The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-07 00:00:00

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES ON RAIL•

WAY BILLS.

TYNEMOUTH DOCKS, AND MORPETH AND SHIELDS
DIRECT.—Mr. Evans reported from the committee on
this bill, that they had examined the allegations contained
in the preamble of the bill, but the same had not been
proved to their satisfaction.

SOUTH WALES (POWER TO PURCHASE, &c.).—Lord
J. Manners reported from the committee, that by the
bill as originally introduced, it was proposed to authorise
a lease or purchase by the South Wales Railway Com-
pany of the undertakings of the Llynvi Valley Railway
Company and Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, or
working arrangements between those companies, as well
as to grant further powers in reference to leasing and
selling the undertaking of the South Wales Railway
Company to the Great Western Railway Company, and
to authorise working arrangements between those com-
panies ; but the bill, as submitted to the committee for
their consideration, and as passed by them, contained
no provisions whatever in reference to the Llynvi Valley
Railway Company, or the Llanelly Railway and Dock
Company, and the further powers of leasing and sale by
the South Wales Railway Company to the Great West-
ern Railway Company were limited to the works to be
executed, or for the execution of which further time may
be granted by acts of the present session.
CHARD.—Viscount Jocelyn reported from the com-
mittee, that the works authorised by the bill will not
involve any further outlay of capital than the company
have already power to raise. The length of the proposed
new line is two miles, three furlongs, and 8.50 chains ;
and it will be constructed on a gauge of seven feet. The
steepest gradient is 1 in 100, and the smallest radius is
a curve of 30 chains. The estimated cost of the railway
is 25,0001., and the quantity of land required 184- acres.
Mr. P. Bruff was the engineer examined in support of
the bill. The committee were satisfied of the fitness in
an engineering point of view of the proposed railway,
and they had inserted in the bill the necessary provisions
for insuring the completion of the line.
KILKENNY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.—
Yesterday the select committee of the House of Lords,
the Earl of Derby in the chair, declared that the preamble
of the bill for constructing this proposed line was " not
proved to their satisfrction, and that the committee had
arrived at this decision solely in consideration of the
financial position of the company, but the committee
considered the extension of railway communication in a
north-western direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in
itself highly desirable."

EAST-ICENT.—The committee of the House of Lords
on this company's bill, the Earl of Verulam in the chair,
have declared the preamble proved, inserting clauses to
to the effect that the South-Eastern Railway Company
shall make a station at Strood, to suit both their own
and the East Kent line, and that if the South-Eastern
Company make the portion of the line between the
Medway and the tunnel, the East Kent Company need
not do so.
SOUTH-EASTERN.—Yesterday the same select com-
mittee aiso passed this company's bill for a line between
Strood and Maidstone, and for dissolving the Canterbury
and Whitstable Railway.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending June 26, 1853 (283 miles) £15,817 19 11
Corresponding week last year (2234 miles) 11,353 1 8
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending July 3, 1853 £19,142 2 7
Corresponding week last year 17,785 9 9
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAT.—Traffic return for
the week ending July 3, 1853 £5,475 8 9
Corresponding week last year 3,919 0 3
Increase in 1853 £1,556 8 6
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
,ttrn for the week ending July 2, 1853 £4,731 32
Corresponding week last year 4,105 16 7

Increase in 1853 625 15 7
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending July 2, 1853 £2o2 19 2
Corresponding week last year 174 18 4

GOLD.—The Templar has arrived from Sydney,
whence she sailed the 9th of March, with about 3,000
ounces of gold. The Stebonheath, which left Mel-
bourne the sth of April, has on board 40,000 ounces of
gold, valued at 184,000/., and may shortly be expected,
Gold continues to be ,sent from London to Paris, not-
withstanding the large purchases of grain lately made
on this side for ,French account.