The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-13 00:00:00

DZOSPBERIC

The business was commenced with the cross-examination of
Mr. Bedborough, the Deputy Chairman of the Company, who was
examined on Friday last as to the estimates, &c.

V. enginer, was then examined—He proved that the pro-
poati line woild not increase the floods at Eton College, and that
the plans suggested to prevent them would be snceessful for that
purpose. The estimates were quite sufficient to complete the under
taking.
Mr. Braithwaite, e
witness.
Edward Jesse, inspector of her Majesty's parks and palaces was
examined as to the benefits which would be derived by the public
generally from the line. He was also of opinion that it would not
interfere with the privacy of Eton College, but, on the contrary,
would be the means of removing the great omnibus traffic which at
present exists on the turnpike road, and interfering very materially
with the quietude of that place. •
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

neer, corroborated the evidence of las

GROUP M.XX,

This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour. Present
Lord Charles Wellesley (chairman), and the other members.

A.YLESEURY AND THAME JUNCTION, AND

THE CANIBR.XDGE AND OXFORD.

Mr. CALVE -
}IT (on the part of the, promoters of the Aylesbury and
Thame line) resumed his ,argumentstiin reply. Ile felt satisfied that
the reason that the promoters of opposing line had limited
their engineering evidence to Mr. Locke and protegee, Mr. Denton,
was that they could not obtain any otherad his
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evidence in support of a single line. It W:i9l_Pec"' hat the opi-
nionengineering
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of scientific men was quite hostile to such, . would take
the liberty of quoting a few authorities on this matter.
.(The Learned,
Counsel here read the evidence of several eminent en
eating strongly the principle of single lines.) ilehopecfreers haul nowep
re-
shown the Committee that this single line was linpracticable,andtl
the Cambridge and Oxford line was deficient in that ityla
of
t
Management which was held out by the line he supported, which
the Board of Trade so strongly recommended last year. The Ayles-
bury and Thame line would be worked by the London and Birming-
ham Company, to which they had beard Mr. Stephenson state he
intended to recommend it. The line also had the advantage of being
an almost perfect level, and the radius of the curve, to which such
frequent allusion had been made by his Learned Friends en the other
glde, was not of that nature as to be a matter of serious objection to
the line. Though it had betel said there was an epposition to
this Bill from landowners, there was not a shadow of evi-
dence adduced to prove that any residential injury would be
inflicted by this line. The level crossings had been preferred.
With respect to popularity, it would appear that the petitioners
at Aylesbury in favour of their line (Aylesbury and Thame) were as
three to one compared with those in favour of the Cambridge and
Oxford line. The Lcarned Counsel concluded by expressing a hope
that the Comthittee would reject the Cambridge and Oxford line, and
adopt the Aylesbury and Thame line.
Mr. Sergeant CLAILKE replied.

The Committee then adjourned

GROUP XXXV.

The Committee met to-day, at twelve o'clock, in room No. 27
(Grand Corridor)—present, Mr. George Bankes (chairman), Sir
A. L. Hay, Mr. Bruges, Sir Thos. Winnington, Sir R. W. Bulkeley
—and proceeded to consider the
EAST COAST FINE.

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Mr. Coox, on the part of the promoters, stated to the Chairman,
that since the last sitting of the Committee, he had consulted with
hit constituents, and lie found, that in consequence of the evidence of
Mr. l'ileher on the last day, several arrangements had heels made
with the Commissioners of the Nene outfall, Sir W. Fowkes, and
other parties, hitherto opponents of the Bill, by which the objections
of those parties were removed.
The Learned Gentleman who appeared for the Commissioners of
the Nene, the Cothmissioners of the Bedford Level, Sir Thomas
rowlirs, and the Corporation of Wisbeach, severally and formally
withdrew their oppotition.

Sir It. W. Iltaxitteir—Why, this was a very formidable opposition
at first, but it has dwindled away to nothing.
Mr. COOK wished to know whether his Learned Friend, Mr. Web-
ster, who appeared for ninety-eight petitioners, of whom twenty-six
were designated by their marks—(A laugh)—was instructed to with-
draw his opposition

Mr. WEBairEn said he was not. Rut if the promoters went on so
earnestly to work in removing objections by abandoning their line,
118 would soon have nothing to oppose.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Coons then called additional witnesses to prove the traffic.
One of tha witnesses, Secretary to the Yorkshire Agricultural
Society, stated that he and all the people in the neighbourhood in
Lincolnshire, being farmers and graziers, were always glad to avail
thtmselves of the railway, especially for the transport of fat cattle.
Is Lincolnshire they would be greatly benefited by railways, and he
thought favourably of the East Coast line.
The witnesses were cross-examined by Mr. SANDERS, on behalf of
certain petitioners. They were of opinion that
the proposed line
would be very valuable to an extensive grazing and importing dis-
trict, and would complete a most important chain of railway com-
munication with Ilse north and west.

Mr. TALBOT was proceeding to cross-examine a witness on the
behalf of certain petitioners, when
Mr. Cocxstras, for the promoters, submitted that the real oppo-
nents in this case were the Eastern Counties Railway Company, as
appeared on the face of the petition.
The CaAmman said that ho would allow the question to be put,
Without reference to any other railway, Or it was the duty of the