The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-12 00:00:00

THE 42T101 ON THE EMPEROR 07 THE
!RANCH

Thor/acerb* bat has bola issued by authority of
the Oternbaketer ef Yetropollera Police
“ two RIWAZD...-Masers.—Whew a warrant hail
been granted foe the apprehend= of Thomas hilltop, late of
Nuffield, near Reigate, in the amity of Sanity, and for-
merly of No. 1, Royal Rubeno-buildiags, in the City of
London, and a member of the lank Exchenge, charged as
accessory to the murder of divers persons (shoes names are
unknown) at Paris, in the empire of Fame. A reward of
2001. will bo paid to say person or onions who shall give
such information as sbaU lead to the apprehension of the
said Thomas Aueop. Description of Thomas Alleop.—Age
about 60 height 6 feet, complexion fair, eyes grey, hair thin,
light and turning grey, little or no whiskers, strong made,
stoops ea if round shouldered, speaks quiet • dm= dark
brown dress coat, drab troweers, and Mack hat. The said
Thou= Alleop was well known at Ginger's Hotel, West-
minster-bridge and at the Jamaica Coffee-house, Cornhill,
City. Information to be given at the Police-statics, King-
street, Westminster, or at any of the metropolitan police
stations.—Metropolitan Police-offioe, Whitehall-place, Feb-
ruary 11th."
A correspondent of the .Iforteloaster Guardian writes :
" Manchester, February 8,1858.-81 r—fly suspicions are
confirmed. I feared that it was Thomas Allaop who was
concerned with Orsini and Pied in the late diabolical at-
temp= on the life of Louis Napoleon. He was always a
warm headed and crotchety man ; a friend and associate of
the late Samuel Taylor Cohoidge, whose Tail* Talk be
I edited. He was also an lutanist* friend of Robert Owen. An
extreme Republican, he was always a gentle hearted man,
and I cannot believe he had a guilty knowledge ; but I
believe he has been used as a tool. Hie wife, who la • perfect
lady, kept for several years a Mitgazin dee Modes, at 280,
Regent-street, London, and her business connexions lay
amongst the mod aristocratic circles in London. Coleridge
dined eery Sunday for years with Alleop.—Yoors u uly, M.'

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

The report of the directors to be laid before the
twenty-eighth half-yearly meeting of shareholders, at Derby,
next Thursday, shows that notwithstanding the great de-
pression in the trade of the country, which existed during a
considerable portion of the last half-year, the receipts have
largely exceeded those of the corresponding half-year of
1858 ; the teal increase being 61,8261. Jas. Bd. The balance
available for dividend is 301,1041. 19e. 3d., of which
2,8341.75. ficl. is brought from the account of the previous
half-year. The directors recommend the declaration of the
following dividends (lea income tax) payable on the Ist day
of Match next : of '2.1. 10e. upon each 1001. Consolidated
Stock. ; 11. 16e. 3d. upon each 1001. Consolidated Birming-
ham end Derby Stock; 3/. upon each 1001. Conaolidated
Prehrential Stock; 31. upon each 1001. Consolidated Ere-
wash. Valley Stock; 21. se. upon each 1001. Consolidated
41 per cent. Preferential Stock; 7e. 6d. upon each
161.130.4 d. share, being half-yeaie dividend at 41 percent. ;
21. upon each 1001 Lamas and Hitchin Preferential Stock ;
V. epos each 1001. paid on account of 61. shams ; Is. 2 7-105.
upon each U. preference alum issued previous to the Ist
July last, being hell-year on the deposit of 11. 10a., and 149
days on the second cell of 11. 10a., at 4.1 per cent. per
annum, and a dividend at the same rate upon such 'hares
anted since that date from the periods of the Issue thereof ;
leaving a balance of 8,7061. 15s. Id. to be carried to the so-
count of the current half-year. The working expenses have
been 411. 16s. 3d. per cent. as spina 414. 17e. 4d. per cent.
during the corresponding half-year of 1866. In their hut
report, the directors stated it to be their lettention to pay eir,
by instalments, the debt which bed scannulated spina the ,
fund for renewal of way ; end in future to charge
the whole coat of malataeaaos and reeereal, se it should wise,
against the revenue of each half-year. They have accord-
ingly reduced the debt by crediting the account with the sum
at 16 0001. from the revenue of the past half-year. which has
likewise bora* the entire charge of Rooms renewals and repairs.
Mr. Barlow reports " that the line was never in better condi-
tion, and that it will bear comparison with any milway in the
kingdom ; that the maintenance accounts for the half-year
ending December 31, 1457, show an increase of 12,4691.
12x. lei. as compared with the corresponding period of 1856,
arising end and principally from the charge for renewals
being included in the present accounts with the ordinary
maintenance ; and secondly, from the damage done to the
line during the floods of last August, and the large
eats of renewing bridges and viaducts, originally con-
structed of timber which have now been re-constructed
in stone and iron..? The length of single line relaid during
the half-year, is 7 miles 68 chains, and the length ash-
einted in addition to the above, is 27 mike 68 chains. Mr.
Kirtley reports "that the rolling stock is in good working
order; that the mileage of trains has been 3,470.412 as
against 3,272,940 miles for the corresponding period of 1866;
the increase coesisting of 111,660 miles with passenger
trains, and 86,812 with goods and mineral trains, total in-
mates 197,472 miles ; and that the renewals for the half-year
have been 14 engines, 21 carriages, 7 carriage tracks, 4 break
vans, and 101 waggons, the cost of which has been charged
to revenue." Mr. Liddell repots-" That the mane-
=ante of all the works upon the Leicester and Hiteltin Rail-
way have been completed, and with few exceptions agreed
upon with the contractor, and that he expects a speedy
iiettleasent of the accounts. He farther reports that the
condition of the line is satisfactory, end that the work' have
been well maintained."

The directors refer to the region of Mr. Ellis and Mr.
Beale, the chairman and deputy-chairman of the company,
and the election of the late Mr. 0. B. Paget and Mr. W. E.
Hui (llama in their place ; they mention with deep regret,
and expressions of their personal esteem, the sudden death of
Mr. Paget, their lately-elected chairman, in consequence of
which Mr. Ellis has again consented, for a short period, to
fulfil the duties of chairman. The oflioce of reetdent en-
gineer and 'cameral manager, vacated b Mr. Barlow and Mr.
Allpirt, have been filled up by appointing two competent iss-
tleumm.

TEE Etta INDIES.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-ship Ripon, Captain Powell, left South-
ampton yesterday for Alexandria, with a full cargo, 30 fins.
close passengers, 230 rank end flie of the 92nd highlanders,
and 904 packages of specie, of the Talus of 192,7241.
the first departure from Southampton of the weekly com-
munication with India. The Ripon took out a mail, con.
Mating of 66 boxes of letters and newspapers for Bombay,
two boxes for the Mauritius roe box for Aden, and MOS
begs of letters and papers for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alex-

THE ESTATE EXCITANGE.—The anniversary festi-
val of this institution wee celebrated hat evening, at the
London Tavern, Bishopertte-sercet, Mr. Lail:had in then
chair. About seventy gentlemen sat down to diaper, sad
areansat them were many of the moat eminent member of
the prodedon. In prepaid' "Prosperity to the Estate Ex-
change." the Chsineen dated that the efforts of the pro-
moters of the inetitutha bad already been attended with
smaldereble moors; sad es • proof of the inapnetaece of the
prohedoet they momenta he referred to the facto, that the
property sold m the months of July, Aurat, and sepe...be,
led year, amounted to 1,244,8821., and the property &ugh.
to 812,0361., malting a total of 2,070.8881. Daring the sae-
omen months of October, November, and December, the
moat sold was 1,448,6201., whilst the amount bought in
was 1,234,4211., making a total of 2,682,0411. He
thought it • matter well worthy of their notice.
that the institution included in Its wormiest, a tribunal
to which members might refer questions in dispute for am-
sldwation sad settlement. Mr. Vipers, the founder of the
Exchange, expressed the delight he felt at the tesloua manner
fa which it had been supported by the oldest members of the
profession, and said he hoped that they should, in oourse of
time, be cabled to establish in menatton with their indite-
tits • fend for the purppoase al sodding the lees fortitude of
did lerithria. The chime of the society were enforced by
odeeridaderean premet, end the Issertslarosat pared off La
• etlebetery toosser. Thee minima arranrontete
VIM the 011011/111 of Mr. Oenp.
TEE hum Bonarn.—Yeetetday, in the Court of
comma omen, apse the motion of Mr. H. L. Taykr,
seosmoso by Dopey Harrison, Alderman Humphiry wee
dodo& governor of the Irish &riety for the gaming year
Mr. Grabens was appointed deputy-governer. Sir fr. 0.
Moon, Alderman Phillips, Aldermen (Wink Mr. T. H.
Pry, W. Bsday, Mr. Badman, Mr. Locke. Mr. Causerie,
Mr. Warm, Deputy Neenah, Mr. Millard. anal
Wl'deire, Inn* applaud emulous of the society for the
aria Modemestli.