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STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lords hips etis da at the appointed heur. The Noble Lords present werem the Earl of Shaftesbury (in the chair), the Duke
of Richmond, and Lord Hawarden.
LARNE, (BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.
This case came before the Committee on second reference, and as
many of our reauers may not know what the meaning of second
reference is, we will shortly explain it by statute that this Company
started into life at a period when a deposit of 5 per cent. on the pro-
posed capital was all that was require the Act of Parliament.
But esubsequent order of the House havtlng rendered a deposit of 10
per nt. necessary—the parties came before their Lordships to
prove the additional payment of five per cent. The certificate of the
Accountant-General having been proved, their Lordships decided
that the Bill had passed the standing orders.
BALLYMENA ANI) BALLYMO.NEY RAILWAY.
This case came before the Committee on the same point, and
having put in the necessary proofs, the Committee decided that the
company had complied with the standing orders.
OMAGII, DUNGANNON, AND ARMAGH RAILWAY.
This case was adjourned until to-morrow, for further proof.
LONDON-DERRY AND ENNISKILLEN EXTENTION
KAILWAY,
This case came before the Committee, in order to prove compliance
with Lord Wharuclitie's order. And the necessary
proofs having
been entered, their Lordships intimated that the standing orders in
this case had also been complied with.
Their Lordships then adjourned, at five o'clock,

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MPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

BRIDGEWA.TER AND TAltirr,liti
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WAY .417,T1 ##.annowt,
iO4-4tintied from our Afternoon (1illori,)
The formal proofs, in accordance with Mr. buncombe's resolution
last Week, 140 then 'put
TALBOT, on behalf of the opponents of the Bill, took a preli-
minary objection to the further progress of the Bill, on the grouted
that even if the Committee granted the line, the promoter% had no
power to raise funds to construct it. The Ccininittee would remem-
ber that the first act alluded to, lv his ..iireatned Friend, was an act
sZ•(l'bu sthiaking a Railway from Bristol to Taunton,
hat. act Was abandoned, and another passed for making a
clltal 'train Bridgwater to Sainton. Now the first Act gave the par.
ties power to raise 420,0001., but on the abandonment of Ws Act, cf
course the powers ceased. The other Act gave thent power to raise
520,0001., and of that sum they had already tisv.i 171,2001., leaving a
balance which in amount ryas 32.0,04 lesS than the estimate fur the
(~onstruction of the proposcsi'WOks.
144Se/104f 'StealGuam contended that this was an objec-
tion which ought te have llten urged in the Standing Orders Com-
mittee, and the present Committee had, therefore, no power to deal
with it.
Mr. TALBOT, relying upon the well known Dublin and Galway
case, contended that they had, but thg
foot Was the Standing Orders
Committee left this matter tg 110 decided by the Committee on
the Bill,
Vithiiaieiy, after a long discussion, it Was decided that the Com-
mittee should adjourn till tomorrow at twelve o'clock, and in the
meantime the decision of the Standing Orders CommittSo was to be
ascertained from the Chairman of the Committee before whom the
matter was discussed.

GROUP XXVII.
The Committee, to whom the consideration of the merits of the
lines of this Group was referred, met to day at one o'clock for the
first time in room 28 in the new houses of Parliament. The Com-
mittee consisted of Sir C. Lemon (West Cornwall), the Chairman,
Mr. Marshall (Carlisle), Mr. Wawn (South Shields), Mr. Bright
(Durham), Mr. Hampden (Great Marlow).
The lines in the Group were the Derby and Crewe Junction, the
Leicester and Bedford, the North Staffordshire (Churnet Valley),
North Staffordshire (Ilareeastle to Sandbach), North Staffordshire
(Potteries
)3 And the Sout Midland (Northampton and Bedford).
After the different :petitions presented against the lines were read
over, a discussion ensued as to the order of precedence with regard
to their consideration, when it was ultimately arranged that the
three Staffordshire lines should be taken first.
Mr. TowNsENro objected to this arrangement, on the ground that
the Amalgamation Committee had as yet made no report, and if the
consideration of the lines be postponed till that report were made
such a course might save trouble and render any inquiry with re-
gard to them unnecessary.
NORTE sTarrormsainzE (3 LINES.)
Mr. AUSTIN, with whom were Mr. Talbot, Mr. Murphy, and Mr.
Macauley, then opened the case on the behalf of the promoters of the
three lines, atter which Mr. George P. Bidder, civil engineer, was
examined, when the Committee adjourned until twelve o'clock to-
morrow.

GROUP XXIX.
This Committee assembled to-day, shortly after Twelve o'clock, In
room No. 8. Present, Mr. Labouchere, (Chairman), Sir W. Moles-
worth, Sir J. Duckworth, Colonel Rawden, Sir J. H. Smith.
SOUTH MIDLAND, HUNTINGDON BRANCH.
The CHAIRMAN Cain, he believed the Committee had agreed to the
preamble of this Bill under certain contingencies, and they were now
to consider certain clauses in the Bill.

Mr. MACAULEY, counsel for the Bill, having answered in the
affirmative,

The clauses were then gone through seriatim, and on coming to
clause '24,

The CHAIR MAN said that the Committee expected that the same
rate of tolls should be Inserted as they (tile Committee) had agreed
upon in another Bill.
MACAILEY said, that if they were restricted to the same rate
of tolls as the London and Birmingham they eould not proceed. The
rate of tolls here charged was the same as that sanctioned before in
Bilis by that company.
It was subsequently agreed to that the rate of tolls should be
allowed as put forth by the company, coals being charged at the
usual rate.
On coining to clause 39 which made this branch dependent upon
the main line,
31r. Macautai said he had to submit on the part of the promoters
that this dependency snould not be enforced.
After some short discussion, the room was cleared, and on our re-
admission,
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee could not comply with the
application, and must adhere to their former determination of making
this Bill contingent upon the other.
BOSTON, smarezroim, AND lIIILMINGHAIVI
(STAMFORD AND WISRECH).
Application was made, en behalf of the Corporation of Bedford
Levels and 'Wisbece, to postpone the consideration of this Bill until
the parties outside who were interested should be heard.
The CHAIRMAN said he thought unless all parties were agreed he
could not consent.

wpasromprootceersedeodf
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said,
he considered it right to state briefly what were the cireunistanees
of the present Bill. It was of ancient date. In the month of last
April certain gentlemen in Birmingham, who originated the line,
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found themselve deficient in communication eastward and westward
from that town. It had a most imperfect commnnication with Leices-
ter. and there was an entire absence of seaport communication. It was
evident, therefore,
that in this case there was a call for improved
facility of transit, which, as regarded these two places, would be
afforded by the proposed line. Besides, the communication with the
important towns of the district would be greatly facilitated. lle
would also show from the traffic tables that the trade here was ex-
emely great, and they would be enabled to perceive from the route
inlp
of the line that the Bill must necessarily bo advantageous to the dis-
tricts through which it proposed to pass. There was also a great want
of a more direct communication between the Baltic and Birmingham,
than was at pi esent by the circuitous route. It was well known that
there were large numbers of cattle in Norfolk which suffered severely
from having to be driven from the various places where they were
fed, consequently a railway communication, by affording improved
facility of transit, would be of considerable advantage in
that case. He did not think himself authorised to enter
into any details respecting the advantages of the line.
He must, however, offer a few further observations. The line pass-
sing through a level country there would be no engineering difficul-
ties to be encountered. The great obstacles with which they had
to contend were the fears that were entertained of their disturbing
the range of the country in laying down their line. But they had suc-
cessfully completed their plans without any detriment in this particular.
The objections in the petitions relating to the liver Neane were net
sustained, and he could not help considering that as there were
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which it was received in the district through which it was to pass,
namely, as one of considerable public advantage
A question here arose as to whether parties ha. d a right to inspect
the documents of the promoters iod ged under ea
the sessional order of
last Thursday, relating to this subject.
The room was cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee had considered the question,
and would not object to any parties then inspecting the contents of
these documents ; but woulu not allow their contents to be contra-
vened, or made matter of argument before them (the Committee)
Some evidene having been heard iii support of the Bill,
The Committee then adjourned.