The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-20 00:00:00

BANKERS.

Messrs. Spooner, AtiiVot;d7and Co., London.
Messrs. Attwood, Spooner, and Co., Binninglr'' bt
This short but very important Line of Railwliy ‘t :II carPl
the neaz,st pohlt on the Trent Valley Railway to the Cit..itiensl°
field, and rroceed through a rich and populous country, bY
Sutton Coldficid, and Erdington, to the town of BirminghaT•4. so`ol,
The length of the Line will be only about sixteen
glance at the map will suffice to show the very niimer%loa.';o9
tages which this Railway offers. The projected ,4 South
way," from Manchester, joins or falls into the Trent Vitlie-ney
lust below Lichfield, and, proceeding along the Trent ,3„At d 1 tn°
via Tamworth and Rugby, will form the shortest and
route from Manchester to Landon, but will leave Birminglr ttiro—
west, which can only be reached by the circuitous route 0,
Tamworth, a distance of twenty-five miles. t Octeti
The proposed Birmingham and Lichfield Rally: Ay will 0 re,—epraieitiio
tension of the South Union, North Staffordshire, and other tlO
Railways, from Lichfield in a direct Line to Birmingban%titete,
save no less than nine miles in the twenty-five, and con a 1 ye"
shortest andbast ne between Manchester and Birmin.gh'" t
vised. • aricc4b
As to the returns to be expected for the capital 00.„ ,rocit If
sufficient to mention, that in addition to the very large in'? y'lll`
hag from the local passenger and goods traffic (the latter 0 ota,"
very great, as most of the agricultural supplies of Birtni,"„iltal
emporium of the Midland Counties, and its densely poPu""ofoliid:
bourhood, are derived from the vicinities of, and must
Pa' barn f ID
Line), every passenger direct from Manchester to Ilia tang
necessarily proceed along the projected Railway, should 0 a tji•
lines from Manchester to Lichfield be made. ne AC
This line will also form the nearest route from r efor
North to Birmingham. 0 Pgri'
The Capital proposed to be raised is 300,0001., in 15,0 a to Do ,ef4
201. each. A deposit of 21. 2s. per Share will be no ,
upon the allotment, to the credit of the Directors with "
01,t''
of the Company. 'we"
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No call will be made until the Act of Parliament shall I per. tiefi•
and power will to taken in the Act to allow Interest at f raProlil°
per annum, upon the amount of each call, from the date °owe
until the opening of the line, and Subscribers will not he le
beyond the amount of their Shares. „„ ,fraco„
The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary
shall contain a clause empowering the Directors to arnal,'"
telo
any other Railway now formed, or to be formed, to
p alt
Branch Lines, or transfer, mortgage, or dispose of the Pe'ra
pa
dertaking for the benefit of the Company, as they may afioge"
will he ready on the day fixed for the payment of delo' otcp",tdat•
he required to he executed when the bankers' receipts are „
for certificates of Scrip ; and the shares of any SuWe.,t''
default in the execution of those deeds within the fortorA
which fourteen days' notice will be given, will be absolut ~,Jcoall?,/tD•
No application for shares can be attended to, nniesg one
by a reference to a member of the Provisional Committee 06 •
Solicitors, Agents, or a Banker.
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Forms of application for shares, copies of the pros paces
map of the line, may be obtained at the temporary tors try
Company, 60, Moorgate-strect, London ; from the 0-•tolter,i,
Local Agents ; from Mr. B. B. Williams, 17, Throgr„,:i ;
London ; Mr. W. H. Collis, 104, New-street, Birming
Ludlow, Brothers ; and Messrs. Pownall and Worthier
01 _d N. 00,,
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pool ; Mr. John Barlow, Manchester ; Messrs. Robins()
Leeds ; Mr. Thomas Evans, Milsom-street, Bath ; s"
and Harrison, Leicester.

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BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD RAIL—WA). A
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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARS. d .10
To the Provisional Committee of the Birmingham° gv
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Railway Company. siotfesoaex
Gelikmen,—T rt you will allot tne .I',° AD°
each Intle above CoComptny; and I ur.,lertake to aceePt,, 141 ete'
'such ;mailer number as inoy bey allotted to me, and,
share er o eNceute
I Parlialnentary c,,ntraet wl.en require,

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