The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

COAL TRAFFIC.

The following figures represent the number of tons
of coal imported by railway, canal, and common roads, in
the put three pears:
1852. 1853. 1854.
Great Northern
London and North Western 137.978 .. 173,316 271,011
Eastern Counties 28,816 ~ 68,148 167,954
Great Western 4,696 .. 16,589 .. 81,592
South E astern 10,652 .. 12,854 .. 22,931
Grand Junction Canal
Thames ll3 .. 42
Common roads — 2.373 .. 1,960

Total tons 411,820 .. 653,729 .. 979,170
—Het opath's Journal.

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TOWN AND UNIVERSITY
OP CAMBILIDOIL—The argument relative to the rateability
of King's College was resumed yesterday by Mr. Cooper,
before Sir Joba Penmen. Mr. Cooper called attention to a
grant by the commonalty to King Mary VI. of a piece of
land, the situation of which he described, and which was
clearly a piece of ground on the college aide of the river ;
also to another similar grant in 1447, contending that the
bite of land than granted being taken to be " common Boil,"
must have been in some parish, and so liable to be assessed.
Putting to the registers he found that fees had been paid
upon burials in the chapel to the minister sod clerk of St.
Edwards. Mr. Peed, in reply, after taking up the emu.
menu urged by Mr. Cooper at the former hearing, contended
that the ground alluded to by Mr. Cooper in article 4, was
only part of the lawn, and in the grant from the corpora.
tion it was described as in the parish of St. John. Upon the
subject of the registers the members dying in the college
were buried according to their own wish, or that of their
friends after death. There was a register kept in the col-
lege of the burials in the chapel. After some other obser-
vations the ease with respect to King's College elmed,and the
question of the rateability of Trinity Hall occupied the re•
maiader of the sitting, the chief point in debate being whe-
ther thepuishm of St. John and Bt. Edward were united
for temporal purposes prior to the act of Elizabeth. The
sitting was then adjourned to the 11th of May, in order to
pass over the assume.
CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION.—Yesterday the
annual general court of this society, for cloth:ni, maintain-
ing, and educating poor orphan children of ergymen of
the Church of Ragland was held at the , Pall-mall,
the Lord Bishop of London (president) in the chair. The
report showed that the receipts, including 1,1451. from four
legacies, and 1,601141 from subscriptions and donations, had
amounted to 10,9971. 6s. 11d., and the payments to
9,8721 ls. 6d., leaving a balance in hand of 1,1251. ss. 6d.
The apprentice fund showed a balance of 4581. le. Id. The
report of the building fund stated that during the year
6,4781. had been received, and that 9,6001. had been paid
over to the contractors, leaving a sum of 6,9001. still to be
paid to complete the amount of the contract. The report
and accounts having been adopted, Sir R. H. Inglis
moved, and Dr. Russell seconded, the re-election as pre-
sident of the Bishop of London. His lordship, in returning
thanks, impressed upon the meeting that all that was
wanted to complete the school at Caaterbary was a little
more money, and he urged them all to renewed ezertiona,
in order to raise the funds both for the completion of that
beautiful structure of which he had the satisfaction of lay-
ing the foundation Mose, and for the support and main-
tenance of those additional children whom he hoped would
soon be receiving instruction within Its walls. After some ,
observations from Sir R. H. Inglis and others, the election
of five boys and five girls mu proceeded with.
Sin JOSEPH Psxxort.—A letter has been received
from Sir Joseph Pazton, by the chairman of the meeting on
the war, lately held in ,this city. Sir Joseph says:—" Ibe
Have the result of Mr. Roebuck's motion will be a whole-
some
caution to future geverainents, and teed to break'
through the system of mere matins, which has exercised so
deadsaing an inflame upon the administration of our
military departaeate. My friends In Coventry may rest
assured that I shall use my beet =demurs to promote a
fall and gainsaid Inquiry into the mugs which have cost
us the lives of so many of oar beat eoldisn."—Comntry
Hasid.

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