The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-01 00:00:00

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

The report of the directors to the half-yearly
meeting on Friday next has been issued. The accounts
show a gross revenue from all sources of 925,0701., against
a gross revenue of 872,2131. in the corresponding half-
year of 1867. The increase has consequently been
52,8571., or at the rate of 6 per cent. The working ex-
penses have been 473,6001., or ab out 61 per cent. upon the
gross revenue. In the corresponding half-year of 1867
the working expenses ware 479,278911, or about 66 per
cent. on the gross revenue. Not withstanding, therefore,l
the increased receipt of 62,8671., there has been a eavmg
on the working expenses of 6,6791. It is right to add that
the saving on working expenses h as been)icenewhat greater
than these figures will show. The directors have been
desirous gradually to restrict the additions which it has
been the practice every ball-year to make to the capital
account ; and they have, conaequen thy, charged to revenue
sums expended upon steel rails, and of her similar expenses.
which have hitherto been charged to capital. irdieng
together the increase upon traffic and the saving in ex-
penditure, the net revenue of the present half-year
amounts to 461,4701., against a net revenue of 392,9341. in
June, 1867, showing an increase of 58,6361., which is an
increase at the rate of 1411 per cent. of net profit. The
net revenue account will explain in detail the distribution
of this balance. The interest upon debentures and other
obligations will absorb 266, 89W. The remaining sum of
184,6711. is sufficient to cover the preference dividends for
the half-year, amounting to 184,1321. A. slight balance
of 4391. will remain over, in addition to the balance
brought forward from last ha If year. This dividend the
directors will be prepared to pay in cash as soon as they
can obtain the authority of the Court of Chancery for that
for which immediate application will be made.
purpose,
receipts have increased, partly in consequence
of an increase of rates, which the directors thought it
desirable to adopt in portions of the district where they
had been unduly low ;13ut in a gr eat degree the improve-
ment is due to an increase of the traffic itself. The
officers of the Company have been able to provide for
this increased traffic at a smaller cost than was required
for the smaller baffle of last year, partly by a more care-
ful economy and partly by reducing the number of trains
run upon the branch lines. The directors are convinced
that the expenditure on revenue account of the half-
year upon the permanent way and the rolling stock has
been amply sufficient to repair the wear and tear of the
half-year; and that the company's in that re-
spect sin a better condition than it was at the • • of
the half-year.

Lew AND Bourn.—On Monday week, the 10th
instant, the long 'vacation in law and equity will com-
mence. The Master of the Rolls is the vacation judge in
the latter and Mr. Jtudice Mennen in the former.
THE RM3IBTRATION.—To-day the hate of voters
for the next registration, u ascertemed, will be exhibited
on the doors of the churches and chapels. All claims and
objections must be made on or before the 26th inst.
BOILER EXPLOSION. Just after 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the boiler attached to the Belle Mill
coal pit, Hanley, belonging to Earl Granville, exploded,
and about a thud of it parting from the rest was earrisd
a distance of 600 yard; and fell on some iron rude, shiver-
ing them to pieces, in the rear of the ;tm Bar
Ironworks. The other part of the boiler, which was of
the usual kind of horizontal pit boilse, was lifted frost its
bed and thrown backwards about 30 feet. The engine-
house was blown down and left a wreck, and the nute,hl-
nary wee irretrievably densinget. Bu/a pun= were
on th;arasibaank at the time, and hundreds of persons
were along the publics road, which is about 100
yards from pit ; but though the bricks were flying
about in showers no one was hut, except/1g the
who was attending to his fire, and who was caughtgbUll=
carried some distance by the force of the exploder, ind
fearfully welded. The canes of the accident is sat yet
ascertained, neither is the amount of damage.
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