The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

q&RIBALDI FUND, for the pereoge of
~AL__ecartrinnd his family a permant
en income for GENERAL
GARI•
after htm
The Duke of ,lITHER t..A.ND, Chairman.
ton.
SEELY, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman.
Boa
x'tort• RINNAIRD. M.P. Treasurer.
ontributions maybe paid to the bankers, Messrs. Ransom,
b "etie, and Co., 1, Pall Mall East, and communications to
,e,..address,d to the Secretary, Arthur H. Guinness, Esq., at
Tuuratr-'-'l3-conrt, Charing-cross.
'8
fir.s
.ue 28th inst
st 1t of contributions will appear in the " Times"
. , Cesi—,
s-court Charing-cross, 29th April, 1864.

T' CONTINENTAL UNION GAS COM-
PANY-it (Limited).
nC°lllotated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited
Liabil.
me £470,000, in 20,000 Shares y
of L 2) each, with Power to
Increase.
Deposit £1 on application, and £4 on Allotment.
joh.. DIRECTORS.
u Allan, Esq.,`Director of the Oriental Gas Company.
Ts„enrY Wollmton Blake, Esq., 18. Lo idon- street.
London
"18 Cubitt. Esq. , Director of the Imperial Gas Company,
John •
risher, Nag , late of Fisher's and Robinson, Watling-
,px.pet, London.
"am White, Esq., Dirctor of the European Gas Com-

(With power to add to their number.)

3dessrs. Masterman, Peters,NKBAERS.
Mildred, and Co., 35, Nicholas.

lane, Lombard-street.

J 08 AUDITORS.
eph 1101 -and Esq., Depaty Chairman of the City of Lon-
g2I2PGS Company.
"lc L. Backler,Eaq Secretary to the European Gal Corn-
Pany.
Zee SOLICTORS.
srs. riughes, Masterman, and -.Hughes, 17, Bucklersbury.
Zhu.. BRciftER.S.
Rill, Fawcett, r..nd Hill, 29, Threadneedle-street.

phis PROSPECTUS.
the Company has been formed for the purpose of carrying
business of Gas Works now in full of operation, with
tr-'ranee as Privileges, in the following cities and. towns of
oance and 1 t viz. :—Strasburg, Cette, Nismes, Vienna,
kOdnn'e* Beaucaire Rueil, Albi, Milan, Genoa, Parma,
60c.ii,.a. and Alessandria and which now belong o the
‘c " Union des Gaz " The Company will also have the
tua,,er cf extending the existing works, and of adopting such
rater concessions as may be considered sufficiently remune-
d„.7.e, either alone or in connection with the Societe "Union
obl_ke concessions thus brought under one management were
4a.nned at different perir
sterlinds by the Societe union des
and nearly a million g has been expended in
securing the concessions and in the constructi n and
im-
provement of the several works, plant, mains, service pipes,

Dart
ha cg' the last thme years the management has been in
_ _ . ?Ids of
the
pro tation d'lJ-
a Pitgate Company, calledSociete d'Ex-
And the r ;Ines Gaz," under a 23 years' working lease,
esAtlt has been as follows :
v.s re fens for year ending 30th June, 186' .C142,803
If 80th June, 1F62 157,1;40
the'l If 30th June, 1863 172,860
inprovement thus indicated is steadily progreseiing.
4-tne
the bus capabiinesslities
hav oting the
thus werksbeen fully e and the pr.stablished by the
fitable char, cter
~.
proposed
of a company with limited resourc. s, it is now
fro Posed to raise sufficient capita for the repayment of all
outstanding loans. amounting to £141,500, and for the further
sevelopment of the property, to meet the constantly in-
.reasing demand for gas in the above-mentioned cities and
`l433vns,
Continental Union Gis Company (Limited) have,
,therefore entered entered into agreements for ihe purchase of 811
1-7, rights, privileges, and property of the " Societe d'Exploi-
for 2,500 paid-up shares of this Company; and by a
tYment of £50,000 in cash this Company will become entitled
1,,447,000 in shares of the "Union des Gaz," to all profits
v.ri the 30th June last, the benefit of all outlay for improve-
-71..7cts and extensions during the last years, and wl,l obtain
suirender of the interests and secure the co-operation of
litioarties concerned.
I,ne " 6ociete d'Exploitation" thus becomes extinct.
vv,.7,_11110-9; the period of the contract, the whole profits of the
v., "'Ks wi 1 belong to thi. Company, after prr viding for the
ent of a rental to the " Union des Gaz," commencing at
4/170 per annum, and rising in nine years to a maximum ef
!
",toa ; and also for the redemption of "Obligations
Mounting with interest to £27,450 per annum, by annual
on
snrf ever 20 years. All charges of this descrip-
on have hitherto been paid out of profits, leaving a large
Ina Plus.
At the expiration of the 23 years' contract, under the terms
v
i(l,theLr agreement, the Continental Union Gas Company
of -tLeC,) will become joint owners to the extent of one-half
tohe entire property represented by the several Concessions
pail Gas Won, s of the "Union des Gaz,"wiii likewise be re-
Itted the amount of all outlay for improvements, extensions,
to new works, and will be entitled thenceforth to not less
oue moiety of the profits, free ft om all liabilities and
."Terential charges.
4317: complete inspection of the several works has been made
che part of tills Company by a thoroughly practical gas
4.gineer, who has re orted most favourably of the pt ospects
the undertaking. 13
It iv
that
well known to persons conversant with Gas Works
the consumption ot gas is continually increasing, and
ueere;oailt in this case, exclusive privileges have_beeen obtalgit
0 ainTereols:heisclitisetpalgetaoterrsatio. Th
embraced con-
iceBB4)cs. coupled with the experience of the past working.
~re'uCh as to secure 2o the shareholders immediate and
steadily increasing dividends.
large numb-r of the shares are already subscribed. Pro-
itectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained of
mgrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, the Brokers of the Company ;
or at the Temorary Offices of the Company. The amount
r. 41 Upon cacti share applied for mu 4 be paid to the Com-
ers Bankers previously, to the application. being sent in;
--‘8 "In 'will be returned if no allotment is made to the
aPPlicant.
Temporary Offices, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C.,
April 16, 1864.

THE CONTINENTAL UNION GAS
COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that NO APPLICA-
TIONS for SHARES will be reee ved, either from London
or elsewhere, after SATURDAY NEXT, the 23d instant.
HILL, FAWCETT, and
tote'HILL
Brokers
20, Threadneedle-street, April 21,186 i.

THE INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY (Limited). Canital One Million Stirling,
ju 40,000 Shares of £25 each. £1 per Share to be paid on
Application. and £llOB. per Share on allotment. Calls not
exceeding per Share, at intervals of not less than Three
Alontho.