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London, England, 1845-09-16 00:00:00

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SOUTH MIDLAND, or NORTHAMPTON and
LEICESTER RAILWAY COMPANY.
Notica is hereby given, that on and after WEDNESDAY, the 17th
n=t., the Offices of this Company will be at No. 3, Princes-street,
Westminster. By order,
GEORGE NEWTON BIIOWNE, Secretary.
1, Gray's Inn-square, Sept. 15, 1845.

(CHEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND
GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY.
.xii er.t,nsion of this line is under survey, to connect it with the
host of the mineral district of South Wales. The project has been
r3!fistarel, full plrtiQulars of which will appear in a few days.
WILLIAM PROTHEROE, Secretary.
10, Old Jewry Chambers.

rkiE OXFORD and WORCESTER EXTEN-
SION" and CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY, with
Branches to Shrewsbury and Northwitch. On the Broad Gauge.
(Provisionally registered.)
Capital 2,250,0001., in 125,000 Shares of 201. 1111 a.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTPX.
Lord George Paget, Uxbridge House
The lion. Douglas Kinnaird Poultney, 4, Parliament-street. Director
of the Nottingham and Boston Railway
Major Beresford, M.P.
Sir William Bacon Johnson, Bart., Hilton, Aberdeenshire, Director
of the Chester and Forest of Dean Railways
t,kir Win. Wynn, ltacsyneward, Chairman of the North Wales Railway
Sir Samuel Brown, Director of the Worcester and Warwick Railway,
Sir Jona Edward de Beauvoir, Chairman of the London and Bir-
mingham Extension

Sir John Hare, Langham-place, Director of the London and Bir-
ininham kxteliston

Sir de7~n guy, Bart., Alderman of London, Director of the London
a:td Manchester and Leeds and Liverpool Railways

Coknielßobert Douglas, Royal Artillery:, Director Of the London and

Birmingham Hallway
Colonel Fitch, 36, York-terraee, Director of the South and Midland.

Admiral J. Ayscough, Prospect-place, Southampton, Director of the
South and Midland

Major Croft, 15, Regent-street, Deputy Chairman of the Manchester
and Chester Railway

Maier Chase, 31, Nottinzham-place
Captain S. M. Fisher, jun., Director of the Warwick and Worcester

11411 way
Captain Hitehana, 11.8.1.C.5.. Director of the Birmingham and Ox-

furl Railway
Captain F. Chamler, flalkin-street, Belgraye-square, Director of the

Great Paris and Lyons Railway.
Wui. Hughes Hughes, Esq., r.s.A., P.L.S., &c., Alderman of Lon-
don, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation,
Chairman of the London and Greenwich Railways, &c., he.
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South

'Midland Railway
John Khmersley Hooper. Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the
London and Manchester Direct Railway, and South Midland
Thos. Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South

Midland Railway
Tiles. Challis, Esq., Alderman of London, Wilson-street, Finsbury
Thos. Sidney, Esq., Alderman of London. Sheriff of London and
Middlesex
Captain Alex. ?lamilton Carle, Royal Artillery, Reform Club.
'dotal Inglis Jardein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby
and Southampton Radvray

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Wm. Morley, Era Blackheath •
Win. Lee, Esq., Director of the Gravesend and Rochester, and Essex
And Surfolit Railways
Rd. Carvatter, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
Robt. Colman, Es., Director of the South and Midland Rail-

way
Henry Aright, Esq., Director of the South and Midland Junction
Railway, &e.
John Wheeßae, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
Thomas Collingridge, Highgate, Middlesex
StA. Wilkinson. Esq:, Director of the South Midland Railway
ihn Broeke IT albaneke, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway
/ad. Wtn. Johnson, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester and
Derbyshire and South Staffordshire Railways
F ran 4 Velentine Lee, Esq., Temple, Director of the Eastern Counties
hail ay
_Major Jell Sharp, Deputy Chairman of the Thames Erabaakmeut
.Rallway
Major-General Brooks Pariby, C. 8., 18, Rutland-place
W. Simpson Potter, Esq., Director of the Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham Railway
Joseph Underwood, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester
Direct and Liverpool and Leeds Railways
Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of the London and Birmingham
Railway
W. E. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Belgrave-square, Director of the
Italian and Austrian Railway
W. C. Obriy, R eq., Director ef the Trent Valley Continuation Railway
John James, Esq., teecondary ot' London
liohert Henry Lyndam, Esq., Director of the Exeter and Weymouth
Railway
Robert Andrew Riddell. Esq., 2 e Bryanston-street, Portman-square,
Director of the Trine, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway
3, Riehardaou, Esq., Director of the Colchester and Cambridge
Ite2waY
j„aaa
.Skreene, Esq., Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln
Rail wet.
Frederick Jiffy:lM Hall, Req., Torrington-square, Director of the Bide-
lord and 'f aVi.ltock Railway
Captain C. W. Tyndall, Director of the South-Eastern Railway
Frederick Jones, Esq., Director of the Warwick and Worcester
Railway
Henry Lewis Smith., Esq., Willoughby House, Tottenham, Director
;',4' the London and Dover Railway
C. Write, Esq., Willesden, Middlesex
R. w. Esq., Lodge-place, St. John's Wood. Director of the
North lie:ropolitan Railway
Goorse PartAry, E.g.. Russell-square, Director of the Manehetter
And Rinnlneltam Railway
Wm. Shaw, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankment Railway
Wm. Alfred Hill. Esq., Director of the Gloucester and Aberystwith
Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the Lincoln, York, and Leeds
is sllway
liln. Shark, Esq., Director of the Guarantee Society
Jetties Reeves. Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Railway
Fr:Africk Collingridge, Esq., Thurlow-square, Brompton
Warren S. Halo, Esq., Greesham-street
Roster: Riehards, Esq., Temple, Director of the Birmingham and Lon-
don Extetteion Railway
Ett.gsintil Grove Key, Esq., Wandsworth Common
eme;te.r. F. K. Ilntl, D.D., Rector of Falbourne, Cambridge
Deftest Penton Jolutsoo. Etgl., Director of the London and Manches-
ter Railway
of the Gloucester and Aberystwith
Charles Green, Esq., DirectaZ
Railway
Jand Barber, Esq., Director of the fjloncester and Aberystwith
Railway
Rev. 'Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Hereford
It, Foster, Esq., Director of the Derby, lJttositer, and Stafford-
shire Railway
Martin Yernie, Fem., Director of the Nottingham, IfeWark, and
Beet lit Railway
3. Cross, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Manchester
,nste,..lol, Railway
atr jiardee:4- Esq.. Director of the Italian and Austrian Railway
Iticl ete Parish, Kaq., Bank House, Wordeley, Staffordshire
Santu:l Finish, Esq., Wordsiey, near Stourbridge, Staffordshire
Alexent:er Greig, Esq., :.owndes-street, lielgrave-square, Director of
the Leleoter and itirtaite‘!"am Railwar
qaiettes Yates Hunt, Edit., Tirades, near Birmingham
iVilliain Singleton, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool
„Direct Railway
Leeds, Director of the Lincoln, Tack, and Leeds
naiiisTay
Alitecrof, Esq.. Pontefract
David Williein Nell, Req., Leeds, J.P., Director of the Leeds and
Thirsk Railway
Joseph Robert Atkinson, Eaq., Director of the Leiesiater and
Bedford, end York and Lancaster Railways
John Paeau, Esq., Gloucester-road, Old Brompton
Chtirlee Hvldee, Esq., Director of the Great Grimsby
and Sheffield
Railway
.1.1; Hopkins, Esq., Bedford-square, Director of the London and
Blrtahighain Extension Railway
Joseph Gill, Esq., Lech, Director of the West Riding Junction
Railway
Chairman of the Lincoln, York and
Peter Fairbalrne, Flag., Leeds,
Leeds Railway
John Blackburn, Esq., Leeds
J. M. Douglas, lisq., Director of the Exeter and WeymouthJ.
Railway
Sloane, Esq., Wimpole-street
Jelm Anderson, Esq., Director of the South and Midland nattwar
W. Ley, Esq , Gloucester-Place, Portman-square
Robert Mower. Esq., M.D., Queen-street, May Fair
Henry Cernfoot, Esq., Old Palace, Richmond
W. Pastow, Esq., Surrey-placneEssex
Jams,. Bernesa, Eeq., Layto.

0. N. Wright, M.A.
Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of
John Alexander Itlcknell, Esq.,
the South and Midlands' Junction Extension Railway
Jansks Lees, Esq., Delph, Saddieworth, near:Manchester, Director of
the Alanchester Banking Company
(Wi'h power to add to their number.)
The names of an influential. Committee formed at Worcester and
Chester will be published in a few days.
DANIELS.
The Commercial Bank of London
ENGINEBE—WiIIiam Mullingar Higgins, Esq.
SoLicrrogs.
Putter and Collingridge, Basinghall-street ;W. B. James, Esq.,
5, Basinghall-street.
SecarrasT-1111ton Thomas Jenkins, Esq.
LOCAL AGENTS.
'Arhitchureh—James Bromfield, Esq.
Wellington—George Marcy, Esq.
Shrewsbury—W. Cooper, Esq.

The geographical position of Worcester has caused its adoption as
the point where the broad guage trunk lines of the west are to have a
sannman terminus. From Oxford the Great Western Company have
decided on constructing a line of rail :—another project under the pa-
trunue of the same powerthl direction is now before the public,
uufting i'formster with Warwick; and, that the broad gauge will be
carried from Worcester into Wales, and to the Irish packet stations
on that coast, is now no longer doubtftd. This undertaking Will COlN-
plots a series of great avenues of iron-road, whose ramification
trent Worcester will render every part of the kingdom directly
accessible from that city. Passing up the Severn Vale, where
it wgi disclose a succession of picturesque scenes, it reaches
Stourport, end proceeding thence through Kidderminster, arrives at
Itewdley. This district is one of the chief seats of our carpet manu-
faetures, and In the towns here named, exclusive of the intervening
lfstrfets, upwards of 30,000 persons are located. Leaving Stourbridge
little to the east, the line is taken to Rridgenorth, a town enjoying
an active inland trade, and possessing woollen manufactures and Iron
works, that gives employment to a population of about 15,000. Pass-
ing through or near to Much Wenlock, Broseley, and Madeley, from
-which place there will be a branch to Shrewsbury, the line ascends
Colebrook Dale, and approaching in its course Wellington and Went,
enters Whitchurch. From this central place a branch will be formed
a junction with the Liverpool and
to Norwich via Stoke, forming
Crewe Railway. The trunk line will continue from Whitchurch, and
passin4 through or near Malpas, have its northern terminus in the
.city of Chester.
In estimating the probable annunt of revenue which the Worees-
%. and Chester Railway may be expected to yield, many sources of
r 'lt present themselves, such are the dense populatioa located along
this ,'Angth of the Severn Vale, and the enriching works of industry
in witch they are engaged. Amongst the latter may be mentioned
the ch,na manufactories of Worcester; the iron, coal, and earthen-
ware w.olis at Broseley and other places; the agricultural produce
brought to Stomport market; the inexhaustible fields of coal and
mines of iron ore in the vicinity of Colebrook Dale, Ironbridge, and
the distri eta to the east of Shrewsbury generally.
In calculating the cost of construction unusual advantages are also
obvious. .-"he line traverses a district affording levels of several
miles in ext tut, and with a surface peculiarly favourable. The resi-
dent population, disappointed by the postponesseut of promised pro-
jects, have warmly espoused the present, and the labouring popuia-
lion being familiar with mining operations, will be found better
qualified for tho execution of railway works here than in many other
localities.
As a link in the railway network of England, or as auxiliary
to existing or projected lines passing in various directions, few
schemes hitherto proposed appear to afford greater inducement
fur investment, or a wider range of accommodation for traffic and
travelling. This project constitutes a lengthened link in the chain
that will connect Liverpool with Bristol, the grand trunk et the
West of England ;—lts southern terminus, Worcester, Is the half-
way station of the London and Port Dynullaen broad gauge line :
by projected lines a direct communication will be afforded west-
ward to Swansea and Aberystwith, and, eastward, to Warwick and
Northampton, Cambridge, Peterborough, Harwich, Lynx, Lincoln,
and Hull.
The line has been repeatedly and carefully examined by the Com-
pany's acting engineer, who reports that the rail for many miles may
be laid on the natural level—that the gradients are in every in-
.staneo favourable—that the geological structure of the districts to
be traversed is equally so, and that the want of such a line of com-
munication is acknowledged by the interests seated in its proposed
course. -

APPlleations for prospectuses and plans may be made, and forme
applicatkm for shares had at the offices of Messrs. Potter and
-C.ffila@etage, solleltors, b, Basinghall-street ; also of W. B. James,
y++4•, s.Aleitor, 5, Basinghall-street ; of the local agents ; and of the
following gentlemen :

Mr. Samuel Hanbury, 4, Angel-court,
"Jell ...... •• • • IMr. Whieton Powell, Copthall-eourt and
Messrs. Peppereorrie, 2, Old Broad-street
L*erpoel. ..... • Messrs. Alston and Gage.
Slane:motor fUesars. Houghland and Leese, and Mr. Wil-
-1 'lam Marshall.
Mull • • Messrs. CoMason and Flint.
Messrs. Watson and Co., and
thlessrs. Smith and Perfect
Strat'erd-on-Aron—)4r. William Bolton.
•
llymouth. . •lbtess s. Hayward and Palmer.
2iiruLnghaan Mr. Collis and Mr. John Wright.
issgow.. —Messrs. Taste and Co.
3lek•srs. Robertson and Co., and Messrs. Weal.
Edinburgh • - • • • • lam and Co.

If tuldersfialft - • • • • •
Worcester • ....Mr. Thomas Fleury Wheei.r.