The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-08 00:00:00

RUGBY AND HUNTINGDON,

The case for the promoters being closed yesterday,
Mr. lIILDYARD addressed the Committee this morning in
opposition on the part of the promoters of the South Mid-
land (Huntingdon) Branch—the competing project. He re-
verted at great length to the evidence which had been ad-
duced in favour of the line under consideration, and con-
tended that no case had been made out for the construction of
a line which would necessarily require so great an outlay of
money—that the South Midland scheme would give all
the advantages which it proposed to confer on the district,
and at less expense. He denied that the London and Bir-
mingham line would be more crowded by the South Midlaud
rival line, for the traffic from Stamford to Huntingdon
would be continued at Market Harborough, and consequently
Rugby would not be affected by this .traffic. At Market
Harborough a complete train would be formed from this
traffic, which would proceed to London without stoppage,
under the management of the London and Birming-
ham Company, 'whose excellent control and super-
intendence was testified by the witnesses for the pro-
posed line. The Learned Counsel further stated that
the project now under consideration was an isolated one, and
in the event of the London and York Railway not being
carried into effect, the accommodation to the district would
be very imperfect. Of the two schemes, therefore, he
would without hesitation leave it to the Committee
to say which was the more likely to afford the
accommodation which the public required, and which
of them was brought forward under the better auspices. The
one had for its promoters a large, and solvent, and powerful
company, whose respectability and wealth were incontesta-
ble; and the other was under the sanction of a company
nevertc
which might never be able to raise the large capitalvi
h
they proposed to embark in the undertakitnhge,saend
could give an adequate return. Under, which
circumstances
he would leave the case in the hadne
feeling quite confident that on a the
consideration () oni mi t e
oe ,f
lines, they would
clients, arid sanction the project of
decide in favour of
,1011) vollipany.
hands
fte
the respective merits of the proposed
the South Midland (Huntingdon)
A list of assents and dissents along the line was then
handed in, when the room was cleared.
announced the decision of the Committee,
that the preamble of the
On our re-admission,
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RUGBY AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY
was not proved.
They also decided that the preambe of the
SOUTH MIDLAND (HUNTINGDON IIRANCII)
was proved; but the Committee would require the insertion
of a clause in this Bill, rendering the operation of the Act
subiect to the passieg, in the present session, of the South
Midland (Leicester and Bedford) line.

The clauses of the Bill were then postponed till the nex
meeting of the Committee, which was adjourned till Monday
the 27th instant.

The. Committee then adjourned.

Sub-Committee No. 2.
This Cmmittee met at twelve o'clock, Sir J. Y. Buller in
the chair, and proceeeded with the case of the
LONDON AND 111RMINGEZADT (ST. ALDA.N'S

AND LUTON BRANCH).
PETITION FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS.
The case was now finally disposed of.—Standing orders not
complied with.
AXIIOLDIE, GAINSBOROUGH, GOOLE, AND
1/017.1i, AND Noll Tit MIDLAND arUNCTION.

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This Bill stood over till after EAster, and the agent f)r the
Bill was informed that it. would not be necessary to have his
witnesses in attendance until after the 21st of

WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON (Hard I,
TON AND ASH CSURCH

This Bill was again called on, and the formal proofs being
completed, the Committee proceeded to hear evidence in sup-
port of a petition against the line.
One of the allegations of this petition (in support of which
Mr. Burke appeared) was, that a certain public road had
been described as k private road in the books of reference.
It was shown that the road in question was treated as a public
road by the promoters, a cross section being given, and the
cOMMitteltOCk this as primd facie evidence 'that it was a

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