The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH WRSTERN RAILWAY.

The report to the half-yearly meeting on the 24th
inst. states that the working of the past six months enables
the directors again to propose to the a dividend
at an increased zeta, and it is furtherprcto state
that the increase in the traffic cantinas through-
out the system—the traffic in cattle between Ragland and
Ireland being almost the only exemption. The introduction
into the accounts of the past half year of the traffic and ex-
ppasooasemes the St. Helens Canal and Railway and of the
Lacaster (foal makes it seosmary,
_in order to a comps-
Awe, to add to the figures as palliated or
year the traftle
and expenses of those and for the same period.
A. compared with the period of 1863, the
amount reosived for pessaries, minerals, and cattle,
the number of pameogers, and tons of goods ad minerals
ranted, and of train miles run, have bees as follows :
Pausengemka., receipts —1864, 1,395,5774;1863, 1,304,7834 ;
increase. 90,8141. Goods, mineral, and cattle mosipte-1864,
1,596,6721. ; 1863, 1,445,9611.; lessee • 180,7U1.
- 1864, 2„992.2494 1863. 2,7507244 ; mam 241,5251.
The Morecambe bea;ch (21 miles) was opened for passenger
traffic on the Bth August last, and the Fades Tyldeiley and
Wigan line was opened for trafilo oa the Ist September.
The working of the St. Helens Railway PM miles) was Wear
fared to this company at the same peeled. Two bills for
the improvement of the oompany's existing lines, by
widening the approach to Liverpool, and extending the
Conway and Llanrwat Railway to Battery-Coed, and em-
bracing also a variety of minor provisions, are promoted by
this company in the pealed wester. La furtherance of
the objects
188y4, contemplated by the promotion of the LanLancashireUnion Railwa as laiaed in the report dead 19th
February, , the have awed to
with the same parties in catopleting the w"=
'auctioned measure, by extending it to the Mersey
in inch a manner as to give the necessary accommodation
at the least outlay of capital. The following bills are also
=jointly with other companies :—A bill with the
and Yorkshire Compare for wide** the Black-
pool branch. A bill with the Conaway, and
parties locally interested, for a railway conneetistui
Hud-
dersfield with Halifax. A bill with the North
Company for a joint station in Leeds. Nemirow bills
promoted by other companies will require, and receive, the
watchful &Waldo' of the directors. At a special meeting
to be held after the trauseatioo of the ordinary badness,
resolutions will.he submitted, confirming the formal apes
mist for working the Lancashire Union Railway, and far
the creation of ordinary capital in substitution for as equiva-
lent amount of stock, or shares, of the Stour Valley Rail-
way, and Shropshire Cape Railway and Canal Campmate,
to be cancelled. The directors have speed to admit the Great
Western Company to a joint and equal partmapatioa in the
Shrewsbury and Weithpool Railway, to take effect from the
14 January last. The directors announce with great regret
the death of their colleague, Mr. Philip Williams, and have
to report that they have elected the Earl of Wilmer to
fill the vacancy so occasioned. The'ustud tabular statement
shows that owing to *4am:to of trials, and the additional
taigah of line worked, the miles run by engines daring the
pass all Melt exceed the miles run during the correspond.
mg period 011863 by 948,689 train miles ; and a refer:woe to
the statement of the revenue traffic sextant will show that
the conspay have bees debited, through the railway clear.
Dag house, for the use of other companies' yawns and au-
with the sem of 12,0701., or at the rate of more than
24,0001. per annum. These facts afford conclusive evidence
of the necessity,aod expediency of providing additional stock
to meet the requirement' of the increased traffic and work-

ileac* the statement of the half year's satannte it will be

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Mat Dee, MC 814 Dec., LB.
The net proceeds amount to 411477. 13 9 474,618 9 3
To which add the balance eras
lad account