The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-24 00:00:00

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, it was agreed to post-
pone the consideration of the bill until the 2nd of June.
The CH AI ICHAN mid the most important bonness of
the day was the considered's(' of the agreement with the
Birkenhead sod Cheshire Jennies Company. The object
of the agreement was to obviate the necessity of constructing
the proposed new line from Chester to Birkenhead, and
upon its being confirmed by the proprietors of both com-
panies they would be is a position to withdraw the bill.
The directors had no wish to eall on the proprietors of this
company to subscribe more money fur new lines. He
thought, under the circumstances, that it was better for all
ponies to make good working agreements than to resort to
the expedient of constructing competing lines, involving
considerable eapenditure of capital. An hon. proprietor,
who was not then present, had found fault with the board
of directors for the policy they had mimed with regard to
the Birkenhead line. lie (the eki) lied met the re-
cord then betare him et mesoderm berms the re oar
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acrd. Them me es eressent nitre barren the
rwevribury end Chester end the Cheshire Junction din.
'my, with whir they hied nothing to do. The Cheshire
Junction diesereeher eaMised this at the time they entered
into the peewit enrimmette with this eampeay,whiehwere
new raft erred. The Mem were =slimily advantageous
W her empeniee. Hs bead that no agreement would be
binding %mhos it were mutually advantageous to the con-
temning parties. The Landon and Horth-Western Com-
pany secured to the Birkenhead Oempany the meet mono-
'Weal working of their line. It wee a fair arrangement be-
tween the two coopers. They were aware that it had
been contended that the Leaden and North Western Com-
pony ought to confine themselves to Liverpool, and not go
to Birkenheed. Liverpool was extending° mush in almost
every direction that it would at ao distant day swallow_ up
Birkenhead, the extension of trade at that port would and
its vent at the other side of the Mersey, and under these
circumstances he would ark why where they not to cul-
tivate the trams of Birkenhead as well as that of
Liverpool ? The testae was inceessing to seek an
extent at Liverpool that they could eat mormodate
it. They must call upon Birkenhead foe amistanat.
He wholly denied that they were bound to go no tardier
thus Liverpool. They bad the opportunity of sending •
Lep treM hoes the Chester end Holyhead line on to the
Birkenhead and Cheshire Jordon lime, sad is stake the
letter yesiltable by working it on the same advaategeer
teem r the Leedw and North-Wester Company worked
their trate. It would prove a benelicial arrangement in
every respect. They were at the same time perfectly aware
that in consequence of a vicious system of legislation other
penile had poem granted them to rue over the Nam.
head line, but he had no doubt they would be enabled to
avoid serious consequences by judicious arrangements.
(Cheers.)

Mr. STEWART, the secretary, then read the heads of the
agreement, which specified that the Loudon and North
Western Company fora term of 99 years are to work the
ham of the Birkeeheed Company ; the former eornpery to
ran as sway irides as the halite of the Birkenhead Company
shall hem hate to time require (not fewer than are at present)
at fares sad rates to be fined by the Birkenhead Company,
it being sumierstood that for through traffic the fares end
rates shall be the same ea those charged by the London and
North Western Company to and from the same plates ;
the seas to be !allowed the London and North Western
Company for working eupeains (including passenger duty,
maintenance and depreciation of way, works, and plant,
and general charges) to be such proportion of the gross es- I
ceits as similar expenses of the whole railways of the
Load*, and North Western Company bore to the gross re-
wipes on such railways the preceding half-year, a propor-
tionate allowance to be made is the London sad North- I
Wester, Company on essount of traffic sullied over the
lines of the Birkenhead Company by oUser parties; the
property and plant of the Birkeshead Company to be valued
and restored at the termiaation of the agreement of the same
working value ; the lie* between Chester and Birkenhead
to be put into an efficient state of repair by the Birkenhead
Company; nothing in the proposed agreement to affect or
prejudice the powers, rights, and privileges, of the Shrews-
bury and Chester Company contained in that Company's
act passed in 18.51. The agreement contain, the usual pro-
'filial* for referring differences to arbitration.
On the motion of the CRAIRII•11, a resolution approving
of the agreement was carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN, is moving the adjournment of the
meeting to the 2nd of hue, said they would pensive by the
papers that an application had been made—he could not
sa/abayt to opponents—fur an injunction to the Court of
C to restrain the Birkenhead Company from coin.
plods, arrangement with this company; and although
en injumnion should be vented, they were not to suppose
that the matter was at as end, we it was only one of the
preliminary steps; and as to the rush of the proceedings
in Clemeery the directors entertained no fears whatever.
The whoa was carried, and the proceedings concluded
with a este of thanks to the ehairmas.

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRACT MAIL-P.tCKETS TO
AVIV/ALIA, VIA VHS CAPS OP GOOD 110P1.—GINSBAL
POST-07110Z, MAT, 1862.—0 n the evening of the 2nd Jim*
neat,
ne at, and on the 'venial' of the 2nd every alternate
month, mails will be made up in London, for St. Vincent
(Cape de Verdi), the Cape of Good Hope, Western Aus-
tralia, Smith Aurtralia, Victoria (Port Philip), Van Die-
atem's URA, Lad New South Wales, to be esaveyed Aw
Plying& on the following day, by the pairs d the
Atrieeline loyal Mail Steam Navigation Gormuty,
sada at with Mr Majesty's government. AU
Mame era newapopess for the Auteuil= coludes
meatisoed Ira benafter be lbeweried by
thesaboute mobs= maw waft Mammal te be othendoe
mat. Lawn sail wryer= ter the Gape d treed Memo
will be forwarded by *e packets, or by Itipq: die
Omani Screw Steam Illipyiag Company Plymouth
on the 15th of each meads, according as sash and
=may be posted in time for either line rd pasta.,
for eny of the British colonies will be IoW to a
=rof is., when not exceeding half an onamaia oafish*,
of greater weight being charged in pregiedisa ae.
amity te the scale of weight for charging ideal Wars,
wI meow must be paid in advance. Newsmen will
be sewed free from charge. Letters fee the gaps de
Verde will be liable to a postage of Is. 10d. wbe. est en-
teed:Mg half an ounce, Ike., and aompapfa le a pilaw of
Id. mak. The peewee. whether is =ohm or lini
mast be paid in edemas,. Tbseepalmashoe se=
doss direct themae rood *Me Nsin 1111P1Meloth b an.
mat, will of cosine hewing ile meremerdesse Wearied
ter thew waila ill the some memmeg.

MAIL PACKETS TO CZYLOX, MAURITIUS,
IND A, VIA TUE CAPS OP GOOD HOPI.—G
PosT•oprica, MAT, 1852.—0 n and after the 15th June
next, the mail packets of the O I Screw Steam Shipping
Company, conveyieg mails to the Cape of Good Hope, will
toll at ANC136111012, and will proceed from the Cape to Mau-
Mims, Point de Galls (Ceylon), and Calcutta. All letters
and newspapers fur Ascension or for Mauritius will here-
after be forwarded by these packets, unless specially' ad.
dressed to be otherwise sent, but letters for Ceylon
or India intended to be seat by this route must
be specially addressed, " via the Cape of Good Hope,"
Letters for all these British possessions will be liable to the
uniform rate ol 1,., when not exceeding half-an-ounce in
weight, 21. when not exceeding an ounce, and so on in pro-
portioo, but newspapers will be conveyed free from charge.
The postage chargeable upon letters for Ascension and
Mauritius must he paid in solvate, but Oaten for Ceylon
and India forwarded by those packets may be posted
unpaid.

ACCELERATION OF MAILS.—At n meeting of the
Southampton Chamber of Commerce, hold on Saturday, it
was resolved to send • deputation to the Postataster.oe•
neral to urge upon his I.ffilAip the propriety of accelerat-
in.( the hornewsrd mails to London after they have arrived
at Southampton. The South Western Railway Company
are about to be applied to also to assist in this object. At
present it appear. the cost to the Post-oiler of a special
train from Southampton to Louden is so great that the
mails are often detained alter they are lauded until an or•
dinary train i• de.patrhid. It is considered that it would
be conducive to the interest of the railway company when a
foreign mail arrives at Southampton some time before the
departure of an ordinary train, to convey it to London by a
apeeial repine at the luau cost of such a conveyance. A
fort ign mad would then always arrive in London in about
two hour- alter it WWI landed, and would pat a stop to the
complaints respecting them mails.
DESTITUTION IN THE lIIGHLANDS.—At the ordi-1
• ry of the iouninfttee for the relief of destitution
is highlands and the islands of that district, a number
of communications were read tending to show that the ne-
eessity fur a..i .. once was of the must urgent nature—thot
the patient uncomplaining attitude of the people in the
midst of their misery was most praiseworthy, and that
there has been a emnplete &Intim-twee from any act of out-
rage en their pert. It erns remlei il, firmly, to trernmit the
balance in howl t, the 111-.4 M0t...c0l di..nets, to a•helh.r
a moaned apt oal to the 110,11 c, and to solicit the aid of
benevolent ladies it, orgsoii.ing u fancy Bale'