The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-11 00:00:00

NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNG

TION, AND TYNZ DOC-IE-:

Mr..ANDBEws addressed the Committee at great length, on the
part of the petitioners, against the Bill.

- A question then arose as to whether a plan should be submitted to
the Ctillinittee and the counsel for the petitioners against the Bill
br not.

The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had sent for the
plans and sections of these docks, which were deposited in the
Private Bill-office, and they could not find there any appearance of
the proposed alterations. They were therefore of opinion that a plan
marked with the alterations ebould be laid before them, and that a
Copy should be furnished also to the parties opposing the Bill.
The further hearing of the Bill was then postponed till the next
Bill had been concluded.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE

EXTENSION.
The case for this Bill, which WAS opposed, was opened by Mr.
Knowles.

The Committee then adjourned.

GROUPS XLIX AND LI.
This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour ; Mr,
Charles Wood is the chair.;
NORTH WALES MINERAL (DEVIATION

AND BRANCH).
Evidence was resumed against the Bill.
Mr. Henry Jones, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Burke and Co.,
Parliamentary agents, was examined with the view of showing that
the residence of Miss Thomas, a landowner on the line, would be
materially injured by the construction of the line.
_ _

Mr. Edward Roberts, a tenant of Miss Thomas's, gave evidence
to the same effect. lie had been a tenant of hers for 30 years, and he
believed the line would be injurious to Miss Thomas' residence, as
well as to the cultivation of the land which he occupied. The
severance would be very destructive to :the property. He could not
say how many centuries the residence was in the family, but it was
a very old family mansion. The crossing of the turnpike road would
also be very dangerous at the Sun public•house. The line would
have the effect of entirely destroying, the beauty of the valley, and
there would be no traffic to warrant it. All the landowners were
against it.

Mr. John Jones, a farmer, was examined as to the traffic along
the read. He did not think that the railway, if constructed, would
take more elates than the canal at present; it would not in his
opinion be generally used. The feeling of the farmers and ethers
was entirely against it.
This closed the case of the opposition. •

Mr. Wm.say, on the part of the promoters, replied, and after ad-
verting to the principal points of the evidence adduced by the opponents
of the line, contended that no grounds of opposition had been shown,
and hoped the Committee would give their sanction to the project, as
every objection which had been made might be applied with equal
justice to every railway that was ever constructed in the British isles,
and were merely matters for compensation.

The room was then cleared for the decision of the Committee, and
on our re-admission,

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The CHAIRMAN made the following announcement:—" We are of
opinion that so much of the preamble as relates to the Llangollen
branch is not proved."

The clauses of the Bill were then gone through, and it was ordered
:o be reported.

WORCESTER. AND PORTHDYNLLAEN.

At the request of Mr. TALBOT, counsel for the promoters of this
line, the consideration of the Bill was postponed until Monday next,
to enable the promoters to consider their future course of proceeding
in regard to it, in consequence of the intentions of the Government
just announced relative to the gauge question.
The other Bill in this group being unopposed was referred to Mr.
Greene, and the Cemmittee adjourned ti'l Monday.