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London, England, 1845-10-03 00:00:00

IRECT WESTERN RAILWAY,
with diverging lines to BATH and BRIDGWATER.
(Provisionally Registered.)
S'otice is hereby given, that no further Appltcations for Shares in
thin Company Will be received after Tuasnav, the 7th of October, inst.
T. SA.UNDERS, Secretary.

Poultry, London, Oct• 1, 1845.

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LIE OXFORD, NEWBURY, ANDOVER,
. MANCHESTER, AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION
WAY COMPANir.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 600,0001.. in 30,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
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COMMITTtiI OF -MANIGEMENT.
Chairman--Ralph Etwall, Big., M.P. for Andover
Deputy-Chairman—Richard Birley, Esq., Manchester
George Peel, Esq. William Lankester, Esq.
John Thomas Price, Bt.q. Richard Jordan, Esq.
George Royie Chappell, Esq. Henry Buchan, Esq.
George Laishley, Esq. John Reeves, Esq.
Robert Ogilen,'Esq. Henry Clark, Esq., M.D.
Thom
Hamilton, Esq. John Parsons, Esq.
JOhathan Beaver, Esq. WillLlin Etwall, Esq.
ICotics is hereby given, that no further applications for shares hi this
Company will be received after TtrEsDAI next, the 7th October.
By order of the -Committee of Management,
J. L. FERNANDEY, Secretary.
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tiWik'NDltAgrH VALE and WELSH
Juice.rityg RAILWAY.
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(Provisionally Registered.)
PRELIMINARY ANNOtTNCEMENT.

This railway is proposed to be made with a view to its forming a
junction in the most important part of SoutUVales with three other
projrctel lines. viz., the South Mee% the Welsh Midland, and the
o th and South Wales, whereili- communication will be formed with
North Wales and Ireland, London, Bristol, Gloucester, Woreaster,,
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Lirnihthamn, Manchester, Liverpool. and the whole of the northern
manufut taring 111,trittg, and also with the coasts of Devon and Corn-
wall, and will accommodate the following towns in thevicinity of the
Enc. Landillo, Llangadock, Liandovery, Treertstle,'
Brecon, Ilay, Creekhowel, .41.1.ver*svenny, Merthyr Tythil,- Swansea,
Neat h, Lloughor, LlqnnellngiOstily, Langhorne, St. Clears, Narboth,
llaverfordwest, MllThrd, 'Van, Newcastle Emlyn, Pembroke,
her Majesty's Dockyardne , and the fashionable watering-places
of Aberystwith, Teeby, Lanstephan, and the Ferry-side.
A prospectus, with a list of the Provisional Committee. Will be
pu'AishNi in a few days.
Ail applications to be made to the undersigned Solicitors to the
promoters of the Bill.
WIRE and CHILD, 9. St. Swithinss-lane, Louden
VAUGHAN and BEVAN, Brecon.

THE DIRECT LONDON, PORTSMOUTH,
AND CHICHESTER, AND DIRECT PORTSMOUTH
AND CHA.THAII RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
VIA REIGATE.
• Capital, 1,700,0001, in 85,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
PIIOVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Egmont, of Cowdray Park, Susses
Colonel George Wyndham, of Petworth House. Sussex
The lion. and Rev. L. Vernon Harcourt, of West Dean, Susses
The Right lion. Lord de Lisle, of Penshurst, Kent
The Right Hon. Lord Pelham Clinton, of Carleton Villas, Maida-hill
The Right lion. Lord Ressmore, of the Dell, Windsor
Sir Charles William Taylor, Bart., of Hollycombe House, Sussex
The lion. Robert Gore, 31. P., of 21, Wilton-crescent
The Hon. William M. Dawson, Poole Lodge, Dorset
The lion. Staftbrd Jernlngharn, Brook-street,
The lion. Percy Freke, 3, Belgrave-square
Sirs William Young, Bart., 7 Weetbourne-street, Hyde Fark, Director
of the East India Company
Sir James Eyre, of 11, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square
Sir James Carmichael, Bart., of 40, Sussex-gardens
Sir Robert Schomburgh, of New Kingston, Surrey
Moward Elphisstone, Esq., M.P., of Eaton-place, Di rector .a the
Direct Western Railway Company, the Thames Embankment
Company. Bro.
William Ilulkeley ilughee, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid-
land Railway
Robert Wynne Williams, Esq., Director of the Nottington and Gains-
borough Railway •
Lee Stoore, Esq., of Jay's Park, Surrey
Captain Charles Shirley, of Midhnrst, Sussex
Lleitt.-Cplonel Eden, 1, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-erinare
AndrewwBpottiswoode, Esq., of Broom Hall, Surrey
Admiral John Ayscough, of Prospect-place House, Southampton
Lancelot Archer Burton, Esq., of Woodlands, Entsworth, Hants
Charißt Dixon, Eel., of Stanstead Park, Sussex
Arealbald Douglas Stewart, of Bruton-street
E. T. Dayrell, Esq., 18, Old Cavendish-street, High Sheriff of Buck-
Inhamshire
Colonel Henry Dundee Campbell, of North-end Honer" rotiOnlOtly‘
Deputy-Lieutenant for Hants
Major Snow, of 4, Old Cavendish-street
The Bev. Henry Garrett Newland, of Westbeurne Rectory, Saseez
Francis Lyions Price, Esq.. of Sydenham, Kent, Director of the
Sltropthire Mineral Railway
James Beech, Esq., of Brandon Hall, Warwickshire
George Grantham, Esq., of Barcombe-place, Flumes
Charles Hurst, Esq., of Midhurst, Susses
George Harrison, Esq., F.S.A., 7, Harleyford-place, Knuth:roe
Frederick Clarkson, of Tottenham, Directors of
Robert Chapman, Beg., of I, Park-place, Regent's the Great
Park. Manchester
William Watson Prole, Esq., of Thurlow-square, Railway
Brompton, Company
Thomas Chitty, Esq., of 8, Upper Gower-street, Barrister-at-Law,
Director of the Bermingham and Leicester Railway Company
John Rawson, Esq., Stoney Boyd, Halifax, Deputy-Lieutenant for the
West Riding of Yorkshire •
James Reeves, Esq., Layton, Essex
John Napper, Esq., of Hold House, Surrey
Stephen Louden, Esq., of Lindfleld, Sussex
George Barker, Esq., of Stilland, Sussex
Janis Hitchins, Esq., of Lincoln, Director of the Manchester
Southampton hallway Company
Lewis Pocock, Esq, of Montague-street, Russell-square
Thomas Neale, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey
Samuel Relf, Esq., of Reigate, Surrey
Thomas Nestle. Esq., Jun. of Reigate, ghrrey
John Loess, Esq.' of Varridall-hill. Haslerners
Thom& Bowles, Esq., of 311dhutst, Sussex
Edward Dsmbleday; F F.L.S., of Great Surrey-street, Director of
the Ruely, Warwick, and Worcester Railway •
William Hardy, Esq., F.S.A., of Croydon, Surrey, Director of Me-
tropolitan Junction Company
John Davidson. EN., of Trotton-house, near Midhuret
Edinund Sadler, Esq., of Bepton, Wises
Anthony Dickson, Esq., Edringtou-house, near Berwick-upon-
Tweed
Joeeph bade, Esq., of Clapham Common
William Watson, Esq., of Barn-grove, Roxburghslaire, Director of
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company
Samuel Brown, Esq., of Clapham
Joel& Scales, Esq., of 3, Dunster-court. Mincing-lane, and Upper
(leon '
Jo h)) Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., of 30„ Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park,
Director of the Reading and Reigate Railway Company
John -llelbert Holbert, Esq., of Gloucester-plain, Director of the Lei-
cester and Birmingham Railway Company
Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., of Clopton House, Stratford-on-Avon,
Director of the Warwick and London Railway Company
Captain William Cousins, of Compton-street, Brunswick-square, Di-
rector of the Doncaster and Goole Railway Company
Captain Frederick Chamfer, of Halkin-street, Belgrave-equate, Di-
reotor of the Tampons and Hazebrouck Railway
Jaw, Barnett, Esq., of Cheltenham. Coroner of the county of Glou-
"meter
John Moreton Cottle, Esq., of Leamington, Director of the Coventry.
and Birmingham Railway Company
John Brightman, Esq., of Regency-square, Brighton, Director of the
Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company
William Spooner, Esq., of Chapel-street, Itelgrave-square, Director ot
the Newcastle and Liverpool Railway Company
Ale'catritier Greig, Esq., of Lowndes-street, Itelgrave-smutre, Director
of the ling'sy, Warwick, and Worcester Railway
Captain Trophinrus Hedges, of 65, Connaught-terrace, Hyde Park,
Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company
George Parbury, Esq., of 37, Russell-square, Director of the Manches-
ter and Rugby Railway Company
George It. Peppercorns, Esq., of Bexhill, Sasses, Director of the
Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester Railway Company
Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., of Lothbury, Director of the Rugby,

Warwick, and Worcester Railway Company
Benjamin Franklin, Esq., of 5, Harley-street
Bev. F. H. Hall, 1).D., Rector of Fulbourne, Cambridgmhire
Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrathel, Herefordshire
W. Woode, Esq., of Chilgrove, Sussex
Henry Morley, Esq., of Midhurst, Sussex
William Gambier, Esq., Sacombe Park, Herta
C. A. 'Tulle, Esq., of Totteridge Park, Herts
James Peard Ley, Esq., Seyton Ironworks, Whiteitaven
John Inglis Jerdein, Esq., 150, Piccadilly
H. E. Downier), Esq., of 47, Upper Bedford-place, Dltector of the
Cambrian and Grand Junction Railway -
Davi•l Hountague, Esq., of Regent's-park
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Ludgate-hill, Director of the Wavelike?
Valley Railway Company
James Gernon, Esq., Director of the London and NottinghaM Rata•

way Company
'fames Macmillon, Esq., Southampton
Rev. Cecil Greene, A.M,, of Ifidhurst
Rey. Charles Edward Twyford, of Trotton Rectory, Flusiex
-Major Jams Adair, Director of Church of England lusstra

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Company
Captain Ch ales Frederick Parkinson, of Manchester, Director of
the .Manchester snd Southampton Rano , Managing Director of
the W•ast Lancashire Railway, and of th auchester, Wigan, and
Southport Railway
YON= Sykes, Esq., of Manchester, Director of CHtheroe dstmction

hatlway
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John Clark Prescott, Esq., of Manchester, Director of Oxford, South•
atnpton, and Gosport Railway, and of Macclesfield and Rudd
Railway
Henry Farrington, riaq., of Manchester, Director of Wigan. and
Southport Railway-, and of York and Lancaster Railway ..
Josechn4,4,Litrney Iligeon, Req., of Manchester, Director of Chester
rind Manchester Direct Railway, and of Manchester and Rugby
IZailway
Dotlicl Grant, Esq., of Springside, Bury, Laricaster,.Dtreet. or of Rem-
ington's Direct London and Manchester Railway, and of the
Liverpool, M,anclie,ster, and Newcastle-upon-Tyno Janotion
Railway
Iltiomas Townend, Esq., of the Polygon, Manchester, Director of
London and Manchester Direct Railway
Jo'm Burgess, Esq., of Manchester, lioronghreeve of Manchcoter,
InreePOr of the London and Manehester Direct Railway
Settle, and Carlisle utr,t
nol of the Manchester, Burnley,

Railway
James Shaw, Esq., of Salford, Lancashire, Director of the Manchester
and Riuhy l?a:lway
Edward Parrott, Esq., of tha Snttons, Romibrd
John George Hammond, Esq., Eascx-hoagie, Bow, Director of the
Direct Western Railway
Joseph Bishop, Esq., Director of the Blackwell Railway
Phillip itiecer, Esq., Euston-sqsare
Samuel Ellis Bristowe, Esq., Twythrd-hall, Derby
John Webster, Esq., 3.5, Mecklenburgh-sluare, Director of the Great
Grimsby, and Lincoln Railway
The names of other noblemen mad sigg demon will apifeer a
further advertisement, whose support jilt been promised to tho un-
der taki 'lg.

COMMITTOS OF MANAGEMBNT.
Samuel Brown, Esq. Edward Pan•att, Esq.
Frederick Clarkson, Esq. Wm. B. Hughes, Esq., M.T.
Robert Char man. Esq. Robert Wynne R Ahern, Esq.
Joseph Scales, Esq. IL R. Downmrn, Esq.
John Parkinson, Esq. David Montagriv, Esq.
ENGIVEEMS—Vessrs. Dmyson, of No. 2, Palace-yard, We,tmineter.
SouciT4its TO TUE COMPANY—MVAN. Pontifea and Moginle, 5, St
Andrew's-court, Holborn, London.
liAsounw —The Commercial Bank of Loudon, Lothbury

1.11/rAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Rhoades and Greene, solicitors, Chichester
Thomas Hart, Esq., solicitor, Reigate
WiMara Minchin, Esq., solicitor. Portsea and Portsmouth
Thomas Hill, Esq., solicitor, Chatham
Daniel Smart, Esq., solicitor, Emsw•orth
Edwin Aldbory, Esq., solicitor, Mldhurst
Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Esq., solicitor, Westerhant.
SECSETART—Mr. John C. Sommers.

In submitting this undertaking to the public,
the promoters are
Inaneneed no lees by a conviction of its importance as a direct con-
fading lino between the important towns pf Chichester i and
c
Ports-
mouth and the metropolis, titan by its greed national importance in
and
affording a direct communication between the two great military
naval arsenals of Great B Itain•—Portsmouth and Chlitham• •
Tiljesprojecte4 undertaking, by proceeding to the two termini at
Mr.-looter and Portsmouth. will extend the facilities of oomMunlat• •
tion with the coast branches of railways along the south of England,
conneeting itself with Brighton to the eastward, and Southampton
towards the west. By the main line failing into the Brighton Rail
way tpe advantage of two termini in London will be secured—the '
one at the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other at London-bridge—the
latter of which, from its proximity to the Custom 'louse, and the
several.aoees on the Thames, is acknowledged to bo the best position
for a Lohdon terminus for merchandise of all descriptions.
'lle line of railway intended to be constructed by this Company will
Continence at or near the Redhill station nett: Reigate, en the Lon-
don and Brighton Railway, a distance of 21 miles from Load= •
bridge.
411 its Course to Portsmouth It will pass through or near Reigate,
ewdigate, Cupel, Ockley, Ewhurst, Rudgwick, Cranley, . Alfold;
Billinghurst, Wisborongh-green, Plaistow, Haslemere. Chiddingfold,
North Chapel, Kkiford, Petforth, 311,1hurst, Chulgrove, Stoughton
Ractott, 3.lrestbourne, and Emsworth, at or near which last-mentioned
ype this projectedli e will join the ChMh stet and Portsmouth Rail-
way tortemouth.
lino A blanch is proposed to be made from Dorking Cc, join the main
at7r near Caput.
tu this course the entire distance to travel between London and
Portlnioutla will be ahrldged to 73 miles, a distance considerably
shorter than that by which any lino hitherto projected betwees
London aud Port-mouth has proposed to passe and also pitmen%
a roete more populous and productlys_than any hitherto presented
to public notice. It will involve the construction of only 44 miles (If
railway to comulete the course between the Redkill station (near
Reigate) and Eithworth.
Froneper.alon to Reigate by the London and Brighton
Railroad is •
tou,s.
The Junction to be made by this Company is . .
From the paint near Emsworth to Portsmouth by the
Chichester and Portsmouth Railway is .• • ......

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Total distance from London to Portsmouth

••• • • • 73 miles,

From Chi Wove a line, of seven miles will be constructed, and
„which e; u ace Chichllter in direct communication with London.
; c saween Chichegbr and Lendon by this ronto will be
62, Inilcs, (in, trains will pun direct between London and Chichcisttr:
Inasmuch as the existing Lino a railway to Dover brauchea OS
from the London, awl Brighter! lailroad at Reigate, .thit-prejeCted