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London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS OF THE

lIHONDD A and ELY VX LITE S JUNCTION
RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSIIIRE.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Prothoted with the sanction and support of the Right Hon. the Earl

of Dunraven.
Capital, 200,0007., in 10,000 Shares of 201. each.
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Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTKE.
iiscount Mare, M.P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan
Orawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, Bart.3f.P., Foxley, Herefordshire
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham,4Director of the Great Leeds and
Ldndon Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Win. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Maes Eewyeld, Chairman of the North Wales
Railway
lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire
Heniy A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn Rouse, Cardiff
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Shef-
field and Manchester Railway
Charles Richard Biggs, Esq., 19, Bryanstone-square
John Castendieck, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester
Railway
The Rey. James Cozens, Ynys Plwm, Glamorganshire
Edward Cotton, Esq. St. James's-square and Kenilworth. Director
of;the Commercial Banki
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Direeter of Cambridge and
Lincoln Extension Railway
George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direst
Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction
Railway
William Edmondes, Req., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire
Thoinas 11. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and
Worcester Railway
The 'Rev. 11. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and No. 7, Manehester-
square
The 11ev. Thomas Gronow, 29, Brompton-square
Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire
Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire
John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire
John Hopkins, Esq , Ripely, Glamorganshire
Will. ant Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
Johd James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Director of
the South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Johd Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby,
and Southampton Railway
'Fero Clarke Kemball, Esq. Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the
South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway
GOT!' I.l.wellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire
Will AITI Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the
National Provincial Bank of England
James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean
Railway
Thonias Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Ley lion Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Olamorgiumhire
Samhel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoln's Inn-
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tl ds, Director of the Kennet and Avon Canal
Will am
am Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
Geo gc B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk
Evah Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshiro
Jambs Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend.
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamor,ganshire
Jamps Reeves, Esq., Director of this London and Man.hester Direct
and South and Midlands' Junction Railways
EdWard L. Richards, Esq., Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshiro
John' Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff
EdvOard Scard. Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall. Glamor.
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Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London
Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsiale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street-
hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway
Joh ' Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanflhangel,
D nbighshire
Jose h Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
Ton and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
tor of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(With power to add to their number).
1 STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, ESQ.
SOLICITORS.
W. B. James, Esq., 5, Basinghall-street, Londoa
' William Morgan, Esq., Bridgend, Glamorgan.
BANKERS.
Commercial Bank of London
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff.
ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bnrnard, Esq.

This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Val Hes, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis-
tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district,
ono of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at
present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable
products.

It yvill pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glaniorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in Im-
mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and,
obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition
to ite being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at Mer-
thyr, and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very
best descriptim for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de-
scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super-
sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of
trafffe alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested,
as has been demonstrated in every instance whore even tram-roads or
canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other
less komising vallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele-
brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro-
ductiOns.

Au inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary her the manu-
facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by
means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any ether

This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich ♦ales
of Ely and Rhondda a much desired communication with the great
market town and port of Cardiff, front whence, at present, they may
be said to be almost excluded.

It Is intended that the line shill commence at Blaen Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass
between the hills at Yfrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it
will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of
six miles) to Latielay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the
South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most
advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports In the
Bristol channel.

- - A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par-
ties, and it is round that the country admits of highly favourable
gradients, so much so that It is confidently anticipated that the
workt will be ezecUted very consiiierably under the advertised ca-
pital)
Tha landowners along the line are favourable to this . undertakinv,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the
Provisional Committee.

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No Subscriber will bo answerable beyond the amount of his de-
posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount of

his subscription.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Co•rpany shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom power is given to allot the Shan 5, and to apply the funds
of 'he Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma-
tion, end in the preparation of the plans sad sections to be submitted
to Parliament,

• Power will be applied for in the Aot (and in the meantime is
hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi-
tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make
branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or
otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi-
nate the first Directors of the Company.
In the allotintent of Shares, a preference will be given to
landowners on tire line and other parties locally interested.
Prospectuses and Maps may be had of, and applications for
Sharei may be addressed in the form annexed to, W. B. James,
Esq., :Solicitor, 5, Baslnghall-street, London; to W. Morgm, Esq.,
solicitor, Bridgend, Glamorganshire ; and to the undermentioned
Brows ; but no application for Shares will receive the attention of
the Couritnittee, unless accompanied by a reference to ono or more
of the, Provisimiai Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers :
London-11MP, John Shewell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard.
Messro, J. l'aPparoorne and Co., 2, Old Broad-street.
Liverpool—Messrs. Boultt and Co,
Manchester—Messrs. Houghland and Leese
Leeds—Messrs John Young and Co.
Bristol Luke Arnold, Esq. ; Messrs. Tette nod "Nash
Birtlttilialetil—Mr. Collis
Sheffield—Messrs, Bardwell and Sons.

FORM OP APPLTATION FOE SHAtEs.

To the Provisional Committee of the Rhondda and Ely Tallies

Junction Railway.

Oatitiamen,—l request that you will allot to me
shares of 20/.
each in this Comp w, and I undertake to accept the same, and to
pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be allotted
to m, ; avd I also undertake to oriAPlitP the Parliamentary Contract
aucl s.llsscribers' Agreement when required.

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RHONDDA AND ELY VALLIES
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
No further applications for shares in this Company can be received
after Feu)AY, the 10th instant. By order,
JOINT rNTHERICK, Secretary.
5, Basingliall-street, 3,1 October, 130).