The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yeaterdaythree more committees of the Commons
commenced their inquiry into the groups of new railways I
proposed to supply the Somerset and Bristol distrivte, trie
Brighton and South Coast, in conjunction with intended
termini in the West-end and City centres of the metropolis,
and also in the Welsh Coast district. In the first, Mr.
Scholefield (chairman), Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Hopwood, lir.
Lawson, and Mr. Leader, had before them the following
undertakings :—Bristol and North Somerset, Elanterset Coed,
Berke and Hants Extension, Bristol and Exeter, Bristol and
Portishead Pier, Stonehouse and Nailswortb, Teign Valley,
Bristol Junction, Midland (new lines in Bristol). Mr. Phinu,
Q.C., opened at considerable length the case of the Bristol
and North Somerset Railway, by which it is proposed to con-
strict aline from the &menet and Dorset Central Railway
at or near Rommel to the Midland Railway and the Great
Western Railway at Bristol and Radatock, with bounches
therefrom toCamerton, in all eightdistrict extensions on both
the broad and narrow gauge, to raiae 300,0001. in shares, and
to borrow 160,0001., with power to make egreementa with
the Somerset and Dorset, and traffic arrangement' with
other railways. Evidence in favour of the promoters of the
measure was taken by Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., and Mr. Clarke. I
The second committee coosinted of Mr. A. Mills (chairman),
Sir E. Grogan, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Caird, and Mr. Blake,
the bill before them being that proposed by the London,
Brighton, and South Coast, for their proposed extensions in
Surrey and at Battersea, the abandonment of certain lines,
sad diversion of St. Thomas-street and Nest-street, South-
wark. Mr. Merewether, Q.C., hating opened the case I
and adduced the evidence, the committee passed the
preamble of the bill, and will resume the consideration of
the clauses to-day. The committee on the Welsh Coast
lines consisted of Lord Stanley (in the chair), Mr. Collins,
Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Babies, and Mr. Some*. They took the
case of the A berystivith and Welsh Coast Railway, for the
construction of a variety of local lines sod other works too
numerous to mention, to raise 240,000 f. and borrew 50,0001.
Mr. Denison, Q.C., and Mr. Phinn, Q.C., stated the ease in
detail for the promoters of the measure, which is op-
posed by Mr. Serpent Belles* Q.C., Mr. Wilkinson,
and Mr. Webster for the Fcetiniog and other railways ; and
' General Tottenham, far. Piercy, the engineer of the line,
' and the Lord• Lieutenant of the county of Merionethshire
were the witnesses examined in its favour. In the corn-
' mittee of which Mr. Scholefield is chairman the bill of the
Cleveland Railway was passed, and the consideration of the
clauses adjourned until Wednesday next. Mr. Denison,
M.P., chairman of the Great Northern Railway, and Mr.
Leith, its deputy manager, were examined at considerable
length upon the merits of the proposed extension of the
Midland Railway into London. Mr. Mammy, chairman of
ways and means and of unopposed bills, sat for the first
time and passed the preamble, of the Berke sad Hants Bail-
nay Extension; Newtown and Machynleth Railway (for
further capital); Vale of Llangollen Railway; Inverted.
and Aberdeen Junction Railway; Glasgow Gas; Leeds Gas;
sod Dungarran Harbour, Markets, and Improvement.. In
the committee on miscellaneous undertakings the preamble
of the Accringtoe Gee and Water Bill, sad that of the
Sowerby-bridge Loed Bard Bill, opened by Mr. Hope Scott,
Q.C., were mused ; and the bill of the Wlaittledean (New-
castle) Water Company was passed on condition that there
should be no alteration in the present rates. Mr. Pagut,
Q.C., summed up the whole case of the Norwich Poor
Amendment Act, and after the reply to-day the cam.
mitt*, will give their decision.

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