The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-02 00:00:00

DIVIDENDB.

(From Herapsfa's Jesessai of this day.)
LONDON AND NORTH-WZATERN.—It is estimated
Met this company will pay for the half just ended at the rota
of
em its or asarly 61 mat. per annum, or s half leas Mon
this

Gana? Witnnur.—The dividend for this company, it is
beilswil, torn be at the rats of 2 per cent. per annum, or 1
per ant more then the Midsummer dividend, and I
per oat ler then the Christmas' dividend of 1856. We
wfil t
hare away, contenpiny.ded that when this line begins to improve
it o good s
Onnzninby ci.-6s. 4d. per she the directors have agreed
ts riewiniand for the newt Moaned at this company.
Leircesnum AXD YONI/11[112.—The dividend for this
canpary lin been adoni6lsted be be at the rate of 6 per cent.
pee Imam ; Mos:, be .
XTDLASID.—Thip dividend at the Midland is iodinated at
6 pm sent.
Hotta Zarranis.—A correspondent believes the divi-
dends en the three sections of this company—that is, the
Berwick, the York, and the Leeds—will be at the rate of 6,
6, sad 241.1 par cant. respectively. But another gentle-
nes nearer the
Imes mend expected that the directors will recom-
the 5,4, Ind cent., is ceder
be provide • renew to nese r ay possiblesi Mpar
oeda of trail°
ind harass in the Warm of the wages, debt. Ha
Mind. however, they ren pay 66, %over 24 pee cent,
sod stilt Nam an ample reserve for as contingencies.
We believe the Mortis-Baran Company have been obliged
to gin as much as 6 per cent interest for the renewal of
Ask bands falling due, owing to the pressure en the money
maim, awl that for three years.

RAILWAY RETrirre FOR 1857.—8 y Mr. Hackett's
tumbles it appears that the revenue of the railways of the
United Kingdom, In 18.57, was no We than 24,000,0001.
Irhe capital of these Hoes is shout 300,000,0004 The rail-
way polite for last year must hare bean about 13,000,0001.,
or about 4 per cent. of the total capital ; but from • °madder-
able portion of the 300,000,0001. capital being In loans and
preknosos shares, at a rate of interest avng more thin
die per eeetage of profits, the average dividend Is shout
per met. per IMMO. —Htrapath.
RAILWAY Recni rrs.—The traffic returns of rail-
ways la the United Kingdom published for the week ending
Dsessaker26wweented to 426,9141., sad for the nd-
Y[ wish st VIM to 431,4161., showing • decrease of 5,6611.
The pee of She apt railways having their termini
la the smenniiii lbr the week ending as above to
110,8884, sad fir the essmseediesr week of Last per to
1119,71111., slisialft a decreer of 604. The decrees on the
Linden and the -West.* Railway amounted to 3,9371. •
het *en thls mast be diessind 47U., the increase on thi;
laden* Ossoles ; 3171. en the Great Northern ; 1.8984
ea die liked Maim 1114 ea the London and Black-
well ; 41161. as the Land.., Brighton, and South Coat ;
1141. mike Leaden awl Ilenth-Weetas ; and 6431. on the
flenili-leetwa • bipolar, 3,8871. • leaving the decease., as
ahem. OIL Tie ricuips ca the Other lines in the united
kingdom ___l_l to 236,2261., said for the ourrespoed-
of 1866 to 240,0771., showing • decrease of
in, &tithe reelpts of those lime. which, aided to the
dearers on the metropolitan liner, makes the total de-
cream 6,3014 as compared with the corresponding week
al 1866.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAT.—We under-
swot L
hat a illwidead. et the nee it 9 per amt. will be
desired et the met manna meeting.Jfe MMereey.
CZITICEI RAVEL—PROPOSED GOVERNMENT MEA-
-111711.—1t A probably be recollected, that, at the opening
tithe pselkessidsge anden, Lord Palmerston, in answer to
• question pet WEL Teshorny, pledged himself to intro-
duce •WI In tams in church-rates during the present
year. We hem Item a ewer well informed as to the inten-
ding et gicernmest, that the propoed tosastun will simply
be the ededtution of pew rents in the nave, or in other
peer et the edifice which will not Interfere with, or infringe
the eecennoodsricr. of the poor; sod this power will
be could is the churchwardens of large towns only. In
raga pestewhere tits population is limited sad mattered,
It le est Ms3sd r ago any alteration la the law. The
leelnlalead rub is the eaaviction that, woes the rats re-
reted, ft weultl kapseellth to maintain the churches to
sea a sate of prourvatles se is to be desired. This attempt
in aside the eared queries of church-rates will probably not
nest midi **views et the abolitionists, although it may ooe-
missracy at theft in dr assurance that It Is a asp in the
right draeliaa. One Imported element in the matter is, that
the sslsme will not mete strong opposition from the church
peity.—.Dorgester Goatits.
TEE SUPPOSED POISONING AT KElGlfliTr•Oie
Thursday, the adjourned inquest on the body et &AM
Se aged 39, matron of the Keighley workflows MO
ger,
held before T. Brown, Esq., coroner for the &Met,
at the Court-house, Keighlry. The court wee
densely crowded. John Sager, deceased's husband, win
plated in the do*, on suspicion of having administered the
meek from which death had arisen. The CYO wan watched
on his behalf by Mr. Wasney of Siripton. The Jury
Waned the following verdict:—" We find that
Barbara Sager ham died front the effects of amnia, hat
by wham administered there is no evident. to •b•••."
Thou Cararr—l don't know that you could hare rammed
my ether redact aceeeding in the evidenoe.—There was as
wenfiesedes d haw en the part of the crowded
sakses when the mast was announced. The
priessor vas aria Is custody till yesterday
minim tars regarates discharged him.
It might be netted, In connexion with this inquiry, that not
ou at the medicine bottles taken possession of by the police
has here analysed ; although les deceased invariably took
bee redlehrs tram her hosbentre hands, and ocaphised that
the else horsed ker.—Leek Mercury.
MAUITS 101 MAMTACTURES.—Thera Les boa
• further isproreasst, elms Tuesday, both in the fore of
our market, ad he disposition for actual business on the pet
of hams Ile hr as goods are concerned, this Improvement
is saporlaweed i T cloths, longclnthe, sortie Wade d
and printery, and 9-8 Airtime., to
rfai=l..thole is an increase of badman at •
Mall Nieuwe, upon the lower new The makers of
ladle pals ere sot getting on se they expected to do ; the
steppe* of hairs and 611 in prices at Bombay Ines;
,petered se • check in buying lee. Oar makers of the
baler degasedas find a slightly increased inquiry
this with. Spinners are selling more to the

yarns u,
mien of clothe as hav; just been referred
Y. The German and Dutak merchaata are van-
tuft to buy more them thew did in the
lligof the week
; sad to Omelet airs now doing some-
he ladle hems easy Ode. The *drape. in the
MISS and lower amber el ever awl water, whether In
bsmillsk weepb or Meeory be riled as aatrattne about
Wyse se glair brut swage tu which they
Ire nearly halm The sperm et Oh to 80a are regal-
thirst heat 14.—litonekeder Ouorifidos of this day.
Tan POTrilUES.—The colliers in the Potteries
sod wiebbserheed have now pretty generally resumed
reek, bet the tregemen et the redone ironwork. still re-
main wet "ire strike' " which, in the present state of the
kin trek heehaw It conveniesce than orherwiee to the
wrier& a greet mount of privation must nem-
NE& ba contrAitt:tt; the families of thom men out of employ,
tam amdet is now in e peaceable mate, and the turnout.
'abaft a quiet and orderly demeanour. The corps of pen-
itence, Mike the cornmeal of Copier Stasis, wbieb had
boa is *lofty In Hanley, were iluehred hat thy, bat
bsM llteetealata ta rearm to he earl eel at say
seeteet.--STAYPOILDINIILL—We pelibbel be Ore-
bee a list of blast issuer ha tall eel of MA es asp-
lesaber 31. At thee thee 117 blue tarneer mete le 'pri-
des. Prate the lii, le Ihereher 31, It rot i• aim
so lea thipearsealiseneve hers biota eet, mu time sr am,
beeetbratehel Ivry bleat fur-
sameragssemis 00 an-atria, sear fhb dieretion is
wed ladle hes area to about 20,148pesear. Me. however,
really wail Omer S larger number by es), Fru septov-
raest
gimay Tea gamma heir et the ele -
wit in mob partly earls( tore eras d the
year. on& hes*. el dm posed pertrellse of Whew
?rashly is e seed se two an hopetteetree em be maw
dble.—Steibrilthare Adrertion• of lado

PhesENTAttoNs.—Thuredav the Rev. nom*,
Item Sawa., dark, woe fetstitatni to the rectory of Burn
Cade. to Suffolk, on th. yprewweetatka of hor lb,lesty the
Qtninti and Use Bev. topber Hodpon, dark, woo
Ileanoed to the perpetall curry of Pleyford, in Suffolk, on
the asatinatice of the Mar quakof Bald.