The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-01 00:00:00

(LEFT SITTING.)

GROUP X.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE.
THE LONDON AND YORK CRI:NN.
The Committee protracted their sitting last evening till a quarter
past six o'clock, in erder to give the Counsel for and against the
point as to the validity of the deed of settlement of the London
and York Company, which was raisol yesterday by Mr. Hildyard
on behalf of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, an opportunity to
conclude their arguments, and those arguments having been
brought to a close at that hour, the Committee adjourned till
half-past twelve o'clock this day, at which hour a
dense crowd had assembled round the door of the Committee room,
and the deepest and most intense anxiety appeared to be felt by
those interested as to the probable way in which the Committee
would decide, while the question was kept continually passing from
mouth to mouth " How do you think it will be—which way will they
give it ?" At half-past twelve the Committee-room was thrown open,
and they rushed in with such force that the room was crammed to
the doorway in an instant. The Committee were present, and
when all parties were admitted they retired to the next room,
where they remained until one o'clock, and then entered the room,
when
The CHAIRMAN said, I have been instructed by the Committee
to state that they have come to the following resolution—first,
that it is competent for the Committee to decide the point that
has been raised, and secondly, that it is competent for the Coin-
rnittee to authorise the London and York Company to raise the
additional sum proposed.
This announcement was received with an ill-suppressed cheer in
the room, and loud demonstrations of approbation outside.
Mr. HILDYARD begged of the Committee to allow him to wait
for a few moments, until some of those who were making a noise in
the room had left for the Stock Exchange.—( Laughter.)
g been
Order havin restored, he then proceeded with his statement.
He said that the Committee having now decided that point adverse
to the Company he represented, he would now proceed to recapi-
tSeuihtnaete the case he had made out for the Cambridge and Lincoln
and e, and contrast the merits of it with those of the London
York scheme. He would undertake to show the Committee
that the Cambridge and LinLoconlndonline, even having engines of as
great weight as those of the as heavy, still they would and and Company,
of a journey at,aitidhotraeind
of an equal number ofo arilreivsemanyhours
before the London and York trims could,in " to the
superior gradients of the Cambridge and Lincoln line. These
gradients the Committee would remember, were, for the distance
of 167 miles, not more than 1 in 300, and for the whole of thereat
of the line not greater than 1 in 200, while on the London and
York line they had not more than 48 miles having a gradient of
less than 1 in 200, and they had in 110 miles a gradient not
flatter than lin 300. In addition to that, he would show
that the whole of the Cambridge and Lincoln line ran
through a flat and level valley the whole way, while the Lon-
don and York line had many heavy cuttings and embankments
and tunnels to make, which gave the Cambridge and Lincoln line
the advantage of being able to arrive at York several hours before
the London and York trains could, though the former had to tra-
vers a journey of 91 miles longer than the latter.