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London, England, 1847-03-06 00:00:00

TUESDAY, ISIARCII 9.

Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (No. 2—Exten-
sions and Amendment).
Mold Railway.,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
Great Southern and Western Extension (Portarlington to
Tullamore).

RAILWAYS.

The Committee of Selection have postponed the first
meeting of the Select Committees on the Groups Nos. 1 and
12 from Friday the sth, till Thursday, the 11th March, at 12.

FOURTH REPORT FROM THE SE-
LECT COMMITTEE ON THE CLASSIFICA-
TION OF RAILWAY BILLS.

The SELECT COMMITTEE appointed for the CLASSIFI-
CATION of RAILWAY BILLS according to the Resolu-
tions adopted by the House, and who are empowered to
Report from time to time—have further considered the se-
veral matters referred to them, and agreed to report as
follows :
Your Committee recommend that the Caledonian, Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Lease of part), No, 211, be
taken out of Group No. 49, and be placed in Group No. 51;
and they have also come to the determination of rescinding
the special report which they have made on Group 49, with
regard to the division of No. 5 into two Bills.
Group 49 will therefore stand as follows :
GROUP, No. 49.
12. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr (No. 4).
94. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and Glasgow Southern
Terminal Railways Amalgamation.
95. Caledonian (Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Amalga-
mation).
195. Caledonian (Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Junction).
321. Caledonian (Wishaw and Coltness Purchase).
378. Edinburgh and Glasgow (Amendments, Purchases, &c.)
473. Edinburgh and Glasgow (Monkland and Kirkintilloch,
&c. Amalgamation).
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee :
GROUP, No. 50.
7. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 1).
8. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 2).
11. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 3).
91. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan (Deviations and i
Amendments).
92. Glasgow, Barrhead. and Neilston (Amendments, Devia-
tions, Branches, &c. )
144. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Amendments and
Branches).
145. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, No. 2 •;—vide Special
Report.
165. Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet (Branches).
298. Paisley and Renfrew ( improvement).
332. Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct.
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee;

GROUP, No. 51.
5. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Branches, No. 1).
16. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Branches, No. 2).
110. North British (No. 2—Extension Ilawick to Car-
lisle, &c. )
208. Caledonian (Branches to Canobie, lac.)
211. Caledonian, Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Lease of
part).
255. Ayrshire and Galloway.
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee:—
GROUP. No. 52.
INDIA.
992. Great Western of Bengal, from Calcutta to Rajamahal,
with Extensions, &c. (Incorporation).
415. Great North of India, to connect the Cities of Delhi,
Agra, and Allahabad, with Extensions, be.
481. Great Indian Peninsula, Bombay to Alleh, with Exten-
sions, &c.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The Members of this Committee met at one o'clock yester-
day, and came to the following decisions
MANCHESTER CORPORATION WATERWORKS.
Standing orders dispensed with, and the parties allowed to
proceed with their Bill.
RATHINES IMPROVEMENT.
Standing orders dispensed with, and the Bill allowed to
proceed.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY.
This case, which has excited so much interest in the railway
world, was decided to-day. After deliberating upon it for
a considerable time, the Committee decided that the standing
orders had not been complied with, and the Bill is conse-
quently lost.

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Room 22, Before Mr. Examiner. SMITH.)
UNOPPOSED CASE. I " Mr. Henry Pownall, Spring Grove."
Great Western Railway (Branch to join the West London I theT court.
The letter was ordered to be entered upon the minutes of
Railway, widening and enlargement of West London Rail-
way and Branches to Hammersmith, and to join the Lon- I ErOVEINOE. OT THE HOUSE OF DETENCON. •
don and South-Western Railway near Lambeth) petition
for addi-tional provisions. An election was then entered upon for the Governoir.ontoetmhe.
New Prison for the detention of prisoners. It will be .
In this case the customary formal proofs were completed,
and the standing ordeis were found to have been complied tiered that this„isthe
pprriissoonn,wchliecrhkeinavrienlic:o,urse of erection in
lieu of the old New .
with.
Lieutenant F. W. Hill, Mr.
Hampton, Captain T. W. Hill,
There were six candidates, namely—Ca_pdtalsiinr.F.
Richardßlagg
OPI'OSED CASE.
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail- C Harries Jones, Mr. J. V. Lawrence, a
way and Branches. L'oader.
This opposed case occupied the rest of the day, but only
. At three o'clodckhtehveosteersuttoinebeers,thCusap:_teLinießuategnuaenatn}d,.3w.fr..
Orme, announce t
two unimportant allegations were sustained.2l2, ;
Rlt.lr. J. V. Lawrence, IR7;
;.., The case was adjourned. Hampton, 1; Mr. R.
lIIIIirI.I,
C 4.2 ii Captainjon es,
(Room 2.1, befoie Mr. Examiner MAY.) Loader, 0.
Midland, Worcester, Hertfordshire, Malvern, and Chelten- Lieutenant Hill was thereupon declared to have been.
ham lines. 6T; W.
Captain F.
' elected.
The allegations in this case were resumed. The case was The meeting then adjourned.
further adjourned.

TRAFFORD.