The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT

Yesterday, after hearing the opposition of the
Great Northern and Midland Railway Companies and other
opposing interests to the bill of the Metropolitan Railway
for their additional powers. Mr. Colendgs, Q.C., slummed up
the whole case, but the committee deferred their decision
until the GAM of the Midland Railway (St, Pumas
Branch) and London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com-
pulite new lines, am., shall have been considered. Mr.
Hope Scott, Q.C., then at considerable length stated the
case for the Midlud Railway Company, the object being
to empower that company to make a brooch line of 1 toile 83
chains from their authorised extension into London, our St.
Paul's-roed,to join at Skinoer'eplace, Euston-road, a railway
to be constructed by the Metropolitan Railway from their
main line near King'ecress, u prof sed by the Metropolitan
Railway (Additional Powers) Bill. the line to be
completed within five year.. The Midland Company also
sought powers to contract with the Metropolitan Company
fur the working of the compuy's traffic over the Metropm
litan Railway, to raise 150,0004 by new ordinary or pulse
mince stock and 50.000 f. by mortgage. It wee most im-
portant to the Midland Company that thesefamhties should
be granted them by parliament, not only for their exteesive
passenger traffic from the North, but for the conveyaoce of
their large coal traffic men the metropolis. and to comma
them with the Ludo°, Chatham, and Dover, and the other
metropolitan railways. The principal opposition was on the
part of the Great Northern Radeay. who contended that if
these powers were granted the Midlaad Company would be
enabled to compete injurionely with them by the working
sod conveyance of their traffic over the Metropolitan, who
would be necessitated at a large extra expense to lay down
additional rails upon their line. After some further general
statements, the committee adjourned until Monday, when
evidence will be gives in favour of the promoters.
.he bill of the North British Railway, for their proposed
Carlisle Citadel Exteosion line, was rejected in Mr. Has-
ioird's committee. The ease for the Bristol Port sad
Channel Dock was cloud in 'Hr, Woorid's committee, when
the Bristol Central Station Realm)s and the Bristol Port
Extension Railways will be taken, and the three bills be de-
cided simultaneously. The tall of the Midland Railway,
for new lines, of nine niiles, between Normantoo and the
Cloud-bill Lime Works, Leierater, for various other short
branches, deviations. and acquisition of lands, and to seise a
further sum of 166,000/. as new ordinary capital and
56.01.101. by loan. was opened and evidence ow the
trade case adduced. The committees as nxisoella.
mous public improvements other than railways were
chiefly occupied in the settlement of clauses. In the
Lords, the opposition to the Regent's Canal proposed Lime.
house basin imerovemeot was taken, sad adjourned to
Mooday. The Duke of Richmond's committee threw out
the bill for the Flintshire Railway, and thee took isto con-
sideiation the proposed /Wroth and Falmouth Junction
Railway, for a line of 5 miles from the Cornwall Railway to
Retired), and soother of 4 miles to the Falmouth Junction
of the West Cornwall at Redruth, for which it is proposed
to raise 90,000/. and borrow 26,666/. The bill for the
Hoylake Railway was withdrawn. The proposed extensions
of the Newry and Armagh Railway occupied LordLlanover's
e.aimittee all day. The first is of 0 miles from Armagh to
Dungannon; the sewed of 12 miles, from Dungannon to
Cookstown ; and the third of 5 miles, to coronet the other
two. and to raise further sums of 275,0904 and borrow
91,000/.

PEIBIDENT LtsooE.N oar SEcEasioN.—The Pre-
sident of the United States has addressed the following
letter to the editors of the North American Revise
•' Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan. 16, 1i164. Messrs.
Crosby and Nichols. Geetlemen,—Tbe number for this
mouth and year of the North American Necieto was duly
received, and for which please accept my thanks. Of
emcee, I am not the most impartial judge ; yet, with due
allowance for this, I venture to hope that the article en.
titled ' The President's Policy,' will be of value to the
°pantry. I fear I am not quits worthy of all which is
therein kindly said of me personally. The sentence of
twelve limes, commencing at the top of page 252, I could
wish to be not exactly as it is. Is what is there expressed,
the writer has not correctly understood me. I have never
had a theory that secession could absolve States or people
front their allegiance. Precisely the contrary is asserted in
the Inaugural Address ; and it was becaase of my belief in
the continuation of three obligations that I was puzzled,
for a time, as to denying the legal rights of those citizens
who remained individually innocent of treason or rebellion.
But 1 mean no more now than to merely call atteetioa to
this point.— Vows, respectfully, A. Lizcour."
NATIONAL RIFLE AftwiCIATION.—The National
Rifle Association's prize meeting, 1864, will be held
on Wimbledon-common. The camp will be ready for
occupation on Monday, July 11. The shooting wilt wen.
MOWS on Tuesday, the 12th, at one o'clock, on which day
the targets will be open for matches, pool, sighting, Ac.
On Wednesday and the following` days the prize 'bootleg
will commence at 9.30. The byeelawe sad regulations have
now been published.
SU CELEBRATION IN LIVERPOOL—On
Thursday evening the Mayor of Liverpool gave • nagei-
Boast fancy ball at which 1,500 ladies and gentlemen ware
present in epitomes illustrative of Shakespearian characters,
orof the Elizabethan period. Lest eight the theatres were
thrown open at the expellee of the me or, and a sleek
damask with tableaux illustrative of compo-
"Aims took place at St. George's Hall.
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applies to Wie lamest and beet stack of swine and anamer
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