The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday, in the railway committees, the bill for the
Dover and Deal R.ailway was passed, and that for the Dover
Deal, and Sandwich Railway. rejected. Mr. Burke, Q.C.,
then opened the case for the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company, to enable the company to construct a
railway of one mile and 27 chains at Beckenham to connect
their main line with their Farnborough extension, and to
abandon the construction of cettain junction railways at or
near Bickley, and to erect a Custom-house at Dover, and to
extend the period for the compulsory purchase of land and
for execution of works ; powers to appoint a joint committee
by the South-Eastern and London, Chatham and Dover for
the combined working and conduct of the railway and
steamboat service between London and the continent by way
of Folkestone, Dover and Margate, and the Crystal Palace.
The bills of the Bristol and Exeter Railway and of the Bris-
tol Stations Railwao, being unopposed, were referred to the
Chairman of Ways and Means. The clauses of the Devon and
Somerset and Ilfracombe Railway were settled. Mr. Rod-
well, Q.C., opened the case of Lynn and Sutton-bridge
railway for local railways in that district, and for working
and other arrangements with neighbouring railways, and
to raise £36,000 and £12,000 by loan ; Mr. Burke and Mr.
Wilkinson opposing for the Norwich and Spalding Com-
pany, and Mr. Round for the Great Eastern. Mr. Brydon,
C.C., was the principal witness examined. Mr. Price opened
the case of the Furness Railway for local lines in that dis-
trict, and to raise £300,000 by shares and £lOO,OOO by loan;
Mr. Millwood, Q.C., and others appearing forthe opposition.
The referees were engaged in considering various Bills
to be reported to the Select Committee for decision.

THE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY IN LIVERPOOL.—At
the Liverpool Police-court yesterday, a man named David
Hopkins Thomas Jones, and bearing the aliases of James,
Selby, and Parbons, was charged with being concerned in
the late extensive jewellery robbery from the shop of Mr.
Critchley, London-road. It appeared from the statement
of Carlisle, a detective of the Liverpool police force, that
the prisoner was apprehended in Southampton, after being
traced from that town to London, Gosport, Portsmouth,
Brighton, Newhaven, &c. In his possession there was
found a lot of jewellery, portions of the articles stolen from
the shop of Mr. Critchley, and ho admitted that they were
given to him by a man named Gray, one of the men now
committed for trial at the assizes for participating in the
Critchley robbery.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 13.
Her Majesty the Queen left Windsor Castle for
Buckingham Palace to-day, at 12 o'clock, accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena,
Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice. In attend-
ance were the Duchess of Roxburghe, Lady
Augusta Stanley, Lord Alfred Paget, and Col. Non.
A. Hardinge.
The Royal party proceeded to the station of the
Great Western Railway, where a special train was
waiting to convey her Majesty to London.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by
Mr. Buff, went to London by an early train.
The Rev. C. Kingsley had the honour of dining
with her Majesty yesterday.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Monday.
The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace
to-day.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Helena.
and Princess Louise, drove out in the afternoon and
visited the studio of Mr. Theed. • 'tea
The Queen went to Stafford House, and visited
the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, and afterwards
visited the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Marl-
borough House.
In attendance upon her Majesty were the Duchesa.
of Roxburghe, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Hon. A. Hardinge.