The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

Yesterday two' new committees commenced their
sittings, in addition to those that have already commenced
their laborus. The first, consisting of Mr. Woodd (chair-
men), Lord Burleigh„ and Moran Hamar, Aytono, sod
Pander, met to consider the merits of the following bills for
railway ealleesioo aod communication in the county of
Sussex :—vin., Chizbeeber and Miclborst (No. I), Chiramiter
sad Mahout (No. 2), ditto (No. 3) Bills ; Loo don, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway (Kemp Town station and lines);
ditto (Ouse Valley line); ditto (staamboats); ditto (Tun-
bridge Wells and Eastbourne lies); Mayfield Railway. Pal-
borough, Storringtoo, and &vain Railway ; Re igate and
Loudon (West-cod Junction), South Raster& (No. 2),
Surrey and Susses Junction, West Grinistead, Cock-
field, and Hayward's Heath, and West Sussex Jamaica.
The agents for the Chichester and Midharst (No. 2) Bill
informed the committee that it was withdrawn • and the
bill for the West Grimatoad, Cock field, sad Hayward'. Heath
Railway being unopposed, was referred to the chairman of
ways sad maim Ihe copulation the. proceeded with the
bill of the London, Briyhton, and South Coast (Owe Valley
line), thisebject being to makes line of I mile 36 chains from
flu company's Brighton and Lewes line to that point, and
a junction branch rn the pariah of Prestos, betwessi the
company's main lino and the Brighton sad Lewes ; to raise
75,0904, and borrow 25,0001. Mr. Hawkins, traffic manager
of the Brightoo Railway, and Mr. Wood, engineer, were ex-
amined in favour of the bill, and other witnesses, to show
the exteat of local traffic, and the committee adjourned.
The wood committee, formed of Mr. Soonrfield, chairman,
Sir W. Scott, and Messrs. Bathurst, Jollffe, and Smith, had
darted to them the following projects for Buckingham-
shire and the Midland Counties-viz., Bedford and Cam-
bridge Hallway. Blaebby and Banbury, Chipping Norton
sod Banbury. East and West Junction, Marketilarboroogh,
and Melton Mowbray ; Midland Railway (Chute/Meld to
Sheffield), Midland Railway (new hue), Shadiskl
Cheaterheld. and Staffordshire ; Aylesbury and Bucking.
ham, Healy-ice-Arden, North and South Junction
Rickmansworth, Amer.ham, and Chubs m ; Walliogford
and Waitangi.° ; Market Ifarbeeoligh and East Norton;
and Newark and Mansfield. An eosomittee took for hear-
ing the bill for the Blockley sod Banbury Railway, which
it is proposed to incorporate with • capital of T. 10,0001. for
19 miles of railway from a joactios with the Ottord and
Worcestershire line of the Great Western at it, 3locklity
station to a joactiom with the Barbary extensioa of the
Backs Railway. Lord Canuerdown, Mr. Rdwards (Mayor
of Banbury), and other whoa's were examined by Mr.
Dalian), 4.C., and Mr. Rodwell in favour of the lies.

In the; o;turuittee oe the rival hoes to Alexa;&..p•rk,
Mr. Bidder, C.E., Mr. Sideman, and Mr. Robertson were
examined by Mr. Ilerewrither, Q C., and after deliberation,
the committee decided on peeing the Edgware, Highgate,
sod Loodoo (Alexandra•park) Bill, and rejected that of the
Tottenham and Hampetead. The case of the Watford and
Edgware Junction for a six-tude line and junction spur
from • doable jiroctioo at Watford with the Watford and
Rickniariewortia to Edgware wee enblegneutly opened. and
'video°. adduced. Mr. Akroyd (chairman of the Leeds
and Bradford Embrey) woo the principal witoess exantioed
by Messrs. Harcourt aed Veoablea is favour of the sixialgs•
roatioo with the Great Ncethers.

Tue presnibla of The. -tirite; and Stalybridri Corpora-
tion Waterworks Hal was declared proved, sod the clauses
adjourned to Friday.

OXI,ORD STREET kND CRT RaLWAT.—Yetterday, before
the examiners oe stsualing orders, is was announced that
the bill for this railway was withdrawn.
hiLICT ComMIITEt ON STANDI3G OIDEPAL—The select
committee have declared that the etandieg orders mar be
dispensed with is the following eases :—SbeffSeld, Chester-
field, and Staffordshire Railway (for dispeusing withstaodiag
order 118 in the case of Earl Fitzsrilliani); Sesrborough,
Whitby, and Startles Railway (provided amended plane
and sections be deposited, and notices served on persons
affected by the deviation of the line) ; Swansea sod Oyster.
mouth Railway (oe deposit of new plans and sections) ;
Healey-in-Arden Railway. The committee declared that
the standing orders should not be demised with is the
cue of the °weary, Ellesmere, and Whitchorch Railway ;
Sonoingdala York Towo, and Aldershot Railway ; sod Great
Northers (No. l), Lincoln to Bourn, for deposing with
standing order 118, for leave for llsaquis of Bute to be
beard es his petition.

COLLEC'T'ION OF TAILS AMENDMENT BILL—At a
meeting of the Commissioners of Land Tax acting for the
Yarylebons division on Tuesday, Mr. Jolla Thomae Neale in
the chair, it was moved by Mr. James flutchooa, and
wooded by Mr. Stephen Grange, and carried unanimonaly
—That in reference to the bill new before the Rouse of
Common, introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to alter sad amend the laws relating to the collection of the
land, awned, and income taxes, this Board of Commis-
sioners of Land Tax acting for the division of Idarylebose
are of opinion that the said bill is objectionable in several
particulars, and especially that this and other Boards of
Commissioners acting for important and populous divisioos
or districts ought to have a separate option of dialect from
the application of the proposed act, and that ao amendment
or proviso ought to be introduced tato the bill to effect
that object. The board ►re n! opieion that the subjoined
proviso added to cl►use 2 of the bill would be effective,
and they request that the members for the county and
borough will be pleased to take charge of the proviso as
suggested, and move ■od support the same io the oom-
Mittse on the bill :—"Provided nevertheless that say
Board or Boards of Commisstosers of Land Tax acting in
any district or districts which shall comprise any borough
or part of a borough retornieg a member or members to
parliament. or any town corporate, parish or place, having
at tits last Ce 01.1.1. it population of (say) 20,000 iehabileats at
the least, mar and shall for the purpose of exercising the
option intended as to the application of this act ha entitled
sod rep Med as if the said commiwiiimen attics in the said
district or districts had been separately appointed with ex-
clusive jurisdiction."

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