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

tiOUSE OF COMMONS.

GROUP X.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Boom No. 1
(House of Commons) ; present, Mr. Deedes (chairman), Mr. Ark-
wright, Mr Farnham, Mr. Stanley, and Mr. Vivian. Immediately
after the,r assembling,
Mr. Ser;eant BELLASta informed them that in the case of the
rr3Ord3EMAN39S AND ILIRICINTILLOCH
(CHAPEL—HALM BRANCH),
which had stood over to this day, the promoters had come to terms
with the opposing petitioners, the Messrs. Baird, of the Gartsherrie
iron-works, in respect to "way leaves" and other compensation.
There was, therefore, no longer any opposition to the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN having intimated the satisfaction of the Committee,
the preamble was declared to be proved.
The clauses were severally ;one through, and the Bill was
passed.
GLASGOW,
3:UNC AnziriziE,TlO ANT.„
NrONKLANDS
N.

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Mr.. Am:mews, Q. C., for the promoters, stated that he would not,
after what had fallen from the Committee yesterday, go at any
length into further evidence of the advantages of the line in itself;
but he would show immediately the comparative disadvantages of
the two competing lines. Ile then called
Mr. Wilson, prorost of Airdrie, and proprietor of the Dundyvan
iron works, who gave evidence very strongly in favour of the line,
in respect to the benefits it would confer on the proprietors of mine-
rals aed iron works, and on the public generally, in the towns it would
connect and the districts through which it would pass.
In cam-examination by Mr. WnersionE, for the Dundyvan
Branch, the witness said that he did not think it was of any im-
portance whatever that in sending his metals to the port of Glasgow
by this railway, he would have to use the line of another company
far cart of the distance. It was of no advantage whatever to the
traffic that the whole of a route should be upon lines all in the hands
of one company instead of several. In fact, it was sometimes otherwise.
To speak from experience, he hag been sending his mineral traffic
for the last ten years by a route which was lat,(o, in the hands of three
separate companies. They had since become amalgamated, and he
found the treatment all the worse for it.—(A laugh.) Mr. 'Wilson.
in other answers, gave evidence favourable to the competing lines on
their own merits, but adhered on the whole to a preference for
this ,Bill.
Mr. Addle, of the firm of Addle, Millar, and Co., ironmasters on
the line, was next examined by Mr. ANDREWS In favour of the bee.
I In crose-examination by Mr. FORSYTH, the witness stated that he
bad petitioned against the Bill, but two or three days ago he with-
drew the petition, the Company having abandoned those parts of
their alternative line which would have come too near to his furnace.
The cross-examination was lengthened and minute.
Other evidence of the same character having been received,,
Air_ Arlie. manages cf the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and of the
I%To: end Kirldntilloch Railways, and engineer of this line, was
examined by Mr. (*tilde:lrd, as to the engineering particulars.
Ii le moss-examination by Mr. Forsyth occupied the remainder of
the lay, and the Committee adjourned, at four o'clock, till twelve to-
morrow.