The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

A DIVIDEND at the rate of 3s. 6d. per share on the pre-
ference shares was declared, on Saturday, at the half-
yearly meeting of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Company.
LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAILW AY.—
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held on Tuesday, in the Clarendon-rooms,
North John-street. The report stated that the gross
receipts for the half-year exceeded those of the cor-
responding period of last year by the sum of £1390 6s. 11d.
A dividend of two per cent, clear of income tax, on the
half-year, was declared, which left a balance to the credit
of the company of £337 Ils. 24d. The works for the
second line are proceeding, and it is expected that the
double line will be open through by the end of September
next. After transacting the ordinary business, the meeting

separated.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.—The report of tl:e
directors to he submitted at the thirty-second half-yearly
general meeting, to be held to-morrow (Wednesday),
states, that the total amount of share and mortgage capi-
tal chargeable on revenue, for the ball-year ending 30th
June last, excluding leased lines, was £11,773,119; and
that the expenditure on capital account during the half-
year has amounted to £128,035 18s. Id. The revenue
receipts of the company during the past half-year has
been £421,108 9s. Id. The receipts and disbursements
on revenue account has been £172,816. The balance of
revenue for the past half-year, applicable to dividend and
interest, amounts to £241,045 9s. 7d. The directors re-
commend a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum,
less income-tax, leaving a surplus of £BBO7 93. 9d. to be
carried forward to the next account.
BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC-
TION Ramvay.—The ordinary half-yearly meeting of
shareholders in this undertaking was held on Friday, at
the Monks' Ferry Hotel, Birkenhead, Mr. Alderman
Bancroft, Chairman of the Board, presiding. The di.
rectors' report and accounts for the past half-year were
confirmed. The retiring directors, Messrs. Brown, Ryans,
Cathrall, and Gibb, were re-elected. A dividend, at the
rate of 1- per cent. per annum was declared, notice being
given to the Associated Shrewsbury Companies of an in-
tention to revise the traffic arrangements. It was stated
by the chairman that the effect of the company getting
rid of its liability to complete the " Corporation-road,"
at Birkenhead, on the high level, with the resulting
claims for compensation, would be advantageous to the
railway property to the extent of at least £20,000; that
the original scheme of Mr. Rendel, for the great low
water basin, would now be completed : and that he (the
chairman) had always been of opinion that this was the
most advantageous plan for the interests of the railway.
TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the week
ending August 22d, on the undermentioned. English lines
of railway, are as follows : 1852. 1851.

London and North-Western.... 52,989 .. 61.177
Midland ... 24,069 .. 23,631
Lancashire and Yorkshire. ... .. 21,137 .. 19.128
London and South-Western .... 14,556 .. 18,053
London and Brighton ...... 12,746 .. 14,148
Great Western
South-Eastern
York and North-Midland . 11,651 .. 11,004
Manchester, Shelf. and Lincoln 8,089 .. 8,048
Bristol and Exeter .. 5,948 .. 6,032
York, Newcastle, and Berwick.. 16,146 .. 16,080
Shrewsbury and Chester . 1,927 .. 1,788
Eastern Counties and Norfolk .. 15,721 .. 14,795
Great Northern
Chester and Holyhead .... .. 4,529 .. 5,060
North Staffordshire..
Leeds Northern 1,701 .. 1,236
South Devon 3,229 .. 2,170
South Wales 2,500 .. 1,422
East Lancashire
The total receipts on the above lines being £259,726,
against £272,340 in the corresponding week of last year;
the decrease is shown to be £12,514. The number of miles
open on the above, was, in 1852, 4,3121, and in 1851,
4,179, showing an increase of 1431 miles. The returns
for the corresponding week in 1850, on the above lines,
was 224,521, and the mileage 4,1541 ; so that the returns,
in comparison with 1850, are still highly satisfactory.