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EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
A SPECIAL TRAIN of First and Second Class Carriages
WILL LEAVE CAMBRIDGE for London calling at the following
Stations, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, for the accommodation of
parties attending the AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY'S
MEETING:— .
From Cambridge.... 9 0 A.M. Newport ••••• • • • • • 935 A.M.
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Chesterford .. 920 „ Bishop's Stortford .. 10 0
Wonder...... 930 , Harlow .......... 10 1 •,
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Due in London about 11 15 ROBE?,
By order,
Offices, Shorediteli, May 18, 1846 C. P. Secretary'.

NEST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Ses-
sional Orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the
SCRIPHOLDERS of this undertaking, will be held at the Palatine
Hotel, in Manchester, on TUESDAY, the 26th day of May instant, at
One o'clock in the Afternoon ; and that at such meeting a Copy of the
Bill now depending in Parliament, entitled " A Bill for making a
Railway from Liverpool to Southport, to be called the West Lanca-
shire Railway," will be submitted for the consideration of such
meeting.
Dated this 13th day of Nay, 1846.
THOMAS WELD BLUNDELL, Chairman.
HENRY NEWBERY, Deputy Chairman.

ASHBURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH
DEVON RAILWAY COMPANY.
_Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL MEETING of the Holders
of Scrip, or of Banker's receipts for Scrip, of this Company will be
held, In compliance with the eessional orders of both Houses of Par-
liament, at the Golden Lion Inn, in Aathurton, on MONDAY, the
eighth day of June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of
the Bill for making the said railway will be submitted for the consi-
deration and approval of such meeting.
Ashburton, Mayl6, 1846. ROBERT TUCKER / Solicitors of the
GEORGE CAUNTERj Company.

SHEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK. POT-
TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the Sessional Orders
of the two Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of
Holders of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, in the SHEF-
FIELD, BUXTON, LEEK POTTERIES, and CREWE RAILWAY
COMPANY will be held at the Albion Hotel, in Manchester, in the
county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the 22d day of May instant, at
Twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the
Bill now before Parlithidnt, relating to the said Railway, for their
consideration.
And Notice is hereby further given, that4Bll i,oli.ers of Scrip or
,Balikers' Receipts for scrip attendiver,tbrtekdd4iteeting will be re-
quired to give their names and addresfiel, to produce their Scrip or
Bankers' Receipts, and permit the denoting numbers thereof to be
correctly taken before the votes can be received.
The form of voting paper may be had on application to the
Secretary, at the Company's Offices in Leek. A statement of the
proceedings and prospects of the undertaking will be submitted to
the Meeting.

THOMAS CARR, Chairman
R. Y. CLARKE', Secretary.

Leek, 7th May, 1846.

HEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POTTE-
RIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY.

The Committee or Management, in consequence of the resolution
of the Congleton and Crewe Company, at their meeting held on the 14th
instant, to abandon their line, deem it desirable to apprise their
shareholders, by advertisement, previous to the meeting on FRIDAY
next, the 22d instant, that in case the scriphcblers should determine
to carry on their line, the Direeors think it advisable and are pre-
pared to abandon the projected branch to Congleton, and they have
.therefore applied to Mr. Vignoles, their engineer, for a minute and
detailed estimate of the cost of the main line from Buxton to Stoke.
Mr, Vignoles assures the Committee that the line can be made for
something less than 600,0001.; and on that outlay there Is satisfactdry
reason to believe that a very ample dividend will be realised.

It will not be necessary, in order to comply with the standing
orders of the House of Lords, to make a call, as the Accountant-
General already holds a sufficient amount of the shareholders' money
for that purpose. The Bill having been referred to the Committee
on Unopposed Bills, has no difficulty to encounter, and may be con-
sidered virtually obtained.
The shareholders of the North Staffordshire, Manchester, Buxton,
Matlock, and Anffiergate Railways, of which this will be the con-
necting link, having unanimously consented to prosecute their Bills,
and the almost certainty of their obtaining the sanction of the Legis-
lature, render the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe
Railway of considerable importance in facilitating, by an immense
saving of time and distance, the transit of passengers and merchan-
dise from the eastern to the western parts of England, as well as for
the conveyance of the Irish traffic to the ports of Hull and Grimsby
for exportation to the Continent of Europe.
Under these circumstances, the Committee will deem it expedient
to reduce the amount or number of the shares ; and as the thuds in
hand on obtaining the Bill would be sufficient to carry on the works
for a considerable period, it is not probable the Committee would be
required to make a call until after a meeting df shareholders, to be
held in January next in pursuance of an Act of Parliament.
By order,
Leek, May 18, 1846. R. Y. CLARKE, Secretary.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY•
►►x`77 Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting of the Shareholders in
the South Wales Railway Company will be held on WEDNESDAY,
the 3d day of June next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the offices
of the Great Western Railway Company, at Paddington, in the
county of Middlesex, when a copy of a Bill, now pending in Parlia-
ment, entitled " a Bill for completing the line of the South Wales
Railway, and to authorise the construction of an extension and cer-
tain alterations of the said railway, and certain branch railways in
connexion therewith," will be submitted for the consideration and
approval of the Shareholders present, personally or by proxy, at such
meeting. (Signed) C. RUSSELL, Chairman.
May 16, 1846. N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary.

ATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW,
and DUBLIN RAILWAY. Any Scripholder in. this
Company, who has not received the Circular addressed by the Chair-
man to all who had forwarded their names and addresses to the
office, will be furnished with a copy on application, personally or in
writing, to the Secretary, at 449, West Strand, London.
CO URTOWN, Chairman.
449, West Strand, 16th May, 1846.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORD
AND BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
Parties who have sent in the Scrip of this Company for the purpose
of being produced at the meeting held on the 9th current, are in-
formed that, in consequence of forgeries of the Scrip of this Company
having been discovered, the Committee of Management deem it their
duty, for the satisfaction of their Shareholders and the protection of
the public, to verify the Scrip which has been sent in before they
return it to the parties sending it in. The Scrip, when examined
and found correct, will be stamped and immediately returned to the
parties sending It in, and the examination will be made with all pos-
sible dispatch. All parties holding the ticrip of this Company are re-
commended to send it in immediately for verification.
H. VERNEY, Bart.,
Georg ,
Chairman of the Committee of management.
WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary.
Office of the Company, 29, Great George-street,
Westminster, May 11, 1846.
The Bills of this Company were unanimously approved of at the
Scripholders' meeting held on the 9th current.

SIIROPSHIRt UNION RAILWAY AND
CANAL COMPANY.
effect under
of
fintlnero
following
Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, er BANKERS' RECEIPTS 'for
SCRIP, in respect of the undertakings proposed to be carried into
held at the Lion
Hotel, Shrewsbury, on FRIDAY; the 22d day of May, 1846, at
EbortlhaAevenreeßnhpiutliorpo'csfolotsoroecnskmeco,, for the purpose of submitting to their approval
eoanwal Bills 1 lgegfEt le1; : below-mentioned, I welv i
therewith.mzp.
railway
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sme
in e d:
N.,
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to will w
nb e,
A Bill for making a railway' from Shrewsbury to Stafford, 'with a
A Bill for making a railway from the Chester madinCrtetwee brancheonny of
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the Grand Junction Railway at Calvaley, to 'Wolverhampton, and for
Montgomery, to Crewe, in the county of Chester, with branches, and
for other purposes connected therewith.
The Chair will be taken by the Earl of POW'S, K.G., at Eleven
o'clock.

N.B. Each Shareholder attending at the meeting will be required
to produce his or her Scrip or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip ; end for the
purpose of duly recording the rotes, forms will be prepared, in which
each party will be required to enter his er her name and address, the
number of Scrip, and, he designating numbers thereof, to which
forms the Scrip must be appended.
The requisite form of voting-paper may be had on application at
the Company's Offices, 9, Great George-street, Westminster.
WILLIAM COWAN, Secretary.
London, May 1, 1846.

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RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
GROUP I.
LONDON AND YORE.
The Committee met again this day at eleven o'clock, the
Earl of Lovelace in the chair.
The first witness examined was Mr. Beckett Denison,
M.P. On his examination by Mr. Sergeant WRANGiikm,
the Hon. Member said—The want of a direct communication
between London and York was very severely felt by all the
landowners, merchants, and traders on the line. They were
all in favour of the London and York line as the one most
adapted to the wants of the large and important districts
through which it was to run. There was no doubt of the
traffic being sufficient to make such an undertaking most
profitable.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. lIILISYAIRD, Q.C.
but there was nothing elicited to shake the favourable evi-
dence for the London and York.

Mr. Sergeant KSNGLAKE having handed in tables of
traffic, a short discussion ensued.
Lord Worsely, examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGRAM—
The Noble Lord said that he was deeply sensible of the want
of railway accommodation from London to York. He was
in favour of the line of railway promoted by the London and
York Company, as one that would meet the wants of the
country. One place which would be very much served by
the line of railway was Grimsby. There would be a great
trade brought to it from Hull. This would not injure the
latter place. At present the timber from the Baltic was
taken round to Gloucester by sea, which, when a railway was
made, would be carried on direct, and be a great saving.
Mr. Pemberton Mines, examined by Mr. Sergeant KING-

taxE—He was decidedly in favour of a direct communication
between London and York. He was in favour of the London
and York line. The abstraction of traffic from the old north
road was very great. A well-known town on the proposed
line of railway, which once employed twenty post-boys, had
diminished that number very considerably—they had
dwindled down to two, and one of them had since hanged
himself.—(Great laughter.)
The witness was briefly cross-examined.
The Recorder of York was next examined, and the bear-
ing of his evidence was entirely in favour of the London and
York Railway over that of any other line.
Several other witnesses were called, who gave similar
evidence.
There is not a doubt that the London and York line will
be passed by the Committee. This we are enabled to
say on the best authority, and that authority is our own
experience. There has been a brevity of examination, at
the suggestion of the Committee, which indicates favour-
ably for the promoters of the London and York Railway.
The cafe, however, for the Eastern Counties has yet to be
made out; but be a case never so strongly made as that
may be, there is one difficulty which cannot be got over,
and that is the directness of the London and York line as a
great trunk communication. Had the Direct Northern come
before the Committee as an independent line, the contest
would have been most doubtful, in consequence of the great
engineering superiority of that line over the London and
York, besides the great advantage of its cheapness of con-
struction. The fight is now, in consequence of a very politic
amalgamation, all on one side.
During the cross-examination of Mr. Beckett Denison,
M.P., the following important discussion as to the amalga-
mation of the London and York and Direct Northern Rail-

ways arose.
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Mr. Sergeant WRLIGHAM said—Stop, Mr. Denison, do
not answer that question. Your Lordships are no doubt en-
titled to a full statement of the arrangement in question, if
you ask for it, but I apprehend that my Learned Friend has
no conceivable interest in the question. He represents a
scheme which opposed both lines, and he can have no inte-
rest whatever in the terms, whatever they may, be, on
which the two companies have coalesced. Therefore, my
Lords, on this ground I object to the witness an-
swering the question which has been put to him.
It forms no part of the merits of the respective schemes
on which I apprehend your Lordships have to decide in the
first instance, though it may be a matter of clauses. But my
Learned Friend has no participation whatever in the arrange-
ment, and therefore I object to the question being put
by him. At the same time, being anxious that your
Lordships should have every opportunity of scrutinising
and investigating the affair, your Lordships shall,
if you please, have every transaction connected with the
London and York Company laid before you, but, as I have
already said, I apprehend that the Eastern Counties Com-
pany can have no conceivable interest in this matter; there-
fore my Learned Friend, appearing as counsel for the Eastern
Counties Company, can have no right whatever to put the
question.
Mr. HILDYARD—It is very safe for my Learned Friend
to say that he will not object to your Lordships
investigating the matter, knowing well that, if your Lordships
wish it, no statements of his will be of any avail. My Learned
Friend, therefore, deserves no credit for the magnanimous and
generous offer. But now for the facts. Here is fact and
most important issue submitted to your Lordships. Our
opponents rely on cennektiv-- Lontirib. with Yorke ty
meats of 'a line geogliffically • shoiter than ours.
We, as ti° set-off to thlt assumed advantage of
theirs, havi. many arguments to adduce, such as
the superiority of our line in an engineering point of
view; on ,acconnt of greater chupness, and on many other
groulid's. Now- there was a thrrd line in the field, a line
which affected the union between the London and York; at
all events, by a shorter construction of line than the London
and York. '

It was a better line, therefore, than their own, as

far as the question of shortness of distance was concerned ;
and probably, if that line had not been withdrawn,
your Lordships would have thought that it had many other
advantages ever the London and York line. Surely then it is
competent for me to examine into the circumstance and to
ascertain the arrangements by which a line, unquestionably
a better line than the London and York as respects its geo-
graphical construction (that is as to shortness of distance),
has been withdrawn by one of the parties to this great

struggle from the consideration of Parliament. It appears
to us a most important feature in this great
struggle that Parliament and the public have
the opportunity of pronouncing a decision upon the question
of a direct line. If that is to be the all-governing principle,
I, therefore, submit, whilst we have this direct ' principle
pressed against us, that we have a right to investigate all the
circumstances connected with the conduct of our applicants,
who have been the means, by an arrangement of which your
Lordships know nothing, ofkwhich we can know nothing save
by an examination of witnesses, of withdrawing the shortest
line from the field.

The NOBLE CHAIRMAN—WO cannot go into that. The
Direct Northern is not before us.
Mr. lllLDyAma—Then are we to understand that the
Direct Northern line is abandoned, and not before the
Committee?

Mr. Sergeant WRANGUAsi—Perhaps your Lordships wi
allow mo to answer that question. With the London and York
Railway, now promoted before your Lordships, there is, as all
the world knows, even my Learned Friend included, a coa-
lition, or perhaps an amalgamation is the better term ; and
between these two companies—the London and York and
the Direct North€rn—the result of that amalgamation is,
that the London and York line is now promoted before you.
Lord VivlAN—Are we to understand that the Direct
Northern has withdrawn in favour of the London and York?
Mr. Sergeant WaANGRAM—Let me not be misunderstood,
my Lords ; I am not counsel for the Direct Northern ; but
you heard from my Learned Friend Mr Cockburn, the first
day, that the two companies had agreed to promote one
line here; don't let me say one word about the Direct
Northern, for which lam not counsel. Fortunately here
comes Mr. Cockburn, and he can speak for himself.
Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C. (after consulting for a moment with
Mr. Sergeant Wrangham) said, I perfectly concur, my Lords,
in everything which my Learned Friend has said.
Lord VYVYAN— Yes, but what is that? He just new said
that be was not counsel for the Direct Northern, and that
he could not answer for the Direct Northern. We want to
know whether the Direct Northern is withdrawn.
Mr. CocKBURN—No,, my Lord, it is not withdrawn ;
but it will not be obtruded upon your Lordships' attention
unless circumstances should render it absolutely necessary.
We are perfectly ready to admit that the London and York
Railway should receive the sanction of this Committee, and
I may at once state fairly our reasons for this course. We
felt that the great object with both parties was, to get a
direct line of through communication from the metropolis to
York. We felt that, considering the late period of the
session, it—
HILDYARD—I wish to take an objection, my Lords, to
my Learned Friend's proceeding, which I am sure he will
admit is a proper objection. If the Committee are to hear
what are the grounds why the arrangement was made, let
us hear it through a witness. Ido not say this of course of-
fensively to my Learned Friend; but he only speaks
through his instructions, and it would be much
more convenient, for every reason, to have it from
a witness, for then we shall have every state-
ment on oath. There is a gentleman now under ex-
amination who can give us all the information, and why not
allow him to do so well as my Learned Friend? I understand
your Lordship's to object to it solely because the Direct
Northern is not before you in -Committee ; but, my Lords,
my Learned Friend says it is before the Committee, and I am
prevented asking questions respecting a line, and a most
im-
portant line, which is before this Committee.
Mr. Cocirmiroi—l hardly understand the position in which
I am placed. I am interrupted in answering a question which
the Noble Lord did me the honour to put to me.
Lord Vrvieut —But then that answer need not be a long
one. The question is short enough : Is the Direct Northern
withdrawn, or is it at rest?
Mr. Cocxnuns—Then, my Lord, it is not withdrawn, if
your Lordships are satisfied with that answer. What I say
is, that though we do not at the present moment oppose the
London and York Company, and though we have no ob-
jection to their Bill passing, yet that the Direct Northern
lice not withdrawn, and that if circumstances should
render it necessary we shall have to press it upon your
Lordships.
Mr. HILDYARD—WeII now, my Lords, after that avowal
I do trust your Lordships will permit me to persevere.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM—AIIow me just one ward in
reply.
The Noble CHAIRMAN—No ;it is unnecessary. We have
decided in your favour.
Mr. IlumvAnn—Then that decision, I am to presume, pre-
cludes me from asking any question with reference to the ar-
rangement which has been come to between the London and
York and the Direct Northern Company.
The Noble CHAIRMAN—Yes, certainly.
The cross-examination of Mr.i Denison was then proceeded
with.
The evidence as to the general merits of the line, and the
want of railway accommodation which it proposed to supply,
having closed, the traffic evidence was then gone into.
Mr. Pease, of York, examined by Sergeant KreanAKE
The London and York line would enable coals to be carrild
.
at a considerably lower rate than that at presrentncehar charged.
He was most favourable to the London and -Yo k
direct accommodation was the most adapted to the districts
through which the line would pass.
Mr. Rigby, another extensive coalowner, gave the same
evidence
cross-examined.
Both witnesses were briefly
It being ROW four o'clock, the Committee adjourned till
'clock to-morrow.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP X.
The Committee met to-clay, at one o'clock, in room No, 1,

9, 1846.

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(House of Commons); present, Mr. Deedes (Chairman), Mr.
Arkwright, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Farnham, and Mr. Stanley.
The railways included in this group are the Ballochney
(Shott's Branch)—the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction De-
viation)—the Caledonian (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coat-
bridge Railway Branches)— the Monkland and Kirkintil-
lock (Chapel Hall Branches)—the Monkland and Kirkintil-
loch—the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction—the
Kirkintillock and Kilsyth—Lesniahsgo, Dalserf, and Coat-
bridge Mineral Junction—and the. Caledonian (Dundyvan
Branch).
Mr. GLANAM, agent for the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junc-
tion Deviation) Bill, stated that it would be withdrawn for
the present, in order to be transferred to an Amalgamation
Committee.
Mr. WEMTSS, on theopposing side, stated that the petition
(for which he appeared) against the Bill would not be with-
drawn on that account, but (as we understand) would be
preferred before the Amalgamation Committee.
It was also announced that in the case of the
BALLOCHNEY (SHOTT'S BRATCCEE)
The Branch was to be withdrawn from the Bill.
X:ENTrIa.OOH AND IEXLSIEVII.
This Bill was, after some conversation between the agents
for the proprietors and the gentlemen who appeared for op-
posing parties, ultimately withdrawn.
The Committee then proceeded to receive the usual preli-
minary documents and appearances in respect to the other
Bills in the group.
The Committee agreed that they would take the first in
order, which was the
IIION3CLAND AND Miltacznyrx:
(CHAPEL MILL Illtz-Ncix).

MOCII

The evidence required by Mr. DuncoirtheTs— resolutions
having been gone through,
Mr.CLARKE, who (with Mr. Sergeant Bellassis) appeared
for the promoters, stated that the object of the Bill was to
connect the mineral field on the proposed branch with the
Calder Iron Works, and with this railway on to Glasgow, by
a line of ,two ...Les, five furlongs, and four chains in length,
at an estimated cost, of 28,000/. One petition against the
Bill was from Messrs. Baird, the proprietors of iron works in
the locality, who complained that their property would be
injured, He did not know the ground of their complaint,
as the company were willing to give ample compensation
for carrying the line through their ground. He then called
Mr. Adey, the engineer of the company, and manager
of the Glasgow and Gamkirk and the Monkland, who
stated that the proposed line would connect the Chapel Hall
iron works and the adjacent coal field with the above-men-
tioned and other railways. There was no other mineral
district or works of such importance in that part of the
country destitute of such accommodation as the Bill was
designed to supply. As the traffic would be altogether
mineral, and the heavy traffic downwards, the steepness of
the gradients was not important. The worst gradient pro-
posed here was 1 in 40, but that was of no'consequence, as the
traffic would all go down. On other mineral lines in the
district there were worse gradients. On the Ballochney lice,
of which also he was manager, there was a gradient of 1 in
22, which was not of the slightest importance in mineral
traffic. It was worked without any inconvenience.

--.;
Mr. GORDON, who appeared for Messrs. Baird, cross-exa-
mined the witness, who stated that the part of the Bal-
lochney line with a gradient of 1 in 22 was sometimes worked
up by locomotives, but sometimes by the downward traffic.
It was the intentien•of the promoters of this line to carry
passengers if required, and to have one train each way per
day. That could easily be done notwithstanding the gra-
dients.

Mr. CLARK* objected to questions relating to any other
matter but the injury likely to be done to Messrs. Baird's
property by the line crossing it. On the other hand Mr.
Gordon contended, that he was entitled, according to the
allegations of "danger" in the petition, to put any question
which bore upon that point. The Committee decided in his
favour. ,
Mr. Adey's cross-examination was continued at some
length, but he stated that in crossing the several lines of
railway intersecting Messrs. Baird's property there was
no danger whatever. The Whole object of the line
was to accommodate the mineral district, and the
landed proprietors were very anxious to get it.
The country was intersected in every direction with railways,
and it was impossible to avoid crossing them. Messrs. Baird
had several crossings on the level with the railways of which
witness is manager; in fact, more than witness liked to
allow; but Messrs. Baird insisted on their right to cross
wheiever they thought it necessary. The Monkland and
Kirkintilloch Railway Company were the promoters of the
present measure. •
Evidence was then given to show that a line was wanted
in the district, and that the one proposed by this Bill would
supply the want.
Mr. CALVERT addressed the Committee on behalf of
Messrs. Baird, dwelling chiefly upon the claim of Messrs.
Baird to compensation in the shape of " way leave," or other-
wise for the ,crossing of their land and lines. The property
which they held they had purchased (on account of its
proximity to the market) at a greater rice than
had been paid by the more distant proprietors,, o would be
advantaged by this Bill to the detrimegtaf4epetitiopert
At the present moment they were receiViug‘wbatihmight- be.,
called payment for way leave from the partieeto this Bill,
and he trusted that the Committee would nottgnction the
preamble of a Bill which proposed the unhetefa itustice of
depriving them of these ylvTtages,itnd deplecialthg their
property without any conisiensatiart
The CHAIRMAN-asked ii\there gad. been •no negotiation
with Messrs. Baird on the subject of compensation?
Mr. CALVERT answered in the nego,tiVe.
Mr. Cr ARKE said that there was every disposition to give
due compensation, and he was proceeding to enter into pro-
positions to that effect, when
The CHAIRMAN said that the Learned Gentleman could
not be heard now on that part of the subject.
The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission we
found that the Committee had resolved to postpone their de-
cision until twelve o'clock to-morrow, to give the parties op-
portunity to adjust the terms of compensation between them-
selves. The Committee then adjourned.

The CHAIRMAN then intimated that the Committee had
time to the decision that the preamble of the Glasgow, Dum-
fries, and Carlisle Railway was proved, and that the preamble
of the Caledonian (Dumfries branch) was not proved.
After the calling of formal evidence to prove the holding
of a meeting of the shareholders of the Nithedale line
on Monday week, at which an unanimous decision was
given to proceed with the Bill, the Committee, at the
request of Mr. Rickards, who said the Caledonian ob-
jected to several clauses of the Bill, and would prepare others
that would considerably modify it, adjourned the considera-
tion of the clause till to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock.

The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelTe
o'clock, when the North British (Carlisle Extension) will be
taken.

GROUP XI Y. Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of
the Bills cam ?rised in this group, re-assembled at the usual
hour this, morning, in Room No. 30; Mr. Protheroe in the
chair.

NORTH RENT AND SOUTH-EASTERN
SCHEMES.

The examination of the engineers as to the mode in which
the South-Eastern proposed to cross Greenwich Park was
resumed. _ _

➢ir. R. Stephenson stated that the tunnel under the
park would be nearly half a mile in length, but the
Commissioners of the Woods and Forests would not
allow them to have any ventilation. He did not think any
inconvenience or annoyance would result to the passengers
from the accumulation of vapour or hot air. They had power
to take an unlimited quantity of land from London-bridge
to Coombs'-hill, and the tunnel would be executed without
injury or inconvenience to any party. He went minutely
into the character and description of the tunnel, and pointed
out the manner in which it would be constructed, and after-
wards drained and worked.
The room was then cleared, and the Committee having
re-
mained in consultation for upwards of half an hour, strangers
were readmitted, when
The CHAIRMAN delivered the following
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Committee have come to the decision that the North
Kent preamble is NOT proved; that the preamble to the Bill,
Canterbury to Dover (South-Eastern Company) is Nur
proved ; that the preamble of the Bill, Maidstone to Stroud
i(nBi tie! teb ;Ei lalstcrn amendCompany)te NOT proved. And the Com-
mittee
nom,
further,
Chilham, so as to the line from London
omittingearySouthb-Eastern Bill from London to
the branches or lines
ham to Dartford, known as the South loup and the Angerstein
tofroGmravLe.eswenisd:
loup.

The remainder of the day was occupied in considering the
clauses of the Bill and settling the report.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrew.

GROUP XVIII.
EXETER, AND "SMOVITA, AND DOICCUESTER
Before commencing the business, the CHAIRMAN said---I
am desired to intithate by my lion. Colleagues that, in their
opinion, a strong case is made out for railway communica-
tion between Yeovil, Sali-bury, and. Basingstoke, and having
now expressed that intimation to the Learned Counsel, they
will shape their course accordingly. Of course they will under-
stand that it will not be necessary to weary the Committee by
calling witnesses upon the traffic. The Committee express
no opinion upon the line as between Exeter and Yeovil, but
between Yeovil and Basingstoke, there is uo competing line,
and the Committee being of opinion that the country should
be supplied with railway communication, have iutiraated

their opinion accordingly,
Mr. BUTT stated that he appeared on behalf of a large
number of landowners between Yeovil and Salisbury, aLd
he hoped that the Committee would suspend its decision until
it had heard the evidence he was about to lay before it.

Mr. Circomb, merchant, of Exeter, was then examined on
behalf of the promoters by Mr. REEVE. His evidence went
to show the necessity for this 'line, and also its superiority
over the line proposed to be constructed by the Great
Western Company.
B. Salter, Esq., formerly a brewer of Exeter—When in
business he consumed about 5,000 quarters of wheat annually;
thought that the railway would make an immense saving to
the inhabitants of Exeter, and that it was a line much needed.
Mr. Charles Gordon, magistrate of the county of Devon.
residing near Honiton, was decidedly in favour of the pro-
posed line, and considered that the terminus proposed to be
made in Exeter would be much more convenient to the
inhabitants of Exeter than the present terminus of the
Great Western Company. Was aware that a very strong
feeling existed in Exeter in favour of the Exeter and Yeovil
line of railway.

Cross-examined—He did not know the nature of the level
on the line. He believed that the fewer tunnels there were
on a line of railway the better.

Mr. Rodd, magi-strate of the county and high sheriff of
Cornwall, presided at a large county meeting in Cornwall,
the largest meeting on record in that county. There was a
strong expression of feeling in favour of the Cornwall and
Devon Central Railway and the continuous lines.
S. B. Lutley, hop merchant, of Exeter, of fourteen or fif-
teen years' standing, was the next witness examined—He
proved that by the construction of the proposed line consi-
derable expense would be saved to him in the carriage of his
nods.

Mn Foster, magistrate of the county of Devon, residing
near Honiton, and who holds considerable property in Wilt-
shire, gave evidence in favour of the line.
D. B. Davy, magistrate of the city of Exeter, residing at
•Topsham and w carried on an extensive business as a mer-
chant, who stated4hat the population of Topsham was 4,000
and the present line would afford them considerable coliz.e,
venience.

Mr. Holman, a shipowner and'merchant of Topsham, also_s-
gav'e evidence in favour of the line.
The Committee ;,hen 44ibutned till tiislvit to-morrw.
JR •

GROUP
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Sotheron
in the chair. ,
WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES
ATMOSPHERIC.

The opposition to this Bill on the part of Eton College
was resumed.
Mr. Batchelor and Mr. Page, engineer of the Woods and
Forests, were examined at some length, with the object of
showing that the proposed line would interfere with the Col-
lege grounds and approach them in an injurious manner.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow at
t welve.