The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-30 00:00:00

THE CONTINENTAL GAS AND WATER
CO NPANY (Limited).
ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
Capital £500,000, in 0,000 shares of £lO each.
First issue £ 0,000, i 5,000 shares.
bcposit, 10s. per share on application, and 10s. on allotment.
No future call to exceed £ per share, as intervals of not
less than three months,
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum to be allowed
for the first twelve months, during- the construction of the
new works.

DIRECTORS.
Alexander Beattie, Esq., M.D., Medical Inspector Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Company.
-A-myand Elliott, Esq., 29, Cadoc.fan-plane, Belgrave-square.
Junes ReynoLds, Esq., Director of the Independent Gas
Company,
J,lin &manes, Esq., Director of the G neral Iron Foundry
Company.
Charles Saunderson, Esq., Director of the Guarantee Society.
George Scamell, Esq , Director of the Submarine telegraph
Company.
Henry Palfrey Stephenson, Esq.. Deputy Chairman of the
Crystal Palace District Gas Company.
Felix Webber, Esq., Catierd Hou-e, Calf ord Bridge, Kent.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Edwards and Co, Westminster.
ENGINEER.
J. Hodgson Jones, 'AT emb. Inst. Civil Engineers, F.C.S,
26, Gres George-street, Westminster.
BANKERS.
M. tropolitan and Provii,oial Bank, 75, CornhilL
BROKERS.
Messrs. Crossley Brothers, 30, Cornhill.
Offi..es : 30, Cornhill.

The highly profitable results which have attended the in-
veqinent of English capital in gas works on the Continent
favour an extension of enterprise in that direltion.
The following- are the dividends paid on, and the present
prices or, the shares of English companies having works on
the Continent:—

Dividend.!Amount paid Present
Name of' Company. per share. Price.
The Imperial Conti-1 12 per et £43 15 £B3 to £Bl
nental Gas
The European Gas •• 10 t• £lO 0 £l6
Ditto New .... 10 ~ £2lO £6
The Malta and Medi-
terranean Gas, re- 1 6 ~ £3 0 Xi to 1 pm.
cently established

Tnere is room for great improvement in the present sup-
ply of water on the Continent. The directors hive already
secured the water-works of Arras, the chief town of the de-
partment of the Pas-de-Calais, in France. The earnings of
the current year will be sufft3ient to give six per cent. profit
on this section of the capital of the company.
No payment is to be made to promoters.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained, of the brokers, the solicitors, and at the of at'
the company where the memorandum and articles of asso-
ciation can be seen.

THE LONDON COCOA - NUT FIBRE
COMPANY (Limited).
Incorporated under the CL mpank s Act, 18E2, whereby the
Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of
his shares.

Capital £20,000, in 20,"00 Shares of £1 each.
Deposit ss. on application, and ss. on allotment. Calls not
to exce' d ss. per share. No call to be made within three
months irom the Incorporation of the Company, and sub-
sequent Calls at intervals of not less than tnree months.

DIRECTORS.
F. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, 4,t orge-street, Hanover square.
Major Bamford, 6, Sutherland. street, Belgrave-square.
Frederick Angerstein, Esq., 133, B,oane-street, and Carlton
Club.
Frank Cole, Esq., 76, Gower-street, Bedford-square.
T. Littlewood, Esq, Broom Hall, bheffteld.
J. Stevens, Esq„ 6s, Cornhill.
With power to add to their number.
BANKERS.
The English and Irish Bank (Limited), 25, Poultry, E.C.

SOLICITOR.
Charles Parke, Esq., 37, Moorgate-street,
AUDITOR.
Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Accountant, 10, Basinghall-
street, E.C.
SECRETARY—Mr. C. H. Baker.
MANAGER OF WORKS—Mr. James Lane.
Temporary Works—Arthur-terrace, Holloway.
Offices -No. 1, Sun-court, Cornhill.
This Company is formed for the purpose of manufacturing
Cocoa-Nut F bre Mats and Matting, under Letters Patent
granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April. 1862.
The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the
improved pile of the mat, and, owing to the mode of weaving,
great durability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of
manufacture.
The superiority of articles manufactured by this process
over the present method will be well understo d in the trade
when it is stated that matting of all descriptions, and car-
riage and door mats, .Ir.c., have a thick fibrous pile upon the
surface hitherto unattained.
The ontinually extendir g demand for articles made of Cocoa
Coe will be gr, atly stimulated by the introduction of the
patent process into the manufacture. The harshness hitherto
complained of in matting made of this material in the ordi-
nary method will.no longer rema n a source of complaint, the
patent process rendering the material and articles made of it
not only more durable, but much softer.
The Patent at the present time is being worked profitably
to a limited extent.
The proposed Capital will be ample for the payment of the
purchase-money for the patent, for looms and other plant,
and for working the busine s on a large scale.
The calculations made warrant the probability that the
profits will exceed 26 per cent., and as the manufactory re-
quired is of a simple and inexpensive character, the works
will be in operation, and profits will be realised, within three
months after allotment of shares
The following is an Estimate of Profits to be realised :s.
X d.

80 Looms, producing 30ft. Mats per day, at 2d.
per foot profit (when sold at the lowest mar-
ket price), equal to .£llos. per week per loom ;
after allowing for stoppages, Zre., say £1 per
week per loom, equal to per annum .. .. 3,120 0 0
20 Looms on Matting and Fancy Work at a profit
cf its. per loom per week, equal to per annum 520 0 0

£3,640 0 0

Rent, Taxes, Gas, and Firing for Manufactur-
ing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 0 0
Wages and Mana4ement .. • . .. .. 6240
0 0
0 0
3 Horses' keep •• •• • • • • •• •• 15
E, penses of Offices and Staff .. .. 0
.0
300 0 0
Wear and Tear a count .. .. £2OO
Reserve account -- .. •• 200 0 0

400 0 0

Balance of Profit on Capital of £5,000, nearly
equal to 40 per cent. per annum .. 1,986 0 0
_ _

£3,640 0 0

If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in

full.
Specimens of the new and improved manufacturetions may be
seen at the offices of the Company, where app
licA for
prospectuses add shares may be made.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the London Cocoa-Nut Fibre Company
(Limited).
No.l, Sun-court, Cornhill, E.C.
Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of ,
being the de-osit of ss. per share on shares in the London
Cocoa-Nut Fibre Ccmpany (Limited), I request that you will
allot me that i,umber; and I accept such shares, or any less
number. And I further request that my name may be placed
on th • register of shareh lders for such shares so allotted.
And I further agree to sign the Articles of Association vilL.n
called upon so to do
I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient Servant,
Name
Address
Profession or Business

Date

RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT.
Received, this day of . IFI3, from ,
the sum of pounds shillings, being a deposit of ss.
per share on shares in the London Cocoa-Nut F.bre
Company (Limited).
For
If inconven!ent to make the deposit with the Bankers, the
entir • form may be sent to the Company's offices, by post,
aecompani,•d by a Cheque crossed, or by Post-office order,
payable to the Secretary.

THE GREAT CADER IDRIS LEAD,
COPPER, IRON MINING, and SLATE COMPANY
(Limited).
This company being completely registered under the Joint-
Stook Companies' Act, 1862, with Limited Liability, no
Shareholder can, under any circumstances, be made re-
sponsible for a greater amount than the shares tor which
he subscribes.
Capital £40,001, in 40,000 Shares of £1 each.
Deposit, ss. per share on application, and ss. per share on
allotment.

DIRECTORS.
Col:Abbott, 150, Leadenhall-street, and Upper Spring-street,
are.
WilliamPortman-s Anerquum, Esq. (former:3r H.M. Consul at Tunis),
Penge, Surrey.
E. J. Bridell, Esq. (Director of the St. David's Mining Corn-
pa,y), 34, Beaumont -street, Portland-p ace.
E. J. Cole, Esq., 76, Gowtr-street, Bedfora-square.
Ed' ards Richards, Esq., Knightsbridge, and Westbourne,
Emsworth. Sussex.
James Young, Esq., 19, Great George-street, Westminster.
With power to add to their number.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-strce.
SOLICITOR.
G. R. Dodd, Esq., F.S.A., 26, New Broad-street, E.C.
AUDITORS.
Will be appointed by the Shareholders.
SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Messrs. Letch and Maguire.
Temporary Offices—No. 1 Coleman-street-buildings, Moor-
gate,-street, E.C.
This Comp,ny is formed for the purpose of purchasing
nd
an
extensive and valuable grant of Lead, Copper, n O
Slate, en the north side of the noted Caller Idris Mountain,
known as the Cyfannedd-fawr, in the parish of Llanegryn,
Merionethslnre, North Wales, held under lease for 21 years,
at 1-15th Royalty on all minerals (except Iron Ore, at a
Royalty of only 4d. per ton).
The great grant includes numerous lodes of Lead, Zinc, and
Copper Iron of the beat quality, and blende with traces of
Gold—also excellent Slate.
An adit-level intersects several lodes of Silver-lead, or
Galena.
fives promise of excellent
A Copper lode opened upon, g re-
sults.
An Iron vein runs through the entire grant.
e can be worked
An extensive bed of Slate of good cleavag
to great advantage.
The Silver-lead, proved by assay, has yielded 40 ounces of
silver to the ton of ore.
Lead and Copper from a shaft at the end of the adit have
reali: ed £32 per ton.
The Iron vein is estimated to produce 61 per cent. of iron.
The Slate is of superior quality, and can be cut into pave-
ment, flooring, chimney pieces, ‘tc. The streams of water
running through the grant offer great facilities for workdig,
scouring, and cutting the slate.
for workin In fact,
ga Quarry opened
upon the property will pay well .
The foregoing, facts and the position of the grant, in a rich
mineral district, warrant the conclusion that, efficiently
worked, the mine is capable of yielningreturns equal to those
of the most profitable mines in the Principality.
The property being adva,tageeusly situated about half a
mile from the Welsh Coast Railway, from which a siding can
be constructed at moderate cost, an 1 only miles by r übf c
road from the shipping port of Barmonth, affords a facility
of transit which greatly enhances its value.
With these a evantage4, and adequate
the Direct water power for
working. machinery, dressing ores, &c., after
careful investigation, confidently anticipite that les. per
share upon the capital of the Company will be sufficient
re-
to
develope the wealth of the mine, and produCe profitable
sults without further calls.
The Lessee having agreed to take £3,000 in cash, •and 5,000
paid up sh tree. assigns all his interest in the mine, inc uding
upwar 's of 160 acres of mineral ground—the pr,vious out-
lay—mining buildings, smith's shop, offices, dre- sing floors,
bucking house, &c., immediate operations
can therefore be
commenced when, in the judgment of the Directors, sufficient
capital is subscribed.
Samples of the duffel ant ores taken from the mine, retorts,
prospectuses, and forms of app ication for shares,ra may e
obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Comn; and the
deposit paid on application will be returned if no allotment
be made to the applicant.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Great Cader Idris Lead, Copper, Iron
linincr, and Slate Company, (Limited).
Gentlemen,—Havingr paid to your credit with Messrs.
Robarte, Lubbock, and Co., £ , I hereby request you
w 11 aliot meshares in the above Company, and I agree
to accept such sh.res, or any less number that may be allotted
to me ; and I authorise you to inetrt my a. ame in the register
of Shareholders for
the same.
Nam
Address

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