The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY CONINIITTEES.

Commumi or SELEcriox.—This committee re-
port that they haw withdrawn tin North and South Wes-
tern Junction Railway from group 5, and the Stockton
and Darlington and Mahon and Driffield Railway bill from
group 11, and have added the Dundee and Arbroath Rail-
way Bill to group 16, and the Regent's Canal Bill to
group 17.
SOUTH DEVON H.tD.w.►v.—Teslerdav the effill-
mittee on this company's bill, fur facilitating the conversion
of loan into capital, and regulating priority of dividends
(Mr. Fitzroy. in the chair), declared the preamble proved.
The capital is nut to be increased by conversion •if loan, and
in no ease to exceed 478,156/.—the min authorised to ho
borrowed. The bill was opposed by Mr. Stevens, a share-
holder, on the general mental. _ _

GItIAT NoOTHERN HAlLWAV.—Yesterdtty the com-
mittee (Mr. Liddell in the choir) passed the preamble of
this company's bill, fur enlarging the station at King's-
cross, and for improving the approaches by the diversion of
the Ohl St. Paneras.road. The stations ut Knottingley and
Wakefield to be enlarged; and power; are taken for theso
purposes to raise, by new shares, 7.50,1100/. The bill was
opposed on the ground of the too approximate passage of
the line to some gunpowder mills.

ROTHERIIAM, AND Goori: RAILWAY.
—Yesterday the committee on this hill, for deviations lie.
tween Sheffield and Barnsley, declared the preamble
proved.
ntt.lisworaft, BEMIS" AND HADDISCOE RAIL-
wAy.—Mr. Bernal reports from the committee on this
hill that the preamble is found proved ; that the pm-
prised capital is 150,000/., with power to borrow
:10,0001., ; that the amount of shares sulfserilsed for is
118,5001., and the deposits paid thereon 11,850/.; that
eight shareholders having a Meal interest in the line
have subscribed 63,5001., and live others 55,000/.
The line is 13 miles, without engineering difficulties, as
reported l Mr. Bidder, the engineer. The committee are
satisfied with the Itonafides of the subscription contract.
BANGOR AND CAERNARVON RAILWAL—Mr. Bernal
reports the preamble of this tall, for making a railway from
the Chester and Holyhead railway, near Bangor, to port
Dinorwic and Caernarvon, proved.

THE SAILORS' STRIKE.—A large num&r of ROOM
still remain in Manchester, in consequence of this strike. An
intimation having been conveyed to them, a few days after
their visit to Manchester, that they must desist from peram-
bulating the streets, and waiting upon shopkeepers, &c.,with
corecting boxes, they made arrangements to leave the boxes
for subscriptions at various stations. This regulation has,
however, been departed from to some extent, by parties going
on Saturday afternoons and evenings, with their boxes, to
meet the work people W. they issued from the various factories
and other establishments, at the time when it was known
they had received their wages. About two o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, one of the sailors, named Henry hurley, was
seen by a policeman stationed with his tin box near the mill
of Messes. I3irley, and when the people came out, they
gathered around him, and constituted a large crowd; the
policeman consequently took him into custody for street
begging, and he was placed before the magistrates at
the Borough Court, on Monday morning. lie stated
that he was authorised by the committee to go there, in
order to receive what they were willing to give, but he did
not ask for anything.—Mr. Maude said that, although he
was authorised by the committee, he was not authorised by
, the law; and it was improper for the sailors to attempt to
live upon the hard earnings .of the factory people. It was
the first time one of the sailors had been before him, and
he advised him to tell his comrades that the practice was
against the law, and he should be obliged to put it is
operation ; he trusted they would take warning, as ho
should be sorry to have to do so. Their present mode of
subsistence Was very demoralising, and would have a bail
effect; it was also a system contrary to law, and if any
other individual were brought before the court, ho should
be obliged to punish him. Hurley was then discharged.—
On Monday morning placards were numerously posted on
the walls, headed " Magisterial Injustice," and referring to
the determination of the magistrates to punish those who
were found soliciting subscriptions for their support. It
also urged upon parties to make collections in their shops,
and forward the proceeds to the committee.—Manchestsr
Examiner.

HORRIBLE DEArn.—A few days ago an elderly
man, named Joseph Shaw, met with a shoeking death at
the Grecnside Mines, near Penrith, Cumberland. Finding
the machinery not to work properly, he commenced an
examination into the cause. While doing so he unfortu-
nately approached too near the wheels, and his clothes
becoming entangled in them, he was drawn in, and literally
torn to pieces in less than a minute. An inquest has been
held on the body, and a verdict of "accidental death"
returned.