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0110T.JP XXII.

This Committee met today at twelve o'clock—Sir George Grey in
the chair.

IPSWICH AND BURY ST. EDMUNDS
(140RWICII EXTENSION).

The further consideration of this case was resumed.

Mr: ffcln Harding, grocer, of Norwich, deposed that the present
railway dontlekion bet*een London and Norwich was not approved
of by the inhabitants of the latter city. The Norfolk Railway was
very circuitous, whereas the present line would be a direct one, and
would afford an excellent connexion with the south for the agricul-
Viral prcduce and fat cattle of Norfolk.
,Air. 'Timothy Stewart, brewer of Norwich, and Chairman of the
Eastern Counties Bank, gave evidence to a similar effect. The feel-
ing of the inhabitants of Norwich was decidedly in favour of the pre-
sent Eielleme, as one that would give great accommodation to the
district.
Mr. John Barber, of Norwich, gave similar evidence.
Mr. Bignold, of Norwich, deposed that the feeling of Norwich was
unanimously in favour of tile ptesent line.
Mr. Henry Chamberlain, Manchester
testified to the same effect.
Mr. Taylor, of Piss, was examined to the effect that the proposed
line would give ample accommodation to the district, and was one
that was mueh required by the inhabitants. The traffic that was
likely to pass along it ho represented to be very considerable.
Other evidence of a similar character was taken up till four o'clock,
when the Committee adjourned

lan, of Norwich,

GROUP XXVII.
Thls Committee met today at the usual hour, Sir C. Lemon in the
chair.

LEICESTER AND BEDFORD.

The case of the South Midland (competing) line having closed yes-
t9idapa and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham having opened the case of the
Leicester and Redford Railway, the Committee proceeded this morn-
ing to hear evidence aS td the traffic to be anticipated on the latter
line. _

Mr: Edward Weston, the mayor of Leicester ; Mr. Whetstone, a
coal-miller and woolstapler, residing in the same town ; Mr. Man-
nerly, a general dealer 1 and Mr. Fielding, an alderman of Leices-
ter and a worsted spinner, Were examined. at great length. The
main tendency of their evidence was to show the advantages which
d direct and through communication to London would confer upon
tile towns of Leicester and Bedford in particular, and the inhabitants
of that district generally.
Mr. W, Stephenson, butcher and grazier ; Mr. Kidman, grazier, of
Market Borough i Mr. Billings, grazier and Smithfield salesman ;
Mr. John Polaington, grazier, at Kullerton,; and T. P. Maunsell, Esq.,
M.P. for Northamptonshire, corroborated the testimony of the last wit-
nesses, and deposed to the inconvenience and delay sustained by the
practice of the London and Birmingham Railway Company in the
Carriage of beasts, and hence the necessity for an independent line.
The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

GROUP XXXI.
GLOUCDSTEIZ. AND :FOREST 01' DEAN.
The Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Round
in the chair.
Mr. Brunel was examined at great length with respect to the en-
gineering capabilities of the line, and the accommodation which it
would afford to the districts which it was proposed to traverse. He
regarded the line in a national point of view, inasmuch as it would
complete the chain of communication from the important districts of
South Wales to the metropolis, and afford the means of speedy
transit to the immense quantity of minerals raised in the locality.
Mr. Partridge was then examined with respect to the traffic. He
considered that the proposed line was preferable to the existing
means of communication, amid that it would be extensivciY Pa-
tronised.

After the examination of a number of other witnesses.
The Cnatantati intimated thattheCommittee looked favourably on

the project, particularly tiatiarttOFiestbury,butileywouldre,serve
their decision until they bad heard the case of the South Wales, which
was appointed for Monday next, at twelve Vend.
The Committee then broke up.

GROUP XL.
LEEDS asiD YORE.

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The Committee on Group No. 40 resumed the consideration of this
branch this morning, Mr. Stafford O'Brien in the chair, with the
other members of the Committee present, when
Mr. BAINES proceeded to address the Committee in reply, on the
merits of the line, and contended chiefly that the improvements on
Mr. Hudson's line had never been contemplated until this line was
started. The Learned Counsel stated that the Earl of Mesborough,
yord Wenloek, Mr. Ingram, and all the chief landowners, were
in favour of the line. He apprehended that these were just the
persons to be entrusted' with the check which this line was likely to
give to the monopoly now in existence. The traffic between the
manufacturing diitriete juid the capital of UK country lad Peen,