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itOuSt. OF LORDS.
TEE GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY.
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Committee to whom this railway was referred, met this
morning at e.even o'clock, in Committee.room No. 5, Abingdon-
street. Present, the Earl of St. Germains, Chairman ; the Earl
of Oxford, the Earl of Carnanon, the Bishop of Ely, and Lord
Mainers

The Committee remained in iti liberation till half-past twelve
o'clock, when the counsel and parties were called.
The CIi•IKM•N then said that he consiistred the most convenient
course to take would be to read the resolutions which the Corn-
m.ttee had come to on the proposed line. The Noble Lord then
read the :ollowing resolutisins :
ht. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a communi-
cation by railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway to the
north side of the harbour of Glasgow would be attended with public
ad vantage.
2d. That there are not such engineering or other difficulties in
the way of the proposed line as to render its adoption inexpedient.

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3d. That sufficient provision ought to be made for securing to
the parties through whose property the line may be carried full
compensation for the damage which the railway may •ccasion to
that property. _ .

4th. That it appears to this Committee that the existing quays
do not afford suttiei,nt accommodation for the trade of Glasgow,
and hat it is in the highest degree desirable that additional accom.
roodation, especially for the mineral traffic, be provided.
Sth. Tfat it does not appear to this Committee to be expedient
that a railway should be laid along the quays which extend from
Park si vet to the eastern extremity of the stearn.boat quay.

A discussion then toDk place about the insertion of certain
clauses in the Bill affecting the property on the line, particularly
the Blytheswood property, belonging to Mr. Campbell, which were
eventually agreed to with a few amendments.
The preamble of the Bill, subject to the restrictions referred to
in the resolutions, was then declared proved.
The clauses of the Bill were then agreed to, after a few verbal
amendments, and the Committee broke up.

HOUSE OF t OMMONS.
GROUP X.
LONDON AND YORE LINE.
MOST IMPORTANT.

PROTEST AG AINsT THE LATE DECISION.
Immediately after the re assembling cf the Committee this day,
Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., tendered on behalf of the Eastern Counties,
North Midland, and Midland Railway Companies, the following
important protest :
The Eastern Counties Railway Company beg respectfully to pro-
test against the decision of the Committee in favour of the
London and York Bill, for the following, amongst other
reasons :

Because, although the Eastern Counties Company's lines
between London and Biggleswade having been at first excluded
from the classification of competing lines to the London and York
scheme, were, by the Committee, upon special application of the
Company, after argument placed, in the:cl.isa as a distinct competing
line with the London and York Railway between the termini of
London and Bigglcirwade, yet, nevertheless, the Eastern Counties
Company have not been heard, nor allowed to produce any positive
evidence in support of their lines between I ondun and Thggleswade,
nor any general rebutting evidence against the London and York
scheme.

Bocauie, although the Eastern Counties Company were informed
by the Committee that they must cross-examine on all points,
on which they intended to bring forward rebutting evidence, and
did cross examine accordingly, yet the whole of such rebutting
evidence touni:ed on such cross-examinations, although tendered,
has been rejected ar.d not heard.
Because, although upon the close of the London and York case
the Eastern Counties Company tendered to the Committee re-
butting evidence to b. then given against that case,
or to defer the same until their own Hertford and Biggleswade Bill
came on before the Committee; and although the Committee de-
cided that they would defer that rebutting evidence until the period
last mentioned, yet, nevertheless, such evidence has been wholly

rhj I•T ed.
Bec..use, although it bas been the invariable practice of Parlia-
mentary Committees sttting upon competing lines, before any de-
decision on the preambles for the Bills for such lines is
pronounced (whether the lines be competing as entire trunk
lines between two termini, or competing for portions only of
such lines), to hear the positive aid rebutting evidence on
behalf of ,ach Btil, yet in the case of the Eastern Counties com-
peting tin, s between London and Biggleswade no evidence what-
ever has been heard, either positive or rebutting, on the part of that
Company, and in the absence of that evidence the decision on the
London and York pars lei line between the same termini has been
pronounced.

B cause, although the Eastern Counties Company's London and
Cambridge line formed titty ini'es of the trunk line from London
to York, co:nposed of that railway, and the proposed Cambridge
and Lincoln Direct Northern and Tottenham and Farringdon-
street projected lines, and was the most interested in the compe-
tition, and the most affected by ■ decision in favour of the
London arid Y,,rk scheme, and was an existing rail-
way sanctioned by previous Committess of both Houses of
Parliament as well calculated to accommodate the Lincolnshire and
northern traffic, yet the three principal lines above mentioned were
alone herd before the Committee, and the case of the Eastern
Counties Company postponed at the instance of the Committee
until the others were finished, has not been heard in the slightest
shape; all their rebutting evidence from twenty-three witnesses
has been rejected; the attacks made upon their line have been
allowed to remain unanswered, and in the face of this injustice a
decision has been pronounced in favour of the London and York
undertaking. _

The York and North Midland Railway Company beg respectfully
to protest against the decision of the Committee in favour of
the London and York Railway Bill. _

Because they have not teen heard against the preamble of
such Bill, nor allowed to call evidence against it, al-
though this Company were represetring a Bill reterred to the
Committee, and classed by them as competing with the London and
York project, and although by the London and York Bill compul-
sory powers are taken over lands belonging to the Company, and to
interfere with their principal station, prejudicially, both as respects
its cons enient working, and the safety of the public; the Com-
mittee, moreover, having permitted them to cross-examine the
witnesses called in support of the Bill, and thus incur all the
expenses of appearing in Committee from the commencement of
the proceedings.

Because the pissing of the preamble of the London and Tork Bill
virtually negatives that of the York and worth Midland Rail.
way Exten,ion to Doncaster, although the case for the last..
mentioned Bill has not been heard by the Committee.
The Midland Railway Company beg most respectfully to pro-
test against the decision of the Committee in favour of the
Lon, on and York Railway Bil! • _ _ .

Because they have not been heard against the preamble of such
Bill, nor allowed to call rebutting evidence against the case set
up by its promoters, although the Bills promoted by this Com-
pany were referred to the Committee as competing schemes
with the London and York project, and classed as such by the
Committe themselves it, the outset of their proceedings ; thus
allowing the Midland Company to incur the heavy expeose of
an opposition to the sill without giving them an opportunity of
being heard upon its merits,
_ _ _

Because the passing of the preamble of the London and York
virtu ,Ily negatives that of the Lincoln and Ely Railway Bill, and
also that of the Swinton and Lincoln Railway Bill, as respects
the communication between Lincoln and Doncaster, although the
Commi,tre have not heard the case of the prompters of the two
last-mentioned Bills, a circ .mstance believed to be without pre-
ceti en t •

1 he Committee having withdrawn to consider these protests, on

their rwurn

The CHAIRMAN said that he was in,tructed by the Committee to
sta,e that thy declined to receive the documents hsrided in, which
however could with ;wpm ty De tendered in anoth, r place.
The Committee then proceeded with the remaining clauses of
the Bill.

PA IMIAMEN TARY DIVISIONS

From the Votes and Proreed,hos of the House of Commons.)

FRIDAY, JULY 25.
SUPPLY.

Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed,
"'That Mr. Speaker do tow leave the Chair :"—Amendment
posed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question,
in order to add the words " an humble Address be presented to her
Majesty, to represent that, On the last occasion when the light gold
coin of the Realm was called in, a c imsiderable loss, attended with
much Inconvenience to her Majesty's poorer subjects, occurred,
havitmg been in a g eat degree caused by the neglect of her Majesty's
Ministers, in not making timely preparations for receiving the light
gold coin at its intrinsic value at convenient places in the several
towns and districts of the United Kingdom, and humbly to request
that her Majesty will be pleased to give directions to guard against
similar scenes of loss and trouble for the future," instead thereof -
Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part
of the Question." The House divided

Austen, Colonel
Baird, W.

MAJORITY-AYES, 64.
Estcourt, T. G. B. Jones, Captain
Flower, Sir James Lygon, General

Barkly, Henry Fuller, A. E. Mackenzie. W. F
Baring, W. B. Gardner,J. D. 3PNeill, Duncan
Benbow, John Gaskell, J. 31. Manners, Lord J.
Borthwick, Peter Gladstone, Captain Masterinan, ,John
Bottleld, Iteriah Gordon, Captain Meynell, Captain
Bowles, Admiral Gore, M. Nichol], John
Broadwood, Henry Goulburn, Henry Pakington, J. S.

Bruce, Lord E. Graham, Sir J.
Cantwell, Edward Greene, Thomas

Patten, J. W.
Peel, Sir R.

Clive, Viscount

Hamilton, George A. Peel, Jonathan

Clerk, Sir G. Hamilton, W. J. smith, T. B. C.
Clive, Robert IL Harris, Captain Somerset, Lord G.
Cockburn, Sir G. Hawes, 11.tnamin Tennent, J. E.
Collett, John Henley, J. W. Thesiger, Sir F.
Corry, Henry Herbert, Sidney Trench, Sir F. W.
Cripps, William Hope, G. W. Wellesley, Lord C.
Darner, Colonel Hotham, Lord

Darby, George Howard, P. H. TELLERS.
Denison, E. 13. Hussey, Ambrose Toung, John
Douglas, Sir 11. Jermyn, Earl Lennox, Lord A.
Entwisle, William Jocelyn, Viscount

MINORITY—NOES, 34.
Aglionby, H. A. Ewart, William Plumridge, Captain
Aldam, William Fielden, John Rashleigh, William
Berkeley, Captain Forster, Matthew Sheridan, R. B.
Blake, M. J. Hindley, Charles Smith, J. A.
Bowes, John Hutt, William Strickland, Sir G.
Bowritig, Dr. Mitcalfe, Henry Tufnefl, Henry
Brotherton, Joseph Mitchell, T. A. Wawn, J. T.
Buller, Charles Morris, David Williams, William
Butler, I'. S. Kuntz, G. F.
Clay, Sir W. Napier, Sir C.
Crawford, W. d. Newdegate, C. N.
Duncan, George Norreys, Sir D. J.
Ebrington, Viscount Oale, S. C.

TELLERS.
Hume, Joseph
Spooner, Richard

DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL,
Reported, with Amendments; Motion made, and Question pro-
Posed, " That the said Amendments be now read a second time ."
Amendment proposed to leave out from the worts " That the" to the
end of the Question, in order to add the words " Report be taken into
further t..onsideration upon this day three months," instead thereof:
—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part
of the Question." The House divided :
MINORITY—AYES, 7.
Clements, Viscount Smith, J
Crawford, SharmanTELLERS.
Solnerri Sir W. Bouverie, E. P.
Norreys, Sir D. Wawn, J. T.
O'Connell, M. J. Pechell, Captain

MAJORITY-NOES, 39.
Baring, W. P,. Fremantle, Sir T. Mackenzie, W. F.
Borthwick, Peter Fuller, A. E. Mastennan, John
Broad wood, IL Gaskell, J 31. :Nichol', John
Brotherton, .T. Goulburn, Henry Palmer, Robert
Bruce, Lord E. Graham, Sir J. Rashleigh, W.
Boller, C. Greene, T. Sandon, Viscount
Huller, Sir J. Y. Hamilton, W. J. Smith, T. It. c.
Cardwell, E Hamilton, Lord C. Somerset, Lord G.
Courtenay, Lorddward
Henley, J. W. Spooner, Richard
Cripps, W. Herbert, Sidney Thesiger, Sir F.
Darby, George Jermyn, Earl Wellesley, Lord C.
Duckworth, Jir J. Irton, Samuel TELLERS.
Eutwlsle, W.
Lefroy, Anthony Young, John
,
Ferguson, Sir R.Lincoln, Earl Lennox, Lord A.

PRIZE MoNEY,—(Frorn the Girt tte)—London,
July 25, 1845 —Notice is hereby given to the officers and com-
pany of her Nfsjesty's ship Dido who were actuaHy on board and
entitled to shoe in the proceeds arising from bounties granted for
the destruction of pirates in the Undop river, island of Borneo,
on the 14th of August. 1844, that the distribution thereof will be
niade on Th,rsitsy, the 7,h of August next, at No. I. Jsmes.stre,t,
Adeiphi; and where the lits will be reralled for three months—
Captain, 280/. 10s. 9d. ; first class, 65/ 3s 4.i. ; second class, 391.
2s ; third class, 19/. l Is. ; fourth class, 131. Os. Bd. ; fifth class,
61. 10s. 4d.; sixth class, 44 6s. lOid.; seventh class, 21. 3s. 50.
Woodhead, agent.