The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-17 00:00:00

GIIOUP XXXI.

BRISTOL AND ElHMlNoniuvz
:(01.017.
CESTER AND STONEHOUSE JUNCTION).
In consequence of the discussion expected to take place to-night in
the House of commons, and the resolutions of the Board of Trade, in
reference to the question of the gauges, the Committee postponed
their decision on the above Bill.
The Connrittee then proceeded with the Bristol and Birmingham
(Abchurch, ewkesbury, and Merlin), in support 01 which several
witnesses were examined. The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP XXXIII.
The Committee on this group met to-day In Room No. 24 (Grand
Corridor) • present, Sir Robert Fergu,on, the Marquis of Worcester,
Viscount Norreys, 31r. Smollett, and 31r. FeHowes.
They proceeded with the examination of witnesses on the War-
wickshire and London Railways, called

WORCESTER, AND 'WEEDON,
HAMPTON AND ASHCHURCH,
HAMPTON AND nazaumr.
The evidence related entirely to the traffic in these lines, and it
was endeavoured to establish that the places to be accoulmodated by
them were of more importance than those to be reached by the
Birmingham and Oxford and other competing lines.
Several gentlemen connected with agriculture and trade in 'War-
vrickshire and the adjoining counties gave evidence strongly in
favour of the three lines now before the Committee.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.

GROUP XXXVIII.
LEEITS AND BRILDFOTD.
The Committee met at the usual hour.
Evidence of a general nature was adduced before the Committee
this moraing, which was not of an interesting
or important Oa.
rester.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.

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GROUP XXXII.
This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present,
Mr. Divett (chairman), and the other members.

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Mr. Leigh was cross-examined at great length as to his valuation
of property about Manchester, but nothing material was elicited.
The evidence of this witness closed the case for the promoters of
the Bill.
Mr. Hoot) opened the case for the petitioners, Messrs. Lees and
Whitehead. He sild he would not offer any observations to the
Committee, but proceed with his evidence.
Mr Whitehead (brother of the petitioner) said he merely stated
that hi, brother's property would be injured by the proposed railway.
After hearing some further evidence to the same effect, the Com-
mittee adjourned.

GROUP XLI.
MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY (CA.. NAL, NA.VIGATION AND RAII.IXTAIr).
BLACKBURN, XILLRIXTEN, AND BOLTON
(BRANCH TO BURY).
MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURT
(CANAL NAVIGATION).
The Committee met this morning at the usual hour ; the O'Conor
Don in the chair.

Evidence in support of the Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton
project, and evidence by the opponents that the line, if made,
would not pay more than lsc. Bd. per cert., and that it was not
called for by the wants of the districts through which It was proposed
to pass, and that a better line, in an engineering sense, might be
formed at a cheaper rate by a junction with the East Lancashire
line north of Bury, and that two large viaducts at the Turton
end of the branch line might be obviated, and at least
30,000/. saved in this item of the expenditure by increasing the length ,
of the line about 100 yards, was adduced.
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The case having been closed on the part of the opposition,
' Mr. MEREWETHER proceeded to address the Committee in support
of the project, and contended that as the Bill was supported by local
parties for the promotion of local objects, and not for pecuniary ad-
vantagea, that the Committee ought to pass the preamble irrespec-
tive of the damnatory evidence adduced against it. lie also held
that there was sufficient traffic in the district to yield a
higher revenue than that stated by the witnesses called
for the opponents of the measure. The opposition, besides, was got
up by by the East Lancashire, who were jealous of the project, al-
though they pretended it was a bad one, and not required in the
locality.

The room was then cleared, and on the admission of the parties,
after the lapse of a few minutes—
DECISION.
The CHAIRMAN intimated that it was the opinion of the Committee
that the preamble of the Bill had been proved.
®The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow.

GROUP XLIL
LIVERPOOL Azirilitr Y.
The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and after remaining nearly
the whole day with closed doors, on a poirt of no public import-
ance, adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow.