The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

Railway and Public Companies in Pull*

went.

Yesterday the second committee on metropolitan railways
to which has been assigned for consideration four of the new
schemes from the, original committee, met in room No.
4. The committee consists of Mr. Hassard (chairman),
Colonel Knox, Mr. Knightley, Mr. A. Smith, and Lord
Dunkellin. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., laid before the committee
the merits of the Metropolitan Railway Company's proposed
extensions to Notting-hill and Brunton. The first exten-
sion will be of 1 mile 7i chains from the authorized western
termination of their railway, near the Great Western Hotel,
Paddington, passing near the south side of Moscow-road,
Bayswater, under the Uxbridge.road at the eastern end of
Notting hill, High-street, to a point at Kensington-place,
Notting-hill, near and to the south-west of ths junction of
High. street and Silver-street; also a further extension of
1 mile 43 chains from that point, passing near and by the
west side of Caurch-lane, under High-street, Kensington,
near the north-west angle of Kensington-square, and the
junction of Gloucester-road and Cromwell-road, tea point at
Alfred-place West, Thurloe-square, near the SouthKensie g-
ton Museum. The proposed lines are to be completed in five
years, and the company also undertake to construct a road out
of the Cromwell-road, opposite Exhibition-road, to Alfred-
place West. For these purposes it is proposed to raise
£1,200,000 by now shares, which may be issued as a separate
capital charged on the profits of these extensions, and £400,000
by loan. Mr. Fowler, having described the engineering fea-
tures, Sir R. Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Police, and
Messrs. Alexander and Holden, owners of property on the
route of the line, were examined by Mr. Cripps at consider-
able length, and the committee adjourned. Lord Stanley's
committee passed the bill of the London, Chatham, and
Dover Company, for their new lines at Battersea, southern
works, and Kent works, and adjourned the considera
tion of the clauses to Wednesday. The case for the
North Devon and Somerset Railway was opened by Mr.
Rodwell, Q.C. The character of the coal traffic in connexion
with the Great Eastern Northern Junctions Railway en-
gaged the attention of that committee all day. The com-
peting case of the Lancashire Union Railway to that of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's extensions in the
same district, was opened during the day. Itis proposed by
it to make a railway of 11 miles from the St. Helen's Rail-
way to Wigan, and of 16 miles from the North Union Rail-
way between Wigan and Standish to Blackburn, with seven
smaller branches; £300,000 to be raised in shares, and
£166,000 on loan; the London and North Western to be
authorised to subscribe £lOO,OOO, and to raise that sum by
new, ordinary, or preference shares ; the new company to
be authorised to contract with the London and North
Western for the use, working, and traffic of the intended
lines. Witnesses were examined by Mr. Denison and Mr.
Calvert, The clauses for the amalgamation of the various
Welsh railways were settled ; and continuous proceedings
occupied the committees on the Edinburgh and Glasgow and
Dublin Grand Junction Railways. In Lord Redesdale's
committee the Erith Tramway a Bill was passed. It autho-
rises Lieut.. Colonel Wheatley to construct tramways from
the ballast pits or cliffs at Erith to the wharves on the river
and to the North Kent line. The bills for the Edgware,
Highgate, and London Railway, and Chichester Harbour
Embankment, were also passed.
METROPOLITAN SUBWAYS..—The witnesses examined in
the committee yesterday in favour of the bill were Mr. Tite,
M.P., Mr. Marrable. the architect, and Mr. Carpmael, one
of the members of the Metropolitan Board of 'Works.

UTILIZATION OF THE LONDON SEWAO2.--Yes terday the
committee appointed to consider the best means for utiliz-
ing the London sewage met for the first time, Lord R, Mon-
tagu in the chair. Mr. J. Thwaites, the chairman of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, was the principal witness
examined in favour of the plan propounded by Messrs.
Napier and hope, reported on in favour by the Main Drain-
age committee.

HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT.—This bill came
before Lord Stradbroke's committee, and Messrs. Haywood,
Shaw, and Pownall were examined. The opposition for the
gas companies, and Messrs. Meeking, Pont'.lex, Wood, and
others, was subsequently opened by Mr. Iderewether and
other learned counsel, and the committee adjourned.