The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-06 00:00:00

INDIA RAILWAYS.

(From the Bombay Votes of Jan. 14.)
The financial results of all the Indian railways
in the year (eleven months) ending Muth 30th. 187,
have just been stated and reviewed in a resolution by the
government of India. This is done simply from the point
of view as the payments and receipts affect the financial
department of the supreme government. No application
to the Treasury, beyond the total amount sanctioned in
the budget estimate of 1866, has been needful on account
of railway works. There has been en excess outlay of
Re. 56,43,000 (504,300/.), chiefly on account of the Eastern
Bengal, the Puojaub, and the Scinde railways ; but
this has been more than balanced by increase over esti-
mate of receipts and refunds—the net improvement over
the budget estimate being Rs. 1,42,00,207 (1,420,0001.) The
total expenditure on the whole guaranteed railway system
up to March 31, 1867, both in England and India has been
lis. 73,99,61,121, say seventy-four millions sterling. The
net revenue from first to last represents a return on
that capital of nearly 3 per cent, per annum up
to March 31, 1867, and this, considering the large ex-
tent of line yet under construction, his Excellency the
Viceroy regards as highly satisfactory. The earnings of
the East India Railway have exceeded in the eleven months
the budget estimate for the year (two millions) by the
large sum of Its. 47,48,670 (474,867?.), and the revenue is
equal to a dividend of 52.3 per cent. on the aggregate ex-
penditure on that line of 241 millions. The Calcutta and
South-Western (the Port Canning) line has stopped its
career of deficits, and shows for the first time a small net
revenue ; but thePunjaub railw►y, the Sciode line, and the
Indus steam flotilla were worked at a heavy loss, which
apparently amounts to over half a million sterling in the
year. Reports are asked for to explain those losses, and
also for fuller accounts of all the Bombay railways in re-
spect of which the refunds on capital account do not seem
to have been stated, hence particulars of their traffic se-
turns are not given. To set against this favourable view of
the aggregate results of the guaranteed railway system in
India, it must be remembered that the review relates to a
period prior to the wetly disasters on the Great Indian
I Peninsular Railway during 1867.
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WIATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.

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REILULBS.
The change of the atmospherical measure reported yesterday
afternoon has since continued. There has been a diminution of
slight extent in the south of England and on the west onset of
TAHOE, whilst In Scotland and Ireland • great increase Is shown.
At Nairn and Greencastle the change -has been about half an
inch. The readings in the north are still considerably lower
than those in France. Temperature has Wien since yesterday
in our blends the diminution bas been greats:et in Scotism,.
At Heart's Content the eh since yesterday has been la dog.
Since yesterday the gale again over the north and west
of our island.: ha violence was very great at Ardroman and on
the northeast coast of Scotland. North-westerly winds now
prevail they are light is the Channel sad in Ireland, but the
farce I. greater in Scotland. Fog and dot have prevailed at the
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of those who fell at Montana on the Pope's side. The London, during whose tenure of office the Viceroy of
clergy were busily employed in preparing the ceremony Bgypt paid a visit to the English capital, pealed through
and the bells were set ringing at an early hour. At noon, Malta on the Mid ult. in the Peninsular and Oriental
however, the students issued a manifesto, invoking male- Company's steamship Delta, on • visit to Egypt, at
diction, on those who should rejoice over the innocent special levitation of hi Bothwell Ismail Paola
blood which was shad on that occasion. At 4 o'clock The indefatigable A. Dumas has commenced the
they assembled in the cathedral, where the ceremony
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the Pope, and the hymn of Garibaldi was chanted with • bon,. In an introductory article Demi. Kra
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