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HE D REcT LONDON and MANCHESTER,
.6 and the DIRECT LOS'DON and MANCHESTER INDE-
PENDENT RAILWAY COMPAN ES.

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PROVISION AL DIRECTORS.
Direct London and Manchester Direct' London and Manchester
Railway Company • Independent Railway Company
John Dillon, Esq. Colonel the lion. L. Stanhope
A. Caldecott, Esq. D. Ainsworth, Esq.
W. Cash, Esq. John Brooks, Esq.
J: W. Deacon, Esq. M. T. Bass; Esq.
John Gladstone, Esq. Major Croft
Richard Hopper, Esq. Jeremiah Clarke
Mr. Alterman Hooper R. W. Johnson, Esq.
WPllam Lawrence, Esq. . J. J. Keene, Esq.
Mr. Al tertian Sidney William King, Esq.
Th ?Inas Shepperson, Esq. G. P. Livity, Esq.
William White, l'sq. H. Wan Ale, Esq.
J. S. Wells, Esq. Major Waller.
The Provisional Directors of the two Companies, formed for making
a direct railroad from Loudon to Manchester, aunounce—
That, deeming it injurious to the interests of their constituents to
expend their money in double applications to Parliament for the same
purcose, they have agreed that the Direct London and Manchester
Railway Company shall alone apply to Parliament for a Bill for
makic.g the ralway.
That the two Companies shall be united into one, when the Bill for
making the railway shall have received the royal assent.
That the proceedings cf the two Companies shall be governed by
an equal number of Directors.
That the present Chairman of the Direct London and Manchester
Company (John Dillon, Esq.), shall be the Chairman ; and that An-
drew Caldecott, Esq., and the Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, shall
be the Deputy-Chairmen of such twenty-four Directors.
That Sir John Rennie, J. U. Rastrick, Esq., and George Reming-
ton, Esq , shall be the engineers of the said two Companies.
That Messrs. Ashurst and Son, .Messrs. Sudlow, Sons, and Torr,
and John Owens, Esq., shall be the solicitors of the said two Com-
panies.
The Directors also think it right further to state that the engineers
have given the most poiltive assurances that the surveys will be
ready for Parliament.
JOHN DILLON. Chairman of the Direct London and Manchester
Railway Company.
LEICESTER STANHOPE, Chairman of the Direct London and

Manchester Independent Railway Company.
SIDNEY M. HAWKES, Secretary to the.D:rect London and Man-

cheater Railway Company.
H. W. MATTHEWS, Secretary to the Direct London and Man
chester Independent Railway Company.

THE- DIRECT LONDON and MANCHES-
TER, and the DIRECT LONDON and MANCHESTER
INDEPENDENT RAILWAY COMPANIES.
At 'a meetLng of the Joint Board of Provisional Directors Of these
Companies, held at the offices of the Direot London and Manchester
Railway C this day, it was resolved that the following
report ofthe^ Joint Enginerrs be advertised !--
" To the Chairman and Directors of the Direct London and Man-
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chester Railway.
"London, Oct. 30, 1845.
" The Report of the Engineers engaged in the survey of a Direct
Line of Railway from London to Manchester.
" A meeting of all the Engineers and several of their Surveyors
was assembled this morning, and having made a thorough investiga-
tion of the state of the plans and sections, we have great pleasure
in reporting to the Chairman and Directors that everything is pro-
ce.ading in the most satisfactory manner, and that we have no doubt
whatever that all the plans and sections will be ready in ample time
for depositing with the Clerks of the Peace, and the Railway Depart-
ment of the roard of Trade, aetording to the requirements of the
standing orders of the Houses of Parliament.
(Signed) "JOHN RENNIE.
"JOHN U. RASTRICK.
" GEO. REMINGTON."
JOHN DILLON, Chairmain of the Joint Board.
SIDNEY M. HAWKES, Secretary to the Direct London and Man-

cheater Railway Company.
HENRY W. MATTHEWS, Secretary to the Direct London and
Manchester Independent Railway Company.

49, Moorgate-street, Nov. 5, 1845.

DIRECT LONDON and MANCHESTER,
and DIRECT LONDON and MANCHESTER INDEPEN-
DENT COMPANIES.
The Directors think It right to advertise the following resolution
passed by the Directors previously to the union of the two Com-
panies :
Resolved,—That the conduct of Mr. W. 11. Ashurst having been
public;y impugned in letters inserted in the newspapers under the
signature of George Remington, and this Board knowing that those
imputations were, and are, wholly unfounded, deem it right to de-
clare that, to their knowledge, Mr. Ashurst's conduct, in connexion
with the formation of this Company and its line of railway, was in
every respect consistent with honour and professional integrity,
and that he never submitted Mr. Remington's line of railway, or
any other line of railway, to the promoters of this Company, but
simply urged upon them the importance of a direct line of railway
between London and Manchester.
The Directors also think it right further to state that Mr. Re-
mington has addressed a letter to Mr. Ashurst entirely retracting
the charges which he had made against him in the letters written
and published in Mr. Remington's name.
JOHN DILLON, Chairman.
A. C A LDECOTT, } Deputy-Chairmen.
. L. STANHOPE,
43, Moorgate-street, Oct. 30, 1845.

REMINGTON'S LINE.
LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT
INDEPENDENT RAILWAY COMPANY.
At a meeting of the Board of Management, held on Thursday, the
13th day of November, 1845,
It appeariag that
Notices for carrying forward a Bill in Parliament have been adver-
tised in the papers by the late Solicitors of the London and Man-
chester Direct Independent Railway, the Committee beg leave dis-
tinctly to announce that such notices are inserted in the newspapers
against their express commands, and contrary to the agreement
made with the Board of Management of the Direct London and
Manchester Railway.
L. STANHOPE, Chairman.
HENRY W. MATTHEWS, Secretary.
Company's Offices, 29, Moorgate-street.
The above notice has been inserted without our consent or ap-
proval.
JOHN RENNIE, 7 Engineers.
GEO. REMINATON, j
November 14, 1845.

BRIGHTON, LEWES, TUNBRIDGE
WELLS, GRAVESEND, AND EASTERN COUNTIES
JUNCTION RAILWAY, with Branches to Chatham and Maidstone.
Capital 1,000,0001.. In 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s, per Share.
The Committee of Management have much pleasure In stating that
the surveys are proceeding in a satisfactory manner, and there can
be no doubt that they will be completed in ample time for the plans
to be deposited, in compliance with the standing orders, so as to
enable them to apply to Parliament in the ensuing Session.
" The Board has come to the determination to postpone the allot-
ment of Shares until after the plans have been deposited ; in the
meantime applications for Shares from parties locally interested will
be received until WEDNESDAY, the 19th inst.
By order, JAMES ALLEN, Secretary.
11, Adam-street, Strand, Nov. 8. 1845.
Er.

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
Offices, 7, Lothbnry, London, Nov. 12, 1845.
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS.
Notice is kereby given, that in pursuance of the standing orders of
Parliament, which require Subscription Contracts to be signed after
the last day for presenting petitions in the previous sessions, the
holders of London and York and Bawtry Branch Scrip Certificates
are required to send the same to the offices of the Company for
registry, with name and address in fall, legibly written on the back
of each certificate, on or before the 29th day of November instant,
in a letter, properly filled up and signed, and in the form subjoined ;
in which they are also requested to intimate, if they desire to take
the quantity of Extension Shares to which (subject to the approval
of the Committee of Direction) they are entitled (or any less num-
ber), in proportion of ONE Extension Share of 251. for THREE of
the Old 50/. Shares.
The Deeds will Lie for Signature as follows, viz.:—
London—At the Offices of the Company, No. 7, Lothbury, from the
9th to the 31st December, between the hours of eleven and four
Liverpool—At the Office of John Howard, Esq.
Manchester - At the Royal Hotel
Leeds—At the Office of Messrs. Atkinson, Dibb, andl
Belland I c
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York—At the Office of Messrs. Leeman and Clark Cd •
aca,s
Hull—At the Office of Messrs. Frost and Moss •74
Lincoln—At the Office of Richard Carline, Esq.
Sheffield—At the Office of Messrs. Wilson, Young, and A g
Pierson
Glasgow—At the Black Bull Hotel
Edinburgh—At the Royal Hotel, Princes-street f,
Newcastle—At the Office of George William Cram, Esq.
Birmingham—At the Office of Messrs. Spurrier and Chaplin f..;
Bristol—At the Office of Messrs. Isaac Cooke and Sons
And Notice is flirther given, that in those cases in which Share-
holders neglect to send in their Scrip Certificates for Registry, or
neglect to execute the aforesaid new Subscription Contract in con-
formity with the stipulations of the Subscribers' Agreement, and as
required by the Standing Orders of Parliament, within the respec-
tive periods aforesaid, the Directors will proceed to re-allot Cie
Shares, and issue new Scrip Certificates to other parties.
And Notice is further given, that all parties desirous of executing
the New Subscription Contract by Power of Attorney, may be sup-
plied with forms on application at the Offices of the Company, and
on the previous payment of the sum of 305., the cost only of the
proper stamp.
Dated this 12th day of November, 1845.
By order,
(Signed) J. It. MOWATT, Sec.
FORM OF LETTER.
To the Secretary of the London and 'York Raflway.
Sir,—l herewith transmit to you for registration, Scrip Certificates
as at foot, representing Shares in the London and York
Railway ; and I request that you will allot to me Ex-
tension Shares of 251 each, (to which as the holder of the en-
closed Old Shares, in the proportion of ONE for every THREE, as
advertised, I am entitled), and I undertake to pay the deposit of
2/. 10s. per Share on the said Extension Shares, and to execute the
Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement in respect
thereof when required.
Dated this day of 1845.
Christian and Surname in full .• •• •
Residence . ..... ...................
Description . • • • • . • •• • . • • • • • • .•
Name and Address of Referee . • • • • •
Applicants usual Signature • • • • • • • • •
LIST OF SCRIP ENCLOSED.
Scrip of Fifty Shares, each = Shares
„ Twenty „
~ Ten

Total

1'11,13 19 0,
One 119 ft - J Shares,
Note—The Shareholders will observe that all applications for
Extension Scrip must be made at the same time that the Old Scrip
Certificates are sent in for registry, and in the foregoing form (printed
copies of which may be obtained at No. 7, Lothbury, and of all the
Bankers of the Company).
Parties will be informed by return of post of the safe receipt of
their Scrip. - -

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LAN CASH ERE, CHESHIRE, and STAF-
• FORDSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Capital 600,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share.
Chairman.—Cornelius Randall, Esq.
Vice-Chairman.—William Melville Lomas, Esq.
ENGINEEHS—CharIes Vignoles, Esq. &c. ; and George Wat-
son Buck, Esq.
SuavEvous—Messrs. Nevins and Lawton.
William Burdett, Esq. 1 Joint Solicitors.
Messrs. Dearden and Moleswcrth,
Messrs. Winder awl Broadbent, Solicitors at Bolton.
SECRETARY—W. B. Harrison, Company's Offices, 6, Marsden-street,
Manchester.
BANKERS.
London —The Commercial Bank of London
Manchester—The National Provincial Bank
Liverpool—The Borough Rank
Bolton—Messrs. Horneastie, Cross, and Co.
Rochdale—Messrs. Fentons and Roby.
The Committee have the pleasure to announce to the proprietors
and the public that they have received a further report from their
engineers and surveyors, which assures them beyond doubt that the
plans and sections, and other preliminary arrangements, in com-
pliance with the standing orders of Parliament, will be ready in
ample time.
The Committee have also the pleasure to state that the friendly
alliance of the Directors of the Blackburn, Bolton, and Darwen,
and the Staffordshire Potteries lines of railway, with which this
will form intimate connexions, and the very important local landed
support they have recently had the honour to receive, together
with the arrangements they have been able to make for affording
perfect accommodation to the coal districts of Farnworth and
Worstey, will, without doubt, secure to the Company considerable
favour in Parliament.
The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract will
contliate to lie at the Company's offices for execution by the;Share-
holders until the Bth instant, and again on the 11th instant. After
that time at the following places:—
Liverpool—At the Wellington Hotel, Dale-street, on Saturday, the
Bth, and Monday the 10th days of November.
London—At the King's Head, Poultry, on Wednesday, Thursday, and
r riday, 12th, 13th, and 14th days of November.
Rochdale—At the offices of Messrs. Dearden and Molexworth, solici-
tors, on Monday the 17th day of November.
Wigan—At the Eagle and Child Hotel, on Wednesday, the 19th day
of November.
Bolton—At the offices of Messrs. Winder and Broadbent, on Thurs-
day, the 20th day of November.
Blackburn—At the Bull's Head, on Friday, the 21st day of No-
vember.
Staffordshire Potteries—At the Castle Hotel, Newcastle-under-Lyne,
on Saturday, the 22d of November.
The bankers' receipt for the deposit must be delivered up, and in
exchange scrip certificates will be given.
WILLIAM BURDETT.
DEARDEN and MOLESWORTH.

rrif P. GREAT WESTERN,' BRENTFORD,
AND • CENTRAL TERM InUil JUNCTION RAILWAY
CoMPA.N Y. •

Office, 53, Charing-cross, Nov. 11, 1845.

Notice is hereby given, that the TrovisionaiDirectors of this Com-
pany have postponed the period for making payment Of the Deposits
until after the 29th instant, when the plans will have been lodged,
and that intimation Will then be giVen of the time within which the
Deposits must finally be'paid: -
By order,

H. MOREING, Secretary.

.litmfN.GgAsi ABERY SMITH
RAILWAY. .

In consequence c f the immense pressure of business, and the in-
creases expeirse .of perfecting tire surveys and plans in time for the
ensuing sessiOn of Parliainent, it hat been determined by the Com-
mittee of Management to postpone the completion of the surveys
until-the spring of next year. - • •
Applications for shares may continue to be made, until the 30th
instant, to the solicitors aud,.brokers, afid to the secretary, at the
Uffices of the Company, 163,•Fenchurch-street.
_ T. K.‘TAPLIN, Secretary.

11UCKINGRAMSHIRE RAILWAY, AND
OXFORD AND BLRTCHLEY JUNCTION.
WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON RAII.WAY.
The deeds of these Companies will lie for signature at the follow-
ing places, viz. :--
Derby—At the Midland Hotel, on Monday, the 17th of November.
Leeds—ScArborough• Hotel, Tuesday, 18th of November.
York—Black Swan, Wednesday, 19th November.
Hull—The George Inn,.Thuri-day, the 20th of November.
Worcester—At the Offices of Messrs. Hyde and Tymbs, solicitors,
on Saturday, the 224 of November.
Bath—At the White Lion, on Monday, the 24th of Noirember.
From Ten till Four each day.
WYNDHAM HARDING,
. Secretary of the above-named Companies.
Euston Railway Station, Nov. 10, 1945.

LEICESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY, AND
BOSTON DIRECT UNION RAILWAY.

The Committee-of Management will lose no time in replying to
the Applications for Shares in the above Line, and the greatest care
will be taken that . no. shares be allotted to any but responsible
parties..
The Comniittee have great pleasure in stating, that Mr. Rastrick
has accepted the appointment of Consulting Engineer ; that the Lei-
cester; 'Melton Mowbray, and Boston Direct Union Railway has
received assurances of the strictest amity from the two Great
Lines which .it joias and connects,. and that the. surveys of the
line are completed, and all other preliminaries attended to.
5, Basinghall-street. EBENEZER J)NES, Secretary.

. . :NOTICE.
rri HE " GREAT EASTERN and WESTERN
—RAILWAY," the " GLOUCESTER, ABERYSTWITH, and
CENTRAL WALES RAILWAY," and the " HEREFORD and
MERTHYR TYDVIL JUNCTION RAILWAY."
The Shareholders in the above. Companies are informed that ar-
rangemmts of a satisfictory 'nature having been concluded between
than, the names of
The Right Hon. Lord Southampton,
The Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.? ,
and Major Lindam,
have been added to the Committee of the
GREAT EASTERN and WESTERN CGMPANY,
and the names of
H. G. Ward, Esqib M.P.,
John Wheeley Lea, Esq.,
and Arthur Mann, Esq.,,
three of the Directors of the Great Eastern and Western Company,
to the Committees of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wales
Company, and the Hereford and Merthyr Tydvil Junction Company,
in proof of their good understanding.
By order,
JOHN HUGHES, •
Secretary of the Great Eastern and Western Company.
By order,
T. HAWKER,
Secretary of the Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central
Wales Railway Company, and of the Hereford and
Merthyr Tydvil Railway Company.
November 14, 1845.

TAE LEICESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY,
and SPALDING JUNCTION RAILWAI , giving, with other
formed and projected lines, the nearest route from Birmingham,
Coventry, and Leicester to the Eastern Coast, and a communication
from Birmingham, via Nuneaton, Leicester, and Melton Mowbray,
to Spalding

(Provisionally Registered.)
Offices, 4, Trafalgar-square, Charing-cross.
Capital 500,000/., in 25,000 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share.
pnovxsidwAr. COMMITTEE.

Wyna Ellis, Esq. M.P. for Leicester, director of the Brandon and

Spalding Railway •
William Corbet Smith, Esq. Bittleswell-hall, High Sheriff of Lelees-

tershire
The Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. Chairman of the Northampton, Ban-
bury,•and Cheltenham Railway
The Hon. Major C. Napier, Rugby, director of the Peterborough and
Nottingham Railway
Gen. Johnson, M.l'. Witham-on-the Hill, near Bourn, Lincolnshire
William Collins, Esq. 31. P.
Ralph Etwall, Esq. M.P.
Thomas Wakefield, *Esq. Nottingham, director of the Brandon and
Spalding Railway •
Matthew Gtsborne, Esq. Walton-hall, Derbyshire
Joseph Ellis, Esq. Glenfield-lodge, Leiceetter
Sir Richard J.-nkins, G.C.B. director of the East India Company
Sir Edwin Pearson, F.R.S. Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park
Sir W lliam Boothby, Bart. '
Ambrose Moore, Esq. Milk-street, Cheapside
Josiah Wilson, Esq. Stamford-hill•
George -Meek, Esq. Russell-square
Joint Clement Ruding, Esq. director of the National Bank of Ireland
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. director of the Eastern Counties Railway
Richard Ileaviside, Esq. Brighton
William Ettwall, Esq. Longstoak-down, near Stockbridge, director
of the Southampton and Manchester Railway
William Shadbolt, Esq. chairman of the Greenwich Railway Coln-

pany
T. E. Bigge, Esq. Bryanstone-square
Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N. Headley-grove, Surrey, director of the
Nottingham. Birmingham, and Coventry Railway
Valentine Knight, Esq. Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park
Samuel Kempson, Esq. Little Sutton, Sutton Coldfleld, Warwick-

shire
Frederick Pearson, Esq. Piccadilly
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq. Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington, director
of the itrewash Valley Railway
Herbert Ingram, Esq. Swlnshead-abbey, Lincolnshire
John Tatham Banks, Esq. warden and magis--
trate of Louth, Lincolnshire
William- Gresham, Esq. Aderman of Lin- Provisional Directors
coin
Samuel Trought, Esq. Louth, Lincolnshire of the Great Grims-
by, Louth, and Lin-
William Ward, Esq. M.D. Horncastle coin Railway.
Edwin Cadman, Esq. Westbourne-house,
Sheffield, director of the Isle of Ely, Wis-
beach, and Lincoln Railway
The Rev. J. B. Hildebrand, rector of Saxby, near Melton-Mowbray,
Leicestershire
John Thomas Raworth, Esq. Leicester, provisional director of the
South Union Railway
Nathaniel C. Stone, Esq. Rowley-fields, near Leicester
John Eames, Esq. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LeicestershirA
Frederick Cayley Worsley, Esq, Imberhorne-house, Sussex, director
of the Nottingham, Birmingham, and Coventry Railway
John Smith Mansfield, Esq. Essex-court, Temple
Charles Hance, Esq. Alexander-square, Brompton
Thomas Bridges, Esq. Marwood-hill, Devonshire
Thomas Bent, Esq. M.D. Derby
Douglas Fox, Esq. Derby
John D. Cooper, Esq. Ashbourne, Derbyshire, director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
Henry F. Gisborne, Esq. Darby, director of the Taniworth and Lei-
cester, Coventry and Nuneaton Railway
John Hamp, Esq. Catton, Derbyshire
Joshua Harding, Esq. Rosliston, Derbyshire
Nathaniel Nadin, Esq. Stapenhill, Derbyshire
J. Nadin, coal proprietor, Newhall and Suquilincote Collieries, Derby-
shire
It. Sherratt Tomlinson, Esq. Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Charles James Mason, Esq. Fenton, Staffordshire
Joseph Niumeley, Esq Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
William Little, Esq. Peterborough, director of the Peterborough and
Nottingham Railway
' I. P. Bainbrigge, Esq. Derby, director of the Derby and Crewe
Railway
J. C. Williams, Esq. M.D. Nottingham -
Henry Smith, Esq. Gainsborongh
William Lister Sharp, Esq. Gainsboreugh, director of the Derby and
Great Grimsby, and of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension
Railway
William gallivant, Esq. Ashwell, Rutlandshire
Fd win Morris, Esq. M.D. Spalding
Robert Nicholls, Esq. Thurlby-grange, near Bourn
R vbert Mawby, Esq. merchant, Bourn
Mr. Charles Roberts, merchant, Bourn
William Pate, Esq. merchant, Spalding
Henry Hardy Tatam, Esq. Moulton, near Fosdyke, Lincolnshire
Isaac Dods, Esq. merchant, Spalding
William Parker, Esq. Hanthorpe-house, Bourn.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Chairman—Wynn Ellis, Esq., M.P.
Deputy-Chairman—Josiah Wilson, Esq.
Thomas Wakefield, Esq. John Smith Mansfield, Esq.
Ambrose Moore, Esq. George Meek, Esq.
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. Capt. Gustavus Evans, R.N.
John D. Cooper, jun., Esq.
CONSULTING ENGINEER—CharIes Fox, Esq.
ENGINEER—JOhn Hughes, Esq.
BANKERS.
The London Joint-Steck Bank, Princes-street
Messrs. Pagets and Kirby, Leicester '
Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company, Melton-Mowbray
The Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Company, Spalding
Messrs. Evans and Co., Derby
The Burton Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent.
Sotacrroas—Messrs. Lacy and Bridges, 19, King's Arms-yard, Cole-
man-street ; Abraham Bass, Esq. Burton-upon-Trent.
LOCAL AGENTS.
William Hardy Tatam, Esq. Spalding
•
William David Bell, Esq. Bourn.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and Coates,
Parliament-street.
SIBRETARY—WiIIiam Ranyard, Esq.

The first object of this line is to connect the town of Birmingham
Coventry, and Leicester, with the eastern coast by the nearest route
and to supply an important link of communication between the town
Of Spalding and the eastern coast, and the western and midland
districts.
Commencing at the Spalding station of the Norwich, Dereham,
Lynn, and llolbeacls Railways, the use will proceed by Bourn, '
Witham, Castle Bytham, South Wytham, and Wymoudham, to a
point on the Syston and Peterberough line of railway near Melton-
Mowbray, thus forming, by the Syston and Peterborough and Mid-
land Counties Railway, an almost direct route to Leicester, and
thence to Coventry and Birmingham by the proposed Coventry,
Nuneaton, Leicester, and Birmingham Railway.
The projected line will form the most direct communication be-
tween the eastern and midland districts of the kingdom, and will, by
means of the proposed lines across the county of Leicester, via Bur-
ton-upon-Trent, to Stafford, bring the markets of Lincoln, Norfolk,
Shropshire, and North Wales, nearer to each other by many miles
than any other line of railway.
It will form, with other projected railways, an almost direct line
across the kingdom, from Yarmouth, via Norwich, on the east, to
Aberystwith, via Newton and Shrewsbury, on the west.
The entire length will not exceed thirty miles. There is notunnel-
ling, cutting, or embanking of any importance necessary ; the line
from Bourn to Spalding, a distance of about twelve miles, is very
level, and may be constructed at a small cost.
It will secure the advantages of railway communication to a tract
of country at present destitute of this accommodation, besides open-
ing out sources of trade undeveloped for want of the means of transit.
The central midland districts have felt greatly the want of direct
communication with the coast ; and this line will at once supply the
deficiency to the greater part of Staffordshire and Leicestershire.
It will afford a transit for the Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Lei-
cestershire coal into districts heretofore entirely dependent upon
supply from the north at high prices : it will also secure the advan.
tapes of an unlimited supply of lime from the Leicestershire works,
to the agricultural districts of Lincoln, which are at present only
supplied at very high rates ; and, In return traffic, the midland dis-
tricts will ohtain the advantage of a direct transit for the stock and
agricultural produce of Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
Several proposed lines of railway converge at Spalding, which is
the nearest point on the eastern coast for the midland counties, and
connected by the River Welland with the German Ocean.
The proposed capital will be sufficient for the construction of the
necessary works and every subsequent expense ; and the income
derivable from the traffic in passengers between Birmingham, Co-
ventry, Leicester, Derby, Melton, Spalding, and Boston, the trans-
port of corn, cattle, and other produce of the great agricultural
districts through which the line passes to the principal consuming
districts; and of coals, lime, and staple commodities for the inland
districts, will be sufficiently ample to warrant the outlay.
The Parliamentary surveys have been commenced, and are now
in active progress, and contracts have been entered into which en-
sure sufficient time for compliance with the standing orders.
Forms cf application for shares, plans, and prospectuses may be
had of the Solicitors ; also at the offices of the Company, 4, Tra-
falgar-square, Charing-cross, where applications for shares, accom-
panied by respectable references, may be addressed to the Provi-
sional Committee.

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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Leicester, Melton Mowbray
and Spalding Junction Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 20/.
each in the above railway ; and I undertake to accept the same, or
such less number AS you may appropriate to me, subject to there-
gulations of the Company, and to sign the necessary deeds, and
j ay when required the deposit thereon of 2/. 2s. per share.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Name in lull • • ... •.• • • •••••• • • • • • •
Profession and Professional Residence
Residence in full •• • ••••• ••
Reference...

pp AILI-I0A1)S IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
JILL That the public may not be misled by the various statemeots
that have appeared in the public papers; and in the pro-
spectus of the Isle of Wight Railway Compary, I ant
desired to state, that at a general meeting held at New-
port; on the 26th of June la,t, resolutions were carried,
declaring thi.oPinion of the meeting to be adverse to the introdue-
cnofrailways into the island, and that a Committee of gentlemen
Was ,althe came time; appointed to watch the proceedings of the
aihvay projectors ; and I am fGrther directed by the Committee
,o state, that not only will the scheme be opposed by the most Min-
3ntial landed proprietors through whose estates the railways would
pass, but that it is also intended to offer a vigorous raVAle opposition
to the project in Parliament, should a It ll b.; sought for..
C. W. IiATCOURT,
Se,retary to the Committee.
P.S. Another scheme having been preliminarily annouaced as the
Direct Ryde and Ventnor Railwayf, I am instructed by the Com-
mßtee to state that this latter will meet with the same decided
opposition as the former projects.--

ANCASTER AND NEWCASTLE-UPON- I
TYNE RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 2,000,0001., in -100,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 2/. 2s. pe: Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, 3, Be/grave-square, London
Sir John Key, Bart., alderman of London .
Sir Wm. Twysden, Bart., Dorset-street, Portman-square, London
Sir George Rich, 43, Lowneles-street, Belgrao e squereo London
The Rev.-Thomas Airey, M.A. Holme-park, Kendal
William Esq. Liverpool, director o the London
and DirectAal
rehi
Railway
lw ay
Bylter-house, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
William Anderson, jun., Erg.,
provisional director of the Hull, Melton, and North Union
Railway •
William Banks, Esq. Knighton, Radnorshire
John Boustead, EN, Settlebeck, Sedbergh
Thomas Browne, Esq. Warkworth, Northumberland, provisional
director of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway
Michael Brown, Esq., tfierehant, Sunderland
Alfred Brodie, Esq. Upper Montague-street, London, illrector of the
Grand Trunk Railway .
Thomas Brunton, Earl , Town-clerk, Sunderland
George.Watoorr Buck, Eoq. C.E., Greenheys, near Manchester, di-
rector of the Manchester, Southampton, and Poole Railway
John Burgess, Earl. boroughreave of Manchester, director of the
Chester and Manchester Direct Railway
Thomas Byrom. Esq. Wigan, director of the Liverpool, Preston, and
North Union Railway
William Byrom, L'sq. Oldham
Wm. Campbell, Esq. Tillichewan Castle, Dumbartonshire, provi-
sional director of the London an i Folinburoth Direct Railway
Captairi Alan Chamhre, Burnley, Lancashire
Thomas Collins, Esq. Liverpool,
John Dewhorst. Esq.:Preston, Aroctor oof the Preston and Wyra
Railway -
Jos. Donnell, Esq. merchant, Liverpool
John Alcock Dixon, Esq. Habergharn Eaves, Burnley, managing
director of the Manchester, Burnley, Settle and Carlisle Railway
John Elam, Esq. Gildersome, near Leeds, and Deeside, Dent
Francis Ewalt, Esq. barrister-at-law, Temple, London, provisional
director of the Great Leeds and London Railway
Henry Farring'on, Esq. York-place, Manchester, director of the
Manchester and Wigan Railway •,
The Rev. John Hutton Fisher, M.A., F.G.S., Vicarage, Kirkby
Lonsdale
Abram Gartside, Esq. Liverpool
Henry Glynn, Esq. 4, Garden-court, Temple
Giles Hall, Esq. Elm-court, Temple, director of the Rugby, Swinton,
and Weymouth Railway
John William Harden, Esq. J.P., Hope House, New Ferry, Cheshire,
a provisional director of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction Railway
William Hardy, Esq. Lancaster-place
Samuel Harris, Esq., Chad House, Edebaston
C. 11. Rogers Harrison, Esq. Upper Montague-street, London, di-
r Henderson, ec tor`morderso,
the G.raEnsdq.TLruivneknißooalilway
Wm.
John nerd, Esq. merchant, Liverpool
James Hitching, Esq. Manor-house, Washingborortgh
G. E. Hodkinson, Esq. 7, York-terrace, Regent's-park, London
John Redford, Esq. Rushohne-hall, Manchester, director of the Liver-
pool, Preston, and North Union Junction Railway
John Douglas Hopkins, Esq. Bedford-sgnare, London, director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway
Richard Hoyle, Esq. Denton-hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
William Hughes Hughes, Esq. F.S.A. F.L.S. alderman of London,
chairman ofthe Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Rhuabon, and Vale of
Llangollen Railway Company, &c. &c.
James Inman, Esq. Sedbergh
James Irvine,. Esq. Liverpool, director of the Liverpool and Bolton
Direct Railway
Edwin Ward Jaellitoi, Esq. Edge-hill, near Liverpool; director of the
Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct
Railway
Valentine Knight, Esq. Regent's-park, London, director of the
Dendre Valley Railway
W. Lawrence, Esq. Brixton, Surrey
George Lawrie, Esq. Talavera-place, Broughton, near Manchester,
provisional director of the Eastern Counties Junction Railway
James Catteral Leach, Esq. director of the Bottom and Liverpool
Direct Railway
N'ellliam Melville Lomas, Esq. merchant of Liverpool, deputy chair-
' man of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire Junction
Railway
John Lord, Req., Standish-hall, near Wigan, director of the Black-
burn, Chorley, Wigan, and North Union Junction Railway
John Manwaring, Esq. Eagle-hall, Pateley-bridge, Yorkshire, deputy
chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway
John Mee Mathew, Esq. 4, Gray's Inn-square, London, director of
the Staffordshire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct
Railway
William OrMichael, Esq. Bridgnorth, Salop, provisional director of
the Cambrian and Grand Junction Railway
J. M. Macdonald, Esq. Liverpool, director of the London and Holy-
head Direct Railway
Win. Wright Manifold, Esq. Rodney-street, Liverpool
Edward Norris, Esq. Clairville, Manchester, provisional director of
the London and Manchester Direct Railway
John Parkinson, Esq. F.R.S., SI, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park,
director of the South Midland Railway '
Capt. Charles Frederick Parkinson, the Polygon, Ardwick, Man-
chester, managing director of the West Lancashire Railway
Samuel Perrott, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Liverpool, Preston,
and North Union Junction Railway
Chas. Rayne, Esq. Carville-hall, Northumberland, director of the
Hull, Melton, and North Union Railway
Wm. Rudgard, Esq. J.P. Lincoln
The Rev. Adam Sedgwiek, Trinity College, Cambridge, Woodwer-
dian Professor of Geology
Rev. John Sedgvvick, 31. A. Vicarage, Dent, near Sedbergh, Yorkshire
James Smart, Esq. Moss-house, Sedbergh
James Shaw, Esq. Pendleton, Manch ster. director of the Manchester
and Rugby, and of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire
Junction Railways
Robert Surteec, Req. Redwerth, Durham, director of the Cheltenham,
Oxford. and London Junction Railway
F. Lambton Surtees, Esq. Durham
Joseph Swainson, Esq. Kendal, Westmoreland
George Tate, Esq. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, director of the
Dover and Bristol Hallway
Henry Taylor, Esq. Wigan, director of the Liverpool, Paton, and
North Union Railway
John Taylor, Eel. Alrton, Craven
Thomas Tebbutt, Esq. Manchester, provisional director of the Man-
chester aria Rugby Direct Railway
John Thompson, Esq. Great St. Helen's, director of the Grand
Trunk -Railway
Frederick Swan Todd, Esq. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
James Upton, Esq., Akay-lodge,. Sedbergh, provisional director of
the Keighley, Halifax, and Huddersfield Junction Railway
Rev. G. A. Walker, Alverthorpe, near Wakefield, director of the
Bradford, Wakefield, and Midlands' Railway
Robert Moon Watson, Esq. Bishop Wearmouth
Thomas Wearing, Esq. Sedbergh, provisional director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
James Dent Weatherly, Esq. banker, Newcastle •upon-Tyne
Matthew Weeon, Esq. Rochdale
Richard White, Esq. J.P. Thorney-close, Sunderland
Andrew White, Esq. J.P. Tunstall-lodge, near Sunderland, director
of the Durham and Sunderland Railway
William White, Req. South Shields.
George Whiteley. Esq. Temple; London, provisional director of the
Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Railway
William Wilson, Esq. merchant, Liverpool

RANKERS.
London—Messrs. Bernardo, Dimsdales, and Co.
Manchester—Messrs. William Jones, Loyds, and Co.
Liverpool—Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co.
Leeds—Messrs. Beckett and Co.
Settle, Skipton, Keighley, Burnley, and Clitheroe—The Craven
Banking Company
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Durham—The Northumberland and Dur-
ham Banking Company
Lancaster'—The Lancaster Banking Company
Kendal—Messrs. Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co.
The Rev. George Croft, J.P. Richmond, director of the London and
Liverpool Railway
John' Manwering, Esq. Eagle Hall, Pately Bridge, Yorkshire, de-
puty chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway
Valentine Knight, Esq. Regent's-park, London, director ofthe Eastern
and Northern Counties Junction Railway
C. H. Rogers Harrison, Esq. Upper Montague-street, London, direc-
tor of the Grand Trunk Railway
John Thompson, Esq. Great St. Helen's, director of the Grand Trunk
Railway
Alfred Brodie, Esq. Upper Montague-street, London, director of the
Eastern and Northern Counties Junction Railway
ENGINEER—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
SURVEYORS—Messrs. Nevins and Lawton, Manchester
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Cowburn and Norris, Sedbergh
SECRETARY—WiIIiam Wilkinson, Esq. Sedbergh.
.LOCAL AGENTS.
Thomas Eastham, Esq. solicitor, Kirkby Lonsdale
John Theodore Hoyle, Esq. solicitor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Thomas Johnson, Esq., solicitor, Lancaster.
LONDON AGENTS—Messrs. Cragg and Jeyes, 22, Bedford-row.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Dorringten and Co. London
This railway will connect the east and west coasts, and form a
direct route from the ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood-on-Wyre, and
Lancaster, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Commencing at Lancaster, it
will proceed up the valley of the Lune, by Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh,
aad Kirkby Stephen, and thence by the most practicable lice to New-
castle. It will run nearly parallel with the old coach road, which
has hitherto been the principal passenger route from Lancaster to
Newcastle.
It will readily be conceded that great benefits will flow from a
direct railway communication between the coal-fields and mining
districts of Durham and Northumberland, and the important towns
and ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood, Newcastle, mad Lancaster.
The entire length of the line is rich in mineral productions—coal
slate, limestone, marble, and other elements of a great local traffic
abound, and cannot fail to make this one of the most remunerative
projects of the day. A considerable saving of distance between the
important towns on the termini is effected over any existing er pro-
jected scheme.
It will be reserved to the Committee of Management to make such
alterations in the line, or the amount of capital required, or other-
wise, as may be deemed most advantageous to the interests c. Jae
Company. Power will be applied for to allow interest at the rate
of four per cent. on the calls from the passing of tine Act to the
opening of the line, as well as to limit the liability of the shareholders
to the amount of their subscriptions only.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had of the
Solicitors, bud of the following brokers:—
Messrs. Peppercerne, Old Broad-street, City, London ; Messrs. Jos.
King and Son, and Mr. Robt. Cardwell and Sun, Manchester ; Messrs.
Wellbeloved, Barwick, and Co., and Messrs. Kitehins and Marshall,
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Applications for shares, in the usual form, must be accompanied by
references to a member of the Provisional Committee, to the soli-
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PRICE, SD.

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE
TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY.
TAMWORTH, THURSDAY NIGHT.—The ceremony of " turn-
ing the first sod" of this important railway—which, as our
readers are doubtless aware, is intended to shorten the present
line of communication between the metropolis and the manu-
facturing districts of the north by a direct line from Rugby
to Stafford—took place yesterday on a plot of ground in the
vicinity of Tamworth.
Sir Robert Peel having consented to perform this, the
first mechanical operation in connexion with the undertak-
ing, a great deal of interest has been excited in the locality
during the past fortnight, and a very considerable influx of
visitors arrived in the town during yesterday and this morn-
ing, for the purpose of being present on the interesting oc-
casion.
The Right Hon. Baronet has also taken the opportunity to
assemble at Drayton Manor a circle of gentlemen, several of
whose names are well known in connexion with the prin-
cipal railways in the kingdom. These include the lion.
Colonel Anson, M.P., the lion. Captain C-irnegie, M.P., Mr.
George Hudson, M.P., Mr. J. L. Ricardo, M.P., Captain
A'Court. M.P., Mr. Edward Tootal, Deputy -Chairman of the
Trent Valley Railway, the Mayor of Manchester (Mr. W. B.
Watkins), Mr. IL Creed, Secretary of the London and Bir-
minghain Railway, &c., &c.
This morning was ushered in by a merry peal from the
bells of the church steeple, and as the day advanced, the in-
habitants of the surrounding districts poured into the town
in large numbers. Time o'clock in the afternoon bad been
the hour appointed for the ceremony to take place, but long
before that hour the open space in front! of the Town-hall,
where it had been arrang d the processio i should form, was
densely crowded with spectators.
At one o'clock the Mayor and Corporation sat down to a
very handsome dejeuner, provided 17 the Direators, in the
Tam-hall, at which Mr. Edward lootal (in the absence of
Mr. Edmund Peel) presided. Ample justice having been
done to the creature comforts,
"The health of her Majesty" was drunk. with every mark
of loyalty and respect. After which
The CHAMMAN gave "The health of the Mayor and Cor-
poration of Tamworth," eulogising that body for the uniform
assistance and support they had given to thepromoters of the
Trent Valley Railway.-
The Mayor of Tamwourn returned thanks, and proposed
" The health of Mr. Edward Tootal," which was responded
to with great enthusiasm.
Mr. TOOTAL returned thanks, and next gave the healths
of the Vice-Presidents of the day, Mr. Booth, of Liverpool,
and Mr. Smith, of London.
The toasts having been duly responded to, and appro-
priately acknowledged,
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The health of Sir Robert Peel,"
remarking that the Right Hon. Baronet had the destinies of
nations in los hands, and that coming from a commercial
district as he (the Chairman) did, he did not hesitate to say
that Sir Robert Peel possessed to an unlimited extent the
confidence of that class of her Majesty's subjects. The nation
were looking to the Right Hon. Baronet with the utmost
confidence, and he (the Chairman) trusted that the measures
which he would propound in due season would have for their
object the benefit of the great mass of the inhabitants of this
country.
The toast was drank with enthusiasm, and at this period
the Chairman retired to join his co-Directors, who were pre-
paring to receive Sir Robert on his arrival from Draytou
Manor.

After some delay Sir Robert's open landau drew up at the
entrance to the hall. Here the Right Honourable Baronet
was received by the Directors of the railway and the members
of the Corporation.
Sir Robert was accompanied by Lady Peel and Miss Peel,
-the Hon. Colonel Ans•in, and the Mayor of Manchester.
Captain A'Court, M.l'., rode on the box of the same
carriage.
Five or six other carriages followed, containing the guests
at present enjoying the hospitality of the Right Honourable
Baronet.
The procession was now marshalled, and moved through
the principal streets of the town in the following order :
Officers to clear the way.
Labourers bearing implements.
The Mayor of Tamworth (Mr. F. Hunter),
Succeeded by the following members of the borough corpora-
tion :
Mr. Buckerfield, Mr. Nevill, Mr. Hall, Mr. Parsons, Mr.
Bramall, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Browne, Mr. Hamel, Mr. F.
Hamel, Mr. Woodcock, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Platts, Mr. Gray,
and

Mr. Willington, Town Clerk.
Band of Music.
Banners.

The Carriage of the Right lion. Sir Robert Peel, followed by
other Carriages.
The Directors of the Railway.
The Engineers and Contractors for the Work.
Operative Smiths, Carpenters, Excavators, &c.
The procession, after making the circuit of the hall, and
proceeding dow❑ the principal street, passed into the Lich-
,field-road, and thence to a plot of ground, about half a mile
distant from the town, adjoining Staffordshire moor, where
the line of railway had been marked out and inclosed for a
considerable distance. _

As the procession moved along the Right Hon. Baronet
was loudly cheere I by the spectators, and on reaching the.
ground it was with the greatest difficulty that a sufficient
space could lea cleared for bins to perfume the required opera-
tion. At length, an opening of about three yards square
having been secured,
Mr. E. PEEL then addressed the Right Hon. Bsronet as
follows :—Sir Robert Peel, it devolves upon me, as chairman
of the Trent Valley Railway Company, to address you upon
this interesting occasion ; and although I regret e xceedingly,
and I do not hesitate to express my regret, that that duty
has not. fallen into abler bands, and upon some person snore
conversant than myself with railway matters, and snore
capable of giving expression to the feelings of those lion.
Gentlemen who are connected with me, yet I shall ever feel
proud that my name has been connected with the proceedings
of this day; for I am confident that we arc assembled here
on this occasion to witness the commencement of a great na-
tional undertaking, and one calculated to confer lasting bene-
fits on the inhabitants of those districts through which it will
pass.—(Cheers.) Sir, I ant deputed to offer to you our sincere
anti united thanks for the kind manner in which you have coin-
plied with our wishes ; that you should commence the first
mechanical operation of this undertaking ; and it will ever
be an important event in the annals of this railway that the
"first turf was turned" by the Prime Minister of this empire.
—(Cheers.) We know, Sir, that you supported the mea-
sure, but we are sensible that on no occasion have you unduly
exercised on our behalf that influence which you possess from
the position you hold in the councils of the country.—(Hear,
hear.) We know that you supported our measure, from the
connexion you have with the town of Tamworth. You
felt that you were accomplishing your duty when you did all
you could to assist us in passing our Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Sir,
we have been several years endeavouring to arrive at the
position we have now the pride and happiness to have at-
tained, and upon all occasions when we have been struggling
with a powerful opposition—an opposition now happily
united with us—we have always received your most steady
and strenuous support.—(Cheers.) Sir, the object of this
railway is to connect the great manufacturing districts of
the country with the metropolis, and to facilitate the inter-
course between Ireland and London.—(Hear, hear.) You
' were aware of the advantages which this line was calculated
to afford, and I may safely assert, that no part of your duty
is ever more agreeable to you than when you lend your aid
and assistance to promote a work of public advantage and
utility.—(Hear, hear.) I should be ashamed of my-
self if I did not participate in those feelings which
I know are entertained by those whom I have the
honour to address, for I am sure that this railway will con-
fer upon Tamworth the greatest possible advantages.—
(Hear, hear.) I believe there is little doubt that Tamworth
will be the great centre of England, and I have reason to be-
lieve that a central post-office will be placed its this town.—
(Cheers.) Such being the advantages which we can all duly
estimate, and considering my long family connexion with
this town—considering also that the borough has long been
represented by members of my family—l repeat, I should
be ashamed if I did not participate in those feelings which
1 know are entertained by every inhabitant.—(Bear, hear.)
I shall not detain you longer. It only remains for me to
place the implement in your hands—an implement which I
trust you will ever retain as a memento of an undertaking
which you have so conscientiously and consistently sup-
ported—(Cheers)—and I have every reason to hope that this
work, which has been so auspiciously commenced, will be
completed in a niauner not only satisfactory to those more
immediately connected with the railway, but to the public in
general.—(Hear, hear.) I beg now to propose " Prosperity
to the Trent Valley Railway."
The sentiment with which Mr. Peel concluded his address
was responded to by the spectators with great enthusiasm,
and the spade—or, to speak more correctly, " navigator's
tool," above referred to—having been handed to the Right
Hon. Baronet, a momentary pause ensued, after which
Sir R. PEEL, resting on the handle of the implement,
spoke as follows :—Mr. Edward Peel, Mr. Mayor of Tam-
worth, and gentlemen, I have great satisfaction, in my capa-
city as one of the Members for this borough, in
being present upon this occasion. I have always attempted
to reconcile the performance of those public duties which
official station impose upon me with the duties which I owe
to my constituents—the inhabitants of this borough ; and I
see no occasion whatever why that official station should
prevent me from being present at a ceremony interesting to
my constituents and to the inhabitants of this district.
-(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, in that capacity, as a represen-
tative of this borough, I have given a cordial support to this
undertaking. I gave it that support from a sin-
cere belief that it was calculated to be beneficial to this
district in the interests of which I naturally take
a warm concern ; but I supported it also front a
conviction that the success of such an undertaking
would be conducive to the public welfare.—(Cheers.) I
thought the public welfare would be promoted by the estab-
lishment of a more direct and more immediate communica-
tion between the metropolis, on the one hand, and Dublin
and a great part of Ireland, on the other—between the
metropolis and the west of Scotland—between the Tetrephs,
and that great commercial and manufacturing district of
which Liverpool and Manchester are the capitals —(lleac.)
It is probable that, on the completion of this railway, Dublin
will be brought in point of time within 14 or 15 hours of
London—that a letter posted in London on the evening of
this day may be answered front Dublin on the morning of the
.
i day but one afterwards; that is to say, that Dublin, in re-
. I spect of PoSt-office communication, will be m exactly the
same position that this town occupies at present.—(Cheers.)
I have every reason to believe that Manchester will be
I brought within six or seven hours of London. I said on a
' former occasion that Manchester might be brought within
. eight hours of London, and the statement was received with
i incredulity; but I am sure I am not guilty of exaggeration,
I when I state that Manchester and Liverpool will soon be
brought within six or seven hours of London.—[The ex-
press trains already regularly perform the distance be-
tween London and Liverpool in six bouts. The Premier,
however, doubtless referred to the general traffic.] It was,
therefore, from a conviction on my part that a great public
benefit would result from the establiehment of this line of
railway that I was induced to give it a warns and unremit-
ting support.—(Cheers.) I gave it my support on account
of my connexions with this borough, in the belief that it was
impossible that a town could be placed on the immediate line
of communication between the metropolis and the meat im-
portant portions of Great Britain—in point of wealth—in
point of population—and in point of commercial enterprise—
without deriving great advantage therefrom.—(Cheers.) I
know it has been said that the passage of a railway confers
no advantage upon a town—indeed, that it may be produc-
tive of considerable personal disadvantage. All must admit
that it may be productive of individual and partial disadvan-
tages—that some innkeepers may complain of a diminution
of traffic, and that some retail dealers may complain of a dimn-

I nition oftheirprofits. It is impossible to deny this—it is impcs-
sible not to regret it. But what is this but saying that for
the great body of the community you have substituted
cheaper and a better mode of communication, and given
them access to a wider market ?—(Loud cheers.) So far as
the great body of the people goes, there is no question bet
that to be placed on a direct line of communication
between the metropolis and Manchester and Liverpool and
Dublin and Glasgow can be other than an advantage.— (Hear.
hear.) There is another reason why I rejoice at being pre-
sent here. lam about to commence an undertaking which
noneests that locality, which is the scat of iny proderty, and
the place of my residence—a place upon which 1 look with
those feelings of affection natural to us all—l am about to
colt ect this town with that great manufacturing district of
which Manchester is the capital, and which is so worthily
represented on the present occasion by the Mayor of Man-
chester.—(Cheers.) And now, gentlemen, as I have an op-
portunity of addressing this company, I will take advantage
of it to give some advice to the directors of this railway. I
assure them there are many persons in this neighbourhood
who have made sacrifices of private feeling in consenting to
give up their land for the purposes of this railway.—(llear,
hear.) They have given that consent from the conviction that
this undertaking was one conducive to the public benefit, and
that considerations of private interest should not obstruct the
public good ; and also from the knowledge that they were het
giving it to one of those ephemerat schemesproposed expressly
fur gambling' speculations. They have given their con-
sent in the confidence and belief that the directors of this
railway are men influenced by the honourable ambition of
conferring a public benefit on the districts with which they
arc themselves immediately connected, looking not so much
to any pecuniary gain they may derive, as to the grateful
acknowledgments of their fellow-citizens flm public services
rendered.--(Cheers.) Now the piemoters of this scheme
he exposed to formidable difficulties, and great oppo-
sition from other railways proposing to pass through the
sa:ne district; and if this is not the best railway between
London and Manchester—if this is not the mist direct com-
munication with Manchester, I fairly say, in the face of my
constituents, that no consideration of local benefit or advan-
tage would prevent me from supporting another line.—
(Ilear, hear.) But the way in width the Directors must
establish their claim to a 'continuance of the privilege they
rossese, is by being enabled to show that they combine the
greatest degree of velocity with a correspoading degree of
safety to the traveller.—(Cheers.) They n ust show that
they have neglected nt, precaution that can have a tendency
to diminish the risk of accidents—the frequent occurrence or
which shakos the public confidence in railway travelling.
They must make the sacrifice of pecuniary gain for, the pur-
pose of taking those precautions—they must show that they
have consulted the comfort of all classes of railway tra-
vellers—of poor as well as rich-,they must be better pro.-
sided with comfort and accommodation for all classes—the
third as well as the first; and if they arc wise, they will, by
moderate fares and comfortable accommodatiott, encourage
that spirit of locomotion en which, after all, the permanent
prosperity of railways must depend.—(Cheers.) I advise
them to take this course from a comprehensive view of their
own permanent interest as well as for the public good, and
if they do that, then I shall, in " turning the first sod" on
this day, not only be commencing a line of railway through
the Trent Valley, but I shall be laying the foundation of a
permanent and prosperous company, which can establish a
claim to Parliamentary support more powerful than the
union of great companies—more powerful than the can-
vassing of Members of Parliament—a claim to public sup-
port, which will be founded en the proof that a privilege
conferred on a company has been exercised for the public
advantage. I will now proceed to that part of my duty
which consists in "turning the first sod" of this undertaking.
The Right Hon. Baronet was loudly cheered on concluding
his address.

The Right lion. Baronet here dexterously filled the
wheelbarrow with sods, and after wheeling it a few paces re-
turned to the position he had previously occupied, when
Mr, WATK IN, the Secretary to the Company, presented
him with the following address