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London, England, 1845-10-04 00:00:00

London—Messrs. Barnard,

Messrs. Cockburn, and CO., Whitehall.
Cheltenham—Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England.
Brighton—The Union Bank ; Branch of London and County Joint-
Stock Banking Company.
Petcrsfleld—Branch of London and County Joint Stock Banking

Company
PARLIAMENTARY AGENT Cadwalla4ar F. Wadiy, ESQ., Fludyer-

street.

SECRETARY PRO TEM.—Mr. Frederick Penny.
PROSPECTUS.
This important line will commence at Brighton, and (passing
through or contiguous to the towns of Steyning, Petworth, Mid-
hurst, Petersfield and Alresford) will join at the Andover Road sta-
tion of the South-Western Railway, the proposed Southampton
Manchester and Oxford Junction.
An arrangement has been entered into with the latter Company,
and it is proposed by means of their projected line, that the
Brighton and Cheltenham Railway shall proceed through Hunger-
ford to Swindon.
From Petersfield a short branch will be made to Chichester
where, nearly at the same point of junction, the London and Ports-
mouth direct will intersect the line in its way to Portsmouth.
From Swindon it is proposed to proceed by the Manchester and
Southampton Railway to Cheltenham, and the North of England
by the Derbyshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Junction, or
other existing and contemplated lines.
On reference to the map, it will be seen that the primary object
to be obtained by the formation of this line will be the immediate
connexion of the northern, western, and the whole of the manufac-
turing counties, and North and South Wales, with the southern coast
and the populous and fashionable towns of Brighton, Hastings, and
Dover.
It is unnecessary to observe on the daily increasing traffic between
Brighton and Dieppe, which the railroad from the latter place to
Rouen, and thence to Paris, must greatly augment; thus, by means
of the projected line, a direct communication with France, either
from Brighton or Dover, will be opened with the northern counties
of England.
It is obvious that with these advantages the traffic must neces-
sarily be large, the line passing through the centre of Sussex, con-
taining a population of about 300,000, at present almost devoid of
railway accommodation.
Power will Ue applied for in the Act to increase the capital, f
necessary, to alter the line, or to make such deviations or branches
therefrom as maybe deemed necessary ; also for the purposes of amal-
gamation with other Companies, should the same be found desirable.
The Company reserves to itself the option of adopting the broad or
narrow gauge, or the principle of atmospheric traction, if preferable.
No further call beyond the deposit will be made until the Act
shall be obtained.
In the allotment of shares, preference will be given to parties
locally interested, and to the shareholders in the lines with which
this Company will be connected.
Application for shares may be made to the Secretary, and
to the following Sharebrokers, of whom prospectuses, with maps
of the line, may be obtained:—London—Messrs. Peppercorne and
Co., 2, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Lothbury.
Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis. Blackburn—Mr. Thomas Board-
man. Bradford—Mr. George Clark ; Mr. William Mason. Bristol—
Messrs. Tate and Nash. Cheltenham—Mr. James Stokes. Coventry—
Mr. J. S. Holland. Derby—Messrs. Eyre and Shaw. Dublin—Messrs.
Labertouche and Stafford. Edinburgh—James Pringle, Esq., 79,
Princes-street; Mr. Nicholson. Exeter—Messrs. Beaumont and
Langworthy ; Mr. Thomas Sandford. Glasgow—Messrs. Duncan
and Hutchinson. Halifax—Mr. William Cronhelm. Haddensfield—
Mr. L. Weatherburn, jun. ; Messrs. Everard and Co. Hull—Mr.
Frederick Stamp. Leeds—Mr. James Jamieson ; Messrs. Wellbe-
loved and Oastler. Leicester—Messrs. Payne and Freer. Liver-
pool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead ; Messrs. Cameron and Co. ;
Mr. Morris Reynolds. Macclesfield—Mr. Richard E. Hine. Man-
chester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons ; Messrs. A. Birchall and Co. ;
Mr. Charles O'Neil. Nottingham—Mr. Charles Spencer. Sheffield—
Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons. Southampton—Mr. Joseph_Clark,
jun. Wakefield—Mr. E. li. Armitage. Worcester—Mr. Miles; Mr.
' Thomas Henry Wheeler. York—Messrs. Grayston and Earle.
Offices of the Company, 1, Moorgate.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Brighton and Cheltenham
Direct Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 201. each in
the above railway ; and I undertake to accept the same, or such less
number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of
the Company, and to sign the necessary deeds, and to pay, when re-
quired, the deposit thereon of 2/. 2s. per share.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Name in full ••• • . • ••• ....... ............
Profession and Professional Residence in 11111
Private Residence in full • • • • • •
Usual Signature ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Offices,l, Moorgate.

WOLVERHAMPTON, BRIDGNORTH and
LUDLOW RAILWAY, connecting the Agricultural dis-
tricts of Herefordshire, Shropshire, North and South Wales with
the Whole of the Midland Counties, Liverpool, Manchester, and the
North.
(Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 and 8 Vic., cap. 110.)
Capital 700,000/., in 35,000 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The lion. G. F. Hamilton, Burwarton Hall, Salop
Sir William Edward Rouse Boughton, Bart., Downton-hall, Ludlow
Thomas Murray Gladstone, Esq., ironmonger, Wolverhampton,
Provisional Director of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South
Staffordshire Junction Railway
John Dixon, Esq., ironmaster, Wolverhampton, Director of the South

Staffordshire Junction Railway
Thomas Clark, Esq., The Oaks, Wolverhanipton, Provisional Director
of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion Railway.
William Bailey, Esq., Wolverhampton, Provisional Director of the
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction
Railway
Samuel Walker, Esq., Wolverhampton, Provisional Director of the
South Staffordshire Junction Railway
John Hartley, E-q., ironmaster, Wolverhampton, Provisional Direc-
tor of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire
Junction Railway
John Parsons Firmstone, Esq., ironmaster, Wolverhampton, Direc-
tor of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire
Junction Railway
J. B. Payne, Esq., Edgbaston, Director of the Leicester and Birming-
ham, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways
Edward Terry, Esq., Mayor of Dudley, Director of the Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton Railway
James Whitney, Esq., Shrewsbury, Provisional Director of the
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction
Railway
C. D. Archibald, Esq., F.R.S. F.S A., Ragland Hall, Lancashire, Di-
rector of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway
Thomas Whitmore Wylde Browne, Esq., Woodlands, near Bridg-
north, Magistrate of the County of Salop and of the Borough of
Bridgnorth
Thomas Pardoe Parton, Esq., Faintree-hall, Bridgnorth, Magistrate
for the County of Salop, and Borough of Bridgnorth
Thomas Nock, Esq., Mayor of Bridgnorth
John Baker, Esq., Dolforwyn-hall, Montgomeryshire and Bridgnorth,
Magistrate of the Borough of Bridgnorth
Henry Slater. Richards, Esq., Magistrate of the Borough of Bridg-
north
William M`Michael, Esq., Magistrate of the Borough of Bridgnorth
John Jacob Smith, Esq., Town-Clerk, Bridgnorth
Joseph Hall, Esq., BridgnorthJames Milman Coley, Esq., M.D., Bridgnorth ,
John Green, Esq., Badger-heath, near Bridgnorth
Thomas Grierson, Esq., carpet-manufacturer, Bridgnorth
Joseph Southwell, Esq., carpet manufacturer, Bridgnorth
William Southwell, Esq., carpet manufacturer, Bridgnorth ~.
John Hincksman, Esq., Charicott, Bridgnorth
John Phillips, Esq., Bridgnorth
John Daliewy, Esq., Bridgnorth
Thomas Deighton, Esq., Bridgnorth
William Wiley, Esq., Vineyard, near Wellington
John Onions, Esq., Broseley
John Thorn, Esq., Whitehall, Broseley
John Stevens, Esq., Albyns, Magistrate of the Borough of Bridg.
north
Charles Powell, Esq., Sutton, Ludlow, Magistrate of the County of
Salop
James Davies, Esq., Elm-lodge, Ludlow, Magistrate of the County of
Salop
Henry Whittall, Esq., Mayor of Ludlow
Benjamin Urwick, Esq., Magistrate of the Borough of Ludlow
Robert Thomas, Esq., Ashford Bowdler, Ludlow, Magistrate of the
Borough of Ludlow
John Thomas, Esq., Dinham House, Ludlow, magistrate of the bo-
rough of Ludlow.
William Lawrence, Esq., Ludlow
William Edwards, Esq., magistrate of the borough of Ludlow
John Tench, Esq., Ludlow
Edward Homing Owen, Esq., The Moor, Ludlow
Humphrey Smith, Esq., Overton, Ludlow, magistrate of the borough
of Ludlow •
Frederick Ricketts, Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Bristol and Exeter
Railway
John Masterman, jun., Esq., banker, London
Alderman Farncomb, London
William Morley, Esq., Blackheath
W. T. Andrew, req., Oronenor-otreet, GrosTinoriousre