The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-16 00:00:00

THE WEST BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY and
CANAL COKPANT

Catttal dM.MS. lainoooShares of RIB nada
Deposit Al per sham e ppbention. sad Juryoe. an Alloaseet.
No farther mil .11 be made before le. leta
The Liability of the Bliarolsoblers will be limited by the Ain to
the ansoaat of their shares.
FIOVISIO3AL DULICTuLS.
hater-Gsnorsi !RUDD, Oston, Exeter. Chairman.
EDWARD GEN, Esq., merchant. Birmingham. sad Belo Vas,
Depety4leinesa.
&hem Lined. Beg. flteseas, Lloyds, Foster. and Co )
hoes Deykin, lag., Idgbaston
John Broarlsy Fos. Rah, Birmingham, i. Directors of the lib-
.llllleS Watson, Iraq, Birminghem minghamaanklagCo.
George & Lloyd. Sp_ 71e Bank. Birmingham.
Jeans Baldwin. Req., Broodowbone, Rings Nodes.
John Cornforik Bp.. Berkeley Wire Works, binalIASM
B. • Carpenteres, leg., Biratingbeen, and Birches Ikeda MIL.
Eateri
Rector R. Cookery, Esq.
nt Birminghamany, Sa [Director of LBW.
tale Sheathing sad Metal C,oniplly Oak).
ith power to add to their number.)
LUIIMS
Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company.
Mosorn Lloyds and Co
Loodos—This London and Westminster Bank.

Mr..itin Richards, Li, Temple street. Mrminehank
Mr. Lenj.unin Seam 10. Waterloo street, Binalashed&
limomma-George lee, Esq.
INsitwireat-tiv. Richard Clarke.
MhOCICaa.
Dinslrdhem-Mr. Nathaniel Lea. Ms, Bennett's.bl/1, and Yr. W.
J. rood, 11, Wateriewestrest.
leadon-Thoodari Lloyd,. log, SO. OW Droadettest.
Sleltrrailf - Mr. David Malin*, JUL
°fires -Temple-buildings, 60, New-street, Simin
This Company has hew tame I ter the parpseaite to
It. inhabitants of the populous districts en ohs waters aide at
Ilornmishain, Wel dlan Barbanel sad telly Oak, the ranee,
accommodation of w they are at present deprived. ant
trlmb Ism much sesdad . to provide a better wens to the Sewn
for the large and lespertaat Walk coming from the sowith-wed,
ely of King s Norton and also, by mesas of a branch te Ohs
litourfirbige Extension Railway, to briny. the imparimat
ooN-
fsldsoi East Worcestershire into immediate connexion with Ur
best pit foe that miasmal In itirmlnshant via, Use Wanmater
*bad

It is proposed to construct these lines In connexion Ishii' the
Rot ester amt filminess:a Canal. and thus at the same time to
secure the tuilittes afforded by that canal for entering Diming.
ham. sed the poesestion of a goods stamen and wharves of sheet
Meru urea in the mane of the town.
The importhnee of such a depot (or geode, oath and metals la
the most convenient situating for their coilectiom and delivery
CatiAut be too highly estimated.
The peseta goods station In Lawleystreet is at the lowest
level .4 the town. and mom than a 1111111 from its centre.
For Ponenger Mac It is intended to enter the New-dreet
station near Navigsbongtreet.
A Mance at the aomenpanylng neap Me prerpee(ne) will New
the re meat Importance of the intended lines in oonsection
with the rending railways.
The rn,try that will be owned up by the proposed lines Is
the most deluthdel of the saboMs of Birmingham. sad will not
oat) ..utuusatst • very large pleaaure tragic, but wig he most
.• le for luihilog purposes, snit win to • few Iran draw to It
a vast ern 'rot population All experience proves that • rat:.
1,7b3n him not .4 such a town es Birmingham, leading to seek
distrkle as the Lecke'', Bagley, and the Cleat Kith, gannet he
othersise than highly reimaerative.
hi following the sours of the canal an entrance lab the Mat
Dart of the town tan be effected at a remarkably low mat: sad
CAttrul surveys and estimates have been prepared, which show
But the proposed capitnt of e:400.0D0 will he ample. A e
sib's contrachw has already offered to execute the whelren
worn lor the amount of the Engineer's estimate. sad Le aeseet
Y Pax payment paid op shirr to the ettgen of II pin mat. se
fah amount.

„Atranpmitite have been concluded with the Worcester and
gillaTannitham Canal Company, under which that property
eventtmlly become merged In the new undertaking:
p. Ivrmr of that arrangement bring • imriseaa eat ad Oa
1",:.! pronto of the eanal and railway of dl per annum en seek
in, akar, after which the renownsuu revenue la to be divided
al, • the ehareboWere to the Company, uutll their
• .rud emounte to 1,6 per cont. per annum. The surplus
are to be divided pro rata between the canal and railway
peeprietnre.

- ...usiAtnLM portion of the sham will be taken by the cool
'enetors.
- -

v u tinder the eibting (Candi antares, the canal hae paid
the la t seven years such a dividend to its proprietors
l'-••• .t annot ho reasonably doubted, under the altered circom-
iZS profits will he inch that the preferential dividend
". an unimportant charge upon the joint earnings. and mil,
v.c.l the Woe of the Canal Company's land. wheel' will he
ti• tt.le f-r the purposes of the railway.
map
accompanying the p.r4vectus shows the rtseral
W •.ri of lb, lines and the prop. stations.
event ..f no allotment of shares being made, the deposits
returned Is
-tivci.iwai and forms of application for slams may ►be ai-
m: -Ist the offices of the Company. sad albs brawn. beoWo.
LS; .41 itont

VORIIOF APPIJCATIoII FoR gHARII3.

To be ret deed by the Vanbers
birectore of the West Rirmiezhaw Railway and canal

Company.
i"lmileh—liareg paid is your bankers the era S
eL - "Moult of Si pre share on shear In the
t. ,ny. I hereby ropiest that yr .111 allot is• that
1 apes to accept the sane or any irr number you
1 me . to pay to tonr bankers the further aunt of Li 10a.
rilottnent, and to sign the Subealplion Onetenet
NMI In tel
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