The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

AUDITORS.

D. Allardice, Esq., Manager of the Commercial Bank of India.
Edwin Brett. Esq., Manager of the Commercial Banking
Company of Sydney.

BANKERS.
London—The Wallowa Bank and its Branches.
Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company.
Manchester—The Manchester and County Bank.
SOLICITORS.

Lo adon—Messrs. Hughes, Masterman, and Hughes, 17, Buck.

lersbury.
Blanchester—Messrs. Sale, Worthington, SlOman. and
Seddon.
CONSULTING ENGINEER.

G. P. Bidder, Esq., late President of the Institution of Civil
Engineers, 24, Great George-street, Westminster.
BROKERS.

Sir IL W. Carden and Son, Royal Ex.
London change-buildings.
Lewis H. Ilaslewood, Esq., Pounders',
court, Lothbury.
Liverpool Robert Byrne, Esq.
3lanchest T Messrs. Rawson and Spencer.
Birmingham

SECRETARY.
A. Pixley, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
193, 191, 195, Gresham House, Old Broad-street.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
This Company is formed for the purpose of constructing* a
Railway from Chiasso to Blasco, in the Canton of Tessin,
Switzerland, with the design of extending the line to
Lucerne, by the Alpine Pass of the St. Gothard, or to Coire
by the Pass of the Lnckmanier.
The line now to be made from Chias o to Bianca is indis-
pensable to either of these routes, it beino- the only line al-
lowed by the Swiss Government to connect the railways of
North Italy, the line being comparatively easy of construc-
tion, free from costly works, and promising a large traffic.
The Company has, however, secured from the Canton
Tessin, besdes the concession of the line from Chiasso to
Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of
their line to any junction with the system of railways of
s
Central Europe, whether at Lucerne or at Coire, and his
peculiarly advantageous condition forms a very important
feature of the present enterprise.
State subventions to a very considerable amount have been
voted in aid of t,e proposed Alpine Railway, which is
ac-
know'ed,.;ed to be of the highest national importance to both
Switzerland and Italy.
The lines proposed by this Company will complete the
shortest overland route to India and China across the centre
of Europe, and will effect a saving of three days' Sea naviga-
tion.
As the line from Chias o to Bianca, which is intended to
j in the Lombardo-Venetian lines, will open a direct com-
munication b tween the most important towns of the Canton
Tessin and the railway network of Italy, connecting also the
three Lakes of Como, Luzano, and Maggiore, and as it forms
the key of the wholepo,ition, the Directors 'lave reso ved to
commence this line forthwith, pending the surveys and ne-
gotiations for determining the precise Alpine Pass to be
finally adopted for the extension.
Responsible contrac' ors have undertaken to construct and
complete the line for a sum within the amount of capital ;
and lie works were commenced on the 18th of January, in the
present e of Government officials.
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. pet annum will be paid
to Shareholders during construction, upon the amounts from
time to time paid in respect of the r shares.
Full particulars are given in the detailed Prospectus, which
may be cbtained, together with the Map, at the Offices of the
Company.
Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors,
and copies of the Prospectus may be obtained at the Tem-
porary Offices of the Company, or at thy Offices of the Finan-
cial Corp-ration (Limited), 34, Leadenhall-street ; the
Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered
unless a Deposit of Li per Share on the number of Shares
applied for has been paid.

EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY
COMPANY (Limited).

NOTICE IS HEICI4IBY GIVEN, That the Share List of
this Company will be CLOSED on SATURDAY next, the
9th( nat., for London ; the 12th inst., for the Country; and
the 14th inst., for the Continent.

By order.
193-4-5, Groh an 1101 c, April 1,1861.