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London, England, 1845-10-27 00:00:00

FUN BRIDGE and RYE HARBOUR DIRECT
UALLWAY.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Frederick I.,:rivrance, Esq. Registered Projector.
Capital, 600,C00/., in Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share
Teinpzirary Offices, 04, Cheapside.
PILOVISIONAL COALIIITTEE.

Field-Marshal Lord 'Viscount Beresford, G.C.B. P.C. Redgbury,
park, Kent
The Hon. James William King, Capt. R.N. Angley, Cranbrook
Thomas Law Hodges, Esq. Ilemstead-park, Beuenden, Kent

Al.n.andcr Braes ord Hope, Esq. M.P. Bedgbury-par;;, Kent
Thomas Walton Roberts, I.sq. Glastonbury, Kent
Capt. Michael Tweedie, liolvenden, Kent

Edward l'oyader, Esq., Oakfie llawkhurst
George French, Esq., li,ixden, ilawkhurst, Kent
Sackvilie IlheWs, Esq. Tongs-wood, Hawkhurst
Major Curteis, Leasham-house, ltye
Thomas Twisden lio.!ges, Esq. Sandgate, Kent

Admiral J. Ayscough, Southampton
George Ballard, Esq. Sandhurst
Jahn Bishop, Esq. Bodiam, Sussex
Henry Coe Coape, Esq. Goldhanger, Essex, director of the Man-
chester, Oxford, and Southampton Railway, &c.
W. 11. Collis, Esq. Handswortli, Staffordshire, director of the Stafford
and Shropshire Junction Railway
John James Conway, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Dovor and Br's-

tel Railway
Robert Cook, Esq. Gainaberough

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John Mercer Durrant, Esq. Theobald's, Hawkhurst, Kent
Tkomas Mercer Durrant, Esq. Attwaters, Hawkburst
Thomas H. Evans, Esi. Mayor of Carnarvon, director of the Louden
and Holyhead Railway
John Ilihler, Esq. Old-place, Sandhurst
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart. Hilton, Aberde ',.‘nshire, director of
the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
William Phillips Lamb, Esq. Ockham-house, Sussex, director of tht
Dover and Bristol, and Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction
Railway
Rev. G. A. Lamb, D.D., Iden, Sussex

James Macmillan, En: Southampton, director of the Southampton,

Manchester, and Ox-ford Junction Railway
Thomas (lybbon 3lonypenny, Esq. Hole-park, Rolvenden, Kent,

director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
E. W. Morris, Esq. Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, director of the

Great Xorth and South Wiles Railway
Francis Reeves, Esq. Delmonden, Ilawkharst

George Smith, Esq. the Lambs, Staffordshire
Robert Tooth, Esq. Swift's-place, Cranbrook, Kent
Wm. Bastow, Esq. 20, Surrey-place, London, director of the Com-
mercial Life Assurance Company, and Worcester, Warwick, and
Rugby Railway
Robert Bastow, Esq. Surrey-place, London, director of the Com-
mercial Life Assurance Company, and Worcester, Warwick, aad
liugby Railway
J. Benson, Esq. Park-place-villas, Maida-bill West, director of the
Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
1 hotnas ',errand Deurden, Esq„ Rochdale

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John B E lunt, sq. director of the Lend e Docks Company, and Great
Eastern and Western Ballway
Alfred Bush, Esq. Queen-square, Bath, director of the Great North

and Kona; Walcs-and Worcester Itaijway
Captain F. Chamicr, llalkin-street Belgrave-square, director of the
Itazebronk and Fampoux Railway
M. Clements, Esq. 69, Lowndes-square, director of tho Great Leces
and Loadon Direct Railway
Henry Cornfoot, Esq. 6, Copthall-conrt, dlrectcr of the Commercial

Bank of London
Miles Dormer, Esq. 51, 11an.,-plae?, Sloane-street, director of the
Great Welsh Central, Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, South-

end and Eastern Counties Junction
Edward Evans, Esq. Stones-end, Borough, director of the Ceinsner•
vial Life Assurance Company
Johnson, Esq. Aldermary-churchyard, director of Remington's

Direct Manchester Railway
A. M`Moran, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, director of the
Grantham, Nottingham, Leicester, and :Both Midlands Junction
Major-General Parlby,C.B., Rutland•gate, Hyde-park, director of the

London and Manchester Railway
James W. Peppercorn, Esq. Old Broad-street, director of the Haze-
brouk and Fampoux Railway
R. M. Preece, Esq. Lothbury, and 24, Park-square

Jamcs Reeves, Esq.Leyton,director of the South Midlands Junction,
and Direct London and Manchester Railway
Francis Loose, Esq. Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square

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James Russell, Esq. Gloucester-place, Portman-square, director of
the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton and Tring,
Reading, and Basingstoke Railways
James Saynes, Esq. Great Dover-street, Borough
Edwin Smith, Esq. 51, Great Ormond-street, director of the Avon and
Severn Railway
John Taylor, Esq. Hoxton, director of the West-End and Soutkern
Counties Railway
Thomas Wakefield, Esq. director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
(With power to add to their number).
BANKER—Commercial Bank of London, Lothimry.
ENGINEERS—Francis Giles, Esq. and Alfred Giles, Esq.
STANDING COUNSEL.—Francis Barrow, Es,i.

SOLICITORS—Messrs. Ehnslie and Preston, 47, Moorgatc-street,
London.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Willis and Neve, Cranbrook
Mr. John Elliot Wilson, Cranbrook
Messrs. Beecham and Upperton, Hawkhnrst
SECRETARY—E. A. Lamb, Esq.
PROSPECTUS.

This line will pass in'a direct course from Tunbridge, via Paddock-
wood (thus connecting itself with Maidstone), through the parishes
of Brenchley, Horsmonden, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Benenden.
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst, Rolvenden, Newenden, Northiam, Peas-
marsh, Beckley, Iden, and Playden, to the town and harbour of
Rye, anti it will embrace a large extent of adjacent country, at pre-
sent anprovided with, and much requiring the admitted advantage*
of railway transit.
The length of the line will be about twenty-five miles, a great
portion of it will pass through a level country, and the remaining
part is free from any material engineering difficulty, or works likely.
to require any serious outlay, and it is not expected to be necessary
to interfere wills any residences or ornamental property.
The saving of distance to Rye, and all the other places embraced
by this line, will be considerable.
The capital required Is estimated not to exceed 500,0001.
During the last session of Parliament application was made for
a similar line, partially embracing the same country, when it
was shown in detail, by evidence produced before the Committee,
that the contemplated traffic, after deducting 401: per cent. for work-
tug expenses, would leave a large per centage upon the Invested
capital. That line was rejected on the ground that the best direc•
Lion had not been selected, but with an Intimation that the port of
Rye was e titled to a direct railway conneunication with the inte-
rior of the country, in the best direction towards London. The pre
sent scheme has been based upon this intimation, taking advantage
of the merits and defects which appeared upoe that investigation,
and as it embraces a more populous and productiN e country, and
passes in a more direct line to London, and will have the benefit 01
bettor access to other and more numerous lines, the sources of traffic
are considerably increased, and there is every reason to believe, Axial
what passed during the last session, that the present plan will be
favourably entertained by the Legislature.
The chief object is to open the port of Rye to the full) benefit el
railway communication, through a populous and productive district,
in the direction of London, to the best point at which it can avail
itseifofthe existing and contemplated lines.
The imports of Rye, particularly coals, wills limo and other
manures, are of great importance to the country through which the
line will pass, and a cheaper anti batter mode of transit will much
Increase the demand for them, and give the opportunity of great tir
provement in the cultivation of the adjacent country.
A railway through the heart of the chief hop district of the king-
dom, also producing corn, timber, and hop-poles, and communicating
at its terminus with a great part of the Important cattle district of
Romney Marsh, must be a public advantage.
The port of Rye is admitted to be the best cutlet and quickest
rout to Paris and to other parts of the Continent, and there can be
no doubt if a direct railway should be made to Rye, with moderate
improvement in the harbour, that it wte.ld be much adopted, part len-
cularly as a national and commercial communication with France,
and by persons there:ling on business.
Applications for shares and prospectuses to be addressed to the
Secretary, at the offices, 94, Cheapside ; Messrs. Willis and Neve, so •
(tellers, Cranbrook ; Mr. John Elliot Wilson, solicitor, Cranbrook ; or
to Messrs. Beecham and Unterton, solicitors. liawkhurst ;;; and
to the following Brokers :—London Messrs. Poppet-come anti
Co., 2, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Preece and Evans, Lothbury ;
Messrs. Fryer and Co., I, Blrchin-lane. LiverpoOl—Messrs. Alston
and Gage ; Messrs. Reynolds and Son ; Mr. Joseph Brice, Man-
chester—Mr. John Dunctift ; Mr. John O'Niel. Leeds—Messrs
A. and C. Beardshaws ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Co. Bristol -
Messrs. Tate and Nash. Birmingham—Mr. James Pearson. Brad
ford—Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co. Worcester—Mr. William
Miles. Cheltenham—Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co. Exeter—Mr.
Thomas Sanford. Southampton—Messrs. Easty and Sons. Edits.
burgh-31r. J. W. Lyon, 89, George-street ; Mr Robert Allen. Glas-
gow—Messrs. Black -and CO. ; Messrs. Buchanan and Attkin.
Aberdeene-Mr. W. Gordon. Dublin—Messrs. Bruce and limes.