The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-11 00:00:00

MONT BLANC IS OPEN
TO-NIGHT.

1111. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ulitriEz.,
.. with New Costumes and v rious Novelties, Vocal ant Ch., -
racterislic, every evening (except -aturday) at Eight. A mous-
-1 PE RFOR NANCE eiiery SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes
and Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office,
Polygraphic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has
teen entirely redecorated.

3...IisTsIoN.Ps.TOTGRaTr ()MN
:Sandi\ i 1
IN,IT,
GILLIEUNSTRREAED-
Wat repeat their Entirely New Entertainment, at the ROYAL
9.A.LLERY OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 14,Regent-street, THIS EVEN-
ING, at 8. Morninz Performance on Saturday next, at Three.
Admission, 2s. and Is. ; Stalls, 35., may be secured at the Gallery,
and at Cramer, Beak, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street.

ROYAL ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S
C ASINO, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. —Great suc-
cess of the Rornanoff Waltz and the Lancers, every evenlnc, with
!aurent's Grand Orchestra of Forty of the first artistes of London.
r, hciPal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Dora oven 9. Fast'4'l4 commence at nine. The Lancers will be danced at half.pa3t
ten. Admission One

bil' KAHN'S MUSEUM, 4, ,Coventry-street,
tlag Leicester-square. Programme :—Lectures by Dr. Kiwis,
o'clock, on highly interesting and instructive Topics and
'll. sEXTON, F.U.O.S, F.E.S., as follows ;At half-past 1-The
n'nemens, Curiosities, and Philosophy of the Sense of Sight. At
The Great Tobacco Controversy. At half-,3ast 7 —The Foed we
olusenra
Fat;•.: its Uses, Preparation, Adulteration, aad Digestion. The
contains 1,000 Models and Preparations, and is wholly
'li,ltivalled in the world. Open daily, for Gent temen en', from I o
•,.4 10. Admission, One Shilling. Catalogues, cc flaming Dr. Kahn's
....ectures, gratis to visitors.

COLOGNE CHORAL UNION._
DER KSLNER-MANNER-GESANO-VEREIN (SO Men
I Voices), under the direction of Herr FRANZ WEBER.
Mr MITCHELL beg, to submit the arrangements for the first
Monday Afternoon, May 25 Hanover square Rooms.
'rue day
.. „ 26 ,, f 1
Th „
ursdayEvening „ 25.. Exeter Hall. PP
Friday
~ Afternoon, - „ 29.....; Hanover Square Rooms.
Saturdaye „
The 30
ti„ Afternoon Concerts will commence at half-past Three, and
e Evening Concert at half-past Eieht.—The engagement of this dis-
„guished Society is positively "limited to Two Weeki.—Tickets for
-.oval
whole of the above Concerts may be secured at Mr. MITCHELL'S
-..Yal Library, 33, Old Bond-street
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It
OYAL SURREY GA:RDEN S.-
ii, Now OPEN for the SEASON.—TO-MOR ROW:(TIIESDAY),
',"a3' 12, and
_during the week, a Grand Vocal. and Instrumental
Vlacert. Mons. Jullien and h:s unrivalled Band. Miss Louisa
the"g, the popular Vocalist, will appear also every evening till far-
znr notice. First Exhibition of an entirely new and original gigantic
~ odeqled Picture, by Danson, entitled, "A P !epe into ye Fairie
g-1-'eand,'' with extensive mechanical effects, in cor junction with a gor-
w°" Pyrotechnie Display by Southby. First appearance of Mr.
~.. Cooke's Eqestrian Company and Stud of' Horses from -Astley's
7;;;', admired Stalactite Caverns by -Danson: and Dioramic Views by
.-niliips.
o Various novel amusements are disp&sed throughout the
oands, and an efficient Brass Band will perform in an open-air
jchestra during the afternoon.—Doors open at 4, First Equestrian
rer orf ' mance at 6 Jullien's Grand Concert 7. Fireworks about half-
-Omnibuses at the close of the performance to all parts.--
40misslon One Shilling to Gardens and Area of Music Ball
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THE COMMERCIAL RAILWAY of RUSSIA.
RIGA. TO DUNABURG.

CIRCULAR.
The Directors, having now completed their negotiations
with the Russian Government for the above Railway, have
!flitch pleasure in laying before the Shareholders the follow-
lug particulars of their arrangements, tog ether with the prin-
cipal features of the Imperial Concession of 1853, which was
confirmed, with additional advantages, by his Imperial Ma..
iesty, on the 26th February, 1857 ;

K'fixed Capital of 10,200,000 silver roubles, or about
1,636,2501. storling,4ver which the Company has the abso-
lute control, and of the expenditure of which they are not re-
quired to give any account to the Russian Government.
The fixed Capital has been changed in consequence of the
length of the line having been reduced, and several important
modifications having been allowed by the Russian Govern-
%int.

tA Concession for a period of 75 years, dating from the open-
ag of the whole Line, during which the Russian Government
Rasreseryed no right to purchase the Line.
A. guarantee, by the Russian Government, of 41 per cent.,
for interest and sinking fund. A sinking fund of one-eighth
Per cent, is sufficient to redeem the capital in 75 years.
of This ealcUlation has been verified, together with all others
importance, by an eminent accountant.
The line has been most carefully surveyed by John Hawk-
tfrw, Esq., the engineer-in-chief. It is of very easy construe-
°ll—there being no tunnels, deep cuttings, nor high em-
bankments—few bridges, anethose offering no engineering
%faculties. The whole line is almost upon a level, the maxi-
tlita gradient being lin 200, slo pin
__llvgg gradually from Dilna-
to Riga; thus greatly economising the cost of con-
veYing the produce from the interior.
cOntract for the construction of the railway and the
•.)Ply of the whole of the rolling stock and material, has,
With the approval of the engineer-in-chief, been entered into
With eminent English contractor, with ample security for
iL
.'d,ue Performance.
„,u
Je 'total sum required for the construction of the Railway
4.lleluding all moneys.to be paid to the contractor, the ex-
irine cost o f prelim, the interest on calls during construe-
Than, and the inary and all other expenses of manage-
-eat, (to , whatsoever, have been carefully estimated at the
aura of 1,343000/. sterling, thus showing an excess of fixed
"Pital over expenditure of 293,2501., the benefit of which
!?,cess will be obtained by the Shareholders by the redemp-
Wm of their shares at par.
Ple amount of the guarantee on de fixed capital of
.'°36.250/. (after deducting the one-eighth per cent. for the
linking fund) i 5.71,586/. per annum, which, upon the above
"ti mate, gives 51 per cent, per annum for interest on the
eea,,Pital (1,3,13,0000 actually required, and still le WWI a con-
luerable margin for unforeseen contingencies.
}3Y the statutes the shares will be reduced from their origi-
i'laamount of 100/. to 201., or 125 silver rubles, 500 francs,
nr guilders, or 139 thalers of Prussia, each. In cense-
settee of the reduction in the guaranteed capital, and the
issue
of the shares being limited to 81,600, four shares only
of 20/. each will be exchanged for each 1001. share.
On these shares of 201. only 151, 10s., will be required to
/flake up the above estimated expenditure of 1,343,0001. ;
and the guaranteed interest of 17s. 6d. per share, exclusive
?,f the sinking fund, is equal to 51 per cent, on this amount.
The shares will be redeemable at the par of 201.,0ut of the
linking fund by periodical drawings. It is proposed, on the
astnpletion of the line, to issue separate coupons in series,
available for 10 years each. One of those coupons will re-
Present the guaranteed interest, and the other the dividends
?lithe extra profits of the line. The former will expire on
e redemption of the share at par ; but the latter will con-
:41111e in force during the period for which it may have been
4,sued,
kvAil„SUra for interest during construction bas been ineuded
.'„'a Russian Government in the fixed capital : and 5 per
eo-"" Per annum will therefore be paid on all calls until the
Palling of the whole line.
enThe shareholders will enjoy, during the whole period of the
eatession, the entire profits, which, upon a most careful
ulation, based upon the existing traffic, show a rate of 15
lint -
The r.,„
Pet ~'"•uway will connect with Riga the three capitals—St.
ttoetalmrg, Moscow, and Warsaw. The line runs for nearly
:Iv Whole distance through a district, the cultivation of
4,,cieh Would bear comparison with that of any other country ;
detpiadePendently of the through trade, there can be no
that the local traffic, both in goods and passengers,
an important and increasing item in the receipts of
As
11 instance of last year's traffic, it would have required
flaTTall trains of 35 waggons each' per day, for the whole
~g season (say six months), to have brought down the
jeei.:_;°llo shipped last season from Riga. Nor will the pro-
t,„4"w. Libau line injure these prospects ; but, on the con-
bM acting as a feeder from Koursk and Orel, it would
p tegr:he produce of these provinces (hitherto shipped at St.
tali burg) to Diinaberg ; a fair share of which would natu-
theli. go for shipment to the important port of Riga, saving
.01,7 nearly 100 miles of carriage.
free'Cr all expenseso are given for the purposes of the Railway,
Ni,h, Private lands required may be taken at the low tariffat
Jell the Imperial Government acquires private land.
be4ll, Material, such as stone, °Tavel, sand, clay, &c., may
hakes free from the Crown lanrds.
114?-11. rails, locomotives, and whatsoever is required for the
STee, may be imported, duty free, from any country.
bif the above estimates and calculations were made, the
thlt,ors have received the highly satisfactory intelligence
th 40:ti:1;le Municipality of Riga has placed at the disposal of
city ulPany, gratuitously, whatever land belonging to the
itsoi;"N7 be required for this railway. This land in the town
In the suburbs, and on the line of the road, is calcu-
ae",a a.t about 56 versts, or about 37 miles ; and this valuable
krution will effect a considerable reduction in the esti-
Th'ed cost of the land.
ii,(l-ste Directors, in conclusion, congratulate the shareholders ?/I the exceedingly favourable terms they have succeeded
Vn;',obtaining beyond those originally contemplated, and sub-
i a summary of the principal advantages gained beyond
'use set forth in the original prospectus.
1. The line having been shortened, and many important
oclifications allowed, a smaller capital is required, which
'acreages the amount of the dividends.
2. The term of the concession has been extended from 56
,10 75 years, dating from the opening of the whole line, dur-
ing which time the entire profits belong to the Company.
_3. A sinking fund of one-eighth per cent., instead•of one-
half, is now sufficient to redeem the capital.
4. The gratuitous grant of all the land. belonging to the
latlnicipality of Riga which is requisite for the railway.
5. In
4 consequence of the amount of the shares being as and their number limited by the statutes-to 81,600,
a additional 10s. per share (i.e. 161. 10s instead of 16/.) be-
rotnes necessary to be called up to meet the estimates ; but,
e„the guaranteed interest ex the fixed capital is equal to 51
th• cent. on the estimated capital, the extra 4 per cent. on
10s. is equivalent to 15 per cent, on the additional
Which far exceeds the terms originally offered.
clic-vie official docuraents and letters, together with the cal
h
4ti°tla and estimates, are open to the inspection of anyffi
813all:iy.e.
eitaoulder, upon his application at the oces of the Com-
, equal to 1/. on each 201. share, will be shortly re-
-", Of which due notice will be giVen.
By Order of the Board.
W,ARRE TYNDALE, Secretary.
'----___l7"-"rac J. W. echurch-street, May 8, 1857.
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