27 JANUARY 1855, Page 12

Applications have been made to Parliament for 270 Private Bills.

Of these, 106 are for Railway purposes, four are promoted by Insurance- companies, two by Scotch Banking-companies ; the others comprise Roads, Gas, Docks, Canals, &c. The Railway list includes bills for the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, the Scinde Railway, the East In- dian Railway, the Madras Railway, the Cape Town Railway and Dock.