The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-15 00:00:00

THE SITN,

jONDON AND BIRMINGHAMRAILWAY.
A A The Directors of the London and Birmingham ltailway feel
themselves called upon to give .NOtice, that that Coinptlity has no
connexion whatever with a proposed lint, announced es the '• ten-
don and Birmingham Extension Railway." The Directors of the
London and Birmingham Railway hen hiStrtitted Mr. &Nit..
Stephenson to make the necessary surveys rot' froffi lforttit
ampton to Weedon, to connect their Pettiberbagh Bianch With the
proposed London, Warwick, Leamingtbn, Ahd Kidderminsterline ;
Acts for both which lines will be applied fbr in the ensuing Parlia-
mentary session. -
The London and Birmingham Railway Company being of opinion
that the proposed London and Kidderminster line 11,- ill of6fill4l.lbit
with the London and Birmingham line, belt adapted-for the `admin.
'modation of the Public, will give it their Inset aerated ittppcoft anti
00-operation. By order,
Office, Easton-station. R, CREtD, Secretary.
Sept. 10th, 1845.

THE OXFORD and WORCESTER EXTEN-
SION and CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY, with
Branches to Shrewsbury and North Witch. On the Broad Gauge..
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(ProvillOtidly registered.)
Capital 2,25 1:60L,
In 125.000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21: tt. per Share. •
flovlsiowar. confirms/E.
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Lord George ?et, Uxbridge House
The Heft. Douglas Kinnaird Ponitney, 4, Parliament-street, Director
of the Nottingham and Boston Railway
Major Beresford, M.P. • •
Sir William Bum ;idAhson, Bart.. Hilton, Aberdeenshire, Director
of the Cheat-tin and Forest of Dean Railways
Sir Win. Wynn, Maesyneward, Chairman of the North Wales Railway
Sir Samuel Brown, Director of the Worcester and Warwick Railway
Sir John Edward de Beauvoir, Chairman of -the London and Bit-
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mingham Extension
Sir John Rare, Ltuigham-place, Director of the London and Bir-
mingham Extension
Sir John Key, Bart., Alderman of London, Director of'the London
and Manchester and Leeds and Liverpool .Railways
Colonel Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery, Director of the London and

13irminghem Railway
Colonel Filth, 3E, York-terrace, Director of the South and :Midland
Admiral- J. Ayscough, Prospect-place, Southampton, Director of the
South and Midland
Major Croft, 14, Regent-street, Deputy Chairman of the Ifimeneste.r

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and Chester Rail;vay
Major Chase, 31, Nottingham-place
Captain S. M. Fisher,jon., Director of the Warwick and Woceeeter

Railway
Captain Mertens, H.E.LC.S., Director of the Birmingham and Ox-
ford Railway
Captain F. Chamfer, Halkin-street, Belg'rave-square, Director of. the
Great Parts and Lyons Railway.
Wm. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &C., Alderman of Lon-
don, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation;
Chairman of the London and Greenwich Railways, sac.' Sac.
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, Director or, the &nth

Midland Railway
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John Khmersley Hooper, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the
London and Manchester Direct Railway, and South Midland
Thos. Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London. Director of the South
Midland Railway
Thos. Challis, Esq., Alderman of London, Wilson-street, Finsbury
Thos. Sidney, Esq., Alderman of London, Sheriff of London and
Middlesex
Captain Jas. Patrick Macdougal, late Bengal Royal General-Staff,
Fan-grove, North Brixton. Director of the Chester and Forest of
Dean Railway, &c.
Captain Alex. Hamilton Carle, Royal Artillery, Reform Club.
John Inglis Jardein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby
and Southampton Railway
Wm.. Morley, Esq„ Blackheath
Wm. Lee, Esq., Director of the Gravesend and Rochester, and Essex
and Suffolk Roliwtys
Rd. Carpenter Esq., Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
ChM. It'ut. Colman, Esq., Director of the South and Midland-Rail-

way
Henry Wright, Esq., Director of the Warwick and Worcester Rail-
way
John Wheelton, Esq., Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
Thomas Collingridge, Highgate, Middlesex
Chas. Wilkinson, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway
John Brock Walbanck, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway
Rd. Wm. Johnson, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester and
Derbyshire and South Staffordshire Railways
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq., Temple, Director of the Eastern Cotmt les

Railway
Major Self Sharp, Deputy Chairman of the Thames Embankment
Railway
Major-General Brooki Parlby, 18, Rutland-place
W. Simpson Potter, Esq., Director of the Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham Railway
J.seph Underwood, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester
Direct and Liverpool and Leeds Railways
Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of the London and Birmingham
Railway
W. F. Black, Req., Wilten-place, Bolgraye-square, Director of the
Italian and Austrian Railway
W. G. Ohrly, Esq., Director of the Trent Valley Continuatiortßallway
Robert Henry Lyndam, Esq., Director of the Exeter and Weymouth

Railway -
Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanston-street, Portman-square,
Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway
J. B. Richardson, Esq., Director of the Colchester and Cambridge

Railway
Julian Skreene. Esq., Director of the Cambridge 'Anil Lincoln

Railway _
Frederick James Hall, Esq., Torrington-square, Director of the Bide-
, ford and. TavistOck Railway
Captain C. W. Tyndall. Director of the South-Eastern Railway
Frederick Jones, Esq., Director of the Warwick and Woreester
Railway
Henry Lewis Smale, Esq., Willoughby House, Tottenham, Director
of the London and Dover Railway
C. Waite, Esq., Willesden, Middlesex
R. W. Wood, Esq., Lodge-place, 'St. John's Wood, Director of the
North Metropolitan Railway
George Parbury, Esq. Russell-square, Director of the Manchester
and Birmingham Railway
Wm. Shaw, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankment Railway
Wm. Alfred Hill, Esq., Director of the Gloucester and Aberystwith
Rat lway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands Junction
Railway •
Win. Slark, Esq., Director of the Guarantee Society
James Reeves, Esq.; Director of the London and Manchester Hallway
Frederick Collingridge, Esq., Thurlow-square, Brompton
Warren S. Hale. Etat., Greesham- street
Robert Richards, Esq., Temple, Director of the Birmingham and Lon-
don Extension Railway
Kingsmill Grove Key, Esq.
The Rev. F. K. Hall, D.D., Rector of Falbourne, Cambridge
Daniel Penton Johnson, Esq., Director of the London and Manchu-

ter Railway - -
Charles Green, Esq., Director of the Gloucester and Aberystwith
Railway
Johnßarber, Esq., -DlrectOr of the Gloucester and Aberystwitk

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Railway
Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Lbuirothel, Hereford
E. R. Foster, Esq., Director of the Derby, littozeter, and Staftbrd-
.

shire Railway _
Martin Furnis, Esq., Director of the Nottingham, Newark, and

Boston itallWay -
W. S. Cross, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Manchester
Eteusion Railway
W.. Bardgett, Esq., Director of the Italian and Austrian Railway
Richard Parish, Esq., Bank House, Wordeley, Staffordshire
Samuel. Parish, Esq., Wordsley, near Stourbridge, Staffordshire
Alexander Greig, Esq.. Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, Director of
the Leicicester and Birmingham Railway
Thomas Yates Hunt, Esq., Brades, near Birmingham
William Singleton, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and LirerpOol
- Direct Railway
Wm. Cadman, Esq., Leeds, Directoi of the Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Railway
James Museroft, Esq., Pontefract
David William Nell, Esq., Leeds, J.P., Director of the Leeds and
Thirsk Railway . - - I
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Joseph Robert Wilkin Atkinson, Esq., Director of the Leicester and
Bedford, and York and Lancaster allways.
• John Fagan, Esq., Gloucester-road, Old Brompton
'Otarles Ifolden, Esq., Director of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Railway
Hopkins, Esq., Bedford-square, Director of the London and
Birmingham Extension Railway
Joseph Gill, Esq., Leeds. Director of the West Riding Junction
Rail way
Peter Fairbairne, Esq., Leeds, Chairman of the Lincoln. -York and
Leeds Railway
John Blackburn, Esq., Leeds
J. M. Douglas, Esq., Director of the Exeter and Weymouth
Railway
W. Sloane, Esq., Wimpole-street
John AnderSon, Esq•., Director of the South and Midland Italfway •
• W.1143,;Eq.; Giducester-place, Pertman-square
Robert YoWer.' Esq., M.D., Queen-street, May Fair
• john Anderson, Esq., E.1.C.5., Lothbury
' Henr-y"CornfOot; Miq:;01i1 Palace, Richmond
W PstifOit; Esq., Stirrey-placs
James Dumas; Esq., Leytonstone, Essex
G. N. Wrjght,3l4. • . .
John Alexander Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of
the South and Midlands' Junction Extension Railway
(WPilt power to add to their number.)

The names of as influential Committee formed at Worcester and
Cheater will be published In a few days.

• NANXIOLS.
The Commercial Bank of London
Awn:tam—William MidUngar Higgins, Esq.
Soracrross.

Potter and Collingridge, 5, ii.;;;lngiiall:Street ; W. B. James, Esq.,

3:llasinghall-street..
SzeitsrazT—llilton Thomas Jenkins, Esq.

The geographical position of Worcester has caused its adoption as
the point where the broad gunge trunk lines of the west are to have a
common terminus. From Oxford the Great Western Company have
decided on constructing a line of rail :—another project under the pa-
tronage of the same powerful direction is now beibre the public,
uniting Worcester with Warwick ; and, that the broad gauge will be
carried from Worcester into Wales, and to the Irish packet stations
on that coast, is now no longer doubtfttl. This undertaking will com-
plete a series of great avenues of iron-road, whose ramification
from Worcester will render every part of the kingdom directly
accessible from that city. Passing up the Severn. Vale, where
it will disclose a succession of picturesque scenes, it reaches
Stourport, and proceeding thence through Kidderminster, arrives at
Bewilley. This district is one of the chief seats of our carpet manu-
factures, and in the towns here named, exclusive of the intervening
districts, upwards of 30,000 persons are located. Leaving Stourbridge
is little to the east, the line is taken to laridgenorth, a town enjoying
an active inland trade, and possessing woollen manufactures and iron
works, that gives employment to a population of about 15,000. 'Pass-
ing through or near to Much Wenlock, Broseley, and Madeley, from
which place there will be a branch to Shrewsbury, the line ascends
Colebrook Dale, and approaching in its course Wellington and !Nem,
i enters Whitchurch. From this central place a branch will be formed
1 to Norwich via Stoke, forming a junction with the Liverpool 'and
Crewe Railway. The trunk line will continue from Whitchurch, and
passing through or near }repro,' have its northern terminus in the
city of Chester. ,
In estimating the probable am cunt of revenue which the Worces-
ter and Chester Railway may be expected to yield, many sources of
profit present themselves, such are the dense population located along
the length of the Severn Vale, and the enriching works of industry
in which they are engaged. Amongst the latter may be mentioned
the China manufactories of Worcester ; the iron, coal, and earthen-
ware works at Broaeley and other places ; the agricultural prtiluce
brought to Stourport market; the inexhaustible fields of coal And
mines of iron ore in the „vicinity of Colebrook Dale, Ironbridgel and
the districts to the east of Shrewsbury generally.
In calcubsting the cost of construction unusual advantages ar also
obvious. The line traverses a district affording levels, of several
miles in extent, and with a surface' peculiarly favourable. The resi-
dent population, disappointed by the postponement of promise pro-
jects, have warmly espoused the present, and the •labouring lila-
tion being familiar with mining operations, will be found letter
po
qualified for the execution of railway works here than in many other
localities.
As a link in the railway network of England, or as auxiliary
to existing or projected lines passing in various directionsf, few
schemes hitherto proposed appear to afford greater inducetnent
for investment, or a wider range of accommodation for traffic and
travelling. This project constitutes a lengthened link in the Chain
that will connect Liverpool with Bristol, the grand trunk or the
West of England ;,—its southern terminus, Worcester, is theihalf-
, way station of the London and Port Dynnllaen broad gauge lisle
by projected lines a direct communication will be afforded eat-
berystwith, and, eastward, to Warwic and
iv
ward to Swansea and A
Northampton, Cambridge, Peterborough, Harwich, Lynn, Li coln,
and Bull.
The line has been repeatedly and carefully examined by the Com-
pany's acting engineer, who reports that the rail for many milcittrnay
be laid on the natural level—that the gradients are in eve in-
, stance favourable—that the geological structure of the districts to •
be traversed is equally so, and that the want of such a line of om-
munication is acknowledged by the interests seated en its pro Posed
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COME. i
Applications for prospectuses and plans may be made, and forms
storee oaflso Me-Xs. W. of application for shareshuisadinagthathilefficet ;11 _
Basinghall-street ; of the local agents ; and of the
i.,nsgrioudcgiteo,r so,
5,11 solicitors, 5, i
following gentlemen:—
Mr. Samuel Banbury, 4, Angel-court,
London .. ••••. • • • i Mr. Whiston Powell, Copthall-court : and ;
Messrs. Peppercorns, 2, Old Broad-street
Liverpool.. • • • • • . .. Messrs. Alston and Gage.
Messrs. Houghiand and Leese, and Mr. ,wn.
Manchester •••• • • I ham Marshall.
Hull • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Messrs. Collinson and Flint.
f Messrs. Watson and Co., and
Leeds • • '' • ' • • ' • t Messrs. Smith and Perfect

Stratford-on-Ayon..lar. William Bolton.
Exeter. ..... .......Mr. Thomas Sanford,

Plymouth ........Mess's. Hayward and Palmer.
Birmingham • • • • • • Mr. Collis and Mr. John Wright.
Glasgow.. ... • • • • • Messrs. Tassis and Co.

Edinburgh * Robertson and Co.. and Messrs.
him and Co.
Huddersfield ......
Worcester .... • • • • Mr. Thomas Henry Whoeler.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Pruyistonal Committee of the IVorcester and

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Gentlemen,—l request that you will Railway.
allot to me Shares of
201. each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same; an
to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be al-
lotted to me; and I undertake also to execute the Parliamentary
Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required.
Name (in ....
Residense• • ...... • • • • •• • • • . • . . .
Trade or Profession •...• • • • •
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Addreal of Retires: .• . • 1.
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