The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING► FEBRUARY 26, 1848.

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when the latter told hint that he robbed his tack in Ireland
of • large sum of money. Witness allowed the matter to
rest for a few days,t n conferment* of h:s knowing where
to find the prisoner. On Thuraday morning minima pro-
mieded to the house of his brother, and he was informed
that a letter hail been received trom Mr. Ryan, stating
that the prisoner had stolen trom hie !UMW) the sum of 200
sovereigns. Witness's brother had given the prisoner the
letter, and when witness reached his house he found the
prisoner waiting for him• lie said the witness would find
86 sovereigns in the cash-box, and the remainder he had
left with a cousin in Ireland. Witness then took him into
eastody, and lodged hint at the station-house.—The prisoner
in answer to Mr. Ballantine said that he stole the money.
lie was remanded for a week.

MONEY MARKET.
FuiDAT Bvseme.
The absence of any fresh or very definite intelli-
gence this morning respecting the progress of the
revolutionary movement in Yetis did not tend to re-
vive confidence in the stock-market, but rather served
to render it more susceptible as parties were afforded
therefore greater leisure to digest the full extent
and gravity of the situation, such as exposed by
the occurrences in Paris already become matter of
publicity. Consols declined gradually about 1 per
cent. upon the last prices of yesterday ; the closing
rates being marked 871 to 1 for money, and 88 to 1.
for account. But the fall did not end here with the
day. About half-past 4 o'clock the second edition of
the Express evening paper was received in the City
(the Daily News having been earliest in the City
with the morning's advices), bringing the all im-
portant information of the formal deposition of Louis
Philippe, his quiet exit from Paris, the establishment
of a provisional government, and the declaration by
the latter in favour of republican institutions. With-
out expatiating on the ulterior consequences of threat-
ening import attached to these extraordinary events
in Stock Exchange opinion, it is sufficient to add that
Consols went shortly flown to 85 for money, or to-
, morrow, but lift off 851 to 1 money, and 83i to ,;for
account. Since yesterday the fall in Consols.has been
equal altogether therefore to about 3; per cent. Its-
duced Tutees left off at the usual business
hour 871 to 4. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
881 to 9. But both these stocks must be
expected to follow the fate of Consols, although as
dealings only take place in them for money, and'
not for account, no transactions in them are attempted
after the regular closing hour of three o'clock.
March Exchequer Bills were 25e. to 295. premium ;
the June bills, 288. to 30s. India Bonds, 20s. to
248. premium. Bank Stock, 1981 to 91. Li ng
Annuities, 81 to 9. India Stock, 242 to 4.
Foreign stocks, during such a tme et r•xeitement,
Were of course little attended to, tat prices were in
decline. Biezilian were called 83) to 41 ; Mexican,
181 to 19. Spanish Fives, 204 •to 1 ; the Threes,
32 to 4. Portuguese, 25 to 6. Dutch Two-arid-a-
Half per Cents., 534 to 4 ; the Fours, 841 to Z. These
prices are as marked at the close of business, and
before the final results of the French revolution were
known.
The foreign exchange ruled at higher rates to-
day, as might be expected under present cir-
cuinstances in France, and hills offering in
collet quence. On Anisterilam the rates were
12.34 to 1 ; on ltotterd.em, 12.1; on Antwerp, 25.80 to
85; on Hamburg, 13.131 to 14) ; on Frank-
fort, 1211 to 122; on Paris, 25.65 to 724; Cls
Vienna, 10.14 to 16; on Leghorn, 31 to 31.10;
on Naples, 381 to 9 ; on Madrid, 461 to; ; all at 31
months. OR I.isbon, at 60 days, 52.
The Bank of Engl ind averages for the week end-
ing the 19th inst., give, as compared with those of I
the week before, the following results :
Circulation nous C 27,800,705
(Irculation active 18,1314,691
Public deposits
Other deposit' ... - 0,797,938
Govemmcat seciirillee in
b inking ilewirtment... 11,374,921
Other weunhes
Coin cod Bullion .... . 14,969,646
Seven- der awl whet bids
The rest
The reserve of notes in the banking department
showed an increase of 741,7551. over the week before,
the total of notes on hand being 9,806,0101. With
the specie in the same department of 678,9411., thei
total reserve of notes and coin amounted to
10,484,9541. These returns show a continued falling I,
off in active circulation and in discounts, with an in-
crease of coin and bullion and of notes issued. The
rest was suffering. For the present there is no occa-
sion to remark on this state of affairs, the causes of
which have indeed been signalised on former occa.
sinus.
It appears by accounts from Barbadoes that the af-
fairs of the West India Bank are expected to windup
better than expected. A call upon the shareholders
with a small surplus upon the -books, would, as sup-
posed, make a clear liquidation.
At the beginning of the troubles in Paris, it is
stated in the Belgian papers that precautions were
taken at the Bank of France to remove all the notes
and specie of the establishment into caves or cellars,
strongly fastened, and the means of approach to
which were known to few on the premises.
MANN OF NNGLAND—Accoorr roe the Weekending Feb. 19.
wave D ....... wr.
Notes tweed L27,6110,;05 Government Debt.— g 11,913,100
Other Newirttka - 25104.900
hold Coin and Halm 12,447.990
Wirer 1340403
a/AMOS

x 17.858.703

of
Proprietors' Cop Cal ....L79.313.000
Rost ...... .... 3.734,398
Pub o Depotite
Exclaeq.. Pas.
Comma. of bis,riol
Debt, and Dir. Acct.) 15.032.01)
Other Deposita 9.797.17313
firreatlay and other Das
L 15,018.247
Feb. 39,1998.

,sflu INT.
Government Elecuritlat
dadud.l.)aad Weight
Annuity) ...... 01.&74,971
°Gaged...whine
Notts .. 9.0m,010
Gold and Silver Coln

Z16.%8,54/

M. MARSHALL, Cider Canter.
ENOL. AI FUNDS.
Bask Stock. 190 91 India Stock, 344
3 per Ot. Inducted Anna. ea 71 Ditto Bonds, ELMO, 2:4 20
K
8 Ditto, under LIAO. 16
3 per CL Con. Anne., 881 78 878 constms her Acct., 13th April, 884
81 .1 SI 8
New a per CL Aunt., 894 1,4 9 Ezetioq. Mile 01.000.3.1.. 3d
Long Anna, exp. sth Jan., 1660, 9 Ditto,
Small, 34
30 .C5OO, n
81 Ditto
Ditto, 30 year., 10th Oct.. 1859, si Ditto, Advertised, 25 4
FOREIGN FUNDS.
6 per CL Brazilian 84... 844 31 6per Ct. Spanish Boon Dir. Prom
6 per Ct. ditto New Bonds, 1819 Nov. 1840, 20e
and NI, 831 Ditto, None Bouds, 41
1 per Ct. Grenada Ms, Def.,' 3 per CL Spanish lids., Amt., Feb.
6 per Ct. Mealcan 1848,10 te. 324
Ditto Acct., Feb. 29, 19 181 24 per Ct. Dutch Exch., 12 guild.,
4 per CL Portuguese Bonds, 26 631
Ditto Small, 26 1 per Ct.. ditto C,ertifitates, 841 1
SECHIANCIES AND STOOKS AltlloAl,
ANITIRDAVI, Pan. V.—Dutch Tyrone's-HIM per Oente., 531 94;
Ditto, There per Conte.. 041 45; Ditto, Four per Cent., 8.14 01l ;
Coo. C 111111.., Your. aultallalf per Cent. , 1611 162. Exchange on Lon.
don, 11 l ; two ronoths, 11 90. On Hamburg. 34 87 ; two months.
34 82. On Part, 68 50; two months, 56.
BISLIR, . rte. Schuld. Sch., Thresrand*Half per Cent" 911
; Pram Sch., 921 ; Prunton Bank, 111 1.
EILANZPORT, SKr. 22.—Atuartan Five per Ceuta. 991 ; Ditto
Four per Cents. 80 ; Wink of Vienna. 1,830 bills • Frani:to
Pram. Sch., VIC ; Schuh'. Sch., 911 Ws • Fnulk.fort Throe
pee Conte., 84 Ils ; Spanish Three per Coon, 281 tells, 261 ;noon ;
Ditto Five par Cent. lArd.), 191 Mkt
Sammie, Fee. 24.—Less ot 1840, 971 money ; Ditto, 1544, 91
money ; Ditto, 1842. 971 money Ditto 1838 184 money ,• Ditto 1844
iTwo asidnlialf pew Ceuts.), 601 bills. Spanish' Liould., 181 bills. Bank
of Belgium, 7dB ; Issue of 1841, 1061 many. Eschante Loo-
don. 25 50.
THE LATE FAILURE IN ST. PETERSBL'RO.—Up to
the 6th inst., Rem Plitt was still in custody, but lie was
occasionally conveyed to his counting-house in ordor to
assist in the examination of his books. According to the
Swabian Mercury his meets (many of which are doubtful)
amount to 472,900 silver roubles, and his liabilities to
779,600 silver rubles.

RAILWAY NEWS.
Yesterday we bad a dull market up to the close of
business, but without any extraordinary variations of
prices. French railways were, however: almost un-
saleable, and will now tae likely to recover 1
speedily. 1
MEETINGS —NoaroLx.—Grali yearly Meeting.—Lon-
doe, Feb. 25.—Mr. A. Duff, eh/Arnim—The report stated that the at- I
coantsclrculated among theproprletoreshow a receipt of 96,638/.lbi2d.,
on account of revenue for the half year ending 31St December last, a j
remit which the directors coneider very satisfactory, es it exincee a
steady leery's* in ti.e income of the company, especially on geode,
which, compared with the corresponding period of last year, askibit '
an Increase of upward. of 60 per cent. The directors anticipate a
still further increase in this breach of their revenue, from the opening
of the ityston and Peterborough Railway. The passenger traffic also I
shows an increase of nearly 30 per cent. on the ',ye/pouting half '
year, although in the latter part of the year the number of trains were
• reduced. The expenuiture for tee half year is 29,5331. 4s. 7d. The net re-
venue is 28,874/. 17s. Id., which ie charged with the half-yearly interest I
or the mortgage debt, amounting to 5,3051., leaving a !Want* available
for adividend of 23,3191.175. Id.; and the directors recommend that a
dividend st the rate of 51. per cent per annum be declared for the
half-year, which will leave • surplus of 9464. The directors think that
the mileage cost of expenditure may be still further reduced by ex-
tending the basis of alanegement..ed with this view they have oPened
a negotiation with the Newmarket and Cliesterfoed Company far an-
devtaldng the working tat their line wben, open to Thetford. The
effect of this would he, that Untold of keeping up an establiahment
' kir working a line of SI miles in extent, the miles ge would be ex-
tended to Re
works and worked at • very trilling additional
I charge. The n tbe Dervham and Fakenham line have own
unneeded dotted the last four month.. The directors, however,
hope to he able to motile thole works shortly, and to complete the
line as far as Fakeeham, a dl.tence at twelve miles from Dereham, in
the mum= of the pnwerit year, They do not propose- to undertake
the construction of the line between Wella and Fakenhoza at present,
and they have entitled for and obtained the seactiop of the rail-
way einimiasionei s to give the 0000,01117 notices tale extending fa
two years the proonis• for the eounpulsory purchase of
The agreement between the directors sad them of ths Eastern rinks
and Ipswich and Bury Companies hos=sotedowlr propristeme
of the latter company, and must be The maks
of the Yarmouth Elter4loll are proceeding rapidly ; and the dinners
hope that the railway bridge 'erase theßare, a work of sasaldsralde
magnitude, and which °meets the this with the Tareanath Qom
will be completed within three months. All the works on the
ham, Disk And Etsleswortb branches are suapsoded Mt the gelellite

The engineer (Mr. Phbier) In his report stated that he might the
cephal of the Norfolk GAUpOny at 1,750,000 L, which would give them
70 miles et double line, and 12 ref of single line, making together
et miles of railway. Lb also estimated the total Mame of the rail-
way at 100,000 L, out of which 40,0001. woul
dividend rem
being aiii for
at t working
crier., leaving 00,0001. per annum for a d, he rate
of Al per cent upon tbe sham capital.
The Chairman regretted that the wotking excrete were
still so high as be par cost. They might have made
some reductions in the salaries and other minor things;
but they would mot her amounted to one-eighth of the
• dividend. The attention ot the director* would be directed to
the reduetlon of expenditure to the greatest extent porible. lie had
the authority of the engineer to say, that two-thirds more preengers
I might be retied on the lino wither any increase of the working
excreta, whirs was a great point ler coneideration. In mower to
• roPeleter, the chairman rid the arrangement with the Eastern
Union Compaq was at an Court entered at considerable
length into the financial portion of the company, and maintained
that the accounts were Informal, incomplete, aad Incorrect. They
had not been sighed by the chairman, secretary, or that more indis-
pensable officer, the auditor. There had been an increase of expendi-
ture In capital ...omit to the extent of 206,7111. 'netted of
23,9701. 14s. es being applicable to a dividend, he found it really
to be 20,0771., which would poly give 2,1 per cent
open the 000,0001., on which the
)d den
was payable.—
Mr. likshlleig, the auditor, said It was onlyjust to himself and brother
andirri ehat Mr. Till should read the letter he Peat on the subject
of therdeinnts.—The Seeretary read the letter, which stated that the
epeeya did not show the rine resulted those of the prospectus—Mr.
la NM that this arose from an error of the accountant, who gave the
IMMO actually paid, while the capital amount prevented to the
111111.0 lire the exact linbties of the company. Stephen
Merl Mr • committee of six gentlemen be appointed to
fterripte the Weir. of the company. As a rearm for this he
brett en the enonnous Outlay proposed by the directors, end
er outlay of 320.0001. for the harbour of Lowestoft, which he
earaidered would turn out a serious lose to the company.
—The motion was seconded.—Mr. Bidder maintained the advantage*
thewestoft Ilarbour to this company, and in *elf protection against
neighbouring railways. It would be • Ore entirely under their
own control; and to show its rleing elate, it bad already, in its present
imperfect oondition, realised in tolls for the pest year 0,0004. Ile
admitted that Yarmouth was their natural harbour; but he would
ask, hod not the truster thrown obstacke of every wort in the way of
any errangemeat 1 As to the working emperor, he thought
the only way foe them to look for a material redaction our
to get rid of any train that was found nano:emery ;
but as thieve were now going on he could not see how any reduction
was parible.—A Director reminded the proprietors of the low rate at
which the fares had been reeulated.—Mr. Cash thought a word or two
ought be said OD that atibiect—Mr. Bidder said they had carried
,nOO being during the half-year, who bad travelled en the
average 21 miles, at the rate of 2s. a paesenger. Ile advocated
the present rate of tarries fixed by the directors—A Proprietor wished
to know if the our
of Lower oft was flnisher. dder replied
in the motive. The works bad been stopped, like mango
yther., trim
the late proem. in the money market- The 320,00iit. was for the
Mr. of tbc harbour and railway. Tbe
toepsnt °whip .v. 290,0001.
Mr. Peto, M.P., exposited himself wady o take the Loweroft har-
bour and railway out of the hands of the ahrireholders at four pei
eent., if they bad se bad an opleion of it. Ile quite agreed with Mr.
Bidder as to he value who. completed. After much direussion the
repolt_was adopted, under the inversion that new blood 81.01 be
inksed Into the directors. The agreement with the Chesterford
and
Newmarket was sanctioned. A vote of hanks to the chairman closed

the pcoee~lWw
AMBIROATI, NOITINGIIAM, AND IBORTON AND EAST,
caw Juieerime.-Hali-yeerly Meefieg.-Nottingham, Feb. 23.-Mr.
W. F. N. Norton to the chair,-Flom the report, it appeared that
the cheaters had ermeentested their efforts towards the completion
of the line freer Nottingham to Grantham, which they hoped to I.pen
in the striving of 1049. They were onetime to execute the. potion of
the usedertakirer, ethic'. when completed (a die encl. of 23 miles)
would effect n junction with Me Stitilenit line at Colwi b, near Not.
tioehain, soul it, eh the main line ire the Greet Northern at Grantham.
The sum 01 13,0001. hid been paid to tee uidlend Comeene lee
the toneeruction of the Bidwell line west of Ni Hingham ; but es thin
company would nut he inn situ:awn to work it at IiTOR,O4 the re-
tors were in Beaty with the MidlandC mean; tor an equitahle
arrangement, In reepeet of the capital advanced. The directors had
thought it prodent to retitle° the eommieseionere for an extension of
two years for the purchase of land and completion We weak
beyond the time limited by the company's act, end the apple:atom
bad been weeded to. The statement of amount,. to Bth text.
*hewed that 222,0791. 134. 611. had b en received, and 2'8,3311. 4,. 4d.
expenthd, leaving R blillolllo in band of (4,3811. 9a.
sl2d.-
The lair:van, in moving the adoption of the report, said the ow-
nies of their procedure hed been ceased he the meet retrace eco-
nomy. Whenever it might lie deemed necosaary to proceed to re
raper.), further mile meet he made. but nut till thee. In answer
ti miretions the Sem tery aid that the deposit of 21. 12s.
me C.lt
on see. team.% char, tied been piel up. Tle e
number silotad won 9 eteel. And of the 00,1..6, 40,01 es
hart paid the cell of 12a. 6d., due on the 12th insant.-The
Vem-Chainnen staled that the cella upon 19,000 shares held by
person, In London had been paid up, and the total number of there.
Wedere in lo don was only) 25,000.-Mr. !tripes mower that a win.
hence be emceed.] to consist of eve of the diemeors of the company,
end five sharekoldere, holding not lees than lee Mare, each, to is.
Yeetippee the present condition and future prospecte of thin under.
taking, end repeat thereupon to a especial meeting of proprietors,
which the directors shall be requested to coneene as early u pos.
sible.e-The Chairman would otter no opt-petition Vella motion, but
did not feel &speed to support It.- Mr. Briggs Led full confidence in
the direelors, but thought them somewhat deficient in the details of
their echeme.-The report wee unanimously adopted, and the motion
for the appointment of a osernittee et investigation onrried by a large
majority.
Dot.TON, Bee elt er RN, CLITUeItOE, AND WeST
smut--1141f-yearly .11cefirtp.-11:Arkbnen, Feb. 24.- Me. W. If.
Iluretty in the chair. 'Me report 1,11.1 that at the hot general met t-
ine a rewiett ion wan mend authorising the tale., of ace ton 1103;.-
VOIR IRICII..IINIIR or. ereferesee seek, of he retitled pm men to bele
ere of old dimes, but in coneepience of a requisition. and the 010110.
tray prewure, the directors did nut deems it etc enable to issue curb
new preference stock. The directors have there fore made calls on
other docks in order to keep pace with the expenditure on the line
between Blackburn and Bolton, the opening of which wan ootwidered
ei be of the utmost importance. In mailer such calls. however,the directors have endeavoured, so far an powihte, to extend them
alternately over all the different lanes of sharer.. On the 31.1 of
December the servers unpaid &mutinied to per cent. on the
capital, but since that date further nano have best received re-
Mating the wawa to 6 per cent. The line fora length of Bee
miles from Slattern was opened in the month of Angust
oat; np to Member, a period of lees than fire months, no fewer than
90,174 payees were cenveyed on the line. The fares hitherto clinked
for prorate, have been extremely Ingn, but, after thductieg all m-
a sum of 1,00/. hoe bees cleated. 01 the entire brie between
=barn and Bolton mere than Mneeenthe a alrewly completed,
end the remainder is in such a state of forwardness that the directors
taifidently anticipate ita opening before Midsummer. The directors
have obtained powers under the extension ea no ea as reverts the
not [Arcady contracted for, end for which no notices have
=eriten to landowners -newely. from Cliatburn to the junction
with the Nora Modern at Logi Preston, and also the Thornton
branch, which communleates with the Leeds and Bradford.-
• diseuesiom followed us the proposal to abandon the CU-
theree eretion.-The Chairman said it wee the intention
of the directors to hasten sa much as possible the open-
ing of the whole line, and to proceed steadily, though not
rapidly, with the works to the north of tileekburn, the renedonment
of which world cause a lose of not teem than 150,040.-The Chair-
men, In *newer to Mr. Parnell, dated that the unappropriated shares
which the directors were empowered at the last general meeting to
am would not for the present be issued, and that the &rectum did
Rat contempt:lm any additional call on Mock No. 1, in order to finial
the lime through to Holton.--ttreelutiono were pawed adopting the
I =rlt,,aenrct. a u,..t hu omr,ialmiet lie forfeiture of al
)tar ( the
l numbers of
Dolton, and 10 shares (t a numbers of which were alga enumerated)
In Meek FS or preference.
SOUTH YOltKi:iltßß, DONCAUTER, AND GOOLIe.-Halj-
I(
/only .Veetim.-London, Feb. 23.-Earl letwrillare in the chair.-
The directors' report alluded to the determination of the eharehoklers 21.
et the meeting held on the 28th of last month to eumsnesee the one-
elrtioUon of a portion of the line, and stated that the hind and work- V,
fog plans bad all been mewed, the works had been commenced,
and wined be prom-cake witn as rapidly MI circumstances permitted. 2
The diteotore had every rn,am to anticipate that the line from twin-
ton to Doncaster towel be opened for traffic early next year. The 1
Wanes remaining to the credit of the company was 43,1131. Is. 4el. M
in cub and lathequer bills. A large amount WO Men offered in 1..1
advance of calls on the term of the circular of the 14th January, and el
the directors were confident that thin amount would be consiikably
increased before the time proposed for making the &et mei end as 2
the company we enabled to Rice wren per cent. per annum upon 2
moneys mid in advance of calls they apprehended little difficulty in
obtain/4g the full amount which they cam profitably emphy. The I
total expenditure of the company, which was 70,3231. 19e. ere,
extended over a period of tiewards of two veers end a hall.
A sum of 47.2e01. had hoes appropriated w delimit on le,ootesheree,
In the "%snick', Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and I
Goole Railway. In right of the large stake held by the proprietor, of
tithe company in that undertaking, half of the board of that company
bait been nominated to the directorship of this company, end the ma-
nagement of thto company's portion of the 'scheme And been confided
solely to those gentlemen. The amount of revenue accruing under
the contract with the lever Dun Company, to the end of the last year,
was 14,5171. its. 11,1., which turn would, boweeer, not be payable
until the anutlgarnation by kalf the capital being paid up and
expended. Out of that revenue the directors properell to declare
a Welched, at the rate of 51. per cent per annum front the
pawing of the act, for the half-year ending" the 22nd of
January, tim.mnting in the u.ltregate ti 2,5111. 10e. for
which, interest warrants would be forthwith i‘stied, pneable one
month after the amalgamation. The direetoit we led hereafter be
enabled, out of the surplus and accruing revenue, to pay a dividend of
W. per ant per annum until the operung of the line. The catmint=
of the South Vorkehire line to Penettorse was struck out by the cam.
miter, on the bill, end it appeared neceseery to the daectois, for the
interest of the proprietor., that the exteneiou to Penotene should
be redeposited in an altered shape, and a bill Introduced into parlia-
ment. The statement of amounts showed the receipt* at 161,3071.
05.9 d.; mpeieliture, 70,521/. 19, Stl.; deposit upon I+,ooo shares in
Sheffield, itotherhum, leernaley Wakefield, Huddersfield, and
Go i
Gate, 47,2501.; balance in hand, n rash and reale-quer billy 43,11131.
le. .1.-Mr. Fealend, a ehareholdie, complained of the item
In the accounte of 42.9931. lee, lid. for law and parliamentary ex-
ternem, and trusted that the &meters would niche some Deduction in
them for the tuture.-The Chairman raid he was 1411,1156 extremely
desirow fur economy in ever) thing, but it should be recollected that
that:emir:my had to eaeounter two severe parliamentary ctrugicln.
He regretted, however, that the law extents se re en exceedingly
heavy.-The report 101111 adopted.-A resolution haying been promoted
for restating the number of direetore to 12, Mr. English said he did not
think ft proper that any large and owner in the ilotrict trevereed by
the railway shonld be t.pon the directory, because he would be able to
fix nue what price he liked fur emmeylag hie rod over the line.-
' VArl el who is one of the 01001 eaten-tee coal proprietors in
Torkshir , immediately tookoffence at the ote-enation, thinking that
It was intended to apply to him, and said he would nut remen a mo-
ment tonne in the choir or upon the directory..nee hie hon. ur and
' integrity had heir doubted. Explanation Nang virtu, the noble earl
annulled the cheir, and said lie nee, hod, .111.1 timer would hove,
shares in any railway Se other speculation merely a speculator, be-
" este* he did not think it consistent with hie pule:, position to do .4
! end he kid onlY reeled into des waertaking bow use it wield benefit
the dietreet with which ho was einneeted in lurleehire. and be of
great pub& advantage. After vane further dimumion and elven».
time the natter dropped, and the rerolution wee carried; also others
rotate 1,2001. to the &recto., and ordenng a di, blend at the rate of
I 51. per cent. up to January Wt. The meeting was then reside ape toles
I and • draft bill agreed to for extending it line to Pereatotie, tied
ordered to he promoted in the petered soot,. of per:lateen L A vote
et thanks ta the cbairmen doted the preeecolinge.
DIREOT LONDON AND Poierweel el" it. - Half-yearly .Ifeet-
I ing.-London, Feb. 25. Mr. W. A. Wilkins in in the chair. The re- •
" port Hated that from the preeettre ot tbe times the directors, had not
' made may esli on the proprietress, and they hid abstained from any
active prosecution of the undertaking which might entail much outlay.
I No contract on the line baring yet been entered into, the company are
' precluded (by the terms of a recent act) from entering into any surd
contract before the 20th of December next. The powers of the cote-
'pony, however, hive been preserved [Watt, and proceeding,' are in
course of being taken (under the itet Mare referred to) for ob-
tatting in extension of time. Though no &finite arrange-
' meet has been made with the Loam Brightoe, • bill
Is now bang promoted in pas
end
faun(cilitin arrange-
; meats between the two tionpsnies, end for enabling the /Hatton
to hold share ; this bill will he submitted to the prannt
meeting. The statement of amunts shoe ed the renege
lid.
at .
110,355/.25. 11.1.; expenditure, 78,05e1. 12a.; ba1Ance,32,304/. let
-The Chairman dselered ormeirtion tbs.! their poste. wag en-
cowering, and that there eras every probability of their ultimate sur-
feit The direcore bad hitherto refrained Hem making any
loving 38,04.1. in bend, and not requiting at present any formewe; but the recent depreselne in the matey market having made
meml persons aaxione to get rid ce their labilittes, the director's had
ad
that a call of 30. per there should bemede, payable on t
Set diem next.-The report was arlopted.-The meeting wan then
meat errata. is order that the bill ter the arrangement with the
litylics Waft be golimittet-The ilTOVidOOl of the bill were. taunt-
tihllll MOWN 10. •
0170. D. WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.-Bail/
pearly Metier.-Worcester Feb. 25.-Mr. P. Rafael, M.P., in the
dri/Z-The report stated the difficulty which was experienced in at.
temagling an exercise of the powers scanted in .ongust Let, to raise
ileme oa detester., rendered it recesses to make cells on the share-
Midas to Inc Wait of 121. 100. per share. The falls toads` did no