The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-20 00:00:00

No. 23,253.

no allotment be made the amount paid will be at once re
turned, without deduction.

' Prospectuses (which contain a copy of the Memo-
randum of Association) and Forms of Application for
Shares, and Memorandum and Articles of Association, may
be had of the Bankers, Brokers, Solicitors, or of the Sec-
retary, at the Offices of the Company, St. Clement's
House, Clement's-lane, London, E.C.; also of the Credit
Foncier of England (Limited), Clement's-lane, E.C.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To be retained by the Bankers.

No.--

To the, Directors of the Belgian Public Works Company
(Limited).
Gentlemen—Having paid to yo u r Bankers. Messrs. S :pith,
Payne, and Smiths, the sum of £ , being a deposit
of .£2 per Share on. A Preference Shares iu the
above Company, lhereby request that you will allot me that
number, and 1 agree to accept such Shares, or any less
number you may allot to me ou the terms of the Prospec-
tus, and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to
sign the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company, as duly "registered, when required. And I au-
thorise you to insert my name on the register of members
of the shares allotted to me.

Usual Signature
Name in full
Residence
Profession
Date December, 1866

THE BELGIAN PUBLIC WORKS COMPANY.
(Limited).
EXTRACTS from MINUTES of the METROPOLITAN
BOARD of WORKS, of 18th MAY, 1866, and RE-
FERRED to in PROSPECTUS.
52. The Clerk laid before the Board the following com-
munication :

May 14, 1866.
Sir, —1 am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to
transmit to you, for the information of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Minister at Brussels, respecting some important improve-
ments which are about to be made in that city, and which
have been contracted for on the part of the English Credit
Fonder and Mobilior Company.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) H. WADDINGTON.
The Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
(Enclosure.)
Brussels, May 4tb, 1866.
My Lord,--A great public work in Brussels of remark-
able extent and proportions has just been contracted for on
the part of the English Credit Foncier and Mobilior Com-
pany. The object is to arch over the river Senne, which
runs through the lower part of the city, and is in fact an
immense open drain, receiving the greater part of the
sewage of the town, which is, at present, most dangerous
to health, and often the cause of destructive epidemics.
The plan combines lateral drains to intercept the sewage,
reservoirs outside of the town for deodorising and collect-
ing for manure, and works to prevent inundations. An
extensive Boulevard is to be run over the vaulted course of
the Senne quite through the town. The houses on each
side, which are now of the most inferior class, are to be
pulled down, new ones of a superior character, on a widened
way, are to be erected all along the new Boulevard, with
great facilities for lateral access to it on either side. A.
building, which is to unite Halls for an Exchange and Gal-
leries for artistic exhibitions, is also to be constructed.
The estimated cost of these works is 26 millions of francs.
The amount is contributed by the town of Brussels, by the
province of Brabant, and by the State, in the following
proportions -the Town, 16 millions; the Province, 3 mil-
lions; the Government, 7 millions.
I enclose herewith a copy of the Report presented to the
Chamber of R. R., on the part of the Central Section, which
explains fully the nature and importance of this projected
transformation in the lower part of Brussels.
As an engineering work, the plan is one of the highest
interest, from its extent and projected effects as combining
ornamentation and facilities of intercourse throughout the
whole of the lower quarter, with incalculable benefits in
point of healthy action on at least half of the population of
Brussels.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) HOWARD DE WALDEN & SEAFORD.
The Earl of Clarendon.