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aRIDGWATER and MINEHEAD JUNC-
TION RAILWAY COMPANY, uniting the Bristol and Eng-
lish Channels, and forming a direct communication between the
South of Ireland and Wales, with Bristol and London, and also with
the South-Eastern and Western Coasts of England, Paris, and the
Channel Islands.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 300,0001. in 15,000 shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.
Liability expressly limited to the amount of subscription ; and it
is Intended to make no further call until the Act of Parliament is
obtained.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
Sir Henry Seale, Bart., Mount Boom, Dartmouth
Sir John Hensler, F.R.S., Walton, near Saffron Waldron, Deputy-
Lieutenant of the county of Essex
Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, near Minehead
John Halliday, Esq., Chapel Cleeve, near Mineheacl, Magistrate of the

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county of Somerset
Henry William Chichester, Esq., Rose House, Bampton, Devon
R. Beaden Buller, Esq., Nether Stowey, Somerset
Edwin Ley, Esq., Penzance, Cornwall
The Mayor of the Town and County of Poole
Richard Pinney, Esq., shipowner, Poole
E. F. Day-rell, Esq., of Lillingstone Dayrell, and 15, Old Cavendish-

street, London, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
W. S. Fitzwilliam, Esq., Pinner's Hall, Broad-street, merchant
W. Revell Vigers, Esq., 50, Russell-square, and Alderman's-walk,
merchant
W. S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park
James Morrison, Esq., 28, St. Mary-at-hill, merchant
James Colhoun, Esq., 5, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, and St. Peter's

chambers, Cornhill, merchant
Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, and SL Bride's-wharf
Anthony Mervyn Storey Maskelyne, Esq., Glanusk House, Brecon-

shire
F. W. Green, Esq., shipewner, Conlhill
W. F. Beadon, Esq., 11, John-street, Berkeley-square
W. Strachan, Esq., Banker, Strand.
Office-3, Alderman's-walk, New Broad-street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. 3 Beckett, Son, & Sympson, 7, Golden-square.
Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowe), and Bridgwater..
MANAGING MLUECTORS.
James Colhoun,
. W. S. Potter, Esq.
Samuel Pocock, Esq.
James Morrison, Esq.
;en, Esq.
;dward Parrett.

E. F. Dayrell, Esq.--
W. R .Vigers, Esq.
W. S. Fitzwilitam, Esq.
W. F. Beadon, Esq. _

F. W. GI
SECRETART-.Mr.

BANK]
Messrs. Strachan and Co.; and 3
Messrs. Stuckey and Co., Bristol,

fessrs. Robarts and Co., London
Bridgwater, and Taunton.

One of the principal objects this Company has In view, is a great
saving of time in the journey from Ireland and South Wales to
Bristol and London, by avoiding the tedious and dangerous passage
of the Bristol -Channel, •and at the same time effecting the long
sought-eircommunication between the English and Bristol Channels,
nit of which will be gained by connecting Minehead with Bridge-
water by a Railway, and there forming a junction with the railways
elready opened, and also with those now in actual progress between
Bridgwata* and the commodious and Important port of Poole.
The euestlon of an eligible steam-packet and post-office station on
the Somersetshire coast for Ireland, Wales, and the Westward gene=
rally, from whence vessels may arrive and depart at all times, with-
out reference to tide, has for many years past been regarded as one
of immense Importance to the Government and the public.
By making Minehead a poet-office station, a saving of twelve
hours will be effected in the delivery of letters between Inland and
the whole of the west and south of England ; and no other port on
the coast of Somerset (or even on the north of Devon) will be so
safe, and sheltered from all the prevailing winds.
At Ithnehead, the proposed railway will run down on a pier, which
the largest class steamers may approach, and land and embark pas-
sengers at ail states of the tide, and again proceed at once into the
Western Ocean on their outward voyage.
The public is perhaps hardly aware that, even with the present
imperfect and rude arrangetlients for landing passengers at Weston
Super-Mare, it is ibrind that passengers from Irelarfd and the impor-
tant ports of the aouth of Wales save several hours by landing at that
place ; whereas, by the proposed pier and railway ftom Minehead,
passengers would save generally twelve hours, and very often a great
deal more, on their journey to London, avoiding, besides, the dangers
of the Bristol Channel.'
It is not among the least striking features of this project that it
forms part of a grand scheme for shortening the communication
between Ireland and Wales with Jersey, Guernsey, Paris, and the
Continent generally, as passengers landed at Minehead will proceed
by this railway to others now in progress via Yeovil and Dorchester
to Poole, front which port the distance to Cherbourg is only sixty
miles, thus rendering the distance from Minehead to Cherbourg easily
performed in eight hours and a half; and from Cherbourg a railway
Is now in course of formation to Paris. The distance also to the
Channel Islands is reduced in the same proportion. A powerful com-
pany, fully alive to the advantages of this mode of transit in prefe-
rence to the more tedious one via Southampton and Havre, is about
to put en a line of packets between the ports of Poole and Cherbourg
aunt the Channel Islands. thus shortenimg the route in point of time
by about seventeen hours.
This Company, in showing to the public the probable amount of
traffic which will flow over their line, beg leave to draw attention to
the following extracts, taken front a prospectus of a Company, formed
under the auspices of the Chairman of the Great Western Company,
and the leading bankers and merchants of Bristol, for making a pier
at, and railway from Portbury, to Bristol, and on which no further
comment will be made, save that whatever applies to Portbury, ap-
plies with infinitely greater fbree to Minehead, both in the saving of
time, dang r, delay, and expense.
" There are at the present time engaged in the trade with South
Wales, SonterSetshlre, Devonshire, Cornwall, Liverpool, and Ireland,
twenty-three steam-vessels of the aggregate tonnage of upwards of
6,000 tons, making rather better than fifty voyages, or 100 arrivals
and departures per week on an average throughout the year.
"The principal part of the traffic of the whole of these vessels con-
sists of passengers, whilst of their goods traffic an important portion
consign of merchandise brought by, and intended for carriage on, the
existing railways, from and to places on either side of Bristol. For
the conduct of this traffic, every vessel will necessarily require to use
the pier and railway on each ()Maslen of departure and arrival, as
the most expeditious, convenient, and economical mode of conveying
inch traffic to or towards its place of destination.
" The number of passengers carried by the existing steam-boats
amounts to at least 200,000 per annum ; and when it is considered
that the Meilities afforded by the pier of starting and arriving at all times of the tide, Will enable vessels which now perform bat one
voyage per diem, or every alternate day, to and from the nearer
ports hi South Wales, to make such voyages three or four times in
the same day, at very trifling, if any, additional cost— that on the
voyages to Swansea, Tenby, and Ilfracombe, they will effect a saving
of one-half the time now occupied, and that similar advantages will
be derived by the trade with Cornwall and Ireland, it can neither be
doubted that the expense of conveyance, between Bristol and those
places will be considerably reduced, nor that the effect of such re-
duction, combined with the advantage of greater certainty as to the
times of departure and arrival, must have the effect of causing a
great increase in the number of passengers.
"A large and most valuable portion of the merchandise carried by
the Cornish, Welsh, and Irish steam-boats consists of fish, poultry,
eggs, vegetables, and other articles of provision ; speed and certainty
in the conveyance and delivery of articles of so perishable a nature
are obviously essential, and the facilities in this respect afforded by
the pier are such as to secure this traffic to the undertaking.
" A very considerable revenue will also be derived from the landing
and carriage of Live - took brought by the Irish steam boats, which
being imported fat and ready to kill, now suffer much injury from the
detention of the vessels in Kingroad whilst waiting for tide."
Although it is unnecessary to calculate upon the whole of this im-
eortant and justly founded traffic, it is nevertheless impossible to
'ver-estimate the large portion of it that will come over this line,
when it is remembered that by the proposed scheme the harbour of
Waterford will, by means of powerful steamers, be brought within
twelve, and the ports of Dublin and Cork within fifteen hours of the
terminus at Minehead, by which the danger, inconvenience, and un-
pleasantness of travelling by night will be altogether avoided.
So also must the traffic derived from steam-boats, and on the line
itself, be added, which will arise from the immense resort of persons
seeking pleasure in the beautiful vicinities of Nether Stowey, Blue
Anchor, Minehead, Porlock, Linton, Lynmouth, and the far-famed
Valley of Rocks and adjacent country, so aptly termed the Switzer-
land of England, and which only require increased facilities to be
much snore than even at present resorted to ; and so great is the
existing traffic that, by the calculations already made, a large reve-
nue will be derived from this source alone.
The present number of cattle sent to Bristol from Ireland alone is
upwards of 150,000 head per annum, and it is only reasonable to ex-
pect that these will be landed at the far nearer port of Minehead,
thereby creating a considerable source of revenue.
The importance of this railway to the agricultural district of North
Somerset is incalculable for disseminating, as manure, in every di-
rection the celebrated lime of Carrington Park, from which, and also
liom the carrying of coal, a large revenue will arise.
Memel timber brought into the port of Poole (the harbour dues of
which are very insignificant) can be unshipped, carried across by
rail, and re-shipped at Minehead, at a cost of 7s. per ton less in
freight, than if carried round the Landsend, exclusive of the great
saving in time ; this alone will open a large trade with Wales, as
vessels will bring over coals to Minehead, and take back timber,
limestone, flour, mine, slates, and copper ore.
The blue liar lime-stone of Watchet, so admirably adapted for
aquatic building, will also produce a cOnSiderable revenue to this
undertaking.

The flour and provision trade, at present carried on between the
mining districts of South Wales and the coast of Somerset, must ne-
cessarily flow over this line, and create an important feature in its
revenue.

One of the first effects of the formation of this line will be, that
steam communication will be established between Ilinehead and the
following places :—Swansea, Tenby, Milford, Neath, Haverfordwest,
Pembroke, and Carmarthen, and with the whole of the South of
Ireland; and this railway, with a suitable station and wharfs, will
also afford to Watchet all the advantages of which it is capable as a
port.
Depots for goods will be erected at the station at Combwitch
Reach, where at present all the larger vessels trading to Bridgwater
stop ; and it may be mentioned that 130,000 tons of coasting trade
come into this port annually, exclusively of 10,000 tons of foreign*
trade.
From the estimates prepared, it is expected that only a portion of
the proposed capital will be required to carry eat the objects of this
Company.
Power will be reserved to allow the shareholders 41. per cent. on
the paid-up capital, and also to construct branches from Minehead or
Watchet to Wiveliscombe, Porlock, &c., and the extensive iron mines
of Sir T. Buckler Lethbridge, Bart., which, with the slate quarries of
Sir John Trevylyan, are in active working within seven miles of Mine-
head. From this source, as also from the copper mines of Andrew
Crosse, Esq., a large revenue must arise.
The landowners have been communicated with, and are most
anxious for the successful carrying out of the objects of the Com-
pany ; nor is there reason to expect that any Parliamentary opposi-
tion will be offered.
The line will be twenty-five miles in length, and no engineering
difficulties present themselves.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds of
the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its formation,
and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted to
Parliament.
Power will be applied for In the Act, and in the meantime is hereby
given to the Managing Directors as above, to raise any additional capital,
to abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, docks, piers,
wharfs, or jetties, or enter into any arrangement with any other
Company or Companies, and also to nominate the first Directors of
the Company.
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Applications for Shares, plans, prospectuses, and detailed informa-
tion, may be made at the Offices of the Company, No. 3, Alderman's-
walk, City, London; at the Offices of the Company's, Solicitors,
Messrs. a Beckett, Son, and Sympson, 7, Golden-square, London ;
Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater. And of the
Local Agents—Mr. William Woodland, solicitor, Taunton ; Mr. N.
Pearce, solicitor, Wiviliscombe ; Mr. James Parsons, solicitor, Lang-
port ; Messrs. Stone and Symonds, solicitors, Dorchester ; Mr.
Tho Mas Phippard, solicitor, Wareham ; Mr. 31. K. Welch, solicitor,
Poole ; Mr. Henry Poole, solicitor, Bristol. And of the following
Stock and Share Brokers—Messrs. Tucker, Barnett, and Ellis, 11,
Birchin-lane ; and Messrs. Huggings and Lang, London; Messrs.
Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Mr. John Morcom, Bristol ;
Mr. Thomas Evans, Bath ; Mr. Charles O'Neil, Manchester ; Messrs.
11. Davies and Co., Liverpool ; Messrs. Chantrell and Boys, Leeds ;
Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ; Messrs. Labertouche and Staf-
ford, Dublin; Mr. Lilly, Bridgwater; and Mr. R. Ball, Taunton.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Managing Directors of the Bridgwater and Miuehead June-

tion Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares of 201.
each in the above undertaking ; and I hereby undertake to accept
the same, or any less number you may allot me, on the terms
of the prospectus, and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per Share,
end all %titre calls thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary contract
and subscribers' agreement, and other deeds, when required so to da.
Dated the of
Name In Atli
Place of business • • • •
Residence .. •.
Profession or business • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Usual signature . • • .. • •
Name, Residence, Ete., of Referee in fall ....... .

HE CHESTER AND MANCHESTER
DIRECT RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that the Parliamentary Contract and Sub-
scribers' Agreement are now lying for execution at the Company's
Office, No. 1, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, between the hours
of Ten and Five o'clock in the day, when, upon signature of the deed,
the Banker's Receipt will be exchanged for Scrip.
By order, A. BARRETT. Secretary.
Sept. 12, 1845.

S LIRE WSBURY, HEREFORD, and NORTH
next, WALES RAILWAY.
Saturdayand the 20th inst., is the last day for sending in scrip
certificates hankers receipts.
No applications for the new 251. shares are attended to except from
present holders of scrip certificates or bankers receipts, who respec-
tively transmit the same, nor from them, for more than twice their
number of 501. shares.
FORM OF LETTER TO THE SECRETARY.
Sia, —I hereby transmit scrip certilleates of the Shrewsbury, Here-
ford, and North Wales Railway Company, Nos. , [or a banker's
receipt for shares,] and I desire to have 251.
shares in the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company, under-
taking to pay the additional sum required to make a deposit of
21. 12s. 6d. on each of these shares, and to sign the subscribers'
agreement and Parliamentary contract when required, [or, to receive
back the deposits which have been paid.]
Usual signature
Profession or Business ............
Address
[Nit A reference is required only from persons to whom the
Shares were not originally allotted ; but in those cases is indispen-
sable.]

By order of the Committee of Management,
CONWAY BOSE, Secretary.

441, West Strand, Sept. IS, 1845,

HEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND
GLOUCESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY,
An extension of this line is under survey, to connect it with the
heart of the mineral district of South 'Wales. The project has been
registered, full particulars of which will appear in a few days.
WILLIAM PROTHEROE, Secretary.

10, Old Jewry Chambers.

NOTTINGHAM, MIDLANDS, AND TEAN.
AND DOVE VALLEY UNION RAILWAY.
y Re gistered.
This Railway is intended toProvisionall carry on the Eastern Branch of the
proposed Teats and Dove Valley Railway from a p int on the Mid-
lands Railway, at or near to Findern, in the County of Derby, to
another point on the Midlands Railway, at or near to Sawley, in the
same county. The Line will not exceed Ten Miles in length, and
win, with the aid of the Midlands, and Teats and Dove Valley Rail-
ways, afford a More direct communication between Nottingham and
the Eastern Counties, and the Staffordshire Potteries, Chester, Liver-
pool, Birkenhead, and Ireland, than any Line either existing or pro-
jected.

A Prospectus, with a List of the Provisional Committee, ►ill be
published in a few days.
J. and J. RICHARDSON, Burton-on-Trent,? Solicitors to the
G. H. R. COX, Derby, j Promoters._ _
Burton-on-Trent, Sept. 13, 1845.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTEN-
SION and NORTHAMPTON, DAVENTRY, LEAMINGTON,
and WARWICK RAILWAY.
The Committee of Management of the above Company have great
pleasure in informing the public that they have entered into negotia-
tion with the Warwick and Worcester Railway for the purpose of
uniting the interests of the two Companies, and for carrying out the
entire line from Northampton to Worcester, via Daventry, Leaming-
ton, and Warwick.

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By order.
JOIDT HERVEY, Secretary.

15, Old Jewry Chambers, London.

Sept. 13, 1845,

BOSTON, NEWARK, and SHEFFIELD
RAILWAY, NOTTINGHAM, MANSFIELD, and MID-
LANDS JUNCTION RAILWAY.

The Directors of the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway, and
the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction Railway, are
happy to inform the shareholders and the public, that an amalga-
mation of interests has been effected between the two Companies
upon equal terms. The Directors can only view the important ad-
vantages which will arise from this union as a subject of mutual
congratulation. The Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction
Railway will, by its Clay Cross extension, open up the vast and ex-
haustless coal fields of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for the con-
sun.pton of Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and the adjoining counties, and
through the medium of their seaports create anew and extensive export
and import trade. It will also pour an immense passenger and other
traffic into the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield line, ftom Notting-
ham, Mansfield, and their populous districts to Sheffield, Hudders-
field, Manchester, Bradford, and other large manufacturing. towns
in the counties of Lancaster and Yorkshire, by means of an amicable
understanding with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, which
the ainalganiated lines are intended to join. The Boston, Newark,
and Sheffield Railway will confer an equal benefit upon the Notting-
ham, Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway, in affording not
only the most direct and the shortest mode of communication with
Sio Meld and the North, but In consequence of the amalgamation, it
will decrease the expense of transit, and ensure an extensive market
in Lincolnshire and Norfolk for the valuable minerals and .othe re-
sources which the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction
Railway will, in its progress, necessarily develope.
By order, JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
T. H. RIGBYE, Secretary. -
Mansfield, September 10, 1845.

RUGBY, WARWICK, and WORCESTER
RAILWAY.

Provisionally Registered.
Capital 900,0001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Major-General Sir Love Jones Love Parry, Bart., K.C.8., Madryn
Park, Caernarvonshire
Sir William Henry Clarke, Bart., Baker-street. Portman-square,
London
Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., Pall-mall, London
Sir Henry Bromley Henrich, Court Garden, Great Marlow, Bucks
William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &e., Alderman of
London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuatioa,
and a Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester
Junction, the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth, the

North London Junction, and the London and Greenwich Railway

Companies.
T. Ragger„Esq., Northampton }Directors of the South Midland and
J. Freeman, Esq., Ditto Northampton, Banbury, and Chel-
Thoma.s Sharp, Esq., Ditto tenham Railway Companies
Arthur Haymes, Esq., Methem Villa, I Provisional Directors of the
Leamington, South Midland Railway
Mr. Alderman Porter, Northampton, Company
Jonathan Dunn, Esq., Ryelands,.Lancaster, Director of the Lancas-
ter and•Pregon Junction and North Western Railway Companies
J. M. Cottle Esq., Leamington,' Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton,
and Leicester Railway Company
John Gardner, Esq., Southam, Provisional Director of the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction Railway Company
William Frederick Beadon, Esq., John-street, Berkeley-square, Lan-
. . .

don, Provisional Director of the Essex and Suffolk Railway Coinpany
John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Director of
the Leicester and Bedford Railway Company
Captain William Cousins, Director of the Goole and Doncaster Rail-
way Company •
Cornelius Nicholson, Esq., Cowanhead, Kendal, Provisional Director
of the Lancaster and Carlisle, the York and Carlisle, and Manches-
ter and Southampton Railway Companies
James Beach, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place, Lon- Directors of the South
don, and Brandon Lodge, Warwickshire Midland Railway
George Buxton, Esq., Northampton Company
George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Bir-
mingham and Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway
Companies
E. W. Morris, Esq., Grovehurst, Pembury,
Kent
The Rev. D. Robinson, Bronipton of
Provisional Directors d
W. W. Mansell, Esq., Dorchester-place, the Great North an
South Wales and Wor-
Bla ndford -square, London
Robort Rising, Esq., The Shrubbery, Wor-
tester Railway
cester
John Haddon, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion Railway Company
John Satehell,.Esq., Warwick, Deputy Chairman of the Leamington
Board of Commissioners
Robert Chapman, Esq., Park-place, Regent's-park, Director of the
Great Manchester Railway Company
Henry Morgan, Esq., Bristol Directors of the
William Watson, Esq., Burn Grove, Roxburgh-Bristol and Exeter
shire Railway Company
James Morrison, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, Provisional
I)irector of the Bridgewater and Minehcad Railway Company
Admiral Ayscough, Southampton
Mr. Sergeant Adams, Stanhope-place, Hyde-park
Mr. Herbert Atterbury, Thornby, Northamptonshire
John Burnett, Esq., Cheltenham, Coroner for the county of Glou-

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cester _
John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton
John Richards Burbidge, Esq., Surbiton Hill, Surrey
Charles Brandt, Esq., Leamington
Captain Chamier, Mkin-street West, Beigrave-square, London
Thomas Chitty, Esq., 8, Upper Gower-street, London
Peter Colston, jun., Esq., Husband's Bosworth, near Market Her-

borough _
Thomas Farmer Cooke, Esq., Peatling Hall, Leicestershire
Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., Great Surrey-street, London
Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., 39, Lothbnry, and Mayor of Carnarvon
John Eyston, Esq., Welford; Northamptonshire, and Salford Hall,
Warwickshire
Joseph Ellis, Esq., Glenfield and Leicester
Alexander Greig, Esq., Lovrndes-street, Belgrave-square, London
George Harper, Esq., Moss Fields, Salop
John Helbert Helbert, Esq., Upper Gloucester-street, London
William Hunter, Esq., Leamington
Captain George James Hunter, Leamington
Richard Parry Jones, Esq., NVhitchurch, Salop
Mr. George Wortley Lovell, Great Billing, Northamptonshire
William Laslett, Esq., Worcester
William Marshall, Esq., Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
The Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Lianrothel, Herefordshire
Mr. Benjamin Paine, Leicester
James Watts Peppercorne, Esq., O/d-Broad-street, and Dulwich,
Surrey
Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, 4, Parliament-street, London
J. Watson Prole, Esq., 31, Thurlow-square, Brompton
James Whitchurch, Esq., Southcliff, Netley Abbey, Hants
William Williams, Esq., Guilsborough, Northamptonshire
Edward Welsh, Esq 'Leamingtonn
Edward Waddilove, Esq., Leamington
Mr. John Woo/ston, Jun., merchant, Wellingborough, Northampton-
shire

‘VORCESTER, HEREFORD, AND GLOU-
CESTER RAILWAY. -
Notice is hereby given, that no application for Shares will be re-
ceived after Tituusnmr, the 18th day of September instant.
W. 0. and W. HUNT, 10, Whitehall,
F. T. ELGIE, Worcester,
F. L. BODENII.4III Solicitors., } Hereford,
T. EVANS,
WHITCOMBE, HELPS, and WEMYSS, Gloucester,
London Offices of the Company, 449, West Strand,
Sept. 12, 1845.

MIDLAND RAILWAY (EXTENSION

New 401. Shares.
Call for a Second Instalment of 41. per Share.
Derby, Sept. 9, 1845.
Notice is hereby given, that a further call of 4/. per Share on the
401. Shares in this Company, has been this day made, payable on the
6th day of OCTOBER next, at any of the undermentioned bankers,
viz. :
Messrs. Gliht,'llellifax ; Mills and Co., London.
The Birmingham Banking Company, Birmingham.
Pares' Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester.
Messrs. Crompton, Newton, and Co., Derby.
And that Interest at 5 per cent. per annum, will be charged by the
respective bankers on all calls not paid on the above-mentioned day,
until the time of payment.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
JOHN ELLIS, Deputy Chairman.
By order,
J. F. BELL. Secretary.

MIDLA-ND RAILWAY.
SYSTON •AND • PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.
CONTRACT .FOR WORKS.
The Directors of the Midland Railway will meet at the Railway
Station, Derby, on TuEsner, the 7th of October, to receive Tenders
for the execution of the following works, on the Syston and Peter-
butough Railway.
Part 1. From Syston to Melton, being a distance of 9% miles, or
thereabouts.
Part 2. From Peterborough to Stamford, being a distance of 12
miles or thereabouts.
Plans, Sections, Drawings, and Specifications, will be ready for in-
spection at the Railway station, Leicester, on TUESDAY the 16th inst.,
on which day the Engineer will attend at 10 o'clock, to make ar-
rangements as to the measurement of the works, with parties who
may be proposing to Tender, and are then present.
The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest Tender.
All Tenders must be delivered to the Secretary, at the Railway,
Station, Derby, before 10 o'clock, a.m., on TUESDAY, the 7th of OC-
TOBER, 'when all parties tendering are requested to be in attendance.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
JOHN EL LIS, Deputy Chairman.
By order,
J. F. BELL, Secretary.=
Derby, Sept. 9, 1845. _ .

DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY, from
LONDON to YORK.
At a MEETING of PROPRIETORS, held this day at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, pursuant to public advertisement, the
Reports of the Directors and Mr. Miller (the engineer) having been
submitted for adoption :
It was move 4 by J. B. Luci, Esq. ; seconded by L. Caonotz, Esq.,

and resolved unanimously :
That the report now read be adopted, and that the thanks of this
meeting be given to the. Directors for their past services. And this
meeting assures them of its cordial support in their future efforts to
carry into effect the objects contemplated in the report.
Moved by ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Esq. ; seconded by W.
M`ll4fax, Esq., and resolved unanimously :
That the capital of the Company shall be 4,000,0001., divided into
shares of 251. each, with a deposit of 21. 10s. per share ; and that
approved holders of the present scrip shall have the option of receiv-
ing two new shares in exchange for one existing share, receiving
credit for 11. on each existing share; and also that a preference be
given to such holder in the allotment of the remaining shares.
(Signed) J. S. CAPPER, Chairman.

The Chairman having vacated the chair,
It was resolved,—That the unanimous thanks of this meeting be
given to the Chairman for his impartial and able conduct in the
chair. _ _ _

Direct Northern Railway Offices, 64, Moorgate-street, London,
September 11, 1845. .

DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY, from
LONDON to YORK.
In conformity with the resolutions unanimously passed at a
GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS in this undertaking,
held at the London Tavern this day, the holders of Scrip Certificates
are hereby informed that, on leaving the same at the office of the
Company, with the numerical list, accompanied by an application in
the form below, No. I, they will, if approved by the Directors, be en-
titled to an allotment of two new Shares of 251. each, in exchange
for each original share, on payment of a deposit of 21. on each new
Share. If they wish for any additional Shares, in accordance with
the preference resolved upon at the Meeting, they will likewise 1111
up the form No. 2.
For such shares as may remain for general distribution, applicants
will apply in the annexed form No. 3.
Parties returning scrip are requested to writs across each certifi-
cate their name and address, with the words " Returned for ex-
change." " J. S. CAPPER, Chairman.
Direct Northern Railway Offices, Sept. 11, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 1.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
1 hereby give you notice that I desire to exchange the scrip certifi-
cates held by me in the Direct Northern Railway Company,
numbered* (and across which I
have written my name) for new shares in this under-
taking, upon the terms stated in, the report of the Directors pre-
sented to the General Meeting of shareholders held on on the 11th
day of September, 1845, and in addition to the 1/. per share of 501.
coming to me on the above Scrip, I undertake to pay the sum of 21.
per share, as a deposit on such new shares of 251. each, as may be
allotted to me, and to sign the Parliamentary contract and subscribers'
agreement when required.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Name .... ••..• • • • • ......... ••• • • .
Residence. ..... • • .. • • ........ ......
Profession or Occupation .. • • • • • • • • . •
Reference.. • • • • • • ....... ......... • .
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.
* Hero insert the numbers specified in the certificates.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 2.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
Having signified my desire to exchange the scrip certificates held
by me in the Direct Northern Railway Company for new shares of 251.
each in this undertaking, I hereby request you will allot to me
additional shares, and I agree to pay the deposit of 2/. 105 per share.
thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers'
agreement when required.
Dated this day of , 1845.

• Name . .
Residence
Profession or Occupation
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 3.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
I request you will allot to me shares in this undertaking,
and I agree to take the same, or such of them as may be allotted to
me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 10s. per share thereon, and to
execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement
when required.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Residence
Profession or Occupation ..
Reference....
Name • ..... •••••••••• • • • • • • • •
[Address... ........ ••• • • • • •• . .......
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
MANCHESTER, HUDDERSFIELD, AND
GREAT GRIMSBY DIRECT RAILWAY, via BARNS-
LEY AND DONCASTER, commencing at Penistone Station at the
junction of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester and
the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railways.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 1,000,0001. in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit 21. ss.
per share in compliance with the standing orders of Parliament.

BANKERS.
London—Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co. Huddersfield—The
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Company.
ENGINEERS.
CONSM.TING ENOINEER.—ACTING EnGINEER.
W. Billinton, Esq., C.E.
SomciToas.:--Messrs. Floyd and Booth, Huddersfield.
LONDON AGENTS.—Messrs. Sudlow, Sons, and To', 20, Chancery-