The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-13 00:00:00

FRENCH COMMITTEE,

MM. Le Vice-Amiral De Rommel (G. 0. Pair de France, Membre du
Conseil general du Pas-de-Calais, ancien Ministre de a Marine et
des Colonies, President.)
Choppin D'Amouville (C.) Conseiller d'Etat, ancien Prefet.
Le Baron Leon de Vaux Du Cher, Maitre des Requetes au Conseil
d'Etat.
Eugene Griolet, Membre du Conseil general des Manufactures,
ancien 3laire de Paris.
Odiot, Orfevre do Roi.
Fillet aine, Negotiant, Membre du Tribunal de Commerce de Paris.
A. J. Robillard, Maire-Adjoint du 6 arrondissement de Paris, Com-
missionnaire de Roulage, Chef de la Maison Robillard, Glot et

Dommartin.
Guerin, Administrateur des 3lessageries d'Amiens a Lille, Membre

du Tribunal de Commerce d'Amiens.

The above influential parties having duly constituted a Company
qualified to tender for the Line, the following Gentlemen have agreed
to form a Provisional Committee in London :
Sir Arthur de Capell Broke, Bart., Director of Churnet Valley

Railway.
Charles Buller, Esq.. M.P.
William Taylor Copeland, Alderman, M.P., Director of Churnet
Valley Railway.
Thomas Cooke, Esq., Manchester, Director of London and Binning-
ham Railway.
Edward Cropper, Esq., Liverpool, Director of London and Birming-
ham Railway.
George Dodd, Esq., M.P.
Joseph Esdaile, Esq„ London.
John Gurney Fry, Esq., London.
J. G. Frith. Esq., London.
James Robert Gowen, Esq., London.
Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., London.
Captain C. R. Moorsom, Birmingham, Director of London and
Birmingham Railway.
T. Lamie Murray, 'Esq., Cornhill, London.
Archibald Paull, Esq., London, Director of London and York Railway.
George Pollard, Esq., Stannary Ha:l, near Halifax.
J. D. Powles, Esq., London, Director of Newcastle and Carlisle
Railway.
John Rawson, Esq., Stoney Royd, Halifax.
Foster Reynolds, Esq., London.
D. It. Ross, Esq., London, Director of the Belfast and Bally-
mena Railway.
Christopher Saltmarshe, Esq., Middleton Lodge, near Leeds, Director
of London and Birmingham Railway.
Henry W. Schneider, Esq., London.
Robert C. Sharp, Esq., Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, Chairman of Churnet
Valley Railway.
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., London.
SECRETARY—Eugene L. De Prez, Esq.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
London and Westminster Bank.
Union Bank of London.
Commercial Bank of London.
BANKERS IN FRANCE.
MM. A. Gouin and Co. (late J. Laffitte and Co.), Paris.
MM. De Forceville and Degove, Amiens.
M. Gavelle, Abbeville.
In addition to the French Engineers, the Committee have engaged
the services of Sir John Rennie and Captain W. S. Moorsom, C.E.
The works on this line, under the superintendence of the French
Government engineers, are in so advanced a state that the Railway
between Paris and Amiens may be opened this year, probably also as
far as Lille and Valenciennes.
One-half of the Shares in this undertaking being accorded tq the
French capitalists, the Committee will receive applications, with a
reference, or through a respectable Banker or Broker, for the re-
mainder, in the usual form, to the Secretary; Messrs. Shewell and
Son, Tokenhouse-yard ; or to Mr. R. W. Carden, 6i14 , Threadneedle-
street, London. EUGENE 'L. DE PREZ, Secretary.
Company's Offices, 63, Moorgate-street.