The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-26 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM

1.11-1 E WARWICK AND
CANAL RAILWAY.
With Branch from KNOWLE to HAMP'
Provisionally Registered
Capital 1,000,000'., in 50,000 Shares,
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share
DIRECTORS.
Sir John E. De Beauvoir, Bart.
William Feckney Black, Esq.
Captain Seth N. Fisher
John Freeman, Esq.
Alexander Greig, Esq.
John Grant, Esq.
William Hughes Hughes, Req.
Thomas Bagger, Esq.
J. Douglas Hopkins, Esq.
James Morrison, Esq.
Robert Rising, Esq.
Thomas Sharp, Esq.
William Shaw, Esq.
John IVheelton, Esq.
T. Foveaux Weiss, Esq.,
RANKERS.
London—The London and County Bank, Lombard-street; th
Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury
Warwick and 1 The Warwick and Leamington Banking Company
Leamington j The Leamington and Warwickshire Banking Coltman
Big mingham—Messrs. Taylor and Lloyds.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
Sir John Macneil, LL.D.
James Thompson, Esq., F.R.S.R., M.R.I.A.
John U. Rastrick, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A.
ENGINEER.—WiIIIam R. Pritchard, Esq., C E., T.S.A.,` tcc
SOLICITORS.
George Weller, Esq., 8, King's-road, Bedford-row, London
Messrs. Wright and Hanbury, 11, Finsbury-place south, London
George Pall, jun., Esq., Northampton and Welford.
LOCAL AGIENTS.
Birmingham—Messrs. Unett and Co.
SECRETARIES.
Mr. John Hervey
Mr. G. 11. Weller.
Offices of the Company, 15, Old Jewry-street, Chambers, London.
PROSPECTUS.
The importance of this project, both nationally and locally, has de-
termined its promoters to bring it before the public at the present
moment, notwithstanding the difficulties which at first sight would
appear to stand in the way of its success.
The title of the scheme is sufficiently explicit to put the public in
possession of its merits without a detailed statement enumerating
them.
Arrangements are in progress with the Canal Company for its ab-
solute purchase, the final completion of which will doubtless be ef-
•ected at a very early period.
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal has, notwithstanding the
opening of the London and Birmingham Rai way, yielded a dividend
of about 12 per cent. to its shareholders.
By the oonversion of the canal into a railway with the benefit of a
terminus in the centre of the large town of Birmingham, a
direct railway communication will be opened with the impor-
tant towns of Leamington and Warwick, at which latter place
the proposed line will join the branch of the London and Bir-
mingham Extension Railway Company, from Warwick to Fenny
Compton; thus opening, by means of the projected lines
through Buckinghamshire, a much nearer railway sommunica-
tion between London and Birmingham than the present one, in addi-
tion to conferring on the very important districts through which the
line passes the benefit of railway accommodation, and which is not
now possessed by them.
The proposed line will be in immediate and close alliance with the
Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester, the London and Birmingham Ex-
tension, and the Warwick and Worcester Railway Companies; those
Companies having agreed to subscribe a very considerable portion of
the required capital.
The necessary plans and books of reference have been deposited,
and notices to landowners and others duly served ; so that nothing
can prevent the Company from applying to Parliament for its Act of
Incorporation in the session of 1846.
Preference will be given in the allotment of shares to parties locally
interested, to shareholders in the Warwick and Birmingham Canal,
and the Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester, the London and Birming-
ham Extension, and the Warwick and Worcester Railway Companies,
The time within which parties must apply for Shares will expire
on the 24th of January, 1846.
In the event of the application to Parliament not being made in the
session of 1846, the whole of the deposits will be immediately re-
turned to the shareholders without any deduction for expenses or
otherwise.
Applications for Shares may be made in the undermentioned Form
to the several solicitors and secretaries of the Company.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARESi.
To tl Directors of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Railway
Company.
Gentlemen,—ln consideration of your allotting me Shares
of 20/. each in this undertaking, I hereby undertake to pay the de-
posit of 21. Is. per Share thereon, or on such lesser number of Shares
may be allotted to me, and to execute the necessary deeds when
reunto required.

'TON-IN-ARDEN.

of 201. each.

Directors of the
Rugby, Warwick, and
Worcester, the

London

and Birmingham
Extension, and the
Warwick & Worcester
Railway
Companies.

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