The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.
The parliaments plane of this company Ice
new lines and the improvement of their madeetaking are
for six anburbaa breaches. The first, for a line to ran from
Deptford and terminate by a junction with the West-sad
-aad Crystal Pelee. line is lambrak ; the monad and third,
from Deptford, seer the Gonad Barley Canal, to a junction
with the West-end line in the Old Heat-road ; the fourth,
fram the Queen's-mail, Oansberwell, to Lambeth ; the fifth,
from Avenue-road, Lambeth. to the city section of the
London, Chatham, and Dover. at Poplar-walk ; and the
sixth, from Gipsy-hill, Dulwich, to Lambeth, by Salter's-
hill-road. These and other works, including a new line
between Newhaven and Seaford, are caloulated to require a
farther capital of 340,0001.
EABTERN COUNTIES.
The proposed extensions of this company's railway will
consist of two liose---ibe Ink commencing at Tottenham
by a junction with the Northern and Eastern and tairminat-
log at Hackney, where it will form a junction with the
North London Railway, with whom arrangements will be
made for using their city branch, together with the Liver.
pootstreet station and other works. The second extension
will commove. at Edmonton and terminate at Tottenham,
in junction with the foregoing extension. These undertak-
ings are to be canted out at as estimated cost of 160,C30/.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN.
The plans of this company deposited for the construction
of new works end limprovemente include the widening of
the mats line at both sides at and through the Vauxhall
station, between the western side of Vauxhall-walk and
the eastern aide of Archer-street, in Lambeth, together
with the affording of increased accomniodaticia at the
Nine Ems station ; the widening of the line at the South-
ampton terminus, with additionul works and accommoda-
tion ; and a new railway to open up the Purbeck clay
distrait, in Dorestshire ; and for these and other purposes
incidental to the improvement of the system a farther
capital will be requited of 5C3,000/. It is also proposed to
make arrangements respecting their authorised share
capital, which now amounts to, including debentures, the
sum of 12,679,8321.

The Mason and Slidell affair threatens to crest
a greater stir in Liverpool now that it is peacefully settled,
than it did when there WWI more than a probability of war
arising out of it. Opinion appears to be divided in that
commercial emporium as to how the " es"commissione
should be received, and placard, have been published. re-
citing the antecedents of the gentlemen, and advising •
cool reception.
Public distress, in consequence of the slackness
of trade, is spreading in Blackburn. last weak 2,300 more
people were relieved than on the previous week, and the
condition of hundreds of working people in that locality is
described as most deplorable. About 1,0031. have been
raised to relieve the distress.
The Debate of to-day records the sudden death
of M. Damiron, member of the Academy of Moral and
Political Samos', and formerly Profemor of Philosophy in
the Faculty of Paris. On Saturday he attended the sitting
of the academy as usual, and read a paper to his colleagues
without the least symptom of indisposition. At 3 o'clock
he returned home, and soon after, while seated at his table,
was struck with apoplexy.
Lyons and St. Etienne are not the only towns in
France in which the manufacturing population is suffering
extreme distress. The working people in Tenzing and
Roubaix are nearly as badly off. An application having
teen made to the Emperor he forthwith placed a sum of
6,000 fr. at the disposal of the municipal authorities of each
of these towns. The affluent among the inhabitants; are
making every exertion to relieve the distress.
ADDRIDEI OP CONDOLENCE TO HER M AJRNET.
At the last meeting of the Grand Council of the Ancient
and Loyal Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the follow.
Flag address of emidolemes was unanimously carved :—" To
her most gracious Majesty the Queen—May it please
your Majesty, we, your faithful and loyal subjects. the
members of the tarid Council of the Ancient and Loyal
Independent Order of Odd Fellows in council assembled,
beg leave to tender most respectfully to your ;moat
graceous Majesty the expreseion of our profound grief
mid affectionate sympathy as the ooresiou of the bereave-
ment which it has pleased the Almighty to visit your
most excitant Majesty and the royal children beloved
premature death of your illustrious, devoted, and
consort We know that words such as we are able to
convey are quite inadequate to console your Majesty under
thie great ainictiou, but it is a relief to our sorrowing hearts
to ley before year Majesty such expressions of our condo-
lence. as also the assurance of our deep sense of the irrepar-
able loss which, by Divine providence, the British nation
and the weld at large bas been called upon to suffer.
While we bow with humility and reverential submission to
the will of Ged in the death ro seirenally sad unfeignedly
ismented. it is arid will be war fervent prayer that it may
gime Rini of lHie fatherly goodness to tiles' and comfort
year most ,various Majesty and royal family, and that you
may long live to reign over • prosperous, happy, and con-
tented people."
Tax Lam LADY Breoe.—A tablet has recently
been erected in the Red Lodge Reformatory, at Bristol, with
the followintsiscriptiou:—.• Sacred to the memory of Anne
Imbeila Noe Dowager Lady Byron, who, ever devoting
I the losay talents entrusted to her to the service of her
Ilestse, purchased these premises in September, 1864, for
the peepete of rescuing young girls from sin and misery, and
Own back to the paths of holiness. She was horn
and departed this life May 16,1880, faithful
00yrumesT To GAILIDALDL— Tb e steam-ship
Thetis is about to sail from the Clyde with a general cargo
for Genoa. Amoog the articles on board is a two-gelion
jar containing 2 500 sebum ova' the gift of Mr. John
M'Adant of Oh:scow, to Gamest Garibaldi, for distribution
in the waters of Leprern. They have been procured from
Ireland.—Glasgow Herald.