The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-20 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.
Toe report of the directors just issued states, that the
capital rtised to the 30th of June last is 7,741,115 k, con-
sisting of 1,887,8351. mortgage debt, 1,237,6461. pre-
ference capital, and 4,615,6341. consolidated stock. The
total amount expended on capital account during the
half-year has been 57,9991, of which 18,8211. has
been expended on the Crystal Palace branch and station
and the London-bridge terminus, which are now nearly
completed, and 7,1111. on ailditional plant. The
gross revenue -for the half-year has been 310,415/.,
showing a decrease of 8 2781. as compared with the
corresponding period of 1854, but an increase of 38,4701
over the corresponding half-year of 1853 During
the past half-year the direct receipts from Crystal
Palace traffic have been 19,7971. The miles run
by those trains have been 55,654, the cost of which
has been 7,6311., showing a larger net profit per train
voile than the average on the other lines and branches.
The miles run by the-trains in the half-year ending the
30th of June last were 973,944 against 898,234 miles at
the corresponding period of 1854 ; the total traffic re-
ceipts amounted to 299.8611. against 307,3661., and the
total expenses to 140,9621. against 147,3341, at the cor-
responding period of 1854. , The ordinary expenses in
the past half-year were 124,6301., against 125,3961. in
1854 ; the cost per train mile 2s 64 1., against 2s. 90.;
the percentage of expenses on receipts 41k, against 404
the renewals, 8,9221., against 13,7461., and the cartage
7,4101., against 8,1921. at the corresponding period of
1854. The directors have spared no exertion to
curtail the working expenses as much as has been
compatible with the sa4ety and accommodation of
the traffic, and they anticipate a furth'r comparative
reduction during the current half-year. The line of rail-
way from the Three Bridges to East Grinstead was corn
pieted and delivered over to this company on the 9t,1
of the present month, on which day it was opened for
traffic, and is now being worked by this company unde
the agreement with the East Grinstead Company.
The lines have been completed which connect the
company's Thames juriction branch on the one side
with the Government dockyard at Deptford, and on
the other with the Commercial Docks. Satisfactory
arrangements have been made with the Admiralty
and the Commercial Dock Company for receiving and
forwarding goods, timber, and Government stores.
The directors regret the retirement of Mr. Laing.
M.P., from the Board. The net amount at the
credit of revenue for the half year is 169.9041., whereof
is appropriated for interest on mortgage debt 39,3441..
and for dividend on preference capital 32.9081., leaving
a balance of 97,6521., out of which the directors recom-
mend a dividend of 21. 2s. per cent. for the half-year,
amounting to 96,9281., and leaving a balance of 7241
The directors mulled the pr iprietors that Messrs. L
Schuster, J. Nix, anti C. Lushington, are the directors
next in rotation to retire at the first half-yearly meeting
in 1856.

MASTERSHIP OF WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.—The Rev.
Mr. Scott, of Cambridge, has been appointed to the
head mastership of WeArninster School, vice the Rev.
Mr. Liddell, appointed to the Deanery of Christ Church,
Oxford.

On the let of August the Gre-A Luxembourg Com-
pm's line of railway is t,) be opened to Rheisnes,
with-
-21 mile,' of Namnr. The new convention of this com-
pany with the Bigian Goveroment is in progress.
The King of the B-Agians has conferred the honour( f
KniOithood of the Onler of Leopold on Mr. Join
Mitchell, of Mayville, Belgian Consul for Scotland bt
Leith,