The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-28 00:00:00

POSTAL AND PASSENGER COMMUNICATION

WITH THE NORTH OP IRELAND.

We dads, to draw attendee to the following
'freeway stiasta. TM subject is loppererat, sad we shall
have emends' ar es, about it hweeteri

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" Copy of Treater, Mute ef Ailed 15, 1856.
"My loads hue sailer their eseellem several mese-
by
fish, dosemus latereeled is the esimereMeatiu be-
times the Keret off be sad Neslihel, led
psepfill that
their leriships will take sessetres te ddesielae its yowls
beet adapted far the estsblf Missal of a sheet in pomp
between the twe seestrisk with a view to
of the
quickest petal sad poem egm semmeelartise. f them
osemoriah purifier a math Ims le Nosebeels LY-
m77 Meader to nal& ties t. esemiste their Vas
to rally reessahiss the peat stivats
white wed! be desired by the extensive maaafrat
Media fa the earth of Indeed, la the west et fleotha ,
eel Is the stub of Noshed, by satablieles a emasts.
admen between the me parts width sheen redoes the
ses mei shorties pasible thee, eel L elmsealse
el a gam of railroads ea beak Miles, elle% to a metals
sure, already Wets, sad Om of my
laet-
es=igl4ay
leportaaThalaTe7 my bra retarred the se N
the Admiralty for their lardidps. opiates mom the
assts al Tutees raised la the sameerial. Their
have sow before them the reply of the Adatirsitieett
ehleh the Lords Oassehdeems report that the suet
favourable pees fee the eelsblhlueast of a short sea
pew see those of Pentair,* sad Deesibedee, sad
they
Isesli.as
that intrastleas
Meet and
gives to le
is Inquiry es to the bssil sad cheapest meaner
la Nish these poem .ay be mode suitable for the pu-
pate. These lastreslieas lay lards have already hued.
Bohm say expense, betrener_ hutted, it becomes as-
messy that my lade Afield clearly state their views
apse the sables, fees the lelanistiea el all the parties who
,:i.eimed before den,_alther by assesorial or
a sled 'these elottelet se Mimes le it. It I=
le my lards that—be the met of the guess
miell &edifies
_eue Ile best web Mt the pease ushered
te, sad espedally le theism el Parlpatekli sad D
betas adopted, sad wended the gempeemeat wseir4":
us Is us malt omamelatese—la the first phut mese: _

best seen" waite• both fro paneugen suernaile, would
he emealliebed by a private eompany, within say aid
hen the goversesest, except a lair price for "amiss
the mile; we& is the snood plan, that the railways, as
eaeh slit of the oltsamtel, would be entwined, se as to
.nicest Distagbedre, on the one side, with Belfmet sad
the sails Ilse, and Pertpatrick, es the otter side, with
Olanow to the Borth, sad with Dumfries to the net, by
which all the importast objects Is view would be My
attained. All Oh, it has bees understood, inn be per-
formed by prints enterprise, if only the geveruseat, on
its part, will-1. Daemon* the porta meet imitable for the
envies. 2. Adopt it as • nail pawag.. 3. Idaho gush
improvements la the ports as beet ft then fee the
purpose. Thew conditions ay k rda an prepared to
adopt. Th., have already, epos the &dyke of the Ad.
111175117. d eid.d that the beet ports will be Portpatelek
and Ihneglimin, sad ken lastruend the Lords Con-
miseleases to report apes the ispronseasts sad alters
inns mulled, to weeder this. suitable for Um ernes;
sad, when • stern manes shall be establhhed, nitab:e
for eaters' the naUs, they will be moored to ins
it for that par, epos fele aid reseosable terns.
Bet, before ny Iwd. proofed venally to Lem say *a-
muse upon the pert' maned, for their inprovaaent, is
puma"' of say report that nay be mad. by the Ad-
miralty It will be guile mesesery that they should be well
that ail the enimgensate kerns Menai to, and
whiel would he sonseery to give penis utility to the
shins, will be onspieusd. With regard to tim manorial"
he odd is ermpleeksy the railways by a public lose, there la
se tend Mynah for wash a purples, inept that usually
vend by patlienest for pubil" works, sad admialetered
midst the Ileard of Oensainemees &misted tor the pur-
pose. It will, theeedsee, be unwary for than nostrum
sash a is.. to apply to the Priblie Loss Consignment,
with whoa nets the esepoosildlity of Judgisg of the enerity
to be aosehisi is sub ors, sad who aline na deb/raise
bow far the "thee deasante epos the laud at tisk disposal
will amble then to 'atonal& the request."

HR. HERBERT Al TEE

(Washington eau-q- of the Not Pork Miaow)

Among the remarkable dmisoastratiens of this
eseelen, I thick there is amble( that mash the cool au•
dash/ of Mr. Herbert, of CsMorals, later omitted by the
Crawford-shamed Jury of the alleged arias of eaarderieg
the Mamma Meatier, la his attempt trday to romp
klaself spat the Views Committee of Califerala for
their refloat meet of him. First, De asked leave to sub-
nit the &Howie( preamble mad reeolutioes, whist' were
read for iatorniation
Whams, We hem sees with profound regret the law-
lem prossediap of the Vigliame Committee of Sea Pam-
ela*, mad is order to gin that pectinate to the laws
of laid Mate, under the oeustitutka of the United
States, vela* we deem it our duty to do: therefore,
Be it resolved by the Semite mad House of Repreesatatives
of the HAM Sabo cf Amara* la Campos, assembled,
that the SOINNIMAIR of the Neils divisive of the Hafted
States army is besoloy authorised mad dimpled to issue,
era a requiellima of the ementive el the Slam of Cali-
koala. sash arms, sedaanee, sad anamemillea thismihn as
the executive of mid State may derma fmmem jfa pre-
serving estwediaation to the laws of said Stela sad be it
further resolved, That la ease it should be domed seem
eary, la the opinion of the lead emestive ef O'Mara* to
mil te hid realms, to preserving sabordiestim to the
lairs of said State, the amyl tvoes belosgins he the United
States, this the comensadm or oemmaMw of mold dame
be, sad they are hereby required sad divested to obey
preaqtly the order of said merman of Calihrols."
Otsee,loas were ends fa la every pert of the beams.
The home then west lato meamittee at the whale wain,
mid resumed the emeldseades of the civil sad Dipiematio

Mr. Hubert obtained the doer, sad the hone was all
attention to hear what he might say.
The billowing is a verbatim report of hie remarks:
" Mr. Citairassa,—My object I. rine as this omens is
-to avower acme of the charges whisk have bees made
me, treason( my 'hamster Be a man. The
have ben made, and they Goma treat &latest every
than of the ....toy—(Bnatoa : A.i they will keep
wanton too)—from the rains as well as the Atiaatie
NOM Now, els, so tar as I as onsoersed
'ldeally, 1 feel • perfect ladiffseesse to these
charges; bat I foal it to be a ditty that I ewe
to this body that I should make this Espinaties.
What are these charges ? Win, s theriebetiattpien then
far, every on of them, both lighest le the brand
of
Mahood. Net see of theme= he sabots. 11, I eon
sot who hat sawed it or wean it some from. dlr. I skim
that I have • sharesEr—(4 Benne la bb seat : " Yes, and
• devilish bad aree")—for whisk lan other obligations la
ao mea Brio', en that I have made for mpself, and on that
I believe will ampere favourably with the pant Is the
laud. (Shoats of Edna* sad " Ben him," " Ant that
menet t" Whet purity," Er.) Where do these thanes
eine hem f (.. Ose some trom the grind jury.") They
seen from politioal esessies—mes who are smiled la hos-
tility agalast en I regret, os • matter of muse, that
any of than have toms from my owe state ; bat
they have some from • quarter that makes me feel
that they an a souslisent rather than • diagram apow me,
bemuse they some from my nentras. (8u laugh
ter) But whoa you re back to the fontaia hood, to the
oriels of the charges made &salon me la my own state, you
sad dna emanating I in= en of the prams is the city of
Washington. Now sir, I will sot so forget myrell-1
I will sot abase the regain of this house, by entering Into or
• eolith • detailed character of the tiff eat area who have
.wiled my obaneter ; bet I will en this, that there is so
en et theta whose thanster trial sampan with min
fa point of parity, lumen or Integrity. (gouty
laughter from all parts of the 'how.) do far as this rasa
of TA• Star is osassreed, he is a Ewa who nand
before the onalry ma es pale statement of .a
safortaasts treamodea whisk I had I. the oily
et Washington, sad otter I had ben honarably seguitted
by • Jury of my onatrymes—(stresation, and the remark
from • member, " all but the heenrable")—be had set the
.Hail.— admaganimity to ens out sad say that he
wee woes(. It Is this man, sad mos lin Met, who have
set.p the thews naiad me. Another en of then
ithivnuals Is the einmpaideat of the Nero York Thous, •
goatismea was wee, • short time age, .mild by this lame
MI addle air as a senathel whom cosapatisa it wee to
UV Math-Mt Bather 'barges have boss math essiest
the alined the BUr. I feel it to be • gengthasat MMe le
be abased_ tag sash mat ; bat la the langasge d thether,
these sheen be eland is the heads of every lament men
a whip le Ink the meals asked through the mend. (A
inesabse. «leant Inge.") S. far es then Omen onion
me assamestreed, I pronoun them fen. While I sat In,
I dawn amake »tenses to a bill whiskl istreenen
some dim no, Had whisk aortal* parties ban nikelthea
to Meng with Winn eaten the ...bate of fdr Mmes, I
believe as • • hasourabto sou that If then nor was a bill
salniedell to nactioally grown the welfare sad lasting
tVof my genie, Mis e the on. I stead reedy to
illit egoism my eolleagse or say other who may Isla
ihishke is it. lam ready to go with him before ear
ennella esustitasate, sad viadiene my esadset. The bill
is a jest es. Mien It eremproparly eaderilesed, I cm Mire
that it weld meet with the fares of this house.
Tb• athsitles khan WI, sad Mr. Ruben woo sal
sleet h big marks.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
An meaty feelin_g prevails =Puget the share
holden of the Great Western Railway Company relative to
the obligations imposed ea tits company by the set known
as "The Great Waters Railway (Berke and Heats. and
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth) Act, 1854." Seetkos
12 sad 13 of tile ad provide se follows :
12. That the time limited by "The Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth Railway Act, 1864," "The Wdle, Somerset, sad
Weymouth Railway (Deviatico) Act. 1847." sad by the
said waresat of the aosamiseloners of redeem for the
completioa of the railways between Frome and Weymouth,
end between Warminster end Beliaboty, by such as%
or one of them, authorised, shall be and the same are here-
by =tended for the period of two years from the passing of
this net.
13. That if the proposed railway to connect the main line
of the Great Western Railway with the Berke and Rants
line of that railway shall not be completed and opened for
publie trans withia three years from the passion of the Into
or if the portions of the Wilts, Bement, and Weymouth
Railway, the powers for the csmpletion of which are by this
net revived, eztauded and enlarged, shall not be completed
mid *resod for public: treat) within the respective periods
by this salmaribed for the completion thereof, then and
la almanac be lawful We Ms wan,._ It
leg say &ridged en the ordinary or eaguaren
fend espbd of tkeeseepeay, until nob works respectively
don bag bus semplietod and opened for public treats.
The set we. peeled on the 31st July, 1854. The period
of three years allowed, therefore, for the compleVon of the
Berke and Hints line will not expire until the 31st July,
1867; but the period of two years flied for the ernple-
don of the portions of the Wilts, &menet, and Way-
mouth Railway, aspired on the alit alt. The stlpsletions
of the act sot bovine' bees yet complied with the question
le raised an to whether the dividend just declared by the
Greet Wasters Company is not illegal. Boas official
esplenatiou of the reel position of the camper y la trees
targets is ocasideftd to be imperatively regal:ed.-11y-
sacesiA

TRH HONDURAS INTBROCRANIC RAILWAY.

At the lent meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce, whisk ku appointed its president to co- Aponte
with Mr. W. Brown, 11 P. for firth Laocsehire, chairman
Katie enteepties. la making knc we its iniprrtance to the
11111101111111 osmarnity of both hemispheres, the latter
geedismen said—The length of the line is 161 miles,
through dm espeblie of Honduras, !rem Puerto Cabello to
the nerd isnesca. The charter from the government of
Rend•Mskeisti=d the Legislative Chambers, April 28,
=IV by the president se a law of the land,
the meta at both extremities shall be free, all
property in areimitis free of duty, end no purports required.
The state ghee the company about 2,300 equate miler, or
1,500,000 meal ; ahe • bounty of 75 aerie to each labourer,
sad weemedien from public Navies to each &tier enuring
the modes id the eon pan y. The protection of the United
States mid Great Britain is extended to the route by the
movention of July, 1660. This road willsablieb adequate
and remeatent trash between the Atlantic sad Pacific,
primarily, for the Gelifroian and Atutralse trade; Setae.
derlly that of the enter* states of the American continent
the Peale Isismds, and the centres of Oriental
commeros is leaky China, and Japan. The ex-
isting travel between the Atlantic and Punic ports of the
United States 6111%000 passers. rs per room ; the treasure
equehollo,ooo,ooo deb. (16,000,0001.) annually; and the feat
isaseedieg sensed ementorse demands correspoadiag ae-
eggegedMin. Add the probable requirements of Australia,
emegieting ie tremare (1664)t0 43,850,000 dol.. (8,770.0004 ;
penmen (1866), *309; and importer (1863) trim Reiland
aims, 72,650,000 dela. (14,606,00 W.) Toe pusher sane-
tame wide\ will amble the lino to most these requiremeata
an-1. Piro ft the largest ships and steamers, at
fifth entrcm SIMPIIIIMiee by fertile Wavier, sap able
herublides the amplest stipples for ship; and passengers. 2.
A MOWS Selhellfele Panama, the only other available end
printed genie new the Isthmus of Central America, of
sot hes thaa 1,600 miles of sailing distance ; sod. from the
eepeelee brit, of embarkation and disimbatkatioe, of sot
bestirs her area to ten days from Europe and the reties
petal Glebe United States, to the greet winter of trade and
burl in the Peeler via.. Calitorele, Sandwich lairds,
min, lambear Rest Indies. 3 It passes threat:.
t eMetrity, and vast sneered mad
Inragraltim, making, is Men respects, with the best parte
of Mexim. Is sheet, it is unrivalled is respect
of ditaese, 'humans of emestrmitlea, me-
eery, looal edam from mineral re ',smel-
ter! weslth, cheep timber and other materials, and per-
fectly safe harbours, essmitle at all tiers to the deepest
seagoing steamers sad soiling nabob. Nearly 100,000
ends mist on or near the line, which runs through
Cone as, °spite! of the Republic of Honduras. Several
thownds es the meth nest an employed in cutting
euiltogsey and other precious wools fa nowt, preednly
the kind of work required on tee railway. Contracts are
offered for the supply of from 2,000 to 6.000 skilled native
labourer*, r may be required, at from 10 dollen to 14
dollars (W. to 31) per roar, Including rations. By this
route, at the peesent rata et speed, pasaagee can be made by
rail cad steam, from New York to CalUorais, in tourers
days; and from Leedom or Paris to Australia or Chlaa In
46 days. Mr. Brown referred to the settlement of the
Ceetrel Amerine gentles, recently arrived at between
Lord Clareadee, Dlr. Dallas. sad the Handers, plenipo-
tentiary, Seine Den Jaen Victor H , as celeaser to
!militate the nedertaklag. Mr. J 0. Bean,
ALP. foe in ameadiest the resclutioa. wbieh was
ended vosessismey, me M the President of the Chamber el
Ceemewee Min en the dinette/eta of the railway,
said the impeneme of the subject could sot be overvird.
It we meet deshable to improve the oressuincetion Oa-
twins the twosomes; sad, with the guarantees of linglead,
Frame, sal Americo, they could not doubt of success.