The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURN&

=et Par Mar- Total. iota.
IWZWAYS. epos. chandlse. 11014. 156 L
West ending Fob. 20. A A 4
Greg Southern of India.. TO 267 lie 441 474
Week ending April 16.
Oraad Think of Cannes —lOOO 7.0113 12,112 19,10 11,614

RAILWAY AND PC'ELIC COltrAlellth it PARLIA-
Nom —Yesterday the committee on the Metropolitan
Midways, Lord Stanley, Mr. Cobbett, Lord Atli!money, Mr.
Hardy, and Mr. Ingham, made an excursion to Dulwich for
the purpose of ppeersnoonawlly inspecting the route of the London
and Brighton Company's proposed hoe in that direction, so
se to form a practical opinion on the point Wore giving a
decision on the subject. Ou their return they resumed their
inquiry farther general evidence being adduced is favour
of the Brighton Company's has by Mr. Merewether, Q.C.,
and Mr. Hotrod, but as the eogineeriog and surveying evi-
dence was not quite ready the committee adjourned tuitil
Monday. Wititaseas were examined in Mr. Wood's
committee on the proposed North Devon Extensions of
the London sod South Western by Mr. Somerset and Mr.
Clarke, and amongst them Earl Fortieth*, who is a land-
owner iu the district. The committee oo the i.mal-
ition of the twenty-one Welsh Railways passed both
bills for the snore economical working rod ooseolidation of
the system, subject to the assertion of clauses giving fad.
Missend reuniter powers to the Mid Wales Railway. The
engineering evidence of Mr. Bidder confined to occupy the
sitting of the committee on the Great Fasten, Northern
Junction, Railway. The bill proposing to empower the
Edinburgh and Glaegow Railway to hies further sums
of 320,000 f. as new ordinary or prefersuor capital, and
106,0taM. by loan, to make eight sectional railways lad
four sectional tramways. in all nine miles, near Glasgow
and the Clyde, to take additional station land, sod con-
struct a braise over the river Kelvin, was stated by Mr.
Serjeanti Bellasis, Q.C., Mr. Davison examining vit-
amins in favour, and Mr. Johnson ad Mr. Mill ward in
opposition. The committees on the Lancashire and York-
shire Company's Erterisatio to Blackburn, and on the Dublin
Grand Junction Railway continued their deliberations
on these bills. In the Lords, the committee of which Earl
Siradhroke is chairman, after fully considering their respec-
tive oompetitive claims, passed the bill for the List andWsit
Junction Railway, and threw oet that for the proposed
Blockley and Basbury Railway. In the committee of which
Lord Radeedale is chairman, the bill of the London and
Brighton Railway Company, for their proposed extensions
of 15 miles from the Brighton, Uckleld, sod Toobndge
Wells, at Rotherfield ailalni, and to Williogdon on
the Eastbourne branch, to raise 20,000 f. by shares and
83,000 f. by loan, was considered and primed ; together with
the bills of the Great Northern and Western of Ireland to
raise:10,0001. by new preference shares and 10.0004 by loan, and
far running powers over other railways ; Fleetwood Docks,
South London Market, Salisbury Gas, Haslagdeu Water,
Soots Episcopal Fund, Simpson's Asylum, and Durham
University. In the committee on the Belfast Improvement,
Mr. Serjeent Parry and Mr. Austin were engaged in examin-
ing Mr. Thompson, treasurer to the Belt corporation,
sad other witnesses all day.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

REVAN.—May S 1 at Samford, the wife of P. E. Bevan.
Esq., of a daughter.
lißt.?piLl.7.3lay 4, at Avenue-road, Regent's-part, Louisa Jane,

wife of O. H. Brooks, of • son.
CV FILIN.—May 4, at Islington-peen, Mrs. IL S. Cußlin. of

• son.
4, at rpper Park-place, Queen's-road, Hlclsoud,
money, the wile of Fl. Ellis, E.q , of a WU.
MoB,4o.—May 4. at Oakley-lodge, Chelsea, the wife of Mr. C.
&lamp, of Ironmonger-lane, of a daughter.
PARTRILION..—May 6. at Witham-house, Witham; Eaves, the
wife of Mr. B. Partridge. of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.

......—HANBON.—May 5, at All Wats' Church, Flochley-
road, St. John'olrood, Sir. W. Allen. of Contuitotreet West.
Westbourue-terrux, to Dory Atm 1.1110.41, of Ahhey -garden+.
PA. Joho's-waxl.
VtlEBooll.--DRY.—llay 5, at St. Iflchaelle-Queen, loadoe.
by the Rey. T. P. Dale, T. tVOregor, E.g., of Cbeapaide,
Lucy Caroline Dry, of Alopthlll.agoore, Itegengiepark.
ILYIIA.N—POLLARD.—May 4. at the part.J cbureh of St.
Drldeaux, by the Rev. R.W. S. Valla.k. MA.. W. D. olyman,
Paq., surgeon, Wellington-r Whi oad, N.W., to Susan, daughter oi
T. Pollart, Pao., of West tletilt. Devon.