The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, in Lord Staple 's committee on the
metropolitan railways, Mr. Scott Russell, the engineer, was
examined at coosiderable length against the proposed Ex-
tension of the Loudon and Blackwell Railway down the
river le the Isle of Dogs ; and Mr. Johnson and Mr. Round
baring been heard upon the whole ease, the committee,
after dehberatioo, decided that so much of the bill as pro-
posed an extension of the main line from the Limehonse
station. pusing haloes° the river Thames and all astern
ends of the Ws
India Docks and in continuance to the
Isle of Doge, was not proved, as it was calculated to inter-
fere with and be injurious to the dock and river navigation
tzaffic. The committee approved, however, of those other
portions of the company's application to asleep the Few
churchatreet tannic= towards Mark-lane, to widen the
main line on ire south aide sear the Stacey slattern, to take
additional lands eastward of the Linehan, station, and for
other purposes. The committee of which Mr. ticholelleld
is chairman. aproved and passed the re-committed bill of
City
the Glasgow Union Railway ; and Mr. Marewetier,
Q.C., subseqeently called attention to the mu of the
proposed Glasgow and North British Railway, in favour of
which be stated that there were no fewer than forty-sin
petitions, including twenty from corporation., three from
chambers of commerce, and twenty-three from raiscellantions
mereantile interests. The engineering evidence of Mews.
Hawkahaw, Fowler, and Stephenson engrossed the aka-
lion all day of the committee on the Great Eastern
Northern Joanna. Railway. The opposition of the
South Devon Railway newt the proposed Teign Valley
Railway was takes in that committee, Mr. Woolwich*,
the chairman of the South Devoe, and other witnesses
being examined by Mr. V. Reread and Mr. Clarke. The
hearing of the St. Helen's Railway was continued. Evidence
was taken in favour of the Drayton Junction for extension sad
connecting railways of twenty-sift miles from the Shrews-
bury and Crane line of the London and North Willieril
to Market Drayton, theme to the Shropshire Union,
near Stafford, and Whitchurch, to raise 300,0001. by sew
shares, and 100,0001. by loan; Mr. Nem, the engineer
being examined by Mr. Salisbory. Mr. Davison examinedwitnesses fur the Brecon sad Merthyr Railway Bill, to
enable them to make enedry exteciskes in comexica with
their Romney Railway, to revue 180,00 W. es new
ordinary or preference capital, sad 60,0001.
mortgage of their separate undertaking. Mr.by ,
Conybere was examined on the engineering.
' The committee decided that the Taff Vale bad no locus
staodi against the bill, bat allowed Mr. Weida to arose
examinee on behalf of the Ramsey Railway. Sir W. Rowell,
Mr. Altar% and others were examined at greet length by
Mr. Grippe concerning the merits of the East Gloucester-
shire Railway, who propose various branch railways of 40
miles aggregate in that district, in connexion with the
Witoey sod Wonted and London and North Western Rail-
ways, with an additicoal capital of 000,0001., sad 200,000/.
lean. The Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway still engages
the attention of Mr. Belle's committee. The kills eoe-
sidered and passed in Mr. Musey's committee Melo& those
of the Chariogerees Railway, Nantwich and Market Drsy-
ton. Salop Fire Somerset sad Dorset (Cheddar Valley sad
Yatton and abates Mallet), Themes Embankment
(South &del, Weald of Seat Railway, W scum Valley,
Weshisiester Palace Hotel (to make arrangements with the
lediseffioe), Tooting, Mertoo, mod Wimbledon Railways.
Ulventa Gas, Monkland Railways, West Soma Railway.
A committee of the Houle of Lords, Earl Deem, chairman,
sad Lords Polwarth, Dummy, Abercrombie, sad Vivian,
further considered the proposed extension of the Great
Northern Railwaßaroet, for further lands at their
goods' depot at King's-cross, and to raise 200,0001., and
passed the bill. The for the Bedford and Cambridge,
and Ely, Haddenhass, sad Sutton, went thrash Lord
Redesdale's committee.
BORROWING, YOWLIS or RAILWAT COCO-
mitts., consisting of Earl Glanville, president of the coun-
cil, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Steward, and Lords
Airlie, Maclesteld, Pow* Delmore, Dououghmore, Wade-
house, Redesdale, Stanley of Aide/ley, Daddy, Over-
state, Chelmsford, and Tanaka assembled to maids( the
question as to what legislative measures an desirable for
the porpoise of restraining the directed of railway wow
niee from exceeding the limits fixed by their acts of parlia-
ment, and from evading those predates of their arta of
parliament which require that certain portions of their
authorised capital shall be subscribed and paid op before
their borrowing powers an coma into operation ; and also
to inquire what marine can be given to the holders of de-
bentures as to the validity and legality of the issue of such
bonds.

ifirtOrOLITAS SCBRAYS 00311IITTir. —Yesterday, after
henries Mr. Denison, Q.C., Mr. Won, Q.C., Mr. Bodicell,
and Mr. Wilkins, on the whole case, the committee, of which
Sir B. Leightoo is chairman, intimated that they had agreed
to approve of the preamble of the bill, in terms to the
effect that, whereu subways had been conatructed, or were
proposed to be constructed, is four streets of the metro-
polis via., liiingetreed, Covest-gardes, Southwark-street,
Thames Embankment-street, and the new street from
Blackfriars to the Manioc-house, by the Metropolitan
Board of Works, cod, in order top t inconvenience to
the public by the repeated breaking up of streets, it wee
expedient to empower the Metropolitast Board of Works to
make arrangements with parties requirieg water and other
pipes (gm pipes excepted) to be laid down in the subway.
of such streets, upoe certain terms and 000ditions.
committee were in deliberation upwards of an hour, sod
will settle the clauses sod details of the measure this day.
COMMITTER Tlll CoxonvAlter Or Tag
Yesterday, Mr. Batt is the chair, this committee approved
the preamble of a bill to provide for the addition to the

conservators of the river Thames of a certain number of
elective conservators and to discontinue the excluaive
rights of thi Trinity-honse in relation to the supply of bal-
last in the river; to vest ie the consecrators indeed of in
the Watermee's Company the oostrol of the river steam.
boats, barges, and lighters ; to make better provision for
the protects.. and regulation of the fishery of tLe neer, aid
to amend the laws thereto relating generally. The com-
mittee have examined Commander Borstal, eseretarkal
Carain Lynch, engineer of the Thames Conservancy
shipsweees, bergeowners, stsiai-ttig owners and others. The
bill presides for public inquiry into all complaists, give"
power to lay down buoys aid beacons, and to alter steam-
tolls.

THE BALLOT Scurry.—At the weekly meeting
of the isommittee, hold at the °those, 61, Cheanaide. the
following subscriptions were reported ;
C. H. Et, 21. 2.a. ; It. B. Whiteside, C.C., 11. ls.; Sir
Mortis Polo, Bert., M.P., 3/. 3a. ; R. Webb, 21. ; 0.
Brook, 11.1 s.: 0. Brook. sea., 11. la. ; Sykes Brothers,
1/. la. ; John Cruel y sad Son, 31. 3s. ; W. D. Hirt; IL ;
R. Kell, It. 13. ; Titus Solt, IL ; Vii. Beckley, H. la ; S.
C. Kill, IL Is. ; A Friend. per C. H. Elt, 11. Is. ; T. &swig,
1/. ; 0. Darbv, 11. lc ; J. B. Whitehead, it. la. ; J. Col-
man, 3/. 3a. ; C. Gilpin, M.P., 1!. IL ; Wm. Leaf, 101. 10L ;
R. A. Marsden, 11. A sub-committee was appointed to
consider end import what stops aboold be takes by the
committee to prepare fu the appremobieg gessrel election.
The committee expressed a bops that the snbeeribers and
friends of the society would send to the offices any ammo.
Lions they might have to make with reference to this
im-
portant subject