The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday two new committees assembled ; the
first consisting of Mr. Wood (chairman), Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Western, Mr. Legh, and Mr. Getty, to consider the projects
12rfor railway extension in the south-west of Eng-
ida. :—Andover and Redbridge, Isle of Purbeck, Sea-
ton and Beer. Farnborough and Aldershott, Southampton
and Netley, West Drayton, Staines and Woking Junction.
The two first bills were taken, that of the Andover and Red- I
bride for transferringit to the London and South Wen-
ere, beim opened by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and opposed on be-
half of the London and South Western by Sir F. Slade, Q.C.,
and Mr. Wilkinson, who also appeared to promote the I
second bill for the London sod South Western and Andover
sad Redbridge Railways, the object being the construction
of new lines, together with the lease at the Andover and
Redbridge line. The committee, after hearing the
case, passed the bill of the London and South
Western, and subsequently nettled the clauses. The
other committee—consisting of Mr. Scourfield, chair-
man, Mr. Blencowe, Mr. Tretnets, Mr. Lygon. and Mr. H.
E. Grenfell—met on the following measures connected with
the lake district :--Cleveland Railway, Cockermouth, Kes-
wick, and Penritb, Cockermouth and Workington, Farness
and Midland, Kesdel and Dleastoue, North Eastern and
Stockton and Darlington, North Eastern (Newcastle and
Starbeek), West Hartlepool, Whitehorse, Cleator, and
Evemout, Furness and Barrow Harbour Commissinnen.
The ease for the Cleveland Railway, who seek for en exten-
sion of 3 years to complete their line and to raise an addi-
tional capital of 75,0001., was opened by Mr. Calvert, Q.C.,
Mr. Trevor and other witnesses being examined by Mr.
Price, Q.C., and Mr. Millburn. Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., sought
to establish a locus stand), in opposition, for the Stockton
aid Darlington Railway, but the committee refund it, and
went on with the practical merl' of the measure, and with
the examination of Mr. Bell, the Mayor of Newcastle. In
Mr. Hassers committee on the intended extension of the
Midland into London, Mr. Allport, the traffic manager, and
Mr. W. H. Barlow, the engineer of the company, were
under examination all day relative to the commercial
neeeielty and constructive features of the line. The Nor-
wich Poor Amendment and Whittle Dean (Newcastle)
Waterworks are still proceeding in those committees.

Ter LANCASHIRE OPEZATIVIE AND THZ ROYAL
MARRIAOI.—An announcement baa been made that the
law:whim operatives will assemble in Stememomequare,
Manchester, at 11 a.m. on the 10th instant, when they will
publicly thank the American people for their
ld, generous rifts
Weught by the ships Hops, George Griswoand Achilles.
A procession will afterwards be formed; its head will be
thaws a figure of Britaania, holding in her right band the
Union Jae*, in her left band the beacon of Freedom. Fol.
=LI;a proper diatoms will be models of the three
shim filled with pound loaves made from Americas
Boer, and in the centre of each boll will be placed allegorical
figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity. The will
terminate with a model of the " paste " which
will be the oat, firework.

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