The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM AND BOSTON DIRECT
RAILWAY COMPANY, with a Branch to Grantham.
Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21.25. per share.
(Provisionally Registered.)
(Vide former Advertisements for the names of the influential Pro-
visional Committee.)
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
The Right Hon. Lord Edward Chlehesti,r, Chairman.
Captain J. P. Macdougal, Vice-Chairman.
R. Atkyns, Esq. G. G. Hay, Esq.
11. Brown, Esq. James Lamb, Esq.
W. F. Black, Esq. John Rannie, Esq.
John Blunt, Esq. J. Thompson. Esq., Tottenham
Lieutenant-Colonel L. Dickson John Thompson, Esq., Great St.
A. W. Greville, Esq. Helen's.
BANKERS.
Lendon.—Commercial Bank of London, 3, Moorgate-stroet, and 3.
Henrietta-street. Covent-garden
Messrs Spooner, Attwoods, and Co., 27, Gracechurch-street
Birmingham.—Messrs. J. L. Moilliet and Sons, Birmingham and
Warwickshire Bank
Boston—Messrs. Garflt, Claypon, and Co., and Messrs. Gee and Co.
Leicester—The Leicestershire Banking Company
Melton Mowbray—Ditto.

JOINT SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Hook and Oldershaw, 7, Tokenhonse-yard
Messrs. C. T. and A. Jenkinson, 76, Cannon-street, City.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Birmingham—W. 11. Reece, Esq.
Boston—Messrs. Holloway- and Ilarvreol.
ENGINEERS.
Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq. C.B.
A.A. B. Bennet, Esq. C.E.
ARCITITEOT AN) SURVEYOR—E. N. Clifton, Esq. Tokenhonse-yard.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Mtssrs. Sucllow and Yingdon, 6, NeW
Palace-yard.

SECRETIEY—James Elliott, Esq.
Offices of the Company, 26, Meorgate street, London.

The Committee have received the names of the following gentle-
men locally interested, who have promised their support and in-
fluence on behalf of this Company :
John Elsam, Esq. magistrate, Boston
Jas. Edward Tutford, Esq. magistrate, Boston
John Sharp, Esq. alderman, Boston
Mr. J. B. Bull
Mr. George Hartley Town Councillors, Boston
Mr. H. Button
Mr. J. F. Smyth
J. C. Simonds, Esq. Fishtoft Manor-house, near Boston
John Cole, Esq. Wigtoft, near Boston
William Simonds, Esq. Framr ton, near Boston
Mr. James Piekworth, grazier, Kirton, near Boston
Mr. William Howden, jun. iron'ounder, Boston
. Mr. Charles Swain, farmer, Wrangle, near Boston
Mr. John Palethorpe, draper, Boston
Mr. Thomas Slator, ship-chandler, Boston.

PROSPECTUS.
This line is designed to open a direct communicatloa between the
owns of Birmingham and Boston.
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The advantages obe derived by a rich, progressing, and populous
town, such as Birmingham, the great manufacturing centre of tie
kingdom, having a direct communication with a port on the eastern
coast facing the Continent, and that port the nearest to it by geo-
graphical position, need but to be mentioned to be appreciated.
The name of Birmingham speaks for Itself; the capacity and
value of Boston as a commercial port is daily increasing, and re-
quires but little enterprise to enable it to compete wick sonic of our
best ports.

It Is proposed that this line should commence at Leicester, where
it will form a continuation of the direct line from Birmingham to
that town, and proceeding by or near Melton Mowbray, Corby,
Folkenham, and , Donnington, terminate at Boston; thus affording a
direct communication between Birmingham and its important manu-
facturing districts—Rugby; the great railway centre of England, and
Boston, their nearest seaport, which eventually must command the
traffic of the districts with which it is in connexion and the oppo
site ports of the Continent.
A glance at the map will show how this line is fed, and the towns
in its neighbourhood supplied will► railway accommodation by the in-
tersecting lines ; but in the event of the London and York lino not
obtaining its Act, it is proposed by this Company to constract a
branch to Grantham.

The country is easy, presenting few or no engineering difficulties.

Another advantage hold out by this project is the ins-prorement of
the harbour of Boston, whereby it will be restored is that eminent
position It formerly held among the ports and harbours of the
kingdom.

The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 4
per cent. per annum after passing the Act, on the amount of the
subscription paid up. No subscriber shall be answerablj ror more
than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then
not beyond the amount of his subscription.
Applications for shares and prospectuses, to be made to the solicitors
of the Company, 7, Tokenhouse-yard, and 76, Cannon-street, City;
at the offices of the Company, 26, Moorgate-street ; andto the follow-
ing stock and sharebrokers

Londwi—Mr. Edward Newton Bryant, 16, Throgmorton-street ; Mr.
William Rodwell, 22, Throgmorton-street; Mr. A. Sym, 9, Token.

house-yard; Mr. J. S. Pidgeon, 10, Marnford-couri:Throgi uortou

street.
Birmingham—Mr. F. 11. West, 43, New-street ; Mr. William Green.

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2G, Ann-streot.
Boston—Mossrg. Tewaon and Tricker; Mr. John 11. Thomas, thi
Market-place.