The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening,

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST
RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL POWERS) BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. TITE said that in hie capacity of a trustee of Dal-
wich College, he felt bound to move as an amendment that
this bill bo read a second time this day six months. If the
bill were agreed to it would have the effect of trenching on a
very valuable portion of Dulwich College, and the trustees
of that foundation had already afforded sufficient
acoornmodation to the neighbourhood as regarded
railway trains, by an arrangement which they
had entered into with the two local competing com-
panies. Notwithstanding that arrangement the London,
Brighton, and Dover Company endeavoured to carry out
their original plan, although there was no doubt the neigh-
bourhood of Dulwich had ample railway accommodation.
Captain JEItVIS seconded the amendment.
After some discussion the amendment was negatived, and
the bill was road a second time.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON called the attention of the
house to the report of the Select Committee on Railway
Schemes within the limits of the metropolis, and moved
that the following bills he not proceeded with in the present
session :—Victoria Stet top and Thames Embankment Rail-
way, Oxford-street and City Railway, London Main Trunk
Underground Railway, Charing-cross (Northern) Railway,
Charing cross (Western) Railway, Tottenham and Hemp-
stead Junction Railway (Extension to Charing-cross),
London Union Railways, and Tottenham and Parringdon-
street Railway. 1 hat the fees which have been incurred
in respect of the said bills be retnitted. That the said ro-
port be referred to all select committees to which any rail-
way bills within the metropolis may ba referred. The
right hon. gentleman said that the joint committees of both
houses had examined
.evidence, and eliminated out of
the mass of metropolitan railway schemes those undertak •
ings which they considered would be most beneficial to the
public as supplying certain necessary links in railway ac•
commodation to the metropolis. Having referred specially
to the Oxford-street Railway, the London Main Trunk
Underground Railway, and the Charing-cross Northern
lines, ho said that some of the schemes to which the com-
mittee were adverse wore shown, according to evidence, to
be likely to interfere with the sewerage of the City, and to
interrupt the traffic of one of the principal thoroughfares.
The principal scheme which the committee approved, in
reference to these projected railways, was that which pro-
posed to connect East and South London by means of the
Thames Tunnel, and although he differed with some of his
colleagues, he considered that these schemes would bp bast
carried out by private enterprise, subject to the supervision
of Parliament.
Mr. AYRTON advocated the construction of the London
Main Trunk Underground Railway, as connecting two
important points of London, and was the only one of the
schemes that would afford facilities to the working classes
to obtain proper house accommodation in a healthy locality.
He concluded by moving an amendment to the effect that
certain portions of tho lines tending to connect the south
and eastern portions of the metropolis should be excluded
from the °mention of the motion of the right hen. gentle-
man, Mr. M. Gibson.
The amendment was negatived without a division.
Sir J. PAXTON moved as an amendment to Mr. M.
Gibson's motion, that " The Charing-cross
(Western)
Railway be omitted from the list of bills which are not to
be proceeded with during the present session."
STAIIT4I4X yineiceted the cicuroe which the com-