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9. Southport and Euxtonllaiiway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following
Bills and projects be referred to the same Committee to which
the recommendation under the letter Q, in their former re-
port, applied :

3. Bangor and Carnarvon Railway.
4. Portdenilaen and Bangor Railway.
5. Cheater and Holyhead Railway.
6. Chester and Holyhead (Mold Branch ).
7. North Wales Mineral Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the same Committee :

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1. London and South-Western Metropolitan Railway.
2. London and South-Western Railway, No. 2.
3. Richmond (Surrey) Railway.
4. Staines and Richmond Railway.
5. London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branch) Railway.
6. London and South-Western (I'..psem Branch) Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to ore and the same Committee:—

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1. Grosvenor Railway. MM.
2. Great Western, Uxbridge, and Staines Railway.
3. South London and Windsor Railway.
4. West London (Thames Extension) Railway.
5. West London (Knightsbridge Extension) Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the same Committee :
NN.
I. London and Epping Railway.
2. North Woolwich Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
anti projects be referred to one and the same Committee :-
00.
I. Hull and Selby (Bridlington Branch).
2 York and Scarborough (Deviation) Railway.
:3. York and North Midland (Bridlington Branch) Railway.
4. Whitby and Pickering Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the sante Committee :

PP. -
1. Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool
Junction) Railway.
2. Sunderland, Durham, and Auckland Union Railway.
3. Wear Valley Railway.
4. Middlesborough and Redcar Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the same Committee :
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I. Manchester and Leeds (Oldham Branch) Railway.
2. Manchesterand Birmingham (Ashton Branch) Railway.
3. Manchester and Burton Railway.
• 4. Ashton, Stalybridge, and Liverpool Junction (Newton
anti Ardwick Junction) Railway.
3. Ashton, Stalvbridg,e, and Liverpool Junction (Guide
Bridge Junction) hallway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the same Committee :
ER.
1. Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way.
2. Chester, Manchester, anti Liverpool Junction Railway.
3. Preston Brook and Runcorn Railway.
4. Grand Junction (lluyton Branch) Railway.
5. Chester and Birkenhead Extension Railway.
Your Committee farther recommend that the following Bills
and projects be referred to one and the same Committee :
SS.
1. Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Railway.
2. Erewash Valley Railway.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.
WI4:I)!CF:SDAY, A 9.
The following Bills were presented and read a first time:—
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension).
Scottish Midland Junction Railway.

The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee
on Petitions for Private Bills :
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway.
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway (Skelmersdale
Branch).
Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Erewash Valley Railway Bill,—Read a second time, and
committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection.
Preston and WTyre Railway Branches,—Petition for Bill
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson
Patten and Mr. Talbot Clifton.

Exeter and Crediton Railway,—Petition for Bill reported,
and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir Thomas Dyke
Acland and Mr. Buck.

Grand Junction Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, and
Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten and
Viscount Sandon.

Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway,—Petition for Bill
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. George
Alexander Hamilton, Mr. Bellew, and Sir William Somerv►lle.
Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and Docks —Petition
for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by
Viscount Sandon and Mr. Tatton Egerton.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway,—
Second reading, Monday, April 14.
Aberdeen Railway,--Second reading. Monday, April 14.
London and Norwich Direct Railway,—Committee on
petition, postponed from Friday II th till Monday, April 14.
Monday, April 21.
North Wales Mineral- Rairway,—Committee on petition,
Londonderry, and Enniskillen Railway,—Committee on
petition, Monday, April 21.
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway,--Committee on peti-
tion, Monday, April 21.
Guildford Junction Railway,—Committee on petition,
Monday, April 21.
London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford, and
Tunbridge),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday,
April 11.
London and Croydon Railway Enlargement, —Committee
on petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch),—
Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilliam),—
Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway,—Committee on
petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway,—Committee on
petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
Gravesend arid Rochester Railway,—Committee on peti-
tion, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
dull and Gainsborough Railway,—Committee on petition,
adjourned till Friday, April 11.
Surrey Iron Railway Company Dissolving,—Committee on
petition, adjourned till Friday, April 11.
GlaFgow, Barrhead, and geilston Direct Railway,—Com-
mittee on petition, adjourned till Frid, April 11.
Waterford and Limerick Railway,—Committee on petition,
adjourned till Friday, April 11.

THE DRURY-LANE THEATRICAL FUND DINNER.
—The anniversary festival of this Institution was held on
Wednesday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presi-
dency of the Duke of Cambridge, whose careful attention to
the interests of this charity has been renewed during many
s ears. Above 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner, which re-
-fleeted much credit on the management of the house. The
appearance of the hall was much enhanced by a very bril-
liant assemblage of ladies, who thronged both galleries, and
occupied a considerable space on each side of the entrance.
On the removal of the cloth, Xni nobis, DI)7111.11e, was very
effectively chanted. After the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts, Sir I. L. Goldsmid proposed the health of the illus-
trious Chairman, who, after returning thanks, urged on the
notice of the assembled company the caims of the Theatrical
Fund, as affording a benevolent aid to the misfortunes of
those in whom the public took much interest, and to whom
they were indebted for many happy moments of relaxation.
Mr. Harley, as the official representative of the charity, re-
turned thanks in a speech replete with appropriate expres-
sions of gratitude for past support, and earnest appeals for
renewed favour. He feelingly described the benefits deriv-
able from this source, which had been this year extended to
four decayed subscribers, who were, from their neces-
sities, added to the previous list of recipients. He co i eluded' by a fervent appeal for aid, to counterbalance the t -
cess of expenditure which had arisen during the pastlyeeaxr.,
.u;cli for, applause,aft after
a feaun
in consequence of the additional claims. This
dthitoir)ll
and
more was
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, seaftwlics"tt
ur epcuetilvtehde
auditory;
of subscriptions was read, containing the
jesty the Queen, 105/. ; the Duke 'Of Canniabnrtiedso.of her
2; the
Ma-
Duke of Devonshire, 26/ ss. ; the Duke of B le'
et ord, 501 ; the
Duke of Beaufort, 20/. ; the Marquis of Lansdowne Marquis of Normanby, 51. ; the Duke of t;a191.; the
Lord Francis Egerton, 10/. ; Lord W. P ." 8'
51.
;
.nssell, 5/, ; Miss
Burdett Coutts, 50/. ; Alderman Johnson, 10/. Itk Sir I '
G, •
- Adsuild, 10/. 10s. • Lad Cld 'd 51. '.
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L.
Kean, 90/ - y listT° snit , ss.; Mr. Charles
r_, -., Szt. The first of subscriptions amounted to
71,01., exclusive of a legacy of 500/. by the late Mr. Edward
I_l alpole, and other subscriptions were expected to be added
during the evening. The Chairman was supported by Sir
R. Paul Joddrell, Sir I. L. Goldsmid, Hon. Mr. Mildmav,
Mr. Alderman Johnson, &c. The musical entertainments
were very effective, under the able management of Mr. 'f.
Cooke, supported.by Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Alfred Shaw, the
Misses Williams, Miss Kate Loder, Miss Clara Seyton, Mr.
Harrison, Mr.
Hatton,
Mr. King, and a host of other pro-
fessionals. Mr. Higgins officiated as toast-master, and ren-
dered efficient service. The evening passed off' in most per-
fect harmony, and the proceedings were prolonged until A
late hour.

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Downes Jackson
is about to be succeeded in the command of her _Majesty's
forces in Canada, by General the Earl Cathcart, K.T., and
Go`•eruor of 11u11,