The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-25 00:00:00

RAIL IVAY INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.-The report of the
directors of the above company has just bee.,
issued. From the statement of the accounts
appears that a steady and satisfactory °f
traffic occurs throught the line. The receipts e"
the last year, for passengers and goods trafir
amount to 592,1801., against 542,2941. in 1854
while the number of passengers from Ist July
31st Dec., 1856, exceeds that of the same per'°.
in 1855, by nearly 330,000. The report sfate_'..
" The anticipations of improvement in which yoli
directors indulged when they last reported to P
have been very fully realised. Your passengetw
traffic shows an increase of nearly 12,0001, will
goods traffic is better by 38,0001., and your prop°y.
tion of the Preston and Wyte traffic shows an incres%
of upwards of 3,1001. This improvement, while 19
extends to all parts of your system, is perharo
most decided at Liverpool, the tonnage having bee_
this half year 73,146 tons minerals, 255,522 toe 3
goods, against, in 1855. 66,644 tons minerals, end
182,245 tons goods." With regard to dividen;t
" the balance of rswenue applicable to the paYll3B:9,
of interest and dividend, and other fixed char
is is 376,546/, 3s 111 It is recommended that ,i
dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum (less
income tax) be declared, adding to the aurr
3,3201. 3s 10d.
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NORTH LONDON -The half yearly general - at
ing, of the shareholders took place on MondaY,'
the office, Euston-square. Mr. G. Scott, ti;I:
Chairman of the Board of Directors, preeid°o
Mr. Onyan asked how it was that the g°°,,er
traffic had decreased, whilst the passen-qte
traffic had increased.-The Chairman said t‘,",a
goods traffic amounted for the present half
to £150,000, against £166 000 for the corresPL'et
ing period last year. The carriage of war St
the
during the former period would account for to,
excess at that time. After some further rem° et
the report was adopted, and a dividend of 61;0.
cent. per annum was declared. A resolution ati'lb
rising the directors to enter into an agreement vl;:qi,
the London and Blackwall Company was call-
and ,the meeting was dissolved.
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WEST END AND CRYSTAL PALACE.-The half
meeting was held at Gresham house, Old Jo
street; Mr J. Beale in the chair. The seerewbe
read the report, of which the following is an te
stract :-The traffic on the portion of the line ve
tween Wandsworth Common and the Crystal Pe16:1;
opened on the Ist of December last, will pro/err-be
the
Norwood source of revenue to the company; 'he
Norwood branch will be opened in time for o
spring excursion traffic to the Crystal Palace frt)es,
the districts traversed by the southern lil3,be
The construction of the remainder of 't
v,
line is proceeding with vigour, and twetiAa
two acres of land at the foot of the 130
Pimlico bridge have been obtained from the or °;130
for the West-end terminus. In order to meet ta
wishes of many of the proprietors, arrangerueidlet
have been made with the contractors ull,Ol
which the 7 per cent on the B shares will
commence from July next. The sanction of
the proprietors is requested to the creel° to
new shares, bearing a six per cent preferensetaia
an amount not exceeding 112,500/ ; and to b-ero
further exercise of the company's borrowingPr
to the extent of 37,5001 in accordance vvit's,ao
provisions of the act. This stock it has
itl
arranged that Messrs. Peto and Co. will take r°'
payment for the works, subject to giving the POl
prietors and the public the option of taking it. tee
any portion of it, within three years. A colnlnied
of directors having examined the share -ess-
transfer registers, report their entire correeti'ary
The report was adopted ; and after some ordiu
business, the meeting terminated.
LONDON, TILBURY AND SOUTHERN.--YeSter
d of
the usual half yearly meeting of the propriet°ll,sra,
the above railway was held at the London T,,,51.-00.
Mr. J. N. Daniel, Chairman of the Board of -11.,Ipad•
tors, in the chair. A favourable report was roger
showing a net balance of 14,975 of receipts to
to
expenditure during 1856, being about sufliejemyytie
meet the guaranteed interest. The report
adopted.
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LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.-The In';lsea
was held yesterday. The report which Was P-eat
showed a disposable balance of £5,527, afterptliten.
of interest on government loans and ordinaryuled be
tures and temporary loans, which sum w°ll,,', £lO
sufficient for the payment of 6 per c ent. 011 per
shares, and to pay a dividend of ss. each, 01.,:.;108
cent. per annum, on each of the original
preference shares.

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The weather has been very boisterous on the eta °I
Portugal. The Euglish schooners, Nimrod and 02`1`
of the East, have been wrecked. Near Faro, the Alter
breast, of Liverpool, had been driven on s"re' She
losing her masts at sea, as also three of her erevi•eo
was bound from Cadiz to Liverpool, with a carild 174
sherry wine, of which it was expected part WO
saved.

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