New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-03

Out of this the Directors have declared dIVl-
dend of "a per cent. ON the Scrip (s5), equal to
81 l2I per share, while the shares now cost
s5l IS, equal to over per cent per annum.
The Directors in their Report, accompanying
the announcement of the dividend, say:
The repairs OF the Road and property Of the Com
pany have been considerable The bridges between Nor
witch and Worcester have all been rebuilt The Road has
been dehed and graveled where such repairs were ne
cessary The dep0 and freight houses on the line OF the
Road have been repaired and reprinted and The urnous
have been heightened the Norwich and Pomfre Stations
$50 feet One hundred mns OF new iron have been pur
chased for the repairs Of the track and extension Of turn
GUS and e652 seepers have been renewed
As repOTii have been rife 10 this community and have
extended abroad OF the Indifferent condition of the Road
The Directors feel that they cannot edec,usy efe
first explaining their origin and object
The Legislature ofhs State last session, passed an
&c. appointing Commissioners whose duty Is examine
live Corporations owning the same 10 make all eoalrs sug
gesed by Them for The greater safety and com or OF pas
aeDgers passing then and that any Railroad Com
psny neg ecng to obey their regulations and 10 make me
required repairs within reasonable lime shout oe sun
iscied forfeiture OF Soo per Gay for every day Iney
should neglect the same. In pursuance OF TINS statute he
Commissioners notified this Company that on me ON gay
OF Sept last they would proceed 10 examine their Road
Accordingly they performed that duty and me oAowngis
copy OF their certificate
cory or CERTIFICATE
The undersigned Commissioners appointed 10y 100 Legs
laure OF the State Of Connecticut Onthe Norwich and Wo
eeser Railroad did IN the month of September last In &C
eordanee with said commission, go and examine The
Railroad Of said Company from Ayns Point 10 the Hue OF
the State OF Massachusetts and found the following slight
improvements, which were ordered to be made w tlt
Ing with gravel or the abutmens ON the Extern
Road 20 Anyns Points raising The wall ON an embs1k-
OF the Tunnel replacing strnger IN the bridge
east Of kngly Pond, and securing the ROAD ernSsng Al
Dsyville. All OF which hes been complied with With The
exceptions referred to- found all the bridges from Nor
mcsi substantial manner and he Road bed and
fnes In condition 10 compare isyorssy with The other
Reads in New England. w NJ GONNEkSE,
Decembey "a, 1859. BENJ.F. DURkEE
THIS shows a ofrepsirs and condition Of the Road
highly gratifying those interested in ia welfare
Since the annual meeting in July last there have been
surrendered and the nsiaens paid thereon Is 2 shares
Sss se PTsea sosi % and eSSaS rs shares
% The old stock yet remaining In The hands ois holders
win be observed that the increase 10 she business OF the
Road has been derived from Whist is called its LOc traffic.
and that the amount Sfwha called Through travel vz;
between Newiork and Boston has even been diminished
The Board have believe that the Through travel
vii be increased largely The coming year rs he Steam.
boats running In connection with ne Rosd are now el9s
eember inst shows increase N this particular But the
CHIEF reliance Is on The Loes business Ia ms respect 'h.
k"ao has pecuhH eoVHliases MniSSa ~ tne hAure OF
things cannot be taken away The Board believe that the
Of the loca business are by no means fully deve
oped. The expenses kept a. tho lowest point con-
slstenl with the best interests Of the concern
The Company has floating debt Of any desc puOn and
the machinery and csns are In perfect repair
Mohawk was frmer, and there is a moderate
demand which takes all offered Erie was quiet
at the first BOayo 1t being opening day fos trans
fers, there WAS an idea that c larger amount OF
stock must come on the market, whereas only 400
shares Of cash stock were sold There were over
400 transfers made and probably $4,000 shares
nominally changed hands. The market stood the
ordeal Of the opening WELL and al the second board
advanced rapidly to sol seller 10, with sales Of
l,2eo shares, closing at an improvement Of per
cent The receipts for December are not yet
made up, hut they are understood to be fully sp
&, the estimate. Reading, with very large sales
went to IS, an improvement Of / per cent. Hud'
son River improved per cent. Morris and Ports
mouth were ,rife better, but not active. Long
Island was dull at Tuesday prices. The mpend-
ing sale Of this Road prevents operators from
touchingi, Erie securities were In demand and
firm. They Sss now mainly absorbed for Invest
ment. There il good demsnd tOr Railroad
Bonds for the investment Of the dividends which
are now being paid on vsreas Government. state.
City and Cooperation stocks bu. the demand e
checked somewhat By the sals II natlsad AID
Warrington and Hudson Hiser Bona. advertised
for Saturday and tomorrow We have ssssos 70
believe that both loaus vii be taken =, fs press
Governments were 10 good inqgiry. Ths sssgy
offering IL moderate aa8 he'd ysy AfAly. 1sA
ison and indianapolis wss IN rs4gsst ss6 a'ts
The earnings FER December show a lsfss gan
over December, 1853. Ths Hsasbsf II tfezs "sts
ported has been 1890 sgsisss ssee9 issi gsss
The annexed tsbls all ssos ms shsezss % syp-s
Of the leading ebcks Gsflsg Us ysst Ps&' IN