The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-22 00:00:00

FIRST REPORT FROM THE CLAS-
SIFICATION COMMITTEE OF RAILWAY
BILLS.

Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed,
March 19, 1545.
TUESDAY, DIAECII 4.

Resolved—That a Committe of five Members be ap-
pointed, to be called " The Classification Committee of
Railway Bills," and that three be a quorum of such
Committe.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11.
Committee appointed :—Sir Robert [Tarry Inglis, Mr,
Fox Mode, Viscount Mahon, Sir Wm. Somerville, Mr
Wilson Patten.
Ordered,—That the Committee have power to send
fur persons, papers, and records.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18.

Ordered,—ThiCtthe Co'mmittee have power to report
their opinion from time to time to the House.
REPORT.

The Select Committee appointed for the Classification of
Railway Bills, according to the resolutions adopted by
the House, and who are empowered to report from
time to time, report as follows :
Your Committee having considered the several mat•
tern referred to them, are of opinion that it is expedient
that there be referred to one and the same Committee
the following Bills and projects.—

1. Central Kent.
2. London, Chatham, and North Kent.
3. London, Chatham, and Chilham.
4. (South-Eastern) North Kent.
5. London and Ashford.
6. (South-Eastern) Hungerford•bridge to Tonbridge.
7. (South-Eastern) Tonbridge to Hastings.
8. Rye and Tenterden.
9. (South Eastern) Ashford to Hastings.
10. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Kilmer Branch).
11. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Ashford Branch).
12. (South-Eastern) Maidstone to Rochester.
13. (South-Eastern) Minster to Deal, and Walmer and
Margate Deviation and Extension.
14• Kentish Coast.
15. Gravesend and Rochester (Thames and Medway).
16. London, Chatham, and Gravesend.
17. London and Croydon (Orpington Branch).
18. London and Croydon (Enlargement and Branches).
19. London and Maidstone.
20. (South-Eastern) Headcorn and Rye.
21. London and Greenwich Widening.
22. (south-Eastern) London. and Greenwich Railway

Extension.
23. London and Greenwich.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
B.
1• Leeds and West Riding Junction.
2. West Yorkshire.
a. Huddersfield and Manchester (Railway and Canal).
4. Manchester and Leeds (13urn1ey Branch).
5. Manchester and Leeds (Hey wood Blanch Extension).
6. Manchester, Bury, and Hosendale.
7. Leeds and Thirk.
8. Harrogate and Ripon Junction.
9. York and North Midland (Harrogate Branch)•
10• Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester.
Your Committee further recommend that the following
Hills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
C.

1. Barnsley Junction.
2. iluddersfield and Sheffield Junction.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
D.
1. Leeds tu,cl Bradford Extension (Shipley to Colne).
2. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Colne.
3. Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
E.

1. Northumberland.
2. Newcastle and Berwick.
3. Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction).
"4. Newcastle-upon-Tyre and North Shields (Tyne-
mouth Extension).
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
F.
1. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.

2. Oxford and Rugby.
3. Oxford and Pidcot.
4. London and Worcester and Rugby and Oxford Rail-
way (Dudley to Wolverhampton).
5. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester
Branch and Deviation).
G. Birmingham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Ex-
tension).
7. Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Glou-
cester.
8. London and Worcester and Rugby and Oxford
Railway (Dudley and Sedgeley).
9. London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire.
• Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
G.
1. Bristol and Exeter Branches.
2. London and South-Western Railway (Yeovil Ex-

tension).
3. London and South-Western Railway (Hook Pit

Branch).
4. L•mdon and South• Western Railway (Basingstoke,
Didcot, and Swindon Junction).
5• Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth.
6. Southampton and Dorchester.
• Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
Ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:

1. Harwich.
2• Harwich (Hosking's
3• Harwick Railway and Pier (Eastern Union).
4* Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction.
5• Colchester Port and Junction.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
-4lg Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
I.

Lynn and Ely.
`• Ely and Bedford.
Your
Committee further recommend that the follow-
I Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
K.
Eastern Union and Norwich.
Diss and Colchester (with Branches).
3. Norwich and Brandon Deviation and Diss and Dere-
hamA Branches.
Z. Lynn and Dereham.
• London and Norwich.
Eastern Counties (Colchester and Bury St. Edmund's
Extension).
Lowestoft.
biss, Beccles, and Yarmouth.
9. Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's.
i East Dereham and Norwich.
'• Eastern Counties (Cambridge and Bury St. Edmund's

Extension).
12 Wells and Thetford.
13• Yarmouth and Norwich.
Norwich and Brandon (Norwich Extension); now
called Yarmouth and Norwich.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
L.

1. London and Portsmouth.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth.
Brighton and Chichester (Portsmouth Extension).
-t• Epsom and Dorking. •
5. London and Brighton (Redhill and DOT king Branch).
2. South Eastern (Reigate to Dorking).
i• Horsham Railway.
8 Guildford Junction,
• Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
Ing Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
M.

1: North Devon.
Exeter and Crediton.
laYour Committee further recommend that the follow-
g Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
N.
1. South Devon, Tavistock, and other Branches.
2, Launceston and South Devon.
Cornwall and Devon Central.
4. Cornwall.
5. West Cornwall.
6. St. Ives Junction.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
-I°g Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :-
0.
I. Trent Valley.
,
Churnet Valley.
Grand Junction (Potteries Branch).
Tamworth and Rugby.
5' Manchester and Birmingham (Macclesfield Branch

Extension).
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
lug Bills and projec • ts be referred to another Committee:—
P.

;• -South Wales Railway. -
• Monmouth and Hereford.
Monmouthshire Railway.
4.
Gloucester and Dean Forest.
6. Taff
and Pontypool.
7. -Leff Vale Railway.
Aberdare Railway.
;,,_Your Committee further recommend that the follow.
'we; Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
1. 0. Q.
ourewsbury, Oswe3try, and Chester Junction.
"...Cheshire and Shropshire Junction.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow.
"ins and projects be referred to another Committee :
R.

1. Dublin and Drogheda.
:$ Dublin and Belfast Junction (Branch to Kells).
`• Dundalk and Enniskillen.
Great North Western.
-Ulster Extension.
Northern (Armagh and Dublin).
Ne
l_ wry and Enniskillen.
xour Committee further recommend that the follow.
g 'Bills and projects be referred to another Committee :
S.
1. Belfast and Ballymena.
Londonderry and Enniskillen.
Londonderry and Coleraine.

_ As the ships for the trial cruise, of the Surveyor's
2onstruction are fast progressing in their equipment,
we earnestly hope that there will be precisely the same
number of ships of the old construction—of the same
!lasses, and of acknowledged superior qualities—
put to compete with th Albion, Superb, and
e,,,„ Vanguard ; and should the Quern likewise ac-
company this squadron, we trust that the Trafalgar
or St. George, will be matched against her ; and, as we
be so often repeated, that fair and positive trials will
had, not of sailing alone, but oil all points of service,
an
.1 on every point of exercise in blowing weather, that
w
test beyond the power of refutation the several
9nalit ies of each ship ; for this is a national, not a party
question.-Naval and Military Gazette.