The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-24 00:00:00

BRISTOL AND EXETER BAnwAr.

The half-yearly general meeting of shareholder,
in this company was held yesterday, at the White Lion
Hotel, Bristol; the CalataXAN (J. W. Haller, Esq.) pre.
siding. There was not a large attendance.
The notice flosvening the meeting having been read, the
tieoarrane (J. B. Dedham, Esq.) reed the report, which
stated that the gross traffic receipts for the half.
year fading the 30th of Jane last amounted to 162,4371.
(including '2 6461. from the Easter and Crediton Railway),
being an increase of 8,1671. over those of the corresponding
haityear 011854. The meshing ezpotate charged to revenue
mount, including those of the Exeter and Creditor and
Somerset Central Railways, amounted to 81,6451, sr 63.49
per cent., or 8841. per mile on 122! miles of railway. The
in the number of parcels conveyed was 38,879, and
in the receipts for parcels 1,0511. The balers remaining
disposable for dividend 1448,47 N., which will provide for the
usual dividend of 4i per Dent. per annum on the 2,000,0001.
of consolidated stock, and leave a surplus of 1,4771. To
emir the Cornwall Company to construct their hoe as far
r Truro, the directors have agreed, in coojunction with the
Great Western and the South Devon Companies, to guru
tee the interest upon 876,0001. is debentures now in coarse
of issue by the Cornwall Company. The lease of the Easter
and Crediton We expired on the let of August, together
with the agreement to supply engine power and rolling
stock for working the North Devon line, and no arrange
meat has yet been entered into for a renewal of the lease •
bat, in order to prevent inconvenience to the public, the;
ecompeny continue to work the Raster and Crediton line.
peat
Dr. Gaamt having briefly 'sanded the adoption of the
re
Mr. EAOLIariILD condemned the policy of not paying
over the 6,0001. to the suspense Masai ea ordered, and
which he contended ought to have been paid over the very
hour after it was ordered. He considet ed that they ought still
to make the payment and carry over a larger balance, and
he moved an amendment that the dividend should be only
4 par went., and that the 5,0001. should be paid.
Mr. BARTAOII having seconded the amendment pro
forma, a conversation ensued which drew forth explanations
Irom the chairman and others. Ultimately the amendment
was withdrawn and the original resolution adopted, and the
several resolutions adopting the report, Ao., were also
poised ems. ten.

SOUTH Esirmx RAILWAT.—The directon of this
company have resolved to recommend to the proprietors, at
the half yearly meeting on the 30th last., the payment of •
dividend of Its. 6d. per 301. stock, being at the rata of
2/ 16s. Bd. per mat. per 'ammo.

THE HARVEST IN THE NORTH.—Harvest opera-
tions will be pretty generally commenced In the northern
sennties at the latter and of the present or at the beginnirg
of next week. In the southern parts of Yorkshire the
farmers are already busy reaping their spring corn, and in
some instances wheat. The accounts from all parts of the
north speak of a considerable fall of rain daring the last
three or four weeks, which has laid the heavier crops of
grain in all directions. Sines the middle of last week,
however, a favoerable change of weather has taken place,
and, though partial showers have been experienced, there
has been sufacient heat is the atmosphere to Area the
cereal crops. The agricultural reports throughout the north
of England, and, indeed, Scotland, uniformly represent the
wheat crop as very promising in appearance. With the ex.
caption of the crops which are too much broken down to
recover themselves, the sample will be particularly good,
and the bulk, though sot equal to that of last year, will be
at least up to the de ylsid. Bath.; is a fair crop. It
has suffered more than wheat from the late heavy Faint,
but a great portion of it has not been down long enough to
have sustained any material injury. Oats are variously
spoken of, but, taking the reports g lly, it would seem
to be a fair crop. Beans will in all probability prove more
prolific this year than they have done for some time past.
Complaints of fly are very rare, and the crops are, almost
without exception, looking as healthy as could be desired.
Fusers an abundant crop. Potatoes, which this year cover
an immense area, are as yet almost entirely free from die
ease.— Yorlsahiresion. _

QUARANTINE NOTICL.-.-LISBON, AUGUST 18.-1
By an order of this Board of Health, of the 16th instant, the
Archipelago of the Caps do Yards is declared infected, but
wtik what disease is all aleatiosad .