The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-02 00:00:00

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ROYAL INSTITUTION OT GREAT BRITAIN. —At
the annual meeting yesterday—Mr. W. Pole, F.R.S., in
the chair—the report of the committee of visitors for the
year 1867 was read and adopted. The books and pamphlets
presented in that year amounted to 131 volumes, making,
with those purchased by the managers, a total of 319
volumes added to the library in the year, exclusive of
periodicals. Forty new members were elected in 1867.
Kity-three lecturer and 20 evening discourses were
delivered during the year 1867. Thanks were voted to
the president, treasurer, and secretary, to the committees
of managers and visitors, and to the professors, for their
services to the institution during the past year. The
officers for the ensuing year were elected.
TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
ending April 25, on 13,226 miles, to 722,3121., and for
the corresponding week of last year, on 12,913 miles, to
728,2521., showing an increase of 313 miles and a decrease
of 6,570/. The gross receipts on the following 14 rail-
ways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,565 miles to
601,1141., and for the corresponding week of 1867, ou
9,306 miles, to 606,6941., showing an increase of 260 miles
and a decrease of 5,580/. The decrease on the Great
Eastern amounted to 2,9011. ; on the Great Southern
and Western to 1,2561.; on the Great Western to 476/. ;
on the London and North-Western to 6,136/. ; on the
London, Brighton, and South Coast to 452/. ; on the
London and South Western to 6771.; on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 1,377/. ; and on the South
Eastern to 3,2111.—t0ta1, 16,4861. ; but from this most
be deducted 1,446/., the increase oa the Cale-
donian and North British, 1,6041. on the Great
Northern, LOOM on the Lancashire and York-
shire, 7031. on the Midland, and 6,1161. on the
North Eastern—together, 10,906/., leaving the decrease
as above, 5,580/. The goods and mineral traffic on those
lines amounted to 342,7251., and for the corresponding
week of 1867 to 326,5931., showing an increase of 16,1321.
The receipts for passengers, parcels, de., amounted to
258,3891., against 280,1011., showing a decrease bf 21,7121.
The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on
3,660 miles, to 1212681., and for the corresponding week
of last year, on 3,607 voiles, to 122,258/., showing an in-
crease of 53 miles and a decrease of 9901. The total re-
ceipts of the past week show a decrease of 15,0111., as
conspired with those of the pawed...lLn week, ending the
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As iMPULENT Salain.x.—A wan tamed Payne
Juts been making a good living for some time past by be-
velling through the towns of the midland district in the
character of an inspector of weights and measures. the
business was so profitable that he was enabled to employ
an assistant named Shaw, to whom he paid regular wages,
and who has just been committed for trial by the Weapon-
bury magistrates upon a charge of obtaining money by
false pretences. Payne used to go to all the small provi-
sion shops that lay in his route, and introducing himself
as an inspector, demanded to be shown the wales in use.
After a careful examination he would direct Shaw, who
meanwhile stood in the background with a basket of tools
over his shoulder, to file a little off one or other of the
scales, and for this service he demanded a fee, varying from
three to six shillings, according to the idyls of the shop.
Payne is at the present time serving a term of six months'
imprisonment, but on his release he will be taken into cum-
tody on some of the numerous charges which the police are
in a position to bring home to him.

THE WEST LONDOW HOSPITAL, HAMMERSMITH--
The number of patients under treatment at this hospital
during the past week amounted to 647, of which 234 were
new cases.

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