The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

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The Right Hon. Lord Keane. Stetchworth-park, Cambridgeshire.
Captain 11. L Evans, Bombay Arny, 14, St. James's-square, late
I'o itical Agent at Nimar.
Major Fatrick T. Freheh. Bombay Army, 14. St. James's-square,
late cting Resident at the Com tof his Highness the Guicowar at
Barod
Lieutenant-Colonel John Pict Kennedy, 54, Torrington-square, for-
merly R.E., and late Consulting Engineer to the Government of
India Railway Department.
Arthur J arner Lewis. Esq., °nestling Lodge, near Hastings, Sussex.
Captain Robert Scott, late H.E.1.C.N.5., Finchley New-road, St.
John's-wood.
Henry Harrington Thomas, Esq , 11.E.1.C., Civil Service, Laura-
place, Bath.
Henry Vansittart, Esq., H.E.LC., Civil. Service, Forest-hill, Syden-

ham.
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ENGINEER-IN-GRlEF—Lieutenant-Colonel
J. P. Kennedy.
BANKERS—The Oriental Bank, 7, Walbrook, London.
BRoKEß—William Ilartridge, Esq., 80, Old Broad-street.
koLicriorts—Howard and Dollman, 141, Fenchurch-street.
SECRETARY—CharIes H. Kennedy, ESQ.
OrnoEs—No. 10, Liverpool-street, New Broad-street.
This Company is formed for the purpose of constructing a Trunk
Line of Ra lway to connect Bombay with Agra and Central India,
by way of Surat, Baroda, and Neemuch, and the valleys of the
alliye and the Chumbul, and thus to form a juncti n between the
Trunk Line of the East India Railway Company and the Presidency
of ombay ; and also to construct a line from Surat alo .5 the
valley of the Taptee, into the great cotton districts of Candeish and
Berar, an' the coal and mineral districts of the Nerbudda, together
with such branches as the interests of the adjacent districts may
require.
i he Company have selected this line of country as being pem-
liarly favourable in an engineering point of view, and in consequence
of its larg population ; its valuable production:. including the most
celebrated cation of India, large quantities of opium, and an inex-
haustible supply of salt; its excessive deficiency in the ordinary
roads requisite for commercial intercourse; the directness of its
course in csnnecting the nearest Anglo-Indian harbour (Bombay)
with the ancient capital of Ilin.toostan, and with those rich pro-
vinces which most largely consume British produce ; its meeting at
the most convenient point (Agra) the railway in progress from Cal-
cutta to the north-west of India; its running in the most direct line
for carrying British and Indian produce towards Thibet and China,
rs well as for reaching Simla, which has for ,everal years been the
principal residence of the heads of the Anglo-Indian Government
and of the army
The capital necessary for the formation of the trunk line from
Bombay to Agra, being about 800 miles, and which it is intended
shall be first undertaken, has been estimated upon the most careful
and economical calculations at 4,500,000/., to be raised by a first
and subsequent issues. The holders of original shares will have
the preferential claim to the shares to he hereafter issued. No call
will he made until after the completion of the surveys, and the final
approve, of the Home and Indian Governments.
The Governor-General, after detailing in hi+ report of the 20th of
April the many and great advantages which, both in a political and
commercial point of view, would iollow the adoption of the line of
railway pr jected by this Company and strongly advocating its con-
struc,ion, concludes
" I repeat, theref are, that I evise the construction of a line from
Surat by Baroda and Neemuch to Agra, as being calculated to afford
the greatest amount of general advantage, if, on survey, it should be
found that the work can be executed upon any such terms as those
contemplated in the memo, ial of the Directors of the Baroda and
Central In iia Railway Company."
The Directors of this Company have the satisfaction ofknowing that
the views and opinions of the Governor-General, as expressed in his
report, are fully concurred in by the Home Government.
The Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company
have accordingly authorised the Directors of this Company to take
the necessary steps to complete the requisite surveys, and have gua-
ranteed the expenses which shall be incurred in making them ; and
in order that the ensuing season may not be lost,the requisite staff
have been engaged and will be sent out forthwith.
The rate of interest to ne guaranteed on their capital will be the
subject of arrangement between the Directors of this Company and
the East India Company, as soon as the servers shall have been
comp shed and finally approved, lid the Directors are assured that,
as regards such guarantee, they w.ll receive from the East India
Company the same liberal terms as have been accorded to Indian
rallwava lately sanctioned by them.
Applic itions for Prospectuses and Shares to be made to the Secre-
tary at the offices of the Company, 10, Liverpool-street, or to Mr.
William Hartridge, 80, Old Broad-street, the broker to the Com-
pany.