The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-25 00:00:00

GLASGOW HARBOUR UNION RAILWAY.

In this case, Mr. Connel appeared on behalf of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway, and alleged that due notice had not been given
in the Edinburgh Gazette of the course the line intended to take.
It would seem that since the promoters had published their notices
they had determined to abandon some portions of their line, and it
was contended that under these circumstances, fresh notices ought
to have been given. It was urged, that in the case of the Lon-
don and York, who, following the recommendation of the Board or
Trade, abandoned that portion of their line lying between London
and Lincoln, and in the case of the Gravesend Railway, who had
also, in some instances, abandoned, and others varied the course•
of their line, the Standing Orders' Committee determined that the
standing o,ders had not been complied with, in so far as the pub-
lished notice did not accurately describe the progress of the two
lines. On the same ground the petitioners contended that the
Committee, by these uniform decisions in dealing with the case of
the Glasgow Harbour Union Railway,

Group D.

BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE

RAILWAY.

The further consideration of this project was resumed this morn-
ing. The adjourned Committee met at twelve o'clock, and
soon after proceeded to business ; Mr. licrnal in the chair.
Two causes wlich had been prepared by Mr. Coates, the Parlia-
mentary agent, limiting the line of deviation through Mr.
Parker's property and glebe, were agreed to by Mr. Gregory, on
behalf of Mr. Parker, akd the Chairman directed that they should
be added to the Bill.

Clause 17, for limiting the time for compulsory payment to five
years, was also agreed to, and made part of the Big.

The CHAIRMAN observed that it would be necessary to add
clauses describing the rate of tolls which wluld be demanded by
the Company, and also various other clauses recently set forth in
tlae orders for the day were required to be added. This would ren.
der it compulsory for the Bill to be re.eornmitted, which would be
a great hardship on the promoters, but, under the circumstances,
could nut be avoided. The con. ideration of the other clauses was
postponed, and the

BLACKBURN, DARWEN AND'BOLTON RAILWAY

was proceeded with.

Mr. CALVERT raid he appeared on beha:f of the Blaackburn, Dar-
wen, and Bolton Railway Company, and proceeded to lay down the
grounds on which it was proposed to carry out the line. He stated
that the population at Blackburn, Darwen, and the neighbourhood
amounted to nearly 110,000 inhabi ants, who were principally en.
gaged in cotton manufactories, paper-mills, stone-quarries, and
coal-pits, bat theprincipal source of traffic was the large bleaching_
grounds near Bolton As much as two hundred and seventy-

two tons of cotton in a week had passed between Black-
burn and Bottom The present traffic was carried by carts,
but owing to the great steepness of some parts of the country,
which in one instance reached the height of 640 feet, over which
the road passed, many accidents happened, and great inconvenience
was occasioned. The engineer employed by the Darwen Railway
Company had, by the exertion of great skill, succeeded
in reducing the level of the proposed line to 230
feet, which, it was obvious, must be preferable to the old road.
From the nature of the gridients the line might easily be made
a thoroughway for a general communication with Preston, Man-
chester, and other 14rge towns. The returns would realise a profit
of seven per cent. on the capital. Added to this, there was
scarcely a dissenting landholder opposed to the line, and from the
nature of the trade and the occupation of the inhabitants in the
neighbourhood, and also from the fact of the Board of Trade
having given their sanction to the proposed line, he trusted the
Committee would allow the Bill to pass.
Mr. Robinson, solicitor to the Company, was the first witness
examined —He said that 300,000/. was the proposed capital for
making the Use, of which amount a deposit of 24,0001. had been
made in compliance with the standing orders. There were 361
shareholders who had a kcal interest in the line, and 21 with a col-
lateral interest.

Mr. Morris was then called to prove the traffic, and, after a long
cross-examination, by Mr. Webster, nothing but what was of local
interest was elicited.
Several other witnesses were examined, when

The CHAIRMAN said that, for the proof of the preamble, a prima
facie case had been made out for the promoters of the line, and the
Committee would not trouble the witnesses any further.
(LEFT SITTING.)