The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

THE E-XPREgg, PIITTYAW: !EVENING, APRIL; )21,

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOT= RAH.WAT.--.
Yeatentay the committee on the proposed DOW metropolitan
railways nessemidad, whoa counsel and meets for the pro-
mote,* of the Loodint, Chatham, sod Dover Railway Com-
pany's (No, 1) Bill stated that the opposition of the Metro-
politan, Greet Weirton, Totteobent sad Farriagrarastrest
Railway Companies, cad that of the corporation of Loedou
had bees withdrawn, and agreed to be reeds a matter of
mutual scoommodatiOn upon clauses. The bill proposed to
I constitute as a upstate undertekieg, to be called "the
City lines undertaking • of the Ludes, Chatham, arid
Dover Company so mach of the railways to the north of
Einletrest, Blackfrian, authorised in 1860 as part of the
City notion of the Metropolitan axtenaiona, as the corn.
coLltheir
rised to
ahasdon,d bill of the prism! esseireso;
riamay not
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to
the north of Earintrest which may lie authorised by that
bill. For this separate undertaking the company are
to have • City Imes capital of 1,000,0001. in new
shares oe stock, and power to borrow 333,30131., the Great
Northern contributing 3110,0001., to be entitled to a dividend
of 11. 15e. half-yearly, recoverable in case of deficiency is
the City lines by distress and entry oo any other undertaking
of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Traffic
arrangements are to be made with the Great Northern sad
Metropolitan, and the London, Chatham, and Dover COO-
posy are further to be empowered to raise by the bill
1,500,0001. by mound shares, 1864, as edditional capital in
their general uudertaking. and 500,000/. by mortgage of that
undertaking, also 1,600,0001. by Metropolitaa Etna.
siou New Shares, 1864, as additional capital in their Metro-
politan Extensions, and 533,0001. by mortgage of these
exteosioes. • The committee directed the bill to be re-
ferred for further consideration to the committee
on unopposed bills, over which Mr. Massey presides
The committee then, after considerable discussion *mugs
counsel as to the ordo rerum, determined on taking in rota-
tion the bills of the Metropolitan Railway (for additional
powers), Midland Railway (St. Pancras Branch and other
purposes), and London, C
Chatham, sod Dover (No. 2), Bill.
Upwards of half an hour was occupied in receiving appear-
ances of opposition and petitions of various railway cern-
ponies and other parties to these three undertakings, slier
which the case was opened of the
RITEOPOLITAY RAILWAY (ADDMONAL POWILIA).—Mr.
Coleridge, Q.C., who appeared for the promoters, after
reviewing the history of-the Metropolitan Railway, stated
that the object of that company iu their present application
to parliament was to make a abort line near Kies's-cross
to connect their main line with a proposed branch from the
enthralled extension to Lianan of the Midland Railway,
to alter portions of the existing ooesaxicss with the Great
Northern Railway, and to widen the has of the company
at the westward of the Edgware•road *taboo. The Midland
Railway would thus be brought into propinquity and juoc-
tion with the Metropolitan Railway at Eings-cross,
have the same facilities there as the Great
Northern. It was also proposed to alter and improve
the junction with the Metropolitan by reducing the curves
and making the junction in an open cutting iosteed of a
tunnel. Oilier powers were sought in coonexion with the
Finsbury Extension, eo as to enable Uncommon to exercise
for extended periods of three years the powers of taking
land for, and of completing the rail ways authorised by the
linabury•circus Exigence Act, 1861, and to change the
security for the completion of the extension to Finsbury-
circus from a deposit of 32,0001. liable to a forfeiture, to a
penalty of 501. per day. The money powers sought are the
raising of 450,0001. by ordinary new or preference capital,
and 150,0001. by mortgage or debenture stock. The bill
was opposed on divers grounds by the Great Northern,
London, Chatham, and Dover, Metropolitan Board of
Works, end St. Pancras Vestry, relative to the stoppage of
streets, Greed Junction Canal, and by Mr. Cooke, a land-
owner. Mr. Fowler, the engineer of the line, and Mr.
Johnston, his assistant, wen examined in favour of the
proposed improvements, and the case for the promotes
having closed, the committee decided on taking that for the
opponDg interests this day.
The committee oe the competing lines of the Midland
Railway (Chesterfield to Sheffield), and the Sheffield, Ches-
terfield, and Staffordshire Railway, after hearing Mr. V.
Haroonit, rejected the latter bill, and framed that promoted
by the Midland company. The Farnham, Aldershot, and
Woking junction, was withdrawn. The Mayor of Cedilla,
Mr. Can, Mr. Jeep, C.E., and other witnesses were called
in favour of the Carlisle Citadel-station branch of the North
British railway. Further evidence for the promoters was
adduced io the committee on the Bristol Port and Channel
Docks, and in those on the Mersey Docks, Belfast Improve-
ment, and Nottingham Gas, of which latter Sir L
Bridges is chairman.
In the Lords, a committee consisting of the Duke of
Richmond (chairman), Lord Walsingbam, Lord Pomfret,
Earl of Lucao, and Earl Home, 'assembled to consider the
merits of the Flintshire Railway. lloylake Railway Red-
rush and Falmouth Junction Railway, Holy well' Rail-
way, Wandsworth and Fulham-bridge, Albert Bridge and
approaches, Aldboro Pier and Railway, Much Weolock and
Severn Junction and Weolock Railway Companies Amalga-
mation. The case for the Flintabire Railway was first
taken, the object being the ociestructimi of a reticulation of
short railways in the county, one of eight miles between
Hawarden and Holywell, thence of five miles to Whitford,
and other lateral hoes, to nibs 300,000/. and 100,0001. by
lean. Witnesses were examined by Mr. Salisbury and Mr.
Jones to show the openings that existed for developing
the mineral riches of the district by means of nil way
commuoication at present only partially supplied, and the
committee &ripened. The money power bill of the Great
Northern sod Western of Ireland for arrangement of
capital passed unopposed, in the committee of which Lord
' Llanover is chairman, and the second bill of that company
was also passed, the oornmittereexpreseing a strong opinion
that every possible public accommodation should be afforded
in connexion with the • the line over the Shannon.
The Newry and Armagh Extension and Newry and
Greener, Bills wannest considered and adjoinned tothis day.
I The proposed improvement and enlargement of their basin
and works at Limehonse by the Regent's Canal Company
was heard in the Duke of Devonshire's committee, Mr.
Thomas, general manager of the undertaking, being ex-
stained.
I ADOLMON or CITY or LONDON Baotraa' Bosco.—
' Yesterday a committee of the Hones of Commons (Mr.
. Evans chairman) met to consider a bill introduced into the
house for the abolition of the charges on broken bonds.
Mr. Phino. Q.C., informed the committee that the bill pro-
. posed to abolish the payment of an annual fee of 5 guineas
from brokers to the eorporation of the City of London in
I consideration of their license to practise as broken, and
also to abolish the necessity of their entering into bonds.
The custom was as old as Queen Anne, but that did not
justify the amercemest which it was calculated would entail
I a loss of 5,0001. per annum to the corporation funds.
Aldermen Carden, Fiords, and Lusk, Mr. T. Haakey, M.P.,
Mr. W n, M.P., Mr. C. Ewing, M.P., Mr. Crane (Qty
I Renierner), and Mown. Buckley, Modem, sad Rigg
• were examined in favour of the bill. Mr. Hope Sett, (ix.,
having been heard for the corporatiou in oppcwitioo, the
committee passed the bill.