The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-23 00:00:00

GROUP XLII.

LIVERPOOL, ORDISRTRIL, AND PRESTON.
The Committee re-assembled at one o'clock this morning, and were
engaged in hearing evidence against the Bill.
Mr. Skersbreck, Mr. Erie, agent for Lord Derby, and Mr. Cred-
well, were examined against the Bill, and the case for the opposition
was not concluded when the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XIX.
,ruii:rhh.tus..Coranittee met this morning for the first time in Room No. 1.
ituum,g.itte, consisted of Mr Bickham Escott (chairman), Mr.
lar. J. Touemache, Mr. Henry Berkeley, and Mr. Goring.
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2d. Cockermontn
3d. Furness ExtenatoZi-Grktuatott Extension.
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opposing petition, were also inserted.
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CALEDONIAN (CARLISLE il
The only opposing petitioner to the line svasLoZrdVl.XoansdTaile°. 37).
Messrs. Forsyth and Boyle appeared on behalf of the promoters,
and Mr. Lyon on behalf of Lord Lon.sdale.
Mr. FORSYTH opened the case. The Caledonian Railway
connecting
railways
running wlllalso
connecting England and Scotland, and the object of the present wag
to facilitate the arrangement of having one station for all the
running into Carlisle. The present station of the Caledonian Rail-
way was half a mile from Carlisle, and the company wished to
bring it into the town to Crown-street. The length of the
extension was a mile and thirty-five chains, and the
cost 50,0001. There were no engineering difficultiee.
After the examination of witnesses,
Tile Cnalamax declared the preamble of the Bill proved.
A clause was proposed on behalf of Lord Lonsdale, the ihrther
consideration of which was postponed till to-morrow.
COCILEHMOUTH AND VZOILICZNOTON
EXTENSION.

The formal proof in this Bill having been given,
The CuAtamAN declared the preamble proved.
The clauses were then passed.
The Committee adjourned till to-morrow.

GROUP XLVI.
NEV7CASTI.N AND CARLISLE.

The Committee on this group met at twelve o'clock, In Room
No. 13 ; present, Mr. Bramstone (chairman), the Naval of chaudps,
Lord Alfred Churchill, ad Dir. Xenia.

It will be reMellabered that this Bill was brought under the cons
sideration of the Comas tree as an =opposed Bill, ant the preamble
was declared to have been proved. Subsequently, in consequence of
certain etrcumstance.i with reference to the steepness of the gradients
ccrme.incogmtomtihttaie knowledgeoftheßillofwthea: Cnoemwmissatrteye., thTehyewpreoremileorpsiniiinonintett
a
ately reqUested that no re-committal should take place, but that
evidence should be heard 11 ith reference to the gradients and curves.
This cpurse was acceded to, and tie Committee entered upon tilt case
to -day;
Mr. Xxotartas, on the part of the promoters, very briefly opened the
case. EN stated that the obieet of the line was to convey mineral
productions from ties mining districts at Alstone to the Carlisle Rail-
way. as the mineral traffic through that part of the country was
amply sufficient to maintain a railway. The length of the line was
to be seventeen miles, and the estimated cost was 280,0041. As the
line was to pass through a district of a rough character, and which
was also abounding in mines, the gradients and curves were neces-
sarily severe. There were gradients of lin 33 and lin39 ; but he
would be enabled to show the Committee that on various other rail-
ways gradients of a much severer character might be worked with
perfect safety. The Learned Counsel then called
Mr. Bourne, the engineer to the line, who proved that the railway
could be worked with safety. The gradients were severe, as the
nature of the country 'Amid not permit them to be otherwise ; but
there were muck more severe gradients daily worked by locomotive
power on other railways, without any inconvenience being felt.
Mr. N. Wood, examined by Mr. Isionsia .an engineer, confirmed
this evidence, and proved that a most extensive and valuable tract of
mining country, which was now lying useless for want of proper
means to convey fuel to it, would be laid open by this railway.
Mr. lisoWLes, on the part of the pomoters, offered to insert a
clause in the Bill restricting the company from working the gradients
of 1 in 332, and:one in 39, unless by stationary engines, without the
consent of the Board of Trailer

The CHAIRMAN inquired whether any penalty would attach to the
Infraction of the Act with regard to such a clause ?
Mr. KNOWLES said that to disobey an Act of Parliament was an
Indictable offence at common law.

The CHAIRMAN would prefer that some specific penalty should be
introduced into the clause, giving to the Beard of Trade the power
of enforcing it in case of non-compliance with the Act. If they
were only to be restricted by fear of indictment the Board of Trade
might not hear of any disobedience until sorne serious accident
occurred.

The required alteration was then made in the Bill, and the Com-
mittee proceeded with the clauses of the Bill, which were all
acceded to.

GROUP XLVII.

This Committee met again in Room 25 (Grand Corridor), at twelve
o'clock this morning, and were occupied during the whole of the day
in discussing the clauses of the
SWAN SEA VALE

Railway Bill.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until twelve to-morrow.