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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, forming a connecting line between the Midland Counties and Grand Junction Railways. Capital, 1,000,0001., in 500,000 Shares of 201. each Deposit 21. 2s. per Share. (Provisionally Registered.) CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Sir JOHN E. DE BEAUVOIR, Bart. DSTUTT-CHAIRMAN. WILLIAM SIMPSON POTTER, Esq. oomarrrEz OP MINAGIMENT. William Sinason Potter, Esq. 1, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park Valentine Lee, Esq. Chester-place, Regent's park Stephen Hutchison, Esq. London Gas Works, Vauxhall Marvin Stuteley, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park Alfred Brodie, Fsq. Upper Montagu-street, 31ontagu-square Daniel M'Mahon, Esq. Wolverhampton Herbert Br, om, Esq. Essex-court, Temple John Carter, Esq. F.R.A.S. Park-lodge, Stockwell Edward Mamatt, Esq. Ashby-de la-Zouch James Morrison, Esq., St. Mary-at-11111 Valentine Knight, Esq. 3, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park Charles Henry Rogers Harrison, Esq. Upper Montagu-street, Mon tgu- Bar a netLawrence Phillips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park Tohn Thompson, Esq., Great St. Helen's, Bread-street. Barnuss—The Union Bank of London and its Branches. ENGINEER—John Urpeth Itastrick, Esq. ACTING Exclaims—Robert Nicholson, Esq. Soucrross—Messrs. Watts, Galsworthy, and GaLsworthy, 19, Ely- place, Holborn. Notice is herby given that the SHARE LIST is CLOSED. The inquiries preceding allotments are being proceeded with as speedily as the vast number of applications received will allow. By order, W. STANWAY, Secretary. 3, Adelaide-place,London-bridge. TIIE GRAND JUNCTION and MIDLANDS UNION RAILWAY, connecting Stafford and the Pot tarlep, via Burton-ui:on-Trent, with Derby, Nottingham, and the Eisl em Countle,. Capital, 600,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. Ye subscriber to be liable beyond the amount of his subscription, and no call to be made until the Act is obtained. PROVISIONAJ OMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Chesttrleld The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Combermere The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Ingestre, M.P. The Right Hon. Lord Thomas Pelham Clinton The Right Hon. G. R. Dawson The Hon. Cecil Lawless Sir Arthur De Capel Broke, Bart. Lieutenant-General Sir John Wilson, K.C.B. Thomas North, Esq., Mayor of Nottingham Fred. Ricketts, Esq., London, Director of the Great Western Railway of Thomas Wakefield, Esq., Nottingham, i ham Directors and Gainsborough the Notting- David Wheatcroft, Esq., Nottingham, Railway James Sutton, Esq., Shardlow-hall, Derbyshire John 'Moor, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire, Director of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, and Potteries Railway Wilram R. Collett, Esq., M.P., St. James's-square James Cliff. rd, Esq., Broughton House, Derbyshire Francis Hall, Esq., Park Hall, Nottingham, Chairman of the Notting ham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction Railway Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., Chilton-hall George Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Managing Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway William Eaton Mousley, Esq., Lincoln's Inn, and Derby H. J. Enthoven, Esq., London F. P. Barlow, Esq., London, Director of the Great Western Railway Francis Parker, Esq., Manchester, Director of the London and York Railway George Emery, Esq., London, Director of the Waterford and YR kenny Railway William Watson, Esq., Director of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Archibald F. Paull, Esq., London, Director of the South Wales Rail way William Morgan, Esq., Director of the Bristol and Gloucester Rail way James Beech, Esq., Brandon Hall, Warwickshire, Director of the South Midland Railway Wm. Watson Prole, Esq., / Directors of the Great Manchester, Robert Chapman, Esq., Rugby, and Southampton Railway Anthony Dickson, Esq., Edrington House, Berwickshire Sheldon Cradock, Esq., Leicester Ambrose Moore, Esq., London and Derby William Johnson, Esq., Rickerscote, near Stafford Joseph Ward, Esq., Milford Villa, near Stafford George Russell Eaton, Esq., Cavendish Bridge, near Derby James Upfill, Esq., Bromyard, Director of the Staffordshire and . Shmpshire Junction Railway Matthew Gaunt, Esq. J.P. Highfleld:house, Staffordshire, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Thomas Hartshorne, Esq. Slikmore-house, Staffordshire Edward Knight, Esq. M.D. Stafford, Director of the Staffordshire and - . Shropshire Junction Railway William Charles Woodroffe, Esq. Haywood Abbey, Staffordshire Charles Dawson, Esq. Stafford and Abbots-Bromley, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. LORD VISCOUNT INGSESTRE, Chairman. F. P. Barlow, Esq. Archibald - F. Paull, Esq. Lord Thomas Pelham Clinton F. Ricketts, Esq. W. Morgan, Esq. W. Watson, Esq. W. W. Prole, Esq. ENGINEER—E. J. Maude, Esq. C.E. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards, Mason, and Edwards, 8, Moorgate-street, and 11, Delahay-street, Westminster. LOCAL AGENTS. Nottingham—Samuel Maples, Esq. Burton-upon-Trent—John Thornewill, Esq. Stafferd—Messrs. Bennet and Bowen BANKERS. London—Messrs Denison, Heywood, Kennard, and Co., Lombard-street Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Burten-upon-Trent—Burton, Uttoxeter, and Ashbottm Union Bank Stafford—Messrs. Stevenson, Salt, and Co. The proposed railway is intended to commence on the Trent Talley Railway near Stafford, and proceeding thence in an easterly lirection, to pass through, or near to, Tixall, Haywood, Conde)), and Abbott's Bromley, to the rapidly-increasing town of Burton-upon- Trent, where It will run into the Birmingham and Derby Railway, forming the shortest and best practicable route from Stafford to Derby. Leaving the Birmingham and Derby Railway at Burton upon-Trent, it will proceed along the valley of the Trent by Repton, Swarkestone, and Shardlow, to the Midland Counties Railway at the point where that railway forms a junction with the Derby and Not tingham Railway ; and thus, by means of these and other railways in progress, form a complete line of railway communication between the central towns of Stafford, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leices ter, Peterborough, and Boston, on the east, and Shrewsbury, Ches ter, and Holyhead, North Wales, and Ireland, on the west. This railway will, therefore, form the only connecting link re quired In the great chain of railway communication from east and west through the heart of the kingdom, uniting the shores of the German Ocean on the east with those of the Irish Sea on the west, and traversing in its course the rich agricultural districts of the eastern, midland, and western counties, and accommodating the important, and populous manufacturing towns of Stafford, Derby, Nottingham, Lei cester, and Shrewsbury. But another most important advantage that will result from the formation of this line will consist in the fact of its affording, in connexion with the proposed South Union, or Manchester and Potteries Railway, by far the shortest and best route between Derby, Nottingham, Newark, Lincoln, Peterborough, Leicester, and Loughborough, and the extensive and populous dis tricts of the Staffordshire Potteries, Macclesfield, Stockport, and Manchester. By the proposed line the distance between Nottingham and Derby and Manchester will be at least from 15 to 20 miles less than by the present circuitous route by Sheffield. The traffic on this line must necessarily be equal, if not superior, to that of any line in the district. The length of the line will be about 33 miles, through a country presenting no difficulties of more than an ordinary kind for its con struction. The capital proposed to be raised is 600,0001., in shares of 201. each, upon which a deposit of 2/. 2s. per share must be paid upon the allotment. No call will be made until the Act is obtained, and no subscriber will be liable beyond the amount of his deposit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription ; and the usual power will be taken to allow interest at four per cent. from the time of payment upon each call until the opening of the line. The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract must be executed when the bankers' receipts are exchanged for scrip cer tificates, of which 14 gays' notice will be given ; and the deposits paid by any party making default in the execution of those deeds will be forfeited. G RAND JUNCTION and MIDLANDS UNION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that no fbrther Applications for Shares will be received. _ _ , ......,.... ....,... By order of the Committee, W. A. ROSS, Secretary. 1, Royal Exchange Bnildlngs, 11th October, 1845. THE DIRECT LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, ♦_ND CHICHESTER, AND DIRECT PORTSMOUTH AND CHATHAM RAILWAY, via REIGATE. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital. 1,900,0001., in 95,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per 6hare. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right eon. the Earl of Egmont, of Cowdray Park, Sussex Colonel George Wyndham, of Petworth House, Sussex The Hon. and Rev. L. Vernon Harcourt, of West Dean, Sussex The Right Ilon. Lord de Lisle and Dudley, of Penshurst, Kent The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beauclerk, 16, King-street, St. James's The Right Hon. Lord Pelham Clinton, of Carleton Villas, Maida•hill The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, of the Dell, Windsor Sir Charles William Taylor, Bart., of Hollycombe House, Sussex The Hon. Robert Gore, 11. P., of 1, Wilton-crescent Sir William Wynn, Knight of the Bath, Governor of Sandown Fart, Isle of Wight The Hon. William M. Dawson, Poole Lodge, Dorset The Hon. Percy Freke, 3, Belgrave-square The Hon. Stafford Jerningham, Brook-street' Sir William Young, Bart., 7 Westbourne-street, rirls Park, Director of the East India Company Sir James Eyre, of 11, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square Sir Robert Schomburgk, of New Kingston, Surrey William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Carlton Club, and ?las Coeh, Angelsea, Chairman of the Welsh Midland Railway Howard El ph instone. E iq., M.Pof Eaton-place, Director of Use Direct Western Railway Company. the Thames Embankment Company; &c. Charles Dixon, Esq., of stanstead Park, Sussex Lee Steere, Esq., of Jay's Park, Surrey Contain Charles Shirley, of Midlitirst, Sussex Lteut.-Colonel Eden, 1, Lowndes-street, Belgrare-square Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., of Broom Hall, Surrey _Admiral John Ayscough, of Prospect-place House, Southampton William Leyllnd Woods, Esq., of Chilgrove, Sussex Launcelot Archer-Burton, Esq., of Woodlands, Emsworth, Hants Her. John Pannel, Aldsworth House, Sussex II Bingham Newland, Esq., Boveysand, Plymouth Colonel Forbes, R.A., Scofield House, Emsworth Archibald Douglas Stewart, of Bruton-street E. T. Dayrell, Esq., 15, Old Cavendish-street, High Sheriff 0 Buck- _ inghannshlro Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, of North-end House, Portsmouth, • Deputy-Lieutenant for Hants The Rev. Henry Garrett Newland, of Westbeurne Rectory, Suss ex Francis Lysons Price, Esq., of Sydenham, Kent, Director of the Shropshire Mineral Railway, and Director of the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company James Beech, Esq., of Brandon Hall, Warwickshire George Grantham, Esq., of Barcombe-place, Sussex William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., of 16, James•street, Bucking- ham-gate Charles Hurst, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex George Harrison, Esq., F.S.A., 7, Harleyford-place, Kennington Frederick Clarkson, Esq., of Tottenham, - 1 Directors of Robert Chapman, Esq., of 1, Park-place, Regent's the Great Park, Manchester William Watson Prole, Esq., of Thurlow-square, Railway Brompt on, Company Thomas Chitty, Esq., of 9, Upper Gower-street John Napper, Esq., of Ifold House, Sussex Stephen Lowdell, Esq., of Lindtielil, Sussex Thomas Stevenson, Esq., 37, Upper Grosvenor-street James Hitching, Esq., of Lincoln, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway Company George Baker, Eeq., of Stilland, Sussex Jelinger Cookson Symonds, Esq., Radnage, Bucks Marmaduke Hart Hart, Esq., Totteridge-park, Ilerts William Ley, Esq., Durrant-house, Bideford Lewis Pocock, Esq., of 3lontagoc-street, Russell-Square Thomas Neale, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey Samuel Reif, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey Thomas Neale, Esq., jun., of Reigate, Surrey John Lucas, Esq., of Vamtlall-hill, Haslemere Thomas Bowles, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., of Great Surrey-street, Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway Willlan Hardy, Esq. r.s.A., of Croydon, Surrey, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Company John Davidson, Esq., of Trotton-hease,near Mldhurst Edmund Sadler, Esq., of Bepton, Sussex Anthony Dickson, Esq., of Edrington-house, near Berwick-en-Tweed Joseph Eade, Esq., of Clapham-common William Watson, Esq., of Burn-grove, Roxburghshlre, Director of the Itristel and Exeter Railway Company Samuel Brown, Esq., of Clapham Joseph Scales, E sq ., o f 3, Dunster-court, Minciag-lane, and Upper Clayton John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., of 30, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of the Reading and Reigate Railway Company Robert Wynne Williams, Ego., of 29, Lower Bedford place, Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Company - Clinic Lloyd, E sq ., of 7, Lower B ra)t-street, Grosvenor-squ are , Director of the Notti ng h am and Boston Railway Company Robert Stil, Esq., of W oo d v ale, Norw Lincoln l 's Inn Surrey, and 5, New-square, John Helbert flelbert, Esq., of Gloucester-place, Director of the Lei cester and Birmingham Railway Company Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., of Cloptoe House, Stratford-en-Ayon. Director of the Warwick and London Railway Company Captain William Cousins, of Compton-street, Brianswick-square, rector of the Doncaster and Goole Railway Company Captain Frederick Chestier, of Halkin-street,Reigrave.cquare, vi rector• of the Fampoux and Hazebrouck Railway John Barnett, Esq., of Cheltenham, Coroner of the county of Glen. cuter John 3foretnn Cottle. Eq., of Leamington, Director of tke Coventry Comp any Dgi liton, biretta, of fin eretkll 811ght323411. ES/ , , of RegeneY'scl ll4l I Dilith end CArlig• 9.oirl'et7 Collictuvr, THE SUN, LONDON, TTJESDA V EVE NI NG, OCTOBER 14 1845. William Spooner, Esq., of Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, Director of the Newcastle and Liverpool Railway Company Alexander Greig, Esq., of Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway Captain Trophimus Hodges, of 65, Connaught-terrace, Hy de Park, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company George Parbury, Esq., of 37, Russell -square, Director of the Manches ter and Rugby Railway Company Thomas Henry Evans, Esq.. of Lothbury, Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway Company Benjamin Franklin, Esq., of 5, Harley-street Rev. F. H. Hall, D.D., Rector of Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Herefordshire Henry Morley, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex C. A. Tulk, Esq., of Totteridge Park, Berta James Peard Ley, Esq., Seyton Ironworks, Whitehavea John Inglis Jerkin, Esq., of 150, Piccadilly Colonel Nicholls, Shooters-hill, Woolwich Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., 8, Manchester-street, Manchester-square Rev. William Watkins, of Chichester, Rector of Becton Abraham Duke, Esq., Chichester C. D. Archibald, Esq., F.R.S., York-terrace, Regent's-park John Weston, Esq., 28, Woburn-square Joseph Bulkeley Johnson, Esq., of 10, Coleman-street, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries Railway H. R. pownman, Esq., of 47, Upper Bedford-place, Director of the _ Cambrian and - Grand Junction Railway David Mountague, Esq., of Regent's-park W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Ludgate-hill, Director of the Wavesey Valley Rallway . Comiginy James Gernon, Esq., of 13, Conduit-street, Director of the Londe' • and Nottingham Railway Company James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton Rev. Cecil Greene, A.M., of Midhurst Rev. Charles Edward Twyford, of Trotton Rectory, Sussex Major James Adair, Director of the Church of England Insurance Company Captain Charles Frederick Parkinson, of Manchester, Director of the Manchester snd Southampton Railway, Managing Director of the West Lawashire Railway, and of the Manchester, Wigan, and Southport Railway Robert Sykes, Esq., of Manchester, Director of the Clitheroe Jane- tion Railway John Clark Prescott, Esq., of Manchester, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and Gosport Railway, and of the Macclesfield aid Ruiby Ritilway Henry Farrington, Esq., of Manchester, Director of the Wigan and Southport Railway, and of the York and Lancaster Railway Josephus Harney Higson, Esq., of Manchester, Director of the Chester And Manchester Direct Railway, and of the Manchester and Rugby Railway Rev. H. R. Fowler, 7, Manchester-square James Brand, Esq., 9, New Broad-street, City Edward Chapman, Esq., Gibson-square, Islington E. T. Grundy, Esq., Rusholme, near Manchester Thomas B. Sands, Esq., the Hamlet, Liverpool Daniel Grant, Esq., of Springside, Bury, Lancaster, Director of Rens ington's Direct London and Manchester Railway, and of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railyiay Thomas Townend, Eaq., of the Polygon, Manchester, Director of the London and ManeVestal* Direct Railway John Burgess, Esq., of Manchester, Boroughreeve of Manchester, Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Company, and of the Manchester, Burnley, Settle, and Carlisle Direct Railway James Shaw, Esq., of Salford, Lancashire, Director if the lisuiehester and Rugby Railway- George Ashlin, Esq., 50, Mark-lane Edward Parratt, Esq., Sutton, Romford Rev. W. S. Richards, of Terwick Rectory, near Midhurst John Amos, Esq., of Willow Bank, Lower Broughton, Manchester John Stoveld, Esq., Stedham Hall, near 3tidhurst Captain Ewbank, jun., United Service Club, Director of the Shrop- ;hire Mineral Rillway Company John Eloor, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire, Director of the Shropshire Khaeral Railway Company, and the Staffordshire Midland Junction J. W. Newcombe, Esq., Upper Gloucester-place, and Langley-field _ _ Iron-works, Dawley, Salop Frank D. Bullock Webster, Esq., Brentbridge House, Hendon, Mid• dlesex, Director of the New Elver Company Charles Halsted, Esq., Chichester Colonel Sir R. Doherty, Senior 'United Service Club, Sub-Governor of St. Vincent's - Major O'Doherty, King-street, St. James's Captain Hozeaton, R.N., 7, Stafford-street, Albemarle-street William Birmingham Costello, Esq.., Wyke House, Isieworth, Direc- tor of the London and Exeter Railway Company Stephen Knowles, Esq., Bridge : street, Exeter, Director of the Exeter, Topsham, and Exniouth Railway Henry Paxton, Esq., West Dean, Chichester Andrew Clark, Esq., of Adelaide-place and Camberwell, Deputy Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' and General Fire and Life Assurance Company John Campbell Dicker, Esq., New Hall, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, the Staffordshire Potteries Railway Company, &c. Charles Waite, Esq., 3, Old Surlinicton-street, and Wellesden, ]did• dlesex Edward Bold, Esq., Millbrook, Southampton Mr. John Blinn, Chichester Edward Leach, Esq., Chichester James Lersingliam Jellicoe, Esq., 5. Wimpole-street Major Croft, Chichester Thomas Sanctuary, Esq., Kidlington, Oxfordshire Allen Duke, Esq., Chichester, surgeon Mr. Willinm Norman, Chichester Mr. William Brooks, Chichester Mr. James Athey, Chichester J. A. Buruess, Esq., 64, Cornhill Caleb Norris, Esq., Lancaster-place, Strand, Director of Windsor, Slough, and Staines Railway Company Captain Patrick Alexander Reynolds, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park Captain F. Bayly Wardroper, Baker-street, Portman-square John Rawson, Esq., Stoney Royd, Halifax, Deputy-Lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire James Reeves, Esq., Leyton, Essex John George Hammack, Esq. Essex House, Bow, Director of the Direct Western Railway Joseph Bishop, Esq. Director of the Blackwall Railway Pnilip Baker, Esq. Euston-square John Webster, Esq. 35, Mecklenburg-square, Director of the Great Grimsby and Lincoln Railway Major Cocker, Junior United Service Club The names of other noblemen and gentlemen will appear in a further advertisement, whose support has been promised to the un dertaking. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Frederick Clarkson, Esq., Chairman Robert Chapman, Esq., Vice-Chairman Samuel Brown, Esq. Wm. B. Hughes, Esq., M.P. Joseph Scales, Esq. H. R. Downman, Esq. John Parkinson, Esq. David Montague, Esq. Edward Parratt, Esq. Thomas Stevenson, Esq. BANKERS. London —The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury Chichestor-31essrs. Dandy, Comper and Co., and The London and County Banking Company Rochester—Afessrs. Day and Nicholson Itiegate —Messrs. Nash and Neale Portsmouth and Portsea—National and Provincial Bank of England, and 3fessrs. Grants, Gilman and Long Manchester and Liverpool—The Manchester and Liverpool Dis trict Bank Petworth—John Stoveld, Esq. ENGINEERS—Messrs. Drayson, of 2, Palace-yard, Westminster. Soucrroas TO THE COMPANY—Messrs. rontifex and lioginie. 5. St. - - Andrew's-court, Holborn-hill, London. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. Rhoades and Greene, solicitors, Chichester Thomas Hart, Esq., solicitor, Reigate William Minchin, Esq., solicitor, Portsea and Portsmouth Thomas Hill, Esq., solicitor, Chatham Daniel Smart, Esq., solicitor, Emsworth Edwin Albert', Esq., solicitor, Midhurst Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Esq., solicitor, Westerhan. William King, Esq., Godalming Arthur Daintry, Esq., Petworth SECRETARY—Mr. John C. Sommers. In subipsitting this undertaking to the public, the promoters are influenced no less by a conviction of its importance as a direct con necting line between the important towns of Chichester and Ports mouth and the metropolis, than by its grand national importance in affording a direct communication between the two great naval and military arsenals of Great Britain —Portsmouth and Chatham. The projected undertaking, by proceeding to the two termini at Chichester and Portsmouth, will extend the facilities of communica tion with the coast branches of railways along the south of England, connecting itself with Brighton to the eastward, and Southampton towards the west. By the main line falling into the Brighton Rail way the advantage of two termini in London will be secured—the one at the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other at London-bridge—the latter of which, from its proximity to the Custom House, and the several docks on the Thames, is acknowledged to be the best position for a London terminus for merchandise of all descriptions. _ . The line of railway intended to be constructed by ihis Company will commence at or near the RedhM station near Reigate, on the Lon don and Brighton Railway, a distance of 21 miles from London bridge. - - - . In its course to Portsmouth it will pass thrOligh or near Reigate, Newdigate, Capel, Ockley, Ewhurst, Rudgwick, Cranley, ♦lfold, Billinghurst, Wisborough-green, Plaistow, Haslemere, Chiddingfold, North Chapel, Kirdford, Petworth, Nidhurst, Chilgrove, Stoughton, Becton, Westbourne, and Emsworth, at or near which last-mentioned place this projected line will join the Chichester and Portsmouth Rail way to Portsmouth. At the earnest recommendation of some of the principal land owners, branches are proposed to be made to Godalming and Peters field. The branch to Godalming will be from a point in the main line between Plaistow and North Chapel ; and the branch from Petersiisld will join the main line at a point between Midhurst and liepton. These extensions of this undertaking have rendered an in crease necessary in the amount of the capital originally fixed on; but from the increased accommodation which these branches will afford, the promoters of the undertaking feel confident that a com mensurate profit will result to the shareholder. A branch is proposed to be made from Dorking to join Ls main hno at or near Capel. By this course the entire distance to travel between London and Portsmouth will be abridged to 73 miles, a distance considerably shorter than that by which any line hitherto projected betweet London and Portsmouth has proposed to pass, and also pursuing a route more populous and productive than any hitherto presented to public notice. It will involve the construction of only 45 miles of railway to complete the course between the Redhill station (near Reigate) and Emsworth. From London to Reigate by the London and Brighton Railroad is .... The junction to be made by this Company is ............ 45 From the point near Emsworth to Portsmouth by the Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is .• • •• • • • • • . 7 „ Total distance from London to Portsmouth •• • 73 miles. From Chilgrove a line of seven miles will be constructed, and Which will place Chichester in direct communication with London. The distance between Chichester and London by this route will be C 2 miles. Trains will run direct between London and Chichester, without stopping at Chilgro ve . ane ced Inasmuch as the exi s ti ng li ne of railway to Dover br oprtares ar h o th e ou t hem the London an d B righton Railroad at Reigat this off Hie will open up a commun i cation by railroad bet ween ' P and Dover. From an inspection of the map, it will be seen that the Redhill station, near Reigate, Iles nearly in a direct line between Po mouth and Chatham, and in pursuing the line of communication to the last-mentioned naval and military depot, this line will pass through or near to the towns of Bletchlngley. Godston, Limpsdield, Westerham, Seven Oaks, Ightham, Town Mailing, Wrotham, Or. ham, Snodland, Lower Hailing, and W•uldham. The distance between Chatham and Reigate will involve the making of 31 miles of railroad, and the line of railroad between Portsmouth and Chatham will extent over 82 miles. To the naval and military establishments of this kingdom the he transit of troops, stores, bagga ge , dimini shing construction of this projected line will affordthekme.oststelmportan t fa cilitie% in t and Chatham, at exists between Portsmouth the tardy course of communication which partespenretsemnutalni ssarily com munication with each ether which, extend log over the space of two days, and pla t c n in t g w t . he h m ou i r n s, th o a r t d th ire er c e t a ce bo m ut, - . line of railway The formation of a direct g, by the between Portsmouth will enable the journey between them to be ma d e. and Chatham will afford the o pportunity important to be electric telegraph, that celeri ty obtained between places of national importance. o o p f P c o o r m tun mun ity ica of tio e n st s a o bl m ish p in The warm support of the principal landownersers en the Water part of the line is pledged to this undertaking. effect re ference to the contemplated profit to result from carrying in t o The Previsional Committee abstain from making any special this undertaking, feeling convinced that the extent of traffic through the populous and rich districts over which this line and its branches are projected to pass is sufficiently known, and is decisive of the inutility of all comment in that respect. Applications for the Shares, in the form given below, t• be made to the Solicitors and •• Local Agents, or to any of the following Brokers :—Messrs, R. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, Royal Exchange, London ; Mr. H. Pritchett, of Nis. 74, Old Broad-street ; Mr. Munday, - 1, Royal Exchange-buildings ; Messrs. Nelson, sharebrokers, Liverpool ; John Duneuft, Esq., sharebroker, Manchester ; Mr. R. M'Ewea, 18, St. Ann's-street, Manchester ; John Watson, Esq., sharebroker, Leeds ; Messrs. Ridsdale, Myers, and Bailey, brokers, Leeds ; Messrs. Schultz and Carr, brokers, Li verpool; Messrs. Hope and Rastrick, brokers, Manchester; Messrs. Tyeth and Luscombe, stockbrokers, Plymouth:: Messrs. George Ed • wards and Son, Bristol ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Hull ; Messrs. Pott and Levick, Nottingham ; and Messrs. Collis and Son, Birmingham. FORM OF APPLICATIONS FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct London, Portsmouth, and Chichester, and Direct Portsmouth and Chatham Railway Company. _ I request you will allot to me shares of 20/. each in the above named Company, and I Thereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the de posit of 21. is. on each such share, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement as may be required of Inc Dated this day of 1845. Usual signature • • • ..• .• Profession or Trade .• •• ...• • • • • • • • • • • • • Residence.. Place of Business (if any) .......... • • .. Residence of Referencia ...... • • ........ N.B. No application will be attended to except with a reference to a banker, or from an applicant referring to, and who is known by some of the Provisional Committee. or the solicitors, or local affeitte. I-3'rRECT LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, AND CHATUADI RAILWAY COMPANY. CR ICHERTTR, AID DIRECT PORTSMOUTH AND The Committf Management beg to inform the public that after s•TraDmr. So h t day of October instant, no farther applications for shares in this Company will be received. except from applicants locally interested ; and that , of October instant, no Mrther a atter Wxsagsaagpplications for shares rrpo i the 22d day locally interested in the tmd ertaking will be received. aßplicants i St And PO NTITEX and MOOLNIE. owleeturt , licToornohlitottrii.t o 1 DOVER and BRISTOL RAILWAY In continuation of the South-Eastern Railway, from Reigate to Bristol. Upon the Narrow Gauge. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,500,0001., in 75,000 Shares, of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PEOVICIONAL COMMITTER. The Right Hon. the Earl of Warwick, Warwick Castle The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, the Dell, Windsor The Right Hon. Lord Charles Beauclerc, Chesham-place, Be'grave square The Right Hon. Lord Suffield, Gunton-park, Norfolk The Right. Hon. Lord Sussex Lennox, Piccadilly The Right lion. Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., Uxbridge Hos% Count Bathyany, Audley-square The Hon. William M. Dawson, Parkstone Lodge, Poole, Director of the Manchester and Rugby birect Railway The Hon. Edward Stafford Jerntugham, Director of the London and Nottingham Vallway Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.P., Director of the East and West Junction Railway, and of the Brighton and Cheltenham Di rect Railway The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bristol George Woodruffe Franklyn, Esq. } Late Mayors of Bristol John Eerie Daher-field, Esq. Major-General W. Innes, C.D., Bath Sir William B. Johnston, Bart., Director of tke Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Admiral Ayseough, Prospect-place-house, Southampton, Director of the Birmingham and Leieeater Railway, ant South and Midland Railway - Ldmiral Sir George Sartorius, Director of the Direct Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Director of the 'MA and Lancaster Railway William Collins, Esq., M.P., Warwick Colonel Edward Stopford, 9, Manchesteronuare A. K. Baker, Esq., Longford-house, Cheltenham Directors of the John W. Hughes, Esq., Gloucester Bristol and Bir- George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, mlughan Railway The Worshipful the Mayor of Dever The Worshipful the Mayor Of Bath The Worshipful the Mayor of Dsi izec William Kay, Esq M.D., Clifton Thomas Carnplin, Esq. director of the Argus Aldermen of Bristol Life Assurance Company John George Mogg, Esq. Mansr-house, Farrington, Gurney, near Bristol, Magistrate far the county of Somerset William Kingsmill, Esq. Sidmonton, Hants, Magistrate and Deputy- lieutenant - of the county of Southampton I John Bates, Esq. Bristol, director of the West of England Bank John Hippesley, Esq. Stone Easton, near Bath, Magistrate for the county of Somerset James Craug, Esq., Timabury, near Members of the Provisional Bristol • Committee of the Bath, Robert Francis Wright, Esq. Wells, and Exeter Junction James Perrin', Esq. Temple Cloud, Railway near Bristol Edmund Fillingham King, Esq., banker, Grantham, Director of the Vale of Belvoir Railway Philip Jones, Esq., merchant, Keynsham and Bristol Lieut.-Colonel William Swinton, Bath Francis Yerbury, Esq., Bath, and Belcome-house, Bradford, Wilts J. H. Wadham Pigott Smyth Pigott. Esq., Brockley-hall, Som.rset shire Daniel Nazer, Esq. Edward Poole, Esq. Town Councillors of Doves William Henry Payn, Esq. Edward Seward, Esq., The Rev. Just Henry Alt, Enford, Wilts, Director of the Manches ter, Southampton, and Poole Railway Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., Rusland-hall, Lancashire, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway I J. It. W. Atkinson, Esq.. Elmwood-house, Leeds, Director of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire, and North Eastern Railways George Addison, Esq., Bradford, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway John Anderson, Esq., London, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Joseph Acton, -Esq., J.P., Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan Railway William Ascroft, Esq., the Willows, Bury, Director of the Stafford shire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Joseph Austin, Esq., Heddingley-hill, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway William Ackroyd, Esq., Westbourne Lodge, Ottley, Yorkshire, Di rector of the East and West Yorkshire, the Midlands and Thirek Junction, and Leeds and Tork and Midland Junction James Beech, Esq., Grosvenor-place, and Brandon, Warwickshire, Director of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Cecil Brook Boothby, Esq., Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire, Director of the South Union William Gabbett Beare, Esq., Porchester-place, Connaught-square, Director of the Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway John Boulton, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lich field, and Manchester Railway Thomas Byrom, Esq., Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways George Brown, Esq., Twining-park, Worcestenthire Henry Smith Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool sad Leeds Direct Railway Robert Bell, Esq., Manor House, Chiswick, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Junction, and Lendoa and Nottingham Railways Robert S. Butterfield, Esq. ' Bradford, Yorkshire, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direc t Railway Luke Butler, Esq., Alderman, Dublin, Director of the Galway and Kilkenny, and Cork and Waterford Railways William Clode Braddon, Esq.,-Regency-square, Brighton Christopher Beritham, Esq , Birkenhead, Director of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and of the North and South Wales Bank William Byfoni, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham Districts, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction, and the Birken head and :Holyhead Junction Railways Joseph Charles' Cohen, Esq., merchant, Birmingham John James - Conway, Esq., Liverpool John Carmichael, Esq., Cork, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway William Henry Collis, Esq., Handsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Thomas Cocksey, Esq., Atherton and llolton,,Director of the Man- cheater and Wigan Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., Hull, Director of the Rugby, War- wick, and Leamington Railway _ .. William Clifford, Esq , Hull, Director of the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway William Caldwell, Esq., Alderman, Ince-hall, Wigan, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Henry Coe Coape, Esq., Goldhanger, Essex, Direct" of the Man chester, Oxford, and Southampton Junction Railway John Townshend Compton, Esq., Wedhampton, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway Captain F. Chamfer, Halkin-street, Belgrave-square, Director of the Fampoux and Hazebrouck Railway Henry Toozood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse Bradford, Magistrate for Wilts and Somerset John Campbell - Dickers, Esq., New Hall, Weston, Cheshire, Director of the TC!rkenhead and Holyhead, and the. Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Railways Seignley Thomas Cuthbert, Esq., Clifton Thomas Davies, Esq., the Austin, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Di rector of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway W. T. S. Daniel, Esq., Recorder of Ipswich Miles Dormer, Esq., London, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Coast Railway John Dotted% Esq., Lockwood, Huddersfield Joseph Dowson,F.sq., merchant, Lambeth Thomas H. Evans, Esq., Mayor of Carnanron Henry D. Erskine, Esq., Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, ang Rirby Dale, Yorkshire, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham, Director oft e Birmingham, Liafleld, and Manchester Railway" John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway William Edwards, Esq., Aston Furnaces, Birmingham, Director if the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Francis Ewart, Esq., Temple, Director of the Great Leeds and Lon don Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Rail ways Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N., Headly-grove, Reigate Jahn Finn's, Esq., merchant, Dover Charles Fitzgerald, Esq., Charles-street, st. James's, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway Webster Flockton, Esq., Weybridge, Surrey Bell Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, iMdilancheiter Railway Thomas Folliott Powell, Esq., 16th Lancers, Lucan-Louse, Ripen, Yorkshire Benjamin Franklin, Eeq., 6, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, Di rector of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway William Tulloh Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-Square, Director of the Dorking, Brighton, and Arundel Railway Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., Brlckwall, Northiam, Sussex William Fitzgibbon, Esq., 21, Cambridge-street, Connaught-square, Director of the Cork and Passage and Cork and Bandon Railways Major Grubbe, Eastwell-house, magistrate for Wilts William Gambier, Esq.,Sacombe-Park, Herta Captain Gould, Charles-street, St. James's George Frederick Gregory, Esq., Saacombe, Cheshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Francis Gisborne, Esq., Derby, Director of the South Stafford shire Junction, the Derby and Crewe, the Macclesfield aid Lich field, and the Leicester and Tamworth Railways John Griffith Frith, Esq., merchant, Austin-friars, Chairman of the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway James Gernon, Esq., Conduit-street, Bond-street, Direetor of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, Manchester, Oxford, and South ampton, and Cheltenham and Brighton Railways William, Gatliff, Esq., merchant, Leeds, Director of the West York- shire Railway Joseph Gill, Esq , Potter Newton Mount, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York and Midland Junction Railway John Hall, Esq., Bull, Director of the Hull and York Railway William Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield. and Manchester Railway Samuel Haines, Esq., Chat House, Edgbaston, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth and South Staffordshire Junction Railways William Wilkes HIS, Esq., Beeston Hall, Leeds Lewis Hoffman, Esq., Temple, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway James Inglis, Esq. M.D., Halifax, Directo r o f t h e Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, and the London, Holyhead, and Portdynllaen Railways John Johnson, Esq., RN., Birmingham Kensingten Lewis, Esq., Worcester-park, Surrey, Director of the Cheltenham, Oxford and Brighten Junction, and the Lynx, Wis beach, and Peterborough and Midland Counties' Railways John Lowe, Esq.. Norfolk Crescent, Hyde -park William Phillips Lamb, Esq., Ockham House, Sussex Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., Westfield, Battle, Sussex, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Damtoa Luiton, Esq , Potter Newton Hall, Mayer of Leeds, Direc tor of the Leeds and York, and Wakefield and Bradfore Railways Sir William Lowthrop, tint., Hull, Director of the Leeds, Hudders field, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct Railway Jothurn, c n edie swtaafrohrd Lord, y Esq., Standish Hall, Lancashire, Dir ec t or o f th e Black °rieshi Wigan, and North U n i on J unc ti on R a il way, and of re Potteries, and Manchester and Li ver p oo l Di rect James Lamb, Esq., 35, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Trhig, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Rowland Mackenzie, Esq., Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Railways Thomas Gibbon Moneypenny, Esq., Hole-park, Rolvenden, Rent Major Moore, Queen Anne-street, Director of the Brighten and Chel tenham Direct Railway James Joseph M'Swiney, Esq., Sandal View, Wakefield, Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway J. Mee Mathew, Esq., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, Director of the Worcestershire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire Railway Captain Macdougall, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Director of the Read log, Guildford, and Reigate Railway John George Norbury, Esq., Mancetter-house, Atherstone, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, and South Staffordshire Junction GeorgeßW Huddersfield,allkwearftYea Wakefield uar yr Hal ifax, d nzanCl Harrogate t yt e and on Railwayl tra d Joseph Norton, EeqWest, fo H rd ud u d n er io sfi n eld iel D w ir a e y c . ter an o d f the e William Peppercornle", Esq Ma:s t fl ex eld hi H iL ouse, Russell-square, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway E a e, and Western Junction Railway William Sus s ex, Director of the West Northern. Micilandal as lvr t y rn Captain Thomas Ross, 58, P orchester-terraee, Director of the Direct William Raines, Esq., Temple, Director of the London and Notting- Alexander Prince, Esq., L on d on, Director of the Cheltenham, Ox ford, and Brighton Railway ham Railwa y George Ewing Scott, Esq., Stoke 'Mahe% n ear Bristol Thom a Cambds Sto ri ck er, Esq., w St. Ives, Direct or of the Wisbeaelt, s t. Ives, and ge Railay Frederick William Seymou r, Esq. , Carlton-terraee, Director of the Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterboo gh, Railway William Spooner, Esq., London, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, and of the Liverpool, Mancheater, and New castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Henry Scott, Beg., 17 Pall-mall S. B. Sic he, Eat/ merchant, Bradford, Director of the L ee d s, York, and Midland Junction Railway George Turner, Hunton Hill, Erdingtoz, Directo r o f the Seem Wigan, Manchester Taylor, Beg, Alderm an, . Director of the H aach Wigan, and the Liverpool , P r es t on, and and North Union Staffordshire Junction Railway Junction Railways George Turten, Esq., Bagden Lodge, Clayton West, Euddersileld William Tinker, Esq., Conock, Wilts, Direotor of the Manchester, Southampton, anti Poole itailvray George Thomas Thompson, Esq., Dover, Coroner ter the Cinque Ports John Thompson, Ben., Alderman of Wigan, Directer of the Eirkhen head and Holyhead Railway, of the Manchester and Wigan Rail way, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railway John Taylor, Esq., Null. Director of the Lincolnshire and Easters Counties Railway James Upfill, Esq., The Green, Herefordshire, Director of the Ste- fordeldre and Shropshire JunCtion Railway George Unett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Direc tor of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway, and the Lynn, Wishes.Ch, and Peterbeiotgh Railway. _ Themes litolman Upfill, Esq., Birmingham, Director a the ham, Lichfield, and Man;limier Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Bang- stoke Railway Walter Unett, Esq.. Captain 3d Light Dragoons, Maidstone, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire, and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railways WlDiana Boyden Watts, ZVI., M.D., Birmingham, Director et the Lincoln. Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway • - Thomas Wakefield, Psi.. London, Director of the Nottintltatl7 ant South Staffordshire Railway Smith Whilock, Esq., Birmingham, Director (Kale Staitordsldre att4l SbXepshire Jun4lon Railway . "Mat= "Watsan, Eq. ) Voltr John Wheelion, Esq., Meopham Bank, near Tonbridge, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Sir William White, Director of he Stafford, Uttoxeter, and Derby Railway J. W. l'erbury, Req., Belcombe-house, Wilts, Capt. ad. Light Dra goons, Director of the Direct Western Railway. Lodge Morris Murray Prior, Esq., 19th Lancers, Coventry, Director of the Dublin, Tullarnore, and Parsonstown Railway Edward Knight, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Grand Junction and Midlands' Union Railway William Henry Skelton, Esq., Shadwell, near Leeds Charles William Reynolds, Esq., Captain 16th Lancers, Maidstone, Director of the Worcester, Warwick and Rugby Railway Thomas Bramall, Esq., Mayor of Tamworth, Deputy Chaiman of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Hughes, Esq., Stafford, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Wenman N e wman, Esq., Thornbury-park, near Bristol, De puty-Lieutenant of Gloucestersshire, and magistrate of Gloucester shire and Bristol. Charles Eales, Esq., Richmond-court, Clifton David Bryan, Esq., Northampton, Director of the Liverpool, Man chester, and Warrington , and the Worcester and Leominster Railway Benjamin Swan, Egg.. Weymouth and Jermyn-street Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq., Lirlingston Dayrell, High Sheriff of Bucks, and Director of the Minehead and Bridgewater Railway John James Rippon, Esq., Ealing, Middl esex , Di rec t or o f th e Bir mingham, Westbromwieh, Wednesbary, and Walsall Junction Railway Stephen Mills, Esq., Elstone-house, Wilts Major Buttenshaw, Bath John Ellershaw, Esq., Grove-house, Searcroft, near Leeds Major W. James, Sanford-house, near Bath, Magistrate for- Somer , setshire Robert Bell, Esq., Norris Castle, Isle of Wight. Samuel Perrin, Esq., Temple Cloud, near Bristol CONSULTING ENGINEER- Irmo ExorriEga—Edward James Maude, Esq., C.B. BANKERS. Londea—Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co.; the Unioa Bank Sristel—Stuckey's Banking Company Bath—West of England and South Wales District Bank Bradford and Trowbridge—The Wilts and Dorset Banking Company Dever—Messrs. Latham and Co. JOINT SOLICITS'S,. Edwin Smith, Esq. and Ream. Lewis aid Ford, London ; Edwar Barges, Esq., Bristol LOCAL lOLICITORS. G. F. Thompson, Esq., Dever ; Henry Gilbert, Esq., Devizes; W. H. Reece, Esq., Birmingham ; Messrs. Timbreil and Meyrick, Bradford and Trowbridge; Messrs. Taylor, Kamp, aud Kingston, Bath; Joseph Charles Shebbeare , Esq., Basingstoke Messrs. Hoffman and Son, Reading Thomas Lamb, Esq Andover Messrs. J. and W. Rees Mogg, Cholwell, near Bath PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—Cadwallader F. Waddy, Esq SECRETARY--Charles Martin, Esq. This Company has been formed for the purpose of constructing a line in continuation of the South-Eastern Railway at Reigate, whereby a direct junction will be effected between the whole of the south-eastern coast, including the port and harbour of Dover and the several parts and towns of Southampton, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Bristol ; aid, by means of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, with Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and the north of England. From its proximity to the Continent, the port of Dover will always be the most accessible point of the English coast ; an expeditious communication therefore between that and the other ports, harbours, and inland:towns of the United Kingdom, must necessarily be regarded as a great national advantage. Dover is at present the chief port of embarkation for . Calais, Boulogne, Ostend, and other continental towns, and the vast numbers already resorting there both on business and pleasure, will be im measurably increased when the railways of France, Belgium, ll*l - and Germany are fully brought into operation. In addition to which, the Government Commissioners having selected Dever as a Harbour of Refuge, and recemmeaded the outlay titer. • of 1,500,0001., it cannot fail of becoming a place of the greatest resort for the shipping and commercial interests of the COUR try, and perhaps the most important town on the southern coast. In every point of view, therefoie, whether for national security, er for travelling excursions, or the invaluable interests of our shipping and commerce, the paramount importance of a cheaper, more conve nient, and accelerated intercourse between this great port and all parts of the kingdom, must be sufficiently obvious. This the pro moters fully anticipate will be attained by the proposed railway, which will form a portion of a grand trunk line, completing tke chain of railway communication upon the narrow gauge between the south-eastern coast, and Bristol aid the western, northern, and mid land counties. _ The lima will commence at the terminus of the South-Eastern Rail way at Reigate, proceed thence by Dorking, Godalming, Farnham, and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, en the South-Western Rail way. It will then proceed by Andover towards Devizes, Trow bridge, and Bradford, with a branch to Bath, and pursuing its course through the Soinersetshire coal-field, throwing off a branch towards Radstock into the heart of the collieries, terminate in *junction with the Bristol and Birmingham Railway at Bristol. Idy its course through forking, Godahning, Farnham, and Odi ham, it will supply the railway accommodation so much required by those towns, and connect the rich and fertile hop districts of Surrey, Kent, and South Hants, and afford the means of conveyance of their produce to the great Hop-fair at Weyhill. By its junction with the contemplated " Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway," it will afford to the inhabitants of Reading, Oxford, and to the midland counties generally, the best and shortest reute to the Continent, as well as to Worthing, Hastings, Brighton, and the other watering-places in Sussex and Kent ; and a vast increase of visitors will undoubtedly be attracted to those places from the interior of England by the accommodation and facilities for travelling which will be accomplished by this and the proposed railway from Heading. By its intersection of the South-Western Railway at Basingstoke, and of the proposed Manchester and Southampton Railway farther west, the present line will connect Dover towards the south, with Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Indies, &c.), Gosport, and Portsmouth, and towards the north, with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, also with Shrewsbury, Chester, and Holyhead, and in fact with the whole of North and South Wales. At Basingstoke, also, this line will join the proposed London, Salis bury, and Yeovil Railway, and throw open to Dever and the south eastern counties the populous and wealthy cities of Salisbury and Exeter, the rich agricultural counties of Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, and Devon, the ports of Plymouth, the mineral regions of Cornwall. DeYollpOrt, and Falmouth, and To Devizes, Trowbridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other towns in the vicinity of its course, the benefit which this line will confer cannot be too highly estimated ; to the coal districts of Somerset shire it will open large and constant markets both in Bristol and to the south and east, while to the inhabitants of Bristol especially, con necting its channel with the Straits of Dover and the Downs, pro viding a perfect line for telegraphic communication, and securing to them the whole of the trade between the south-east of England and the west and south of Ireland, it seems difficult, considering the enor mous traffic which must necessarily flow to that city, to conceive a project more deserving of their cordial support. In the memorable Parliamentary contest last session between two great rival companies, the Legislature for the first time admitted that principle of competition with existing interests which was claimed by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company for the protection and benefit of the public ; and it is with no fear of the resu't that the promoters of the present undertaking invite attention to one distinguishing feature it contains, viz., that by the construction of the line from Bristol to Basingstoke, the Box Tunnel will be avoided, and a new and independent communication will be established between Bristol and London, by a shorter line on the narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Western, inde pendently of all the advantages of the proposed central station at Hungerford-bridge, and the convenient access to the Thames both there and at Nine Elms, over the distant and inconvenient station of the Great Western at Paddington. In length the proposed line will be nearly 110 miles (assuming this Company to have the construction of that portion - between - Reigate and Dorking, for which plans have been deposited by the South- Eastern Company)—the country through which it passes does not present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor will any resi dential or ornamental property be interfered with except under an imperative necessity. A reserve of shares will be made for landowners on the line, and the Committee also retain to themselves the power to vary the course of the line with reference to any arrangements with existing interests and projected lines that may be considered advantageous to the shareholders. The capital proposed to be raised is 1 , 5 00,0001., in 75,000 shares of 201. each, with a deposit of 21. 2s. per share, to be paid on allotment. Power will be taken by the Act to allow interest, at 4/. per cent. per annum, upon all deposits and subscriptions until the opening of, the line, and no subscriber shall be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act has bees obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract will be ready for execution, and the scrip issued immediately upon pay ment of the deposits. Applications for shares must be addressed to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, No. 12, Gray's Inn-place, only ; but no appli cation will be attended to unless accompanied by a reference to a member et the Provisional Committee, one of the solicitors to the Company, or a banker. Copies of the prospectus and form of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of theConmany, or of Messrs. Peppercorne, Old Broad-street ; Mr. Sym, 9, Tokenhouse-yard ; and Mr. B. 1. WU. Hams, Throgmorton-street, stock and sharebrokers, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Dover and Bristol Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 211. each in this Company, and I agree to accept the same, or ally smaller number which may be allotted to ms, to pay the deposit thereon, and execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. Name in full •••••• • • • • •• ...... . Occupation or Profession...... Residence • • • • • • • • • ...... Reference .... D IRECT SHEFFIELD and MACCLESFIELD RAILWAY, No further Applications for Shares can be received. The Allot ment will take place inunediately, and, the letters be issued i n a f ew days. By order GEORGE F. HIRE, Seeretary. Gresham-street (late Lad-lane), Oct. 14, 1846. Q OUTH MIDLAND, or LEICESTER ‘,7 NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, and HUNTINGDON RAILWAY. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital, 2,000,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION. GEORGE HUDSON, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Midland Railway Company, Chairman John Ellis, Esq., Beaumont Leys, Leicester Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., Rolleston Hall, Burton upon-Trent Sir Isaac Morley, Doncaster John Waddingham, Esq., Leeds William Evans Hutchinson, Esq., Leicester Edmund Peel, Esq., Bone-hill House, Pazeley - Raikes Carrie. Esq., M.P. for Northampton The Hen. C. P. Villiers, M.P. Edward Harrison Barwell, Esq., Northampton William Gordon Thompson, Esq., 33, Gloucester road, Hyde Park-gardens, London Josh. Knight, Esq., Leicester. ENOlNEll.—ltobert Stephenson, Esq. SOLICITOR,. Messrs. Berridge and Macaulay, Leicester Messrs. N. Stevens and Fearon, 1, Gray's Inn-square, Londo T. B. B. Stevens, Esq., Tamworth. RANKERS. Messrs. Currie and Co.,London Pare's Leicestershire anking Company, Leicester The Union Bank, Northampton SncurraaT—George Newton Browne, Esq. Omens—The Midland Railway Station, Leicester. Directors of the Midland Railway Company Directors of the South Midland Railway Company The shareholders of the South Midland Railway Company are in formed that arrangements have been made by the Committee of Management with the Board of Directors of the Midland Railway Company for carrying out the original South Midland line with the important additions of a line to Bedford and a branch to Huntingdon, the whole being consolidated in one undertaking, and placed under the management of a joint Board of Direction composed of members of the Boards of the two Companies. The objects, therefore, embraced by the present undertaking are 1. A direct line from Leicester by way of Market Harborough to Northampton, being ;he original South Midland 2. A line diverging therefrom at Market Harborough, and passing by way of Kettering to Bedford ; and 3. A branch from the last-mentioned line, at or near Kettering, to Huntingdon. The capital at present belonging to the South Midland C om pany will form a portion of the consolidated capital (the remainder being contributed by the Midland Railway Company), and in order to com ply with the Standing Orders of the House •f Lords, as recently altered, it is necessary that the deposit of 11. 2s. already paid on the South Midland shares should be increased to 2/. 2s. It is also neces sary that the scrip should be called In and re-issued, and new Parlia mentary deeds executed. The shareholders in the South Midland Company are therefore re qnired to pay, on or before the 25th day of October next, the fhrther sum of 11. per share on the shires respectively held by them, and for this purpose to deposit with the Secretary, at the Company's offiees, Leicester, the scrip now held by them, together with an application for registry and exchange in the annexed form, on or before the 18th day of October next. The requisite order to one of the Company's bankers to rece've the increased deposit will be issued within three days after the registry of the scrip, and oil the production of the bankers' receipt and the execution of the new Parliamentary contract, the new scrip cer tificates will be issued. All scrip in respect of which the shareholders shall fall to take the necessary steps for payment of the required deposit within the specified period will be f or f e it e d . Forms of application f or reg i s t ry an d exchange of scrip may be ob talned by applying to the Secretary, at the Company's offices. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, G. N. BROWNE, Secretary. Leicester, Sept. 30, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRY AND EXCHANGE OF . Te the Committee of Direction of SCRIP the South Midland, or Leicester, Northampton, Redford, and Huntindon Railway Company. dentlercen,—l herewith transmit scrip for - shares in the south Midland, Northampton, and Leicester Rail Way Company, in respect of which I request you to issue me new scrip in• the above Company, ant I agree to pay the further deposit of 1/. par share on or before the 25th day of October instant, and to execute the new Par. liamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of , 1845. Natne in tall Description •• • • • .... •. • Addrets in full MIA Ott bl il; Ulf hignitilig .00 . a 1 . , T HE GRAN.;..)LONDON AND DUBLIN TPROX [MITI RAILWAY. Rastrick's Line. Provisionally Regimared pur uant to 7th and iith Victoria, sap. 110, see. 4.) Designed to avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very considerable saving, both of time and distance, between the two capitals of England and Ireland, running in a direct line from Len don to Bangor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or accommodating in its route the fbllowing towns and Places, namely, Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, Aylesbury, Bicester, bed airgton, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Aires rQr, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, IVenlock. hroseley, Coalbrookdale, • hrewsbury, Llan-y-mynech, Welchpool, “swestry, Llangollen, Llanralialadr, Mochnant, Corwen, Pentre voelas, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead. Capital 6,000,0001., in 120,000 shares of 601. each. Deposit H. As. per Share. Temporary offices of the Company, 4, Great Winekester-street, London. • rsovistoNAL COMMITTES. The Right lion. Lord Viscount Comberutere, G.C.8., Lord Viscount Mandeville Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P. Hon. CaptalnyentonEvan Freke, Belgrave-sqttare, Director of the Bandon and Bantry Railway !lon. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland Hon. Douglas Kiunaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Chairman of the York and LanesAter Railway Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Lrdley Bury, Herta, Director ef the Oxtbrd and Cambridge Railway Sir Henry Winston Barron, Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland General Sir John F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., 31entague-street, Bryan- ston-squaro Col. Sir Duncan M`Dougal, K.C.8., Eaton-square Rear-Admiral Sir Sainsbury Davenport, CAL, K.C.21., Cheshire, and Weedon-hall, Bucks Sit - J. Gaspard Le Ilarchant, K.C.H., Cork Major-General Sir Love Parry, Mudryn Park, Carnarros, Director Of the North Wales Railway Col. Sir F.Jlankey, G.C.M.G.. Director of the Direct Londoi mid Exeter Railway Sir George Rieli, Director of the Oxford. Southampton. Gosport, and Portsniouth Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn. Clifford-street, Direoter ef the London and Exeter Railway Sir James Pitcairn, Cork air Janes Eyre, Lower Brook-street Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, Deveupert Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Salop John Meredith, Esq., Hasbora Park. Magistrate for the Counties of Worcester and Salop Major-General Henry Bendier, Sidney-terraM, Cork Captain Robert Peel Dawson, Upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle dawson, Ireland George Henry Dashwoed, Esq., M.P., West Wycomb-perk, Backs B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-place, Bryanden-square Jeremiah Pilcher, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway The O'Gorman Mahon, Makenberg, County of Clare, Ireland Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, King's County, Ireland, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway The O'Moore. Cheghan Castle, High Sheriff* of the County .f Ros wanton Robert Hart, Esq., Dripshill-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wor cester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and South Wales Railways W. Hutchins Esq., Llsaintfried-ceurt, Monmouthshire Charles William Spicer, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush, Dublin and Armagh Inland, Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways The Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County of liialop, Vice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Charles Fox, Esq., D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple Thomas Meyer Carvick. Esq., Highwood, Director .f the Dublin and Armagh Railway William Lechmere Whitmore, Fan., Director of the Dublin and Gal way Railway, &c. George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Calla. and Lima Railway William Seymour, Esq, Montague-place, Russell-square William John Macguire, Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Bristol Railway Rev. Feeley Shuldam Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National Board of Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of the Strabane Ship Canal Company. Robert John Lattey, Esq., Claremont-place, Grove End-road, St. John's Wood. William Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq., Woodbury Dews, Middlesex, Director of the Waveney Valley, Great Yarmouth, and Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M., Shooter's-bill and Coleraine, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo, and Shan non Railways Griffin Cm - the Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan non Railways Captain James W. od, R.M., Woolwich William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin Richard Edward Arden, Esq., Bedford-square, Director ef the Dub lin and Armagh Inland Railway Captain Rodgers, Clevenedon-house, Leughall, Ireland John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Marine In surance Office Joseph Cragg, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury John Andersen. Esq., Director of the South Midland Junction &c. J. Freese, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury G. Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton-hall, Leicestershire, Director et the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway, &e. J. Walillan, Esq., Director of the Worcester, Rugby; and Warwick Railway J. Bright, Esq., M.D., Cambridge-square, London Colonel Pereira, Bengal Artillery, Great Coram-street W. Clement, Esq., Shrewsbury Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and County Cork, Director of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways. Robert Remmett, Esq., Victoria-square, Grosvenor-place, Director of the Sovereign Insurance Office, Sze. Thomas Gresham, Esq., Raheny Park, Dublin, Director of the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, and Irish North Midland Railways F. W. Heath, Esq., Armagh F. F. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex Edmund Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portmaa-square Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlbereugh-place, St. Jekn's Wood, Di rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Major David Fitzgerald, Yalentia, Ireland Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxon, Direeter of the Northampton and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways Wm. Gulliver, Esq., Swallcliff, near Banbury, Oxon Captain Julius Newell, R.N., United Service Club Captain Bradshaw, R.N., Hatherley-place, Cheltenham Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine Edward King, Esq., Blackthorne, Oxfordshire Was. 11. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor-place Robert .A., Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square, Director of the Great Leeds and London Railway J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director ef the Oxford and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland Capt. Thos. P. Newton, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Lngwar dine, lierefordvldre4 Director of the Isle of Man, and Irish West Coast Railways The Mayor of Bridgnorth Benjamin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Bridgnerth Thomas Glass, Esq. /Members of the Corporation of Bag- Josiah Minton Glass, Esq. north Edward Richard Pratt, Esq. Samuel Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Edmund Ridiey, Esq., Bridgnorth Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Director of the Sheffield, Buxton, Derby, and Manchester Railway B. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc tor of the London and Exeter Railway - • • Richard Fisher, Esq., Alcester Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War wickshire and London Extension and Worcester Junction Railway James Whitehouse, Esq., Ipsley Court, Warwick James Reading, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire, manufaetitree George Hollyoake, Esq., Redditch. Worcestershire Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire John Onions, Esq., Broseley, ironmaster, &c., Director of the Stour aridge,Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand June ion and Cambrian Railways n Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Director of the Stearbridge, Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junction and Cambrian Railways Alexander John Got don, Esq., Linley Hall near Broseley Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth Joseph Southwell, Esq. Brldgnorth, Manufacturers William Southwell, Esq. William Cole, Esq., Bicester Edward Deaking, Esq., Bicester Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Woodside. County Cork B. D. Freeman, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Castle Cor, County Cork St. John Jeffrey, Esq., J.P. Blarney Castle, County Cork Fierce Purcell, Esq., Altemira, County Cork James Smith Barry, Esq., Leta Lodge, Cork Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. Sandfleld, county Cork J. H. Bainbridge, Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow St. John Galway, M.D., Mallow George Washington Brazier Creagb, Esq., J.P.. Creagh-eastle John Carmichael, Esq., Riverston-house, Cdft, Director of the Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., Manchester-street, Manchester-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon Railways W. H. O'Driscoll, Esq., Clifton, near Bristol The Rev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Worton, near Deddington, Oxon Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden, Balineollig William Coppinger, Esq.. Barry's-court W. Reeves, Esq., J.P., Tramore, Cork William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Worcester Junction Railways George Wyman, Esq., Aleester, Warwickshire William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director ef the Metropolitan Junction Company Edward Power, Esq., Eccleston-terrace, Eaton-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton Railway Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, North-end-house, Portsmouth, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Hants, Director of the Direct Western Railway William lorns, Esq., Bloxham Henry Watson, Esq., High Sheriff of the City of Limerick Robert Baugh Blakemore, Esq., Shrewsbury, Director ef the Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway Henry Keate, Esq., Shrewsbury Directors of the Birmingham and Isaac Taylor, Esq., ditto. Brighton Railway Major-General Turner, Commander of the Cork'District Lieut-Colonel Westropp, J.?., Cork Major North Ludlow Beamish, F.R.S., RallinctuFiz, near Dum as, Cork Joseph Leyeester, Esq., Cork Matthew Pierrpoint, Esq., Crow's Nest, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Worcester, and Director of the Rugby, Derby, Man chester, and Welsh Midlan.l Railways John Rowlands Esq., Tallyllin, liferieneth. Director of the Great North and So uthi Wales Railway George Paul, Esq., banker, 217, Strand Morgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Maser Charles Thelluson, Esq., Summer-lodge, Worthing, Sussex James Thomas Thompson, Esq., 35, Gloucester-road, Hyde Pea -1 gardens John Gre count en, Esq., Hales Owen. magistrate for the of Worcester George Gun Hay, Esq. 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical Invalid Insurance Mice 3. M. Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn, Director of the Derbyshire, yi OI - cester, and Stafford, and Direct Western' Railway Joseph' FarmerjlEsq., Mayor of Bewdley .John Bedoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley James F. Sugrue, Esq., merchant, Cork Wm. John O'Connell, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square John Mathew, Esq.. Gray's Inn-square, London • - Colonel G. Fitch, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, and the York and Lancaster Railways W. Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterford W. K. Rodgers, Esq., late High Sherif of the eonntyof Cork, and Di rector of the Cork and Passage Railway Pierce Nagle, Esq., Anakissy, Doneralle, London George Hall, Esq., Bridgnorth John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth William Lumley Perrier, Esq., Bellaire, Cork Joel Smith, Esq., , WaLsal, Staffordshire Edward Canning, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Thomas Ashmead Perry, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Samuel Hayward, Esq.. New Town Cottage, Stratford-Oh-AYOII (With power t• add to their number). COUNSEL IN BNOLAND. Mr. Sergeant Allen, Sergeant's Inn ; Walter M'Grigor, coin's-Inn. COIINSEL IN IRELAND—Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C. ENGINEER IN CHIEF—J. 11. itastriek, Seq. ACTIN* ENGINEERS. W. Mackenzie, Esq., C.E. ; J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C•E. SOLICITORS. In London—Messrs. Ogle and Teanghusband, 4, Great Winchester street, London In Ireland—John Cumming, Fat., $l, Nortk Great George-street, •Dublln. DANineg. Messrs. Mastermas, Peters, and" Ce.gthe >Won and Westininster Bank. SECRETARIES IN ENGLAND—IL Newell, Ban., and Ilea"' Cowper, B: q. SECRETARY IN IRELAND—Frederick Francis Pole, Esq., N•rth Great George-street, Dublin. PAZLIAKIINTART ACIIINTS. Ifugh Innes Cameron and George Bain, le.sqrs.. it, Parllamint street, London. J. B. L. Walmsley, Esq., /forth-street, Westminster. PROSPECTUS, The imperative necessity, alike in a social, commercial, or political point of view, for drawing as closely together as possible the capitals of England and Ireland, has suggested the formation of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway, —a line, the value of which it is difficult to ever estimate, since it will be found to take a nearly direct course from the English metropolis to Holyhead. It will pus through or near the populous and noble county town of Shropshire (as ye lunprovided with railway communication), and will traverse along its whole extent districts second in wealth, re tomes, trade, and commerce, to none in the empire ; bringing them more nearly and immediately in ccntaot with London and Dublin, than has hitherto !teen tto.w,ght possible. This project is wholly in dependent of any other lino already before the public, and as it possesses national advantages wiet-h none can surpass, must, When carried V, become, rfLtlor texceftion the most important railway 'limit Britain. oati ettre Ant btAtte ,this ConVitty ?a be tb obt4 a wet central and accessible terminus lu London, and Farriugdon-street has been fixed upon tbr that purpose. It is proposed to make a tunnel from that point to the Great Western station, from whence the line will be continued in as direct a course as possible to Holyhead In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns: —Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury; it will then proceed to within a short distance of Bicester and Deddington, and from thence to Banbury ; it will touch upon Kineton or Kingtown, thence proceed onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a short distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will cross the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad near to Bromegrove, and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgtisrth, and Wenlock, near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con tinue its route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llan-y-mynech, Llanrhaladr, and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollen. At this point there are three passes, which have been inspected; and it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by Corwen into the Vale of the Hirer Alwen, from whence it will run nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre- Voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will them descend the Vale of Nant Francon to Bangor and Holyhead. This line will In its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol; the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and the South Staffordshire Hallway. As this last line will connect Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, it would . be superfluous to expatiate on the advantages of bring ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the furnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a doubt, by the obvious tact that it will net only bring the richest mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos sessed of any direct line of railway communication. On the other hand, the Grand London amid Dublin Approximation Railway will ere to Loxtion aid the neighbourhood of Birmingham a mute to Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire distance in ten hours. It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day. Up to the point where the line approaches Corwen, no engineering difficulties are presented. At Comet' a deviation from the straight line may be requisite to avoid tunnelling, after which a straight line will he resumed to Bangor, where that already in construction will be adopted for the rest of the route to Holyhead ; or, if found de sirable, power will be taken in the Bill te continue an independent line by Beaumaris to Holyhead. Atter a coreful investigation of the traffic arising from passengers, the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct transmission of the mails, the Directors fe.l warranted in anticipating a return of at least ten per cent. on the capital invested. A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run powerful steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing from the conveyance of ens proprietary te that of another. The railways new in active progress in Ireland, running from Dublin north and south throughout the heart of the island, render it self evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries is, by. this present undertaking, rendered at once complete and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of this Company is te save time and distance, every attention of the Direeters, and every advancement in science wilt be made available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, com patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end ; while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will be adopted for both passengers and traffic, and the public will find in the improvement of the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts for those of the first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and in all its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise so national in its character. Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 41. per cent. per a'aium on the amount of the subscriptions paid up ; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the meant of his subscription. Applications for Shares nay be made, in the subjoined form, to the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents :—Messrs. Cameron and Balm, la, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throgmorton-street, London ; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton buildings, Mr. Wm. Kerl, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool; Mr. J. R. Lane, 14inningham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester ; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield ; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Ilervey, Halifax ; Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol ; Messrs. Graystone and Earl, York; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh ; Charles Ceuper, Esq., 1, Parkside-street, Edin-burgh ; James Jardine, Esq., Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. FORM OF APPLICATION, To the Previsional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway Company. _ _ Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 40/. each the above undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' -Agreement when required. . _ Name in full Residen: - e — Profession or Business Reference (two or more) Witness And his Address PROSPECTUS OF THE R HONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSHIRE. (Provisionally Registered.) Promoted with Ike sanction and supp•rt of the Right Hoz. the Bail of Dunraven. 200,0001., in lo,eoo Shares of 201. each.. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. • PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. fiscount Adore, M.P., DunraTen Castle, Glamorgan Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, lerefordshire Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston. Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Sir Wm. Twyeden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire Sir William Wynn, Maas Newydd, Chairman Ms Nor& Wales Railway fames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn louse, Cardif William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, ghelleki, Direstor of Rua Vie& field and Manchester Railway Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Wereester Railway The Rev. James Cozens, Tnys Plwm, Glamorganshire Edward Colon, Esq., 20, Reppel-street, Russell-square, Director of the Cemmereial Bank Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railway George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of CarnarTon, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and Ice. 7, Manehester- square Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton.square and Court Merbert, near Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab El'is, Glamorganshire Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire John J. Warris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire John Hopkins, Esq , Kiliely, Glamorganshire William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway ♦ero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of tke South and Midlands' Junction Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the National Provincial Rank of England James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean Railway Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire Lcyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Linceln's Inn fields, Director of the Kennet and A►on Canal William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park George B. Pye, Esq., La►enham, Suffolk Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire James Brown, Esq., of Ten Ddu, near Bridgend Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Giamorganshire James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Wall. Glamor- gaushire Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, Landon Robert Wright, Esq., Lonadale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street hill, Lon•lon, Director of the Gnat Trinidad Railway John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanflhangel, Denbighshire Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (With power to add to their number). MANAGIN. LOMMITTEE. VISCOUNT ADARE, Chairman. Cs;ptain W. J. Dawson, R.N. Crawbuay Bailey, Esq. Griffith LlQwellyn, Esq. Richard Kelly, Esq. The Re♦. 11. R. rovrler Samuel R. Pratt, Esq. Henry James, Esq. Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. William Bradley, Est. John Randall, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Gronow James Morrison, Esq. William Simpson Potter, Beg Nichol Came, D.C.L. Richard Lewis Reece, Esq. • (With power to add to their number.) STANDING Courism—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., 8, Basinghall-street, London. BANKERS. . Commercial Bank of London National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff. Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff. Esoiszaa—Chaxles Edward Bernard, ESQ. SECRETART—John Petheriek, Esq., pro tem. This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda and Ely Vs.llies, with the South Wars Railway, at a few miles dis tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district, one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable products. . . . - It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal is im mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly fiat, and, obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition to its being of excellent quality for ire. making, as is proved at Mer thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other, that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested, as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other less promising ♦alltes is Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro ductions. An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any ether line. This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales of Ely and Rhondda a mach desired esmarnunlcatien with the great market town and port of Cardiff, front whence, at presect, they may be said to be almost excluded. It is intended that the line shall commence at Riaen Rhondda, the head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass between the hills at Ffrwd Amwe, a distance of eight miles, where it will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the South Wales Railway, thus opening a ceinmunication under the most advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports In the Bristol channel. A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par ties, and It is found that the country admits of highly favourable gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the works will be executed 'feu considerably under the advertised ca pital. The landowners along the line are favourable to this undertaking, and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the Provisional Committee. No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount et his subscription. Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the plans aid sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime Is hereby given to the Mtnagimr, Directors as above), to raise any addi tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi nate the first Directors of the Company. In the allottnlent of Shares, a preference will be 'inn t. landowners 011 tUn line and other parties locally interested. FrappOiaget an 4 Map may be had ¢f 4,11 d arptoo# Ox. James rs' i l'' Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, V. 13. Jen' f a, Solicitor, 19, Northumberland-street, Strasd ; to W. Morgan. - ..i Solicitor, Biidgend, Glamorganshire ; an I to the underalen d s Brokers ; but no application for. Shares w 11 receive the attea floe . : the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or to of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, o: the Eng i ne ers: - . London-Messrs. John Showell and Son, 25, Tokeeh ouse-Ye 7 " Messrs. J. Peppercorn. and C.., 2, Old Broad-street' Liverposi-Messrs. Resat and Co. hlanclus, ter-Messrs. Houghland and Leese Leeds-Mess. s. John Young and Co. Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq.; Messrs. Teats and Neat Birmile ham-Mr. Collis Sheffied-Messrs. Bardwell aid Sons. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. , 010 ,1 To *ie Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely' ‘" Junction Railwa. *of Gentleme n,-I request that you will allot to me share' s each in this Corapany, and I undertake to accept the saine,_.,,,,m4 pay the de; osit thereon, or upon any less number that may be ti r o to ms ; as d I also undertake to execute the Parliamentary C '" and Subscribers' Agreement when required. .. ..." Name in dill •••••••• • • • • • • .. , ...• Residence • • • • • • ............. ' ' ' :.. .•• Trade or Profession •••••• •• • • .. . Reesrenee with ) ddress ..... . • • • • Date of Applicatesn Y 0 R HONDDA AND ELY VALL es JUNCTION RAILWAY. IVO No further applications for shares In this Company can b e tw • e after FRIDAY, the 10th instant. By order, ate!' ccr e • JOHN PETIIEKICK, . 19. Northumberland -street, Strand, Gctob er3,U , IS ELY and BURL' ST. ED.MUNDS RAIL‘V.AIrs _ for 01 1 In consequence of the great number of applications of els in tills Company which are daily received from all parts sago' country, the Provisional Directors feel It necessary to call fu he o;c., tion of the Publia to the following Clause in the Pro s p ectus, led $' terms of which they will, in allotting the shares, be e°„wel strictly to adhere :- a nd E l f' " As, under arrangements entered into with the T,3 11 9 ~,,,e l es, Ely and ,Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereham Railway L l ?` • ,'; e ider l a large proportion of the capital has been appropriated 0) 11 w_ ss 01111 of shares in those Companies, a very limited number of : 1 1 : 51 ;1os f it ' i r is at the disposal of the Provisional Directors, and no_ s s ,P,r) e3 s eslif '''' shares therefore cin be attended to, except from parties ' terested and of the highest respectability. By order, re l et° ' L. F. EDWARDS, SecretarY t 5...-- -- -; G I3 IVORCESTER, WARWICK, and R V RAILWAY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) isl 9, nst ber, • Be Offices, 5, Gresham str et, Bank. London, I Ith se-••• ° t id._ The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreeale;,oo.l, o' for execution, on the . days and et, the places underMe ll " ... ,r•M. • tweets the hours of eleven o'clock a.m., and four o'clock - *o il, to Ole In London, at the offices of thi Company, from I,lls 18th of October, both inclusive. isl e, 104 i At Worcester, at the offices of the Company, on the •-• • 15th of October. Ffeff ° • 44 en At Droitwich, at the offices of Messrs. Carder and - ITO the 16th of October. at t he At Warwick, at the offices of Mr. A. B. Field, solicitor, OA of October. *ate, en At Leamington, at the offices of Mr. A. S. Field, I °' tO' 18th and 20th October. co 21st • or, At Rugby, at the offices of Mr. W. F. Wratislaw, solic it N W „' October. At Leeds, at the Scarborough Hotel, on the 13th and 14 111 rytob et* At Manchester, at the Albion Hotel, on the 15th and 16 , 1; ecOp e s . . At Liverpool, at the Adelphi Hotel, on the 17th and ISO toots At Glasgow, at the Wellington Hotel, on the 20th and 9 1 ' At Edinburgh, at the Royal Hotel, 22d and 23.1 OcObeLcrSTA' el ti. JOHN HUGHES , s --- Si. LANCASHIRE, CHESHIRE, AND FORD.SHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY . (Provisionally Registered.) 13apital, 600,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 201. eae lt • Deposit, 2/. 23. per Share. Ad O a PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. . ote.- William Ascroft, Esq., director of the. Staffordshire . ° a Liverpool and 31anhester Direct Railway - Se p o tter Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, director of the Ftaflb ee-.- • and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway wi rsn, 1 di f oter William Croudson, Esq., Alderman for the borough of ..-, goic. s tor of the Staffordshire Potteries and Liverpool eau 0 4 ' Direct Railway et. William Caldwell, Esq., Ince Hall, Wigan, director of„ t„he sete es el shire Potteries and Liverpool and Manchester Direct O.; roe John Dewhurst, Esq., Preston, director of the Staffordshire v e and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway s isseo ll 'gir Colonel Robert Douglas, Esq., United Service Club, I"_,- - ' sad don, director of the Staffordshire Potteries and LiverP" I ID , ehestsr Direct Railway _ , ,,, 5 • (s il o Joseph Witham, Esq., Hargreaves-house, Oldham , d s ltr Ter„„ .P Staffordshire Pottries and Liverpool and Mew" - • of Railway William Bibb, Esq., Victoria-park, Manchester, director ertltsell'l,t'egt. fordshire Potteries and Liverpool and Manchester Dig` Charles Haigh, Esq., Manchester, a director of the Sta ff, ' 40 teries and Liverpool and Manchester Direct hallway of 0 ,0 1 John Holford, Esq., Rusholme•hall, Manchester, di f ° tor Y Staffordshire Potteries and Liverpool and Manea'• s tsf• Railwa of IP f ,l l George Holt, Esq., Willow-hall, Crumpsall, a direetore psllo fordshire Potteries and Liverpool and Manchester Dir t ,,,,tior ° ' John Lord, Esq., Standish-hail, Wigan, a director of the /se Potteries and Lieerpool and Manchester Direct Ra i deb ate Christopher Morris, Esq-, Wigan, director of the Staffor saf• teries and Livertiool and Manchester Direct Railway of 0 . 04 Thomas Nlorris s , Esq., Fairhurst-hall; Wigan, director st Syler - fOrdshife Potteries and Liverpool and Manchester Vitra and; 0 C. Randall, Esq., Manchester, , a director of the Shedl e s i s . c es o , cheeter Railway, and Staffordshire Potteries and I.' o i A 4 - Manchester Direct Railway ed, alte l) 11° I Frederick Ramadan, Esq., Seymour-house, Old Traffe_,„tet the Staffordshire Potteries and Liverpool, and Mane' .. , 0 060 Railway - . • . • . , , MO John Thompson, Esq., Wigan, director of the Staffordo- rov ..do and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway Henry Taylor, Esq., Wigan, director of the Staffera Sid° and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway lt 50 William Burdett, Esq., Warrington Or ti William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, dire cto r field and Manchester Railway O P Henry Bellerby, Esq., Sheriff of York 1 r e e.l erP ° ‘" ef William Byrom, Esq., managing director of the ...- 1 of and North Union Junction Railway . m , rel 6 0 ,_ toe John Bloor, Esq., Tutbury, director of the Shropsh". - ,of •''' Richard Al. Baddeley, Esq., Hanley, Staffordshire s weet' , Edwin Cadman, Esq., Westbourne-house, Sheffield , "'s ~ ,,,,e" Direct Western Railway _ rorto ° er Captain James E. Careegie; Somerset-house, - d 1 , - y tio director of the Reading and Reigate Railway Tor- .4 James Clarkson, Esq., Cheetham-liill, director of the Lop caster Railway o_, t 10 Jeremiah Clarke, Esq., hfacciesfield, director or Be-t" i and Manchester Direct Railway Peregrine Royds Dearden, Esq., Birkenhead . Laud ° Jonathan Dunn, Esq., Lancaster, d:rector of se e tl ,l Preston, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railwayselle - 1 William Fenton, Esq. hleadoweroft Rochdale e Se 's d i ' Samuel Giles, Esq., Merchant, Mane ' heater, director c'• , t . iii ,- and Macclesfield, the Manchester and Rugby P lcPc railways • ' I . • °' Robert Holt, Esq. ' Crescent, Rochdale oath William Hughes Hughes, Esq., Inner Temple, i' F.L.S., &c. a P 0 John Hunt, Esq., merchant, Manchester 0 11 " William Jackson, Esq., Sheffield, director of the G caster Railway OD Sir John Key, Bart., alderman of London and Che ltes William Melvide Lomas, Esq., merchant, LiverP°°l iVre( _ger, Sir William Maguey, &dolman of Londn the slf James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, o di re ctor e• , 1, I , s Warwick, and Rugby Railway - slverP °P d i Edward Morris, railey, a director of the - ter - . c' Direct,. and other ways .es Va t° i tDe James Ogden, Esq. M.D., Salford, director of se - s 0. 1 0 Rugby Direct Railway , . clusir l" .: 1•° °1 The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Londen , ,,ssoa - p i York and Lancaster Railway, and director of Rea.-- 014 and Manchester Direct Railway • s e. iv sP 6 ,sOl Richard Raywood, Esq., Barnsley, director of .-- ran d 0.- Bradford Railway . .,, es ser a• st James Shaw, Esq., Pendleton, director of the 31 111 " Direct RailwEsa • of tiA O Henry Stock, y q., Beddgelert, Carnarvon, d irector f 11s Eastern and Western Railway - 5 ° lii o T. A. Ward, Esq., Town Regent of Sheffield es Clia ltn n (-31 Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Pall-mail, London, Dena- Lander A -I , o f York and Lancaster, aim a director of the Lane''' Arcoto' Railways a, $ lO David Wheatcroft, Eaq., Rockland Hollow, Ault to r a the Nottingham and' Gainsboreugh Railway B Edmund Woodward, Esq., Giinough-house, Blackburn, Bolton, and Liverpool .Railway Proctor Walker, Esq., Preston, director of the Lee c. , e ti lrPl (Ate:: drio Li Ferrel Direct and other Railways Charles James Stanley Walker, Esq., Longford-11°1:;:sy. director of the Chester and Manchester Direct 1.131 eR. , Eod' , CONSULTING ENGINEER-George Watson 1;111,„„cees1ef SURVEYORS-Messrs. Nevins and Lawton, "' JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dearden and 31olesvvorth. William Burdett, Esq. Company' Offices, 6, Marsden-street, 310°Iester BANKERS. London-The Commercial Bank of London no e Manchester-The National and• Provincial "9 „ th e Rochdale --Messrs. Fenton and Roby. 4 °so, PROSP ECT US. ie s „.O $ at $ r eel" to This important line of railway will commence a ss' ice esoo Manchester and Bolton Railway, between polton i p ot 01 pit e running :hence in a direct line through Worsley 1 1 1 ,7 nc e50:,,,a1"01 1 point on the Manchester South Junction and st l ,, e se 1 .,101 1 Iti with which it will form a junction, to Cheadle, vin s d Or so , se .l with the Macclesfield branch of the Manchester a i • o tt ! no r Railway, by which mew's a direct railway collil o n s ll ,.„eiveY se opened with Macclesfield and the various lines t '-- o tieiolJ , to terminate there. _,, rni ral l ,, c oll e ser, The great advantages to- be derived fro m a n s ith 3 ', s _;;IS ,$ o w tweet Bolton and Altrinch Cheadle' onl y 0 pr ams and via will at once be - seen iin reference to the mare , Is rojec t ss isole S e , OM channel communication between existing an.. lii r eef `" t of 1 ( tli also as supplying the link wanting in the chain a',,,, e o lten„ot o, woo tion between Bolton, RiackbOrn, and a verY I s"" es srel 1 ' Bre a °' JO: pulous manufacturing districts and towns a th_e,c es , stf oi Ib ,,, e te! county of T.anca.ster, with the Staffordshire " po d e v.. olle edu ;ll oP. districts, Birmingham, and the metropolis, an %t ong ~,bo.• 010 , termediate places in the lines of the various c _ . , d tee railways between Manchester, Macclesfield, "" oti t ,„re that 11. " - 10'iltA 4 ' southern portion of the kingdom. , is, ..-- to . „,„ An important feature in this undertaking up tO v eirei wi o. - by me uis of existing and projected lines. ° P e isararo l fb ` ti o ion v as eoo t e doi c f, agricultural and manufacturing population fordshire, and Cheshire, a direct communulses te 0 ° t"e So le •isa ° A Blackpool, and the other watering-Places sit _, the pra d 0 _. A D cashire, it will likewise form a continuationo.,arge AL.,„ster lines front Lon.lon (via Macclesfield) to Ea"`;'„, I, l s' _ D ee". either by Fleetwoed-upon-Wyre, or 07 '" _ et iss wl'osi .e , Carlisle lines, leste ld ail Wb icl2 eb "' The saving of distance between Mace , 0 01 WA os , important, whilst the great, but unavoidirn•a4ol in .ot. to in incurred in passing through the difiere t"' eAO P o ti e . ft , will be obviated. 1, the eat i t ee s e ~o Another important feature in this enterp ,. ris l e ine t ', sud ete s 1 1 : 1 . tow., terially affect any existing or contemplate d then pre.' too 04 0, with 0 t heir der' 0 0 0 able, by uniting itself with them, and me . lei s a to incr e snds , so y lines now in the course of formation. i _, an - io ,' 1S to a considerable extent, both in passeneeta rotat4 P l ' f means of establishing a principle a reciproci t y , ,..e co - „es D i e s" 0 1$$- 0 injure any existing interests. , ',boring ea s t ad/ s eirb stn To the town of Bolton, and its rwsg" ',yaw t o it is obvious this line will secure the most . _ pro jec ~ h e st to ol io its connexion with existing lines, and owe" that with t . ul -sof efe st centre there. It need hardly be added. ~d s oots , J : s se _,'„,4 , er 1 s as n" c oo' priv tages, a most important traffic for passingheel yid ... D e sc e upon, independent of which, as the line Issr a e od s ea t s o p le ° 0 , 0 , difficulties, or other obstacles of insporfte:'thc 01°5 t ee 01 ' 0 0 an expense far below the ordinarY ev‘""s° ' Mad °Pn ril sP l llt. to the capitalist is offered. all sha ll be t Dose i t P et The deeds will provide 'that no I; , i , t ea Ac s ,, 4 • . 0 holders beyond the deposit now paid u n -' . ace to all isc sos*L ° to obtained, and power will be reserved in 1 -"` -1 for t it' 0 1 ° 1" interest on all calls. eser `oho are 0 8 A certain number of shares will be r i s e , and c la . and others having local interests in the . .v be ip li ci re e erog re. ' the interests of this company. rosp„tuses owZi sher . tir e . Applications for shares and p to the fol l as sail -cc subjoined form to the solicitors, of ~ Daile y, WA et ister os, 5 1 London-Messrs. Fields, Son, and mr• r• L it c r. if* morton-street Manchester-hie:sera. Green and Old, _,,lls3l,,,atter, end Liverpool-Messrs. Geddes and Dri nk George Bolton-Mr. J. Gorton Rochdale=Mr. Jonathan Neild, jan. Warrington-Mr- James Cawley_ “.6 Leeds-Messrs. Standish and Blecs''' Preston-Mr. Wren al° Hull-Messrs. Flint and Tooted_ • , s. .I'o s ' etre , OA' . Ole York-Messrs. Graystone and r1 1. ,',7 ,c ,r FOR _ we , FORM OF APPLICA...the La na , , to .. O. To the Provisional Committee 1 ,„ieri 3 " poi c u t l io a n no l l r: e bereby a..- od to we r Staffordshire Jim° Gentlemen-I request that Yen 'T wo , ani I allot nsee, _oil, shares of 201. each in the above numberrtsl 55,,,, may _sa r t e ls i. ' accept the same, or any less _e ..Y. and e n ~i it i - J ,• '. the deposit of 21. 2s. per share tb _rre"nt wh en retl .... •• ~ .•: tars , contract and subscribers' agTe vw , too. •.... ,..1 4 ,0 ...,... Dated this day of in fal l " r 1 0°°-- •• • • ' o f Name j oss 0 .... ~. Place a b" .... " ..., ... f a.. (OA ~ Besideneelofessloll, iro ....,* Businese i e o . ;;S eo ce. Au.".,..• .4te, Na arnreeferree •• •• •• •• • _ gi , r TRE and 045 t i ll iESIT- - A divici ( i in notin f il, 11- ANCASHIRE , G cTI OS B-- ore t° e° ll ' ate 1 1 -IA • • FORDSIIIRE JUN tho Pl ess o4 Pe l e e ro t s eil The Provisional Conunittee have. ____,,,cer s air , „ It i t ,„st report of their eilb ; c - eed Too) W i t ' i T i g ' c 's - sil they have received the ~,,e , w ill pr ~ ch ...,i,ia et is highly satisfactory Th e ' - `" no zson wit" 0 tsr" - ts get, pue•- vr , an De unite with the Staff°rdshir iced -d i :E ura as rlinl t will s Altrincham (preserving itia2AttiesritteBbe gait of ilii i , 341 with 1 tt• place, and thereby secure the most to Belton, but to the ettrianc°l"nctr.ii,,,rectreessd.liailielaei the e s•efd n ee burn, Darwen, and Bo °3 ltcm Pni , Ac iterb In consequence of the lIMI received, sjes merous applications ear rec ue '' P 4l° closed its a few days. . rs prTTi v gic oart WIL V LIAM 1 vas E‘tilVlll 1114 • - detcio 6 1 411 ' - • b it( iih