The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-21 00:00:00

hoodoo d —Cambridge, Oxford, p.—Dublin, Wexford, Its d, Ormskirk, Preston. 41, 4. 1 p.—N,,.TY, WalTennointi,tePS
staffordshire, Ws. lid. p.--thropshire din. FL &C. d.—s.
shire fn., 4 p.—W. Riding lin., 21, eSs. p.—Dutch Rhein*
Boston, Newark, Sheffield, 17s. d.--iiitheroe fn., Ifs, 44,
nester, Bedford, d.—Ltioester, Tam girth, par.lesithee,
cheater (Rem.) 2( d.ll.
MEETINGS THIS DAY.
East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction; otte,et
passage Gnlldhall; I p.m.—Guildford Junction;
I p.m.-2-Great Eastern and Western; London Tavern; I p.m.
PROVINCIAL. SunEwsr.unx AND lIHNIXhn.i.
RAILWAY If InTlNo.—The net general meeting of this commit -
held on Saturday, at shreusbury ;W. 0. Gore, Esq., 7u,"43.
chair. The report statist, infer (Via, the terms of an arne„..,
made with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Vadt,74
the Shrewsbury, Wolverhamptim, and south Staffordshire Juirit ~,,
Railway Companies, whereby the object of the Compinr in r
one continuous and unbroken line of railway communksition 4,its2
Shrewsbury and Birntingharn, and thence to London, will be
obtiZ
In order to comply with the act, the pre‘ent shares hate ken reat—e4
in the proportion of flee shares with 21. tits. partto four
having 3/. paid ; the surplus of two shillings lair run to
be returned when the new certificates shall he issued.
set
directors propose to create 52,000 shorts of the nominal v.ilne let
each for the shareholders of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhiunptek
South StaiTorrWure Junction Company. The commet for the
of the line between Wellington and Oaken Gatoi, it in bops Tem.
let in the mum of the prtwent year, and the other contracts is ,4t.
flcient time to hure the whole works finished, .1 the line
euntemporaneously from Shrewsbury. to Wolverhampton, woes the
erection of a terminus sufficiently commkhotis for the railwayseggiZ
ing in Wolverhampton will be forthwith court licked, The dircetersoge,
Mindy. believe that the Bowls of the concern will be found suflkilar
enter into and prosecute the mint met s without nurking a call no the I,
sent shareholders payuble within 12 months from the inewingof
tie
the preliminary expense of obtaining which, notwithstanding a se,ere—'
struggle with competing colipanien, will be less than Ills, ts,,,Ae,,e.
Interest on the deposit from the date of registration, :odd en silty*,
cans, will be paid at the rate of 4 per cent. The shares rename
amount to 47,/100 ; and, in order to complete the resists; the
remainder are to be put into the names of original allottiss. After
the unanhninin adoption of the report, an abstract of the remits
and expenditure up to August 3, was laid beim e the meeting At
credit of capital aokumt 162,500/. Am ffiint expended in obtds
act, purchase for land for station at Wolverhampton. and
sps
of V. 2.. on 13,875 shares, or one-fourth the capital of tbe
mingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rink ay, 5i,315r,3„.
The directors named in the act were then re-eleeteil. Messrs, knit,
mitt Collett and Richard low appointed auditors, their reninnernxe
being fixed at 201. each per annum, and Mr. George Knox coitissey
in the office of Secretary at SOM. per annum until the opening of tee
line, 5001. additional being voted to him inconsideration iiji,,,, reap
exertions, and more particularly- for haring hero instruss
effecting the amalgamation with the Dudley and Madelcy, an armee.
ment whereby the opposition of that company, as a ennipetingsthea,_
was avoided, and the position of the Shrewsbury aid Itirmingisit
materially improved.

BASINOOTOKE AND SALISBCRY.—Mr. Brassy, the eca.
tractor for executing this branch line, set a fxmviderahle pm*
men to work on Mouilav last, commencing at lia•ingstke. It is is,
tended to run near to ILe town of Wbitchurch, where Mum is falai
station, Nash* claw by the important tow of Andover, o her, th,
is also to be a principal station erected, close to the Folly Inn, id
within 200 yard. of the borough ; from thence passing near to Weji,s
and Applcitiitiw, places anted for their great sheep ;mil hop fairs, mg
to wtigh will alro be another station, and from thetas. m; to Seligam
Though the extension to Temil was thrown out be the Lards Ist
credo n of parliunent, it is the intention of the threciors to renew th
application next year, when there is no doubt but sort n7l is
granted. The areatewt exertion, are to be aril I. get the hoc le
Salisbury eompleted in twelve monthly, to perform u hich Mr. line 7
is engaging all the able-both d turn be can bear of. at none kw, hwa
3s. per day. lie cso considerate BA to prefer engaging the Agrieut,,
rat labourers of this and adjoining counties rattier than the wad
strolling navigators.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.—TM
work.. on thi‘ line will be commenced in the cotune of three weeksit
Mallow and Cork.

IRISH MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN.—There Was
meeting of this company on Friday, Lord Mins:do 11,. in the disk.
The statements made rt,pecting its prognws were sati-lai tory. th,
chairman stun P, as a proof of the s.olvenc: of the shareloaders
eat: of Zit. had been made singe it had been made up; 2/. It,. pars*
on the Ist of August, and 2/. 10s. on the Ist of October, making 'mat
; and their proprietary. must be a most solvent one, who be
mentioned that before the second call more than half the amount boa
been paid up, though only the half was due. There are 3,000 maims
stoutly employed on the works, and the company esp. cts ho haR tir
iwolittutm of the Government next rear in obtaining an exten.siaa
the line from Athlone to Galway. 'the company, I And, have nikall
to advance 50,0010., in canter to give employment to the people in iks
construction of the line from Alullintrar to Longford, proviiksl that Mt
14101 C amount be advanced by government for the like object.

BELGIUM.-111ttAlltS AND THORAUT. —This scetks
was opened for traffic on Tuesday taxi. At a banquet riven
neriudon at the Minister of Public Worl, propo,ed the lOW
of the "Soeiett, Auglai.e,'which wioe relimileil to by Mr. Richard'
The Indepontlenre of th-taket• ohervek, that the section ni..t ovehtd
will be the mes prottuetive of the whole line.