The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

1845.

Antlrew Clark, Esq.,. Camberwell, Direeter of the Chatham and
Portamo'ah Railway
Horatio Day, Esq., Isleworth
Major Jelf Sharp, of Meadow Side, Twickenham, a Magistrate for
the county

(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS.
The Commercial Bank of London.
Hall, Smith, and Co., Uxbridge.
Messrs. Sprahtole, Lambert,.and Co., Kingston.
ENGINEER—HUB-lilloll H. Fulton, Esq.
SURVEYOR—And/VW TrilllCll, Esq.
Somerrons--Messrs. Watts, Gals Worthy, and Galsworthy, 19, Ely-
place.
SECRETARY (pro tem)—W. HarrS, Esq.
This -railway is proposed to commence at Uxbridge, proceeding
thence to the Southall station of the Great Western Railway, and
then through Heston to Hounslow, there meeting one of the proposed
lines to Hounslow from London. Leaving Hounslow the line pro-
ceeds through Whitton, Twickenham,..Teddington, and Hampton,
to Kingston, and, crossing the Thames, joins the Kingston station of
the South-Western Railway, whence it will proceed to, and terminate
at ,Epsom,
The towns and places through which the line passes, or most hnme-
diately affects, contain an aggregate population of about 200,000
persons.

To the Inhabitants of the important town of Uxbridge, this line
presents the most direct communication with the metropolis, adopt-
ing the old course taken by the coaches, viz., through Hillingdon,
Hayes, Southall, &c., contrasting favourably with the present cir-
cuitous route to London, by coach or omnibus to West Drayton, and
thence by the Great Western Railway. With the present limited
railway accommodation, the corn returns 'of Uxbridge show an In-
crease of 30 per cent. upon the average of the last two years.
The weekly market at Southall is second In importance to Smith•
field, onti it is attended by the graziers and butchers from all parts of
the neighbouring country and the metropolis.
By means of this line, and one of the proposed lines from London
to Hounslow, which this will intersect, ltrentford, the county-town
of Middlesex, and the Thames, will be brought into immediate con-
nexion with Uxbridge; the traffic between the last-named towns has
hitherto materially helped to produce the large dividends of the Grand
Junction Canal.

By means also of this line, and the Croydon and Epsem line (now
in course of construction), all the before-mentioned towns and places
are likewise connected with Croydon.
The importance of connecting two such towns as Uxbridge and
Brentford with Kingston, Croydon, and Epsom, three of the largest
market-towns in Surrey, between which the present agricultural traffic
is extensive, is too obvious to require comment. A glance at the map
will at once show that the communication now proposed is not only
judicious, but, in order to satisfy the requirements of the important
and populous district involved, is actually imperative. It will afford
to Uxbridge and the towns in Hertfordshire north of it, with which
it will be connected by proposed new lines, direct transit to the Great
Western, Southampton, and Portsmouth Railways, and by the
established lines, southward, to Shoreham, Brighton, Dover,
Ramsgate, -and all the south and south-eastern parts of th
kingdom, avoiding the loss of time and great inconvenience of going
round by the metropolis. So also as to Brentford, Hounslow, King-
ston, and Epsom—it will afford to them access to the Great Western,
London and Birmingham. and Northern and Eastern Him ; and by
this line, In connexion with one proposed to Hounslow from the me-
tropolis, and the other propose.l end established lines north and south
of it, easy access will be afforded to Hampton-court, Epsom, and
other favourite places of resort. There can be no doubt, therefore,
that the passenger traffic alone will be sufficient to pay a very large
dividend on the outlay.
The average number of persons visiting Hampton-court in the
summer months amounts to about 18.000 per week.
The supply by the county of Kent and western division of Middle-
sex olthe north and north-western markets with fruit during the
season, would, by this line, be immensely increased, and form another
source of income to the Company.

This undertaking presents the additional and important advantage
of competing with no line at present established ; on the contrary,
it will be the means of connecting and feeding the several lines enu-
merated, and several others that are projected ; and the engineer
reports that it pasSes over a particularly easy country, and will be
capable of construction at about 16,000/. per mile ; and the land-
owners on the line who have been seen, are favourable to the un-
dertaking.
The length of the line will be about 18 miles. _ _

._Application for shares must be made in the annexed form, to the
solicitors of the Company, Messrs. Watts;G als worthy, and Galsworthy,
to Whom also all communications from parties locally interested
should be 'addressed, at their offices, No. 19, Ely-place, Holborn ;
also to the following local-solicitors, Henry Norton, Esq., t'xbridge ;
C. E. Jemmett, Esq., Kingston upon-Thames ; F. J; Kent., Esq.,
Hampton; Thomas Itichings, Staines ; Mr. reesley, Munslow,
and of the following brokers :—Messrs. Harris and Sons, Change-
alley, Cornbill ; Mr. A. Sym, Tokeuhouse-yard, London; Messrs.
Townley and Whitehead, Liverpool ; Mr. Allan, Manchester ; Messrs.
Tate and Nash, Bristol; Messrs. Graystone and Earle, York ; Mr.
Collis, Birmingham ; and :Messrs. Borthwick, Campbell and Co.,
Glasgow ; from any of whom prospectuses and plans of the line
may be obtained..
No application will bd attended to unless accompanied by
a reference to one of the Committee, to the solicitors, or to some
hanker or other person of known standing.