The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-09 00:00:00

No. 22,820.

WEYMOUTH AND CHANNEL ISLANDS STEAM
PACKET COMPANY (Limited).
CHERBOURG FRTES, TUESDAY, WED-
NESDAY, and THURSDAY, August 15th, 16th,.
17th, 1865.
One of the fast paddlewheel Steamers belonging to the
above Company will make an EXCURSION from WEY-
MOUTH to CHERBOURG on MONDAY, August 14,
1865, at 1.30 p.►n. (after tho arrival of the first Bristol and
London trains), and remain there during tho festivities;
returning on FRIDAY, August 18, at 9.30 a.m.

Fares for the Double Journey 20s.
(Passengers holding these Tickets will be required to
disembark at Cherbourg, on their arrival, and re-embark
on Friday morning at 9.15 a.m.)
Fares for the Double Journey, including Sleeping Berths
for the nights of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, 40s.
These Tickets must be secured by an early application
to Mr. HENRY BUDD, Weymouth. The holders will have
the privilege and use of a sleeping berth bearing the same
number as the Ticket, and will be limited. Post-office
orders for 40s. each, payable to Mr. HENRY BUDD, Wey-
mouth, will have the preference, and secure a Berth on its
receipt, until all are disposed of.
Should any Money Orders arrive after all the Berths are
disposed of, the Cash will be returned, or Two ordinary
Excursion Tickets issued in lieu, at the option of the ap-
plicant.
Provisions not included, but may be had on board at
moderate terms.

Applications for Tickets must state whether for lady or
gentleman, a cabin being expressly appropriated for the
accommodation of each.

PROGRAMME.
(Translated from the French Newspapers.)
Monday, 14th.—The English Squadron will arrive at
Cherbourg.
Tuesday, 15th.—Grand Dinner given by flee Minister of
Marine Department, at the Hotel de Ville. Public Amuse-
ments and Fireworks in the evening.
Wednesday, 16th.—Grand Dinner and Reception at the
Hotel of the " Prefecture Maritim©" Public Amusements.

Thursday, 17th.—Grand Dinner on board the "Magenta."
Public Amusements. Grand Ball at the Hotel de Ville.

Friday, 18th.—Departure of this Excursion at 9.30 a.m.
Departure of the Squadrons.
JOSEPH MAUNDERS, Manager.
Weymouth, August 8, 1865.

MARSEILLES EXTENSION RAILWAY
and LAND COMPANY (Limited).
Incorporated under " The Companies Act, 1862."
Capital £400,000, in 20,000 shares of £2O each, 7,000 of
which have already been subscribed for in England and
France: 3,000 will be reserved for issue as paid-up
shares.
Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum is guaranteed
to be paid by the Contractors on the capital called up
during the construction of the works.
£1 per share to be paid on application, and £4 on allot-
ment. Future calls not to exceed £5 per share, nor to
be made at intervals of less than three months.
DIRECTORS.
London:
William Lee, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and
County Bank.
James Childs, Esq., Roehampton, Director of the East
London Railway Company.
Charles E. Newbon, Esq., Director of the General Irriga-
tion Company of France.
The Hon. A. C. Hobart, Berkeley-square, Director of the
Russian Ironworks Company.
Hugh H. L. Astley, Esq., Nicholas-lane, Director of the
City Offices Company.
J. Pennington Legh, Esq., Brighton, and Kuutsford,
Cheshire.
Clarence A. Collier, Esq., Norfolk-street, Park-lane.
Paris :
M. Le Comte Clary, Senateur, Rue d'Aumale.
IL Jules Talabot, Boulevard des Italiens.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, Lombard-
street.
BANKERS.
The Imperial Bank, Lothbury.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Robins, Barber, and Dailey, Threadneedle-street.
ENGINEER.
George Berkley, Esq., 242 Great George-street, West-
minster.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)
H. P. Hakewill, Eeq.
Temporary Offices-4A, Alderman's-walk, Now Broad-
street.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. •
The objects of the Company are, first, to construct a rail-
way about nine miles in length from tho Old Port of Mar-
seilles to Podestat, to afford increased facilities for the cm,
merce and manufactures of the town and port ; secondly,
to acquire land on both sides of the line throughout its
length for building and other purposes, to which great
value will be given by the construction of the railway.
The reputation of Marseilles as the first maritime city of
France is well known ; second only to Paris in population
and wealth, its position and capabilities givo it the com-
mand of French commerce in the Mediterranean. _ _ _

Within the last 10 years 3liirseilles has been placed in
direct railway communication with. Paris and all parts of
France ; magnificent docks and warehouses have been
constructed, but great and rapid as those new works have
been, they are still far behind the requirements of its ever
increasing trade.
The old quarters of the town are being demolished to
make room for handsome streets and public buildings. The
population thus displaced are driven to the suburbs, more
especially towards the south, where the lands of the Com-
pany are situate.
The proposed Railway, after leaving the port and town
of 300,000 inhabitants, will pass through the southern
suburb, which contains a population of 50,000, and follow
the valley to the sea, at the Madrague de Montredon, from
thence it will be continued for three miles along the coast
to Podestat, affording sites for the erection of factories,
with access to the sea, and direct railway communication
with the town and port, and with the Paris, Lyons, and
Mediterranean lines, by a junction with the proposed new
branch of the latter to the Place Castellano.
The Company have contracted for the purchase of about
1,200,000 square metres of land (about 300 English acres)
situated on both sides of the proposed railway between the
town and the Madrague de Montredon, 140,000 metres of
which will be required for the construction of the line and
stations, leaving 1,060,000 metres to be sold for the erec-
tion of first-class residences.
It has been estimated that, on the completion of the rail-
way, the whole of this land will be readily seld at the
price of at least 20fr. per metre, at which rate it will pro-
duce 21,200,000 fr., or £848,000.
The Company have also contracted for the purchase of
a very large tract of ground beyond the Madrague de
Montredon, through which the railway will pass to
Podestat. _ _ _ _ _

The average cash cost to the Company of the land above
referred to is only 5/fr. per metre, including the houses
already built thereon, and including also upwards of
10,000,000 metres of land (about 2,500 acres) on the coast
line for three miles beyond the proposed terminus at PO-
destat, which will thus be acquired by the Company free
of cost, and which will bo made available at some future
time by an extension of the railway and the formation of
roads.

Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
had of the secretary at the offices of the Company ;
or of the bankers, brokers, and solicitors. But no applica-
tion will be entertained unless the deposit of £1 per share
on the number applied for has been duly paid to the Com-
pany's bankers. In the event of no allotment being made
to the applicant, the deposit will be promptly returned in
full.