. to
that, the present state of the money-market, Jo
Lesmahagow branch might be postponed; but with regal:re
the other branches and station accommodation, tioW Wit
much required. The cost altogether would be about 140, ions
Mr. Errington followed in corroboration of the Pre/t„4t
witness. He believed the scheme would be of the grealilie
benefit in supplying Greenock with coal from the AY/15.,,..
„1
and Lanarkshire districts. The witness explained the 10,
tare of the works, and the estimated cost in detail. .
whole, with contingencies, would be about 150,000/.
This closed the case. vise
The opposition of the Renfrewshire Road Trustees
.„,0
reserved till the clauses were considered, should the P'

pass.
THE GLASGOW, EARRHEAD, AND WOlfr
LET (BRANCHES).
Mr. WECATELEY opened, the case for this Bill. lie
plained that it was intended to connect the important 011,.
neral district of laurlet and the manufacturing town of
llarrhead with the port of Renfrew, and Glasgow and Pais-
ley. The Learned Gentlemen having explained the scheme
iLt
erixan
mac,itoonc ko
ifss, oihekehe
swtcoha
est
mh
the
eiwmi
mainpt
horß pt of
traffic
lie
woof
in detail, proceeded to call his witnesses.
Mr. Craig anednTlAhinleer.craoll
ofti thee iln
edsisftorrictth.
was a point of great importance.
The Committee adjourned till Monday.

GROUP LI.
This Committee met at twelve o'clock; Sir John Buller in
,be chair.

The Earl Nof°lllßinirtollthoßugßhrrt thrSe dnistricNt tliictt)he line was
projected to accommodate was one of thew most important
line'
agricultural districts in Scotland. He must support the
a wholesome competition with the Caledonian line
to Carlisle.
The Duke of Buccleuch said he was proprietor of Ohl,'
I
the
eles of the route of the proposed line.e concurred in
h
evidence of the Earl of Minto ; the district was aim-
t.pi
Inoii‘reitirat, till
ptr
oofroutrgahnt agriculturalteiiuet l evtaltloe
yptrho
eod
fu
sr
otehu,
etahn-Edwsefkos
tr .
wt linehaeTsThwhoeeobojcl lse nie
domoffaneniriiii
facturers in the Teviot and other streams.
from the way in which they proposed to cutectui°p.nabtliill;
picturesque character of that valley and it would serious X
onfitelrinfeer
j,eowithtilthe Glenlochie Tower, which be oould 11°C
suffer to be affected.
e preludingen gtinheeercoafntehhei
e line,urestanida, thaensdvlioLlealgentogwtila
branches, was 40 miles, 5 furlongs, and the total estimate,
including the cost of stations, was 960,0001. Tll
expense of making the line, exclusive :"
stations, would be about 18,140/. per toile.
The distance by this route from Ilawick to Manchestel
showed a difference of 82 miles in favour of this line over
the other sanctioned lines; and to Liverpool, a difference
.ot
97 miles. The distance from Hawick to Newcastle, yo
Berwick, was 110 miles ; by Ca, lisle, on the no
branch, 102 miles ; by the Longtown branch, 94 lair'
The proposed lino would effect a saving of 74 mile!
from Newcastle to Stirline-, a central point to all the Scotcl
lines. From London to Perth the North British saved lw
miles. totzt
Mr. Miller, engineer-in-chief, said he originallY lard d
the North British in 1843, a line to Ilawic Which 1 ItS,
branches to Jedburgh, Selkirk, &c., in 1845,rt:fA'
sanctioned. A scheme identical with the present WAS it':
down to Carlisle in 1845, except that there was a cow
terminus there with the Caledonian. The courseof thelizaelf""

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