The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the cases taken before the Examiners were
principally projects for extending and improving railway
communication in Wales, the West of England, and the
Northern and Midland distric's. The following were dis-
posed of and declared to have duly complied with the stand-
ing orders:--
BRISTOL AND SOTJTII-WESTERN JUNCTION.—To autho-
rise the London and South-Western to make eight new
lines to unite with the Salisbury and Yeovil, the Midland
and the Somerset Central, and to raise a further capital of
£750,000.

VALE OF NEATH, AND SWANSEA AND NEATH.—By
this Bill the Vale of Neath propose to acquire the Swansea
and Neath, and to lay down on their own line the narrow
guage, in addition to the broad guage, the cost of the latter
being estimated at £lOO,OOO, and the remainder at £60,000.

BRITON FERRY AND DOCK COMPANY.—For a lease of
the undertaking to the South Wales and Vale of Neath
Railway Companies, to raise £30,000, and to borrow £45,000.

STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.—TO make new lines to
Towlaw and Crook ; to convert the company's existing
capital into stock, and apply any portion of it to the new
works.

NORTH BRITISII AND CAN.RLISLE AND SILLOTH BAY
COMPANIES.—For leasing the lat er to the former.

MARKET DRAYTON AND NEWPORT JUNCTION.

GREAT NORTHERN.—To make a line from Rossington,
near Doncaster, to Gainsborough, and after levels from the
latter place to Saxelby, with power to raise £330,000 in new
shares, and to borrow £llO,OOO.
Nonwicu AND SPALDING.—To extend the line from
Sutton, in the Holland division of Lincolnshire, by a double
junction; to issue new shares to the extent of £75,000, and
borrow £25,000,

WEST CHESHIRE.—For a new line from Mouldsworth to
Chester, and branches to the Birkenhead Railway, with
power to raise £200,000 and borrow £60,000.

VALE or CLWYD.—To extend their line to the river
Clwyd at Foryd, and to raise £13,000.
LAUNCESTON AND SOUTH DEVON.—For a railway from
Tavistock to Launceston at an estimated cost of £lBO,OOO,
and power to borrow £60,000.

MORETONHAMPSTEAD AND SOUTH DEVON.—From the
Newton station of the South Devon to Moretonhampstead,
at a cost of £105,000 and £35,000 on loan.

The Bill of the Swansea, Neath, and Brecon, for exten-
sions, was withdrawn.

The cases of non-compliance included the Nantlle Rail-
way, to alter line and levels, and make five new branches in
the slate districts, at £260,000; and the South Staffordshire
and Central Wales, for extensions from Dudley to Bridg-
north, and branches to the South Staffordshire and West
Midland Railways and Great Western at Swindon, with
a proposed new capital of £200,000, and £66,000 loan.
RAILWAY TO THE CAMP AT COLCHESTER.—This .was
an application on the part of the Tendring Hundred Rail-
way Company, running from the Hythe, in the neighbour-
hood of Colchester, to Wivenhoe, for power to extend the
lino into Colchester and to the Camp, and to Enter into
contracts with the War Department, the additional money
required for the purpose being £33,000. The standing
orders were complied with.

COUN2RI 111A.REL )5.

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BI RM ING HAM— JAN. 23.
At to-day's market there was a short supply of Eng-
lish wheat from the farmers, and the sales made were at
an advance of is per qr on this day week. Foreign was
unaltered. In barley more doing, and prices remain un-
changed. Oats, beans, and peas only saleable in retail.