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TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF THE BOROUGH OF GRANTHAM. We, the undersigned, respectfully request you to call a MEETING of the Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of GRANT HAM, And other persons interested, for the purpose of taking into consideration the railways projected from the west to the east, pass ing through Grantham.—Dated this 19th day of September, 1845, John Garner Richard Bradley E. L. Hough Joseph J. A. Brown Robert Turner Samuel Ridge John Hardwick George Healy J. J. Herbert John Manners Thomas MannerS 3 . S. Wagatoffe, Clerk F. Musson Henry Thompson J. Lely Ostler Charles Miller Mark Ward Robert Mather Joseph Hancock W. Eaton John Basker John Rippin Forman Owen C. G. Gray C. H. Haycock Lawrence Wyles Thomas Ekin Geo. Draper William Green Edward Wilks W. Walklngton Henry Pearce Robert Henry Johnson J. L. Gray John Lane J. Chamberlain Charles Lord George Brett John Wilson Samuel King John Hardy, jan. John King William Turner William Booth Kewnoy and King Joseph Wyles Fred. Malim Thomas Wyles Richard Briggs F. P. Newcombe Thomas Burgess Joseph Hind. Joseph Richards In compliance with the above re( meeting to be held at the Guild September, at Twelve o'clock at nc Grantham, Sept. 20, 1845. iuisition, I hereby appoint a public hall, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th of >on. J• F. BURBIDGE, Mayor. AT a MEETING of the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of GRANTHAM, and of other persons interested, duly convened by the Mayor in compliance with (a re quisition numerously signet:, held at the Guildhall, in Grantham, on Wednesday, the 24th of September, 1845, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Railways pissing from: the West to the East through Grantham, JOHN FOWLER BURRIDGE, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair; It was moved by Mr. MALIN, seconded by Mr. BUSSIBY : That this meeting, considering that the Grand Union Railway Company having originally projected their East and West Main Trunk Line for the advantage of Grantham, and the other towns of South Lincolnshire, are entitled to the support of the inhabitants of Grantham. Upon which the following amendment was moved by Mr. LAwarNcz W 111.33, and seconded by Mr. GABNaz : That this meetin4, having taken into consideration the differem lines of Railway projected from the west to the east, passing through Grantham. is of opinion that the Amalgated Line, called the Amber Gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway, commencing at the terminus of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Juntion Railway, at Amber Gate, and going from thence by Nottingham and Grantham, to Spalding and Boston, is the best calculated to promote the interests of this town and neighbourhood. Which amendment, having been put to the meeting, was declared, on a division, to be carried. Moved by the Rev. Wx. Poxcurrr, Visar of Grantham, seconded by Mr. THOMPSON, and resolved unanimously : . . That this meeting is further of opir:on that the Amber Gate, Not tingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway, is especially en titled to the support of the inhabitants of this district, inasmuch as it has become united with the Grantham Canal Navigation, from which the town of Grantham has, for many years past, derived great and important benefits ; and inasmuch as it has the full approval of the principal landed proprietors of this neighbourhood. Moved by Mr. E. Ikm, seconded by Mr. MILLER, and resolved ' ' unanimously : That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Members for the borough and county of Lincoln, respectfully requesting them to give the above railway their best support in Parliament. Moved by Mr. JouNsrox, seconded by Mr. MEALY, and resolved unanimously : That a copy of these resolutions be printed and published in the county papers. J. F. BURBIDGE. Mayor, The Mayor havinz left the chair, Moved by Mr. Camrrr, seconded by Mr. Ilsnazur, and resolved unanimously : That a vote of thanks be given to the Mayor for hii patient and impartial conduct in the chair. THE CHESTER AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY. The Shares in this Railway having been allotted to all Deposits duly paid, the Committee of Management have much pleasure in in forming their Shareholders that the Parliamentary surveys are pro gressing to their entire satisfaction, and that every oare is being taken to insure compliance with the standing orders on going before Parliament. By order, A. BARRETT, Secretary. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, London, Sept. 27, 1845. BARNET and NORTH METROPOLITAN JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Prot Isionaky Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110.) Capital, 400,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21.25. per Share. No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his Subseription PIOVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Hon. F. H. F Berkeley, M.P., Chairman, Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Company William Alfred Hill, Esq., Deputy-Chairman, also Deputy-Chairman of the Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Railway Company Sir John Osborne, Bart., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Company Sir Henry Richardson, Knight, Chem], near Southampton Lord of the Manors of Chipping Barnet and East Barnet The Right Hon. Lord Dunboyne, Belle Hatch House, Henley William Wilberforce, Esq., James-street, Buckingham -gate, and Hlghwood House, Highwood Hill, Hendon Samuel Dendy, Esq., Montague-street, Russell-square, Lord of the Manor of Hendon Lieut.-Colonel Gillies , Porchester House, Bayswater William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Director of the Italian and Austrian Railway Josiah Heale, Esq., Gray's Inn Major Lindam, K.H., Chairman of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wales Railway Company Henry Ileckley Richardson, Esq., F.S.A. Director of the Colchester, Cambridge, and Harwich Junction Railway Rowland Hill Mackenzie, Esq., M.D., Mortimer-street, Cavendish square Henry Chaytor, Esq., Clervaux Castle, Darlington, Director of the Warwick and Worcester Railway Thomas Priestley, Esq., Principal of Mill Hill Grammar School, Hendon, Middlesex The Rev. 11. J. Crump, Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex Captain Grover, R.N. Captain John Dines, H.C.S., Wentworth House, Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex The Rev. Bartholomew Nicholls, M.A., Incumbent et St. Paul's Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex Mr. William Ward, Underhill, Barnet Mr. Bruce Johnson, Finchley William Christopher Daniel Deighton, Esq., Fellow of Queen's College Cambridge, Holloway Ralph Allen Frogley, Esq., Hounslow, Director of the Leaden. Hounslow, and Western Railway Colonel Taylor White, Hadley-green, Barnet Abraham Scott, Esq., Hadley Priory, Barnet W. J. M`Givire, Esq., 74, St. Janyst's-street W. Prosser, jun., Esq., 36, New Broad-street, City James Berington, Esq., East-street, Hoxton George Freeman, Esq., Grange House, Leeds Richard Cowley Polhill, Esq., Director of the London, Honaslow, and Western Railway Company George Godfrey, Esq., The Elms, Hutton, Essex Robert Wright Wood, Esq., Director of the Tring, Readier, awl Basingstoke Railway Company Alexander Prince, Esq., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Peter Graham, Esq., Angelo Villa, Gloucester-road, Regent's Park William Henry Halpin, Esq, 23, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square Thomas Reginald Kemp, F,sq., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Company Charles Green, Esq. Rirector of the Gloucester, Aberystwitlt, aad Central Wales Railway Company J. N. Nicholay, 8 , ,., Oxford-street John Godfrey 11, Hudson, Esq., Director of the Central Terminus Railway Cottmany The Rev. G. A. Walker, Alvisthorpe Parsonage. Wakefield, Diree tor of the Wakefield and Bradford Railway Company John Thomas Raworth, Esq., Leicester, Director of the South Union and Leicester:and Birmingham Railway Tho'.nas Francis Justice, Esq., Berner's-street, Oxford-street George l'arbury, Esq., Mansfield-street, Russell-square, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway John D. Hopkins, Esq., 25, Bedford-square J. 11. Lister, Esq., Director of the south and Midland Junction Railway J. P. Wright, Esq., Edinburgh W. Mark, Esq., Rockhalls, Lodge, Cricklewood Charles Waite, Esq., Willesden Thomas Cope, Dm., Crieklowood (With power to add to their number.) COMMITTEE OE MANAGEMENT. The lion. F. 11. F. Berkeley, W. H. Halpin, Esq. Chairman Richard Cowley Polhill, Esq. William Alfred Hill, Esq., De'euty- Alexander Prince, Esq. Chairman George Freeman, Esq. Major Lindam, K.H. George Godfrey, Esq. Henry Beckley Richardson, Esq., Robert Wright Wood, Esq. 'Charles Green, Esq. CONSULTING Eetotxres—Francis Whishaw, Esq., C.E., Brook Lodge, Hendon, and Adelphi. ACTING ENGINEER--J. y Bail Denton, Req., 10, Gray's Inn-square. BANKEES—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, JOINT SOLICITORS. Edward Elkins, Esq., 59, Newman-street, Oxlbrd-street G. P. Hlll, Esq., 21A, Soho-square. LOCAL AGENTS. Henry Hammond, Esq., solicitor, Wentworth Lodge, Finchley John Hughes, Esq., solicitor, Whetstone. Messrs. Tatham and Son, solicitors, Highgate Thomas Weeks, EN., solicitor. Tottenham This railway will connect the important and hitherto neglected town of Barnet with the London and Birmingham and the Great 'Western Railways, at or near Holsdon-green ; with the Northern and Eastern cud the Eastern Counties Railway, at or near Totten ham ; and the proposed Direct London and Manchester, and the Lon don and York Railways. The line, in its course, will unite the town of Barnet with "Whet stone, Totteridge, Highwood Hill, Mill Hill, Finchley, Holder's Hill, Hendon, Burrows, Golder's Hill, Gutterhedge, Kingsbury, Neesdon, Wilsdon, Wilsdon Green, Hoisdon Green, Kensall Green, Westbourne Green, Maids Hill, Kilburn, Hampstead, West End, Highgate, Crouch End, Ifornsey, Muswell Hill, West Green, Tottenham, Edmonton, Chinford, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Newington Green, Clap ton, Highbury, Holloway, Kingsland, Layton, Stratford, West Ham, Bow, Bromley, Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney, Shacklewell, Dalston, Islington, St. Pancras, Shoreditch, Blackwell, Euston-square, Paddington, Kensington, Hammersmith, Bromptou, Fulham, Chelsea, Re. ; connecting those places with the various railways named, and all those south of the river Thames. The distance from the town of Barnet to the station of the London and Birmingham Railway, at Euston-square .by this route, will be 15 miles. The length of the main line, from the point of junction at Totten ham to the London and 13inningham Railway, will be 11 miles ; and the length of the branch lino to Barnet, will he 4% miles. From the junction with the Birmingham Railway to Chipping Barnet, 9% miles ; from the Decoy (near Brent-street, Hendon), on the proposed Barnet and North Metropolitan Junction Railway, to the Northern and Eastern Counties Railway, by Stamford-hill, Get miles. - There are tie engineering difficulties throughout the entire distance. The line will proceed beyond the range of the Highgate and Hamp stead Hills, and the branch from the main line to Barnet will follow the valley of the river Brent to the intended station at Barnet ; thus the expense of eonstruction will be less than any other metropolitan line of railway, for the above reason, and because it will pass through an agricultural district, avoiding all ornamental property and large collections of houses and buildings. Upon the completion of this railway, a large and daily-increasing population, resident beyond the limits of the metropolitan omnibuses, will bo largely benefited, and land and agricultural produce, hitherto affording an inadequate return to their cultivators, will be quad rupled in value. The ancient, populous, and once-flourishing town of Barnet, too, will now have a railway communication of its own, without depend ing upon the caprice or uncertain goodnature of any company who may hold out a prospect of a branch, in future times, from some of the trunk lines now contemplated. An ample return of profit to the investments of shareholders may be safely anticipated, and will arise from the following sources, amongst others :- 1. From the conveyance of passengers. 2. From the carriage of goods and merchandise from the City and Docks, Re., to the several railways which are intersected by this line, avoiding the delay and excessive cost of conveyance through London ; also from the conveyance of cattle, Re., more particularly during the peried of the large Barnet fairs. 2d. From the conveyance of coal, both inland and seaborne fuel, and other commodities of general consumption, the great expense of which h as long been felt byall classes as a most t grievcne °v a ,.. The Committee of Management reserve to themselves the power of adopting, upon this line, locomotive power, or Presser's Railway guide and safety wheels, as may be deemed expedient. Ap p lic ations for Shares in the form annexed (and eommuni cations from persons desirous of promoting the objects of the Com oPfantyh)e, incaoyn,hpeanady,drpesa.seicd:e the Secretary, at the Provisional Offices Elkins, Oxford -street ; to the Joint Solicitors, Eclward Hill, Esq., 2IA, Esq.. 59, Newman -street, and G. 1' or teonalilet.ssirs.. Sparks and Clark, 3, Bartholomew -lan e ; Meson! Cox, Share-brokers, 16, Throgmorton-etreet ; 1. et: 0. Neil, Esq., 15, St. Ann's-squ;4. F•ecle Birmingham ; Charles Exeter ; John Wells, Esq., Royai B . an el . ancliester ; Mr. Landford, Messrs. IVelibeloved and Outer, Leeds. k buildings, Liverpool; and FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHAREI To the Provisional Committee of the Barnet and No Junction Railway, 59, Newman-street, oxrore r th Metropolita n -street, London. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to m e 201. each in this Company, and I hereby undertake to a S c h ee ar pr t . e r same, and to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be allotted to me ; and I undertake also to execute the Parlia mentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Nave .............. ..... Residence ........ ....... . ..... ..... ...... .. .... Tradeor Profession .............. ...... ............ Name, Residence, and Profession. or Trade of Referee.. BARNET and NORTH METROPOLITAN JUNCTION RAILWAY. :Coke Is hereby given, that no nirther Applications for Shares in this undertaking will be received after SATURDAY, the 4th October next. By order of the Committee of Management, EDWARD ELKINS, } G. P. RILL, Joint Solicitors. 49, Nom=Ktreet, Sept. 25, 184:5. r :THE IRISH GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN to '(`HE WEST MIDLAND, MANCHESTER, 11 AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY, AND SWINDON, AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION. Notice is hereby given that a certain number of shares In this Company will be reserved for holders of shares in the South and Midlands' Junction Railway Company. Parties entitled to this pre ference are requested to send in their applications on or before the 3d day of October, 1845, in the following form : To the Provisional Committee of the West Midland, Manchester, and Southampton Railway, and Swindon and Birmingham Junction. Gentlemen.—Being a holder of shares in the South and Mid lands Junction Railway Company, I beg you will allot me shares in the above undertaking, and I agree to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. thereon, and also to sign the Parliamentary Corftract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of Name in full P.. •• .••••• Residence— nice of business Trade or Profession (if any) •••• • • • . • Usual sigsre ........ Nos. of Scrip h e ld by' me in the Zetith ald Midlands' Junction I :.kilway Company, No. Fives, No. Tens. No. TN,-°USlea' , 1845. By order, W. B. JAMES, 5, B;ginghall-street. I, Guildhall Chambers, Basinzhall-qtreet, 29th Sept . : g45 • GREAT WE STE ttN, BRE N I:FORD, a: 4l CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION BAILWAY, from the vicinity of West Drayton, through Hounslow, Brentford, Ham mersmith, Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster, to aCentral Terminus, near Charing-Cross. (Provisionally Registered.) Offices, 53, Charing-cross. Capital, 850,0001., in 42,500 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. The Earl of Devon Vernon Abbott, Esq., 70, Gower-street Philip Anstruther, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankment and Railway Junction Company Benjamin John Armstrong, Esq., Southall, Magistrate for Middlesex John Auldjo, Esq., Noel House, Kensington Henry Pratt Barlow, Esq., 24, Kensington-square Edward Oliver Benson, Esq., Hounslow William Sprott Boyd, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankmen. Railway Junction Company Thomas Braman, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leicester and Tame worth Railway Sir John Macpherson Brackenbury Sir Archer Denman Croft, Bart., Director of the Thames Embank ment Railway Junction Company. • Major John T. Croft, Deputy Chairman of the Chester and Manches. ter Railway Jelin Chevalier Cobbold, Esq., Chairman of the Eastern Union Rail way Wi:liam Cumming, Esq., North Bank, Regent's Park George Cooper, Esq., Brentford George James Stredwick Camden, Esq., Hounslow. Charles Downes, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway J. Fisher, Esq., Isieworth Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, connty of Kerry Captain Forbes, R.N., Forest, Windsor Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, R.N., K.C.H. Francis Lloyd, Esq., Beaufort-lodge, Chelsea James Montgomery, Esq., Brentford John Bowyer Nichols, Esq., Hammersmith The Hon. Colonel Phipps, Norwood-grean William Simpson Potter, Esq., Director of the South and Midlaada Railway Henry Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow, Magistrates for Middlesex John F. Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow Colonel Reid (2d Life Guards), Buletrode Park Thomas Berry Rowe, Esq., Brentford John Coysgarne Sim, Esq., No. 9, Clifton-place, Hyde Park-gardens Major Jeif Sharp, Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for Middlesex, Deputy-Chairman of the Thames Embankment Railway Junction Company Henry Webb Smith, Esq., Hounslow William Spooner, Esq., Director of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Railway Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., Chairman of the Irish North Midland Railway John Stewart, Esq., M.P. Frederick Thompson, Esq., 20; Kensington-square Robert Richard Tighe, Esq., Bank, Windsor (With power to add to their number.) ENGINEER—Thomas Page, Esq. • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson and Cobbold, 7, Lincoln's Inn-fields William Sim, Esq., 8, King's Bench-walk, Temple. BANKERS. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Hugh Inner Cameron and George Bain,lB, Parliament-street. , SECRETARY—Henry Moreing, Esq. Applications for shares, in the subjoined form, may be made, addressed to the Provisional Committee, at the Offices of the Com pany, 53, Charing-cross, to the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, and to the following agents and sharebrokers :—Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, GIIA , Threadneedle-street ; Mr. If. J. Williams, 80, Old Broad-street, London ; Messrs. Bradley and Co., Manchester ; Mr. B. R. Pemberton, and Messrs. H. Davis and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Luke Arnold, Bristol ; Messrs. Chantrell and Boyce, Leeds ; Messrs. Wil kinson and Earle, Hull; Messrs. Buchanan and Aitken, Glasgow; and Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York, of whom prospectuses may be obtained. FORM OF APPLICATION FOB SHARES. To the Provisional Directors of the Great Western, Brentford, and Central Terminus Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any lesser number thatmay be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Coatract when required. Name in 11111 ...................... Residence .......• .............. • Trade or Profession ........ . •. •... Reference In fall. ..... ......... GREAT KENT ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Promoted in conjunction with the London and Croydon Railway Company. (Provisionally Registered). Capital 2,500,0001. In 100,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 108. per Share ; of which, under a guarantee from the London and Croydon Railway Company as to the expenses, at least 21. will be returned if no Act be obtained in the next session. The line has the approval of the following Noblemen and Gentlemen of the county:— The Right Hon. Earl Stanhope, Chevening Park The Right Hon. Earl Amherst, Knole The Right Hon. John Charles Herries, St. Julien's Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft, Bart., EverlandS Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., High Elms J. P. Atkins, Esq., Halstead-place Robert Gordon, Esq., R.N., Sevenoaks Henry Hughes, Esq. ' Bradbourn Isaac Hayton, Esq., Asbridge House, Tenbrldga W. Lambard, Esq., Beechmont George Warde Norman, Esq., Bromley-common Evan Nepean, Esq., R.N., Sevenoaks Charles Robert Carter Petley, Esq., River Head House William Pott, Esq., Bromley Rev. James Sutcliffe, Knockholt Rev. John Thomas Wilgress, River Head John Ward, Esq., Holwood Samuel N. Ward, Esq., Baston John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tonbridge, COMMITTER OF MANAGEMENT. Six Directors of the London and Croydon Railway Company Six Gentlemen to be selected from the County. ENGINEER IN CHlEF—William Cubitt, Esq., F.R.S. Soticaoas—Messrs. Burchell, Kilgonr, and Parson, 47, Parliament street, Westminster LOCAL SOLICITORS. John Monkton, Maidstone Austen and Hobson, Sevenoaks .Teirries and Bathurst, Faversham Sankey and Sladden, Canterbury Latter, Bromley. BiNxxxs—Sir John W. Lubbock, Bart., and Co. ; the Commercial Bank of London, The lines promoted by the London and Croydon Railway Com pany have been modified, improved, and extended, as further ac quaintance with the regnirements of the districts, and the capabili ties and advantages of the atmospheric system have rendered ex pedient. They were originally designed with a view to shorten and improve the railway communication between the metropolis and Dover, and, at the same time. to afford the greatest amount of rail way accommodation to the county of Kent, and those two important objects have been steadily kept in view. As now remodelled, the lines will give direct and independent railway communication from London to Gravesend, Rochester, Chat ham, Faversham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Maidstone, Ashford, Canter bury, Dever, amd Deal. The distance to these towns respectively will scsrcely exceed that by the present turnpike roads. The lines will likewise materially shorten and Improve the railway communication to Margate, Ramsgate, and the Isle of Thanet gene rally, and place the assize town of Maidstone and the city of Can terbury on the main road between London and the Continent, and in direct railway communication with each other, and with every im portant town in the county. The main line will pass through the centre of the county by Lewis * ham, Bromley, the Mailings, Maidstone, Faversham, sad Canter bury to Dover and Deal, joining the South-Eastern line by branches to Sevenoakes, Tonbrldge, and Ashford. The northern loop will proceed by Eltham, Dartfbrd, Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, and thence up the valley of the Medway to Maidstone, where it will fall In with tiihmain line. The entire scheme of railway eorindlfnication thus described has been carefully examined in detail, and is found to be most favourable both as regards the nature of the gradients and the character of the works, then being no gradient on the main line steeper than that DOW daily warked over by the trains of the Brighten, Croydon, and Dover Railway Companies. By the connexion with the Croydon Railway Company, access will be obtained upon favourable terms to the best metropolitan stations, and facilities will be secured for the application of the atmos pheric system of traction throughout. The recent demonstration of the capabilities of this principle on the Croydon Railway justi:les the assertion, that by these lines all the principal towns of Kent will be brought within a short journey of London by the ordinary trains; and as the atmospheric principle involves the expediency of frequent trains, and frequent trains that of low fares, it follows that the public will derive the benefit of great speed, increased accommodation, and low charges, in addition to the safety which is inherent in the system. The advantages which will result to the publie from the adoption of these lines may be reduced to the following tabular form Time Distance I occupied from 'in imvneY, by London. 1 ordinary trains.* I Fares by ordinary trains. , Name of Town. Mini Mum number of ordinary trains daily. 2d Class 12 each way; and second and third class car riages with at least two-thirds of that number. • * Note.—By special and fast trains the time occupied will be considerably shorter. Under these circumstances, it is reasonable to anticipate that this comprehensive scheme will unite all interests of the county of Kent in its favour. With a view to afford the fullest assurance of the entire lines being carried out, gentlemen locally interested have been associated with the Directors of the Croydon Railway Company as members of the Provisional Committee; and. In order more completely to identify the scheme with the interests of the county, the necessary capital will be raised by a separate fund, which will be apportioned princi pally between the proprietors of the Croydon Railway Company and the landowners and other parties connected with the district. The Croydon Company have guaranteed that in the event of an Act not being obtained in the next session, the subscribers shall not be liable to snore than 10s. per share for the expenses, and are pre pared to enter into an arrangement to construct a portion of the line, and for the traffic being worked by them, and passed over their railway upon reasonable terms, so as to secure the utmost economy and the best prospect of a large divisible profit. The Committee of Management will vary or extend the line or any branch or branches, and increase the capital, and generally per form any act which they may deem necessary to insure the success of the undertaking. Applications for shares must be made to the solicitors (of whom also prospectuses may be had), and should be made in he annexed form, accompanied by a reference to some member of the Provi sional Committee, one of the solicitors, or a banker. Applications from proprietors of the London and Croydon Railway Company and from Person ;o lo n call m y o i r Ic nt A er p es p t L edwi A l T l havepaN FOIE apirzeferenee. SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Great Kent Atmospheric a C e o t m o p w an g ; and I herebityailewna: shares of 251. each in the above I request you to allot to me undertakin number which may be allotted to me , y ept the same, or any less me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree ment when required. Dated the day of 1845. Name in AM .• • • . Residence ...• • ............ .. • : .. : . : .. ... Business or Profession (if any ) ..... •• • Reference ...... .............. ••• • • No applications for shares In this railway will be entertained — unless the same be delivered to the Solicitors on or before the 30th of September Inst. No. 47, Parliament-street, London, Sept. 22, 184. ; . • • -r, cm and. after • ", where also the new scrip may be bad. The letters of allotment for the exchange of scrip are in course of issue according as the respectability of the applicants is ascertained. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH, Chairman. September 25, 1835, DIRECT WESTERN RAILWAY (Uon the Gauge From London to the Lan p d's-end ; wi Broad th Diver ), ging Lines to Bath anti Bridgewater respectively. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 3,000,0001 s in 120,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, Si. las. Sd. per Share. Offices, 20, Poultry, London. PROVISIONAL coatatirrez. The Right Hon. the Earl of Camperdown, Sidney-place, Bath The Viscount Mandeville, Kimbolton-park, Hunts Lord James O'Bryen, Royal-crescent, Bath Lord William Pewlett, Bath, and Downham-hall, Brandon, Suffolk General Sir John Slade, Bart., Mantya Court, Taunton Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, Somerset The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, 31. P., Director of the South Mid land Railway, Brookes' Club, St. James's-street Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wilts Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., 105, Pall-mall Frederick Hodgson, Req., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardens Howard Elphinttone, Esq., laf.P., 19, Eaton-place, London Ralph Neville. Eeq M.P., Hill-street, Berkeley-square Charles Barry Baldwin, M.P., 6, Parliament-street Hon. Percy Evans Freke, 3, Belgrave-square Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., 32, Grosvenor-place, London William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Companies Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire Sir John Cave Brown Cave, Bart., Kenilworth, Warwickshire Sir William Young, Bart., Westbourne-green, Hyde-park, East India Director John Clark, Esq., Bellefleld House, near Trowbridge, Wilts, Magis trate for the counties of Wilts and Somerset Alfred Batson, Esq., Ramsbury, Wilts, and Upper Bedford-phioe Major Hunt Grubbe, Eastwell House, Devizes John Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker J o hn Lovel Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker William s ajeir Bruce, Esq., Lansdown-crescent, Bath kilt John Key, Bart., 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of London, Djrector of the Direct Manchester and Londe* and Direct Liverpool 444 Pula Railway Company Thomas Fanscornb, East, Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street, Alderman: of the City of London, end Direeter of the London and Westmin ster Bank, and of the Linden, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder minster Railway Thoirlas Challis, Esq., Enfield, Alderman of the City of London Edward L'arrisson Barwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North ampton. nanaury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Director of the South Midland Railway Joseph Armitage, Dia., Min's Bridge House, Huddersfield, Deputy Lieutenant and a Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Chairman of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway William Gordon Thomson, Esq,, 32, Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, anti Cheltenham, and South Midland Railways Donald Maclean, Esq., $7, Brunswick-square, Leaden, Deputy Chairman of the Trent Valley Continuation Italie ay Thomas Lawrence, Esq., a, St. Mary Axe Philip ti 7. Courtney, Eaq., Chapel-street, Belgraae-square, Londe* Millis Coventry, Esq., Whiteliart-court, Lombard-street Barnet L. Philips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, aid George-street , Mansion Mouse Boswell Middletoi; Jalland, Esq., Holiernesa House, Rear Null, Deputy Lieutenant aaad bla istrate for the East Riding of Yorkshire Charles Robert Coleman, gags Innate Wharf William Eales, Esq., Mineinfolane, London, late Director ef the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company Charles Downes, 1,3 q., Warwick-street, Charing-cress, Director of the South Midland Railway Martin Stately, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's Park, London, Director of the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine, and the South Essex Railways Francis Edo, Esq., 3.4 , Great Winchester-street John Addis, Esq. , and Mark-lane, London, Director of the Central Terminus Railway, and ef the Licensed Victaallers' Fire and Life Insurance Company James Renshaw, Esq., Wialtehart-court, Lombard-street, and West Heath House, Erith, Kent, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway Thomas Drane, Esq., Pall-mall, and St. Mary Church, Devon, Direc tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole and Doncaster Railways Robert Bramwell, Esq., Brembo Ironworks, Wrexham, and Cannon street, London H. G. Atkinson, Esq., Ulmer Gloucester-place, Regent's Park George M'lntosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square Frederick Solly Flood, Eeq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London Major White, 105, Pall-mall, London, Director of the South Midland Railway Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li censed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company J. G. Hammack, Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-road, Director of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company Patrick Fres. Johnston, Esq., Great Cumberland-place Joseph Bishop, Esq., Crescent, 31inories, Director of the Leaden and Blackwall Railway Company William Downing Bruce, Esq., F. 5.1., 17, Charles-street, St. James's, and Ripon Cuthbert Woodcock, Esq., Grove-road, North Brixton Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanstone-street, Portman square, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and the Greet Western Extension Railways William Hagan, .Esq., 50, Baker-street, Portman-square George Hammond Whalley, Esq., 30, Pall-mall, Leaden William Breyntsn, Esq., Montpelier, Cheltenham, and Temple, Lon don, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde Park, Lon don, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railway Company Philip Baker, Em s Euston-square, Linden, Auditor of the London and illackwall Railway Company Charles James Heath, Esq., 6, London-street, Mark-lane Captain E. N. Trowbridge, R.N., 11, Eaton-square Anthony Ridley, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury, a Director of the St. Katherine Docks Company, and of the General Shipowners' Society William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Beigrave-square Charles Thomas Warde, Req., Clopton House, Warwickshire, and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire George Payne, Esq., Sulby Hall, Northamptonshire, and Charles street, Berkeley-square James Beech, Esq., Brandon Hall , Warwickshire, and Grosvenor place, London Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esq., Drotaregh Castle, county Cork, Union Club, Trafalgar-square, Director of the Killarney Junction Rail way Company Samuel Baker, Esq., Lyppiat Park, Gloucestershire, ani Leaden William Congreve Russell, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Di rector of the Warwickshire and London Railway Henry Bradley, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire John William Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe House, Wiltshire, Captain 3d Light Dragoons Robert Main, Esq., Ravensbourne Park, Lewisham, and Trinity square, London Robert Millington, Esq., Ordsall House, Retford, Nottinghamshire John Gillyatt Booth, Esq., Crouch Hall, Hornsey Major-Gen. Martin White, Marlborough-buildings, Bath Rev. T. Harvey Ashworth, Burlyns House, near Newbury, Beata Col. Burslem, Harwood Lodge, Newbury, Berks Major Kirwan, Great Pulteney-street, Bath Rev. Dr. Godfrey, Grosvenor-place, Bath Edward Cooper, Esq., Staverton, Wilts, Magistrate of the County Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse, Wilts, Magistrate of the Comity Rev Chas. Fres. BitmlYylde, Rector of Dunkerton, near Rath, Magis trate for Somerset Richard Mortimore, Esq., Chippenham, Wilts George Tate, Eeq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Birming ham Railway Company R. Wootten, jun., Esq., Banker, Oxford, Director of the Bueklaginuro shire Railway and Wolverton Junction Richard Mortimore, Fag., Kingsmill, Collumpton Rev. John Sydenham, Collumpton Rev. R. A. Roberts, Rector of Kentisbere, Collumpton Charles Justice, Eeq., Collumpton, Devon Richard Marker, Esq., Ufculm Cottage, Tiverton Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, North End House, Portsmouth George Pearce, Esq., Bradninch H ouse , near C ollumpton • Wm. H. Halcomb, Esq., Chilton, Hingerford, Chairman of the Berke Union Banking Company William Halcomb, Esq., Marlborough, Manager of the Wllts aid Dorset Bank Captain W. G. Maclean, R.N., Taunter Robert Parsons, Esq., Taunton John Dalaell, Esq., Wallingford, Berks Thomas Carlisle, Esq. Cli ft on, Bristol John Kerte Habertiehi, Esq., Clifton, Bristol James Troup, Esq., Hastings John Robson, Esq., Clifton, Bristol John Morford Cottle, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington, Director of Coventry and Leicester Railway Joseph Knight, Esq., Leicester, Director of South Midland and North ampton, Banbury and Ch e lt en h am Railways John Newton Mappin, Esq., Sheffield, Di rector o f the Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Railway Company John Ridgeway, Esq., Cauldon-place, the Potteries, Staffordshire, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway James Burt, jun., Esq., Manchester, Director of the Chester and Birkenhead, and Manchester and Southampton Railways Edward Norris, Esq., Clairville, Manchester, Director of the Direct London and Manchester, and North Cheshire Railway Companies Joseph Nadiu, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and Manchester and Southampton Railways James Ogden, Esq., 31. D., Salford Sir William Lowthrop, Hull, Magistrate for the East Riding of York and for the borough of Hull, Chairman of the " Hull and Barnsley" Committee, and Member of the acting Committee of the "Liver pool and Leeds Direct Railway Companies" John Itolford, Esq., Itusholm Hall, Manchester C. H. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield, Deputy Chairman of the Madders geld and Sheffield, and Director of the Halifax and Bradferd Union Railway Charles Itamford, jun., Eeq., Hull , Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction John Lillie, Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and South ampton Railway John Robson, Esq., Hetton-le-Hole, Durham Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Chairman of the Manchester, Birkenhead, and Midland Railway Companies Isaac Holmes, Req., Liverpoo Wm. B. Newbcry, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and Iron Bridge Railway Company C. Appleby, Esq., Broomlall, Sheffield, ' Director of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Company Edwin Cadman, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Railway, and Salisbury and Swindon Railways John Ward, Esq., Machin Bank, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield Life Assurance-office Wm. Thompson, Esq., Upperthorpe, near Sheffield, Director of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Adderley Howard, Esq., Sutton Wisbech, Director of tke East Coasi Railway Company Captain Bowker, Devonport H. S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di rect Railway Samuel Swami Brlttain, Esq., Sheffield Director of the East and West of England Railway Company John Fawcett, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and Har rowgate Railway Company William Marriott, Esq. Attereliff-terrace, She ffi eld, Directo r o f th e Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Junction R a il way . Thomas Wetherell, Esq., Lincol n , Di rec t or o f the London and York and East Li ncolnshire Railways W illiam Hunter, John Johnston e H amilton, Esq., Liverpool David Price, Esq., Manchester Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington Rey: H. 11' . - Cottle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire Major W oronm,Cii, v a l relee tb - s t g , r l e io C u s h e ! I t n a h e a , m Edward Ball, ail, ~, lesfield, Director of the South Midland a nd . the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways Henry Hubbersty, Esq ., H ull s John Ostler, E . q a Esq., Hull, Director of the Hall and Barnsley Janotien Henry Shaw, Esq,, Fetter -lan e Henry Sayer, Esq., John Mee 3fathe ss , Comm ercial-road, Lianehonse, merchant John Norton sq Gray's Inn-s quare , Esq., Moat " Ho William John 34 'Guire, Es Ise, Bre n t wood, Essex John Gray Wilson, Esq., 4.'4 ll d arllPten Court Capt. J. P. Macdougall, 11r Grove, -terrace W. J. Lefeuvre, Esq., Alderman North Brixton, Surrey Thomas Chas. Harrison, E and Magistrate of Southampton G. B. Banbury, Es sq., F R.S York-terrace,Regent's L aanfington,Warwickshire, Park Coventry and Leicester Railway Director of the Captain Tringlaare, R.N., Solyhull, Jonson Neale, Esq., Kin Bench-walk, Temple Warwickshire James Whitney, Esq., Shr e wsb ury Henry Paul Harwood, Esq., Sheffield The Hon. F. Byron, 21, Eaton-plac e William Higgins, Esq., Turvey, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Sirtenanmt Rayond J magistrate for the couarvis, Fair Oak-park, ne ar Winchester, Deputy-Lieu , and nty of Hants William Jackson, Esq , Birkenhead, Chairman of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway E. 11. Langworthy, Esq., Manchester Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman, and Sheriff of London and Mid dlesex Nathaniel Gould, Esq., Barge-yard, Bucklersliry, and Tavistock square Edmund Lionel Welles, Esq., Cadogan-place, and West g ßaisey, Surrey Duncan Dunbar, Esq., East India-road, and Ihnehouse, Director of the London Dock Company - , the Marine Assurance Company, and the General Shipowner's Society William Jackson, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Goole and Doncaster Railway George F. Earle, Esq., Hull Stephen Knowles, Esq., Exeter W. Lawrence, Esq., Brixton John Learmonth, Esq., Edinburgh, Chairman of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and North British Railway Companies Wellington Ross Seymour, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway William Tanner, Esq., Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars John Booth, Esq., Sherburn Grange, Durham Matthew Benjamin Robson, Esq., Whitwell Grange, Durham John Holmes, Esq., St. James's-street, Director of the Dorchester and Weymouth Railway, and York and Lancaster Railway William G. Bernard, Esq., Clifton, Bristol Thomas Sma'lwood Richards, Esq., 59, Baker-street, Portman-square James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Manchester N. Sl'Cann, Esq., Parliament -street Henry Wenman Newman, Esq. Bristol, Magistrate f or th a t Cit y, an d D eputy - Lieutenant and Magistrate for the county of Gloucester William Horatio Harrison. Esq Esq.,Sunbury William Empson Jalla.nd, Esq., llolde II rness ouse, near Hull Thomas Racket Massey, Robert Cook, E sq s q ., Newark-upon-Trena an _ ~ a nsborough, Director of the Gairtsborough, ~..,71 11 4 4t0 j a 3 l4, fa a n f ante, and Of the Wlsbeach, Ely and Lin- The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street, Ilyde-park Gardens Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Deputy Chairman of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction &c. Sir William Beothby, Bart, Ashbonrne-hall, Derbyshire Sir William Lowthrop, Knt., Hull, and Alga-house, Scarborough, Dl rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Xailvray Col. the Hon Leicester Stanhope, Ashburham House, Chairman of Remingtnn's London and Manchester Direct Railway Hon. Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Nottingham and Boston Railway, Parliament-street, London, &c., Re. The Sheriff of York Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway Bright, Selim, Esq., Buxton Barrett, 11., Leeds, Director of the Keighlty, Halifax, and Hudders field Union Railway Back, W. C.. Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Blurton, Robert, Esq., banker, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Direc tor of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Booth, John, Esq., Macclesfield Bright, Selim, Esq., Buxton Bradley, Septimus, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Darbyiktre, Staffordshire, and 'Worcestershire Junction Railway Burgess, John, Esq., Boroughreeve of Manchester Buxton, John Harry, Esq., Ashbourne Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Lon don and Manchester Direct Railway Cleobury, Thomas, Esq., Askew Villa, Actors Cooke, the Rev. J., Uttoxeter, Director of the East and WestJuaction Railway, &c. Cooke, John, Esq., Macclesfield Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Holme Cottage, Ashbourne Cox, Walker, Esq., Breadsall, Derby, Director of tile Tean and Dm Valley Nailway Crockett, T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &c. Croft, Major J. T., 15, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of Reming ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway Crossley, John, Esq., Lamberhurst, Sussex, and Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Hallway Cumberlege, Nathaniel, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park Dalby, John, Robert, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbourne Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent Dawson, Samuel, Esq., sen., Ashbourne Dent, Edward, Esq., Westfield, Huddersfield Dent, John, Esq., Northgate, Huddersfield Darlington, J., Esq., Bradford Dyson, Thomas, Esq., Well-house, Holmflrth Harp, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford. shire, and Worcestershire Railway Eastwood, Edmund, Esq., Huddersfield Eastwood, Abraham, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Hudders field, Sheffield, and Halifax Railway Edensor, Richard, Esq., Road-meaduw, Ashbourne Elershaw, John, Esq., Leeds Fidler, Peter Pichott, Esq., Higgin Grange, Derbyshire Fisher, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Frost, Meadows, Esq., Chester Garle, Samuel, Esq., Uttoxeter Genie, William, Esq. Uttoxeter Gilpin, sad Co., Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, Cannock, Dire c t or of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and WorcestershireJunctlon Gisborne, Henry Francis, Esq., Derby, Director of the Staffordshire, Leicester, and Tamworth Railway, &c. Goddard, Thomas, Esq., Bank-house, Longton, Staffordshire Haden, Joseph, Esq., Dudley, Director of the Derbyshire, SU+ ord ain's, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Bromley Sevenoaks Tonbridge Maidstone Charing • • Ashford .. Dartford .. Gravesend Rochester Chatham .. Faversham Canterbury Deal ...... .8N miles b. m. about 20 0 40 0 50 1 0 1 21 1 27 O 25 O 40 O i 0 O 50 1 25 1 80 2 0 2 0 1 48% 59% ~ 75% .. 7b .. Dover .. YORK and LANCASTER RAILWAY. It is hereby notified to the public that, the Shang in the ab.,ve Compan - being appr ,:lriated, the Letters of .111,t1n , r.: isim.d this evening, and the eruvisional Directors re.,oci., the multiplicity of applications (nearly 400,000 shares being applied for, while the total number of the Company amounts to but 64,000) very many persons of known respectability have been necessarily dis appointed, by not receiving Allotments. Due notice will be given, when the Scrip is ready for issuing in exchange for the bankers' receipts. By orderof the Board, DOUGLAS KINNAIRD PULTENEY, Chairman. S. HOLDSWORTH, Secretary. Palace Chambers, St. James's-street, Sept. 27, 1845. -TIE DIRECT LONDMT, PORTSNouTarr TSIZOV TII R D CH TEAM ILWAY. I:egistLr:A.) VIA REIGATE. Capital, 1,700,0 001 ., iu 85,000 Shares of 20f. each. Deposit, V. 2s. per Share. Ist Clasi 3d Class. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 50, 1845. r r „.‘ - , William Ruston, Esq., Catherine-court, Trinity-square ‘e; e • is, ee z C', E. eel esve, e, •Zezz.e.e eserli eiepwoe ci, reee-; e r te e . L ee e ss - Railway Richard Compton, Esq., Eddington Rouse, Hungerford, Berke, a lliaglstrate for the counties of Wilts and Berks Henry Con Coape, Esq., Goldhanger, Malden, Essex The Constable of Hungerford Richard Davis, Esq., St. Helen's-place, Director of the South Midland Railway Edward Hyde Clarke, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Railway Captain William Lionel Lamp er t, Th e Highlands, Oxfordshire, and ton House, Warwickshire , ;( 1 r t o t o n n , , Warwickshire Captain Stewart, R.N., Leami ng t on , W arwickshire Francis Leam Samuel Haines, Esq.. Chad-house, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway William Northage, Esq., Upper Gower-street, Bedford. square John Wodley Hughes, Esq., Gloucester, Director of the Birmingham and Bristol Railway Lewis Bruce Knight Bruce, Esq., The Priory, Roehampton, Surrey Francis Cole Humbert, Esq., Oxford-street, Hyde;Park Algernon Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park John Parkinson, Esq., PALS., Cambridge-terrace, Ilyde Park James Lamb, Esq., Hyde -park-square Richard Groucock, Bow-churchyard, and Dulwich. Director of the Direst Manchester Railway J . B . Simpson, Esq., Rutland-lodge, Brixton Henry Bellerby, Esq., Sheriff of York Henry Ledgard, Esq., 39, Wood-street, Cheapside, Director of the Rugby and Macclesfield Direct Railway John Williams, Esq., Eaton-square. Thomas Grimsditch, Esq , M.P., Macclesfield, Cheshire Samuel Griffiths, Esq., Penn-fields, Wolverhampton, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Railway William Miller, jun., Esq., Leicester Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton Erasmus R. Foster, Esq., Birchin-lane William Bargett, Esq., Broad-street Peter R. Morrison, Esq., Princes-street, Bank Thomas Miller, jun. Esq., Leicester John Reginald Riddell, Esq., Enfield, Director of the York and Lan caster Railway Thomas Kidley, Esq., M.D., Sheffield James Sheppard, Esq., jun.. White Hart-court, Lombard-street Valentine Knight, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Magistrate for Middlesex George Sercombe, Esq., Exeter John Clampit Sercombe, Esq., Exeter William Pearce, Eeq., Liverpool W. llelliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Birmingham Robert Henry Iturst, Esq., jun., Temple William Nash, Esq., Caphain Common Grey Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton Hall, Leicester Captain Twisleton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Leicester and Tean and Dove Valley Railway (With power to add to their number). ENGINEERS IN CIIIEF. Sir John Macuiell, LL.D., F.R.S. James Thomson, Esq., F.R.S.E., M.R.I.A. BANEeas—Messrs. Curries and Co., Cornhill, London. JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Churchyard, London . Messrs. Rickards and Walker, 29, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London Messrs. Haynes and Moore, Warwick and London Messrs. J. V. and J. T. Harting, 24, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Londe'. Secatemse—Thomas Hosier Saunders, Esq. Assterater-Seckeraae—Charles J. Whalley, Esq. LOCAL SOLICITORS. At Newbury—Messrs. Godwin and Gray, and B. Pinniger, Esq. At Rarnsbury—William Rowland, Esq. At Devizes, Henry Gilbert, Esq., and John Edwards Hayward, Esq. At Troubridge and Bradford, Messrs. Stone and Rudway At Bath, Messrs. Batehellor, Harford, and Staunton At Shepton .Hallett—Francis Isaac Haider, Esq. At Bridgewater, Messrs. G. S. and J. R. Poole At Exeter—William Denis Moore, Esq. At Tiverton, T. L. T. Rendell, Esq., and J, A. Toms, Esq. At Launceston—Messrs. Lawrence and Pattlsen At Bodmin At Truro At Penzance At Falmouth—Messrs. Tresidder and Son The object of this line is to effect a direct communication between London and the Land's End. In a national point of view such a line is indispensable. With the advantage of a direct railroad, Falmouth, from its situatiost at the western extremity of the kingdom, would undoubtedly long since have been the principal port on that coast. With the advantage of at least 230 miles of heavy road, that place has attained its high po sition as a Packet Station. Southampton, with far less natural ad vantages, has, since the opening of the South-Western Railway, in creased its imports from 200,0001. to 3,0410,e00/. per annum. At Bris tol, before the opening. of the Great Western Railway, the imports were declining ; since then they have very considerably iacreased. The merits of a line to the Land's End as an investment for ca pital, it was not left to the present Company to discover. The Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway having already reached Exeter, it has been in contemplation to extend that line to Fal mouth by way of Plymouth ; and various other projects have been set on foot on the conviction that Falruouth must be reached by railway. The object of this prospectus Is to show that no ether line than the resent can ultimately satisfy the exigencies of the country in regard to this, its most important outport—" tke natural Packet Station of the empire." The present project is distinguished by thls—that it is direct. It is as nearly as possible a straight line from London to the Land's End. The London, Bath, and Bridgewater Company having amalga mated with this Company, the immense local influence commanded by them will now contribute to the great national object of a direct line ; while means have been taken for securing the traffic and afffird ing all the accommodation contemplated by that Company. The Direct Western availing itself of the Great Western Railway so far as Reading, pursues its course by or near Newbury, Hunger ford, Great Bedwin, Marlborough, Devizes, the manufacturing dis trict of Trowbridge (from which a diverging line will he curried by Bradford direct to Bath), Westbury, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Wells (from which another diverging line will be taken to Bridgewater), Glastonbury to Taunton, being shorter by about thirty-two miles than any existing railways between these points, and without a tunnel. From Taunton the Bristol and Exeter Railway (now leased to the Great Wsetern) is traversed to Tiverton, whence it is proposed to starry this line direct to the Land's End, Falmouth, St. Ives, and Penzance, being shorter by about sixty miles than the lately proposed line by way of Plymouth, and effecting, in the whole tistassee from London to Falmouth, a saving of about ninety miles. With rereot to the traffic on the upper portion of the line it is needless to sayjmore than that there is already thorough traffic snubs cleat to justify the construction of this portion of the Direct Wes tern : that it will shorten the distance from London to Tiverton about 32 miles, that It will traverse rich and populous agricultural and manufacturing dietricts, and receive a large amount of traffic as well from railways now in course of construction es from others pro• jected, with every chance of success. As to the traffic on the lower portion of the lino, it is evident that the vast number of merchant vessels continually detained in the Channel by adverse winds, would effect an immense saving both in insurance and time, by discharging their cargoes at Falmouth, and at once transmitting thane to their destination by means of this railway; and therefore—without speculating on the extent to 'which the ports on either side of the groat promontory of the Land's End may, by means of tide railroad, attract the commerce respectively of Bristol and Southampton ; t • what extent the inexhaustible mineral wealth of Cornwall, and the unrivalled agricultural resources of Devonshire may be further developed, or the genial climate of Penzance and Mount's Bey, " the Montpellier of England," attract a larger propor tion of winter vieltents—it is obvious that this line will command a traffic both in goods and peasengers, from its western terminus, the amount of which may be said to be without limit. A glome at the map will make it manifest that no competing trunk line can ever be established between Tiverton and the Land's End, As between Taunton and Reading, an inspection of the map will show a vast ex tent of midland district, comprising rich and populous parts of So utersetehire, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire, low altogether destitute of railroad accommodation. Recurring to the features of this project as a national work, one of the greatest in point of magnitude, of vital importance in the event of war , an d of almost incalculable advantage to the general and packet commerce of the kingdom; it may not be out of place to quote here the following expreiselolle of Sir Robert Peel. Speaking of the project of a direct line from London to Liverpool through the Trent Valley, which bore much the same relation to the 131rmingham and Grand Junction that this bears to the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railways, he Is reported to have said :—" I consider that the nicatioln between the metropolis and the great outperts to be not a question of hours, but a question of minutes." Of the necessity of this Particular line, Parliament has already expressed an opinion ; for in the report of the Committee on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Hum w hi c h w as promoted by the Great Western Railway Company, It was stated that that Company had been required to pledge itself not hereafter to oppose a direct line to Falmouth ; and it may be further observed, that a proposed line from Plymouth to Falmouth was last session rejected, on the ground that it might be supposed to interfere with that great national object. The survey of the line has been to a great extent completed, and correct estimates of the expenditure and returns are in a state of for wardness, and the whole will be ready for the next session of Par liament. It is sufficient, as to these points, here to state that there are no engineering difficulties In any part of the line which have cot been repeatedly surmounted in other cases ; that the first portion will be constructed at an unusually small expense; that the undertaking will meet with the cordial support, concurrence, and co-operation of the landowners, and that the Directors are justified in asserting that this will prove to be one of the most reraunerativo railways in the kingdom. Powers will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at four pounds per cent= per annum on the deposits, and preference in the allotment of shares will be given to the proprietors of the land through which the line will pass, and Is the shareholders in the Greet Western, the Bristol and Exeter, mid other railways coanected with the Direct Western district. Applications for shares, in the form subjoined, to be addressed to the solicitors to the Company, or to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, 20, Poultry, London, or to the local solicitors, or to any re spectable broker in town or Country 20, Poultry, London, September, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisienal Committee of the Direct Westera Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 25/. each in the above Company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 21. 12e. 64 per skare thereon, or on any less number you may appropriate to me, and to execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Coc tract when required. Dated 1845. na :Tame lu full •• • • .. • • • • Itesldence • • • • • • 00000 • • • • ..• Trade or Profession •• •• „••• • • • Place of Business (If any) „ • • • • • Reference ........ ............ THE LEEDS, lIUDI)EItsFIEI,I3, stiEF FIELD, and SOUTII STAPIORDSIIIRE. (or LEEDS WOLYERHAMPTON, and DUDLE 1) DIRECT RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,700,0001., in 85,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PnOVISIONAL COMIIITTEE. .. r:. '~ ;". , lIIIDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, 4 L SOUTIT 3.T.AFFOTZDSITTIZE, Or LEEDS, Wol,`,?Er HAMPTON - , anti DLTDLEy Tt.,1.1 - LWAY. Capit 2,000,000 i, , f 201. sac Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. Notice is hereby given, that no applications for shares In this line will be received after SATURDAY, the 4th day of October. WM. ARNOLD BALNBRIGGE, Joint JOHN Offices of the Compa n y, 1, OWENS, Solicitors. 3foorgate, Sept. 26, 1846. 'S THE LONDON REDIINGTON IN ANDMANCHESTER DIRECT INDEPENDENT RAILWAY. The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT hereby give notice that one part of the PARLIAMENTARY CONTRACT and SUB SCRIBERS' AGREEMENT will LIE for EXECUTION, and Scrip Certificates will be issued to the Subscribers in exchange for the Bankers' Receipts, at the places and times mentioned below : Bath—At the York Hotel, on Tuesday, the 23d day of September instant. Bristol—At the Bush Hotel, on Wednesday, the 24th day of Sep tember instant. Worcester —At the Star Hotel, on Friday, the 26th day of Septem ber instant. Birmingham—At Dee's Royal Hotel, on Saturday, the 27th day of September instant. Lichfield—At the Swan Inn, on Monday, the 29th day of September instant. Leicester—At the Three Crowns Inn, on Tuesday, the 30th day of September instant. Bedford—At the Company's Office in the High-street, on Thursday, the 2d day of October next. Uttoxeter—At the Offices of William Arnold Bainbridge, Esq., Soli citor, en Tuesday, the 231 day of September instant. Burten-upon-Trent—At the Offices of Messrs. Bass and Sweting, Solicitors, on Wednesday, the 24th day of September instant. Ashby-de-la-Zouch—At the Offices of Edward M. Green, Esq., So licitor, on Thursday, the 25th day of September instant. Cheadle—At the Offices of Richard Lowe, Esq., Solicitor, on Satur day, the 27th day of geptember instant. Leek—At the Offices of Thomas Redfern, Esq., Solicitor, on Monday, the 29th day of September instant. Macclesfield—At the Offices of Messrs. Parrott, Colville, and May, Solicitors, on Tuesday, the 30th day of September instant, and Wednesday, the Ist day of October next. Manchester—At the Offices of the Company, St. Ana's-square, on Thursday and Friday, the 2d and 3d days of October next. Derby—At the Offices of Henry Mosley, Esq., Solicitor, on Tuesday, the 23d day of September Inst an t. Leeds—At the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday, the 24th day of Septem ber instant. Hull—At the Victoria Hotel, on Friday, the 26th day of September instant. Edinburgh—At the London Hotel, of Tuesday, the 30th day of Sep tember instant. Glasgow—At the London Hotel, on Thursday, the 2d day of Oc tober next. Liverpool—At the Adelphi Hotel, on Monday, the 6th day of October vent. By order, H. W. MATTHEWS, Secretary. WELSH SOUTH I STOW. FOREST OF JUNCTION EXTENSION RAIL (Registered 900,1100/., in 45, IDLAND, or CHEP DEAN, AND GLOUCESTER Provisionally.) ~ 000 Shares of 201. mob. u. per . Share. -end the amount of his Share. COMMITTEE. William Hughes Hughes, Alder man of London Cal. Hugh Caldwell George Lawton, Esq. W. P. Andrew, Esq. C. R. Colman, Esq. Joseph Davies, Esq. John Wheelton, Esq. Edward Hall, Esc Major White Captain J. P. Macdougall William Shellbrd Fitzwilliana, Esq. William Frederick Beadon, Esq. Richard Hartley Kennedy, Esq. James Beech, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Edward Francis Dayrell, Esq., Chairman Edward Hall, Esq., Deputy-Chairman Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart. W. P. Andrew, Esq. Sir William Twysden, Sart. C. R. Colman Esq. Major White S. Fitzvvillians, Esq. Wm. Hughes Hughes, Esq. W. F. Beadon, Esq. George Lawton, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. ENGINEER. William Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. LONDON BANKERS Messrs. Glynn and Ce. ; and Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co., Strand. PROVINCIAL RANKERS. Messrs. Bromage and Co., Chepstow Messrs. Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Monmouth Menem Williams and Sons, Newport The West of England Banking Company and Branches The Monmouth and Glamorgan Banking Company and Branches The National Provincial Banking Company and Branches The Gloucestershire Banking Company and Branches The County of Gloucester Banking Company and Branches. SOLICITORS. Mr. W. T. H. Phelps, Newport. Monmouthshire Messrs. A'Beckett and Sympson, 7, Golden-square, London LOCAL AGENTS. Chepstow—Messrs. Baldwin and Morgan, Solicitors Gloucester—Messrs. Ellis, Elliott, and Co., Solicitors SECRETARY. Mr. William Prothero, 10, Old Jewry Chambers, London. Deposit, No Shareholder to be liable bey PROVISIONAL The Right Hon. Lord Rossmoro The Right _ Hon. Col. Dawson Darnel*, M.P. The Hon. C. Pelham Villiers, M.P. The Hon. Robert Gore, M.P. Tke Non. Col. Westenra, Sir Henry Hanleke, Hart. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. . . Sir William Twisden, Bart. Sir William Bacen Johnson, Bart. Sir Henry Seale, Bart William Collins, Esq., M.P. Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq., High Sheriffof Buckinghamshire William Strahan, Esq. This Line will join the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway at Chepstow, and extend westward near to Plercifield, the far-famed Windcliff, and Tintern Abbey, to the towns of lick and Pontypool, and over the centre of the great iron and coal field of South Wales, passing near to and through the midst of the extensive iron works and collieries of Monmouthshire and Glamor ganshire, to join the Aberdare branch of the Taff Vale Railway, which connects Merthyr Tydvil and Aberdare with Cardiff—thus forming a much more direct and almost straight Line—by means of the railways already made and projected between those immensely populous districts, and the eentre of the kingdom and London, by means of which the journey by land will be shortened between the metropolis and this great seat of industry to four and a half, and between Newport and Cardiff to dye hours. which at present, oven by the aid of existing railways, cannot be performed in less than froze ten to twelve hours. It will be found by reference to the official census of 1831 and 1841, that the average increase of population of the county of Mon mouth exceeded that of any other county in England or Wales ; this fact is referred to as illustrative of the rising importance of the country through which this railway is intended to pass, and of the very large passenger traffic which may reasonably be calculated upon. The town of Usk, with Ragland, and the rich agricultural district for many miles around, are supplied by carts from the vicinity of Pontypool with coal and lime, which are there obtained at a cheap rate, and in return cattle and provisions of all kinds, hay, corn, and pit timber to an enormous extent, are sent to the iron works and collieries, where the consumption is immense. This traffic alone must necessarily ensure a considerable revenue to the Company, in dependent of the great traffic from the manufactured iron, fire bricks, and paying stone, which is of superior quality, and In great abundance. The present cost of conveying and delivering iron and tin plates from the works to London, including transit to the port, shipping charges, freight, and insurance, amounts to little less than 295. per ton, whilst by this railway, and those it is Intended to join, the average cost at the rate usually charged for such goods on rail ways will effect a saving of at least 25 per cent., and be conveyed within twenty-four hours, instead of the average voyage round the Land's End of three, and not unfrequently six weeks, and with the very important advantage of delivering the iron free from rust, which is unavoidable on a sea voyage, in small bars more particu larly, causing a deterioration of from 15s. to 20s. per ton at least. This railway, by means of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, and the Birmingham and Gloucester Railways, will open Birmingham as a market for the manufactured iron of South Wales, from which it has been in a measure excluded, from the difficult and expensive transit by the River Severn and Canals. Large quantities of iron ore, known as " Hmmatete ore," Is imported into Wales, from Lancashire, Cumberland, Devon, and Cornwall; whilst ore of a similar quality, and equal productiveness for iron making, exists in abundance in the Forest ef Dean, and may be raised and delivered from thence by means of this and the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway to the different iron works in Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire at an average of from 25 to 30 per cent. lees than it costs at present, and at the same time leave a handsome remilneration to the Railway Companies. The Committee of Management have gone very carefully into estimates ef the goods traffic especially, and they feel justified in expressing a decided opinion that the revenue from this source alone will yield 5 per cent. on the proposed capital of the Company, in addition to the revenue to be derived from the other traffic. This Railway will pass close to, and within a few miles of, all the iron and tin works of Monmouthshire, and the principal part ef those in Glatnorganshire ; and the following short statistic of the extent of those stupendous undertakings will give an idea of the vast importance of the present project. The iron and tin works com mence at Pontypool, and are 1. The Pontymeile Tin and Iron Works 2. The Blaendare Iron and Coal Works 3. The extensive Tin Works at Ponthir and Caerleon 4. The Pentwyn, Golonos, and Varteg Iron Works and Rolling Mills 5. The British Iron Company 6. The Blaenavon Iron Company 7. The Nantylylo 8. The Coalbrooke Vale 9. The Cwn Celyn and Blaine Company 10. The Beaufort 11. The Ebbw Vale • 12. The Victoria Company 13. The Abbercarne, PontyMister, and Tydee Tin Works, t 4. The Tredegar Iron Company 15. The Shirhowey 16. The Rhymney and Bate Company 7. The Dowlais Iron Works 8. Carfartha. Added to which, in the vicinity, are the extensive works and collieries in the Aberdare Valley, and on either side of the intended railway are collieries raising and vending about one million and a half tons of coal per annum, which it is not unreasonable to ex pect will be greatly extended, by the facilities offered through the intended railway. In the districts of Merthyr, Aberdare, and westward, there exists an inexhaustible abundance of a peculiar description of coal, which, though inflammable, is nearly smokeless, and is found to be superior in quality for steam purposes to any yet known. In the London market it meets with a ready sale at 30 per cent. higher than any of the best north country Hartley's ; and notwithstanding the high price, so highly is it esteemed, that the present importation amounts to nearly 100,000 tons per annum. This coal for the most part is brought from a distance of 24 miles, and shipped at Cardiff, from whence freights to London have averaged from 10s. to Ils. per ton during the past year; but so uncertain is the supply to the metropo lis, owing to the scarcity of ships on the Welsh coast, and the long and precarious navigation round the Land's End, that many who are anxious to adopt their engine grates for its use, are deterred from the too great uncertainty which exists against obtaining a regular and constant supply; these difficulties will be entirely superseded by the proposed railway, and these it is intended to join, with the great additional advantage and impetus to increased use and consumption, that it may be delivered to the consumer at from 28. to 3s. per ton less price than at present. Under such circumstances, it will not appear unreasonable to those unacquainted with the trade, to expect that the consumption in the metropolis alone will be increased four fold, whilst a new-found trade will be opened out with Chepstow, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Witney, Oxford, and the numerous inter mediate towns to London, where steam coal is used. It has been considered more judicious to term a separate Company for the Extension line from Chepstow to the Taff Vale, than to alter the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway Company at present, but powers are proposed to be taken for uniting the two Companies hereafter, with the assent of their respective Boards of Direction. Prefbrence will be given to those locally interested, aid to the holders et Shares in the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway. A reference to the map will show the importance of this line as forming a direct line of railway communication between the great mineral district of Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, with the heart of the'Kingdom and London. It may confidently be stated that in connexion with the Chep stow, Forest of Dean, and Glouttester Junction Railway, there is not a line of railroad In the Kingdom which offers greater advan tages to the Shareholders than the present. Provision will be made in the Act of Parliament which will be applied for in the next ses sion to limit the liability of the Shareholder to the amount of his shares, and to allow four per cent. on the calls. 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 finds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the Plans and Sections submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Aet (and ht the meantime is hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi tional capital, to extend or abandon auy branch 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. Applications for Shares, in the form annexed, to be made to the Solicitors, or to Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, Threadneedle Street, and Messrs. Backhouse and Co., No. 4, Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, London ;—Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham; — Messrs. Tate and Nash, Bristol ; —Mr. Thomas Evans, Bath;— Messrs. Bradley, Ford, and Parker, Manchester ;—MeSsrs. H. Davies and Ce., Dale Street, Liverpool ;—Messrs. Chantrell and Boys, Leeds ; —Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ;—and Messrs. Labertoache and Stafford, Dahlia. To the Provisional Committee of the Welsh South Midland or Chep. stow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Extension Railway I request that you will apportion me shares of 20/. each, in the Welsh South Midland or Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Glouces ter Junction Extension Railway; and I do hereby undertake to ac cept the same, or any less number you may allot me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share, and all future calls thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when re qaired. _ _ _ Dated this Name in full Residence .......... .... 11n4Iness er Profession ............. Name, Residence. aad Profession of Referee.... Usual t3igassure of Applicant day of 1845. LSH SOUTH MIDLAND, or Cfnt,p. &TOW, FO R EST of DEAN, and GLOINESTAA it ia~ TIO IiXTENCION RAILWAY, NoWce is hereby given that ao Application for Shares in this Com pany sin be resolved after the lot of October next. Wii0101,44 41t911113i0E, Oteretary, PROVISIONAL cONNITTER. _ark, sup ex of West Dean, Sea , " Colonel Theßight e George The Hon. and Re v. L. Vernon Harcourt, .fla eEarlWyndham, of Kent dab° ' rd de Lisle, of Penshurst, __ ..,_, The Right Hon. Ito oEfgpmeotwnto,r.thof CHoowudsret,tysrussex The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, of the ii .ml.eHouse, S»> Sir Charles William Taylor, Bart., of Ho a bs'a " The Right Hon. Lord Pelham Clinton, of Carleton WindsorletonVtlat al. The Hon. Robert Core, The Hon. William M. Dawson lo af The Hon. Stafford Jerningham, Brook-street .. _ e ___ t, Sir William Young, Bart., 7 Westbourne-stree., Hyd Part, M.P., of 21, Wilton-crescent of the East India Company ex-aardens Sir James Carmichael, Bart., of 40, Suss . ,„ ~t it . Sir James Eyre, of 11, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P., Sir Robert Schomburgh, of New Kingston, of Eaton- Thames Direct Western Railway Company, Company, &c. Lee Steore, Esq., of Jay's Park, Surrey Surreice, tot Captain Charles Shirley, of lgrave-square Lieut.-Colonel Eden, 1, Lowncles-street, Pe re, Midhurst, Su t s h s e ex Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., of Broom Hall, Admiral John Ayscough, of Prospect-Place ll Seuu E rse ' ' ,? e u r r, If i a ; Lancelot Archer Burton, Esq., of Woodlands, Charles Dixon, Esq., of Stanstead Park, Sussex Archibald Douglas Stewart, of Bruton-street rns _ ,_ rotto 4, E. T. Dayrell, Esq.,Taligh Sheriff of Buckingll _ e l f °, r Colonel Henry Manias Campbell, of North-en Hoes Deputy-Lieutenant for Hants ° ...• fale Major Snow, of 4, Ohl Cavendish-strt Recto,. o r - Francis Lyons Price, Esq., of Sydenham , The Rev. Henry Garrett Newland, o ee f WCSMOUTRe /;anti 1) , jw.-...00 ,e 0 Shropshire Mineral Company J e a e t o n r e g s e ß G e r e a c i h a , h E am sq ;E , of Brandon ofßare o l m lal b l e ,_ Tipiraaerzasckusshiarrereeti Brictoo. William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., 16, danies -s gate Charles Hurst, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex d actylng „eg George Harrison, Esq., F.S.A., 7, HarleyfOrdana" a Or' ares. .{..111 rt . u l. la '" Frederick Clarkson, Esq., of Tottenham Reg ent's 1 . .., e ac Robert Chapman, Esq., of I, Park-place, lOl 1 0 . Park _square , i aotaP a William Watson Prole, Esq., of ThurdoW ~,olis Brompton, Thomas Chitty, Esq., of 8, Upper Gower-stree t i_ n raoalPe nt Director of the Birmingharr , and Leicester H 311 1 " • •• John Napper, Esq., of Ifold F louse, Surrey Stephen Loudell, Esq., of Landfield, Sussex — e t 0 04 Thomas Stevenson, Esq.. f.s7, Upper Grosvenorama ....ter George Baker, Esq., of St hand, Sussex a.. afel ie. James Hitchins, Esq., ~ f Lincoln, Director of .. Southampton Railway Company 434101 Lewis Pocock, Esq., WI nontague-street, RuStieß Thomas Neale, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey Samuel Relf, Esq., Rai agate, Surrey Thomas Neale, Esq., t an ., o f R e i ga t e , Surrey John Lucas, Esq., o f 'i arndall-hill, Haslemere Thomas Bowles, Esc;,, of alidhurst, x . aaire e " gr Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S ,of Great Sarre., _,,,,, of the Rugby, Warw la, and Worcester William Hardy, Esq.. .F . S . A ., of Croy d on , Surfetl tropolitan Junctioat•Compa Railway We' ny tidiler it ... . John Davidson. Esq, of Trotton-house, near a _,_,, a oer . Edmund Sadler, Esq-, of Bepton, Sussex sear Anthony Dickson, :E sq ., Edrington-house, n ...let 01 Tweed Joseph Eade, Eaq., of Clapham Common „,„01111-... Dr William Watson, Eats., of Burn-grove, ROXnu"i C Bristol and Exete r R a il way Compan y Samuel Brown, Esq.., of Clapham _,,a e tte, Joseph Scales, Esq.,. of 3, Dunster-court, Millen',"B. I.* terre °4 ,. I.* John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., of 30, Cambridge - „, an aaaL o f tbe Director of the It eading and Reigate Railway ~ , ,,i rect of , o , John Helbert Helb, tat, Esq., o f al ences teaplace, m a.o A , tester and Birml ngham Railway Company • Charles Thomas W arele, Esq., of Clopton H Director of the l' rarwick and London Railway ' s wica - s 4 O. ease „ .. S oo tra p "; ° ,, r ore, pa Captain William C ousins, of Compton-street, larlin_ an y 00 0, rector of the Do; acaster and Goole Railway Cont r ol -A 0 . Captain Frederick Chamier, of Halkin-street , B e „,.' of 6 ' rector of the Fat npoux and Hazebrouck Railaaal e „act/ , r , John Barnett, Esq., of Cheltenham, Coroner a tli 0 4 cester fro Wr a t" '. 4 John Moreton Cottl e , Esq., of Leamington, 13 pip atol d and Birmingham R a il wa y C ompany htoll, 00 0 4 ' John Brightman, E sq., of Regency-square, Br i g Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company -Oa r" ' 't 4 William Spooner, E.sq., o f Ch ape l- street , Belgavn pa . ' the Newcastle and Liverpool Railway ComPail l ,.,,,,autire' l, Alexander Greig, Et at, of Lowndes-street, Belga' - Ai r' of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester RailwaYrtge, 111 or Captain Trophinn Is Hodges. of 65, Connaught -tc soy e,t,,e Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway CalnP r e fta • i tt a George Parbury, Asa., of 37, Russell-square, Direct° r ter and Rugby 1 tanway Company , a Ve t° ~ ,,,1 George R. Pepper wane, Esq , of Bexhill, Suss e ', • ,y l) , r" Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway ColliP - , e ' t or '-' Thomas Henry Eva'as, Esq., of Lothbury, Mr"' Warwick and Wor tester Railway Company Benjamin Franklin, Esq., of 5, Harley-street h,. rl bite Rev. F. H. Hall, D_ ,)•, rn U Ift ~ Rector of Fulbo e •,-- Ire ~, Rev. Thomas Price. Rector of Ll anro th e l, Here.°r d W. Wood, Esq., el Chilgrove, Sussex Henry Morley, Esei.. of Midhurst, Sussex William Gambier, isq., Seacombe Park, Herta IC. A. Talk, Esq., cif Totteridge Park, Herts tebtal'e ° .tor` James Peard Ley, Esq., Seyton Ironworks, Whi-- M u ff John Inglis JArdel a, Esq., 150, Piccadilly t r v s 4.,ce 1 Z Joseph Bulkeley Johnson, Esq., of 10, Coleman's a' Staffordshire Potteries Railway tae , Eir ec ' , i H. R. Dowman, Usti., of 47, Upper Bedford-P- e , Cambrian and (3i-and Junction Railway 4,r 0. David Montague, E sq., of Regent's-park t" W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Ludgate-hill, Director °C . 105 Y a Valley Railway Company eta.- James Gernon, Esq., Dire c t or o f t h e Lon d on alb',, - way Company James afacmillon, Esq., Southampton Rev. Cecil Greene, A.M. of Midhurst Rectory' /arid Rev. Charles Edward Twyford,; of Trotton Rec.-' hag? ~ ,'' t Major James Adair, Director of Church of ''•-• 17 1 ; i 4, Company ...star , i c .0 Captain Charles Frederick Parkinson, of Malaa hea - ir a pi' Manchester and Southampton Railway, Manegraola ' „, West Lancashire Railway, and of Manchester , .' ~ o" port Railway erg tr Of 01 Oa Robert Sykes, Esq., of Manchester, Director 0 . - ra ' -re( 0 Railway O 0 •" gO 4 a John Clark Prescott, Esq., of Manchester, Director - fl ea ' ,0. ampton, and Gosport Railway, and of Miee les •Ir Railway „ r 11 ' or Henry Farrington, Esq , of afaneheat er , Director ° of i f 0 ;:i nail a $ Southport Railway, and of York and Lancaster --„tor 1 Josephus Hurney Higson, Esq., of Manchester, D" - , „t er of and Manchester Direct Railway. and of Mane.' aa s or ~t 4 Railway aire.a/ ~,:0' Daniel Grant, Esq., of Springside, Br, Lancaster, LaRCREtth, ~ I, f ington's Direct London and Manchester Hld l 7„ ;1 14 lof Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastleallai'" oir'' Railway tat, Esq., of the Polygon, afanclle Ster' - ,,,,,t t' ‘: London and Manchester Direct Railway f )/'„aP„,:i • John Burgess, Esq., of Manclualter rou b ea, •° ,il ' itag,,,l Pt. , Director of the London and M anchester sße Direct gre 1'..a % 0X 9-' 4 ,1 19 and of the Manchester, Bu alley, Settle, itn el 40 0 `" Railway dal° . James Shaw, Esq., of S a lf or d . T .tancashire, Director - a,; and Rugby J:ailway slips Edward Parratt, Esq., of the Siuttons. Romford will alie, o fp e The names of other n o bl e' non and gentlemen ased • further advertisement, whose kapo t t has been Pr ° dertaking. 109? coN3II"NRE OF MANAGEMINIr•_„. a tt, ,I ,O Samuel Brown, Esq. Edward l''`'-arsite • 04' Frederick Clarkson, „Esq. William la • ea, I Robert Chapman, Esq. „05 fu „0 , , Joseph Scales, Esq, John Parkinson, Pate l , David aion vir e` ie," Earonazaas--laiessra. Drs son of No. 2, Palace - PI log SOLICITORS TO TIM COMPANY—Messrs. Pontifex il° • ITrhoßmansote„,guee, f p00,4 , 61% 1 Andrew's -court, Holborn, LOINIOn . LOCAL . . ~. Messrs. Rhoades and Greene, solicitors, Cnia , - oester paw Thomas Hart, Esq., solicitor, Reigate OSP William Minchin, Esq., solicitor, Portsea turd r Thomas Hill, Esq., solicitor, Chatham Daniel Smart, Esq., solicitor, Emsworth • Edwin Aldbery, Esq., solicitor, Midhurst ~te:11 611 Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Esq., solicitor, `'••• l' Szcaarear—Mr. John C. Sommers. .„otraie --- 01 0 P 17 11 414 In submitting this tmdertakimg to the public, It : 0 0 0 sr influenced no less by a conviction of its importance o r 0 1 necthlg line between the important towns of Cliche Obi ° ii mouth and the metropolis, than by its grand nationat „, ~sta affording a direct communication between the two gr„tbie . ";o 9 , 4 lo; naval arsenals of Great B stain--Portsmouth and enwo ' e rne. The projected undertaking, by proceeding to th e e t O A Or Chichester and Portsmouth, - will extend the facilitiesudi ofwa s al den with the coast branches of railways along the so d £+O lo connecting itself with Brighton to the eastward , e" arig'a o / towards the west. Sly the main line falling into °l be 04 7,1 ii O s way the advantage of two termini in London l y ., 11 „aorl-b r a, one at the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other at I ' e- o r a r A latter of which, from its proximity to the Custom one V' ( r . several docks on the Thames, is acknowledged W be , tiona'„,a o V: for a London terminus for merchandise of all dese r tsCo.'" 0 4 pi ; The line of railway intended to be constructed bYa um op tpo commence at or near th e R e dhi ll station near Heig frtin i i° don and Brighton Railway, a distance of 21 Mil es li/A bridge. ~ aesr .a,ao In its course to Portsmouth it will pass through ° c ",01 111, 10, 4 01 Newdigate, Cupel, Oakley, Ewhurst, Ruclgaldek. ,a C ° 7loe,ta e : Billinghurst, Wisborongh-green, Plaistow, Haslelli e ,. o • o, ~,' ad 'pi / North Chapel, Kidford, Petforth, Midhurst, Chia,: isst 4 ',.A Racton, Westbourne. and Emsworth, at or near whia w aana .- or place this projected Rae will join the Chichasteran d ' t he I way to Portsmouth. o ° P I' 4f A branch is proposed to be made from Dorking r 0 'a , line at or near Capel.' ea 4, 1 v 5 14 t , By this course the entire distance to travel bet" be dis tr a e noc.ece r ei ll :, , j 4 1 Portsmouth will be abridged to 73 miles, shorter than that by which any line hitherto I;r od 4 ; also pr e .1 10. London and Portsmouth has proposed to Pas s ' halle rt° 4s 11 r a route more populous and productive than any -, on ly - tall to public notice. It will involve the construction of J ost railway to complete the course between the B ed Reigate) and Emsworth. ..„,4Attori ,1 1 0 From London to Reigate by the London and P " . " ..• i' Railroad is . ..... ... ..... .... ......... •.: :• • • , / The junctioa to be made by;this Company is • • •:,. b y. the 1;,,a. Front the point near Emsworth to Portsmolia' .• •• , re .1 Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is .• •• • • .... • .P 1 7 • 4 , p •• • ie ,4, Total distance from London to Portsmouth - • •• •• n og( p 0 41 7 From Chilgrove a line of seven miles will h e le c :vili ll ie 1 'ta ef ,i which Will place Chichester in direct commtuticaa,pie route; re? e l te i The distance between Chichester and London by ' an d . 0 ell le r 0 62 miles, and trains will run direct between Eolld °° , e a _ ,b r , ° , ga Inasmuch as the existing line of railway to v e i e, triP 40 4 from the London and Brighton Railroad at Refg a _ ee n I'''. aunt line will open up a communication by railroad beta aj, air, and Dover. O r° I O w tb ,wee s ,f ..., From an inspection of the map, it will be se en ~e 'b.- ice ip station, near Reigate, lies nearly in a direct ua uto nale 0 .1 I mouth and Chatham, and in pursuing the line of i c hia , Onto 7'J' the last-mentioned naval and military depot, ` - atell_a a atal ° iito through or near the towns of Bletchingle",/, „u ---- VI" - f ri f/ 1 Vresterham, Seven Oaks, Ightham, Tow '., laau"''' pal ham, Snodland, Lower Hailing, and Waodhalli• will i fd b 00 The distance between Ch a th am . nd Reigate r ailre' nines 0 0 fr making of 31 miles of railroad, and the lin . ... sag a l ica Portsmouth and Chatham will calm' over 82 t his or Fa - ts • of iniP i 1 1 0) , To the naval and military establishments . ,st Ali a . ..d• construction of this projected line will afford the - s t ca " o Stiw. n . e fae• „nt 0 i , alli ditties in the transit of troops, stores, baggea - ', pres -- ,,A111 a al, the tardy course of communication which eat lis7. dire 00 - exists between Portsmouth and Chathain, at Pr` in tha t w t hers i a ing over the space of two days, and plac i n g thalli um or p ao o oo munication with each other which, in two I l e , ~ rat e' i v will enable the journey between them to be rn a he iareeV i i n g, te The formation of of a direct line of rail Will esta bito o rs p ' or y and Chatham will afford the opportunity 01 1° D'eP electric telegraphic, that celerity of communication e gr ,, A ter P re obtained between places of national importances on on ria e at?, a ' The warm support of the principal landowners any eli te es g 0 of the line is pledged to this undertaking • ras klng7 o ni tt ooi: 0 , 1 The Provisional Committee abstain from carry iale oto 11 9' froni fOa Dr i ference to the contemplate I profit to result „ a t e j ts of this undertaking, feeling convinced that the ex fine and lore le als',a the populous and rich districts over which th1 ... ,s 4 s de are projected to pass is sufficiently known, °1•• to b e k aalr'' Inutility of all comment in that respect. mow, fol. ore , got f VIP ll' et, Applications for the shares, in the fortn e• tin y ~a ~,tre .. to the Solicitors and Local Agents, a to_. ton, go) sro g . u.. fo ot; Brokers :— Messrs , R. Sutton, Gribble, and ~u ' ' 2 , Ol iv et ,; r oae l , London ; Messrs. Peppercorn and Co., fi ll' c rataoltd . l ., ollr oe sle r i : London; Mr. H. Pritchett, of No. 74 i % o t, B' t Ss! af.ti, Neilson, sharebrokers, Liverpool John Da ‘n ,,_ a trea is aia• eo , ~ Manchester ; Mr. B. M`Ewen, 18, St. Ann's -stye ...,,_ bro. :d os/s o John Watson, Esq., sharebroker, Leeds ; .aa, na a Ca r ,: e r s jer c. t ielr`_,,t and Bailey, brokers, Leeds; Messrs. Schuh' 'mane" t ge a' a a• broker s ' . Oe ° 1° verpool ; Mess& Hope and Rastrick, - nth , fe ssrs• 0 1. PlYlla ° a• 3 gb Tyeth and Luscoinbe, stockbrokers , Hu ', vit ae and Son, Bristol ; Messrs. Watson and C' 9 _,::a son,' 0 4 Levick, Nottingham ; and Messrs. Collis .....:____ -s, u e , ,,fl ------- s 0 010,000 FORM OF APPLICATION ' F a lt enfol i •_ i t ' h ' itl r li is .tii To the Provisional Committee of the Dire ct _,, d Oa , 20 a ea'" Chichester, and Direct Portsmouth ''`• ew es 'f l oe sal e Company. to ate Coe I request that yon will allot to me t a ka a d te P a tarY in the above Company, and I hereby al ei .; to Me' a jaile rne a a. or any less number that may be allotted , e t he .P.A of ... . posit of 21 . 2s. on each share, and to exea u ` be tetana4s. ..• . „ tract and Subscribers' Agreement as may Dated this day of •..... • ..• • • .. •', .• Usual signatur e .. ..... ... ~ ... , ~ ai ry) • - • ' Place Of BUM . C . =: . :..... .... feroc a Reference • • Referen ce ,a r, Atl i E lCa a e Precessionni Residence full 0 . r .n i s ra : ; 2 e iii. : : : •• :. :. . :. •• : ••• ! : .; •: .: : 0 • t : cr . . Residence Or t rata is 0 , a banker, or acme of the Provisional Committee, 5 ir e so oorapfropiniciaatnionawpgcbaentatrteldreedu yete:;leiPlciter6Wh(v)-11°G° Sam!lPl- (11.,41 !71"118', r4l,ri,,Stc‘7l. "r s, ll -4 !" , 7+ ,, r t+f • - ~~, ~ rr ; BANKERS. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-laao, Leaden Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., Cornhill, London The Burton, Uttoxeter, and Ashbourne, Union Bank, Uttoxeter Ditto Ditto, Ashbourne Dudley and West Bunwich Banking Co., Dudley Derbyshire Banking Co., Derby Ripen—Messrs. Terry, Harrison and Co. Bradford—The Leeds and West Riding Bank Messrs. I. and Hamilton Richardson, solicitor', Leeds SOLICITORS. NTOEII Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-street, London William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter BEGINEERS. gir John Rennie, F.R.S. George Remington, Esq., C.L LOCAL AGENTS. Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley Eggington, A., Esq., Lichfield Green, James J., Esq., Walsall. Lowe, Richard, Esq., Cheadle Floyd and Booth, liuddersfield and HOLlCifiTtk BROKERS. Messrs. Kitching and Marshall, Leeds Messrs. Turley and Cooper. Leeds Mr. Thomas Oskwith, Ripon This line of railway, which is about sixty-five miles in length, is intended to commence at Uttoxeter (the terminus of the proposed Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will firm a direct com munication between two of the most important manufacturing and mining districts in England, viz., South gtaffordshire, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire portion including Dudley, Tipton,Walsall, Bilston, Wednesbury, and Wolverhampton. This line will also open a direst railway communication between Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, Car diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish guard, Aberystwith, and with Port Dynnllaen, the future outport for Ireland. And also the most direct communication between Leeds and Southampton. The line will pass nearly along the Uttoxeter and Caldon Canal to a point near Prestwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro moters of this undertaking. It will proceed through Ellaston and Mayfield to Ashbourne, thence near Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holmfirth to Huddersfield, where it will join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Think. It will open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal, iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and magnesian limestone on the route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy. and cheap communica tion between the important towns above mentioned. Arrangements have been made with other companies to ma into this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise additional capital to extend the line to Leeds. Many of the above-mentioned mineral productions are essential to the mining districts of South Staffordshire and Sheffield. The North Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (15 cwt. of the former being equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma ; feria]. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen sive, tile line from the Cakion Mines having to go by canal round by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding furnaces, when, by this railway, it would he taken in a straight line to them ; and the Ashbourne, Cromford, Worksworth, and Bakewell country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The iron stone in the neighbourhood of Sheffield is also becoming very scarce, and great quantities are introduced front Scotland; the same scarcity exists in South Staffordshire; and the route of tills line would fur nish a cheap and good supply, at present not worked, and without a market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan tages, a good local market would be opened along the agricultural and other parts of the district at present very badly supplied with lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car riage. It is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the immense traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, wad Worcestershire Junction Railway. The calculations which have been made show a very large profit. There are large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring then into fall work. The coal is of a superior quality. There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ashbourne, Cromford, and other places on the line. The scenery of Derbyshire is the resort of vast numbers of tourists ; and particular care will be taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere with or change its beautiful and romantic character. The convenience, therefore, which this line will afford must necessarily cause a great infirm of passengers, both on business and pleasure. Ironstone is not se abundant in the South as in North Staffordshire, and vast quantities are sent by the tardy, circuitous, and expensiTe canal company, which this and other Ries of railway meetiag al Uttoxeter will remedy The gypsum formation runs from Staffordshire to the Humber, and the demand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac turing purposes along this line will be great. The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest, Banks, Bagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,000 acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a like objectionable route of tardy and circuitous canal convey ance ; whereas this line would open a direct, easy, and cheap communication to now markets. The line has been viewed prior to a detailed survey, and there are not more than ordinary engineering difficulties. In consequence of the late Parliamentary decisions, it is intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro moters do not pledge themselves absolutely to do so. At the urgent suggestion of some of the most influential mhabi tants of Aslsbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey if ai sta tion line to connect that town with the Derby, and with the Darby and Gainsborough and Midland Railways _ _ Applications for Shares to be made to John Owen's, Esq., 115, Moorgate-street, London, and William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Llttoxeter ; and to the following Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Lothbury ; Mr. Miles, Worcester ; Mr. Thomas Henry Wheeler, Worcester ; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liver pool ; Messrs. Cameron and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Iforris Rey nolds, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard E. Hine, Macclesfield • Mr. James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and dastler .Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bradford ; Mr. William Cronhelm, Halifax; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York; Ur. E. IL Armitage, Wakefield; Messrs. Kettering an d Marshall, Leeds ; Mr. James Stokes, Cheltenham ; Mr. j Clark,"rg. jun., Southampton; Messrs, Tate and Nash, Bris tol Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exei.Yr ; Atr. J. S. Holland, Coventry; Messrs, Houghland and Leese, Mancl'ester ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; _ . Messrs. A. Inrchali and Co., Manchester; Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons, Sheffield; Mr. W. H. Collis,Birtningham ; Mr.L. Weather. ourn, Jun., Huddersileld ; Messrs. Everard and Co., Huddersfield; Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Edinburgh; Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; Messrs. Labertouche _ _ and Stafford, College-green, Dublin; Mr. James Ross, Perth. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me Shares of 201. each In the above Railway, and I undertake to accept the same or such less number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, and to sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay, when required, the Deposit thereon of 21. 2s. per Share, Dated this day cf , 184 . Name in full • • • • • Frofession and professional residence..... Resic!"tlCe in fall .... Reference • • • . LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLVER• HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY, Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each, Deposit, 21. 2e. per Share. The Acting Committee of Direction have agreed: " that a Branch Line from Ashbourne to Derby be adopted by this Company, and that the capital of the Company be increased from 1,700,0001. to 2,000,0001. for that purpose." JOHN OWENS, Joint WM. ARNOLD BAINBRIGGE, OftWO of Um Company, 1, Moorgate, Sept. 26, 1845. ioras,aic and Worcestershir e I unetzon Rahway, &c. Hamotn,Railway eq, Leeds, Dir ec t or of the Liverpool and Lecdt Direc Harrison, John, Esq., Banker, Ripon, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Hartshorne, Robert James, Esq., Ashbourne Haywood, Richard Howard, Esq., Staffordshire Potteries Holdforth, Joseph Dempsey, Esq., of Burley, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Railway Herries, Robert, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Hill, John, Esq., Derby • Hirst, Abraham, Esq., York-house, Huddersfield Ingleby, Joseph, Esq., Cheadle, Staffordshire Johnson, John Goodwin, Esq., Bentley Hall, Ashbourne Johnson, 1). T., Esq., Alder/nary Churchyard, Islrector of the Ches ter and Manchester Railway Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq., Moorgate, Director of Remington's London and 3lancheeter Direct Railway Jones, the Rev. J. P., Vicarage, Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Jones, Edward, Esq., Windmill-place, Camberwell Knight, Edward, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway Kingdom, Wm. Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of the Birmingham and Manchester Direct Railway Keene, John Joseph, Esq., St. John's Wood, Regent's Park, Director of the National Bank of Ireland, &c. King, William, Esq., Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemasons' Life Assurance, &c. Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, Sudbury Laughton, Richard, Esq., Barrow-bill, tittoxetes Langley, Henry, Esq., Rakeway House, Cheadle, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, Richard, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, James, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lea, John Wheeley, Esq., Worcester, Vice-Chairman of the Severn Commission, &c. Marlow, Joseph, Esq., Walsall Mason, Charles James, Esq., Staffordshire Potteries Mason, George Miles, Esq., Wetley Abbey, elaffordshire Meteyard, Horace, W in ., E sq., Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place M`Mahon, Daniel, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Manors, John, Esq. Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Mellard, James, Esq., Rugeley, Director of tho Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Musgrave, Simeon, Esq., Kirkstall, near Leeds, Director of the Think and Midland Junction Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junotion Railway Minors, John, Esq., The Parke, Uttoxeter, Director of the East and West Junction Railway Mountford, Thomas John, Esq., Ashbourne Moorhouse, Joshua, Esq., Holmflrth Mockery, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire Noith, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield Norton, George, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield,Direetor of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct Railway Orton, James, Esq., Woodford, near Uttoxeter, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Norcestershire Junction Railway Parkinson, John, Esq., E.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Myde-park, DI- Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Rail way, See. Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Roberts, Thomas, Esq., Manchester Robinson, John, Esq.' Silcoates, Cottage, Wak e field Roden, Thomas Clarks, Esq., Birmingham Richardson, Joseph, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Sant, Edward, Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Shipton, Robert. Esq., Scropto., Juerbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, Charles, Esq., Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, Thomas, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Smith, Thomas, Esq., Illore-hall, Staffordshire, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Sedsall, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Tean and Dove Valley Railway Smith, John, Esq., Barton House, Derbyshire Smythe, ,Tohn Vere, Esq.. Kensington, Middlesex, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Sidney, Thomas, Esq., Alderman and Sheriff, City of London, Direc tor of theLeede and Liverpool Direct Railways Sphere, E. J., Esq., Carlton Villas, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway Stephenson, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Agriculturist Cattle As surance Company Terry, Benjamin, Esq., Mayor of Walsall, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway, &e. Tibbits, Thomas, Esq., Norton Manor-house, Leicester Tomlinson, Thomas, Esq., Bradley Pastures, Ashbourn e Toogood, Rupert, Esq , Ashbourne Tylecote, Edward, Esq., surgeon, Great Heywood, .Staffordshire Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway-place, Holloway, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, &c. Waller, Major, K.H., St. James's-square, Director of the Chester and Manchester Railway, &c, Walter, James Smith, Esq., Bakewell, Derbyshire Walters, J. T., Esq., Rugeley Watts, William Royde, Esq., tirmingliam Weston, Samuel, Esq,, Leeds Weston, Thomas, Req., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Willes, George, Esq., Thagerford-park, Berkshire Williamson, Hugh Menthol], Esq., Greenway Bank, Staffordshire Potteries Williamson, Robert, Esq., Ramsdell-hall, Staffordshire Potteries Wise, Thomas, Esq., Ashbourne Witham, John, Esq., Ashbourne Woolrich, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood, Charles, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood William, Esq., M.D., Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Wood, William Hurd, Esq., Ashbourne Wilkinson Jo'in, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpeol Direct Railway Wright, Thomas, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Gainebo rough Railway. re, Sta.. 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