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TEE SITN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 1, 1845 D IRLCT WESTERN RAILWAY Edward Hyde Clarke Esq., Leamington, IVarwickshire, Director of (Upon the Broad Gauge), the Warwickshire and London Railway Constable William Hungerfoid Bridgewater respectively. of _ From London to the Land's-end ; with Diverging Linn to Bath and The Captain Lionel Lampert, The Highlands, Oxfordshire, and Leamington, Warwickshire (Provisionally Registered.) Francis Barton, Esa.,llilverton Homo., Warwickshire Capital, 3,000,000/., in 120 , 000 'Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 2Rcl2e. 6d. per Share. Captain Stewart, R.N., Leamington, Warwickshi re Offices, 20, Poultry, London. Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad-house, Edgbaston, Bir m i ng h am, Di rec t or PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. of the South Staffordslth c Railway William Northege, Esq., Upper Gower-street, B e df or d square The Right lion. the Earl of Carnperdown, Sidney-place, Bath The Viscount 31andeville, Kimbolton-park, Hunts John Wodley Hughes, Esq., Gloucester, Director o f th e Bi rm i ng h am Lord James O'Bryen, Royal. crescent, Bath aid Bristol Railway Lewis Bruce Knight Bruce, Esq., The Priory, Roehampton, Surrey Lord William Powlett, Bath, and Downham-hall, Brandon, Suffolk Francis Cole Humbert, Esq., Oxford-street, Hyde,Paik General Sir John Slade, Bart., Muntys Court, Taunton Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, Somerset Algernon Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terra ce , H y d e P ar k The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., Director of the South Mid- John Parkinson, Esq., 1.R.5., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park land Railway, Brookes' Club, St. James's-street James Lamb, Esq., Hyde-park-square Sir Francis Dugdalo Astley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wilts Richard Groucock, Esq„! Bow-churchyard, and Dulwich, Director Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., 105, Pall-mall of the Direct Manchester Railway Frederick Hodgson, Esq., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardens J. E. Simpson; Esq., Rutland-lodge, Brixton Howard Elphinstone, Esq., 31. P., 19, Eaton-place, London Henry Bellerby, Esq., Sheriff of York Ralph Neville, Esq., M.P., Hill-street, Berkeley-square Henry Lcdgard, Esq., 39, Wood-street, Cheapside, Director of the Charles Barry Baldwin, M.P., 6, Parliament- s t ree t Rugby and Macclesfiell Direct R a il way lion. Percy Evans Freke, 3, Belgrave-square John Williams, Esq. ' Eaton-square. • Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., 32, Gr osvenor - p l ace, L ondon Th omas Grimsditch, Esq , 31. P., Macclesfield, Cheshire William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Samuel Griffiths, Esq., Penn-fields, Wolverhampton, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Liverpool and Leeds Railway Companies William Miller, jun., Esq., Leicester Sir Robert Price, Bart., M P Feeley. Herefordshire Edward We:llake, Esq., Southampton Sir John Cave lirewis Cave Dart Keuilworth, Warwickshire Erasinus R. Foster, Esq., Birchin-lane Sir William Young, Bart., Westbourne green, Hyde -park, East India William Bargett, Esq.,l.l.oad-street Director Peter R. Morrison, Esq., Princes-street, Bank Joim Clark, Esq., Benefield Horse, near Trowbridge, Wilts, Magic- Thomas Miller, jun., F. Leicester tr ate for the counties of Wilt s an d Somerset John Reginald Riddell, Esq., Enfield, Director of the York and Lan- Alfred Batson, Esq., Ramabury, Wilts, and Upper Bedford-place caster Railway Major Hunt Grubbe, Ea stwell House, Devizes Thomas Ridley, Esq., M.D., Sheffield Johli Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker James Sheppard, Esq., jun.. White Hart-court, Lombard-street John Level Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker Valentine Knight, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Magistrate William Adair Bruce, Esq., Lanstiown-crescent, Bath for Middlesex Sir John Key, Bart., 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of George Sercombe, Esq., Exeter London, Director of the Direct 3anchester and London and Direct John Clampit Sercombe, Esq., Exeter Liverpool and Leeds Railway Company William Pearce, Esq., Liverpool Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Griffin's Wharf, Teoley-street, Alderman W. Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Birmingham of the City of London, and Director of the London and Westmin- Robert Henry Hurst, Esq., jun., Temple ster Bank, and of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder- William Nash, Esq., Capham Common minster Railway Grey Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton Hall, Leicester Thomas Challis, Esq., Enfield, Alderman of the City of Leaden Captain Twisieton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Edward Harrisson Barwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North- Leicester and Tean and Dove Valley Railway &lepton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Director of the (With power to add to their number). South Midland Railway ENGINEERS IN CHIEF. Joseph Armitage, Esq., Miln's Bridge Mouse, Huddersfield, Deputy Sir John Macniell, LL.D., F.R.S. Lieutenant and a Magistrat e f or th e W es t Ridi ng of Yorkshire, James Thomson, Esq., F.R.S.E., M.R.I.A. Co., Cornhill, London. Chairman of the Huddersfield an d Sh e ffi e ld R a il way Bee:Keats-Messrs. Curries an d William Gordon Thomson, Esq., 33, Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bell, Brochick, and Bell. Bow Churchyard, London Director of the Northampt on , B an b ury, an d C heltenham, and South Midland Railways Messrs. Rickards and Walker, 29, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London Donald Maclean, Req., 37, Brunsw ick-s q uare, London, Del uty Messrs. Haynes and Moore, Warwick and Lond on Chairman of the Treat V a ll e y C on ti nua ti on R e ti e ay Messrs. J. V: and J. T. Harting, 24, Lincoln's 'nu-fields, London. SECRETARY-Thomas Hosier Saunders, Esq. Thomas Lawrence, Eeq., 3, St. M ary A xe Philip W. Courtney, Esq., Chapel-street, Belgravia-square, London ASSISTANT-SECRETARY -Charles J. Whalley, Egg. Millis Coventry, Esq.; Whitekart-court, Lombard-street LOCAL SOLICITORS. At Newbury-Messrs. Godwin and Gray, and B. Pinni ger , E sq . Barnet L. !Philips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, and At Ramsleury-William Rowland, Esq. George-street, Mansion Hous e At Devizes, Henry Gilbert, Esq., and John Edwards Hayward, Esq. Boswell Middleton J a ll an d, E sq., H o li erness House, near Mull, Deputy Lieutenant and Ma g i s t ra t e f or th e E as t Ridi ng of Yorkshire At Troubridge and Bradford, Messrs. Sto ne an d R o d wa y Charles Robert Coleman, E sq ., I rongate Wh arf At Beth, Messrs. Batehellor, Hanford, and Staunton William Ealee, Esq., Mincinglane, London, late Director of the At Shepton Mallett-Francis Isaac N a ld er , E sq . At Bridgewater, Messrs. G. S. and J. R. Poole Devon and Cornwall B an ki ng C ompany Charles Downes, Esq., W arw i c k- s t reet , Ch ar i ng-cress, Director of At Exeter-William Denis Moore, Esq. the South Midland Rail wa y At Tiverton, T. L. T. Kendall, Esq , and J. A. Toms, Esq. Mersin Shaer, Esq., C, C am b r ki ge -t errace , R egent ' s Park, London, At Launceston-Messrs. Lawrence and Pattisen Director of the Dublin, ,Belfast, and Coleraine, aid the South At Bodmin Essex Railways At Truro • Viands Ede, Esq., 34, Great Winchester-street At Penzance aim Addis, Esq., Rotherhithe and Mark-lane, London, Director of At Falmouth-Messrs. Tresidder and Son the Central Tar ninus Railway, and of the Licensed Victuallers' The object of this line is to effect a direct sOMMunioation between Fire and Life Insurance Company London and the Land's End. • James Renshaw, Esq., Wkitehart-court, Lombard-street, and West In a national point of view such a line is indispensable. With Heath house, Erith, Kent, Director of the South Staffordshire the advantage of a direct railroad, Falmouth , from its situation at the Railway western extremity of the kingdom, would undoubtedly long since Thomas Drane, _..,,1ye5., Pallsaiau, and St. Mary Church ,Devon, Direc have been the principal port on that coast. With the advantage of tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole and Doncaster Railways at least 280 miles of heavy road, that place has attained its high po- Robert Bramwell, ---,Eta., Breathe Ironworks, Wrexham, and Cannon- sition as a Packet Station. Southempteu, with far less natural ad street, London vantages, has, since the opening of the South-Western Railway, in- H. G. Atkinson, Esq.. Upper Gloucester-place, Regent's Park creased its imports from 200,0001. to 3,000,000/. per annum. At Bris- George M'lntosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square tol, before the opening of the Great Western Reilway, the imports Frederick Scilly Flood, Esq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London were declining,; since then they have very considerably increased. Major White, The merits of a line to the Land's End as an investment for en- Railwaylos, Pell-Mall, London, Director of the South Midland pital, it was not left to the present Company to discover. The Great Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li- Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway having already reached eensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company Exeter, it has been in contemplation to extend that line to Fal s. G. ltAlnmack , Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-read, Director of the mouth by way of Plymouth ; and various other projects have been Licensed Victuallers' Fi re an d Lif e A ssurance Company set en foot on the conviction that Falmouth must be reached by Patrick Fres. Johnston, Esq., Great Cumberland-place railway. Joseph Bishop, Esq., C rescent, 311nories, Director of the Leaden and The object of this prospectus is to show that no ether line than the resent can ultimately satisfy the exigencies of the country in regard Blackwell Railway C om p any to this, its most important eutport-" the natural Packet Station of William Downing Bru ce , E sq ., F.S.A., 17, Charles-street, St. James's. and Riponthe empire." Cuthbert Woodcock, Esq., Gro ve - roa d , N or th B r i xton The present project is distinguished by this-that it is direct. It is Robert Andr ew Ridd e ll , Esq., 23, Bryanstone-street, Portman- as nearly as possible a straight line from London to the Land's End. square, Director o f th e E xeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and The London, Bath, and Bridgewater Company having anaalga the Great Western E x t ens i on R a il ways mated with this Company, the immense local influence commanded by them will now contribute to the great national object of a direct George Hammond Whalley, Esq., 30, Zell-mall, Leaden line ; while means have been taken for securing the traffic and afford- William Hagan, Esq. 60, Baker-street, Portman-square lag all the accommodation contemplated by that Company. William Brenton, isq., Vontpelier, Ciseitexham, and Temple, Lon don The Direct Western availing itself of the Great Western Railway Rich Ea; Director of the Leicester an d T amwert h Railway d Harris Purcell W hits , Esq,, and Southampton Railway aa Cambridge-street, Hyde Park, Lou- so far as Reading, pursues its course by or n ear N ew b ury, Hunger don, Director of th e ford, Great Ballwin , Marlborough, De v i zes , the manufacturing die- Company triet of Trowbridge (from which a di verg i ng li ne w il l be carried by Philip Baker, B ag ., E us t on - square, London, Aud i tor o f t h e L on d on Bradford direct to Bath), Westb ury , F rotne, Shepton Mallet, Wells and Blackwell Railway Company (from which another diverging line will be taken to Bridgewater), Glastonbury to Taunton, being shorter by about thirty-t wo Charles James Heath, Esq., 6, London-street, Hark-line Captain E. N. Trowbridge, R.N., 11, Eaton-squa re miles than any existing r a il ways b etween these points, and without Anthony Ridley, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury, a Director of the a tunnel. From Taunton the Bristol and Exeter Railway (now St. Katherine Docks Company, and of the General Shipowners' leased to the Great Western) is traversed to Tiverton, whence it is Society proposed to carry this line direct to the Land's End, Falmouth, St. William P. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Belgrave-square Ives, and Penzance, being shorter by about sixty miles than the Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., Clopton House, Warwickshire, an d lately proposed line by wa y o f Pl ymou th, an d e ff ect i ng, i n the whole Luton Hee, Bedfordshire iistance teem London to Falmouth, a saving of about ninety miles. George Payne, Esq., Selby Hall, Northamptonshire, and Charles- With respect to the tra ffi c on the upper p or ti on o f th e li ne i t i s street, Berkeley-square " needless to say more than KW there is already thorough traffic suffi- James Beech, Esq., Brandon sall, Warwickshire, and Grosvenor- cleat to justify the construction of this portion of the Dir ec t Wes place, London tern : that it will shorten the distance from London to Tiverton about 32 mike, InalLit will traverse rich and populous a gr i cu lt ura l Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esq., Dromagh Castle, county Cork, Union Club, Trafalgar-s quare . D irector of the Killarney Junction Rail- and manufacturing districts, and receive a large amount of t ra ffi c as way Company S well from railways hbw in course of construction as tem ethers pre- jected, with every chance of success. i mnel Baker, Esq., Ly pp i a t P ar k , Gl oucestershire, and London illiam Congreve R usse ll , E sq As to the traffic on the lower portion of the li ne , it i s ev id en t th at rector of the Wa rw i c k s hi re and London Railway Leamington, Warwickshire, Di . the vast number of merchant vesse l s con ti nua ll y d e t a i ne d i n the Henry isradley e E sq. , L eam i ngton, Ww - wiekshire Channel by adverse winds, would effect an immense saving both In John William T er b ury, E sq., Belcombe House, Wiltshire, Captain 3d insurance and time, by discharging their cargo es a t F a l mou th , an d at Light Dracaena once transmitting them to their destinatio n by means o f thi s ra il way; Robert Main, Esq., R avens b ourne Par k , Lewisham, and Trinity- and therefbre-without speculating on the extent to which the ports square, Leade n on either side of the great promontory of th e L an d' s End may, by means of this railroad, attract the commerce respectively of Bristol Robert Millington, Es q ., () Is b e ll H ouse, R etford, Nottinghamshire John Gillyatt Bo o th, E sq., Crouch Hall, Hernsey and Southampton ; t • what extent the in ex h aus tibl e m i nera l wea l th Mater-Gen, h ar th r White, Marlborough-buildings, Bath of Cornwall, and the unrivalled agricultural r e s ources o f D evons hi re may be further developed, or the genial climate of Penza nce an d Rep. T. Her vey A s h worth, Burlyns House, near Newbury, Berke Col. Burden s , H arwoo d Lodge, Newbury, Berks Mount's Bay, "the Montpellier of England," attract a larger prop or - Maio:. Kirwan, Great Pulteney-street, Bath thin of winter visitants-it is obvious that this line will command a Rev. Dr. Godfr ey, G rosvenor-place, Bath traffic both in goods and passengers, from its western terminus, the /Award Cooper, Esq., St aver t on, Wi lts, Mag i strate of the County amount of which may be said to be without li m it. A g l ance at the Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse, Wilts, Magistrate of the map will make it manifest that no competing trunk line can ever be County established between Tiverton and the Land's End, A s b e t ween Taunton and Reading, an inspection of the map will s h ow a vast ex - Rev Chas. Fres. Baniffyld e , R ec t or o f Dunkerten, near Bath, Magis trate for Somerset tent of midland distriet, comprising rich and populous parts of So inersetshire, Dorsetehire, and Wiltshire, new altogether d es tit u t e o f Richard Mortimore, E sq ., Chi ppen h am, Wilts George Tate, Esq., Tewk es b ury , Di rector of the Bristol and Birraing- railroad accommodation. hail Railway Compa n y Recurring to the features of this project as a national wor k, one o f R. Wootten, jun., Esq., B an k er, O x f or d , Director of the Backlagham- the greatest In point of magnitude, of vital import ance l a th e event o f shire Railway and W o l verton J unction war, and of almost incalculable advantage to th e general and packet Mallard Mortimor e , E sq., Ki ngsmill, Collumpton commerce of the kingdom; it may net be out of pl ace t o quo t e h ere Me following expressions of Sir Robert Peel. Speaking of the proj ec t Rev. John Sydenh am , C o ll umpton Rev. R. A. Roberts, R ec t or o f Kent i sbere, Celltteapton of a direct line from London to Liverpool throu g h th e T rea t V a l ley, which bore much the same relation to the Birmin g h am an d G rand Charles Justly*, Esq., Coll um pt on, D evon Richxd Marker, Esq., Ufr u l m C o t tage , Ti ver t on Junction that this bears to the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Colorni Henry Dund as C amp b e ll , N orth End House, Portemexth Railways, he is reported to have said :-"I consider th a t the corn raunication between the metropolis and the great mammas is be not George Pearce, Esq., Brad n i nc h H ouse , near C ollumpton Wm. H. Halcomb, Esq., Chilt on , H ungerferd, Chairman of the Berke a question of hours, but a question sof minutes." Of the necessity o f thi s Uuiou Banking Comp an y particular line, ParliaMent has already express e d an o pi n i on ; f or i n t h e William Haleomb, Esq., Marlborough, Manager of the Wilts and report of the Committee on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Dorset Bank lino, which was promoted by the Great W es t ern R a il way Company, it was stated that that Company had b een requ i re d t o p l e d ge itself Captain W. G. Maclea n , R . N ., T aunten Kabert ParSollll. E sq ., T aunton net hereafter to oppose a direct line to Falmouth ; and it may be nuttier observed, that a proposed line front Plymouth to Falmouth John Dalzell, Esq., W a lli ng tb r d , Ber k s Thema Carlisle, Ese e , Clift on, B r i stol was last session rejected, on the ground that it m i g ht be supposed to interfere with that great national object. John Kerte Itaberlield, Esq., Clifton, Bristol James Troup, Ere, Ha s ti ngs The survey of the line has been to a great extent completed, and John Robson, El ece . Clif ton, Bristol correct estimates of the expenditure and returns are i s a s t ate o f for- John Morford Cottle, Esq., Clarendon-square, L eam i ng t on , Di rec t or wardress, and the whole will be ready fir the n ex t sess l ea o f Par of Coventry and L e i ces t er R a il way liainceit. It is sufficient, as U these points, here to state that ther e are no Joseph Knight, Esq., Leicest er , Di rec t or o f S ou th Midl an d and North engineering difficulties in any part of the line which have n ot b een sunpton, Banbury and Ch e lt en h am , R a il ways John Newton Mappin, E sq ., Sh e ffi e ld , Di rector of the Manchester, repeatedly surmounted in ether cases ; that th e fi rs t p or ti on w ill b e conetructed at an unusually small expense ; that th e un d er t a ki ng Sherseld, and Midland R a il way C ompany will meet with the cordial support, concurrence, and ea- o p era ti on o f John Ridgeway, Esq., C au ld on - p l ace, the Potteries, Staffordshire, Director of the Manch es t er an d S ou th ampton Railway the landowners, and that the Directors are justified in asserting that James Burt, jun. ' Esq., Manchester, Director of th e Chester and this will preys te be one of the most remunerative railw a y s l a th e Birkenhead. and Manchester and Southampton Railways kingdom. Powers wi ll be taken in the Act of Pa rliament is allow intere s t a t Edward Norris, Esq., Chlir v ill e , M anc h es t er , Di rec t o r of the Direst . four pounds per centum per annum on tne deposits, and pref erence Louden and Manchester, a n d N o rth Cheshire Railway Companies Joseph Nadir, Es 1., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and in the allotment of shares will be given to the propriet o r s o f th e l and Wigan, and Manchester and Southampton Railways through which the line will pass, and to th e s h are h o ld ers in the JameseOgden, Esq., 31. D., Salford Great Western, the Bristol and Exeter, and other railways connected Sir William Lowthrop, Hull, Magistrate for the East Ridin g o f Y or k with the Direct Western district. and for the borough of Hull, Chairman of th e " Hu g and Barnsley . Applications for shares, in the form subjoined, to b e a dd resse d to Committee, and Member of the acting Co mm itt ee o f th e "Li ver - the solicitors to the Company, or t o th e S ecre t ar y, a t t h e Company ' s pool and Leeds Direct Railway Co m p an i es " Offices, 20, Poultry, London, or to the local s oli c it ors , or to any re- John Milford, Esq., Rusholm Hall, Manchester spectable broker In town or coun t r y C. 11. Jones, Beg., Haddersfleld, Deputy Chairman of the !Udders- 20, Poultry, London, September, 1845. field and Sheffield, and Director of the Halifax, and Bradford FORM OF APPLICATION. Union Railway To the Provisional Committee of th e Di rec t W es t ern Railway Company. Charles Bamford, jun„ Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction Gentlemen,-I request you will all o t me shares of 251. each in ' Jetta Lillie, Esq., Maneheet er , Di rec t or o f M anc h es t er an d South the above Company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 21.12 e. 6d. ampten Railway - pershare thereon, or on m any less number you ay appropriate to me, and to execute the Subscribers' Agreement acid Parliamentary Con. John Robison, Esq., Iletto n -l e -H o l e, D ur h am Cornelius Rand a ll, E sq. , M anchester, Director of the Sheff i eld and tract when required. Manchester, and Chairm an o f th e M anc h es t er, Bi r k en h ea d , an d Dated Midland Railway Companiee liaise Ilelince, hisq„ Liverpoo Was. IL Newberg, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and Iron Bridge Railway Company C. Appleby, Esq., llroonnhill, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Company Edwin Cadman, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Railway, and Salisbury and Swindon Railways John Ward, Esq., Machin Bank, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield Life Assurance -office Win. 'Thompson, Esq., Upperthorpe, near Sheffield, Director of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Adderley Howard, Emig., Sutton Wisbeeh, Director of the East Coast Rallwaey Company Captain Bowker, R.N., Devonport 11. S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di rect Rail way San uel Swann BrUtain, Esq., Sheffield Director of the East and West of England Railway Company John Fitwoett, Re q ., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and Ear- Jewgete Railway Company William Marriott, Esq., Attercliff- terrace, Sheffield, Director of the Me et' Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway. Thomas Wetherell, Eeq., Lineehe Director of the London and York and East Lincolnshire Railways John Johnstone Hamilton, Esq., Liverpool David Price, Rsq., Manchester William Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington Xcv. H. sir. Cattle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire Major Worratm, Clarence-square, Cheltenham Edward Hall, Esq„ Westbank House, Maeciesfleld, Director of the South Midland and the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways henry Ilubberrea-, Esq., Hull Jahn Ostler, Req., Hull, Director of the Hall and Barnsley Janetien Henry Shaw, Req., Fetrer-lane Henry Sayer, Esq., Commercial -road, Llinehonse, merchant John Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's inn-square Jelin Norton, Esq., Moat Norse, Brentwood, Essex Wilhihan John IPGuire, Esq., Hampton Court John Gray Wilson, Esq., Oxford-terrace Capt. J. P. Macdougall, Fir Grove, North Brixton, Surrey W. J. Lefeuvre, Esq., Alderman and Magistrate me-Southampton Thomas Chas. Harrison, Esq., F R.S., York-terrace, Regent's lark G. B. Sunbury, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the Coventry and Leicester Railway Captain Tringkara, R.N., Solyhull, Warwickshire Williams Jenson Neale, Esq., King's Bench-walk, Temple James Whitney, Esq., Shrewsbury Henry Paul Harwood, Eeq., M.D., Sheffield The Hon. F. Byron, 21, Eaton-place William Higginp, Esq., Turvey, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Sir Raymond Aryls, Fair Oak-park, near Winchester, Deputy-Lieu tenant, and magistrate for the county of Hants William Jackson, Esq , Birkenhead, Chairenau of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway B. 11. Langworthy, Esq., Manchester Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman, and Sheriff of London and Mid dlesex Nathaniel Gould, ?Seq.. Barge-yara, Bncklersbury, and TavLetock square Edmund Lionel Welles, Esq., Cado gan - p l ace, and West MouLsey, Surrey Duncan Dunbar, Esq., East India- roa d , an d Limehonse, Director of Dui Lando n Week Company, the Marine Assurance Company, and the General Shipowner's Society William Jackson, Esq., Sheffield, Ifilleetor of the Goole and Doncaster hallway George P. Earle, Req„ Hull Stephen Ris W . La ey4 eai Egg., Exeter wr enes, Esq., Brixton John Learmentsii Esq Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Icorth"Br Chairman of the Edinburgh and Wellington Rom 44,,, nou ltt r i th Railway Companies Director of the Rugby, riee EN" Montague -place, Russell-square, by, and Manchester Railway William Tanner, Esq., threat Grange, Illacktriart tinge. Durham John Booth, Esq., ee se e ur liftwell Grange, Durham Matthew Benjamin Robson, E Ergs St Jamee:lsir John Holmes, Weymouth Railway, and York street, Director of the Dorchester and William G. Tiernan], mint., Clifton, Lancaster Railway iChomas Smallwood Richards, Esq., 5 9,11 James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Manchester esker-street, Portman squar - o N. M'Cann, Esq., Parliament -street Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., Bristol, Magistrate.b Deputy-Lieutenant and Magistrat e f or the count y r that City, and of Gloucester William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury William Empson Jalland, Esq., Holderness House, near Hull Thomas Ilacivet Massey, Esq., Newark-upon-Trent: Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Gainsherough, Goole, and Isle of Axhoime, and of the Wisbeach, Ely and sae. oolnsihire Railways William Ruston, Esq., Catherine-court, Trinity-square G. Wingrove Cooke, Egg., Temple, London C. I. Selwyn, Eagle Exeter Joseph Hopsood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Exeter and Falmouth Railway • Igicliard Compton, Esq., Edd.Ligrton House, Ilungerford, Barka, a Magistrate for the counties of Wilts and Berks Item' Cokr i gptpe, Esq., Goldhanger, Malden, Essex gicharaSavii,Es4., Si. Helen's-place, Director of the South Ml 'gland &lbw 1845. Name in Hill Residence.. Trade or Professkin . Place of Basilic-5a (if any) .. Reference— THE LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, siIEF FIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE (or LEEDS WOLVERHAMPTON, and DUDLE f) DIRECT RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,700,0001., in 85,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 28. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street, Hyde-park Gardens Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Deputy Chairman of the Derbyshire, kitatrordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail way, &c. Sir *William Borthby, Bart, Ashbonnte-hall, Derbyshire Sir William Lowthrop, Rut., 11011, mei Al; ehouse, Scarborough, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway , .. • • • Col. the lion Leicester Stanhope, Ashburham House, Chairman of Bernington's London and Manchester Direct Railway lion. Captain Douglas Kinnaird I'ulteney, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Nottingliain and Boston Railway, f i arlialibnit-street. London, Ste., &e. The Sheriff of York Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway Bright, Sehm, EN., Buxton Barrett, H., Leetis, Director of the Keighley, Halifax, and Hudders field Union Railway s t . o u r a o li ct o h . d e Leeds Manor, a and York Uttoxeter,Railway n ire 0 - 11 13 l u u c rt k 0 , ii I , V R . C ob ., e L r ' t s. , i i: , , L i e . tor of the Derbyshire, Statfordslere, and Woreestershi.ci Junction , e b d a% D ke ir r ee , Railway Booth, John, Esq., Macclesfield Bright, ftliin.Esq., Buxton Bradley, Septlmus, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, itml Worcestershire Junction Railway Burgess; John, Esq., Boroughreeve of Manchester Buxton, John Harry, Esq., Ashbourne Clarke, JereMiall, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Loa don and Manchester Direct Railway Cleobury, Themes, Esq., Askew Villa, Acton Cooke, the Rev. J., Uttoxeter, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, Sr.c. • Cooke, John, Esq., Macclesfield Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Holine Cottage, Ashbourae Cox, Walker, Esq., Breadsall, Derby, Director of the Tema and Dove Valley Railway Crockett, T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, Ike. Croft, Major J. T., 15, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of Rerning ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway Crossley, John, Esq., Lamberhurst, Sussex, and Uttoxeter. Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Cumberlege, Nathaniel, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park Dalby, John, Robert, Esq., Ashbourme, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbourne Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak. Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent Dawson, ,Samuel, Esq., sen., Ashbourne Dent, Edward, Esq., Westfield, Huddersfield Dent, John, Esq., Northeate, Huddersfield Darlington, J., Esq., Bradford Dyson, Thomas, Esq.. Well-house, Holmfirth Earp, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Railway Eastwood, Edmund, Esq., Huddersfield Eastwood, Abraham, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Hudders field, Sheffield, and Halifax Railway Edensor, Richard, Req., Road-meadow, Ashbourne Elerehaw, John, Esq., Leeds Fidler, Pclter Pichott, Esq., Higgin Grange, Derbyshire Fisher, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway . Frost. Meadows, Esq., Chester Garle, Sanmel, Esq., Uttoxeter Garle, William, Egg. Uttoxeter Gilpin, awl Co., Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, Cannock, Director of 0 the i,e t Leicester, Derbyshire, T , S a m t a w f To . : s h h I I rt Railway, ~d a w n a d y l , V a c,: c . es tershi re Junction Railway isborne, Henry Francis, Eaq., Derby, Director of the Staffordshire, Goddard, ThomasE,BgEsct, Bank-house, Longton, Staffordshire shire, aeci Worcestershire ~cha,il_iiiinoction Railway Xaden, JOseph, Dudley, Director of the Derbyshire, Sea ord gbaston, Haines, Bainuel, E.. 1 arid Birmingham itaiierZ Ed tltenuhgeirleey J,,,T.)itertiecontoirrt:oiliwthe Director of the Lei cester Derbyshire, Star- Harpin, J hn, Esq., Birk's-house, llolmfl t Leeds, Director of the a L Y l ' ye Bc r c p . ool and Leeds H il a a forn tfi rmd e s l o d hil , lrtc h :aG o n m ..d as Ew ,: or. s ,e L, Direct Railway Harrison, ;John, Fire, Banker, Ripon, Dlreetor of the Liverp oo l and Leeds Direct Railway _.. , J Har Whom e,..0 o ben ames, Esq., Ashbourne Haywood, Richard Howard, Esq., Staffordshire Potteries Holdforth, Joseph Dempsey, Esq., of Burley, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Rail way Herries, Robert, Esq . ., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Hill, John, Esq., Derby Hirst, Abraham, Esq., York-house, Huddersfield Ingleby, Joseph, Esq., Cheadle, Staffordshire Johnson, John Goodwin, E-q., Bentley Hall, Ashbouree Johnson, D. T., Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of the Class • ter and 3lanchester Railway Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq , MoorgAte, Dliector of Remington's London and Manchester Direct Railway .. Jones, the Rev. J. P., Vicarage, Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Jones, Edward, Esq , Windmill-place, Camberwell Knight, Edward, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway Kingdom, Wm. Esq., IVestbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of the Birmingham and Manchester Direct Railway Keene, John Joseph, Esq., St. John's Wood, Regent's Park. Director of the National Bank of Ireland, &e. King, William, Esq., Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemasons' Life Assurance, &c. Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, Sudbury Laughton, Richard, Esq., Barrow-hill, Uttoxeter Langley, Henry, Esq., Rakeway House, Cheadle, Director of the Der byshire. Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway • Lassetter, Richard, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, James, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Len, John Wheelcy, Esq., Worcester, Vice Chairman of the Severn Commission, &c. Marlow, Joseph, Esq., Walsall Mason, Charles James, Esq., Stafford& ire Potteries Mason, George Mlles, Esq. Wetley Abbey, i."tafferdshire Meteyard, Horace, Wm., Esq., Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place ll'Malion, Daniel, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Manors, John, Esq. Itugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Mellard, James, Esq., Rugeley, Direetor of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway altragrave, Simeon, Esq., Kirkstall, near Leeds, Director of the Thirsk and Midland Junction Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junetion Railway Minors, John, Esq., The Parks, Uttoxeter, Director of the East and West Junctien Railway Mountford, Thomas John, Esq., Ashbourne Moorhouse, Joshua, Esq., Hohnfirth Maskery, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire Not th, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield Norton, George, Esq., Clayton West, Itudderstitdd,Director of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct Railway Orton, James, Esq., Woodford, near Uttoxeter, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Parkinson, John, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Myde-park, Di- Director of the Northampton, Banbury, aid Cheltenham Rail way, &e. Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junetio* Railway Roberts, Thomas, Esq., Manchester Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates, Cottage, Wakefield Roden, Thomas Clarke, Esq., Birmingham Richardson, Joseph, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Sant, Edward, Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Shipton, Robert, Esq., Scropto., aserbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, Charles, Esq., Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, Thomas, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Smith, Thomas, Esq., Blore-hall, Staffordshire, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Sedsall, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Teat and Dove Valley Railway Smith, John, Esq., Barton House; Derbyshire Smythe, John Yore, Esq., Kensington, Middlesex, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Sidney, Thomas, Esq., Alderman and Sheriff, City of London, Direc tor of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railways Spiers, E. J., Esq., Carlton Villas, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway Stephenson, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Agriculturist Cattle As surance Company Terry, Benjamin, Esq., Mayor of Walsall, Direetor of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway, &e. Tibbits, Thomas, Esq., Norton Manor-house, Leicester Tomlimitn, Thomas, Esq., Bradley Pastures, Ashbounie Toogood, Rupert, Esq , Ashbourne Tyleeote, Edward, Esq., surgeon, Great Heywood, Staffordshire Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway -place, Holloway, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, &c. Waller, Major, K.H., St. James's-square, Director of the Chester and Manchester Railway, &c, Walter, James Smith, Esq., Bakewell, Derbyshire Walters, J. T., Esq., Rugeley Watts, William Royde, Esq., Birmingham Weston, Samuel, Esq., Leeds Weston, Thomas, Esq., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Willes, George, Esq., Thagerford-park, Berkshire Williamson, Hugh Retushall, Esq., Greenway Bank, Staffordshire Potteries Williamson, Robert, Esq., Ramsdell-hall, Staffordshire Potteries Wise, Thomas, Esq., Ashbourne Witham, John, Esq., Ashbourne Woolrich, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood, Charles, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood William, Esq., M.D., Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Wood, William Hurd, Esq., Ashbourne Wilkinson Jo'in, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Wright, Thomas, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Galusbo rough Railway. BANKERS. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-laao, Leiden Messrs. Barnard, Dirusdale, and Co., Cornhill, London The Burton, Uttoxeter, and Ashhourne, Union Bank, Uttoxeter Ditto Ditto, Ashbourna Dudley and West Bunwich Banking Co., Dudley Derbyshire Banking Co., Derby Ripon—Messrs. Terry, Harrison and Co. Bradford—Thu Leeds and West Riding Bank Messrs. I. and Hamilton Richardson, solicitors, Leeds SOLICITOILS. John Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-stroet, London William Arnold Bainbriggo, Esq., Uttexoter lINGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. George Remington, Esq., C.R. LOCAL AGENTS. Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley Eggington, A., Esq, Lichfield Green, James J.. Esq., Walsall. Lows, Richard, Esq., Cheadle Floyd and Booth, liudderstield and HoWarns BILOICEES. Messrs. Kitehing and %torahsll, Leeds Messrs. Turley and Cooper, Leeds Mr. Thomas Oskwith, Ripon This line of railway, which Is about sixty-five miles In length, is intended to commence at Uttoxeter (the terminus of the proposed Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will firm a direct com munication between two of the most import int manufacturing and mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordahire portion including Dudley, Tipton,Walsall, Bilston, Wednesbury, and Wolverhampton. This line will also open a direct railway communication between Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, Car diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Ceermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish guard, Aberyatwith, and with Port Dynnliaen, the future outport for Ireland. And also the most direct communication betweel Leeds and Southampton. The line will pass nearly along the Uttoxeter and Caldon Canal to a point near Prestwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro moters of this undertaking. It will proceed through Ellaston and Mayfield to Ashbourne, thence near Dovedalg. Buxton, and Chapel en-la-Frith, Woodhoad and Holinfirth to Huddersfield, where it will join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to TIM - 3k. It will open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal, iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and magnesian limestone on the route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy, awl cheap communica tion betweea the important towns above mentioned. Arrangements have been made with other companies to rue into this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise additional capital to.extend the line to Leeds. Many of the above-mentioned mineral produotions are essential to the mining districts of South Staffordshire and Sheffield. The North Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (IS cwt. of the former being equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous aud expen sive,-the line from the Caldon Mines having to go by canal round by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding tUrnaces, when, by this railway, it would be taken iu a straight line to them ; and the Ashb ourne , C rom f or d , Workeworth, and Bakewell country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The iron stone in the neighbourhood of Sheffield is also becoming very scarce, and great quantities are Introduced from Scotland; the same scarcity exists in South Staffordshire ; and the route of this line would fur nish a cheap and good supply, at present not worked, and without a market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan tages, a good local market would be opened along the agricultural and other parts of the district at present very badly supplied with lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car riage. It is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the immense traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, ard Worcestershire Junction Railway. The calculations which have been made show a very large preSt. There are large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into fall work. The coal is of a superior quality. There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ishbonrne, Croinford, and other - places on the line. The scenery of Derbyshire is the resort of vast numbers of tourists ; and particular ear* will ho taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere with or change its beautithi and romantic character. The convenience, therefore, which this line will afford must necessarily cause a great influx of passengers, both on business and pleasure. Ironstone is not so abundant in the South as in North Staffordshire, and vast quantities are sent by the tardy, circuitous, and expensive canal company, which this and other lines of railway meeting at Uttoxeier will remedy. The gypsum formation rusts from Staffordshire to the Humber, and the dentand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac turing purposes along this line will be great. - The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest. Banks, Bagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,900 acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a liko objectionable route of tardy and circuitous urinal convey ance ; whereas this line would open a direct, easy, and cheap communication to new markets: The line has been viewed prior to a detailed survey, and there are not more than ordinary engineering difficulties. In consequence of the late Parliamentary decisions, it is intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro moters do not pledge themselves absolutely to do so. At the urgent suggestion of seine of the most influential inhabi tants of Ashbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey of a: tea tion line to connect that town with the Derby, and with the Derby and Gainsborough and Midland Railways Appliatations for Shares to be made to John Owens, U, Moorgate-street, London, and William Arnold Bainbridge, Esq., Uttoxeter ; and to the following Sharebrokere :—Messrs. l'reece and Evans, p, Lothbury ; Mr. Miles, Worcester; Mr. Thomas Henry Wheeler, Worcester; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liver pool ; Messrs. Cameron and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Morris Rey nolds, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard N. Hine, Macclesfield ; Mr. James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Welibeloved and Oastier Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black ' burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bradford ; Mr. William Crenhelm, Halifax; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York; Mr. E. 11. Armitage, Wakefield; Messrs. Kettering and Marshall, Leeds ; Mr. James Stokes, Cheltenham ; Mr. Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton; Mews, Tate and Nash, Bile tol ; hlesirs. Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter; Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exeter; Mr. J. S. Holland, Coventry ; Messrs, Houghland f w ici e l a es th te e r r ; . and Leese, Mancliesmterr.;w3.leists.rcso. titsr,ditwiremllhalgnidia..Eio;nms,rr. Meters. A. Birchall and Co., Manchester ; Messrs . T. N. Bardwell heleld; Huddersfield; Messrs. Everard and Co., Huddersfield; Payne and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Edinburgh; n and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, College-green, Dublin; Mr. James Boss, Pe r th. . FORM OF APPLICATION FOIL SHARES. • To the Provisional Committee of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Messrs. MaDunerd:siSuns,!'j u S' n c a and South Staffordshire Direct Railway, • Gentletnen,—l request you to allot me Shares of W. each in the above Railway, and I undertake to accept the genie or su c h leis number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Coinpaity, and to sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay, when required, the Deposit thereon of 21. 2s. per Share. Dated this day cf , 184 . Name In Profession and professional residence. Residence i►r .. Reference.. • • .. • • EEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, . and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLVER. HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY. Capital, 2,000,0001., In 100,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 'AI. 2s. per Share. The Acting Committal of Direction have agreed: " that a Branch Lino- from Ashbourne 10 Derby be adopted by this Company, and that the capital of the Company be Increased from 1,700,0001. to 2,000,0004 for that purpose." JOHN OWENS, 2 Joint WM. ARNOLD BAIN/11110(1E, Solicitors. Offices of the Company, I. Moorgate. Sept. 26, 1845. LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLYER, HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY. Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. Notice is hereby given, that no applications for shares In this line P Will be rec e i ve d a ft er S ATURDAY, the' th day of October. WM. ARNOLD BAINBRIGOE, 1 Joint Offices 0( Me C om JOIIN OWENS, .1 Solicitors. ny, 1, MoorWate Sept. 26, 1845. 3d. The traffic arising front the carriage of coal from the coast to be distributed on the course of the I•na. 4th. The carriage of the celebrated lime of Purfieet for agricultura and for building purposes, along the course of the line, and through out the eastern counties. Besides the traffic of passengers aid merchandise which will be de rived from the local population, it is certain that cheap and expedi tious travelling to and from Sou hend will cstabish it as a place of recreation and resort for the popu'ation of the metropols, scarcely second to Gravesend, and form a source of revenue almost incalculable. The estimated traffic, as shown in the annexed table, from the above sources, shows a clear profit of more than ten per cent. upon the cApltal, and the payment of interest at four per cent. upon the calls between the passing of the Act and the construction of the rail way will form one of the clauses of the Bill. Applications for shares may be addressed to the Provisional Com mittee, at the temporary offices of the Company, 5, Laurence Pount ney-place, London, the Solicitors, or through any of the Brokers un dermentioned, viz.:—Messrs. Thomas and Sons, 50, Threadneedle street, London; Messrs. Graystone and Earl, York ; Mr. Thackray, Harrogate ; Mr. Joseph Nelson, Settle ; Mr. W. Welch, Lancaster ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, and Mr. May, Liverpool; Mr. Peter Leicester, Messrii, Cardwell and Co., an.l 3:easrs. Houghland i,al Leese, Manchester ' • Mr. Jams Pearson, Birmingham; M essrs. J oshua Wood and Son, Messrs. Watson and Co., and Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, Hull ; Mr. J. A. Butchart, Huddersfield - Mr. J. W. Carr, Culver-stre:t, Colchester ; Mr. Hervey, Halifax; Mr. Nightingale, Wakefield ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co., Bradford ; Mr. Luke Arnold, and Mr. George Edwards, Bristol ; Mr. G. R. Gliddon, and Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exeter ; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer, Ply mouth Kinnear, ; Mr. an Robert d r J A a l m l a e n s , 3 1 1 ,r e i s n s g r u E g d h i u u r n g r i o „ a n 3 d f C r o . Mr. David . Pringle, Leith ; Messrs. M`Ewen and Auld, Glasgow; Mr. William Gordon, *berdeen ; Mr. S. A. Gloag, Perth ; of whom prospectuses, plans, and forms of application may be obtained. ESTIMATE OF TRAFFIC. The number of passengers travelling by steam-vessels to and from the port of London to Southend, Sheer ness,Herne-bay, Margate, and Ramsgate, amounted In the year 1144 to 282,332 ; and being the average of three former years, it Is estimated that two-thirds will travel to Southend by the proposed railway, and embark from thence, at Id. per mile per pas senger will produce. ..... ............. • • g 18,822 2 0 The numbor of passengers embarking and landing at Southend from 23 coasting and Irish steamers, and those embarking and landing from 22 Continental steamers, averaged at 10 passengers each 'vessel, passing to and from London and the Eastern Coun ties via Romfird by the proposed railway, at Id. per mile per passenger ..... ......• ..... From official Custom house returns obtained for the years 1843 and 1844, it Appears that in the year 1844, 47,469 British and foreign ships proceeded from and entered the mouth of the Thames: it is estimated that one passenger only per ship will be derived from this source at Id. per mile per pas- In the year 1843 upwards of 1,500,000 persons landed at Gravesend, and in 1844,2,000,000 ; it is estimated that one-sixteenth of that number go and return by the proposed railway to Southend in preference to Gravesend, Id. per mile per passenger will produce 25,000 0 0 The number of passengers travelling by coach between the Eastern Counties Railway and Southend, ave rage 12 miles, estimated to amount to 6,570, at id. per mile per passenger.. Of the average number of persona who visit Graves end, it Is estimated that five per cent. of that num ber will go and return to Gravesend by the route of this line via Tilbury, Id. per mile per passenger will produce ..... Passengers from the Eastern C oun ti es t o and front Gravesend via Tilbury, estimated at 11,250 ld. per mile per passenger will produce Five per cent. on the amount of passenger traffic for parcels and luggage (only one-half the usual allowance) will produce In annual average of 5,000 voyages of vessels engaged in fisheries supply the London markets through the medium of the Thames, estlinated to convey 200,000 tone of fish, one-fourth only of that amount of ton nage, at 2d. per ton per mile, will produce 10,000 0 0 The carriage of 100,000 tons of coal and lime, an average of 12 miles, at I%d. per ton per mile, will produce ........ .... The county of Essex sends to the London market on an average 800,000 quarters of grain. Potatoes are likewise extensively cultivated for the London markets ; it is estimated that 50,000 tons only from the above sources will be carried on the proposed railway, an average of 12 miles, at I%d. per mile, :will produce ...... In the foregoing statement, no Estimate of Revenue is shown from the following sources of traffic :- 1. The carriage of the Mails 2. The carriage of Troops and Governinent Stores.... 3. The carriag e of Merchandise and Lug gage th a t w ill be put on ard and landed at Southend, front ships proceeding from and entering the mouth of the Thames.... 4. The carriage of Live Sto c k f rom the Southern part of Essex and Kent to the London and Rumford Markets 5. The carriage of Purfieet Lime for building purposes GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, Forming a connecting line between the Midland ant Grand Junction Railways, with a Branch from Ashby -de-la • Zouch to Derby (Provisienally Registerell Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,00 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Shaze. raovistatiAL COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN-31r JOHN EDMCND DE DEAt - vout, Dart., Con .. 4,680 0 0 4,746 18 0 G 37 0 0 1,218 15 0 3,297 IS 0 7,500 0 0 3,70 0 0 £90,505 19 8 33,972 2 6 naught-terrace, Hyde Park. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—WILLIAM SIMPSON POTTER, F:sq., 7, Sus sex-gardens, -Hyde Park, Director of the Oxford, Gosport, and Southampton Railway Francis Valentine Lee, Esq., Chester-place, Regent's Park, Director of the Eastern Counties Railway Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., Carlton House-terrace, Chairman of the Irish North Midland Railway Barnet Laurence Phillips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the Direct Western Railway George Hammond Whalley, Esq., Pall-mall, Director of the Direct Western Railway Valentine Knight, Esq., 3, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the Dendre Valley Railway Henry Garrett Key, Esq., Director of the Newport and Abergarenny Railway Hugh Henshall Williamson, Esq., Greonwav Bank, Newcastle-under- Lyne, Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Staffbrd John Robinson, Esq., Silcoats Cottage, Wakefield, Director of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Railway, and of the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway Stephen Hutchison, Esq., London Gas Works, Vauxhall Henry Cave Leary, Esq., 5, St. James's-square, Director of the Great Welch Junction Railway John Shaw, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the South Stafford shire Junction Railway Daniel 3l'Malion, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the D e rby s hi re , Staffordshire, and orcestershire Railway Samuel Walker, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the South Staf fordshire Junction Railway Thomas Timmins ' Esq., Wolverhampton Thomas Randle Andrews, Esq., Wolverlnunpton, Director of the Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway William Griffiths, Esq., Park House, 'ffellington Salop, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Wor c estershire Railway Herbert Broom, Esq., Kidderminster, and Essex-court, Temple Caleb Norris, Esq., Lancaster-place, Strand, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway John Hayes, Esq., South-fields, Leicester Charles J. Mason, Esq., Fenton, Staffordshire Potteries, Director of the South Union and Birmingham Junction Railway Joseph Henry, Esq., South-street, Finsbury, Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Edward Gulson, Esq., Cionmel, Ireland, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, and Leicester Railway William B. Costello, Esq., Wyke House, Middlesex, Director of the Direct Lond-n and Exeter Railway Martin Stutly, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the Direct Western, Dublin and Belfast, and London and South Essex Railways. Robert Bramwell, Esq., Brembo Iron Works, Wrexham, North Wales, and Cannon-street, Director of the Oxford, South ampton, Gosport and Portsmouth, and Direct Western Railways. Thomas Wynne, Esq., Longton, Staffordshire, Director of the South Union and Birmingham Junction Railway Henry Dodson, Esq., Suffolk House, Upper Tulse-hill, Director of the Grand Junction, Groat Western, and South-Western Junction Railways Joseph Loxdate Warren, Esq., the Lodge , Market Drayton, and Con seil Hall, near Cheadle, Director of f - ,30 Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, and Director of the Cambrian and Grand dilution Railway Alfred lirodie, Esq., Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square Robert Chaplin, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Edward Manunatt, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch John lieavington, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch T. S. Kirkland, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Thomas Cantrell, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch William Mathew, Esq., Staunton Harold, Lessee of the Staunton Harold Coal, Lead, and Lime Works Joseph Bostock, Esq., Breedon-on-Hill, Lessee of the Breedon Lime Works James Reeves, Esq., 150, Cheapside, Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railway Harvey Wyatt, Esq., Acton-hill, Stafford, Director of the Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railways, and of the Dudley, 3ladeloy, Brossely, and Iron Bridge Railway Benjamin Payne, Esq., Leicester, Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway, and the Leicester and Birmingham Direct Railway Thomas Farmer Cooke, Esq., Leicester, Director of the Rugby, War wick, and Worcester Railway, and the Leicester and Birmingham Direct Railway John Carter, Esq., F.R.A.S., Park Lodge, Stockwell, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Junction Coast Railway Joseph Carrington Ridgway, Esq., Roehampton Lodge Edward Tylecote, Eeq., Great Heywood, Staffordshire William Field, Esq., Rugeley, Staffordshire Samuel Ginders, Esq., Ingestre, Staffordshire, Agent to the Right Hon. the Earl of Talbot, K.G. R. S. J. Winterton, Esq., Sketchley Hall, near 'Beckley, a Magis trate of the County, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, and Leicester Railway James Morrison, Esq., St. Mary-at-hill, Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway C. 11. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Upper Montagu -street, Montagu-square George Augustus M`Dermott, Esq., Chesterton Hall, near NewcasUe under-Lyne Captain Macdougall, Fir Grove, North Brixton James Lamb, Esq., Hyde Park-square Wm. Tulloch Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square Wm. Clods Erection, Esq, Regeney-square, Brighton George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield House, Russell-square John Lowe, Esq., Norfolk-crescent, Hyde Park John Griffith Frith, Esq., Chairman of the Londonderry and Cole raine Railway Major-General Parlby, C. 8., Rutland-gate, Director of the London, Bristol, and South Wales Railway, and Manchester and Rugby Railway John Thompson, Esq., Great St. Helens, Broad-street Walter Unett, Esq., Captain of 3d Light Dragoons, Director of the Dover and Bristol, Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough, Notting ham, and South Staffordshire Railways George Unett, ;Esq., Hundsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the Bir mingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and Dovor, and Bristol Railways George Augustus Browne, Esq., 20, Gower-street, Francis Divert, Esq., Brick-court, Temple William Cremer, Esq., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Northern and Southern Railway Jeremiah Evans, Esq., St. John's Lodge, Clapham Rye, and King William-street Richard Burton Phillipson, Esq., Director of the Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway William Gambler, Esq., Sacombe Park, llerts Admiral Asycough, Southampton, Director of the Birmingham and Leicester Railway, James W. Peppercorn°, Esq., Dulwich, Surrey, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway Rev. J. K. Hall, Rector of Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire 'Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothes, Ilerefbrdehire T HE LEEDSand CARLISLE,or NORTHERN TRIT,NK RAILWAY of ENGLAND. (Provisloidly Registertd.) Capital 2,000,0001., in 60,000 Shares of 25/. earl'. Deposit 21. 12s. Gd. per Share. COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT. WILLIAM BERESIORD, Esq., 31. P., Chairman. JOSEPH UNDERWOOD, Esq. , Dcp u ty-Cl E Srnian.,_ vor a William Anning, M Esq. Da: Mott Dutton, sq, 31 ' . Charles Bamford, jun.; Esq. Leeds W. G. Beare, Esq. Arthur Macn, Esq. J. Yarde Buller Trade Bailer, Esq. Joseph 31Iddleton, Esq. W. Bradley, Esq. George Farbury, Esq. t, James Clay, Esq. William fihnpson P o tter, ..,-, W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P.ig .P. John Rawson, Esq. or el Henry Cornfoot, Esq. James Steel, Esq. , , Richard Dutton, Esq. Carlisle Henry Plurnptre Gipps, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Eg1;„ 0. 5 for Notice is hereby given; that NO further A PPLICA 1., r. SHARES can be received after SATLIUDAT, ti' e 4th of Octobe By order of the Committee of 31anagenle St ' a wry% 33, Gresham-street. CHAS. LOCOCK. WEBB, Se B RIGHTON AND CHELTENHAM DIREcT RAILWAY. (Registered Proviiionally.) Cap!' al, 1,100,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. For shorter distances, Sixpence. The lion. Percy Evans Fr,: ke, 3, Belgrave-squar e The lion. Thomas William Gage, Westbu r y -house, " t°ll°lll Peterstield 1 . t • The Hon, Edward Jerningliam The Right Hon. Lord Rossinore, the Dell, Win dsor ' p r ' hi If; P The Right Hon. Georg 4 Lionel Dawson Dain,r, 31 ' " Tilney-street, Park lane, I c ~.,•• The Hon. Robert Gore, M.F., e• '/ Bates, Edward, Esq., 3, Union-place, `5 4 ,3 Clift, James, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, g 0 Coape, Henry Co-, Esq., Goldhanger, 3laldon , ESS..% a r itzgeraid, Charles, Esq., Charles-street, St. James , ial Mackini lan, .Lanes, Esq., Southampton, Poe°, k, Lewis, Esq., F.R.S., Mon* ague-stt eet, u tt ssell-sem a° ' , -4 of Willed, George, Esq., limigerford-park, c oal 1 Dire „ fo rd, Sir William Wynn, Suffolk-place, Fall-hall, the u" oh 1 Hughes, Hughes William, Esq., late .m.r. for ,„ ut h a tel . . d Oxford, High Sheriff of Hants, and Alderm an of Sw tsnouat T, the City of London, roty Humphrey, John, Esq., M.P., Alderman of the lade , City of London, 1 Direct(' O r s a i ll. r' Sir Henry B. Hinrich, Great Marlow, Bucks, 1 y u gbY, w o Admiral Ayeeough, Southatopton, Chitty, Thomas, Esq , Upper Gower-street, w, tek, ,, _,,, Greig, Alexander, Esq., Lowndes-street, square, J 1 "`il of Chulow, W. W., Esq., 12, Selvrood-place, Brighton pit ore Brooks, John, Esq., Alderman of Manchester li eiti nign Gutch, John M., Esq., banker of Worcester Belgrave- IN or waf '" dog 4n r King, William, Esq. l i'f i l li nclA ki ji t or Trapp, Benjamin, Esq , banker, Bedford j Direct ''' r 1 14 Trapp, Thomas, Esq., banker, Bedford, Croft, Major, Regent-street, Deputy Chairman 1 Direeeta-r3 i I The Boroughreeve of Manchester Chesio` „ell ' Meteyard, Horace William, Esq., Chatham-Plan e su d %etrai Johnson, Richard, Esq., Moorgate-street j ter .. Waller, Major James, K.H., St. James's-square , Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.P., Brook 'r Club Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., London and Macclesfield Harris, Samuel, Esq., ironmaster, Dudley Lea, John W., Esq., Worcester Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, near Ashbourne of the Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway-place, London, - .t.ors , pi' Atkinson, J.R.W., Esq., Elmwood House, Leeds Pir:;t e r sou Wheelton, John, Esq., late Sheriff of London, 1 , "'2, loll*" Meophatu Bank, Tonbridge ford Heneage, Charles, Esq., Cadeby-house, Lincolnshire . Sir George Wiliam Prescott, Bart., Chairman 1 rSa ilis o f Sir Wm. Boothby, Bart., Ashbourne Hall, Der- ~,,,,,,to „• • byshire ..,'—', hire '...t. Derb3° — t el w'" Sir William Lowthrop, Hull f o rdsl o in::;:ire Brindley, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter Cumberiege, A. N., Req., York-terrace, Regent's I c jo etioa Park Lambert, Richard, Esq., Syston Hall, Sudbury, 10 011 ci SullAk, _ p Cleobury, Thomas Mortimer, Esq., Askew Villa I t o 01, Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, Vi r gO t " l iaddef d, M a bourne-street, Hyde Park-gardens Sile fli, ,tst' The Sheriff of York sou 'lithe Crokett, Thomas, Esq., Cannock p .of Allen, Robert, Esq., Sergeant-at-law, Sergeant's Inn pie Dalby, John Robert, Esq., Ashbourne, Derbyshire .., Smith, G. W., Esq. liarbury-hall, Sheffield cte ,- 4 T Dire, r x on Captain Douglas Klimaird Pultensy, Chairman tile l uc u otor Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Pall-mall . • Hamilton, Frederick William, Esq., 59, Gloucester- 1 .1. 1 1 3 , 1 4 place J „, . . 0 Fitch, Colonel George, 3G, York-terrace, Direc'' o ' r l ' o• - ; Barry, John David, Esq., Paris and London aw l Der , T ors, o tti.• Mackenzie, William, Esq., Paris and London Itaill' o ll i Dlrec t°r f 0 . 6 alw''e f rAP F lol iA ll' " r " tio gl J o., AO. ra of De ct % id th ir e Es si ot tiog wait BO": The Hon. William Dawson, Parkstone-lodge, Poole Gernon, James, Esq., 13, Conduit-street, A r k.' Chairman Erskine, Henry D., Esq., Mount-street, Grovin°r square, Keene, John Joseph, Esq., Chairman, Director of the Nat.onal Bank of Ireland, St. John's w v d, Regent's-park, Brown, Joseph, Esq.; Alderman, Bedford Hamer, Samuel, Esq.," General Post-offiee, and Southampton-row, Russell-square Spiers, E. J., Esq., Director of the Derbyshirns. Staffordshire,- and Worcestershire Railway, Can Villa., Paddington, Wardle, Henry, Esq„ Macclesfield gee The Count Morel, Hereford-street, Park-lane ~ Major-Gen. Sir Francis Cockburn, Dover Ja n li on Major-Gen. Dire Love, Parry, Jones Parry, 8. , .." two " - ay' vonshire, ctor of the Direct East and West June ace CO Adair, Maj., Director of the Church of England eteen ni Anderton, ames, Esq., Bridge-street, Blackfriars Allfree, John, Esq., Brighton • • to ittree, Thomas, Esq., Queen's Park, ltrighton r eYOlt Arnold, Thomas James, Esq., Sergeants' Inn, Te m p • rister for the City of London • Bear, Capt., Porchester e place, Connaught-square of Beech, James, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place e ms Dire ct‘" Brightman, John, Esq., Regency-square, Brig Direct Northern Railway Brown, Thomas, Esq., Silsoe ..e Brown, Henry, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch ty Burnett, John, Esq., Cheltenham, Coroner of the C oen Buscheck, Charles, Esq., merchant, 133, Fenchur ch-str' f . Chambers, William, Esq., Cocksbench, Derbyshire oaf Cottle, M. M., Esq., Leamington, Director of the eu v cester Railway tr. / pp $ l2 Dayrell, E. Francis, Esq., Lilingstone Dayrell, Bucks, Chairman of the Minehead and Bridgewa ter Everitt, Henry Yarburgh, Esq., Brighton -; Furner, Robert, Esq., Fitzroy-square, Louden - • ' Farncombe, Mr. Alderman ..,./ , Flail ate, Francis, Esq., Brompton Freeman, Thomas, Esq., Brighton Gates, George, Esq., Steyning Gisborne, Henry Francis, Esq., Derby, Direeter of the . Leicester and Tamworth Railway - Greene, The Rev. Madden, Vicar of Rogate, Peterettellisil Hale, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Ashby-de-la - P u lls Hale, The Rev. William, Rector of Fulbourne, Can t er of Haynes, Samuel, Esq., Chad House, Edgbastoll, Diroc cester and Birmingham Railway Heuty, J., Esq. Chichester Ingram, Hugh, Esq., Steyning, magistrate for Sussex • Jenkins, Henry, Esq., 47, Woburn-place, Russell-gle ar° Jervis Swynfen, Esq., Whitehall-place, Staffordshi re Lacy, Henry, Esq., Petersfleld, Banker flea - Lyon, James, Esq., Dangstein, near Rogate, Peter e Macaulay, Captain, li. E., Cheltenham .00 Martineau, Joseph, Esq.,- Basing l'ark, Alton Mercer, Major-General, C.E., Queen Ann-street, ce" - •,_. Manwaring, John, Esq., Eagle Mali, Pately Bridge Mascary, Thomas, Esq., Norbury Hall, Ashboartle „.. r " ' 31`Cann, Nicholas , Esq., 50, Parliament-street Dove. — Moore, Major, Queen Ann-street, Cavendish-04W e ' Indian Peninsular Railway Murray, George, Esq., Chichester Nadin, Joseph, Dag., Stapenhill, Derbyshire Madill, Nathaniel, Esq., Stapenhill, Derbyshire . Neracher, Thomas Henry, Esq., Dudley Norris, Edward, Esq., Clairville fiel dr P Norton, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, near Budde r ' the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Direc t° Parkinson, John, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge-terra ce, Nsrthampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway', Pilkington, Henry, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Price, the Rev. Thomas, Liarothel Proctor, the Rev. Dr., Chichester-house, Kemp - t evrih t7.le Wr Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates-cottage, Wakefield, e• Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Railway 1 , Sleigh, Lieut.-Gen., C. 11., Shirley-house, Southarnl -0 :4 of - Seymour, Frederick, Esq., St. James's-square, D irce ` . • dOn and Nottingham Railway Canni"ii Skrine, Julian, Esq., Cambridge, DinetOr of the• Lincolnshire Railway Turner, J., Esq., H 31. P., Truro fiel d Waddiugton, J. orsey, Esq., Langrush w i -house, Patera „es Whitchurcle James, Esq., South-clill; Nettley .IbbeT Dl , Williams, Benjamin, Esq., banker, Whitehall 0 0°P' West, Thomas, Esq., Banker, Brighton e ror. Wood, William, Esq., 31. D Chetwynd-house, Ne -- rector of the Shropsidre Mineral Railway Yearn, J. Borwick, Esq., Herne-hill, Surrey. • ENGINEERS . % 14 " 101 Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. ; George Remington. 4 . ASSIST ANT ENGINEER—Henry wrigg , F . s , SOLICITORS. mi dOß Augustus Walter Arnold, Esq 31 Golden-square, ". •, 9 • . Owens, Esq., 35, Mooreate- st reet, 1," (1 °d 3e, LOCAL SOLICITORS—MeSSYS. Attree, Clarke , and Brighton. LOCAL AGENTS. • • , William Mitchell, Esq., Petersfield ter , „ l e ~ Messrs. Bailey and Wickham, Win dt° o re , BANKERS. j ‘ SO. ' o l e, and Barnard, Dimsdale, and C o.. .1 0 • Messrs. Cockburn, and Co., Whi tehttli ' e'oen ti Brighton—The Union Bank ; Branch of London en d let t Stock Banking Company: mu l e 0 f yet Cheltenham—Branch of the National ProvilleLn' pith , PARLIAMENTARY AGENT — Cadwallader F. We"""' „ street. • fenny'SECRETARY PRO TEM.—Mr. Freder ick PROSPECTUS. a n d (V 3 11' lOU , - 14 1), This important line will commence at Brien retic e , t ,,,e to o • through or contiguous to the towns of fiteylliniT„' ; o ver: h oe hurst, Petersfield and Alresford) will join at tile 7 4. t i t i ewe"' 0 lion of the South-Western Railway, the Pr e P ° fe -01 , 08 Manchesier and Oxford Junction. tatter 'tel t ' A negotiation has been entered into with the -- • 0 011' ted Itu 'll 0° and it is pro. osed by means of their projee- , r tx et , Brighton and Cheltenham Railway shall procee d hie" ford to Swindon. - • t • to C " From Petersfield a shunt branch will be llea," - ooa , where, pearly at the same point of junction, the t ° ,,,too l °" ;; ; t et a pd mouth direct will intersect the line in its way to r° 3oo elleole e r From Swindon it is proposed to proceed by tbe - o eth oti oll ' Southampton Railway to Chelt ithatn, and the ~ jail 1 by the Derbyshire, W. , reeetershire and Stafroriell'" o ar/ %a other existing and contemplated lines. 00 On reference to the Map, it will be seen that the ' the 1 0 0 t ool io t to be obtained by the formation of this lino will i t) o r tre i c oe' s pa connexion of the northern, western, amid the will. 0010 Wring counties, and North and South Wales, w ith 0, 116 tett and the populous and fashionable towns of Brigh t° c boil to Dover. ins • Vet t :, PIO It is unnecessary to observe on the daily increass l ot 11 0 . ,„6 , Brighton and Dieppe, which the railroad from ir 0 ;:ije1 Rouen, and theece to I'aris, must greatly augel en i . ra• 05 - of the projected littee a direct communication W. , _ k eel' from Brighton or Dover, will be opened with t it° „ t ot 1 ' 0 0; of England. .t, e trait" USe e .; It is obvious that with these advantageS of. . der , sarily be large, the line passing through the ee:". t - 00" taming a population of about 300,000, at Pr e "' eeP tl- de. 4 railway accommodation. the D oe . 0 1 , p cr. ,— or (Ate Power will be aplied for in the Act to is ; ons necessary, to alter the line, or to make such deYet n ape', deeh, of therefrom as may be deemed necessary ; also for Null", voil, gamatlon with other Companies, should the Wan dog ti 'deliwY t The Company reserves to itself the option of e_ d ,, 0 0 %, if Pr e e th e narrow gauge, or the principle of atmospheric trseral'ado No further call beyond the deposit will be to ni- t° shall allotmentobtained ion b of shares, preference . i lt" tth " Line. locally interested, and to the shareholders i ll `" teliVor ; this Company will be connected. Se re 0 0 • the if 0 , Application for shares may be made to ~trees' c ore„off . to the following Sharebrokers, of whom Prosi, 3 s 7 repll L oth of the line, may be obtained :—London—Ntess ... r oe, 3 g ete▪ ,tel - ' Co., 2, Old Broad - street; Messrs. Preece and et° „e" • Birmingham—Mr. W. 11. Collis. . Illackburn--Pf man. Bradford—Mr. George Clark ; Dir. Messrs. Tate and Nash. Cheltenham—Mr. Jein eB ,,,,, PT tin Mr. J. S. Holland. Derby—Messrs. Eyre and Sits_ rent jo s io ot Labertouche and Stafford. Edinburgh—Jew° 0 1 „ e ie messt • 3/0 0 , - .3 1e Princes-street ; Mr. Nicholson. Exeter — !„. ode Langworthy ; Mr. Thomas Sandford. Glett°4o,, and ilutehinsou. Halifax—Mr. William Cr e t.' d t old C i,tv e • br . Mr. L. Weatherburn, jun. •• Isoniesoe . free' one.eat Frederick Stamp. Leedi—kr. James - anti „ c on eb loved and Oastler. Leicester—Messrs. reP — re. Calll' i noe-4 Co. pool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead ; 3 108 .. a re Z. Mr. Morris Reynolds. : Macclesfield —Mr. Bice A vac , pete ci a:• , Messrs. Jeera! - jefee, r , cheater—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons Ice spenda..iooePtL; Mr. Charles O'Neil. Nottinghana—Mr. 3111'`' Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons. Southantetun.i...—astole• jun. Wakefield—Mr. E. H. Armitage. Wor a cee stoa of a Thomas Henry Wheeler. York—Messrs. Gr Y 0 134° Offices of the Compatergtllee— eaSe,„ e li Oft FORM OF APPLICATION mm ° all e,O le 0/ To the Provisional Committee of the O e 2 ' n e Direct Railwa y . owe' - e or ° o n' , Gentlemen,—l request you to allot lee t tile 531) reo l" een r the above railway and I undertake to a s e i c i Vect t w pa , number as you may appropriate to me, e l l _ so d to de s ' the Company, and to sign the necessa ry quired, thesieposit thereon of 21. 2s. per shlB4b are_ • • ' ..* • .• , , • • • Dated this day of • .• •• ' q.o nee " Name in full •••• • • • ' nest ~.• Profession and Profes sion Private Residence in fun „ • Usual Signature.. ...• Rofirrenco .; Offices,l, Meoreate. fatoll° AO or , Pfr ( • rerilles , rio .-~". J 3XFOR D, NEWBURY, ANDOVER, MAN CHESTER, AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Esq., and resolTed Sheriff, and 'resolved-2 That the Committee appointed at the meeting of the Council on the 30th July last, to secure the particular interest of the town of Southampton, be requested to promote the same object wills respect to the propesed railways, viz. : The 31ay‘r Mr. Le Feuvre Mr. Bernard Mr. Mabson Mr. Davies Mr. Coxw,ll It was movod by liEsrav Wootbanxic, Esq. ; soconded by Dr. ORE, Mr. Stubbing Mr. J. Lanke.ster Mr. F. Cooper Mr. Spooner Mr. Tucker. itnei resoiYed--: That the thanks of this Committee arc due, and are hereby pre sented, to Ralph Etwall, Esq., M.l'., Chairman to the Oxfurd, New bury, Andover, Manchester, and t3outhampton Junction Railway Company, for the manner in which he has explained the objects of the Company. ' _ . CHARLES E. DEACON, Town Clerk r HE OXFORD, NEWBURY, ANDOVER, lL MANCHESTER, AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION HAILWAY COMPANY. (Previs'onally Registered.) Capital, 600,000/.. lu 30,500 shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 21.25. per Share. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Chairman—Ralph Etwall, fisq., M.P. for Andover ' Deputy-Chairman—Richard Birley, Esq., Manchester George l'eel, Esq. Lankester, Esq. John Thomas Price, Esq. Richard Jordan, Esq. George Royle Chappell, Esq. Henry Buchan, Esq. George Laishley, Esq. John ROCYCS, Esq. Robert Ogden, Esq. Henry Clark, Esq., M.D. Thomas Hamilton, Esq. John Parsons, Esq. Jonathan Beaver, Esq. William Etwall, Esq. Notice is hereby given, that no further applications for shares in this Company win be received after TUESDAY next, the 7th October. By-order of the Committee of Management, J. L. FERNANDEY, Secretary. 11, Bridge -street, Westminster, 30th Sept., 1845. T HE EASTERN COUNTIES JUNCTION AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY, Forming a Direct Communication between England and Belgium, and Holland, and the Rhine, from the Essex coast, with a Bran ch via Tilbury, to Gravesend. (Registered Provisionally, pursuant to the Act of Parliament.) Capital, 550,8001., in 22.000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. Sir Henry Webb, Bart., 105, Pall-mall, Loudon, Vice-Chairman of the York mid Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Rugby,' Warwict, and Woreeste; Railway Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.B. John Anderson, Esq., Princes Park and South Castle William Ashcroft, Esq., The Willows, Bury, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Railway Charles Richard Bigg, Esq., 19, Bryansten-square William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the Direct Western Railway, and Director of the Sheffield and Man chester, and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Companies Edwin Cadwin, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Great Western and Isle of Ely Railways Captain Carnegie, Director of the London and Hounslow Railway Company John James Cavan, Esq., 7, Charles-street, St. James's-square John Chauntler, Ysq., Friday-street, London, Director of the Chelms ford and Bury Railway Frederick George Cox, Esq., Doctors'-commons, and Stockwell Gideon Colquhoun, Esq., Walmer Lodge, Regent's Park, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway Company Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Ladbrook-terrace, Bayswater ' Miles Dormer, Esq., 51, Hans-place, Sloane-street, Chelsea, Director of the LATIL Belfast, and Ballymena Railway Company Colonel Robert Douglas, C. 8., Royal Artillery, Director of the Bide ford and Tavistock Railway John Edwards, Esq., Chester Colonel George. Fitch, 36, York-terrace, Regent's Park David Fitzgerald, Esq., Travellers' Club Rev. H. R. Fowle , , 7, Manchester-square The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the Bandon and Bantry Railway William Garron, Esq., merchant, Great George-square, Liverpool Matthew Gill, Esq., Knaresbororgh, Yorkshire Captain Twisleton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Leicester and Ttan and Dove Valley Railway, and of the British Mutual Life Office F. W. Hamilton - , Esq., 50, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham and. London Direct, and the Burton on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Railway John Lawrence Harris, Esq., 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry William George Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting, Surrey T. Charles Harrison, Esq., 81, York-terrace, Regent's Park William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Tam worth Railway Company Josiah Heale, Esq., Gray's Inn-square, Director of the Chelmsfbrd and Bury Rail ,vay John Holmes, Esq., 88, St. James's-street, Director of the Isle of Man and Direct Western Railways William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid land Railway Herbert Ingram, Esq., Swinshead Abbey, Lincolnshire, Director of the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Railway Company William Jackson, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Goole and Don caster Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Chairman of the New Roes, Carlow, and Kil kenny Railway William Kemp, Esq., Telgn Villa, Teignmouth George Laurie, Esq., Talavera-place, Broughton, near Manchester John Manwaring, Eeq., Eagle Hall, Pately Bridge, Yorkshire, Direc tor of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway John Nixon, Esq., Lloyd's Edward Norris, Esq., Clairville, near Manchester, Director of the Direct Western, and Direct London and Manchester The Mayor of Nottingham Nathaniel Ogle, Eeq., Heath-lane Lodge, Twickenham Apeley Pellatt, Esq., Holland-street, Itlackfriars, and Staines, Direc tor of the Richmond and Staines Railway ‘William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park, Direc tor of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Railway Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Chairman of the York and Lan caster Railway George Richard Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk J. Reginald Riddell, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, the Direct Western and Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Itallways Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Bryanston-square, Di rector of the Direct Western Railway T. Ridley, Fsq., M.D., Sheffield, Director of the Lincoln and North ampton Railway A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Henry Savage, Eeq., Dorset-place, Dorset-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Julian Skritie, Esq., Lenstield House, Cambridge, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Timothy Steward, Esq , Heighten Lodge, near Norwich Thomas Tebbutt, Esq. Plate-terrace, Rushohn, near M anc h es t er, Director of the Rugby and Manchester Direct Railway William Alexander Thomas, Esq., Maunden, Essex Joseph Thomsson, Esq., John-street, Bedford-row, Director of the London and Brighton Railway Edward Threlfall, Esq., cotton-manufacturer, Manchester Joseph Underwood, Esq., Blackheath Park, Director of the Leedi and Liverpool and Direct Manchester Railways, and the Com mercial Bank S. P. Wald, Esq., Birkenhead, Cheshire Robert Watkins, Esq., Augusta House, Worthing, and Lower Brook street, Grosvenor-square Major White, Pall-mail, Director of the South Midland Railway Robert Vaughan Wynne Willi ams , Esq., 29, Bedford-pl ace, Russell square W. A. Wilkinson, Etc/. H. Woodhead, Esq., 1, James-street, Adelphl, Landon William Wright, Esq., 8.A., Great P ortland -street, Portland-plaee Sir William Wynne, Chairman of the North Wales Railway (With power to add to their number). • COMMITTER Or MANAGEMENT. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. John Holmes, Esq. William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., Herbert Ingram 11. P. Jahn Nixon, Esq. William Bradley, Esq. A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq. Frederick George Cox, Esq. Robert A. Riddell, Esq. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. W. Alexander Thomas, Esq. Nathaniel Cooke, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq. John James Cavan, Esq. Willlain Wright, Esq. Miles Dormer, Esq. zwaniimits. John Gibbs, Esq. BANXERS, Arthur Dean, EN, Condom—The Commercial Bank, Lothbul7, and He nr i e tt a - s t ree t Romford—London and County Bank. soLiciToas. ,mlth, Laurence Pouni ne y- p l ace Pountney-place, L on d on , M M e es s s ars rs .. C P l e ra i n i tile ll r fl a n t e ld t' Westwood,wood, Gray's Inn-square LOCAL Acerrr —North Surridge, Egal, ROMfOrd. SECRETARY—R. Causton, Esq. Temporary Office, 5, Laurence • . - • This railway will form a junction with the Eastern Counties Rail way, Lear the important market town of Romford, in tssex, and proceed from thence, by way of the populous agr i cultural districts of llornchurch, Upminster, Cranham, North a n d S outh Ockonden, fiLt Raleigh, ilasley, Leigh, E astwood, Rochfort, and Prittlewell, to the agreeable and much-freque n t e d watering-place of e tt e tiV r o h n, nu li d u e l r p s h ie r y m?, llormien. Stanford, Baal!den, Pitsey, South B en - Southend. Independently of its numerous local advantages, it will open a nearly direct communication between the Essex coast and many of the most important places in Holland and Belgium, and more par ticularly with llamburgit, the Rhine, Ostend, Iliddlsburgh, Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. The extraordinary facilities of intercourse and communication which will thus be provided will form a most important source of revenue; and it is intended that a branch line shall be hereafter formed from Orsett, by Baker's-street, Chadwell, Thurrock, and Little Thurrock, via Tilbury, to Gravesend, which cannot fail to pro cure a large amount of traffic, and will enable parties to proceed from London to Gravesend in less than an hour ! .ienthend Is. situated at " the mouth of the Thames," and by means of a pier, is accessible to steam-vessels, at all tithes, for Land ing and embarking passengers and general merchandise, and the construction of this railway cannot nail to establish it as a packet station of the highest importance to Belgium and Holland as well as to Ent;land.. The value of this line to the shipping hitereets of the City of Lon don can scarcely be overrated ; it will afford a ready communication with all vessels entering or departing from the mouth of the Thames ; and by enabling persons to travel between the metropolis and South end in one hour only, will expedite the delivery of the foreign mails by the space of three hours, and enable passengers to avoid the tedious :navigation of the river, and the numerous inconveniencss attendant thereupon. - ... . - The advantages which the Government must derive from the for mation of this railway are obvious, and the proposei line is warmly supported by the principal landowners, it being an established fact, that railway communication considerably enhances the vahic of land. The distribution of coal throughout tha southern portions of the coanty of Essex and other localities more inland will form an itn portant item of revenue, as will the carriage of Purfieet lime far building and agricultural purposes. The great fisheries on the Essex eoast will also form a considerable source of profit, and an immense number of persons will avail themsqlves of the means of this railway to go to and from the metropolis and the following places, via., Gravesend, Southend, Sheerness, Berne Bay, Margate, and Ram, gate. It is also Important to observe thut by the aid of the Graves. end and. Rothester, and the proposed Rochester and Maidstone Rail ways, this line will also provide a valuable medium of communica tion between the centre of Kent and London and the *aster* coun. The engineers of the line have reported " that neither tunnels nor ligaVy embankments, nor large excavations will require to be made on any portion of the proposed lime ; that it Is wholly free from engineering difficulties, and may be constructed at a compa ratively small cost." he promoters of this railway have great pleasure in stating that " The Eastern Counties Railway Company," in a lettr to the Kolicitors of tills Company, dated 9th June, 1845, have signified " that, in the event of the proposed line being con structed, they will be very happy to co-operate in affording it all the usual facliities." The Chelmsford and Bury Railway Company have also expressed their willingness to co-operate In the under taking. A comparative statement of the distances of the following places from London, and the time required tor transit wager the present mode of travelling by steam-vessels, and of that by the proposed railway, is subjoined : PREOENT MODE, DT lITEAM-VESSELE Milos. Hours. From London to Southend .............. 44 .. 4y, 61 " Sheerness ...... 50 .. 60 " Herne Btu , 65 .. Margate .............. 75 .. " " Itamsgate ...... •••••• •• 85 .. 8 BY THE PROPOSED RAILWAY. 3111 es. Hours. ' From Lo n d on t o S ou th en d ...... ...... 33 .. 1 .4 " Sheerness •• •• 40 • • 1 " Herne Bay .......... 53 .. 3 " 3fargate 63 .. 4 41 " Itamsgate .............. 73 .. 5 " Gravesend, via Tilbury • • 25 .. 1 And a summary of the chief sources from which the traffic will be derived. lit. From passengers proceeding to and from the port of Lohdon to the Continent and all parts of the world. 2d. From passengers proceeding ley steam and other Tessels, to or from the port of London to all the eastern and northern ports of the kingdom. _ . 3d. From passengers now proceeding by steam-vessels to and from the port of London to Gravesend, Southend, Sheerness, Herne Bay, 31argate, anti Ramsgate. 4th. The carriage of the mails, merchandise, luggage, and agricul tural produce. Besides these sources of traffic, a direct communication will be opened between the north-eastern counties and Herne Bay, Margate, Rantsgate, and the ports of Ostend; ROtterdam, and the Rhine. The local advantages, from which a large source of revenue must also arise, are as follow: let. The opening to the agriculturists of the districts lihich this tail►ray will traverse, of a cheap and dlteet c,omulunleatiOnwith the most important markets of the county of Essex. 2( 1 . The carriage of Ash to the London market and elsewhere. Southampton, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1945. At a meeting of The Esrough Council, held this day at the Audit House, or Council Chamber, in Southampton, WILLIAM 110''KE STEERE, Esq., Alderman, in the Chair; It w.is moved by 1• EANCIS COOPER, Esq. ; seconded by A. ABRAHAM, That the proposed Oxford, Newbury, _Andover, Manchester, and Southampton Junction Railway, is calculated essentially to benefit the town and port of Southampton, as well as to be of great public advantage ; and that in the opinion of this Council the proposed un dertaking is dEserv.ng their utmost support. It was moved by R. ZIABSON, Esq.; seconded by JOSEPII BALL, Esq., Deducting 37% per cent. for working expenses... Z 56,633 17 2 Will leave apwards of 10 per cent. on the capital of tho Company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SIIAItES. To as Provisional Cornraittee of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me sharesof 251. each in the proposed Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway; and I hereby undertake to accept that or any less number ; and pay the deposit of 21. 12s. Gd. per share thereon, and to ezecutc the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Trade or Profession .................. Residence.... • • • • • • • ..• .............. Place of Business (if any) . . Reference .. • • • • • • ...... 'FUN BRIDGE WELLS, BRIGHTON, AND HASTINGS JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Ifotice is hereby given, that in consequence of the numerous appli cations for shares in this undertaking, none can be received atter TUESDAY, the 7th October. HENRY L. FREUND, Secrete'', pro tom. Temporary Offices, 76, Basinghall-street, tileptember 30, MS. LONDON and NOTTINGHAM RAIL WAY, Connecting London, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Leeds. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 and 8 Viet. c. 110.) Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit V. 2s. per Share. (In compliance with the Standing Orders of the Houses of Parliament.] COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT. Sir George G. Dc Ilochepled Larpeut, Bart., Chairman. Rev. Henry Robert Fowler, Deputy Chairman. Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq. James Gernon, Esq. Joseph Braithwaite, Esq. William Hannay, Esq. James Brand, Est. Thomas Wakefield, Esq. Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq. Capt. Adamson George Parker Lieutenant-Colonel Elrington Samuel Parsons, Esq. William Edmond Ferrer's, Esq. William Raines, Esq. Zncissint-IN-Cnime—Charles Hutton Gregory, Esq., C.ll. ACTING ENGINEERS—Nathaniel Briant, Esq., C.E. BTANDIYG COUNSEL—Mr. Sergeant Clarke, soLiciroas. Messrs. Birch and Brainah Great Wifiebeeter-street Messrs. Forbes and Drake;Warnford-court Messrs. Freeth and Rawson, Nottingham. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. Parker and Smith, Sheffield C. S. Busby, Esq., Chesterfield. PARLIAMENTARY:AGENTS—Messrs. Gregory, Faulkensr, and Co., 11, Parliament-street. BANKERS. Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., 15, Lombard-street, Loudon Messrs. Moore and Robinson, Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham The Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield. SECRETARY, PRO TEM.—Mr. William R. Drake. Offices of the Company, No. 8, Warnford-court, London. No further application for shares in this Company will be reeeived after MONDAY, the 6th day of October next, except from parties locally interested in the line, from whom appliCations will be received up to WEDNESDAY, the Bth day of October next. Copies of the prospectus, with forms of application. may be had at the offices of the Company ; Messrs. Edward Ellis and Co., 53, Threadneedle-street, London ; of the Solicitors and Local Agents ; and of the following persons :—Mossrs. Stockley and Thompson, Solicitors, Liverpool; Messrs. Johnson, Bradley, and Co., Share brokers. Manchester ; Mr. Guy, Sharebroker, York ; Mr. A. Brand, Sharebroker, Glasgow; Sir. Cuarles Cowper, Sharebroker, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh ; Messrs. Allardyce and Jopp, Brokers, Abel deen ; Alexander Scott, Esq., Perth; Messrs. Bruce and Spites, Sharebrokers, Dublin ; and Messrs. Itiesdale, of Leeds. By order of the Committee of Management, WILLIAM It. DRAKE, Secretary. PORT of WISBECH, PETERBOROUV,H, BIRMINGHAM, and MIDLAND COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 300,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. ss. per Share. . . No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his subscription, PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Humphery, Esq., M.P., Alderman of the City of London, Di rector of the Central Kent Railway Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman and Sheriff of London, Director or Ritstrick's Direct Manchester Railway D. R. 'Ross, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and Manchester, and South Midland Railways • George Danby Palmer, Esq., magistrate for the county of Nortlalk, and borough of-Great Grimsby ; Director of the Waveney Valley, and Great Yarmouth, and the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grirasby Railways , Richard Hammond, Esq., ma, - :istrate for the borough of Great Tar mouth, Director of the Waveney Valley Railway John King, Esq„ Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway. The Rey. 11. R. Fowler. 7, Manchester-square, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway W. A. Campbell, Esq., Director of the Wexford, Waterflard, and Va lentia Railway F. Barrett., Esq., Portland-place, London Joseph Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Railway Joseph Underwood, Esq., Norwich, and Blackheath Park, Kent, Di rector-of the Cuminerelal Bank of London, Lothbury W. 8. Potter, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Ambrose Miller, Esq., Director of the Oxford, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Northamptom, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Frederick White, Esq., R.N., Sheerness, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Railway Georgo Parbury, Esq., D:reetor of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Samuel l'oeock, Esq., Bloomshury-square, London John Inglis Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Capt. Heathorn, Director of the South Metropolitan Gas Company it. Gray Esq., 5, Adam's-court, Old Broad- s t ree t, L on d on It. C. Colman, Req., Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway Henry Chator, - Esq., Clervaux Castle, Darlington James Morrison, Esq, .Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway - W. C. Duppa, Esq., Director of the Canterbury and Dovor Railway William (I. Ilarrieon, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting, Surrey George R. l'ye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk William Tulloeli Fraser, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. London—The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury Wisbech—Messrs. Gurney, Peekover, and Co. Lynn—Messrs. Gurney, Cresewell, and Co. EN9INEIMS. B. Albano, Esq., M Inst. C.E., and Win. Laxton, Esq., C.E. Souerrea—lngleby Thomas Miller, Esq., 3, Abehurch-lane, Lom bard-street, London. SECRETARY Pip TRAL.—W. O. J. Wollaston, Esq. This line is intended no commence at the Port of Wisbech, by a junction with the line of railway now forming from Lynn, and pro ceed by Thurney to Peterborough, there uniting with the brauek of the London and Birmingham Railway to Northampton, and the Peterborough and Syston branch of the Midland Counties Railway, forming a through line from Yarmouth, Norwich, Dereham, Swaff ham, Lynn, and Wisbech, to Northampton, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, and the whole of the northern and western parts of England. The entire distance being compl e t e d i n a b out IS miles. e Midland hj, ,h d o i l s e tr e l The importance of this railway, thou g h on l y 1 8 m i les in length, l t seen by a h w . ll s lbe Rill be an inspection of th e map, w h en the following pointss t. 4,1 t . line will 1. That the port of Wisbech is the n eares t sea-pert fir Binning m 1 , f thctsoef England.nn mineral districts of the Midland C ount i es and the Potteries to Wis bech, the nearest port for Belgium, Holland, Germany, and the nor tkern States of Europe. ufa e 2 Tl. .. fr t s . t turing and 3. That by the formation of this . line a direct railway omrnunlea- Bon will be opened between the port of Wisbech, and the ports of Southampton, Bristol, Gloucester, and Liverpool. 4. That this line will unite the Birmingham and Midland Counties system of railway with Moth of Norfolk, communicating with Nor wich and Yarmouth. Application for shares (which must in all cases be in the usual form, and accompanied by a refereuce_to a baukcr or to a member of the Provisional Committee) or prospirctusesonay be made to the Pro visional Committee, at thoofilces of Mr. I. T. Miller, solicitor to the Company, or the following Sharebrokers :—Mesars. ghewell and Son, Tokenhouse-yard ; Messrs. Lyon, 2, Birehin-lane, London; _Mews. Mann and Son, Norwich ; Messrs. Crusu and Son, L 3 nu ; Messrs. Peet, Son, and Potter, Nottingham; Mr. Collis, Birmingham; Mr. P. C. spencer, Halifax; and. Mr. Carr, Culver-street, Colchester. FORM OF APPLIC`•ATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Port of Wiribech, Peterborcrlgh, Birmingham, and Midland Counties Union Railway. I request you will allow shares in this undertaking, and I agree to take the same er such less number as may be al lottrid to me, and to pay the depot it thereon, and sign the Barite '4entarY Contract and Subscribers' Agreement, when required. Dated this day of 0/545.: Name in full •••• •• Residence . • ......... ...... ....... ProfesSion or Occupation ...... Usual Sig ature ...... ......... Reference (Rama In f4l ••• •-• •• • • •'• Addree • • •• • •• •• •• 11••• COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Alfted Brodie, Esq. Edward Mamm att, Esq. Hubert Broom, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. John Carter, Esq. Barnet Laurence Phillips, Esq, Henry Garrett Key, Esq. William Slinpson Potter, Esq. Valentine Knight, Esq. C. H. Rogers, Esq. Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. Martin Stutly, Esq. Daniel M'Mahon, Esq. . John Thompson Esq. BaNisas—Tho Union Bank of London. STANDING COUNSEL. Charles Howard Whitehuret, Esq., Q.C. J. Mee Mathew, Esq., F.S.A. ENGINEER—J. U. Itastrlck, Esq. SOLISITORS—Mesors. Watts, Oalsworthy, and Galsworthy, 19, Ely. place, Holborn SECRETARY—SamueI Stanway, The first line of the Grand Trunk Railway will commence at the Loughborough station en the Midland Counties line, and pro- coed throngla the Vale of Sheepshead. to Pegs Green Colliery. near to the terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Rail was, and front thence through the coal-fields of 6wannington and Cole-Orton to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It will thence proceed across the Moira Coal-field and through the rich agricultural districts of Seal,ClitionCampville, and Edingale, to the Birmingham and Derby Railway, which it will cross near to Elford Park Farm,, and thence traverse the Valley of the Tame until it reaches Alrewas, where it will form a junction with the branch of the Trent Valley line now in progress of making. At this point it also meets the proposed South Staffordshire line, by which means it reaches Lichfield, and by means of one of the proposed lines it will afford communication witk Bir saingharn. By means of its junction with the Trent Valley line at Alrewas, the Grand Trunk reaches Colwich, and there meets the proposed North Staffordshire line, which. proceeds through the heart of the Potteries to Newcastle-under-Lyne, Leek, aid Macclesfield. lty means also of the same Trent Valley line at Alrewas the Grand Trunk pro eeeAls through Rugeley to Stafford, thus completing its route, and forming a connecting line between the Midland and Grand Junction Railways. This branch of the line was formerly surveyed by Mr. Rastrick, and approved of lyy him as a canal communication, so that no engineering difficulties exist. The second line of the Grand Trunk Railway will commence at the Derby station, and taking the course of the Derby Canal proceed to Chellaston, where there are extensive plaster-works, and thence by Swarkestone to the river Trent, which it will cross near to the ferry at Weston Cliffe, and so procer d to Singe Newton and Melbourne. From the latter place it will pass by the village of Wilson to Breedon-on-the-Hill, where there are extensive lime-works, and thence proceed by Staunton Harold, communicat ing by a branch line with the lead, lime, and coal works there ; thence by the Lount Colliery to Worthington Rough, where it will follow the line of the•Cole-Orton and Swannlngton Railway until its junction with the first line of the Grand Trunk at or near the Pegs Green Colliery, and so proceed from thence to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. At Ashby-de-la-Zouch the Grand Trunk. forms a junction with the proposed Nottingham and Birmingham, and with the proposed Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railways. Its importance as a line for passengers is too obvious for comment, forming as it does a complett junction between those two great thoroughfares, the Mid land and Grand Junction Railways, and by its branch from Derby t• Ashby-de-la-Zouch another complete junction between the Great Northern and Southern lines now in progress, thus opening a direct line of communication to all parts of the kingdom. As a line for traffic, the brand Trunk will form the most direct transit to the Leicestershire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire iron and coal fields, to the Burton breweries, to North and So'uth Wales, and Ireland to Scotland, and all parts of the north, and t• the eastern, southern, and western parts of the empire. It will also be the nearest and most direct communication from the cast to the north western manufacturing districts, as well as become the great route from all parts of the kingdom to the midland counties of England. The mineral resources are of the ♦ery highest order. The Moira coalfield is inexhaustible, whilst the coal-beds at Staunton Harold alone comprise the finest quality of Kennel to a depth of seven feet, with a super stratum of main coal to a depth of six feet. The sub stratum 1.9 yet to bo worked. There are beds of Kennel and main coal at Colo Orton of equal quality, though net of equal depth with those of Staunton Harold, whilst the main coal at Swannington is an rivalled, being, in fact, the bowl of the Leicestershire and Derbyshire coal strata. It is needless to describe the beneficial results which must arise from this opening of the midland coal district to the Lon don and southern markets. At Staunton Harold and Calke exist rich veins of lend ere, mew in full course of working. The properties of the Breedon, Staunton Clarold, and. Tiekaall lime are eo well known to agriculturists and others, that an extension of traffic , for so valuable a commodity into in ire remote districts must be of the utmost Importance to the practical farmer. In approaching the Trent, on leaving the lime district, the Grand Trunk will fall in with most valuable quarries of millstone grit, ser viceable tOr paving and building purposes, and for which a ready market would be fount along the line. The country also abounds in gypsum, of which immense quantities are used in Birmlng han► and elsewhere: these markets will thus become ope_ed fur the quarries at Clicllaston. A new and extensive outlet will also he opened fbr the eartkeuware of Wooden Box and Gilesley Potteries. Until the Act of Parliament be obtained, the affairs will be ander the control of the Committee of Management, to whom power is given to allot the shares and apply the rands of the Company iu payment of all proper expenses Ia the formation of tie Company and otherwise. Power will be applied for in the Act, and in the raeanthno the Committee of Management take power, to alter or extend the lines, to make branch lines, to abandon any part of the line, to raise addi tional capital, and to enter into arrangements with any ether Com pany or Onnpanieo. Application for shares must be made in the usual tbrm to the soli citors to the Company, Messrs. Watts, Galsworthy, and Galsworthy, 19, Ely-plaeo, Holborn, Loudon ; to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, 3, Adelaide-place, London-bridge ; and to the fol. lowing LOCAL SOLICITORS. Messrs, Keen and Band, Stafford Thomas Bolton, Esq., Wolverharnptois E. Kern Jarvis, Esq., Hinckley Messrs. Koary and Sheppard, Stoke-upon-Trent Thomas Piddock, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zonch F. J. Hansel, Esq., Tamworth John Perks, Esq., Burton-noon-Trent Beauvoir Brock, Esq., Loughborough Charles Zriesley, Esq., Lichfield Messrs. Moore and Gregory, Leicester. Also to the following : SPIAILEBROXIMI. London—Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, Threadneedle-street Messrs. Harris and Sons, 'Change-alley Mr. A. Sym, Tokenhouse-yard. Liverpool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead BristolL—Messrs. Tate and Nash Leeds—Mr. James Jamieson and Mr. W. Cronheha Messrs. Weatherburn and Jennings Birmingham —Mr. J. It. Lane Newcastle— Mr. W. W. Dickinson Bradford—Mr. William Mason Sheftleld—Aleasrs. Bardwell and Sons Hull—Mr. Francis Stamp Wakefield—Mr. S. H. Armitage Nottingham—Mr. C. Spencer Worcester—Mr. W. Miles York—Messrs. Grayston and Erle Blackburn—Mr. Thomas Boardman Southampton—Mr. Joseph Clark, jun. Exeter—Messrs. H. Beaurncnt and Co. Edinburgh—Mr. Charles Couper, 30, St. Andrew's-ware Cheltenham—Mr. James Stokes Leicester—Messrs. Willia)ns and Sunderland Messrs. Eagleileld and Co. • GR AND .. .TRU.NK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the List for receiving Shares will be closed on the following days, viz. :—for London, SaTuanav, Ostober 4th; (Orilla Country, MONDAY, October 6th. By tonlfr, S. 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