The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-09 00:00:00

Provisionally registered.
Tertr,)orary o'Fces, No. 32, Charing-cross.
Capita;, 2,000,0001., in 80.000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 11 7s. 6d. per Share..
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
The Earl of DEVON, Chairman.
- Mejor JELL' SIIARP, Deputy Chairman.
rhilip Anstrnther, Esq.
Charlet Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P.
Edward Henry Chapman, Esq.
William Bickford Collett, Esq., 31. P.
•
Sir Archer Denman Croft, Bart.
Captain Kelly, R.N.
Sir William Magnay, Bart and Alderman.
James 'Matheson, Esq., M.P.
Major• General Sir James Rcynett, K.C.11.
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq.
R Exotwrxxa—Thomas Page, Esq.
oMeIT
Au,. °Rs—Messrs. Brist es and Mason, Red Lion-square.
.arevr,
an) SuavEroas—Messrs. Fowler and Austin.
The trni
(%11 BANEERS.
The ce Rank of London 4, Pall-mall East, and 14, Argyll-place.
PAIT Inmercial Bank of London. Principal Office, Lothbury.
AAIIENTARY AGENTS—Messrs Hugh Innes Cameron and George
Bain, 18, Parliament-street.
It has
SECRETARY, PRO TESL—E. W. Williams, ESQ.
bee
Ilene,s n for some time the object of her y
iof 3letropoiltaa Improvements to carry outs the' s important
ti0,,l 6f an EMbankment of the Thames, so as to improve the naviga-
bridge'°
lime Vi, at the same time, provide a splendid drive and psome-
nil the Middleatx shore, from Whitehall-place to Blackfrsars-
Tile attainmentof these great objects has hitherto been impeded by
v'uleas u•
I,acreg,'.t• 01 them
pett.,_, Ifficulties. end it is now proposed to obviate the most im-
, by the formation of a company to execute Mr.
Pherie ":°,
the°;tePtian of the embankment, being that which was selected by
redtan Commissioners, and to combine with it an Atmos-
-1 hiehe ~ , Agway from Hungerford-market, or its neighbourhood, to
°j of London-bridge and the Bank, and from thence to the
79 Railway, near Fenchurea-street, with a branch across the
1 stati4n°Juin the various railways terminating at the London-bridge-
It • •
effect obvious that this great undertaking cannot be carried into
ties.' ‘vithoet the sanction of the Government and the City authori-
ha,,,,,For the purpose of obtaining this the Provisional Directors
et„"Zsen for some time in communication with the Metropolitan
tile ex,,',l°,`ter, to whom proposals have been submitted regarding
'vet, ~."tt''i and management of this work, for which they have
NI `s%on to expect a favourable consideration.
isetn,Y Impressed as the promoters of this scheme were, from the
'o,londort.
Rusi edaer, with the import
,nit of the extensions to the Blackwell
bri ige railways was not their intention to have pro-
brid,., in the first instance, further than the vicinity of London-
ism tal d the Rank; but they have received such offers of support
ttje,i,noPeration from many influential parties anxious to promote
ten,,,Von with these lines, that they have resolved, after the fullest
'thole _r"tion, to enlarge their original plan, in order to include the
ce,;'. these objects hi one complete and comprehensive scheme.
beetim,h'ering the adnuitages which must naturally result from con-
-11oethjrna° many railways, viz., the Blackwell, Eastern Counties, and
aatero-GaR,. 1 Eastern o'n the one side, and the Brighton, South
,7,4tlthe'int":"wis;ll, and Croydon, on the other, with Charing-cross
"tan so en,_'nuee..iate stations, there is every reason to expect that a
Plirties i„:llPre).ien sive will receive the most cordial support from all
-Pm, ",:e!efsted in these various lines.
befref:,e community at large the promoters of this scheme rest
.tt.r
l'a'ters pon the following important public formation, without expense to the country, of a river-side
Ato,,, 1 equally striking In point of appearance and utility, affording
and ~,...otis drive and promenade, available for the purposes of health
iltoroTeatlo.l and at the same time relieving one of the greatest
tblitt4tiraPts 'RI the City from part of tho vast traffic which n iv(
2. The it.
're e IMP' ovement of an important part of the navigation of the
I' t„,„„ •
'lore ef'o zr with the sewerage, and the removal from its crthern
tq.„..hi tb.,.., _
Thy
unsightly accumulations of mud and unwholesome met-
a. Th.' "el', so disfigure it.
Zile,- connexion of the principal towns and sea-ports of the
are, . and eastern co .sts with the centre of the metropolis.
,„,
... Z4,,t Pains have been taken by the er.gineer, in connexion with
''',NTulig accommodation, to provide for the interests of these whose
Alil,rt, may be. affected by this work, and by the adoption of the
rltta-,,r',,`erie Principle all inconvenience to the passengers and public
ke4Bo, smoke, &c., will be avoided.
At on, 7ngineer has estimated the works to be constructed, and, as far
!h. s'ble, valued the properties that 'twill be necessary to purchase,
4 r",;?0n these data, he feels satisfied that the proposed capital may
tb,e! uPon for covering every expense.
tlemien l Directors. have endeavoured, by the closest inves-
Net , to come to tome accurate result as to the traffic between the
is ,zoned termini ; but this is one of those peculiar cases in which it
°•‘. 1.2,,e,.ed_
..irtglY difficult to form an estimate which may not appear
'„'lloWin's`un, and they are, therefore, induced rather to submit the
tenet thate calculation. and to state that they feel quite con-
.te an ample return will be realised to afford a very good
itta„,erative interest Air the capital invested. Nobody can reason-
Daseunbt tr.
, . ~..,.15 when they see the multitudes that are continually
tra eih's,":' retiassin to from the City, on foot, in omnibuses
ti°lllll, Carriages, steam-boats, &e., without taking into considera-.
~''Aialt:a3, largely increased traffic that thust accrue by the
.junc-
IZltibisi:"l, above-mentioned railways and their many projected
liZttig—'n 4 When it Is remembered also that the transit will occupy
4,'4ltr, 7 z'c'e Minutes, instead of, as at present, twenty minutes to
!...:e °our, this savina• alone of valuable time to melt of business,
),, Is't,,insure a powerful support to this undertaking.
tilt 0,-74,025i_ wing table, late taken during
.two days, win give some
rltt
mut the West End:—
Average.
banters make about 370 trips p,.,:r day.... 16,'00 passengers
I,;"uses about 2,120 journeys per day ... 2 `,"00 ditto
tl between
''
teafty: ,',Qrnions trent.. which is coast= y going on
oet and Private carriages, about 6,A58 .• . 13,000 ditto
Passengers, about .................. 76,000 ditto

4,Dese 125,000 persons daily
Ltdey
n fourth of the passengers by the steamers
itriages go by the railway, running each way
e Mirales 12,250 •
',..l)}aki7-4th oft the foot passengers .. - 7.600
~_"113% gerg to and fro, from the different rail-
-.ll:b.—.."uticted with the Blackwell and the Lon-
""g% termini, about •

,Art 30.000 daily.
`14,/'age ---
•,t1 the cf 4d. each gives 5001. per day, or •• • • £182,500
4iziltini3,
~aotrnaspheric principle, the expenses will
y 0
._-• tbe above one-half rafthc usual amount
IM. Cent .) . 36,500