The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

AUDITORS.

Esq., Manager of the Commercial Bank of India.
Esq., Manager of the Commercial Banking
DEdcAwliniapranßarlyceetoi. f
Sydney.

BANKERS,
Lottlon—The National Bank and its Branches.
Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking. Company.
Manchester—The Manchester and County Bank.
SOLICiTons.

London—Messrs. Tlughc a. MastermEin, and Hughes, 17, Buck-
ler sbary.
Manchester—Messrs. Sale, Worthington, ShTpman. and
Seddon.
CONSULTING
.ENGINEER,.
G-. P. Bidder, Esq., late President of the Institution of Civil
Engineers, 21, Great George-street, Westminster.
BROKERS.

S:r R. W. Carden and Son, Royal Ex.
James and Sons.
change-buildings,
London Lewis H. liaslewood Esq. Founders'.
court, LOthbUry.
Livorpool Robert Byrne, Esq.
Doliranmicunegaht?arm....
InNeessssrros. m
. itaawess°ll Pe and Spencer.
SECRETARY.
A. Pixley, Esq.
TEMPORARY ()Mots.
193, 191, 195, Gresham Rouse, Old Broad-street..

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ABRIDGED
This Company is formed for the purpose of constructing a
PROSfliPiEtCheTtre.S.
—anton of Tessin,
SRwaigearylanirdo,mwCithhf Chiasso
ng the line 10
Lucerne, by the Alpine Pass of the St. Gothard, or to Coire
by the Pass of the Luckmanier.
The line now to be made from_ Ching oto Blasco. is Indis-
pensable to either of these routest, it h in
--e—aa' the only line al-
lowed by the Swiss Government o connect the railways of
North Italy, the line being eomPara Lively easy of construc-
tion, free from costly works, and promising a large traffic.
The Company has, however, secured_e from the Canton
Tessin, bes•cles the concession or the line from Chiasso to
Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of
their line to any junction with tn system of railways of
Central Europe, whether at Lucerne or at Coire, and this
peculiarly advantageous condition forms a very important
feature of the present enterprise.
ider b
State subventions to a very cons ale amount have been.
voted in aid of the proposed AlPine Railway, which is ac-
know edged 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 Lombardo-Venetian fm Chio Biasca, which is intbnded to
j in the lines, will open a direct coin-
munication b tween the most important towns of the Canton
Tessin and the railway network ot Italy, connecting.
also the
three Lakt a of Como, LuYano, and Maggiore, and as it forms
the key of the wholepo,ition. the Directors surer rem ved to
commence this line iortliwith. pending the ys and ne-
gotiations 101* determining. the Precise Alpite lass to be
finally adopted for the extension. i
Responsible contrac ors have undertaken to construct and
complete the line for a sum within the amount of capital ;
and he works were commenced on the 18th of January, in the
1 resew e of Government officials.
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be paid
to Shareholders during construction, upon the amounts from
time to time paid in respect of the r shares.
Pull particulars are given in thedetailed Prospectus, which
may be. cbtained, together with the MA I), at the Offices of the
Company.
Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors,
and copies of the Prospodus may be cbtained at the Tem-
porary Offices cf the Company' or et the Offices of the Finan-
cial Corp ,ration (Limited), 14, Lea denball- street ; the
Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered
unless a Deposit of .C 1 per Share on the number of Shares
applied for has been paid.

EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY
COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HER KBY GIVEN, That the Share List of
this Company will be cLOSED on SATURDAY next, the
9thi net., for London ; the 12th big, for the Lountry ; and
the lit.. inst., for the Continent.
193-4.5, Greal m House, April', ISA

1y Order.