The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-04 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

TATS DAY.

The adjourned sessions foe the county of Surrey com-
menced this morning at the sessions-house, Newington-
causeway, before Mr. Puckle (chairman) and a full bench
of magistrates. Owing to the close proximity of the Surrey
suites, which also commence this week, for the trial of pri-
soners in the county, the calendar was extremely light, con-
taining the names of only thirty-one prisoners for felony
and boar for misdemeanour. Nurse of the offences seem to
be of a grate stature, being chiefiyxobberies from the person
and petty county casts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

WORSHIP-STREET.

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J. Rogers was finally examined charged with having
caused the death of Elizabeth Safe. The particulars of
the former examination appeared in this journal of Tuesday
but.

It appeared from the evidence that the deceased and
prisoner lived together as man and wife, and on Saturday
night last they quarrelled, when the prisoner struck the
deceased, from the effects of which blow she died.
The prisoner ws committed for trial.

PARIS AND ItOCEN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of the share-
holders of this company took place in Paris on Thursday.
M. de l'Espee, the president, in the chair. Near hint were
seated the following directors:—Sir John Easthope, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Gen. Lawrence, Mr. Blount, M. C. Lahtte, 31.
de liervaint, 51. simuns, and M. N. Duehatel. The meet •
lug being declared duly constituted, M. Thibaudeau, the
secretary, proceeded to read the report:
This document commences by stating that the establish-
ment-account up to the Slat of Dec. last had amounted to
67,222,302 fr. lise. Since then, there has been expeutled a
sum of 1,1261 r. 75e.; and received from sale of ground,
4,6881'r. 24c., so that up to June 30, the whole amount is
67,218,6311 n •Ple. The question of the indemnity
for the devastations committed in February, 1818, has
not yet been regulated. The committee appointed to esti-
mate the amount of damage done conceiving that it was
called on to examine only what had occurred in the depart-
ment of the Seine, and finding that part of the injury done
to the railways had been inflicted in other departments, had
resolved that the documents relating to these mutters should
be transmitted to the minister of public works. The minister
had, in his tura, referred the question to the central rail-
way counnitice, whichlind just issued au opinion .avuurable
to the claims preferred, and so the matter rested at present.
The upprultation of the government had been at last obtained
for the changes voted at the general meeting of January 31,
1850, relative to the sinking-fund. lie consequence of these
modifications, the sum to be now set apart annually for the
sinking-lund would amount to ouly 25,000 francs, in place
of 300,000 francs as previously. billy shares were to be
paid off every drawing, with a sum of 500 francs each,
and in place of each of these shares was to be given an
action de jrnissadec, entitling the holder to a share of all
dividend over 5 per cent., or 25 fr. per share. The sharty
to be paid oft were to he drawn by lot, and the company
had &term/tied to adopt for the purpose the plan practised
by the city of Paris in designating such of its bends as
were to reimbursed. The first drawing was to take place
is. presence of the shareholders then assembled. The report
next refers teethe results of the working during the last six
months. The receipts from January 1 to June 30, 1851,
amounted to 4,053,2011 r. lise.; and the expense: to
2,802,4101'r. tic.; leaving a profit of 1,180,7911'r. 50e., which,
atter the payment of interest of the sum kept back for
sinking-laud, foundation-shares, tee., gave a dividend
of 161 r. per share. As the iuterest of S per cent. on
each share would amount to 121'r. 50c. fur the half year,
the dividend fur each (idiom de jolliSSallre would amount.
to 31r. 30e. Comparing the results of the working of the
last six months with the cmTespntaling period of 18.50, the
receipts of the half-year of 111-51 show an augmentation of
120,170 fr. 20c., of which sum passengers give 80,1301 r. 5c.,
whilst the expenses of the half-year of 18-51 show an aug-
mentation of 123,7261'r. She., of which sum the greatest por-
tion is down for increased interest become due to the state.
The report then remarks of the constantly increasing ten-
dency of the working to lower the Roods' terifbe that course
being necessitated by the competition arising both from
other ranways, and by the river navigation. 'fhe increased
facilities of communication between Dieppe and Brighton,
and llavre and Southampton, ire next alluded to, and are
stated to have been attended with such success, that
hum 30 pasemigert per day for the former line, the
number nail increased iu Juno to 177, the goods' traffic
having also tuition:ll[rd very euusiderubly. The report
remarks un tue auuoyaace which passengers meet
with at the custom-houses of Southampton, and
Newhaven. and contrasts with the delays caused the infi-
nitely greater liberality of the authorities in France.
The report having been read, the amounts were ap-
proved of', and the dividend of Mr. voted, payable uu and
and alter August 4 ut the odic.: oldie company.
The meeting having to decide on the nomination of two
directors couhrmed the appointment of Mr. George Law-
rence, iu the place of his lather, Mr. Charles Lawrence, who
had resigned, and re-elected M. l'aul Benoist d'Azy.
A shareholder expressed a desire to receive some infor-
mation relative to the working of the Dieppe line.
The Chairman replied that the arrangement with the
Dieppe Company was se yet of too recent a date to allow
the u.timate results to be exactly estimated. Yet he could
Nairn& that up to die present moment there was no reason to
complain. The receipt. un the Dieppe line had, like those
of the Iteuen line, felt the effects of the uncertainty of
political affairs iu the country. Everything languished to a
certain extent, and railways suffered as well as other enter-
prises. Still, up to the present time, he could repeat, the
arrangement in question held out favourable hopes fur the
future. _ _

Ihe drawing of 50 ',hares to be paid off, as stated in the
report, was thin proceeded to, when the ti,llowing were the
numbers unnounced :-11257, ,40:,073, 43361, 5744), 21536,
53289, 50135, 65667, 47006, 27283, 26233, 5287, 202, 2155,
115476, 37228, 68228, 9023, lir63, 0321, 23.833, 55964, 207)5,
46400, 23544. 62/82, 66670, 12836, 16373, 57074, 41419,
40189, 9132, 30038, 2628, 71376, 61116, 29376, 58514, 2231,
19473, 35500, 7719, 4841, 35976,59832, 14387, 60899, 34334,
281.-The meeting then separated.

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