The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-23 00:00:00

mANCIIT LSTER. and RUGBY DIRECT Paul Ferdinand Willert, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Man ]. tAILWAY. via MACCLESFIELD. chester ,Provisionalli Registered.) Charles James Stanley Walker, Esq., Longford House, Stretford, Alderman of Manchester, and Director of the Chester and Man artA/,. 1, ,000/., In 85,000 Shares of 201. each. 0. cheater Railway - - Deposit, 21. 25. per Share. Morris Were, Esq., Moorlands, Southampton 1 i,: ' 7 ' ' PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Woodcock, sq., banker, The Elms, Wigal, Director of the The -- .nod. , n o , v ... e. B. ''vettio. Chairman of the Manchester andl Liverpool and Bury Railway Birmingham vertu nuation uailway I-e John Yorke, Esq., banker, Thrapson, N or th amp t ons hi re Jo h n Attwood, 1 ' 12, 1 , . 31. P., Park-lane, Hyde.rark (With power to add to thei r number.) terman, ~Eiss 1., Nicholas-lane, Loffibard-street, banker i BANKERS. Sir John Pirie:T ,art., AidermaTh—Ta-the City - of Londe:qv - Di- :3 Messrs. 3fasterman and Co., London. rector of the Nenietaollar a s Oriental Steam Packet Com- ..: The Union Bank, Manche s t er _ — . pany. t:. ENGINEER-IN -CHIEF. witlimu .. yltlg 1 le9 Hughes ,, Eeq., Alderman of the City of g. V ACTING ENGINEERS. -, -• ].orl on, Tat sr ,I(.P. for Oxford, and late High 'Sheriff for 4 'a Messrs. J. B. and E. Birch, Westminster f . .. . SOLICITORS sm_stree, t Hants • '4 r -1 • Brackstone Baker, Esq. J a mes g en re- £ttwood, Rai., Seymour-street, Portman-square , 0 e George ,,A l daro, Esq., White Lion-court, John Bethel!, Esq.. King will * London. John Itagallaws Eati.. Director 0 ( the ararthern and Eastern •F „ 1 o Messrs. Joseph and William Heron, and Messrs. iilgson and Robins, • • '..itailwaNY- ...., • as • Manchester Joseph B, t ewn, .e.sq, , Director of. the Eat and Weld of Eng- o r. -- , , a That another and a m ore di rec t l i ne of ra i lway is necessary between - land Ju 'idiots 10 44 .the thetropolis and the manufacturing districts around Manchester, is William C. biadwick, Esq., Chairman of the Richmond Railway ~.. 5 uow t __, fully admitted, and the question is, which is the best line to be William lie any Forman, Esq., Upper Thames-street o adop eti. Capt. Georg e Probyn, Bryanston-square The above proposed railway will form the shortest and most di- Robert Wat3los, Esq., Director of the East and West of Eng- E 2 rest route from London to Manchester, and will therefore complete. land Railw- wee . , the direct communication with the metropolis at a much less expen 7 Josh.. UnderesOod. Esq., Director a( use commerci a i Bank of ? 4 diture of capital than by either of the projected London and Man- London . Williani Lai igley Pope, Esq., Woodford, Essex chester tines (Remington's and Ashurst's), the actual distance to be The lion. Geo, Browne, Lowndes-square, Belgrave-square constructed being only 73, instead of 170 to 180 miles. Sir Goo Ridi, 43, Lea-wades-street, Belgrave-square A careful prellmtnary survey has determined the promoters of this . Sir Ileirry RI charason , Chessel House, Southampton railway to adopt nearly a straightline from Rugby to Macclesfield, s Pall-mall. Chairman of the an increased expenditure of 200,0001. or 300,0001. judicially applied in air Willi.ainWYnne , 5, Suffolk-street, thepresentperfected state of civil engineering, and at the reduced cost North iVales Railway, and Director of the Oxibrd, Southampton, of the execution of earth works, will prove in the end a far greater. and Porannouth Railway Sir G. A. Latta. Upper Harley-street, London real economy, both to the Company itself in the saving effected hi Sir John Ha re, Langbam-place the annual expense'of working, and also, what is of more importance, _lore Mayorof Newbury, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and to the country in general, by acco m pli s hi ng , a t a muc h l e ss cost, th e For tao . mint h- Railway _ _ _ same end proposed by an entire and distinct line from London to of liatherhitbe, Surrey, Director of the Centre Manchester. Jelin Addis. .M3(l a These considerations have not been sufficiently kept in view by . Terminus, a. ad of the Liceneed Victuallers' Fire and Life Office , other parties who have also proposed to make a railway from Rugby The Rev: .1. Hia - rey A.st - . werth, Nei bury to Macclesfield, but who, by deviating from the direct tract to pursue M. NV. C. .4.lstsaO. Esq., Birmingham valleys and to avoid the irregularities of the face of the country, W. C. Alston, Ilsl., Elm.don Hall obviously lose the advantages proposed by this Company. Samuel Ashton, En; Wood Hill, Prestwich - The Parliam en ta ry decision on the choice of the London and Brighton Jamas Atty, Esq., . Rugbyßailway is a parallel case, the direct line, although presenting more James Bancroft, ak'Sq.,: Alderman of the Borough of Manchester _ difficulties taovercome, and involving a greater outlay, having been Jarnry Barlow, E . rl ~' Hightleld, Stockport adopted by Iwarliament in preference to the manycompeting projects, Sanfuel Barton, Esq.. Dtdsbury, Director of the Chester and Man- in a more or less sinuous direction, which were at that time supported - . Chester Direct Ra iii xaY in the House by very influential parties. Hugh Beaver, Esq., EL ancheSter Should it be found necessary, arrangements have been made by , Thomas Brittain, E sq ., Manchester which additional lines of rails will be laid between Rugby and Lon- William Fechnez Black, ELI, 19, Wilton-place, Relorave saner - ---..--e, don on the London and Birmingham Railway, whereby the surplus Director of the Italian A od Austrian Railway Company traffic northwards will be abundantly provided for. Joseph Browne, Esq. Rodtord This hue also possesses the singular advantage of affording the Captain Burney, R..ai., tamp ort stiortnit an d mos t direct route from Manchester to Southampton, William Bartigett, Esq., - CJl,l'Broad-stroat and Carshalton, Surrey,' Gosport,' and Portsmouth, a feature presented by no other proposed ;Director of the Italian and .Ausirian Railway Company . railway, By adopting the Rugby and Oxford branch of the Great Samuel Swann Brittair , , Esq ., 'Sheffield Western as far as Didcot, and thence the proposed Oxford, Southamp- Charles Baker, Esq., Seeithainai-m tou, Gosport, and Portsmouth line, the distance from Manchester to -William Bland, Eaq., B r i x t on , l ai r eetor o f th e N or th Wales Railway Southampton will be twenty-three miles less than by any other route, Thomas Brittaim Esq., alanchest er . _ and on this account the project has been warmly supported by the .George-Burnand, Esq.; Sussex -square, Hyde Park Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Company. William Bevan, Esq., 48, Conduft-street. Bond-stfeet. Director of the .. The deviations fr ee, a perfectly straight line between Rugby and Wirth-Wales Mineral Macclesfield ßailway to avoid high ranges of hills, ornamental parks, or Jacob Bell, Esq.. Langhana-place, London va l ua bl e b u i ld i ngs are very sl i ght, and • the line In general offers no • '.W. E. Boyer . Esq„ Alkeiton, Banbury, Director of the East and engineering difficulties of any magnitude. The towns more directly . West of England Railway interested as a local line are Nuneaton, Hinckley, Atherstone, Market 11 enry Brown, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Bosworth, Burton-upon-Trent, Tutbury, Ashbourne, and Leek. Ro 'iort Bramwell, Esq:, Upper Thames-street The Company has made arrangements with the North London - Wit Liam Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Shef- Junction Railway Company, whereby it has secured the use of their fiu dd aad Manchester Railway, and Chairman of the Direct West- station (of the extent of six acres) in the centre of the City of Louden', er ci Railway at the bottom of Moorgate-street, which will prove of the utmost (Moral , Borrett, Esq., Southampton importance to this line. Lieutos giant-Colonel Bursiem, North Hants - Amidst the many railway projects that now occupy the public Charles Bailey, Esq., Winchester mind, and involve a vast outlay of capital, it will readily be conceded Henry 1 taker, Esq., Mark-lane, London that a line that will attain such important results at so small an IL Burn ey, Esq.. LL-Da GaPort outlay of capital, and the time req u i re d f or it s cons t ruc ti on, an d Joseph "(leech, Esq., IS, Cdr onor-place without interfering with any existing vested interests, must meet George Bovill, Esq., Mill-yrall, Poplar • with general approbation, and at the same time offer a very excellent Louis Boa.tlana, Esq.. Lloyd's, and Avenue-road, St. John's-wood investment for capital Robert Bern an, Eeq., Doillsington House, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloti , The shareholders in the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Ports osetershirt + mouth, in the London and Birmingham, and in the Manchester and W. Bailey, l'sq., Wolverhampton Birmingham Railways, will have a preference in the allotment of Thomas ChaVia, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the Nor- the shares. carter and Oxford Railway The deeds will provide that no call shall be made on the share- F. F. Clossinatt, Esq., 31Incing-lane holders beyond the deposit now paid, until the Act of Parliament is John Chapman', Esq., Leadenhall-street, Director of the Devon and obtained, and power will be taken In the Act to allow 41. per cent. Cornwall Rail'waY interest in all calls. R. J. Capper, Esc'., Adelaide-place, London-bridge Application for detailed prospectus, maps, and shares, may be Edward Chapman. Esq., Strand, London, Director of the Richmond made to the Secretary, at the Offices, 78, King William-street, City, .- Railway London, and at 22, Cross-street, Manchester; and the following . Sheldon Cradock, a n., Leicester sharebrokers :—Messrs. R. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, 22, North- Philip Warner Courti 'naY,'Esil., 26, Capel-street, Beigrave-square side Royal Exchange, London ; George Burnand, Esq., Cornhill; Edwin Cadman, Eines Sheffield, Director of the Direct Western Messrs. Barclay, Allsop, and Co., Royal Exchange ; Messrs. Hough- Railway land and Leese, 51, King-street, Manchester; John Wills, Esq., Francis Carleton, Esq. Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool ; Messrs. Wellbeloved an I Oastler, James Cliff, Esq., Blooralsbury-square ' Leeds ; Messrs. Edwards and Son, and W. H. Land, Esq., Bristol ; Robert Cruickshank, Esq..- Gosport J. it. Lane, Esq., Birmingham ; Messrs. Garton and Wright, Sher- JohitCh hill, D 4., Bays water, Directoeof the Manchester and Bid- field ;J. G. Kershaw, Esq., Huddersfield ; F. C. Spencer, Esq., mingharn Continuation Mil l way Halifax ; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Henry .Robert Charles, Esc!, 23, Enstsleigh-street, Tavistock-square Beaumont and Co., Exeter ; R. P. Lemon, Esq., Bath ; Joseph G. Colquhoun, Eeq., Director of the Worcester and South Wales Clark, Esq., Southampton; and Messrs. Flint and Tootal, Hull. Railway FORM OF APPLICATION. James Consterdine, Esq., Manchester To the Provisional Committee of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Joseph Cragg. Esq.. Queen-squnre, Bloomsbury . Railway Company, vie Macclesfield. e ea sa eh me in , Colonel George Disbrowe, Chester-square, London the capital of the above-named railway, and I will I request you will allot to me ll ar a es cc o e f pt 2o t / h . William Dredge, Esq., Newbury Grosvenor- pate or James Denis Devitro. Esq., 7, Grosvenor-street, any less number and pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per Share and Director of the North-Western Railway sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subteen!,ers greeMent when ' A ' Aeorge Dunlop, Esq., Southampton required, Goorge Dawson, Esq., _ ffi sq., Sbeeld,. -. , , . . Itlithard Dyott, Esq., Freeford • John Alcock Dixon. Esq., Burnley, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway ~,.. . Capt. Farrington, R.N., West Co,we; , Isle of Wight E. S. Farrow Esq.. Newbury W. 9. . aritawifliam, Eeq., Old Broad-Street, Director a the Essex and Sufl'ork Railway F. IL anorer, Esq.,,Stratford-on-Avon William' Tulloch Fraser, Esq., 5, Manchester-square John Fa Wcett, Esq. , ,Hrooxa Hall, Sheffield, Director of the Great . Westerra •.Railway . J. P. Fernisaono, Esq., of HighileldS, 'Wolverhampton George Fern's tone, Esq., Lays Iron Works, Stourbridge W. E. Gray, Esq., Newbury Samuel Giles, "esq., Manchester Joseph Gill, Esq., l edg H. P. Glppe, Eeq., „Mootatrite-place, Bryan-stone-Square William. Gabb, Esq. ' , Mancheater John Gould, Esq., Alt !wick; Manchester Captain Augustus Heyman - CadoganSeptare Thomas Charles Higgins', . Esq., Turvey House, Bedfordshire Samuel Haines. Esq., Chad House, Edgsbaston. near Birmingham, Director of the Eas t and West and Birmingham and South Stafford shire Railways Joseph lloprood, Esq., Muter, Director of the East and West of England Railway W. 11. Hornhy, Esq.,Blacklanrll George Calvert Holland, Esq.., .31. D., Sheffield' John Newington Hughes, Esq. St. Michael's, Winchester William 11111, Esq., Manchester John Haddon, Esq., Director of the East and West of England Rail • way Company Joseph Haden, Esq., iron master, Dudley David Harrison. Esq., Staley-bridge, Director of the Manchester and Birmingham and Cheshire Junction RallarAy T: Hodges. Esq. Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Jamas Horne, Esq.. Clapham Common, Director of the North Lon-- den Railway Company John .Hemming, Eeq., North Bank, Regent's Park, Director of the Wor rester and South Wales Railway T. A. I. tall, Esq., Ashfteld House, Newcastle, Staffordshire Frederk •k Hewitt, Esq., Clapham, Surrey J. H. iligson, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Chaster and Man shears r Railway Theephil us Hodges, Esq., Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, Director of the 'Leeds and Carlisle Railway George Ca lvert Holland, E5q.,,3f.D., Sheffield - .•" John Hyde , Esq. ' Manchester William joscomb,Esq., Huddersfie/d, Director Of the East and West of Englan=d William jeakinspn, Esq., 3fariborough-square, Salford George jonef, Esq., Redland, Bristol Y. Clarke Keiliball, Esq., 6, Chester-place, Hyde-park J. Kinloch, Esq.. Gloncester-road, Hyde-park, Director of the North Wales Railway' - John Knill. Esq., Thames-street, Director of the Worcester and South Wales Juisstion Railway Charles Keasor t , Esq. , Teignmouth, Devon, Director of the East and West of England is BssaY William Knott, Esq., 4, Adelalde-place, Director of the Richmond Railway M. W. King, Esq., Amblicote Hall, Stourbridge Edward Lomer, Esq.. Southampton William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., James-street, Buckingham-gate, Director of the Worcester and South Wales Railway Henry Ledgard, Esq., Wood-street John Dreveson Lowden, Esq., Doughty-street, Director of the Rich mond Railway James Lees, Esq., Broekville, near Manchester Joseph Liggins, Esq., Kensington, Director of the Southampton Dock Company Captatat.L.H Leckie, Richmond, Surrey Stephen Lewis, Esq., Director of the South Wales Railway James Lamb, Esq.. 25, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basinstoke Railway Samuel Lovell, Esq.. Bedford F. Valentine Lee, Esq., Chester-place, Regent's-park William Mills, Esq., Newbury Joseph Maunder, Eeq.. Ashford-house, Staines John lialluson, Esq.. Wimbledon, Director of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway W. Malin, ' . laq., Manion - house - place, London, Direetor of the .South Staffordshire Railway William Robert Meehan, Esq., M.D , Redford George Stiller, Esq.. Dire c t or of the Centre Railway Terminus Charles )fi r m, Esq., Leamington Charies,3lusgrave. Esq., Melverten-hill, Leaming t on B. 3'. Mushet, Esq., Birehin•lane, and C o l e f ord John Marshall, Esq., Hornforth Hall, near Leeds, late Mayor of Norwich John Mediu lane, Esq., Director of the Sheffield Railway Thoina.s Markiand, Esq., Malfleld, Manchester James Marshall, Esq., Brinnulgton Mount, Stockport Ro b er t Millington, Req., Onisall House, Retford.liottinghamehlre G. Moore. ESq., St. John's Priory, Banbury Nicholas 31.`Cenii, Eaq., 50, Parliament-street muiam Nash, V. 1341, Chairman of the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway Cornelius Nicholson, Esq., Cowan Head, Kendal, Deputy-Chairman of the York and Carlisle Railway Captain Alexander Nairne, Director of the_ psainsular and Oriental Steam Company Joseph Nadel', Esq., Dudley Edward Norris, Esq. Mancheeter Robert Ogden, Esq., The Oaks. Manchester a James Ogden, M.D., Esq Salford, Director of the Chester and Man chester Direct Railway P. Qldfield, Eel., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Liver pool Railway Russell-square, Director of the East and George Parbury, , Ea q, West of England Railway Apsley penait, Esq., Director of the Staines and Richmond Railway Thomas Parker, Esq., Spring-gardens, London John Clarke Prescott, Esq., Manchester William - Simpson Potter, Esq., of Siessefe-ganders, Hyde Park, Di rector of the Oxford, Whitney, and Cheltenham Independent Railway , Charlea Potter, Esq., Darwen, Director of the Blackburn, Darwen, aad baltett,BetiWiY James Pitatton, - Es4., t Rugby Richard N. Philipps, Esq., Sheffield' John Perks, Esq.. Wolverhampton . Richard Britten 'Phillipson, Eaq.,- Rugby - N. ,M. Prtaulx, Esq., South Western Steam-packet Company, Southampton Stephen Phillips, Esq., Director of the Whitehaven and Farness Railway Chweles Phillips, Esq., Camberwell, Surrey We lam Rallies. Esq., Temple, Director of the Manchester and Car lisle. Railway Richard Ricketts. Esq., Bristol George Rougemont, Eilq. 9, Chester-terrace, Regent's Park, Di rector qthe North London Anctlow,Ralhvay Thoinas Rolls, Eeq., Rank, Chipping Norton Thoinas Robinson, Esq., Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital David Roxbarglf, Esq., Bloomfield-road, Maids Hill - Hartley Sager, Esq.. Ball Grove, Coine, Yorkshire Samuel Sangster, Esq., Brixton-hill, Director of the City Gas Com- ParlY . /fakir Charges T. Selwyn, of the Royal Engineers, Exeter, Director of East and" West of England Junction JaTnee Shaw. Esq., , Salford John Sidebottoid; u Cheshire William Sidehottora, E sq., Etheron Hottae, Cheshire David Meer. Esq.: Rhodes, near Manchester Charles Oleceek, Esq., Newbury :3ir,T 4 ,_§_ l ° , -0c,,, it, Esq., Newbury ''`uPue. .1' Shapland, Rag., Bristol, Director of the Bristol and Gloue.ester.- houth. D evon , Joseph stoovu Eoirish and Cornwall nsilway Comprinle , andtesatZDirts4den Hull, near Halifax, Director of the Li verpoolßailway W. Senhouse, Erq., Daventr Waltdge Simpson, Esq., Y r Shairp, nob, s _Deputy Chairman of the Richmond Railway E. Shawcrosa, Esq., m a „, h rens , Hyde Park John Stewart, Esq., M.P. for I t ., r West of England Railway Ymington, Director of the East and T. 11. Sheppard, Esq.. Toweeeter ' Joseph Shaw, Esq. Huddersfield Horatio Smith, Esq .,* Strange:we s W. Tebbutt, Eeq., M anchester Y Hall, Manchester Joseph Thompson, Eaq., John-str London and Brighton Railway eet, B e ato m __ aas ___ , Director of the Thomas Thomson, Esq., Stratford-on -Avon a n W. Tinker, Ens., Igfinehester, a n d it Charles B. IrrlW - Eaq., Brlstel, isi yde, Cheshi re Thomas Verity, ' Esq., Sheraton Hall, Mahon Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton Charles Fenton Whiting, Eeq., iteaufert t the Richmond Railway •lonee, Strand, Di rector of Benjamin Williams, Esq., banker, 4: Whitehall 11. M. Wilcox, Esq., Hantsville, Torquay John Ward, Esq., Machin Bank, Sheffield, Director Fire and Life Insurance Company of the Sh effield George Whitmore, Esq., Austin-friars, Deputy Chairman of the Kent Railway North Thomas Woodham, Esq., Winchester W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Director of the Yarmouth and Va4ay , Railway Waverley Dani6/"Watney, Esq., distiller, Wandsworth, Surrey W. F. Wennington, Esq., Walsall Smith Willocie, Esq., Bir mingham W. D. Wills, Esq., Bristol A. Y. Wylie, Esq.:Liverpool - Edmund M. Wawa, Eel:Nash:a • S. Watkins; Eno Forrefit Lllll, pea 'Worksop i• ‘. 7 , •.1 ~ . - r e.177 . - • - • ' aZ.A Dated the day of 184 Name ••• •. Address.. •• Profession Referenee• • MANCHESTER and RUGBY DIRECT RAILWAY, via MACCLESFIELD. The Provisional Committee beg to announce, that practical Engi neers of great experience have gone over the proposed Line, and have satisfied the Committee that the country is perfectly practi cable for railway purposes. They have likewise the satisfaction to state, that Contractors of known respectability aro willing to execute the whole of the works within the estimate in eighteen months, thus putting the matter of time and money beyond a doubt. THE CHESTER- AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the Parliamentary Contract and Sub scribers' Agreement are now lying for execution at the Company's Office, No. 1, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, between the hours of Ten and Five o'clock in the day, when, upon signature of the deed, the Banker's Receipt will be exchanged fbr Scrip. By order, A. BARIIETT. Secretary, Sept. 12. 1845. IRISH WEST COAST RAIL WAY* (Registered Provisionally.) • Capital, 2,500,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. Its. 6d. (io Subscriber to be liable beyond the amount of his Shares.) PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Mark Blake, Esq., M.P., Ballinafad, Mayo Robert Dillon Browne, Esq., M.P., Glencorrib, Mayo John Patrick Somers, Esq., M.P., Sligo Sir Thomas Bernard Going Dancer, Bart., Maireeny House, Clough- Jordon, county Tipperary, Director of the Galway and Kilkenny Railway The Hon. Geoffry Browne, D.L., Wilton-crescent, London, and Castle M`Garrett, Mayo The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Whitehall, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway Michael Gallagher, Esq.. Mayor of Sligo John Netterville Barron, Esq., Resident Magistrate, Sanders Park, Cork Owen Edmond Brake, Esq., J.P., Frenchfort, Galway William Butler, Esq., J.P., Bunnahow, Ennis (lath High Sheriff of Clare) James 1. Burke, Esq., J.P., St. Clarence, Galway Dominick Joseph Burke, Esq., J.P., Greenhill, Mayo Theobald Burke, Esq., J.P., Woodville, Mayo William Campbell, Esq.. Sackville-street, and Brighten John Carmichael, Esq., T.C., Rivertson House, Cork, Director of the Cork and Killarney Railway Charles Collins, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge, Director of the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Jamaica Railway Thomas Comins, Esq., Ballybrit House, Galway Edward Deane, Esq., J.P., Curragowan, Mayo James Dillon, Esq., J.P., Cogue, Mayo John Dunn, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S., L. and D., Drnmsna, Leitrim Thomas Edwards, Esq., King William-street, London, Director of the Direct London and üblin Railway Robert Fiske, Esq., Chepstow, Mompouthshire Robert Graham, Esq., J.P., Drumgoon, Fermanagh Klein Grant, Esq. M.D., St. James's-street, Pall-mall, Director of the Southern , Eastern, and northern Jamaica Railway Henry Griffith, Esq., D.L., J.P., Port Royal, Sligo, Director of the Sligo and Shannon Railway Dean John Hoare, Esq., Percy-street, Bedford-square Robert Hughes, Esq., Ely House, Wexford, Director of the Provin cial Bank of Ireland John Kerschner, Esq., Middle Temple William King, Esq., Spring-gardens, and Putney, Surrey John Knox, Esq., J.P., Greenwood Park, Mayo Joseph Myles M`Donnell, Esq., J.P., Deocastle, Mayo Capt. Charles Carden Mansergh, Longraigue, Wexford, Director of the Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia Railway Capt. Newton; Bruton-street, and Lagwardin, Berth Francis R. O'Grady, Esq., Tavrane, ayo Richard O'Grady, Esq. Tavrane, Mayo John O'Hara, Esq., Raheen Gert, Treasurer, County Galway Charles Ormsby, Esq., D.L., Cummin, Sligo Robert Dudley Persse; Esq., Galway Michael Perrin, Esq., Ofeway Rees Price,Esq. ' 'M.D., Tyne Hall, Great Ilford, Essex • Richard Cowley Polhill, Esq , Brompton, Middlesex Joseph Richardson, Esq., J.P. Summer-hill House, Clones Thomas Seymour, Esq., J.P., Ballymore Castle, Baßinasloe James Sexton; Esq., J.P., Limerick S. W. Simcoxes, Esq., Galway Despard Taylor, Esq., Newport, Swords John Walsh, Esq , Castlehill, Mayo Captain George Edward Watts, R.N . , Langton Grange, Darlington (With power to add to their number.) CoNscurthro Ettatsana--•Colonel Landmann, R.E., F.A.S., M.LC.E ENGINENII—G. M. Lewis, C.E. London —Messrs. Williams, Deacon, BANKERS and Co. Seotland—Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank - Ireland—National Bank and Branches • Provincial Bank and Branches. STANDING COTJNSEL--James Monson Carrow, Esq. Messrs. Langley and Mead, Bedfordrow, London. soueras. William Thomas Kelly, Esq., 16, mou and Castlebar, May o . ntjoy - square North, Dublin LOCAL AGENTS. Galway--Captatn F. O'Shaughneasy Castlebar—Mr. Henry Murphy Sligo—Mr. W. C. Tutte. iiEcRETAAT—Henry T. Stuart, En, PROSPECTUS. established The object of this line of Railway. Is to complete the chain of communication, and form a connexion w ith li nes already es or projected with reasonable hopes of success. It will commence at or near the city of Limerick, and taking a nor therly direction, proceed through the counties ofCl are, Galwav eta .o and Sligo, terminating at Sligo, by a junction with th e Sli go and '' Ennis killen Railway, and accommodating on its route the impo r t ant cities and towns of Limerick, Ennis, Gort, Loughrea, Athenry, Monivea, Tuam, Rallinrobe, Castiebar, Westport, Foxford, Rallina, Kilalia, Swineford, Strearnstown, and Sligo, which town being connected with the north, east, and south, by the different lines through Enniskillen, London_ derry, Coleraine, Belfast, Armagh, Newry, Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Valentin, Tralee, and Limerick, the establishment of this line will cause Ire land to present a completeness of locomotive communication which no other country in the world enjoys. The country through which the proposed line travels is most ferti:e in mineral and agricultural products ; it embraces many extensive coal fields, whose advantages it will extend to all p irts of Connaught and Ulster; and intersecting, as it does, so many metropolitan lines of railway, it will dtsvelope those advantages in an equal degree to the province of Leinster. The lead, iron, marble, and slate works on its route, will be rendered available to the most distant parrs of the island, and perhaps not the least advantage, in a national point of view, will be the establishment of an Intercourse between the population of the extreme north and that of the extreme south, as well as placing the trade of, and communication with, Scotland, within the easy reach of all towns of any importance in Ireland. Added to this the cer tainty that on the completion of the projected southern, eastern, and western lines, the noble natural harbours on the Atlantic shore of Ireland will become the British depots of American traffic, and most probably the established packet stations for postal communication between the two countries, it is impossible to ever-rate the value of this truly national projection. The counties which this railway traverses abundantly supply the English markets with cattle, pigs, &c. This line, communicating with so many ports, will afford the greatest facilities for the shipping of this portion of trade, Some idea Of the'eXtent of which may be formed from the fact , of upwards of five hundred fairs being held annually In its immediate vicinity, among them, the fair of Ballinasloe, ac knowledged the greatest for sheep and cattle in the British islands. It has been ascertained that the country presents great engineering facilities for the construction of 'a railway, and in communications which have been received from the landowners along the line, the greatest anxiety is manifested for its completion. 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. Power wilt be applied for in the Act—and In the meantime is hereby given to the Committee—to alter the capital, Ifneeessary ;to vary or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or enter into arrangements with an y o th er company or com p an i es ; an d also•ht: nominate the flrst'dir ec t ors o f th e company. Parli amentary contract and subs cr ib ers ' a gre ement will b e ready for signature on payment of the deposits. It will be seen from the plan that the railway intersects many main lines, and will thus contribute to, and r ece i ve fr om t h em a con siderable amount in Passenger and merchandise traffic. From the catimateil' that have been made, a retarn of at least 10 Per cent. must be r ealised Application for hares " the eadeVitnhe usual term to the Solid ayes to he i tors in London and Dublin the i Local Agents ;to the Secretary; at the office Of the Compall;t:.‘ 0, Old Jewry Chambers • and Mr. D. B. m—a.i.lessrs. Martin and Ileseltin' pi t° the undermentioned brokers • lane, Cornhill ; d e ); and Stanlcorth, thony Laurie, Liverpool ; messr.or.Ber hange-allay, c ombat ; I; ti. -rip- M anor--s.treent- Hull ; Mr. S. Grlndrod, Manrhesat Leads ; Mr. George Edwards, Bristol ; sic' r$ n . W fttaoll and Co., ' Plymouth; Mr. T. Sandford, Exeter; air. Itoisr.s. TYetn and Wills, Messrs. M'Ewen and Auhl, Glasgow ; Mr. waAllan, Edinburgh ; deep; Messrs. Curtis and Power, Dame-street, DziGordon, Aher- Morgan, Cork, of Thom Prospectneee m be b. n ; Ur. jam " _._ V had. ••••••" e_ 0 int v u procally with the countiesr ai through which the lway „ cen t' t ' pass, the revenue up on th e capital will yield at least lo na As the project de ve l o p es itself, the mos t cheerali; manifest from influential landowners and other propriLitire'Aor that the formation of this line is indispensable to meet . ,", o f and who have promised to give this project their uncliviZ;io Government for a length of time have deemed it adv l ,, u , io s troops with all their materiel by railways, and the 1 - 4 0 ,', it li e can be thus afforded will form a communicating Me dium military depot throughout Great Britain. Suffice it to state that coal, wool, timber, corn, bark ' H bIY every variety of product or manufacture must ine v-3 0 ,,,ies - transit by this railway, to meet the demands or e.ll,,_ m obje veral counties hitherto subjected to the impost of le c c 4 o pell , pense and delay attendant on goods at present being pass through London. L o nd ol SOLICITORS — Messrs. Miller and Carr, 47, EastehesP, cr Applications for Shares to be made to Messrs: h a nd Carr, 47, Eastcheap ; and Messrs. Johnson, Longeergssrl 'Tokenhouse-yard ; and to the local solicitors , M e ldge ; Hart, Dorking; Me ssrs . Ri c h es an d Woodbridge, vxbr st„ John Cole, Esq., Chertsey ; Richard Grove Lowe, EN , oil , . Edward Robert Spence, Esq., Hertford ; ford ; and also to Mr. Crewdson, Liverpool ; chester ; Messrs. Watson, Tootal, and Barff, Leeds ; 1 % 4 f , , J,13 0 John Sed e sa ter, • Bell and Co., Leeds; Mr. J. Wright, Birmingham ; Hull; and Messrs. George Edwards and Son, Bristol. se stet; W. JENKIN , Temporary Offices, 47, Eastcheap, London. . OF s atbe l To the Provisional Committ FOßM ee of the APPLICATION Northern en" j i netting Railway. 510 ' df Gentlemen,—l request you to allot Inc the above undertaking ; and I hereby undertake to te lll ' upon them or any smaller number that may be !L i r a s' sr' to execute the Parliame n t ar y con t rac t and slibee"-- when required to do so. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Business or profession .• • • •• Reference Date of application c r)100 9 THE NORTHERN AND w- CONNECTING RAILWAY. r Notice is hereby given, that n o Applicationa for don 0i Railway will be received from parties resident in 1 - 01 . 011 9- city atter THUR SDAY , the 25th, an d elsewhere after 27th instant. see° By order of the Committee of Manager ( ' W. JElslia= w Temporary Offices, 47, Eastcheap, Sept. 19, 1845' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23, 1845. D IRE CT WESTERN RAILWAY (Upon the Broad Gauge), From London to the Land's-end ; with Diverging Lines to Bath and Bridgewater respectively. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 3,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., Director of the South Mid land Railway, Brookes' Club, St. James's-street Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wilts Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., 105, Pall-mall Frederick Hodgson, Esq., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardens Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P., 19, Eaton-place, London Ralph Neville, Esq , M.P. for Windsor, Hill-street, Berkeley-square Charles Barry Baldwitl;lll.P. for Totness, 6, Parliament-street Hon. Percy Evans Freks, 3, Belgrave-square Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., 32, Grosvenor-place, London William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Companies Sir John Key, Bart , 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of London, Director of the Direct Manchester and London and Direct Liverpool and Leeds Railway Company Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street, Alderman of the City of London, and Director of the London and Westmin ster Bank, and of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder minster Railway Thomas Challis, Esq., 32, Wilson-street, Finsbury, Alderman of the City of London Edward Harrisson Barwell, Esq., Deputy Chai rman of the North ampton. Banbury, and Cheltenham Railwand Director of the South Midland Railway Joseph Armitage, Esq., Milli's Bridge House, Huddersfield, Deputy Lieutenant and a Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Chairman of the Huddersfield and Sheftlekl Railway William Gordon Thomson, Esq., 33, Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, Director of the Northatimton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, and South Midland Railways Donald Maclean, Esq., 37, Brunswick-square, London, Deputy Chairman of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway Thomas Lawrence, Esq., 3, St. Mary Axe Philip W. Cottrtnay, Esq., Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, London Millis Coventry, Egg.; Whitehart-court, Lombard-street Barnet L. Philips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, and George-street, Mansion House John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Direetor of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Boswell Middleton Jolland, Esq., Holdemess House, near Hull, Deputy Lieutenant and Magistrate for the East Riding of Yorkshire Charles Robert Coleman, Esq., Irongate Wharf William Eales, Esq., Mincing lane, London, late Director of the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company Charles Downes, Esq., Warwick-street, Charing-eross, Director of the South Midland Railway Martin Stutely, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's Park, London, Director of the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine, and the South Essex Railways Francis Ede, Esq., 34, Great Winchester-street John Griffith Frith, Esq., Austin- fr iars, Director of the Londonderry and Coleraine and the ondonderry and Enniskillen Railways John Addis, Esq., Rotherhithe and Mark-lane, London, Director of the Central Terminus Railway, and of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Insurance Company James Renshaw, Esq., Whitehart-court, Lombard-street, and West Heath House, Er:th, Kent, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway Thomas Drane, Esq., Pall-mall, and St. Mary Church, Devon, Direc tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole and Doncaster Railways Robert Bramwell, Esq., Brembo Ironworks, Wrexham, and Cannon. street, London II:G. Atkinson, Esq., Upper Gloucester-place, Regent's Park George M'lntosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square Frederick Solly Flood, Esq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London Major White, 105, Pall-mall, London, Director of the South Midland Railway Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li censed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company J. G. Hammack, Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-road, Director of the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company Patrick Fras. Johnston, Esq., Great Cumberland-place Joseph Bishop, Esq., Crescent, Minories, Director of the London and Blackwell Railway Company W. D. Bruce, Esq., F.S.A., 17, Charles-street, St. James's, and Ripon Cuthbert Woodstock, Esq., Grove-road, North Brixton Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanstene-street, Portman square, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and the Great Western Extension Railways' George Hammond Whalley, Esq., 30, Pall-mall, London, Assistant Tithe Commissioner William Hagan, Esq., 60, Baker-street, Portman-square William Breynton, Esq., Montpelier, Cheltenham, and Temple, Lon don, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde Park, Lon don, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railway Company Philip Baker, Esq., Euston-square, London, Auditor of the London Ine C a h p ar thta l o e inn s y J E a . m N es . T l ro le w at b h ri , d E g stri et ., R 6 . , N L „ on l d L o E n- a s to tre n e -sq t, and Blackwell Railway Company Eaton -lane Ridley, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury, a Director of the St. Katherine's Dock Company William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Belgrave-square Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., Clopton House, 'Warwickshire, and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire George Payne, Esq., Selby Hall, Northamptonshire, and Charles street, Berkeley-square James Beech, Esq., Brandon Hall, Warwickshire, and Grosvenor place, London Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esq., Dromagh Castle, county Cork, Union Club, Trafalgar-square, Director of the Killarney Junction Rail way Company Samuel Baker, Esq., Lyppiat Park, Gloucestershire, and London Wllilam Congreve Russell, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Di rector of the Warwickshire and London Railway Henry Bradley, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire John William Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe House, Wiltshire, Captaii 3d Light Dragoons Robert Main, Esq., Ravensbourne Park, Lewisham, and Trinity square, London Robert Millington, Esq., Ordsall House,-Rettord, Nottinghamshire John Gillyatt Booth, Esq., Crouch Hall, Hornsey Major-Gen. Martin White, Marlborough-buildings, Bath Rev. T. Harvey Ashworth, Burlyns House, near Newbury, Boils Col. Burslem, Harwood Lodge, Newbury, Berks Major Kirwan, Great Pulteney-street, Bath Rev. Dr. Godfrey, Grosvenor-place, Bath Edward Cooper, Esq., Staverton, Wilts, Magistrate of the County Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse, Wilts, Magistrate of the County Rev. Chas. Fras. Bamfylde, Rector of Dunkerton, near Bath Richard Mortimore, Esq., Chippenham, Wilts George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Birming ham Railway . Company .. R. Wootten, Jim,, Esq.. Bankex, Oxford, Director of the Buekingham shire Railway aud.Wolverton Junction Richard Mortimere, Eaq., Kingsmill, Collumpton Rev. John Sydenham, Collumpton Rev. R. A. Roberts, Rector of Kentisbere, Collumpton Charles Justice, Esq., Collampton, Devon Richard Marker, Esq., Ufctilm Cottage, Tiverton Colonel Henry Duadas Campbell, North End House, Portsmouth George Pearce, Esq., Bradninch House, near Collumpton Wm. H. Macomb, Esq., Chilton, Hungerford, Chairman of the Berks Union Banking Company William Haleomb, Esq., Marlborough, Manager of the Wilts and Dorset Bank Captain W. G. Maclean, R.N., Taunton Robert Parsons, Esq., Taunton John Dalzell, Esq., Wallingford, Berks Thomas Carlisle, Esq., Clifton, Bristol John Kerle Haberfleld, Esq., Clifton, Bristol James Troup, Esq., Hastings John Robson, Esq., Clifton, Bristol John Morford Cottle, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington, Director of Coventry and Leicester Railway Joseph Knight, Esq., Leicester, Director of South Midland and North. ampton, Banbury and Cheltenham Railways John Newton Mappin, Esq. She ffi eld, Director of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Railway Company John . Ridgeway, Esq., Cauldon-place, the Potteries, Staffordshire, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway James Burt, jun. Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and Southampton Railway Edward Norris, Esq., Clairville, Manchester, Director of the Direct London and Manchester, and North Cheshire Railway Companies Joseph Nadir', Esq., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and Manchester and Southampton Railways James Ogden, M.D., Salford Sir William Lowthrop, Hull, Magistrate for the East Riding of York and for the borough of Hull, Chairman of the" Hull and Barnsley" Committee, and Member of the acting Committee of the "Liver pool and Leeds Direct Railway Companies" John Holford, Esq., Rusholm Hall, Manchester C. H. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield, Deputy Chairman of the Hudders field and Sheffield, and Director of the Halifax and Bradford Union Railway Charles Bamford, jun., Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Junction John Lillie, Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and South ampton Railway John Robson, Esq., Hetton-le-Hole, Durham Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester, and Chairman of the Manchester, Birkenhead, and Midland Railway Companies Isaac Holmes, Esq., Liverpool Win. B. Newbery, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and Iron Bridge Railway Company C. Appleby, Esq., Broomhill, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Company Edwin Cadman, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Railway, and Salisbury and Swindon Railways John Ward,.Esq., Machin Bank, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield Life Assurance-office Wm. Thompson, Esq. Upperthorpe, near Shef fi eld, Di rec t or of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Adderley Howard, Esq., Sutton Wisbech, Director of the East Coast Railway Company Captain Bowker, R.N., Devonport H. S. Bright, Esq., Hull; Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di rect Railway Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield =Net a' of the East andWeet of England Railway Company John Fawcett, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and Har rowgate Railway Company William Marriott, Esq., Attereliff-terrace, Sheffield, Dlr3eter of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway. Thomas Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln, Director of the London and York and East Lincolnshire Railways John Johnstone Hamilton, Esq., Liverpool David Price, Esq., Manchester William Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington Rev. H. eV. Cottle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire Major Wornum, Clarence-square, Cheltenham - Edward Hall, Esq., Westbank House, Macclesfield, Director of 'the South Midland and the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways Henry Hubbersty, Esq., Hull John Ostler, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley Jrusetion Henry Shaw, Esq., Fetter-lane Henry Sayer, Esq., Commercial-road, Limehouse, merchant John Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square, Assistant Tithe Com missioner John Norton, Esq., Moat House, - Brentwood, Essex William John M`Guire, Esq., Hampton Court John Gray Wilson, Esq., Oxford-terrace Capt. J. P. Macdougall , Grove, North Brixton, Surrey W. J. Lefeuvre, Esq., F R.S.,Aiderman and Magistrate ofSouthauapton Thomas Chas. Harrison, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park G. B. Banbury, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the Coventry and Leicester Railway Captain Tringham, R.N., Solyhull, Warwickshire William Jonson Neale, Esq., King's Bench-walk, Temple James Whitney, Esq., Shrewsbury Henry Paul Harwood, Esq., M.D., Sheffield . (With power to add to their number). A thrther list of influential names will shortly appear. B ANKERS — Messrs. Curries and Co., Cornhill, London. JOINT SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bell, Brod r i c k , and Bell, Bow Churchyard, London Messrs. Rickards and Walker. 29, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London Messrs. Haynes and Moore, Warwick and London Messrs. 4. V. and J. T. Harting, 24, Lincoln's [nn-fields, London. Secarrsay—Thomas Hosier Saunders, Esq. ASSISTANT -SECRETARY —Charles J. Whalley, Esq. AL At Devizes, Henry G LOC ilbert, Esq. AGENTS. At Troubridge anti Bradford, Messrs. Stone and Rodway At Bath, Messrs. Batehellor, Harford, and Staunton 'At Bridgewater, Messrs. G. S. and J. R. Poole At Tiverton, T. L. T. Bendel!, Esq., and J, A. Tonle, Esq. At Truro At Penzance At Falmouth The object of this line is to effect a direct communication between London and the Land's End. , In a national point of view such a line is indispensable. With the advantage of a direct railroad, Falmouth, from it, situation at the western extremity of the kingdom, would undoubtedly long since have been the principal port on that coast. With the advantage of at least 280 miles of heavy road, that place has attained its high po sition as a Packet Station. Southampton, with far less natural ad has, since the opening of the South-W es t ern Railway, in evraeng e s, a s t a e dj t s imports from 200,0001. to 3,000,0001. per annum. At Bris tol, before the opening of the Great Western Railway, the imports were declining ; since then they have very considerably increased. The merits of a line to the Land's End as an investment for ca pital, it was notleft to the present Company to discover. The Great Westelowead Bristol and Exeter Railway having already reached Exeta,:tehas been in contemplation to extend that line to Fal mouth by way of Plymouth; and various other projects have been set on foot on the conviction that Fahnouth must be reached by railway. - The object of this prospectus is to show that ne other line than the resent can ultimately satisfy the exigencies of the country in regard to this, its most important outport—" the natural Packet Station of the empire." The present project is distinguished by this—that it is direct. It is as nearly as possible a straight line from London to the Land's Ead. The London, Bath, and Bridgewater Company having amalga mated with this Company, the immense local influence commanded by them will now contribute to the great national object of a direct line ; while means have been taken for securing the traMe and afford ing all the accommodation contemplated by that Company. The Direct Western availing itself of the Great Western Railway so far as Reading, pursues its course by or near Newbury, Hunger ford, Great Bedwin, Marlborough, Devizes, the manufacturing dis trict of Trowbridge (from which a diverging line will be carried by Bradford direct to Bath), Westbury, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Wells (from which another diverging line will be taken to Bridgewater), Glastonbury to Taunton, being shorter by about thirty-two miles than any existing railways between these points, and without a tunnel. From Taunton the Bristol and Esc ter Railway (now leased to the Great Western) is traversed to Tiverton, whence it is proposed to carry this line direct to the Land's End, Falmouth, St. Ives, and Penzance, being shorter by about sixty miles than the lately proposed line by way o f Pl ymouth, and effect i ng, in the whole it stance from London to Fal mou th, a sav i ng o f a b out n i nety m i les. W needies h a respect mtoorte u he in that t a raftieo t t h i er tl e ie is upper portion thportioroonugofh trams gu thealineltfits .7 4_2. cleat to instify, the eonstruction of this portion of the Direct Wes tern that It will shorten the distance from London to Tiverton about 32 miles that it will traverse rich and populous agricultural and manufacturing districts, and receive a large amount of traffic as well from railways now in course of construction as from ethers pro jected, with every chance of success. As to the traffic on the lower portion of the lino, it is evident that the vast number of merchant vessels continually detained in the Channel by adverse winds, would effect an immense saving both in insurance and time, by discharging their cargoes at Falmouth, and at once transmitting them to their destination by means of this railway; and therefore—without speculating on the extent to which the ports on either side of the great promontory of the Land's End may, by Means of this railroad, attract the commerce respectively of Bristol and Southampton ; to what extent the inexhaustible mineral wealth of Cornwall, and the unrivalled agricultural resources of Devonshire may be further developed, or the genial climate of Penzance and Mount's Bay, " the Montpellier of England," attract a larger propor tion of winter visitants—it is obvious that this line will command a traffic both in goods and Passengers, from its western terminus, the amount of which may be said to be without limit. A glance at the map will make it manliest that no competing trunk line can over be established between Tiverton and the Land's End. As between Taunton and Reading, an inspection of the map will show a vast ex tent of midland distriet, comprising rich and populous parts of So mersetshire, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire, now altogether destitute of railroad accommodation. Recurring to the features of this project as a national work, one of the greatest in point of magnitude, of vital importance in the event of war, and of almost incalculable advantage to the general and packet commerce of the kingdom; it 'may not be out of place to quote here the following expressions of Sir Robert Peel. Speaking of the project of a direct line from Landon to Liverpool through the Trent Valley, which bore much the same relatinn to the Birmingham and Grand Junction that this bears to the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railways, he is reported to have said :—" I consider that the com munication between the metropolis and the great outports to be not a question of hours, but a question of minutes." Of the necessity of this particular line, Parliament has already expressed an opinion ; for In the report of the Committee on the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey►nouth line, which was promoted by the Great Western Railway Company, it was stated that that Company had been required to pledge itself not hereafter to oppose a direct line to Falmouth ; and it may be further observed, that a proposed line from Plymouth to Falmouth was last session rejected, on the ground that it might be supposed to interfere with that great national object. The survey of the line has been to a great extent completed, and Cr ree •t estimates of the expenditure and returns are in a state of for ts and the whole will be ready for the next session of Par liament. It is sufficient, as to these points, here to state that there are no • engineering difficulties in any part of the line which have not been repeatedly surmounted in other cases ; that the first portion will be constructed at. an Unusually small expense ; that the undertaking will meet with the cordial support, concurrence, and co-operation of the landowners, and that the Directors are justified in asserting that this will prove to be one of the most remunerative railways in the kingdom. • Powers will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at four pounds per centum per annum on the deposits, and preference in the allotment of shares will be given to the proprietors of the land through which the line will pass, and to the shareholders in the Great Western, the Bristol and Exeter, and other railways connected with the Direct Western district. Applications for shares, in the form subjoined, to be addressed to the solicitors to the Company, or to the secretary, or to any respect able broker in town or country London, September 11, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Western Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 251. each in the above Company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 2/. I2s. 6d. per share thereon, or on any less number you may appropriate to me, and to execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Con tract when required. Dated IRIA Residence...—. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Trade or Profession ...... .... Place of Business (if any) .... Reference. PS • • . Signature.. • • • • EADING AND REIGATE RAILWAY, connecting the GREAT WESTERN, SOUTH WESTERN, LONDON and BRIGHTON, and SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. Provisionally registered, pursuant to 7 & 8 Viet., c. 110. Capital, £600,000 in 30,000 shares of £2O each. Deposit, £2 2s. per share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Viscount Chelsea, M.P. for Reading Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., 6, Parliament-street John Humphery, Esq., M.P., and Alderman of the City of London Sir James Carmichael, Bart., 40, Sussex-gardens Sir William Young, Bart., Director of the East India Company Sir James Eyre, Bart., Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor-square William Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row Daniel Mildred, Esq., Banker, Nicholas-lane Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., Carlton-terrace, and Broome Hall, Dorking Daniel Watney, Esq., Wandsworth, Surrey William Strahan, Esq., banker, Strand, and Ashurst, Dorking Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., Billingbear Park, Wokingham, Berke Major David Fitzgerald, Pall-mall, and Valentla, Ireland Colonel Robert Douglas, R. 1., United Service Club, Director of the Bideford and Tavistock Railway Major Jelf Sharp, Twickenham, Deputy Chairman of the Thames Embankment Company Major Oliver Lind am , K.H., Chairman of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wales Railw a y Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., F.R.S., Rushland Hall, Lancashire, Director of the Tean and Dove Valley Railway Major Morse Cooper, Wargrave, Berks Captain G. Evans, R.N. Headley Grove, Dorking James Garrard, Esq., Pinner, Middlesex John Leveson Gower, Esq., Bill Hill, Wokingham, Berks James Harthy, Esq., Leadenhall-street, Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company James Hayward, Esq., Wokingham, Berks Thomas Neale, Esq., Banker, Reigate Thomas Neale. jun., Esq., Reigate Samuel Relf, Esq., Reigate Captain Hodges, Connaught-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Manchester and Direct Rugby Railways I John Jackson, Esq., Upper Belgrave-place, Eaton-square Charles Johnson, Esq., Hennerton House, Berks John Keene, Esq., Director of the National Bank of Ireland John Weldale Knollys, Esq., Reading William Ley, Esq., 40, Gloucester-place, Portman-square Donald Maclean, Esq., 37, Brunswick-square David Mocatta, Esq., F.S.A., 32, Brunswick-square Peter Morrison, Esq., Managing Director of the Britannia Life-office Edward E. Molyneux, Esq., Inner Temple, Direetor of the Shrews bury and Hereford Railway John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., 80, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park Lewis Poeock, Esq., F.S.A., 29, Montague-street, Russell-square William Sloane, Esq., Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, Chairman of the Church of England Life Insurance Company John Southgate, Esq., Pebble Coombe, Reigate Thomas Stevenson, Esq., F.S.A., 37, Upper Grosvenor-street, Gros venor-square James Joseph Wheblo, Esq., Bulmarsh Court, Reading, Berks John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Director of the Leicester and Bedford, and Leeds and Liverpool Railways William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., 17, James-street, Buckingham gate Henry Wright, Esq.. Brunswick-square, Director of the Warwick and Worcester Railway (WI th power to add to their number). Ericilizza—Samuel Hughes, Esq., C.E. So‘lClTOßS—Messrs. Riahards and Rogers, Reading. LOCAL AGENTS. Wokingham—J. L. Roberts, Esq. Dorking—Mark Smatipiece, Esq. Reigate—Thomas Hart, Esq. Bracknell—Charles Cave, Esq. Bagshot—John Mears, Esq. Kingston — lt. F. Bartrop, Esq. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and CO. Reading—Messrs. J. and C. Simonds allid Co. Reigate—Messrs. Nash and Neale. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Hugh Inner Cameron and George Bain, Esqs., 18, Parliament-street. SEcsirrAlty (pro tem )—Di g b y r owan, Esq. TesmertrhaerpyroMspeccestu,sNanod. Old Jewry. ap, which may be obtained For particulars of the Company, N o. 1, Old Jewry, or from the Parliamentary or Local A gents, or the following Share brokers:—Messrs. Sutton and Gribble, Exchange, L on d on; M essrs. Tate and Nash, Bristol ; a s t ol t i h ei c to temporary Offices Mr. J. N. Bathe, Gloucester ; Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exeter; Mr. Collis, Birmingham; Mr. Neilson, Liver pool ; M ess rs. Newmarch and Withington, Manchester ; Messrs. Bingley, Rawson, and Bingley, Leeds ; Mr. Nightingale, Wakefield ; Messrs. Grayson and Earle, York ; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, Hull ; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Mr. W. J. Eaglesfield, Leicester ; M ess rs. J. Peet and Son, Nottingham ; Messrs. Pillans and Home, Edinburgh ; and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee o Co f mpany. the Reading and Reigate R a il way Gentlemen, —I request you will allot me shares of 201, each in this Railway, and I undertake to accept the same, or any less appropriate to me, to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. p and a ll future calls thereon, and to execute the Sub scribers' Agreement a nd Parliamentary Contract when requ i re d . 184 Dated this day of Name in run ...... . numberershar share, you may Profession • ...... • . . • Residence ....... Reference in !READING- AND REIGATE- --RAILWAY. Notice is • hereby given, that NO. APPLICATIONS for sM E s w ill be RECEIVED after To-Moxaow (Wednesday), the 24th Inst. By order of the Board, DIGBY FOWELL, Secretary (pro tern.) Sept. 23, 1845. Offices, 1, Old Jewry, PORTPETERBOROUGH, BIRMINGHAM, and MIDLAND COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. of WISBECH, (Provisionally Registered.) !apital, 300,0001., in Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21.55. per Share No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his subscription. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Humpliery, Esq. M.P., Alderman of the City o f L ondon, Di rector of the Central Sent Railway Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alder man and Sheri ff of London , Director of Rastrick's Direct Manchester Railwa y D. It. Ross, Esq., m.p., Director of the London and Manchester, and E South 'Midland RailwayS George Darby Palmer, Esq., magistrate for the county of Norf o lk, and borough of Great Grimsby ; Director of the Waveney Valley, and Great Yarmouth, and the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railways Richard Hammond, Esq., magistrate for the borough of Great Yar mouth, Director of the Waveney Valley Railway Samuel Palmer, Esq., late Mayor of Great Yarmouth, Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway John King, Esq„ Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway. The Rev. H. R. Fowler. 7, Manchester-square, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway W. A. Campbell, Esq., Director of the Wexford, Waterford, and Va lentia. Railway F. Barrett°, Esq., Portland-place, London Joseph Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Railway Joseph Underwood, Esq., Norwich, and Blackheath Park, Kent, Di rector of the Commercial Bank - of London, Lothbury W. S. Potter, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Ambrose Miller, Esq., Director of the Oxford, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Northamptom, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Frederick White, Esq., R.N., Sheerness, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Railway, • George Parbury, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, London John Inglis Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Capt. 'Leghorn, Director of the South Metropolitan Gas Company R. Gray, Esq., 5, Adam's -court, Old Broad-street, London N. C. Colmam, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railway Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of the South. Midland Railway Henry Chator, Esq., Clervaux Castle, Darlington James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway W. C. Duppa, Esq., Director of the Canterbury and Dovor Railway William G. Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting, Surrey George R. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Wililam Tulloch Fraser, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway (With power to add to their number.) BANEERS• • London—The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbnry Wisbech—Messrs. Gurney, Peckover, and Co. Lynn---Massrs. Gurney, Cresswell, and Co. ENGINEERS. B. Albano, Esq., M Inst. C.E., and Wm. Laxton, Esq., C.E. SOLICITOR—IngIeby Thomas Miller, Esq. 3, Abchurch-lane, Loin bard-street, London. SECRETARY PRO TEK.—W. 0. J. Wollaston, Esq. This line is intended to commence at the Port of Wisbech, by a junction with the line of railway now forming from Lynn, and pro ceed by Thorney to Peterborough, there uniting with the branch of the London and Birmingham Railway to Northampton, and the Peterborough and Syston branch of the Midland Counties Railway, forming a through line from Yarmouth, Norwich, Dereham, Swaff ham, Lynn, and Wisbech, to Northampton, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, and the whole of the northern and western parts of England. The entire distance being completed in about 18 miles. The importance of this railway, t h o ugh only 18 miles in length, will be at once seen by an inspection of the map, when the following points will be self-evident. 1. That the port of Wisbech is the nearest sea-port for Birming ham, Staffordshire, and the Midland districts of England. 2. That this line will open the whole of the manufacturing and mineral districts of the Midl an d C oun ties and the Potteries to IV's bech, the nearest p ort f or Belgium, Ho ll a nd, Germany, and the nor thern States of Eur o p e . 3. That by the formation of this line a direct railway ommtmica tion will be opened between the port of Wisbech, and the ports of Southampton, Bristol, Gloucester, and Liverpool. 4. That this line will unite the Birmingham and Midland Counties system of railway with those of Norfolk, communicating with No rwich and Yarmouth... Application for shares or prospectuses containing more detailed particulars (which must be in the usual form, and in all cases accom panied by a reference to a banker or to a member of the Provisional Committee). may be made to the Provisional Com mittee, at the offices of Mr. I. T. Miller,, solicitor to the Company , or the followin g Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Shewell and Son, Tokenhouse yard ; Messrs. Lyon, 2, Birchin-lane, London; Messrs. Mann and Son, Norwich; Messrs. Cruso and Son, Lynn ; Messrs. Peet and Son, Nottingham ; Mr. Collis, Birmingham ; Mr. F. C. spencer, Halifax ; and Mr. Carr, Culver-stretti.Colettester. Date R OYAL NORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY. The undersigned Directors, in whom the management of the affairs of this company is now vested, deem it due to the Proprietors to state, that measures are in progress which will put the immediate and prospective advantages of this undertaking to the severest test. Should the result be such as the Directors confidently anticipate, the position of the Shareholders will be materially improved by the co-operation of parties of the highest experience in railway affairs. (Signed) WILLIAM R. COLLETT, Chairman. WILLIAM JACKSON, Deputy Chairman. JOSHUA WALMSLEY. United Peninsular Railway Offices, Royal Exchange-buildings, 22d Sept. 1845. THE GREAT NORTHERN and SOUTHERN DIRECT RAILWAY FROM HUDDERSFIELD TO DERBY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 1,500,000/. in 75,000 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share, in compliance with the Standing Orders of Parliament. RANKERS. London—Messrs. Masterman and Co. Huddersfleid—The West Riding Union Banking Company, ENGINEERS. Consulting Engineer—J. U. Rastrick, Esq. Acting Engineer— SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bature and Clay, and Mr. Robert B. Robinson, Huddersfield, LONDON AGENTS. Messrs. Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, 20, Chancery-lane. The objeet of this Railway is, in conjunction with the intended Huddersfield, Halifax, and Keighley Railway, to connect in the most direct line the important and increasing manufacturing towns of Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford and Keighley with the Metropolis and South of England, and at the same time complete the intended chain of railway communication from Glasgow and the North, by the shortest and most direct route, with London, and from the south to Glasgow and other parts of Scotland. It is intended to commence by a junction with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway (for which an Act of Parliament has already been obtained), at or near Holmfrith, and to proceed from thence through the lastmentioned place to -Woodhead, and across the Manchester and Sheffield Railway there, thence to or near Athersage, Nether Padley, Froggatt, Bubnell, Bakewell, Matlock, Cromford, and to follow the source of the River Derwent to its junction with the North Midland Station near to Ambergate, and from thence to Belper or Derby. The line will be about 51 miles long, and the most direct corn municaticatAhat can be formed between Glasgow, Carlisle, Settle, Skipton, Colne, Keighley, Halifax, Huddersfield (by means of the pro jected Railway), and the counties of Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton, Bedford, and London. It will open the extensive and celebrated atone quarries and coal mines of West Yorkshire, and afford an inexhaustible supply of coal and stone to the midland and southern counties, and at the same time open fresh markets for the products of the celebrated Derby shire mines, the cost of which, from the increased facilities ofdirect transit to be afforded by this Railway will be materially lessened, and at the same time the markets of the manufacturing towns of West Yorkshire will be rendered infinitely more accessible for the corn, wool, cheese, and other productions of the extensive and fertile agri cultural districts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and the south. The present route from Huddersfield to Derby is very circuitous ; it is contemplated that by the intended line a saving of sixteen miles will be effected when compared with the Manchester and Leeds, and the North Midland. The survey of the line has been to a great extent completed, and correct estimates of the expenditure and returns are in preparation. There are no engineering difficulties in any part of the line which have not been repeatedly surmounted In other cases, whilst by far the greater portion of the southern part of the line will be constructed at an unusually small expense. Powers will be taken in the Act of Parliameat to allow interest at 41. per centum per annum on the deposits, and preference in the al lotment of shares will be given to the proprietors of the land through which the line will pass, and to the shareholders in the Huddersfield and Sheffield, and Huddersfield, Halifax, and Keighley lines. The names of a large and influential Committee, with a detailed Prospectus, will shortly be published. All communications relative to the Line, as also applications for Shares (in the form below), accompanied by a satisfactory reference, may be made and addressed to the Solicitors, at whose office every necessary information will be given, FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Great Northern and Southern Direct Railway from Huddersfield to Derby. Gentlemen,—l hereby request that you will allot me Shares of 201. each in the above proposed Railway ; and I hereby undertake to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per Share thereon. or any lesser number of Shares which may be elicited to me ; and I also undertake to exe cute the Parliamentary Contract and the Subscribers' Agreeement when required. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient 'errant, Name (in MR) ........... Profession, trade, or occupation Residence (in full). ..... Place of business (if any) Name of referee...... .. •• • Address of referee...... Date • . ..... ••..•••••• • • • • - - • • D IRECT LONDON AND EXETER RAIL ___ _ WAY COMPANY, With Extension to Falmouth and. Penzance. Through Hatnmersmith, Turnham-green, Brentford, Isleworth, llounslow, Staines, Egham, Bagshot, Ascot, Bracknell, Binfleld, Wokingham, Kingsclere, Andover, and Salisbury ; Shaftesbury, Sherboume, Yeovil, Crewkerne, Axminster, and Moulton, to Exeter. Capital, 3,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 11. 7s. 6d. per Share. With power to raise 1,000,0001. more, if necessary. (Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110.) OFFICES, No. 52, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, Adjoining the County Fire Office. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Mexborough, Dover-street, Piccadilly, Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railway Lord Henry Loftus, Belgrave-square Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, Bart., Montague-square, and Down-hill, Londonderry The Hon. Cecil J. Lawless, 71, Pall-mall, Director of the Great Man chester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Colonel Sir Frederick Hankey, G.C.M.G., Queen Ann-street, Caven dish-square, Director of the lonian and Ceylon Banks, and Bor deaux, Toulouse, and Cette Railway J. R. Philllmore, Esq., LL.D., 42, Clargee-street, Chancellor of Salisbury John David Chambers, Esq., Lincoln's Inn, Recorder of Salisbury Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn, 19, Clifford-street, Director of the County Fire-office, and South and Midlands Railway Sir Raymond Jarvis, Fair Oak Park, near Winchester, Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway The Hon. A. Capel, Theyden House, Essex, and Park-street, Gros venor-square Charles William Spicer, Esq., 28, Portman-square, Director of Man chester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, Warwick and Wor cester, Shropshire Mineral, and Grand London and Dublin Ap proximation Railways William Burge, Esq., Q.C., Temple The Rev. Bourchier Wrey Savile, Oakhampton, Devon G. Thompson Jacob, Esq., Blandford, Magistrate, and Deputy-Lieu tenant for Dorset Richard Francis Roberts, Esq., Burton Bradstock, near Bridport 11. H. Hungerford. Eaq. Dingley Park , Market HarbOrough, and Dowei-street, Piccadilly, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Francis Dawson, Esq., Grosvenor-street Richard Francis Power, Esq.. 73, Eceleston-square, and Long. Orchard, Tipperary Lieutenant-Colonel P. W. Pedlar, Nutley House, Devon Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough -place, St. John's-wood, Di rector of the Great Eastern and Western, and Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation Railways Walter Shairp, Erq. , Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and Portsmouth Railway The Hon. Henry Savile, Dover-street A. W. Hillary, Esq., 66, Cadogan-place W. L. Pope, Esq., Woodford, Essex, Director of the Oxford, South ampton, Gosport,tand Portsmouth Railway George Evans, Esq., Milbury-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the London and Holyhead Railw a y Francis Lloyd, Esq., Temple, London, and Bingley House, Bir mingham William Thomas Davies Lhoyd, Esq., Lhoydlarth, Anglesey E. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street John Allen, Esq., 12, Gloucester-terrace, Kensington William Birmingham Costello, Esq., M.D., Wyke House, Brentibrd T. Piers Healey, Esq., Elm-court, Temple William Gunston, Esq., Piccadilly -- Roxburgh, Esq., 28, Blomfield-road, Maida-hill A. Abrahams, Esq., Member of the Town Council of Southampton William Lowten Jones, Esq., Wood Hall, Hiigay, Norfolk Thomas Champion, Esq., Stoke Wood House, Dorsetehire Captain T. C. Forde, Gracefield, Asian; Dublin Captain Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, R.N., K.C.H., 9, St. James's street, St. James's-park, Director of the Australasia, British North America, and the lonian Banks, and Director of the Mutual Life Assurance Company Charles Gover, Esq., City Club J. Lane, Esq., LL.D., King's Bench-walk, Temple, and Koppel. street George Waite, Em,, Old Burlington-street, Director of the Chelten ham and Brighton Railway COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. E. S. Blundell, Esq., 18, Lower Seymour-street Thomas Dowgiasse, Esq., Marlborough-place, St. John's-wood, Direc tor of the Great Eastern and Western, and Manchester and Bir kenhead Continuation Railways George Evans, Esq., Milbury-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the London and Holyhead Railway Colonel Sir Frederick Hankey, G.C.M.G., Queen Ann-street, Caven dish-square, Director of the lonian and Ceylon Banks, and Bor deaux, Toulouse, and Cette Railway T. Piers Healey, Esq., Elm-court, Temple A. W. Hillary, Esq., 66, Cadogan-place H. H. Hungerford, Esq., Dingley Park, Market Harborough, and Dover-street, Piccadilly, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn, 19, Clifford-street, Director of the County Fire-office, and Director of the South and Midlands Railways W. L. Pope, Esq., Woodford, Essex, Director of the Oxford, South ampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Walter Shairp, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and Portsmouth Railway Charles William Spicer, Esq., 28, Portman-square, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, Warwick and Worcester, Shropshire Mineral, and Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railways (With limited power to add to their number). ENGINEER —John Braithwaite, Esq. C.E., 4, Trafalgar-square. BANKERS — Messrs . Curries and Co., 29, ' Cornhill ; London and West minster Bank, St. James's-square. SOLICITOR—D. E. Colombine, Esq., 8, Carlton Chambers, Regent-street. Prospectuses, and plans of the line, with forms of Applications for Shares, may be had at the offices of the Company as above, and of the following Stock and Share-brokers, viz.:— Messrs. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, Royal Exchange; Messrs, Taunton and Bush, Austin Friars, London. Also, Exeter—Henry Matcher; John Langworthy ; Wilkinson and Sons Bath - J. B. Munday Leeds—cotter and Co. ; Kirk and Co. ; Ridsdale and CO. Huddersfield—William Moore and Co. Derby—Eyre and Shaw Hull—Sibary and Simpson ; Samuel rhillip York—Grayeton and Earle Wakefield—Henry Billingliam Plymouth—Hopwood and Palmer Cheltenham—Hall Brothers and Co. Newcastle-on-Tyne—W. W. Dickinson ; R. F. Bell and Co. Birmingham —W. H. Collis Taunton—Richard Ball Shaftesbury—Raymond and Son Manchester —Myers and Birbeck ; Wm. Marshall ; Cardwell! & Sons Norwich—John It. Mann and Son Edinburgh—Muurd and Co ; A. W. Moffatt Bristol—Luke Arnold Coventry—John Thomas Holland Gloucester—J. M. Balme Glasgow—Messrs. H. and W. A. Tassle ; James Watson ; Thomas Gray Leicester—Williams and Sunderland Nottingham—Roworth and Shepperly Liverpool—Messrs. Sudlow, Brothers Halifax—H. C. Spenser Bradford, Yorkshire—W. Mason ; James Clayton Reading—B. Cowderoy Settle—Joseph Nelson The following gentlemen aro among those appointed as Local Agents in furtherance of the interests of the Company, from whom Prospectuses and applications for Shares may also be obtained : Egham—Thomas Harvey, Esq. Bagshot—John Mears, Esq. Bracknell —Charles Cave, EN- Wokingliam—Francis Soames, Esq. Salisbury—Henry Cooper, Esq. ; Messrs. Foot and Radcliffe Shaftesbury—Messrs. Wills and Burridge Sherborne—George Hancock, Esq. ; Samuel Foot, Esq Bruton—Messrs. Dyne and Son. Yeovil—George Hancock, Elul- Crewkerno—Robert Lowman, Esq. Axminster—Walter Hancock, Esq. Blantiford—George Moore, Esq. Dorchester—George Cull, jun., Esq. Bridport—S. H. Gummer, Esq. ; Henry B. Fox, Esq. Iloniton—lsaac I. Cox, Esq. Lynn—George Platten, Esq. Lyme Regis—N. F. Waring, Esq FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of Management of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 25/. each in the above railway, and I hereby undertake to accept the same or such less number you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, also to sign the necessary legal docu ments, and to pay, when required, the deposit thereof of 1/. 7s. 6d. per share. Namein full •• .. ••• • • • • Protbseion (if any) and Professional Residence, in full. Reference and Residence in full • • • • • • • • • ... Signature . of Applicant .. DIRECT LONDON and EXETER RAIL WAY COMPANY (with Extension to FALMOUTH and PENZANCE.) • Notice is.herebY given, that no further Applications for Shares in this undertaXing will be received after the 30th inst. . By order of the Committee, D. E. COLOMBINE, Solicitor. 52, Begiii-itieit,.s4,i)t. 2% 180. - W °ROES TER AND LEOMINSTER RAILWAY, via Bromyard. (Registered provisionally.) Capital 600,0001., hi 30,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Henry George Ward, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Great Eastern ant Western Railway Company John Barneby, Esq., M.P., Brockampton, Bromyard William Barneby, Esq., Clayton Park, Bromyard, Magistrate o Herefordshire James Best, Esq., Worcester Mr. Edward Bannister, wool-merchant and wool-manufacturer, Leo. minster William Bestow, Esq., Surrey-place, London Walker Chamberlayne, Esq., Worcester, Royal Porcelain Menu - factory - George Beauchamp Cole, Esq., Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, Di rector of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Mr. James Coucher, wool-merchant, Worcester Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Copthall-court, and Old Palace, Richmond, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Captain Charles Dutton, Bredenbury-house, Bromyard Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough -place, St. John's-wood, Di rector of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company Henry Clarke Duppa, Esq., Quarry-house, Boughton, Morchelsea, Kent, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Com pany James Eckley, Esq., Bromyard John Freeman, Esq., Gains, Bromyard, Magistrate of Herefordshire and Worcestershire John Matthew Gutch, Esq., Banker, Worcester, Director of Wor cester, Warwick, and Rugby Railway Mr. Edwin Gardner, corn, hop, and seed merchant, Worcester E, W. Howes, Esq., Bromyard Richard Hemming, Esq., Livington, near Bromyard, and Kingsland, Leoininster James Hemming, Esq., Church House, Bromyard Mr. John Hughes, wool merchant, Clopgate, Worcester Mr. John Hood, merchant and carrier, Worcester Mr. George Hill, of the firm of Messrs. Hill and Turley, Worcester Henry James, Esq., Leominster, Mayor of Leominster John Kempson, Esq., sen., Birchey-fields Reuse, Bromyard John Kempson, jun., Esq., Birchey-fields House, Bromyard John Wheeley Lea, Esq., Vice Chairman of the Severn Navigation Company, Managing Director of the Droitwich Patent Salt Com- Noy, and a Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway John Lilly, Esq., Alderman of Worcester, Worcester Royal Porce lain manufactory. Edward Lloyd, Esq., Sheriff of Worcester William Lawrence, Esq., Brixton, Director of the London and Manchester Direct James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, Director of the Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway Arthur Mann, Esq., Woburn-square, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Mr. F. H. Needham, mercnant, Worcester Mr. Powell, wine -merchant, Worcester Mr. James Rea, of the firm of Messrs. Rea and Sons, malsters, 'Worcester Mr. J. P. Rea, of the firm of Messrs. Rea and Sons, maltsters, Wor cester Jas. Reeves, Esq., Cheapside and Leyton, Director of the Direct London and Manchester, and Great Manchester and Rugby, and Southampton Railway Companies James Robertson, Esq., Worcester Joseph Sturton, Esq., Munderfield House, Bromyard, and Lincoln's Inn, London, Ma g i s trate of Hereford. James Uptill, Esq., The Green, Bromyard, Director of the Stafford shire and Shropshire, and Dover and Bristol Railways T. P. P. Wight, Esq., Tedstone Court, Bromyard Philip Warburton, Esq., Bromyard, High Bailiff of Bromyard Philip Warburton, Gent., Bromyard John Walker, Esq., Luisley Coact, Bromyard Mr. Wells, Hop-merchant, Worcester Mr. Woodward, Hop-merchant, Worcester John Henry Walsh, Esq., Worcester Mr. James Wall, Merchant and Carrier, Worcester (Withower to add to their number.) CHIEF ENGINEER— WiIIIam Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. ASSISTANT ENGINEER—S. F. Griffin, Esq., C.E. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Ehnslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate.street, London Henry Foley, Esq., Worcester BANKERS. London —The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury The Commercial Bank of London. Worcester Messrs Farley, Lavender, and CO. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. W. and F. Devereaux, Bromyard John Bedford, Esq., Leominster This line will diverge from the line of the Great Eastern and Western Railway, near Worcester, and proceeding by Brom yard, will end at Leominster, at which point it will unite with the proposed lines connecting Hereford and Shrewsbury with North The communication by railway between these important towns and the continuous hop and cider districts has been entirely left unprovided for by existing arrangements, and this line is brought forward under the auspices of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, on the strong representations and request of a large and most influential body of the landed gentry of the neigh bourhood. The object proposed is to make a direct communication between Leominster, Bromyard, and Worcester, which latter town has always been the natural market for the produce of these districts, and to af ford the inhabitants the most direct communication with London, as compared with other lines, by upwards of 30 miles. No person will be liable for more than his deposit till the act is ob tained, and power will be applied for to allow interest at 41. per cent. on all calls from the time of their respective payments, as well as to limit the liability of the shareholders to the amount of their subscrip tions. Applications for Shares, in the anti , xed form, to be made to the Provisional Committee, at the Office, 5, Gresham-street, London, or Messrs. John Shewell and Son, sharebrokers, Tokenhouse-yard ; Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, Bank-buildings, and Mr. John Smith, 3, Shorter's-court, London ; Mr. John Duncuft, sharebroker, Manchester; Mr. John O'Neil, sharebroker, Manchester ; Messrs. Schultz and Carr, sharebrokers, and Messrs. Reynolds and Son, Liverpool; Messrs. H. and C. Beardshaw, sharebrokers, Leeds ; Messrs. Tate and Nash, sharebrokers, Bristol ; Mr. James Pearson, sharebroker, Bir mingham ' . Messrs. Samuel Hutchin son an d C o., sharebrokers, Brad ford; Mr. William Miles, sharebroker, Worcester; Mr. Robert Allan, sharebroker, Edinburgh ; Mr. William Gordon, sharebroker, Aber deen; Messrs. Black and Co., sharebrokers, Buchan-street, Glasgow; Messrs. Buchanan and Aitken, sharebrokers, Glasgow; and Messrs. Bruce and Symes, sharebrokers, Dublin ; of whom prospectuses may be had. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Worcester and Leominster Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of 20/. each in the above railway; and I hereby undertake to accept the same or any less number you may allot me, and to pay the deposit of 2/. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of September, 1845. Name in full ..•••••• ••• • • • Place of business or profession •• • • • Residence.. . • • • ..... . • • • • • • • • • • • • Business or profession • • ... • • • • • Signature .... • ...... •••• • • • •• • • Name, residence, and profession of referee Residence THE NORTHERN and SOUTHERN CONNECTING RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered under 7 and 8 Via., cap. 110.) Capital 900,0001., in 36,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. per Share. Uniting the London and Birmingham, Great Western, the South Western, the London and Brighton, South-Eastern and Norn and Eastern Railways, and accommodating, en route, , Hertford, th Herat field, St. Albans, Watford, Rickmansworth, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Colnbrook, Staines, Egham, Chertsey, Weybridge, Leatherhead, Dorking, and Reigate. PROSIONAL COMMIEE. Major Adair, United Serv ic e Club, Pall-m all Director of the Goole and Doncaster Railway John Anderson, Esq., Lothbury, Director of the South Midland, and Birmingham and Lichfield Railways William Ayrton, Esq., Abbey-square, Chester William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter, Staffordshire John Barnes, Esq., Director of the Union Bank, Chorley Wood House, Hertfordshire William Bestow, Esq., Director of the Oxford and Worcester Railway George A. Brown, Esq., 20, Gower-street Pierce Somerset Butler, Esq., M.P., Director of the Lancaster and York, Waterford and Kilkenny, and Great Munster Railway Jasper Capper, Esq . Watling -street John Castendeick, Esq., 37, Mincing-lane Walter Chamberlain, Esq., Worcester Jeremiah Clarke, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's London, Manchester, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Wor cester Railways Major John T. Croft, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of the Chester and Manchester Railway, &c. William Croft, Esq., Chertsey, Surrey Thomas Clutterbuck, Esq., Red Hall, Watford Charles John Dimsdale, Esq., Essendon-place, Hertfordshire Thomas Edward Dyson, Esq., Tollpits, Hertfordshire Joseph Graham, Esq., Clapham, Surrey Hastings Green, Esq., Sion House, Kilkenny, Director of the Water ford and Kilkenny Railway Captain Hodges, 65, Connaught-terrace, HydvPark, Director of the Mauritius Railway, &c. &c. Henry Jennins, Esq., Leeds Swinfen Jervis, Esq., Whitehall-place, and Darlaston Hall, Stafford shire Daniel Turton Johnson, Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of Remington's London and Manchester, the Chester and Manchester Direct, and the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railways John Joseph Keene, Esq., St. John's-wood, Director of the National Bank of Ireland John King, Esq., Glastonbury, and St. John's-wood, London, Direc tor of the Somersetshire Midland Railway William King, Esq., Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, Director of the Freemasons' Life Assurance Company George Laishley, Esq., Clarence Lodge, Shirley, Southampton, Direc tor of the Isle of Wight, and of the Oxford, Newbury, Andover, Manchester, and Southampton Junction Railways Daniel William Lucas, Esq., Mark-lane, and Crescent Lodge, Stock well Park Horace William Meteyard, Esq., Director of Remington's London and Manchester, the Chester and Manchester Direct, and the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railways Joseph Bostick Massey, Esq., Cottered, Hertfordshire, and 50 Cam bridge-terrace, Hyde Park. , Captain Ogle, 44, Eaton-place, Eaton-square, London. Benjamin Oliveira, Esq., F.R.S., Upper Hyde Park-street, Director of the Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railways, &c. Hillebrant Meredith Parrett, Esq., Magistrate, Effingham House, Surrey William John Palmer, Esq., Molewood-hill, Bengeo, Hertfordshire Rev. G. B. P. Pollen, Magistrate, Little Bookham Rectory, Surrey W. 11. Ravenhill, Esq., Pedwell Home, Worcestershire John Rawson, Esq., Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of York shire, and J.P., Stoney Royd, Ilalifax, Director of Rosamel's Great North of France Railway, of the Manchester, Liverpool, and Great North of England Union Railway, and the National Bank of Ireland J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq., Eastcheap Edward Scard, Esq., Kew, Surrey, Magistrate, Director of the Toronto and Lake Huron, and Jamaica Railways Julian Skrine, Esq., Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway William 11. S vvinton, Esq., 49, Moorgate-street, and Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park • Thomas Stephens,`Esq., 4, Lime-street-square William Tozer, Esq , Bishopsgate-street, Director of the South Staf fordshire Junction Railway Thomas Weedon, Esq., Loudwater Mills, Hertfordshire James Whitchurch, Esq., South Cliff, Netley Abbey (With power to add to their number.) COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT. John King, Esq. George Laishley, Esq. D. W. Lucas, Esq. H. W. Meteyard, Esq. George Scard, Esq. Major Adair John Anderson, Esq. Jasper Capper, Esq. Jeremiah Clarke, Esq. Joseph Graham, Esq. D. T. Johnson, Esq. PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED CEP CORNWALL AND DEVON to RAILWAY, ra n ° From Exeter to Falmouth a n d P enza nce, with b te, fellir td moth, Tavistock, Bid e f or d, B arns t ap l e an d St. -A us on, continuation of the London and So u th Western, 1, C7 0 . 0 3 , 0, " and Yeovil, and Exeter, Y eov il, an d D orc h es ter 10 1 line from London to Exeter Falmouth, and Penzanee.„,e, Capital, 3,000,0001, in 120,000 Shares of 251 ' Deposit, 21. 125. 6d. per Share, „„id the b (With power to decrease the capit a l t o 2,000,0001.,5h." be carried out by auxiliary Compani es.) fl PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. g0 1 17 , 01 The Most Noble the Marquis of Winchester, 1nP ° ..: 4 40.,i Chairman of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil fler g; The Right Honourable Earl Stanhope, F.R.S., Chav e „ n The Right Honouraple Lord Vivian, Glynn, Cortlwa. arle'd The Right Honourable Lord Arunde'l, Wardour Cael'„, - a fro' Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, way Company on tprf~ The Right Honourable Lord Bridport, Cricket Leec:,,fil gd atonal Committee of the London, Salisbury, an d Company , s The Right Hon. Lord Carteret, Ampthill at Jar ee9 Co° The Houourable William Ashley, Stable-yard, --•,„.440-el Chairman of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil e. - at eel , ,f The Honourable W. E. Fitzmaurtce, M.P., Cheshar e ;:i.3., on the Provisional Committee of the London, Sal le " ic Railway L iatee se Sir William L. S. Trelawney, Bart., Harewood, Cella County of Cornwall Sheriff of the Francis Redd, Esq., Trebartha Hall, High Shw i Cornwall ... A Ol e Sir Joseph Sawle G. Sawle, Bart., Penrice, Cern .il tU o 0 ter Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart., Mount B o on, Dartme ° d gar visional Committee of the Dartmouth, TorbaY, ,r way Company Sir John Palmer Bruce Chichester, Bart., of Arlingly r al_ 4 o General Sir George Anson, G.C.8., 2, Upper Broo.al Sir Warwick H. Tonkin, Teignmonth, on the Provisieepo of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway C OIp co at John Attwood, .Esq., M.P., Hylands Park ere% Edward W, W. Pendarves, Esq., M.P. for West Corn ee, of Quarter Sessions for Cornwall toll'•' °'‘ George Moffatt, Esq. M.P., for Dartmouth, 8- , -a „.„ o 4lthP don, on the Provisional Committee of the Da r '''" and Exeter Railway ore^ 4 sQ leo Hanway Plumridge, Esq., M.P. for Falmouth, Cheste r : g o, William Taylor Copeland, Esq., M.P., Lincoln's Juno e' J. H. Tremaine , Esq., Henget), St, Austell, Chao of for Cornwall „,,.t r aie.- .„ of J. K. Lethbridge, Esq., Tregeare, Launceston, La.. j a SO Sessions for Cornwal The Mayor of Exeter, Chairman of the Exeter, I .`" chester Railway Company The Mayor of Launceston The Mayor of Bodmin Captain T. Vernon Anson, R.N., Lariggan, Penzance,. for „,r0 W. H. Arundel], Esq., Trebursye, Cornwall, magastra; Edward Archer, Esq., Trelaske, Launceston, Magis trat e al T. R. Avery, Esq., Delabole, Boseastle on e° Co° William Anning, Esq., Walnut House, Exeter, _fiwil_ n a4 Committee of the Exeter Yeovil, and Dorchesterßee • James Henry Attwood, Esq., Upper Seymour- Henry C. Benyon Barton, Esq., Ogwill House, Dist , °fi a te fel William Braddon, Esq., Litton Park, Devon, wag" - OP John Braddon, Esq., Tregleith, Cornwall ;.trate t er R. G. Bennett, Esq., Tresillian House, Truro, Mag.- - John Brendon, Esq., Treninle Cecil Nicholas Bray, Esq„ Langford-hill J. B. Yarde Buller, Esq., Holne Park, Ashburton S. J. Capper, Esq., Adelaide-place, London -bridge ,4011 1 .' Seymour-street, roW-pey William Chadwick, Esq., Montague-square, London , Richmond Railway Company the F P John Chapman, Esq., Blackheath Park, London, 00 • # gaily/ th e Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil 0 , ea sill The Chisholm, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place, Londlreol visional Committee of the London, Salisbury, a nd Company F. F. Clossman, Esq., Mincing-lane, London el all' . Richard Davy, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Corn.sr ter,' D. P. Davey, Esq., Topsham, Devon, Magistrate Or 61 a Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, l erbs Railway Company Stephen Davey, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Corn Octavius Dunstan, Esq., Li eu t enant R.N., Wadehrldll, , Chan ° Baldwin Fulford, jun., E sq., of Great Fulfor d, De -° a of the Quarter Session Ed G w lo ar be d Insurance Company C E o gg repan ' Che irms Day Le Grice, Esq., Penzance, Magistrate 41, y Upper H -Weer , ar ey Goldsworthy Gurney, Esq Edward Gard, Esq., Exeter, n Cornwall. Woodleigh, coast aittt v Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester hallway 4 7 4 .7 r ComP' - '' Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, Cambridge - square , ; London Edward Baring Gould, Esq., Lewtrenchard , e Okehanlr Captain Heat, R.N., Tredethy, Bodmin, Magistrate for , F. J. Heat, Esq., Trebant, Cornwall D. P. Hoblyn, Esq., Colquite, Bodmin, Magistrate for C ern'W James Harvey, Esq., St. Day J. D. Harris, Esq., of Hayne, Launceston Richard Harvey ; Esq., St. Day Colonel Studholme Hodgson, 63, Welbeck-street th Provffsoir:7-:7:ll3lagl'tr° H. Hooper, Esq., Penhargard, Bodmin ef John Hooper, Eq., Trequites House, Bodmin Ilte e Captain Hulme, R.E. Exeter, on the Provisional Coln Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway ComPanY ho te Joseph Hodge, Esq., Truro • Rev. Thomas Hockin Kingdon, Pyeworthy, Devon, Devon J. S. Ingo, Esq., Conan et° Rev. William Hockin, Endellion Sf go Percival Norton Johnson, Esq., Tamar, Smelting °re 0 0 William Peter Kempe, Esq.. Truro orl en 'eg J. J. Kinloch,• Esq., Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, L . 1 . 0 0 Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury , a nd „ on way Company n es. , ve Charles Kelson, Esq., Teignmouth, Magistrate for Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay' Railway Company John Masterman, jun., Esq., Banker, London • ' William Michell, Esq., M.D., Bodmin Edward Mitchell, Esq., Truro Captain Morshead, Calstock H. Mallett, Esq., of Ash General Napier, H.E.I.C.S. John Parsons, Esq., Falmouth John Parsons, Esq., R.N., Falmouth efic Thomas Pearse, Esq., Launceston, Magistrate of Corn pre Edward Prior, Esq., Berry Hlll Villa, Brixham, on theter'':so Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and EX . ps i Company ttis Captain George Probyn, Woodford, Essex, Director Of Assurance Company Walter Radcliffe, Esq., Warleigh Hall Devon J. H. Peter, Esq., Harlyn, Padstow Rev. Charles Redd, North Hill, Cornwall Coryndon Rowe, Esq., 111 D., Launceston St. ' l° William Carpenter Rowe, Esq., 3, L. Ryder-street,_ London ,•, Rev. N. T. Royce, Denterton Rectory, Devon Edward Sheerm, Esq., Stratton ..,itte e Joseph Shepherd, Esq., Exeter, on the Provisional COP- - Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company C. B. Sawle, Esq., Penrice, Magistrate for Cornwall Rev. H. A. Simcoe, Peheale, Launceston M. C. Seton, Esq., Malda-hill, London Captain Spettigue, R.N., Falmouth John Taylor, Esq., 2, Duke-street, Adelphi, London John Taylor, jun., Esq., Cod-del, Mold a eon .. s to John Yowler, Esq., Parnacott, Devon, Magistrate for /1, „oh Humphry Willyams, Esq., Carnanton, St. Cobweb , x e. .„01 Cornwall si clew W. J. Watts, Esq., banker, Teignmouth, on the Prolde, i °, n ra psel tee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway George Webber, Esq., Hexworthy House, Cornwall Rev. George Woollocombe, Stowford Rectory, Devon ENGINEER—Joseph Locke, Esq. RESIDENT ENGINEER—Mr. Richard Thonle- SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bull and Tilly, Falmouth „.. a e fi end Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate - O W ; Messrs. Ellicombes and Mr. John Daw, B,, l _„ ete. INTERIM SECRETARY—Lewis Cromble, BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman and ondon belle Messrs. Willyams, Hodge, and Co., Co.,iruro and Caine Count)', This Company originated at a Public Meeting of t'n, °Pto Cornwall, convened by the High Sheriff, in purstlail, sitien signed by the Lord Lieutenant and 1.600 of ' WO Gentry, and Freeholders of the County, held at the in Bodmin, on Thursday, the 28th August, 1845. 1 . 0 1 OPVOO The Meeting was held in consequence of the success COr_o by the County, and r e j ec ti on by Parliament, of the Weir'lloollo, Railway Bill, and a Bill for making a railway frolln r ic Falmouth, in continuation of the projected South D e y pra ' y r , from Exeter to Plymouth, pursuing only a winding n e ` , the `ie course along the margin of the Southern Channel, leavine corm area of Devonshire, West of Exeter, and the whole 0f f or Cornwall Railway The object of destitute the of present undertaking is accommodation. to provide nr, e f icO i c e system of railway communication for the whole of then eft° peninsula ; and as the waste of capital and time involv, i ,gl,ya cuitous route by Bristol is greatly complained of, the le''„ o sl ° o r dispensable feature of the project will be to obtain the "' o ne tr punctual, and economical line, between London, Feinl en °l ol, Penzance. It was this central line, westward, which the sa y 1 3 , of the House of Lords; on the Wilt s an d Somerset Its j o pP 6 ijii the present session, obliged the Great Western Railway o f 10 e lf pledge themselves not to oppose; and which they apes try ret ie' report "as the line - which the best interests of the col"' the and which must eventually be carried direct to Fahro e westerly port in the Channel." „ o .lS. e ce As far as Exeter, that project is already in the " s ad '4 , " London and South Western," the " London, Salisbury , caelPier Junction," and the " Yeovil, Dorchester, and Exeter: tia dar o With this strong expression from the Legislature, an d d Beal ail auspices, it may be considered that a continuous line _lO4O from London, through Salisbury, to Yeovil and Exeter, n t Weis thirty miles shorter than the devious course orthc Gir o , Railway, is already morally secured. In order, ther e : a ° , 11°,70' plete the great national project thus suggested by 7 0 , 10 Lords, it remains only to extend this direct Exeter l-;ziaiceti, sl change of gauge or terminus, direct to Falmouth and Pe L oto The saving in actual distance thus effected betwee ll , e stc e ;j Falmouth, as compared with the threat Western and li s o o th amounts to more than fifty miles ; whilst the time o f in t i avoiding the passage of the Hamoaze, to say nothin r eeel,,p difficulties involved in that project, was estimated in t he ea o r l y quiriee before Pariiament, as equal to a saving of fiftee n mee t miles more. f et fl • n o Bearing in mind, therefore, the geographical positto for ice , and Penzance, especially the great advantages of the most westerniy station for our naval and packet se . r: f affording a most secure harbour of refuge in the even' aglli remembering, too, that this must eventually become the ca,„a th e i the Mediterranean, the East and West Indies, and A n t f ivelT., I portance to the Admiralty and Lloyds of such a direct De o aaa , a continuous and efficient Electric Telegraph , Ca n over-rated. „ The central district from Exeter westward has 1)0 , - ; c; je Ow" re surveyed, and has been found to afford a main trunk 4 1 010ete locomotive gradients, attainable without engineering le . „ 0 or mace a at a reasonable expense ; the general course being " t Lea of Crediton, Bow, Hatherleigh, North Tawtou, Okelunen , 4 110 01 . 1 0 05i l toe, Camelford, Bodmin, St. Columb , St. Austell lb. , au r.: O branch), Truro, and Penryn, to Falmouth ; at Trurte ter, Ite d e ro : line thro ugh West Cornwall will diverge to Chace /lAA, an Camborne, Ilayle (with a branch to St. Ives), Ma r '''' zance. 11 Y O 4 * l The strong feeling in favour of a central line, evince o f co rl county ere. meetings and petitions from every part of the 4 , , nl 0 00 and. West Devon ; the support of noblemen, magistraT e • ; tee,, jou mine-owners, and agriculturists, in the recent strurig fral o o ca l ce rows and strong assurance of support already receive` hearty es owners and general interests along the line ; and the the name mace and co-operation of the associated ComPa nien i itee,l ea nl il6 1 `" whose members appear in the Provisional Cornm, m w ill doubt of the successful issue of the application vrld' w en' A to Parliament in the next session. s tllc 1%10 The Provisional Committee reserve to themselve_eo, setcll making such alterations in the main line, or bra ll4 l. l tho se t r.o. 2 ' entering into such arrangements for the construction_ by auxiliary Couipauies,`aS may be deemed (I'o o .l , - * BAxasßs. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., 29, Clement's-lane, London The London and County Bank Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, Manchester. ENGINEER—Joseph Gibbs, Esq. LAND AGENT—Layton Cooke, Esq. LAND SURVEYORS. W. T. Buckland, Esq. Messrs. Sanderson and Hyde. LOCAL SOLICITORS. St. Alban's, Herts—Richard Grove Lowe, Esq. Chcrtsey, Surrey—Richard John Cole, Esq. Dorking, Surrey—Messrs. Hart and Hart. Hertford—Edward Robert Spence, Esq. Uxbridge, Middlesex—Messrs. Riches and Woodbridge. Watford and Itickmansworth—John Sedgwick, Esq. The object of this undertaking is to form an unbroken link or communication with all the existing railways, by which means more particularly the Western, Southern, Eastern, South-Eastern, and South-Western parts of the kingdom may be traversed from the Northern Districts, without the necessity of making the metropolis a resting-place either for passengers or goods : and thus obviating considerable expense and great loss of time. The length of the main line will be 62 sillies, commencing at Hert ford, (which has already a branch to the North-Eastern Railway), contiming its course by Hatfield, St. Alban's, to Watford, where it will cross the London and Birmingham Railway, from thence to Rickmansworth, Uxbridge, and West Drayton, where it will pass under the Great Western Railway, proceeding by Colnbrook, (having a braneh to Windsor from the main line at Horton), cross the Thames at Staines, to Egham, Chertsey, passing into the South Western Railway at the Weybridge Station, approaching Cobham, Leather head, Dorking, and terminating at Reigate, where it will form a junction with the South-Eastern and London and Brighton Railways. The great distance from each other of the,varioug termini of rail ways in London, has for a length of time occupied the attention of the legislature and of the interested Companies ; but the great value of property has been an insuperable obstacle to effecting any improve ment: hence the necessity of a more direct communication from one line to another ; and after careful surveys the present plan has been deemed the most efficient to meet every desideratum. For the surveys thus made, and also from a great portion of the levels already taken, there do not appear to be any engineering difficulties. The feature of the country is agricultural ; and it will open a wide field to reciprocal commerce, by exchanging the manufactures of the North with the products of the South , together with a more accessi ble mode of obtaining every description of foreign merchandise at reasonable rates. In consulting the best statistical authorities, and on the informa tion derivable from, the only certain mode of obtaining the existing and fluctuating traffic on so novel a feature as this projected railway, a considerable' 'difficulty has necessarily presented itself In arriving at a maximum of profits, but it can with certainty be announced that from the reSourdes of traillp from the manufacturing districts, rect • .•.~ Vs~ -.., Mil the 1