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London, England, 1845-09-12 00:00:00

IDLAND AND EASTERN COUNTIES
i_VJL RAILWAY, tcam CASLBRLDGE,.by NORTHAMPTON, to
WORCESTER.
In consequence of important arrangements just concluded in con-
nexion with this undertaking, an amended prospectus will appear in
a few days ; in the meantime the allotment of shares is necessarily
postponed.
Dated this 9th day of September, 1845.
W. 0. and W . HUNT, 10, Whitehall,
F. T. ELGIE, Worcester,
JOHN CHINERY, Leamington, Solicliors.
Messrs. DAY, St. Neots,

THE OXFORD, SOUTHAMPTON, GOS-
PORT, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY.
(Provisionally registered.)
Capital, 600,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 201. tea-
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
PBOVISIONLL COMMITTEE. •
The Right Hen. Lord Ingestre, M.P.
The Hon. Howe Browne, Chairman of the Manchester and Blaming-
ham Continuation Railway
John Attwood, Esq., M.P., Park-lane, Hyde Park
John Masterman, Esq., Nicholas_-lane, Lombard-street, Banker
Sir John Caapbell,
Sir John Pirie, Bart ,Alderman, Directors of the Peninsular and
Pedro de Zulueta, Esq., Oriental Steam Packet Company
B. M. Wilcox, Esq.,
Sir William Wynne, Chairman of the North Wales Railway
Sir George Rich, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square
Sir Henry Richardson, Chassel-house, Southampton
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of the City of London
William Hughes Hughes, Esq., Alderman of the City of London, late
M.P. for Oxford, and late High Sheriff for Hants
John Humphrey, Esq., Alderman of the City of London, and M.P.
for the Borough of Southwark
The Mayor of I•iewbury
George Adam, Esq., White Lion-court, Corn=
James Henry Attwood, Esq., Seymour-street, Portman-square
John Bagshaw, Esq , Director of the Northern and Eastern Railway
Joseph Brown, Esq., Director of the East and West of England
Junction Railway
Charles Baker, Esq., Southampton
James Beech, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place
Samuel Bovill, Esq., Southampton
Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Midland Junction, and East and West of England
Junction and Crewe Railways
W. E. Boyes, Esq., Banbury, Director of the Birmingham and Oxford
Railway
Robert Barbour, Esq., Manchester .
George Barrett, Esq., Southampton
John Churchill, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Manchester and
Birmingham Continuation Railway
C. R. Colman, Esq., Irongate Wharf, and General Steam Navigation
Company, Director of the South Midland Railway
William Chadwick, Esq., Chairman of the Richmond Railway
Samuel James Capper, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge
F. F. Clossmann, Esq., Mincing-lane
George Dawson, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and Mid-
land Junction Railway
William Dredge, Esq., Newbury, Berks, Alderman
Captain Farrington, R.N., West Cowes, Isle of Wight
William Henry Forman, Esq., Upper Thames-street
W. S. FitzwUliam, Esq., Old Broad-street, Director of the Ease:. and
Suffolk Railways
Edward Farrow, Esq., Newbury, Director of Union Bank
Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, Director of the Man-
chester and Birmingham Continuation Railway
William Hill, Esq., Manchester
John Newington Hughes, Esq., Winchester
William Jaeomb, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of the East mad West
of England Railway
J. Kinloch, Esq., Gloucester-road, Hyde Park, Director of the North
Wales and the Newry and Enniskillen Railway
Edward Lomer, Esq., Southampton
James Lees; Esq., Deputy Chairman of Union Bank, Manchester
Captain James Patrick Macdougal, Brixton, Surrey, late Bengal
General Staff
Lewin Moseley, Esq., Banker, Liverpool
Captain George Probyn, Bryanston-square
John Clark Prescott, Esq., Manchester
David Price, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Leeds and Bolton.
Railway
N. M. Priaulx, Esq., of the South-Western Steam Packet Company,
Southampton
G. Parbury, Esq., Director of the East and West of England Rail-
way
William Watson Prole, Esq., Director of the Jersey Railway
William Langley Pope, Esq., Birchin-lane, and Woodford, Director
of the Falmouth and Exeter Railway
Clement Royds, Esq., Rochdale, Chairman of tke Preston and Wyre
Railway
Major Selwyn, Royal Engineers, Director of the East and West of
England Junction Railway
Walter Shairp, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, and Austin-friars,
Director of the Cobra Mining Company
Benjamin Shaw, Esq., Kilburn Priory, Director of the Dublin and
Kilkenny Railway
T. Bridge Simpson, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Richmond Railway
Edmund Slocock, Esq., Newbury
Joseph Underwood, Esq., Director of the Commercial Bank of London
Robert Watkins, Esq., Director of the East and,West of England
Railway
Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
The Honourable Howe Brown, Chairman
James Henry Attwood, Esq., Deputy-Chairmen
John Attwood, Esq., M.P.
John Masterman, Esq.
Sir John Pirie, Bart.
W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., Alderman
George Adam, Esq.
John Bagshaw, Esq.
Joseph Brown, Esq
William Chadwick, Esq.
William Henry Forman, Esq.
Captain George Probyn
Robert Watkins, Esq.
Joseph Underwood. Esq.
William Langley Pope, Esq.
BANKERS —Messrs. Masterman and Co., London
ENGINEER-IN-CHlEF—Joseph Locke, Esq.
ACTING ENGINEEEs—Messrs. J. B. and E. Birch
SOLICITORS—John Bethell, Esq., 78, King William-street, London ;
at Southampton, Messrs. Sharp and Harrison
SECRETAET—John Dunlop, Esq.
The Deeds will lie for signature at the Company's Offices, No. 19,
Birchin-lane, on Friday next, from Twelve till Four o'clock, and on
every following day until further notice ; and duplicate Deeds will
lie for signature between the hours of Eleven and Five o'clock, at the
following places :
Manchester—On Saturday, September 13, at Messrs. Houghland and
Leese, King-street
Liverpool—On Monday, September 15, at Messrs. John Wills and Co.
Leeds—On Tuesday, Septeminr 16, at Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oast-
lers, Royal Bank Buildings
Sheffield—On Wednesday, September 17, at Messrs. Garton and
Wright
Birmingham—On Thursday, September 18, at Mr. Lane's, share-
broker
On the execution of the Deeds the Scrip will be delivered.
By order, JOHN DUNLOP, Secretary.
19, Birchin.lane. Cornhill, Sept. 11, 1845.

BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD
RAILWAY.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 300,0001., in 15,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per share in accordance with the standing orders of

the Houses of Lords and Commons.
:To call to be made until the Act is obtained —and no Subscriber to be
answerable beyond the Amount of his Subscription.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. for Birmingham

Geo. Frederick Muntz, Esq., M.P. for Birmingham
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Birmingham
John Wilks tinett, Esq., The Woodlands, Smethwick, Staffordshire
George tinett, Esq., The Laurels, Handsworth, Staffordshire
William Jacot, Esq., New Hall, Sutton Colfield
C. D. Archibald, Esq., F.R.S., Rusland Hall, Lancashire, and Re-

gent's Park, London
John Godfrey Hudson, Esq., St. George's-terrace, Hyde-park, Direc-
tor of the London Central Terminus Company
George Turner, Esq., Hunton Hill, Erdington, Warwickshire, Direc-
tor of the South Staffordshire and the Southampton and Oxford
Railways
Thomas Welch, Esq., Birmingham
Charles Machin, Esq., Blythe House, Erdington, Warwickshire
K. Fowler, Esq., Manchester-square, London, and Filton-,park.
'Bristol
Samuel Phillips, Esq., Chester-terrace, Regent's-park, London, and
Levant House, St. Ilelen's-place, London, merchant
Whitmore, Esq., Director of the Great Western (Irish), and

the Worcester and South Wales Railways
Than. Davies, Esq., The Austens, Handsworth, Stafferdshire
David Barnett, Esq., merchant, Birmingham
Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Smith Whilock, Esq., Birmingham
John Boulton, Esq., Birmingham
Bell Elcock Fletcher, Esq., M.D., Birmingham

Thomas Boilman Uptll, Esq. Biriningham
Edward Rabone, Esq., Smethwiek Hall, Staffordshire
Theophilus Richards, Esq., Edgbaston, near Birmingham
Thomas Pemberton, Esq., Wharstone House, near Birmingham
Capt. 3Pnougal, Fir Grove, North Brixton

John Anderson,, Esq., Honourable East India Company's Service,
Euston-place, Euston-square, London .
Sir William White, Director of the Church of England Insurance
Company
J. Griffith Frith, Esq., Director of the Londonderry and Coleraine

hallway, &c. &c.
John Johnson, Captain, R.N., Edgbaston, Birmingham
George Edwards, Esq., Birmingham

Hercules Hanes bunCOcks, Esq., Manor House, Kempsey, Gloucei-

'tershire
William Edwards, Esq., Aston, near Birmingham
John George Norbury, Esq.' Manchester House, Atherstone, Direc-
tor of the Tean and Dovo Valley and South Staffordshire Railways
Geo. Frederick Gregory, Esq., Seacombe, Cheshire
James Russell, Esq., Endwooki Court, Handsworth, Staffordshire
.

Thomas E. Davies, Esq., Benefield House, near BirMinghani.
John Russell. Esq., Plandsworth, Staffordshire

Lieutenant-Colonel Eirington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Director of the
Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Junction, and Leeds and
Liverpool Railways
Joshua Horton, Esq., Atna iron-works, Smethwick, Staffordshire
Richard. Underhill, Esq., Birmingham
R. B. Williams, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Di.
rect, the Leicester and Tamworth Junction, and the Leeds and
Liverpool Railway Companies
(With power to add to their number.)
ACTING ENGINEER.—E. J. Maude, Ssq., C.E.
JOINT SOLICITORS.
J. Graham, Esq., 60, Moorgate-street. London.
Richard Ford, Esq., 28, Essex-street, Strand, London.
LOCAL AGENTS.

Birmingham—W. 11. Reece, Esq., New-street ; and C. IL Jagger,

Esq., New-street.
BANKED'S.
Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co., London.
Messrs. Atwood, Spooner, and Co., Birmingham.

This short but very important Line of Railway will commence at
the nearest point on the Trent Valley Railway to the City of Lich-
field, and proeee.l through a rich and populous country, by Shenstone,
Sutton Cohitield, and Erdington, to the town of Birmingham.
The length of the Line will be only about sixteen miles, and a
glance at the map will suffice to show the very numerous advan-
tages which this Railway offers. The projected " South Union Rail-
way," from Manchester, joins or falls into the Trent Valley Railway
just below Lichfield, and, proceeding along the Trent Valley Line,
via Tamworth and Rugby, will form the shortest and most direct I
route from Manchester to London, but will leave Birmingham on the
west, which can only be reached by the circuitous route through
Tamworth, a distance of twenty-five miles.
The proposed Birmingham and Lichfield Railway will effect an ex-
tension of the South Union, North ,Staffordshire, and other projected
Railways, from Lichfield in a direct Line to Birmingham, and thus
save no less than nine miles in the twenty-five, and constitute the
shortest and best line between Manchester and Birmingham yet de-
vised,
As to the returns to be expected for the capital embarked, it is
Sufficient to mention, that in addition to the very large income" ar s-
ing. from the local passenger and goods traffic (the latter of which is
very great, as most of the agricultural supplies of Birmingham, the
emporium of the Midland Counties, and its densely populated neigh-
bourhood, are derived from the vicinities of, and must pass along this
Line), every passenger direct from Manchester to Birmingham must
necessarily proceed along the projected Railway, should either of the
Inea from Manchester to Lichfield be made.
This lithe will also form the nearest route from Derby and the
North to Birmingham.
The Capital proposed to be raised is 300,0001., in 15,000 Shares of
201: each. A deposit of 21...21. per Share will be required to be paid
Upon the allotment, to the credit of the Directors with the Bankers
Of the Company.
No call will be made until the Act of Parliament shall be obtained,
and power will be taken in the Act to allow Interest at 41. per cent.
per annum, upon the amount of each call, from the date of payment
until the opening of the line, and Subscribers will not be answerable
beyond the amount of their Shares.
The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract, which
shall contain a clause-empowering the Directors to amalgamate with
any other Railway now formed, or to be formed, to extend or make
Branch Lines, or transfer, mortgage, or dispose of the present un-
dertaking for the benefit of the Company, as they may deem proper,
will be ready on the day fixed for- the payment of deposit, and will
be required to be executed when the bankers' receipts are exchanged
for certificates of Scrip ; and the shares of any Subscribers making
default in the execution of those deeds within the time limited, of
which fourteen days' notice will be given, will be absolutely forfeited.
No application for ehsres can he attended to, unless accompanied
by a reference to a member of the Provisional Committee, one of the
Solicitors, Agents, or a Banker.
Forms of application for shares, copies of the proepeettui, and a,
map of the line, may be obtained at the temporary offices of the
Company 60, Moorgate-street, London ; from the Solicitors from
jjonai Agents ; from Mr. B. B. Williams, 17, Throgmorton-street,
London ; from Mr. W. H. Collis, 104, New-street, Birmingham ;
Messrs. Ludlow, Brothers ; and Messrs. Pownall and Worthington,
Liverpool ; Mr. Barlow, Manchester ; Messrs. Robinson and
Furlay, Leeds ; Mr. Thomas Evans, Milsom-street, Bath ; Messrs.
Xllgood And Harrison, Leicester.
BIRMINGHAM AND LICHFIELD RAILWAY.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. _ _

To the Provisional Cpmmittee of the Birmingham and 'Llchliela

Railway Company.

Gentlemen,—I request you will allot me Shares of 201.
each in the above Company;:and I undertake to accept the same, or
such smaller number as may be allotted to me, and to pay the de-
posit of a. 2s. per share thereon, and to execute the Subscribers'
eetternent and Parliamentary contract when required.
Dated We day of 1843.
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