The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-19 00:00:00

With a high rate of speed, the freedom from disturbing
motion her great length will give, and the enormous strength
of her construction, the Great Eastern cannot fail to obtain
the preference of travellers and emigrants, and secure the
freight of goods requiring speedy delivery ; although it is not
necessary she should carry her full complement of either to
arrive at an exceedingly profitable result upon the reduced
capital of the new company.
lint apart from the considerations of profit which properly be-
long to all mercantile operations, there are others which invest
the successful, prosecction of this undertaking with something
of national importance. It is 1; ardly too much to say, that to no
other country could such a creation have been possible, and
certainly on no other could it confer such advantages. With
Colonies and dependencies in every region where external
aggression may have unexpectedly to be resisted, or internal
Commotion suppressed, the resources of the empire would be
multiplied, and its power almost doubled, by the rapidity
with which they could by her aid be concentrated for every
emergency.
The progress made in negotiations for the purchase, and the
confidence placed in the Ship and In this company, by the
proprietors of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company
(limited), may be gathered from the annexed resolutions una-
nimously passed at the Special General Meeting of their share-
holders, held at the London Tavern, on, Tuesday, the 2d of
November, 18.58, and from the fact that more than three-
fourths of that body have agreed to become shareholders in
this company, to the capital of which they have subscribed
largely, viz :
" Ist. That the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, Li-
mited, be, and the same is hereby dissolved, sulkiest to the
provisions of the Joint Stock Companies' Act, 1856-1857, and
that the said Company be wound up voluntarily, under the
provisions of the same act."
"2nd. That Henry Thomas_Hope, Esq., of 116, Piccadilly ;
Edward Ladd Betts, Esq., of Preston Hall, near Maidstone ;
Samuel Beale, Esq., M.P., of Russell-square ; and John Yates,
Esq.. of Snaresbrook, Essex., be, and they are hereby ap-
pointed liquidators under the said. set, to wind up the said
Company."
"3rd. That the said liquidators be authorised, in the event
of their selling the ship belonging to the said Company to a
certain Registered Company called the Great. Ship Company,
Limited, to receive in compensation, or part compensation,
for such sale, shares in the said Great Ship Company, Limited,
for distribution amongst the shareholders in the said Eastern
Steam Navigation Company, Limited, and to enter into any
other arrangement whereby the shareholders in the Eastern
Steam Navigation Company, Limited, may, in lieu of cash or
shares, or in addition thereto, participate in the profits of, or
receive any other benefit from, the said Great Ship Company,
Limited.

HENRY T. HOPE, Chairman.
An estimate of the first year's work of the "Great Eastern"
has been prepared, and the result is such as to leave, after
pi ying a dividend of 15 per cent., a large margin for contin-
gencies ; this calculation, which may be obtained at the offices
of the company, is founded on statistics of existing traffic,
and only takes credit for a minimum amount of cargo and
passengers, without taking into account the traffic she would
of herself create, or the Government postal subsidies which
her speed must command.
On application for ten shares and upwards, a deposit of
2s. 6d. per share will be required, and a further sum of ss. on
allotment; the remainder of the capital to be paid in three
calls at intervals of not less than two months.
On application for less than ten shares, the full amount of
£1 per share must be paid.
Forms of applications for shares may be obtained from the
Brokers, or at the Offices of the Company, as under.
Temporary Offices, 79, Lombard-street, E.C.
November, 1858.