The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

Offices of the Company, 33, Gresham-street.

The Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway is a direct line from
London to Manchester, coming from London to Rugby, along the
London and Birmingham line, and proceeding from Rugby to Hinck-
ley through Market-Bosworth and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, to Derby,
thence to Ashbourne, by Leek to Macclesfield, and along the Mac-
clesfield and Stockport, and Stockport and Manchester Railways, into
Manchester.
A branch to Buxton is in contemplation.
The principle of this railway is to obtain a direct through line be-
tween some of the most important districts in the kingdom with the
least possible amount of new railway, and, consequently, the smallest
expenditure of capital.
It will also establish the shortest direct communication between
Derby and Lonn, Sheffield and London, and between all the towns
on BA North M doidland Railway and London.
The MniNbester, Derby, and Rugby Railway, will open a direct
communiesainii b4Ween Manchester and Derby, and will consider-
ably shorten the diStlliP9 between Mancheiter and Nottingham and
Manchester and Leicester.
The line from Derby to Rugby will establish the direct communi-
catiaii from that town to London, which has been so long considered
desirabig hy the Inhabitants.
The Nunn will an), to Sheffield, when the Sheffield and Chester-
field branch of the-IWAFtti Midland Railway is made.
The Rugby, Derby, and 11,tanatostor Railway, in connexion with
the Oxford and Rugbv, and Oxford, iiiontbatnpton, and Gosport Rail-
way, foft 0; 3 direct Manchester and Southampton line.

THE GREAT ADVANTAGES
Of the Rugby, NOW, ROA Manchester Railway, ever the other pro-
jects into Manettertar, aNIPPE Ores, are—
First. That there are only Preht7.4v! Mlles of railway to be made
in place of one hundred and eighty-nine,
Second. That it is a more direct line front London to Manchester
titan even the proposed direct lines.
Third. iltat n Interferes with no existing railway property or
vested interests.
Fourth. That it passes "thrfangh a District rich in manufactures,
agriculture, and minerals, but which—more especially as regards its
egriottltural produce, and a convenient system of Intercommunica-
tion for the conveyance of that agricultural produce, to supply the
large metifiragoring towns in the vicinity—has been hitherto left to-
tally without railirer Porrinunication.
Fifth. That It passes through the towns in Its route, instead of
avoiding them.
sixth. That the whole line of railway ftopo Rugby to Manchester
win the completed and in working order within ten mouths front the
passing of tha ,fret of Parliament.
seventh, Th 4 the maps, plans, estimates, and other documents
required by the stsuding orders of Parliament will be lodged with the
parish clerks, the eitniti of thfl piliteo for the counties, and the
Parliamentary offices, on the WM of lit.veiithPr next, being twenty
days within the time required by the regulations of perummt.
In the allotment of shares a preference will he given, to.fba gx
tent of 10,000 shares, to the holders of stock in the London and Mr.
mingham ita.ilway ; also, of 2,000 shares to the shareholders in the
Oxford, Southampton, co Gosport Railway Company rof 1,000
shares to the Oxford and linghy natiwaE Company ; and 2,000
shares to the Manchester and Birmingitelit Hallway Company.

11011VGBY, DERBY, AND MANCHESTER,
jut, RAILWAY.
is iieik44l eirgn, that the last day for receiving applications
''`Fria:: tha 191 ii, iti4 in consequence of the great_number re-
was
mitted far
ev "ne tlis4 WOO, others tin possibly be
sceived4 •

THE THAMES EMBANKMENT awl RAIL-
WAY JUNCTION COMPANY.
Chairman—The EARL of DEVON.
Notice is h, reby given, that no further application for Shares In the
above Company will be received after TUESDAY NEXT, tte 7th OF
1845:

E. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary pro taw.
32, Charing-cross, September 27, 1845.