The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-30 00:00:00

ELECTRie AND INTERNATIoNAL TELEGRAPH

COMPANY.
Ili, report /1 the directors of this company stolen
that **The melt of the @mogul six mouths just closed is
cm the whole eatssfactowy. Depressioo arising out of poli-
tical causes has affected Maims. at miry of the commercial
statiobs. The tariff with the continent. at the correspood-
iag period of last year, was higher than at present, and
&mut/ ei• last six weeks of the year the intmduction of the
shilling late between Lesion, Birmingham, Liverpel. MAD.
• aod other pi seen which was formal no the employ.
has destroyed all profit on those cinouta. (*oder such
cutostaocee it is gratifying to the directors to report that
the general italic of the company has continued to increase.
soil that the receipta of the last half sear exceed those of
the corresponding period of 1460 the extent of 4,1401.
The expeoses„ on the aggregate. show, little variation. ex-
cept in the item of law charts, which the directors were
resistantly compelled, for the protection of the edentate of
the shareholders, to incur. The result is • set profit of
37,777/., against :COM. io December, tStiO. A dividend
for the half-sear of U. lie per cent., Dow reopen-
rneud.d. ?5,975/... with a surplus of 14,802/,, to be
added as usual to the fowl for the renewal of the submarine
able*; leaving untouched the balance of 0,3621. (uodivided
moats on previous working) to be carried forward to the
credit of the current half-year. The renewal fund with in-
knit, sod the above appropriation, will consequeotly
amount to 50,54:4. The tune hag arrived for utilising it.
The increase of betimes with the continent, and the prospect@
of a mill further progress from the extensions towards this
north of Europe ALA India, have furred on the directors tbs
nevessity of providing additional means of transmission.
Th.. present Zatiolvoort and Scheveningen wires have coo-
tined to work satisfactorily, and the company have happily
been Inv from casualty on these and on the Irish cable
during the half-year • but they will soon prom) in-
elop.ate for the expanding traffic without incurring
de isy s which it is alike for the credit and ut-
*rest of the company to avoid. The board bars
therefore entered into a contract with Messrs. Glass and
Elliott to make and lay to additional and grail improved
cable, with four Wir6G. between England awl Hul sod for the
sum of 16,00111 f. This cable will be more powerful than any
yet laid down, and will afford the means of undertaking any
additional work which am be reasonably anticipated. The
last instalment of the contract price will become payable in
January. Islll. before which time the whole charge of this
additional cable will be met out of revenue Recent meets
ba.Ve brought prominently forward the nemenity of improv-
ing the commotion between London and the south of Ire
laud, and a company (the London and Queenstown Dire*
limited), with a statuette capital, haciog offered entirely at
their own risk to lay and maintain • cable between time
coasts of Pembroke and Wexford, provided this oonspany
would carry land lines to Queenstown, the directors
assented to the propoml, and have made a call on the
new diaries to enable them to effect the object,
in accordance with an agreement executed by the
two companies. The traffic is expected to be remunerative
on the outlay to be incurred, and the importenee of the object
in view made it desirable that the steamiest should be
in clomp connection with your system. The board have,
during the half year, entered into further arranputente
with the West Midland Company, under which the tele-
graph is being extended over the Worcester and Hereford
soil Severn Valley line tereementa have also been made
with other oompania, which will be found detailed in the
electrician's report. Allusion has already bora made to
the shilling tariff introduced by the new company. Thal
on the loon circuits. has proved, as predicted, a fail
all the ooinpanies competing at them rates are ear Agist
dads Ines. How long this loam is to °option, does set
peal on the beard. It im certainly leas osseous to Ain
than to others, and the directors are in hops. that in time
wiser counsels will prevail, and that a fair and moderate re-
muneration. in proportion to the service performed, may ulti-
mately be secured. This unnecessary sacrifice has not, how-
ever. deterred the directors from pursuing the policy on which
thee bare for years acted, of affording to the public snob
judicious alterations of tariff as the circumstances." the
comosny warrant them in introducing. A geistal redlining'
to elf pheas of considerable traffic within a circle of 300
mile* has therefore been determined on. The directors
cannot hope that the sacrifice thus node will be Mime-
&stely eompenaated by increased business, but, relying on
the experience of previous years, they are sanguine that at
w, distant period the loge will be recovered by additional
teeth:, for which they are amply prepared ; and they an
ant tom, ea heretofore, by every mesas at their command,
to extend and cheapen the public pervion caddied that by
a contianacce of a liberal policy they will Improve your
property by *clog it on a still mends, bade"

OPENING OP THE WEAN TALLEY ILAILWIIIr.
Amiagerueute are being carried out for opening
thi. important sod lotereetiog use of railway for general
ramengar trait on Saturday nest. The ealy contingeocy
Is the comsat of the Board of Trade, which there is little
dretiA will be obtained. There appears little doubt that
arrangentaits will be mule for running convenient trains
is 0011D01100 with than of Use Great t esters sad Midland
Counties Railway. from Paddington Orford, WOlOlllO/,
Wolverhampton, Dudley, KiddenoulUter,

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, the following bills were declared to
bare complied with the 'wading ordure of bath bowies of
parliantatt :
LONDON, 8210117011, AND BOUTS COMB? RAILWAL—To
usable the Brighton company to where their Leader
kids, Salim oa its south-western aide, to Horselphows ;
to rasp tb accoesoodatioa of their' Brisklarew'snem
etatioe ; to prowide etwasboas hetwors Teases wad
Eaclered and the month meat, sad rale. 330,0001. by sew
Mama, and thertew 116.000 f.
IluelLwor Itstt.wsr.—To NM ID the Ilid-Xest part
of the Paraboweah Exlsssis• and the whole of thee Crays
Nee awli for other connosted with the hate of
the Ifid-heat awl o bawls, lbw.
GIIZAT NONIMICIRN RAILWAY.—?o sequin additiossi
halt for station aociwasiation at Dinweter.
Erin Clux-crowssowian itanwar.—For alb rollmops
fri.m Cheltrobain to lerriogdoes andßoartcs-oa-thaWater;
to rain 1100,0001., and hoseer2lo,o3ol.
TOTTLINAN MID HAIIPNYIAD RAILWAY.—For • lino
how the Hampstead Justin to Toliewham with a broadt
to form a Wash= *Who Embers Onostio; at Tottenham,
sal a bowed hose Ws Groot Northern at Norway. sad le
wise • weird of MOM. la ahem sad h3,301W. on loss.
Tb Misr li.Maellwed were for the Kettering mg
Railway, sad • capital of moor, I. which woo
the ei.edlag wen we. desired sot emptied with ; do
Whitchwelk /A-reclaim sod Maid, sad Oossabb gasp
J outfits Seaway, to Do sonsWiastedika•• wthostod wall of
240,000 f.; Leadbnre, Uslos, amid Wellston Itallwep,
to Ws eseesty of Peebles, at • rest of 53,0001. ; the North
Brisk& sad Oath& aid falba Bay, to hew the latter to
the former ; lb North Devoe sad Okeharoptoc
war. foe • hoe from Colebrook* to Okoharopton, at an IMO -
Inaisal cost of 130.01.101. mad 43,000 f. loan ; the Ifeckmood-
wike Ose ; Semmes Harbour Trent; Stretford Os. ; Metro-
politan Meat sad Poultry Market (for oonstructing traitors
api roadies to thir proposed Dew market at Smithfield).
TIN BOGNOR. Csicaosersa, AND MID LIMIT RAILWAY
BILL WY withdraws.

COWlllllffilt, STOUR VALLI; AND tit'DarltY RAIL-
W Y.—By the ball-yearly retort of the directors of this
company, to be sehusitted to the shareholders at their
electing es Wednesday Peak it appears that the balance
due to meows amount is 4,8271. 13e. SI.. and after deduct-
Iry lowest ma 28,730 f. piefereeco abates at 61. per omit.,
and the ordinary eanountieg is all to 811/., there
is Igft for dividend MIN. This enaldes the director to de-
clare a divideed of It 13s. per cent., clear of income
earryleg forward to *eat half-year's account • balance of
421. Ile. 3d.
TDB Sllnnwnirav ASO WIILSIIPOOL RAILWAY.—
Oa Monday last the opening of the main line between
Shrewsbury and Welsb pool took plan. The drat urea, for
the cosviryiutes of paiseopars left Shrewsbury at 9.30 am.
'This Ime opens • direct comruumcation with W
Newtown, and Llanidloes, which hitherto could a*
relic bv the old coach rued, or by a circuitous sad extremely
tedious route via G.:waren end Oewntry. Betides the ter-
mini, if so we may them, of Shrewsbury and Weleha
po.d, there are fire -tattoos on the hue, I lauwood, Yuckle•
too. Westbury, Middletown, so! Buttiugton, and the Was
pa-ses through a inoet important agricultural district, her.
and there disclosing soeuery of surpassing beauty sad
variety, such a., we expect, many of our natives awl
couutry cousins will delight to revel in when the period
of the year shall &aire for pic-oica sad rural raids.
lints. To our Welsh fries& the completion of this. Ilse
will afford imams's*r accommodation, oiamiug up as It doss
a much more rapid and easy communicative, both with
Loudon and Birmingham and the important manuhicturleig
diatricts of the Dora,. -SArtrAury
FATAL ACCIDENT AT PRIMAL RAILWAY STATION.-...
Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, at a little after 3 o'clock
Mr. Mount, timber merchant, Perth, wee nufortunately
kilted at the goods station of the general terminus them. ,
It would appear that he had accompanied • friend on MAW
matter of liminess, and while there, unknown to airy of the
officials, incautiously leant against ono of a number of wasp
goes which were being shunted, by which he was thrown
doom and kiLsd on the spot. -Abraham?. Courant.
Tats MAILS. —The Liverpool, New York, and
Philadelphia Compamy's steamer Etna wee yestesda (Wei-
matey) despatched from Liverpool for 11ew Y MISS
made ter the United States, about 39 cabin preesegers, aid
a full mtge. The mails were unusually heavy, owing to the
sioo despatch yesterday of mails from Southampton to New
York. She wall eat at Queenstown to-day for the purview
of oosbarkfe,. g pressesers, extra mails, and all telegraphit
rocurnualealioneressetved at the Magaetie Oompany's steles
there until M &sleek p.m. On Saturday. the Cunard Baal
Mail etereeddy AM& will he despatched from Liverpool foe
New York, with am& fur British North America, United
States, Behemes. and Havanna.
We did Du Barrv's delicious health-restoring
Remiss& &Mks Fend the meat mealy lee Melts& cumin.
patted, ledlystlogs Amato's`, COllMUllpiioa diarrhea, debility,
111dalasst. beertbruizelpitatine, tratetellty,
colds,
sum. diskaaa. . Va. hemorrhoid; covets, colds,
ragas, breseellSg. borders asst fevers, (lavatory, ow-
yeasmeg,l4llereess„ terglelly et the Myer, debility. gavials,
=Bl"Alsdliaw Usy PLO. Dr. Money. I. aim
Cemptoll. Dr. Insil Manse IS same any base Its
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; sale Dermas minters. sal ma. OvoomasMb4lloB.
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