The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-05 00:00:00

CALTEIUTIOV OF TIME.
-!itATiAEND STAR PACRE'rS.
FURTIIER REDUCTION OF FARES.
SIXPENCE AND NINEPENCE,
Boat and Blackwall Railway included.
I) .1. From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall.
(Sundays included) at Ten, Eleven. Twelve, Three, rote,*
and Six
* Except en Sundays.
Freda the Terrace Pier, Gravesend,
At Seven, Bald-past Nine, Two,* Four, Five, and Six.
* Except en Sundays.
Farr—Fore Cabin and Secenl-clase Carriage, Sixpence Saloon and
First-cia” Star OCarriage, Nlnepence.
ffice, Gravesend, Oct. 1, 1841.

TEPTAPR2EMION DISTRIBUTION.
The PRIZE HOLDERS In Mrs. PARKES'S GREAT FINE
,RT DRAWING are respectfully informed that, conformably to the
‘,4rraugomts en made by her Committee with the Shareholders, at
‘,-'uvi,t-Zardeu Theatre, on Monday last, the numerous Prizeri will
lx; prepared and READY fur DELIVERY in SIX WEEKS, dating
from the day of drawing,
Thome Subscribers who. have not received their Engravings are also
'Armed that a large number are new being prepared fbr selection,
nun will be ready fur inspection, and delivery, in ona mouth from the
date of this Advertisement.
Mrs. Parki*N Country Agents will be supplied with Engravings for
selection and delivery at the same period.
22, Golden-sqare, October 4, 1844.

TUE lIEPTANUEMION DISTRIBUTION.
MRS. PARKES Legg to tender the boot acknowlei!gmente of
titgratteful heart for the d sympathy at d generous support which
re Iran
_lTot PILEMION,
exPcrhn ed cur her Fria g and the Subscribers to the
hut.the Drawing of wh ch to:k place ou Monday
PARKES has Caused a I.IST to Is printed of the TICKETS,
the
the. oeshr that they were dr own ; and of the PRIZES to which
fortunate holders are entitled, and whicb LLt can be bad by
N,llbseribers on the presentation of their T,ckets at hex house in
(~oldw "Ware ; or of her Agents. Mrs. PARKES coma with j us-
cvrtto her feelings omit t coped:l ly express her gratitude to the
men composing her Honorary Committee, for the unremittng
>tittrnt on they were kind en .ugh to pay to her into rests, and for the
s,.x,!'lY they manifested to see that full just co was done to the Sub-
tro to her Distribution.
(4,lder-square, Oct. 4, 1144.

GEOLOGICAL MINERALOGY..
Mil • J. TENNAN', F.G.S., will commence a
to fad
cOtilt 4' of LECTURES on MINERALOGY, with a view
• a.
Su . -
. litate the s'udy of GEOLOGY, and of the Application of Mlne-
extbstanees in the ARTS. The Lectures will be illuatr.tecl by an
m..1,e
ellection of Soecimens, and will begin on WEDNESDAY'
-
the 9th of October, at sine o'clock. They will be con-
ea^h succeeding We irrsday.
ItiFtletre,t,i(er eitrticul,,s may be obtained at the Secretary's office,
0114k,:e.
vcto London. It, W. JELL', D.D., Principil.
ter 4, 1444.

WYriAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
:eitt,:tia,,,mlintgif Pt
eo:01:::11 , am original Optical Instrument'dll:ll
to I.oxuiShliances to Nature and Art. a highly valuable ad
.3noleatie —lhT"t'a OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The Pictorial 11-
at a 4,. "le, ig the ti
Twi i;atr)ite" to rs t sfiti'.l.l;elcCt sielliitinsu'itt(,),ddet:ywtiLh Tp Onc ayl
I:7OdS CI nOB trrEtt -,
is en
FiTs o'cloc'k hi the Afternoon, and at a Quarter to
POlgov., Yelling. 1)r. RYAN I present daily Lecture }s
the
y,,,,,n, . and their ANTIDOTES, at half-past Three, and
to
?Hue. 41.1! or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at a Quarter.
iim.
,rofessor BACMHOFFNER Lectures on the alternate Elye-
Sc.HyD„o r..h° Lecteires abound in Interesting Experiments. :he
Sc. . "".I.RCTRIC MACHINE, DIVING-BELL and DITLR,
Doe. litate Is Composed and Conducted by T. IiA.LL IS, Mm.
Admission, Is.; fichools, Ilsdf-price.
E_._._._______________•_
ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
COLCHESTER AND CAMBRIDGE LINES.
~11e Directors have to announce that the change of gauge, with
ti‘L,
}II"
alteration of the engines and carrying stock, which
will II" Proceeding with for the last month throughout both lines,
trie,gre
pert_thra4 the
completed On Mo.'l/41)Av next, when the Trains will run with
their accustomed regularity • and the Directors, In expressing their
nubile have been
,94 Aof this impost anth occasional delay's, ha\ ~ at
necessarily inconvenienced duringt
the same time, ti . an change, y
the male line ' c on
the satisfaction to state that the passenger-trail'
ith
out theii Ate not, for a single day, been stopped, and that w - slightest accident haring occu ed.
Oftlees, London Terminus, Oct. 4, 1744.

DIRECT 4 RTHr. LONDON to YORK, b ttlf y
LIN RA
COLN.ILAY Wfrom
Capital 4,000,00.1. in 311,000 shares of SOL eael.
Deposit, V. lis. per share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
The Hon. 'William Ashley William Gambier, Esq.
J. M. Brackenbury, Esq.
er-an, Fsq,
l!lichael Irrnee, Pei. Major Celeneelene 1T Williamhe
te
u G
Georger av a t t ,
H.P., R. c. S.
Albert Walter Carden, Esq. William Morley, Esq. ILF-
John brighter-an, Harriett,
Edward Turst Carver, Esq.
The Chiskehn
JWohililiiarmickMezgniitif.orEed
Esq.
quh urse, Esq.
Lieut-Celenel James Nisbet Col- Thomas Raikes, Esq.
eun, R.A. Edward Sherman, Esq.
James Farquhar, Esq. Edward Winslow, Esq.
t
(With power te add to their numbers.) lettisnute—Sir Jahn Rennie, F.R. S. ; Grav Wm.
Baa treae—The Union lank ef London.
a, EscI,F.R.S•
Sotioertte—Messes. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, Moorgate.
street, Landon.
l'ittlANIEN-raex Acerers--alessrs. G. end T. W. Webster, Old
Palace-yard, Westminster.
Sy-eßliTAßT—Major William Amsinck.
The fermation ef a Direct Main-Trunkßa
Portant purpose of connecting the north of Englandiay
lw 'anf: r
g.o the
ot ilar7l,
by York and Lincoln, with the metrepolis,haabpeeunblidesceiddevdenutapgeeen,
after mature investigation and conviction •f the
suds a line of easmmunicatien.
‘ethfe.
The line will commenee near King's.crosa, lens theegeNzt-reheadvv,
Most central situation in the metropolis, both
end and the City ; it proceeds by Chipping
west ef Sleaford,
Stamford, te the west ef Beurneast ef Grantham, %t. Nests, Pluntiegden, near PeterholoughenatnhillaMr:naerkt'etEDlFeeglpeeinwg"be;
and east •f Newark, to Lincoln, and thence by Gainsborough,
Thorne, health, and Selby, te York.
The distance by it between Lesion and York willhef befolptleaseeimilliese...
will be about 20 miles aherter than by any ot
t will reduce by 39 miles the present
he edaimstaendriesteb,eitcpwe eberninlg.oNndewon-
and Terk, and will consequently by t . .
lees than 41 miles.
castle and Edinburgh nearer to the metropolis, while the distance
saved between London and Hull wtill
ibe rides,
o
and bheffield ; thus
It will form the netrwootakrooLteid,
Bradford, Huddersfield, Pontefract, and
Hull, Halifax,
"liin'nVoelainadslnighetit) nmanufacturing
orthofE nglendistricts of
Scotland,Y Yorkshire,
.rattriraefflfcroemf the
ee
shire, and the other agricultural siistricteptrhordeuucgthirweheiocuhnitt,
Taking its course through a highly .
metropolis.
country, exit. -
braces all the market towns of importancaeo,d.‘tnhde
eolnshire with the manufacturing districts ,
arm the'
It ~connectsmetroi all. Lin.
NV". esa*tineaid ytic.rinthmoufnEicnagtil°anndbetween Norfolk and Suffolk,
drainage or
the fen country, whilst it embraces the most important
The Line, as will' be seen by the map, does not interfere with the
~ 't and towns of that district.
1 ne inclinations are extremely favourable,
Woderat.
great
magnitudePense, there not being any engineering work of
exist-
and are obtained at a
t on the line. The guage will be the same as the
In travelling
line under ono Inn lines threu ,i the manufacturingdistricts, and all loss of time
g.
line will be an integral trunk
Rill he as the u
The expense of construction being moderate, and the distance so
pouch reduced, the fares will be proportionately less,
ample
profit Is sufficieutly shown by the annexed abstract of the traand an
lie
tables, which are the result of a most rigid investigation, and
are
prepared as evidence for P.rliament.
The capital proposed to be
exceeding the engineers' estimate. It has, however, been thought
ve
advisable to allow an ample margin for any
be raised, namely, 4,000,0001., is a suit
those ef the prow
time.
The surveys were commenced in October last, and in March
many other trial lines, Mid their disadvantages),
last, the Direct Northern Line, and its advantages (together with
kfirought o the consideration of many gentlemen well qualified to
inn ant apinion en such matters and finally the.ProVectus' acc°rn-
April, 11144. This prospectus and map
Panie'd by a map on a suffitien • ' • • the 4th of
were cart fully
t scale, was published on
terminus
at Xing's-cros..
At this slate there was not before the public any other project
show the London
fora direct line of railway from Loildon tc York ; but when more
than a month had elapsed from the time of the publication of the
bridge
Prolecand tus
Railway,
Map er the Direct Northern
ailwsy, the cam-
york that time advia Lincoln Railway Company (who had up te
changed their hered to an
indirect line by Cambridge to yerk)
title te that of the London and York Railway Cern.
2 500
pang, and their stated capital, which previously had varied from
,000/. to 1,600,0
4,004,00./. 001., was then, for the first time, named at
In their new prospectus the London and York Coin
lasi), also adopted King's-cross for their London terminus.
Of the tense entertained of these encroachments by the pro-
moters of the Direct Northern Railway, the York and Louden
CorapeA, were duly apprised by a circu!ar addressed te each mem-
ber of their Committee on the 111th ef May last, and signed by the
Secretary, Major Arnsinck.
A map et the ?is Londe, and York Railway was,
hed in the latter however, pub.
the promote part of August last, which, t• the surprise of
appropriate rs of the Direct Northern Line, showed an attempt to
upwards ef 79 miles from London of the published line
of the Direct Northern Railway.
Still the project of the London and York Railway Company falls
very far short ef a direct line from London to the north, as will be
seen from the following data:—
Frem London to York the distance by the present lines of rail-
ray Is 219 miles; by the proposed Landon and York line, stated
0 'kites be 210 miles; by the proposed Direct Northern Railway, 110
During the progreas ef this undertaking, a very large proportion
consult
ef the landowners en the line have been communicated with, and
ed in reference to it, and the full concurrence ef that im-
portant Interest , with very few exeeptions, confidently retied on.
Public attkrit is, h been wn atmospherics
principtale,
tak the Committee wish telately observdera thatto theythe are in a co-
dltt" e show advantage of that principle, should it eventually be
rite he for the benefit of the undertaking
The sections ef the country through which; the line passes from
landau to York
Itoorgate- earl be seen at the offices ef the Company, 64.
street. Every regard te the traffic and othexplanation,
er m also
,will be afforded with
applicatioa
The Parliam matters. entary plans, &c., are in course of preparation, and
will he Made for an Act ef Incorporation in the ensuing
'easiest of Parliament
The deposit of fi per cent., er Re lbs. per share, is necessary te
Meet the requirement of the Parliamentary standing orders, but the
preliminary expenses will in no event exceed 10s, per share.
Interest at the rate of 4/. per cent, per annum will be allowed on
all
railway. °elle made after the parsing of the Act till the opening of the
The subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary contract will be
ready for signature on the payment of the deposit.
A large proportion of the shares having been already applied for,
no application for shares can be received after the Bth of October
next, up te which period they may be addressed to the Secretary, at
the offices of the Cornpaay, 64, Moorgate.street, London, where
Prosp,ctutee and plans may be obtained ; or to Messrs. John Ran-
t, nand Son Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, aharehrokers, Man-
Garto ; Thomas Kell, Esq., sharebroker, Birmingham; Messrs.
n and Wright, sharebrokers, Sheffield ; Messrs. Edward
King and Cc, sharebrokers, Leeds ; Francis Stamp, Esq.,
sharebroker, Ilull; Messrs. Collinson and Flint, share_
brokers. Hull ; Thomas Broadrnan, Esq., sharebroher, Black-
burn; W. IL Morrie., Esq sharebroker, Blackburn ; J.
~
Kil i
„ ew.ell. Eq., sharebroker, Bradford, Yorkshire ; W. H COW-
'mg, Esq., sharebroker, York ; Messrs. Henry Davies and
Co., sharebrokers, Liverpool; Robert Allan, Esq., sharebroker,
Edinburgh ; Messrs. M'Ewen and Auld, or J. Watson, Esq.,
414i:brokers, Glasgow; or to William Gordon, Esq., sharebroker
Aberd( eu,
tit!,

.lmated Income, calculated on the usual Parliamentary data,
and based on the actual returns, which are printed, and may lee
Ken at the office :
BYPassengers ............. „.... ........ .. £350,180 ° .
Parcels, .......................... .. 40,585 0 •
Merchandise 145,628 0 0
Conveyance of live stock ... .......
Ditto of private carriages, horses, and dogs 24,578 0 0
Nineral and agricultural produce

Deduct for maintenance orthe line and working
exPonses 40 per cent.

632,66 L 0 0

953,066 0 0

379,600 0 0
Being abota 91 per cent• on the capital of 4,000,0001.

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Form of Application for Shares.
To the Committee of the Direct Northern Railway.
Geetlemen,—l request that Son will allot to me 6hares o
S~'~• each in the proposed " Direct Northern Railway," and I
Uudertake to pay the deposit and sign the necessary deeds.
I3ated this day of 1644.
Name

Residence ...
Trade or Profession