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to deliberate on the course which they ought to pursue, a •
eventually decided that they should hear the evidence up.oe:
he plans and sections, to ascertain if the standing orders had'
seen complied with.

Mr. Brunel was examined accordingly, as Mr. Carring-
ton's evidence did not appear very conclusive, and, on being
desired to state if the plans and sections complied with the
requisitions of the standing ordes, declared that he believed:
they were as perfect as they could be, but at the same time'
he might observe that he never yet bad seen any plans which
^ould be said to comply with all the details of these provi-
sions. He believed them to be as accurate as possible, but
was not prepared to say that, on the plans of a hue 200 miles
long, some violations of the orders might not exist. After
going over the allegations carefully, they had struck out
su:h as seemed untenable, till Mr. Whitcombe consented to
withdraw his petition, but still it was probable that errors
existed in the plans. He often felt the great difficulty of a
literal compliance with the orders, but more particularly when
called upon to prove the plans, as at present.
The CHAIRMAN expressed the disinclination of the Com-
mittee to press upon the promoters of the Bill. They had no
intention of going through all the allegations of the peti-
tioners, as the present case was not like that in which Mr.
Aglionby's Committee had adopted that course, but they were
anxious to ascertain where the errors were.

After some further conversation,
Mr. Brunel, in reply to the Chairman, proceeded to state
the instances of noncompliance which he was aware of.
There were four cases of omission respecting curves of less
than one mile radii in about seventy which occurred along the
line, and seven mistakes in the statements of gradients, some
of which were attributable to mere clerical errors In mis-
placing the
:figures, as well as some omissions of enlarge-
ment.

The CHAIRMAN asked if there were any other instances of
errors in the plans ? _

Mr. Brunel replied, that it would be necessary for him to
go over all the allegations of the petition, and compare them
with the plans, before he could answer that question.
The room was again cleared, and, on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN stated the decision of the Committee to
be, that they should report that the standing orders had not
been complied with in respect to the four curves and seven
gradients memioned (which were specified by Mr. Brunel
accordidgly).
The Committee then adjourned, at three o'clock.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12.

The following Bills were presented and read a first time :
London and Greenwich Railway.
York and Ncrth Midland Railway (Doncaster Extqnsion)..
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.
Blackburn and Preston Railway.
Newark and Sheffield Railway.
New-r;ort and Ponty Pool Railway.
Sheffield, Ashton-under Lytle, and Manchester Railway.
The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee
on Standing Orders:—
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Associated Railway Companies.
Yarmouth and Norwich Railway.

Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway,—
Petition fur bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought
in by Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,
and Mr. Mainwaring.
London and South-Western Railway,—Petition for Bill re-
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir John East-
hope, Mr. Masterman, and Mr. Mangles.
Brighton, Lewes. and Hastings Railway (Keymerßranch),
—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought
in by Mr. Fitzroy and Mr. Elphinstone.
Midland Railway (Lincoln and Ely),—Petition for Bill
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir John
Trollope and Sir John Lowther.
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland)—Report
from Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills read;
Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Morgan John O'Connell,
Mr. Shed, and Mr. Edmund Roche.
Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway,—Petition for
Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr.
Wilson Patten and Mr. Walker.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tyne-
mouth Extension, &c.),—Petition for Bill reported, and Bill
ordered to be brought in by Mr. Bell and Mr. Hodgson Hinde.
St. Helen's Canal and Railway,—Petition for Bill reported,
and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. `Nilson Patten,
Viscount Sandon, and Mr. Greenhall.
Bedford and London and Birmingham Railway,—Petition
fot Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr.
Stuart, Mr. Astell, and Viscount Alford.
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway,—Report frrm
Select Committee on Standing Orders read • Bill ordered to be
brought id by Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. William_Feilden, and
Mr. Hornby.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
Clydesdale Junction Railway,—Second reading, Monday,
March 17.
Bliddlesbro' and Redcar Railway,—Committee on petition,
adjourned till the next day on which Sub-Committee Nu. 1
meets. .
Wear Valley Railway,—Committee on petition, adjourned .
till the iuxt day on which Sub• Committee No.l meets.
Liverrool and Bury Railway,—Committee on petition,
postponed from Friday 14th, till Monday, March 17.
South Devon (Tavistock and other Branches) Railway,—
Second reading, Monday, March 17.
Launceston and South Devon Railway,—Second reading,
Monday, March 17.
Berlis and Hants Railway,—Second reading, Monday,
March 17,