§ "To authorise the construction of a bridge over the River Witham at Langrick Ferry, and to confer powers on the Great Northern Railway Company and 570 the county councils of the administrative counties of the parts of Lindsey and the parts of Holland, in the county of Lincoln, with reference thereto; to confer powers on the company with reference to certain footpaths and the purchase of lands; to confirm the purchase of certain lands by the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Committee; to extend the time limited for the completion of certain works and the purchase of certain lands by the company; to authorise the abandonment of certain authorised railways at Grantham; to empower the Horncastle Railway Company to raise further moneys by borrowing; and for other purposes," presented, and read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.