The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-04 00:00:00

payable to the shatebulders of the Dumfrla Company,
debited to capital, while the guaranteed dividend of 6 per tee 4 7.
wren of /55 OW. r 4 preference stock iatety created man fonn
OS tbsAyrdslre oossysny'ssepsrstarsvenosjastil thps lineazd the MUSLIM are completed. Toe cm t oon = 'Moo wasil, cod the proportion :it empress of working as smenovt-sae.z•
abed no material alleviation of this hoiden. Thewhol..sideZ.,,,„."•ll
than may therefore be mid to he no to this ma. ~„..4esat
Oa the sew bead, should the Mardis railway pigged, as le nowoomilartuly expected, tar 0iii.0utit.,5a,„,,,,,.-•••
, remota 20L per revere per weak, lietwein Gretna anal oeiagn• ' mad an additioisal ue of only hi. per week, liftmen I. t 4 end Glasgow, would proinisi to the Glasgow ar.il Route w, Company an aarual Mama:ea( KUM., which, alter deduc
I,ting 5....--'
per met. for waking e: would yield nearly
the above capital. The merge Memo of toe Ayrshire
eluding branches, was pei mile per week in i M 7,
dually rose to that amount hors the date of ire opening
Glasgow and Ayr in 18 to, when it was la per mile per mak T, tbe meantime than is nothing to prevent the interim oe the mob; which it is now is
•orrow, from heirg debited to ca,bsi
mow Po 1 mg as the hoe is unproductive.—Jse.llT.u,
—Olaagow, Dee. 29, WO. rasa
A lengthened and so!, ewhat animated debate lelbwmt
Mr. Burns, Mr. Gilbert Weir, and oth. rs, steed that the%
preference shares, and the guaranteed d. hamar., forth,
Dumfries Company, would weigh dos n the artifice' sham
so heavily that they would become waste pap, e, an r
might throw them into the ditch as moon as thiy li
There had been large sums of money placed in the II rat
the directors which m;glit have nearly ei mole'. d this Doyd
fries line, but the money bad bees squandered away ea mi.
productive obj.cts.-1 ne Chairmau, go, eat
others, stated that the Ayrshire Comny wu igeck
Interest with the Dumfr cs line, with webich it wouldtv.uts.
ally be amalganiat. d, and that until the comp:ct on of the 6te
a very brae amount of capital would remain wholly tiapa
ductive which should ultimately become hi.hl) reroutes.
tire. The Dumfries company was so much lit want rat lame
that it wes threatened with prommtion by the unite
Mr. Hodgson, M.P., recommended a regotiation with thi
Caledonian Company, with the view of transferring to Meet
that part of the Dumfries line from Gretna to Thecae,
already neatly completed. Ile would be ready it
get tit of the Durctri. s line at a loss of 2000edg
or 300,0001. The Ayrshire Company would then roam
to its pristine prosperity. After several motions and mina
menu had bean pre Need and withdrawn, it win fivaii y
solved, on the motion of Mr. Henry Brock, that th .needy
should adjourn for ten days, and that in the meantima every
information should be given to a committee of sharcholdea
on those points on which a difference existed. —The u ettiog
then adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—SALOON CARRILLO'S or
THS CALIDONIAN RAILWAY.—This new and mauve:lift
kind et carriage is now being introduced both upon loot
lines and lines of pleasure. They are already running ta
the Brighton Railway, and this week one has been kunchal
on the Caledonian ksilway for the advantage and coma
nience of travAlt rs in a colitiouous journey of between fit
and 500 miles in or out of London. The interior is ti;e:dig
into two parts by means of a sliding panel, on whielt
placed two largo mirrors' and it Is seat. d with ,wo room
and easy arm chairs, and two sofas covered with nywocc.,
the centre there is a fnldit g table, and .to in 1,I• to p.„,
round it. Each division forms a comfortable little parkaa
The hangiuga are of dark blue edged with white, and the
wiudows are ornsmtntaliy rained. Chase.° the carriage,
and at either end, a ahem platform is hued up .n w. :2h trs.
yellers may stand and enpy the scenery as the tr. in put.
on. They are painted a rich lake colour, with the contour,
arms in the centre. Beim or conehee may b made up
they are on inipboncl, and by those who lAve to trod
urgently dee and night thi. m w •,•,,..ory to railway hails/
is expected to be patronised and prised.

PUBLIC SALES.
JAN. 3.—By Mr. FUITOTZ, at the *art.—Leask.
house, 29, Dukesatreet, Groseenorrquare, let for 197/. per lan;
h'i4 fur 17 years unexpired, at 611. per annum; basked Ceske
3951.
Leasehold house and shop, Jamesstreet, 3failehestersquare, ka
rents producing 121. 3a. per annum, and held fur S; yeas misspelt
at .5.1., and subject to 151. per annum tam; 295/.
Leasehold shop and pi troilism Jamentateet, Manchester square, la
at rents producing 881. end upwards, held fur 41 years tinutplfals
53!., and subject to Mist ; 1951.
Leasehold shop and premise* Gray.alreet, Duke-street, Mambo*•
square, let at rems producing 75/ per aria= end upwards, Wu
Si rears unexpired at 43!. per annum, and subjee. v Lass; 2.13/
JAN 2.—,dy Mr. FALLOWs, at &email/I,4in. tam MU
logs and 19 mats land, at LlsrLorne, near Birmingham, prods*
301. a year; fetched 1,4001.
Public-house, the King's Arms," at I:fathoms, j ralsang 40Lps
annum; fetched 5131.