The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

1411.14313. Milo Pee- M. Told. Teed
Week ending Nov N. .14.-
Sews. 18
4
Northern of Canada N all 733 1.144 1.216
week sorllna Dec. 9.
Ortroll mad 1111wante• .. 3,671 11,13-41
Great Wooten of ilium& 341 11,433 11,396

THE POBT81101:TH S•moics' Holm E.—Ct Riori
I•ciDENT.—A curious iocideet is just reported from the
1 Sailors Home at Portsmouth. A abort time ago • tall and
handsome youth, or rather yam man, called at thee' Ren-
dezvous " public-house, cm the Common Hard, Porter, sad
stated that he wanted to ship in any capacity. From this
place be treat to the Sailon' Home, where be mailmen by the
kind superintendent, Mr. Thorne, R.N., who, however, at
mice suspected that hie position in society w.• far superior
to that which he represented. Mr. Thorne accordingly took
him into his private modem* sad treated him with great
kindness and coodderatioa. The young man was one
morning readies in the drawing-room when he am
informed that two gentlemen were below desiring
to sae him. This was a circumstance which, although unex-
pected, was anything but agreeable ; bet the interview took
place, and it tramps:id that the yam' geatlemen was the
son of a baronet reputed to be one of the wealthiest in the
country, sad the eatlemee who had sought him were his
uncles—oaf also a and the other a member of par-
liameot. The young gentleman was, of wane, immediately
taken away, and Mr. Thorne was warmly thanked for his
mantesy sad kindness. The superlutrodent has, within
the last few days, received& very handsome sad valuable
inketazd fence the father of the truant, accompanied by •
letter expressing his thanks for the treatment his son re-
calved while at the Portsmouth Sailors' Home.

SCOTCH RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.— n arrange-
went has just beeo concluded betwixt the board. of the
Glaavw sod South Western and the Kirkondbright Rail-
way Companies, reader which the directors of the former
take over the local hoe and all its liabilities, min back the
shareholders the amount of their stock and 10s. per 10.
share in addition, in lien of dividend Moos the opening of
the line up to August next,when the transfer will be
effected, should there be no obstacle, from shareholders or
the Miura With referemos to the agreemeot for anal-
of the Dumfries and Lockerby Company with the
aledoiliao it is understood that the sharebolders of the
local line All be secured • dividend of 6 per cent. upon
their stock, which has always from the opening commanded
a premium in the market.—idesourph, Courant.
CZYNTAL PALsos. HALF-CRLaWN
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