The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

LONDON AND YORIC.

The promoters resumed the examination of witnesses in support of
the preamble.
Lord Sandwich, examined by Sergeant KifiuLexE—His Lordship
said that he was Lord Lieutenant of the County of Huntingdon,
and he could state, on his own knowledge, that that county had
suffered very materially from the traffic having been diverted from
the old North-road. There was no railway within 18 miles of Min-
ting/lon, and the inconvenience was very great. A Bill had been ob-
tained last session of Parliament for a line from Cambridge to Hun-
tingdon, but it was not a line which met with as much favour as the
accommodation proposed by the Loudon and York. He
preferred the latter line, for it gave a direct communication
with the North of England, which would bring a very
large supply of coal to the inhabitants, who at present
suffered from a scarcity of that article of consumption. He
considered it most important to the interest of the people of Hunting-
don to have an independent line of communication north and south.
The population were most decidedly in favour of the London and
York line from the great advantage it would confer upon the whole
neighbourhood of Huntingdon. Had no doubt whatever of the traffic
of Huntingdon being most remunerative, and after the construction
of this line of railway it would increase most considerably.
Crosi-examined by Mr. Sergeant JONES —By the London and York
Railway a station would be within half a mile of his residence, near
Hunthigdon. This would be convenient to hint, but it would also be
disagreeable, for he had been told it was almost too near him to be
very pleasant.

By Lord VYVYAN—Had frequently travelled by the Eastern Coon
ties line, and had very often to complain of delay. This complains
lie believed was a very general one with those who travelled by that
line of railway.

Mr. S. Cocking—Is a market-gardener at Bigglcswade. Had
under cultivation, as market-gardener, about one hundred
and sixty acres of land. The vegetable produce of this quantity
of land was very considerable, and the markets at which it
was disposed of were London and the north. An acre of garden
ground would produce from ten to fourteen tons of cucumbers in the
year. The quantity of manure required for the cultivation of the
vegetable produce of 13iggleswade was very great, and the great diffi-
culty and delay in the present mode of the transit of goods generally
to this place, made it most expensive and inconvenient to those re-
quiring such a commodity.
The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr HILDYARD, but the
evidence in chief was not shaken by the result.
Mr. Robert Limon, of Bedford, Mr. Thomas Bowyer, of St. Neots,
Mr. David Veasy, of Huntingdon, and Mr. John Bradley Gear, were
examined, and all concurred in the great advantage which the Lon-
don and York line of railway would confer upon those important dis-
tricts with which they were connected.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XX.

This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheron
in the chair.

WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES
ATMOSPHERIC.

The formal evidence having been given,
The case of the promoters closed.
Mr. WARREN then addressed the Committee against the
line on behalf of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College.
He said that the present case was one which required the greatest
deliberation on the part of the Committee, and he trusted they
would pause before they would give the pooject their sanction. if
the Legislature would be very cautious in permitting any "residential
injury" to the property of private individuals, he believed that such
a place as Eton College had tenfold claims on their consideration.
The towns, also, which it proposed to connect by the projected line
were very inconsiderable, and, taking everything into consideration,
there was no case whatever made out for its construction.