The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY 131 U SINESS.

(From the Votes ants ProceeZ9s yr' the House of Commons.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25.

The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time :
East Lancashire (Chtheroe, Mitton and Padiham Branches)
—" t enable the East Lancashire Railway Company to
make Branches from the said Railway to Clitheroe, to Mit-
ton, an to Padiliam, in North Lanca;hire."
Waterford and Limerick—" to authorise certain alterations
in the Line of the Waterford and Limerick Railway, and to
amend the Act relating thereto, and for other purposes."
Great Northern (Branch to Horncastle and at Brayford
titre, Lincoln)—" to enable the Great Northern Railway
Company to make a Branch Railway to Horncastle, in the
parts of Lindsey, in Lincolnshire, and another Branch Rail
way to certain wharfs at Brayford Mere, in the city of Lincoln."
London and North-Western (Portobello and Wolver-
hampton Branch, &c.)—" for enabling the London and
North-Western Railway Company to make a Branch Line of
Railway from Portobello to Wolverhampton, and for other
purposes."
Edinburgh and Northern, St. Andrew's and Newburgh
' Harbour Branches and .Road Crossings (Newport Railway
Extension)—" to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Rail-
way Company to construct Branch Railways to St. Andrew's
and Newburgh Harbour, and to divert and alter the levtls of
certain Turnpike Roads in the Line of the Newport Railway
Extension."
York and North Midland (Hull Station and Branches)—
" for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany to make a Station at Hull, and certain Branch Rail-
ways connected with their Railways and the said Station,
and for other purposes."
York and North Midland (Harrogate Branch Extension
and Terminus)—" for enabling the York and North Midland
Railway Company to extend the line of their Harrogate
Branch Railway, and to make a Station at Harrogate."
Newcastle and Berwick (Cramlington and Percy Main, and
Killingworth and other Branches)—" for enabling the New-
castle and Berwick Railway Company to make certain
Branch Railways in the borough and county of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, ard in the county tf Northumberland, and for
other purposes."
Newcastle and Berwick (East Coast Line, Blyth, Seaton
Sluice, and other Branches)—" for enabling the Newcastle
and Berwick Railway Company to make certain Branch
Railways in the county of Northumberland, and in the
borough and county of .Newcastle-upon -Tyne, and for other
purposes."
Taw Vale Railway and Dock—" to enable the Taw Vale
Railway and Dock Company to lease their undertakiag to
the London and South-Western Railway Company."
Great North of India—" to alter, vary, and extend the
powers of the Great North of India Railway Company, and
for facilitating the construction of a Railway for connecting
the Cites of Delhi, Agra, add Allahabad, in India, and for
extending the same to Mirzapore and Benares, with Branches
to Meerut, and other places in India aforesaid."
The following Railway Bills were read a second time, com.
nutted, and referred to the Committee of Selection
Chester and Holyhead (Extensions at Chester and Holy.
head, &c.)
Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch.
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Oldham Alliance.
Eastern Counties (Ilford to Tilbury Fort and Southend,
with altrench from Vange to Battle Bridge).
East of Fife (3larkinch Deviation).
Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Amendment and Deviation.
Great Northern (Branches to Slaaford).
Great Northern (Extension to Leeds and Wakefield, Deviation
of 3lethley Branch of Wakefield, Ikntefract, and Goole
).
Great Northern (Purchase of Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston and Eastern Junction, &c.)