The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-03 00:00:00

On his conclusion,
Mr. ALEXANDER applied to be allowed to appear in opposition
to the Bill on the part of the Great Southern and Western Com-
pany, His ground of application was that an agreement which
had been entered into between the two parties—the prosecutor and
his clients—had been violated.

Sergeant WRANGIIAM resisted this application, contending that
the applicants had no locus standi before the Committee.
Upon this question the room was cleared.
The Committee decked that the last twenty wiles of railway
into Limerick should be made by the Waterford Company. '
Mr. Gould, a merchant at Cork, was then called, who stated
that the number of cattle shipped at theport was upwards of 8,000 ;
of pigs, upwards of 70,000 ; and of boxes of eggs upwards of
'2:1,000 a year ; the freight of the last article alone across the
water beibg more than 5,000/. In addition to these there was a
large quantity of mild cured bacon passing down the line for which

it wail of the utmost importance that it should be got to market as
early as possible. A considerable number of sheep were also sent
by the same route.

Several other witnesses gave evidence of a similar character, and
the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock tomorrow.

GROUP 88.

wzxrozro AND CARLOW RAIL ViTAY.

This Committee met to.day at 12 o'clock; Mr. Colquhoun in the
chair. The evidence in favour of this line of railway was resumed.
Mr. Leckie, of Carlow, farmer, deposed that the inhabitants of
that town were decidedly in favour of the line. There would be a
great number of passengers from the south and south-west of
Ireland, and it would tend materially to increase the traffic between
Wexford and England. The markets of Bristol would be opened
to the Irish farmers, and especially for fat cattle. The prices in
Bristol for cattle were much better than in Liverpool. The
line would, in his opinion, have the tendency of in-
creasing this, a large and' important branch of trade.
There was a great *number of passengers travelling yearly from
Carlow and the adjacent towns to Dublin. The number he esti.
mated to be 85,426 annually. A portion of these passengers
would be diverted into this line. There were many very large
cattle fairs held in the neighbourhood of Carlow. There were 229
fairs held annually in the district sound Carlow. The circuit was
from ten to fifteen miles. An immense number of cattle changed
hands at these fairs, and the greater portion for the purpose of ex-
portation. There were forty-six lime kilns in the neighbourhood
of Carlow, which supplied 76,146 tons of lime annually. The yearly
sales of butter inCarlow and a small adjoining market-town was 36,000
firkins, in value 121,500/. A considerable quantity of butter was ex.
parted from Carlow in small tubs, and it was generally sent by
coach. All the butter sold in Carlow was for the English market.
The large firkins went by Waterford, and the small tubs by Dub-
lin. London, Bristol, and Liverpool were tho principal points of
destination. The quantity of wheat purchased in Carlow and its
neighbourhood by millers and corn.dealers, was 123,000 barrels ;
the quantity of oats upwards of 200,000 barrels ; and the quantity
of barley, 59,600 barrels. The tons of goods sold by 180 shop-
keepers of Carlow were upwards of 9,000. The tcnnage of the grain
sold in the district was near to 60,000. It was his opinion that a i
great portion of this would go by Wexford if the railway was
formed. At present Dublin and Waterford were the exporting and
importing towns for those goods, The bacon trade was likewise an
important branch of sale in the district. A large quantity of fine
marble was quarried in the district, and exported to England. Its
price in Carlow was 2s. 6d. per cubic foot; in Bristol it was ss.
It was generally used for tombstones and chimney-pieces. The
whole county of Carlow was in favour of this line. A resolution
at a public county meeting was unanimously passed in its favour.
Wexford was a fatuous fish market, and the line would greatly
facilitate the supply of Carlow and the adjoining towns wittt that
article. The present mode of conveyance was very imrerfect and
slow.

The witness was cross-examined by Sir W. Itironeu, on behalf
of the competing line, the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and
Dublin, without eliciting any point of material importance.
Mr. Redmond, of Wexford, gave evidence as to the advantage
which the proposed line would confer upon the town and harbour
of Wexford. The harbour was capable of great improvement,
which no doubt would be effected were the railway carried out.
Sir John Rennie had examined into the capabilities of the har-
bour, and he had reported that it might be made as good as any
other harbour that he knew of. The tonnage that annually
entered the harbour of Wexford was about 60,000. The number
of ships belonging to it were 85, averaging about 100 tons each, or
an aggregate registered tonnage of 9,000.
Sir John IV/glen, civil engineer, said that he had surveyed the
line, and found no particular engineering difficulties. The
gradients and curves were generally favourable, and there were no
tunnels. The severest gradient was 1 in 122. The estimated
cost was 300,000/. The principal items were—for land, 12,5001.;
fencing, 6,592/. ; excavations, 118,648/. ; ballasting, 8,726/. ; via-
ducts, bridges, and culverts, 56,980/. ; crossings, 1,3501. ; permanent
way, 71,8631.; stations, 5,000/. ; contingences, upwards of 12,0001.
The estimates were for a single line of rails at present, though the
cuttings, embankments, viaducts, and mason work would be for a
double line. His attention had been called to the competing line
along the coast, and he was sure it never could be worked to pay,
considering its great engineering expenses. Some of the gradients
on that line were so severe that they never could be worked by
locomotive engines.

The cross-examinatson of this witness was proceeding with when
the Committee adjourned till to.morrow at twelve o'clock.

GROUT DD.

THE CLYDESDALE XUNCTION RAILWAY.
The Committee re-assembled this morning at twelve o'clock,
and shortly afterwards proceeded with the further consideration of
the scheme before them.
Mr. Graham, the Parliamentary agent, announced that the op.
position to the line, on behalf of Mrs. Douglas, hail been with-
drawn,ibnercosnosirocitouer and the
nceofanraialrwraayngceommepn3t4.hat had been made
between
The re.examination of Mr. Errington was resumed by Mr.
GREGG, who endeavoured to show that the course of
the line through Mr. Graham's property, as at present laid out,
would materially injure it. and that all difficulty might be easily
obviated by a small deviation of the line. It appears, by evidence,
that thirty cottage gardens would necessarily be destroyed by the
proposed deviation through the village at Cambsslang. The plan
did not show that more than four cottages would have to be taken
for the purposes of the railway. Mr. Graham's proposed deviation
would be at least 100 yards longer than the present line, and a very
expensive archway would be necessary to be made, and the turn_
pike road must be altered. The cutting through Mr. Grahatn's
property would diminish twenty feet from the central altitule of
forty feet.

On examination by Mr. HILDYARD—Mr. Errington said that he
considered there would be a very increased traffic at the Ki mar-
nock and Cumnock station in case the Clydesdale Junction Ral way
were net made The station at Glasgow could be very greatly en.
larged If it was necessary.

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The CHAIRMAN interrupted the cross-examination, and observed
that the Learned Counsel was bringing subjects before them on tt e
arrangement of erecting a station which did not properly Come
under their jurisdiction, but ought to be referred to a decision of
the Board of Trade.

Mr. HiLnvaansaid, in the present instance it was known that
the Board of Trade entertained views which were not exactly in
accordance with the opinions held by the Ayr Company.
Mr. Graham, the Parliamentary agent, observed that the Clydes-
dale Company had offered to give a veto to the proprietors of the
present station, to prevent, if necessary, the entrance to the station
of any objectionable traffic.
Mr. HILYARD preferred to go on with the cross-examinaticn, but
afterwards the Chairman said that the Committee were resolved to
close the evidence against the Clydesdale Junction, if possible, to