The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY REPORTS.

SOUTH fiTAFFORDSHIRI.
The balance-cheat of this company to the 31st hammy,
1849, has been made up, printed, and forwarded to the share-
holders. From this it appears that tha total amount of calls
unpaid has bees reduce to about 40,0001. The theelpte
have been : Os account of share capital, 624,2731.25. 3d. ;
calla is advance, 1,4001. 12e. 3d. ; payments to sespense as
count, 9041. 13e. ed.; profits on tames sold, 671.; interest
rtcsived from beakers, •,1061.6a. 104.; interest received on
oath, 3,3831.25. ed. ; amount received from lend menus,
1441.95. 7d. ; gross reviews readved from traffic, 6,2091.05.6 d. ;
total merits, 339,4781.6.. 74.
The expendftere includes the following items
nary, parliamentary, and law expenses, 92,4311. 3s. 14. ;
engineers, 6,4001 ; surveying and land valuing, 6171. 17s. ;
advertising, 2361 6.. 4d. ; station i and printing,
6311. 10s. 103.; direction sad audit, 957 L 12e. 10d. • direc-
tors' travelling extanses, 1401. 150. lld ; newel travelling
e: , 118/. Oa. 74.; setretary's and clerks' salaries, 1,3201.;
rent, oaks ex petit cloak and incidentah,
6131.75. 3d. ; rates taxes, 271. 19s. 44.; &vulture and
repairs of edema, 1351. Os. 44. ; land ascomit, compensation,
and deposit, 140,9421 3s. 2d.; nila, chain. turntables, &c.,
67,8871. 7..6J.; sleepers, 14,2261. 15s. 91.; works,
164,6751. lls. 7d.; cations, 6,6921. es. 31. ; carriage stock,
2,3201. 2s. • waggon and carrying stock, 6,6471. 9s. 14.•
maintenanes of permanent way, 661. 18.. 3d.; transfers treei
"calls in advance," 21. ; transfers from "suspense account,"
1631. 13e 41. ; stores, miscellaneous stock, tools, and ha-
' pigments, 441. 195.; interest on paid-up capital, 3,9431.45. 441.;
interest generally, 9611.45. 7d. ; payments ou amount of
traffic, via. London and North-Western Company (,r use of
engines and carriages. 1,9701. 8.. 7d. ; ditto for share of net
reran., 2,3591.2.. 103.; station establishment and general
expenses, 4181. 16s. 2d.: total, 496,5251. 17s. 9d. This ex-
penditure lames a balance in hands of the company's bankers
of 42,9321.8.. 104.

BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE.
The accounts of this company for the half-year ending
June 30 have been published, and sire the following items:
Capital account: Net sum received on share', mortgagee,
calls is advance, &c., 1,234,7031.105. 9d.; sums due to
shareholders and calla. overpaid, 2,8301.• expended on ac-
count of late Chester and Birkenhead, U 5,4761. 51. 10,1.;
paid for workine stock, 73,6661.95. ; expended for extension
line to docks, 228,1/71. 14e. 84. Linder the head of expea-
&are for Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction,
we find parliamentary expenses statel at 46,7861. 17s. 6d. ;
engineering, 6,4881. sa. 104. • laud sad compensation,
61,8291 13s. 10d. • works, encluding permanent way,
166,77 M. 13s. 7d. ; 'direction, 2,4001. ; travelling expenses,
7211. 9s. 6d. ; advertising and printing, 8911. 15e. Bd. ;
general office expenses, 3,6611. Oe. 7d.; law charges for
! general business, 3901. 13.. 7d. • interest, 14,2361. 94.
Chester general station, 23,91:41. 4s. ; amounting in the
whole to 1,164,1581. Mold railway, 4,1981. 19s. The
balsam due to the company arc-Balance of loan to
Birkenhead Dock Company, 7,4141. 184. lid. • balance due
by Commiasioners of Birkenhead, 20,7231.6. 'lod. • balance
required to make up dividends, 31st December, 1848,
59,7801. 19s. 84. ; the cash at bankers, 52,9731. Os. sd. The
revenue account for the half-year shows the receipts have
been 24,3411. 17s. 104. ; whilst the total disbursements were
10,6051. 15e. 6c1., leaving • balance on the six months' earn-
lop applicable for dividend of 13,8361.25. sd.