The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-11 00:00:00

Its 0
height over the tube. lbusself.ae:._, •
,dur'
iEngpt_he transit, and - git would work on the
would
..firer the passage of a train. It
Ytheeccupy about .
bead from . a minute to alter the size of the piston
...e
axPense • - .
m line from fifteen to eighteen inches, and the
27. e
•••I the increased tube would be about 1001. a mile.
"r the
tube was adapted because the country was
;77 severe after leaving Epsom. The line might be
either as a locomotive or as an atmospheric line, and there
wiwa
at
therefore, be no difficulty in joining a locomotive line. He
• paw,. t this time Putting down a 25-inch tube in France, on the
and St. Germaine' line, where, in one part, the gradient was
tio2:33,rand the power was increased to meet the difficulty, the
',bet 8, at the commencement, only 15 inches.
. 034! the cross-examination of Mr. COCKBURN, Mr. Samuda stated
44_ea was one of the patentees of the atmospheric principle, and
• to baPended a very large sum in bringing it into play. He was
eba," a considerable interest in the line, but to what extent the
kwltalart allowed him to refuse to reply. But he had no objec.ion,
•IQ b
w, to say that he was to receive an equivalent of 500/. per
0! lbt whether as a ratage nn the passengers, as a capital sum,
the 11,
--aPe of an annuity, he 4 coul not at that moment _ The tube would be about ten inchesd above the rail, so that at
tlk7oo:sings of the public roads the rails must be made lower than
the._ ada• The expense of the bridges at the crossings would be
-"lit so/
thou h • each, but there would be a man at each crossing, and he
*es! t that, considering the rate which the public now required, it
' wer:ecessary to havea man on locomotive lines also wherever there
:Oates to a public read. The stationary engines were to
Itikubeee miles from each other, but he could not positively say
ee sense of these might not be a furlong one way or the
. but if the stationary engines happened to be at the toot of a
it;rer gradient, they would not require an additional engine
efOssin' altbeugh they meant to establish it in all instances of
&The lgoos.
-- Was then cleared for a consideration, as to Whetter
pher,tarnittee should go into the respective reerit..; of
kti'elaild locomotive principles, a. the atmos-
,:•'.. on the readmission of the
Ithe
elish„'avalltslAN declared that the Committee had decided in re-
t:se idence as to the a;,plicability of the atmospheric principle,
tlealir, e qUentlse that Counsel on the opposite side might cross.
veex,„""Mtitla resumed, under the cross-examination of Mr.
larsiieila'e, and produced a diagram on a paper, In the form of a
ellejsai °grain, across one end of which there was a series of strokts
olith,ent to the number of miles between London and Ports-
akiet „and across the other end was a list of the towns
wata
the line, the name of each being placed exactly opposite
'shii,ttice marked at the other (rid. Intermediate there
40,kitseries of lines representing the railway, and a transit line
l'ees llieght Lnagenally across the Other lines in order to show the points
Pik e trains, both lip and down, would pass over the crossing
The trains would be s timed that they would arrive re-
lit i,
.3' at these eeveral points so as to allow each train time to do
%eel, ::4a3 a: the stations, and then conic to the crossing
741:11--eillt1Lhr times
as
not to interfere with each other when
up:or down. Thus it was proposed that the
kosollaing station, should be reached in twelve minutes from
,„,t a rate of 43i miles an hour, thence to Godalming
tstat"l'autes at a rate of 46 miles an hour, thence to Lipprock at
'lf 49 e 9i miles an hour, and thence to Portsmouth at a rate
hp hour an h°ur
; the whole distance being performed
bdi°tte and 3S minutes, at a rate of 45.1 miles an hour, or
LNltt nhg atePpages at 37 miles an hour. It was intended that
nilellL°Uld be four crossing places—one at Dorking, one at
tese. role
•eze ji t,g, One at Lipprock, and another at Rowland's Castle;
.I,ere Were to be more crossing places he could send
te,•
-,a'as than he had alrtady planned, the number of which
Wei `:Y,esent planned at twelve each way, within fifteen hours
alktiCel horn six in the morning till nine at night. He had laid
• geehtrains for the four crossing places, but he could send fif-
' th"wita!, and more than that, but he could not say how many;
ittsde,, vent of alterations in the trains, provision could always
:st ia.rer the alteration. In the event, for instance.tof one train
`a and the other to its time, the delay of five minutes
kitahne,l7 the stations at which the crossing places were
aould give time for the exhaustion of the tube
thQlke!
w ate train was to pass, so as to expedite its progress.
bely were
;., two engines at each station, there would be double
'..;llllsheweest,..the additional power at the crossings, and conse.
Iv -gine which had already performed its functions of
Lalkne train which had arrived to its time, could be made
tiltekt: exhaust the air in the tube over which the late train
k 7; The station engines were to be three miles apart, and
tTleti exhausted one mile and a quarter, which was the
',age '; station in distance, in less than a minute and
alieth he time spent in passing from one crossing-place
er was to be twelve minutes, and the time of
't/t "t the stations five minutes, and as the average distance
ths
an titneef crossing-places was sixteen miles, that would allow
men or any irregularity in the trains. There were to be
Is.
Noi tat ~, d a help at each station, which was a force quite
r`
1,,,T1•
__tbse, 4•1;" work the whole of the trains. If there were to be
We of course there must be an increase in the force to
0"a"I There would also be an increase in the consumption
4144 that was provided for in the estimates.
4tlasi°n
arose between the counsel respecting the right to b!n,tb ag e teak u
there being a doubt as to the precise ape A
" the terenibsotf the resolution, it was decided that Mr.
should proceed, and
,eakee ,uda replied that the longer the tube the greater the
Azaalae
air into the tube, so that there would be three times
41e In three miles in a minute than there would be in
.one
N he leakage was perpetually going on whilst the engines
40%44
..aasion •
11,•e 6.. again arose upon the general question,. in which
cedb,"tritre endeavoured to open the whole subject, but was
tfthehietblr• Alexander and Mr. Austin, and after a statement by
lk,Zilset,tt`u and Mr. Oswald of what their views were of the decision
14.111 /4.1.
ilat-:0; Committee of the House of Commons on the atmos.
.111•140, and after several observations from Mr. Cock-
"( Austin, the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock
t. .1 l'atatio'„latiWhictnating that in the meantime they would decide on
h the arnedLe Counsel had mooted.
API%
GROUP MM.
i4,t,,,,z015rp ON EXTENSION RAILWAY.
iin ,Ltnittee met to-day for the first time, Mr. Granville
I,k
ehair.
tapeNtit opened the case on behalf of this line, which
NN 1.04 to be formed from the terminus of the
sto, (n) Railway, near to the Kensington Canal
nab
near to Cremorne House. The Learned Gen-
' lek t-hlt briefly stated the facts he meant to establish by
Zeato-Snd haying referred to the opposition brought against
Os
1700410,114:ntas
mode of partietransit os, amongn
raei othrs by Mr. Prosser, the in.
' lways, which might be seen
';.,tltea;LWimbledon Common, proceeded to call witnesses.
aPpeared for the Board of the parish of St. Luke's,
alp for Mr. Prosser, and Mr. Merrewether for Lord
.krki rt;
IligitltllliteuePherison said he was engineer to the London and
S,f4f-ailway Company. The object of the proposed ex.
s, Rai--° allow the London and Birmingha•n and the Great
"I es,„lways to have access to the Thames. The present
It4tits," hei.tbanication was exceedingly imperfect. The length
ts_Ne the filty.seven chains. It was an excavation
,NI4 or .BOle distance, averaging from six to ten feet.
kVere the roads crossed would have to be raised;
,111 ;" Richmond, the Fulham, and the King's
-a•
,atett-eangetnents had already been made with the
he The engineering features were all very favour.
itZsdients were slight, and there was only one sharp
• hYheest,.ehains radius. The severest gradient was one in
°relate was 60,000/., and the annual working expenses
latca tt so
N Coe, per cent. on the receipts. The London and
%vets, '‘,Pany had purchased between four and five acres
eeri 114o,k;a4ct 4, b, s- lane and the World's-end-passage, whereon
4inilweejl.e.wharf.
11,4 07 by Mr. MERREWETIIER—About one-third of
14'41er,, e-ord Kcnsington's property. It started near to
Canal, which canal connected with the River
Ittaile:
licalti2 th"Wa—He thought it would be possible to construct
t Kensington Canal, but it would be attended with
LlhsZartoehne bridges would all require to be altered, and the
11,1144'414.0,0n entered into the Thames would not be so good
t.7:ol.l4dsed• '1 he canal at present could only be used at
"lode'• i
~n barges. It was altogether a bad navigation.
oge
rnaneger of the London and Birmingham
4:0144 Cone,edes 1.0 the qaalitity of goods brought up the line to
"oodt: stilt of all the goods thus brought were taken on
Mea• The extension was very much needed to
tlttsy e the traffic
hhithalt 14e•Th.ompson, the Secretary of the West London,
711.1:4
tooritilhsae
poiteiat
of ground
esvuenrde i nt
Chelsea,pro re progress hdrtebeatyeLaertsdaKeoenlsoine g ttohie,
lisstletielXtension two years ao.
21144•tehttes ease for the Bill.
liZetilaYs k addressed the Committee on behalf cf the Board
' 4t the the Parish of St. Luke against the Bill, on the
ot, est raie_
"raY Would interfere with the roadway and
‘ttie,L'ltell„"e kinks of the Thames.
'elicitor to the Chelsea Improvement Act, gave
• .
eCt, when the Committee adjourned.

1000
ob,4° a GROUP P.
,titr - WALES ILAILIWAY.
et pl," mitt
~te reassembled at the usual hour this morning, and
1t eeded to business.
,li4 41,4 11t
t:;IPII resumed the examination of Mr. Birkland. He
titeNie atnount of iron annually exported from Newport
ii coal erithi3,
I,lk, s. 000 , but during the last year it was 220,000 tons,
4.ll)eaalitoo4 i°oo tons. Great quantities of timber and char-
%titli;- tO el' ced in Herefordshire, and those articles were very
\!,* thin
ak, as eon g and manufacturing districts. The timber, at
Itki 944 taohth yeYed down the Wye into Monmouthshir,e, aned
hieteht4tltY ebfanch 'would be of great use in its conv,..yan.e .
, to °-
fa
th d ' the Merthyr districts
SYt, c,. at was produce in
04444 .glir for exportation, amounted to 18,000 tons
litattitteehie trade was rapidly increasing. A `great
ttat widen . 4 on ores from Newport and Cardiff.
lcst4ildift;tint,agrteultural produce existed. both at Newport
h . n the exception that at Cardiff a greater tiathe
kit‘ta Itri:Ute' vrodu
and fro be.
-,tliiti i•ol ar,„, -cc. The imports and exports to
414 ekk-allY. -•,,' Gloucester and Cardiff amounted to 89,000
illtk,tli'tok:"° intercommunication between Glamorgatishire
fik.) tabe e and Monmouthshire was, very considerable,
\ 444 "hrne e •
through those districts was
-404 t able 0 a railroad
INN Iler ,„. The valley of Neath abounded in minera p
kt*s. eat eeligi4e;te chemical works in the neighbourhood, which
a
'it), to Nth. able quantities of acids. There was
114 ot . With' thuP the Neath valley, which would corn-
%illetal:teal us: Pr°PoSed railway. The aggregate quan:
All able "41 0f d amounted to 150,000 tons annually.
)t.l'e le fato,: he Neath district amounted to 5,000, and a
oh Po
liill'llt.'r on also existed between Cardiff and Neath.
kttiti-gt.t° Sisat'rnes_ that were consumed in South Wales were im-
.-ett,vtltrattitsea ; the consumption was fully three-fourths of
IltZtFi, t 04,. 4%0.43' c°rlsurned in Great Britain. The value of the
44114.1,4i*,°4111nee'ead,,at about 2,000,000/. Some of the copper waslehx;
,Illii4alt 01.°4 of a r4.ets, and to Bristol, Liver,iool, and London.
,741;ea
~the „htall'Aray would afford very great facility for the
,1401. ttring,Per• A large number of persons frequented
ilqpi'ooo Ailie ~ the
rtitnmer months, for the purpose of sea.-
tk, tb_tif tor,:;rual consumption of oal at Swansea amounted
rt;'::als ~:td
iit would be a convenient port for the exp rta-
-I,b tilt 40:11„ghout feland• A great interchange of prouuce
N,llt, e ki ,uoo tons `'lo whole of the South Wales district, amount-
ahl,42hlorri wk. annually, and lie knew of no other locality
111, illi al: a raii"lch se much needed the facilities for convey-
-4,hlp4atle ' the Za3: would afford. The metallic productions
440 Qt,i,, etikhilie
~. strlcts which the line traversed were very
tttibi4nantiy of tin plates manufactured last year
h'iii titlso4)ateit " 7,000 and o 8 000 tons, the value ot which,
't 44 . titles at
°1 li,,r - '
Iti,e•tire, Of hi_._., . ton, was about 800,000/. Consider-,
1, 11 ~ u in h:K ttu, spelter, and copper ore were also
illsilN ivsntnetteed the yieinity of the line. The quantity
40 t , *OOO ng the last year amounted to
atltStitiloo;'42,i! \a:14:0020,00 tons, which, being.estimatedatthect
~,,,',' of )1' hese eat °: -}./. tier ton, would yield a result ,
t‘►4ltia 11,41. 014
~.,. tolations had all been taken from the
1414, 40; 'lily in w'neil gave only a low average, and they would
0°,4 5 e.,,., creased Burin
t' 00 tir i',tre ing the present year. The toital
ti
%., ,N)0, ~t ,„ "al Produce, exclusive of coal, taking tie
0 tio'',-sr. amounted to between 9,000,0001. and
rt
olotfeliceoisanit,:tion in saying that, in his opinion,
rots
I,a
i. i.ltt' ,I!..4%tacwOat t:it,:h:eadr,t rnsa
uth Wales. wouideb,e,carried by
stfil'hl;44l '''''''ci iaPePearea t" Yea,':‘coe v.tals inl' enxelo. n 'behalf of the
% Pit -4t,b' WasPa„:', was abotitlilo. scerossi.eexat mine the last wit-
taAtitaatto
o°.r, ivhoe.trnPted by
tait „.._:4,tie_
.oen.ied the right of C,itritel to cross examine
It, re.Zl dl feral Points.
stil'utta,e_ussion tLe r,)(rn was ordered to be clot, ed, and
4,t1,, sL44lsi4r:
se„N;" '0 Le ~said that th.
at -4 *hi eh
.--, Committee were of opinion that Mr.
4eltl
thou)ich o,_ '" In his cr ss-examination to the parti-
boset.. -.reted the
'' C °ler hot be . Company for whom he appeared,
1)11 ott.,_ the. at liberty to enter generally into all the
Aid tho
-'44llvaa. "cztor':?ceed with his crone-emairination.
s'eXara4led-illortly by Mr, Lew on behalf
N