The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

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The report of supply wee brought up arid agreed to, ex-
cept the vote for the wages of &tidiest.' in the dockyards,
which was recommitted.

LAND SECURITIES COMPANY.
The bowie haying resolved itself ioto committee,
Sir J. FERGCSSON moved that the stamp duty payable
oil the m • debentures transferable bv delivery issued
by the Isod Securities Company (Limited) shall be the ad
valorem duty which by the act of the session of the 16th
and 17th years of ber present Majesty, chap. 59, sec. 14, is
prescribed in the case of mortgages giver' by public com-
panies, as therein expressed.
The resolution was agreed to, and the house resumed.

FISH Ti.INDS (SCOTLAND!.
On the notices of the LORD ADVOCATE, leave was given
bo bring io a bill to provide for the oommniation of vicarage
teinda on Sqb in Scotland.

The house adjourned at half-past 11 o'clock.

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Lord Fermoy was prevented by an attack of
inflames from voting for Mr. Ooze two motioos on the
Mutiny Bill report and west Mr. Lawson's Spirit Ball.

MR. RANTING'S CURE FOR CORPULENCE.

TO TIM ZDITOI OF THE ELP2IIII4.
Sta,—Most unfounded reports have lately been
industriously and extensively circulated that I hare been
ill —daagerously ill—laid by—indeed that I hare died—
through practisiag the dietary system to cure oorpalsoce,
on ',Ceti subject I have published • pamphlet ; reports
which are calculated to distress my friends at • distanoe
mid to bring the dietary into disrepute. I beg to say, not
only that I am not dead, bat that I have not been ill, and
that continue to enjoy the same perfect health that 1 hare
ever had since I adopted the dietary.—Wur.Law B•h^rnio,
4, Th• Terrace, Kensington, March

METROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS.—The weekly
meeting of the board was held yesterday at their offices,
spriag-prdens, Mr. Thwaites presiding. Mr. W. Tile,
P., moved "That the letter of Messrs. Bircham acid Co.,
with a proposal for leasing and purchasing the plots of land
remaining unsold in Southwark•street, sod for purchasing
all the plots in the new street from Blackfriars to the Mau-
-1 sion.houes, be referred to the streetal committee for con-
sideration, and report that the proposers be allowed to at-
teed the committee to explain in detail the nature of their
I proposal." He said the company Irma composed of highly
respectable French capitalists, and their object wee to pur-
deem land in large quantities sad re-sell it by
smaller portions. The proposal had been before the
streets committee and rejected, but he thought there
would be an advantage gained in sending the matter
back for remosideration. Mr. Freeman said he could not
understand why the matter was brought forward, because
it bad been referred to the streets committee and re-
ported upon, sad there was no reason why it should be
referred back to them. The Chairman said this, was a
mistake on that question. It was thought that the com-
mittee reported against it because they objected to selling
the land wholesale instead of in lots ; but that was not the
memo why the committee reported against the proposal. The
sole reason was that the offer made for the land was totally
insufficient, and therefore it had been rejected ; but if
they were disposed to edema* os their offer the
committee would entertain it. He thought the ques-
tion might be referred to the committee. After some dis-
cussion as to the terms offered the motion was agreed to.
The Chairman said the time bad arrived when the board
mast consider the subject of raising • loan for the Thames
Embankment, and he thought the question was of inch im-
portance that it ought to be considered io a committee of
the whole board. He therefore suggested that the matter
should be referred to the Thames Embankment committee
(wleh is a committee of the whole board) for consideration
and report. This was agreed to. The streets committee
brought up their report, submitting the report of the engi-
neer of his interview with the engineers of certain metro.
politan railways, and recommending that he be instructed
to attend the further confereoos of the engmws with •
view to the maintenance and protectiors of the works of
the board and local bodies and of the public intereus gene-
rally. The report was, after some discussion, adopted, and
the board adjouroed.
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA-
MEWL —Yesterday, in the committee of the Lords, the bills
for the Buigor sad Ilanbens and Carnarvon and Umbria,
No. I, were thrown out, and those for the Cimarron aod
Llanberis, No. 2, approved of and poised. The case for the
Shrewsbury Bridges = was opened by Mr. Rodwell. In the
Commons committees, the bill for the West Riding and
Grimsby Railway Bill was passed. that for the West York-
shire witbdrawo and the cue for the Halifax, Hudders-
field, and Kaiihley opened, and evidence given by
the promoters. The mu for the North and South
Western Junction was continued ; and that of the Shef.
geld, Chesterfield, and Manchester Railway taken in Mr. 1
Elsowlield's oonuaittee, who are engaged upou as investiga-
tion (adjourned until Moeday) into- the legality of the pro.
sent mode adopted by railway companies of payieg deposits
into the Courted Chancery by the of railway bills.
"A.MILNITINS or DIMATZ.—T e New York Tribune, 1
after emoting some axtraote from the Earl of Derby's highly
eersoaal remarks upon Earl Rummell on the first night of the
umiak says:—" Having been led to believe, with dm mei.-
Canticle, by the English press and
_speakers, that our Con-
grim had the monopoly—asit certainly has a liberal miry-
ment—of aorinemioas pereamlities in debate, we mielean-
plate the foregoiegapechnen with sentimeate we shall not
attempt to express. We roproduee it, indeed, with diffi-
dence, end we beg that to member of Congress—and espe-
cially no oas of the opposition—will think himself bound to
regard it as • model for imitation."

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