The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

EAST GRINSTEAD. GROOMBRIDGE, AND
,__TUNBRIDGE WELLS RAILWAY COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, ThitheORDINARY
lIALF-YEARLY G s:N ER A L MEETING of this Company
will be held at the Company's Offices, No. 28. Great George-
atreet, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 14th day of August,
1863, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose of
receiving a Report from the Directors and transacting the
general business or the Company.
And the said Meeting will be made special, for the purpose
of considering and approving, or otherwise, an Agreement
between the Company and the London, Brighton, and South
Coast Railway Company, dated the 2Sth day of July, 1863, for
the working by the latter Company of the traffic of the Com-
pany's Railway, on the terms therein mentioned, which
Agreement has been made in pursuance of the provisions of
the East Grinstead, Groombridge, and Tunbridge Wells
Railway Act, 1862.
The Transfer Books of the Cornpany will be closed on the
Bth day of August, 1863, and will remain so until after the
Meeting.

WEST. Chairman.
G. W. BROWN, Secretary.
2S, Great George-street, Westminster,
31st July, 1863.

THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.
Office, Tlorseferry-road, Westminster,
sth Au;., 1853,
IDO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That,
pursuant to the Bth Bye Law of this ;company,
John Sale Barker, Esq.,
.Toseph Bennet, Esq..
Thomas Erskine May, EN., C. 8., and
Sir Andrew Scott Wawzh, F.R S„
four of the Proprietors of this Company, have severally
given me notice, in writinz of their intention to stand for
the office of Director, to supply the Vacancy which has oc-
curred in the Court of Directors by the decease of John
Barker, Es-1., at the Election which will take place at this
Office, at Twelve o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 18th inst.
By order.
JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,12?,828.
ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,401.
LONDON BOARD.
John White Cater, Esq., IP. du Pre Grenfell, Esq.
Chairman. A. Klockmann, Esq.
Charles Morrison, Esq., De- John Monett, Esq.
puty Chairman. Junius S. Morgan, Esq.
A. De Arroyaye, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq
Edward Cohen, Esq.Schroder, John H. Wm. Esq.
James du Buisson, Esq. George Younc, Esq.
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Ex-DIRECTORS.
A. H. Campbell, Esq. 1 Robert Smith, Esq.
P. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq.
P. P. Ralli, Esq.
Manager of Fire Department—George H. Whyting.
Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre.
Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. H. Burnett.

Secretary—F. W. Lance.
General Manager —David Smith.

FIRE DE v!ARTMENY.
The Company grans Insnrances against Fire in the United
liingdorn, and all foreign 'oountries.
Mercantile Risks 3n file Port of London accepted at re-
duced rates.

Losses promptly an liberally settled.
Foreign Risks.—T'ne Director=, having a practical know-
ledge of foreign crJuntries, are prepared to issue Pollees on
the most favoura'ile terms. In all cases a discount will be
allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances,

LIFE DEPARTMENT
The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected
during the las - few years :
So. of Policies
Issued. Sums. Premiums.
115 • • •••• • ... 455
1859........ 6"5
18'0 741 -5,649
1861
1862
Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623,
asstuinv, the large sum of £2,928,917.
The leading features of the Office are:-
1. Entire Se:urity to Assurers.
2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the
prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga-
tion.
3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums
-Turirestreted conditions of Policies—and general
liberality in dealing with the A ssured.
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the
READ OFFICES • LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings.
EDINBURGH —64, Princes-street

NORTH BRITT:SH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
WEST-END OFFICE :
• 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL.
Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL.

PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS
PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES,

16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C.
Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering
from loss or injury to themselves or proderty, should apply
for redress and compensation at the above Offices ; established
to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad-
vantageous i erms.

Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed
to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply.

NEUSTADT CHARCOAL IRON WORKS
COMPANY (Limited).
Capital £230,000, in 11,500 Shares of £2O each. Deposit on
application 10s. per Share, and £1 10s. on Allotment. The
calls not to exceed £5 per share during the first three months,
and no further calls to be made payable at shorter intervals
than Three Months. In the event of no Allotment being
made, all Deposits to be returned in full.
The Company will be formed under the English law of
Limited Liability.
The Articles of Association will secure to the English
Shareholders the right to elect two-thirds of the Directors of
the Company durin,l the first seven years.
The amount expended in these works exceeds £340,000.
The purchase-money, to be paid by instalments, is £160,010 ;
and this amount, with £40,000 for gradual extension of the
works and working capital, will, it is estimated, be sufficient
to carry on the undertaking profitably.
Total present Capital required £200,000
Of which a Mortgage may remain at 5 per cent. 01 50,000

Leaving. Net Capital to be raised • 4150,000
Upwards of 4,000 Shares have already been taken,
amounting. to BO,OOO

Leaving 3,500 Shares now to be taken, amounting to £70,000
Charles Buck, Es DIRECTORS.
q. (It. Buck and Co.), 1, Crosby-square,
Theodore Erich, London, and Mun ic Esq.,h (F. Steigerwald), 77, Newgate-street,
William Fowler, Esq., Sheepbridge Iron Works, near Ches-
terfield.
John Il ed!ey, Esq., her Majesty's Inspector of Works, Derby.
street. h Knapp, Esq. (Loeder, Knapp, and Co.), 1, New Broad-
Edwat d Nehse, Esq., Neustadt
Charles Phelps, Esq., :1, Rood-lane.
James Taylor, Esq. (James Taylor and Co.), 13, Fenchurch-
buildings.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Hargrove, Fow;er, and Blunt, 3, Victoria-street,
Westminster.
BANKERS.
The Consolidated Bank, 4, Lorbard-street, London,
and Mane:nester.
AtrlrfroßS.
Messrs. Chadwick, Walton',
street, Westminster, and Adamson, 27, Great George.
r,nd 75, King-street, Manchester.
Temporary offices-27, Birchin-lane.

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This Company Is established for purchasing and working
the celebrated I:on Works, situate at Neustadt, on the
Hanover and Bremen 11, ilway.
These important works, well known in Germany for the
production of Charcoal Iron, were established in 1856-58, at a
cost ex eerting £340,000.
According to a report by John IFledley, Esq., of Derby, one
of ll.M.'s Inspectors of Mines (which report may be seen at
the Office), the works consist of two blast furnaces— a foundry
containing cupola and arrangements for a large casting busi-
ness—a forge—bar and piste mills with eight pairs of rolls—
shears—lathes, &c., capable, with slight additions, of turning
out annually 5,000 tons of boiler plates, and 3,000 tons of bars,
the whole of the machinery worked by steam power—
together with ample storehouses, workshops, and offices, and
cottages for tweJ;ty-five families.
The buildings are of a more substantial kind than is usual
for such purposes in England, and the machinery, which is
constructed with all recent improvements, is in excellent
condition, having been used for a short time only.
The deposit of iron ore belonging to the works.is practi-
cally inexhaustible; it is of very pure quality, of the s true
composition as the clay band of the coal measures, and con-
tains from forty-two t ) forty-four percent. of iron according
to the analysis of Dr. Percy, of the Government School of
Mines in London. As this mass of ore lies open to the day
it is worked without the expense of sinking shafts, pump-
ing, &c.
The fuel employed being half wood charcoal and half peat,
entirely tree from sulphur and phosph rus, plates nd all
other descriptions of the finest quality are marufactured.
The extensive forests in the neighbourhood, and an inex-
haustible deposit of peat from 2u to 30 feet in thickness—
which is prepared at the works—supply the requisite fuel at
a cheap rate.
Coke is supplied by neighbouring collieries, of a quality
equal to the best North of England coke, with which superior]
Iron for Casting purposes can be made, and for which there is
an extens ve demand throughout Germany, at a price which'
will leave a large profir.
The Iron made at these works is adapted for the manufac-
ture of first-class plates, bars, tyres, and steel ; and from the,
tenacious and ductile character of some of the
mixtures, supe
rior armour plates for ,hipS can be manufactured.
For the cinveyance of fuel ,nd products of the works the
property includes eight miles of railway, three feet gauge,
besides two and three quarter miles of main line, branch and
sidings connecting the works w:th the Hanover and Bremen.
line, and thus with all parts of Germany. ,
stt freehold land,
The works are erected upon about fifty acres 165 Morgen'
and there is also a copyhold farm of 172
B_lorgelt
~ (about 130 acres) on which the Iron ore is worked
"--"er concession, comprising also a farm house and home-
stead for the tenant.
.tZieli)act hundred and fifty tons of Puddle Iron and about
aniuiniirl;ii...-lupdie:de sin' fthdreiepdu
peat remain upon the property,
Corn-
tale %re
palsy whoecluence of the excessive outlay made by the Corn-
establiahed the works, together with the mercan-
theta to :Mon at that period, financial difficulties brought
Price or ziAt,,nd• The whole is now offered at a very low
on the first ere
The coo, ',On—being less than half the original cost. commence busing,i now purchasing the Works, may at once
fore with a proes avoiding the delays necessarily attendant
experienced.Xtt of an early dividend.
An °ll of works of such magnitude, and there-
An
this total
resident Manager will be sent from En,g-
land.
and on Ytheajter
nital of £230,000, with the extensions
proposed, Mr. II eell:a-
produ-tien,
carefully estimating the cost of
protective duties of the iii carefully
that tire present high
(which is not expected Zollvereio on foreign iron are repealed
of upwards of:20 per centr ye to come) shows a clear profit
representing a capital of £lsoth the first issue of 7,500 shares,
produce 1,200 tons of bars, a '
ci)00. the works can be started to
and after paying int -rest rTi.'t ikseols tons nt plates annually t
mortgage of £50,090, a dividend of trate of 5 per cent on the
There is also a considerable it
olt per cent. may be realised.
of the G• rman and Austrian it
profit in re-rolling rails
sent to the Westphalian.d
Iron aYs, which atpresent are
miles with
miles beyond:\ eusta ta carriage of 30)
The additional furnaces for inanufacturi s.
dby Mr. Hedley, and for Ny , n„ coke iron, re-
commende
aril be post, oned for
hic the unissued shares
will be called,
e reduction in thereto present.
The prosne3fl;orn
Ilinglebeim to Ililde°4l °re t° Oa. per ton,
when the line
ofcoke iron, will add about
is consecte
ture
ut .E 6,000
and the mix
annually
to tine profits.
I.roJ-pectuses and forms of application may be
and of the Brokers, Solicitors,and
had at the
Temporary Offices, Bankers
of the Company.
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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SFikinEs.
To the Directors of the Neustadt Charcoal Iron
imited). Company
Gentlemen—ilaving paid to your Bankers the sum
being the deposit of 105. per share on f,r
shares in the above Compaq, I hereby request that you will
allot me that number, and I hereby agree to accept such
shares, or any lesser number that maybe allotted to me ;
and
I further request that my name may be ulaced on the
e and
of Shareholders for the shares so allotted.
Name in full
Residence
Profession or Business
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