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

PRELIM [NARY NOTICE.

EXEtiIiThVERTON, AND MINE-
jL. HEAD DIRECT RAILWAY, with extension from Minelictul
to Ilfracombe. _ _ .

(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 1,600,000!., in 64,000 Shares- of 25/. each.
Deposit, 21. 12s. fal. per Share.
This railway will pass from the city of Exeter, through the
rich valley of the Exe, via Silverton and Bickleigh, direct to
Tiverton, one of the chief towns of this important district, and
formerly the principal market and manufactuting town of the west
of England. It will administer largely to the prosperity of this
rich and productive country, and will pass from Tiverton, by Ba.np-
ton, Dulverton, and Dunster,
,to the port of Minehead in the Bristol
Channel, opposite Landaff, Swansea, and Cardiff, from whence the
produce of the rich mines and quarries of 3[erthyr Tydril, Ponty-
pool, and Newport, in Wales, can be 'transferred by the shortest
route to the English markets. From Minehead it will pass by
Porlock cud Comhe-Marten to the much-frequented watering-place
of Ilfracombe,' where it unites with the Barnstaple and Ilfracombe
Railway. At Mlnehead it will also join the Bridgewater and Mine-
head Railway, to which it will serve as an important feeder, connect-
ing the towns on the' north coast of Devcn directly with the great
western trunk railroads passing from London to the Land's End. It
will also form a very short and direct junction of the Bristol and
English Channels.
A mole valuable and Important line: o the country which it will
traverse could not be projected. A list of the Provisional Committee
will be published in a few days; and in the meantime further infor-
mation may be obtained, and applications for shares may be made
to, the solicitors, Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street,
Louden, or at the Company's Otteos, No. 37, Gresham-street, City.

LANCASTER AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-
TYNE RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. eack.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.

The Right Hou. Lard William Paget, M.P. R.N. Uxbridge-house,

London
The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, 3, Belgrave-square, London
Sir John Key, Bart., alderman of London
Sir Win. Twysden. Bart., Dorset-street, Portman-square, London
Sir George Rich, 43, Lowndes-street, Beigrave-square, London
William Collins, Esq. M.P. Pall-mall, London
William Wilson Archibald, Esq. Liverpool, director of the London

and Ilblyhead Direct Railway
William Anderson, jun., Esq., Byker-house, Newcaztle-upon-Tyne,

provisional director of the flan, Ifaltiin, and North Union

Railway
Anthony Kington Baker, Esq. Longford-house, Cheltenham, director
of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway
William Banks, Esq. Knighton, Radnorshire
W. G. V. Barnewell, Esq., of Wood's-park, County Meath, and Jer-
myn-street, London, managing director of the Cheltenham,

fort, and London Junction Railway
Edward Dillon, Esq. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, director of the Leeds

and Carlisle Railway
Thomas Browne, Esq. Warkworth, Northumberland, provisiona
director Of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway
Michael Brown, Esq., merchant, Sunderland
Thomas Brunton, Esq., Town-clerk, Sunderland
John Boustead, Esq., Settlebeck, Sedbergh
Capt. John Harrison Bowker, R.N., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, provi-
sional director of the South Union, Bath, Bristol, and Dover
Junction Rsilway
George Watson Buck, Esq. C.E., Greenheys, near Manchester, di-
rector of the Manchester, Sguthampton, and Poole Railway
John Burgess, Esq. borouglireeve of Manchester, director of the

Chester and Manchester Direct Railway
Thomas Byrom, Esq. Wigan, director of the Liverpool, Preston, and

North Union Railway
William Byrom, Esq. Oldham
-Wm. Campbell, Esq. Tillichewan Castle, Dumbartonshire, proTl-

sional director of the London and Edinburgh Direct Railway
Captain Alan Chambre, Burnley, Lancashire
John Thomas Coates, Esq. Ingleten, director of the Keighley, Halifax,
and Huddersfield Railway
cersptocaoll, director of the Preston and Wrey
JTholoinmapseCr,o.hlitirinsst„.EEssqq..Lii;

Railway
Jos: Donnell, Esq. merchant, Liverpool
John Alcock Dixon, Esq. Habergham Eaves, Burnley, managing
director of the Manchester, Burnley, Settle and Carlisle Railway
John Elam, Esq. Gildersome, near Leeds, and Deeside, Dent
Francis Ewart, Esq. barrister-at-law, Temple, London, provisional
director of the Great Leeds and London Railway
Henry Farrington, Esq. York-place, Manchester, director of the
Manchester and Wigan Railway
The Rev. John Hutton Fisher, M.A., F.G.S., Vicarage, Kirkby
Lonsdale
A. R. Ford, Esq. Ellel Hall, Lancaster
Abram Gartside, Esq. Liverpool
Henry Glynn, Esq. 4, Garden-court, Temple
Giles Hall, Esq. Elm-court, Temple, director of the Rugby, Swinton,
and Weymouth Railway
John William Harden, Esq. J.P., Hope House, New Ferry, Cheshire,
a provisional director of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction Railway
William Hardy, Esq. Lancaster-place
Samuel Harris, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston
Wm. Henderson, Esq. Liverpool
John Herd, Esq. merchant, Liverpool
Edward Lake Help, Esq. Huddersfield, provisional director of the
Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Railway
Frederick Hewitt, Esq. Clapham, Surrey, director of the Great North-
ern, Southern, and Eastern Counties Railway
G. E. Hodkinson, Esq. 7; York-terrace, Regent's-park, London
John Holtird, Esq. Rusholme-hall, Manchester, director of the Liver-
pool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railway
John Douglas Hopkins, Esq. Bedford-square, London, director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway
Richard Hoyle, Esq. Denton-ball, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
William Hughes Ilught.t, Esq. F.S.A. F.L.S. alderman of London,
chairman of the Birkenhead, Chester, Meld, Rhuabon, and Vale of
Llangollen Railway Company, &c. &c.
James Inman, Esq. Sedbergh
James Irvine, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Liverpool and Belton
Direct Railway
Edwin Ward Jackson, Esq. Edge-hill, near Liverpool, director of the
Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct
Railway
W. Lawrence, Esq. Brixtol, Surrey
George Lawrie, Esq. Talavera-place, Broughton, near Manchester,
provisional director of the Eastern Counties Junction Railway
James Catteral Leach, Esq. director of the Bolton and Liverpool
Direct Rail way
!Main Melville Lomas, Esq. merchant of Liverpool, deputy chair-
man of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire Junction
Railway
John Lord, Esq., Standish-hall, near Wbgatf, director of the Black-
burn, Chorley, Wigan, and North Union Junction Railway
John .?Lee Mathew, Egg. 4, Gray's Inn-square, London, director of
the Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct
Railway
William M`Michael, Esq. Bridgnorth, Salop, provisional director of
the Cambrian and Grand Junction Railway
.1. M. Macdonald, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Louden and Holy-
head Direct Railway
Win. Wright Manifold, Esq. Rodney-street, Liverpool
Edward Norris, Esq. Clairville, Manchester, provisional director
the London and Manchester Direct Railway
John Parkinson, Esq. F.R.S. 81, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park,
director of the South Midland Railway
Capt. Charles Frederick Parkinson, the Polygon, Ardwick, Man-
cheater, managing director of the West Lancashire Railway
Samuel Perrett, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Liverpool, Preston,
and North Union Junction Railway
John Procter, Esq., Close-house, Settle
Chas. Rayne, Esq. Carville-hall, Northumberland, director of the
Hull, Melton, and North Union Railway
Win. Robinson, Esq. Lancaster, director of the Liverpool, Preston,

and North Union Railway
Win. Itudgard, Esq. J.P. Lincoln
W. It. Scott, Esq., 17, Devonshire-place, London
The Rev. Adam hedgwick, Trinity College, Cambridge, Woodwar

dian Professor of Geology
The Rev. John Sedgwick, M.A. Vicarage, Dent, near Sedbergh, York-
shire
James Sewart, Esq. Moss-house, Sedbergh
James Shaw, Esq. Pendleton, Manchester, director of Manchester
and Rugby, and of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire
Junction Railway
Samuel Simpson, Esq. the Greaves, Lancaster, director of the Rugby,
Derby, and Manchester Railway
Robert Surtees, Esq. Redworth, Durham, director of the Cheltenham,
Oxford, and London Junction Railway
R. Lambton Surtees, Esq. Durham
Joseph Swainson, Esq. Kendal, Westmoreland
George Tate, Esq. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, director of the
Dover and Bristol Railway
Henry Taylor, Esq. Wigan, director of the Liverpool, Rreeton. and
North Union Railway
John Taylor, Esq. Airton, Craven
Thomas Tebbutt, Esq. Manchester, provisional director of the Man-
chester and Rugby Direct Railway
James Thomson, Esq., Wray, wear Lancaster, provisional director of
the Liverpool and Derby Direct Railway
Frederick Swan Todd, Esq. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
James Upton, Esq., Akay-lodge, Sedbergh, provisional director o
the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railway
Rev. G. A.' Walker, Alverthorpe, near Wakefield, director of the
Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Railway
Robert Moon Watson, Esq. Bishop Wearmouth
Thomas Wearing, Esq. Sedbergh, provisional director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
James Dent Weatherly, Esq. banker, Newcastle•upon-Tyne
Matthew Weston, Esq. Rochdale
Richard White, Esq. J.P. Thorney-close, Sunderland
Andrew White, Esq. J.P. Tunstall-lodge, near Sunderland, director
of the Durham and Sunderland Railway
William White, Esq. South Shields
George Whiteley. Esq, Temple, London, provisional director of the
Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Railway
William Wilson, Esq. merchant, Liverpool.
BANKERS.

London—Messrs. Barnards, Dimsdales, and Co.
Manchester—Messrs. William Jones, Loyds, and Co.
Liverpool—Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co.
Leeds—Messrs. Beckett and Co.
Settle, Skipton, Keighley, Burnley, and Clitheroo—The Craven
Banking Company
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Durham—The Northumberland and Dur-
ham Banking Company
Lancaster—The Lancaster Banking Company
Kendal—Messrs. Wakefield, Co.
ENGINEES—Sir Johnßennie, P.R.S.
SURVEYORa —Messrs. Nevins and Lawton, Manchester
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Cowbura and Norris, Sedllergh
SECRETARY—WiIIiam Wilkinson, Esq. Sedbergk.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Thomas Eastham, Esq. solicitor, Kirkby Lonsdclo
John Theodore Hoyle, Esq. solicitor, Newcastle-upon-Tyno
Thomas Johnson, Esq., solicitor, Leeds.
LONDON AGENTS—liessra. Cragg and Jeyes, 22, Bedford-row.

This railway will connect the east and west coasts, and form
direct route from the ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood-on-Wyre, and
Lancaster, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Commencing at Lancaster, It
will proceed up the valley of the Lune, by Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergk,
and Kirkby Stephen, and thence by the most practicable Has to New-
castle. It will run nearly parallel with the old coach road, which
has hitherto been the principal passenger route from Lancaster to
Newcastle.
It will readily be conceded that great benefits will flow from a
direct railway communication between the coal-fields and mining
districts of Durham and Northumberland, and the important towns
and ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood, Newcastle, alai Lancaster.
The entire length of the line 13 rich in mineral productions—coal,
slate, limestone, marble, and other elements of a great local traffic
abound, and cannot fail to make this one of the most remunerative
projects of the day. A considerable saving of distance between the
important toms on the termini is effected over any exteting or pro-
jected scheme.
It will be reserved to the Committee of 'Management to raakc such
alterations In the line, or the ant,unt of capital required, or other-
wise, as may be deemed most advantageous t• the Interests of the
Company. Power will be applied fig to allow interest at the rate
of four per cent. on the calls from the passing of the Act to the
opening of the line, as well as to limit the liability of the shareholders
to the amount of their subscriptions only.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares nay be had of the
Solicitors, and of the following brokers:—
Messrs. Peppercorne, Old Broad-street, City, London; Mr. Robert
Greenhorn, Liverpool ; Mr. W. G. Seed and Messrs. Thomas Card-
well and Sou, Manchester ; Messrs. Hargrave and Homer, 48,
Briggate, Leeds; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, (lull; Mr. W. Welch,
Lancaster ; Messrs. Mewburn and Blakey, Halifax ; Messrs. Gray-
stone and Earl, York ; Messrs. Cragg and Musgrove, Skipton ; Mr.
Frank Wakefield, jun., Nottingham ; Mr. John Gibbing, • Settle ;
Messrs. Wreford, Nicholls, and Wreford, Bristol ; Messrs. Crossley,
Bradford : Mr. J. H. Taylor, Huddersfield ; Messrs. Eyre and Shaw,
Derby; Mr. Wren, Preston; Mr. Baynes Pinder, Burnley; Messrs.
Drewry and Richardson, and Messrs. Warburton and Co., New-
castle-upon-Tyne ; Mr. W. Isaac Barker, Sunderland ; Mr. Thomas
Christopher Maynard, Durinm ; Mr. W. Tomkinson, Newcastle-
under-Lyne ; Messrs. Collis and Smith, Birmingham; Mr J. H.
Nightingale, Wakefield ; Mr. J. N. Blame, Gloucester; Mr. David
Kinnear, Edinburgh ; Messrs. Bortkwick, Campbell, and Co.,
Glasgow.
Applications for shares, in the usual form, must be accompanied
by references to a member of the Provisional Committee, to the soli-
citors, or to a banker or person of known respectability, or they
cannot be attended to.

LANCASTER AND 'NEWCASTLE-UPON-
. • TYNE RAILWAY.
NO APPLICATIONS for MARES from Residents in London
can be entertained later than WEDNESDAY, the sth November, nor
from the country after SATURDAY, the Bth of November, soon after
which the allotment will take place.
WILLIAM WILKINSON, Secretary.
Railway Office, Sedbergh, Oct. 25, 1845,