The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

GROUP IX,

This Committee met to-day at one o'clock. Members present—
Mr. Henley (chairman), the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, Lord Alford, and
Viscount Eastnor. Absent, Mr Smith O'Brien.
The following Bills have bean referred to this group :--
Slamannan (Bathgnte and Jalrerftig Branches).
Wilsontown, tiferningside, and Coltness (Batlit:ate Branch).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Improvement and Branches).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Caledonian Railway Junc-
tion).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Knowtou Branch).
Airdrie and Bathgathe Junction.
Edinburgh and Ilatligate
Edinburgh and Hamilton. Direct.
Lanarkshire and Lothi
Scottish Central and Caledonian
Btirlingshire Midland. Junction.
arnannan and Borrownsutet'Th
Wisbaw and Coltness (Green:4l'7l Branch).
Thee list of Bills having_be read over, and none of the parties
o'clock, adjourned till Tharshay
Sev gral of the Bills, it was intienne;t'd,lvonid not be proceeded with,
and none of the others would be
ready till the day on which the
Committee agreed to adjourn to.

GROUP XIV.
SaITT2I-EASTERN AND
The Committee to which this Group is referred met to-day at
twelve o'clock, in room No. 30. Present Mr. Protheroe (Chairman),
Lord Einlyn, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Grogan.
The CHAIRMAN expressed his regret at the absence of General
Lygon, who was absent in consequence of the death of Lady Beau-
champ.
Mr. Stephenson re-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER-llas made bor-
ngs in the neighbourhood of Otteram Creek, and the results of those
borings show that the soil is favourable for the formation of a
railway. ThG borings were made near the creek, in order
that the most unfavourable ground might be at once ascer-
tained, as the vicinity of the creek would naturally cause
the ground to be softer and of a more muddy texture. The gra-
dients between Faversham and London, or rather the levels between
those points, are much better on the South-Eastern 'Luc than on the
North Kent line. The South-Eastern line enters the Dockyard and
Arsenal at Woolwich at a lower level than the yard itself. So that
all kinds of stores, such as shot, guns, &c., could be lowered by cranes
On to the waggons, and dispatched withoat any inconvenience.
The CHAIRMAN asked if the South-Eastern Company intended to
bring forward any evidence to show that the Government had de-
cided to give any opinion in favour of either of these lines,or was the
Government indifferent on the subject.
Mr. ALEXANDER said that he intended to call a militaryvfficer of
eminence to show that the South-Eastern scheme with reference to
the Dockyard was not only feasible but advisable, but ha could not
may that tha` gentleman was authorised er commissioned by the Go-
Yernment to express any opinion on their part.
Witness (in centinuation)—Mr. Vig,no:e's plan for entering the
dock-yard was more expensive than the South-Eastern plan. lied
caused different borings to be made on the proposed route of the
North Kent Railway in the tunnels through Boughton-hill. The
turnings-ant showed clay to the depths of 26, 7, 13, and 7 feet
respectively. At the eastern end of the tunnel there is a cutting of
1,402 yards in length. The borirgs show that the clay capping of
11:. other strata varies in depth from 23 to 9 feet. These. borings
were all made within a distance of 350 yards. There is on the
western a,. of the tunnel a cutting 1,400 yards in length, and the
Deal thatnzsi ,Padahe lithere gave 28, 6, 12, 8, and 9 feet. Is of opinion
made
Nor The br and the th Kent branch a branch bill cutting should never have been
Union-street branch on the
ton or the North el'erfectly useless. In the event of trio forma-
astc,..„.o,,pany
wort line, an amalgamation with the South-
Must be carried on. be the result, or else a ruinous competition
Park, f_
By the CHAIRMAN—ShouId
Wich line through Greenic have
Adreiraitv.
preferred continuing the Green
line, but it was opposed by till formed plans for such a
The CHAIRMAN said that la: sheet I • • - like to see the correspondence
on that subject.
Lnetted by the Admiralty was
accommodation. It would in-
Mr. STEPHENSON said that thealnicle
yin
tu1;1 not interfere with
a far interior one as to expense
crease the expense 10),0001. The railway
p riments already
the instruments at the Royal Observatory
bration. The Astronomer Royal said that the exPear.k, by any vi-
made were not sufficiently conclusive, and he
Mime experiments himself. proposed instituting
Mr. John Clutton, examiued by Mr. MERREWETRER—I4 a .yrn.
and had valued the land required for the South-Eastern
line.
cost of the main line in land would be 304,2651., and that of the loop
62,235/.From Canterbury to Dover would be 104,469/., and from
Maidstone to Rochester el 6.511.
Mr. (4. Waktey was the neat witness examined, after which
The Committee wijourned until to-morrow at twelve O'CIOCkr