The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-14 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1853.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, BERKS
AND HANTS, &c.
(BRANCH to CONNECT the BERKS and HANTS RAILWAY
with the MAIN LINE of the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
near READING; FURTHER POWIMS for COMPLETION of
the WILTS, SOMERSET, and WEYMOUTH RAILWAY ;
ALTERATION of TOLLS; INCREASE of CAPITAL; AMEND-
MENT of ACTS.)

NO !ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is in
tended to be made to Parliament in the next Session, for
an Act to enable the Great Western Railway Company to
make and mai, tarn a connecting line of railway between
the Great Western Railway, at or near the distance-post
thereon denoting 36% miles from London, in the parish of
Tilehurst, in the county of Berks, and the Berks and Hants
line of the Great Western Railway, at or near the die
tance-post on the said Berks and Hants line, denoting 36% miles
from London, in the parish of St. Mary's, Reading, in the same county,
which said intended railway will be situate within the parishes of
Tilehurst and St. Mary's, Beading, in the county of Berks
And it is intended by such act to enable the Great Western Rail-
way Company to purchase lands and buildings by compulsion or
aereement, for the purposes of the railway and works so proposed
to be constructed as aforesaid; and also to pu chase, compulsorily,
and use for the purposes of their railway, certain other lands
adjoining their railway and lying near to and on the north side 01
the Reading station, and on the west side of the Caversham road,
in the parishes of Saint Mary's, Reading, and Saint Lawrence,
Reading, in the county of Berks, or one of them; and also to enable
such company to levy tolls, rates, and duties for and in respect or
the said intend‘d railway and works, and to grant exemptions
from such tolls, rates, and duties:
And it is intended by such act to extend the time for the com-
pletion of the railways between Frome and Weymouth, and between
Warminster and Salisbury, authorised by the Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth Railway Act, 1845, and the Wilts, So.nerset, and Wey-
out h Railway Deviation Act, 1847 ; and also to revive the powers tor
the compulsory purchase ofcertain of the lands required for, and for the
completion of, the following railways, and the stations, works, and
conveniences connected therewith, or some of them : (that is to say) i
So much of the railway authorised by the Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth Railway Amendment Act, 1846, and the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Deviation Act, 1847, as lies
between a point at or near 'Kingston House, in the parish of
Bradford, in the county of Wilts, and the line of the Great Wes-
tern Railway near the village, in the parish of Bathampton.
in the county of Somerset; which railway will pass through and
into the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial places ot
Bradford, Winsley, Westwood, and Limpley Stoke, in the county o'
Wilts, and Freshford, Monkton, Combe, Claverton, an
Bathampton, in the county of Somerset : and so much of the rail
way authorised by the Wilts, Some-set, and Weymouth Railway
A ct, 1845, and the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway
Amendment Act, 846. as lies between the village of Holt, in th
county of Wilts. and a point at or near the stables of the Bear Inn,
in the town of Devizes, in the same county; which railway wil
pass through or into the several parishes, townships, an i extra-pa-
rochial places of Bradford, Broughton Gifford, melksham, seen,'
Rowde. Poulshot. Potteme, and Saint John the Baptist, Devizes, II
the said county of Wilts:
And it is intended by such act to vary, repeal, or extinguish all
existing rights or privileges in any manner connected with the land,
and buildings proposed to be purchased or taken, or which would in
any manner impede or interfere wlth the construction, maintenance
or use of the said railway and works ; and to confer other rights and
privileges:
And it it intended by such act to alter, divert, or stop up all turn
pike and other roads, railways, tramways, aqueducts, canals
streams, and rivers, within or adjoining to the aforesaid parishes, o
any of them, with which it may be necessary to interfere in tot
construction of the said -ailway and works :
And notice is hereby given, that maps, plans, ant sections of the
railway, land, and works, first hereinbefore described, together with
hooks of reference to such plans, and also a copy of this notice as pub-
lished in the London azette, will be deposited on before the 30th day 00
November, in the present year, with the Clerk of the Peace for th
county of narks, at his office in Abingdon; and notice is hereby
given, that maps, plans, and sections of the railways, the powers for
the purchase of land for and for the construction of which are pro-
posed to be revived, together with books of reference to such plans
and also a copy of this notice as published in the London Gazette,
will be deposited on or before the 30th day of November, in the
present year, with the Clerk of the Peace for the County of
Wilts, at his office at Wilton, in the same county, and with the
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Somerset, at his office at Wells,
in the said county; and that a copy of so much of the said plans,
sections, and books of reference as relates to each of the parishes in
or throuah which the said railways, lands, and works respectively
are, or will be situated; and also a copy of the said Gazette notice,
will be deposited on or before the 30th day of November, in the pre-
sent year, with the Parish Clerk of each such parish, at his residence:
And it is also intended by such act to enable the Great Western
Railway Company to apply to the purposes thereof or some of them,
such portion of their corporate Sands as they shall think expedient;
and to raise a further sum of money by the creation and issue ot
new shares in their undertaking, either with or without preference
or priority in the payment of interest or dividends, and by borrowing
on mortgage or bond :
And it is also proposed by the said intended act to alter the
tolls, rates. and charges new leviable or demandable upon the
Great Western Railway or some part or parts thereof, and to
authorise the levying of other tolls, rates, and charges upon the said
railway; and to alter, amend, extend, and in part repeal certain or
the provisions of the Acts affecting the Great Western Railway Com
pony hereinafter mentioned, relative to the levying of tolls rates,
and charges upon, or in respect of, the use of the Great Western
Railway and the traffic thereon, and to the condact and manage-
ment of such traffic :
And it is also proposed, for the several purposes aforesaid, to alter,
amend, and extend, if need be, all or some of the powers and pro-
visions of the several acts following, or some of them, directly
or indirectly relating to or affecting the Great Western Railway
Company (that is to say) Lo tel and Personal Acts, 5& 6
William IV., cap. 107 ; 6 William IV., caps. 36, 38, 77, & 79 ; 1
Victoria, caps. 91 & 92 (1837), and 24 & 26 (183 t) ; 2 Victoria, cap.
27 ; 3 Victoria, cap. 47 ; 3 & 4 Victoria, cap. 105 ; 4 & 5 Victo, fa,
cap. 41 ; 5 Victoria, Sess. 2, cap. 28 ; 6 Victoria, cap. 10 ; 7 Victoria,
cap. 3 ; 7 & 8 Victoria. cap. 68 ; 8& 9 Victoria, caps. 40,53, 155, 156.
184,188, 191, & 191; 9 Victoria, cap. 14 ; 9 & 10 Victeria,caps 166, 181,
236, 239, 240, 278, 313, 315, 335, 337, 338, .369, & 402 ; 10 & 11 Vic-
toda, caps. 60, 72, 76, 91, 101, 109, 149, 154,226, & 242 ; 11 & 12 Vic-
toria, caps. 28, 59, 74, 77, 82, 95, 130, 131, 133, 135, 158, and 159
13 Victoria, caps. 6 & 7 ; 13 and 14 Victoria, caps. 44, 98, & 110 ; 14
and 15 Victoria, caps. 48 &81 ' • 15 & 16 Victoria, caps. 125, 133,
140, 145, 147, and 168 ; 16 & 17 Victoria, caps. 121, 153, 175, &
212:
And Notice is hereby further Given, That on or before the 31st
day of December next, printed copies of the intended bill will be
deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons.
Dated the 10th day of November, 1853.
W. 0. & W. HUNT.
OSBORNE, WARD, & Co.

cap. 107 ; 6 William TV., caps. 36, 38, 77, and 79 1 Victoria, caps.
91 and 92 (1837), and 24 and 26 (1838) ; 2 Victoria, cap. 27; 3 Vic-
toria, cap. 47; 3 and 4 Victoria. cap. 105 ; 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 41;
5 Victoria, secs. 2, cap. 23 ; 6 Victoria, cap. 10; 7 Victoria, cap. 3 ;
7 and $ Victoria, cap. 68 ; 8 and 9 Victoria, caps. 40. 53, 155, 156,
184, 188, 190, and 191 ; 9 Victoria, cap 14 ; 9 and 10 Victoria, caps.
166, 181, 236, 239, 240, 278, 313, 315, 335, 337, 338, 369, and 402 :
10 and 11 Victoria, caps. 60, 72. 76, 91, 101, 109, 149, 151, 226, and
242; 11 and 12 Victoria. caps. 23, 59, 74, 77. 82, 95, 130, 131, 183,
135, 158, and 159 ; 13 Victoria, caps. G and 7; 13 and .4 Victoria,
caps. 44, 98, and 110 ; 14 and 15 Victoria, cap-. 48 and 81 ; 15 and
16 Victoria, caps. 125, 133, 140, 145, 147, and 168 ; and 16 and 17
Victoria. caps. 121, 153, 175, and 212.: also the acts relating to the
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company : (that is to say)
local and persnnal acts, 9 and 10 Victoria, caps. 307 and 308; 10 and
11 Victoria, caps 80 ; 12 and 13 Victoria, da? 85 ; and 15 and 16
Victoria, cap. 165; also the acts relating to the Shrewsbury and
Chester Railway Company: (that is to say) local and personal acts,
7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 99 ; and 8 and 9 Victeria, caps. 42 and 115 ;
9 and 19 Victoria. caps. 250, 251. 274, and 275; 10 and ,11 Victoria,
cap. 144; 12 and 13 Victoria cap. 55 : 14 and 15 Victoria, cap. 131 ;
and 15 and 16 Victoria, cap. 146,
And Noti^e is hereby also Given, That on or before the 31st day of
December next, printed copies of the intended bill w.ll be deposited
in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons.
Dated the 10th day of November, 1853.
W. O. and W. HUNT.
R. and W. G. ROY.
i‘‘ W. H. BROWN.
LOXDALE & PEELE.

110 CIVIL ENGINEERS.—A. B. is open to
do LEVELLING, &c. Addres , stating
care of Mr. •,'t el, Spring Gardens. terms, to A. 8.,

TWELFTH PUBLIC DRAWING.—Shares to
be included in the Drawing in FREEMASONS' HALL, next
THURSDAY, the 17th inst., at Eight o'clock in tile evening, must
be taken prior to the final numbers being placed in the wheel. As
seniority is an important principle in the obtaining of Rights of
Choice on the valuable Estates of the CONSERVATIVE LAND
SOCIETY, an early application for shares is recommended.
CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary.

QT. MARGARET'S, near Richmond.—lnforma-
tion in order to obtain LOTS on the Estate of Seventy-four
Acres, bought for the CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, situated
iu Ts ickenham and Isleworth, close to three stations on the South-
Western Railroad, with a magnificent river frontage opposite Rich-
mond Gardens, may be had of the following Agents, who will issue
Shares and receive Subscriptions, namely—Mr. Long, Richmond ;
Mr. Briggs, Isleworth; Mr. Evan Hare, Putney; Diessrs. Page and
Relf, forking and Reigate ; and Mr. J. Figg and Mr. S. Neville,
Brentford .; Mr. Collie, Hounslow; Mr. Farquharson, Ealing; Mr.
J. C. G. Bennett, No. 1, Sise-lane, City; Mr. T. R. Burtrop, Mr.
Arthur Brown, and Mr. W. Boorman, Kingston.

IWFETING at RICHMOND.—TO-MORROW
TUESDAY), the 15th inst„ at seven o'clock, a MEETING
will be held in the Public Hall, Richmond, when Explanations as to
the Plan aad Objects of the CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY will
be given. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secy.

11HE ROUND-HILL PARK ESTATE, at
BRIGHTON.—This valuable Estate will be ALLOrTED at
the Offices of the CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, 33, Norfolk-
street, Strand, London, on THURSDAY, the 24th inst. Plans, price
6d., with 2d to cover postage, may be had of Mr. W. Curtis, the
Agent at Brighton, or of
, CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secy.

EETING at BRIGHTON.—NOTICE IS
I.TJI HEREBY GIVEN, That a PUMA() MEETING, for the
purpose of heari ig Explanations as to the Mode of Allotment of the
Round-hill Park Estate, will take place at the Town Hall, Brighton,
next WEDNESDAY, the I,th inst., at eight o'clock in the evening,
at which the Solicitor, Surveyor, and Secretary of the Conservative
Land Society will attend.
CHARLES LEWIS. GRUNEISEN, Secy.

AHOUSE at BRIGHTON, the FREEHOLD
FRANCHISE in EAST SUSSEX, and BUMBLE INVEST-
s-1,4 T.—Persons desirous of obtaining LOTS on the magnificent
Estate at Brighton, the Round-hill Park, can apply f,•r inforicpation
as to the taking of Shares in the CONSERVATIVE L AND ,OCIETY,
of Mr. J. C. G. Bennett, 1. Sise-lane, near the Mansion•honse, at
whose offices, for general convenience, residents in the City can take
shares and pay subscriptions.