The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN

rauiraMEAT'

The additional powers bill of the London,
Brighton, sad South Coot Railway wee takers yestordoy
in Lord Siasley's committee. Ita object, as stated by Mr.
Hops Scott (counsel for this promoters), Is fora Imes of
short 000ssctiog railways,'sight la umber. The fink, milled
the South Loodon Railway and Horse Hill Jnoction, is to
owner the company's authorised lines at Peckham and
Knight's Hill by a lira of two miles. The Peckham sad
Brixton Junction will unite the Brighton Company's lira
with the Loodon,Challsam, and Dover at these pima. la
additioa to these there are two short brander called ths
New Tooting Branch mad the West Wham and Croydon
Junction. The Croydon Central Railway will Ices so en-
tension of the South Croydon lino into Um Bt.-
street, Croydon. Arias lino of two miles will
smite the Lewes sod Uckliald line with the Brighton
and Lewes at tits latter town, and the Ford Jo/trios
will unite the Litikkonaptoo line with that between
Polborougir and Ford. It ia lorthinrropossd to soqidro addi-
tional lands for the
don
of ths Brisklayers' Ansa
station, sad sear their doa sad Balboa-hill Ilse at
Croydon. The stun required or the proposed railway, sad
works is 390,0301. by new mdinary or preference Aims,
sad 130,0001. by loin. The river Ouse will be crowed by
bridges three times shove Lewis. Omani widow* in
favour of the cm occupied the attention of the osnimittee.
In the other committee on proposed now Loudon and ash-
urine railways, the bill for the Metropolitan Railway
Company's Notting-hill and Brampton Extession was
passed; and Mr. Phuin, Q.C., set forth the merits of the Me-
tropolitan sod St. John, • wood Railway. TIN Ibis proposes,
will, • capital of 300,630 i. in sham, sod 99,0301. loss, to
make a line of two miles twenty-Dias chaise from a point
ander pound near the Bohm street stalker of the Metropo-
Man F.ailway, pusibg udder cud along Park-road, over the
Rweat's Canal on the west side of that road, sloeg sad
under Wellies-too-road and the Finaltierroad to the
ratios of that ammo on the Hampstead Junction
Railway. The company seek to be authorised to
cornet with the Metropolitan, London and North
Weatera,and North Looks, with merest to the working of
the its., bat are not to be required to convey " hoary
goods." The cam was elaborated in 'wider* by Mr. Cole-
• sad Mr. Richards.
Damson brought the claims of the reposed Osatral
Wales arid Staffordshire Juoctiou Railway brim that cam-
mitts*. It proposes to make Dino broach railways is the
district. the principal one of 36 miles in a continnoos lino
from a junction with the liniglitoo Railway to the Bridq-
north stalk, of the Serra Valley Railway, sad themes to
the West Midland at Godley, with a capital of 600,0001.,
and 200,0001. loan ; also to make arrangements with ten
other companies. The learned corm' we. about to call
gridiron in support of his is.., when lit. Burke, for the
Gnat Western, objected that the prounotors lad so locus
standi before the committee, imam& as they had not
deposited the amended plans for their limp required by the
Seleet Committee os S' Aidiog Orders. The committeo,
after remaining in debt irstion for some time, postpaid
their decision on oho subject to this day.
The use foe the North Devon and tionasnot Railway, for
a Inn 42 miles from Taunton, rasing by Milvartoa,Wivr
Inroad* Bamptoo, Duiverton, and South Moho.. to Barn-
staple, and throe of 10 miles to the harbour of Ilfraosmbe,
on trod or 'arrow page, or both, capital 650,0601., loan
216,0001., was proceedia& when the committer suggested
an adjournment. to *sable the promoten to cease to some
arrangement with the competing project for North Devon,
by Us* Londonaod Bar as k Wasters Railway.
proposed
beard Mr. Richards for the Ens Valley Railway,
for a contioom Ike of 22 mike from the Rarer and Cre-
ditoo, at Nartos St. Ores, by west of Tiverton no Delver-
ton : widows in favour of which consumed the rewinds
of the alias.
The proceedior before the committees as the Great
Eastern Northam J unction Railway' sod Lao/shire Union
Railways consisted of 'rider, as to coal and other heavy
traffic.

Ih@ onsamittee cm the sompsting railways far the sly of
Dublin are still occupied with the merit@ of them rammust,
and the cossideestios of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Com-
pany's ben ie sell unooncluded. Mr. Rae was exasnised is
the Belfast Improvonsiwt Oossmittes. wad Masers. Ilinnass
sad Bradley on the bill for the Laden Sabers
Another committes of the Hoses of Io Burl Am-
herst (chairman), Lord Vaal of Hanowdsa. Lords Omlio.
amiss, Ilcitester, and Bolger —sank cosoidered sad puma
the transfer bill of the Booth Yorkshire and Row Dos
Oseapany, and for a branch of out mile tram their Basally
Osal Railway to the Itiellaad.
The bill for the Holborn Valley Improvement we. Less 6
sod clauses in favour of the opponents of ikeettled,
Stradbroke's committee.