The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

GROUP IX.

WEST Or SCOTLAND VINCTION.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Ths closed the case on the point raised abotn. the working of the
proposed tunnel.
Tile Cuktitmast Intimated that If counsel had any observations to
make on the point on which evidence was taken, now was the time
to make their observations.
Mr. HOPE said the evidence had been given so claarly and so re-
cently, that *he impressio.. must be vivid enough In the minds of the
Committee Without any assistance from him, and therefore he would
leave the matter in the hands of the Committee without any remarks.
kir, Sergeant ANDaews then addressed the Committee on behalf
of the promoters of the Bill, stating that the importance
of the scheme would he apparent when. he stated that last evening a
petition from Olosegow, signed by 40,000 persons, had been presented
In favour of the Bill. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to
review the evidence adduced on the working of the tunnel, affirm-
ing that witk due precaution the use of the electric telegraph, and
ger would
the appointment of proper oflicers, the prohibiting of dm
be done away with. Ile concluded by stating, that so satisfied were
ste promoters of the importance of this juction, that rather than lose
it, they were wiling to abandon the Queen-street station, and that
line to the harbour, so as only to allow one line of railway through
the tunnel. A clan e was then put In to the foregoing effect.
Mr. lion said he would offer a few observations on the clause put
in. lie characterised that as a virtual abandonment of the whop
scheme, and an admission of the discrepancies and incompleteness of
the plans submitted. It would be better that they abandoned the
Bill at once, and introduced a new and comprehensive scheme next
) e.ir.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS made a few observations in reply, when
ghe room was cleared.

On our admission
Clierumax intimated, that having consulted the Speaker on
Ili.: clause that had in!en submitted, the Committee were willing to
:alit" the general case to go on, on condition that if the junction
ovvr the river were considered to be advisable, the clause would 1:e
acz‘pted, in order to meet the ohjection which had been raised re-
ffipeciing the point they had been censidering.
The general case for the Bill was then resumed.
)[r. Wilson, who was under examination when the point about
the junction in the tunnel was raised by the committee, was now
recalled and examined generally as to the benefits the line would
confer on Glasgow. Its thou;ht it would be a great accommodation
to the inhabitants of Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and Galloway, either
in coining into Glasgow to do business, or in passing through to
FAintairgb. Ile knew of no other plan of junction, where the same
advantages could be obtained with so little interference with pro-
perty.
flee Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at half-past eleven
o'clock.

GROUP XII.
GLASGOW AND
STRI WESCT T OP SCOTLAND
DI.

Tire Committee re-assembled this morning at twelve o'clock.3lem-
i.tts preet. nt, Mr. V. Smith (Chairman), Mr. Langston, Mr. T.
.I.M.l‘ncoart, Mr. W. IlamiLon, and lion. W. Fitzuaaurice.
The woe:del:at:on of the
lysritsusn,z, Janzpoz Or WEIR, AND POI LT
0:1,11.SGOVI ZUNCTION
wasttaamed.
manufacturer and shipper, Greenock, and Mr.
Mac comptroller or the port, spoke to the trade 01 that town, and
the advantages which this line would afford to it. The number of
-..foreign itdsso entered at Greenock in the year ending Jan. 1.1846, was
01, the touuage, 109,483 ; the ships outwardboW4 were 109; Linton_