The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, AUG. 5.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and
the younger branches of the Royal Family, took their
usual walks and drives in the neighbourhood of Osborne
yesterday.
M. and Madame Van de Weyer and Lord Cowley
arrived on a visit, and had the honour of dining with
her Majesty and his Royal Highness.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de Speth, and Sir
George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence House,
St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore.
Lord James Murray had the honour of dining with
her Royal Highness yesterday.
Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Augusta
Bruce and Lord James Murray, honoured her Majesty's
Theatre with her presence last evening.
Messrs. William Henry Coffin and John Walker, M.D.,
from Honduras, accompanied by Mr. John llodges,
agent for the settlement, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Captain Hind-
marsh had also an interview with the Noble Earl.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

It appears from the statement of the accounts of
this company, to be submitted to the proprietors to-
morrow, that the total receipts on capital account to
the 30th June last amounted to 8,593,4041., including
264,3031. received during the past half-year, and the
expenditure to 8,493,1211., leaving a balance in fa-
vour of the company of 100,2831. The sum expended
on capital account during the half-year amounted to
99,4251., of which 63,3211. was expended on lines
opened, 2,510/. on lines in progress, 14,402/. on lines
suspended, and 14,936/. on plant, additional stock, &c.
The cost of plant, as per last report, amounted to
554,4561., to which is added 14,9361., making the total
to the 30th of June last 569,392/. The number of
miles opened is stated to be 242. The total share
capital, irrespective of preference stock, amounts to
7,434,0501., of which 6,673,303/. is entitled to divi-
dend, 439,333/. consist of shares in the hands of the
company, and 307,0121. the amount uncalled, in-
cluding 271,614/. on the new .50/. and 401. shares in
the hands of the proprietors. The debenture account
shows a total of 2,164,1581, of which 799,878/. is
borrowed at 5 per cent., 143,0101. at 4,1 per cent.,
12,0001. at 41 per cent., 991,4001. at 4 per cent.,
56,800/. at 34 per cent., and 161,1001. at 33- per cent.
During the half-year bonds to the amount of 257,0001.
were paid off, and bonds to the amount of
408,1501. were borrowed or renewed. The revenue
account for the half-year ending the 30th of June
showed that 285,366/. had been received, in-
cluding 3,813/. for rents, &c., and 118,716/. expended,
including 19,2681. for rates and taxes and Government
duty, leaving the net revenue from the line 166,6491.,
and after deducting 50,725/. for interest on loans and
preference shares, and adding 3,268/., the balance
from the last account, there remains a net sum appli-
cable to dividend of 119 1921. The arrears on calls
to the 24,h of July, 1851, amounted to 94,8791., of
which 12,7911. is stated to be non-optional, and
82,088/. optional. The auditors, Messrs. lioyes and
Close, attest the correctness of the accounts. They
state that every care has been taken in discriminating
between the expenditure applicable to revenue and
that which is applicable to capital. With reference
to the resolutions of the proprietors in February,
1850, in connexion with the estimated outlay on ac-
count of capital, the accounts show an expenditure to
the 30th of June last of 399,337/, and a receipt of
33,6641. from surplus property sold.
BOSTON AND GRANTHAM.—On Monday two
claims were brought in before Master in Chancery
Hutnphrey, consisting of 1,200/. for engineering and
2001. for surveying, with other smafler liabilities, by
Mr. Belcher, the official manager. A question was
also raised, but the consideration of it was adjourned,
as to how far it was expedient that a gentleman who
had acted as one of the members of the provisional
committee should continue to act as solicitor to the
official manager in winding up the company's affairs..
SOUTH-EASTERN.—The number of passengers con-
veyed on this line to and from the Londondon-bridge
terminus on Monday was 22,760—namely, 11,595 to
London and 11,165 from London.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Aug. 2,
1851 £21,479 10 5
Ditto, Aug. 3, 1850 ... 16,042 0 6

Increase in 1851 ...
London Terminus, Aug. 4, 1851.
GLASGOW AND SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traflic for
he week ending August 2, 1851 :
Number of passengers (28,328),
goods and parcels, horses and
carriages ... £4,685 9 5
Corresponding week in last year
for Glasgow and Ayr, and
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle Railways
Glasgow, August 4.

... £5,437 9 11

... ... £3,616 11 10

THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY...-
THE DIVIDEND.—We ur.dentand that the dividend for the
past half-year will be at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum.
We believe that the earnings fur the half-year will not pay
ri per cent. by some 18,000/. This arises from the large
outlay that has been incurred in order to put the working
stock in a position to meet the increase of the traffic that has
come on the railway. The whole of such outlay has been
charged against the revenue of the past six months, and the
revenue of the current half-year will of course benefit
therebyi as a less amount of repairs, &c., will be necessary.
Revenue has been charged with everything that can be
fairly brought against it. The surplus of the December
half-year of IFSO, it will be recollected, is very large; the
receipts since 30th June last are about 70,000/. over and
above those fcr the corresponding period of last year, with
the prospect of the revenue of the current six months being
some 150,000/. in excess of that of the last December half-
year.—Herald.

MB., TWOMBLET'S MISTAKE,----Mr. Thomas Twom-
bley had drank but six glasses of brandy and water, when,
being a man of discretion, he returned home at the sea-
sonable hour of one A.M., and went soberly to bed. Mrs.
Thomas Twombley was too well accustomed to the goings
and comings of Mr. Thomas to be much disturbed by
the trilling noise he made on retiring; but when she
discovered that he had his boots on, she requested him to
remove them, or keep his feet out of bed. "My dear,"
said Mr. Twombley, in an apologetic tone, " skuse me.
How I came to forget the boots 1 can't conceive, for I'm
jes' sobe" s I ever was'n my life I" Mr. Twombley sat on
the side of his bed, and made an effort to pull off his right
boot. The attempt was snccessful, but it brought him to
the floor. On regaining his feet, Mr. Twombley thought
he saw the door open. As he was sure he shut the door
on coming in he was astonished ; and, dark as it was in
the room, he couldn't be mistaken, he felt certain. Mr.
Twombley staggered towards the door to close it, when,
to his still greater surprise, he saw a figure approach from
beyond. Twombley stopped; the figure stopped. Twom-
bley advanced again, and the figure did they same. Twom-
bley raised bis right hand—the figure raised its left.
" Who's there ?" roared Twombley, beginning to be fright-
ened. The object made no reply. Twombley raised his
boot in a menacing attitude—the figure defied itim by shak-
ing a similar object. "By the Los'!" cried Tvt-ombley, " I'll
find out who you be, you sneakin' cuss !" He hurled his
boot full at the head of his mysterious object,
when—crash !
went tho' big looking films, which Twombley had mistaken
for the door!