The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday afternoon an adjourned special meet-
ing of the proprietors of this company was held at the
offload', at the Waterloo Terminus ; Captain 11• Norms, the
chairman of the company, in the chair ; for the purpose of
considering certain bills now before parliament.
The tiFAIRLTANY having read the notice convening the
meeting,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Ilfracombe Railway Bill
having since the last meeting been rejected by the House of
Lords. there was no occasion to submit it to the proprietors
for their consideration. He also stated that the Sidmouth
end Budleigh Salterton Railway Bill was not yet ready, and
therefore it would be necessary to adjourn the meeting to a
future day, With regard to the other bills, the heads of
them would be submitted.'
Mr. RIRCHAN (the solicitor) then read the beads of the
bill which was entitled " Air Act for increasing the capital
of and conferring further powers on the West London
Extension Railway Company, amending their ante, and for
other purposes." The bill proposed that the London and
North Western and the Great Winters should each pay
50,0001., and that the London and South Western and the
Brighton Companies should each pay 25,0001.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Dr. Snows,
• resolution was passed unanimously approving of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN said that the next bill (the heads of
which were read by the solicitor) was entitled a Bill for
enabling the London, Brightoci, and South Coast Railway
Company to make knew lines of railway to the Crystal
Palace and at Croydon, and • tramway at Newhaven, and
to acquire additional lands, and for other .
Mr. BOWTZR seconded the motion for the approval of the
bill, which was also carried new. eon.'
The Caatamax said that the next bill which they bad to
consider was with reference to the Netley line.
The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, and the following
resolution was proposed—" That the bill entitled ' A Bill for
enabling the Southampton and Netley Railway Company
to make • deviation of their authorised line of railway,
and for other purposes,' " be agreed to
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the resolution.
Dr. SNOW! seconded the motion, which was agreed to
without dismission.

AN EXTRAORDINARY OND4I3ION.—ACOITeSpOIII3O.IIt
mods ua the following strange story :—" At an early hour
on Wednesday morning two elderly females were observed
stealthily to wend their way towards a secluded part of the
graveyard in Itedcrowatreet. After a while they began to
clear away a portion of the earth, and after getting down
some way they lifted out • coffin, and in • few minutes
'made for the gates again, to the no small astonishment, ex-
citement, and diarist of the workmen of • firm whale back
windows happened to look upon the spot. A discussion was
held without delay amongst the workmen, and they decided
to send two of their number in quest of the women, whom
they found making their way towards Newtown. The
workmen procured the insistence of a policeman, and as
the women were passing St. Philip's police station, they
were asked in with their prize in their pr./minion. The
men having given their evidence as far as they knew of
the affair, and being satisfied they had done their duty, at
once went to their employment ; but at • quarter to
eleven they were surprised by seeing three old ladies
approsehing the same corner, where they belted while
• boy opened the hole still deeper, and to their greeter
astonishment the coffin was again deposited in the grave.
The workmen who witnessed thaw strange proceedings at
once demanded au explanation, when one of the old ladies
gave the following explanation. It seems • child had died
in Piccadilly, Newtown, and the funeral had taken place on
Tuesday, and the placing of the corpse in the coffin had been
entrusted to a person who, having been drinking rather
hoar, had forgotten to place the body in the coffin. Nor
was the mistake found nut until Wednesday morning,whou
• female happened to go into the room and found the body
of the child. The coffin was taken back again, and, the
body having been placed in it, was again buried. The
strange affair mused considerable excitement in the neigh-
bourhood."— Waiters Daily Prue.
EAST INDIAN CorroN.—There are now afloat from
Bombay to Liverpool 190.830 bales, being a decrease of
27,619 balm when composed with the roue period of 1862.
The total quantity afloat from Bombay for Great Britain
and the Continent is about 211,338 bales. Of this quantity
London takes 7.170 bales • the Continent sod outporte,
20,388 tales ; and the remainder-190.830: bales—come to
Liverpool. Foote/day (Thursday) the ship Fort William
arrived in the Money from Bombay with 2,710 hales of
cotton on board. .

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