The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-24 00:00:00

No. 14,963

TAONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Incorporated by Act of Parliament, July 15, 1837.
CALL for the EIGHTH INSTALMENT, FIVE POUNDS
PER SHARE.
Notice is hereby given that the Directors of the London and
Brighton Railway Company have this day made a CALL of
FIVE POUNDS per SHARE in this undertaking, and the
sum is directed to be paid on or before the 16th day of Sep-
tember next, to either of the undermentioned bankers :
London—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths ; Messrs. Lad-
brokes, Kingscote, and Co.
Liverpool and Manchester—The Manchester and Liverpool
District Bank, on account of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths.
Brighton, Horsham, Lewes, and Tunbridge—The London
and County Joint Stock Branch Banks,
Lewes—Messrs. Molyneux and Co.
Glasgow—The Glasgow Union Bank.
Dublin—The Provincial Bank of Ireland.
Proprietors of Shares are therefore requested to pay the
same accordingly: JOHN HARMAN, Chairman.
London and Brighton Railway Office, 10, Angel-court,
Throgmorton-street, August 13, 1840.

ROTTERDAM, COLOGNE, and the
RHINE, every Wednesday and Saturday ; passen-
gers booked throughout.—The superior and powerful Steam
Ships of the GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM-
PANY, having each a spacious and splendid Saloon, entirely
detached from the sleeping cabins, and carrying her Majesty's
snails, leave from off the Custom-house or Tower, every Wed-
nesday and Saturday Morning, at Seven o'Clock, as follows :
The COLUMBINE, en Wedueday, Aug. 26.
The GIRAFFE, on Saturday, Aug. 29.
The OCEAN, on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
These Ships have elegant and extensive accommodations,
and are in direct correspondence with the fastest steamers on
the Rhine, belonging to the Dusseldorf Company.
Fares to Dusseldorf or Cologne, 3/. ; Wiesbaden, 3/. 13s. 2d. ;
Frankfort-on. the-Maine, 3/. I 6s. 10d. ; Mayence, 31. 10s., &c.
Tickets taken for the journey out and home at a very con-
siderable redaction. Further particulars may be had at the
Company's Offices, 16, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus;
and 35, Leadenhall-street.

PENINSULAR and ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Capital One Million, in Shares of 501. each (one-fourth already
paid-up and invested.)
This Company has been formed for the purpose of carrying
on the communication, by means of. Steam Navigation, between
England and British India and other stations under the limits of
the charter •f incorporation applied for, as well as the esta-
blished line of steam-vessels now conveying the mails to the
Peninsula under contract with her Majesty's Government.
The Company's contracts with her Majesty's Government
embrace the conveyance of the India mails between England
and Alexandria, also the mails and despatches between Malta
and the lonian Islands and between England and the Peninsula,
for which services the Government have contracted to pay
66,800 i. per annum.
The Company is already in possession of the following fleet of
steam-vessels :

Tons: Horse Power.
ORIENTAL 1,673
GREAT LIVERPOOL... 1,540
TAGUS
BRAGANZA
ROYAL TAR 68l
IBERIA
MONTROSE ... 602
LIVERPOOL .. 500
LOTUS (Iron Steamer), to ply on the River Nile.
The Company is formed under circumstances peculiarly fa-
vourable for ensuring a profitable return to the proprietary.
let. It is alreadypossessed of property in steam shipping in
profitable employment to a large amount.
2d. The management is under the direction of parties who
have a competent knowledge of all the details connected with
steam navigation, derived from sixteen years' practical expe-

rience.
3d. An important branch of the Company's business arises
from an already established intercourse with the Peninsula.
4th. It is in possession of two advantageous mail contracts
with Government.

The Company being already provided with the establishment
necessary for carrying on its present operations and existing
mail contracts, the additional vessels required for extending the
communication to India will be contracted for as soon as the
Royal charter of incorporation, which has been applied for, shall
have passed the Great Seal.
The Directors only intend to issue at present a limited num-
ber of shares at par, any further issue being reserved until after
the payment of a dividend, when, from the circumstances and
prospects of the concern, no doubt is entertained that the shares
will command a high premium.
The conditions required by the Lords of the Privy Council
in respect of the bona fide property and paid-up capital of the,
Company having been complied with to their Lordships' satis-
faction, the Directors rely on their application for a Royal
charter being agreed to, but it is not deemed expedient at pre-
sent to issue a prospectus.
By Order of the Board.
B. M. WILLCOX, Managing}.
A. ANDERSON,
F. CARLETON, virector..
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigat ion
Company's Offices, 51, St. Mary-axe,
London.