The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTBES.

Yesterday the opposition of the Mid-Kent Rail-
way Company and of landowners was proceeded with in the
Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Railway Committee. Mr.
Matthews and other ironninsters were examined on the
Cradley Heath and Dudl iy Railway. The opposition of the
Smith Western Railway to the Sherborne Railway was
closed, and the other committees on the Swansea and Neath
Railway, Newcastle and North Eastern, and Cleveland
Railways were occupied with additional argument and
evidence. The bill of the Charing-cross Railway, for an
extension of their authorised line into the City by a railway
commencing in St. Saviour's, Southwark, by a junction
with their line at Redcroasetreet, sod terminating near
Cannon•street, with a bridge between Southwark-bridge
and London-bridge, carrying the line over the Thames with
an additional line in Southwark, and to raise further monies,
has been pared in the Committee of Chairman of Ways
and Ream The cases of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway, and of the Barnsley Railway, are drawing to •
close in the committee of the Lords, and will, it is expected,
be decided to-day.

FALL IN THS PRICE or BRRAD.—Yesterday, in
various parts of the metropolis, many taken reduced the
price of bread Id. per quartern loaf. This was a course
which has been for some days expected, seeing that for the
last two or three weeks there has been a steady decline in
the price of wheat and flour in all the markets throughout
the country. A further fall is expected.
SERIOUS CHARGES AT MANCHESTSR.—YOMCNIfty
the Manchester papers announced the failure of Messrs.
Frank Atkin and Co., merchauta, with liabilities amounting
to 14,0001., and offenng Is. in the pound. In the afternoon
Mr. Francis Atkin, of Primrose-hill, Little Hulton, was ap-
prehended at the Bankruptcy Court, in Manchester, under a
warrant, on the chargeof fraudulently obtaining 3,000 pieces
of calico, nine 1,1061., the property of Mown. Seville, 22
Morley-street, Manchester, on the Itth of lest month. The
accused is Pt Teen of age, and will he brought before the
Manchester city magistrates this (Thursday) morning. Yes-
terday, the same authorities had before them a cashier
named Donald M`Donald, on the charge of embezzling
from his employers, Messrs. James Smith nod Sons, spin-
ners, Birehin-lain Manchester, the sum of 4491. received
by him on the 'pith April last, from Messrs. J. Moulton and
Barlow, merchants, in that city. The case was remanded
for a week, and it was stated that there were several similar
charges to be brought against the prisoner, the whole
amount embezzled being nearly 3,01)01. Ile is said to bane
lost money in horse-racing
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The Great Eastern is being unloaded and mad°
ready for " show " on Saturday. An immense influx of
people from the manufacturing and country diatricts is ex-
pected at Liverpool during bet stay.
[AdVertiaetnont. j—iiOLLOWA7'A OINTMIDIT AND
Plita.—ithetutiatissu, Gout. Tic.dolomus.--Scarcely a week
without our seeing or hearing of some friends stricken
pasty agonising assineDes. The pain is situated In the joints,
muscles. or nerves, whence it may be driven by fomenting well
with IMO salt and water, and after drying the skin, let it be
rubbed twice a day with Holloway's soothing Ointment, which
should also be new Into the neighbouring glints. It is always
advisable to take Holloway's Pills in these iliwirders, as they
much maid the Ointment's action. The Pills check fever, purify
the blood, and eject all morbid matters engendered by these
diseases. Not only will all pain cease, but the cattle of these
I maladies will be dislodged.