§ MR. MYERS (Winchester)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a Memorial from the coal merchants of Winchester in reference to the increased rates charged since the 1st day of March last by the London and South Western Railway Company and the Great Western Railway Company for the carriage of coal to Winchester; and, if so, whether he will kindly put pressure on those Railway Companies to revert to their former charges, and to refund the excess rates?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideYes; I am in communication with the Railway Companies Association on the subject.