The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-15 00:00:00

opt any proposition made on the part of Mr. Taylor, by which the
njury to his property would be avoided.
Mr. 3.lzaatvanz knew of no manner in which the injury
could be avoided, except by the line passing under the
property in a tnintel,which his client would, lie bad been instructed,
most readily assent to. However, he had no doubt, if the mischief
could be cbvated in any way, Mr. Taylorwould withdraw his opposi-
tion.
Mr. BRENTD proposed a consultation between Mr. Taylor's en-
gineer, and the engineer to the line.- If this proposition were ac-
cepted, and any mode devised by which the injury to Mr. Taylor's
park could be obviated, it would readily be adopted.
Mr. MRSEWETAER and Mr. CALVERT, on the. part of the Black-
burn, Clitheroe, and :forth-Western Railway, were quite willing that
the engineer to their line should also consult with Mr. Taylor's en-
gineer, and with the engineer to the Clitheroe Junction line.
It was ultimately arranged that the three engineers, viz.,
of Ithe Clitheroe Junction, of the Blackburn and Clitheroe,
and of the petitioner ; should meet and consult, end en-
deavour to devise a line that would avoid the injury
to the property. That whatever mode of passing his property they
should fix upon should be adopted, and that whatever Bill the
Committee approved of in other respects, Mr. Taylor's
property should be passed in the manner agreed upon, so that
this would become a qceation of which. railway shall do—not how
shall it be done.
Mr. Thomas Burdy, of Stackhouse, a banker at Settle, and a direc-
tor of this line, gave similar evidence as to the cattle traffic, and also
the traffic in coal and in freestone. He was cross- examined by Mr.
MEREIVETHER.

Mr. Rigley, a mineral agent, gave evidence as to the probable
coal traffic. He had made calculations as to the probable
saving to the people of Settle that would be made by
the superior accommodation which would be afforded by the pro-
posed line, which calculations were founded on the following data :
The ordinary price of coal at Settle was l Is. per ton. By the pro-
posed line it would be reduced to Bs. He supposed that two tons per
head per annum were used by the whole population, and asthe popu-
lation amounted to 52,000, the saving, at 3s. per ton, would amount to
15,600/. per annum.
Mr. Townley, a gentleman having a seat within a mile and a half
of Burnley, gave general evidence.
Mr. BaErtin then said, that he would not call any further evi-
dence, but would prcceed to call witnesses as to the amount of traffic
between certain places on the line of the Blackburn and Clitheroe
Railway.
Mr. Cowen, owner and driver of a coach from Skipton to Preston.eer
There was little or no traffic between those places. He hard
had a passenger, and frequently had to " treat the passengerst , y
which he was at a loss. There certainly was no traffic be ween
Skipton and Preston, that could support a railway, the road was
very lonesome.
Cross-examined by Mr. MERIIEWETHER—The enly reason why he
had " had the heart" (as the Learned Counsel expressed it) to keep
up the coach for the last two years was, that he was " kept up by
Government," his coach being the Skipton and Preston mail. Some
letters went by that mail now and then.
The cross-examination extended to a considerable length, and ex-
cited considerable mirth, but it consisted entirely of jokes as to the
" desert waste," "sad solitude," &c., and was of no public interest.
Mr. Cowsdale and Mr. Haycock, two carriers on the same line of
road, gave evidence corroborative of Mr. Cowen's.
Mr. Robert Trapps, town-clerk of Clitheroe, spoke to the feeling of
the people of Clitheroe, and more especially of the corporation, iu
favour of the line.

Mr. Gooch, the engineer to the line, conjointly with Mr. Cawley
(who was examined yesterday), proceeded to give the engineering
evidence. He described the course of the line. It was utterly im-
possible to avoid the gorge in which Mr. Taylor's property was
situated. A series of mountainous ridges extended the whole way
from Coln to that place. The estimate (700,0001.) was 100,0001. less
than that of the Blackburn and Preston.
The witness was cross-examined at length by Mr. 3lEsitzwrruEu,
and the cross-examination lasted till four o'clock, when the Speaker
was announced at prayers. Notwithstanding the fact that the Com-
mittee had now risen, a discussion connected with the case of Mr.
Peters, a petitioner, took place. and occupied a considerable time, so
that it was half-past four o'clock when the Members left the room.
The Cominittee will meet again to-morrow at twelve.