The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-21 00:00:00

BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN.

The traffic receipts on this company's line, 71
miles in length, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 22, 1867,
amounted to £83,036, against £59,891 for the same
period in 1866, showing an increase of £23,144, or
about 38i per cent.

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS (LimiTED).
The report of the directbrs states that the total
liabilities of the company on the 31st of December
last amounted to £35,093. The balance of general
reserve fund was now £17,648, and the leases and
buildings reserve fund amounted to £23,778, mak-
ing together £41,426. The receipts of the company'
during the half-year amounted to £290,806, against
£306,982 for the same period in 1866, showing 3
decrease of £16,176. The number of passengerS
carried in the half-year was £20,757,127, and for
the corresponding period in 1866, 22,328,609, shop"
ing a decrease of 1,571,482 passengers. This de'
crease of traffic was attributable partly to the ob-
struction of one of the leading thoroughfares by
the works of the Holborn Viaduct, but more parti-
cularly to the straitenedcircumstances of the middle
and lower classes, occasioned by the recent finan'
cial crisis, the consequent stoppage of business,
especially at the east end of the metropolis, and by
the high prices of provisions. The directors be'
lieved that on the completion of the Holborn Viaduct
the traffic on the Holborn route, over which 100
of the company's omnibuses travelled, would be
very considerably increased, as it would materially
shorten the time occupied on the journey to and
from the city. The average nnmber of omnibuses
working on week days in 1867 was 602, against
625 in 1866 ; and on Sundays 472, against 496 in
1866. The average traffic receipts per omnibus Per
week was £lB ls. 61d., against £lB Bs. sd. in 1866.
The average fare per passenger was 3.30 d., against
3.25 d. in 1866. The average earnings per mile rtio
was 11.18 d., against 11.26 d. in 18661 and the total
number of miles run was 6,135,972 in 1867, against
6,446,476 in 1866. The directors recommended
that for the past half-year the dividend should be
at the rate of 2f per cent. per annum, or ls. per
share, free of income-tax, payable on the 10th of
March. This would require the balance of profit,
£5,129, together with £2,297 from the reserve
fund, leaving a balance to the credit of that fun
of £15,350.

Births.

MESSENT—On the 20th inst.. at Tynemonth, the wife °

Philip J. Messent, Esq., 0.E., of a daughter.
PARKER—On the 19th inst., at 95, Gloucester-terrafet:
Hyde-park, thu wife of C. Lewis Parker, Esq., °
son. tl3.
PORTMAN—On the 19th inst., at 42, Portman-square,

Hon. Mrs. Portman, of a son.
Marriages.
RANDELL—COSIER—On the 20th inst., at St. Mary Abbf,trig'
Kensington, Henry Randell, Esq., of Club Cbagiv-ier,
Regent-street, to Emily, elder daughter„of Henry Ci°s"
Esq., of Argyll-road, Kensington.
SuLivAN—Du Bose—On the 20th inst., at Bournenv',°•,..
Thomas Baker Sulivan, R.N., to Isabel Christina v.iii-
torina, eldest daughter of the late J. B. Du Bose,

of Zerez de la Frtntera, Spain.
Deaths. L„,retCel
BREWSTER —On the 19th inst , at 107, Laurie-w,`
James Brewster, aged 41. hire'
GEORGE— On the 17th inst., at By thorn, lluntingdons
very suddenly, Thomas George, Esq., aged 5'2. Jolla
Locn—On the 19th inst., at The Hall, Bush*
Loeb, Esq., aged 87. "
WEBB—On the 18th inst at Clownholtne, ,bvs
William Webb, Esq., aged 64.
WALLER—On the 20th inst , at 22, Upper hate
Montagu-square, James .VValler, Elf., late Idol°. -
Foot, aged 75. Areet'
WHITFIELD—On the 19th inst., at 142, New Bon'
Mr. S. A. Whitfield, aged 37.

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ILicidlesam-Friday, February 21, 1868.