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TILE EASTERN COUNTIES E X TE N SION and CAMBRIDGE and WORCESTER DIRECT RAILWAY, from I ambridge through Bedford, Blisworth,iFenny-Compton, Strat ford-on-Avon, to Worcester, connecting the Eastern and North- Eastern Counties with North and South Wales, South Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, the West of England, and t c Mfdland Counties. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 21.25. per Share. PROVISIONAL DIRRCTORS, Samuel Anderson, Esq.? F. Valentine Lee, Esq., j Directors of the Eastern Counties Rail Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Pall-mall, London Alajor.General Sir Love Jones Love Parry, Bart., K.C.8., Mad ry n-park, Caernarvonshire William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation Railway Company Captain William Cousins, Director of the Goole and Doncaster Railways James Beadi, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-Place, London, and Bran don-lodge, Warwickshire, Director of the South Midland Railway Company Robert Rising, Esq., The Shrubbery, Worcestershire James Morrison, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, Pro visional Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway - E >, i t'""i Company Admiral Ayscough, Southampton John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton Captain Chamfer, Halkin -street West, Belgrave-square, London 0 Thomas Ct itty, Esq., 8, Upper Gower-Street, London Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., 30, Lothbury, and Mayor of Caer narvon Alexander Grelg, Esq., Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, London A John Helbert Helbert, Esq., Upper Gloucester-street, London James Watts Peppercorn, Esq., Old Broad-street, and Dulwich, Surrey, ilir William Boothby, Bart., Ashby-hall, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways William Lowthrop, Hull, and Alga-house, Scarborough, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways r Major, Esq , Director of the Church of England Assurance London and Birmingham Railway, where it will communicate with the Northampton and Peterborough line ; it will then proceed west ward, crossing the Oxford and Rugby line at or near Fenny-Compton to Stratford-on-Avon, there joining the proposed line from Warwick and Leamington to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, and the West of England ; continuing its course through Alcester, the line will go di rect to Worcester, and thus terminate at the great centre of traffic for the mineral and manufactaring districts of / South Staffordshire, Shropshire, and North and South Wales. This proposed line does not interfere with any existing railways, and presenting, as it does, an unbroken line between two great centres of traffic, the importance of the undertaking needs no further comment. Negotiations have been entered into with the Eastern Coun ties Railway Oompany, by which their support and co-operation will be ensured for obtaining the line now proposed. An arrangement has also been made with the proposed Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Company, which this line will join at Al cester, and by means of which the Eastern Counties' traffic will pro ceed to Worcester. -- Power will be reserved to the Directors to amalgamate with any other existing or projecting Companies, or to vary the line. - - . Application fir shares may be made to the Secretary, and to the following Sharebrokers, of whom prospectuses, with maps of the line. may be obtained:—London—Messrs. Peppercorne and Co., 2, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Preece and Evans, 29, Lothbury ; Me‘srs. Boyd. Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis. Blackburn—Mr. Thomas Boardman. Bradford—Mr. G. Clark; Messrs. Tate and Nash. Cheltenham—Mr. James Stokes. Coventry—Mr. J. S. Holland. Derby—Messrs. Eyre and Shaw. Dublin—Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford. Edinburgh—James Pringle, Esq., 79, Princes-street ; Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy. Glasgow—Messrs.Duncan and Hutchinson. Halifax—Mr.W.Cronhelm. Huddersfield—Messrs. Everard and Co. Hull—Mr. Frederick Stamp. Leeds—Messrs Wellbeloved and Oastler. Leicester—Messrs. Payne and Freer. Liverpool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead ; Messrs. Cameron and Co. ; Mr. Morris Reynolds. Macclesfield—Mr. Richard E. Hine. Manchester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons; Messrs. A. Birchall and Co.;Mr. Charles O'Neil. Nottingham — Mr. Char les Spencer. Sheffield—Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons. South ampton—Mr. Joseph Clark, jun. Wakefield—Mr. E. H. Armitage. Worcester—Mr.Miles. York—Messrs. Grayston and Earle. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Eastern Counties Extension, and Cambridge and Worcester Direct Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares, of 201. each in the above railway ; and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regu lations of the Company, and to sign the necessary deeds, and to pay when required the deposit thereon of 21.25. per share. Dated this day of , 1845, Name, in full .. • • • • • • • • • • • Profession and Professional Residence in full. Private Residence in full .. • • • • • • • • Usual 5ignature.............. Name.. • • • • • • .. • • • • Residence• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • And Professien of Referee .. • • • • • • Offices, 34, Moorgate-street, Company Atkinson, J. R. W., Esq., Leeds Anderson, James, Esq., Bridge-street, City Barry, D., Esq., Paris and London Brindley, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordslere, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Direct East and West Junction Railways Brooks, John, Esq., Alderman of Manchester, Director of Remine , ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway Brown, Thomas, Esq., Silsoe Brown, Joseph, Esq., Alderman of Bedford Burgess, John, Esq., Boroughreeve, St. James's-square, Manchester, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Burnett, John, Esq., Cheltenham Burgess, John, Esq., Boroughreeve of Manchester Buschek, C., EM., 133, Fenchurch-street COC KIDUTII, nir riauctN rlovor Cutuberledge, N., Esq., York-terrace, Regent's-park Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Lon don and Manchester, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Woree,stershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Cleobury, Thomai Mortimer , Esq., Acton, Middlesex Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Home-cottage, Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail way Croft, John T., Major, 15, Regent-street, Piccadilly, Deputy Chair man of the Chester and Manchester Railway, and Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Direct East and West Junction Railways Crocket, Thomas,Esq.,.Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Cooke, Rev. John, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Hudders field, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct East and West Junction Railways Cooke, John, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Carpenter, R. Esq. Coape, Henry Coe, Esq., Goldhangers, Maldon, Essex, Director of the Oxford, Manchester, and Southampton Junction Railway Cottle, J. X, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Coventry and Lei cester Railway Dawson Darner, the Weld Hon., M.P., Tilney-street, Park-lane Dawson Darner, the Hon. Wm., Parkstone-lodge, Poole Dalby, John Robert, Esq., Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Rail ways Dale, Major Thurston, Ashbourne, Director of the Leeds, Hudders field, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railway Day yell, E. Francis, Esq., Lilingstone Dayrell, Bucks, High Sheriff for Bucks Eaves, John, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ekin, Wm., Esq., Cambridge Erskine, Usury D., Esq., Mount-street, Grosvenor-square Freke, the Hon. Percy Evans, 3, Beigrave-square Fitch, Colonel George, 36, York-terrace, London, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Gore, the Hon. Robert, M.P. Ceisborne, Henry Francis, Esq., Derby, Director of the Staffordshire, Leicester and Tamworth, and Derby and Crewe, Macclesfield and Lichfield Railways outch, John Matthew, banker, Worcester, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester, of the Direct East and West Junction, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railways Gambier, William, Esq., Salcombe-park, Bedfordshire Gernon, James, Esq., Conduit-street Hutchinson, The Hon. Colonel, Weston-house, Towcester Heneage, Charles, Esq., Cadeby-house, Lincolnshire llume, Fitzwilliam, Esq., Park-place, St. James's Haines, Samuel, Esq., Ched-house, Edgbaston, Director of the Di rect East and West Juion Railways Haden, Joseph, Esq., ironmaster, Dudley, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Holford, John, Esq., Manchester, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester, of the Direct East and West Junction, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Hamer, S., Esq., General Post-office, and Southampton-row, Rus sell-square, Director of Remington's Direct London and Man chester Railway Hale, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Potteries Railway Hill, John, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Hurst, George, Esq., Bedford, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Hall, the Rev. J. V., Rector of Fulbourne, Cambridge Howard, John, Esq., Britannia Foundry, Bedford, Director ef Re mington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Jerningham, the Hon. Edward Jones, Rev. J. I'., Alton Vicarage, Cheadle, Staffordshire, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Direct Junction Railways King, William, Esq., Waterloo-Place, Director of Freemasons' Life As surance-office Keene, John Joseph, Esq., St. John's Wood, Regent's-park, Director of the National Bank of Ireland, and Chester and Manchester Direct Railway Kilpin and Son, Bedford Knight, Edward, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Hud dersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Lassetter, Richard, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lees, David, Esq., Wednesbury, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Langley, Henry, Esq., Rakeway-house, Cheadle, Director of Reming ton's Direct London and Manchester, of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways M`Cann, Nicholas, Esq., 50, Parliament-street Moore, Major, Queen Ann-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the Indian Peninsular Railway Meteyard, Horace William, Esq., Chatham -place, Director of Reming -I)irect London and Manchester, of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction, of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, of the Direct East and West Junction, and of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railways Mileer, Wm., Esq., Tenn St a ff or dshire, Director of the Leeds, Hod dersneld, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railways Murray, Samuel T. Esq., 16, George-street, Hanover-square, Director of the National Loan Assurance Company Montenore, Joseph, Esq., Stanhope-street, Mayfair Margret], G., EM Godalming, Surrey Newin en, Henry W., EM., Clifton, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester Nugent, the Hon. M. W. 8., Iligham Grange, Leicestershire Neracher, Thomas Henry, Esq., Dudley Norris, Edward, Esq., Ciairville, Director of Remington's Direct Lon• don and Manchester Railway Prescott, Sir George, Bart., Theobald's, Hats Price, Thomas, Rev., Llarothel, Herefordshire Pilkington, henry, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway The Lord liosemsre, the Dell, Windsor Race-, Wm. T.. Esq., Pendeford-house, Wolverhampton, and Millfield Ironworks, B lston, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Shropshire Mineral Railways Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates-cottage, Wakefield, Director of the Bradtied, Wakefield, and Midlands; of the Stockton, North, and Leeds ; Leeds, York, and Midlands' Junction ; Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Seymour, Fred., Esq., St. James's-square Sanders, John, Esq., Royal Foundry, Bedford, Director of Reming ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway Sharpie, George Henry, Esq., Bedford, Director of Remington's Direct London teed Manchester Railway Skene, George Re Esq., F.R.M. and C.S., Bedford, P ropr i e t or o f t h e Bedford Mercury, Director of itemington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Shrine, Julian, Esq., Cambridge, Director of the. Cambridge and Lin colnshire Railway Smith, Esq., Clifton, near Ashbourne, Director of th e T een and Pore Valley Rallavay ; of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway ; of the Lvds, Hre uddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railway; and of the Direct East and West Junction Railway Smith, Thomas, EM., Biore Hall, Ashbourne, Director of the Leeds, Sheffield, Huddersfield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Spiers, Felmuhd John, Esq., Carlton Villas, Mat la Vale, Paddington, Director of the. , Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Star ferdshlre Railways Smith, F. Curven, Esq., Frognall Hall The Sheriff of Yerk, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Trapp, Benjamin, Esq., banker, Bedford, Director of Remington's Direct Landon and Manchester Railway Trapp, Thomas S., Esq., banker, Bedford, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchetter Railway Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway-place, London, Director of the Derby shire. Staffordshire. and Worcestershire Junction, of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Direct East and West Junction Railways Tylecote, Edward, Esq., Great Haywood, Staffordshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction, and the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Rail ways Turner, J., Esq., M.P., Truro Westenra, The Hon. J. C., Wailer, Major, St. James's-square Willis, George, Esq., Hungerford-park Welch, Edward, F.sq., Leamington Walter, James Smith, Esq., Director of the Hayes, Baicewell, Der byshire, Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Wardle, Henry, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester, and Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Wor ceetershire Junction Railways Wheelton, John, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tonbridge, Director of the Leicester and Bedford, and Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Glou cester Junction Railways Williams, Benj., Esq., banker, 4, Whitehall Williams, William, Esq., Royal Foundry, Bedford, Director of Re mington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Wood, John. Esq., Wednesbury, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Weston, Thomas, Esq., Teen, Staffordshire, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire, and of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Wood, William, Esq., M.D., Chetwynd-house, Newport, Salop, Di rector of the Shropshire Mineral, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Wood, Charles, Eqq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction, and of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railways Warde, C. Thomas, Esq., Clopton-house, Stratford-on-Avon,:;and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire Yzarn, J. Berwick, Herne-hill, Surrey. EASTERN COUNTIES EXTENSION and CAMBRIDGE and WORCESTER DIRECT RAILWAY. PROSPECTUSES and MAPS will be ready for delivery on Tunas- DAY, the 9th instant. THE GRAN) LONDON AND DUBLIN ITROXIMATION RAILWAY. Rastrick's Line. (Provisionally Regisiared pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 1 le, sec. 4.) Designed to avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very considerable saving, both of time and distance, between the two capitals of England and Ireland, runniug in a direct line from Lon don to Bangor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or accommodating in its route the following towns and places, namely, Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, Aylesbury, Bicester, Dod dington, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Alces ter, Bromagrove, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, Wenlock, Broseley, Coalbrookdale, hrewsbury, Llan-y-mynech, Welchpoel, Oswestry, Llangollen, Llanrahaladr, 3lochnant, Convex, Pentre voelas, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead. Capital 6,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 50/. each. Deposit 5/. ss. per Share. Temporary offices if the Company, 4, Great Winchester-street, London. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right lion. Lord Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., G.C.H. Lord Viscount Mandeville Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P. Hon. Captain Fenton Evan Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the Bandon and Bantry Railway Hon. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Ardley Bury, Herta, Director of the Oxford and Cambridge Railway Sir Henry Winston Barron, Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland General Sir John F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Montague-street, Bryan ston-square Col. Sir Duncan 3PDougal, K.C.8., Eaten-square Rear-Admiral Sir Salusbury Davenport, C. 8., K.C.H., Bramall-hall, Cheshire, and Weedon-hall, Bucks Sir J. Gaspard Le Merchant, K.C.H., Cork Major-General Sir Love Parry, Madryn Park, Carnarvon, Director of the North Wales Railway Col. Sir F. Mulkey, G.C.M.G., Director of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Sir George Rich, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynn, Clifford-street, Director of the London and Exeter Railway Sir James Pitcairn, Cork Sir James Eyre, Lower Brook-street Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, Devomport Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Salop John Meredith, Esq., Hasbora Park, Magistrate for the Counties of Worcester and Salop Major-General Henry Bowdler, Sidney-terrace, Cork Captain Robert Peel Dawson, upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle dawson, Ireland George Henry Dashwood, Esq., M.P., West Wycomb-park, Bucks B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-place, Bryan.ston-square Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., Russell-square, Duector of the Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway The O'Gorman Mahon, Mahonberg, County of Clare, Ireland Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, Ring's County, Ireland, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway The O'Moore, Choghan Castle, high Sheriff of the County of Ros common Robert Hart, Esq., Dripehill-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wor cester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and South Wales Railways W. Hutchins Esq., Llsaintfried-ceurt, Monmoethshtre Charles William Sp icer, Esq., Portman-square, Direc:or of the Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush ' Dublin and Armagh Inland, Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways The Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County of Salop, Vice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Raiirmy Charles Fox, Esq., D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director of the Dublin and Ar magh Inland Railway William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple Thomas Meyer Carvick, Esq., Illghwood, Director of the Dublin and Armagh Railway William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Dublin and Gal way Railway, &c. George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Callao and Lima Railway William Seymour, Esq, Montague-place, Russell-square William John Macguire. Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Bristol Railway Rev. Pooley Shuldam Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National Board of Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland Christopher Walls Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of the Strabane Ship Canal Company. Robert John Lattey, Esq., Claremont-place, Grove End-road, St. John's Wood. William Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq., Woodbury Dews, Middlesex, Director if the Waveney Valley, Great Yarmouth, and Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Railways Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M., Shooter's-hill and Coleraine, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo, and Shan son Railways Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square, Direc tor of the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan non,Railways Captain James Wood, R.M., Woolwich William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin Richard Edward Arden, Esq., Bedford-square, Director of the Dub lin and Armagh Inland Railway Captain Rodgers, Clovenedon-house, Loughall, Ireland John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Marine In surance Office Joseph Cragg, Esq., Queen -square, Bloomsbury John Anderson, Esq., Director of the South Midland Junction Rail way, &c. J. Freeme, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury G. Hazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton-hall, Leicestershire, Director of the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway, &c. J. 31`31illan, Esq., Director of the Worcester, Rugby, and Warwick Railway J. Bright, Esq., M.D., Cambridge-square, London Colonel Pereira, Bengal Artillery, Great Coram-street W. Clement, Esq., Shrewsbury Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and County Cork, Director of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways. Robert Remmett, Esq., Victoria -square, Grosvenor-place, Director of the Sovereign Insurance Office, &c. Thomas Gresham, Esq., Raheny Park, Dublin, Director of the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, and Irish North Midland Railways F. W. Heath, Esq., Armagh F. F. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex Edmund Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portman-square Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlborough-Place, St. John's Wood, Di rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Major David Fitzgerald, Valentin, Ireland Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxos, Director of the Northampt on and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways Wm. Gulliver, Esq., Swallcliff, near Banbury,. Oxon Captain Julius Newell, R.N., United Service Club Captain Bradshaw, R.N., Hatherley-place, Cheltenham J. Brooks, Esq., Magistrate, Wenlock Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine Edward King, Esq., Blackthorne, Oxfordshire Wm. H. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor-place Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square, Director of the Great Leeds and London Railway J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of the Oxford and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland Capt. Thos. P. Newton, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Lugvvar dine, Hereford , hire,; Director of the Isle of Man, and Irish West Coast Railways The Mayor of Bridgnorth Benjamin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Bridgnorth Thomas Giese, Esq. 1 Members of the Corporation of Bridg- Josiah Minton Glasse, Esq. north Edward Richard Pratt, Esq. Samuel Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Edmund Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Director of the Sheffield, Buxton, Derby, and Manchester Railway E. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc tor of the London and Exeter Railway Richard Fisher, Esq., Alcester Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War wickshire and London Extension and Worcester Junction Railway James Whitehouse, Esq. Ipsley Court, Warwick Janes Reading, Esq., R edditch,t Worcestershire, manufacturer George Hollyoake, Esq., Redditch. Worcestershire Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire John Onions, Esq., Broscley, ironmaster, &c., Director of the Stour bridge, Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, aid the Grand Junc tion and Cambrian Railways John Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Director of the Stourbridge, Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junction and Cambrian Railways Alexander John Gordon, Esq., Linley Hall near Broseley Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth Joseph Southwell, Esq. I Bridgnorth, Manufacturers William Southwell, Esq. William Cole, Esq., Bicester Edward Deaking, Esq., Bicester Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Woodside, County Cork E. D. Freeman, Esq., Deputy Lieutenant, Castl e e Cor, County Cork St. John Jeffrey, Esq., J.P., Blarney Castle, nty Cork Pierce Purcell, Esq., Altemira, County Cork James Smith Barry, Esq., Lots Lodge, Cork Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. San fideld, county Cork J. 11. Bainbridge, Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow St. John Galwey, M.D., Mallow George Washington Brazier Creagh, Esq., J.P., Crengh-eastie John Carmichael, Esq., Riverston-house, Cork, Directbr of the Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., Manchester-street, Manchester-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon Railways W. 11. O'Driscoll, Esq., Clifton, near Bristol The *Rev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Worton, near Deddisgton, Oxon Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden. Balineollig William Coppiager, Esq., Barry's-court W. Reeves, Esq., J.P., Tramore, Cork William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Worcester Junction Railways George Wyman, Esq , Alcester, Warwickshire William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Company Edward Power, Esq., Eccleston-terrace, Eaton-square, Director of the Ipswich and Southampton Railway Colonel Henry Dundas Campbell, North-end-house, Portsmouth, Deputy-Lieutenant of the Comity of Hants, Director of the Direct Western Railway William lorns, Esq., Bloxham Henry Watson, Esq., High Sheriff of the City of Limerick Robert Baugh Blakemore, Esq., Shrewsbury, Director if the Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway Henry Keate, Esq., Shrewsbury 1 Directors of the Birmingham and [saac Taylor, Esq., ditto , ' Brighton Railway Major-General Turner, Commander of the Cork District Lieut-Colonel Westropp, J.P., Cork Major North Ludlow Bearaish, F.R.S., Ballincurrig, sear Duglas, Cork Joseph Leycester, Esq., Cork Matthew Pierrpoint, Esq., Crow's Nest, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Worcester, and Director of the Rugby, Derby, Man chester, and Welsh Midlan 1 Railways John Rowlands, Esq., Tallyllin, Merioneth, Director of the Great North and South Wales Railway George Paul, Esq., banker, 217, Strand Morgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Sussex Charles Thelluson, Esq., Summer-lodge, Worthing, Sussex James Thomas Thompson, Esq., 35, Gloucester-read, Hyde Park gardens John Green, Esq., Hales Owen, magistrate for the county of Worcester George Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical Invalid Insurance Office J. IE. Mathew, Esq. Gray's Inn, Director of the Derbyshire, Wor cester, and Stafford, and Direct Western Railway Joseph Farmer,rsq., May or o f Bewdley Tames F. Sugrue, Esq., merchant, Cork Wm. John O'Connell, Esq., Esq.. Gray's Inn-square, Londo n John Bedoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley 32, Upper Seymour - street, Portman-square G. e F lT 'itc E h, Director of t he Ituhy, Derby, and Manchester, and the York and Lancaster Railways Colonel John l W. Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterfor W.K. Rodgers, Esq., late High Sheriff of the county:of Cork, and Di rector of the Cork and Passage Railway Pierce Nagle, Esq., Anakissy, Doner a il e , L on d on G e orge Hall, Esq., Brldgnorth John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth William Lumley Perrier, Esq., Bellaire, Cork (With power to add to their number). COURSE/. IN ENGLAND. G REAT EASTERN and WESTERN RAIL WAY. Abergavenny, Sept. 29, 1845. At a MEETING of the INHABITANTS of this town and neigh. bourhood, convened by public requisition, and held here this day, The Rev. WM. POWELL, Vicar of Abergavenny, in the Chair, It was proposed by Mr. DANIEL, seconded by Mr. Isaac, and uniint mously resolved — That this meeting, being deeply convinced of the necessity and ad vantage of direct railway communication between the town of Abergavenny and the great iron district of Monmouthshire and Breconshire, and finding that this district is embraced is the grand scheme of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, does most cordial's' approve of its plans, and is determined to render it all the aid it can command. WILLIAM POWELL, Chairman. was proposed by Mr. J. H. Moaceie, seconded by Mr. W. W. SECRETAN, and unaimously resolved — That the thanks of this meeting be offered to the Chairman. SOUTH IIII)LAND AND NORTH UNION RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) This important line of railway is intended to open a direct commu nication from Staffordshire and the Midland Counties (passing through the Potteries) to the extensive manufacturing town of Sheffield, by means of which it will form the most direct transit for traffic, and the manufactures of all the principal towns, and the agricultural and mineral produce of the conntry contained within its range. The principal object of this railway is, that it will bring the prin cipality of Wales into immediate connexion with the Midland Coun ties, and will form a continuous trunk line from the north-east to the south-west parts of the kingdom. To the capitalist this undertaking presents a highly beneficial source of remunerative profit, and to the population of the south west midland and northern portions of the kingdom most important advantages. The prospectus, with the names of the Provisional Committee, will be issued in a few days; in the meantime applications for shares in the usual form may be addressed to the Secretary, at the offices of the Company, 23, Finsbury-place North ; or to the solicitor, S. Ken dall, Esq , Clement's Inn, London. Oct. 6, 1845. a T HE MONMOUTHSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. Capital 1,000,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 2M. each. Deposit 21. 10s. per Share. (Under the sanction of the Right Honourable the Earl ofAbergavenny, and ether Extensive Mineral Proprietors of the District.) PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Barnes, Esq., Chorley Wood House, Herts Reginald James Blewitt, Esq., M.P., Llantarnana Abbey, Monmouth shire James Brand, Esq., New Broad-street, London John Brightman, Esq., Cornhill, London William Brewer, Esq., Newport, Monmouthshire Tom Llewellin Brewer, Esq., Coalbrook Vale, Iron Works, Mon mouthshire Edmund E. Beckingham, Esq., Manager of the West of England and South Wales District Bank, Newport, Monmouthshire The Chisholm, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place Charles Conway, Esq., Pontrhydyryn Tin Works, Monmouthshire John Chapman, Esq., Leadenhall-street Jeremiah Cairns, Esq., Secretary to the Newport Dock Company , Newport, Monmoutshire Edward Dowling, Esq., Mayor of If evrport, Monmouthshire Hon. W. E. Fitzmaurice, Chesham-street, Belgrave-square Thomas Gratrex, Esq., Banker, Monmouth Renn Hampden, Esq., M.P., Marlow, Bucks Samuel Homfray, Esq., Tredegar Iron Works, Monmouthshire Thomas Hughes, Esq., King's Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire John Hellicar, Esq., Merchant, Newport, Monmouthshire William Jenkins, Esq., Pontheer Tin Works, Monmouthshire John Jenkins, jun., Esq., Caerleon, Monmouthshire William Conway James, Esq., Poutnewydd Tin Works, Monmeuttp shire Henry 3arrett Key, Tokenhouse-yard, London John Lewis, Esq., Tydee Tin Works, Monmouthshire Joseph Latch, Esq., Newport, Monmouthshire John Lawrie, E.g., Charles-street, St. James's, London John Lawrence, Esq., Newport, 'Monmouthshire John Masterman, jun., Esq., Banker, London Morris Brothers, and Morgan, Abercarrne Tin Works, Monmouth shire William Mountford Nurse, Esq., Cavendish-square, London Edward Harris Phillips, Esq., Pontypool Thomas Powell, Esq., the Gaer, near Newport, Monmouthshire Sir David Scott, Bart., Porchester-terrace, Hyde Park, London Thomas Senders, Esq., merchant, Bristol Edward Thomas, Esq., merchant, Bristol Henry Allen Wedgwood, Esq., Woking, Surrey William Williams, Esq., Banker, Abergavenny William Williams, Esq., Proprietor of the Pentwyn and Golynos and darters Iron Works, Monmouthshire Philip Williams Esq., Beaulbrt Iron Works, Monmouthshire. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Chairman—The Hon. W. E. FITZMAURICE, M.P. Deputy Chairman—THE CHISHOLM. • John Barnes, Esq. Thomas Gratrex, Esq. Reginald James Blewitt, Esq., Henry Garrett Key, Esq. M.P. John Lawrie, Esq. James Brand, E3q. William Mountford Nurse, Esq. John Brightman, Esq. Edward Harris Phillips, Esq. John Chapman, Esq. Sir David Scott, Bart. Somerroas—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, London Messrs. Prothero, Toogood, and Fox, Newport Messrs. Gabb and Secretan, Abergavenny. BANKERS. London—Union Bank of London ; Messrs. Masterman and Co. Newport—Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire Abergavemiy—Messrs. Baileys and Co. This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into effect an agreement which has been concluded with the Monmouthshire Canal Company for the purchase and transfer of the whole of the important interest of that extensive and valuable property. The Monmouthshire Canal Company was first incorporated by an Act passed in the year 1793. Two subsequent Acts have extended the sphere of the Company's operations, and their present tram roads communicating with most of the great iron and coal works of the district exceeds fifty miles in length, whilst the extent of their two branches of canal is twenty-two miles. During the last forty-five years the concern has continued to be one of a highly profitable description, the average annual dividend paid to the shareholders having been during the whole of that period at the rate of 71.125. per cent., and during the last twenty-five years the average annual dividend has exceeded 101. per cent., being 101. per share on the original 1001. shares. The value of these shares has of course increased with the im proved dividends, and the purchase-money now agreed to be paid for the whole of the canal property is at the rate of 2001. per share. The purchase will secure to the Monmouthshire Railway Com pany the whole of the present profitable trade of the Canal Company, with the certainty of a very great increase therein, as the consequence of the intended application of the modern principle of railway loco motive power to the present tram-roads of the Canal Company. Thus, beyond its prospective advantages, this undertaking is distin guished from most of the numerous projects now before the public, in this—that an immediate return will arise to the shareholders from the present works of the Canal Company now in full operation. For a long time past large sums have been annually expended by the Canal Company in solid improvements of their property. The last projected improvement is the formation of a line of railway neon the modern construction from Newport to Pontypool, a distance h r ig t h e l n y m:::: b a l n e d p t u o rc c h a a r s r e y in o:t le ti b d y s t o h b i j s e c ct om an pa A ny ct . of the Legislature passed during thelast session, and which railway forms a part of the Although by the Newport and Pontypool Railway Act a reduction has been made in th e amount of tonnagetti the actual hitherto yalne payableof the Canal Company, this will not lessen property, for it is undeniable that much of the natural traffic of the Company has been diverted into other channels s9gl t ir in consequence of the recent Act confers on high standard of the rates of tonnage. yP° t:o sessof the Company the power which they did not becoming carriers on their lines, and it is only reasonable calcu late that by the judicious use of this power and the vigorous ro cution of the improvements of the existing tram-roads the trapflicsseo alienated will be recovered, as well as much new traffic created. Thus, whilst the value of the canal property will be materially en hanced, the freighters will at the same time reap all the advantages designed for them in the recent Parliamentary revision of the tonnages. It is further proper to state that the branch lines intended to have been made and purchased by the Canal Company to the iron, coal, and other works, will also be formed, thereby securing a consider able increase of trade upon the main lines. Owing mainly to the obstacles in the way of cheap and quick transit, the endless resources of Monmouthshire have as yet been but very partially developed; but, in t t e h d e f f a r c o e m of N th e es wp e o o r b t s i t s ac n ie o s t , l t e h m e quantity of iron now annually expor than 200,000 tons, and of coal 700,000 tons. tio T n h o e f po ti rt n of Newport and fire-brickewportpessesse , s in an th e e x i t m en p s o i e of in iro th n e ores expo f r rt o a n; Cornwall, Lancashire, and Cumberland, and of the agr icultural pro duce from the western counties of England, togethe r with a consder able and improving trade in foreign and English timber, bark, and extensive trade ad n Irish provisions. Shares to the amount of 20,0001. in the Newport Dock form part of the purchase of the canal interest. These extensive docks have been constructed in the best possible manner, with a lock capable of admitting vessels of the largest class. In proof of this it may be stated that vessels of 1,080 tons registered tonnage have with ease entered and been loaded in the dock. The Canal Company have not hitherto afforded any accommoda tion whatever to passenger traffic, consequently no revenue has been derived from this usually fertile source of profit, but reference need only be made to the dense resident population engaged in the iron, tin, and coal works of Monmouthshire to prove that a very great passenger traffic would be the result of the introduction into these districts of the modern railway facilities. The general extension of railway communication contemplated in the neighbouring districts of Wales and England, will, in connexion with the lines of this Company, most advantageously open to Mon mouthshire uninterrupted intercourse with all other portions of the kingdom. Thus, whilst facilities hitherto unknown will be created for the exportation of the mineral wealth of the locality, the freest admission will be given to the agricultural produce and manufac tures of other parts of the kingdom, for both of which a constant de mand exists in the mineral districts. In the allotment of shares, preference will be given to Proprietors in the Monmouthshire Cana', to Shareholders in the Newport, Aber gavenny, and Hereford Railway, and to landowners on the line. Applications for shares, in the form annexed, to be addressed to the Provisional Committee, at their temporary offices, No. 23, Moor gate-street, London ; Messrs. Gabb and Secretan, Abergavenny; Messrs. Protheroe, Toogood, and Fox, Newport ; or to Mr. Thomas Cooke, or Mr. Samuel Phillips, Mpninouthshire Canal Office, Newport. Mr. Sergeant Allen, Sergea n t's n's- Inln ; Walter M`Ortg or , E sq ., Lin n. COUNSEL IN IRELAND—Joseph Napier, Esq., Q.c. J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C.E. ENGINEnt IN CHIEF—J. U. Rastri c k, E si. ACTING ENGINEERS. W. Mackenzie , Esq ., LITORS. C. S E O . ; CI In London-3lessra. Ogle and Yoanghusband, 4, Great Winchester street, London In Ireland—John Cuminiag, En., 81, North Great Ge orge -street, Dublin. ENGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., and Georgo Remington, Eq., C.E. BANKERS. Bedford— Cambridge— Messrs. Foster N'athamPton —The Northamptonshire Banking Company. Leamington, Warwick, and Southam—The Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company. SOLICITORS. Augustus Walter Arnold, Esq.. 31, Golden-square John Owens, Esq., 35, Rloorgate-street - Jeorge Pell, Esq., ,jun., Northampton. GARB and SECRETAN, int3rim Secretaries, FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Monmouthshire Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me shares of 25/., each in the proposed Monmouthshire Railway Company ; and I hereby undertake to pay the deposit of 2/. 10s. per share thereon, and: 9 execute the necessary deeds when required. Business, Profession, or Trade • • .. • • • • • • • • Place of Business (if any) • • • • • • • • • • • • The applicant, f a it h e o f i e d r e e r ne o e • • A . • li — o • le • a • ***** ••• • • • •••• r • es • Company e • i • • shares in the Mon mouthshire Monmouthshire Canal Company. Canal Company, or the Newport, Abergavenny. and Hereford Rath A holder of shares in the way Company, is requested to N ewport, Aberg av upply the opposite blacks, as th ford Railway, enny, mild Here case may be. Usual 1740144 n of Applictat. LOCAL AGENTS. Worcester—Messrs. Gilliam and Sons Leamington, Warwick, and Southam—Messrs. Patterson, H mes, a . ...„. Hanbury, and Gardner ~ i. i vig 711411 1 7 4 , SiMessrsard, Dimsdale, and Co., 50 , Cornhill ; Me, ~ Whitehall; Messrs. Hopkinson and Co., We , . or's) :tee , . . .i t... 1 . Offices of thaCompany, No. 34, Moorgate-street. PTPROSPECTUS. <. C om mencing at Cambridge, which has n ow become the traffic ° s - Centreof the Easterf,..(4bunties, by the line of railway intended t o be -icemixt liy that Company, this line will proceed to Bedford, there '. paseinoseatOlkey iravill eroa at or near the Blieworth fitation of the kL a 4A THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1845 station, from whence tie line will be continued in as direct a course as possible to Holyhead In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns: —Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury; it will then proceed to within a short distance of Bffester and Deddington, and from thence to Banbury ; It will touch upon ICineton or Kingtown, thence proceed' onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a short distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will cross the Birmingham aid Gloucester Railroad near to Bromsgrove, and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, and Wenlock, near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con tinue its route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llaa-y-mynech, Llaurhaladr, and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollex. At this point there arc three passes, which have been inspected, and it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by Corwen into the Vale of the River Alwen, from whence it will run nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will then descend the Vale of Nant Francon to Bangor and Holyhead. This line will in its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, aid Bristol; the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and the South Staffordshire Railway. As this last line will connect Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, It would be superfluous to expatiate on the advantages of bring ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the furnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a doubt, by the obvious fact that it will net only bring the richest mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos sessed of any direct line of railway communication. On the other hand, the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway will give to London and the neighbourhood of Birmingham a roue to Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire distance in ten hours. It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day. Up to the point where the line approaches Corwen, no engineering difficulties are presented. At Corwen a deviation from the straight line may be requisite to avoid tunielling, after which a straight line will be resumed to Bangor, where that already in construction will be adopted for the rest of the , route to Holyhead ; or, if found de sirable, power will be taken in the Bill to continue an independent line by Beaumaris to Holyhead. After a careful investigation of the traffic arising from passengers, the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct transmission of the mails, the Directors fed warranted in anticipating a return of at least ten per cent. on the capital invested. A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run powerful steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing from the conveyance of one proprietary to that of another. The railways now in active progress in Ireland, running from Dublin north and south throughout the heart of the island, render it self evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries is, by this present undertaking, rendered at once complete and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of this Company is to save time and distance, every attention of the Directors, and every advancement in science will be made available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, com patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end; while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will he adopted for both passengers and traffic, and the pnblic will find in the improvement of the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts for those of the first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and is all its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise so national in its character. Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on the amount of the subscriptions paid up; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. Applications for Shares may be made, in the subjoined form, to the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents :—Messrs. Camsron and Bains, 18, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer, Throgmorton-street, London ; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton buildings, Mr. 'Wm. Kerl, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool; Mr. J. It. Lane, Birmingham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield; Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Hervey, Halifax 1 • Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. P. Clar k, Esq ., Br istol ; Messrs. Graystone and Earl, York; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter; Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh; Charles Coupon, Esq., 1, Parkside-street, Edin-burgh; James Jardine, Esq., Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, Dublin. the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or more of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers : L or!? o n-3 1 1 1 :a s : r s r s .. John e p S p h e e r w co e r ll . e and d S o c n o ,. , 2 2 5 : T o o l dk Broad - e s - tr y e a e r t d . . Liverpool—Messrs. Boultt and Co. Manchester—Messrs. Houghland and Leese Leeds—Messrs. John Young and Co. Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq. ; Messrs. Taite and sash Birmingham—Mr. Collis - Sheffield—Messrs. Bardwell and Sons. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHIRES. To the Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely Valleys Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of 201. each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be allotted to mn ; and I also undertake to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Residence • • Trade or Profession • ••••••••••• Reference with A , ddress.• • • • • • • .• • • • • Date of Application • • .. • • •• • • • • • • • • R HONDDA AND ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY. No farther applications for shares in this Company can be received after FRIDAY, the 10th instant. By order, PlSSEtaii JOHN PETHERICK, Secretary. 5, Basinghall-stseet, 3d October, 1845. EXCHANGE OF SCRIP. L ONDON AND NORWICH DIRECT RAILWAY, With WEST ESSEX, LYNN, and YARMOUTH EXTENSION, through DUNMOW and BURY ST. EDMUNDS, with a BRANCE to NEWMARKET. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P. for Brighton, Ickworth-park Captain the Hon. E. T. Wodehouse, R.N., Witton Sir H. E. Bunbury, Bart., Great Barton Hail Sir W. Foster, Bart., Mayor of Norwich W. 11. Windham, Esq., Fellbrigg Hall, Cromer James Bunbury Blake, Esq., Thurston Lodge $. Y. Benyon, Esq., Denston-park G. W. Gent, Esq., Moyen's-park T. Neville Abdy, Esq., Albyn's Charles Raikes, Esq., Walthamstow W. Whitaker Maitland, Esq., Loughton Hall. The holders of the Old Scrip Certificates of the London and Nor wich Direct Railway may exchange them for New Scrip Certificates in the above Company, by delivering up such Old Certificates to Messrs. Currie and Co., 29, Cornhill, the bankers of the Company, or to the bankers hi Bury St. Edmunds, and paying to them the additional 5 per cent., or It. per Stare, required by the recent standing order of Parliament.; upon which receipts will be given for such Certificates delivered up and money paid, to be exchanged for new Scrip Certificates (in which the sum of 21. on account of each Share will be acknowledged to have been re ceived) after execution of the Subscribers' Agreement and Parlia mentary Contract by the person named in each receipt, as intending to execute those Deeds. _ FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 40/. each the above undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and subscribers' Agreement when required. Name in full Residence — Profession or Business Reference (two or more) Witness And his Address PROSPECTIJ OP THE RHONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSIIIRE. (Provisionally Registered.) Promoted with lie sanction and support of the Bight lion. the Earl For the convenience of Scripholders living at a distance, or who may, front other causes, be unable to attend in London, the Old Scrip may be delivered up, and the money paid by agents, although the Deeds must afterwards be executed by the persons named in the receipts, as proposing to sign. Due notice wilt be given of the time for closing this offer, which will be as soon as a fair degree of publicity can have been given to it. Applications for shares, in the usual form, may be forwarded to me, at Bury St. Edmund's, or to Messrs. Wade and Pennington, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; T. Bisgood, Esq., 36, Carey-street, Lincoln's Ina-flelds ; W. T. Wade, Esq., Great Dunmow ; 11. Sams, Esq:, Clare ; H. W. Jackson, Esq., Haverhill ; I. H. Holmes, Esq., Bury St. Edmund's ; and C. S. Gilman, Esq., Norwich. F. K. EAGLE, Secretary. of DunraYen. Oa plial, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 2W. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. tiscount Mare, M.P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo S.r Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxlay, Merefordshlre Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Sir Wm, Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire Sir William Wynn, Maes Newydd, Chairman of the North Wales Railway fames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn Mouse, Cardif William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Shelliekl, Director of the Shef field and Manchester Railway Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Zugby and WArcester Railway The Rev. James Cozens, Tnys Plwm, Glamorganshire Edward Cotton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of the Commereial Bank Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimlandls-house, Cowbridge, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Direeter of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railway George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarron, Director of the Rugby and Worcester Railway The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and No. 7, Manchester square Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton•square and Court Herbert, near Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire Windsor H. Ilumphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glaraorganshire John Hopkins, Esq , liillely, Glamorganshire William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway Vero Clarke Kemball , Esq., Hyde - park-gardens, Director of the South and Midlands' Jun ction Railwa y Richard Kelly, Esq. Director of the York and Lancast e r R a il wa y Griffith Llewellyn, Raglan Hall, Glamorga ns ld re William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England James Mackirdy, Esq., City of Engl a nd Club James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and forest of Dean Railway Thomas Morris, Esq., of N ew p ort, Monmouthshi re Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lo wer Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.A.S., Bath, and No. 55, Li nco l n ' s In fields, lirector of the Kennet and Aven Canal William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff Edward Scant, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall. Glamor ganshire Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway John Williams, Esq., FlirEliVal'S Inn, London, and Llanflhangcl, Denbighshire the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the Joseph Underwood, Esq. , London anti Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (With power to add to their number). MANAGING COMMITTEE. VI SCOUNT ADARE, Chairman. Sir William Bradley, Esq. e Y ßar t " Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N. Crawshay Bailey, Esq. John Randall, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Gronovr Richard Kelly, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. The Rev. H. R. Fowler William Simpson Potter, Esc!. Samuel R. Pratt, Esq. Nichol Came, D.C.L. Henry James, Esq. Richard Lewis Reece, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple. SOLICITOR—W. E. James, Esq., 5, Basinghall-street, London. BANKERS. Commercial Bank of Loidon Nation:l Provincial Bank, Bridgend ankCardiff. Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff. ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq. SECRETARY—John Petherick, Esq., pro tern. This Railway is projected fir the purpose of uniting the Rhondda and Ely Values, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district, one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at present without the means of transit fir its immense and valuable products. It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in Im mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly fiat, and, obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition to its being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at Mer thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very best Clescriptian for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other, that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord.. ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of trams alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested, as has been deraonstrated in every instance w here even tram-roads or canals have been constructed to open the mine ral resources of other less promising values in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro ductions. An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so neeessarybeforobtltiaeinmedanb facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) mayy means of this Railway, much nearer a nd cheaper than by any other line. This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales of Ely and Rhondda a much desired communication with the great market town said port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they may be said to be almost excluded. It is intended that the line shall comence at Blaen Rhndd, the head of the Rhondda Valley, and procemed down bye a natural p ass ; n a dT in a lt d s e o b f y highly favourable competent par ties,between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports in the A p an re d lit i i t iin is arT ou s n u Bristol channel. d rve t r t h t u4re co ad u y nt be r gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ca pital. The landowners along the line aro favourable to this undertaking, and the name's of many influential proprietors will be found on the Provisional Committee. a nd the amount of his de- No Subscriber will be answerable bey posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount et his subscription. Until an Ast of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma tion, and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime i s hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or'enter Into any arrangements, by amalgamation er otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi nate the first Directors of the Company In the allottment of Shares, a preference will be given to landowners on the line and other parties locally interested. Prospectuses and Maps may be had of, and applications for Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, W. B. James, Esq. Solicitor, 5, Basinghall-street, London; to W. Morgan, Esq., Solicitor, Bridgend, Glamorganshire ; and to the undermentioned Dram i but no application tOr 5121135 Will may. the Atteatmi at DOVER and BRISTOL RAILWAY , Bradford and Trowbridge—The Wilts awl Dorset flanking in continuation of the South-Eastern Railway, from Reigate Dover—Messrs. Latham and Co. to Bristol. Upon the Narrow Gauge. goner SOLICITORS. (Provisionally Registered.) Edwin Smith, Esq., and Messrs. Lewis and Ford, London Capital, 1,500,0001 ., in 7 5 , 000 Shares , of 207. each. Barges, Esq., Bristol. Deposit; 2/. 2s. per Share. PEOVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, the Dell, Windsor the Right son. Lord Charles Beauclerc, Chesham-place, Belgrave square The Right. Hon. Lord Sussex Lennox, Piccadilly ord Alfred Paget, M.P., Uxbridge House Count Bathyany, Audley-square The Hon. William M. Dawson, Parkstone Lodge, Poee, Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway The Hon. Edward Stafford Jerningham, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.P., Director of the East and West Junction Railway, and of -the Brighton and Cheltenham Dl ' rect Railway Sir William B. Johnston, Bart., Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway Admiral Ayscough, Prospect-place-house, Southampton, Director of the Birmingham and Leicester Railway, and South and Midland Railway Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Director of the Direct Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway William Collins, Esq., M.P., Warwick Colonel Edward Stopford, 9, Manchester-square A. K. Baker, Esq., Longford-house, Cheltenham Directors of the John W. Hughes, Esq., Gloucester Bristol and Bir- George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, miegham Railway The Worshipful the Mayor of Dover The Worshipful the Mayor of Bath Henry Butcher, Esq., the Mayor of Devizes Daniel Nazer, Esq. Edward Poole, Esq. Town Councillors of Dover William Henry Payn, Esq. Edward Seward, Esq., The Rev. Just Henry Alt, Enford, Wilts, Director of the Manches ter, Southampton, and Poole Railway Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., Rusland-hall, Lancashire, Director of the South Staffordshire Railway J. R. W. Atkinson, Esq., Elmwood-house, Leeds, Director of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire, and North Eastern Railways George Addison, Esq., Bradford, Director of the Livetpool and Leeds Direct Railway John Anderson, Esq., London, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Joseph Acton, Esq., J.P., Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan Railway William Ascroft, Esq., the Willows, Bury, Director of the Stafford shire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Joseph Austin, Esq., Heddingley-hill, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway William Ackroyd, Esq., Westbourne Lodge, Ottley, Yorkshire, Di rector of the East and West Yorkshire. the Midlands and Thirsk Junction, and Leeds and York and Midland Junction James Beech, Esq., Grosvenor -place, and Brandon, Warwickshire, Director of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Cecil Brook Boothby, Esq., Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire, Director of the South Union Gabbett Beare, Esq., Dorchester-place, Connaught-square, Director of the Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway John Boulton, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lich- Sell, and Manchester Railway Thomas Byrom, Esq., Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways George Brown, Esq., Twining-park, Worcestershire Henry Smith Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Robert Bell, Esq., Manor House, Chiswick, Director of the Greet Eastern and Western Junction, and London and Nottingham Railways Robert S. Butterfield, Esq., Bradford, Yorkshire, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Luke Butler, Esq., Alderman, Dublin, Director of the Galway and Kilkenny, and Cork and Waterford Railways William Clode Braddon, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton Christopher Bentham, Esq , Birkenhead, Director Of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and of the North and South. Wales Bank William Byrom, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham Districts, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction, and the Birken head and Holyhead Junction Railways Thomas Chitty, Esq., Gower-street, Director of the Central Kent Railway Joseph Charles Cohen, Esq., merchant, Birmingham John James Conway, Esq., Liverpool John Carmichael, Esq., Cork, Director of the Cork and Waterfoi d Railway William Henry Collis, Esq., Handsworth, Staffordshire, Director cf the Staffordshire and Shropshire JunctiOn Railway Thomas Cocksey, Esq., Atherton and Bolton, Director of the Man chester and Wigan Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., Hull, Director of the Rugby, War wick, and Leamington Railway William Clifford, Esq , Hull, Director of the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway William Caldwell, Esq., Alderman, Ince-hall, Wigan, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, Liverpool, and Manchester Direct Railway Henry Coe Coape, Esq., Goldhanger, Essex, Director of the Man chester, Oxford, and Southampton Junction Railway John Townshend Compton, Esq., Wedhampton, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street,. Belgrave-square, Director of the Fampoux and Ilazebrouck Railway Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse Bradford, Magistrate for Wilts and Somerset John Campbell Dickers, Esq., New Hall, Neston, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Railways Seigidey Thomas Cuthbert, Esq., Clifton Thomas Davies, Esq., the Austins, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Di rector of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway W. T. S. Daniel, Esq., Recorder of Ipswich Miles Dormer, Esq., London, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Coast Railway John Doughill, Esq., Lockwood, Huddersfield Joseph Dowson, Esq., merchant, Lambeth 1 homes H. Evans, Esq., Mayor of Carnarvon Henry D. Erskine, Esq., Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and Kirby Dale, Yorkshire, Director of the Brighton andCheltenham Railway George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway William Edwards, Esq., Aston Furnaces, Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Francis Ewart, Esq., Temple, Director of the Great Leeds and Lon don Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Rail ways Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N., Headly-grove, Reigate John Finnis, Esq., merchant, Dover Charles Fitzgerald, Esq., Charles-street, St. James's, Director of time London and Nottingham Railway Webster Flockton, Esq., Weybridge, Surrey Bell Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway 'Thomas Folliott Powell, Esq., Esq., 16th Lancers, Lucan-house, Ripon, Yorkshire Benjamin Franklin, Esq., 5, Harley-street, Cavendish-square. Di rector of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway William Tulloh Fraser, Esq , Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Dorking, Brighton, and Arundel Railway Charles Hay Froweis, Esq., 11rIckwall, NorthiaM, Sussex William Fitzgibbon, Esq., 21, Cambridge-street, Connaught-square, Director of the Cork and Passage and Cork and Bandon Railways Major Grubbe, Eastwell-house, magistrate for Wilts William Gambier, Esq., Sacombe-park, Herts Captain Goulde, Charles-street, St. James's George Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Francis Gisborne, Esq., Derby, Director of the South Stafford shire Junction, the Derby and Crewe, - • the Macclesfield and Lich field, and the Leicester and Tamworth Railways John Griffith Frith, Esq., merchant, Austin-friars, Chairman of the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway James Gernon, Esq., Conduit-street, Bond-street, Direetor of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, Manchester, Oxford, and South ampton, and. Cheltenham and Brighton Railways William, Gatliff, Esq., merchant, Leeds, Director of the West York shire Railway Joseph Gill, Esq , Potter Newton Mount, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York and Midland Junction Railway John Hall, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and York Railway William Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield. and Manchester Railway Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edijeaston, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth and South Staffordshire Junction Railways William Wilkes Hill, Esq., Beesten Hall, Leeds Lewis Hoffman, Esq., Temple, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway James Inglis, Esq., M.D., Halifax, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, and the Loudon, Holyhead, and Portdynliaen Railways John Johnson, Esq., R.N., Birmingham Kensington Lewis, Esq., Worcester-park, Surrey. Director of the Cheltenham, Oxford and Brighton Junction, and the Lytle, Wiz beach, and Peterborough and Midland Counties' Railways John Lowe, Esq., Norfolk Crescent, Hyde-park William Phillips Lamb, Esq., Ockham House, Sussex Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., Westfield, Battle, Sussex, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Darnton Lupton, Esq , Potter Newton Hall, Mayer of Leeds, Direc tor of the Leeds and York, and Wakefield and Bradford Railways Sir William Lowthrop, Knt., Hull, Director of the Leeds, Hudders field, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct Railway John Lord, Esq., Standish Hall, Lancashire, Director of the Black burn, Choriey, Wigan, and North Union Junction Railway, and of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Manchester and Liverpool Direct Railway James Lamb, Esq., 35, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Rowland Mackenzie, Esq., Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Railways Thomas Gibbon Moneypenny, Esq., Hole-park, Rolvenden, Kent Major Moore, Queen Anne-street, Director of the Brighton and Chel tenham Direct Railway James Joseph WS winey, Esq., Sandal View, Wakefield, Director of the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway J. Mee Mathew, Esq., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, Director of the Worcestershire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire Railway Captain Macdougall, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Director of the Read ing, Guildford, and Reigate Railway John George Norbury, Esq., Maneetter-house, Atherstone, Director of the Teen and Dove Valley, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways Joseph Norton, Esq., Clayton West, Huddersfield, Director of the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Railway, and the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway Captain Thomas Ross, 58, Porchester-terrace, Director of the Di- Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield House, Russell-square, Director of • the Leeds and Carlisle Railway William Peppercome, Esq., Bexhill, Sussex, Direetor of the West Midland Railway William Raines, Esq., Temple, Director of the London and Notting- Alexander Prince, Esq., London, Director of the Cheltenham, Ox ford, and Brighton Railway ham Railway George Ewing Scott, Esq., Stoke Bishop, near Bristol Thomas Stocker, Esq., St. Ives, Director of the Wisbeach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Railway Frederick William Seymour, Esq.. Carlton-terrace, Director of the Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterborough, &c., Railway William Spooner, Esq., London, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, and of the Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Henry Scott, Esq., 17, Pall-mall S. E. Sichell, Esq., merchant, Bradford, Director of the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway George Turner, Esq., Hunton Hill, Erdington, Director of the South ' Staffordshire Junction Railway Henry Taylor, Esq. Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan ; and the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railways George Turton, Esq., Bagden Lodge, Clayton West, Huddersfield William Tinker, Esq., Conock, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway George Thomas Thompson, Esq., Dover, Coroner fpr the Cinque Ports ohn Thompson, Esq., Alderman of Wigan, Director of the Birkhen head and Holyhead Railway, of the Manchester and Wigan Rail way, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railway John Taylor, Esq., Hull, Director of the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway James Upfill, Esq., The Green, Ilerelbrdshire, Director of the Staf fordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway George Unett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Direc tor of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway, and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railway Thomas Bolman Upfill, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birming ham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Walter Unett, Esq., Captain 3d Light Dragoons, aidstoe, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire M n , and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railways William Royden Watts, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway Thomas Wakefield, Esq., London, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway Smith Whileck, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Robert William Watson, Esq., Dover John Wheelton, Elq., Meopham Bank, near Tonbrids e, Director cf the Leicester and Bedford Railway Sir William White, Director of the Stafford, Uttoxeter, and Derby Railway J. W. Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe-house, Wilts, Capt. Bd. Light Dra goons, Director of the Direct Western Railway. Lodge Morris Murray Prior, Esq., 19th Lancers, Coventry, Director of the Dublin, Tullamore, and Parsonstown Railway Edward Knight, Esq.,"M.D., Stafford, Director of the Grand Junction and Midlands' Union Railway William Henry Skelton, Esq., Shadwell, near Leeds Charles William Reynolds, Esq., Captain 16th Lancers, Maidstone, Director of the Worcester, War and Rugby Railway Thomas Brame% Esq., Mayor , of Tamworth, Deputy Chaimais of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Hughes, Esq., Stafford, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., lhornbury-Park, near Bristol, De• pnty-Lieutenant of Gloucestersshire, and m igistrate of Gloucester. shire and Bristol. J. Davis, Esq., Loxley, Warwickshire John Kerle Haterfield, Esq., Clifton, late Mayor ofßristcl Charles Bales, Esq., Richmond-court, Clifton CONSULTING ENGINEER — Ammo Errors/Era—Edward James Mi. ttde, Esq., C.E. BANKERS. LOndoll—ateSirS. Rogers, Olding, and CO. ; the traion Box Ax449l.4tuktfo Bakia Comm CompAnY ; EdWar LOCAL SOLICITORS. G. F. Thompson, Esq., Dever ; Ben y Gilbert, nig., DeV IE "' k, H. Reece, Esq., Birmingham ; Messrs. Timbrell and Meyric Bradford and Trowbridge ; Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, an d Kingston, Bath ; Joseph Charles Shr!bbeare, Esq., Basingstoke Messrs. Timbrell and Merrick, Bradford and Trowbridge Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, and Kingston, Bath. PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—Cadwallader F. Waddy, Esq . SECRETARY—CharIes Martin, Esq. This Company has been formed for the purpose of constructi n g line in continuation of the S ou th-E astern Railway at Re i g ate, whereby a direct junction will be eff ec t e d between the whole of the south-eastern coast, including the port and harbour of Dover and the several ports and towns of Southampt on , G os p o rt, Portsmouth, a i n. ( ! Bristol ; and, by means of the Bristol an d Bi rm i ng h a m Railway, NV .l 'd Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, M anc h e st e r, Liverpool, the north of England. From its proximity to the Continent, th e p or t o f Dover will alwaYs be the most accessible point of th e E ng li s h coas t ; an expeditious communication therefore between that and the other ports, ha rbour" ; and inland:towns of the United Kin g d om , mus t neces sarily ba regar d "' as a great national advantage. Dover is at present the chief port of e mbarkation for Ca la is, „..., Boulogne, Ostend, and other continental to wns , an d the vast ntunr_: already resorting there both on busin ess an d pl e asure, will be 1 1 measurably increased when the railways o f France, Belgium, I t° land, and Germany are fully brought int o o p era ti o n. vitt% In addition to which, the Government Commissioners . 3 selected Dover as a Harbour of Refuge, and recommended the eel there •of 1,500,0001., it cannot f a il o f b ecom i ng a place t greatest resort for the shipping and commercial interests of the coal try, arid perhaps the most important town on the southern coast. In every point of view, therefore, whether for national sec urity,. e . , r for travelling excursions, or the i nva l ua bl e i n t eres t s of our shipp ing and commerce, the paramount importance of a cheaper, mere 0 0 '1 nient, and accelerated intercourse between this great port and a parts of the kingdom, must be sufficiently obvious. This the Pro moterswill be attained by the fully anticipate propose d railtil; which will form a portion of a grand t run k line, comFlet in g t he chain of railway communication up on th e narrow gau ge between i south-eastern coast, and Bristol and the western, northern, acrd mla. land counties. Bell- The Rae will commence at the termin u s o f the Seuth-Eastehl o, way at Reigate, proceed thence by ' Dorkin,b Godalming, and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, on the South-Western flail. way. It will then proceed. by Ando ver t owar ds Devizes, " or se ' bridge, and Bradford, with a branch to Bath, an d pursuing Its ,„ through the Somersetshire coal-field, throwing off a branch towa,•:, Radstock into the heart of the collieries,cterrnin ate in a junction the Bristol and Birmingham Railway at Bristol. and Odi- By its course through Dorking, Godalming, Farnham, by ham, it will supply the railway accommodation so much reeureL.y, those towns, and connect the rich and fertile hop districts a Sr t i,lie Kent, and South Hants, and afford the means of conveyance el produce to the great Hop-fair at Weyhill. By its junction with the contemplated " Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway," it will afford to the inhabitants of Reading, °I N t$ and to the midland counties generally, the best and shortest re:, t he the Continent, as well as to Worthing, Hastings, Brighton , se of other watering-places in Sussex and Kent; and a vast in er . e t - riot visitors will undoubtedly be attracted to those places from the inter II of England by the accommodation and facilities for travelling 1110%. will be accomplished by this and the proposed railway from r4c L o ge, By its intersection of the South-We s t ern Railway at Ittee ,n S„ - r ther and of the proposed Mancheater and Southampton Railway west, the present line will connect Dover towards the setae , ve . o ), Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Belies, 1 7, Gosport, and Fortsmouth, and towards the north, with Chei te l , a lso Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchest e r, and LiverP o° ~ge with Shrewsbury, Chester, and Holyhead, and in fact with the .° of North and South Wales. At Basingstoke, also, this line will join the prop ose d Londroonor bury, and Yeovil Railway, and throw open to Dover and 11 and eastern counties the populous and wealthy cities of Salisn ose t, Exeter, the rich agricultural counties of Wilts, Dorset, s ad and Devon, the ports of Plymouth, Devonport, and Falmouth, the mineral regions of Cornwall. totc ni To Devizes, Trowbridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other o der in the vicinity of its course, the benefit which this line vld.l erect' cannot be too highly estimated; to the coal districts of 57,4 to shire it will open large and constant markets both in Bristol °lv the south and east, while to the inhabitants of Bristol espee-3 iY , pre' . fleeting its channel with the Straits of Dover and the De"ii`rieg to riding a perfect line for telegraphic commu n i c ation, and sect an d them the whole of the trade between the south-cast of Eng; enor the west and south of Ireland, it seems difficult, c onsidering $ mous traffic which must necessarily flow to that city, to eot_' project more deserving of their cordial support. • betif e ‘ l atei tutu In the memorable Parliamentary contest last session .d t ra , great rival companies, the Legislature for the first One `! cii that principle of competition with existing interests " 111 .01 claimed by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Colni o l- f , o r o the protection and benefit of the public ; and it is 1 001 . 11 - Wi t ' the result that the promoters of the present undertakut 1 ,01 4 , attention to one distinguishing feature it c ontains, construction of the line from Bristol to Basingstoke, the 15 ` ) '_ will be avoided, and a new and independent communication ths established between Bristol and London, by a shorter lla;ooci narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Wes w „ o tioa pendently of ail . the advantages of the proposed central s both Hungerford-bridge, and the convenient access to the Tha stati on there and at Nine Elms, over the distant and inconvenient itti° of the Great Western at Paddington. - estur ing sto In length the proposed line will be nearly 110 miles (a - o geie Company to have the construction of that portion het_ we t c h e Ste tt , o ; and Dorking, for which plans have been depositeddoes Eastern Company)—the country through which it Paselj A ny present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor wo t *o der dential or ornamental property be interfered with exe e P imp A erative necessity. the Dna ' too reserve of shares will be made for landowners on the co 0 the Committee also retain to themselves the power to wary inter6o6 of the/ line with reference to any arrangements with exis t ' to and projected lines that may be considered advantageous shareholders. o s hat' „ a t„ The capital proposed to be raised Is 1,500,0001., in 75',„ . on -snottne't, 4/ 201. each, with a deposit of 21. 2s. per share, to be pat. -per re _„„ Power will be by Act to ow ,at per annum, upon taken all deposits and subscallriptionsinterest un til they 1;;t1 opt the line, and no subscriber shall be answerable Par M ° Z thenamount of his deposit until the Act has been obtained, 5 " beyond the amount of his subscription. c o ntra g - t P si The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary P be ready for execution, and the scrip issued immediately . at tu• ment of the deposits. p,pereten' 01 Applications for shares must be addressed to the bu t l - 0 Offices of the Company, No. 12, Gray's Inn-place, only once;,ofet cation will be attended to unless accompanied by 3 ,.` oito es to tl~ member of the Provisional Committee, one of the sol i , be Company, or a banker. t e.t „,d hare' e Copies of the prospectus and form of application for s_ a corn ',Ol. obtained at the offices of the Company, or of Messrs. l'ellP D. Iroad-street ; Mr. Sym, 9, Tokenhouse-yard ; and Lams, Throgmorton-street, stock and sharebrokers, tori;don• FORK OF APPLICATION FOR SHARE S ' go.• ott To the Provisional Committee of the Dover awl Bristol c Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares 0 4 1 Y ' 0 01' Sit reon' in this Company, and I agree to accept the same , or ot number which may be allotted to me, to pay the doP?",t 0-reeo and execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers when required Dated this day of Name in full • Occupation or Profession • • . • • • • • ' • ' • Residence Reference 1845. A I I- 1 DOVER AND BRISTOL It- - „„ Met)). No Applications for Shares can be received after O o de the 13th day of October, instant, except from parties re s be country or locally interested, by whom applications 1113) until 'Wednesday, the 15th instant. „ r etort' By order, C ABLES MART IN, 12, Gray's Inn-place, 7 Oct., 1845./ AN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILIVA.Lv 1 OXFORD AND BETCHLEY JUNCTION. (Registered Provisionally.) Capital, 2,250,000/., hi Shares of 201. each* Deposit 21.25. per share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. ~ His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chando s, u cks The'Right Hon. Lord Nugent, the Lilies, AylesbarY , SIP" - Sir John Chetw,xle, Bart., M.P., Chetwode 3lanor-b0 tP. , Sir Thomas Dighy Aubrey, Bart., Oving-house, Bucks oat ie Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Claydon-house, Bucks r .oclef , The Hon. Philip Sidney Pierrepont, Evenley - ha ll, -""-- amptonshire 1 41#6 Sir James Watson, K.C.8., Wendover Olf e Charles John Bailie Hamilton, Esq., 31. r., Thaine-P Rice Richard Clayton, Esq., M.P., Hedgerley-par, Bach John Deering, Esq., the Lee, Bucks o° 4' George Morgan, Esq., Biddlesden-park, Bucks ,_boase, A Robert Bullock Marsham, Esq., LL.D., Caversfleld t ow shire k c Walter Henry Bracebridge, Esq., 3forville-house, Chetwode Priory, Backs E. W. S. Lowndes, Esq., Winslow 0 G. Cooke, Esq., Winslow • Willa rll , John Barnes, Esq. , Coley-wod, Hrts ot, William Osmond Ha h mm r ond, o Esq., a St. 41.lban't4° Kent Benjatnin Price Esq., Westbury - , Bucks •,. n Coll John Hall, ' Life Guards-barracks, Hyde-park, i'°'-,,, John Newman, Esq., Brand's-house, Hughenden, liu c "" o „ 101 Thomas Newland Alen, Esq., The Vache, Chalfont, '"_..dea Henry William Beauclerk, Esq., 61, Chester-square, Loo Willia mTt.omm James Sands Bailey, Cha p in ..E,s Esq q S ,h The e Shepley-house , e yrtoku,s Aston Robert Fox, Esq., Wendo er-lodge, Bucks OD el ' 4 Robert Marriott Freeman, Esq., Stoney Stratfora, Du George Parrott, Esq., Castle-farm, Buckingham Captain Edward Dewes, Buckingham Humphrey Humphreys, Esq., Buckingham William Stowe, Esq., Buckingham William Davis, Esq., Bicester, Oxfordshire ,_ Dire Captain William Style, R.N., Bieester, Oxfordslll7,oooo John Horwood, Esq., Steane-park, Brackley, North John Henry Butterfield, Esq., Brackley William Henry Malins, Esq., Brackley 'sl3tounckCglinteotsr, Alfred Hoperaft, Esq., Brackley Charles Tawney, Esq., Oxford Richard Wootton, jun., Esq., Oxford Jonathan Samuel Browning, Esq., Oxford Henry William Tancred, Esq., M.P., London Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Esq., Banbury, Oxe n O W 7,acharias Daniel Hunt, Esq., Aylesbury , Bucks , an d ov. 11 Joseph Ashby Gillett, Esq., Banbury Oxon ~ Lori • George Carr Glynn, Esq., London, Director o f the , roingham Rilway Joseph Frederick Ledsam, Esq., Birminghturi, ditto Edward Cropper, Esq., Liverpool ditto Thomas Smith, Esq., Reigate-lodge, Surrey, ditto Thomas Young, Esq., Albany, London, ditto dittomingiont, d itto Ross Donnelly Mangles, Esq , M.p., London, Captain Constantine Richard 3loorsom, R.N. , T 1 ditto Robert Benson, jun., Esq., Fairfield, Manchester, _,. (Witk power to add to their number) COMMITTEE •F MANAGEMENI. Sir Harry Verney, Bart. J. E. Ledsani, _ vg . The Hon. P. S. Pierrepont Edward CroPP er ...A. it,'. 4 . Z. D. Hunt, Esq. Thomas Stull hife'e„on.l6,4. Captain Edward Hewes Captain C• i t '„ wa., t' Humphrey Humphrey's, Esq. Robert Beng"": 1:54 . J. H. Cobb, Esq. Thomas Youtn.,,es, p. J. Samuel Browning, Esq. Ross D. Maug le G. C. Glynn, Esq. - per). Bu n ' (With limited 'power to add to their sq• r: ENGINEER—Robert St e phenson , o.4el te SOLICITORS . LICC010":11, 0ee!..,„0, Niessrs. Parker, Hayes, Barnwell, and Twisdella, , 37, ar 0 c i 7:,,,r3; 1 _, ° 1 .5. London ; Mr. Samuel Carter, Birmingham,. _ ,, b , ° 3, 'bury`; .5' s'aeet, Westminster; Mr. William Ma,7 iyie,: London; Messrs. Rose and Messrs. Tin(?.i•consnau, Ream and Nelson, and Mr. Henry SMith, 1,, f.,64. 'ag• fle e t Snenrreux—Wyndhain Ilardi bar d -s ILO:REES. and Co„ li° London—Messrs. Glynn, Halifax, Mills , 5 Aylesbury—Messrs. Bickford and Hunt, ' „. The London and Co unty Ban ile nni Buck i ng h am —M ess rs. Bartlett, Parrott, a _ The London and Coon Ban' Banbury—Messrs. Cobb and Co. Messrs. Gillett and Tawney Messrs. Oxford—Messrs. Wootton and Co. ty Ba nk ' The London and Coon t ioo Blcester- Messrs. TubL-_----- - " truotoll joit ntilwa,°l nirolilf fie_: ..The object of this undertaking is to supplY., _., d 0 nn , , , ne s ti t i _4 o : to the towns and districts lying betvizsii tt:ietelgiun ts itu t ' o w r 1;01 less the Great Western Railways. givinfbetn al" with,. °.t. lo r ,:ess to the metropolis, and connecting eps teru d waleTpiro! t iget and the north-west of England, with , bo oste r .., __ an ~..„ 5 0,,,03 .ii . with Oxford and the south, and with 11 or te Lonu", d , of ~,,,,siv( ! e i , The main line will communicate front oon oor_ , A o c oi ham Railway, near Barrow, and, Pas,ingt.,s.roersinTr,,, leo, lion will proceed up the Valley by Chalfont, nearee_. Ay ies7 . , n roe; („ . ,1 , 1 0, 11 to 3fissenden and Wendover, and then. ..! .. ° , n . n acid . : lo , o l i o ire to j 'lace it will extend to Buckingham, and,A,l: n rwlc',,,rt 0 .01 terminate by a junction with the propo e s i r with tills e I T , „tile , ~,,, ailway, near Banbury. I n o onnex! _ on , betu l ,'„ l ing, , 0 te, c ;i i rt , s proposed to improve ,the commun?ea„_,,,,,,, tO .Lw.ed,a, di 1 10 1" 'li e London by taking a direct line from AY 1 7, - , ''i inte n d s 1, pie te to t In addition to the line above deserithic: •,. Lo ndon, 11 0 1 3 n e dfor 4 „ioe druct a railway from the station otter, to Oxh n t ;; , the ni os , " Railway, at Bletchley, through Bier , truction „ ra d c _,, • cons fiCo , pilf"' to Bedford a railway is in course o and fron t tar, London and Birmingham Compan3r, ..naing li lions eastward are proposed. London 5- „d Di,- Ito i f , 3fr• „ tc o • The proposed Buckingham and this C taken b? •itic dill Company is amalgamated with 0 _ been , ogineer , 0 Accurate surveys of the country . , n 'd ths.- 0c d s , li t ers itephenson, and it has been ascertain, notio n anroPric , of importance presents itself. received the ,3 , an d P 50 , o ,,erA, The undertasing has already ,_ ~o u tr3, I to I , ' co 3 0 the nobility, b ow let , i ns p o . o r 1. very large proportion of rty it ts In , e w it i I ,oa 0 le r and, through or near whose proPeic,,, bC g oo 0 , s r tne,_.l„,,, the 4 , It is proposed that these lines sl uio erintendene _ `,',erpen`ei ' ion and under the direction and sup a va se in,, r ,,,,10n0c under nal ° •i 0 le 'Birmingham Railway Company' ...„,, an o q f 80 0 0 Y 4 ~, r cant ner annum on the outlaY, `,"" 1,10 1 ° Coin P lite e f i pins profits. , _ ilo a a 0 01 4 jot IL is migncied to allot the shareas_lous,_, 1 ., ji be e 0,0 nir' oft o n '.ondon, Worcester, and South S 1 1 , spprobatiou_ potic :ertain proportions, subject to the rcquired for Aanagement, such shares as may be CeW ea• i n t e rest being excepte d. ._ _,_ t all b ° re i No further applientivnb for 511i.v. Oct. b 045. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. I request that you will allot to me shares of 201. each in the West Essex and Yarmouth and Lynn Extensions of the London and Norwich Direct Railway Company, and I hereby andertake to accept the same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. per share thereon, and to execute the Subscri bers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract. Name .................. Residence • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Addition or Occupation .. . .... Reference • • ...... .. ... *.* The Company reserve the right of carrying the lines entirely through upon the atmosheric principle, if found expedient. G REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY OF FRANCE. (LAFFITTE'S COMPANY.) FRENCH ALLOTMENT. The HOLDERS of FRENCH CERTIFICATES issued by ti.e above Company, are invited to deposit them forthwith, at the offices of Messrs. C. Laffitte, Blount, and Co., 4, Castle-court, Birchin lane, London, in order that the same stay be arranged and ex changed for the definitive shares. The amount of the deposit to be returned (in consequence of - the reduction in the original allotment), will be paid here so soon as the certificates have been examined. Particulars, Sse., may be obtained on application as above, between the hours of 11 and 3. Notice.—As the last day for depositing shares in Paris expires on the 15th instant, none can possibly be received after that day in London. London, October Ist, 1845. BIRMINGHAM and BOSTON DIRECT RAILWAY COMPANY. Capital, 1,000,000/., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. (Provisionally Registered. • PROVISIONAL COMMITTBA The Right Hon. Lord Edward Chichester, Director of the Hull and Holyhead Direct and Great Welsh Central Railways Lord Dunboyne, Director of the Harwich Decks, and Birmingham and Central of England Railways Lord Albert Conyngham, 5, Hamilton-place Lord Stephen Chichester, Ormean, Antrim, Director of the London, Staines, and Ascot, and of the Rester g and Riegate Atmospheric Railways, &c. Lieut.-Colestel Lothian Dickson, Curaen street, May-fair, her Ma jesty's Civil Commissioner at the Cape, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymonth Junctic n Coast Railway, &c. Captain J. P. M`Dougal, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Chairman of the Isle of Man Railway, Director of the Oxford. Southampton, Gos port, and Portsmouth Railway, &c. Colonel Thos. Fitzgerald, Maperton, Somerset, Deputy•Lieatenant ol Somerset and West Riding of Yorkshire The Hon. George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, 1. St. Alban's place, and Oakfields, Donegal, Director et the London and Exeter Direct Railway, &c. Sir George Sartorius, R.N., Senior United Service Club, Director of the Dover and Bristol Railway, &c. Major O'Doherty, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall George Downing Bruce, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant of Yorkshire, Di rector of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Extension Railway George Mackintosh, Esq., 27, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, Director of the North Wales Mineral Railway Tulloh Fraser, Esq., Gloucester-place, Directors Portman-square of the Thos. Ross, Esq., 58, Porchester-terrace,Hyde-park Dover & Bristol John Lowe, Esq., 26, Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park Railway, &c. James Lamb, Esq., 95, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway, &e. John Thorpe, Esq., Bloomsbury-terrace, Lower Broughton, Man chester John Holford, Esq., Rusholm-hall, Manchester, Director of the Man chester Direct Railway John Burgess, Esq., Manchester, late boroughreeve, Director of the London and Manchester Railway, &c. Charles Phelps, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square Henry Brown, Esq., Harleyford-place, Kennington, Directors of the Great Welsh Central Railway Charles Smith Rayner, Esq., Kew-green Algernon W. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace,'Hyde-park, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway, &c. John Chapman, Esq., Langham-place, Director of the Hull and Holyhead Direct Railway G. Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Reading and Riogate Atmospheric Railway R. Atkyns, Esq., Devonshire-street, Portland-place, Director of the Guernsey Pier and Railway Company, &c. William Sladden, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the Reading and Rei gate Atmospheric Railway John Rannie, Esq., 5, Lower Belgrave-place, Belgrave-square, Direc tor of the Dorking, Brighton, and Arundel Atmospheric Rail way, &c. Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the Metropolitan Junction Railway Company Wm. Thomas Symonds, Esq., Thornton-heath, Croydon C. M. ;tigg, Esq., York place, Portman-square, Director of the Shropshire Mineral Railway Lumsden Mackeson, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway, &c. Alfred G. Harris, Esq., 38, Alsop-terrace, New-road William Henry Burke, Esq., Tottenham Edward F. Finden, Esq., Southampton-place, Euston-square Geo. Fowler, Esq., Newington-place. Peter Paterson, Esq., Leyton, Essex George Evans, Esq., Melbury-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the London and Exeter Direct Railway, &c. John Thompson, Esq., Great St. Helen's, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway Sir John Key, Bart., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Mauri tius Railway, and Director of the York and Lancaster Railway, &c. Captain Strutt, Cranford -lodge, Middlesex, Director of the Reading and Reigate Atmospheric Railway, &c. Capt. Newton, R.N., Director of the Hull and Holyhead Railway, &c. James Tracy, Esq., Director of the Harwich Docks, and Birmingham and Central England Railway, &c. John Blunt, Esq., Director of the London Docks, and Reading and Reigate Atmospheric Railway, &c. Joha Bloor, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Railway Jeremiah Clark, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Company (Remington's) Rich. Wm. Johnson, Esq., Director of ditto George Parker, Esq., Mansfield-house, Russell-square Lewis Buckland, Esq., Avenue-road, Regent's Park Major Hawkes, 72, Baker-street, Portman-square, Chairman of the Jamaica North Midland Railway Capt. E. 11. Scott, R.N., Director of the St. Alban's and Hertford Ex tension Railway Company Edward Patterson, Esq., Clapton Kensington Lewis, Esq., Worcester Park, Surrey, Director of the Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Junction, and the Lynn, Wit beach, and Peterborough, and Midland Counties Railways Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li censed Victuallers and General Fire and Life Insurance Company, and Director of the Direct Western Railway, &c. William James lye, Esq., 21, Northampton-square, Director of the Southern Counties and Bristol, Bath, and Dover Direct Railway (With power to add to their nnmber.) BANKERS. London—Commercial Bank of London, 3, Moorgate-street, and 3, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden Messrs. Spooner and Attwoods and Co., 27, Gracechureli- street. JOINT SOLICITORS. W. W. Oldershaw, Esq„ 7, Tokenhouse - yard Messrs. C. T. and A. Jenkinson, 76, Cannon-street, City. ENGINEERS. Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq., C.E. I. A. B. Bennet, Esq., C.E. ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. E. N. Clifton, Esq., Tokenhouse-yard. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Sudlow and Kingdon, 6, New Palace-yard. PROSPECTUS. This line is designed to open a direct communication between the towns of Birmingham and Boston. The advantages to be derived by a rich, progressing, and populous town, such as Birmingham, the great manufacturing centre et the kingdom, having a direct communication with a port on the eastern coast facing the Continent, and that port the nearest to it by geographical position, need but be mentioned to be appreciated. The name of Birmingham speaks for itself ; the capacity and value of Boston, as a commercial port, is daily increasing, and requires but little enterprise to enable it to compete with some of our best ports. It is proposed that this line should commence at Leicester, where it will form a continuation of the line from Birmingham to that town, and proceeding by, or near Melton Mowbray, Corby, Folkinglutm, anti Donnington, terminate at Boston, thus affording a ,direct communi cation between Birmingham and its important manufacturing dis tricts, Rugby, the great railway centre of England, and Boston, their nearest seaport, which eventually must command the traffic of the districts with which it is in connexion, and the opposite ports of the Continent. The country is easy, presenting few or no engineering difficulties. The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at foar per cent. per aanurn, after passing the Act, on the amount of the subscription paid up. No subscriber shall be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then not beyond the amount of his subscription. A more detailed prospectus will be issued in a few days, containing the names of many influential gentlemen locally interested is the proposed line. A more detailed prospectus will be issued in a few days, containing the names of many influential gentlemen locally interested in the pro posed line. Applications for shares, in the annexed form, and prospectuses, to be made to the Solicitors of the Company, 7, Tokenhouse-yard, and 76, Cannon-street, City ; and to the following stock and share brokers :—London—Mr. Edward Newton Bryant, 16, Throgmorton street ; Mr. Wm. Rodwell, 22, Throgtnorton-street ; and Mr. A. Sym, 9, Tekenhouse-yard. Edinburgh—Messrs. Dowling and -Bowden, South St. Andrew,street, and Mr. Pringle. Liverpool—Mr. Laurie. Perth—Mr. J. A. Gloag. York—Mr. W. IL Cowling. Wakefield— Mr. Thomas Nightingale. Manchester—Messrs. Johnston, Bradley, and Walker. Exeter—Mr. Thomas Sanford. Sheffield—Mr. Richard Muncaster. Hull—Messrs. Alsop and Son, and Mess's. Wilkinson and Earle, Leeds—Messrs. J. and T. Rhodes, and Menu. Charles Bell, Beverley, and Co. Blackburn —Wm. H. 3lorrice. 1111'1111,1g ham—F. H. West, 48, New-street. Glasgow—Messrs. Black and Lorimer, Buchanan-street. FORM OF APPLICATION. Ts the Provisional Committee of the Birmingham and Boston Direct Railway. _ . I request you will apportion me shares of 201. each in the Birmingham and Boston Direct Railway Company ; and Ido hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number you may arot to me, and to pay the deposit of 21.25. per share, and all future calls thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribes a' Agreement when required. Dated this day of Name in full .............. Usual Signature • • ... • • • • • • Residence.... Business or Profession • Name of Referee Residence And 11(le.121Q11 of Leferee.. 1845. SINLESS Messrs. Masterman, reters, and Co. ; the :London and Westminster Bank. SECRETARIES IN ENGLAND—II. Newell, Esq., and Henry Cowper, E: q. SECRETARY IN IRELAND—Frederick Franci s P ole, Esq., M, North Great George-street, Dublin. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Hugh Ines Cameron and George Bain, Esqrs., IS, Parliament- street, London. J. IL L. walmsley, Esq., North-street, Westminster. PROSPECTUS. The imperative necessity, alike in a social, commercial, or political point of view, for drawing as closely together as possible the capitals of England and Ireland, has suggested the formation of the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway, —a line, the value of which it is difficult to over estimate, since it will be found to take a nearly direct course from the English metropolis to Holyhead. It will pass through or near the populous and noble county town of Shropshire (as yet unprovided with railway communiCation), and will traverse along its whole extent districts second in wealth, re sources, trade, and commerce, to none in the empire ; bringing them more nearly and immediately in contact with London and Dublin, than has hitherto been thought possible. This project is wholly in dependent of any other line already before the public, and as it possesses national advantages which none can surpass, must, when carried out, become, without exception, the most important railway in Great Britain. One of the first objects of this Company will be to obtain a most central and accessible terminusin London, and Farringdon-street has bean fixed upo n f or th a t purpose. It is proposed t o wake a ttUUiel rcora that point to the Great Weeter4 Po