The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS
for ORPHAN and a ECNSSIT3ITi CHILI)kF.N, rinner

Patron, His Royal Highness Prince AT BERT.

IsITITICE IS HEBERT GIVEN, That a GENERAL TIAT r-
YEARLY COURT ot the. governors o' this I.,stitutinn will be held
on 11,1!)ND kY, the 29th. Inst., at the London Tavern, Blshotisgrte-
Went, to commence acti 1 o'clock In the forenoon, when an Election
of Childreri(ten boys Lnd six girls) will take place. The report of
the Board of Manasiment and of the Auditors will then he sub-
mltthd, and all nth other Questions and matters as may be Itiw-
ally brought before th*Cotirt will be discussad and decided.

ALFRED LENCII SAUL, Secretary.
81, Cheapelde, Dec. 23, 1856.

DELIVERY of LETTERS.—The Postmaster-
General, anxious to Promote rapidity and
corractnem in the delivery of letters, has, for postal purposes,
divided London and its environs into ten district'', each to be
treated, in many respects, as a separate town ; and to render
this arrangement effectual, he earnestly requests that every
'nears may be taken by the public for causing letters to be
directail according to the district for which they are intended.
Initia'ts will suffice, and for the house at which this notice is
left the initials are W. C., the district being the Western
Central. In the direction of a letter, these initials should be
legibly written in a separate Rue, and should in all eases end
the address, thus :

JAMES THOMPSON, Esq
500, High Holborn,
w. c.

Or, when the letter is from the country, thus :
JAMES THOMPSON, Esq.,
500, High Holborn,
London,
W.C.

Among other means of inducing this practice, it is sug-
gested that, when convenient, each resident of the Western
tdateict should add the name of the district, or the initials, to
hih own address inside his letters when writing to his cone-
spoidents, and en his address card. Also, that if in busi-
tess, he should give the namo of the district, or the initials,
in the heading of bills or invoices, in advertisements or
lachrds, and on any article of manufacture which may bear
his address.

Correspondents not attending to the above arrangement,
should be requested to use the initials in reply.
Information as to the district in which any locality is in-
cluded may be had at any receiving-house in London and its
environs, or at any head NIA-office in provincial towns,
at all of which alphabetic lists of streets, dm., will be
kept for referenee. The British Postal Guide, which can be
Procured (price fid ) at any head post-office, will hereafter
contain a similar street list showing the district initials : and
like' information, the Postmaster General is assured, will be
Riven in the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857,
In the part headed " Street Directory."
The following additional information may prove useful :

TABLE OF DISTRICTS.

names. Initials.
Eastern Central District
Western Central District ... W. C.
. Northern District
North Eastern District N. E.
Eastern District
South Eastern District
Southern District
South Western District S. W.
' Western District W.
North Western District

If the initial letters be thus regularly appended the depart-
tsent will be able to assort with facility and correctness the
nntry they letters, according to their respective districts, before
aY reach London in the morning.
BY a recent improvement about 60,000, or fully one-third,
of such letters are already so assorted with as much correct-
Iteas as circumstances allow a change which has greatly ex-
pedited tt e delivery; and it is hoped that, if the previous
41tasurtreent. with full facility for correctness, can be extended
0 all, this advantage, seconded by other improvements now
111 Progress, will eventually securo to the public the benefit
°ls further and important acceleration of the morning deli-
ter"' throughout London.
By command of the Postmaster-General.
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, Dec., 1856.

THE MONS UNITED COLLIERIES
COMPANY (Limited).
%ital One Million, in 100,000 Shares of 10/, each, deposit

2/. per Share on Allotment.

TRUSTEES.
Rig Grace the Duke of Wellington.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Albemarle.
!! B. Thornton, Esq:, Banker, Birchin-lane.
Z M. Weguelin, Esq., Governor of the Bank of England.

DIRECTORS.
Lieut.-Cameral the Right Hon. Lord James Hay, Chairman.
Th._ • Right Hon. Lord Viscount Bury. . .
11,teut.-Col. the Right Hon. Lord Arthur Hay.
Liaron Gudin, Chateau Beaujon, Paris.
William Gladstone, Esq., (Messrs. Thomson Bonar and
`41.), Old Broad-street.
Fortescue Harrison, Esq., Cambridge-square, Hyde-
Robert William Kennard, Esq., Upper Thames-street.
Alexander Miller, Esq., Ashford-house, Middlesex
AUnireas--(To be appointed at the first General Meeting).
=SEERS.
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thorn.
1n London ton, and Co., Birchin-lane.
In Messrs. Hankey, 7, Fenchurch-street.
Mons Messrs. Guillochin, Sons, and Co.
nt Paris Messrs. Charles Laffitte and Co.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Amory, Travers, and smith, London.
• Monsieur Doles, Avocet, Mons.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Sou.
Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce.
SECRETARY—T. It. Preston, Esq.
Temporary Offices No. 46, Moorgate-street.
„Ile object of this Company is to develops the resources of
;rtain collieries, situated in the most central and best portion
the well-known coal basin of Mons, in Belgium. They
I;4Prise two distinct sections, of which part is already in
Working operation, and the remainder consists of conces-
tul from the Belgian Government, granted on condition
St the coal shall be worked.
~_tne unworked concession, known as " Bonne Victoire,"
.'"u.tlted at Asquillies, and those applied for, severally called
1 ens Y Nim " and "Gblin' " occupy an area of 18,000 acres ;
siteialvt.ell.aseertained coal seams run through their whole
I The collieries in full work are five, viz., " Bonne Veins,"
e:l3°une Esperance," " Seize Actions," " Ste. Cecile," and
,
du Flenu." They comprise an area of 2,000 acres,
ih the right of working sixty-two seams of coal. It is cal-
Sted that their produce could be largely increased, within
Val' years, at an outlay of 20,0001. (See Engineer's Repert.)
07_ nlant and other works are ample, well constructed, and
,7tlntial ; the engines now at work give an aggregate power
n.,739 horses. These ccllieries are now yielding a minimum
,Profit of 40,0001. per annum (see Report), and it is agreed
nt,,! a preferential interest of 6 per cent. per annum on the
td.'tal now to be raised shall be the first charge on these
erns.
a4Tile confidence of the vendors of the working Collieries in
itite success of their new undertaking is further shown by
1.)4.rt. agreeing to accept in part payment of their property
)";o )0 shares (representing 200,0001.) denominated K shares,
though considered as paid up, are only to receive di-
ere
rids in proportion to the amount paid up on the A shares
tills
to the public. The remainder of the purchase money,
Lileisting of 254,0001., is to be paid in cash, out of the first
of the Company, at any time within two years from
• ?corporation of the Company Two-thirds of the above
shares will be annulled should the new concessions,
441:trary to expectation, fail in yielding coal of a good corn-
qilteial quality, and this proportion of the shares iu question
1.;.n0t be banded over to the sellers until such produce be
1' The coal is generally of a semi-bituminous quality. It is
ed at the several pit-mouths into the waggons of the
t:,,,,lllern.Railway of France for conveyance to Paris and the
h;Lue and manufactories along the line, at which there is a
t demand, and also into those of the Haut et Bas Flenu
eam waY (which traverses the collieries of the district, and
;_nicts them with the net-work of the State Railways of Bel-
ta:4) for the supply of the towns and the extensive raauufac-
io,;(eg districts of Flanders ; the greater proportion of the
efl,Lhowever is conveyed by the Conde Canal, on the banks
there'are extensive sheds where the boats are loaded.
the ezisting facilities for transit 'will be further extended by
skAirailway now in construction between Mons, Haumont,
Vto,,l4aubetige. The constant demand by railways, iron-
gas-works
m, and for other manufacturing and house-
ittslPurposes, is ore than sufficient to absorb, at all times,
i7tnnst produce of the collieries.
11,":! the request of the Directors, a detailed report on the
)67'4 state of the collieries at work, and to be worked, was
4;t: red by the eminent French Civil Engineer, Mr. F. N.
1%4 t, which report has been confirmed by Mr. H. Gain, a
tha,:inlining engineer of great experience. Subsequently Mr.
aZea Xauby, C.E., was deputed to verify the statements
lki.7;• A majority of the Directors have also lately made a
to sp.,nal *visit to the collieries, and having taken every means
aucill*/ themselves of the soundness of the undertaking,
lia4:"'-e truthfulness of the above reports, they now feel justi-
-I,,in inviting the investment of capit•tl in the Association.
-ntlle capital of the Company is divided into 100,000 shares
pt,'Cg. each, which are sub-divided into two classes, viz., A
elerential Shares, and B Free Shares. The deposit will be
▪ Per share, and the first call of 21. per share will be due on
lit June 1857.
e vendors consent to waive their claim to any dividend
Yetheir B shares till 6 per cent, shall have been paid on all
A. shares thus infect giving to the A shareholders a pre-
Arential dividend eo the amount of 6 per cent. ; and in the
event of the winding up of the Company's affairs, the amount
kid on the A ihares will be repaidtother holders before
447 payment is made on the B shares.
bivideads will be paid half-yearly at the Company's bankers
I,..,Londeria, Mons, and Paris, upon Whatever amount may be
d• up on the several shares.
40b administration of the Company's affairs in Bel rum is
Zfully provided for. g
tented,
various reports alluded to in this prospectus have been
ainted, and may be obtained on application at the Com-
ra office, as also a chart, showing the position of the
tleried and the new concessions.
:t..APplications for shares must be accompanied by the bank-
-4,l,reeeipt for a sum equal to one pound upon every share
ores
for. The deposit will forthwith be returned on such
re° applied for as may not be allotted.
.ms of application may be obtained at the brokers'
_‘4 at the offices of the Company, 40, Moorgate-street.
nfrell applicant for Shares will be required to pay into one
Bankers of the Company, one pound (IL) per Share,
de the numbers of Shares applied for, in part payment of the
A• osit of 21., in exchange for which a voucher will be
Neb.,;* In the event of the Directors allotting less than the
• e number applied for, the amount paid in will be appro-
ieted towards the deposit of(21.) per Share payable on those
tilletted. Should no allotment be made to the applicant, the
arllleY lodged at the bankers' will be forthwith returned free
urge.
•

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SMARMS.
ir° the directors of the Mons United Collieries Company
(Limited),
"mntleraon,—Having paid into the hands of Messrs.
, the Bankers of the Company, £ to your
%ha . I request that you will allot me
les of 10/. each in the capital . I agprreeefetroenatciaelepA
t,,e4 'hares, or any less number that thereof
may be allotted to met
giai3, the remaining. deposit, to execute the articles of asso-
eth en Or a printed copy thereof when required, and in all
,th): respects to conform to the provisions of the Joint Stack
1111;41)anies Act, 1856. In the event of my failing to perform
lia.„r these stipulations I agree to forfeit the deposit now
1)4'4 by me to your Bankers, and authorise you cancel the
• I am, Gentlemen,
,veur obedient servant,

Na!,:e iu f&'
Profession or occupation
Date

Residence in full
Place of business, if any