The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-29 00:00:00

WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY.
The Committee on this line re-assembled today at twelve o'clock ;
Mr. Pakington in the Chair.

Evidence was then brought forward, on the part of the pro.
rooters, to rebut the case which had Leen made against the pro.
posed railway on Tuesday last by Mr. Smith, one of the dissentient
landiowners on the line.
The first witness called was

Mr. Huwkshaw, civil engineer, whose examination was re-
sumed from Tuesday last. He stated that he had a strong ob•
jection to the line suggested by Mr. Gooch, on the ground of its
throwing them back on two Companies. Considered the gradients
of the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line perfectly unobjection-
able, and any desirable rate of speed could be obtained
on them. He did not consider that even if the
other suggested lines could be made with more favourable
gradients (which he was not prepared to admit), that the advan-
tages which the proposed line held out were to be abandoned be-
cause of its less favourable gradients. The Manchester and Leeds
Railway engines would be large enough for the locomotive of any
traffic on the proposed line, and would be able to work
with as much facility and celerity as they did upon
their own line. He did not think that the traffic on the Wake.
field, Pontefract, and Goole line, would exceed that upon the Man.
chester and Leeds.

Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—There were gradients on the
Manchester and Leeds line of lin 150. The average rate of speed
of the fastest carriages on that line was `2.3 miles an hour; but that
was not necessarily the speed. They might be made to go at the
rate of fifty miles an hour.

By Mr. WiLKINS—Had heard that all the projected lines had
been suggested in consequence of the obstruction of view which
the proposed line would give from Mr. Smith's house. Could
not say which of the two houses, Mr. Smith's or Sir Edward
Dodsworth's, was the best. Thought that the suggested line of
Mr. Bitkenshaw would run as close to Sir Edward Dods worth's
property as the proposed line would to Mr. Smith's, and be as in-
jurious to that gentleman's property.

Vignolles, civil engineer—Was well acquainted with the dis
trict. Saw on the map the three suggested lines that had been laid out
by Messrs. Gooch, Birkenshaw, and Leather. Believed that those
lines, as compared with the proposed Wakefie Id, Pontefract, and
Goole line, were very much inferior. He had come to this con-
clusion from his knowledge of the country, the inconveniences at
the Normanton station, and the circumstance of the proposed line
forming a more direct communication with the south.

Cross.examined by l‘lr. HeaßY•—The gradients on Mr. Birken.
thaw's fine, he believed, would to more favourable, and the works
much lighter.

(LEFT ErrING.)

Group F.
The Committee met again this day at tweve o'clock, :present
the Right Hon. F. Shaw, chairman, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Drum-
mond, Mr. V. Stuart, and Mr. Lockhart. The Committee se.
sumed the adjourned case of the

LONDON, \-VORCESTER, AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

RAILWAY.

Mr. Brunel's cross-examination resumed by Mr. HOPE
—All the iren-masters of South Staffordshire were im-
pressed with the necessity of a direct line to
Oxford, and it was in accordance with that desire he altered the
course of the line from the course it was at first intended to take,
via Banbury. The distance from Worcester to Tring is 871 miles,
and the distance by the Great Western from Staffordshire to Oxford
is 58 miles. This makes a difference of something more than 17
miles in favour of his line. If a line of railway were made from
Cheltenham to Worcester, the distance to Oxford would
be between 67 and 68 miles, which would be
a distance of about 10 miles more than his lino.
Considers that the two lines, the one now before the Com-
mittee, and the Cheltenham line just alluded to, would be re-
quired for the accommodation of the county, and if they should be
constructed a change of gauge would be necessary. There will be
a double gauge on that part of the line from Wolverhampton to
Abbots.weod, and there would be the narrow gauge for tho purpose
of m,,eting the Birmingham and Gloucester and tbe grand com:au-
nica",ion, and also to meet the London and Birmingham. There
we old be a shift between the colliery and the main line, whatever
tfie gauge might be. To bring mineral traffic down to Oxford a
'shift would be necessary. The Gloucester and Birmingham Dura-
tion line would be about four miles from his line. They propose
a branch from Droitwich to tlia Birmingham and Glouces-
ter line, and the gradients on that branch are 1 in 85, and
lin 104, and at a pit at the end 1 in 90. In that
portion of the Tring line there is no gradient
worse than lin 152. Several parts of the works will be common
to both lines. The Great Western Company have cemmenccd
about 10 miles of the Gloucester and Bristol line. Minerals from
the Merthyr and Cardiff line by train lints will be brought up to
this line. Intended to join the narrow and broad gauge through-
out the Wolverhampton works to Abbottswood, being a diet :nee
of about 40 miles. This junction of gauge would be caused by having
at those parts of the line where the course went, the narrow rail
outside the broad gauge line, and where that was not convenient,
an additional rail would be introduced, the outside rail would be
most convenient, but that would depend upon the circumstances of
the traffic of the county. Between Dudley and Oxford the gra-
dients on this line were far snore favourable than on Mr. Stephen-
son's line. At that part the London and Birmingham line would
have great difficulties. From Rugby to Oxford they would have
3,500,000 cubic yards of excavation. 1-lad not compared the cut-
tings on his line with those on the other side, but they were much
less. All the traffic is that part of the county would be more con-
venient to his line, and the broad gauge carriages would favour the
traffic most materially, from the larger loads they would carry.
(LEFT SITTING.)

Group N.
CORNWALL RAILWAY.

On the assembling of the Committee,

Captain Moorsom was called, and examined by Sergeant KING-
LAKE, on the part of the promoters of the Bill. He
said he was the engineer of the projected railway,
and had turned his attention fur some years to the
construction of a railway through Cornwall. His attention
was first called to the subject in 1840, when he was engaged in
surveying the country for the purpose of constructing a railway
called the South DETon, which was passed last year. Alter
carefully inspecting the country, he had laid down plans fee the

proposed line from Plymouth to Falmouth. Looking to the WO
had no the population through which it was proposed to carry it, be
of
hesitation in saying that it was the best °ljf,
The railway would commence by a junction with the South Dete;
at New Pas Damarel, in the county of Devon, by
0111
is. continuous connexioti that line would be 17,
The gaugeteesiid the same p n both that and
at Falmouth,
new line. The line wrilild commence
tt
Close to the Green Bank Hotel. 'Ad terminulf there !P,
for passengers, and was conveniently situated for ;
purpose, as also of those engaged in the floating docks. rcen.l
Creek, where it was proposed to have a station, would be
by timber arches, which would present no obstacle
.lidadutre,
navigation. At Carnal Stream they would have '
for the purpose of carrying the line across It. At Tot,
the creek was crossed by similar means. They W;
to construct a branch from the main line at Lostwitblo
to Bodmin. The line from the north coast to Bedmin
form a junction with this branch. The Hamoase wunoldtery
crossed on the ferry boats at present in use, but var„,..i°",,,itsiss
tions an
described he course ofe line to lymouth. With re to
to the gradient, t
looking to the P
nature of the country, and toeoerro
nature of the traffic expected, they were good. If they ntry had undo'
s any respect it was in snaking them too easy. The cou 0
the
ii
lat.eid. The following was the estimate for the construction t
f Way, which would be a double locomotive line !--
V,
For fencing ~,, '
.............. ...................... .... ,A6e3
-.•

Earth works ............... . .
................. ••• ............
Masonry of all kinds, including bridges,
walls, viaducts,
_3
1,051

culverts, and level crossings, ......... 0,0
Tunnelling ..................
Permanent way (for the formation of the railway', 000
rail fastenings, rail bearings, and rail beddings) ..... 49,70989)
Stations
••.................... .......
Land required for the purposes. of the railway •••2 .ding 16
IP.".
For the construction of the Bodmin branch, in 41,
........ ........
engineering and land - .2,319
New passage to Eldad, to join the South Deice
minus ................................... ........... 7,52,9
Land required ..................
............ ••• ..............
For contingencies which are expected to arise in the
,37,60
course of the works, and for expenses attendant thereon
00
Locomotive expenses, including engines, tenders, ON's' j2B
....... •••
,0-
pia tools attached thereto... ............. ....
5995:00v
The total length of the line was 69 Miles, nnth they'
Was the wbai;orstoirs,'"
ruling gradient was I in 60 ; one in 40
There was 1 in 9.9 in the Bodmtn branch.
the cost of laying down Ill_.euFliirt,es firrorlastinG.o)sp_....heTchtraadction.
joyfy„
SOUTH MIDLAND or NoigrsiTTAy. coib
TON AND LEICESTER BA-- °sea d
ii‘niti'edfriheaesntdfionloal or
twNoi noorgutrhsartmaetapedmteornesna:tnwdiLtlTrei°rceteassi
The line will commence either at the Lonliswortb, a a
r at
ham Railway, at a point between Roade and 13,,,,berougb'nenar
the Northampton station of the branch to Per Railicilic agal
proceed by Market Harborough to the Mcßee' Leiceate' des
the town of Leicester, with a short branch to wet seven le'dg,
Swannington Railway, effecting a saving of near Y Lee
between London and Nottingham,Derby, g"e6 a art'
and the North of England.
In connexion with the Sheffield and Chestedeld, line t°
ticable eee
wash Valley lines, it will prove the shortest pracs._pee bette,e,
Sheffield, and will' very considerably lessen the di Tes mere
Landon and York, enabling the existing Cee'Patn otherwise be
cessfully to compete for that traffic, which tees the
diverted to the eastern lines. TO° ' °b
Itßirminghamwillalsoßavaoiliv,datyh,eanKdiltshbeystaand Vileedon wble f tbe
hereafter be considerably lengthened by the Poe ststiee'oo.
Trent Valley, and Rugby and Oxford lines, atf r the foil'
lowing of better arrangements being Vde,,,hoieb scele'r Oaf
modation of the Oxford and southern Warne, " Leicei—atieg
pass
Rugby. o v e rthat
epe
dartt of fe tchoemm Midlandsittee b
believe
ailine,egvee Labttobe
ntalltvdt
will be found advantageous to both the
ham, and Midland Companies, for the follooing r'4 fbe,"tbst
let, As a means of preserving a large portioyerideat,oen
field, Leeds, and York traffic, making Lt bare'
whatever profit may be taken from the
Leicester and Rugby, and Rugby and liliswe-• t. Ore
turned tenfold by that from the northern dist:levee nriles.reater
2d, It will, by effecting a saving of nearlYlot sod l'i,Vringr
between Leicester and London than the Be-for 8°
project, deprive that Company of any greutnj'aett,„lda out the
ment on the vested interests of the presee" it Pv.- ter Oa
As a source of profit to the shareboldeT the Leices, ,artt
following advantages :—By its junction witai and teineriiiisto
Swannington Railway, it will open the el)
ae- „ricultlital 0000'
of Leicestershire and Derbyshire to the of Nortb a.
around Market Harborough, and to tbe t°vglsiderahlY (it tor'
sasi
reducing the price of these articles west eltbe of est.
roboration of which it may be remarked, the Price°f,reo"
have, since this line was projected, reduce with the Of CO:
riage to Harborough), while, in colleen°, esperoe," sell'
Valley line, it will effect so great a saving y
oosf Col tfoilen.
riage, as to enable a much larger quanti to
from this, and the coal district around Claycrosaa

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THE MAYNOOT
UniversityT he subjoinedo fC Cambridge,
jedis:s leol,f)ire, siadveoGE UnutrlSTl:tmoohlrfae,ttinhhfmboebreyperastrstho:ouaeotr
esou:nade7gvproerarespo
iteitort
te,:0500
nooth College, which has been called
week, expressing a repugnance to
presented to cedepresentative:.
among
thein by _ ;,.
caress is signed by nts only, a
remainderthan
ofp ror fhees s
io
sr s
namesan d
appended
colleges and of the tlol tile
fellows and officers of the different c
olumns of which jot
The Cambridge .4dvertiser, in the c
ri to
weight in this university are hardly known.. _
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eighteentitotaocnipsaisltitnugtoarsnnoofoctolelot.?;iiti,
addressci,.cu it i andon
i. signaturesc affCambridge
ridg e
for
o r appear,oLhnoie3l
fyurrlßeeefNscomitud. aierrrnek
tsds.atyh,
masters :
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many of the residents, including a considerable Ilaiowready le;000
:b.
:en
university
ev:r.osHuj
tEriyat
hbßolinteGh the:ttThoorietiooa
rN termination
iHniobjectkatGoioof
niot, of the address,
actually affixed leaves, however, no doubt as to tbef gel In
el01"g
of the augmented grant. nos.
. , N.P., A
ct EWAN LAW, AI P. ate a °tee°
The undersigned, resident members of the Sen" ep" reseTei" el°
versify of Cambridge, desire to intimate to Y"' intSoorth C°l,..ecif,
in Parliament, that the proposed grant to May,,—„nsioll %ref .
viewed by them with no feelings either of apPte"iingioe
nance, and that they deprecate most strongly the 4g '
progress against it."
011

Irol.

ulsAtvEubs
liOsiFietTlllE
—Miss Strickland's new volume of this p_oPa the 011 i-4
Parliament
interesting one of
the series. It contains the
~nd soot 0
QUEENS OF ENGLAND, Liisf 04
will probably be prong
of the two Queens Consort of our first !,ho tse.'o,
Charles—the adventurous Henrietta Marie,;,,airi:ro,
active a partisan for her husband in his sirar ilrag, 00
of .
who figured so prominently at the gaY `-' A gocoether
, and the amiable Catheriner,otirt of e and
Merry Monarch." With her accustotac"o toe
ea'
skill, Miss Strickland has woven her inal,e)rel coil ea'
in a narrative which cannot fail of charini!orotiop will
of readers. A vast mass of original irql vo:fillte the
nected with the personal history Of Britil eitteno,hroW
be found in these biographies, tending' t° and too't, of
causes and effects of the great RebellicT.;rioi ei`c,brjoily,
new light on some of the mysterious poil,„00 iaecret
the times. From the record of the Briis the I„reti
P a
the Imperial Library at St. Petershuil:',a; tine,:‘,.ift a
Archives of France, and other hith,erie'd to Toots,
sources, Miss Strickland has been enliistorieg'pglidi
amount of accurate knowledge as to •other
which has never fallen to the lot of all atlis
of de e-
historian. Torreer we Dr.
MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS,-11,Te soldllteiEttle
during the week, ending May 24, iS 1 of the rtric Pr,e,
li,eve, on record since the establisnle° n
General's office, being only 810—less titan
that (.' s Ll' 'or
springof ,boeti
vious week b -"' and I •-1 the average '''' 0)000, ‹cee4",,
and showing 3a
'gm' diminution, less tilgn 'too )000 Moat e
iecretV3
500. The number about' the begilifibialthere 13me3,51e* as
1,300. It is gratifying to find, to0,11.„-os. them
—,ceed te",
under every head, if we except '9"3„ SOO "t
„es— ill dieet°
of the organs of respiration is
even in these instances the increas-The deer the !pia'
the former, and four in the latter. arlbl:j.2, I'ool
q rein
being 227, while the' for fire years if ffrrlc rage 4,
average have been jive „icy.-
chitis, pneumonia, and consumption i ~.re 54,
_, so/ fi,l-
than usual. The deaths from old age,, pre ti
.s''''t tpc.,,5;
m°,--,t, ll' h les; 61,
and the violent deaths only four, twoe(ti
o",,corre,a,, 1! for
coo
The deaths front small-pox aro three 110' for
lowing ages :—Seven under one year; „ars, :ell'
six 5-10; three 10-15; and two 20-30 3 Aor oot
the age is not specified. WV' gs WO ge
011 ' PerU' ellien
A RAILWAY TRAIN ON B— _to _ Cos
_,,ier4
ing last, the seven P.M. train from BirMingha.:l4,, Po_,,c ear,Pr the
on fire when about five miles from the latte.r
cl)l'opoo rod tervrsc
of a number of .sparks flying from the enegif,. nip irl,ticY ff.,,,ii"
One of the latter, containing about a scor
du`trtie were
p. ;soil
Derby market, was speedily in flames,
~,eight,3ll 'cord infroole
most of which exceeded eighteen stone in rbe ft ~,i06,,„ el"
imminent danger of being roasted alive.
of water 't )06,00
ordered the train to be stopped, and a supple fire sva.l,oo.r'oed t°
by a brook which was fortunately near, thrrociV; het theta
t°
tinguished, but not until all the pigs were rest
fr rjefeji
of them were killed on the spot, and the .0,1,0 04 oe,su..,_/jv
their owner, Mr. Brewitt, of Nottingliaturirody P. 1, Pvioyeti
be ii:stantly killed, the poor animals Wirt 3 0 t)',,,, CW9 IS!.
DECORATION OF TIIE NEW 1-I°:;eral 11;eturefoCi. the
MENT.—Mr. I'ugin, the architect, has had ",. the arc
_oleos _rye
in Lynn, making casts of different part 6 0.1, 0 elCa oie fir.
Margaret's Church, and St. Nicholas ChaPaerlioesssuilde.ol
decorative parts of the New Houses of I 0 OW' Ott frl drat
1)00,301' of ti)
mcnt of which 'it seems, has been intrusted t . 0 ,
Lady Emily Straton died at ughter ton. .
we 'l3 1 Sol OOP
last in her 72d year. Her Ladyship ‘ general ci,if- of-
Earl of Roden, and married, 1708, the latei Dy lib 1 Per one
DEATIJ. OF TRE DOWAGER -re'A„,,wager ',.i., tit'
easy
—We have to announce the death of th
.Igooo, shor.4,, det.:ol,
ford, who expired suddenly yesterday Asto-c...,,rraee; (0,000,...,4
o'clock, at her residence on Carlton-I 7-„e hsa The
acc..-0,
of her Ladyship was somewhat sutideu,
es__'iringo, 40, And who
past been out as usual, to take cart
iog 4r, of r',.."ister of
__u'sor,
zabeth, only daughter of Sir Richard 3_l Li"___,flcsl 1..",,,; brr`",,
lady was second daughter of Josh. tli r_d_er_ie, snj p., for.. 0,,,
roil
1789, Edward Lord De Clifford, who die
icor 0
first Earl of Clanwilliam. Her LadystliP:;, in lea' felt j"
oille.
issue arising from the marriage,
otirr.t,__',,, ssters.
,_,..0, s
so_A_
abeyance between the heirs of his L
se.7a'r__, hoe
rr
.'.st icr 's
The speculators in rail wayncot
_l:.et'ax oire
sejlilliog $
Loei e
what startled by a clause in the i rbuyii,g ant
„ hoe rt'. aj.,
which enumerates the profits made byre.
___. soon: is'n, ~ , ate''.,„,i,
in railways" among the items of inc aria wig find,tipll.'be thevtrl; ,
convenient clause,
their thousands during the railway in .3
, but there ',... tpe sit 1_,,..
great dca t
,1‘,17
culty, for there is sure to boa yester.-., „ono] 1104
if it is put in force 1
0, evasion u.•
jornintisi;
ALARMING OCCURRENCE was ecc_aot: t 6, rung 0
about eleven o'clock, considerable alarm
as stAndi„ai.
castle,
law for
ji d,
from Camden-town to the Elephante e ,
ri,
is r"'-' i'igallelr,
_A" o,eit
the door of the York and Albany,
idtagshin'd °gat fu' -entitle'. tie
censers, when the horses suddeirlyt
th.
box, they er_..coed C,,,5.,
_,,
following occurrence'--1h Waterlcioandinibus, 1"'
driver not being at the time on
in the eMPI°Yony beetiirwole
street, Oxford-market, when a mn51:,,,,, the reins ;0_
0, feet.
009
livery-stablekeeper, Foie
Y-Placetell close to the h : ott whet.
tangled round his body, and hc
by
some bystander ,iie
so f
the
animals were ultimately "Ted A.rilods siteation•e
„rogreys oc_
..,,
furious career through the several
astreets, until theY
cc; Dir. 1 , 1:,..
was happily extricated from his 1
horses through the several streets, lo'cgr'sr.,.._„.o.
.i. I% p.
,t
road, and a you '''',":;• Po .
hint.
vi,
bruised, although not dangereest;T;iire.e:j."__,..lfeteihalelwi‘:;:s:-”i:rif:,Fof
down while crossing the
01.
being ,
“Iticiosig
on
the
in her arms, had a narrow esca
description rc fie'
number of vehicles of every fOr
Land the ?
50t-tirc
way to Epsom.
there was no eollijon with description
c:r_r..cianigio'vilig along
We understa
..._
ser,,cc
Ili. o,
RocK flAnmoNicoN.
ils has secured It,'
..a to
1 L.,
' logical Garde . ,ular a" soilda,
for of the Surrey Zoo 0 this sini, ci,t on
Messrs. Harrison, the perforrnerseo _
or
0,000
strument, and that they commenc th
next.

Of the
understood in the City that the lon.g d
,elgt,ils
ns signed on Monday the decree for the 1,01,11" an
ineiTe Railway, with the extension to Diest.