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London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

THE LYNVI VALLEY AND SOUTH WALES

JUNCTION.

Mr. mills appeared for the promoters. The Bill WIIS opposed by
certain landowners.

The Learned Counsel, in a brief address, laid the merits of the case
before the Committee, after which the evidence was proceeded with.

GROUP LIU.

This Committee resumed its labours at twelve o'clock to-day, hi
Room 26 (Grand Corridor). Present, the Hon. G. Lascelles (chair-
man), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. E. Clayton, Mr. inidarard,
and Captain Dalrymple.
SHREWSBURY, BIRMINGHAM and STOUR

VALLEY.
The business of the morning commenced by a cross-exam; ati on of
Mr. Stephenson, jun., the engineer of the line, byßobinson,
counsel for the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line. He was
also subjected to a cross-exarninatton on Use part of Mr. Corbett, but
nothing of much importance wasalicitec .
Mr. HOPE then re-examined Mr. Stephenson at great length
as to the advantages' which would result from the junction of
this with the London and Birmingham line.
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fr v iehiiis edlin i
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The entrance
to Birmingham, he said, was fifty-five feet above the levels of
the rival lines; and as the BirminghainCe
would be impossible to ameliorate the lines. The
at Birmingham was an exact model of the station of the
and Leeds Railway at Manchester, which had the r Manchester
largest t afil
e in
the world.
Mr. Wm. Hayes, a solicitor of extensive
stated that his offices were in :few-street, practice at Birmingham,
clerk to the town commission for the last' and
that he has been
was also agent to Colonel Gouch, atd tiventy•five years. He
other
properties this and its rival lines won gentlemen over whose
us
at
birtaingium
would' be
decideculd pass. The station of this
y preferable to its rivals ; the ,

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inhabitants of Birmingham were of the same opinion. The other
lines would enter the town by tunnels, whilst this would enter by a
viaduct which was a preferable mode. It would stop up narrow
streets, and instead give a wide one. The junction of the London
and Birmingham with the Shrewsbury and Birmingham would be
of great advantage to the public. The rival companies did not con-
template such ajunctiOn.

Cross-examlned by Mr. RoancsoN —He understood that It would
be necessary to descend a flight of about 24 steps to get upon the
level of this line at New-street.

Mr. Alderman Weston, of Birmingham, stated that he had served
the office of Mayor of Birmingham, and that about a week ago
the stations of these rival lines in Birmingham formed the subject of
a discussion by the • Town • Connell of Birmingham, and the
result was a decision in favour of this company's station ;
the majority being 16 to 6. Ile considered New-street
the most favourable • position for a Station, as it was
the central. part of the town, and the approaches to it were easy.
The station of this line would give the best accommodation to the
people of Birmingham, and all with whom he had conversed on this
subject were in favour of it. The approaches to the Suowhill sta-
tion would be very narrow, and it would be on a steep acclivity.
CrOas-examined by Mr. RontstsoN—His place of business was
'close by New-street, and so were those of the majority of the people
with whom he had conversed on the sutject.

EXETER and EXMOUTH RAILWAY

COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the proprietors and shareholders of
this Company took place this day at the London Tavei-e, in
compliance with the sessional orders, to consider the pro-
priety of proceeding with their Bill at present before Parlia-
ment for the purpose of making a railway from Exeter to
Exmouth.
Th 6 meeting was advertised for ten o'clock, but it did not
commence until eleven, in consequence of the non• attendance
of the proprietors, at length three or four shareholders having
assembled, E. Woolmer, Esq., was called to the chair.
The SWILVTARY having read the advertisement convening
the meeting,
The CitattvitAx said that the non-attendance of the pro-
prietors arose, he considered, from the great confidence they
vested iu the directors. Their Bill bad passed the House of
Commons Committee, and had received the sanction of that
House. It had also passed the Committee on Merits, and
stood now awaiting the decision of that meeting, before it
could receive its third reading and become the law of the
land. The directors had received a sufficient quantity of
scrip to constitute a meeting, and he would, therefore, pro-
pose a resolution to the effect—" That it was the opinion of
the meeting that the Bill should be proceeded With."
Ihe resolution Was put, and declared to be unanimously
carried.

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The Ciratam . observed that, although the expenses
would be exceedingly moderate in carrying out the line, the
directors considered that the proprietors would be much
better satisfied with the arrangement which bad been effected
with the South-Western Companyiwho had guaranteed them
51h per cent.-- (Hear. )
The Bill was then read to the meeting, which declared
that the capital of the company should be 160,0001., in 16,000
shares at 10/ per share, and that the calls should not exceed
2/. per share, and that interest of four per cont, should be
paid upon the calls. There was a clause of sale also in-
serted, whereby the company were authorised to sell the line
to the Exeter, Yeovil, asd Dorchester Company, and a pro-
vision which enacts that the Bill is not to come into opera-
tion until the Exeter and Yeovil, or some such other com-
pany, obtain an Act for the construction of an Exeter and
Yeovil line within the session 8 of Parliament of 1846 and 1847.
The meeting then ,separated.