The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY RECEIPTS IN 1864.

It appears that the receipts for traffic on railway s
in the United Kingdom for the year 1854 amount to
33,182,4901., and for the year 1863 to 30,494,6601., showing
an Inman of 2,683,8301., or about double the avenge in-
ere", per annum. The aggregate length of the railways
over which the traffic wad carried was 12,582 miles. against
11,914 miles in 1863. showing se increase of 678 miles. The
traffic receipts per mile averaged 2,6461., against 2,5621. in
1863; the working expenses were 47 per cent. of
the receipts, against 48 per met in 1863. The
proportion of traffic to the capital expended was 8.48
per cent., against 8 17 per cent. in 1863. and the average
return on the capital expended was 4.49 par cent, against
4.25 per cent. in 1863, showing as incresieof a quarter per
mot So that the net return on the working of all or
nearly all the railways in 1864 was equivalent to 4i per
cent. on the total capital expended. This is the largest
average estate oo the capital exceeded since 1847, when
the rate averaged 4.69 or near 43 per cent. In the interval
the lowest avenge reached was in 1850, when it touched
3.31 per mot; it gradually rose to 4 par cent. in 1856, and
from the, with some fluctuations, increased to ti per
oat. ia 1864.
The amount of capital expended to the middle of 11347
was 114,728.,0001., to 18.50 230,522,7001.. to 1856
298,946,2601., and to the middle of last year 391,396.6601.
—ao that from 1847 to 1864, a period of 17 yams, the large
amount of 284,218,2801. was expended ou Shoes railways,
being an avenge outlay of 16,719.0001. per annum. The
bottle receipts in 1847 amounted to 9.278,0001. ; in 11350 to
13,000,0001. ; in 1856 to 23,000,000/. ; and in Ism to
33.182,0001. Considering the magnitude of the outlay and
other circumstances, the finetnatioes oe the average rate of
dividend were not rest Of the 33,182,4901. traffic returns
ie 1864 the 14 principal emimonies received 26,370,1861.
against 21,238.8171. in 1863. showing an increase of
2,111,4691. The increase of traffic on the Caledonian Rail-
way amounted to 100,7631., on the Great Smuts to
106,8011., on the Great Northern to 201,8071., cm the
Great Southern and Western to 13,9891., on the Great
Wasters to 209,9031., on the Lancashire sad Yorkshire to
191,3351., on the London and North-Western to 449,6171..
on the London. Brighton, and South Coast, to 32,8401.; on
the London and South Western, to 61,8451.; en the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to 84,8561.; on the
Midland. to 237,264/4 on the North British (including the
Edinburgh and Glasgow). to 62,8)4/.; on the North Eastern,
to 309,5991.; and ce the South Eastern, to 51,646 L, making
together the 4111,4691., or 8.7 per cent. The total re.
leeipts on the other Sees amounted to 6,812,304/., agaiust
6,239.843/. far 1863, showing an increase of 572,4611., or
9'lB per 0113 k.

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watchmaker. 188, Highareet, Carodso.towo. Dwellings
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prompli arrival al aristamar, was quirkily wassailed.