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London, England, 1846-05-07 00:00:00

YORE AND CARLISLE.

Which, it will be remembered, was agreed to be taken next to the
Liverpool and Manchester, the Bill having been read on the 25th of
February, being earlier than any of the other Bills except the Liver-
pool and Manchester.

The Bill was opposed the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, a com-
peting line. There was no opposition on the part of the landowners.
Mr. Murphy and Mr. Woolridge appeared for the promoters of the
Bill; Mr. Talbot, Mr. Sergeant Wranghrm, and Mr. Pullen for the
Glasgow Union.

Mi. Pease, a large coal-owner in the district to winch the York
and Carlisle will give accommodation to, gave evidence at great
length on the advantages to the collieries, that would ensue from the
making of this line.
The examination, cross-examination, and re-examination of this
witness occupied the Committee the whole day, and at four o'ciock
they adjourned till to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met this day at the usual hour; present, the Earl
of Shaftesbury (in the chair), the Duke of Richmond. Lords Devon
and Redesdale. The business upon the paper was exceedingly heavy,
but before their Lordships reached the Railway Bills, the Earl of
Shaftesbury had to adjourn the Committee, in order to attend the
Appeal Committee.

LONDON AND SOUTH ESSEX
RAILWAY COMPANY.-THE LONDON AND

BLACKWALL RAILWAY—WINDING UP.
(THIS DAY.)
A very numerous meeting was held this day at the Lon
don Tavern, of the scripholders in this Company, to con
Sider the draft of a Bill to be laid before Parliament, in pur•
suance of the resolutions of the Houses of Lords slid Corn
mons. I. A. Daniels, Esq., in the chair.
The solicitor read the marginal notes of the Bill, from
which it appeared that the objects proposed to be accom-
plished by the Company was the formation of a line of rail-
way, in connection with the London and Blackwall Railway,
to Burnham, on the river Cronel, in Essex, with branches to
Tilbury and Southend. The capital was fixed at 900,0001.,
to be raised by 18,000 shares of 501. each. The greatest
amount to be called for was fixed in the Bill at
101., and that there should be three months between each
call. It also provided that all the operations neces.ary for
effecting the junction with the Blackwall Railway at Stepney
should be carried on under the superintendence of the
engineer of that Company, and also contained a clause
authorising the sale of the proposed • line to the Blackwall
Company, if it should be considered advisable.
The CalarnaraN having proposed a resolution to the effect
that the meeting approved of the Bill submitted to their con-
sideration, and that the directors be requested to take such
measures as they deemed most advisable to promote the for-
mation of the same,

A SCRIPHOLDER inquired what security the directors
would afford that the residue of the call of 5 per cent. fur
defraying the incidental Parliamentary expenses would be
paid, in case the Bill were to be thrown out?
The CHAIRMAN replied the directors entertained uo doubt
but that they would tie enabled to defray those expenses
without pressing upon the scripholders.
Mr. Surrox then proposed, and Mr. T. Wir..sox seconded
an amendment to the effect, that the meeting desires that the
chairman should state specifically from what source the di-
rectors propose to raise the money.
A long and rather stormy discussion ensued between the
supporters of the original motion and the amendment, when
Dr. BOWLING rose to order. He thought if such doubts
as seemed to pervade the minds of some of the gentlemen
who bad spoken prevailed generally among the scripholders,
the best course to fullow would be to at once abandon the
undertaking. The directors were most anxious to promote
the interest of all connected with the Company, but he con-
sidered that their efficiency would be considerably impaired
if such doubts as those were to be allowed to pass without
comment.
Some gentleman here said, they meant to cast no imputa-
tions upon the directors.
A shareholder wished to inquire how many applications
for shares had been made to the directors, and how many
had been allotted?

The CHAIRMAM said, th.:A number of shares to be allotted
was 18,000—the applications were 64,756, and the number
allotted was 14,587, and of those latter some had never been
taken up.
The CHAIRMAN said one of the reasons, and the principal,
was, that out of this 64,756 applications the references of a
large number were found to be fictitious, and the Committee
thought it better for the respectability and interests of the
Company to refuse those as well as many others.
The SHAREHOLDER said he considered the keeping 4,000
shares for the Provisional Committee and the Directors was
rather too much. If more had been allotted generally, the
expense upon the holder of each share would be only 155.,
instead of 20s. 6d.

In reply to Mr. Wilson, the Chairman, the manner in
which the directors proposed to raise the money for the par-
liamentary expenses, would be upon their own respon*i-
bility.— (Cheers. )
After a lengthened discussion, in which Mr. 'Wilson pro-
posed a resolution, urging in forcible term the winding up of
the undertaking, which he eventually withdrew, a poll was
taken, and the chairman and scrutineers retired, and after
an hour's absence returned, when they declared the numbers
to be—

In favour of continuing the scheme
Against it
At the first blush this would indicate a continuance of the
scheme, but the sessional orders require three fifths if the
scripholders to be in favour of " going a head." The majority
who voted at this meeting was less this proportion, however,
by 180, so that consequently the scheme is to be " wound up.',

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

In the absence of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of
SHAFTESBURY took the Chair at Fi►e o'clock.

SCOTTISH FREE CHURCH.

Lord CAMPBELL said he had petitions to present of very
great importance to the country, from certain inhabitants of
Edinburgh and Paisley, praying for the interference of the
House in a matter in which they were deeply interested. They
said that there were certain religious questions in Scotland
which excited great disagreement, and that members of the
Free Church were not allowed to purchase lands for the erec-
tion of churches for any purpose. They were quite
ready to give reasonable remuneration for any land
which might be required for the erection of churches;
but in some cases, where one great proprietor held
the whole of the land in the parish, they could not obtain any
quantity of land whatever. If such were the:case, he thought
it was a reasonable ground for the interference of their Lord-
ships, as they: had interposed and given their sanction to an
invasion of private property in the case of railroads, where
the
companies merely sought permission for travelling with
feelhad n
adopted, o difficulty
greaterhi facility from one part of the country to the other.
and
w sup-
portinghat
Phis was a case of infinitely greater importance,
and if the pe-
titioners made out their ease, he should
ever in assenting to the principle they
a Bill for making it law.