The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-04 00:00:00

ST. HELEN'S.

The annual meeting of this company was held
yesterday, at St. Helen's, near Liverpool ; Mr.
Greenall, M.P., in the chair.

The report stated that the gross revenue for the
past half-year was £54,371, the working and re-
newal charges £19,930, and the rates, taxes, and
rents £2,537, together £22,468, leaving £31,903.
From this was deducted £7,811 for interest on
loans, and out of the balance a dividend for the
half year at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum on
stock A, £5,010; 5 per cent. on stock B, £3,600;
6 per cent. on stock C, £4,752 ; 41 per cent, on
D, £2,313 ; 41 per cent. on E, £1,626; 6 per
cent. on F, £1,431; 5 per cent. on G, £2,500;
and 5 per cent. on the shares of 1860, £2,soo—mak-
ing a total of £23,732, and leaving £429 for the
next account. Notwithstanding the continued
depression, the past half-year showed an increase
over that of the corresponding period of the previous
year. The revenue account showed that the canal_
receipts for the half-year were 1,10,754, £7,453 of
which was derived from coal, and £3,301 from mer-
chandise. The railway traffic realisea during the
same period £43,6 7—namely, £20,313 from coal,
£12,710 from m.rehandise, £4,593 from passengers
and parcels, and £6,000 for rent of the Warrington
and Garston line.

The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders
on the position of the company, and concluded by
moving the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. G. TAYLOR seconded the motion, and it was
unanimously agreed to.

The dividends recommended in the report were
declared, end the proceedings terminated with a
vote of thanks to the chairman.

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the examiners on Standing Orders de-
clared the following bills to have complied with
them :—Great Northern, for an extension from
0 wston to Cottam, and to raise £332,000. Ham-
mersmith and City, to make a junction at Padding-
ton with the Great Western, and to raise £60,000.
Metropolitan, Tottenham, and Hampstead, for a
line from the Metropolitan, near the eastern end of
Gower-street, and to raise £400,000. Vale of Llan-
gollen, to enable the company to raise £24,000, and to
make financial arrangements. Central Wales Exten-
sion,for power to make arrangements with the Lon-
don and North-Western, and raise £120,000. Knigh-
ton and Central Wales, for amalgamation, to arrange
with London and North Western, and to raiseX4o,ooo.
Bristol and Exeter, to raise £375,000, purchase
additional lands, enlarge stations, and to make
arrangements with other companies. Furness, to
purchase Barrow Harbour, construct a dock and
works there, and raise £120,000 by new shares.
Stourbridge, to raise £30,000. Bala and Doigelly,
for additional works at Dolgelly, and to raise
£38,000. Greenock and Wemyes Bay, for exten-
sion at Kelly, and construction of pier. Busby
for an extension to Busby, and power to the Cale-
donian to subscribe funds. Carmarthen and Car-
digan, for an extension from Newcastle-Emlyn to
Cardigan, and to raise £160,000, and for new lines
in the neighbourhood of Kidwelly, and to raise
£90,000. Foch.bars ana Yarmouth.
The Standing Orders were not completely com-
pletely complied with in the case of the Putney,
Balham, and City Junction.
The bill for the Isle of Wight Valley Junction
was withdrawn.