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London, England, 1845-06-14 00:00:00

DUNDEE WATERWORKS.

The report on the Dundee Waterworks Bill was brought up,
and the amendments were agreed to.
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION

RAILWAY BILL.

Mr. J. PARKER moved that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway Bill be removed from Group X, and be re-
ferred to the Committee of Classification. The Bill had been
before the Committeee on Group X for seven or eight weeks,
and the expense to the parties had already been 2,0001.
They had not yet been heard; and, in consequence of the
length to which the proceedings in relation to the London and
York line had run, there was very little probability of thc;ir
being heard this session. The railway had been placed in
Group X by a mistake of the Committee of Classification.
The Committee had imagined that it was a competing line
with the London and York, when, in fact, the two lines did nut
come intu competition.
Sir R. INGLIS, as Chairman of the Committee of Classi-
fication, did not appear to defend this Act. Admitting the
classification to have been wrong, still this Railway
Company had acquiesced n it for seven weeks—
had gone before the Committee, and now at the eleventh

hour, When perhaps they found that the cross-examination of
the witnesses was rather against the scheme, they wished to
be removed from the group, and to have all the work done over
again. They should if they had felt they were placed in p.
wrong group, have applied before the Committee was struck.
They now came too late, and he hoped the House would re-
fuse the application.
Mr. GRANVILLE VERNON was a shareholder in the
railway, and as such supported the application. The object of
it was not so much to protect themselves against the expense,
as to enable them to be heard during the present session,
which would be impossible if they continued in Group X, as
the London and York line had not yet concluded their case. He
denied that it was a competing line with the London and
York.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN, as a member of the Committee
of Classification, would state that the Committee had en-
deavoured to lessen the number of Bills referred to Group
X, and had particularly considered the case of this railway,
but they had found that it was so completely a competing line
with the London and York, that it was impossible not to refer
them to the same Committee. With regard to the expenses,
they were equal to both parties; and if they went
into another Committee the other railway must follow
them for the purpose of cross-examination. After a
full consideration of the evidence, the Committee of
Classification had been reluctantly obliged to place this railway
in Group X, and he hoped the House would uphold the deci-
sion of the Committee of Classification.
Mr. 13ROTHERTON said the application could not have
been made earlier, inasmuch as it was impossible for the parties
interested to have foreseen that the London and York line
would have occupied so much time.
Mr. ESTCOURT opposed the application. The classi-
fication had been made on the 19th of March, the Committee
had commenced its sittings on the 28th of April, and now, on
the 14th of June, this application was made. It came too late,
and he hoped the House would uphold the decision of the
Committee of Classification.
Sir G. GREY feared that, unless the Bill were removed
from Group X, there would be no chance of the case of its
promoters being heard this session.
Mr. B. DENISON said that in fifty miles the lines ran
wi,hin eight miles of each other. Then their termini too
were identical, and thereicre there could be no doubt but that
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thet House to remove it out of the group,
but they had not attempted to do so. No
such application had been made by the Committee, and
notwithstanding anything that might be said to the con-
could not but be of opinion that the cross-
trary, he
examination of the witnesses had occasioned this
application. If that cross-examination had been favour-
able to the line, lie doubted much whether this application
would have been made. He called upon the House to refuse
this application, which had been made at the eleventh hour.
Lord WORSLEY supported the motion. The question was
one which had created great excitement in the county which
he represented. Whets the London and York and the Cam-
bridge and Lincoln lines were first entered upon, it was not
expected they would have taken so long, or that they would
hare been considered competing lines. It was his opinion they
were only partially so, and if the branch were not formed
there would be an end to the question of competition. The
non-for:nation of the branch would not affect the main line ;
and with that arrangement the Cambridge and Lincoln could
easily be considered in another group, without any inconveni-
ence.
Mr. DARBY rose merely to state a fact. In the Committee
the whole examination was conducted upon the grounds.. of the
two lines being competing lines.
After a few words from Mr. Parker, Mr. Wilson Patten,
and Mr. Guest, the motion was withdrawn.
LEEDS AND THIRSK RAILWAY.
On the third reading of this Bill being moved

Sir G. COCKBURN moved the insertion of a clause, au_
thorising the sale by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
of certain glebe lands; and that the standing order requiring
such clause to be referred to the Standing Orders Committee be
suspended.
This clause, in addition to two others already assented to
and proposed to the House by Mr. Lawson, were agreed to,
and the Bill was read a third time.

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (HARROGATE

BRANCH) RAILWAY.
This Bill was moved to be read a third time.—Agreed to.
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.

The third reading of this Bill was agreed to.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.
This Bill was read a third time.
ST. HELEN'S RAILWAY AND CANAL.
The report of the Committee on this Bill was brought up
and received.

MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALE
RAILWAY.

The report on this Bill was brotnzht up and received.
DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.
Mr. G. CRAIG brought up the report of the Committe
this Bill, which wac received.
MANCHESTER, SOUTH JUNCTION, AND
ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY.
The report of the Committee on this Bill was brought u
and received.