The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-16 00:00:00

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North Wait Lea 163 MN 966
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Wet mans Amami 9.
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FOREST OF DEAN CRNTILAL RAILWAY.-The
twenty-esoond half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in
this railway was held yesterday in the aloes of the conspeny,
6, Victoria-street, Westminster ; Mr. A. P. Berton is the
chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that
the railway was now completed and was reedy for traffic
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said
there was little need to trouble the meeting with any ob-
servations. They had now at length completed their line,
which he had lately been over, and it had been constructed
in the firest rind most durable manner • the bridges
were admirably built, and the line would bet; any amount I
of treffic. It would Its at Lest six months before there
was any oonsidereble traffic on the line, but when the col-
lieries were fully open there was every probability of a
large business being dene. The ooelMd into which they
ran wee of large extent, used was the newest to the metro-
polis of any in Wand. There was no need for the go-
vernment inspeetor to visit the line, ea it was not intended
for trees. Ilse report wee adopted, and after
a vote of to the chairman the meet* adjourned.
HULL AND EIZEBY RAILWAY.-The following is
the report of this oompeny, which will be presented to the
shareholdese at the bell-yeerly resetifig, to be held on Fri-
day :-" Your directors beg to present the accompanying
statement of the amounts for the past half-year ending
30th June, showing a balance of 34,3681. 3s. 11d. available
for dividend. They recommend the dividend to be de-
Glared at thh meeting to be at the rate of 21. 9s. 6d. per
whole or 601. share ; of 11. 4s. 9d. per half or 251. share;
of 12s. 44d. per quarter or 121. 10e. shire (deducting the
income tax so usual), the sense to be payable by the trea-
surers of this company on or after Thursday, the 29th day
of August inst."
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.-The report
of the directors for the half-year says that the tend re-
ceipts for the half-year were 46,2541., against 43,2331.
10..11d. for the corresponding half- year of 1866. Pm-
seniors in 1866, Z 3,6921. Bs. 4d. ; in 1867, 24,447/.175. lid.;
and merchandise in 1866, 15,4861. 4s. 9d. ; in 1867,
its. 3d.; mails in 1866, 2,3551. ; in 1867, 2,3551. ;
Meath tolls and rent on Hell's extension in 1866, 4551.
17s. 4d. ; in 1867, 3561. ss. 4d. ; other ieoeipts in 1866,
1,2371. Os. 6d. ; in 1867, 1,2611. 9s. Ild. From the
accounts it appears that the net surplus, after
providing for current expenses, interest on loan.,
and dividends on preference shares end stocks,
is 16,393/. se. 11d. ; out of this the directors
-recommend a dividend on the ordinary stook at
the rats of 4i per cent. per annum, less income tax. This
dividend win amount to 15,3141., and will leave a balance
ef1,0791. se. Ild. to the credit of the ~rent half-jeer,
The increase in the merchandise amid paresis' you're is
very entisfactowy, as may baleen from the dearer
-naivete to June 30, 1866, 14,9011. 9s. 6d. ; 1866, ,
15,4931.45. 9d..; 1867, 17,8331. lls. 3d. In themrpenditere.
on maintenineent wiles,* is enactment increase ; bat it
will be observed that this arises from the fact that the
amount is new charged with the cost of renewals of rails
sod deeps's, odd& were formerly charged to a separate
account. _ - -

I^TiYg LONDON Jura WORKS (TAMMIP).—The
annual meeting of the shareholders took pi. 7isterday..
11 The company on arriving walked through the vinous de-
partments, and inspected the promos of =muleteer*. Ms.
R. Punned, the chairman, presided over the meeting, and
be stated that 45,5001. had been raised on shoes 71. 10e.
bin e called up out of 101., and it was proposed to miss
30,0501. bpdebenturee, 13,0001. of which weal be required
to discharge the company's liabilities. After a dissuinion
upon matters of detail, Mr. E. Walker proposed that the
Sonsidiration of the report be adjourned, and-that a com-
mittee of investigation be appointed to examine the eimn.
pay's accounts and affairs, mainly upon the ground that
the balance-sheet did not fully disclose the company's
liabilities, and that the Rew to rade money by fps
cent. debentures was unwise. Krord . Farley moved another
amendment, to postpone the consideration of the report
until the directors had ascertained the possibility of rais-
ing 30,0001. on mortgage at 5 per cent. and on the
of the uncalled aapital. Mr. Walker withdrew his=
sent to favour of Mr.. Farley's, which was amid unani-
mously, and the meeting was adjourned for a =oath.
Messrs. Carter and White, the retiring directors, were re-
elected; aid alesen. Wright and Walker were appointed
inditors, in Noe e, with Mr. Cooper, oiellassrs. John-
stone, Cooper, Wiatle, and Evans.
Tau Ruattwt Tastrr. —At a recent meeting
of the Huddsrafiebl Chamber of Commove, Mr. Wrigley,
jun., reed a ocansuniestion be had received from Kr.
to teU, eierstaey to the British Embassy at St.
Petersburg, in reference to the proposed revision of the
Russian tariff. The letter stated that a report by M. de
Rattan, Minister of Finance, recommending reductioas of
duties, had received the sanction of the Russian Smperor,
that a eommission to revise the tariff would be held in
October, and that 'ono to be considered by it should
be sent in by the 17th Beptembor. /Weeded' to the report
were proposals by a vice-director 01 MIAOW that 1 rouble
40 oopseb per lb. should be charged en light sloths of
more that 3 square amid= (an main is 28 inches) per
;80 aped, per lb. ea elsth list lima 3 *pure
sashimi par lb. ; and GO espeoka per lb. on cloth el not
more than 2 equate arab per lb. ; duties is blankets to
be reduced from 88 soposios to 40 copsoks per Id. Great
hopes ore enteetained that th prepaid" will be riddled
by the someniasion whisk has to deal& on the
A espy of the report el the Mitioter Firsts.,=red
from Lord Stanley. and an sinew prepared by .Mr.
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