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IDLAND AND EASTERN COUNTIES i_VJL RAILWAY, tcam CASLBRLDGE,.by NORTHAMPTON, to WORCESTER. In consequence of important arrangements just concluded in con nexion with this undertaking, an amended prospectus will appear in a few days ; in the meantime the allotment of shares is necessarily postponed. Dated this 9th day of September, 1845. W. 0. and W . HUNT, 10, Whitehall, F. T. ELGIE, Worcester, JOHN CHINERY, Leamington, Solicliors. Messrs. DAY, St. Neots, THE OXFORD, SOUTHAMPTON, GOS PORT, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. (Provisionally registered.) Capital, 600,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 201. tea- Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. PBOVISIONLL COMMITTEE. • The Right Hen. Lord Ingestre, M.P. The Hon. Howe Browne, Chairman of the Manchester and Blaming ham Continuation Railway John Attwood, Esq., M.P., Park-lane, Hyde Park John Masterman, Esq., Nicholas _ -lane, Lombard-street, Banker Sir John Caapbell, Sir John Pirie, Bart ,Alderman, Directors of the Peninsular and Pedro de Zulueta, Esq., Oriental Steam Packet Company B. M. Wilcox, Esq., Sir William Wynne, Chairman of the North Wales Railway Sir George Rich, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square Sir Henry Richardson, Chassel-house, Southampton Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of the City of London William Hughes Hughes, Esq., Alderman of the City of London, late M.P. for Oxford, and late High Sheriff for Hants John Humphrey, Esq., Alderman of the City of London, and M.P. for the Borough of Southwark The Mayor of I•iewbury George Adam, Esq., White Lion-court, Corn= James Henry Attwood, Esq., Seymour-street, Portman-square John Bagshaw, Esq , Director of the Northern and Eastern Railway Joseph Brown, Esq., Director of the East and West of England Junction Railway Charles Baker, Esq., Southampton James Beech, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place Samuel Bovill, Esq., Southampton Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, and East and West of England Junction and Crewe Railways W. E. Boyes, Esq., Banbury, Director of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway Robert Barbour, Esq., Manchester . George Barrett, Esq., Southampton John Churchill, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Manchester and Birmingham Continuation Railway C. R. Colman, Esq., Irongate Wharf, and General Steam Navigation Company, Director of the South Midland Railway William Chadwick, Esq., Chairman of the Richmond Railway Samuel James Capper, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge F. F. Clossmann, Esq., Mincing-lane George Dawson, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Mid land Junction Railway William Dredge, Esq., Newbury, Berks, Alderman Captain Farrington, R.N., West Cowes, Isle of Wight William Henry Forman, Esq., Upper Thames-street W. S. FitzwUliam, Esq., Old Broad-street, Director of the Ease:. and Suffolk Railways Edward Farrow, Esq., Newbury, Director of Union Bank Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, Director of the Man chester and Birmingham Continuation Railway William Hill, Esq., Manchester John Newington Hughes, Esq., Winchester William Jaeomb, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the East mad West of England Railway J. Kinloch, Esq., Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, Director of the North Wales and the Newry and Enniskillen Railway Edward Lomer, Esq., Southampton James Lees; Esq., Deputy Chairman of Union Bank, Manchester Captain James Patrick Macdougal, Brixton, Surrey, late Bengal General Staff Lewin Moseley, Esq., Banker, Liverpool Captain George Probyn, Bryanston-square John Clark Prescott, Esq., Manchester David Price, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Leeds and Bolton. Railway N. M. Priaulx, Esq., of the South-Western Steam Packet Company, Southampton G. Parbury, Esq., Director of the East and West of England Rail way William Watson Prole, Esq., Director of the Jersey Railway William Langley Pope, Esq., Birchin-lane, and Woodford, Director of the Falmouth and Exeter Railway Clement Royds, Esq., Rochdale, Chairman of tke Preston and Wyre Railway Major Selwyn, Royal Engineers, Director of the East and West of England Junction Railway Walter Shairp, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, and Austin-friars, Director of the Cobra Mining Company Benjamin Shaw, Esq., Kilburn Priory, Director of the Dublin and Kilkenny Railway T. Bridge Simpson, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Richmond Railway Edmund Slocock, Esq., Newbury Joseph Underwood, Esq., Director of the Commercial Bank of London Robert Watkins, Esq., Director of the East and,West of England Railway Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. The Honourable Howe Brown, Chairman James Henry Attwood, Esq., Deputy-Chairmen John Attwood, Esq., M.P. John Masterman, Esq. Sir John Pirie, Bart. W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., Alderman George Adam, Esq. John Bagshaw, Esq. Joseph Brown, Esq William Chadwick, Esq. William Henry Forman, Esq. Captain George Probyn Robert Watkins, Esq. Joseph Underwood. Esq. William Langley Pope, Esq. BANKERS —Messrs. Masterman and Co., London ENGINEER-IN-CHlEF—Joseph Locke, Esq. ACTING ENGINEEEs—Messrs. J. B. and E. Birch SOLICITORS—John Bethell, Esq., 78, King William-street, London ; at Southampton, Messrs. Sharp and Harrison SECRETAET—John Dunlop, Esq. The Deeds will lie for signature at the Company's Offices, No. 19, Birchin-lane, on Friday next, from Twelve till Four o'clock, and on every following day until further notice ; and duplicate Deeds will lie for signature between the hours of Eleven and Five o'clock, at the following places : Manchester—On Saturday, September 13, at Messrs. Houghland and Leese, King-street Liverpool—On Monday, September 15, at Messrs. John Wills and Co. Leeds—On Tuesday, Septeminr 16, at Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oast lers, Royal Bank Buildings Sheffield—On Wednesday, September 17, at Messrs. Garton and Wright Birmingham—On Thursday, September 18, at Mr. Lane's, share broker On the execution of the Deeds the Scrip will be delivered. By order, JOHN DUNLOP, Secretary. 19, Birchin.lane. Cornhill, Sept. 11, 1845. BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD RAILWAY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 300,0001., in 15,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 21. 2s. per share in accordance with the standing orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons. :To call to be made until the Act is obtained —and no Subscriber to be answerable beyond the Amount of his Subscription. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. for Birmingham Geo. Frederick Muntz, Esq., M.P. for Birmingham The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Birmingham John Wilks tinett, Esq., The Woodlands, Smethwick, Staffordshire George tinett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire William Jacot, Esq., New Hall, Sutton Colfield C. D. Archibald, Esq., F.R.S., Rusland Hall, Lancashire, and Re- gent's Park, London John Godfrey Hudson, Esq., St. George's-terrace, Hyde-park, Direc tor of the London Central Terminus Company George Turner, Esq., Hunton Hill, Erdington, Warwickshire, Direc tor of the South Staffordshire and the Southampton and Oxford Railways Thomas Welch, Esq., Birmingham Charles Machin, Esq., Blythe House, Erdington, Warwickshire K. Fowler, Esq., Manchester-square, London, and Filton-,park. 'Bristol Samuel Phillips, Esq., Chester-terrace, Regent's-park, London, and Levant House, St. Ilelen's-place, London, merchant Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Great Western (Irish), and the Worcester and South Wales Railways Than. Davies, Esq., The Austens, Handsworth, Stafferdshire David Barnett, Esq., merchant, Birmingham Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, Birmingham Smith Whilock, Esq., Birmingham John Boulton, Esq., Birmingham Bell Elcock Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham Thomas Boilman Uptll, Esq. Biriningham Edward Rabone, Esq., Smethwiek Hall, Staffordshire Theophilus Richards, Esq., Edgbaston, near Birmingham Thomas Pemberton, Esq., Wharstone House, near Birmingham Capt. 3Pnougal, Fir Grove, North Brixton John Anderson, , Esq., Honourable East India Company's Service, Euston-place, Euston-square, London . Sir William White, Director of the Church of England Insurance Company J. Griffith Frith, Esq., Director of the Londonderry and Coleraine hallway, &c. &c. John Johnson, Captain, R.N., Edgbaston, Birmingham George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham Hercules Hanes bunCOcks, Esq., Manor House, Kempsey, Gloucei- 'tershire William Edwards, Esq., Aston, near Birmingham John George Norbury, Esq. ' Manchester House, Atherstone, Direc tor of the Tean and Dovo Valley and South Staffordshire Railways Geo. Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire James Russell, Esq., Endwooki Court, Handsworth, Staffordshir e . Thomas E. Davies, Esq., Benefield House, near BirMinghani . John Russell. Esq., Plandsworth, Staffordshire Lieutenant-Colonel Eirington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Director of the Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, and Leeds and Liverpool Railways Joshua Horton, Esq., Atna iron -works, Smethwick, Staffordshire Richard. Underhill, Esq., Birmingham R. B. Williams, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Di. rect, the Leicester and Tamworth Junction, and the Leeds and Liverpool Railway Companies (With power to add to their number.) ACTING ENGINEER.—E. J. Maude, Ssq., C.E. JOINT SOLICITORS. J. Graham, Esq., 60, Moorgate-street. London. Richard Ford, Esq., 28, Essex-street, Strand, London. LOCAL AGENTS. Birmingham—W. 11. Reece, Esq., New-street ; and C. IL Jagger, Esq., New-street. BANKED'S. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co., London. Messrs. Atwood, Spooner, and Co., Birmingham. This short but very important Line of Railway will commence at the nearest point on the Trent Valley Railway to the City of Lich field, and proeee.l through a rich and populous country, by Shenstone, Sutton Cohitield, and Erdington, to the town of Birmingham. The length of the Line will be only about sixteen miles, and a glance at the map will suffice to show the very numerous advan tages which this Railway offers. The projected " South Union Rail way," from Manchester, joins or falls into the Trent Valley Railway just below Lichfield, and, proceeding along the Trent Valley Line, via Tamworth and Rugby, will form the shortest and most direct I route from Manchester to London, but will leave Birmingham on the west, which can only be reached by the circuitous route through Tamworth, a distance of twenty-five miles. The proposed Birmingham and Lichfield Railway will effect an ex tension of the South Union, North , Staffordshire, and other projected Railways, from Lichfield in a direct Line to Birmingham, and thus save no less than nine miles in the twenty-five, and constitute the shortest and best line between Manchester and Birmingham yet de vised, As to the returns to be expected for the capital embarked, it is Sufficient to mention, that in addition to the very large income" ar s ing. from the local passenger and goods traffic (the latter of which is very great, as most of the agricultural supplies of Birmingham, the emporium of the Midland Counties, and its densely populated neigh bourhood, are derived from the vicinities of, and must pass along this Line), every passenger direct from Manchester to Birmingham must necessarily proceed along the projected Railway, should either of the Inea from M anchester to Lichfield be made. This lithe will also form the nearest route from Derby and the North to Birmingham. The Capital proposed to be raised is 300,0001., in 15,000 Shares of 201: each. A deposit of 21...21. per Share will be required to be paid Upon the allotment, to the credit of the Directors with the Bankers Of the Company. No call will be made until the Act of Parliament shall be obtained, and power will be taken in the Act to allow Interest at 41. per cent. per annum, upon the amount of each call, from the date of payment until the opening of the line, and Subscribers will not be answerable beyond the amount of their Shares. The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract, which shall contain a clause-empowering the Directors to amalgamate with any other Railway now formed, or to be formed, to extend or make Branch Lines, or transfer, mortgage, or dispose of the present un dertaking for the benefit of the Company, as they may deem proper, will be ready on the day fixed for- the payment of deposit, and will be required to be executed when the bankers' receipts are exchanged for certificates of Scrip ; and the shares of any Subscribers making default in the execution of those deeds within the time limited, of which fourteen days' notice will be given, will be absolutely forfeited. No application for ehsres can he attended to, unless accompanied by a reference to a member of the Provisional Committee, one of the Solicitors, Agents, or a Banker. Forms of application for shares, copies of the proepeettui, and a , map of the line, may be obtained at the temporary offices of the Company 60, Moorgate-street, London ; from the Solicitors from j jon ai Agents ; from Mr. B. B. Williams, 17, Throgmorton-street, London ; from Mr. W. H. Collis, 104, New-street, Birmingham ; Messrs. Ludlow, Brothers ; and Messrs. Pownall and Worthington, Liverpool ; Mr . Barlow, Manchester ; Messrs. Robinson and Furlay, Leeds ; Mr. Thomas Evans, Milsom-street, Bath ; Messrs. Xllgood And Harrison, Leicester. BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD RAILWAY. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. _ _ To the Provisional Cpmmittee of the Birmingham and 'Llchliela Railway Company. Gentlemen, —I request you will allot me Shares of 201. each in the above Company;:and I undertake to accept the same, or such smaller number as may be allotted to me, and to pay the de posit of a. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the Subscribers' eetternent and Parliamentary contract when required. Dated We day of 1843. Residence ........ ••••••—•..••••••••• Profession or Business Reference Address „„. ....• "It THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1845. L ANARKSHIRE and LOThIANS DIRECT RAILWAY. FORMING THE SHORTEST RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST OF SCOTLAND, Without Tunnels and without Heavy Works. Capital 400,0001., in 16,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 31. per Shire. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Earl of Eglinton and Winton The Lord Bellhaven and Stentoa The Hon. James Lnrasden, Lord Provost of Glasgow William Baird, Esq., M.P. for the Airdrie District of Burghs P. M. Stewart, Esq., M.P. Thomas Maitland, Esq., of Dundrennan and Mermand, M.P. Patrick Graham, Esq., of Limekilns Andrew Buchanan, Esq.; of Mount Vernon William Forrest, Esq., of Treesbanks Edward Horeman, Esq., M.P. Alex. Graham, Esq., of Capellie Andrew Brown, Esq., of Clerkhill Christopher Saltmarshe, Esq., Middleton Lodge, Leeds Alex. Hunter, Esq . W.S., Commissioner for Colonel Norval of Batkgate _ _ Alex. Galloway, Esq., of Halisraig, banker, Airdrie H. E. Crum, Esq., - merchant, Glasgow William Gemmell, Esq., merchant, Glasgow James Douglas, Esq., West India merchant, Glasgow Alex. Campbell, Esq., of ISedlay George Whitmore, Esq., Park-street, London George Stewart, Esq., of Penang, Blackstone House Robert do Lisle, Esq., Treesbanks House Alex. Alison, Esq., of Pitcon William Campbell, Esq., of Tilliechewan, merchant, Glasgow Patrick Graham, Esq., of Rebshill John Bain, Esq., of Morrlston Matthew Dick, Esq., of Meikle Earnock John Hamilton, Esq., of Duntillan Alex. Cunninghame , Esq., Carnbroe Ironworks Alex. Baird, Esq., Gartsherrie Ironworks Graham Menzies, Esq., distiller, Paisley John Kerr, Esq., of Shields Wm. Mutrie, Esq., merchant, Glasgow David Waddington, Esq., Manchester William Brown, Esq., merchant, Glasgow George Glendining, Esq., of Millrigg, Midcalder John Wilson, jun., Esq., of Westsidewood John Dick, Esq., M.D., Mid-Calder James Graham, Esq ., . f Fereneze. BANKERS. The Western Bank of Scotland in Glasgow, Airdrie and Edinburgh The London and Westminster Bank, London The Union Bank of Manchester, and The Royal Bank of Liverpool SiccanTkar —J. F. Galbraith, Esq., W. S., 48, Queen-street, Glasgow SOLICITOES—Messrs. Campbell and Tennents, 40, George-square, Glasgow PARLIAIUNTAIT Ao;Fr—G. H. Lang, Esq., 37, Great George-street, Westminster. This Railway will commence at a suitable point of the Edinburgh branch of the Caledonian Rnilway, at or near Mid-Calder, and pro ceed westwards, by easy and convenient gradients, accommodating the populous towns and villages of Livingstone, Bathgate, Blackburn, Whitburn, and Clarkstone, to the Airdrie District, where it will form a junction with the existing and projected lines to Glasgow and the West of Scotland. The populous district traversed by this Railway is one of the rich est in Scotland. It abounds in ironstone, coal, limestone, and ether minerals ; and it only requires the advantages of railway accom modation to develop its resources. The revenue, as a Mineral line alone, should suffice to yield the largest return legally exigible by railway proprietors ; and when it is considered that, by the junctions already referred to, this line will form a direct, short, and uninterrupted route between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and connect East, West, and Mid Lothian, and the whole of the eastern counties of Scotland, not merely with Glasgow, but with tke counties of Renfrew, Ayr, Wigton, and Kirk cudbright, and their important seaports, it would be difficult to over value the present line as a great national undertaking. Te those acquainted with the districtat is unnecessary to point out the immense local importance of this line and its dependencies ; and to the inhabitants of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greenock, and all the other towns in the east and west of Scotland, it would be super fluqus to mention the advantages of such a line, whether as respects safety and comfort, or economy and expedition ; but, for the benefit of those at a distance, it may be well to state that, while it avoids objectionable tunnels, viaducts, and other heavy works, it is also shorter, by at least one-sixth of the whole distance, than any other line between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and will further be the means of conveying, without transhipment, passengers and goods from the east to the west coast. The largest proprietors along the line have already given their most cordial assent to this undertaking ; and there cannot be a doubt that, as it will meet the demands of the public, it will in due time receive the sanction of the Legislature. Applications for Shares in the form annexed may be made to the following brokers :—Messrs. Jackson and M'Cowan, Foulda and Cockburn, T. G. Buchanan, and A. W. Forbes, Glasgow; Alexander Galloway, banker, Airdrie ; Robert Allan, and Robertson and Co., Edinburgh; Thomas Forsyth, and Massie and Robertson, Liverpool ; George Harris, Manchester; B. and M. Boyd, 4, Bank Buildings, and J. Shevrell and ion, Tokenhouse-yard, Landon. Glasgow, Bth Seit., 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Committee of the Lanarkshire and Lothians e Di rct Railway. _ _ _ - - Gentlemen,—l hereby apply for Shares of the Stock of this Company, and bind myself to pay the Deposit of 31. en this, or any smaller number of Shares that may be allotted to nee, and to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Deed of ♦gree nsent. I sax, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, Designation . • • • • • /tesidenee•... .. Place of Business ......... ....... Reference • •••••• •••••••••••• Secretary, the solicitors, thelocal agents, also the brokers, Messrs. Mieville and Co., Angel-court, Throgmorton-street, London ; Messrs. Cameron, Cazenove, and Taunton, Liverpool ; Messrs. Green and Old ham, Manchester; Nathaniel Lea, Esq., Birmingham ; Messrs. Solmes and Tripp, Bristol ; Messrs. Turley and Cooper, Leeds ; J. Senior, Esq. Sheffield ; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, Hull ; to whom applications for Shares (which must be on printed forms) may be whiressed ; and it will be necessary - that reference be made to a banker iJlicitor, or person of responsibility., CHELMSFORD and BURY RAILWAY (STOWMARKET BRANCH). (Registered Provisionally.) The Committee of . ..Management beg to inform the Shareholders I that they have determined, under powers existing in the Deed of Settlement, upon adding to their project a branch from I avenham to Stowmarket, there to effect a junction with the Eastern Union Ex tension line, thus forming not only the most direct route to Norwich hitherto projected, but as may be seen by an inspection of the map, the shortest within the limits of practicability. The Chelmsford and Bury Railway, by means of its Thetford Extension, secures the trafficof the northern. and western districts of the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, together with a large portion of that of Norwich, and by means of its Stowmarket branch, and the connexion thus formed with the Eastern Union Extension and the Waveney Valley lines (to both of which it is a most valuable coadjutor), it secures over forty miles of its length not only the remaining traffic of Norwich, but the whole of that of the Important port of Yarmouth, to which must be added the towns of Beccles, Bungay, Harleston, Dies, and Stowmarket, with all the northern and eastern districts of the above-mentioned counties. The great increase of traffic secured beyond the reach of competition by this branch would amply compensate for even an extravagant outlay in its formation. The committee, however, have great pleasure in stating, that after a pre liminary survey the engineer has reported the locality to be so unusually favourable for railway purposes as to justify them in entertaining a confident hope that no additional capital, beyond that mentioned in their prospectus, will be required for its construction. A more detailed survey, however, is in course of completion, the re sult of which will be shortly submitted to the Shareholders. By order, DAVID BARTIE, Secretary. Company's Offices, 61, Moorgate-street, Sept. I, 1g45. N.B.—The extension from Bury to Thetford, and that now an nounced from Lavenham to Stowmarket, will be integral parts of the original Chelmsford and Bury scheme, and the new Shareholders stand on the same footing as the original Subscribers. CHEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY, Through the Forest of I (with litranches to the Collieries, Iron Works, and River Severn), to join the Gloucester end Birmingham, Gloucester and Bristol, intended Cheltenham, Oxford, and London direct, and Gloucester and Aberystwith Railways. (Registered Provisionally, according to the Act of 7 and 8 Victoria, chap. 110.) Capital 600,0001., in 30,000 shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21.2 s per Share. No Shareholder to be liable beyond the amount of his Shares. WILLIAM PROTHEROE, Secretary. 10, Old Jewry Chambers, CHEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. The time for receiving applications for Shares in this Company having expired on Saturday last, ny applications since received can beentertained, as the shares are in course of allotment. WILLIAM PROTHEROE, Secretary. 10, Old Jewry Chambers, Sept. 8, 1845. C HEPSTOW, FORE ST OF DEAN, AND GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. An extension of this line is under survey to connect it with the heart of the mineral district of South Wales. The project has been registered, full particulars of which will appear in a few days. WILLIAM PROTHEEOE, Secretary. 10, Old Jewry Chambers. . _ E AST AND WEST OF ENGLAND JUNC TION RAILWAY. FROM NORTHAMPTON TO CHELTENHAM. Broad Gauge. The Committee of Direction of this Company have to announc that the Parliamentary Deed will lay for signature, and the Banker's receipt be exchanged for Scrip, on MONDAY, the Bth, WEDNESDAY, the 10th, THURSDAY, the 11th, FRIDAY, the 12th, and SATURDAY, the 13th instant, between the hours of Twelve and Four o'clock at the Offices, 35, Charing-cross. By Order, ROBERT WATKINS, jun., Secretary. 35, Charing-cross, Sept. 6, 1845.1 EAST AND WEST OF ENGLAND JUNC TION RAILWAY, FROM NORTHAMPTON TO CHELTENHAM. Broad Gauge. The deeds of this Company will lie for signature each day during this week at the Offices, 35, Charing-cross; and they will lie for sig nature at the following towns between the hours of Eleven and Four o'clock : MANCHESTER, on SATURDAY, September 13, at Messrs. Stang land and Leese's, King-street. LIVERPOOL, on MONDAY, September 15, at Messrs. John Wills and Co.'s Royal Bank-buildings. LEEDS, on TUESDAY, September 16, at Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler's. SHEFFIELD, on WEDNESDAY, September 17, at Messrs. Garton and Wright's. BIRMINGHAM, on THURSDAY, September 18, at J. R. Lane's, Esq., Stockbroker. BANBURY, on FRIDAY, September 19, at the White Lion Hotel. 35, Charing-cross, Sept. 11, 1845. THE LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEF FIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE or LEEDS, WOLVERHAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY. (I"royisionally Registered). Capital 1,700,0001., in 85,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21.25. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire Sir William Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street, Hyde-park Gardens Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Deputy Chairman of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Sir William Boothby, Bart, Ashbourne-hall Derbyshire Sir William Lowthorp, Knt., Hull and Alga-house Scarborough, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Col. the Hon Leicester Stanhope, Ashburham House, Chairman of Remington's London and Manchester Direct Railway The Sheriff of York - " Arnold, Henry, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway Bright, Selim, Esq., Buxton Blurton, Robert, Esq., banker, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter Direc tor of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Bradley, Septimus, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Buxton, John Harry, Esq., Ashbourne Croft, Major J. T., 15, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairman of Reming ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Lon don and Manchester Railway Cooke, the Rev. J., Uttoxeter, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, &c. Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Holme Cottage, Ashbourne Cox, Walker, Esq., Breadsall, Derby, Director of the Team and Dove Valley Railway Crockett, T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire , _ _ and Worcestershire Junction Railway Crossley, John, Esq., Lamberhurst, Sussex, and Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway , Dalby, John Robert, Esq., Ashbourae, Director of the Der b y shire, Staffordshire, ind Worcestershire Junction Railway _ Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbourne Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak• Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent Dawson, Samuel, Esq., sen., Ashbourne Earp, Thomas, Esq., Uttozeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Railway Edensor, Richard, Esq., Road-meadow, Ashbourne Fidler, Peter Pichott, Esq., Higgin Grange, Derbyshire Fisher, Thomas, Esq.,, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway _ Garle, Samuel, Esq., Uttoxeter Garle, William, Esq. Uttoxeter Gilpin, and Co., Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and WorcestershireJunction'Railway Haden, Joseph, Esq., Dudley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Haines, Samuel, Esq., Chad-house, Edgbaston, Director of the Lel- tester and Birmingham Railway Hartshorne, Robert James, Esq., Ashbourne Hatfield, Thomas, Esq., Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &c. Hill, John, Esq., Derby Jones, the Rev. J. P., Vicarage, Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Johnson, John Goodwin, Esq., Bentley Hall Asabourne Johnson, D. T., Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of the Ches ter and Manchester Railway Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq., Meorgate, Director of Remington's London and Manchester Direct Railway Knight, Edward, Esq., M.D., Stafford, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire,:and Worcester Junction Railway Keene, John Joseph, Esq.,, St. John's Wood, Regen'ti Park, Director of the National Bank of Ireland, &c. King, William, Esq., Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemason's Life Assurance, &c. Lawrence, Richard Corbett, Esq., Wandfield-haVUttoxeter, Director of the erbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Janction Railway Langley, Henry, Esq., Rakeway House, Cheadle, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, Richard, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lassetter, James, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Lea, John Wheeley, Esq., Worcester, Vice-Chairman of the Setern Commission, &c. Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, Sudbury Meteyard, Horace, Wm., Esq., Director of Remington's London and Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place 3PMahon, Daniel, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Manors, John, Esq. Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Mellard, James, Esq., Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Minors, John, Esq., The Parks, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Mountford, Thomas John, Esq., Ashbourne Mathew, John Mee, Esq., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, &c. Milner, William, Esq., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Marton, Joseph, Esq., Walsall, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Maskery, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire Orton, James, Esq., Woodford, near Uttoxeter, Director of the Der byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Parkinson, John', Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Ryde-park, Di rector of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Rail- way. &c. Pulteney, Douglas, Rinnaird, Capt., Parliament-street, London, Di rector of the Nottingham and Boston Railway Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Robinson, John, Esq., Silcoates Cottage, Wakefield Sant, Edward, Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Shipton, Robert, Esq., Scropton, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway Smith, Charles, Esq., Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway smith, Thomas, Esq., More-hall, Staffordshire, Director of the Der byshire, Stafford4hire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Smith, William, Esq., Sedsall, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire Railway, &c. Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Teen and Dove Valley Railway Smith, John, Esq., Barton House, Derbyshire Smythe, John Vere, Esq., Kensington, Middlesex, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcesterehire Junction Railway Spiers, E. J., Esq., Carlton Villas, London, Director of the \ East and . . West Junction Railway Stephenson, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Agriculturist Cattle As- siirance Company Terry, Benjamin, Esq., Mayor of Walsall, Director of the Derby shire Railway, &c. Tomlinson, Thomas, Esq., Bradley Pastures, Ashbourne Toogood, Rupert, Esq., Ashbourne Tylecote, Edward, Dig., great Heywood, Staffordshire Tyler, george, Esq:, Holloway-place, Holloway, London, Director of the East and West Junction Railway, Szc. Waller, Major, K.H., St.'James's-square, Director of the Chester and Manchester Railway, &c, Walter, James Smith, Esq., Bakewell, Derbyshire Walters, J. T., Esq., Ruviey Weston, Thomas, Esq., Tear'. Staffordshire, Director of the Derby shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wise, Thomas, Esq., Ashbourne Witham, John, Esq., Ashbourne Woolrich, Thomas, Esq., Uttexeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood, Charles, Esq., Uttozeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf fordshice, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Wood William, Esq., M.D., Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Di rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion Railway Wood, William Hurd, Esq , Ashbonrne Wright, Thomas, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Gainsbo rough Railway. BANKERS. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lane, London Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., Cornhill, London SOLICITORS. John Owens, Esq., 3.5, Moorgate-street, London William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter ENGINEERS. Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. George Remington, Esq., C.R. LOCAL AGENTS. Annishaw, J., Esq., Ingeley Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton Bolton, John, Esq..-Dudley Eggitigton, A. Esq., Lichfield Green, James J., Esq., Walsall. This line of railway, which is about sixty-five miles in length, is intended to commence at Uttoxeter (the terminus of the proposed Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will form a di: ect com munication between two of the most important manufacturing and mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire portion including Dadley, Tipton,Walsall, Bilston, Wednesbury, and Wolverhampton. This line will also open a direct railway communication between Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon. Car diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermartheu, Milford Haven, Fish guard, Aberystvvith, and with Porthdynllaen, the future outport for Ireland. And also the most direct communication between Leeds and Southampton. The line will pass nearly along the Uttoxeter and Caldon Canal to a point near Preatwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro moters of this undertaking. It will proceed through Ellaston and Mayfield to Ashbourn, thence near Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holmtirth to Huddersfield, where it will join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Thirsk. It will open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal. iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and magnesian limestone on the route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy. and cheap communica tion between the important towns above mentioned. Arrangements have been made with other companies to run into this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise additional capital to extend the line to Leeds. Many of the above-mentioned mineral productions are essential to the mining districts of South Staffordshire and Sheffield. The North Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (15 cwt. of the former being equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen sive, the line from the Caldon Mines having to go by canal round by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding furnaces, when. by this railway, it would be taken in a straight line to them ; and the Ashbourrte, Cromford, Worksworth, and Bakewell country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The iron stone in the neighbourhood of Sheffield is also becoming very scarce, and great quantities are Introduced from Scotland; the same scarcity exists in South Staffordshire ; and the route of this line would fur nish a cheap and good supply, at present not worked, and without a market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan tages, a good local market would be opened along the agricultural and other parts of the district at present very badly supplied with lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car riage. It is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the immense traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, mod Worcestershire. Junction Railway. The calculations which have been made show a very large profit. There arc large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them Into full work. The coal is of a superior quality. _ - There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ashbourne, Cromford, and other places on the line. • The scenery of Derbyshire is the resort of vast numbers of tourists; and particular care will be taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere with or change its beautiful and romantic character. The convenience, therefore, which this line will afford must necessarily cause a great index of passengers, both on business and pleasure. Ironstone is not so abundant in the South as in North Staffordshire, and vast quantities are sent by the tardy, circuitous, and expensive canal company, which this and other lines of railway meeting at Uttoxeter will remedy. The gypsum formation runs from Staffordshire to the Humber, and the demand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac turing purposes along this line will be great. At the urgent suggestion of some of the most influential inhabi tants of Ashbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey of a junc tion line to connect that town with the Derby, and with the Derby and Gainsiborough and Midland Railways The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest Benito, Bagots Woods. and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,000 acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a like objectionable route of tardy and circuitous canal convey ance ; whereas this line would open a direct, easy, and cheap communication to new markets. The line has been viewed prior to a detailed survey, and there are not more than ordinary engineering difficulties. In consequence of the late Parliamentary decisions, it is intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro moters do not pledge themselves absolutely to do so. Applications for Shares to be made to John Owens, Ee l ., 35, Moorgate-street, London, and William Arnold Ilainbrigge, Esq., Lltoxeter; and to the following Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Preece and Ev.ms, 39, Lothbury ; Mr. Miles, Worcester; Mr. Thomas Henry Wheeler, Worcester ; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liver pool ; Messrs. Cameron and C G., Liverpool ; Mr. Morris Rey nokls, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard E. Hine, Macclesfield ; Mr. James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler, Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bradford ; Mr. William Cronhelm, Halifax ; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham ; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York; Mr. E. H. Arrnitage,•Wakefield ; Mr, James Stokes, Chelten ham ; Mr. Joseph Clark. jun., Southampton ; Messrs, Tate and Nash, Bristol ; Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; Mr. Thomas Sandford. Exeter ; Mr. J. S. Holland, Coventry ; Messrs, Houghland and - Lbeac, Manchester ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester ; Manessd Sons, s t. Birchall and Co., Manchester ; Messrs. T. N. Bardwell b Messrs . mu er n jun., ne t l e: :l e a r ner i t M afiFe r rllie . de l t.e34 ; e: . Collis, Birmingham ; Mr.L . Weather soterens,:teEcirviasgo;erarditrw. ArF i d lichoes c l o sson ., n: H LebeEd udd in ers rtoucbu tlg h d h i and Stafford, College-green, Dublin; Mr. Andrew milligan,Birken . LICATION YOB SHARES. Birken head. FORM OF . APP' To the Provisional Committee of the 1... A% Huddersfield, Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Dte ee tot a n way. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me • - sheieeof 2Ol. each in the above Railway, and I undertake to aeeeht the same or . 11 . less number as you may appropriate to me , subject to the ?„..„,..%:= 1_ of the Company, and to sign the necessary Deeds, ILIA so .. 41:= t h eya required, the Deposit thereon of 21. 2s. per Share. . Dated this day of , 184 . Nara. in dill •• • Profession and professional madame ..... Belidence in full. • • . • 1.... ..... Reference..., SHROPSHIRE MINERAL RAILWAY, I 3 forming, in conjunction with other existing and projected lines, a direct communication between Liverpool, Manchester, Shef field, York, and Run, and Swansea and South Wales. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 700,0001., in 35,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share. (The Depoeit la.inaccorcianei with the Standing Order of the Howie of Commons.) - PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. Adams, Mr. Sergeant, Stanhope-place, Hyde-park Baddeley, Thomas Bernard, Esq., Newport, Salop Barker, Joseph, Esq., Macclesfield Batson, James, Esq., Ironmaster, Great Bridge, Staffordshire, Di- rector of the South Staffordshire Railway Beddoes, Thomas, Esq., Cheney Longueville, near Church Stratton Beamish, Captain, Kenengton-square Blanford, Wm., Esq., Chairman of the Thames Plate Glass Company Bloor, John, Esq., Merchant, Tatbury, Suffolk Bull, Joseph, Esq., Snedshill Iron Works, Shropshire lad Manchester Burroughs, Captain, Davies-street, Berkeley-square Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield and London, Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railway Clemson, John, Esq., Red Bank, Manchester Cochrane, T. Esq., Ironmaster, Woodside Works, Wolverhampton Cottam, Rey. G., M.A., Wolverhampton Cox, George, Esq., Wolverhampton Davies, Captain, J.P., Brynglass, Montgomeryshire Davies, Thomas, Esq., Ironmaster, Goldoni% near Ironwoods Deakin, Addison, Esq., Eccleshall Downes, Thomas U. C., Esq., Munslow, near Ludlow Edwards, Edward, Esq., Iron-bridge, Shropshire Evans, Thomas, Esq., Chin, Shropshire Ewbank, Captain, Junior United Service Club Eyke, William, Esq., Stanton, Shlffnall, Shropshire Firmstone, John Parsons, Esq., Ironmaster, Highflelds Works, Bil ston, Director of the South Staffordshire, Worcester, and Shrews bury Jimction Fisher, James, Esq., Ironmaster, Bilston, Staffordshire George, William, Esq., Weston, near Much Wenlock Griffiths, Samuel, Esq.. Wolverhampton Gregory, T. Esq., Ironmaster, Westbromwich, Staffordshire Hall, Joseph, Esq., Ironmaster, Bloomfield, Tipton, Staffordshire Holcombe, Charles T., Esq., Valentines, Ilford, Essex, Director of the Anglo-Belgian Railway Humphreys, William, Esq., the Rectory, Berriew, Welsh Pool, Mont- gomeryshire Humphreys, John, Esq., Berriew, Welsh Pool, Montgomeryshire Humphreys, Rev. Thos., Bishop's Castle Jones, Robert, Esq., Strefford, near Church Stretton Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, near Sudbury, Suffolk Law, William, Esq., Woburn-place, Russell-square Leicester, Rev. Charles, J.P., Whitton Hall, Salop Loveridge, Henry, Esq., Wolverhampton Luckock, the Rev. T. G. M., Parsonage, Great Birr, Staffordshire Marston, Francis, Esq., J.P., Aston, Hopesity, Salop Miller, Ambrose, Esq., Lower Thames-street, Director of the Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Railway Millington, William, Esq., Ironmaster, Sammerhill Works, Tipton, Staffordshire Minton, John, Esq., Cloebury North, Shropshire Newcombe, J. W., Esq., Upper Gloucester-place, and Langley-fields Ironworks, Dawley, Salop Plowden, William, Esq., Plowden-hall, near Bishop's Castle, and Rotherwas, near Hereford, J.P., Shropshire Price, Francis Lysons, Esq., William-street, Blackfriars, Director of , .. the Chartered — Gas Light and Coke Company Pulteney, Captain Douglas Kinnaird, Parliament-street, Director of the Direct London and Manchester Railway Ridge, Joseph Charles, Esq., merchant, Manchester Rigg, Charles M., Esq., York-place, Portman-square Riley, W. T. Esq., Ironmaster, MiMeld Works, Bilston, Director of the Derbyshire Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Ryton .William, Esq., Wolverhampton Shaw, William, Esq., Managing Director of the Royal Farmers' Fire and Life Assurance Company; Director of the London and Bir mingham Extension, and Warwick and Worcester Railways Simms, William, Esq., Snedshill Ironworks, Shiffnal Silvester and Jackson, Messrs., Ironmasters, West Bromwich Slade, the Rev. IL R., D.D., Wolverhampton Smalman, John, Esq., J.P., Quatford Castle, Bridgnerth, Director of the Worcester and Crewe Railway Spicer, Charles W., Esq , Portman-square Summers, Thomas, Esq., Much Wenlock Swift, Henry, Esq., Eccleshall and Wootton Swift, George, Esq., Elford-hill, Eccleshall i Thacker, Robert, Esq., Wolverhampton Tildesley, James, Esq., Merchant, Willenhall, Staffordshire Tudor, Samuel, Esq., Upper Thames-street, and Hull, Director of the Derby, Stafford, and Uttoxeter Railway Turner, Henry, Esq., Brewood Hall, Staffordshire Underhill, George Lees, Esq., Ironmaster, Wolverhampton Wainwright, Richard, Esq., Stanway Court, Church Stretton Webster, Frank D. Bullock, Esq., Director of the Now River Com pany, Brentbridge House, Hendon, Middlesex Wells, Thos., Esq., Ironmaster, Moxley Steel Works Weyman, Thomas, Esq , Purslow Hall, near Clun, Shropshire Wood, William, Esq., Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway Wolryche, Stephen, Esq., J.P., Quatford Villa, near Brldgnorth, Salop 11(With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. Messrs. Jones, Loyd and Co., Lothbury, Messrs. Cockburn and Co.. 4, Whitehall, London Messrs. Adams, Warren, and Co., Shrewsbury and Market Drayton The Bilston District Banking Company, Wolverhampton The Shropshire tanking Company, and its Branches. ENGINEER IN Cniae--Samuel Clegg, Esq., C.E. ACTING ENGINEER—Francis Briscoe, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Yarborough and Adams, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London E. Garbett, Esq., Wellington, Salop. LOCAL AGENTS. Messrs. G. and R. Anderson, Ludlow Thomas Weyman, Esq., Ludlow John William Butterton, Esq., Eccleshall Thomas Bernard Baddeley, Esq., jun., Newport Edward Edwards, Esq., Church Stretton Gilbert Brown, Esq., Siffnal Charles G. Brown, Esq., Bilston, Staffordshire Philip Octavius Jervis, Esq., Bishop's Castle Thomas Griffiths, Esq., Clun and Bishop's Castle Thomas Walker, Esq., Wolverhampton T. R. Hodgson, Esq., Birmingham William Harding, Esq., Burslem, Staffordshire Potteries SECRETARY—George Bond, Esq. Offices, Royal Exchange-buildings, London. The line of Railway intended to be constructed by this Company will commence at or near Norton Bridge (a station of the Grand Junction Railway), in the county of Stafford, and proceed from thence by Eccleshall, Offley, Norbury, Forton, Newport, Donningten Wood, Oaken Gates, Priors Lee; Stirchley, Dawley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, to Coalbrook-dale ; there, crossing the proposed " Wor cester and Crewe Railway," it will pass along the slope of Wenlock edge, by Rushbury and Eaton-under-Haywood, to Wistanstow, in the county of Salop, where it will run into, and form a junction with the " Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North Wales Railway." The line will traverse a rich mineral district, and will have a secure and extensive traffic by the carriage of coal from the Shropshire coal-field, to a depot proposed to be formed at Wistanstow, for the supply of South Shropshire, part of Radnorshire and Herefordshire, and also from whence it will be convoyed by the " Hereford, Shrews bury, aid North Wales Railway." into Montgomeryshire and the neighbouring counties, where coal does not exist. It is impossible to calculate the extent to which this traffic may be carried, as by the direct railway communication thus opened between the Shropshire coal-field, and the important manufacturing towns of Newtown and Llanidloes, the price per ton will be reduced one-half at those places, and the flannel manufacturers, now depend ing upon water power, will, by the cheapness of coal, be enabled to employ steam, and to extend their trade in proportion to the great demand which exists for the Welsh flannels, in preference to any other. The importance of this subject will have its due weight with those who so often witness the bad effects upon the trade, caused by the stoppage of the mills from an insufficiency of water. A considerable amount of tonnage is now incurred by the Shrop shire ironmasters, for the conveyance of lime-stone from the neigh bourhood of Much Wenlock to the furnaces, by several transits of land and water carriage, whereas the proposed railway will convey it direct into the heart of the works, and at one-third of the expense. By its junction with the " Grand Junction" and the "Hereford I and Shrewsbury" Railways, this line will form a direct commanica. tion between Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, York and Hull. and Swansea and South Wales. As a junction line alone (connecting as it will such important rail ways), A large passenger traffic may be depended upon, but when it Is considered that the centre of the line passes through a densely populated mining district, and the remainder through a thriving agricultural neighbourhood, It will be obvious that a sufficient local traffic exists to pay a highly remunerative interest on the amount of capital required to be embarked. The line, which will not interfere with any property of an orna mental or costly character, will not exceed 46 miles in length, and will be constructed at much less than the average cost. Such important local co-operation has been secured, that no oppo sition is anticipated or Can be sustained against the measure. The liability of the Shareholders vral be limited, by the Act, to the amount of their subscription to the capital stock - ; and power will be Wiled ibr to allow interest at the rate of four per cent. per annual on the aniount of the deposit, and upon the further calls, 11-om the date of each payment until the opening of tba line ; and the first deptisit being paid, a further call will not be raade until the Act of Parliament shall have been obtained. • Maps of the line, prospectuses, &c., are to be obtained from the D IRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY, from LONDON to YORK. _____ At a MEETING of PROPRIETORS, held this day at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, pursuant to public advertisement, the following Reports were submitted for adoption : DIRECTORS' REPORT. The Directors have called the Shareholders together for the pur pose of submitting to them a statement of their affairs, and of con sulting them as to their future proceedings. The Board of Trade having recommended the adoption of a line of railway from London to York, composed of the Northern and Eastern line to Cambridge, improved by the new terminus proposed by the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension, and of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, and the northern portion of the Direct Northern from Lincoln to York, the Directors, in the exercise of the discre- Iron which the Shareholder* se unreservedly vested in them at the meeting of 14th February last, resolved to submit to Parliament so much only of their line as was comprised in the scheme recommended by the Board of Trade, under the impression that the decision of that Board would be supported by the Legislature. They accordingly did so, but certain objections to .the engineering and engraving depart ments having been taken, it was decided that the standing orders of the House of Commons had not been complied with, and, consequently, the scheme could only be considered in Committee as a project. The result was that, after a coldest of unexampled duration, the Committee of the House of Commons negatived the combination re commended by the Board of Trade, and reported in favour of what at that time was the shortest, and the only continous and inde pendent line from London to York before them. The Bill for this purpose passed the House of Commons, but was arrested in its pro gress in the House of Lords, by preliminary objections to the sub scription contract on which it was based, which were not finally dis posed of when Parliament Was prorogued. The position this scheme may assume next session will depend upon the view the parties pro moting it may take of the objections proved to exist, or which it is known can be established against them. But your Directors are ad vised, that even should; the promoters of that scheme take the risk of continuing their proceedings in Parliament on their present foot ing, they will, practically speaking, have no advantage when their scheme is brought into competition with one which at the period when the Committee of the House of Commons reported had not been considered by them. _ _ _ Impressed with these views, And holding it to be now settled, be yond doubt, that a new line from Lyndon to York will be sanctioned, irrespective of existing routes, and being convinced that the scheme of the London and York does not satisfy the main conditions which ought to attach to such a line, as a communication of great national importance, your Director.; instructed Mr. John Miller, the distin guished engineer of the North British Railway (to whom they have now committed the entire charge of the engineering department) to examine.the country between London and York, and to report to them his opinion, with a view to future proceedings. That gentle man's report will Ye read to the Meeting, and the Shareholders will perceive that he is decidedly of opinion that the scheme of a direct line from London to York, formed by one Company, should be ad hered to, improving it only by a further approach, where practi cable, to the most direct and shortest line that circumstances will admit of. In this opinion the Directors most heartily concur, and they pro pose acting upon it, by carrying out the system of railway therein recommended. To the North British, the Great North of England, and the other lines which form the eastern route to Scotland, the formation of the shortest line from London to York is of vital Importance, and the Directors think themselves justified in anticipating that the scheme recommended by Mr. Miller will receive the cordial support and co operaton of these Companies, as well as of the population generally of the north-eastern portion of Great Britain. In Mr. Miller's hands the Directors are confident that they will be enabled to submit to Parliament a main line, which shall be at least ten miles shorter than that proposed by the London and York, and which, combined with the necessary branches, will give a greater amount of local accommodation. The through traffic Is every day becoming more important, and It will be recollected that in the report of the Board of Trade it was stated that "should Parliament be of opinion that the construction of the most direct line between London and York ought to be con sidered as a paramount object, the integral scheme of the Direct Northern would deserve a preference. It reduces the distance to 176% miles, being 42 miles shorter than by the existing route, and 9% shorter than by the proposed London and York line." The Directors have used their best endeavours to have all the out standing accounts of the Company examined and settled; but the progress they have made, although considerable, has not permitted them to submit these accounts in detail to this meeting. The Direc tors are, however, enabled to state that the gross amount of ex penses incurred will be about thirty shillings per share, and, conse quently, to such Shareholders as may desire to withdraw from the further prosecution of the undertaking, there will remain the sum of say from 17s. to IL per share on their original deposits of 2/. 10s. per share to be returned. Having maturely considered all the circumstances of the case, the Directors have come to thd determination that the original project of an integral line from the metropolis to York on the direct prin nple, and under one management, ought to be resumed and proceeded within the ensuing session of Parliament. For this purpose the Directors propose that the required capital of 4,000,0001. shall be divided into 160,000 shares of 251. each, those shareholders who may desire to continue their interest in the under taking being entitled, with the sanction of the Directors, to exchange their strip certificates of 501. each for two new shares of 251. each, on paying up such further sum per share as, with the remainder of the former deposit, will make up 10 percent. upon the capital now required to be deposited by the standing orders of the House of Lords. As to any shares that may remain at the disposal of the Di rectors, after carrying out this arrangement, they will consider a pre ference to be due to approved holders of the present scrip. ENGINEER'S REPORT. TO TICS PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF TUE DIRECT NORTIIERN RAILWAY. Gentlemen—Raving received your instructions to examine the country between London and York, and to report to you my opinion of your proposed line of railway, with the view of again proceeding to Parliament, I lost no time in making arrangements for following out your instructions, and I accordingly last week examined the country generally, having reference to the plans of the whole line as originally contemplated ; and I now beg to report. In the outset I may remark that since your scheme for a line of railway between London and York was laid out last autumn, several important'circumstances have occurred which have a most material bearing on the question, and which, to my mind, show the great ex pediency, if not necessity, of having as a line from London to York, the most direct which the country will admit of. Since that period the railway system has taken a most rapid stride, and the public seem now to look forward to that mode of transit as forming the great means of conveyance through the country, not limited to the traffic between great towns and manu facturing and mining districts, but penetrating into every corner of the land. The system when so carried out (as there is now no doubt what ever that it will speedily be), will create such an amount of through traffic as will render great leading lines absolutely necessary, and in my opinion it will be imperative on the promoters of all thorough leading lines, if they look to the public advantage and their own in terest, to have them laid out as direct as possible. In no line will this principle of action be more imperatively called for than in the great leading lines from London, and especially those towards the north, where there is such an extent of country before them, the ramified traffic of which will centre in the main line, seeking the metropolis by the shortest route. This principle has already begun to be acted on to a considerable extent, and there is every reason to believe that it will in the end prevail generally. In carrying it out, however, I would not hold that the local accommodation of the country traversed should be altoge ther lost sight of, far from it, but I think that in such a line as that between London and York, the deviation of the direct line for the sole purpose of placing some particular town on the main line should not be thought of, and more particularly where such towns can be brought into immediate connexion with the main line by means of branches or by local lines, either in existence or certain to be executed. It appears to me to be in vain to attempt to mix up with a great leading line from London towards the north a mi nute attention to local accommodation. In a scheme based upon such a principle, both objects would be imperfectly attained, and if so carried out, it would only be as a temporary measure, the great interests of the country beyond would press for the most direct line to the capital, and the local, interests of such a rich and populous country as England will call for accommodation so minute that it will be impossible for any railway lines to give it, who have also the thorough traffic to attend to, without prejudicing that through traffic. It is certainly possible to give, by means of branches and subsidiary lines, the most minute accommodation, but such must be given apart from the great leading measure ; and least of all should the object of the main line be made subservient to that of the branches. don rin a d nd pl Y e o(rif may so term It) to the question k, you will at once perceive that, I should be laid out as direct as the country in nf will am admit ply rnl oyepi n ieg of, townh embracing e:estnhdeiLo oe line such towns only as can on the application of that principle be included; but where that cannot be done, their accommodation should be met by branches, or by the net of local lines which will sooner or later cover the country. I have looked over the plans of your line as laid out by your engineers, and although it appears to have been laid out on the di rect principle, carried even further than the general idea of the time (and that time being only last year), yet it appears to me that the principle could be yet further carried out, and the distance between London and York still fur ther sh ortened. Ita n m m s , a po ed s.p o ni n e th t e w r i na s in line be along ong the districts may not, by this means, ne ; this will now, however, of less it would have b een l as t year , f or s i nce y our i scheme was laid out (and I menti on this as another of those circum stances which have occurred) so many local lines have been brought forward, embracing almost every town, that no injury can arise on that account. Some of these loeal lines have been anthorised by Parliament, as for instance, the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, the Nottingham and Lincoln and Great Grimsby lines. Some of them have only so far advanced in Parliament, and others are only lately brought before the public. It is so far satisfactory, howeVer, that a direct London and York line would cross them all, and be brought into connexion with them, not interfering with them in their local objects, but aiding them in carrying out a London and North traffic from their respective districts. Should you resolve to proceed with your scheme on the principle which I have stated, I think such a line can be laid down as I can scarcely doubt will command success in Parliament, possessing, as it will, so many advantages over any scheme yet proposed for the same object. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, London, Sept. 1, 1845. - JOHN MILLER. It was moved by J. B. Luca, Esq. ; seconded by L. Caomma, Esq., and resolved unanimously : That the report now read be adopted, and that the thanks of this meeting be given to the Directors for their past services. And this meeting assures them of its cordial support in their future efforts to carry into effect the objects contemplated in the report. Moved by ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Esq. ; seconded by W. IIti`LAREN, Esq., and resolved unanimously : That the capital of the Company shall be 4,000,0001., divided into shares of .251. each, with a deposit of 21. 10s. per share ; and that approved holders of the present scrip shall have the option of receiv ing two new shares in exchange for one existing share, receiving credit for 11. on each existing share ; and also that a preference be given to such holder in the allotment of the remaining shares. (Signed) S. J. CAPPER, Chairman. The Chairman having vacated the chair, It was resolved,—That the unanimous thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman for his impartial and able conduct is the chair. Direct Northern Railway Offices, 64, Moorgatc- street, London, September 11, 1845. D IRECT NORTHERN . RAILWAY, from LONDON to YORK. In conformity with the resolutions unanimously passed at a GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS in this undertaking, held at the London Tavern this day, the holders of Scrip Certificates are hereby informed that, on leaving the same at the office of the Company, with the numerical list, accompanied by an application in the form below, No.l, they will, if approved by the Directors, be en titled to an allotment of two new Shares of 251. each, in exchange for each original share, on payment of a deposit of 21. on each new Share. If they wish for any additional Shares, in accordance with the preference resolved upon at the Meeting, they will likewise All up the form No. 2. For such shares as may remain for general distribution, applicants will apply in the annexed form No. 3. Parties returning scrip are requested to write across each certifi cate their name and address, with the Words " Returned for ex change." " S. J. CAPPER, Chairman. Direct Northern Railway Offices, Sept. 11, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 1. Direct Northern Railway Company. I hereby give you notice that I desire to exchange the scrip certifi cates held by me in the Direct Northern Railway Company, numbered* for new shares in this undertaking, upon the terms stated in the advertise ment, dated the 11th day of September, 1845, I nd in addition to the 11. per share coming to me on the above Scrip, undertake to pay the sum of 21. per share, as a deposit on such new shares as may be al lotted to me, and to sign the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement when required. Dated this day of , 1845. Name .. • • • • ...... •• • • ••• • • • ••• • • • Residence• • • • • • • • • • • ..... • • .. • • Profession or Occupation .. Reference.. ....... • • • • • • ..... • • To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Northern Railway Company. • Here insert the numbers specified in the certificates. FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 2. Direct Northern Railway Company. Having signified my desire to exchange the scrip certificates held by me in the Direct Northern Railway Company for new shares in this undertaking, I hereby request you will allot to me additional shares, and I agree to pay the deposit of 21. 10s. per share thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement when required. Dated this day of , 1645. Residence ••••••• • " •• " " Profession or Occupation To the Provisional Committee of the Direct Northern Railway Company. FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 3. Direct Northern Railway Company. request you will allot to me shares in this undertaking, and I agree to take the same, or such of them as may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of 2/. 10s. per share thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement when required. Dated this day of , 1845. • Profession or Occupation • iName Reterenee• ••• Address ••••••••••••••.... To the Provisional Comma - tee of the Direct Northern Railway Company. BRIDGWATER and MINEHEAD JUNC TION RAILWAY COMPANY, uniting the Stristol and Eng lish Channels, and forming a direct communication between the South of Ireland and Wales, with Bristol and London, and also with the South-Eastern and Western Coasts of England, Paris, and the Channel Islands. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, 300,0001. In 15,000 shares of 201. each. Deposit 21. 2s. per Share. Liability expressly limited to the amount of subscription ; and it is intended to make no further call until the Act of Parliament is obtained. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE, Sir Henry Seale, Bart., Mount Boom, Dartmouth Sir John Hensler, F.R.S., Walton, near Saffron Waldron, Deputy- Lieutenant of the county of Essex Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, near Minehead, Vice-Chairman of the Somerset Quarter Sessions John Halliday, Esq., Chapel Cleeve, near Minehead,Magistrate of the _ county of gomerset Henry William Chichester, Esq., Rose House, Bampton, Devon R. Beaden Buller , Esq., Nether Stowey Somerset Edwin Ley, Esq., Penzance, Cornwall - The Mayor of the Town and County of Poole Richard Pinney, Esq., shipowner, Poole E. F. Dayrell, Esq., of Lillingstone Dayrell, and 15, Old Cavendish street, London, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire W. S. Fitzwilliam, Esq., Pinner's Hall, Broad-street, merchant W. Revell Vigers, Esq., 50, Russell-square, and Alderman's-walk, . , . merchant W. S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park James Morrison, Ysq., 28, gt. merchant James Colhoun, Esq., 5, lialf-moon-street, Piccadilly, and St. Peter's chambers, Cornhill, merchant Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, and St. Bride's-wharf Anthony Mervyn Storey hfaskelyne, Esq., Glanusk Meuse, Brecon- shire F. W. Green, Esq., shipowner, Cornhill W. F. Beadon, Esq., 11, John-street, Berkeley-square W. Strachan, Esq., Banker, Strand. Office-3, Alderman's-walk, New Broad-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. a Beckett, Son, & Sympson, 7, Golden-square. Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater.. MANAGING DIRECTORS. E. F. Dayrell, Esq. James Colhoun, E?q. W. B.Vigers, Esq. W. S. Potter, Esq. W. S. Fitzwilliam, Esq. Samuel Pocock, Esq. W. F. Beadon, Esq. James Morrison, Esq. F. W. Green, Esq. SECRETARY—Mr. Edward Parma. BANKERS. Messrs. Strachan and Co. ; and Messrs. Robarts and Co., London Messrs. Stuckey and Co., Bristol, Bridgwater, and Taunton. Messrs. Badeock, Taunton and Danster, One of the principal objects this Company has in view, is a great saving of time in the journey from Ireland and South Wales to Bristol and London, by avoiding the tedious and dangerous passage of the Bristol Channel, and at the same thne effecting the long sought-for communication between the English and Bristol Channels, all of which will be gained by connecting Minehead with Bridge water by a Railway, and there forming a junction with the railways already opened, and also with those now in actual progress between Bridgwater and the commodious and important port of Poole. The question of an eligible steam-packet and post-office station on the Somersetshire coast for Ireland, Wales, and the Westward gene rally, from whence vessels may arrive and depart at all times, with out reference to tide, has for many years past been regarded as one of immense importance to the Government and the public. By making Minehead a post-office station, a saving of twelve hours will be effected in the delivery of letters between Ireland and the whole of the west and south of England ; and no other port on the coast of Somerset (or even on the north of Devon) will be so safe, and sheltered from all the prevailing winds. At Minehead; the proposed railway will run down on a pier, which the largest class steamers may approach, and land and embark pas sengers at ail states of the tide, and again proceed at once into the Western Ocean on their outward voyage. 'The public is perhaps hardly aware that, even with the present imperfect and rude arrangements for landing passengers at Weston Super-Mare, it is found that passengers from Ireland and the impor tant ports of the south of Wales save several hours by landing at that place ; whereas, by the proposed pier and railway from Minehead, passengers would save generally twelve hours, and very often a great deal more, on their journey to London, avoiding, besides, the dangers of the Bristol Channel. It is not among the least striking features of this project that it forms part of a grand scheme for shortening the communication between Ireland and Wales with Jersey, Guernsey, Paris, and the Continent generally, as passengers landed at Minehead will proceed by this railway to others now in progress via Yeovil and Dorchester to Poole, from which port the distance to Cherbourg is only sixty miles, thus rendering the distance from Minehead to Cherbourg easily perfornaed In eight hours and a half; and from Cherbourg a railway is now in course of fermation to Paris. The distance also to the Channel Islands is reduced in the same proportion. A powerful com pany, fully alive to the advantages of this mode of transit in prefe rence to the more tedious one via Southampton and Havre, is about to put. 9n a line of packets between the ports of Poole and Cherbourg and the Channel Islands, thus shortening the route in point of time by about seventeen hours. This Company, in showing to tke public the probable amount of traffic which will flow over their line, beg leave to draw attention to the following extracts, taken from a prospectus of a Company, formed under the auspices of the Chairman of the Great Western Company, and the leading bankers and merchants of Bristol, for making a pier at, and railway from Portbury, to Bristol, and on which no further comment will be made, save that whatever applies to Portbury, ap plies with infinitely greater force to Minehead, both in the saving of time, dang r, delay, and expense. " There are at the present time engaged in the trade with South Wales, Somersetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Liverpool, and Ireland, twenty-three steam-vessels of the aggregate tonnage of upwards of 6,000 tons, making rather better than fifty voyages, or 100 arrivals and departures per week on an average throughout the year. "The principal part of the traffic of the whole of these vessels con sists of passengers, whilst of their goods traffic an important portion consists of merchandise brought by, and intended fer carriage on, the existing railways, from and to places on either side of Bristol. For the conduct of this traffic, every vessel will necessarily require to use the pier and railway on each occasion of departure and arrival, as the iaost expeditions, convenient, and economical mode of conveying each traffic to or towards its place of destination. " The number of passengers carried by the existing steam-boats amounts to at least 200,000 per annum ; and when it is considered that the facilities afforded by the pier of starting and arriving at all times of the tide, will enable vessels which now perform but one voyage per diem, or every alternate day, to and from the nearer ports in South Wales, to make such voyages three or four times in the same day, at very trifling, if any, additional cost— that on the voyages to Swansea, Tenby, and Ilfracombe, they will effect a saving of one-half the time now occupied, and that similar advantages will be derived by the trade with Cornwall and Ireland, it can neither be doubted that the expense of conveyance between Bristol and those places will be considerably reduced, nor that the effect of such re duction, combined with the advantage of greater certainty as to the times'of departure and arrival, must have the effect of causing a great increase in the number of passengers. " A large and most valuable portion of the merchandise carried by the Cornish, Welsh, and Irish steam-boats consists of fish, poultry, eggs, vegetables, and other articles of provision ; speed and certainty in the conveyance and delivery of articles of so perishable a nature are obviously essential, and the facilities in this respect afforded by the pier are such as to secure this traffic to the undertaking. " A very considerable revenue will also be derived from the landing and carriage of Live Mock brought by the Irish steam boats, which being imported fat and ready to kill, now suffer much injury from the detention of the vessels in Kingroad whilst waiting for tide." Although it is unnecessary to calculate upon the whole of this im portant and justly founded traffic, it is nevertheless Impossible to over-estimate the large portion of it that will come over this line, when it is remembered that by the proposed scheme the harbour of Waterford will, by means of powerful steamers, be brought within twelve, and the ports of Dublin and Cork within fifteen hours of the terminus at Minehead, by which the danger, inconvenience, and un pleasantness of travelling by night will be altogether avoided. So also must the traffic derived from steam-boats, and on the line itself, be added, which will arise from the Immense resort of persons seeking pleasure in the beautiful vicinities of Nether Stowey, Blue Anchor, Minehead, Porlock, Linton, Lynmouth, and the far-famed Valley of Rocks and adjacent country, so aptly termed the Switzer land of England, and which only require increased facilities to be much more than even at present resorted to ; and so great is the existing traffic that, by the calculations already made, a large reve nue will be derived from this source alone. The present number of cattle sent to Bristol from Ireland alone is upwards of 150,000 head per annum, and it is only reasonable to ex pect that these Will be landed at the far nearer port of 31Inehead, thereby creating a considerable source of revenue. The importance of this railway to the agricultural district of North Somerset is incalculable for disseminating, as manure, in every di rection the celebrated limeof Cannington Park, from which, and also from the carrying of coal, a large revenue will arise. Memel timber brought into the port of Poole (the harbour dues of which are very insignificant) can be unshipped, carried across by rail, and re-shipped at Minehead, at a cost of 7s. per ton less in freight, than if carried round the Landsend, exclusive of the great saving in time ; this alone will open a large trade with Wales, as vessels will bring over coals to Minehead, and take back timber, limestone, flour, mine, slates, and copper ore. The blue Has lime-stone of Watchet, so admirably adapted for aquatic building, will also produce a considerable revenue to this undertaking. The flour and provision trade, at present carried on between the mining districts of South Wales and the coast of Somerset, must ne cessarily flow over this line, and create an important feature in its revenue. One of the first effects of the formation of this line will be, that steam communication will be established between Minehead and the following places :—Swansea, Tenby, Milford, Neath, Haverfordwest, Pembroke, and Carmarthen, and with the whole of the South of Ireland ; and this railway, with a suitable station and wharfs, will also afford to Watchet all the advantages of which it is capable as a port. Depots for goods will be erected at the station at Combwitch Reach, where at present all the larger vessels trading to Bridgwater stop; and it may be mentioned that 130,000 tons of coasting trade come into this port annually, exclusively of 10,000 tons of foreign trade. From the estimates prepared, it is expected that only a portion of the proposed capital will be required to carry eut the objects of this Company. Power will be reserved to allow the shareholders 4/. per cent. on the paid-up capital, and also to construct branches Item Minehead or Watchet to Wiveliscombe, Porlock, &c., and the extensive iroa mines of Sir T. Buckler Lethbridge, Bart., which, with the slate quarries of Sir John Trevylyan, are in active working within seven miles of Mine head. From this source, as also from the copper mines of Andrew Crosse, Esq., a large revenue must arise. The landowners have been communicated with, and are most anxious for the successful carrying out of the objects of the Com pany ; nor is there reason to expect that any Parliamentary opposi tion will be offered. The line will be twenty-five miles in length, and no engineering difficulties present themselves. Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the hinds of the Company In payment of all the expenses incurred in its formation, and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to Parliament. Power will be applied for in the Act, and in the meantime is hereby given to the Managing Directors as above, to raise any additional capital, to abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, docks, piers, wharfs, or jetties, or enter into any arrangement with any other Company or Companies, and also is nominate the first Directors of the Company. Applications for Shares, plans, prospectuses, and detailed informa tion, may be made at the Offices of the Company, No. 3, Alderman's walk, City, London ; at the Offices of the Company's Solicitors, Messrs. Beckett, Son. and Sympson, 7, Golden-square, London ; Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater. And of the Local Agents—Mr. William Woodland, solicitor, Taunton ; Mr. N. Pearce, solicitor, Wiviliscombe ; Mr. James Parsons, solicitor, Lang port ; Messrs. Stone and Symonds, solicitors, Dorchester ; Mr. Thomas Phippard, solicitor, Wareham ; Mr. M. K. Welch, solicitor, Poole ; Mr. Henry Poole, solicitor, Bristol. And of the following Stock and Share Brokers—Messrs. Tucker, Barnett, and Ellis. 11, Birehin-lane ; and Messrs. Huggings and Lang, London; Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Mr. John Morcom, Bristol ; Mr. Thomas Evans, Bath; Mr. Charles O'Neil, 'Manchester; Messrs: 11. Davies and Co., Liverpool ; Messrs. Chantrell and Boys, Leeds ; Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ; Messrs. Labertouche and Staf ford, Dublin ; Mr. Lilly, Bridgwater ; and Mr. R. Ball, Taunton. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Managing Directors of the Bridgwater and Minehead June- tion Railway Company. Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares, of 20%. each in the above undertaking ; and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number you may allot me, on the terms of the prospectus, and to pay the deposit of 2/. 2s. per Share, and all future calls thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement, and other deeds, when required so to do. Dated the of 1845. Name in At1i...... . .... .. Place of bizsiness •• .. Itealdeuon orce . •busigess •••••• • • • • •• Professi • • • • • • • • . Usual signature • • • • • • • ..... • • • • • • • • Pane, Residence, &0, a Wasp i fta R UGBY, WARWICK, AND WORCESTER RAILWAY. In consequence of the Immense number of applications already re ceived, the Provisional Committee give notice that no Applications for Shares will be received after Tuesday the 16th instant, except from parties resident in the country, as to whom the time will be extended t' Monday, the 22d instant. GEO. li. WELLER, Secretary. Offices, pro tam.,.B, King's-road. Bedford-row, Londen,.Sept. 6, 1845. RUGBY, WARWICK, and WORCESTER RAILWAY. Provisionally Registered. Capital 900,0001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Major-General Sir Love Jones Love Furry, Bart., K.C.E., Madryn Park, Caernarvonshire Sir William Henry Clarke, Bart., Baker-street, Portman-square, London Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., Pall-mall, London Sir Henry Bromley Henrich, Court Garden, Great Marlow, Bucks William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &e., Alderman of London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuatioa, and a Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Junction, the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth, the North London Junction, and the London and Greenwich Railway Companies T. Nagger, Esq., Northampton iDireetors of the South Midland and J. Freeman, Esq., Ditto Northampton, Banbury, andChel- Thomas Sharp, Esq., Ditto tenham Railway Companies Arthur Haymes, Esq., Methem Villa, t Provisional Directors of the Leamington, South Midland Railway Mr. Alderman Porter, Northampton, Company Jonathan Dunn, Esq., Ryelands, Lancas'er, Director of the Lancas ter and Preston Junction and North Western Railway Companies J. M. Cottle Esq., Leamington, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton, and Leicester ailway Company John Gardner, Esq., Southam, Provisional Director of the Birming ham and Oxford Junction Railway Company William Frederick Beadon, Esq., John-street, Berkeley-square, Lon don, Provisional Director of the Essex and Suffolk Railway Company John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Company Captain William Cousins, Director of the Goole and Doncaster Rail. way Company Cornelius Nicholson, Esq., Cowanhead, Kendal, Provisional Director of the Lancaster and Carlisle, the York and Carlisle, and Manches ter and Southampton Railway Companies James Beach, Esq., of 15, Grosvenor-place, London, and Brandon Lodge, Warwickshire George Buxton, Esq., Northampton, Director of the South Midland Railway Company George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Direct•r of the Bristol and Bir mingham and Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway Companies, • E. W. Morris, Esq., Groyehurst, Pembury,] Kent Provisional Directors of The Rev. D. Robinson, Brompton the Great North and W. W. Mansell, Esq., Dorchester place, South Wales and Wor- Blandford -square, London tester Railway Robert Rising, Esq., The Shrubbery, Wor- cestcr J John Haddon, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Oxford Jane tion Railway Company John Satchel], Esq., Warwick, Deputy Chairman of the Leamington Board of Commissioners Admiral Ayscough, Southampton Mr. Herbert A tterbury, Thornby, Northamptonshire John Burnett, Esq., Cheltenham, Coroner' for the county of Glow cester John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton John Richards Burbidge, Esq., Surbiton Hill, Surrey Charles Brandt, Esq., Leamington Captain Chamfer, Halkin-street West, Belgrave-square, London Thomas Chitty, Esq., 8, Upper Gower-street, London Peter Colston, jun., Esq., Husband's Bosworth, near Market liar- borough Thomas Farmer Cooke, Esq., Peatling Hall, Leicestershire Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., Great Surrey-street, London Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., 39, Lothbnry, and Mayor of Carnarvon John Eyston, Esq., Welford Northamptonshire, and Salford Hal 1, Warl;4ckshire ' Joseph Ellis, Esq., Glentleld and Leicester Alexander Greig, Esq., Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, London George Harper, Esq., Moss Fields, Salop John Helbert Helbert, Esq., Upper Gloucester-street, London William Hunter, Esq:, Leamington Richard Parry Jones, Esq., Whltchurch, Salop Mr. George Wortley Lovell, Great Billing, Northaropton.shire William Marshall, Esq., Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire " • - • " Theßev:TionmsPriC a e, Rector of Llanrothel, Herefordshire Mr. Benjamin Paine, Leicester _ _ • James *att., Peppercorn, Esq., Old Broad-street, and Dulwich, Surrey _ Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, 4, Parliament-street, London James Whitehurch, Esq., Southeliff, Netley Abbey, Hants William Williams, Esq., Guilsborough, Northamptonshire Edward Welsh, Esq., Leamington Edward Waddilove; Esq., Leamington Mr. John Woolston, jun., .merehmit, Wellingborough, Northampton. shire Robert Chapman, Esq., Park-place, Regent's-park, Director of the Great Manchester Railway Company Henry Morgan, Esq., Bristol Directors of the William Watson, Esq., Burn Grove, Roxbnrgh- t Bristol and Exeter shire Railway Company Mr. Sergeant Adams, Stanhope-place, Hyde-park Captain George James Hunter, Leamington J. Watsoa Prole Esq., 31, Thurlow-square, Brompten (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. London—The London and County Bank, Lombard-street Northampton—The Northamptonshire Banking Company Rugby—Messrs. Rutlin and Son _ Leamington }Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Com. Warwick paw Worcester—Messrs. Farley, Lavender, and CO. ENGINEER IN CHIEF—John Urpeth Rastrick, Esq, SOLICITORS. London—Mr. George Weller, 8, King's-road, Bedford-row Welford—Mr. George Pell, jun. Leamington Warwick Messrs. Patterson, Haymos, Hanbury, and Ga r d ner Southam Worcester—Mr. IL T. Rea Birmingham—Mr. T. R. T. Hodgson SEcuErenr—Mr. George H. Weller, PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS. The object proposed by this railway is, as well to supply the wants of the district through which it passes, as to complete the chain of railway communication between the eastern and midland counties and the western district, including the whole of North and South Wales. The country embraced by this line is of the richest description, and thickly populated. By means of this, and the existing and projected lines of railway, the whole of the ports in the eastern and north-eastern counties, in cluding the manufacturing city of Norwich, and towns of Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and the whole of Yorkshire will be brought in direct communication with the mineral districts of North and South Wales, the salt district of Droitwich, and the river Severn. The promoters of this line submit to the public, as a most import ant consideration, the abating of those causes of loss and inconveni ence which, along the line of country over which this railway will pass, are experienced from water carriage being from necessity at present a principal mode of transit for heavy goods and merchandise, and which, in the winter season, is productive of the most evil con sequences to those engaged in commerce. A manifest advantage to the Shareholders will be the extent of traffic which will be secured and appropriated by the present undertaking, in lieu of that which hitherto has been engrossed by the more dilatory course of water carriage. As a public advantage to the inhabitants generally of the above-mentioned districts, the promoters submit that the equa lisation in prices of the produce and merchandise which the opening of this line of railway is calculated to produce is of the high est importance, and one of the principal benefits which this and other similar undertakings are alone capable of producing. The proposed line will commence at Rugby, the terminus of the Midland Counties and Trent Valley Railways, and also of the pro posed Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railway, and proceed from thence near to the towns of Leamington, Warwick, and Alcester, and end at the City of Worcester. At Worcester this line will form a junction with the several Welsh railways, the Shrewsbury, Wor cester, and Crewe Railway, and the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Railway. At Warwick it will unite with the Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion Railway, the Warwick and Cheltenham Railway, and the,Lon don, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway. And at Rugby with the London and Birmingham, the Midland Counties, and the projected Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railway. To the inhabitants of Rugby as well as to those of the Midland, Eastern, and Northern Counties this line will afford a direct com munication with the fashionable towns of Leamington and Chelten • ham, as well as the whole of the Western Counties. To the inhabitants of Leamington and Warwick it will give a direct communication with the City of Worcester and North and South Wales, now so much needed. And to the inhabitants of Worcester, in addition to providing the nearest route to London via Warwick, it will be an outlet to the Eastern Counties and ports, and afford great facilities for the increase of the manufactories now carried on in that city. The whole of the country has during the present month, August, 1845, been most carefully surveyed by the engineers, and they report it to be free from engineering difficulty, and well adapted for a rail way; and the provisional Directors entertain no doubt that the line will be made under the average rate of expense incident to similar undertakings, and, from the statistics in their possession, that the traffic will afford an ample return for the capital invested. The line will not interfere with any ornamental property, and the landowners are favourable to the undertaking. The Shareholders in the several Railways proposed to be joined or intersected will have a preference in the allotment of shares in this undertaking. No person will be liable for more than his deposit till the Act is obtained, and power will be applied for to allow interest at 41. per ecntum on all calls, from the time of their respective payments, and to limit the liability of the Shareholders to the amount of their sub reriptions. The Directors reserve power to themselves to amalgamate with any existing or projected line of railway ; to vary the route ; to make all desirable extensions; and to increase the capital as may be advisable or necessary. Prospectuses, with a Plan, will be published in a few days, and may then be obtained on application to the several solicitors, and to any of the following share brokers, viz., Messrs. Peppercorn* and Co., 2, Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Loth bury, Loudon ; Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester ; Messrs. Alston and Gage, Liverpool ; Messrs. Freeman and Son, Northampton ; Mr. John Duncaft, Manchester ; Messrs. George Edwards and Son, Bris tol ; Mr. John Watson, Leeds ; Mr. John Cragg, Skipton ; and Messrs. Atkinson, Newcastle ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York ; Mr. Collis, Birmingham ; and Messrs. White and Son, Leamington ; to any of whom applications in the undermentioned form may be addressed. FORM OF APPLICATION. to the Provisional Directors of the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway.' I request you to allot me Shares in this undertaking; and I hereby undertake to accept the same or any smaller number that may be allotted me, and to pay the Deposit thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscriber's Agreement when re quired. Christian and Surnames in full •. • • • ....... Residence • • Business or profession . • .. •• • • ...... Place of Business • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • Name and Address of lteferee......., „ „ ,-.."' ..., THAMES EMBAN KMENT and RA MY JUNCTION COMPANY. tern, Chairman.—The EARL of DEVON. E a s Shareholders in the Blackwall, the Croydon, the South ~,ref and South Essex Railway Companies, desirous of obtainiq;l7;tp in the above united THAMES bMBANKME NT and ig r an) , in JUNCTION COMPANY, are requested to . name the Co i l ca tios. which they have a proprietary interest, in their letters uf 4 PP E. W. WILLIAMS , Secretor]. PO tell'. Offices, D, Charing-cross. GREAT NORTH of ENGLAND R-- RICHMOND BRANC El. TO RAILWAY CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS., Tcf. The Directors of this Company will be prepared to recet c l i fool DERS for the EXECUTION of the WORKS of the BIL S3 OOI O. the GREAT NORTH of ENGLAND RAILWAY to RIC , - so off Plans, Sectiors, and Specifications of the same maY be cor apea' application to Mr. Joseph Stephenson, at the Office of the in Northgate, Darlington, on and after the 20th inst. 0 TufsPthf Ali The Directors will meet at theirOfflce, in Darlingtoo of the 30th inst at Twelve o'clock, for the purpose Contracts, and , all Tenders must be sent in, Secretary of the Company, before 1 2 o'clock on the cle3' P re ° joie° The Directors do not bind themselves to accept there, " Tenders. n. PARKER, Se , " Darlington, Sept. 3, 1845. sealed, addreisesviedutiso.o nto LYNN and ELY RAILWAY CO ' FIRST CALL OF £2 lOs PER SHARE . „, of O r : Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a rcsoltl ,o T . ,y $. Board of Directors, the Proprietors of Share s in this C T Y ;ii ttP, hereby required to pay a CALL of 2/. 10 s. PER SILO' o st, , respective Shares, on or before the First day of October eo o no either of the undermentioned Bankers, viz.:—,Messrs. Gur n a Co, CO.' Co., or Messrs. Everards and Co., Lynn; Messrs. BarclaY_ a nd or Messrs. Barnett, Hoare and Co., London ; Messrs. ) 1 °" , ofl Liverpool ; or the Manchester and Salford Bank, MancheSt,eifoged Interest at the rate of 5/. per cent per annum will be ci /t , al Calls remaining unpaid after the First day of Octobea,o, WM. BROWNE FOLRES, W. W. WILLIAMS, Secret's). Company's Offices, Lynn, Norfolk, September 3, 1845. ----- rA lri ' l l LYNN and DEREHAINI R A COMPANY. OE FIRST CALL of 3/. 12s. Gd. PER SIIA Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a roso _ n on' '' ir Board of Directors, the Proprietors of Shares in this Coy 00 tli' to hereby required to pay a CALL of 3/. 12s. 6d. PER SliA l i . aelt , A ,l respective Shares, on or before the First day of Octob o e ur aos ",,, either of the undermentioned Bankers, viz. :—"Mossndo 1 A co., Co , or Messrs. Everards and Co., Lynn ; Messrs. Da," joss so' or Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and Co., London ; Messri• ' s ter. ro tli Liverpool ; or the Manchester and Salford Bank, 'Manche lia Interest at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum will De L „t, all Calls remaining unpaid after the First day of OctoberSogl• HENRY C. LACY , gec rei o W. W. WILLIAMS, .. "lutioll of . 4 Company's Offices, Lynn, Norfolk, Sept. 3, 1845. FLY and HUNTINGDON RAILVV.3.' PANY. r , FIRST CALL of 31. 15s. PER SIL.-•-• oui tio or Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a r!.i s b ~,w p At ne lf Board of Directors, the Proprietors of Shares in thi , ,,Via ou st,e vo hereby required to pay a CALL of 3/. 158. PER _ Srl to ber respeltive Shares, on or before the First day of v s e . Gu rne sa co; either of the undermentioned Bankers, yl.z.-3 1 el o clai,V Co ,or Messrs. Everards and Co., Lynn ; Messrs.etuf or Messrs. Barnett, Hoare and Co., London ; or Ikte"moli c _ e d Co., Liverpool;; or the Manchester and Salford Bank: be ''' 03 5 Interest at the rate of 51. per Cent. per annum wi l ! all Calls remaining unpaid after the First day of Oetor HENRY C. LA-C l ' L g e ctet" l " W. W. WILLIAIO, 14C1 MIDLAND AND THIRSK Jl/ RAILWAY. .1 (Provisionally Registered). 0 41, Capital 600,0001., in 24,000 Shares of 261. Deposit 2/. I2s. 6d. per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTER. William Ellis, Esq., Castle Field, Bingley Frederick Greenwood, Esq., Ryshworth Hall, Bingley Sir John Hare, Langham-place, London William Gill, Esq., _Burly Hall, near Otley John Appleyard, Esq., Halifax Edward Hudson, Esq., Roundhay, near Leeds John Farrer, Esq., Grove House, Pudsey rod' John White, Esq., Upper Woodhouse Rawdonn, near William Alexander, Esq., M.D., Halifax Samuel Blakey Clapham, Esq., Aire Villa, Keighley William Sugden, Esq., Eastwood House, Keighley John Knowles, jun., •Esq„ Trafford Bank House, Artt,, John Octavius Buller, Esq., Kirkstall Forge, near Thomas Beaumont, Esq., Bradford • John Bilborough, Esq., Gildersome Simon Musgrave, Esq., Kirkstall, near Leeds Joseph Middleton, Esq., Grove House, near Leeds Swithin Anderton, Esq., Bradford Benjamin Flesher Mariner, Esq., Keighley Thomas Turney, Esq., Park Lodge, Halifax John Greenwood Sugden, Esq., Steetou Steeton James Hepper, Esq., Shipley Hall John Crossley, Esq., Halifax Harvey Ambler, Esq., Watkinson Hall, Halifax James Aked, Esq., Kershaw House, Halifkx Jeremiah Stead, Esq., Leeds William Peel, Esq., Westbrook House, Bradford Joseph Richardson, Esq., Park-square, Leeds John Riley, Esq., Brearly House, near Halifax Thomas Haigh, Esq., Aire Villa, Newlay, Leeds Thos. Will .tt, Esq.. Bradford William Denison, Esq., Pudsey John Lister, Esq., West Field House, Bramley Richard Varley, Esq., Stanningley Thomas Humble Walker, Esq., Northumberland SO WS ' Charles Charlesworth, Esq., High Harrogate Thomas Stephenson, Esq., Gildersome Samuel Bateman, Esq., Croft House, Wibsy James Middleton, Esq., Vinostrop, near Leeds • Henry Baldwin, Esq., Halifax James Fawcett, Esq., Green Field, Halifax James Bilbrough, Esq. Park House, Gildersome James Re ' it, Esq. Spring-gardens, :.eeds Thomas Bariston, Esq., Royd Hill, Sutton John Atkinson, Esq., Bradford John Wales Smith, Esq., York-place, Leeds Thomas Threlfall, Esq., Morton John Richardson, Esq., Harrogate Robert Beverley, Esq., Potternewton, Leeds ortn William Greenwood, jun„ Esq. , Ox ennspa, James Rennie, Esq., Bradford John Hodgson, Esq.' Sun d e rland House, Halifax John Ambler, Esq., Peel House, Warley John Rhodes, Esq., Shipley Wm. Varley, Esq., Stanningley James Taylor, Esq., Hay's Mill, Oxenden James Hodgson, Esq., Stubbing House, Hebden BMW Joseph Craven, Esq., Walk Mill, Keighley Thomas S. Fison, Esq., Bradford Thomas Chapman, Esq., Gilstead House, Bingley James Sutcliffe, Esq., Newlands, Halifax Joseph Wood, Esq., Halifax Dan. Hainsworth, Esq., Parsley • Thomas Craven, Esq., Potternewton, near Leeds Benjamin Holmes, Esq., Park-square, Leeds Thomas Dean, Esq., Betley Josiah Wigglesworth, Esq., Halifax Henry Walker, Esq., Halifax John Barker, Esq., West Royal House, Bramley Matthew Stephenson, Esq„ Gildersome Samuel Field, Esq., Bank House, Pudsey Joshua Appleyard, Esq., Halifax Wm. Ackroyd, Esq., Wheatley, Birkenshaw Joseph Staley, Esq., Bramley John Broadley Greenwood, Esq., Morton John Bairstow, Esq., Keighley George Hanson, Esq., Wilsden Henry Aked, Esq., Hebbel Mills, Halifax Jeremiah Clough, Esq., Spring Cottage, Bramley John Burnley, Esq., Batley Richard Frederick Farrer, Esq., Pudsey William Bedford, Esq., Halstead House, Gildersome James Whitley, Esq., Morton William Bower, Esq., Drighlington Joseph Armitage Haigh, Esq., Gildersome Old Hall Joseph Haley, Esq., Bramley John Hainsworth. Esq., Parsley John Burnley, Esq.. Heckmondwieke Benjamin Senior, Esq., Batley " George G. Tetley, Esq., Bradford • Benjamin Bradshaw, Esq., Bramley William Murray Wilson, Esq., Horsforth William Mann, Esq., Spen Cleckheaton George Wilson Addison, Esq., Bradford Henry Bower, Esq., Moorland Mills, Drigklington Samuel Holliday, Esq„ Gildersome John Haigh, Esq., Wood Roya House, Henley. (With power to add to their number.) ENGINEERS. —, Consulting Engineer. Hamilton H. Fulton, Esq., Acting Engineer' Company's Offices, Lynn, Norfolk, September 3rd, 1845. ancl'°std SURVEYOR—Thomas Newsim, Esq. BANKERS. s 6 t l Bradford—The Leeds and West Riding Banking Comp's ' " lord and Leeds; and their agents, Messrs. W1111;1.11% Co., London. Leeds—The Leeds Banking Company ; and their P. - Smith, Payne, and Smith, London. SOLICITORS. Dunningand Stawman, Leeds. Charles Clough, Bradford. The objects of the Midland and Thirsk Junction Itall a te si , Jjects of the Midland and fold ; firstly, to open up and fully develop one of the-riebj,"o" et;•.', Coal and Ironstone in the kingdom ; secondly, to make of communication from South to North, between tha•,..,ctio,ol; the Leeds and Thirsk Railways; and, thirdly, in cOnie`;ool'4, the Midland at Oakenshaw, the Manchester and Leeds It 1 13• o llt / field, Pontefract and Goole at Wakefield, the Leeds and °col' er near How:ey Mills, the Bradford and Leeds at or nee t eei c e o ,7 4 and the Leeds and Thirsk at or near Horsforth, to afford t?_ P r populated and important manufacturing district throUgPo of line is intended to pass, the best facilities for the convei s sengers, merchandise, &c., to all parts of the country A tiel ' y e ; The intended line runs parallel with none of the projevoitll , of last session, and cannot be said to interfere with any or) is perfectly independent, and imperatively called for. poifol• The quantity of coal procured frpm different collieret i oca 4 0. 4 ing in the Howden Clough and Cockersdale Valleys 0: AO the intended line of railway) is about 6,000 tons per *re. t ee i• the railway now projected is formed, it is believed that supply weekly will be upwards of 20,000 tons, so that fi.,0, 5 00° 4 and inexhaustible field of coal, occupying more than a l) 44 and averaging twenty feet in thickness (of workable o' do ,e e mited supply of the best and cheapest coal in the Mr i g t o ves. available for the London market (via Goole), as w e A dfor°,4 neighbouring towns of Wakefield, Leeds, Halifax, 1 3 . .5•• 1 0 1, y1 I bury, Bingley, Keighley, Skipton, Otley, Harrogate, n• i !'" be o f Ripon, &c., &c., where in most cases the reduction one-half, and in the more distant places much more tha n ' O /4 of reduction, and in all which places an abundant suPP I Y es t e A t cheap coal is of the highest importance. The revenue to from this source alone, it is believed, will yield a most ,1 9. 4 flee t, 7 for the capital required. coal 4 1g , Besides passing through the centre of this immense _ po).cc e ? railway traverses a district affording accommodation to t el l', 4 , of upwards of 335,000 inhabitants, and whilst affording rrast:',,o9, modation to this vast population, whose internal traftle . ,R fr . n6 sarily be very great, it receives an additional Indianan PI A ; relative position in which it stands to other lines, so to"o l eor nal resources aad external relations its advantages ,nr ° rivalled. 1" 0 " fro° o d e t p This dine affords the most direct communication 4, fA ei • South, and will be a nearer route fl•am Iluddersfielut• to Manchester, South Lancashire, Cheshire, and all parts of Ajoi, to that much frequented watering-place, Harrogate, a n d+ most eligible line, with appropriate stations at Wait e- cei A P" thorpe, Batley, Drighlington, Tong, Pudsey, Stanning i tut r 0, and Horsforth. The length of the main line will be .4 6 miles, and the branches six miles. •0 1 ,ff The proect is warmly supported by the landed and .0 4 „,j4 and by p a large body of mercantile and wealthy indivr us +p11 , ,0 above districts, who, confident of, a successful issue, wTsess; means for bringing the project before the Legislature ne,volo'_Vii The Company reserve the power of making an eft - t ea 'l9 their line to Bradford, at the most convenient point for of e" ante of the minerals, &c., if adequate provision be 0 01 another Company. A tis e , The liability of each Shareholder will be restricted ed Ac of his individual subscription, and interest will be 0, 4 „ Oil' JO calls after the rate of 4 per cent. per annum from the t.'" eros btained. Further information may be obtained of the Solicito:o°)i, rßradford. and applications for shares may be addressed jt, he form subjoined. d of 14 1;0 1 Prospectuses and fcrms of applicationmay also be Ile A.• cholefield, and any other respectable Stock and SW " - , Leeds, &c. ... g. . 01 e 0 FORM OF APPLICATION FOR Slldl t olt it , Provisional Committee of the Midland and at Railway Company. sll' 6 re:" Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me 4 the ,ce,if chin this Company, and I hereby agree to aceern' The PletO yless number that may be allotted me, and to pay 7, - 4 „ t ile' 21. 12s. 6d. per share thereon, and also to execut e the z .• Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required. Dated this day of 1845. ..•',.• Residence.... Trade or profession • • ' • • Reference • • • • • • • • • • • • '• ie'S ) 3613 APPLICATIONS LIMITED TO SATUR thDAY, - the I - CALL AO and LIMA and PACIFI C • RAILWAY. li• • Capital 250,0001., in 25,000 Shares of 10L ef oi - 0 0 Depesit 11., to be returnable in full if the Callao and id carried into effect. DIRECTORS. Sir W. P. De Bathe, Bart. J. C. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Passenger, Esq. Sir George Rich William Richardson, Esq. a A. Brown, Esq. BANKERS—London Joint-Stock Bait t SomaToa—William Bevan, Estl. !W i no' 4" Siccuraut—Mr. George Upton . ~,, m4ll Offices, No. 6, Old Jewry , where Prospectuses r'';iijo...;"otnit Applications with ReferenL•es are to be addreeseuL t 0, '1 9 019 Low, Pim, and Co., Dublin ; Pownall and Wort hing J Manchester; Jamieson, Leeds; . gol) Edinburgh ; Smith, Glasgow ; Tate and Nash, Bris,.., l = c ester . 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