The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-26 00:00:00

COMPARATIVE DISTANCES.

Leamington to Cheltenham, by present railroads, 73 miles ; by this
railway, 40 miles.—Distance saved, 33 miles.

The same saving of 33 miles, With respect to Tewkesbury and
South Wales, and Gloucester, Bristol, and the west.

P's" WEST COAST RAILWAY.
(Registered Provisionally.)
Capital, 2,500,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d.
(No Subscriber to be liable beyond the amount of hls Shares.)
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
ark Blake, Esq., M.P., Ballinafad, Mayo
Robert Dillon Browne, Esq., M.P., Glencorrib, Mayo
John Patrick Somers, Esq., M.P., Sligo
Sir Thomas Bernard Going Dancer, Bart., Modreeny House, Clough-.
Jordon, county Tipperary, Director of the Galway and Kilkenny
Railway
The Hon. Geoffry Browne, D.L., Wilton-crescent, London, and Castle
M`Garrett, Mayo
The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Whitehall,
Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway
The Right Hon. Jofln Ladaveze Arabia, Lord Mayor of the City of
Dublin
Michael Gallagher, Esq.. Mayor of Sligo
John Netterville Barron, Esq., Resident Magistrate, Sanders Park,
Cork
Owen Edmond Blake, Esq., J.P., Frenchfort, Galway
William Butler, Esq., J.P., Bunnahow, Ennis (late High Sherkr of
Clare)
James F. Burke, Esq., J.P., St. Clarence, Galway
Dominick Joseph Burke, Esq., J.P., Greenhill, Mayo
Theobald Burke, Esq., J.P., Woodville, Mayo
William Campbell, Esq., Sackville-street, and Brighton
John Carmichael, Esq., T.C., Rivertson House, Cork, Director of the
Cork and Killarney Railway
Charles Collins, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge, Director of the
Southern, Eastern, and Northern Jamaica Railway
Thomas Comins, Esq., Ilallybrit House, Galway
Edward Deane, Esq., Curragowan, Mayo
James Dillon, Esq., J.P., Cogue, Mayo
John Dunn, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S., L. and D., Drumsna, Leitrim
Thomas Edwards, Esq., King William-street, London, Director of the
Direct London and Dublin Railway
Robert Fiske, Esq., Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Robert Graham, Esq., J.P., Drumgoon, Fermanagh
Klein Grant, Esq., M.D., St. James's-street, Pall-mall, Director of
the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Jamaica Railway
Henry Griffith, Esq., D.L., J.P., Port Royal, Sligo, Director of the
Sligo and Shannox Railway
W. A. Hill, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Deputy-Chairman of the Glouces-
ter and Aberystwith Railway
Dean John Hoare, Esq., Percy-street, Bedford-square
Robert Hughes, Esq., Ely House, Wexford, Director of the Provin.

cial Bank of Ireland
John Kerschner, Esq., Middle Temple
William King, Esq., pring-gardens, and Putney, Surrey
John Knox, Esq., J.P., Greenwood Park, Mayo
Joseph Myles M‘Dennell, Esq., J.P., Doocastle, Mayo
Rowland H. Mackenzie, Esq., Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square,
Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, and Great We-
tern Extension Railways
Capt. Charles Carden Mansergh, Longraigue, Wexford, Director of
the Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia Railway
Capt. Newton, Bruton-street, and Lugwardin, Herts
Francis R. O'Grady, Esq., Tavrane, Mayo
Richard O'Grady, Esq., Tavrane, Mayo
John O'Hara, Esq., Raheen Gort, Treasurer, County Galway
Charles Ormsby, Esq., D.L., Cummin, Sligo
Robert Dudley Pcrsse, Esq., Galway
Michael Perrin, Esq., Galway
Rees Price, Esq., M.D., Tyne Hall, Great Ilford, Essex
Richard Cowley Polhill, Esq , Brompton, Middlesex
Joseph Richardson, Esq., J.P. Summer-hill House, Clones
Thomas Seymour, Esq., J.P., Bailymore Castle, Ballinasloo
James Sexton, Esq., J.P., Limerick
James Shirreffs, Esq., M.D., Liverpool-road, Islington
Despard Taylor, Esq., Newport, Swords
John Walsh, Esq , Castlehill, Mayo
Captain George Edward Watts, R.N., Langton Grange, Darlington
(With power to add to their number.)
CONSULTING ENGINEER--Colonel Landmann, R.E., F.A.S., M.I.C.E.
ENGINEER-G. M. Lewis, C.E.
BANKERS.
London—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.
Scotland—Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank
Ireland—National Bank and Branches
Provincial Bank and Branches.
STANDING COUNSEL—James Monson CarrOW, ESQ.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Langley and Mead, Bedford-row, London.
William Thomas Kelly, Esq., 16, Mountjoy-square North, Dublin,
and Castlebar, Mayo.

LOCAL AGENTS.
Galway—Captain F. O'Shaughnessy
Castlebar—Mr. Henry Murphy
Sligo—Mr. W. C. Tulle.
SECRETARY—Henry T. Stuart, ESQ.
PROSPECTUS.

The object of this line of Railway is to complete the chain of coast
communication, and form a connexion with lines already established
or projected with reasonable hopes of success.
It will commence at or near the city of Limerick, and taking a nor-
therly direction, proceed through the counties ofClare, Galway, Mayo,
and Sligo, terminating at Sligo, by a junction with the Sligo and Ennis-
killen Railway, and accommodating on its route the important cities and
towns of Limerick, Dmis, Gort, Loughrea, Athenry, Monivea, Tuam,
Ballinrobe, Castlebar, Westport, Foxford, Ballina, Kilalla, Swineford,
Streamstown, and Sligo, which town being connected with the north,
east, and south, by the different lines through Enniskillen, London-
derry, Coleraine, Belfast, Armagh, Newry, Dundalk, Drogheda,
Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Valentia,
Tralee, and Limerick, the establishment of this line will cause Ire-
land to present a completeness of locomotive communication which
no other country in the world enjoys.
The country through which the proposed line travels is most fertile
In mineral and agricultural products ; it embraces many
oex
coal fields, whose advantages it will extend to all parts of c. extensive
coal
lanesealught
and Ulster; and intersecting, as it does, so ninny
metropolitan t
of railway, it will develope those advantages in an equal degree to
the province of Leinster.
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peint of view, will be
perhaps not the least advantage,
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with, Scotland, within the easy reacts
the establishment of an intercoe_zirstrneenb,:tswonetel7, tali, ei,p.eolpl ualsaptiloancinogf
the
trade ot; and communication
in
Ireland. Added to this the cer-
taintyof all towns of any linpo.
noble natural harbours on the Atlantic shore of
that on the completion of the projected southern, eastern, and
western lines, the
the British depots of American traffic, and most
Ireland will become
ntries It is impossible to over-rate the value of
cou . . .
probably the established packet stations for postal communication
between the
this truly nattwo ional pr , ojectio .
The counties which this railway traverses abundantly supply the
English markets with cattle, pigs, &c. This line, communicating with
so many ports, will afford the greatest facilities for the shipping of
this portion of trade, some idea of the extent of which may be formed
from the fact of upwards of five hundred fairs being held annually
in its immediate vicinity, among them, the fair of Ballinasloe, ac-
knowledged the greatest for sheep and cattle in the British islands.
It has been ascertained that the country presents great engineering
facilities for the construction of a railway, and in communications
which have been received from the landowners along the line, the
greatest anxiety is manifested for its completion.
The subscribers will be held liable only to the extent of their first
deposits until an Act of Parliament is obtained, and afterwards only
to the amount of their subscriptions.
Power will be applied for in the Ad—and in the meantime is
hereby given to the Committee—to alter the capital, if necessary ;to
vary or abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, or
enter into arrangements with any other company or companies ; and
also to nominate the first directors of the company.
The Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement will be
ready for signature on payment of the deposits.
It will be seen i,rem the plan that the railway intersects many main
lines, and will thus contribute to, and receive from them a con-
siderable amount in passenger and merchandise traffic.
From the estimates that have been made, a return of at least 10
per cent. must be realised on the capital.
Application for shares to be made in the usual fcyrn to the Solici-
tors in London and Dublin ; to the Local Agents ; to the Secretary,
at the office of the Company, 10, Old Jewry Chambers ; to Scoble
Willesford, Esq., Castle-street, Exeter ; and to the undermentioned
brokers .—Messrs. Martin and Ileseltine, Finch-lane, Cornhill ; Mr.
D. B. Major, Change-alley, Cornhill ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liver-
pool ; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, Manor-street, Hull ; Mr. S.
Grindrod, Manchester ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Leeds ; Mr. George
Edwards, Bristol ; Mr. John Balmer, Gloucester ; Messrs. Tyeth
and Wills, Plymouth ; Mr. T. Sandford, Exeter; Mr. Robert Allan,
Edinburgh ; Messrs. M'Ewen and Auld, Glasgow ; Mr. William Gor,
don, Aberdeen ; Messrs. Curtis and Power, Dame-street, Dublin ;
Mr. James Morgan, Cork, of whom Prospectuses may no bad,