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RAIL-WAY COMMITTEI3S.

(THIS DAN.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

WEST LONDON LINE.
The Committee having adjourned from Monday last to th~9 he
in order to give time for an arrangement between counsel t° io
matured, met this morning at half.past eleven, Lord Broughlrnbo,
the chair. The other members present were the Earl of Scar
rough and Lords Hawarden, Sondes, and Gage.
Mr. AUSTIN stated that an agreement had been made t. the 41'6
that a
Lord clause relating to the tolls should be omitted.
BROUGHAM was doubtful whether such an omission v,
Bill
be considered as an alteration in a money clause ; if so, theore
wou,d be thrown out. The Members of the other
House
very capricious, and it was impossible to say what they %Wad
on.

eider a violation of their privileges.
Ay
Mr. Thompson, Secretary to the West London CorillonY6ioe,
then called to prove certain transactions at a meeting of the
_e ob.
tors of the Company, with reference to a clause to which sow
jections g had been made.
.pd to the
It havin been agreed that the Bill should be reported
House this evening by Lord Brougham, the Committee rose s
before twelve o'clock.

CORNWALL RAILWAY.
,roUgh
Their Lordships met at eleven o' f
clock, the Earl o Ellen"—
in the chair.
' •
Mr. Woolmer, Mr. Levinden, a farmer, and Mr. SheP ~herdtrsi
~,,
woollen merchant, were each examined in favour of the "
line, and against the projected Cornwall one. triae °I

Mr. John Clench, of Exeter, hotel.keeper, knew the mord
Exeter very well. Nearly the whole of the traffic going West
from Exeter went by Launceston, Bodmin, and Oakhatillo"„
. foss
eler was the great focus for the western traffic. The witnel 'pot
an idea of the amount of traffic by public conveyances in °soros,
of the county by stating, from authentic traffic tables, that Wod to
the traffic from Plymouth to Falmouth (65 miles) ilinenej to
20,843/., that from Exeter to Falmouth (I 00 miles) stineunft jitle
53,324/. in the same space of time. Thought the cents;
avd
would very much tend to promote the interest of CorliWat line Devonshire. A strong feeling existed in favcur of a direct
from Falmouth to Exeter. trap
tee
Some other evidence was given of a like nature, and the it
tables were handed in, in the discussion of which the COIN or
were occupied for a considerable part of the day, but the des
which possess no feature of novelty or interest.
(LEFT SITTING.)
THE SCOTTISH MIDLAND RAIL „n• fr
The Committee re.assembled at eleven o'clock this inn—Tof
and proceeded to hear the examination of witnesses in suPP°r
th 811.
Mr.
Baird, M.P., was the first witness examined, and sPel‘egtetod;
rally as to the advantages which would accrue to the iron
from the construction of the proposed railway. 01
Mr. Smith, of Deanstown, said that the laying down of the fatly.
along the quay at Glasgow would greatly facilitate the !bd 0
He spoke also as to the stone about Glasgow, which he des'''t had
being very good and of fine quality. The trade of 6114.,°0, 006
been for several years on the increase, and was likely to i"
still further. bt to
Mr. Aikman, of Glasgow, was of opinion that the rail, 0100
be laid down on a level with the quay, and the traffic to and with
the harbour would not be obstructed by them. One b"t' wit)
two waggons on the rails, would do more work than six Ws:, ad
the ordinary carriages. He spoke also as to the coal tra
exports.
611°'
•Mr. Gibbs, who was connected with the shipping trade n•
gow, corroborated the testimony of a previous witness.
(LEFT SITTING.)
0 WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND •^ dzoo
RAILWAY.
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The Committee on this Bill, consisting of Lord 0n..,7t0
(chairman), Lords Polwarth, Tenterden, Sudeley, and Du'
met this morning.
YilP'
Mr. George Hudson was called and examined by Mr. A-1-Pvedi
He was connected with the York and North Midland, and thewhiell
and Selby lines, and he knew the station at Normanton ,deOCB
was used by three companies without the slightest incon"-0,10
being felt. He thought central stations of great inlP"tiP
giving an opportunity to passengers to diverge to any Part °, a
land. The witness proceeded at great length to explain I.'oo
ference of rates charged by the North Midland CompanY cri.'
their rivals of the Manchester and Leeds line. He wll-
-
tainly undertake to supply the districts between Wakefield
ciently as the present Company, and at lower rates, because b
penditure in the first instance would be so much less.
The witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. 00'
but he adhered pertinaceously to the opinions expressed in "is
mination in chief.

(LEFT SITTING.)
oxrcnzi), WORCESTER, AND 1,117030 r
HAMPTON RAILWAY.
The Committee resumed its sitting to-day at eleven 0t."'16(„%. tb.
Auckland in the chair, when the examination of evidence "
opposition was continued.
wful °ft
Mr. Thos. Webb, glass manufacturer, of Stourbridge. got-
examined. In comparing the Tring line with the Oxford. beed
his decided preference to the former, as it was best calcul_43t test
serve the trade of the town and neighbourhood, and had the
amount of population on it. 51
Mr. Timms of W --reet°

_is, 01 iorcester, deposed that he was a VI" oar
the Tring line, which, in his opinion, would give more acclva,ter°
Lion to that city than the section proposed by the Great
Company.
shpt

Mr. Wooley, ironmonger, of Ringby, Mr. Paxton, :land 10$1
and farmer, of Bicester, Mr. John Gaze Ma Mayor of Batibtr!„'
Mr. Jakeman, carrier, of the same place, severally gave evi°'-tCheilt
to the superior accommodation the Tring line would give t°
respective localities over the rival line. sae
Mr. Joseph Steerie, of Oxford, said that the narrow goer.
scheme was in much greater favour at Oxford than the et
There was a large corn trade in Oxford ; the amount whi_.cid,or
north, principally to Birmingham, was about 50,000 clue"vl-000
10,000 tons. There was likewise a considerable trade in woe!' ". fle
the trade in the north they had considerable trade in the SOUtcPO.OO.
considered the break of gauge at Rugby would be of great in et
nience to the Oxford coal and corn trade. The constunP""
coal alone in Oxford was 50,000 tons annually.