The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-10 00:00:00

5.30,1.100 for £l9 19s.
HAZARD nod CO., Contractors. This is
one of the linctt Opportunities to gain so great a For.
tune by so small a Ri'k, as Parliament will pass no more
Lottery Acts. The Scheme contains
TWO - of - £30,000
TWO - £lO,OOO
T WO - - - £5,000

Besides TWENTY other Capitals, and NO BLANKS!
As every Number is sure of 51. at least, and All in One Day,
TUESDAY, 31st of THIS MONTH (MAY).
Tickets and Shares are on sale at HAZARD and Co.'s, the
Contractor's Offices. Royal Exchange-gate; 26, Cornhill; and
324, Oxford-street, end of Regent-street, London ; where for
a series of years- they have been most successful in selling Capi-
tal Prizes; having in one Lottery sold All the Thirty Thou-
sand Pound Prizes -in the last Year's Lotteries alone they
sold Five Prizes of 30,0001. and 20,0001.—and the folloviing
Prizes drawn on Tuesday, the 12th of April last:-
8,185 - . - • £20,100
0,579 £2,000
And Fight other Capitals.

011.11-1 and :.;OUTII 5111ELDi PATENT
11 WROUGHT IRON SUSPENSION BRIDGE,

Designed by Captain SAMUEL BROWN, R.N.
PROSPECTUS.

Though the advantages that must be derived from the erec-
tion of a Suspension bridge over the Tyne from North to
South Shields, both in a local and national point of view, are ob-
vious, a few of the most important may be thus enumerated :
The population of North Shields and Tynemouth, and the
population of South Shields and Westoe, form a total of
50,000 inhabitants, exceeding any town on the great North
Road. between London and Edinburgh; but the river is a
great obstacle to general intercourse.
in passing, or convey ne- -goods across the river at Shields
by boats, it must be acknowledged that the risk, at all times
great, has en'rendered more su of late by the increase of traf-
fic, and the rapid movements of the numerous steam vessels,
which greatly .endanger the lives of persons crossing, of which
there are innumerable ,instances. Toe Bridge would remedy
the evil, and the large pope ation of both towns, now divided,
would derive incalculable advanteges from the Union. North
Shields would then: be within 7 miles of Sunderland, though
at present any person trace Ding post between ,ho ;e towns, will
find the distance to be.nearly 2te milei ; and tee I.ne of corn.
munication between saaderlatal aed South shields with Mnr-
peth, the 'great mart for cattle, would be considerably shortened.
Sunderland is 27 miles- from alorpeto by Newcastle, at present
the only road, but by way of North Shields, where there is
now an excellent turnpike, the distance would be reduced to
23 miles. The distance from South Shields to Morpetti,
through Newcastle, is 26 miles, but by North Shields it would
not exceed 17 miles of good and level turnpike-road. In each
case, the hills and pavement, from the Barras Bridge at New-
castle to the head of Gateshead (an inconvenience much com-
plained of; and which does more iujury to cattle than driving
them 6 or 7 miles upon an ordinary turnpike) would be avoid-
ed, and the expence and delay of keeping the cattle upon the
road (no trifling consideration) would be saved.
The Resident in North Shields would have a conveyance
from Iris own door directly southward, whilst those of South
Shields and Sunderland would Lind a similar advantage in pro-
ceeding northward.
The increasing populous towns of Blyth and Hartley, (of
great consequence from their connection with collieries which
are multiplying in their neighbourhood) the former distant
from North Shields ten miles, the latter six miles, both situated
on the sea coast, will receive the greatest benefit from the
Bridge in their communication with the south, through sea-
port towns with which they. have considerable and important
intercourse ; and they will'aleo partake of the general improve.
relent of North and Som.!' Shields.
The persons interested in Sunderland Bridge and in the
roads from South Shields to Durham and Stockton, from North
Shields to Newcaetle, and front Shields to Morpeth, must
reap great advantage from the increase of passage which the
bridge will promote.
The project will bear consideration not only as a mere matter of
local importance, but in a national point of view, as regards the
advantage Government will derive from the facility which will
be given to the passage of troopi, ordnance, and Stores from
North to South Shields. Tynemouth Castle has been long
used as a depot for military stores ; but the want of a ready
communication, with the southern bank of, the river, was coo.
stautly felt during the late war, when a bridge of barges and
flat bottomed boats was constructed at enormous expence to
little purpose.
It is understood-that the distance from North Shields to Edin-
burgh, by a coast road, is shorter than from Newcastle to that
city, by live or six miles, and by a mare level road; and that a
saving of six or seven miles Can be niade in the distance front
York to South Shields. It follows, then that, by a Bridge over
the Tyne at Shields, the distance is shortened, between York
and Edinburgh, twelve or thirteen miles, which will deserve the
attention and support of his Lordship the Postmaster General
An alteration is about to be made in the running of the mail, to
pass from Sunderland to Newcastle, missing South Shields ; yet.
it is certain this measure, so serious an evil to the inhabitants,
is only resorted to for want of the projected Bridge.
. It is needless to comment on the advantages which will result
to individuals whose estates are in the immediate vicinity of
the Bridge, or the eastern parts of Durham and Northumber-
pilopyofloaltiloown
,anfTitlethfeac. ei
land. The establishment of a good market at Shields must
necessarily
iintcyreoafegeodppdleym. and of the large
Though the great benefit theancient- and commercial town
of Newcastle, the capital- of the North, from the
must derived
prosperity of Shields has not
been stated as one of the a van-
tages to be calculated upon from the Suspension Bridge, in
ought not to be overlooked,
of trade is considered which must when the great increase
must accrue from the proposed
rail-road to Carlisle.
Capt. Brown undertakes that th
erec-
tions shall not. exceed 93,000/ e cost of the Bridge and
by a capital of 100,000 i, in sharerw lnch is to be provided for
of one hundred pounds
each. It only, therefore, remains to satisfy tire Capitalist
that he will receive a remunerating
every prospect. The tolls are esZaitnetrest, of which there is
intercourse between the two towns and
adjacent present existing
very moderate calculation, to produce 6,oool.eacent country, at a
an immense increase may be fairly contemplated per
ers soon as the
annum;though
Bridge is opened. Indeed there can be no doubt, independent
of all the intercourse of the :district, that this _
consider-
able thoroughfare
thuor f
embracer
thetheir opportunit f
Bridges of Sunderland and Shields, the latter y o crossing the
one of the noblest works in the kingdom_ promising to be
Lastly, The advantages:to be derived are not, '
e present day, fallacious • as in most of
the projects of-th _ acious or visionary • there
can be no deception,. as the benefits, both public and • mate
inplated and appreciated by every Wising
local be conte one posseesing
local knowledge. _ r
Subscription ilh,7, are le_ t at the banks in Newcastle,
Shields, Sunderland; Durr,, annloSneockton ; and with 111essre.
Fry and Chapman, bank,: j-a° • Orieethirdief the capital
• ribed.
is already subscribed.