The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-21 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW IN HYDE-

PARK.

TO TU ISSITOI Or TIN MIMIC

meeting of volunteer commanding
°Aare of the metropolitan °Dips, held this day, it was re-
solved unanimously that the heads of arms In London be
nequeted to give the volunteers is their employmma • half
holiday on Saturday, the 26th, to enable them to Mks pert
in the review whisk is then to be held in Hyde-park in
calabeatire of the Queen's birthday.
As eltairmaii of the meting, I venture, in the name of the
comaseadiag °Mein, to give publicity to this resolution
ttnathe medium of your paper, arid to express a hops
tig remit therein oentecaed may meet with favour-
able consideratiow—l am, de., BLOW.
May 24

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOTER BAILWAT.

A special general meeting of the shareholders in
this company was called yesterday at the Groevesor-hotel,
VistorMetatioo, Lord Saida, in the chair. The meeting,
which wee a Whanicliffe oar, was ocavansd to comedic a
somber of bills promoted by the company, and which are
DOW before primmest ; bat on taking ths.oheir, Lord
SOK= Arad that he had bean informed by the solicitors of
the compoy that the bills which were to be submitted were
not quite ready for oonsidaration, sad he had therefore to
move that the meeting stand sdjourued to the 27th hut.
The nobi. lard then left the chair, arid the meeting ad-
journed.
The followings,* the bills which it is proposed to submit
to the shardaas at the meeting on the 27th :—" A bill
talons into a separate undertaking part of the City limes of
the London, Chatham, and Dover Solway Compeer, and to
provide for a contribution thereto by the Great Northern
' Railway Compasy, and for other purposes." " A bill to
authorise the London, Chatham, sad Doer Railway
y to construct additional works sad acquire addl.
prepay
to alter the works and powers (000nected with
or affecting their undertaking) of other oompanies, bodies,
and perms, and to mood the acts relating to the above-
named employ, to Dover and to Murata, and for other
purposes." ' A bill to authorise the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company to run steam mar& between
Emmet' and certain foreign porta, and to provide aooom-
imodatice for steamboat traffic at Ramsgate sad Dover, sad
for itradeetal purposes." "A bill to authorise the woo&
dation of the separate capitals of the ilevenosks, ilaidatrae,
and ToabiAge Railway Company, to eatesd the ending
arrangements between them aid the Logsdon, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company, to authors the sale or lease of
their undertaking to that company, and for other purport"
" A bill to marmot the Crystal Palos sad South London
Junetioaßailway Companybimake a railway to consort their
authorised railway with the Greenwich line of the Loudon,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and to let or transfer
their undertaking to the Landon, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company, sad for other purposes." " A bill to
empower the Rest Coast Railway Company to acclaim addi-
tresailnads, and to rare more money, and to make further
provision for the lease of their undertaking to the London,
Chatham, sod Dover Railway Company, and for other pur-
port" " A bill for the amalgamatiou of divers railway
compare with the London and South Western Railway
Company, for antlioriang that company to make and main.
twin additional lines of railway, and to raise further 11601W01,
and for other " • A bill to arable the Gnat
Northern Railway Company to extend their railway to the
town of Barnet, to isomers their station at Kaira aro
and far other purposes." " A bill for enabling the Metro. I
politan Railway Company to make additionalworks, for
otending the tune limited for the compulsory purchase of
lands, and oompletiou of certain works, for authorising the
raising of additional capital, and for other porptees."

WAszHousivim AND CL226B' iknooLs.—The
half-yearly meeting of the subscribe?, to this institution
re held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house; Mr.
°restorer in the chair. Mr. White, the secretery, reed
the report of the board of management, which stated that
the construction of the new building was being rapidly pro-
ceeded with under the direction of Mr. Parker, the °De-
tractor, end it was expected would be rooted in by the
end of October. Purees and collecting books would be dis-
tributed smonpt the ladies and friends of the institution,
to be made available at the opening of the building at
Midsummer, 1865. Notwithstanding the large amount of
donations given to the building fund, the currant receipts
foe the general fund during the half year had been more
than sufficient to meet the expenditure—a aridectory proof
of the sound condition of the institution. The number of
children now is the schools was 66—viz., 14 girls and 52
boys, all is good health. The canal summer fete will take
place in June next at the Crystal Palace, and the anneal
examination of the children in July. Pending the comple-
tion of the new building the board bad taken temporary
premises near the school, is which 20 boys were snoopier-
dated, and overcrowding in the present building had thua
been avoided. The grow; income in the half-year of the
general food, including a balance of 7201.. had been
2.102/. 7s. 7d., and the expenditure 1,344/. 10• lid., ler.
ing a balance of 7371.115. Bd. The receipts for the build-
=Ted during the ball-year had been 6011. la. Id., sad the
from last half-year wee 7.722/. lig. 1111. Gar*
MP I period 2,000 i. bad been paid to the balkier. The total
amount now invested to the credit of the building fund
was 12,9161. 10a 10d.' and to the credit of the general
fond 15,2001. The report, and accounts were adopted, sad
a vote of treks to the chairman concluded the meeting.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THI DWI AND POULTRY
TRADER—The following circular has bees issued by the
Society few the Abolition of Burr Labour in the trades
above motioned :—"The journeymen fishmongers sad
poulterers earnestly solicit you to order your Sunday gib,
ice, and poultry to be delivered on Saturday. The men
employed in these trades labour 15 hours on week days sad
from 8 to 10 hours on Sendsys, or 40 more a week than the
mechanic, and as there is so fish or poultry market on Sun-
days the goods would be squally fresh if delivered on the
Saturday. The Queen, the Prince of Wales and many
leading families have already greeted the regent; and as
the MO desire to publish the names of those who do so
they will feel obliged if you will kindly sign the enclosed
form, which will be called for by an agent of the society.—
We
are, yours faithfully, BROUGHAM, SHAFTRIBURT,
A. KLUIIAIRD, SAM. Gamely." The following is the form
referred to :—" To the Fithenegers and Poulterers' Com-
mittee for the Abolition of Sunday Labour. You are at
' liberty to place my rime on the list of those who have
gives orders for their Sunday's fish, ice, and poultry to be
delivered on Saturday."
THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDINT ON Till RIVIIR
ITCHLM.—The following are the particulars of the fatal
boat accident on the Itches river, briefly replied in our
yesterday's imprenioe. Ame and two daughters of Mr.
Wcodhesd, an engineer, of Northam, and a son of Mr. Par-
nell, as engineer also, of the same place, were out in a
pleasure boat on the 'When, on Thursday ' . Young
Parnell was engaged to one of the Miss Wood When
near Bittern Manor-house, about two miles from South-
emotes, the young men were shifting their places, sod
caused some costumes in the boat by which it upset, sod all
four parsons were thrown into the water and drowned.
Another boat was near, is which was a man and his wife.
The latter, frightened et the other boat upsetting, went
into hysterics, and the husband was in consequence tumble
to rescue the 3 ouog people who were being drowsed near
I him. The lose of life might have been prevented if It had
been high water, for • boat from the shore would have been
shoved off, but the tide rise low the boat could not be got
through the mud to reach the deep water. _ .

AjCIDENT ON Till ORRENTTICH RAILWAY.—Last
evening, shortly after eight o'clock, as the train froze
Leadou was eeterisgs the Greenwich station, considareble
alarm wee aomaon.d among the pare/mere owlet toe shock
felt throughout the train, occasioned by two carriages
leaving the metals .as they were passing the pants at a
cram line, only being saved from being thrown over a
parapet wall to the depth of some 25 feet by the buffers of
one carriage becoming end by eseterieg the other carriage,
and thus stopping their progress towards the walL The
paseeogers is these carriages were 000siderably shakes and
thrown from their mate, one grottenain being much cut
about the face. Owing to the accident traelo between t
Deptford and Gramma station. was suspended for • eon-
siderable time, both fines of rails by which the statioe is
approached being blocked op. The canoe of the accident is
attributable to the breaking of a bolt in some self .octing
points, and this is the second accident of the kind which has
taken pleas daring the present week.
THE FORT PLELOW MABSACHIL-..-Tbe massacre by
General Forrest after the capture of Fort Pillow meets
with approval from some Southern newspapers. The Rich-
mond Examiner says " Repeat Fort Pillow, raped
Plymouth a few times, and we shall bring the Yankees to
their wales; and, what is epee better, our goverment will
rime to • proper anise of its pueition as an organ of • mhos,
sad no looger act as it it were the junta of a sot of resolted
prisoners."

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