The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-01 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.

TUE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
CASE FOR TILE RAILWAY COMPANIES.
Yesterday on the re-assembling of this committee,
Right lion. Lord liothaen (chairman), Earl tenure, Mr.
Baldock, Mr. E. Stanley, and Mr. West,
Mr. Alexander, Q.C., in a lengthy address, opened the
case in opposition to the British Telegraph Company's bill, on
behalf o(_7 railway companies, on the ground that the 081
sought to invest the promoters of it with power le MOM
compulsoedy upoa any railway or canal in order Ul+,
down telegraphs and apparatus for their own prints Mew
fit. The bill also vol.:wed to empower the poimiltaffi lOW
move either permaaently or temporarily, MINNI•ill• WSW
miaience might require in respect of their works, an ob-
structions and impediments that might mkt es all railways
or canals in the United Kingdom. The railway companim
be repreacuted ,oppoqed the delegaticeationme asownismy
powers to any undertaking as novel sad altigialmiamoolish
Even ti the old Telearaph Cowen had net sziesion if
that company had bees the parties =zealot them uni.
constitutional powers, the woad how
met the message with hosting:l:7l*m pima', if muds"
by the legislature, and drawn into a proesdisM se set bilk
in the petitions before the ottamittee, would sod& thie
British 'Telegraph Company ft haterrupt at their plamee
the tragic upon any railway. end the arrangement of IN
weeks and stations; mod dame Mt bill provided Met tis
=y should ift•isSlMllle Is the MOW to
that might be yet Mir whole eignal tithe
wfisprq, as at pews wadi artessZe to
egageneele Re tibe dianage that MOS be the
Wit Odle la • Ante dip rib.
ilellabs maps' by law vow wow r . mu wet
see wee thew op residulks wee Sea,
iligedied phis it awe moue, se to the gawky
tj they
_oaf& Übe, or as Os We maims et
thiglitorks. Railway eassmass wen liable by
sawn to mike companamiss Are iambs by sesident, bet
it On servants and mamas is a Mal swamp Imo per-
1111111M to denim soak ream it weld be lapsible tar
amrailways to seam the male tom Wary es liremehee
am possoiary loos. The weds tithe enreempry weed
* lia their workmen &NU esterialria et the
a tad that anted& aced be aid limas
a irregular plows. MS it gelreMel to Se
alapsy, weld be alasileil da aelesne Map%
maw there was • vehatary ad aet • eragreisary
mint for thi4Ts. No such powers had bora=
It Mbar to companies, and, if they were granted at
alt, olosai ant pentati to me misdating, hat by mbar
ea
to dints it stare. The Tail. Mewesalle. sad Ber-
yl& aseeept ether 'skyey', hal sinetroseed, at a set of
ter. a telegraph of WM rim GM omit set haw dine
they not eatealled at the radisterbed erjaparat
et their own prepay, and it the premed
powers pared Iles a law thebe would blip=
mliseleas. The SlibMitted that rival tele-
mph a i s yaws, with powers lade-
pendent=disspenmeent Is these si as wimp themselves
waddled area broaveitieree addesage. The tZett
=llof the York, Newcastle, sorkirwick
l subject of sale or lease, but the new
Fsllt twos se to Steel( this prwrolsa valor=
01=1 dos
stafid ottche.it :raaelbovistake =tr. ,
The prepped is the bat which petered to give .
Ws is Mt rellway sensate was wholly 'Illuive„111=
poshased to give esesponathet_ way Are ilimilld doom
although It was the per
dew liiiietrie
telegraph to do little se m damp te the lad et ameba
over which it is carried, bat at the MOM IWO*
their value for telegraphic purpose, le the OWSltabla
would take as an illustration of this Om OM et the mop
alliesat etawasee knows es the Hie\ Lad laliticif lie
Talk, Narreeale, mad Iliewiek Itaiteey seer the A
Idellegh abbe ha cossets' Ikea this wittiest dohs
awe awe amid amp. but the claim of tho sow
SSEgilar we, SalsWiellelly to sew upon that sunstoos,
mil se It warts= eamatige. ad, in fact, do
al Us
ri pager 11111 le alp/ me
Spa et a work that allathea ea "w
Misept it bed
gal as railway maw. get INS 11M11 111,011.
If the principle of giving eampany perater atter ea ail-
was was sanctioned, it wadi in egad/ available for
water companies, its, and Sher compardes to lay their
pipes along the railways Mind owe tam oomi-
nal compensation. a the
measure was to limit the Mlle aes.miaben
of the new company, aa Sidi they inn sew vela in
common with all other joint els& Ilenignam, but Ina a
limitation of liability would be asmehat aid imemblest
with legislative policy, which, bineedile.lll•ll a passim
Of never granting to a conspaaty 11111Npuisly WPM 10
ware legra, mime the emmany porwid bus eispele
sebealpiee eastraet, which ill tit ezin Is ale that
they had hada sufficient to ern sat the
Maparksor proved that rival railways, smog -
mutually or worked at a loss; and so, be il
would be with telegraphs ; and that the weasehliTs=
ing on the subject would be realised—that
hination was possible, competition was not a
The learned counsel having called upon
C.E., Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. R. abloom, &Mr. 3.., and
other gentlemen to give evidence in support Of his GM,
1 committee adjourned at 4 o'clock.