The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday in the committee of the Commons the
case for the London and South Western Railway Com-
pany's Kensington Extension Bill closed with the
opposition of the London and North Western, and
the committee took into consideration the case of
the North and South Western Junction, which was
opened by Mr. Burke, Q.C., and evidence taken.
The committee rejected the Chichester and Midhurst
(No. 1) and passed the Chichester and Midhurst
(No. 3). They adjourned the consideration of the
London, Brighton, and South Coast (steamboats),
and other bills, until their second reading. The bill
for the South Yorkshire was passed, and Mr. Cripps
opened the case for the West Riding and Grimsby.
The bills for the Blockley and Banbury and for the
East and West Junction were passed, but the bill
for the Chipping Norton and Banbury line was
rejected. Mr. Denison, Q.C., and Mr. West opened
the case for the promoters of the Market Harborough
and East Norton was proceeded with, and evidence
adduced. The bill for the Reigate and London
(West-end) Junction was withdrawn. In the Lords
the case for the third competing scheme of the
Carnarvon and Llanberis was stated by Mr. Deni •
son, and evidence taken in its favour.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

About 150 tons of armour plating for the ironclad
frigates Bellerophon and Lord Warden have been
received at Chatham dockyard during the last few
days from the Atlas and the Millwall ironworks.
The plates for the Lord Warden average between
six and seven tons each, and those for the Belle-
rophon rather more than seven tons each. One of
the Bellerophon plates has been selected from those
sent in and forwarded from the dockyard to Ports-
mouth, where it is to be experimented upon with
the spherical steel shot.
The plan suggested to the Admiralty by Admiral
Tucker for the construction of steam engine boilers
on a new principle, which the Lords of the Admi-
ralty ordered to be tested at Chatham dockyard, is
now to be tried at Sheerness.

The Ariadne, 26, 800 horse-power, Capt. E. W.
Vansittart, is being dismantled in the Medway, pre-
paratory to being taken into the steam basin to be
paid off into the third division of the steam reserve.
Donald M'Gregor has been appointed Hon. Lieut.
in the Royal Naval Reserve.
The following appointments and promotions were
were made yesterday at the: Admiralty :—Lieut.
T. B. Barnett, to the Research ; Lieut. C. W. S.
Blount, to the Duncan ; Lieut. J. L. Way, to the
Bulldog ; Lieut. A. H. Webb, to the Majestic ;Lieut.
John J. C. Smail and Lieut. A. K, Wilson, to the
Gladiator; Silas Vieary, master, to the Gladiator;
Robert Brown, master, to the Research ; William J.
Eames, surgeon, to the Gladiator ; Henry Calloway,
paymaster, to the Gladiator. ; George V. Wright,
assist.-surgeon, to the Edgar; Peter Burgess, acting
assist.-su►geon, to the Gladiator : B. Corrie, assist.-
paymaster, to the Gladiator; George D. Dasnet,
assist.-clerk, to the Gladiator; William 'Thomas, of
the Fox, promoted to be engineer; and John B
Grant, supernumerary in the Asia, promoted to first
class assist.-engineer.

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mention, classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Lud-
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Prince of Wales.

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