The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-09 00:00:00

Lord CASTLEREAGH inquired whether timber archings were lot
considered rather dangerous?
Mr. Errington—No, my Lord, not generally speaking. There
would be no tunnels on the line. 7he smallest radius of a curve
was eighteen chains, and occurred cn leaving the Blackwell Rail-
way at Stepney. All the remaining curves were favourable. One
public road would be crossed on the level. There would be no engi-
neering difficulty in working the line. The estimated expenses
of the line were as follow, viz. :—For earthwork, 75,2681. 16s. 2d. ;
brickwork and masonry, 103,685/. Ps. ; permanent way, 51,1061. ss. ;
stations 15,6711.; land and compensation 186,0001. ; and for con.
tingencies, 68,268/. Pc. 10d. ; making a total altogether of
500,0001. The railway, including every contingency, could be
executed at that estimate. The Blackwell Railway, with which
the Epsom line would be connected, was worked by a rope, and its
gauge was altogether different from any other line in England.
The Directors were willing to alter the present gauge if the pro-
posed line were permitted to be made. He would assimilate
the gauge to that on the Eastern Counties Railway. He
thought that in the junction between the Epsom Railway and the
Eastern Counties line great care would be necessary to be
adopted. Crossing the railway in a tranverse manlier was objec.
tionable, and the working of the crossing should be entirely in the
hands of the Eastern Counties Company.
On cross.examination, Mr. Errington said there was some inten-
tion of continuing the electric telegraph on to Epping. The ex.
penses had not been specifically inciuded in the estimates. There
was no doubt that a communication might be made by the Lea with
the river Thames. He did not know who originally laid down
the Epsom line.
An HON. Memseu inquired whether it was Mr. Errington's
opinion, if the six mile clause on the Eastern Counties line was not
repealed, that it would not be expedient to construct the Epsom
Railway ?

Mr. Errington replied that he did not think that parties who
wished to go to Epping should be subjected to a toll of six miles on
the Eastern Counties Railway. It would be tantamount to forbid-
ding the use of the railway.
After a few more unimportant questions, the room was ordered
to be cleared. On the re-admision of strangers,
The CIIAIRSIAN said he had been instructed by the Committee to
inquire whet her there was any chance of an arrangement between the
Blackwall Company and the Eastern Counties Company as to the
method of crossing their line.
Mr. AUSTIN, on behalf of the Eastern Counties Company, said
there was no difficulty at all in answering the question. They
were so perfectly satisfied that any method of crossing this line
would militate against the public interest, that there was not the
slightest reason to suppose that any satisfactory arrangement could
be come to.

After some deliberation, and the room having been again cleared,
The CHAIRMAN observed that the Committee wished the parties
:o proceed with their case.

Mr. 'rite, the architect of the Royal Exchange, was then called,
and stated that the value of the land to be taken for the purposes
of the Epping Railway amounted to 186,0001., and 16,0001. for
contingencies, which was 10 per cent, on the net amount.
Mr. Daniel's, chairman of the Blackwall Railway, was next
examined, and stated he had been authorised by the Board of
Directors to say that they were very willing to make any ahem
lion on the Blackwall Railway which would render it desirable that
the Epsom Railway should be made.

On cross-examination it appeared that the Blackwall Company
did not possess sufficient funds to carry out all the contemplated
alteration.

At the close of the examination of the last witness the Com-
mittee was adjourned till Thursday next, to give time to the pro-
moters to be prepared with their traffic tables and the consent of
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests.