The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-11 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED NEW RAILWAYS IN THE CITY

A special Court of Common Council was held
yesterday ea GaildhalL The LORD M&ro presided, sod
there wu a full attesdasce of members of the court.

Alderman Floats presented • petition ortb; oom-
=Wee appointed at a public meeting of bankers, mercharete,
and traders of the City of Loudon, on the 4th Met., praying
the court to take into consideration the various 'themes of
projected railways in the City of London, with a view to
their postponement, in order that measures may be adopted
to prevent the carrying out of such 'ebonite as are not abso-
lutely necessary for the convenience of the public.
Tb. Towir Omit read the petition, and it we, unani-
mously agreed that it should be referred to the special rail-
way committee.
Mr. J. COCKLMELL also moved that the Chairman of
the Law sad Parliamentary Committee (it having been pre-
viously agreed to upon the motion of Deputy Jones that the
subject should be left entirely in the hands of the Special
Railway Committee), the Chairman of the Sewers Commis-
sion, the Chairmen of the improvement Committee, and
the Chairman of the City Lands Committee, with the
aldermen present, Marrs. Finns, Carter, Sir F. G. Moon,
J. C. Lawrence, Abbies, adLusk, ard these members of
the court who ladulate in the House of Commas; should
be added to the special committee.
This motion was agreed to. _ .

Mr. IticuanosoN, us the absence of Deputy Owden. pre-
sented a petition of the inhabitants of the ward of Bishops-
gate. praying the court to take late am■ideration the effect
of the various schemes of the projected railways on the
new dourishiog trade of this important and populous ward,
and to adopt such mammas as may be deemed ad►isable to
prevent the carrying out of such schemes, which will entail
ruin upon so many of its inhabitants.
This petition was also refereed to the special railway cora-
. . _

Thep* FRY informed the cant that the Holborn Valley
Bill had panted the House of Commode will some slight
modification.. (Cheers.)
Alter some other busieeet the court adjourned.

THE SH AK RSPEA REA N TERCENTENARY C1:1211B1.
TIOS AT STRATIVIID•ON•ATON.—At the meeting of the
committee on Wednesday, the 9th inst., the Mayor (Mr. E.
F. Flower) in the chair, the name of Beaty Spies; Esq.,
was added to the list of vice-presidents. The report of the
sub-committee on the monumental memorial was received,
in which, at ter d' the merits of the mrioss sites
proposed, they stated that the Bridge-street site appeared
to them to unite all the conditions required, being 'mi.
neatly cared (situate at the internam of four of the
priscipd streets of the town), and the most aeressible point
to Stratford. A memorial placed there would be approached
in front by a radual ascent along the broad space of Bridge-
street, with isle views fro. both pit sad w while gt
the back it might be oombined with the ;
which would seed to be substituted for the present one.
Should the Bridge-street site be appropriated to the memo-
rial on the above grounds, the subcommittee unanimously
decided on the site of the present Markel-house se the moat
suitable for that of the memorial. A medal struck by Yr.
Brown, of the Crystal Palace, Sydeeham, in commemoration
of the Stratford Tercentenary Celebnitku Festival, use pm.
seated for the committee's sanction and approved.
Tat LATZ Mx. BERN Ea THE SC ULPTOR-416 a
meeting of the treads sad admirers of this late eminent
sirulptor, Mr. G. Cruikshank in the chair, it was resolved
that," in consideration of the high reputation achieved by
the deceased artist, some fitting memorial be erected to his
memory ;" arid that a public subscription be net on foot,
with the view of raising funds for the erection of a moan-
meat of an enduring, yet simple and inexpensive, character
over his remains in the rearesery at Kemal-green. And it
au further resolved, on the suggestion of Dr.
addition Babiaron,
that, in to the foregoing monument, a bust o the
deemed be executed in marble or bronze, and be then pry
seated, as a gift to the satin, through the National Gal-
lery or other public institutioa. The Bebop of LOD4ON the
Duke of Manchester (Preeideut).asd many of the members of
the Royal Academy, with other distinguished persons, have
alresdy expressed a wish to be sambaed sarong the sub-
scribers to the fund. Amosort the Damn on the committee
are Kr. J. H. Foley Mr. T. Woolaer, and Dr. &Mutton.
The bankers are haws. Contts sod Co., and Mr. Morton
Edwards is the hos. secretary.
THE FUND TOR TH6 SICK •N D WOUNDED
DANISH SOLDIEI6I. —The liansionhouse Committee of the
above fund met yesterday ; the Right Hon. the Lord Minor
presided, sad Mr. Alderman Rose, M.P., Mr. Alderman
lewrence, Mr. Alderman Ludt Mr. Lubbock, Mr. M'Pher.
ass, Mr. Llddtsrd, Mr. Christie, sod Mr. Goodman, wen
present. The ooremines, after some disarmer, parer a
resolution that the sum of 1,0001. should be at coca remitted
for sppropriation to the purpose for which thefuod is raised.
TH. AN UN DATION IN NOTT INO HAM. —NOTTING-
HAN. THTUDAT.—Snow fall here without interruption the
whole of yesterday, and at sight a severe frost set in. The
floods on the Treat have sot rabsided, the height of the
water beteg only about a foot and a quarter below the water
mark of the great flood of 1857. The fields on both sides
of the river are completly inundated, and in some instances
the water is four and five feet deep. The navigation on the
meal from Carriagtos-strest to the Treat Lock, a distance
of about two miles, is completely stopped on account of
the water having oeire•wed the bone path. Several of
Oysterman around the tows have already sustained 'lnoue
losses by having to keep their cows at home, the water
covering all the grazing land on the Trout side. The fields
is the neighbourhood of Lentos and Beestos Sr. all under
water, sad it is only ea higher parts that land ma be semi ;
in fact as fares the Baked eye an reach it looks mare like •
small ems than earth. The nods alvo are quit* impassable
is the same districts, and if farmers and odes' have to
teemed any official buena from village to village, tkiry
wither have to go is smell hada, or go is arse for these
safety.
Sir Augustus Caloott'a picture of the Witches
in Macbeth will be soli at Sem& Christie sad Maseoe's.
as the 19th instant.

Molt TIT►N EVER ►ND BITTER THAN EVER.—This
apt to this Issweet and best stock of spring sad remises
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