The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS IN Pl

COMMITTEE OF THE LORDS ON THE MERITS.—Yznom-
DAT.—Colebester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway (En.
tenet= from lambda to Bury tit. Edmund.). Evidence for op
Oldest
l? landotmers heard. Preamble proved, and clauses agreed to;
COMMITTEE 07411111.:. LORDS ON UNOPPOSED BILLS.—Yes-
TAADAT.—Preseu the Earl of Shaftesbury and Lord Redeadale.-
0146g0V, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glamow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr ailway (No. 2). Preamble proved; bill to be
re
MM CO ported.
ITTEE OF THE LORDS ON STANDING ORDERS.—
VICITIM.T.—Present, the Earl of Shaftesbury and Lord Redesdale.—
London and South Western Railway (Widening, So); Windsor,
Staines, and South Western Railway (Stators to Ascot and Woking-
horn, with Brioche.); Windsor Stains, and South Wodent Railway
(Richmond to Windsor, he.); Waterford, Wezlord, Wicklow, and
Dublin Midway; Cornwall Railway; Bills. Standing orders ion.
plied with in each ease. About twenty other bills in the paper for
this day were all adjourned.
COMMITTEES OF THE COMMONS ON THE MERlTS.—Yerrsa-
DAT.—Osour No. 2. Room 22.-32. Direct London and Portsmouth.
Evidence in favour of the line.
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/WO]; Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth
Amendment (No. 2). General evidence further heard.
Canoe No. 16. Ron% 7:43. London and North Western (St. Al-
ban'a, Mon, and Dunstable). Preamble proved; clauses egret(' to.
Game No. 20. Room 21.-341. Great Western (Amen:meld and
Estensioin). Preamble proved.-369. London and North Western
Railway (Kenilworth, Leamington, Am.).-393. Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junetkm Railway Amendment (Deviation of Line).-364. Bir-
mingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Warwick and Stratford
Line).-143. Midland Hallway (Cheltenham, Wendel, and Leaming-
ton Line).-417. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (No. )).
Cases closed ; declaim postponed.
Gaut, No. 22. Roos 24.-419. Gloucester and Hereford Railway
and Canal Purchase. Preamble not proved.
GROUP No. 23. Roos 14.-371. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock,
and Midlands Junction Railway (Deviationa, Amendment, Pre-
amble proved; dames agreed to.
Gamer No. 30. Roos 12.—Now (Moue. 44. Manchester, Shefileld,
and Lincolnshire (Station at Sheffield) (No. 2). Cam opened; evi-
dence heard.—The ether bills before Dale committee are ;-21. Man-
chester, Sheffiekl, and Lincolnshire (Branch to Cbapeltown,
83. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnehire (Sheffield Caul Purchase).
—163. Midland (Mubrough and Normantogi Stations F.nlargement).-
267. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakened, Huddersfield, and
Goole (partial Aiterationa Levels, At.).
GROUP No. 33. Roo* 31.-66. Leeds Central Railway Station.
Cbdirr. t of:
Canoe
Roos 26.-273. Enid Lancaahire (Southport Braneh,
and Prestos Extension). Counsel beard for pranoters.- -MO. St.
lielm's Canal and Railway (Warrington and Blackbrook Branches,
Ac.) Bill withdrawn.
Game No. 37. Boon 33.-438. York and North Midland (Har-
rogate Branch, Extension, and Terminus). Preamble proved. Clauses
disB:Vof.
e No. 39. Room 23.-214. Leeds and 'Think (Leeds, Durban,
and Newcastle Extension, Ac.). General evidence.
Game Ne. 40. Roos 32.-316. York and Newcastle and New-
castle and Berwick Railways Amalgamation. Sent to Mr. Greene.-
439. Newcastle and Berwick (Faust Coast Line, A 44.-07. York and
Newcastle and Newcastle and Berwick Railways and North British
Amalgamation. 11,11 withdrewn.-140. Newcastle nod Berwick
(Cimalingtm, 3c., Branches). Further coneideration adjourned for
a week.

Guoer No. 42. Room 11.-465. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and
Dublin Repeat I'rocecding4 further adjourned.
Goo, 41. BOOM 31.-114. Aberdeen (Brechin Branch Deviation).
Preambk provol.-113. Arbroath and Forfar and Scottish blidloirl
Junction Connecting Railway. Preamble proved.
°Note No. 43. Room 20.-429. Edinburgh and Northern (Tay
Perry Improvement). Opposing evidence heard.
GitOrP NO. 40. Rt.ou 29.-109. North British (No. I). Ad-
journed for Admiralty report-259. Edinburgh, Leith. and Grantors
(Union Canal and Caledonian Railway Junctionl. Evidence heard.
Genre No. 49. Room 27.-378. Edinburgh and Cla.sgow. Preamble
not proved.—Caledordan (Purchase nr testae of Wishaw and Coltnene
Railway). Re.tosunitted. Former declaim confirmed.

MEETING. —MeDuAs.—Disrolulion Meeting, June I.
Mr. Arbuthnot in the chair. The chairman stated that the directors
had to propose a dissolution of the company. They had been
unable to make any arrangement with the Emt India Company. The
report of the directors euggested that, In arranging the details of the
expenditure, the rthareholders in this country and in India should
each provide for the expenses they have respectively incurred. The
dermit of 2s. per share was paid on 17,405 ; the call ot 18e. on 8,465.
The directors ere adiised thou the holders of the 8,940 shares on
which the cull has net been paid ate liable for their proportion of the
preliminary expenem. They did not, however, advise the enforce-
ment of payment by legal means. They propose before the 24th inst
when their term of office would expire, to wind up the concern, and
return to every shareholder who boa paid the call of 18s., the ma
which may appear to be due to him. The report was adopted, and
a resolution mused to dleeolre, and return the deposit, deducting
expellees.
FRENCH RAILWAY TIIAFFIC, May 21 to 26.
Miles Corresponding
Worked. week, 1846.
85 _48,224 ... £6,6311
59 .. 2,820 ...
82i ... 8,008 ... 6,716
71 ... 2,902 ...
2291 ... 11,058 ...

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