The Press.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

AUG. 4, 1855,

THE BRITISH SLAG COMPANY.
(Provisioually Registered.)
Capital X 120,000, in 24,000 Shares of t 5 each. 41. Deposit.

TRUSTEES.
William Bird, Esq., 5, Mantles-lone, Cannon-street, City, and
Crouch hall, Horusey.
Thomas Winkworth, Esq., Sussex-place, Canonbury.
DIRECTORS.

Sir JOHN MACNEILL, C.E., F.H.S., 88, Pall-mall, London,

Chairman
Lord 'thomas l'elham Clinton, 10, Cleveland-square, Hyde-park
John Fowler, Esq., C.E., Queen-square-place, Westminster
Hon. A. G. F. Jocelyn, Dundalk
William McCormick, Esq., SL Martin's.laue, and Park.creacent,
Regent's-park
Edward Power, Esq., 7, Wilton-place, Belgrave.square
BAN/CERN—The Commercial Bank of Loudon

Homoms—John Lungworth Clarke, Esq.
Soucrron volt IRELAND—James Neale Macneill, Esq., 20,
Middle Gardiner-street, Dublin, and Dundalk
SSCRETika—Chas. Francis Cameron, Esq.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson sod Son, London
Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co., London
Messrs. Bruce mid Symee, Dublin
Orvices—Caunon.street Chamber*, 3, Cannon•street, London.
In the manufacture of iron from the ore, an amount of refuse
is thrown out in the proportion of from one to three tons to eack
ton of iron metal. lu lead and copper this proportion is consi-
derably greater. This refuse, variously termed scoriae, lava, slag,
OM, has hitherto remained not only valueless, but a source of
increasing embarrassment to the manufacturer from its vast ac-
cumulations. To utilise this product is the object of the opera-
tions of this Company.
Dr. W. H. Suutu has succeeded in establishing a method by
which this refuse, through a simple and most inexpensive pro-
cess, may be converted into a material that, in its rough moulded
state, nerves admirably from its texture and durability for paving,
Ragging, tiling, and general building purposes, anti the surface
of which, when polished, resembles the best specimens of varie-
gated marble for its beauty and absence from defect; and ia.
m ireover, capable of artistic design by the incorporation of colour
at will in the substance of the material itself, and therefore inde-
at uctible. The material can be moulded in any given shape or
size, and the cheapness of its cost, compared with that of stone
or marble, will render its application for building, householA
alai ornamental purposes, very general.
This important invention has been patented by Dr. Smith is
Great Britain, whose rights therein have been purchased by this
Company fora fixed sum, the payment of which entirely depends
on he complete success of such further testing as hereinafter
referred to.
sue great value of this invention may be in some measure
computed when it is considered that there are annually in the
United Kingdom six or eight million tons of the Iron Slag alone
thrown aside as a refuse material, the utilisation of a fraction of
which only would be sufficient to render the invention a most
valuable property.
The practical working of this invention has been tested, with
a view to ascertain the necessary capital required for the cost of
construction and machinery, and for the cost of production of
the materiaL
The cost of the article in its rough moulded state, as appli-
cable to general building purposes, will, at the place of manufac.
ture, not exceed 10s. per ton, so far as the testing which has
t Men place will permit the Directors to judge; but, before any
large outlay is made, they propose erecting limited works at
first, which will enable them to say with perfect certainty the
exact cost. This estimate, in their judgment, leaves a large
margin to cover every possible contingency, and, taking London
as a central market, there must be aimed 15s. per ton for the cost
of transport, waking 255. per ton delivered in London.
In its polished state it is estimated that it can be manufac-
tured at the rate of sd. per square foot of 1e inch thickness, and
40. per foot one inch thickness. Polished marble of similar
thickness sells on an average at ss. per square foot. Supposing
that the polished manufactured article was sold at only Is. 6d.
per square foot, and as the ton contains 144 feet of one inch
thickness, it follows that there would accrue a profit of above W.
per ton. A consideration of these figures may fairly suggest a
general average profit of 31. per ton on the rough moulded and
p Aished article taken together.
The question is simply one of consumption, and with the im-
mense advantages which this article affords in point of econonsy
and universal utility, there is little doubt that in a short time the
manufacture of 100 tons daily would far from suffice to supply
the demand.

Another branch of profit may fairly be expected from revenue
to be derived from royalties at different iron works throughout
the kingdom.
Arrangements can be made with several large ironmasters for
the erection, on thoir premises, of the necessary sorks, so that
within a few months after the constitution of the Company the
manufacture of the material may be commenced; and the returns
will be almost immediate.

Applicatiors for Shares to be made to the Brokers, or the
Secretary of the Company, in the form annexed:—

APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the British Slag Company.
Gentlemen—l request that you will allot to me Shares,
of N. each, In the British Slag Company; and I hereby agree to
accept such Shares, or so many as may be allotted to me, on the
terms and conditions of the Deed of Settlement of the Company,
and to pay the deposit thereon of 11. per share when called on.

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