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London, England, 1846-02-19 00:00:00

Sub-Committee No. 4.

LANCASHIRE AND NORTH TORHSHIRE•
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
A Mr. Hewick was called, on the part of the petitioner, to
prove that between two sheets of the plan which he had
measured there was a discrepancy of twelve feet. In cross-
examination he admitted that the shrinking or expansion of
one sheet of paper would produce a discrepancy between the
two parts of a plan, but on re-examination he said
that the same discrepancy existed in the plans sent to the
House of Lords, and that it could not occur that the
sheets would shrink or contract so as to produce the same
discrepancy in both sets of plans.
Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, was then called on the
part of the promoters of the line. He said that
in the course of preparing the plans, an impres-
sion was transferred from a paper called the " trans-
fer wee' to a lithographic block, and that it commonly
occurred that this paper being wet, either shrunk or got
wrinkled, so as to cause an apparent discrepancy in the plans,
which discrepancy would appear in every copy of the plans.
The discrepancy in this case was, on the paper, about 1-20th
of an inch.

The objection fell to the ground.
Two of the allegations of the petition were abandoned.
The ' allegation that " the cross section of the highway
marked No. 13 does not show the present road, nor the gra-
dient of the new or altered road," fell to the ground, as it
appeared that the present road was shown in the cross section.
Another allegation was that there was no trots section of
a public road in the palish of llaysden. In support of this
allegation, a witness was called who said that this road was
a public road; a bridle road, and a carriage road, but a wit
ness was called on the other side, who said that it was only
an " occupation road," being for the use only of
the persons to wbose houses it led to. It was not
a carriage:road, but carts sometimes passed through it. It
ran parallel to the turnpike-road. If he were on that road,
and were told to go back, he would do so, unless he were
going to one of the houses to which it led.
Objection overruled.
Witnesses having been called, in support of, and in opposi-
tion to, several other allegations of the petition, the further
consideration of the Bill was adjourned till to-morrow.

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JVNC rION
(WEITERAVSN EXTENSION AND NISH-

SANTON DEVIATION).

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This Bill included two projects, one to connet the White-
haven and Furness Junction and the Whitehaven and Mary-
port Junction Railways, and the other to deviate and im-
prove a portion of the original line at Kirksanton. Length
of extension, three •quarters of a mile ; estimated cost,
25,0001. Length of deviation, two miles ; estimated cost,
11,0001. Engineer, Mr. George Stephenson ; Parliamentary
agents, Messrs. Jones and Walmsley.
Standing orders complied with.
In the case of the Mitcham and South-Western Railway,
the witnesses not being in attendance, the matter will stand
over till the next meeting of the Committee.

At about half-past three o'clock the Committee adjourned
over to Monday next.

Sub-Committee No. 5

MIDLAND AND EASTERN COUNTIES
(CAMBRIDGE TO lITEEDON).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The Committee decided, after hearing many other similar
objections, that the standing orders had been complied with.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN EXTENSION.

The object of the petitioners is to form a railway from Lin-
coln to York, with a Branch to Churchfenton.

The estimated cost was 860,0001., and the length 59 miles.
Thelline was opposed, on the ground that the fixed point from
which the level was taken was marked on a wooden post.
The Committee postponed their decision until to-morrow, at
twelve, after which they i.djourned until that hour.

Sub-Committee No. 6.

There not being a quorum of this Committee at the time
appointed for its sitting, it stood adjourned until twelve
o'clock to-morrow (Friday).

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

SIX O'CLOCK.

CHESTER CUP.
7 to 1 agst The Three-year olds
22 to 1 agst Best Bower
22 to 1 agst Sweetmeat
22 to 1 agst Mermaid
25 to 1 agst Whinstone
35 to I agst Cataract
35 to I agst Fitzallan
40 to 1 agst Hope
40 to 1 agst Inheritress

DERBY.

9 to 2 agst Sting
15 to 1 agst Brocardo
22 to 1 agst lago
25 to 1 agst Spithead
30 to 1 agst Malcolm
33 to I agst Tibthorpe.

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8 to 1 agst Forth's lot

MADRAS RAIL WA Y.—(THIS DAY.)
The general meeting of this C.anpanv was held to-day, at
twelve o'clock, at the office., No. 2, Winchester-buildings,
o.d Broad-street; Mr. J. Arbuthnot in the chair.
After the advertisement calling the meeting had been re-
cited, a report was read, of which the following is an ab-
stract :
The Court of Directors of the East India Company receg-
nive, in the fullest manner, the importance of the introduction
into India of railway communication. but state that the
construction and management of railways in India should be
entrusted to private ent •rprise and capital ; and they direct
the Supreme Government of India to report to them the re-
sults of the investigation of the committee of engineers, ac
companied by the opinions of the Supreme Gover meet upon
the subject. As soon as this was ascertained several gentle-
men, who were acquainted with the great progress which the
very complete and accurate information which had been ob-
tained by Capt. Worster's survey of' the line from Madras, to
Wallajahnuggur, took steps for the construction of the line
from Madras to Wallajahnuggur and Arcot, with ultimate
extension to all parts of the Madras territories, that might
be warranted by the succes of the first line. It was re-
solved to limit the capital to be raised, at first, to the esti-
mated amount required for this object alone, which was
500,0001., divided into 25,000 shares of 201. each ; on which
the deposit, as fixed by the Joint-stock Act, was 2s. each.
The number of shares reserved for Madras was 5,000.
The number which each member of the provisional
committee Was limited to was one hundred. The
s„,-se number of shares applied fir by the public was
70,000 ; and the
wnausmibe6lsctua y allotted to the applicants
' - in this country
been paid upon Of these the deposits have
19,885, and of the 2,730 shares which
have lapsed from noni-payment, 1,050 have been re-
allotted to fresh applicants.
There remain at pre-
sent 2,065 shares at the disposal of the Coin-
.
patsy, exclusive of the nu.obr reserved for Madras.
The line runs nearly due west from Madras to Arcot. a dis-
tance of sixty-five miles. The avenoi,
cutting of any
e rise is 1 in 645, and
• the steepest gradient, 1 in 180;
inundatio
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soil is most
sequence, anti no tunnelling whatever. con-
' favourable, and in 110 part subject to
,t;mnouthnet
sequence. In 1837 the annual traffic of eeedsuboaftNavlely. "1"
termini was estimated at 30,000 tons ; but the present
passengers
aa troadway
,10,,,b
an
oet :-.
of imports alone into Madras by land is estimated at
000
ton
a-day, or more than three tunes the amount of • eor e
and exports, nine years ago. The number of
tween the termini has recently been estiinyaait.de,
With rails of 'Nibs. to the
annually.
t capable of receiving a double line of; rails, but to have onfv
1 one at first, with sidings at intervals, the cost of a
railway between Madras and Arcot would certainly be under
5,000/. a mile, and it is fully expected, that within a year
after the line is opened, there will be a profitable return.
The Directors now only await the decision of the Court of
Directors of the East India Company, to commence their
operation.. The antoent Maid as deposits on shares, to this
time, amounts to 1,684. IU,. Of this 1,5ta1/. has been ex-
pended or is due fir preliiiiiiiary operations, including the law
expmses, the d,:,tl of settlement and complet.l• registra:ioo.
A provisional committee hos bf Cu binned at Madras, con-
sisting of thirtern gentlemen of the highest rank in the colli-
psny's service ; of members of the purcipal house i of busi-
ness at Madras; and of the legal profession. A &TWA:Lion
from the committee Ivid waited on the Marquis of Twecddale,
Governor of Madras, with the view of obtaining the
support of the local Government in carrying out
the objects of the company, and had met with
a most encouraging receptkii. 'fhe directors have
also addressed the >upreme Government and the Govern-
ment of Madras, bnt have not yet received replies to their
ante communications, but hope to do so at an early period, and
tee t will lose no time in making the shareholders acquainted
pout of
the result of these applications, as well as of the decision
poll, of the Court of Directors, when it shall have been obtained,
Lib. In moving the adoption of the report, the Cu
dispt stated that, according to the regulations of the East India
A
and
Company, it was necessary for the Company's official engi-
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seers to survey the line, but as that would be both a dila-
tory and expensive operation, the direesutrvorse3hs of thewlbeene nnigaiknienfar
wishe interest to obtain the adoption of the
object of the Madras Railway by the Committee of Engineers
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