The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-02 00:00:00

RUGBY AND STANWORD.

Mr. LANG, on beha,f of the promoters, opened the proceed-
ings in this case. This was a branch railway projected by the Lon-
don and Birmingham Railway Company from their main line at
Rugl.y to join the Syston and Peterbough Railway at South Luffen-
ham, about six miles from Stamford. The length of the branch was
thirty-five miles, and passed through a favourable line of country.
The estimated cost was 600,0001. The Learned Counsel then went into
a detail of the advantages which it would confer on the districtei,e
through which it would pass. Great benefit was expected,
conveyance of coal, which will he brought along the Ysfronm
i Notting-
Peterborough Railway—or the South Midland RaiiwtearYli
by Parliament—direct from the coal fields of Lerliecees
of coal at Mar-
shire, and Derbyshire; the present settingl
ton,
and it has to be
f:s.anctioanieldd
ket liarborough was about 21s. 13
carted from that place to
Ile• The railway w
per ton per in • lOs. to 12s. per ton.
ioffuleerdernatfford the means of deliver-
an expense which cannot bteheredekoned atviligucesh olnessthethlar, last.
:gfi vtehetolintehisatbrfaronnich the benefit of the lots
scale the coal in all P
scale of tolls intended be inserted in the Bill amalgamating the
London and Birmingha
m Grand Junction, and Manchester ant
Lltoinvas also proposeda'—tsor
Birmingham Railway Companies. Petitions in favour of the Bill
were numerously signedsfridoemoraltlhtehel,tlo,eni-lnasndandvi valley, telaghsrooruigti whichhiel.
There were on each
the line -
use., a succession of largo and populous villages,
almost entirely of an agricultural character, the inhabitants of which
expect to derive the greatest advantage from the projected railway
as a means of conveyance for their cattle, corn, and other produce,
as well as giving them the facility of attending personally the mar-
kets before named. In this respect the line greatly resem-
bles that of the Northampton and Peterborough, sanctioned
by Parliament in 1843, on which this particular description
of traffic has far exceeded the most sanguine expectations.
The Learned Counsel submitted that if these points were proved
which he proposed to do by the witnesses he would call, there could
be no question as to the necessity of constructing the line.
The Hon. Mr. Watson, of Rockingham Castle, was then examined
—He knew the line of country well through which the proposed line
would pass, and no district was more in want of railway communi-
cation. He thought this accommodation would be given by the pro-
posed line. The opinion of the people in the district was entirely in
its favour. If it were constructed coals and other goods would be
much cheaper, in consequence of the facility and cheapness of rail-
way conveyance.

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i;tion of yesterday.)
(Continued from our Afternoon .b,.... i
~,,insid. elvresduittedhatfotrhae
tf: Ile-n*I)IAM land valuer, of Oxford,
proposed statiott dt thla line in that town was adMirab.. a Wolver-
junction with the stations Of the Oxford, Worcester, any. .4 the
heamtotil and thi Oxford and Rugby Railways, which reedy.—
sanctioil of Paflistnent duritig the last session. The ground which the,
would all occupy was eXtrethely level. Generally agreed with the evi-
dence ofthe last witness. He estimated the revenue which the Corn pany
would derive from the carrying of agricultural produce, beasts, coal,
butter, wool, grocery, drapery, horses, &c., at 38,0001.
Mr. Scales, salesman, Aldgate, said he was in the habit of receiving
cattle and sheep from Theme, Princes Risborough, and considered
the line would be of great advantage fmi
ar their transssion. The
Birmingham was the best station, as it was nearer the markets.
ENGINEERING EVIDENCE.
Mr. John Addison, the engineer of the line, was then called and
examined by Mr. CALvEar—He said the Company was not new to
him, as he examined it ten years ago as to its feambility for a rail-
way. He also examined a portion of it last year for the London and
Birmingham Company. The line commenced by ajunction with the
London and Birmingham Railway at Harrow, and seven miles from —..
its station at Euston .square, and in its route to Oxford passed tl',Corntnittet, N..,. 1.
through Northall, L'xbri'lga, F:filler, Iv.ving Wo,:buru l, th;.; GLI,..E,C.`O',', .A.ND DILNDEE JUXCTL -
left, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bradenhana, Bledlow, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Saunderton, Horacnden, Eamington, branch to name, from In respect to the datum line, the Committee decided that the
1 the ii0441)0.1ah004 of Totowortlii Groo ;Wiley, WU, Among wort Tros no 0913014 witt.
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DENNIsoN applied to cross-examine this witness on behalf of
the promoters of the Rugby and Huntingdon line, but the Committee
decided that he tout no locus stanch:, as the latter was not a competing
line ; and with regala t 0 the five miles common to both, the Com-
mittee would reserve to itsut the power of insisting, if they agreed to
the Bill, upon the insertion of stith provisions as should secure to the
other Company the free use of those ....re miles.
The witness was cross-examined by 11T • FLooD, on behalf of Mr.

'arshall, a landowner, with a view to show t1....k he means of cora-
l' • -tition already existing between Rugby and Sta...tbrd were sufld-
'num' -commodate the traffic.
dent to es- . Palmer corroborated the evidence of the last Virly„,.
Mr. Jeffery
-uses, ergineer, living at Stamford, Mr. Tibbert, ~
Mr. George J t,-
',a Abbott, a car ter, were examined to the same
grocer, and Mr. Gem* .re of opinion that there was considerable
effect, all of whom we_ -en Stamford and Birmingham, and the
traffic on the district betw, the event of this line being made it
whole line of country, and In ,
would afford great accommodation. ,orn and malt, was examined
Mr. George H. Betts, a dealer in t.,
to prove the traffic in corn, &c. adjourned till twelve
It being now four o'clock, the Collimate.:
o'clock to-morrow