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

ATIFEIATION OF TIM-11.
RATtSEND STAR PICKETS.
FURTHER REDUCTION OF FARES.
SIXPENCE AND NINEPENCE,
Boat and Blackwall Railway included.
I) A From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall,
—Y (Sundays included) at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, Four,*
and Six
Except en Sundays.
From the Terrace Pier, Gravesend,
At Seven, Half-past Nine, Two,. Four, Five, and Six.
Excet en Sundays.
pars—Fore Cabin and Seeconi-cplass Carriage, Sixpence Saloon and
First-class Carriage, Ninepence.
Star 08!lee, Gravesend, Oct. 1, 1844.

][I[EPTAPR2EAIION DISTRIBUTION.
The PRIZE HOLDERS in Mrs. PARKES'S GREAT FINE
ART DRAWING - •, are respectfully informed that, conformably to the
!;ovent-garden Theatre,
arrangements made by her Committee with the Shareholders, at
on Monday last, the numerous Prizes will
be prepared and READY for DELIVERY in SIX WEEKS, dating
Prom the day of drawing.
Those Subscribers who have not received their Engravings are also
_lnformedd that a large number are new being prepared for selection,
"II will be ready for inspection, and deli very, in one month from the
Gate of this Advertisement.
selection
Parkes's Country Agents will be supplied with Engravings for
I_-ction and delivery at the same period.
2? Golden-square, October 4, 1844.

THE lIEPTAPRJEAIION DISTRIBUTION.
MRS. PARKES begs to tender the best acknowledgments of
last.
i,errstefill heart for the kind sympathy and generous support which
iiItpTAPRI"
EON' as expericn ed from her Frieon's and the Subscribers to the
g the Drawin f w tic I•ht oc k place on Mondaylast.
Is p ..
in tfr • ARKES has caused a LIST to be printed of the TICKETS,
thenfoertordcr that they were drawn ; and of the PRIZES to which
~üb_
.unate ho,ders are entitled, and which List can be had by
Coldscrib'srs on the presentation of their Tickets at her house In
tile etn.'quareof her
omit,gents. Mrs. PARKES cs.nnot with jus-
tenteoml:er feelings to especially express her gratitude to the
nnXietv t
seribeis
attention ntl composing her Honorary Committee, for the unremitt'ng
,e3' were kind enough to pay to her interests, and for the
heY manifested to see that full just was done to the Sub-
-1,,
‘,,,,!? ber Distribution.
..........:_____-1 iden-square, Oct, 4, 1844.

GEOLOGICAL MINERALOGY.
R. J. TENNANT, F.G.S., will commence a
to faoIp._COERSE of LECTURES on MlNERALOGY,withaviiepre.
rc sub Ve the study of GEOLOGY, and of the Application of mn
tit,,,i anees in the ARTS. The Lectures will be illustreted by an
lion,,Colleetion of Specimens, and will begin on WEDNESDAY
ILI is Coll:
tinuea'',,in- 0, the 9th of October, at Nine o'clock. They will be con-
October ge, Loudon.
Purther4ach Rucceeding We In2sday.
articubtrs may be obtained at the Secretary's office.
R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal.
-_________ 4, 1544.

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NI ?starter to
i ?Afternoon, and at a Quarter to
l'Orgc,44 Iveuing. Dr. RYAN'S present daily Lecture is
the
Irouin Alld their ANTIDOTES, at half-past Three, and on
to.
IN,• gl of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at a Quarter ti
tg. Professor 11A.CIIHOFFNER Lectures on the alternate Eye-
-7Q Lectures abound In Interesting Experiments.
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__11,,,-aLIeCTPtIC MACHINE, DIVING-BELL and DIVER,
D 4. " /4'l°lo Is Composed and Conducted isy T. WALLIS, Mos.
Admaission Is • Schools, Half-price.
EASTERN
COUNTIES RAILWAY.
The ~s. COLCHESTER AND CAMBRIDGE LINES.
ty,_
0 Directors have to announce that the change of gauge, with
,78 usequent alteration of the engines and carrying stock, which
'ta been proceeding with for the last month throughout both lines,
still be completed on MONDAY next, when the Trains will run with
their
haling greiaccustomedthat
regularity ; and the Directors, in expressingth their
at the public have
e progress of this Important change, by occasional delays, have, at
the
insaami:sl time, the porsatisfaction to state that the passenger-traffic on
ee
oat th .ines
ightest accident has not, for a singleday, been stopped, and that with-
_ _cccurred
OM s, London Terminus, Oct.o 4, 1844..
DIRECT NORTHERN itAILWAY from
Lou-

Capital 4,1.5130,005iNt., . YORK, by LINCOLN.
in 111,000 shares of 511. each.
Deposit, 2/. I es. per stare.
'he Km William h y
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
J. U. iTaCkellbUTT, A
Bat William Gambier, Esq.
l i°liiclailerliglthruhrcea,HAls:E7' Colonel William Gravatt, R.E.
Major Thomas George Harriott,
kolsort Walter Carden, Esq.H.P., R.C.S.
rialwart Turst Carver, Esq.
The Chisholm William Morley, Esq.
William Mountford Nurse, Esq.
John Pickersgill, Esq.
Liout.-Coloael James Nisbet Col- Thomas Raikes, Esq.
qulicts, R.A. Edward Sheran, Esq.
James Farquhar, Esq. Edward Winsmlow, Esq.
(With power to add to their numbers.)
11"1"las—Sir John Rennie, F.R. 8. ; Wm. Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S.
ZANIERS—The Union BAnk of London.
asti",•llls--Ilessrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, Moorgate.
street, London.
I'&lll.lAW.NnikT AQPeSm—Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, Old

Palace-yard, Westminster.
SCORITARY—Maier William Amsinck.
Tht Formation of a Direct Main-Trunk Railway, for the itn-
n
Portant purpose ef ceneecting the north h
of
as been England
daenedidSc ed en,
otolap d
IbY York and Lincoln, with the metropolis,
After mature investigatien and conviction et the public advantages
each a line •f centraunicatien.
The line will cemareenee near King's-cross, la s
ga
trheeNries the West_
Most central 'Relation in the metropolis, both a
*Aid and the City ; it proceeds by Chipping Barnet, Biggleswade,
it. Nests, ntiagden, sear Peterborough
wesa
Pluand Market
ef iea
Deespiniorgbdy,
Ztamferi, te the west of Bourn, east ef Grantham,
arid east of Newark, te Lincoln,
York will be lee miles.
and thence by Gainsborough,
Thorne, Sealth, and Selby, te Yerk.
The distance by it between London and
_,..
_
will be about 25 miles shorter than by any othertpwreoepnoszt,hldineen.
t will reduce by 59
miles the present distance be
sed York, and
tune and Edinburgh nearer will censeguentotlythbey the
m same distance bring Ntropolis, while the distance
saved between London and Hultlewtioll
Lbeeendes,lessseithhy7
H43olmi
it will form the nearest ion
thus
Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield,
a Ming districts of Yorkshire,
,iHlesa.lifax,
eirernantling the traffic •( the
Scotland, Lincoln-
e'
Pontefract,i:ngiand ,and Sheffield ;
II *ell as the traffic from the north o
it em-
Takine Its course through a highly productive al'ie, and the other agricultural districts threugthirwehooicohnittryp,asses.
toacinli. all tl.
T -.4
'ish the • turing districts and the metropolis._.
ant the West manufac .
~ ...e market towns of importance, and connectsall Lin.
.t epe
Th •ns an easy communication between Norfolk and Suffolk,
and North of England.
• line, as
Markets ini-d'utoesefennS
drainage er .. will be seen by the map, does not interfere with the
coofutnhtrty,
district.whilst it embraces the most important
The inclinations are extremelya favourable, and
Mee
egret,
are obtained at a
xpense, there slot being any engineering work of great
lag linexist_
In trayelliMagnitude
en the line. The guage will be the same as thee through the manufacturing districts, and all loss
g wof time
line underene ill he avoided, as the line will be an integral trunk
The management.
expense of construction being moderate, and the distance co
Much reduced, the fares will be proportionately lees,
and anample
!petit is
tables, which are sufficiently shown by the annexed abstract of the traffic
are
prepared result of a most rigid investigation, and
re
prepared as evidence for Parliament,
The capital proposed to be raised, namely, 4,000,0001., isa sum
exceeding the engineers' estimate. It has, however, been thought
advisable to allow an ample margin for
any
these ef the present time.
' increase of prices above
Ththe Dire
surveys were commenced is October last, and in March
malast, t Northern Line, and its advantages (together with
ny ether trial lines, and their disadvantages),
brought te the consideration ef many gentlemen well qualified to
ferns an *pinion Cl) such matters and finally the:prospectus, accom-
were carefully
partied by a map on a sufficient scale, was published on the 4th of
April, 1544. This prospectus and map show the London terminus
at King's.cress.
At this date there was not before the public any other project
fora direct line of railway from London to York ; but when more
than a month had elapsed from the time of the publication of the
than
and Map of the Direct Northern Railway, the Cam.
bridge and Tort via Lincoln Railway Company (who had up te
that time adhered to an indirect line by Cambridge to York)
that
their title to that of the London and York Railway Conn_
Pant',
and their stated capital, which previously had veriest from
040/. to 1,00,06 e/ , was then, for the first time, named at
-1.000,00 e/. In their neW was
the London and York Cone.
NAY else adopted King's cress for their London terminus.
Of the sense entertained of these encroachments by the pro-
the Direct Northern Railway, the York and London
bFeeretal et °raef their Ipany were duly apprised by a circular addressed to each men. Committee on the 15th of May last, and signed by the
11, kajor A.mshick.
a_
sked ie map
the et the Londe* and York Railway was,
however, pub.
latter part of August last, which, t• the surprise
of
Ike promoters of the Direct Northern Line, showed an attempt to
aseprepriate upwards ef 70 miles from London of the published line of the Direct Northern Railway Mill the pr
Project of the Londo.a and York Railway Company falls
l'arY tar short ef a direct line from London to the north, as will be
Mime from the following data:—
P'rem London to York the distance by the present lines of rail-
Way is tl5 smiles' by the proposed London and York line, stated
Ile be
Willes,tee. miles; by the proposed Direct Northern Railway,
150
f During the progress of this undertaking, a very large proportion
• thett laridewners en the line have been communicated with, and commiee in reference te it, and the full concurrence ef that im-
Natant iaterest is, with very few exceptions, confidently relied on.
Public attention having been lately drawn to the atmespherie
principle, the Committee wish te observe that they are in a cos_
di ion te take advantage of that principle should it eventually be
Skew* le Le for the benefit of the undertaking.
The sections of the country through which the line passes from
leaden te York can Le seen at the offices of the
regard to the traffic Company, 64,
lieorgate-street. Ever y explanation, also, will be afforded with
and other matters.
The Parliamentary plans, kc., are in course of preparation, and
application will he made for Session ef Parliament. an Act et Incorporation in the ensuing
The deposit of 5 per cent., or 21, les. per share, is necessary te
'skeet the requirement of the Parliamentary standing orders, but the
Preliminary expenses will in no event exceed 10s• per share.
bitterest at the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum will be allowed Oa
all calls *ads after the passing of the Act till the opening of the
railway.
The subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary centract will be
'ready for signature on the payment of the deposit.
A pares preportkm of the shares having been already applied for,
ale application for shares can be received after the iith of October
next, up to which period they may be addressed to the Secretary, at
the
prospect Officeus of the Company, 64, Moorgate-street, London, where
ses and plans may be obtained ; or to Messrs. John Rail.
tee and Son, and Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, shareisrokers, Man-
°ester I Thomas Kell, Esq., sharebroker, Birmingham; Messrs.
Carton and Wright, sharebrokers, Sheffield ; Messrs. Edward
lkint and Ce., sharebrokers, Leeds ; Francis Stamp, Esq.,
sharebroker, Hull ; Messr s. Collinson and Flint, share-
/D.l'4ra, Hull •• Thomas Broadman, Esq., sharebroher, Black-
ourn ; les.
, ,v•
H. Morrice Esq., sharebroker, Blackburn ; J.
bilL".es, Esse, sharebroker, Bradford, Yorkshire ; W. II Cow-
-ng. P-sq., sharebroker, York ; Messrs. Henry Davies and
Ct4e.i,ehautiragrehb;rokers, Liverpool •; Robert Allan, Esq., sharebroker,
Messrs. 111`E wen and Auld, or J. Watson, Esq.,
abarehrekers, Glasgow; or te William Gordon, Esq., oharebroker.
Aberdeen,

listimateil income, calculated on the usual Parliamentary data,
mull
at heno the actual returns, Which are printed, and may be
leen office :
Air Passengers .£350,18. • 0
Parcels
handise ........................... 49,565 0 I
iferc 145,628 0 0
Conveyance of live stock 50,715 0 0
"Ditto of private carriages, horses, and dogs 24,578 0 0
Mineral and agricultural produce

D•duct for maintenance ofthe line and working
sapeuves 40 per cent........

632,666 0 0

253,066 0 0

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liiiing about ili per cent. on the capital of 4,000,0001.379,600 0 0

Form of Application for Shares.
To the Committee of the Direct Northern Railway.
lernen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of
501. each in the proposed " Direct Northern Railway," and I
bridertake to pity the deposit and sign the necessary deeds.
Dated this day of 1444.
Norse
Residenee
Trade or rroreision