The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRifri, THURSDAY EVF/iING, APRIL 23, 1863.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, in committees at the House Com-
mas., the bill of the London, Bdgidon, and Booth Coma
Railway for sew lithe to the Crystal Maces Croydon, sad
Newhaven, joint acquisithn with the South Welborn of
Wimbledon sad Croydon sod Epsom and Leatherbead
Railweys, was pained ta the committee of which Mr. Mille
i. chairman. fluthequestly the ease of the Mid-Kent Rail.
way for • new Use from Addleeembe to Croydon and for
powers over sad to other compealea was oriented by Sir W.
Alexander, Q.C., and opposed by Mr. Wilkinson for the
South &etas sad Brighton Compthies. Bakke** relative
to the emanate( miliaria traffic occupied • Dimly appointed
committee cm the Banseley Cosi Railway, counting of Mr.
Adair, chstroma, Lord H. Lennon, Sir I'. O'Brien, Viaoount
Ifehnedals, end Mr. R. Palmer ; and in another new 00111.
mitten, Mr. Woodd, chairmen. Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr.
8014 Viothat Peverney, and Mr. O'Hare, the ease of the
North and South Staffordshire Railway far a new Mae from
Rograloy to Übtoxiiter sad branches to Abbotts Brom-
lay wan opened, and general widowers taken by Mr. Calvert,
Q.C., the London and North Western, and the North
Staffordshire opposing. The bill for the improvement of Bir-
kenhead was passed in Admiral Dtheceilbe's committee.
In committees of the Lords, the Blackburn, (Morley, and
Wigs* Railway Ball was passed in Lord Taunton's com-
mittee. The Dare Vail.; and Vale of Neath Bills have
been edjouroed by the oommittee of which Lord Monteagla
is chairman, to amble the patios to come to some amines.
meat ; and the thosideation of the bill of the Romney
sad Broom and Merthyr Tydvil Just:ties Railway, for new
lame, sale or leans of Ramsey line to Brecon, sod for far-
ther money powers, is now on, the principal witness Indier
examination being Mr. ()soybeans, 'agleam of the bee.
The proposed new line between Barsatapki and the meet at
Ilhecetehe is under othaideratios is Lord Pgartou's mom.
mines, Mr. Rooth traffic of the South Western,
Wog athenthed by Mr. Rol, sad Mr. West injte favour.
In Mr. lleesey's committee the bills pawed are—The Laver-
num and Perth ; Seethe and Beer; Lando°, Tilbury. and
glentbeed ; an Ware, Hadhern, sad Banthigfoid. The
Aylith Railway Bill has thee withdrawn. The misorilaneous
messuree passed are—Bann Navigation. Newhaven Har-
bour, Money Docks, Shepton Gas, and fileeoar Company's
Gas Bills.

Ma. YgitoutY AND mg Poucs.—At the Mary-
'ohms police-court yesterday Edward Charles White, of the
Victoria Tavern, Boundary-road, St. Jobe'''. wood, was
charged with as assault. The shame, however, completely
broke down, and Mr. Yardley, the magistrate, in stating
that it ought never to have been brought before him, made
use of the following remarks :—"lt is • scandalous thing
that bemuse &make° people choose to give a respectable
tredeseme to game, for no ammo, that I ma see—in fact,
no cameo has been committed, for he was only doing what
the law compels him to do—he in dragged a mile from kis
home in charge of • policeman. If this is to be tolerated
and taken or the law it would be a diaper& to the law.
Bait, as I have so often said, it is not acting to the law. As
it is it is a divers°, to the gobs& Parties are brought before
aM city after day who never ought to have been given into
melody. I speak, and talk„aad remonstrate with the
polies about it till I really be& to imagine it is useless.
It in wonderful the mambo, of cases I bays brought before
me when I have to oompkin of the polio,. In this case,
where is the man's remedy ? Here is a drunken woman,
Helga
til:C.who given the defendant into
hot
he
t a stupid poliosman, he is dragged through the
streets of The man, as I ma has no remedy
all all, and I regret it. All Imadois to him."

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PROPOS= POLICI Amozoonwrtox.—Yegter-
day amestiag of the npns.otative virtual BL Pancras was
held at the Vestry-hall, Camden•towe, for the purpose of
erseikaiser the measure introdneed into parliamist by the
Brae Seeretary, for tie( the City with the Me-
impolite° police, and og the former order the control
of the grimmest. Mr. Silas Taylor, emirs churchwarden,
presided. Mr. FL Bishop proposed the following resole.
time, of which be had given notice :—" That ibis 'catty
views with alarm the mussel manifestation of the desire of
government to absorb the metro' of the police of the City
of London under the emus centralising power whereby the
taxpayers of the metropolis are deprived of that legitimate
con ka over their owe civil foroe, the exercise of which by
the municipalities has in the past interest of this country
pmred, is the maintenenos of their municipal and political
hbwilee, geed the bulwarks agaiest tyrannical government.
That the time has arrived for placing a check upon the
farther continuance of such a system, so utterly repugnant
to the feelings and principles of &slid meo, by restoring
the power to tax the people for the support of the Inetropo•
titan police, sod for their superior control, in the represen-
tatives of the ratepayers. That such taxing power sad
superior control over the police and the commissiooere,
together with accountability, should beaoed with and
rendered to the Metropolitan Board of Workspl as the only
organised metro tan poli body et proms in existence,
aed as the legitimate representatives of the ratepayers
of this barge 'metropolis. That a petition be presented
to both houses of parliament is accordance with the
alosmaid relehttioes, and the seal of the vestry
sized thereto." Mr. J. P. Collins seceded the rseolatioss,
which were spokes to by Mr. Ferrer, Ms Stables, Mr.
Ress Captain Cameros, and Mimes, sad carried =mi.
nieuely. A committee was appointed to wait upon the
socounty amebae to sir them to give way
the bill.
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WA was held on Tuesday at this tee se the bodies of the
alas are end a toy who were Mid es Safarishienias by
the beak* of a oboist by which they were drawn to
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