The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

SUROPSIIIRE UNION RAILI►AI.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this railway
and canal was held at the Lion Hotel, at Shrewsbury ;
Earl Fowls in the chair.

The following is the report of the directors:—" The
dividend declared by the London sad North Western Com-
pany for the past half year having been after the rate of 51.
per cent. per annum, the proprietors of this company are
entitled to a dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. per annum, and
warrants will accordingly be issued for the same during
the ensuing week. The London and North Western Com-
pany having, since the last half-yearly netting, created
additional share capital, in which this company were entitled
to participate, the proprietors have accordingly had the
option of accepting their proportion of the new shares so
created. The mint committee of the House of Commons
appointed to consider the subject of railway and canal
tains, made their report at the end of the session,
:1111rills for powers to carry into effect any amalgama-
tions were postponed until the next session of parliament,
is consequence of their inquiries not having terminated at
an amber period. The proceedings of this com-
pany in parliament, during the last session, were
in accordance with the wishes and requirements
of the London and North Western Company."
The statement of account showed that the canal revenue
account for the half-year has been 58,4501. 17s. 9d., and
the eapenditure 44,1881. 13e. Id., leaving a balance of
14;2711. 4s. Bd. to be carried to dividend and interest
account. The railway
receipts were 16,4841. 14s. 5d., and the workirg expenses
14,7081. 13s. 3d., leaving a balance of 1,7561. 3s. 2d. The
half-year's interest on the debentures amounts to
16,4821. I9s. ; and the sum required to pay the current
dividend, 17,5031. 9s. 5d., so that the loss to the London
and North Western Company on the half-year has been
17,9.591. Os. 7d.
On the motion of the Chairman the report was adopted
unanimously.
By a subsequent resolution the usual dividend of 2} per
seat. was ; and a vote of thanks to Lord Powis
tormisitsti the business of the meeting.

EIMIEWSBORY. AND CMS/TER RalLmast.—At the
adjourned mating of this company, bald yesterday at
Cheater, the resell of the poll on Mr. W. Taunton's amend-
ment for the immediate adoption of the terms of an amal-
gamation proposed by the Great Western Company, was J to
declared by the scrutineers to be • majority of 7,800 in ID
favour of the amendment. Thanks were then voted to ID
the chairman and directors, and the proceedings termi-
sated.
RAILWAYS IN PIEDMONT.—The Parlament° of a
Turin calculates that 528 kilometres (about 330 English
miles) of railway will be open to circulation in Piedmont a
by neat year. This result is the more extraordinary as the
weeks have not been in progress for more thin three yean.
The names of the lines are: Turin and Genoa, 16i kit.: 20
Alessandria and Novara, 100 kil. ; Turin and Tosseno, 6i fmi
kil.; Turin and Seca, 62 kil. ; Turin and Figaro', 38 kil.;
Mortara and Vigevano, 15 kit. • Turin and Novara, 93 kil.
A WOLF STORY.—The &wrier de Gera says : le
" Two mountaineers from the Pyrenees appeared about a I
fortnight beck in the village of Masons, leading three large •
wolves, which they exhibited as they went along in order
to obtain money. Suddenly one of the wolves broke the *
rope which held him, and made off towards the open can- MI
try. Meeting is its way a dog, it killed the animal, and M
was making • meal of it, when a man nsmod Cuousr, 6
known in the country for his intrepidity, cams, in sight.
The wolf at once left the dog, and rushed at him, but the la
man standing firm, thrust his band into the animal's mouth go
as it sprang at him, and tore out its tongue. The wolf so
moon after engind. The owner came up immediately after, 80
and seeing the aaimal without Life, he Hew into a violent •
rer i amain the other of depriving him of the means of ;',
easng him afeilid, and attempted to strike Cease with a go'
Mick. A straggle ensued between them, and the runup. to
Miaow &tithe worst of the crafted. The other moun-
WIN*? same up, and in his turn attacked Cane's., who IS
ales treated him with as little ceremony as he had done his 1/1
comrade. Afterwards, touched with compassion at their ;
state, be took them home and entertained them hospitably *
until they had quite recovered. The inhabitants of Meaux, el
in honour of Cana 's intrepidity, have just given him a to
'fete, in which he wax borne about on a platf,rm covered r
with evergreens end flowers."