The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

GREAT LUXEMBOURG COMPANY.

The filmdom' report state; that for the past year
there has hers en augmentation in the net revenue of the
railway of 36 4-nth per cent., and in that of the canal of 55
per met. The extensio r of trasc indicated by this large
addition of revenue is all the more satisfactory, as in addition
to the various mums which have been alluded to in previom
reports as retarding the development of the traffic,
perticu-
lsly that of the noncompletion of sufficient roads to the
various stations in the Luxembourg, the extraordinary wet-
ness of the summer was most prejudicial to the pleasure
trale. from which the company usually derive • very con.
siderable pro4t. The working expenses of the entire lenh.h
of the railway have amounted to 60 per cent. of the receipta.
The proportion which the express of the seetie• from Na.
mur to Arlon taken separately bear to the receipts of that
section, amount to 56 per cent., showing • very decided di-
minution nines the previous year, when they were not Ism
than 76.46 per met. This diminution is to be ascril.-41
cipally to the Menem in the receipts, bet there liar been
also • saving in the maintenance of way and in the cost per
mile of the trains. This latter saviors is to be attributed to
the more puma! use of • cheaper description of fuel for the
locomotive., and to the great can which has been taken in
the purchase and use of stores. During the past rear there
has been the same entire absence els:estimate which has ohs-
reel/rimed the workiog of this railway since the opening of
the first nine miles in the year 1554. In the preceding re-
port the shareholder. were informed that arrangement. had
been made for facilitating the transport of merchandise
from the ports of Holland and Belgium to
Frame, Switzerland, and Germany. The dime-
wire have now the satisfaction to report that
these arrangements have already produced very bead-
cial moults. 'To Switzerland alone there have been teens-
ported within the Let six months very nearly 12,000 tom of
goods. The traffic to Germany will, its expected, receive
a new impulsion from the opening of the line, now almost
completed, to Trivet, while that to' and from the east of
Erases will acquire additional importance by reason of
the testy of commerce which is now being negotiated
between the governmenta of Frew. and Belgium,
and which must lead to a cousiderable increase
el commercial transactions between those countries.
The cultivation of these important sources of traffic, the ob.
Milder from them all the advantages which they are capable
of affording to the railway, is the object of constant solici-
tude on the yrK of the directors. A demand was some
tiara lime addteseed to the government to admit French
geode ming by the Greed Duchy of Luxembourg and
mew* Mem by that frontier on the mine favourable
condltions as were acearded to goods entering the country
directly from France, without having to per through a
third state This demand ham been , and at the
same time every desire has been shown oo the part of the
government to render the customs formalities, as easy of ful-
tamest as possible. ArrangeMenta have been made by which
merchandise. the produce of Be'gium. or passing through
that eesatry, and destined for the sad of France, will be
tronoperted as far as the French frontier, at the same favour.
able WIMP of earrings se goods which are destined for Sod-
earised. Negotiations are aim edy in peaces for the
es the opening of the i Thm ne to e,
7. IPairilsres' rates to grrnds in destination for Germany.
The we annoinge of the line from Namur to Arlon, for the
year IMO, having amounted to 211.11114 f. Re. Bid., the di-
riotous earashise the company entitled to claim from the
gemmousesit themes of 2,37 M. lls. M., in order to make up
theasesat of 4000 f. guaranteed. An wee, however, fully
espleleed in the previous wort, the goveremeet take • dif-
fered view of the manner of Wreath, the net profit of
this part of the railway ; and, accoedieg to their mode of
ealculatioo, the company have nothing whatever to claim
under the guarantee for the year 1800. The directors have
still the hope that mean. may lie found of bringing shout •
settlement of them differences ; in the meantime, it is •
subject of coegratelatioe that, owls.; to the rapid develop-
ment of the traffic, the company will henesicarth cease to
have any practical interest to the questius, beyond the set-
Hameln of the oompsny's claim for the arrears of guars"-
teed interest since the coremencemeet of the working of the
guaranteed line, the total of which amounts to
17,8411 f. 16e. 9d. From the account.' it appears that after
deducting from the net earning of the tawny and canal,
the arnounto(s6,97rl. Cc, required to meet the interest and
reimbursement of the obligations, there will remain to be
divided amongst the sharebold.rs the sum of 14,60101.
Se. 11d. The BOW: propose accordingly to dean• divi.
dend of 31. 75e. or 3s. per share, no the 9M,757 Averse tally
grid up. leaving a balance of 62f. 4.. 11d. to be carried to the
credit of the revenue of the succeeding year.

MANCHIEXTER THIZVIOL-1 arOVII of thieves cou-
nseled with the late burglarise is Namlister was brought
helm the Manchester and Salford magistrstee yes-
Manchester, Jobs Richardson. with ma
atists. • retented movie!, was brought nip. He ent
tiaras in • hones is Uttorltutow-Hedlock, on Eittorday
night, so that the ease one clevr against him. He was com-
mitted. Thomas Janus was aho charged with breaking into
• amiss in Liverpool vow,. aml three others (a man and two
woven) were charged with receiving the stolen property.
Thil SIM eneamed clear agaiost the whole el them, hut they
was remimied. le Salford. • ma end • woman were
ellappol Vial two burylaries in Mew Breogbtoo, and. as
*ss pispyrty wan fund upon the.., there could hi little
Beth et *sir pilt. Tb. V/01111IM untamed she had been
en/rd is Agit or des burglaries awing the winter.

11662teer;inAw ha Heerfee,L, Dirvoerimum.
mem% Cliev.—Tbe eareetele mew petieets relieved
derig die week esdlae 154reli 16, I'm—medical, 1,264 ;
swegleel 554; Idel, lAN ;J mid& 540 were sew aes.