The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-07 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS or THE

GRAND UNION RAILWAY.
Commencing at NOTTINGHAM, and extending via GRAN-
TIIA M, FOLKINGII AM, SPALDING, HOLBEACH, LONG
SUTTON, mid SUTTON BRIDGE, to KING'S LYNN, in NOR•

Provisionally registered, pursuat to 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.
Capital 1,500,00 e/., in 60,C00 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 11. 10s. per Share.
• COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION.
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Nottingham.
W lliam Gibson, Esq. I Jonathan Burton, Esq.
Frederick Plant, Esq. Henry Smyth, Esq.
Mr. -Thomas Gee.
rROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. Lord Ramliffe, Bunny Park
Sir William Earle WeThy, Bart., Denton Hall
Sir Montague John Chohneley, Bart., Easton Hall
Glynne Earl:, Welby, Eq., M.P., Newton Hall
Charles Henry Bertie, Esq., aedney Marsh
Richard nide, Esq., Lang Sutton
Cliarh,s Brewerton Taylor, Esq.. Dillon
The Mayor of Nottingham
R. S. Hutchinson, Esq., M.D., Nottingham
Edward Munk, Esq., Nottingham Park
William Gibson, Esq., Nottingham
Frederick tlant Esq., Nottingham
Thomas Wakefield, Esq., Nottingham
Henry .• ~ Esq., Nottingham •
Thomas Y v, Esq., Nottingham'
Fr ' efield, Esq., Park Lodge
J t, Esq., Nottingham
Wi Gill, Esq., M.D., Nottingham
Jonathan Burton, Esq., Carrington
Louis Heymann, Esq., Nottingham
Sam :el Cartledge, Esq., Nottingham
William Page, Esq., Nottingham
P F Hewitt, Esq., Nottingham
Thomas Adams, Esq., Lepton Firs, near Nottingham
Wiliiam 'Patterson, Bulcote, Notthightunshire
Richard Riddle, Esq., Nottingham
William. Chapman, Esq., Nottingham
John Gibson, Esq., Nottingham Park
Robert"Attenborongh, Esq.' Nottinghmn
Richard Birkin, Esq., Basfo td, Nottinghamshire
Iskt Daliks,•ESq., Nottingham
- John Leavers,-Esq., Nottingham
Alfred Lowe, Esq., high Fields House
Edward Steegman, Esq , Nottingham
W. E. Laycock, Esq., Sheffield
James Morley, Esq., Stanton Hall
William Taylor, Esq., Nottingham
Francis Wakefield, jun., Esq., Nottingham Park.
Charles Butlin, Esq.. Snenton •
Bataxmts—London—Sir R. C. Glynn and Co. Nottingham—Moore
and Robinson', Nottinghamshire Banking Company.
SOLICITORS—Mews. W. and S. Parsons, jun., Nottingham.
This important line of railway will commence near the Midland
I ounties Station et Nottingham, whence, after crossing the navi-
gabie [liver Trent, the line will proceed through or near Bridgefoid,
Holm, Ratcliffe, and the intermediate. villages, Bingham, BM-
teatbrd, Whatton, Elton, the rich and fertile Vale of Belvoir,
to the town of Grantham, thence passing through or near
Folkinghani'and Bourn, or one of them, to Spalding, Long Sutton.
Sutton-bridge, and King's Lynn,and there joining the intended Lynn and
East Derehtmiltailway,' will form the most direct line of connexion be-
tween the Eastern i.'sunties, and the great and populous manufac-
turing districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire, by means
of the projected Grand Union Extension lino to Amber Gate, and
other lines north of _Nottingham; and by means of the line to
Yarmouth will also form a communication between the Eastern and
Western coasts of the Kingdom.
The Southern parts oflancohishire, and the North Eastern parts of
.ainbrid..tcaltire, will be affinded a direct facility of intercourse with
ame of the best markets hi England.
The neighbourhood of Nottingham being the most Eastern part
' the Croat Midland Coal Field, this Line will afford a supply of
'ale, as well as being the medium of transit of Derbyshire Lime
aid Stone to the '.griculturists of South Lincolnshire, at a conside-
rably cheaper rate than by other existing or projected Line ; in
short, the vast mineral wealth-of the Midland District, will be ren-
dered available to the whole of the great agricultural country East
of Nottingham.
Surveys are now in progress, and the nature of the country is
known to offer no serious engineering difficulties, and a great portion
of the Line -will be nearly a dead level. The consideration of an ex-
tension of the Line from Spalding or Long Sutton to \' Meech, will

also fonn a portion of the scheme.
The Report of the Board of Trade on the Lines through Lincoln-
shire, says :
" The total cost attending tla transmission of a quarter of wheat
from the interior of Lincolnshire, by sea, from the port of Boston to
London, including freight, insurance, lighterage, commission, and
other charges, is stated to armunt to very near 13s. The charge by
Railway per quarter (allowing five quarters to the ten, at the charge
of Iyd d. per ton, per mile, at which the estimate of the Cambridge
and Lincoln Railway is taken) would not exceed 25., and the re-
maining charges are calculated not to exceed 2s. Gd.. thus showing
a benefit to the corn growers and to the public of 3s. Gd. per quarter.
occasioned by the saving of the sums now paid for insurance,
delay, loss in weight, depreciation of quality, lighterage, &c."
" A still more important advantage so the Farmer is afforded by
the opportunity given by railway communications of availing himself
wortiptly of the met favourable market. It frequently happens tha-
wing to the delay and difficulty of transmission, the Fanner is come
pelted to sell his wheat at the nearest provincial market at a price
considerably below the average rate, and to lose the advantage of a
temporary rise."
" Whatever tends to equalise prices and to prevent excessive flue-
Atations cannot but be consldemi as a benefit both to the producer
nd the constuner. We are satisfied that much may he done in the
ay by an economical and well arranged system of railway com-

unication."
The same remarks apply to the whole of the great manufacturing

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districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire.
The gnat quantity of land, amounting to 100,000 acres, about
to be redeemed from the sea by a company, with Sir John Rennie, as
Engineer forthe promoters, and Mr. RendeLlor the Corporation of
Lynn, meet. ultimately prove of great advantage to this under-
caking. And, it it is conceived, that the Grand Union Railway must
meet with the cordial co-operation of the Midland Railways, as an
immense traffic will be brought along those lines en route to Birming-
ham, the Potteries, and the whole of the manufacturing districts of
Staffordshire. The traffic upon the intended Nottingham and Mans-
eeld, Sheffield and Newark, Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland June-
Con, and the Sheffield and Manchester lines, must also derive a great
increase from Ithisline of railwa The Cambridge .and Lincoln Rail-
waymust also be greatly benefited.
Power is Intendedto he reserved in the Act to allow 4 per cent. in-
terest upon deposits and calls, upon completion of the line.
Applications for Shares may be made to Messrs. Capes and Stuart,
Solicitors, Gray's Inn, London ; or Messrs. W. and S. Parsons, jun.,
Solicitors, Nottingham, where the forms of application may be ob-
tained; or front Mr. Charles Spencer, Mr. Pearson Peet, Mr. Samuel
Collinson, Share Brokers, Nottingham ; or Mr. Charles Cancellor,
stock and Share Broker. No. 1, Cushion-cOurt, Broad-street, London;
Mr. It. S. Wilkinson, 8, St. Mildred's-court, London; Mr. William
Ilaynes' Sharebroker, Manchester; Messrs. Edward King and Co.,
Leeds ; Messrs. Potter and Smith, Leeds ; Messrs. Collinson and Faint,
Ilull; Messrs. Parsons and Townley, Liverpool ; Messrs. Warburton
and Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. J. Senior, Sheffield; or Mr.
AndrewMciffatt, 21, George-Street, Edinburgh.

THE GREAT MEDITERRA :CEAN AND
ADRIATIC JUNCTION RAILWAY,
Connecting the Cities of GENOA, TURIN, MILAN, and VENICE ;
and completing the COMMUNICATION between the MEDITER-
RANEAN SEA and the GULF of VENICE.
Capital 30,040,1100 Florins Convention, equal to £3,000,000 sterling,
in 60,0.00 Share,: of f,OO florins, equal to £5O each, of which 40,000
will be allotted in England, the remainder being reserved for Con-.
tinental Dlsttibution.
Deposit 10 Florins Convention, equal to £1 per Share.
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
Henry Arrnwsmith, Esq., Bayswater..
John Benson, Esq., Park-place Villa, Maida-hill.
Miles Dormer, Esq., Ban's-place, Sloane-street.

Sir John Hare, Langhani-place.
WiMain Horatio Harrison, Esq., Ceeil-street. Strand.
Thomas Twisdcn liodgea, Esq., Sandgatt, Kent, and Clarendon
lintel, Bond-street.
Thomas Reginald Kemp, Esq., Ai:church-lane, Lombard-street.
ilorace W Plain Meteyard, EsChatham-place, Illackfriars.
Major Newcomb, James-street,q., Gloucester-place, Regent's Park.
Andrew Turton Peterson, Esq., Wakefield, Yorkshire, and Guildford-
street, Russell-square.
Eilwaril Sherman Polkinghorne, Esq , 12, Clement's-lane, Lombard-
street

With power to add to their number.
ENGINEVIS —Sir John Maenell ; William Henry Smith, Esq.
SOLICITOUS.
Edwin Sinith, Esq., Gray's Inn ; Messrs. Lewis and Ford, 28
Essex•street, Strand.

BANKERS.
The Union Bank of London, Moorgate-street, Pall-mall East,
Argyll-place ; Messrs. lingers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lane ;
London and Dublin Bank, Dublin, and its Branches.
SECRETARY—John Rit, hbone, Esq.
Applications for Shares muatbe addressed to the offices of the Com-
pany, 4, Coleman-street, London ; to the solicitors ; or to the follow-
ing brokers, of whom prospectuses, printed forms, and every in-
formation may be obtained :—London—Messrs. Carden and White-
head, Threadneedle-street ; Liverpool—Mr. Thomas Crewdson, Mr.
Thomas Forsyth ; Manchester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons ; York—
Mesrr. Grayson and Earle; Huddersfield—Mr. L. Weatherburn ;
Newcastle—Mr. W. Fordyce; Wakefield—Mr. Thomas Cuttle, Mr.
S. 11. Armytage ' • Bradford—Messrs. Hutchinsen and Co. ; Blackburn
—Mr. Thomas Boardman; Bristol—Messrs. Tate and Nash, Mr.
Luke Arnold ; Exeter—Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy ; Derby
—Mr. Samuel Eyre ; Coventry—Mr. J. T. Holland ; Edinburgh—
Mr. A. Moffatt ; Messrs. Thomas Farquharson and Co. ; Glasgow—
Messrs. Duncan and Hutchison ; Leeds—Mr. James Jamieson ;
Hull—Mr. Francis Stamp, Messrs. Alsop and Son; Birmingham—
Mr. W. 11. Collis.
4, Coleman-street, London, April 25, 1845.

PILBROIV'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY
and CANAL PROPULSION COMPANY.
6, King William-street, City.
Notice is hereby given that no application for Shares in this Com-
pany will be received after Wednesday, the 7th lust.
C. COLLINS, Secretary.

6, King Wllllam-street, City,
May 3, 1845.

PILBROW'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY
and CANAL PROPULSION COMPANY.

Provisionally Registered.
Capital 600,0001., in 60,000 sharesOf 10/. each.
Instalment 1/ per Share.
Since the issuing of the former Prospectus, the Provbional Direc-
tors have considered it desirable to negotiate with the Patentee for
his whole right of 'patents, instead of confining themselves to the
United Kingdom and Ireland, as originally proposed ; and the Direc-
tors have vow the satisfaction of announcing to the public that they
have agreed for the purchase of the British and Foreign right of Pil-
brow's Atmospheric Railroad and Canal Propulsion Patents.. By this
extended arrangement the Directors have obtained the patents upon
much more advantageous terms for the proprietary, in consequence
of which the amount of call necessary to carry out the object and
intention of the Company will be greatly diminished, and the pros-
pect of immediate return considerably increased.
In lieu of Five Pounds, One Pound per share is considered ample to
cover the expenses of purchase, and to lay down a line of sufficient
length to prove the superiority of Plibrow's Atmospheric principle.
The arrangement of this undertaking, however. necessarily involves
many changes ; the amount of capital and the number of shares must
be considerably augmented, but the shares will still be continued at
the same amount, viz., Ten Pound shares, to meet the wishes of the
original applicants.
An instalment of One Pound per share will be required on the
signing of the deed of settlement.

"DIRECTORS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of E.S.SEX,Chalrman.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Besborough.
George Buckley Bolton, Esq.
Licutenant•Coloncl Mies. •
Captain Britten.
Frank Lambert, Esq.
Anthony White, Esq.
RESIDENT DIRECTOR—Dr. John Grigg Hewlett.
AUDITOR—Thomas Edwards, Esq.
CONSULTING ENGINEER—James Pilhrow, Esq.

ENGlNBERs—Alexander Gordon, Esq., M. Inst. C. E. ; Frederick

Braithwaite, Esq., C.E.
STANDING COrNSEL—Thomas Webster, Esq
SOLICITORS—M.O.SM White 511(1 Borrett.
SECRETARY—CIIIITICS Collins, Esq.

BORERs—London Joint Stock Bank, City Branch ; Messrs. Cocks,
Biddulph, Biddulpb, and Co., 43, Charing-cross.
Offices, 6, King William-street, London.

The proninent advantages of this sy.tem of Atmospheric traction,
are, that the continuous valve is dispensed with; roads are crossed
u: on a level withoht interruption of main ; one atmospheric rail Way
can he intersected by another, thus saving bridges, approaches, and
leakage ; and it is confidently expected that a stationary engine every
ten miles will be sufficient. . .

The system: combines extreme simplicity with perfect efficiency,
and that obtained with a small comparative expense in working anti
construction.

It is estimated that a saving altogether upon the other plans of
Atmospheric Railways (having the continuous valve) will be nearly
3,000/. per mile ; two'mains or lines can, on this plan, he laid for
little more than the cost of one, upon the other plans; and a saving
or working in annual expense of two-thirds.
Increased safety is insured, also obstruction and destruction by
weather and other sources are placed beyond probability by the
mains being buried, &c.
The objects of the Company will he to dispose of foreign patents ;
to grant licences to Railway and Canal Companies to use the
invention, or lay down the works under contracts with the different
Companies ; and to lay down an experimental line in the neighbour-
hood of the metropolis, by agreement with an existing company or
otherwise.
The income derivable from these sources offers considerable advan-
tages, while the expenses, with the exception of the purchase of the
patents, and laying down the experimental line, are obviously small.
A Model, upon a scale of one "Inch to th: foot; may be seen at work
on Wednesdays and Thursdays, between twelve and three o'clock,
at the Company's offices, by application to the Secretary or Officers
of the Company.