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el T HE GRAND LONDON AND DUBLIN • APPROXIMATION RAILWAY. Rastrick's Line. Provisionally.;Regismred pursuant to 7th and Sth Victoria, C p. 110 sec. 4.) Designed 153 avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very considerabltsaving, both of time and distance, between the two capitV • - gland and Ireland, running in a direct line from Lon * don't angor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or ommodating in its route the following towns and places, namely, Rickmansworth, Cheaham, Wendover, Aylesbury, Bicester, Dod ougton, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Alcea rer, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Kidderminster , Brid g north, Wenl°ck broseley, Coalbrookdale, t-hrewsbury, Llan-y-mynech, Welchptooi. n mes t r y, Llangollen, Llanrahaladr, Mochna nt, Corwea, Pen re voelas, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead. Capital 6,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 50/. each. Deposit Si. ss. per Share. Temporary offiees of the Company, 4, Great Winchester-stXeet, London. • PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Coraberraere, g.C. 13 •, G•e•ii• Lord Viscount Mandeville Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P. Hon. Captain Fenton Evan Freke, Bolgrave-square, Director iof the Bandon and Bantry Railway /ion. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Ardley Bury, Herta, Director of the Oxford and Cambridge Railway Slr Henry Winston Barron , Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland General Sir Johu F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Montague-street, Mryan ston-square Col. Sir Duncan M'Dougal, K.C.8., Eaton-square Rear-Admiral Sir Salusbury Davenport, C. 8., Cheshire, and Weedon-hall, Bucks Sir J. Gaspard Le Merchant, K.C.H., Cork Major-General Sir Love Parry, Madryn Park, Carnarvon, Director of the North Wales Railway Col. Sir F. Hankey, G.C.M.G., Director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Sir George Rich, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Galifforts and Portsmouth Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pyna, Clifford-street, Director of the London and Exeter Railway Sir James Pitcairn, Cork Sir James Eyre, Lower Brook-street Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, Devon Port Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Salop John Meredith, Esq., Harbors Park, Magistrate for the Counties of Worcester and Salop The Right Hon. John Ladavere Arabin, Lord Mayor of Dublin Timothy O'Brien, Esq., Ald e rman, Merion-square, Dublin, Director of the Hibernian Bak Jeremiah Dunne, Esq., T.C., Dublin, Director of the Hibernian Bank Thomas Berningham, Esq., Dublin Major-General Henry Bowdler, Sidney-terrace, Cork Captain Robert Peel Dawson, Upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle dawson, Ireland George Henry Dashwood, Esq., M.P., West Wycomb-park, Bucks B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-place, Bryansten-square Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway The O'Gorman Mahon, Mahonberg, County of Clare, Ireland Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, King's County, Ireland, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway The O'Moore, Choghan Castle, High Sheriff of the County of Ros common Robert Hart, Esq., DripshM-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wor cester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and South Wales Railways W. Hutchins, Esq., Llsaintfried-court, Monmouthshire Charles William Spicer, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush, Dublin and Armagh Inland, Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways The Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County of Salop, Vice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Charles Fox, Esq D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director of the Dublin and Arm aghi Inland Railway William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple Thomas Meyer Carvick, Esq., Highwood, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Railway William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Dublin and Gal way Railway, &c. George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Callao and Lima Railway William Seymour, Esq, Montague-place, Russell-square William John 31acguire, Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Bristol Railway Rev. Pooley Shuldam Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National Board of Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of the Strabane Ship Canal Company. Robert John Lattey, Esq., Claremont-place, Grove End-road, St. John's Wood. William Ayscongh Wilkinson, Esq. ' Woodbury Down, Middlesex, Director of the Waveney Valley, Great Yarmouth, and Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M., Shooter's-hill and Coleraine, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Pertrush, and Sligo, and Shan non Railways Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan non Railways Captain James Wrod, R.M., Woolwich William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin Richard Edward Arden, Esq., Bedford-square, Director of the Dub lin and Armagh Inland Railway Captain Rodgers, Clovenedon-house, Longhall, Ireland John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Marine In surance Office Joseph Cragg, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury John Anderson, Esq., Director of the South 111.11 and Junction Rail way, Sec. J. Freetne, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury G. Harlerigg, Esq., West Carlton-hall, Leicestershire, Director of the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway, &c. J. 31'31111as, Esq., Director of the Worcester, Rugby, and Warwick Railway J. Bright, Esq., M.D., Cambridge-square, London Colonel Pereira, Bengal Artillery, Great Comm-street W. Clement, Esq. Shrewsbury Richard Harris Esq., Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and County Cork, Director of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways. Robert Remmett, Esq., Victoria-square, Grosvenor-place, Director of the Sovereign Insurance Office, &e. Thomas Gresham, Esq., Raheny Park, Dublin, Director of the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, and Irish North Midland Railways F. W. Heath, Esq., Armagh F. F. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex Edmund Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portman-square Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough-place, St. John's Wood, Di rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, Ireland Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxon, Director of the Northampton and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways Wm. Gulliver, Esq., Swallcliff, near Banbury, Oxon Captain Julius Newell, R.N., United Service Club Captain Bradshaw, R.N., Hatherley-place, Cheltenham Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine Edward King, Esq., Blackthome, Oxfordshire Wm. H. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor-place Robert A. Riddell, Esq. Bryanaton - street, Portman-square, Director of the Great Leeds and, London Railway J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland Capt. Thos. P. Newton, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Lugwar• dine, Herefordshire,: Director of the Isle of Man, and Irish Weal Coast Railways The Mayor of Bridgnorth Benjamin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Bridgnerth Thomas Glass, Esq. /Members of the Corporation of Bridg- Josiah Minton Glass, Esq. north Edward Richard Pratt, Esq. Samuel Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Edmund Bliley, Esq., Bridgnorth Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Direster of the Sheffield, Buxton, Derby, and Manchester Railway B. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc tor of the London and Exeter Railway Richard Fisher, Esq., Alcester Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War wickshire and London Extension and Worcester Juliet's", Railway James Whitehouse, Esq., Ipsley Court, Warwick James Reading, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire, manufaetarer George Hollyoake, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire John Onions, Esq., Broseley, ironmaster, &c., Director of the Stonr bridge,Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junc tion and Cambrian Railways ohn Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Director of the Steurbridge, Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junction and Cambrian Railways Alexander John Gordon, Esq., Linley Hall near Broseley Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth Joseph Southwell, Esq. I Bridgnorth, Manufacturers William Southwell, Esq. William Cole, Esq., Bicester Edward Deaking, Esq., Bicester Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutescaat, Woodside, County Cork B. D. Freeman, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Castle Cor, County Oak St. John Jeffrey, Esq., J.P., Blarney Castle, Comity Cork Pierce Purcell, Esq., Altemira, County Cork James Smith Barry, Esq., Lota Lodge, Cork Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. Sandfleld, county Cork J. H. Bainbridge, Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow St. John Galwey, M.D. Mallow George Washington B razier Creagh, Esq., J.P, Creagh-castle John Carmichael, Esq., Riveraton-house, E6l'k, Director of the Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., Manchester-street, Manchester-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon Railways W. H. O'Driscoll, Esq., Clifton, near Bristol The Rev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Worton, near Deddington, Oxon Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden, Benne°nig William Coppinger, Esq., Barry's-court W. Reeves, Esq., J.P., Tramore, Cork William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Worcester Junction Railways G eorge Wyman, Esq., Alcester, Warwickshire William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Company Edward Power, Esq., Eccleston-terrace, Eaton-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton Railway Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, North-end-hoase, Portsmouth, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Hants, Director of the Direct Western Railway William lorns, Esq., Blench= Henry Watson, Esq., High Sheriff of the City of Limerick Robert Baugh Blakemore, Esq., Shrewsbury, Director of the Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway Henry Keate, Esq.; Shrewsbury) Directors of the Birmingham and Isaac Taylor, Esq., ditto, - s Brighton Railway Major-General Turner, Commander of the Cork District Lieut-Colone l Westropp, J.P., Cork Major North Ludlow Beamish, Ballincurrig, near Duglas, Cork Joseph Leycester, Esq., Cork Matthew Pie int, Esq.. Crow's Nest, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Worcester, and Director of the Rugby, Derby, Man chester, and Welsh Midlan I Railways John Rowlands, Esq., Tallyllin, Merioneth, Director of the Great North and South Wales Railway George Paul, Esq., banker, 217, Strand Morgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Sussex Charles Thelluson, Esq., Summer-lodge, Worthing, Sussex James Thomas Thompson, Esq., 35, Gloucester-read, Hyde Park- gardens John Green, Esq., Hales Owen, magistrate for the counts of Worcester George Gun Hay, Esq. 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical Invalid Insurance Office J. M. Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn, Direetor of the Derbyshire, yi 01 - cester, and Stafford, and Direct Western Railway Joseph Farmer, Esq., Mayor of Bewdley John Bcdoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley James F. Sugrue, Esc., merchant, Cork Wm. John O'Connell, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Porten an-square John Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-sqaare, London Colonel G. Fitch, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, and the York and Lancaster Railways George Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterford W. K. Rodgers, Esq. ' late High Sheriff of the county of Cork, and Di rector of the Cork and Passage Railway Pierce Nagle, Esq., Anakissy, Doneraile, Ireland George Hall, Esq., Bridgnorth John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth William Lumley Perrier, Esq., Bellaire, Cork Joel Smith, Esq., Walsal, Staffordshire Edward Canning, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Thomas Ashmead Perry, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Samuel Hayward, Esq., New Town Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon John Harvey, Esq., Director of the London Commercial Bank, Moor- gate-street Richard Lechmere, Esq., 25, Sackville-street, Piccadilly (With power to add to their number). COUNSEL IN ENGLAND. Mr. Ser2eant Allen, Sergeant's Inn ; Walter M`Grigor, Esq., Lin. coin's-Inn. Cormszr. IN IRELAND--Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C. ENGINEER IN CHIEF—J. U. ERSIIiCk, EM. ACTING ENGINEERS. W. Mackenzie, Esq., C.E. ; J. W. Bagal,gette, Esq., C.E. SOLICITORS. In Londcm—Messrs. Ogle and Totuighusband, 4, great Winchester. street, London In Ireland—John Cumming, Esq., 51, !forth treat George-street Dublin. BANKERS. Messrs. 3fasterman, Peters, and C.. ;the :London and Westminster Bank. .., SEcRE TIRTL's TN ENGLAND— H. Nowell. Esq., and Henry Cowper, E: q. zECIETARY IN IRELAND—Frederick Francis Pole, Esq., 51, North Great George-street, Dublin. AGE NTS. Hugh Lines Cameron PARLIAMENTARY' and George Bain, Esqrs., 18, Parliament street, London. J. R. L. Walmsley, Esq., North-street, Westminster. PROSPECTUS. The imperative necessity, alike in a social, commercial, or political point of view, for drawing as closely together as possible the capitals of England and Ireland, has suggested the formation of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway,--a line, the value of which it is difficult to ever estimate, since it will be found to take a nearly direct course from the English metropolis to Holyhead. It vcill pa's through or near the populous and noble county town of Shropshire (as yet unprovided with railway communication), and w 11 trayepse along its whole extent districts second In wealth, re rWe, atrcOmmerce, to none in the empire ; bringing them more nearly and Immediately in ecntact with London is wholly ts. nandDublin,blin, than has hitherto been thxght possible. This project '4;l THE SUN, LONDON, THITRSDA E V ENING OCTOBER 16, 1845. - . de , ' •ndent of - any ether line already before the public, and as it " osse. N.eis na ti o nal advantages which none can surpa ss, must, c when p earr i eu ; out, become, without exception, the mist important railway in Gres t Britain. ° m ica' the first objects of this Company will be to obtain a most central an d ar.cessible terminus in London, and FarringdOn-street has been fixed uport for that purpose. It is proposed ta make a tunnel from that point to the Great Western [ station, from wheive the line will be continued in as direct a course as possible to Holyhead In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns : —Riekmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury; it will then proceed to within a short distance of nicester and Deddington, and from thence to Banbury; it will touch upon Kineton er Kingtown, thence proceed onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a shart distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will cross the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad near to Bromsgrove, and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgnerth, and Wenluck, near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con tinue fts route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llan-y-mynech, Llanrhaladr, and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollen. At this point there are three passes, which have been inspected, and it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by Corwen into the Vale of the River Alwen, from whence it will run nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will then descend the Vale of Nant Francon to Bangor and Holyhead. This line will in its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol ; the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and the South Staffordshire Railway. As this last line will connect Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, it would be superfluous to expatiate en the advantages of bring ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the furnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a doubt, by the obvious fact that it will net only bring the richest mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos sessed of any direct line of railway communication. On the other hand, the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway will give to London and the neighbourhood of Birmingham a route to Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire distance in ten hours. It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day. Up to the point where the line approaches Corwen, no engineering difficulties are presented. At Corwen a deviation from the straight line may be requisite to avail tunnelling, after which a straight line will be resumed te Bangor, where that already in construction will be adopted for the rest of the route to Holyhead ; or, if found de sirable, power will be taken in the Bill to continue an independent line by Beaumaris to Holyhead. After a careful investigation ef the traffic arising fun passengers, the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct transmission of the mails, the Directors feel warranted in anticipating a return of at least ten per cent. en the capital invested. A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run powerful steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing from the conveyance of one proprietary t• that of another. The railways new in active progress in Ireland, running from Dublin north and south throughout the heart of the island, render it self evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries is, by this present undertaking, rendered at once complete and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of this Company is te save time and distance, every attention of the Directors, and every advancement in science will be made available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, cern patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end ; while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will he adopted for both passengers and traffic, and the public will find in the improvement of the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts fur those of the first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and in all its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise se national in its character. Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 41. per cent. per annum on the amount of the subscriptions paid up ; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Applications for Shares may be made, in the subjoined form, to the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents :—Messrs. Cameron and Bains, 18, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throgmorton-street, London ; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton buildings, Mr. Wm. Keel, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool ; Mr. J. R. Lane, Birmingham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Hervey, Halifax; Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol; Messrs. Graystone and Eari,York ; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh ; Charles Cenper, Esq., 1, Parkside-street, Edinburgh; James Jardine, Esq., Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. SHBURTON, NEWTON, and SOUTH 1 - 1„ DEVON JUNCTION RAILWAY. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. RICHARD CAUNTER, Esq. Chairman THO BIAS GILL, Esq. M.P. Chairman of the South Devon Railway Company, Vice-Chairman John Rundle, Esq. Directors of the South Devon William Fox, Esq. S Railway Company Charles Belson, Esq. John Caunter, Esq. W. R. Whiteway. Esq. Edward F. Bean, Esq. Edward White, Esq. The time for receiving applications for shares having expired, the Committee of Management will proceed with the allotment at the earliest possible period. By order of the Committee, R. TUCKER } solicitors. G. CAUNTER Ashburton. Oct. 11. 1843 T)RIGIITON and CHELTENHAM DIRECT RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that no further application for shares in this Company can be received. The Committee are now proceeding with the allotment, and the letters will be issued as soon as the re quisite Inquiries as to the responsibility of the applicants can be com pleted. FREDERICK rtaiNT, Secretary. Company's Offices, 34, 11•oagate-street, October 14, 1343. PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. G REAT LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT RAILWAY. By a Junction with the Eastern Counties Railway at Bedford. Distance, 120 miles. Capital, 2,500,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 1.14. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Sbtre. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of tlr.: House of Commons. PROVISIONAL CO2IIIITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Dunboyne The Lord Stephen Chichester. e;rmeau, Belfast, and Array and Navy Club, London 11 air Robert Alexander, Bart., Charles-street, Manchester-square Sir William Twisden, Bart., Dorset-street, Portman-square, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, and Erewash Valley Extension Railways Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, and of the South and Midland Junction, and West Midlands Railways Sir John Osborn, Bart., Earl's-court, Brompton Sir John Key, Bart., 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of London, Di rector of the Manchester and London, and of the Direct Liverpool and Leeds Railway Captain Frederick Polhill, M.P. for Bedford Major-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.H., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Major-General Thomas Morgan, Singleton-house, Torquay Major-General Wright, Royal Engineers, Gloucester-place, Portman- , square . William Ackroyd, Esq., Westboume Lodge, Otley, Director of the East and West York, Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways Thomas Alexander, Esq., Director of the Italian and Austrian, and Trent Valley Continuation Railways Francis Slmes Alllott, Esq., Nottingham,. Director of the Amber gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction, and one of the Provisional Committee of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Companies ' Henry Ambler, Esq., worsted spinner and manufacturer, Watkinson hall, near Halifax, Director of the West Yorkshire Railway, and Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway C. H. Anderson, Esq., Upper Clapton, Director of the South Midland Railway George Ashlin, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Newcastle-npon- Tyne Railway Richard Armitage, Esq., Huddersfield and Great Grimsby, Director of the Manchester and Great Grimsby, and Keighley, Halifax and Huddersfield Junction Railways The Rev. Charles Edward Armstrong, M.A., Hemsworth John Alexander Bicknell, Esq., Brandon-cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension,Railway Charles Bamford, jun., Esq., Director of the Hull and Barnsley, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways William Bardgett, Esq., Winchester -house, Broad-street, Director of the Italian and Austrian, and the Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Railways William Banks, Esq., Honey-lane-market, Director of the Manches ter and Rugby Direct Railway, via Macclesfield John Byng Banks, Esq., Stockwell, Surrey Esq,William Wilton-place, Belgrave-square, Direc tor of and South and Midland Junction at F yh e se ch u n al e yian y Blac an k d , A Railw Henry Weeeh Burgess, Esq., Temple's-park, Hampstead, Director of the Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Great Grimsby Railway Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq.,the Lodge, Upper Clapton Josiah Burrowes, Esq., Castle house, Gomersall, near Leeds Thomas Burnley, Esq., Gomersall, near Leeds, Director of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway, and of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Samuel Bateman, Esq., Croft-house, near Bradford, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Henry Smith Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Selby Railway Dr. Brigstock, Derby, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway Joseph Browne, Esq., Bedford James Brand, Esq., 9, New Broad-street, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln, and Great Luxemburg Railway John Blore, Esq., Tutbury, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, the Derby and Gainsborough, the Shropshire Mineral Railways, &c. Job Bullivant, Esq., East Retford William Butt, Esq., Sandiacre, Derbyshire Robert Burton, Esq., merchant, Woodville, Notts James Butlin, Esq., banker, West Field-house. Rugby, Director of the Rugby and Huntingdon, and one of the Provisional Committee of the Oxford and Birmingham Junction Railway Companies Richard Biddle, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Richard Birkin, Esq., merchant, Nottingham John Fillingham Bishop, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Thomas Butt, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Richard Bradley, Esq., Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Not tingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the Direct Western, and Isle of Ely and Lincolnshire Junction Railways John Fowler Burbidge, Esq., Mayor of Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Jonathan Burton, Esq., merchant, Carrington, Nottinghamshire Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., magistrate, Hull, Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Leamington, and of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways Thomas Challis, Esq., Alderman of London John Carter, Esq., Kottingley Thomas Carter, Esq., Tanshelf, Magistrate for the Borough of Pon . tefract Charles Charnoek, Esq., Holmfleld-house, near Ferrybridge Millis Coventry; Esq., Director, of the South and Midland Junction, and Birmingham Extension Railways B. Clements, Esq., Lowndes-square, Director of the Western Ja- malca Railway Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsbnrough, Director of the Manchester, Mid land, and Great Grimsby, Gainsborough, Goole, and Isle of Ax holme, and the Wisbeach, Isle of Ely, and Lincolnshire Junction Raiways J. Cottam, Esq., East Retford John Cutts, Esq., Little Bardileld-hall, near Braintree, Essex James Clift, Esq., Director of the Paris and Strasburg, Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford, and the Manchester, Rugby, and Mac- clesfield Railways W. S. Cross, Esq., Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Henry Sherrard Coleman, Esq., Crown-court, Old Broad-street John Caunt, Eaq., Nottingham Thomas Mark Carter, Esq., Woodgreaves-house, near Wakefield, Di rector of the Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Direct Railway George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, Esq., Oakfleld, Donegal, and 15, Chesham-place, Belgrave-square, Director of the Grand Wales Central, and London and Exeter Direct Railways William Champion, Esq., Worksop William Cheatham, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Nathan Cooper, Esq., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Francis Dacre, Esq., Stratford, Essex George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys June- _ tion Railway Joseph Dent, Esq., Ribston-hall, Wetherby, Magistrate for the North-west Riding of Yorkshire A. A. Davenport, Esq., Director of the Oxford and Worcester Exten sion, and Worcester Junction Railways Joseph L. Davenport, Esq., Derby, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway John Ailcock Dixon, Esq., Burnley, Lancashire, Director of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct Railway Richard Dransfield, Esq., Dalton, Huddersfield, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and of the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., Director of the Rugby. Warvzi,sv ___ancl_l2lThreeater Railway Matthew Dawson, ESQ., Pontefract William Dairson, Esq., tWakelleld, Director of the Peterborough, Wisbeach, Lynn, and Boston, and the Sheffield, Wortley, Silk- stone, and Wakefield Railways John Campbell Dicker, Esq., New-hall, by Neston, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Birmingham, Oxford, aid Reading Railways Henry Dunn, Esq., Wakefield, Director of the Manchester, Madera field, and Great Grimsby Railway Francis Ewart, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Rey- mouth Railway John Elliott, Esq., Townhoad-house, Rochdale Lieut.-Col. Fitch, 36, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Ma',laging Direc tor of the York and Lancaster Railway Erasmus Forster, Esq., Director of the Oxford and Worcester Ex tension Railway Solomon Foster, Esq., Mansfield, Director of the NcAtingham, Mans field, and Midland Junction Railway Martin Furniss, Esq., Mansfield, Director of the .Erewash and Shef- field Railway John Griffiths Frith, Esq., .Austin-friars, Chairrnaa of the London. derry and Coleraine, and, Leeds and Carlisle hallways William Fisher, Esq., Amcot ta-house, near East Retford James Fothergill, Esq.. merchant, Nottingham Richard W.Fltzpatrick, F;sq., barrister-at-law,Gloacester-road, Yyde • _ park-gardens George Green, Esq., Prant,,f ru t James Gilbertson, Esq., A lderman, and Magistrate for Hertfur , l William Gibson, Esq., 0 asgow H. P. Gipps, Esq., DiTerAor of the Coventry and Nuneatoi Railway Charles Goldsmith, Eis, 4., Friday-street, Cheapside William Gordon, Esq., F.L.S., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Henry Swan Graven, Esq., Ely flank-lodge, Halifax John Gully, Esq., ftv ckwerth-park, Ackworth William Gibbs, Esq. , Camberwell, Director of the .South Metropolitan Cemetery Cornrow ny William Gill, Esq., Richmond, Yorkshire, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Northumberland and Lancashire Railways John Godber, Hucknall Torkard, NOttinghamshire. Director of the Amber-g at e, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction, and Nottinghe m and Gainsborough Railway Companies Thomas John G reen, Esq., Mayor of /..tedford Richard Hall, Esq., Carnarvon-hall, Watford, Director of the Strat ford and Tic, tmes Junction, and North Woolwich Railways R. F. Hall, Wiseton, near Ibcwtry S. C. Hall, Ei,q., F.S.A., Inner Temple, Director of the Erewash Valley E. ctension and West Mieiland Railways W. H. HalpiM, Esq., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke, andl Sheffield and Macclesfield Railways Robert Hull., Esq.. M.b., Norwich Samuel Ha mmond, Esq., Leei John Georg. Hammack, Esq.., Director of the Direct Western, and the Metropolitan Junctioni!tailways William Hepworth, Esq., J'r,ntefract, a Deputy-Lieutenant and J.P. for the West Riding of V.torkshire John Mastal Hepworth. :Esq., Eden-place. Ackworth, J.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshi re Joshua Hepworth, Esq.. - Rogerthorpe-hall, Badsworth Thomas Heel's, Esq., Se ipton Castle, Skipton, Director of the Lanca shire and North Yf ,rk shire, Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern, and of the.:',Overpool and Leeds Direct Railways John Holmes, Esq., - EvAt Retford Robert Herries, Esq., • East-street, Leeds, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct adway Charles Iliolbrooke,„ 7r:sq. Derby, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and - Manchester John Howard, Esri.,, Royal Foundry, Bedford Thomas Haigh, Esq Wakefield, late High Constable of Wakefield John Hardy, Jun., banker, Grantham, Director of the Amber. gate, Nottingh and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway John Harris, Esi , Springfield-house, near Bedford Charles Higgins„ sen., Esq., St. Cuthbert's, Bedford Geerge Higgins Bedord The Rev. Chin :brs Walter Hudson, Rectory, Saundby, near Gains. borough George Hurst, Msq., Bedford John Midge, I :set., late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and Di— rector of the% 'Derby and Stafford Railway Arm. Empson Jialland, Esq., Holderneas House, near Hull, Director of the York: and Hull Railway Boswell Midi fleatenJalland, Esq., Holderness-house, near Hull, Magis trate for tb el East Riding of York and Borough of Hull, and Di rector ofthelliverpool and Leeds, and Hull and Barnsley Railways John Jameso a, Esq., Honey lane-market William Jai ne son, Esq., Shelton, Staffordshire, Director of the Staffordshi re Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways Win. Jones Jo •hnson, Esq., Bedford Joseph Jones„ Esq., Mayor of Hull, and Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Din to t Railway Thomas Re; .iald Kemp, Esq., Director of the Blythe and Churnet Valleys, or Macclesfield and Lichfleld Railways Jeremiah K:e ye, Esq., Huddersfield and Great Grimsby, Director of the Ma nt :heater and Great Grimsby, and Keighley, Halifax, and IluddersE ell Junction Railways George Kip: tax, Esq., Ordsall-villa, near East Retford Mr. Samuel Knight, Pontefract George Law 'ton, Esq., Ditchley's, Essex, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway H. C. Leahy„ :Esq., St. James's-square Moses Edwe .rtl Legg, Esq., Watling-street, London Captain Hen ry" Leech, Bedford Charles Den tint Leech, Esq., Bury St. Edmunds William Ley„ Esq., 40, Gloucester-place, Portman,-square, Director of the Readit tf; and Reigate Railway L. Stephens Lyne, Esq., Broad-street, Ilireetor of the Western Jamaica R al Tway P. Bennett L Its, Esq., Director of the 'ago and Shannon, the Ips wich and Southampton, and tha Cork Passage and Kinsale Railway James Lamb, 3Elq., 25, Hyde-parkquare, Director of the Scottish Western, altcl the Direct Western. Railways John Lart, Ef iq ~ Wood-street, Clic aside James Leemit Esq., Bradford. .director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and 3 Zeighley, Halifax. and Huddersfield Junction Railway Samuel Lovell., Esq., merchant, I ..ledford Captain J. P. :Macdougall, Fir-f :rove, North Brixton, Director of the Leeds, Fle et wood, and Livev i oel, and Isle of Man Railways John B. Mace , Esq., Leeds Thomas Hat:Vitt Massey, E 1., Newark -upon-Trent, and Bedford square, 113eda-park Thomas MiTtak, Esq., Hull. William Mee r , Esq., East itet `'3rd W. R. Mesha in, Esq., M.!). , Bedford Robert Meliington, Esq., 4) ,-d ea n_house, near East Retfbrd, Director of the Leeds and Carlis'm Railway William Moorhouse, Es 4., Marine-villa, Knottingley, a Provisional Director of the Sheltie' Barnsley, and Wakefield Railway Peter Morrison, Esq., Di re etor of South and Midlands Junction, and London and Binnlngh ar a Extension Railways James Muscroft,Esq., tefract, Magistrate for the Borough, a Pro visional Director of V ;lo Oxford and Worcester Extensioa and Chester Junction Rai' -'1 aly George Mackintosh, Er ci Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. John Manwaring, Ec q. , Pateley-bridge, Yorkshire, Director of the York and Lancaster B ailway Ord Massey, Esq., Ha' le acs-house, Burnley, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, and Keighley, Halifax, a ad Huddersfield Junction Railways Thomas Micklethwal to Esq., Wakefield Jitarles Middleton, is q., Nottingham-pink Joseph Nadin, Esq.„ Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Southampton, and 'the Leeds and Carlisle Railways William Joseph Nee h. , Esq., Bedford John Norton, E sq., .1, St. George's-square, Westminster, and Moat house, Brentwoc d , Director of the Great Western Direct Rail way, &c. Robert Newland, F Kempson-house, Bedfordshire Thomas North, Es. Ile, Mayor of Nottingham Henry Gerard Ohrly, Esq., Director of the Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead Junction, and West Midland and South Midland and Oxford Extension Railways John Ostler, Esq., Director of the Hull and Barnsley, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways Robert Oxley, Esq., M.D., Pontefract George Osgood, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn Charles Frederick Pa'grave, Esq., Bedford Bennett Pell, Esq., 12, Finsbury-place North W. Perfect, Esq., Monkbill, near Pontefract John Phillips, Esq., Mayor of Pontefract George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield-house, Russell-square William Patterson, Esq., Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire Robert Power, Esq., Director of the Great Britain Life Assurance Society Thomas Ingham Raynor, Esq., Birstal, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and West Riding Junction, an the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways John Thomas Raworth, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Birming ham Direct, Leicester, Iron and Dove Valley Railways Edward Rawlina,-Ea4.o.lledford Robert Richards, Esq., Director of the West Midland Railway John Reginald Riddell, Esq., Bycullah-house, Eulleld, Managing Director of the York and Lancaster Railway James Robson, Esq., Tansheif, Magistrate for the Borough of Pon . tefract Frederick Redden, Esq., Bedford Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymoath Junction, the '1 ring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and the Direct Western Railway George Robinson, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barniley Junction, and of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railways John Richardson, Esq., Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate, the East and West Yorkshire, and the Midland and Thirsk Junc tion Railways Thomas Routlidge, Esq., Alderman, Pontefract James Russell, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton, of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railways Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury Henry Savage, Esq., Director of the Irving, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Benjamin Shaw, Esq., Kilburn Priory, Director of the Churnet and Blythe Valleys Railways J. E. Sichel, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and of the Leeds, York, and Midland Railways William Sloane, Esq., Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the South Midland Junction Railway, &c. &c. George Walker Smith, Esq., Horbury-hall, Sheffield, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Thomas Smith, Esq., M.D., 30, North-street, Leeds,Director of the Leeds and York, and Liverpool and Leeds Railways Joseph Smithson, Esq., Kirkless Mills, near Halifax John Sanders, Esq., Bedford J. W. Striven, Esq., Throstlenest, near Otley, Director of the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway Richard Shaw, Esq., Tulledge, near Burnley, Director of the Kelgh ley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railway James Henry Simpson, Esq., M. 8., Pontefract Joshua Annable Skidmore, Esq., St. John's-place, Wakefield William Starkey, Esq., Wakefield, Director of the Sheffield, Wort ley, Silkstone, and Wakefield, and the Leeis and York Railways William Stewart, Esq.; Horbury, near Wakefield George Eaton Stanger, Esq., Nottingham Samuel Herrick Surplice, Esq., Beeston, Notts John Streets, Esq., merchant, Spring Field-house, Sandiacre, Derby- shire _ William Surplice, Esq., _; ttingham Samuel James Sykes, Esq., Hull James Tempter, Esq., Brixton-rise, Director of the Derby, Vttoxeter, and Stafford Railway Thomas S. Trapp, Esq., banker, Bedford John Best Trapp, Esq., Redford Samuel Tudor, Esq., Upper Thames-street and Gorbals, Hull, Di rector of the Derby and Stafford Railway Thomas Turney, Esq., Park-lodge, near Halifax William Tudor, Esq., Upper Thames-street and Gorbals, Hull Joseph Francis Tempest, Esq., F.S.A., the Mount, Ackworth Cbarles Vickers, Esq., Pontefract, Director of the Manchester, Hud dersfield, and Great Grimsby Railway Wm. Watson,Esq , Daybrook, Nottinghamshire, Director of Amber gate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Samuel Warburton, Esq., Hunslet, Leeds, Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway The Rev. Richard Whitelock, M.A., Saddleworth, Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire Joseph Whitaker, Esq., Ramsdale, Nottinghamshire William White, Esq., Bedford John Williams, Esq., M.D., Magistrate for Yorkshire, Director of the York, Hull, and East and West Riding Junction Railway Abraham Wood, Esq., Rochdale, F.R.C.S. Joseph Wyles, Esq., Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Not tingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway David Wheatcroft, Esq., Bucklaud-hollow, Derbyshire, Director of tke Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, ar.d Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railways William Williams, Esq., Royal Foundry, Bedford Charles Waite, Esq., 3, Old Burlington-street, and Willesdon-house, Jol‘ihnidd Middlesex Esq., late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Thomas Willett, Esq., Bradford The Rev. H. Burdett Worthington, Bedford G. N. Wright, M.A., Coed y Celym, Denbighshire, and L square. London, Director of the Thames Valley Railway George Yates, Esq., merchant, Halifax George Witt, Esq., F.R.S., Direetor of the Bedford, London, and Birmingham Railway, and Aidermand of Bedford George Gillett, Esq., 2, Grsovenor-gate, Hyde-park (With power to add to their number). ENGINEER-IN-CUIEF—Sir John Macnell, LL.D., and F.R.S. • AMINO ENGINEER—WiIIiam Mußinger Higgins, Esq., C.B. LONDON SOLICITORS. J. R. Gibson, Esq., 9, Copthaß-court. Owen Gray, Esq. 125, Great Tower-street. J. B. Illidge, Esq. LOCAL SOLICITORS. Leeds—Charles Naylor, Esq., and nvntefract—Henry John Coleman, Esq. Rotherham—John Oxley, Esq., and John Wright Potter, W>q. Rest Retford—Messrs. Mee, Bigsby, and Mee. N ottingham—Messrs. Fox and Butlin. k)alcham—Henry Hough, Esq. Kettering—Thomas Marshall, Esq. Bedford—Ezra Eagles, Esq. SECRETARY —J. B. Owens, Esq. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—J. M. Widdicombe, Esq. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co. Leeds—Messrs. Beckett and Company Doncaster The Yorkshire Banking Company. Pontefract The object of this railway is to connect, in the most direct course, the important and increasing manufacturing town of Leeds with the metropolis, the want of which has long been felt, and is too univer sally acknowledged to need any comment, and it is under this con viction that this important undertaking, alter several minute exa minations of the country through which it will pass, has been brought forward. The proposed line will commence at the jnnction of the 3fanchester and Leeds, and York and North Midland Railways, near Wakefield, and will terminate by means of a junction with the Eastern Coun ties Railway, at Bedford (to which place it is the intention of that Company to extend their line in the ensuing session of Parliament), and by thins availing itself as far as possible of the existing railways, will complete the most direct and least expensive trunk line, from London to Leeds, York, and Hull. It will pass in its route within an available distalla t ßifaifientWiivf . arm MiiiaiglV; Vallr.m, and Stamford. Tb e importance of such a line is obvious, both from the nature of its COW se (embracing, as it does, a most extensive population within its limits), as also from the absence of any direct communication for the conveyance of passengers and merchandise. By the construction of this railway, railway communication to London will be given to Peterborough and Leicester (by means of the Syston and Peterborough Railway), to Newark and Nottingham, (by the Nottingham and Lincoln line(, and to Sheffield and Gains borough, )by the Sheffield and Gainsberough line), by a much shorter route than by any existing railways. Independently of the advantages offered to the towns in the seve ral counties through which this line will pass, the line in itself, con sidered us a direct trunk line between London and Leeds, is sufficient to justify its formation, it being well known that the existing traffic between these two places would produce such a retura on the capital required, as to admit of a dividend equal to that of any railway in operation; but when it is borne in mind that a company is being formed for the purpose of connecting Glasgow with ,Leeds by means of a junction with the York and Carlisle Railway, no better line can be presented to the public, as it will not only effect a direct communication from Glasgow and the western .parts of Scotland to London, but would also connect Edinburgh and the eastern parts of Scotland, as well as Durham and Newcastle (by the York and North Midland, and Great North of England Railway a) with the metropo lis, which would be considerably shorter than the accommodation offered by any other company ; and when cost of construction is con sidered, there cannot be a doabt but that preference would be given to the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway. The fact of the Eastern Counties Railway being connected by a branch line with the East and West India Docks on the river Thames, and the Railway Company having recently leased for 999 years the extensive pepper warehouses belonging to those docks, 'which are capable of receiving 12,000 tons of goods, together with uharfh adjoining, where the shipment and trans-shipment of goods from all parts of the world can take place, is a most important fea ture in favour of the direct communication from the manufacturing 'towns of Glasgow and Leeds offered by the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway and, by branch railways to the main trunk line, through which all goods from the manufacturing districts could be eonveyed at once to these warehouses for shipment, thereby avoiding the present delay and expense of cartage, and in reality establishing an almost direct and invaluable connexion between the rivers Clyde and Thames. It has been ascertained that there are no engineering difficulties, that the w irks will be easy, and the gradients remarkably good, and that it will not materially interfere with any ornamental property. The subscribers will be held liable only to the extent of their first deposits, until an Act of Parliament is obtained, and afterwards only to the amount of their subscriptions. It is proposed to take power in the Bill to allow interest at 4 per cent. pet annum on all calls until the opening of the line, and also to extend the line to Hertford on the Eastern Counties line, in the event of that Company not prosecuting their line to Bedford. BROKERS. London—Messrs. Marten and Heseßine, 9, Finch-lane Leeds—Messrs. lloppe and Co. Liverpool—Messrs. Joseph King and Son Hull—Messrs. Flint and Tootal Blanchester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons Bradford—Mr. Josiah Seholefleld Edinburgh—Mr. Charles Couper, 30, St. Andrew's-square. GREAT LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT RAILWAY. The Managing Committee of this Railway hereby give notice that they are now proceeding in the Allotment of the Shares in the above undertaking, and that all the Letters of Allotment will be issued in the ensuing week. Temporary Offices, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN, BItEN TFUItD, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY, from the vicinity of West Drayton, through Hounslow ' Brentford, Ham mersmith, Kensingten, Chelsea, and Westminster, to a Central Terminus, near Charing-Cross. (Provisionally Registered.) Offices, 53, Charing-cross. Capital, 850,C00/., in 42,500 Shares of 20!. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Earl of Devon Vernon Abbott, Esq., 70, Gower-street Philip Anstruther, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankment 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 Embankment Railway Junction Company Thomas Braman, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leicester and Tam worth Railway Sir John Macpherson Brackenbury Sir Archer Denman Croit, 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 Cebbold,;Esq., Chairman of the Eastern 'Union Rail way W::liam Cumming, Esq., North Bank, Regent's Park George Cooper, Esq., Brentford George James Stredwick Camden, Esq., Hounslow Charles Downes, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway J. Fisher, Esq., Isleworth Major David Fitzgerald, Yalentia, connty of Kerry Captain Forbes, R.N., Forest, Windsor Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, R.N., K.C.H. James Montgomery, Esq., Brentford John ;Bowyer Nichols, Esq., Hammersmith The Hon. Colonel Phipps, Norwood-groan William Simpson Potter, Esq., Director of the South and Midi and Railway Henry Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow, Magistrate for Middlesex John F. Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow Colonel Reid (2d Life Guards), Buistrode Park Thomas Berry Rowe, Esq., Brentford John Coysgarne Sim, Esq., No. 9, Clifton-place, Hyde Park-galilens 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 Henry Tuffnell, Esq., M.P. (With power to add to their number.) ENGINEER—Thomas Page, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson and Cobbold, 7, Lincoln's Inn-tlelds William Sim, Esq., 8, King's Bench-walk, Temple. • BANKERS. • • PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Hugh Innes Cameron and George Ilain, 18,Parliament-street. - - ...,—. ~ SECRETARY —Henry Moreing, Esq, Applications for shares, 1u the subjoined form, may be made, addressed to the Provisional Committee, at the Offices of the Corn. puny, 53, Charing-cross, to the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, and to the following agents and sharebrokers :—Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, 61%, Threadneedle-street; Mr. H. J. Williams, 80, Old Ihroad-street, London Messrs. Bradley and Co., Manchester ; Mr. B. R. Pemberton, and Messrs. H. Davis and Co., Liverpool; Mr. Lucre Arnold, Bristol; Messrs. Chantrell and Boyce, Leeds; Messrs. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Previsional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 50/. each in the above undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Name in full Residence — Profession or Business Date Reference (two or more) Witness And his Address N ORTH LONDON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, S, Finsbury-place South. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110.) Capital, 1,300,0001., ba 65,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTZE. John Attwood, Esq., M.P., Park-lane, Chairman . . James Horne,Esq:, F.R.S., Clapham Common, Deputy-Chairman Sir John Edward De Beauvoir, Bart., London James Henry Attwood, Esq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square John Bagskaw, Esq., Uloucester-place, Portman-square Richard Bethell, Esq., Queen's Counsel, Lauderdale House, Highgate George Bishop, Esq., South Villa, Inner Circle, Regent's Park Augustus Bosanquet, Esq., Osidge, Southgate . _ • Joseph Brown, Esq., Director of tho Trent Valley Continuation Railway George Wootiroffe Franklyn, Esq , Clifton, Bristol W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., Alderman of the City of London - - - - - Henry Morton, Esq., Biddick, Durham George Parbery, Esq., Russell-square, Director of tke Manchester and Birmingham Continuation Railway Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P., 39, St. James's-place George Rougemont, Esq., 14, Broad-street-buildings Nicholas Woad, Esq., Kellingwerth, ovreastle-on:Tyue. BANWS. Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills and Co., London Bank of Liverpool The Union Bank, Manchester. Exemzsa—George Parker Bidder, Esq., E.I.C.E. . _ . AsoinTzeT—Robert Abraham, Esq., Torrington-street, Russell-square, SGLICITOR—John Bethell, Esq., 78, King William-street, City. Szcarrsiti—Harry Burrard Farnall, Esq. The Provisional Committee of the North London Junction Rail way Company have great satisfaction In informing their subscribers that negotiations are now pending between the Provisional Commit tee of this Company and the Directors of the Railways north of the Thames of such a character as to assure them that the City terminus of this Company will form the Grand Terminus of all the City traffic north of London. To effect this important object, an area of 10 acres of grouad (the southern boundary of which is within 500 yards of the Bank of England) has been most carefully surveyed aad valued, and the re port of the architect and engineer is of so favourable a character as to have induced the Provisional Committee to determine en purchasing the entire site, and it has, therefore, been resolved by them to in crease the capital of this Company to 1,300,0001. The Provisional Committee consider it of paramount importance to secure within the limits of their City terminus, the amplest and most complete accommodation for the traffic of each of the railway companies who may co-operate with them, an object which will be effected by opening the very extensive and valuable space of ground alluded to, within the centre of the City of London. In conjunction with this enlarged plan, it is intended to embrace that of a branch line to the present station of the Eastern Counties Railway in Shoreditch, which will effect an entire junction between the eastern and western parts of the metropolis ; and at the same time afford a direct communication between the whole of the rail ways, which reach London tothe north of the Thames, and give full development to each of their schemes by creating for them a common centre within the heart of the metropolis. Independently, therefore, of the almost incalculable local traffic which the position of their City terminus will ensure to this Com pany, will be added that of those companies also who will eventually co-operate with the North London Junction Railway Company, and the perfection of a project of no ordinary magnitude and importance will be realised throughout the whole of this short but very valuab:e line of railway. A lithographic sketch now publishing will accurately define the entire district through which this Company proposes to run this line; by this means the most casual observer will be enabled to ascertain that the environs of London, north of the Thames, will be placed in immediate communication with the City ; while the dense popu lation of the City will enjoy a facrity of connexion with its suburban localities, necessarily affording it the :greatest accommodation. With such important local resources, therefore, together with the vast traffic on which the shareholders of this Company have a right to rely for profit, a large amount of revenue may be fairly and justly anticipated, fully commensurate with the outlay of the proposed capital. That revenae will be derived thus : The daily passenger traffic on the Great Western amounts to 3,345, one-half of which reaches the City. The London and Bir mingham amounts to 4,322 daily, two-thirds of which reach the City. The Eastern Counties amounts to 2,400 persons daily, half of whom pass to the West-end of London. The omnibus traffic daily is 30,894 passengers, two-thirds of which may be given to the City. Passengers from the suburban districts reaching the City, now un accommodated by any railway, are estimated at 4,000 daily. From these sources the following products are derived : Per Ann. Passengers from the Great Western and Birmingham Rail way, at 6d. each.... ................................ X. 52,523 Passengers from the Eastern Counties to the City terminus of this Company, at 3d. each ..•• • . • ....... Omnibus passengers' traffic, at 60. each, as taken at present . 142,208 tons of goods and parcels pass annually from the Great Western and the London and Birmingham Rail ways into the City, at an average cost of carriage of 3s. Gd. per ton throughout. For the carriage of these goods and parcels, therefore, at the reduced cost of 2s. ad. per ton, a revenue may be derived of ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 17,776 From the carriage of goods, parcels, and mails, bringing in to the Eastern Counties Railway Company a revenue of 40,0001. a year, may be derived the sum of ..•• •• .. 10,000 The total of their calculations amoants t 0.... £280,289 Deduct 40 per cent, for workers' expenses ...... •• 112,115 4168 174 Estimated Rental to be received from other Companies for the use of Terminus .. • • . • 30,000 £198,174 Being a revenue of more than 15 per cent. an a capital of 1,300,000/. The capital, as now extended, will be divided into 65,000 shares of 201. each, upon which a deposit of 21. 2s. per share will be payable forthwith. A portion of the shares will be allotted to parties locally interested. The remainder will be distributed amongst the present shareholders and the public generally, upon application being made by them in a manner hereinafter mentioned. The Directors, in compliance with the advice of their Parlia mentary Agents, deem it expedient, in consequence of the recent standing orders of the House of Lords, to require a deposi of 10/. per cont. The shareholders are, therefore, requested, in order to carry this arrangement into effect, to deposit their scrip certificate with the Secretary, on or before the Ist of October next, in exchange for which they will obtain a certificate upon which the bankers of the Company will receive the amo"t of the difference payable, and, upon producing the receipt and signing the new Parliamentary Deeds, fresh scrip will be delivered to them. Applications for prospectuses, maps, and shares, may be made to the Secretary, at the Offices, No. 8, Finsbury-place South, and the forowing sharebrokers : Messrs. R. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, 22, North-side, Royal Exchange, London Messrs. Capel, Cuerton, and Lawford, 3, Royal Exchange • George Burnand, Esq., Cornhill Messrs. Houghland and Leese, 51, King-street, Manchester William Marshall, Esq., Bank-buildings, Manchester William Haynes, Esq., Manchester John Wells. Esq., Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler, Leeds Messrs. Edwards and Son, and W. H. Land, Esq.,' Bristol J. R. Lune, Esq., Birmingham Messrs. Garton and Wright, Sheffield J. G Kershaw, Esq., Huddersfield F. C. Spencer, Esq., Halifax Messrs. Henry Beaumont and Co., Exeter R. P. Lemon, Esq., Bath. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF SCRIP. To the Secretary of the North London Junction Railway Company. Sir,—l herewith transmit to you scrip certificates of shares held by me in this Company numsered as at foot, and I undertake to make the fluther payment of 14s. Gd. per share on the said shares, forth with, and to execute the new Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. Christian and surname in full ............ Business or Profession .. ...... .... ...... Residence •• . . . . . FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the North London Junction Railway Company. I request you will allot to me shares of 201. each in the capital of the above-named railway, and I will accept the same or any less number, and pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when re quired. Dated the day of 1845. Christian and surname in 11111 .. . Business or Profession • Address ..... ..............•••• PROSPECTUS OF THE R HONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSHIRE. (Provisionally Registered.) Promoted with the ainetioa and iuppirt of the Right Hon. the Earl of Dunraven. Capital, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Viscount Adare, M.P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan Viscount Ingestrc, C.B. R.N. M.P., Brompton-park and Ingestre- Staffordshire _ Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, aad Gloucester Railway Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square Riehard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire Sir William Wynn, Maes Newydd, Chairman or the North Wales Railway fames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn House, Cardiff William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Shef field and Manchester Railway Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. James Cozens, Ynys Plwm, Glamorganshire Edward Cotton, Esq., 20, Keppel-Street, Russell-square, Director of the Commercial Bank Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Diviland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extensionßailway George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton. near Bristol, and No. 7, Mansbester ft:square Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton-square and Court Herbert, near Neath, Director of the Valo of Neath Railway Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire John Hopkins, Esq., Killely, Glamorganshire William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Vero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow an& Forest of Dean Railway Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glantorganslaire Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Liacela's fields, Director of the Kennet and Avon Canal William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garthliall, Glamor ganshire Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, aid Bread-street hill, London, Director of the Gr.tat Trinidad Railway John Williams, Esq., Furnivars Inn, London, and Llanflhangel, Denbighshire Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (With power to add to their number). MANAGINO DISCOUNT Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. William Bradley, Esq. John Randall, Esq. IdRE, Chairman. Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N. Crawshay Bailey, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq. Richard Kelly, Esq. The Rev. H. R. Fowler Samuel R. Pratt, Esq. Henry James, Esq. The Ret. ThomasGronow James Morrison, Esq. William Simpson Potter, Bsq. Nichol Came, D.C.L. Richard Lewis Reece, Esq. (With power to add to their nmiber.) STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple, SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., i, Bosinghall-street, London. RANKERS. Commercial Bank of London National Provincial Bank, Bridgend aid Cardiff. Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff. ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq. SEcBETART—John Petherick, Esq., pro tem. This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda and Ely Yanks, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district, one of the richest and most important is South Wales, which is at present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable products. It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal iii im mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and, obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition to its being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at Mer thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other, that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of traffic alone will afford a handsome return far the capital invested, as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of ether less promising vallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro ductions. _ _ _ An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any ether line. _ _ _ This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales of Ely and Rhondda a much desired cornmunicatien with the great market town and port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they may be said to be almost excluded. It is intended that the line shall commence at Elaen Rhondda, the head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a Ihrther distance of six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most advantageous circumstances as to distaice, with all the ports in the Bristol channel. A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ea pital. The landowners along the line are favourable to this undertaking, and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the Provisional Committee. No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of kis de posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in 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 part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation er otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi nate the first Directors of the Company. In the allottznent of Shares, a preference will be given to landowners on the line and other parties locally interested. Prospectuses and Maps may be had of and applications fbr Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, :T. B. James, Esq. Solicitor, 19, Northumberland-street, Strand; to W. Morgan, Esq. Solicitor,' Bridgend, Glamorganshire ; and to the undermentioned Brokers ; but no application for Shares will receive the attention of the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or more of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers: London—Messrs. John Shewell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard. _Messrs. J. Peppercorne and Co., 2, Old Broad-street. _ . Liverpool—Messrs. Benlit and Co. Manchester—Messrs. Houghland and Leue Leeds—Messrs. John Young and Co. Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq. ; Messrs. Tails and Nash Birmingham—Mr. Collis Sheffield—Messrs. Bardwell and Sens. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of M. each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be allotted to ma ; and I also undertake to execute the Parliamentary C•ntract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Name in full .. •• •• •••••••••• •• •• • Residence .•••••• • •• .• •. ..... • •• .• . Trade or Profession ................. ReNrence with J‘ddre55.............• Date of Applicatien ......... BRIGHTON AND CHELTENIIkIIInitECT RAILWAT. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital, 1,C00,0001., in Shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. The Right lion. Lord Rosemore, Dell, Windsor, The Right Hon. George Lionel Dawson Damn*, M.P., 6, Tilney street, Park.lane The Hon. Robert Gore, M.P. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. J. C. Westenre, IMP., Brook's Club The Hon. W. Dawson, Parkstone-lodge, Poole The Hon. T. W. Gage, Westbury-house, Westmeoe, Petersfield Sir Henry Webb, Bart. Pall-mall Sir George William Prescott, Bart. Chairman Sir William Boothby, Bart. Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire Arnold, Thomas James, Esq., Sergeants' Inn, Temple, revising bar rister for the City of London Cleobury, Thomas Mortimer, Esq. Askew-villa Coape Henry Coe, Esq. Goldhanger, Maldon Cumberlege, N, Esq. York-terrace, Regent's-park Dalby, John R., Esq. Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dayreli, E. Francis, Esq. Lilingston Dayrell, Rucks, Sheriff of Bucks, Chairman of the Minehead and Bridgewater Railway Everitt, Henry Yarburgh, Esq. Brighton Gernon, James, Esq. 13, C onduit -street Greig, A., Esq. Lowndes- s t reet, Belgrave-squats Heaviside, Richard, Esq. B r i ghton Heneage,Charles, Esq. Cadeby-house,Lincolnshire Henty; J., Esq. Chichester Keene, director of the National Bank ofan n ,J Nichol as , h J so o lt :e s , Et John's-wood, R egent ' s Park m‘c s 50, Parli ament -street Meteyard, Horace William, Esq. Chatham-place Moore, Major, Queen Ann-street, Cav endish-square, director of the Indian Peninsular Railway Seymour, Frederick, Esq. St. James's-square, director of the Lon don and Nottingham Railway Watkins, Robert, Esq. Augusta-house, Worthing Willes, George, Esq. Hungerford-park ENGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. I George Remington, Esq., C.B. ACTING ENGINEER—Henry Wrigg, Es q . SOLICITORS. Augustus Walter Arnold, Esq., 31, Gelden-square, London 3ssr; Moorgate-street, Lond on . . Attres, Clarke, and M`Whi nn i e, Brighton. LOCAL AGENTS. William Mitchell, Esq., Petersfleld LOCA j fSO hn rIC " Ir e o n R S' S —E Ties ' Messrs. Bailey and Wickham, Winchester. 8ANK8725. London—Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., SO, Cornhill Messrs. Cockburn, and Co., Whitehall Brighton—The Union Bank Branch of London and County Joint-Stock Banking C om . pally Cheltenham—Branch of the National Provincial Bank of Rngland Petersfleld—Branch of London and County Joint-Stock Banking Company. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT— Cadwallader F. WOO, Egg- Fludyer- street. SECRETARY—Mr. Frederick Penny. kinson and Earle, Hull; Messrs. Buchanan and Aitken, Glasgow, and Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York, of whom prospectuses may be obtahaed. No applications for Shares in this Company will be received which do not contain a reference to one of the Provisional Committee, the Sharebrokers, Officers of the Company, or a Banker. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Directors of the Great Western, Brentford, an Central Terminus Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. eaeh in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any lesser number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required. _ .. Name in fall ••••••••..•• • • •• • • • • •• Residence........ .. Trade or Profession .• • • • • •. . .. Date ..... Reference in fall• • • . • • • • • • • • • • . THE GREAT WESTERN, BRENTFORD, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Office, 53, Charing-cross. At a meeting of the inhabitants and - owners of property in Brent ford and its vicinity, held on Saturday, the 11th instant, in pursuance of a requisition most numerously and respectably signed, HENRY POWNALL, Esq., Spring-grove, in the Chair, It was proposed by G. COOPER, Esq., seconded by Mr. WALBEAN, and unanimously resolved— _ . 1. That it is highly desirable that railway communication be esta blished between Hounslow and London, and that it he as direct as the nature of the country will permit, and follow as closely as pos sible the old coach thoroughfare. Proposed by Major JELF SHARP, seconded by B. J. ARUSTRONG, Esq., and unanimously resolved 2. That having heard and considered a statement of the course which the projected line of Mr. Page will take, this meeting is of opinion that such line is most highly calculated to promote the in terests of this town and neighbourhood, and presents a prospect of far greater advantage than any line crossing the river, and not pro ceeding directly to tke centre of the metropolis. Proposed by JAMES MONTGOMERY, Esq., secondorby Mr. KING, and unanimously adopted— 3. That the line projected by Mr. Page is particularly entitled to the support of the inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood, for the following amongst other reasons :- 1. That it is the line originally proposed by the inhabitants of this district. 2. That it follows the direct course of the ancient thoroughfare from Hounslow to London, without crossing the River Thames. 3. That means having been taken for extending the original ter minus from Millbank to the immediate vicinity of Charing-cross, it presents a more convenient access to tke metropolis than any other line. That this meeting, therefore, pledge themselves to give every as sistance in promoting the success of this line. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Henry Pownall, Esq., as well for his kindnessin taking the chair, as for the ability with which he presided over the meeting. GREAT WESTERN, BRENTFORD, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY. Offices, 53, Charing-cross. Cnommort—The EARL of DEVON. Notice is hereby given that no further Applications for Shares in this Company will be received after Ulyanov, October 18. By order, HENRY MOREING, Secretary. Fr HE AVON and SEVERN VALLEY RAIL WAY, from RUGBY to GLOUCESTER, Connecting Leamington and the whole of the Midland and North Eastern Counties with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, and the South of England. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. No further call will he made until an Act of Parliament is -obtained, and no party will be liable beyond the amount of his shares.. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Lord Beauclerc, 8, Chesham-place, Belgrave square The lion. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteuey, Parliament-street, London, Chairman of the York and Lancaster, and Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railways The Hon. Captain Evans Freke, Grenadier Guards, 3, Belgrave square The Hon. Captain Evans Freke, Life Guards, 3, Belgrava-square Sir Montague John Cholmeley, Bart., Easton-hall, Lincolnshire Sir William Bacon Johnson, Bart., Director of the Chepstow,:yorest of Dean, and Gloucester, and the South and Midland Junction Railway William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., Alderman of Lon don, late M.P. for Oxford, Chairman of the Erewash Valley Ex tension, the Leek and Macclesfield, the Great Western, Southern and Eastern Counties, and of the Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Rhaubon, and Vale of Llangollen Railways William Bradley, Esq., Manor-oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Cam bridge and Lincoln Extension, and the Lincoln, York, and Leeds Junction Railways Benjamin Oliveira, Esq., F.R.S., 8, Upper Hyde-park-street, and Brookes' Club, St. James's, Director of the West Midland, and Manchester and Southampton Railways Villiers C. Villiers Surtees, Esq., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Director of the Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire Railway William Lloyd Caldecot, Esq., 6, Laura-place, Bath William Breynton, Esq., Montpellier, Cheltenham, and Temple, London, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth, and other Railways H. H. Dancocks, Esq., the Manor-house, Kempley, Gloucestershire, Director of the Birmingham, West Bromwich, and Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railways James Maurice Shipton, Esq., R.N., Walmer-hall, near Tewkesbury, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at Gloucester, and Vice- Consul of Russia at that port Richard Hodges Carter, Esq., Gloucester, late Mayor of the City of Gloucester, and Deputy-Chairman of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Samuel Hitch, Esq., M.D., Gloucester Charles F. Thornley, Esq., merchant, Bristol Cornelius Brady, Esq., Aston-house, Erdington, Warwickshire Paris Dick, Esq., M.D., Forthampton, Tewkesbury George Smith, Esq., Prestbury, near Cheltenham Thomas Avery, Esq., Gloucester Caleb Trotter, Esq., ditto Arthur H. Jenkins, Esq., Alderman of Gloucester Directors of the Edward L. Kendall, Esq., merchant, ditto Worcester, Here- Robert Heane, Esq., ditto ford,and Glouces- Charles Walker, Esq., ditto ter Railway Henry Fox, Esq., ditto Edward J. Woodhouse, Esq., ditto, John Ladds, Esq., Abbot's-court, Twyning and Tewkesbury Aaron Goold Biisome, Esq., Forest of Dean, Director of the East and Wc st of England, and the Worcester and South Wales Railways John George Norbury, Esq., Great Cumberland-street, Hyde-park, and Mancetter-house, Atherstone, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, South Staffordshire, and,Dover and Bristol Railways Kensington Lewis, Esq., Worcester-park, Surrey, and Stratford place, Director of the Midland Counties, and the Cheltenham, Ox- ford, and Brighton Junction Railways William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways Robert IL Shomburgk, Esq., New Kensington, Surrey, Chairman of the Barbadoes General Railway George Fred peahazatilthltrethra-lardr am Union, and Dover and Bristol Railways John Campbell Dickers, Esq., Newhall, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, and the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London Junction Railways George Unett, Esq., the Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and Dover and Bristol Railways Walter Unett, Esq., Captain 3d Light Dragoons, Director of the Dover and Bristol, and Grand Trunk Railways Major White, Pall•mall, London, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Lewis Hoffmann, Esq., Reading, Berkshire, and Inner Temple, London, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire, and the Dover and Bristol Railways Thomas Wakefield, Esq., London, Director of the Dover and Bristol Railway Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., Westfield, Battle, Sussex, Director of the Staffordshire, and Shropshire, and Dover and Bristol Railways William Byrom, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham Districts, the London Bristol and South Wales I irect, the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London, the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Railways William Caldwell, Esq., Ince-hall, Wizen, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the Lancaster and York, and the Staffordshire Potteries Railways Henry Taylor, Esq., Alderman of Wigan, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and the York and Lancaster, and other Railways Charles Collins, Esq., Caldwell hall, Worcestershire, and Adelaide place, London-bridge, Director of the southern and Eastern, and Northern Jamaica, and the Irish West Coast Railways John Bird, Esq., Divas Mowddy, North Wales W. H. Watts, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Lincoln and Great Grimsby, the Dover and Bristol, and the Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railways Edward Shilton, Esq., Bath-cottage, Handsworth, Staffordshire George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and the Birmingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Railways Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the York and Lancaster, the Liverpool and Bolton Direct, and the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways Henry Spicer, Esq., 28, Portman -square, Director of the London and Exeter, and other Railways W. Drury Holden, Esq., 10, Green-street, Grosvenor-square, and Locko-park, Derbyshire, Director of the Lichfield and Macclesfield Railway Capt. Gould, Charles-street, St. James's _ _ Samuel Kempson, Esq., Littla Sutton, near Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Railway Edwin Smith, Esq., 51, Great Ormond-street, London, Director of the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railway Robert Grove, Esq., Edgbaston, Birmingham, Director of the Bir mingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railway. ENGINEER. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Lewis and Ford, 28, Essex-street, Strand, London W. B. Reece, Esq., Birmingham.. LOCAL SOLICITORS. Messrs. 'Senn, Rugby William Tibbits, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Anthony Sproule, Esq., Tewkesbury. BANKERS—Messrs. Rogers, OldMg, and Co., Clement's-lane, London. SECRETARY—Henry Brookes, Esq. The proposed railway will commence at Rugby, on the London and Birmingham Railway, the terminus of the Midland Counties and Trent Valley Railways, and the point to which several other projected railways converge, and will proceed through or near to Leamington, Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon, Evesham, Tewkesbury, and Cheltenham, to Gloucester. The length of the line will 13:: about 56 miles. The advantages that will result from the construction of this hue are numerous and highly important, and such as cannot fail to secure a very large amount of local and through traffic, and a highly-re munerative return upon the capital invested. By means of existing and proposed railways, it will form a complete chain of railway com munication between the whole of the midland and north-eastern counties of England, the populous cities and towns before-named, and the southern and Western districts, and thus bring Leicester, Not tingham, Newark, Lincoln, Gainsborough, Great Grimsby, and Hull, into direct communication with the favourite and fashionable spas of Leamington and Cheltenham, the richly-productive and far-famed Vale of Evesham, and the seaports of Gloucester, Bristol, Plymouth, and Falmouth, and those of South Wales. The inhabitants and visitors of the much-frequented watering- Places of Leamington and Cheltenham, will thus obtain a direct line between those resorts, instead of the present circuitous route through Birmingham, affording that facility of intercommunication which has long been ardently desired ; and it will also afford the utmost fa cility of access to the innumerable visitors who, attracted as well by the beauty of the scenery as the memory of Shakspeara, annually resort to Stratford-on-Avon. To those passengers from the east and north-cast, direct to Glou- Gloucester, the line from Tewkesbury, cutting off the angle of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway to Cheltenham, will afford a great accommodation, and a saving in distance of at least eight miles, besides the delay of the stoppage at Cheltenham. At Tewkesbury it will also form a junction with the proposed line from that place to Malvern. affording the most direct communication to the numerous visitors to the magnificent scenery and invigorating atmosphere of the celebrated Malvern-hills. To the inhabitants of the ancient and populous borough of Tewkes bury, this portion of the proposed line will prove immensely advan tageous ; situated within ten miles of the important city and port of Gloucester, they have nevertheless to travel by the present railway route nearly twice that distance, an inconvenience which has already materially affected the trade, and prejudiced the interests of the town. The proposed line, running close to the town, will remove this great inconvenience, and restore its trade to its former state of prosperity. The value of this line to the city and port of Gloucester cannot be too highly estimated, as it will not only open to it immense sources of traffic from the whole of the eastern and north-eastern counties, but will very materially lessen the distance between it and Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, making Gloucester still more securely the nearest and most accessible outlet for the whole of that immensely productive manufacturing region and it ;s impossible to conceive any project better calculated to advance the interests of Gloucester, than ono capable of effecting that object. This line will also form an important junction between the London and Birmingham :and Midlands Railways, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, and constitute the highway for the traffic of the former, and of all the north-eastern railways, to the proposed Man chester and Southampton Railway at Cheltenham ; and the through traffic from the latter source alone is expected to be very great; It will thus have the effect of connecting the ports of the eastern and north-eastern with •those of the western and southern coasts; of affording the most direct and convenient access from the north and east to the vast mineral regions of South Wales, and of opening ne* markets for the rich products of the fertile valleys of the Avon and Severs, and the agricultural districts of Warwickshire and Wor cestershire, in the manufacturing towns and ports of the north. The line will be easy of construction, traversing, as it does, through nearly its whole length, the valleys of the Avon and Severn. The towns through which it will run are very populous, and the country of the richest description ' • and the local traffic will consequently be very great in addition to the through traffic, which on such a line must necessarily be very extensive. The Provisional Cownnittee reserve to themselves the power to amalgamate with any other company as to the whole or any part of the line, and to vary or extend the line, arid to increase or diminish the capital accordingly, if deemed expedient. The capital proposed to be raised is 1,000,900/., in shares of 201., upon which a deposit of 21. 2s. per share must be paid upon allot ment. The liability of the subscribers will be limited by the Act to the amount of their respective subscriptions to the capital stock, and power will be applied for in the Act to allow interest at the rate of 41. per cent.per annum on the amount of the deposit, and upon the re- 6) a ll ae 3 l: f and 'Ol 4 ~ecV !pective calls, from the date of each paymct until the et' Ine. The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliament be required, to be duly executed when the balAel changed for certificates of scrip, of which due not,'" and the deposits paid by persons making default lost, the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamenta r y Con y time to be limited by such notice, will be absolutel Forms of application for shares, prospe ctuses, ~,c r eO line, may be obtained from the Solicitors, or 7..a1,1, Offices of the Company, 28, Essex-street, S tran any of the undermentioned Sharebrokers ; but no ' o at I attended to unless accompanied by a reference to atonal Committee, the Solicitors, or a Banker. London—Mr. A. Sym, Tokenhouse-yard Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis, New-street . Leamington—Mr. Eliezer Edwards, Bedford -street Bath—Mr. T. E. Milsom Gloucester— Bristol— Stratford-on-Avon—Mr. Williaßolton end olds Liverpool—Messrs. Pownal and Northington, old Manchester—Mr. John Barlow; Messrs. Cardice. Leeds—Messrs. Robinson and Furley Leicester—Messrs. Elgood and Harrison. v W* 00 THE AVON AND SEVERN VALLE - S FORM OF APPLICATION FOR se To the Provisional Committee of the A von an' Railway CompanY• Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to / 13, uo je , of 201. each in the above Company ; and I bere ll n o til o t cept the same, or any smaller number, an d t° ,,.;clio 2/. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the tract and the Subscribers' Agreement when raw' Dated this day of Name inttill.• • • ***** • ...• Re5idence.............. Place of Business .• • Trade or Professiouo,:;_ge: Name and Addrest Signature ••• ••' •• HULL AND LINCOLN DIRECT u,-mr NOTICE is hereby given that no e 0,0 for Shares will be received after Tia-R.5 01' By order of the Conuni, - Ti, HULL and LINCOLN DIRTZ T (Registered escp• Capital 500,0001., in 25,000 Sha res of ,v` Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. 'l ,p P R OVISIONAL COMMITTE E ' th .,ctOr The Tight Hon. Lord Thomas Pelham Clinton , u`'," Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Rall"Vbire Sir H. M. Tavasour, Bart. Melburn e -hall, Yor;:%., 4 f* Sir Henry Boynton, Bart. Burton Agnes, York- ,1 2,,, e y0r, ..• Sir John Simpson, Alderman of York, director 01,7,01;,,' Midland, and of the Newcastle and Darillag tl i looe • Aspinall, John Bridge, Esq. barrister-at-law, • and Temple, London Barkworth, Thomas, Esq. Kirkby-hall and IC o r tb Beardman, George Alfred, Esq. Nottingham Bolton, Thomas, Esq. Hull Boynton, Henry, Esq. Burton Agnes, Yorksbireci Oil V Bowes, John, Esq. Hull, Director of the H ull and Bower, Joshua, jun. Esq. Hunslet, near Leeds 10 .1 , '- Burrows, Josiah, Esq. Castle-house, Goinersall,. o ,o* Bright, Paul, Esq. Sheffield the parb Bright, Henry Smith, Esq. Hull, Director of derland Railway Burnley, Thomas, Esq. Gomersall, near Leedk Blyth, Henry, Esq. Lincoln Bristowe, Samuel Ellis, Esq. Beesthorp-ha -, , Stafford and Nottingham Railway , Bow, Rev J.P. Goodman) am, 1 0 ' Brook, William Henry, Esq. Lincoln • ter Campbell, Captain Duncan, Exmouth, direct t , A Railway Junction, the Reading and R eig4' other Railways Carrick, Theophilus, Esq. merchant, Hall 1n5,,,,, 44 4 Cracroft, Colonel, Hackthorne-hall, fi• Cracroft, Weston, Esq. ditto Coulson, Edward Foster, Esq. Cottingham 'l l „if Cookham, George, Esq. Hull, director of the s4 - 011 , P" Clifford, Wiliam, Esq. Hull, directorof th e Silkstone Railway Coll i ngham, Joseph, Esq. Lincoln A Denson, Robert, Esq. Waplington 1 0 Jre Dent, Joseph, Esq. Ribstone-park, Yorh ,lllle irs •4•P Dalton, James, Fillingham-manor, Lin- 010- fP Egg,ington, John Esq J.P. Hull OW ° Earle, George, E ' s.q. director of the Sheffie ld, Railway Eddie, William Hesieden, Esq. Barton Eddie, Richard, Esq. Barton o u . l i Egginton, John, Esq. J.P. for the borough -f Us te Fowler, Thomas, Esq. the Grange, Kirton In Graburn, William, Esq. Barton er 111' Hall, John, Esq. Warden of the Trinity - W I " 5 ;.,0 Hattersley, John, Esq. Barton tine° / Healey, Henry, Esq. Ashby Decoy-cottage , Hewitt, Thomas Frederick, Esq. Hull ,stA Harding, John, Esq. Bridlington ,r Heming, Dempster, Esq. Lindley-hall, n` .4 ,41 shire Holgate, Bennett, Esq. Hull, Major in th e ,: r OP :- Hutton, William, Esq. Gate Burton-hall, n y " a lp! Jones, Joseph, sen. Esq. Mayor of Hull tort Liddell, George, Esq. banker, Sutton-hou se, Little John George, Esq. Blyborough , 1 ,4 4 Lupton, Darnton, Esq. Mayor of Leeds Lunn, John Wilber, Esq. South FerribY, 1,1 Marshall, William, Esq. Lincoln 4 1 ,1 ' Marshall, John, Esq. Risehohne-grange, $1 1 .1,0" .: 4 11 P Mason, Richard, Esq. Lincoln 004,1" 1•4 •0 1° Myers, John, Esq. Mayor of Beverley e Massey, Thomas Hacket, Esq. Newark , P:„,i OP - 0, °fel° Massey, Robert Marsden, Esq. Newark , c G Maddock, Thomas Finchett, Chester and i , o tieo y. rector of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek , the Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway s Malaw, John, Esq. Elm Tree-house, W il l, "0 1 Moxon, Rev. W. C., Rectory, South Ferri,' Nettleship, Thomas, Esq. J.P. Lincoln ,„e, Nicholson, Thomas, Esq. Grayingham - Sll i , North, Thomas, Esq. Mayor of Nottinall,, ni- Newham, Samuel, Esq. Nottingham-PO' of of Odling, Anslem, Esq. Lincoln Pease, Joseph Robinson, Esq. Depotr t of Selby Railway, and Deputy-Lieute lo, Yorkshire ) IV I/ Palmer, Thomas William, Esq. J. P. null ° f tb ~.7 - oa r , Parker, Henry.. Esq. Hull and FerribY Paxton, Joseph, Esq. Chatsworth ("- 0, _op Buxton and Matlock, and Great ow:- Railways Pryme, George, Esq. Cambridge, director 0f the vs , / and Northampton Railway ) 11. Pope, John B. Esq. Flockton Colliery, :Ore oreil / Peacock, Edward, Esq. Bottesford, Lincoo_, ,4 Prole, William Watson, Esq. director 0' 11 , 1 1 ,, t 0 o f it Rugby, and Southampton Reilway Liocoi Rudgard, William, Esq. J.P. Alderman ° Y or):, d of Richardson, William, Esq. Alderman of ocr ot io chester and Southampton o 1 I nd, and Newcastle and Bcrw . ; 0 11, no" Reynardson, Thomas Birch, Esq. HolYw el boola Ite f;;s l/ Rudgard, Edward William Rudgard, F° l ' 111 Stephenson, John, Esq. Mayor of Lincoln Smith, John George Stapleton, Esq. Id elt°l' • , d D er High Steward of the city of Lincoln, n' Lincolnshin 1,01 0 Slater, Samuel, Esq. Carlton t -honse, n ear Sharpe, George, Esq. Lincoln Sandwith, Thomas, Esq. J.P. BeverlcY es bire Storr, Joseph, Esq. Oustwick, Yorks hire ; 01 1 Skinner, Thomas, Esq. Kirton-in-Lind se y , Swann, John Wright, Esq. Exmout h Swann, John Bradley, , 01 51 1 0,1 11,1° 11 Spence, Edward, Esq. nor Tilth Grange, ne;.oo, Tall, John, Esq. Hull, Director of the Lin` .t•fl efdl Railway et W c'' e Taylor, John, Esq. Hull, director of th e P _ w 409 0 Tottic, Richard, Esq. Hull an d Anlaby, al " Selby Railway odd, William Go d l Esq. Barton , Uppleby, Charles, jun. Esq. Barrister - a f f Whittaker, Charles, Esq. Melton-hill, dire Railway Wiun ; Frederick, Esq. Lincoln 4 5 0 Winn, Thomas, Esq. Lincoln Ward, eharles, Esq. Lincoln r oi e of Wilkinson, John, Esq. Barton . , t .torrg, of d qlc. Au , Wormald, Smith, Esq. banker, Barton an ,_.,, dirt -- Wright, Thomas Short, Esq. Northannww Midland Railway _ Walton, Rev. N., Sutton, Yorkshire -.; otig• Wheatcroft, David, Esq. Buckland-hollow, • . i. f;' Workstield, Thomas, Esq. J.P., Nottinglu un orab e) ' s oir (With power to add to their .._ ..r. . COMMITTEE OF NANA.6%L'00111..°94,,, Bowes, John, Esq. I'Min er ' jolier ° %es j ? Bright, Henry Smith, Esq. Dlxt ° a, J' l lijld , velar° 0 1 W . Brook, William Henry, Esq. ds on,.,, is io, 01 , Dalton, James, Esq. R oar th o fip 0 ..., Eddie, William Hesleden, Esq. Rutig ° Sir Ju pooL 9.- i , Hall, John, Esq. Nicholson, Thomas, Esq. S . ioduld111,145:11. over 6 , ' o. l ' IP' . O I,P SURVEYOR—CharIes Rawso , 94 ., ve il Somcrron—Williamito,',,' 00 AGENTS IN LONDON —Messrs. Buttertiew Inn-square. LOCAL SOLICI TOR' c ola • Henry Williams, Esq , „% r toll• Joseph Mackrill, Esq . .'" ~ LOCAL AGENTS., n ter OD • George Maxstead, Esq. l'' 40' $94. Nrottin , John Brewster, Esq. —,- D OMe s ' PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—G • BANKERS. Hull—Messrs. Pease and I iddelLs , sO t" 11. Lincoln—Messrs. Smith, Ellison, alio. ,'';; Co laP snl i e 01 4 Barton—The Branch of the Hull BailEa4 Dalt — ,. A i , London—Messrs. Glyns and Co. ; 3lees " - _„, ‘. co le . - 10 2 71, This line is intended to form the most dil'"t,' erili,,' fettle./ tween Hull and Lincoln, Newark, Nottinglianbiagdi'.'it's,./,/ and the midland and south-western notnuflciaLeib-eaoll'ilf;,4 between Hull and London, and the south and :.s , see°. fOr . , fr . It is also intended to give the best possible rawill to the rich agricultural district through which it to g 0 I li veyance of its produce to market, and the 03 Flill stone, slate, and other articles. gull A D e, Ild tC' i e l e t' d It is proposed to proceed to Hessle by the Owe tils if the landings on each side of the ferry, and thence by an extension to the edge of the _ l ore , a .14 . j il se a s to Pr pct ro # 1 possible facility of transit across it. The li ne , one t_Ae 0 411 ... .," to South Ferriby Sluice, and thence in a dir ee 'icaltn Da''' 4" coln, through a perfectly level and rich agr,.. i u all Ili that city it will be connected with the Nottngileut.., 0,5,i0e, such other projected lines as may be found elil w ;, lisaoal s ile An extensive trade has long existed and ItlOporlity Newark, Nottingham, Derby, Birrilillgilain, i tdera ble nOr t ,:j 0. factoring districts, all of which receive a coubl ._ t o r ia s (i ii' foreign produce which they consume goutthrollga of r o ar: 4 ,i' through which also they export a larg'o rge '' Notwithstanding the chief portion of the traffic f t, s 1 3 0 01 • ; passengers tedious and uncertain course of the River V ee n , so, it I , , both goods and tween Barton and Lincoln. Of late )ea r ' Vas i 3 di , au diverted by the circuitous, though more exPe passed along ill , r u e e di of it ACP 4 furnished by railways. o— ... el et e*- - for' 0 The proposed line will be the most dire , le there,„is i , expected mill in a great measure ditious conveyance for this traffic, r e storedwh it tO ."- , be , bil e . . channel. , po t of 0,1 0 The several other railway schemes in 1 , 1 0 401 0 P 0 , e ill have in view the promotion of local accon ren der ~Isl i ~ overlook this important through trade, and less li nu iro' ' Lincoln and Hull secondary to that oresuh ~et of il io •,.1 , It is impossilule to expect that any g ..4ane o_„ch can be attracted by the Sheffield and Grinushlreoe, brs' t "po . and inconveniences inseparable from a Pass a g e roloag A e s' .. and trunk to branch lines, and an unnecessarY.P . 0 0 el, 0 ~ . a dozen miles. The ferry, too, at New Hollanii;aiity a 1 7 0,;, , in the Humber, present great obstacles to Plin e "„fidcal l f b o 09 while at the Hessle and Barton ferry it is ee ''d 00 1 ' u tif 4 . carriages, with their contents, can be renuoy.ede 10 tell 0 ' side to that on the other at all times of til e 31 ' OO P ' e i t quarter of an hour. been , The country to be traversed by the line hag,_.,,,, pfA, veyed, and found remarkably adapted for rallr_fietjeT with the exception of three or four s miles, a Pt., A ct / from all engineering difficulties or expensive No;;;lted,,ls and ,f, The goods and passenger traffic has been asel e u for .. i .,„(' e a most satisfactory prespect of ample remunera be it ohl'' - , ' The co-operation of many local interests has , erit tia. e ,t , e uteri ain e t 0 / c as obi of a g n e d ntl H e a m u r a c n o d nn th ec e ted gre w L i d t e h st sev co e n ra fi l d r e a n i e ls : a l e Ys s..,voc opposition will be speedily overcome, and Hu i• "' _, t,c tion to the projeet obtained. . „‘, fat a s r The shares in the Company will be allotted , r n ,,ted.,,,,, i i. 4 F . to landowners on the line and others locallY in``'t to l' - 4 ,, li,F), Provision will be made in the Act of stirParlia stihiPi e i V,/ sPonsibility of shareholders to the amount of l w ith a s o en' Applications for shares, in the following fa' er ' resPeetd T. a member of the committee, bankers', or oth .. ,,, It it a 0 i l may be made to the Solicitor, or to Messrs. -r . ,,.7 fa rle , . o ; e ' Mr. James Bowden, Messrs. C. Wilkinson 3 .' s. °O T , ) Gresham and*Mr. James Pratt, Lincoln ; Mr. c.i r oson , s. ',O Mr. S. Collinson, Nottingham ; Messrs. 11. B. e ds ; ',,al 4 Barff, and Messrs. Jno. Henderson and Co. , i' a ca rdsc" - .,, and Sons, Sheffield ; Henry Watson, "York ; Thos. T. 0. S . a.g', , Manchester ; Henry Davis and Co., Liverpooliteors. 910'.1 Son, of Lynn ; Mr. Jno. Wright, Biruning li „„ a tin and Cc ' . and Co., 38, Throgmort o n-street, Messrs. v.”--.,d00. Carden and Whitehead, Thread needle -street, La" , e O F By order, .„r jail. ' , IVAL Al' ' • Hull, 2d October, 1845. . 0F1.5 0 ,•D 3 0 i FORM OF APPLICATION FOR - d DU — f S AI all To the Committee of Management of the ~ .t i Railway_ tr . f i Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me ~ uu derta; of twenty pounds each in this CompaaY, and ''_.. w lle , —, ,f the same, or any less number that may be alotte._,,,, t uer. - , 1 the deposit of 2/. 2s. per share, and all further calls sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers; ' required. 0 SO' .e. Dated this day of ... ...', Name in fall ".. ....' ~e ~ Residence ... B _,„- ... .1 ~, Business or Profe 5,04....... , 0 Place of Business • " ~ ~..;y Date of Application "_ _..,. , , Name of Referee . • • • 7 . .. e. e; misactuves......!_•—•--- - tßlGurro-s uv, TION WELL S GI 'C Chath sra. RAID ',K,It:r„oh11010154:44;1114.:c. earn_preu Cot ea Capit al (Pro t I: Cle Cam ffi t e l3 o re a r , i r r , _y 4rt John 131 ,44saddiJohn, ana .inVgteYrnoutt Z. pa . ughton etlia isdell tc th a , i , "gh, E , rb or th e I Cumb e l" _ ° ,:p s ei ° lls ' a nl I sqh ci ma ' : 404 ~Zlrtfi.mld and N iurg% er n ,' Es q 0 rtdo n a — q Itaa 15 _ traollton, Esq. lvi;es ; a i rrn r e k and La.; Eq " kesternUpe, and 4 - South 1 4 • ] Jph q lacclest3sld an Esq C, ce Lea -. EN .' 2 55, Capt:Ban n 5 ,Ypr 1,41 : 4 4 1r.d , _ ne in_ Do ati , is a ter aater Z'N e o well ' E'l' Itaii,, s a q ;' Eso; q., N (With p oi I,iie 4 r,s o h an coma t ti _ o a N t , Bart Tf Gras Lsq, Es I th p oi W og ers . aiding, 4 14 :"e:es—_ m e , ,N;INEERs ki tl • - NCINEER IN LONDON lessrs. Coombe I 111 lessrs. J. and E. 11,,e Nett of this um 6,,,,' o3nnect the Nor lapb:ll4 Of a steam fer le Wells, Lewes ~),"°troplated to 1 1 1 ," or near Dorlo, /40,i,„-'l4ll float ing.bridg )1044-Ni.ei thence by 4i4l,l'ing Uckflld .4'14 liastings shat %14 14,Pection n'' the this railway, o vi ew, f orming %tl for the fort kw ki, brill,. the 'corth 517,4' * r.d Forths itilty;tigF,ton, With D 1/4 With the railway. Otkasifil. route ‘ti-'4l-srail ay the laq S:1:00litrit; nearly 4kirit:v le4tion with the I t o, c't kent and Su, 4it:'ftorling the Inc N I" V " ' 44 snuth of t o. 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