The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

RAIL WA r 1217ELLIQENCE.

NORTH ERrrisH.—The report of the directors to the
half-yearly general meeting of shareholders, to be held
in Edinburgh on the 18th inst., states that, after deduct-
ing from receipts the working expenses, interest on
debenture, bank debts, and other obligations bearing
interest, and adding a small balance from previous half-
year's reserve of 681. Bs. 11d., there appears a free re-
venue of 21,9481. 13s. 5d., which will afford a dividend
of 6 per cent. on Si. guaranteed shares, amounting to
17,8951. Bs., leaving a surplus of 4,1531. ss. 7d. The
directors beg to recommend that a dividend at the above
rate be declared, payable on the 20th April next, to such
shareholders as were registered and not in arrear on the
9th March, when the register was closed ; and that the
surplus be carried over.

goornsEE CENTRAL,—The report of the directors, to
be submitted to the proprietors on the 17th inseant,
states that the increase in the items of traffic during the
half-year ending the 31st of January last, from all
sources, amounted to 7,1791. over the receipts of the
corresponding period of 1852, and there was a decrease
in the expenditure of 7541. The receipts in the past
half-year amounted to 54,5111., and the expenses to
20,659 i., or 38 per cent. ; while at the corresponding
period of last year the receipts amounted to 47,3321.,
and the expenses to 21,4131., or 45 per cent, of the
receipts. The sum of 9,0001. was accepted in full of
every claim, and a discharge under the corporate seal
of the company was granted to the southern coraparries.
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less balance of expenses (1031.), amounted
and the profit of working the lined uring the half9y6l.'
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andTh leeadivingd a balance of 7 ,7561,, for
end of 4s. Id, per share
Companies, which will absorb 5 from the Southern
goneththere to
preference2s , 5 001. ,
stock
beenhasvi 11-05/-, aMounting to-
diture under interest. Th
the next half-year.
months' working, that the included in the expeo-
stock might be wholly _e directors found, after 18
thebalance on handci,7s6&)
..e depreciation fund for working
quently added the 3 sped with, and they cause-
-3- set aside for that purpose to
total The
funded debt of the col* a making the to
and 152,257/. onDiv 4201.
The directors inten
preference("f shares,
dl together
ur
-ub gh and Ghia-
o oppose the E
gow and Bill. The capital
Caledonian Amalgamation •
p ny amounts to 418, 631.. . 2 n , , loans
account shows that 1,667,905/. had been expended, leav-
ing a balance against the company of 10,4951.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ItAILWAY.—TraIIio re-
urn for the week ending March 5, 1853 £10,217 18 2
t
Corresponding week last year............ 9,747 2 7

Increase in 1853.••••••••••••' £470 15 7
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH CO
hSAST RAILWAY.—.
Traffic return for the week ending Marc,
1853 .... .. ......... .. £7,982 4 3
Corresponding week last year 7,868 1 10
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853.
Total of the half-yeeor to this date, 1852 76,631 13 7

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ceased before he died repeatedly exclaimed, " H h:
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surgeon,
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coroner said it was clear that
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" Natural death."