The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

By order,
FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary.
Waterloo-brid&e Station, London,
July 23, 1863.

THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.
Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster,
24th July, 1863.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a
Vacancy has occurred in the Court of Directors of
this Company by the decease of John Barker, Esq.
Notice is hereby also given, that, by the Bth Bye Law of the
Company, it is ordained and appointed that every Candidate
for becoming a Director sha 1 give notice thereof, in writing,
to the Secretary of the Company, at least fourteen days
before the day of election.
Notice is hereby further given, that a SPECIAL GENE_
RAI, COURT of the Prof,rietors will be held at this Office
on TU DitLY, the ISth day of August next, for the election
of a Director to supply the s,id Vacancy ; and that, sh uld
a Ballot be required, it will continue open for four hours
from its commencement.
The chair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely.
By order of the Court of Uirectora,
JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary.

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ItoyAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, at King's-cross.

Patron—The QUEEN.
President--The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free
and instant admission to, the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitia'nle form—viz., that which is aecom-
Muted by sickness Paid disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of t.nis great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to ',lave 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wiretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more
on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. ,
The Weelciy Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST. APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
llas.ertnan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; ilerries and Co. ; Ransom and
Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
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Ca, ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool
an_d at the HospitaL

STANFORD S. WITH, Secretary.

THE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY
(Limited).
Incorporated under the Com,,anies' Act, 1852, by which the
Liability of each Shareholder is strictly limited to the amount
of his S arcs.

Capital ,£)50,000, in 25,00 Shares of £lO each.
(With power to increase too One Million Sterling.)
First Issue 12,500 Shares, wher of a portion will be reserved
for India.
icat
Denosit £' per Share on applion, and
'C £1 on .
Calla not to exceed £2 per Share, with an interval otallotment no three months between each call t less

DIRECORS.
Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.8.,T Chair Man, late Lieutenant-
Governor of Bengal.
Oolonel Anderson, C. 8., Director of the Eastern Bengal Rail-
way Company.
George Constable, Esq., Firm of Henderson and Constable
Cannon-street, E.C.
Sir Frederick Currie Bart . Member of the Council of Ineia '
Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and Barodts Rail-
Colonelompany.
Holland, Director of the Agra and United Service
Bank.
John Stewart, Esq., Director of t:d Marine insurance
Conr-
an
John Robert Thomson, e
Esils Chairman of the London and
South African Bank.
James Henry Young, Esq., -late
of
the Bengal Civil Service.
T. Ti. Walker, Esq.. 21. ",„laavitTernicie_hua•nererßen-
A Shareholder, to be e;eeted I.and
aliij)(l..°ll.lm. 'tad), 27, Cannon-
-84. General Meeting.
IVA.NRERS IN Loy
The Agra and United Service B
street, .E.C.
The London and. County Ban,-, nan„„_equare, W.
BANKVARB IN INDIA.
The Isgra and Untied Service Bank (Limited).
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-'riars, E.G
BROKER. •
Francis Burnand, Esq., 78, Lombard-street, and 13 and 14,
County-chambers, Cornhill, E.C.
SECRETARY (pro tem.)
Macdonald Yates, Esq.
TeraPOrary OffiOes :-36, Cannon-street, E.C., and 5, Parlia-
ment-street, Westminster.
The deficlem
of Hotel accommodation in India, chinas
and other places in the East to which Eut °peens now resort
general
in large and annually increasing numbers, is a subject of
railway complaint ; and it is evident that the development
of the means of transit by ocean and river steamers, and by
s, which has been in rapid progTess now for some
Years, must imperfectly fulfil all P.oportant objects, so far
att4l.,V4.lropean intercourse with the East is conc,rned, until
this want is adequately supplied.
most SRC-
aset 'ngland' and on the o'nt:tnent of Europe, it is now an.
ce 'itained fact that the joint-stock system may
firsB nilY be applied to the establishment of Hotels of the
tit class. If this be s4l where good private Hotels before
existed in
that an _ u large numbers, there seems no reason to doubt
the a 'q al degree of
PPliCatiOn of s-atens. to the same
object, in colt
d is great and
commercial success is attainable by
incr,..,,,n :,tries where, though the deman . s
do '
-not exist.
spects of tl:ken-
In Calcutt s
4% it may almost be said that good private Hotels '
purchased
:and undert a ," joint-stock company has lately
infe. red fronset ter; rimay be
he ,"'"'e, asacommercial speculation, s
the management of an Hotel, and the pro-
are quoted in the is..e,r3' high premium at which their shares
Englishman,,, --tv.'-it,eutta. -mark t, see "Times" July 17, the
Indian Mait,,, vieeKly Mail" ofe June 8,1863, and "Allen s
equal to 70 per ce ..
, £25 paid, present value, XVI ex. div.,
ot 10 per eent. f.,. -t. Premium, and the payment of a dividend
establiteMme
to 20 per cent .ir the half-year ending 30th April last, equal
the er annum. Bombay offers a wide field for
early corn. ;nt of an Hotel of a first class character. The
island 0:i. Ir Tian of vast lines of railway converging in the
tion betwe:haY. and the more frequent steam communica-
Plaer, Must 0 that pert and Europe vvhich will soon take
rriOda:tion. nrY much increase the demand for ouch &loom-
_lt is ti,;,,!:.!: same may be said of Madras.
k;otripa„y7r These circumstances that the Oriental Hotels
the pp.Ltunited) is established' in the ofi.'ent belief that
not bete rlOn of European capital to India in this form will
instance, :4toProtitable than useful. It is proposed, inAhe first
Point
pply the urgent requirements of Thimbay and
win n;titurttnile. There are equally important places which
neli for exa4 Lngago the early attention of the Company,
prreak of ins% vas SI-wires, Singapore, and Kurracheeh; not
Le .or at
indta!tvir important rail xay stations in t e in!
',where. at a corn ere there are now no Hotels at all, and
for profitab e paratively small outlay, there is a large field
The lar r
eopei ations.
eonveniengcees lass of the
climste, an Company's Hotels will afford all the
to, the best European Hotels adapted to the
tended; t the habits of the l. I; they are in-
comfort the iin " s
m
ose .or IV Om
health and
allest class, the
It is intendedntinnatea will be carefully studied.
in each Presider to itute local comiittees of management
In the event of tvroe!te Hotels may be est
ablished.
being subscribed for. uuhirds of the first issue of shares not
deposits will be returnedallotrnent will take place, and the
tier. to the b flu scrib re, without deduc-
It is proposed to pay to shareholders
upon the capital as pai,, _
p, 5 per cent, interest
clared. . e until the first dividend is de-
Prospectuses and forms of ppm!
had on application to the Bankers
,cation for shares may be
tart'. the Broker or the Secre-
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR
To be retained by the Ban SHARES.
kers.
THE ORIENTAL HOTELS CODspAN
Y (Limited)
To the Directors of the Oriental Hotels Co '
rnPany (Limited).
Gtntlemen,—Having paid to the Bankers of the aov named Company the sum of £ , I hereby re
questbtheat-
you will allot me shares in the said C'otn
anV; and I agree to accept such shares, or any 8 nailer nutnoe that v
be allotted to me, and to become a Member of they Consan?,'
and I authorise you to place my name on the Regist7t;"
Members in res tof the shares to be allotted to tn
pec ot
es and I
agree to be bound by all the conditions and regulations c. 0.,
taiued in the Memorandum and Articles of Association s
0 the
Company, in manner provided by "The Companies Act,
1862."
I undertake to pay the balance (if any) of the Deposit of £2
per share on the shares allotted to me within ten days after
notice of ailotment, and in default thereof, I authorise you to
cancel the allotment, and I agree that the Deposit paid shall
be forfeited to the Company.
Dated this day ,1863.
Name in full
Firm (if any)
' -Business or Profession
Place of Business '
Residence