The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-25 00:00:00

WEST CORNWALL.

Mr. TALBOT opened the case fur the promoters of this
Bill, and stated the expense of the project was 500,000!., and
that it was supported by the greater number of the
proprietorr along the line. Some of the petitions against
the Bill had been withdrawn, and the remaining petitions
were of a very animportant character, it being a curious fact
that among the names appended to these letters, there was
not a single proprietor, they all being occupiers. There was
a petition on their Lordships table, front every inhabitant
along the line, from Truro to the Land's End, in favour of
the BM.
Some evidence es to tragic having been heard, the Com-
reittee adjournied. - •

Rcom C.

SOUTH EASTERN (CHART BRANCH).

The Committee re-assembled this morning, the Earl of
Devon in the chair.

Mr. ALEXANDER opened at very considerable length, and
stated that this was a branch of the South Eastern Company
to the village of Chart, so as to form a communication through
going on by Seven Oaks and Tunbridge Wells, and_
,wooooullqd not be anything
the middle portion of Kent, ,-o as to cut off the large angle at
Red Hill,
was a tunnel of consi-
derableould be a rise
a connexion would then be made direct witahodAshof:ordo.gioTeehre.
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there
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23,000 i. a mile, while that
from both ends, the gradient upon each incline to the apex
would be one in eighty. It was proposed to pass this tunnel
by the use of smaller wheels thin those usually umployed.
Croydon Com-
oTfhietsc(o)pstpoonfotoh
eisyttiimuladtebde
a0tn2136,
mot. a
mile.
ded for his right to be heard for the Alid-
Kent Atmospherie the close of this
at . .. case.
was then called, who spoke generally
ExionEß objected, and an argument en-
sued, at the close of which.that
The Committee decided Counsel for a line not before.
To this Mrt.is'A'liall.sie
all, vicar of Seale, gave similar tes-
them could not be
of shortening the line, and giving to Sir
re
ac-
commodation to Mid Kent.
M.P. for Rochester, also gave similar testi-
timon, and expressing the favourable opinion of the Marquis
Camden and his other neighbours.
The Ecudo
eomonni‘dliernE.oßl
et Elton k h
mony, and stated that the length of this branch, which is
Mr. Douglas,
in-
tended to run from Maidstone to Chart, would be between 16
is chiefly near the proposed line,
and 17 miles. who appeared
our of the line, and stated that
Mr. Baldmin, a landed proprietor between Maidstone and
ia tn would Ashford,ou ld expressed iande We
rij. himselfS e
i '
convenientipropertyav for all those who had to attend
the assizes and sessions in the county towns. It would also
be very convenient for tae transmission of hop poles and bark,
there being a wood, ceiettY coppice, three miles in :length,
near the line.
Mr. Powell, a landoPltt,r and farmer near Maidstone, tes-
tified to the general if-094 of the district, and stated
were
line. He that it bae ~cost tl3e 29170bitantS to bring -coals or
which had been lost by the di-
manure from Maidstone. There would also be an advantage
in the carriage line, a to'
tolibeeaslasoncstpioonkeedt:tthheepa::
tage to the proprietors of the flour mills and paper Milts, and
inve_rtisiisonopoifntihone Pitohikelint:lee
tltaii of the district and other mills would be required. The
tow % Of Ashford was already very Much iuriNve4_by the
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