The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

LONDON AND SOUTH It-ESTI:RN RAILWAY.

The n•riort of the directoni has been published :
The halt-reedy caveats to the 30th Jura, 1861, 'how
the met revenue foe the six months, after deducting Mimed
es loses, wail all other preferential charges, to be 142,V701.
15e. fed. ; add surplus at Dee. 81, 1860, 1,7911. 17.. 9d. ;
balance amilsble for divideod, 144,702/. 13e. 2d. From the
above seat the division resemensed that a dividend be
decimal at the sate of 4/. per eves. per annum, savable ea
the :nth day of August, aresealiga ea 7,200,2561. of raid-
s, =wind to 144.01111‘. te. 4d. ; hackie to be earned over to
nail hulf-year 787/. 10a 1011. The 'amass in the pew
revenue for the ball-year, seer the eerrespoeding period is
18110, is 51,1421. earned ever WI additional stiles
Niece that time. The gram receipts exceed those nil
fernier year by the sum of 51,142/. The amount mike 50}
additional miles open is below the average receipt per mile
sit the number of miles open in 1880. This manes the
mashie espouses to be oat of proportion the increased
weseirea ; to which the company are at this time pay-
buielegest as. 1 preferential charges oe an iscressed capital
• were of b 49,000/. &hove that of the correspoeding
parted. The traffic haa been affected by exceptional rircion.
shame during the last half-year. Porn portion of the time,
ea assessed the seventy of the weather, the Exeter line
ane pertly closed. The state of the trade of the country
Dee eke tended to reduce the receipts on this, as well an on
ether railways. The traffic, however, is now steadily on the
gene. The locomotive superinteodent's report shows
rat 313.024 mare mike have been run than during the cor-
' peeled lest year. The rate per mile, however,
the
need,
compere favourably with thy railway
of extent eied working. Although no new engines
haw bees eseetroded out of revenue during the lest hen.
year, 32 have been entirely maw tithed, the expense of which
aisumate wady to the can of coestructingthree new enema.
The mintersa of the permanent way hie been an ropes-
Mee eharp during the past winter, owlag to ae extremely
wet memos aid the lose continuums el the severe frost. The
laid however has been etelatideed in good working order.

LONDON AND BL4CKWALL RAILWAY.
The repast of the directors, to be presented at the
Math half-yearly meeting temorrow has been issued :
/ha total menus atuounts to 47,9091. 7a. 101., and the total
eapmeditar• to 21,029/. Ss., leaving a net profit of '9i,779/.
lb. 104. After providing far in tenet oa debentures amount-
ing Mb 7.305. t. IR Ild., there is a balance available for dirt-
rind et 19.474/. lac I ld.. which enables the directors tore.
sommised the payment of a dividend for the hAlf-year, at
liss rain of 2' Via. per cont. par annum. Compared with
sernwpaeda q ma months of 1160, there is en increase
in the nestipots of 1,042/. 17.. 3d., and in the expenses
et 2,13 V. is 9d., she rank being a slight de
armee m thy net profits of the past hallye.w. The
thief tenth's of thy increased expenditure is for loco.
usatles charge. and mainoanos of way. In explanation of
time items the direztors state that there have been neon
Isemmotive 'Millen in steam, and heavier ebirgen for repair.;end that the increased mileage of the permanent way, mast
boos the widening of the bee, which hitherto has not
amid much repair, is now brought into charge, and
seamions additional expenditure. In reference to
the por.izraph in the last report respecting the
wow share capital, the directors intimate that
under the existan4 ein-nmetancee of the money market
they .!. not think it advumble at present to take any steps
for the issue of the additional shares. Interest ..t the rate
ef It per rent. per annum will be paid for the past half year
ea the new .hers that have bon taken up.

S?RATIORD•ON-AVON RAILWAY.

• rueetioit of the directors and shareholders of
Ode railway wee held lest week ; P. H. Morn, Esq., is
es Asir. The folderisig is de noes material part of the
=pa d IMAdam :
Mae fees Se pod lialtydr has been in respect of
Polligna bare" ea sad dogs, ,4/. Id 2d.
risk 15.4 ; sadrise and cattle, si7t. 7d.
a total tif 2.642/. 4e. 5d., beast at the rate al
1118 U. per week, or 111. ss. 10d per mile per week.
Isedessiste to the steamiest of soconsta it will be dead
• bdiese d 590/. lee. d. Meade to the credits( Ike
warcate eseneet bat. nailer the preeest circumstances of 1
- aumituay, the du-store reemumesd to the proprietors
Ida diesichl he &Oared. The meeting errs bow made
epertel for the purpose if authorising the issue of my
err pe(wewcs shax s, a a meet the liabilAies
all Ks company is respect of the cosetrection of She

lice ; and the directors will propose a resolution, authorising
the 1,11,111 of 17,51.11 M. m preference shame. The whole of this
MU will he ultimately required, when the time arrives, for
the soustructiew of ill., loop-line at Flattop, under the Wino
ef the omnipotent with the Great Western Com ny ; end
are for any additional coat which may be ipcaned by resew
of She Muctios line in, recently made at Stratford-on-Avon."
1w act utdance with the proposition in the report of the
'arrstori. It was resolved that 1,750 shares of IW. each
albeield be orealed, to beer interest at the rate of W. per cent.
per atinum, to be allotted among the present shareholders in
iiroportion to the number of shares they hold.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1861.

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M ICTROYOLITA N COUNTY COURTS..

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13; Wednesday, 14. 'Mundy, 16; Friday,
ELOOILSBCRY, Purtland.road.—Wednesday, Aug. 14 ; Thursday,
lb ; Friday, lb
day MARILILDung, Marylebonedbad.—Tuesday, Aug. 13: Weans*.
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Ranu4. rnm, li-hltehead'sgrove.-11onday, Aug. 12; Friday. 16.
Bucerroan.—Thursday, Aug 15 . Fridsy 16.
WHLTICILAPIL, Great Preacutteireet.—Tuesday, Aug. 13 :
Wednesday, It
I.4,mherivell New-road.—Monday, Aug. 12 ; Tues
day, II . Friday, 16.
0111:01WICIL—Wehseaday, Aug. 14.
WuoLulen.—Thursday, August IS.
CITY ur LOnissn, Guildhall-buildings. Tuesday, Aug 12;
Weditssday, 14; Thursday. lb ; Friday, to.