The Express. — 1853-03-15 (London, England)

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.  The half-yearly report of the directors contains the following passages : The directors have to report, that the receipts of the South Eastern Railway Company for the half year ending on the 31st of January, 18.53, Lave been 424,5471. Bs. 91, including 3801. 131. 9d. received of the Brighton Company for toll ; and the working expenses end renewals, 151,069/. 13s. The sum of 6,2151. 16s. has been laid aide for renewal of permanent way. The rates, texts, and tolls amount to 15,9801. 164 2d.; the government duty to 13,1711. 14s. 4d.; the tents ut the Greenwich and Canterbury and Whitstable Railwaya to 24,4151. lc RI. ; which SUMP, in addition to the interest on the mortgage debt, Sautb-Eastern annuities and guaranteed stock of the company, 74,2001. 12s. Id., make a total deduction from the gross earnings of 285,0531. 12s. &I. The profit and loss account thaws a credit of 8591. lls. after providing for the last dividend, also a sum of 1691. 3s. 4,1. for dividend and interest on Canterbury and Whitstable securities in the hands of the company, and is debited with the sum of 3.2701. ss. 91 for parliamentary expenses, and 7881.45. Bd., being one-third of the loss sustained by fire at the company's works at Ashford, leaving a balance available for dividend of 136,4811. Os. sd. Trio whole increase of domestic traffic during the half-year is 34,6311. 12s. 4d., a fact which the directors cannot but consider will be gratifying to the proprietors. Of this, 12,0471.165. 7d. is derived from the goods traffic ; 4,938'. 4s. 92. Is to be attributed to hop traffic : there was a diminution, however, during the halfyear of 2,1331. 7s. 91 owing to a deficiency in the crop of fruit and vegetables. In the half-year ending on the 31st January, 1852, the number of miles run by engines was 1,337,531; the coke cod-timed was 14,583 tans; the total cost being 13,616/. Is. Ild., or 2.44321 per mile. During the last half-year, the number of miles run by engines was 1,425,358; the coke consumed was 16,910 tons-being an average of 26.6711 lbs. per mile, at a cost of 14,6081.95. Bd., or 2.4597 d. per mile. The engines, therefore, ran 87,826 miles more last half-year than in the corrc.;ponding half of the preceding year, and consumed 2,325 tons more coke, at an increased charge of 992/. 75. 91. The total running of the engines has cost 8.6512. per mile, which includes 3.251 d. per mile of repairs and renewals. The accounts presented at the last half-yearly general meeting showed that the sum of 88,7721. ss. was duo from proprieton in arrear of calls. During the last half year 29,9771. 13s. 42. has been received from proprietors in arrear, and the !UM now due on shares forfeited and to be forfeited is 59,7941. lls. Sd. 49,3781. 18s. 42. is due on account of stares of which no:ice of forfeiture has been given, and 9,4151. 133. 4d. on shares of which notice of forfeiture has been prepared for the present meeting. When the resolution is passed, Um whole question may be dealt with at once, and the capital account to that extent closed. The amount of the mortgage deht of the company on the 31st January, 1932, was 1,937,0601., bearing interest at an average rate of 4 375 per cent. per annum; on the 31st July, 1832, the amount was 1,859,9731., at 4.259 per cent. per annum ; and on the 31st January last the debt was 1,932,67.31., bearing the reduced interest of 4.1049 per cent. per annum. In addition to the capital shown to have been expended to the 31st January last, the directors have to state that there will be a further outlay in works and buildings now in progress, which will reach the sum of 70,0001., and any out.a) beyond this sum must be in the discretion of the PrOprietors having regard to the prospective advantages to be derived from it, and the directors will take the earliest opportunity of placing the matter in a shape fm their decision."  A BERT' DETERMINED CASE OF SUICIDE occurred near the Hampton station on the London and North ‘Vestcrn Railway, about nine miles south of Birmingham, un Saturday nigi:t. A man named (Lover, a carpenter, meidlog in the neigilbourhJoil, laid hi.usell down iu a gutter by the side of the railway with his head across the rails ; the down train prised at ll o'clock and completely severed the head from the body. Glover was in indifferent circumstances, and is believed to have been labouring wider deFannon of mind.