The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-01 00:00:00

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ETTheT,WEOSTPEIIONLEITEANsNION RAILWAY.iOWOi)EN.

ETR 01' OLITAN RAILWAY.
11 THE WESTEEN EXTENSION.
BUOMPTON (Gloucester-road) to the CITY in 33 minutes.
Single Journey Tickets. Return Tickets.
Cl. 241 Cl. 3d Cl. 1,4 t Cl. 21 Cl. ad Cl.
9J. 641. ls. 3d. 91. BJ.

.METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.
THE WESTERN EXTENSION.
KENSINGTON (High-street) to the CITY in 30 minutes.
Single Journey Tickets. Return Tickets.
let CT 2d CI. 3d Cl. • Ist Cl. 2d Cl. 3d Cl.
Fares 9d. G.I. sd. ls. 3d. . 9d. 8,1.

•
ETROPOLITAN RAILWAY.
. THE WESTERN EXTENSION.
NOTTING-HILL-GATE to the CITY in 27 minutes.
Single Journey Tickets. Return Tickets.
Ist Cl. 2d Cl. 3t Cl. let Cl. 2d CL 3d Cl.
Fares...—... Bd. 6d. 4d. ls. Od. 9d. 6d.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.
THE WESTERN EXTENSION.
. BAYSWATER to the CITY in 25 minutes.
tiingle Journey Tickets. Return Tickets.
• Ist Cl. 2d Cl. 3d Cl. Ist Cl. 2d Cl. 3d CL
Fare& Si. 61 41 ls. 01 9d. 6d.
MYLES FENTON, General Manager.
October 1, 1568.

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RAIL II AP IN7ELLIGENCE.

GREAT LUXEMBOURG.

The report of the directors states that the gross
receipts on the main line for the half year ending
the 30th June last amounted to £151,473 against
£132,738 in the first half of 1867, and £147,884 in
the same half of 1866 ; the net earnings being
£77,269 against £58,300 and £66,436 respectively.
'File gross receipts of the past half year exceeded

those of the corresponding half of 1867 by £18,735,
and of the same half of 1865 by £3,589. The in-
crease was almost entirely owing to the conveyance
of a large quantity of heavy merchandise, such as
iron, wood, lime, &c.: the quantity carried during
the first half of 1867 was 559,382 tons, and during
the first half of the present year 830,137 tons.
This'augmentation of traffic was all the more satis-
factory that trade in Belgium, especially the iron
trade, was still far from prosperous ; and a better
state of trade would add.sensibly to the revenue of
the railway. The working expenses in the past
half year amounted to £74,204, or 48.9 per cent. of
the receipts, against £74,437 or 56 per cent., in the
corresponding half of 1867. Those figures showed
that, notwithstanding the increase in the gross re-
ceipts of £18,735, there had not been any increase
in the working expenses; this was ascribed princi-
pally to the diminution in the cost of fuel, to the
exercise of general economy, and to the facilities
arising from the laying down along a portion of the
railway of the second line of rails. The number of
miles run by the trains during the past half year
amounted to 836,260, being 19,536 more than
for the same period of 1867. The cost per
train mile had been ur.der 101, showing a consi-
derable reduction on former half-years. The rolling
stock and permanent way had betn maintained in
good repair; 81 miles of the latter had been relaid.
The second line of rails had been laid and was now
in use between Poix and Longlier. 'rue works be-
tween Longlier and Lavaux would be completed be-

fore the end-of theyear. There would then be a con-
tinuous length of double way in this part of the line
of about 20 miles, which would be of great service in
promoting economy, regularity, and freedom from
risk in the working of the railway. The revenue
accoant had been debited with the whole amount
of interest due during the half-year. The gross re-
uipts of the Ourthe line during the past ha'f-year
amounted to £14,661, being only £648 in ex-
-053 of the gross receipts for the same half of 1867,
which amounted to £14,013, whit,: the expenses
exceeded tbis sum by £1,186. For the first half
of 1868 the proportion of expenses to the re-
ceipts was 84 per cent., leaving a profit on the
working of £2,335. The working of the part of the
William Luxembourg line between the Belgian and
Prussian frontiers had yielded a profit to the com-
pany of £l,lBO. he net earnings of the canal
amounted to £415. After deducting £62,110 for
interest and reimbursement of obligations, and
£5,500 for dividend on the preference shares, there
remained a balance of £20,129. The directors
proposed to pay a dividend of 3s. 6d. per share, to
apply £1,049 towards the repayment of the sum
advanced by the Belgian Government as guaran tee
of interest on the railway from Namur to Arlon,
leaving a balance of £1,580 to the credit of the
current half-year.