The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-24 00:00:00

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bated that when any respectably dressed intee-
loontor charitably determines to follow the matter
tip, and walks with the man or girl he has found to
again demand admission, he is only able to par-
tially sift truth from falsehood. When he is sue-
easeful, and sees his protege of the moment sheltered
for the night, he by no means proves that the paro-
chial janitors would have been equally pliable had the
moral support of outward respectability been want-
ing to the tramp. And this is one of the most pus-
and disheartening difficulties conneuted
with such investigations. The inquirer may
have sat with master and matron, have watched
night after night, and at workhouse after work-
house, the reception, examination, and shel-
tering of vagrants, and after all have the linger-
ing doubt that matters may have been glossed
over out of deference to the presence of a stranger.
We firmly believe—and we make the assertion after
ample and diverse opportunities of observation—
that the masters of our London workhouses are, as
a rule, intelligent, kind hearted, and humane. We
have seen and heard of numberless little instances
whirs they have modified formal rules to meet the
exigencies of a pressing case, and whore • truly
sympathetic spirit has been shown for the pauper.
But matey of the details of management are noose-
eerily left to subordinate officials, and it may be
that where the choice is between pereonal inconve-
nience and • vagrant's rights, the latter suffers.
For example, we have been told of admission being
refused after • certain hour at night, and on two oc-
casions have found the bell of a workhouse
casual ward so fastened on the inside as
to make the most energetic pulling unpro-
ductive of sound within. The recent Act
fixed the hours between eight at night and eight
in the morning as the time when vagrants shall be
admitted, and, other circumstances fitting, be paid
for out of the common fund, but is mgnifloantly
silent as to any hour between those named being too
late or too early for opening the doors. When the
Master of the Holborn Union naively admitted in
the course of the Daly inquiry that he always went
round the wards with the visiting committee whose
duty it is to hear complaints, and that the inmates
always seemed satisfied with their treatment, be
appeared unconscious that his presence might inter-
fere with complete freedom of speech. It is the
possibility of some such counteracting influence
being at work when wards are inspected by amateur
inquirers that inclines the ear to the stones told
by outcasts. " Here are the beds and here are the
books, from which you will see there have never been
s'heathen Twitted number vacant in any week during
the winter," is in itself an admirably re-assuring
speech, if the poor people seen in the streets an hour
or two later did notsupply its commentary. " There
is no deception," shouts the professional wizard,
but the gold watch is not broken, and the young
gentleman not shot, for all that ; and despite well
ventilated wards, plentiful supply of beds, lied pro-
mising statistics, it is to be feared that wayfarers
and wanderers are not benefited to the fullest
possible extent by the accommodation legally pro-
vided for their needs.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

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Yesterday, after hearing the evidence of the
proinoton and opponent, of the following bills, the am-
minors declared the standing orders to hawe hese complied
with sa the following came :
Mittann HAILRAT. —For Gooterriog additional pow as
the Midland Railway Company for the congesethre of weeks,
(or the soak' of ouesorous branch railways is acentiziee
with their Mlidland Company's system, and for the taking of
lands and homage, power to raise 1,000,0001., and to borrow
308,0001. The company's mood bill is to enable them to
construct railways f rum Mosistlekl to Soelliwell, and from
Roadbed to Wocbsop, with • hateek to Statieley, and
other
bra
bronchi@ ; capital, 500,0001., gad to borrow 166,0001.
LONDON, 1111108T011, AND SOUTH COANT RAILMAT.—For
Dew railways from St. Leotard's to their Ones Valley and
Toehridge Wells end Feethouree lieu, and deviations is
those lines ; capital, 81.10,0001., power to borrow 100,0001.
ACTON AND (NORTE AND SOUTH JUNC-
TION).—For new lines betimes those pinto ; capital
200,600/.; power to borrow 136,0001.
LAUNCISTON, BODYLEI, AND WADENZIOGR, for es IlEtes-
goo at ituthero-bridge to the Osman Railway at Truro ;
power to raise :320,0601., and to borrow 106,0001.
Oshaaterroa ltawear.—To 'salmis* the company to
outs and ("Mamie eatessicse of their railway to Devont
and Plymouth, and to rage $ further capital of 500,0 w.,
arid to borrow %AOOOl.
CARSARVON AM) LLANDERI/L—For new lines and to raise
130,0104 sad to boas, 46,60111.
LANCANNINE AND YOLII.BIIIIII (ADDITIONAL POWI3B).
For the acestractio• of branch railways and works and
at pisitioa of Lads, to miss 110,0001. mid borrow 48,000/.
Dha AND liLlisair JUIICTION.—For • railway from °meek-
quay to join the Hoylake Railway agar Birkenhead.; capital
r 4,000/., loess 75,0004
CENTRAL WALES AND STAIPORDBHIIII JUNCTION RAlL-
way.—To authorise the constroction of railways between
Craven Arms, Weadock, Dudley, Stoorbridge, gad Wolver-
hampton ; capital 600,0001., loan SOD,ollig.
AbiIITNTWITM AND WlllBll COAST. —To ormatrect sad
maintain steantuoats, and establish steamboat commueica-
Mon between Aberystwith, Abordoecy, Hisrmooth, Port-
made°, Pwllheli, Porthdymilleya, and other places oa the
Welsh coast ; capital 24000 L, loan 83,0001.
Warms. —To widen mid ezteod the ; capital 213,0001.,
kaa 71,0001.
Amoapt the not compliaenis on certain points, sad alle-
gations, were the Mils of the
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOnal RAILWAY. —To authorise
the company to make coasectiog railways and widen parts
of their audio' railwaysto Surrey, and to acquire addi-
tional lands; to nee the West tondos Extecaloo. For two
junction lilies from Lambeth to connect the City seethe of
Tallow to the Metropolitan imtoookse Baer lierairldil
station, and with the Brighton Railway ; sod a junction
from Camborwoll to ominect the Peckham line (autho-
rised by the Lando., Chatham, sad Dower) with the
Brighton line, and to take lands for station accommodation
in St. Anus's, Blackf rime, Bt. Martin's, Ludgate, St. Bride,
and St. Sepulchre, Christchuroh, Newiegton, Clapham, and
Camberwell ; sod for those purposes to apply any money
raised sudsy the company's act of 1863.
Baer Ugh RAILWAY AND Doths—For • Ilse freer Usk
to Newport ; capital 600,01101., loan 200,0003.
The bills of the tauocedee and ileldsworthy Railway
sad of the Beasuierter Railway were withdrawn, sad the
coosidaratioa of those of the tendon sad South WsMera
Railway ware further adjourood.
The miscellaneous bills pried were for the Utiltatiots
Sewage sad Land Reclamation Compasy (Ireland). The
further heir* of the bill for Wimoledoo Common Pro-
Mellow sad Doprovonsent sad appropriation of a portion of
it as a park for the public, was adjourned to Thursday Next.

TH6 INDO-FOROPIAN Ti oiari. —The follow-
Mg is published ix the Bombay ppaapars :—"lndo-E
TOegrapb Department. IC Dec. 6, 1864.=a
Me Director lithium Coast and Submarine Telegraph, to ;
the Secretary to Covariant, Bombay. fiir,—l barii the
Isomer to submit the following spoon of the traftio nin•
pager's report to me for the month of November, at Me
beginning of which month the telegraph between Kurrathes
and Pao mu first opined to the public. The total number
of paid metope was 111 ;of these 4 ware of gamesome*
service, 85 ware commeroial, and 22 ware of a private 4111110
rector. The amount received on account of this degerloset
for the transmission of the above mammas was La. 1,987.
But the value of the messages seat by the ladies Tel..
steel Department by bugles and steamer was, I bible's.
sensiderably over Rs. 3,000. Taking memeges of all also"
the shortest tints occupied in the transmission of see
between Knerschie and pan was six minutia. The leeemet
time was three hours and eleven minutes. The mean time
for all messages between the two termini wee fifty Wanton.
Theo calculations include the repetition by two or this.
stations en route, and their detention at soh or any sto
tioa, waiting their turn for trammisaion. With referents
to the small number of message., Mr. Brasher explains
that sone were tranaterred from the Indian Telegraph
Department until the but week of the moth, owing to
tha superintendest of the Mod Circle barium reosived is-
strum ions to forward all nomageo by steamer or beitscser
sot by telegraph.—l ham, 80., M. 3. WALTON,
Xekran Coast and Submarine Telegraph."
FATAL Accinurr on THE NORTH LONDON NAlL-
WAY.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex
Cormier, held an inquiry at the Victoria Tavern, ilavikeey-
wick, respecting the death of Thomas °shams, a boy=
en the North London Railway, who was ma cm sad
It appeared from the evidence that the doomed wee
Oho into the employment of the railway oceepatiy at the
Vietoria-park station on Monday last. Os Thunder
ovule& whoa the 6.16 teal. from Finabereit4Weet
mine in, the deceased west to carry a War Zeit
equal box, and was then told to " look eel"
Meerut& an engine coming from FM. POMMY OM along
and struck drowsed as be was is the me et sussing tbs
lies. He was killed ietrintly, kis het end arm hing
crushed, and almost severed from the body. Haag Mex.
perieeced is his bulimia he had sot attached importers.
enough to the change in the colour of the igasl. and so had
met his death. The joy retuned a mat of "Aosideatal
death."
Perfect digestion, strong nerves , sound lungs and
Over, refreshing sleep, functiooni regularity, alb anew am re-
stated without medicine to the most disordered by Rs MeiWe
&Aims Bovalseta Ambles bed, which corm dympegeis
ntoestipattig, debesyr, c=birimesaathr,......ese=
thousand manual cures"Aich hid resiMed all intim
le 9d.: !NA; tab.. 405 —Da hang Ind MOT, 11.-
ge!ktleree.t, Loud?? : and allgressia and Owlets in every lowa.