The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-27 00:00:00

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

The following is an abstract of the railway intel-
ligence of the week :—At the meeting of the Lon-
don, Brighton, and Sou. Coast the report was
unanimously adopted,: lt
and a dividend of 21. lds.
per share declared for the half-year. The amount
of unexpended capital being only 1,0681., the
directors propose to apply for power to raise
2u0,0001. for the purpose of improving and repair-
ing stations, and for other works of ab3olute neces-
-ity. The gross revenue showed an increase of
6,546/. over the corresponding half of 1856. The
expenses bad also been greater, arising from the
cost of working the West-end line, now appearing
for the first time, from the high price of materials,
and from the cost of the tburolgh repair of the
rolling stock. The relaying of the main line is
nearly completed. It appears by the report of the
auditors that Vie mortgage debt has increased by
the sum of 36,8001., and the permanent way im-
provement account by 15,6441., 3,0001. of which
has been placed to the debit of the revenue ac-
count for the past half-year. The net revenue of
the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
allows the payment of the full dividend on the
first guaranteed stock, and one-half per cent. per
annum ou the second. By the report of tee
directors of the' Dutch Rhenish no dividend will
be declared. Since the junction with the Prussian
lines the expenses have swallowed up nearly all the
receipts. The cost of working has been 45 per cent.
during the summer, and 80 per cent, in winter.
This increase is caused principally by the Govern-
ment requiring night trains. The Leomins er and
Kington Railway will be opened on the 28th inst.
At the meeting of the Madras Company the report
was adopted unanimously. It appears that the
number of miles opened was 81, which would be
increased to nearly 100 by the close of the year.
The line will be completed from coast t) coast
before the end of 1859. The traffic had not been
so great as was expected—a circumstance attributed
to the railway not being extended far enough into
the interior, and to the prejudice of the natives for
the ordinary road. Some dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed against the interference of the local Govern-
ment. The balance in hand is now about 360,0001.,
and the next call will be on the 41 per cent: shares,
but it cannot be made before October. At the
meeting of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire the report and accounts were adopted, and a
dividend at the rate of 11. per cent. per annum de-
clared. Explanations were given in reply to the
statements of the London and North-Western re-
specting ;the annulling of the agreement between
the two companies, and a vote of confidence in the
directors was passed. The report of the directors
of the North Staffordshire shows a large increase in
the t eceipts from the railway and canal for the past
half year as compared with the corresponding pe-
riod of 1856, mainly to be attributed to the local
trade. The receipts are now equal to the
maximum amount guaranteed by the London and
North- Western, under the traffic arrangements
formerly existing between the two companies.
The net profits, exclusive of the large claims
against the above company, will enable a dividend
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum to be de-
clared. A Bill to empower the Scinde Railway
Company to construct a line from Meoltau to
Lahore and Utnritsir, and to establish a steam
flotilla between Hyderabad and Mooltan, on the
Indus, has been approved at a meeting of the share-
holders. The flotilla will connect the upper termi•
nus of the Scinde Railway and the lower terminus
of the Punjaub. These arrangements will reduce
*the time occupied in a journey from Kurachee to
Mooltan to five days, being less than a fifth of that
now occupied by the steamers on the Indus.

REPRESENTATION OF BIRMINGHAM. —An announce-
ment was made by the mayor of Birmingham on Wed•
nesday, at a public meeting, that Mr. Muntz will, in a
day or two, be likely to accept the Chiltern Hundreds.
—Birmingham Daily re.es.
VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE
CIVIL SERVICE. —Toe Home Department : Tbe office of
Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire has become vacant by
the death of Mr. Thomas Lloyd. The Duke of Marl-
borough has been appointed lord lieutenant of Oxford-
shire, in the room of his lather, the late duke. War
Department : Mr. Marriott, late clerk, storekeeper's
department, Bosphorus, has been appointed second
class military store clerk, Tower, London, vice
E. R. Liverotti, resigned ; Mr. Balmois, first class
military btore clerk, Gibraltar, bas been appointed
first class military store clerk, Malta, vice Suggate,
placed on the redundant list ; Mr. M. Iretherick,
late store-clerk, Crimea, has been appointed first
clerk, Gibraltar, vice Balmois. Customs : Mr. J. Cox
has been appointed a clerk at South Shields ; Mr. James
Cory has been promoted from third to second class locker
in London ; Mr. Sampson Bankes has been promoted from
weigher first class to be locker third class in London ; Mr.
E. H. Creswell has been promoted from second to first class
weigher in London. East Indies: Major F. E. Voyle, de.
puty comissioner in the Punjaub has been appointed a
smri vice Major
deputy commissioner of the first-classin Oude, vice Mr.
C. E. Boileau, deceased ; Captain D. Brown, assistant
commissioner at Taarrawaddy, has been appointed to
act as
eleappuni
deputy commissioner mtnisnsfaiocniearte aint
TBenanseseem and Marta-
nrovinces ; Lieutenant M. B. S. Lloyd, officiating
4-e at Rangoon, has been appointed to act as as-
ofTharrawaddy, lice Captain
Gazette.

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ISCELLANEOUS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
—.
£ s. d. •Z s. d.
•• 10 0 0 2 0 0
A 0 0 0 10 0 0
African
Acadian
Steam Charcoal
Ship
r o.n. . .
Assam lea •........ 6'. rer cent. 50 0 ii 20 0 0
Auction Mart.... •• ... 24 /per cent 50 0 0 _
Australian A2rteulturi 25 0 0 19 0 0 22
' Australian Trust .... 81. pr cent, (00 0 0 25 0 0
11.-10 s. 10 OCI all
Atringstiroa.3ftenxiltcaol%yasllsiniat.l.l 10 0i• all
British American Land 5/. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 0
Canada ... •• .... •• .. til. per ceLt 100 0 0 32 10 0
Do. 5 per cent Band* 51. pet cent Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 5 per cent bds 5/.per cent. Stock 100 0 0
Dtto, 6 per cent. .. 6/. par cent. Stock 100 0 0
Ditto, 6p c. bds 1874 it. per cent. Stock 100 0 0
Ditto, 6p c. bds 1876 61. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 --
per cent. 5 0 0 all
Crystal Palace ...... 2/.
IN
Ditto Preference.... 71 pr. cent. 50 0 50 0 1%
Crys. Palace of France 4 0 0 all
city Navigation Bonds 3%1. per cent '
Electric Telegraph .. 61. per cent. Stock. 00 0 0 109
Eng.&Aus. Cop. Smelt. 5 0 0 all 1% •
Eng.&lris. Mag. T. Co. 50 0 0 all
Equitable Reversionry 51per cent. 100 0 0 nO 0 0
• Ditto New ...... ~. 50 0 0 22 10 0
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 51. p c and 11 100 0 0 00 0 0
Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) 25 0 0 all
Gen.SteamNavigation 10/. per ct. & 15 0 0 14 0 0
London Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 4 0 0 all 3N
Hudson's 8ay........ 5/. per cent. Stock Stock
1 Flungerford ... V. 53. 100 0 0 all
Lon. Ne. &Na. Mauso. 10 0 0 all
London Reversionary 51, per cent. 15 0 . all
Mex. & S. American 10 0 0 all
Nat. Discount Comp.. 25 0 0 50 0 3%
N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. at. per cent. 100 0 0 %
Nor. Bri. Australasian 6d. 1 0 0 all
North of Europe, Stm.
Si. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0
Price's Patent Cand. Co 29 0 0 all
Peel River.Land&Min. 5 0 0 ail —.
Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent. 50 00 , all 68%
Ditto New ••.• • • • • 50 0 0 10 0 0
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent 100 0 0 all
Ditto New .. .. .. .. 41. pr cent. 100 0 0 20 0 o _
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 50 0 0 60
Scottish Ans. Invest. 151. per cent. 10 0 all 1%
South
and Loan 714
Land p. eprr cent.cent.
2025
00 00 5
10 all 34%
Trust
Tea Diemen's Land • • 105. '
..... ....,
1
Do. GOT!6 Per ot.Lids. 6PV .coat. 100 0 0
Ont, . = 428 10
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