The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-20 00:00:00

Sub. Committee, No. 2.

The Committee, consisting of Sir John Y. Buller, Chairman,
Mr. Yorke, Mr. Childers, Mr. Aldham, and Mr. Kemble, re-as.
se:nbled this morning in Committee-room, No. 9.

The Committee had before them the petitions of the following Bills,
namely : —The Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction
Railway.(No. 2), the Newport and Ponty.Pool Railway (for additional
provisiot ). The Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway
(for additional provision)—the Brighten, Lewes, and Hastings
Railway (Hastings, Rye, and Ashford Extension)--London and
Brighton Railway ( Wandsworth Branch)—North British Railway
(for additional provision)—Preston and Wyre Railway (for addi.
tional provision)—and the Southampton and Dorchester Railway
(for additional provision).
The Committee took the unopposed petitions first.
In the case of the Newport and Pontypool Railway, the Com-
mittee decided that the standing orders had not been complied with.
BIRKENHEAD, MANCHESTER, AND CHESHIRE

JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Mr Pritt appeared as the agent for this Bill.

Mr. LANG took an objection to the notices which had been given
to the effect that part of the original intention ior which the
notices had been given had been abandoned, and therefore the
whole notices were vitiated,

Group L.
GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH
RAILWAY.

The inquiry into the merits of this railway was resumed this
morning before the Committee ; Mr. B. Denison, Chairman.
Mr. Chitty, a miller of Guildford, was called to show the ad-
vantage to the country around that town which would arise from
the construction of the railway. lie ground about 300 qrs. a week,
chiefly of the Sussex white wheat, though he did use a little foreign
wheat. The only public means of conveyance at present was
by a canal from Godalming to Guildford, which was both slow
and inconvenient. The price of carrying was now Is. ICJ. a
quarter or Ss. Id. per ton. This would probably be reduced on
the formation of the railway, but if it were not the great saving of
time would be very advantageous.
Mr. Lintot, a cattle salesman at Wonersh, stated that a great
number of sheep, lambs, and other live, stock were sent to Go-
dalming and on to London. The cost was about Is. fid. a head for
lambs, and is. for sheep; but, in addition to this, the sheep lost
about albs. in weight, and the lambs 41bs.
Mr. Shutter, of Woolbidding, confirmed the whole of tie evi-
dence of the previous witness.
Mr. Elliott, a maltstcr of Petworth, stated that that town and
neighbourhood suffered great inconvenience from the want of some
means of conveyance from the south. The cost of carriage now from
Chichester to Guildford was as much as 135. a ton, and the
mode of transit was not only expensive, but very slow and incon-
venient. One great advantage derived from the railway
would He the speedy and cheap carriage of lime from a
place called Cocking hill and from about Labbent. That lime
was ready for use, wfile at present the only line they got was from
Denton Hill. The cost of that lime was from SO3 to 90s. a kiln,
a kiln being about fourteen tone; while that from Labbent would
cost little more than 60s. a kiln. All the inhabitants around Pet-
worth were, he might say, in favour of this line of railway.
Mr. Brawn, a farmer in the parish of Petworth—He had been in
the habit of attending the markets to the west of Petworth, it
being the custom of the
.farmers, not only in Petworth, but
all the neighbouring parishes, to buy the ewes in lamb. A
great number of sheep and lambs were sent to Smith-
field—upwards of 4,000 lambs in a year. The cost was as
stated by the previous witnesses. He was assured lha: the journey
now occupied thirty-four hours, and was injurious to
.the
stock, fermors in his neis4lourhood were in the habit ?!