The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEY
BRIDGE RAILWAY.
(Proritionally Registered.)
Capital 150,n00/., in 7,500 shares of 201. each.-21. deposit.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Thomas Legh, Esq., Lyme Rah —C HAIRMAN.
W. C. Moore, Esq., Mar cheater —DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN.
J. W. Jodrell. Esq , of Yeardsley.
T. Carstairs, Esq., M D., Buxton.
David Clavton, Esq., Norbury.
L. ChrAtie, Esq., Edale.
T. Gee, Esq., Nottingham.
William Mercer, Esq., Newton.
John Yates, Esq., New Mills.
(With power to add to their number.)
ENGINEERS—Messrs. Locke and Errington.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Currie and Co. Cornhill, London.
Messrs. Cunliffes, Brooks, and Co., Manchester.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Hoddings, Townsend, and Lea, Salisbury ; and 20, Parlia-
me, a-street, London.
Messrs. Hall and Janion, 6, Essex-street, Manchester.
G. R. Rillmiceter, Esq., Macclesfield.
SECRETear. Mr. Jobn Lowe.

TEMPORARY OFFICES OF THE COMPANY-6, Essex-street, Manchester.
The primary object of this railway is to accommodate the populous
district lying between the great manuiacturing town of Stockport
and Whaley Bridge, passing in its route by Hazlegrove, Disley, and
New Mills, and bringing the whole into airect communication with
itockport and Manchester, by joining the London and North Western
at Stockport. Those acquainted with the district are aware that it
possesses all the elements for a remunerative railway traffic, from
the number of mills and other manufactories on the proposed route,
and the dense population which these have attracted.
While its immediate neighbourhood is thus more than usually cal-
culated to render the propoted line a safe investment, it will inciden-
tally accommodate the large soave lying between the Midland Rail-
way on the east, and the North Staffordshire Railway on the west,
and as far south as Rowsley, including Hayfield, Chapel-en•-le-Frith,
Edale, and Baslow, Castleton, Bath rsage, and other places in the
Derwent Valley, and Buxton, Taddington, Tideswell, Ashford, and
ilakewell, in the Wye Valley; the large and varied traffic from all
which sources concentrates on, and must pass over this line. It is,
in point of fact, the key of the district, and will connect with the
meautiful scenery of North Derbyshire, and the rapidly improving
wat,•ring place of Buxton. not only Stockport and Manchester, but
the West Riding of vo•kshire, the whole of the great manufacturing
towns in Lancashire, the Staffordshire Potteries, the whole of the
North, and Ireland.
The length of line required to effect these objects is only ten miles;
and which will be constructed under most favourable circumstances.
The iandnwnere of eight-tenths of the line have already actually
agreed with the committee to'eke agricultural value tor their land.
The works are of an ordinary character. A tender has been re-
ceived by the committee fur the execution of the line, which enables
them to form au accurate opinion as to the cost ; and although to
avoid the posiiitittity of having to go to Parliament at any future
time for an increase of capital, they have fixed it at 150,0001., they
have every reason to believe that the whole work will be accom-
plished fur a smaller sum.
The commitee have also to state that they are in friendly negotia-
tion with the London and North-Western Railway Company for
raffle and working arrangements. The actual existing traffic on the
line has been taken, and shows a revenue of about 18,0001. per an-
num, taking passengers at Id. and 2d. per mile, and goods at 2d. per
ton, which, after deducting 50 per cent. for working expenses, would
leave a dividend of 6 percent., supposing the whole capital expended ;
this includes no anticipated increase likely to arise from the accom-
modaton of a railway. Ocher data might be given to show the pro-
bability of a larger return.
The committee do not, however, think it necessary to go into such
details, feeling confident that there is hardly a district in England so
thickly populated, with so many coaches, mills, manufactories, and
the resent, which isautoccoarnottated, with- a-
railway.
Applications for shares, in the undermentioned form, and prospec-
tuses, to be made to the solicitors. or the Secretary, or to Mr. Wil-
liam Shore, sharebroker, St. Ann-street, Manchester.
Prospectuses may also be had at the office of Mr. C. Mitchell, Red
Lion-court, Fleet-street, London.

To the Previsional Committee of the Stockport, Disley, and Whaley
Bridge Railway Company.
I request you will allot me Shares in this Company, and
agree to accept tee same, or any less number that m4ty be al'otted
to me, and to pay the deposit thereon of 2/. per share when re-
quired.
Dated this day of , 185 .
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