The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

siderable information to the shareholders. The capital
account shows that 22,199,5961., including 150,553/.
during the half-year, had been received on
.stock :and
shares, 56,949/. on calls paid in advance, 18,958,1584
loans on debentures, and 402,8301. on 3} per cent. de-
benture stock, making together 33,617,534/., upon the
whole of which interest and dividend is charged to re-
venue. The expenditure on the main lines and *oils,
including legal and Parliamet.tary expenses, amounts to
23,823,1981 ; on carryingand working stock, 2,991,677/. ;
and on estates of the company yielding rent, 355,6191. ;
opened together,
amounts
nt
027 w,
51h,75i0c4,
h74,8180t
h 1.1,31.
—CTnohamer LI expenditureyn3, '
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' on
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-78,0631.; on the Lancaster Carlisle, t 0050,00/. ;
Caledonian, to 143,7841. ; Scottish Midland, t 95,772/
Shropshire Union, to 165,383/. ; Manchester and Souti.
Junction, to 357,670/. ; South Staffordshire, to 190;715 :
Manchester and Buxton, to 55,705/ ; Chesterlao7l,lH2so4ly.; -
head, to 1,472,1122. ; ditto, advances, 221,0861. • NOrth
London, to 557,7191. ; " ditto, advances,
Buckinghamshire, to 337,5711. ; ditto, works, -to
159,6941. ; Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and. Stour
Va ley, to 197,3481. ; ditto, works, to 566,5961. ; tramp.
,tead
,Junction, to 105,3401 ; and Stockport, Dieley,
and Whaleybridge, to 70,0001., making the total expen.
diture 32,707,5901., and leaving a balance of 909,043/.
The debenture account shows3s,749ttatt 8a7t6,41155pe/.
rwascen.bot.:r
rowed at 5 per cent., 1,
4,795,7881. at 4i per cent., 352,3341. at 4} per cent.,
1 1,694,018/ at 4 per cent., 552,8101 at 3 per cent.,
965,1561, at 31 per cent., 361,2001. at 31 per cent., and
3,2001. at 3 per sent., making a total of 10;958,157/.
The return of working stock shows that there are 747
engines, 743 tenders, 1 state carriage, 671 first-class,
wails, and composite carriages, 566 second-class, 4,25
third-class carriages, 32 travelling post-offices and ten-
ders, 313 horse-boxes, 259 carriage trucks, 263 guards',
break, and parcel vans, 31 parcel trucks, 10,579 goods
waggons, 1,290 'cattle-waggons, 279 sheep vans, 1,38 i
coke waggons, 27 trolleys, trucks, &c., 5,150 sheets and
250 horses. The total cost of the working stock charged ,
to capital amounts to 2,921,6771., the total mileage
worked 8991 miles, and the average cost per mile 3,3261.
The disbursements on capital account since the 31st
Dec., 1849, amounted to 4,515,5601., being at the rate
of 752,5931. per annum, but the expenditure for the year
1855 amounted- to only 401,0621., and - for 1856 to
$47,2141.

The revenue account for the half-year ending the Slit
(
Dec. last showed that 1,658,318/. had been received
for traffic, 11,9181 interest on cash balances and calls
in arrear, 15,2411. rents, 3391. transfer fees, 2,1751.
Huddersfield Canal net traffic, and 52,7521. estimated
net dividend from the Lancaster and Carlisle, Chester
and Holyhead, South Staffordshire, Manchester and
South Junction, North London, Caledonian, and Scot-
tish Midland Railways, making a total of 1,740,7441.
against 1,664,0731. at the corresponding period of 1855,
showing an increase of 76,671/. The expenditure
amounted for working expensee, including 32,0051. for •
rates and taxes and 28,5721. for duty on passenger traffic,
to 676,2461., against 651,1801. at the corresponding pe-
riod of 1855, showing an increase of 25,0661. in the
working expenses. The interest on loans amountel
to 232,0701., chief rents to 5,2911., Peterborough joint
station to 2,5011., expenses connected with Parliamen-
tary proceedings, 15,000/. ; Preston and Wyre deficiency,.
4,0191. ; Buckinghamshire, 18,2991. ; North Union,
24,634/. ; Shropshire Union, estimated deficiency,
16,4711. ; Buxton, 573/. ; West Landon, balance of
award, 2,127/. ; Canal leases deficiency, 979/. ; Stour
Talley, estimated deficiency, 10,354/. ; Haydon-square
depot, interest, &c., 1,9811. ; renewal of road, 56,6661. ;
leaving a balance of 673,5291. against 633,5661., show-
ing an increase in the balance of 39,9631.
The renewal of road account shows that 233,357/. had
been expended on account of capital and 529,1471. on
account of revenue, making together, to the 31st of De-
cember last, 762,5051. 'From this is deducted 456,413/. ,
the amount set aside from revenue, ii.cluding 56,6661.
every half-year, leaving 233,3571. to be provided for on
:of capital and 72,733/. out of revenue.

The balance of revenue account, 673,5291., added tel
the balance from the preceding half-year, makes a dis-
posable balance of 687,6061., out of which is deducted
552,6391. for the ordinary dividend at the rate of 54 per
cent. per annum, 10,4041. for dividend of 9s. per L and
B 201. share, 9,1791. for dividend of 3s. 74d. per M and
B 10/. share, 10,9141. for dividend at ls. per 21, 10s.
paid on the 121. shares, 81,6001. on the Huddersfield
and Leeds and Dewsbury stocks, and 6,7501. for divi-
dend at 5 per cent, per annum on the Coventry and
Nuneaton stock, leaving a balance of 66,121/. for the
next account.

LOCAL BHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. FEs. 12.

STOCK EXCHANGE. The market is very buoyant to.
day, at a considerable advance upon yesterday's rates.
Blackburn, si 13s. 9d. I—Caledonian, 321—Chester and
Holyhead, 18—Eastern Counties, 10 10/. is. 3d—East
Lancashire, 241 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99 Sj 9 94
Lancaster and Carlisle, 70—Lancaster and Preston (111 i.
shares), 5j p.—London and North Western, 1071—Ditto
(II shares, new), j d—London and South Western, 108—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 354 I—Midland, 83}
North Eastern, Berwick, 214—Ditto (Leeds capital stock),
184—South Eastern, 22 4 a i—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln (per cent. shares), 124—Dutch Rhenish, 1 p
Grand Trunk of Canada, 121. 13s. 9d.—Luxemburg coneti
Wad, 101. lie. 3d. d.

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 12
STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was much brisker to.
day and prices higher. Coventry Canals were done at 180
—Birmingham Canals closed at 93 i—Birmingham and
Stour Valleys, 91.

, 12.
STOCK EXCHANGEMANCHESTER
.—There was aFEB.
considerable business,
mostly at rather improved prices, but the market closed
slightly weaker. District Bank, 11i p—Dover, 22 11-16
Sheffield, 35,f—Leeds, 99—London and North Western,
1074—East Lancashire, 2411—Midland, 834 —Great Western
of Canada, 25—Blackburn, 8 13-16—Leeds Capital Stock,
18A—Great Western, 681—Lancaster and Carlisle, 95g.