The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-26 00:00:00

GAIAIBUS PIWORESS.

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The first in-talment of the promised irnprovetnee,„
due to the public by the L aidon General Omnibus Cuti;
patsy will be paidiminediately. The company are Abe
to put on lines of omnibuses on elsorttelietanceP,
from the Flower Pot, Bishop,gate-Street, or 601310 0;;;:
convenient place for correspondence with Charing-"red
thus connecting the whole of the east with the west 6!,
of London. roe fares upon these lines will be racial:el
and the vehicles of a much larger description than 0)1;
in present use. The addition of these lines to their pr
sent traffic enables the company to introduce an acleilri
able novelty in the system of "conducting," withc'eir
displacing e'd servants, the care of whose interests•thef;
ha acceptel in pUrchasing the j•roperty of the old Pr'"
prie'ors. T:ie London General Omnibus Cornpani,;
tend to confir the appointments of conductors tn. „—rie
omnibuses (worth on an average 28s. weekly) on Tel •
mean her,•es, men not disabled in limb, but wOu r
in the rvice of the country, and either pensioned 00°0,
discharged from their regiments with good charnc,t_er.,,
To this intention the directors of the company ha
lately had several interviews with the " Army arid Pe'''
Pensioners' Employment Society," from whose list thehl.
are making a selection, as welts with some of the hi%,
est military authorities, who have evinced much grel
cation at the pr. jected arrangement. Serjeant Thel-,1
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of the Scots Fusilier Guards, wto served throughout
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Crimean cam pa•gn, and whose lectures to the Inili.t„e
have been favourably noticed .in the newspapers, hfl'iwo
compelled by ill-health, consequent 'en his servincef;t;
retire from the regiment, has received the first .apti'.-,A
ment as inspector to the L(n lon General Omnibus
pang, at a salary of 1001. per annum. .
The new style of omnibuses for the new route; le ir
magnificent appearance and capacity. •They are Pe ,
being built by Mr. Menzies, of Edinburgh. The con;
pany have also given orders to .everal of- the first
riage-builders of London to build three or four Ole
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buses for • them, with the improvements Severally tug
Bested; in order that each may to practically teste
The traffic of tht. company is improving. Tie rettnila
the total " earnings" for the prisent week is sent io ";
6,639/. l 3s. 5d., an average of 17/2355. ld. per on;
bus on 374 omnibuses at work, or at the rate of 11
per mile.
The total number of omnibuses now in possessionbl
the company is over 400, being exactly one-half Of tpo, „
whole passenger-carrying trade of the Great Metrne,:e
Since the last return, seven o niiibtpiee, with "On,
and stock, have been purchased from lir. Martin r,13.
two from Clapton to the Bank, two Chelsea and Pe"
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na'-green, two Chelsea and Hoxton, one Shoreditch
Bow. The possession of these hie not unimporfse;
as it places the company in sole possession'of the li°o
from Chelsea to Bethnal-green, from Chelsea to 1100.)ig
h if and also of the Clapton and Hackney line entireli.lhe •
the exception of one solitary omnibus. To keep Ili re,
sturdiness of the English character, four of the Shq.rto
ditch and Bow omnibuses refuse (by their proprietors) nit
be bought off, and remain to assert the independence;
the coaching craft. The London General Omnibus Ce'".
pany in the meanwhile decline to enter upon oppositil '
and leave the dissentients to indulge themselves at the
own charges.

The closing of the Prussian Chambers is definiti• -
fixed for the 4th April.
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SURREY BACHELOR'S BALL.—This ball takes placearia
morrow (Thursday), under distinguished patronage, ",0
we trust dill be well supported. The object is to P
additional funds for the erection aof library, reading, Arlo, ,
class-rcoms on vacant ground now belonging to the /I
scitution ; the accJinplishrnent of this will be. big
conducive to its valued interests. Mr. Toole., .irt
rooting this ball, is supported by the institution °,4`14.
inittee of which be is a member, also by many log"- 0.
tial and official gentlemen. Every care will be to `A
to maintain the respectability and comfort .Whinh.l3A
hitherto characterised these assemblies.

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