The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-20 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
(MALDON, WITHAM, and BRAINTREE RAILWAY
PURCHASE).

Notice is hereby given, that APPLICATION is intended to be
made to PARLIAMENT in the next Session for an ACT to authorise
the sale or lease by the Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway
Company, upon such terms and conditions as have bean or may be
agreed upon, to the Eastern Counties Railway Company, of the Mal-
don, Witham, and Braintree Railway, authorised to be made by an
Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, called " The Maldon,
Witham, and Braintree Railway Act, 1846," together with all powers
(especially powers for the compulsory purchase of lands and houses),
rights, privileges, lands, buildings, property, and effects of the
Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway Company, incorporated by
the said Act ; and to enable the said Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany to effect such purchase, or accent such lease, and to proceed (if
necessary) with and complete the construction of the said railway,
and to hold, use, exercise, and enjoy the said railway (as and when
the same shall be completed), and all the powers, rights, privileges,
lands. buildings, property, and effects aforesaid.

And itis further proposed by such Act to dissolve the said Maidon,
Witham, and Braintree Railway Company, and to alter or repeal tke
said Act relating to the said railway, and to amalgamate the same
railway with the Eastern Counties Railway, so that the same may
form part of that undertaking, and as such be subject to the provi-
sions (so far as the same may be applicable) of the several Acts re-
lating thereto; that is to say, 6th and 7th Will. IV., cap. 106; Ist
and 2d Vict., cap. 81 ; 4th Vic., cap. 14 ; 7th Viet., cap, 20 ; 7th and
Bth Viet , cap. 62 ; Bth and 9th Vict., caps. 115 and 201 ; and 9th
and 10th Vict., cap. 255; 6th and 7th Will. IV., cap. 103; 2d and
3d Vict., caps. 77 and 78; 3d Vict., cap. 52; 4th Vict., cap. 24; 4th
and Sth Vict., cap. 42 ; 6th Vict., cap. 28 ; and 7th Vict., cap. 35.
And it is further proposed by such intended Act to alter, amend,
and enlarge the powers and provisions of the several Acts herein-
before mentioned relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, or some
of them ; and also to enable the said Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany to levy and raise tolls, rates, and duties, in respect of the said
Slaldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway ; and to alter the tolls,
rates, and duties, at present authorised to be levied thereon, and to
vary or extinguish all rights or privileges whieh would in any manner
impede or interfere with the objects aforesaid, and to confer other
rights and privileges.
Dated this 7th day of November, 1846.

JOHN DUNCAN,
7, New Palace-yard, Westminster.

AF.ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
(HERTFORD to IIITCHIN; with Power to sell to the
Great Northern Railway Company so much of the intended line as
will be situate between Broadwater and Hitchin.)
Notice is hereby given, that APPLICATION is intended to be
made to PARLIAMENT in the next session for an ACT to
authorise the construction and maintenance of a railway, with all
proper works, stations, approaches, and conveniences connected
therewith, commencing by a junction with the Hertford Branch of
the Northern and Eastern Railway, near the terminus of the said
branch, in the parish of Saint John Hertford, in the borough of
Hertford and county of Hertford, passing thence from, in, through, or
into, or being situate within the several parishes, townships, and
extra-parochial and other places following, or some of them, that is
to say, Saint John Hertford, Saint Andrew Hertford, Bengeo in the
borough of Hertford, and Bengeo in the county of Hertford, Staple-
ford, Watton, Aston, Datchworth, Broadwater, Knebworth, Sheep-
hall, Stevenage, Little Wymondley, Much Wymondley, Ippolits, and
Hitchin, in the county of Hertford; and terminating by a junction
with the line of the Great Northern Railway as at present authorised
to be made, and by a junction with a certain proposed extension of
the Midland Counties Railway from Leicester to Hitchin, at or near
a certain road leading from Hitchin to Baldock, and in the parish of
Hitchin and county of Hertford.
And it is also intended by such Act to take power to stop up, alter,
or divert, whether temporarily or permanently, all turnppliacekesa,toidr
other roads and highways, streets, paths, passages, aqueducts, canals,
sewers, waters, and water-courses, within the afore-
saidand extra-parochial and other
works or any of
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And it is also °Such Act to take powers for the pur-
chase
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use
and duties.
such Act to vary or extinguish all
of landsaaenndcdinofhtasoeotntulrdseueeveds:bobnnyyg
yin any manner connected with the
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existing rights and privileges
tolls, rates,
of the said undertaking,
maintenance, or use thereof, and to
interfere with the construction,
confer other rights and privileges. •
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carry into effectthe said
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as may necessary
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And it is also intended by such Act to enable the Eastern Counties
as may be agreed
terms and conditions upon, so
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tended railway works as will be situa
with all
Northern Railway Company, together
Counties Railway Compny to sell or le and
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Hitehin, to the Great
such portion of the said intended railway, and to enable
lease the same
Great Northern Railway Company to purchase or
Counties Railway Com-
panypowers of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, in reltahtieonsatido
and all or any powers of the said Eastern
railway as shall be so transferred to them as aforesaid, and to
in connexion therewith or in relation thereto,
said
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intended
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capital for the purpose, or to construct such
enable the said Companies respectively to enter into contracts and
agreements in reference to the purposes aforesaid, or as to the
working or using of the said portion of the said intended railwa3 ;
and for the purposes of the said Act it is intended to amend, vary, or
enlarge, so far as may be necessary, the powers and provisions of the
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t,6 . at,hncadanpth.del74ste;hveral Acts of Parliament
relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, local and personal, follow-
and Bth Vict., cap. 62 ; Bth and 9th Viet , caps. 110 and 201 ; and 9th
and sth Viet., cap. 42 ; 6th Viet., cap. 28 ; and7W7thtillh
and 10th Viet., cap. 285 ; 6th and 7th Willi V 103 •2d and
William 1 ~ cap. ,
3d Vict., caps. 77 and 78 ; 3d
Vict., cap. 52 ; 4th Vict., cap. 24; 4th
And notice is herely ffirther given, that maps plans, and sections
showing the direction, situation, levels' of the' said intended rail-
way and works, and the lands proposed to be taken for the
purpose thereof, together with books of reference to such plans, con-
taining the names of the reputed owners, lessees, and occupiers of
such lands, will be deposited on or before thethi • day of No-
vember, in the present year, with the clerkofrtieth
the peace for the
county of Hertford, at his office at saint Alban' s in the same 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 through which the
said works are intended to be
made, will be deposited on or before
the said thirtieth day of November, with the parish clerks of those
parishes respectively, at their respective residences.
Dated the seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and forty asix• viva niticettiVecippe.a.
2p350.
;.106 7th;

JOHN UNCAN
D, ,
7, New Palace-yard, WesSolicitortminster,

EASTE R N COUNTIES RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that the half-year's INTEREST on the
New Shares of 141. 16s. each, is payable on and after the 28th inst.
Holders of these shares are requested to lodge their Certificates at
the Company's office, for examination, two clear days previous to the
Warrants being issued.

By order,

C. P.
offices, Eishopsgate Station, November is, 846 RONEY, Secretary..

MERIONETHSHIRE SLATE and SLATE
SLAB COMPANY. The Directors regret that, in conse-
quence of the numerous applleations for Shares. they have been
compelled to veiect rasnY eidirely, and to allot in almost every case
but reportionef the Shares required.
7 a
,Ceoraali P
pthall-court, November, 18, 1846.