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7" A ,' .4 " i' r , i , :i 5 4 1_ ,,,. " 1;-' ''.st• , -•'''' . I'' , - . . CT WESTERN RAILWAY (Upon the Broad Gauge), from London Ito, the Land's-end; with Diverging Lines to Bath and Bridgewater respectively. (Provisionally Registered.) Capit. 11, 8,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. les.6d. per Share. Offices, 20, Poultry, London. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Camperdown, Sidney-plaee, Bath The Viscount 31 andeville, Kimbolton-park, Hunts L or d James O'Bi yen , Royal-crescent, Bath ; Lord William Po wlett, Bath, and Downham-hall, Brandon, Suffolk , General Sir John Slade, Bart., Mantys Court, Taunton Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, Somerset 4 ') The Hon. Cherie sPelha Villiers, M.P., Director of the South Mid rn land Railway, grookes' Club, St. Jamea's-street Sir Francis Dugd Astley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wllta Sir Henry Webbe, 1 tart., 105, Pala-mall Frederick Hodgson, Esq., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardens Howard Elphinetone , Eeq., M.P., 19, Eaton-place, London Ralph Neville, lesq. , Hill-street, Berkeley-square • Charles Barry Baldwin, M.P., 6, Parliament-street Hon. Percy Bouts Froke, 3, idelgrave-square Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., 32, Grosvenor-place, London William Bradley, Eel;, Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Shaffield and Manchester, and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Companies Sir Robert Price, Bart., P Feeley. Herefordshire Sir John Cave Brown Cave Mart Kaullworth, Warwickshire Sir William Young, Bart., Wastbeernesreen, Hyde-park, East India Director • Jtahn Clark, Esq., Benefield House, near Trowbridge, Wilts, 31agis. trate for the counties of Wilts and Somerset .Alfred Batson, Esq., Ramsbury, Wilts, and Upper Bedford-place aslajor Hunt Grubbe, Eastwell House, Devizes .1 On Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker din Lovel Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker William Adair Bruce, Esq., Lansdown-crescent, Bath gn • John Key, Bart , 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of 1 .ondorf, Director of the Direct Manchester and London and Direct L fverpool and Leeds Railway Company Then nag Farncomb, Esq., Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street, Alderman of the City of London, and Director of the London and Westmin end' Bank, and of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder- . milli ter Railway Thomas , Challis, Esq., Enfield, Alderman of the City of London Edward Harrisson Banvell, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North amptov. Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Director of the South aildiand Railway Joseph Ansetage, Esq., Min's Bridge House, Huddersfield, Deputy Lientenarat and a Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Chairman t'f the linddersfield and Sheffield Railway William Gordc n Thomson, Esq., 33, Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham. and South 311dlanci Railways Donald Maclean, Esq., 37, Brunswick-square, London, Deputy Chairman of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway Thomas Lawrence, Seq., 3, St. Mary Axe Philip W. Courtney, Esq., Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, London Millis Coventry, Esq., Whitekart-court, Lombard-street Barnet L. IPhillps, Ml., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, and George-street, Mansion House Boswell Middleton Jalland, Esq., Holderness House, near Bull, Deputy Lieutenant and Magistrate for the East Riding of Charles Robert Coleman, Esq., Irongate Wharf William Eales, Esq. alincing.lane, London, late Director of the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company Charles Downes, Esq. Warwick-street, Charing-Gress, Director of the South Midland Railway Martin Stutely, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's Park. London, Director of the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine, and the South Essex Railways Francis Ede, Esq. ' 34, Great Winchester-street John Addis, Esq.,Rotherhithe and Mark-lane, London, Director of the Central Terminus Railway, and of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Insurance Company James Renshaw, Esq., Whitehart-court, Lombard-street, and West Heath House, Erlth, Kent, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway 2 homes Drano, Esq., Pall-mall, and St. Mary Outran, Devon, Direc tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole and Doncaster Railways robert Bramwell, Esq., Brerabo Ironworks, Wrexham, and Cannon street, London . G. Atkinson, Esq. Upper Gloucester-place, Regent's Park sorge al'lntosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square thederick Solly Flood, Esq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London lel:nor White, 103, Pall-mall, London, Director of the South Midland Railway Charles Bleaden, Bog., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li censed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company G. Hammack, Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-road, Director of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company Patrick Free. Johnston, Esq., Great Cumberland-place Joseph Bishop, Esq., Crescent, 311nories, Director of the Leaden and Blackwan Railway Company William Downing Brice, Esq., F.S.A., 17, Charles-street, St. James's, and Ripon Cuthbert Woodcock, Esq.. Grove-road, North Britten Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanstene-street, Portman square, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and the Great Western Extension Railways George Hammond Whalley, Esq., 30, psall-mall, Leaden William Hagan, Esq., 60, Baker-street, Portman-square William Breynton, ag., Montpelier, Cheltenham, and Temple, Lon don, Director of the Leicester and Tamwerth Railway Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde Park, Lon don, Director of the Wilts, Somomet, ant Southampton Railway Company Philip Baker, Esq., Euston-square, London, Auditor of the London and Blackwell Railway Company Charles James Heath, Esq., 6, London-street, Mark-line Captain E. N. Trowbridge, R.N., 11, Eaton-square Anthony Ridley, Esq., Queen -square, Bloomsbury, a Director of the St. Katherine Docks Company, and of the General Sbipowners' Society' William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Belgrave-sqnare Charles Thomas Wards, Esq., Clopton House, Warwickshire, and Luton Ho°, Bedfordshire George Payne, Esq., Suiliy Hall, Northamptonshire, and Charles street, Berkeley-square, . •• James Beech, Ena., Brandon Hall, Warwickshire, and Grosvenor. place, London • Nicholas Philpot Lewder, Esq., Dromagh Castle, county Cork, Union Club, Trafalgar-reamer., Director of the Killarney Junction Rail way Company Samuel Baker, Esq., Lyppfst Park, Gloucestershire, and London William Congreve Russell, Esq., Leamington, Warwicksbire, Di rector of the Warwickshire and London Railway Henry Bradley. Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire John William Yerbary, Esq., Belcombe House, Wiltshire, Captain 3d Light Dragoons Robert Main, Esq.. Raven.sbourne Park, Lewisham, and Trinity square, London Robert Millington, Esq., Ordsall House, Betford, Nottinghamshire John Qillyatt Booth, Esq., Crouch Hall, Hornsey Major-Gen. Martin White, Marlborough-buildings, Bath Rev. T. Harvey Ashworth, Burlyns House, near Newbury, Becks Col. Burslem, Harwood Lodge, Newbury, Berke Major Kirwan, Great Pulteney-street, Bath Rev. Dr. Godfrey, Grosvenor-place, Bath Edward Cooper, Esq., Staverton, Wilts, Magistrate, of the County Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse, Wilts. Magistrate of the Couwty Rev C teas. Fras. Bamffylde, Rector of Dunkerten, near Bath, Magis trate for Somerset • Richard North - 110re, Esq., Chippenham, Wilts Qeorge Vats, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Birming ham Rtailway Company R. Woott en, jun.. ,Esq., Banker, Oxford, Director of the Baeklaglaam shire Railway and Wolverton Junction Mallard idortirnore, Esq., Kingsmill, Collumpton , • Rev. Jotut Sydenham, Collumpton Rev. R. A. Roberts, Rector of Kentisbere, Collumpton Charles Justice, Esq., Collumpton, Devon.. - • Richard Marker, Req., Ufculm Cottage, Tiverton Colonel Henry Dundee Campbell, North End House, Portsmouth George Pearce, Esq., Bradninch House, near Collumpton Wm. H. Macomb, Esq., Chilton, Hungerford, Chairman of the Berke Union Banking Company William Halcomb, Esq., Marlborough, Manager of the Wilts and Dorset Bank Captain W. G. Maclean, R.N., Tauten Robert Parsons, Esq., Taunton John Dalzell, Esq., Wallingford, Berke Thomas Carlisle, Esq., Clifton, Bristol John Kerbs Haberffeld, Esq., Clifton, Bristol Jame Troup, Esq., Hastings John Robson, Esq., Clifton, Bristol Jean Morford Cottle, Esq., Clarendon-square. Leamington. Director V Coventry and Leicester Railway Joseph Knight, Esq., Leicester, Director of South Midland and North ampton, Banbury and Cheltenham Railways John Newton Mappin, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Railway Company John Rideeway, Esq., Cauldon-place, the Potteries, Staffordshire, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway James Burt, jun., Esq., Manchester, Director of the Chester and Birkenhead, and Manchester and Southampton Railways Edward Norris, Esq., Clairville, Manchester, Director of the Direst London and Manchester, and North Cheshire Railway Companies Joseph Nadirs, Rae., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and Manchester and Southampton Railways Jamesnagdon, F.sq., M.D., Salford Slr William Lowthrop, Hull, Magistrate for the East Riding of York and for the borough or Hull, Chairman of the " Hull and Barnsley" Committee, and Member of the acting Committee of the "Liver pool and Leeds Direct Railway Companies" John Holford, Esq., Rusholm Hall, Manchester C. H. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield, Deputy Chairman of the Hudders field and Sheffield, and Director of the Halifax aid Bradford Union Hallway Charles Bamford, Jun., Elq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction John Lillie, Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and South ampton Railway John Hobson, Esq., Hetton-le-Holo, Durham Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Chairman of the Manchester, Birkenhead, and Midland Railway Companies Isaac Holmes, Brae, Liverpoo Win. B. Newbery, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and Iron Bridge Railway Company C. Appleby, Esq., Broomhill, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and, Manchester Railway Company Edwin Cadman, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeacie and Lincolnshire Railway, and Salisbury and !Swindon Railways John Ward, Esq., Medan Bank, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield Life Assurance-office Wm. Thompson, Esq. ' Upperthorpc, near Sheffield, Director ef the Huddersfield and She ffield Railway Adderley Howard, Esq., Sutton Wisbech, Director of the East Coast Railway Company Captain Bowker, R.N., Devonport N. S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di rect Railway Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield Director of the East and West of England Railway Company John Faivoett, PSI., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and Har rowgate Railway Company William Marriott, Esq., Atterent-terrace, Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnehire Junction Railway. Thomae Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln, Director of the London and York and East Lincolnshire Railways John Johnstone Hamilton, Esq., Liverpool David Price, Esq., Manchester Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington Rev. H. iT. Cottle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire Major Wornum, Clarence-square, Cheltenham Edward Hall, Esq., Westhank House, Macclesfield, Director of 'the South Midland and the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways Henry Hubberety, Esq., Hull John Ostler, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hall and Barnsley Janette* Henry - Shaw, Esq., Feteer-lane. Henry Sayer, Esq., Commercial-road, Limiter:is°, merchant John Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square John Norton, Esq., Moat House, Brentwood, Baez William John 31•Guire, 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 ofSoutharapton Thomas Chas. Hart con, Esq., F 8.5., York-terrace, Regent's Park G. B. Banbury, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the Coventry and Leicester Railway Captain Tringhars, R.N., Solyhull, Warwickshire William jonson Neale, Esq., King's Bench-walk, Temple Jambe "Whitney, Esq., Shrewsbury Henry Pant Harwood, Esq., M.D., Sheffield The Hon. F. Byron, 21, Eaton-Place William Higgiae, Esq., Turvey, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Sir Raymond Antis, Fair Oak-park, near Winchester, Deputy-Lieu tenant, and magistrate for the county of Hants William Jackson, Ens , Birkenhead, Chairman of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway B. H. Langworthy, Esq., Manchester Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman, and Sheriff of London and Mid dlesex Nathaniel Gould, Esq., Barge-yard, Bncklersbury, and Taelelook square Kdmund Lionel Welles, Esq., Cadogan-place, and West Moulsey, Surrey Duncan Dunbar, Esq., East India-road, and Limehonse, Director of the London Dock Company, the Marine Assurance Compaey, and the General Shipowner's Society William Jackson, Esq.. Sheffield, Director of the Goole and Denoaster Railway George F. Earle, Req., Hull ( Stephen Knowtes, ER., Exeter W. Lawrence, Esq., Brixton John Learinontb, Esq., Edinburgh, Chairman of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and North British Railway Companies Wellington Ross Seymour, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-50rue, Director of the Rugby, D er b y , an d M anchester William Tinner, Req.. Great Surrey - street, Blackfriars John Booth, Esq., Sb er b t Grang e, Durham Matthew Benjamin Robson, s•"nd wtr V ec l t ii , tpai a rector of the Dorch e ster an d Grange, Durham John Holmes, Esq., St. James, Weymouth Railway, and York and Lancaster Railway Willful G. Bernard, Eng., Clifton, Bristol Thomas Smallwood Richards, Esq., 50,Baker- s t reet, Portman-square James Shaw, Esq.. Salford, Manchester N. M'Cann, Esq., Parliament -street Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., Bristol, Magistratefor that City, and Deputy-Lieutenant and Magistrate for the county of Gloucester William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury William Empeon Jalland, Esq., Holderness House, near Hull Thomas Racket Massey, Esq., Newark-upon-Trout. Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Gainsborough, Goole, and Isle of Axholrne, and of the Wlsbeaele Ely and Lin colersinire Railways William Ruston, Esq., Catherine-court, Trinity-square G. Wingrove Cooke, Esq., Temple, London C. I. Selwyn, Esq., Exeter Joseph Hopwood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Exeter and Falmouth Railway Eletiard Compton, Esq., Eddington House, Hungerford, Beets, a Magistrate for the coUutles of Wilts and L'erks tenry COaXseape i Esq., Goldhanger, Maiden, Essex child Davis, En, et. Helen's-place, Director of the South Midland Railway ,0 ,-- - . ( E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY VENING OCTOBER 1, 1845. Edward Hyde Clarke ,Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Railway The Constable of Hungerford Captain William Lionel Lampert, The Highlands, Oxfordshire, and Leamington, Warwickshire Francis Burton, Peg., liiiverton House, Warwickshire Captain Stewart, R.N., Leamington, Warwickshire Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad-house, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Director of the South Staffordshit e Railway William Northage, Esq., Upper Gower-street, Bedford-square * John Walley Hughes, Esq., Gloucester, Director of the Birmingham and Bristol Railway Lewis Bruce Knight Bruce, Esq., The Priory, Roehampton, Surrey Francis Cole Humbert, Esq., Oxibrd-street, Hyde, - ?ark Algernon Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park James Lamb, Esq., Hyde-park-square Richard Groucock, Esq.,! Bow-churchyard, and Dulwich, Director of the Direct Manchester Railway d. B. Simpson, Esq., Rutland-lodge, Brixton Henry Bellerby, Esq„ Sheriff of York Henry Ledgard, Esq., 39, Wood-street, Cheapside, Director of the Rugby and Macclesfield Directtallway John Williams, Esq., Eaton-square. Thomas Grimeditch, Esq , M.P., Macclesfield, Cheshire Samuel Griffiths, Esq., Penn-fields, Wolverhampton, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Railway William Miller, jun., Esq., Leicester Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton Erasmus It. Foster, Esq., Birchin-lane William Bargett, Esq., Broad-street Peter It. Morrison, Esq., Princes-street, Bank Thomas Miller, jun., Esq., Leicester John Reginald Riddell, Esq., Enfield, Diricior of the York and Lan caster Railway Thomas Kidley, Esq., M.D., Sheffield James Sheppard, Esq., jun.. White Hart-court, Lombard-street Valentine Knight, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, Magistrate for Middlesex George Sercombe, Esq., Exeter John Clampit Sercombe, Esq., Exeter William Pearce, Esq., Liverpool . . W. Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Birmingham • Robert Henry Hurst, Esq., jun., Temple William Nash, Esq., Capham Common Grey Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton Hall, Leicester Captain Twisieton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Leicester' and Tean and Dove Valley Railway (With power to add to their number). ENGINEERS IN CHIEF. Sir John Macniell, LL.D., F.R.S. James Thomson, Esq., F.R.S.E., M.R.I.A. Baussas--Messrs. Cu; des and Co., Cornhill, London. s JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Churchyard, London Messrs. Rickards and Walker, 29, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Loudon Messrs. Haynes and Moore, Warwick and London Messrs. J. V. and J. T. Harting, 24, LincoluSr Inn-fields, London. SECRETARY—Thomas Hosier Saunders, Esq. Assurrarr-Secarrsav—Charles J. Whalley, Esq. LOCAL SOLICITORS. At Newbury—Messrs. Godwin and Gray, and B. Pinniger, Esq. At Ramshury—William Rowland, Esq. At Devises, Henry Gilbert, Esq., and John Edwards Hayward, Esq. At Troubridge and Bradford, Messrs. Stone and Rodway At Beth, Messrs. Batehellor, Harford, and Staunton At Shepton Mallett—Francis Isaac' Nalder, Esq. At Bridgewater, Messrs. G. S. and J. It. Poole At Exeter—William Denis Moore, Esq. At Tiverton, T. L. T. Rcndell, Esq , and J. A. Toms, Esq. At Launceston—Messrs. Lawrence and Pattison At Bodmin At Traro At Penzance At Falmouth—Messrs. Tresidder and Son The object of this line is to effect a direct eemMunication between London and the Land's End. In a national point of view such a line is indispensable. With the advantage, of a direct railroad, Falmouth, from its situation at the western extremity of the kingdom, would undoubtedly long since have been the principal port on that coast. With the advantage of at least 280 miles of heavy road, that place has attained its high po sition as a Packet Station. Southampton, with far less natural ad vantages, has, since the opening of the South-Western Railway, in creased its imports from 200,0001. to 3,080,8001. per annum. At Bris tol, before the opening of the Great Western Railway, the imports were declining,; since then they have very considerably increased. The merits of a line to the Land's End as an investment for ca pital, it was not left to the present Company to discover. The Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway having already reached Exeter, it has been in contemplation to extend that line to Fal mouth by way of Plymouth ; and various other projects have been set on foot on the conviction that Falmouth must be reached by railway. 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 to this, its most Important eutport—" the natural Packet Station of the. empire." The present project is distinguished by this—that it is direct. It is as nearly as possible a straight line from London to the Land's End. The London, Bath, and Bridgewater Company having amalga mated with this Company, the immense local influence ooraraanded by them will now contribute to the great national object of a direct line • while means have been taken for securing the traffic and afford ing all the accommodation contemplated by that Company. The Direct Western availing itself of the Great Western Railway so far as Reading, pursues its course by or near Newbury, Hunger ford, Great Bedwin, Marlborough, Devizes, the manufacturing dis triet of Trowbridge (from which a diverging line will be carried by Bradford direct to Bath), Westbury, Frame, Shepton Mallet, Wells (from which another diverging line will be taken to Bridgewater), Glastonbury to Taunton, being shorter by about thirty-two miles than any existing railways between these points, and without a tunnel. From Taunton the Bristol and Exeter Railway (now leased to the Great Western) is traversed to Tiverton, whence it is proposed to carry this line direct to the Land's End, Falmouth, St. Ives, and Penzance, being shorter by about sixty miles than the lately proposed line by way of Plymouth, and effecting, in the whole distance from London to Falmouth, a saving of about ninety miles. With respect to the traffic on the upper. porde* of the line it is needless to say more than butt there is already thorough traffic suffi cleat to justify the construction of this portion of the Direct Wes tern : that it will shorten the distance from London to Tiverton about 32 miles, Stith will traverse rich and populous agricultural and manufacturineet stricts, and receive a large amount of traffic as well from railways how in.course of construction as front ethers pro jected, with every chance of Success. As to the traffic on thelower portion of the line, it is evident that the vast number of merchant vessels continually detained in the Channel by adverse winds, would effect an immense saving both in insurance and time, by discharging their cargoes at Falmouth, and at once transmitting them to their destination by means of this railway; and therefisre—without speculating on the extent to which the ports on either side of the great promontory of the Land's End may, by means of this railroad, attract the commerce respectively of Bristol and Southampton ;1 o what extent the inexhaustible mineral wealth of Cornwall, and the unrivalled agricultural resources if Devonshire may be further developed, or the genial elimate of Penzance anti Mount's Bay, " the Montpellier if England," attract a larger propor tioi of winter visitants—it is °belong that this line will command a traffic both in goods and passengers, from its western terminus, the amount of which may be said to be without limit. A glance at the map will make it manifest that no competing trunk lino can ever be established between Tiverton and the Land's End. As between Taunton and Reading, 'an inspection of the map will skew a vast ex tent of midland district, comprising rich and populous parts of So mersetshire, Dorsetahire, and Wiltshire, new altogether destitute of railroad accommodation. Recurring to the features of thleprejeet as a national work, one of the greatest in point of magnitude, of vital importance in the event of war, and of almost incalculable advantage to the general and packet commerce of the kingdom; It may not be cut of place to quote here the following expressions of Sir Robert Peel. Speaking of the project of a direct line from London to Liverpool through. the Treat Talley, which bore much the same relation to the Birmingham and Grand Junction that this bears to the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railways, he is reported to have said :—" I consider that the com munication between the metropolis and the great outports to be not a question of hours, but a question of minutes." Of the necessity et' this particular line, Parliament has already expressed an opinion ; for in the report of the Committee on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, which was promoted by the Great Western Railway Company, it was stated that that Company had been required to pledge itself not hereafter to eppose a direct line to Falmouth ; and it may be farther observed, that a proposed line from Plymouth to Falmouth was last session rejected, on the ground that ft might be supposed to interfere with that great national object. The survey of the line has been to a great extent completed, and correct estimates of the expenditure and returns are in a state of for wardness, sad the whole will be ready for the next session of Par liament. It is sufficient, as to these points, here to state that there are no engineering difficulties in any part of the line which have not been repeatedly surmounted in other cases ; that the first portion will be constructed at an unusually small expense ; that the undertaking will meet with the cordial support, concurrence, and co-operation of the landowners, and that the Directors are justified in asserting that this will prove to be one of the most remunerative railways in the kingdom. Powers will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at four pounds per centum per annum at the deposits, and preference in the allotment of shares will be given to the proprietors of the land through which the line will pass, and to the shareholders in the Great Western, the Bristol and Exeter, and other railways connected with the Direct Western district. Applications for shares, in the form subjoined, to be addressed to the solicitors to the Company, or to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, 20, Poultry, London, or to the local solicitors, or to any re spectable broker in town or country 20, Poultry, London, September, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Western Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request yoq will allot me shares of 251. each in the above Company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 21.125. 6d per share thereon, or on any less number you may appropriate to me, and to execnte the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Con• tract when required Dated 1845. Name in full ........ •• .• Rpiplence • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • • • • • 1,- or itpfession • ..... • • • 44* . o . 44tifSf 13itiiines3 (If any) ...... Stzntrture:: ... •••• • • • .... ••••• • • .. . THE' LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEF FIELD, and SOUTH" STAFFORDSHIRE (or LE b3DS WOLVERHAMPTON, and DUDLE 19 DIRECT RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,700,000/., in 85,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. 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., Theobaids, Deputy Chairman of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail way, &c. sSiirr Will iam wiam L n r wt h h b r T op ..B K art nt „ . " l s i h u bo lL urn alut e- Al ha g ll a , - D ho e u rb se y , sh sca ire Scarborough, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Jane- Col. the Hon Leicester Stanhope, Ashburba h m air H m o a n n s House, tion Railway of the Chairman of ork and Remington's London and Manchest er bireet Raßailway; Hon. Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Chairman Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Nottingham anal Roston Railway, Parliament-street, London, &c., &c. The Sheriff of York Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of Rethlagtoa's London and Manchester Railway Bright, Sellm, Esq., Buxton Barrett, IL, Leeds, Director of the beighley, Halifax, and Rudders field Union Railway Buck, W. C., Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway Blurton, Robert, Esq., banker, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Direc tor of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Janctiou Railway Booth, John, Esq., Macclesfield Bright, Selim, Esq., Buxton S r Bradley ' Septhnus, Esq., Ashbourne , Director of the Derb y shire, ta g • e f s fzils o h h i n ro , , E a sq nd ., W ß o o r r c ou es g t h er re stfir eye e o J f un iu c an tio ch n es lt te ai r lway Bu Brixton, John Harry, Esq., Ashbourne Clarke, JereMlah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington S Loa don and Manchester Direct Railway Cleobury, Thomas, Esq., Askew Villa, Acton Cooke, the Rev. J., Uttoxeter, Director of the E ast and West Janette!). Railway, &c. " Cooke, John, Esq,, Macclesfield ' Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Hohne Cottage, Ashbourae Cox, Walker, Esq., Breadsall, Derby, Director of the Than and Dove Valley Railway Crockett,. T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &e. Croft, Major J. T., 15, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of Reming ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway Crossley, John, Esq., Lamberhuret, Sussex, and Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Cumberlege, Nathaniel, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park Dolby, John, Robert., Esq., .Ashbourae, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbounus Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent Dawson, Samuel, Esq., sen., Ashbourno Dent, Edward, Esq., Westfield, Huddersfield Dent, John, Esq., Northgate, Huddersfield Darlington, J., Esq., Bradford Dyson, Thomas, Esq., Well-house, Holmfirth Earp, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford- shire, and *orcesiershire Railway Eastwood, Edmund, Esq., Huddersfield Eastwood, Abraham, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Haddon- field, Sheffield, and Halifax Railway Edensor, Richard, Esq., Road-meadow, Ashbonrne Elershaw, John Esq., Leeds Fidler, Peter Pichott, Esq., lliggin Grange, Derbyshire Fisher, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Frost, Meadows, Esq., Chester Garle. Samuel, Esq., Uttoseter Garle, William, Esq. Uttoxeter the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Jun Olipin, mid Co., 'Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, CannOc et k lo D n if t e a ct il o w r a o y f Gi r s ,e ho ie rn ep e t ,4l , e a n n ry a T F a r m an , e v i or s, t . h E ß sq au ~ Railway &c. of the Staffordshire, a s d hn, j ao'ruZPhWOErcsges.tur' Goddard, 'Thom as , E sq., B ank- h ouse, Longton, Staffordshire il D a u hi di r e e y j , , D ui l e r t e i ct on or nal ef lw th a e y Derbyshire, Ste ord- Haines, Samuel, Esq., Ched-honsa, Edgbaston, Director of the Lei cester and Etinninzhiun Railway Ilarpin, John, Esq., Birk's-house, ilolnittrth Hatfield, 'rhomas,Esq.,•itugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &c. HaMinotul, :(1., Esq., Leeds, Director or the Liverpool and Leeds Direct - Railway _Harrison, John, Esq., Banker, Ripon, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Hartshorne, Robert James, Esq., Ashbemme Haywood, Richard Howard, Esq., Staffordshire Potteries Holdforth, Joseph Dempsey, Esq., of Burley, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Railway Herries, Robert, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway s , • Hill, John, Esq., Derby Hirst, Abraham, Esq., York-house, Huddersfield Ingleby, Joseph, Esq., Cheadle, Staffordshire Johnson, John Goodwin, Esq., Bentley Hall, Ashbourne Johnson, D. T., Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of the Chea ter and Manchester Railway Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq., Moorgate, Director of Remington's London and Manchester Direct Railway Jones, the Rev. J. P., Vicarage, Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Jitrtion 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., Westbourne-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, &oz. - 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, Richgrd, Uttdieter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, James, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lea, John Wheeley, Esq., Worcester, Vice-Chairman of the Severn Commission, &c.' Marlow, Joseph, Esq., Walsall Mason, Charles James, Esq., Staffordshire Potteries Mason, George Miles, Esq., Wetley Abbey, etaffordshire Meteyard, 13ordce, Wm.. Esq., Director of Reinington's London and Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place M'Mahon, Daniel, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Manors, John, Esq. Rageley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Meilard, James, Esq., Rugelcy, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Musgrave, Simeon, Esq., KlrkstaU, near Leeds, Director of the Thirsk and Midland Junction Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Minors, John, Esq., The Parks, .Uttometer, Director . of the East and West Junction Railway Mountford, Thomas John, Esq., Ashbourne neorhouse, Joshua, Esq.,.Holmtlrth Maskery, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire North, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield Norton, George, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfichl,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, layde-park, I), Direct?iof the Ni;l:thampton, Banbury, and Cheltenhitm Raft way, &c. _ Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Poberts, 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., Scroptoe, .uerbyshire, 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 bysiiire, Stadordtlire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway • Smith, William, Esq.; Sedgell, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Tean and Dove Valley Railway Smith, John, Esq., Barton House. Derbyshire Smythe, John Vere, 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 . . - We;t JunCtioditailway Stephenson, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Agriculturist Cattle ls- sarance Company Terry, Benjamin, Esq., Mayor of Walsall, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway, Bco. Tibbits, Thomas, Esq., Norton Manor-house, Leicester Tomlinson, Thomas, Esq., Bradley Pastures, Ashbourne Toogood, Rupert, Esq , Ashbourne Tylecote, Edward, Esq., surgeon, Great Heywood, Staffordshire Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway-place, Holloway, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, Sec. 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 Henshall, Esq., Greenway Bank, Staffordshire --- - - Potter's, 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., Irttoxeter, Director if the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood William, Esq., Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Wood, William Hurd, Esq., Ishbourne Wilkinson John, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Wright, Thomas, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Gahasho rough Railway. EANZERN. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lass, London Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., Cornhill, London The Burton, Uttoxeter, and Ashbourne, Union Bank, Uttoxeter Ditto Ditto, Ashbourne Dudley and West Inurwich Banking Co., Dadley Derbyshire Banking Co., Derby Ripon—Messrs. Terry, Mattison and Co. Bradford—The Leeds and West Riding Bank Messrs. I. and Hamilton Richardson, solicitors, Leeds SOLICITORS. Jolla Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-street, London William Arnold Bainbrlgge, Esq., Uttoxeter INGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.R. George Remington, Esq., C.E. LOCAL AGENTS. Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolrerlaamptoa Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley Eggington, A., Esq., Lichfield Green, James J., Esq., Walsall. Lowe, Richard, Esq., Cheadle Floyd and Booth, Muddersfield and 1101N1n/01 RUMMEL Messrs. Xitching and Marshall, Leeds Messrs. Turley and Cooper, Leeds Mr. Thomas Oskwith, Ripon This line of railway, will& is about sixty-flys 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 form a direct com munication between two of the most important manufacturing and mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire portion including Dudley, Tipton,Walsall, Bilston, Wednesbury, and Wolverhampton. This line will also open it direct railway eommunication bet Ween Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leomhister,' Hereford, Brecon, Car diff, Heath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish guard, Aberystwith, and with Port Dynnllaen, the future outport for Ireland. And also the most direct communication between 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 Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holmfirth to Huddersfield, where it will join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Thirsk. 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, and cheap conunttnica• tion betvreen the important towns above mentioned. Arrangements have been made with other companies to run 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 productions 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 (15 cwt. of the former being equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a bettor quality of ma terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen sive, the line from the Caldon Mines haying to go by canal round by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding furnaces, when, by this railway, it would be taken in a straight line to them ; and the Ashbourne, Cromford, Worksworth, 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 front Scotland; the same scarcity exists in South Staffordshire ; and the route of this line would far nish a cheap and good supply, at present not worked, and withoat a market, - tfo' th north and south. In addition to. these , :groat advan ages, a good local market „would be Oened MOmettie agricultural Mid other parts of-i - theiiistrlct • At pronent very badly supplied kith lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, _and bar vlpen crir rine,.. • Itri.s,therefereotext to-impossible .to calculate the immense trUffie'writeh would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, mid Worcestershire Junction Railway. The calculations which have been made show a very large profit. There are large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want • an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into full work. The coal is of a superior quality. • There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ashbourne, Crotfiford, and other places on the line. The scenery of Derbyshire is the resort of vast numbers of tourists ; and particular ears will be taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere with or change its beautiful and romantie 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 fixate of railway meeting at Uttoxeter will remedy. The gypsum formation runs from Staffordshire to the Humber, and the demand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac piling purposes along this line will be great. The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest, Banks, Bagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,500 acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a like objectionable route of tardy and circuitous anal 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 decialoos, 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 argent suggestion of some of the most influential mhabi tants of Aakbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey of si tine ton line to connect that town with tie Derby, and witk the Derby and Gainsborough and Midland Railways Applieations for Shares to be made to John Owens, lisq., 15, Moo gate-street, London, and William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter ; and to the following Sharebrokere :—Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, 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 E. Hine, Macclesfield ; Mr. James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and (holler Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bradford ; Mr. William Cronhelm, Halifax; Mr. Charles Spencer, rottinghani; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York; Mr. E. H. Armitage, Wakefield; Messrs. Lettering and Marshall, Leeds; Mr, James Stokes, Cheltenham; Mr. Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton; Messrs, Tate aid Nash, Bris tol; Messrs. Beatunout and Langvrorthy, Exeter; Mr. Thomas S M S. e l s i s o r ll s . 4 c ral ar , d C w o a tr n y d ; 8 3 0 1 e n s: , r s m , l a l n o e u h til t an er d ; a, Exeter t a e u r e ; h . 3 , l t r e . r J ; . Messrs. A. Birehalf and Co., Manchester; Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons, Sheffield; Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham ; Mr.L. Weather. Mr. Jam es B oss, Perth. sum, jun., Huddersfield; Messrs. E verard and Co., Huddersfield; FOR SHARES. Messrs.. Payne . and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Edinlourgh; APPLICATION Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glas gow ; 3lessrs. Labertoueke To the Provisional Committee of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct R a il way. and Stafford i , ,O C l o w lleg o e i gr A ee r n r , Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me Shares of 211. each in the above Railway, and I undertake to accept the same or such less number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, and to Sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay, whoa required, the Deposit thereon of V. 2s. per Share. Dated this day of , 184 . Name In full • • • • • • • • • • • . • • ... Profession and professional residence. ..... Residence in full • • • • • • • • • .......... .; F . 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, 2/. 2s. per Share. The Acting Committee of Direction have agreed: " that a Branch Line from Ashboumo lo Derby be adopted by this Company, and that the capital of the Company be Increased from 1,700,0001. to 2,000,0001. for that purpose." JOHN OWENS, Joint WM. ARNOLD BAINBRIGGE,S Solicitors, OfBces of the Company, 1, Moorgate. Sept. 26, 1845. LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLYER IIIMPTON; and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY. Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. oaGh. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. Notice is hereby given, that no applications for shares In this line Will be received after SATURDAY, the 4th day of October. WM. MINOLD BAINBRIGGE, Joint' JOHN OWENS, S Solteitore, Offices of the Coinpany',l, Moofpts Apt 26, 1846. O XF°RDs. NEWBURY, ANDOVER, MAN CHESTER, AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Southampton, Wednesday, Sept, 24, 1845. At a meeting of the Borough Council, held this day at the Audit House, or Council Chamber, in Southampton, WILLIAM HOOKE STEERE, Esq., Alderman, in the Chair; It was moved by FRANCIS COOPYIR, Esq. ; seconded 'by A. ADZAHA3f, Esq., and resolved— 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 groat public advantage ; and that in the opinion of this Council the proposed un .dertaking is deserving their utmost support. It was moved by-It. MAnsox, Esq.) seconded by JOSEPH BALL, Esq., 3d. The traffic arising from the carriage of coal from the coast to be distributed on the course of the line. 4th. The carriage of tire celebrated lime of Purlfeet for agricaltura and for building purposes, along the course of the line, and through out the eastern counties. Besides the traffic of passengers and merchandise which will be de rived from the local population, it is certain that cheap and expedi tious travelling to and from Southend will estabish It as a place of recreation and resort for the population of the metropolis, 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 titan ten per cent. upon the capital, and the payment of interest at four per cent. upon She 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, Threadneeflle 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, Messrs. Cardwell and Co., and Messrs. Houghiand al Leese, Manchester; Mr. James Pearson, Birmingham; Messrs. Joshua Wood and Son, Messrs. Watson and Co., and Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. Brady and Stanifortii, Hull ; Mr. J. A. Butchart, Huddersfield Mr. J. W. Carr, Culver-street, 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 ; Mr. Robert Allan,' Messrs. Hugh Munro and Co., Mr. David Kinnear, and Mr. James Pringle, Edinburgh ; Mr. W. Pringle, Leith; Messrs. M`Ewen and Mild, Glasgow; Mr. William Gordon, .berdeen ; Mr. S. A. GlOag, Perth; of whom prospectuses, plans, and forms of application may he obtained. rfUNBRIDGE WELLS, BRIGHTON, AND HASTINGS JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the numerous appli cations for shares in this undertaking, none can be received after TuesDAY, the 7th October. HENRY L. FREUND, Secretay, pro tem. Temporary Offices, 76, Basinghall-street, September 30, 1843. LONDON and NOTTINGHAM RAILWAY, Connecting London, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Leeds. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 and 8 Vict. c. 110.) Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 21. 2s. per Share. (In compliance with the Standing Orders of the Houses of Parliament.) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Sir George G. De Hochepied Larpent, Bart., Chairman. Rev. Henry Robert Fowler, Deputy Chairman. Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq. James Gernon, Esq. Joseph Braithwaite, Esq. William Hannay, Esq. James Brand, Esq. Thomas Wakefield, Esq. Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq. Capt. Adamson George Parker Lieutenant-Colonel Eirington Samuel Parsons, Esq. William Edmond Ferrers, Esq. William Raines, Esq. NorNEEx-IN-Csmr—Charles Hutton Greg or y , Esq.. C.E. ACTING ENGINEERS—Nathaniel Briant, Esq., C.E. STANDDio COUNSEL—Mr. Sergeant Clarke. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Birch and Bramah, Great Winchester-street Mebirs. Forbes and Drake, Warnford-court Meagre. Freeth and Rawson, Nottingham. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. Parker and Smith, Sheffield C. S. Busby, Esq., Chesterfield. PARLIAKENtAny:ADENrs—Messrs. Gregory, Faulkener, and Co., 11, Parliament-street. RANKERS. Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., 15, Lombard-street, London Messrs. Moore and Robinson, Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham The Sheffield and Hampshire Banking Company, Sheffield. SteatrAm PRO TEM.—Mr. William It. Drake. Offices of the Company, No. 8, Warnford-court, London. No further application for shares in this Company will be received 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 :—Messrs. Stockley and Thompson, Solicitors, Liverpool; Messrs. Johnson, Bradley, and Co., Share brokers, Manchester ; Mr. Guy, Sharebroker, York ; Mr. A. Brand, Sharebroker, Glasgow ; Mr. Charles Cowper, Sharebroker, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh; Messrs. Allardyce and Jopp, Brokers, Aberdeen; Alexander Scott, Esq., Perth; Messrs. Bruce and Symes, Sharebrokers, Dublin; and Messrs. Ridsdale, of Leeds. By order of the Committee of Management, WILLIAM It. DRAKE, Secretary. PORT of WISBECH, PETERBOROtiiiii, BIRMINGHAM, and MIDLAND COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 300,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 50. per Share. No SharehOlder to be Ilable beyond the amount of his subscription. PROVISIONAL CWMISITTIE. John Humphcry, Esq., M.P., Alderman of the City of London, Di rector of the Central Rent Railway Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman and Sheri of London, Director of Rastrick's Direct Manchester Railway D. R. Rost, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and Manchester, and,, South Midland Railways Gee ge Danb,y.Pahner, Esq.„ inaglittla4 the cOunty of Norfolk, and borouWof Great Grimsby"; Ureetor of the WaTeneY:ValleAl and Great Y4rmouth, and the Ligcoln, Louth, and Great Gilinsb7l . . * Railways* ' Richard Hammond, Esq., magistrate for the borough of Great Yar mouth, Director of the Waveney Valley Railway John King, Esq„ Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Groat Grimsby Railway. The Rev. H. B.Fowler. 7, Manchester-square, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway * W. A . carapbeji, Esq., Director of the Wexford, Waterford, and Va lentia Railway F. Barretto, 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 Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury W. S. 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 George Parbury, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, London John Inglis Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Capt. Heathom, Director of the Smith Metropolitan Gas Company it. Gray, Esq., 5, Adam's-court, Old Broad-street, London R. C. : 6Olotait: taq., Director . of the Leeds and Liverpool Dirac Railway Peter Morrison, Esci Director of the South Midland Railway Henry Chator, Esq., Clervaux Castle, Darlington James Morrison, t'sq Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead _ Railway W. C. Duppa, Esq., Director of the Canterbury and Dovor Railway William G. Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting, Surrey George R. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk William Tulloch Fraser, Esq., Director of the Blanchester and Rugby Direct Railway (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. London—The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury Wisbech—Messrs. Gurney, Peckover, and Co. Lynn—Messrs. Gurney, Creswell, and Co. ENGINEERS. B. Albano, Esq., M. Inst. C.E., and Wm. Laxton, Esq., C.E. SOLICITOR—Ing lebyThomas Miller, Esq., 3, Ibchuich-faro, Lom- bard-street, London, SECRETARY 110 TEM.—W. 0. J. Wollaston, ESQ. This line is intended fb commence at the Port of Wisbech, by a junction with the line of railway now forming from Lynn, and pro ceed by Thorney to Peterborough, there uniting with the brand' 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 completed in about 18 miles. The importance of this railway, though only 18 miles in length, will be at once seen by an inspection of the map, when the following points will be self-evident. 1. That the port of Wisbech is the nearest sea-port for Birming ham, Staffordshire, and the Midland districts of England. 2. That this line will open the whole of the manufacturing and mineral districts of the Midland Counties and the Potteries to Wis bech, the nearest port for Belgium, Holland, Germany, and the nor thern States of Europe. . . 3. That by the formation of this line a direct railway ommunica tion 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 those of Norfolk, communicating with Nor wich and Yarmouth. _ _ Application for shares (which must in all cases be in tbe usual form, and accompanied by a reference to a hanker or to a member of the Provisional Committee) or prospectuses, may be made to the Pro visional Committee, at theoffices of Mr. I. T. Miller, solicitor to the Company, or the following Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Shewell and Son, Tokenhouse-yard ; Messrs. Lyon, 2, Birchin-lane, London; Messrs. Mann and Son, Norwich; Messrs. Cruso and Son, L 3 nn; Messrs. Peet, Son, and Potter, Nottingham ; Mr. Collis, Birmingham; Mr. F. C. Spencer, Halifax; and Mr. Carr, Culver-street, Colchester. FOBM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Port of Wisbech, Peterborough, Birmingham, and Midland Counties Union Railway. request you will allow shares in this undertaking, and I agree to take the same or such less number as may be al lotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sign the Parlia mentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement, when required. Dated this day of , 184:5. Name in full ........ Residence• • ...• . • Profession or Occupation..." • • •• Usual Signature Beferenca tIl r euue in full :. • • .. • • • • AW NS 4614 .. 6 :Po •••• 611 . GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, Forming a connecting line between the Midland and Grand Junction Railways, with a Branch from Ashby-de-la. Zonch to Derby (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 2111. each. Deposit, V. 2s. per Share. PROVISDWAL COMMITTEE. CIIAIRSIAN—Sir JOHN ED.MtND DE BEAUVOIR. Bart., Con naught-terrace, Hyde Park. DEPUTT-CRAIRMAN—WILLIAM SIMPSON POTTER, Esq., 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 Abergaveuny Railway Hugh Henshall Williamson, Esq., Greenway Bank, Newcastle-under- Lyn., Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Stafford 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 Wlllahon, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway Samuel Walker, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the illeuth Staf fordshire Junction Railway Thomas Timmias ' Esq., Wolverhampton Thomas Randle Andrews, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway William Griffiths, Esq., Park House, Wellington, Salop, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire 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 Loudon, Hounslow, and Western Railway , Edward Gulson, Esq., Cloinnel, Ireland, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, and Leicester Railway? William B. Costello, Esq., Wylie 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 Portsmoutb, and Direct Western Railways. Thomas Wynne, Esq., Longton, Staffordshire, Director of the South Union and Birmingham Junction Railway Menry Dodson, Esq., Suffolk House, Upper Tulse-hill, Director of the Grand Junelima', Great Western, and South-Western Junction Railways Joseph Loxdale Warren, Esq., the Lodge; Market Drayton, and Coll oid' Hall, near Cheadle, Director of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, and Director of the Cambrian and Grand Jauotion Railway Alfred Brodie, Esq., Upper Montagu-street, kontagn-square Robert Chaplin, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Edward Mammatt, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch John 13eavington;•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; Lesiee of the atannton Harold Coal, Lead, and Lime Works • Joseph Bostock, Esq., Breedon-on-Hill, Lessee of the Breeden Lime works James Reeves, Esq., 150, Cheapside, Director of the Direct tondos and Manchester Railway Harvey Wyatt, Esq., Acton-hill, Stafford, Director of the Trent Valley, Midlands ad Grand Junction Railways, and of the Dudley, Madeley, 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, a - tt 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, Esq., Great Heywood, Staffordshire William Field, Esq., Rugeley, Staffordshire Samuel Ginders, Esq., Ingestre, Staffordshire, Ageat to the Right Hon. the Earl of Talbot, K.G. R. S. J. Winterton, Esq., Sketchley Hall, near Hinckley, 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 Ilailway C. 11. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Upper Montagu•street, Montagu-square George Augustus M'Dermott, Esq., Chesterton Hall, near Newcastle- under-Lyne Captain Macdougall, Fir Grove, North Brixton James Lamb, Esq., Hyde Park-square Wm. Tulloch Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square Wm. Clode Braddon, Esq, Regeney-square, Brighton George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield House, Russell-square Jolla Lode, 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., Gieat St. Helens, Broad-street Walter Mutt, Esq., aptain 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 • Rallwaya George Augustus Browne, Esq., 20, Gower-street, Francis Ewart, 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 Phiilipson, Esq., Director oithe Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway William Gambier Esq., Sacombe Park, Harts Admiral Asycough, Southampton, Director of the Birmingham and Leicester Railway James W. Peppercorne, Esq., Dulwich, Surrey, Director of the Rugby and Worcester 'Railway Rev. J. K. Hall, Rector of lrulbourne, Cambridgeshire Rev. Thomas Price, Reetor of Llanrothes, Herefordshire COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Alfred Brodie, Esq. • Edward Mammatt, Esq. Hubert Broom, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. John Carter, Esq. Barnet Laurence Phillips, Esq, Henry Garrett Key, Esq. William Simpson Potter, Esq. Valentine Knight, Esq. C. H. Rogers, Esq. Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. Martin Stutly, Esq. Daniel M'Mahon, Esq. ,John Thompson Esq. BAKkoas—The Union Bank of Lond•n. STANDING COUNSEL. Charlos Ilovrard Whltehuret, Esq., Q.C. J. Mee Mathew, Esq., F.S.A. ENOINEEN—J. U. Rastrick, Esq. &maims—Messrs. Watts, Galsworthy, and Galsworthy, 19, Illy. place, Holborn SZCIMARI—SamueI Stanway, Esq. The first line of the Grand Trunk Railway will eemmenee at the Loughborough station en the Midland Counties line, and pro ceed through the Vale of Sheepshead, to Pegs Green Colliery, near to the terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Rail waf, and frona thence through the coal-fields of Swannington 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, Clifton Campville, and Edingale, to the Birmingham and Derby Railway, which it will cross near to Elford Park Farm, and thence traverse the Valley of the Taint 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. with Bir mingham. By means of its junction with the Trent Valley line at Alrewas, the Grand Trunk reachei Colwlch, and there meets the proposed North Staffordshire line, which proceeds through the heart of the Potteries to Newcastle-under-Lyne, Leek, and Macclesfield. By means also of the same Trent Valley line at Alrewas the Grand Trunk pro ceeds 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 by 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 proceed to Kings 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 Swannington Railway 'Mil 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-Zoueh. At Ashby-de-la-Zouch the Grand Trunk forms a junction with the proposed tiottingham and Birmingham, and with the proposed Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railways. Its importance as a line for passengers Is too obvious for commeak, torrnipg as It does a complete jiirictioniktiften thcfpk,tWo' great thoroughfares, the Mid land and Grand JundflOhltallWays f ,land bYits branch from Derby to Ashby-de-la-Zouch another t•tIAMI6te junction between the Great Northetta and Southentlinesnow-tn progress, thus opeming a direct line of-communication to all parts of the kingdom. . . As a line for traffic, tho Grand Trunk will form the most direct transit to the Leicestershire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire iron and coal fields, to the Burton breweries, to North and South Wales, and Ireland to Scotland, and all parts of the north, and to the eastern, southern, and western parts of the empire. It will also be the nearest and most direct communication from the east 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 very highest order. The Moira coal-field 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 is yet to be worked. There are beds of Kennel and main coal at Cole Orton of equal quality, though not of equal depth with those of Staunton Harold, whilst the main coal at Swannington is un 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 lead ore, now in full course of working. The properties of the Breedon, Staunton Harold, and Ticknall lime are so weil known to agriculturists and others, that an extension of traffic for so valuable a commodity into mare 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 for paving and building purposes, and for which a ready market would be found along the line. The country also abounds in gypsum, of which immense quantities are used in Birming ham and elsewhere these markets will thus become opened for the quarries at Chellaston. A new and extensive outlet will also be opened fbr the eartkeuwaro of Wooden Box and Griesley Potteries. Until the Act of Parliament be obtained, the affairs will be under the control of the Committee of Management, to whom power is given to allot the shares and apply the funds of the Company in payment of all proper expenses in the formation of tke Company and otherwise. _ _ _ Power will be applied for in the Act, and in the meantime 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 Companiee, Application for shares mast be made in the usual fbrm to the soli citors to the Company, Messrs. Watts, Galsworthy, and Galsworthy, 19, Ely-place, Holborn, Loudon ; to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, 3, Adelaide-place, London-bridge ; and to the fol lowing LOCAL soLionlara. Messrs, Keen and Hand, Stafford Thomas Bolton, Esq., Wolverhampton E. Kern Jarvis, Esq., Hinckley Messrs. Kcary and Sheppard, Stoke-npon-Trent Thoraas Piddock, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch F. J. Hamel, Esq., Tamworth John Perks, Esq., Burton-upon-Trent Beauvoir Brock, Esq., Loughborough Charles 2riesley, Esq., Lichfield Messrs. Moore and Gregory, Leicester. Also to the following : VIARETSKOMS. London—Messrs. 11111, Fawcett, aad Hill, Thresdneedle-street Messrs. Harris and Sons, 'Change-alley Mr. A. Sym, Tokenhouse-yard Liverpool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead Bristol'—Messrs. Tate and Nash Leeds—Mr. James Jamieson and Mr. W. Crouhelut Messrs. Weatherburn and Jennings Birmingham—Mr. J. R. Lane Newcastle—• Mr. W. W. Dickinson Bradford—Mr. William Mason Sheffield—Messrs. Bardwell and Sons Hull—Mr. Francis Stamp Wakefield—Mr. S. H. Armitage Nottingham—Mr. C. Spencer Worcester—Mr. W. Miles York—Messrs. Grayston and Erie Blackburn—Mr. Thomas Boardman Southampton—Mr. Joseph Clark, jun. Exeter—Messrs. 11. Beaumont and Co. Edinburgh—Mr. Charles Couper, 30, St. Andrew's-Kttare Cheltenham—Mr. James Stokes Leicester—Messrs. Williams and Sunderland Messrs. Eaglefleld and Co GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby g iven, that the List for receiving Shares will be closed on the following days, viz. :—for London, SATURDAY, October 4th, for the Country, Mon,Ay, October 6th. By order, STANWAY, Serottarf, 3, Adalaidepido, Londot,bricrit -- •••aro, Sheriff, and resolved— 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 with respect to the prOilised railways, viz. The Mayor Mr. Stebbing Mr. Le Feuvre Mr. J. Lankester Mr. Bernard Mr. F. Cooper Mr. Mabson Mr. Spooaer • Mr. Davies Mr. Tucker. • Mr. Cornell It was moved by HENRY WOOLDRIDGE, Esq. ; seconded by Dr. OKE, and resoived— That the thanks of this Committee are due, and are hereby pre sented, to Ralph Etwall, Esq., M.P., Chairman to the Oxford, New bury, Andover, Manchester, and Southampton 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, L 3IANCHESTEE, AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 600,0001.. in 30,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. COMMITTER OF MANAGEMENT. Chairman—Ralph Etwall, Bsq., 31. P. for Andover Deputy-Chairman—Richard Birley, Esq., Manchester George Peel, Esq.. William Lankester, Esq. John Thomas Price, EN. Richard Jordan, Esq. George Boyle Chappell, Esq. Henry Brchan, Esi. George Laishley, Esq. John Reeves, 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 ftuther applications for shares in this Company will 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 SOUTIIEND RAILWAY, Forming a Direct Communication beta een Dngland 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, 550,0001., in. 22,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. PIOVISIONAL comstirr.m. Sr Henry Webb, Bart., 105, Pall-mall, Loudon, Vice-Chairman of the York. and Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Rugby; Warwick, and Worcester 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 Big g, Esq., 19, Bryanston-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 Cavell, Esq., 7, Charles-street, St. James's-square John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-street, Landon,Direetor of the Chelms ford and Bury Railway Frederick George Cox, Esq., Doctors'-eommons, 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 Lsrn, Belrsut, 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. Fowler, 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., Enaresbororgh, Yorkshire Captain Twisleton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, Director of the Leicester and Tear, and Dove Valley Railway, and of the British Mutual Life Office F. W. Hamilton, Est., 50, Gloucester-place, Portman-Square, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham • and London Direct, and the Burton on-Trent, Stafforc, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Railway John Lawrence Harris, Esq., 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry William George Hazison, Esq. Hill House, tipper Tooting, Surrey T. Charles Harrisor, Esq., F.R .S., 31, Yorkterrace, Regent's Park William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Tam- worth Railway Company Josiah Ileale, Esq., Gray's Inn-square, Dlteetor of the Chelmsford and Bury Rail way John Holmes, Esq., 88, St. James's-street, Director of the Isla of Man and Direct *astern Railways William Buliteley lfughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Wellh Mid laud Railway Herbert Ingram, Zsq., Swinshead Abbey, Lincolnshire, Director of the Ambergats, Zottingham, and Boston Railway Company William Jackson, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Goole and Don- caster Railway - - Richard Kelly, Esq., Chairman of the New Ross, Carlow, and KII kenny Railway William Kemp, Esq, Teign Villa, Teignmouth George Laurie, Esq., Talavera-place, Broughton, near Manchester John Manwaring, lisq., Engle Hall, Pately Bridge, Yorkshire, Direct. tor of the Brighten and Cheltenham Railway John Nixon, Esq., Lloyd's Edward Norris, Esq., Clairville, near Manchester, Director of the Direct Western, and Direst London and Manchester The Mayor of Nottingham Nathaniel Ogle, Esq., Heath-lane Lodge, Twickenham Apsley Pellatt, Esq., Holland-street, Blackfriars, 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 Kinraird 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 Trinii, Reading, and Basing stoke Railways Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street,.Bryanston-square, " " rector of the Direct Western Railway T. Ridley, Esq., M.D., Sheffield, Director of the Lincoln and North ampton Railway A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq.l Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Hoary Savage, Esq., Dorset-place, Dorset-square, Director of the Tring, Beading, and Basingstoke Railway Julian Skrine, Esq., Lenstield House, Cambridge, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Timothy Steward; Esq., Heigham Lodge, near Norwich Thomas Tebbutt, Esq., Plate-terrace, Rusholm, near Manchester, Director of the Rugby and Manchester Direct Railway William Alexander Thomas, Esq., Maunden, Essex Joseph Thompson, 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 Leeds 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-mall, Director of the South Midland Railway , Robert Vaughan Wynne Williams, Esq., 99, Bedford-place, Russell square W. A. Wilkinson, Eve'. H. Woodhead, Esq., 1, James-street, Adelphl, London William Wright, Esq., 8.A., Great Portland -street, Portland-place Sir William Wynne, Chairman of the North Wales Railway • (With power to add to their number). COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. John Holmes, Esq. William Bnlkeley Hughes, Esq., Herbert Ingram John 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. • William Wright, Esq. Miles Dormer, Esq. snraixiant John Gibbs, Esq. I Arthur Dean, Esq. BANKERS. • London—The Commercial Bank, Lothbury, and Henrietta-street Roniford=London and County Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs.e .i a n n e d Westwood, t, and' Gray's Inn-square smith, Laurence Pountney-place 5 LOCAL AGENT—North Surridge, Esq., Romford. SECRETARY—R. Causton, Esq. T em porary Office, 5, Laurence P ountney-place, London. This railway will form a junction with th e E astern Counties Rail way,lssrs C P l e i r aw in tl 3f er near the important market town of itomford, in Essex, and proceed from thence, by way of the populous agricultural districts of Hornchurch, Opminster, Cninham, North and South Ockenden, Langdon, Bulpham, llort%n. Stapford, Basilden, Pitsey, Southßen fleet, Thundersley, rti#lo., URgleary Leigh, Eastwunktßochfort3.aud Prittlevrelf, to the agree4l le and ranch - frequented:watering- ilace - of Southend. Independently of its numerous, oval advantages, 'it npen a nearly direct comntualcation between the Essex coast and many of the most important places in Holland and Belgium, and more par ticularly with Hamburgh, the Rhine, Ostend, s liddleburgh, 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 pre cure a large amount of traffic, and will enable parties to proceed from London to Gravesend in less than an hour Southend is - situated at " the mouth of the Thames," 'and by means of a pier, is accessible to steam-vessels, at all times, for land ing and embarking passengers and general merchandise, and the construction of this railway cannot &LI to establish it as a packet station of the highest importance to Belgium and Holland as well as to England. The value of this line to the shipping interests of the City of Lon don cai 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 inconveniences attendant thereupon. The advantages which the Government must derive from the for mation of this railway are obvious, and the proposed line is warmly supported by the principal landowners, it being au established fact, that railway communication considerably enhances the value of land. The distribution of coal throughout the southern portions of the county of Essex and other localities more inland will form an im portant item of revenue, as will the carriage of Purfloet 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 themselves of the menus of this railway to go to and from the metropolis and the following places, viz., Gravesend, Southend, Sheerness, Herne Bay, Margate, and Rams gate. It is also important to observe that by the aid of the Graves end and Rochester, 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 *agent coun ties. The engineers of the line have reported " that neither tunnels nor heavy embankments, nor large excavations will require to be made on any portion of the proposed line ; that it is wholly free from engineering difficulties, and may be constructed at a compa rztively small cost," The promoters of this railway have great pleasure in stating that" The Eastern Counties Railway Company," in a letter to the Solicitors of this Company, dated 9th June, 1845, hare signified " that, In the event of the proposed line being con structed, they will be very happy to co-operate in affording it an the usual facilities." 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 for transit under the present mode of travelling by steam-vessels, and of that by the proposed railway, is subjoined PRESENT MODE, BY STEAM-VESSELS. Miles. Hours. From London to Southend ••••• • • • 45 .. Id " Sheerness ........ ..... 50 .. 5 " Herne Btu' ....... 65 .. 6!,‘ " Margate .. " Ramsgate ..... ......... 85 8, Zi TIIZ PROPOiED ZJILWAY. 3111ee. flours. Froni London to 50uthend............... 3.5 .. 1 " Sheerness .............. 40 " Herne Bay ............ 55 .. 3 " • Margate 65 .. 4 Ramsgate 75 .. 5 4, " Gravefiend, via Tilbury .. 25 .. 1 And a summary of the chief sources from which the traffic will be derived. Ist. From passengers proceeding to and' from the port of London to the Continent and all parts of the world. 2d. From passengers proceeding by steam and other ve.ssele, to or from the port of London to all the eastern and northern ports of the kingdom. &L From passengers now proceeding by steam-vessels to and, from the port of London to Gravesend, Southend, Sheerness, Herne Bay, Margate, and Ramsgate. 4th. The carriage of the mails, merchandise, luggage, and agricul tural produce. Besides these sources of traffic, a direct communication win bet opened between the north-eastern counties and Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate, and the ports of Ostend, Rotterdam, and the Rhine. The local ad - vantages, - from which a large source of revenue must also arise, are as ' • Ist. The opening to • the 'agriculturists of the districts which this railway- will- traverse, of a cheap and direct commtniication with the most important markets of the county of Essex. Sd. The carriage of Ma to tits Load= market and *Whoa ESTIMATE OF TRAFFIC. The nimbor of passengers travelling by steam-vessels to and from the port of London to Southend, Sheer ness,lferne•bay, Margate, and Ramsgate, amounted in the year 1844 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 ld. per mile per pas senger will produce... The number 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 C9tlll - via Romford by the proposed railway, at Id. per mile per passenger From official Customhouse returns obtained for the 4,680 0 0 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- _ _ senger ••• • .• ........ ... ........ 4,746 13 0 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 amourt to 6,570, at Id. per mite per passenger. • • • • • • • ..... •• • • Of the average rumber of persons who visit Graves end, it is estimated that live per cant, 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 Counties to and from Gravesend via Tilbury, estimated at 11,250 Id. per mile per passenger will produce.. Five per cent. on the amount o f p assenger traffic for parcels and luggage (only one-half the usual allowance) will produce .... In annual average of 5,000 vom,e, of vessels engaged in fisheries supply the London markets through the medium of the Thames, estimated to convey 200,000 tons 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 134 d. per ton per mile, will pr0duce......................... ......... • • 7,500 0 0 The coarty of Essex sends tq the London market on an ave - age 800,000 quarters of grain. Potatoes are likewise extensively cultivated ibr 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 l%d. per mile, - :will produce ...... In the foregoing statemcn4 no Estimate of Revenue - is shown from the following sources of traffic :- 1. The carriage of the Mails •••• • • • • ••••••• • .• • • • P 2. The carriage of Troops and Government Stores • • • 3. The carriage of Merchandise and Luggage that will be put on board and landed at Southend, from ships proceeding from and entering the mouth of the 4. The carriage of Live Stock from the Southern part of Essex and Kent to the London and Romford Markets . ••••••••••••• ..... •••••••••••• 5. The carriage of Purileet Lime for building purposes 657 0 0 1,218 15 0 3,297 le 0 Deducting 37% per cent. for working expenses...... £90,505 19 8 33,972 2 6 £56,63317 2 Will leave tmwards of 10 per cent. on the capital of the Company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Comasitteel of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway. Elentlemen,—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. 6d. per share thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Name in full Trade or Profession Residence ... • • ......... ........ . Place of Business (if any). • .... • • • ..... Reference ...... THE LEEDS and CARLISLE,or lIRTIIERN TRUNK RAILWAY of ENGLAN; (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 2,000,0001., in 80,000 Shares of Web. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. por Share. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. • WILLIAM BERESEORD, Esq., 31.1'., Chun. JOSEPH UNDERWOOD, Esq., Deputy-Clinan. William Arming, Esq. D X nton Duptou , 1., MAN T "" Charles Bamford, jun., Esq. • 'Leeds W. G. Beare, Esq. Arthur Mann, Esq, . J. Yarde Buller Y rade Buller, Esq. Joseph 31Iddleton,141. W. Bradley, Esq. George Parbury, f- , James Clay, Esq. William Simpson Per, 141. W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P. John Rawson, Esq. _ 0 Henry Cornfoot, Esq. J ames Steel, Esq., MAP Carlisle Richard Dutton, Esq. Henry No Plum Is ptre Gipps, ve Fsq. Josep h Thompson, ° 10' 4 i' ti ce hereby gin that NO further APPLICXOe -. SHARES can be received after SATURDAY, Ire 4111 of tber By order of the Committee of 3lanageme nt, e _ tor. 33, Gresham-street. CHAS. LOCOCE: WEBB, S 0° --------------- B RIGHTON AND CHELTEN HAM D 3Eci RAILWAY. (Registered l'rovisionallY.) ._ Capital, 1,C00,0001., in Shares of 201. Oen. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMItITTES. For shorter distances, Sixpence. The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, 3, Belgrave-square w __. w tnisidie The Hon. Thomas William G age , Westbury -11° "'" Petersfield The Hon, Edward Jerningham Winisor i il The Right Hon; Lord ROSSI/WM the Dell, 4:l The Right Hon. Georg, Lionel D awson Dam.r, lu 1, Tilney-street, Park. lane, l,' fi " The Hon. Robert Gore, M.F., Bates, Edwaid, Esq., 3, Union -place, f 11l Clift, James, Esq., Bloomsbury-square , Coape, Henry Co,, Esq., Goldhanger, Maldon, lisse' t I $ 4, 1 i / itzgerald, Charles, Esq., Charles-street, _St. Ja.nle6, ' gi - Macktni lan, James, Esq., Southampton,,4usre, Pococl, Lewis, Esq., F.R.S., Mon' ag ue -street, limes.' Willes, George, Esq., fiungerford-park , plrect 4s , r d, Sir William Wynn, Suffolk-place, Pall-mall, ~ the oPoton. Hughes, Hughes William, Esq., late M.P. lor f 9ouilu ullP A nd Oxford, High Sheriff of Hants, and Aldennan: Groo•gripas.,olrto,,,,,tit the City of London, Humphrey, John, Esq., M.P., Alderman o f the jtal'''' City of London, ~, of O . -, eto— O . Sir Henry B. Munch, Great Marlow, Bucks, I Dir e by IS .. I pug tee Chitty, Ayscough; Southampton, v io. a Chitty, Thomas, Esq , Upper Gower-street, , or eesi Greig, Alexander, Esq., Lowndes-street, Beigra Te. li o lleut/ square, Chulow, W. W., Esq., 12, Selwood-place, Brightoll nirectorl,t, Brooks, John, Esq., Alderman of Manchester iiimeingia Gutch, John M. Esq., banker of Worcester Tido. ' King, William, Esq. L. „ a te , j 31iti ` BO " Trapp, Benjamin, Esq., banker, Bedford Direct f tine Trapp, Thomas, Esq., balker, Bedford, Croft, Major, Regent-street, Deputy Chairmanlo°6'2l° Cliester 01 ti nobse The Boroughreeve of Manchester ant i Mcteyard, Horace William, Esq. , Chathatn-place to'' Johnson, Richard, Esq., Moorgate-street Waller, Major James, K.H., St. James's-square, k 61 , Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.M.P.,13r00 Club pire t l:n r ii Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., London and Macclesfield ,to f Junction Harris, Samuel, Esq., ironmaster, Du dle y W est Lea, John W., Esq., Worcester oirs/ Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, near Ashbourne of t ' " A Ty tki le i r l , so G n e . o j rg .it e,. w Es ., q isq H place , London, „ olloway- tore , Itek Wheelton, John, Esq., l E at h e n S wd hTriffno°fu'Loe'Lnedeodng, rilco;rdteriof Meopham Bank, Tonbrielge Heneage, Charles, Esq., Cadeby-house, Lincolnshire Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Chairman 1 ~ofti,,(l l Sir Wm. Boothby, Bart., Ashbourne Hall, pe r- pined,' „, 5"7.... byshire perbP';,,j ' a it''' Sir William Lowthrop, Hull ford' h _ ir r e :rolti r• Brindley, Thomas Esq., Uttoxeter Ja ne" Park A. N., Esq.,' 'fork-terrace, Regent'. Jane" Park Lambert, Richard, Esq., Syston Hall, Sudburni . 0 .-...terf Suffolk, try", s i Cleobury, Thomas Mortimer, Esq., Askew Villa ' _,,,, tbs:011 0 ; Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, iv- 00( 10 ,,,, so. Sig lli t t e , 4tif * bourne-street, Hyde Park-gardens The Sheriff of York soli- `i r e for d ' Crokett, Thomas, Esq., Cannock .. n t Inn rail Allen, Robert, Esq., Sergeant-at - law, sergre.---1- Dalby John Robert Es., Ashbounie, Derbr u "' - Smith, , G. W., Esq., , Har q bury-hall, Sheffield Di r f t l i s 4 Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Chainnan t he -'' AO num est": k tori l o ":": Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Pall-1 Hamilton, Frederick William,Esq., 59 , - -c P NO place Fitch, Colonel George, 36, York-terrace, Dir ° „, Mitt Tott , -,, , a ge Barry, John David, Esq., Petri. and London And v o rsi t o Mackenzie, William, Esq., Paris and London i l e c tor " oti i f GP I 'or 0 " f nsi. 0 0. Ja cti 01, The Hon. William Dawson, Parkstone-lodge ,fwle (lemon, James, Esq., 13, Conduit-street, vice' Chairman Er s skl ua n r e ei , Henry D., Esq., Mount-street, Gr orren° : f . Kee ci ne, John Joseph, Esq., Chairman, Director, the National Bank of Ireland, St. John's • Ve r °' Regent's-park, Brown, Joseph;Esq., Alderman, Bedford' Hamer, Samuel, Esq., General Post-oftlee , "" Southampton-row, Russell-square Splers, E. J., Esq., Director of the Der Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway, ton Villas, Paddington, Wardle, Henry, Esq„ Macclesfield COff The Count Morel, Hereford-street, Park-lana Major-Gen. Sir Francis Cockburn, Dover ss , lrlsll l 7o , Major-Gen. Sir Love, Parry, Jones parry, 1C.C•ni; 1 0 100 c o ol vonshire, Director of the Direct East and Nirest, i rs o Adair, Maj., Director of the Church of England JP' Anderton, James. Esq., Bridge-street; Blackfrinrs bi d Allfree, John, Esq., Brighton .01 01— Attree, Thomas, Esq., Queen's Park, Brig hton r Arnold, Thomas James, Esq., Sergeants' Inns rister for the City of London of 1). Bear, Capt., Porchester-place, Connaught -e q uAro Beech, James, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place Du Brightman, John, Esq., Regency-square, 13. -g-t° •Direct Northern Railway Brown, Thomas, Esq., Silsoe Brown, Henr, Esq., Ash-de-la-Zouch Burnett, John y , Esq., Chelt by enham, Coroner of the C e Fl u ti est i Buscheck, Charles, Esq., merchant, 133, Fenchur Chambers, William, Esq., Cocksbench , Derbyshilcosatri t 1 Cottle, M. M., Esq., Leamington, Direct or of por` cter Railw xo , Dayr u ell, B. Fra nc is , Esq., Lilingstone Dayrell, 141,ester Bucks, Chairman of the Minehead and Bridt" Everitt, Henry Yarburgh, Esq., Brighton Furner, Robert, Esq., Fitzroy-square, London Farecombe, Mr. Alderman Fladgate, Francis, Esq., Brompton 10 /4 Freeman, Thomas, Esq., Brighton 0 1 " 4 Gates , George, Esq., Steyning of t b. Gisborne, Henry Francis, Esq., Derby, Director • Leicester and Tamworth Railway 0 413 0 11 s Greene, The Rev. Redden, Vicar of Rogate' r e fer poc i i ttia 0e Hale, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Ashby- b bd of Hale, The Rev. William, Rector of Fulbourne , Haynes, Samuel, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, etol °( • t ira Pir e cc rt vi• ic 041 f1 ,4 rot"' cester and Birmingham Railway Heuty, J., Esq. Chichester.StleBetfol Ingram, Hugh, Esq., Steyniag; magistrate for Jenkins, Henry, Esq., 47, Woburn-place, Rue"P'4lre Jervis Swynfen, Esq., Whitehall-place , St afford Lacy, Henry, Esq., Petersfleld, Banker 0 110 Lyon, James, Esq., Dangsteln, near Rogate, Pet Macaulay, Captain, R. E , Cheltenham ti Martineau, Joseph, Esq., Basing Park, Alton , ca feW w- Mercer, Major-General, C. 8., Queen Ann-at Manwaring, John, Esq., Eagle Hall, PatelY Mascary, Thomas, Esq., Norbury Hall , Ashbew— tel M.Cann, Nicholas, Esq., 50, Parliament-stre et Moore, Major, Queen Ann-street, Cavendislt-eqw— Indian Peninsular Railway Murray, George, Esq. Chichester Nadin, Joseph, Esq., Esq., Derbyshire Nadin, Nathaniel, Esq., Stapenhill, Derbyshire ~adin, Nathaniel, Esq., Stapen , VP' -- Neracher, Thomas Henry, Esq., Dudley Norris, Edward, Esq., Clairville ev olClo - pi Norton, Joseph, Esq., Clayton West, near 1- 164" - '' the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Irin a , In• -, , Parkingson, John, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridg e-te _sosl Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nam I'ilkington, Henry, Esq., Ashby-de-la-'Louth 10%114° Price, the Rev. Thomas, Llarothel ioill h igrw - j Proctor, the Rev. Dr., Chichester-house, Kern.- ' e id, ~ ' Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates-cottage , Vr a '''' . Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Railway - to Sleigh, Lieut.-Gen., C. 8., Shirley-house, Soutnaleter "7 Seymour, Frederick , Fred.rick, Esq., St. James's-square, 4/ tile c o o.' don and Nottingham Railway Skrine, Julian, Esq., Cambridge, Director of Lincolnshire Railway Pett ii „geld Turner, J., Esq., M.P., Truro n- flO - Waddington, J. Horsey, Esq., Langru.sh-house , ,,,,,ey, p p Whitchurch, James, Esq., South-cliff, Nettley 11- '" - Williams, Benjamin, Esq., banker, White hall _ P PP West, Thomas, Esq., Banker, Brighton ikTeife" ~ ' Wood, William, Esq., M.D., Chetwynd-house, - • rector of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Turn, J. Borwick, Esq., Herne-hill, Surrey. CI . ENGINEERS. ~, 1 1" air John Rennie, F.R.S. ; George Rerning.- i3r pol• , j a AS S ISTANT ENGINEER —Henry. IVrigir' 3 Augustus Walter Arnold, Esq., 31, SOLICITORS Golden - W I o d e tk4ll ol6 Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-street,lllo 31 LOCAL SOLICITORS— aCSSTS. Attree, Clarke, Brighton. LOCAL_., AG ENTS. 2 _., William Mitchell, Esq., Peterafit o ueste" vo t, Messrs. Bailey and Wickham, `pin BANKERS. BANKERS• co., $O, O il,: London—Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, . 4 Brighton—The Cockburn,3Ufeniouns.Bnk; . do, Stock Banking Cou - iPa u P lo t 11e,;..aa Cheltenham—Branch of the National Provin v e ad o, • PARLIAMENTARY AGENT Cadwallader F. /T street. SECRETARY PROPlT,Eobis.i7E3ClrT.l3.Fsr.ede_j,,ricl: tor:40000;100094.' Branchttnd CooroiaEgnidtiotellein l d ' COOOOO4. This important line will commence at B“.,„ gi i o r through or contiguous to the towns of Steyo•7oo„.o ,f,' hurst, Petersfleld and Alresford).will join at thL oo d e „„ o pvir tion of the South-Western Railway, the pro ~s' iliA„, e r Manchester and Oxford Junction. the Jet TOW A negotiation has been entered into with 1 ••• for) ,- . ',, s and it is proposed by means a their project; taf.i, is ao; . e. Brighton and Cheltenham Railway shitil, Pre cee .• • - _ a to op 4 ford to Swindon. From Petersfleld a short branch will be 1 0 7, - 0 1 &,00,14,9 1 where, nearly at the same point of junction, t ... rol i _ , de y ,./ mouth direct will intersect the line in its war n' o 1 1 ,7 otA.Ol O , From Swindon it is proposed to proceed Dr "••10 1 '''Iae , Southampton Railway to Chelt nham, and by tol d . by the Derbyshire, Worcestershire and 8 other existing and contemplated lines. t the P O On reference to the map, it will be seen th 6 m ho of tait_dl l°l fee l: to be obtained by the formation of this line icTiolo opirOf connexion of the northern, western, and theZtit th e 00 o • turing counties, and North and South Wolea,titeflrpiAste, and the populous and fashionable towns of t oe rte Dover. ifig Dl Watgeti incree e 1 6 o> i i. It is unnecessary to observe on the daily „,, tile A O s s, Brighton and Dieppe, which the railroad fr o o pt; 'OO 3 Rotten, and theacc to Paris, must greatly augur Wit l3 oo o . o f of the projected line, a direct eommunicave, 00 A . fi f with.' from Brighton or Dover, will be opened df oo a l .# of England. the tr- - o f v ( 10 is It is obvious that with these advantagel; ce ntre cois ji.. o " sarily be large, the line passing through 1'7,000 taming a population of about 300,00 0, at P • _,. tit 09 ' railway accommodation. in itter7 3 o o 4 ;eo o e t o rd Power will 1.,e applied for in the Act OO OO 4 _,. .4.- necessary, to alter the line, or to make e ecli f.r th e Pfoe ed eh e ile ; s t therefrom as may be deemed necessary ; ale ° .....ne 08 ,,..a t.lsfei gamation with other Companies, should the e _77;deP w icarl a tir The Company reserves to itself the option y!_,. t iork ow narrow gauge, or the principle of atmospheric {folio so a O O No further call beyond the deposit Wil l D. ` ,iceool .. ,J shall be obtained. Will IWO O5l In the allotment of shares, preference ,_ vie sesoo dr 0 , locally Interested, aid to the sharehwolhdoeiren plucto_.rtob..t.oo4:;,_.olo:lloflere; this Company will be connected. Application for shares may be ma d° r oan. ° vepr,,,,_ 00 4 to the following Sharebrokers, of of the line, ma be obtained :—Lonclon--3_f„TvraeZpow• of, Co., 2, Old Broad-street.; Messrs. Preece er_Jir.,,lo-011,4014,it Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis. Blackh!Wolafti i ,Set i t i•?!, 5 man. Bradford—Mr. George Clark ; liir' To ne 6— ptier, _,;;O? , Messrs. Tate and Nash. Cheltenham — re sasti s iar t • o3, Mr. J. S. Holland. Derby—Messrs. Err e . : J A ntee S e ts. f. Labertouche and Stafford. Edinburgh georft.oll-4 Princes-street ; Mr. Nicholson. ExererisicTiogooribeoW:i C°' IJ' 1101, , .; Langworthy ; Mr. Thomas Sandford. and Hutchinson. Halifax—Mr. William _ qu a 0 ge' P" . _A l li Mr. L. Weatherburn, jun.; Messrs. s . l n ceoll id gin~ Orlffs Frederick Stamp. Leeds—Mr. Jollie s Fo rte e tonl3e o P , loved and Oastler. Leicester—Jfessrs. ~„n lor e. ti pool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead ; ek ic hardiirelo' •• • Mr. Morris Reynolds. Macclesfield -31 ;10o. . A '" v eer; 01414; chester—Mssrs. Cardwell and Sons ; , Ths eef; SP e 3 O.• oi, Mr. Charles ` O'Neil. N ottiugham—Mr• '"wptcr:„...Or'jy, Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons. South!, ro ots+ 0 ,4 e• ° otos' jun. Wakefield—Mr. E. H. Armitag • Graf Thomas Henry Wheeler. York—Me i '' Offices of the Company, 1, 04 Olt SA and FORM OF APPLICATION L i pton , j oiSl 0e To the Provisional Committee of th e ~, ,aes e >,00 11. . r e Direct litail we. ' • a'•ostto „ea Gentlemen,—l request you to allot le_ !,,,,, o pt th,,, e t tle_d i fi'' the above railway; and I undertake to '7,1, 0 pet ''''' d to I" - number as you may approprie necessary do e,do, e l ' the Company, and to sign the liar ,. .. i j .:,, quired, the deposit thereon of 21. 2s. per s 046. .. 0 , 0 11 1 ' . .•.. ~ Dated this day of •••• ' a a ;id° • o° o l % o .... •• ' IRe .0 .. . a Name in full • • fos sione . 0 • ;;• '.• . 0 Profession and Pro , ....... • ~.., , . ate. _ ose , Private Residence hi 1r .. . „ ~., , Usual Signature.• •• : ~ „.. Reforetloll •' " Ma/11l bietrgst6. ( .Lr - Vd y (kt Sk er ! e , aqtll,,, 9 El It t P" l 4 2 tt, 1,0,141 A kt , P 44 4 4% Ikikt ,_ P AN ,. 4 , 4, Ih I,llc 'IL 41 4 ,, one, tt ale COIA I '