The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM and BOSTON DIRECT
- . RAILWAY COMPANY.
• • Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
(Provisionally Registered.)
raovistoNAL COMMITTEE.
Lord rtephen Chichester, Ormean, Antrim, Director of the London,
Istaties, and Ascot, and of the Reading and Itiegate Atmospheric
Railways, &c.
Lieut.-Colonel Lothian Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair, her Ma-
Joey's Civil Commissioner at the Cape, Director of the Exeter,
Dorchester, and Weymonth Junction Coast Railway, &C.
Captain J. P. M`Dougal, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Chairman of the
Isle of Man Railway, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gos-
port, and Portsmouth Railway, Btc.
Colonel Thos. Fitzgerald, Maperton, Somerset, Deputy-Lieutenant of
Somerset and West Riding of Yorkshire
The Hon. George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, 1, St. Alban's-
place, and Oakitelds, Donegal, Director of the London and Exeter
Direct Railway, &c.
George Mackintosh, Esq., 27, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square,
Director of the North Wales Mineral Railway
Jarnel Lamb, Esq., 25, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Grand
Trunk Railway, &c.
Jolla Thorpe, Esq., Bloomsbury-terrace, Lower Broughton, Man-
chester
John Holford, Esq., Rnshohn-hall, Manchester, Director of the Man-
chester Direct Railway
John Burgess, Esq., Manchester, late boroughreeve, Director of the
London and Manchester Railway, &c.
Charles Phelps, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square
Directors of the
llenry- Brown, Esq., Harleyford-place, Kennington,s Great Welsh
Chaertes Smith Rayner, Esq., Kew-green, Z Central Rail
way
Algernon W. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace,:llyde-park, Director
of the Great Eastern and Western Railway, &c.
John Chapman, Esq., Langham-place, Director of the Hull and
Ilelyiwad Direct Railway
O. Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Reading and
Ilk-gate Atmospheric Railway
It. Atkyns, Esq., Devonshire-street, Portland-place, Director of the
Guernsey Pier and Railway Company, &c.
William sladden, Esq , Canterbury, Director of the Reading and Rei-
gate Atmospheric Railway
John Rennie, Esq., 5, Lower Belg,rave-plaCe,Belgrave-square, Direc-
tor of the Dorking, Brighton, and Arundel Atmospheric Rail-
way, &c.
Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the Metropolitai
Junction Railway Company
Win. Thomas Symonds, Esq., Thornton-heath, Croydon
C. Al. Itlgg, Eat'. York place, Portman-square, Director of the
Shropshire Mineral Railway
launsden Mukeson, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, Director of the
ana Carlisle ssunway, &as_
Alfred G. Harris, Esq., 38, Alsop-terrace, New-road
William Henry Burke, Esq., Tottenham
Edward F. Finden, Esq., Southampton-place, Euston-square
Geo. Fowler, Esq., Newington-place.
Peter Paterson, Esq., Leyton, Essex
Geerge Evans, Esq., Melbury-terrace, Regent's Park, Director of the
London and Exeter Direct Railway, &e.
John Thompson, Esq., Great St. Helen's, Director of the Grand.
Trunk Railway
Sir Jobe Key, Bart. Alderman of London, Chairman of the Mewl-
tins Railway, and 'Director of the York and Lancaster Railway, &e.
Captain .trutt, Cranford-lodge, Middlesex, Director of the Reading
and Peigate Atmospheric Railway, &c.
Capt. Newton, R.N., Director of the Hull and Holyhead Railway, &c.
Jaines Tracy, Esq., Director of the Harwich Docks, and Birmingham
:tied Central England Railway, &c.
John Hint t, Esq., Director of the London Docks, and Reading and
Reigate Atmospheric Railway, &c.
Jelin Bloor, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby,
tlains!,orougli, and Great Grimsby Railway
(With power to add to their nmnber.)
BANKERS'.
Lan lon—Commercial Bank of London, 3, 3loorgate-street, and 3,
etta-street, Covent-garden
14.lessrs. Spooner and Attwoods and Co., 27, Gracechurch•street.
JOINT SOLICITORS.
‘1". W. Oldershaw, Esq„ 7, Tokenhouse-yard
Messrs. C. T. and A. Jenkieson, 76, Cannon-street, City.
ENGINEERS.
Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq., C.E.
A. A. B. Rennet, Esq., C.E.
ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR.
E. N. Clifton, Esq., Tokenhouse-yard.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS.
Messrs. Stallow and Kingdon, 6, New Palace-yard.
PROSPECTUS.
'11:* ;ate is designed to open a direct communication between the
t of ilriningtain and Boston.
Yisa advantages to be derived by a rich, progressing, and populous
town, such as Birmingham, the great manufacturing centre of
tt:e I,lngdom, having a direct communication with a port on the
esstern coast facing the Continent, and that port the nearest to it b.,
g,o;capitical position, need but be mentioned W he appreciated.
The name of Birminsham speaks fair itself ; the capacity and valnr.
o itciton, as a commercial port, is daily increasing, and requires bti•
lit tle enterprises to enable it to compete with some of our best ports.
It is proposed that this line shculd commence at Leicester, where if
win form a continuation of the lice from Birmingham to that town,
t proceeding by, or near Melton Mowbray, Corby, Folkingham, all
Denalagton, terminate at Boston, thus affording a direct eommuni
c..tion l:etws en Birmingham and its important manufacturing din
ri,ls, ittiaby, the great railway centre of England, and Boston, their
rarest seaport, which eventually must command the traffic of tl
(1:;;;Oe is with which it is in connexion, and the opposite ports of tl:e
continent.

Ti;c country- is easy, presenting few or no engineering difileult!es.
'Fbe usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at
c:?lit. per e-,.nuin, after passing the Act, on the amount of
pnid. up. No subscriber shall be answerable for
e 0,11 the nmount of his deposit until the Act be obtained. and
~•-o hot I eyond the amount of his subscription.
A more de t,i iled prospectus will be issued in a few days, containli4
Le names of many influential gentlemen locally interested in tl.e
•o;:o,,e0. 1 iht. _ .

shilres, in the annexed form, to be made to tli e
(•,:t:ln3ny, 7, Tokenhouse-yard, and 76, Cannon-
; aini to ti:e following stock and sharebrokers:—
_Mr. Edward Newton Bryant, 16, Tbrogmorten-street
3ir. William Rodweil, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street.
Mr. Anlrew gym.
FORM OF APPLICATION.

Ti the Prov;sional Committee of the Birmingham and Boston Direct

Railway.
I ',quest you will apportion me shares of 201. each in the
Il rmiwl.atn and Boston Direct Railway Company ; and Ido hereby
take to accept the same, or any less number you may allot
to in., and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share, and all future calls
thcreoo, '.ud to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers'
.A.,reenient when required.
Dated this

day of
Name in full
Usual Signature •• ... •
Residenco• • • . • ...
Business or Profession ........ • •
Nanle of Referee •• • • ••• • • •
Residence and Profession of Referee •

1843.

REGENT'S CANAL RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)

Capital 3,000,000/., in Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
Offices, Gresham-Rooms, BasinghalL street.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
Jrdin Anderson, Esq., 5, Lothbury
James Arhouin, Eq., 50, Mark.lane
(baths Dickson Archibald, Esq., Walney, Lancashire
"iVitAam A stell, Esq., M.P., 51, Old Broad-street
Ilcnry Bainbridge, Esq., St. Paul's-church. yard
Colonel Barlow, Kensington
John Barnes, Esq., Chorley-house, Buckinghamshire
William Beresford, Esq., M.P., 77, Pall-mall
Thomas Edward Bigge, Esq., Montague-square
William Evekney Black, Esq.. 11, Bread-street, Cheapside
Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., 7, St. George's.place, Hyde-park-corner
J. V. B. l'..rde Buller, Esq., 10, New-street, Spring-gardens, and

Holne-rJk, Devon.
The Hon. Captain S. T. Carnegie, R.N. M.P., Cumberland-street,

Br) anstone-square
William Carr, Esq., Blackheath-park
Jelin Cl.stendieek, Esq., Lewisham
J iihn Cattley, , Esq., Moorgate.street
Edward Henry Chapman, Esq., 134, Leadenhall-street, and liar.

ringay.house, Hornsey
James Clay, Esq., 25, Montague-square
tieorge Clive, Esq., sanderstead, near Croydon
John Chevalier Cobbold, Esq., Ipswich
Benjamin Collett, Esq , Grafton Manor-house, Broomsgrove
W. R. Collett, Esq , M.P., St. James's-square
llenry Cornfoot, Esq., Old Palace, Richmond, Surrey
Ceorge Henry Richardson Cox, Esq., 10, Lower Berkeley.street,

Portman-square
William Thomas Cox, Esq.. Derby, Nottingham, and London
Lewis Cubitt, Esq , 77, Great Russell.street, Bloomsbury
'ilie Hon. Francis Curzon, Temple
Edmund Denison, Esq., M.P., 8, Duke street, Westminster
ti.ptain Edwards, 3, Baker.street, Portman.square
Wynn Ellis, E.q., M.P., St. Paul's Churchyard
Wiliam Henry Gregory, Esq., M.P., 14, Park.street, Grosvenor.

square
Lancelot Llewhellyn Haslope, Esq., LifFord, near Birmingham
hichard Heaviside, Esq., Brighton
llegan, Esq., Liverpool
Henry Thomas Hope, Req., Deepdene
Jonathan Hopkinton, Esq., 55, Chester-square and Fenchurch- street
I,e Hon. Ricl,ard Edward Howard, 3, Garden-court, Temple
Sir Richard Jenkins, East India Director
Thomas Landor, Esq., Manor-house, Burton-on-Trent
I .)p oli t o LE-on i no, Esq. War n ford-court
Sir William Magnay, Bart., London
Wittiam Skinner Marshall, Esq , Hyde Park-square
An hony Mervin Storey Maskelyne, Esq., Basset Down-house,

Swindon, Wiltshire.
John Moxon, Esq , Hanover-terrace, Regent's Park
.Inetsph Oldham, jun., Esq., Muswell-hill
irchibald Frederick Paull, Esq., Leadenhall.street
r Edwin Pearson, F. R.S., 5, Gtoucester.terrace, Regent's. park,
tev. Reginald Chandos Pole, Radbourne Rectory, Derby
Pollard, Esq., Stannary.hall, near Halifax
W. S. Potter, Esq., Sussex.gardens, Hyde-park
- r Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire
4:avid Robert Rose, Esq., M.P., Rostrevor, Ireland
hu Clement Ruding, Esq., 10, Judd place East, New.road
'int, Hon. Hairy St. John • -
A. enry William Schneider, Esq., 10, New Broad-street
Jt ho Shewell, Esq., 25, Tokeuhouse-yard
as2jor General Taylor, 3, Clarendon-place, Hyde-park
sTrlin Taylor, Esq , 17, Kent-terrace, Reent's.park
Joseph Thompson, Esq., Jain-street, Bedford.row
George S. Trowel-, Esq., 39, St. Mary-at-hill
Joseph Underwood, Esq , 25, Eastcheap
The lion. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., Brookes' Club, St.

James's street
Sir Joshua Walmsley, Liverpool
Fleury George Ward, Esq., M.P., 99, Mount-street, Grosvenor.

square
William White, Esq., 107, Cheapside
Joseph Wilepu, Esq., Highbury-hill

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
W. R. Collett, Erg., , Chairman.
Lewis Cubitt, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.

Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Sir Edwin Pearson.
William Beresford, Esq., CP. John Clement Ruding, Esq.
J. Y. B. Yarde Buller, Esq. Henry William Schne.der,Esq.
John-Cat tley, Esq. John Shewell, Esq.
Jsmes Clay, Esq. John Taylor, Esq.
George Clive, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq.
Henry Thomar-Ilope, Esq. Sir Joshua Walmsley.
Jonathan Hopkinson, E.q.
&INSEAM—The Commercial Bank of London.
ENciftireit-IN-CureF—William Cubitt, Esq., F.R.S.
ENQlNVEis—Joseph Gibbs, Esq.; William Radford, Esq.
A RCIIITECT —George Ledwell Taylor, Esq.
JOINT SURVEYORS&
G cerge-Ledwell Taylor, Esq. ; Vincent J. Collier, Esq.
JOINT SOLICITORS.
'Messrs. Bridges and Mason, Red Lion-square

llesara. Baxter, Rose, and Norton, 3, Park.stteet, Westminster.
SECRA'ARY—Frederick Collier, Esq.

The entire property of the Regent's Canal Company, extending
from Paddington to Limehouse, having been purchased, it is pro-
posed to form a railway on its site, with an extension from the
City. road ba,iikto the vicinity of the General Post.oftice.
Tug vast importance of this undertaking, whereby. a junction will
etteoted between all existing and projected railways north of the
Tharne,,,cmobincd with the advantage of a general City terminus,
is to. otivious to require comment.
By the pr,posed railway, pas,engers aid goods will be brought
into the Itrart of the City at a great saving of time and expense,
and facilities will be afforded for the more expeditious transmission
of the snails to most parts of the kingdom.
The hoe will commvtice at the Great Western Railway ter
mint 4 and will follow the course of the canal throughout, inter-
-I^cring the London and Birmingham Railway at Camden-town,
t!;,. proposed London rnd York and Direct Manchester near Pen-
t mritle, the I.:Astern Counties at Old Ford, and the Blackwall
:.:away at Limehouse ; traversing the populous districts of Pad-
Camden-tow n, Islington, City-road, Hoxton, Kingsland,
Hackney,—terminating at the Regent's Canal Dock at Lime-
'. ,:t-re, adjoining the River Thames, to which there is a wharf
~•tlige of 170 feet.
basins, Wharfs, warehouses, and buildings at the City-road,
•ehouse, and along the line of canal will be equally available
t present for the large and increasing local goods traffic now
ring on the canal.
urveys have been made of the property required for the pro-
d extension, which it is found can be constructed at a com.
tt:vely moderate expense.
object of the Company will be to secure the best accommo-
ti.a..on to thepublic, and to deal impartially with the present and
totu• um companies who may avail themselves of this line. Th •