The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-26 00:00:00

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brirsements
Expenses at the head office in Bristol, consisting of
salaries to secretary, book-keepers, and other clerks,
office furniture, rent, travelling expenses, postage,
carriage of parcels, &c.
Salaries in the engineering and surveying depart-
ment, and draftsmen's salaries
Purchase of land, surveying, and valuing, and com-
pensation for damages
Law charges and disbursements since the Act was ob-
tained
Direction from May 19, 1836, to 30th June, 1837 1,800 0 0
Payments to contractors, and expenses relating to
their contracts
Balance in the hands of the bankers £47,671 7 5
Balance in the hands of the secretary 92 7 0 47,76 S 14 5

£97,220 13 5

Since the period to which the above account is mad• up, viz.,
the 30th of June, the Directors have made various additional pay-
ments for the purchase of land, compensation for damages, wage. on
the line, and advances to the contractor, amounting to the sum of
10,265/. 15s. ld., by which means the said balance of 47,6711.75. 5d.,
stated to be in the banker's hands on the 30th of June last, is re•
dueed to the sumof 37,405/. 12s. 4d.

£47,671 7 5

Land and eompensation ,£7,837 16 3
Contractor
Wages, &c., on tho line 812 10 0
Other payments
--10,265 15 1

£37,05 12 4
Epitome of the Estimate alluded to in the Report, of Traffic between
Bristol and Bridgwater.
Ten Coaches from London to Bridgwater, Taunton, and Exeter
via.:—Swiftsure, North Devoe, Exeter and Devonport Mail,
Exeter and Falmouth Mail, Bath and Exeter Mail, Traveller,
Telegraph, Herald, Subscription, Defiance.
Nine Coaches from Bristol to Bridgwater, Minehead, Taunton,
and Exeter, viz. : —Self Defence, Speculator, John O'Groat,
Bristol and Exeter Mail, Exquisite, Times, Bee-hive, Tara

O'Shanter, Retaliator.
Five Coaches from Bath to Exeter, Taunton, Tiverton, Barn-
staple, and Lyme, viz.:—White Hart Fast Coach, York House
Day Coach, Lion Day Coach, York House Coach, Perseverance.
Seven from Bristol and Bath to Weston, Clevedon, Yattott, and
Wrington, viz. : —Magnet, Sovereign, and Ave others.
These Coaches carry Passengers travelling
4,144,192 miles per annum, which doubled,
and taken at 2d. per mile, produce £(39,066 4 0
To which, acid parcels, cattle, goods, &c., as
proved by Parliamentary evidence

Yield a gross revenue 0f... 110,383 8 11
From which deduct one-third for expenses

Thus producing a profit on 35/. per share, or
525,0001. of paid-up capital, of above 13 per
cent. (neat revenue) .£78,588 19 3

GAS STOVES.—No Chimney is required for
C. RICKETS'S PATENT CALORIFERE :GAS
STOVES in churches, shops, halls, or large rooms. For Con-
servatories, Bankers and Merchants' strong-rooms, Bed Chambers,
or any very small or confined places, they can, if thought neces-
sary, be fitted with a small pipe to convey away the burnt air, or
any effluvia that may arise from the use of inferior gas. Nume-
rous references given ; amongst them are her Majesty's Royal
Mint, the Commercial Sale Rooms ; the City of London Bank,
Throgmorten-street ; Messrs. Barnetts, Hoare, and Co., Lombard-
street ; the City of London and Westminster Branch Banks, Hol-
born and Marylebone ' • St. George's Chapel, Portman Chapel, St.
Michael's Chapel • Messrs. Matthews and White, chemists' shop,
Cornhill ; the buildings round the Royal Exchange; Mr. Morris,
surgeon, &c., King-street, Covent-garden ; The Gardiners'
Gazette office, Strand ; The Conservative Jourr.al office, Welling-
ton-street, &c., &c.—Manufactory, 5, Agar-street, West Strand,
where a stove may also be seen in use.