The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIA-

MENT.

Of the railway bills deposited for the considera-
tion of Parliament (exclusive of those already men-
tioned in The Sun as withdrawn or as having failed
in their passage) the following have received the
Royal assent :—The Afon Valley, Buckley (addi-
tional powers), Central Wales Extension, Devon
and Somerset (capital), Drayton Junction, Dublin
and Kingston (lease), Kidwelly and Burry Port
Railway and Burry Port Amalgamation, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire (extension of time) Lancashire
and Yorkshire ; North-Eastern (Durham new
lines), North Eastern (Gilling, Helmsley, and
Pickering Branch), Talcare Pier and Harbour
Railway, and the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's
Quay (additional capital).
The following bills have been agreed to by the
Lords, but have not yet received the Royal assent :
—North Eastern (Leeds and Wetherby Branch) ;
North Eastern (Yorkshire new lines) ; and the Hull
and Hornsea and North Eastern.
The following bills have been passed through the
Commons, and have been read a third time in the
Lords :—Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway ;
Midland (additional powers) ; and the Severn
Junction.

The following bills have been reported upon and
read a third time in the House of Commons :—The
Beddgelert ; Bideford, Appledore, and Westward
Ho ; Bradford, Eccleshill, and Idle ; Bridgenorth,
Wolverhampton, and Staffordshire ; Bridgwater
and Taunton Canal and Bristol and Exeter Rail-
way ; Bridport, Lyme, and South Coast ; Bris-
tol and Exeter (additional powers) ; Bristol
and North Somerset (additional capital); Cale-
donian (Greenock and Gourock Extensions) ;
Bristol Harbour Junction and Wharf Depot ;
Crofthead and Kilmarnock Extension ; Chester and
West Cheshire Junction ; East Gloucestershire ;
Elham Valley ; Edgware, Highgate, and London ;
Ellesmere and Glyn Valley; Exe Valley ; Great
Northern (additional powers) ; Glasgow and South-
Western (Ayrshire lines) ; Great Western ; Hex-
ham and Allendale ; Floylake ; Hounslow and Me-
tropolitan ; Kingsbridge ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
(West Riding branches) ; Launceston and South
Devon ; Leven and East of Fife ; Liverpool Cen-
tral Station (Railway) ; Llynvi Valley and Ogmore
Valley Companies ; Llynvi Valley ; London and
North-Western and Cockermouth and Workington
Railways ; London and North-Western and
Whitehaven Junction ; London and North-
Western (new lines) ; London and South-
Western (additional powers) ; London and South-
Western (Poole and Bourneworth junctions) ;
Lynn and Sutton (Works at King's Lynn);
Lynn and Sutton Bridge ; Spalding and
Bourne and Spalding Railway Companies ;
Macclesfield, Knutsford, and Warrington ; Maid-
stone and Ashford ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire (Liverpool extension) ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (new lines) ; Merrybent
and Darlington ; Mersey Pneumatic ; Metropolitan
District ; Metropolitan (additional powers) ; Mid
llants ; Northampton and Banbury Junction ;
Parsonstown and Portumna ; Presteign, Clun, and
Bishop's Castle ; Salisbury and Yeovil ; Solway
Junction (capital) ; South Yorkshire; Spalding and
Bourne; Swansea, Vale of Neath, and Brecon Junc-
tion ; Thetford and Watton ; Teme Valley; Upavon
and Andover ; Uxbridge and Rickmansworth ;
IVantage and Great Western ; West Riding and
Grimsby (transfer); Whitby, Redcar, and Middles-
borough Union ; Win chcomb and Midland ; Wivenhoe
and Brightlingsea ; Worcester, Bromyard, and Leo-
minster, Wrexham, and Minera ; Wrexham, Mold,
and Connah's Quay and Hoyrake ; Wrexham, Mold,
and Connah's Quay (additional powers) ; Wrex-
ham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (deviations) ; and
Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (extensions).
Nearly all the remaining bills in progress in the
Commons have been read a second time, and a great
number reported upon.

TIEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND LONDON AND NORTT

WESTERN,

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held
on Thursday at the offices, Cannon-row, 'Westmin-
ster ; Mr. J. Barrow in the chair.
The Chairman moved the approval of a bill to
confer further powers on the company.

The motion having been seconded was carried
unanimously, and the proceedings terminated.

PETERBOROUGH, WISBEACII, AND SUTTON.
This line was opened for goods traffic on Friday.
Passenger traffic will be shortly commenced.

BRISTOL AND EXETER.

It appears that 3d class passengers are now con-
veyed over the whole of this line by four trains each
way daily, instead of by olie only as formerly.

BRISTOL AND NORTH SOMERSET.

Arrangements have been concluded with the Great
Western Railway Company for the completion and
working of this line. The proposed Southern Exten-
sion has been abandoned.