The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-12 00:00:00

Esq., M.P.
AcTxxo Exam Cubitt, Esq., F.R. S.
"lc'Teas—Mesas. Clutton and Fearon ; Messrs. Parkes and
Preston.
The establishment of Railways in this country, and the successful
eteitilltt of the Belgian lines, which have been completed, naturally
a desire to extend them more generally on the Continent,
44Z' open a wider field both for domestic and foreign communi-
4tieputation from the Directors of the South-Eastern Railway
Proill'a,ny having obtained the favourable consideration of the
tioh.P° and Belgian Governments for the formation of an Interns-
-41 Railway, to connect the British, French, and Belgian Capi-
teeiij lines through Calais, by Lille, to Paris and Brussels, the
tertal'narY arrangements for this great undertaking have, to a
1430ye1. extent, been completed. A considerable portion of the
tom 'nes will be common to Paris and Brussels ; and since they
!ith those capitals great manufacturing districts of France
ttta Wuro, they afford the prospect of a large remunerative re-
'„) . elides these, other lines, connecting Paris with London
Ab Brussels, have been proposed, the first through Amiens and
bevill
, m eto Boulogne, the second through Amiens, Valenciennes
tlste,."B, by the coal districts, to Brussels, which, with diminished
loffer many other advantages.
tael,A t `lle from Brussels to Mechlin, formed by the Belgian Govern-
w,,„,a3 opened in .May, 1835, for the conveyance of passengers.
tllogi The official returns for the year ending May, 1836, after
the "g interest at the rite of Si. per cent., on the cost of
663,21 p", show a surplus resulting from the conveyance of
uteri Passengers of 4f, per cent. Since May, 1836, the line has
lltsser;;ete.nded to Antwerp; and during that month the number of
An amounted to 101,479, yielding a revenue of 4,313/..195. 5d..
!Ito jo°l'ner line from Ostend, by Ghent and Mechlin
. to Liege, is
PrVess. By the proposed route, and in connection with
aet.olith
.Eastern Railway, ilway-, the journey from London to Paris will
*le toplished in 14 hours ; that to Brussels, Mechlin, or Ant-
-11;,,111 'bout 13 hours.
'tato; Peater part of the surveys have been already made, and esti-
'el'ared by the French administration of the Posts et Chaus-
tile hese have subsequently been examined and approved by Be!.
ttevi:lll,. inters' and the French Government has consented that,
Ilami,/ to afinal selection of the lines, the country should be re-
4„tirit t; by English engineers, and the works executed under the
"Jirect,ection and superintendence of engineers appointed by the
tieo It of the three countries.
tteett, teetions which have been taken show that the lines can be
boq i'ed„With much less difficulty than the average of the great lines
itZsitile,YVess in this country ; the gradients are favourable, a
th:.e portion being almost level, and the greatest inclination
ILA iceering
.17 leet per English mile. .
6,7aeo„°" has :been obtained from the French Ministry, that a law
Cinst 're to Foreig-u Subscribers their property and annual profits
tholctrZrfiscation, in the event of war. The law of France and
sia re , esPecting undctakings by
Loin Jot Stock Companies,. limits
''scrBl-4isibilit of SharAolders the amount individually
Abed. Y
C •
~000,lpital necessary for the undertaking is estimated at
47titiro. '',,and is preposed to be raised in England, France, and
Sh7o 86_4 o port ion for England will be 1.500,0001. divided into
-‘re The
of
th lof 40/. each, nearly corresponding
.in value with the
,000 francs each, into which the Contwental portion of
utit -14 will be d. 'ded
ka" hoYelsAo Shares will be allotted at present, 5,000 of which
thelitioned to Shareholders in the South-Eastern Railway.
VII, Shares thus allotted, a Deposit of W. each will bo re-
t e,- order to meet jointly with the Continental Shareholders
o'll 7.45 e of the preliminary investigations.
,elt,ioe.ed-ellibaining Shares will not be allotted until it has:been de-
ao I. a General Meeting of the Shareholders to proceed
1,;:h mit,lVlCatioll to tho French Chambers for the necessary legis-
rto to [Wrt. to prosecute the work. A preference will then be
11,i1.144, !qua.' amount to the Holders of the Shares issued in the
441 ie pre'e.
llseti eo P,Qted that the general management of the undertaking
coltotnuUcted by dzoputations from the respective directions uf
rY, meeting periodically at fixed places for that purpose.
J. S. YATES, Sec. pro tem.