The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

BA.NYCERS.

London.—The City Bank.
Ireland.—Provincial Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Belfast,
and all its branches.
The following Banks have consented to receive Deposits
on Applications :
Scotland.—Royal Bank of Scotland and its branches.
Liverpool.—LthSFpool Comniercial Banking Company
Bristol.—Baillie, Cave, Baillie, and Co., Old Bank.
Manchester.—Manchester and Salford Bank.

SOLICITORS IN IRELAND.
Newtons and Armstrong, Dublin.
SOLICITORS IN LONDON. '

,Elmslio, Forsyth, and Sedgwick, 27, Leadenhall-street.

BROILERS.

London.—Lowndes, Surgey, and Woolley.
Liverpool.—T. Tinley and Sons.
Manchester—Gorton Bros., and Pooloy.
Dublin.—Bruce and Symes.
Belfast.—Theodore Bushell, Esq.
, Josias Conynghara, Esq.
Cork.—Wm. Connell, Esq.
Glasgow.—L. and R H. Robertson.
ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER.
Charles Lanyon, Esq., Belfast and Dublin.
SECRETAII.Y.
F. Pembroke Jones, Esq.
OFFICES.
1, Threadneedle-street, London.

The experience of the last few years proves that for rail-
Way companies suburban and metropolitan traffic is the
most remunerative. What might have been the profits
made had the taking of building land by railway companies
been allo aced needs but the simple fact stated, that land at
the various suburban termini of the London railways has
in many cases more than trebled in value.
This Association is formed to carry through a scheme
which embraces the possession of a line of railway starting
from the large manufacturing town of Belfast to Bangor,
via Holywood, having not only a largo and increasing
suburban, but sea-side traffic, both for permanent residences
and excursions, also the advantage of land with sea frontage
for building purposes. Its success can therefore hardly
admit of a doubt. That portion of the Railway, 4,1 miles
of which (from Belfast to Holywood) has been open since
1848, yields an enormous return on its cost of construction ;
and since the 18th of May last, by the opening of an addi-
tional 71 miles to Bangor, nearly 70 per cent., on previous
traffic has been gained, and without a very large increase
of rolling stock the numbers seeking conveyance cannot be
carried. The line, which is at present single, will therefore
at once be doubled, and ample rolling stock provided.
The traffic returns show, in the 41. miles, the following
results :

Passengers. Increase.
Week ending 4th June, 1865 10,041

sth „ ' 1864 ... 6;478

3,563
11th „ 1865 11,380
~ 12th „ 1864... 7,246

4,131
„ 18th „ 1865 ... 12,298
„ 10th „ 1864 6,080 __ _

6,218
„ 25th „ 1865...14,809
„ 26th „ 1864 ... 6,958

7,831
71 2nd July 1865 .„ 11,691
~ 3rd „ 1864... 6,497

5,114
9th „ 1865...18,224
„ 10th „ 1864...10,065

3,159

The mileage traffic over the 7/ miles will undoubtedly
more than double the above when the Company has pro-
vided means for its development.
Belfast is acknowledged to be one of the most prosporous
cities in the United Kingdom. With the adjoining manu-
facturing towns it has a population of 190,000. The
Population of Dublin is 254,000. The cost of the Dublin
and Kingstown line of railway, unsurpassed as an in-
vestment (the £lOO stock being now £200), was
£65,000 per mile. Tho cost of the railway from
Belfast to Bangor, for a double line is, including building
land, £50,000 per mile, and there are in Belfast alone
above 40,000 mill hands, all of whom are discharged from
Work at one o'clock •on Saturday afternoon, and resort
In such numbers to Bangor, that during the year 1864,
Previous to the opening of the railway beyond Holywood,
no loss than 208,000 persons visited Bangor by steamer
alone, exclusive of those by the road. The steamer con-
veying these large numbers was only five months on the
station. The large manufacturing towns of Lurgan, Lisburn,
and Portadown also contribute to the Bangor traffic.
The Belfast, Holywood, and Bangor Railway Company
have, by a bill passed this session, become possessed of the
4 miles from Belfast to Holywood, and thus secured 12
miles of rail, giving direct communication from the great
manufacturing town of Belfast to Bangor, which town may
fairly be considered the Brighton of Belfast. It can be
reached in twenty minutes. Its beauty of scenery is un-
Surpassed. Bathing can be had at all states of tido, and it
11 very popular with all elag§es for residences and ()sour-
mons.

When this Association has carried out its plan of having
first-rate hotel accommodation, bathing places at Holywood
and Bangor, winter-gardens, concert-room, and esplanade,
the result cannot fail of being highly remunerative to the
shareholders. The traffic, when all the arrangements have
been carried out, has been estimated by competent judges
at a minimum of £1,500 per week, which will pay as high
a rate of dividend as the shareholders in the Dublin and
Kingstown Railway receive.
The demand for houses at Bangor and along the line is
so great that in the small town of Bangor, as it at present
exists, rates are paid for houses for the summer season far
beyond those of the most fashionable English watering
places, and farm-houses along the line are fully occupied
by visitors.

An agreement has been entered into by which this Corn-
Pan,, y will acquire not only the 12 miles of railway from
zelfast, via Ilolywood, to Bangor, but also become the owners
very valuable building land on the sea-shore at Bangor,
with a further quantity at Holywood, and the power of tak-
ing further eligible sites. The shareholders in the Railway
vendorsking their shares at par in this Company ; and
the of the land above-mentioned show their con-
fidence in the undertaking by accepting the whole of the
Purchase-money in shares. Investors thus have the benefits
arising from a productive line of rail, and also the large
profits which are so well known to be made from invest-
ments in land adjoining such a line of railway.
Eminent contractors have gone over the works, and are
prepared to enter into a contract to double the line, supply
all the necessary additional rolling stock, and to construct
the esplanade, roads, hotel, baths, and other public build-
ings, and pay to the shareholders 6 per cent. on the paid-
Up capital for three years from the lst September, 1865.
An influential committee in Belfast will be formed.
The plans, reports, and other particulars may be seen at
the Offices of the Company.
Prospectuses and forms of application may be obtained
at the London Financial Association (Limited), South Sea
%use, Threadneedle-street, the Bankers, Brokers, and
Solicitors of the Company.
No. 1, Threadneedle-street, 10th Aug., 1865.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES
(To be retained by the Bankers.)
lie the Directors of the Belfast and Bangor Railway and
Land Company (Limited).
Gentlemen,—
'laving paid £ to your Bankers, I request you
Will allot me Shares in the above-named
Cornpany ; and I agree to accept such Shares or any lesser
*ember that may be allotted to me, to become a member of
the Company, and to sign the Articles of Association when
required ; and I hereby authorise you to place my name
on the Register of Members in respect of tho Shares so
allotted. In the event of your allotting me a lesser number
of Shares than applied for, I authorise you to apply the
deposit, so far as may be necessary, towards the payment
clue on allotment.

Name in full
Ordinary Signature
Profession or Business
Address
Date __

SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and
HOME, Hampstead. Offices. 77, Cornbill.
PATRON—The QUEEN.
TRUSTEES.
Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, The Rev. Canon ehamppeys
It NI. Thomas Baring, Esq , M.P.
TREASURERS.
B.C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq.
Tilts_ Institution is designed to supply a great national
want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in
the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines.
It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domeatio
7ervice, and provides a home free of expense for former
uniates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the
temptations they might otherwise be exposed to.
The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU-
ONB to meet the increasing applications through the
recent storms and loss of life at sea, and t o enable them
eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the
s_enesslttes of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000
,:Pers annually by casualties alone, without including those
-1,1,0 may perish by war
eigi:eriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs
ta'4Fl Y. Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre •
"4 at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill.
E. SWEETTNG, Hon. Sac.
CHARLES NASH, Sec.