The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-22 00:00:00

GROUP LVI

The members of this Committee met at 12 o'clock, in Room 29
(New Houses of Parliament), when Mr. Ewart took the chair. the
same me embers were present as yesterday. The case of the
LONDON AND CROYDON (THAMES JUNC-
TION CANAL)

was resumed.
Mr. William Cubitt was called, and examined on the part of the
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B. Cubitt.
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His evidence was chiefly in corroboration of that of Mr. .
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thtehe reserved time
Retherhithe, and Deptford-road trustees. He spoke to the very great
Deptford,nwalsliolal,ilesdupheyri3nitre.nrdeonwtm,of,
othhethevipcaturtalloifntghedeßpearmrtmoeonatseayt,
mischief that would result from the formation of a line crossing from
it on a level.
' alr. Sergeant WILKINS (011 the part of the Grand Surrey Canal
Company) then rose, and said that he did not at present propose to go
into the (location of the merits of the Bill. He was not about to open
the case on the part of the Canal Company, but he was about to ask
the Committee for something like what in common law is called a
" nonsuit." Ile claimed this on these grounds: —lst. By the 7th
and Bth Victoria, cap. 20, sec. 40, it Was enacted that, whenever a
railway crossed a public road it must do so either by an arch over or
tunnel under such road, unless a special clause provided otherwise.
lie had searched the Act through and could find no special clause so
providing, although it was proposed to cross Grove-lane
on a level.—(A laugh from Mr. Talbot) lie (Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins) well understood his Learned Friend's laugh ;
for his friend' alive) s showed most philosophy in adversity, and
laughed more then than at any other time.—(Laughter.) The
Learned Counsel then objected to the interference with the right of
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o.era turning
,01 lofr n iefad n g aside a certain road, and also to the interference
with the bed of the river, which he said was a necessary partwoobfftttiihellithee.
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Sri hence of Mr. B. Cubitt to show that a coffer-dam would be ne-
cessary. Mr. Cubitt had that morning introduced "the play of
Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark emitted," for he
had said, that in laying down the line he had not contem-
plated the dock as a part of
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again
eddoctok Mr. Cubit's ft:huebsitia'se evidence and also
rte.
lie (Mr Sergeant Wilkins) knew very well that there were no diffi!
culties in the eyes of the engineers, for when Mr. Stephenson was
asked in another committee-room a few days ago whether he coca
could mak a tunnel under the world if you liked, its
make a tunnel under the Alps, he replied, " Under the Helps, mon !
why yes, ye
merely, a question o' pounds, shillings, and pence."—(A laugh.)
But though no difficulties in the eyes of an engineer, they were great
difficulties in the eyes of lawyers.
Mr. TALBOT replied (on the part of the promoters) that though
there Was
no clause in the Bill that would
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of
f oner the promoters
to passthe
se
, would
be obviated by striking scheme, on a-level, yet one could be easily introduced. and
all objections to the
clauses which referred to the decks, and to those
'no ts of the preamble that treated it a
" n out those portions.
d to the 81st and 82d standing orders, by which
Mr. POWER referred
empowered to strike out such parts of the preambles
Of Bills as were not Pr
Committees were
ved, and such clauses as would be baneful in
their results, but With this
proviso , that the Bill must not be so
altered as to become adls tinct Bill from that originally presented.
tarY agent, replied on the part of the
Mr. PartEES, the Parliamer.
•
promoter, and
Sergea nto t Wmani,
After a lew words 'front Mr• _ be cleared. On our return
The Committee
ordered the room
.
the case was ordered to proceed.
proceeded to examine Mr. Travers,
Mr. Sergeant WILEINs then PrO-- Company, who gave evi-
dence
Can
the secretary to the Grand Surrey,
ult from the interruption of the
that would re
eh this railway would tress
dence as the mischief wt
traffic on the canal- by the bridge on . is.,„„ Wiltici 011 winchIt. Thin bridge weuld be but A !-Vlr PIA4±-Y-''--' r- -