The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-02 00:00:00

BILL.

Mr. S. ESTCOURT moved for leave to introduce a bill
to consolidate and amend the laws relating to industrial and
provident societies. He believed there would be uo objec-
tion to the bill, and on a future occasion he hoped he should
have a better opportunity to explain the details of the
measure.

Leave was given, and the bill was subsequently read a
first time.

SUPPLY-REPORT.

The report of the sums voted in committee of supply on
Monday evening was agreed to.
THE RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY BILL.

The report of the committee on this bill was brought up
and agreed to, and leave given to bring in a bill founded
thereon.
The house adjourned at five minutes to one o'clock.

It 11-LIT/AI AND PUBLIC COMP.ANIES
IN PA RLIAMENT.

Yesterday, having disposed of the clauses and
technicalities connected with the bill of the Abery-
stwith and Welsh Coast Railway, Lord Torrington's
committee took up the case of the Carnarvonshire
Railway, who propose to incorporate themselves
with a capital of £200,000, and to make a line of 27
miles from a junction with the Bangor and Carnar-
von Branch of the Chester and Holyhead at Car-
nurvon to Port Madoc, and to work with the Lon-
don and North Western and Aberystwith and
Welsh Coast. After production of the promoters'
evidence their lordships passed the bill. The bill
of the Llynvi Valley also went through, the object
of it being to raise an additional capital of £40,000
and to borrow £13,000. The Earl of Romney's
committee proceeded with the consideration of the
Dundalk and Enniskillen, which was opened by
Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., and evidence taken. The
bill of the Dare Valley Railway, for colliery lines in
the neighbourhood of Aberdare, and to raise
£40,000, was passed in Lord Redesdale's committee.

In the Commons, after examining Mr. Hemans,
C.F., and hearing the 4position of the Brighton and
Uckfield Railway against the East Grinstead and
Groombridge and Tonbridge Railway, the committee
passed the bill, and adjourned to this day for con-
sideration of the clauses. Further evidence as to
the local features of the line and its necessity occu-
pied Mr. Adair's committee on the Bristol and South
Western Junction, who propose to make five new
branches in Somersetshire, and to raise for that
purpose £750,000 by shares and £250,000 by loan.
The case of the Bala and Dolgelly Railway was con-
cluded in. Lord Stanley's committee, and the com-
peting line proposed to run between the same points
by the Merionethshire Railway, opened by Mr. V.
Williams, who examined Lord Mostyn and others
in its favour. Messrs. Errington and Bough, engi-
neers, were examined on the Buxton line of the
Midland Railway, and the following bills passed
muster in committee of the Chairman of Ways and
Means :—Eastern Union Railway, who propose to
rait,o £250,000 in new shares, and to apply £200,000
in discharge of existing liabilities which they have
been unable to redeem, and contribute the remain-
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Valley Railway.
A committee, ofQw,h_ich Mr. Mills is chairman, sat
to consider the
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Limerick Marhut:;, Icasures passed were the
'nstovvn. Improvement,
itatitgar and Sallymount ItaPboement, ana Edin-
burskaloado and Streets.