The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-29 00:00:00

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be taken without their eon-
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stile to iio so. In crdinary
sa so-called important ports
they vi-ere unloaded by the
evident when lie stated
from 200 to 300 tons,
timber spoken of being
belonged to merchants of
~ea said as to the necessity of Sails
•e (treat route than that which now
n Company were now making tram-
amisoury mai Yeovil line to the coal-pits in the vicinity
of Faarno attd Weila, w bath coals would be obtained in Salts,
fairy at Niel, a ton, viatiek wild take away the necessity of
reettirina moat front aaiutliampton at the rate of 255. a tort. Then,
again, the line C1'03,1 two truportant streets in Southampton on a
level, which he considered was in itself a paramount otjeetion to
,he Bill, as the gate.; would have to be opened a number of times in
—tors,: of a day; and as a number of children were colt-
Li streets, serious accidents could
lie then drew attention to the abuses,
~xi-tod en Gin Great Western Railway. In
.:;lied that thataCempany charged 20s. per ton for
‘a ants from the quays of Southampton, to London;
I; via +in Cowes, tor instance, sent a ton of goods to
v wotild convey them to London for 10s. per ton, thus
try on the traders of Southampton, and making au
arrangenient wait the Dock Company, lee their mutual advantage,
wh:elt Parliament, when they gave them their powers, never
contemplated. In 181-1, a rnemerial, signed by the most important
merchants of Southampton, and by Mr. White, one of the directors
of the Great Western, wee presented to the Corporation of South-
ampton, setting forth that the railway did not afford sufficient facili-
ties, that great delays took place and unnecessary expenses incurred
In the transmission of goods. The Company In conveying goods 20
miles rave a " rebate" tat IL per cent., fat 30 miles 10/. per cent.,
and fa: 40 and under 50, le/. per cent. ; but if they carried
passentsra to Winehtleal, they charged as for a diFtailee of 40 miles ;
but in the :C.11',0 of goods, thr.y elp.r;,ed only for 39 miles,
by which the goods carried iost a rebate of V. per coat. Ott these
grountliat Ka called upon the Commi,tec to reject the preamble of the
Bill, dving so to state his anbooeht conviction, for he attended
there without fee or reward, that if the preamble were passed it
woela des.tv,y ~,,uthanipten as a port.
;i7tr. J. C Knell, who hail resided in Redbridge for the last thirty
years, examined by Mr. Davis—The trade of RetihriCa e within the
halt two years had much decreased. The depth of water at Red-
le Lige was from ten to twalve feet during spring' tines, and from five
to six feet at " neap" tides. At Eling the titles were about
the same depth. Thu proprietor of the quayS at these two
places could make any charts lie thought proper for
unloading a vessel. It often happened that the confers could not
approach the quays, and that they were obliged to unload them in
the river by the means oh barges.
Cross-examined by Mr. TIATEIERTON —IT the railway were con-
structed, the sca-borne trade
,avtth Redbridge would, no doubt, in-
crease to a small extent.

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Re-e:Kaininert by 2i r. Davis —The proprietors of the quays were
not compelled to aceorninotlate merchants. Goods sent by the
Southampton and Dorchester line to the prc7ent station contiguous
the docks, would ovoid the duce now charged at the Southampton

quays,

By the Committee—Redbridge was not a place in «hicii a large
trade could bp centered, it ',vita merely a kind ot 4140 t for the supply
of inland places. Although the 3lanehester and Southampton Rail-
way might injure Redbridge and Fling, it combined great public ad-
vantage&

John Cooksey, a 7,rocer at Southampton, deposed that a great por-
tion of the business; had Leen transferred Irons the quays to the docks,
and that the dues received at the pier had materially decreased. The
town thus suffered great injury. do desire had been evinced on the
part of the Great Western to reduce their fares until the Manchester
and Southampton was projected. Since the present railway was
made, he considered that the trade of the town had decreased. This,
however, he attrilmtsd to the Inefficient communication at present
afforded.
In his, cross-examination he stated that the advantage afforded to
those sending goods to the docks to be conveyed by the South
Western, was not to promote the export trade, but to give a stimulus
to the ctoeks.
Mr. Davis applied to have all the time and charge bills of the
South Western from 1843 produced, in order to prove the statement
with respect to the differences of the charge to Winchfield for pas-
sengers and goods.

The solicitor to the Company stated that he would produce all the
bills, if possible. lie had felt some difficulty that morning iu making
up even an ine7mplete set.

This closed the case of the Corporation, with the exception of these

The Committee then aclJonrrted till one o'clock to-morrow.

CEOUP XVIII.

EXETER, YEOVIL, .A.NM DORCHESTER, ATM

LONDON, SALISIIITSLY, .sue D YEOVX. Z.

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Mr. TALBOT, Q, C., opened the case on behalf of the Great West-
ern Company this morning. lie stated that' he laboured under con-
siderable disadvantages in consequence of his not having the same
opportunity of retiTy which his learned friend would possess. The prin-
P the Learned Counsel dwelt were, that competi-
tclioiall pwoonillit Is heVnopton which
afil,jerdhcii by the continuation of the proposed line, that
they would effect a junction with the Bristol and Exeterline, and thus
secure the entire monopoly to theinselres of the west of England.
The line supported by his Learned Friend Mr. Cockburn would not
sufficiently accommodate the ports of Plymouth and Falmouth, in
consequence of their present connexions 'lt ids Southampton. Dy the
scheme proposed by the Great Western Gowan); this accommodation
'would be afforded, and those ports rest tired to their former prosperity.
the eaustru.tioll of the opposing line they would also seriously
damsze the interests of the Southampton and Dorchester line, the
aunan of their company haying himself stated that the county
wmic, not support two lino of railway. Contrasted with the other
accommodate a greater
line, the scheme for which he appeased Would
population, and atTord a means of conimunlacaetoimnwunttlici it northerngLeo,t..„.th t
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parts of England, and would also open up
large coal-fiats of Radstock, and effect thereby a Sevin as La. a ton to the consumers in the district through Whieliathn'e rube
Passed. The total estimate of their line was 1,800,000/. There was
little or no opposition on the part of the landowners. The Learned
COMISeI concluded a very lengthened speech by stating that upon,
a full and mature consideration he was satisfied that the Com-
mittee would sanction the measure for which he appeared, and that
thisi contest would be satisfactory to the Committee, and conse-
quently satisfactory to the public.
J. Foster, merchant, of Plymouth, was the first witness called,
who gave evidence in favour of the scheme of the Great Western
Company.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.