The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the committees on railway and other bills
commenced their sittings. The first committee, consisting
of Mr. Scourfield, chairman, Mr. Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount
Holmesdale, and Mr. Onslow, had referred to them a group
of 15 railways intended for the accommodation of the
Eastern Counties districts. They proceeded to consider
first the bill for the Colne Valley and Halstead. Mr. Deni-
son, Q.C., appeared for the promoters, who sought to be
enabled to run over and have station services on the neigh-
bouring portions of the Great Eastern,to interchange traffic
facilities with them, and to raise .£40,000 by shares and
£13,000 by loan. The committee, without hearing the case
for the opposition, threw out the bill. Mr. Ingham, chair-
man, Mr. H. G. Langton, Mr. D. Fortescue, and Mr. Law-
son met to consider bills connected with the counties of
Bent in Sussex. The proceedings were delayed an hour
in consequence of the report of the referees 'who inquired
into the merits of the bill last week not being forthcoming
Mr. Millward, Q.C., and Mr. Johnson then opened the case
for the promoters, Mr. Merewether, Q.C., opposing for the
Brighton Company, and Mr. Burke, Mr. Phinn, and Mr.
Clerk for the South-Western and landowners, the evidence
adduced being the same as that elicited before the referees
and the committee.

Another court of referees, now making two, commenced
its inquiry yesterday, Mr. Hassard in the chair. Mr. Round
stated the ease for the Great Eastern Company's line from
Somersham to Ramsey, to enable the Great Eastern to make
a line of seven miles from a junction with their St. lye's
and March line at Somersham to a junction with the Ram-
sey Railway, to raise £52,000 by shares, and £17,330 by
loan. The opposition of the Great Northern Railway and
Middle Level Commissioners having been withdrawn, the
bill will be referred to the Select Committee. The case of
the Bedford, Northampton, and Weedon for a railway of 31
miles between those points, and to raise £500,000 in shares
and £166,000 loan, was opened by Mr. Cripps, Mr. Round
opposing for the London and North-Western, and Mr.
Staveley Hill for tho Northampton and Banbury Railway ;
Mr. Liddell, C.E., was examined for the bill, and Mr. Burke
against it, and the referees adjourned. The bill for the
Deal and Dover was opened by Mr, Somerset fora railway
from the London, Chatham, and Dover at Buckland to
Deal, near the South-Eastern, to raise £150,000 and £50,000
loan. Mr. Sergeant Atkinson opposed for the Dover, Deal,
and Sandwich, on the ground of competition, and the referees
will report thereon, as well as upon the Crofthead and Kil-
marnock Extension Railway. The opposition to the Lon do n
and South-Western Company's Torrington Extension Bill
was withdrawn.

In the Court over which Mr. Dodson, Chairman of Ways
and Means, presides, the opposition to the bills of the Mary-
port and Carlisle and Whitehaven Junction and Cocker-
mouth and Workington being withdrawn, the Committee
after hearing evidence and the arguments of counsel, agreed
to report them, together with the bills for the London and
South-Western (additional powers) and Mellis and Eye
Railway.