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TAE GRAANO APPROXIMATION ILWAY. Rastrick's Line. Provisionally Regimered pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, C p. 110 sec. 4.) Designed to avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very considerable saving, both of time and distance, between the two capitals of England and Ireland, running in a direct line from Lon don to Bangor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or accommodating in its route the following towns and places, 'lamely, Rickansworth, Chesham, Wendover, Aylesb ur y , Alces- Bicester, Dod rnoington, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon - Avon , Warwick, ter, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Kidderminster, BridgnorthWel, Wenlock spool, , Lroaeley, Coalbrookdale, ahrewsbury, Lian-y-raynech, Gswestry, Llangollen, Lianrahaladr, Mochnant, Corwen, Pentre voelas, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead. Capital 6,000,000/., in 12000 Shares of 501. each. Deposit 51. 59. ,0 per Share. Temporary offices of the Company, 4, Great Winchester-street, London. PROVISIONAL CosiMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., G.C.H. Lord Viscount Mandeville Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P. Hon. Captain Fenton Evan Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the Bandon and Bantry Railway Si re. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Ardley Bury, Herts, Director ef the Oxford and Cambridge Railway Sir Henry Winston Barron, Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland General Sir John F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Montague-street, Bryan ston-square Col. Sir Duncan ll`Dougal, K.C.8., Eaten-square Rear-Admiral Sir Salusbury Davenport, C. 8., K.C.H., Bramall-hall, Cheshire, and Weedon-liall, Bucks Sir J. Gaspard Le Marchant, K.C.11., Cork Major-General Sir Love Parry, Madryn Park, Carnarvon, Director of the North Wales Railway Col. Sir F. Hankey, G.C.31.G., Director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Sir George Rich, Director of the Oxford, Southarapton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pyns, Clifford-street, Director of the London and Exeter Railway Sir James Pitcairn, Cork Sir Janes Eyre, Lower Brook-street Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, -Lieutenant of the Devos ep Pe t rt Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Du County of Salop John Meredith, Esq., Hasborn Park, Magistrate for the Counties of Worcester and Salop The Right Hen. John Ladavere Arabin, Lord Mayor of Dublin Timothy O'Brien, Esq., Alderman, Merlon -square, Dublin, Director of the Hibernian Bank Jeremiah Dunne, Esq., T.C., Dublin, Director of the Hibernian Bank Thomas Bermin g ham, Esq., Dublin Major-General Henry Bowdler, Sidney-terrace, Cork Captain Robert Peel Dawson, Upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle dawson, Ireland George Henry Dashwood, Esq., M.P., West Wyeomb-park, Bucks B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-place, Bryanston-square Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway The O'Gorman Mahon, Mahonberg, County of Mare, Ireland Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, King's Comity, Ireland, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway The O'Moore, Cheghan Castle, High Sheriff of the County of Ros common Robert Hart, Esq., D r ipshM-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wor cester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and South Wales Railways Es l, , , Msaintfai , etenrl2 l :twimou,t hshire ._. magh, Coleraine, and . Itortrush, Dublin and Armagh Inland, Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways The Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County of Salop, Vice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Charles Fox, Esq , D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple Thomas Meyer Carvick, Esq., Highwood, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Railway William Leehmte Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Dublin and Gal way Railway; &c George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Calla* and Lima Railway William Seymour, Esq, Montague-place, Russeri-square William Jobs Maeguire, Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Bristol Railway Rev. Pooley Shuldam Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National Board of Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of the. Strabane Ship Canal Company. Robert John Lattey, Esq., Claremont -place, ()rove End-road, St. John's Wood. William Ayseough Wilkinson, Esq. Woodbury Down, Middlesex, Director of the Waveney Valley , Great Yarmouth, and Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M., Shooter's-hill and Coleraine, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo, and Shan- Bon Railways Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester -square, Diree tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan non Railways Captain James W.od, R.M., Woolwich William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin Richard Edward Arden,-Esq., Bedford -square, Director of the Dub lin and Armagh Inland Railway Captain Rodgers, Cloaenedon-house, Loughs% Irelaad John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Marine In. surance Office Crag t;', Esq., Queen -square, Bloomsbury Joseph John Anderson, Esq., Director of the South Midlan d Junction Rail way, &c. J. I'n:eine, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury G. Ilazlei and Es Huntingdonq., West Carlton-hall Railway, tkc , Leicestershire, Director of the J. 31`.. T Rug; . au, Esq., Director of the Worcester, Rugby, and Warwick Railway J. Bright, Esq., 3LD., Cambridge-square, London Colonel Pereira, Bengal Artillery, Great Coram-street W. Clement, Esq., Shrewsbury Rickard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and County Cork, Director of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways. Robert Remmett Esq., Victoria-square, Grosvenor - Place , Director of the Sovereign Insurance Office, &e. Thomas Gresham; Esq. Rahen ark, Dublin, Director of the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, , and I ris h ' North Midland Railways F. W. Heath, Esq., Armagh • F. 1. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex Edmund Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portman-square Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough-place, St. John's Wood, Di rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, Ireland Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bioxharn, near Banbury, Oxon, Director of the Northampton and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways Win. Gulliver, Esq., Swalldiff, near Banbury, Oxon Captain Julius United Service Club Captain Itradshair, Hatherley-place, Cheltenham Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine Edward King, Esq., Blackthorne, Oxfordshire Wm. H. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor -place Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square, Director of the Great Leeds and London Railway J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland Capt. Thw. P. Newton, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Lugwar dine, Herefordshire,: Director of the Isle of Man, and Irish West Coast Railways The Mayor of Bridgnorth Benjamin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Bridgnorth Thomas Glase, Esq. Members of the Corporation of Bridg- Josiah Minton Glase, Esq. north Edward Richard Pratt, Esq. Samuel Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Edmund Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Director of the Sheffield, Buxton, Derby, and Manchester Railway B. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc tor of the London and Exeter Railway Richard Fisher, Esq., Alcester Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War wickshire and London Extension and Worcester Junction Railway James Whitehouse, Esq., Insley Court, Warwick James Reading, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire, manufacturer George Hollyoake, Esq., Redditch. Worcestershire Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire John Onions, Esq., Broseley, ironmaster, &c., Director of the Stour- I ge,Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junc tion and Cambrian Railways John Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Direct Graine Stattrbridge, Markley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Junction and Cambrian Railways Alexa Ater John Got don, Esq., Linley Hall near Broseley Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth Joseph Southwell, Esq. Bridgnorth, Manufactures William Southwell, Esq. William Cole, Esq., Bicester Edward Peaking, Esq., Bicester Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Woodside, County Cork B. D.•Freernan, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Castle Cor, County Cork St. John Jeffrey, Esq., J.P., Blarney Castle, County Cork Pierce Purcell, Esq., Altemira, County Cork James Smith Barry, Esq., Lota Lodge, Cork Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. Sandaeld, county Cork J. H. Bainbridge, Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow St. John Galwcy, Mallow George Washington Brazier Creagh, Esq., J.P, Creagh-castle John Carmichael, Esq., Riverston-house, wick, Director of the Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways P. Bennett Lucas, Esq:, Manchester-street, Manchester-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon Railways W. 11. O'Driscoll, Egg., Clifton, near Bristol The Rev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Worton, near Deddington 4 Oxon Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire Lieutenant -Colonel Cruttendea. Balineollig William Coppinger, Esq., Barry's-court W. Reeve', Esq., J.P., Tramore, Cork William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Woreester Junction Railways G e orge Wyman, Esq., Alcester, Warwickshire William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Company Eccleston -t e rrace, Eaton-square, Director of Edward Power, Esq. , the Ipswich and Southampton Railway Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, North-end-house, Portsmouth, Deptity-Lientenant of the County of Hants, Director of the Direct Western Railway William horns, Esq., Blexham Henry Watson, Esq., High Sheriff Of the City Of Limerick Robert B a ugh Blakemore, Esq., Shrewsbury, Director of the Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway Henry Keate, Esq., ShrewS'ouryl Directors of the Birmingham and Isaac Taylor, Esq., Brighton Railway Major-General Pallier, Commander of the Cork District Lieut-Colona Westropp, J.P., Cork Major NeTah Ludlow Beamish, F.R.S., Ballineurrig, near Duglas, Cork. Joseph Leycester, Esq., Cork Matthew Pierrpoint, Esq., Crow's Nest, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Worcester, and Director of the Rugby, Derby, Man chester, and Welsh Malian 1 Railways John Rowlands, Esq., Tallyllin, Merioneth, Director of the Great North and South Wales Railway George Paul, Esq., banker, 217, Strand Morgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Sussex Charles Thelluson, Esq., Sommer-lodge, Worthing, Sussex James Thomas Thompson, Esq., 35, Gloucester-road, Hy de Park gardens John Green, Esq., Hales Owen, magistrate for the county or Worcester George Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical Invalid Insurance Office J. M. Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn, Director of the Derbyshire, it 01- cester, and Stafford. and Direct Western Railway ;Joseph Farmer, Ff,q., Mayor of Bewdley John Bedoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley James F. Sue:kue, Esq., merchant, Cork Win. John O'Connell, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square john Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square, London Colonel G. Fitch, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, and the York and Lancaster Railways George Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterford W. K ;Rodgers, Esq., late High Sheriff of the county of Cork, and Di rector of the Cork and Passage Railway Tierce Nagle, Esq., Anakissy, Doneraile, Ireland George Hall, Esq., Bridgnorth John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth William Lumley Perrier, Esq., Bellaire, Cork Joel Smith, Esq., Walsal, Staffordshire Edward Canning, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Thomas Ashmead Perry, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Samuel Hayward, Esq.. New Town Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon John Harvey, Esq., Director of the London Commercial Bank, Moor gate-street • Richard Lechmere, Esq., 25, Sackrille-street, Piccadilly (With power to add to their number). COUNSEL IN lINGLAND. Mr. Sergeant Allen, Sergeant's Inn ; Walter M'Grigor, Esq., Lin coln's-Inn. Comte= iN IRELAND—Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.C. ENGINEER IN CHIEF—J. U. Rastrick, Esq. ACTING ENGINEERS. W. M a ckenzie , Rag., C.E. ; J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C.E. In London—atessral Ogle and 6° Y m e c u rr ug a h s us . band, 4, Great Winchester street, London In Ireland—John Cumming, Ilse., 61, North fireat George-street, Dublin. BANKERS. Messrs. Masternan, Peters, and Ce. ; the ;London and Westudneter Bank. SZCHSTAII23 Ye - me% Esq., and Henry Cowper, n• q. Saccurrast IN IRELAND—Frederick Francis Pole, Esq., 61, x or v i Great George-street, Dublin. PARLI ANENT ART 4GENTS Hugh Times Cameron and George Bin, Ewa., 'parli ament . street, London. J. R. L. Walanky, Esq., North-street, Westminster. PROSPECTUS. commercial, or politica The imperative necessity , alike in a social, point of view, for drawi n g as closel y together as possible the capitahl of England and Ireland, has suggested the formation of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway,—a line, the value of which it is difficult to over estimate, since it will be fonnd to take a nearly direct course from the English metropolis to Holyhead. It will pass through or near . the populous and ncble *aun ty town of Shropshire (as yet =provided with railway communicatio weal n), and will traverse along its whole .isx43nt districts, , soicon4 th , re sources, trade, and commerce, to none in the empire; bringing them more nearly and immediately 13 cdntact with London and Dublin, Mt NI boo hitherto Leta thought Foible. Thio predeet 11 Y 41 01 17 in• THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA. Y EVENING OCTOBER 16, 1845. dependent of any other line already before the public, and as it possesses national advantages which none can surpass, must, when carried out, become, without exception, the most important railway in Great Britain. One of the first objects of this Company will be to obtain a most central and accessible terminus in London, and Farringdon-street has been fixed upon for that purpose. It is proposed to make a tunnel from that point to the Great Western station, from whence the line will be continued in as direct a course as possible to Holyhead In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns : —Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury; it will then proceed to within a short distance of Bicester and Deddington, and from thence to Banbury ; it will touch upon Kineton er Kingtown, thence proceed onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a short distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will cross the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad near to Bromsgrove, and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgnerth, and Wenlock, near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con tinue its route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llan-y-mynech, Llanriudadr, and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollen. At this point there are three passes, which have been inspected, and it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by Corwen into the Vale of the River Alwen, from whence it will run nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will then descend the Vale of Nant Francon to Bangor and Holyhead. This line will in its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol; the Oxford , Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and the South Staffordshire Railway. As this last line will connect Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, it would be superfluous to expatiate en the advantages of bring ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the ffirnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a doubt, by the obvious fact that it will net only bring the richest mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos sessed of any direct line of railway communication. On the other hand, the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway will give to London and the neighbourhood of Birmingham a route to Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire distance in ten hours. It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day. Up to the point where the line approaches Corwen, no engineering difficulties are presented. At Corwen a deviation from the straight line may be requisite to avoid tunnelling, after which a straight line will be resumed to Bangor, where that already in construction will be adopted for the rest of the route to Holyhead ; oT,'lf found de sirable, power will be taken in the Bill to continue an independent line by Ileaumaris to Holyhead. After a careful investigation of the traffic arising from passengers, the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct transmission of the mails, the Directors feel warranted in anticipating a return of at least ten per cent. on the capital invested. A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run powerful steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing tarop the conveyance of one proprietary to that of another. The nw. .) - in Ireland running from Dublin north and south throughout the heart ot the Ao evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries is, by this present undertaking, rendered at once complete and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of this Company is to save time and distance, every attention of the Directors, and every advancement in science will be made available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, com patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end ; while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will be adopted for both passengers and traffic, and the public will find in the improvement of the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts fir those of the first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and in all its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise se national in its character. Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on the amount of the subscriptions paid up ; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Applications for Shares may be made, in the subjoined form, to the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents : —Messrs. Cameron and Balers, Is, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throgmorton-street, London ; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton buildings, Mr. Wm. Kerl, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool; Mr. J. R. Lane, Birmingham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Hervey, Halifax ; Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol ; Messrs. Graystone and Earl, York; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh; Charles Ceuper, Esq., 1, Parkside-street, Edinburgh ; James Jardine, Esq , Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, `Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Previsional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you ►ill allot me shares of 50/. each in the above undertaking', and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sir o i the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers Agreement molten required. Name in Hill Residence — Profession or Business Rifcreme (two or more) Witness And his Address IN ORM LONDON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, 8, Finsbury-place South. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110.) Capital, 1,300,0001., in 65,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PEOVIBIONAL COMMITTEE. John Attwood, Esq., M.P., Park-lane, Chairman James Horne, Esq., F.R.S., Clapham Common, Deputy-Chairman Sir John Edward De Beauvoir, Bart., London _ . James Henry Attwood, Esq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square John Bagshaw, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square Richard Bothell, Esq., Queen's Counsel, Lauderdale House, Highgate George Bishop, Esq., South Villa, Inner Circle, Regent's Park Augustus Bosanquet, Esq., Osidge, Southgate Joseph Brew', Esq., Director of the Trent Valley Continuation George Woodreffe - Esq . , Clifton, llristol W. Hughes linghcs, Esq., F.L.S., Alderman of the City of London Henry Morton, Esq., ISlddick, Durham George Barbary, Esq., Russell•square, Director of tke Manchester and Birmingham Continuation Railway Richard Spooner, Esq., ➢f.P., 39, St. daries's-place Georg , : Roilgemont, Esq., 14, - Broad-street-buildings Nicholas Wood, Esq., Kellingworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills and Co., London Dank of Liverpool The Union Bank, Manchester. ENeirma—George Parker Bidder, Esq., E.I.C.E. AILCUITECT—Robert Abraham, Esq.,Torrington-street, Russell-square, R.Licaolt—John Bethel', Esq., 78, King William-street, City. SEatErshir—Ham Burrard Farnall, Esq. . _ The Provisional Committee of the North Loudon Junction Rail way Company have great satisfaction in informing their subscribers that negotiations are now pending between the Provisional Commit tee of this Company and the Directors of the Railways north of the Thames of such a character as to assure them that the City terminus of this Company will form the Grand Terminus of all the City tragic north of London. To effect this important object, an area of 10 acres of ground (the southern boundary of which is within 500 yards of the Bank of England) has been most carefully surveyed and valued, and the re port of the architect and engineer is of so favourable a character as to have induced the Provisional Committee to determine on purchasing the entire site, and it has, therefore, been resolved Iv them to in crease the capital of this Company to 1,300,0001. The Provisional Committee consider it of paramount importance to Secure within the limits of their City terminus, the amplest and most complete accommodation for the traffic of each of the railway companies who may co-operate with them, an object which will be effected by opening the very extensive and valuable space of ground alluded to, within the centre of the City of London. In conjunction with this enlarged plan, it is intended to embrace that of a branch line to the present station of the Eastern Counties Railway in ghoreditah, which will effect an entire junction between the eastern and western parts of the metropolis ; and at the same time afford a direct communication between the whole of the rail ways, which reach London tothe north of the Thames, and give full development to each of their schemes by creating for them a common centre within the heart of the metropolis. Independently, therefore, of the almost incalculable local traffic which the position of their City terminus will ensure to this Com pany, will he added that of those companies also who will eventually co-operate with the North London Junction Railway Company, and the perfection of a project of no ordinary magnitude and importance will be realised throughout the whole of this short but very valuab:e line of railway. A lithographic sketch now publishing will accurately define the entire district through which this Company proposes to run this line; by this means the most casual observer will be enabled to ascertain that the environs of London, north of the Thames, will be placed in immediate communication with the City ; while the dense popu lation of the City will enjoy a faci•ity of connexion with its suburban localities, necessarily affording it the ;greatest accommodation. With such important local resources, therefore, together with the vast traffic on which the shareholders of this Company have a right to rely for profit, a large amount of revenue may be fairly and justly anticipated, fully commensurate with the outlay of the proposed capital. That revenue will be derived thus : . . The daily passenger traffic on the Great Western amounts to 3,345, one-half of which reaches the City. The London and Bir mingham amounts to 4,322 daily, two-thirds of which reach the City. The Eastern Counties amounts to 2,400 persons daily, half of whom pass to the West-end of London. The omnibus traffic daily is 30,894 passengers, two-thirds of which may be given to the City. Passengers from the suburban districts reaching the City, now un accommodated by any railway, are estimated at 4,000 daily. From these sources the following products are derived : Per Ann. Passengers from the Great Western and Birmingham Rail way, at 6d. each ....... £52,523 Passengers from the Eastern Counties to the City terminus of this Company, at 3d. each ..................... Omnibus passengers' traffic, at 6d. each, as taken at 187,929 142,208 and . p . ar '' c ' els — p • a ' s ' s . ' annually from the and Birmingham Rail- G re e s a ei tt it own — ses .• tf . e . rng . o . od theer a g c e a r o i s a t g o e f e c f a t r h ri e a s g e e g o o f c 3 d s s . and the London 6d. per ton throughout. Rail ways into the City, derived of •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 17,776 iou a t t . an For av ton, a revenue may be and parcels, therefore, at the reduced cost of 2s. 6d. per Company a revenue of the Eastern Counties Railway to goods, parcels, and mails, bringing in he derived the sum of • • year, may Fr 4 7 ooo the l. ea a rriage of The total of their calculations amounts t 0.... £280,289 Deduct 40 per cent. for workers' expenses • • £168,174 Estimated Rental to be received from other Companies for the use of Terminus .. •• • • 30,000 £198,174 Being a revenue of more than 15 per cent. en a capital if 1,300,0001. The capital, as now extended, will be divided int o 65,000 s are able f 201. each, upon which a deposit of 21. 2s. per share will be pay 3,00 s O O /. b forthwith. A portion of the shares will be allotted to parties locally interested. The remainder will be distributed amongst the present shareholders and the public generally, upon application being made by them in a manner hereinafter mentioned. The Directors, in compliance with the advice of their rarlia mentary Agents, deem it expedient, in consequence of the recent standing orders of the House of Lords, to require a deposi of 101. per cont. The shareholders are, therefore, requested, in order to carry this arrangement into effect, to deposit their scrip certificate with the Secretary, on or before the Ist of October next, in exchange for which they will obtain a certificate upon which the bankers of the Company will receive the amo.ot of the difference payable, and, upon producing the receipt and signing the new Parliamentary Deeds, fresh serip will be delivered to them. Applications for prospectuses, maps, and shares, may be made to the Secretary, at the Offices, No. 8, Finsbury-place South, and the fol'owing sharebrokers : -- Messrs. R. Sutton, Dribble, and Sutton, 22, North-side, Royal Exchange, London Messrs. Capel, Cuerton, and Lawford, 3, Royal Exchange George Burnand, Esq , Cornhill Messrs. Houghland and Leese, 51, King-street, Manchester William Marshall, Esq., Bank-buildings, Manchester William Haynes, Esq., Manchester John Wells. Esq., Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler, Leeds Messrs. Edwards and Son, and W. H. Land, Esq.,lßristol J. R. Lane, Esq„ Birmingham Messrs. Garton and Wright, Sheffield J. G Kershaw, Esq., Huddersfield F. C. Spencer, Esq., Halifax Messrs. Henry Beaumont and Co., Exeter R. P. Lemon, Esq., Bath. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF SCRIP. To the Secretary of the North London Junction Railway Company. Sir,—l herewith transmit to you scrip certificates of shares held by me in this Company nurnSered as at foot, and I undertake to make the farther payment of 14s. 6d. per share on the said shares, forth with, and to execute the new Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. Christian and surname in fall ............ FORM OP Ap la p u L si i n c e A ss T e i r o P s re F fe o s ß sion sHAß .. • • E .. 5..• • • • • • • • • • • To the Provisional Commißtteeseidoefntehee.North London . J . u . n . e . t . I;ail — w — a . y . ana shares of 201. each in the I request you will allot t..,orriganyy, per the same or capital of the above -named rallwa any less number, and pay the deposit of 21. w 2T the Parliamentary Contract and gubscribers' Agreement h ell ' ' wren sirgel quired. Dated the day of 1845. Christian and surname in full . .......... • • Business or Profession J. RitrenCes. A SHBURTON, NEWTON, and SOUTH DEVON JUNCTION RAILWAY. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. RICHARD CAUNTER, Esq. Chairman THOMAS GILL, Esq. M.P. Chairman of the South Devon Railway Company, Vice-Chairman John Rundle, Esq. 1 Directors of the South Devon William Fox, Esq. j Railway Company Charles Kelson, Esq. John Cauntcr, Esq. W. R. Whiteway. Esq. Edward F. Bean, Esq. Edward White, Esq. The time for receiving applications for shares having expired, the Committee of Management will proceed with the allotment at the earliest possible period. By order of the Committee, R. TUCKER Solicitors. G. CAUNTERI Ashburton. Oct. 11. 1845. PROSPECTUS OF THE R HONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSHIRE. (Provisionally Registered.) Promoted with the sanction and support of the Right Hon. the Bari of Dunraven. Capital, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Viscount :dare, M.l'. Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan Viscount Ingestre, 31. P., Brompton-park and Ingestre. hall, Staffordshire Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Sir Win. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire Sir William Wynn, Maes Newydd, Chairman of the North Wales Railway Lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn House, Cardiff William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Direetor of the Shef field and Manchester Railway Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. James Cozens, Ynys Plwm, Glamorganshire Edward Cotton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of the Commercial Bank Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railway George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and No. 7, Manchester- Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton-square and Court Herbert, near Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire John Hopkins, Esq., Mildly, Glamorganshire 1/1/NALI , TIM i7nn co . EDDer Tooting John James, Esq., Secondary of the ity or boiate., the South and Midlands' Junction Railway John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Vero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Griffith Llewellyn, sq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean Railway Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoln's Inn fields, Director of the Kennet and Axton Canal William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall, Olamor ganshire Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, aid Bread-street hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanfihangel, Denbighshire Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (With power to add to their number). MANAGINII TISCOUNT Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. William Bradley, Esq. John Randall, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Gronow James Morrison, Esq. William Simpson Potter, Esq. _ _ Nichol Came, D.C.L. Richard Lewis Reece, Esq. €O3OIITTEE. TORE, Chairman. Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N. Crawshay Bailey, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq. Richard Kelly, Esq. The Rey. H. R. Fowler Samuel R. Pratt, Esq. Henry James, Esq. (With power to add to their lumber.) STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple, SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., 6, Basinghall-street, London. BANKERS. Commercial Bank of London National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardir. Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff. ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq. SECRETARY—John Petherick, Esq., pro tent. This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda and Ely Vallies, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district, one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable products. It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of Glantorgansbire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal is im mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly Rat, and, obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition to its being of excellent quality for irea making, as is proved at Mer thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other, that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord ing to the *pinion of the most eminent marine engineers, te super sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested, as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or canals have been constricted to open the mineral resources of other less promising Tallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro ductions. An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any other line. This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich Vales of Ely and Rhondda a much desired communication with the great market town and port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they may be said to be almost excluded. It is intended that the line shall commence at Blaen Rhondda, the head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most advantageous circumstances as te distance, with all the ports in the Bristol channel. A preliminary survey has already bcen made by competent par ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ea pital. The landowners along the line are favourable to this undertaking, and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the Provisional Committee. No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his' de posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Until an Aft of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, te whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime is hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or otherwise, with any other company er companies, and also to nomi nate the first Directors of the Company. In the allottartent of Shares, a preference will be given to landowners on the line and other parties locally interested. Prospectuses and Maps may be had of and applications for Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, W. B. James, Esq. Solicitor, 19, Northumberland-street, Strand . ; to W. Morgan, Esq. Solicitor, Bridgend, Olamorganshire ; and to the undermentioned Brokers ; but no application for Shares will receive the attention of the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or more of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers: -- London—Messrs. John Shewell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard. • Messrs. J. Peppercorns and Co., 2, Old Broad-street. Liverpool—Messrs. Beiltt and Co. Manchester—Messrs. Houghland and Leese Leeds—Messrs. John Young and Co. Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq. ; Messrs. Taite and Nash Birmingham—Mr. Collis Sheffield—Messrs. Rardwell sad Sons. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you win allot to me shares of 20/, pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may b e a l lotted each to ri in ; this an Company, d I also i and I undertake is accept the same, and to s• undertake to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Name in nlll •••••••••• • . Residence • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • Trade or Profession . ... Re••orence with Address.• Date of Applicaben BRIGHTON AND CHELTENHAM DINECT _ RAILWAY. loan: the 1:3(1. EpNroae. kt: (Registered Dße:sre2o,l FID P i 2n r es n o: Provisionally.) l el v s 1 ! o eis n nsh a l mdasa l ro y Ne The Right Hon.Cap L ital 1,000 , 0001 ., 7.E S A h I : A r GE of 2 T OI. each. Robert I. Dawson, ore ° G r e d or s Lionel Dawson Darner, M.P., 6, Tilney- L I TT ' ih h he s eeeut Right i e noo t :i , The Hon. Bart. Pall m T . B W OO . n C e ..W iod e g s e te , n r r oo s, .P., Brook's Club Sir tGhbayge,,Bart. Ashbou . r C it h e a - i h m allrDerbyshire _nit/al-house, Westmeon, Petersfield s , j , t Sir Henry Webb, Sir George William Prescott, Bart Arnold, Thomas James, Esq., Sergeants' I nn , T em pl e , r e v i s i ng ber egent'sark payrell, E. Francis, Esq. Lilingston Dayrell, Bucks , 111 4 h Sherif of rister for the City of Londo n Cleobury, Thomas Mortimer, Esq. Askew-vill a Coape Henry Coe, Esq. Goldh - anger, Maldon Cumberlege, N, Esq. York-terrace, R Dalby, John R., Esq. Ashbourne, Derbyshire B uc ks, Chairman of the Minehead and Bridgewater Railway Everitt, Henry Yarburgh, Esq. Brighton Gernon, James, Esq. 13, Conduit-street Greig, A., Esq. Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square Heaviside, Richard, Esq. Brighton Heneage, Charles, Esq. Cadeby-house, Lincolnshire Henty, J., Esq. Ch ichester Keene, John Joseph , Es q . Chairman, director of the N ational Bank w of Ireland, St. John's-ood, Regent's Park M'Cann, Nicholas, Esq., 50, Parliament-street Meteyard, Horace William, Esq. Chatham-place Moore, Major, Queen Ann-street, Cavendish-square, director of the Indian Peninsular Railway Seymour, Frederick, Esq. St. James's.square, director of the Lon don and Nottingham Railway Watkins, Robert, Esq. Augusta-house, Worthing Wiles, George, Esq. Hungerford-park ENGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. I George Remington, Esq., ACTING ENGINEER —Henry Wrigg, Esq. SOLICITORS. Augustus Walter Arnold, Esq., 31, Golden -square, London John Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgato-street, London. Loom, SOLICITORS— If essrs. Attree, Clarke, and M'Whinnie, Brighton. LOCAL AGENTS. William Mitchell, Esq., Petersileld Messrs. Bailey and Wickham, Winchester. London—Messrs. Barnard, I:Hinsdale and Co., 1 0 , Comk i ll Messrs. Cockburn, and Co., Whitehall Brighton—The Union Bank Branch of London and County Joint-Stock Banking Com pany Cheltenham—Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England Peterstleld—Branch of London and County Joint-Stock Banking Company. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT — Cadwallader F. Waddy, Esq. FludyeX street. SECRETARY—Mr. Frederick Penny. BRIGHTON and CHELTENHAM DIRECT RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that no further application for shares in this Company can be received. The Committee are now proceeding with the allotment, and the letters will be issued as soon as the re quisite inquiries as to the responsibility of the applicants can be com pleted. . . vrtzDEBIOK PZIFNY, Secretary'.Company's oeSces, 84, meousime-stteet. October 14, ka43: PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. G REAT LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT RAILWAY. By a Junction with the East‘n Counties Railway at Bedford. Distance r , 120 miles. Capital, 2,500,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. Pur-uant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Dunboyne The Lord Stephen Chid: ester. Ormeau, Belfast, and Army and Navy Club, London Sir Robert Alexander, Bart., Charles-street, Manchester-square Air William Twisden, Bart., Dorset-street, Portman-square, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, and Erewash Valley Extension Railways Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, and of the South and Midland Junction, and West Midlands Railways Sir John Osborn, Bart., Earl's-court, Brompton Sir John Key, Bart., 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of London, Di rector of the Manchester and London, and of the Direct Liverpool and Leeds Railway Captain Frederick Polhill, M.P. for Bedford Major-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.11., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Major-General Thomas Morgan, Singleton-house, Torqnay Major-General Wright, Royal Engineers, Gloucester-place, Portman square William Ackroyd, Esq., Westbourne Lodge, °Bey, Director of the East and West York, Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways Thomas Alexander, Esq., Director of the Italian and Austrian, and Trent Valley Continuation Railways Francis Simes Alliott, Esq., Nottingham, Director of the Amber gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction, and one of the Provisional Committee of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Companies Uenry Ambler, Esq., worsted spinner and manufacturer, Watkinson hall, near Halifax, Director of the West Yorkshire Railway, and Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway C. H. Anderson, Esq., Upper Clapton, Director of the South Midland Railway George Ashlin, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Newcastle-upon- Tyne Railway Richard Armitage, Esq., Huddersfield and Great Grimsby, Director of the Manchester and Great Grimsby, and Keighley, Halifax and Huddersfield Junction Railways The Rev. Charles Edward Armstrong, MA., Hemsworth John Alexander Bicknell, Esq., Brandon-cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension Railway Charles Bamford, jun., Esq., Director of the Hull and Barnsley, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways William Bardgett, Esq., Winchester - house, Broad-street, Director of the Italian and Austrian, and the Derb37, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Railways William Banks, Esq , Honey-lane-market, Director of the Manches ter and Rugby Direct Railway, via Macclesfield John Byng Banks, Esq., Stockwell, Surrey William Fechney Black, Esq, Wilton-place, Belgrave-square, Direc tor of the Italian and Austrian, and South and Midland Junction Railways Henry Weech Burgess, Esq., Temple's-park, Hampstead, Director of the Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Great Grimsby Railway Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq.,the Lodge, Upper Clapton Josiah Burrowes, Esq., Castle-house, Gomersall, near Leeds Thomas Burnley, Esq., Gomersall, near Leeds, Director of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway, and of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Samuel Bateman, Esq., Croft-house. nvas san•-•"'ss' "` **— Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Henry Smith Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Selby Railway Dr. Brigstock, Derby, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Runway Joseph Browhe, Esq., Bedford James Brand, Esq., 9, New Broad-street, Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln, and Gs eat Luxemburg Railway John Blore, Esq., Tutbury, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, the Derby and Gainsborough, the Shropshire Mineral Railways, &c. Job Bullivant, Esq., East Retford William Butt, Esq., Sandiacre, Derbyshire Robert Burton, Esq., merchant, Woodville, Notts James Butlin, Esq., banker, West Field-house , Rug b y , Director of the Rugby and lluntingdon, and one of the Provisional Committee of the Oxford and Birmingham Junction Railway Companies Richard Biddle, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Richard Birkin, Esq., merchant, Nottingham John Fillingham Bishop, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Thomas Butt, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Richard Bradley, Esq., Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Not tingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway William Bradley, Esq., 'Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the Direct Western, and Isle of Ely and Lincolnshire Junction Railways John Fowler Burbidge, Esq., Mayor of Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Jonathin Burton, Esq., merchant, Carringto n, Nottin g hamshir e Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., magistrate, Hull, Director of the Rusty, Warwick, and Leamington, and of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways Thomas Challis, Esq., Alderman of London John Carter, Esq., Knottingley Thomas Carter, Esq., Tanshelf, Magistrate for the Borough of Pon tefract Charles Charnock, Esq., Holinfield-house, near Ferrybridge Millis Coventry; Esq., Director, of the South and Midland Junction, and Birmingham ExtensiOn Railways B. Clements, Esq., Lowndcs-square, Director of the Western Ja maica Railway Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Manchester, Mid land:And Great Grimsby, Gainsborough, Goole, and Isle of Ax holme, and the Wisbeach, Isle of Ely, and Lincolnshire Junction Raiways J. Cottam, Esq., East Retford John Cutts, Esq., Little Bardfield-hall, near Braintree, Essex James Clift, Esq., Director of the Paris and Strasburg, Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford, and the 3lanchester, Rugby, and Mac clesfield Railways W. S. Cross, Esq., Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Henry Sherrard Coleman, Esq., Crown-court, Old Broad-street John Caunt, Esq., Nottingham Thomas Mark Carter, Esq., Woodgreaves - h ouse, near Wakefield, Di rector of the Manchester, Huddersfield , and Great Grimsb y Direct Railway George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, Esq., Oakfleld, Donegal, and 15, Chesham-place, Belgrave-square, Director of the Grand Wales Central, and London and Exeter Direct Railways William Champion, Esq., Worksop William Cheetham, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Nathan Cooper, Esq., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Francis Deere, Esq., Stratford, Essex George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junc tion Railway Joseph Dent, Esq., Ribston-hall, Wetherby, Magistrate for the North-west Riding of Yorkshire A. A. Davenport, Esq., Director of the Oxford and Worcester Exten sion, anti Worcester Junction Railways o a h n n d Manchester es er Dixon, Req., Joseph L. Davenport, Esq., Derby, Director of the Rugby , Derby , Railway ßurnley, Lancashire, Director of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct Railway Richard Dransfield, Esq., Dalton, Huddersfield, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and of the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., Director of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway Matthew Dawson, Esq., Pontefract William Dawson, Esq., 'Wakefield, Director of the Peterborough, Wisbeach, Lynn, and Boston, and the Sheffield, Wortley, Silk stone, and Wakefield Railways John Campbell Dicker, Esq., New-hall, by Neston, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Birmingham, Oxford, aid Reading Railways Henry Dunn, Esq., Wakefield, Director of the Manchester, Hudders field, and Great Grimsby Railway Francis Ewart, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth Railway John Elliott, Esq., Townhead-house, Rochdale Lieut.-Col. Fitch, 36, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Managing Direc tor of the York and Lancaster Railway Erasmus Forster, Esq., Director of the Oxford and Worcester Ex tension Railway Austin-friars, Chairman of the London eE,s4angcl Leeds and Carlisle Railways Solomon Foster, Esq., Mansfield, Director of the Nottingham, Mans field, and Midland Junction Railway Esq., Amcotts-house, near East Retford Martin Furniss, Esq., Mansfield, Director of the Erewash and Shef field Railway John Berry r i a ffi n d t h C s ole r Frith, ai n William Fisher, James Fothergill, Esq., merchant, Nottingham Richard W.Fitzpatrick, Esq., barrister - at - law,Gloncester-road, layde park-gardens George Green, Esq., James Gilbertson, Esq., Alderman, and Magistrate for Hertford • William Gibson, Req., Ely Bank-lodge, Halifax H. P. Gipps, Esq., Director of the Coventry and Nuneaton Railway Charles Goldsmith, Esq., Friday-street, Cheapside William Gordon, Esq M.D., F.L.S., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Eel.,P Glasgow Ackwerthark, Ackworth John n r Henry unSwanGully, Esq.,G r e , and Boston, and Eastern Junction, William Gibbs, Esq., Camberwell, Director of the South Metropolitan of Railway Companies Cemetery Compaq William Gill, Esq., Richmond, Yorkshire, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Northumberland and Lancashire Railways John Godber, Esq., Ilucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire. Director of tahned Amber -gate, Thomas John Green, Esq., Mayor of Bedford Richard Hall, Esq., Carnarvon-hall, Stratford, Director of the Strat ford and Thames Junction, and North Wo o l w i c h Railways R. F. Hall, Esq., Wiseton, near Bawtry S. C. Hall, Esq., F.S.A., Inner Temple, Director of the Erewash Valley Extension and West Midland Railways , IsT n o d tt G in a g ii h ls am boro , W. 11. Halpin, Esq., Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke, and Sheffield and Macclesfield Railways Robert Hull, Esq., M.D., Norwich • Samuel Hammond, Esq., Leeds John George Hammack, Esq., Director of the Direct Western, and the Metropolitan Junction Railways William Hepworth, Esq., Pontefract, a Deputy-Lieutenant and J.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire John Mason Hepworth, Esq., Eden-place, Ackworth, J.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire Joshua Hepworth, Esq. Rogerthorpe-hall, Badsworth Thomas Heelis, Esq., Skipton Castle, Skipton, Director of the Lanca shire and North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern, and of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways John Holmes, Esq., East Retford Robert Herries, Esq., East-street, Leeds, 'Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Charles Holbrooke, Esq. Derby, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester John Howard, Esq., Royal Foundry, Bedford Thomas Haigh, Esq., Wakefield, late High Constable of Wakefield John Hardy, jun., Esq., banker, Grantham, Director of the Amber gate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway John Harris, Esq., Springfield-house, near Bedford Charles Higgins, sen., Esq., St. Cuthbert's, Bedford Geerge Higgins, Esq., Bedford The Rev. Charles Walter Hudson, Rectory, Sanndby, near Gains borough George Hurst, Esq., Bedford John 'Ridge, Esq., late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and Di— rector of the Derby and Stafford Railway 19m. Empson Jalland, Esq., H o lderness House, near Hull, Director of the York and Hull Raiway Boswell Middleton Jalland, Esq., Holderness-house, near Hull, Magis trate for the East Riding of York and Borough of Hull, and Di rector of the Liverpool and Leeds, and Hull and Barnsley Railways John Jameson, Esq.,Honey lane-market William Jameson,Shelton, Staffordshire, Direcior of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways Wm. Jones Johnson, Esq., Bedford Joseph Jones, Esq., Mayor of Hull, and Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Thomas Reginald Kemp, Esq., Director of the Blythe a nd Churnet Valleys, or Macclesfield and Lichfield Railways Jeremiah Kaye, Esq., Huddersfield and Great Grimsby, Director of the Manchester and Great Grimsby, and KaiglilsY , Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways George Kippax, Esq., Ordsall-villa, near East Retford Mr. Samuel Knight, Pontefract George Lawton, Esq., Ditchley's, Essex, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction Railway H. C. Leahy, Esq., St. James's-square Moses Edward Legg, Esq., Watling-street, London Captain Henry Leech, Bedford Charles Denton Leech, Esq., Bury St. Edmunds William Ley, Esq., 40, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Reading and Reigate Railway L. Stephens Lyne, Esq., Broad-street, Director of the Western Jamaica Railway P. Bennett Lucas, E. Director of tSligo and Shannon, the sale Railway and Southampton, and the Cork Passage and Kinsale Railway James Lamb, Esq., 25, Hyde-park-square, D irector of the Scottish Western, and the Direct Western Railways John Lart, Esq., Wood-street, Cheapside James Leeming, Esq., Bradford, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, and Keighley, Ilalifax and Huddersfield Junction Railway Samuel Lovell, Esq., merchant, Bedford Captain J. P. Macdougall, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Director of the Leeds, Fleetwood, and Liverpool, and Isle of Man Railways John B. Mann, Esq., Leeds Thomas Hackett Massey, Esq., Newark-upon-Tront, and Bedford square, Hyda-park Thomas M'Turk, Esq., Hull William Mee, Esq., East Retford W. It. Mesham, Esq., M.D., Bedford Robert Mellington, Esq., Ordsall-house, near East Rotfbrd, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway William Moorhouse, Esq., Marine-villa, K no ttingley, a Provisional Director of the Sheffield, Barusley, and Wake field Railway Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of South and Midlands Junction, and London and Birmingham Extension Railways James hluscroft, Esq., Pontefract, Magistrate for the Borough, a Pro visional Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension and Chester Junction Railway George Mackintosh, r —sq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. John 3fanwaring, Esq., Pateley bridge, Yorkshire, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Ord Massey, Esq., Hawkes-house, Burnley, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, and Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways rhomas Micklethwaite, Esq., Wakefield ;barks Middleton, Req., Nottingham.park Joseph Nadin,. Esq., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Southampton, and the Leeds and Carlisle Railways William Joseph Nash, Esq., Bedford John Norton, Esq., l, St. George's-square, Westminster , and Moat. house, Brentwood, Director of the Great Western Direct Rail way, &c. • Robert 3ewlansl. Esq., Kumpson-house, Bedibreishi r e Thom Nits Mayer of lOttil3s44M • Henry Gerard Ohrly, Esq., Director of the Trent Valley - Continuation and Holyhead Junction, and West Midland and South Midland and Oxford Extension Railways John Ostler, Esq., Director of the Hall and Barnsley, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways Robert Oxley, Esq., M.D., Pontefract George Osgood, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn Charles Frederick Palgrave, Esq., , Bedford Bennett Pell, Esq., 12, Finsbury-place North W. Perfect, Esq., Monkhill, near Pontefract John Phillips, Esq., Mayor of Pontefract George Parbcry, Esq., Mansfield-house, Russell-square William Patterson, Esq., Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire Robert Power, Esq., Director of the Great Britain Life Assurance Society Thomas Ingham Raynor, Esq., Birstal, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and West Riding Junction, and the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways John Thomas Raworth, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Birming ham Direct, Leicester, Iron and Dove Valley Railways Edward Rawlins, Esq., Bedford Robert Richards, Esq., Director of the West Midland Railway John Reginald Riddell, Esq., Byeullah-house, Enfield, Managing Director of the York and Lancaster Railway James Robson, Esq., Tansheif, Magistrate for the Borough of Pon tefract Frederick Redden, Esq., Bedford Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymoath Junction, the l ring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and the Direct Western Railway George Robinson, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction, and of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railways John Richardson, Esq., Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate, the East and West Yorkshire, and the Midland and Thirsk Junc tion Railways Thomas Routlidge, Esq., Alderman, Pontefract James Russell, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton, of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railways Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury Henry Savage, Esq., Director of the Irving, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Benjamin Shaw, Esq., Kilbuni Priory, Director of the Churnet and Blythe Valleys Railways J. E. Sichel, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and of the Leeds, York, and Midland Railways William Sloane, Esq., Winmole-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the South Midland Junction Railway, &c. &c. George Walker Smith, Esq., Horbury-hall, Sheffield, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Rail Way Thomas Smith, Esq., M.D., 30, North-street, Leeds,Dircctor of the Leeds and York, and Liverpool and Leeds Railways Joseph Smithson, Esq , Kirkless Mills, near Halifax John Sanders, Esq., Bedford J. W. Striven, Esq., Throstlenest, near Otley, Director of the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway Richard Shaw, Esq., Tulledge, near Burnley, Director of the Kelgh ley; Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railway James Henry Simpson, Esq., M. 8., Pontefract Joshua Annable Skidmore, Esq., St. John's-place, Wakefield William Starkey, Esq., Wakefield, Director of the Sheffield, Wort ley, Silkstone, and Wakefield, and the Leeds and York Railways William Stewart, Esq., Horbury, near Wakefield George Eaton Stanger, Esq., Nottingham Samuel Herrick Surplice, Esq., Beeston, Notts John Streets, Esq., merchant, Spring Field-house, Sandiacre, Derby shire William Surplice, Esq., ttingham Samuel James Sykes, Esq., Hull James Templer, Esq., Brixton-rise, Director of the Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Railway Tnomas a. ...Pr, Redford John Best Trapp, Esq., Redford - Samuel Tudor, Esq., Upper Thames-street and Gorbals, Hull, Di rector of the Derby and Stafford Railway Thomas Turney, Esq., Park-lodge, near Halifax William Tudor, Esq., Upper Thames-street and Gorbals, Hull Joseph Francis Tempest, Esq., F.S.A., the Mount, Ackworth Charles Vickers, Esq., Pontefract, Director of the Manchester, Hud dersfield, and Great Grimsby Railway Win. Watson,Esq , Daybrook, Nottinghamshire, Director of Amber gate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Samuel Warburton, Esq., Hunslet, Leeds, Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway The Rev. Richard Whitelock, MA., Saddleworth, Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire Joseph Whitaker, Esq., Ramsdale, Nottinghamshire William White, Esq., Bedford John Williams, Esq., M.D., Magistrate for Yorkshire, Director of the York, Hull, and East and West Riding Junction Railway Abraham Wood, Esq., Rochdale, F.R.C.S. Joseph Wyles, Esq., Grantham, Director of the Amber-gate, Not tingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway David Wheatcroft, Esq., Buckland-hollow, Derbyshire, Director of tke Rugby, Derby, and Manchester, and Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railways William Williams, Esq. ' Royal Foundry, Bedford Charles Waite, Esq., 3, Old Burlington-street, and Willesdon-house, Middlesex John Wheelton. Esq., late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Thomas Willett, Esq., Bradford The Rev. H. Burdett Worthington, Bedford G. N. Wright, M.A., Coed y Celya, Denbighshire, and L ns hies square. London, Director of the Thames Valley Railway George Yates, Esq., merchant, Halifax George Witt, Esq., F.R.S., Director of the Bedford, London, and Birmingham Railway, and Aldermand of Bedford George Gillett, Esq., 2, Grsovenor-gate, Hyde-park (With power to add to their number). ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF—Sir John Macneil, LL.D., and F.R.S. ACTING ENGINEER—WiIIiam Mullingar Higgins, Esq., C.E. • LONDON SOLICITORS. J. It. Gibson, Esq., 9, Copthall-court. Owen Gray, Esq. 1 25, Great Tower-street. J. B. Midge, Esq. LOCAL SOLICITORS. Leeds—Charles Naylor, Esq., and Pontefract—Henry John. Coleman, Esq. Rotherham—John Oxley, Esq., and John. Wright Potter, Esq. East Retford—Messrs. Mee, Bigsby, and Mee. Nottingham—Messrs. Fox and Butlin. Oakham—Henry Hough, Esq. Kettering—Thomas Marshall, Esq. Bedford—Ezra Eagles, Esq. - SECRETARY —J. B. Owens, Esq. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT —4. M. Widdicombe, Esq. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co. Leeds—Messrs. Beckett and Company Doncaster 1 The Yorkshire Banking Company. • Pontefract The object of this railway is to connect, in the most direct course, the important and increasing manufacturing town of Leeds with the metropolis, the want of which has long been felt, and is too univer sally acknowledged to need any comment, and it is under this con viction that this important undertaking, aster several minute exa minations of the country through which it will pass, has been brought forward. The proposed line will commence at the junction of the Manchester and Leeds, and York and North Midland Railways, near Wakefield, and will terminate by means of a junction with the Eastern Coun ties Railway, at Bedford (to which place it is the intention of that Company to extend their line in the ensuing session of Parliament), and by thus availing itself as far as possible of the existing railways, will complete the most direct and least expensive trunk line, from London to Leeds, York, and Hull. It will pass in its route within an available distance of Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster, Rotherham, East Redford, Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, and Stamford. The importance of such a line is obvious, both from the nature of its course (embracing, as it does, a most extensive population within its limits), as also from the absence of any direct communication for the conveyance of passengers and merchandise. By the construction of this railway, railway communication to London will be given to Peterborough and Leicester (by means of the Syston and Peterborough Railway), to Newark and Nottingham, (by the Nottingham and Lincoln line(, and to Sheffield and Gains borough, )by the Sheffield and Gainsberough line), by a much shorter route than by any existing railways. Independently of the advantages offered to the towns in the seve ral counties through which this line will pass, the line in itself, con sidered as a direct trunk line between London and Leeds, is sufficient to justify its formation, it being well known that the existing traffic between these two places would produce such a retura on the capital required, as to admit of a dividend equal to that of any railway in operation; but when it is borne in mind that a company is being formed for the purpose of connecting Glasgow with - ,,Leeds by means of a junction with the York and Carlisle Railway, no better line came be presented to the public, as it will not only effect a direct communication from Glasgow and the western parts of Scotland to London, but would also connect Edinburgh and the eastern parts of Scotland, as well as Durham and Newcastle (by the York and North Midland, and Great North of England Railway s) with the metropo lis, which would be considerably shorter than the accommodation offered by any other company ; and when cost of construction is con sidered, there cannot be a doubt but that preference would be given to the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway. The fact of the Eastern Counties Railway being Connected by a branch line with the East and West India Docks on the river Thames, and the Railway Company having recently leased for 999 years the extensive pepper warehouses belonging to those docks, which are capable of receiving 12,000 tons of goods, together with wharfs adjoining, where the shipment and trans-shipment of goods from all parts of the world can take place, is a most important fea ture in favour of the direct communication from the manufacturing towns of Glasgow and Leeds offered by the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway and, by branch railways to the main trunk line, through which all goods from the manufacturing districts could be conveyed at once to these warehouses for shipment, thereby avoiding the present delay and expense of cartage, and in reality establishing an almost direct and invaluable connexion between the rivers Clyde and Thames. It has been ascertained that there are no engineering difficulties, that the w wits will be easy, and the gradients remarkably goad, and that it will not materially interfere with any ornamental property. The subscribers will be held liable only to the extent of their first deposits, until an Act of Parliament is obtained, and afterwards only to the amount of their subscriptions. It is proposed to take power in the Bill to allow interest at 4 per cent. per annum on all calls until the opening of the line, and also to extend the line to Hertford on the Eastern Counties line, in the event of that Company not prosecuting their line to Bedford. BROKERS. ' London--Messrs. Marten and Heselthse, 9, Fineh-lane Leeds—Messrs. Hopps and Co. Liverpool—Messrs. Joseph King and Son Hull—Messrs. Flint and Tootal Manchester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons Bradford—Mr. Josiah Scholefield Edinburgh—Mr. Charles Couper, 30, St. Andrew's-square. GREAT' LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT RAIL WAY. The Managing Committee of this Railway hereby give notice that they are now proceeding In the Allotment of the Shares in the above undertaking, and that all the Letters of Allotment will be issued ' the ensuing week. Temporary Offices, Adelaide•place, London-bridge, J. B. OWEN, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN, BRENTFOItD, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY, from the vicinity of West Drayton, through Hounslow, Brentford, Ham mersmith, Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster, to a Central Terminus, near Charing-Cross. (Provisionally Registered.) Offices, 53, Charing-cross. Capital, 850,0001., in 42,500 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. TUOVIICIONAL COMMITTEE. The Earl of Devon Vernon Abbott, Esq., 70, Gower-street Philip Anstruther, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankmen' Railway Junction Company Benjamin Johu Armstrong, Esq., Southall, Magistrate for Middlesex John Auldjo, Esq., Noel House, Kensington Henry Pratt Barlow, Esq., 24, Kensington-square Edward Oliver Benson, Esq., Hounslow William Sprott Boyd, Esq., Director of the Thames Bmbankment Railway Junction Company Thomas Bramall, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the leleester aid Tam worth Railway' Sir John Macpherson Brackenbury Sir Archer Denman Croft, Bart., Director of the Thamea Extbaak. meat Railway Junction Company Major John T. Croft, Deputy Chairman of the Chester and Manche& ter Railway John Chevalier Cobbeld,:Esq., Chairman of the Easter* 'Wilton Rai way Wnliam Cumming, Esq., North Bank, Regent's Park George Cooper, Esq., Brentford George James Stredwick Camden, Esq., Hounslow Charles Downes, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway J. Fisher, Esq., Isleworth Major David Fitzgerald, Talent's., county of Kerry Captain Forbes, R.N., Forest, Windsor Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, R.N., K.C.H. James Montgomery, Esq., Brentford John Bowyer Nichols, Esq., Hammersmith The ivil i i H a i o n n s . i C m o p l o s n o n e Phipps, potte Potter, Esq., the Beath and Ididl and Railway Henry Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow, Magistrate for MbEidlesex John F. Pownall, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslow Colonel Reid (2d Life Guards), Buistrode Park Thomas Berry Rowe, Esq., Brantford John Coyagarne Sim, Esq., No. 9, Clifton-place, Hyde Park-gardens Major Jeff Sharp, Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for Middlesex, Deputy-Chairman of the Thames Embankment Railway Junction Company Henry Webb Smith, Esq., Hounslow William Spooner, Esq., Director of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Railway Andrew Spottiswoede, Esq., Chairman of the Irish North Midland Railway John Stewart, Esq., M.P. Frederick Thompson, Esq., 20, Kensington-square Robert Richard Tighe, Esq., Bank, Windsor Henry Tuffneil, Esq., M.P. (With power to add to their number.) ENGINEER—Thomas Page, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson and Cobbold, 7, Lincoln's Inn-fields William Sim, Esq., 8, King's Bench-walk, Temple. BANKERS. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Hugh Inns Cameron and George Bain,lB,Parliament-strett SECRETARY —Henry Moreing, Esq. Applications for shares, in the subjoined form, may be made, acklresstd- to the Provisional Committee, at the Offices of the Com pany, 53, Charing-cross, to the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, and to the following agents and sharebrokers :—Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, Threadneedle-street ; Mr. H. J. Williams, 80, Old Broad-street, London ; Messrs. Bradley and Co., Manchester ; Mr. B. R. Pembefton, and Messrs. H. Davis avi Co., Liverpool; Mr Luise , 4,11201 d, Bristol; Messrs, Chantrell and Boyce, Leedo; Ueurs. 12,061 10,000 kinsen and Earle, Bull ; Messrs. Buchanan and Aitken, Glasgow, spective calls, from the date of each payment until the opening of tit and Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York, of wham prospectuses may I line. bQ obtained. The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract will be required to be duly executed when the bankers' receipts are changed for for certificates of scrip, of which due notice will be giv en and the deposits paid by persons making default in due execution 0 the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract within the time to be limited by such notice, will be absolutely forfeited. Forms of application for shares, prospectuses, and a map of the line, may be obtained from the Solicitors , or the Secretary, at t Offices of the Company, 28, Essex - street , St rand, London, o will : nowin any of the undermentioned Sharebrokers ; but no application attended to unless accompanied by a reference to one of the Provi sional Committee, the Solicitors, or a Banker. London—Mr. A. Sym, Tokenhouse-yard Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis,: New-street Leamington—Mr. Eliezer EdWards, Bedford-street Bath—Mr. T. E. Milsom Gloucester— Bristol — Stratford-on-Avon--Mr. William Bolton Liverpool—Messrs. Pownal and Worthington , and Mr. William• %erl Manchester— Mr. John Barlow; Messrs. Cardwell and $Oll Leeds—Messrs. Robinson and Furley Leicester—Messrs. Elgood and Harrison. THE AVON AND SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Valley To the Provisional Committee of the : Avon and Sever n Railway Company, shares entlem,-4 reuest thatou will allt tO me of G 20/. each q in the above Company; and I hereby undertake te wept the same, or any smaller number, -and to pay the deposllZ 2/. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Con' tract and the Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this • . day of Name in full.. • . Place of business .. .......... • • .. ••••• Trade or Profession ••• • • • ... Name and Address of Referee • • •••• 'Signature • • • No applications for Shares in this Company will be received which do not contain a reference to one of the Provisional Committee, the Sharebrokers, Officers of the Company, or a Banker. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Directors of the Great Western, Brantford, an Central Terminus Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 201. each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any lesser number thatmay be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required. Name in full .• • • Residence .• Trade or Profession .. • • . • • . • • • • • . • Date .. .. • • • Reference In full •••••••• • • • • • • • •• • • "PIM GREAT WESTERN, BRENTFORD, 11 and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Office, 53, Charing-cross. At a meeting of the Inhabitants and owners of property in Brent ford and its vicinity, held on Saturday, the 11th instant, in pursuance of a requisition most numerously and respectably signed, HENRY POWNALL, Esq., spring -grove, in the Chair, It was proposed - by G. COOPER, Esq., seconded by Mr. WALBEAN, and unanimously resolved— . . I. That it is highly desirable that railway communication be esta blished between Hounslow and London, and that it be as direct as the nature of the country will permit, and follow as closely as pos sible the old coach thoroughfare. 'roposed by Major JELF SHARP, seconded by B. J. ARMSTRONG, Esq., and unanimously resolved— 2. That having heard and considered a statement of the course which the projected line of Mr. Page will take, this meeting is of opinion that such line is most highly calculated to promote the in terests of this town and neighbourhood, and presents a prospect of far greater advantage than any line crossing the river, and not pro ceeding directly to the centre of the metropolis. Proposed by JAMES MONTGOMEEY, Esq., seconded by Mr. KING, HULL A N I) LINCOLN DIRECT RAILWAY. „. NOTICE is hereby given that no ApPlicf°,.; for Shares will be received after THU RSDAY, the 23d w , By order of the Committee, W. AY", jun., Solicitor. and unanimously adopted 3. That the line projected by Mr. Page is particularly entitled to he support of the inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood, for following amongst other reasons : That it is the line originally proposed by the inhabitants of this • HULL and LINCOLN DIRECT RA Al'. (Registered Provisionally) , Capital 500,0001., in 25,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. the d ot Fight Hon. Lord Thomas Pelham Clinton, the of Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Sir H. M. Tavasour, Bart. Melburne-hall, Yorkshire Sir Henry n, Bart. Burton Agnes, Sir John Simpson ßoynto , Alderman of York, director of Yorkshire the York an d Midland, and of the Newcastle and Darlington RailwaYs ` Aspinall, John Bridge, Esq. barrister - at - law, Althorpe, Lin and Temple, London yorigibire Barkworth, Thomas, Esq. Kirkby-hall and Nort h Ferriby, Boardman, George Alfred, Esq. Nottingham Bolton, Thomas, Esq. Hull Bonton, Henry, Esq. Burton Ag nes, Bowes, 4ohn, Esq. Hull, Director of the Hull Yorkshire and Selby Ita iWil Bower, Joshua, jun. Esq. Hunslet, near Leeds Burrows, Josiah, Esq. Castle-house, Gomersall, near Leed 6 Bright, Paul, Esq. Sheffield a nd Sn r Bright, Henry Smith, Esq. Hull, Director of the Dun '" derland Railway Burnley. Thomas, Esq. Gomersall, near Leeds alyth, Henry. Esa- woo or Inv Bristowe, Samuel Ellis, Esq. Beesthorp-hall, Notts,C Stafford and Nottingham Railway B'ow, Rev. William, J.P. Goodmanham, Yorkshire Brook, William Henry, Esq. Lincoln to pato . Campbell, Captain Duncan, Exmouth, director of the _toe, 001 Railway Junction, the Reading and Reigate Atinun' other Railways Carrick, Theephilus, Esq. merchant, Hull Cracroft, Colonel, Hackthorne-hall, Lincolnshire Cracroft, Weston, Esq. ditto Coulson, Edward Foster, Esq. Cottingham Castle, Yorkshi re pig .0 Cookham, George, Esq. Hull, director of the Hull and Clifford, William, Esq. Hull, director of the Sheffield, Silkstone Railway Collingham, Joseph, Esq. Lincoln Denison, Robert, Esq. Waplington Manor, Yorkshire Dent, Joseph, Esq. Ribs:one-park, Yorkshire Dalton, James, Fillingham-manor, Lincolnshire Eggington, John, Esq J.P. 110 tell. Earle, George, Esq. director of the Sheffield, Wortley, Railway Eddie, William Hesleden, Esq. Barton Eddie, Richard,'Esq. Barton Egginton, John, Esq. J.P. for the borough of Hull tinc ollO ire Fowler, Thomas, Esq. the Grange,lfirton in Lindsey , Graburn, William, Esq. Barton Hall, John, Esq. Warden of the Trinity-house, Hull Hattersley, John, Esq. Barton • Healey, Henry, Esq... Ashlay Decoy-cottage, Lincolnshi re Hewitt ; Thomas Frederick, Esq. Hull Harding, John, Esq. Bridlington 11 • Honing, Dempster, Esq. Lindley-hall, near Nuneaton, shire Holgate, Bennett, Esq. Hull, Major in the Army _„,4 • Hutton, William, Esq. Gate Burton-hall, near Gainsbote'' Jones, Joseph, sen. Esq. Mayor of Hull Liddell, George, Esq. banker, Sutton-house, Yorkshire Little John George, Esq. Blyborough Lupton, Darnton, Esq. Mayor of Leeds Lunn, John Wilbar, Esq. South Ferriby, Lincolnshire Marshall, William, Esq. Lincoln • Marshall, John, Esq. Riseholme-grange, near Lincoln Mason, Richard, Esq. Lincoln do° Myers, John, Elq.. Mayor of Beverley • • oe, ' fi ndoe Massey, Thomas Hacket, Esq. Newark , "and Oxford-sil e re , ji• Massey, Robert Marsden, Esq. Newark , and Oxford-gl,ll,coolid Maddock, Thomas Finchett, Chester and Cae Gwyn, rector of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, as district. 2. That it follows the direct course of the ancient thoroughfare front Hounslow to London, without crossing the River Thames. 3. That means having been taken for extending the original ter- minus from Dlillhauk to the immediate vicinity of Charing-cross, it presents a more convenient access to tke metropolis than any other That this meeting, therefore, pledge themselves to give every as sistance in promoting the success of this line. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Henry Pownall, isq., as well for his idndness in taking the chair, as for the ability with which he presided over the meeting. - ----- __ the Macclesfield and Lichfield Railways* . Malam, John ' Esq. Elm Tree-house, Hull Moxon, Rev. W. C., Rectory, South Ferriby Nettleship, Thomas, Esq. J.P. Lincoln . Insbir e Nicholson, Thomas, Esq.. Grayingharn-grange, I,ineo,-- North, Thomas, Esq. Mayor of Nottinghath Newham, Samuel, Esq. Nottingham-park I sil Calling, Anslem, Esq. Lincoln Pease, Joseph Robinson. Esq. Deputy-Chairman of „ ili , e ; ,Vi t g' s °t. Selby Railway, and Deputy-Lieutenant of the "-•"" Yorkshire Palmer, Thomas William, Esq. J. P. Hull ~ ,tef, Parker, Henry, Esq. Hull and Ferriby ~„. n a Paxton, Joseph, Esq. Chatsworth, director of i"',,," andl I-- Buxton and Matlock, and Great Grimsby, Lou"" o‘ dfar d ' Railways rin e ' Pryme, George, Esq. Cambridge, director of the Cainb and yoty.s. Northampton Railway I Pope, John B. Esq. Fiockton Colliery, Hollingha ll, c o er, Peacock, Edward, Esq. Bottesford, Lincolnshire pai d' Prole, William Watson, Esq. director of the Gre at Rugby, and Southampton Railway l l* Rudgard, William, Esq: J.P. Alderman of Lincoln o f the , Richardson, William, Esq. Alderman of York, director - igie ehester and Southampton Railway the le4 Richardson, James, Esq. Clifton, Yorkshire, director of North Midland, and Newcastle and Berwick ItailwaY s oi ford Reynardson, Thomas Birch, Esq. HolYwell-hall, near St 3 Rudgard, Edward William Rudgard, Esq. Lincoln 10'1 Stephenson, John, Esq. Mayor of Lincoln _,. oter" ,0t 0 Smith, John George Stapleton, Esq. Melton-wood, I,'"Lioten" High Steward of the city of Lincoln, an d Deputy. Lincolnshire Slater, Samuel, Esq. Carlton,-house, near Lincoln Sharpe, George, Esq. Lincoln Sandwith, Thomas, Esq. J.P. Beverley Storr, Joseph, E.l. Oustwick, Yorkshire Skinner, Thomas, Esq. Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire Swann, John Wright, Esq. Exmouth Swann, John Bradley, Esq. Exmouth „of Spence, Edward, Esq. Tilworth Grange, near Hullth, And 0"- Tall, John, Esq. Hull, Director of the Lincoln, Lou I. Railway taaws. ,to Taylor, John, Esq. Hull, director of the Direct tern ila Ll Tottie, Richard, Esq. Hull and Anlaby, Chairman of ' Selby Railway odd, William Goodlad, Esq. Barton , I°' Uppleby, Charles, jun. Esq. Barrister-at-law, Barton 11 „„a /al , Whittaker, Charles, Esq. Melton-hill, director a tile 1.. Railway Winn, Frederick, Esq. Lincoln Winn, Thomas, Esq. Lincoln Ward, Charles, Esq. Lincoln Wilkinson, John,Barton tige O til Wormald, Smith, Esq. banker, Barton and Ticktoll-gra n t the Wright, Thomas Short, Esq. Northampton , dir eet°r Midland Railway Walton, Rev. N., Sutton, Yorkshire Wheatcroft, David, Esq. Buckland-hollow, Notts. Workafleld, Thomas, Esq. J.P., Nottingham , (With power to add to their number,' 111 0 ' COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMEICT. ,_ -W_ Bowes, John, Esq. Palmer, Tbon v 5..... Bright, Henry Smith, Esq. Brook, William Henry, Esq. Dalton, James, Esq. Richardson,.‘'' ;a , EA ° Eddie, William Hesleden, Esq. R Pax icli t a ° r n d ' s j onla er ia s°4,4. Ruelgard, Willis_ i 0 ~. Hall, John, Esq; Simpson, Sir Jlloodi , 04 Nicholson, Thomas, Fsq. 1 odd, Will ial° u SURVEYOR—CharIes RaWSOII. Esq. /lull. or d, Sommon—William Ayrc, jun., Esd , v oollr , AGENTS IN LoriDoN —Messrs. Butterfield a nd Inn-square. LOCAL SOLICITORS. Henry Williams, Esq, Lincoln Joseph Mackrill, Esq. Barton. LOCAL AGENTS. George Maxstead, Esq. Wintertoil . . John Brewster, Esq. Nottinghatn• zig . PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—G. Ban ner ' BANKERS. ' ". Hull—Messrs. Pease and 1 iddells Lincoln—Messrs. Smith, Ellison, and Co. , any ~ Co , ~, Barton—The Branch of the Hull Banking uoilv io f ow „ 0 ev London—Messrs. Glyns and Co • Messrs. Ba re ' a icaP'ust s ' Co. . , iw i lini ag oh ° This line Is intended to form:the:- Most direct cob_ fu ,0,1 j, tween Hull and Lincoln, Newark, Nottinghain, Berfl';olots,,Tossalt, and the midland and south-western manufacturing" 4of •`,'„tioll , „ between Hull and London, and the south and south-cef-0,00,1,e tai_.,_ It is also intended to give thebest possible railway a sf for "it i all s " the rich agricultural district through which, it will Paf t . 0 0, f. veyance of its produce to market, and the obtaining v „ a ilX';, o stone, slate, and other articles. ell , slP r° t It is proposed to proceed to Bessie by the Bull a u n_ d ,! o , to o ,l. o oif e s' and thence by an extension to the edge of tbe 11 0, 1 " 0e fac e : a l o e the landings on each side of the ferry, possible facility of transit across it. The s t t l o ie r n r i r g g iri l e i t. ,; ..: &tura'. "racolia, to South Ferriby Sluice, and thence In a direct line coin, through a perfectly level and rich ag. , e _ an d I , 40, a li s uu to w P i r a that city it will be connected with the Nottingham t. 4 v ac a c rio , such other projected lines as may be found exPe°„ l , v i l lail pd 10,. t wo An extensive trade has long existed betw7l„e 0 , 0 ,,,, 0, 0 ,,,,, Newark, Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, a nd °P ° t of ,e; factoring districts, all of which receive a console, _, ;O p or o.4 . o te i n foreign produce which they consume througrit'of 10 ,1 ; at t Ol through which also they export a large ani °e , ba nd „ a aalse Notwithstanding the chief portion of the tragic , ~ 3 t a rg i e_, 0 110 tedious and uncertain course of the River Tre s, n e i r) , a ncrros li v t io both goods and passengers passed along the much °f 0 0°4 tween Barton and Lincoln. Of late Yeaisexpeditious ace° diverted by the circuitous, though more 1 ea t ' furnished by railways. m ic. , ', l o gle,51 ) . 5 ther e ' 1 5 Ito gat ditious proposed line will be the most direct , .5 re e° ^si a ditious conveyance for this traffic, which tared ,, al ot os expected will in a great measure be res '" f to co e l otir elf oi channel. this Pa rt e ao d c osi The several other railway schemes in mo a a ilon , e iiit ;o ak have in view the promotion of local andaccosn render ib r t,it f trO l : overlook this important through trade, _, 100 irial l _o4 ll .oy Lincoln and Hull secondary to that of I nne! , __ .nt o f I.!:n the V, It is impossible to expect that any great.:a „ by ,sie , v e ',ol to ~,, o r , can be attracted by the Sheffield and (Innis n , OO , br , 4 o of `OS , and inconveniences inseparable from a Passag e „wogs` 0 0 ,1 ,tion g and trunk to branch lines, and an unnecessar3l with th, e ,pce: t ot a dozen miles. The ferry, too, at New Ilollantau, „,,, itna loe rte, oas in the Humber, present great obstacles topunc a",,,,, d wea,... , pc ' o f 0 con _ f r om the_ ino terf while at the Bessie and Barton ferry it is tea w'' - o ir carriages, with their contents, can be reinoria side to that on the other at all times of the tl , _ „re full,_/_ quarter of an hour.line has bee:Pif . •T1, , ,e country to be traversed by the . i. railwa y Pfde__,. 0 veyed, ari,/ found remarkably adapted workt Il' ~it,ii with the exe;tion of three or four mue‘s.o,. ~ and ,51,.(0 from all engineering' difficulties or expebnselu as , certa•r t i,e 0 ; i s o' , The goods and passem;!.'r tra ffic has e u _ __ do n 0. , ,,„51, _, iii i :,, a most satisfactory prospect Cf ample r reta_ . li . ir bea n 01) ,, t7 t a sp : The co-operation of many loci ,1 inte es r ta a ,, , _ l f,7,„, ternif o t t ied ~ ons' as of gentlemen connected with seail' _ 117: 'f' s etiter.oatari . Di e coln and Hall, and the greatest conftnei!",bo rarlian' tle a opposition will be speedily overcome, and ' rs c Ai r ,is 9 0 re' tion to the project obtained• ny intcre to ihr o o. t o to landowners on the line and others 100 1 stet'. •t i b f their a re' err - j The shares in the Company will be allopttaerdLnt.,bscripreocc4, Provision will be made in the Act Applications for shares, in the folic, ,or other and I' o 4 , ss, ; Sponsibility of shareholders to the a motin u t g o furro , _ . a n h ecto ple , 4 4 , ,ss f, a member of the committee, bElniterifoggs, Flin ar ie, filjartp or t0 . ,,,,,, kin50a and ous toth,i, _ e ll may be made to the Solicitor, Mr. James Bowden, Messrs. Lit "' I n . Air. 9- Matson; T°l3oPro, Mr. S. Collinson, Nottingham / Gresham and Mr. James Pratt,Nresisc; i,,,,.,..„0..8L.:ed5.!.avre140.70_dti1f,,,, Barff, and Messrs. Jno. Henderson, Ti" York; iislios. ~ •''.7, $.1 1 , 4 1 5 ,ter e 1 0 0, and Sons, Sheffield ; Henry Watson Liverpool _.,..2„, And Manchester ; Henry Davis and CO2,..,ntea; 3,fess, u rs o 's . 0 Son, of LynnWright,Bl'22. oprin 0 0 " 0. and Co., 38, Thrograorton-street, 143)1d7"."- street, Lon Ipo lieht°P ,u Carden and Whitehead, Threadne e raer Jail' IV Airitr , „ l itzi m • vit ics Hull, 2,1 Ootober, 1845. f the ...• nil To the Committee of Management o A tO IS ? , FORM OF APPLICATION ropt u s-- ,,,nd Dille — 0 0 ItailwaY. _ Gentlemen,—l request you ma y be ~- ca na to _„„, 0 0 r - of twenty pounds each in this ColnP anY ' -nenotted to Te;eolii, '2les will allot me f tinderteslioy a .e te d t! the same, or any less number that . fa tter wee , ' the deposit of 2/. 2s. per share, au u _frsutscrib ere ' ~0 sign the Parliamentary Contract au , 184 6 ' ~.'‘, required. .... .., , do o f ~ •1 .. ..1 „ Dated this Name in fu ll " . ...• "‘,... • :„. 0 Residence ~,;f i aainn ': :,...,,,„,,, Businclailinr'" , „ .. ~, , „ :, ,„! Place ' 1 ' 0 0' I s r a ze of Betr e 10 DaitatemOf ar A to PP i ll: iei:ti...°.?::: o.:;•:: g O 0 GREAT WESTERN, BRENTFORD, and CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAILWAY. Offices, 53, Charing-cross. CHAIRMAN—The EARL of DEVON. Notice is hereby given that no further Applications for Skates in this Company will be received after SATURDAY, October 18. By order, _ HENRY MOREING, Secretary, FrHE AVON and SEVERN VALLEY RAIL , from tujuni w Connecting Leamington and the whole of the Midland and North Eastern Counties with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, and the South of England. . . . . (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. . . No further call will be made until an Act of Parliament is obtained, and no party will he liable beyond the amount of his shares. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Ron. the Lord Beauclerc, 8, Chesham-place, Belgrave square The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, London. Chairman of the York and Lancaster, and Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railways The Hon. Captain Evans Enke, Grenadier Guards, 3, Beigrave square The Hon. Captain Evans Freke, Life Guards, 3, Belgrave-square Sir Montague John Cholmeley, Bart., Easton-hall, Lincolnshire Sir William Bumf Johnson, Bart., Director of the Chepstow ;Forest of Dean, and Gloucester, and the South and Midland Junction Railway William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., Alderman of Lon don, late 31. P. for Oxford, Chairman of the Erewash Valley Ex tension, the Leek and Macclesfield, the Great Western, Southern and Eastern Counties, and of the Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, lthaubon, and Vale of Llangollen Railways William Bradley, Esq., Manor-oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Cam bridge and Lincoln Extension, and the Lincoln, York, and Leeds Junction Railways Benjamin Oliveira, Esq., F.R.S., 8, Upper Hyde-park-street, and Brookes' Club, St. James's, Director of the West Midland, and Manchester and Southampton Railways Villiers C. Villiers Surtees, Esq., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Director of the Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire Railway William Lloyd Caldecot, Esq., 6, Laura-place, Bath William Breynton, Esq., Montpellier, Cheltenham, and Temple, London, Director of he Leicester and Tamworth, and other Railways EL H. Dancocks, Esq., the Manor-house, Kempley, Gloucestershire, . _ Director of the Birmingham, West Bromwich, and Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railways James Maurice Shipton, Esq., R.N., Walmer-hall, near Tewkesbury, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at Gloucester, and Vice- Consul of Russia at that port Richard Hodges Carter, Esq., Gloucester, late Mayor of the City of Gloucester, and Deputy-Chairman of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Samuel Hitch, Esq., M.D., Gloucester Charles F. Thornley, Esq., merchant, Bristol Cornelius Brady, Esq., Aston-house, Erdington, Warwickshire Paris Dick, Esq., M.D., Forthampton, Tewkesbury George Smith, Esq., Frestbury, near Cheltenham Thomas Avery, Esq., Gloucester 1 Caleb Trotter:l'Bg., ditto Arthur 11. Jenkins, Esq., Alderman of Gloucester i:dw;rd L. Kendall, Ea 4:, merchant, ditto Robert Heane, Esq., ditto Charles Walker, Esq., ditto Henry Fox, Esq., ditto Edward J. Woodhouse, Esq., ditto, Directors of the Worcester, Here ford,and Glouces ter Railway John Ladds, Esq., Abbot's-court, Twyning and Tewkesbury Aaron Goold Bilsome, Esq., Forest of Dean, Director of the East and IV( st of England, and the Worcester and South Wales Railways John George Norbury, Esq., Great Cumberland-street, Hyde-park, and Mancetter-house, Atherstone, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, South Staffordshire, and Dover and Bristol Railways Kensington Lewis, Esq., Worcester-park, Surrey, and Stratford place, Director of the Midland Counties, and the Cheltenham, Ox ford, and Brighton Junction Railways William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of the Leicester _ _ _ _ and Tamworth, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways Robert H. Shomburgk, Esq., New Kensington, Surrey, Chairman of the Barbadoes General Railway George Frederic Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire, the Grand Junction and Midlands Union, and Dover and Bristol Railways John Campbell Dickers, Esq., Newhall, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, and the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London Junction Railways George Unett, Esq., the Laurels, HandswOrth, Staffordshire, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and Dover and Bristol Railways Walter limit, Esq., Captain 341 Light Dragoons, Director of the Dover and Bristol, and Grand Trunk Railways Major White, Pall-mall, London, Director of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Lewis Hoffmann, Esq., Reading, Berkshire, and Inner Temple, London, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire, and the Dover and Bristol Railways Thomas Wakefield, Esq., London, Director of the Dover and Bristol _ Railway Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., Westfield, Battle, Sussex, Director of the Staffordshire, and Shropshire, and Dover and Bristol Railways William Byrom, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham Districts, the London Bristol and South Wales l,irect, the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London, the Birkenhead and Holihead, and the Liverpool Preston, and North Union Railways William Caldwell, Esq., Lice-hall, Wigan ' Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the Lancaster and York, and the Staffordshire Potteries Railways Henry Taylor, Esq., Alderman of Wigan, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and the York and Lancaster, and other Railways Charles Collins, Esq., Caldwell-hall, Worcestershire, and Adelaide place, London-bridge, Director of the bouthern and Eastern, and Northern Jamaica, and the Irish West Coast Railways John Bird, Esq., Dines Mowddy, North Wales . _ . W. 11. Watts, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Lincoln and Great Grimsby, the Dover and Bristol, and the Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railways Edward Shilton, Esq., Math-cottage, Handsworth, Staffordshire George Edwards, Esq., Binninghiu, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and the Birmingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Railways Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the York and Lancaster, the Liverpool and Bolton Direct, and the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railways Henry Spicer, Esq., 28, Portman - square , Director of the London and Exeter, and' other Railways W. Drury Holden, Esq., 10, Green-street, 'Grosvenor-square, and Locko-park, Derbyshire, Director of the Lichfield and Macclesfield Railway Capt. Gould, Charles-street, St. James's Samuel Kempson, Esq., Little Sutton, near Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Railway Edwin Smith, Esq., 51, Great Ormond-street, London, Director of the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railway Robert Grove, Esq., Edgbaston, Birmingham, Director of the Bir mingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railway. ENGINEER. SOLICITOUS. Messrs. Lewis and Ford, 28, Essex-street, Strand, London W. IL Reece, Esq., Birmingham., LOCAL SOLICITOUS. Messrs. /Senn, Rugby William Tibbits, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon Anthony Sproule, Esq., Tewkesbury. BANKERS—Messrs. Rogers, Oiling, and Co., Clement's-lane, London. SECRETARY—iIjII y Brookes, ES% The proposed railway will commence at Rugby, on the London and Birmingham Railway, the terminus of the Midland Counties and Trent Valley Railways, and the point to which several other projected railways converge, and will proceed through or near to Leamington, Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon, Evesham, Tewkesbury, and Cheltenham, to Gloucester. The length of the line will b.; about 56 miles. The advantages that will result from the construction of this line are numerous and highly important, and such as cannot fail to secure a very large amount of local and through traffic, and a highly-re munerative return upon the capital invested. By means of existing and proposed railwa) s, it will form a complete chain of railway com munication between the whole of the midland and north-eastern counties of England, the populous cities and towns before-named, and the southern and western districts, and thus bring Leicester, Not tinglaun, Newark, Lincoln, Gainsborough, Great Grimsby, and Hull, into direct communication with the favourite and fashionable spas of Leamington and Cheltenham, the richly-productive and far-famed Vale of Evesham; and the seaports of Gloucester, Bristol, Plymouth, and Falmouth, and those of South Wales. The inhabitants and visitors of the much-frequented watering• places of Leamington and Cheltenham, will thus obtain a direct line between those resorts, instead of the present circuitous route through Birmingham, affording that facility of intercommunication which has long been ardently desired ; and it will also afford the utmost fa cility of access to the innumerable visitors who, attracted as well by the beauty of the scenery as the memory of Shakspeare, annually resort to Stratford-on-Avon. To those passengers from the east and north-east, direct to Glou- Gloucester, the line from Tewkesbury, cutting off the angle of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway to Cheltenham, will afford a great accommodation, and a saving in distance of at least eight miles, besides the delay of the stoppage at Cheltenham. At Tewkesbury it will also form a junction with the proposed line from that place to Malvern, affording the most direct communication to the numerous visitors to the magnificent scenery and invigorating atmosphere of the celebrated Malvern-hills. To the inhabitants of the ancient and populous borough of Tewkes bury, this portion of the proposed line wall prove immensely advan tageous; situated within ten miles of the important city and pert of Gloucester, they have nevertheless to travel by the present railway route nearly twice that distance, an Inconvenience which has already materially affected the trade, and prejudiced the interests of the town. The proposed line, running close to the town, will remove this great inconvenience, and restore its trade to its former state of prosperity. The value of this line to the city and port of Gloucester cannot be teo highly estimated, as it will not only open to It immense sources of traffic from the whole of the eastern and north-eastem counties, but will very materially lessen the distance between it and Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, making Gloucester still more securely the nearest and most accessible outlet for the whole of that immensely productive manufacturing region ; and it is impossible to conceive any project better calculated to advance the interests of Gloucester, than one capable of effecting that object. This line will also form an important junction between the London and Birmingham :and Midlands Railways, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, and constitute the highway for the traffic of the former, and of all the north-eastern railways, to the proposed Man chester and Southampton Railway at Cheltenham; and the through traffic from the latter source alone is expected to be very great; It will thus have the effect of connecting the ports of the eastern and north-eastern with those of the western and southern coasts; of affording the most direct and convenient access from the north and east to the vast Mineral regions of South Wales, and of opening new markets for the rich products of the fertile valleys of the Avon and Severn, and the agricultural districts of Warwickshire and Wor cestershire, in the manufacturing towns and ports of the north. The line will be easy of construction, traversing, as it does, through nearly its whole length, the valleys of the Avon and Severn. The towns through which it will run are very populous, and the country of the richest description ' • and the local traffic will consequently be very great in addition to the through traffic, which on such a line must necessarily be very extensive. The Provisional Colimittee reserve to themselves the power to amalgamate with any other company as to the whole or any part of the line, and to vary or extend the line, and to increase or diminish the capital accordingly, if deemed expedient. The capital proposed to be raised is 1,000,0001., rin shares of 201., upon which a deposit of 21. 2s. per share must be paid upon allot latent. • •The liability' of the subscribers will be limited by the Act to the &Mount of their respective subscriptions to the capital stock, and -'':ewer will be applied fo: in the Act to allow irderest at the rate of 4/. per cent.pe annum on the amount of the deposit, and APO M° re. ,___ WELLS cb;t4C4Ll.ux RA Capita] 'PrO~ißionally NV - irk 4°gerS, C At $ 114._ ewe' tNG, '~c rtN a F at~er t , • ktpl3,xttts: •tri , tss k k, R„ t t ,_ 4 . l,l ct tit vt Lea aLvo a 3 ,'.44(1 h hi' 14 to v's;l., in_,Nc, C