The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1855.

NUISANCES AT BELLE ISLE, NEAR TUB
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION.

Yesterday evening a meeting Was held at the
Oftnd Arms. Caltdoaiao•road, to adopt a memorial to the
Bard of Health relating to the cannily, manufactories
carried me at the niece called Belle Isle, la the York-road,
Rear the Great N-athera Statioe.
The meeting, which was presided over by Mr. VOUSLIT,
overseer of St. Mary's, !shwas, was called under the
auspices of the meaagisa officers of that statios ; the
eoveraorkehaplaio, sad other officials of Peetoo•ille Model
P•i1011; the g 00000 or sod ( ikon of the City Primo, at
Holloway ; the chairmen sad committee of the New Cattle
Market, Le. _ _

Prom • report read at the meeting it appeared that the
nuisawee complained of occupy a space of eight agree, and
spread their deleterious Moines over an area, including
Camdca•town, half of Winston, and all Holloway,l
They vosprised the establishments of smelters, pig Lester',
horse slaughterers, gresse makers, eat' ail boilers, and patent
manure ossaVaeturers, which latter were explained to
mesa "bakers of night soil, blood, putrid fish, and vege-
tables." Tb• locality was described to be wholly nadrained
.acept by an iron pipe, which diieharged the sewerage of
two establishments into the public, road, where it was ax
cowling!, offensive. Sixty thousand people were said to,
live and *offer within the influence of those offensive odours.
The Box. 82c TTTTTT (Mr. Collis) bevies read the re-
port of the committee and the proposed memorial,
Mr. Mittemwr, a professional gentleman, pointed out
that the memorial was unnecessary, as say two house-
holder', wider the Nuisances Removal Ant, could put the
eonstitoted authorities in motion within 48 hour,.
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Mr. LITTON, vestry clerk of Islington, read for the
eatisfaetios of some who doubted if the Bells Isle smells
were legal nuisances—that is, injurious to health—cues
deeided by Lord Mansfield and Chief Justice Abbot, that it
was enough if they were proved to be offensive and demi
mental to gum air.
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Mr. Bitifem offend to be one of the two required to put
this Nuisances Removal Act in motion, nod was loudly
cheered.

After various suggestions. i ressitittee wee appoisted for
that purpose, sad the setting Modred.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

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The following is from the report of the board of di-
rectors, to be submitted at the general meeting to morrow :
"Tee directors have to report that the testae of the
railway daring the past half-year shows an increase of 17,4261.
Os. 6d. over that of the corresponding halt year of 1864, and
although the increase is less then the directots have hereto-
fore bad the patilleatiou of reporting, yet, when considera-
tion is given to the fact that great prostration baa prevailed
in trade throughout the entire half-year, and that the last
winter was very severs and protracted, both circumstances
operating against railway trsille, they hope the receipts will
be deemed satiefsetory. The total receipts for the half-
year amount to 750,1601 84., including the balance from the
previous half-year's amounts, and the total ermine, inte-
rest, and reanateed dividends to 512.1361 17s. 10d.; lea,-
lug available foe dividead the sum of 208,0231. 101. 2d. ; and
tie dareeton restlemenead that a dividend (less income tan)
be declared, payable we the Ist day of September sent, of
11 15s. upon *ash 1558. Consolidated Stock; 11. ls. 3d. upon
each 1001. Consolidated liireshigb.m and Derby Stock;
31. upon each 1001. Cennandatad Preferential Stook; 3L
upon each 1001. Consolidated Ereessh Valley Stock ;
ss. 3d. upon each 161. 134.4 d. share, being bell' a year's into-
telt at 41 per sent upon 111.135. 4d. called up ; 21. ss. upon
each 1001. Consolidated Four-and-a- Half per Cent. Preferen-
tial Stock ; 146.10/d. upon each 1001. Consolidated Leicester
sad Hitebin Preferential Stock, being interest at 4 per cent.
from 24th April, 1865; 9d. upon each 61 share paid eh.
being Interest at 4 Der cent. from 24th April, 1855 ;
141. 101 d, upon each 1001. paid on account of 51. shares,
being Interest thereon from 24th April, 1855, leaving a
balance of 5,807/ 16e. 4d. to be carried to the account of the
carrent balf-year.
t. The working Imposes, calculated as usual, have been
44/. Os. 3d. 'per cent., ea agaiust 431. 13s. Bd. per mat for
the corresponding half-year of 1854. It is a source of
regret to the directors that the expenses of the half-year
have so largely increased, and that they are unable to re-
evmmend a higher dividend than at the corresponding
period of last year."

OPENING OF THE TAFF YALE EXTENSION
RAILWAY.

The extension line of the Newport, Abergsvenny
and Hereford Railway, called the Toff Vale Extension
from Pontypool to Gremlin, where it foram a junction with
the Western Valleys Railway, was opened yesterday. The
point ofjunetion is the Gremlin viaduct, which in itself
is ens of the great engineering wonders of the world, now
yearly multiplying in number and ingenuity. This Matlock
wh eh ham been eonstruoted by Mr. T. W. Be d, of Lou-
don, is a very elegant structure, sad is built enthely of iron.
It spans the *harems* valley of Gremlin, at an elevation
of 200 feet; its length is 1.516 feet. This line connects the
agricultural district of Herefordshire with the mineral
interests of the Western Valhi's, and establishes a con-
nexion betweea Ebbw Vale, Beaufort, Naet-pglo, and
Bluest!, with the midland and norbern districts of Rei-
land, by means of the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, sad
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railways—au meeting et Here-
ford, while it is also accessible to the west by the Booth
Wales Railway at Newport.
Great rejoising took place on the occasion. A defame
was given to the eirsetors on the viaduct, and the dip wa
observed in the district as a general holiday. Bunnies
trains to the opening ran from Shrewsbury, Gloucester,
Cheltealuem, Newport, Bbbw Vale,and intervening station,,
and there wean large temporary accession to the population.
The Glya gorge, by which the Crumlin viaduct is ap-
proached, no hie than the mountainous and sylvan scenery
by which it is surrounded, must hereafter have great aurae.
tics's' for the tourist Hitherto the country has been unex-
plored, on account of its inaccessibility. TOG festivities were
at their keight when oar correspondent's parcel was des-
patched, in order to catch the last available train to London.

THE NEw ACT ON MERCHANT SHIPPINO.—IM-
PORTANT Pitovenow.—There is an importaa: province
with respect to destitute Lucars in the New Act on Mer
chant Shipping, which has just been printed, and which is
to be taken as one with the Act on Merabaxt Ethiopian
passed last year. The provision will prevent the exhibition
of destitute Leann about the streets. It is provided by
the 22nd section, that it shall be the duty of the But ladle
Company to take charge of and send home, or otherwise I
provide for, all persons being Lamers, or other natives of the
territories under the government of the Company, who are
found destitute is the United Kingdom; sod if any such
person is relieved and maintained by any guardians, over-
seers, or other persons, may, by letter or otherwise, give
notice to the Secretary of the Court of Direltors of the
East India Company, specifying the name of the party, the'
district of which he professes to be a native, the newt
of the ship in which he was brought over, and when he
arrived in the United Kingdom; "and the said Beat India
Compaay shall repay to the said overseers, guardians, OT
other persona, out of the ravens** of the said company, all
moneys duly expended by them, in relieving or maintaining
such destitute person after the time at which such notice
aforesaid is sent or otherwise given." Several amendments
are made with regard to the existing law, sad one portion
relates to colonial lighthouses. Her Majesty may, by order
an council, fax dues for such lighthouses, which are not to
be levied without the consent of the colonial legislature.
They are to be apoliad towards the expenses of the light.
houses for whisk they are levied.
Png NEW ACT ON KELIOIOUS WORSHlP—.Yes-
terday this important act was issued. It is entitled "An
Act for securing the Liberty of Religions Worship." By
the law as it stood before this act was pained, assemblies for
religiose worship went required to be certified and re-
intend; and farther, by the 62 Oso. 111., a. 166, no con-
gregation at whir& more than twenty persons were present
was allowed, leader penalties, unless the place was certified
sad registered. It is now declared that frees sad after the
passing of this act, nothing contained in the reeked ems
(1 Will. and Mary, seas. 1. c. 18, and the 52 Geo. 111., or in
the 16 and 18 Viet, e. 38) shall apply to say ernagregatlen
or assembly for religions worship held to is, parish or gay
eocleautical district, sad conducted by the incumbent; ow,
in ease the isessabent is not resident, by the note of such
parish or distrait; or by say person authorised by them.
The recited sets are not to apply to say congregation or
assembly for religions worship meeting in a private dwell.
ing-b Aloe, or 011 the premises belonging thereto, nor to say
congregation or asseasVy for religions worship meeting
occasionally is any building or buildings not usually appro-1
printed to porpoise( religions worship; and no person per.'
mining any each congregative to meet in any place occupied
by him shall be liable to say penalty for so doiag The °De-
struction of cenalis parts of the 2 and 3 Will. I V e. 114,
and the 9 sad 10 Vie., e. 69, se relates to places of, worship
of Roman catholic, and Jews, is &fitted. Such places see
henceforth to be subject to the same laws as protestant dis-
senters ars subject to, and the laws shall be respectively read
as applicable to the lows to wish b protestant dissenters in
Eogland are subject for the time being after the passing of
this set. The act came into operation on receiving the
royal arena es the 14th iast.

- - THE Ntw ACT ON— YOIITHYUL OFFENDERS.--
Teaserday the sew set to amend the set for the better are
toff velhematioa of youthful offenden, sad the sat to Nadal
lielhematery sad Industrial Schools is Scotlead mere
avail& tor the leuelit of vagrant children, was luso&
ThWatir Is now altered with regard to the ef Jove.
allenteaders by their pareate. It is provided Ostia every
is which say juvenile offender shall be &Animal I. a
School ander the act, the parent er step wear,
if ellieffilliat ability, shall be liable to eontribiste In kb
big sad miasmas* a elm not eseeediss 6s. pee week.
la Woad the perlies easy he required re Mead begin •
rptztsad if head of ability, as order nide ea Ans.
, payment, • distress warrant Is is issei, mad la
default of suffieieet goods they may be estalattied te dt•
house of conettion for tea dim unless the mossy sad the
expenses be wooer paid. in Scotland sa @eds. for such
payment mar be raised before the sheriff or two jetties of
the peace. The payments ordered may be remitted by the
Seeretery of State, sad is Seethed by the Lord Advance.
Seotlearl, say two or more justices of the poses obeli,
width' the bout& of their jetiedietion, have tb sane
pewees as are, by the recited set (17 sad 18 Viet., e. 86),
Neared ea say sheriff, magistrate of a burgh, ee police
aragistrate.