The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Ana. 8.
The 110 MW steam transport Great Britain, No. 187,
arrived at Spithead to-day at coon. from the But. She
has on board 170 lavalids and 15 oars, of varioas regi-
mes'. The Great Britain comes into harbour to land her
paseeagere tomorrow.
The Tuning. No. 65. steam transport, came into harbour
to-day to Mad the invalids she has brought home from the
Crimea. Bhe has also disembarked 15 or 16 horses, mostly
beloagiag to the lain Lad Raglan.

801:ITHAMPTON, AUGUST 8.
Preparations are making on board the Royal Mail
Compeers steamer Treat to convey oat 2 cams, 80 men,
sad 90 horses, belonging to the Royal Artillery, to Scutari;
14 men sad 24 horses, belonging to the Artillery, to the
Crimea; sad 18 horses belonging to Colonel Crofton's
Turkish sontingent of Artillery, to the Dardanelles. The
Australian Company's steamer Victoria, government trans-
port, will be reedy far sea in about • fortnight. The Ry-
deeps* end Qaten of the South ere both having additional
decks pat in Roil, which will enable them to mosey a nineh
larger number of troops or bones, and add to the teatime
of the steamers by several hundreds. They will be ready
for sea is about a month, it is expiated.

On Tumidity last Major Boys specially swore in 200
mon of the rejected of the Medical Staff corps, who upon
volunteering into the Lead Transport Berries received the
bounty orb". fora limited period of We years. Oa Wed-
aescley the whole proceeded to Bristol, the depot for such
ice.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

The directors of this company hews just Matted their
Midmost of announce for the half-year ending the 30th of
Jane last. It contains a great amount of information
mooting to the sharekolden and the puolic, and is as nasal
very cl ar. The total joist-stock capital amounts to
25,521,8811., of which 22.442,1731. has been paid, and
'melded to dividend, 276,6191. is in rearm of payment, and
2,803,0881 is the amount of calls which may be made. The
capital account shows that 33,066,8001 has beea received to
the 30th of June last, upon the whole of which interest and
dividend is charged to revenue. The expenditure amounts to
32,194,6044, leaving 'balance of 872,1961. The expenditure on
the mein Hans amounts to 23,491,036/. ,on the working stock to
2,813.4362 ; on land and buildings yielding rent, 353,8871.;
making t‘ether, with the ezpenditure of 68,2481. on the
West Landon, and 303.888/. on the Coventry and Mauston,
21,064,4961. The expenditure on railway, in which the
company have an interest amounts to 5,130,1081. including
1,786.7091.1 a respect of the Chester and H dybead,66l,Bosll
era behalf of the North L indon, 615,4611 on the Bucking-
hamshire, 748,7882. on the Brmingham, Wolverhampton,
and Stow Valley ; making the total expenditure as above,
32,194,6041. The debenture account shows a total of
10,620,8571.. of which 1,244,8051 was borrowed at Ave
Per coat., 976,5001. at four-and-three-Quarters per cent.,
3,862,1521 at 4} per cant., 354,634!. at 4i per seat.,
1,157.8501. at 4 per cent, 733,4691. at 3i per cent.,
1,565,7061. at 3, per cent , 512,4501. at h per cent., and
203 3001. at 3 per Peat. The increase is the debenture se.
count during the half year amounted to 188,0801.;
6,130,1071. of the borrowed mosey has been applied in pay.
meat of calla upon shares co and raised specially for the ass
of subsidiary line connoted with the company; and
5,490,7491. has been expended on the main line sad branches.
Tee o .nipany work the traffic over 895} mile, of railway,
and the average oat of working stock is 3,1751. per mile
the rotors of working stock shows that there are 726
engine., 719 tenders, 1 state carriage, 632 first class, mail,
and composite carriages, 587 second clam. 428 third claw,
29 travelling post canes and tenders, 293 horse boxes, 255
carriage trucks, 2.55 guards' breaks and parcel vans, 31
parcel carts, 11,498 waggons, 282 sheep us*, 28 tracks,
6,150 sheets, and 222 bones. The total amount charred to
capital fir the working stock, end all moveable machinery,
tools, Re.' to the 30th of June last, was 2,843,4361,
of which 66,0281 was expended is the last half year.
Tile Teresa* anoint for the half year ending June 30 shows
that 1,396,2832 has bon received, including 15.976/, from
rests of lead and bendier, and 41.6251. for dividends on
capital neaten A-3,161. raillays. The working expendi-
ture amounted to 663,4731.; par eh rates sag uses, law el.
p nee consorted with appeals, and duty on osmoses'
teaffic, 52,4331. ' • interest on loans and on debenture stock,
212,9402 ; chief rate, 3,9881 ; expenses of Peterborough
j 'int station, 3,0001. • expense, connected with pa:dimes-
tiny and legal proceedings, 10.0001. ; Preston and Wyre
deficiency, 4,8031. ; Backs Railway, guaranteed divided
(leo amount received by traMe), 13,4021. ; North Union
Railway, guaranteed dividend, lees amount received by
traffic, 2,1611.; Shropshire Union Railway deficiency (less
dividend received), 16.8171; to ditto on amount, 4,0001.; pro-
portion of deficiency on Manchester, Buxton, sad Matlock'
Railway less', 1 6631.; properties of deficiency on Leeds
ad L verpool Canal lease, 1,7151 ; Stour Valley Railway,
otianted dividend to proprietors, 9 0001 ; Heydon-square
depot. 1,8911.; total charges to half year's revenue,
901,1791. ; benne, tarried to g 1 balance-sheet
(495,1051., less 23.5591. fir renewal of rail ), 471,6441. To
this sum is added 71;2702, the baleen from last annual,
making a disposable balance of 542,8151. The proposed
dividends will absorb 535,8651., and leave a balance for the
text sccosnt of 6,9501

' The dividend on tee Consolidated Stock, at *ha rate of
41. 15i. per cant , will amount to 473,4071 12s, 2d. ; on the
London and Birmingham 201. shares, at 71. 6d. per share,
10.6831 7s. 61. ; on the Manehester and Birmingham 101. C
shares, at 2a. 6d per snare, 6,8181 2a. 64. ; on the 1:1. 10s.
shares, at Is. per share, 10,9141. US. j on Haddonfield and
Macchester, and Leeds and Dewsbury stock, 27,2911. 2•.;
on the Coventry and Nuneaton *ewe, at 6 per sent., 6,7501 ;
making together as above, 533,8831. la 2d.

TUE LOSS OF CORN AT KRATCH.—CONSTANTINO-
Pl.ll. JULY 26.—W0 have receive I uaplesesat nogg from
Kerteh. The Rani:sae, it aopears, Pave burnt the eon
store, in that town, en that the armor insets made for thr
explrtatioa of the raiz by the adnii,als sad awn md".
in-chief *woe be carried into ant. This wIU prove •
lose to oar ntercheate, who had already dospatoltd Toeselei
to load wheat at Kutch.