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London, England, 1846-02-16 00:00:00

caster and Carlisle, by a line from Auckland to Orton. The
length of the proposed lines will be about ninety-live miles,
and the estimated cost is 1,950,0001. The engineers are
Messrs. Rundell and Harris, and the Parliamentary agents
are Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co.
The standing orders were complied with.
LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIRE.

The case of this Bill having been called on, the clerk to the
Committee stated that a petition had been presented against
the Bill. . .

The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that such being the case,
the Bill must go before another Gommittee.
After some consultation, however, it was decided to call
the party to the petition against the Bill, that is the East
Lancashire Railway Company.

It appeared that the petition had not been properly entered
on the votes of the House, as it did not describe the proposed
Bill by its proper title. No one appeared on behalf of the
petitioners, and the Committee decided to proceed with the
Bill.

There was a second petition from a Mr. Marley, in refer-
ence to which we understood the Chairman to say that he
would not report on the consideration of the opposed parts of
the Bill in the absence of the petitioner.

The other particulars of the Bill were proceeded with.
The object of the Bill is to unite the manufacturing dis-
tricts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Northumberland. The
projected termini are Elslark and Scorton. The length of
the line, 47 miles 5 furlongs and 4 chains, with the Clitheroe
Branch of 13 miles. The cost of construction is estimated
at 1,450,000/. The engineers are Messrs. llawkshaw and
Gee, and the parliamentary agents, Messrs. Dorrington
and Co. _ .

In the course of the proceeding Mr. Dyson appeared on
behalf of Marley's petition.
The CHAIRMAN believed that the objections in the petition
applied only to the plans and sections.
Mr. DYSON said that such was the cane.

The CHAIRMAN then decided that the Committee could
not go into objections of that nature.
The remaining portions of the case were then gone into,
and the usual proofs were received; but the case was ulti-
mately adjourned till Thursday, to hear the opposition on the
petition of the East Lancashire Company.
HULL AND SEERY RAILWAY PURCHASE.
The object of this Bill is to give power to sell the above-
named railway to the York and North Midland Company, to
whom it had been leased some time ago.
The standing orders were complied with.
The Committee then adjourned.

Sub-Committee No. 6.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
BALIOCHNEY.

This was the petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way Company, who are the proprietors of the Ballochney
Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill to make a railway about
three miles in length, for mineral traffic, from a point on the
Ballochney Railway, to the mineral fields near the Kirk of
Shotts. The line was laid out by Mr. A. J. Adie, who esti-
mated its cost at 33,000/.

One of the witnesses being absent, the Committee, at the
request of the parties, deferred their decision.

MONK LAND AND ICIRXXNTILLOCH
(CHAPEL-HALL BRANCH).

This was the petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to make a mi-
neral branch from their Palace Cray branch to the Chapel-
Hall Iron Works. The cost of the line was estimated at
25,80C1.

The usual formal process having been adduced, the stand-
ing orders were declared to have been complied with.
CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTON
=NOTION.

This was the petition of the Caledonian and Dunbarton-
shire Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill
to make a line from Glasgow to Dumbarton and Loch Lo-
mond, with branches to Helensburgh, Milingavie, and other
places. The length of the line and the branches together is
thirty-two miles, and the cost was estimated by Mr. Neil
Robson at 590,0001.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been
complied with.
WILSONTOWN. MONNINOSIDE, AND
COLTNESS.

This was the petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside, and
Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to
make a branch of five miles and three quarters in length,
from a point on the main line to Bathgate, the estimated cost
of which is 51,0001.
The parties proved that they had complied with the stand-
ing orders.