The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-15 00:00:00

PTE

R 15,

1845.

A careful preliminary survey has determined the promoters of this
railway to adopt nearly a straightline from Rugby toMacclesfleld, s
an increased expenditure of 200,0001. or 300,0001. judicially applied in
the present perfected state of civil engineering, and at the reduced cost
of the execution of earth works, will prove in the end a far greater
real economy, both to the Company Itself in the saving effected in
the annual expense of working, and also, what is of more importance,
to the country in general, by accomplishing, at a much less cost, the
same end proposed by an entire and distinct line from London to
Manchester.
These considerations have not been sufficiently kept in view by
other parties who have also proposed to make a railway from Rugby
to Macclesfield, but who, by deviating from the direct tract to pursue
valleys and to avoid the irregularities of the face of the country,
obviously lose the advantages proposed by this Company.
The Parliamentarydecision on the choice of the London and Brighton
Railway is a parallel case, the direct line, although presenting more
difficulties to overcome, and involving a greater outlay, having been
adopted by Parliament in preference to the many competing projects,
in a more or less sinuous direction, which were at that time supported

In the House by very influential parties.
Should it be found necessary, arrangements have been made by
which additional lines of rails will be laid between Rugby and Lon-
don on the London and Birmingham Railway, whereby the surpluS
traffic northwards will be abundantly provided for.
The line also possesses the singular advantage of affording the
shortest and most direct route from Manchester to Southampton,
Gosport, and Portsmouth, a feature presented by no other proposed
railway. By adopting the Rugby and Oxford branch of the Great
Western as far as Didcot, and thence the proposed Oxford, Southamp-

ton, Gosport, and Portsmouth line, the distance from Manchester to
Southampton will be twenty-three miles less than by any other route,
and on this account the project has been warmly supported by the
Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway Company.
The deviations from a perfectly straight line between Rugby and
31 acelesfleld to avoid high ranges of hills, ornamental parks, or
Valuable buildings are very slight, and the line in general offers no
engineering difficulties of any magnitude. The towns more directly
interested as a local line are Nuneaton, Hinckley, Atherstone, Market
Bosworth, Burton-upon-Trent, Sutbury, Ashbourne, and Leek.
The Company has made arrangements with the North London
Junction Railway Company, whereby it has secured the use of their
station (of the extent of six acres) in the centre of the City of London,
at the bottom of Moorgate-street, which will prove of the utmost
importance to this line.
Amidst the many railway projects that now occupy the public
mind, and involve a vast outlay of capital, it will readily be conceded
that a line that will attain such important results at so small an
outlay of capital, and of the time required for its construction, and
without interfering with any existing vested interests, must meet
with general approation, and at the same time offer a very excellent
nvestment for capital
The shareholders in the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Ports-
mouth, in the London and Birmingham, and In the Manchester and
Birmingham Railways, will have a preference in the allotment of
tin shares.
The deeds will provide that no call shall be made on the share-
holders beyond the deposit now paid, until the Act of Parliament is
obtained, and power will be taken in the Act to allow 4/. per cent.
interest on all calls.
Application for detailed prospectuses, maps, and shares, may be
made to the Secretary, at the Odic", 78, King William-street, City,
London, and the followits g sharebrokers :—Messrs. R. Sutton,
G. Mile, and Sutton, 22, tcorth-side Royal Exchange, London, and
George Burnand, Esq., Cornhill ; Messrs. Houghland and Leese, 51,
King-street, •Manchester ; John Wills, Esq., Royal Bank-buildings,
Liverpool ; Messrs. Wellbeloved an 1 Oastler, Leeds ; Messrs. Ed-
wards and Son, and W. H, Land, Esq., Bristol ; J. R. Lane, Esq.,
Birmingham ; M, ssrs. Garton and Wright, Sheffield ; J. G. Ker-
shaw, Esq., Huddersfield ; F. C. Spencer, Esq., Halifax ; Messrs.
Ha'l, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Henry Beaumont and Co.,
Exeter ; R. P. Lemon, Esq., Bath ; and Joseph Clark. Esq.,
Soutbi rpton.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Manchester and Rugby Direct

Railway Company.
Gentlemen—l request that you will allot to me Shales
of 201. each in this Company, and I hereby agree to accept the same,
or any less number that may be alloted to me, and to pay the deposit
of 21. 2s. per Share thereon, and also to execute. the Parliamentary
Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required.
Dated this day of 1845.
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