The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-02 00:00:00

PARIS TO STRASBURG RAILWAY.

, The anneal general meeting of the share holders of
this company took place ou the 29:h instant at Faris,
in Herz's Great Room ; Count de Se;ur, the Pre-
sident, in the chair. Near him were seated the
following directors :—The Duke de Gathers, Baron
d'Hervey, M. Fouchard, M. Fair, M. 13aegreres,
XL Blacque-Belair, M. Clary, M. Chevandier, M. Dofus-
Meg, M. Dubochet, M. Hainguerlot, M. I,,lcercuard, M.
Roux, and M. A. Perdouizet. The meeting being ce-
clared duly constituted, and the minutes of the preceding
general meeting read, M. Bossange, the secretary, pro-
ceeded to read the report.
This document cothmences by reminding the share-
holders of the favourable conditions of the concession
granted to the company. The'whele length of the line
is 662 kilometres (415 English miles) ; everything is at
the charge of the State on 540 kilometres (337 i English
miles), except the laying down of the way and the ballast-
:rig, and the moveable stock necessary for the working.
The branch line from Frouard to the Prussian frontier,
of a length of 122 kilometres (76i English mile) is,
however, completely at the charge of the company, but
it did not present the same difficulties of execution as
those which marked the main line. Experience has
shown that the average cost of a kilometre on any
great railway amounted to 375,000 francs, but in
trio present case it was only 188,821 francs. As was
announced at the last general meeting, the company
ead offered to assist the State at a fair rate of payment
in the execution of part of the line. The offer having
been accepted, the company bad executed the works
which were necessary between Vitry-le-Frangais and
filar-le-Due, so that this section, which otherwise
could not have been opened to the public until to-
wards the commencement of 1852, will be opened
in the course of next month. The report then touched
on the working of the line during the past year,
and its results. The gross receipts have amounted
to 6,007,417 f. 75c., from which, when the various taxes,
duties, indemnities, &c., have been deducted, there re-
motes, for the nett receipts,
A sum of
Th© expenses being
2,682,075 f. 58c.

The receipt haveThebalance iu
l 2,952,465 f. 25c.
illy increased in proportion as
the extent of
line opened became more considerable;
periods, the first lastwould year were divided into two
iliebti give 2,4901. 97c. per kilom.
per month ; and t latter,
2,802 f. 54c., showing a
general increase of thirteen
of per cent. Tae works
on the unfinished parts
cuted with the greatest rapidity, line are being exe-
131le Company having offetrteY(i The Strasburg to
own locomotives and carriages, the to
work, with its
Sarre-
burg to Strasburg, for the joint zld7ction from Sarre-
compinies, until such time as the company of the two
that section belongs was in a position to to which
without inconvenience; a treaty had (1)::pdo so itself
into between the compaulez on the subject
entered
The
profits are to be than divided—thres.funrth 8
to
the company from Paris to Strasburgh, and
one-
fourth to that from Strasburg to Bale. The treaty
has been entered icto fur two years, but the paii:yo
Strasburg Company can, on,a notice of three ir„nti;s,
again ect,.‘r into. possession of the section alluded to,
when once the distance between Imcville to Strasburg
can be worked, or when the principal line bhnl I be open
+rout Paris to Nancy. The works of the branch lints to
il'elroe way be now consinered as terminated; and
t:OFEI of that to Saarbruck are nearly terminated. Too
iI
• vanut
oehtl situation of the company on the let of the pre-
_ month was a 9 follows:
• vtoney received . 109,985,8121. 19c.
..
Motley expsuded.

Excess of receipt!, ..
Deduct cautior.•money

13,804 260 f. 52c.
773,333 f. 34c.

In hand on April 1

13,030,927 f. 190.