Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1836-04-21
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NODI." ~i..N"rEl;PRIZE.
STAN N.risr'io" Of Hr .iiirnfi

Steam Mari. rT'ion Of kr .iUyaiic.
1t seems that :; number ui puicrprizinr
individuals in England have determined 10
establish Il line OF steam packets. r,wrru
the N"rtii american Continent and Great
britain. We loon upon ;llis as the mobiles,
.cn'rrp''Ic OF ii" day, a"l every way wor-
Thy OF ad iiiri,i"l and patronage. We clean
the tnll"win. particulars from tho y. y.
Con. Advertiser:
The company is formed by the appoint
mcni Of patrons ;;rl direclors-,hc number
OF the lirs' being eleven and of Ike latter
nin'icon. with rnwcrGi increase. Tilccap-
iia! Is iwo millions of pounds sterling, i'm
shares Of % pounds raci,. Tic frs, patron
is Lor' Mulgravc. lord iiru,rnnntU t Ireland,
and tie Marquis OF Lai:*t!uwnc is another.
The other nine are also nnhlcmcn. The
bankers are the Bank ot Ireland, the Pro-
rincinl Bank of ireland, LMnbrakc & Co.
of London, the Northern and Central Bank
of England, and MrSSrS. Atwood and Bir-
min"!rnm. \ chatter has been Obtained
from The lord lieutenant of Ireland, and has
been transmitted to London for his maicsiv's
sign manual, wlic! will he affixed as soon
as the subscription shall have been, to Il
reasonable cNtcnt, flied M.
The mos, eligible lm.ti on the west coas,
Of ireland has been selected iir 81 st"nn,-
packet station, viz: B;lur!,uv BAY. ia The
county OF Galway, from whence il is pro-
posed Ia carry q rail road i'll IL direct line
through Atl'lonc to Dublin. Tie distance
is only ITO miles, and the line of country
presents unusual facilities for the formation
OF Il rail road, The country beng level and
containing abundance Of materials ncccs-
sarv for The construction of the work. The
average inclination ,iiroicln;l the whole
line is l in G72, and is oblnincI wiihun;
great entertainments or deep cuttings. and
will be entirely free from tunnels and
'vini!nc,s.
The directors announce ;hn, they have an
offer Of as much land as will suffice for 20
nii,, ct The rail road, the ground requisite
for w!iarvcs, docks, AMI stores. 100 acres
OF building ground ON the margin of Blur
buy Bay for ever, AT Il Vnlrr-c"rn rent, and
likewise the u,nnln!o!; approval Of the
Landowners alo;. die line.
Prunr"lorS of five shares will hc entitled
To Il free passage in the tnnuunv'S vessels
between Li>criaNl and Dublin; rrnprir;ors
of 10 shares io IL free passlg. ON Tie rail
road %proprictors of 30 shares, Ia Il free
passage between America and Binirl,uv I:
and lnopririOr$ Of 10 sllnrcS will he entitled
40 rc'inc'i"nof 80 per cent. on The current,
f:rl"h'> by HE steam vessels. and the char
grs Ter the carriage Of goods bv the rail road.
Ten thousand shares have been reserved.
ny special agreement, Tor This country.
Subscribers will moi liz. liable for more
fiian Il deposit: oi one pound per share
(which must he paid on llc ailm.uli0n of the
sliarcS) until The act of Parliament for con-
siructin" the rail road is obtained nor will
they aitcrward bc responsible for more than
the amount oi their respective shares, " licli
will be called for by instruments not exceed
Ing five pounds per share at one time, and al
intervals of not less than , months between
each. call.
1'rosrcr;ns"s Of the plans of the under
tnkIn" NAN hr chained Of John Davis. No.
y, ti"n'"r', iiHrv Ih>"-,,",l. ~ ~,rr,. an
p'lcnti"ns for shares will he received, under
seal. and endorsed "%iiri;i>h and American
intercourse Enmrlny."