The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-11 00:00:00

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One of the first objects of this Company will be to obtain a most
central and accessible terminus in London, and Farringdon-street has
been fixed upon for that purpose.
It is proposed to make a tunnel from that point to the Great Western
station, from whence the line will be continued in as direct a et urse as
possade to Holyhead
In its progress it will pass through or near to the following towns :
—Rickmansworth, Chesham, Wendover, and Aylesbury ; it will then
proceed to within a short distance of Bicester and Deddington, and
from thence to Banbury ; it will touch upon Kineton or Kingtown,
thence proceed onward to Stratford-on-Avon, approach within a
short distance of Warwick, Alcester, and Worcester, where it will
cross the Birmingham and Gloucester Railroad near to Bromagrove,
and proceeding thence to Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, and Wenlock,
near to Broseley and Coalbrookdale, will enter the Vale of the
Severn, which it will traverse to Shrewsbury; it will thence con-
tinue its route up the course of the Severn, and passing into the Vale
of the River Vyrnwy, will proceed to Llan-y-mynech, Llanrhaiadr,
and Mechnant, accommodating Welchpool, Oswestry, and Llangollen.
At this point there are three passes, which have been inspected, and

it remains for the engineer to select one as an entrance or passage
into the Vale of the River Dee, when the line will proceed round by
Corwen into the Vale of the River Alwen, from whence it will run
nearly parallel with the great Holyhead Mail-coach-road, by Pentre-
voelas to Capel Cerrig, it will then descend the Vale of Nant Francon
to Bangor and Holyhead.
This line will in its progress feed, and be also fed by the most consi-
siderable railroads of the kingdom, particularly those of the Great
Western ; the Birmingham, Gloucester, and Bristol ; the Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the London and Birmingham ; and
the South Staffordshire Railway. As this last lino will connect
Dudley, Bllston, Wednesbury, Walsall, and Lichfield with the
Derby Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, it would
be superfluous to expatiate on the advantages of bring-
ing all those important centres of the coal and iron trade and
other traffic, and the vast coal and iron fields of Shropshire
into close intercourse, and thus establishing the cheapest and
quickest means of transit between the minerals of Shropshire and the
furnaces of Staffordshire, and the markets of Dublin, London, and
Birmingham. The success of the undertaking is secured beyond a
doubt, by the obvious fact that it will not only bring the richest
mineral and manufacturing portions of England much nearer to the
two capitals, but it will open for the carriage of the valuable pro-
duce of these districts the intermediate country not at present pos-
sessed of any direct line of railway comminication. On the other
hand, the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Railway will
give to London and the neighbourhood of Birmingham a routs to
Dublin shorter by nearly seventy miles than that of any other exist-
ing railroad ; and finally, enable travellers to complete the entire
distance in ten hours. _ _

It will also ensure two mail deliveries in the day.
Up to the point where tke line approaches Corwen, no engineering
difficulties are presented. At Corwen a deviation from the straight
line may be requisite to avoid tunnelling, after which a straight hills
will be resumed to Bangor, where that already in construction will
be adopted for the rest of the route to Holyhead ; or, if found de-
sirable, power will be taken in the Bill to continue an independent
line by Beaumaris to Holyhead.
After a careful investigation of the traffic arising from passengers,
the conveyance of mineral and agricultural produce, and the direct
transmission of the mails, the Directors fed warranted in anticipating
a return of at least ten per cent. on the capital invested.
A treaty is in progress with a Steam Navigation Company to run
powerffil steamers between the harbours of Holyhead and Kingston
on the arrival of the trains, so that passengers and merchandise may
be booked throughout from London to Dublin, including all the inter-
mediate stations, and be thus enabled to complete the entire distance
in ten hours, without the inconvenience so painfully felt of changing
from the conveyance of one proprietary to that of another. The
railways now in active progress in Ireland, running from Dublin
north and south throughout the heart of the island, render it self-
evident that the chain of communication between the sister countries
is, by this present undertaking, rendered at once complete
and intimate to the last degree. As the leading aim of
this Company is to save time and distance, every attention of
the Directors, and every advancement in science wilt be made
available to gain the utmost possible amount of speed, com-
patible with safety, the lines being formed expressly for this end ;
while, finally, the very lowest rate of fares will he adopted for both
passengers and traffic, and the pnblic will find in the improvement of
the inferior carriages, and some additional comforts for those of the
first class, that the Grand London and Dublin Approximation Rail-
way will be placed in advance of any other now existing, and in all
its details will be rendered worthy an enterprise se national in its
character.
Application will be made for a Bill to incorporate the Company
early in the next session. The usual power will be taken by the Act
to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per annum on the amount of the
subscriptions paid up ; and no subscriber will be answerable for more
than the amount of his deposit until the ♦ct be obtained, and then not
beyond the amount of his subscription.
Applications for Shares may be made, in the subjoined form, to
the following Solicitors, Brokers, and Agents :—Messrs. Cameron
and Bains, 18, Parliament-street, London ; Mr. Roger Mortimer,
Throgmorton-street, London; B. R. Pemberton, Esq., Atherton-
buildings, Mr. Wm. Kerl, and Messrs. Schultz and Carr, Liverpool ;
Mr. J. R. Lane, Birmingham ; James Jamieson, Esq., Leeds ; Messrs.
Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; Mr. James Butchart, Huddersfield;
Messrs. J. and J. Kimpster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Hervey,
Halifax ; Wm. Lee, Esq., Cheltenham ; R. P. Clark, Esq., Bristol ;
Messrs. Graystone and Earl,York ; Henry Beaumont, Esq., Exeter;
Messrs. Munro and Co., 44, George-street, Edinburgh ; Charles
Colmar, Esq., 1, Parksidc-street, Edin-burgh ; James Jardine, Esq.,
Glasgow; Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Perth; and Messrs. Labertoucho
and Stafford, Dublin.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

To the Previsional Directors of the Grand London and Dublin

Approximation Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 501. each
the above undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or
any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit
thereon, and sign the Parliamentary Contract and hubscribers'
Agreement when required.

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