The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

SWANSEA VALE

undertaking re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. Evi.
deice was again laid before them. They adjourned at four o'clock.

GROUP LIII

SIMEWSBUILY, BISLIVIINGUAP/K, and STOUR

JUNCTION.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. Alderman Weston, cross-examined by Mr. HoBINSON—His
place of business was close by New-street, and so were those of the
Mei:rity of the people with whom he had conversed on the subject.
t,.e:riia,,,ttoetc.,;:e.npirto
ittilatheamto.vi,,-n.ereeotigencil on the' subject of the New-street
.„.,,_ota not condemn or even allude to the station proposed to be
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neighbourhood of
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two
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The lioN. CflAillMAN said that
represented before
Mr. itOtllalsoN and Mr.
their clients bad not had the opportunity of"gii:biected, inasmuch as
the other Committee, and the evidence
committee, i therefore mislead the
The Hon. CHAISsiaN said that, as the p a rtletedid not consent to
reading of the evidence, the counsel
twiere
rof c0ur,,,,,,,..._ . _ the
prevented from
Mr. Stirlatu, carrier, this company's ---"k' ''Y
Acting in accordance witohrthßeirsmnrigeisia'onz owallr.acuzrinnZteaii
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show the superiority of stations at
Mr. RITICARDS, to
pAlsellgrs and goods, over those of its rivals
works in the neighbourhood of
illowlng that there were extensivety Mr. P. ItostNsoN, for the purpose or
ilinitlel'ilwigtabsacmr;sls)o-etheafmorinett
stations), but he insisted
bon to the people t Birmingham.
by far the greatest accommodation that the t!ittiiloen3oitfe the tShlet rerlalittetr7llPiaidnißelrn' 1 inghoat_il
.li_newo._u_l_d_
.gi give
Re-examined—The greatest
of business in the Crescent, being I
station. !I irbf of merchantsnptheneighbourh had
oodiotrhethir places
eNew
e
"street .
Mr. John Lbril, general merchant, I.driniti,,ham,
said that in
of the erection or this company's !,tation, he had changed his plahopece of
business slid residence to the neighbourhood of New-street. He con-
s
sidered that the merchants and people at large of liirmingha.tn wereew .
vitally interested in the erection of this company's station in is
street. The batiks, the post-office, the town-hall, the news room,
.
were
in contemplated exchange, sud all their buildings of any note ere
in the neighbourhood of New-street. Business was continually
leaving the neighbourhood of Snow-bill. New-street was, in fact,
" the ',Lice where merchants 'nest do congregate." Nothing posi-
lively could be more accommodating than the New-street station.
New-street was the centre of Birmingham as regarded business.
Cross-examined by Mr. IZORINSO_N—Some of the banks were equi-
distant between the Snow-hill and the New-street stations.
Re-examined—The principal banks were In the neighbourhood of
New-street.
Mr. Lake, of the firm of Bolton, Watt, and Co.' engineers, Bir-
mingham, gave evidence to the same eftect, and that he and his co-
partners had petitioned Parliament in favour of this scheme.
Mr. John Evans, miller, Dudston, near Birmingham, said that he
was a member of the Town Council of Birmingham, and was present
at the meeting recently held on the subject of the stations proposed
to be erected by the different schemes in that town. The council
almost unanimously passed a resolution in favour of this company's
station. Mr. Alderman Matthews proposed a resolution in favour
of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, of which he was a
director, and the discussion principally turned on the gauge question.
communicationliisproposition, however, was rejected, only four voting for it.
This
schemewowtuldthgsivherowthsebupry.eop le of Birmingham the most direct
The Earl of Aug -her. and ScrwitET—Had the Committee of the
T9lna Ccatace, botbrkper propait4 WI; report, the igto QI tho
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