The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-25 00:00:00

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the ores. re.wiets amounted, on the 31st Deceutter, 1814, le
12,81.11. 4.1. ; from this 37; per cent. is to be dedtreted to meet the
permanent worki•g expenses, end tire result will ph c a nett dirisible
revenue of o,lrott/. ea. 7d. By means of the leerrieh alai Bury Cop.
pony omidgamating with IL. I:aderst Coker, the oateoinst and
working expenses applicable to the Wine account will, it le &tiered,
be brought within the estimate here adcptid. The nett rd
venue has been applied to the payment of Mama on Ike
comeanys debenture debt, 2,n07. Bs. fal. to the Femme
of ante, cot to shareholder, an agreed for the lent half
vier at the rote of fi per cent. per sonnet, tote,, b 1701. lOs. ed. The
position of the Eutern Cnion Amalgamate: companies with the Nor.
folk Ihtilways made tone an angement desirable. The interests Mthe
tern contended are to he entirely and permanently u:ited. The Nor-
pm; „trice capital In to rewire in Ix rionwty 7i per cent., er et the
option of the Norfolk ahareholdel. to be ennrerted Into Eastern Makin
Stock at par, or paid off In debenture boodo at the rate of ISO/, for
every lent Aare of Norfolk stock, with 5 par cent. Interee. The
dirtetors' conviction is that a union of interonta will linnet highly be.
Denote' to the arnalmunifusl tympanic*. The flnanciii .beet wires the
total recoil'''. of the company, up to Decen.ber 31, 1816, b bie
312,341 f. ler. ; expenditure, 3.16,122/. Ils. Id. The report was
adopted. A caption win made to drwontintre the running of Sunday
tram. • but an amendment to the effect that the matter be I: ft to the
alscretlen of the directors mincer: ird.
MANettradrElt AND Ltalis.—Nperial Ateeting, Man.
arbiter, Feb. 21.-Mr Ilitutchworth In the chair. The Moines. nee
to authorise the =elimination of the Preston and Wyre Railway
Harbour and taxi, Company the comp my. The chairman en.
pinned the proceeded bargain, which hr aid not deny might be one of
los• to this company for some years. The goes inmate of the Pr non
and Wyre last year was something Ina than 11,061., and the M•7l.
chmter and Leith had moved to Mire 514,11001. sae the rental of the &A
Tele; nod thonah that diftrence, which was enyill, might be MI.
dend lea important from the tact that a -ring of eon would be
effected in working, yet th, re would still remain a mthicient dell-
eienet Went. it •i of
annntlidee rition when, r theyi were Oath.
fled
the rink. itme fearrrthat that woulrheu'Llage rose in the" Brat year;
he admitted that It might equally be the ease for Rance yew a to mrne.
He w.s, lora ever, prepared to recommend the tent-, on the
ground that the linen of the NtafteJtcoter and Iced* Compar,y„
when con.pletol, would extend ricoommedation to two million
of people, large majority of whom had a sea-going
propendity in the summer mouths, and that this company might be.
neat by affording them a more rapid awl earmark al trap-it between
their homes and the era mast. lie read a draft of the terms of
agreement. which were that the Manchester said Iced, Company
ehould pay to the ilecimod and Wyre rent, at the following rate
for 1147, 33,0,2.1 for 1813,11,0004; for 1049, 14,0001.; fee 1050,
47,0001. for 1851, 30,0011.; for 1852, 51,000/. ; to be paid in
perpetuity ofterwardit and the total capital of the Preston anal Wyre
to be taken at ri 4,000/. Hr explained that the London and North
Western lknopany were a party to the agreement, and that the line
would be worked by • joint committee of the two great eceleanied.
Iloultbarorth concluded by moving the agreement, which wan
ado etm with one dissentient voice.
LURNWALI..-110-yearly Alectin7.—TUl:RO Fin. 23.
Mr. Treffry in the chair. Held pursuant to advertid'ement at the
I Alterably Room, Truro, on Tramdsy, the 2 tad day of February, 1817,,
Mr. Trntfry, the chairman of the company, presided, end baring
briefly noticed the subjects of the directone re,,ort, stated that the
secoun.s op to the 3ler December list, exhibited a balatoe in Lwow
of the a ornpony of 56,919/. Ina. 101. The whole amount of
undideli. rged on the 81st Dreentber last will not exceed 11,ftlEi
The bill tor the deviation on the other side of the Tamar, al;
for the amendnient of the Cornwall Railway Act has paced standing
order, without opposition, anal read a ern time. A ela use ban bees
introduesl into it, authoridine the payment of Interest upon all
monies which hare hem or may be hereafter lad up in respect of
shares, :A the rate of 5 per cent innate] of 4 per cent An offer to.
been made by an eminent contractor to corttruct the whole line,
including the Saltaeh bridge, on terms which Mr. Br met conaidera
decidedly adrontageous, and o bleb will ethane the ea.., completion
of the work.. The directors, in einneenplaiioa of the Wraith:ate
eommeacement of the works, hare deemed it necessary to make •
call of 2/. lora per share, and 1/. Ss. on each 254. Aare, payable
on tile lot of blunt nest. The chairman said he regretted the unna-
tural expense to which the company had been put by Oie oppai,iou
it had not with. He seep not soy, nn Dl their neat meeting, al went
proluble period their work would be completed. Ile. Brand bad
reported their gradients to be improvable, having hit..: cif gone mar
the mid. The report pained. Sperifd Mertiref.-A draft of a bill ie
a deviation of the Comardl line at or near Saltardt, and other anent.
none a hich w.re adproved of by the proprieture, wee e,groved.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
PRODUCE.—limenroa.tar, Fro. Xl.—Sugar-21 e do by private
contract of 5.0 toms Manilla, to orr.ve, at 31s. bd., duty paid landed,
was reported this morning; the market hos been dull tootay, SO
hints. of West India only told. The pablic We of 1,51.1 boaket• Jaaa
wext off at la. to In 6d. wider the prices paid last week for theme.
poet to arrite, but all found buyers nt VP. to 55,, o p at 565. to 31n;
Zrofl news HAM also sold at rather lower tit Ices ; rftned has been
Moody, without alteration. Oaffea—Theee h.tu not be n a public ode.
neither h. there been burinem repotted by private cenract. Rice—
' 1,201 boos good middling white Bengal were offered aid bourld In at
Ns. to 21s. ttl., bat tattweemontly sold, averaging about 235. 91. nos
wahines .11,11, and prima, must be considered partly 1110Paipal. spices
hal, been tinn. Lnuon --1,000 bales told about previous rates. Tal-
low RIM at 5.0.. 9d. Tea remains in than demand. The Mach ! re-
turn. or the Nototas, for the month ending .Ith ot February, show
that the duty pad has tarn 3,7N6,7'JJ lb.; the corre.:sanding Kraal
last year, 3.511,1 W lb. The ofhei.d account tor the year 1912 shows
that there has been impound into the United Kingdom 34,786,795 lb.;
delivered foe consumption, id.; lh,hAt lb. ; and the nett sum for duty
paid into the Exchequer was 3,111,5001.

COlTOS.—Livramoi., Fre. 24.—A considerable improvement u
maniftsted in the market to-day, the priors for all descriptions ing
ripen fmenig:gh. The wales were 8.000 bales, 2,!;00 of which were
Liken on apoculation, and m export.

COALS, F. 210-116.1p5, NI ; of/,N.
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Ellsos 1.... Yale 11341 Id I Wall* 16.4 Ilt hoc. I% ill
,lans l., Nt I Walls End linaddyll's Sett. 21* 04
Walls Eso Itlekkike l7e VI Walla MI Bali