The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-13 00:00:00

DIRECTORS IN CANADA

41.1P1 eral far Council, Uppe Canada, sid
Solicitor-
Thet". Francis Bineks, M.P., Impector-Gcneral.
Ihe V,,,,°11- E. I'. Tache, NI.L.C., Receiver-General.
111,4 -11. James lit rris M. L.C., Pos tine ster- General.
Malcoim Cameron, M.l'., President of the Executive
il
T Counche •
011.1_1. E. Caron, Fspeater of the Legislative Council.
x=eor,..,nr,* Peter McGill, Mad; , President of the Bank of Montreal.
heafam- !".alvford, Esq., M.P., Brockvile.
Atlantic Esq Vice-President of the St. Lawrence and
antic
pout
YCompany.
°'l' Mayor of Belleville.
WitlU'
111:Sq" Q
'more ankers inL V'ee.
Toronto.
112 ,—:r in,
on-11.lessrs. n, ani Co. ; Messrs. Baring
ZPoi Brothers and Co.
Chief—Alexandcr 51'Kcazie Eos., Fsq.
AsststaNt-Engine,r—tiamuel lie ter, Esq.
Solicitors in Bel,.ta:,lrY in Caned t—C. P. Roney, Esq.
o ad—Alcssrs. Sw ft and lVa;staff, 30, Great
Soiici;o•°-rs i thsorge•street, Wt atminster.
ll Canada—G. E. Cat ter. Esq., Mon raal ; John Bell, ERE,
Bel PPiic•l • le.
n for st arcs to be manevile to Messrs. Laurens', CaZ none,
nin eurce, Auction Wart, London, Brokers, to ch.tp•
' k1(1., 2, Leadenhall,treet.
The Government and Legislature of Canada, have ty
various acts
trleorPorated ,everal companies for the construction of cliff rent sec-
i
or the main trunk 11.1, ofire.,l,llmtaltir,,o,ttelet,i,u,tp
..,tiseedparoul•linocreist.
and acts of the Canadian Pathan t
rig the amalgamation of all the companies whose rat .wa) S Intersect
.4.10 in the maul trunk railway with the Grand Trunk RaiwayCom-
rMkily, so ns to fo&m,inpyoaaneeompany, under the name of the "Grand
ltaiiwa of Canada " Arran semi nts are accordingly
In I "
pro:tress .or a fu-ion of the Gland rank Railway Company of
Canada East, the Quebec rvil Richmond Railway Company, the St.
Lawrence :And Atlantic Railway Cu mpany, the Grand Junction
Railway Company, and th- Toronto and (4uelith Railway Company,
*with the Grami trunk Raiiway of Canada, forming together 964
titles of ralway anclndlug ahi It over the St. Lawrence at
Montreal, a hid' will be constructed under the superintendence of
'''''bcirt Stephenson, Esq., M.P., and A. M. Ross, Esq., with a com-
bined capital o 9,500,000/. and tbr a lease in perpetuity of the
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway, from ihe point of its janctiun
With the Grand Trunk Railway to the City of Portland, 148 miles.
whereby Occe,s is obtained to the Atlantic at one of the natural
harliairs of the Westeln Continent.
Made up as follows :--
Amount already raised In shares, and spent
"n works of the St. Lawrenc,, and At-
.'antic and Quebec and Richmond Railway
Amount already raised on bonds.. -

£9,500,000

£683,400
733,000

Reserved in shares and debentures for the
shareholders in the St. Lawrence ant At-
lantic and Quebec and Richmond Railways
on the amalgamation, and to the bond-
•holders of the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron
Railway Company...

£1,416,400

837,600

2,254,600

£7,246,00(
yeti willt be created and apportioned as follows :
144,920 shares of 25/. each .....
Debentur s of 1001. each, payable in twenty-five year5,£3,623,000
,be2r1,14 interest at 6 per cent per annum, payab e half-
Yearly in London, and convertible into shares on or
before the Ist day of January, 1863, at the option of the
dad d IWder
benture,s, C. n „ 1,811,5001,811,500°
tiav avertible into bonds of the Provincial
ern ment of ICOI. each payable in twenty years,
bearing interest at 6 per cent. per anntun, payable half-
Yearly. In L0nd0n........

..'. .. .... .. .... 1,811,500

X 7,246,000
Of these 144 • viz., i sii ,920 iliares, it is proposed now to issue oue-half,
other half POO/, in shares, and the same amount in debentures, the
however. :riving been agreed to Le taken by the contractors, who,
ntgt% to give to the holders or such shares, on the Ist
July, 1454
and Atra
enaonths after the anticipated opening of the St
Lawrence
in equal proportionq,
two-thirds
of th, railway) the option of taking,
to ~w, every holder of 35 -suierlds,
„aomfreerwhirue.mobainthhergiemt ojibeltyy,;ltBhsa4t,
beis
entitled to claina 20 shares
e:fthbear interest at 6 per
amountbita of debtatures also aTpoarer.at Par, together with an equal
200 i. debentures (one•h •
• alt of each
with each 200/. of khares. Such additional shares and de-
parfrom the said Ist July, 1854.
B, the law granting the • description) will be issued at
bonds of the province
than
b_,Prcvincial aid it is provided that the
bon,ls will, therefore, be held-
the holders of the conv isstied as the works advance. These
ertible in trust, to be delivered pro rata to
Interest at the rate debentures.
of the amalgamation unuf f, debentures. cent. per annum from the completion
pad up on each Sha
h ilf-YeariY in Lonlon 1 the entire works are finished wilt be paid
, 11 sterling on the amount ttom time to Um..
able in sterli . • re. The dividends, as declared, will also be pay-
Theua London.
first i
,_ , 1 aYinent in respect of the shares and debentures will
•_'°••• Place on allotnsent, as follows, viz , 51. on each share, and 20 per
Lon-
don Live
ant. on each de bentur% to be rah: at She Company's bankers in Lon-
'Tool, cr Canada. The remainder will be called up by instal-
its, not exceeding 2/. 10s. per share, and 10 per cent. per deben-
le, at intervals of not less than four months between each call, and
the first call will not be made until the expiration of six months from
he date of allotment. Subscribers will, however, have the privilege
tof anti sipating the calls upon the debentures, receiving 6 per cent. bi-
crest on the amount paid up in advance.
The description and objects of the Graud Trunk Railway are fully
Set forth in the Appendix, to which especial reference is craved.
The more prominent points therein are :
1
•
The completeness of the system of railway,
engrossing, as it
does, the traffic of Canada and the State of Maine, and precluding
injurious competition.
2. Tie large amount of Government guarantee end of Canadian
capital invested—being two millions eight hundred thousand pounds
Sterling,.
3. The fact that 250 miles of the Railway are now open for traffic
--to be increased to 390 miles by the close of the present year.
4. The execution of the whole remaining works being in the hands
of Most experienced contractors ; the eminent English firm of Mess s.
Peto, Prassey, Betts, and Jackson, having undertaken six-sevenths
thereof including the St. Lawrence-bridge.
5. The cost of the railway being actually defined by the contracts
IreadY made, whereby any apprehension of the capital being found
Insufficient is removed.
In the Appendix will also be found the data for the 'all iw'ng sun:-
Mary of probable revenue.
On 1,112 miles, at an average of above
251. per mile, per week .............. £1,479,660
Deduct working expenses, 40 per cent .. 591,864

In'
erat on debenture debt 4,635,200
Rental 0 "Atlaatic and 8:. Lawrence Rail-
way— •• 0,0 •• •6 •••••• •••• e• • o

278,100

..£8E7,796

60,000

338,100

Thus shewinT a profit on the share capital of
4,861,800/., of 1 early 111/2 per cent.. •••• • • • • •••- A• 549696
Appl:catiol for shares may be made to Messrs. Laurence, Care-
neve, aryl Pearce; or to Milani Chapman, Esq., in tile blowing
?Orin :

FORM OF FOR SHAR.
To the Directors of the Grand APPLICATION
way Trunk Rail ComES
pany of Canada.
I request you will allot to me shares of each, with the proportionate amount of debentures of each class in2sl. the capital
of the above-named railway, and I agree to accept the same, or any
less number, and pay the deposit of Si. on each share, and 20 per
cent. on each class of debentures, and to sign any deed which may be
required for giving effect to my enbscription.
Dated the day of , 1853.
IteProfess
Adlkdression ..
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"„?Fests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country
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FRAGMENTS FROM Tliti FOUNTAINS. TWO VOIS.
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VISIT TO TILE; LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, Eze.
THE LAKES OF KI Vol. 11.
LLAttrir.Y ; fII>ITISCENCES OF
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WHAT TO EAT, DaINK, AND AVOID,
That three score years and ten our course may run."
A popular review of altrost every form (cause and cure) of ner-
sly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitut'on that harasses
V3U
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TV.
THE PAsSIONS.
" What passions hurt the body—what improve,
Truths as relined as Athens ever heard."
SUBJECT pilgrimage, from infancy to old age, The ad-
writ of the passions. Chastity and its int,lngernent. The casualties
of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrati ns, graphic, narra_
tiva, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages.

THE MARRIAGE STATE.

To be or not to be, that is the question."

Paomamma : —Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli-
gion r sgarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and
choice. on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and
figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them.
Physical defectiveness and Its removal. Sterility and its conversion,
Cases, &C.
By R. rTLVERWELL, M.D. (1841), 3f.R C.S. (18271,L.5.A.
(1824), Twentyfive years MecUcal and Forensic Referee in there
matters.