The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Miles Pas- Met. Total, Total,
IPAILWAYL open wagers chandtes 1864 1962
Week ending April 5. 4 g A A
Great Indian Peninsula 466 3,231 6,304 9,625 6,576
Week ending May 20.
Sedan Ensteni Junction . 2% 112 166 281 287
Ditto May 27 — 176 173 849 tea
Week ending May 21.
Detroit and Milwaukee
Week ending May 22.
Great Western of Canada 146 9,429 8.511
Week ending May M.
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Scot Oen North Faster" and

-itinciee.L.la-iiiiro:a7 138 - - 8,2e0 4019
ta.thic May 24.
Antwerp & ItoUndeas - 674 686 1,260 1,066
Week ending May 31.
Cornwall - 968 661 1,619 1,606
Great Eastern
Great Luxembourg
Great Northern 330 12,536 12,113 26,408 24,171
Lancashire & Yorkshire 996} 25,366 19,060 44,416 110,289
London and Blackwell - 1.938 110 2,161 1,886
London & North Weeternll79l 54,614 48,567 101,081 88.939
London & South Weetern - 18,349 6,582 24,881 -
Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire
North Staffordshire - - 8,954 7,491
11Iater

SCHOOL SHIP SOCISIT. —The Marquis of Waist-
minster, yesterday, presided at the third annual meeting of
the governors of this society. It appoira.. from the report
of the committee, which was read by Mr. Stephen Cave,
M.P., that on the 31st of December, 1861, there were on
board the school ship Cornwall 186 boys, and that 44 had
been discharged. man have been admitted during 1862,
65; and discharged 55; leaving on board, 31st December,
1862, 196 ; making a total of 295 entered, and 99 discharged,
since the commencement of the undertaking in June, 1859.
Of the 66 lads admitted during the year 1862., no lem than
35 had not been previously convicted. Many were nom.
mitred for trivial offences. Their reform might have been
attained at a less cost to the country by means of industrial
schools. Thirteen were under 12 years of age, so
that at the end of the period at which the
course of training is ordinarily complete, these
boys will be too young to be engaged as sailors. On the
other hand many who are entered as between 15 and 16 ere
in reality much older, and therefore unlikely to take to •
seafaring life. The financial condition of the society is satis-
factory. The Treasury allowance of 71. per head per week,
now reduced to Ga., falls very far short of meeting the ex.
penses of the society ; but as a payment of 2a. 6d. per
week per head is now required from the counties availing
themselves of this method of disposing of their juvenile
delinquents, the ordinary expenses of the institution may be
met without calling upon the public for further support.
Middlesex, however, which has sent no less than 218 boys to
the Corn wall,bas hitherto declined to make anypayment The
noble chairman having moved the adoption of the report it
was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Cave, in reply to Mr.
C. Lyall, M.P., stated the average cost of each boy would
this year be probably under 201. The officers of the insti-
tution having been re-elected the proceedings terminated in
the usual manner.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLlA-
mom—Yesterday in Earl Amberst's committee the bill of
the Mid-Wales Railway was paned. The committee then
proceeded with the consideration of the Great Western and
West Midland Ama'gamation Bill, Mr. Saunders, secretary
of the Great Western, and Mr. Fenton, chairman of the
West Midland, being examined at considerable length. in
the Commons the bill of the Norwich and Spalding 'Railway
was thrown out, and that of the Peterborough, Wisbecb, and
Sutton Railway pealed. The bill of the Loodoo sod North
Western for new breech lines in Warwickshire, Derbyabire,
Leicestershire' and Cheshire, and abandonment of Knutaford
line, was thenprocewied with and paseed,and the company's
second bill, for additional powers for new railway in York and
Lancaster, new lands in Chaster Lancaster, Northampton,
Stafford, and Middlesex, together with arrangements
with other companies, was proceeded with. Fur-
ther evidence was taken in the South Yorkshire
committee, and no the Lisweetry and Newtown Amal-
gamation BilL After refusing a locus standi to the Ulster
Railway Company, the committee, of which Lord Stanley
is the chairman, passed the bill for the Portadown and
Dungannon Railway and that of the Waterford and Passage.
The case of the Scottish Gemini Railway was subsequently
opened. The committee on the competing lines of the
Edinburgh and Dunfermline Railway to Edinburgh and
Glasgow (Edinburgh and Dunfermline branches) paned
portions of both bills, leaving the general settlement of
I questions on consideration of the clauses. The principal
witness examined in opposition to the proposed new Rne
to Brighton was Mr. Hawkins, the traffic managerof thallium
HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAILWAY.—A special
meeting of this oninpauy was held yesterday at the office,
17, Duke-sheet, Westminster; Mr. John Parsons in the
chair ; for the purpose of considering a bill pending in par-
liament, entitled A Bill to 'mold's the Hammersmith
and City Railway Company to make a new junction on the
Great Western Railway, and for other purposes." Mr.
Room, the siezetary, having read the clauses of the bill,
the chairman said he much regretted having to call upon
the shareholders to express their approval of this bill,
which would entail on the company a heavy expense, with-
out any corresponding advantage. The Great Western
Railway Company, objecting to have a junction on a level,
insisted upon this new junction being made, declaring if
they did not make it they would not work the
Hammersmith line when completed. The board had
done their utmost to induce the Great Western
Company to forego this demand, but without avail ; hence
there was no alternative but to go parliament with this bill.
The construction of the junction would cost about 20,000/.,
• and as there were stations and other works on the line to be
made, the board had caused a clause to he inserted giving
them the power, with the sanction of the shareholders, of
raising additional capital to the extent of 110,0001. He col-
eluded by moving, very reluctantly, the adoption of the
bill. Mr. Singly opposed the clause for raising additional
capital. The line ought to be made for the amount originally
stated, 240,000/. The hon. proprietor then went into a
long statement respecting the purchase of some land re- I
'paired by the line by two of the directors. This gave rime
to a long personal discus ion, lasting for more than two
bourn without a prospect of a eatisfactory settlement, nod
ultimately, on the motion of Mr. M'Gaul, the meeting was
adsirned until Tueeday_aext.
TEWKESBURY AND MALVERN RAILWAY.—A special
meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office,
26, Parliament-street, Mr. Henry is the chair, to consider
and approve of a bill before parliament entitled " A Bill
for enabling the Midland Railway Oriespany to construct
new railways and works, and to sequin additional land in
the West Riding of the county of York, and in the counties
of Derby. Stafford, Warwick, Leioreter, Gloucester, Not-
tingham, the city of Woreeeder, the towns of Nottingham
and Northampton, and for other purposes," Are. The soli-
citor having read the heads of the bill, the chairman, with •
few explanatory remarks, moved that the said bill be ap-
proved and sanctioned by the shareholders present. The
motion having been seconded was agreed to, and the pro-
oeedinp terminated.
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