The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-29 00:00:00

RATLWAY EXCHANGE, CLUB-HOUSE,
CHAMBERS, and GENERAL GOODS DEPOT COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 000,0001., in 24,000 Shares of 251. eack.
Deposit it. 7s. 6d. per Share.
FLOVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Richard 'Pottle, Esq. Hull, Chairman of the Hull and Selby Railway
John Anderson, Esq. Lothbury
Thomas Carlisle, Esq. Hyde-park-place west, managing director of
the Direct Western
Lieutenant-Colonel G. Talbot, St. John's-wood, director of the Mauri-
tius and Bristol and Dover Railways
Joseph Underwood, Esq. Blackheath, director of the Oxford and
Worcester Extension Railway
A. Stretton, Esq. Weltiugton-crescent, Ramsgate, director of the
Staffordshire Potteries Railway
N. Gould, Esq. Barge-yard, Bucklersbury
T. F. Sargent, Esq. Portman-street, Portman-square
Joseph Scales, Esq., director of the Direct London, Portsmouth, and
Chichester Railway
Joseph Eade, Esq. Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington, Clapham,
iiirec: or otlhe Direct London, Pcrtsmouth, and Chichester Rail-
way •
Louis Ramf:, Esq. Bury St. Edmund's, director of the Tunbridge-
wells, Brighten, and Hastings
F. P. Webb. Esq. Exchange-buildings, and Eltham
'Reginald Read, Esq. director of the Tunbridge-wells and Hastings
and London Union Railways
William Law, Esq. Woburn-place, director of the Shropshire Mineral
Railway
John Howell, Esq. Shepherd's-bush, director of the English and
Scottish Law Life Insurance Company
J. Smith, Esq. South-place, Finsbury-square
Major J. Mill, Park-place, director f the Bristol and Poole Railway
della W. Bell. Eery. Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, director of the
7;treley and Cambridge Railway
Wiliam M. Beyee, Esq. Camden-street, Gloucester-place
P. Macqueen, Esq. Great Winchester-street, director of the Sheffield
and Macclesfield, and London and Edinburgh Direct Railways
F. Jones, Esq. Old-square. Lincoln's Inn, director of the Warwick
and Rugby Railway
r. L. Warren, Esq. banker, Market Drayton, director of the Shrop-
shire Mineral Railway
Liefehild, Esq. Montagu-place, Russell-square
objects contemplated by the Company are to provide an ex-
ra.ge 05 place of meeting for all persons connected or interested in
rellways, whether British or foreign.
l'o provide buildings suitable for a club-house, chambers, and the'
del:fta of goods, the erection of halls for public meetings, and the
exhibition an 4 centellisation of all matters connected with railways.
To provide for the widening of the thoroughfares of Throgmorton-
eel ct, Copthall-court, and Tokenhouse-yard ; also to form two
e: • erred public footways leading from Tokenhouse-yard and Copthall-
eeert to London-wall, Finsbury, and the north of London.
To facilitate these objects it Is proposed to erect, as shown by.the
lint,
.an exchange in the most central part of the metropolis, spacious
and commodious fire-proof edifices, comprising suitable ranges of
offices for railway companies, private committee-rooms, spacious
f-ir annual and general meetings, &c., and an extensive range
• v,r,sliouses as a general goods depot for railway transit. The
• ee.s departments of the proposed establishment will, amongst
other important and eligible appointments, include a railway ex-
e , club-house, halls, chambers, and general goods depot.
I e railway companies In general such an establishment will be
essentially useful, as every company will have all the convenience of
an emee in the centre of London, where communication, under the
same establishment, may be had with every company throughout the
kingdom. By the adoption of this plan a general representation or
all tire railways will at once be had, whereby an effective union for
their mutual interests will take place, and a general public good will
Is. established.
The site fixed upon (being situate between Lothbury and London-
is at!, and very coutiguous to the Royal Exchange, Bank, and Stock
liange) is well calculated for carrying out the whole of the above
,:rposcs ; a careful survey and estimate has been made by compe-
I lit surveyors, and (after allowing for the expenses of management)
1.,,e revenue arising from the exchange, the rental from railway com-
panies, the hire of the public hall and committee-rooms for general
,:nd plicate meetings, the rent of offices and shops, the annual sub-
scriptions from members of the club, and from the general goods
depot and, warehouses, and otherwise, a return equal to 15 per cent.
Will be realised on the capital embarked.
It will be seen by the plans proposed, that it is contemplated to
widen the thoroughfares of Tokenhouse-yard, Angel-court, and
Great Belt-alley, as well as to form light, open, and convenient foot-
ways between Lothbury and London-wall, thereby forming direct
ecinmunicatiens between those parts and the buildings proposed to
be erected.
The public improvements will considerably enhance the revenue of
the Company. and will afford easy access to the Railway Exchange,
Railway Club-house, Halls, &c., and will be the means of obtaning
the cordial co-operetion of the Corporation of the City of London,
application; for shares to be addressed, in the annexed form, to
the Provisional Committee, Guildhall Coffee-house; to Messrs. Zook
and Huippliteys, solicitors, 28, St. Swithin's-lane ; to Messrs. Bis-
hoff and Cex, solicitors, 19, Coleman-street ;or to William Barnes,
architect and surveyor, 13 Church-passage, Old Jewry. Plans
niter :deo be seen at either of the above places.
The following is the I'° ria° f Application for Shares : •
To the Provisional Committee orihe Railway Exchange, Club-house,
Chambers, and General Goods Depot C
Gentlemen,--I request that
each in the abov will Company.
of 251.
you allot me
e Company, and I agree to accept the *ante, or any
Sees
the
dneuprriosbietrotfhaut.zuwin.ayeple.ase to tillot me, and I undertake to pay
thereon, and to sign the Eurb;chrlre on
the same, and all future calls
Contract when required. Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary
Dated this day of

1845
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