The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-04 00:00:00

THAMES EMBANKMENT "AND ATMOS-
PHERIC RAILWAY, from WHITEHALL-PLACE and
HUNGERFORD MARKET to the nearest possible vicinity to LON-
DON-BRIDGE and the BANK, with extensions to the termini of the
Blackwall and London-bridge Railways.
Provisionally registered.
Temporary o:ices, No. 32, Charing-cross.
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Capital, 2,000,0001., in 80.000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 2l 10s. per Share. .
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
The Earl of DEVON, Chairman.
Major JELF SHARP, Deputy Chairman.
Philip Anstruther, Esq.
Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P.
Edward Henry Chapman, Esq.
William Itickford Collett, Esq., M.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 Reyneti,
Andrew Spottiswoods, Esq.
- • 'ENGINEER—Thomas Page, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Brick,es and Mason, Red. Lion-square.
ARCHITECTS AND SURyETORS—Messrs. Fowler and Austin.
BANKERS.

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The Ernloti 'Bank of London, 4, Pall-mall' East, and, 14, Argyll-place.
The Commercial Bank of London, Principal o*,e,'.Lothbpry.
,PAB.LI-I.3al4titit AUENTS— 31essrs llugh inneB Cameron and George
"" Bain, 18, Parllament-street.
' ' SECitETARY, PRO TEM.-E. Williams, Esq.

It haS been for some time the object of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Metropolitan Improvements to carry out the important
plan of an Embankment of the Thames, so as to iMprove the naviga-
tion, and,' at the same time, provide a splendid drive and prome-
nade along the Middlesex shore, from Whitehall;place to Blackfriars-
bridge.
The attainmenta these great objects has hitherto been impeded by
various difficulties, and it is now proposed to obviate the most im-
pdrtant of them, by the formation of a company to execute Mr.
Page's plan of the embankment, being that which was selected by
the Metropolitan Commissioners, and to combine with it an Atmos-
pheric Railway, from Hungerford-market, or its neighbourhood, to
the vicinity of London-bridge and the Bank, and from thence to the
Blackwall Railway, near Fenchurch-street, with a branch across the
liver, to join the various railways terminating at the London-bridge-
station.
It is obvious that this great undertaking cannot be carried into
effect without the sanction of the Government and the City authori-
ties. For the purpose of obtaining this the Provisional Directors
have been for some time in communication with the Metropolitan
Commissioners, to whom proposals have been submitted regarding
the execution and management of this work, for, which they have
every reason to expect a favourable consideration.
Fully impressed as the promoters of this scheme were, from the
beginning, with the importance of the extensions to the Blackwall
and London-bri ige railways, it was not their intention to have pro-
ceeded, in the.tirst instance, further than the vicinity of London-
bridge and the Bank; but they have received such offers of support
and eo-operation from many influential parties anxious to promote
a junction with these lines, that they have resolved, after the fullest
consid, ration, to enlarge their original plan, in order to include the
whole of these objects in one complete and comprehensive scheme.
Considering the advantages which must naturally result from con-
necting so many railways, viz., the Blackwall, Eastern Counties, and
Northern and Eastern on the one side, and the Brighton, South
Eastern, Greenwich. and Croydon, on the other, with Charing-cross
and the intermediate stations, there is every reason to expect that a
plan so comprehensive will receive the most cordial support from all
parties interested in these various lines.
From the community at large the promoters of this scheme rest
their claims for support on the following important public grounds :-
1. The fordaation, without expense to the country, of a river-side
terrace, equally striking in point of appearance and utility, affording
a spacious drive and promenade, available for the purposes of health
anti recreation, and at the same time relieving one of the greatest

thoroughfares to the City from part of the ♦ast traffic which now
obstructs it. . _ . . .

2. The improvement of an important part of the navigation of the
river, together with the sewerage, and the removal from its northern
shore of the unsightly accumulations of mud and unwholesome mat-
ter which new so disfigure it.
3. The connexion of the prinCipal towns and sea-ports of the
southern and eastern colsta with the centre of the metropolis-
Great pains have been taken by the engineer, in connexion with
the public accommodation, to provide for the interests of those whose
property may be affected by thIS work, and by the adoption of the
atmospherie principle all inconvenience to the passengers and public
frem noise, smoke, &c. will he avoided.
The engineer has estimated the works to be constructed, and, as far
as possible, valued the properties that itwill be necessary to purchase,
and, upon these data, be feels satisfied that the proposed capital may
be relied upon for covering every expense.
The trovisional Directors have endeavoured, by the closest inves-
tigation, to come to some accurate result as to the traffic between the
projected termini ; but this is one of those peculiar cases in which it
is exceedingly difficult to form an estimate which may not appear
exaggerated, and they are, therefore, induced rather to submit the
following general calculation. and to state that they feel quite con-
fident that an ample return will be realised to afford a very good
remunerative interest for the capital invested. Nobody can reason-
ably doubt this, when they see the multitudes that are continually
passing and repassing to and from the City, on foot, in omnibuses
and other carriages, steam-boats, &c., without taking into considera-
tion the very largely increased traffic that must accrue by the junc-
tion with the above-mentioned railways and their many projected
extensions. When it is remembered 'Also that the transit will occupy
less than five minutes, instead of, r6ifit present, twenty minutes to
half an hour, this saving alone of valuable time to men \of business,
arc., must insure a powerful support to this undertaking.
Lae tonowing tame, Late taken uultug ivrt, tutys, win glvc Lowe
idea of the enormous trail* which is constantly going on between
the City. alai the West End

Average.
Steamers make about 370 trips per day.... 16,000 passengers
Omnibuses about 2,120 journeys per day ... 20,000 ditto
Cabs and private carriages, about 6,558 13,000 ditto
Foot passengers, about •••• • • • •'• ••••• • • • • 76,000 ditto

125,000 persons daily

Suppose one-fourth of the passengers by the steamers
and carriages go by, the railway, running each way
12,250
every five minlites •
Take one-tebth of the foot passengers •. •
Add passengers to and fro, from the different rail-
ways connected with the Blackwall and the Lon-
don-bridge termini, about

An average of 4d. each gives 500/. per day, or .. £182,500
With the atmospheric principle, the expenses will
certainly noire above one-half of the usual amount
(say 20 per cent.)

36,500

• Leaving clear.- • • • • • • • • • • •• £146,000
Orabove 7 ixr'Coliit:tipon the capital, without Including the usual

increase

The usual power will be taken to allow interest at 4 per cent. per
annum on the deposits, as well as on all future calls, from the date of
the passing of the Act till the opening of the railway.
Applications for shares may be addresed, in the annexed form, to
the Provisional Directors, at the temporary office of the Company,
32, Charing-cross ; to the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, and
to the following Agents and Sharebrokers :—Mr. H. J. Williams, 80,
Old Broad-street, London ; Messrs. Forsyth and Pritchard, Liver-
pool ; Messrs. Johnstone and Bradley, Manchester ; James Pearson,
Birmingham ; and Luke Arnold, Bristol, of whom prospectuses may
be obtained.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.'
To the Provisional Directors of the Thames Embankment and At-

mospheric Railway.
Gentlemen—l request you will allot to me shares of 251.
each in the above Company • and I hereby undertake to accept the
same, or any lesser number that may be allotted to me, to pay the de-
posit of 21-10 s. per Share thereon, and to •sign the SubScrlbers' agree-
ment and Parliamentary contract when required.
Name in full ..........
Residence • • ............ • • • • . •
Trade or profession
Date.. • . • .....
Reference in full