The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, after a fortnight's inquiry, the bill of
the Barnsley Coal Extension Railway Company, which was
by the London and North Western and Lanceshke
opposed Yorkshire Railway Companies, win thrown out, and the
bill in consequently lost. The bill of tke Mid Sonar and
ltidhsret Railway Company was passed in Mr. &hoistleld's
committee, and the clauses of it settled. In the eme of the
Costal Palace and Brighton Railway Company's new lines the
dames on behalf of the Grand Surrey Canal Company were
seeded. and the committee adjourned until Tuesday,
to comider the negotiations now pending foe an arrangement
of natters between the London, Chatham, and Dover, and
Brighton Railway Companies. Evidence in favour of the
Bristol and South Western Railway is still proceed'nngg,in Mr.
kdaes committee. The on. of the Merionethshire and
Welsh Coast Railways was closed in Lord Staisley's com-
mittee, who will decide on the competing schemes on Mon-
day. The further oonsideration of the Tewkesbury and
Malvern Railwaywas adjourned until after Easter, to enable
the parties to come to a settlement. The clauses of. the Mid-
land Company'. Rowsley and Buxton Extension were coml.
dead, WLesbos. and North Western and Great Northern
dacha* to accept them, and reserving their hostility :to
them until the bill goes op to the Lords. In the Lords'
committee the bill of the Dundalk and Enniskillen was
passed and the clausessettled.

METROPOLITAN BOARD of WORKS, —The weekly
meetiog of the board sass held yesterday at the office, in
Spring-gardens; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. Mr. Bazalgette,
the chief engineer, presented a satisfactory report of the
progress of the main drainage works, although the continued
and heavy rains which have occurred during the put month
have been very unfavourable for their execution. On the
motion that the report be received, Mr. Roche took wee.
siun to complain of the small progress which was made with
the sewer in the Bayserater•road, as an immense quantity of
materials had been removed from the park to the high road,
where they were a nuisance. Mr. .ni, !gotta said it was
very heavy work, and as the men were confined to a very
small space, they could get on but slowly. After some
routine matters had been disposed of, the board adjourned.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Xneo's-caosa.—A
1 meeting of the governors, subscribers, the clergy of
ririltaict, and gentlemen interested in this hospital, took
slam yesterday at the Great Northern Hotel, for the pu-
ree et considering • report of the committee as to the m-
ewed of the hospital from its present site, rendered neces-
sary by the premises being required by the Metropolitan
Medway Company. Mr. W. H Bodkin was called to the
*hair. Mr. Heals the secretary, read the report, from
which it a that the hospital bad been in existence
Ave years, wing which period it had afforded relief to
=d of 250,000 cases of disease and sickness amongst
oors of St. Panersa and the adjacent districts. The
gallamta relieved during the last 12 mouths had been 47,141,
or • weekly average of 906. The number of in-patient's
erring the same period had been 215. The hospital war
open to all *preen without letters of recommendation. and
was Amsted not only in the immediate vicinity of two
large railway termini. but in the centre of • population
numbering a quarter of a million. The income for the peat
year had been 1,5111. 10s. ld., and the expenditure
1„3651. Se. 9d., leaving a Warms of 146/. le. 4d. The liabili-
ties were 1,336/. The premises being required for the Me-
tropolitan Railway, the committee were compelled to
remove the hospital, but they desired to keep it es near ita
present locality OA possible. The railway company bad
given 1,750/. as compensation, which would more than clear
off all liabilities, and enable the committee to start with
their new building unencumbered. The report was adopted.
Wuxi; AND BEQUEETS. —The late John Montagu
lJperoft, Faq., of 121, Marylebone-road, who was possessed
of very considerable property, died suddenly without mak-
' iris anytestamentary dispositiow Mr. lTperoft was &boobs-
' lor, and, having no relatives, letters of administration wen
taken out by Henry Revell Reynolds, Esq., solicitor to the
Treasury, oo behalf of the crown. The persooalty MO SWOTS
under 160,0001. The deceased but a few months was**
recipient of the sum of 109,000. under the will
of • wealthy person recently deceased, and pripseets
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Portsmouth, jewellers to her Majesty and the Emperor of ~ The will of the Rev. Edwin Pledgers, 8.D., =lei.
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firm, so celebrated for these artistic productions.
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SCOTCH 81Q1UI8TRATIONS.
GEORGE DRUMMOND Klink and MMus BAJINNIXAN BIN, OW-
goy, wrights, AprU 8 at the Faculty HAD. Glasgow.
Moat, POLAND, Kilmarnock, draper, April 10, at the (1001ne
llotel, Kilmarnock.
WILLSAX tl'J tuner, Ardroason, shipowner, April St at the Ovum
Hotel, Kilmarnock.

w. Ttiw, allgow, mason, Aprll N, at the Faculty Hall,
Glasgo
ALARMING' Balk Cuparatone, near Aberdeen, contractor, April
11, at the Lemon Tree TIMM, Aberdeen.
WaLIAII BRADSHAW, Glasgow, wiae merchant, April 11, at the
Faculty Hall, Olaagow.
THOMAS Frrie, Glasgow, May manufacturer, April 11, at the
Faculty Hall, Glasgow.
DJNALD Gow. Edinburgh, bootmaker, April 11, at Cay and Black's
Booms, Edinburgh.