The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

GROUP XIII.

The Coltrmittee that to-day at twelve o'clock, Slr W. Clay in the
ehair. Members present, Earl Jermyn, Lord Shelburne, Mr. Cur-
teis, and Mr. P. Ainsworth.
GLASGOW. D137.4/1.7.T.L1T15, C astmmemz.
The evidence on behalf of this line was resumed.
Mr. Blythe was recalled and briefly examined On the estimates
for constructing the. line.
Mr. Millet', civil engineer, examined.—Re agreed with the evi-
dence of Mr. Blythe. The line was laid down in the best way to
Atilt the convenience of the country. He estimated the working or
the line at 33 per cent. on the gross receipts, the Ayrshire Company
Agreeing to work it at the rate. The line, by this arrangement,
could be worked more economically than by independent arrange-
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unents.
Crose-examined by Mr. Hon —lle calculated in the arrangements
he proposed that the whole scheme would be traversed four times
each way daily, with about six passenger carriages to each train.
Ile could not give the average width of tlse line throughout. The
scl.eme was substantially cuth as last year, only shorter at each
end, a portion having beenoff at Cutnnock and Carlisle. Last
year the line was classed as a competing line with the Caiedoni m
Medway, but it was so clamed against his w expeditiouslythen admitted that
the DurnfrieS line would take pas etesers as as the Cale-
donian line, and, therefore, that the former was the ose
vthat ought
to be made. The Committee, however, did not alopt this iew, as It
was considered the Caledonian was better for natioaal objects,
as di-
rectly connecting the north with the south. The Caledonian scheme,
if perfected, he admitted would all the advantages of the present
WilheMe, with the exception of g
the portion between Curnuock and
DumfHes.'
The CHAIRMAN asked if the promoters had any traffic tables to
put in. showing the receipts expected from the different pelts of the
line ; that- was the exeected traffic on the Dumfries and Cumnock
portion. the Carlisle and Dumfries portion, and the two branches
separately'
Mr. TALBOT said they were sot prepared with those tables at
present, but should the Commite witnesses satisfied with the evidence
aftady given, they had more eto call, who would furnish
the details.
Mr. Coexerax said that the case of the promoters had been placed
before the Committee on the supposition of there being uftictent
local traffic to warrant the construction of the line. It had been
brought forward on its own merits. chat there Was such traffic as was
alleged. he, on behalf of the Caledonian Company, totally denied, and
maintained that the Dumfries line could not he worked .vithout taking
away a considerable portion of the Caledonian traffic, to the great
prehelice and loss of that company. It had been proved that year
that the. through traffic would be more than sufficient to pay for the
construction of one lin
vested by time latter cot I,aanndy„give a fair interest in the Capital in-
The "11,04 a was of opinion that if the promoters of the Cale-
donian scheme oonsldered that their case materially depended on the
roe'lltio7t of local traate,
away and that the conOanv on the Dumfries line
mp.etslepead oh the taking Portion of the CaledonianthroUgh
traffic, then the Committee wonit the room-to be cleared and
decide upon the point raised as to the derailed traffic tables being
furnished:
Mr. rat-110T lead not the slightest objecton. whatever to sup-
plying further evidence on local triftk, slap id the. ComMittee
-le:
require it, but he was not then prepsa with
effect
tthleatotheln h tree-
quire d . Mime-Tv/is given the tables would be got ready,.
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meantime he would go on with the farther evidence, which. with
that already prep, the tables would be founded.
Mr. Cocginntit trusted the tables would furnish precisely t'
Puffer sources from which traffic was expected, as he innetapiar-
vie& te.warrant the construction of such a line,l'ed
N=lan tat Finned it would only lead to a ruinous compete_
- tton companies, that would end. In an amalgins;
''ctions •• , e double eepital Invested, would lead to rates
, ...`••--1137 which e~,, nterest would be SAerilleed. lie hosed the
Ws, tables would be f by toenerrow morning, as the 'Whole rate
at 164" cliclaereicAl 41), question of traffic under consideration.
' • After-sera& versation pro and con. to the same effect, it
NW &slimiest. mittee, in compliance with Mr. Cockburn's
Le ..,-*lniffeeti • the details of traffic should be male otit, to
`e su fag, and that, in the mean time, evidence
N: 3 e points Off which the tables would be based.