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

GROUP P.

NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAILWAY.
On the re-assembling of the Committee this morning at twelve
o'clock, the room was ordered to be cleared, in order that the
Committee might decide on the evidence that was placed before
them yesterday for the regulation of the tolls on the proposed line.

On the re-admission of strang-rs,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee, after mature deli-
beration on the subject before them, were anxious to express
their opinion on three points with respect to tolls, namely,
as regarded coal, iron, charcoal, and limestone. The dues upon
coals for the present should not exceed 3s. 4d. per ton, and after
the expiration of five years the tonnage should be reduced to Id.
Upon charcoal, limestone, and stone fer building, it was proposed
the charge should remain at Id. per ton per mile, and for the use of
locomotive power the rates should be reduced to id and id. for
use of carriages. The upshot of that would be lid. for the whole
charge for tonnage per mile. The present charge for iron should
be reduced to lid. per ton. Haulage and waggcns to remain as at
present, and at the expiration of five years the whole expense
to be diminished to lid. per ten per mile ; the present tolls con..
tinning at 2d.

tinning at 2d. The Committee had been enabled to come to this
decision from the discussion that had taken place on the different
points. To the tolls for goods, merchandise, and passengers, no
opdosition had been offered, and if the present rates at 2d. per mile,
and Id. additional for locomotive power, were fair and moderate,
the Committee wou'd reserve any alteration.

Mr. Pare having been called to give evidence as to the usual
rate of tolls for merchandise and passengers, deposed that the
charges on the toll clause were perfectly fair, and were, in fact,
lower than similar rates on other railways.
The clause was then made part of the Bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS appeared to oppose on behalf of the Brecon and
Abergavenny Canal. He contended hat sufficient compensation
had not been provided for by the clause in the Bill, which gave
power to the Railway Company to alter, stop up, and destroy, part of
the works on the Newport Canal, in which the parties fur
whom he appeared materially interested. No equivalent had been
offered for the great inconvenience that would be occasioned. icon
hevc infedere veni. Law and justice were on his side, and he
trusted the Committee would order such alterations to be made in
the clause, as would satisfy the far and reasonable demands of
his clients.

Evidence having been heard, the Committee suggested that
words to the following effect should be introduced into the clause,
as the subject was a matter of compensation for time, that the
branch to Snatchword should be constructed within nine months
after the opening of the main line.
The Committee were occupied during the remainder of the day
in passing clauses, which, with a few alterations, were made part of
the Bill.

The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

GROUP V.

THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
MIDLAND ZUNCTIONZ AND THE ALTER-
NATIVE LINE.

Present—The O'Conor Don (Chairman), Mr. J. Davies, Mr.
Hope Jonstone, Sir Denham Norreys, and Sir John Rae Reid.
Mr. R. Stephenson was again put in the box this morning,
and subjected to a tedious cross.examination relative to
the engineering difficulties on the Sheffield and Chester-
field line. The witness was of opinion, that unless
the gradients were reduced from 1 in 150 to 1 in 130, like to
those on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, so as to accommo-
date heavy mineral traffic, be should decidedly prefer the alterna-
tive line.

Mr. Bidder was called to show that the traffic estimates of the
Sheffield and Chesterfield line had been much overstated.
He gave two reasons for this opinion. One was excess
in charge, and the other was excess in quantity. Wish respect
to the traffic, he showed that the tonnage for goods, and the charge
per head for cattle, was higher than on other lines, and the same
reasoning applied to the passenger traffic.

At this stage of the proceedings,
Mr. E. Jams' intimated that some of the " swell mob" had
been present at the previous sittings of the Committee, and that
gentleman on the previous day had been a sufferer.
Sir JOHN Ras Rain said that he knew for a fact that in another
Committee, Mr. Hunts had had his cheque and pocket-book stolen.
—(Laughter. )
Mr. Bidding's examination resumed—With regard to the second
item, that of passenger traffic, the estimates of passengers for the
year had been set down at 230,000, whereas, the whole population
of the towns on the line was only 125,000. He considered that,
instead of the receipts being taken at 53,0001., they ought to be
35,0001.
Formal evidence of the assents and dissents was then submitted
to the Committee. _ _ _

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Mr. E. JAMES then addressed the Committee on behalf of Mr.
Thorold, a landowner, and certain road trustees.

GROUP X.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE.

The Committee sat this day at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to
hear evidence on the merits of the Cambridge and Lincoln line.
Mr. Rendall, engineer, having been called, deposed that he sur-
veyed the line, and that the country presented peculiar facilities for
the formation of the line, which was S 3 miles long; the ruling gradient
along the whole line was 1 in 400 ; the earth work 4,407,537
cubic yards ; that on the London and York lit.e was 14,000,000, or
an average of 78,000 yards per mile; the ruling gradient on the
London and York line was lin 200. Was not aware that there
would be any residential injury upon any part of the Cambridge
and Lincoln line; and there were no petitions from landowners
against it. Had allowed 91,0001. for stations, of which there were
to be fourteen in all, seven of which were first.class stations, seven
roadside stations. Had not included the loup or thebranches in the
earthwork. The first-class stations were to be at St. Ives, for which
he bad allowed 10,0001.; at Ramsey, 5,000/.; Peterhorough,lo,ooo/.;
Market Drayton, 8,0001. ; Bourne, 6,0001. ; Eckington, 10,0001. ;
and Lincoln, 35.0001.; for the fencing he had allowed 36,3061. ;
earth work, 211,865/. ; culverts, bridges, &c., 170,702/. ; perma-
nent ways, 468,927/. ; making a total, 978,3001. ; contingencies,
at 10 per cent., 97,8301. ; land, 177,779/. ; making a gland total
of 1,253,9101. ; he had estimated each of the road-side stations at
1,000/., making for the whole of stations, 91,0001.
The witness was then asked as to the population of the places
along the line, but _ . .

Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM objected to the evidence being given,
and a long argument ensued, which was put an end to by
The CommiTux stating that their decision was, that they could
ntrt admit the evidence.

rHE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES).

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.

per Cent. Reduced
991/4
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 100 99%8 997 g,
New 314 per Cents —.10214% 102
India Bonds, 1,000/
Consols for Opening 99 99
Exchequer Bills, 1,0004, I%d 6O 59 pm. 59
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small ... 61 pm. 61

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Belgian 41/ per Cent. 99%
99%

1 ißrazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent —
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.... •
Columbian Bonds. ex Venezuela 15% 16
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — 89
Mexican' 5 per Cent. 1837 ......
Ditto, Account 37% 384
Ditto Deferred 20%% 20%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 32
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted 6714 68
Russian Bonds ••• .... .... 119
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto. Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 98% 4 981/2
PRICES OF CLOSING
BILLWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES

Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush 1 . 2 .••,

Birming. and Glouceste;loo is —
Ditto New Shares ... 171/2 333/4 33%
Ditto ye Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter
Do. New ....
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ......
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 11/2 ...... 81% 8 B%
Chichester and Brighton 10
Churnet Valley
Cork and Waterford ... 1% 2% 2%
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton
Coventry and Leicester 114 2% 2%
Direct N orth ern
Direct Norwich
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2% — ... lO3/4
Dublin and Galway 2l/2...... 4
Dundalk & Enniskillen 21,
Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 201/2% 21
Ditto New 41. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 par
Cent, No. 1....5/. 13s. 4d ll4 ll4
Eastern Union l5 .....
Ditto Extension • ... 1% 3 23/4 23/4
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ely and Bedford
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of England..loo 24611 246%
Ditto New
Ditto New
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