The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-20 00:00:00

IN PARLIAMENT—SESSION, 1870.
NORTII-IVESTIt:RN and CIIARING-CROSS
RAILWAY.
(Deviation—New Railways—Abandonment of part of
Authorised Liue and Streets—Compulsory Purchase of
Lands—Tolls—Extension of time limited for Compul-
sory Purchase of Lands and Construction of Rail-
way—Revival of E spirt d Powers—Working Agree-
ments with London and North-Western, South-Eastern,
Metropolitan, and Metropolitan District Railway Com-
panies—Change of Name of Company—Repeal or
Amendment of Act and other Purposes.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that APPLICATION
is intruded to be made to PARLIAMENT iu the next
Session, for a bill to enable the North-Western and
Charing-Cross Thilway Company (hereinafter celled " the
Company") to effect the purposes folowitig, or some of
them (that is to say):
To hake and maintain the Railways following, with
all proper and necessary stations, works and conveniences
connected therewith (teat is to say):
A Railway, No. 1 being a deviation of the Railway
described as "the main line" in the North-Western and
Chariug-Cross Railway Act, 1864, hereinafter culled the
Act of 1864), commeneing by a junction with that autho-
rised Railway in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, iu
the county of Middlesex, at or near a point in the centre of
Tottenham-court-road, where that road forms a junction
with Oxford-street au t New Oxford-street, and thence
passing through the parish of St. Anne, Soho, and ter-
minating in the pariah of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in the
same county, in a place called "Great Scotland-yard,"
at or near a point 20 yards, or thereabouts, measured in a
south-easterly direction from the iron pedestal denoting
the boundary of the property of the Duke of Northum-
berland.
A Railway (No. 2) wholly in the parish of St. Martin-
in-the-Fields' commencing by a junction with the last-
described Railway at its point of termination, and termi-
nating by a junction with the Charing-Cross line of the
South Eastern Railway Company, at or near a point 110
yards, or thereabouts, measured along the said line in a
southerly direction from the northern abutment of the
Bridge carrying that Railway over the River Thames.
A Railway (No. 3) wholly in the parish of St. Martin-
in-the-Fields, commencing by a Junction with Railway
Nu. 1 at its point of termination, and terminating by a
Junction with the Metropolitan District Railway, at or
near a point where the Charing-cross Railway Bridge
crosses over that Railway.
To abandon so much of "the main line" as will become
unnecessary by reason of the construction of the said in-
tended Railways, viz., so much as lies between the com-
mencement of Railway No. 1, at Tottenham-court-road
and the authorized termination with the Charing-Cross
Junction Railway and the whole of " the Chariug-Cross
Junction Railway."
To abandon the construction of the streets described in
the Act of 1864 as "Street, No. 1," "Street, No. 2," and
" Street, No. 3."
To purchase by compulsion or agreement, for the pur-
poses of the said intenders Railways, all or any of the lands
and houses situate in the before-mentioned parishes, and
delineated on the deposited plans hereinafter referred to.
To stop up, cross under, open, or alter, whether tem-
porarily or permanently, all such roads, streets, an l other
ways and places as it may be necessary to stop up, cross
under, open or idler or interfere with by reason of the con-
struction of the said intended Railways and Works.
To deviate in the level of the said Railways under any
street to such extent as may bo agreed to by the Metropo-
itan Board of Works.
To alter, vary, or extinguish all existing rights, privi-
leges, and exemptions connected with such lands and
houses, or which would in any manner impede or inter-
fere with the construction or use of the iutendedßailways,
and to confer, vary, or extinguish other rights and pri-

vileges.
To levy tolls, rates, and duties, for, or in respect of, the
said intended Railways, to confer exemption from payment
of such tolls, rates, or ditties.
'1 o raise further capital by the creation and issue of new
shares, with or without preference or priority in payment
of dividend, or otherwise, or by mortgage or bond, or by
any of those means.
To exteud and enlarge the time limited by the Act of
1851 for the compulsory purchase of lands and construc-
tion of works by that Act authorised, and to revive such
powers for tt,ose purposes as may have expired.
To alter, amend, and repeal so far as may be necessary,
tho Act of 1864, and to make applicable to the i .tended
railways any clauses and provisions inserted in that Act
for the p:oLection or hem fit of any person, body, or local
authority.
To apply the rowers awl provisions contained in Sec-
tions 83, 84, 85, and 86 of the Act of 1861, to any
lands and houses to be acquired by the Company under the
intended Act.
To Enable the Company, oa the one hand, and the Lon-
don and North-Western, the South-Eastern, the Metro-
politan District, and the Metropolitan Railway Companies,
or 0110 or more of them, on the other hand, trom time to
time to enter into agreements with respect to the a ork-
ing, maintenatce, manageteeet, and use of the said in-
tended Railways, and the stations and works connected
therewith; and also with respect to the interchange and
accommodation of traffic coming from, or destined for, the
Railways of any of the contracting Companies, and the
division and appropriation of the revenue _arising from
such traffic.
To confirm any agreement already entered into, or which
may hereafter be entered into, between the Company and
any of the before-mentioned Companies for the purposes
aforesaid.
To alter the name of the Company, and, if necessary, to
make new provisions as to the number and qualification
of Directors of the Company.
So far as may be necessary, to alter or repeal the fol-
lowing Acts, viz., 5 and 6 Will. 1.V., cap. 10, and any other
Act relating to the South Eastern Railway Company; 8
and 9 Vic., cap. 36, and any other Act relating to the
Loudon and North Western Railway Company ; 27 and 28
Vic., cap. 322, and any other Act relating to the Metropo-
litan Railway Company; 16 and 17 Vic., cap. 186, and
any other Act relating to the Metropolitan District Rail-
way Company; the .North-Western and Charing-Cross
Rail wey Act, 1864; and the North-Western and Charing-
Cross Railway Act, 1866.
And Notice is Hereby Further Given, that, on or before
the 30th day of November instant, duplicate plans and
sections, describing the lines, situation, and levels tf the
intended Railways, and of the lands, power, and other
property to be taken for the purposes thereof, together
with a Book of Reference to such plan+, contain-
ing the names of the owners or reputed owners,
let-sees or relayed lessees, and occupiers of those
lauds and liousee together with a published map
with the lines of the intended Railways delineated
thereon, and a copy of this notice as published in
the "Loudon Gazette," will be deposited with the Clerk
of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, at his office
at Clerkenwell Green, and with the Clerk of the Peace
for the city of Westminster, at his office, at the Sessions
House, Westminster; and that on or before the said 3Uth
day of November a copy of the said plan, section, and Book
of *Reference, with a copy of this notice, so far as relates to
the parish of St. Giles-iu-the-Fields, be deposited with the
Clerk to the St. Giles District Board of Works, at his
office, 199, High Holborn ; so far as relates to the parish of
St. Anne, Soho, with the Clerk to the Strand District
Board of Works, at his office, 5, Tavistoek. street, Strand ;
and so far as relates to the parish of St. Martin-in-the-
Fields, with the Vestry Clerk of that parish, at his office
at the Vestry-hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Printed copies of the said Bill will, on or before the 23d
day of December next, be deposited in the Private Bill-
, office of the House of Commons.
Dated this 20th day of November, 1869.