The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

damp cry to its dignity to take the pulled op.

portinity- of paying tTribaho to the memory of cos
who had done more towards the prosperity and
interest of this country than any man known In the prowst
day. H• had oornmesoed life under very disadvan-
tageous circumstances, but by his indomitable per-
severance he had 'Avowed to the high amid= a
which he held. Her Majesty had, through Lord ...
Pah:mentos, offered him an °Hos and title ; but such a
yam the disposition of Richard Oobden that he had refused to 15
accept the office. The name of Richard Cobden had been a at
household word to almost every Englishman, and he waist= N
uric* who wrote • history of this country would
plain the mans of Richard Cobden amongst the most noble 10
end worthy men who nourished in the 19th century, and
the corporation would be wanting in their duty if they failed r,
to show their warm sympathy with the widow and family M.
of Richard Oobden in the grievous loss they had sustained t
in his douse. It was not necessary that be should say so
anything in additioa of ore to whose sorrier the country
owed its payout prosperity, and he concluded by reading tit
his motion. M.
Mr. RICHARDSON seconded the motion, and said he did :Si'
so with • great deal of pain. He had for many Si
years had the Maur of a personal and intimate
friendship with that illustrious man, and the go.
court ought, he was sure, to feel honoured in 82
having enrolled in its list of names to whom the freedom ri:
of the City had been presented, a men whoa' name wee so N.
distinguished, end who had, as had bean said by his friend, :Is:
duo so mush for the prosperity and interacts of his IN
country. Illa
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Mr. Deputy Et.uorr said—Without detracting from the tri
great merits of the late Richard Oobdoo, he did not approve Si.
even although dud, of making a god of any mu. Mr. Cob- 20
den had poptilarimd a groat principle of political whom, 100
which, however, he had no hand in discovering. He
made known to the wide world, what Smith
and James Mill, and Colonel Thorium= bad really
discovered. All honour to him for having won the battle ts
against bigoted protection, for having given a large loaf to et.
the working man, and for having given him • fair markat
where he could ushange his labour for the most money—
• servios of the very highest value ; but than, indeed, at
his unions almost ended. (" Oh, oh," and confusion.) ft
After some farther discussion the motion we. put and In
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carried unanimously. is

LONDON AND ROUTE WESTERN RAILWAY.
(TEM DAT.)
A special general meeting of the proprietors was Et
held at 1 o'clock at the Waterloo-statlos, under the Wham• j;:
cliffs orders, Capt. MANGLIS in the chair, to consider so,
taro bills of the company in parliament, but of eleven bills 00.,
included in the notice only five were in a sufficiently for- I&
ward state before the committee to be submitted to the SK
urrietors. These were as follows : 20
A bill for antheriaing the Loodoe and South Western t,
Railway Company to make new lines of railway in Surrey, st
and for vesting in them portions of railway; and for autbo- as
rising agreements between them and other railway St
companies, and for the raising by them of farther 61
mone)s, and other purpose'. A bill for authorising
the London and South Western Railway Company
to abandon the making of lisle of railway at
Remington and Hammersmith. and to make other lines of 811. I
railway instead thereof, and to made the Chiswick Curve, lire
and for authorieing agreements between them and other 1116._
railway companies
and bodies and for other purposes. A
bill for authorising the London and South Western Rail- re'
way Company to make and maintain a railway from their ny
roam line of railway at Pirbright, by Aldershot to Farnham,
and for other purposes. A bill for authorising the aqui- laa
titian by the London and South Western Railway la,
Company, and the Devon and Somerset Railway L.
Company, of the undertaking and property of the in
Ilfracombe Railway Company, and for other pnrpaes
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A bill to anthocise the Snanundale and Cambridge Town
Railway Company to make new railway; and to use parts
of the railways of the South Eastern Railway Company, and St.
London and South Western Railway Company, and for other la
purposes." te•
The CliA1831•11 observed that the Seat bill submitted ma
on the present occasion was fully explained In the report of use
the 16th February last. The wet of the new works was UM
estimated at 120,0001., with additional borrowing powers of 10
toe
40,0031.
To the natal motion confirming this bill, a emotive was to
moved by a SEIKPAHOLDKJL, on the ground that the district ye
wu already sufficiently covered with railways, and that all so
unnecemary addition, which were for the most part et.
got up by engineers and speculates, depreciated the go-
Dual property. et.
This having been seconded by Mr. HODGKIN, fc
Mr. Serjeant Gums; while exprembig coecurrence in no
the view of the mover of the amendment, suggested too
that the shareholders baring already sanctioned the scheme 10
it was too late now to object to it. For his own part be 10
would put a stop to all them extensions, closing the capital :4
amount, and opening a separate account for each new line
sanctioned. It was for the shareholders themselves to pm- is
vent those extension; st.
Some further discussion took plans, including a brief fe
reply from the Cliainsule, who stated that the 10
Hie new Roes promoted were necemary to prevent compet-
ing
companies coming in and robbing them of their traffic.
It was much, he said, to the credit of the animas. soli- n
niters, and other officers of the company that they had -•
suemoded in throwing out all opposing schemes. it.
The very, but extension from Kingston to Maidens,
which this bill authorised, afforded the accommodation
which opposing schemes contemplated, and preserved the
district to the South Western Company.
Ultimately the resolution was put and carried, four sham
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holders only voting against it. The remaining four bills u
were likewise asseated to. gp