The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-07 00:00:00

GROUP LL.

THE LONDON AND SOuTE-WESTERN
RAILWAY EXTENSION• . . _

The Committee on this group continued this morning to hear
evidence in favour of this extension.
Messrs. Chapman, Rowland Hill, Chadwick, and Flower were
b y formerexamined. witnesses,ilei
r isdheonwcieng
the corroboratedciigibittyliat of wllieh has been given
Placing the terminus
of this line of railway near the access to Ilungerford.bridge, and
the inconvenience arising from having the terminus at Nine.elms.
At four o'clock the Committee adjourned till to-morrow.

GROUP N.
SOUTH DEVON AND TAVXSTOCK
RAILWAY.

Mr. Sergeant KINGLAICE briefly opened the case on the part of
the promoters. The object of the Bill was to enable the South
Devon Company, which is laid down ter atmospheric traction, to
construct a branch of 13 miles in length Irom Crabtree Marsh,
two miles from Plymouth, to Tacistock, and to construct branches
from Lairy-green to Sutton Pool, of a little more than a mile in
length ; and from Plymouth to New Passage, of a mile and a half

in length ; and to extend the branch line from Plymouth to Millbay,
at Stonehouse. Those lines were to be worked by atmospheric
power, the gradients on the Tavistock branch being impracticable
by locomotion. The wants of all those districts would be accommo-
dated by the proposed line and branches. The proposed station at
Eldad was to be abandoned, and erected in Union-street, Plymouth,
and would offer greater facilities than the former to the three towns,
Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse.
Mr. PEACOCK and Mr. BaamWELL appeared on behalf of Alder.
man Johnson, who has petitioned against the line on the ground
that twelve months ago the South Devon Company gave notice
that they should require the Dartmoor and Plymouth Railway,
which runs from Plymouth to the granite quarries, for the pur.
pose of forming a portion of their line, whereas they had
applied for powers to construct their line in the same direction,
but in no way connected with that line, to its serious injury.
Mr. Whiteford, solicitor to the South Devon Company, gave
evidence with respect to the amount of traffic likely to go by the
lines, and as to the advantages which would accrue from them to
the towns with which they would be connected.
Mr. Pearce, a surgeon of forty years' standing, considered that
the branch to that town would be of great convenience to the in-
habitants, and for the better and more rapid conveyance of mer-
chandise.
Mr. Symonds, a farmer and land-surveyor, and well acquainted
with the country through which the line would pass, had esti-
mated the land required for the lavistock branch at ninety-two
acres and a-half, and at the value of 9,250/. For the line to
New Passage 8,0001.
As Mr. Brunel's evidence could not be obtained to-day, the fur.
ther consideration of the line was postponed until Monday,
The Committee then proceeded with the
TAVISTOCIC, AND LAUNCESTON LINE,
which is proposed to form a junction with the last line. It was
unopposed. It will be thirteen miles in length, and will be worked
by atmospheric traction. Launceston, which is situated in the
centre of an extensive agricultural district, is a town of consider.
able importance, and has a population of 6,000.
,
Mr. Gurney, the solicitor to the Company, residing at Launces.
t line
agricultural
ton, gave evidence as to the wants of the district through which the
e would
pass.
affiTchewmasodceonosf conveyance at present wasidceornavbele more particularly
h
produce.lh'etr
most imperfect and tedious, and the railway would be a great deside-
ratum to the district.

Other evidence was adduced to bear out these opinions, and the
Committee adjourned until Monday.

GROUP P.
NEWPORT ILND PONTYPOOL.
(Ccntinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Brown and Mr. Cartwright gave evidence as to the compa-
rative rates of tolls of the two lines.

Counsel having addressed the Committee on the tolls clause of
the Newport and Pontypool Railway, the Committee adjourned till
twelve to.raerrow.