The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS

Thls Cothpany has been formed for the purpose of extending to
India the great benefits-of internal railway.communleation,
It proposes• to effect a commeaceineat °I a system which -shall
have for its object the connexion of the.several Indian presidencies
with each other,' and with the nearest • point of. Intercourse with
Europe at Bombay, and at the same time develops the great and
I:rgeupi
rryap, are-prepared lot
unimproved resources of the interior of the Peninsula.
date
The vaet importance of the object'luts been fully recognised by the
East India Company and the Board of Control;
undertake such -surveys as may be necessary to enable them
.to ;take'
into consideration the general question of railroads in India.
The promoter 3 of this measure have represented to these authori-
ties that. this Company- may propabiy find,
will be impracticable to execute the intended . reads without a
guarantee by the Government' of ticertain thopgh small dividend, or
of some equivalent 'advantage ; they have ,therefore much satisthe-
Non in stating that the Governnieut prOposes to depute to India a
skilfull engineer, to be assoelated with others to, be appointed by the
Goverment of India for investigating the subject i and when the in-
fermation to be so obtalped shall have been received, it will bi pre-
pared to take into consideration the ;node and extent of whatever
pecuniary assistance it may be proper for the Government 'of India
to afford towards the execution of projects of this description.
' Itis understood that the survey of au experithental line will be
executed as soon as possible, with the especial sanction and assist-
ance of the Government, as stated above, bywhom the cost of such
survey or surveys will be borne, and the requisite arrangements, if
any, with the native Governments and time owners on the land will
be undertaken. On the completion of these preliminary steps it will
remain- --for the Shareholders to 'determine whether or not the
prospects of the undertaking, as thus ascertained, and the terms
assented to by the Government, will warrant the -further prosecution
ofthe design.
From documents, to which access has been most liberally given by
the Directors of the East India Company, very exact infortnation
lifts been obtained as to the general engineering character of the in-
tended lines ; the same authentic source, and the 'conithunications of
gentlemen long engaged in high political and military service in the
Deccan, have supplie4 the facts on which the following statements
are founded. It appears highly probel le from these that further in- -
quiries will lead to a most favourable regd., and issue in the final
establishment of the Company on Satisfactory data. In that case the
Company will be established; tinder a charter froth the Government in
India, and if necessary a charter-from the Croliii will subsequently
be applied for. •
In this state of things the Provisional Directors consider themselves
Justified iii laying the proposed undertaking betbre the public. It has
been agreed that the capital ofthe Company shall be fixed at 0,000,000/.,.
In shares of 501. each, making 120;000 shares, upon which it will be re-
quired that a deposit of 2/...105. -per share Shall be 'Pahl at the time of
issue. The amount of these deposits-will• be invested in Exchequer
Bills Or East India Bonds, or la such. other securities as may be con-
sidered safe ; and as the dlsbursetneate of. the Greatlndian Railway ,
Company will be limited to spell expenses as, jnay arise 'opt •of pro-
ceedings necessarily connected.with time preliminary surveys, and to
such other charges as,are incidental tb its general management, it
may be safely assumed that the interest to aecrbe on deposits will al-
most, if not altogether, defray all the expenses of a preliminary cha-
racter. If, therefore, it should be hereafter judged tote inexpedient
to carry out the present Intentions of the Great Indian
.Railway Com-
pany, either from the'nnfavautable reports of the engineer officers, or
from the support to be given to the Railway Company by the Ho-
nourable the East India. Company, under the permission of her
Majesty's Government,not tieing considered adequate by a majority
of the Shareholders, the deposit of 2/. 10s. per share, and the interest
which shah have accrued upon its investment, will be returned sub-
ject to the payment of all necessary expenses. •
It is.not intended to proceed until nftet the retiOrt .of the engineers
in India-shall have been received, and the result of the investigation
duly submitted te,tlte Shareholders, J)or in any rase is it intended to
execute the line, except inportions ;. and the calls wilt only be made
with reference to the portions so conimenced. It Is proposed that
the line t 6 be undertifitett this:Company shall commence at Bom-
bay, ascend the Western Gliain..4, and pass Ahmednuggur into the
valley of the Goetavery-a it will then traverse the plains which skirt
that river_ until it has crossed. the alanjera, a few miles tteyond which
it will turn towards the, south-east,. following a series of connected
and fertile valleys, and on emerging than this district, near Ktun-
uthmmet, it will takes nearly straight course to the Godavery, which
It will pass a few 'miles above Rajamundry, and then proceed to its
terminus at Coringa. • 'Four branches will issue from suitable points
on the main line ; those to the north will terminate for the present
at the frontiers qf,CAudeish,. and -atlgagpoor, the latter having a
sub-bl'anch to Oomrawutty these will form the first portions oflthea
hereafter extending to the Ganges and Calcutta ; those to the south
will extend, to SliooktpOot•' 'and Hydrabad, and be. capable of being
eventually continued to -Madras. • "

From the great field of India, as yet unappropriated by railway en-
terprise,: this main.line. has been'eelected;•eit 'account of its great and
numerote advantages, It will have a large present -greds traffic ; it
passes' through countries whose susceptibility of improvement will
occasion great increase 'of its traffic ; it connects the two • coasts i'
and, with the aid of steam navigation in the Bay of Bengal, will give
present speedy communication between the three 'presidencies, in ad-
vance of its ultimate effect, their connexion by railwaY.. Oneterminus
is the
nobleeo paosrt, ofth,Reornlmne -basts,ettleicetotezhber is the only -harbour on the Co-
romandelside of the peninsular ieeertainly the Y which
i ictoli
the only one which-Atli net require heavy works and stationary en-
a and
probably eastern
gine!. Its branches reach to Mbst important districts and cities, and
bestl
wterett the first portions of railways-of great importance hereafter.
It will greatly increase, Cheapenand, bitetrfoaLedrses,
the
d
the supply of cotton from India
to England and China, and streugthen. the political influence of
Faigland in India and the adjacent countries. - .. '
• The length of the rriatrilitleatid branches will be about 1,300 Miles :
the cost, Mending • the apparatus required for the ascent of the
Western Chants, will .probably 'not reach 6,000,0001. • : This estimate is
founded on careful Inquiry into the costs in India 9f such structures
as will be suitable to the eircionstaneeaand traffic 4.0 e -country.
The amount of tolinage to be expected on each half of the line is
about 250,00 Q tons per annum, of which Allu greater, part. is salt, from
the coast to the interior, and-cotton-in the'Othey direction. The price
of carriage in these parts-of India l's nowhere lees than 31,4 d. per ton
,per mile, and then only in the few eases of carts on level 'roads. The
greater part of it is done by droves of small oxen,- travelling six, or
seven miles a day, at a charge of more. than Bd. per ton per mile..
Since railways can be worked as cheaply in India as in England, and
the -English charge, which 'bears a profit, ii 2d.- per ton per mile, it
follows that the English charge can safely be made in India, and will
at once ensure the traffic, and bring - ample returns to the share-
holders.. The annual receipts calculated •on the foregoing data will
amount to 1,091,6661„ and the cost of working the -line, according
to the best Information which can at present be obtained, will be
little more than one-half that sum, leaving a surplus available for
a dividend of 8% per-cent. These results, though stated in gross ,en
and
roughly, are founded on careful inquiry, and analysis ofßiforma
already obtained from the authentic sources- wit ice have been. before
referred to,. WNo 'm-lolls competition .can .in -filet interfere with
them, for only few common roads exist, and those of the vast dis-
tracts which the lines will traverse, except fur a.short,distance near
the eastern meet. •• • -•- • .
'tween the coast and the interior. - ••"- • • 1
de of the country, and i
- - All receipts for passenger treffic, the localtra
The foregoing calculation. proceeds solely' on -the goods traffic be-
amount 1
they ere kept as a reserve o
f uncertain; though probably large ,
'knee ac-
quiredand from the known habits-of the population, and theexper
the carriage of troops, minis, and Government stores, are excluded ]
for an ample set-off against any contingent error.
the •
of
JOHN STUART.. WORTLE Y, • Chairman
from other instances of improved communication, will no doubt
Provisional Committee.--
WILLIAIf 4011,N HAMILTON, Deputy-Chairman;
May 10, 1845: • • • •

H E . AI I.AT-A.R E. T - •PARASO L.
CAUTION.
Ladies are particularly requested to dbserve that the Sliver Runnez
of the Parasol is stamped with the word " MINARET." This
caution is necessary, as other parasols have been sold ibr the
Minaret which are not So. ' MIS elegant novelty can be had at all
the respectable drapers' In the kingdom.

- • •
HORIZONTAL WATCHES, -VERY FLAT.
A R. SAVORY_ And..SONS, W*hmakei4, 9,
IX: • Cornhill, London,. oppo.sile the Bank. Price, in Silver
Cases, Three and Guineas each ; or, in Gold Cases Six Guineas
each. These Watches' are accurate. .and durable, the Horizontal
gscapement being peculiarly stilted to. Combine those intportantr
sites. They are jewelled• in four' holes, arid continue
going while
being wound. A twelvemonth's warranty is given With each.

has iof. - I:seofttanakedweigrgreeoatbilenttexeresturt
ein.
aithlde.
..
.HIGHNESS -.PRINCE
_vulgarity.
" HIS ROYAL.
irnroye-
• . The
I)clt‘telidniingadoef !lift tilitlF--7-imßs aoT,f6:pinecwfilhialethlya le-r7.
fine
wool
°btained'
of a coat under the new Act, by • Messrs: NICOLL,; as some curiesity has been raised .by the aioynftiltuahinicheulm:
of Regent-street,
Tailors to the Court, it may be marked that. such Was made Of this
.Material. The 'coat itself is termed the REGISTERED PAT,ETOT,
and in its nppeayance there is nothing very singular beyond a Yery
high approbation." .
guepnotnlebtheaninglys-ulblernahnteesds
ardcoanfirt, abisteinlcieet
ment on the' ld wrap-rascal, that its general acoption b
Morning PM, April 0, " This garment' is lo great au
Y Men of taste
Is inevitable."—The Sue, April 30.- . Amongst the registkation 'of
designs, according to the new Act, Plat of a coat ls'to be found. The
notions of securing, the particular substance and cut a 4.coat is cer-
tainly a new one, but It speaks well for the working of an Act which
thus-secures the profits
of a good judgment and well directed ingenuity
tat those to whom alone it is due."—The Times, April 4, Registered
Paletot, two guineas.
114, Regent-street, London, four doors north of Quadrant.
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singt obt
if:.
he
registry

i7ceh.lanehdiscoamfort of
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summer
CIOVERNMENT PROTECTION; under 6 and
10"twreoat:lght introduction,ln weight,the EE
w1,...fil . 7 Vic., cap. G 5, for three years, obtained by li*. J. and D.
NICOLL, COURT .T.AILORS, 114, Regent-street, London, for their
the Wrapper of tweed and its moderate price, with Out Its inelegant and
universally admitted common appearance.
The material is of a peculiar softness, made expressly of the finest
GemiSbTralrgDoPeAcLotvTeOnTie,
Llama wool, and in its fashion is neither trop neglige ni trophabille,
but whilst showing to advantage 'the proportions of the figure, it can-.
not encumber free movement, worn riding or walking ; it will last,,
from. the neatness of its fOrm, adinit Its 'beteg used as a light Frock
Coat—a desirable advantage in our warmest summer mouth', or
atiroad, where heat is found opprassive. 11. J. and D. Nicoll, send- -
tilve•to the Importance of that vale mecum—a moderate light over.
Coat—in a climate so ehangeable as that of Great Britain; would not
submit tO'thethe public
Registered.„.,. Paletot till.theinsetves satisfied of
ltabeing perfect, and that When used as a pardesons, riding or walking,
• might •
•QT.a.s.summer frock, the above lint) pledge a reputation, which,
g khiedby matured skiii and honoured by royal pati•onage, le of some
gutting. .This they can do with safety; as their new introduction,
they' respect:llllly submit, will not Compromise that characteristic of
An- English gentleman, the unassumed neatness of 1,11 attire. As a
wlde extended sale is sought, the yery moderate price of Two Guineas,
is _fixed. Respectable firms, will alone be treatett Willi relative to SO.
agency for the take of the Register° Paletot, to whoniAldne a diseount
can Le allowed. There being a large and increasing demand, many
are kept ready in the extensive wareroolus, 114, Regollt-street, four
aeon north. of Quadrant. .

CAMBIUDGE AND LINCOLN RAILWA
COMPANY.
Various projects having been recently brought forward for afford-
ing railway communication between the ports of Boston and Spald-
ing, and the principal towns of the -Midland Countless, some of which
projects interfere-with the lines from Boston to Sleaford, .and from
gip tiding to Stamford, in connexion with the trunk line of the Cam-
bridge and j.incoln Railway, the Trovisional Committee of that
Company think it right to give notice that they, are already pledged
to the construction of these lines, in pursuance of-the recommenda.
lion of the Board of Trade, and that it has been resolved that the
capital required f6r"this purpose should be raised by the issue of
Extension .Shares, to he ailotted among the Shareholders of the
Company, which-re-solution will be duly =tied oat,: in pursuance of
the advertisement to that effect already isued.

By ()Wei,

C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Parliamentary Offices, 2, Bridge-street, Westminster,
14th May, 1845.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
GRAND U-NION RAILWAY.
Commencing at NOTTINGHAM, and extending via taIIAN
THAN, FOLKINGIIA3f, SP.ALIHNO, noLtEAcu, 1.0N5
SUTTON, and SUTTON BRIDGE, to KING'S -LYNN, in NOR-
FOLK. . •
Provisionally registered, pursuant to 7 and 8' Victoria, cap. 110.
Capital 1,500,0001., In 60,000 Shares of 25t. each.
'Deposit 11.10 s. per Share.
• . . • COMMITTEE OP DIRECTION.
theyftl4lVP.lo44ll-,.. av? 4arto! of Nottingham
w imam Bbff, Eaq. I Jonathan urton,
Frederick Plant, Esq. Henry Smyth,
%Ir. Thomas Gee. -
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right,flon. Lord Rancliffe, Bunny Park
Sir William Earle Welby, Bart., Denton Hall
. Sir Montague John Chohneley, Bart., Easton Hall
Glyaine Earle Welby, Esq., M.P., Newton Hall • •
Thomas Gisborne, Esq., 31. P., Chairman of the Manchester '
• and Buxton Railway Company
Charles Henry Bertie, Esq., Gedney Marsh
Richard Peele, Esq:, Long Sutton
Charles /trewerton Taylor, Esq., Lutn. •
William Moricy, Esq., Blackheath , , ,'• • ,
The Mayor of Nottingham
R. -S. Hutchinson, Esq., 31. D., Nottingham --; .
Eslwaid Munk,Esq., Nottingham Park . r
William Gibson, ESq.;Nettingliam
Frederick Plant, Esq., Nottingham
Thomas Wakefield, Esq., Nottibgham
Henry Sinyth, Esq„ Nottingham Park •
Thomas Keel}, Esq., Daybrooke . • ,
Francis WakeAeld; Esq., Park Lodge
John Morley, Esq:, Nottingham
Johathan,Burton, Esq., Carrington
Ram rel Cartledge, Esq., Mapperley
William Page, Esq., Itulford
F. P. liewitt,Esq., Nottingham
. Thomas Adams, Esq., Lenton,Firs • -
• William Patterson, Iltilcote
Richard Riddle, Esq., Nottingham
. .
; William Chapman, Esq.., Nottingham
John 'Gibson, Esq., Nottingham Park-
Robert Attenbor6iigii, Esq., Nottingham
Richard /Orkin-, Esq ;•Basford
Isaiah Dank's; Esq., Notthigham
JohttLeavers; Esq., Nbtflngham
. Alfred Lowe, Esq., Higlalelds House
. W. E. Laycoek, Eaq.,,,Sheffiebt
James Morley, Esq., Stanton Hall
William Taylor, tag., Nottingham
Francis Wakefield, jun., Esq., Nottingham Park
Charles:Bailin; lsq., Snenton
Edward steegniann; Nottingham
• Rev. James Morton, Holbeach _
Rev. W. C. InMan, Falkingham
Mr. Edward Torrington, ,Falkingham
Mr. John Casa ell, Falkingham.
' '.ENGINEEit IN CHIEF.
Charles Vignoles, Esq., F..R.A.5., M.R.I.A.
•
ACTING ENGINEER.
• 31r;;GeoBArgNeKERThso.mpson.
" ' ';Londoill-Sii• R. C, Glynn and Co.
:I'.Cottlngharti--Aloore: And Thibinson'a Nottlngharaahlre Banking
Company.
•
Souctroaa—Meitsra. W. and S. Parsons, jun., Nottingham.

This Important.line of railway will • commence 'near the Midland
Counties Station at Nottingham, whence, after crossing the navi-
gable River Trent; the tine will proceed through or near Er*obi d,
Warne, Ratcliffe; and the. intennedihte villages, Bingham, But-
tesford, Witatton,. Elton, the rich and fertile Vale of Belvoir,
to the town. of prantlunn, - thence passing through or near
Forkingham and Bourn; or one of them, to Spalding, Long Sutton,
Sutton-bridge,-and King's Lynn,and there joining the intended Lynn and,
East Dereham I tellway; will' forth the mast direct llne of connextem be-
tween the Eastent Counties; and the "great and populous matughe-
tudng districts of:Lancashire, Yorkshire, had Staffordshire, by means_
of tie projected Grand Union -Extension line to AMber Gate, and
other lines norri of Nottingham; and by means of the line .to
Yarinouth Will Lis° fOnn'ti epnimunicatlon between the Eastern and
Western coasts' of the KingdOnt.

The Southern parts of Lriicoliishire,.and the
..Nctrth Eastern parts of
i
Cambridgeshire, will be atibrded aldirect facility of nicrcpurse with
some of the best markets in.Eughtud. '

The neighbourhood :of Nottingham being the meet 'Eastern part
of the Great Midland Coal Field, this Line will afford a supply of
Coals, as welras 'being-the medium of transit of Derbyshire. Lime
and stone to the•AgrlculturistS of South Lincolnshire,:at a conside-
rably cheaper rate than by any other existing or projected Line ; in-
short, the vast mineral wealth of the Midland District, Will be reu,
dered available to the whole of the great agricultural country. East
of Nottingham.
Surveys are now in progress, and the nattwe of the country is
known to offer'no serious engineering difficulties, and a great portion
of the Line will -be nearly-a dead level. The consideration of an ex-
tension of the.,f,ine from'Spalding or Long Sutton to ;Visbetieb, 'Will
also form a portion of the scheme.
The Report of the Board ofTrade on the Lines through Lincoln-
shire, says :
" The total cost attending the transmission of a quarter of wheat
from the interior of Lincolnshire, by sea, from the port of Boston to
London, including freight, hitt-trance, lighterage, commission, and
other charges, is stated to arntuift 'to very near Bs. The charge by
Railway per quarter (allowing flve quarters to the ton, at the charge
of I d. per.ton; per mile, at which the estimate of the • Cambridge
anti Lincoln Railway. is taken) would not exceed 25., 'and the re-
inalning charges are calculated not to exceed 2s. Gd.; this showing
abeneflt to the corn growers and to the public of 3s. Gd. per quarter,
occasioned by the saving of the sums now paid for Insurance,
delay, loss in' weight; depreciation of quality, lighterage, 4c."
" kstill more Important-advantage to the Farmer is afforded 11)3.-
the opportunity given by railway commanications of availing himself
promptly of the most favourable market. It frequently hip Pens that
owing to the delay and difficulty of transmission, the Farmer is com-
pelled to sell his wheat at ,the nearest provincial market. •at a price
considerably beloW the average rate, and to lose the advantage of a
temporary rise.", •
" Whatever tends to equalise prices and to prevent excessive, fluc-
tuations cannot but be considered as a benefit both to the producer
and the Consumer. We are satisfied that much may be done in this
way by an economical' and' well arranged systern of railway coin.
munication." -

The same remarks apply to the whole of the great manufacturing
districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire.
The • great quantity of land, amounting to 100,000 acres; about
to be redeemed from the sea by a rompany, with Sir John Rennie, as
Engineer far the promoters,' and Mr. Rendel, for the Corporation of
Lynn, must ultimately' prove of great 'advantage to this under-
taking.' And, it it is conceived, that the Grand Union Railway mat
meet with the cordial co:opefatlon of the Midland Railways, as an
immense traffic will be brought along those lines en route to Liming-
ham, the Potteries, and the whole of the manufacturing districts of
Staffordshire. The traffic upon the Intended Nottingham and Mane.
field,. Sheffield and Newark, Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland 'June.-
rim, and the Sheffield and Maneheater lines, must also derive it great
Increase of traffic from this line .of railway. The Cambridge and
Lincoln Railway'.mustniSo'be greatly benefited.

' Tower is inteisded-to be reserved in the Act to allow 4 per Cent. in-
terest *llion deposits and calls, until completion of the line.
A pplications for Shares may be made to Messrs. Capes and Stuart;
Solicitors, Gray's Inn, London.; or Messrs. W. and S. Parsoas,jun.,
Solicitors, Nottingham, where the forms of application may be ob-
tained; or from Mr. Charles Spencer, Mr. Pearson Peet, Mr, Samuel
Collinson, Share Brokers, Nottingham ; or Mr. Charles Cancellor,
Stock and Share, Broker, No. Cushion-court, Broad-street, London;
Mr. R. S. Wilkinson, 8, St. Mildred's-Court, London; Mr. William
Haynes, Sharebroker, Manchester; Messrs. EdWard King and Co.,
Leeds ; Messrs. Potter and Smith, Leeds ; Messrs. Collinson and Flint,
Hull; Messrs. Parsons and Townley, Liverpool ; Messrs. Warburton
and *Co.' Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Mr. J. Senior, Sheffield ; or Mr.
Andrew Moffatt, 21, George-street, Edinburgh.
No fUrther applications tbr Shares can be received after Saturday,
the 24th of May instant, except from land owners and parties locally
interested along the line; mid none from the latter after Saturday',
the 31st May instant. .
The allotment will take place immediately afterwards. • •

IDI L RISTO'-WATER WORKS'.
Capital 200,000/. ,In 8,000 Shares of 251. each. •
-114.
Deposit 21.102. per Share.
ProvisionallyreglstereA, ptirsuant to 7 and 8 Vic., e. 110.
• • TIOVIIIONA L COMMITTEE.
GEORGE E. SANDERS, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN KERLE 11.1BERFIELD, Esq., Deputy. Chairman.
George Thomas, Esq. I R. G. Shum Tuckett, Esq.
•
Philip Jones, Esq. • Robert Leonard, Esq.
John Manningford,* Esq. Alexanderrairbrotber,Esq.,M.D.
Edward Jarrett Ransford, Esq. John Mills, Esq.
John Henry Pollock, Esq. Samuel Lucas, Esq.
Samuel Lang, Esq. Richard Fry, Esq.
Henry B. Jordan, Esq. Wm. Budd, Esq., M.D.
Francis Fry, Esq.
John Bates, Esq. • - • ' Henry Clark, Esq.
Cam Clyde Meaven,'Esq. • • Conrad William Finzell, Esq.
Charles Bowles Fit*, Esq; H. C. Quinton, Esq.
John Naish Sanders,-Esq. . Henry Prichard, Esq.
John A. Symonds, Esq., M.D.

While the City of Bristol has taken the lead In some of tne great
improvements of the age, and many public works have 'been carried
into effect by the enterprise and perseverance of her inhabitants,it is
remarkable that she' still remains subject to one of thergressiest social
and commercial evils which can be endured by the population of
large city.

gtich, -however, is the fact, and the occupiers of the residences of
the more opulent, the mauufacturefs in many large establishments,.
the trading population ih the, centre and • principal streets, the
crowded inmates of the dWellingi of the working classes arui the
poor,:are all, more or less, suffering from the want of adequate sup-
plies of pure water. -•- • •

ref o$
itio6ttihsese .ooftir prc
setOttnedret
cpfalarltßeport t obfythceomemomandmisosfiolnieerrs
3laiat
jeelys!4fei;
will be found that the defective supply of water to the City of Bristol
is alluded to in the. following forcible manner :
" The City of Brit tol, containing, with Clifton,l 30,000 inhabitants, is
not supplied with water Under the provisions of any act of Parliament,
and the supply is most inadequate, probably more so than in any town of
equal size in England ; it is estimated • that not more than 5,000 per-
sons, constituting the most wealthy families in Bristol and Clifton, are'
supplied with water by pipes laid on to their houses, the. remainder
are :dependant on public and private wells."
" These are very muneroits, but the water is frequently unfit for
use, being tainted by the feculent matter from the cesspools, which
oozes through the porous soil, and intermingles with the water. The
extremely filthy condition of the habitations of the poor in Bristol IS
attributed by the medical men, whose statements are cited in the
Report on that City, to the great deficiency and the difficulty of ob-
taining water." • • • ' .

With a viccv to remedy this great evil, the gentlemen whose names
are attached to this prospectus, after meeting, and conferring with
many of their fellow-citizens, have !formed themselves into a Provi-
sional Committee to establish 'Water Works, on a scale commensurate
with the present wants and the increasing requirements of the popu-
lation, and they now invite the aid and co-operation of other gentle-
men desirous to see ttiis great improvement effected, so that Oristol
may no imager remain in the almost singular position of being the
only. large city in the.kingdom without this great, and, Indeed, indis-
pensable accommodation. •
'Assuming more moderate charges to be made by the Bristol Water
Works Company, for an Milithlted supply of pure filtered water de-
livered into every tenement In Bristol and its suburbs, than are now,
incurred for the scanty supplies of the inferior'water, as described in
the Report of the Commissioners, with it moderate additicn &din the
proprietors of breweries, manufacturers, hotels, baths, and other es-
tablishments reqtfiring' large supplies, the Committee are convinced
that their calculations of A lull return on.the capital are-. dedtt oa
just basis.
In other dales toWns,• where Vmllar works have been
,ei\a-.
blished, they have.been attended with great advantage to the pUbl
-combined with•thir.Proflt to the proprietors ; and. in Bristol;: Which
the Report of her MaleStv's CommissiOncrii shows to be-stydenelont
in this most tinportint itioilsion; it earshot be doubted that Similar
results must •!•.. • • •

• - •
Applications for Shares may be addressed to the PrOvislonal:Com-
mittee, at Messrs. Sa very. Clark and Co., Solicitors, Bristol, and vivre
detailed Prospectuses, with forms of application for Shares, marbe
obtained frorn Messrs. llornby and Tow-good, Solicitors, St. Swittitih thudon.
s
Thv m allotut of-Shares will take-place on the 21ith dt afav
and no application calf be received after the 26th,
Begot, May 13, 1543,

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1837 170 Si 3 1 77 5- 1 12 3 9 346 2 3
SO 1000! 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 164 5 6 9 16 4 296 13 4
, 1 1839 116 16 01 51 611) 7 II 9 247 4 5

The division of profit; is annual, and the next will be made in De-
cember of 'he present year.
This insti.ution oCers many important and substantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the cAr.version
ef his Interests to meet other conVenicoaces er necessity." Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
F. FUGLISOIi CA.IROI.TX, See.