The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-18 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

The capital account of this company shows that
24,500,061/. had been received on stack and shares,
10,1:01,846/. loans on debeatures, 312,8301. oa 3i per cent.
debenture stock, and 1,406,0971. on 4 per cent. debenture
stock ; total, 36,406,4341., mon the whole of which interest
sal dividend are charged to 'avenue.
The expenditure on capital account showed that
29,147,014/. had been expended on the main Boa, stations,
be., including 3,427,+047/. ea working stock, and 441,2654
on lands andboildings yielding rent. The expenditure on
19 railways to which the company bay* an interest
animated to 6,876,494/., including 2913,122/. fur improve-
ment of permanent way, making the total expenditure to
the 31st of December, 1860, 36,025,:,381., leaving a balance
of 382,896/. The expenditure on capital account during
the past half-year amounted to 7514,770/., of which
10,7:1*.Y. IC4 for additional works and improvements on
the company's main lima 96,5611. for additional rolling
stook, 200.0001. foe rolling stock transferred from the Len-
caster and Carlisle Railway, 5,696/. on lands and buildings
yielding rent, and 291,7611. on railways in which the com-
pany have an interest.
The return of working stock showed that on the 31st of
December last it consulted of 842 locomotive engines, 887
testier; 1 Ads carriage, 737 first-class nails and composite,
576 esecindaless carriages, and 434 third-clam 47 travelling
ponellem sad tenders, 321 horseboxes, 261 carriage trucks,
15111 guards break and parcel vans, 32 parcel carte, trucks,
be. ; 12,565 goods waggom, 1,374 cattle 304 sheep
yeas, 1,448 coke waggons, 28 trolleys, tanks, and 10,191
sheets and 391 horses. The total charge to capital, incite!-
. iag moveable machinery, tools, lac., to the 31st of Decem-
ber, was 3,427,837/.
The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of
December showed that 2,193,0451. was received for traffic,
16,0611/. for interest on cash Minces and calls in arrear,
23.607/ for rent of lend and buildings, 4321. transfer fem.
1,964/. Huddersfield Canal traffic, and 76,8671. for dividends
es *harem held in other companies, making the total receipts
2,312,2101. The working expenses amounted to 974,30 k.,
including 33,470/. for rates and taxes, and 33,543 f. for duty
on passenger traffic. The interest on loans amounted to
144,713/. ; the intense on laud purchases to 5,7071. ; Parha-
meatary and legal preceedinm, 3.1,061.11. ; Preston and Wye*
deficiency, 2.341/. ; Buckinghamshire Guaranteed rest,
24,9001. ; Cannock MLOOTIII Rail way reut ;North lithos
rest, 24,446/. ;Chester and Holyhead Guaranteed interest,
54546/. ; Liccaster and Carlisle dividend and interest,
1110,6641.; Kendal and Windermere dividend, 4,1701. ;
Shropshire Union deficiency, 24,3811. ; Buxton and Mat-
lock delletescy, 7931. • Canal lease deficiency, 1,0681. ;
*our Valley estimated dividend, 13,306/. ; Warrington
sad Stockport dividend and interest, 5,5641. ; Warrington
anti Genies rent, 5,0001. ; Stockport and Whaleybnd;,•e,
SAUL • Aswroolatios and insurimos of Holyhead steam-
bests, 41.71161. ; Haydononstare depot, interest, 2,1041. • w-
ades' appoint, 17,19351. ; replacement of viaduct., 1,6121. ;
and resewel of road, 83,333/., leaving a balance of 678,696/.
To this was aided 12,8061. from the preceding half-year's
eirsoostavidis:kiedag a disposable sons of 6.11,505/. The pro-
at the rate of 2/. 12a. 61. per cent. for the
Elm wo
for ,uhld.
nett absorb 66y3,- 914 Lit and leave aLa
was proposed ttice of
the dividend warrants payee:: on the 26th Md.

VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO kumsv.—The
report of the directors to the ball yearly meeting on Wed-
osodas seat states that the line was opened to the Brigh-
ton ?:ionierr for public traffic os the Ist al October, and to
the Chatham, sad Dover Congas, es the 3rd of
December last, and the working has ban ocatinued without
intarruption. The company have • bill in parliament, in
the prevent seesioo to cosine the t with the Lou-
don, Chatham, and Dover, end Gnat Waters Companies,
as intimated is the last raped ; and the directors have coo-
attend it advisable to apply also for powers to regulate the
share capital of the acaa_ paay, with latellOC• to
the extinction of the lkighton CoaspsaY's shame,
mad the coosequant redeatiaa of the wart", debt.
The accounts show that 8110,2K1/. 10n had been received,
sod 000,901 f. M. 10d. expended on the mastrootion of
the line up to the 31st December ; sad the reaming
liabilities to the contractor have since the date of the
half •yeor been ascertained and paid, with the exception
of 20,000/. retained as a guarantee for twelve siontla
This company.* outlay upon the station is, by the agree-
ment with the two compaaim, limited to 106,0001. The
directors therefore &madras with coe6denee that the
total expenditure will be kept within the estimate h the
last report, vex, 500,000/. The directors have not thought
it asesmary to resent • revenue account for the abort
arm that has sines the cornmenesaseut of the
real payable by t • London, Chatham, sad Dover, sad
0111•4- Western Companies but in the seat helf-year's
easomate, the revenue far the nine made commune*
the Ist of Oct.Ler will be charged with its prow
proportion of the 'debonair* interest and expenses for
that patent