The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY.

The report of the direeturs, to le: •sibisitted to
the west* of the proprietors tram beid no the ,fth
has jut bees issued.
The accounts fur the half-year eliding -;l4 December,
le4o, show the followns; results :- The amount of capital
raised to 314 Les:ember, ltaith is 9,0.14.630/., eousistimi of
ordinary dock, ; preference ,spit 1. 2.42'2,994.
niertipse debt, 1,670,77 w. ; debenture steel, 742.31. V.
The Nees of debenture dock programs, retisfactorily, and
the proprietor; will observe that ;doe* the Id of July a
further slim Infl,l4lV. has been placed. matter the total
.dimunt now issued 742,:t11f. The purchase of the Lewes
and I afield Railway, authorised by the special meeting
bell on the ::let May last, has been completed, and the
.ed. 47.3001., placed to the debit of capital account, which
es credited with of Perpetual Four per Veld. Stock
binning the purchase money, and with the mortgage debt
of that isompoiy. aniountiug to 13,11.10/. The further amount
of capital eipended has been Ititi,ftW., of which 30.044 V. i.
for the Shore o, Reufield, and Horsham line, :tii,7lV. to-
wards the coextructiim of the Victoria Staten,. 12.1444. fur
doubling the line from Three Bridges to Horaliani. 10,000 f.
ios further isecolot of this company's contributive to the
Wed Ludoe Ertorosion, and the remainder for the enlarge-
west of the Itr4:huss, Three Bridges. Polepite, sod
lastbounse stations, and for additional plant, and other
weeks and puipiso, specified in the capital account emceed.
The gross revenue for the kalf.year has been being
is excess of the corresponding half-year of Itti9.
The receipt. for the year have been lintijsrP., or 61,45 W.
more than thew: of Reef'. An examination of the details
shows that this increase is not confined to any particular
locality, bat that an every department, and ou each of the
lines, the revenue is progressive cud when the extremely
unfavourable weather finning the entire year is remembered
the result, obtained cannot but be regarded as satisfactory.
Ithie great cause of improvement is the openin.r of the nom.
pany's Victoria terminus at Westminster, which took place
on the Ist of October last. The busy season bad then
elesod, and this, added to the continuance of unfavourable
weather, had the effect of retarding the advantages which
would otherwise have been more apparent us the Ira k
of IMO. The .breetors, however, are able to ride that
the rennlts thus far have been highly astiefactory, and have
' erinfirmed their optional aa to the wisdom of the policy
which secured to the eunipaey inch an access to the Vied.
end of Leaden ; and they look forward with coetdence to a
eastinuour development of this traffic. The large and in-
creasing 'umber of pssienews already availing themselves
of the terminus proves how much the additional accommo.
datioe i. valued by the public. In c.amerion with this sub-
ject the directory are glad to be enabled to state that they
have concluded an arrangement with the Loudon sad North
Western Railway Company for the use by them of this com-
pany's Victoria station ; and that company hays inserted
abuse ia one of their bilb of the present session to confirm
a formal agreement. It is obvious that when, by the com-
pletion of the Wert London Extension Railway, the North
Western Company'. trains, iscludingthose in sonnexion with
the nietropilitan district' served by the North Loudon Line,
obtain access to that terminus, • large interchange of traffic
must mire, not only between the suburban districts reeved
by the two companies, but also between more distant Inca.
Wien and Brighton. as well as the other favourite watering.
places ;se the south mot,.

The detail, of expenditure for the half year are given in
'he subjuised abstracts. The usual C 01111.1161011 with the
preceding aud tb. eorrevonding half.) t at, wio be as
Blow■ :

Half Isar =ding
Dee. 31. Juan 30, Dtc. 31.
1839. ILI6O. Id6o.

Ililee tea by 1/aim 1,307,070 1,234524 1,427,415

Told trams: receipts t471.508 taltS,7l4 E:100,435

liaratesasce of way 34,647 =,77.3 32,416
I.amm:44v* power
Con*. and wafirs 44Per4-
_

15,34 11,834 18,512

Cosekang tenlbe elution
Goods walk chews
Groweral charges 6,000 4,8 M 5,794
Luw and perliamninry
amps
Hata and Tales
Government duty 15,4M 12,150 16,942
Toll to th• South Entlinkidl•
way Company

Total wortizgezpores sal
reoewAls £218.418 X 184,067 1211,914

Distinguishing the ordinary expenses from the amount
expended in renewals. the general result of the comparism.
with the corresponding half year d 1/459 will stand thu. :
Half-year ending
Dec. 31. Dec. 31,
isao. 1860.

I Drainer) e‘pensee £110,410 r 202,271
Renewals 37,9118 29,643

Total working e‘penwe and
renewals

Per train pm mile 3s. id. Ao.
Per cent. gm trafik reesipla.... .

The Menem in the working 'eremite arises from the ad-
ditional train mileage. the extension of the company s Hass,
the opening of the Victoria Station, and the extra charge
for Lidice ; and also from the large amount expended on
the phut, the carriage wagon stock having under-
gone ommeelly extensive repairs. It will be seen by the
esseeste est, during the pest year, the revenue has bees
charged with rebuilding gm mamma and three tenders, and
with the coat of constructing five new engince and two new
tandem of a large rod more powerful description, to r
sale der which had become unserviceable, eepaat:
the poaest osement, revenue has in oddities to repkring
ell sentime hitherto sold or broken up, provided t.
new nehmen, is as of the period whim a number el
W stir ewes will be no longer tit for use. The
Isereme k the charge for mortgage and preference
kneed miser from the fact that from the lat
Ookiher but Mimed on the entire capital expended
on the Victoria Statiou became • debit against the
femme amount, and also from the conversion of the rest
taagtorimaly payable in respect of the Aid Sussex and
iteilways. into a charge for interest on the meter-
, mail low pee Cent. Stock, lamed as the parchammensy
of them Yuen The ordinary cost of maintaining the pee-
' enenest weir and works has increased in proportion to the
mffiempe. The re-laying oldie coed lines has been proceeded
with, end the outlay, 7,1471., placed to the debit of the
=Zwel improvement aceoast, to which the dime.
ees agate welted to apply 10,0011. instead of
the 4000 i (sanely elmiesil to mint/mom of way
end meek law Desseake half•year ; this makes 13,0u0/.
=deaset the IWlenne ISSO is redectioe of the ba-
el
reermiaieg to be estimiddied. The total amount
expended is these heprovsmean is 155,215/., of
while 115M1. be. ehmly tom paid oat of revenue.
The premien:Ml will tre glad to learn that this company k
esteemed in the prosecution of any bill in the errant
seines a parliament. Thee are, however, several schemes
which will rtnuire careful Memnon but nom by which the
'Merest, dthis company swear likely to he seriously
alerted. The diatom an premed* rapidly with the
esestreetke of the several wean remeinlng to be executed
by Me mammy. The Vinare' elation, the deviationof
W Weelned line at Loog lleEp Farm, and the Norwood
Spur, we needy completed. The contract for the Croydon
and Dawn lama his 11000 let, and the directors hope to
ma the *a finished by the autumn of the present year,
when trains from Victoria will run to all parts of the com-
pany% system in as abort a time as front London Bridge.
Tin wash dmil plans of the Pulboruugh arid Ford Line
sad the Littlehamptoo breech arc in progress. A
special meeting has been called for the 214th inst.,
to authorise the creation of the capital noose-
Nary fur these purposes, and for the completion of the
several works in program. The set amount at the credit of
the revenue account is 166,7 W., out of which the direeten
recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 7 per
east. per annum, amounting to 161,649 t, leaving a balance
of is,rtm. to UP% credit of the current half-sear. rod inakiog
the dividend for the yew lffile amount to 4 per cent. Three
of the directors, emu, ,v Sums Reed& Thomas Wingate
Heedervos, and James Wbishaw, lisle., go out of office by
rotation, and, being eligible for re.election. have offered
themselves seNxislingly. It rests with the proprietor' to
appoint an auditor in the place of James Reeves, Em. The
aidy, shareholder who has declared himself a candidate is
James Cooper Fitz Maurice, Esq."

THE Poor or LevsziooL —The Liverpool corn
marebants hew luuw s tithe stipendiary magistrate and
borough occonor SOL kr distribation amonvit the deserving
poor•

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infants by hand or wet mines hare been entirely overcome by
Da Barrya delicious Bandana Arabic* toed, which feeds and
strengthens, awl remover all them little pain. and Irru.uls iN.n
Infanta are so subject to. The following apeaks volume. :-
40.000 babies ilk saunally la Inglaad from being fed on baked
flour. Macon*, top. and bottoms, or pap. width, atverding nu
Dr. Routh, of the Samaritan Moimital for Women awl Children,
the dentine stomach of an Molest or Invalid cannot paidmilate,
sad which often emwe inflammations, eructation, dianthus', and
osmstunDtion Dr. South sars in continuation of his analysis
De Berry's lierMenta Arabia' food comm rimed to human
milk in its cnnatitrunt parts. No wonder, therefore, pat under
Ile Indsence many children affected with atrophy wasting away
ae re body . sad marked debility, have completely recovered.
I hem given it with the greatest advantage in such came: and,
me tar ea 1 may judge from my own experience, practice fully
WM/ oat what theory, from a knowledge of its cempeattina
led rto anticipate.- It to ves good muscle. purifies the blood, suck
sirenninsee the Wears, resturi no tont , awl a healthy, regular action
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Areal OM end um.lici nes : they Invariably amrravre sad perpe-
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be saved. and al/doctor: and apothecaries' bills avoided, biasing
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