The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-16 00:00:00

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GROUP P.
THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
On the re-assembling of the Committee on this group to.day,
the business was commenced by Mr. Law calling and examining
Mr. Giles, eivil engineer, who deposed that he had seen the line,
of the proposed South Wales Railway, and was acquainted with
the country through which it passed. It appeared to him that
the trunk line in Pembrokeshire did not embrace the principal
towns in that country, and that the branch lines were not
well adapted for the mineral districts. The principal traffic into
South Wales passed through Bristol, by way of the old ferry,
called the Aust; Gloucester constituted the second passage for traffic
coming from the south-western parts of England into Wales;
and it also commanded the traffic arriving from the north and
south. The tide of the Severn rose more rapidly than the title of
any other river in Europe, and its water was charged with mud in
solution. The proposed bridge would offer a great obstacle to the
navigation. At high tides the trows would have to unship their
masts in going through the arch. During this process they would
be rendered unmanageable, owing to the rapidity of the tide, and
would most probably be hurled broadside against the piers of the
bridge. At the point where it is intended to make the canal be.
tween Hock Crib and Farmslow, the river rose nine feet, and the
tide was so rapid that it would preclude the entrance of vessels into
the canal. At every tide there would be a deposit of alluvial matter
outside the lock.gates, which would require to be removed by the
power of sluices or other mechanical means, for otherwise there
existed no method of " scouring" the deposit. The canal would
not be supplied with fresh water, which was necessary for preventing
a sediment. He did not consider that a long port in winter would
have any effect on the tidal water. The best point for crossing
the river for the northern traffic was most undoubtedly ut
Gloucester, and for the south traffic the passage of the Aust Ferry
was desirable.

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GROUP SS.
COVENTRY, EEDWORTH, AND NU .N EATON

RAXLWAY.

The Committee on this group re-assembled this morning at the
usual hour, and proceeded with the engineering evidence in the
case for the promoters of the Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton
Railway.
Mr. MACAULAY announced that arrangements had been come to
with several landholders and the London and Birmingham Com-
pany, and the opposition to the line had accordingly been withdrawn.
Mr. George Rennie confirmed the evidence of Mr. Addison,
the engineer to the line. He believed the line presented no en.
gineering difficulties worth speaking of, and was quite certain it
could be made within the estimate of Mr. Addison.

The witness, in his cross-examination by Mr. DANIEL, admitted
that on some parts of the line minerals had been extracted from
under the surface; and the consequence had been that the land had
sunk, and might again sink. He did not think this ought to act
prejudicially to the railway; but, independently of that opinion, he
had been informed by those who had sufficient opportunities of as.
certaining the fact, that the sinking had subsided.
Mr. T. Gooch had also gone over the line, and fully coincided
in the statements which had been made by Mr. Addison. In his
opinion, Mr. Addison had fixed upon the best point for forming a
junction with the London and Birmingham line. He knew well
the neighbourhood of Coventry, and had no hesitation in saying
a junction to the eastward of the town was superior to one on
the westward. Both junctions, however, were feasible; but the
advantages on the whole, be thought, preponderated in (*lir of
the proposed junction to the eastward.
On cross-examination, he said the fact of some portion of the
land over which the line would pass having sunk, or was in a sink.
lug state, was not a sufficient obstacle to justify the removal of the
lino, and mentioned one or two instances where embankments on
existing lines were constantly sinking. Plate layers were always
stationed near to these spots, and they were never at a loss to find
a remedy for the defect.
Mr. Sherwood, a railroad contractor of considerable experience,
who had been extensively employed on British and foreign rail-
ways, was willing to contract for the woiks on the proposed line
at 87,7501,

Mr. Carenah, an ironmonger and collector of poor.rates at
Nuneaton, considered the proposed railway would be a
great advantage to that town, if the Trent Valley
were extended as far as Nuneaton. There was an ex.
tensive traffic in ribbons, between Nuneaton and Co.
veaLry, and it was evident to him that a railway between the two
places wGula be a great public advantage. He admitted having
signed a petition against the proposed railway, but it was under
the impression that the line would stop short of Nuneaton, at

Marston.
Mr. James Arnold, a ribbon.weaver at Nuneaton, had also
been induced to sign a petition against the proposed railway, under
the impression that it would not extend beyond Marston. The
Trant Valley line would immediately connect Nuneaton with Mar.
ston, and, of course, this fact removed his objection to the railway.
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GROUP X.
CAMBRIMOZ AND LINCOLN LINE.
The Co:nmitteee sat to day shortly after 12 o'clock, and re-
sumed the TRAFFIC EVIDENCE.
Mr. VALENTINE LEE handed in certain tables of traffic? and called
Mr. D. Jones, and examined him as to their contents.
Witnesses were examined as to their contents on Saturday on some
items, but the counsel against the project having said that these
tables were so complicated that they could not understand them,
the cross-examination as to the amount of exports of provisions
from the district of Ramsey that they alleged took place annually,
was reserved for this day. The witness 'deposed that the nnaptity
of potatoes, oats, and other agricultural produce exported from
the district cast of Ramsey, as compared with that of the west,
was immense, owing to the superior facilities for transit which that
district now possessed, and the natural superiority of the soil over
that of the west.

Mr. viiiiiura parsons, estate valuator and architectural surveyor,
deposed that he had estig44o the value of the lands, houses, build.
ings, &c., along the whole liter frpßi, t.',arobridge to Lincoln, pro-
posed to be taken in by that line, and liar,l Flipp) at 34,0751.
Mr. Miller deposed that he received about 500 tons ,i'gyoprivi?
Ref einum from. London to Peterborough, by Wisbeach, by water;
the siairol,49 cost him 20s. per ton ; by railway it would cost about
7s. 4d. The saw Aprvvation applied to iron, timber, &c ,in the
freight of which the sa,ving be proportionably great.
The Committee here retired, psi* 171;54 purpose they did not
state; but on their return they made no announcement whatever,
and Ilke examination was proceeded with.
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