The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

advance the interests of Gloucester, these one capable of effect in
that object.
This line will also form an important junction between the London;
and Birmingham find Midlands Railways, and the Bristol and 1.,
Gloucester Railway, and constitute the highway for the traffic of the
former, and of all the north-eastern railways, to the proposed Man-
chester and Southampton Railway at Cheltenham; and the through
traffic from the latter source alone is expected to be very great.;
It will thus have the effect of connecting the ports of the eastern
and north-eastern with those of the western and southern coasts ;
of affording the most direct and convenient access from the north
and east to the.vast mineral regions of South Wales, and of opening
new markets for the rich products of the fertile valleys of the Avon
and Severs, and the ags (cultural districts of Warwickshire and Wor •
cestershire, in the manufacturing towns and ports of the north.
The line will be easy of construction, traversing, as it does, through
nearly its whole length, the valleys of the Avon and :even. The
towns through which it will run are very populous, and the country
of the richest description ; and the local traffic will consequently be
very great in addition to the through traffic, which on such a line
must necessarily be very extensive.
The Provisional Cmnmittee reserve to themselves the pcwer to
amalgamate with any ether company as to the whole or any part of
the line, and to vary or extend the line, and to increase or ditninish
the capital accordingly, if deemed expedient..
The capital proposed to be raised is 1,000,0001., in shares of 201,
upon which a deposit of 21. 2s. per share must be paid upon allot-
ment.

The liability of the subscribers will be limited by the Act to the
amount of their respective subscriptions to the capital stock, and
power will be applied for in the Act to allow interest at the rate of
4/. per cent.per annum on the amount of the deposit, and upon the re-
spective calls, from the date of each payment until the opening (Atha
line.
The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract will
be required to be duly executed when the bankers' receipts are ex-
changed for certificates of scrip, of which due notice will be given ;
and the deposits paid by persons making default in due execution c•f
the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract within the
1 time to be limited by such notice, will be absolutely(' erfelted.
Forms of application for shares, prospectuses, and a map of t
line, may be obtained from the Solicitors, or the Secretary, at the
Offices of the Company, 28, Essex-street, Strand, London, or from
any of the undermentioned Sharebrokers ; but no application Will be
attended to unless accompanied by a reference to one of the Provi-
sional Committee, the Solicitors, or a Banker.
London—Mr. A. Sym, Tokenhouse-yard
Birmingham—Mr. W. H. Collis, New-street
Learnington—Mr. Eliezer Edwards, Bedford-street
Bath—Mr. T. E. Milsom
Gloucester—
Bristol— -
Stratford-On-Avon—Mr. William Bolton
Liverpool—Messrs. Pownal and Worthington, and Mr. William Berl
Manchester— Mr. John Barlow; Messrs. Cardwell and Son
Leeds—Messrs. Robinvin and Purley
Leicester-3lessrs. Elgood and Harrison.

THE AVON AND SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY. .
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Avon and Severn Valley
Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares
of 201. each in the above Company ; and I hereby undertake to ac-
cept the same, or any smaller number, and to pay the deposit of
2/. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Con-
tract and the Subscribers' Agreement when required.
Dated this day of ' , 1845.
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