The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-07 00:00:00

GROUP V.

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This Committee met to-clay at half-past twelve o'clock, Colonel
Fox in the chair.

PO:2TH AND CLYDE 3UNCTION.
This, the last Bill in the group, was taken up this morning.
There is no opposition to the scheme, the object of which is to con-
nect the east and west of Scotland In a diagonal direction to the
north of Glasgow.

Mr. LOGAN appeared for the promoters of this line, which he stated
commenced-at the Stirling terminus of the Scottish Central Railway,
and proceeded up the valley of the Forth, crossinz over in the direc-
tion of Killearn and Dryme.u, and terminating at Alexandria, in the
valley of the Leven, near to the point from whence the river issues
from Lochlomond.' The line was 30% mlles in length, and presented
no engineering ditlirAttlties, the curves and gradients being generally
of a favourable character. It would be of great service In supplying
a very important and improving district of country with coal and lime,
and taking their produce to profitable markets, while it would, from the
fine scenery at Its western terminus, in the neighbourhood of Lochlo-
mond, be attractive to tourists. There was only one tunnel 240 yards
long. Th.e steepest gradient on the main line was one in 100; on the
branch of the main line one in 93. The shortest radius of a curve
two furlongs. The estimated expense of the whole line was 350,0001.
Evidence was then taken in support of the statement of counsel,
When the Committee declared the preamble to be proved.
The clauses were then gone through, and agreed to, when the
Committee adjourned,

GROUP VI.
DUNDEE .EIND PERTH.
(Continued trotii our Afternoon Edition.)
The Lord Provost —Our intention is to give every facility in our
power to this Company in the carrying out of their Bill.
The Secretary, having returned front the House of Lords, informed
the Committee that the clause in question would be struck out of the
31111 when it reached the Lords.
Mr. Sergeant MURPUY proposed another clause to the same effect,
which would avoid ihe technical objection that might be raised In the
Lords. The clause was agreed to.
The postponed clauses of the Bill' were then gone through, and
unanimously agreed to.
The Committee then adjourned until Monday.

GROW.' VII.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

ZD27riBUR.G73 AND NOMT7Ir.'7.INT (LOCH.

GELLY AND I.ESLIZ' EXTENSION)

Mr. CLARKE opened the case for this Bill. He said that
he would be able to prove by evidence that this line was
one that would be of unquestionable public advantage.
It was oily five miles in extlnt, and would afford
a much shorter communication through the town of Dunferniline,
as well as great facility of going to and from Kirkaldy, whence there
was a great quantity of coal imported. The Learned Counsel then
proceeded to call evidence.

Mr. Smith, examined by Mr. CLARKE—The proposed extension
would be of great advantage to Leslie, where there were from 4,000
to 5,000 tons of coal consumed annually. There were eight flax.
mills in work in the neighbourhood of Leslie.
Cross-examined—These milli were half a mile or less from the
village of Leslie. Did not consider the road from the bridge over the
Leven to Leslie as a good level road, though he understood that
there had been a good deal of money expended on it. All the mills
about Leslie were in the valley of Leven.
Atter some further evidence in corroboration had been b
Committee adjourned. ean], the

GROUP VIII.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits comprised cf
withinn i
the chair this group met at the usual hour this ntihoerniniiitigls
Mr. B Hawes ,
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The whole of the day was oc,upied with evidence to show that
the proposed line was unnecessary, inasmuch as the existing Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Uranton line was amply SUMCIent to accommodate
Cie traffic of the district.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.