The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-21 00:00:00

GROUP VI.

'WILTS, SOMERSET, AND I.I7EYMOUTIE
AMENDMENT (No. LT).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yeaterday.))

Mr. Sergeant MURPHY appeared for the Earl of Pembroke
and other landowners against the Bill. His cross-examina-
tion of this witness was abruptly terminated by the Chairman
stating that his line of evidence was of the most singular and
extraordinary nature for a Railway Committee.
Mr. J. Knight was then called, who stated that if a railway
were made he would not use it. He would not send his forward
ewes or lambs upon any line of railway.
The CHAIRMAN said this was really the most anti-rail-
road evidence that the Committee had yet heard, and
hoped that the time of the Committee would not be wasted
by further evidence of that nature.
Mr. Jennings was called on to show that there was not
sufficient traffic between the west and south-eastern Iles of
England to warrant the construction of a railway.
Mr. T. Chedder, clerk to the poor-law union at Tisbury,
stated that an unbroken connexion between Tisbury and
Shaftesbury and the clothing districts of the north would be
of great service to the districts.
Mr. W. Squire, actuary of the savings' bank at Shaftes-
bury, gave evidence to the effect of the people of Shaftesbury
being in favour of the line of the Great Western Railway, as
opposed to that of the South-Western Company.
Mr. Kymes, grocer, at Shaftesbury, was called, with a view
of showing the traffic which existed between Bristol and
Shaftesbury, and the importance of an unbroken line between
those places.
Mr. Dewey, butter-dealer and mister, of Salisbury; Mr.
Whits, butter-dealer, of Portsea, Mr. Mealing, dealer in
poultry, and also residing at Purtsea ; gave evidence as to
the importance of the market at Salisbury.
Mr. Fisher, draper, of Blandford, thought it important to the
interests of that town that there should be a line on an un-
broken gauge between Bristol and Blandford.
Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the
Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XV.
The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock.
ROYSTON AND WARE.

Mr. Linn opened on behalf of the Eastern Counties Com-
pany's project for forming a line between Royston and Ware,
and stated that beside the necessity for a line between the
two places, it was peculiarly necessary as completing a chain
of communication through a large district. He had no ob-
jection to a Bill for amalgamation, as, in the event of the
other preambles being passed, the company would of neces-
sity be compelled to transfer a great portion of their traffic
either to the Hitchin and Royston line, or to the Direct
Northern Company:
After some inquiries from the Chairman respecting the
several interests of the different parties the room was cleared,
and on the re-admission of the parties,
The Committee declared that We preamble of the Bill had
been proved, and thus, with the Bill passed the other day
for the line to Foxton, the Eastern Counties have obtained
their loop from Royston to Shelford.
The clauses were then gone through, and the Bill was
ordered to be reported.

GROUP XVII.
The Committee on this group re-assembled this morning at
the usual hour in Room 11; Sir James Buller East in the
chair.