The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-25 00:00:00

ILIILWAY COMMITTEES.

Yesterday the bill of the Penarth Harbour, Dock,
and Railway was passed in committee 14, the promoters
taking power to miss a further sum of 300,0001, for the oon-
structioa of the proposed new works. The bill of the Lon-
de. sad North Western Railway, for a rimiewal of their
powers to rue steamboats, in coalmine with the Chester
sad Holyhead Railway, heirs's' Holyhead sad Kiaptown,
and for other purposes, was likewise masa, subject to the
insertion of clauses limiting the somanboat powers to a period
of ten years. The committee on the Caledonian Central
Railway Aiudgamation were engaged during the sitting in
hearing Mr. Phinn q.e., on behalf of the Glasgow Cor-
poration against the proposed coesolidatioa. The pooped-
lap in the oommittees on the Stockport, Timperley, and
Altrincham, aod other hoes, were further adjourned. The
bill of the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, was passed in
the Lords, and that of the Rhymney Railway forwarded a
stage. The following bills have been appointed to come on
for eoesideratice to the committees now sitting daring the
week :—Cowes and Newport Railway, Cheshire Midland
Railway, Conway sod Llanwrst Railing, St. George's Har-
bour, Mid Wales Railway, Manchester and Milford Haven
Railway (Abstrystwith brooch), Aberystwith and Welsh
Coast Railwa. Ross sod Monmouth Railway, Coleford,
Messesti, trek, and Pontypool Railway, Londonderry
and Lough Swilly Railway, and Enniskillen and Bundoran
Railway. A committee on the following bills is appointed
for April 30 :—Wycombe Railway (extensions), London,
Beckingliernshile, ad West Midland Junction Railway,
Leedom Tramway and Despatch Company. Marton ad Har-
bury Railway, Oldham and Ashton Junction Railway, Lan-
dau sad North Western (additional powers), Healey-in-
Arden Railway, Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway.

THE LATE MURDER AT PLTROUTTL—An inquest
was held on Tuesday on the body of Minolta°. who was
killed on Saturday night on board the Cork steamer
I Preurascher Adler, then lying alongside the Pier at Millbay,
Plymouth, as reported iu our columns on Monday. The
jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against John
Hart," who was committed to take his trial at the seat
amiss* for the county of Devoe. The coroner said it was
very possible that on his trial thiijory, takieg iota considera-
tion the circumstances of aggravation, might find a verdict
of manslaughter. The prisoner, os being removed to a cell,
asked for a drink of water, and at down and wept bitterly.
AFRICAN Matut—The Royal Mail steamer
Athenian was yesterday despatched from Liverpool with
the mails for Madeira, Tenerife, and the stations on the
West Coast of Africa. Amongst the pam.sgen, of whom
there were fourteen, was Mr. Johnima, her Majesty's Omelet
at Tenerife ; and Captain Wood, R.N., Riseaiver-Cleasenl
of the West Coast. The Athenina also took out a fairea
The next mail despatch to the West African Omni fromT-
verLeol will take place on the 24th Of 12/It month.
NOASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RALLWAT.—At •
Whorncliffe meetiag of this Company, held at Manchester
yesterday, there was a motion that the bills for the construe-
Moo of the Settle and Shawforth lima be rejected. The
motion, as a poll being taken, miscarried.
TRADZ CATALOGUE& —" One cannot but be struck
with astoakkainat at the innumerable ways in which as enter-
Prising tradesman appeals to the public with a view to increase
his trade. Printing in all its branches, assisted by the skill of
the wood engraver, seems in the present day to be one of the
Media meat ggeennwally employed in sprouting the knowledge of
Tubas taasafssttires. These arts have ably been brought intense
by Mr. Beason. the eminent watchmaker of lig and 34, Lads**.
hill. and 43 and 47, Cornhill, who Wu sought, by means of as
' Illustrated Pamphlet' (consisting of nearly Oa pp., and contain-
ing upwards of inn beanUful designs for watches, clocks,
with au elaborate description of every construction of watch now
made, to enable persona living in any part of the world to 'plea
the watch best adapted for their toe. and have It forwarded( roe
by peet.--11un, 23r1 August.—(Advertlsemant.l