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way or Branch Railways, at a point or points the House of Commons in the next Session of Neilston Direct Railway.—Sixth, a Branch at or near the south-west angle of the Wet Parliament, for leave to re-introduce the said Railway diverging from and out of the intend- Dock of Port-Glasgow, and terminating at a Bill so ordered to be engrossed ; and to pro- ed Branch Railway thirdly above-described, at point or points at or near to the entrance of ceed with the same, as authorised by the or near to the said Haugh Engine Coal Pit, the aforesaid Dry or Graving Dock of Port- aforesaid Resolutions of both Houses of Par- and terminating at or near to the Farm-stead- Glasgow ; third, a Branch Bailway or Branch liament. ing of Househillwood, on the estate of House- Railways diverging out of or from the Branch HOPE, OLIPHANT, & MACKAY, W.S. Edinburgh. hill.—Seventh, a Branch Railway diverging Railway or Branch Railways first above de- TURNER & M'KELLAE, Greenock. from and out of the intended Branch Railway scribed, and terminating at a point or points G. H. LANG, 37, Great George Street, Westminster. fifthly above-described, at or near to the Free at or near to the east side of the entrance to Dated this tenth day of November, 1847. Trader Coal Pit, on the estate of Househill, in the New or Wet Dock of Port-Glasgow afore- the Abbey Parish of Paisley, and terminating said ; fourth, a Branch Railway or Branch in the same Parish, at or near to the Victoria Railways to diverge out of or from the Main PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, & HURLET Coal Pit, on the estate of Househill.—Eighth, Line of the said Glasgow, Paisley, and Green- RAILWAY. a Branch Railway diverging from and out of ock Railway, at a point or points at or near to the intended Branch Railway fifthly above-de- scribed, at a point at or near to the village of the station of the said Glasgow, Paisley, and (SUSPENDED BILL OF LAST SESSION.) Greenock Railway at Port-Glasgow, and to Old Nitshill, in the Abbey Parish of Paisley, terminate at a point or points at or near to andterminatingby a Junction with the Glasgow, the west side of the entrance to the New or NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway, at a Wet Dock of Port-Glasgow aforesaid; fifth, npHAT it is intended to apply to Parlia- point at or near to the Farm-steading of a Branch Railway or Branch Railways to di- j ment in the next Session for leave to Slates, in the Parish of Eastwood ; which said verge out of or from the Main Line of the said re-introduce a Bill, entituled, " A Bill for mak- Railways, and Branch Railways, and Works Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway, at a " ing a Railway from Paisley to Barrhead, respectively, will pass from, through, or into point or points in, at. or near to Newark Gar- " with certain Railways and Branch Railways the several Parishes following, or some of den aforesaid ; and to terminate at a point or " therewith connected, to be called ' The them, (that is to say,') Paisley, Abbey of Pais- points at or near to the Flax Mill at Port- " ' Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway ;'" ley, Laigh Church of Paisley, Neilston, and Glasgow, belonging to the Gourock Rope as the same pended in Parliament in the last Eastwood respectively, all in the County of Work Company, and to the Sugar House be- Session, and was suspended in the House of Renfrew ; AND WHICH SAID BILL also contains longing to Matthew Brown, Esq. of Port-Glas- Commons till next Session after the consider- powers to incorporate a Company for the pur- gow, which Branch Railway, or Branch Rail- ation of the Report of the Committee, in con- poses aforesaid, and for the compulsory pur- ways, works connected therewith, and ap- formity with an Order of the House of Com- chase of Lands, Houses, and other Heritages, proaches thereto, are wholly situated in the mons and of Resolutions or Orders of both and to levy Tolls, Rates, and Duties for such parish of Port-Glasgow ; or Port-Glasgow and Houses of Parliament, dated respectively the purposes ; and also, power to the Company to Newark, in the county of Renfrew. And also 10th and 25th days of June last; and which lease and sell the said Railways and Works, to take power to lay rails upon the level, and said Bill contains powers for making and main- to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr across, over or along the Quays of the Har- taining the following Railways, with all proper Railway Company, and to enable that Com- bours and Docks of Port-Glasgow aforesaid, Works and Conveniences connected therewith, pany to accept such lease, and complete such for the passage of Carriages, Waggons, Carts that is to say :—First, a Railway commencing purchase, and to enter into such agreements and other Carriages, to or from the aforesaid by a Junction with the Joint Line of Railway for the proper working of the said Railways Branch Railways, or some of them.; and to between Glasgow and Paisley, at or near to and other purposes connected therewith as make such alterations upon the Quays and where the same crosses the River Cart, at Pais- may be expedient; and the said Bill further Works of the said Harbours and Docks of ley, and terminating at or near to a point four contains power to the said Glasgow, Paisley, Port-Glasgow aforesaid, or any of them, as hundred yards or thereby North of the Farm Kilmarnock. and Ayr Railway Company, to may be necessary for making, completing, and Steading of Blackbyres, in the Abbey Parish raise and contribute funds towards the coit- maintaining the aforesaid Branch Railways, or of Paisley, with a Continuation or Branch struction, maintenance and use of the said some of them ; and the laying of the said rails Railway therefrom, terminating by a Junction undertaking, and to hold Shares therein, and upon the level, and across, over and along the with the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston to guarantee a certain amount of interest or said Quays, and Works of the said Harbours Direct Railway, at a point at or near to the profit on the Capital, with power also for such and Docks ; which Harbours, and Docks, and Farm Steading of Townhead, in the Abbey objects to alter, amend, enlarge, or repeal, so Quays, and Works of the said Harbours and Parish of Paisley.—Second, a Branch Railway far as may be necessary, the Acts relating Docks, are situated within the parish of Port- diverging from and out of the said intended to the said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Glasgow, in the county of Renfrew aforesaid. Railway, in, at, or near to the Glebe Lands of Ayr Railway, passed in the First, the Third And that it is intended by the said Act or the first minister of the Abbey Parish of Pais- and Fourth, the Fifth, the Eighth and Ninth, Acts, for the purposes before-mentioned, and ley, and terminating by a Junction with the and the Ninth and Tenth years of the reign for the purpose of more conveniently making, Paisley and Renfrew Railway, at or near to of her present Majesty ; together with various working, and using the said Branch Railways, other usual and necessary powers and pro- or some of them, to alter and amend the the Farm-steading of Laigh Parks, in the Abbey Parish of Paisley.—Third, a Branch visions ; and it is intended to proceed to pass powers and provisions, or some of them, of the the said Bill into a Law, with such alterations several Acts relating to the Harbour and Railway diverging from and out of the said in- tended Railway first above-described, at or and modifications as to Parliament may seem Docks of Port-Glasgow, passed respectively in near to a point eight hundred yards or there- meet. the twelfth and forty first years of the reign ANDREW MILLAR, Paisley, ) of his late Majesty, King George the Third, by south-east of Dykebar, in the Abbey Par- THOMAS DEANS, 23, Fludyer V Solicitors. ish of Paisley, and terminating in the same Street, Westminster, ) and in the eleventh year of the reign of his Paisley, 1st November, 1847. late Majesty, King George the Fourth. Parish, at or near to the Haugh Engine Coal Pit on the estate of Polloc.—-Fourth, a Branch And, Whereas leave was given to introduce into Parliament a Bill for the above purposes, Railway diverging from and out of the intend- A1RDRIE AND BATHGATE JUNCTION ed Branch Railway last above-described, at or RAILWAY. and such Bill passed the Committee of the near to a point five hundred yards or thereby Honourable the House of Commons with south-west of West Hurlet House, in the various alterations and amendments, and the AMENDMENT & DEVIATION—(SUSPENDED BILL Abbey Parish of Paisley, and terminating by OF LAST SESSION.) Report of the said Committee was considered a Junction with the Glasgow, Barrhead, and m the Honourable the House of Commons, Neilston Direct Railway, at or near to the and the said Bill was ordered to be engrossed, village of New Nitshill.—Fifth, a Branch OTICE is hereby given, that it is intend- but no further proceedings were had thereon, Railway diverging from and out of the intend- N ed to apply to Parliament, in the Ses- and the said Bill was suspended, as authorised ed Branch Railway thirdly above-described, sion to be holderi in the year 1848, for leave by the Resolutions of both Houses of Parlia- at or near to Hurlet House, in the Abbey to re-introduce a Bill, entituled ' An Act to ment of 10th June, 1847. Parish of Paisley, and terminating at or near ' amend the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction And Notice is hereby given, that it is in- to the Nitshill Alum and Copperas Works, on ' Railway Act, 1846, and to authorise a de- tended to present a petition to the Honourable the North side of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and ' viation of such Railway,' which was pending