The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-25 00:00:00

CRICKET.

NorriNutumantaz v. Kitrr.—Thin return match
was resumed on Saturday (the third day), on the errata
Palace Ground, Sydechana. Kent hed four wickets down
for 41 runs in their secoad innings, which they went on
with, play ooranieocion at 12 o'clock. Sergeant M'Caabe
again hatted well, =hi 24, in which were two fon" a
three, and four twos. Winger and Fryer coatributed 12
each. The total of the lining* was 110 ; this left Hotting.
baroshire victorious by 74 runs.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST
RAILWAY.

The report of the directors, tobe submitted to the
mating on Friday next, has been issued. The accamte for the
half-year ending June 30, show the following results ;—The
amount of capital raised ap to that date is 12.084,0991., ma-
listing of—Ordiaery stook sad shares. 4,887.961 k ; preform-
tial stock, 4,267.8211. ; mortgage debt, 1,860,9364 ;
tutu stock, L278,01r21. ; total, 12,094.098 The amount of
capital exceeded during the bad-yew is 389,082/. The
opening of new brioche., sod the approaching requirements
for the South London liven, hays necessitated an wawa* ia
the plant ; the diameters as =akin the awsseeary preadult-
tioos, as the successful working of a railway departs thistly
upon the possession of so adequate stock of engines sad
vehicles. The high price of money has clucked the appli-
cations for debenture stock ; still, a further sum of 24,0Z1.
has bus issued daring the peat hail-year. The
gross revenue has been 466,3011., 'bowies ea Wefts.
of 3,4861. over the correspoodiog half-year. Tbe traffic la
still subject to the natural effect of the large reduction of
fans sad rates made the lit of August, 11163, but the expos-
' tallow of the directors have abroad) to some extant been
realised, as the trafiSo is continuously increasing, and there
is no canes to doubt that the returns after the lat August
next will analust favourably. The directors are happy to
be able to inform ths proprietors that the ouspany's efforts
during the pressat session of parliament have bare *Mudd
with woos's. The lines promoted by the South Seaters
Railway Company affecting the Bifrost& of this company
were withdrawn, sate factory arrangemeata made with that
company as regards the traffic from Tunbridge Wells to
Esiebouroe, sad all quantities at variance adjusted ; the
directors believe that this will prevent any future collisioe,
and thus strengthen the friendly relatioos of the two com-
panies. An attempt was made in the present session to
re-introduce the scheme from Beckenham to Brighton which
had bean rejected is 1863 after a lengthened contest ; bat
whoa the ball owls before the House of Commons the mo-
tion for the asoood reeding was negatived without a division.
The directon have succeeded is °Maim( powers for a
direct sums to the suburban lines from Peckham across
the Dulwich College white, and for the whole of the other
matters which wets alluded to in the last report, with the
exception of a short part of the Ouse valley Hoe from Hail-
sham to Bexhill. The obtaisiag of these powers will enable
the company so completely to accommodate the whole of
their district that it a hoped that further important ex-
tensions may not be required for some time. A bill was
promoted by iodependeut parties for the °Destruction of a
short line from Streatham, vial Tootsog, to join the South
Western Railway at Wimbledon, and this scheme bas been
taken up jointly by this company sod the London and
South Western Railway Company, under satisfactory ar-
rangement.. It will have the effect of forming a junction
between this company's South Loodoa Lines and the sys-
tem of the South Western Company at Wimbledlon, sad as
part of the arrangement, the courtier= of this compaay's
Breaths= and Tooting line of last year will be
rendered no . The branch lines to Bognor and he
Seaford were opoed for public tnfo oe the lot June. The
other lines under sonstruction are progrcesiog satisfactorily.
The opening of the Booth Loudon lies will be somewhat
retarded by the widening of the Oresewich viaduat, but the
works will be pushed on with rapidity, and no utmeosmary
delay permitted. The extension of the company's system of
lilies, end the increased business which results, render it
necessary to revert to the old number of directors forming
the board, and a special meeting has accordicgly been coo-
vaned. at which a resolution will he submitted for increasing
the somber from eight to nine. Colonel Barttelot, 31. P. for
West Sussex, has given notice of his iutentiou to become a
candidate, and the directors recommend him to the support
of the proprietors. The net amount at the credit of the
revenue acoonat is 122,8031. ; out of which the directors re-
' command the payment of a dividend of 2j per out for the
half-year, &monads; to 122,1761., leaving a balance of 4281.
to the credit of the correct half-year. The directors next
in rotation to retire at the Gist half-yearly meeting in 1863
lare Mears. Leo Schuster, John Nix, sad Charles Lushiegesa.