The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

ENGLAND to INDIA and AUSTRALIA
A The INDIA and AUSTRALIA MAIL STEAM-PACKET
COMPANY, incorporated by Royal Charter, which limits the re-
sponsibility of tke shareholders to the amount for which they indivi-
dually subscribe, and authorizes the Company to establish comma-
Meatless to aid riad from the United Kingdom, the East Indies,
Australasia, avid New Zealand.
Capital One Million sterling.
Divided into series of shares of 201. eaek.
COMMITTEit.

Sir George Larpent, Bart., Chairmai of tho Louden Committee of
1148 for Exteasion of Steam It avigatien to Australia.
Sir William Termer, Bart., M.P.

llon. Francis Scott, M.P., Agent for :g ow South Wales.
Sir Thomas L. Mitchell, Surveyor-General of Now South. Wales,

Linden.

Llaut.-Col. Abdy, Indian Army
Thomas Browne, Esq.
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Captain Cogan, inoli;,n Nary
Archibald Cuninghanae, Esq.
Captain M. M. Denliars, F.R.S.,
Royal Nary
G. 11. Donaldson, Esq.
Capt. K. J, fayrer, Royal Nary
Captain Ford, East India Maritime
Service
Captain G. T. Gordon, Royal navy
E. S.lswell, Esq., M.A., F. RS.
Capt. 11. Hamilton, Royal Navy
Gustavus Hamilton, Esq.
James Hunter, Esq.

J. I. Jackson, Esq.
Charles Joyce, Esq.

IJ. Maclean Lee, Meg,
Captai* Richard Lloyd, Indian

Nay
Milboarne Marsh, Esq.
R. Montgomery Martin, Esq.
J. Montetors, Esq.
Sir F. Waskett Myers, X.C.S.
Alexander C, Ogilvie, Esq.
Rickard Paterson, Esq.
Robert Tlonley Payne, Esq,
John Wilson Pinang, Esq.
G. IL Skead, Esq., Master, Royal
Navy
Colonel Torrens,
William Gordon Thomson, Esq.

Lient. Waghorn, Royal
Nary

Frederik Lambe, Esq.

*civil Wilson, Esq.

BANKNlS—lfescrz. Carrie and Co., Cornhi

dimicrroas —Mews. Barron and Clarks, Bloomsbury-square.

India, Australia, China, and the adjacent regions, contain a popu-
lation of more than half the number of the inhabitants of the
globe, and teens with every product which eon minister to the wants
emu.

To carry out effectually and economically steam communication
with those countries is the object of this Company, for whose ope-
rations there is an ample and profitable field, especially as regards
oar numerous and valuable colonies in the Southern Pacific, which
have an increasing intercourse with India as well as with England
—are the only portions of the British empire unconnected by steam
navigation with the parent stale, and for which a charter by the
overland route has been exclnalvely granted to this Company.
. _ .

The route sanctioned by the Lords of the Admiralty for this Com-
pany is rid Ceylon, Singapore, and Torres Straits, the advantages of
which are, that Sydney, the metroplitan capital of the whole of the
Australasian colonies, would he brought to a certainty within 64 or
65 days of Londoi (frequently in 60), and within less than 20 days
of India. The coal stations are convenient, exoellent coal from the
pits at Newoastle, New South Wales, eau be pat on board there at
7s. to 7s. 6d. per ton.
Prospectuses, with forms of Application for shares, and itirther
Information may be had on application at the offices of the Com-
pany, wkers a copy of the Royal Charter of Ineorporatioi may be
obtained.
Offices, 14, Cornhill. London. .701 IX TATES, Seo.