The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EAST ANGLIAN.
The report of the directors of this company states
that they were able to pay interest for the half-year on
the B stock after the full rate of 6 per cent., and on the
C stock after the rate of 2/. 181. 4d. per cent, per an•
num.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held 10
Glasgow on Wednesday; Mr. Andrew Orr (the Lord
Provost of Glasgow), the chairman, in the chair.
After some discussion, it was resolved that the com-
pany should declare a dividend of 5 per cent. upon the
guaranteed and preference stock, and of 4 per cent. upon
the consolidated stock, to be paid on the 24th inst.
After the election of directors, the meeting separated.

NORTH BRITISH.
The report of the directors of this company state;
that the receipts for the half-year ending the 31st of
January last amounted to 136.5101., and for the cor-
responding period last year to 127,9121., showing an
increase of 8,5981. The free revenue for the WI:
year, after payment of interest, is 25,1021. This will
liquidate the sum of 4,6301., forestalled on account of
the deficiency to meet preference dividend at the 310
of July last, and, after paying the preference divi-
dend now due (19,5951) in full, will leave a balance of
9671. With regard to the extra outlay on working
stack, the directors state that, with the exception Of
one engine and tender sent out for repair at the end of
1854, the whole cost of the renovation of rolling stock
is wound up in the balance sheet now presented. They
state that the contrast between the past and the present
state of the railway is the best justification of theremedies
adopted. Eighteen months ago, of 71 engines, 33 were,
wholly disabled, and 16 only in fair working condition;
now, out of 72 engines, 53 are in good working order,
and 10 only undergoing heavy repairs. At the former
period punctuality of trains was the exception, now
it is the rule ; then the goods engines were incapable
of keeping time or drawing the traffic, now the goods
trains are nearly as regular as the passenger trains;
then collisions were freouent, now accidents are of
rare occurrence ; fin ly, i 1 the year ending 31st Jelin-
ary, 1855, the revenue was 243.0001., and for the year
ending 31st January last it was 253,0001. The whole ek
pense of restoring efficiency to the railway has been
borne by revenue, inctudins the loss of 1,7751. by depre-
ciation of three old ngines sold. Capital has only been
charged with the cost of additional stock on value imparted
to old stock, rebuilt and improved, and of new works re-
quired for the traffic, the safety of the public, or economy
in working. The directors recommend the shareholders to
support them in their application to Parliament forraisivg
further capital to pay off the liabilities of the company and
to provide accommodation for the increasingtraffic. The/
state that if capital were in a condition to repay the ad-
vance made to it from revenue, a dividend at the rate of
1 per cent, per annum might be paid to the ordinary
shareholders now on the register. A provisional agree-
ment has been entered into for working the Selkirk and
Galashiels Railway. 6f miles in length, on terms mute-
ally advantageous to both companies. The capital ac-
count showed that 4,470,998/, had been received, and
4,509,885/, exnended, leaving a balance against the com•
nany of 38,8861. The revenue account showed that
136,510/ had been received during the half-year. and
86,0621. expended in working expenses, and 25,3464
interest on loans, leaving a balance of 25,1021.

CORK AND YOUGHAL.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
Cork on Friday ; Mr. I. Butt, M.P., in the chair.
The report stated that, with the exception of the por•
tion immediately adjoining the city of Cork, the entire
line would be completed at an expense of about 5,0001.
per mile. Considering that the line will pass through a rich
agricultural district, and commanded the traffic between
Queenstown and Cork, it is fully expected that it will
yield an ample return for the capital invested. -Under
existing circumstances the directors have thought it
more prudent to defer the construction of tho branch to
Queenstown, and to devote all their energies to the cow
pletion of the first plition of the main line, terminating
at Middltt-m, which they expect will be opened for
traffic befor_t the next half-yearly meeting. The direc•
tors have rec.ntly made a call of 30s. per share, which
they hope w ill be speedily paid.
The accounts showed that 26,6371. bad been received
to Ist January last, and 24,570/. expended, leaving *
balance of 2,067/. The report of Mr. Brand, the en'
gineer, stated that of 73 miles upon which the contractor
is at work five miles are ready for ballasting. The work
already executed has shown that the line can be finished
within the cost contemplated, and there would seem to
be no reason for any change of views as to the advan•
tages to be derived from an early opening
tions as can be successfully completed. of such per'
After some discussion as to the expediency of removing
the board from London to Cork, the report was unani-
mougly adopted, and the retiring directors were re-elected.
The meeting was then made special, and the directors
were authorised to accept thesurrender of certain shares,
and to issue new shares in lieu thereof.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro•
ceedings.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RET URNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

Miles I
I Receipts.
)pened, 1 NAME OF RAILWAY. .
1856. i 1856. 1855.
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--___.----....
BRITI9B. .E £
115 , Aberdeen .................... ...., 3 011 2,416
37% ; Belfast and Ballymena .............. 865 698
17 i Belfast and County D0wn..........., - I
.....
33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire - ......
26% I Bolton, litackburn, and West York .... - --117 1 Bristol and Exeter •• ..............., 4,949 3,797
191 % , Caledonian. - ......... ........ „, 10,42.5 9,944
9114 I Chester and Holyhead. •......... 4,228 4,039
6% Cork, Blackreck, and Passage ...... 171 118
20 Cork and Bandon .. •• .. ••• • • • ...... 263 211 ,
56 Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ 917 804
63 Dublin and Drogheda.... - ......... 1,311 1,194 •
7% , Dublin and Kingstown ............., 1,142 800
16% I Dundee and Arbroath ...... •• • • .... 513 451 -
31 I Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 939 894
36 , Dundalk amt Enn15ki11en............ - -
67% East Anglian.- -- •• ............. 799 686
93 East Lan3a5hire.................... 6,100 4,594
417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • ... 3 19,946 18,333
Eastern Union .................... 3
142 Edinburgh and Glascors .. •
...... 4,428 4,00
78 Edinburgh, l'erth, and Dundee-- - 5,503 4,963 ,
6 Exeter and Credi ton.. • • .... • • • • •• - - -
22 Furness Railway ... ............ 1.278 626
183% I Glasgow, and .south-Western........ 5.584 4,922
283 Great Northern.....
203% Great Southern and western (Irelan,ll 6,184 5,638
365 Great Western ... ...... ....... -.. 22,933 21,730
25% Irish South Eastern ................ - -
90 Lancaster and Carlisle •• - ..... . 4,599 4 643
286% Lancashire and Y0rk5hire........... 20,729 17,928
- Leeds Northern ............ - - -
161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport... -•-
553% London and North Western ... .... 50,917 48,767
5% London and 81ackwa11........ _ •,. 1,214 1,104
183% I London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 10,231 8 2C9
267 ' London and South Western......- .. 12,506 114,942
60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ....... 522 492
- Manchester, Buxton, and slatlock, Scc - -
173% Manchester, Sherdeld,and Lincolnshirt 8,173 7,152
9% Manchester and South Junction.... .. 479 6PB -
28 Maryport and Carlisle .............., 966 807
498% Midland -•••••••••• • • • - •• •• ... 27,204 24,165
126% Midland Great Western (Irish) ....., 2,816 2,769
37 Monklands •• • • • • • • - • • - • . • • • • .... - -
78% Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • ......... - -
149 North British ••..•• • • •• •........... 4,357 4,,r5 •
233 North Staffordshire ...... ••..... 6,588 2,284
47 North-Western .............. _- _ 767 859
87% Scottish Central -•• • • .............. - -
32 Scottish Midland • • ............. ~ - -
29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham -•• .. 1.361 1,144
48 Shrewsbury and Chester -••.•..- .• 2,355 1,88,8
30 Shropshire Union .................. 688 692
57% Routh Devon• ••••••••••••••• •• • • •• . 1,858 1,207
269 South Eastern .• •• •• •• .• •• •••••• •• .. 11.246 12,011
162% South Wales ............ ..
...... 5,548 4,562
97 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. - -
39 Tuff Vale •• • . -
• ' '' '''" •• •• •• 3,904 3,488
36 Ulster . •.• ... .. _.• ,„ ~,.....,
-
77 Waterford And Limerick •• ..
27% West Cornwall ...... ..... ,„,
.. :.• 596 402
12 Whitehaven Junction ....... 350 281
682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick &
York and North Midland & Leeds.. - -
FOREIGN.
89 Dutch Rhenish .... •• ..... ••. 1,336 841
- Lyons and Mediterranean •• •••• •• - - -
-
Vontereau and Troyes •••• ...• •• •• •• - -
- Namur and Liege .• •• •• •• •• • • •• •• - - -
- Northern of France •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - -
- Orleans and Central .. - -
--- Paris and Lyons •• •••••••••• •• •• II •... '.••
- Paris and Bonen. .. ............. - -
--- Paris and Strasburgh .• •• • • ..•• ~ •• - -
--Rouen and Havre •• •• .. -- --
-- Western of France •••••••••,, ••••• •••••

574(
259
162%

27%
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