The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-13 00:00:00

LONDON AND DLACKWALL RAILWAY.

The report of the directors for the half-year end-
ing June SO states that the gross readpise with the balance
of 891. 16e. brought forward, amount to 43,8331. lls. 6d., and
the expenditure to 18,0811. Be. 6d., leaving a net revenue of
26,7671.35. Deducting from this sum 6.6471.7 a. M. for In-
terest, there remains a balance of 19,1091. 15e. 9d., which
will enable the directors to dealers a dividend at the rate
of 21. 15e. per °ear. per annum (calculated on the receipts
foe the first halt of the year) upon 1,392,2101. consolidated
stock, which is equal to the dividend of 2e. 9d. • share
paid at this time Let year, and is upon an Increased capi-
tal represented by the new ahem created in 1867. A
tomperison of the present revenue account with that for
the corresponding half of last year shows that there is an
thereme of 3,9311. 141. Ild. In the arnotmt &venal* for
dividend. The director* are glad to be able to Mate that the
local traffic of the hoe is in amore ratisfactory position than
It was when they made their last report. Compering the
pant half-ear's %nano with that for the corresponding six
month, of 1868, It will be found that there is an increase
both of pasmorre and receipt.. Negottatfoes are in pro-
gren for bringing upon this line the goods traffic of an im-
portant railway company not now In connexion with the
Blackwell Railway, and &leo for an increase of the trifle at
ptsent derived from the Great Northern Company. The
basis of them negotiations Is the payment of interest at 6 per
cent. per annum on all moneys expended by this company in
providing the accommodations required in addition to tolls
for the nee of the railway. Should those arrangements be
made, as additional cepital would berequired of about 80;0001. ;
the directors therefore propose to auk the sanction of the pro-
prietor., in that event, to apply for Foyers to raise altogether
the sent of 200,0001.

CIIESIIIINT FAZE.—This fair, which has been
holden for a unnabor of pars en the 24th of August, on
Briatowe4slll, in the pariah of Chatham, I. at last to be done
away with, in ameeptence of • notification from Sir Richard
Mayne, Chief Commirfoosr of Police, to Edward Briatowe,
Esq., to the Ann that the said fair is illegal; and notice is
Olt& that say forma 'drily-jai the law will be liable to a
!Amity net eateeillastlol.
filiocAngo ACCIDENT IN A FACTORT.—On Wed
aendey a pbeir, eased Daniel Ransil, in the employ of
Messes. Geroge Rmmott esd Soo, Clegg-street, Oldbere, had
boa sgaielag the agtasw to repair a strap, whets meing that
it hung loosely and clang to the shaft, ha took hold of it to
pat it right, He got estsagled in it, sad was Innuediately
tarried round the shaft, his legs being dashed siMiv.t the top
of the room. As soon es possible the usechinery war. stopped,
and he was removed sod attended by Kr. Platt, when it was
discovered that both his legs bed bent broken below the
knee, his right arm was Woks in two stare, above and
below the his also broken. Russell,
who Is in a precarious Mete, wee an Thursday loaning
remeoted to the Manchester hamar/.
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