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. • T HE GRAND LONDON AND DUBLIN APPROXIMATION RAILWAY. Rastrick's Line. Provisionally Registered pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, Sap. 110, sec. 4.) Designed to avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very considerable saving, both of time and distance, between the two capitals of England and 'lreland, running in a direct line from Lon don to Bangor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or a,commodating in its route the following towns and places, namely, Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, Aylesbury, Bicester, Dod dington, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Alcoa ter, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, Wenlock, Broseley, Coalbrookdale, Hirewsbury, Llan-y-mynech, WelchPool, Oswestry, Llangollen, Llanrahaladr, Mochnant, Corwen, Pentre voelas, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead. Capital 6,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 801. eash. Deposit 51. ss. per Share. Temporary offices of the Company, 4, Great Winchester-street, London. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Combermere, G. 0.8., G.C.Ii. Lord Viscount Mandeville Lord Claad Hamilton, M.P. Hon. Captain Fenton Evan Freke, Beigrave-square, Direotor of the Bandon and Bantry Railway Hon. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway Sir Tiobert Murray, Bart., Ardley Bury, Herts, Diroctor of the Oxford and Cambridge Railway Sir Henry Winston Barron , Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland General Sir John F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Montague-street, Bryan ston-square Col. Sir Duncan M`Dougal, X.C.8., Eaton-square Rear-Admiral Sir Sainsbury Davenport, C. 8., K.C.H., Bramall-hail, Cheshire, and Weedon-hall, Bucks Sir J. Gaspard Le Marchant, K.C.H., Cork Major-General Sir Love Parry, Madryn lark, Carnarvon, Director of the North Wales Railway Col. Sir F. Hankey, G.C.M.G., Director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Sir George Rich, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn, Clifford-street, Dire•t•r of the London and Exeter Rahway - Sir James Pitcairn, Cork Sir James Eyre, Lower Brook-street Rear=Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, Devozport Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Salop John Meredith, Esq., Hasborz park, Magistrate for the Counties of Worcester and Salop Major-Gengral Henry Bowdier, Sidney-terrace, Cork Captain Robert Peel Dawson, Upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle d Awson, Ireland George Henry Dashwood, Esq., M.P., West Wycomb-park, Bucks B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-place, Bryanston-square Jeremiah Plleher, Esq., Russell-square, Director if tile Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway The O'Gorman Mahon, Mahonberg, County of Clare, Ireland Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, King's County, Ireland, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway The O'Moore, Choghan Castle, High Sheriff of the County of Roe- common Robert Hart, Esq., Dripshlß-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wor cester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and south Wales Railways W. Hutchins, Esq., Llsaintfried-ceurt, Monmouthshire Charles William Spicer, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush, Dublin and Armagh Inland, Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways 'llia Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County of Salop, Vice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Charles Fox, Esq D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director o f the Dublin and Arm!agh Inland Railway William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple Thomas Meyer Carvick, Esq., Highwood, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Railway William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Dublin and Gal- w•ay Railway, &c. George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Callao and Lima Railway William Seymour, Esq, Montague-place, Russell-square William John Macguire, Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Bristol Railway Ray. Pooley Shuldam Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National Board of Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of the Strabane Ship Canal Company. Robert John Lattoy, Esq., Claremont-place, GroYe End-road, St. John's Wood. Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq.' Woodbury Dewy, Middlesex, Director of the Waveney Valley, Great Yarmouth, ant Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M., Shooter's-hill and Coleraine, Direc to: of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo, and Shan non Railways Grill' Curtis Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan- non Railways Captain James Wood, R.M., Woolwich William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin ItiZaard Edward Arden, Esq., Bedford-square, Director tithe Dub- En and Armagh Inland Railway Capt tin Rodgers, Clovenedon-house, Loughs% Ireland John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Marine In- surance Office Joseph Cragg, Esq., Queen.square, BloomsbnlT lotall John Anderson, Esq., Director of the south Midland junation way, Sec. J. Freeme, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury G. liazletigg, Esq., West Carlton-hall, Leicestershire, Director of the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway, &C. J. Mt:Milan, Esq., Direc tor of the Worcester, Rugby, and Warwick Railway J. Bright, E s q., M.D., Cambridge - square , London Colonel rtillery, Great Coram-street Pereira, Bengal A W. Clement, Esq., Shrewsbury Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and County Cork, Director, of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways. Robert Remmett, Esq., Victoria-square, Grosvenor-place, Director of the Sovereign Insurance Office, Sec. Thomas Gresham, Esq., Raheny Park, Dublin, Director of the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, and Irish North Midland Railways F. W. Heath, Esq., Armagh F. F. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex E imand Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portman-square Thom 71 Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough-place, St. John's Wood, Di rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, Ireland Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxon, Director of the Northampton and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways Wm. Gulliver, Esq., Swallcliff, near Banbury, Oxon Captain Julius Newell, R.N., United Service Club Captain Bradshaw, R.N., Hatherley-place, Cheltenham J. Brooks, Esq., Magistrate, Wenlock Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine Edward King, Esq., Blackthorns, Oxfordshire Wm. H. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor-place Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square, Director of the Great Leeds and London Railway J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland Cap dit. Tho 4. P. Newton, Bruton-street,Berkeley-square and Lugwar ne, Herefordshire,: Director of the Isle of Mn,, and Irish West Coast Railways The Mayor of Bridgnorth Benjamin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Boroagh of Bridgnorth Thomas Glass, Esq. Members of the Corporation of Bridg- Josiah Minton Glass, Esq. north Edward Richard Pratt, Esq. Samuel Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Edmund Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Direotor of the Sheffield, 'lux! on, Derby, and Manchester Railway E. S. 3.'1 mdell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc tor of t he London and Exeter Railway Rich ant Fisher, Esq., Alcester Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War wickshire and London Extension and Worcester Junction Railway James Whitehouse, Esq., Ipsley Court, Warwick James Reading, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire, manufactarer George II ollyoake, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire John ()Mons, Esq., Broseley, ironmaster, Sec., Director of the Stour -1 ridga, Madeley, Ironloridge, and Broseley, aid the Grand Junc tion and Cambrian Railways John Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Director of the Stottrbridge, Madeley, lronbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junction and Cambrian Railways Alexis der John Got don, Esq., Linley Hall nee' Broseley Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgaorth Joseph Southavell, Esq. Bridgnorth, Manufacturers William Southwen, Esq. William Cole, Esq., Bicester Edward Decking, Esq., Bicester Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutoustat, Woodside, County Cork F.. 1). Freem in, Esq. , Deputy-Lieutenant, Castle Cor, County Cork St. Jo'm Jeffrey, Esq., J.P., Blarney Castle, County Cork Fierce Purcell, Esq., Altemira, County Cork amet Smith Barry, Esq., Lota Lodge, Cork Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. Sande eld, county Cork J. H. Bainbridge , Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow St. John Galwey, M.D., Mallow George Washington Brazier Ci - esigh, Esq., J.P., Creagh-eagtla J o h n Carmichael, Esq., Riverston-house, Cork, Director of the Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., Manchester-street, Manchester-square, 1 iirector of the Ipswich and Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon Railways W. 11. O'Driscoll, Esq., Clifton, near Bristol Thr Bev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Norton, near Deddiagton, Oeon Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden, Balincollig William Coppiager, Esq., Barry's-court W. Reeves, Esq., J.P., Tremors, Cork William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Worcester Junction Railways George Wyman, Esq., Alcester, Warwickshire William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Company Edward Power, Esq., Eccleston-terrace, Eaton-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton Railway Colonel Henry Duadas Campbell, North-end-house, Portsmouth, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Hants, Director of the Direct Western Railway William lornS, Esq., Bloxham Henry Watson, Esq., High Sheriff of the City of Limerick Robert Baugh Blakemore, Esq., Shrewsbury, Director of the Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway Esq., Shrewsbury/ Directors of the Birmingham and Henry Keate, Brighton Railway Isaac Taylor, Esq., ditto,. Major-General Turner, Commander of the Cork District Lieut-Colone l Westropp, J.P., Cork Major North Lud low Beamish, F.R.S., Ballincurrig, sear Duglas , Cork Joseph Leycester, Esq., Cork Matthew Pierrpoint , E s q ., Crow's Nest, DepUty-Lieutenant of the Derby, Ma he c ounty of Worcester , and Director of the Rugby, c licster, and Welsh Midland Railways Jthil :Rowlands, Esq., Tallyllin, Merioneth„ Director of the Great North and South Walesßailway G eo rge Paul, Esq., bankerß, 217, Strand blorgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Sussex Charles Thelluson, Esq., Summer -lodge, Worthing, Sessax James Thomas Thompson, Esq., 35, Gloucester-read, Hyde Park gardens John Green, Esq., Hales Owen, magistrate for the county of Worcester George Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical Invilid Insur,mce Office J. M. Mathew, Esq., Gray'S Inn, Director of the Derbyshire, Wor cester, and Stafford, and Direct Western Railway .Joseph Farmer4Esq., Mayor of Bewdloy Jt hn Bedoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley c F. Sugrue, Esq., merchant, Cork Win. Jelin O'Connell, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square .John :,lathew, Esq.. Gray's Inn-square, London C e lonel G. Fitch, Dire c t or of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, and the York and Lancaster Railways W. Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterford W. E. Rodgers, Esq., late High Sheriff of the eonnty:of Cork, and Di rector of the Cork and Passage Railway Pierce Nagle, Esq., Anakissy, Doneraile, London George Hall, Esq., Bridgnorth John Phillips, Esq., Eridgnorth William Lumley Perrier, Esq., Bellaire, Cork Joel Smith, Esq., —, Nalsal, Staffordshire Edward Canning, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Thomas Ashmead Perry, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Samuel Hayward, Esq., New Town Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon (With power to add to their number). COUNSEL IN ENGLAND. Mr. Scr:cant Allen, Sergeant's Inn ; Walter M'Griger, Esq., Lin coln's-Inn. COUNSEL IN IRELAND—Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C. • ENGINEER IN CHIEF—J. U. Rastrick, Esq. ACTING ENGINEERS. W. Mackenzie, Esq., C.E. ; J. W. Bagedgette, Esq., C.E. SOLICITORS. In Lon , lon—limrs. Ogle and Yoanghusband, 4, Groat Winehester strc 0, London In Ir,l Ind—John Cumming, Esq., ii, North Groat George-street, BANKEEII. llastermaa, ?eters, and Co. ; the London and Westminster Baulk. Sze sETAair,s IN ENGLAND— H. Newell, Esq., and Henry Cowper, E , q. SzcusTaar IN lamAxn—Frederick Francis Pole, Esq., 61, North Great George-street, Dublin. PARLIAMENTARY AGINTI. 1111-h Inner Cameron an d G eorge B a i n , E sqr s., lg, Parliament .street, London. J. P. L. Waln;sley, Esq., North-street, Westminster. PROSPECTUS. The imperative necessity, alike in a e ial, commercial , or political point of view, for drawing h as as c sn los g e g l e y s tal together as possible the capitals formation of the Grand of England and Ireland, line, be the value of London and Dublin Approximation Railw e a Holyhead.d take a which it is difficult to over estimate, since iPw — il a l nearly direct course from the English. metropolis to e will pass through or near the populous and noble counyto it Shropshire (as yet unprovided with railway communication), of will traverse along its whole extent districts second in wealth, and sources, trade, and commerce, to none in the empire ; bringing theia " indre nearly and immediately in contact with London and Dublin, than has hitherto been thought possible. This project Is wholly in depenent of any other line already before the public, and as it 1R,(3 ,".,,Sei national advantages wh i c h none can surpass, oust, when carried out, become, without exeeption, tile meet important railway in Great Britain. TB One of the first objects of this Company will be to obtain a most central and accessible terminus in London, and Farringdon-street has been fixed upon for that purpose. It is proposed to make a tunnel from that point to the Great Western station, from whence the line will be continued in as direct a et urse as possade to Holyhead In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns : —Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury ; it will then proceed to within a short distance of Bicester and Deddington, and from thence to Banbury ; it will touch upon Kineton or Kingtown, thence proceed onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a short distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will cross the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad near to Bromagrove, and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, and Wenlock, near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con tinue its route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llan-y-mynech, Llanrhaiadr, and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollen. At this point there are three passes, which have been inspected, and it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by Corwen into the Vale of the River Alwen, from whence it will run nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will then descend the Vale of Nant Francon to Bangor and Holyhead. This line will in its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol ; the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and the South Staffordshire Railway. As this last lino will connect Dudley, Bllston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, it would be superfluous to expatiate on the advantages of bring ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the furnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a doubt, by the obvious fact that it will not only bring the richest mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos sessed of any direct line of railway comminication. On the other hand, the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway will give to London and the neighbourhood of Birmingham a routs to Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire distance in ten hours. _ _ It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day. Up to the point where tke line approaches Corwen, no engineering difficulties are presented. At Corwen a deviation from the straight line may be requisite to avoid tunnelling, after which a straight hills will be resumed to Bangor, where that already in construction will be adopted for the rest of the route to Holyhead ; or, if found de sirable, power will be taken in the Bill to continue an independent line by Beaumaris to Holyhead. After a careful investigation of the traffic arising from passengers, the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct transmission of the mails, the Directors fed warranted in anticipating a return of at least ten per cent. on the capital invested. A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run powerffil steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing from the conveyance of one proprietary to that of another. The railways now in active progress in Ireland, running from Dublin north and south throughout the heart of the island, render it self evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries is, by this present undertaking, rendered at once complete and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of this Company is to save time and distance, every attention of the Directors, and every advancement in science wilt be made available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, com patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end ; while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will he adopted for both passengers and traffic, and the pnblic will find in the improvement of the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts for those of the first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and in all its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise se national in its character. Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on the amount of the subscriptions paid up ; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the ♦ct be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Applications for Shares may be made, in the subjoined form, to the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents :—Messrs. Cameron and Bains, 18, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throgmorton-street, London; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton buildings, Mr. Wm. Kerl, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool ; Mr. J. R. Lane, Birmingham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Hervey, Halifax ; Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol ; Messrs. Graystone and Earl,York ; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh ; Charles Colmar, Esq., 1, Parksidc-street, Edin-burgh ; James Jardine, Esq., Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertoucho and Stafford, Dublin. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Previsional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 501. each the above undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and hubscribers' Agreement when required. Name in WI Residence Profession or Business - - Reference (two or more) Witness And his Address PROSPECTUS OF THE R HONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY, OLAMORGANSHIRR. (Provisionally Registered.) Prontoted with the sanction and support of the Right Hex. the Earl of Dunraven. capital, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 261. oack. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. Viscount Mare, 31. P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo Sir Robert Price, Bart., H.P., Foxley, Herefordshire Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds Mid London Direct Railway Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire Sir William Wynn, Kees Newydd, Chairmax of the North Wales Railway lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn Rouse, Cardiff William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, thettekl, Director of the litief- led and ManChesier Railway Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director et the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. James Cozens, Tnys Plwm, Glamerganshiro Edward Cotton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of the Commereial Bank Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimiand's-house, Cowbridge, Director of the Vals of Neath Railway Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Direstor sf the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railway George Dennis, Esq., Director sf the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Richard Mitten, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction _ Railway William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rec. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and No. 7, Man pester. square Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton-square and Court Herbert, near Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire John J. Barris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshiro John Hopkins, Esq , Killely, Glamorganshire William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Vero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York aid Lancaster Railway Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England James Macldrdy, Esq., City of London Club James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean Railway Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoli's Inn fields, Director of the Rennet and Aven Canal William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff Edward Beard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall, clamor ganshire • Benry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, aid Bread-street hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway John Williams, Esq., Furnivars Inn, London, and Lianfihangel, Denbighshire Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (With power to add to their number). MANAQINC COMMITTEE. VISCOUNT ADORE, Chairman. Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N. William Bradley, Esq. Crawshay Bailey, Esq. Jokn Randall, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Gronow Richard Kelly, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. The Rev. H. R. Fowler William Simpson Potter, Esq. Samuel R. Pratt, Esq. Nichol Came, D.C.L. Henry James, Esq. Richard Lewis Reece, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) STANDING Col:num.—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple, SOLlcaott—W. E. James, Esq., 6, Basingliall-street, London. DANKERS. Commercial Bank of Loudon National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff. Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff. Eriamazi—Charles Edward Bernard, Esq. SECBETAar —John Petherick, Esq., pro tem. This Railway is projected fir the purpose of uniting the Rhondda and Ely Vallies, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district, one of the richest and most important in S o u th Wales , which is si Present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable products. It will pass througk the central portion of the great coal-field of Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in Im mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and, obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition to its being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at Mer thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de scription of coal established for ste am purposes over any other, that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested, as Las been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other less promising Tallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro ductions. An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu facture *l* iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any other line. This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales of Ely and Rhondda a mach desired communication with the great market town aid port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they nay be said to be almost excluded. It is intended that the line shall commence at Bitten Rhondda, the head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a Ihrther distance of six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports in the Bristol channel. A preliminary survey has already bun read• by competent par ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ca pital. The landowners along the line are favourable to tkis imlertaking, and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on tke Provisional Committee. No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount et his subscription. Until an Ast of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the plans aid sections to be submitted to Parliament. hereby Power gi be thth s e p ir pli an ed a f g o i r in Managing Directors eto A rs s as t (and in the tim al m se e a a n n yad e d i i s_ tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi nate the first Director+, of the Company. In the allottment of Shares, a preference will be given to landowners on the lino and other parties locally interested. prpopectusili p,nd ).t* may 14 1;44 of and application. fbr SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNI_NG, OCTOBER 11, 1845. Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, R. B. James, Esq., Solicitor, 19, Northumberland-street, Strand ; to W. Morgan, Esq., Solicitor, Bridgend, Glamorganshire ; and to the undermentioned Brokers ; but no application for Shares will receive the attention of the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or more of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers:— London—Messrs. John Shewell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard. " Messrs. J. Peppercorne and Co., 2, Old Broad-street. Liverpool—Messrs. Beultt and Co. Manchester—Messrs. Houghland and Leese Leeds—Messrs John Young and Co. Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq. ; Messrs. Tait. and Nash Birmingham—Mr. Collis Sheffield—Messrs. Bardwell and Sons. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of 201. each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that nay be allotted to me ; and I also undertake to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Trade or Profession • ••• • • • • • Reference with ) ddress. • . • • • • • • • • • • • Date of Applicabon ..... R HONDDA AND ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY. No farther applications for shares In this Company can ba received after FRIDAY, the 10th instant. By order, JOHN PETHERICK, Sesretary. 19. Northumberland -street, Strand, October 3, 1845. T HE DIRECT WEST-END AND CROYDON RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 800,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. psovistOmaL COMMITTEE. Sir James Anderson, M. R. I. A., New Burlington-street ; Director of the Hereford and Merthr Tydvil Railway John Byng Banks, Esq., Lansdovvn-road, Stockwell, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway James Bailey, Esq., Highbttry-park, Director of the Sligo, Donegal, Tyrone, Londonderry, and Belfast Junction, and of the Scar borough, Whitby, Stockton-on-Tees, and Newcastle and York Junction Railways William Banks, Esq., 4, Honey-lane, Director of the Manchester and Rugby, and great Leeds and London Railways Lieut.-General Sir R. Barton, K.C.8., 2 Montagu-place, Montagu square, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Major Beresford, M.P., 77, Pall-mall ; Chairman of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, and West Midland, Manchester, and Southampton Railways Charles R. Bigge, Esq., 10, Bryanston-square; Director of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horneastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railway William Bland, Esq., Brixton; Director of the North Wales, and Richmond and West-end Junction Railways William Blanchard, Esq., York; Chairman of the Liberty of Ripon Quarter Sessions, and Director of the York, Hull, and East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield ; Chairman of the Isle of Ely Railway, and Director of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway William Broackes, Esq., M.D., Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, Director of the Direct London and Liverpool, and Bristol and Dover Railways Alfred Brodie, Esq , Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square Direc tor of the Grand Trunk Railway Isaac Baker Brown, Esq., Oxford-square, Hyde-park, Director of the Bristol and Dover Direc' Junction Railway Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan ; Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways Edwin Cadman, Esq., Westbourne House, Sheffield, Director of the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, and Brighton Railway William Caldwell, Esq., lnce Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire ; Direc tor of the Manchester, Derby, and Rugby, and Leeds and Liver pool Direct Railways William Carr, Esq., Blackheath-park John Carter, Esq., F.R.A.S., Park Lodge, Stockwell, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway E. Turst Carver, Esq., Forest Lodge, Tulse-hill, Director of the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, and Brighton Railway John Castendiecic, Esq., Lewisham, Kent John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-steet, London; Director of the Chelmsford and Bury, and York and Lancaster Railways Thomas Challis, Esq., Alderman of London; Director of the Direct Western Railway Richard Clark, Esq., Farnham, Hants George Clive, Esq., Sanderstead, near Croydon. Director of the Chel tenham, Oxford, and London Junction Railway Benjamin Collett, Esq., Manor House, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; Director of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kiddermin ster; and Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railways Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Bayswater ' • Director of the .Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street ; Director of the Birmingham Extension and Great Leeds and London Direct Railways Lieutenant-Colonel Lothian Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair; Direc tor of the Reading and Reigate Junction Railway Charles R. Dodd, Esq., North Brixton, Director of the Great Welsh Central Railway, of the Bath, Bristol, and Dover Railway, of the Hull and Holyhead Railway, &c. Miles Dormer, Esq., Hans-place, Sloane-street ; Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway Colonel Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery, United Service Club; Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Daniel Ebbetts, Esq., Mincing-lane; Director of the Direct Western Railway Colonel Elrington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Wyndham-place, Bryan ston-square, Director of the London and Manchester, and Liverpool and Leeds bisect Railways Francis Ewart, Esq., Brick-court, Temple ; Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth Railways Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of the City of London ; Director of the London and Westminster Bank, and Director of the London Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway Edmund Aldam Fawcett, Esq., London, Derby, and Nottingham Robert Fisher, Esq., Highbury Park, Director of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Manchester-square ; Director of the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, and Brighton Railway George Gamble, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Nottingham and Gaiusborough Railway Francis Gamble, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Henry Glynn, Esq., Garden-court, Temple F. W. Hamilton, Esq., 59, Gloucester-place, Portman-square; Di rector of the York and Lancaster Railway C. H. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square ; Director of the Grand Trunk Railway George R. Harrison, Esq., Harlingford-Place, Kennington ; Director of the Grand Trunk Railway William Hay, Esq., 19, Clifford-street, Bond-street. Josiah Heale, Esq., Gray's Inn-square; Director of the Chelmsford and Bury Railway Lawrence Hayworth, Esq., Yew Tree, Liverpool A. W. Hillary, Esq., 66, Cadogan-place ; Director of the Direct Exe ter Railway John Holford, Esq., Rusholm-hall, Manchester ; Director of the York and Lancaster Railway John Holmes, Esq., 88, St. James's-street ; Director of the York and Lancaster, and Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railways William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid land, and Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway W. Hughes Hughes, Esq. ' F.S.A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, and London and Greenwich Railways Stephen Hutchinson, Esq., London Gas-works, Vauxhall, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway John Kynnersley Hooper, Esq., Alderman of London ; Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Herbert Ingram, Esq. 198, Strand, and Swineshe ad Abbe y , Lincoln shire ; Director of ' the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway John Jameson George's-place, Brixton, Director of the Great Leeds , and London Direct, and of the Cumberland Union Railways Slegerich C. Kreeft, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Junction Coast Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., 6, Cleveland-row ; Chairman of the New Ross, Carlow, and Kilkenny, and Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railways Sir J. Key, Bart., Alderman of London ; Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Valentine Knight, Esq., 3, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, Director of the Direct Western, Dendre Valley, and Grand Trunk Railway William Lawrence, Esq., Brixton ; Director of the London and Man chester and Direct Western Railways William Alexander Long, jun., Esq., Kingswood House, Wootton under-Edge ; Director of the Erewash Valley Extension Railway Sir William Magnay, Bart., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland Junction, and Director of the Leicester a nd Tamworth Railways Esq., Gray's , Streat niasq Streatham--hilul,arßeri; Director xptoire of the Direct n J W . l M lli e am e Mathew, Esq., „ sq Western Railway James M`Miller, Esq., Southampton James Meaburn, Esq., Grove-hill, Camberwell Thomas Morris, Esq., Fairhurst Hall, near Wigan ; Director of the Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, and Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railways James Morrison, Esq. Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean and Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junction Railway Horatio Nelson, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth Railway G. Parbury, Esq., Russell-square ; Director of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway W. Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens ; Director of the Grand Trunk, the Oxford and Witney, and Reading and Reigate Junction Railways Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and 55, Lincoln's-inn-fields ; Director of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company, and York and Lancaster Railway George Richard Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Lewis Pocock, Esq., F.S.A., Montagu-square, Director of the South ampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction and Brighton and Chel tenham Direct Railways Sir George Rich, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square ; Director of the Metropolitan Railways Junction Company, and of the London, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway John Reginald Riddell, Esq., 13ycullah House, Enfield, Middlesex ; Director of the York and Lancaster Railway R. A. Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanston-street, Portman-square ; Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Oxford and Worcester Extension Railways James Reid, Esq. Director of the Metropolitan Railways Junction Compaey A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq. Middle Temple, London; Director of the 'treat Western Extension Atmospheric Railway Richard Rowe, Esq., Beatifoy-terrace, Maida Vale H. Savage, Esq., Dorset-place, Dorset-square ; Director of the West Midland, Manchester, and Southampton Railway William Studley, Esq., Alfred-place, Brixton ; Director of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railways Martin Stutely, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, Direct Western, and Grand Trunk Railways Timothy Steward, Esq., Heigham Lodge, near Norwich Edward H. 0. Scott, Esq., Hoe Garden House, Plymouth; Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway Henry Taylor, Esq , Wigan ; Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, Manchester and Wigan, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Railways James Templer, Esq., Brixton-rise, Director of the Great Leeds and London, and Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Railways Joseph Underwood, Esq., The Hall, Blackheath Park ; Director of the Direct London and Manchester, and Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railways Robert Watkins, Esq., Augusta-house, Worthing, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and Gosport, and Liverpool and Derby Railways Sir Henry Webb, Bart., 105, Pall-mall, London ; Director of the York and Lancaster, and Direct Western Railways T W. S. homasa il V so il n li , a m m s s q ,.E N sq o . ;.,l ß , e h lgr , D av ir e e - e s t t o re r et o , f ß th e e lg L ra e v ed e- s m an u d ar c e arlisle, Sir Thomas Woollaston White, Bart., Walling Wells, Nottingham d af aryoort and Carlisle Railways Sir William Wynn, Maesynewadd, Ys and Suffolk-place, Pall-ina Chairman of the North W a l es, an d S ou th an d Midl an d s ' Junction Railways (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. —The Commercial Bank of London. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Sir John Macneil, L.L.D., F.R.S., ACTING ENGINEERS. Messrs. R. and T. Hopkins,M.l.C.E.; Messrs.Gough and Ronmieu, C.E. Suavrroas.—Messrs. Shuttieworth and Sons. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, 8, Gray's Inn-square. SECRETARY—J. L. Cotton, Esq. The principal objects of the scheme are-Ist. To reinedY the evils of delay and inconvenience to which parties are, at the present time, ne c ess arily subjected in proceeding from the west end of the metro ' polls to Croydon, or the most distant places on the South-Eastern and London and Brighton Railways, as well as the several sea ports and packet-stations on the coasts of Kent and Sussex; and 2d. To supply to the numerous and wealthy inhabitants of the district through which the intended line will pan (at present wholly with out railway accommodation), a greatly improved means for the in terchange of communication with the metropolis, and with each other. Commencing at the intended terminus of the South-Western Rail way, at Hungerford or Waterloo-bridge, the lino will take the most practicable route to Kennington, from thence it will follow as near as possible the old turnpike road, passing through or near to the wealthy and populous districts of Stockwell, Clapham, Brixton, Tulsa-hill, Streatham, Norwood, Beulah, and Thornton-heath, effect ing a junction at Croydon with the several existing or projected lines from that place. It is also proposed to form a branch or branches from the neigh bourhood of Streatham to Mitcham and Tooting, and thus t o extend to those places, and their respective neighbourhoods, the advantages of a direct railway communication with the metropolis. A great portion of the traffic in passengers and goods upon the Brighton and Dover lines is supplied from the west-end of London and the Birmingham and Great Western Railways. The necessity of proceeding to the station at London -bridge, and by the present circuitous route to Croydon, is a serious and unnecessary inconveni ence, entailing additional expense and delay. The removal of this long-felt grievance is a leading object with the promoters of the pre sent undertaking. They deem it right, however, to observe, in lay ing this scheme before the public, that they have no desire to inter fere with existing railway interests, further than is absolutely indis pensable, but that on the other hand it will be their object to yield assistance to, and in return endeavour to secure it, from each com pany with which this line may ultimately be connected. A glance at the map will show, that as a branch or arm of the London and Brighton Railway, this undertaking completes a straight line of communication from the west end of London to Croydon, Reigate, and Brighton, and renders the ports of Dover and Folke stone, as well as the several places on the South-Eastern line, more easily accessible from that part of the metropolis. at amount Qf tilaC et the present time Ppm the roads be- tween Croydon, Mitcham, Tooting, &c., and London, proves at once that the existing railway facilities do not at all meet the exigencies of the mass of population to whom this line will be available. The population who reside upon or in the immediate neighbour hood of the proposed line, independent of the metropolis, and between the intended termini, exceeds 100,000, whose wants are almost wholly supplied from the London markets, &c., and who have, at the present time, no mode of conveyance but upon the turnpike road. In the transit of building materials, corn, coal, lime, and other heavy goods, from the warehouses and wharfs on the banks of the Thames, and for marketable produce in each direction, this line must become to them particularly useful and convenient. Some idea may be formed of the local necessity of this railway, when it is known that the number ofpassengers who avail themselves of the accommodation afforded by the several omnibuses and other public vehicles, running upon the turnpike-road, have been ascer tained to exceed 2,600 daily. An equal number (at least) proceed by private and other conveyances. Of foot passengers, although no accurate estimate soul be formed of them, it is considered: that they at least number four times that of passengers who travel by con veyance. The tormage of goods it is calculated will be in full pro portion to the receipt from passengers. Experience has fully proved, that on however liberal a scale the probability of future traffic in the transit of goods and passengers has been judged, almost every line of railway has, upon its completion, vastly exceeded the calculated amount. There are, however, in this instance, reasons for supposing that the extended facilities of com munication will cause more than an ordinary increase in the con veyance of passengers. The country which the line of railway will open is singularly picturesque and beautiful, and in addition to the admired districts of Brixton and Streatiltun, the long-favoured and much-frequented Beulah and Norwood will be placed within easy access, and become more than ever, objects of interest and delight to the visitor and resident of the metropolis. There can therefore be little doubt but that the present line must become a profitable and eligible scheme for the investment of capital. The promoters of this undertaking have pleasure in announcing that it is approved of, awl will be generally supported by local in fluence. They have caused a partial survey to be made, which will be completed shortly, and they have the assurance of their engineers that there are not more than ordinary difficulties to contend with. The liability of the shareholders will be restricted, by Act of Parlia ment, to the amount of their subscriptions ; and power will be applied for in the Bill to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on all calls from the passing of the Act until the opening of the line. Applications for further information, prospectuses, and shares (in he form annexed), may be addressed to the Solicitors; to the Secre tary, at the offices of the Company, No. 34, Gracechurch-street ; or to the following Brokers :—viz., Messrs. It. and M. B! yd, Princes street; Mr. H. J. Williams, 80, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Greystone and Earle, York; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool ; Messrs. Cardwell and Co., and Mr. Henry Benton, Manchester ; Mr. James Pearson, Birmingham ; 3`essrs. Watson and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. 12r tdy and Stainforth, Hull ; Mr. George Edwards, Bristol ; Mr. Thomas Sand ford, Exeter ; Mr. James Pringle, Edinburgh ; Mr. J. W. Carr, Col• chester. WORCESTER, WARWICK, AND RUGBY RAILWAY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Offices, 5, Gresham-street, Bank. London, October 8, 1845, The Allotment of Shares in the Stock of this Company has been completed, and the Letters of Allotment have been posted this day. The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement will lie for execution at the Offices of the Company, between the hours of 11 o'clock, A.m., and 4 o'clock, P.M. JOHN HUGHES, Secretary, BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND TONBRIDGE WELLS DIRECT RAILWAY. (HALLETT'S LINE.) Capital, 350,0001., in 17,500 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21.25. per Share. (Provisionally Registered.) (Shareholders not to be liable beyond the amount of their Shares.) PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Most Hon. the Marquis of Bristol, Ickworth-hall, Suffolk, and Brighton, Sussex Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P. for Brighton, Sussex Frederick Seymour, Esq., Kempt Town, Brighton Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P. for Lewes Sir George Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Herts Sir William Magnay, Bart., London Mr. Alderman Famcomb, London Edwin James, Esq., The Nunnery, Horsham, Sussex George Rennie, Esq., Director of the Commercial Bank, London Valentine Lee, Esq., Director of the Eastern Counties Railway Richard Wellesley Rothman, Esq., Albany, London Burford Samuel, Esq., Poultry Chambers Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey Robert Mutrle, Esq., Watling-street, London Richard Dutton, Esq., Herne Hill, Surrey John James, Esq., Secondary of London, 34, Brunswick-square Benjamin Webster, Esq., Old Brompton W. H. Covey, Esq., Charing-cross James Reeves, Esq., Leyton, Essex W. S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park Stephen Lewdell, Esq., Lewes John Langford, Esq., Lewes Charles Henry Chitty, Esq., Lewes. Jesepk Underwood, Esq., Blackheath Seymour Conway, Esq., Kennington, Surrey G. W. Wright, Esq., Coeel Celyn, Denbighshire PROVISIONAL COMMITTER OF GENTLEMEN LOCALLY INTERESTED IN THE LINE, John Villiers Shelley, Esq., 31aresfield Park Alexander Donavan, Esq., Frampfleld Park, Sussex Alexander Donavan, jun., Esq., Frampfleld Park, Sussex George Donovan, Esq., Buckham-hill place, Rotherfield John n rg ß e a M k o er lyn sta eux pe , ie E y sq , E ., sq ßr i t ain er, s L ei e l w - Robert Fry, Esq.,•Welches, Rotherfield Thomas Radford, Esq., Uckfleld John Kenward, Esq., Uckfleld Nelson Kenward, Esq., Uckfleld William Kenward, Esq., Uckfleld Russell Gray, Esq., Barcomb John Hillman, Esq., Lewes William Cole, Esq., Newhaven Thomas Wisden, Esq., Brighton Edward Churchill, Esq., Tonbridge Wells Alexander Wright, Esq., Worthing, Sussex E. W. Morris, Esq., Pembury, near Tonbridge Wells George Robert Paul Esq., Worthing, Sussex William H. Lidbetter, Esq., Tonbridge Wells John Smith, Esq., Frampfield, Sussex. Charles Thellusson, Esq., Sunmer-lodge, Worthing J, Hunter, Esq., Montague-house, Tonbridge-wells Edward H. Baldock, Esq., 5, Hyde Park-place. William Edwin Baxter, Esq., Lewes Edward Beard, Esq., Lewes John Taylor Hallett, Fsq., Uckfleld COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. CHAIRMAN.—Lord Alfred Harvey, M.P. Howard Elphinstone, Esq., 31. P. John Kenward, Esq. John Villiers Shelley, Esq. Thomas Wisden, Esq. Sir George Prescott, Bart. Edward Churchill, Esq. Edwin James, Esq. William Hallett, Esq. Valentine Lee, Esq. Alexander Wright, Esq. George Rennie, Esq. Stephen Lowdell, Esq. W. S. Potter Esq. Edward Beard, Esq. James Reeves, Esq. John James, Esq. George Molyneux, Esq. Richard Dutton, Esq. Frederick Seymour, Esq. William H. Lidbetter, Esq. ENGINEER — Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., &c., &c. ACTING ENGINEER—WiIIiam Hallett, Esq., C.E. SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., 5, Basinghall-street. kIECRETARY—F. H. Nalder, Esq. BANKERS. Commercial Bank, Lothbury. Messrs. Molyneux and Co., Lewes and Tonbridge Wells. LOCAL AGENTS. William Polhill Kell, Esq., L ewes R o b e rt Foreman, Esq., Solicitor, Tonbridge Wells Benjamin Hall, Esq., Buxted Lodge, near Uckfleld. Th i s ra il wa y is projected to form a direct communication between Brighton and Tonbridge Wells. It will commence at a point of junction with the Brighton and Lewes Railway at the town of Lewes, and proceeding by the Valley of the Ouse, pass by Uckfleld and Rotherfield, thence following the valley to Groombridge, proceed to Tonbridge Wells, and there form a junction with the Tonbridge Wells branch of the South-Eastern Railway. The length of the line will be about twenty-two miles. The neces sity and advantages of this line of railway are self-evident—it will connect Brighton immediately with the populous and fashionable neighbonrhood of Tonbrldge Wells, and more snediately it will con nect Southampton, Portsmouth. Chichester, and the ports of the western coast of Sussex, with the important towns of Maidstone, Chatham, Rochester, Canterbury, and Dover; thus effecting the greatly desired object of the shortest and moat rapid communication between Dover and Southampton. The internal communication between Kent and Sussex will be thus rendered complete. The following towns and populous villages are in constant trading communication with Lewes and Brighton, and will be accommodated by this line :—Barcombe, Ringmer, Isfield, Little Horsted, Uckfleld Maresfleld, Frampfleld, East Hoathly, Mayfield, Withyham,Wadhurst, Newhaven, and Harbour, Waldron, Fletching, Buxted, Rotherfield, Lamberhnrst, Frant, Ticehurst, Groombridge, Hadfield, Ashurst. The existing local traffic will thus be alone sufficient to prove highly remunerative, exclusive of the great passenger and goods traffic that must of necessity flow into this course as soon as the ne cessary accommodation is afforded. Detailed traffic tables are in course of preparation. Tho preliminary surveys have been com pleted, and no difficulties, engineering or otherwise, present them selyes, but, on the contrary, this railway will be of facile construc tion, and easy gradients The landowners generally are favourable to this line, to which tkey have pledged their support. The usual power will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at the rate of 4 per cent. on all paid-up calls from the passing of the Act until the completion of the line, and the liability of the shareholders will be limited to the amount of the subscription. Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company will be under the control of the Committee of Management for the time being, to whom power is given to allot the shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its formation, and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Act, and in the meantime is hereby given to the Committee of Management, as above, to raise any ad ditional capital, to abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into any arrangements with any other company or companies, and also to nominate the first Directors of the Company. Applications for copies of the prospectus and shares, in the usual form, may be made to the promoter, William Hallett, Esq., Brighton; to W. B. James, Esq., London ; to W. P. Kell, Esq.. Lewes ; to Robert Foreman, Esq., Tonbridge Wells ; and to F. H. Nalder, Esq., Secretary, 83, Basinghall-street ; and to the following Stockbrokers : Messrs. Peppercorne and Co., Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Hill, Faw cett, and Hill, Threadneedle-street; John Wildman, Esq., Capel court ; and to the Bankers of the Company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SNARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Brighton, Lewes, and Tonbridge Wells Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l hereby request you to allot me shares in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds whets required. Name . . Address ••••• . •• .• .• ..... Profession or Business (if any) . Reference.... •• .... • • • • BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND TONBRIDGE WELLS DIRECT RAILWAY. (HALLETT'S LINE.) At a very large meeting of the owners of property and inhabi tants of the town of Uckfleld and its vicinity, held at the Maiden's Head Hotel, on Friday, the 3d October, 1845, the following resolutions were moved and seconded, and with one dissentient only. Present, the Rev. EDWARD TURNER, Rector of Maresfleld, in the chair ; Rev. John Underwood Rev. Henry Hoare R. S. Streatfield, Esq. Wm. Morgan, Esq. W. H. Lidbetter, Esq. John Smith, Esq. Mr. A. Cheale Robert Frey, Esq. Humphrey Noble, Esq. Edward Olive, Esq. Holman, Esq. Rev. J. Simpson Charles Prince, Esq. Dr. Vincent John Newnham, Esq. W. BAlduck, Esq. J. Radford, Esq. A. Donavan, Esq. Mr. T. Wallis Wickens, Esq. J. Markwick, Esq. E. Kinnard, Esq. Captain Hurder, R.N. G. S. Benham, Esq. Proposed by THOMAS RADFORD, Esq. ; and seconded by the Rev JONN ITNDERWOOD Resolved—That it is highly desirable that railway commusication be established between Brighton, Lewes, and Tonbridge Wells ; that it should be as direct as the nature of the country will admit of; and that Uckfield should be placed on such trunk line. Proposed by HENRY LIDBETTER, Esq. ; and seconded by Mr. NEWNIIAM — Resolved—That, haying heard a statement from Mr. Hallett of the course that his projected line will take, this meeting is of opinion that such line is well calculated to accommodate the town of Uckfield and its vicinity, and pledge themselves to afford tkeir assistance to ensure its completion. Proposed by Mr. WALLis, and seconded by Mr. PRINCE, Resolved—That a petition from the landowners and inhabitants of Uckfield be presented to Parliament in support of such line, and the County Members be requested to advocate it. (Si gne d) EDWARD TURNER , Chairman. Moved by GEORGE SPENCER BENHAM , Esq . ; and seconded by BEN JAMIN HALL, Esq.— That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Rev. E. Turner for his impartial conduct in the chair. W. Law, Esq. Peddington, Esq. Mr. Colgate A. Kinward, Esq. Mr. Richardson Mr. 0. Tanner Mr. Sage Mr. C. Prince, Jun. Mr. Foster Mr. Green Mr. Turner Mr. Reed Mr. Cameron Mr. Best Mr. Monk Mr. Bourner Mr. R. Markwlek Mr. Coke Captain Mackay Mr. Glacier Mr. Rake Hart, Esq. Mr. Mortimer. B RIGHTON, LEWES, AislD TONBRIDGE WELLS DIRECT RAILWAY. (HALLETT'S LINE.) No further applications for shares in this Company UM be re ceived alter Friday the 10th instant. By Order, aillilta4trett Oct. a s isti, T.I4ISALDAB i stO I OVER and BRISTOL RAILWAY, _LI in continuation of the South-Eastern Railway, from Reigate to Bristol. Upon the Narrow Gauge. . = (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,500,0001, in 75,000 Shares, of 301. nob. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PEOVICIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, the Dell, Windsor the Right Non. Lord Charles Beauclerc, Chesham-place, Belgrave square The Right. Hon. Lord Sussex Lennox, Piccadilly ord Alfred Paget, M.P., Uxbridge House Count Bathyany, Audley-square The Hon. William M. Dawson, Parkstone Lodge, Poole, Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway The Hon. Edward Stafford Jerniugham, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.P., Director of the East and West Junction Railway, and of the Brighton and Chelteuham Di rect Railway Sir William B. Johnston, Bart., Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Admiral Ayscough, Prospect-place-house, Southampton, Director of the Birmingham and Leicester Railway, and South and Midland Railway Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Director of the Direct Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway William Collins, Esq., M.P., Warwick Colonel Edward Stopford, 9, Manchester-square A. K. Baker, Esq., Longford-house, Cheltenham Directors of the John W. Hughes, Esq., Gloucester Bristol and Bir- George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, mingham Railway The Worshipful the Mayor of Dover The Worshipful the Mayor of Bath Henry Butcher, Esq., the Mayor of Devizes Daniel Nasor, Esq. Edward Poole, Esq. Town Councillors of Dover William Henl e y Payn, Esq. Edward Seward, Esq., The Rev. Just Henry Alt, Enford, Wilts, Director of the Manches ter, Southampton, and Poole Railway Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., Rusland-hall, Lancashire, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway J. R. W. Atkinson, Esq., Elmwood-house, Leeds, Director of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire, and North Eastern Railways George Addison, Esq., Bradford, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway John Anderson, Esq., London, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Joseph Acton, Esq., J.P., Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan Railway William Ascroft, Esq., the Willows, ldury, Director of the Stafford shire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Joseph Austin, Esq., Heddingley-hill, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway William ♦ckroyd, Esq., Westbonrne Lodge, Ottley, Yorkshire, Di rector of the East and West Yorkshire. the Midlands and Thirsk Junction, and Leeds and York and Midland Junction James Beech, Esq., Grosvenor-place, and Brandon, Warwickshire, Director of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Cecil Brook Boothby, Esq., Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire, Director of the South Union William Gabbett Beare, Esq., Dorchester-place, Connaught-square, Director of the Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway John Boulton, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lich- field, and Manciiester Railway Thomas Byrom, Esq., Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways George Brown, Esq., Twining-park, Worcestershire Henry Smith Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Robert Bell, Esq., Manor House, Chiswick, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Junction, and London and Nottingham Railways Robert S. Butterfield, Esq., Bradford, Yorkshire, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Luke Butler, Esq., Alderman, Dublin, Director of the Galway and Kilkenny, and Cork and Waterford Railways William Clode Braddon, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton Christopher Bentham, Esq , Birkenhead, Director of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and of the North and South Wales Bank William Byrom, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham Districts, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction, and the Birken head and Holyhead Junction Railways Thomas Chitty, Esq., Gower-street, Director of the Central Kent Railway Joseph Charles Cohen, Esq., merchant, Birmingham John James Conway, Esq., Liverpool John Carmichael, Esq., Cork, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway William Henry Collis, Esq., Handsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Thomas Cocksey, Esq., Atherton and Bolton, Director of the Man chester and Wigan Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., Hull, Director of the Rugby, War wick, and Leamington Railway William Clifford, Esq , Hull, Director of the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway William Caldwell, Esq., Alderman, Ince-hall, Wigan, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Henry Coe Coape, Esq., Goldhanger, Essex, Director of the Man chester, Oxford, and Southampton Junction Railway John Townshend Compton, Esq., Wedhampton, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street, Belgrave-square, Director of the Fampoux and Hazebrouck Railway Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse Bradford, Magistrate for Wilts and Somerset John Campbell Dickers, Esq., New Hall, Neston, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Railways Seignley Thomas Cuthbert, Esq., Clifton Thomas Davies, Esq., the Austins, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Di rector of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway W. T. S. Daniel, Esq., Recorder of Ipswich Miles Dormer, Esq., London, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Coast Railway John Doughill, Esq., Lockwood, Huddersfield Joseph Dowson, Esq., merchant, Lambeth Thomas H. Evans, Esq., Mayor ofCarnarvon Henry D. Erskine, Esq., Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and Kirby Dale, Yorkshire, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway William Edwards, Esq., Aston Furnaces, Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Frauds Ewart, Esq., Temple, Director of the Great Leeds and Lon don Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Rail ways Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N., Headly-grove, Reigate John Finnis, Esq., merchant, Dover Charles Fitzgerald, Esq., Charles-street, St. James's, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway Webster Flockton, Esq., Weybridge, Surrey Bell Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Thomas Folliott Powell, Esq., Esq., 16th Lancers, Lucan-house, Ripon, Yorkshire Benjamin Franklin, Esq., 5, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, Di rector of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway William Tulloh Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Dorking, Brighton, and Arundel Railway Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., Brickwall, Northiam , Sussex William Fitzgibbon, Esq., 21, Cambridge-street, Connaught-square, Director of the Cork and Passage and Cork and Bandon Railways Major Grubbe, Eastwell-house, magistrate for Wilts William Gambier, Esq.,Sacombe-park, Herts Captain Gould, Charles-street, St. James's George Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Francis Gisborne, Esq., Derby, Director of the South Stafford shire Junction, the Derby and Crewe, the Macclesfield and Lich field, and the Leicester and Tamworth Railways John Griffith Frith, Esq., merchant, Austin-friars, Chairman of the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway James Gerson, Esq., Conduit-street, Bond-street, Direetor of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, Manchester, Oxford, and South ampton, and Cheltenham and Brighton Railways William, Gatliff, Esq., merchant, Leeds, Director of the West York shire Railway Joseph Gill, Egg , Potter Newton Mount, Leeds,Director of the Leeds and York and Midland Junction Railway John Hall, Esq., Bull, Director of the Hull and York Railway William Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield. and Manchester Railway Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth and South Staffordshire Junction Railways William Wilkes Hill, Esq., Beesten Hall, Leeds Lewis Hoffman, Esq., Temple, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway James Inglis, Esq., M.D., Halifax, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, and the Loudon, Holyhead, and Portdynllaen Railways John Johnson, Esq., R.N., Birmingham Kensington Lewis, Esq., Worcester-Park, Surrey, Director of the Cheltenham, Oxford and Brighton Junction, end the Lyni, Wis beach, and Peterborough and Midland Counties' Railways John Lowe, Esq., Norfolk Crescent, Hyde-park William Phillips Lamb, Esq., Ockham House, Sussex Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., Westfield, Battle, Sussex, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Darnton Luy ton, Esq , Potter Newton Hall, Mayer of Leeds, Direc tor of the Leeds and York, and Wakefield and Brade.rd Railways Sir William Lowthrop, Knt., Hull, Director of the Leeds, Hudders field, She ffi eld, and South Staffordshire Direct Railway John Lord, Esq., Standish Hall, Lancashire, Director of the Black burn, Chorley, Wigan, and North Union Junction Railway, and of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Manchester and Liverpool Direct Railway James Lamb, Esq., 35, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Rowland Mackenzie, Esq., Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Railways Thomas Gibbon Moneypenny, Esq., Hole-park, Rolvenden, Kent Major Moore, Queen Anne-street, Director of the Brighton and Chel tenham Direct Railway James Joseph 11`Swiney, Esq., Sandal View, Wakefield, Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway J. Mee Mathew, Esq., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, Director of the Worcestershire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire Railway Captain Macdougall, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Director of the Read ing, Guildford, and Reigate Railway John George Norbury, Esq., Mancetter-house, Atherstone, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways Joseph Norton, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield, Director of the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Railway, and the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway Captain Thomas Ross, 58, Porchester-terrace, Director of the Di- Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield House, Russell-square, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway William Peppercorne, Esq., Bexhill, Sussex, Director of the West Midland Railway William Raines, Esq., Temple, Director of the London aid Notting- Alexander Prince, Esq., London, Director of the Cheltenham, Ox ford, and Brighton Railway hank Railway George Ewing Scott, Esq., Stoke Bishop, sear Bristol Thomas Stocker, Esq., St. Ives, Director of the Wisbeaeh, St. Ives, and Cambridge Railway Frederick William Seymour, Esq., Carlton-terrace, Director of the Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterborough, he., Railway William Spooner, Esq., London, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, and of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Now castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Henry Scott, Esq., 17, Pall-mall S. E. Sichell, Esq., merchant, Bradford, Director of the Leeds, 'Pork. and Midland Junction Railway George Turner, Esq., Hunton Hill, Erdington, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Henry Taylor, Esq., Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways George Turton, Esq., Bagden Lodge, Clayton West, Huddersfield William Tinker, Esq., Conock, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway George Thomas Thompson, Esq., Dover, Coroner for the Cinque Ports ohn Thompson, Esq., Alderman of Wigan, Director of the Birkhen head and Holyhead Railway, of the Manchester and Wigan Rail way, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railway John Taylor, Esq., Bull, Director of the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway James Upfill, Esq., The Green, Herefordshire, Director of the Staf fordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway George Unett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Direc tor of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway, and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railway Thomas Bolman Upffil, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birming ham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Walter Unett, Esq., Captain 3d Light Dragoons, Maidstone, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire, and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railways William Boyden Watts, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway Thomas Wakefield, Esq., London, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway Smith Whileck, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Robert William Watson, Esq., Dover John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, near Tonbridge, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Sir William White, Director of the Stafford, Uttoxeter, and Derby Railway J. W. Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe-house, Wilts, Capt. 3d. Light Dra goons, Director of the Direct Western Railway. Lodge Morris Murray Prior, Esq., 19th Lancers, Coventry, Director of the Dublin, Tullamore, and Parsonstown Railway Edward Knight, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Grand Junction and Midlands' Union Railway William Henry Skeltou, Esq., Shadwell, near Leeds Charles William Reynolds, Esq., Captain 16th Lancers, Maidstone, Director of the Worcester, Warwick and Rugby Railway Thomas Bramall, Esq., Mayor of Tamworth, Deputy Chaiman of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Hughes, Esq., Stafford, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., Thornbury-park, near Bristol, De puty-Lieutenant of Gloucestersshire, and magistrate of Gloucester shire and Bristol. •T. Davis, Esq., Loxley, Warwickshire John Kerle Haterfield, Esq., Clifton, late Mayor of Bristol Charles Bales, Esq., Richmond-court, Clifton David Bryan, Esq. Northampton, Director of the Liverpool, Man cheater, and W arrington, and the Worcester and Leominster Railway 31e=re. Queen Anne-street, Director of the London and Not- Itullwar Benjamin Swan, Esq., Weymouth and _,,_s tr ee t Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq., Lillingston Day,.., High Sheriff of Bucks, and Director of the Mlnehead and Bridgewaizi -Railway Robert Bell, Esq., Norris Castle, Isle of Wight. John Granville Dewes, Esq., Loxley, Warwickshire CONSULTING ENGINEER—. ACTING ENGINEER—Edward James Maude, Esq., C.B. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co.; the Union Bank Bristol—Stuckey's Banking Company Bradford and Trowbridge—The Wilts and Dorset Banking Company Dover—Messrs. Latham and Co. JOINT SOLICITORS. Edwin Smith, Esq., and Messrs. Lewis and Ford, London ; Edwar Burges, Esq., Brstol. LOCAL SOLICITORS. G. P. Thompson, Esq., Dover ; ll*y Gilbert, Esq., Devizes W. It. Reece, Esq., Birmingham ; Messrs. Timbrell and Meyrick, Bradford and Trowbridge; Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, and Kingston, Bath; Joseph Charles Shebbeare, Esq., Basingstoke Messrs. Timbrell and Merrick, Bradford and Trowbridge Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, and Kingston, Bath. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT— Cadwalhuler F. Waddy, Esq. SECRETARY—CharIes Martin, Esq. This Company has been formed for the purpose of constructing a line in continuation of the South-Eastern Railway at Reigate, whereby a direct junction will be effected between the whole et the south-eastern coast, including the port and harbour of Dover and the several ports and towns of Southampton, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Bristol ; anti, by means of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, with Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and the north of England. From its proximity to the Coatinent, the port of Dover will always be the most accessible point of the English coast; an expeditious communication therefore between that and the other ports, harbours, and inland towns of the United Kingdom, must necessarily be regarded as a great national advantage. Dover is at present the chief port of embarkation for Calais, Boulogne, Ostend, and other continental towns, and the vast numbers already resorting there both on business and pleasure, will be im measurably increased when the railways of France, Belgium, Hol land, and Germany are fully brought into operation. In addition to which, the Government Commissioners having selected Dover as a Harbour of Refuge, and recommended the outlay there • of 1,500,0001., it cannot fail of becoming a place of the greatest resort for the shipping and commercial interests of the coun try, and perhaps the most important town on the southern coast. In every point of view, therefore, whether for national security, or for travelling excursions, or the invaluable interests of our shipping and commerce, the paramount importance of a cheaper, more conve nient, and accelerated intercourse between this great port and all parts of the kingdom, must be sufficiently obvious. This the pro moters fully anticipate will be attained by the proposed railway, which will form a portion of a grand trunk line, completing the chain of railway communication t pon the narrow gauge between the South-eastern coast, and Bristol and the western, northern, and mid land counties. The line will commence at the terminus of the South-Eastern Rail way at Reigate, proceed thence by Dorking, Godalming, Farnham, and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, on the South-Western Rail way. It will then proceed by Andover towards Devizes, Trow bridge, and Bradford, with a branch to Bath, and pursuing its course through the Somersetshire coal-held, throwing off a branch towards Radstock into the heart of the collieries, terminate in ajunctiou with the Bristol and Birmingham Railway at Bristol. By its course through Dorking, Godalming, Farnham, and Odi ham, it will supply the railway accommodation so much required by those towns, and connect the rich and fertile hop districts of Surrey, Kent, and South Hants, and afford the means of conveyance of their produce La the great Hop-fair at Weyhill. By its junction with the contemplated .‘ Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway," it will afford to the inhabitants of Reading, Oxford, and to the midland counties generally, the best and shortest route to the Continent, as well as to Worthing, Hastings, Brighton, and the other watering-places in Sussex and Kent ; and a vast increase of visitors will undoubtedly be attracted to those places from the interior of England by the accommodation and facilities for travelling which will be accomplished by this and the proposed railway from Reading. By its intersection of the South-Western Railway at Basingstoke, and of the proposed Manchester and Southampton Railway further west, the present line will connect Dover towards the south, with Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Indies, &c.), Gosport, and lortsmouth, and towards the north, with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, also with Shrewsbury, Chester, and Holyhead, and in fact with the whole of North and South Wales. At Basingstoke, also, this line will join the proposed London, Salis bury, and Yeovil Railway, and throw open to Dover and the south eastern counties the populous ft,d wealthy cities of Salisbury and Exeter, the rich agricultural counties of Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, and Devon, the p ,rts of Plymouth, Devonport, and Falmouth, and the mineral regions of Cornwall. Te Devizes, Trowbridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other towns in the vicinity of its course, the benefit which this line will confer can be too highly estimated ;to the coal districts of Somerset shire it will open large and constant markets both in Bristol and to the south and east, while to the inhabitants of Bristol especially, con necting its channel with the Straits of Dover and the Downs, pro viding a perfect line for telegraphic communication, and securing to them the whole of the trade between the south-east of England and the west and south of Ireland, it seems difficult, considering the enor mous traffic which must necessarily flow to that city, to conceive a project more deserving of their cordial support. In the memorable Parliamentary contest last session between two great rival companies, the Legislature for the first time admitted that principle of competition with existing interests which was claimed by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company for the protection and benefit of the public ; and it is with no fear of the resu't that the promoters of the present undertaking invite attention to one distinguishing feature it contains, viz., that by the construction of the line from Bristol t Basingstoke, the Box Tunnel will be avoided, and a new and indepet:dent communication will be established between Bristol and London, by a shorter line on the narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Western, inde pendently of all the advantages of the proposed central station at Hungerford-bridge, and the convenient access to the Thames both there and at Nine Elms, over the distant and inconvenient Station of the Great Western at Paddington. In length the proposed line will be nearly 110 miles (assuming this Company to have the construction of that portion between Reigate and Dorking, for which plans have been deposited by the South- Eastern Company)—the country through which it passes does not present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor will any resi dential or ornamental property be interfered with except under an imperative necessity. - - - A reserve of shares will be made for landowners on the line, and the Committee also retain to themselves the power to vary the course of the line with reference to any arrangements with existing interests and projected lines that may be considered advantageous to the shareholders. The capital proposed to be raised is 1,500,0001., in 75,000 shares of 201. each, with a deposit of 2/. 2s. per share, to be paid on allotment. Power will be taken by the Act to allow interest, at 41. per cent. per annum, upon all deposits and subscriptions until the opening of the line, and no subscriber shall be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act has been obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contrast will be ready for execution, and the scrip issued immediately upon pay ment of the deposits. Applications for shares must be addressed to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, No. 12, Gray's Inn-place, only ; but n 3 appli cation will be attended to unless accompanied by a reference to a member of the Provisional Committee, one of the solicitors to the Company, or a banker. Copies of the prospectus and form of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Company, or of Messrs. Peppercorne, Old Broad-street ; Mr. Sym, 9, Tokenhouse-yard ; and Mr. B. B. Wil liams, Throgmorton-street, stock and sharebrokers, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Dover and Bristol Rahway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. each in this Company, and I agree to accept the same, or asy smaller number which may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. Name in full ..... ... .... • • .... • . Occupation or Profession ...... .. • • Residence• • • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reference • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • DOVER AND BRISTOL RAILWAY. No Applications for Shares can be received after MONDAY, the 13th day of October, instant, except from parties resident in the country or locally interested, by whom applications may be made until Wednesday, the 15th instant. By order, CHARLES MARTIN, Secretary. 12, Gray's Inn-place, 7 Oct., 1845. WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY. CONTRACT FOR THE EXECUTION OF WORKS. The Directors are desirous of Letting by Tender the Making and Completing the entire Works of the above Railway, with the excep tion of finding Rails and Chairs for the Permanent Way. Length o line about twelve miles. The plans and specifications may be seen at the office of Mr. John Dixon, Civil Engineer, Darlington, on and after Monday, the 20th day of October next ; and Tenders must be sent into Mr. Thomas M`Nay, the Secretary, at the Company's office in Darlingicht, on or before Monday, the 3d of November. GEORGE H. WILKINSON, Chairman. Wear Valley Railway-office, Darlington, Sept. 22, 1845. EXCHANGE OF IiCRIP. L ONDON AND NORWICH DIRECT RAILW .IY, With WEST ESSEX, LYNN, and YARMOUTH EXTENSION, through DUNMOW and BURY ST. EDMUNDS, with a BRANCH to NEWMARKET. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P. for Brighton, Ickworth-park Captain the Hon. E. T. Wodehouse, R.N., Witton Sir H. E. Bunbury, Bart., Great Barton Hall Sir IV. Foster, Bart., Mayor of Norwich W. II Windham, Esq., Fellbrigg Hall, Cromer James Bunbury Blake, Esq., Thurston Lodge S. F. Benyon, Esq., Denston-park G. W. Gent, Esq., Moyen's-park T. Neville Abdy, Esq., Albyn's Charles Raikes, Esq., Walthamstow W. Whitaker Maitland, Esq., Loughton Hall. _ _ The holders of the Old Scrip Certificates of the London and Nor wich Direct Railway may exchange them for New Scrip Certificates in the above Company, by delivering up such Old Certificates to Messrs. Conic and Co., 29, Con;hill, the bankers of the Company, or to the bankers in Bury St. Edmunds, and paying to them the additional 5 per cent., or 11. per Share, required by the recent standing order of Parliament ; upon which receipts will be given for such Certificates delivered up and money paid, to be exchanged for new Scrip Certificates (in which the sum of 2/. on account of each Share will be acknowledged to have been re ceived) after execution of the Subscribers' Agreement and Parlia mentary Contract by the person named in each receipt, as intending to execute those Deeds. For the convenience of Scripholders living at a distance, or who may, from other causes, be unable to attend in London, the Old Scrip may be delivered up, and the money paid by agents, although the Deeds must afterwards be executed by the persons named in the receipts, as proposing to sign. Due notice will be given of the time for closing this offer, which will be as soon as a fair degree of publicity can have been given to it. Applications for shares, in the usual form, may be forwarded to me, at Bury St. Edmund's, or to Messrs. Wade and Pennington, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; T. Bisgood, Esq., 36, Carey-street, Lincoln's Ink-fields; W. T. Wade, Esq., Great Dunmow ; H. Sams, Esq., Clare ; H. W. Jackson, Esq., Haverhill ; I. 11. Holmes, Esq., Bury St. FAnund's ; and C. S. Gilman, Esq., Norwich. F. K. EAGLE, Secretary. -Font OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. I request that you will allot to me shares if 201. each in the West Essex and Yarmouth and Lynn Extensions of the London and Norwich Direct Railway Company, and I hereby undertake to accept tke same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. per share thereon, and to execute the Subscri bers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract. Name ....... ............... Addition or Occupation .. • Reference •• .. • • • *** The Company reserve the right of carrying the lines entirely through upon the atmosheric principle, if found expedient. SHREWSBURY AND TRENT VALLEY UNION RAILWAY. Company's Offices, 65, George•street, Manchester, October 3d, 1845. The Committee of Management of ti , e Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union Railway Company having this day unanimously re solved, that it is expedient that this undertaking should be combined with the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, and that for thi purpose the Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union Railway Company should be dissolved and its affairs wound up;— Notice is hereby given, that scrip holders must forward their scrip to these offices on or before the 31st October instant, and signify in the annexed form, their election either to receive hack their deposit, which, in that event, will be returned to them without deduction for past expenses, s‘r to take in exchange for the scrip of the Shrews bury and Trent Valley Union Company, a corresponding number of Shares in the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company. Parties who shall so elect may receive back their deposits forthwith, on depositing their scrip. Parties who elect to take shares in the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, may, in like manner, on depositing their scrip, obtain a letter of allotment for a coresponding number of shares in the new Company, which allotment will be forwarded to original allottees immediately after the scrip shall have been deposited, and in other cases so soon as the Directors shall be satisfied of the suffi ciency of the depositors. Parties who shall fail to send in their scrip and notify their wishes on or before the 31st October, will be considered as having elected to receive back their deposits. The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement of the New Company, together with a Deed of Release, will lie for signa ture on and after Monday, the 13th October instant ;—in Manches ter, at No. 58, George-street, and in London, at a place to be here after named ; and the scrip of the New Company will be issuable immediately atter the deeds shall have been executed. HENRY TOOTAL, Deputy Chairman, R. FOSS, Secretary. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Proyisional Committee of the Shrewsbury and Tretr Valley Union Railway Company. Gentlemen,—Herewith are Scrip for shares to the Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union Railway, in respect of which I request you* to cause to be allotted to me a corresponding number of shares in the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, and I agree to pay such deposit, and execute such deeds and agreements as may be required lu respect of such new allotment. Name in full • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Description •••••••••• • • • • .. • • • • Address In fu11.................... Reference ... ..••....... This form must be filled up in the handwriting of the applicant. * Parties declining to take shares in tho new Company, can substi tute the following for the remainder of the form of applicatiou—' , To lOWA la Oil lunOltnt 0123 clopolt therms! cl an CiREAT WESTERN; SOUTHERN,II EASTERN COUNTIES ; or IPSWICH and SOUrff TJN RAILWAY (Provisionally Registered.) Capital I,Boo D ,oo ep o o / s . it i2n 201. each. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTI ON. 04 00 Williara 11 "ght'uughes, Esq., F.S.A.. F.L.S., Alde rnians William t e,...,,, e y Back, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Sir John Edmond de Bew.voir, Sa li m,u el Haines, Esq• Bart. Sir John Hare, F.S.A. The Rev. George Newenham 1 Wright, MA. , r, S. Rioaards, Esti. ,loe io g! g r ; H i to o l, : i n s'awtdyow,no,Er t Esqs , q. gI • John Burgess, Esq. Thoma s Shaw, ESq• Richard Carpenter. Esq. Joseph Thomp son. ts 4. John Grant, Esq. R o bert Watkins, BK. John Weehlton, Esq. .... CO BANKRS. London—Barnett, Hoares, and Co., E 62, Lombard-s,- ....PI ,: t o p b! a, .1 mercial Bank of London, 6, Lothbury ; and the v'' London Rochdale-Messrs. Clement Royds, and Son Manchester-The Union Bank of Manchester. Liverpool-The North and South Wales Bank. Bi r mingham-The Birmingham Banking ComPanY• d nab , Northampton-The Northampton Banking ConipallY an CONSULTING ENGINEERS. g 1 1 I' A. Sir John M'Neil, LL.D , F.R.S. , ...„; ,A. James Thomson, Esq., F.R.S.E., Af.m." ENGINEERS. William B. Prichard, Esq., C.E. William Thomson, Esq., C.E. JOINT SOLICITORS• 4011 , jpo o John Bethel, Esq., 78, King William - stree t, City, l ' i'll street , Peter A. Burrell, Esq., 1, White-hart-court, Lombard dit tbi S ECRETAR Y-William Archer Graha m, Esq., ate tb- 0 The Committee of Direction have the satisfaction to , s i i rneg eol f Parliamentary surveys are in active progress, an d that in the have been concluded for securing appli ca ti o n for an set too suing Applications f for Parliament plans, prospectuses, and shares, Mao. to the Company's Solicitors, Local Agents, L eese, d r ing Share-brokers :-Messrs. Barclay, AllsoP, ale 50,4 j, change-buildings, London ; Messrs. Houghland and .., io jieli s ,,,f street, and Messrs. Marshall and Co., Manchester; .)b - T CO ., .0 4 , Esq., Barnard-buildings, Liverpool ; Messrs. Hicks ar eds ; Dit'o stret, and Messrs. Wellbeloyed, Barwick, and C0•_, , . , Le b o; 0 Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ;J. R. Lane, Esq., 1 31 rn r-wg ,Of W. Powell, Esq., 2, Wellington-street, LeamingWil• „ welt soy N. 14. All persons not affixing their place of abode. a', ,11 1, place of business if any, to their app li ca tions fo addresses' entre. attended to, the Act of Parliament requiring both 01 FORM OF APPLICATION. ~,theti, To the Provisional Committee sf the Great Western, ,n i ,,sy. t er Eastern Counties, or Ipswich and Southampton i '"' s in Ole ..,' t ei. I request that you will allot to me glare ies oow,.o proposed Railway, and I will accept the same, or CI, Ole' and Subscribers the deposit thereon, and sign the Parlitnell""• and ' Agreement when required so to do. " Dated this day 1845. tall ""../ Christian an ' d Surname ill .." I .. Profession or Business • • •• •_.; ilf Address and Place of BOW.. ...." ~ Usual Signature ....... • '..,' .•• ,/ Reference ... • • • •- • • **** . ....' Address of Referee . • .... .. Offices, 5, Gresham-street, Guildhall. ~,„, Al WEAT WESTERN, SOUTIIx,-"$01 ~.p EASTERN COUNTIES, OR IPSWICH .'"• *Ale AAIPTON RAILWAY, f r ' Notice is hereby given, that no further Applicationslog. this undertaking will be received after TuEsnalt next, By order, W. A. GRAHAM, 5, Gresham-street, Guildhall, Oct. 8, 1845. 41 1 ' TYP WORCESTER AND MERTH YR JUNCTION RAILWAY. OP' Ill') (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 and Viet., h. Capital, 800,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 201. eae" Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share. Ifde s 'o • PROVIS IONAL COMMITTEE• , or th . Sir William Wynn, Maesynewydd, Chairma n of the .1, S O Railway ' ftb- s o William Chadwick, Esq. Montagu-square, Direct or ° s aci ' Wales Railway, and Chairman of the Worcester sr i Wales Junction Gideon Colquhoun, Esq., Walmer-lodge, As lt en ue-r° ?sia ' P t° i gent's-park, Director of the Manchester and S a ' Railway ....,stet , Thomas Famcomb, Esq., Alderman of London won v John Knill, Esq., Tharnet•-street, Director of the Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway I ° P' William Lecbmere Whitmore, Esq., 19, James-st reet, 0 ham-gate tie' • stol l-91 ate Henry Plumtre Gipps, Esq., Montagu-place, HlV°ion nals Director of the Trent Valley and Holyhead J unct ajor-General Parlby, C. 8., Rutland-gate Piret or Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London -.Axton , ,4 il le Thomas B. Simpson, Esq., Rutland -lodge, ..,-, -- ,,,,,n• an - 1 of the North Wales Railway, and Deputy-uni•- , Worcester and South Wales Junction • John Purchas, Esq., Upton Bishop, near Ross John Tanner, Esq., 31. D., egate-stre Ledbury IA %lain Barnes, Esq., Foret, WorCester,. ivr , ' . George Alfred Ellis Wall, Esq., Cross-house, near and Worthy park. Hampshire John Hemming, Esq., North-bank, Regent's-Pa rk ' John Cravrfurd, Esq., Blackbrook, Abergavenny Philip Matthews, Esq., Burton Court, near Rosa ee l Samuel Higgins, Esq., Berrow Court, Worcestershire,ob ~ William Nichoslson. Esq., Manchester, Director of the .."- , o f tP . fel Rugby Railway Dir 6 William Bland, Esq , 11, Park-terrace, DriXtoll-road, 10, North Wales Railway I. Stephen Phillips, Esq., Director of the Whitehaven 1111400/ Railway o f tile ' t James Brand, Esq., New Broad-street, Di rector shire Railway Thomas Baylis, Esq., F.S.A., Pryors-bank , Fulhani to r Of ' II' Henry Garrett Key, Esq., Tulse-hill, Brixt on, Dire mouthshire Railway Ros Jseph Gillan Barrett, E., s Ja o mes Upfill, m Esq., The Green, Bromyard, Ilerefordeliill William Candler, Esq., Newland Coin t, near Worcester t, ,'‘‘• V l ' i' • James Chamberlain, Esq., Green-hill, Worcester otese,tedi Benjamin Oliveira, Esq., F.R.S., 8, Upper Hyde-Par , i ncl ' of the Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle, ~ • Liverpool Direct Railways motor et ' Charles Grant, Esq., Fitzroy-square to D John Jennings, Esq., Elm-grove, Hammersraio-• Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Ratlwals Paul Prosser, Eq., Galway, Herefordshire, 11065 William Dew, Esq., Soutkwell Court, Ross I1 6'• ThomasWathen, Esq., Trevase, Ross oford' ,1 William Cary Cox, Esq., Ross D. A. R Saunders, Esq., Hill - house, Ledbilll .nd ai7 fordshire Matthew Stephens White, Esq., Trepenkonnett, Ittestel sits Ellis Lee Sanders, E-4., Ross, Director of the if ° '" co t Wales Junction Railway ~,r of ti ' a ,ei tt Thomas Woodall, Esq., Rollin, near Rosa, Diree" - le and South Wales Junction Railway m e of tDe John Hall, Esq., iron merchant, Worcester, Plr ee- a r and South Wales Junction Railway Di fect Thomas Whittlesey Purchas. Esq., Ross Lawson Cape, Esq., 31. D., Drook-street, ...re, the Worcester and South Wales Junction RailwaY , 04,01 ,46 Lieut.-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.B. 2. mont t g e o r 551 , 1, 0 c ," anstone-square, Director of the York and Lane a ! 0, al° James Vickers, Esq., Mark-lane, Director of the perk, and Armagh, Coleraine, and Kilrush Railway s t William Fanner, Esq., Worcester 0 41 l't George Williams, Esq., Longdon, near Tewkesbeillivone f tpt Hanover-eq ".- Samuel Homfray, Esq., Bedwelty-house, Tre dega n f ireet ett ° it I ° William Thomas, Esq., Court, Merthyr Tydfil , •'' fa , of Neath Railway a tb. Thomas Evans, Esq., Dowlais Ironworks, Director Railway nif ori c e . , l Thomas Brown, Esq., Ebbw Vale and Sirbovrfir°- 4 I'd P' David William James, Esq., Merthyr Tydvil ifei_c hl ioe Benjamin Martin, Esq. Pen-y-Darren iron s vorlle Dav• Morgan Morgan, Esq., Eq., Merthyr Tid y "' .),' Vale of Neath Railway William Meyrick, jun., Esq., Merthyr Tydvil , V Edward Purchas, Esq., Yuis-y-gored, Aberdare' M. 10,1. CONSULTING ENGINEER-Charles Vignolles , Egi '„ ai.l''' ENGINEERS-Messrs. S. and T. Hop kin '' BANKERS. 010 uq The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbgiar Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, Biddulph, and Co., "" 3lessrs..Webb and Co., Ledbury Messrs. Morgan, Hoskins and Co., RoO ger Messrs. Berwick, Lechmere, and Co., Worce ~ The National Provincial Bank, Gloucester _11010;10f Messrs. Baileys, Graterex, and Williams, A„..,.'"` Tre d ,; Monmouth and Glamorgan Banking ComP aw ' ge t* Messrs. Wilkins and Co., Merthyr Tydvil. ~ne SOLICITOR& ilor P°' Messrs. Gilbert, Hooke, Street, and Gutte reS, Charles G. Jones, Esq., 11, Grays's Inn-squar e ,. null* Messrs. J. and F. Higgins and Chamberlain, '''" LOCAL AGENTS• OW rCe Stet , Messrs. Bytes and Tymbe , Messrs. Edwas, Ross VO W rd Messrs. Gabb and Secretan, Abenrs P 4 ' s 4 ro t, SECROEftTitLY.(fptrhoetcemoi.n)-palnVyi,lliam ...alt• 0 0 f ( tli •• f OA W- A t P f ol l'' This railway will commence at the station ;Si:rail:L-4 0 " : 4Ø 0;::;;;/ Hereford and Worcester and South Wales Ja 9 d ,volde 1 ; 4 '4 ceeding through a rich agricultural district, llowthenea,.sti,4 accommodation, to Abergavenny, and from ~ po wl , '„ , ..,. Nant-y-Glo, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, RUlllneY , a?“ itil ii oj I nt 0' f Tydvil, at which place it will join the Taff /a le ie L .O l 4 tance will not exceed 40 miles. , ine, On reference to the map it will be seen that t w it t ie s J o il i l e,c. IP tion with the proposed Worcester and SOuthoettnu°oo3t 20 Ledbury, Malvern, and Ross, will perfecto e ,,,, 0 1 A r i a communication from Merthyr Tydvil to Le' ' 01. 0 4 mingham, South Staffordshire, and the north. ,„.. it es',get',,•• The population of Merthyr, and the surrolinddi;et enl . ,,,ltido 0 exceeds 120,000, and this line will place it in i, g ut I , y 0 0 :1,10 the agricultural counties of Monmouth, Ilerefen;•,renteu.,„ rAilip The line will be laid down so as to render th,,,ethro o ", :sr dation to the principal ironworks in the distrle"othei has ~.,a will pass, and a saving of tell miles over aid o ther P , fl ii r ,a effected between Merthyr and Worcester, an , coti v ,f t* and east of that city. oter 11..;:ge 4 ot Arrangements are in progress with the Wo rc .` edva w- _Je l lc ) Junction Railway Company, for the Min na ' 0 9 0 Companies. kno ws. t°, 0 10 . 4,54 1 . Applicants for shares who are personally re fer t y v e Al, the Provisional Committee, are requested t. d to ~,,, ie Committee ; all other applicants will be Matu re ,tabia" ' ,„ 1 ;;;01. to some banker, or other person of known rer v et,'" ,10 or the town from which the application is r°l7, Wale s t hii ( oe , I p, Holders of scrip in the Worcester and s ou ..are , also , ti te ss r t way will be entitletleto an equal number of 5" wit acrd lloldelifte' fi t upon making application in the usual form, cases o , -. lo p 0 : e 0 hereafter specified; subject, however, in the _.., o bat „ pi' , i the shares were not originally allotted, to the then.l,Nil/iv _ lt Si? visional Committee, and all such persons muse ili t ' fc "le renee according to the form below. The usual power will be taken by the bscrip _ o ,oa j ~ percent. per annum on the amount of an the a 00 ~,l; Subscriber will be answerable for more than not 134 ''' 03'0 , ' posit until the Act is obtained, and then . _ ;yo fs to p v r scription. Act .totioallo I r s i , J ,t e 0 1 71 , 1 1:, the S°" , c r9. -41 q, Prospectuses and plans may be obtained of . _ ge s - f00 , 0. .0 , agents, and of the following sharebroke%reerri, e s te 41, cOf Scott, Throgmorton-street, London: Joh" messre• oidir"44o Messrs. Rids€lale, Myers, and Balley, Leedg , _.., old ,g n,p , nove, and Taunton, Liverpooel ; Messrs. Gr'.l`l,,/githAw-ter 0 chester ; Messrs. Sohmes and Tripp, 4 Birmingham; Mr. William Miles, Worceste , ."" ElA oss' re bit $ 4 Glasgow ; and Mr. Balme, Gloucester. _„,,,, S_ Die _I IlriSt01; . . i tr, AP „es v l , /, To the Provisional Fl ofelie 'ler -.i.nd eh fl op ii cti- or ; Junction Rahway • C O o F m A m i i • t l t ' e L e l o C f Ar i s „ , J ° tli e / 1 ,4• Gentlemen,-I request you will allot int . ,.. Ti de! , o e, 0 each in the proposed Worcester and M e enfi , r ; e . anci o ,f o i t°, l vibf way, and I undertake to accept til a. ~ be _!:.,,,,p,,4 payment thereon, or upon übpeo nn,numbertim ethialint minted,ii-inadnirpor-0,01.745, and I undertake to execute the Agreerne t i* i any ade within the tract when required. __ .____> els3' °f Dated this • Name -----,/../ Residence i, Description ------ 0 Referenc e 0 ------------------ ETO ME Ys''' " 0,0 , liv-ORCESTER AND ---,,, ~, k y• the l i ft, e t / i Y JUNCTION RA'" •• • 15 elf is e ° o l , J ' ,habitat' dc ,rtl , d j , At a Public Meeting of the „ ti t to A „hid , ot ,e 1 1 0 Esq., haVcinftgai2rb,_ee:: gagiStra f;s4. , -OA neighbourhood of Merthyr, h U el s d ua lur gigns ' i s s t"e 4s, it ~.., o va: 0 ,0P• pit Castle Hotel, this 9d day of October, j u nction - " A ousli ceiy from the Worcester and South Wales 0 01 0 00,,,,a DAVID W. JAMES, t o fat of r It was moved b3•Wrixisat Tnonias,lLa.tlis vial , si . 00 PA , of Glamorgan, and seconded by T 1 0. 4,-0 0 stP C,. , 0 0.5.-• , so, aa , .e, ironworks- the - no. f'ly ' WOrCe , w ee' a e , f r way from Merthyr-Tydfil to join the_ the 1 r o ,,.„,iste , ink .6 Junction Railway at Ross, as set forthaT„:',, is c_i_i-..-thorewi ~f "That in the opinion of this Meeting, ger erns 0 _di 0 , cester and Merthyr-Tydfil Junction li l a i.;,: ci , e ight7 o "WoXist 4 , , to promote the prosperity of this tr.,. or ritill Y and t l so l ofgii as it will perfect a main trunk line 4, district' tot. , .., mingham, London, and the north of e-ii ,, f th is distenoil a.,;;lriv counties ive e sit the agricultural productions of the etia will I/ s ~1 0 , 1 , advantageous outlet for the minerals 0 o f Mei Then i• ,zir er? and Worcester; therefore this 3te iniou sly. w Vale a 4, i ic l its strenuous support."-Carried It was moved by rHOMAS BROWN, rflos 10 . 0 c op , iot, Ironworks, and seconded by Dr" 2arried un , al! „, of b. 1,10., „,14,, to W ill'A l. °°4 4 it Y arran Ironworks - Meeting b a gi!efront ti lni e stj ili e } "That the thanks of this Deputat i°° d fo r t ctiq C P Esq., and the Gentlemen of the ,ciig, i.,11, _espeic., mittee, for their attendance at this -1 -!- _e`etilla 7; 1 gire ' e functio n Jo dni ee ° DO posed Worcester and Merthyr -Ty an d '' P C , information they have afforded to tne unanimously. The Chairman haying Va , s i mPSOS4fertlqo,o , f, It was moved by Tnopias ...• Esq ., oi t he op ely WILLIAM DATI E6, be g iven I° . et t by _ i ; of this Meeting . „ ..... cor I v "That the thanks in the Chair. -,-.4 T , able and impartial conduct ____......_ ~,g xi. 0 0 0 ORCESTE i ni ii;lt I - nio 0 0 R ‘1%71) -- sih oe • eated the Chair, , m e , y no , f . IV JUNCTION it , uee tha_,,,ao e, Shams in this Company can ~,„..., _ BY 01 "" yr. ljv The Provisional Committebee received dor lisv;if, 60 , October. 7, wiibroek► 004ber, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct West-End and Croydon Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares of 201. each in the above railway, upon which or upon any less number that may be allotted to me, I hereby agree to pay the deposit, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and the Subscribers' Agreement when required to do so Residence .... .. ... • • • • • • • • • ...... • Profession or Trade (if any) •••• .• . Place of Business (if any) • • ...... _ _ . Reference .. . ..... .. G R lii• 1