The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-25 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Yesterday the Committee
of the House of Lords formally declared " the preamble
proved" of the bill for the abolition of Smithfield Market,
adding thereto various important clauses, to the effect that
unless the proposed new market in the suburbs in substitu-
tion of Smithfield, be opened within three years after the
pasting of the act, so much of the act as provides that
Smithfield Market shall cease to be a market, shall from
and after the expiration of the three years, cease and be void
—the corporation to receive fair and reasonable compensa-
tion for the injury they may sustain by the opening of the
new market, to be deterrumed by arbitration or a jury, on
the net average amount of tolls which shall have been re-
ceived by the corporation during a period of five years, the
compensation to be a permanent annual charge on the new
market. The clause giving the corporation the power to
carry out the act, agreed to in the Commons, does not appear
to have been adopted in the Lords, who have very mate-
rially altered the bill as it came from the Commons.

THE WATER COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday Mr. Scott,
of Liverpool, was called on behalf of the companies, and
examined relative to the water economy of that city. Mr.
Gibb, civil engineer, in the drainage of the Ilaerlem Lake
and other works, deposed, from his experience of public
works in general, that in conducting matters of this kind
individual enterprise wss best, joint-stock enterprise the
neat best, and municipal control the most imperfect species
of management. The witness was about to be examined
with reference to a report he had made on the subject of the
Farnham and Bagshot new sources of supply as contained
in the reports of the Board of Health, when Mr. James,
Q.C., objected to the tenor the examination was about to take,
as nut being in accordance with the resolution of the commit-
tee, which directed that the re siuue of the inquiry should
relate to the general management of the London companies.
Mr. Serjeant Bellasis replied that it was only fair the com-
panies should have un opportunity of refuting the unfair
and fallacious atatements contained in the reports of the
Board of Health. The hon. chairman said it would be re-
membered that none of these reports were signed by Lord
Seymour, the chief Minister of Woods and Forests, and he
thought that for the remaining objects of their inquiry it
would be as well to assume that the River Lee, the New
River, and the Thames above sewer point should be taken
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sources of supply, leaving the other nu-
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meroursources to be looked on es auxiliaries. The witness
was cross-examined at great length by Mr. James, and the
committee rose at 4 o'clock.

Mn. BERNAL'S COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday, the fol-
lowing estate bills were passed in Mr. Bernal's committee :
—6l.isgow Provident Bank Estate, Moore's Estate, llo-
ward's Estate, Musselburgh (arrangement with creditors)
Burgh Estate, and South llolbmd Drainage Acts Amend-
ment.

CONVEYANCE OF COALS INTO LONDON AND TILE
RAILWAY CoMPANlE4.—Yesterday the committee on the
bill of the corporation of the City of Loudon for regulating
the duties in London, Westminster, and the adjacent coun-
ties, consisting of Mr. 11. Wall, chairman ; Sir A. Hamil-
ton, Mr. GoaCh, Mr. Hornhy, Mr. Reynolds, and Sir J.
Duke, passed the preamble of the bill with amendments.
Mr. Serjeant Wrangham and Mr. Mereweather, with Mr.
Tyrell, the city remembrancer, appeared in support of the
bill. Talbot, Mr. Hope, and Mr. M. Smith, appeared
on behalf of the London and North Western Railway Com-
pany to oppose, and Mr. Coates fur the Great Northern and
other railway companies. Tho measure is stated to have
arisen out of a contest between the sea-borne and the rail-
way-borne coal ; the former it was thought had no sufficient
drawback, and the latter did not pay an adequat
duty. After considerable deliberation, the committee
granted clauses, giving an exemption from duty
upon all coal which being brought within the city
district, is carried beyond the district, the district in
question being twenty miles from the General Post-
; Mike. There arc also exemption clauses, by which a draw-
' back is allowed on all coal whether sea-borne or inland-
, borne, which, having paid duty, is so carried beyond the
district, and railway companies are to be allowed duty on
500 tons of coal per month consumed by them fur the bona
lade use of their engines within the *reigned district.

THE KAFFIR COMMITTEE.—Yesterday ono of the
missionaries familiar with the recent outbreaks was ex-
amined before this committee, Mr. Hawes in the chair. Ite
deposed that the conduct of two of the local magistrates had
created irritation and discontent amongst tbo native tribes.
hut not to such an extent as to justify resort to arms, and
that Armannas, ouc of the rebels, bad been supplied with
ammunition by the local authorities. The missionaries had
done all in their power to suppress revolt and to secure
peace.

KING's-CROsS RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
—Yesterday a meeting of the friends of this charity was
held at the Woburn Chapel school-room, St. Margaret's.
place, Burton-crescent, the Rev. Mr. Power in the chair.
The secretary read a report, from which it appeared that
the committee of the King's-cross Ragged School opened
an industrial class in connexion with the school, and for a
period of 15 months directed their efforts towards increasing
the efficiency of this branch of their institution, but, owing
to pecuniary difficulties, they were compelled, to their re•
gret, to close that class. Being convinced, however, of the
manifold advantage, which were derived nom the efforts
made to form industrious habits in thole who had been long
known as idlo and vicious, they again in 1849 opened
in Britannia-court another school of the same cha-
racter, which is now in daily operation from seven in
the morning till five in the afternoon, the employment
provided being the cutting of fire-wood,i opening )iorse.
hair, and combing wool, to which has lately been added
tailoring, half • day weekly being devoted to that purpose.
Boot and knife-cleaning is also intended to be introduced.
The boys are paid according to the work done, and a sub-
stantial meal is given to them daily. The number of boys
that have been admitted was stated to be 43, several of
whom have obtained situations, and arc doing well. Mr.
1 South made an earnest appeal on behalf of the funds of '
the institution, which, be stated, werenot in a very nourish-
ing condition. It war the committee's intention, as seem as
:hey have funds at their dispose]. t• build a denniftey or
iie,,ping-room, as it is feared that mash et the t4aod &se
by day was counteracted by the peellses et
de,,,,,ed homes and the aseem et ea
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