The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-26 00:00:00

nAILWAY FROM PARIS TO ORLEANS.
Capital 30,000,000 francs.
In 60,003 Shares of 500 francs each (201.)
Sharas to be subscribed for at Messrs. J. Lafitte and Co., Paris,
and at Messrs. C. Devaux and Co., London.
De ?Jsit 4/. per Share, on receipt to bearer.
, r'rospectuses to be had at Messrs. C. Devaux and Ce., 29, Fon-
Warch-street, where application for Shares must be made.
LThe subscription is to be closed in London on the 30th April.
ONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY,
1, Bank-bwildin, April 20, 183 M.
HOLDERS of SCRIP SHARES of 1837, are reminded that
allle.. option secured to them of subscribing for the New Shares of
'"Sic denefids upon their PAYING UP the remaining INSTAL-
Co on the SCRIP of 1837, and registering the same in the
n ,
-s-urly's Books on or before the 30th inst.
By Order of the Directors,
R. S. YOUNG, Secretary.

ANTh'.--jT)---(ETER RAILWAY.
CALL OF FIVE POUNDS PER SHARE.
Ong the FOURTH INSTALMENT, and making, with former
e Calls, FIFTEEN POUNDS per Share.
.11-1 Directors of th.'s Company, acting under the provisions of the
7,l„ct of Ineorporatice, hereby give Notice that the Proprietors of
5e at
are required to pay, on or before MoNDAT, the 14th of May
Ilex: at any of the undermentioned Banks, the sum of Five
Inds vm each of their respective Shares.
.v.,:vnow ...... ....Messrs. Glyn Halifax, Mills, and C..
LII,EXPOOL ...... The Bank of 'Liverpool.
AlexcnEsTza ...The South Lancashire Bank.
BalsToi. ......... .Messrs. Miles, Harford, and Co. ;
Baillie, Ames, and Co. ;
Stuckey and Co.'s Banking Company,
or at either of their Branches ;
The West of England and South Wales
District Bank,or either of its Branches ;
The National Provincial Bank of
EdETEa England.
.......... The West of England and South Wales District
Bank, or either of its Branches;
The Deven and Cornwall Bank ;
Messrs. Cole, Holroyd, and Co. ;
Milford and Co. ;
° Sanders, Sons, and Co.
Per e,ba've been instructed to charge Interest, at the rate of Five
ddbteenthn Annu on all raymenta made after the said Four-
of May nextm,.
By order of the Directors,
J. B. BADHAM,
Secretary.

°1411) 30, Broad-street, Brictol,
17th April, 18,38.

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ItISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY,
Notice CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
is hereby given, that the Directors will receive, at their
Offi •
et Aa" 1n troadstreet, Bristol, on or before TUESDAY, the 29th
i' °IaY, at Twelve 'CI k TENDERS for the execution of the
allaying Contracts?—" '
CONTRACT I, B.
The Rua -vatic* and formation of the Earthwork, and the atructioCon-
entire c49,:nnt, all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the
the perimat'etiownay()excepting the Materials for, and the Forming
the e of that portion of the Railway extending from
ef 1.4 'f, Contract No. 4, A (the Boundary ditch of the parishes
col ',.,
N 'JrnPiltlarn and South Brent) to the Boundary-fence between
2 toil 4 4. and 7.5, in thparisli of to
Brent, a distance of about
el and 3 chains.

CONTRACT 2, B.
tstrlrtThe.:iE Icoation and Formation of the Earthwork, and the Con-
, of all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the
the n_"Pletio (excepting the Materials for, and the Forming
Nog-thrn'anent Wa ) ot' that portion of the Railway extending
4-6eaenncil of C. onytract
.1, B„to_the Boundary-Fence, between
filet and 7
_t7 tke parish of Burnham, a distanee of about 2
halos,

CONTRACT 3, B.
etruThe Excavation and Formation of the Earthwork, and the Con-
11t.et°n of all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the
,1,5".° 40Inpletion (excepting the Materials for, and the forming
fr Inaneet way) of that portion of the Railway extending
Nea`:`,e end of Contract 2, B, to the Boundary-fence between
A `1 and 24, in the parish of Bridgwater, a distance of about
mac'
The Earthwork in Contracts I, B, and 2, B, consists principally
,aateri
,rmation of a Causeway of from 1 to 4 feet in height, the
13, it uil being obtained from the side ditches Contract 3,
ttittin is of the same description, with the exception of a short
LI lat Puriton, of about 150,000 cube yards.
bitftwings and Specifications of the above Works will be exiii-
kt.7 at the Engineer's Office, Corionatien-road, Bristol, and at the
_ °nee Hotel, Bridgewater, on and after Monday, the 14th of
i!.7 next.
Printed Forms of Tender may be had at the same places, and
Company's Ofices, Broad-street, Bristol.
1„ ha Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the
1"W Tender, and they expect the several parties to attend at the
Yee,
Mayßroad-street, Bristol, at Twelve o'Clock on the said 29th
of .
J. B. BADHAM,
Bristol d. Exeter Railway Offise, Secretary.
30. Broad-street, April 17, 183 a.

BTE A M CARRIAGE and WAGGON
I COMPANY,
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the Conveyance if Goods and Passengers throughout England.
DIRECTORS.
RellrY Stuart, Esq., M.P. Sir James Anderson, Bart.
trent), Broadwood, Esq.) M.P. N. D. Bold, Esq.
Thomas Hawkes, Esq., M.P. Jasper Rogers, Esq.
Captain Boldero, 24. p. William Holmes, Esq.
E. F. Dayrell, -Essi. Daniel Blyth, Esq.
With power to add to their numbers.
J. B. Jones, Esq., MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Souctroa—H. W. Ravenscroft, Esq.
SECRETART—W, Shaw, Esq.
1110..orsitil—Afessrs. Coutts and Co., London ; Commercial Busk-
ing Company, Liverpool; Messrs. Daintry, Ryle, and Co.,.oAlan.
chaster ; Birmingham and Midland Bank, Birmingham ,Messrs.
taillie, Ames, and Co., Bristol; Messrs. J. and B. Alerell Ox-
-1"d; County of Gloucester Bank, Gloucester ; Messrs. Sanders,'
B°,ll, and Co., Exeter ; Messrs. Swan, Clough, and Co., York ;
National Provincial Bank of England, Bath.
,Ille prattieability of running steam-carriages upon eommoaf
11:4411 with a degree of rapidity far beyond the utmost speed o
io°llleuincedraught, and at from one half to a third less cost, has
•5, Si been proved by the Report of a Committee of the House
f
„-„z`-orrirnons, after a most minute and searching inquiry. This
"u`nion has since bees confirmed by some of our most talented
. '
eg,eers, amongst whose names will be found that of the late Mr.
Iliford. Those who are acquainted with the history of the steam-
nci from its earlieet infancy down to the period when Messrs.
o'soo and Watt effected their invaluable improvements, those
'4he in later times; have seen the obstacles which impeded steatmn
ITbwahYjigatioh, and are acquainted with the degree of perfectinenrer
.... eh it has now been lsrought, will not readily fall into the
steam-carriagesr
~,I)toncluding that because the attempts to run cat
)°'l aornmon roads have hitherto been unsuccessful, that h " Jett is unattainable
Mechanical men have long. agreed that the paramount xnacon. spuo_f
ensuring success WSS the constructing a boiler having such
sdtle.am
440. Ji.of its parts as would rapidly produce the most dense !
ilatThusd with such strength as permanently to resist the utmost
Ihiurnal pressure, and all possible external collision, whilst the ma-
tion "Y should be se arranged as that the concussions and agita-
,,a of the common roads should not o crate upon it prejudicially.
ii. ,i,„oe, C. A 1
pera,_ .n . rii erson, Bart., after many years of study and
5.u._7.1 g application, has succeeded in
andleitteheise invaluable properties ; and has also devised a
perfecting a
simpleboileros-.
to the _rtnplue.a.rrangement of the machinery for applying its power
v.ely lsion of carriages.
tion
of
agit:onriofisdtt that the difficulties which prevented the aduonp:
cation have Important improvement in our internal comm i
Carri„eve•at length been overcome, the Directors of the Steam
Party D'll oC se,a,_
e y have made arrangements by which the Com-
aon,s pwaltePnotssess the exclusive right ofg using Sir James 'C. Ander-
for.all locomotive purposes in En land.
Steam Carriage upon common roads, as also the boiler
,nZ eartiage is nearly corapleted,gand- will be speedily submitted t.o
for twelve as the Directors may require, and will be kept in repair
oaths free of expense to the Company.
The boilers of all the carriages will be maintained in good repair
zefor the first twelve months at the sole cost of the Patentees, who
eeels no payment or remuneration until the first carriage shall have
Will
keep
to the full satisfaction of the Directors. The Patentees
which ecP
in repair, at a certain mileage, any number of carriages
anio maY be required by the Company ; thus determining t
~,,,tuat of expenditure, and reducing the profits to a certainty. .
zroin!!a4caepital need be sunk beyond the cost of each steam-drag, and
,as they may be required as each gets into work, a Tediate return will be made upon the capital invested. .
i 4' a profitable investment for capital there is not the slightest
that this undertaking offers much greater advantages than any
Q has been brought before the public for many years.
tii.ini° far as regards the probability of this mode of conveyance ob-
ton:II the patronage of the public, it should be observed that the
~;'_"ing patronage
will operate to bring it into use.
~'ne preference now given to canals and waggons for. the tra.ns-
ehreta of
goods shows the appreciation by the commercial world of
teh,aPness in comparison with speed, but by this mode of conveyance
Vries: and speed will be united.
t oall,lehgers or goods destined for the towns established on the
,uillrrr-P.se roads will derive considerable advantage from the steam-
olts Passing through them, thereby so far as regards those
sat dew
hich come in competition with
.lines of railways, compen-
iconig ffrohe difference of speed by avoiding the
l inconvenience of
c
It .t m the stations on the railwalylshteolitmheitpedatenesaof destination.
is very probable that railways will .
bar certain num-
profitf grand lines, the vast cost of laying down reaitlhreoatdraffis reenidsevrelnrgy
a able return doubtful except in eases where
treat

li4uPP:liog that railroads should be laid down upon all the main
'°,lrid to answer the object intended, the steam-carriages
e~jicesviayliunable adjuncts, as supplying the place of railroads from
oflt'so g
th
between the railways, thus forming tributary streams
the :ngers and goods to the grand lines.
44,, "'ger% and goods can be Conveyed by these carriages at double
tune speed of horses, and at half the expense, and at the same
becreal_i_se a very large prOfit to the Company.
,l'otoiellw of expense will, therefore, it may be fairly presumed,
materially increase traffic, but ensure the patronage of the
as L
°cal b•
the allot:rectors will be appointed at the following places as soon
i 55 .will Tent of Shares shall have been made, and of which due
Bristol, ue
giren :—Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Irsorask,
Inky herealfoucester, Oxford, Exeter, and in such other place
The ea t" be deemed eligible.
41. I"Pit'll of the Company to be 500,0001. in
.Shares of 101.
five Shay'rel Party to hold less than five Shares. Deposit, 11. on every
tekirthe
emporarrs,l4„fo_rmation may be obtained of the Secretary, at the
whoto Office of the Company, 18, Moorgate-street, London ;
°IY
next aPplications for Shares must be addressed before the Ist
if by letter, post paid.
WILLIAM SHAW, Secretary.

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