The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

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GROUP XIX.
(Continued from •ur Afternoon Edition.)
EXETER AND EXIVZOIITH.

Mr. Basswell, Thomas Wright, and William Henry Blay, were
then respectively examined regarding tne success of the working of
the atmospheric system now in operation on the London and Croy-
don Railway.
The assents and dissents were then handed in.

This closed the case of the promoters of this line.
Mr. COCKBURN then addressed the Committee in support of
the Exeter and Exmouth proposed line. He proceeded to
call the attention of the Committee to the advantages
and accommodation which this line offered over its rival
not only to the inhabitants of Exmouth, Topsham, and Exeter, but
to the whole community atlarge. It was the unanimous wish and
desire of the inhabitants of these towns that this should be
the line. Why should they select and give a preference to one
objectionoble to the inhabitants of these places, one attended with
inconvenience, danger, and delay—he adverted to the cross-
ing of the drawbridge on the canal. He supposed the
case of the bridge open, allowing a vessel to pass, and
a train, unexpected or delayed, might arrive, what would
be the consequence? Why, a frightful loss of human life.
He would not only say it was possible, but was sure he might safely
add exceedingly probable to occur. With respect to the atmospheric
principle, he considered it quite in its infancy, and he did net see why
the inhabitants of Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth were to have
this new and experimental mode of travelling thust upon them.
The Learned Counsel having concluded his address, the Committee
adjourned till o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XXI.
OXPODD AND LONDON.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. Peel, partner in a brewery, wine and spirit, and hop, malt,
and coal business, in which 69,0001. had been invested, and also pro-
prietor, with his brother, of 600 acres if land, spoke to the advan-
tages which the line would confer on himself and others, and that
he should use it for tke transit of his goods from Londen, in preference
to the Great Western Railway ; was a considerable distance from his
part of the county. The branch to Thame, and the proposed exten-
sion of the Aylesbury branch, by the London and Birmingham Com-
pany, to Thame, would enable him to obtain his coals from the
midland eounties at much less expense than at the present moment.
The line /voted run through his property.
Mr. Abe/ Staples, landowner, timber merchant, and chair-maker,
at Thame, said the line would save him 1501. 'a year, out of the 40e1.
a year he now paid for the conveyance of timber from Woodstoek,
Bicester, Litchenton, &c. A direct communication, instead of a num-
ber of cross lines, would be of great advantage.
In his cross-examination, by Mr. WELLS, he said the country be-
tween Thame and Oxford was a well populated part of the country.
Mr. John Wearing, corn-dealer and seedsman, cross-examined
by Mr. Ganessv—About 250 tons of all sorts of grain are sent to Lon-
don from Oxford weekly, which would, no doubt, go by the direct
line. A great quantity of corn was sent from the vicinity of Ayles-
bury, viA Miltons, Hazley, east of Oxford, to be sent by the railway
to London, which, in the event of the line being made, would go
to Thame and move eastern parts of the line, to be sent to
London. The conveyance to London of all kinds of grain
coat him from 1,500/. to 2,1001. per annum, which he would send by
the line, even if the charges were at the same rate as those of the
Great Western. The Birmingham station at Euston-square was
vastly superior to the Great Western terminus, 'whether for passen •
gers or goods, as it was nearer the markets and the City.
Cross-examined by Mr. GRIFFIN—A line from Wycombe to Ux-
bridge would be of advantage.
Cross-examined by Mr. WELLs—The carriage of goods from the
station of the London and Birmingham to the markets was 3d. per
quarter less than the amount charged by carriers from the Great
Western station at Paddington. _ .

At four o'clock the further consideration of the petition was ad-
journed to-morrow. and the Committee rose.
•

By Mr. WARREN—The college authorities have always' been op-
posed to railways, especially those which would in any wayaffect their
property. They were even opposed to the bra►ch from the Dideot
station of the Great Western to Ozford.

By the CHAIRMAN—If a greater quantity of corn was sent from
Oxford to London than now, the Oxford market would not be in-
jured, because the farmers must come there to sell their produce.
The line would open a new field of competition, and it was unreason-
able to suppose that the charges on the new line would be greater
than those on the Great Western ; as a matter of course the charge
would be less, because the line was shorter.

By Mr. LawsoN—Conaidered that the people of Oxford were in
favour of the line.

kir. LAwsox— I perceive by the list that there are but two share.
holders who are bankers, possibly the bankers of the Company al
Oxford.

Sub-Committee Nos. 2.
GREAT EASTERN AND WESTERN.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
After hearing evidence in further explanation of the causes of
imperfection in the plan, such as the illness of the engineer, theCom-
mi Ace adjournedtlae case to-morrow and rose shortly after four o'clock.

Sub-Committees, No. 4.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE.
The object of this Bill is to connect the Trent Valley and Grand
Junction railways, with certain parts of the counties of Stafford and
Worcester, by a line of 16 miles in length. The required capital is
300,0001. The engineer is Sir J. Rennie.

The Committee reserved their decision on this Bill.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (WEEDON AND NORTHAMP-

TON BIiANCH.

The object of the proposed line is to open a more direct communi-
cation between various places on the existing London and Birming-
ham line, lying south of Ellsworth, and the Southampton and Peter-
borough Railway. There will also be a junction with the proposed
Worcester and Weedon Railway. The leugth will be five miles,
seventy-three chains ; and the cost is estimated at 125,0001. Mr. R.
Stephenson is the engineer; Mr. Pratt appeared as agent for the pro-
moters.

Mr. Spyer, chemist, druggist, and grocer, at Watlingten, also gave
evidence in favour of the line ; as did Mr. Wm. Hopkins, who had
followed the business of carrier for 31 years at Oxford. About 5,000
tons of English grow* timber were sent annually toLoadon frons,Ox-
ford. The Great Western had only carried timber during the last
season. About 3,000 tens would annually go by the Great Western.
A great quantity of this timber was unloaded at the 13ullsbridge sta-
tion of the Great Western. By the proposed line it would go direct
into London ; in fact, the whole of the timber, which now was partly
conveyed along the Thames, would go on the line. 150 to 200 tons
came to Oxford from London weekly. The Great Wes-
tern Railway would not send cattle to London unless they
were sent to their terminus three hours before the starting of the
trains by which they were to be conveyed. Thus on Sundays,

Standing orders complied with.
The Committee were occupied the remainder of the day with Bills
for waterwoikg and other local purposes.
At four o'clock the Speaker being announced at prayers, the Com-
mittee rose and adjourned till to-morrow.

Sub-Committee, No. 5.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (NORTHAMPTON, DIVEN-
TRY, LEAMINIVION, AND WARWICK.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. COATES appeared for several petitioners against the Bill, and
made several objections to the contract deed, which he said wa3 ille-
gal, and to the copy of it deposited at the Private Bili-office, which
was alleged to be incorrect.
The Committee, after a long discussion, resolved to reserve the
points, and, in the absence of certain witnesses, the case stood over
till to-morrow.

instance, the sheep and cattle intended to be conveyed by-the 6
o'clock train went through the town during church hours, almost
making one believe that they were being driven to church.—
(Laughter.)
By Mr. VENABLES—The country through which the line passes is
a thickly-populated agricultural district.
Mr. Tarry, linen-draper, Oxford, gave evidence in favour of the

line. The goods' rates on the Great Western, especially for " small
parcels," were far too great, considering the small expense of convey-
ing such traffic ; and, besides, competition would reduce fares on
both the lines. The fares on the new line would be a sixteenth less
than the Great Western, because it would be a sixteenth shorter.
Mr. H. D. Hoskins, a member of the Town Council of Oxford, and
the manager of a brewery, then said, the trade of the town had de-
creased since the opening of the Great Western. Since the opening
of the Didcot branch to the town it had further decreased. This was
attributable to the want of a direct line, which he believed would
greatly improve the trade. The branch was made subservient to the
main line, the traffic was consequently taken away from the town ;
which, if they had the new line and another to the west, would pass
through it, and a great portion remain in it for a limited period.

Borneskops were now untenanted ; lor instance, a very ellgihle one
in his neighbourhood for the last two or three years. In the "good old
times," before the days of the Great Western Railway, a very different
and moreprosperous state of things prevailed. He saw a petition in
favour of the line, signed by several of the most influential and re-
spectable inhabitants of Oxford.
Mr. A. Smith, hop and coal merchant for the last twenty-five
years in Oxford, and Mr. S. L. Evans, mercer, Oxford, also gave
evidence in favour of the line.
The Committee then adjourned.

LONDON, MONDAY EPENING. MA WC Wreo, 1F14&•

Rochester Bridge.
Willingham Inclosure and Drainage.
Birmingham Cemetery.
London and South-Western Railway (11ampton Court

Branch).
London and South• Western Railway (Chertsey and
Egham Branch).
Boston Waterworks.
Glasgow and Ayr ,Railway Amendment and Branches
(No. 2).

THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed,
viz.:—
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Deviations and

Branches).
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch).
South-Eastern Railway (No, 4—from Tutbridgo Wells

to Hastings and Rye).
Mr. HODGSON 111NDE moved on the further con •
sideration of the report of the Sunderland Docks Bill,
the following verbal amendments :—Clause 134—in the
first line, to omit " such ; in the second line, to omit
" said." Clause 135—before " Corporation," to insert

" said."—.Agreed to.
Mr. G. DOPE reported from the Committee on gEoup
No. 4 that they had adjourned until after Eu.stel, as
many of the bills in the group were not yet before the
Committee.
The report was ordered to be laid on the table.
LONDON AND SALISBURY RAILWAY.

Mr. BANKES presented petitions from several places
Dorsetshire, in favour of this railway:

OLDHAM RAILWAY.

Mr. BROTHERTON presentad petitions in favour of
Le Oldham railways.
WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNCTION.

Mr. HASTIE presented petitions in favour of the
Nest of Scotland Junction railway.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. _

Sir A. CLIFFORD appeared, and summoned the
House to appear at the bar of the House of Lords, to
hear her Majesty's Royal Assent given by Commission
to several Bills. (For which see Lords' report).
In the course of a few minutes the SPEAKER re-
turned, and informed the House that the royal assent
had been given in the House of Lords to several Bills
(for which see our Lords' report).
Sir ANDREW LEITHEY presented a petition
signed by the inhabitants of seven parishes in Aberdeen,
praying that the measure with respect to the corn-laws
now under the consideration of her Majesty's Govern-
ment might speedily put into a law.
An Hew. MEMBER (whose name we could not learn)
presented a petition from Warrington in Lancashire,
praying that the measures proposed by her Majesty's
Government with respect to the corn• laws might speedily
pass into a law. The Hon. Member also presented
several other petitions from the same place in favour of
a limitation of the hours of labour. _

Mr. P. 13ORTHWICKE presented a "most nume-
rously signed petition" in favour of the Ten Hours
Labour Bill.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from
the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the county of
Leitrim, whish was adopted at the lute spring assizes, in
favour of the Government Bill for the Suppression of
Crime of Ireland. _ _ _

Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice that on the order of the
day being read for going into a Committee of Supply on
the Estimates, he would call the attention of the House
to the defective mode adopted in manning the navy, and
to the manner in which courts-martial are conducted.
THE VICTORY UPON THE SUTLEJ.

Sir ROBERT PEEL gave notice that on Thursday
next he would move a Tote of thanks to Sir H. Smith
for the glorious victory gained on the 28th January last
over the Seikhs on the banks of the Sutlej.
THE MILITIA.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would in a few
evenings ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary
of War, whether any arrangements for calling out the
militia.