The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

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TIIE ULSTER RAILWAY COMPANY.—The directors
of this company have issued their report, in anticipation of
the approaching half-yearly meeting. It is another piece
of evidence of the greatly improved state of the country,
and particularly of the district. influenced by tho Ulster
Railway, The directors state that they have teen enabled
tu reduce the interest on nearly all their burrowed capital to
4 Per cent. A dividend of 255. on each share with 491.
paid up ts reeonitnentled ; alter payment of which a
balance of 1,930!. will remain to be carried to the reserve
fund. The dividend paid on each share in the entire year
1841 was 2.55. ; in IMO, it was 311. ; in 1851, it was 411. ; '
a 1852, it was 4.i5.; and 2•ia. for the wintt r sit months
bolds out a promise of at least 51 per cent. fur the present
re tr. These are gratifying proofs of growing prosperity in
Ireland.

Australian Land shares were generally fiat this
afternoon. Australian Agricultural closed 101 to
104 ; and South Australian Land, 53 to 54. British
American Land left off 63 to 6,5. Australian Bank
sham were also flatter, especially the new descrip-
tions. Oriental Bank shares do not quite maintain
their late marked advance. London Joint Stock
Bank sham were done at 211; Provincial Beak of
Ireland, 48; Victoria Docks (41. paid), 62, ; ditto,
New (2/. paid), 4; ; Crystal Palace (5/. paid), 6i, ;
General Steam Navigation, 301 ex dir, and bonus ;
General Screw Steam Shipping (121. paid), 11; ;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 841; ditto, New
(231. paid), 46; Submarine Telegraph (11. paid), 1.
The sharer of the Berlin Waterworht Company,
after receding to 1/ to prem., closed 11 to 11 pm. ;'
and Royal Danish Railway shares, 21 to 31 prem.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
the North British Australasian Loan and Investment
Company has been called for the 4th April, at Aber-
deen, for the purpose of adopting the necessary
measures for transferring the seat of management of
the company from Aberdeen to London, and for alter-
ing the designation of the association.
IVe presume the shares and bonds of this line are
not officially marked, owing to no settling-day having
yet been appointed for them ; but it is a matter of
just complaint that the official afternoon list
takes no cognisance of several other under-
takings which have gone through all the re-
quisite forms, and for the exclusion of which
no apparent reason can be assigned. Amongst
these are more especially mentioned, the Beziers
and Graisseseac Railway, the Royal Swedish Rail-
way, and the French South Eastern Railway. With-
out confining ourselves, however, to these caus.e of
complaint, we may ask why does not the official
three o'clock list, published by authority of th. Stuck
Exchange Committee, include the entire list of rail-
way, mining, and miscellaneous stocks of all deserip.
tions dealt in throughout the day? Such an ampli-
fication of the list would be received with weal satis-
faction by the vast body of holders of such securities,
and would tend greatly to increase the business
of the house. Lately some steps have been
taken in this direction, by the inn', due-
tion into this list of a number of mines,
banks and hind shares, but there is still g:ca: room
for improvement. We hear it objected that the
printing arrangements arc not calculated to admit of

DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY.--.
The com.nittee appointed to inquire ilea this bill have :le-
elated the preamble proved, and report that, isamutt as
toe objects of the bill are merely to alter the mode of apply
log the purchase money payable by the Dublin and
Drogheda, and the interest thereon, to the Dublin and Bel
fast J unction, as authorised by the acts relating to Oita.'
companies, so as to enable the latter to apply the s tine is
discharge of its mortgage bond or other debts, so fares the
same will extend, with interest payable, it appeared to the
committee, that with the exception of sec. 7, the 126 staxl-
ing order was inapplicable to the case.
A PUBLIC PARK FOR SOUTHAMPTON.—In the
heart of the town of Southampton there are about 100 screw
of land, called East and West hlarlands, Houndwell, and
Hoglands, in which the inhabitsiita have common fifth's
during some portion of the year. and private incliviiluale
have privileges the other portion. The townspeople,
through the medium of their municipal corporation, have
nearly completed the purchase of the whole of the privileges
of private individuals on these lands, and are going to pi,st
the latter ornamentally, to form public pleaeura grtut.ds.
In another twelvemonth these grounds, it is expected, will
be planted and open for the pleasure and recreation of the
public all the year round. A botanic garden, a maze, and
en observatory, will at ROOD as ptumble be folioed i.nd
erected on the grounds. A portion of the land is to lu set
slide for a cricket ground.
MANsLAVOIITEIt AT MANCIIESTEL—Yeeterday, GII
the Manclieeter Borough Court, a men, named James Grad-
well, was charged with causing the death of Thomas L3g-
bottom. Oa Saturday evening the deceased was at a lesr-
heum: in Faith, Ilatreet. leapt by a person named Baentarte
until about eleven o'clock, when he was taken away by*.me
others in a state of intoxication. They had not priiirci:.ed
far when they met the prisoner, between whom and the
de-
uced a dispute arose, and they commenced wrtittling. At
length the deceased fell down on the pavement, and re-
ceived a cut on the back lan of the head, which blvd pr.,-
fairly. De was then taken home by his compani.:.s.
During the next day he was confined to his bed. lie was
unable to 'nave his limbs, and complained of a pain at tail
back of has eck. Ile d.ed during Sunday night. Iha
prisoner, aho said he threw the deceased down becanst Le
ran at him, and t!.at i c wanted to have nuthin:; to d.t wtilt
him, was renitmded till Friday.