The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.

The report of the directors to the meeting.on the
17th inst., states that the net receipts of the railway for
the past half-year enable them to recommend a dividend at
the rate of 5 per cent= per annum on the preference stook,
and at the rate of 54 per esontm per annum on the ordinary
stook, carrying forward to the credit of sent half-year a
balance of 2,44i31. 6., 10d. The traffic returns show a steady
and satisfactory Increase. A sufficient number of the sew
engines has been delivered to enable the directors to &o-
pen's entirely with hired plant, and to Manus the arum-
modulo, to the public by • coasiderable sumentelion of
the service of anima. These engines, constructed spenally
for the metropolitan traffic, are working well, and fully rea-
lity the anticipations of the directors. During
the half-year the directors have acquired nearly
the whole of the land for the extension line
between Farringdon.street and the statioa at Finsbury. The
number of persons to be settled with, the intricate ratan
of nary of the oases, and the exorbitant character of some
of the claims, have rendered it Urinals for the directors to
exercise more than ordinary care in the purchase of these
Lads. A mach longer time has therefore been consumed in
these negotiations than the directors had anticipated, and
the works have been proportionately delayed. The result,
however, has been a very greet saving of expenditure on
capital account, far more than commensurate with any Ices
of revenue which can arise from a abort post.
posement of the opening of the extension line.
The directors have re•inued the large portion of
the 6 per cent debentures which have fallen due since the
close of the last half-year's account at a rate not exceeding
44 per cent. per annum. The legislation of the put illidoll
has been favourable to this comma . The several measures
referred to is the last report as des for the interests of
the oompaay have been sanctioned ; whilst those which
alight have proved prejudicial have been rejected. The
result is in effect to place the railway from Paddingtoe to
Fiesbury in a portion to be fed from stations in all parts
of the metropolis. The directors do not propose to submit
an resolutions to this meeting in respect of the extensions
to Brampton and Trinity-square ; but they avail themselves
of this opportunity to repeat their statement, embodied I.
the last report, that the capitals for those extensions will
be raised as separate capitals dependent for dividend
upon their own neuron, unless the shareholders of this
company shall specially desire a different arrugement.
It will be neoeseary to raise forthwith a portico of the
capital al 450,0001. authoried by the Additional Powers
Act of the put swim, to pay for plant, workshops, hc.,
and for this purpose the directors recommend the crostini
of 46,000 thane of 101. each, which will participate is
dividends from the date of payment, and will be offered at
par rateably to the present proprietors of ordinary and
extension stock. The directors are advised that It' will
probably not be neurreary to call up more than the deposit
of 21. per alums during the present year ; the remainder will
he called up from time to time only ail it may be required.
For the details of the coatem Oda hate of these shares the
proprietors are referred to the scoompanyiag v01.'106068,
which will be submitted to the mooting Appended Amended to the
directors' report are report's of their ofecra, and the capital
sad remise aseenate for the half-year. The dividend will
be payable on the let of September auk

LONDON AND NORTH WINITIAN RAILWILL—We
am racially informed that the Leedom and North Western
directors will probably micienered • divided for the pet
hall-year at the rate of 51. 15s. per east. per mous.
NOltTlf STAFYOID6N!RZ Ramr•r.—i-llie report
of the directors of this company Mdse that the receipts
for goods tie the railway during the past half-year, eliding
the 30th of Jim, amounted to 107,6011., as ageism
102.225/. is the corresponding half of 1863. sad 91,6831. in
the same halt of 1862. The reosipti for preempts, horses,
parcels, and mails amounted to 45,3231. spinet 42,07.4. in
the corresponding half of 1863, and spirt 39,2784 in the
same half of 1862. The dividends proper were—for the
past half-year, 4 per cant. • for Me earraspoeding
half of 1863, 3j per coat. ; and.for the ism half of 1802,
3 per asst.
RICLANATION or ?HZ WASIL—An important
meeting of the magistrates of the counties of Norfolk and
Lincolnshire was held at the Globe Hotel, 'Lines Lynn,
yesterday, for the purpose of defining the bounds res of the
counties of Norfolt and Lincolertme in the large Met of
lead called Winglastl. It appeared that the reclaimed
red proposed to be divided resisted of about 5,000 bares
actually brought under ealtiveroo, and above 1,000 acres as
yet sly pertielly reclaimed. Miss work of reclamation is
part of the erigral Mem of making • new county, widish
wee to be galled Victoria county, sad the district whisk
sow presents she aspect of highly cultivated and richly pro-
ductive adds, ma but • few ran ego • dreary waste of
alluvial road, over which each tide pissed, but the Mono-
dist, oars of the reclamation re base the operation of the
new Ostfall AM The rnagistratee baring agreed to the
boundary Use, whieb pre nearly au equal mount to either
meaty,gave dfreMme for the line le be marked out. This
is to be dm by Moe pore or land-marks. It should be
mentiord that this is bet use mire of a very large Met
at lend that is being, through engineering skill, takes from
what has boss known as the Wash, but which would sem
to have bees ape beck dry lead, as the humor eubmarise
forest stretching aims the month of the Wash off Heastan-
ton indicates. Nair thousands of acres hays also been
already reclaimed through the operatic, of the Norfolk
Netnery Mame.
WILUI AND BIQUEIRS. —The will of Andrew
Mortimer Drummond, Esq., beaker of Charing-cross, and
al Denham, Bucks, was proved in London under 00,0001.
y. The executor smarted wars his parser, As-
draw Robert Drummond, Feq.,and has great nephew, George
James Drummed, Esq. The will bears dote February 13,
1862, sad he died it June 1 this year. His wife, Lady
Rosily Drummond, derives, under settlement, en energy of
1,0001. To his seven daughters he has made a provide
that will, together with their respective portions under the
!settlement, make up to each the sum of 5,0001. ; and to his
sou 15,0001. beyond all other interests under the wilL The
will of JAMBI William Fresbfield, Eel., late at.P.,
F.FLO.S., F.G.S., of Drooshire-plaosi, Portland-place, and
Myriam* sear Reigate, Surrey, was proved in I.oedoo on
the 29th ult., the executor appointed being his daughter,
Mies Elia Freak/al ; his two sons, Cliaa Repaid Hy. Ray
Freshfleld, and Arthur Kekewielt, Esq., (the harmed
of the teetatWe eldest granddaughter). The petemalty was
ewers under 120,0004 The testator who died at the age of
89, was called to the bar, at Gra?ii-los, in 1842; was
lewnserly solieitcr to the Bank of Ragland ; was crier of
the Hot. Artillery Company, which rank he retread by
royal permission ; was M.P. for Peerhyn and Falmouth,
1830-2, 1835-41, and 1852-7, and tor Boston, 1851-2. The
will bars date 1860. He has devised to his grandson,
William Dawes Freihaeld, eldest saes of his deceased son,
James William Frealifield, all his freehold estates set forth
in his will, learn to his two some and AZOOLISOIS all his
other freehold property. To his two datiglirrs he leers en
annuity of 1,4401., and out ot it 1201. is to be given to each
for pin money. The residue of his property is to be divided
into five parts, between his two sem, two daughters, and
the widow and children of his decreed eon. The testator
had promoted to him two silver waiter—ere by the Glob
Insurance Company, the other by the He. Artillery Com
pany—these are to be bald by his daughters for life, and
then to pase to his grandson. William Dawes IFredilleld,
Fes., as heirlooms. —Mustered London Barr.
THE FISITTAL 01 Tin TIMIS CHOIR& —HI3I7ORD,
FIIDAT.-71» fall programme of the forthcoming fatted of
the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester,
which commences on the 30th instant, is out, sod peepers.
time have been commenced is the embedtal for the event,
which is looked forward to with mare than ordinary interest,
the festival being this year on • larger scale than is usual at
Hereford. The meeting will be held on August 30th. 31st,
and September let and 2nd. Lard Bateman beads the
list of stewards, who are so less than 50 in number,
whereas a few years ago there was • difficulty
in obtaining a doses. The oratorios are arranged as
follows : First morsieg, Tuesday. Hilda', Creation, the
overture to Needelssohn's St. PauLead BelithO•go's MAO*
in C. ; Wednesday—Reedelasolin's !Mak. Thlnday
First part of Spobr's Pall of Babylon, with Rossiers heist
Mater, a erection from Handers Judas Marosberr, sad
selection from Handers Israel in Egypt ; fourth morning—
Handers Nester. The oratorios will be gives the saes
of the cathedral, the orchestra being erected at the west
sod instead of the east, se that the eloir tan he
made available for sealing tho "dishetioll hsia
divided from the nave 'sly by the t
mem shown at the lest gnat exhibitions. ear err
isg soneerle will be gives at the Shine-hail, whisk also be
keen eratged by the Malice of sm ereheres at the end of
the reen. Amongst the pima So he intrednewil at Me
evening meats ere BenedieFe meats lithard Omar de
Lim, a Werra from Weber's Ohms, sad Ilmedeleirm's
musts es Midesessir NW, Dram AMU on Friday
night Mrs the travel The prthelpelle eegepdsou
Mdth.nithe asd Madam Lamer Sherrepes; sopeme ;
Marne llebton Delbp Mee. Weir, wreaks ; Mr.
Sims Isms and Ir. X. Brile. Swum ; fgr. Sir* and
Mr. Weir, Mess. Megrim lode the WAIL