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

AUDITORS,

Esq., Manager of the Commercial Banking
Manager of the Commercial Bank of India.
BANIKEIts.
London—The Nationgl Bank and its Branches.
Birmingham—The Birmingham
Banking Company-
DE .dwn Allardice,
Company
of
Brett, E
Sydney
yq, e y
Manche ter—The Maazheater and County Bank.
SOLICITORS.

Lo „don—Messrs. ugh s. Masterrnan, and Hughes, 17,
rsb.Buck-
Manchester--Messrs. Sale, Worthington, Sh!pman, and
Stddon.
CONSULTING ENGINEER.G. P. Bider, Esq., late President of the Institution of Civil
BROKERS.
linAineers, 24, Great George-street, Westminster.

Byrne,Ha stleaq.
S,r R. -K. Carden and Son, Royal Ex
Lewis London
RLaowtlbo un ray:d c
ood, Esq., Founders'
Liverpool.
Spencer.
and Sons.
Mancheatir Messrs. Rawson
SECRETARY.
Birmingham
A. Pixley, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
193, 191, 195, Gresham Rouge, Old Broad-street.

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traffic.
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secured from the Canton
° the rat ways of
Lucerne, by the Alpine Pass of the St. Glyotteohamarsrdaos,:oarciotsnoisCntrdioueirse
of the line from Chiasso to
Luckmanier•
by the Pass of the
bean; dna- the only. line al-
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pensable b
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to
besidesfmr omanc costly shht
the concession
howorks,we va ner
Blasco, the preferential right to construct the extension of
their line to any juuction with the 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. _ _
State subventions to a very considerable amount have been
voted in aid of t e p °posed 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 Chiasso to Blasco, 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
connecting also the
three Lakes of Como, Liliallo, and Maggiore, and as it torms
hie key of the whole po-ition. the Directors have reso ved tcl
commence this line iorthwith, pending the surveys and ne-
gotiations for oetermining the precise AlpiLe Vass to bo
finally adopted for the extension.
Responsible contra.° 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, bathe
presence 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.
Full partioulars are given in the detailed Prospectus, which
may be obtained, together with the Map, at the Offices of the
Company.
Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Directors,
and copies of the ProspeAus may be obtained at the Tem-
porary Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of the Finan-
cial Corp,ration (Limited), 14, Leadenhall-street ; the
Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered
unless a Deposit of £1 per Share on the number of Shares
applied for has been paid.

EUROPEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY
COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the 'Share List of
this Company will be CLOSED on SATURDAY next, the
9thi nst., for London ; the 12th inst., for the Country; and
the 14th inst., for the Continent.
19;-1.5, Gingham lime, April len

BY order.

HO R 'PHA ND.-"PITNIAN'S PHONO-
GRAPHY forms an exceedingly, efficient —probably
the mOST efficient - system of Shorthand that exists. Sir
Rowland Hill

HE 0 X F ORD,
6, OXFORD STREET, W.

THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success-
ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUN, embracing the entire
company of this establishment, with augmented band and
chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the
following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry.
Tyrrell, VValmsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c.