The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

David Waddington, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway Company.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.
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John Chevalier Cobbold, Esq.. Chairman of the Eastern Union
Railway Company.

Samuel Anderson, Esq.
John Ragshaw, Esq.
George Fisher, Esq.
Thomas Gibbes, Esq.
Robert Willian Kennard, Esq
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq.
Richard Paterson, Esq:
7Villiam Routh, Esq.
John Cobbold, Esq. / Directors of the Eastern Union Railway
Jeremiah Head, Esq. Company.

Directors of the Eastern Counties

Railway Company.

SOLICITOR.
John Duncan, Esq.
BANKERS.
London .
The London and Westminster Bank.
Messrs. Dennison, Heywood, Kennards, and Co,
Harwich . Messrs. Cox, Cobbold, and Co.
SECRETARY—CharIes T. Beaks, Esq.

The Harwich Steam Packet Company is formed for the purpose of
establishing steam communication with the ports of Northern
Germany, Holland, and Belgium, by which a considerable saving of
time and expense will be effected in voyages to and from those
ports.
Itis intended to provide powerful steam boats, built on the most
improved principles in respect of construction and engines, replete
with every possible convenience and comfort, and adapted to the
ample accommodation of passengers ; and that they shall also carry
a limited quantity of suitable cargo.
The expected traffic by the steamers has been ascertained from the
most correct data procurable, and the Tables of Traffic framed with
the greatest care ; and from the calculations made, the receipts of
the Steam Packet Company, after making ample deduction for ex-
penses, will produce at least 7 per cent. upon the capital. In addi-
tion to this, the calculations show that the Eastern Counties !and
Eastern Union Railway Companies will be largely benefited by an
important inerease of revenue to their respective railways.
Arrangements have been made with the Eastern Counties and
Eastern Union Railway Companies, by which the Proprietors of the
Steam Packet Company will receive a Dividend of not less than 5
per cent. per annum on their subscriptions; and therefore the Shares
will be distributed among the Proprietors of those two Railway
Companies and of the Northern and Eastern, and Ipswich and Bury
St. Edmund's Railway Companies, in the proportion of 24,000 Shares
to the Eastern Counties and Northern and Eastern Railway Compa-
nies, and 6,000 Shares to the Eastern Union and Ipswich and Bury
St. Edmund's Railway Companies.

The registered Proprietors of the said several Railway Companies,
desirous of participating in the benefits of this undertaking, arc re-
quested to signify their intention to take the shares allotted to them
by paying the deposit thereon to either of the Company's bankers.
The proportion of the Harwich Steam Packet Company's Shares for
the holders of the new 141. 16s. Shares in the Eastern Counties Rail-
way Company, and for the holders of Scrip Shares in the Northern
and Eastern Railway Company, will be set apart for them, and each
holder, on transmitting his Scrip to the office of the Eastern Counties
Railway Company, and requesting an allotment of shares, will re-
ceive a letter of allotment accordingly. The shares not applied for
on or before the 10th day of October next by such Scripholders, will
be allotted by the Directors to such other persons as shall appear to
be most eligible. _ _

Harwich Steam Packet Company's-office,
6, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London, Sept. 24, 1846.