The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

The ordinary meeting of the magistrstee of
Middlesex we held yesterday at the Sasions•House in
Clerithawathgresn. In eons/venue of the Mt mites ea
the ages&
to segh‘sing a motion for ea address of eando•
lease the on the death elide late Royal Higieses
the Riese there woe an anawaelly full attead-
awe of magistantes.
Mee court havtag been opened, Lord EMMY. in twine el
the highest eulogium upon the virtues, merits, and ohs-
MOW 421 the late Priam, in every relation of life, moved
the following address to her Majesty the Queen, on
the lesswhich her Majesty, the royal family. and the whole
nation have sustained by the death of his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort : . . .

"Islet' It
plea.. your 11144•141,—W% /ow Majesifs
faithful and loyal subjects, the Justices of thermos for the
county of Middlesex, ,at this time of general sorrow,
meet respecthdly to r to your Majesty the expressio
of our profound grief and affectionate sympathy on the be-
reavement with which it has pleased Almighty God to visit
your Majesty, the royal family, and the whole nation, by
the removal ,l/our Majeset=istrious and beloved Con-
thel"reg et . W=l el the PerifilebY hisl==imibrim
manifested by the mimosa eaglet ethes deems
seems as year Ilkjesty's efli•Mon liemalle bees This es
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Gel le this Ned bereavement, OWE be our egoleslialtj
that Ids tendert your Mipststis yearbesey
and you to reign for do ' to were la
*end pesos over a loys/, , and etidepilreeplit.
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an hods IMO s fa isms el it. . .
The 11 sad topp bold
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Coldbeth Plaids, WelseiltilelnitieweitillemZet. el
Deteadmmere brought up.ll smeared from them that there
were InWasthilelnel,s73 psummien, all mho Mess 915,
miedemeasests AOC vegetate 1* milieu" 12 ;
theism= 1010 boys
_ander 17 -rem of sea Oar of the
Omni hal twelves three data lashed with the at for
Wdeg as elms, awe which it.. hie conduct, which
was MANS very visiest, bed Neatly improved. ID the
Weetaimbss pines there were ND prisoners, all females ;
lammed miedsmsamiets 470, vagrants 42. In the House
of Detention there were 212 prisoners on remand or for
Aria This report stated that in October last the committee
Peonsebed the court to permit them to abstain from reporting
fora Mao, tbeeneed a coin Rained Ryan, who was put in •
lath finvibly, with his clothes on, and who had threatened
the governor with legal proceedings in regard to such ad,
that the visiting meeshates, lading that several mouths
had assumed slam the proceedings complained of, deemed it
uniseoessary any kept to defer placing before the court the
tun puthaden of the tranesction. The report went on to
sly—" In July last Ryas, on his remand from the polies
court, was directed, in accordance with the prison rules, to
take a bath, to which be objected on the gnwod of ill
health ; the governor (Mr. Oodd) having referred hie com-
plaint to the surgeon, who reported that a bath would be
beneficial to htm rather than othiewise, told him the
result, and exhorted him to obey the regulations.
The prisoner still refused obedience, and this, too, in
the presence of fifteen other prisoners. The governor
apprehending the bad effect his disobedience would have
upon the other prisoners, time told him that if. after allow-
ing him a short time for coosidostioo, be still refused to
go into the bath, he must be bathed with his clothes on.
The prisoner still continued his refusal, and the order was
carried Into effect, without, however, any unneceseary force
being used by the warden; and immediately on the bath
being over, the primmer was supplied with fresh clothes
1 while his own were dried and cleaned." Your com-
mittee deeply regret the grave error into which the
governor was betrayed on this occasion, and they
as sure that he is meet *Boothia of it himself,
and sincerely laments that it should have occurred.
lie had been only five weeks in his office when the chew°.
SUOMI took place, and they. feel sure that in his future con.
duct as governor of this prison he will never resort to force
is mope' obedience to the rules of the establishment, sad
secelisestios of the mart beware lice
esesmeoce, the visiting justices ban aide to
Arm Imllmesp to
the mal, firmness. and ellaimicy with
which the (OVW•Of has in other respects discharged the
duties of his Mame
The moods were received and adopted.
Mr. HALSWI:LL gave notice that on the next county day
be should move the grant of a pension to Isaac Le Bre-
meet, late a warder of the Howe of Detention, who had
to resign in consequence of being incapacitated for duty
through a chronic disease of • serious and dangerous ohs-
, ranter.
The report of the committee of accounts and general pur-
-1 penes was brought up. It contained an account of the
musty expenditure for the year just closed. The total was
132,490/ 184. 10d., being a decrease of 7721. 7• lid, a com-
pared with the weeding year. The salaries of the coronets,
as fixed by the Secretary of State, amounted to 3,784/. 7d.,
being an excess of 3181. 3s. 4d. on the average. The debt
of the county last year was 591,925/. It had been increased
by monies borrowed to 611,7251., but by payments of prin-
cipal it had been reduced to 586,5661. The county
rental was 9,160,0201., upon which s rate of
jd. was ordered for the county, and jd. under the Lunatic
Asylums Acts.
The annual reports from the asylums were brought elp
and read by Mr. Baldwin, the deputy clerk of the pekoe.
They were very voluminous, and were ordered to he printed
and to be considered on • future day.
Various report. and communications were referred to the
general purposes and finance committee, with instructions to
report thereon. One was from the Clerk of the Peace for
Cheshire, on the subject of the demoralisation of the
rural population from habits of poaching,. with a ropy of a
petition to the House of Commons praying for additional
powers against such offenders. Another was from the
Mayor of Northampton, offering to treat for the disposal of
50 vacant cells in the gaol of that town. Another was from
the Clerk of the Peace for Birmingham, accompanied by a
presentment of the grand jury than, on the inadequacy of
the scale of allowances to prosecutors and witnesses.
_

Referred.
The court Trade orders upon the countytraunuer, a P.
Allen, Esq., for the paymeut of lulls. salaries. sad domande
upon the county for the past quarter to the amount of
16,656 J. 6e. &L
A good deal of formal holism via gooe through, and the
court adjourned.

GREAT WESTZAN RAILWAY.

A special general meeting of the above company
was held yesterday, at the statioo, Paddington, for the pam-
pw of considering and determining with reference to certain
beads of arrangement which have been provisionally made
between the directors of the South Wales Railway Com-
pany and the directors of the Great Western Railway Com.
patsy, for a lease of the undertaking of the South Wales
Railway Company to the Great Western Railway Company,
and for the ultimate amalgamation of those companiesend
the West Midland Railway Company, as therein mentioned,
and also for considering and determining respecting the ex-
tended lease, deeds, and other documents for oar-
ryiog those heads of arrangement into effect, which will
be submitted to the meeting, and of the same.
The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Fail of
ElancauaNg, chairman of the company.
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
A resolution, approving and confirming the arrangement,

Was *greed to.. -
The CHAIRMAX next put the Dimond reaolution, formally
adjourning the meeting to Friday, 21st February neat, at
3 o'clock p.m., to receive the formal deeds and in
atrumente.

In answer to SHAMBOLDERS.
Mr. SAUNDRA-I explained that it had been thought expe-
dient to fix the meetrop of the three companies for the
same day. If the South Wales meeting bad been fixed for
the following day, the chairman could not have been so ex-
plicit as to the advantages which this arrangement would
confer on the Great Western Company. (Hear, bear.)
The CLUBMAN stated that when the neeessary parliamen-
tary sanction bed been obtaised to the complete amalgama-
tion, there would be but one company and one meeting.
Pour South Wales directors would join their board.
On the motion of the Rev. Mr. liicaoseox the proceed-
ings terminated with a vote of thanks to dm chairman and
directors.