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not be so profitable, the passengers and agricultural produce to be
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cartif
being considerably less.
beenrnmittee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock.

Group W.
WAREFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY.
The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock,
the chair. Mr. Pakington in
The first witness called was
kr. Joseph Stevenson who was examined by Mr. WILK'Ns—He
nated that he lived at' Darlington, and was. engineer of the Great
North
I tif England Railway. Had examined the estimates
the
1-1.• Harris, the engineer of the proposed line, and
Prices for the
different works were, in his opinion, quiteuo
ajnrile for the due com detism of the works. He had at present t
lines before Parliament. The Great North of England (Richmond
branch)
an
and the Great North of England (Harrogate Ripon
tit I° In the estimates of both these lines the prices wereßloiwo,nr
hi.sii these of the proposed line. In the Harrogate and .
Ilse
the cost per mile Was 12,.001. The facilities which Ripon
-7, would afford for carriage would be very great.
'm In
03' life K.,,
estimates placed before hi .
hi, jut . owLus—Had all the
Bap. ' es—Had
a 601 b. weight of rail was quite sufficient. In thei
_ .l 0
no., gate and Ripon Junction, on which he was at present en_ ;,.'-u, there WaS an additional weight of 51b. to the rail—thought
''lti better than 60Ib.
ta_.o
Y 114,1 Sri-Moue—It was usual to raise railways by laying on
not tell the cost of the Great
the "
prof England Railway. Was not twice as much as thativas ofa
Sinatnefee:eitlePnirneed, line' Thought it about 11. ss. per yard.
Did
Ile merely examined. Mr. Harris's estimates.
the
~„, into any other calculation. He thought the estimate of
o''''' land Thirsk line a very inadequate one.
UN Witness KINGLAISR being about to continue the examination of
on The co behalf of the promoters,
any,u „ sl sot said that he did not consider it necessary to hear
hir her am
evidence on these details.
had beeJ. Thornton was next examined—Lived near WakefieW i
Had con-
tracts
wirith.eon:ltactor. for public works for 18 years.
liasses th . the Midland Company, at the point where this line
London err s—also executed seven and a half miles dof the
That_ ° and Birmingham line and others. Had
eaaieltely int_
„ e the estimates, and examined every detail. Had
hi ns2,:" the whole line and some parts of it twice, and had made
sad this
the assistance of two others, an estimate of the cost,
for the 4 estimate agreed with Mr. Harris's. He had contracted
Or had Whole line. The estimate was 202,2001., exclusive
Which
arenaa permanent way, materials, and contingencie ,
cat.. 185 eferred to in Mr. Harris's
r„, ed that this -erily, „ Is amount would complete the works
.Was
them ,i he bad not thought so be would not have contracted for
works satisfac.
ready to be
had at Present on the spot 200 waggons, and 400 more
be Conveyed there. Was pledged.• to a bond to
%replete th to enter into 11 , e works on
exam event of the Bill passing.
for wro•
t'kiisoarnton, crossined by Mr. Kreowtes—Had
works on contractedthe
Proposed liatean amount considerably less than for the
seas
Per va,d , 0 the London and Birmingham.thliene he had got
se,'" Is,Gel '
dtzira:tedattio;Arb,a,
allgaastin, and on the present line the estimated cost
.•negnaoti,a Yard, On the Midland Railway he had, receivedd Is. 3d.
The co:Y of ballast was calculated at 190,537.
suggested the propriety 3ofara.bst.reiodoglidngtotillidis,
88 he coneei'v't He did not see to what good purl
sh 4 that
the duty of the Committeeinwl.ild be chiefly
advantamose etinsideration as to which of the two lines was most
Messrs, butte, the public interests.
504
depose t "arn and Holt, land valuers, were next examined,.The
"et Per ac e ~ the value of the land on the proposed line.
1,5001. Per Mile r„,,_4as estinaated by them at 2001., and would be
Per acre: 'lle average rental for the land varied from 14s. to 60s.
Mr ra
landowardaY, on behalf of Mr. Smith, one of the dissentient
fro,
ot-,rs, on
this Witness, and presented a petitionsd
tj'eir ri other
4 8 t
hlpandowners who opposed the bill, and who reserve
appear bY counsel.
tailes.elissents
hoer trap, Solicitor to the bill, was then examined, and read
total
_„ nsines of the assentient and dissentient landowners. 3
1'412 qUarterr." 1 for the line which was 27 miles in length, was
Irdie"srl°44,: and 67 Yards; the assents were 15 miles; neu_
, iurlongs, and 3 yards ; and no answers 7 miles and
Rarearenea
„, greati,„ . ---- by Mr. KNOWLES—The inhabitants of Goole
"'her ein favour of this line, to the exclusion of any of the
I,hili3r°,•ieeted lines. '
qtr, ~,,e"etl the evidence on behalf of the promoters.
Re soilltallss Stated they were now ready to submit the case of
Lord'ts" to any arbitration the Committee would appoint.
s‘.'l.lre wished to know if any attempt had been madef
tlitaekkakine. an arrangement between Mr. Smith and the promoters o
kr. 1,,,.
sant.o .• 11.11 N,
.t ke,eessfut said that an attempt had been made, but it was
r, p,
of to..n,'"toTost, in reply to counsel, here stated that they would
h 0 the but in compliance with the application of IV r.
iiir.
.sney would not sit on the Derby day.
on bei.4t'aTiN then opened his case in opposition to the Bill
injor_iialf of
Mr. Smith,
He proceeded to detail the greatt
by the
Yethat would be sustained by Mr. Smith's house and proper:
close hyPt.°Posed line. There were two railways already running
te4_llt and this would make a third one, so that he co
or
iseer
ave
rail
house in any direction without going under.
triligh„ r!.llWay• In fact, he was regularly inclosed in a
rival 1- Oi railways. His' object was not to set up a
4tid whiniet,' but there were two other lines which might be selected
raadatite" Would afford better gradients and greater public accomt-
frare in' The other lilies referred to were about half a mile disten
kcal' writSttith's house. He would not detain them, but proceed
kr. 13 heasea in proof of the facts he had stated.
le • eekett, ALP.,
ti, is °Pinto
h's house on
was then examined by Mr. HARDY
epc 11 the embankment opposite to Mr. Smit
aitilea°Pesed line would be a very serious injury to th.atpsgehioitolese-
Inie 414°Pert 3..
Netei Moat
ll common that was nehaiar IStilor.eSmwiotoild
corn.
,__ 3, ~ beautiful appearance, and t
one which any
ssetlensal;s4 it U. The house was
Nhaa °f an rank
5.0.0 yes,beess. n
_in the Ypossession for the last
to live in,
between Goole and Leeds,
'1c1n...,.14 his opinion the
mofigt.lkhofter. bSemithh'aspfaymi
h Croft.'" at Oakenshaw,
oh "'atom
TALBOT--ihe principal room of the
k ed by Mr. .
would' be
,a. preferable one.
The 44,11 to the south-west, in the direction of the railway.
ldr Y Wind
tins • C,u, ows to north-east.
p; ' had " 0 oel m P., gave similar evidence to the last witness,
--e,P_Csedt've.d°nb't but the insertion of Mr. Smith's property by the
Mr. n'allWaY would be very detrimental to it.
krticul...-"rY he land agent and surveyor, had examined
11„,.._ --.15, the meet ' •
•1,74't and 4,14. a which the line would have on Mr. Smith's
;tie ernbaukto • nd eensidered that it would be most injurieus.
taw:tee:wand dratlngb-rooeonmawnindows.
Iv,' tutu ent would be seen for a quarter of a mile from Mr.
alb%
"idnih -v
. WllO
The co nitresni then i engineer for 15 years, gave
_________......e_ad.otirn d till twelve o'clock to.morrow.
On the as , .C°•••nei, Group N.
leo seniuling of t, L RAILWAY.
ters of the gill a
lad ..e Committee the Counsel for the pro-
Sir Charl e I---
IT
'ltin of th ees,„Ler„Mun---sse Bald he represented the western divi-
'l44l°_i_ial Coemra-it-teeq. Of
‘!...l:rn watt,
eopglinty, io 183t1,, was well acquainted with the geology of
and s a member cf the Pro-
itt %Mee, wh. obe prepared a paper descriptive of the
the . ich
erne Year. W"
°f
the
the eoUnty read before the Statistical Society
The three principal mining districts
at heighbourh Were St. Austel, west of Truro, and in
ke 44n0 St .°°d °f Penzance Those to the east of Truro
ti• "tirelY in the neighbourhood. of St.. Austel. A
Thep '"
"00
tin nciple 80,0 Was employed in connexion with these mines.
' Valet Produce of the mines was copper, iron, zinc,
Gent''
,
tits le, chin • then a stone, Dui, 44, 4 read ih. and manganese. The Hon. Gent
Piled e. "'lig lhelq4aat•it of h
Ydifferentte
rid '"'e than ores which had bee
last few years, and their value. Cornwall sup-
,, ion.
been ti half of the ores raised in the United Kingdom. It
ol'letioe:
tt desirable to have a railway like the one proposed.
6, orteerni Pts had been made to effect this object—one
W. tame
son '4l, and another in '43, and surveys . had
entinittneln W' -asthni c ad first
Whi h h unsuccessful, and much disap-
, lit', eresult• Th 1 downers in that part of the
Portioo"Tre In fos, • an t,‘ Of the . our of the line. So also were the commercial
i7ertattio inhabitants, who had evinced their interest in the
12ke eouallt by taking shares. The principal ores annually rais7e3
},-'l,r) tile
~,.)i. TCornwall, exclusive of iron, amounted to 191,4
et
tb e eXiht: tie hich was 1,291,795/.—(Thei Hon.
showing
the
eu,untY undulate from north to south.) A rail-
it! 'dle, .'• running from east to west would cross these valleysff
'atita.,:_•,,:owever, undulated in that direction, and would o
air e". 'Let r the construction of this line.
tilaa (tth 'non, examined by Mr. ROWE, on behalf of Mr. Tim-
allain u, as in h
enhast the Lift, e! ease of the West Cornwal line, has petitioned. bet ral produce,--In the west of Cornwall a great quantity pos t %arm, was raised, and in the early part of the season a
of agri-
-4: line w,Y,°f vegetables were sent to London, and thfesporeoh-
as,k.lice to ald offer great facilities for the transmission 0
Mar: That . doh. Perhaps members of the Committee were not
licet was from great portion of the broccoli sent to Covent-garden
to 'kir% . Penzance Corn was not exported from Penzance.
, the r.• e districts re •
eorti siren.. ~, ad not grow enough to support the popu
Iris tins of „74triCtS, and were indebted for that produce to other
'lis et Wi-th°, e°untry, A great quantity of corn came from the
*let. 4 ' The north coast was a considerable corn-growing
The .t.
'taus; seearn..,
th-"s.r.,._°att°ll -4
Counsel was stopped by the Committee. in his cross_
ee, held tons
_, Sir Charles with respect to other railways. and to
tsisitt nx
eeitild
:rod°, the country, and tolvarious meetings which
thhaadt
4aeottitrie ottßYhears ago to. oppose the scheme, on the ground t .
t r.lot to be wasted on matters which could n.o in-
kslsareiatia eciston nor strengthen his opposition to the Bill.
1°40,4,4 Noll euntinuedHe was aware that petitions had been
tsete- those limit the Bill. Those in the north were in favour,
latieodesirotra rthe south were opposed to it, simply because they
„det. t.,talbertt°' having a line which would offer more accommo-
Nate; to *o
The.;44der in "4.aith, a merchant, of Cranbourn, said he was a
Ntea weir nn 8-. tit" Cards of
30 mines in that part of the country.
Ile e, and
carriede! " etiniPanies which purchased the ore in a rough
snoo-orantei.. it into Wales for the purpose of undergroeniogid
at
Vteeien Itedtot`ii,ng• The ores in that part of the country
4ne, 4, as it • Cranboorn, &c. A railway would be awgerea-t con.
lavq.•Age4tB Would lessen the expense of conveyance, and save
wcil.i 46 41, "gaged in the selling of ore were continually
!tato' he a
great the country, and to them the railway
Iri ththrees'reat convenience ' He had heard it computed that
jr do e o curtha to _
eat], rupaoy
et t) visit • did not reside in the county, and did not fee-
laioasi torps it, 0.,
ei, ', account of the great inconvenience of transit..
kr '.',l, its e.,'"ee of ores and for materials used in the various
Itith • 4401,1;.e'nitY Mitch ould offer great facilities.
a.l4il":4l4"lll:Ussverefift-Ditnerchant, at St. Austel, and connected
so,tt pet 4
,a Population of that portion of the district, thirteen
eltitho • herHalfthrough Which the railway would run,
.was
,_4,stte sty ere
s six tin, copper, and lead mines, in-
i,holie-t team
awtorks, the annual produce of w which was
„, t , of a value of 159,900/. the total
mtisit,'lneatato-riituall mineral roduce was also very large.
4'l: thee °,,t irort:c".„t_Ofs •siymportatiolliS he valued
purpose of convey-
csnpreisaretdnertat goZZ
boetretfnow
.ulsed for t eeop,
Ztiri it woooL.that stock
of
taraoramitwayßewtwereeen
Plymouth and Fal.
tee% , %toll; offer great facilities.
.44 e.,,e l:Iles Pli°tt, general merchant. at Liskeard, said the value
ernhsit-Ppet -r `ii that district was from 350,000/. to 400,000/. ;
%44. thesNe, :017d he valued at 70,000/. ; coals, 3,000 tons ;
Ati,tei Wes, and fur' 8; and iron, 400 tons. For the conveyance
kr ) art wog fur other articles, the railway would be most
ire n: "'trete t, '44 no doubt be used.
isttie,etiliattoo rev', the Mayor of Lostroithiell, and carrying on
Paile-` in wh• °f
a Win a • •
tka, sea hi 'eh he residedspirit merchant there, said that the
le 'that -'d be a
_,
.i was an agricultural one, and that a
te, to,„ ussideratum. Liskeard was supplied with timber
itt7eil line'', which be conceived would be transmitted by the
taht I,
1101si„.0
lakkiiil.° have imn, the chairman of Lloyd's, said it was most impor-
torta,, Fate
intelligence of th arrival of ships at Ply-
eektZee.to he'"°, and other places It would be of the first im-
*leetr°4lcationer°"trY, and to the Government to have a direct
toki!htit'he'l
etoelega7lT J:, otnhdon to Falmouth ;. so 'also would be an
ict_tosew Innloojeatea
wiotse towns,
.by which ships g there
rthis ha a
ttutigh e;istiise, not I
4 ani on
individual
instant.
that t• Sa._ hitie seas
Proposed
conne.ctedliweitshaithe country
as‘.toheighT el Itorle,
~.sto carry.the line. . 1.4 the
47ourtlood,;Lrol.keard, holding shares in the mines of
klen an Vainages to b berated the evidence of other. w.itnesses
tl*
r. :,.d internal] e derived from direct communication with
haelW. 11,0,,,i
sYaibdli the proposed railway.
mt year reside,s "0, --sr —at pal he was the secretat yto the Referm. Club.
CS. II h., , nlollth for ten or eleven years, until June
tad hoe le bafiguaincen engaged in the mail.packet establishment
ntlltit n gligge,t kl. been interested in the various railways which
into, sof ~ .ed in that Part of the country, and had had oppor-
N of
of t,_
kr.th, - tor th„ .e advantages which the proposed railway
ohs whietiliseh..t_.he Governinernnet
-ortoo the
- "rive Yance off
itati ht ea - establish goodsfrom
nt °tot. tea. would
Plymouth and Fat-
railway there
'" been • establish .the mail-packet
n principally removed from (lie want of such