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(YESTERDAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
GROUP C.
LONDON AND IMIGHTON RAILWAY
(WANDSWORTH LEANCH).

The Committee assembled this day, and, after a brief re.
capitulation of the evidence which was given before the Com-
mittee of the House of Commons, they decided that the
preamble was proved, all opposition being withdrawn. There
was, however, one clause in the Bill which was to be sub-
mitted to the consideration of the Earl of Shaftesbury, that
it may be made consistent with the regulation of the House
of Lords.

GROUP D.

YONESZTRE AND LrNcoLNsinizal COM-

MUNICATION.

The Committee on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction,
and the Manchester, Midlands, and Great Grimsby Commu-
nication, re-assembled this morning, at eleven o'clock, when
The evidence of Mr. Vignoles, the engineer of the line,
was taken, but it varied little from that of the other line, and
showed that it was only seven-eighths of a mile longer than
its opponent. Ile went through a long examination and cross-
examination, the end of which was to show that the gradients
on the line were unusually favourable for the country through
which it passed, and that the viaducts were not only less
numerous, but also hardly half the height of those
which 'were formed on the neighbouring lines.
He spoke also to the facility of the management
of the Company, and stated that there had been such
arrangements made as would entirely prevent anything like
impediment to the transit of merchandise from London and
the west through the whole of this line of communication,
while on the other side there were no less than six different
Companies to be combined for the accomplishment of one
object.
The long cross• examination which this gentleman went
through seemed in no way to affect his evidence.
Mr. Hawkshaw, who appeared in the place of Mr. Braith-
waite, who is engaged to construct the line, but who is con-
fined by illness, confirmed the principal points adduced by
Mr. Vignoles.
Mr. BAINES, Q.C., then addressed their Lordships at con-
siderable length, recapitulating the chief facts wlitch had
been adduced by the witnesses, dwelling particularly on the
assent of the noblemen and men of large property, who were
assentients to the line of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junc-
tion Company.
At the close of his address the room was cleared, and on
the re-admission of parties,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had decided in
favour of the Sheffield and. Lincolnshire line, and against its
opponent; but full justice was to be done to the opposing
landowners.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XVII.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM applied to the Committee to sit
on Saturday, on which day both himself and Mr. Hill would
commence and finish their address.
The CHAIRMAN said the members of the Committee had
made arrangements which precluded their sitting on that
day.
Sir WALTER JAMES regretted that the promoters had not
called the attention of the Committee to the difficulty in
which they would be placed if the Committee did not come
to an earlier decision.
Mr. AIRXANDER said they fully expected that the Com-
mittee would have been enabled to give their decision on Sa-
turday.
It was then arranged that the promoters should call evi
dence to-day in support of the case, and in opposition to the
case of their opponents. An objection was taken by Mr.
Hill against any evidence being adduced with respect to
Lacy's line ; but the Committee considered that the evidence
ought not to be limited.
Mr. Bidder was then called and examined by Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, with respect to the line called Lacy's line, which
was not proceeded with, and which was proposed to start
from Salisbury, and to traverse after Marlborough as nearly
as possible the route of the Manchester and Southampton.
He had estimated the:cost of Lacy's line from Salisbury to
Marlborough, a distance of 27 miles, including three miles
and a half to be used at Salisbury by the Salisbury and
Basingstoke line, if it received the sanction of Parliament,
and exclusive of land and stations, at 494,0001.,
as compared with 323,0001., at which Mr. Locke estimated
the cost of its construction. He (Mr. Bidder) had made his
estimate at the same rate as the Manchester and Southamp-
ton. His estimate for a similar distance traversed by the
Manchester and Southampton, and taking in the important
town of Andover, was only 494,000/. For the 494,0001.
the line might be made from Marlborough to Romsey, a
distance of thirty-seven miles and a half, besides saving four
miles in distance. The gradients on Lacy's line were lin
80, and those on the Manchester and Southampton 1 in 100,
and had better curves and less tunnelling. Went over the
line, and rejected it on account of the better route he selected
by Andover, and on account of the opposition of landowners.
Bethel's line was equally open to objection, as it was longer
between these parts, and more expensive on account of the
extreme heaviness of the earthworks, and the great length of
tunnelling, there being as much as on the London and Bir.
mingham.
The Committee adjourned until Monday.

GROUP XVIII.
The Committee met at twelve, Mr. B. Denison in the chair.
LONDON, NEWBURY, AND BATH.

Mr. MERREIVETHER stated to the Committee that the pro
moters had closed their evidence, and now left the case with
the Committee ' • but after the very plain intimation they had
had from the Committee, they expected nothing else than
that the Bill should be negatived, and his clients now assented
that it should be so. _ _

The CHAIRMAN said it was for the promoters themselves to
withdraw their Bill or to continue their evidence before the
Committee, as they chose.
Mr. MERRENVETHER said they had closed their case, and
now asked for the decision of the Committee, but with no
sanguine hope that the preamble of the Bill would be
passed.
The CHAIRMAN wished to know of Sergeant Wrangham,
what ccurse it was meant to pursue with regard to the other
Bills before the Committee, as in ordinary circumstances the
Committee would not have given any decision until they had
the evidence given on the other schemes. But lie begged it
distinctly to be understood, that whatever arrangement might
have been come to between the present company and the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth, the Committee would not in any
way be guided or influenced by that arrangement. Although
this opposition was withdrawn, the Committee would cer-
tainly not pass the other as an unopposed Bill.
Sergeant WRANGHAM said that an'arrangement had been
come to between the two companies, the London, Newbury, and
Bath, and the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, in consequence
of what had fallen from the Committee, who, as a body, had
suggested an arrangement between them. He did not mean
to imply that the Committee had committed themselves as
parties to any arrangement, but he said an arrangement had
been come to, based on the intimations of the Committee,
and that his clients withdrew their opposition in consequence.
The Committee gave no decision, and proceeded to hear
evidence in the case of the

WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH.
Mr. Austin, Mr.. Denison; and Mr. Slade, are retained for
the promoters of the line, and Mr. Hill, Q.C., Mr. Cockburn,
Q.C., and Mr. Merrewether, appear against it, Qn petitions
from the South-Western Railway, the Southampton and
Dorchester Railway, the London, Salisbury, and„ Yeovil
Railway, front the inhabitants of Wareham, 'Andover, 'Sells-
burv, and Exeter, and front Mr. F. T. Egerton.
Mr. DENISON, in opening the merits of the schemes; said
the Bill was for extensions and deviations on the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth line, which was passed last year.
The first was the Weymouth Quay Extension, a rail 71,.;,
furlongs in length, carrying down the terminus from
Weymouth to Weymouth Harbour; it was proposed
in consequence of a requst from the merchants
of the place, and was unopposed, The second
was the Herringstone Deviations, near Dorchester, ex-
tending four miles and 12 chains, and intended for the
accommodation of landowners ; it was unopposed. The third
was the Frome Deviation, by which it was mtended to carry
the rail of the main line nearer that town than it was at
present, being six miles and 25 chains long. The fourth
was the Redstock Branch, a quarter of a mile in
length, and was unopposed. The fifth was the
Bishopstoke Junction to Salisbury, effecting a junc-
tion between the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line at
Salisbury, and the Great Western at Bishopstoke, by which
the Bristol and Bath people could be conveyed down to
Southampton. It was a junction advised by the.. Board
of Trade in their report of last year, and was two
miles five furlongs long. The sixth was the
Laycock deviation for the • accommodation of landowners,
and the Corsham extension, to effect a junction with the
Great Western. The seventh was the Bath branch, between
Bradford and Bath, which had been 'projected after
the company had been memorialised to that effect by
the towns in the neighbourhood, and in consequence
of the recommendation of the Board of Tratle, who had also
been memorialised on the subject. The eighth was the De-
vizes branch, which was intended to run nearly due west
from that town, and join the main line near Bradford, by
which a more direct communication would be opened be-
tween Devizes, and Bradford, and Bath, the old branch to
near Miltsham being abandoned for this. The estimate for
these brgirttc., :1 addition to the mital of the existing
line, was 140,000/. • •__
Mr. Brunel, the engineer of the line, was called, and evi-
dence having been heard, the room was ordered to be
cleared.
The Committee, after consulting, intimated that the pre-
amble of the Bill was proved for all the branches, except for
that between Bishopstoke and Salisbury, which was not
passed ; and that the preamble of the London, Newbury, and
Bath Bill was not proved.
The Committee then went through the clauses of the Bill,
and adjourned.
This concludes the group.

GROUP XXXVIII.
The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Acton in the chair.
WEST RIDING UNION (No. IL)

Evidence was continued this morning in favour of the line.
Mr. HopE, at the conclusion of the case for the promoters,
addressed the Committee against the project on behalf of the
Huddersfield and Manchester (Bradford branch).
The room was ordered to be cleared.

The CHAIRMAN informed parties on their re-admission that
be decision of the Committee was, that the preamble of the
West Riding Union (No. 2) Bill was proved, and that of the
Huddersfield and Manchester (Bradford branch) Bill was not
proved.
The Committee having gone through such clauses of the
West Riding Bill as were unopposed, adjourned till to-morrow
at twelve.

GROUP XLVIII.
THE Tarr VALE.

The Committee on this Group met at twelve to-day, Mr.
Aldam, chairman.
Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM opened the case for the preamble
of the above Bill. After a brief address, the Learned Ser-
geant called witnesses in support of the merits of the line.
The opposition to the Bill is expected to be arranged.