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London, England, 1845-05-28 00:00:00

PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.

LONDON CENTRAL RAILWAY
TERMINUS.
Capital, X 500,000, in 25,000 Shares of £2O each.
Deposit, £1 per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
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John Addle, Esq., Rotherhithe
William Bland, Esq., Brixton-road, Director of the North Wales
Railway
William Chadwick, Esq., 29, Montague-square, Director of the Rich-
mond Railway Company
Edward Chapman, Esq., Old Brompton, Director of the Richmond
Railway
Charles Finch, Esq., Staines, Director if the Staines Railway
Company
John Godfrey Hudson, Esq., St. George's Terrace, Hyde Park, Direc-
tor of the Great Munster Railway
Andrew Inderwick, Esq., R.N., Junior United Service Club, Chair-
man of the London Conveyance Company
George Miller, Esq., Mount-streq, Grosvenor-square, Director of the
Hungerford Bridge Company
Apsley Pellatt, Esq., Staines, Director of the Staines Railway
Company
William Shadbolt, Esq., Croom's 11111, late Chairman of the Green-
wich Railway
T. B. Simpson, Esq., Rutland Lodge, Brixton, Director of the Rich-
mond Railway Company
Henry Lewis Smale, Esq., Doctors' Commons, Director of the
South Eastern Railway Company
J Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Director of the
Taff Vale and Trent Valley and Holyhead Junction Railway.
C. F. Whiting, Esq., Beaufort House, Strand, Director of the Rich-
mond Railway
William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., 19, James-street, Buckingham-
gate, Director of Great Western ltailwoy (Irish)
With power to add to their number. _ _ _

BANKRRs—London Joint-Stock Bank ; London and County Bank.
EzioiNEEes—Joseph Locke, Esq. ; Thomas Page, Esq., Engineer for
the Thames Embankment.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Bircham and Dalrymple, Bedford-row.
William Chapman, Esq., 3, Arundel-street, Strand.
StravErotts--Messrs. Emmett and Co., 9, John-street, Adelphi.
SEcxerway—John F. Neale, Esq.

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The object which has for a long time occupied the attention of
every railway proprietary whose line terminates near the metropolis,
viz., the attainment of some point for their terminus situated more
centrally, and with readier access to London travellers than their pre-
sent sites, appears now to be in course of completion.
Two principal lines of railway, the South Western and South
Eastern, have proposed and intend to carry into effect extensions of
their lines from the existing termini to the neighbourhood of the
Waterloo and Husgsrford Bridges, and to this point the traffic from
Birmingham and the North of England will also be enabled to pro-.
ceed, through the contemplated extension of the West London Rail-
way, across the Thames to a junction with the South Western Line.
The perfect attainment of the object in view will, however, remain
unaccemplished, so long as the terminating point is kept on the south
side of tke river; since, although a considerable improvement as
compared with the present positions will thereby be effected, still the
station in the Waterloo-bridge-road is remote and inconvenient to the

larger proportion of travellers, and the evils now so justly complained
of will be far from completely obviated.
It is with the view of supplying this deficiency that the promoters
of the London Central Railway Terminus lay their project before the
public. They propose to provide means whereby the passenger car-
riages from every line in connexion with the meropolis, can be con-
veyed across the Thames to a general station erected in the lime-
liate vicinity of Charing-cross.
For this purpose plans have been prepared, which have received
the approval of the most eminent engineers, for carrying a double
line of rails over the river, adjoining the new Rungerford Suspension-
bridge, and supported by a simple and inexpensive addition to the
present erections of that structure.

For the vast amount of trafli;which will thus be brought to the
Middlesex side of the river, it is Intended to provide a central station
of corresponding magnitude. The Company, therefore, purpose to
undertake the execution of part of the embankment, according to the
plan of the Government for embanking the Thames, for the distance
lying between Waterloo and Hungerford-bridges, and over part of the
area thus obtained from the river, to erect a station of size sufficient
to supply the purposes of every separate railway, and furnished with
every requisite provision for the wants of the respective Companies
and the convenience of their passengers. The property of the Com-
pany will extend through the whole frontage of the Adelphi-terrace,
the present buildings of which, as well as those to be hereafter
erected, will be admirably adapted for a series of splendid hotels.

This 'project would have been before the public at an earlier period,
but the projectors were desirous of obtaining the full concurrence of
her Majesty's Commissioners for Metropolitan Improvements ; and
they are now enabled to state, that the plans have been laid before
the Commissioners, and as far as relates to the embankment and
terminus, have met with their decided approval. _

On the south side of the river the proposed railway will join the
several extension lines at their nearest point of approach to the
Thames and to each other, and thus will constitute a leader into the
heart of London for the Birmingham, South Western, Brighton, and
South Eastern lines, at present existing, as well as for the various
proposed lines through Kent, and to Richmond and Staines, which
will shortly be in course of construction. The Directors of several
of the above-mentioned Companies have already expressed their ap-
probation of the undertaking; but the advantages it offers are so
great and obvious that there can be no doubt of the cordial co-opera-
tion of the managers and proprietors of the ether lines, without ex-
ception.

The plan presents no features of difficulty, or involving the neces-
sity of any extraordinary expense. The ground to be occupied by
the station will, tom its peculiar character, be obtainable at a com-
paratively small cost; and from estimates carefully prepared it is
proved that a capital of 500,0001. will be sufficient for the accomplish-
ment of every purpose in contemplation. This capital it is proposed
to raise In 25,000 shares of 201. each.
In order to favour the multitudinous travellers for short distances
otit of London, the toll charged to passengers for any station short of
twenty miles will be less than that required from those bound on
more extended journeys, and who are more likely to be encumbered
with luggage. An average of 2d. has been assumed upon the whole
number estimated.

From the traffic returns of the railways now completed, together
with the increase to be derived from the lines at present before Par-

liament, it is estimated that the annual number of arrivals and de-
partures of passengers from their London termini, who will select the
Central Station for their landing point, will amount to 5,500,000 ;
the gross receipts from whom, at a toll of 2d. each, will be 45,099/. per
annum. Fromm this amount a deduction of 20 per cent. for working
expenses, &c. (Including the rental to the Proprietors of Hungerford-
bridge), will be amply sufficient, as the Company will have no need
of locomotives, and therefore be freed from those items which occa-
sion the heaviest expenditure on other railways. This will leave a
net profit of KM/. per annum for the tolls alone. To this must be
added the profits that will be derived from the various wharfs and
buildings, and from the proposed pier for steam-boats, amounting on

the most moderate calculation to an annual rental of at least 15,6001.
With this addition, the total returns will amount to somewhat mere
than is per cent. on the capital reqttiresl. The completion of every
new railway, and the opening of every extension line or feeder to the
eXisting railways, will produce a constant increase in the revenue of
the proposed line, and promise to raise it most rapidly to an impor-
tant rank as an investment for capital.
The Provisional Committee have also taken into consideration a
plan for extending the proposed Embankment and Railway from the
great Central Station to some point nearer the City, and are deeply
impressed with the great public advantages derivable from such an
undertaking.
This plan has been referred to the Engineer and Surveyors of the
Company, whose report thereon may be expected in a short time,
when the es'imates of the additional expense, and other particulars,
will be duly announced.
Forms of application and Prospectuses may be obtained at the
Offices of the Company, 28, Moorgate-street ; or from the Solicitors,
Messrs. Birchin and Dalrymple, 15, Bedford-row; William Chap-
man, Esq., 3, Arundel-street, Strand ; and at the undermentioned
Brokers :—Liverpool, Messrs. Parsons and Co.; Manchester, Messrs.
Cardwell and Co. ; Leeds, Messrs. Watson and Co.. and Messrs.
Bell and Rhodes; Hull, Messrs. Collinson and Flint.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the rrovisional Committee of the London Central Railway

Terminus.

Gentlemen, —I request you will allot me Shares of 201.
each, in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and to
pay the deposit thereon, or upon any lesser number that may be al-
lotted to me, such payment to be made within the time limited and
prescribed by you, and I undertake to execute the Agreement and
Parliamentary Contract when required.
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