The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

GROUP XVIII.

LONDON, CHELTENHAM, AND OXFORD.
The eimmittee on this group assembled this morning, at
twelve o'clock; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair.
Mr. CALVERT called Mr. Clutt, a land valuer, who stated
that he estimated the whole of the land to be taken for the
line. at 146,8981.—the money required for the main line
being 119,434/ ; that for the Gloucester branch to the bank
Lf the Liza would be 2,6321. ; for the Worcester branch, 7,650/. ;
and for the Cheltenham station, 17,0721. The quantity of
land required would be 429 acres.
To, Air. kricixsox, the witness replied, that in this es'i-
mate he had not included the land required for the ap-
proaches to bridges, supposing the alteration of the mode of
crossing the existing roads to be adopted.
Mr. Woodhouse, an extensive coal agent at Oversee], in
Leicestershire, stated that if the narrow gauge lines were to
be used the Erewash coal at Oxford would be 16s. 4d. a ton ;
the Moyle coal would be 15;3. Bd.; the Worcestershire coat
12s. 6d.; the Derbyshire, 15s. 2d. ; and the Leicestershire
coal 153. 10d. Tne Worcestershire coal at Cheltenham
would be 12s. Id., and the Staffordshire coal 14s.
To Mr. KEATING the witness replied that the distance
between Birmingham and Cheltenham is forty-six miles, and
the calculated that the coal for the north-west would come
b v way of that town.
To 31r. CALVEHT, on re-examination, Mr. Woodhouse re-
plicd that he had caleulated the price of the coals at the pit's
month, and had put upon that a penny per ton per mile fur
the c.lrri,tge.
Jr. Nicholson, assistant engineer, put in a map with a
coloured line upon it, to show the assents or dissents of the
owner e.

Mr. V.E.ITZtO objected that the map did not show the oc-
cupiers snd lessees as well as the owners.
The E arl o,f Liwootzi, after some discussion between the
Committ to and the counsel, directed that new maps should
be prepai•ed t4)-morrow morning, which would show all the
assents al id dissents separately between Tring and Oxford,
and aittord arwi Cheltenham.
A long discussion ensued upon the way in mhich the se-
veral properties were marked upon the map, but the exami-
nation was ultimately waved. The point then taken up was
the number of routs to be crossed on the level, when Mr.
Nicholson stated that the whole number of roads to be tra-
versed on the level was fifty-five, of which forty-five may be
considered public :pads. lie believed that a clause was to be
inserted to enable the company to put bridges over these
roads so as to prevent any public inconvenience.
A long cross• exatnination ensued, to ascertain the way in
which the alteration would affect the different roads.

Mr. Nicholson's cross-examination was continued during
the greater part of the day, in order to show the injury that
would be done to the iNisidence of Lady Ricketts, at Chelten-
=ham. the property of Colonel Sibthorp, and other landowners
cm the line.
This concluded the case for the promoters.

X.
This Committee metG toR-dOUPay ate twelve o'clock, when the
case on behalf of the
PLEETWOOD,PILIMSTON, and WEST SLIMING
3UNCTZON (EU LET AND COLLIERY
Z3llANCitra)
-was proceeded with.

On .
the assembling of the
parties the room was cleared. On
their re-admission,
evidence on
furthm.
Committeye
wanted
decided to hear no
bet
The CHAIRMAN th
the evidence: to
said
traffi ec,
be confined to the relative meri the
ts of the two scheme before
the Committee.
Mr. Bidder, C. E., was then examined at some length on the
engineering features of the former line.
After th. 3 hear'ng of some further evidence, the case for 'the
promoters of the Bill closed
The rAnainder of the sitting was cccupied with the opspo..
:sition of the ',aided proprietors to the B:11; after which AL,.
Committee ejourned till to-morrow at Twelve o'clock.