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convey mice of passengers .0 1/e,4sbury, ileekinonkiwike, Batley,
Cleckheaton, Bradford, and the intermediate places (each containing
a numerous manufacturing population), has been the North Midland
line by Norinanton—a very circuitous route, as appears by the fol-
lowing statement of distances of those places :
Relative distances from Bradford and Dewsbury to Barnsley and
Sheffield, by the present route, and the proposed line :

16 lies,
From Bradford to Barnsley by Brighouse, and thence by,
the Leeds and Manchester line, about .. 35
By the proposed line from Bradford, via Cleckheatou and
Dewsbury, to Barnsley

• • 20

Being a caving of .. „ • • •
From Dewsbury, Batley, &c., by the present route to Barnsley
about .. .. .. .. •• .•
By the proposed line

Being a saving on 23 miles of no less than .. 12
The present distance to Sheffield from Bradford is about 51 miles;
by the proposed line it will be 31,—0r a saving of 20 miles.
From Dewsbury by the present route Sheffield is distant 40 miles ;
by the proposed line it will be 21,—0r a saving of 19 miles.
The same observations, as to saving of distance, apply to London
and ail intermediate places ; and it is important to observe that either
by the present North Midland line, or by the projected London and
York Railway, this proposed line will be the shortest and most direct
route from Bradford, Dewsbury, &c., to London.
It may also be noticed, that from Swinton to Leeds by this project
and the Leeds and Dewsbury line, the distance is much less than by
way of Normanton.

The following table, taken from the Parliamentary Census of 1841,
will give some idea of the populous Districts through which the lino
passes :

POPULATION OF PLACES (IN 1841), ON TUE LINE OF ROAD.
Bradford parish ........ 105,257 Earlsheaton Soothill 4,453
Bradford .............. 34,560 Ossett .........• 6,078
Blerley 9,512 Thornhill parish
Pudsey .........• ••• • • • 10,002 Barton parish .... •• • • 3,533
Cleekheaton ............ 4,299,Silkstone parish .• .
Oomersall .
lleekinoudwike .. 3,537 Ardsley .......... ..... . 2,220
Liverseclge .......• •• • • 5,988 Wombwell ...... 1,169
Batley .......... • • .. 7,076 We th-upon-Dearne pa-

Dewsbury parish .. • . 23,806! rish
Dewsbury

•••••••.. • • •• 68,186

The traffic through this district is immense,

A careful survey of the line and branches has been made by the
engineer, ai:d the scheme will be submitted to Parliament at the ap-
proaching session.

Power is reserved to continuo the line northward to Bradford, If
the Company should think flt.
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Provision; will be inserted in the Act of Parliament to allow inte-
rest at 4 per cent. on the deposits and calls, from the passing of the
Act, until the opening of the railway ; and for limiting the share-
holders' liability to the amount of their subscriptions.
Power will also he applied for in the Act (and in the meantime is
reserved to the Managing Committee), to abandon or alter any part of
the line, and to make branches; and also to enter into any arrange-
ments with any other company or companies.
A liberal portion of the shares will be reserved for the landowners
and others having local interests; and such companies as this line
may form junctions with, or with which this Company may be can-
nested.
Applications for shares (in the form given below), and for pro-
spectuses, may be made to the Solicitors, and also to Mr. Charles
Dyson, Sharebroker, Boar-lane, Leeds ; Messrs. Wilson and Bella-
well, Sharebrokers, Huddersfield ; and Mr. John Brooke, Broker,
Dewsbury.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield

Dewsbury, Leeds, and Bradford Railway.
Gcntlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 20/. each
in the above Company ; and I hereby agree to accept the same, or
any less number, and to pay the deposit of 2/. 23. per share thereon,
and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree-
molt when required.
Dated this day of 1845.

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