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

RAILWAY COMMIT-7t7EES.I

(YESTERDAY.)

GROUP A.

LONDON, CIIATnAltil, AND NORTH SENT

ilarz.WAY.

The Committee met this morning at the usual hour, when,
Mr. MERREWETHER addressed the Committee on the part of the
Messrs. Hatbiock, tanners, at Bermondsey. He called several
witnesses to prove the injury which the line would do to their
premises, but the Committee gave their opinion that no case was
made out by Mr. Mertewether against the line.
Mr. CORBETT called the attention of the Committee to the po.
sition of Lord Dartmouth, and called the following witnesses to
prove the injury which would be done to his estate, and to the
public by the proposed line.

Mr. Simms, civil engineer, had examined the part of Lord Dart-
mouth's estate at Blac.,heath which the line would pass through.
A tunnel would pass under, or nearly under, several wells on various
parts of the estate. One well was 16 feet above the level of the
rails. The soil there was formed of sand and gravel. The rail-
way would have the eflZct of draining the land and making it very
porous, and might perhaps cause a settlement. The wells would
certainly be dried up.

Mr. Sergeant Sues cross-examined the witness for the purpose
of proving that if a water company were established, Lord Dart-
mouth would be likely to have pipes laid down to supply the upper
part of his house, even if the wells were not meddled with, and that
the expense of laying down pipes would be a fit subject of compen-
sation.

Mr. Thomas Parker, steward of the manor of Willeshatn, proved
that Lord Dartmouth had the power of inclosing a great portion of
Blackheath.commun, but is at present unwilling to do so; that if
the proposed railway were formed his Lordship would be obliged
to Inclose it, and that his doing so would greatly lessen theenjoy_
ment of the public.

Mr. Born, appeared on behalf of Mr. Wildman, whose estate at
Chilham the railway would pass through, and called
Mr. Thurston and Mr. Wildman to prove the beauty of the
neighbourhood of Mr. Wildman's estate, and the 'Nur) that would
be done by the line to the inhabitants of Chilham.

Mr. Bovit, having concluded the case on the part of Mr. Wiki
man, was about to proceed with the examination of the witness*,
from Feversham, when

Mr. Sergeant SHE♦ objected on the ground that the petitioners
were not landowners. 1:e (Mr. Sergeant Shea) could prove that
this petition was paid for by the South-Eastern Railway Company.
After a short discussion the Committee decided in favour of Mr.
Sergeant Shea's objection.

Mr. ALEXANDER requested permission to reserve his case on the
part of certain landowners.

The Committee having agreed to Mr. Alexander's request, ad
journed over to Monday next.

GROUP AA.

This Committee met at half past twelve o'clock, Mr. Henley
in the chair.
TITS GREAT SOVTDZIEN AND WESTENN

The postponed clauses were then taken into consideration.
Mr. Bank's, as agent to this railway, put in several amended
clauses, the object of which was, that in the event of the Bill for
the formation of the Limerick and Waterford Railway not passing
this session, then the Great Southern and Western would be at
liberty to form a branch line from Tipperary to Limerick, and
which line would be given up to the Limerick Company, they pay.
ing all the expenses of construction.

Mr. I'ONSONIT, on the part of the promoters of the Limerick
and Waterford Bill, hoped that the Committee would, in the event
of the Bill not passing this session, decide that the Bill should be
considered next session to be in transit:4.
The CHAIRMAN said that it would be desirable that an inter.
pretation clause should be agreed to, so as to consider the Bill
next session as if it passed this session.
Mr. BURKE pressed the Committee to divide.
The CHAIRMAN said there was some difficulty in the course they
had to pursue.

Mr. BUCKE observed that it was a hard ease on the Great
southern and Western to be prevented from making the branch
line in question. When made, it was as much for the benefit of the
Limerick and Waterford Company as the Great Southern and Western
The room was then cleared, and the Committee, after ten mi-
nutes' consideration,decided that in the event of the Limerick
and Waterford Bill being rejected, the Great Southern and
Western should be at liberty to make a branch line from the town
of Tipperary to Limerick.

Mr. BURKE suggested that it ought to be understood that the
Limerick and Waterford promoters should be obliged to go on with
their Bill, as they might withdraw it this session.

The CHAIRMAN then suggested that it would be expedient to in.
troduce the words, " be repeated this session or next." which
being inserted, the clause was agreed to.
The next clause was as to the use of stations and the purchase
of land for stations. It was agreed that the regulations of the
stations should be left to the engineers, Sir John M'Neill and Mr.
Vignolles. The next clause was to limit the Limerick and Water-
ford Company to the completion of the railway in a pound of
three years. The next clause was that the regulation of the rent
of the branch railway shares be mutually borne by the respective
companies, and to be regulated, in case of disagreement, by a otn-
petent person appointed by the Board of Trade. The next clause
was that the rent of the branch line could not be changed but every
five years. The next and last clause was as to the regula-
tion of the accounts on the part of the Great Southern
and Western Company.
Mr. PONSONBY then proposed several clauses on the part of the
promoters of the Limerick and Waterford Railway Company, which
met with but little opposition from the Southern or Wester.
Company, chiefly as to the regulation of the stations atist
traffic on the branch line. The report being handed in,
the Chairman was directed to report this Bill to the House with
its amendments.

larbrzExcx AND WATERFORD EAILWAY.
The clauses of this Bill met with no opposition, and the report
of the Bill being handed in, the Chairman was directed to report
to the House this Bill, with its amendments.