The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
This day tbe House of Lords met at 2 o'clock, sad pro.
ea with the consideratioo of the Poor Bag
polis) Bill, the second reeding of whirl was movod by
Lord WODZI3OOBII.

1101138 OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

This day the Speaker took the chair shortly after 12.
The adjourned debate on the revision of the standing
orders relative to private business was resumed.
Colonel W. PATTEN, in reference to the diminution of
the number of members of select committees on private
business from ire to form, suggested that no further attempt
should be made to mops° that point till nest session.
Mr. O. FORSTER gave notice that nest session be should
move that the somber be reduced to three..

Sir Y. PETO, in reference to the proposition to appoint
referees to consider the facts relating to schemer, brought
before committees, said be was of opinion this plan would
•ot work, and the proper course would be to appoint a
body of officers of the house to deal with all preliminary
matters.

Oa the motion of Colonel W. Parris, the number of
referees wee fixed at three instead of two in standing
order 8.

Mr. MAASEY moved that co member of the house should
be appointed referee.
Oolapel PATTEN accepted the ameudment, which was
avoid to.
Sir J. SHELLEY asked whether it was indispensable that
one of the referees should be an engioeer. No first-china
°neuter would accept the appointment of referee, and the
public would not have confidence in the decagon of se infa-
ncy one.

Colonel PATIILN said it was not indiapensable that one
of the referees elistild be an engineer. The appointment of
referees should red with the Speaker, who would no doubt
appoint such ponces as the public would have coati.
dense in.

Sir O. BOWYER said that the lingoes. might be more
fairly distributed stumps the numbers than it was. He
bad not been oe a sommithee himself for three years. He
doubted whether the pumas appointed u referees would be
sufficiently qualified to obtain the ooefideece of ill parties
concerned. He suggested that the agents concerned should
furnish • preliminary statement of Weir case to the nom•
mitts*.

Mr. AYRTON considered it rather strange that a pro-
poetics for excluding members of the house from being ap•
pointed referees should come from the chairman of ways and
mesas, who was himself to be the chairman of the referees.
He thought before changing the old system they ought to
see their way deer to the new one.
After some further remarks,
Mr. MOKBUOK moved the adjournment of the discusaiou
till next eseri as.ee which the house divided :

Far the adjournment
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The home thee proeswied with the farther diecue►ioe of
the subjeet.

SAN PAULO (BRAZILIAN) RAILWAY.
(PHIS DAY).

The ninth half-yearly meeting was held this
mor.nimer, at the Landau Tavern ; Xt. K. A. HZATH in the
cheat.. . . . .. . . .

The following is the directors' report and statement of
aecounte:

" submitting their usual half-yearly report to the pro-
prietors, the directors of the San Halo Railway Company
(Limited) have greet pleasure in slating that the question
dlioussed at the last general lusting as to the claims of
the coot actors for extras has been settled by
a satishielory errangsm•nt, which not -.bat lidates the claims oriathally pat forward, b which
precludes soy briber demand" of • similar nature.
The report of Mr. Brest/is, the erigineuth-claiet of
the company, gives fall details of the programs of tb•
works dual* the past Mx months ; and to this the directors
disks wily to add that the contractors continue to ensure
them that • considerablo saving on the time Alpo-
lattd by their contract will probably be effected.
The directors take this opportunity of stating that • call of
41. per share will be payable us the 31st of August next,
and that a further sed a deal cell of 41. will be neessmary
before the end of the you. The wad ha/lull:1y statement
of receipts and expenditure, together with the Wawa,
sheet to the end of June last, havieg been duly examised
by the auditors, me annexed hereto.
" Suitanient of accounts to the 30th Jane, 1861.-11a-
ceipte sad lishilitiss.-Dr. : To capita called up, 989,096/. ;
to mamma paid to advance of calks, 632,7121.-together,
1,621,8081.; to receipt' from other *WNW from the run.
-.-.'-meat, 50,4621. Is. 10d. ; total receipt., 1,661.2601.
is. 10d. ; to liabilities charged I. expediters, per
metre, 130,10 Y. 15.. 9d. ; total, 1,811,3661. 3e. 7d.
Expeaditure.-Cr.: By expenditure to 31st Dumber List,
per published statemeat, 1,487,4911. lb. sd. ; by expendi-
ture during bsif-Yeez wt. 3.5731.55. 9d.; by guaranteed
lathiest No 8, 4.1,083/ Os. 9d.; on sionstat of outract for
teginuries, surveyiag ; 5,500/. ; by ervenditers as
noestrootios, 187,892/. 18e. 3d. ; total expediters. 1,707,4924
17e. 24.; by balance per stetemont below, 103,8731. Ils. 5d.;
-t0t510t11,3664 3s. 741.
shoot to the 30th Jaae,1864.-Dr.:lb as
-lionthisl capital of the mummy, 2,000,0001. ; to
'upstate/mount above, 69,4521.71.10 d. ; to liabilities coat-
presd is eorrincliturs, as per statemeet above, 120,1051.
15s. 91 ; to interest der to cositraetor, as retention,
L•1476N. lb. ; on repopulate, 1331. 14e. 7d. ; *gothic,
01,8951. ss. 7d. ; total, 2,901,4541. 9s. Si Cr. :
IBy capital walled, 378,1921. ; by espital expended,
per statement above, 1.707,4921. 17s. 2cl. ; by interest doe
by contniotor, 1,3431. la 3d. ; by bares of esetrastoes•
inbred account, 10,5531. 4a. 4d. ; together. 11,8961. ss•
by balance, per statement above, viz. :-With Ness's. N. IL
Rothschild and Sous, 100.8201. 10e. 10d. ; with saperiaten-
dent bi buil, 3941. 3e. 9d. ; of potty Gala 111. lb. led. ,•of
CEteed in fund, 1181. 16s. 9d.;unpaid cells, 2,72 N.;
larre, 103,8731. Bs. sd. ; total, 2,201,4541. 91.2 d."
report sad aceosats were adopted.

We understand that Sir George Grey bas ap-
pointed Mr. James Henry Pstteson, of the Northern
Circuit, secretary to the Commission on Capital
Punishment.

Gamin 701 CIVIL Szavicas.—From • p•rlia-
meatary pow Wood this morning, it mows that the total
azimut et the greats for civil comic= for the year 188411 is
7,638,1171., spirt 7,980,9271. for lad year, showhig • di-
ereses for the ouvrout year of 342,81 W.

Now AITIITILALIAN BISHOPZIO. The Boast! for
Promotiss Christie Kmowledge lams voted stun of 1,0001.
tower& the 'Redeemed of the proposed sew Bishopric of
(aeon. and Armidale. TIM DOW 11110 will be formed out of
the premost *stearin diocese of Sydney, and it le expected
that a bishop will be Dominated is the mate of • few days.
BISHOP ANDS:MON.—It is maid t bat Simeon's
trustees are waiting the arrival is Intend of Dr. Audenon,
the Bishop of Rapert's Laud, who la about to regime hi
damns, to offer to his the ammo ef Mhos, neer Maki,
which has become vassal by the death of the Rev. J.
Resmenas. The beemike is worth about 8001. • year.
Now Feu Cm:we or KNOLAIID.—This (Tues-
day) amain a saw Free Omsk of E.glaad, designed
=Maly for those who, her* been members of the esta-
blished church, aro neshie to apathies their silhemses to
itsdetrirl fonnularies matcral diselaisa, wen mesa
fee the large district of , Campton, Homertm, and
eturoaading prides. Thither is atoms in the Trion*
Heaney, mei ie a Gewgaw" etirssears, well adapts& for
the purposes for which it it origami Extermally it is of a
simple diameter, sod thorn Is a meshed ammo of me
memairry ornamentation with's, them Mai eo intestioa
ot indulging ia amy imitsamediasey &nag the
performance of divine service. Ameept the who took
pert is the manic, were the B.'. Wass Linsele. al 81
Bess' College, Cumberland, moisielme of hpredord Ramo*
Chapel, Walworth, who seceded from the established
church mime mouth Gime ; the RIM. Thome Dsprd, ILA..
formerly mate of 81. limy, Basserasee, Shosialitek ; sad
the Rev. Aschww Jukes, XL. The idea of fesaibmg • hem
church of Reglaud os t emoewhat extmeive male, at list
for the populous town of the conatry, and that, w fax is
practicable, for the rural districts, he long bees entertased
amongst a certain parties of the evangelical mamba* of the
eetabluhment. The regular services at the Haelmey sew
free thumb will emeniesoe mast Sunday. GUM
Hesxre or LONDOW.—It appears from the return
timid by the Rogishsr-Oesieral that the desthe in Lades,
which were 1,900 is the mewed week el Jelly, rem to 1.399
is the week tIW embed last Saturday. The average member
of deaths is the twenty-ninth week of the Mc years 185163
is, with a correction for lacream of popalades. 1,266. TM
!mortality wee high kr the third wekof July, for the salad
number of &aim exceeded the estimated ameba by 133.
TM inseam in the deaths those of the previous week
mime in pat measure from summer diarrhea'. The
weekly somber of fatal MN of this complaint had bees
Podoliay flan, but bad sot attaised 100 till i=
when it quickly nee to 145. Of these 145 ere, 28
is the wed &lariats, 31 is the myth. 22 in the antra. 38 is
the mat. sled IS im the south districts. ha deaths hole
diarrhea were regional in the Belmar" imlmilistriet. 11 is
Pommes. 9 is blispos, 8 is Clerkeswell. 10 is libmeditch,
Bis =mead Old Tows, 6 is Poplar. The whole of the
deaths caved by dissvhces, with the exception of 14,
second to cauldron miler two yell of age. Besides them.
there were 6 deaths referred to cholera. Seventy-feu
children died of mimics. half of wham died in the east dis-
tricts. to which division of the metropolis both mambo sad
climber appear a
es id! to prevailiL There were 5
deaths fres issemi 134. Mazy Paddingtes. Them
is mush marlatins is the sub
-district of 88-
John Watiminster. The increase of the mortality
is the week arms from the eceoplasts that are
fetal to children. The deaths of moose seder 20 pare of
age vale
led him 693 io the previous week to 840 bit
week ; three el moose 60 yeses old sad upwards declined
hem 168 le 188. Dmethm by eosvnkism row from 38 to
71; these by developmemtal dimes chili.. from 24 to
42 ; them by &Malty tad debility (alma* children) from
et to 74. cabinet-maker, aged 03 years, died on the 4th
lad., at 11, Little Patermastereow, Ohridehurch. BOW-
holds, hem " deposers time of the ltiiert somierated by mivi-
mike tad want of food." Lest week the births of 976
boys end ON Prh, in all 1,870 children, were registered is
Leedom. I. the hes omesepaedieg weeks of the years
1916-11 the sweep amber (esemeted) was 1.831.