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SOUTH AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that the PARLIAMENTARY CONTRACT
unit SUBSCRIBERS' AGREEMENT must be executed by the
LONDON SHAREHOLDERS, on or before MONDAY next, the 13th
Inst., between hours of Two and Four o'clock, at the Office of
the Solicitor, Noes Basinghall-street ; after which day the Deeds
will be sent to the principal country;towns for execution, of which
due notice will be given. By order,
W. B. JAMES, Solicitor to the Company.
Oct. 9, 1845.

ERBY ANI) CREWE JUNCTIO
RAILWAY.

(Registered Provisionally.)
Company's Offices, 16, Wardwick, Derby, October 2, 1845.
The Managing Directors of this Railway give notice that they have
resolved to increase the Capital of this Company by the sum of
500,000/., in accordance with the power vested in them by the Sub-
scription Contract, in order to carry out certain Branches and Exo
-
tensions of their original undertaking; namely, from
Burtop-on-Trcnt, and from Stoke to Norton Bridge.
And u :y also give notice, that they have further resolved to call
up an additional W. per cent. upon the Shares of this Company, in
cermpliance with the new order of the House of Lords.
The Shareholders are therefore required to forward their Scrip to
the Cempanv's Offices, on or before the 20th day of October instant,
together with an application according to the form subjoined, in re-
- tarn %r which a receipt will be given, and an order upon the bankers
to receivoAhc additional sum of N. ss. per share. In default of their
dornifjtipy will be precluded from participation in the Extension
Share 3-
To all such Shareholders as shall so deposit their scrip within
the specilled period, new shares in this Company will be allotted in
the proportion of one for every two original shares ; and letters of
allotment will be immediately issued accordingly.
HENRY COX, Deputy Caairman.•
JOHN HIIISH, Secretary.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Managing Directors of the Derby and Crewe Junction

Railway Company.
Gentlemen,.--Inclosed are scrip_ certificates for shares,
cs. to and I request you to re-issue me scrip for the
above, • and also for my Extension shares, being in num-
ber ; and I agree to pay such deposit, and to execute such deeds in
respect thereof as shall be required.
(Signed)
•These words are to be omitted If no new shares are required.
The above signature must be In the handwriting of the Share-
holder.

ITUNTINGDON, WISBEACH, AND ST.
IVES UNION RAILWAY.
Being an extension of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway, from March to Huntingdon and St. Ives.
Capital 200,0001. in 8,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Isle of Ely, Wis-
beach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway :
ResolVed—That an extension of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and
Lincolnshire Junction Railway from March to Huntingdon, with a
branch to St. Ives, would be profitable as an investment of capital,
aril useful to the public.
That the Directors of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway take measures to carry out the project, under the
name of the Huntingdon, St. Ives, and Wisbeach Union Railway.
That the capital be two hundred thousand pounds, in eight thou-
sand Shares of twenty-five peunds each.
That Ilessrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co. be the banters in London;
Messrs. Rust and Veasey, at Huntingdon ; and the National Pro-
vincial Bank of England, at March, Wisbeach, and Sutton.
The Directors of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway, having been urgently requested, leave upon mature
deliberation, determined to add to the value and to the public utility
of their much approved line the railway now announced.
This short but important line of railway will proceed from the Isle
of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, at March,
throuh or near Wimblington, Deddington, Benwick, Broughton,
King'sg Ripton, Hartford, Chatteris, Ramsey, Warboys, and Hurst,
to Huntingdon.
The placing of Wisbeach, the natural port of this rich and eaten-
she agricultural district, in immediate connexion with Huntingdon,
the focus of six railways, must be a great accommodation, and of
paramount importance to that port ; added to which, it has long been
desired by the mercantile community of both towns.
It also gives Wisbeach and its vicinity, and the other populous
places which it will traverse, the choice of two routes to the metro-
polis on the completion of that portion of the London and York Rail-
way which joins Huntingdon, giving the railway communication by
St. Ives to Wisbeach, an object which the inhabitants of the town
have publicly tettitled their desire to accomplish.
EiPower will be applied for in the Act of Parliament to amalgamate
tills Company with the Isle of Ely, Wlsbeacb, and Lincolnshire Junc-
tion Railway under one management.
Holders of shares, in the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach, and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway may have shares in the present Company, in the
proportion of one share for every two, by transmitting a letter
stat'ng the fact to the Secretary, or either of the Solicitors, on or
before the 15th of October instant. Application for shares may also
be ade in the accompanying form. No application can be received
after the 18th of October, and the shares will be allotted without
delay

FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Committee of the Huntingdon, St. Ives, and
Wisbeach Union Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 25/
each in the above company, and I undertake to pay the deposit of 21.
12s. 6d. per share thereon, or any less number yon may appropriate
to me, and to execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamen-
tary. Ccntract when required.
Dated this •
Name
Residence ••••••••• • • • • • " • .
Trade or Profession •• • ... .
Place of Business (if any) .• • . .....
JOINT SOLICITOBS—James Coppock, Esq., 3, Cleveland-row ; John
Bell, Esq., 28, Craven-street.
Local. iloracaoss--Thomas Steed Watson, Esq., Wisbeach;
and Esq
WILLIAM WILDE, Secretary.
Offices, 26, Gresham street, London, Oct. 9, 1845.

day of October, 1845,

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF—John Braithwaite, Esq.
SOLICITOBS.—Diesars. Russell and Mackenzie.
This line will branch from the Greenwich Railway about one
mile east of London-bridge, and after crossing the Kent-road, will
pass through Camberwell and Brixton to Clapham.
From Clapham it is intended to continue the line through Tooting
to Mitcham; and power will also be obtained to carry a branch
trom a point on the main line between Camberwell and Brixton to
Norwood and Dulwich; and another ftom Clapham to the South-
Western Railway. This latter branch will be little more than a mile
loog, and will give a City terminus to the Seuth-Western Railway,
the importance of which to the public and the shareholders of that
line can scarcely be exaggerated.
Those who are acquainted with the country to be traversed by this
railway will know*, and a glance at the map will show to others,
that this is the only way by which the densely populated districts of
Cautlicrwell, Brixton, and Clapham can be furnished with adequate
iailway accommodation.
The line proposed, besides being almost straight, has the advan-
tage of being so nearly level as not to offer a single engineering
cults ; and, as very few buildings will be interfered with, the
cost oC the line will be moderate in comparison with other metropo-
litan Ra'dways, and small with reference to the immense traffic which
must pass over it.
The Norwood and Dulwich branch may probably be worked by a
single line of rails, especially if the atmospheric system of traction be
adopted.
The principal stationS will be in the Kent-road (close to New Peck-
ham), at Camberwell (near the green), at Brixton (near the church),
and at Clapham (near the common).
Passengers will save two-thirds of the time now spent in the
coaches, less fares will be charged ; and as experience has shown that
the most frequent ram3ing of trains on short lines produces the largest
amount of profit, the public are likely to be well served in that

DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS 0
LIFE.

aespeet also.
The great superiority of the London-bridge terminus for the dis-
tricts through which this line will pass, will be readily perceived,
when it is known that nearly the entire populations of those districts
are engaged in commercial pursuits, and that their places of business
are -.-ngstly situate east of the Bank; and it is suppssed that the
Directors of the South Western Railway will eagerly adopt the faci-
lity which this line will offer for the conveyance of their passengers
toLondon-bridge.
The prospectus, plan, and other details, will be published in a few
days, and in the meantime commwaications may be addressed to the,
So:idtors, at the temporary offices, 82, ti
Southwark.
4th October, 1845.

A,IID L AND BARNSLEY, SHEFFIELD,
DEWSBURY, LEEDS, AND BRADFORD RAILWAY.
„ - Dewsbury, 7th October, 1845.
Notice is hereby given, that no further applications for Shares in
tills Company can be received after TUESDAY, the 14th instant.
SCHOLES and BR')DRIBB, Solicitors to the Company.

Lest night, shortly after seven o'clock, a fire broke out in
the Wes minster-road, on the premises known as Hengler's
firework manufactory, situate on the south-side, fronting
the Freemasons' School. The premises, which comprised a
Owelimg-house three stories high, and adjoined other ma-
nufactories of a similar description, one of which shared
a like catastrophe some years since, has for upwards of half
a ccatury been oocupied by Mrs. Wells, better known as
Med:elle Hengler, the pyrotechnist, and who, we regret to
say, has 1 •st her life. It appears that the bulk of the
apartments in the building were devoted to the manufac-
ture of fireworks, the front parlour being converted into a
show-room or shop, and the first floor only kept for the ac-
comer-dation of the inmates. On account of the briskness
of the season, Guy Fawkes' day approaching extra hands
were employed on the premises to execute a large amount
of country orders.
The Alarm was raised at about a quarter-past seven o'clock,
,phee the workmen heard. a cry of "fire" in the house, fol-
lowed by slight reports similar to the explosion of crackers
and squibs. Those who were at work in the upper rooms
immediately ran down stairs, and some minutes elapsed ere
they could find out whence the noise proceeded. It was
then discovered to emanate from the room of Madame
Bendier, viz., the apartment over the shop and looking on to
the main road. They instantly rushed to the door, and on
opening it found a large body of fire, apparently in the
centre, Lut so powerful was the volume of smoke, coupled
With the intense heat, that they were unable to make an
entrance. It was well known that Madame Hengler was in
the room, and in a second or two she was seen from the out-
side at the m indow, which she succeeded in opening, and
made gestures to the crowd to save her. The unfortunate t
woman, who was verging on to her 90th year, was
helpless, and being exceedingly stout was unable to raise
her•elf to the window to jump. She, however, leant over
the window to avoid being suffocated. Attempts were then
again made to
,get into the room, and one or two persons
succeeded, but were forced to retreat ere they could reach
her. In the meanwhile ladders were brought and placed
again
.the burning premises, but were found to be notlong" eneigh to reach the poor creature. Longer ones were
so.ai procured, and attempts were made to drag her oUt.
She was still alive, and her cries to save her were of a truly
heartrending description.; but from her corpulency, and the
suffocating odour of the burning combustibles, it was impos-
sible, and in a few minutes she was observed gradually to
41141, and .eventually disappeared in [the burning apartment.
-ndpiilice, finding there was no chance of saving the unfor-
tur ate woman, immediately„ commenced, assisted by the
leorkpeople of the,neighbounng factories, removing the more
4.siigereins portion of the stock ; a great deal, however, they
were unable to secure, which on ignition exploded with a
loud report, and for a considerable time the front of the
house presented a very novel appearance from the number
uf blue-lights burning and fireworks darting from the several
windows. The engines from the Southwark-bridge-road
station were quickly on the spot, and were soon got into
operation,,hut.the crowd was so great that the firemen were
greatly impeded. By the aid of a further arrival of engines,
and a reinforcement, of police, a better command was got
over the flaming property, and by nine o'clock all danger to
the adjacent premises was over. Till past ten o'clock, how-
ever, the firemen were occopied in throwing water on the
premises to damp the combustibles.
As soon as the .fire was somewhat got under search was
made for the remains, of Madame Hengler, which were found
by Mr. Barrow, the acting foreman of the West of England
Brigade, on the floor of the room in which she was seen to
sink. As may be supposed, her body was greatly burned.
A shell having been procured,it was removed to St. George's
Workhouse, prior to an inquest being held. She was very
clever as an artist in fireworks, and for more than thirty-four
years was the pyrotechnist to Vauxhall-gardens. Of late
years the business was conducted by her grandson. As re-
gardsthe origin of the fire. it is surmised that it arose from
an, explosion of fireworks in Madame Hengler's room.
The
dam-ge
done is almost the destruction of the building;
the
r
fire has gone through it, the lower part being perfectly
consumed.

INGENIOUS SMUGGLING.—The Customs officers of
Mu%mile have recently discovered a quantity of goods attempted
to be smuggled across the frontier, consisting of handkerchiefs,
napkins, richly embroidered muslins, &c,, and' which were at-
tempted to be psssed by means of the canal between the Rhine and
the Rhone. Imagine twelve oblong cases, made of zinc, secured
by iron bands, and suspended in the water by means of strong
cords beneath a wooden raft. These twelve cases, hermetically
closed and enveloped in two covers, the one of leather, the other
of iron well greased and closely packed with merchandise care-
fully preserved from all chance of moisture, were then floated by
mean' of the raft, beneath which they hung unseen in the water,
liewn the Rhine and through the canal into the Rhone. In this
ingenious manner the smugglers seem for a length of time to have
eluded the vigilance of the Customs, forthehyadwtohuelyd
nnoott
beehavneee
mn
trusted so valuable a cargo to such hazards,
I.4oldetled br it'll/ previous succees,—/3oulogna geyye,