The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN

PL3LIIY3tft :'

Yesterday, in the committee on the new metre.
pohisa railways, the ewe for the Lades sad Blackwell
Railway was owed by Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C.; the oh*
being to empower that company to make fear extensions o
their existing system—the first, a hoed two miles from their
ludo hoe at the Fast el Liu:aheme statics, paean between
the Thames sad the western soda of the Victoria Docks,
thence southward, eastward. and northward, parallel with
the Thames to Menshester-road, with three connective
trendies—cos to the bank of the river at Johnson-street,
the second to the Admiralty works at the Isleof Deep, and
the third to connect the company's extension to Bow at
Stepney with their main line at Limebouse, the works to be
comple.ed within five pan. The other general objects
contemplated are the widening of the comp=
main line, to accouunedate the increasing
on its south aide near the Stepney mutton, the
enlargement towards Mark•lane of their present
termkus at Fenchurchotreet. Additional lands are also to
be taken at the eastward of the Limebouse station, arrange-
ments to be made with the East sod West India Dock
Company with respect to the construction and managemezt
of opening bridges to nary the first railway over their ml.,
and to construct tramways from the other extensions to any
private premiss' at the raver side with the consent of the
owner and road authorities. For these purposes they pro-
pose to raise 250,0001. as new ordinary or preference
capital, sad 80,0001. by mortgage. The sealed and third
extensions wto tended* at the high water mark on the
northern shore of the Maes, one opposite Greenwich
Hospital and the other three glut:ten of a mile lower down
the river, the limits of deviation extending about 100 and
130 yard; into the river. Mr. Peewit thestuirey or, and other
witnesses were examined by Mr. Jobasee and Mr. L. Webb
in favour of the bill, aid which is opposed by the Hoe. Mr.
Liddell sad Mr. Rowed for the East end West ladle Docks.
The committee on the wawa* lines of the Leedom and
South-Western Cowpony is North Devon and on the North
Devoe and Somerset Railway pared the preambles of both
bills, subject to certain te inter se, which will
farm subject-metier for eons. tion upon clauses. Mr.
Baxter, of the firm of Baxter, Ross sad Norton, was
examined at poet length by Mr. V. Harcoart, oe the
merits of the proposed Great Eastern Northern
reetrations Railway. In the sweet of the bill being panted
the company, by means of better gradients this existed
upon other lines, oombised with more economical working
arrangement', would be able to: any male at the rated
a farthing per toe per mils. Mr. rissksy, the banker,
was also examined for the hill. Trade sad segiesering evi-
dence for Lice promoters wetland to oesepy the teen= time
ea the lascashire Delon Railways, Glasgow City Union
Railway, and ea the Dahlia Railway. After taking ed-
am:4,lot the opposition, the committee of the Home of
Lords 'Fasted Me :North Eastern Compsay's proposed erten.
Noes between Doemeter sod Ted. In the oesmittee on
metropolitan subways, Mr. &woos, hydraulic engineer,
was nadir examinatice all day. by lir. Q.C., relative
to the features sad alleged Umbras effects of the proposed
new freer. The wassaittes of which Mr. Gaikell is
chairman concluded its inquiry cm the Belfast Improve.
meat BM, deciding that they weld set mat the preamble,
but that all the padre shoed ease to se no.
the view of Winging in • pobbe bill for the
purpose. Belfast Water BM is withdraws