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London, England, 1846-05-22 00:00:00

GROUP XIII.

the
and
chair; there were also present, Earl
Mr. Curteis.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock,
Istk,rS.ll,
WO .T 8 nurrxsu (C/LIMISLE EXTENSION).
Wm..
Ainsworth,
Evidence on behalf of this line was resumed.
Sir James Graham, :11.P., examined by Mr. AUSTIN, said his resi-
dence was at Nctaerby. The line before the Committee went for a
considerable way through his property, between Canobie and Car-
lisle. Ile had paid some attention to the scheme before the Commit-
tee, and lie thought that the construction of the line e.oulci confer
great benefit on that district of country. It passed Langton in its
route. It would be of great advantage to Langton. and the sur-
rounding neighbourhood. Langton bad a population of about 2,000
inkabitauts. The principal manufacture there was hand loom
weaving. Tke weavers were supplied from Carlisle. He and his
predecessors had hitherto opposed the establishment of manufactures
by power, but having seen the destitution among the hand-
loom weavers, he now thought it desirable to establish manu-
facturing power. The po4tion of the Esk was not such as to
allow of the extensive application of water power; he therefore
thought that steam power was more desirable. In the establishment
of that. teasel he could oder great facilities; and he believed that
with railway accommodation, coals could be laid down at Langton
cheaper Lima any port in the north of England. He had every reason
to believe that the present line would not only be a great benefit to
Langton and the neighbourhood, but also to the city of Carlisle. He
date the district near so well ;
did not think the Caledonian and La.ngholin tranch would Recomm-
it would interfere injuriously
with his property, and would cause the Canobie coal
to be taken in a more circuitous way to Cat:isle. lie had large
plantations as well as stone quarries, and the Caledonian branch
would also give very imperfect accommodation for the conveyance of
the wood and stone to Carlisle. The North British lice, on the other
hand, went in the most direct manner to Carlisle, along the route of
the turnpike road, and afforded the fullest accoannodation to the
district through which it passed. The district was an important
agricultural one both for the raising of produce and the feeding of
sheep, anti it was annually improving. If accommodation by rail-
way was to be given, it ought to be on the left bank of the EA. He
also approved of the extension of the line to Hawiek, as be thought
this the natural line to Edinburgh. It would be the shortest as well
as the best.
by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAX—IIe had given his
of railway accommodation for thes
attention to
He had last year assented to the Caledonian. it
south of Scot'and.
erty. He had heard that a line had been
went thromb i.:e
PreL
Glasgow by Dumfries. That would make,
sanctioned for a line
three lines to the centre of Scotland, He
Cross-examined
whole scheme
however,e that the traffic would only support
is
liChrotshse
had alwaa s fly tight,
d d the Caledonian should be satisfied
Still he considered ere
that the Edinburgh main line two lines. traffic, and
with the Glas4nwit. The line by lawick to Edinburgh was
should go through Hawic,
eved
the shortest. He supported that
the most direct, and lie L eli
p the vallies of the Esk and Tweed,
present Schein
scheme because it would
leen " t and rising towns of Galashiels,
and accommodate the
11%
bile grounds, therefore, he thought the
Ilawlek, and Selkirk.
also laid down, it woul
beta:; formed, and the present
Caledonian; and, there-
no tO thepublic. . If the
no doubt be a c Injury to the
fore, to that extent an ~ of the GliffsgoW traffic''. it
a rtion
Nithsdale line took away
P°
thought that railway =yeti-
present line desirable. OnThisuline to Edinburgh by the Caledoniand
-Would be still more so. lie bad once