The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH

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GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, PORTSMOUTH

AND PARERA.M.

The Committee on these competing Bills resumed their labours at
eleven o'clock this morning. They met in room B (New House of
Parliament). Lord Beaumont took the chair, and all the members
were present.

Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the
DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH,
proceeded to call Mr. W. Cubitt, jun., the engineer to the line (con-
jointly with his father), who gave the usual engineering evidence.
In cross-examination by Mr. AILREWETEIER on the part of the Guild-
ford and Chichester Company, he said that it was proposed in the first
instance to work the line by locomotive power, but if the experiments
now going on as to the applicability of the atmospheric principle
ended favourably, the atmospheric power would be adopted for the
working of the line. There was a gradient of 1 in 80 for 14 miles,
and another of 1 in 100 for nearly 25 miles. It would not be neces-
sary to have the engines constructed in a different manner from
other engines. It would require the diameter of the driving wheels
to be not more than 5 feet 6 inches. This would not be too small to
run at the ordinary speed on the more level parts of the line, al-
though a greater speed would be obtained if the driving wheels were
of greater diameter.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP
CORNWALL.

The Committee met at the usual hour, Viscount Morpeth, chairman.
Mr. Bidder was examined this morning. His evidence was merely
corroborative of the statements of Mr. Locke, with reference to the
difficult nature of the curves and gradients, and the superior advan-
tages afforded by the central districts of the country for the con-
struction of a railway.
Captain Beaufort, the hydrographer of the Admiralty, considered
that the bridge over the Admiralty ground should be at least 100 feet
clear in the headway.

GROUP XIII.
This Committee' met to-day at twelve o'clock; Sir W. Clay in the
chair.

AYRSHIRE AND GALLOWAY.

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The case of the landowners' opposition to this line was resumed.
Capt. Robinson was re-called and cross-examined at some length
with the object of showing that Balcarey Bay with a moderate ex-
penditure might be made a good harbour cf refuge. There was no
point elicited that differed materially from his examination in chief
given on Friday.

GROUP XIV.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bill:
comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this looming,
Mr. Protheroe in the chair.

SOUTH-EASTERN (CHISLET TO DZILEGATZI

331Z.liNCEI).

Mr. ALEXANDER appeared for the promoters of this line, the ob-
ject of which it was stated was to shorten the distance between Can-
terbury and Margate. The length of the line was seven miles three
furlongs. At present the inhabitants of Margate had' to go round
by way of Ramsgate to get to Canterbury, and it was to avoid that
detour that this short branch had been projected at the earnest re-
quest of the influential inhabitants of the district. There were no
engineering difficulties on the line, and the actual estimate for it was
81,9621.

Evidence in favour of the line having been adduced, the room was
cleared, and the Committee having consulted together for a few
minutes, strangers were re-admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had come to the deci-
sion that the preamble was not proved. At the same time they
were desirous of expres_ing their opinion, that it might prove a very
useful line, and when the capital of the country was less restricted
by railway projects than it was at present, no doubt a Committee
would be justified in sanctioning such a line.
DOVER. A 71313 DEAL.
The next and last Bill gone into was for making a line from Dover
to Deal.

Mr. AUSTIN appeared for the promoters, and stated that the line
was about eight miles long and was for forming, as its title indicated,
a communication between I)over and Deal, and Dover and Canter-
bury. The capital of the company was proposed to be 180,0001.,
while the estimate was only 140,0001.

GROUP XX.
The Committee on this (the Windsor) Group met to-day, at
twelve o'clock, in room No. 31, (Grand Corridor) ; present, Mr.
Sotheran, Chairman, and the full number of members. They re-
sumed the consideration of the

LONDON AND WINDSOR.
Major Boileau, Chairman of the Company, was examined In de-
tail on the general merits, and also in respect to the original deed,
which was, on Friday, alleged to have been cancelled by one
subsequently signed. Ile stated that the so called original deed had
never been completed nor stamped.
The Cusiasiast observed, that it was not necessary to go into that
inquiry now, as the Committee would hay,: the deed before them
to-morrow morning.
Evidence for the promoters on the traffic was then given.

GROUP XXXIII.
The Committee met to. day at twelve o'clock, in room No. 24
(Grand Corridor) ; present, Sir Robert Ferguson (chairman), the
Marquis of Worcester, Viscount Norreys, Mr. Smollett, and Mr.
Fellowes.

It was arranged that they should take together the three remaining
Bills of the group (being the Warwickshire and London). These are
WORCESTER AND WEEDON.
HAMPTON AND AECHURCH.
HAMPTON AND naNnualr.
Mr. HOPE stated the case for the promoters. The object of the
Bill was to supply a transverse or east and west communication to a
large and important tract of country lying between the parallel of
the Great Western line on the south, and the town of Birmingham
on the north. The competing lines were those con .emplated by the
Great Western Railway Company, under the name of the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction.

GROUP XLVI.
This rommittee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock ; present
Mr. Bramston (chairman) and the other Members.

NEWCASTLE

AND EDINBUR.GII,