The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

AGENTS,

London—Messrs. Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, North Side, Royal-
Exchange; Messrs. George Burnam" and Cs. Cornhill
Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis
Wolverhampton—Mr. H. N. Payne
Liverpool—Messrs. Smith and Jordan ; Messrs. Neilson ; Messrs.
Geddes and Drinkwater ; and Messrs. Fletcher and Sharp
Manchester—Mr. H. Benton
Leeds—Messrs. Terry and Holiday
Huddersfield—Messrs. Mooney and Flicks
Halifax—Messrs. Helliwell .cud Davis
Bradford—Messrs. Smith and Martin
Burnley—Messrs. Stn slime
Hull—Mr. Samuel Phillips
Edinburgh-- Mr. D. Kinnear and Mr. Cooper
Glassow—Mr. George Mills, and Messrs. 'tussle and Co.
Dublin—Messrs. Labertouche, and Co. 257, Ingram-street
Coventry—Messrs. Brows and Clarke
Leicester—Messrs. Payne and Freer
Gloucester—Mr. J. N. Italnie
Cheltenham—Messrs. dills.
The object of this important scheme is the establishment of a direct
line of communication between Birmingham and Birkenhead by the
nearest possible route, and at the smallest possible outlay. The great
advantages of such a project are, that with the least possible amount
of injury to existing interests, the public will realise all the benefit of
an entirely new, direct, and independeht line
FROM LONDON AND 131.11.31 INGHAM TO BIRKENHEAD,
FROM LONDON AND MR3I INGHAM TO HOLYHEAD.
And on the completion of the proposed rirkenhead and Liverpool
Railway-bridge, the shortest and mnst direct route
FROM LONDON TO LIVERPOOL.

The line to be constructed by this Company will be about 45
mites in length. It is proposed to mate use of the railway column-
ideation already existing between Lon(Ion and Birmingham, and
Birmingham and \Volvo harapton, and thent:e to throw out a con-
tinued line through Market Drayton to Chester, where a junction
will be effected with the ralway already existtint between that city
end Ilirkerthead. By this means shunt lb miles a ill be savesi be-
tween Birmingham and Birkenhead, about 9:i mi es between Bir-
mingham and Liverpool, and 111Afly 11Ilief4 between Birmingham and
litilYltead. The distance between London and these places will be
shortened in like proportion.
Not only is such a line greatly needed, but the scheme is fraught
with consequet ICES of the highest possible amount to the commercial
interests of the country.
The importance and growing prosperity of Birkenhead impera-
tiv, ly demand direct communication with the midland, southern,
wc,tern, and eastern counties, from which it is virtually excluded by
tits - a.rettiteus routes of every other Lite, whether existing of Pro-
jected. By passing near to the Lilleshall and South Staffordshire
ironworks, the ironmasters of those localities will be enabled to com-
pete with the Scotch market, which they have hitherto been unable
to do, in consequence of the heavy charges tor freight to Birkenhead
and Liverpool ; and by accommodating Newport ant Market Dray-
ton, it will impart to an important agricultural tlhtriet the advan-
tages of a local railway. wide has long been wilited. The line is
further required for the convenience 1 the immense pops iation of
the termini, and the full development of tit vast through traffic. both
in passengers and merchandise, front the south, east, and west of the
Metropolis.