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London, England, 1845-06-19 00:00:00

ALTO DOURO RAILWAY.
The Allotment of Shares in the Capital Stock of this Company
Is now complete, but the issue will be suspended during the progress
of most Important negotiations in Portugal' which have just been
commenced, in consequence of dispatches received by the last arrival
from Lisbon. • I;ty order,
95, Gracechnrch-street. T. M. RUSSELL, Secretary.

GREAT NORTH and SOUTH of FRANCE
RAILWAY COMPANY.
IN UNION WITH DECAN'S COMPANY (COMPAGNIE DU
'NORD) FOR TffE GREAT NORTH LINE.

Capital, 200,000,000 francs (8,000,0001. sterling), in 400,000 Shares of
500 francs (201.) each. •
One half raised in France; the other moiety (4,000,0001.) to be raised
in England, by the issue of 200,000 Shares of 201. each. •
Deposit, 2/. (50 francs) per Share.
ENGLISH COMMITTEE.
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.11., G C., M.G. Chairman.

The Right Honorable Lord 'fiessinore, a l'eer of the United Kingdom,
and Lord Lieutenant of the County of Monaghan, in Ireland

trtgl~ton

The Hoikc/..gorze, Fredg,rjelcgrithitik*,
and Chichester Railway Company
Sir William Magnay-, Bart., Alderman, and late Lori Mayor of Lon-
don
W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., P.L S., &c., Alderman of London,
and a Director of the London and Greenwich Railway Company.
Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., E.R.S., &c., a Deputy-
Lieutenant of Lancashire

Cornelius Nicholson, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the York and Car-
lisle Railway Company, and a Ditector of the Lancaster and Car-
lisle, and the Caledonian Railway Companies.
B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham Place, Bryanstone Square.
(With limited power to add to their number.)
BANKERS.—The London Joint Stock Bank; the Union Bank of
London.

Somerrons.—Messrs. Hill and Heald, 23, Throgmorton-street,
London.

SECRETARY (pro. tem.)—F. J. Rothery, Esq.
This Company is formed for the purpose of tendering, in conjunction
with a French Company which shall provide an adequate amount of
capital, for either of the Three Great Lines of Railway from the North
to the South of France, namely, from Paris to the Belgian frontier,
from Paris to Lyons, and from Lyons to Avignon, with their respective
branches.

The first and principal object of this Company, however, is to ten-
der for the Great North Line, for which purpose it has formed a
:Union with Decan's French Company, entitled,

" COMPAGNiE 1)U •
which has been dilly constituted in France, and is ender the direc-
tion and management of the following influential parties :

FRENCH 6MDIITTEE.
MM. Decan, maim du 3me arrondissement de Paris, President
Le Vte De Bichemont, membre de la Chambre des Deputes,
membre du Conseil 'general de Lot-et-Garonne, Vice-Pre-
sident
Le Cte d'Adhemar de Labaume
Le General Cte D'Andlau•
R. De Barber's), oonseiller a la Cour des compteS
Beaude, membre du conseil de saltibrite de la Seine
Bonjour Ills ainee de .1a maison Bonjour Ms :sine et Terrier,
commissionnaire de roulade
Chambry, maire du 4me arrondissement de Paris
A. Desmazures
F. Gaillard, juge au Tribunal de commerce de la Seine, membre
de la Chambre de commerce
Say (Horace), membro du Conseil general de la Seine et de la
Chambre de commerce, ancien jugs au Tribunal de commerce
de la Seine
Le Duc de Treviee, pair de France, chevalier d'honneur de 8. A.
R. Mme la Duchesse d'Orleans,inenibre du Conseil general de
la Seine
Tee, maire du sme arrondissement de Parts
Ch. Terley, President du Tribunal de Commerce et de Direc-
teur tie la banque de Lille.
The distinguishing feature of this Company is, that the Share-
holders, for the single deposit paid upon their, shares, will have three
chances of success in their investment, with a guarantee arising from
this circumstance that their interests will not be jeopardised by 'the
temptation to offer on terms net remunerative.
The moiety of the Capital required for the Great North Line has
already been subscribed in France, through the agency of Decan's
Company, and deposit loonies, amounting to 320,0001. sterling, have
been actually paid up and invested in Bonds of the Royal Treasury of
France, deposited in the Bank of France, bearing Interest,
Pending the negotiation and tender for the concession, a Joint
Committee, composed of equal numbers of the respective Boards, Is
Invested wills full powers to do every thing needful to effect coin-
pliasce with the existing or any future laws of France relating to
railways, and to melee such terms, conditions and arrangements, and
perform all such acts, as they may consider likely to promote the
Interests of the United CoMpany, and the success of the undertaking.
Applications for Shares anti Prospectuses to be made to the Solici-
tors, or to the Secretary, at the Temporary Offices of the Company,
No. 7, Warnfo-d-court, Throgmorton-street ; to Thomas Moxon,
Esq., Old Broad-street, and Messrs. It. and W. lichens and liar,
risen, 18, Threadneedle-street, and Messrs. Aston and Scott, 32,
Throgniorton-street, London ; at Liverpool, to G. A. Brown, Esq.,
Druid-court, Dale-street, and Messrs. Fletcher and sharp, Ex-
change-buildings ; at Manchester, to Messrs. Bradley, Ford, and
Parker, Mr. E. H. Levison, and Mr. F. B. Newmarch ; at Preston, to
Jose] Cunliffe, Eq., eollcftor, at .tok. -14.11,1 A_ Steven-
son, Esq., solicitor ; at Leeds. to Messrs. J. H. and G. Ridsdale and
Rich.rd Binney, Egg. • at Bristol, to Messrs. Wreford, Nicholls, and
Wretbrd, and G. Edwards and Son ; at Edinburgh, to Messrs.
Pillans and Home, Princes-street ; and at Glasgow, to Messrs.
',inside and Cockburn, and Mr. Peter White, Buchanan-street.
London, June 6th, 1845.