The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-30 00:00:00

GROUP XXIX.

This Committee assembled to-day at eleven o'clock—present, Mr.
Laboueliere, Sir W. Molesv4 orth, Sir J. Duck worth, Colonel Rawdon,
and Sir J. Smyth.

BOSTON, sTAmpor.n, AND 21 TIN AIM

(STAMFORD 7.'0 WISISISCH) LINE.
The Committee went through the clauses agreed to by the corpo-
ration of the Bcdtbrd Levels, and the promoters, for the purpose of
securing the drainage of the land, and the reversion of the
property through which the line was to pass to the original pro-
prietors at the price for which it was sold, should they be desirous to
re-purchase, in case of the railway being abandoned.
The amended clauses were then read seriatim, and received the
signature of the Chairman.

The report was also read, and signed by the Chairman.
The Committee then separated, this bLing the last Bill referred to
them.

GROUP XXXVII.
SUTIrPIELD, IZOTEMitIITAM, 11/I.IINSLEY,
wra33.ia-XE.L.120, ELITDDMRSI"/ELD,
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. G. Chambers, a coalowner and member of a local geological
society, gave evidence very strongly in fayt,t:r of the measure, on
account of the facility it would afford to, .erbaps, the largest coal
field in England, the coal being of the be,, 'nudity. There was also
a great deal of iron ore of good qaality, and the several ironworks at
present established would be greatly benefited by the line. The town
of Sheffield alone would save 83,0001. per annum in the cost of its
coal for manufacturing and other purposes, by obtaining their coal
by railway from this district. The railroads as yet formed in the
neighbOinhood having driven off the stage-coaches, without supply-
ing other means of tr.afile to the district, had done it considerable in-
jury.
The proposed line was greatly wanted, and would be highly
beneficial to all the towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The witness was shown a petition in favour of the Bill, signed by
2,500 parsons, who were, he said, the most respectable inhabitants of
Sheffield.
Cross-examined by Mr. PEaxixs, on the !fart of certain petitioners
against the Bin —The silkstone bed extended to Sheffield, but In a
convulsed or disruptad manlier. There is a coal-pit at Sheffield,
from which the coal was sold for gas at 6s. I.od. per ton. There was
a great demand for lime :for manufacturing .as well as agricultural
purposes throughout the district. But the cost of earring, was so
great, that they did not know which way to turn themselves for
it, Projected branches of the Sheffield and Manchester line would
give some accommodation to this coal district but not sufficient
lie was not altogether aware of the details of that branch.
He was not here to oppose the Barnsley branch of the
Sheffield and Manchester. As a director of the Company now before the Committee, he had moved a resolution that the
Barnsley branch should not be opposed by them. This Company
took neutral ground In respect to that branch.. There was an agree-
ment with the South Yorkshire Company that the latter was to wake
the line south of Barnsley.
Cross-examined by Mr. LEE, for the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield,
Dewsbury, and Bradford line, which is the competing line with this,
ruining parallel to it for a considerable distance. The witness stated
although there was a circuitous water communication between Shef-
field and Barnsley, yet this did not touch the coal pits, which, in fact,
had no canal accommodation. Sheffield received the largest part of its
supply of coal from the estates of the Duke of Norfolk in the town
itself or immediate neighbourhood. Tha Manchester and Leeds
Company were to supply one-half of the capital. That was the ar-
rangement frown the beginning.
The Committee then adjourned at a quarter-past four, and will
meet to-morrow in room No. 21.

GROUP XL.
The Committee met at one o'clock, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, chairman

NORTH WESTERN.
Mr. BRINES shortly laid the merits of the project before the
Committee.
It is proposed that the line should start from Skipton, where it
joins the York and Lancaster and other lines, and passes by Kirby
Lonsdale, through the north-west of Lancashire into Westmoreland,
etecting a junction with the rail which lies between
Ke:idal and Penrith. A. branch leaves the main trunk at Clapham
for tim town of Lancaster, and another branch proceeds from Kirby
Lansdale to Milnthorpe, at the head of Morecombe Bay. The length
of the main trunk is 36 miles, the branch to Lancaster 18 miles, and
that to Miluthorpe 13 miles.

Witness es were examined to show the amount of traffic in coals
and Furness ore and manures for the land.

Mr. IVILi'An;LBY opposed the Ifilnthorpe branch on behalf of "the
proprietors ou that part of the line, and shortly addressed the Com-
mittee.

The room vas afterwards cleare d. On being admitted parties
were told that the Committee were o opinion that the preamble of
the Bill was p roved, except so far as it ,referred to the branch from
Kirby Lonscial& to Milnthorpe.
The Committee then adjourned till to-mwrow.