The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

THBoaXPRFSS, ' TUESDAY. 7EVINING,

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. I

NORTHERN ClRClllT.—lavnazoory Alto. 21
(Before Mn. Judo, fladth.)
CLAIM AGAINST TIC OU•T WISTIII.
Is the use of Judea' r. the Great Weetein Railway
Comeau!, the plaintiff, • cattle dealer, sought to rawer
damage' for personal injuries which be bad sustained in eoe-
sequeece of the alleged Degligeneeof the oompsurs servant'.
Oa the 31.1 March plaintiff wee • scooo&alass passenger cm
the &deadens' line from Oswestry to °above°. it is the
practice, at the Orwestry station, to detach the engines gross
the train whilst the latter is being shunted into the station.
On the day in question it appesied that the potato
were not turned until a first-class carriage which
was nest to the engine had got yectly on to
the rails upon which the engine was wining, the weer
queue being that the carriage was thrown over ow its side
errors the rails epos which the train was to ran. The
plaintiff and several other men were in the neat carriage,
' and plaintiff was knocked about ousiderably by the bump-
beg of his carnage against the one err .se the rails, and he
ultimately fatted that several of his ribs were broken. Be
had claimed 200/. The company had offered him RI., and
the jury found • verdict for the plaintiff--olamages 161.
Plita011•112110 A VOTKII.
Janes Woods, who planted guilty to having, at Liver-
pool, on the 20th July, 1885, eminently permeated one
John Bradshaw Brucilitt, at the &ration for Borth Lae.
cashiu, was brought up for sentence before Mr. Heron
Bramwell on Siturday. Hie lordship said it appeared
that the prisoner bad boastsd that he bad often dose
the awe Shia, before. The offence was • very great one, for
it was • breach of a most important low. It was as awe
which might deprive • man of that which he had • right to,
newly, the representation of those who %ad fairly elicited
him by • majority, besides putting him to an enormous
amount of expanse in detecting the fraud. It was both •
public sad • private wrong. It was ea offence wily wt.
mitted and not easily deteeted. Wherever • mans coo-
minim did not help to punish him for the (rime he bad
omomittad, it samitod to him (the fudge) that the law ought
so step in and impose • severer punishment than it other-
wise would. Taking all the circurostanere into consideration,
he sentenced the prisoner to three mouths' imprisonment
with hard labour.

LONDON, 01147'11AD AND Dorsa RAILWAY.
• - •

The report te-lio-eulnnitted to the half-yearly
meetiog ou Thursday lc that the receipts for the he If -peer
have amounted to I 6181. 18s. ; being an increase of
21,4111. 166 10d., or 17. 0 pee cent. upon the receipts of
the onmaponding half of 1864. The length of railway
opened in both periods was 72g miles ; and the average
receipts per mile is the hell-year have been 2,0221. es. 7°L,
as against 1,7261. in tee corresponding half of 1864. The
receipts of the meirnp,litan extension for the half-year
have amounted to 51,5631. ss. Id., which is an Increase of
20,148/. 3e. 81., or 64.25 per cent. upon
of these of the _
ay open period of 1864. The miles railway open for
the half-you. were 11g, being • Quarter of a mile more than
in 1864, and the average motets per mile is the two
periods have bees 4,3331. 54. in 1863, and 2,7281. 10e. 63.
in 1644. The gross receipts upon all the Uses owned and
worked by the company during the half-year have amounted
to 190.3401. La. 3d., and the gross working expense, have
beat 125,3746 Os. ed. The proportion of expenditure to
receipts on the whole system has been at the re's of 65.86
pet cost The receipts on the general undertaking having
been 146,6181. 18s., and the working expanses chargeable
to it 111,9621. Is. Bd., the proportion of working expenses
to receipts ie the acamat of the general undertaking bee
been 76.36 per met The receipts of the steam boats for
the half-year have been 27,0831. 21. 1111, and the expeedi.
lure 20,8451. 28.8 d. Thiaincludes a sum of 2,0301., carried
to the reserve and insuranoe fund, which now amounts
to 13,0621. 9. sd. The balance of the revenue amount
of the general undertaking amounts to 40,8941. 16e. 6d.
The balance of the oorrespondieg period of 1864 was
30,3691. 17. Bd., showiog en increased profit of 10,6241.
18.. 10d. in the last half-year. The balance of the revenue
account of the Metropolitan Extension amounts to 25,7511.
126 7d. The balance for the corresponding period of 1864
was 15,6771. 10a. 9d. The increased profit realised in the
past half year has therefore been 10,0741. le. 10d. In com-
paring the results of the working of the half-year with
those of the corresponding period of 1864, it is necessary to
recall the oircumeantes influandes both the receipts and
expenditure in the two periods. The mileage of the
iteseml undertaking opened and worked wee the same;
and the Dot of the receipts having increased to the
extent of 21,411/. lea. 10d., may be regarded as eatidae•
tory, especially whoa it le berm le mind that le the Best
four months of 1864 the Victoria station was the only
West-end terminus for traffic to and from Chatham,
Casterbuey, Dover, the Kent coast, and the contieent, and
that from the Ist May, 1864, competitive route to the
West-end bas been opened. That the receipts of the gene-
ral undertaking should, under these circumstances, not only
have been maintained, but increased in the ratio of 17 per
cent., appears to be an encouraging indication of the effect
likely so be predated upon the bagasse of the line when
the city tertutei of the company and the direct oommuoicm
tion with the lines north of London ahall have been brought
into full operation. With respect to the Utak on the
Metropolitan Extension, it must be observed that
up to the end of May, 1864, the lies was only
open as far as the Elephant and Castle. sod on
the Ist of June of that year it was extended to
Ellaokfriarabridge ; whereas during the last half-year the
whole line has been open to Ludgate-hill, the suburban
bosiams of the company having been commenced in •
temporary station there on the 21st of December last. The
extent of the mootemodatioe was, however, extremely
limited, and it was not until let Jima, in the present year,
that the main Use Maine could be worked beyond Black-
friars. On the bit May a portion of the goods traffic was
commenced in the new premiers at the river aide. it may
therefore be said that thecompasy, is the half-yeer ending
30th June, have only had a very partial use cie the extended
LAM into the City ; sod the directors cannot but think
that the fact of this limited use of an additional mile and a
quarter of line producing an increased reoeiptof 20,148/.38.8d.,
or 64 per cent., is highly satisfactory. The gram expenses
upon all the lines owned and worked by tie company for
the half-year have been 125,3741.0. Bd., and have exceeded
by 25,1561. 100. 9d. them of the eemepooding period of
1864. This apparently large increase is explained by the.
°normalness attending the extension of the line and open-
log et Lew stations already adverted to. It covers the whole
ed.'s n.l charge for six mouths of the large establishmente
at In cattier", Borough-road, and Ludgate : the extra ex-
prone involved in running, for the aocommodatiou of the
public, 76,091 train miles more than in the oorrespondieg
half of 1864, and the cost of maintaining 17 miles of the
Emit Coast, sod 5 miles of the Metropolitan Extension
Lines, which in 1864 were kept in repair by the contractors,
bet have since been taken over by the company. The
experience of the working of the Metropolitan Extension
in the present year has gone far to show that
the enticipatio of an enormous trate were well
founded. The number of passengers who have travelled
upon these lines has been as under :-Half-year ending
June 30, 1864: Firm class, 252,878 ; mooed class, 496647 ;
third class, 2,151,787 ; total, 2,901,110.86 Hal .year
ending
December 31, 1864: First class, 307,1; 'mond elms,
756,651 ; third class, 3 229,152 ; total, 4.363.664. Half-
year ending June 30, 1865: First clam, 331.565; seated
class, 579,064 ; third elms, 3,207,754 ; total. 4,118,383.
Total, first class, 892,102 ; second clue, 1,832,362 ; third
class, 8,658,693: total, 11,383,157. Of the above there
were conveyed upon sod over the Metropolitan extensions-
Half-year ending June 30, 1864: Ant class. 208,381
second clam, 373,468 ; third class, 1,620,156 ; total,
2,202,006. Half-year ending December 31, 1864: First
class, 240,736 ; sewed class, 585,931; third class, 2,522,869;
total, 3.349,536. Malt year ending June 30, 1885 : First
class, 287,855 ; second class, 469,187 ; third alms, 2.564.937
total, 3,322,009. Total, first clam, 737,002 ; wand clam,
1,428,586 ; third class, 6,706,902 ; total, 8,873,550. These
large numbers of passengers have happily been carried with-
out accident of sny cot acclaims', or the lose of a single life.

ohs, arrangeeidete have at length been agreed to botwees
this company, the Great Northern Company, sod the Man•
skeeter. Sheffield, and Lino°loshire Company, which, if car-
rigid oat, will suable this emnpsoy to have the iudepeodeut
um of the line io qusehoe, and tithe MUM 80 them • route
from the station of this company at March, by way of Doe-
outer to Wakefield, and all the great manufacturieg towns
of the north of England. By the proposal arrangements this
company is to bear ogre-hat[ the cost of the construction of
the line now in progress from March to Spalding ; if fouod
nocersary, the line between Bpelding and Linooln will be
shortened at the joint expense of the two amperage • this
company will also boar one-half the expense of the Um; sow
in course of ocastrootioe by the Great Northern Company
from Gainsborough to Doncaster ; and they are also to be-
come joint proprietors of the existing loop line from Bodd-
ie' to Lincoln ; the price to be paid for the same to be the
subject of arbitration, sod not as is the ousel the lines now
being constructed, one-half of the actual cost BY the afiree•
I, meat with the.Manobester and Sheffield Company this corn-
posy has secured the memo of conveying their traffic from
Deamster to Wakefield and the other northern districts ;
sod with regard to coal, this company have the uncon-
trolled power to Si the rates, end as to all other traffio,
the rates charged by the two companies are to be the same ;
sad In the oust of any disagreement they are to be sub-
mitted to arbitration. I. the session of 1863 this company
applied for power to construct a line from March to Spalding,
she out of which, if the application had been successful,
would have fallen wholly upon this company ; but the rival
scheme of the Great Northern Company was sanctioned by
parliament, the cost of which will now be divided between
the two companies, At that period the utmost privilege
which this company sought was to obtain running powers
ever the loop line, of which they will now have the lode-
pendent use, and upon terms it is believed in the result
more favourable than if the company had secured
running powers only over the line In question.
By the present arraspniut also, the communication be-
tween the lines of this company and the northern district
will be shorter b 7 many miles than it would have beau had
they succeeded in securing the formation of their projected
line from March to Spalding, and mania* powers over the
loop line, as then constructed, as a considerable saving is
effected by the new line from Gainsborongh to Doncaster,
which will be further hi:rased by the formation of • now
Use between Spalding and Lecolo. The directors, there-
fore, trust that the arrangements they have entered into
will meet with the approbation of the shareholders, ea
although they would undoubtedly have preferred a line of
their own, commnaicating with the north, it most be
borne in mind that the application for power to mike
such • boo would have been strenuously resisted
by the Great Northern Company, possibly might
not have bees successful, and at all eveuts must
have entailed • delay of some three or four years be-
fore the new line could come into practical operation,
whereas under the present agreement this company will be
in • positioa to apes up this traffic in the spring of next
year. After referring to the railway Iscisi•tion of the
lest 1161111iOn, the report says :—lterriewmg the whole
circumstances, pointing to the solid advantages which
musk eventually dew to this company from the ex-
tension of their system to the north, the profitable
future working of the continental tramp, the increase
of suburban trims to be anticipated ea the completiou of
the new metropolitan terminus, and the fact that this
company is on amicable terms with all its neighbours, the
directors feel that they are justified in congratulating the
shareholders epos the future prospects of the undertaking.
AU that is required is au united board to give their subdi-
vided attention to the development of the roosters of
the company, adonis' the strictest economy with
due efficiency, and a prosperous future may be fairly aotici-
pated. The directors can only express their regret that
differences should have arisen with a member of their board.
That gentleman (Captain Jervis, M.P..) lies thought
right to bring his alleged grounds of complaint
before the shareholders, and the directors have given
what they believe to be • satisfactory answer to them.
Three of your directors, viz., Memos. Love, Puke, and
Smyth, retire by rotative, and being eligible, offer them-
selves for re-election at this meeting. A vacancy has been
ceased by the retiremeut of Mr. Josiah Smith Walla which
is to be filled up at the presoak nieetieg. The following
gentlemen have offered themselves as candidates for
the direction at this meeting :—Mr. Arthur Bailee-
tie°, 4, Austin-friars, London ; Lord Bury Quidden-
ham, Norfolk, and 48, Rutland-gate ; Kr. Veackleur Ben-
jamin Crake, Highlands, St. Luesedrise-See ; Sir Ed-
ward Clarence Kerriaon, Bart.. M.P., Bresnahan, Beale;
Mr. Charles Towushend Murdoch, 1, Pall-maIL East ; Mr.
Charles Redline, Brook-terrace, Stockport ; Dr. Michael
O'Reilly, Bishop's Stortford ; Mr. George Smith, 57, Coo-
duit•treet, Hanover-squire ; Mr. Charles Henry Tuner
Litt:hunch, Derby; Mr. Cornelius Wilford, Little-park,
Enfield. One of the auditors, Mr. Henry Soper, also re-
tiree at this meeting, and offers himself for re-election.

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY
(LIMITED).

The report to be preset,: etl at the extraordinary
general meeting on the sth of Emitember states that the
gross !receipts of the company from all sources Is the half-
year eudtog 30th Jane, 186% were 302,956/. 15s. ; in the
88 corresponding peeled of 11 they were 302,6561. 154. 2d.-
showing an increase of 2991. 19,. 10d. The half-year of
1864 being, however, leap year, had the advantage of en
additional dey's receipts. equal to about 1,3501. AD equit-
able comparison of the two half years would therefore show
en
increase equal to 1,6491. 19s. 10d. During the three
winter months of the hall-year the hallo was very greatly
interfered with by the inclemency of tin weather, which on
several days almost brought the service to a standstill •
but the loss thus occasioned was more titan counterbalanced
by the excellent traffic which followed as the 'moo
advanced. The gross expenditure of the company einriog
the half-year 1865 was 274,220/. 14
was 26' 85. 4d. • that
in the corresponding period of 186 7,1821.
9s. lid. ; showing an increase of 7,0381. Ba. sd.
This arless under the following heeds, viz. :-Maiziteueztos
of horses, 2,9051. 6a. 4d. • provender, 6,5011. 16e. ld.;
shoeing, 9191. 17a. Bd. • u;skieg together, 10,3271.01. Id.
There was a reduction in'the total of allother expenses equal
to 3,2681. I la. Bd. The inereateed expenditure for rosin-
tenance of horses and for shoeing wee estirely attributable
to the long and trying winter, which formed so strong a
coattail to that of 1864. It reed hardly be stated that
daring the existence of frozen roads losses of hones by falls
sad other accidents become very numerous, that heavy
snow greatly harems the labour of drawing the omni-
buses, and that influenza and other sicknesses are the
natural result of extreme fatigue, coupled with expo.
sore to wet and cold. Binh were the difficnlties of
the past winter with which the stock had to contend, but in
all probability the effect of this would have been °moms-
timely light but for the hot weather which suddenly set in
immediately afterwards and continued throughout the sum-
mer, depriving the stock of the opportunity of recovery
which is generally afforded by the spring season. The
whiter was one of extreme anxiety to the directors, but
they find with satisfaction that, notwithstanding the
elms over the corresponding half-year of 1864, the cost
of maintenance bears favourable comparison with previous
accounts. With regard to the item • shoeing," the share-
holders are no doubt aware that " roughing," which is
rendered necessary by the existence of ice and snow upon
the roads, is a costly process, tending materially to ineresse
the shoeing expenses. The increase in the cost of pro-
vender is fully accounted for by the state of the markets,
sad it is a matter over which your directors can exercise
DO other control than that of making as good a
ipro-
vision as possible in anticipation of high prim.
excess arises chiefly from the high price of hay.
In anticipation of soother deer hay season, measures have
been taken by the (Erectors to procure some portion of
the company's requirements from a port on the Continent
where the recent harvest has been very abundant. It is
not anticipated that the prices of grain or straw will be
unfavourable to the company's interests during the coming
winter. The number of passengers carried during the half.
year was 21,364,957 ; the number of miles run was 6,029,801;
the avenge number of omnibuses working daily. 592 ; the
average number of horses working daily, 6,364 ; the
aversge receipts per mile run, Is. ; the average
fare per passenger, 30. ; the average gross earn-
ings per omnibus per day, 21. 16s. bid. Dwieg
the half-year the sum of 1,3801. ss. ad. was ex-
pended in the purchase of a lease of land in Look's-fields.
Walworth, and the creation thereon of new stables, and in
some minor works on other pewees. A farther stun of
6681. 14s. lid, was laid out in the porebase of the goodwill
of additional basica, on the Victoriwatation Kit
bura,
bora, and Paddington-road, and the Old Ford-road,
which have from the date of purchase yielded
an excellent return for the money invested. The
number of hones beloogiog to the company on 30th
Julie was 6,790. The Chancellor of the Eachequer, in pro-
dutnug his budget for the current year, said, " The claim
for the abolition or reduction of the duties on public eon-
veyanoes is one for'which there is much to be said, and glad
shall I be when the time comes that a favourable ear may
be given to the applicants on that subject." There is,
therefore, every roma to believe that the tium is not far
distant when the claims of the omnibus proprietors will
receive favourable consideratioe at the bands of the govern-
ment. The balsam remaining after the hat dietrtbution
of dividends was 2,9701. Bs. ; the balance of the revenue
account for the last half-year was 28,7351. 16s. M. ; the
amount received for interest on balances and console during
the half-year was 8191. 19s. 3d. ; making together 32,5264
3e. lid. ; there was pad during the last half-year for divi-
deeds for 18.57 and 1858 claimed but pid before 31st
December last, 39/. Bs. ltd, ;it is posedpre to write off the
first establishment charges, 2,5091. ; sod to add to the gene-
ral reserve fond, 2,5001. ; making 5,6391. lid.; hewn(
a balance of 27,4861. 15s. ; out of which it is proposed to
declare the usual dividend of 5 per cent. per annum, with a
bonus of is. per share, making together 3a per share,
equal to 741 per cent per annum, free of income tax • this
will take 22,7191. 138. 11d. ; learnt a Wanes to be carried
forward to the next amount of 4,7671.
There will be no meeting in Paris this year.

Tits SOUTH
the
Drnaasru.—The secretary
Inform us that the directors have resolved to recommend
the proprietor% at their half-yearly seeds on the 314
lost., to &slue • divideod of ra ud. os seek 301. stock,
ban at the rate of 21.10 x. pa sent. per swim.
Du Berry's delicious heath rearming Revalenta
mous nod sunk stigma sedistss or tnecomeleson Das-
Mfindi,), Wasik Aathnia. Consumption.
um, outhm. Ninths, Mous, Liver, end Illessook
oomplouns, and some Nty times tla coot la other resegssl.
50.000 cum eathalip.—Do lam the On, F 417, lageshotruet.
L 0.5,55. la tlask 11k.. ea. thi.; Nhs.. 210.,404 gresiter-
i advortlomissitil