The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH' WESTERN.

The capital account of this company to the 31st
of December last shows that 24,650,7651. had been received
oa stock and shares, 10,342,1:M1. ma debentures, 312,8304
oa 3j per cent. debenture stork, and 1.446,786/. on 4 par
cent. debenture stock ; total, 36,759,666/. Interest and
dividend upon the whole of this amount is charged to re-
venue. . . .

—fie expenditure on capital account shows that 25,764,9081.
had been expended on the main line, stations, and works,
including parliamentary, legal, and other charges ;
3,730,1501. ou working stock, 461,0681. on lands and
buildings yielding rent, and 6,452,9061. on lines in
which the company have an interest, making the
total expenditure 36,409,0311., and leaving a balance
of 350,631/. The working stock of the comwy con-
sist, of 972 locomotive engines, 966 tenders, 783 first-chow,
mails, and composite carriages, 713 secon-clue
476 third-class carriages, 48 travelling post-offScae=
tenders, 378 horse boxes, 273 carriage trucks, 349
break, and parcel vans, 36 passel carts, trucks, to. ;111414,At
goods waggons, 1,418 cattle waggons, 284 sheep vans, 1,619
ooke waggons, 193 carts and lorries, 14,393 sheets, and
426 horses. The total charge to capital for the working
stock, including moveable machinery, tools, &c. (exclusive
of the cost of stock transferred from the Birkenhead Rail-
way), amounts to 3,730,1501., including 133.303/. charged
in the past half-year. The revenue account for
the half-year ending the 31st of December last
shows that 2,299,9201. had been received, includ.
lag 1,060,8461. for goods and minerals, and 90,2181.
for live stock. Thetas] expenditure amounted t 01,189,5654,
including 33,8711. for parish rates and taxes, 34,4511. for
passenger duty, 25,000/. for parliamentary and levl pm-
ceeclinp, 16,7581. for accident account, and 91, UV. for
renewal of road, leaving a balance of 1,110,355/. To this
sum is added 11,8991. brought from the preceding half-year,
7,9611. interest on cash balances and calls in arrear, 25,9911.
for rents of land and buildings, and 65,7801. estimated divi-
dends on investments in other companies, making a total of
1,22L9861. From this is deducted 256,2801. for interest
on loans, 6,0271. for chief rents and interest on land
purchases, 2,376/. deficiency on Preston and Wyre lease,
24,9001. ao Buckinghamshire lease, 2,7501. in respect el
Cannock Mineral lease, 24,7161. North Union guarantee,
61,998/. Chester and Holyhead dividend and interest,
122,6001. Lancaster and Carlisle dividend and interest,
3,7811. on Kendal and Windermere dividend, 23,252/.
Shropshire Union lees, 7101. Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock les" 9001. West London lease, 1,285/. Leeds and
Rochdale Canal, 1R036/. Stour Valley lease, 17,740/. Bir-
kenhead law*, 6,000/. Warrington and Gersten lease, 3,8661.
Stockport and Whaleybridge agreement, 28,1881. South
Staffordshire agreement, and 2,3801. Haydonequare depo
interest, leaving a disposable balance of 621,2204, of
which the proposed dividend, at the rate of 2/. 7s. 63. per
cent, for the half-year, on the ordinary capital, dm, will
absorb 605,6281., payable on the 25th Lusk, leaving a
balance of 15,392/. to be carried forward.