The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-11 00:00:00

The general statement shows total receipts upon account
of capital, 8,793,9081. ss. 3d., plus amount received on de- t
bentures, loans, &c., 6,433,7931. 2s. 9d., givint gross total
receipts of 14,227,7011. Ss. The grass payments amount to sa
14,084,3261. 18s., and comprise the following items: Amount lip
paid to 31st December, 1849, in respect of Great Western,
Oxford, Berks, and Hants, Windsor, and other lines, and IL
for locomotive stock, 10,407.773!. N. 80.; payments on ae tle
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count of estimated liabilities, 147,781/. IN. awl. ; Oxford an/ se
Rugby Railway (opened to Danbury), 1,011,766/. 2s. 11(1.; 0.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. (opened t. Se
Frame), 71,139/. IN. 70.; Birmingham and Oxford Rail- 40
way, 514,725/. 54. 34.; Birmingham, Wolverhampton. and 16
Dudley Railway, 186,303/. 75.; South Wales Railway, It
615,2261. N. 611.; Glouvoter and Forest of Dean Railway, es,
29,4251. Is. 40.; Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, Su
546,00 W.; South Devon Railway, 231,703/ 4s. ; Oxford It.
Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, 18.5,1071.55. 7d.;
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway, 68,55,1. 16.. 10d.; Corn- ;:e'
wall Railway, 12,013!. Is. 70.; l'lymouth Great Western
Dock, 9,5004 ; new locomotive stock looter vote of pro- at,
prietors of 15th August, 1850, 25,3521. Pas. 5,1. ; and new so
station at Paddington, under similar vote of 13th February 40
of present year, 8,8151. Is. Altogether there is a balance t;
nn this Recount of 143,3711. 10s. The payments on account
of estimated liabilities on the 31st December, 1819, of 10
340.000!., amounted to 117,762/.,—leaving still out
for liquidation 202,238/. The revenue account for the half-
year ending the 30th of June last shows that 4.51,921/. had
been received, of which 302.151/. was for passengers, car-
riages, horses, and dog., 11,499/. mails, expresses, ;
106,6211. merchandise, cattle, &e.; 17,8211. fur parcels;
Bristol and Birmingham for rent, &c., 7,050/. ; South IS;
%Vales Company, for use of plant, 3,363/. ; interest on the
cash balances of the revenue account for the half-year, fu
2,662'. ; rent of property, cottages, &c., 2,3011. ; and registra le
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tion fees, 2091. The expenditure amounted to 163,136/., in- so
eluding 2,5001. accident account. 12,936/. government duty, Se
and 11, 871/. rates and taxes, leaving a balance for the half- It.
year ending 30th of June, of 292.431/. The working es- 40
penscs for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1851,
arnouated to 35.72 per cent., while for the corresponding Ls
period of 1850 they amounted to 40.73 percent. of the gross re-
ceipts. During the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1851, SO
the number of miles run by the engines 975,110, the 20
number of tons consumed 14,046, and the cost per ton ?
20s. Gil.; while at the corresponding period of 1860 the at
number of miles travelled by the engines was 903,508, the 2s
numbe of tons of coke consumed 13,010, and the cost per 111.'
ton 20s. The consumption of coke during both periods was
about the same—namely, ton for every 09.1 miles flan. To
the net revenue for the halt-year. amounting to 292,131!., is SO
added the balance from the preceding half-year, 49,661 L,
making together 312,005/. From this sum is deducted "1
118,764., consisting of the following items—namely, cash
paid during the half-year for new works and additions to soi
works on lines openisl, 1,070/. ; annuities of 4 per cent. per
annum guaranteed to the shareholders of the Wilts, Somer 10
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set, and Weymouth Railway, 15,3121.; half-yearly payment
to the Bishop of London and trustees of the Paddingtoa
estate, 1,1881. ; interest paid on loans and on Berks and
Rants extension shares, 101,1951.; leaving a disposable to- Iy4
lance of 223,329/. Out of this sum is deducted 9,119/. in-
terest on fixed 4i per cent. stock, and 161,2401. for proposed 40
dividend of 2 per cent. for the halt•-year on the consolidated
stock nail share capital of the company, amounting to
8,212,0001., leaving a balance over of 49,9401. SS

LOCAL NIIARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Avo. 9.—The share market is .0 little
better to-day, and there h be n rather egood inquiry for Wiliam' ...I'
Sleek. The transirtior are:--( hest. r and Holy besd, 10s. 17 pref.
gusr.sB per cent., 151—Fast Lintatthire, 14: —Lancas.bire and Yorks
shire. 491 2 c.—Ditto (firth shires'. 08 ,L—Lancaster and Carlisle
(third shares), sA p.—Land's and North Western (Dew 'hares), 3+ D.
—Midland. 428 e 1 S 1 - BJuth kastern and Dover, 221—York and
North aiideno, i 8.
DIANCHEnTett, Aro. 9.—Shares maintained yesterday's
2.5
quotsti no, Lauds and Nntth Western bring done at 122; Leer's
eta ek, 491 ; Past Lancashire, 148; and Sheffield, 27+. There was but ni
a small business. age
LELIA, Avo. 9.—The heavy fall in the London share
mark t yesterday has hnii the enrol of entirely chi eLiog business on gi
our ('hoop today, and we milt inctitim as un unpreeedi fed :act
no list has been published, the lose fide traMlCtil WI being lit' rally g
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BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 9.—There was Ivry little doing in
this market tmday, and priert were rather fl it. to don ;mu North 93
Westerns doom' at 12112!; Midlands at4'l ; North Staffords at 91
di. ; and Shrewsbury and Birmingham A's at 5; din.
BitinTOL, Aro. 9.—The market closed firm, with not
mach doing. Amonrt the closing prices were Bristol and
Exeter, buyers, hi), milers 018 ; Ore it Wretere' buyers 01. niters
848; Ditto, N. w Phan'.. buyers 141, seller, 148; South Eastern
and Darer, buyers I), stile s 221.
FARB), Ato. 9.—Versailles (left bank), 227 50 ; Ver-
sant.. (right bank)' 270; Parks and 014e5ns. 470; Marseilles and
ASier.oll. 207 SO Ste banrg and Batts, 153 75; Centre, 410;
Boa °sae and AriliVtl., 270; Northern, 470; Paris and Mraalsourg,
::,i5; Tours mid Nantes, 275; Dieppe and now, 900.

EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD.

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