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London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

WAY AND FERRY BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. H. BERKELEY proposed that the standing order
No. 121 be suspended in the case of the amendments pro-
posed to be made on the third reading of the Bristol and South
Wales Junction Railway and Ferry Bill, of which notice has
been given in the Private Bill office.
The amendment wa. agreed to, and the Bill was read a third
time and passed.
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (GLASGOW TERMINI
AND BRANCHES).
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and
the Bill was ordered to be engrossed.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY BILL (MAIDSTONE
TO STROUD, NEAR ROCHESTER).
The report on this Bill wns brought up and agreed to, and
the Bill was ordered to be engrossed.

LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY.
Mr. PACKE moved the consideration of the report on the
Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill.
Mr. V. SMITH objected to the consideration of the report,
on the grounds that there was no traffic on the line. He
would, therefore, move that it should be postponed until
next session, such a proceeding could do no injury to any one.
He hoped the Bill would be postponed till next year, when all
the five Bills involved might receive full inquiry. Under the
circumstances, he would move the further consideration of the
report that day six months.

HUDSON seconded the motion.
Sir CHARLES LENION, as chairman of the Committee,
would not have spoken had not the Honourable Member
who had just sat down made some insinuations about
the proceedings of the Committee. All he could say on the
matter was, that everything the. Hon., Member had qrged against
the Bilt.was as well not, better stated; before the
Committee 'thin it had been now befou .the House; and yet
after a careful investigation sad deliberation on the merits of
the Bill, for ten days, the Committee decided unanimously in
its favour. There was not the least doubt entertained by any
of the members, and, therefore, he thought the result ought
not to be interfered with by the House.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the report
adopted.
GREAT GRIMSBY AND SHEFFIELD JUNCTION

RAILWAY.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY.
Mr. MANGLES moved that the report of the Reading,
Guildford, and Reigate Railway Bill be brought up.
Captain PECHELL said he had been waiting to ascertain
what Hon. Member of that House would have had the courage
to move the adoption of the report of the Committee upon this
railway, for he should say that the linelad been supported
by the most extraordinary documentary evidence he had ever
heard of, and which inflicted upon the committee very consi-
derable labour. The tables of traffic that had been produced
were such as he thought would not be justified had
they been produced by the London and Birmingham Company.
The amount of traffic in carriages and horses and passengers
had been estimated at a higher figure than had been known to
have been received upon the London and Birmingham line.
He thought that the reasons ought to have been stated why
the Committee approved of the preamble on the single vote of
the Chairman. He should therefore move that the second
reading of this Bill should be postponed till this day week.
On the motion being put,
Sir C. DOUGLAS said that he was ready to give the reasons
of the Committee which the Hon. Member had required. He
would beg, as one of them, to remind the House that in the
report which the Committee had made they had stated that,
in consequence of the circumstances pleaded by the opponents
of the Bill, the Committee had delayed its consideration for
several days. This circumstance they had stated in their report
to the House. if the Honourable Member would refer
to the last paragraph of that report, he would find
that this circumstance was stated as a reason why, instead of re-
port!ng strongly, they had left it to the election of the House
whether the report should be adopted or not. Certainly in the
opinion of the Committee there were sufficient reasons for its
adoption, and amongst them was the fact that the number of
shares in the company was 40,000 at 201. each ; the amount
of deposit required by the Act was 24,0001., but the money
actually deposited was 92,000/., and considering that this
sum had been paid in for fully fivemonths, the Committee felt
fully justified in reporting favourably, although, in the absence
of one member of the Committee, it was carried by the casting
vote.

The House then divided, when the numbers appeared to be—
For the motion 7l
For the amendment
Majority — 66
Mr. BARRY BALDWIN presented a petition in favour of
the London and Warwickshire Railway.
IRISH MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
The Midland Great Western (Ireland) Bill (Mullingar and
Galway) was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.

SION COLLEGE ESTATE.
This Bill walread a third time and passed.
GORBALS GRAVITATION WATER-WORKS.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
DUBLIN AND KINGSTON EXTENSION RAILWAY.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted