The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the Examiners resumed their sittings,
and declared that the Standing Orders had been
complied with in the following cases :—Exe Valley,
Severn Junction, Cannock Chase Extension,
Caledonian and Scottish North-Eastern (amalga-
mation), Bridgwater, Vale of Crickhowell,
Brecon and Merthyr-Tydfil Junction (Northern
lines) ; London, Brighton, and South Coast (St.
Leonard's and Hastings lines) Caledonian
(Greenock and Gourock extensions) ; Knighton,
Vale of Llangollen, Llangollen and Corwen, and
Corwen and Bala (amalgamation) ; Kidwelly and
Burry Port, and Burry Port Amalgamation; Dub-
lin and Kingstown ( Lease). In the undermen-
tioned cases the Standing Orders were not com-
plied with :—South Eastern, Skipton, and Wharf-
dale. The adjourned cases were the Salisbury and
Dorset Junction, the Caledonian (Kilsyth branches),
the Central Ireland, Solway Junction (branches),
Great Western (further powers), and the Devon
and Cornwall. A notiee was issued to the effect
that the cases appointed for hearing (February 1)
will on that day be postponed till Wednesday, the
7th of February, and the cases standing for Friday,
the 2d of February, will be postponed till Thursday,
the Bth of February.

The Volunteers.

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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1866.

engineers, to the Doris ; George Metcalf, engineer,
to the Indus, for charge of the engines of the Repple;
G. Tyrer, second-class assist.-engineer, and John T.
Trickett, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the
Doris ; C. F. A. Broadway, clerk, to the Prince
Albert ; E. P. Rimell, clerk, to the Royal Adelaide ;
J. Barnes and T. Guard, assist,-clerks, additional,
to the Duncan, and E. W. P. Edwin and F. B. J.
Matthias, assist.-clerks, additional, to the Topaze ;
Capt. Roderick Dew, C. 8., to the Royal Adelaide,
additional, for service in the Lord Clyde ; Capt. J.
J. Kennedy, C. 8., to the Frederick William, vice
Heathcote, whose period of service has expired ;
Capt. C. Vesey, to the Doris, commissioned ; Com-
mander Iltid T. M. Nichol], to the Daedalus, vice
Field, whose period of service has expired ; Sub-
Lieuts. C. W. Atkinson, J. H. E. Parker, and A.
P. Watson, to the Caledonia, as supernumeraries,
for disposal ; T. W. Haverfield, paymaster, to the
Trafalgar ; S. G. Robison, paymaster, to the Si-
moom ; W. S. Chambre, second master, to the
Topaze ; E. 0. Hallett, second master, to the Vic-
toria; C. H. Stone, assist. -paymaster, to the Simoom;
J. Rothery and W. Ross, engineers, additional, to
the Princess Royal ; J. Aitken and W. Thomas,
first-class assist.-engineers, additional, to Princess
Royal ; and Henry D. King, clerk, to the Simoom.

CENTRAL LONDON RIFLE RANGERS.

The fifth annual general meeting of this corps
(40th Middlesex) was held last night at the drill-
shed, King's Head-court, Gray's-inn-lane, for the
transaction of business. In the absence of Lieut.-
Col. Somerset, the senior officer present, Captain
Walters, occupied the chair.
The Chairman called upon the hon. secretary, Mr.
R. T. Taylor, to read the annual report. It adverted
to the continued prosperity of the regiment. Al-
though during the past year there had. been increased
expenditure, through the rent of the range having
been raised from £5O to £BO a year, yet, by the exercise
of strict economy, the expenditure had been kept
within receipts, leaving a balance. In consequence
of the increased payments to the members of the
instrumental band the balance-sheet was not so
favourable as that of the general fund. Apprecia-
tion was expressed relative to the services of Cap-
tain and Adjutant Cooper and Captain Isaacs, hon.
treasurer to the band fund, for having organised the
annual theatrical performances, which now formed
an institution of the regiment. Allusion was made
to the continued interest in the corps evinced by the
inhabitants of the neighbourhood, by whom the
committee were again enabled to offer many prizes
to be shot for by the members ; and the members
were urged to obtain recruits to fill up the blanks,
which, from many causes,were constantly occurring
in a body of men like the 40th ; and also stimulated
to increased energy so as to render the corps, both in
number and efficiency, second to none in the country.
Captain Lowe and Captain Lumley proposed and
seconded that the report be adopted ; and on the
motion of Captain Woods, seconded by Quarter-
master Scott, it was unanimously carried.
The following gentlemen were then elected the
committee for the ensuing year :—Messrs. Relley,
Sherrard, Wilton, Wilson, Jones, Phillips, Bell,
C romar, Walker, Phillips, %Vigley, and J. G.
Taylor; with hon. members Messrs. Clark, Bray,
and Horsley.

Captain WooDs, having previously given notice,
moved, " That the uniform of the regiment, namely,
the tunic and trousers, be in future made the same
as those of the 60th Rifles, and that all members be
expectedAto provide themselves with the uniform
in time for the Easter review." He explained that
the cost of altering uniforms recently made would
be 55., and that new uniforms, tunic and trousers,
could be obtained at an expense of £2 7s. 6d. He
advocated the change on the ground of harmony of
colour and personal convenience.
Voting papers having been circulated amongst
the members, the result was declared by the Chair-
man. There was not one-fourth of the efficient
members in favour of the motion, -whereas it re-
quired three-fourths of " efficients."
After votes of thanks to the office-bearers, and
to Captain Walters for his conduct in the chair, the
meeting separated.

Commissioners of Sewers.

The Commissioners of Sewers of the City of Lon-
don met in the Court-room at the Guildhall on
Tuesday, under the presidency of 11. De Jersey,
Esq. (Deputy), the chairman.
After the disposal of certain applications, one of
the contractors to the commission, named Stephens,
was summoned for neglecting to remove the dust
from a house in his district for six weeks. The case
was proved by one of the inspectors, and the coif-
tractor was fined £lO.

A very numerously-attended deputation waited
upon the commissioners and presented a memorial
signed by all the leading occupiers of premises in St.
Paul's-churchyard and Ludgate-hill, urging the
Court to carry out a public improvement by remov-
ing the house No. 1, St- Paul's-churchyard, and
widen the thoroughfare at that spot. It was stated
that a favourable opportunity now presented itself
for carrying out the improvement, as the ground
was now vacant; and it was further stated that the
improvement was one of such importance that the
Corporation, as well as the Metropolitan Board of
Works, would, doubtless, consent to contribute to-
wards the cost of carrying it out.

FAllRARtheDmepeurntyoria.Supported the prayer of

The CHAIRMAN observed that this question had
received very careful attention at the hands of the
Improvement Committee, 'who were prepared to
dayellinthat it should be at
reference to it, and
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once read.

Mr. DA w, the principal clerk, then read the report
of the committee, stating that they had been in nego-
tiation with a view to carry out this improvement by
rounding the corner at No. 1, St. Paul's-church-
yard, but the sum demanded for so doing was £2,500,
and that a still further sum would now be required
for the ground necessary for the purpose. They
thought, however, that the present opportunity for
carrying out the improvement should not be lost
and they therefore recommended that the necessary
notices should be given for taking the whole plot of
land of the owner.

After some remarks by several members of the
Court, the majority of whom advocated the carry-
ing out of the improvement, the report of the com-
mittee was put and carried, and the necessary no-
tices for taking the ground were ordered to be served
accordingly. It was then referred back to the com-
mittee to carry out the improvement as they might
be advised, and to confer with the Improvement
Committee of the Corporation thereupon, with a
view to obtain the assistance of the Court of Com-
mon Council by a grant in aid of the cost thereof.

Mr. JOSEPH PAW, the principal clerk to the com-
missioners, laid before the court a letter he had re-
ceived from Mr. G. Dickins, the assistant-secretary
at the Custom-house, upon the subjeet of the report
presented at the last court by Dr. Letheby with re-
spect to the intended sale at the Commercial Sale-
rooms, in Mincing-lane, of a quantity of damaged
tea, which had been recovered from the ruins of the
fire in Beal's Wharf, which the medical officer
stated was quite unfit for human consumption. In
reply, it was intimated to the commissioners that the
Board of Customs had no power to interfere with
the sale of the goods in question.
Mr. W. J. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the commission,
stated that be had, in accordance with his instruc-
tions, served notice upon the auctioneers, Messrs.
Brown and Roberts, that the tea was unfit for hu-
man food, and also upon the superintendent of the
Commercial Sale-rooms, and had given notice of the
facts to the Commissioners of Customs. The sale,
however, was proceeded with by the auctioneers on
the 25th inst., and a portion of the tea was knocked
down at prices ranging from
lid. to 100. per lb.,
but he had since heard that none of the tea was
really sold.
After some conversation, the solicitor was in-
structed to issue a summons on behalf of the com-
missioners against Messrs. Brown and Roberts, for
offering the tea for sale.

Dr. LETIIEBY reported that the markets and
slaughterhouses of the City had been duly inspected