The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-09 00:00:00

°BEAT

RAILWAY.

The general statement of receipts and payments of
this company to the 30th of June,
_shows that
16,813,8171. had been received, of which 07493 U WOG re-
ceived ea the consolidated meek of the eempeay, 64,7401 as
Berke and Hants extension shares, 16,8331 calls ea Windsor
shares 1,802,0591. on account of the flied 4, per cent, stock ;
114,0451. debentures no stock sad shams and advisees Oa
shams, making 10,062,6101. The amount received on de-
bentures, loan., luau notes, and mortgage of shares, wee
6,781,2071. making the total 16.843,8171. The expenditure
to the sans date amounted to 15,501,1071, leaving a balance
in favour of the company of 312,6101 The amount ex-
pended in respect of the West Western, Oxford, Becks and
Hants, Windsor, and other lines, and for locomotive stock,
including 149,0831. of the estimated liabilities (330,0600
was 10,666,8571. All the expenditure for new works,
and additions to works on these lines since December,
1819, has been charged from tints to time in the general
revenue amount. The expenditure on the Oxford
and Rugby, opened to Banbury, amounted to 1,106,226/.;
and un the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, opened to
Praise and Warminster, to 184,9341. The subscriptions
and disbursements for the Birmingham and Oxford
amounted to 1,379,1611.; for Birmingham, Wolverhamp-
ton and Dudley, to 320,9361. ; 13oistit Wake, 699,7451. ;
Oloucester and Forest of Dein44,42U.; Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth, 515,000/.; South Devoe, 2289041. ; 01.
ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 186,1031 ; Omits's.
hani and Oxford, 70,4381 ; Cornwall, 12,0131.; and Ply-
mouth and Great Western Mash, 95,0001. The interest on
1,695,1181 of Ouse amounts is borne by
219,0601. authorised under votes of the proprietors to be
'speeded on new locomotive stock, 56,2332. had bees ex-
pended to the 30th of June; of 125,0001. authorised ander
votes of the proprietors to be expended on the new station
at Paddington, 69,498/. had been expended; and of
50,0001 t. be espended on the Paddiagtat Hotel, 32,3121
had hero expended, sulking the total expenditure as above
15.501,3071
The revenue account fur the half-year ending June 30,
shows that 456,0094. had been received, including 276,2441.
fur passengers, 124,1301 for merchandise, cattle, &e ,
17,5191. for parcels, 7,0504. for Teat and dividends, 4,6301
use of plant on South Wales railway, 2,6431 interest on
cash balances, and 2.4071. rents and registration fees. The ex-
penditure amounted t s 172,6171,including 2,6001.f0r accident
account, 12,0591 government duty, 10,8501 rates and taxes,
coil 9971. stamps on ileb.ntures,leaviax a balance of 283,3811.
To this sum is added 107,8141., the balance from the last
account, =skiing a total to the credit of oo of 391,1951.
From this sum is deducted 4,6881. paid ithirieg ;he half-yeas
for new works and additions to works on lines opened ;
16,3281 half-year's annuities of four ppeer cent per annum I
guaranteed to shareholders of Wilts, Bomeeet, and Wey-
mouth Railway ; 1,368/. interest on Berko and Hants shares;
32,4761 interest on fixed ti per cent stock ; 6,7151 mat of
Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, 254,0001 at
4 per cent. per annum; 1,2851. halt-year's rent charge, and
93,1611. balsam of interest paid on loans, making together
151,0121., and leaving a disposable balance of 237,1731.
The total amount of stock and shorts on which dividend is
payable is 8„219 61301 • 2 per cent. on this amount for the
half year, being' at th.c rate ot 4 per cent. par um= would
amount to 161,., and leave a balance over for the next
&meat of 72,7791. The mileage travelled by the locomotive
engines during the past half-year was 1,078,906 miles;
corresponding period of 1851, 975,210 mile.; and ea-'
responding period of 1850, 933,508 mile.. The number of
toes of nuke consumed during the half-year ending June,
1852 was 16,550, average price 15s. 8.02 a. per too; trading
June, 1851, 14,066, average price 2131. 6.84 d. per tun ; and
fur the half-year ending June, 1860, 13,010 tune, average
prim 20s. per ton.

MARYPORT AND CARLISLE.
The directors of this company have just issued their re-
port, to be submitted to the shareholders a*. the half-jearly
modiffig on Wednesday. It states that the traffic receipts
foe the half-year ending 30th Jane amounted to 16,206!.,
berg as increase of 1121. over this es perid of
1831. At We tersidaawn of the oarrost year the Wargo
foe intoreat will be redneck to the fullest extent by the issue
of preference Warm of 41 pee cent. to replace the outstand-
ing loan soles, bearing 6 par cent. interest. and by • redac-
t eof 1 per cent. oa mortgages thaw baseonsing due. The
working @apeman were 7,4791, being at the rate of about
46 per mot. upon the receipts. The reserve fund
is debited with • sum of 7181., not directly charge.
able to the half-year's expenditure. The directors pro.
pose that the mum of 60W., being the Wawa of last half-
ycat's together with 754., bar taken from the reserve
triad, and added as the act revenue of the half-year, making
a total M 2,6071., scud to • dividead at the rate of 3 per
.saltpim
_maatim. Tide will leave the balance of reserve
teal 8,7 The iffisotrie to...graph is now in operation on
the*" iwil bus haw found highly useful in the traffic
aneepeneeea The capital &want is charged with 8961. for
eepaciltere epee who, sad it is credited with 6101., the
pwassis 'Minh of sneadus leads to 30th June. Since
the hint report the iikeetiee have disposed of all the new 41
pee wet. quarter ellares. The works at Carlisle, emoisting
of the sew brawl to the citadel station, goods ware
bow, coal dope% timber and slate yards, are seamy
completed, sad UM dietetets anticipate • coasidarablie in-
mate therefrom. The auditors, Mews. Cows and
Richardson, is their wpm, state that the expenditure, in-
cludiag taxation, is peeler than that of Jane, 1861, by
9711. The would is 8,1341. , being little more than 60 per
cent. of the glom revenue, and they call the attention of the
directors to the wassoity of retranchwat in every quarter.
They recommead that the improvements at the statioas and
the contemplated works at Maryport be finished at ones ;
and that the cost thereof, with that of the new engine, bo
charged to the reserve land. They express their high opi-
aioa of the general management of the directors, parti-
cularly as Tepid, claim the capital aceseat, and the re-
lieving of the compaar s alike but ileessial difficulties.
The capital account to the 30th hoe awed that 446,7681.
had been received, imiladiag 4,2831. bet revenue, and
446,7681. expended. The revenue memo he the hilt-you
showed that 16,2051. hal bees melted. =I 8,1211. ex-
pended, leaving a harm 0111,4014 est of whisk was de-
ducted 6,1681. interest ea hem and preihrest• abates,
leaving 1,9261.