The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY PASSENGER& ASSURANCE

COMPANY:-(MM DAY.)

r The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at 2 o'clock this afternooo, at the company's office;
64, Corabill, Yr. J. CLAY, IL P., in the char.
The report stated that during the balf -year ended on the
30th June last, the premiums en general accident policies
amounted to 28,7421. 15s. 51.. sod op railway accideot tickets
to 2,9131. 10e. Id., making the total premium income for the
half-year 31,6564 Is. 6d., against 28,5641. 6a. 6d. during
the sarnepaiod in 1862. The comparative number of policies
and tickets issued during each half- yew was as follows :
' General occident policies :-1862, 11,5204 ; 1863, new
policies, 2,713!.; renewals, 9,8764 ; total, 12,589!.
Policies for terms of years, or for life by single
payments, and by annual payments, on a decreasing
scale :-1862, 388 ; 1863, new policies 20. retrograde 342,
together 362. Single journey tickets :-1862—tat class,
23,091; 2nd claw, 43,681; 3rd class, 67,710. 180-
Ist class, 22,432; god due, 42,774.t 3rd class, 72,583.
Double journey tickets :-1862—lat dins. 11,603 ; 2nd
clam, 19,068 ; 3rd class, 18,839. 1863—let clue, 12,449 ;
tad class, 23,266; 3rd class. 26.003. Periodical tickets :-
1862-1.080. 1883-1,059. While sours descriptions of
tickets showed a alight falling off, and the Mere se of policies
had not bees a quite sorapid anises hitherto, the aggregate
amount elm wed a satisfactory increase, and that the
business of the company still continues to progress.
The cash received for premiums during the half-year was
28,3114 17s. 9d., sod the interest on investments 4054
30. 108., making with the balance from the previolia half-
yen 45,5611. 2s. 2d. to the credit of the revenue amount. 1
The disbursements for compensation were 16,6291. Os. 34.,
for alai expanse, salaries, ke., 5,7964 18s. Bd.,
all for oonnitatioe and government duty, 3,8941. 15s. 7d.
Aber payout of interest to the proprietors, and 1,0001.
paid towards the replaorment a capital, there is a balance'
of 17,9354 17e. ld. to be earned forward. Adding to this'
the stuns due from clearing house sad Keats, 3.3441.
fs, 94., there was a total balance on revenue account of
21,2804 41. 10d., from which interest at the rate of 4
per east. per annum would be paid for the half year.
The amounts paid as compensation during the half-year
were for-8 fatal cases, 5.0504 ; 870 claims for personal
injury, 11,5791. Os. 3d. ; total, 16,8294 Os 3d.
moving the adoption ofreport,
The CHAIRMAN, the
said the working clines had shown a greater tr.
predation of railway assurance than the other
dames of society—thus evincing their growing in-
telligeooe. A Westeod Aloe was about to be
opened, and be anticipated advantageous results.
Although the company bad 3.000 agents in the country, eon.
sitting chiefly of railway station-masters and clerks, three-
fourths of the basilicas arising from that source was does by
about thirty of them, who thereby added to their Moaned
from 1001. to 1501. per annum.
The report was adoptcd, and a dividend at the rate of 4
per cant. per annum declared.

EXTILkOILDINAILY DISCOVERY OF • Di.& CHILD
IS TR, Roor OF A COORCIL—(THIS DAY.)—This morning,
shortly diet sine o'clock, the body of a male child wee found
'towed away between the ref of the roof
of the church of St. Marv. WhiteehapeL It
appears that Mr. Churchwarden Lcocester had given
orders for the general repairs of the upper pinion of the
church, sad directed the attention of the contractor to the
detective state of the roof situated on the south
side of the clock tower. A number of mechanic.'
and workmen wen. accordingly engaged in removing the old
I anion, and while on occupied they found a bundle which
' emitted a hello! effluvium, sod on unrolling it they found
the dead body of a child, which was covered with dust
and very much deemnposarL The body seemed to be
complete, and there was no indication of violence.
It is • singular fact that about two year. since the body
' of • child was discovered almost in • similar meow by
some workmen eerier the gallery of the rams church. The
coroner (Mr. Humphrey.) in that instance held an inquest
cm the bedy, bat nothing satisfactory could be gleaned.
DRAT"( 07 A FENALZ G•ROTTES. —A singular
inquire respecting the death of one of the persons connected
with the greet garotte robberies, was held by Igr. W. J.
Payne, the(Sty deputy coroner, in the governor's-room at
Newgate. The name of the deceased was Susan Light, aged
IS years, who was sentenced to four years' venal servitude at
the Central Criminal Court In January last. for assisting •
young man named George Day, • printer, and soother
young NM and young Roallall is a furious (garotte
insult with a view to robbery upon • gentle-
MR named Ryan, io Carey-street. Lineoliee-inn•fields.
Mr. Junta, governor of Neonate, said that Susan Light
was In that mi.'n when she was sentenced, bat she could
not be removed bantam Pregnant women could not be
nosived in the government prisons, and she was prevent
by the young man Day, who was cooly 19 year. of saw She
wee delivered in May loot. She became very ill and melee-
cboly,and died last Saturday night. P.very attention bad been
paid to her during her Mona sad her relating were eom-
soneiosted with. Her mother removed deceased's child
some time before her death. Dr. J. Clarke said that
disersesed died from debility from pawned her, The
jeer returned • verdict accordingly.