The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

ENGLISH PROVISIONAL COMMITSRB,

Captain Chamfer, R N., Director of the Great Para and Lyons
Railway. '
W. Collins, Fsq. M.P., Director of the Southampton, Banbury, and
Cheltenham Railway
John Griffith Frith, Esq., Director of the Great Northern of. France
Railway
Algernon W. B. Greville, Esq., Director of the Great Eastern and
Western Railway
William Morloy,. Esq.; Deputy-Chairman of the Manchester and
Birkenhead Continuation Railway
William Mountford Nurse, Esq., Director of the Union Bank
Charles M. Rigg, Esq., Director of the Shropshire Mineral Railway
D.lt:Ross, Esq., M.P., Director of the Great Northern of France

Railway •
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., Deputy-Governor of the Union Bank,
and Chairman of the Namur and Liege Railway, Chairman
John Wheelton, Esq., late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, Director
of Leicester and Bedford Railway.

• BANESS.9.
In Franee--:-Messrs. Gaillard and Itainpin, Paris
In England—The Union Bank of London, Princes-street, 3lansion
110U3C, East, and Argyle-street ; and its branches.
klisciszsa—Mons. De Villeroy.
Sotterroas—Messrs. Mayhew and Son, 26, Carey-street,
Lincoln's Inn-Fields.
SIICZYTART —J. Edersheim, Esq.

This Company was constituted on the 28th of August, 1848,
according to an Acte de Societe., passed before AI Baudier,
Notary at Paris. Its object is the construction of one or the most
important lines of railroad hitherto projected in France,
and perhaps on the whole continent. A reference to the map
will make it sufficiently apparent that, although short in
Itself, this line will connect, by means of the Paris and
Lyons, and other French railroads, the Atlantic and Mediterranean;
as well as France, England, Belgium, and Holland with Switzerland

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The length of the line is 120 kilometres, or 76 English miles; it
bran, hes off from the Great Paris and Lyons Railroad at Macon,
situated half way between Chalons-sur-Sayone and Lyons, at a dis-
tance of about 70 kilometres, or 27 English miles from each of those
places, and passes through Bourg, the principal town of the depart-
ment De I'Aain, and by Nantua to Geneva.
It had been originally intended to select either Lyons or Chalons-
sur-Saone as the starthtg•polnt on the western extremity, but Macon
has been ultimately adopted, as the only one likely to provide the
desired accommodation for the traffic, both from the north and
south, so that no apprehension need be entertained of any opposition
line being started from either of the above points.
The Connell of the city of Geneva has lately caused the different
projects for connecting its territory with the Paris and Lyons Rail-
road to be carefully examined, and has given its decision in favour
of the Macon line ; it has moreover been universally approved of by
the highest authorities in France, as being the shortest and most
economical, and the one answering the wants and requirements of
all parties.

It is needless to speak of the immense number of !nutters con-
tinually pouring Into Switzerland, which are increasing annually,
and which, no doubt, will be doubled when railway accommodation
is provided for them, and when this road, as it must, becomes the
main road to Italy and the East. It may, therefore, be safely as-
sumed that the passenger traffic will be more considerable then on
any other line in France.
With regard to merchandise, the following brief statements will denvmstrate its importance.
From correct statistical reports, it appears that the lin2orts during
the last year from France into Geneva amounted tO-
-13,269,188 kilogr. merchandise
2,439,000 litres of liquids, and
4,172,000 litres of grain

and the exports to-7

5,654,522 kilogr. merchandise
The former consists principally of corn, wines, oil, salt, iron, soap,
glass, yarns, cotton, manufactured and colonial goods ; and the latter
of wood, cattle, cheese, produce of the mountain soil, and the nume-
rous articles of Geneva industry. Besides the increase which the
facilities of railway transit will, as In all cases, naturally produce
upon the commercial intercourse between France and Switzerland,
it may also be considered that the 60,000 bales of cotton which are
annually imported into Switzerland via Trieste, or from Liverpool
up the Rhine, must in future pass through Marseilles, up the Rhone
and Saone, to Macon ; that the produce of Italy will take the same
route; that Swedish irons, which now reach Geneva by an expen-
sive land journey through Metz, will be conveyed, with consider.
able economy, by the French canals and the river Saone, to Macon.
This line therefore will have the advantage of advantage of adding to
its own, a new and most important traffic, withdrawn from oilier
chrumels of c•immunication.
Without entering into further details, which it would not be deemed
prudent to publish at the present moment, the facts which have been
stated will be amply sufficient to show the Immense advantages of
this railway, which Is held in the highest estimation by capitalists
and parties Interested in railway matters, both in France and Swit-
zerland, and supported by the most influential proprietors of the dis-
tricts traversed, as well as the local au' horities.
Negotiations are pearling, and likely to he brought to successful
issue, between this Company and the Swiss Government, with regard
to an extension of this line to Lansanne and Yverdun, which will
connect them with the remainder of Switzerland and Germany ; and
should this important concession be gained, a preference in the allot-
ment of shares will, of course, be given to shareholders in this
Company.
The capital of the Company has been fixed at 60,000,000 of francs
(or 2,400,0001.), of which 25,000,000 francs (or 1,000,000/.), are to be
subscribed for in England.
The Engash capital is divided into 50,000 shares,of 201. each, upon
which a deposit of 2'. is to be paid on allotment. One month's pre-
vious notice will be given of all subsequent instalments, which are not
to exceed 21. each.
In case a lease of the line shall not be granted to this Company, the
deposits will brt paid back without deduction, but without interest.
The English Provisional Directors will be responsible only for the
deposits paid in Great Britain,and the French Provisional Directors
only for those paid in France.
By the statutes of the Company, all powers necessary for its due
government, and the protection of the interests committed to their
care, are given to the Directors ; and the act of subscribing the Ap-
plication for Shares is, in itself, an acquiescence in such Statutes on
the part of the Subscribers.
The Company will be constituted a Societe Anonyme, according
to the laws of France, by which it will be governed ; the responsibi-
lity of the Subscribers being thereby limited to the amount of their
respective subscriptions. The liability of the original Subscribeas
will extend only to five-tenths of the amount of their subscriptions ;
and when that proportion is paid up, the shares will be legally
transferable, and the original Subscribers discharged from further
liability.
The Shares will bear interest at the rate of four per cent. per
annum (in lieu of dividend) on the amount paid up, from the date
of the Royal Ordonnance of concession, until the opening of the
whole line.
After the opening of the line, a sufficient amount will first be
retained out of the net profits of the Company as a sinking fund,
and, after allowing an interest of five per cent. on the Shares, the
surplus will be divided in the following manner :-18-20the among
the Shareholders, and 2-20ths to the Directors.
The Provisional Directors are invested with full powers to treat
with the Government for a lease of the Railway, upon such terms
as they, in their discretion, shall consider beneficial to the
Company; to tender for ouch lease either by public or
private contract ; tb fix the conditions and duration
thereof; to sign and deposit the same ; to effect and regulate
the deposit of the caution•money ; and to bind the Comany to the
performance of the terms and conditions imposed by the Cahler des
Charges; and to approve and sign the Acte de Societe, and all other
necessary documents; to make any treaty, arrangement, or coalition
with
shares ; to alter or dissolve the Comany, due regard being had to the
ot
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r Companies, and to reduce proportionately the number of
Interest of the shareholders ; and generally to take such measures as
they may deem expedient and may require, in order to secure the con-
cession of the line upon the favourable terms.
No applications for share. will he attended to nnless accompanlied
by a first-rate reference.
Applications for shares may he made, in the annexed form,
to the Secretary, at the offices of the Company, 73, Basinghall-street,
London ; to the Solicitors ; or to the following Brokers and Agents :
London—Messrs. Joha Showell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard
" Mr. Theodore Uzielll, 75, Old Broad-street
Liverpool—Messrs. Alston and Gage
Manchester—Mr. William Marshall
Hull—Messrs. Collinsen arid Flint
Leeds—Messrs. Watson and Co.
Birmingham—Mr. James Pearson
Edinburgh—Messrs. Robinson and CO.
Glasgow—Messrs. Tassie and Ca.
Dublin—Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford
Halifax—Messrs. Newburn and

FORM OF APPLICATION

To the English Provisional Committee of the French and Syria

Junction Railway Company.

Gentlemen,--I hereby subscribe for shares of 201. each
to the Capital Stock of the above Company, upon the terms and
conditions of the Prospectus; and I undertake to accept the sane or
deposit
leitssaniludmbcealrlsofthsezhaerg
wthhaetnmraeyqubtre allotted
to to
comei;fotormpatoy
the.
statutes of the Company.
Dated th.e day of

1845.

Name and Surname in full .

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