The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD. JUNCTION, BIRMINGHAM,
WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUDLEY, AND GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAYS.
Sir F. BARING reported from the committee that the
principal objects of the bill, as amended by them, are
to enable the Great Western Company to purchase
lands at Birmingham for the purpose of providing addi-
tional station accommodation there in connection with
the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway, to em-
power the Great Western Railway Company, and the
holders of securities in the Birmingham and Oxford and
Birmingham and Dudley Railways, to make arrange-
ments for an extension of time for the payment to such
persons of the moneys due in respect of their securities ;
to make further provision with respect to the construc-
tion, maintenance, and use of the joint station at Wol-
verhampton, authorised by " the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway Deviation Act, 1848," and to
authorise the Great Western Company to use certain
portions of the Oxford and Wolverhampton Railway.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.

Sir F. BARING reported from the committee that the
objects of this bill, as submitted to the committee, were
to extend the time limited for the completion of the
Wolverhampton station, to be jointly constructed by the
Oxford, Worcester, and 'Wolverhampton, the Great
Western, and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Companies, and also the time limited for the compulsory
purchase of land required for such station. The com-
mittee had amended the preamble by altering the para-
graph relating to the management of the joint station,
which they struck out of the bill, and had found the same
as amended to be true.

NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN, HAMPSTEAD, AND CITY

JUNCTION.

Mr. MARSHALL reported from the committee on this
bill that the proposed capital of the company is 250,0001.
and the amount of loan 83,333/. The length of the
main line is 6 miles 16 chains, and that of the branch
is 4 furlongs 7 chains. There is one tunnel proposed,
of which the length is 1,220 yards, the breadth 23
feet 6 inches, and the height 25 feet. The steepest
gradient is 1 in 100, and the smallest radius of a
curve 15 chains. It is intended to cross one road on a
level. The estimated cost of the railway is 250,0001., and
the quantity of land required is 72 acres. Mr. Stephen-
son and Mr. Berkeley were the engineers examined in
support of the bill, and no engineer was exammed
in opposition to it. 16 petitions from various persons
were presented against the bill, but on 13 of them no
appearances were entered. The majority of the petitions
alleged that the land of the petitioners was intended to
be laid out for building, and the property would be in-
jured by the railway passing through it. The committee
were satisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of
view, of the proposed railway, and had inserted in the
bill provisions for securing its completion.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (ST. ALBANS, &c.).
Mr. EGERTON reported from the committee that the
proposed line is to be executed out of funds which the
company is at present authorised to raise. The length
of the line is 7 miles 3 furlongs, the steepest gradient
being 1 in 76, and the smallest radius of a curve 4 fur-
longs. It is intended to cross on the level five public
roads. The estimated cost of the railway is 70,000/., and
the quantity of land required is 851 acres. Mr. H. Wood-
house and Mr. W. Baker were the engineers examined
in support of the bill ; and Mr. Adie, Mr. Hughes, and
Mr. Gregory in opposition to the Amersham branch
contemplated by the bill, but afterwards struck out by
the committee. The committee were satisfied of the
fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed
railway.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN (SHREWSBURY AND
NEWTOWN).
Colonel BOLDERO reported from the committee that
they had examined the allegations contained in the
preamble of the bill, but the same had not been proved
to their satisfaction.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK, YORK AND NORTH
MIDLAND AND LEEDS NORTHERN (AMALGAMATION).
Mr. BAILLIE reported from the committee that the
bill, as passed by them, was confined to the re-issue by
the York and North Midland Railway Company of the
Hull and Selby purchase shares, and provisions conse-
quent thereupon. ,