The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-16 00:00:00

GROUP X.

CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)
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The witness said that at present the persons who conveyed
turf to London occupied about six or seven days in the journey,
and then had but a very precarious mode of disposing of it.
Here some spechnens of the turf were produced, which created
some laughter.

Mr. Stevens, gardener, of St. Ives, deposed that there were
from 1,500 to '2,000 acres of the country in the neighbourhood of
that town under cultivation as gardens, for the produce of vegetables
and fruit of all sorts, which he sent to London for sale. His trade
would be materially increased, and the expense ofcarriage lessened, if
the proposed line were made. He produced a description of summer
pear, which was of a very perishable nature, and had often lost
great quantities of them by the delay on the road. If they could
be sent in one night this loss could not take place. The same ob.
servations applied to other fruits and vegetables of an equally
perishable nature.

Mr. E. Lyons, dealer in wool at St. Ives—Buys about 80 tons of
wool yearly, which he sends to Yorkshire; would send it by the
railway if it were made, and would save about IL 14s. per ton in
the carriage by that mode of conveyance.
Mr. T. Barlow, Director of the Bank of England at Ramsey—
His sons were in business also in that.town ; the roads new leading
to it were not very good; the population was about 4,000.
The proposed railway would very much facilitate the transit of the
goods in which his sons traded, as well as lessen the expense end
distance of conveyance.

Mr. James Thompson, farmer and cattle-salesman at Ramsey—
About 400 sheep and 40 beasts went weekly from Ramsey to St.
Ives and London, half of which number witness himself sent. The
present cost of sending a beast to London from Ramsey was from
10s. to I le., and the journey occupied from six to seven days.
There was an additional expense of 3s. 6d. per head for selling.
Sheep occupied ten days, and the cost was Is. 6d. per head.
Mr. Wittorme, corn merchant and farmer at Ramsey—The
district about that town was remarkable for its agricultural produce.
The roads from that town, north and south, were very bad at
present. A railway between these two points would be of great
advantage for the transit of corn, particularly to the towns of Lynn,
Wisbeach, and Cambridge. The journey from Ramsey to
Cambridge now occupied from three to four days. Often sustained
great injury on the road, during winter, by reason of bad roads.
To the CHAIRMAN-The roads from the east to Ramsey were
also very bad. From Ramsey to March the journey was by a
narrow high way across the Fens.

Mr. Stafford, landowner at Ramsey—There is a great deal more
corn grown in the neighbourhood than is consumed there. There
are about 2,000 acres of wheat grown there in the year. The
present modes of conveyance were very bad and inconvenient both
by land and water. The nearest way was by St. Ives.
Mr. James Jones, land agent to Lord Hardwizk, Sir Henry
Paton, and several others, represents between 30,000 and
40,000 acres in the neighbourhood of Ramsey. Had
been engaged as valuator under the Tithe Commutation
Act. The proposed railroad would pass through a very
fertile district, by which a great quantity of land would be
brought into an improved state of cultivation by drainage, &c
The roads to the west of Ramsey were very bad. Those to the
east were much better.

At the conclusion of the witness's examination, the Committee
adjourned, at three o'clock, to twelve on Monday.

THE SHERIFFS' DINNER TO THE

JUDGES.

On Saturday the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex
gave a most splendid entertainment to the Judges, at Gird-
ler's-hall, Basinghall-street. Amongst the company were
Lord Denman, chiefjustice of the Queen's Bench ; Chief
Baron Pollock, the Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. Masterman,
M.P. for the City of London, several of the Sergeants-
at-Law, and other members of the bar, of the Alder-
men and Common Councilmen, and of the clergy.
After the customary honours had been paid to the
Queen, the Queen Dowager, Prince Albert. and the rest
of the Royal Family, upon the proposition of the Sheriffs,
who alternately officiated,
Sheriff and Alderman SIDNEY said he felt great plea-
sure in giving the health of the Lord Bishop of Llandaff,
who was so distinguished a representation of the talents
and virtues of the Church. The Sheriffs were, he as-
sured the company, most proud of the honour done them
by the eminent prelate, whoseexample was so admirably
calculated to exalt the moral and religious character of
the people.—(Cheers.)
The Lord Bishop of LLANDAFF rose to return thanks,
as the principal representative present of the Church to
which the toast referred. he felt that the ministers of
the Church deserved the acknowledgments offered by
the Company to their zeal and exertions. It was with
sincere pleasure he bore testimony to the improved con-
duct of the clergy.—(Cheers.) They had greatly im-
proved, and were stilt improving, and it was to that ad-
vance in improvement he attributed the cordial respect
with which they had been treated of late years by the
people. He remembered when, about 10 or 12 years
ago, a very different feeling was exhibited toveards them,
and it was no inconsiderable consolation to him to per-
ceive the change, because he was justified, not only in
drawing an inference from it in favour of the character
of the people, but in considering it a manifestation of a
corresponding influence upon the conduct and character
of the clergy.—(Cheers.) He recollected the time when,
in passing Temple-bar, he witnessed evidences of an im-
pression towards his brethren of the Church greatly at
variance with that which he now felt so much gratifica-
tion in describing, and he trusted that by persevering in
the great cause of religious instruction, and strengthen-
ing it by their example, and confining themselves within
the proper sphere of their duties, they should, through
the blessing of God, still more effectually attract to
themselves the respect and veneration of the people.
Sheriff and Alderman HUNTER proposed the "Health
of Lord Denman, Chief Baron Pollock, and the other
members of the Bench." It gave him, he declared, high
gratification to introduce to the company names of such
distinguished character connected with the administra-
tion of the laws of the country. When he mentioned
the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, he was
sure he addressed himself to the unanimous sympathy
of those around him.—(Cheers.) He had enjoyed the
honour of knowing that excellent and eminent individual
before the Noble and Learned Lord's attainment of the
high situation which he filled, so much to his own credit
and so much to the service of the community; and he
spoke the language of the whole country when he said,
that never had that distinguished office been held by a
person more highly qualified.—(Cheers.) Of the Chief
Baron, whose connexion with the City of London was
also of long standing, they could all speak in terms of
similar admiration.—(Cheers.)
Lord Chief Justice DENMAN begged to assure the
Company that his Learned Brother and himself enter-
tained the highest sense of the compliment which had been
in so flattering a manner passed upon them. They felt it
not so much in consequence of any personal claims they
might be supposed to have, as from the pride they enter-
tained in representing their Learned Brethren who were
unavoidably absent, and to whose merits so well deserved
a tribute had been paid. They felt proud to acknowledge
that in their endeavours to perform the duties which they
were called upon to fulfil, they received the warmest sup-
port from the magistrates of London.—(Cheers.) It
would be improper, on such occasions as the present, to
omit the opportunity which presented itself, of expressing
his feeling towards the City of London, to which he
had, as it were, served his apprenticeship, and to his con-
nexion with which he owed the elevated situation
in which he had the honour of being placed, and
his rank and station in society.—(Loud cheers.) He
never allowed any occasion, on which he could express
his deep obligations to the City of London to pass, with-
(out in the most grateful manner making that acknow-
ledgment, and he should seize every future opportunity
of testifying his sincerity. Ile regretted that he did not
see at this splendid banquet more of his Learned Brethren,
but he knew that they were enjoying the holidays, to
which they were so well entitled, and which their one-
rous labours rendered so necessary. In their name, and
in his own behalf, be returned thanks for the honour
Just passed in the toast.—(Cheers.) He should leave it
to his Learned Brother, the Chief Baron, to address the