The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-23 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN

PARLIAMENT.

The following bills for new railways and other
undertakiege pared yesterday in the suminere °oar on
standing order :
Loewy, CHATHAM, AND DOM RAILWAY COMPANY.—
This wen an application for an extension of the line to
Walmer and Deal, and for which it is proposed to create
new shares to the extent of 150,000 f., and to borrow
50,000/.
Awnneen AND GHIA? WZDTEIN AND ANDOTIR AND
REDISHIDO6 AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPAXIIM—By
. . .

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kedswer Belhdesis me mar A tie
Grail Wausau sa IffrobroyA4n.aaw SOL
abuse to Wm addllistel el assead
projert it ea astsed amid bridis Nam to
Southampton Ike; tsar and to awry tummy* triaes it, at
as albumin! eatIL:6OOOL
TheerAber bib ware :—The Yorkshire Rail-
way to edema lies to Hingstes-es-Rull aml raise
by taw sham the lice roast., through embus
• Sink islia•• and Grimsb Railway, te
coatis lb; Ponth Yorkshire and Vanebestey r sod Shahid
Companies each to emstrinate 01,0001. towards the Tent
aad Ancboloili hoe, sad also to acquire it; Widest=
Railway, to mostruct new lima from the °teaks harash
to Leith, with consootiog brioches, sett was Itifia, by
sew shares ; Cardiff Bowe& aid Lhasa( end Osaka
Market&

Tie rue. of noeeceepliaaa with the shrike whet
eluded the Ellemare, amebae sad Itellwap
Comp° r's propead exteedige et the Orrseity,
sad Whitehall iteilway, at as shirred ahem
170.0001. ; sad Drum sad Mahn Balhisy, to tsaia
Mad exterior sad rho 112.0311.
OSHA? Comm. O. Ooaraottatf OomPara—The oh-
=this crepry's epplielliss woo to mom errata
r to the pewees d the seesposy I. Warr
to tusk Ames tar the supply of pa in the
( ef Leerha end YNire It appears, that
en their
Cruel
the piddle prise at which
the Orr Ossisid Ossorry were authorised to supply
gels was limited to 4a per 1,000 shit feet. )y the Metro-
polis Gee Act, 16/0, perrielaw wee enacted applicable to
all the serrepolitsw goo empeder, including the Great
Central Gas thermy rid* tie studerd of t sad
porky, sad esiwordwalhe suet al __mod sew
autos, widow which lay right he to Wee their
pries to serums= is the MINN, Walla Sovartheire,
shhesgh to is ~ hot ho sushity esuiplied with
Meese smoditivekarble lave less sideasssi by the oohed-
tie ot the eity Luke whether Se sirgesy as se rho
heir prices to the essouseen ; owl it is bestir Is fixes
here doubts rerovot hot he hw
Ile a=
barest to be phial urea the seen
siessopolier prie oeseposies. Aftra barbs and
evidare, the seders were declered Belle devebeen
complied ',Ghee ie repel to the pillages al the
venal IS amber whertiretals to the pubis sows

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14.4/14

6114,5111

MANI
64.591
10,41111
4,030
same
SAKI
1.651
16,015
13,164

£191,699

liast Dea,
11081.

041,474

"Diatingoishlng the isediery expenses from the amount
expended in vassals, the gesmal reach of the comparison
with the corresponding balflear of 1860 will stand thus D-
I alf 1- ear ending 31st Deo., 1860:—Ordinary
202,2711. ; renewals, 29,6431. ; total working sap=
renewals, 231,9141. ; per train per mile, 3s. ad. ; per cent.
on traffic receipts, 461. lialf-yearmid.ft3let Dec., 1861 :
Ordinary expenses, 219,914/. • reini a, ' 22,561 X. • total
working exports and renewat;, 242,174/. ; per train per
mile, .Is. 241 ; per cent. on traffic receipts, 461.
Various games bare been introduced into parliament,
more or Is.. affecting the interests of the company, and
they will be attentively watched by the board. The net
amount at the credit of the revenue account is 164,125/.,
oat of which the director recommend the payment of a
dividend at the rata of 1 per cent. per annum, amounting
to 181,7001., having a balance of 2,42:d. to the credit of the
I curtest half-year, and making the dividend for the year
1861 amount to 6 per cent. Three of the directors. namely,
Leo Schuster, Charles Lushingtoo, and John Nix, &gm,
go out of office by rotation, and, being eligible for re-
election, will offer themselves accordingly. One of the
auditors, Jeremiah Filcher, Esq.. goes out of office by
rotation, and being eligible fur re-election, will offer himself
accordingly."

TEE DIATREAR AT PRrsroN. The distress
amongst the operatives of Fiesta) and the vicinity is dailyli
inerwasing. There were, on Saturday last, on the union
books h.sl2 applicants for and receivers of relief ; showing
an increeas, as compared with the corresponding week V 1
1861. of 4.027. There has been a corresponding increase
In the number of in.poor. In the mooed week of the
present quarter their number wee 945 ; is the cur-
reeporadhsx week of 1851 it was 631 ; the increase
hr therefore been 314. Their cost was, last week,
1411. Ilia. ; corresponding week lastyear 941. 13a. ; increase,
471. 2e. Resides Able vast mass of indigence, there is a
large amount of poverty unseen and unknown to any
bet the visitors of the &reagent' Friend and Samaritan
Societies. who pronounce the scenes of misery and squaw
which thew bare hail to witness this winter as ensposolog
all that lei ever before come before them. The counseitteis
of the Prestos Dispensary hare just been under the ear-
'Ay of appointing an Resistant wpm, Dr. Brows toinj
astable to attend to the largely increased wisaber of cams
sickness, arising from low fever, &e, boss& on by want of
2,cr end sufficient oourahment animist the lower aliases
Ourcorreepoudent states that the mother e
operstresqt the cow* trade in Premiss working short
Suss is—ave d 6
.40 ;roar. 3,000; three and
LOGO; three, 6.400 ; toted. 11,150. r s
work, 4.040. Working full Urns, only 11,a
arl
Near 'here fan.

Tee VAI•ANy SCOTCH JUDGENHIP.-•-Although the
appoistmest to the jadgeobile rusted by Lord Wood has
sot yet bees owls Dor decided upon, it is, we (Scotsman)
learn, very probable that it will be offered to Kr. Robert
Maciarisoe._

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