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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEIN'I'. clause inserted in the Bill for the protection of their rights
He moved, therefore, that the Bill be postponed for a week.
(THIS DAY). 1 Mr. HUTT was sure the motion for tke postponement was
not made for the purpose of delay, but knowing that the
Bill was a measure looked forward to with great interest by
those who resided on the route of the proposed railway, and
knowing also that, at this period of the session, even a day's
delay might prove fatal to a measure, he could not consent to
the amendment for postponing the third reading for a week.—
(Hear, hear.) But he could not see the necessity for it, in
sofar as the Corporation of Newcastle, who were the trustees
of the infirmary, were most anxious that the Bill should
pass.—(Hear, hear.)
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
NEW WRITS.
LISKEARD.
Mr. TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough of
Liskeard, in the room of Mr. C. Buller, who had accepted the

office of her Majesty's Judge Advocate.
EDINBURGH.

The HON. GENTLEMAN also moved for a new writ for the
city of Edinleurgh, in the room of W. G. Craig, Esq., who
had accepted the office of one of the Lords Commissioners for
executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of England and
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW UNION CANAL, AND
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY, AND
FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION BILLS.
Mr. BAINE moved that it be an instruction to the Com-

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.

mittee upon the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Forth and Clyde
Navigation Junction Bills, to entertain the petition of the
Commissioners of the Harbour and Docks of Leith, against
these Bills, notwithstanding that the said petition was not
presented three clear days before the sitting of the said

CALEDONIAN (MID-LOTHIAN BRANCHES)
LESMAHAGOW, DALSERP, AND COAT-
BRIDGE MINERAL ZUNCTION.

A Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the
above Bills met for the first time in Room A (New Houses of
Parliament), at eleven this morning. The members are,
the Marquis of Winchester (chairman), the Duke of Grafton,
and Lords Montfort, Manners, and Bexley.
The two Bills, though referred to the same Committee, do
not compete with one another.
The Committee first took the case of the

Committee. -
After a short discussion the motion was withdrawn.
REPORTS.
Derbyithire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction
Railway.
Leeds Central Railway station.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Wakefield Ex-
tension).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. I.)
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) (Bilston and

CALEDONIAN (MID-LOTHIAN BRANCHES).
Mr. Austin and Sir Thomas Phillips appeared for the pro-
moters of the Bill; Mr. NVakely and Mr. Sandons for Mr.
Ramsay, a petitioner against the Bill.
Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of the
Bill.

Priestfield Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) (Showhill
and Portobello Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4) (Willenhall
and Bloxwich Branch).
Tunbridge Wells Improvement.
York and North Midland Rail Way (Widening and Enlarge-
ment).
SECOND READINGS.
Eastern Counties Railway (Wisbeach to Spalding).
Ludlow Charity Estate Bill.

Room B.

GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND MONRLANDS
JUNCTION.
CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW TERMINI AND

BRANCHES).

The Committee met again in Room B (New Houses of
Parliament), Lord Bathurst in the chair, and present the
Duke of Leinster, and Lords Powis, Stratford, and Colchester.
Their Lordships were occupied nearly the whole morning
with the remaining :clauses of the former of the two Bills,
forming their list.

BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Mr. MUNTZ moved the consideration of the report on this
Bill.

Mr. E. DENISON moved that the consideration of this
report be postponed, in order that the House should take
into its consideration those clauses which should have been
revised by the Committee to which the line had originally
been referred.
Mr. C. RUSSELL said that as this line had been designed
to amalgamate with the Great Western Railway, how was it
possible for the Committee upon it to consider the tolls of a
railway—the Great Western Railway—which was not before
them ? The question of tolls had been carefully considered
by the Committee as far as they had been able to go. The
Birmingham Company were, no doubt, at the bottom, of this
opposition, as in case of the views of the Oxford Company
not meeting theirs they wished to overthrow them in the
House. ,
After a few words from Sir ROBERT FERGUSON and Mr.
MANGLES,
Mr. F. T. BARING said he could not consent to the pass-
ing of the Bill; under existing circumstances. He thought it
would be welliif the Bill was re-committed to the Committee,
in order to re- consider the question of tolls. Either this
ought to be done, er'else the power of amalgamation in the
Bill should be struck out. Were that done, the objection to
its passing would be removed. It was an object .of the
Amalgamation Committee that no amalgamation should be
without a revi,sion of the charges of both companies that
sought to be finited.
Mr. BERNAL did not think any Committee sitting up
stairs could make a satisfactory revision of the tolls of esta-
blished companies, which had been incorporated under so-
lemn Acts of Parliament, and certain rates of tolls, therein
allowed. He could not assent to the doctrine laid down by
the Hon. Member for Portsmouth.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

Several clauses were inserted for the satisfaction of the
petitioners against the Bill.
After disposing of the business the Committee proceeded
to hear the case of the

Messengers from the House of Lords brought up several
Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table.
The discussion on the Birmingham and Oxford Junction
Railway was then resumed.
Mr. WILLIAMS thought the only object of the present
motion was to delay the Bill from passing, and he could not
support it. He was glad the Great Western Company had
got possession of the country in question, as he belived the
public would be greatly benefited by the line proposed to be
made.
Lord HARRY VANE thought it much better the Bi

should be delayed than that it should be passed with the toll
clauses in their present shape.
Mr. PAKINGTON entirely agreed with the doctrine
laid down by the Hon. Member for Portsmouth. He dist not
think the Hon. Member for Weymouth had given good
reasons why the Bill should be allowed to pass in its present
shape. He ,was sorry that the Bill should be delayed, but
justice to the public required it.
Mr. HAYTER supported the re-consideration of the report.
Mr. E. DENISON thought that the suggestion thrown
out by the Hon. Gentleman, that they had been brought forr
ward at the instance of the London and Birmingham Com-
pany, ought not to have been made. For his own part, he
was not connected either with the London and Birmingham
or the Great Western Company, and he viewed the matter
quite irrespective of the interests of either.
After a few words from Captain FITZMAURICE and Mr.
RICARDO,
Sir GEORGE CLERK regretted that no previous notice
of this subject had been given, for if this had been done he
was quite sure the House would be better prepared to come
to a more accurate judgment on the merits of the question.
Hethought, if the consideration of the report was postponed
till Thursday or Friday, the interests of the public would be
promoted by the delay.
Mr. MUNTZ said that it was in vain to dissemble that
the opposition to this line came from the London and Bir-
mingham Company. That company had never evinced any
desire to meet the wishes of the public until they were forced
to do so by the competition of the Great Western Company.
They had met every application which had been made to
them for a reduction of tolls with a positive refusal until the
competition he had referred to took place.
Mr. ESTCOURT thought the Committee had the power
of looking into the tolls.
Sir J. EASTHOPE said that he never held a share either
in the Great Western or London and Birmingham Companies,
but he thought the present question was very important, and
one deserving the attention of the House. He thought it
impossible for them to proceed unless the question was more
attentively considered, and he was sure the interests of the
public would be served if this were done.
Sir T. ACLAND thought it was not fair at this, the
eleventh, hour to introduce, without notice, a motion of so
vague a nature, which would have the effect of endangering
the interests of shareholders.
Mr. BARING thought it was a perfectly voluntary act on
the part of the company to lease this line, and they must,
therefore, submit to the condition, which was a revision of the
existing tolls.
Sir G. CLERK would move, as an amendment, that the
further consideration of, the debate be adjourned till Thurs-
day next.
Mr. MUNTZ would object to any postponement, as it
would promote the very object of the opposition, which was
delay. ,
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET supported the amend-
ment.

After some little discussion, in which Mr. blunts, Mr.
Greene, and Mr. Denison, took part,
Mr. MUNTZ consented to withdraw the original motion,
and moved that the Bill be recommitted to-morrow.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY.
Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from a landowner upon
a line of railway, which left this House seventy-three miles
in length, and which a Committee of the House of Lords had
reduced to thirteen miles, praying the House not to pass the
Bill in its mutilated state.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE knew that the persons residing on
this thirteen miles of railway were quite content with the
Bill in its present shape. Some landowner, whom the Hon.
Member had picked up, was it appeared the only dissatisfied
person.
Mr. B. DENISON thought it a recommendation to have
these sixty miles cut out of the Bill, considering the present
state of railway business.
Mr. HUDSON consented to withdraw his opposition.
The following Bills were further considered on their re-
ports :
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway
(Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Lines).
Brighouse Sewering, Drainage, and Lighting.
Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways.
Caledoniain Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Devia-
tion).
Caledonian Railway (Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junc-
tion Railways Amalgamation).
Clonmel and Thurles Railway.
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway.
Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways
Junction.
Grand Junction Railway (Showhill and Portobello Branch).
Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension).
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch).
Killarney Junction Railway.
Larne, 13elfast, and Ballymena Railway.
Leeds and Bradford Railway (Junction Line at Bradford).
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway.
Liverpool and Bury Railway.
LiverpoOl, Orniskirk, and Preston Railway.
Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction Railway.
London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham Extension).
Mallow and Fermoy Railway.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions.
Manchesiter, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Rail-
way, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation.
Midland' Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffy Branch
and Longford Deviation).
Monmouthshire Railways.
Mountmellick Junction Railway.
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway.
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction
Railway. • '
Plymouth Great Western Docks.
Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway.
Sheffield, Ashton- under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway
(Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases).
Shrewshury and Birmingham Railway.
Shrewshury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion Railway.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wol-
verhampton).
Shropshire: Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to
Stafford).
South-Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to
Chart near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and
Riverhead).
Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Templemore and Nenagh Railway.
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway.
Vale of Neath Railway.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway.
West Riding Union Railways (No. 2).
Wexford Harbour Improvement.
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway.
Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and pa3sed :
Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railway Amal-
gamation.
Bury Improvement (No. 2).
Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway.
Dudley Canal and Birmingham Canal Amalgamation.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' amendments to the Bristol and Exeter Railway
(Crewkerne Branch), Bristol Waterworks, and Stockton Gas
Bills, were considered, and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to
be engrossed.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BRANCH
RAILWAY.
On the motion being put for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. J. A. SMITH wished the motion to be postponed, in
order that time might be given to the trustees of the public
infirmary in Newcastle-upon Tyne, which the railway inter-
fered with by passing within 60 yards of its front, to get a