The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-20 00:00:00

RGYLL ROOMS.-LA URENT'S CASINO.
Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan
Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, wit]
Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Comet-a-Piston, M
Roulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th•
fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during Lb
recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admi
Mon One Shilling.

11) R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEU
4, Coventry-street, Lelcester-square.—Open (for Gentlern
Only) from 10 till 10, containing upwsrds of one thousand mats
wad preparations, illust:sting every part of the human framln
health and disease, the race of men, &c Lectures delivered at 2,
2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a neßnd
highly-interesting series of Lectures is now In course of decry
ny Dr. Lung, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. A dmissionne
Shilling, Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr.han
(gratis).

LONDON and SOUTH-WEST/RN
RAILWAY.—OPENING of the DORCHESTER anWEY-
MOUTI LINE.
This Line will Open for Passenger Traffic upon TUESKY, the
20th of January inst.
Trains leave the Waterloo-bridge Station, London, for lifyinoutb,
At 6 a.m. (for third class), and at 8 and 11 a.m. and 3 ar 5 p.m. ;
and from Weymouth to London at 6,8, and 11.55 a.m. an 4.15, and
•.45 pan.
For hill information see time-tables.
By order.
Waterloo-bridge Station, London, 17th Jakuary, 1857

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
BANK OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON.

Established A.D. 1844.

The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at thtrate of 5 per
*ant, per annum, on Deposit Accounts, to 31st ecember, are
ready for delivery on and after January the 10th, 117, and payable
daily.

PETER MORRISON, Maming Director.
Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY it requested to
examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit.
Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts mt free on appli-
eatioa.

DR. LOCOCK'S PIILMOND WAFERS
give Instant relief and a rapid care of Vehma, Coughs. and
all Disorders of the Breath and Lungs. To SIIitIRS and PUBLIC
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9d., and I Is. per box. Sold by all Chemists.

NASSAU RAILWAY 10MPANY.-
Societe Anonym°, or Chark-ed Joint Stock
Company, with liability limited to the Mount of share, au-
thorised by decree, and by a special law?assed by the Cham-
bers of Nassau.
CApital 1,600,000/.' of which 1,000,010/. in Nassau Four
Per Cent. Guaranteed Bonds and 200,0(11/. already subscribed
and paid up by the Wiesbaden Railwayshareholders.
Share Capital to be issued, 400,0004 in 20,001 shares of
201. each.
DIRECTORS—LOCAL SUP.
RM. von Roesller, Director of the Ducal Bank of Nassau.
A. Hergenhahn, Member of tie Supremo Court of
Nassau.
s. C. Grossmann, Ducal Notary, Wiesbaden.
s, C. /Calk Sohn, Banker, Wiesbaden.
DIRECTORS IN ENGLAND.

Original Directors
Joseph Christopher Ewart, Eaq., 31-P- of the Wiesba-
Theodore W. Rathboue, Esq. deu Company.
William Nicol, Esq.
Together with a Committee in Paris.
BATigERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and CO., London.
Messrs. J. J. Weller, Sons, Frankfort.
eaossas.
Messrs. P. Cazenovo and Co., Lothbury.
Messrs. Joshua Triitainann and Son, Angel-court.
SECRETARY---W. W. Lander, Esq.
London Agency, 18, Cannon-street (E.C.).
The most important features in this undertaking are the
following :
First—That twenty miles of the Railway are already open
for traffic, and eight more are nearly completed.
Seeond—That about two-thirds of the Company's capital
being provided by the Nassau Government in Four per
Cent, bonds, every one pound per cent. added to the net re-
sults of the traffic above four per cent. will add three per
cent, to the dividend payable on the share capital ; and
Third- That a dividend of at least seven per cent, per an-
num is thus secured to the shareholders during construction.
The Nassau Railways will continue the Frankfort and Wies-
baden and the Wiesbaden and Rudesheint Lines from Rudes-
beim to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Goblentz. As the
Cologne Railway already open to Bonn and Rolandsworth is
being rapidly completed to Coblentz, the line of railway com-
munication betireen Cologne and Frankfort will thus be com-
pleted by the Nassau Company.
The annual traffic between these two points considerably
exceeds 1,000,000 passengers and 1,000,000 tons .of goods.
The concession is for a term of eighty-four years; it in-
eludes a branch line up the Valley of the Lahn, which will
start from Lahnstein on the Rhino, and extend to the eastern
frontier of the Duchy of Nassau, there to meet the Prussian
line from Giessen. The Lahn district is rich in minerals, and
its existing trade is sufficient to supply a large and remunera-
tive traffic to the railway.
The first eight miles of this branch have been nearly com-
pleted (from Lahnstein to Ems) by the Nassau Government.
The Company is to take possession of these works, and to pay
4 per cent, on the sums expended by the Government, until
repayment.

The Nassau Railway Company becomes possessed of the line
from l'fiesbaden to Rudesheim on the terms accepted by the
general meeting of the former Wisebaden Railway
Company,
viz., that those Shareholders of the Wiesbaden Company who
have not exercised .the option of exchanging their old 6/.
shares for an equivalent amount of Nassau 201. shares, will
receive interest at the rate of 4 per cent. during the construe
Lion of the works, and 5 per cent. after the opening of the
entire railway for traffic, but will not be entitled to any fur-
ther participation in the profits of the Company.
Sla holders in the Wiesbaden Company to the amount of
are
about 40,000/. have elected to exchange their shares for shares
in the Nassau Company.
The Nassau Railways will thus comprise 120 English miles
of railway, consisting of the following sections :
Miles.
1. The Line from Wiesbaden to Rudesheim,
now open for traffic 2l
2. The Line from Rudesheim along the
Rhine, passing through Lahnstein to the
frontier of Prussia, opposite Coblentz 40
3. The Line from Lahnstein to Ems, nearly
completed
4. The Line from Ems through the Valley
of the Lahn to the Prussian frontier
toward Giessen 5l

Total.

120 miles

In addition to the assistance afforded by the Guaranteed
Bonds, the Nassau Government has granted many important
advantages to the Company. For twenty-five years the
Railway is released from the payment of any taxes. All
lands belonging to he State, and required for the Railway,
are given gratuitously to the Company, together with the
building materials thereon. Stone, gravel, kc., from the
Government quarries, are also placed at the disposal of the
Company free of charge.
The Rhine Railway will be constructed, like the nudes-
helm section, with a single line of way, and with the earth-
works, bridges, &0., ready for a second line, when require 1.
The Lahn Rail Nay will have only one line of way, with the
requisite sidings.
Tie estimates of most competent engineers show a margin
of upwards of 120,0001., after fully providing for all that is
required for opening the 120 miles of railway for full traffic.
These estimates are confirmed by the ter ders of able and
experienced contractors of undoubted solvency, and have
been, moreover, tested and provcd by the cost of the works
already executed.
The official traffic tables show that, taking only the present
traffic in the Lahn Valley, and one-fourth of the traffic along
the Rhine, the receipts of the Nassau Railway Company will
suffice, on this moderate estimate, to secure a dividend of 15
per cent. to the Shareholders, in consequence of the larger
portion of the capital being
supplied in Nassau Government
Guaranteed„Bonds at 4 per cent
RHINE RAILWAY.
250,000 passengers (being one-fourth of the existing
traffic), at ld. per mile on 60 miles
250,000 tons of goods (being one fourth of the exist-
ing traffic), at Ipl. per mile

156,000

90,000