The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-31 00:00:00

Ci ROU I' R.

NOR.TEC NIVESTMMINT RAILWAY, rite VI
Dun LIN TO CAVAN.

At the assembling of the Committee this morning the

CHAIRMAN decideCl that they should go into the project, namely
the Great North-Western Railway, proposed to be constructed front
Dublin to Cavan.

Mr. M♦LLEY opened the ease on behalf of the projectors.
After some observations having reference to the advantages of the
proposed line,
Mr. Miller was called and spoke to the expected traffic on the
line. The counties benefited by it would be Meath, Fermanagh,
Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Londonderry, Leitrim, and Tyrone.
The populaiion of these districts, who were at present seat round,
would avail themselves of this railway, and if sent lay Drogheda
their excess per annum, calculating at only 10 per cent.,
would be 14,000/. This was only supposing them to go to Dublin
once a year.
Lord Farnham spoke to the general feeling of the landed proprie-
tors, and the population generally iu favour of this line, and against
the Kells branch.

GROUP X.
LONDON AND YORE. LINE.
The Committee sat today at the usual hour.
GENERAL TRAFFIC EVIDENCE.

Mr. Pitman's examination was resumed—The table now in his
hand showed that in two weeks the receipts upon the present line
between Alcumbury and Tattershall, for passengers, cattle, and
every species of goods, except coal, grain, and wool, amounted to
30,1471. 3s. 30. The witness then went into a detailed statement
of the v ater passengers traffic by track boats between different
towns, by canal, through which the proposed line was to pass, and
concluded that all that traffic would be carried on to the London
and York line, and much expenditure of time and money would be
saved.
Mr. WELLS, on behalf of the Eastern Counties project, said that
as the tables put in presented such a mass of figures, it would be
impossible he could read them over with sufficient attention, since
he only received them yesterday evening, to enable him to cross-
examine the witness upon them. On these grounds he would
suggest that the promoters of the London and York line should pro-
ceed with their engineering evidence, in order to give time to go
through these tables.
Mr. BAXTER, on behalf of the Midland Counties project, made
the same application.
Sergeant KINGLAKE said he could not possibly comply with the
application ; and he conceived that the Learned Counsel had had
the tables long enough to inform himself upon them.
Mr. WELLS said he had been misunderstood by the Learned
Sergeant. He did not mean to say he was not prepared to cross-
examine the witness ; but if he had had more time to examine the
tables, he might be able to save the time of the Committee, by
putting ,aily one question, where he would now be compelled to
put half a dozen.
Mr. BAITER said that four tables had been put in this morning,
which he had not seen unlit a short time before he came into the
room.
The room was then ordered to be cleared.
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. WEssTER 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.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLattE said, that as the Committee had come
to this resolution, he would now propose that the engineering
evidence should be entered upon. The reason he mad 'this pro-
positioa 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 these expenses amounted to something like
3,000/. 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-examining the witnesses.
The Committee then consulted for a sl.ort 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 tip the traffic cross-examination to-morrow morning.
Mr. Sergeant Kinut.saa said he hoped that, 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. Cublit, and that gentleman was to be cross.
examined, and then the engineering evidence to be broken in upon,
engineering):
greTatheincooinvenience and confusion would be the result.
very glad that the
The CHAIRMAN said he had been told that the engineering evi.
opposing Counsel
dence would occupy a week ; however, they would now proceed
with it.
Mr. Bard' was then recalled, and deposed that upwards of
s ou Ida said
de
they
concluded would
first. be
14,000 tons of wool would pass on the London and York line in a
year.
After one or two unimportant questions,
THE ENGINEERING STIDENCE

was entered upon.
Mr. Cubitt was the first engineer called. Examined by Mr.
Sergeant KINGLAKE—I am an engineer, and have surveyed the
London and York line, and have gone over the principal part of
the county for that purpose. I have prepared plans and had them
depicted, showing the line • the whole length is 348 miles, and 48
chains, including the various' branches ; the length of the direct
line was 185 miles, 78 chains • the length of the loup from Peter:
borough to Bantery was 813' miles, 60 chains ; the Redford
branch was 7 miles, 72 chains ; the Stamford branch 4 miles, 75
chains; the Sheffield 20 miles ; the Wakefield, 18 miles, 24
chains ; there were also branches to Doncaster, Sheffield, Boston,
Gainsborough,
&c., making a total distance of 328 miles ; the
line was a very extensive one, but presented no peculiar difficulties;
the main line from London to York was a direct northern road ;
the line from King's.cross passed near Barnet„ Ilitchinoncaster, Hun.
tingdon, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark, Balltery, D,
Selby, and to York. At Bigewell there was what was called an
alternative line, but that had now ceased to exist, for the east line
had been adopted. The line left the main line at Torrington, and
joined it at Stamford ; the line for Sheffield went by Bautery ; for
Wakefield it passed tbrough Doncaster; there were 14 tunnels on
the line ; the first was a mile from London, and was 632 yards
long; the next at Tottenham, 637 yards; the third at Barnet, 590
yards ; the fourth at Enfield, 378 yards ; the fifth at the same
place, 220 yards; the sixth at Scott Mills,
the 1 mile
eighth 112
yards; the seventh at Welwyn, 439 yards ;