The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-16 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

RAILWAY COMPANIRI ASSOCIATION.

The usual monthly meeting of this amociation
was held yesterday morning, at the Railway Clearing-hours,
!a dile
rsonsr-ntesel, Imstes-nture, Mr. R. S. Thompson, M.P.,
in tin

The Osuir, In sleeks
_the proese mid that, in
referrerto Ms tilde had beim by the asso-
ciates, he lei to Aide that ether the media( he took
the esetiest otpurteinity of wing Wilson Patten, who
totted the bills of last modem seemerfully through
tho , House of Commons, sal Ward him to take
charge of them.. Mr. Patten maid, not being a law-
yer, he shoulp like to have the opinion of the
Board of Trade or of • mlectoommittee as to the general
tenor and principles of the bills before undertaking to intro-
.ol42oo them. Accordingly copies of the bad been sent
Ito the Baird of Trade, with a request that they would sub-
mit them to their legal adviser% and afterwards let Mr..
Pattie know their own opinion with regard to them,
Note further had yet been done in the matter, and
therefore, the committee bad nothing to report.
Mr. ,Iforesoe observed that if the aisol. 'on waited till
the Heed of Trade bed made such • statement to Mr.
Pate= se eyelid be likely to induce him/ to proceed with
the bile met Inlidpendent member, it would probably have
to pmilmeselho letter for • long time. He then proceeded,
in perswaree of notice to that effect, " to move provision"
for the publication of proposed agreements, and for the
of open routes and through booking." His object
securitylis,or mid, to prevent railway companies from
shutting up the shortest and most convenient route for
the traffic of railways contiguous to their own line, sad for
this purpose be would make every oomph) adopting or
availing themselves of the powers ounferred by theafford
facilities for running over their line to • distanoe of lye
miles from the innetioe ; snd he furtive proposal that in
the erste of, any rhigosie. minus between the two own.
peke writi regard ki-Saii or hew the melt* elessld be
Mefkired to an arbitrator, to be =Med by the
*Mee if easy amid apes odd effeerwiee by
the Board .of Trds. • • Oniimir4y it was, he .Imew,
very =desirable Coointerfetie with arges, so long alk these
who i d them kept within the law, but be thought
that when district had litrafeldsd-bsierese teltway com-
panies the puhlic should have some protection as regarded
the through Walk Finally, he provided foe= appeal to
the Chart of Common Pleas, under the Railway and- Canal
Trains Act of 1854, just as if the provisices stated bad been
included therein. '
The filekransw observed that the provisions brought for-
med best beyond the terms of the notice, and therefore
therereeke del& not, in his opinion, be entertained. What
mica used ~ • been &Mussed in parliamentary
end lewdly beer sanekiesed.
On a show ed holds being token, it was decided that for
the re seated by the chairman, the motion could not
be enWleined.
On the modem of the CHAfRIAW, it was resolved—" That
as a special committee on railways' may possibly be ap-
pointed in the present seveion of parliament, the general
oontmittee be requested to consider what course it will be
best to take with reference to the evidence to be produced
before such committee."
Before the meeting misdated, an understanding was come
to that the next meeting should be merely • pro /emu out,
and be adjourned till the following month.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.
The annual general meeting of this institution
Inn held yesterday at the London Tavern, Rear-Admiral
the nut of iinsirwssusy and TALBOT presiding.
The CHAIEMAS, after a few introductory sentences, spoke
in.-congratulatory terms of the success which had crowned
the institution during the pest twelvemonths. The num-
ber of lifeboats had considers* increased, and a much
grades amount of life bed been saved from shipwreck
than during any previous corresponding period. He then
referred to the special claims which the institution had
upon the mercantile interests, and upon marine insurance
companies, and upon the community at large, its object
being to preserve the lives DI others who were engaged in
the arduous and dangerous, but at the use.. time to a com-
mercial country necessary occupation of navigating ships,
and to mitigate one of the greatest calamities with
which Providence was pleased to aMict the human race.
Mr. Lytle, the secretary, then read the report, an ab-
stract of which has already appeared in the Daily New.
Mr. T. CHAPMAN moved the adoption of the report, and
eupresied his satisfaction that there was a great increase in
the ntpaber of lifeboats given by individuals, and also that
the exertions of the institution had induced various foreign
is to provide lifeboats to be stationed in dan-
.
rer=rts of their respective coasts. Many of such boats
had tea ordered through this institution, and upon their
principle.
lir. ALZIANDIR BOCILFZUR seconded the motion, which
was curried.
Mr. R. R FORBV4, president of the Humane Society of
Massachusetts, moved a resolution expressing the ratisfac•
tics of the meeting that the institution now possessed 101
lifeboats—the largest life-saving Sect in the world—and
urging exertion to enable the institution to maintain its
present position and extend its operations. He pointed out
various points on our coasts which were still deficient in
means for the saving of life, and added that the compara-
tively small state of Massachusetts had SO lifeboats, besides
rocket stations. He mentioned that one benevolent lady,
Miss Dicks, bad provided three lifeboats at her own
cost, and placed them on a dangerous part of the coast of
Nova Scotia. lie referred especially to the absence of
direct assistance in providing lifeboats on the pert of the
government, who were so deeply interested in the subject,
and urged that shipowners and mercantile men generally
ought to be more -liberal in their support. It would be
most desirable if the Hydrographer to the Admiralty
caused to be inscribed on all charts the positions where
lifeboats and mortar stations were
Sr F.. Pzenor having seconded at:lotion, it war carried.
Resolutions were afterwards pared, thanking the Lords
of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, and the
marine department of the Board of Trade, for aid afforded
by them to the institution ; and also to the Commodore,
Com troller-General, and the officers and men of the Coast-
guardservice, for their continued valuable assistance ; to
Mr. T. Baring, M.P., the chairman, Mr. T. Chapman, the
deputy-chairman, the committee of management, and local
committees • such resolutions being spoken to by Admiral
Herbert, Admiral Gordon, Sir G. Seymour, and the Hon.
F. Mende.
Ow the motion of Mr. T. Beam, wooded by Admiral
R. BURTON, thanks were then voted to the noble chairman,
and the meeting @operated.

RISIESMNTATION OF THE NORTHIIIIN DIVISION
or ma Omar or lArcot.m.—A seseing of the Amchi-
tka of Liberals for North Lincolnshire wag held in the
Corn Exchange on Wednesday afternoon. William
Hutton, Esq., of Gate Burton, wangled the chair, and
=gof the county gentry were gramme', including Sir
u e John Cholmeley, Bat, M.P. for North Lincoln '
and Lord Wortley, M.P. for Great Grimsby. The object
of the meeting was to determine what steps should be
taken in Hie event of the Reform Bill now before the
House of Commons becoming law ; and it was resolved, is
the event of North Lincolnshire having • third member
given to it, that Lord Worelff should become • candidate for
the representation. Lord Wonky agreed to this
tion. It to be the opiates of the heed=
liberals that h r. Hewn, will be a candidate for the seat
vacated by Lord Wonky at Great Grimsby, and If this
should be so, Hewn. Palma and Sirley will contest the
city _of Lincoln *past Major Sibthorp„.
RIPIISSENTAI7O/1 Or WERT HARTLIPOOL. —The

dreamedimivesiPmvihruer,deamm• metmeevamivvorialandto..lordianamPaloifing
.inWersdlitrui,Hartiel*°lcuurpngt...
atheLaclaimv:adreof.
presentation m the House of Commons under tau title of
" The Hartlepools."
RIPEISINTATION OF DOW/CPA/SIM —Mr. John-
ston, et Bellykalseg, and proprietor of the Dowisetire Pro-
talked, bag addressal the electors of this borough, in cow
sequence of Mr. Km having signified his intention .4 not
spar soliciting the suffrages of the electors. We have
heard the names of two ether gentlemen who are likely to
offer themselves on the occasion of the nett vacancy.—
' Durapotrich Recorder.
RIPILIBINTATION OF NORWICIL—Up to yeritertiay
nothing of a positive character had transpired in connexion
with the vacancies in the representation of Norwich; but it
wsailenerally !Vona' that Sir William Rumen, wbo sat
for Hover from ISM till the last general election in eon-
junction with Mr. Bernal Osborne, will come forward as •
candidate in the liberal intereat with Mr. E. Warner. Mr.
H. Birkbeck, who had been solicited to offer himself with
Mr. Warner, is sot, it appears, disposed to dead. A meet-
ing of the liberal party was to be held last evening, and to.
day ur to-morrow addresses from candidates will probably
be Lamed. N. coneerrativecandidates have beta announced.
REPRIMILMTATION Or 131111113FMD.—At II meet-
ing held OD Wednesday evening at the Park Hotel, Birken-
head, most influentially attended, and at which John
Ravenscroft, Esq., preaded, an. association was formed for
the purpose .4 prosie..* liberal sail free-trade principle.,
to be ogled
"The Reform
warnArmitice for Birkenhead and
the surrounding distriets." It decided also to request
the inhabitants, M the event of the new Reform Bill pass-
ing, to withhold their promise to say morehdate who
might
be pet forward on tory principle, as a liberal eandi&te
would be rauminated at the proper time. It is understood
that Mr. Juba Laird is to be- tie tory candidate, and Mr.
William Jackson is spoken of by sans of the liberals.
Avorscuew GOLD.—Azzay.a. ow ma Sctomown.
—Lerneroot, TIROUIDILT.—The Black Ball liner Sableaha
Mdsad
=tx.fzoliandllidwirrns), wdas teleg
uring tratig.d. Idol y
e bar
es hoardlimos. el gold, vvvalued at 66,260 t.
The telepao hog now been attended to
llicesesseonth. in pelmet. Ms place übecoming very
0= es aocanat of its being • favourite resort fee

SPORTING.

TATTERBALLI3.—TstritaDAY.
A thin attendance, and the betting unimportant. The
running of Nucleus at Coventry had a depressing effect
upon his position for the City and suburb. • at 33 to 1 be
was only supported fora small mina 1200 1,0 100 was laid
against Umpire for the DNORTRAM4I4OIBIIIIIR STARER_
12 to 1 apt Mr. T. Pares Rattlebona (t)
16 to 1 Mr. Lamberge Claire (t)
SO to 1 Mr. T. DorWs Ms epode (t)
10 to 1 Mr. Eastwood's Tommy Noble (t)
25 to 1 My. Castle's Old Robert (t)
CITY AND (SUBURBAN.
33 to 1 apt Mr. merrft Apollyon (t)
33 to 1 Captain Vernon'soriatt (t)
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 apt Mr. Balder's Volast4a:
15 to 1 —11 r. T. Pares AI
10 to 1 lord Portentosth• Twat Deer 1)
15 to 1 Mr. Marland's (or,
25 to 1 Mr. R. Ten Bres Satellite (og)
33 to 1 Mr. Thomas's Bilmalsa(lam
40 to 1 Mr. AnpU's The Greek t)
40 to 1 Mr. C. Devon's Independence 't)
00 to 1 Mr. Whittaker's First Lord 3
06 to 1 Lord Chesterfield's Telegram 1)
es to 1 Mr. Copeerthwalte's Twilight t)
120 to 1 Mr. Ri 7's Bins Jacket
TWO liOUSAND.
6 to 2 apt Lord Portsmouth's Baccaneer 3)
Portsmouth's
to 1 apt Lord PorUnnoath's Buccaneer t)
11 to 1 Mr. Ten Broook's Umpire It
as to 1 Lord Istland's Istachastor (og)
U to 1 Mr. lAnson's Crammed (t)