The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

LONDON AND 300TB•WEBTEBN itAILWA F.

The &items of this company intend to ask the
proprietors cm the 19th inst. for luatharity to amalgamate
the Luger sad Exmouth and the Thames Valley Railways
with their system. They also lathed to submit amuse-
ments for the user in perpetuity of portions of the metropo-
hten lines sod city undmUking of the Leedom, Chattels,
an Dover Company. The Bieber sod Exmouth line is 10.4
mules is length. sod the capital soma& of 48001.
tedium, shares, 27,0001. fire per seat. prof/moos
shares, 16,6001. debenture debt, together 80,4001., and
liabilities of 1,8001. By the proposed terms of amalgams-
tioo the ordinary sad preference shares are to be exchanged
for 45,0001. 4i per met. pretences shares of the South-
Warless Oempasy, the latter are also to samaras the
debesture debt, and to pey is cash the liabilities of 1,8001.
The ainalpmation is to take effect on the let of January,
1866. The Thames Valley IWO extends from the Kingston
Railway, near Twickenham, to Shapperton, is 9J miles is
=sti, Ism a share capital of 110,0001., aid wan opened far
oe the Ist of November last. By an authorised
agnemeet the South Western Company are to work the
line in perpetuity, rendering to the Thames Valley Coen- '
pen y a =ham= return of 4,650/. a year with half its not
profits beyond that sum. The directors propose to give is
exchange for the 110,01301. share os • the sum of
100,9101. of 4i per mot. South-Western preforms*, stook.
The direst«i recommend the shareholders to adopt these
armagements.
The arrangement with the London, Chatham, and Dover
Company provides for the use of their railway between the
Clapham, the Loog-hedge, sad the Knight's-kill junctions
respectively, and the City terminus of the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover Com y's hoes at the foot of Ludgate-
bill. The Leonine, and Dover ()emptily are,
with all despatch to complete all their still uncompleted
lines between their Ludgate terminus on the one band, and
the three several juactioes oa the other i and between their
Ludgate and Herne-hill stations 'Delusive there are to be
fair lines of way. The South Waters Company are to
have full powers to run their trellis to and from Ludgete
stations, elk the Knight's-hill, the Long-hedge, and the Clap-
ham Janette's, with the me of all stations, he., at through
rates, to be divided after the retention of the government
duty, and 25 per Dent. for working expenses in equal mile-
ap proportious, bat with as advantage to the London,
Chatham, and Dover Company is the division of fares for
distance, exceeding 20 miles from the Ludgate statics*.
Sidings for the relief of the Ludgate station and for use by
the engines and carriages of the two companies are to he
formed partly on land already acquired by the Doter
Company aad partly on had to be acquired by the
South-Western Company, near the Ludgate station, each
company paying • rens for working and maintaining
the sidings, with interest on the respective expenditures of
the two companies in proportion to the use of the siding by
each of the two companies. In consideration of them pri-
vileges the Serate-Weetern Company are to pay the Dover
Company upon the completion of the uncompleted portions
of their railways between Ludgate-bill and the respective
jaectioas, 316,00111., and in respect thereat to he for ever
free of any payment for the use of the Dover Company's
lines, Adieus, ie., in exercise of their powers up to
11,0601. a yew, but being subject to pay the proper appor-
tionment of rates, No far as it exceeds in any year that rum.
In ease the Dover Company shall hereafter make a station
north of their Ludgate one, the South-Western Company is to
have the optical el joining is the work, and ia that ram is
to have the running powers extended thereto, apes terms
having reference to the pugilist eirounistanose and cost of
that portion of she railway. The directors recommend the
proprietors to confirm this arrangement.

Das= or Brit A. D. priori. —The death of
Sir Arthur Demur Croft, Bart., one of the marten of the
Court of Qema's Beech, is unmanned. The dammed
baroost, who wen bore is 1801, was the second moo of the
sixth bartmet, by the daughter of the lass Dr. Therms
Deamaa, He wee calla to the bar in 1830, sad wee ap-
pointed to his mastership by Lord Derusian. Be is sae.
ceded is the baroaetey by hie sos, Herbert Georg* Dm-
mem, who was born la 18313. The mastership is the Court
of Queen's Beech, which becomes vaeant by hie &Mb. is in
the Oft of Sir Almasniar Ooekbars, Bart, the Lord Chief
Joatioe.
MrraorOurar BOARD OF WORCS.—Yesterday
an adfoursed meeting of the Metropolitan Baud of
Works wee held at the Arm, Spriag-ger, Mr. Thinks.'
is the chair, for the purpose of madman the damasks
amps the report frees the mai* dramge esarmittaa,
brought rip at the weekly setting cm Friday, with Mud to
the antract for the Thames embaukmeet. The diseserion
mealted in the report being adopted, sad it was ordered to
M demisted.
Berm Kisanwowew Mossum.—During the week
wales Jae. 14, the Astute have bora as !oilmen—Oa Mon-
day, Toraday, sad Saturday (fres days), open from 10 urn.
to 10 pas., 11,076 ; oa Wedoesday, Thursday, sad Friday.
sarcisate days (admirable to the public, 6d.), open frees 19
a.m. till 4 p.m.. 1.800; total, 191,1376.. FMB the oponies
taw wyerem. 8,013.13 e.