The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-02 00:00:00

TUE MERCHAN V SHIPPING COMPANY
(Limited).
(Late Somes Brothers).
Incorporated under the Limited Liability Companies' Act,
1862.

Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £5O each.
First issue 10,000 shares.
Deposit £1 per share on application, and £4 on allotment.
Omni not to exceed £5 per share, or to be made at intervals
of less than three months.
It Is not intended to call up more than £25 per share.
The IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIA-
TION (Limited) and THE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited)
are prepared to reocive Subscriptions for the Capital of the
above Company, of wi ich upwards of 5,000 shares have al-
ready been applied for.

DIRECTORS.
George Donaldson, Esq. (Messrs. Donaldson and Lam-
bert), London, Director of the Agra and Masterman's Bank,
Limited.
Alexander Dunbar, Esq., 57, Old Broad-street, Director of
the Credit Mobilier, Limited.
Daniel D. Dymes, Eq. (Messrs. Dymes and Co.), Merchant,
London and Ma eras.
Messrs. Ireland, Fraser, and Co.),
George Ireland, Esq. (
Merchant, London and Mauritius.
Edward Lucas, Esq. (Messrs. S. Y. Lucas and Sons), Mer-
chant. London, Dire tor of the Engli.h and Scottish Marine
Insurance Company, Limited.
Robert Ryrie, r,sq. (Messrs. Gladstone, Ewart, and Co., Lon-
don, and Messrs. Arbuthnot, Ewart, and Co., Liverpool).
Frederic Somes, Esq. (Messrs. Somes Brothers I, Poplar.
Samuel Francis domes, Esq ; Messrs. Somes Brothers), Poplar.
James Sydney Stoptord, Esq., Director of the Agra and
terman's Bank, Li sited.
John Robert Thomson, Esq. (Messrs. J. R. Thomson, and
Co., London, Messrs. Thomson, Watson, and Co.), Cape of
Good Hope.

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BANKERS.
The Agra and Hagerman's Bank (Limited, London.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Crosley and Burn, H. Lombard-street, E.C.
Edward Saxton, Esq., 84, t,heapside. E.C.

BROKERS.
Messrs, Laurence, Scn, and Pearce, Lothbury, E.C.
Mess s. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnford-court, Throg-

morton-street, r .C.
Messrs. itobins and Barber, 2t), Threadneedle-street, E.C.

SECRETARY (PR') TEM.)
Henry T. Robinson, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
At the Credit Alobiiier Offices, 80, Lombard-street, E.C.

PROSPECT US.

The above-named Company is established for the purpose
of acquiring the valuable business founded and organised by
the late I.D. S. F. homes, in conjunction with his brother, the
late Mr. Joseph Somes, ILP., and continued and further de-
veloped by Messrs. homes Brothers, the present Vendors.
The undeniable success of shipowners of established re-
putation affords am,,le proof that, as an investment, shipping
property, well managed, is highly profitable, and the large
fortunes accumulated by the late Mr. Joseph Somes, fur.
Thomas Ward, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. Richard Green, and
others, amply confirm this statement.
The importance of commencing this Company's operations
with an established business of more than ordinary repute
is felt to be considerab e.
With this object the Directors have arranged to purchase
the fine fleet of modern-built ships belonging to the eminent
firm of Messrs. Somes Brothers, together with their valuable
and commodious Graving Docks on the Thames, known as
the Canal Dockyard, Poplar, and the valuable plant of every
description attached thereto.
This fleet, numbering 18 vessels, comprises ships bu It of
wood and iron, many being upwards of 1,000 tons register, the
whole of which are now in active and remunerative employ-
ment in the East India, China, and Australian trades. They
are highly adapted for the conveyance of troops and for tran-
sport service, and have been so employed by the Government
when required, and they bear a high reputation in the mer-
cantile marine of this country.
The following* detailed list gives the names, tonnage, and
character of each Ship, viz. :