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MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Connecting the Great Western, London and Birmingham, and Direct Manchester. From Reading via Henley-on-Thames, Aylesbury, Buckingham, and Northampton. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 1,250,0001. in 50,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit 2/. 12s. 6d. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Jthn AnderSon, Esq., Princes-park. Liverpool, Director of the East ern Counties and Southard Railway William Ashcroft, Esq., Bury, Director of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire Rallevay Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.H., Montague-place, Montague-square George Alfred Beardmore, lEsq., Nottingham, Director of the Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway, and Nottingham and Peterborough Railway Charles R. Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Charles Bleaden, Esq., Conisden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' Assurance Company John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London Docks William Bradley, Req., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the Direct Western Railway, and Director of the Sheffield and Man chester Railway • James Brand, Tag., 9. New Broad-street, Director of the New R.)33, Carlow, and Kilkenny Railway Henry S. Bright, Esq , 11011, Director of the Durham and Sunderland and Direct Western Railway G. A. Brown, Esq., Broad-street, Director o: the Calla. and Lima Railway Joseph Esq., elenchester, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries Railway Pieree Somerset Butler. Esq., M.P., Director of the York and Lan • caster Railway Win. q., Oltiliam, Director of the Oldham District, the Bir kenhead and Holyhead. York and Lancaster, and Cheltenham, Oxford, aid London Railways Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, Director of the York and Lancaster, Rugby, Derby and Manchester, Staffordshire Potteries Railways John Channtier, Esq., Friday-street, Director of the York and Lan caster Railway Richard Clay, Esq., 1, Winchester-buildings, London, Director of the Hudde: afield and Eastern Coast Railway John Ciampitt, elan, gercombe, Exeter, Director of the Exeter and Creditors Railway Ephraim Cocker, Esq., White Coppice, Chorley, Director of the Black burn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway W. H. Collia Esq., Handswortii, Stallard:shire, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Direct Western Railway Nathaniel Cumberledge, Esq., 3, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Direc ef the Leeds and Huddersfield Railway, &c. &c. Newton Crouch, Esq., 13, Southampton-place, Euston-square, Di rector of the Mauritius, and the York and Lancaster Railways Thomas Ferrand Dearden, Esq., Rochdale, Director of the Stafford shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway Peregrine Royds Dearden, Esq., Birkenhead, Liverpool J. W. De Wolf, Esq., Liverpool Miles Dormer, Esq., Hans-place, Sloane-street, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway Richard Davis, Esq., Knaresborough, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railway Colonel Lothian Sheffield Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway, the York and Lancaster, Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways J. D. Ewes, Esq., Knaresborough Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq., Alder House, near Tamworth, Direc tor of the Leicester and Northampton Railway. The Rev. H. R. Fowler, 7, Manchester-square, Director of the South Midland Railway The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the Bandon and Bantry Railway William Garrow, Esq., Great George's-square, Liverpool, Director of the Eastern Counties and Southend Junction Railway William Gibb, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway Joseph Minim, Esq., Hargreaves-house, Oldham, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Huddersfield, and East and West Coasts Railways James Glover, Esq., Longton, Director of the South Union and Bir mingham Junction Railway Captain Twisleton Grave:, Director of the Leicester and Tean and Dove Valley Railway Charles Haigh, Esq., Broadley Wood, Rochdale and Manchester, Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway F. W. Hamilton ; Esq., 59, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway John Lawrence Harts, Esq., 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway John George Hammock, Esq., Essex-house, Bow-road, Director of the Direct Western Railway Chas. Harrisson, Esq., 31, York-terrace, Regent's-park John Hawkins, Esq., St. James's-pince, New-cross Theophilus Hodges, Esq., Connaught-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway John Holford, Esq., Rnshohn-hall, Manchester, Director of Reming ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway William Holiday, Esq., Chad-valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Direct Western Railway Charles Holland, Esq., of Liscard Vale, Cheshire, and Liverpool John Holmes, Esq., St. James's-street, Westminster, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend, and the Direct Western Railways George Holt, Esq , Willow-hill, Crumpsall, Director of the Stafford shire Potteries, anti Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway Joseph Hopgood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the East and West of England Junction, Direct Western, and Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railways Adderly Howard, Esq., Long Sutton, Wisbeach, Direetor of the East Coast, and Direct Western Railways William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid land Railway William Hunter, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Avon and Severn Valley, and the Great Western Direct Railways Herbert Ingram, Esq., Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway John Charles Jack, Esq., Liverpool C. H. Jaeger. Esq., Handsworth, Director of the Great Western, Southern and Eastern Counties, and Ipswich, and Ipswiah and Southampton Railways Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart. Charles Justice, lesq., Collumpton, Devon, Director of the Direct Western Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's, Chairman of the New Ross, Carlow, and Kilkenny Railway Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South and Midlands Junctiois Railway William Kempe, Esq., Teign Villa, Teignmoutla Director of the Eastern Co Mies Junction Railway, and the Leeds, Fleetwood, and Liverpool Railway Thomas Ridley, Esq. M.D. Sheffield, director of the Eastern Coun ties and Southend Junction and Direct Western Railways George Lawrie, Esq. Mancliester, director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway • Peter Thomas Legit, Esq., Ridge-hall, county Dublin, T,irector of the Isle of Man Railway Job Lockyer Seale, Esq., M.D., Director of the Direct London, Hast ings, and Rye Railway, and Great Northern and Southern Direct Railway front Huddersfield to Derby William Melville Lomas, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Lancashire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Junction Railway. Joins Lord, Esq. Standish Hall, Lancashire, director of the Stafford shire Potteries, the Liverpool anti Manchester Direct, and Lanca shire, Cheshire and Stafford Junction Railways. Jas. 3PDougall, Esq., Fir-grove, North Brixton James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, Director of the Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby ilailway A. M. Macmoran, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-pare, Director of the East and West Junction Railway Major-General Sir Love Parry, Mardyn, Carnarvonshire Director of the North Wales Railway. William Marriott, Esq., Ottereliffe- terrace, Director of the Direct Western and the Isle of Ely, and Wisbeach and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Charles James Mason, Esq.. Fenton Thomas Miller, Jim., Esq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Western Railway Richard Mortlmore, ESq.,Collunapton, Director of the Direct Western Railway Edward Norris, Esq., Manchester, D:reCtor of the Direct Western Railway 31. Norton, Esq., Mont-house, Brentwood James Ogden, Esq., M.D., Marlborough-square, Manchester,"director of the Chester and Manchester Direct, and Direct Western Rail ways Nathaniel Ogle, Esq., Heath-lane-lodge, Twickenham, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, Di rector of the Direct Western Railway Richard William Perry, Esq., Barham Wood, near Eistree, Hefts William S. Potter, Esq. ' Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, Director of the Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham RaLway John Pratt, jun., Essq., Fenton Frederick Ramsden, Esq., Seymour House, Old Strofford, Manche' • ter, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, and the Liverpool' Preston, and North Union Railways Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Chairman of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, and Director of the Sheffield and Man chester Railway, &c. James Renshaw, Esq., West Heath House, Kent, Directo r o f th e Direct Western, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways J. Reginald Riddell, Esq., Bycullah-house, Enfield, Director of the Direct Western Railway R. A. Riddell, Esq., Director of the Great Western Extension Railway A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq., Middle Temple, London, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway John Robson, Esq., Hitton•in-Hole, Durham, Director of the Direct Western Railway Richard Rowe, Esq., Beauvoir-terrace, Maida Vale Hartley Sager, Esq., Ball Grove, Colne, Director of the East Lan cashire and .tndale Junction Railway. Edward Scard, Esq , Kew-green C. J. Selwyn, Major Royal Engineers, Director of the Direct Wester Railway William Sidebotham, Esq., Glossop, J.P. for Derbyshire, Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway Edward Smith, Esq., Barnsbury Park, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Railway William Studley, Esq., North Brixton, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Henry Taylor, Esq , Wigan, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union and Oxford, Chel tenham and London Railways Joseph Taylor, Esq., Clements-lane John Thompson, Esq., Wigan, Director of the Birkenhead and Ho lyhead, Manchester and Wigan, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Railways Joseph Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Railway Charles F. Thorniey, Esq., Eastfield House, Westbury, near Bri s t o l, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Manchester, Settle, and Car isle Railways Thomas Tebbutt, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Edward Trelfall, Manchester, Director of the Eastern Counties Junc tion and Southend Railway James Troup, Esq., Na;tings, Director of the Direct Western and Direct Hastings Jas. Trucy, Esq., Great Winchester-street, City, London Sir William Twirelen, Bart., Cavendish-street, Cavendish-equare Joseph Underwood, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway, and Director of the Commercial Bank of London. George Walker, Esq., Manchester Thomas Uptill, Esq., Edgbaston, Director of the Wolverhampton, Birkenhead and Chester Railway S. I'. Ward, Esq., Birkenhead, Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton, Director ofthe Direct Western Railway William Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq., Woodbury Downs, Director of the Wavehey Valley Italia ey Robert Wynne Williams, Esq., 29, Ilecltard-place, Russell-equare Thomas Wynne, Esq., Longtime Staffordshire. Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and South Union and Birmingham Junction Railways Sir William Wynne, Suffolk-street, Pall-male Chairman of the North Wales Raelway Sampson Bride - woo:1, Esq., Loughton Thomas Bollinan 1 pfil!, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Bristol and Dover Railway George Scrcombe, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Direct Western Railway John Wm. Yerbury, Esq., Bellomb-house, Bredford (With power to add to their number). COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq. William Kempe, Esq. The Rev. H. R Fowler, R. A. Riddell, Esq. William Garrow, Esq. Henry Taylor, Esq. Capt. Tivisleton Graves J. Underwood, Esq. John Holmes, Esq. I M. A. Wilkinson, Esq. Richard Kelly, lied- Thomas Wynne, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) CONSULTING ENGINEER—T. Urpeth Rastrick, Esq. ACTING ENGINEER.—OIiver Byrne, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, Moorgate-street J. E. Belles, Esq., 7, John-street, Adelphi William Burdett, Esq., Manchester. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. Christian and Jones, Liverpool. Saunders Nash, Esq., High Wycombe Messrs. Priekett and Watson, Aylesbury Messrs. King and Son, Buckingham BANKERS. London—The Commercial Bank of London Manchester—The National Provincial Bank of England. SECRETARY— Nichs. J. Kempe, Esq. Company's Offices, Palace-chambers, St. James's. This railway will form, as nearly as racy be practicable, a direct line from Reading, in Berkshire—one of the e oat important and rapidly improving towns in the kingdom—to the l arge an d populous t own of Northampton, where it will form a Junction with the Northampton and t'eterborough Railway The line will proceed from. the Reading station of the Great Western Railway, and by the •y . of Henley-on-Thames, Great Marlow, West 'Wycombe, Aylesbury, and Buckingham, through some of the supplies,r che a o n f d ny m o os a t too fe i r a il u n e r . d Y cl a istrect s of England, from whence vast and cultural produce are constantly fur- Mched to the metropolis ;from Buckingham it will be continued direct to Ellsworth and Northampton. Is to Wellingborough, and forms a From Ellsworth a line p junction with the Direct ltianch Railway; and it is intended that a branch shall be formed from West Wycombe to the station at ielough, on the Great Western Railway The proposed line with the branch will be about in length, and it has been ascertainea Heat n seaeyvetlilet3--rinsrterVtlZl junctions with with tmassral facility, whilst, by means of the int hough and Reading, with the London the Great Western Railway at Siou and Birmingham Railway at Ellsworth, and the ti.n.rect Mance" t Railway at Wellingborough, an uninterr u pt e d and most desir ab le er railway communication will be opened between Portsmouth, o port, the Ale of Whitt, Iseuthampteu,',Bedferd, Huntipgdo, 1119 DOVER and BRISTOL RAILWAY In continuation of the South-Eastern Railway, from Reigate to Bristol. Upon the Narrow Gauge. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,500,0001, in 75,000 Shares, of 201. mat. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COII3fITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Warwick*, Warwick Castle The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, the Dell, Windsor The Right Hon. Lord Suftlell, Gunton-park, Norfolk The Right Ilion. Lord Charles Beauclerc, Chesham-place, Belgrave square The Right. Hon. Lord Sussex Lennox, Piccadilly The Right Hon. Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., Uxbridge House Count Bathyany, Audley-square The Hon. William M. Dawson, Parkstone Lodge, Poole, 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 Di rect Railway The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bristol George Woodruffe Franklyn, Eera John Kerle Haberfield, Esq. Late Mayors of Bristol Major-General W. Innes, C. 8., Bath 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 Siartoritis, Director of the Direct Northern, Eastern, and Western Junction Railway Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Director of the York and Laneasier Railway Major-General Martin White, Bath William Collins, Esq., M.P., Warwick George Dodd, Esq., M.P., Maidstone Wynne Ellis, Esq., M.P., Ponshoune-park, Hutford Colohel Edward Stopford, 9, Manchester-square A. K. Baker, Esq., Longford-house, Cheltenham Directors of the John W. Hughes, Esq., Gloucester Bristol and George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Birmingham William Cother, Esq., Gloucester Railway The Worshipful the Mayor of Dover The Worshipful the Mayor of Bath The Worshipful the Mayor of DeSizes The Worshipful the Mayor of Andover The Worshipful the Mayor of Basingstoke The Worshipful the Mayor of Bridport William Kay, Esq M.la., Clifton, Alderman of Bristol John George Nogg, Esq. afanorhouse, Farrington, Gurney, near Bristol, Magistrate for the county of Somerset William Kingsmill, Esq. Sidmonton, Hants, Magistrate and Deputy lieutenant of the county of Southampton John Hippesley, Esq. Stone Easton, near Bath, Magistrate for tke county of Somerset James Craug, Esq., Timshury, near Bristol Members of the Provisional Robert Francis W Committee of the Bath,right, Esq, Wells, and Exeter Jenctioa James Perrins, Esq. Temple Cloud, near Bristol Railway Edmund Fillingham King, Esq., banker, Grantham, Director of the Vale of Belvoir Railway Philip Jones, Esq., merchant, Keynsham and Bristol LietitaColonel William Swinton, Bath Francis Yerbury, Esq., Bath, and Beleome-house, Bradford, Wilts J. H. Wadham Pigott Smyth Pigoa. Esq., Brockley - -hall, Som. rat shire Mayor-General Wright, R.E., Gloucester-place, Portman-square John Clarke, Esq. Bellefield-house, Trowbridge, Magistrate for the county of Somerset Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gillies, Porchester-hoitse, Bayswater William Gilbert, Esq., Hippenscombe, near Andover Robert Rawlins, Esq , Bere Hill-house, Whitchurch R. 11. Webb, Esq., Mansion-house, Kingsdown, near Bristol Thomas Heard Mortimore, Esq., Andover William Child, Esq., Manor-house, Vernham, near Basingstoke John Reeves, Esq., Clatford, Hants, Director of the Oxford,Neenoury, Andover, and Southampton Railway Company, and of the Hamp shire Banking Company Turner Poulter Clark, Esq , Andover William 'Richardson, Ran., merchant, Southampton Daniel NfiZet, Edward Poole, Esq. Town Cotmoillers of Dover • William Henry Paps, 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 Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway John Anderson, Esq., London, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Joseph Acton, Esq., J.P., Wigan, Direetor 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., Heddlngley-hill, Leeds, Director of the Leeds and York Railway William Ackroyd, Esq., Westbourne Ledge, Ottley, Yorkshire, Di rector of the East and West Yorkshire, the Midlands and Thirsk Junction, and Leeds and York and Midland Junction Jetties 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 William Gabhett Beare, Esq., Porchester-place, Connaught-squire, Director of the Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway John Bonito's, Esq_, Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lich field, 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 Great 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 Claxie Braddon, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton Christopher Bentham, Esq , Birkenhead, Director of the Chester and Ptrkenhead Railway, and of the North and South Wales Bank John Benson , Esq., :Stehle-hill, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway 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 Mr. Sergeant Clarke, Temple, Director ofthe South Union Extension, and of the South Staffordshire Junction Railways John James Conway, Esq., Lis - navel John Carmichael, Esq., Cork, Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway William Henry Collis, Esq., ITandsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Thomas Cocksey, Esq., Atherton and Bolton, Director of the Man chester and Wigan Railway William Baldwin Carrick, Esq., HA 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, Direct , - of the Man chester, Oxford, and Southampton Junction Railway John Townshend Compton, Ewa, Wedhampton, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and l'oole Railway Captain F. Chamier, Malkin-street, Itelgrave-square, Director of the Famponx and Hazebrouck Railway Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse Bradford, Magistrate for Wilts and Sainerset John Campbell Dickers, Esq., New Hall, Nestor, Cheshire, Director of the Birkenhead and Holyhead, and the Rugby, Derbj, and Man chester Railways Thomas Davies, Esq., the Austins, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Lichfield, and Maneheste r R a i lway w r . e T c . to s r . oDfatnhieel.ll, Esq.,irmi neha ni Recorder n of fre Ipswich the Exeter, D ors h ester, and Weymouth Coast Railway Miles Dormer, Esq., London , John Doughill, Esq., Lockwood , Huddersfield Lambeth Joseph Dawson, Esq., merchant , Thomas H. Evans, Esq., Mayor ofCanta rvon Henry D. Erskine, Esq., Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and Kirby Dale, Yorkshire, Director of the Brighton a y and Cheltenham Railway George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham, Director 0 t e Birmingham. . _ . TlCheel& and Manchester Railway John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway William Edwards, Esq., Aston Furnaces, Birmingham, Director et the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N., H ea dly-grove, Reigate John Flnnis, Esq., m erc h an t, D over Charles Fitzgerald. Esq., Charies-street, St. James's, Director of the London and Nottingham Railway Webster Flockton, Esq., Weybridge, Surrey Bell Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Benjamin Franklin, Esq., a, 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, Brighten, and Arundel Railway Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., Brickwall, Northiam, Sussex William Fitzgibbon, Esq., 21, Cambridge-street, Connaught-square, Director of the Cork an.l Passage and Cork and Bandon Railways Mayor Grubbe, Eastwell-house, magistrate fur Wilts William Gatnbier, Esq., Sacombe-park, Herts Captain Gould, Charles-street, St. James's George Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Francis Gishorne, 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 German, Esq., Conduit-street, Bond-street, Director 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 Leede and York and Midland Junction Railways John Hall, Esq., Null, Director of the hull and York Railway William Holliday, Esq., Chad Valley, Edgbstston, Director of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Samuel 'lathes, Esq., Chal House, Edgbaston, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury, Director of tha Le'ceste and Tamworth, and Birmingham and Litchfield, and Manetlesle Railways William Wilkes Hill, Esq., Beeston Hall, Leeds Lewis Hoffman, Esq., Temple, Director of the liollingharn and South Staffordshire Railway James Inglis' Esq., M.D. Halifax, Director of the M anchester, So uthamptou, and Oxford and the London, Holyhead, and Portdynliaen Railways John .lohnson, rsq.,_lJN., Birmingh am Ken sington LeN;is cfteit en h am, xtorti• Worcester-park, Surrey, Di rec t or of the nil Brighton Junction, and the beach, fUld Peterborough /m Lynn, WJ a gioundopu la ti vf e Railway* _ ,, a l.a_ THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDA V EVEN (NG OCTOBER 17 1845. D IRECT SHEFFIE LD and MACCLESFIELD IZAILWAY. No further Applications for Shares can be received. The Allot ment will take place immediately, and the letters be issued in a few days. By order, GEORGE F. HIRE, Secretary. Gresham-street (late Lad-lane), Oct. 14, 1845. B IRMINGHAM AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 900,c1001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMSIITTEE. Sir George Prescott, Bart. The Hon. Cecil Lawless, Lynbarth, Kildare, and St. James's-street Sir Love Parry Jones Parry, Major-General, Madryn, Car narvonskire, Director of the Leicester, Bedford, and of tli9 Direct East and West Junction Railways Sir William Twisden, Bart., Dorset-square, Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean Railway r Wm. Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street, Hyde Park-gardens, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway Sir , William Wynn, K.C.8., Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Chairman of the North Wales Railway Sir Henry Webb, hart., 105, Pall-mall, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway The Sheriff of York, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway Ayscough, Rear-Admiral, Prospect -place, Southampton, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham, and Loudon Direct Railway Adair, Ma j or, Director of th e Ch urc h o f E ng l an d A ssurance S oc i ety, and of the Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury - , and New town, and Italian Peninsular Railways Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director •f Remington's Direct Londo..l and Manchester Railway Booth, : ohn, Esq., Park,ottaTN Macclesfl Id, Director of the Leeds, lltuldersfl: Id, and Wolv.rhampton Direct, and Sheffield, Notting ham, abet London Direct lia le. - a. s Brookes, John, Req., Alderman of Manchester, Director of Reming ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway Brown, Henry, Esq., Ashby.de-la-Zonch, Director •f Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Brown, I mac Baker, 27, Oxford-square, Hyde-park Buck, W. C., Esq. Cambridge, John, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's-park, Director of the Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Shren sbury, and Newtown Railway Chambers, Wm., Esq., Cocks Bench, Derby, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Cleobury, Thomas Mortimer, Esq., Acton, Middlesex, Director of the Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway Cook, John, the Rev., Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, Director of the Shef field, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway Croft, Major J. T. Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman, Director of Remington's Direct Lond n and Manchester Railway Crossley, John, Esq., Lumberhurst, Sussex, Director of the Sheffield, Nottinhatn, and London Direct Railway. Cumberlege, N., Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown, and Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railways Dolby, J. R., Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Dale, M ajor Thurston, Ashbourne, Director of the Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newton, and Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railways Daniel, R , Esq , Oakhill, Stoke• upon -Trent, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Darlington, John, Esq., Shipley Hall, Bradford, Director of the Liver pool and Leeds Direct Railway Dewhurst, Richard, Esq:, Apsley House, Huddersfield, Director of the West Riding Union Banking Company, and Director of the West Riding Junction Railway Dent, Edward, Esq., Director of the Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Dent, John, Esq., Director of the Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great eirinisby Direct Railway Eastwood, Abraham, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Leeds, Hud dersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Eastwood, Edmund, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Leeds, Llud dersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Ellis, John, Esq., Temple Ewart, Francis, of 4, Brick-court, Temple, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct, Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Me tropolitan Junction Railways Fitche, George, Lieutenant-Colonel, 36, York-terrace, London, Di rector of the London and Lancaster Railway Franklin, Benjamin, Harley-street, London Garde, Richard, Esq., 16, Steven's-green, Dublin Gisborne, Henry Fronde, Esq., Derby, Director of the Burton-on- Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Railway Grant, Daniel, Esq., Manchester, Director of Renlingten's Direct London and Manchester Railway Hammond, George, Esq., Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Heneage, C., Esq., Pall-mall, Cadeley Place, Lincolnshire, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway Berries, Robert, Esq.; Leeds, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Hind, Abraham, Esq., Director of the Manchester,' Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Holdforth, J. D., Esq., Burley, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Hughes, Hughes W., Esq., Alderman of the City of London Ingleby, Joseph, Esq., Cheadle, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Johnson, Richard William,-Esq., Moorgate, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham, and Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railways Jones, Edward, Esq., Windmill-place, Ca t,berwell, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Jones, the Rev. J. I'., .Vicarage, Alton, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Keene, John Joseph, Esq., St. John's Wood, Regent's Park, Di rector of the Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and New town Railways King, William, Esq., St -pney, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction, and Brighton and Cheltenham Railways Knight, Ed vard, Stafford, Director of the Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Railway Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston-hall, Sudbury Lea, John Wheeley, Esq., Worcester Mackenzie, T., Esq., Duke-street, Liverpool Macmillan, Janes, Esq., 17, 3fanchestei-buildings, Westminster, Di rector of the Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Railway M'Cann, Nicholas, Esq., 50, rarliament-street M`Mahon, Daniel, Esq., IVolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Rail'--ay Mainwaring, John, Esq., Eagle-Hall, rateley-bridge, Director e( the York and Lancaster Railway M ten, T., Esq., Chapel-cottage, Holloway Maskery, Thos., Esq., Norburphall, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway 3feteyard, Horace W., Esq., Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Moore, Major, Anne-street, Cavendish square, Director of the Burton on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Railway Murray, James T., Esq., George-street, Hanover-square, Director of the Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newton Railway ti,rave S Esq. Nadin, Joseph, Esq., Stapenhill, Director of Remington's Direct Lon. don and Manchester Railway Nadin, Nathaniel, Eq., Stapenhill, Derbystzire, Director of Reming ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway Norton, Joseph, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the Nottingham and London Direct Railway Ogle, Nathaniel, Esq., Heath-lane Lodge, Twickenham, Director of the Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and Newtown Rail way _ _ _ Pulteney, Captain Douglas Rinnaird, 4, Parliame,t-street, Chairman of the YorX and Lancaster Railway, and Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Richardson, Joseph, Esry. Riddle, Robert Andrew, Esq., 23, Dryanston-street, Portman-square, Director of the Tring, Reacting, and Basingstoke, and of the Ox ford and Worcester xtension Railway Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates-cottage, Wakefield, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverit Impton Direct, and Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct Hallways Roden, T. C., Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Leeds, Huddders 7 field, and Wolverhampton Direct Railway. Shipton, Robert, Esq., Scropton, Derbyshire, Director of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Skidmore, J. A., Esq , St. John's, Wakefield, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct, and Hull and Holyhead Direct Railways Smith, John, Esq., Barton-house, Ashborne, Derbyshire Smith, Thomas, Esq., 3LD., Leeds, Director of the I ends, Hudders field, and Wolverhampton Direct, and Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways Smith, win., Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway Sneyd, Thomas, Esq., Belmont Spiers, Edward John, Esq., Carlton-villa, Malia-vale, Director of the Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Worcestershire Railway Stanbo• e, Lieutenant-Colonel Leictster, Chairman of Remington's Direct London and Manchester Railway Esq., Eliastone c E h s e v en i b l a o ra lloi t v a a i yg a l y ace, Trapp, Benjamin, Esq , banker, Bedford, Director of Remington's d Direct London and Manchester Railway Wootton-park, Ashborne London, Director of the INTv: Brighton, • kk i • Walker, r,,,c0 he George, oaarz E s q Waller, Major James, RAI., St. James's-square, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wolverhamp ,ton Direct and Brighton and Cheltenham Railways Wafers, Jaynes, Esq., Bakewell, Director of the Leeds, Huddersfield and Wolverhampton Direct Railway Macclesfield, Director of Remington's London Warren, Jos. Loxdals, Esq., the Lodge, Market Drayton, Salop W sa a t f ied ll m e ) . ihvay Staffordshire Railway Welsh, Robert., Esq., Director of the Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Company Weston, Thomas, Esq., Teen, Director of the Leeds, Huldersfield, Esq., merchant, Derby, Director of the Derbyshire, Wilkinson, J., Esq. l an , e c n a h ry n et::r gi u lire s c t t a ß ftb a Stalfor Ist ire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway. SOLICITER —W. Arnold Balnbrigge, Esq. Wright, 'Mom" ENGINEER—George Remington, Esq. SECRETARY—A. A. Flint, Esq. 13,,KERs--3lessrs. Rogers, Olding, and CO. LOCAL AGENT—It. 11. Tarleton, Esq., Birmingham. The title of this line sufficiently and correctly explains the object of the undertaking. The Birmingham terminus will be placed in communication with all the other rail wave having a station in that town, and will be brought as near as practicable to its centre. Proceeding thence in a northerly direction. and oa the west side of the Lichfield road, it will pass within a short distance of Sutton Cold!leld, and to Lichfield, at the latter of which 'laces there will be a tation in communication with the projected Walsall lines. Then c e eNaaing the Trent Valley, near King's Bromley, it will pursue the course of the Blythe Valley, or by or near to Abbots Bromley to Leigh, where it will leave the Blythe Valley, and by a short cutting reach the Teen station on Reming - on's London and Manchester line at the junction of the Crewe branch, or by a junc tion with whichever of the projected lines to Manchester may bo adopted by Parliament. The entire length of the new line to be male will not exceed thirty-four miles, and the whole will be carried over a most favour able country--two-thirds being a water-level. Sections ofa great portion of the line have been made, and the en tire Parliamentary survey will be completed by the 9th ofOctober. This railway will afford a route from Birmingham_ to Manchester eleven miles shorter than by any existing or projected line. It will also give the best and nearest ling between Iludderztleht, and Bir mingham. It will also furnish a nearer and more direct route from Birming ham to the Potteries than any line made (3r projected by several mile., assuming any of the projected Pottery lines to have their ter mini at Colwich, on the Trent Valley, or at Stafford, on the Grand Junction Railway I thus giving to Manchester, and a:so the Pot teries, the shortest, easiest, and most direct route to Birmingham. IL will also give the nearest line between Huddersfield and Birming ham and Southampton, This railway crosses the projected Leeds and Huddersfield arid Wolverhampton Direct Railway. In the Blythe Valley a station will be placed, and communication effected, so as to afford to Birmingham the shortest route by many miles. With Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and the northern parts of En,dand. In allotting shares every legi timate preference will be given to the landholders on the I:ne. It is obvious that the projected line will afford an ample return to the shareholders. For prospectuses, shares, and every information, apply to the solicitors, W. Arnold Ilatnbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter ; or at the 0111ces of the Company, No. 1, Moorg ttc, London. BROKERS. Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, New Bank -buildings Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liverpool 33 M 1 rr e 121 7 c0 . Ir e , rai l Cameron nl n iom a ina n e„ d : t o t coecripe osleid Liverpool Mr. James /ffinteson, Leeds Messrs. liellbeloved and OMtler, Leeds Mr. rredetitk Statip, Hull Itithithi Paints, Illaelibrirn !dr. George Clark, Bradford Mr. William Mason, Bradfbrd Mr. William Crnnhelm, Halifax 7a, .7. W. raibley, Gainsborough Messrs. Freeman and Son, Northampton 11 - 151's. argtaton and Earle, York Mts:rs. Rettoring and Marshall, Leeds Mr: Joaepli Clark, jail., Southampton MOsfs. Tate and Nash, Bristol Mnsrs Houghlamt and Leese, Manchester Messrs. A. Birchail and Co., Manchester Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham Mr. L. Weatherburn, Jun., Huddersfield Messrs. Everard and Co., Huddersfield Mean:;. Payne and Freer, Leicester J. N. Balms, Gloucester Mr. C. Wood, Uttoxeter FORM OF APPLICATION' FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the " Birmingham and Manchester Direct I request you to allot me Railwasy hares in the above undertaking; and I agree to pay up the deposit of 2'. 2s. per share, and sign the necessary deeds when required thereto. Dated this day of , 1845. Name in full . • „ Profession or Business Place of Residence ...... Place of Business ........ .... N a mas of Referms.... ... • . BIRMINGHAM AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY COMPANY. Company's Offic, s, 1, Moorirate-street, London, Oct. 13 , 1845 . Notice is hereby given that no further Applications for Shares can received after WEDNVIDAY, the 15th instant. By order, A A...FLINTLBOczetAry, Staffordshire Potteries, Birmiggham, Derby, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and -Berwick, and with the great manu facturing and mining districts of the north of England. The numerous parishes and districts which will be traversed by the line comprise a population of nearly 1,500,000 persons, and passing, as it will, a portion of the counties of Berks and Oxford, the whole of Buckinghamshire, and by the celebrated Yale of Aylesbury, adn uniting with the several completed or projected railways under mentioned, viz.:— The London and Birmingham The Great Western The Southampton Union The South 31:dland The Midland Counties The Northampton and Leicester The Northampton and Peterborough, and thus with The Direct Manchester it cannot be doubted that it must prove extremely convenient and beneficial to the public, and highly advantageous to the proprietors. The liability of the shareholders will be restricted by Act of Par liament to the amount of their subscrlptiolis, and power will be ap plied for in the Bill to allow interest at 4 per cent per annum on all calls, from the passing of the Act until the opening of the line. Arrangements have been made that the survey shall be completed, and the plans and sections deposited in time for obtaining an Act during the ensuing session of Parliament. Applications for shares may be addressed, in the form tur•exed, to the undermentioned brokers, viz.:—Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, Princes- Prrect, John Shewell, Esq., Threadneedle-street, and Messrs. Wells, Westropp, and Prlnsep, 75, Old Broad-street, Mr. Joh ) Smith. Sherter's-court, Throgmorton-street, London; Messrs. Graystone and Earle, York; Mr. Thackray, Harrogate; Mr. Joseph Nelson, Settle; Mr. W. Welch, Lancaster; Messrs. Geddes and Drinkwater, and Mr. Henry Waterton, Bank-buildings, Castle-street, Liverpool ; Mr. Peter Leicester, Messrs. Green and Oldham, Messrs. Green and Lockwood, Manchester; Mr. James Pearson, Birming ham ; Messrs. Joshua Wood and Son, Messrs. Watson and Co., and Messrs. E. King and Co. Leeds; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, Hull ; Mr. J. A. Butehart;Huddersfield ; Mr. Hervey, Halifax ; Mr. Nightingale, Wakefield ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co. Brad ford; Mr. Luke Arnold, and Mr. G eorge Ed war d s , B r i s t o l ; Mr. G. It. Gliddon, and Mr. Thomas Sandford, Exeter; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer, Ply mouth ; Mr. Robert Alian, Messrs. Hugh Munro and Co., Mr. David Kinnear, and Mr. James Pringle, Edinburgh ; Mr. W. Pringle, Leith ; Messrs. M'Ewen and Auld, Glasgow ; Mr. Wm. Gordon, Aberdeen ; Mr. S. A. Gloag, Perth ; of whom prospectuses may he had ; or to the Provisional committee, at the offices of the Company. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Midland Grand Junction Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot to me shares of 231. ,ach in the Midland Grand Junction Railway, and I hereby undertake to accept that, or any loss number that may be allotted to me, and te pay the deposit of 21. 12s. Ed. per share thereon, and te execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required, Name in full Profession or Trade Residence Place of business Reference Date MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANY. NOTlCE.—Applications for Shares WILL NOT be received after TUESDAY NEXT, the 21st instant. By order, NICHOLAS J. KEMAIi, Secretary. Palace-chambers, St. James's, Oct. 14, 1845. 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 Luf ton, Esq , Potter Newton Hall, Mayer of Leeds, Direc tor of the Leeds and York, and Wakefield and Bradthrd Railways Sir William Lowthrop, Kitt., Hull, Director of the Leeds, Hudders field, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Direct Railway John Lord, Esq., Standish Hall, Lancashire, Director of the Black burn, Charley, Wigan, and North Union Junction Railway, and of the Staffordshire Potteries, and Manchester and Liverpool Direet Railway James Lamb, Esq., 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 .f the Brighien and Chel tenham Direct and the London and Nottingham Railway James Joseph M'Swiney, 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., Mancetter-bouse, Atherstone, Director of the Teen and Doce Valley, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways Joseph Norton, Kee., Clayton West, ITreldersfield, Director of the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Railway, and the Wakefield and Harrogate Railway • 4 * George Parbury, Esq., Mansfield House, Russell-square, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Peppercorne, Esq , Bexhill, Sussex, Director of the West Midland Railway Captain Thomas Ross, SS, Porehester-terrace, Director of the Direct Northern, Eastern, ant W,stern Junction Railway William Raines, Esq., Temple, Director of the London and Notting ham Railway James Russell, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman square, Director of the Direct Leeds and London Railway Frederick William Seymour, Esq., Carlton-terrace, Director of the Lynn, IVisheacb, Peterborough, Etc., 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., Minton Hill, Erdington, Director of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Henry Taylor, Esq., Alderman, Wigan, Director of the Manchester and Wigan, and tho Liverpool, Pr- stop, and North Felon Junction Railways George Turton, Esq., Bagden Lodge, Clayton West, Huddersfield William Tinker, Esq., Conock, Wilts, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, rule Poole Railway George Thomas Thompson, Esq., Dover, Coroner for the Cinque Ports John 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 Upllll, Esq., The Green, Herefordshire, Director of the Staf fordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway George Unett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Direc tor 01 the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway, ana Lynn. Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railway Thomas Dolman Upflll, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Birming ham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway James Vickers, Esq., Mark-lane, Director of the Jersey Pier and Railway Major White, Pall-mall, Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basing stoke Railway Walter Unett, Esq., Captain 3d Light Dragoons, Maidstone, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire, and the Lynn, Wisbeach, and Peterborough Railways William Royden Watts, Esq., M.D., Birmingham, Director if the Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway Thomas Wakefield, Esq., Louder,, Director of the Nottingham and South Staffordshire Railway Smith Whilock, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Robert William Watson, Esq., Dover John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, near Tonbrid,ge, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Sir William White, Director of the Stafford, Uttoxeter, and Derby Railway J. W. Yerbury, Esq., Belcombe-house, Wilts, Capt. 3d. Light Dra goons, Director of the Direct Western Railway. Lodge Morris Murray Prior, Esq., Coventry, Director of the Dublin, Tullatnore, and Parsonstown 'Railway Edward Knight, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Grind Junction and Midlands' Union Railway William Henry Skelton, Esq., Shadwell, near Leeds Charles William Reynolds, Esq., Captain 16th Lancers, Maidstone, Director of the Worcester, Warwick and Rugby Railway Thomas Bramall, Esq., Mayor of Tamworth, Deputy Chairman of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway Richard Hughes, Esq., Stafford, Director of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., Thornbury-park, near Bristol, De puty-Lieutenant of Gloucestersshire, and magistrate of Gloucester. , shire and Bristol. homas Folliott Powell, Esq., 16th Lancers, Lucitu-house, Ripon, Yorkshire Alexander Prince, Esq., London, Director if the Tonbridge Wells, Hastings and Brighton Railway Francis Ewart, Esq., Temple, Director of the Great Leeds and Lon don Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Rail ways Thomas Stocker, Esq., St. Ives, Director of the Wisbeach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Railway John Granville Dewes, Esq., Loxley, Warwickshire George Ewing Scott, Esq., Stoke Bishop, near Bristol Seignelay Thomas Cuthbert, Esq., Clifton Charles Eales, Esq., Richmond-court, Clifton David Bryan; Esq., Northampton, Director of the Liverpool, Man chester, and Warrington, and the Worcester and Leominster Railway Benjamin Swan, Esq.. Weymouth and Jermyn-street Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq., Lillingston Dayrell, Nigh Sheriff of Bucks, and Director of the Minehead and Bridgewater Railway John James Rippon, Esq., Ealing, Middlesex, Director of the Bir mingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Walsall Junction Railway Stephen Mills, Esq., Elstone-house, Wilts Major Buttenshaw, Bath John Ellershaw, Esq., Grove-house, Searcroft, near Leeds Major W. James, Saltford-house, near Bath, Magistrate for Somer. setshire Robert Bell, Esq., Norris Castle, Isle of Wight. Samuel I'errin, Esq., Temple Cloud, near Bristol Captain Edward Smith, Dorset-square Sankey Gardner, Esq., death, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway Thomas Bolton, Esq., merchant, Hull Robert Cottle, Esq., Basingstoke Captain Page, Charlton-house, Somerton, Director of the South Staf fordshire Junction Captain Boland, Marlborough-buildings, Bath ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF—Francis Giles, ESQ. ENGINEERS—Edward James Maude, Esq.; John Neville Warren, Esq. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Rogue, %ling, and Co. ; the Union Bank Bristol— Stuckey 's Banking Company Bath—West of England and South Wales District Bank Bradford and Trowbridge—The Wilts and Dorset Banking Comm Dover —Messrs. Latham and Co. JOINT soucnrous. Edwin Smith, Esq., :no MeSsrF, Lewis and Ford, London ; Edward Surges, Esq., Bristol. LOCAL bOLICITORS. G. F. Thompson, Esq., Dover ; Henry Gilbert, Esq., Devizes; W. 11. Recce, Esq., Birmingham ; Messr4. Timbrell and Meyrick, Bradford and Trowbridge • Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, and Kingston, Bath ; Joseph Charles Shebbeare, Esq., Basingstoke ; Messrs. Hoff man and Son, Reading; Thomas Lamb, Esq , Andover; 2.fes rs. J. and W. Rees Mogg, Cholwell, near Bristol PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—Cadwallader F. Faddy, Esq. SEQRETARY—CharIes Martin, Esq. This Company has been formed for the purpose of constructing a line in continuation of the South-Eastern Railway at Reigate, whereby a direct junction will be edected between the whole of the south-eastern coast, including the port and harbour of Dover and the several ports mid towns of Southampton, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Bristol; and, by means o f th e B r i sto l and Birmingham Railway, with Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and the north of England. From its proximity to the Continent, the port of Dover will always be the most accessible point of the English coast ; an expeditious communication therefore between that and the other ports, harbours, and inland towns of the United Kingdom, must necessarily lse regarded as a great national advantage. Dover is at present the chief port of embarkation for Calais, Boulogne, Ostend, and other continental towns, and the vast numbers already resorting there both on business and pleasure, will be im measurably increased when the • railways of France, Belgium, Hol land, and Germany are fully brought into operation. In addition to which, the Government Commissioners having selected Dover as a Harbour of Refuge, and recommended the outlay titer. of 1,500,0001., it cannot fail of becoming a place of the greatest resort for the shipping and commercial interests of the coun try, aal perhaps the most important town on the southern coast. In every point of view, therefore, whether for national security, or for travelling excursions, or the invaluable interests of our shipping and commerce, the paramount importance of a cheap :r, more conve nient, and accelerated intercourse between tnis great port and all parts of the kingdom, must be sufficiently obvious. This the pro moters fully anticipate will be attained by the proposed railway, which will form a portion of a grand trunk line, completing ti•:e chain of railway communication Loon the narrow gauge between the south-e- stern coast, and Bristol anti the western, northern, and mid land counties. The lice will commence at the terminus of the South-Eastern Rail way at Reigate, proceed thence by Dorkins, Godalming, Farnham, and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, on the South-Western Rail way. It will then proceed by Andover towards Devizes, Trow bridge, and Bradford, with a branch to Bath, anti pursuing its course through the Somersctshire coal-field, throwing off a branch towards Itasistoek into the heart of the collieries, terminate in ajunction with the Bristol and Birmingham Ra!bray at Bristol. By its course through Dorking, Godahning, Fesnham, and OSll ham, It will supply the railway accommodation so much required by those towns, and connect the rich and fertile hop districts of Surrey, Kent, and South Hants, and afford the means of conveyance of their produce to the great Hop-fair it t lYtyhill. By its junction with the contemplated " Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway," it will afford to the Inhabitante of Reading, Oxford, and to the midland counties generally, the best and shortest route to the Continent, as well as to Worthing, Hastings, Brighton, and the other watering-places in gusset, and Kent ; and a vast increase of visitors will undoubtedly be attracted to those places from the interior of England by the accommodation and facilities Mr travelling which will be accomplished by Cs is and the proposed railway from Reading. and By Its Intersection of the South-11 Railway at Basingstok e , of the proposed Blanchester and Southampton Railway farther west, the present li ne W i ll connect Dover towards the south, with Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Indies, &c.), Gosport, and Fortsmouth, and towards the north, with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, also with Shrewsbury, Chester, and Holyhead, and Infect with the whole of North and South Wales. At Basingstoke, also, this lino will join the proposed London, Salis bury, and renTll Railway, and throw open to Dover and the south eastern counties the populous and wealthy cities of Salisbury and Exeter, the rich agricultural ettentles of Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, and the mineral gier,s of Cornwall., of bridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other towns in the vicinity Dl' i course, the bettent Which this line will confer carrot Sc too highly estimated; to the - coal districts of Somerset shire It will open large and constant markets both in Bristol and to the eolith and east, while to the inhabitants of Bristol especially, cou nesting its channel with the Straits of Dover and the Downs, pro viding a perfect line for telegraphic communication, and securing to them the whole of the trade between tits south-east of England and the West and south of Ireland, it seems difficult, considering the enor mous traffic which must necessarily flew to that city, to conceive a Project mere de serving of their cordial support. n the memorable Parliantentary contest last session between two great riv comanies, the Legislattrre fur first time admitted ela!mthat princip'e of competition wills existing k interests which was ed by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company for tts protection nd benefit of the public ; and it is with no fear of the rcsuit that the promoters of the present undertaking invite attention to Otte distinguishing' feature it contains, viz., that by the construction of the line from Bristol t 7, Basingstoke, the Box Tunnel coil be avoided, and a new and independent communication will be established between Bristol and London, by a shorter line ott the narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Western, inde pendently of all the advantages of the p ropose d central station at Hungerford-bridge, and the. convenient access to the Thames both there and at Nine Elms, over the distant and inconvenient station of the Great Western at Paddington, , In length the proposed lino will be nearly 110 miles (assuming this Company to have the construction of tbat portion between Regate and Dorking, for which plans have been deposited by the South- Eastern Company)--the country through which it passes does not present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor will any resi dential or ornamental property be interfered with except nude an inoperative necessity. A reserve of shares will be male for lan.lowners on the line, and in pa 1 7 d 5 0 , 0,100 allotment. shares o f the Committee also retain to themselves the power to vary the course of the line with reference to any arrangements with existing interests at 4/. per cent. and projected lines that may be considered advantageous to the shareholders. d t p o ei sr allow isb areetoii) e interest, 20/. each, P T 0 1 i l e ve c r a capital it be takenerao g f shall he answerable fb - r more than the the line, and no subscriber per annum, upon all deposits and subscriptions until the Oman e subscription. beyond the amount of his _ viler_ . amount of his deposit until the Act has been obtained, and then not proposed deposit sed b t y o o the I e s 2 e lr.a Act 2l: e. The Subscribers' Agreement and the r. , —enters Contract will be ready for execution, and the scrip iSn'ssi Immediately um pay ment of the deposits. - O. 12, Gray's Inn-p ,lace , only , but n o appli cation Applications for shares rms - s t be addressed to the Secretary, a t th e Offices of th e Company, -K cation will be atter aed to unless accompanied by a reference t o a member of the -- rovisional Committee, one of the solicitors to the Company, 'sr a banke r . CoPiSss of the pro s p ec t us and fbrm of applicat i on for shares may be e Old s obt.oned at the offices of th e C ompany, or of Messrs. Peppercorn ! dread -street ; Mr. Sym, 9. I s oketthouse-yard ; and Mr. B. B. Wil liams, Throgmerton-street, Stock and sharebrokers, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Dover and Bristol Railway.Ge ntlemen , —l request you will allot me shares of 201. each In this Company, ani I agree to accept the s ame , or an y s m a ll er number which may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and execute the when required. Duted thls ' T Arliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agre e m en t 1845, day of Name in full Occupation or rrofession Residence. ... lIE DIRECT WEST-END AND CROYDON RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 800,0001.,i5t 4n,000 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. • PROVISIONAL COIIMITTEE. The Viscount Ingestre, Brompton-park, London Sir James Anderson, 111. R. I. A., New Burlington-street ; Director of the Hereford alld Merthr Tydvil Railway John Byng Banke, - Esq., Lansdown-road, Stockwell, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway James Bailey, Esq , flighbury- park, Director of the Sligo, Donegal, Tyrone, Londonderry, and Belfast Junction, and of the Scar borough, Whitby, Stockton-on-Tees, and Newcastle and York Junction Railways William Banks, Esq., 4, Honey lane, Director of the Manchester and Rugby, and great Leeds and London Railways Lieut.-General Sir It Barton, K.C.8., 2 Montagu-place, Montagu square, Director of the York and Lancaster Railway Major Beresford, M.P., 77, Pall-mall ; Chairman of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Director of the Tean and Dove Valley, and West Midland, Manchester, and Southampton Railways Charles R. Bigge, Esq., 10, Bryanston-square; Director of the Great Grimsl,y, Ir nth, Horneasi le, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railway William Bland. Esq., Brixton ; Director of the North Wales, and Richmond and West-end Junction Railways William Blansherd, Esq., York ; Chairman of the Liberty of Ripon Quarter Sessions, and Director of the York, Hull, and East and. West Yottshire Junction Railway 'William Bradley, Esq.. Manor Oaks, Sheffield ; Chairman of the Isle of Ely Railway, and Director-of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway Alfred Brodie, Esq , Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square Direc tor of the Grand Trunk Railway Isaac Baker Brown, Esq , Oxford-square, Hyde-park, Directcr of the Bristol and Dover Diree - Junction Railway Thomas Byrom, Esq. Wigan, director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction Rail!: ways William Byrom, Esq., Oldham ; Director of the York and Lancaster, the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London Railways Edwin Cadman, Esq., Westbourne House, Sheffield, Director of the Directiltirmingham, Oxford, Reading, and Brighton Railway William Caldwell, Esq., Ince Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire ; Direc tor of the Manchester, Derby, and Rugby, and Leeds and Liver pool Direct Railways William Carr, Esq., Blackheath-park John Carter, Esq , F.It.A.S., Park Lodge, Stockwell, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway E. Turst Carver, Esq., Forest Lodge. Tulse-hill, Director of the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, and Brighton Railway John Castemlieck, Esq., Lewisham, Kent John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-steet, London; Director of the Chelmsford and Bury, and York and Lancaster Railways Thomas Challis, Esq., Alderman of Loudon ; Director of the. Direct Western Railway Richard Clark, Esq., Farnham, Hants George Clive, Esq., Sanderstead, near Croydon, Director of the Chel tenham, Oxford, and London Junction Railway Benjamin Collett, Esq., Manor House, 13romsgrove, Worcestershire; Director of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kiddermin ster; and Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railways Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Bayswater; Director of the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street ; Director of the Birmingham Extension and Great Leeds and London Direct Railways William Croudson Esq., Manor Cottage, Wigan, director of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct, of the Staffordshire Potteries, of the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield, and the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London Railways John Croudson, Esq. King-street-house, Wigan, director of the Li verpool and Leeds Direct, of the Keighley, Halifax, and Hudders field, of the Staffordshire Potteries, and of the York and Kenyon Junction Railways Lieutenant-Colonel Lothian Dickson,Curzon-street,Marfair; Direc tor of the Reading and Reigate Junction Railway Charles R. Dodd, Esq., North Brixton, Director of the Great Welsh Central Railway, of the Bath, Bristol, and Dover Railway, of the Hull and Holyhead Railway, &c. Miles Dormer, Esq., Hans-place, Sloane-street; Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway Colonel Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery, United Service Club; .Director of the London and Birmingham Extension Railway Daniel Ebbetts, Esq., Mincing-lane; Director of the Direct Western Railway Colonel Elrington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Wyndham-place, Bryan stoll-square, Director of the London and Manchester, and Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railways Francis Ewart, Esq., Brick-court, Temple; Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct, and of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth Railways Thomas Farnecinb, Esti., Alderman of the City of London ; Director of the London and Westminster Bank, and Director of the London Warwick - , Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway Edmund Aldam Fawcett, Esq., London, Derby, and Nottingham Robert Fisher, Esq., Ilighbury Park, Director of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway The Rev. 11. R. Fowler, Manchester-square ; Director of the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, and Brighton Railway George Gamble, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Francis Gamble, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Nottingham and Gainsborough Railway Henry Glynn, Esq , Garden-court, Temple Captain Twistleton Graves, Duke-street, St. James's, director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend and the Midland Grand Junction Railways F. W. Hamilton, Esq., 59, Gloucester-place, Portman-square; Di rector of the York and Lancaster Railway C. 11. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Up per Montagu-street, Montagu-square; Director of the Grand Trunk Railway George it. Harrison, Esq., Harliugford-place, Kennington ; Director of the Grand Trunk Railway Thomas Hartshorne, Esq.. Silkmore-house,Stal'ord William Hay, Esq., 19, Clifford-street, Bond-street. Josiah Beale, Esq., Gray's Inn-square; Director of the Chelmsford and Bury Railway Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., Yew Tree, Liverpool A. W. Hillary, Esq., 68, Cadogan-place ; Director of the Direct Exe ter, Auxerre, and La Roche Railways G. E. Hodgkinson, Esq., 7, York-terrace, Revnt's-park Jelin Holford, Esq., Rushohn-hall, Manchester ; Director of the York and Lancaster Railway John Holmes, Esq., 89, St. James's-street ; Director of the York and Lancaster, ant Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railways William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid land, and Director of the South and Midlands' Junction Railway W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, and London and Greenwich Railways Stephen Hutchinson, Esq.. London Gas-works, Vauxhall, Director of the Grand Trunk Railway John Kynnersley Hooper, Esq., Alderman of London; Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Herbert Ingram, Esq., 198, Strand, and Swinesbead Abbey, Lincoln shire; Director of the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway W. 11. Jackson, Esi. 66, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell John Jameson, Esq., St. George's-place, Brixton, Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct, and of the Cumberland Union Railways Slegerich C. Kreeft, Esq., Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and I'Veymouth Junction Coast Railway Richard Kelly, Esq., 6, Cleveland-row; Chairman of the New Rose, Carlow, and Kilkenny, and Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension Railways Sir J. Key, Bart., Alderman of London ; Director of the London and Manchester Direct Railway Valentine 'Knight, Esq., 3, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, Director of the Direct Western, Dendre Valley, anti Grand Trunk Railway James Lamb, Esq. 25, Hyde-park-square ; director of the Dover and Bristol Railway - William Lawrence, Esq., Brixton ; Director of the London and Man chester and Direct Western Railways William Alexander Long, jun., Esq., Kingswood House,' Wootton under•Edge ; Director of the Erewash Valley Extension Railway Captain J, P. Macdougall, Fir-grove, Brixton ; Chairman of the Isle I of Man Railway, ani director of the Leeds and Fleetwood Railway Margetson, Esq., Streatham-hill, Brixton J. Mee Mathew, Esq., 4, Gray's Inn-square; Director of the Direct 'Western Railway James Macmillan, Esq. London and Southampton ; director of the 'Worcester, Warwick, and Ritzby Railway, &c. &c. Jame: Meaburn, Esq., Grove-hill, Camberwell Thomas Morris, Esq., Fairhurst Ilall, near 'Wigan ; Director of the Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, and Leads and Liverpool Direct Railways James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean and Rliondaa and Ely Valleys Junction Railway Horatio Nelson, Esq.. Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth Railway William Nevill, Esq. West-green, Stamford-hill G. Parhury, Esq., Russell-square; Director of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway W. Simpson Potter, Esq , Suszex-gardens ; Director of the Grand Trunl;., the Oxford and Witney, and Reading and Reigate Junction Railways Samuel I'. Tratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and 55, Lincoln's-inn-fields ; Director of the Kennet and Aron Canal Company, and York and Lancaster Railway George Richard Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk Lewis Pocock, Esq., F.S.A., Montagu-square, Director of the South- ampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction and Brighton and Chet tenhain Direct Railways Sir George Rich, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-squars ; Director of the Metropolitan Railways Junction Company, and of the London, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway John Reginald Riddell, Esi., Itycullah House, Enfield, Middlesex ; Director of the York and Lancaster Railway R. A. Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanston-street, Portman-square • Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Oxford and Worcester Extension Railways James Reid, Eeq ,Werrlah Wood, Croydon, Director of the Metropo litan Railways Junction Compafty A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq., Middle Temple, London; Director of the I treat Western Extension Atmospheric Railway Richard Rowe, Esq., Beanfoy-terrace, Maida Yale Savage, Esq., Dorset-place, Dorset-square ; Director of the West Midland, Manchester, and Southampton Railway Edward 11. 0. Scott, Esq., Hoe Garden House, Plymouth; Director of the Exeter, Do-chester, and. Weymouth Railway A. Scott, Esq., Hadley Priory, Middlesex Julius le &vie, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the St. Albans and Hert ford, and Director of the Bristol and Dover Direct Janet on RA lways 'William Stud'ey, Esq., Alfred-place, Brixton ; Director of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railways Martin Stutely, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, Direct Western, and Grand Trunk Railways Timothy Steward, Esq., Heigham Lodge, near Norwich Henry Taylor, Esq , Wigan ; Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Direct, Manchester and Wigan, and Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Railway s - Derby, James Templer, Esq., B r i x t on - r i se , Dir ec t or o f th e G rea t L ee d s and and London,rb y E , Uttoxeter, sa„lh ,eHall, aawl kiat 1 S i ta i t a ff e ord ,, Ra h llrMs Joseph Underwood, ; Director of the Direct London and Manchester, and Leeds and Liverpool Direct Railways jtobert Watkins, Esq., Augusta-house, Worthing, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, and Gosport, and Liverpool and Derl y Railways Sir Henry Webb, Bart., 105, Pall-mall, London ; Director of the York and Lancaster, and Direct 'Western Railways David Wheatcroft, ESq. director of the Rugby, Derby, and Man chester, and Nottingham and Gloucester Railways John Lowe, Esq. Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park, Director of the Leeds, Fleetwood, and Liverpool Railway Major While, Pall-mall, Director of the South Midland, and Leeds, Fleetwood, and Liverpool Railways -1 Sir Thomas WoollastonsWhite, Bart., Walling WelN Nottingham Thomas Williams, Esq., M.D., Belgrave-street, South Belgrave- square N. S. Wilson, Esq., Norwich, Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Maryi,ort and Carlisle Railways Sir William Wynn. Maesynewadd, and Suffolk-place, Pall-mall ; Chairman of the North Wales, and South and Midlands' Junction Railways _ . (With power to add to their number). COMMITTEE OF .MANAGEMENT. Major Beresford, M.P. I E. W. Hamilton, Eel. IVilliam Btfikeley Hughes, M.P.. I Captain J. I'. Macdougall Anderson, M.R.I.A. ; William Bradley, Esq. Sir T. Key, Bart. ! Joseph Underwood, Esq. Sir 11. Webb, Bart. ! Nathaniel Cooke, Esq. A. W. Hillary, Esq. Charles R. Begg, Esq. ( With power to add to their number.) BANKEZS.—The Commercial Bank of London. • CONSULTING ENGINEER. Sir John Macneil, L L.D., F.R.S., M.1.C.E., ACTING ENGINEERS. Messrs. R. and T. Hopkitis,M.l.C.E.; Messrs.Gough and Roumieu, C.E. SURTETORS.—Messrs. Shuttleworth and Sons. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, 8, Gray's Inn-square. AECRETARY—J. L.. Cotton, Esq. The principal objects of the scheme are-Ist. To remedy the evils Of delay and inconveLience to which parties are, at the present time, necessarily subjected in proceeding from the west end of the metro polis to Croydon, or the most distant places on the South-Eastern and London and Brighton Railways, as well as the several sea ports and packet-stations on the coasts of Kent and Sussex; and 2d. To supply to the numerous and wealthy inhabitants of the district through which the intended line will pass (at present wholly with out railway accommodation), a greatly improved means for the in terchange of communication with the metropolis, and with each other. Commencing at the intended terminus of the South-Western Rail way, at Hungerford or Waterloo-bridge, the line will take the most practicable route to Kennington, from thence it will follow as near as possible the old turnpike road, passing through or near to the wealthy and populous districts of Stockwell, Clapham, Brixton, Tulse-hill, Streatham, Norwood, Beulah, and Thornton-heath, effect ing a junction at Croydon with the several existing or projected lines from that place. It is also proposed to form a branch or branches from the neigh bourhood of Streatham to Mitcham and Tooting, and thus to extend to those places, and their respective neighbourhoods, the advantages of a directrailway communication with the metropolis. A great portion of the traffic in passengers and goods upon the Brighton and Dover lines is supplied from the west-end of London and the Birmingham and Great Western Railways. The necessity of proceeding to the station at London-bridge, and by the present circuitous route to Croydon, is a serious and unnecessary inconveni ence, entailing additional expense and delay. The removal of this long-felt grievance is a leading object with the promoters of the pre sent wndertaking. They deem it right, however, to observe, in lay ing this scheme before the public, that they have no desire to inter fere with existing railway interests, further than is absolutely indis pensable, but that on the other hand it will be their object to yield assistance to, and in return endeavour to secure it, from each com pany with which this line may ultimately be connected. A glance at the map will show that as a branch or arm of the London and Brighton Railway, this undertaking completes a straight line of communication from the west end of London to Croydon , Reigate, and Brighton, and renders the ports of Dover and Folke stone, as well as the several places on the South-Eastern line, more easily accessible from that part of the metropolis. The UN mount of trade at the pregent time tiPoll the real Del tween Croydon, Mitcham, Tooting, Sic., and London. proves at once that the existing railway facilities do not at all meet the exigencies of the mass of population to whom this line will be available. The population who reside upon or in the immediate neighbour hood of the proposed line, independent of the metropolis, and between the intended termini, exceeds 'lOO,OOO, whose wants are almost wholly supplied from the London markets, &c., and who have, at the present time, no mode of conveyance but upon the turnpike road. In the transit of building materials, corn, coal, lime, and other heavy goods, from the warehouses and wharfs on the banks of the Thames, and for marketable produce in each, direction, this line must become to them particularly useful and convenient. Some idea may be formed cf the local necessity of this railway, when it is known that the. number ofpassengers who avail themselves of the accommodation afforded by the several omnibuses and other pub (vehicles, running upon the turnpike•road, have been ascer tained to exceed 2,600 daily. An equal number (at least) proceed by private and other conveyances. Of foot passengers, although no accurate estimate tan be formed of them, it is considered that they at least number four times that of t assengers who travel by con veyance. The tonnage of goods it is calculated will be in full pro portion to the receipt from passengers. Experience has fully proved, that on however liberal a scale the probability of future traffic in the transit of goods and passengers has been judged, almost every line of railway has, upon its completion, vastly exceeded the calculated amount. There are, however, in this Instance, reasons for supposing that the extended facilities of com munication will cause more than an ordinary increase in the con veyapce of passengers. The country which tha line of railway will °pm is singularly picturesque and beautiful, and in addition to the admired districts of Brixton and Streatham, the long-favoured and much-frequented Beulah and Norwood uhl be placed within easy access, and become more than ever, objects of interest and delight to the visitor and resident of the metropolis. There can therefore be little doubt but that the present line must become a profitable and eligible scheme for the investment of capital. The promoters of this undertaking have pleasure in announcing that it is approved of, an I will be generally supportel by local in fluence. They have caused a partial survey to be made, which will be completed shortly, and they have the assurance of their engineers that there are not more than ordinary difficulties to contend with. The liability of the shareholders will be restricted, by Act of Parlia ment, to lire amount of their subscriptions; and power will be applied for in the Bill to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on all calls from the passing of the Act until the opening of the line. Applications for further information, prospectuses, and shares (in he form annexed), may he addressed to the Solicitors; to the Secre tary, at the offices of the Company, No. 34, Gracechurch-street; or to the following Brokers Messrs. 11. and M. 13 , yd, Princes street ; Mr. 11. J. Williams, 80, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Greystone and Earle, York; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool; Messrs. Cardwell and Co., and Mr. Henry Benton, Manchester ; Mr. James Pearson, Birmingham ; Yessrs. Watson and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. Pr tdy and Stainforrh, llull ; Mr. George Edwards, Bristol ; Mr. Thomas Sand ford, Exeter ; Mr. James Pringle, Edinburgh ; Mr. J. W. Carr, Col chester. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct West-End and Croydon Railway. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares of 201. each in the above railway, upon which or noon any less number that may be allotted to me, I hereby agree to pay the deposit, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and the Subscribers' Agreement when required to do so. Name ............ .. Residence.. • • • • • • • • Profession or Trade (if any) ...... Place of Business (if any) ........ . Reference. • THE DIRECT WEST END and CROYDON RAILWAY.—The Provisional Committee give not7ce that no application for Shares in this Company can be received after the 20th instant. By order, J. L. COTTON, Secretary. 34, Gracechurch-street, Oct. 10th, 1845. PRELIMINARY ANNOCNk)EMENT. HALIFAX AND HULL DIRECT, AND HULL, GOOLE, GRIMSBY, AND YORK AND NORTII MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION (at or near Methley) RAILWAY, via, Hipperholme, Lighteliffe, Cleckheaton, Gomersal, Birstal, Batley, Hanging Heaton, Ardsley's, Lofthouse, Stanley to Methley, with a branch to Wakefield. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 600,000/. in 30,000 shares of 201. each. Deposit 21.2 r. per Share, in compliance with the Standing Orders cf Parliament. The object of this railway is to provide for the above-named densely populated and rapidly improving Manufeturing towns and villages, a dirict and convenient outlet towards York, Selby, Hull, Goole, Grimsby-, and the east. In conjunction with the West Riding Union, Liverpool and Leeds, and other projected railwaes passing through or near to Halifax, the undertaking now proposed will form one of the most direct railway ccmmnnications, as well between the ports of Liverpool and Hull, as between the great manufacturing districts of the west, and the agri cultural districts of the East. The population residing upon and along the proposed line between Halifax and Methley exceeds 200,000 persons, who are chiefly engaged in manufacturing and mining industry—to such a community a rail way passing immediately through it, giving a nearer mid more con venient access tl the Irish Channel and the Gelman Ocean and the intermediate places, is an object of importance, and promise?, when accomplished, to confer great advantages on the inhabitants, and to secure to the shareholders an ample return for the capital invested. By this project the valuable coal fields of Wike, Batley, Soothill, East and West Ardsley, Lofthouse ' and iStanley (containing the well known " Bowling and Low Moor," " High .Moor," and Stanley Main," beds which re now wrought to a ton sidcrable extent), will be famished, for the first time, with the means of cheap and convenient railway transit tollalifax and other large towns westward, and to York, Selby, Hull, Goole, Grimsby-, and various other places eastward. The celebrated flagstone quarries of Northowram and Sou thowram, which annually export from Goole, Selby, 'and Hull, to the eastern coast of England and to the Continent, large quantities of flag., paving stones, and slates, will supply this line of railway with a considerable amount of traffic. By means of the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway, now in course of construction (which the proposed line will intersect at Batley), the Inhabitants of the clothing districts previously mentioned will hay the readiest access to the Leeds markets and to the country north of Leeds. By a junction at Cleckheaton with the Bradford and Dewsbury branch of the West Riding Union Railway the present scheme will give to Halifax and its populous neighbourhood the shortest railway communication with Dewsbury, and in connexion with other pro ' posed lines with Barnsley, &c. The same junction at Cleckheaton will give to Bradford and the important iron works at Wibsey, and Low Moor, the nearest route to Selby, Hull, and the east ; consequently this railway company may , fairly lay claim to carry a large portion of the raw material and ma nufactured productions, used and produced in that densely-peopled portion of Yorkshire . From a point on the main line at or near Soothill, it is intended to make a branch to Wakefield of about five miles down the Alverthorpe Valley, there to join the Pontefract and Gook, the Wakefield branch of the London and York, and the Midland Railways. It is evident, therefore, that the proposed railway and its intended branch (aided by the West Biding Union line between Bradford and Cleckheaton) will provide the shortest route hitherto projected from Halifax and Bradford to Wakefield, Doncaster, and the eastern counties. From Halifax to the proposed juncton at Methley the distance will be about nineteen miles ; and, although the undulating surface of the country along a portion of the line will occasion some expensive works, yet the proposed capital is amply sufficient to complete the whole el the railway, with its branches and stations. And the pro moters are enabled to state most confidently that the through and local traffic in passengers, goods, and minerals, will be such as to render this undertaking one of the most profitable in the kingdom. The gradients are not unfavourable, there are no rivers or canals to cross, and the project does not interibre with ornamented property of any kind. The Parliamentary survey is now in progress and will be redly for the forthcoming session. The liability of the shareholders will be limited by the Act of Par liament to the amount of their shares, and power will be taken to allow interest at 4 per cent. on all deposits and calls from the time of payment to the opening of the line. A more enlarged prospectus, together with the names of an influen tial Provisional Committee, will shortly be published; in the mean time, every information may be obtained of the solicitors, to whom application for glares may be made in the subjoined form. A pre ference will be given in the allotment to landowners on the line and parties locally interested. By order, CARR and NETTLETON, Solicitors to the Promoters, Wakefield, October 8, 1845. To the Provisional Committee of the Halifax and Hull Direct Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 201. each in the above proposed railway, and I undertaks to accept the same, or any less number you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the Company, to execute the Parliamentary Contract and the Subscribers' Agreement, furl to pay, when required, the deposit of 21. 2s. pet share. Name in full Profession, Trade, or Oectrfation Residence •••••.•.•.• • • • • • . • .. • Place of Business (if any) ........... Name and Address of Referee.... Date...••• • ••-••"• • • • • • ** THE DIRECT LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, AND CHICHESTER, AND DIRECT PORTSMOUTH AND CHATHAM RAILWAY, via REIGATE. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 1,500,0001., in 95,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Frederick Clarkson, Esq , Cha . rman Robert Chapman, Esq., Vice-Chairman Samuel Brown, Esq. Win. I:. Hughes, Esq., M.P. Joseph Scales,. Esq. H. R. Downman, Esq. John Parkinson, Esq. David Montague, Esq. Edward Parratt, Esq. Thomas Stevenson, Esq. _ BANKERS. Londmf—The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury Chichester—Messrs. Dandy, Compel* ;Ind Co., and - The London and County Banking Company ii°chaster —Messrs. Day and Nicholson gate—Messrs. Nash and Neale t rtsmouth and Portsca—National and Provincial Bank of England, and Messrs. Grants, Oilman and Long • Manchester and Liverpool—The Manchester and Liverpool Dig. trict Bank Petworth—John Stoveld. Esq. ENGINEERS—Messrs. Drayson, of 2, Palace-yard, Westminster. SOLICITORS TO TILE COMPANY—Messrs. Pontifex and Noginie, 5, St Andrew's-court, Holborn-hill, London. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. Rhoades and Greene, solicitors, Chichester Thomas Hart, Esq., solicitor, Reigate William Minchin, Esq., solicitor, Portsea and Portsmouth Thomas Hill, Esq., solicitor, Chatham Daniel Smart, Esq., solicitor, Einsworth Edwin Albery, Esq., solicitor, Midhurat Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Esq., solicitor, Westerham. William King, Esq , Godalming Arthur Daintry, Esq., Petworth SECRETARY—Mr. John C. Sommers. Offices of the Company, 1 A, Adclphi- terrace, Strand. In submitting this undertaking to the . public, the promoters are influenced no less by a conviction of its importance at a direct con necting line between the important towns of Chichester nd Ports mouth and the metropolis, than by its grand national importance in affording a direct communication between the two great naval and military arsenals of Great Bi Rain—Portsmouth and Chatham. The projected undertaking, by proceeding to the two termini at Chichester and Portsmouth, will extend the facilities of communica tion wills the coast branches of railways along the south of England, connecting itself with Brighton to the eastward, and Southainpton towards the west. By the main line falling into the Brighton Rail way the advantage of two termini in London will be secured—the one at the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other at London •bridge—the latter of which, from its proximity to the Custom House, and the several docks on the Thames, is acknowledged to be the best position for a London terminus for merchandise of all descriptions. The lire of railway intended to be constructed by this Company will 'commence , at or near the Redhill station near Reigate, on the Lon don and Brighton Railway, a distance of 21 miles from London bridge. In its course to Portsmouth it will pass through or near Reigate, ' Newdigate, Capel, Ockley, Ewhurst, Rudgwick, Cranley, Alfold, Billinghurst, Wisborough-green, Plaistow, Haslemere, Chiddingfold, North Chapel, Kirdford, i'etwurth, 311dhurst, Chilgrore, Stoughton, Becton, Westbound., and Emsworth, at or near which last mentioned place this projected line will join the Chichester and Portsmouth Rail way to Portsmouth. At the earnest recommendation of some of the principal land owners, branches are proposed tube made to Godalming and Peters field. The branch to Godalming will be from a point in the main line between Plaistow and North Chapel; and the branch from Petersfield will join the main line at a point between Nidhurst and Bepton. These extensions of this undertaking have rendered an In crease necessary in the amount of the capital originally fixed on ; but from the increased accommodation which these branches will alTord, the promoters of the undertaking feel confident that a com mensurate profit will result to the shareholder. A branch is proposed to be made from Dorking to join the main linejator,ucar Capel. Be thigkonrse the entire distance to travel between London and Portsmouth will be abridged to 73 miles, a distance considerably shorter than that by which any l;•ae hitherto projected betweei London c and Portsmouth has proposed to pass, and also pursuing a route more populous and productive than any hitherto presented ta)mbi lc notice. It will involve the construction of only 45 miles of railway to complete the course between the Redhill station (near Reigate) and Emsworth. From London to Reigate by the London and Brighton Railroad is • • •• • • . • • • • • • • .. The junction to be made by this Company is .. From the point near Emsworth to Portsmouth by the Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is .• • • • .. 7 „ Total distance from London to Portsmouth. ••••• • • • • 73 miles. From Chilgrove a line of seven miles will be constructed, and which will place Chichestei in direct communication with London. The distance between Chichester and London by this route will be 62 1 miles. Trains will run direct between London and Chichester, without stopping at Chilgrovc. Inasmuch as the existing line of railway to Dover branches off from the London and Brighton Railroad at Reigate, this projected line will open up a communication by railroad between Portsmouth and Dover. _ . From an inspection of the map, It will be seen that the Redhill station, near Reigate, lies nearly In a direct line between Ports mouth and Chatham, and in pursuing the line of communication to the last-mentioned naval and military depot, this line will pass through or near to the towns of Bletchingley, Godstan, Limpsfleld, Westerham, Seven Oaks, Ightham, Town Mailing, Wrotham, OfY ham, Snodland, Lower Railing, and Wouldham. The distance between Chatham and Reigate Will irryolye the " As, under arrangements entered into eeit li Llmaa) . Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Derehaea tee rani a large proportion of the capital has been appaoD" he r of of shares in those Companies, a very limited ati e e -- a ealP, l e W is at the disposal of the Provisional Directors, D ad attic s shares therefore cto he attended to, except fro'' terested and of the highest respectability. „ate By order, acre." .0 1, L. F. EDWARDS , 4 itS l THE MIDDLESEX and SUN TION RAILWAY, commecting Uxbridge , P , Ci s ' Hounslow, Twickenham, Kingston-upon-Mai ne ' Epsom. 9N O cv Capital 400,0001., in "(1.000 Shares 0. Deposit, 2/. Its 6d. aer Simare,: t orr• TEMPORARY OFFICE...-1 El , -1)111Ce , )m" opi (Provisions' y tlegistered.) PROYLSIONA. COMMITTEE. e Trigg' Anderson, John, Esq., 5, Lothbury, Director of file and Basingstoke Railway aerrer 4 e i ? Arumit, John Lees, Esq., Ashe-lodge, Farnham, ea,, - - Armstrong, Benjamin John, Esq. Southall - 07;0e it Magistrate for the County, and a director of t 'e 0. 1 " Brentford, and Central Terminus Junction Itaila.%tsie, Ayscougb, Admiral John, Prosoect-place-house, 4'4 rector of the Birmingham and Leice•ter I.laihr a i pia'', A l Barnes, Robert Edward, Esq., 11, 3lincing•hle e 'ioil'ltV, Bedfordshire, Itertftentshire, and Essex JRIICti O „,,, 3 O'.O , Beare, William Gabbett, Esq., 6, Porchester-place,'" prsje.P Deputy-Chairman of the Great Minister Raila'r.'el a 0 Shrewsbury - , Worcester, and Crewe, the Lee ds- , Hull and Holyhead Railways pel t „ne" .Bedborough, James Thomas, Esq., Uaton-parla ' the Windsor, Slough, and Staines Bali way , Bettridge, Abraham, Esq., 4, Devoasl. ire ter r `lice,' Director of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horne , ' eo lt d Carter, land, and Junction Railway ter 4 11 ' Carter, John, Esq., Park-lodge, Stockwell, asaec Trunk Railway P fe.' Clowes, Joseph, Esq., Director of the British an d otel b and Meter Company „" D r' Costello, William Bermingham, Esq., Wyke-1101 1 '" 4 44 6 tor of the Direct London and Exeter Railway - , fir Cox, Edw. William, Esq., 1, Torrington-square, ye'," , of the Great Western, and Falmouth Junctioe Creamer, William, Esq., Barnes, Surrey, Director l ae„g ailway ,erfoe El ß rin gton, Col., Scots Fusilier Guards, 12, 1VY 10 ,, 1, i e1 , „,,e ston-square, Director of the Direct Leeds and De t eag e Evans, George, Esq., 14, 3lelbury-terrace, Blerel . ,'`' t ofu' t ,ir Ewart, Francis, Esq., 4, Brick-court, Temple, -1)n -and Law Life Assurance Company 107(1 14 Fawcett, Edruend Alderson, Esq., 1, Huggin-lan,-'etor Derby and Nottingham, silk manufacturer, PP' oft' West-end and Croydon Railway oa, D l Hemming, John, Esq., 8, North-bank, Regent'e - D' oitr Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway ect° t 0 0° Henry, Joseph, Esq., 13, Senth-street, leinsburY , d al/ i don, Hounslow. and Direct Western Railway frec ter h c - Howlett, Henry, Esq., 18, Cambridge-terrace,Th' etv Vale Iron and Coal Company •amP lb Hutchison, Stephen, Esq., London Gas Works, ' tir the Grand Trunk, Railway Innis, Thomas, Esq., 29, Fitzroy-semare 10 - 11 01. Key, Sir John, Bart., 9, King's Armos-yard, Color) L em loan of London, and a Director of the Yoe l ' Liverpool and Leeds Railways. „,,,y0 4 c King, John, Esq., of Norbiton, ',ter " Lamb, James, Eeq., 25, Hyde park-square, D n. ` try Western Railway eel.° Lawson, J. 11., Esq., South-street, .R ye -l a ne, r downe-cottage, Brighton mid Lewis, Kensington, Esq., 18, Stratford-place , 3 0 3 eipta n ra l Ewell, Director of the Cheltenham, Oxford, an ~teellt " „ar i Lindham, Henry Robert, Esq., 8, New-street, •TP, r to of the Dorchester, Exeter, and Weymouth l's. ° ,- - tel .4 o0" :1. Macdougal, J. P., Esq. (late Bengal Staff), "", a 4 ' „f' Director of the Direct London and Holynead ' . "- ea tef Railway aa 3lacguire, W. J., Esq., Hampton Court, /ific t aae s '"' o r,e Reading and Reigate Atmospheric Railway roi. Macintosh, George, Esq„ 27, Upper Seymour-strcett(.oo Mansell, IV. W., Esq., Dorchester-place, Bland for of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester ltailwaf ser e " 3largetson, William, Esq , Streatham-hill, Brixton, 44 Mercer, William, Esq., Kingston-upon-Thames fo et°: e f, ' Norris, Caleb, Esq., 10, Lancaster-place, Strand, ir s elo 6- cheater, Exeter, and Weymouth Railway, 31 ' and Staines Railway tee t,er , pi' Parkinson, John, Esq., F.L.S., F.R.S., 80, Cam vire a t, park, Director of the Brighton and Geelteulla ni ite4.l)" ire Phillips, B. Laurence, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, llog e ei tr ate..l of the Direct Western Railway rt. or 9 - i r r de-IA Potter, Wm. Simpson, Esq., Sussex-gardens , e"- 11 ,,,,P Pommel!, Henry, Esq., Spring-grove, Hounslo";,,, 13° Ac et Midd.esex, and Director of the Great We ite , e` - Central Terminus Junction Railway v 11-1011eaf 4 Pynn, Sir Henry, United Service Climb, a a , jomie the County Fire-offioe, and of the Direct O'ester.• ft al 1 , the Oxford, Whitey, and Cheltenham RailwaY 010 Rayner, Charles S., Esq., Kew, Director of the uto ea"; a Gas and ny s Raphael, Light Alexander, Meter Esq. Com pa of Diner; Loge, T" ale ,, e d.M, Tete t i a, Bashford, W. C. L., Esq. Norwood-house, Sa w 1 7 " Reeves, James, Esq., Layton, Essex, Director o soa re, Di , Rich, Sir George, 43, Lowndes-street, Belgrave the Manches'er and Rugby Direct Railway 5 9' and Manchester Railway .I°4 nC, Ridgway, Joseph Carrington, Esq., RoehantPtee ..aOl rector of the Grand Trunk Railway e erg-% II" Robinson, John, Esq., 27, Charles-street, 3 1 junmeof tor of the London, Hounslow, and Western 8a,,10,04 Spry, George, Esq., Surbiton, Kingston-upo n -T° Westbrook, Edward, F-sq., Heston, .Middlesex ' o Westmacott, Charles M., Esq., Kingston, SurreY_e 0tr,,,,,t0 I ,i Whiskin, James, Esq., 10, Upper Bedforml-P , la "' ', P' 01 A4 Magistrate for the County of Middlesex, e n g al, Croydon Railway ,dl,og att - Wilkinson, W. 4.., Esq., IVoodberrydown, Says of te Wveney Valley ailway Eley, h Charl a es, Esq., Hounslßow wlttio,, Robert Owen Aland, Esq., Greek-street, SOK:4 1 01O n ,a one of time Provisional C omm ittee of time t' c olor Staines Railway Andrew Clark, Esq., Camberwell, Director Of 114' tf" Portsmooth Railway Di Iferatio Day. Esq., Isleworth . ' Major Jeif Sharp, of Meadow Side, Tarte etham, the county imnbe f ' ) (IVith power to add to their 'lt- - BANKERS. The Commercial Bank of Loudon. n ' Hail, Smith, and CO., Uxbridge. 10a,egto V' Messrs. Sprabsole, Lambert, ende it o c • t2 E, ,. set i q or ENGINEER-Hamilton H. Fo Sunvevon.--Andrew Trinmen, nom' tw or e fO c SOLICITOR - S.-Messrs. Waits, (1111SWOrillYs a nd ' , a ec e "a t Lem a n „ arr a, :SECRETARY (pro temn)--NI •' , t tjal Bl .„` pi vi r f This railway is proposed to commence ", w e etel'eolic i at, t ee thence to the Southall station of the GreaS,,, s one: f ec o rlit , then through Heston to Hounslow, three itice:; 0 0.4 0 1 01 J O O O too 01 0 lines to Hounslow from London. Leavieg ceeds through Whitton, Twickenham, Tedw ile jefogs so ,l to Kingston, and, crossing the Thames, jot" t ce edic' atia' ;l o the South-Western Railway, whence it will pr° em.: - len at ,Epsom, c Pa ss°' o °' e" The towns and places through which the lia ot ta„, diately affects, contain an aggregate DW I/3 britibt, persons. of v % To the inhabitants of the important forra tbe 0 1 0 , 4 , l e af , k e presents the most direct communication with , orat , e prr:vvi ins the old course taken by the coaches, vtee,,aim 1 . 1 , pro", liina Ilayes, Southall, &c., contrasting favour:ll-AY,: iyete. as en 4 o cuitous route to London, by coach or oninibuS av th e Da - Ow ale 7 ' of thence by the Great Western Railway' Vita he iclgu at irS' ill railway accommodation, time corn returns o jo t tor o . iic e crease of 30 per cent. upon the average of the _ nor t3 4 , „lof t The weekly market at Southall is second in y0,P 0 ,0 Held; aim' it is attended by the graziers and. bil` fro tl ia)tar the neighbouring' cottntry and the metroleobs.ed Ono,. eott: o ic_ l at By means of this line, and one of the proP", (0 0, ti!', 0 ,06,` 0 ,0 , :;„10 to Ilounslow, which this will intersect, 13teuX t o ,to of Middlesex, and the Thames, fire flexion with Uxbridge; the traffic between t W el be bronao i tmi4s hitherto materially helped to produce Boiler); u " v0 ,0: 0 " ( irP Junction Canal. olon an d toa' ns By means also of this line, and the Cro3 a ed in course of construction), all the before-raee nt° , fat 4l' l 2: _ ea es are likewise cennected with Croydoa. h toivniheee )!';, The importance of connecting two such t ie Brentford with Kingston, Croydon, and the sf aae atre ie o pot ` e a t market-towns in Surrey, betweenwhich ti Pr: gwoll7„,etto is extensive, is too obvious to require c ontrnell o S.„eoa°,,,e 4 , aa will at once show that the communicatioirne°e7ts. ? c f . sh a t judicious, but, in order to satiety the rentt r p ,„. a us f it, i;, P O and populous district involved, is actua ll y 4 e oath c olt t 'a to Uxbridge and the towns in Hertfords s i lt „ aae t tr . o ca, en 1 1. t o it will be connected by proposed new line e a".'et,jo s. ,lol: 4 „i 4 e pre, 0 f g. , Western, Southampton, and Portsmn.ourtclL,,,, o ate established Utica, southward, to Soo _r . t.ea sterf o iemt ee Itamsgate, and all the south and sote' t fe coreLosa'secatil kingdom, avoiding the loss of time and gireeantrord,_l:oo,o6; round by the metropolis. So also as ston, and Epsom-it will afford to them acne` one L ., is tf_m; ir e t o o London and Birmingham, and Northern d to this line. in connexion with one proposoe_ _ O/ hoes ort, fP - 0 ,0 3 ,4 tropolls, and the other proposea and e..t Oils" c ar „ o ptoo --° ,100. 1 . 4, 4f) of it, easy access will be afforded t be no 1 ," 0 0 ' 10 Oa other favourite places of resort. Tlme s e ocien t to ort , that the passenger traffic alone will be 11 -e° .I ,ll ` ero wto 4 ,0 to dividend on the outlay. The average number of persons to lirisottion;__:::::011::::: N o - o ig o it p in e g; dot f iv t ip ,' summer months amounts to about IS, _ The supply by the county of Kent and w olf fort ° ti ., o ! sex of the north and north-western mita.'" P eo". 0 1 4 a iroD e- ssoeuasroene,oervioillod:nbeytothtisolicneo,mbep immense 3 in c reased, t - an additioual rtha d • col 41 0 ,gi , " rtl This undertaking thesents the eats tits severt'iie of competing with no line at present feeding_T a lma „al JO: a it will be the means of connecting reports that it passes over a parti merated, and sevfral others that naireoPyrocjeseteue,,,iieta;;atotPoci cA: 1 0001. D ee nj ett e tra Dhe capable of construction at: about 1, t' th owners on the line who have been seen, pra dertaking. t 1 8 m il°. auto anal' The length of the line will be slag: Application for shares must be made'Galsthio 10 elf oval Pa r -iy-1 31$ solicitors of the Company,Messrs.Watts, • t iee c e, pO to whom also all communications a., faci en tlo„ should be addressed, at their offices- ' nrY S ert° P. also to the following local solicitors, I e es; e ta, ell mon-Thar° re.' ns• 41* C. E. Jemmett, Esq., ICugston' u l ine s ; Mr• n a a° 0 ; sta iiarr i s Lo rlO r; at , )1 , Hampton ; Thomas Riebings, Esq., and of the following brokers :-3,llsifleso. use-Yard'oclieSicTo,i alley, Cornhill ; Mr. A. Sym, Allan , 313farle' e Townley and Whitehead, Liverpool , - a nd 4 , e T o a i t l e s, a n nd ir N m a ii s l l g i ti , a ß in riro a l n ; Gr . 9l:t t l i ea wi umf . , ; 3 . 0 v prosp ufr tO Glasgow ; from any of whom ace° o r may be obtained. d M 3 e l s e sn ssis. Wiles' • toll/ attended to k oliCi No application will be a to 11 2 0 a reference to one of the Committee_ hanker or other person of UM Otallcu• P g' liectuses and -- ~' .~'~ \. ~, .................................... a , „ . , -ICE I 0] making of 31 miles of railroad, and Ala line of ratiO d 1 ° :h.diler to be Portsmouth and Chatham will extenl ol •er S 2 miles To the naval and military establishint nts of this h' construction of this projected line will affc ri. the Most irn • ' , T E ,, R a cilities in the transit of troops, stores, bagi,%te , Sze. B ' c '' ' c the tardy course of communication whicit at prese 4 nt ;,, exists between Portsmouth and Chatham, a 4; ,nresent tc- 0 7 ~ ' l '"3• Regt , n ing oyer the space of two days, and placing I heat ill that t , Capital 10, munication with each other which, in tw, :tours, Ir 14, will enable the journey between them to be n'ai' o . „ r ,' • The formation of a direct line of rail way 1 • 00 "%jaa. km t , i and Chatham will afford the opportunity-kqh, ", 4 0 n. Lord electric telegraph, that celerity of communicatial S° lip ' a L -4 ". Lord : obtained between places of national importance. rt. , , . care, Porcl The warm support of the principal landowners ou the :I.ltrid Bristol R t•cor . i i , _ of the line is pledged to this undertaking. , F , b o . t •-• 41 1. May The Provisional Committ: e abstain from malCng 3 . 1 % ~, , N,Lir Railway of establl „ort ference to the contemplated p. - efit to result from errf,, , T , ,,,,, ,"...91lis, lc sq. this undertaking, feeling couvi 'iced that the extent of t. .'", r `ft, director c the populous and rich districts over which this line :nut . I , t , i, . - : - , 01 ,,1tY am High are projected to pass is sufficiently known, and is d o ' 114 -o eke, y s , i.J. latv inutility of all comment in that lespect. ~0 , , 14, w . . and Hi g h Applications for the shares, in the form given b' ss y 7n , EBl, Al d4 made to the Solicitors and local Agents, or to , p et it and. Iteigl following Brokers :—Messrs. R. Sutton, Gribble, ';`.' ",‘ k.(:'," 1 43 ' alxl High Royal Exchange, London; Mr. .I:. Broad-street; Mr. Monday, 1, Ramat, Excitaul= o-buildi %: ' '4e (2 Count Hal Nelson, sharebrokers, Liverpool ; .oh,t Dunce, Escl.l l o k y urling, E sq. Manchester ; Mr. It. M`Ewen, 18, 3t. Ann's-strec t !,, a is : .e s , Pritchett, of John Watson, Esq., sharehrokcr, Le...1,S ; Moo3rs. ll'''',, , ~,. . o nel Bi ds( and Bailey, brokers, Leeds ; Messrs. S. itultz and Carr, " k,,.. at the c 1 ester , • - gate 1 ap, verpool ; Messrs. Hope and Itlstrick, Tye th and Luscombe, stockbrokers, Pip. VA 4 " b ; b I)ters' 1 re5 e 51 1 . .. 6 1 ,,:: (,' , ll b batatr E eri s, wards and Son, Bristol ; Messrs. Watson i lirl Co., Ilulliq'o,.. toot / 4 1 4 ;a, Elq. 1 , ,, and Levick, Nottingham ; and Messrs. Co. U. and Son , '- ~. b ' s r 'e Railway TARP. , ~, FORM OF APPLICATIONS I'o 't I , , oat i •Co aa - alt, E. To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Lc t: 1 °" , 2 , a ni ' •110, 1 ' ill ° , PeO g rd . Chichester, and Direct Portsmouth a act Chad ~.,_ •Iyilliam Co 0 I.,utitelller ' Company. 201. el .r. qi Going I request you will allot to me a hcres el ( 111 tit e 1 , 14 p, ice!' alit sq. - above named Company, and I hereby tinderta,te t°.' to p ay , •eb,, "bury an , or any less number that may be allotted to me, A n ',,`„r,rl ' 0 , lia o tr posit of 21. 2s. on each such hare, to execute ;°`.,. e j of )..,..41,,,, goes, ] Contract and Subscribers' Agreement as may be 2 1,01 " , tirfj . iS4 O . ~ lit , Ila n . ' g. Dated this day of 4 ...."' , .11110110etik Hunt ' V.; Usual signature •••• • • " ' ..•."', s ,'`uks iii„,"" litlnt Name its full.. ....... .. • ' ....%, k;011,3 t. ht, Es q . Profession or Trade ••• • • • ' :...;:, Ltb ia ,„,' ll Plny, a Residence ..... ... ..... . • • • .., „ , 'rig, etdor 14 413 . Place of Business (if anY ) .• ••"'. r4illb Mil itts II ....... ... t th„list Reference ...... ••• • • .... 1 41 1 , k li as ; e o tlnty Residence of Reference •• _ . 4 ON .la in, Es, N.B. No application will be attended to except Wid; • ' i , t„l''' iik, l 1 / 2is tk ltrki 'k ;,. 3 ' , tart a banker, or from an applicant referring to, and 1 , 27 .1_, . 10 y0. some of the Provisional Committee, or the solicitors. 0 i) ki n ~ e nt R a i, Tll .Ol P. ; ( 44111 e' 4 1 ' I _ D IRECT LONDON, PO RTSMO ,„ofi iDt 4 l n ,allixai St . , ' ''. ' 'lt'' raelkn'iorttisq.l i CHICHESTER, AND DIRECT PoR TS3L'' ii' I,Ylit ia ' i tetten j CHATHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. blic tbi ., ', (1 0 :111 .1 ' The Committee of Management beg to inform the Pu_ opr wtonst,sifteli nut SATT RDAY, the 18th day of October instant, n o farthero fl .1.4, , knil b Q ', l ; for shares in this Company will be rc.ived, excePt . I ,,l l oiii t t4 , \V k ire,t., ' locally interested ; and that after W.EnsEsoAr, the SP lAittj l t :rn t a . l 7,' , October instant, no further applications: for sb ores - , ta , ~, 41 gent ' keNall locally interested iu the undertaking will lie received. c 4 nabge 00 . , PONTIFEX awl -MOWS 7 h , CO O- ,1 h. 141 4k„,. 1 ,). 5, St. Andrew's -court, Holborn. 3olicit °ll '''' ' ill'A 30yer 'eicr, i t r, RAP 110* • C in and BURY ST. EDMUNDS„—,-, 01 ,1 / 0 th llaihtle'lor 1 ,,,.. 4 In consequence of the great number of apP o '.ii ° ;et ~, ir4e Pardo a' in th's Company which are daily received from : e sli b :oo'; ‘ , liii , va,rT, R. country, the Provisional Directors feel itirucessol 0 . pe c 0, b . , lr.r, ' - tion of the Public to the following Clause' in the i r olpe ll 0 "alit Q i terms of which they will, in allotting tlstere' - c° a ril; tl , b ardir' 44l. d 0 . t x r : strictly to adhere : Chili',!.,,,, 1 1 7 b, °o le, E s ,'„ " As, under arrangements entered into 14 1 , - 0 ',`"'ioT l ,*ol4,,,'''r . and 1 - ,`„' Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereltat o R " . ., ; .t 4to t ':o r, Leon!,, ii , ,' C Wer If'i a large proportion of the capital has been appa'ol , ",„, -e r of 9 ` ; ,: it yr, Z. 4 . i . ",, Y , . - of shares in those Companies, a very limited 31 01 "), - „ aPP I ,;•011" li i 'll r-st°ll P ti 1, 11 4 lb, ~L e' l is at the disposal of the Provisional Directors, ita' n - a cfr nies ' ~, i.cia,„• -.mu shares therefore cin he attended to, except filo' , n „ . ~,, E. terested and of the highest respectability. qt* .714;st4eadi Esq, 0 , ur .,,, _ nig ai By order, retso P ~0 4 41 7 Stall! ' Ind % c i d e 3 L. F. EDWARDS , '' . • 4 ' e v y ,1L',.4 %., - -tli t i, en, i TLIE MIDDLESEX and SUfq / ..,„ P ilisllP 11 1 ' 7 ' : `",, la t t i .".tn ; TION RAILWAY, connecting Uxbridge , D'''' CO: ' )I'4 s , ill s ;? l, , l ' ' Hounslow, Twickeialiam, Kingston-upon-Thau te6 , tr k . imik a ,i; .Epsom. c l/. / c. l 6, a ken', I , kt,7,' , ay "3', E. Capital 400,000/., in " 1 .000 Shares of 25. , .. 0 ,, Deposit, 2/. Its 6d. per Share;,, w rit. Ltillo,,lllor s, TEMPORARY OFFICE,--1 ', El , -plate , ''' vo: S i1 Z , .4 - rr Y ell t. : (Provisions: y degistered.) ~-.•,,,, , , ...,,, a raovistori.... COMMITTEE. Trigg' - 14 ' Loud --`:. Anderson, John, Esq., 5, Lothbury, Director of the I ik Ti a, „_ on . and Basingstoke Railway .0 4;44ciomnpson, 11 / 2 v er!z, - garcl Arndt, John Lees, Esq., Ashe-lodge, Farnham, 50_., 11 ',. 1 i'di j , 4l i , 41 ti 'd nr d : Ckn i ' s , - - ood Armstrong, Benjamin John, Esq. Southall - 07;0e It , e, an, Magistrate for the County, and a director of t . :„ 00 (W Brentford, and Control Terminus Junction 1150 0- •• , ,, ' 010 , .g S on Ayscough, Admiral John, Prospect-place-house, S c " ,0 ( e• - ,,', The Cot rector of the Birmingham and LeiceFter Radical pre' a e Barnes, Robert Edward, Esq., 11, 3lincing-lan e 'vaill 4 e r io A14 4- lisrs T Bedfordshire, ilertfcrcishire, and Essex JUOCIIOO ''' il ,' 00 .0 (9 Ni. : 4 1k ' " N r ation Beare, William Clabbett, Esq., 6, Porchester-plac e,C° PO' ..,-. ~1, - 1 +lation V ' t tVlt A l Mr ... 414 I i I I p r ` 4 l) , t t ,.!ctr ar So ie „„ ri ;Pr 6 a td . ., - 7 1 11 1: 04 1 ,) o nci r 1 7 1 I . 4 '; co t ta 3'41 4(10 11 t , ` -- 11 E 8 1 r h 'er POo 4„g0t, ' 1 , -- 1 11 Si. i lttc Lk