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MIDLAND AND THIRSK JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered). Capital 600,0001., in 24,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. William Ellis, Esq. Castle Field, Bingley Frederick Greenwood, Esq., Ryshworth Hall, Bingley Sir John Hare, Langham-place, London William Gill, Eaq., Burly Hall, near Otley John Appleyard, Esq., Halifax Edward Hudson, Esq., Roundhay, near Leeds John Ferrer, Esq., Grove House, Pudsey John White, Esq., Upper Woodhouse Rawdonn, near Leeds William Alexander, Esq., M.D., Halifax Samuel Blakey Clapham, Esq., Aire Villa, Keighley William Sugden, Esq., Eastwood House, Keighley John Knowles, jun., Esq., Trafford Bank House, Manchester John Octavius Buller, Esq., Kirkstall Forge, near Leeds Thomas Beaumont, Esq., Bradford John Bilborough, Esq., ildersome Simon Musgrave, Esq., Kirkstall, near Leeds Joseph Middleton, Esq., Grove House, near Leeds Swithin Anderton, Esq., Bradford Benjamin Flesher Mariner, Esq., Keighley Thomas Turney, Esq., Park Lodge, Halifax John Greenwood Sugden, Esq., Steetoa Hall, Steeton James Hepper, Esq., Shipley Hall John Crossley, Esq., Halifax Harvey Ambler, Esq., Watkinson Hall, Halifax James Aked, Esq., Kershaw House, Halifax Jeremiah Stead, Esq., Leeds William Peel, Esq., Westbrook House, Bradford Joseph Richardson, Esq. Park-square, Leeds John Riley, Esq., Brearly House, near Halifax Thomas Haigh, Esq., Aire Villa, Newlay, Leeds Thos. Will •tt, Esq.. Bradford William Denison, Esq., Pudsey John Lister, Esq., West Field House, Bramley Richard Varley, Esq., Stanningley Thomas Humble Walker, Esq. Northumberland House, Harrogate Charles Charlesworth, Esq., High Harrogate Thomas Stephenson, Esq., Gildersome Samuel Bateman, Esq., Croft House, Wibsy James Middleton, Esq., Vinostrop, near Leeds Henry Baldwin, Esq., Halifax James Fawcett, Esq., Green Field, Halirax James Bilbrough, Esq., Park He;:eie Gildersome James Rea% Esq., Spring-gardens, ,cede Thomas Bariston, Esq., Royd Hill, Sutton John Atkinson, r.sq., Bradford John Walea Smith, Esq., York-place, Leeds Threlfall, Esq., Morton John Richardson, Esq., Harrogate - Robert Beverley, Esq., Potteruewton, Leeds William Greenwood, jun„ Esq., Oxenhepe, Haworth James Rennie, Esq., Bradford John Hodgson ' Esq., Sunderland House, Halifax John Ambler, Esq., Peel House, Warley John Rhodes, Esq., Shipley Win. 'Varley, Esq., Stanningley James Taylor, Esq., Hay's Mill, Oxenden James Hodgson, Esq., Stubbing HORN, Hebden Bridge Joseph Craven, Esq., Walk Mill, Keighley Thomas S. FiSOl3, Esq., Bradford Thomas Chapman, Esq., Gilstead House, Bingley James Sutcliffe, Esq., Newlands, Halifax Joseph Wood, Esq., Halifax Dan. Hainsworth, Esq., Farsley Thomas Craven, Esq., Pottemewton, near Leeds Benjamin Holmes, Esq., Park-square, Leeds Thomas Dean, Eaq., Betley Josiah Wigglesworth, Esq., Halifax Henry Walker, Esq., Halifax John Barker, Esq., West Royal House, Bramley Matthew Stephenson, Esq„ Gildersome Samuel Field, Esq., Bank House, Pudsey Joshua Appleyard, Esq., Halifax Ackroyd, Esq., Wheatley, Birkenshaw Joseph Staley, Esq., Bram:ey John Broadley Greenwood, Esq., Morton John Bairstow, Esq., Keighley George Hanson, Esq., Wilsden Henry Aked, Esq., Ilebbel Mills, Halifax Jeremiah Clough, Egg., Spring Cottage, Bramley John Burnley, Esq., Batley Richard Frederick Ferrer, Esq., Pudsey William Bedford, Esq. ' Halstead House, Gildersome James Wh Bey, Esq., _Morton William Bower, Eaq:, Drighlington Joseph Armitage Haigh, Esq., Gildersome Old Hall Jceeph Haley, Esq., Bramley John Hainsworth. Esq., Farsley John Burnley, Esq.. Heckmondwicke Benjamin Senior, Esq., Batley George G. Tetley, Esq., Bradford Benjamin Bradshaw, Esq., Bramley Wiliam Murray Wilson, Esq., Horsforth William Mann, Esq., Spen Cleckheaton George Wilson Addison, Esq., Bradford Henry Bower, Esq., Moorland Mills, Drighlington Samuel Holliday, Esq.. Glldersome John Haigh, Esq., Wood Roya House, Henley. (With power to add to their number.) ENGINEERS. —, Consulting Engineer. Hamilton H. Fulton, Esq., Acting Engineer. SURVEYOR—Thomas Newsam, Esq. BANKERS Bradford—The Leeds and West iiiL; Banking Company, at Brad ford and Leeds; and their agents, Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., London. Leeds—The Leeds Banking CoMpany ; and their agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, London. SOLICITORS. Dunning and Stawman, Leeds. Charles Uough, Bradford. The objects of the Midland and Thirsk Junction Railway are three fold ; firstly, to open up and fully develop one of the richest fields of Coal and Ironstone in the kingdom ; secondly, to make a Trunk Line of communication from South to North, between the Midland and the Leeds and Thirsk Railways ; and, thirdly, in conjunction with the Midland at Oakenshaw, the Man. - heater and Leeds and the Wake field, Pontefract and Goole at Wakefield, the Leeds and Dewsbury at or near Howley Mills, the Bradford and Leeds at or near Calverley, and the Leeds and Thirsk at or near Horsforth, to afford to the densely populated and important manufacturing district through which the line Is intended to pass, the best facilities for the conveyance of pas sengers, merchandise, &c., to all parts of the country. The intended line runs parallel with none of the projected schemes of last session, and cannot be said to interfere with any of them; it is perfectly independent, and imperatively called for. The quantity of coal procured from different collieres now work ing In the Ilowden Clough and Cockersdale Valleys (which are on the intended line of railway) is about 6,000 tons per week, and when the railway now projected is formed. it is believed that the average supply weekly will be upwards of 20,000 tone, so that from this vast and inexhaustible field of coal, occupying more than 10,000 acres, and averaging twenty feet in thickness (of workable coal) an unli mited supply of the best and cheapest coal in the kingdom will be available for the London market (via Goole), as well as the more neighbouring towns of Wakefield, Leeds, Halifax, Bradford, Dews bury, Bingley, Keighley, Skipton, Otley, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon, &c., where in most cases the reduction will be at least one-half, and in the more distant places much more than this amount of reduction, and in all which places an abundant supply of good and cheap coal is of the highest importance. The revenue to be realised from this source alone, it is believed, will yield a most ample return for the capital required. _ _ Besides passing through the centre of this immense coal field, the railway traverses a district affording accommodation to a population of upwards of 335,000 inhabitants, and whilst affording every accom modation to this vast population, whose internal traffic must neces sarily be very great, it receives an additional indemnity from the relative position in which it stands to other lines, so that for inter nal resources and external relations its advantages are almost un rivalled. This 'lino affords the most direct communication from North to South, and will be a nearer route fram Huddersfield, Wakefield, Manchester, South Lancashire, Cheshire, and all parts of the South, to that much frequented watering-place, Harrogate, and will form a most eligible line, with appropriate stations at Wakefield, Alver thorpe, Ratley , Drighlington Tong, Pudsey, Stanningley, Calverley, and Horsforth. The length Of the main line will be about sixteen miles, and the branches six miles. The project is warmly supported by the landed and local interests, and by a large body of mercantile and wealthy individuals its the above districts, who, confident of a successful Issue, will use every means for bringing the project before the Legislature next session. The Company reserve the power of making an extension *Om their line to Bradford, at the most convenient point for t k e convey ance of the minerals, Ste., if adequate provision be not made by another Company. The liability of each Shareholder will be restricted to tke amount of his Individual subscription, and interest will be allowed upon all calls after the rate of 4 per cent. per annum from the Unto the Act is obtained. Further information may be obtained of the Solicitors at Leeds or Bradford, and applications for shams may be ad Tressed to them in the form subjoined. Prospectuses and terms of appPcationmay also be had of Mr. R. M. Scholefield, and any other respectable Stock and Share Agent in Bradford, Leeds. he. _ . FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committ ail ee way of C the Midland and Thir a k J unction R. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me Shares of 251. each in this Company, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 12s. 6d. per share thereon, and also to execute the Parliamentary Ooniract and &Walborn Agreement when required. Dated this day cf 1845. Name in 11111 • • •• • • • • •• • • • • Residenee.• •• • • ....... • • • " •" • ' • Trade or profession • • • • • • •• y • • !IV •• Manglempia tip •• ire ••• 00000 DIRECT BIRMINGHAM, OXFORD, READING, aad BRIGHTON ATMOSPHERIC RAILWA Y. ( itcgistered provisionally, pursuant to the 7th and Bth Vict., c. 110). Capital 2,0000001., In shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P., Lewes, Director of the Windsor, Staines, Brentford, and ondon Atmospheric Railway William Rradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the Is'e of Ely Railway, Director of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway James Gadesden, Esq., Ewell Castle, Surrey 11, S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Isle of Ely Railway Edwin Cadman, Esq., Westboume House, Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely Railway John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London Docks, and Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway W. P. Andrew, Esq., Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Di• rector of the South Midland Railway Major J. R. Wornum. 11.E.1.5.C.5. Leamington Henry Wright, Esq., Brunswick-square, Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway, and Director of Warwick and Worcester Railway John Ward, Esq., Sheffield, Director of Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield Fire and Life Insurance Company Thomas Kidley, M.D., Sheffield John Armitage, Esq., Chairman of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway D. It. Ross, Esq., M.P., Rostrevor, Ireland, Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway George Hammond Wnolley, Esq., Pall-mall East Alexander Andrew, Esq., Kensington John Fawcett, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely Railway Charles Appleby, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Man chesterßailway John M. Cottle, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Railway William Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington, Director of the London, Bristol, and Bridgewater Railway Captain Tiingham, R.N., Solihull, Warwickshire, Director of the London, Bristol, and Bridgewater Railway George It. Banbury, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Warwick and Cheltenham, and Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birming ham, and Leicester Railway The Rev. J. R. Fowler, Esq., Manchester-square C. R. Bigge, Esq., Bryanstone-square W. S. Fitzwilliam, Esq., Broad-street, London, Merchant, Dire c t or of the Essex and Suffolk Railway, and Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway And a powerful local support. It is proposed to commence this line of railway at Birmingham, at a point contiguous to the railways from the north, and to proceed thence to or near Henley-in-Arden, Stratford-on-Avon, Shipston, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, Oxford, Wallingford, and Cavershani, crossing the Great Western Railway at Reading, thence continuing in a direct course through or near Oakingham to FanOor3ugh, where it will cross the South Western Railway, and proceed through or near Guildford, crossing the London and Portsmouth Atmospheric Railway, and continuing through or near Godalming, and Horsham. to Brighton and Shoreham, thus connecting the great manufacturing districts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Der byshire, and Leicestershire ; the iron and coal districts of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire ; the Potteries„ the salt-works of Droitwich, and the entire north of England and Scotland with the southern districts ; and perfecting a direct line of communication between the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel with the English Channel, at its most important and convenient point. By this railway the most direct channel of communication via Di eppe or Havre, with Parts, the whole of Central Europe, and the Mediterranean, will be effected. By the junction of this line with the Portsmouth Atmospheric Rail way at or near Guildford, ,the very important port and arsenal of Portsmouth will be placed in direct communication with Birming ham and the whole of the manufacturing districts. The communication between the important districts accommo dated by this illl7 ' is now carried on by a very circuitous route, sub jecting it to great delay, which will be entirely avoided ; and this line of direct communication between termini of the utmost importance, without change of carriage between Birmingham and Brighton, and its consequent expense and loss of time, will also afford great local accommodation to the fertile, populous, and wealthy districts which are traversed by it. To Iderkshlre, Surrey, and Sussex, to which sea-borne coal is now imported at great coast, and with much uncertainty, Staffordshire and Warwickshire coal may be conveyed by this railway at a great reduction in price. The products of the manufacturing districts will, by this line, find the most direct communication with Paris and central Europe; and the interchange of stone, limo, tiles, cattle, wool, grain, malt, and hops, and all the produce of the districts traversed by this line, will be greatly facilitated. The intercourse already existing between the proposed termini of this line is very considerable, notwithstanding the circuitous and necessarily expensive route ; but considerable as it is, it must be evident that such intercourse, whether for business or pleasure, will be greatly promoted by the construction of this direct railway com munication. There can be no doubt, that important as this line will be found as a channel for the traffic between the termini, it will derive a great profit from the traffic of the Northern and Midland Counties, and the Continent, whilst the railways converging at Birmingham, those lines which this will intersect, and the new lines now constructing along the coast, wlll afford communication with the entire of Eng land. The distance and time that will be saved by this railway are as fbllows Mlles. Distance by the existing railway from Birmingham 0 London .. 112% Time occupied Distance from terminus of Bir mingham Railway at Euston square to the terminus of Brigh ton Railway at London-bridge • • 4 9 9 •9 Distance from London to Brighton by the existing railway .. .. 51 Hours. • 4% 167% „ Distance from Birmingham to Brighton by. proposed railway 137 .., 3% Saving of time, exclu sive of the time lost between the arrival and departure ofthe trains in London .. 4 A preliminary survey of the line has been made, and found to be highly favourable to the construction of this line, without any engi neering difficulty, and at a moderate cost. The Committee reserve to themselves the right to adopt locomo tive power, if it shall become expedient. Prospectuses will be ready for delivery at the Offices of the Com pany, NO. 46, IMOOTIMOItzt4t, on Weaheesley, the 10th instant, Saving of distance on the journey from Birmingham to Brighton 30 The Bill for making a Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth, and the West Cornwall Railway Bill, having been both rejected by Par liament, and the projected South Devon Railway from Exeter to Plymouth pursuing only a winding awl precarious course along the margin of the Southern Channel, the great area of Devonshire west of Exeter, and the whole of the county of Cornwall, are now desti tute of railway accommodation. The object of the present undertaking is to provide an efficient sys tem of railway communication for the whole of this Western Penin sula ; and as the waste of capital and time, involved in the circuitous route by Bristol, is greatly coa.plained of, the leading and indispens able feature of the project will be to obtain the most direct, punctual, and economical line between London, Falmouth, and Penzance. As far as Exeter, that project is already in the hands of the " London and South-Western," the " London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction," and the " Yeovil, Dorchester, and Exeter" Companies. It was th - s Central Line, westward, which the Committee of the House of Lords, in the Wilts and Somerset Railway Bill, in the late session, obliged the Great Western Railway Company to pledge themselves not to oppose ; and which they speak of in their report " as the line which the best interests of the country require, and which must eventually be carried direct to Falmouth, the most westerly port in the Channel." Under these auspices, and with this strong expression from the Legislature, it may be considered that a continuous line of railway, from London, through Salisbury, to Yeovil and Exeter, no less than thirty miles shorter than the devious course of the Great Western Railway, is already morally secured. In order, therefore, to com plete this great national project thus suggested by the House of Lords, it remains only to extend this direct Exeter line, without change of gauge or terminus, direct to Falmouth and Penzance. The saving in actual distance thus effected, between London and Falmouth, as compared with the Great Western and its extensions, amounts to more than fifty miles; whilst the time also saved by avoiding the passage of the Hamoaze, to say nothing of all other difficulties involved In that project, was estimated, in the recent in quiry before Parliament, as equal to a saving of fifteen or twenty miles more. Bearing in mind, therefore, the geographical position of Falmouth and Penzance, especially the great advantages of the former, as the most Westemly station for our naval and packet service, and as af fording a most secure harbour of refuge in the event of war; and re membering, too, that this must eventually become the highway to the Mediterranean, the East and West Indies, and America, the im portance to the Admiralty and Lloyd's, of such a direct railway, with a continuous and efficient electric telegraph, can hardly be over-rated. The central district from Exeter, westward, has been recently re surveyed, and has been found to afford a main trunk line, with good locomotive gradients, attainable without engineering difficulties, and at a reasonable expense ; the general course being aear or through Crediton, Bow, Hatherleigh, North Tawtou, Okehampton, Launces ton, Camelford, Bodmin, St. Columb, St. Austell, (by means of a branch,) Truro, and Penryn, to Falmouth ;—at Truro, an extension line through West Cornwall will diverge to Chacewatcr, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, (with a branch to St. Ives,) Marazion, and Pen zance. This extension runs for more than 30 miles through the most popu lous and flourishing part of Cornwall ; and the Tables of the recently rejectly West Cornwall Bill showed an existing traffic, through that district, of 101. per cent. after deducting working expenses. But as the constructing and working this line by a separate company would be productive of unnecessary expense and inconvenience to the public, the line to Penzance, as well as to Falmouth, will form an Integral portion of the main work under one and the same management. From Tnro, eastward, the main line will pass several Important mines; and near Bodmin will throw out a branch through the China slay district to St. Austell, and its populous raining neighbourhood. It will also avail itself of the railways now in process of construction from Nevrquay on the north, and Par on the southern Channel ; whilst a connexion with the already constructed railway from Both min to Wadebridge, will open, through the port of I'adstow, the best communication between Cork, the south of Ireland, and London. Advancing farther, an opportunity will occur of establishing a traffic with the well-known Delabole Slate Quarries on the one hand, and the flourishing Caradon Mines on the other ; whilst the sand supplied by the Bude Canal, and the lime which abounds in the neighbourhood of Launceston, will form the subject of most considerable transport into the highly improvable agricultural districts westward and east ward. 'rising onward into Devonshire, a branch will be thrown out from Le main line to the port of Bideford, thus opening, for the mineral produce of Wales, a market in Central Devon and Cornwall, which are destitute of coal ; and another branch will diverge southward by Tavistock to Plymouth, thus affording the most direct communica tion between those towns and Exeter. This branch being also accessible from Launceston will open for the north and West of Corn wall, and for Falmouth, a line to Plymouth, in point of time, shorter than the lately projected line across the Hamoaze from Plymouth to Falmouth, Should the traffic, nevertheless, be found to justify an other branch from a point near Bodmin, through Liskeard, to Ply mouth, such a branch may and will be constructed. Arriving within fourteen miles of Exeter, the main line will be Joined from the north by a direct line from Ilfracombe and Barn staple to Exeter, and about seven miles further on by the Dartmouth, Brlxham, Torbay, and Exeter line, an amalgamation of which two lines is now under consideration, thus affording to these two friendly companies a direct communication from north to south, from the Bristol to the English Channel, and carrying their traffic on one com mon trunk, on to one common terminus, with the Yeovil line at Exeter. The Inspection of a map will better show the importance of this comprehensive scheme, which overspreads the surface of Devon and Cornwall, and leaves little to be desired to give full value and effect to objects of such importance. The supply and demand created by this large area,—its population, amounting to more than 600,000,—its Ports, situate on both Chan nels,—its Fisheries, Mining, Commercial, and Agricultural advan tages,—its exports of Corn, Wool, and Cattle, —its probable con sumption of Coal, Manure, and general supplies,—were] fully gone into in the recent inquiry before the House of Lords, and forcibly require increased facilities, and diminished cost of transport. The general evidence, also, given in that House, showed a good remune rative existing traffic, without any such increase as may reasonably be expected from a well-digested system of Branches ; and when the thrther increase in passenger and general traffic, east and west, is taken into consideration, which must necessarily arise from bringing Falmouth, its harbour and foreign relations, and Penzance, with its much-sought climate and early markets, so much nearer to the Me tropolis, and the northern and eastern parts of England than can possibly be accomplished by any other devisable railway communi cation ; and when it is also borne in mind, that from the Peninsular form of the county of Cornwall, this line, when established, can have no competitor, it is not too much to assert that this project offers a very eligible opportunity for the Investment of capital. The strong feeling in favour of a central line, evinced by public meetings and petitions from every part of the county of Cornwall and West Devon ; the support of Noblemen, Magistrates, Merchants, Mine-owners, and Agriculturists, in the recent struggle: the numerous and strong assurances of support already received from the landowners and general interests along the line ; and the hearty concurrence and co-operation of the Associated Companies, the names of whose members appear in the: Provisional Committee,, leave no doubt of the successful issue of the application which will be made to Par liament in the next session. ain t o h u e n tsu t i of a I their clauses su f bs or cri li p m t i lo ti t n is g the, Thecontaine liabilitiesAc t to of l3 Shareholdersappliedfo r witllothe and for allowing interest at 41. per Cent. per annum, on all Calls, from the time of payment until the opening of the line. The Provisional Committee reserve ,to themselves the power of making each Watt= in the MAUI Line, or Branches, And Also of N ORTH. LANCASHIRE and CRAVEN FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally" Registered pursuant to the 7th and Bth Vic., c. 110.) Capital, 750.0001., in 15,500 Shares of 501. each. To be incorporated by Act of Parliament if deemed necessary. PROVIiIONI.L col/vetiver. Pudsey Dawson, Eel., Hornby Castle, iugh Sheriff of the county of Lancaster John A.~pinelll, Esq., Standen Hall John Thomas IValsiaman Aepinall, Esq Milton Hall William Asslieton, Esq., Downham Ifall Thomas Ashton, Esq., Bashall Lodge Thomas Birkbeck, Esq Stack house, Settle George Barnes, Esq., Burnley William Brocklehurst, Esq., c o i thurig Ralph Blegborough, Esq., Standen Hall William Clayton, Esq., Lengeliffe-place, Settle Ed wa rd Every Clayton, Esq.. Carr Hail Richard Chaffer, Esq., Adlington House, Burnley John Dewhurst, Req Skipton Isaac Dewlittrst, Esq., Skipton John Bonny Dewhurst, E sq., Skipton Ni c h o l a s England, Esq., coi n , James Foulds, Esq., Trawden House _ Ed w i n Greenwood, Esq., Kn o , Keighley J ame s Garstang, Esq , Clithe roe Thomas lleelis, Esq., Skipton Castle Elijah Helm, Esq., Padiham Septimns Harrison, Esq., Mount Pleasant, Marsden Robert Hodgson, Esq., Clithero George Holgate, Esq., Spring-hill H ouse , B urn l e y John Hargreaves, Esq South Parade, Burnley Thomas Ilownrth, Ee l ., Stoney-lioline Cottage, Burnley Theophilus Hastings Ingham, Esq., Marton House Thomas Mason Johnson, Esq,, Eshton John Knowles, Esq., Burni e , Henry Anthony Littlexlale, Esq., Bolton Hall. Felix Leech, Esq., BrungerleY, Clith eroe Rev. Robert Mosley Master, Boyle William Margcrison, Esq., Clifton House James Marsiand, Esq., North Parade, Burnley John Moore, Esq., Burnley Robert Midgley, Esq., Coi ns John Midgley, Esq., Colne Edward Parker, Eeq., Alkincoats Thomas Goulburn Parker, E s - ., Broweholme Rev. John Fleming Parker, Waddington, Clitheroe John Phillips, Esq., Greenfield, Colne James Roberts Esq., Tarlton House, Burnley Thomas Redmayne, Esq., Taitlands, Settle Edward Dodson Salisbury, Esq., Mayor of Lancaster John Benson Sidgwick, Esq., Stone Gappe George Stansfeld, Esq., Aahlield House, Burnley John Spencer, Esq., North Parade, Burnley. George Slater, Esq., Whittle-Field, Burnley Robert Stewart, Req., Clitheroe James Smallpage, Esq., Burnley Hartley Sagar, Esq., Colne William Sugden, Esq., Eastwood House, Keighley William Turner, Esq., Flaxmoss House John Robert Tennant, Esq., Kildvrick Hall John Town, Esq., Keighley Henry Tunstill, Esq., Brierfield House Thomas Thornher, Esq., Colne Thomas Hordern Whitaker, Esq., The Holme John Sutcliffe Witham, Esq., Oak Mount, Burnley James Upton, Esq., Akay Lodge, Sedbergh (With power to add to their number.) SOLICITORS. Messrs. Alcock and Dixon, Burnley Messrs. Hall and Baldwin, Clitheroe BANEEIII. The Craven Banking Company, at Settle, Skipton, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, and Keighley t has long been considered strange, but such is the fact, that In Craven, .he large and important districts of North Lancashire co La u n u c t n ie sh s, ir i e n a themselves, which may be termed provinces, or almost no public Fire and Life Assurance Company has yet been established, although comprising property of every description of hazard to an al most incalculable amount. It is therefore proposed to found a Society or Company, to b e called the NORTH LANCASHIRE and CRAVEN ASSURANCE COMPANY, under the provisions of the above Act, which will give to the public all the benefits of a mutual Assurance Company, and secure to the Shareholders a reasonable amount of profit. The Company' will be organised, and its rules and regulations de fined, by a deed of settlement, to be made pursuant to the Act re ferred to, and proper measures will be taken for the purpose of effec tually restricting the liability of each Shareholder to the amount of his or her subscriptions respectively. By the Act above referred to for the registration of Insurance Com panies not more than ten shillings per cent. is allowed to be called for until the full registration of the Company ; consequently a deposit of five shillings per share only will be called for on the allotment. It is probable that not more than 51. per cent. on the amount of each share will be called for, which experience in similar under takings has shown to be abundantly sufficient in the outset, the re mainder of the subscribed capital being intended only as a guarantee, in extraordinary exigencies. Applications for Shares may be made to the Solicitors, or to - Henry Alcock, Esq., Solicitor, Skipton ; or to the following Brokers :—Mr. John Gibbing, Settle; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Blackburn; Mr. Thomas Wren, Preston ; Mr. Welch, Lancaster ; Mews. Ridsdale, Hirst, and Ridsdale, and Messrs. Heath and Waugh, Manchester; Messrs , . Ridsdale, Myers, and Bailey, and Mr. Richard Binney, Leeds ; Messrs. Ri.ladale and Chauney, Messrs. Fletcher and Sharp, Liverpool ; Mr. J. W. Hamilton, 3, South Gallery, Auction Mart, London ; and Mr. James Pringle, 79, Princee-street, Edinburgh from whom Prospectiisee end Forms of .APPlicatione may Also be h a d . FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. • To the Provisional Committee of the North Lancashire and Craven Firs and Life ASSIIrS,IIOe Company. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me Shares of 501. each in the above Company, and I hereby engage to accept the same or any less number which may be allotted to me, and to pay the Dee posit and Calls thereon, and to execute the Deed of Settlement and all other necessary and legal documents w h e n required. Dated this 1845. day of Name in full •• • • •• • • •• • ••••.• • • •, Profession or Trade • • •• • • Reference.. • ..... " • • " • • '"• " " Sept. 1, 11345. mate can scarcely bo given. It will be sufficient to state that coals, fish, lime and salt, empty puncheons, shingles, bricks, hoops, lead, timber, provisions, cattle, flour, tobacco, hardwares, and manufac tures gener Ily, form important sources of profit. The working expenses of the railway will require but a moderate per centage, sad from all the circumstances already stated, and care ful Inquiries into the traffic, there can be no doubt that this line of railway will yield a very remunerative return upon the capital re quired, and the speedy communication established between the Island and Great Britain, by means of the Royal Mail Steam l'w:ket Com pany, will enable the Directors in this country to exercise an efficient control over the management of affairs in the Island. The Committee propose to make provision in the Local Act for the payment of four-and-a-half per cent. interest upon the amount paid upon the Shares from the passing of the Bill until the opening of the line. Applications for shares in the usual form may be made to the Provisional Committee, at the offices of the Company, 43, Moorgato street ; to Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, solicitors, 47, Moorgate street, London ; and the following Sharebrokers :—Mr. D. B. Major, 27, 'Change-alley; Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Lothbury, London; Messrs. Schroeder and Aslilin, Mr. W. A. l;rown, and Messrs. Alston and Gage, Liverpool ; Mr. John Clegg, and Messrs. Green and Oldham, Manchester; Messrs. It. B. Watson and Co., Leeds; Messrs. Tate and Nash, Bristol; Mr. Wm. Miles, Worcester; Mr. F. Stamp, lIull; Mr. James Pearson, Birmingham ; Mr. Samuel nutchinson, Bradford ; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., and Mr. William Lee, Cheltenham; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby; Mr. Thomas F. Dick enson, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Mr. F. C. Spenser, ; Messrs. Thomas May and Co., Exeter ; Mr. Joseph Clarke, jun., Southampton ; Mr. Samuel Clerk, Edinburgh; Mr. Win. Gordon, Aberdeen; Messrs. Black and Lorimer, Glasgow; Mr. Percy Bolger, Garden-street, Dublin ; and Mr. C. Forster, Cork ; and of whom Prospectuses may be had. Wood is prepared nearly as hard as iron, and in that climate is more darable. NJ JL NEW RAILWAY PAPER, On "SATURDAY NEXT, the 13th instant, will appear, the First Number of a New Weekly Railway Paper, price Sixpence, to be entitled TILE RAILWAY WORLD. Advertisements, communications to the Editor, &c., to be forwarded to 12, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street. Orders received by all Newsmen. Just published, price 65., the N ORTH BRITISH REVIEW. To be continued Quarterly. CONTENTS. I. Chemistry and its relations to Agriculture. 11. Life of Lord Hill. 111. Savings Banks. IV. Tytler's History of Scotland. V. Hospitals for the Insane Poor. VI. Colonisation and the Allotment System. VII. Welsh's Church History. VIII. Mrs. Gray's Etruria. IX. Vestiges of the Natural History of the Creation Edinburgh : W. I'. Kennedy. London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co Dublin : W. Curry, jun., and Co. No V.I. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESS2E, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated PAST AND PRESENT. Marquis de St. Victor, mr. Stuart; Count de Florville, Mr. 11. Boll; Julian de St. Victor, Miss Julia Bennett; Larose, Mr. W. Farren ; Marchioness de St. Victor, Mrs. E. Yarnold. In the course of the Evening, Mr. John Parry will sing his New Song of " Young England." After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Cha pters. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clifford. To conclude with the Comedy of BORN TO GOOD LUCK ; or, an Irishman's Fortune. Pandeen O'Rafferty, Mr. Hulson ; Nina, Miss P. Horton. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinta and a-Halt each. Tickets and Flaces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, trim Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADA4.IE-CELESTI. THIS EVENINQ,- Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled CLARISSE ; or, The Merchant's Daughter. Martial, Mr. Webster ; John Cabot, Mr. Munyard ; Barbillon, Mr. Wright ; Galon, Mr. Paul Bedford; Clarissa, Madame Celeste; Milanie, MlBB Woolgar. After which, will be repeated, THE BUY KING; or, Petite Peccadillos. Louis XV., Madame Celeste; De Lauzum, Miss Wool gar. In the course of the piece, Grand Review of the Infantine Infantry. To be followed by a farce. in One Act, called MRS. CAUDLE ABROAD AND AT HOME. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Wilkinson; Mrs. Candle, Mr. Wright. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UN DER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled BY ROYAL COMMAND. Principal characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. Vining, !Ir. Emery, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bender, and Mr. Meadows; Miss Fairbre ther, Mrs. Woollidge, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New and Original Comediatta, entitled PETER JENKINS ; or, Fibbing for a Friend. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, Turner, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Dawson. To be followed by a New and Original Comedy, to be called THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE, with entirely New Scenery, Dresses, and Appurtenances. Principal Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Keeley. F. Mathews, F. Vining, and Collier, 'Miss Dawson. and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled LUCK'S ALL. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, Keeley, Meadows, Kin loch, and Turner ; Miss Hicks, and Mrs. A. Wigan. The Boa-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan From Ten till Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTY. Extraordinary success of the new gorgeous spectacle, in twenty magnificent Tableaux, entitled THE BRIDE OF THE NILE; or, The Lily of Memphis and The Horse of the Pyramids, which is allowed by the public press to eclipse all former productions, both in magnificence and effects, and nightly hailed with the most tumultuous applause. Second Week of Mr. Denvil in his successful personation . . of Olynthus. second Week of the re-engagement of M. Tournaire's unequalled Troupe, who will introduce new and popular Scenes in the Cirque Olympique. The whole concluding with a Laughable Farce. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Equestrian Tuition given as usual. Acting Manager and Stage Director, Mr. T. Thompson. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Positively the last Week of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH. Viscount de Ligny, Mr. C. Mathews; Baron Vanderpotter, Ur. Neville ; Kris tina, Mrs. H. Hughes ; Katryn, Miss Martin. After which, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris; Beast, Mr. Binge ; John Quill, Mr. C. Mathews. To be folowed by the Comic Drama of FREE AND EASY. Sir John Freeman, Mr. C. Mathews. To conclude with a New Melodrama, entitled GALE BREEZELY ; or, The Talc of a Tar. Mr, Allsorts, Mr. Heslop; Gale Breezely, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Morna, Mrs. Henry Vining. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Bex office, from Eleven to Four. The present Magnificent Representation can only be seen during the few remaining Weeks of the Season, THIRD WEEK OF THE COMET. The Brilliancy of the Pyrotechnic Finale exceeds all imagination! The Day-light View of the Colossal Pictorial Representation, suggested By HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, Is hailed with UniTersal Approbation. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURSDAYS, Will be presented a Magnificent MODELLED REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH, The Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen. The Unequalled Menagerie—Giraffe and Chimpanzee. THE MAGNIFICENT MODEL OF VENICE, Showing with the greatest accuracy every portion of that far-famed City ; this wonderful Work of Art occupied seven years in completion, and cost 2,0001. THE PROMENADE CONCERTS, _ . . _ _ By the unrivalled Band ofthe Establishment, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary EXHIBITION OF FIREWORKS EVER ATTEMPTED, Introducing a Representation of the COMET, which takes its Arial Flight from the extreme height of the Gigantic Model; And, as a Finale, a Grand, Royal, and Patriotic AQUATIC TABLEAU, Fifty-two feet in height, will be exhibited in the Centre of the Lake ; The PORTRAITS - of TIER MAJESTY and PRINCE ALBERT Surmounted by Fame, and surrounded by Emblems and Other Devices will be introduced. This, combined with the Feux D'Artifice, the Salute and Discharge of Rockets from the Castle and surrounding Heights will form the most BRILLIANT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY EVER WITNESSED, The Tableau deigned and executed by Mr. Danson. Pyrotechnist, Mr. Southby. Admission, One Shilling. Feeding the Carnivore at Haliipast Four ;Pelicans, &c., at Five ; Concert at Half-past Five ; and Pyrotechnic Display at a Quarter past Eight. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Royal South London Floricultural Society will bold their Last Flower Show of the Season on the same extensive and Liberal scale which has characterised preceding Shows, and which has stamped them to be equal to any In the Kingdom. g~ `. ~y Place of Business (if any) ..... Date . Reference • • • • • Signature. Witness (PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. BOSTON, NEWARIC, AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. _ _ The Directors beg to announce that, besides the equal exchange of shares in this undertaking already granted to holders of scrip of the Newark and Sheffield Railway, aid its extensions, a further allot ment to the same parties of one-half of the number of shares they have already received will be made in a few days, and that the re maining shares will be allotted to landholders and others locally interested in the line, and in the important towns through which it passes. Duo notice will be given by circular to the Shareholders as soon as the Parliamentary deeds are ready for signature, and the banker's receipts will be exchanged for the scrip at the same time. By order, JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary. Mansfield. Sept. 6, 1845. B OSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. The Committee of Direction of this Railway beg to announce to their Shareholders and to the Public, that they have resolved to make an Extension of their Line at or near kleckington to Spalding, and to form a junction there with the Lynn and Ely Company's Extension. By means of this Extension, a direct line of communication will be provided from the sea coast to Norfolk, through Newark to Notttng hamshire, West Lancashire and Yorkshire, between which an enor mous traffic already exists without any railway accommodation. Ry order, JOIIN DENNISTON, Secretary. Mansfield, Sept. 6, 184.5. CHEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY, Through the Forest of Dean (with Itranches to the Collietles, Iron Works, and River Severn), to join:the Gloucester and Birmingham, Gloucester and Bristol, intended Cheltenham, Oxford, and London direct, and Gloucester and Aberystwith Railways. "Registered Provisionally, according to the Act of 7 and $ Victoria, , chap. 110.) Capital 600,0001., in 30.000 shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s per Share. No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his Shares. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Ilon. Lord Rossmore The Right llon. Colonel Dawson Darner, M.P. The lion. C. Pelham Villiers, M.P. The Hon. Robert Gore, M.P. The Hon. Colonel Westenra, M.P. Sir Henry Webb, Bart., 105, Pall-mall Sir William 'Fwysdcn, Bart. Sir W. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Sir Henry Hurdoke, Bart., Wingworth Hall, Derbyshire Joseph Bailey, Esq., M.P., Glanusk Park, Breconshire William Collins, Esq., M.P. Edward Francis Dayrell, Esq., of Lillingstone Dayrell, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, and Director of the Buckinghamshire Railway Colonel Hugh Caldwell Maier White, 105, Pall Mall, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Captain James Patrick Macdougall, Fir Grove, North Brixton William Crawshay, Esq., Cyfartbfa Castle, Glitmorganahire, and Caversham Park, Berkshire William Strahan, Esq., Banker, London W. P. Andrew, Esq., Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway W. F. Beadon, Esq., John-street, Berkeley-square, Director of the Essex and Suffolk Railway James Beech, Bsq., 15, Grosvenor-place, London, Director of the _ . Leicester and Tamworth Railway C. R. Coleman, Esq., Irongate Wharf, Director e ,the South Mid land Railway Joseph Davis, Esq., merchant, Chepstow W. S. Fltxwilliarn, Esq„ Broad-street, London, merchant, Director of the Essex and Suffolk Railway Edward Hall, EWE., Director of the South Midland and Northampton _ and Cheltenham Railways VlTilliam Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., Alderman, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, Director of the London and Greenwich Railway Company George Lawton, Esq., D4chleys, Essex, Director of the Manchester and Birkenhead and I%qld Junction Continuation Railway John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Director of Leicester and Bedford ItaiLcuy ENGINET.II-IYfficilgravatt Esq , F.R.S. LON*DON BANLIMS, Messrs. Gly - a and Co. ; and Messrs. Stratum, Paul, and Co., Strand PROVINCIAL BANKERS. Messrs. Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Monmouth and Abergarenny The West of England and South Wales Banking Company and Branches Messrs. Bromage and Snead, Chepstow The Monmouth and Glamorgan Banking Company and Branches Messrs. Williams and Sons, Newport The Gloucestershire Banking Company and Branches The County of Gloucester Banking Company and Branches The National Provincial Banking Company and Branches STANDING COUNSEL—WiIIiam Hughes Hughes, Esq., Temple, Loudon Souctroa—Mr. W. T. H. Phelps, Newport, Monmouthshire LONDON Anarurs—Messrs. Beckett, Son, and Sympson, 7, Golden- SOUS LOCAL AGENTS.. Chepstow—Messrs. Baldwin and Morgan , Solicitors Gloucester—Messrs. Ellis, Elliott, and Swann, Solicitors SSCAETARY—Wm. Protheroe, Esq., 10, Old Jewry-ehambers, London NV ORCESTER, WARWICK, and RUGBY RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 900,0001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. eaea. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share, Offices, No. 5, Gresham-street, Bank. pauVISIONAL CORMITTFE Henry George Ward, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company David Robert Ross, Esq., M.P., Belfast, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company George Allies, Esq., Alderman of Worcester, Cwm Celyn Iron Works Richard Ashton, Esq., White Lion Court, Cornhill, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Walter Chamberlain, Esq„ Worcester Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company George Beauchamp Cole, Esq., Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, Di rector of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Copthall-court, and Old Palace, Richmond, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Mr. George Cox, Glove Manufacturer, Worcester Mr. James Coucher, Wool Merchant, Worcester Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlbro'-place, St. John's Wood, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Henry Clarke Duppa, Esq., Quarry House, Boughton Winchilsea, Kent, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Com pany George Farley, Esq., Renwick House, and Crowle, Worcestershire, banker, Worcester Mr. J. Firkins, of the firm of Firkins and Co., glove manufacturers, glove factors, and hop merchants, Worcester Henry Grasett, Esq., Chesham-street, Belgrave-square Mr. Edwin Gardener, corn, hop, and seed merchant, Worcester John Matthew Gutch, Esq., banker, Worcester Mr. John Hood, merchant and carrier, Worcester John Hall, E3q., merchant, Worcester Frederick Hall, Esq., merchant, Worcester Charles Hastings, M.D., Alderman of Worcester John Wheeley Lee, Esq, Vice-Chairman of the Severn Navigation Company, Manager of Droitwich Patent Salt Company, and a Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company John Lilly, Esq., Alderman of Worcester, Worcester Royal Porcelain Manufactory Mr. Thomas Lucy, Albion Steam Flour Mills, Worcester, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton Arthur Mann, Esq., Woburn-square, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Mr. F. H. Needham, merchant, Worcester, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Mr. Powell, wine merchant, Worcester John Pumphrey, Esq., Droitwich Mr. James Rea, of the firm of Messrs. Rea and Sons, Masters, Worcester Mr. J. P. Rea, of the firm of Messrs. Rea and Son, Masters, Wor cester James Reeves, Esq., Cheapside, end Leyton, Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railway Company. Timothy Steward, Esq., Higham Lodge, Norwich John Tolley, Esq., Westford, Droitwich Mr. Wells, Hop Merchant, Worcester Mr. Woodward, Hop Merchant, Worcester Join' Henry Walsh, Esq., Worcester Mr. James Wall, Merchant and Carrier, Worcester. With power to add to their number. carat ENGINEER. William Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. ASSISTANT ENGINEER. S. F. Griffin, Esq., C.E SOLICITORS. Messrs. Elmslle and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street, London. Henry Foley, Esq., Worcester. BANKERS. London—The London and Westminster Rank, Lothbury. The Commercial Bank of London. Worcester—Mess. Farley, Lavender, and Co. This Line, which, subject to the decision of the Gauge Commis sioners, will be constructed on the Broad Gauge principle, will corn naence at the Worcester Station of the Great Eastern and Western Railway, and, proceeding by Redditch and Henley-in-Arden, will touch Warwick and Leamington, and end at Rugby, the terminus of the Midland Counties Railway and of the proposed Rugby and Hunt ingdon Junction Railway. It will communicate with Droitwich, Studley, Alcester, and Stratford-on-Avon. At Warwick, it will unite with the Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion Railway, the Warwick and Cheltenham Railway, and the Lon don, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway ; and at Rugby, with the London and Birmingham, the Midland Counties, and the projected Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railways. The country through which it will pass, is thickly populated, and of the richest description. It presents no engineering difficulties, and from its population, its manufactures, and agricultural produce, it possesses sources of such abundant traffic as to render it highly re munerative to the Capitalists. The object proposed is to complete the line of railway communica tion between the Western, Midland, and Eastern portions lof the Kingdom, and a glance at the Map of England will show that this will be effected in the most direct manner by the present line ; touch ing, as it will, at one of its termini, a railway running direct from Swansea to Worcester, and at the other, the projected line from Rugby to Huntingdon—from which point a railway communication has been already provided. By means of this Railway, the manufactures of all the towns and the agricultural produce of the country contained within its range, as well as the Ports on the Eastern and North-Eastern Coast, will have opened to them a direct and unbroken communication with the great and densely-populated mineral fields of New South Wales, as well as the markets of the markets of the Northern portion of the principality. The advantages of a direct railway carriage over the more tedious process of carriage by water, to say nothing of the economy in saving the expense, as well as the damage incident to many kinds of goods by the frequent transhipment required by the latter, are too obvious to demand more than this slight allusion. To the population' along the line as well as to the Midland and Northern portions of the kingdom, this undertaking will present the most direct communication with those towns of fashionable resort— Leamington and Cheltenham. To the inhabitants of Leamington and Warwick, it will open the most direct communication with the city of Worcester and South Wales, whilst to the inhabitants of Worcester, it will open the markets of the Eastern portions of the country. The Shareholders in the several railways proposed to be joined or intersected, will have a preference in the allotment of shares in this undertaking. No person will be liable for more than his deposit till the Act is obtained, and power will be applied for to allow interest at four pounds per centum on all calls from the time of their respective payments, and to limit the liability of the shareholders to the amount of their subscription. Applications for shares in the annexed form to be made to the Provisional Committee, at the office, 5, Gresham-street, London, or Messrs. John Showell and Son, sharebrokers, Tokenhouse-yard ; Mr. John Duncuft, sharebroker, Manchester; Mr. John O'Neil, sharebroker, Manchester, Messrs. Schultz and Carr, sharebrokers, Liverpool; Messrs. H. and C. Bradshaw, sharebrokers. Leeds; Messrs. Tate and Nash, sharebrokers, Bristol ; Mr. •Taracs Pearson, sharebroker, Birmingham ; Messrs. fie.rnuei Hutchinson and Co., sharebrokers, Bradford : Mr. William Miles, sharebroker, Wor cester; Mr. Robert Allan, sharebroker, Edinburgh; Mr. William Gordon. sh:tkenroker, Aberdeen ; Mr. Andrew Brand, sharebroker, Glasgow ; and Messrs. Bruce and Smelt, sharebrokers, Dublin ; of whom Prospectuses may be had. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Worcester, Warwick, and . , Rugby Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot to me Shares of 201. each In the above-named Company, and I hereby undertake to pay the Deposit thereon, and to execute the neeessary Deeds when required. Profession or Trade .. .. CORN WALL andDEVON CENTRAL RAIL WAY, from EXETER to FALMOUTH and PENZANCE, with branches to Plymouth, Tavistock, Bideford, Barnstaple, and St. Austell, forrning,i n continuation of the London and South Western— London, Salisbury, and Yeovil—and Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railways, a direct line from London to Exeter, Falmouth and Penzance. Capital, 3,000,0001. in 120,000 Shares of 25/. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 641. per Share. With power to decrease the capital to 2,000,0001., should the branches be carried out by auxiliary Companies. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Most Noble the Marquis ofiWinchester, :import House, Hants, Chairman of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company The Right Hon. Lord Vivian Glynn, Cornwall The Right Hon. Lord Arundell, Wardour Castle, Wilts, on the Pro visional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway The Right Hon. Lord Bridport, Cricket Lodge, on the Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company The Right Hon. Lord Carteret, Ampthill The lion. W. Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's, Deputy Chairman of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company The Hon. W. E. Fitemeurice, M.P., Chesham-street, London, on the Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Rail way Company Sir W. L. S. Trelawney, Bart., Harewood, Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Cornwall Francis Rodd, Esq., Trebartha Hall, High Sheriff of the county of Cornwall Sir Joseph Sawle G. Sawle, Bart., Penrice, Cornwall Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart., Mount Boon, Dartmouth, on the Pro visional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Rail way Company Sir Warwick H. Tonkin, Teignmouth, on the Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Company Edward W. W. Pendarves, Esq., Pendarves, M.P. for West Corn wall, Chairman of Quarter Sessions for Cornwall George Moffat, Esq., M.P. for Dartmouth, 55, Eaton-square, on the Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Hammy Plumridge, Esq., M.P. for Falmouth, Chester-square, London William Taylor Copeland, Esq., M.P., Lincoln's Inn-fields, London J. H. Tremayne, Esq. Heligan, St. Austell, Chairman of Quarter Sessions for Cornwall J. K. Lethbridge, Esq., Tregeare, Launceston, Chairman of Quarter Sessions for Cornwal The Mayor of Exeter, Chairman of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor chester Railway Company The Mayor of Launceston The Mayor of Bodmin W. H. Arundell, Esq., Trebursye, Cornwall, Magistrate for Cornwall Edward Archer, Esq., Trelaske, Launceston, Magistrate for Cornwall T. R. Avery, Esq., Delabole, Boscastle W. Arming, Esq., Walnut House, Exeter, on the Provisional Com mittee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company James Henry Attwood, Esq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square W. Braddon, Esq., Lifton Park, Devon, Magistrate for Devon R. G. Bennett, Esq., Tresillian House, Truro, Magistratefor Cornwall John Braddon, Esq., Tregleith, Cornwall: S. J. Capper, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge William Chadwick, Esq., Montague-square, London, Chairman of the Richmond Railway Company John Chapman, Esq., Blackheath Park, London, on the Provision a l Committee of the L ondon, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company , The Chisholm, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-square, London, on the Pro visional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company F. F. Clossman, Esq., Mincing-lane, London Richard Davy, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Cornwall W. B. Davy, Esq., Topsham, Devon, Magistrate for Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Stephen Davy, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Cornwall Baldwin Fulford, Jun., Esq., of Great Fulfotd, Devon, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions Edward Goldsmid, Esq., 41, Upper Harley-street, Chairman of the Globe Insurance Company Day Le thrice, Esq., Penzance, Magistrate for Cornwall Goldsworthy Gurney, Esq., Woodleigh, Launceston, Magistrate for Cornwall Edward Gard, Esq., Exeter, on the Previsional Committee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, Cambridge-square, London Captain Hext, R.N., Tredethy, Bodmin, Magistrate for Cornwall D. P. Roblin, Esq., Colquite, Bodmin, Magistrate for Cornwall James Harvey, Esq., St. Day J. D. Harris, Esq., of Hayne, Launceston Richard Harvey, Esq., St. Day Captain Hulrue, R.E., Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company Joseph Hodge, Esq., Truro Rev. Thomas Hockin Kingdon, Pyeworthy, Devon, Magistrate for Devon - J. S. lago, Esq., Coran William Peter Kempe, Esq., Truro J. J. Kinloch, Esq., Gloucester-road, Hyde-park, London, on the Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Rail way Company Charles Kelson, Esq., Teignmouth, Magistrate for Devon, on the Pro visional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Company John Masterman, jun., Esq., banker, London William Michell, Esq. M.D., Bodmin H. Mallett, Esq., of Ash General Napier, H.E.I.C.S. John Parsons, Esq., Falmouth John Parsons, Esq., R.N., Falmouth Thomas Pearce, Esq., Launceston, Magistrate for Cornwall Edward Prior, Esq., Berry Hill Villa, Brixham, ou the Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Com pany Captain George Probyn, Woodford, Essex, Director of the London Assurance Company J. 11. Peter, Esq., Harlyn, Padetow Rev. Charles Raid, North Hill, Cornwall Coryndon Rowe, Esq. ' M.D., Launceston William Carpenter Ruwe, Esq., 3, Little Ryder-street, St. James London Edward Shearm, Esq., Stratton Joseph Shepherd, Esq., Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company C. B. Sawle, Esq., Penrice, Magistrate for Cornwall Rev. H. A. Simcoe, Penheale, Launceston M. C. Seton, Esq., Maids Hill, London Captain Spett igue, R.N., Falmouth John Taylor, Esq., 2, Duke-street, Adelphi, London John Vowler, Esq., Parnacott, Devon, Magistrate for Devon Humphrey Willyams, Esq., Carnanton, St Columb, Magistrate for Cornwall W. J. Watts, Esq., banker, Teignmouth, on the Provisional Com mittee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Company ENGINEER—Joseph Locke, Esq. Resthera ENGINEER—Mr. Richard Thomas. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bull and Tilley, Falmouth Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate-street, L on d on Messrs. Elliconabes and Mr. John Daw, Exeter INTERIM SECRETARY—LewIs Crumble, Esq. BAN fns. Messrs. Masterman and Co., London Messrs. Williams, Hodge, and Co., Truro and Camborne DISTRICT BANKERS. Messrs. Sanders and Co., Exeter Messrs, Milford, Snow, and Co., Exeter West of England and South Wales District Bank, Exeter The Devon and Cornwall Bank, Exeter The National Provincial Bank of England, Exeter Naval Bank, Plymouth Messrs. Hodge and Norman, Devonport Messrs. Gill and Rundle, Tavistock The Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple The Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Torrington The Devon and Cornwall Bank, Launceston Messrs. Gill and Rundle, Launceston Messrs. Robins, Foster, and Co., Launceston Messrs. Batten, Came, and Marrack, Penzance Messrs. Bollthos, Sons, and Co., Penzance. PROSPECTUS. entering into such arrangements for the construction of those Branches, by Auxiliary Companies, as may be deemed advisable. The Deposit will be payable on the allotment of the Shares. It is intended to proceed to an early allotment, giving a preference to local applicants, and to the Shareholders in the above-named Asso ciated Companies. The usual Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract must be executed by the Shareholders when called upon. Applications for Shares in the form annexed, (accompanied by a satisfactory reference,) should be Addressed to T. H. Tilly, Esq., solicitor, Fahnouth, or to Lewis Cromble, Esq., Interim Secretary, 63, Moorgate-street, London ; or to the following brokers :—Messrs. Tucker, Burnett, and Co., Birchin-lane, or to H. Tudor, Esq., Hatton court, London ; or to Messrs. Neilson and Co. Liverpool ; and Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; of whom, and at the above-men tioned Banks, Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained. To the Provisional Committee of the Cornwall and Devon Central Railwity, Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me Shares of 251. each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept such Shares as may be allotted to me, not exceeding the above num ber, and to pay the Deposit thereof of 21 12s. 6d. per share, and exe cute the necessary Deeds when required. Dated this day of 1845. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name ...... ...... ••. • . • •• • • •• • • Reference.... ••• • •••.• •• • • ' • • Profession or Trade (if any) ••• • • • CORNWALL and DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. In consequence of the numerous applications for Shares in this Company, the Provisional Committee will be enabled to proceed to the allotment on an early day. No further applications for Shares will be received after THURSDAY NEXT, September 11. By order of the Committee, L. CROMBIE, Int. Sec. 63, Moorgate-street, September 6, 1845. YORK AND LANCASTER RAILWAY! (Provisionally registered.) The Public are respectfully informed that, in consequence of the numerous appplications for Shares in this Company, NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS will be received after WEDNESDAY, the 10th inst. By Order, SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH, Secretary. Palace Chambers, St. James's-street, Sept. 2, 1845. R UGBY, WARWICK, AND WORCESTER RAILWAY. In consequence of the immense number of applications already re ceived, the Provisional Committee give notice that no Applications for Shares will be received after Tuesday the 16th instant, except from parties resident in the country, as to whom the time will be extended to Monday, the 22d instant. GEO. E. WELLER, Secretary. Offices, pro tem., 8, King's-road, Bedford-row, London, Sept. 6, 1845. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. THE BRISTOL AND DOVOR DIRECT JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, connecting Bristol, *ales, and the important Western and North-western Districts, with Kent and France. Capital 800,0001., in 32,000 Shares of 251. each. (Provisionally Registered.) Deposit 21. 15s. per Share. (In pursuance of the new Standing Orders of the House of Lords.) This line is projected for the purpose of affording a direct communi cation between the two great ports mentioned in its title, and to effect this purpose it is proposed to commence at Devizes, which by other projects is about to be placed in connexion with Bath and Bristol. It will then pass in a south-easterly direction through or near and giving a communication to the populous and important towns of Lud garshall, Andover, Whitchurch,t .Basingstoke (where the Southampton Railway has a station), Odilaam and Farnham to Godalming. Here it will form a junction with Other lines, which will complete the communication to the Reigate station of the London and Dovor Rail way ; or, should it be necessary, in consequence of the failure of any of the projected railways in this locality, the present project will itself be extended to Dorking and Reigate, at which latter point the Brighton Railway is united with the Dovor. From a consideration of this route, and by a glance at the map, it will at once be seen that this project will place in immediate con nexion the mineral and great coal districts of Wales—the vast traffic that empties itself into Bristol from the Birmingham branch line via Gloucester—the West of England cloth districts—the immense pro ductions of the north—together with the commercial traffic with Ireland (now so much on the increase), with the important towns and hop districts of central Kent and its eastern coasts, Canterbury, Tonbridgo, Maidstone, Ashford, Folkestone, and Dovor, &c. ; open ing at the same time a direct road to Calais, Paris, Boulogne, and Dieppe. shorter than any now formed or projected, and with less sea voyaging, thus forming the great passenger route from Ireland and Wales to France. Independently. however, of the great through traffic above alluded to, the local trade between the various towns on the intended line is certainly of considerable importance and sufficient in itself to yield an ample return to the Shareholders. At Devizes centres the great western cloth trade ; and when the railway communication to Melks ham and thence to Bath and Bristol is completed, a continuous stream both of passengers and goods must pour into that town, from whence the only channel for their due transmis ion eastwards will be afforded by the railroad now contemplated. The importance of affording a direct and speedy transit for the communications between the western parts of this country and the Continent must be obvious ; and when the large num ber of railways now in progress, both in France and Ireland, towards their respective coasts, are completed, this current of through traffic must be increased to an incalculable extent, between the above countries. The increasing trade and accom modation afforded at the ports of Dovor and Folkesto ne p o i n t out this line as pre- em i nen tly adapted for the conv e y ance o f passengers and merchandise destined for the Continent, especially to those by whom the shortness of the voyage by sea is considered as a preliminary to an excursion in France. Without entering into official details, it may be well to observe that the number of passengers em barking and disembarking annually at Folkestone and D ovor i s o f surprising extent ; whilst the traffic in merchandise since the opening of the railways from the metropolis, and the establishment of re gular passage vessels with the French coast, has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the great merchant traders. It is but rea sonable, therefore, to calculate, that when an equal facility is afforded for Bristol (that long-established depot for the Irish and Welsh trade), and the important districts at present obliged either to com municate with Dovor and Folkestone by a circuitous route, or to ab stain entirely from the benefits of foreign trade, on account of the want of direct access, that the commercial interests of the Kentish coast will be immeasurably increased, an I a stimulus at the same time will be given to the western trade by a ready and reciprocal in tercourse with the Continent. In addition to the existing advantages which have thus been al ready alluded to in this prospectus, it should always be remembered that it is not to these only that speculators are entitled to look in cal culating on the profits of such an enterprise, but that they are in all cases fully justified in assuming a vast increase in the local traffic when the facilities for it shall be so greatly increased ; it having been invariably found that, upon the completion of a railroad, commerce and passengers have sprung up to use it to an extent never contem plated by its most sanguine promoters; and not only has this taken place from towns already existent, but new neighbourhoods of im portance have arisen in the vicinity, thus showing that railways not only afford the medium of communication for previously established marts of trade, but have themselves the faculty of creating, where ever they pass, towns and markets for ther own support and the en richment of their enterprising proprietors. This line, which is intended to sup; ly an important link in rail way communication hitherto overlooked, has no competing scheme either existent or projected with which to come in collision ; and from the inspection which has been made, the road is considered free from any great engineering difficulties, while, from the favourable sentiments of the landed proprietary on the route towards it, no opposition on their part need be anticipated. Active negotiations are on foot for the co-operation of the powerful companies affected by this projection, from which the most beneficial results are confi dently anticipated. A prospectus, containing the names of a powerful Committee and the officers, will be ready in a few days ; and in the mean time fur _ ther particulars may be obtained and app licatlons for shares received at the temporary offices, 6, Liverpool-street, Broad-street, London. Sept. 2, 1245. T. W. BURR, Secretary pro tern. . . . To the Provisional Committee of the Bristol and Dover Direct June. Lion Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l sequest that you will allot me shares ... the above railway, and I agree to accept that or any less number that you may please to allot me, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 2/. Iss. per share on the same, and to sign the subscribers' agree ment and the Parliamentary contract when required. Dated this day of 1845. Icatne in full ............ ...... Residence • • Place of business (if any) • • • • • • • • • • Trade" or profession .... Reference. ... Usual signature ...... ...... A • CALE - DU - NIAN RAILWAY. The Act of Parliament incorporating the Cdtedonian Rail way Company having received the Royal Assent, all parties claiming to be registered as Shareholders are required to transmit their Scrip Notes to the Secretary, at the Company's Office, No. 122, Princes street, Edinburgh, on or before the Ist day of October next, accom panied by claims, in the form annexed, with the name, trade or pro fession, and residence of each claimant, distinctly appended thereto, in order that the same may be entered in the register of shareholders. Receipt of the Scrip will be ac" , nowleclged forthwith, and when the registration is completed, sealed certificates will be issued on demand to the shareholders. Scripholders are requested to take notice that registration is indis pensable to entitle them to the rights and privileges of shareholders ; and that if they neglect to forward their scrip and applications to the secretary within the said period, their shares may have to be regis tered in the name of, and become the property of, the original sub scribers.—By order of the Board of Directors, D. RANKINE, Secretary. FORM OF APPLICATION. Slr,—l request you will insert my name in the register of share holders in the Caledonian Railway Company, as a proprietor of shares, the scrip for which I send you herewith. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Usual signature .... .... • • ..... Name at full length .... .... •• • ...... Profession or trade • • • • • • • . Residence ....... ....... ............ 122, Princes-street, Edinburgh, Aug. 6, 1845. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Having received several letters asking by what means Scrip can be sent for registration without danger, I beg to suggest the fol lowing method, to write across the face of each scrip note Sent for registration by owner, day of 1345." The owner may also write me a separate letter of advice, giving the numbers on the Scrip, and the date of dispatch. ,Edinburgh, Aug. 13, 1845. D. ItANKINE, Secretary. TAMAICA, SOUTHERN, EASTERN, AND VI NORTHERN RAILWAY FROM KINGSTON TO MON TEGO BAY. Office, No. 43. 3foorgate-street. Capital 1,500,0001., h. 30,000 Shares of 501. each. Deposit 21. per Share. A Reservation of Shares for the Proprietary and others Interested in the Island. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE Major-Gen. Sir Love Parry, K.C.8., Madryn Park, Caernarvonshlre Sir John Key, Bart, Alderman of London, King's Arms-yard Sir John J. ilanslei, F.R.S., Upper Bedford-place F. S. Butler, Esq., M.P., Queen-square, Westminster . _ Thomas Faxneon - lin, Alileiman of London Joseph Bishop, Esq., Director of the Blackwall Railway John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London Docks Charles Collins, Esq., Caldwell Hall, Worcestershire Henry Comfooi, Eaq., Copthall-court, Director of the Commercial Bank, London Captain Edwards, Baker-street, Portman-square Thomas Edwards, Esq., Bethel-place, Camberwell Lieutenant-Colonel Galles, Cambridge-terrace F. W. Hamilton, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-qquare Klein Grant, M.D.,_73, St. James's-street, Pall-msll D. J. Hoare, Esq., Percy-street, Bedford-square D. T. Johnson, Esq., Aldermary Churchyard John Francis Lambert, Esq., 6, r Kensington Gardens-terrace Francis Lloyd, Esq., Canada House, St. Helen's-place James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, Director of the Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway James Reeves, Esq., Cheapside and Layton, Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Edward Scard, Esq., Kew, Director of the Toronto and Lake Huron Railway B. M. Senior, Esq., Compton Lodge, Jamaica, Magistrate of St. Elizabeth's J. G. Senior, Esq., Leonard•place, Kensington, and Jamaica Edward West, Esq., 5, St. Benet's-place, Gracechurch-street (With power to add to their number.) Cosistrmso Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. ; James Pilbrow, Esq., C.E. ACTING ENGlNEER—Frederick Braithwaite, Esq., M.I.C.E. SoLimon—Messrs. Elrnslie and. Preston, 47, Moorgate-street. BANszas —Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., 1, Cavendish-square Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., 29, Clement's-lane. The great difficulty, delay, and expense attending the transit of passengers and goods from Kingston to Montego Bay and the inter mediate ports, either by sea cr land- is well known to all persons cmversant with the island of Jamaica. The average passage by steamer between Montego Bay and Kingston occupies forty-four hours, and the costs, including expenses on the route, amount to nearly 5/. each passenger ; while the quickest . . journey by land occupies three days, and the expenses, including home hire, reach nearly 201. By the railway the whole line wdl be traversed In eight hours, at an expense not exceeding an average of 30s. per passenger. The difference in the freights between the northern and southern sides of the island and England is such, that, independently of the saving of time, this railway will enable proprietors on the northern side, after payment of the costs of transit, to ship their produce at much less expense than at present, and will afford them the ad vantage of shipping at all times from the very excellent harbour o Kingston, instead of being confined, as they now are, to the exposed ports of the east and north of the island. The line will commence at a spacious 'quay, to de constructed at Kingston Harbour, with a depth of water sufficient for vessels of the largest tonnage employed in the export trade of the island, at or near which point it is proposed to form a junction with the Kingston and Spanish Town Railway, and proceed thence by or near Rock Fort, Yallahs, Morant Town, Port Morant, Plantain Garden, Man chioneal Harbour, Port Antonio, Buff Bay, Annotto Bay, Port Maria, St. Ann's, Duncan, Martha Brae, and terminate at or nest Montego Bay. By these means a line of intercommunication will be formed between the most important and populous places, and facility offered for carriage of the produce of the most productive portion of the island. Through the southern portion of the line, the physical features are gentle elevations, almost parallel to the principal range of mountains which run east and west, nearly the length of the island; the east ern portion, from Port Mo ant to Plantain Garden, is almost level; while the northern runs through an exceedingly rich country, rising into hills separate from each other by spacious vales. The whole of the country traversed by the line abounds in the staple articles of sugar, coffee, rum, molasses, ginger, pimento, and other spices, dye woods, drugs, &c. ; and as more than one-third of the land is still un cultivated, the production of these articles will, by the increased facility for traffic, be greatly increased ; and cotton, indigo, cocoa, &c., and dye stuffs, at present uniraported, will again be brought into extensive cultivation. Timber of great variety abounds along the line; besides the pimento tree, which flourishes spontaneously : there are mahogany, lignum vita;. ebony, Spanish elm, fine cedar, and other trees of enormous bulk. The line will also bring largely Into use the valuable palmetto, and various other woods for agricul tural and household purposes and cabinet works. The mineral wealth of the comstrytn the line is very considerable; lead ore Is extremely rich, and heavily impregnated with silver ; whilst every variety of copper ore is found in abundance. Carbonate of lime, valuable as manure, &c., of which Long Mountain is com posed, will form a considerable item in the tables of traffic. _ _ The peculiarly favourable circumstances attending the construction of this Railway render it high y probable that a considerable portion of the capital demanded will not be required, as every material* ne cessary for its formation is to be found on the line, and should the atmospheric principle of propulsion be adopted, the necessity for cut kngs and embankments will be generally superseded. A gratuitous grant of the unappropriated land required for the line, and the free use of all the timber, stone, &c., necessary for its con struction, will, it is expected, be ceded by the Legislative Assembly ; the mineral wealth which may be developed by the construction of the line will accompany the grants of the land, and may be leased to capitalists for the benefit of the Shareholders. Of the various imports and the internal .. traffl3 a satisfactory esi THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 63; Noon, 64, BAROMETER, 30.28. WIND W.S.W. ; beautiful sunshiny weather. MGR WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TINS DAY. M irning .. 22 minutes after 6 j Evening .. 48 minutes after 6, k`' , ' • '.. -` ) ''' - r` - ' l,-- - 1- ''' - ''l k m, .._ , • --,-, Rpyr ',4s: 4 tithlS, aux HEROIC CONDUCT ON A RAILWAY.—Last Thurs'iay one of the most providential escapes, as regards human life, occurred on the railvay connected with the Bishopwearmouth iron works. The iron works in question extend over a vast extent of country, and, for the purpose of a speedy transit from one part to the other, railways have been established, one of which is formed on an in clined plane, down which the heavily laden waggons are propelled at a fearful rate. On the morning •f the above day, while one of the trains of waggons was passing down, two very old women, each being nearly seventy years of age, labouring under de fective sight sight as well as hearing, got on the line. A few seconds more they both must have inevitably been crushed to death. Their perilous situation was, however, witnessed by Mr. David Holsgrove, the overlooker of the works, who in an instant dashed forward and seized the two females, whom he threw off the line, and out of the way of danger. Unfortunately the engine at this instant came up, which knocked Mr. Holsgrove down, and he was picked up as dead. He was instantly conveyed to one of the buildings in the vicinity, and medical aid was sent for, when, upon examination, it was discovered that he had sustained several con tusions about the bead, that both his alms were broken in two places, and also one of his legs, besides other injuries about the body. It is supposed that some part of the train must have gone over the limbs. Although so severely and dangerously injured, hopes are entertained of his recovery. The two females escaped without the slightest injury. DISTRESSING SUICIDE PROM SEDUCTION.—On Saturday evening a coroner's inquest was held at the slack Horse, Lower-road, Deptford, before C. J. Carttar, Esq., on the body of a young female, named Mary Anne Robson, aged only nineteen, the daughter of one of the master shipwrights in the dockyard at Deptford, who committed suicide by throwing herself Into the Surrey Canal on Thursday night. Mary Lake, the wife of a master smith in the dockyard, deposed that in consequence of the indisposition of the mother of the deceased, witness and her hus band went to lodge in the house of Mr. Robson. She had known the deceased for some months previously, and had only gone to live there after the deceased ran away from home about two months since. The deceased was a virtuous girl up t o . _ . . _ . . . - . the time of her leaving her home, to which she returned about a fortnight since, after an absence of five weeks. A girl named Emily Skinner, who was frequently with the de. ceased, left her home with her, and they had lived together with a young man, named Jones. Witness last saw deceased alive about six o'clock on Thursday, the day of her death. Since her return home, the deceased appeared much depressed in spirits. Emma Brown deposed that on Thursday night, shortly after eleven o'clock, she heard the splash of something heavy in the water. On hearing the splashing, witness went out and saw some person plunging about In the water; also heard the person moan heavily two or three times. Witness instantly raised an alarm, when several persons came to her assistance ; in the meantime, witness got a prop, but it was not of sufficient length t i r each the deceased. Witness found the bonnet, shawl, gloves, and 2ocket-handkerchief of the deceased close by her door. The deceased was in the water about ten minutes. Emily Skinner, the young woman alluded to above, said she and deceased left home together, and went to reside in a common brothel in Fairy 's-buildirgt, Bermondsey. They were taken there by a young womar whom they met at •.the St. Helena Tea-gardens at Rotherbithe. Whilst at the brothel was visited by a young mar , named Jones. On one occasion witness heard deceased threaten to make away with herself, but afterwards said she was only joking. Upon being closely questioned by the Coroner, the witness admitted having said, " Has she gone and done it? Oh Iw, God, I must go and tell him, or else he will get into troub'e and me too," but she would not give any explana. tion. This wi, ness gave her evidence with great nonchalance. The Coroner saiu there was no doubt remorse, arising from the course of life she had been leading, had rendered her unhappy, and had led to this disastrous end. Tt e jury returneda verdict of " Tem porary insanity." ARRIVAL or Two LIONS.—Two of the finest lions ever imported into this country have arrived within the last few days, on board the John Bartlett, Captain Bartlett. It is very rarely that adult lions are imported, and these arc truly splendid animals. They were landed yesterday, in St. Katherine Docks, aed conveyed tc. the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, by whose spirited proprietor they have been purchased. These are the second pair of lions deposited in the gardens within the last few weeks, making seven full-grown lions now in the gardens. WINCHILSEA AND WATiON.—The following com munication from the Lord Chancellor has been received by Lord Winchilsea in reply to his letter announcing that he had resigned into his Lordship's hands the commission of the peace which he held for the counties of Kent, Northampton, and Lincoln : "My dear Lord,—l have directed a supersedeas to be prepared agreeably to your v►ish, I very much regret that you have taken this step. I have forwarded your letter to Sir Robert Peel. " I remain, my dear Lord, very faithfully yours, Turville, Sept. 4, 1844. " LYNDHURST." LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1845. Queen VICTORIA has paid another complimentary visit to Lours PHILIPPE and his family at the Chateau d'Eu, where she was received with the most enthusiastic welcome from the Court, the troops, and the inhabitants of the district. The well conditioned subjects of the two Sovereigns will feel gratified by these friendly in terviews, for after all, even in countries governed by Parliaments and constitutional laws, the chief magis trate has vast power, and many opportunities of swaying directly or indirectly the minds of those over whom he is placed. The example of persons in high life is in time imitated by their inferiors : the warm friendship therefore which ex ists between the Royal Families of Great Britain and France, it may be anticipated, will extend its in• fluence to other classes, and wear off those absurd. and bigotted national prejudices which are the bane of civilized nations as well as barbarians. The QUEEN of these realms, to her credit, led the way some two years ago ; she landed on the French coast with little more ceremony than that observed by pri vate individuals, arid by her simplicity of manners, her affable deportment, and the confidence which she placed in the honour and hospitality of our gallant neighbours, made a deep and friendly impression on the public mind of France. But Louis PHILIPPE is not less entitled to praise—perhaps he has the greatest merit—for a large portion of his people look but coldly on English alliance, and not a few of them consider that France has many grievances to be removed and many complaints to urge against the policy generally pursued by the English Ca binet. Aware, however, that such complaints were not well founded, he put every objection on this score aside, and gave a reception to her Britannic MAJESTY, which could leave no doubt among Frenchmen that his heart was engaged in the cause, and that it was one of the great objects of his lorg and varied life to establish unity between two nations which have such vast in fluence in the government of the world. The present visit is one of a similar character. From all accounts it was suggested by his MAJESTY, the invitation was warmly accepted by the QUEEN, and the interview will not be the less prized by the two countries because it was not expected, and resembles rather the meeting of private friends than that of the two first Sovereigns of the world. We trust the omen is good, and that this amicable intercourse will not be without its influence in the political relations of England and France. It was but a vain hope, it seems, that we expressed about six or seven weeks ago, in commenting upon the great Orange demonstration, as it was called, which had then been exhibited at the Enniskillen meeting, where ladies of rank and distinguished • beauty and station lent the influence of their presence to sanc tion what was known to be an illegal assemblage► preceded by illegal precessions. It was, we admit, our belief as well as our hope, that after a brief season of calm reflection, following the mo mentary excitement of an ill-judged commemoration like that of the 12th of July, the excellent feelings of the warm-hearted people of those portions of Ireland over which Orangeism is most extensively diffused, would sober down to that tone of forbearance and repose which best becomes the truly loyal ` . ese mod The inters subjects ofen constitutional QUEEN'. of the commonly( al Ii neceserrily suffer , in the struggl c e r of parties to revive the ill-omened recolleca lions of for t . 13ut victories on the one side and defeats on the other When with these recollections, deep- roo t e d seld anejeot differences of religious opinion; a tra ditionary 7 1 ~i tej one sect, and inflexible bigotry with another; and ie s l Ddb associations of mutual animosity and persecutions 3 both, are mixed up in almost inseparable conablnsti4'64 is evident that mere commemorations of the kind csOlco be publicly c e l e b ra t e d w i t h out pl ac i ng the publ ic r e br in imminent jeopardy. The evil extends, however, Sar y yond this immediate result. In every annlve o • other recurrence of the ceremonial, tihrel impetus is given to th e grow th o f di s sensions, should be the object of all state policy, ;ell g ood ci!,, ship, and all Christian charity, , to extinguish rBwitie than to perpetuate. To the Enniskillen meeting, Orange Orange soiree of Thursday l as t, at the• Belfast Musie";:eo was but a natural pend an t. It is the curs e oft '',of foolish excesses of partisanship, that a vital e ner e f reproduction is the principle of their existence. _, OO are polypes which one process of excision 1,11, of violent annihilation does but multiple'. or Belfast soiree was but a type of the great Orsog e , °l trosity in its renewed germ. As such we deplore ,t, e0 ,4 we can do ro more. The protests of the sift ~jui; friends of Ireland—of those who desire the eb-untry, nance even of the Established Church in that ee.ti, but on terms of more Christianized and more eteti:ot tutional . equality with the other professions e l o e common faith—are unheard amidst the tol uelt : be f clamours of that party spirit which seems e ver ',el awakened and abroad, when good government' e to. le justice, and laws impartially administered have h e g io b exercise their beneficial functions in that devoted Now we are prepared to contend—whatever our e r,s i i ,'l tions to the principles and policy of Sir Rons o c ot' Administration on many of the most vital que stion s c sr nected with our domestic and for e i g n policy, e yd pt el, cially on those which regard our fiscal and le en ; 1 1,1 systems-e-that in reference to Ireland, the praise nis t i o o conceded to the present Government of good ie tes enlarged views', and a high degree of moral cotolgetie carrying out those intentions and views into Pr e effect. h tY In this spirit of fair and impartial dealing vi , it .,eo Irish people we have lately seen the same M 11 3, 11 -00 who have staked so boldly their official power 913 ' fo sei party influence upon the experiment of vastly W e ' d() ) grants for the endowment of religious and etl lles ii . E iels establishments connected with the popular re ' i. ,`" ij i) faith of Ireland, stepping forward to rebuke att a !,,,sir an offensive indiscretion on th e p ar t o f an able ';' trate (as we understand), a very am i a ble gee tle l i thei l private life, and a staunch p o liti ca l s upporter e own Conservative body. f 4t ' The indiscretion and offence on the part of SON, the feted of Belfast, consisted in his he / „l e peered very prominently at the Enniskillen 011 % sr which we have already adverted. On his sa ffirtne t t !',el knowledgments to this effect, in reply to an aPP,,,' l „ e y eti addressed to him at the instance of the highest u" f o! ment authority, it was intimated to him tht i b j e lst dismissed from the distinguished positions he 7 1 ,1)/ 1 ', occupied of a deputy-li eu t enan t o f t h e co uple' ' n o t? he resided and of a justice of the peace. f il3 f - tie' e loyalist is like the mi n i a t ure b a ll oon in one e . ,„' 0 01- pretty chemical toys which our ex p er i men tal ine ti 've l ' makers display in their wi n d ows . A very e ll !, fel ternal pressure by a hand from above makes it the bottom to the top of the vessel. Mr. Wers°l4eti' have continued to . be happily unheard of in this OP 0 4 but the act of the Lord-Lieutenant's Secretary fit 0: exalts him from an unremarked obscurity to " b il e tt s 9 bling surface of Irish agitation. The lee o te is now fluttering there, a new-blown Orange:iyif; and apparently overwhelmed by the intensity 01 (rti" terest he is exciting. He seems to have been une bV i fo 0 4 no wonder)—to recon c il e t o hi mse lf th e d e gree off s ' j el l ' attention and sympathy he was greeted with ,;I.oof t and gallant p ersons , hi s " own f am ili ar friellu",s o o, " quarter of a cen t ury ' s " stan di ng, w h o bad Pr e ; l ie lil never detected in him the tendencies he °ls . 0 4 e always possessed toward s th e di st i ngu ished d estll ;eo i h has now reached. The Earl of RODEN, w ho far ° i P to have quarrell e d w i t h the ceremonial on3P f ` nd 1 7 1 of the Romish Ch urc h w i th as much beat it 'r e manifested for the mummery, the b clef " Guns, pistols, blunderbusses, t rumpets , drums, o d , t :l h of rampant Orangeism—check e d th e entbus°-, was consuming himself and th e coal3nli 0,0 sembled at the soiree to hail Mr. W ier tO C 9l " deafening cheers" and " Kentish fire," i° - iness upon the Rev. Mr. M'IL W AI NE t o o p en tlte ,GIVER of td the evening with a prayer to the Great Glsl'"z V . GOOD. It is a characteristic feature of the 9 "; 1 : 0 41 neither this prayer, nor the Rev. Gentlem a n's in" tory response to the Noble Chai rman ' s ca ll, form portion of the report as' hav e seen o f the prel, and speeches of th e meet i ng. What interest COw- i'd ge possess by the side of good Orange-tinted factious mentality ? What possible relation could any possess, borrowed from a Gospel which inculcates br ° p et' " love with all men," peace, universal charitY' ' clesiveness, good w ill, t o th e fi erce see tais g , i tli judices of that politico- re li g i ous f anat i c i sm whi e , c ll • V monopoly faith of the Or a n ge A ssoc i at i on ? '9 consistent with the Christian doctrine of a G ii ' l l i • te L pastor, representing HIBI who came am ong us t° o o ol not to ferment divisions and heart-burning' l ef' men, have appeared by the side of h a lf-frantic dee o il tions of an embittered hatred rankling in the he ar o . o r , small but compactly banded minority of a people t° the religious faith and equalis e d r i g ht s of th e ° co l ' whelming majority of their fellow. countrylne r V nority, the aim and end, and b oas t e d f unc tion ° L i it is to give, to the utmost of their capacity, P grr „ to the remembrance of the sanguinary cotes'', have raged in the - olden time between them and the if t tl? patriots of another form of faith, and p eenenenef:e' unequal and oppressive distribution of property, l i t e f l and power which then accrued to, and has since b e- i . Pained by, themselves. The Earl of RoDEN's ze` ll : f : j t' doubt not, very honest. We have as little doub t v o ' 0 4 is exceeding mischievous. But because he speal ° : the abundance of that zeal we are disinclined ° PI O II to criticise the expression of political opill i , ) 0 ) 1 which it seems to have prompted him. As to ` l-1' VERNER, " that other Richmond" of the field, pr ,I ° s' * remark upon one decl ara ti on i nc id entally i n tr` 3 " f er into his speech as stro ng ly contrast i ng with thsti sonal acts of those who assi s t e d a t t h e E nn i s kill e n toe s ' and of course Mr. WATSON himself. " I Inn 11° ,, 1 11 1 speaking," said the Gallant C o l one l ( an d we g ive h 74 full credit for the honesty of the sentiment which flied to the assertion of a gentleman of high and O t t- ol' character), "of those (Ora nge ) processions. 113:ise ready expressed my disapprobation of them, unless I see them carried on, as th e y use d to be',„ r W se" the wealth and resp ec t a bility o f th e coun try ' o b' out to join them, it is much better to ore stain from them altogether. B u t they :Of never intended to convey the sli g ht es t o ff e nce' portion of her MAJESTY'S subjects." This staten 3e : l it very honourable to the Colonel, who was pledge d ' r were, by more than his publi c concurrence in the di sh lution of the Legislature, t o di scourage an d eitti tig h ti Orange processions. H e was pl e d ge d b y hi s eo 3 P; f iel and ready acquiescen ce i n th e prev i ous l y ocrr i e t ja wishes of his ben evo l en t S overe i gn , t h e late ' - e ie WILLIAM IV. But how Colonel V ERNER , With SJ tb opinions, can reconcile it to him se lf to ass i s t is' pleb • mg a public homage to Mr. WATSON for having 0 55. j K in a demonstration, heralded, signalised, and, so to s jilost protected by the very processions of which the G ad Officer disapproves, surpasses any po wers o f receel' a l vi inconsistencies with which we on this sid e the O s- , are gifted. With the same humility we must Pr es , that we are incapable of appreciating th e prOc es t ieg which an Irish gentleman, arri vin g a t suc h st artl e d' conclusions, from admitted premises, aa th a t whined! ables Col. VERNER to declare that Orange proe e in si ' . were never intended to convey th e s li g ht es t offence a s p portion of her MAJESTY'S subject s ." W e k new a pe p w who was apt to examine his liability to get into sc i P. of all kinds, by declaring that this or th a t " mis fit : 4 l oo e tare never would have happened to him, if it 0 1 el been that he wore on the occasion a certain P'er boots, which always walked him into mischief." P c : e ll less, the deep and rankling insult which the great A 10 of Roman Catholics in Ireland wer e acc ustoto e ' d t, endure from the conduct of Orange processions , , 111 : 0 0 have arisen, after all, from some unfortunate sel ev ; of wind instruments, drums, and fiddles, that h tw Ths irrepressible and " self acting" tendency to play `‘ Boyne Water," or " Croppies lie down 1" eat We have accounts from Madrid to the Ist inst": t ili they are destitute of interest. The stock-broke rs ' t be held out and refused to transact any business 1 0 4 Bourse. " To-day," says the Heraldo, , 6 the Bourse bas presented the same aspect as for some days past. nAolj been opened, but not the slightest business has bee n in any sort of securities." The only intelligence of the slightest intereit i ti f l o P f Paris papers is the current report of the retirora cl `;so Marshal SouLT, and the death of the celebrated 11 ' 1 6 )4 COLLARD, in the 82d year of his age. " France," s ref it the Journal (I^s Debuts, " has just lost one of her g O O ornaments, one of the men who have exercise%sit , highest influence on the spirit of the age. 31. It o it' COLLARD died on the 4th inst., at his estate at Gb fl : vieux, near St. Aignan, in the 82d year of his or "'nC7 , LOND " ci nglo-Belgian 2 ulogne an d . 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' 110 et b e th PI in e x - mtla th b!lktit; 11114:t1 - oath 4 ,gaie ktl ° f it WOE t o e fi teering ni gh to , L ho for the • ti t a sed • ete4 . • AIALTZt CL • th ik 111 , 1te r kid g e l !. e c ; a4 de s fir Co r, c urt. er • cett c'o,llBE -1..ln"„ . / Isli 4Co 4"— t °4 P, `" ,\ In our THIRD EDITION of this EVENING we expect to give (by EXTRIORDINARY EXPRESS) the account of THE GREAT FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.