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T 9 TIM WORSHIPFUL TILE MAYOR OF 1 T lE BOROUGH OF GRANTHAM. N4 - c, the undersigned, respectfully request you to call a MEETING of the Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of GRANT 11‘31, and other persons interested, for the purpose of taking into cei.sidoration the railways projected from the west to the east, pass iug through Grantham.—Dated this 19th day of September, 1845. John Garnar Richard Bradley P.. L. Hough Joseph J. A. Brown Robert Turner Samuel Heal Ridge John Hardwick George y J. J. Herbert John Manners Thomas Manners J. S. Wagstoffe, Clerk F. Musson Henry Thompson J. Lely Ostler Charles Miller Mark Ward Robert Mather Joseph llancock W. Eaton John Basker John Rippin Forman Owen C. G. Gray C. H. Haycock Lawrence Wyles Thomas Ekin Geo. Draper I William Green Edward Wilks W. Walkington Henry Pearce Robert Henry Johnson J. L. Gray John Lane J. Chamberlain Charird George Brett John NVOLson Samuel King John Hardy, Jun. John King William Turner William Booth Kewney and King Joseph Wyles Fred. Malim Thomas Wyles Richard Briggs F. P. Newcombe Thomas Burgess Joseph Hind. Joseph Richards In compliance with the above requisition, I hereby appoint a public meeting to he held at the Guildhall, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th of September, at Twelve o'clock at noon. Grantham, Sept. 20, 1845. J. F. BURBIDGE, Mayor. T }I YORK and LANCASTER RAILWAY. It is hereby notified to the public that, the Shares in the above Company being appropriated, the Letters of Allotment were is3ued this evening, and the Provisional Directors regret, from the multiplicity of applications (nearly 400,000 Shares being appplied for, while the total number of the Company amounts to but 64,000) very many persons of known respectability have been nete:sarily 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 order of the Board, DOUGLAS KINNAIRD PULTENEY, Chairman. S. HOLDSWORTH, Secretary. Palace Chambers, St. James's-street, Sept. 27, 1845. 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 la re quisition numerously signed, held at the Guildhall, in Grantham, on Wednesday, the 24th of September, 1845, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Railways passing from: the West to the East through Grantham, JOHN FOWLER BURBIDGE, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair; It was moved by Mr. MALIK, seconded by Mr. Brsnav : That this meeting, consittering that the Grand Union Railway Company haying originally projected their East and West Main Trunk Line for tho 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. Lewmcz Wri.2l, and seconded by Mr. GAIINAZ : That this meetin4, having taken into consideration the different lines of Railway projected from the west to the east, passing through Grantham, is of opinion that the Amaigated Line, called the Amber Cate, 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. Wm. Po'ronsTr, Vicar of Grantham, seconded _ _ by Mr. THOMPSON, aad resolved unanimously : That this meeting is further of opinion that the Amber Gate, Not tingham and Boston, and Easters 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. JUNG, seconded by Mr. MILLE', 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. JOHNSTON, seconded by Mr. HEALY, and resolved unanimously : That a copy of these resolutions be printed and published In the county papers. J. F. BUBBIDGE, Mayor. The Mayor having left the chair, Moved by Mr. Csiurr, seconded by Mr. AXIIBIIRT, and resolved unanimously : That a vote of thanks be given te - the Mayor for his patient and nipartial conduct in the chair. ilia CHESTER AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY. Tie Shares In this Railway having bees allotted to all Deposits duly paid, the Committee of Management have much pleasure in in firming their Shareholders that the Parliamentary surveys are pro gressing to their entire satisfaction, and that every care Is being taken to Insure compliance with the standing orders on going before Parliament. By order, A. BARRETT, Secretary. I, I'ol - al Exchange-buildings, London, Sept. 27, 1845. pIARNE V and NORTH METROPOLLTAN it .0 JUNCTION RAILWAY. (I'l, • 'atonally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110.) Capital, 400,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. So Slia.rettolder to be liable beyond the amount of his Subscription pßovisiorriL co:axivrzz. The Hon. F. Ti. F. Berliefepitii.P., Chairman, Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Company William Alfred Hill, Esq., Deputy-Chairman, also Deputy-Chairman of tht Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Railway Company Sir Jolui Osborne, Bart., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Company Sir Henry Richardson, Knight, Cheese], 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 Ilighwood House, Highwood Mil, Hendon Samuel Bendy, Esq., Montague-Street, Russell-square, Lord of the Manor of Hendon Lieut.-Colonel Gillies, Dorchester House, Bayswater William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Director of the Italian and A 'ls trian Railway Josiah Heale, Esq., Gray's Inn Major Lindam, K.H., Chairman of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wales Railway Company Henry Beckley 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, ll,ndon, Middlesex The 11,3 v. H. J. Crump, Mill HIM, Hendon, Middlesex Captain Grover, R.N. Captain John Innes, H.C.8., Wentworth House, Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex The Rev. Bartholomew Nicholls, M.A., Incumbent of •t. Paul's Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex 31r. William Ward, Underhill, Barnet Bruce Johnson, Finchley illi _us Christopher Daniel Deighton, Esq., Fellow of Queen's College Camhridge, Holloway ralpli Allen Frogley, Esq., Hounslow, Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Colonel Taylor White, Hadley-green, Barnet Abraham Scott, Esq., Hadley Priory, Barnet IV. J. MtGwlre, Esq., 74, St. James's-street W. Praiser. jun., Esq., 36, New Broad-street, City James Perington, Esq., East-street, Hoxton Genre Freeman, Esq., Grange House, Leeds jtichard Cowley Polhill, Esq., Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Company George Godfrey, Esq., The Elms, Hutton, Essex ;Ebert Wright Wood, Esq., Director of the Trlng, Reading, and Baslieotoke 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, Esq., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing itoke Railway Company Charles Green, Esq., Director of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wa!eA Railway Company Nieholay, Eq., Oxford-street John Godfrey B. Hudson, Esq., Director of the Central Terminus Railway Company The Rev. G. A. Walker, APristhorps Parsonage. Wakefield, Diree for of the Wakefield and Bradford Railway Company John Thomas Raworth, Esq., Leicester, Directer of the South Union and Leicester:and Birmingham Railway Tnomas Francis Justice, Esq., Russel Oxford-street George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield-street,-1 -square, Director o th, 1.; rand Trunk Railway John D. Hopkins, Esq., 25, Bedford-square J. If. Lister, Esq., Director of the south and Midland Junction Railway P. Wright, Esq., Edinburgh W. Clark, Esq., Rockhalls, Lodge, Cricklewood Charles Welts, Esq., Willesden I:honme Cope, F.so., Cricklewood (With power to add to their number.) commirrex OF MANAGEMENT. The lion. F.D. F. Berkeley, M.P., W. 11. Halpin, Esq. Chairman Richard Cowley Polhill, Esq. Wam Alfred Hill,Esq., Deputy- Alexander Prince, Esq. Chaim - cm George Freeman, Esq. Major Lindain, K.H. George Godfrey, Esq. jleni7 Bccklay Richardson, Esq.,, Robert Wright Wood, Esq. Charles Green, Esq. co-ast:;,Tip.ro Email-rasa—Francis Whishaw, Esq., C.E., Brook Eodge, Hendon, and Adelphi. ACTINuf ENGINEEs—J. Bailey Denton, Esq., 10, Gray's Inn-square BattsEss—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, JOINT 90LICITO/L3. • Edward Elkins, Esq., 59,.Newman-street, Oxford-street D. P. Hill, Esq., 21a, So square. • LOCAIALGENTIS. Henry Thurmond, Esq. solicitor, Wentworth Lodge , Finchle y J o h n Hughes, Earl., solicitor, Whetstone. Messrs. Tatham and Son, solicitors, Higirgate Thomas Weeks, Esq., 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 and 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- Totteridge, Ilighwood Hill, Milt Hill, Finchley, Holder's Hill, Hendon, Burrows, Golder's Hill, Gntterhedge, Kingsbury, Neesdon, Wiladon, Whalen Green, Holsdon Green, Kensall Green, Westbourne Green, Nelda Hill, Kilburn, Hampstead, West End, Highgate, Crouch Hornsey, Muswell Hill, West Green, Tottenham, Edmonton, Chilli - bre, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Newington Green, Clap tor, 11;glibury, Holloway, Kingsland, Layton, Stratford, West Ham, Beer, Bromley, Bethnal Green, Llmehouse, Hoxton, Homerton, hfackney, Shacklewell, Dalston, Islington, St. Pancras, Shoreditch, lliackwajl, E us ton-square, P a ddington, Kensington, Hammersmith , Crompton Fulham, Chelsea, &c. ; connecting t h o se p laces 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 Eu.ston-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 Birmingham Railway, will be 1 I miles ;and the length of the branch line to Barnet, will be 4', miles. Fe s; and jinietion 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 anti Eastern Counties Railway, by Stamford-hill, 6% miles. There are no engineering difficulties throughout the entire distance. The line will proceM 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 construction will thl. 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 aid large collections of houses and buildings. Upon the completion of this railway, a large and dally-increasing population, resident beyond the limits of the metropolitan omnibuses, will be largely benefited, and land and agricultural produce, hitherto ntionlire , an inadequate return to their cultivators, will be quad rupled in value. The ancient, populous, and once-flourishing town of Barnet, too, will taow have a railway communication of its own, without depend ing uson the caprice or uncertain goodnature of any company who may hold out a prospect of a branch, in liiture 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' seurees, amongst others:- 1. From the conveyance of passengers. 2. From the carriage of goods and merchandise from the City and Docks, Rae., 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, Stc., more particularly daring the period of the large Barnet fairs. ad. From the conveyance of coal, both inland and seaborne fuel, and oilier commodities of general consumption, the great expense of which ha., long been felt by all classes as a most grievcn. ev... Tho Commiti!ve of Management reserve to theteselves the power of adopting, upon this line, locomotive power, or Presser's Railway guide and safety wheels, as may be deemed expedient. Applications for Shares in the form annexed (and communi cations from persons desirous of promoting the objects of the Com pirry), may be addressed to the Secratary, at the Provisional Offices ( !. r o . l . c h,e Company, 59, Newman-street, o:Tford-street ; to the Joint Ed l i A vardE o Newman -Street, Esq., 59, and G. P Soho - square ; or to Messrs.. Sp irks and Clark, Bartholomew-lane2,soh , Messrs. W. and 11. R. 10, Tbroginortori_st Cox, Share-brokers, 40. Nell, 15,ret; I. R. Lane, Esq., Birmingham ; Charles John St. Ann's-square, Manchester ; Mr. Langford, , an F d eq c ,., Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool; and :Messrs. Wellberoved , aster, Leeds. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Barnet and North Metropolitan Junction Railway, 59, Newman-street, Oxford- s t ree t, London. Gentlemen,—l request that o 201. each in this Company, aLulwill allot to me Shares of hereby undertake to accept same, and to pay the deposit thereon, or the may be allotted to me ; and I undertake uponakeal any less n umber that elltary Contract and Subscribers' Agreemento to exec u t e t h e Puha- Al Name in hill ......... when required. Residence.- ..... .............. ...... .. .. • •• • Trade or Profession .. • • Name, Residence, and Profession or Trade of Referee gate.. • 'IP ARNET And NORTH METROPOLITAN JUNCTION RAILWAY. .1C(. - ice is hereby gf rett, that no further Applications for Shares in this undertaking will bd received after SATURDAY, the 4th October next By order of the Comm:i tee of Management, EDWARII Ems► j Joint Solicitors. G. P. HILL, 84 ITewnitin-attest, Sept. 25, 1845. • considerably Under the comprehensi In its favour. By special and fast trains the time oscupied will be r shorter. se circumstances, it is reasonable to anticipate that this tire scheme wi mutate all interests of the county of Kent 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 Croy ion 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 more than 10s. per share for the expensas, 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 econ my and the best prospect of a large divisiblfprott. The Committee of Management will vary or extend the line or any branch or branches, and increase the capital, and generally per form any iet 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 the annexed form, accompanied by a reference to some member of the Prowl atonal Committee, one of the solicitors, or a banker. Applications from proprietors of the London and Croydon Railway Company and from persons locally interested will have a preference. THE WEST MIDLAND, MANCHESTER, AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY, AND SWINDON, AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION. Notice is hereby given that a certain number of shares in th!s 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 2/. 2s. thereon, and also to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of Name in full .. Re5idence............. Place of business.. ....... Trade or Profession (if any) Reference • . .• • • • ..... Usual signature Nos. of Scrip held by me in the South and Midlands' Junction Railway Company. No. Fives. No. Tens. No. Twenties. , 1845 By order, W. B. JAMES, 5, Basinghall-street. 1, Cluildlaall Chambers, Basinghall-street, 29th Sept.. 1845. _ GREAT WESTERN, BREN'ITOI.-tll, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY, 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, 650,0001., in 42,500 Shares of 201. *ash. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Ti. 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 i t Thomas Bramall, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leicester and Tam 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 John Chevalier Cobbeld, Esq., Chairman of the Eastern Union Rail way Wiliam 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., Isleworth Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, county 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 Midlands Railway Henry Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow, Magistrates for Middlesex John F. Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow Colonel Reid (2d Life Guards), Bulstrode Park Thomas Berry Rowe, Esq., Brentford John Coysgarne Sim, Esq., No. 9, Clifton-place, Hyde Park-gardens Major Jelf 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. :resits. Hugh Innes Cameron and George Bain, 18, Parllament-street. SECRETARY—Henry Moreing, Esq. Applications for shares, In the subjoined form, may be made, lddressed to the Provisional Committee, at tke Offices of the Com ;any, 53, Charing-cross, to the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, .n 1 to the following agents and sharebrokers :--Messzs. Carden and Thltehead, 61%, Threadneedle-street; Mr. H. J. Williams, 80, Old iroad-street, London ; Messrs. Bradley and Co., Manchester ; Mr. B. 1. Pemberton, and Messrs. H. Davis and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Luke :mold, Bristol; Messrs. Chantrell and Boyes, Leeds ; Messrs. Wil- Anson and Earle, Hull ; Messrs. Buchanan and Aitken, Glasgow; aid Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York, of whom prospectuses may obtaiaed. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. ro the Provisional Directors of the Great Western, Brantford, and Central Terminus Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. each n the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, nr any lesser number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 1. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required. Name in tlxll ............. . Residence .... • ...... .... - Trade or Profession ........ Date. ....... ...... ........... Reference In fu11...". IRISH GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN to GALWAY) RAILWAY. The deeds of this Company will lie for signature on and after WEDNESDAY, the let of October, at No. 19, Moorgate-street, London, where also the new scrip may be had. The letters of allotment for the exchange of scrip an in course of issue according as the respectability of the applicants is ascertained. FITZSTEPHEN FRRNCH, Chairman. September 25, 1845. IRECT WESTERN RAILWAY (Upon the Broad Gauge), From London to the Land's-end ; with Diverging Lines to Bath and Bridgewater respectively. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 3,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. Offices, 20, Poultry, London. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. 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 Powlett, Bath, and Downham-hall„ Brandon, Su ffolk General Sir John Slade, Bart., Muntys Court, Taunton Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, Somerset The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., Director of the South Mid land Railway, Brookes' Club, St. James's-street Sir Francis Dugdale ♦stley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wilts Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., 105, Pall-mall Frederick Hodgson, Esq., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardena Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P., 19, Eaton-place, London Ralph Neville, Esq., M.P., Hill-street, Berkeley-square Charles Barry Baldwin, M.P., 6, Parliament-street Hon. Percy Evans Freks, 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., 31 P Forlay. Herefordshire Sir John Cave Brown Cave Bart Kenilworth, Warwickshire Sir William Young, Bart ; Wntbaurna Aro 311, Hyde-park, East India Director John Clark, Esq., Benefield Hoes., near Trowbridge, Wilts, Magi's- trate for the counties of Wilts and Somerset Alfred Batson, Esq., Ramsbury, Wilts, and Upper Bedford-place Major Hunt Grubbe, Eastwell House, Devizes John Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker John Lovel Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker William Adair Bruce, Esq., Lansdown-crescent, Bath ►ir John Key, Bart., 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of London, Director of the Direct Manchester and London and Direct Liverpool and Leeds Railway Company Thomas Faracomb, Esq., Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street, Alderman of the City of London, and Director of the Louden and Westmin ster Bank, and of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder minster Railway Thomas Challis, Esq., Enfield, Alderman of the City of London Edward Harrisson Barwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North ampton. Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Director of the South Midland Railway Joseph Armitage, Esq., Miln's Bridge House, Huddersfield, Depaty Lieutenant and a Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Chairman of the Budderstield and Sheffield Railway William Gordon Thomson, Esq., 33, Gloucester-read. Hyde Park, Director of the Northampton. Banbury, and Cheltenham, and South Midland Railways Donald Maclean, Esq., 37, Brunswick-sqaare, London, Depaty Chairman of the Trent Talley Continuation ItaihN ay Thomas Lawrence, Esq., 3, St. Mary Axe Philip W. Courtnay, Esq. Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, Londoi Millis Coventry, Esq., Nihitehart-court, Lombard-street Barnet L. Whilips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, aid _ George-street, Mansion Mouse Boswell Middleton Jalland, Esq., Holierness House, near Mull, Deputy Lieutenant and Magistrate for the East Riding of Yorkshire Charles Robert Coleman, Irongate Wharf William Eales, Esq., Mincing.lane, London, late Director of the Devon and Cornwal Banklag Company Charles Downes, Esq., Warwick-street, Charing-crow, Director of the South Midland Railway Martin Stutely, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terraco, Regent's Park, London, Director of the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine, aid the South Essex Railways Francis Ede, Esq., 34, Great Winchester-street John Addis, Esq., Rotherhithe and Mark-lane, r 4 oadon, Director of the Central Terminus Railway, and of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Insurance Company James Ronshaw, Esq., Whitehart-court, Lombard-street, and West Heath House, Frith, Kent, Director of the south Stafordshiro Railway Thomas Drane, Esq., Pall-mall, and St. Mary Chard:, Devon, Direc tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole and Doneisster Railways Robert Bramwell, Esq., Brenabo Ironworks, Wrexham, and Canuou- street, London H. G. Atkinson, Esq., Upper Gloucester-place, Regent's Park George M'lntosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square Frederick Solly Flood, Esq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London Major White, 105, Pall-mall, London, Director of the South Midland Railway Charles 11leaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li. _ _ . censed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company J. G. Hatnmack, Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-road, Director of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company Patrick Fres. Johnston, Ecq., Great Cumberland-placo Joseph Bishop, Esq., Crescent, Minories, Director of the Leaden and Blackwall Railway Company William• Downing Bruce, Esei., F.S.A., 17, Charles-street, St. James's, and Ripon Cuthbert Woodcock, Esq., Grove-road, North Brixton Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanstene-street, Portman square, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and the Great Western Extension Railways George Hammond Whalley, Esq., 30, Pall-mall, Louden William Hagan, Esq., 0, Baker-street, Portman-square William Breynton, 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, Esq., Euston-square, London, Auditor of the London and Blackwall Railway Company Charles James Heath, Esq., 6, London-street, Mark-lane Captain E. N. Trowbridge, lt.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, Belgra've-square Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., 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., Dromagh Castle, county Cork, Union Club, Trafalgar-square, Director of the Killarney Junction Rail way Company Sabnuel Baker, Esq., Lyppiat Park, Gloucestershire, and London William Congreve Russell, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Di rector of the Warwickshire and London Railway Henry Bradley, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire John William Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe Howe, Wiltshire, Captain 3d g REAT KENT ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Promoted in conjunction with the London and Croydon Railway Company. Light Dragoons - - - Robert Main,Esq., RaTensbourna Park, Lewisham, and Trinity. William Ruston, Esq., Catherine-court, Trinity-square G. Whigrove Cooke, Exeteremple, London C. I. Selwyn, Esq. , Joseph Hopwood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Exeter and Falmouth Railway Richard Compton, Esq., Eddington House, Hungerford, Berks, a Magistrate for the counties of Wilts and Berks Henry Coa 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 C a ptain William Lionel Lampert, The Highlands, Oxfordshire, and L eam ington, War wickshice R.N. Leamington, Warwickshire Esq.. Chad-house, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Director s Francis aaoipnfta iut en eis,Burton,aoiuiiets South Esq., Milverton House, Warwickshire CStewart,E Staffordshire Railway William Northage, Esq., Upper Gower-street, Bedford-square John Wodley Hughes, Req., 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 Algenion Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park John Parkinson, Req., F.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park James Lamb, Esq., Hyde-park-square' Richard Groucoek, Esq.,l Bow-churchyard, and Dulwich, Director of the Direst Manchester Railway J. B. Simpson, Esq., Rutland-lodge, Brixton Henry Bollerby, Esq., Sheriff of Y or k 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., Cernwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Magistrate f o r Middlesex Esq., Exeter William Pearce, Esq., Liverpool J(lochonrgCeltrwpitinSbeer'eombe, Esq., Exeter W. Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Birmingham R o b er t Henry Hurst, Esq., jun., Temple Witham Nash, Esq., Capham Common Grey Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton Hall, Leicester Captain Twisieton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the L e i c ester and 'Tan and Dove Valley Rail wa y (With power to add to their number). ENGINEERS IN CHIEF. Sir John Macula, LL.D., F.R.S. James Thomson, Esq., F.R.S.E., M.R.I.A. BANKBAs—Messrs. Curries and Co., Coruhill, London. .I9INT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bell, Brodrick, an Bell, Bow Churehyard, Londe. 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 lon-fields, Loutou. SECRETARY — Thomas Hosier Saunders, Esq. ASSISTANT-SECRETARY—Chutes J. Whalley, Req. LOCAL SOLICITORS. At Newbury—Messrs. Godwin and Gray, and B. Pinniger, Esq. (Provisionally Registered). Capital 2,500,0001. in 100,000 Shares of 251. each. _ square, London Robert Millington, Esq., Ordsall House, Retford, Nottinghamshire John GiHyatt Booth, Esq., Crouch Hall, Herrisey Major-Gen. Martin White, Marlborough-buildings, Bath Rev. T. Harvey Ashworth, Burlyns House, Rear Newbury, Marks Col. Burelem, Harwood Lodge, Nerbury, Barks 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 Deposit 2/. 103. 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 lion. Earl Stanhope, Chevening Park The Right Hon. Earl Amherst, Knole The Right Hon. John Charles Herries, St. Julien 's Gir 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, Tonbridge 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, Tonbrldge. _ County Rev Chas. Fras. Ramifylde, Rector of Dunkorten, near Bath, Magis- At Ramsbury—William Rowland, Esq. At Devizes, Henry Gilbert, Esq., and John Edwards Hayward, Esq. At Troubridge and Bradford, Messrs. Stone and lt.dway At Bath, Messrs. Batehellor, Harford, and Staunton At Sheptonllett—Francis Isaac Nalder, Esq. At Bridgewater, Messrs. 0. 2 !1. and J. R. roolo At Eicier—William Denis Moore, Esq. At Tiverton, T. L. T. Kendall, Esq , anal S. A. Tom 3, Faq. At Lanncelton—Messrs. Lawrence and PattJon trate for Somerset Richard Mortintore, Esq., Chippenham, Wilts George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Birraing• hart Railway Company _ R. Wootten, jun., Esq., Banker, Oxford, Director .f the Baakiagham. shire Railway and Wolverton Junctiou Richard Mortimore; Esq., Klngsmill, Collampton Rev. John Sydenham, Collumpton Rev. R. A. Roberts, Reetor of Kentishere, Collamipton Charles Justice, Esq., Collumpton, Devon Richard Marker, Esq., Ufeulm Cottage, Tiverton Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, Noith End House, Portsmouth George Pearce, Esq., Rradninch House, near Collumpton Wm. H. Halcomb, Esq., Chilton, Hungerford, Chairman of the Barks COMMITTEE 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. SoticiToas--Messrs. Burehell, Kilgour, and Parson, 47, Parliament 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 it., situation 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 280 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 3,000,8001. per annum. At Bris tol, before the opening of the Great Western Railway, the imports were declining,; since then they have very considerably increased. The merits of a line to the Land's End as au 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 Falmouth must be reached by rallw ay. The object of thii 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—" the natural Packet Station of the empire." The prosent project is distinguished by this—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 amaiga- Mated with this Company, the immense local influence commandskl by them will now contribute to the great national object of a direct line . ; while means have been taken for securing the traffic and afford ing all the accommodation contemplated by that Company. Tbe 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 (frora which a diverging line will be carried , by Bradford direct to Bath), Westbury, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Wells (from which another diverging line will be taken to Bridgewater) ; Glastontury 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 Western) is traversed to Tiverton, whence it is pro:)osecl to,can - y 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 Ilatance from Loudon to Falmouth, a saving of about ninety miles. With red"_ eot to the traffic on the upper portion of the line it is naediess to saylniore than that there is already thorough traffic surd °lent 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, tb it will traverse rich and populous agricultural and manufacturingijastricts, and receive a large amount of traffic as well from railways bow in course of construction as from ethers pro jected, with every chance of success. is to the traffic on the lower portion of the line, it Is evident that the vast numbar 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 them to their destination by means of this railway; and therefore—without speculating on the extent to which the ports on either side of the great promontory of the Land's End may, by means of this 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 Islay be further developed, •r the genial climate of Penzance and Mount's Bay, " the Montpellier of England," attract a larger propor tion of winter visitants—it is obvious that this line will command a traffic both in goods and passengers, from its western terminus, the amount of which may be said to be without limit. A glance at the sup will make it manliest that no competing trunk line can over 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 mersetshire, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire, now altogether destitute of railroad accommodation. street, WCilthlfllliter LOCAL SOLICITORS. John Monkton, Maidstone Austen and Hobson, Sevenoaks Jeffries and Bathurst, Faversham Sankey and Sladden, Canterbury Latter, Bromley. Bkt/rim—Sir John W. Lubbock, Bart., and Co. ; the Commercial Union Banking Company William Haimmb, Esq., Marlborough, Manager •r the Wilts and Recurring to the features of this project as a national work, one of the greatest in point of magnitude, of vital importance lu the event of war, and of almost incalculable advantage to the general and packet commerce of the kingdom; It may net be out of place to quote here the following expressions of Sir Robert Peel. speaking of the project of a direct line from London to Liverpool through the Trout Valley, which bore much the same relation to the Birmingham 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 com munication 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 ; forin the report of the Committee on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, which was promoted by the Great Western Railway Company, it was stated that that Company had been required to pledge itself net hereafter to oppose a direct line to Falmouth ; and it may be farther observed, that a proposed line from Plymouth to Falmouth was last session rejected, en the ground that it might be supposed to interfere with that great national object. The survey of the line has bees to a great extent completed, and correct estimates of the expenditure and returns are in a state of for wanuass, 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 aro no Y Part of the lino which have not been reenpgeinateeedrilyngsudrn iinfcioittintties in a surmounted other cases ; that the first portion will be constructed at an unusually small expense ; that the undertaking l concurrence, and co-operation of 0 1: e nb ed cordial otini rt of i y e to are justified in asserting that the plecoirrt most Director remunerative railways in the kingdom. P o wers will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at four pounds per centum per annum on the deposits, and preference in the allotment of s h a res wil l be given to the proprietors of the land this hil e la nd owne rs , will'n t w ith prove through which the lino will pass, and to the shareholders in the Great Western, the Bristol and Exeter, aid other railways coandeted with the Direct Western district. Applicationa 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 count,/ 20, Poultry, London, September, 1845. TORSI OF APPLICATION. Dorset Bank Captain WACI. Maclean, R.N., Taunts* Robert Parsons, Esq., Taunton John Daizell, Esq., Wallingford, Berks Thomas Carlisle, Esq., Clifton, Bristol John Kerte Haberfteld, 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 Cheltenham Railways John Newton Mappin, Esq., Shofffeld, Director of 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 Direst London and Manchester, and North Cheshire Railway Companies Joseph Nadin, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and Manchester and Southampton Railways James Ogden, Esq.,'M.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 Holford, Esq., Rueholm Hall, Manchester C. H. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield, Deputy Chairman of the Hudders field and Sheffield, and Director of the Halifax and Bradford Union Railway Charles Bamford, jun., Esq., Hall, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction John Lillie, Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and South ampton Railway John Robson, Esq., Hetton-le-Hole, Darhala Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Chairman of the Manchester, Birkenhead, and Midland Railway Companies Isaac Holmes, Bsq., Liverpoo Wm. B. Newbery, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and Iron Bridge Railway Company C. Appleby, Esq., Broomhill, 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, Itotherhani, and Chesterfield Life Assurance-office Win. Thompson, Esq., Upperthorpe, near Sheffield, Director of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Adderley Howard, Esq., Sutton Wisbech, Director of the East Coast _ Railway Company Captain Bowker, R.N., Devonport H. S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di rect Railway Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield Director of the East andWe.st of England Railway Company John Fawcett, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and liar- To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Western Railway Company. Gentlemen, —I request you will allot irae shares of 251. each in the above Company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 21.125. 6d per share thereon, or on any less number you may appropriate to me and to execute the Sub3cribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Co tract when required. Dated 1845. Xame in full . • Residence.. • • • • ••••••• .. ....... Trade or Profession ••••••••••• • • ~ Place of Business (If any) • . •• • Referenee• • • • • • • . • ..... . Slunature.. • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • rowgate Railway Company William Marriott, Esq., Attercliff-terrace, Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway. Thomas Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln, Director of the London and York • and East Lincolnshire Railways John Johnstone Hamilton, Esq., Liverpool David Price, Esq., Manchester William Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington Rev. li. W. Cottle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire Major Wornum, Clarence-square, Cheltenham Edward Hall, Esq., Westbank House, Macclesfield, Director of the South Midland and the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways Henry Hubbersty, Esq., Hull John Ostler, Esq., Hall, Director of the Hall and Barnsley Janstion Henry Shaw, Esq., Fetter-lane Henry Sayer, Esq., commercial-road, Liniehonso, merchant John Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square John Norton, Esq., Moat Home, Brentwood, Essex William John M`Guire, Esq., Hampton Court John Gray Wilson, Esq., Oxford-terrace Capt. J. P. Macdougall, Fir Grove, North Brixton, Surrey W. J. Lefenvre, Esq., Alderman and Magistrate ofSouthai pion Thomas Chas. Harrton, Esq., F R.S., York-terrace, Regent's Park i ß n u ir nu l r Y g n a Leicester William Jonson Neale, Esq., Ring's Bench-walk, Temple Warwickshire icit.e'!„NtLBe.larsontneawillynlawhgtb:uorrtny,, Warwickshire, Director of the James Henry Wl Pau li l tneyEsl Harwood, Esq., M.D., Sheffield CG Coventrypßt a. The Hon. F. Byron, 21, Eaton-place William Higgins, Esq., Turvey, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Sir Raymond Jarvis, Fair Oak-park, near Winchester, Deputy-Lieu tenant, and magistrate for the county of Hants William Jackson, Esq , Birkenhead, Chairman of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Thomas E lle E . r ild lerramtwahne, and ster Sheriff of L on d on an d Mid - N a thaniel Gould, Esq., Barge-yard, Bu c kl ers b ury, and Tavistock square Mid dlesex s e L x i g d w n ° ey rt , h isq ' Edmund Lionel Welles, Esq., Cadogan-plate, and West Moulsoy, Surrey Duncan D un b a r, Esq., East India-road, and Li mehonse, 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 THE LEEDS, HUDDEttsFIELD, stitV. FIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE (or LEEDS WOLYERIIA.SIPTON, and DUDLEY) DIRECT RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,700,Q00/., in 85,000 shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street, Hyde-park Gardens Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Deputy Chairman of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail way, &c. Sir William Boothby, Bart, Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire Sir William Lowthrop, Knt., Hull, and Alga-house, Scarborough, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Col. the Hon Leicester Stanhope, Ashburham House, Chairman of Remington's London and Manchester Direct Railway Hon. Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Chairman of the Tork and Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Nottingham arid Boston Railway, Parliament-street. London, &0., &c. The Sheriff of York Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of Reaaiagtoa's London and Manchester Railway Bright. Selim, Esq., Buxton Barrett, H., Leeds, Director of the Keighley, Halifax, and Hudders field Union Rail Way Buck, 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, Sam, Esq., Buxton Bradley, Septimus, Esq., Ashbourne, DiEO4MO l* of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Xallway Burgess, John, Esq., Boroughreeve of Manchester Buxton, John Harry, Esq., Ashboume Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Lon don and Manchester Direct Railway Cleobury, Thomas, Esq., Askew Villa, Acton Cooke, tho Rev. J., Uttoxeter, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, &c. Cooke, John, Esq., Macclesfield Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Hohne Cottage, Ashbourne Cox, Walker, Esq., Breadsall, Derby, Director of the Teau and Dove Valley Railway Crockett, T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction RallwaY, &C. Croft, Major J. T., 15, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of Reming ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway Crossley, John, Esq., L:unberhurst, Sussex, and Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Cumberlege, Nathaniel, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park Balky, John," Robert. Esq., Ishbourne, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbourne Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent Dawson, Samnel, Esq., sen., Ashbourne Dent, Edward, Esq., Westfield, Huddersfield Dent, John, Esq., Northgate, Huddersfield Darlington, J., Esq., Bradford Dyson, Thomas, Esq., Well-house, Holmflrth Earp, 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-meadow, Ashbourne Elershaw, John, Esq., Leeds Fidler, Peter Pichott, Esq., Higgin Grange, Derbyshire Fisher, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway George F. Earle, Esq., Hull Stephen Knowles, Esq., Exeter W. Lawrence, Esq., Brixton John Learmonth, Esq. ' Edinburgh, Chairman of the Edinbur g h 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 Smalwood Richards, Esq., 59, Baker-street, Portman-square James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Manchester N. M'Cann, Esq., Parliament-street ury Wenman Newman, Esq., Bristol, Magistrate for that City, and e, Deputy-Lieutenant and Magistrate for the county of Gloucester William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury William Empson Jailand, Esq., Holderness House, near Hull Thomas Racket Massey, Esq., Newark-upon-Trent; Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Gainsborough, Goole, and Isle of Ash°ime, and of the Wisbeaeh, Ely and Lin colnshire liallwityi Railway Frost, Meadows, Esq., Chester Genie, Samuel, Esq., Uttoxeter Garle, William, Esi. Uttoxeter Gilpin, and Co., Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Gishorne, Henry Francis, Esq., Derby, Director of the Staffordshire, Leicester, and Tainworth Railway, Ike. Goddard, Thomas, Esq., Bank-house, Longton, Staffordshire Haden, Joseph, Esq., Dndley,.Director ef the Derbyshire, Sta ord.; shb e, and Worcestershire Junction Railway --. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 30, 1845. Haines, Samuel, Esq., Chad-hones, Edgbaston, Director of the Lei cester and Birmingham Railway Harpin, John, Esq., Birk's-house, Holmfirth Hatfield, Thomas, Esq., Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &c. Hammond, :G.. Esq., Leeds, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Harrison, John, Esq., Banker, Ripon, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Hartshorne, Robert James, Esq., Ashbeurne 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, Staftbrdshire Johnson, John Goodwin, Esq., Bentley Hall, Ashbourne Johnson, D. T., Esq., Aidermary Churchyard, Director of the Ches ter and Manchester Railway Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq., Meorgate, Director of Remington's London and Manchester 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 orcester 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, Scs. King, William, Esq. Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemasons' Life Assurance, Sjc, Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, Sudbury Laughton, Richard, Esq., Barrow-hill, Uttoxeter 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 Whceley, 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, Ftaffordshire Meteyard, Horace, Wm., Esq., Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place Wilahon, 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 the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Musgrave, Simeon, Esq., Kirketall, near Leeds, Director of the Thirst and Midland Junction Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junetion Railway Minors, . wf o i rs t , o - r r ed, o s hil h , uon E mc s tas q lo ., lit The ii, Parks, Uttoxeter, Director of the East and Ashbourne aloorhouse, Joshua, Esq., Holmfirth idaskety, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire North, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield Norton, George, Esq.. Clayton West, Huddersnerd,Dlrector cf the Li verpool and Leeds Direct Railway Orton, James, Esq., Woodford, near Uttoxeter, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Parkinson, John, Esq., F.R.S. ' Cambridge-terrace, Ilyde-park, Di. Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Rail way, &or. Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junetion Railway Roberts, Thomas, Esq., Manchester Robinson, John, Esq., Sllcoates, Cottage, Wakefield Roden, Thomas Clarke, 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., Scropro., iserbyshire, 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., Blore-hall, Staffordshire, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Sedge'', Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Teau and Dove Valley Railway Smith, John, Esq., Barton House, Derbyshire Smythe, John 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 the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railways Spiers, 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, Ashbourne Toogood, Rupert, Esq , A shbourne 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, &e, Walter, James Smith, Esq., Bakewell, Derbyshire Walters, J. T., Esq., Rugeley Watts, William Royde, Esq., Birmingham Weston, Samuel, Esq., Leeds Weston, Thomas, Esq., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Willes, George, Esq., Thagerford-park, Berkshire Williamson, Hugh Henshall, Esq., Greenway Bank, Staffordshire Potteries Williamson, Robert, Esq., Ramsdell-hall, Staffordshire Potteries Wise, Thomas, Esq., Ashbourne Witham, John, Esq., Ashbourne Wooirich, 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'm, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Wright, Thomas. Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Gainsho rough Railway. BANKERS. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-bum, London Messrs. Barnard, Dini - sdale, and Co., Cornhill, London The Burton, Uttozeter, and Ashboume. Union Bank, Uttozeter 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, solicitors, Leeds SOLICITORS. Jolt■ Owens, Esq., $5, ➢ioorgate-street, London William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxetor INGINZERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. George Remington, Esq., C.E. LOCAL AGENTS. Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley Bolton, Thomas, Esq., WolTerhamptoa Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley F.ggington, A., Esq., Lichfield Green, James J., Esq., Walsall. Lowe, Richard, Esq., Cheadle Floyd and Booth, Huddersfield and Holmfirth BROKERS. Messrs. ]itching and Marshall, Leeds Messrs. Turley and Cooper, Leeds Mr. Thomas Oskwith, Ripon This line of railway, which is about sixty-five miles is 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 ferns a direct com munication between two of the most important manufacturing and mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire portion including Dudley, Tipton,Walsall, Bllston, Wedneebury, and Wolverhampton. This line will also open a direot railway communication between Leeds, Huddersfield, and the Weet 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 cue the canal be purchased by the pro moters of this undertaking. It will proceed through Ellaston and Mayfield to Ashbourne. thence near Dovedaig, Buxton, and Chapel en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holmfirth to Huddersfield, where it will join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Thirek. It will open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal, iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and ma,gnesian 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 run 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 terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen sive, the line from the Caldon 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 be 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 from Scotland; the same scarcity exists in South Staffordshire; and the route of this 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, aed Worcestershire Junction Railway. The calculations which have been made show a very large prolt. There are large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into full 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 nanst necessarily cause a great influx 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 expensive canal company, which this and other hats of railway meeting at 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, ]fagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,001 acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a like objectionable route of tardy and circuitous serial convey ance ; whereas this line would open a direct, easy, and cheap communication to new 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 inhabi tants of Ashbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey ef al env tion line to connect that town with the Derby, and with the Derby and Gainsborough and Midland Railways Applications for Shares to be made to John Owens, Neg., 35, Moorgate-street, London, and William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter; 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. Morris Rey nolds, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard E. Hine, Maeclesfield ; Mr. James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bfadford ; Mr. William Cronhelm, Halifax; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, Tork ; Mr. E. 11. Armitage, Wakefield; Messrs. Kettering and Marshall, Leeds ; Mr. James Stokes, Cheltenham ; Mr. Joseph, Clark, jun., Southampton; Messrs, Tate and Nash, Bris tol • Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exeter; Mr. J. S. Holland, Coventry; Messrs, Houghland and Leese, Manchester; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Messrs. A. Birchall and Co. ' Manchester ; Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons, Sheffield; Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham ; Mr.L. Weather- DIM], jun, Huddersfield; Messrs. Everard and Co., liuddersfl:ld ; Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Edinburgh; Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, College-green, Dublin ; Mr. James Rose, 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 241. 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 Profession and professional residence • Residence in fu11.................... 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. 2s. 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, I Joint •-• WM. ARNOLD BAINBRIGGE , Solicitors. Offices of the Company, 1, Moorgate, Sept. 26, 1845. 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 requirements 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 affor4 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, Sevesoaks, Tonbridge, Maidstone, Ashford, Canter bury, Dever, and Deal. The distance to these towns respectively will scarcely 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, and Canter bury to Dover and Deal, joining the South-Eastern line by branches to Sevenoakes, Tonbridge, and Ashford. The northern loop will proceed by Eltham, Dartford, Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, and thence up the valley of the Medway to Maidstone, where it will fall in with the main line. The entire scheme of railway communication 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 worbs, there being no gradient on the main line steeper than that now daily worked 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 m , tropolitan 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 justifies 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 public from the adoption of these lines may be reduced to the following tabular form : Time occupied Fares by ordinary Distance Minimum Name of in journey trains , from number of Town. Ist 2d 3e; r o r d i nar y train London. ordi l l ary r ------A----, trains.* Class. Class. Class, daily. y—. ---- —. . h• m. s. d. s. d. s. d. Bromley .. 8N miles about 20 1 1 0 9 0 7 Sevenoaks 21 .. I 040 2 8 1 9 1 4 12 each Tonbridge 29 .. 050 3 8 2 5 110 way; and Maidstone 35 • • 1 0 4 6 3 0 2 3 second Charing .. 48% 1 21 6 0 4 0 3 0 and third- Ashford .. 54 .. 1 27 6 9 4 6 3 6 class =- Dartford .. 14 .. 025 1 9 1 2 011 riages with Gravesend 21 .. 0 40 2 8 1 9 1 4 at least Rochester 29 .. 0 80 3 8 2 5 110 two-thirds Chatham .. 30 .. 0 50 3 9 2 6 111 of that Faversham 53 .. 1 25 6 9 4 6 3 6 number. Canterbury 59% .. 1 30 7 6 5 0 2 9 Deal 75% .. 2 0 9 9 6 6 5 0 Dover ... •76 • • 2 0 9 9 6 6 5 0 FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Great Kent Atmospheric Railway Company. I request you to allot to me shares of 251. each in the above undertaking ; and I hereby engage to accept the same, or any less number which may be allotted to 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 fill • • • • • • • • • "•• " • • Residence - •••••• • • \ • • * Business or Prof ess i on (if any, • • • • • • • • • • Reference ...... ••• • " No applications for shares i n this railway will• be entertained unless the same be delivered to the Solicitors oa or before the 30th o fSeptember Inst. No. 47, Parliament-street, London, Sept. 22, 1845, REMINGTON'S LINE. T HE LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDEPENDENT RAILWAY. The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT hereby give notice that one part of the PARLIAMENTARY CONTRACT and SUB SCRIBERV 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 lan, on Tuesday, the 30th day of September instant. Bedford—At the Company's Office in the lligh-strest, as Thursday, the 2d day of October next. Uttoxeter—At the Offices of William Arnold Bainbridge, Esq., Soli citor, on Tuesday, the 23d day of Se': tember instant. Burton-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 September instant. Leek—At the Offices of Thomas Redfern, Esq., Solicitor, en Monday, the 29th day of September instant. 11,facclesfleld—At the Offices of Messrs. Parrott, Colville, and May, Solicitors, on Tuesday, the 30th day of September instant, and Wednesday, the let day of October next. Manchester—At the Offices of the Company, St. Ann'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 instant. 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, on Tuesday, the 30th dale' Sep tember instant. Glasgow—At the London Hotel, on Thursday, the 2d day of Oc tober next. Liverpool—At the Idelphi Hotel, on Monday, the 6th day of October text. By order, H. W. MATTHEWS, Secretary. WELSH SOUTH MIDLAND, or CHEP STOW, FOREST OF DEAN. AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTION EXTENSION RAILWAY. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital 900,000/., in 45,000 Shares of 201. eaeh. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE William Hughes Hughes, Alder man of London Col. Hugh Caldwell George Lawton, Esq. W. P. Andrew, Esq. C. R. Colman, Esq. Joseph Davies, Esq. John Wheelton, Esq. Edward Hall, Esq. Major White Captain J. P. Macdougall William Shelford Fitzwilliam, 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. I W. P. Andrew, Esq. Thu Eight Hon. Lord Rossmore Thu Right Hon. Col. Dawson Darner, M.P. The Hon. C. Pelham Villiers, M.P. The Hon. Robert Gore, M.P. The Ron. Col. Westenra, M.P. Sir Henry Hanloko, Bart. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. Sir William Twystien, Bart. Sir William Bacon Johnson, Bart. Sir Henry Seale, Bart William Collins, Esq., H.?. Edmund Pranois Dayrell, Esq., High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire l l William Strahan, Esq. Sir William Twysden, Bart. Major White Wm. Hughes Hughes, Esq. George Lawton, Esq. _ C. R. Colman, Esq. W. S. Fitzwilliara, Esq , W. F. Beadon, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. ENGINEER. William Gravatt, Esq., F.R. LONDON SAMMIE. Messrs. Glynn and Co.; and Messrs. Strahan, Paul, sad Co., Strand, PROVINCIAL RANKERS. Messrs. Bromage and Co., Chepstow Messrs. Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Menmoutk Mesas. 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 Tie County of Gloucester Banking Company and Brauckee. SOLICITORS. Mr. W. T. B. ?helps, 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 Profiler°, 10, Old Jewry Chambers, London. This Line will join the Chepstow. Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway at Chepstow, and extend westward near to Piercifield, the far-famed Windcliff, and Tiatern Abbey, to the towns of Usk and Pontypool, and over the centre or the great iron and c - al 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 centre 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 tve hours, which at present, even by the aid of existing railways, cannot be performed in less than from tea to twelve hours. It will be found by reference to the allele cent's, 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 coantry 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 mtny 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 kind., 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 paving 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 20s. per ton, whilst by this railway, and those it is intended to join, the average coat 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 roand 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 Louth 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 " Ilmematete 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 of 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. less than it costs at present, and at the same time leave a handsome remuneration to the Railway Companies. The Committee of Management have gone very carefully into estimates of 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 of those in Glamorganshire ; 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 Iran and tin works com mence at Pontypool, and are 1. The Pontymoile 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 I. The Coalbrooke Vale 9. The Cwn Celyn and Blaina Company 10. The Beaufort 11. The Ebbw Vale 12. The Victoria Company 13. The Abbercarne, Pontymister, and Tydee Tin Works, 14. The Tredegar Iron Coinpany 15. The Shirhowey 16. The Rhymney and Bute Company 17. The DOwlaii Iron Works IS. 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 beet 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 lls. 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 Prom 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 2s. to 3e. 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 med•ate towns to London, where steam coal is used. It has been considered more Judicious to form a separate Company for the Extension line from Chepstow to the Taff Yale, 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, and to the holders of 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 Gloucester Junction Railway, there is not a line of railroad in the Kingdom which offers greater advan tages to tke Shareholders than the present. Provision will be made in the Act of Parliament which will be applied for in the next ses sion to Molt the liability of the Shareholder to the amount of his shares, and t• allow four per cent. on the sells. Until au Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Direetors, to whom pinver is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in.its forma tion, and in the preparation of the Plans and Sections submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for hi the Act (and in the meantime is hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi tional capital, to extend or abandon any 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. Baekhouse and Co., No. 4, Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, London ;—Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Messrs. Tato and Nash, Bristol ; —Mr. Thomas Evans, Bath ; Messrs. Bradley, Ford, and Parker, Manchester ;—Messrs. 11. Davies and Ce., Dale Street, Liverpool ;—Messrs. Chantrell and Boys, Leeds ; —Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ;—and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. 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 201. 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 quired. Dated this day of 1E Name in full. • ........ .. Residence . Ru/iness or Profession • • • • • • • • . • ..... Name, Residence, and Profession of Referee.-- Usual Signature of Applicant .... • • • ~..... NVELSH SOUTH MIDLAND, or CHFT. y STOW, FOREST of DEAN, and GLOUCESTER JUNC. TION EXTENSION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that no Applicrition for. Shares In this Com .b WILLIAM 12110THEROE, Seeretary: pony can be received after the Ist of October.negt. ' _ . THE DIRECT LONDON, PORTrSoßMlo3islioTrril AND CHICHESTER, AND DIRECT AND CHATHAM RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) VIA REIGATE. Capital, 1,700,0001., , in 85,000 Shares of 201. ea ch. Deposit 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. k Su es Right Hon. the Earl of Egmont, of Cowdray Par • Colonel George Wyndham, of Petworth House, Sussex_ux The Hon. and Rev. L. Vernon Harcourt, of We st Dean, 5 '"" The Right Hon. Lord de Lisle, of Penshurst, Kent „„ i d it .bill The Right Hon. Lord Pelham Clinto n, of Carleton Villa., ."`"" The Right Hon. Lord ROSSIE, of the Dell Windsor Sir Charles William Taylor,OTO Bart. of Hollycornbe Ilouse, gasses The Hon. Robert Gore, M.P., of 21, Wilton-crescent The Hon. William M. Dawson The Hon. Stafford Jerningham, Broo u k-street ni ° Sr William Young, Bart., 7 Westboe-street , Hyde rark, D ile of the East India Company Sr James Eyre, of 11, Brook-street, GrosvenSussex-gardenor-squsare Sir James Carmichael, Bart., of 40, Sir Robert Schomburgh, of New Kingston, SUIITY of tis t Howard Elphiastone, Esq., M.P. , of Eaton -place, Di r e Direct Western Railway Company, the Thames 1, " Company, &c. Leo Steore, Esq., of Jay's Park, Surrey Captain Charles Shirley, of Midhurst, Sussex Lieut.-Colonel Eden, 1, Lowndss-street, ralgraTe-scFare Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., of Broom Hail, Surrey toa Admiral John Ayscough, of Prospect-place Muse, SOUni.:7-ant, Lancelot Archer Burton, Esq., of Woodlands, Charles Dixon, Esq., of stanstead Park, Sussex Archibald Douglas Stewart, of Bruton-street olig 4 E. T. Dayrell, Esq.,[lligh Sheriff of Buckingham shire p o rt® Colonel Henry Dt.ndas Campbell, of North. end House, Deputy-Lieutenant for Hants Emsworth, Major Snow, of 4, Ol Cavendish-sraet SO ° The Rev. Henry Gar d rett Newland, t o f Westbounte Bec t°- ...510: of Francis Lysons Price, Esq., of Sydenham, Kent, Du" - Shropshire Mineral Company James Beech, Esq., of Brandon Hall, Warwickshire George Grantham, Esq., of Barcombe-place, Sussex „„gUSS. William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., 16, gate Charles Hurst, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex „__, ln gtos st George Harrison, James gate ." Esq., F.S.A., 7, Harleyford-place,l,el4"plocVo Frederick Clarkson, Esq., of Tottenham t's 1 . 1 t he beit er Robert Chapman, Esq. , of 1, Park-place, Beget' mole , Park 0101_ 4 7 William Watson Prole, Esq., of ThurloW-square, coniP4N, Bromton, Thomas p Chitty, Esq., of 8, Upper Gower-street, Barjol'atiepralift3's4 Director of the Birmingham and Leicester Bathyal John Napper, Esq., of Ifold House, Surrey Stephen Louden, Esq., of Lindfleld, Sussex Thomas Stevenson, Esq„ 37, Upper Grosvenor-street Ceorge Baker, Eof Stilland, Sussex James Hitchins, Esq., of Lincoln, Director of the Man chest er Southampton Railway Company Lewis Pocock, Esq., of Montague - stree t, Russell-e4uare Thomas Neale, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey Samuel Relf, Esq., Reigate, Surrey Thomas Neale Esq., Jun., of Reigate, Surrey John Lueas, Esq., of Vardall-hill, Haslemer e Thomas Bowles, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex. Edward Doubleday, E f sq., F.L.S., of Great S urrel-a-- ree D irect°. °I g o f e a the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester R ailwaY William Hardy, Esq., F.S.A., of Croydon, Stare', 0 1 Director ct trolitan JiniiO Cmpan John po Davidson. Esq., n of o Trotto y n-house, near 1111dhargi -tte Edmund Sadler, Esq ~ of Bepton, Sussex _,,,. Derty l4 Anthony Dickson, Esq., Ed r i ng t o n-houso, n''''' Tweed se tor Joseph Eade, Esq., of Clapham Common n o uirs, P ir ' William Watson, Esq., of Burn-grove, Bo xburg— Bristol and Exeter Railway Company fie f Samuel Brown, Esq., of Clapham Joseph Scales, Esq., of 3, Dunster-court, Milleing' isa ' ' and vs 4, Clapton saes ° i d' ' John Parkinson, Esq.,Cambrldge-terr ~, ( 4. Cout h ye n cto , r o f tlle " Director of the Reading and Reigate Bathyal' John Halbert Helbert, Esq., of Gloucester -place, D- e v os, tester and Birmingham Railway CompanY ...atfcri t4ll Charles Thomas Warcle, Esq., of Clopton House, .." , • pi' Director of the Warwick and London Railway Captain William Cousins, of Compton-street, Brans wi r , pl• rector of the Doncaster and Goole Railway CoalPoluve..squilre Captain Frederick Chamfer, of Halkin-street, ROO ° , 04 1 ' rector of the Fampoux and Hazebrouck Railway _ mo m el John Barnett, Esq., of Cheltenham, Coroner of the "" aid tester of th e John Moreton Cottle, Esq., of Leamington, D ;rector alto and Birmingham Railway CompanY Dir ect° John Brightman, Esq., of Regency-square, t o r , Brighton, Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company D l Commo , qtlar e, William Spooner, Esq., of Chapel-street, Belgrave4 O f ee'r the Newcastle and Liverpool Railway CotnpallY o are, Aleiander Greg, Esq., of Lowndes-street, Itelgrave-gi v ol, of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railwai ~ 11/ a° ' Captain Trophinrus Hodges, of 65, Connaught-terree" AO Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway COMPa'g;•1110 *.. George Parbury, Esq., of 37, Russell-square, Directo r or ild ter and Rugby Railway company pirac t ' r George R. Peppercorne, Esq., of B ex hill, Sussex, pa" Rugby, Warwick, and Worceiter Railway Ditto of j° Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., of Lothbury, Director Warwick and Worcester Railway company Benjamin Franklin, Esq., of 5, Harley-street Carn brligeadr°ol°' Rev. F. 11. Hall, D.D. Rector of Fulboue , Rev. Thomas Price. Rector rn of Llanrothel, Hereford W. Wood*, Esq., of Chilgrove, Sussex Henry Morley, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex William Gambler, Esq., Seacombe Park, Harts C. A. Tulk, Esq., of Totteridge Park, Har ts 0 01 James Peard Ley, Esq., Seyton Ironworks, Whit° Pire ,ttor c ' i John Iglis Jardein, Esq., , Pccadlly Joseph n Bulkeley Johnson, l E so sq., i of 10i,Coleman-street' of l ' l'' Staffordshire Po wman, Etteries., o Railway ,nir ect 4. 11. R. Dosqf 47, Upper Bedford -place, of Cambrian and Grand Junction Railway 1 1 ' 13° David Montague, Esq., of Regent's-park of r D. *II' W. A. Wilkinson, Esq Lud t hill Director •, ga e • , tlyg llo Valley Railway Company -..,1 No t James Gernon, Esq., Director of the London ...- way Company James Macmilion, Esq., Southampton Rev. Cecil Greene, A.M. of Midhurst .„,. 4 Adsoi l oe r94 Rev. Charles Edward Twyford, of Trotton Ree.,..' land - 4 „or' Major James Adair, Director of Church of -.' Pir"of t " Company ~ster, ,to Captain Charles Frederick Parkinson, of Mane . ,'" - , - s Hir e , ii - j:' , ° - Manchester and Southampton Railway, M an ' a iirig o ' ' tlo n West Lanaashire Railway, and of Manchester, J ane port Railway o f O ther° fieS tr Robert Sykes, Esq., of Manchester, Director .. .. 4. Ig o Railway John Clark Prescott, Esq., of Manchester, Direetq li f alr' 4 s si ampton, and Gosport Hallway, and of MOO ° ,00 Railway tor °f fO r Henry Farrington, Esq , of Manchester, Dire°4lloll-Cof C 1) Southport Railway, and of York and LancasterZ fe eOr as d S Josephus Homey Higson. Esq., of Manchester, I ; e atar ' ,or and Manchester Direct Railway, and of ga n . - '_,,,' f or,' '' tD , Railway + o r Dircad t ' l , Daniel Grant, Esq., of Springside Bury, Lances ~---...,' 0, . Jee' , ington's Direct London and s Manclester Its."".lice ~ Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle -0e 4, P l ' a Railway e ger, 0 ... Thomas Townend, Esq., of the Polygon, Oe n ''' . ric V of P o , London and Manchester Direct Railway , o e o f , to ne John Burgess, Esq., of Manchester, Borougare-vAiers., 0 , Director of the London and Manchester Direct 1 1 - - cArli , 40 l a t n a d ilw ol y the Manchester, Burnley, mettlo, —" lid 41'. I°l James Shaw, Esq., of Salford, Lancashire, of i De 31 • Director in, and Rugby Hallway n rlr .1 , Edward Parrott, Esq., of the Sutton, Romford Atli ISPI' En ti , ' The names of other noblemen and gentlemen '- further advertisement, whose lupport has bee n Pr° dertaking, COMMITTEE or stAn.scaliztrro•a lot t ta°o rt Samuel Brown, Esq. EdwardL. ,vo Frederick Clarkson, Esq. Williana Robert Chapman, Esq. Thonla B Toa l4 so , l' H. R. DO ,101 UP Joseph Scales, Esq. I)avid 31°P_tr7, .tve,s7o, ), John Parkinson, Esq. ENGINEEES—Messrs. Drayson, of No. 2, Palace-r_i_a SOLICITOLIS TO THE COMPANY—Mes s r s . Pontife% Andrew's-court, Holborn, London. LOCAL AGENTI• IQllel ter Messrs. Rhoades and Greene, solicit ors, 0 0 `" Thomas Hart, Esq., solicitor, Reigate William Minchin, Esq., solicitor. POYLVO Thomas Hill, Esq., solicitor, Chatham Daniel Smart, Esq., E .40 0 ' Edwin Aldbery, Esq.,solicitor, Midhurs t w a ft. Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Esq., solicitor. A• t 4 J . of Pr' d ltet i / i 0 SECRETARY—Mr. John C. Soirro.. - In submitting this undertaking to the, put , - -c ,', o ~$ O A , og e l influenced no less by a conviction of its imP 0 . 11 ,," - ichee e 4 ,o p°„' ii rf netting line between the important towns at v" - t i o os. ; tow mouth knd the metropolis, than, 1 . 7, y its grand 0 !", affording a direct communleatlon between the c " d cOPL O The projected undertaleing by proceeding t9 iit ies ofr„01 0 11' naval arsenals of Great Britain.—Portsmoutb an i be t7,001.'"01 Chichester and Portsmouth . Will extend the fse' i ,' o ula;ootP or of tion with the coast branches of railways along fta d ore t t oJ connecting itself with Brighton to the eastw' 'the ' ! g o lir , towards the west. By the main line falling D e y br;ll ,l ,i3O way the advantage of two termini in London r one at the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other at ec , P ii , 11°",asi r 4 01 latter of which, from iis proximity to tho o . several docks on the Thames, la acknowledged, `',tijoil°"cooartiie for a London terminus for merchandise of el l The line of railway intended to be constructed;loo,oo commence at or near the Redhill station nea r don and Brighton Railway, a distance of 2 1 " In its course to Portsmouth it will bridge. por !' 0 0'V Newdigate, Cupel, Ockley, Ewhurst, r 1 . O Q . Billinghurst, Wisborough-green, Plaistow, ilaseholgt°,oollo)' North Chapel, Kidford, Petforth, Midhurst, — O ,O O O O l 0 , Racton, Westbourne, and Emsworth;at or nea r 'fid Yo t'' ice this projected Bee will join the Chichster to J °ll' way to Portsmouth. 40 2 - i nArfo i o Kbranch is proposed to be made from D° - II a - -r C•••-nl. , tW ee ! Ve t ' PASS throt coolti,‘oooo.l ine at or near Ca: Bythis Portsmouth will be abridged to 73 mile s, pro) pa 4, shorter th c a o n urs th e peatthebyenwtirheicdhistaannyeelitnoe trav el ned;ioe.ec soe pith s v tu b London and Portsmouth hag proposed to P t ;, 10,11 ert 400 a route more .populous and productive than V on of:',l sts to public notice. It will involve the con etru L , tiP ? railway to complete the course between L - by' Reigate) and Emsworth. n d Deg From London to Reigate by the London 11- • Railroad is ••••• • • • • . ...... . • ...... • • • • :::" h • f • ,a. The junction to be made by;this CompanY tll " ,••• t or From the point near Emsworth to Ports.' ••.• •• of Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is • • • • • • th' "• Total distance from London to Portgn o-n ce,,,tt B , From Chilgrove a line of seven miles w il oie stit.l, r t 4ic;/ which will place Chichester in direct colon ° by t ill o,` it P 11 1 ;,1 The distance between Chichester and Londot.l., 00 0 s r br: p s,J 62 miles, and trains will run direct betwee n po c ! til l ,tt , Inasmuch as the existing line of railwaY Lisieigait44 t o tjP, at yte from the London and Brighton Railroad .1,• ad het t line will open up a communication by rai lroa d thAtieltylot and Dover. 6e i c D f a tiO ic i itil", From an inspection of the map, mreet to• station, near Reigate, lies 'early in a o C ° o 11110 1 . 1 " mouth and Chatham, and in pursuing the d e pot, the last-mentioned naval and militarY Yo• through or near the towns of Bletching'eliallm.' to te it Westerham, Seven Oaks, Ightfun,l„,, ewn bara.,„ tr", ham, Snodland, Lower Hailing, and vv°,rfzelgs", r aw 7 The distance between Chatham an" " - vac ' of' sr t ot making of 31 miles of railroad, and th e 82 ~o r t it o Portsmouth and Chatham will extenl ofereota :of . 0 - 4 117 11 0 11 ,4 y To the naval and military e,stabllfth ford he ,c° f;"" construction of this projected line 1011 age , ~5 e 5t 0 11. „ .: clunks in the transit of troops, stores, ba t Fsl; et P' n • t uO t. the tardy course of communication w''",t, pre el '" th a• tO r exists between Portsmouth and Chathaln, th em 1 0 a ing over the space of two days, and Pin eh two , munication with each other which, in b e v r t ade• t yieptP,oi will enable the journey between thorn to st , tt o bli' n r'• The formation of of a direct line of rat , o f es 0 ,00 , and Chatham will afford the opporturdr f ico tfors i feo o r; electric telegraphic, that celerity of cOtntn n o es o tl O , s tly ; obtained between places of national iToP f 4° ,00 o The m wa support if the of the line r is pledged to this urAlertalang; 00'0,01;00,000i Pripa ll7 P .o‘ The Provisional Committ , ,,, a bstain I t froe l o t or 0 ., 0 this undertaking, feelin; convinced ills' ference to the contemplat;; profit to t h e : 1• I et te . ti c u th is% if , 0 4 Da the populous and rich districts over Trlt i f w o t tOdl , are projected to pass is sufficiently Ito . ' D elo i t io Inutility of all comment in that reap ( e t ' Ore l of • I qtr, earn g an/ i tol li •-ok)t," Applications for the shares, in the - P nr to to , P . ; to the Solicitors and Local Agents,. ;id Se t `2 "° ' tr et or e- fe Brokers :—Messrs. R. Sutton, Gribble.,o•- So. t;e sti J London ; Messrs. Peppercorn and ( 011 P 4 t 0 ; 1 / London; Mr. H. Pritchett, of O. • pulle ti t ,,tre e t 'iliof - ,,V4 Neilson;sharebrokers, Liverpool ; •T ( Aon'L` r s. y r ; :j t ( Manchester ; Mr. B. MtEwen, 18, Ye' o l CA" p eot e ., I'4l and Bailey, brokers, John Watson, Esq., sharebroker, Le ! . ...'; , :dtz vcrpool ; Messrs. Hope and Rastriek, vi Tyeth and Luse" - and Son, Brist Levick, Nottil Leeds ; Messrs. Aers,.t, 42reoroo, Ipt To the Proviso Chichester, Company. I request th in the abo'e C or any less nui posit of 21. 2s tract and Sub Dated '.Nl3,Nqap aliniter;* sOmeZf Elie P It. Will Th ai bi atio, 13 Ve, %. 1 ki, Alla Luscombe, stockbrokers,. t".";,' , 0 ilw - pp Stol ; Messrs. Watson an ti ‘-' ;',,i on: ~ OP? Ingham ;and Mes_srs. CC .1 .. 1.1 ........ 4 s>-' 40,.. _, L 1! ,4 ",...:1 1, '51 i ,) 11 J 1 ~ f Oft ' - ' do n, ', n olo A ri ' FORM OF APPLICATP ) ,, ec t bon co,- of r e , 4 sional Committee of the DV:, and e cii itO p i and Direct Porton, AP' o ho e pt , t aer e te et 4 -' A to ' it' hat you will tllot to Me _ °arta an-owli c i pt , • : si Company, and I hcrebY w,, t o nips rol a of , umber t:aat ma y be allot fe - I _„,, 0 ..oire„,, ‘,,, _ i. on each share, and to e V u`; De re' , a) bscribers: Agreement as 1 this day of _,_ .. • • .... Usual sign: it', t ':". „ • • .. „ ...,• ~, :i 1 Name iu ~ e t Trade .....: •••• ~ • Profession pr .... • •„01 , :i • ..: Residence • r • „,,,s (ii . ~•• ~.• 4, Place of E . 0 ' .•• 1i . a :',„,, ro Reference )••.. • ii;fer o . ~•in, ts 4 l Residence , . o %C' je): ilwoplo" c., i towi .., iPPlication will be erten. c• ,t, do ,- • pfrrocaynisaitotnaarpcloicLuint trtel i 'r i v. ..'"aie id ........ • i t. ,•••447.-..--,,..i.t.5.,-..,1,4-1,---, LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDOIIIRE, or LEEDS, WOLVER HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY. Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 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 OWENS, j Solicitors. Offices of the Company, I, Moorgate, Sept. 26, 184 i.