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London, England, 1845-10-18 00:00:00

MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Connecting the Great Western, London and Birmingham, and Direct
Manchester. From Reading via Henley-on-Thames, Aylesbury,
Buckingham, and Northampton.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 1,250,0001. in 50,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 2/. 12s. 6d. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Jehn Anderson, Esq., Princes-park, Liverpool, Director of the East-
ern Counties and Southend Railway •
William Ashcroft, Esq., Bury, Director of the Lancashire, Cheshire,
and Staffordshire Railway
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.H., Montague-place,
Montague-square
George Alfred Beardmore, Esq., -Nottingham, Director of the Hull
and Liacoln Direct Railway, and Nottingham and Peterborough
Railway
Charles R. Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square, Director of the York
and Lancaster Railway
Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the
Licensed Victuallers' Assurance Company
John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London
Docks
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oats, Sheffield, Chairman of the
Direct Western Railway, and Director of the Sheffield and Man-
chester Railway
James Brand, Esq., 9, New Broad-street, Director of the New Ross,
Carlow, and Kilkenny Railway
Henry S. Bright, Esq , Hull, Director of the Durham and Sunderland
and Direct Western Railway
G. A. Brown, Esq., Broad-street, Director of the Callao and Lima
Railway
Joseph Bull, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries
Railway
Pierce Somerset Butler, Esq., M.P., Director of the York and Lan-
caster Railway
Wm. Byrom, Esq., Oldham, Director of the Oldham District, the Bir-
kenhead and Holyhead, York and Lancaster, and Cheltenham,
Oxford, and London Railways
Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, Director of the York and Lancaster,
Rugby, Derby and Manchester, Staffordshire Potteries Railways
John Channtier, Esq., Friday-street, Director of the York and Lan-
caster Railway
Richard Clay, Esq., 1, Winchester-buildings, London, Director of the
Huddersfield and Eastern Coast Railway
John Clampitt, Esq., Sercombe, Exeter, Director of the Exeter and
Crediton Railway
Ephraim Cocker, Esq., White Coppice, Chorley, Director of the Black-
burn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway
W. H. Collis, Esq., llandsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the South
Staffordshire Junction Railway
Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Eastern Counties
Junction and Southend Railway
Robert Cook, Esq., Galnsborough, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
Nathaniel Ctuuberiedge, Esq., 3, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Direc-
ef the Leeds and Huddersfield Railway, &c. &c.
Newton Crouch, Esi., 13, Southampton-place, Euston-square, Di-
rector of the Mauritius, and the York and Lancaster Railways
Thomas Ferrand Dearden, Esq., Rochdale, Director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Peregrine Royds Dearden, Esq., Birkenhead, Liverpool
J. W. De Wolf, Esq., Liverpool
Miles Dormer, Esq., Halts-place, Sloane-street, Director of the
Eastern Counties unction and Southend Railway
Richard Davis, Esq., Knaresborough, Director of the Wilts, Somerset,
and Southampton Railway
Colonel Lothian Sheffield Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair, Director
of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway
John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds
Direct Railway, the York and Lancaster, Staffordshire Potteries,
and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways
J. D. Ewes. Esq., Knaresborough
Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq., Alder House, near Tamworth, Direc-
tor of the Leicester and Northampton Railway.
The Rev. H. R. Fowler, 7, Manchester-square, Director of the South
Midland Railway
The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the
Bandon and Bantry Railway
William Garrow, Esq., Great _square,George's Liverpool, Director of

the Eastern Counties and Southend Junction Railway
William Gibb, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Staffordshire
Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Joseph Gillham, Esq., Hargreaves-house, Oldham, Director of the
Staffordshire Potteries, and Huddersfield, and East and West

Coasts Railways
James Glover, Esq., Longton, Director of the South Union and Bir.

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mingham Junction Railway
Captain Twlsleton Grave:, Director of the Leicester and Tean and
Dove Valley Railway
Charles Haigh, Esq., Broadley Wood, Rochdale and Manchester,
Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
F. W. Hamilton, Esq., 59, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, Director

of the Brighton and Cheltenham Railway
John Lawrence Harris, Esq., 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry,
Director of the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway
John George Hammock, Esq., Essex-house, Bow-road, Director of

the Direct Western Railway
Chas. Harrisson, Esq., 31, York-terrace, P.egent's-park
John Hawkins, Esq., St. James's-place, New-cross
Theophilus Hodges, Esq., Connaught-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of
the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway
John Holford, Esq., Rnsholm-hall, Manchester, Director of Reming-
ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway
William Holiday, Esq., Chad-valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Direct

Western Railway
Charles Holland, Esq., of Liscard Vale, Cheshire, and Liverpool
John Holmes, Esq., St. James's-street, Westminster, Director of the
Eastern Comities Junction and Southend, and the Direct Western

Railways
George Holt, Esq , Willow-hill, Crampsall, Director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Joseph Hopgood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the East and West of
England Junction, Direct Western, and Reading, Guildford, and

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Reigate Railways
Adderly Howard, Esq., Long Sutton, Wisbeach, Direetor of the East
Coast, and Direct Western Railways
William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid-
land Railway
William Hunter, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Avon and Severn
Valley, and the Great Western Direct Railways
Herbert Ingram, Esq., Director of the Eastern Counties Junction
and Southend Railway
John Charles Jack, Esq., Liverpool
C. 11. Jagger, Esq., Handsworth, Director of the Great Western,
Southern and Eastern Counties, and Ipswich, and Ipswich and
Southampton Railways
Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart.
Charles Justice, Esq., Collumpton, Devon, Director of the Direct
Western Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's, Chairman of the

New Ross,darlOW, and Kilkenny Railway
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South and
Midlands Junction Railway
William Kempe, Esq., Teign Villa, Teigamouth, Director of the
Eastern Co,,nties Junction Railway, and the Leeds, Fleetwood,

and Liverpool Railway
Thomas KRlley, Esq. M.D. Sheffield, director of the Eastern Coun-
ties and Southend Junction and Direct Western Railways
Geofge Lawrie, Esq. Manchester, director of the Eastern Counties

Junction and Southend Railway
Peter Thomas Legh, Esq., Ridge-hall, county Dublin, Lireetor of the
Isle of Man Railway
Job Lockyer Seale, Esq., 81. D., Director of the Direct London, Hast-
ings, and Rye Railway, and Great Northern and Southern Direct

Railway 114 m Hudde;sileld to Derby
William Melville Lomas,Esq.Liverpool, director of the Lancashire,

Cheshire and Staffordshire Junction Railway.
John Lord, Esq. Standish Ball, Lancashire, director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, the Liverpool and Manchester Direct, and Lama-
shire, Cheshire and Stafford Junction Railways.
Jas. M`Dougall, Esq., Fir-grove, North Brixton
James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, Director of the Worcester,
Warwick, and Rugby rallway
A. M. Macmoran, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, Director of the

East and West Jtuiction Railway,
Major-General Sir Love Parry, Mardyn, Carnarvonshire Director of

the North Wales Railway.
William Marriott, Esq., Ottercliffe. terrace, Director of the Direct
Western and the Isle of Ely, and Wisbeach and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway
Charles James Mason, Esq.. Fenton
Thomas Miller, jun., Esq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Western

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Railway
Richard 3fortimore, Esq., Collumpton, Director of the Direct Westem

Railway
Edward Norris, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Direct Western

Railway
M. Norton, Esq., Mont-house, Brentwood
James Ogden, Esq., M.D., Marlborough-square, Manchester ,director
of the Chester and Manchester Direct, and Direct Western Rail-

ways
Nathaniel Ogle, Esq., yeath:lane-lodge, Twickenham, Director of

the York and Lancaster Railway
John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, DI.

rector of the Direct Western Railway
Richard William Perry, Esq., Barham Wood, near Elstree, Hertz
William S. Potter, Esq.' Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, Director of the
Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Railway
John Pratt, jun. Esq., Fenton
Frederick Rams:len, Esq., Seymour House, Old Strofford, Manchesu
ter, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, and the Liverpool",
Preston, and North Union Railways
Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Chairman of the Birkenhead
and Holyhead Junction, and Director of the Sheffield and Man-

Chesterl2l;ay, &c.
James Renshaw, Esq., West Heath House, Kent, Director of the
Direct Western, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways
J. Reginald Riddell, Esq., Bycullah-house, Enfield, Director of the

Direct Western Railway
R. A. Riddell, Esq., Director of the Great Western Extension Railway
A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq., Middle Temple, London, Director of the
Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway
John Robson, Esq., Hitton•in-Hole, Durham, Director of the Direct
Western Railway
Richard Rowe, Esq., Beauvoir-terrace, Maida Vale
Hartley Sager, Esq., Ball Grove, Colne, Director of the East Lan-
cashire and Andale Junction Railway.
Edward Scard, Esq., Kew-green
C.J. Selwyn, Major Royal Engineers, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
William Sidebotham, Esq., Glossop, J.P. for Derbyshire, Director of
the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Director of the Manchester and Rugby
Direct Railway
Edward Smith, Esq., Barnsbury Park, Director of the Great Eastern
and Western Railway
William Studley, Esq., North Brixton, Director of the Leeds and

Carlisle Railway
Henry Taylor, Esq , Wigan, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds
Direct, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union and Oxford, Chel-
tenham and London Railways
Joseph Taylor, Esq., Clements-lane
John Thompson, Esq., Wigan,
Director of the Birik.eesntohne,adanand
oirthlo-
lyhead, Manchester and Wigan, and Liverpool, p
Union Railways
Joseph Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Railway
Charles F. Thornley, Esq., Eastfleld House, Westbury, near Bristol,
Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Manchester, Settle, and
Car isle Railways
Thomas Tebbutt, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway
Edward Trelfall, Manchester, Director of the Eastern Counties Junc-
tion and Southend Railway
James Troup, Esq., Hastings, Director of the Direct Western and

Direct Hastings
Jas. Trucy, Esq., Great Winchester-street, City, London
Sir William Twisden, Bart., Cavendish-street, Cavendish-square
Joseph Underwood, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leeds and Carlisle
Railway, and Director of the Commercial Bank of London.
George Walker, Esq., Manchester
Thomas 170111, Esq., Edgbaston, Director of the Wolverhampton,

Birkenh;ad and Chestet. Railway
S. P. Ward, Esq., Birkenhead, Director of the Eastern Counties

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Junction and Southend Railway
Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton, Director ofthe Direct Weston

Railway
William Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq., Woodbury Downs, Director of
the Waveney Valley Railway
Robert Wynne Williams, Esq., 29, Bedford-place,Russell-square
Thomas Wynne, Esq., Longton, Staffordshire, Director of the Leeds
and Carlisle, and South Union aturßirminghttan Junction Railways
Sir William Wynne, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Chairman of the North

Wales RaTlway
Sampson Bridgwood, Esq., Longliton
Thomas Bollman Upfill, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Bristol

and Dover Railway
George Sercombe, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
John Wm. Yerbury, Esq., Bellomb-house, Bradford
(With power to add to their number).
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq. William Kempe, Esq.
The Rev. H. R Fowler, R. A. Riddell, Esq.
William Garrow, Esq. Henry Taylor, Esq.
Capt. Twisleten Graves J. Underwood, Esq.
John Holmes, Esq. I M. A. Wilkinson, Esq.
Richard Kelly, Esq. Thomas Wynne, Esq.
(With power to add to their number.)
CONSULTING ENGINEER—T. Urpeth Rastrick, Esq.
ACTING ENGINEER.—OIiver Byrne, ESQ.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, Moorgate-street
J. E. Beales, Esq., 7, John-street, Adelphi
William Burdett, Esq., Manchester.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Christian and Jones, Liverpool.
Saunders Nash, Esq., High Wycombe
Messrs. Prickett and Watson, Aylesbury
Messrs. King and Son, Buckingham
BANKERS.
Londen—The Commercial Bank of London
Manchester—The National Provincial Bank of England.
SECRETARY—Nichs. J. Kempe, Esq.
Company's Offices, Palace-chambers, St. James's.
This railway will form, as nearly as may be practicable, a direct
line from Reading, in Berkshire—one of the 1. ost important and
rapidly improving towns in the king:lom—to the large and populous
town of Northampton, where it will form a junction with the
Northampton and Peterborough Railway
ne will proceed from. the Reading station of the Great Western
RailwaY, and by the way of Henley-on-Thames, Great Marlow,
West Wycombe, Aylesb Buckingham, through some of the
richest and most fertile7aisatnrlicts of England, from whence vast
supplies of live stock and agriculturalf. produce are constantly fur-
nished to the metropolis ; andßuckingham it will be continued
direct to Blisworth and Northampton.
From Blisworth a line proceedsl to Wellingborough, and forms a
junction with The Direct Manchester Railway- ; and it is intended
that a branch shall be formed from West 3.combe to the station at
slough, on the Great Western Railway
tive miles
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The proposed line with the branch will be about se;
in length, and it has been ascertained that it may
with unusual facility, whilst, by means of the intended junctionsis wetietAll
the Great Western Railway at Slough and Reading, with the London
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and Birmingham Railway at Blisworth, and the Direct Manchester
Railway at Wellingborough, an uninterrupted and most desirable
railway communication will be opened between Portsmouth, dos-
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