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LYMOUTH and NORTH CORNWALL RAILWAY, from Plymouth to Padstow Harbour, with Branches to Launceston, Devonport, and Linkenhorn. (Provisionally Ratristered.) Capital 900,0001., in 36,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. on each Share. With power to decrease the capital to 600,0001. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Graves, Thanckes, Plymouth Baldwin, Charles Barry, Esq. M.P. Totnes, Parliament-street Briggs, Captain Francis, R.N. 17, Edward-street, Portman- square Brown, George Augustus, Esq. 20, Gower. street, Bedford-square Cockburn, Henry D. Esq. director of the Sheffield, West Riding, and MT :Rands' Junction, and the Hull, Birmingham, and Swansea Junction Railways Dale, Thomas A. Esq. Birkenhead, and Malvern-house, Chel tenham, director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways Douglas, Colonel Robert, director of the London and Birmingham Extension, and Trent Valley Continuation Railways Eyre, Sir James, Lower Brook-street, director of the Birkenhead, Birmingham, and Brighton Union Railway Fitch, Lieut.-Colonel George, 36, York-terrace, director of the Yolk and Lancaster Railway Hair, Quintin B. Esq. director of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horn castle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railway Hamley, Captain W.M., R.N., Bodmin Harding, Joshua, Esq. Rosliston, Burton-upon-Trent, director of the Nottingham, Birmingham, and Coventry Railway Hardiege, Thomas Houghton, Esq. 23, Park-lane, director of the London and Exeter Direct Railway Heath, Wm., Esq. Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor.aquare, director of the Metropolitan Junction Railway Hoffman, Lewis, Esq. director of the Nottingham and South Staf. fordshire, and Dover and Bristol Railways tier Thomas Collingwood, Esq. 46, Woburn-place Lloyd, Dr. F. B. Kensington Macravi3h, Charles Carroll, Esq. 22, Rutland-gate . Parkinson; John, Esq. F. Its., Cambridge.terrace, director of the Direct Western Railway Pickwoad, A. Maxwell, Esq. Penton-lodge, Bridport, Dorset, director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Rich, Sir George, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, director of the London, Southampton, and Gosport Railway Richardson, William, Earl. Charlotte-street, Bedford.square, Lon don, Deputy-Chairman of the Wexford, Waterford, and Va. Irntia Ra:lway Ross, Captain Thomas, R.N., 58, Porchester-terrace, director of the Dover and Eristol Railway Sartorius, Admiral Sir George, director of the Northern and Eastern, and Western Junction Railways Thellussen, T. R. Esq., 16, Hyde Park street, Hyde-park, London Wcbb, Richard, Esq., Calcot, Reading, director of the Somersetshire and North Devon Bank \Vinkworth, T., Esq. Gutter-lane, Cheapside, director of Ras. trick's Direct London and Manchester Railway (Walt power to add to their number.) ENGINEER—A. H. Bampton, Esq. C.E. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR—V. Barnes, ESCI. RANKERS. London—The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury and Hen rietta-street, Covent-garden. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bull and Underwood, 25, Ely.place, Holborn, London Messrs. Woolcombe, Square, Stephens, and Prance, Plymouth SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Edward Hoare, Esq. _ - - - This railway, being an extension of the Delabole and Rock line, the construction of which, from the deep water of Padstow Har. bour to the vicinity of Camelford, has been already authorised, will unite Padstow and the other ports on the north coast of Cornwall with Plymouth, by the shortest and most advantageous route which can be obtained, and thereby establish a complete and direct corn rounication between the Bristol and English Channels. It is intended that the principal terminus shall be near Sutton Pool, the centre of the established trade at Plymouth, for the im provement of which a Company with a sufficient capital has been formed. The line will cross the Tamer at or near Saltash, and pro ceeding by Callington approach Launceston, whence it will extend by Cainelford to the Delabole Quarries, and there form a commu nication with the Delabole and Rock Railway, for the formation of which an Act of Parliament, containing ample powers to construct docks and otherwise improve the Harbour of Padstow, has been obtained. Short branches will connect the line with Devonport, Linkenhorn, and Launceston. _ _ _ The Committee reserve power to make such arrangements with the parties interested in the Delabole and Rock Railway as may be deemed advisable for completing the line and extending the utility of the portion of the project to which the powers of their Act apply. _ _ . Westerly winds prevailing for three-fourths of the year, it is evident that railway communication with Padstow will obtain for that harbour a great part of the trade which now enters the Bristol Channel ; inasmuch as sailing vessels would thence secure a suffi cieot offing at all times to prevent the delay constantly occasioned in the ports of that channel to outward.bound ships. The im provement of this harbour will involve the construction of a break water, and thus Padstow will become the haven of refuge for that line of coast, and the seaport of the Bristol Channel. By means of this railway the most direct and expeditious core munication will be obtained between the southern and eastern ports of Ireland, and the whose of the north of Cornwall, Launceston, and Callington, with Plymouth and the southern coast of Devon; and in conjunction with the proposed lines of railway through the centre of Devon and Cornwall, it will afford a rapid communication with Exeter, the north of Devon, and the metropolis, on the one side, an 3 Falmouth and the eastern ports of Cornwall on the other. By this route the distance from Launceston to Plymouth will be seven miles less than by the route through Tavistock ; whilst, in. stead of gradients of 1 in 29 and I In 30, as presented on that line, the gradients on this will be perfectly easy, and well adapted for locomotive power. The line presents few engineering difficulties, and the greater part of it will be constructed at a very moderate cost. The addi tional expense of crossing the Tamar will be most amply compen sated for by the cheapness of the construction of the remainder of the line; and the capital may be relied on as being amply sufficient to carry out the undertaking. In case an Act should be ohtained for the construction of a central line of railway through Cornwall and Devon, power is reserved to make arrangements for the use of so much of such line as may be available, and the capital of this Company will be proportionally reduced; and in the event of any Company projecting a railway from Falmouth to Plymouth, and joining in the expense of the line from Saltash to Sutton Pool, the capital will be furl her reduced by 156,0001. The crossing of the Tamar at Saltash will be effected by abridge sufficient to accommodate the general traffic .f the country, for which a toll will be sought. Power will be taken to purchase the interest of the owners of the ferry existing at that point of the river. The line passes through the best mining districts of the north and east of Cornwall. By moans of the proposed branch to Linkenhorn, nearly the whole of the mines in the eastern past of the county will be united, and all the materials and supplies for these mines, with their produce, would be transported on this railway. The Delabole slate quarries are already in active ope ration, several steam.engines being in full work, and more in the course of erection. The traffic will be materially augmented by the carriage of slate from these quarries, and the supply of ma terials for their working. Added to these sources, the very con siderable traffic of passengers and goods which will be derived from the north of Cornwall and Devon, from Launceston, Calling ton, and, in fact, the whole of the productive corn country through which the line passes, and which chiefly supplies Plymouth and the Gavernment Victualling office ; the conveyance of Irish produce and passengers from Padstow—of timber and other building materials both from Plymouth and the north coast—of sea sand, most ex tensively used for manure, from the north coast—of lime and limestone from Plymouth—of coals for the supply of the whole dis trict, including the immense quantities consumed in the mines— abundantly demonstrate that few lines of railway are likely to pay a higher rate of interest on the capital to be expended, both from the moderate expense *,f construction and the immense amount of traffic which must pass over the line. Power will be applied for in the Act to allow interest at four per cent. on the deposit awl all subsequent calls until the opening of the line ; and the subscribers' liability, previous to obtaining the Act, will be limited to the amount of thedeposit on their respective shares. The survey is in a state of forwardness, and as the extension line and branches do not exceed thirty-six miles, there is an actual certainty of being fully prepared for an application to Parliament in the ensuing session, for an Act of Incorporation. Prospectuses may be obtained on application to the secretary, pro tern., at the Company's offices, 15,Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Bull and Underwood, 23, Ely-place, Holborn ; and Messrs. Wool combe, Square, Stephens, and Prance, Plymouth ; to Messrs. Shewell and Sons, stock-brokers, i 5, Tokenhouse-yard, London ; Messrs. W. H. Collis and Smith, New-street, Birmingham ; Messrs. Pow. nail and Worthington, Old Hall-street, Liverpool; Messrs. Card. well and Sons, Manchester Mr. Luke Arnold, Bristol ; Mr. James Balme, Gloucester ; and to Mr. James Stokes, Cheltenham. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Directors of the Plymouth and North Cornwall Railway Company. Gentlemen, -1 request you will allot to me shares of 251. each in the proposed Plymouth and North Cornwall Railway ; and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number of shares that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of :21. 12s. 6d. per share thereon, and also to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required Name in full Residence Profession or business (if any) Place of business. ......................... Name and profession or business of referee Address .............•. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LIVERPOOL AND BRISTOL, AND NORTH AND SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND DIRECT JUNCTION RAILWAY. Capital 2,003,0001., in 80,000 Shares of 25/. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. (Provisionally Registered, in accordance with 7 and 8 Vict., c. 110.) A company is in course of formation for the purpose of com pleting that chain of direct railway connexion which has been already in great part formed between Liverpool, Chester, and the numerous other important ports and manufacturing towns of the north, and south-western coast, and Bristol, Southampton, Bridge. water, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, and the populous district of the south and south western counties of England. On reference to the lines of railway, northward, it will be seen that the Chester and Birkenhead Company have already formed a most direct link between Liverpool and the north-west of Eng land with the south ~tid south-western counties, and that the Chester and Holy head Company are in course of connecting the whole of worth Wales with the city of Chester. On looking southward it will also be seen that the rising port of Gloucester is already connected by most direct lines with nearly every impor tant port and manufacturing town in the south-western counties, and that the prosperous town of Cheltenham will shortly be con nected (probably by the Manchester and Southampton Company, but certainly by one of the propositions made to that effect) with Southampton, and the south of England. Having explained thus far, it may now be stated, that it is the intention of the present project to render complete, by directly connecting the cities of Chester and Gloucester and town of Cheltenham, that which has been so well commenced. Thus effecting the most direct junction possible between the north-west of England, earl North Wales, and the south and southwestern counties, and when it is added that so desirable an object can be effected, by a route running through the heart of such leading agricultural counties as Cheshire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire, laying open their resources, and the resources of the extensive mining district in Shropshire, through which it passes, and accom modating a town population of not less than 150,000 inhabitants, it must be admitted that there are leading advantages cf a peculiarly inviting character to be derived. It 13 proposed that the line shall commence at the city of Ches ter, sad from thence passing through the prosperous market towns of Malpas, Whitchurch, and by or near to Wem, proceed to Wellington, at which point it will enter the populous mining dis tricts of Shropshire. From Wellington the most direct course will be taken by Colebrooke Dale and the Iron Bridge, to Broseley, and from thence to Bridgnorth ; from Bridgnorth the line running southward will pass within from two to three miles of the active ma nufacturing town of Kidderminster, close to Bewdley, through Stour_ port, to the city of Worcester. From Worcester the intention is to form a direct line in place of the present circuitous one to Glou cester and Cheltenham. For this purpose the course will be along the banks of the Severn, to Upt on . on-Severn at about which point the line will divide, going on the one s id e direct to Gloucester id on the other, by, or close to Tewkesbury, and from thence to Cheltenham. Thus, apart from all other advantages, sixteen populous oafs and manufacturing or market towns will be brought into the most direct union with each other. Duly considering the position of the city of Gloucester as re.. Bards the mouth of the river Severn and the Bristol d Channel, el, it will be seen that the city naturall y formsin any con.. end _the north of ezion, between the south-western counties England, and the whole of Scotland, and as the line now proposed is of tip direct a character " northward " from Gloucester, the traffic derivable from other lines must be immense, in addition to the large local traffic, which, after due inquiry, the promoters find will alone be amply sufficient to produce a ♦ery remunerative return on the outlay required. It should he observed, that the intention of forming a direct trunk line has from the first never been lost sight of, so that although a deviation in favour of several towns in the neighbour. hood through which the line will pass, or the formation of branche to others, might have been productive of considerable advantage in some respects, the promoters determined on persevering in their original intention, and have to congratulate themselves on so doing, as they have avoided an unpleasant collision with exist ing projects. The country having been carefully examined by Mr. Galloway (the Company's engineer), has been found peculiarly favourable for railway operations ; indeed, for a considerable portion of the whole distance, no cuttings whatever will be required, and this, connected with the fact that those of the landed proprietary whose support so far has been sought have expressed them selves very favourable to the project, lead to the inference, that seldom has so important an undertaking been commenced with greater prospect of complete success. The subscribers will only be held liable for the amount of the shares subscribed for by them, and power will be sought for in the Act to authorise the allowance of an interest of 4 per cent. per annnm on all calls from the time of payment to that of open ing tht line. s In the allotment of shares the promoters wish it to be under stood that all applications from parties locally interested will re ceive a primary consideration, and in all caws it is requested that no application may be made to which references of respectability are not attached. A full prospectus, with the names of an influential Provisional Committee, will appear in a few days; in the interim applications for shares may be made to, and further particulars knosyn from, Edward Lambert, Esq., solicitor, 4, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Richard Barker, Esq., solicitor, Chester; W. H. S. Hughes, Esq., solicitor, Worcester; or from the following stock and sharebrokers :—Messrs. C. and E. Nairn', Nu. 3, and John H. Golding, Esq., No. 10, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street, London ; Messrs. D. and J. B. Neilson, and J. C. Da Costa, Esq., Slater court, Castle-street, Liverpool; Messrs. Cardwell and Son, Manchester ; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham; Messrs. Watson, Barth, and Tootal, Leeds; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, Hull; and Messrs. Wilson and Hillawell, Huddersfield; from all of whom maps of the line may be obtained. NEWCASTLE AND LONDON COAL RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered). Capital, 5,000,0001., in 200,000 shares of 25/. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. per share. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Henry Bainbridge, Esq., Grosvenor.square, and St. Paul's Church yard Robert Merttins Bird, Esq. H.E.I.C. Civil Service, Taplow-hill George Beauchamp Cole, Esq. Chester.strcet, Belgrave-square Captain Mark Currie, R. N., U.S. Club, and Laleham, Middlesex Wynn Ellis, Esq. M.P. Cadogan.place John Kinnersley Hooper, Esq. Alderman, Queenhithe Sir William Magnay, Bart. Alderman, Upper Thames•street The Hon. E. Plunkett, Pall.mall Richard Harris Purcell, Esq. Cambridge.street, Hyde.park Sir George Rich, Lowndes.street, Belgrave-square Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq. Carlton-house-terrace Henry Birchfield Swabey, Esq. Great Cumberland-place Frederick Taylor, Esq. Worcester-park, Ewell Nicholas Temperley, Esq. Brixton Daniel Watney, Esq. Wandsworth BANKERS. Messrs. Puget, Bainbridges, and Co., St. Paul's Church-yard Newcastle-en-Tyne Alnwick The North of England Joir.t.stock Banking Berwick Company Durham Darlington—Messrs. Jonathan Backhouse and Co. York—The York City and County Banking Company Hull—The Hull Banking Company Doncaster—Messrs. Perfect and Smith Lincoln—Messrs. Smith, Ellison. and Co. Newark—Newark and Sleaford Bank Grantham—Messrs. Hardy and Co. Stamford—Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Company Peterborough—Messrs. York and York Huntingdon—The Town and County Bank Bedford—The Bedford Bank Hertford—The Hertford Bank Edinburgh} The Royal Bank of Scotland Glasgow _ _ _ Leeds—Messrs. Beckett and Co. Bristol—Stuckey's Banking Company Manchester—Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. Liverpool—Messrs. Heywood and Co. Derby—Messrs. Smith and Co. Nottingham—Messrs. Smith and Co. Birmingham —Messrs. Attwood, Spooner, and Co. Coventry—Coventry Union Banking Company. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sutton, Ewens, Omtnanney, and Prudence, 6, Basinghall-street CoNSULTING.ENGINEER— William Gravatt, Esq, F.R.S. ENGINEER—H. H, Bird, Esq., 5, Rebert-street, Adelphi. SECRETARY—Edward Blanshard Stamp, Esq. Offices, 50 A, King William.street. London-bridge. The establishment of the above railway will effect two great and important objects :—first, the supply of the metropolis and its vicinity with coal fully twenty per cent. cheaper than by the pre sent mode of transit: secondly, by the exclusion of passenger traffic, to diminish the risk of accidents, which objects can only be attained by constructing a railway for the express purpose of carry ing coals and merchandise exclusively. The expenses of the London and Birmingham Railway for 1844 (set forth in the prospectus of this Company), prove that coal may be brought the entire distance from the Northern Col.. lieries to London at one-half the cost of coal conveyed by ship, and yet leave a profit of ten per cent. upon a capital of 5,000,0001. In addition to the through traffic, accommodation will be afibrded to the intermediate districts for the conveyance of coals and goods, which will materially increase the revenue of the Company. It is proposed to raise the required capital in 200,000 shares of 251. each ; deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per share, the subsequent calls to be made in the usual way. The customary clauses will be inserted in the Act, limiting the liability of the shareholders to the amount of their respective shares. Interest, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annura wilt be allowed on au calls between the passing of the Act and the opening ot the railway, The Committee of Management have the satisfaction to state, that owing to the measures that have been taken, the surveys, &c., are in a very forward state, and that the necessary documents will be deposited in accordance with the standing orders of Parliament, and application made for the Bill hi the approaching session. Prospectuses, with fuller information and in detail, together with Forms of Application, may be obtained on applying to the Solicitors of the Company, Messrs. Sutton, Ewens, Ommanney, and Prudence, 6, Basinghall.street ; or to the Secretary, at the Com pany's Offices, 50a, King William.street, City; to Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, New Bank-buildings, and Messrs. Wells, Westrop, and Prinsep, 75, Old Broad-street, London; and Mr. Edward Reid, Mr. William Fordyce, and Mr. John Benson, Newcastle.cn-Tyne; Messrs. Robertson and Co. and Mr. Robert Allan, Edinburgh; Mr. Walter M`Kenzie, and Messrs. Wilkie and Brown, Glasgow; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York ; Messrs. E. King and Co. and Messrs. Bowlby and Smith, Leeds; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, Hull; Messrs. Mewburn and Blackey, Halifax ; Messrs. Stocks and Hudson, Huddersfield ; Mr. John Caton, Preston ; Mr. Welch, Lancaster ; Messrs. Beetham and Greer, and Messrs. Houghiand and Reese, Manchester ; Messrs. Haselden and Son, Messrs. Forsyth and Hailston, and Messrs. Lloyd and Price, Liverpool ; Mr. Edward Wilson, Birmingham ; Mr. R. P. Clark, Bristol; Messrs. G. R. Gleddon and Co., Exeter; Messrs. Hop. wood and Palmer, Plymouth. NEWCASTLE AND LONDON COAL RAILWAY. The Committee, with the view of enabling responsible parties (desirous to participate in the allotment) to secure at least some shares in this great undertaking, will permit the pay ment of a preliminary deposit of 10s. 6d. per share previous to ap plication being made ; and will gu-trantee that the parties so paying shall have shares allotted them, to at least the number upon which the sum paid by them as a preliminary deposit shall cover the full deposit of 21. 12s. 6d. They, however, reserve to themselves the right of limiting this privilege to the extent of 100 shares, If a larger number should be applied for, or even of refusing it, in cases where they may find on inquiry that the applicant is not in their judgment eligible to be a shareholder; in such cases the deposit will be immediately returned ; nor will this privilege be extended beyond the deposition of 100,000 shares, after which the bankers of the Company will receive instructions to refuse further prelimi • nary deposits. The preliminary deyeits must be paid to the bankers of the Company, who will furnish a receipt for the same. The Corn. mittee caution the public not to negotiate such receipts, as their undertaking to supply the shares holds good only so far as the applicants, upon their references being examined into, prove re spectable and responsible. They particularly request that each applicant for shares who avails himself of this privilege will state, in his application, the amount of the deposit he bas paid, and the number of the bankers' receipt FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Committee of Management of the Newcastle and London Coal Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 251. each in your Company, and I undertake to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted me, and to pay the deposit thereon ; and I undertake also to execute the Subscribers' Agree. ment, or any other documents that may be necessary, When re. quired. I am, Gentlemen, Date ................... Christian and Surnam e,..." .. Profession or Calling ........ Place of Residence .................. Reference .................... Usual Signature ................. P.S.—lthe Corn. pang's s um of p reliminary deposit, and 's banker , b that the number of the receipt for the same is to the state that I have paid as into a RAILWAY COMPANY. B IRMING-HAAI and BOSTON DIRECT Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. (Provisionally Registered.' PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Edward Chichester, Director of the Hull and Holyhead Direct and Great Welsh Central Rahways Lord Dunboyne, Director of the Harwich Decks, and Birmingham and Central of England Railways Lord Albert Conyngliam, 5, Hamilton-place Lord Stephen Chichester, Ormean. Antrim, Director of the London, Staines, and Ascot, and of the Reading and Riegate Atmospheric Railways, &c. Lieut.-Colonel Lothian Dickson, Curzon-street, Slay-fair, her Ma jesty's Civil Commissioner at the Cape, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Junction Coast Railway. &c. Captain J. P. SPDougal, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Chairman of the Isle of Man Railway, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gos port, and Portsmouth Railway, &c. Colonel Tkos. Fitzgerald, Maperton, Somerset, Deputy. Lieutenant of Somerset and West Riding of Yorkshire The Hon. George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, 1. St. Alban's place, and Oakfields, Donegal, Director of the London and Exeter Direct Railway, &e. The Hon. John Oliphant Slerray, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly Sir George Sartorius, R.N., Senior United Service Club, Director of the Dover and Bristol Railway, &c. Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li censed Victuallers' and General Fire and Life Insurance Company, and Director of the Direct Western Railway, &c. Major O'Doherty, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall George Downing Bruce, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant of Yorkshire, Di rector of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Extension Railway Major Ilawkes, 72, Baker-street, Portman-square, Chairman of the Jamaica North Midland Railway R. Atkyns, Esq., Devonshire-street, Portland-place, Director of the Reading and Reigate Atmospheric Railway, and Cape of Good Hope Railway, &c. William Tulloh Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Directors of the Portman-square Dover & Thos. Ross, Esq., 58, Porchester-terrace,Hyde-park tol Railway. John Lowe, Esq., 26, Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park &c. Kensington Lewis, Esq., Stratford-place William Henry Francis Burdett, Esq., Birmingham Samuel Kempson, Esq., Little Sutton, Sutton Coldtield, Director of the Birmingham, West Bromwich, and Wednesbury and Walsall Junction Railway W. Augustus Lewis, Esq., 8.A., F.G.S., Director of the Wolver hampton, Chester, and Birkenhead Railway, &e. Major \Vinite, 105, Pall-mall. Din'ctor of the Chepstow and Forest I I, Eatoil-piacc, • T 2,i, HS de Park-square, Direeto:' of the Crr.nd Trot,: ontagn ford o-D1 i is l John chesterlloomsbury-terrace, Lower Broughton, Man- Charles Phelps, Esq., M nee, Russell-square Henry Brown, Esq., Ha r l ey Xeuniuston, Directors of the Greet Welsh Centralltailway Thomas Rogers, Esq., Laura-place, Bradford, Yorkshire, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and of the Hull and Holyhead Direct, and the Liverpool and Derby Railways, &e. John Thompson, Esq., Tottenham, Director of the Southampton, Petersfield, and London Railway James Adair, Esq. Director of the Goole and Doncasterßailway, &c. Algernon W. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway, Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., Director of the Britannia Assurance Company r. Granville Dewes, Esq., St. James's-street George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield-house, Russell-square, Director of the Port of Wisbeach, Peterborough, Birmingham, and Midland Counties Union Railway, &e. Captain Twisleton Graves, 49, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Leicester and Tean and Dove, and the Direct Western Rail ways, &c. John Chapman, Esq., Langham-place, Director of the Hull and Holyhead Direct Railway G. Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street William Sladden, Esq , Canterbury John Rannie, Esq., 5, Lower Belgrave-street, Belgrave-square W. Feehney Black, Esq., 10, Wilton-place, Bel grave-square Captain Strutt, Cranford-lodge, Middlesex Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury, Managing Director of the Dover and Bristol Railway, and the Liverpool and Derby Railway, &e. Wm. Thomas Symonds, Esq., Thornton-heath, Croydon C. M. Rigg, Esq., York place, Portman- lDirectors of the square Shropshire Mine- Major Newcombe, ral Railway Colonel Cannon, :Oriental Club, Director of the St. George's Point and Calcutta Railway B. W. Doyle, Esq., Director of the Sheffield and Macclesfield Railway Charles Owen Snow, Esq., Lecke-hall, Cheshire Lumsden Mackeson, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway, &c. Alfred G. Harris, Esq., 38, Alsop-terrace, New-road William Henry Burke, Esq., Tottenham Edward F. Finden, Esq., Southampton-place, Euston-square Geo. Fowler, Esq., Newington-place. Peter Paterson, Esq., Leyton, Essex George Evans, Esq., Melbury-terrace, Regent's Directors of the Park London and Exe- E. S. Blundell, Esq. ter Direct Rail- Walter Shairp, Esq. way, &e. John Thompson, Esq., Great St. Helen's, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway Sir John Key, Bart., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Mauri tins Railway, and Director of the York and Lancaster Railway, &c. Miles Coventry, Esq., Director of the Britannia Assurance Com pany, &c. Capt. Newton, R.N., Director of the Hull and Holyhead Railway, &c. James Tracy, Director of the Harwich Docks, and Birmingham and Central England Railway, &c. John Blunt, Esq., Director of the London Docks, and Reading and Reigate Atmospheric Railway, &c. John Bloor, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Railway Jeremiah Clark, Esq. Directors of the Richard William Johnson, Esq. London and Man- John Holford, Esq., Rusholm-hall, Manchester cheater Direct Directors of the Reading and Rei gate Atmospheric Railway, &c. John Burgess, Esq., Manchester, late borough- Railway Company reeve, (Remington's) Lewis Buckland, Esq., Avenue-road, Regent's l'ark Capt. E. 11. Scott, R.N., Director of the St. Alban's and Hertford Ex tension Railway Company Edward Paterson, Esq., Clapton William Bardgett, Esq. Director of the Britannia Assurance Com pany, &c. A. W. Hillary, Esq. 66, Cadogan-place, Belgrave-square, Director of the London and Exeter, and of the Direct West-end and Croydon Railways, &c. &c. William James lye, Esq., 21, Northampton-square, Director of the Southern Counties and Bristol, Bath, and Dover Direct Railway James Vickers, Esq. Mark-lane, Director of the Jersey Pier and Railway Company Charles Smith Rayner, Esq., Kew Green Frederick A. Davis, Esq., 13 and 14, Milk-street, Cheapside, Di rector of the Cape of Good Hope Railway (With power to add to their number). COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. The Right Hon. Lord EDWARD CHICHESTER, Chairman. Captain J. P. MACDOUGAL, Vice-Chairman. R. Atkyns, Esq John Low, Esq. 11. Brown, Esq. Chaloner Ogle, Esq. W. F. Black, Esq. John Rennie, Esq. John Blunt, Esq. John Thompson, Esq. of Tot- Lieut.-Colonel L. Dickson tenham A. W. Grevllle, Esq. John Thompson, Esq. of Great G. G. Hay, Esq. St. Helen's. HAWSERS. London—Commercial Bank of London, 3, Moorgate-street, and 3, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden Messrs. Spooner and Attwoods and Co., 27, Gracechurah- street . Birmingham—Messrs. J. L. Moilliet and Sons,lßirmlngharn and War wickshire Bank Bostoa—Messrs. Garfit, Claypon, and Co. JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hook and Oldershaw, 7, Tokenhouse-yard Messrs. C. T. and A. Jenkinson, 76, Cannon-street, City. LOCAL AGENT. Birmingham—W. H. Reece, Esq. ENGINEERS. Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq., C.E. A. A. B. Bennet, Esq., C.E. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. E. N. Clifton, Esq., Tokenhouse-yard. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Sudlow and . Kingdon, 6, New Palace-yard. SECRETARY—James Elliot, Esq. Offices of the Company, 26, Moorgate-street. PROSPECTUS. This line is designed to open a direct communication between the towns of Birmingham and Boston. The advantages to be derived by a rich, progressing, and populous town, such as Birmingham, the great manufacturing centre of the kingdom, having a direct communication with a port on the eastern coast facing the Continent, and that port the nearest to it by geographical position, need but be mentioned to be appreciated. he name of Birmingham speaks for itself ; the capacity and value of Boston, as a commercial port, is daily increasing, and requires but little enterprise to enable it to compete with some of our best ports. It is proposed that this line should commence at Leicester, where it will form a continuation of the line from Birmingham to that town, and proceeding by, or near Melton Mowbray, Corby, Folkingham, and Donnington, terminate at Boston, thus affording a direct communt cation between Birmingham and its important manufacturing dis tricts, Rugby, the great railway centre of England, and Boston, their nearest seaport, which eventually must command the traffic of the districts with which it is in connexion, and the opposite ports of the Continent. A glance at the map will show how this line is fed, and the towns in its neighbourhood supplied with railway accommodation by the interseeting lines; but in the event of the London and York line not obtaining its Act, it is proposed by this Company to construct a branch to Grantham. The country is easy, presenting few or no engineering difilcult!es. Another advantage held out by this project is the improvement of the harbour of Boston, whereby it will be restored to that eminent position it formerly held among the ports and harbours of the kingdom. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at foar per cent. per axnum, after passing the Act, on the amount of the subscription paid up. No subscriber shall be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. A more detailed prospectus will be issued in a few days, containint the names of many influential gentlemen locally interested in the proposed line. A more detailed prospectus will be issued itilk few days, containing the names of many influential gentlemen locally interested in the pro posed line. Applications for shares, in the Anexed form, and prospectuses, to be made to the Solicitors of the Company, 7, Tokenhouse-yard, and 76, Cannon-street, City; at the Offices of the Company, 26, Moorgate-street ; and to the following stock and sharebrokers : London—Mr. Edward Newton Bryant, 16, Throgmorton-street ; Mr. Wm. Rodwell, 22, Throgmorton-street ; Mr. A. Sym, 9, Tokenhouse yard ; Mr. J. S. Pidgeon, 10, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street. Birmingham—F. H. West, 4S, New-street ; Mr. William Green, 26, Ann-street. Bristol—Mr. W. 11. Land. Blackburn—Mr. Wm. H. Morrice. Edinburgh—Messrs. Dowling and Howden, South St. Andrew-street ; Mr. Pringle. Exeter—Mr. Thomas Sanford. Glasgow—Messrs. Black and Lorimer, Buchanan-street. Hull — Messrs. Alsop and Son ; Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle. Liverpool— Mr. Laurie ; Messrs. Thomas Coghlan and Son ; Mr. Joseph Brice, Sweeting-street. Leicester—Messrs. Windram and Son, Bishop street. Leeds—Messrs. J. and T. Rhodes ; Messrs. Charles Bell, Beverley, and Co. Lynn—Messrs. I. 11. Sampson and Son, King Staith-square. Manchester Messrs. Johnston, Bradley, and Walker ; Mr. Earle Langston, Abraham's-court, Market-street ; Messrs. Green and Lockwood. Nottingham—Messrs. Peetsen and Potter. Perth—Mr. J. A. Gloag. Sheffield—Messrs. Muncaster and Wilson. Wakefield—Mr. Thomas Nightingale. York—Mr. W, H. Cowling FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Birmingham and Boston Direc Railway. I request you will apportion me shares of 201. each in the Birmingham and Boston Direct Railway Company ; and Ido hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number you may allot to rne, and to pay the deposit of 21.25. per share, and all future calls thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. Name in full ....... ...... •• •• Usual Signature.. ....... .• •• Residence.... Business or Profession • ..... .. Name of Referee . • ••.•••• • • • . • .. Residence and Profession of Referee. PROSPECTUS OF THE DUNGENESS BREAKWATER, AND DUN GENESS, RYE, AND SOUTH-EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Connicting the branches to Ashford and Hastings, and Maidstone and Tonbridge. Capital 2,500,0001., in 125,000 Shares of 201. each. , Deposit 21.25. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. . . . Sir William Symonds, Knight, Surveyor of the Navy, and Captain R.N. Admiralty Rear-Admiral Ayscough, Prospect House, Southampton Admiral Sir Charles Ekins, K.C.B. K.W.N. Cadogan-placo Captain A. L. Kuper, C.B. R.N. Plym.3tock, Devon Rev. C. J. Burton, Lydd Vicarage Lieutenant Dornford, R.N. Greenwich Hospital Lietenant Phillips, R.N. Greenwich John Robert Dalby, Esq. Ashbourne, Derby William Kuper, Esq. director of the Grand Junction, Great Western, and South-Western Railway Junction Captain Twisleton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's John Whealey Lea, Esq. Vice-Chairman of the Severn Commission S. li. Powell, director of the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway E. R. Simmons, Esq. Gloucester-lodge, Croydon Ch a rles Goodwin, Esq. Battersea —William . nt 3 t i m i be .c r . ) E . ENGINEER . and F.R.S. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. Arthur Mee, Esq. 12, Carlton-chambers, Regent-street. SOLICITOR—George. Smith, Esq. 24, Golden-square. BANKERS—MeSSTS. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co. Charing-cross. Temporary Offices of the Company, 24, Golden-square. It has long been an object of public desire to obtain a harbour of refuge on the southern coast, and no place, whether from its natural advantages or its position towards the opposite coast, is better situated for this purpose than Dungeness. Besides offering the only anchorage withont artificial means, be tween the Ower s and th e S ou th F ore l an d, it affords an invariable shelter for ships going up the Channel with east, and down with we stand south-west winds. It also g ives the shortest, the most certain,and the safest p a ssage to Boulogne. To effect these desirable objects, it will, however, be necessary to construct a breakwater on the outer side of Swallow-bank , lying miles from the ' three shore, to the eastward of the Ness ; by which means a harbour of refuge will be obtained, and such a depth of water secured, of jettie s or piers on to receive ships, and enable passengers (by means la on the east a nd w e st sides of the Ness point) at all times to eff ec t a S `l'e would here refer. Wel lington, given befetefe to the evidence of his Grace tho Duke of Wel on the subject of ship e wrecksnew, and his opinion as to the expediency of Thames. harbour of safety between Portsmouth and the On that occasion his Grace entertain no doubt th a t it i s said,'" I have no doubt about it. I absolutely necessary. There is now no security between Portsmouth a se cure place in the perky o f a north the Downs. Dover roads is a very is no security at other times ; b ut rl a serly or easterly wind, but there the contrary, it is a very dan gerotts place in a wind from the south-west. Downs, but there is no great ease in the Downs. They can run for the Certainly there is no security in Dover , except from warlike attempts ; but I should say that, considering the want of protection from the weather and from military attacks in the Channel, the trade of the ofLondon will be in a very precarious situation, and will be a port very losing one in a variety of ways in time of war, if something be not d one before hand—if some precautions are not taken. " Steam power in moving ships has made such progress at present as that it must have a most material effect in maritime warfare (I use the word maritime warfare in contradistinction to naval war fare) in all future times. " If anybody will just consider the advantage the French coast enjoys over the coast of this country in observation of what is pass ing at sea that is to the southward ; they have the sun in their backs, they see everything quite clear, and it is possible from the coast of France to calculate to a moment at what period a vessel coming up Channel will arrive at particular points, and they may b e in readiness to seize her at any point which may happen to be un guarded, supposing the vessel to be without convoy, and supposing that there should be no naval means at that place to take care of her. I should say that the trade of the port of London would labour under a great disadvantage if it were found that every v essel coming up from Portsmouth was obliged to come up in convoy, that she should be shut up unless there were a convoy ; and there are no means of providing for that safety, except by ports—not one only, but there ought to be, I should say, at least two between the Downs and Portsmouth ; I should say one about Dungeness, and another possibly at Dover. " I have given a good deal of reflection to it • and have thought of it a long while, and that is the conclusion to which I have come, and it is a rational conclusion, for it is founded on what the state of the commerce of this port (which is the great port of the country), will be by-and-by if something is not done." c, In addition to the above reasons, a breakwater desirable, en tecottni of the vast number of vessels etyzageLl jit the ill: of whieli, hail the opportunity afforded stern, would land at Dungeness, whence they w , Juld be enabled to tran,T,orL 11811 dir,:ct to London, instead of by way of Brighton, a coarse which the want of a liarLonr z)ow compels them to adopt: It is also inteiKled, in conne:eion with the propo7, , A breakwater, to form a line of railway from Dungeness to the town of Rye, and thence to the South-Easternltailway station at Paddock-wood, thus connecting it with the branch at Ashford on the one side, and that to Hastings on the other, and at Paddock-wood with tho branches to Maidstone and to Tunbridge. in a public point or view there Can now be litho occasion to upon the value of this undertaking. Security to our shipping of every description, the prevention of shipwreck, the promotion of the fisheries, an exhaustless supply of the finest water for the navy, an easy and uninterrupted passage to the Continent, and a ready com munication with all parts, eastward and westward, and especially by means of either existing or projected railways with Chatham and London, are the obvious advantages, and there can be no doubt but t will receive from the Government that support which it deserves. Instead of being, as at present, a perilous point, this part of the coast will be a sure refuge in the most threatening circumstances. The line from Rye to Paddock-wood, passing through a populous district, will open and maintain a traffic of undoubted importance, a large transit trade will necessarily arise from the weather-bound vessels off the Ness Point, five or six hundred of them being fre quently detained there for several weeks, many of them anxious to discharge their cargoes. An ample return to the shareholders cannot fail being made, while they will have the satisfactory reflection of knowing that they have largely contributed to the wealth, resources, and security of the country. The liability of the shareholders will be restricted to the amonnt of their subscriptions, and power will be applied for in the Bill to allow interest at four per cent. per annum on all calls, from the pass ing of the Act until the opening of the line. Applications for prospectuses, and also for shares, in the undermen tioned form, may be made to George Smith, Esq., Solicitor to the Company, No. 24, Golden-square, and of the following Sharebrokers : London—Messrs. Field and Son, Warnford-court, and Mr. Benjamin Rankin, Tokenhouse-yard. Liverpool—Mr. M. L. Pritchard and Mr. F. Morton, Exchange-buildings. Manchester—Messrs. Gardiner and Heap. Sheffield—Mr. Samuel Ironside and Son. Leeds—Messrs. Hirst and Brooke. Plymouth—Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer. Bath — Mr. J. B. Mundy. Edinburgh—Mr. A. Moffatt. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Dungeness Breakwater, and Dungeness, Rye, and South-Eastern Junction Railway. I request that you will allot me shares in the above Company ; and I agree to take all such shares, or so many as may be allotted to me, and pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Par liamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required so to do. Name Descri Olen .. .. .... Residence . • .. Date .. .. .. .. . Reference... T UE MONMOUTH and WELSH MIDLA\ II JUNCTION RAILWAY. Effecting a saving in distance of thirty miles between London and Milford Raven. Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Lord Thomas Pelham Clinton, Car7ton-yillas, Maida-vale, director of the Great Manchester and Southampton Railway The lion. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, Ashburnham-house, Chairman of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway Sir William•Magnay, Bart. alderman of London, director of the Lei cester and Tamworth Railway Sir George William Prescott, Bart. Theobalds, Herts, director of the South and Midlands Junction Railways Sir James Duke, M.P. alderman of London Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, K.C.H. R.N. James-street, Buckingham- gate Lient.-Col. Hutchinson, F.R.S. 15, Upper Montagu-street, Mon tagu-square, director of the College of Civil Engineers Major Waller, K.H. 15, St. James's-square, deputytchairman of the South and Midlands Junction Railway Benjamin Oliveira, Esq. F.R.S. Hyde-park-place, director of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction Railway Fraser B. Henshaw, Esq. Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, director of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction Railway Major Croft, 15, Regent-street, deptity-chairman of the Chester and .Manchester Direct Railway Mtkjor Chase, 31, Nottingham-place, director of the Oxford and Wor• ceder Extension Railway SVilliam Wilberforce Pearson, Esq. 5, Gloucester-terrace, Regent's- park Henry Doveton, Esq. Lansdowne-terrace, Notting-hill Henry Coe Cope, Esq. Goldhanger, Maldon, Essex, &rector of the Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway C. N. Cumberlcdge, Esq. 3, York-terrace, Regent's-park John Robert Daihy, Esq. Ashbourne, director of the Leeds, Hudders- Reid, and South Staffordshire Railway Thomas Mortimer Cleobary, Esq. Acton, director of the West Mid. lands Junction Railway - George Willes, Esq. Hungerford-park, Perks C. R. Thompson, Esq. 4, Bloomtleld•road, Maida-hill Jogeph Hardcastle, Esq. the Mount, Norwoad Samuel Ellis Bristowe, Esq. Beesthorpe-hall, Notts, chairman of the Grand Junction and Midlands Union Railway F. W. Hamilton, Esq. 59, Gloucester-place, Portman-square Richard Dutton, Esq. Denmark-hill, Surrey, director of the South Midlands Railway James Lees, Esq. Delph, Saddieworth, Yorkshire, director of the . _ . Saddleworth Banking Company • George Henry Brooks, Esq. Huddersfield Charles Henage, Esq. Cedeby-house, Lincolnshire, and 17, Pall-mall, director of the Northampton, Lincoln, and Hull Railway Dr. Costello, Wykehouse, Breutford, director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Dalton Ilaskoll Serrell, Esq. Tokenhouse-yard, London Frederick Seymour, Esq. St. James's-square William Hughes Hughes, Esq F.S.A., alderman of the City of Lon don, director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Ports mouth Railway David Montagu, Esq. Regent's park Robert Chapman, Esq. Coombe -lodge, Hants, and Park-place . . _ Regent's-par's Tompkins Dew, Esq. Whitney-court, Herefordshire, Director of the Welsh Midland Railway Barnet Laurence Phillips, Esq. 18, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park Harvey W,' att, Esq. Acton-hill, Stafford Frederick Hewitt, Esq. Clapham, Surrey C. D. Archibald,'Esq. F.R.S., Rusland-hall, Lancashire, and Regent's. park, London, deputy-lieutenant of the County of Lancaster J. L. Warren, Esq. the Lodge, Market Drayto n Matthew Pierpoint, Esq. Worcester, director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Eailivay John Pumfrey, Esq. Droitwich, director of the Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludloiv'Raiiway Thomas Cox, Esq. Britannia-square, Worcester Robert Scott, Esq. M.P. for Walsall, director of the Welsh Midland Railway Henry Savage, Esq. 34, Dorset-square, managing director of the Ox ford and Worcester Extension Railway C. H. Spicer, Esq. Portman-square, Director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Henry Hislop, Esq. 84, South Bank, Regent's-park, director of the Peterborough and Birmingham Railway Colonel Elrington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Wyndham-place, Bryan- ston-square Daniel Turton Johnson, Esq. Aldermary•churchyard, London Frederick Pearson, Esq. 131, Piccadilly ENGINEER--JOSeph Gibbs, Esq SOLICITORS. . Messrs. Sir George Stephenson and Hutchinson, 1, Royal Exchange. buildings Messrs. Thompson and Debenham, Salters'-hall, St. Swithin's-lane LOCAL AGENTS. At Monmouth—Percy Galindo, Esq. At Brecon—Thomas Bishop, Esq. At Crickhowell—Messrs. Gabell and Son At Abergavenuy—Mcssrs. Philip and J. G. Price SECRETARY—Edward H. Thomas, Esq. Although the advantage of the South Wales Hallway as a means of connecting - the towns ofCardiff, Neath,'Swansea, and Llanelly, with the metropolis, must be admitted, it is obvious that an object of great national importance, viz., a direct communication with the naval Arsenal at Pembroke, and With the south of Ireland, has been neu tralised by the refusal of the Board of Admiralty to suffer the con struction of a fixed bridge below Gloucester, over the Severn. In order to connect Birmingham and the great manufacturing dis tricts with the various ports on the Welsh coast, the Welsh Midland Railway was projected ; the contemplated route being from Bir mingham by Leominster, and Hay to Brecon, from whence, follow ing the course of the high road from London to Milford Haven, it is proposed to join the South Wales Railway at Carmarthen, and to connect their proposed Railway with the Port of Newport, the Welsh Midland Company have purchased the Brecon Canal, extending from Brecon by Abergavenny to Pontypool. The proposed line will commence at Abergavenny, by a junction with the Welsh Midland Railway, and will proceed from thence to Ross and Gloucester, completing, by the easiest and shortest route, the direct chain of communication between London and Milford Haven. Gloucester and Carmarthen are dae west of each other—Cardiff is twenty-seven miles south of both. By the construction of this line a saving in distance will be effected of thirty miles over the route by Cardiff. The great importance of this will be estimated when it is con sidered that Pembroke is one of the largest naval arsenals in the kingdom, and that from Milford Haven the mails are forwarded to Waterford, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, and the whole of the south of Ireland. It is scarcely necessary to give a detailed estimate of the probable revenue that will arise from this railway ; it will receive all the traffic passing between the south of Ireland, Fishguard, Haverford west, Pembroke, Narberth, Carmarthen, Llandilo, LlandoverY, Brecon, Merthyr Tydvil, Abergavenny, Monmouth, Ross, and Lon don ; the local traffic is very considerable ; and from the carriage of iron and coal a large revenue will be derived. A survey of the line has been made : the favourable nature of the country generally offers great facilities for the Undertaking. The breadth of gauge will be opea to the decision of the Commis sion now sitting; it is reasonable to conclude they will recommend it to be uniform on the railways to be constructed in the South Wales district. In the allotment of shares a preference will be given to parties locally interested, and proprietors of shares in the Welsh Midland Railway. Prospectuses may be had, and application for shares may be ad dressed to the solicitors and local agents, or to the following share brokers : Messrs. Oswin and Co., 10, Angel-court, Throgmorton street ; Messrs. Taunton and Bu sh , 26, Austin-friars, London; ; Messrs. R. S. Pliipson and Messrs. Rayne and Tindale , an d Mr. Co o per , Ewbank, Manchester ; Messrs. Neilson, Liverpool ; M essrs . Watson, Tootal, and Bart', CN L o e m e . ,dhs,;B Birmingham,. Messrs.stoMessrs. Flint f and r. G r WilliamTa y o sttoanl Miles,, aHullndWorcester ; Messr s . T a t e an d male, York; Mr. Lea, Chel tenham ; Mr. Richard E. Rine, Macclesfield. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Monmouth and Welsh Midland Junction Railway, Gentleinen,—l request you to allot me shares of 201. each in the above railway, and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, and to sign the necessary deeds, and to pay, when required, the deposit of 21. 2s. per share. Dated this day of Name and Residence in Rill .................. Profession and Professional Residence in full .... • • .. . Reference................ 1845. - L EICESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY, and BOSTON DIRECT UNION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 400,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. George Bacon, Esq., Nottingham, director of the Ambergate, Not tingham, Boston, and Eastern Counties' Junction Railway, Re. Thomas Bent, Esq. M.D. Derby, director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway John Blyth, Esq. Aldersgate-street, London, director of the Lime rick and Belfast Railway Samuel Buxton, Esq. Bangley-house, near Tamwerth, director of the Walsall, Wolverhampton, and Direct Norwich Railway Richard Carpenter, Esq. London, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, Vice-Chairman of the London and Birmingham Ex tension, director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway, &c. Sir James Duke, M.P. director of the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Peter Henry Edlin, Esq. Loudon, director of the Nottingham and Peterborough Railway Thomas Ekin, Esq. Grantham Robert Forman, Esq. Abbott's-hill, Derby, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley Railway, Re. Re. Francis Gamble, Esq. Gainsborough, director of the Grand Union Railway, London and Nottingham Railway, &c. George Gamble, Esq. Gainsborough, director of the Grand Union Railway, London and Nottingham Railway, Re. S. Harwood, Esq. Railley-hall, Derbyshire Warren Stormes Hale, Esq. Gresham street, director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension Railway Stephen James Hobson, Esq. Leicester, director of the Walsall, Wol verhampton, and Direct Norwich Railway Captain Hahne, Exeter, director of the Taw Vale Extension Rail way, Re. John Inglis Jerkin, Esq. Piccadilly, London, director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Charles Millar, Esq. Grantham E. Hank, Esq. the Park, Nottingham, Director of the Nottingham and Midland Railway, Re. Charles Morris, Esq. London, director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Peter Morrison, Esq. London, director of the Birmingham Extension Railway, Re. Thomas North, Esq. the mayor of Nottingham Major-General Parlby, C.B. 18, Rutland-gate, Hyde-Park Alfred Pickwoad, Esq. Bridport, Dorset, director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway William Pritchard, Esq. Doctors'-commons, director of the Direct London and Hastings Railway James Reeves, Esq. Leyton, Essex, director of the Oxford and Wor cester Extension Railway William Walkington, Esq. Alderman, Grantham David Wheatcroft, Esq. Buckland Hollows, near Belper, director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway James Whiskin, Esq. London, director of the Croydon Railway (With power to add to their number). BANKERS. London—Messrs. Masterman and Co. Leicester and Melton Mowbray—Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company Boston— Nottingham—Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Banking Corn pany Grantham —Messrs. Hardy, Walkingliam, and Hardy. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Potter and Collinridge, 5, Basingliall-street, London. LOCAL AGENTS. Melton Mowbray— Nottingham— --- Grantham—Robert Henry Johnson, Esq. ; and Henry Thomson, Esq. ACTING ENGINEER—RiChaTa C. Carpenter, Esq. SECRETARY—E. Jones, Esq. The pore or Boston afrcmls the oilLl,!t for exports from the rnzmafaeturhig cli , trietß to th e nor th o f E..,,rope, Mid the importance of diact comnati'icat; ,11 Cr.in the mi,ll,,Hd counties to a place so ad situate cannot be over-esthmAed. has, or sl:o r tly w ill h ave, s li rec t comtil n i lication with ' T3:rmii - r4l-tra, and all th e other importaut towns in 1: "' mi"l3.lia dist:i,t. T'ie Midland Railway Company is extending the communication to Melon Mowbray, by means of its branch from Syston to Peter torougli, which passes through that place. There is also a complete line of railway about to be established from Nottingham, through Grua= and ic4k4htuD, to Bono, am we ll as to Spalding, beach, Lynn, Yarmouth, and other important towns in the eastern counties. The Leicester, 'Melton Mowbray, and Boston Direct Union Rail way, by forming a line from Melton Mowbray to Folkingham, will supply the only link wanting to complete a direct through communi cation from Birmingham, Warwick, Worces`er, Coventry, and the manufacturing districts generally, to Boston, as well as by means of existing and projected railways from Wales and the Bristol Channel to that seaport. The length of the proposed line wilt not exceed twenty-six miles ; and as it will pass through a country very favourable for engineer ing purposes, the expense of construction will, it is expected, be less than the usual average. The admirable position of this railway can not fail, it is confidently expected, to command a large return, both in passengers and in goods traffic. , The Company will be in a situation to deposit the Parliamentary plans and sections in ample time for complying with the standing orders, and enabling them to apply for their Act in the ensuing session. Applications for shares to be addressed to the solicitors, Messrs. Potter and Collingrik - fe, No. 5, Ba...inghall-street London; to the Local Agents ; and the following gentlemen : Leicester—Messrs. Williams and Sunderland London—Messrs. Taunton and Bush, Austin-friars Derby—Messrs, Forman, jun. and Williams Nottingham—Messrs. Peet. Son, and Potter Liverpool—Messrs. Woods and Co. Manchester—Messrs Bradley, Johnson, and Walker Leeds—Messrs Watson, Tootal, and Barff ; and J. Smith, 57, Al. bion•street Hull—Messrs. Wilkinson and Earl. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Leicester, Melton Mowbray, and Boston Direct Union Railway. _ . I request that you will allot to me shares of 201. each in the capital of this Company; and I undertake to accept the same, and pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be al lotted to me; and I also undertake to execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required. Name (in full).— .. Residence ........ Profession or Calling Referee •• • • • • Address of Referee •••••••••••••••••••• TUNBRIDGE WELLS, BRIGHTON, AND HASTINGS JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. EOTICE.—In consequence of applications for shares continuing to be made to this Company, the Committee of Management beg to an nounce that, the list having closed on 7th inst., no more APPLI CATIONS can be RECEIVED : and owing to some important arrangements, the effects of which will materially strengthen the interests of this Company, the allotment must necessarily be post poned for a few days. THOMAS CARLISLE, Chairman HENRY FREUND, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 76, Bashighall-street, Oct. 15, 1845. WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY CONTRACT FOR THE EXECUTION OF WORKS. The Directors are desirous of Letting by Tender the Making and Completing the entire Works of the above Railway, with the exceu tion of finding Rails and Chairs for the Permanent Way. Length of line about twelve miles. The plans and specifications may be seen at the offic,e of Mr. John Dixon, Civil Engineer,Dariington, on and after Monday, the 20th day of October next; and Tenders must be sent into Mr. Thomas M'Nay, the Secretary, at the Company's office in Darlington, on or before Monday, the 3d of November. GEORGE 11. WILKINSON. Chairman. Wear Valley Railvray-office, Darlington, Sept. 22, 1845. SOUTH MIDLAND, or LEICESTER NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, and HUNTINGDON RAILWAY. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital, 2,000,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION, GEORGE HUDSON, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Midland Railway _ . Company, Chairman John Ellis, Esq., Beaumont Leys, Leicester . _ . Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., Rolleston Hall, Burton- j upon-Trent 1 Directors of the Sir Isaac Morley, Doncaster IMidland Railway John Waddingham, Esq., Leeds Company William Evans Hutchinson, Esq., Leicester Edmund Peel, Esq., Bone-hill House, Fazeley 1 ltaikes Currie, Esi., M.P. for Northampton The Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. Directors of the Edward Harrison Harwell, Esq., Northampton South Midland William Gordon Thompson, Esq., 33, Gloucester- Railway Company road, Hyde Park-gardens, London Josh. Knight, Esq., Leicester. Eactraza.—Robert Stephenson, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Berridge and Macaulay, Leicester Messrs. N. Stevens and Fearon, 1, Gray's Inn-square, Londo T. B. B. Stevens, Esq., Tamworth. BANKERS. Messrs. Currie and Co., London Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester The Union Bank, Northampton SECRETARY—George Newton Browne, Esq. OFFICES—The Midland Railway Station, Leicester. The shareholders of the South Midland Railway Company are in formed that arrangements have been made by the Committee of Management with the Board of Directors of the Midland Railway Company for carrying out the original South Midland line with the important additions of a line to Bedford and a branch to Huntingdon, the whole being consolidated in one undertaking, and placed under the management of a joint Board of Direction composed of members of the Boards of the two Companies. The objects, therefore, embraced by the present undertaking are 1. A direct line from Leicester by way of Market Harborough to Northampton, being : he original South Midland 2. A line diverging therefrom at Market Harborough, and passing by way of Kettering to Bedford ; and 3. A branch from the last-mentioned line, at or near Kettering, to Huntingdon. The capital at present belonging to the South Midland Company will form a portion of the consolidated capital (the remainder being contributed by the Midland Railway Company), and in order to com ply with the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, as recently altered, it is necessary that the deposit of It. 2s. already paid on the South Midland shares should be increased to 21. 2s. It is also neces sary that the scrip should be called in and re-issued, and new Parlia mentary deeds executed. The shareholders in the South Midland Company are therefore re quired to pay, on or before the 25th day of October next, the further sum of 1/. per share on the shares respectively held by them, and for this purpose to deposit with the Secretary, at the Company's offices, Leicester, the scrip now held by them, together with an application for registry and exchange in the annexed form, on or before the 18th day of October next. The requisite order to one of the Company's bankers to receive the increased deposit will be issued within three days after the registry of the scrip, and ox the production of the bankers' receipt and the execution of the new Parliamentary contract, the new scrip cer ificates will be issued. All scrip in respect of which the shareholder 3 shall fail to take the ne essary steps for payment of the required deposit within the specified period will be forfeited. Forms 'f application for registry and exehange of scrip may be ob tained by applying to the Secretary, at the Company's GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, G. N. BROW ICE, Secretary. Leicester, Sept. 30, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRY AND EXCHANGE OF SCRIP. 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" Cuainisers's Edinburgh Journal" is now presented in al::io (16ortie imperial octavo MM... The Matt erg presented in its pages are—Moral and Familiar Essays, Popular Information on Science, Notices of Inventions and Discoveries, Social Statistics, Tours, at home and abroad, Tales, - Biographic Sketches of remarkable .or exemplary Individuals, Poetry a ndAnecdotes, besides papers of a miscellaneous and entertaining klal—treated in a cheerful, considerate, and candid spirit, and addressing itself to the Whole intellectual nature of its readers. Win. 8. Orr and Co., Amen-corner, London and sold by al Book- Sellers and liewsirendero. PALACE COURT.--FRIDAY. (Before Mr. W. BRENT BRENT.) BROWN V. DENVIL. The defendant in this case, against whom a verdict was given on the last court day, appeared under a summons granted under the Small Debts Act, to show cause why the amount of the debts and costs should not be paid by instal ments. The debt was 10/. money, deposited by the plaintiff as a check-taker with the defendant, as lessee of the Pavilion Theatre, and the costs were 61. 9s. 10d. The defendant was examined now on his oath. It appeared that Mr. Denvil, who is an actor of some re putation, became lessee of the Pavilion Theatre, without, as he admitted, any capital, and was suddenly obliged to quit possession. He, however, paid all his performers, and should have returned the deposit made with him by Brown, but for non-employment, sickness, and a large family entirely de pendent upon him for support. He was now fulfilling an en gagement at Astley's Theatre, which was to continue for only three weeks longer; his salary was 41. a week. An application was made on the part of the plaintiff for an order on the defendant to pay 11. a week. The defendant, with some excitement, said it was an utter impossibility. He had to pay 2/. a week to creditors, and to support ten in family out of the other 21. At present he could payno portion of the debt. He entered into an ex planation of his connexion with the Pavilion Theatre, and his subsequent struggles to pay all his creditors without taking the benefit of the Act. It was only on Saturday that his wife was confined; and how, he asked, could he pay any money at the present time? The Learned JUDGE reasoned with the defendant, telling him that he could pay the plaintiff, who had deposited money with him, at 10s. a week. The defendant declared that he could do no such thing. People must eat, and he had ten in family to support. The law would not order a man to act without eating, and out' of the V. remaining, after paying the urn he had agreed to other persons, how could he afford to pay any part? The matter was discussed at some length, and the case of the plaintiff urged as a person who required the money to pay a doctor's bill. It was offered that, if an order was made on the defendant to pay 10s. a week while he was in an engagement, no application would be made for his com mitment. He said he could not pay it, " and his carcase must be had, he supposed, for the money." The COURT made an order for 10s. a week, the first pay ment not to be made till Monday week. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. An elderly woman, in the attire of the Society of Friends, was brought before the Lord Mayor by Horsford, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, on the charge of having gone the rounds on the begging letter and petition system. She stated her name to be Mary Catell, and that she was one of the sect to which she appeared to belong. The officer of the society stated that he had followed the defendant, who went from house to house with a red-book in her hand, and appealed to the owners for the exercise of ever so small a mite of humanity. Her appearance was ex tremely serviceable to the object upon which she professed to pay her visits, and even amongst those who were evidently hard pushed to support their families she raised from Id. to 6d. a head. She represented that she laboured to release a person from prison who had been confined there for a length of time; and it was really difficult to resist her supplication for she accommodated herself to the very lowest capacity of pocket. After having witnessed for some time the unwearied perseverance of the defendant, he told her he wanted her and her red-book and her papers, and, after such a stru'gle as her little strength permitted ; she resigned them to his hands. In her pocket were 7s. 6d. in silver, some halfpence, and a 201. Bank of England note, which appeared to have just ar rived from that establishment. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, where did you get this 201. note? Defendant—l got it at the Bank of England. The LORD MAYOR—A dividend, I suppose ? The de fendant—Not at all. I got it for silver. The LORD MAYOR—Oh, you got it for the money you raised by going round for charity. The defendant— I don't want to deny anything. I have been seeking assistance to release my brother from captivity in the Queen's Prison, where he has been confined five or six years. I am not ashamed of the manner in which I have been engaged, con sidering the motive. Horsford said, the old lady had about her several peti tions, which had been worn into an almost illegible con dition. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, you have been suc cessful in your applications, as the 201: note testifies. The defendant —But the 20/. will not accomplish the object I have in view. The meeting-houses about town have copies of the petition, and will, I have no doubt, assist me. The contest in which my brother is engaged is a law contest, and it would be difficult to point out any way of getting the better of it without money. To obtain such aid, Ido not hesitate to go from door to door, and to solicit the smallest benevolence. The Loan MAYOR directed that the defendant should be taken care of until inquiries be made into the foundation of her defence. • A man whose name was, according to his own statement, Robert Wilkinson, was brought up in the custody of a po liceman, charged with having attempted by a letter forged in the name of the Rev. Baptist Noel to impose upon Mr. Gurney Barclay, the banker of Lombard-street. The letter was presented by the prisoner, who was imme diately given into custody. It recommended the bearer as an object meriting the consideration of the charitable, and subsequently there came into the hands of Mr. Barclay, a liSt of subscribers for the aid of the party named in the letter. Horsford, the Mendicity Society's officer, who upon seeing the prisoner remained in the justice -room to lear the case, here declared that Mr. Wilkinson's real name was John William Dennison; and that a more resolute impostor could not be found in all London. The prisoner said, the mendicity officer was wrong in saying that his name was John William Dennison. It was no such thing. It was William John Dennison.—( Laughter.) He wished he had money to pay far a defence, and he would soon silence the officer. Horsford-11.1y Lord, he has been an impostor of the most active and determined character for years about town; he has been committed frequently from several police-offices. The prisoner—Don't believe him, my Lord. Men of this description are strangely given to lying.—(Laughter.) `The LORD MAYOR—He says that he has known you to be a hardened impostor, and to have been committed several times. The prisoner —Whatever might have taken place before has nothing to do with the present charge, Why should it? The LORD MAYOR—You may find that it has. He may produce such a thing as evidence of your conviction upon a former occasion, and that may have something particular to dO with the present charge. Horsford—My Lord, he has been convicted at that bar. A woman who lives with him and assists him in this way of living has been committed, together with her son, a clever boy, whom they have brought up to practices of the same kind. The prisoner—The boy was not committed, for I took upon me the offence with which he was charged. and the fact is, I Was committed at that bar; and so you see you are wrong again.—(Laughter.) Horsford—You were all three committed. The prisoner—l had three months, but I took the offence upon myself. The Lonn MAYOR.—I shall remand the prisoner, in order to give the society time to make further inquiry and bring forward more evidence. GUILDHALI. Daniel Garrett, who has been examined on various charges of stealing portmanteaus from the Great Western, the South-Western, and Birmingham Railways, was re-ex amined before Mr. Alderman H. Hughes. Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Humphreys, and Mr. Nash appeared as before on behalf of the railways, and Mr. Thwaites for the prisoner Mr. Bedingfield deposed that he is a commercial traveller, and was a passenger to London, on reaching which he missed his leather case. His memorandums and pocket-book were afterwards returned anonymously through the Parcels' Deli very Company. He identified a blouse, a stock, and some other articles which were found at the prisoner's lodging, and also the leather case produced by Collard, the superintendent of the Great Western Railway police. Collard stated that he received this case from Mr. Beattie, a pawnbroker. Mr. Beattie deposed that he is one of the firm of Notley and Beattie, of Portman-street, He bought the case from the prisoner about the latter end of August. He asked half a guinea for it, and witness bought it for his own use. He had known the prisoner above a year previously, and had purchased other things from him, which were now in the care of Collard. Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES asked under what circumstances these had found their way to the officer? Had the latter traced where they were? Mr. Beattie said that upon seeing Garrett was in custody he wrote to the officer, and showed him what articles he had had from the prisoner. Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES wished all persons in Mr. Beattie's trade were equally ready to assist in furthering the ends of justice. The evidence was then read, and the prisoner was com mitted on the charge. Mr. Clarkson then made an addition to the evidence in the case of Mr. Webb, a merchant at Huddersfield, whose port manteau was stolen in July on the Birmingham line, as has been already detailed. Mr. Webb identified agoldpencil-caseas part of the contents of his portmanteau. Mr. Beattie deposed that he purchased this from the pri soner on the 9th of September. He gave him 11. for that and an eye-glass. Mr. Clarkson asked him if he did not call that a great bar gain ? Mr. Beattie did not know that it was particularly so. Mr. Webb also identified three pairs of trousers, which were found at the prisoner's lodgings. The prisoner was committed on this charge, and remanded on another until Friday next. MARYLEBONE. • Frances Westbury, a laundress, was brought up for re-ex amination on a charge of illegally pawning upwards of 40/. worth of linen and other articl es o f dress intrusted to her to wash. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner had been in the habit of washing for several families in the neighbour hood of Marylebone for some time past, and up to the month of August last regularly returned the clothes intrusted to her. Towards the latter part of that month she commenced a system of pawning everything intrusted to her, and from five of her employer% alone pledged, for 61. or 71., property amounting to upwards of 40i. in value. She subsequently expressed her regret, and inclosed the duplicates of the pro perty to them. Information having been given to the police, the prisoner was apprehended, and was remanded for the at tendance of the pawnbrokers. Three pawnbrokers attended, and produced a great quan tity of property, which they identified as pawned by the pri soner. One case only was gone into, relating to the property of a gentleman named Young, who identified some of the pro perty produced as belonging to him. Mr. LONG said he was surprised that the pawnbrokers should have taken such a quantity of property in pawn from a person like the prisoner. Did they not know she was a laundress? The pawnbrokers said they did not, although she had been a customer at their shops for some years. Mr. Young complained that the pawnbrokers were greatly to blame in taking in clothes that were rough-dry, and The police-constable informed the Magistrate that the pri soner's husband had, before these things were pledged, gone round to the pawnbrokers and told them not to take any thing in pledge from her. In answer to Mr. LONG, the three pawnbrokers, all of whom reside in the Fulham-road, said they were quite willing to give up all the articles to their rightful owners, and be at the loss of the money they had advanced upon them. The prisoner said she had pledged them, and could not deny it. Mr. LONG said, it would not be necessary to go into all the cases, as he was determined to inflict the highest penalty the law flowed him he should flivz the prisoner 51. for the ille gal pawning, and II 15s. 6d., the vat:, of the goods. and in default of payment commit her for three months to the House of Correction, with hard lahour. WORSHIP-81 . REET, Mr. George Gurneb, described as . a wine merchant in Mount-street, Walworth, was charged before Mr. Broughton with having committed the following aggravated assault in one of the carriages of the Eastern Counties Railway upod Mrs. Anne Kimble, a married lady, residing in Unity street, Cambridge. Mr. Dowling, the superintendent of the railwaY, to watch the proceedings on the part of the companY Pl atte,nd..,e CIA Ware, a ;olicitor, appeared La: the defence. vcit( l t the commencement of the case the defendant's so , ' To said he was instructed on the part of his client to e.P ec i, his extreme regret for the indiscretion he Lid comm ".0, and, as the complainant herself was perfectly willing cept an ample public apology as an atonement f u r his "O. behaviour, he trusted he should obtain the magistrates, 2 to ; tion to such an arrangement ; but Mr. Broughton sa l " to the complaint was one of too much public irnportance„4 allow him for a moment to listen to such a suggestion, he ordered the case to be proceeded with. h The complainant was then sworn, and stated that see to Cambridge in a second-class carriage at four o'clock on, . 1 preceding afternoon , and on reaching the station a Bil l Stortford the defendant and two other gentlemen got iote rts o same carriage. Immediately he had entered the defaireji placed himself by her side, and after pressing effe n i r r against her, laid his head down upon her shoulder ano P io tended to be asleep. She instantly rem oved to the extr e b i end of the seat in order to avoid him, but was followed gad, the defendant, who placed his arm round her neck, and.' o o ' dressine. her by the appellation of "My dear," asked her ',.teci intended to travel all the way to London. She remonstre,e; with him upon his insulting behaviour, but to no 0%0 and, as lie still persevered in his offensive conduct to her, she called five or six times loudly to the guani for al e , ante, but without receiving any attention; and the bet fondant, while she was so doing, in a taunting tone 1;1; that she ought to have a carriage entirely to herse,, t o that if he had half•a-dozen cigars he would smo ke $t all out for the purpose of annoying her. The tro_luo,o; length stopped on reaching the next station, when 5 1 1:_ i tr out upon the platform, and informed the guard of t suiting behaviour she had experienced from the defer bet whose name she demanded; but the guard treated t,4 complaint with indifference, and, although he admitte he knew the gentleman, he refused to give his name. Purtest this conversation between them a gentleman from the , , a lso carriage insisted upon the name of the defendan t An's, si that of the guard being communicated to him, whiellw(ttea length reluctantly complied with, and she was then Ad" the into the other carriage, after being pushed rudely time platform by the guard, who had acted throughout 1 0 . ter greatest discourtesy and inattention. On reaching O.:, e' minus in Shoreditch she made a formal complain t to r" d ior perintendent, who treated her with great politeness , 1 ', 11 4 , mediately on hearing the particulars of the case gave fendant into custody. St. (i t ' d Mr. George Creed, a gentleman residing at B ury mund's, stated that on reaching the Royston be a the cries of the lady for assistance in the carriage in shiers,thl him, and called cut to the guard to let her out of e d og which was ultimately complied with ; but on her dernalltraord• the name of the gentleman who had insulted her, the icee although he appeared to know the person, refused W "Foss it. The same demand was then repeated by the %go but to no purpose, and on being asked for his own ”i3d,', he refused to give that also. Witness then invited the _ e ja who was greatly alarmed and agitated, into the cart to which he was himself seated, and in which she pro ceed remainder of the journey. William Ayres, the guard above referred to, said that Tc i ti e l as the train was about to start from Royston he e l ! se g d some confusion in one of the carriages, and, on inen.r_ i ,, ll he cause of it, was informed by the complainant that '''' et ",ate been insulted by a gentleman inside; she then role' a iled be transferred to another carriage, and he at once 0 , oti , with her wishes. He positively denied having a d ,' boil any degree of rudeness towards the lady, but admittee told her that she was preventing the train from starto.l, that, as there was a great deal of confusion at the til t i ott 4 might have placed his hand upon her shoulder, but was merely to accelerate her progress. Mr. Ware, on the part of the defendant, suit, ~,otie client had been down with a party of friends upon a ;b client excursion to Bishop's Stortford, and that he was not„eciiil self-possessed upon entering the carriage, having oer rather too freely after dinner. He was now perfe et ' Y i i col! 1d ble of the extreme impropriety of his behaviour, 311 ,0 11 , f 8 only again express his regret that he should ha re conducted himself, for which he begged to offer un and public apology. p ore ° Mr. BriouctiToN said it was most essential for the 1 ,, e str of the public that such efficient regulations should 're tor' blished upon railways as would secure ladies who vq e ,tot o „ . pelted to travel alone, or unprotected, from such 1 11 T ec teil!' t and annoyance as the complainant had been st lll J fi pie°;i • and it was the imperative duty of the guard in t "„ - one case to have not only readily furnished the eiderc the person who had insulted the lady, but to have r o veA i o ; every facility for bringing the matter to a pron er dok gation. The course the defendant had pursued ill A 00 the impropriety of his conduct and offering 3° 0 , 5 e, d w l was the best he could have adopted in such a v id taking his contrition into consideration, be s li° o°ll6 upon him an amount of penalty far lighter thil o ce , • o g have otherwise imposed. Uuder these circina" of el a thought the justice of the case would be met bigaill t 4 the defendant to pay a penalty of 10s., or in Moose must undergo seven days' imprisonment in the 0' Correction. 1 The fine was immediately paid, and the defec t ' rated. MELANCHOLY CASE DROWNING. A was he ia SUNDERLAND, THURSDAY NIGHT.—An inqu e st ,ttee• , 94 this evening at the Mowbray Arms Inn, Fawce tt "' c oul l ': this town, before Mr. Maynard, the coroner D o th an on view of the bodies of Robert Sp e ciall, aged 2- :b a ie scb tt ant teacher in the well-known and highly res P ee ." , lastic estabblishment of Dr. Cowan, at the Grang e n ' s of iji t Baird, aged 17, and Archibald Baird, aged 16, wvi - r David Baird, Bart., Newbyth, East Lothian ; En os Lennie, aged 10, son of Mr. M'Alpine Lennie , it, ton, ;,Dumfries-shire, pupils in the same establishnlioit) who were drowned yesterday afternoon u nder the ifl, melancholy circumstances : er It appears that yesterday aftern oon , the wea t A to 0 5 1 exceedingly mild, a number of the pupils, from were allowed, in compliance with their own retitle- l es so ° ,t ,$ in the sea, near the village of Hendoc, about two in ..boo 0 ta of Sunderland. According to the rules of the es of lio they were attended by four of the teachers, tic t bathed with the pupils, and the other two ren l3ll- ‘O l- , 1 the beach. It was about half-flood, and tl o cat% was rather rough. At that part o f th e beach br e3 „ o itP ° i are erected to prevent the encr oa ch m ents of t he 1112 4 the land, and the sides of e ac h are s ilt e d up with gr a i o 9' o sand, sloping towards the sea, the declivity being r a g P A , places so great that there is deep water but a few the edge. The pupils bad entered the water on ," t ' ite ; side of the breakwater and had been a f ew mill sf i i i when several of them were swept off their fe et byd o f t o' strong current, which sets outward round the cg ore 13 4 breakwater, but of the existence of which they . ice , previously aware. Their shouts soon attracted Devi'l,terAlio the two teachers on the beach rushed down to the , o of plunged in to render assistance. Mr. Downes, ei", teachers, succeeded in bringing three of thern,, t hel," safety, suffering only from the effact of the friguZe tiP4l received. Mr. Wilson, the other teacher, a t' l b r e f his own life, succeeded in reaching Lennie, and ht difficulty brought him on shore, when sl i g ht if ece„ t al animation only were visible. Every ro ans for s c 'tb° sorted to for his restoration and continued rop hours, under the direction of a medical gentleotoplet was sent for, but all without effect, life being e v iog to extinct. The danger of the younger Baird Ilsoiled observed by his brother Robert, the latter Pr ec ! a y 1),; e 0 render him assistance, and both were carried r o w, current and drowned. The teacher (Specially sacrifice to his humane exertions to save th e v" f th e ►e io bodies soon disappeared from the anxious gaze °,voiliovor vivors, who crowded together on the beach , b i e lo iy oc c t o tears the loss of their companions. The meluecd froeloder rence was witnessed by parties on the beach li n t to r e pl ete high land near, and several proceeded to the sPewold assistance, or it is probable the number drowneclA,. o ed been greater than it is. The bodies of the Bai n " c ors' teacher Speciall were found during the ebb tid e se ,00 afterwards. ;,„ ag: Jr, The melancholy occurrence has thrown cl o l l le ll if at i t h iii ti f e over the town. Mr. Lennie, the father a ceased, arrived in Sunderland this afternoon, a c ' o se 'per the inquest , and to-morrow will return w ith the at youth, which will be interred in the farailY ' Tau' „„e, awinton. Sir David Baird is also expected. ste el n r esal The greatest degree of sympathy is man i ' c ' "'day Dr. Cowan under the unfortunate circumstances, t'sodeti several of the parents of the children residing ii 14,01 have sent letters to him expressive of their sy nV " io occasion. h g The jury, after hearing the evidence, Tn" c- t Ocy stance the same as the foregoing statement, re diet of " Accidental death." i 4 ' 136„(01 ROWING MATCH. —The second nr iateo,,, o f PS4 Joseph Leach of Lambeth, and Thomas Goedre:eeet;iert bank, came off yesterday afternoon. These mihe about a month ago, when Goodrum was declared, Wog but as the friends of Leach attributed his defeali iit ely for cumstance of a wave striving his boat instor to lit "olio the start—it being an exceedingly rough i bB such a match—they determined on backing "' I • cr, as - are' same odds as before, 121. to 10/., the distance boo , . Ooe o ut previous occasion, from Westminster to Putn e i r i e oPP ° , went to the station on the Middlesex side , sale f Pat being at the next arch. They went away fl ir t t o es ,°; e sia' stant, and were level to the end of the nets - 'gtb s ' liament, where Leach gradually drew in ad '• 11 nett tained the lead throughout, winning by eigh, t , Goodrum on the shoot at Thames Bank apP" e upper .ter'" admirably to his work, and in the middle of the i he el n i el to Battersea-bridge decreased the distance he be.` rit , tto" p 4 51. but his opponent put on a very powerful WireiatiVeteoptt were off Battersea Church nearly in the sat ° ra te a t 10 tion as before. 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