The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this com-
paay was had at the railway station at Derby ; Mr.
llami•EL But, 11. P., in the chair. The directors, on en.
teeing the MM. were greeted with much applause.to " sad alstenest socounta were taken as
read ; as olma al balk has already appeered in oar
columns.

The resolution for the adoption of the report was unani-
mously
The e= of 3/. rm. per share on the old stock, and
upon the dim stock in proportion, were declared as re-
am:seeded, sad voter were taken for expenditure on va-
rious worts.

Ifeentntleee were passed converting oerbain of the shame
el the empany into Midland mortgage Frefeassee shares ;
also far the eouveriion of the ti/. pridarenee shares fully
paid up into an irredeemable fouraed•a•luilf par ant. pre.
forsoco stock ; sod for courerting &Walsers el the am-
ray to the amount of one million into a fear per oast. pre•
maim. stock.

Subsequeatly the meeting waa mode special ; it was
thereat resolved that the directors be authorised to miss a
further capital of 930000 f., in 160,000 11111171311 of 6f. 4s.
each, to be distributed, oar for escb share, to the holders of
original shares in the company, and to take dividend
therewith. The first call of 1!. 4s. per share to be made
at the Ist of October.

iroceedingi;oticinded with a cordial vote of thanks
to the chairman and boonl of directors.

NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

The 28th half-yearly meeting of this company
took place yeatenlay at the Euaton Station ; Mr. JOHN
Scar? in the chair.

The report, which has already appeared in our columns,
was taken as rend.

The l'ii.uastue, in moving its adoption, stated that
although the coal and goods trafffc have yielded a satin
factory result during the last six months, the passenger
traffic had not been so progressive as it would have bees
had it nut been for the unfavourable weather. It might be
interesting to the shareholders to know that in the month
al Jose, 1852, the receipte amounted to 7,266 L, whilst in
the one period of the present year they reached only
6,21111. showing a difference in one month of 9754 On the whole
however, the statement in the report must be considared
astialactorr, as the gross receipts would be found to have it
; and the directors had directed their attention
daring the put half year to the laying down of new rail;
the former ones having ben in existence between nine and
ten years. The money thus expended having been charged
to revenue, the dividend now to be declared was km than it
otharerim would have been ; but it was hoped that the
trAls weld continue to increase, and that the directors
would by.and-by be enabled to make a satisfactory state-
ment in regard to the rolling stock. !lime the report was
prepared live new engines of superior 000struction had
been employed for the goods traffic, and they
were now in operation with great advantage to the
company. In the course of his remark., the chairmen ob-
served that the directors were gradually liquidating the
debts Incurred b 7 loans, and that the company's moonlit.
were now assuming such a complexion as would ensure the
increased couMence of the shareholders.

After some little discussion the report WWI adopted. and
• dividend declared of two•ande•lialf per cent. fur the half
year. . . . . .

A resolution was then passed authorising the directors to
raise, by the issue of debeeturee, the sum of 50,0001. at
such ttme sod in such manner as might be thought ne-
oemary.
The business then terminated with the usual rote of
thanks.

RELIEF TOR TB! SYRIAN CaIIITIAIOI. —The
Liverpool merchants rossected with the Levant trade held
a meeting at the Town•hall yesterday (Tuesday), under the
pre .ideory of the Mayor, T. D. Andenon, Esq., when a oom-
mittee was formed for the purpose of raising funds for the
benefit of the distressed Christians in Br t, Damascus,
alsd other portions of Asia Minor. Seems] handsome yams
Isere announced at the meeting, and it was resolved to place
subscription list. in the different newitromoa.