The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-29 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.

The report of the directors just issued states that if.
the total amount of share and mortgage capital ebergeable lit
ea mine for the half year ended 80th June last, is as us I
follows, excluding leased lines
:—Ordinerycapital, It
8,481,2741.; Guaranteed Six per Cent., 794,0401.; ditto IS.
Four-and-a-Ralf per Cent , 263,8161. ; loans sad moneys in !I
advance of calls, 2,997,2971 ; total, 12,631,4211. The ex- 5,11
penditure during the half year has amount( d to 224,5371. ;
fle. 6t, of which the following are the principal items: si,
Manchester and Leeds main lies and breaches, 14,4881.; et.
Manchester and Bolton Railway, 13,9071. ; Liverpool and 01.
Bury line, 86,9511 ; Manchester and Southport line,
28,4021.; West Riding Union lines, 23,2311. ; Sheffield
and Barnsley hair, 14,6811.; working stock, 29,4691. 5
The outlay on the Liverpool and Bury lies is for the Dock s
Brenta at Liverpool, which was opened for traffic in March in
We, and has been of essential advantage to the company in _O,-1
essdentieg the traffic at Liverpool. The Southport line ",t,
from Wigan was opened in April, and having been eons- •-
pitted at a moderate met, will prove a valuable addition to 10
the company's lines. On the Sheffield and Barnsley Rail- et.
way the second line of rails has been laid and the hue is.
tiptoed, affording great relief to the Media The expenditure _lll-
ea the mein line, the Manchester and Bator', and the West •••,„
Wise Miss Loge, is mainly for the extension of station to
mlesunsdeffien. The outlay on the working stock has rs•
/WM allertarr slumber of weggons at the disposal of the li
nisisellsffilles department; and the continued increase of the M
po
ds- Was, notwithstanding the stagnation in some IL
If trade, is a consequence of this provision. The D
lean statement (abstract L) shows that an amount of so
465,9221. Ms been borrowed or renewed during the half. Lee
year ; that an amount of 267,4661. has been paid off or et
trenshweed dieing the same period ; and that the company's to
total debt snouted, on 30th June last, to to ..
1996,9311 L average rate of interest has been 41.45. 3d. '';
Revenue lelesat s—The receipts of the company during the
half year, including the Sheffield and Barnsley line and the
company's proportion of the North Union line, have been 10
489,3061.85. 9d. ; deduct amount received for working the 5
traffic of the Blackburn line, 8,3881. Os. 7d. ; there remains to
480,9181. Bs. 2d.; add two-thirds of the receipts of the Is
Preston and Wyre lies, 14,9001. 10s. 7d. ; total receipts, 20
496,8181.185. 9d. The disbursements are thus compased : :
Working expenses, 181,4771.; rates, taxes, and duty, 60
12,9841. ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, 1,0961. ; so
total, 195,6671. There is a decrees of 64,604 in the num- too
bee of passengers booked in the six months from Ist Jemmy 100
to 30th Jose, being a decrease of 2.1 per cut. The de. 3
crease in the number of miles travelled is 2,227.482, IN
es 7 pee Dent. The increase under the head . f 100
merchandise is 140,624 tons, or 11 1-3 per cent. so
It will be nedeed that the receipts from passenger trade i
still exhibit the sue unfavourable contrast with the goods 3
trade elk& bed to be remarked upon six menthe age. :
Latterly, a more satWnctory development has manifested wo
itself, which it Is biped will cestinne. ii h• replacement of 4
your lommestivas by a letter sad sews powerful class of 104
aegis% is Nei beim aided est, end with satisfactory lot,
results to tie workbag aopeemes ; the asemestlesl and efll- 10:
dent working of Oda awl ether portisessf Ohs Telling stock 100
stock continues le Inger the moos{ stleolismsl the board. 64
The saperiatiokolit or the diarist dagartweste of the too
rolling Oak ossify its effective wohisi sowiltlos ; and O
that, dote. the spend= of the roplaarosst above re- 30
Owed Is. is semillita as a whole asetimeas to improve. r
The wee*. 'spew for the ball-year hes boa redacted by HI
several ilisswishis eirmaartaawe—a esseidareast's
at j e
goods Oatseoesties, stamp ; a larthege redesisi ml 4
redesign is otels So
which, earnsprodiss petted,
== M 1149661. 71. 64., against 6041. 181. 16.-; and is to
asset Woe from. of smaller anoint —nude, the working 10
More to dire 41.94 per out. against 44.17 per oat. is zo
So sousespaolims half of last year. The halms, of revenue so
spilloble to the mamma of interest sad dividend, and to
eaterlend share% kb 818,6771. 161. Bd. It is noose- 30
namied that a &vilest at the rata of 4 per C
mit. per ausum, ins home tax, be declared, 6
=a surplus if 14.8911. 171. to be carried 4
to the mast sus The bill promoted by the to
denies le& Mak Wolin sod this Company, for the tra- 10
pravasost if the Possess fitstion, it was found advisable 01
to abatis.TMlag will suable the companies inter- 3;1
sated le gmitsre a Meissure which the urgency of the retrior so
mentsiffidMt sletien will be likely te induce all parties to y
agree to TM simallas of the preprieters will be requested
Is a paspeasi ion, for sot ezassilag twisty- one yeses,
of thit MY ma &ties authoehmi Is be takes by the pee
st.ef dits aseadbas Oamal. The bees will be ealso
wish the Nortblieesseu. as Mssolatistre, MAIM
sod Irosleika aid the Lewin sot 115•Oh.Wasesis
lamp eleo=les. Au arrassamast busboa lo tows.
Wm he some with the Canal Company, by whisk yew
liaisons prelmostail sod year Outset wesnd within ass.
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Oman of liability, MR Sand protestka ever a moth
whiar GM. end ma dinettes eantestly reostaseal he
sisotiso lasslies will ales be regsseted Ss a prsposi
elaverlies at s/1 as say part of the existing nerrgege tight
Oto perpetual irredeemable sunitise, at a rate of lelmM
NO to molt par seat. per tomato. .