The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR RUM,-SOAP, SUGAR, PEPPER,
AND SPLIT PEAS:

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
' Transport Services, Somerset-house, ..
17th December, 1859. '
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTIN
N,o4tek)
„.....__ OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNIT
....AINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. DO
tf
the
GIVE NOTICE, that on 'THURSDAY,
Ple 29th instant, at Half past One o'clock, they will
i .ue ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
C„ONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
'...victualline, Stores at Deptiord the undermentioned articles,
Piz. :__ ,
RUM
SOAP
SUGAR l5O tons.
PEPPER
SPLIT PEAS BOO quarters.
When to be delivered—,-Half of each in three weeks, and
the remainder in three weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the -power, when
the tenders are opened. of contracting either for the whole,
or for such part thereof only as they • may deem fit, or for a
greater quantity, ,or of not contracting for any, and also an
Unlimited power of selection.
The Rum, Sugar, and Pepper, to be exempted from the
Customs' duties, and parties tendering are to state where they
are respectively lying.
I Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark,
lied the average strength of each mark ex to be stated,
ind not an average of different marks or strengths of several
mports, and any parcel of Rum teat is found not to be of the
'Janie quality, mark, or average strength of the sample ten-
dered and accepted, will be rejected by.the officers.
,notmaples of the Soap (not less theme bar), of the Pepper
less than two pounds), and of the Peas (net less than
's,'o quarts), must be produced by the parties tendering.
Each tender for Sugar must specify the mark and landing
A 'anther of each cask or package, the ship in which imported,
and the country or place of its growth or produce, and an
ayerage Sample (not less than 21bs for each import mark) must
produced by the parties tendering, and not an average of
different.. marks or several imports ; and any parcel that is
19111111 not to be of the same mark or average quality as the
lamiples tendered and accepted, will by rejected by the office, s.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not ac-
coined, are requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the contracts have been decided.' •
..No ten ler will be received unless made on the, printed
iurni provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on
PPlication at the said office, or to.the officer conducting the
acket Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol.
Particular attention is called to the recent modification of
ae one antscon icrns
Liverpool nd Bristol of the contract, which may be seen at the said
t a,
„:lio tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on I
: e day of treaty, arid it-n-111 not be required that the party
Ogrelering or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the
~ce on ihe day of Contract, as the result of the offer received
each' person will be communicated to him and his
v`oPosed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
'admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten-
der
se. for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
ou

SAN PAULO (BRAZILIAN) RAILWAY
COMP ANY (" ").
q'ormed under the Decrees of the Emperor of Brazil, and Laws
of the Imperial Brazilian and San Paulo Provincial Legis-
latures, and incorporated, with Limited Liability, under
he Joint-Stock Companies Acts, 1856 and 1857.)
,s_anaranteed 7,per Cent. on the Capital from the dates of
14Xinent of calls.
apital £2,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of £2O each.
Interest payable Half-yearly in London.
Length of Line, 8S English miles.
..beposit £2 per hare,,of whick£l must be paid on applica-
tion.

DIRECTORS.
1.1118 Excellency the Brizilian Envo_y Extraordinary 'and
ilitlrtister Plenipotentiary, or other the Diplomatic ltepresen-
,. We of Brazil in London, is ex-officio a Director of the COM-
Any.
Ileniamin Cohen, Esq., New-cPurt, St. Swithin's-lane.
William Bird, Esq., olliessrs. Bird and Co.
John Samuel, Esq., Chairman of the Bahia Railway Com-
pany.
Robert A.Heath, Esq., of Messrs. Heath and Co„ Old Jewry.
B. Sampson, Esq., 13, Lombard-street.
Martin R. Smith, Esq., of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths.
J, H. Reynell de Castro, Esq., Manchester.
- BANKERS.
Iteesrs. N. M.,Rothsehild and Sons, London.
ENGINEERINa REFEREE.
u_ohn llawkshaw, Esq., C.E.,
ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.
cJitmes Brunlees, Esq., C.E., 5, Victoria-street, Westmin-
'k S.W.

Soiamons.
Asn. Swift, Wagstaff, and Blentdnsop, 32, Great George-
-4.W, Westminster, S.W.

BROKERS. •
Ifessrs. Philip Cazenove and Co., 52, Threadneedle-street.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
~,•• 2, Austin-friars, Old Broad-street, E.C.
Company has been formed to construct and work a
p,'",, way from Santos to Jundiahy, in the province of San
-11,0, in the Empire of Brazil, with the following privileges :
guaranteed interest of 7 per cent. per annum, viz., 5 per
b„tit• by the Imperial Brazilian Government, and 2 , per eent.
t„' the Provincial Legisfature of San Paulo, for 00 years, on a
s„'ITI not exceeding .£2,000,000 for Works, and on such further
'IP for interest during construction as hereinafter explained.
grant of the Railway to the Company in perpetuity.
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yn'tguarantee against competing lines during term of 90
ti3..13 within 20 miles on either side of the line,the with a right
all minerals within the same limits.
wrowo. vested in the Company to alter the tariff charges for
4:e*Purpose of ensuring a net profit from revenue of 7 per cent.
annum.
th.the right to import free of duty during the construction of
1,7 e Works, and for 10 years after their completion. all rails,
r„„_aPhinery, locomotives, and other materials necessary for the
lunation and maintenance of the railway. The same privi-
-0-° is granted for a period of 33 years for coal, coke, and
ther fuel. •
&free grant of Government landi required for the line.
II when 20 per cent. of the capital has been, expended on the
t411,,,e the Company will be in a position to receive the advan-
,,es of the law of August,lBs7, No. 911, by which the Govern-
ient is empowered either to lend one-third of the fixed tapi-
i" to the Company, or to guarantee the bonds of the Com-
-4.3, to that extent.
hAP.d, in addition to the foregoing, the Company has ob-
Zned this valuable and "distinctive" privilge, that on the
Z,l_9ltal of £2.000,000 being expended, in accordance with the
t_ftssion, the Company is empowered to raise on the same
Viacis as the original capital (that is to say, with a guarantee
( "per cent. for 90 years) any further sum expended in pay-
gent of interest during the construction of the line within
'LPeriod fixed by the concession.
*goring the continuance of the guarantee the Government
k;.„" be entitled to one-half the net profits over 8 per cent. per
e'unli. When the dividends derived from profits shall have
theeeded 12 per cent. per annum for two consecutive years,
4,e Government has the power to modify the tariff rates, so
~
keep the dividends within 12 per cent. per annum.
et' ,I.le
Government has the option of purchasin railway
enctof 30 years, from the date of the openng of the
Ltre line, on payment to the Company of such an amount of
ih,aztlian Government Stock as will give an income equal to
average dividends of the previous 5 years, which can In no
40:e be less them 7 O'er cent. per annum, thus in that event
4011,ring to the shareholders an investment in perpetuity of
The
than 7 per cent. •
iue Company is allowed twelve years from the 26th April,
hl,O 7; for the completion of the railway, but the contractor will
i bound to finish the works in eight years from the date a
,iontract.
P,o"',e proposed line has been carefully surveyed by Enlish
tettmeers under the direction of Mr. Brunlees, whose plans.
by pa, estimates, and reports were sanctioned and approved
18,,,„,Re Imperial Government by a decree dated 11th March,

e amount sor preliminary expenses has been fixed by the
ti.zilian Government at £45,000, and -an experienced Con-
-440, r, who gives security to the amount of £100,009, has
`‘ en-
t -" Into a provisional contract to purchase all lands, &c.,
4rPlired fOr the railway, stations, &e., to construct the line,
the requirr d rolling stock and plant, and provide for
so Piller obligations in respect of fhe works, for £1,805,000 ;
t4ll.sequently, the ample balance of £150,000 of the fixed capi-
is left to meet administrative and other charges during
481aStruction. In addition, the Directors have the strongest
prZrances of Mr. Brunlees, supported by the written opinion
44. r. Thomas Brassey, who has carefully examined the
(14,4 mates, that the capital of £2,000,090 is abundantly min-
t! jlt for all purposes, payment of interest during construe-
"4l being specially provided for as before stated.
dlt'ue Province of San Paulo, situated to the south of Rio
of biro as regards' extent of country.' richness and variety
%Produce, salubrity of climate, and amount of population, 'is
of the most important divisions of the vast and prosper-
l'4,lernpire of Brazil, and it is the object of this railway to
.: 'Ash the interior with a speedy and cheap system of trans-
-4'oll to Santos, the chief port of the province. Commencing
14A4141 that maritime town the line will pass through San
tCoUIO, the metropolis of the province, tontaining a pepula-
th,,U of 30,000 inhabitants. Thence it will proceed to, and for
fro' Present terminate at, the town of Judiahy, about 20 miles
th Campinas, which is the local capital of the planters, and
ple, depot from which the surrounding country is supplied
1411„ Merchandise. The planters are now paying £l6 per ton
or 9Lee transport of coffee from Campinas to Santos (a distance
„?,11illes), whilst the cost of freight from Santos to Europe
pc,,,TLY 50s. per ton. In the month of October last the ex-
Ilk alone amounted to 6,000 tons, and the province
pieciise produces sugar, tobacco, tea, &c., and is remarkably
of Minerals. Apart from the commerce of the province
pq,an Paulo itself, this railway will become the highway by
G 0 eh the large and important provinces of Mato Grosso and
o,:az, the southern portion of the province of Minas Geraes,
coii; the northe districts of the province of Parana, will
municate with the seaboard.
cj,l)Pllcations for shares must be accompanied by a deposit of
Nhrr share, in part payment of the deposit of £2 per share.
be.. aid the amount so paid exceed £2 per share on the num-
the Vlotted, the surplus will be returned, but if it falls short,
Dolance must be paid on allotment, or on default the de-
sitkit will be forfeited and the allotment cancelled. If no
04°Atinient belnade the deposit will be returned without de-
.k°ll, and with as little delay as possible.
ae,,Pplications for shares, addressed to the Directors, maybe
Amu to Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons. New-court, St.
524 rthin's-lane, London • or to Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co.,
tiit_threadneedle-street, 'London, E.C., brokers t 6 the Cosy=
; of whom, also prospectuses may be obtained.

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