The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

sIIEFFIELD, WOR sILKSTON,
and WAKEFIELD RAILWAY.

Notice is hereby given, that n• further APPLICATIONS for
SHARES in this COMPANY can be received after THURSDAI,
the 9th day of October instant, immediately after which the al-
lotment will take place.

By Order,

HENRY JUBB, Secretary.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS.

HULL, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND
DIRECT RAILWAY, via GOOLE, THORNE, DON.
CASTER, ROTHERHAM, AND MASBRO'.
(Registered Provisionally )
Capital, 750,0001., in 37,500 Shares of M. •ach.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per share.
RANKERS.
Messrs. Pease and Liddells, Hull.
Messrs. Leatham, Yew, and Co., Wakefield.
CONSULTING ENGINEER.
ACTING ENCINZER—WiIIiam Biliington, Esq., C E.
SOLICITORS.
John Thorney, Esq., Edward Sidebottom, Esq., Hull.
William R. Bakewell, Esq., G. D. Barker, Esq., 'Wakefield.
SECRETARY.—WiIIiam Teale, Esq , Wakefield.

LONDON AGENT.—Messrs. Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, 20, Chancery-

lane.
PARLIAMZNTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Sudlow and Kingdon, 6, New

Palace-yard, London.

The oh.frct of this line is to form the nearest possible route from
Hull to Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley,
and other places, in connexion with the Midland Railway and its
Extensions

The line it intended to commence at a junction with the Hull
and Selby Railway at or near Gilberdyke, and from thence con-
tinue in a direct lime through or near Linton, Bellasize, Laxton,
Skelton, Goole, Thorne, Fishlake, Bramwith, Hatfield, Armthorp,
Doncaster, Sprotboro', (and its extensive Limestone Fields) Co-
Hooton, Rotherham, and to join the Midland Railway at
Mubro'.

The following are some of the advantages this line possesses:—
It will, by a junction with the proposed Manchester, Huddersfield,
and Great Grimsby Railway, at Doncaster, effect a saving between
Hull and Manchester, and between Hull and Liverpool, of about
forty miles, over any existing mute.
It wiil form a junction upon a level with the proposed London
and York at Doncaster, and thus open the shortest route from the
termini of these projected lines to London and Edinburgh, and
also the most direct route to Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby,
and Birmingham.

It will form a direct route from Hull to Sheffield through
Goole, Thorne, and Doncaster.
It will form a direct line from Hull to Barnsley, and the inex-
haustible coal.fields of Silk tone, Worsbro' Cawthorne, Bretton,
Barugh, and also to the lirr estone fie'ds in the neigh-
bourhood of Doncaster, which will be of great benefit to the agri.
cultural districts of Lincolnshire and the East and North Ridings
of Yorkshire,

It will, by the saving of distance and of stoppage, accelerate the
mails between Hull And Sheffield, and Hull and Manchester, at
least two hours.

The whole of the country has been carefully surveyed, and the
report of the engineer is exceedingly satisfactory.
No engineering difficulties exist, nor will any ornamental or re-
sidential property be interfered with, and the line is comparatively
a straight one.

The cost of construction is very much below the average, owing
to its being a surface hoe nearly the whole distance, and the itn.
mense traffic that will pass over it must render it highly remune-
rative to the shareholders.

An influential provisional committee is now forming, and the
names of the gentlemen comprising it will be shortly announced.
In the meantime, further information may be obtained from the
solicitors ; and application for shares, in the form given below, ac-
companied with satisfactory references, may also be addressed to the
solicitors, the Secretary, or the following brokers:—Hull—Messrs.
Flint and Tootal ; Mr. George Bowlby. Leeds—Mr. IL Binney ;
Messrs. Watson, Tootal, and Barif ; and Messrs. J. France and
Co. Wakefield—Mr. Thomas Nightingale, and Mr. Charles Clap-
ham.