The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-12 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING

Yesterday, before the Examiners of the House of
COMMON, the standing orders were declared complied with
in the following eases:—
BOSTON AND MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY AND
DOCKS.—For incorporation et company, power to make
line from Boston to the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos-
ton, at Barrowby, with branches; power to use portions of
the Great Northern, Ambergate, and Boston and Midland
lines ; to construct docks, quays, and sluices at Boston and
Skirbeck, and purchase port dues of Boston, at an esti-
mated cost, by Mears. Stephenson and Bidder, the en-
Owen, of 240,0001.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—For rail-
way from Shrewsbury to Newtown, with branch to Oswes-
Wy ; power to make working arrangements with Shrews-
bury and Hereford, and use of joint station at Shrewsbury,
at an estimated coat, by Mr. Locke, the engineer, of
500,0001.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAlL-
vrAy.—For alteration of capital.
STANFORD AND ESBENDINC RAILWAY.—For a line
from Stamford to Beeendine is Rutland, with branch to
Midland Railway • ' estimated cost, 46,0001.
BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE RAIL-
WAY.—For powers to lease the undertaking to the London
and North Western, and for revision of tolls.
SEVERN AND WIN RAILWAY.—For extension and alto
ration of railway and harbour at a cost of 14,0001., the re-
sidue of a sum of 15,0001., payable by the South Wales
Railway.
CARLISLE CANAL AND FORT CARLISLE RAILWAY.—
For abandonment of canal and construction of railway to
• • ars.e•aarie and Car-

the port, working arrangements with Newcastle and ,
lisle, and power to create debenture shares or stock, and
rids; farther moneys. Estimated expense, 28,328!.
THAMES Havax Doc& AND RAlLWAY.—Abandonment
of line between Bamford and Mucking, fixing capital at
300,0001., and borrowing powers at 100,0001.
DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAT.—TO alter
application of purchase money payable by Dublin and
Drogheda for construction of pavan Branch.
The other bills passed were—City of Dublin Steam
Packet Company (to limit tho liability of the shareholder as
to entire capital of 450,000/. ' • Great Yarmouth Water-
works ; Bradford Corporation Waterworks; Oldham Gas
and Waterworks; Barnsley Waterworks; Leominster
Markets ; Brighton, Hove, and Preston Waterworks ; New
Ross (tree) Bridge ; and Castlemaine Estuary Reclamation
and Maine and Lamm Navigation.

LOBB AND RECOVERY OP BANK NOTES AT CHEL-
YENRAN.—We last week, says the Cheltenhant EVIMMer,
gave an account of the less of notes and bills to the amount
of 300/. in the public iiigh-street, and their fortunate re-
storation by a labouring man, who picked them up. We
since learn that the roll of notes was found under some-
what peculiar circumstances ; the finder, a labouring man,
seeing a dirty roll of paper lying on the ground, kicked it
along with his foot as being worthless, and afterwards, with-
out any idea of its value, picked it up and put it into his
pocket. lie went to work, and thought no more about it,
until, ist tea time, his father inked him for a piece of paper
out of his pocket, and was in the act of tearing • ?lice off
one of the notes, when his rye luckily caught the figure of
5/. Its then discovered the value of the roll of crumpled
paper, and immediately took it to the crier ; and on pro-
ceeding to the bank war rewarded with a 101, note for his
honesty.

" The bruseh to the lisydon-equare warehouses, although
completed, has not yet been opened for traffic. This bas
occasioned considerable disappointment to your directors.
The delay has arisen from the extent of the works in sienna
of construction by the London and North Western Railway
Company at the warehouses; and your directors have the
assurance of that that thew works are now nearly
completed, and that re wising of the line will take piaee
la two or three wed& The Fenehurch-street Station En-
isegment has boa serried on u rapidly as the oats of the
~osrYpomll. The whole of the property has been
sal moilloots have been let for the works, and
toy lowa to believe that the original estimate
of 10,0001. win be moodod. Upon further consideration
of the extent of mmwsmodation required for the traffic

which will be brought on this line so soon le the London
terminus is in a Mee to receive it, as well as for that which
in a short time will be developed, your directors are satis-
fied that it is most desirable, if not absolutely necessary,
that, instead of confining the station enlargement between
Fenchurch-street and Crutched-friars, it should be ex-
tended to the Minories. The estimates and reports laid
before your directors show that this further enlargement
may be made for 23,0001. In relation to this subject,
it will be in the recollection of the shareholders,
that in the year 1848 an act was obtained for
widening the line between Stepney and Fenchureh-street
The advantages offered by the position of your city term&
nue induced your directors to believe that the widening Mr
the line would sooner or later become necessary for the
reception of traffic from other railways, and on their ranee.
mendation, renewals of the powers for that purpose were
obtained in the years 181') and 1831. Those powers, so far
as regards the purchase of property, will expire in July of
the present year. Your directors do not hesitate to state
their opinion that the time has arrived when the line must
be widened, in order to obtain the full benefit of that traffic
which is ready to be brought to Fenchurch-street, from
railways now in alliance with this company. An estimate
has been prepared of the cost of the property for two addi-
tional lines of rail., and of the works for one line of rails,
and it appears that this will not cost more than 100,0001.
Your directors have no doubt that arrangements will be
made, which, in connection with increased traffic, sea
render this outlay not only most prudent but amply rems .
nerative, and they, therefore, recommend that the rum 41Ir
123,0001. should be raised on debentures fur widening the
railway to Stepney, and for the further enlargement of the
London terminus. At this meeting, two of your directors
retire from office by rotation, via.:—Mr. G. Lee, and Capt.
Mangles, and being eligible for re-election, they will offer
themselves accordingly.—J. N. Daniel, chairman.—Feb. 8,
1833."

" At:DMus' Reeony.—We have examined the accounts
and books or the company for t►o half-year ending 31st
December, 18.52, and we Lad the receipts and payments
duly vouched; and the abstracts of the various accounts
prepared for printing, to be accurately drawn from the
books, mid we certify the lame accordingly. A certificate
has been submitted to us that the rolling stock is kept up
in efficient working order. We have carefully ascertained
that every item of expenditure chargeable to revenue,
though not actually paid on the date on which these ac-
counts are closed, has been estimated and provided for, pre-
vious to striking the balance shown to be available for divi-
dend. It is very satisfactory to us, as it must be to the
proprietors at large, to observe, that with an increased
traffic receipt of 1,778!. Os. Id. over the corresponding
period of the previous year (which was, no doubt, augmented
by the Great Exhibition) the working expenses have been
kept considerably below those of that half•year. It is also
matter of congratulation that the effect of the judicious ap-
peals made ageing the undue taxation to which the com-
pany was subjected, is now manifest in a reduction of more
than 400!. in the item of ' rates and taxes' in the last six
months as compared with the same period in 1831. It will
be seen that the cost of widening and enlarging the station
here, has been kept distinct from all previous or other ex-
penditure on capital account. Signed, A LEIAN DER BE ATV?.
and A. J. VALPY, auditors. London Terminus, Feachurch-
street, February 4, 1853."
The statement of the revenue account from Ist July to
31st December, 1852, is as follows:
Da.—To locomotive charges, 3,0181. IGs. Id. ; to carrying

charges, 3.1211. Bs. Bd. ; to repairs and renewals of car-
riages, 4491. 19s. 7d • to maintenance of way works and
stations, 1,3361. 16e.9,1.; to miscellaneous charges, 1,3341.
Bs. 6d.; to goods traffic charges, 6221. 9s. 2J.; to direction,
3501. ; to law charges, 861. 8/. Bd.-making the total work-
ing expenses of railway, 10,6601. 6.. 81. ; to wharf charges,
1,2871. 16.. 5d ; to taxat-on, 2,5481. 2+. 6d. ; to balance,
21,2291. 13s. 7a. ; total, 35,7251. 19s. 2d.
Cit.-By traffic, 31,5081. I').. 9d. ; parcel+ and luggage,
12'. 7.. Bd.; goods traffic, 7411 3s. 31.; conveyance of mails
and last and West India Dock Company's bag .ind
1731.; by rents, 3.551. Si. Id. ' • by trans', r fee., 1421. 5.. ;
making the total receip's of railway amount to 33,9321.
Its. 94., to which is to be added wharfage, amounting to
1,4271. 21., and a net balance of revenue account of 1852,
amounting to 3661. ss. 5,1; making the total of the sums
on the credit side of the account 35,72.1. 19s. 2d., and tle
amount available for dividend 17.970/. 0/. 51., tun interiat
on debentures being 3,2591. 13s. 21.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY

The directors of this company have just joined
their report, to he submitted to the proprietors at the half-
I yearly meeting on Wednesday next. It states that the net
revenue far the half-year ending the 31st of Dote mber last
amounts, after deducting interest on loans and all other
preference charges, to 131,267/., to which is added 1,407/.,
the surplus from the 30th of June, ISI2, making 135,674/.
applicable to dividend, troin which the directors recom-
mend that u dividend for the half-year, at the rate of
4 pi r cent. per annum, be drel,red, amounting on
6,745,3341. to 131,9271., laving 747!. to be eatried
over to the next half-year. The extraordinary amount
of traffic suit the unusually large receipts attributa-
ble to the Great Exhibition, during the currespording
period of the preceding year, pros .of the arrival et a fair
estimate of the progress of the ordinary traffic by a compari-
son with such an exceptional period. The corresponding
period of 1850 will afford a letter criterion for judging of
the results of the Ind hilt--year. The increase in the mile-
age over the corresponding period of 1850 is 9 miles, in I
the number of miles run 111,510, in the receipt. for pas-
sengers 16,501, , in the receipts fur goods 7,779/., 'n sun-
dries 1,2761.; total increase in the receipts, 2,5.5191. The
increase in the working expenses amounted to 5,3601., and
in the taxation to 2,4021., which being deducted from the
inc, eased receipts shows an increase in the net revenue of
11,7961. for the last helf-year, as compared with the coerce.
pending period of 1850. Exclusive of rates and govern-
ment duty, the working expenses for the half-year ended
the 31st of December, 1850, amounted to 35.90 por cent., it,
1811 to 30.91 per cent , and in the hell-year just mild to
3490 per cent., of the receipts. The receipts from the ordi-
nary traffic amounted to 257,0901., from season tickets
to 5,7561., and merchandise 66,6621. ; total, 329,5081.
The rolling :stock is represented to be in the
most efficient state. fhs number of engines and car-
riages of all descriptions is greater, and that of those under
repair is smaller, than at any former period. The consump-
tion of coke during the half-year has been 9,165 tons, being
at the rate of 191 b. per mile, and is less by 1,036 tons, or
4.61 b. per mile per engine, than the consumption of the
corre-podding period el the year 1850, notwithstanding the
mileege has been greater by 111,510 miles. A portion of
the permanent way near London has been relaid, the cost
of which is charged to revenue. There has been no loss of
life to any passenger on this railway during the past year,
ani the railway has continued exempt from any accident of
moment. In December, 1850, the surplus property of the
company was estimated at 157,573/. ; since that period there
has been received for sales 27,113!.; whereof 10,3311. has
been realised during the past year. Notwithstanding these
sales, the annual rents of the company's property barn in-
creased from 8,9471. ending December, 18.51, to 9,8611.
ending December, 18.32, being a rent of about 71 per cent.
on the estimated value. A shed capable of containing
nearly 200 carriages has been completed at Falconbridge,
Battersea, for 5,4001., and at Richmond a commodious
station has been erected. The Belmont estate, adjoining
the Nine Elms station, containing 31 acres, has been per-
timed, at a cost of 11,200/. ; this, from its long river front.
age, will afford much greater facilities for carrying on the
goods traffic. A contract with government for conveyance
of emigrants for embarkotion at Southampton has been
entered into, and accommodation provided at Nine Elms
and Southampton. In conformity with the practice now
adopted, certain expenses formerly chargeable to capital
are paid oat of revenue; and during the last half year
5,4131. has been so charged, vii , 4131. for stations, &c.,
and 5,0001. for augmentation of the rolling stock. The re-
venue of the half-year is burdened with 1,6141. on account
of bad debts, and with 1,7271. for back allowances to car-
riers, as formerly arranged. Revenue has been further
charged in this half year with 3,077!., Ming the amount of
defalcations duo from the late traffic manager's department.
In addition to the above charms on revenue is enumerated
the sum of 1,2331. for government duty on the receipts
from firs: and second class passengers, although carried at
fires not exceeding Id. per mile, and the board trust that
railway companies will unite in an effort to induce parlia-
ment to remove an exaction contrary to the spirit of the
law. The proprietors will have to consider whether they
will authorise the board to take up the project from Wim-
bledon station to Mitcham 21 miles in length, solely as a
branch to Mitcham, upon the understanding that the gua-
rantee Ia 1,000!. per annum. The Not tit and South-Western
Junction line is now ready for pubiie traffic. The directors
propose to ce-operate with the Brighton Company in taking
the necessary preliminary steps for introducing a bill into
parliament fur amalgamating the two companies, and a
bill has accordingly been prepared. The directors believe
that a complete union end identification of the interests
of the two companies might, under proper arrangements,
be very beneficial to the proprietors in both undertakings,
and also very conducive to the public interests. Since the
last meeting of the prcprietors Mr. W. J. Chaplin, M.P.,
has reigned the office of chairman to the company, and
the lion. F. Scott, M.P., has been elected in his place.
Mr. J. Hibbert, jun., has succeeded the Earl of Morley
as deputy-chairman. The directors who retire by rota-
don are the Count Eyre and M. M. Useable, who, being
eligible, offer themselves fur re-election. There aro also
two other vacancies in the board, and the following gen-
tlemen,
duly qualified, have also severally declared their
intention to become candidates for election, :—Mr.
G. Best, Mr. C. Castleman, Mr. T. W. Helps, Sir R.
Jervis, Captain J. G. Johneton, Mr. A. Kay, and Mr. W.
P. Snell. A special report states that the directors had
vigorously prosecuted the works on the line between Ba-
singstoke and Andover ; and, in order to prevent the recur-
rence of vexatious legal proceeding., and to enable the
directors to protect the property of the company, they re-
commend that steps be taken to resume the works on the
line between Andover and Salisbury, a distance of 171
miles, the land for nearly 15 miles of which was purchased
for 38,0001., and nearly 33,0001. had been deposited for it,
so that a comparatively limited extent of land remains to
be bought or paid for, if the works are resumed. The
capital amount to the 31st of December last shows that
8,728,7911. had been received, and 8,670,034:. expended,
leaving a balance of 58,7561. The debenture account
shows that 2,131,8681. had been borrowed to the 31st of
December last, of which 331,358!. was borrowed at 5 per
cent., 68,1001. at 41 per cent., 1,0001. at 41, 1,051,4001. at 4
percent., 88,7001. at 3f, 305,400!. at 31, and 299,0001. at 3
per cent. per annum. The total share capital authorised,
irrespective of preference stock, is 7,434,050!., of which
6,744,7141. is entitled to dividend, 431,3931. consists of
shares in the hands of the company, 239,5421. uncalled, and
14,400!. in non-converted Gosport shares. The revenue
account for the half-year ending the 31st of December last
shows that 333,9951. had been received, and 134,9891., or
40.97 per cent., expended, including rates and taxes and
government duty, amounting to 19,9891., or 6.07 per cent.,
leaving the net revenue 199,006!., oust of which 52,8771. is
deducted for interest on loans and preference shares, and
11,8611. for plant allowances to carriers and for defalca-
tions, leaving 134,2671.

MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY.
—An extraorninary meeting of the shareho ders of this
company was held on Thursday, at their terminus in
Dublin, for the purpose of determining whether or not the
company will adopt the powers and provisions granted by
the act enabling canal companies to become carriers of
goods upon their canals in respect of the powers of making
contracts with other companies as specified in and conferred
by the seventh section of said act," &c. Mr. John Ennis,
chairman of the company, presided, and the following reso-
lution was unanimously adopted:—" That this company do
adopt all the powers of making and entering into contracts
and-agreements with other canal and navigation companies,
or the commissioners or undertakers thereof respectively,

conferred by an act of parliament passed in the ;talon Of
parliament held in the eighth and ninth years of the reign
of ker present Majesty, entitled 'an act to enable canal
companies to become carriers of goods upon th it canals;'
and also to adopt the powers granted and conferred by the
said act, of granting and accepting leases of the tolls and
duties, or any part thereof, upon the whole or any part of
any canal or navigation, for any period not exceeding
twenty-one years."
MIDDLESIIRO' AND REDCAR RAILWAY.—Tho half-
yearly meeting of this company was held at Darlington,
after the termination of the last. J. C. Hopkins, Esq.,
chairman, presided. The statement of the capi-
tal account showed the receipts to amount to 91,2791.,
and the expenditure to 79,503/. 2s. Gd., leaving a
balance of interest account of 3,547/. Bs. GI., and a balance
in the hands of the treasurer of 11,3281. 9s. Aft, r the
statement of accounts was adopted, the chairman moved
that a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum be
declared, payable on the 18th instant—passed unanimously.
Two other formal resolutions were afterwards pan cd.—
Mr. Plews then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman.
He said it was extremely gratifying to know that the line,
which was at ono time considered as a burd.n upon the
Stockton and Darlington company, was now in such a
prosperous condition. It could not be a burden now when
It was in a condition to give six rer mit. to the share-
holders, to whom it must be very gratifying to know that
their line was in an independent position.—Mr. Smith se-
conded the vote of thanks to the chairman, which he had
well deserved, having come from Frankfort-on-the
Maine in orate to be present —The chvirrnan liri.flv
acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting foparttel
WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY.—Cho half-yearly meet-
ing of this company was held at Darlington on Wednesday.
H. I', Smith, Esq., chairman of the company, presided.
The statement of accounts showed the total receirs to be
831,183!. Ils., and the expenditure to be 823,814/. 10s. 3d.
It was resolved that a dividend of G per cent. per annum
hr
instantpai don the
shares
to the sh a; eho of
Idertsbae company
trrostnt on
egisttheremlSth l
in
the books
of the company, viz.. 30e. per share on the 50/. shares, arid
15e. per share on the 25/. shares, subject to the Income Tax.
A vote of thanks to the chaisuma terminated the proceed-
,