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London, England, 1845-05-30 00:00:00

In about twenty minutes the parties were readmitted, when

The CHAIRMAN said he had been instructed by the Committee to
state that they could not assent to the proposition of the opposing
counsel; but considering the great importance of this case, the
Committee would have no objection to adjourn now until half.past
eleven tomorrow, provided the opposing counsel could assure the
Committee that they had not had sufficient time to examine the
traffic tables, and the Committee would sit until five o'clock to.
morrow.

Mr. WEBSTER said he felt he only echoed the sentiments of his
learned friends with him when he said that he looked upon those
tolls to be of such vast importance, that he would feel exceedingly
obliged to the Committee for adopting this course. _ _

Mt. Sergeant Kireuidore said. that as the Committee had come
to this resolution, he would now propose that the engineering
evidence should be entered upon. '1 he reason he made this pro-
position was in order to save time, the importance of which to the
promoters of the London and York line would be best understood
when he stated that thee expenses amounted to something like
8,0001. a-day.
Mr. WEBSTER, on behalf of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, said
he believed it would be better for him to meet the traffic evidence
by contra evidence, than by cross.eximining the witnesses.
The Committee then consulted for a sLort time, after which

The CHAIRMAN said the Committee would have no objection to
adopting the course suggested by the Learned Sergeant; but they
would take up the traffic cross-examination to-morrow morning.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLASE said he hoped Ithat, once the engineer.
ing evidence was entered upon, it should be concluded before the
traffic cross-examination should be entered upon; for if he were
now to call Mr. Cubist, and that that Gentleman was to be cross.
examined, and then the engineering evidence to be broken in upon,
great inconvenience and confusion would be the result.

The Opposing Counsel said they would be very glad that the
engineering evidence should be concluded first.
The CHAIRMAN said he had been told that the engineering evi-
dence would occupy a week, however, they would now proceed
with it.

Mr. BUMP was then recalled, and deposed that upwards of
14.000 tons of wool would pass on the London and York line in a
year.

After one or two unimportant questions, the engineering evi-
dence was then entered upon, after which the Committee adjourned
at half-past four.

GROUP NN.

The Select Committee on this group assembled for the first time
this morning in Room No. 5. The Committee was appointed to
ascertain the merits of the Epping Railway, promoted by the Lon-
don and Blackwall Railway ; and the Thames Junction and
North Woolwich Junction, promoted by the Eastern Counties
Company. The Committee decided upon taking first the

THAMES JUNCTION AND NORTH WOOL-
WIC7i RAILWAY.

Mr. Ausraw, Q.C., stated the case for the promoters. The
Eastern Counties Company, he said, had already obtained powers
to make a branch of their railway from Stratford to the east
side of Bow Creek on the River Thames, where it was proposed
to construct a wharf and depot for goods. The project now
brought forward was for an extension of that branch
along the banks of the Thames to a point called
the Horse-ferry opposite to the Woolwich Arsenal.
The length of the line would be two mills and 65 chains, and as
its course would be over level ground, it might be easily con-
structed. It was calculated that about four millions of persons
went annually by steam-boats from London-bridge to Woolwich
and Gravesend, and the promoters of the present railway estimated
that about it fourth of that number, or one million of persons came
from the ea,-tern part of the mete opolis. It was, therefore, rea-
sonable to surpose that that nun ber would come upon the pro-
one-half that 'umber corning upon their line.
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Woolwich to Gravese,ld by a! teamer for 6d , and add this to the 6d.
charged on the railway, the es tm would be the same as that charged for
conveying a person by st elite ..boat from London.bridge to Graves-
end. The Company props ifr ad to erect a wharf or pier at Woolwich,
which would be made a fr. h • ferry, and entirely thrown open to the
public. Those persons thek efore who wished to cross to the op-
posite side of the river, wo.A, 'd have the advantage of being ferried