The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-23 00:00:00

This Company is formed for the purpose of carryirg out
lionConcesns for making and working Tramways in the King-
dom o olland and adjacent statos. A concession 'or a
King-
doable üble Tramway from the Hague to Scheveninvue (the
Brighton of Holland) has already been obtained on fay .ur-
able tee
Bible English
rms, and a contract has been co, eluded with respon-
Contractors, by which they undertake to pur-
ch-,se the land, to make the lies, and provide all the rolling
stock, horses, d‘c.,
.110,000 will for the sum of £lO,OOO. The remaining
be required for a working The works are in active pr,gress, and will be completed
and brought into operation in the course of the month of tlay
next.
The line will rournence in the princical square in the towa
rotofthe Hague, and follow he ordinary route to Scheveningue
urning by another route, via the Canal and Zoological
Garden,, to the same stat.on, being a total length of about
seven En trlish miles.
:Scheveningue, the only marine suburb in Holland, is re-
jelled to by large numbers of visitors, chiefly from Amster-
Rotten am, Utrecht, and other towns.
,eurroni minute information furnished by the town author].-
:s" s, the number of vehicles employed in flit t affil has been
certained to make 110 O(0 journeys a year, each co veyi g
fin average six persons, and the total number of visitors
ISow entering Scheveningue in carriages and on foot amounts
103 about 4,, 00,0, 0 a year ; of these it may fairly be estimated
atone-fourth will travel by the Tramway. In addition
thereto, about 20,000 tons of fish, merchandise, and provisions
are carried annually between the Hague and Scheveningue,
!, Which it is assumed that one-halt at least will be carried
py the Tramway. From existing, sources of traffic an annual
Income of at least L 20,000 may safely be calculated upon.
Fromcarefully prepared estimates of the cost of horse
Cult
isazes, repairs, and every contingency, the general re-
that a net dividend of not less than 15 per cent. on the
proposed capital may fairly be relied upon.
A. large number of shares has already b en subscribed for
!r1 Holland, which furnishes a proof of the high e'timation
Inwhich this undertaking is held by the Dut.rh people. Ap-
lications for the remaining shares may be made to the
prokers, or to the Secretary, at the Offices,l6, Cannon-street,
but no application will be considered unless acc3manied b
I,t,tPOßit Of £1 per share shouldr no allotment be made to
applicant this sum will be returned in full.
March, 1864.

T DUTCH TRAMWAY COMPANY
(Limited).
IINOTICE IS TIE REBY GIVEN, that no further applica-
o,,o_for Shares in the above Company will be received after
411.1.1RSDAY (TO-MORROW), March, 24th inst.

By order,

Offices, 16, Cannon-street, E.C.,
31 arch 23, l MI.

G. F. SMITH. Secretary.

THE ISLE of MAN RAILWAY COMPANY
(irnIted)—DOUGLAS to PEEL.
CaPital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with usual
if:r°wing powers. Deposit £1 per share on application,
rther PaYluent on allotment 11 10a. per share.
Samuel Gibron G DIRECTORS.
etty, Esc! , M•P
INlTortnick E-sq M. Belfast.
,1) , Londonderry, and
Regent's-park, London, 9 *
Richard park,
Mould, EN , Merchant, Liverpool.
T• Harrison Ridley, Esq.., Merchant. Liverpool,
4-eseph Rigby, Esq., Kew, Surrey.
With power to add to their number.

BANKERS.
The North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool.
Messrs. Dumbell, So-, and Howard, Douglas.
ENGINEER.
• W. Hemans, Esq., C.E., 13, Queen. square,Westminster.
SOLICITORS.
essrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Brown's. build-
Liver?onl,
Samuel Harris, Esq., Douglas.

ADITOR.
Thomas 11r. Read, Esq.,U 30. Castle-street, Liverpool.

SECRETARY.
Thomas Bagot, Esq , 5, James-street, Liverpool.
BROKERS.
B- Drinkwater. Esq , 32, Exchange st. East, Liverpool.
Charles Stanley, Esq., 3, Throgmorton street, London.
ladward Ashworth, Esq., Exchange-chambers, Manchester.
11- J. Beverley, Esq., Leeds.
Thia Compan has been formed for the construction of a
Railway from Douglas to Peel (passing through St. John's),
in the Isle of Man. The improved trade of these important
t2wlls, as well as the prosperous condition and increasing
P°pulation of the island, and the rapid augmentation of the
Xuraber of visitors during late years, call for the immediate
introduction of railways.
The A.gricaltural capabilities of the Island are great ; and
Its Mineral products are acknowledged to be rich in yield
and avave average value; whilst around the Coast there
are extensive Fisheries, and an unlimited supply of Sea-
l°, eed for Manure. The expense and trouble, however, of
'and-carriage, have hitherto rendered these advantages cora-
Paratively unavailable.
Slate Quarries are in active operation; and the quality
of the Slate is equal in closeness of grain and durability to
any produced from the great Welsh quarries. The Granite
tear St. John's compares favourably with that now used in
the Liverpool Dock Works, and would at once, by means of
railway facilities, become available for export.
One of the proposed Stations on the line will be at St.
John's, where the Courts of Tynwald meet, and which is
also the centre of the Foxdale mining district. The produce
of these mines is now brought by land-carriage (there being
to water communication) to Douglas, a distance of nearly
ten miles, whilst Coals and other important materials, as
well as all necessaries required by the inland population,
are conveyed into the interior by the same mode. Besides
these items of traffic, the Fairs, which are frequently held
during the year in this district, must add considerably to
the annual revenue of the Company.
The principal towns are Douglas, Peel, Castletown,
Ramsey, and Laney : Douglas being the chief port, and the
great commercial depot, as well as the principal place of
arrival and departure of the steam packets plying to and
from the Island. At the port of Peel the fisheries are prin-
cipally conducted, employing upwards of 1,000 vessels;
the place of destination for the produce is Douglas ; the
route is tedious, and the transit by the existing means ex-
pensive.
The access to the Island is easy, and the means of com-
munication with Liverpool, Fleetwood, Whitehaven,
Silloth, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, and other ports, both by
sailing and steam vessels, are frequent and convenient.
Renee, Tourists visit the Island in large numbers, above
100,000 passengers having been landed at its Ports during
the past year. Such Visitors, attracted by the antiquarian
relics, scenery, and other objects of interest, would, as a
matter of coarse, go by the proposed Railway from Douglas
to the interior, and across the Island to Peel.
The highest medical authorities bear testimony to the
salubrity of the climate and purity of the water. The
picturesque is united with the more solid advantage of cheap
living, provisions being abundant and comparatively inex-
pensive, whilst the rates of duties on foreign produce are so
Gratin as to render the Island moat advantageous as a per-
manent place of residence.
Her Majesty's Government and the Local Authorities are
now expending upwards of £60,000, for the improvement of
the Ports of Douglas and Peel
The Electric Telegraph to England has been recently
established.
The Lines of Rail will be single, with requisite sidings,
The length of Line will be about twelve miles, and the
gradients easy throughout. The landowners and popula-
lion along it are most favourable to the project.
From Statistics recently nollected on the spot, with much
care, by competent persons, and well supported by Official
Returns, it is confidently expected that Traffic win re-
turn a good Dividend upon the Invested Capital, The fol-
lowing is an Estimate of the Traffic :
Passengers, inclusive of Tourists £7,500 per annum.
Goods, Minerals, Fish, &c
Parcels and Mails

Working Expenses at even 50 per Cent
t.£l3 6,500

Leaving for Dividend £6,6bo

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Plans, Sections, &c., of the Line are completed, and all
necessary forms are being complied with, in accordance with
the St: nding Orders of the Court of Tynwald to obtain an
Act of the Local Parliament.
Neither Imperial or Local Taxes are levied in the Island,
and those heavy charges which tend so much to reduce the
value of Railway property in England and other countries,
no less than to diminish the Shareholders' Dividends, Call-
/I°l., in any degree whatever, prevail with respect to this
Lino.
An eminent Contractor's firm have agreed to purchase
the land make the Railway, provide and fit up all Stations,
furnish Rolling Stock for working the Line, and Telegraphs,
ill On satisfactory terms. Interest at 5 per cent, per Annum
will be allowed, until the opening of the Line, on the amount
Paid upon shares.
An advantageous arrangement can be made with respon-
sible parties to Lease the Line for 7. 14, or 21 years.
Porras of Application for Shares may be obtained from
the SecretarY, Solicitors, or Brokers of the Company.

THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY COMPANY
(
NOTICE IS HEREBYLimited). GWEN, that THURSDAY next,
Me 24th Merck instant, is the LAS 1! DAY upon which
APPLICATIONS for SHARES may be made.
By I and 33 Brovnekbaildiorder of the Board.
lige, March 17, iticri.