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London, England, 1846-06-26 00:00:00

GROUP XXXII!.

The Comtniitee on_ this group In t to-day, at half past twolve
o•c4c-b.•k_ In noon, No. 24 (.:raou corriao.). prese.u. :kir Hobert
Ferguson, the Marquis ot Worcester, Viscount Newry, :Mr. Nmoilett,
and Mr. Finowes

They re,unied the hearing of evidence on the WarwicLhire and
London

WORCESTER AND WEEDON.
HAMPTON AND DAATILURY.
HA "). P TON AND AS ILCHURCH.

Mr. COCKBURN, Q. C., for the Great Western, called witnes,ies in
favour of the completing line, the
BIRMINGHAM AND OXP3U.D JUNCTION.
Lord liatherton, being examined by Mr. Commax, stated that

it would be of the greatest advantage to the mineral district, through
which the proposed railways would pa-a, to have two competing
lines, and not to be dependent on the Lon on and Birmingham Rail-
way. The town of Birmingham had a'population of two hundred
thousand, and was entitled to have a competing line.

Cross-examined by Mr. LANE Although one of the competing
lines would be seven miles shorter than the other and somewhat
ch• ap:r. that was not a reason for rejecting the competing line. All
the inconveniences to the public were enhanced upon those lines
which had come into the hands cf Mr. Hudson. . _ .

t:obet tson Glad gone, ex 'mined by r. CoCRBURN, Mated that
he was tormerly chairm n of the Grand Junction Railway. The
amalgamation with the London an. Ilirmingh tin took place during
Ica ah,ence in Sci tl.titd. and he withdraw from the direction. There

had oven en understanding britseen the Gra3l.l Junct,on and the
Great IV.. worn to lay down the broad gauge in withtion to the
narrow, and to eon hat- the line from the station of the I;rand June-
thot in ()slim', so that there should be a continuous line on the broad
gang front London to Liverpool. . .

t 1-04 s-examined y Mr. LANE- He was -till a large owner in the
Growl Jun o lon, and he adumled that there had been latprov,m,mts
twice th aural amation. itut he thought that Competition was de-
sirable tier the public advantage, although it might affect his interests
its a sharehohlee. Mr. Locke, the engineer, had not bten consulted
as to the prig. et ofthe turned and narrow gamic lines, to which he

Mr. Gladstone) h d refer•ed, although one of his assistants had beet
:onsidted, tval I,onais opirdon the Committee were induced to be,
ieve hat it w.IA peacticahle
Mr. Sand..rs, secretary to the Great Western Railway Company

exa.;:iaed Also'hY .\ r. C:WEBURr7, expressed a very strong opinloll lu
favour of conwettii.4 ines. lie was convii.ced that the public ad
va,.tage would be promoted, and he did not think either of the com-
panies"w.al miner trom the competition if the two series of lines.
now betbre the Committee. were constructed. The %convenience of
tite break of gauge need not he so gnitit as it was rendered by those
whose interest it was to exaggeinte
Mr. James Watts, flout tor Messrs. Picktord, gave evidence re-
specting the trattic between Oxford and Birmingham as requiring a-

di, cot coin !lineation.
Dr. Thomps.m, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Mr. Mintz, and
if r,ipooner, M , were examined by Mr. ‘‘ AHLET. Q C., and gave
evidence stronzly in ftvour of the Oxford and Birmingham June-
thy., oiithe ground th it they would be competing lines with the
Loud n and Birmingham Compatibit propo,,,ed lines (the Warwick.
shire a. d and that competition w0,,1d be beneficial to the
public, pro:in-lag WWI' accommodation and Ewer tares, which in
their of,i,,hin the tratile would warrant.
Mr. Brunel will be k.xamined to-morrow on the engineering melts.
The Com nittee 4 tuned at half-past three o'clock till half pas
twelve to• morrow.

The Committee assembled at the usual time this morning ; Mr.
.tcland, chairman.
nunrimusrxmx..o AND lECA.NCHEBTER
(xtrzAr r 0 MD BRANCH).
The Committee, atter some discussion among the various counsel,
agreed to take the Huddersfield and Bradford Railway next in order.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM accordingly opened, at considerable
length, the case of the rromoters of this railway.
Evide ce of a genertl nature s. as given in fsvour of the Hudders-
field and Manchester (Briolforti Branch).
The Committee rote at four o'clock.
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IMPORTANT DECISION.
GROUP XXXIX.
OLDHAM DISTRICT.

After hearing evidence of a general nature hi favour of this line.
the Co mittee ordered the room to oe cleared.
The tiartles bean; re•calied,
The CHAIRMAN St .ted that the Committee had decided that the
preamble 01 the Oldham. Ma*.chester. and Birkenhead Railway Bill
was proved, and that the Oldham District Railway Bill was not
prow d
The Committee adjourned at (cur c'elock.

GROUP XLII

LIVERPOOL, PRESTON. ST NCHESTER,
AND SOUTHPORT.

The case for and against the Bill having Leen concluded,
Mr. Sergeant KINOSLAKE add.essed the Committee at great length
in support of the line• which, he contended, was superior to the other
lines before the Committee, and afforded a larger amount of public
accommodation, at the least possible expense.
After S rgeant KINGLAKE had acdressed the Committee,
Mr. Sergeant llxixasts replied in support of the Liverpool, OrMS-
kirk, and Preston Railway. The Learned Sergeant's address occu.
p ed the time of the Committee up to tour o'clo,:k, when the Coln-
tnittee adjourned.

GROUP XLVI.

NEWCASTLE AND D A.ELIENGTON 3UNC

'MON, AND TYNE DOCK.

The Committee on th it ill met taday, at twelve o'clock, In Room
No. 31. ,

The Committee co tinuei to hear evidence against the Rill, on the
part of he :Tara ow Chemical Works Company, it was prove, i that the
formation o the pro' osed canal would he must injurious to the
interests of the company, who in the last two years had spent
14,6001., or 50 per cult ,on the value of their works in improv tag
the la. The am aunt' co. wages paid by them last year was 21,5861.
and the value of the articles manufactured was 81,1521. The treir,la
of their goods amounted to 4,231/. All this capatal world he materially
injured by the proposed atterittions. The cotnpan% had also been in
negotiation with a gentleman named Eccles, who widied to iEsay.:
down a stilt of 300 tons in tront 01 their works. A written t
au...tr an
meta had been prepared, and the place selected and cleared;
operations were susiwneled by the present pr eject.
'Tow.
The committee eadj. urtteti until twelve o'clock to-m,

GROUP XLVII.
The Select Committee appointed to inquire into this group of Etlls
and ,
met again to-day at twelve o'clock in. Roa 9s (Gl Garrido ).m -- -
Raving ge tied the chyme* of the niz7b LINE
SHREWSBURY AND ISZsuar--
Bill, the Committee proceeded to hear counsel and evidence in favour
of the

VALE OF
i.,...lllqtwaY• The case was not condtpt ed when tw ohe Committee rose a
""v° 0.102.16 ii4jotirtiod twavo tcrmorr.