The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-27 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

lITZILVCASTLE AND ZER,WICK RELXVIITAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Batton of yesterday.)

Some conversation having ensued between Counsel as to the
manner in which the opposition should he conducted, the examina-
tion of witnesses for the promoters of the line was proceeded with.
Mr. Allhause and Mr. Shield, both merchants of Newcastle,
and also Mr. Phillips, a magistrate of that place, were then called,
and severally deposed as to the great commercial advantages which
would result to the borough and its vicinity if the proposed rail-
way were constructed.
The evidence of the traffic and of the general advantages of the
line were then gone into, after which their Lordships adjourned.

memos AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Rich. Nicholson, civil engineer of the Newcastle and North
Shields Railway, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Bidder, and added
that in the whole of his experience he had never seen or heard of
a line, with the same extent of mileage, which had so many defects
as the West Riding Junction.

Mr. Thomas Storey, engineer and colliery•viewer of the county
of Dutham, had examined the proposed lines of the Leeds and
West Riding Railway, and in his judgment, considering the traffic,
the best possible or the best practicable line had not been adopted.
He had been engaged in altering the gradients on the Stockton
and Darlington Railway, and could confirm the evidence of Mr.
Bidder relative to the expense of improving the gradients on this
railway.

Mr. Robert Daigleish, locomotive contractor to the St. Helen's
and Runcorn Railway, proved that the traffic on the proposed im-
proved line could be wcrked for Is. 6d. per ton per mile.
Mr. Nicholas Wood, a civil engineer, and one of the managing
Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, gave corrobora-
tive testimony to the former engineering witnesses, and added that
a good deal of money had been expended in reduoing curves on the
line with which he was:connected.

This closed the case for the opposition.
Mr. Coltham, the acconrkant to the Leeds and Manchester
Company, was recalled to prove that he esainated the existing
traffic between Lowmoor and Bradford at 135,946 tons per
annum, and from Bradford to Lowmoor at 702,814 tons.
Mr. Carr, the accountant on the other side, was recalled to prove
that he estimated the existing traffic between Lowmoor and
Bradford at 285,643 tons per annum, and from Bradford to Low.
mocr at 79,671 tons.
Mr. ALEXANDER then addressed the Committee on behalf of
Miss Walker, the present possessor of Shiliden Hall, near to Hali.
fax, whose estate would be interfered with and disfigured by the
course of the proposed line, and called upon the Committee to post-
pone the line for twelve months.

Dr. Winslow, of Hammersmith, was called to prove the insanity
of Miss Walker, and that her present evidence was peculiarly
adapted to a person in her state of mind.
Mr. Young, engineer to the Leeds and Bradford Railway, and
other witnesses, proved the disfigurement the line would be to the
est ate.

The Committee adjourned at baltpaat five till eleven o'clock
to -morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP A.

LONDON, CROYDON, CHATHAM, AND OR-

PINGTON LINE.
(Continued from our. Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. WILMORE then put in in evidence several papers, and said
that a communication had been made wtth the Admiralty, and
that the consent of that Board to the erection of the bridge over
the river Medway was expected to be given and communicated to
him this evening.