The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.

The report of the directors, to be submitted to
the fifteenth half-year) y general meeting at York, ea
Thursday, states that, when compared with the correspond.
Mg hilliest of larsi, there has been an increase in the
bale receipts of 46,21111. On the other hand, the working
earwig have increased to the extent of 34,1391. This hail
anise is some measure from the severity of the past winter,
but elderly from • great increase in the train mileage, which
bee added 13,9181. to the locomotive charges aloe., and has
bees proportionately felt in other departments. The in-
avers- of mileage during the half-year amounts to 11 per
amt., sad has been divided in nearly equal proportions be.
tweets goods and passenger trains. The additional mileage
sea by goods trains has been fully met by the iseremed
ressipts from goods trafbc, but the increased receipts
hose peamagers have been incomiitlerable. The di.
rectors have recently abolished express fares, extended
the miser of retina tickets, and increased the number of
passenger trains ; and to these changes the smallness of the
aircrew sow shows in the amount derived from passengers
is doubtless to be attributed. The directors, however, are
satio*.d of the correctems of the policy permed,
sad feel confident that the cheek thus amid is
the rate of increase of receipts in this department will be
only temporary. The balances available for dividends an
the renew amounts of the diffenmat sections an aa follows:
—via., ma the Berwick section, 190,3171. 4s. 4d., and as the
Think sad Halloo account in the same section. 1,3411.
4s. 11d. ; en the York sedan, 73,6701. I ls. 9d. ; and on the
Leads section, 21,704/. 9s. SI. Out of these sums the dim.
toes recomeased the billowier/ dividends to be declared—via.,
Osthe Berwick ordinary Mock, at the rate of 5j per cent.
per ammo, leaving 1,117111. Q. 6d. to be carried forward to
salt account ; awl oa the Think and Malloy stook, at the
rate of 4 per tout. per ammo, leaving 5111. es. ltd. to be
serried forward to next amount. Oa the York ordinary
stock, at the nibs of 44 per cent. per annum, leaving
Lll2l. 12a. 9d. to be carried forward to next account. Oa
the Leeds ordinary stock, at the rate of 21. 17s. bd. per
met per annum, leaving WV. 10s. %I. to he tarried for.
sad to sent accotiet. The Rosedale Branch sad the en-
tesaise of the Cleveland line to Caetlerton were heti mewed
Is the brilliants of April last, sad as the fame a meal-
amble amount of mineral trails has assaying& maven&
The Ma to enable the company I. templets the North
YONiabill and Cleveland Railway by extending it to Oro"
mast, to improve the Whitby Line by adapting it for leeo.
motives throsigheet, and to construct a line to Orly sad
Mary, have rewired the royal emeaX The mooed appli-
sties mail by MI company to parliament for power to
madras& • lime up the valley of the Dermot from Bimini
I. Coon& was met by an opposing sebum professedly pro.
jested for the pewee of forming past of • sew through
nabs below= Nerstaile aad • • committee of
the Hems el Clem ases passed the preamble of the emu.
thag Lae, Bat the bill was rejected by • essmaittee of the
Beale of Le, The directors reseemead that • renewed
applicatioa be made to partimesal next Denim for
powers to 11111111 a boa thew* the above district
with the smell view et arotaxmallskisig its local trate.
The coessiblee of the Housed Oimmeas, to which the bill
fee aasalramiteg the Newcastle aid Barbel* Company with
this company was referred, was oftepied to so late a period
with the cm:nit/ration of other schemes as Is render it im-
practicable to proceed further with that measure during
the present session. Cordial relations continue to mist in-
UMW the directors and then of the Newcastle and Car-
lisleaadBtocktonandUarliogtonCompanies. The proprietors
will recollect their decimal to subscribe 50,0001. for new com-
pany formed in Hull for constructing a dock on the west
foreshore of the Humber. A Lill for the above object was
brought before par lament, but • similar scheme promoted
at • later period by the old dock company obtained parlia-
mentary manioc. The works are td be completed within •
limited time, and the directors, therefore, hope that the
great oblate they had is view is eapperft the new conipaay
will be feted to have bees secured lltat the increesed
dock aerseamedatim, so arm& inatalid. will be moos rap:

plied In the sitsatimi best calculaied 1.7 i promote the gees al
laNests bath of the port of Hall sad of this company. A sew
sempany was lately projected far tie formation of a line from
the South Yorkshire Railway, sear Thorne, to the Hall
sad Molly Railway, sear Staddletborps. The line proposed
befog. in the opinion of the directors, ill adapted for the
accommodation of the district, they arranged with the pro-
moters for the withdrawal of their scheme, pledging them-
selves, at the same time, to recommend to this company the
coustruction of • similar. led much improved line. having
Doncaster ex its southern terminus. The directors Lahore
that it is important for the interests of this company that
they should be authorised to apply to parliament nest
session for powers to construct this Liss.

SAN PAULO (BILAZILIAX) RLIIWAT COMPANY,
Lnurso.- - The disesteem, is submitting to the shareholders
the accouuts of the eotapeay for the, past halt-year, state
' that the progress wads in the uodertakimg has bees most
' futifyisg, sod that the coutraetors are sow pushisg fur•
ward the works with a rapidity and energy which inducer
the beard to hope that tile line will be &Milted to Bt. hada
at a much earlier period than was originally contemplated.
The supply of labour proves ample, sod the directors have
FINUIOI2 to believe that it will continue fully equal to the
requirements et the works as further progress is made.
The directors are girl to say that they motions to receive
every support cad tioo from the imperial govern-
ment, as well as from hex excellency the presideut of the
province. They desire also to acknowledge the ready
assietsom at all times afforded them by his Excellency the
Brazilian Minister in Loudon. The first call remaining un-
paid at the closieg of the books has since been liquidated.
To meet the expenditure coosequent esi the proper of the
lioe, a call of 2/. per sham, payable on the Ist October next,
will be made ; and, as the contactors will no doubt continue
their energetic prosecution of the works, another eall for a
similar amount is likely to be required early is 1862. After
that period, when Si. per share will have been called up,
the directors contemplate raising further sums as they are
required by acoeptiag payments in full, so far as may be
head desirable, from such shareholders as wish to possess
fully paid-op 201. shares. Davin interest at It. per emit.