The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN.

The report of the directors, bobs submitted to the
balf-yerly meeting on the 19th bast., coognitalates the
proprietors upon a large addition to the traffic receipts and
=rase In the profits of the past six moths. le the pas-
senger department the receipts equal those for the half-
year ending 31st December, 1862, although, as pointed out
in the report dated 23th February, 1863, the receipts for
that half-year were augmented exceptionally by the Inter-
national Exhibition to the extant probably of 100,0001. The
increase of 134.4741. in the merchandise dspsrl>asat arises
geoerally throughout the system, the only reeplits being
in the traffic with Ireland, which, owing to the ampriesid
state of that country, ocalthess to show a allthmtion.
The Tiptoe and Darroton breams of the South Stafford-
shire Railway, 3i miles, were mired for trans re the
14th September, 1863. The South Leicestershire Ues, from
Hinckley to %pion and Lerester, 14 miles, was speed
for trailer as the Ist January, 1864. Two bills sr pro-
moted by this company is the present seethe of parlia-
ment. One em bears a variety of objects is connexion
with the riser/ lies and worts ; cis other is introduced
in conformity with an intimallies mods by the
committee of the House of Colorer lest sestss, sod pro-
poses to authorise arrangements for the interchange of
trails with orris Irish railway wrapears. srtyteg via
the ports of Dublin and Grissom. In the erre of last
autumn a number of the largest ovum sad reamers of
coal in Lthosabire roared to project se armies system
of railways. The primary object of the parties was to ob-
tain the asossrry facilities for the eouvranes of larp quas-
ar of their coals for shipment on the Mussy. Itosistance
to such a prier ia parliament would probably have failed,
as the special facilities sought could not have bra affonted
over the exist* lines, or through the crowded port of
Liverpool ; and your directors having her met by the go-
motets in a friendly and fair spirit, such modifications have
been made in the scheme as render it sot only insecure,
but mutually beneficial by utilising existing railways,
in pion of injuriag than by the expenditure pow
orearily Cl a sewed capital. The portion a the
St. Helms line from that tows ire the ports of
Widows and Candor, as the Heresy, will be made available
under the poen.' eat with the art wows. Year
directors have ex aspesmed their williegasss that the La-
mashies aid Yorkshire Company 'boar bosoms *daily fate-
rested with them io the St. Heine undertaking, both r
respects the porUou proposed trim laird sad that already
lard to this company, as also io therm's:rot with the
coal owners—they have suggested also that in race of ear-
tying as • contest in parliament respecting the junction
kr brewer the North Union Rider and Ithiekbure, we
line only skald be simisaid used jointly, it brag cbvioseiy
iescrairesat with the public) interest that the exclusive pole
emir of the awned liaci to such a inanufacteriag tows
should be granted to the some arcipay. ThePro-
prietors are requested to vote the Wrenn sew reek,
works, M>—Additional locomotive emirs. 150,000 f. ;
'Without ens grs, 60,0001.; additional earnsges. 40,0001.;
total, 250,0001. New warriors sad sicker at Ouries,
65,0001. ; additional erect*: shop aid erases at Crewe,
13,6801. ; sad locomotive arammodatiou at Orden&
laze, ter, 15.0001.; sew stater at Wigan, 30.0001.;
erasion al War tdepapi, 4,0141.; shad sad ream sews
at Park Lase, Liverpool, 7451.; sidings at Eaphil4 4,5001-;
diverges of road at iadsbetre, 4,1501.; doubling portioa of
Erre said Karoo lieu, 70001., additional amnicsincidatioa
at Bury.lars, Whir:hark Oldham. Made*, Deaths,
Ebbw Vale, Whitmore, St. Helen's Aunties, Ceara-roe,
Huddersfield, Soho, Lichfield, Wrrehrefitos, Wirrrier-
tam, Wienford Waterloo, Fieekley Hoed, Alder*. Mar
ley, Castle Asby, Bletehley Heaton Lodge,
Liverpool Road. Or- ewe, Stair& Hayden /roars, Stock-
=Hiroo Norris, Worlastoa. Willeaball, Itirkkaaup.
Market Harbor', Shrewsbury, Rumors Gap aid
Fidler Ferry, 27,8161.; mirth:eel lead at Willesden, Metre
Cramer, sad Dears, 4,3471. • total, 178,2821.
Lancaster and Carrels lies.—Additional accommodation at

Windermere, Cernforth. and Tabby, 5,8751. Chester and
Holyhead line.—Additional accommodetios at Eby 1, Ban-
gor, Carousal, Llantairfultan, Llandedso Junction, Holy-
head, Peomaseteaer, and Quiranway, 13,4901. From the
statanut of the half -year's ismonsta it minim seen that the
set proceeds unmet to (Dee. 31. 1863) 788,5171. 9a. 3d., se
against 719,6974 19a. 9d. (Des. 31, 1862) ; to which add the
Wanes from lest ectoont, 16,8841. Es. 10d., as spinet
4,0681. 12s. ; sbowiag • disposable balance of 806,4031.
se. ld., ea monist 718,7561. 115,9 d. ;dividend reoccomeada4
six per out., 784,1981. Is. 102., as against
per enal., 708,4151.8.. Bd. ; balance to be retried to next
aosennt, 21,2051. Os. 3d., as against 16,3411. ss. lad. The
directon recuanuad the payment of • dividend tor the
put haltiser after the rats of six par east. per annum,
carrying forward a basun of 21,X61. Os. 3d.

MIDLAND.