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London, England, 1845-10-11 00:00:00

TILE GRANO LONDON AND DUBLIN
A IPROXIMA.TION RAILWAY.
Rastrick's Line.
Provisionally RegisLered pursuant to 7th and Sth Victoria, cap. 110,
sec. 4.) . - .

Designed to avoid the present circuitous route, and so effect a very
considerable saving, both of time and distance, between the two
capitals of England and Ireland, running in a direct line from Lon-
don to Bangor and Holyhead, through Shrewsbury, and touching or
accommodating in its route the following towns and places, namely,
Rickmansveorth, Chesharn, iVendover, Aylesbury, Bicester, Dod-
dington, Banbury, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Alces-
ter, liromsgrove, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, Wenlock,
Broseley, Coalbrookdale, :•hrewshury, Llan-y-raynech, Weichpool,
Oswestry, Llangollen, Llanrahaladr, Mochnant, Corwen, Pentre-
Wein, Capel Cerrig, Bangor, and Holyhead.
Capital 6,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares of 501. each.
Deposit 51. 55. per Share.
Temporary offices of the Company, 4, Great Winohester-street,
London.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., G.C.H.
Lord Viscount Mandeville
Lord Claud Hamilton, 31. P.
Hon. Captain Fenton Evan Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the
Bandon and Bantry Railway
Hon. Geoffrey Browne, Castle Margaret, County Mayo, Ireland
lion. Douglas; Kinnaird Pulteney, Parliament-street, Chairman of
the York and Lancaster Railway
Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Ardley Bury, Herta, Director of the Oxford
and Cambridge Railway
Sir Henry Winston Barron, Esq., Bart., M.P., Belmont, Ireland
General Sir John F. Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Montague-street, Bryan-
ston-square
Col. Sir Duncan Dl'Dougal, K.C.8., Eaton-square
Rear-Admiral Sir Salusbury Davenport, C. 8., K.C.H., Bramall-hall,
Cheshire, and Weedon-hall, Bucks
Sir J. Gaspard Le Merchant, K.C.H., Cork
Major-General Sir Love Parry, Madryn Park, Carnarvon, Director
of the North Wales Railway
Col. Sir F. liankey, G.C.M.G., Director of the Direct London and
Exeter Railway
Sir George Rich, Director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and
Portsmouth Railway
Brigadier-General Sir Henry Pynu, Clifford-street, Director of the
London and Exeter Railway
Sir James Pitcairn, Cork
Sir Janes Eyre, Lower Brook-street
Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., Mount Wise, Delrollpirt
Thomas Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, Deputy-Lieutenant of the
County of Salop
. John Meredith, Esq., Unshorn Park, Magistrate for the Counties of
Worcester and Salop
Major-General Henry Bowdler, Sidney-terrace, Cork
Captain Robert Peel Dawson, Upper Grosvenor-street, and Castle-
dawson, Ireland
George Henry Dashwood, Esq., M.P., West Wycomb-park, Bucks
B. B. Williams, Esq., Wyndham-Place, Bryanston-square
Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Dublin and
Armagh Inland Railway
The O'Gorman Mahon, Mahonberg, County of Clare, Ireland
Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Bovine, King's County, Ireland,
Director of the Cork and Waterford Railway
The O'Moore, Cheghan Castle, High Sheriff of the County of Roe-
common
Robert Hart, Esq., Dripshill-lodge, Worcester, Director of the Wet,
eester, Ludlow, and Tenbury, and the Great North and Soutk
Wales Railways
W. Hutchins, Esq., Llsaintfried-ceurt, Monmouthshire
Charles William Spicer, Esq., Portman-square, Director of the Ar-
magh, Coleraine, and. Portrush, Dublin and Armagh Inland,
Shropshire Mineral, and Direct London and Exeter Railways
of
The Rev. C. Leicester, Whitton-hall, Magistrate for the County
Salop, Tice-Chairman of the Shropshire Mineral Railway
Charles Fox, Esq D.L., Rutland-square, Dublin, Director of the
Dublin and Arn;agh Inland Railway
William Johnson Neale, Esq., Temple
Thomas Meyer Carvick, Esq., Highwood, Director of the Dublin and
Armagh Railway
William Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Dublin and Gal-
way Railway, &c.
George A. Brown, Esq., Director of the Callao and Lima Railway
-William Seymour, Esq, Monutgue-place, Russell-square
William John Macguire. Esq., Hampton Court, Director of the Wilts,
Somerset, and Bristol Railway
Rev. I'ooley Shuldarn Henry, D.D., Commissioner of the National
Board Af Education and Charitable Bequests, Ireland
Christopher Wallis Popham, Esq., Trevarno, Cornwall, Director of
the Strabane Ship Canal Company.
Robert John Lattoy, Esq., Claremont-place, Grove End-road, St.
John's Wood.
William Ayscough Wilkinson, Esq., Woodbury Down, Middlesex,
Director of the Waveney Valley, Great Yarmouth, and Armagh,
Coleraine, and Portrush Railways
Colonel Edward Nichols, R.M. Shooter's-hill and Coleraine, Direc-
tor of the Armagh, Coleraine,, and Pertrush, and Sligo, and Shan-
non Railways
Griffin Curtis Galt, E., Charles-street, Manchester-square, Direc-
tor of the Armagh, sq
Coleraine, and Portrush, and Sligo and Shan-
non Railways
Captain James Wood, R.M., Woolwich
William Justin O'Driscoll, Esq., banker, Dublin
Richard Edward Arden, Esq., Bedford-square, Director of the Dub-
lin and Armagh Inland Railway
Captain Rodgers, Clovenedon-house, Loughall, Ireland
John Stewart, Esq., Portman-square,, Director of the Marine In-
surance Office
Joseph Cragg, Esq., Queen-square, Bloomsbury
John Anderson, Esq., Director of the South Midland Junction Rail-
way, ice.
J. Freeme, Esq., Old House, Shrewsbury
G. Ilazlerigg, Esq., West Carlton-hall, Leicestershire, Director of the
Rugby and Huntingdon Railway, &c.
J. 3163linan, Esq., Director of the Worcester, Rugby, and Warwick
Railway
J. Bright, Esq., M.D., Cambridge-square, London
Colonel Pereira, Bengal Artillery, Great Ceram street
W. Clement, Esq., Shrewsbury
Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, and
County Cork, Director of the Direct Western, Isle of Ely, and
Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railways.
Robert Remmett, Esq., Victoria-square, Grosvenor-place, Director of
the Sovereign Insurance Office, Scc.
Thomas Gresham, Esq., Raheny Park, Dublin, Director of the Dun-
dalk and Enniskillen, and Irish North Midland Railways
F. W. Heath, Esq., Annagh
F. F. Pole, Esq., St. John's Grove-house, County Cork
George Stevens, Esq., Oak Lodge, High Beach, Essex
Edmund Mathew, Esq., Somerset-street, Portman-square
Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlberough-place, St. John's Wood, Di-
rector of the Direct London and Exeter Railway
Major David Fitzgerald, Valentia, Ireland
Wm. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's
Thomas Gulliver, Esq., Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxon, Director of
the Northampton and Banbury, and Oxford and Witney Railways
Wm. Gulliver, Esq., Swallcliff, near Banbury, Oxon
Captain Julius Newell, R.N., United Service Club
Captain Bradshaw, R.N., Hatherley-place, Cheltenham
J. Brooks, Esq., Magistrate, Wenlock
Col. Cairnes, C. 8., Coleraine
Edward King, Esq., Bla,ckthorne, Oxfordshire
Wm. 11. Spicer, Esq., Portman-square
George Beauclerc, Esq., Grosvenor-street West, Grosvenor-place
Robert A. Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square, Director
of the Great Feeds and London Railway
J. A. Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director ef the Oxford
and Worcester Extension, and Chester Junction Railways
Major Humphreys, Miltown-house, Strabane, Ireland
Capt. This, P. Newton, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and Lugwar-
dine, II trefordehlre,-, Director of the Isle of Man, and Irish West
Coast Railways
The Mayor of Bridgnorth
Benj imin Watts, Esq., Alderman of the Borough of Bridgnorth
Thomas Glase, Fsq. /Members of the Corporation of Bridg-
Josiah Minton Glase, Esq. IlOrth
Edward Richard Pratt, Esq.
Samuel Mdloy, Esq., Bridgnorth
Edmund Ridley, Esq., Bridgnorth
Henry Cane Leahy, St. James's-square, Direetor of the Sheffield,
Buxton, Derby, and Manchester Railway
E. S. Blundell, Esq., Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, Direc-
tor of the London and Exeter Railway
Richard Fisher, Esq., Alceater Lodge, Warwick, Director of the War-
wickehi:e and London Extension and Worcester Junction Railway
James Whitehouse, Esq., Ipaley Court, Warwick
James Reading, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire, manufacturer
George Hollyoake, Esq., Redditch. Worcestershire
Christopher Royston, Esq., Redditch, Worcestershire
John Onions, Esq., Broseley, ironmaster, Etc., Director of the Stour-
) tiegc,Madeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand June-
and Cambrian Railways
nThorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley, Director et the Stourbridge,
2dadeley, Ironbridge, and Broseley, and the Grand Junction and
CamLrian Railways
Alexa der John Got don, Esq., Linley Hall near Broseley
Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth
Joseph Southwell, Esq. 1 Bridgnorth, Manufacturers
William Southwell, Esq.
William Cole, Esq., Bicester
Edward Deaking, Esq., Bicester
Horace Townsend, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Woodside, County

Cork
E. D. Freeman, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant, Castle Cor, County Cerk
St. John Jeffrey, Esq., J.P., Blarney Castle, County Cork
Fierce Purcel, Esq., Altemira, County Cork
James Smith Barry, Esq., Lota Lodge Cork
Edward Dean Freeman, Esq.. Sandf eld, county Cork
J. H. Bainisridge, Esq., Bear Forest, Mallow
St. John Galwey, M.D., Mallow
George Washington Brazier Creagh, Esq., J.P., Creagh-eastle
John Carmichael, Esq., Riverston-house, Cork, Director of the
Cork and Bandon, and Bandon and Bantry Railways
P. Bennett Lucas, Esq., Manchester-street, Manchester-square,
Director of the Ipswich aid Southampton, and Sligo and Shannon
Railways
W. 11. O'Driazoll, Esq., Clifton, near Bristol
The Rev. William Wilson, 8.D., Over Worton, near Deddington,
Oxon
Charles Faulkner, Esq., F.G.S., Deddington, Oxfordshire
Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttendel. Balincolllg
William Coppiuger, Esq., Barry's-court
W. Reeves, Esq., J.P., Tramore, Cork
William D. Whitehouse, Esq., Studley, Warwickshire, Director of
the Warwickshire and London Extension, and Worcester Junction
Railways
George Wyman, Esq., Alcester, Warwickshire
William Henry Rough, Esq., Temple, Director of the Metropolitan
Junction Company
Edward Fewer, Esq., Eccleston-terrace, Eaton-square, Director of
the Ipswich and Southampton Railway
Colonel Henry Duidas Campbell, North-end-house, Portsmouth,
pcputy-Lieutenent of the Couuty of Hants, Director of the Direct
Western Railway
William Torus, Esq., Bloxham
Esq., High Sheriff of the City of Limerick
Henry Watson,
e, Esq.,
bury, Shrewsbury, Director of the Shrews-
Robert Baugh BlakemorWolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Railway
Henry' Keate, Esq., Shrewsbury Directors of the Birmingham aid
Brighton Railway
Isaac Taylor, Esq., ditto,'
Dlajor-General Turner, Commander of the Cork District
Lieut.-Colonel Westropp, J.P., Cork
Major North Ludlow Bearish,
BalllncurriS, Rear DaSlas,
Cork
Joseph Leycester, Esq., Cork
Matthew Pierrpoint, Esq., Crow's Nest, Deputy-Lieutenant of the
county of Worcester, and Director of the Rugby, Derby, Man-
chester, and Welsh Midler' 1 Railways
John Rowlands, Esq., Tallyllin, Merioneth, Director of the Great
North and South Wales Railway
George Paul, Esq., banker, 217, Strand
Morgan Culhane, Esq., M.D., Worthing, Sussex
Charles Thelluson, Esq., Summer-lodge, Worthing, Sassex
James Thomas Thompson, Esq., a 5, Gloucester-read, Hyde Park-
gardens
John Green, Esq., Hales Owen, magistrate for the county of
Worcester
George Gun Hay, Esq., 127, Sloane-street, Director of the Medical
Invalid Insurance Office
J. M. Mathew,
andsGra' Inn, Director of the Derbyshire. Wor-
cester, and Stafford, Direct Western Railway
Joseph Farmer,fEsq., Mayor of Bewdley
John Bedoe, Esq., merchant, Bewdley
James F. Sugrue, Esq., merchant, Cork
Wm. John O'Connell, Esq., 32
Inn- Upper Seymeurstreet, Portmait-square
e
John Mathew, Esq.. Gray's square, London
Colonel G. Fitch, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and Manchester,
and the York and Lancaster Railways
W. Wyse, Esq., The Manor, Waterford
W. K. Rodgers, Esq., late High Sherif of the eonnty:of Cerk, and Di-
rector of the Cork and Passage Railway
Pierce Nagle, Esq., Anakis, Doneraile, London
George Hall, Esq., Bridgnosyrth
John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth
William Lumley Perrier, Esq.
Bellaire, Cork
Joel Smith, Esq., —, Weisel, Staffordshire
Edward Canning, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon
.Thomas Ashinead Perry, Esq., Stratford-on-Avon
.Samuel Hayward, Esq., New Town Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon
(With power to add to their number).
COUNSEL IN ENGLAND.
Mr. Sergeant Allen, Sergeant's Inn ; Walter M'Grlgor, Esq., Lin.,
coin's-Inn.
CorNsia. IN InsTAND--Joseph 11-Apter, Esq., Q.C.
ENGINEER. IN CHIEF—J. U. Rastrick, Esq.
ACTING ENGINBERS.
IT. Mackenzie, Esq., C.E. ; J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS. _ .

In London—Messrs. Ogle and Toanghusband, 4, Cheat Winchester-
street, London
In Ireland—John Cunning, Eeq., il, North great George-street,
Dublin.