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London, England, 1845-10-02 00:00:00

ORCESTER, HEREFORD, AND GLOU-
CESTER RAILWAY, THROUGH MALVERN, WITH
BRANCH TO LEDRURY.
(Registered Provisionally.)
Capital, 750,0001., in Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE..
W. G. Ilayter, Esq., M.P. erectors of the Great Western and
R. F. Gower, Esq., South Wales Railway
F. P. Barlow, Esq.
L. Vigurs, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the South Wales Railway
FiIIMIS Rufford, Esq., Chairman of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton Railway
T. N. Foster, Esq., Direetor of he Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton Railway
J. Crosahwalte, Esq., Liverpool
Liverpool
Lawrence Heyworth, Esq.,
Jobse Roskell, Esq., Bath
John Rogers, Esq., Chester, a Director of the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway
William Lewis, Esq., Mayor of Worcester, a Director of the Oxford.
Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway
Edward Evans, Esq., Worcester, Alderman and banker
Richard Yapp, Esq., Worcester, Magistrate of the City, and Director
of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway
Thomas Chalk, Esq., Alderman of Worcester
Charles Augutus Helm, Esq., Alderman of Worcester
John Parker, Esq., Lark-hill, Worcester
Mr. William Stallard, jun., merchant, Worcester
Mr. Edward Wheeler, hop merchant, Worcester
Mr. Hairy Southan, merchant, Worcester
Mr. Edward Giles, hop merchant, Worcester
Mr. Henry Webb, merchant, Worcester
Mr. George Anderson, Worcester
Mr. John Turley, Worcester
John Lilly, Esq., Alderman of Worcester, and china manufacturer
Phipps Vanentart Onslow, Esq., The Grimes-end, Alfriek
Gabriel Goodman, Esq., Upton-on-Severn
John Shapland, Esq., Mathon
erfllungerlind Hoskyns, Bart., Harewood, Herefordshire
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire
Kedgwin Hoskins, Esq., M.P., Birch House, Herefontshire
Robert Pulsford, Esq., M.P. for Hereford •
John William Miles, Esq., Bristol and Ledbury, Herefordshire, a
Director of the Great Western Railway Company
Edmond Burman rateehall, Esq., Allensmore, Herefordshire
Francis Henry Thomas, Esq., Cowarne Court, Herefordshire
Colonel Thomas Powell, Hardwick, Herefordshire
W. George Beamish, Esq., Kensington-square, London, and West-
hide, Herefordshire
John Johnstone, Esq., Mainstone, Herefordshire
William James, Esq., Wilcroft, Herefordshire
Francis Hemp, Esq., Becton, Herefordshire
Henry Horn, req., 5, Upper Bedford-Place, Russell-square, and Hare-
court, Temple
John Gardiner Freeman, Esq., Rockfield, Herefordshire
Marcellus Newton, Esq., Warham, Herefordshire
Thomas Lechmere, Esq., Fownhopc Court, Herefordshire
George Croose, Esq., Burcott House, Herefordshire
Joseph Bird, Esq., Hampton, Herefordshire
Thomas Jennings, Eeq., Highland Grove, FownhoPe, Herefordshire
John Hollings, Esq., The Verzons, near Ledbury, Herefordshire
William Webb, Esq., Mayor of Hereford
Thomas Davis, F.sq., Magistrate of Hereford
Ilk:hard Thomas Barra, Esq., Magistrate of Hereford
.";" .Yu Rogers, Esq., Alderman of Hereford
Wiiliam L. Gilliland, Esq., M.D., Hereford
Edward Morris, Esq., M.D., Hereford
O. it. Terry, Esq., Hereford
Wm. Pulling, Esq., merchant, Hereford
John Kerr Hastings, Esq., General Manager of Herefordshire Banking
Company, Hereford
Charles Buttner, Esq., Hereford
Mr. George Benner, Hereford
Mr. Charles Anthony, Hereford
John Dowling, Esq., Mayor of Gloucester
David Mowbray Walker, Esq., Alderman of Gloucester
Thomas Jenkins, Esq., Gloucester
thur 'Liniment! Jenkins, Esq., Alderman of Gloucester
Richard Hodges Carter, Esq., Gloucester
John Cooke, Esq., The Chase, Ross
Thomas Beale Cooper, Esq., Bingeworth, Evesham
Thomas Fulljames, Esq., Hissfield Court
George Jones, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
Samuel Hitch, Esq., M.D., Gloucester
Samuel Baker, Esq., Lyplatt Park, Gloucestershire
William Philip Price, Esq., Tibberton Court, Gloucestershire
Charles Barton, Esq., Wellclose House, Gloucestershire
E. G. Stone, Esq., Chambers Court
Joseph Yorke, Esq., ForthumPtou
E. J. Woodhouse, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
Dr. Strong, The Chase, Ross
A. H. Philipotts, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
Charles Walker, Eeq., merchant, Gloucester
Robert Ileane, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
John Forster, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
Edward L. Kendall, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
George Davison Moffatt, Esq., hanker, Gloucester
Charles F. Cliffe, Esq., Gloucester
Thomas C. Avery, Esq., Gloucester
W. 11. Evans, Esq., merchant,loucester
Caleb Trotter, Esq.,Gloucester
Henry Fox, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
COMMMITEE 01 MANAGEMENT.
Sir ROBERT PRICE, Brat., M.P., Chairman
' SAMUEe. BAKER, Esq.
WILLIAM LEWIS, Esq.l Vice-Chairmen
W. G. Ilayter, Esq., M.P. Mr. George Anderson
R. F. (lower, Esq. • enry Horn, Esq.
F. P. Barlow, Esq. John G. Freeman, Esq.
L. Vigurs, Esq. George Croose, Esq.
F. Rufford, Esq. E. Morris, Esq., M.D.
T. N. Foster, Esq. D. M. Walker, Esq.
It. Yapp, Esq. I A. H. Jenkins, Esq.
Mr. William Stallard R. 11. Carter, Esq.
, Mr. Henry Webb George Jones, Esq.
ENGINEER—J. K. Brunel, Esq.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Cox, Biddulph and Co.
Messrs. Martin, Stones, and J. Martin
London
City and County Bank, Worcester
National Provincial Bank, Worcester
Messrs. Hoskins, Morgan, and Hemp, Hereford
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford
Messrs. Matthews, Phillips, and Co., Hereford
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester
County of Gloucester Bank, Gloucester
National Provincial Bank, Gloucester
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall
Mr. F. T. Elgie, Worcester
Mr. F. L. IkKlenhaml Hereford
Mr. T. Evans
Messrs. Whitcombe, Helps, and Co., Gloucester.
SECRETARY (PRO Test)—Mr. Thomas Phillpotts, jun.
It is proposed that the course of this line shall be from the Wor-
cester station of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail-
way to a point near Malvern, where the line will be divided into two
branches ; the one branch proceeding through or near the parish of
Bostbury (from whence there will be a branch to Ledhury) to Here-
ford, where it will run Into the station of the Great Western Com-
pany's Momnouth and Hereford Railway, and the projected Hereford
and Shrewsbury Railway.
The other branch will proceed from the point of division near Mal-
vere straight to Gloucester, and will join the Gloucester and Dean
Forest Railway near that city.
This line will pass rather more than half a mile below Great Mal-
vern, and not far distant from the town of Upton-on-Severn, both of
winch places are at present entirely shut out from the benefits of rail-
way communication.
The country has already been inspected, under the direction of the
engineer, and it is found that there are no engineering difficulties of
a serious character to be overcome ; and indeed the greater portion of
the line presents a course extremely favourable for a railway, the
gradients being very easy.
Near the point of division at Malvern the Hereford line will cross
a portion of the Malvern range by one or more tunnels; but the
whole length of the tunnelling will not much exceed one mile. From
the other side of Malvern to Hereford the surface ofthe country is as
favourable as could be desired.
Thu Gloucester line, from the point of division to its terminus, will
pass thaiewh a country peculiarly favourable, the surface being
throughour nearly one continuous level.
With reale' to the immediate local advantages offered by the
proposal ragilway, it will effect the most direct communication be-
tween the cities of Worcester and Hereford, and Gloucester and
Worcester, and between those cities and the delightftd watering place
and favourite summer residence of Great Malvern, to which it will
also give an easy and expeditious access from other popolous but
mere remote districts.
The important market town of Ledbury, with the rich corn, fruit,
and hop district around it, will also be brought into closer and more
profitable connexion with the three cities ; and it cannot fail to make
a considerable addition to the traffic between Worcester and the Port
of Gloucester.
The facilities presented by the proposed railway for increasing and
developing traffic in a more general and national point of view, are
of a very extended character. Joining the Forest of Dean and Mon-
mouth Railways, it will afford a ready means of transit to South
Wales, and by its junction with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton line, and with the projected line to Port Dynnlaen, it will
give railway communication with the manufacturing and mining
districts of the north of England—especially of South Staffordshire
and Worcestershire, and also with North Wales and Ireland; and by
means of the Great Western Railway, which it joins at Gloucester, it
will complete an unbroken broad gauge line from Wolverhampton to
Exeter in the one direction, and from Pembroke to Wolverhampton
in the other. It will effect a considerable saving in distance between
the port of Gloucester and Wolverhampton, and all parts of the north ;
It will be the nearest possible rate from the extreme west of Eng-
land, and from South Wale., to all places north of Wolverhampton.
The enumeration of the places and districts to be traversed by the
proposed line, and a description of its course, sufficiently indicate that
it may fairly be expected to command a remunerating amount of
traffic.
It will supply to theport of Gloucester important antlbulky articles
of expert, drawn from the mining and manufacturing district of
South Staffontshire and Worcestershire ; and will still further deve-
lop the resources of those district', by increased facility of communi-
cation with their natural port. The importance of this branch of the
traffic can scarcely be over-estimated : in one portion of the district
alone—viz., between Wolverhampton and Stourbridge, there are
about 100 blest furnaces in work, producing nearly 500,003 tons of
pig iron annually, and it is admitted that the want of railway facili-
ties have hitherto greatly hindered the development of an important
export trade from this district. The weeks at Droitwich and St oke
Prior can furnish any quantity of salt. The carpet manufactories 'of
Kidderminster, the iron and glass works at Stourbridge, Dudley, am
their populous neighbourhood, will also supply an important amount
of traffic—certainly far beyond that now carried on with the present
Insufficient means of transit between those places and the district to
be affected by the proposed line.
The Hereford branch of the line offers to the agriculturists of the
counties of Hereford, Radnor, and Brecon the advantages of cheap
and ready means of access to their principal markets. It will be an
important advantage to them to have their cattle, corn,
to the sfr
rust
it,
wool, and other produce, speedily and cheaply conveyedg
rearkets of Worcester and Birmingham, and the towns in the centre
cf the great manufacturing population of Staffordshire and Worces-
tershire ; the advantages, too, will be mutual, as the line will afford
equal facilities for the conveyance of the mineral and manufacturing
;reduce of the north to the rural districts.
Tho population of the districts affected by the proposed line, rec-
koning from Wolverhampton to Gloucester on the one hand, andfrom
the same place to Hereford on the other, is not leas than 400,000 ; and
from the position of the country traversed, the line must be fed by
on the railways constructed, or to he formed, on either side. There
can, therefore, be no reasonable doubt of the Worcester, Hereford,
And Giodcester line commanding a traffic so considerable as to yield an
ample remuneration for the requisite capital.
The usual power will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow
interest at 4 per cent. per annum on the deposits, and no subscriber
will he answerable for more than the amount of his deposit of 21. 2s.
For share until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount
of his subscription.
Prospectuses may be had of the respective solicitors, or at the
London Offices of the Company, 449, West Strand, London.
Oct. 1. 1845 ---ew

WORCESTER, HEREFORD, and GLOU-
. C ESTER RAILWAY.
The Committee of Management, in consequence of receiving daily
applications tbr shares in this Company, be; to state th tt the lists of
applications have been closed for some time. The allotment is now
in progre's, and the letters will be issued as soon as the requisite
examination has taken place. The Committee regret that the
number of shares applied for having so greatly exceeded the number
et their disposal, they will be compelled iu all cases greatly to reduce
the number applied for, and to omit entirely many applications from
respectable parties to whom they would otherwise have been desir-
ous to make allotments.
By order •f the Board,
ROBERT PRICE, Chairman
SAMUEL BAKER.I .
N ice-Chairmen
WILLIAM LEWIS,j
449, Strand, Ist October, 1845.

ORCESTER, lIEREFORD, find GLOU-
CESTER RAILWAY.
ENGINEEII—I. K. Brunel, Esq.
The C^mmittee of Management of this Company, having deter-
mined to continue their line from Ledbury to Ross, the Capital of the
Company will be Increased from 750,0001. to 1,000,0001.
No further applications for Shares, except from parties interested
on the line from Lcdbury to Ross, can be received.
Applications from parties interested will be received by the Soli-
citors to the fith Instant.
. ROBERT PRICE, Chairman
SAMUEL RAKER
WILLIAM LEWISVice-Chairmen
W. 0. and W. Bunt, 10, Whitehall
F. T. Elgie, Worcester
F. L. Bodenham
Hereford Solicitors.
Thomas E vms
W hi tcombe, Ilcips, and Co., Gloucester
449, West Strand, Oct. 1,184 i,

VINTEFRACT, DONCASTER, WORKSOP,
AND MANSFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Capital 900,0001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. sash.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.
(Proviskinally Registered.)
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
A line of railway connecting these important and populous towns
gas been projected by influential loeal interests, surveys have been
grade by Sir John M'Neill and Mr. Thompson, and a Provisional
Onnmittee, containing the names of noblemen and gentlemen of rank
Anad property, has been formed, a list of which, together with a do-
ts led prospectus, will be forthwith published.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Thompson and Debenham, Salters' Hall, St. Swithin's-lane,
London
William Unwin, Esq., and William Biekley, Esq., Sheffield
LOCAL AGENTS.
John Whall, Esq., Worksop.
William E. Carter, Esq., FolltefraC