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London, England, 1868-08-03 00:00:00

D .. Maremmana Raiway —
51.xicrit. 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 —
Do i; per Cent. Anglo-French —
•, ontevid..•au C per Cent.
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Now Granada —
Du 3 per Cen —
Do. Dckyred -
Do Land Warnaits (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account
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Do 41. per Cent.. (Uribarren) •..
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Du. do. 1'67 —
Do. do. Sc. ip, £2O paid
lt ission 5 per Cent., 1822, .if; Si 9O
Do 44 per Cont. 1850
Do 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO 80ndy.,,.
Do. do. £B4 13s. do. ~
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 931 3
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 664 1
Sat-Entail n jar Cent 735
Sp dish 3 per Con . —
Do. Account
D... 1867
Do. Account -
Do- New Deferred —
1)0. Account
Do. Pas,sive —
Do. Account.
Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded
Do. Account
Turkish 6 per Cent.
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 72 4
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1863 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do Account 391 f
Do 6 per Cont., 1865 6la i
Do I per Cent., Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates —
Dividends on the above payable ia London.
Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, -

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Dv Account
French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. —
Italian 5 per Cent. 18G1, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account 591
TWO) O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money 94
Do. Account, Aug. 6

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

METROPOLITAN.

The general manager, Mr. Fenton, states in his
report that the number of passengers conveyed
over the railway during the past half-year was
12,994,223, the traffic receipts being £128,474.
The increase over the corresponding half-year of
1867 was 1,505,865 in passengers, and £14,032 in
receipts. In addition to the number of passengers
conveyed over the line 732,166 local passengers had
been carried over the Hammersmith and City and
St. John's-wood Railways. The working expenses
during the half-year showed a total increase over the
corresponding half of 1867 of £3,100. The increase
in office expenses was £1,467 (being one-half of the
charges formerly carried to capital account); in rates
and taxes £3,766. The other working expenses
haul been actually less duriug the past half-year,
although there had been so large au increase in the
receipts. The largest number of passengers con-
veyed over the railway in any one week since the
opening of the line was in Whitsuntide last, from
Saturday, the 30th of May, to Friday, the 511 of
June, both days inclusive, the total being 600,558.
The largest number in one day was 112,287, op
Whit Monday last. The traffic of the Hammer-
smith and City Railway continued to progress sa-
tisfactorily. The extension of the line to the Broad-
way at Ilammerstnith was expected to be completed
during the autumn. The St. John's-wood Rail-
way was opened for traffic on the 13th April last,
and the trains had been worked over it with great
regularity. The Metropolitan Company's mile-
age proportion of the receipts to and from this line
was nearly equal to the amount received by this
company in respect of the Hammersmith and City
Railway immediately after its opening. The junc-
tion with the Midland Railway was ()pore.] on the
13th inst., and 42 trains per day were now running
between that line and Moorgate-street. The Mid-
land Company weie already carrying a emsider-
able traffic, and were about to increase the number
of their trains.

NORTHERN OF FRANCE.

The traffic receipts on this company's lines from
the Ist January to the 14th July amounted to
£1,813,250, and for the corresponding period of
last year to £1,869,925, showing a decrease of
£56,675. The decrease in the receipts of the old
lines amounted to £101,997, and the increase on the

newilines to £48,322, leaving the decrease as above,
£56,675.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.

The report of the directors states that the rent of

the railway for the six mouths, £13,000, had been
received from the Irish North-Western Company by
weekly payments, less income-tax. The interest
received on deposit was £l3, transfer fees, &c.,
£4, and the balance from last account £lOl,
making the gross total £13,118 for the half-year
ending the 30th of June last. From this was de-
ducted £3,980 for interest on loans and deben-
tures, and also the legal and other expenses,
leaving a disposable balance of £9,137 towards the
payment of dividends and arrears. Owing to the
increase of traffic on the Irish North-Western sys-
tem for the year 1867, £632 was due above the
ordinary minimum rent, but had not yet been re-
mitted, in consequence of some outstanding accounts
not being agreed on between the two companies,
and £632 was therefore not brought into the pre-
sent account. All the debentures of the company
were now placed, and notice had been sent to each
proprietor who had not exchanged his dividend
warrants for debenture stock to send in for imme-
diate payment. The directors congratulated the
proprietors on the greatly improved financial posi-
tion of the company, which was mainly attributed
to the assistance rendered by those sbareholders who
exchanged their warrants for debenture stock;
this gave such confidence to the bondholders that
they had recently exchanged debentures falling due,
to a considerable amount, for debenture stock, the
position of which at present was that £79,874 out of
£150,000, the total borrowing power of the com-
pany, was now placed in that security. The direc-
tors recommended that dividends at the rate of 5
per cent. per annum be declared, and paid forthwith
on the £3,062 stock B, described as 245 half-shares ;
also the dividends at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum on the £31,850 stock A ; also the dividends
at the rate of 5 per cent., together with 11 per
cent. on account of arrears, making 6f per cent. per
annum on £247,738 stock B, leaving a balance of
£212. The capital account to the 30th of June
showed that £709,604 bad been expended.

DEMERARA.
The traffic receipts on the company's line for the
7 days ending the 30th of June last amounted to
)6,086, and for the corresponding period of last
-ear to $4,838, showing an increase of $51,248.

COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Wednesday, at Colchester ; Mr. I. T. Ewen
in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said the board had to regret the loss of two
valuable directors, the late Mr. Crowley and the
late, Mr. W. W. Hawkins. The directors recom-
mended the election of Mr. Quilter in the room of
Mr. Crowley, and of Mr. C. 11. Hawkins in the
room of Mr. W. INT. Hawkins.

The report was adopted, and a dividend declared
at the rate of £3 7s per cent. per annum.
Mr. Qui!ter and Mr. C. H. Hawkins acknow-
ledged the compliment paid them by their election
Is directors.

The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to
he chairman and directors.

WESTIIINSTER ABBEY. The Dean of Westmin-
ster, with his accustomed kindness, conducted a party of
working men over the Abbey, and afterwards entertained
them to tea at the deanery on Friday. The visit was or-
ganized in accordance with a suggestion made by Dr.
Stanley, on the part of the Working Men's Club and In-
stitute Union, a society of which he is one of the ♦ice-pre-
sidents.