The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

PREFEPENCE SHARES.

Great Northern 4i per oeoT.,";edeetn. at 10 per cent.
prem., 10"2t.
Lando*, I.lhatham, and Dower, 5 per cent. pref., St.

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10.
Bahia and San Francisco (Lim.), ism 7 pa °eat., 15.
Dutch Rhenish (161. paid), 21i.
Ditto (all paid), 26.
Imperial Mexican Railway (Limited), 3.).
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 10).
Recife and San Francisco (Lim.), gna. 7 per cent., 14 xd.

EASTERN BENGAL BAILWAY.-(TEILS DAY.)

The half•yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at noon, at the offices of the °employ ; Mr. J. F.
FARLEY in the chair.

The report, which hid been already issued and published,
having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He complained of
the conduct of the Indian government in delaying the con-
struction of roads which would act as feeders
to the line. As regarded the receipts, be considered them
very satisfactory. In the half-year ending June 30, 1863,
the train mileage yielded 6s. 9d. and 6-10ths of a penny ;
in the hid-year ending June 30, 1864, it had increased to
7a. led. and 5-10ths of a penny. The working expenses had
been augmented by the company's having taken upon itself
the working of the line ,• it was 53,29 per cent, in
the lass half-year on the grow receipts, as against
48.41 in the previous half -year. The account with
the contractors had been cloned in a satisfactory manner,
and to balance was due to them. After stating that the
board had declined an invitation of the government to con-
struct an extension boa to one of the spare of the Biwa-
lays without a government guarantee, he referred
to the recent cyclone at Calcutta, and expressed
apprehension that the mortality from disease following that
disaster would prove very large among Europeans. This
danger enhanced the importance of having a sanatorium like
that which had been contemplated at the Himalaya
during the hot season ; and as the distanoe would be
only 350 miles, 250 of which were already traversed
by railway, be trusted the government guarantee would not
long be withheld. The damage done to the rolling stock
of the company by the cyclone did not exceed three or four
thousand pounds; but a great deal of injury had been
done to some of the company's station roofs under eon-
structioo. The whole amount of damage, a portion
of which might fall on the government, did not exceed
14,000 f.; so that they bad gotout of this difficulty without in-
curring so much loss as might have bees supposed. In one way
&sampany had actually benented by the cyclone. Steamers
now went to Kocehtee instead of Calcutta io oonsequeuce
of the state of the river Hooghly, and that do:curse waded
to increase the traffic of the railway. In conclusion, he
expressed h,s conviction that within • few years the com-
pany, which was now earning a net revenue of three per
cent., would be earning • revenue equivalent to the govern-
ment guarantee of five per cent.
Mr. 110143•31 dkl not consider the present state of
thinp satidactory. Formerly the Eastern Bengal Com-
pany occupied the highest position in the railway market,
whereas it uow stood below emend of them, in consequence
of he earning only 3 per oent.

After Iktl• diectrision the report was sdoptoi, and the
proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

WIDNIISDAY, NovMIII nt, II LI.