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

.RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIZS IN

PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, in Lord Stanley's oommittee on the
I proposed metropolitaa and suburban railways, the bill for
Neilsen and &error of existing railways at sad
near Battens% called the Battersea Works, sad for certain
railways and slurries* of authorised railways of an aggro.
Vlagth of three miles at Herr-hill, was pared, the
for the Battersea Extensions of the Lorne and South
Western Railway being at the same time rejected. The
southern works esstioas of the London, Chatham, and
, Dover Railway for a widening for • length of one mile from
the Wandsworth-road to Shepherd's-lane, Brixton, was sub-
sequestly opened by Mr. Davison and Mr. Boned. Mr.
Adair has been appointed chairman of the second com-
mates on metropolitan railways. His committee will meet
os Monday, and take up the Metropolitan Railway (Not-
, ling-hill and Brampton' Darren) and Metropolitan and
St. John's-wood Railways. Mr. Hope Soon and Mr. Phinn
roared the attention of alr. Scholefield'i committee
with the consideration of the merits of the Lorton
and South Western Railway Company's proposed extensions
In North Devoe. These extensions an three in number.
The Ant of • length of seven miles from • junction with the
North Devon Railway, which I. lard to the South
Western, at Chittlehropton, near Umberleigh station, to
South Molten ; the second, of three milea, from South to
North Molten; and • second jennies spur between the first
line and the North Devoe. This will require an additional
sum of 120,0001., as new ninety or preferential capital,
and 40,0001. loan. The traffic MN was considered. The
ease for the Great Neither° Company's proposed exterior
en
between Lincoln and Bourn is concladed,, and the committee
heard Mr. Burke for the cniipetiog lines of the Great
Easters Northern Junctions Railway, who propose to
raise a capital of 1,500,0001., of which 750,0004 may be
subscribed by the Groat Eastern, and 500,0001. by mut-
gage or debenture stock. The new lines proposed are, first,
a main communication, 108 miles long, from a junction
with the authorised Ire of the West Riding and thumb!
Railway at Owstoo, passing by the west of Gaintboroneh
sod of Lincoln, then to the east of Weaned and Bourn, west
of Peterborough, by Ramsey and east of Somenham,
to • junction with the St. Ives and Cambridge
lies of the Great Erten at Long Sutton, with
fourteen breach railways of 21 miles, to unite with varier
intercommuniestieg lines in Lincolnahire. The main line
will arose the rivers Doe, Idle, Trent, Welland, red None
by viaducts and bridges. The preamble of the bill for the
Clyde Navigation was pared, with the exception of that per-
, non of it relating to the lading stages. Mr. Smithelk, traffic
manager, was examined at peat length on the Blackburn
extensions of the Las:whirs and Yorlonze, and proceedings
prepared in the committees on the amalgamation of Welsh
railways, and on the proposed Irish Grad Junction Rail-
way for Dublin. Earl Stradbroks (chairman), Earl of Yar-
borough, Viscouut Hardroge, and Lords Digbynad Danny,
trembled to consider the bill of the East end Went Junction
Railway for • railway of 32 miles from • junction with the
authorised line of the Northampton and Banbury at Tow-
oester, paring near Byfield to near the Stratford-on-Avon
passenger station of the Great Western, sod a breach to the
Evoke= and Redditch Railway. The capita required is
350,000/. and 116,0001. lou. The ease was opened, and
wits/seas were examined by Mr. Saveloy Hill, fur the pro-
moter, sad the committee adjourned,