20 MAY 1865, Page 3

The Credit Foneier and Mobilier Company of England are in-

structed to receive subscriptions for 1,212,000/. A Stock of the Metropolitan Extension Railways of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company in 30,300 provisional scrip certificates to bearer of 40/. each, with interest at 6 per cent. per annum on the price of issue, guaranteed by Messrs. Peto,'Betts, and Cramp- ton from January 1, 1865, to July 1, 1867, at which latter date it is anticipated that the suburban lines in course of construction, including those in contemplation, will be in thorough working order. In support of these suburban lines the Directors instance the Metropolitan Railway, the traffic returns of which have averaged 673/. per mile per week since the cotnmencement of the present year.