The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-13 00:00:00

PROSPICTUB.
The North London, Bighgate. and Alarandrapark Railway
will be a continuation of the Main Think Line of the North
London Railway to Highgate and Muswell-hUL
The line, as sanctioned by the Company's act of this session,
will commence near the Caledonian-road station, on the North
Loudon Rollers, : will accommodate the districts of Camden-
town, Keutlah-town, Tufnelipark, Upper Holloway, and High-
gate, and terminate by a junction with the authorised Edgware
and Highgate Railway (now nearly completed), a little to the
north of Highgate Archway : from whence running powers are
secured to the Company over the Edgware and Highgate Rail-
way to Alexandra-park and Muswell-MIL
The cost of land, per mile, will be lola than for any ether
Metropolitan Railway through a district of equal population, the
line having been laid out with moat cans through open pound,
adjacent to the leading thoroughfares, which necessitates the
purchase of only a very smell number of Worm, and those of
moderate value. Provisional apeements have been mode for
the greater portion of the property required on ugialactory
terms.
The works are comparatively light, and present no engineer-
lag difficulties: an arrangement for construction has been en-
tered into with Messrs. Bratsty,Ogilvie, and Harrison, on prices,
subject to Mr. Rakees approval, which secure the Company as
to the cost of the works.
The line will, in connection with the North London Railway,
torus a direct communication, at present much needed, between
the populous residential districts through which it passe, and
the City, and from this source alone a traffic Is anticipated suf-
Scisnt to yield a return on the capital to be expended. A largo
traffic must also be interchanged with the other important
places served by the North London Railway ; whilst the pleasure
traffic from the densely pop districts traversed by that line,
to Muswell-bill and the Alexandre-perk Cannot fall to be con-
siderable.
flee proposed railway, therefore, has the prospect of both
ordinary and pleasure traffic sufficient to secure a return rival-
ling that of any other metropolitan railway, and which cannot
be subjected to injurious competition, the usture of the country
precluding the construction of say parallel line.
The undertaking has the support of the Loudon sod North
Western, the North Loudon. and the Edgware and Highgate
Lailway Companies. An agreement has been entered Into with
the North London Company for working and maintaining the
line on advantageous term, thus relieving this Company from
the cost of rolling stock, and ensuring the amount of working ex-
penses.
The leading characteristics of the line are :
lat. lie position as • continuation of the North London Rail-
way, one of the most important of the metropolit in lines.
2nd. The dense population to whom It will, in connexima with
the North London Railway, afford the cheapest and most •s-
-pedltions mode of transit to the high and healthy districts
around Highgate and Muswell.bUL
3rd. the waxes afforded to the country along the Edgware
and HiOgate Itailwaj, and the connexion between the stations
on that Line and those on the North 'London.
4th. The residential and city traffic, which will be regular,
daily, and constantly increasing with the growth of this neigh-
bour h
6th. The low cost per mile, as compared with other metro-
politan lima, and the prospect that it will be completed with
peat despatch.
stir The certainty of a very large pleasure traffic to Highgate
and Muswellhill, as well as to the Alexandra-Park, which is now
lariat rag rapidly pushed forward.
The arrangement with the contractors provides for payment
of interest half-yearly during construction, at the rate of eve
per cent. per annum on calls and six per cent. on shams fully
paid sill be
up.
In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits
returned in full. Should a leas iiumber of shares be slotted
than are applied for, the deposits will be made available towards
the moment on allotment, and any balance returned to the
applicant.
Appiktdlo4ls must be made on the forum annexed, accompanied
by payment of LI per share to the Company's bankers.

TORY OP APPLICATION toR ORDINARY SHARPS.
To the Directors ut the N..rth Loudon, Highgate and Alexandra.
park Railway l onspauy.
Geutlemen,—RaTlng paid to the hank, rs of the Company the
um of .0 , I request that you will allot me shares of
£lO each In the North London, Highgate, and Alexandra park
Railway Company : and 1 hereby armee to accept such shares, or
any bss number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the calls
thereon.

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PURR OP APPLICATION FOR FOLLY PAID-OP SHARES.
To the Directors of the North LondoCn m , Highgate. and Alexandra-
Railway opany.
Gentlemen,—Having paid to the bankers of the Company the
sum of g. to your credit, l request you to allot me
Mares of £lO rash In the North London, Highgate, and ilesan-
dra-uark Railway Company; and I agree to accept such shares,
or any less amount that may be allotted to me and to pay the
further sum of gl per rertiticate on allotment. and £7 on ir be-
fore the Slat January. 1,436.
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MR. GLADSTONE'S MATERNAL GRANDFATHER A
FINANCIAL MID/MM.—At Glasgow, last week, Mr. Glad-
stone, in one of his addresses, remarked that the blood that
flowed in his veins was exclusively Scotch. His mother was
the daughter of Provost Robertson of Dingwall. This gen-
tleman, who was • member of the ancient family of the
Robertson' of Insilco, is still held in grateful remembrance
by the inhabitants of Dingwall for his public spirit, and for
a boon he conferred in freeing the burghers from an odious
local impost. From time immemorial it had been a perqui.
site of the occupant of the civic chair in Dingwall to
claim that • member of each family in the burgh should
work three days on the town moss, cutting pests for the
provost's use; and, farther, that a member of each
family should give three days' work is harvest, in Gutting
the provost's corn. In addition, each family was bound to
preterit his bouour yearly with • dozen of eggs. These
obligations on the part of the inhabitants were for genera.
tioas drily performed, but not without being at times consi-
dered by them a grievous task. But no one dared to disobey,
fearing imprisonment and the stocks. The inhabitants of
Dingwall were this lees or more compelled to obey these
feudal laws or customs, Datil Mr. Robertson, maternal
grandfather of the Chiamnia of the Richert:lr, became
provost. Be viewed the matter es a moat in alto= tax,
and at once discontinued the custom, tot in
the bless.
ings of his fallow-townsmen were showered oo him. During
the time Mr. Robertson occupied the civic chair, several
other useful reforms were effected by lan in the burgh of
Dingwall.—Banff Journal.
A PRESENT TO A MAYOR.—Yesterday, a testi-
monial wee presented to the Mayor and Mayoress of Gates-
head (Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Johnson), in accordance with a
good old English custom, expressed in the following legend
" Gil is good maior sd scene be made ['theirs Ina bye
yen off marmites, their sal be giften bye ye towntuenne
fres ape silver cradle too flys fouait the lre ledt e.”
olf the t
egenestimo-
fi-
nial is this case did not esrry etter the
t
did the spirit, the gift of the dooms being • silver salver
and tanked. The promptest= was made by the Right
Ron. W. Hutt, M.P., who complimented Mr. Johnson on
the gratifying manner in which the boohoos of the
council
ac
bad bees conducted during his mayotalty.—etrom
Journal.
Sacs= flasmotfic Socrsrr.—The thirty-fourth
moos will ogee at Suter-bail on Friday cent with a per-
itoneums of Meedelasohn's Issas,and Moores Reg au
Madame Blistriegtoe, Madame Balaton-Dolby, Mr. Sims
Reeves. and Mr. Weiss, are tb:ariocdpal vocalists ; .
Costa being the eondootor, OS u