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

Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed,
March 19, 1845,
TUESDAY, MARCH 4.
Resolved—That a Cornmitte of five Members be ap-
Pointed, to b? called " The Classification Committee of
Rsilway Bills," and that three be a quorum of such
Commute.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11.
Committee appointed :—Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr,
Fox Maule, Viscount Mahon, Sir Wm. Somerville, Mr
Wilson Patten.
Ordered,—That the Committee have power to send
for persons, papers, and records.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18.
Ordered,—That the Committee 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
inure to time, report as follows :
lour 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.
4. (South Eastern) Ashford to Hastings.
10. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Keymer Branch).
11. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Ashford Branch).
,
(South-Eastern) Maidstone to Rochester.
13. (South-Eastern) Minster to Deal, and Walmer and
, Margate Deviation and Extension.
4. Kentish Coast.
Gravesend and Rochester (Thames and Medway).
16. London, Chatham, and Gravesend.
London and Croydon (Orpington Branch).
:8. London and Croydon (Enlargement and Branches).
49. London and Maidstone.
°. (South-Eastern) Headcorn and Rye.
22. London and Greenwich Widening.
42. (South-Eastern) London and Greenwich Railway
2,. Extension.
London and Greenwich.
Your Committee further recommend that the follow-
'ob Bills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
B.
Leeds and West Riding Junction.
• West Yorkshire.
"A. Huddersfield and Manchester (Railway and Canal).
.'„• Manchester and Leeds (Burnley Branch).
• Manchester and Leeds (Heywood Branch Extension).
•,* Manchester, Bury, and Rosendale.
• Leeds and Thirk.
8• Harrogate and Ripon Junction.
b.,' York and North Midland (Harrogate Branch).
',Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester.
11..1 our Committee further recommend that the following
143 and projects be referred to another Committee:—

1* Barnsley Junction.
2'
lluddersfield and Sheffield Junction.
in lour Committee further recommend that the follow.
"ills and projects be referred to another Committee:—
D.
1, Leeds and Bradford Extension (Shipley to Colne).
~..Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Coble.
.Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton.
in our Committee further recommend that the follow.
Bilis and projects be referred to another Committee :
E.

2. Northumberland.
Newcastle and Berwick.
4 'l,,,awcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction).
"Aewcastle-upon-Tyre and North Shields (Tyne.
.„„ mouth Extension).
our Committee further recommend that the follow.
kit ,_
-'-ua and projects be referred to another Committee:—
1 F.
.
2. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.
Oxford,, and Rugby.
4. Oxford and Didcot.
London and Worcester and Rugby and Oxford Rail-
. way (Dudley to Wolverhampton).
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester
6.
tt„ir , Branch and Deviation).
alingham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Ex-
tension).
Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Glou-
k °ester.
London and Worcester and Rugby and Oxford
Railway (Dudley and Sedgelcy).
Londonr, Worcester, and South Staffordshire.
16; b onr Committee further recommend that the follow-
° 'llls and projects be referred to another Committee:—
1, t G.
rustol and Exeter Branches.
2.
London and South-Western Railway (Yeovil Ex-
London an)d South-Western Railway (Hook Pit
4.
'''
')lid Bronanch an)d South- Western Railway (Basingstoke,
5, v,,Didcot, and Swindon Junction).
6 or alts, Somerset, and Weymouth.
'c °nth ampton and Dorchester.
ink at, s
anmd Comittee further recommend
th that the follow-
"I projects be referred to another Committee:
1,
5.
i ,arwich.
3, farwich (Hosking's line).
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4. 4arwick Railway and Pier (Eastern Union).
earwinh and Eastern Counties Junction.
tn °lehester Port and Junction.
ktit-m_Pr Committee further recommend that the follow-
'4 and projects be referred to another Committee:—
1,
2. rt, and Ely.
r Y and Bedford.
Int IT Committee further recommend that the follow-
'l43 Mid projects be referred to another Committee:-
1, b K.
2, astern Union and Norwich.
k 4183 and Colchester (with Branches).
orwich and Brandon Deviation and Diss and Dere-
k r ham Branches.
5. .404 and Dereham.
t, Mien and Norwich.
48tern Counties (Colchester and Bury St. Edmund's
R:itendOn).
8. l).
13 t ISS. Beecles and Yarmouth.
lelta!tl'rn Union and Bury St. Edmund's.
1,
1.:1 Dercham and Norwich.
, aStern Counties (Cambridge and Bury St. Edmund's
tension).
4. y yellsand
Thetford.
4,74iouth and Norwich.
-rwieli and Brandon (Norwich Extension); now
1.i:41e:1110d Yarmouth and Norwich.
Committee furher recond that the follow-
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1. and projects bet referred toeother Committee:—
L.
2 "ond
• °n and Portsmouth.
eildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth.
4righton and Chichester (Portsmouth Extension).
1.,",8(2,rn and Dorking.
-,u,on and Brighton (Redhill and Dorking Branch).
1/11,.,‘0 Eastern (Reigate to Dorking).
° qnshain Railway.
l'oa;l'cl ford Junction,
ttee further recommend that the follow-
1, 4 3 and projects be referred to another Committee:—
31.
girth Devon.
‘). ke 4154, ter and Crethton.
bill'onlmittee further recommend that the follow-
' and projects be referred to another Committee
N.
1.4 Devon, Tavistock, and other Branches.
". imeeston and South Devon.
orii
e„ Wall and Devon Central.
‘J'lllllllll.
tej. Cornwall.
ip 011 r 4;,,C 8 Junction.
4)ain `'€'ll.l mit tee further recommend that the follow-
-3 and projects be referred to another Committee:—
5 irr O.
'ln,. 'alley.
Valley,
6 ta., Junction (Potteries Branch).
• lita`.Worth and Rugby.
• tne_h. he and Birmingham (Macclesfield Branch
Atension).
• "narnitteo further recommend that the follow-
1, °d projects be referred to another Committee
44.th.r
ont
a ),,to vales Railway.
40,42.0uth and Hereford.
4. Q,loll..4_outhshire Railway.
6, ,l‘ieatoes,t;er and Dean Forest.
4fi L, and Pontypool.
Ot,,tr, ale Railway.
m4re Railway.
aisith °Minittee further recommend that the follow-
I, a" Projects be referred to another Committee
o"hrewsb
1. heal,. 107, Oswestry, and Chester Junction.
14 our elre and Shropshire Junction.
opluittee further recommend that the follow-,
1, 'au projects be referred to another Committee:-
1)
I)uhlin a dB.
Drogheda.
1-)uad „and Belfast Junction (Branch to 'Cells).
qroattt and Enniskillen.
6, I:lB4_,ortk Western.
I.
Extension.
2i 'nem °wr(Armagh and Dublin).
iti °tir ,
and Enniskillen.
hills 241Enittee further recommend that the follow-
projects be referred to another Committee
Belfast 2. and S.
Ballymena.
Londonderry try and Enniskillen.
and Coleraine.
As thr.

Zlust' „th('. gliips for the trial cruise, of the Surveyor's
earcetiou, are fast progressing in their equipment,
1114rhbestiv
tl -quer op,
ships that there ui i?
..11be recisely
f the same
,44ep 1 ships of the old constructi n—o . .
.....
o the same
"ttt "' aud of acknowledged superior qualities
to
, atk,/,„ „ compete with the Albion, Superb,
and
•441.'t and should the Queen likewise ac-
titTaY this ‘• ht. q .qua ron, wt..
d , trust that the • Trafalgar
as we
livei e°rg'e, will be matched against her ; and.,
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h4,,0 often repeated, that fair and positive trials will
44 os', riot of sailing alone, but on all points of service,
*ill t: c,va.rY point off exercise in blowing weather, that
cittitlit;B‘ beyond the power of refutation the several
ititsinell of each ship •
, for this is a national, not a party
"I''Ncivai and Military Gazette.