The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly report of the directors contains
the following passages :
The directors have to report, that the receipts of the
South Eastern Railway Company for the half year ending
on the 31st of January, 18.53, Lave been 424,5471. Bs. 91,
including 3801. 131. 9d. received of the Brighton Company
for toll ; and the working expenses end renewals, 151,069/.
13s. The sum of 6,2151. 16s. has been laid aide for re-
newal of permanent way. The rates, texts, and tolls
amount to 15,9801. 164 2d.; the government duty to
13,1711. 14s. 4d.; the tents ut the Greenwich and Canter-
bury and Whitstable Railwaya to 24,4151. lc RI. ; which
SUMP, in addition to the interest on the mortgage debt,
Sautb-Eastern annuities and guaranteed stock of the com-
pany, 74,2001. 12s. Id., make a total deduction from the
gross earnings of 285,0531. 12s. &I. The profit and loss
account thaws a credit of 8591. lls. after providing for the
last dividend, also a sum of 1691. 3s. 4,1. for dividend and
interest on Canterbury and Whitstable securities in the
hands of the company, and is debited with the sum of
3.2701. ss. 91 for parliamentary expenses, and 7881.45. Bd.,
being one-third of the loss sustained by fire at the com-
pany's works at Ashford, leaving a balance available for
dividend of 136,4811. Os. sd. Trio whole increase of domes-
tic traffic during the half-year is 34,6311. 12s. 4d., a fact
which the directors cannot but consider will be gratifying
to the proprietors. Of this, 12,0471.165. 7d. is derived from
the goods traffic ; 4,938'. 4s. 92. Is to be attributed to hop
traffic : there was a diminution, however, during the half-
year of 2,1331. 7s. 91 owing to a deficiency in the crop of
fruit and vegetables. In the half-year ending on the 31st
January, 1852, the number of miles run by engines was
1,337,531; the coke cod-timed was 14,583 tans; the total
cost being 13,616/. Is. Ild., or 2.44321 per mile. During
the last half-year, the number of miles run by engines was
1,425,358; the coke consumed was 16,910 tons-being an
average of 26.6711 lbs. per mile, at a cost of 14,6081.95. Bd.,
or 2.4597 d. per mile. The engines, therefore, ran 87,826
miles more last half-year than in the corrc.;ponding half
of the preceding year, and consumed 2,325 tons
more coke, at an increased charge of 992/. 75. 91.
The total running of the engines has cost 8.6512. per mile,
which includes 3.251 d. per mile of repairs and renewals.
The accounts presented at the last half-yearly general meet-
ing showed that the sum of 88,7721. ss. was duo from pro-
prieton in arrear of calls. During the last half year
29,9771. 13s. 42. has been received from proprietors in
arrear, and the !UM now due on shares forfeited and to be
forfeited is 59,7941. lls. Sd. 49,3781. 18s. 42. is due on
account of stares of which no:ice of forfeiture has been
given, and 9,4151. 133. 4d. on shares of which notice of for-
feiture has been prepared for the present meeting. When
the resolution is passed, Um whole question may be dealt
with at once, and the capital account to that extent closed.
The amount of the mortgage deht of the company on the
31st January, 1932, was 1,937,0601., bearing interest at an
average rate of 4 375 per cent. per annum; on the 31st
July, 1832, the amount was 1,859,9731., at 4.259 per cent.
per annum ; and on the 31st January last the debt was
1,932,67.31., bearing the reduced interest of 4.1049 per cent.
per annum. In addition to the capital shown to have been
expended to the 31st January last, the directors have to state
that there will be a further outlay in works and buildings
now in progress, which will reach the sum of 70,0001., and
any out.a) beyond this sum must be in the discretion of the
PrOprietors having regard to the prospective advantages to
be derived from it, and the directors will take the earliest
opportunity of placing the matter in a shape fm their
decision."

A BERT' DETERMINED CASE OF SUICIDE occurred
near the Hampton station on the London and North ‘Vest-
crn Railway, about nine miles south of Birmingham, un
Saturday nigi:t. A man named (Lover, a carpenter,
meid-
log in the neigilbourhJoil, laid hi.usell down iu a gutter by
the side of the railway with his head across the rails ; the
down train prised at ll o'clock and completely severed the
head from the body. Glover was in indifferent circum-
stances, and is believed to have been labouring wider de-
Fannon of mind.