The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JaIitTADV 29, Mt.
UTE uouRT of DutEuToßs of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
What the TRANSFER BOOKS 01 tile said Company's Stock will
411IJT on TIII7II,DAY, the 6th March next, at Three o'clock, and
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nn again on TiltrItSDAY, the 10th April following :
'lnat a. G6NEItAL WU': 12 of the said Company will he held at
their House, in Leadenhall street, Ott WEDNE3DAY, the 9th Apr.l,
1851, from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six o'clock in the Even-
* f^* the Election of Six Directors of the said Company for Four
Even-
-2 684:
tfiat the Form of a Letter of Attorney, and of a DeAaration for
en h'ing Proprietors of East India Stock to vote by Proxy on this
n„...
"lon, may be obtained upon application at the Treasury in this
40111.
i.,ac the Lists of the Members of the said Company will ba ready
to be delivered on Tuesday, 25th March, 1851.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MARCH 26, 1851.
TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST
INDIA srocE.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
„,,
Eiecaon of nix Directors of the East India Company being
lo)ointed for WEDNESDAY, the 9th April next, the favour of your
Vote and Interest is requested for the following Gentlemen, viz. ,
.TnTtv CIOTTONT. Esq.
JOHN LOCH, Esq.
CHARLES MILLS, Esq.
WILLIA.iIi HENRY CFIICHELEY PLOWDEN, Esq.,
HENRY SHANK, Esq.
HES'itY ST. GEORGE TUCKER, Esq.
"mat Will much oblige,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
-our most obeuiont Servants,
Robert Campbell
,T. Caulfeild
Wm. Dent
Wm. J. Eastwiek
Russell Unice
J. W Hogg
Riehd.'Jenkins
J. L. Lushington
E. Macnaghten
Ross D. Mangles
Jno. Masterman
W. L. Melville.

J. A. Moore
J. Petty Muspratt
J. Oliphant
11. T. Prinsep
John Shepherd
NT. T. Smith
Sykes
W. Wlgram
Willoek
Jobn C. Whiteman
fly. Alexander
W. B. Bayley

EAS r INDIA. HOUSE, MARcu 26, 1851.
To THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST
INDIA. STOCK.
II Ladies and Gentlemen, •
seve,."lng served you faithfully and to the best of our ability for the
at Periods during which we have through your kindness fillet the
Not.Trtant office of Directors of the East India Company, we oeg
g:.!re3Peetfully to offer ourselves to you fir re-election on WED-
Da the the 9th of April next, and to solicit the favour of your sup-
t the Ballot appointed for that day.
We are,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and most humble Servants,
JOHN COTTON
JOHN LOCH
CHARLES MILLS
W. H. C. PLOWDEN
11. SHANK
H. ST. G. TUCKER

TRE BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
• (Incorporated by Act of Parliament passed 1850.)

DIEECIORS.
Co JAMESbbO NEL
sP: M.P. Es q , C.E. and V.P. Inst. Civil Eng.,
Chairman.
E. Highton, Esq. C.E.
ilbertsen, Es W. W. Pearson, Esq., M.A.
E
. 'Tender," q.
• 'lighten Esq. G. G. Scott, Esq.
sen. T. Webster, Esq., M.A. F.R.S.
801( Secretary—Mr. George Sward.
eThe
'''''.—Messrs. Bell, Steward, and Lloyd, 59, Lincoln's Inn-
fields.
Bro
kere—Messrs. Mullens, Marshall, and Daniell, London..
their Directors of this Company call the attention of the public to
groo„P,,r°sPectus already issued, and to the data upon which they
thei..'o their expeetations as to the very remunerative character of
I.4,lladertakiag
ftste4t.h° the Official statement of the Manager of the South-
the nailway Company's Telegraph that their profit from
year‘ranitriission of commercial messages alone during the past
aoro-,Wa3t. 5 Per cent., while all their railway messages, which from
fr-J`e lions amounted to 20,000 messages per annum, were
witehrre the returns of various Telegraph Companies in America,
Per anMPint.aY, upon an average, dividends of from 8 to 10 per cent.
th
It
e returns of the Prussian Telegraphs, which show a net
Itrtt "1 cornmercial messages alone of 5 per cent. for the very
tattle" after their construction, while all of and Government
bet,. fence hi sent withoat charge, the Telegraphs in that kingdom
40.g_ii the hands of Government.
priv_TOthe Statement of Accounts laid before the Right Hon. the
Y
whCouncil about six weeks ago by the old Telegraph Company,
ieh
thee. 1" only one in full operation in this country at the present
Coom,ese accounts show that, including bonuses paid by that
atm, r07.3' durihr. the
pest three years (amounting to the very large
Cotoha,'lle4jiy 100,01010, in addition to the ordinary dividends, the
tiitulstoii3' have evidently cleared little short of 20 per cent. per
&nd that, too, upon an enormous cost for telegraphs. The
will be able to construct their apparatus at little
Their "e-half the cost of that at present in operation.
arrangementsall7lreottilbPnY in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow,
`very si„,,lnPortant towns, are rapidly advancing, and
.they
ho e
truklin.ly to commence laying down their wires on various main-
last tow es of railway, and thus to connect at first the most impor-
A„, 118 in the kingdom by means of their Telegraphs.
aAd fr',l,llne?ltions for shares to be made to Messrs. Mullens, Marshall,
iell, the brokers of the Company. Lombard-street, London ;
Messrs Bell, Steward, and Lloyd, 59, Lincoln's Inn-fields, solicitors
Ea he Company; or to the secretary, at the Central Offices, Royal
London.

GRAVESEND ST AR. P ACKET S.
Fare Cabin aad Second Clasp Railway NINEPENCE to
or from London and Gravesend.
Raiool and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING.
To or fr wahiom Blackll.
rare Cabin.. •• 6d. Chi Cabin.... 9d.
oth
Intermediate Piers ........
fir Packets call at the Grays, Greephithe, and Pnrdeet Piers.
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Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting).
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

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