The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

LEITH DISTRICT OF BURGHS.

In the room of Mr. A. RUTHERFORD, appointed
Lord Advocate of Scotland.
KIRCUDBRIGHT.

In the room of Mr. T. MAITLAND, appointed Soli.
citor-General for Scotland.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (GREENWICH
RAILWAY TO CHILHAM, NEAR CANTER-
BURY, WITH BRANCHES TO SHEERNESS
AND FAVERSHAM CREEK).
On the motion for the consideration of the report on
this Bill,

Mr. FREWEN moved that the report be considered
that day six months, as the railway when made would
not accommodate the northern districts of Kent.

Mr. HUME thought that the various proposed lines
through the district had not been fairly brought before
the Committee, and he should certainly support the
amendment.

Mr. PLUMPTRE was of opinion that the proposed
railway would fvlly satisfy the wishes of the inhabitants
of North Kent. The merits of the Bill had been fairly
discussed before the Committee, and he should support
the original motion.
After a few words from M?. PROTHEROE,
Mr. FREWEN consented to withdraw his amend-
ment, and the report was considered and agreed to, and
the Bill ordered to be engrossed.
MESSAGE FROM. THE LORDS.

Messengers from the Lords announced that their
Lordships had agreed to several Bills. (See Lords' re-
port.)
Mr. CARDWELL moved that the House at its rising
do adjourn until Monday next.
The motion was then put and carried.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.

On the motion of Lord LINCOLN,
The orders of the day were then postponed until Mon•
day next.

The House then adjourned at a Quarter to Eight.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES,

(YESTERDAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
GROUP D.
ALXIIOI.ItIE, GAINSUOROUGH, GOOLE,
YORK, AND NORTH MIDLAND.

The Committee assembled this morning, Lord Somers in
the chair.

Mr .Gambles, a merchant of Lincoln, was called, and
deposed chiefly to the amount of produce grown upon
the course of the line. He said that the distance between
Gainsborough. and Hull was about 62 miles, of which as
much as 20 miles of ground, Occupying a space of five
miles on each side of the course of the line, were occupied in
the growth of potatoes and other similar produce. He be-
lieved the produce of flax was not less than 70,000 stones,
and as many as from 120,000 to 150,000 tons of potatoes are
grown in and exported from that district.
Rev. Charles Dundas, rector of Epworth, stated that
the roads in the neighbourhood were exceedingly bad, that
there was only one public conveyance—that is, a coach on
market days—to Doncaster, which is seventeen miles, and oc-
cupies four hours. There is also a coach to Gainsborough. The
Isle of Axholme contains 50,000 acres, of which 400 are
rotatoes; and he believed that the produce would not go by
the London and York line, but by water. The cost of the
carriage by that route was 9s. a ton.
Mr. Hutten, a magistrate of Lincolnshire, residing near
West Butterwick, deposed generally to the great incon-
venience from going by the present means of conveyance.
He had himself been as much as an hour-and-a-half in
crossing the Humber from New Holland to Hull, the two
places being nearly opposite to each other.
Mr. John Wills, a farmer of Armine, near Geole, stated that
there were about 20,000 acres of land in this district likely
to be accommodated by the railway, of which about 5,000
acres are devoted to the growth of potatoes, and that 27,000
tons of potatoes are annually sent to London, and 13,000 a
year to Leeds. The time occupied in the voyage to London
varies from two days to five weeks, according to the season
and the state of the navigation. The quantity sent to Lon-
don from the neighbourhood is certainly equal to 1,000 tons a
week, and thought he should soon save be. a ton in the car-
riage if the railway were made.
Mr. Hinde, a farmer at Crowle, who occupies about 500
acres of ground, stated that in the district of the line from
Crowle to Belton there were 15,880 acres, of which 950 acres
are in potato culture.
Mr. Marshall, a farmer of Epworth, stated that the gross
amount of live stock, wool, and other agricultural produce, is
23,171 tons, and by the Knottingley line they now cost
14s. 6d. a ton to London. The general produce is about
8,000 tons of potatoes, and from 3i to 5 acres of oats, 6
quarters, and of beans 5 quarters.
Mr. P. 8. Johnston, of Belwood House, near Epworth,
spoke generally as to the benefit to be derived from the new
line. _ _

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imports are 202,463 tons, and the exports for the Isle of
Axholme are 56,581 tons, warp land, of which the isle
chiefly consists, being from 30s. to W. an acre. The coals
consumed are 24,680 tons per annum.
On cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant WRANGILIM, the
witness stated the average of the island was about 50,000
acres, which produced about 39,128 tons of exportable mat-
ter. 4,966 of the acres of the isle are under potatoes. The
imports and exports of the isle are about 86,971 tons, and
of marsh land 87,285 tons, of which the exports are 46,800
tons.

The object of the Learned Sergeant was to show that no
part of the produce from the Nottinghamshire district could
possibly come upon this line; but it was not elicited at this
stage.

the Committee then adjourned till Monday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XXXVIII.

LEEDS, ViTAILEPIELD, AND MIDLAND
JUNCTION.
Mr. Swannich, the engineer to this line, was examined. The
principal part to which the evidence was contined was the
junction proposed to be effected with the Manchester and
Leeds Railway. At this point of junction the gradient was
lin 75, and the curve 3 furlongs. Ile did not think there
would be any difficulty whatever in working the line with
perfect safety, and so as to afford accommodation to the
traffic oa the line.

Mr. Leather corroborated the evid'nce of Mr. Swannich.
There was a difference in favour of this line over that of the
opponents equal in tractive power to 31,i miles of horizofital
distance. He had adopted Mr. G. Stephenson's estimate,
that 21 feet perpendicular required the same power to over-
cfr.ne as one mile of horizontal length. He had taken the
sum of the summits upon both lines, and comparing them
together ha had fond this difference.