The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-18 00:00:00

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MINES.

Real del Monte. 'Unregistered —3% • • • • • • - • • • 3%
Erratum in Yesterday's List—read Great North of England, 233
234%, instead of 223 224%.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.

CORNWALL.—WEST CORNWALL.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. Elliot, a chemist, druggist, and wholesale grocer at
Liskeard, gave evidence as to the requirements of the district
traversed by the line, and as to the benefits to be expected
from the formation of the line.
On the conclusion of this witness's evidence a conversation
of a discursive character took place between Mr. Austin and
Mr. Rowe, who appeared for the petitioners.
After this, Mr. Fox, a merchant carrying on business at
Plymouth, gave evidence as to the great existing traffic,
which, he said, would be much increased by the forma-
tion of the line. He also spoke to the general
feeling in favour of the line. Being a member
of the Town Council of Plymouth, he was well acquainted
with the opinions of the members of that body, and he could
say they were decidedly in favour of this line.
The witness was cress-examined by Mr. Rowe at great
length, and in the course of his cross-examination admitted
that he was a shareholder in the South Devon, and as such
was interested in the formation of this line, which would
cause a great increase in the traffic of the South Devon.
Mr. Fortescue, a landed proprietor between Liskeard and
Lostwithiel, was next called. His evidence also was of a ge-
neral character.

Here a desultory argument took place between Mr. Rowe
and Mr. Talbot as to the propriety of certain questions re-
ferring to the " central traffic," that is, the traffic in the
interior of the country. The Committee, after hearing both
counsel talking together for about half an hour, deter-
mined to leave the central communication an open question
for the present.
Mr. Brunel gave evidence with respect to the renewed
survey of the line made by himself after the original Bill had
been thrown out in the session of 1845, and also as to the
general merits of the line. Notwithstanding the steep-
ness of some of the gradients, the line could very well be
worked, and would most certainly pay. The line was in
most respects the same as that of last year, and he thought
any line that might be made through this district must oc-
cupy very nearly the same ground as this would. The curves
and gradients were much more favourable on this line than on
that originally proposed. The curves were such as not only
could be worked, but in fact were worked every day on
many existing lines. The gradients on the old line
were in some cases as steep as 1 in 40, but
on this there were none steeper than 1 in 60. He
thought both curves and gradients were such as
might very well be worked consistently with the interests
of the Company in a commercial point of view, and con-
sistently with the safety and convenience of the public. The
total length of the main line was 63 miles. That of the
Bodmin and Padstow branch was 16 miles. The total esti-
mate was 160,0001. This was the estimate submitted to the
House of Commons, and had been maintained, notwith-
standing the reduction of the probable cost by the throwing
out of a branch called the Launceston or Double Boys Branch.
The crossing of the Hamoaze, which was objected to by
Lord Ellenborough's Committee of last year, had been avoided.
Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBußN—Recommended the
Launceston branches to the Commons' Committee as highly
important, as the best that could be made to that place, and
which great advantages would
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on the Launceston branch, which Mr. Brunel admitted to be
correct :—Level, 3 miles, 9 chains ; 1 in 120, 1 furlong,
8 chains ; one in 100, 7 furlongs, 1 chain ; 1 in 80,
4 furlongs, 8 chains; . 1 67, 5 furlongs 4 chains; lin
63, 2 miles, 7 chains ; 1 in 62, 1 mile, 7 furlongs 6 chains ;
1 in 60, 9 :miles, 2 furlongs—making, altogether, 18 miles,
4 furlongs, 7 chains. The Learned Counsel also read a statement
of the curves on the Launceston branch. There were on the part
of the Bodmin and Padstow branch, between Clynn-bridge
(where it leaves the main line) and Bodmin—the length
of which was three miles and three quarters—gradients
of lin 60, lin 57, and lin 50. The Learned Counsel then
gradients en the main line (which are far too lengthy for
carriedinsertion
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a series of details of the
otwithstanding the steepness of
the gradients and steepness of the curves, a speed of 40 or 50
miles an hour could easily be obtained. That was the speed at
which it was intended to work the line. The height at which
the line crossed the river Tamar, at Saltash, was according
to the sections, 80 or 85 feet above high water mean mark,
but he thought it more likely that it would be made at about
95 feet. That could very well be done, as the landowners were
all assenting. The Admiralty had agreed to the making
of the bridge at 85 feet; but it was more likely
that it would be made at 95. Even if some of
the landowners should object there was nothing to prevent
the Company from making the arch at ninety or ninety-five
feet above high-water mark. There were no piers.
At this point the CHAIRMAN announced that it was past
four o'clock, and the Committee must therefore rise.
They accordingly rose and adjourned till Monday, to which
day the further cross-examination of Mr. Brunel is postponed.

1 Room D.

GLASGOW, numminzzs, AND CARLISLE.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. Hamilton, factor to the Duke of Portland, examined—
A good deal of his Grace's property lay between Kilmarnock
and Cumnock, and he had also an estate at Muirkirk. He
had made great improvements in his estate, having drained
about 10,000 acres. He had heard the evidence of Mr. Halston,
and he generally agreed with it. He had no doubt the traffic
in cattle and ewe %it'd be greatly extended were the rail-