Stephenson's line of railway to Brighton from London has been
thrown out in the Committee, by a vote of 26 to 17. Stephenson's line of railway to Brighton from London has been thrown out in the Committee, by a vote of 26 to 17.
It appears from the report, just published, of the Committee on the Deptford arid Dover Railway Subscription-list, that all sorts of contri- vane. s were resorted to by the agents of the concern to fill up their list.
Partivs with nothing "signed for" thousands, without any deposit la Mg advanced by or for them. The sum of 224,0001. was "signed for" iii the course of three or four hours, by men of straw, hired for the purpose at a small sum per head, by a Mr. George Frederick Hamond, of Caroline House, Blackheath Roud,one of the Magistrates for Kent. 'flue Committee recommend that,
" With a view to prevent attempts to deceive the Legislature by colourable lists of subscribers, before any petition is presented to the House for a bill for making any railway, a list of the subscribers, with the sums by them subscribed respectively, giving their Christian and surnames, their place of abode, with 5• description of their quality or calling, stating, if in a town, the parish, street, and number of their dwellings, be lodged in the Private Bill Office before the first day of the session of Parliament ; and that that list be printed at the ex- pense of the parties lodging the same, and be delivered to the Alembers of the House on the first day of the session of Parliament." It appears also to deserve consideration, whether, as well with a view to prevent imposing fill the Legislature colourable lists of subscribers, as to give security to the public for the future paying-up of the capital, it might not be expc iiemit to require that, before any petition is presented to the Iluuse for a hill for making any railway, a certain percentage of the capital should have been paid up.'
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