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London, England, 1845-04-24 00:00:00

LYNN AND ELY.7(9roup I.)

The Committee met at twelve o'clock.

Mr. PAGET stated, on the part of the Middle Level Com-
missioners, that the parties were agreed upon the clauses,
with the exception of one or two points. One of those points
related to the bridge which the railway company wished to
make over the river. They wished that the bridge should
be made in one span of 110 feet, instead of in three spans, as
was the intention of the company.
Mr. BAGGALLAY said that he did not see any reason for
making such a proposition, when of the thirteen bridges
which the Commissioners were about to throw over the
river, it was intended that every one of them should have
three spans.
Mr. PAGET replied that there was a great difference be
tween a permanent bridge for a railway and temporary
bridges, which might be easily altered if the necessity of
drainage required it.
The CHAIRMAN asked of Mr. Rastrick what would be the
difference of the expense for making a
.bridge with three
spans and a bridge with one span ?
Mr. Rastrick said that the expense of a bridge of three
spans would be about 3,0001.; that of one span would be
double. Ile did not see why the Company should be com-
pelled to make a bridge of one span, which the Commis-
sioners did not think necessary for their bridges.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were unani-
mously of opinion that a permanent bridge for a railway
was very different from bridges for ordinary purposes. They
therefore thought that a bridge of one span ought to be con-
structed.

Mr. PAGET said that the other point upon which there
was any dispute related to a piece of land belonging to the
Eaubrink Commissioners, which was absolutely necessary
for them for hauling. They therefore wished that a clause
should be introduced preserving this land to the Commis-
sioners for this purpose.
After some discussion it was agreed that the Company
might purchase the land in question, giving the Commission-
ers a full right of usage for hauling, and that in any case
their rights in this respect should not be interfered with.
Lord Hardwick said he appeared there as Chairman of
the Bedford Level Commissioners, and it might facilitate
operations if the clauses which referred to the Bedford Level
were now read.

Several dames were then read and agreed to.
It was understood and agreed upon between the counsel
for the promoters of the Lill, and the counsel for the Eau-
brink Commissioners, that a clause should be drawn up
allowing a right of purchase to the Company, guaranteeing
at the same time all the rights of the Commissioners, but
the Committee being of opinion that the Railroad Company
would not interfere with any existing right, the clause
agreed upon was not inserted.
HUNTINGDON AND ELY.
➢ir. A USTEN mentioned this Bill.

The CHAIRMAN said that it would be reported that even-
ing, and probably they would meet to consider it again on
Monday week.
The Committee then adjourned.

Committee (No. 2.)
HUDDERSFIELD AND COOPER-BRIDGE LINE.

THURSDAY, FOURTH DAY.
The Committee sat at twelve o'clock, and counsel proceeded
to give evidence in support of the statement of yesterday,
upon the Leeds and West Riding line.
Mr. Samuel Col tbam, accountant, Manchester, deposed that
he had been employed by the Manchester and Leeds Com—
pany, to ascertain the extent of traffic carried on between
Huddersfield and Staleybridge. He had made a table of the
traffic for seven days, and the result gave 165,620 passengers
in a year, producing a sum of 3,1761. The sum likely to be
realised by the transit of merchandise was over 15,800/. His
calculation of the like intercourse between lluddersfield and
Cooper-bridge gave a much less result. He did not think
that the calculations made by Mr. Cope had been founded
on correct data. The witness was examined at great length
upon this point, and the whole detail of Mr. Cope's cal-
culations gone into very minutely, with a view to show, by
the witnesses' answers, that all these calculations had been
overdrawn and "very inflated."
Cross-examined— Ihe whole receipts for the half-year, on
a distance of 65 miles, was over 165,5001. on the Leeds and
Manchester line, or 4,8001 per mile per annum.
To Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—Thc majority of passengers
travelling by the Leeds line are third-class passengers, to
whom a diflerence in the price of the fare would be an object.
To the Cnnuteinx—Would prepare the same tables if he
was called upon to make calculations for the promoters of a
Bill.

Capt. Lawes—Has been a long time in connexion with
railways. Would prefer a terminus in the centre of a large
town to one at a distance, because it would be a great con-
venience to the public. There is a great deal of traffic
and intercourse going on between Dewsbury and Hudders.
field, and other large towns along the line, and great
inconvenience is felt by the want of the line ; it would be
much more economical to the parties, and more convenient
to the public, if the line was in the hands of one company.
A junction at Cooper-bridge would not only be very expen-
sive, but very inconvenient, and of very little use ; the
effect of a line to Cooper-bridge would be to isolate Hud-
dersfield ; the receipts of the Manchester and Leeds line for
the last half-year were decidedly the best they ever had.
Cross examined—The Grand Junction is a line passing
through an agricultural country; the line between Staley-
bridge and Cooper-bridge passes through a very populous
district, and is nearly a straight line. The one witness is in
favour of is somewhat circuitous.

BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND
COLNE—BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON.
—(Group D.)
The adjourned Committee met this morning at twelve,
and shortly afterwards proceeded with the further considera-
tion of these projected lines of railway. Mr. Bernal in the
chair.

Mr. GREGORY resumed his opposition to the Blackburn
and Colne, on behalf of Mr. Parker, and called Mr. Wm d, who
stated that many buildings were being made, and many more
were contemplated being made on that part of Mr. Parker's
property through which it was proposed to carry the line.
At this point of the proceedings Mr. Locke, the engineer,
entered the room, when, by the Chairman's permission, Mr.
Ward's examination was suspended until Mr. Locke's opi-
nion had been given.
Mr. Locke said, in reply to Mr. GREGORY, that he saw no
difficulty in forming so immaterial a deviation as that which
was desired by Mr. Parker, and that he would concede it
without hesitation. Two approaches on a station wore unne-
cessary, and in his opinion were rather an inconvenience than
otherwise.
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Mr. Ward's examination was about to be resumed, when
it was suggested that the preamble and clauses should be
first proved. The preamble was passed without opposi
tion, and Mr. Coates, the Parliamentary agent proceeded
to read the clauses; and on reaching clause 14, entitled
" Power to make railway according to deposited plans,"
Mr. GREGORY rose to oppose it, and proposed substituting
another clause, which would have the effect of throwing the
Bill out in the House of Lords on a non-compliance with
standing orders.
After a great deal of conversation, Mr. PARKER said,
that in order not to waste unnecessarily the time of the
Committee, and to hinder any unpleasantness, he would at
once withdraw his opposition to the clause.

The CHAIRMAN teen said, after the handsome manner in
which Mr. Parker had behaved, he thought the Railway-
Company should do all in their power to satisfy Mr.
Parker as to the manner in which the proposed line
would pass through his property; and to effect that
the lion. Chairman recommended that Mr. Parker should
withdraw with Mr. Cawley, the engineer, and confer toge-
ther, when, no doubt, a satisfactory arrangement would be
come to.

After a delay of abbut half an hour, during which a com-
plete stop was put to the proceedings, Mr. Parker and Mr.
Cawley entered, when Mr. Parker said he could not come to
a satisfactory arrangement with Mr. Cawley as to the extent
of deviation to be made through his land, but that rather
than injure the property of Colonel Scarlett, through which
the line must go if altered, he would no longer oppose the
clause before the Committee.
( LEFT SITTING.

BARNSLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Theinquiry on this railway was this morning resumed
before Mr. Barneby and the other members of the Commit-
tee on. Group C, when Mr. Robinson was examined upon the
quantity of coal consumed in the manufacturing districts in
the neighbourhood of Manchester, but especially at Glossop. He
stated that the population of Glossop was more than 22,000,
and allowing the consumption of each house to be 7 tons per
house, the saving effected in this article alone would be
16,143/. in that town. But there was also a population at
Mot tram of 21,115, at Hyde 10,170, at Ashton 46,304, at
Staleybridge 12,371, and at Stockport 84,382, making a
population of more than 197,500, all of whom would be
benefited by the formation of this railway. By several of the
inhabitants of these places he had been informed that the
opening of this railway would be considered a great benefit.
To a question from Mr. SONES as to whether he was in-
formed that some of the Railway Companies conceived that
the carriage of coal was a loss rather than an advantage, Mr,
Robinson replied that he was aware that an objection had
been entertained against carrying coal by the London and
Birmingham Railway Company, but he knew that now they
were prepared to carry coal at Id. per ton per mile.
By this railway the carriage to Selby would be 4s. 3d. a ton.

We have to announce the death of Mr. James
Balfour, of Whittingham, N. 11., father of Mr. J. M. Balfour,
M.P., who died at Whittinghans 1-louse, Dunbar, on Satur-
day, after a protracted illness. The deceased gentleman
married in 1815, Lady Eleanor, second daughter of the late
Earl of Lauderdale, by whom be leaves issue a family of
several children. Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., succeeds to a
very considerable funded property, as well as landed estates,
12y his father's death. Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, the
Earl of Lauderdale, the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, C. 13„
and several families of rank, are placed in mourning by the
demist of that estimable gentlemen"