The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTERS.

Yesterday, in the committee of the Lords over
which Lord Portman presides, after taking evidence and
bestbs Mr. Xerewether, Q.C., Mr. Rodwell, Mr. Bosley,
and counsel on the bills, the committee passed the
bile of the Loudon end North Western, Lancaster and
Orfila. and Cal/dozes. Railways, forthe alteration and en-
Impuseet of the citadel-station and for works iu connexion,
at a east of 80,000‘. ; also the bills of the same compact
far additional works and powers, including the taking of
land at a Immo( 65,001/1. ; and the bill in connexion with
the Cheater and Holyhead Railway for an extension of the
contract for stesaibeats between Holyheml and Kingstown,
for a period of 14 yews. The ormunittoe on the Feoarth
Harbour and Railway were occupied all day with the "po-
litics of the Marquis of Bute aid others; and the committee
=the Liverpool liaesof the London and Notth Western were
espagsd co the Lion to that measure. The bills
is Lord 's committee were the Thames reel
Railway Abandonment Bill, North• Eastern Railways &las-
sies to pushy, and the Cockermonth, Keswick, and Penrith
Railway. In the Commons the committee on the Metro-
politan railways, consisting of Mr. Adair, chairman ; XL
W. 0. Foster, Mr. Baines, Mr. Hitinberston, and Captain
O'Connell, not and passed the bill of the North Load"
Railway, for their branch (row Caroden•town to the City.
The bill of the Llanelly 'Railway Company for their en.
tensions to Swansea and other places was pulsed, and the
committee on the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway
also passed that measure, enabling them to raise further
capital by the creation of new stock to meet liabilities, but
reducing the amount of capital so sought to be raised in reirpct
of its application to collieries and eteambnats. The Vale of
Reath Railway was pined in Xr.Mamey'scommittee, and the
Bristol Channel Pilotage is that of Admiral Walcott.
Messrs. Bidder, Hawkihaw, Fowler, and Harrison were
examined on the eogineeriog merits of the North Eastern
Railway Coespaay's proposed extimmious. The cam of the
Byname mid Reath Railway is nom:lulled, and will be
decided to-slay. That of the North Somerset is still under
consideration.
Poetic orricra EXTICIFIITOS. —Yesterday the bill to
enable the Commislioners of Works to acquire the requisite
houses and Lode in Duke-street, Westminster, as a site for
the erection of public offices, was passed in Lord Reda-
dale's committee. The compulsory powers are to coati"'
for three years, and the MAXIMUM sum parable for making
up deficiency in rates is to be increases!. The bill is called
The Supplemental Public Moss Extension Act, 1861."

(rllOll LAST SIGHT'S MARMITE)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OPTIC; MAY 7.—Notice
is hereby eves, that her Mammy's birthday will be kept on
Wednesday, the 10th of July Berk
Fonsumoreres, May 29. —The Queen has been
Cery plowed to appoint Thomas C. Taylor, Esq., to be
jesty's Viee.Ooosul at Abbeoktita.
Fozzicur-orvics, JUNR 17.—The Queen has been
plesord to approve of Mr. Edward Leaven worth as Consul
at Sydney, New South Wales, for the UMW States of
America; the Queen bee also been pleased to approve of
the Commander Juan Clemente de Las Cams as Consul at
Liverpool for the Republic of Venezuela.
Wan-omen, Jolts 18.—The Queen has been
MiSay pissed to eve orders for the appointment of
uff aad Masher, the British member of the
late Europeerarn Commission in Syria, to be an Ordituuy
Member of the Civil Division of the Seoond-elme, or
Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath.

Dowlenco-nrneer, JUNE 18.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint William Swan Field, Earl., to be Col-
lector of Customs. Principal Comptroller of her Majesty's
Customs sod Navigation Laws, sad Registrar of Shippiug
for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty
has also been pleased to appoint Francis Bertrand Piny
to be sub-Collector and Comptroller of her Molest s
Customs and Navigation Laws, sad Registrar of Shipping
at Purt Elisalath, in the colony of the Oared (loud Hope.

PaIiZILIZA EXIIIIITION AT ADIRTLIMAM.—BOARD
or Timm; WinTssma., Joint 18.—The Right Hoe. the
Lords of the Committee al Privy Council for Trade have
recei fres the riemetery at State for Foreign Affairs, •
sop,ved, • nolo from the Nitharlsods minister in this
•osatry, comnsenicating a programme of an Exhibition of
Objeola end Implements consented with Fisheries, intended
to be held at Amsterdam in the month of September next.
Persons desirous of contributing objects to the above ex-
hibition ars invited to address themselves by letter before
the 18th Jaly, 1881, to the "Society for promoting In-
dustry" at Amsterdam, mentioning the nature of the
articles isteuded for coutributiou. All expenses attending
the tram:Mance of objects inner:dad for evitilartien will be
paidby the =mitts, of the flocisty.—Oarette.