The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PABLIAMEIVT.

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The committee on the proposed new Metropo-
litan Railways met for the Arm tine yesterday, Lord
Stanley in the chair, the other ambers being Mr.
Lord Athlumney, Mr. Gobbet, and Mr"). Hardy.
was a great array of counsel, parliamentary egoists, and
other professimal gentlemen employed. The bills before
the committee were 7.3 in number. The chairman said
the committee would Ant take into consideration the Great
Northern (No. 1, Barnet Branch), and London, Chatham,
' and Dover (No. 1), and afterwards in their order of rotation
the Loodoo, Brighton. and South Coast (new lines Batter-
' sea) ; Metropolitan Railway (additional powers) ; and Lan.
don. Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 2, new lima) It
would be for the conmeisom of all parties that this an.
nounoement ahould be mad., as the inquiry into these cases
would no doubt occupy all the week. Counsel appearing
for the promoters of the Greet Northern bill were Mr.
Denison, Q.C., and Mr. Davison ; for the Regent'. Canal
Company, in opposition, Mr. R. Gurney, the Recorder, and
Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C. ; for the Metropolitan Railway Mr.
Oulendge, Q.C., Mr. V. Harcourt, and Mr. ktolway ; for
the London, Chatham, and Dover Mr. Bola, Q.C., Mr.
Round, and Mr. Somerset ; for the Midland Railway Sir W.
Alexander, Mr. Hops Scott, and Mr. Venable,. There was
also a petition against the bill from two shareholders Messrs.
Archbutt and Pocock. Mr. Denison then at coosiderahle
length opened themes for the Great Northern Railway,
stating that the principal objects of that company's applica.
tern were to empower them to make a branch live of one
mile 32 chains from their main line to Barnet, and an
approach thereto to be completed in four years, to acquire
land for station purposes to the westward of their goods
station at Kins'rerces, to run over the Metropolitan Rail-
way between King's-cross and its Farringdon.street
Terminus, to run over the London, Chatham, and Dover
between its junction with the Metropolitan Railway and the
Crystal Palace at Sydenham, and the Victoria Station at
Pimlico, and to agree with the London, Chatham, and
Dover for the mutual use of their undertakings. The
=ralsosought power to smarm an agreement of
ef, lBl4, between the Greet Northern and Metro-
politan Railways, for the use of writhing by the former
company of their trains on the before mentioned portion of
the Metropolitan Railway, and for an option to the ureit,
Northern to take oa lease land for a warehouse at the east
of the Metropolitan Railway at Clerkenwell For thees
Wirit was proposed to rake a further snotof 200,00111.
er ordinary and proforma* shires, and 65,000 i. by lose.
The opposition of the Regent's Canal Company was to the
construction of a proposed bridge over their canal, and that
of other interests might be made subject matter of mutual
accommodation and clauses. Mr. Seymour Clarke, general
manager of the Great Northern Railway, was under
examination until the committee rose. In Mr. Scholefield'e
committee the am for the Chertery Extension of the Lon-
don and South Western Railway was concluded, and that
for the proposed Staines, Egham, and Woking Juoction
Railway opened by Mr. nigher, Q.C. The Perth Extension
of the North British Railway still progresses in Mr. Has-
nerd's committee, who are hearing the opposing parties. The
miscellaneous bills proceeding iu other committees are the
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance end Globe
insurance Companies ; the Nottingham Gas sod Belfast
Improvement, In the committee of which Lord Wode.
house is chairman, Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E, and other wit-
names were examined in opposition to the proposed Bute
Docks at Cardiff, sod the case of the West London Docks
and Warehouses Bill was opened by Mr. Burke, q.c., in
Earl Cathcart's committee. The object of the bell is to
change the name of the undertaking to that of the Railways
Junction Warehouses and Cenral Company, to take additional
lands, to lay down tramways, and connect them with the
London and Brighton Railway at Battersea, to make work-
ing sgreenisot• with that company and the London sod
North Western, Great Western, and London, Chatham,
and Dover Companies, to raise in addition to their autho-
rised share capital of 130,0001„, a further sum of 400.000 f.,
and to borrow 130,000). Sir C. Fox, the engineer, was the
chief witness examined.