The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-29 00:00:00

STIRLING Awl) DuNTEßivxxame.

A Select Committee, consisting of the Duke of Leinster
(chairman), and L'dids Beaufort, Calthorpe, Gage, and
Dunalley, held thr.Ar tirst sitting, at 11 o'clock this morning,
in Room B (New Houses of Parliament).
Their Lordships were occupied for some time with a dis-
cussion as Lo the admissibility of the opposition on the part
of Mr. Clark, a petitioner against the Bill. It being decided
that the opposition was admissible, it was agreed that Mr.
Clark'-., case should be heard before the opening of the case
on tae part of the promoters.
'%lr. Rushworth, auctiouaer, of the firm of Rushworth and
Jarvis, gave evidence as to the manner in which the property
'would be affected.

He was cross-eY,amined by Mr. AUSTIN (on the part of the
promoters), who endeavoured to show that the railway would
increase the value of pits, &c., in the estate of Clark, and
that the furnaces and chimneys belonging to the pits in the
neighbourbwd were a greater nuisance than a railway could
be. The witness could not speak to these matters, having
confin,al himself to the question of ghat amount of damage
would be done to the house as a residence.

This was the only witness for the petitioner.
Mr. AUSTIN then called s:;,veral witnesses to show that the
estate of Mr. Clark woll'id be rather benefited than injured
by the railway, as the accommodation to his iron pits (which
were very numerould) would fully compensate for the slight
injury to the hotiA ; and also, that the furnaces and chimneys
of the pits wet 9 really a greater nuisance than the railway
would be.

HOUSE OF CoNIMONS.
GROUP XLII.
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Committee on this group re-assembled to-day at
twelve o'clock.

WEST LANCASHIRE.

The necessary proofs of compliance with the resolutions of
Mr. Duncombe were given.
Mr. HOPE (who opened the case) said that he trusted he
would be able to show to the Committee that the present
line was one that would prove highly advantageous to the
public, and extremely remunerative to the promoters. It
would be unnecessary for him to dwell on the vast
importance of a town like Liverpool. There
was a large population in that town, a great number of which
were very -wealthy ; and there was also a large number of
moderate means. y For this latter class there was at present
very inefficient access to the sea, which it was proposed by
the present project to remedy. This was one of the great
advantages of the line as far as Formby, and should it be
extended to Southport it would be so much the better ; but
even if it did not, he trusted the Committee would ',consider
it had sufficie,nt merits to entitle it to their favourable consi-
deration. The length of the line was 16 miles, and the cost
of construction, which was estimated at 12,000/. per mile,
would, he; understood, not exceed 10,0001. per mile. The
gradierAs too were extremely favourable, the steepest, which
was upon leaving Liverpool, and extended for about
a mile and a half, was 1 in 300, while the
bther 'gradients were but 1 in 1,300, the ground
being extremely level. Nineteen-twentieths of t!ie
landowners were in favour of the line, and he would show by
evidence that the lice would be most desirable for the peoplu
of Lancashire, who were extremely fond of pleasure excur-
sions, and with whom time must necessarily be an object of
great importance. He would not occupy the time of the
uotrimitte3 by further observations, but proceed with the
sv. idence he proposed to adduce.
Mr. Thomas Lands, a merchant, residing at Liverpool,
stated that there was a great desire among the inhabitants
of Liverpool to reside some distance out of the town, as the
sanatory condition of that place was very low. This was
owing, in his opinion, to the denseness of the population.
The formation of the project before the Committee, would
have the effect of leading to the erection of commodious villas
in the direction of Southport.
Dr. W. Duncan, a physician, residing at Liverpool, stated
that he had made the medical statistics of Liverpool his
study for several years, and considered that as the railway
'would lead to the erection of villas about Crosby, the air of
which was most salubrious, it would be extremely desirable
for the people of Liverpool.
Mr. Edward Bates, traffic-taker, was called, but the
CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared, and on our re-
admission announced that the Committee had decided that
the preamble of the Bill was not proved.