The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

In the House of Lords' committees, on Wednes-
day, the cases of the Medway Dock, with a capital
of £200,000 in shares and £66,500 by loan, to make
certain docks, timber ponds, &c., and a railway of
26 chains to the Rochester station of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway ; the Medway Dock,
with a capital of £240,000 in shares and £BO,OOO by
loan ; and the Rochester Docks, with a capital of
of £260,000 in shares and £60,000 by loan, were
heard and adjourned until to-day. The Talau Pier
and Harbour Bill, with a capital of £200,000 in
shares, and £66,000 by loan, to make a harbour,
pier, breakwater, and a railway of 14 chains, and to
dredge certain parts of the river Dee, was heard and
adjourned. In the same committee yesterday the
Adrishaig and Loch Awe Bill, to raise a capital of
£330,000 by shares and £llO,OOO by loan, to make
two railways of 31 miles two chains and 22 chains
respectively, was heard and adjourned. The Cork
and Youghal Bill passed through with amendments.
In Lord Redesdale's Committee, yesterday, the
Downpatrick, Dundrum, and Newcastle Bill passed
through with amendments. The Midland Great
'Western of Ireland Bill, to enable them to acquire
additional lands in certain counties and to reduce
the number of directors, also to regulate the scale of
voting, was passed, with amendments. The Great
Southern and 'Western Bill was also passed, with
amendments.

In group 6 of the House of Commons Commit-
tees, yesterday, the hearing of the Bristol and Exe-
ter (Exe Valley) was continued ; Mr. Venables,
QC., Mr. Johnson, Q.C., and Mr. Cripps, Q.C.,
appeared for the promoters ; Mr. Rodwell, Q.C.,
Mr. Saunders, Q.C., and Mr. Bere, Q.C., appeared
against the bill. The preamble was not proved. In
the case of the Exe Valley the preamble was proved.
In group 8, the case of the Bridgenorth, Wolver-
hampton, and Staffordshire Bill was taken. Mr.
Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. Holloway, and Mr.
Thomas appeared on behalf of the promoters ; Mr.
Burke, Q.C., appeared on behalf of the Great
Western Railway Company, in opposition to the
bill ; and Mr. Round appeared for the petition of
Mr. Pritchard, M.P. The preamble was proved.
In group 9, the Hoylake Bill was taken. Mr. Mere-
wether, Q.C., Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., and Mr. Aspinall,
Q.C., appeared on behalf of the London and North
Western (New Lines) Bill. Mr. Denison, Q.C., and
Mr. Salisbury appeared on behalf of the petition of
the Wrexham, Mold, and Counah's Quay (New
Lines). This bill is to enable the company to raise
£200,000 by shares, and £66,000 by loan, to make
two extensions of six miles and two miles ten chains
respectively from Hoylake to Heswell and thence to
Parkgate, and to attach a preference dividend to any
shares they may issue. It was proposed to authorise
the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway
Company to subscribe £60,000 in shares. The bill
was adjourned. The London and North Western
(New Lines) Bill was proceeded with, and ad-
journed. The Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay
(New Lines) Bill to raise further sums of £250,000
by shares and £83,300 by loan, to make six rail-
ways ; to attach a preference to any shares they
may issue in lieu of cancelled shares. The bill was
heard and adjourned.
In the Reference Courts, yesterday, the following
bills were taken :—Court A.—The Craven Junction
Bill, with a capital of £120,000 in shares, £40,000
by loan, to make a railway of 6 miles 60 chains from
Gisburne to the Earby station of the Midland Rail-
way, which was adjourned. The Heysham Pier
(Railway) Bill was unopposed, and passed. The
Caledonian (Co/ storphine Junction) Bill was passed.
The Caledonian (Edinburgh station) was to be re-
ported. The Caledonian (Greenock and Gourock
Extensions was then taken. Mr. Mundell, Q.C.,
appeared on behalf of the promoters ; Mr. Bidder
and Mr. Denison, Q.C., appeared against the bill,
which was to be reported. The Buckley Railway
(Docks, &c.), the Midland (Ashby and Nuneaton,
&c.), and the Midland (Branches, &c.), were all to
be reported, The Aberdare Valley and Caerphilly
Junction Bill was then taken. Mr. Granville
Somerset appeared for the opposition on behalf of
the Llantrissant and Taff Vale Company, and Mr.
Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., appeared on behalf of the
promoters, for raising a capital of £200,000 by
shares, and £66,500 by loan, to make a railway of
11. miles 3 chains in length from Glamorgan to
I.l.raoeirphilly and a branch of 25 chains in length
bllilj anlweLksasi.jitulo ic)wnotneio e nrno to the Navigation Colliery. The
reported. The
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