The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-13 00:00:00

(LEFT BITTING.)

GROUP X.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE.
ENGINEERING EVIDENCE ON THE AMENDED
At the s. SECTION.
itting of the Committee this day,
th,,.llensiall was called, and deposed to the amendments made
ve"-:_eetion on that part of the line where an error was disco.
kites have been made in the levels, namely, at a distance of. 16
..,"°l'n Cambridge towards Lincoln. In answer to the question,
the
eKird that when he accepted of the appointment as engineer to
With Ine, in April last, he requested to be made acquainted
if the anY errors that might exist in the sections, for
vv.:ll4re any that would render it difficult to make the line lie
riti,o7ithave nothing to do with it ; the section as amended was that
lite ,„„,ecl. 'n the Private Bill office, and he made use of a copy of
toe non to amended. Did not in any way make use of that sec.
tahilsr. ',Mended, in his evidence before the Committee in his exa-
-44 %" in chief. The amended section exhibited a compensation
frees e loss of C level of 10 feet at the distance of 16 miles 1 furlong
444 arabridge, by a horizontals plane of 3 fueon 1 ons
k 44 deScending gradient of 7 furlongs and
chains,
eft Vadient of 1 in 015, which made up for the
I,thatef ten feet less of level at this particular point; up
idehti Point the original section and the amended section are
Itlitels4,l* The witness then produced a model of the section, by
hliefr"e showed, that in order to amend the error, and bring the
!() en 4, the Point where the error commenced, the whole way on
Widien-den Zn, to a level with the line, of sixteen miles from Cam.
e proposed to raise the whole surface of the country ten
sh'", answer to some other questions, as to more minute de-
ilekeit,..ie Witness said, his belief was, that not one section in three
We set's" Wonld be found to be so correct as to stand the test of
Neu
hUtillising examination the counsel was now putting
.him
lo he • lie conceived it was wasting the time of the Committee
siussepttin.
6 questions to him which could be more satisfactorily
holt °Y those who made the survey, and who were then in the
"ailing to be examined as witnesses.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12.
The Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North
Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail-
way Companies AinaLamation Bill, was presented, and read
a first time.

The following Bills were read a third time, and passed:.
Caledonian Railway. -
Clydesdale Junction Railway.
Dundee and Perth Railway.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway,—
Report to be considered. Tuesday, June 17. -
North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway,—
Clause and amendments to be proposed on consideration of
report, Tuesday, June 17.
Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway,
—Third reading, Monday, June 16.
Blackburn and Preston Junction Railway,—Third reading,
Monday, June 16.
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway,—Third reading, Mon-
day, June 16.
Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Report, Monday,
June 16.
Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway,—Third read-
ing, Monday, June 16.
Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Report, Monday, June 16.
Eastern Counties (Cambridge and Bury St. Edmund's)
Railway,—Second reading, Monday, June 16.
West London Railway Extension and Lease,—Report,
Monday, June 16.
Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin, Mullingar, and
Athlone Railway,—Report, Monday, June 16.
London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branch) Railway,—
Committee on project, adjourned till Monday, June 23, at
half after twelve.