The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-26 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

RAILWAY commirrEEs.

(THIS DAY.)

H OUSE OF LORDS.
Committee No. 5.
The Committee met at eleven o'clock, Lord Selkirk,
Chairman.

IRISZ GREAT WESTERN-(DUBLIN TO

GALWAY).

IWZDZAND GREAT V7ESTERN-(EXTEN-.

SION TO GALWAY).

Mr. ALEXANDER examined Lord Oranmore, Mr. Blackened•,
and Mr. Watson, in favour of the Midland Great Western
Extension.

Mr. Stowell, the engineer of the line was examined at great
length on all the details of the engineering work of the line,
as compared with the competing line.
This being finished, and the formal proofs given in evi-
dence, the room was cleared.
On parties being re-admitted the Committee intimated to
counsel that they would hear but one counsel on each side, if
counsel thought it necessary, to aildress them after their
minds were made up.
Counsel on both sides agreed to refain from addressing their
Lordships. Mr. Rowe, on the part of the Canal Company,
was not heard ; and theiCommittee intimated that their de
cision would be made known at eleven o'clock to-morrow.
The room was then cleared.

NEWRT, VTAREENPOINT, AND NOS-
TREVOR.

Earl Rosbery, Lord Stanley, Lord Hereford, Lord Ash-
burton, and the Bishop of Hereford, constitute this com-
mittee.

Mr. Walker, cross-examined by Sir JOHN BAYLEY—Was
appointed by the Board of Admiralty to examine into the
effect which would be produced, on the Newry and Warren-
point. He thought damage would not be done to the river
by a canal bridge being placed over the canal. He chd not
think a bridge constructed properlywould be any inconvenience
The soil is what is called by sluch or sludge. I think the
ground is very soft. If time was given for matter to conso-
lidate, and the base wide enough, it would not much increase
the expense of the work the railway would consolidate. The
slugh is infinitely easier than the railway on Chet mess. He
believed that the slugh at the depth of six or eight feet would
be found to be harder, and of a less contracting nature than
the superincumbent soil. Was of opinion that, after a
proper foundation was made, a train of forty or any other
number of tons weight would go over it with the greatest
safety. There could be no danger whatever, and the ex-
pense of making an embankment would be comparatively
trifling. IL
This closed the evidence, and

Sir Jourkr BAYLEY proceeded to sum up. After a few pre-
liminary observations the Learned Counsel said, that after the
evidence which he had submitted to their Lordships, he felt
bound to say that the preamble of the Bill could not be declared
proved. The promoters had called Mr. Goodwin, their engi-
neer, whe had said the embankment proposed to be made for
this line would be safe, and calculated to carry out the pro-
moters intentions of making a good line of railway. But,
notwithstanding this opinion, the Committee had had the
evidence of Sir John Rennie, who said that it was almost
impossible to construct an embankment upon the Slob, inas-
much as it would be liable to periodical sinking. They
then had the evidence of Mr. Walker, which went
in favour of the promoters. Passing over the embankment,
altogether, going to the fact of the bridges which were to
cross the navigation belonging to the Canal Company. Now
with respect to the bridges, it was shown that they would
have to be at the service of the Railway Company till their
trains passed ; by this regulation the Canal Company's
traffic would be periodically delayed, inasmuch as they
would have to wait the passing of the trains before barges
and sailing craft could pass on. Allowing that the
trains were to pass at certain hours, it should
be borne in mind that trains never arrived at stations to their
time, and allowing that they would have to go over the
bridges several times during the twenty-four hours, the
result would be to cause a delay of three or four hours to the
traffic of the navigation belonging to his clients through the
delay of the trains. After going at length into the nature
of the evidence adduced on both sides, the Learned Counsel
concluded by calling upon the Committee to declare the pre
amble of the Bill not proved.
The Committee then retired, and, after a brief deliberation.

The CHAIRMAN said he had been instructed by their Lord-
ships to say that the preamble of the Bill was proved. Ile
had also to inform the parties that their Lordships recom-
mended that a clause should be drawn up and introduced in
the Bill, providing that in me of dispute arising between
the Navigation Company and the railwail interest, such dis-
pute should be referred to the railway department of the
Board of Trade.
The clauses of the Bill were then gene into, and their Lord-
ship; rose at four o'clock.