The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-11 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Mlles Pea- Mer- Total. Teta,
RAILWAY& epee, eetwers. eltatellte. 1e67. 196 e
Week ending Sept. `P. a a A a
Cast Ludlam ll3l 8,68 e 11.630 30,279 36.0. A.,

RAILWAY Daßaztruara.—An examination of the
" net receipts" of railways, as they are made up in the
official returns, and placed in concoction with the deben-
ture liabilities of various companies, will show at once
the disproportion which exists between them. For in-
stance, the debenture liabilities of the London and North
Western, taken for one year only, amount to 1018 per
cent. of its net receipts ; while those of the Great Western
were 73'64 per cent. of their amount. In the case of the
Great Eastern the proportion was:1018 per cent. ; that of
the South Eastern 32'83 per cent,; the London and South
Western, T2'll per cent.; and the London, Chatham, se.'
Dover, 102'16 per cent. When to these proportions of de-
benture liabilities are added the charges on preferential
stocks, the public obtain, though somewhat imperfe:tly, a
tolerable index of the value of their debenture security.
The difference between the proportions of debenture Lai-
Mies and the " net receipts " of railways are sufficiently
striking to distinguish most of the successful companies
from those that are embarrassed by financial difficulties,
and when the preferential charges are also added for de-
duction from the net receipts, the resulta are made known
with incontrovertible accuracy. The practical inference,
therefore, to be drawn from these facts is, that the secu-
rity of the debenture holder in any railway compel'
depends, not upon the amount of " net receipts" &lone,
but upon the proportion which the debenture claim!,
added to preferential charges, bear to those receipts.—
Railmay New.
ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—LORE OF TH3II
Liven.—Between 4 and Ti o'clock on Friday afternoon
explosion of fire damp took place at the Holly Wood Tr.
of the Silverdale Company, by which three of the collars
were literally blown to pieces. Fortunately the rest .
the workers in the pit had just left it. A couple of Davy
lam_ps, with the tops off, were found in the jett.
HEALTH REBTORED EY DC BARRY'O FOOD TO TEE
,fromarn, nerves tunes. and liver of old and young, curing .11-
pepala Andigestion,,constipation, diarrhea, avidity, harlot..
neuralgia, hysteria, palmation, sleeplemne.s. debility, moth.,
cough, asthma, fevers, consumption, low spirits. 00,000 mined
curve which had resisted all medicine°, Including that of 11.
Bonne= the Pope.—Tins at Is. lid.: lib , Es. tot. Lab., '
We. The mod wholesome breakfast is made of Du Barr
Bevakinta Chocolate Powder, In Una of It cups, Sec ; 2e cu; •
341. 6d.: 48 cups, 6a. ; 283 cups, Ste. ; 576 cups, 53e. It is no,
delicious, digestible, and nouri.hing than the best coucentrab
beef. —Du Barry and Co., 77, Regentwtreet. London : .:
61, Ontowchurch-street ; 4, Cheapetds ; 03 and 160, thdonistiA4:
and all grocers and chemists.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

BOCSPIAD.7.No•emt.er 3, at WtePwe -If leen , the wife of W.

Bowled, of a daughter.' -
CATOlL—NoTember 7, at Trewsbury, flrenecater, the wife of
Qin*, Jun.: Bwi., of a daughter.
IiIYLII7B.-B,orember 7, at riuktodge. near Barnet, Herts. tt.
wife of W. Y. of a daughter.
011FLICY.—November 8, at Piccadilly, Men John Jeffryee Oakle,

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PAQIIALIN.—November 8, at Booth-grove, Islington, the %if
of Mr. A. Asquith'', of a son.
81MOND8.— November 7, at Abbott's Barton, Winchester, tl
wife of W. B. Simonds, Esq., L.P., of a daughter.
L WAlT—November 7, at Oldflekls, Sutton, surrey, the alfc
Mr. C. Waite, of a son.

MARRIAGES.
DELL--BTlloVT7.—Novetaber 7, at linthfield, Kent, by the flei
J. Philpott, T. Dell, Seq., of Park-terrace. Brixton, t“ rira-
beth Murton, daughter of C. /grouts. Esq., of liklAstl4. 0.41.-
RENNIE—Di LA AVE —November 7, at St. Jobn's.ehun.h. rad
(Wigton, by the ker. K. Burrow, h. 1. Rennie. IWnArInF
lan, to Marie, widow of the late T. De La Rue, Esq.
WALLIS—TURN KY.—Noreniber 7, at the Parish Church, Isid
ton, by the Rev. E Poleliampton, 11. Wank. 01 the
late W. Willis, Kait., of MarineLl, to Starlet Ittruo, of
ligation°, Surrey.
DEATHS.
BA ISDlT.Y.—Noveniher 7, at Bournemouth, Louisa, daughter of
the late W. Banbury, Esq.
BALE.—N,, ember 7, at Ilakta-hill, Elizabeth, widow of Ylr T.
Hate, aged ed.
PEKKlNA—Noventher 8, at his residence, Els. Colesis"t'i",
Ignition, Er. Deputy Perkins, In the fAth year of his age
STOCK.—Norentber at Parkholme Riihmond. Soldlit•

trite of the Rev. J. Stock, aged 7E
TYNDALL.—November 8, Elizabeth Bite, the wife ..f V
?mild', Eiq . of If Mande, Real-hill, sum o% aged So.
WILK& —November 7, at Ynt-laratv, Revues-perk, tlatit.
the wife of J. Wilk., Esq.
WOOD —November 8. at lteara7Oorking, T. W. Wood. a,n • t
Mr. T. Wood, aged Di.

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