The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING

ORDERS.

Yesterday the examining barristers .f the Hons.
of Commons, Maitre Smith and May, concluded their in
quiries into the 270 private bills for Railways and other Joint
Stock Companies before parliament this session. Under
thenew regulations introduced this year the investigation
of these gentlemen does away with the tedious" routine "
of former sessions, when every bill having gone through
the ordeal of staadirg orders in the House of Commons
was subjected to the same tautological process in a filmed
committee of the Lords. The process, after about twenty
years operation, teing found al, Mated only to procrastinate
the progress of bills, and to be in other respects super-
fluous, is now abandoned, and the useful public consequence
will be that 270 bills now escape their old limbo in the
Lords, and arrive at the royal assent in about one half the
former time, trouble, and expense.
The bills declared to have complied with the standing
orders of both houses yesterday were
BARNET AND WILLESDEN RAILWAY.—For a line from
the Orest Northern Railway to the West London Railway,
with branches. Proposed capital, 350,0001.
IPSTONES MINERAL BRANCH RAILWAY.—For II line
from I pstones to Fmghell, in the enmity of Stafford.
DAGENHAM Comm.—For the construction of docks on
the north bank of the Thames, neer.Dagenham Reach.
Proposed capital, 90,0001.
MR. GREENR'S COMMITTER ox PRINTING.—This corn
mitt** met for the first time this se *ion yesterday, and
having appointed Lord Seymour to be their chairman, de-
vised a programme of proceedings, and adjourned.

We are requested to state that it is Dr. John
Sutherland, nor Dr. Alexander Sutherland, who is ap.
pointid medical oommissioner to superintend the sanitary
arrangement. at Balaklava.
CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERB.—Yesterday a wart
was held for the deepatek of business, Mr. Deputy Peacock
in the chair. City of London Cemetery.—Deputy Unwin
moved that the business of the City of London Cemetery
ne transferred from the Improvement Committee to the
General Purposes Committee. Ilis object was to render the
nommiesioners generally more oonvereatit with metiers re-
lating to the cemetery. They had got rid of 50,0001. and
wanted to borrow 25,0001. more, and he believed that half
of them did not even know where the cemetery was.
Several deputies supported the motion, while others op•
it, on the ground that the Improvement Committee,
havingsml
en•ered into contracts in conoexion with the ceme-
tery, ought not to have the completion of the works taken
out of their hands, especially as, in a few months, the busi-
ness of the cemetery would legitimately revert to the
General Purpose Committee. The motion was rejected by
Bto 7. _ . .

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HEALTH OP LONDON.—In the week that ended
on Saturday last the deaths of 1,475 persons, namely, 741
males and 734 females, were regirered in London. There
died last week, in addition to what is usual in the miAdla of
February, 280 persons whose lives have been shortened by
the sharp and long-continued frost. La.t week the births
of 903 br.ys and 912 girls, in all 1,815 children, were regis-
tered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the
years 1846 54 the average 'minter was 1,481.
W,

AND CLERKS' SCHOOLL—The
enterprising managers of this rapidly rising charity have
announced a soiree to be &riven in aid of its funds, at St.
Martin's-hall, on Saturday neat. Mr George Cruikshank
is to preside, supported by Signor G i, Dr. Archer, and
other gertlemen of note; sod Mad Weiss, Mrs Poole,
and Miss Rensfurd, with other musical celebrities, will lend
their powers to promote the aims of the charity. The
Crystal Palace land is also to attend. The institution for
which the countenance and support of the public is sought
has been established by the young men employed in the
large warehouses of the City, and although little more than
twelve months old, can show a subscription list of 10,0001,
and a list of 40 vice-presidents from the most influenval
merchants in the world. The president of the institution
is Lord John Russell.

GREAT NolatiekN RtILWAY.—The directors' re-
port for the half-year ending Dee. 31, 18,54, statem that
After payment of the fixed charge. and the several chimes
of preference dividends, the balat ce Dom revenue avail-
able for divideod on the irdinary stock, *ad on the B and
the A stocks, is 138.2801. 17•. 6c1., bin a sum sufficient to
pay the following dividend, via :—on the ~riginal stock, at
the rate of &I par cent. per annum. heint 21. 17. 6d. for the
half-year; ow the B stock, 31. 6s. per cent. for the half-year,
and on the A stock 21. 10s. per cent. fur the half-year ;
and the directors recommend that these rates of dividend be
paid ; which will leave the small b,lance of 381. ss. Ild.
to be carried to the nest account. The dividend for the
whole year of 18.54 will thus bay. been —4/. 6s. per cent. on
the original stock; 81. per cent. on the B stock; and
24.10 e. per cent. on the A stock "
HEALTH OFFICERS FOR THE CRIMEA.—At the
weekly meeting of the Liverpool Health Committee, held'
yesterday, Mr. H. Gladstone announced that an application
had been received from government, to allow Mr. New-
land', the borough engineer, to proceed, with a portion of,
his staff at Liverpool, to the Crimes. The demand, after a
lengthened diacession, was acceded to, and permission given,
to Kr. Newlanda to proceed to the Crimea, taking with'
him Mears. Ainsley, Fresny, sod Wilson, all of whom
are well known in count:ion with the sanitary arrange.
meats of Liverpool.