The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

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Major-General Brooks Parbley, C.B. 18, Rutland-gate, Hyde-park
William Ormsby Gore, M.P., Chairman of the Shrewsbury, Wol-
verhampton, Dudley, and Birmingham Railway, 66, Portland-
place, and Portlington-hall, Oswestry, Salop
William Bradley, Esq., Director of the Sheffield, Ashton- under-Lyne
and Manchester Railway
William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S , &c., Alderman of
London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead, and London
and Greenwich Railways, Brunswick-square
Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman of London, and Sheriff of London
and Middlesex, Leyton, Essex
Captain Thornhill 'Warrington, 66, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-

square
James Reeves, Esq., Leyton, Essex, Director of the London and Man

chester Railway
William Petrie, Esq., King-street, Portman-square
John Inglis Jerdien, Esq., Director of the Manchester, Rugby, and
Etouthampton Railway, No. 2, Adams-court, Broad-street
Peter liforrison, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and London Rail-
way, I, Princes-street, Bank
(With power to add to their number).
BANKERS IN FRANCE.

BANKERS lai BELGIUM—Messrs. Prosper et Rena Spitaels at CO.
BANKED IN irtaGLAND—The London Joint Stock Bank.
CONSULTING ENCINEERSir John Macneil, LL.D. and F.R.S.
ENGlNEER—WilliamMullingar Higgins, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Potter and Collingridge, A
Basinghall-street.
SECRETARY—Philip N. Scanlan, Esq.
COMPANY'S OFFICES-37, Moorgate-street (East Side).

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above 600,000 inhabitants, and forming a junction with the State
Railway at Bruges, which has now become the most direct route to
the interior of Belgium, Germany, Prussia, and the countries east
of the French frontier.
In laying before the public the prospectus of this proposed line, it
may be mentioned as one of its principal advantages, that it will
reduce the passage from London to Brussels, now occupying
twenty-four or twenty-six hours, under the most favourable circum-
stances, and often thirty or forty, to twelve hours, rendering it prac-
ticable to make the journey with ease in one day, and at two-thirds
of the present expense. The long, tedious, and uncertain sea voyage
will also be avoided from Dover to Ostend, which, to travellers gene-
rally, and particularly to ladies and invalids, is exceedingly dis-
agreeable, and often attended with serious consequences.
It can hardly admit of a question, that the principal part of the
passenger traffic between the two capitals, London sad Brussels, to-
gether with the passenger traffic of the populous cities of Antwerp,
and Ghent, the latter being the Manchester of Belgium, and the im-
portant towns of St. Nicholar and Tierlmond, will be, under these
circumstances, drawn into this channel; and another important ad-
vantage t• the public, and source of revenue to the Company, will be
found in the transmission of the Belgian, German, and Prussian
mails, which are now conveyed by steamers from Dover to Ostend,
at a very considerable expense, and with much less certainty and ex-
pedition than if transmitted to Calais, a sea passage of only 24 miles,
and usually made in two hours.
The traffic and expenditure may be fairly estimated as follows :
From 50,000 passengers, who, according to the recent re-
turns from Ostend and Antwerp, annually visit the Conti-
nent and return by this route, say, from each, on an ave-
rage, 10s. each way .... ••.. . • . •••••• • • • • • „ X,50,000
For the transport of mails from the respective Governments 10,000
Local traffic in goods and passengers • • • • • • • 50,000

£llO,OOO
Deduct the expenses of working the line, calculated at •• .. 30,000

£BO,OOO

Thus leaving a profit of 10% per cent. to the shareholders, with
every prospect of a considerable increase annually in the traffic, as
has been by experience proved to be the result on all the other lines
in operation in Belgium, as well as other countries.
The projected railroad would pass through a perfectly level tract
of country rich in agricultural productions, presenting no natural
impediments to its construction, and would require neither tunnels
nor viaducts ; and the only bridges necessary would be the spanning
of a few dykes. Thus the construction would be unattended with
heavy expense, and its working, when completed, of the same eco-
nomical character; for, as experience has shown, the most consider-
able item its working a railway is the supply of coal for the locomo-,
tives ; the proximity to the port of Dunkirk, and the easy access to
the Belgian coal fields, obviate this difficulty.
This line, which has been already examined by an eminent engi-
neer, will be about sixty miles in extent from one extremity to the
other ; will connect in its route the towns of Calais, Gravelines, and
Dunkirk, in France, with Furness, Nieuport, and Bruges, in Bel-
gium ; thus securing a very important local traffic in goods and pas-
sengers, independent of the foreign traffic before alluded to, placing
the possibility of its paying beyond all doubt.
Arrangements are in progress and strongly supported by persons of
the highest influence both in Belgium and France for obtaining the
consent of the Belgian and Freneh Governments to the above line ;
and as it is so obviously advantageous to the former Government
to encourage the formation of a line, bringing two such important
capitals as Brussels and I.ondon within ten hours distance of each
other, and the intention of the latter to encourage the formation of a
continuous line of railway raund the coast, little doubt is entertained
by the Directors in Belgium, France, and England, of such applications
proving successful. .

In the event of the applications proving unsuccessful, the deposits
will be returned, with the exception of a charge on each share, not
exceeding five shillings.
Application for prospectuses and forms of application may be made
at the Company's offices, and the offices of the solicitors, 5, Basing-
hall-street ; and to the following brokers :
London—Messrs. Peppercorrie, Broad street

Manchester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons ; and Messrs. Green and
Lockwood
Liverpool—Messrs. T. Coglan and Sons

Bristol—Messrs. Edwards and Co.

Leeds —Thomas 31. Lee, Erg., Harvey Mirfin, Esq., and Messrs.
Bell and Ledger
Hull,—Messrs. Flint and Tootal
Exeter—Thomas Sandford, Esq.

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Plymouth—Mes ra. Hayward and Palmer.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Calais, Dunkirk, and Bruges Junction
Railway.

Gentlemen—l request you will allot me Shares of 201.
each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same or any
less number that may be allotted me, and to pay the deposit thereon,
and I undertake also to execute the Subscribers' Agreement, or any
other document that may be necessary, when required.
I am, Gentlemen,
Date • .. ..... ....... .....
Christian and Surname
Profession or Calling ......
Place of Residence • • .
Reference • • • • .
Usual Signature .....

N.B.—To save trouble, no application will to attended to unless
accompanied with areference to one ofthe director:, a banker, Stock-
broker, or mercantile house of known respectability.