The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

LONDON AND BLACXWALL NAILWAY.

The report of the director. to the fifty-second
half-yearly meeting states that the gross revenue for the
half-year ending 30th Jiro°, 1862, has bees 52,5697. 95., and
the expenditure, 20,4581. Bs. 6d., leaving a net profit of
32,111 f. On. 6d. After providing for interest on debentures,
the bahmee available for dividend is 24,6064 9s. ld., and
the demean ere enabled to recommend the payment of a
dividend for the half ear at the rate of 3 per cent. per
annum upon 1,382,2101. consolidated stock, and of three
shillings per share upon the 24,735 new shares (1860), the
holders of which are entitled to participate in the dividend
for the past half-year, et the same rate as the holden of
consolidated stock. Compering the accounts with those
for the oorrespooding six swaths of 1861, there is an M-
I Milled 4,7604 le. 2d. in the receipts, and a decream of 5704
119 s. 6d. in the expanses, end consequently a total 'Demme
of 5,331/ . Os. 9d. is the net pmfita of the led half -year.
The dividesd now recommended is at the rate of Bs. per
mot. per annum more than 110,1861, and is npoo an hummed
capital of 247,3501. The directors report that of the
21,419 four-sada-half percent. preference shares, created
pursuant to the resolutions of the general meeting of the
company, held on the 10th Jane last, 20,994 have already
bass placed, and *416,329 share' have been paid up in full.
The direeters also report that the right to convert the new
shares (1880) into fouranda-half per cent. preference shams,
has bees exercised in respect of more than half these
shares. The time, limited by the set of parliament, within
which can avail themselree of this right of
e will expire on the 9th of this month. ft is
p°4pared to take authority at the meeting to convert into
ordinary stack, at 101. per share, in accordance with the
cooditioss on which they were issued, all the new shares
(1860) which shall not have been converted into preference
shares; and likewise to convert into preference stock at
61.10 a. per there, all rhos shares which may have been
converted from new shares (1880) into prefacerce shares,
abet resolutions will be submitted for that purpose. The
additional sidings which this company engaged to provide,
in order to increase the accommodation at the Great
Northern Company's Miseries Depot, have been completed,
and the new station for the hi idleard Company at the
Min.:brim will be ready for their occupation in the comae of
Ibis math. The proprietors therefore may maculate epee
deriving immured traffic in gouda from both them sources
during the current half-year. The branch line to the
London Docks has not been urged forward so rapidly as it
might have been, from fiambecial considerations, bet the
arrangermasts for Wring the preference capital keying bean
snosemsfully tarried set, the branch line will now be pro-
ceeded with, and completed with the least avoidable delay."

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HOME CIECTAT.—GinimpaRD Ammer 7.

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morning ea tea o'clock in tthj,new court.. TTkho.yy are Og.
ceedingly commodious, and appeared to give ellW•Alift to
the her, the judges, and all paean having to Mated the
'Asian. Berea Martin eat co the Civil side, aid Baron
Bramwell prenided in the Crown Court. There are only MI
penmen for trial, and most of the Witmer, are of an ordi-
nary character.