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London, England, 1845-10-02 00:00:00

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D IRE CT WESTERN RAILIVIAT
(Upon the Broad Gauge),
From London to the La itEs-end ; with Diverging Lines to Bath and
Bridgewater respectively.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 3 000 000/. in 120,000 Shares of 251. eacb.
Deposit, 21. 125. 6d. per Share.
Offices, 20, Poultry, London.
PROVISIONAL COILMITTEE.
The Right Holt. the Earl of Camperdowu, Sidney-place, Bath
The Viscount Mandeville, Kimbolton-park, Hunts
Lord James O'Bryen, Royal-crescent, Bath
Lord William Powlett, Bath, and Downham-hall, Brandon, Suffolk
General Sir John Slade, Bart., 3funtys Court, Taunton
Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, Somerset
The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., Director of the South Mid-
land Railway, Brookes' Club, St. James's-street
Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Bart., Everly House, Pewsey, Wilts
Sir Henry Wobbe, Bart., 105, Pall-mall
Frederick Hodgson, Esq., M.P. for Barnstaple, 3, Carlton Gardena
Howard Elphinstone, Esq., M.P., 19, Eaton-place, London
Ralph Neville, Esq., M.P., Hill-street, Berkeley-square
Charles Barry Baldwin, M.P., 6, Parliament-street
Hon. Percy Evans Treks. 3, Belgrave-square
Thomas Nugent Vaughan, Esq., 32, Grosvenor-place, London
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the
Sheffield and Manchester, and Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway
Companies
Sir Robert Price, Bart., 1l P Foxlay. Herefordshire
Sir John Cave Brown Cave Bart Kaailworth, Warwickshire
Sir William Young, Bart., Westbourna -green, Hyde-park, East India
Director
John Clark, Esq., Bellofield House, near Trowbridge, Wilts, Magis-
trate for the counties of Wilts and Somerset
Alfred Batson, Esq., Ramsbury, Wilts, and Upper Bedford-place
Major Hunt Grabbe, Eastwell House, Devizes
John Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker
John Loyd Sealy, Esq., Bridgwater, banker
William Adair Bruce, Esq., Lansdown-crescent, Rath
Sir John Key, Bart , 9, King's Arms-yard, Alderman of the City of
London, Director of the Direct Manchester and London and Direct
Liverpool and Leeds Railway Company
Thomas Faracomb, Esq., Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street, Alderman
of the City of London, and Director of the London and Westmin-
ster Bank, and of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidder-
Waster Railway
Thomas Challis, Esq., Enfield, Alderman of the City of London
Edward Rarrisson Barwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North-
ampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway, and Director of the
South Midland Railway
Joseph Armitage, Esq.' 3flin's Bridge Home, Huddersfield, Deputy
Lieutenant and a Magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire,
Chairman of the Pladdorstleld and Sheffield Railway
William Gordon Thomson, Esq., 33, Gloucester-road. Hyde Park,
Director of the Nortitanspton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, and
South Midland Railways
Donald Maclean, Esq., 37, Brunswick-square, London, Deputy
Chairman of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway
Thomas Lawrence, Esq., 3, St. Mary Axe
Philip W. Courtney, Esq., Chapel-street, Belgrays-square, London
Millis Coventry, Esq., Whitehart-court, Lombard-street
Barnet L. ;Philips, Esq., Cornwall-terrace, Regent's Park, and
George-street, Mansion Mouse
Boswell Middleton Jalland, Esq., Holderness House, near Hull,
laspaty Lieutenant and Magistrate for the East Riding of Yorkshire
Charles Robert Coleman, Esq., Irongate Wharf
William Eines, Esq., Mincinglane, London, late Director of the
Devon and Cornwal Banking Company
:nutlet; Downes, Esq., Warwick-street, Charing-views, Director of
the South Midland ailway
Martin Stately, Esq., 6, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's Park, Landon,
Director of the üblin, Belfast, and Coleraine, and the South
Essex Railways
Francis Ede, Esq., 34, Great Winchester-street
John Addis, Esq., Rotherhithe and Mark-lane, London, Director of
the Central Terminus Railway, and of the Licensed Victuallers'
lire and Life Insurance Company
James Renshaw, Esq., Whitehart-court, Lombard-street, and West
Heath Rouse, Rath, Kent, Director of the South Staffordshire
Railway
Thomas Drane, Esq., Pall-mall, and St. Mary Church, Devon, Direc-
tor of the Bridport and Exeter, and Goole aud Doncaster Railways
Robert Bramwell, Esq., Brscabo Ironworks, Wrexham, and Cannons
street, London
A. G. Atkinson, Esq., Upper Gloucester-place, Regent's Park
George 3Platosh, Esq., 127, Seymour-street, Portman-square
Frederick Sony Flood, Esq., Alpha-road, Regent's Park, London
Major White, 105, Pall-mall, London, Director of the South Midland
Railway
Charles Bleaden, Esq., Conlsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the Li-
censed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance Company
J. G. Hammack, Esq., Essex House, Mile-end-road, Director of the
Licensed Victualler? Fire and Life Assurance Company
Patrick Fras. Johnston, Eaq., Great Cumberland-place
Joseph Bishop, Esq., Crescent, Minories, Director of the London and
Blackwell Railway Company
William Downing Bruce, Esq., F.S.A., 17, Charles-street, St. James's,
and Ripon
Cuthbert Woodcock, Esq., Grove-road, North Brixton
Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., 23, Bryanstone-street, Portman-
square, Director of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth, and
the Great Western Extension Railways
George Hammond Whalley, P,sq., 30, Pall-mall, London
William Hagan, Esq., 60, Baker-street, Portman-square
William Plreynton, Esq., Montpelier, Cheltenham, and Temple, Lon-
don, Director of the Leicester and Tamworth Railway
Richard Harris Purcell, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde Park, Lon-
don, Director of the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Railway
Company
Philip Baker, Esq., Enston-square, London, Auditor of the London
and Blackwall Railway Company
Charles James Heath, Esq., 6, London-street, Mark-lane
Captain R. N. Trowbridge, R.N., 11, Eaton-square
Anthony Ridley, 84q., Queen-square, Bloomsbury, a Director of the
St. Katherine Docks Company, and of the General Shipowners'
Soeie.y
William F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Belgrave-square
Charles Thomas Wards, Esq., Clopton House, Warwickshire, and
Litton Hoo, Bedfordshire
George Payne, Esq., Sulby Hall, Northamptonshire, and Charles-
street, Berkeley-square
James Beech, Esq., Brandon Hall, Warwickshire, and Grosvenor-
place, London
Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esq., Dromagit Castle, county Cork, Union
Club, Trafalgar-square, Director of the Killarney Junction Rail-
way C. inpany
Samuel Baker, Esq., Lyppiat Park, Gloucestershire, and London
William Congreve Russell, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Di-
rector of the Warwickshire and London Railway
Henry aradley, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire
John William Yerbury, Esq., Bolcombo House, Wiltshire, Captain 3d
Light Dragoons
Robert Main, Esq., Ravenshourno Park, Lewisham, and Trinity-
Claws, Londea,
Robert Millington, Esq., Ordsall Monte, Rettbrd, Nottinghamshire
Jabs ()Myatt Booth, Esq., Crouch Hall, Ilernaey
'Major-Gan. Martin White, Mariborongh-buildings, Bath
Rev. T. Harvey Ashworth, Burlyies House, seer Newbury, Berks
Col. iturslem, Harwood Lodge, Newbury, Berks
Major Kirwan, Great Pulteney-street, Bath
ift v. Dr. Godfrey, Grosvenor-place, Bath
want Cooper, Esq., Staverton, Wilts, Magistrate of the County
Henry Toogood Davis, Esq., Waterhouse, Wilts, Magistrate of the
County
Rev Chas. Fras. Damffside, Rector of Dual:erten, near Bath, Magis-
trate for Somerset
Richard Mortimer°, Esq., Chippenham, Wilts
George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Diming-
ham Railway Company
R. Wootten, jun., Esq., Banker, Oxford, Director of the Brxkingham
shire Railway and Wolverton Junction
Riehird Mortimore, Esq., Kingsruill, Collumpton
Rev. John Spienharn, Collumpton
Rev. R. A. Roberts, Rector of Kentisbere, Collumpton
(talie; Justice, Esq., Collumpton, Devon
Richard Marker, Esq., Urculm Cottage, Tiverton
Colonel Henry I)andas Campbell, North End House, Portsmouth
George Pearce, alsq., Bradni itch House, near Collumpton
Win. H. Haleornb, Esq., Chilton, Hanger:ord, Chairman of the Berks
Unioa Banking Company
Wiliam :Talcomh, Esq., Marlborough, Manager of the Wilts and
Dorset Bank
Captain W. G. Maclean, R.N., Taunton
Robert Parsons, Req., Taunton
John Dalzell, Esq., llallingford, Barks
Thorium Carlisle, Esq. Clifton, Bristol
Joint Kerte Haber-ilea, Esq., Clifton, Bristol
Jams Troup, Esq., Hastings
John Robaon, Esq., Clifton, Bristol
John Morforil Cottle, Req., Clarendon-square, Leamington, Director
of Coventry and Leicester Railway
Joseph Knight, Esq., Leicester, Director of South Midland aid North-
ampton, lianbary and Cheltenham Railways
John Newton Mappin, Earl., Sheffield, Director of the Manohoster,
Sheffield, and Midland Railway Company
John Ridgeway, Esq., Cauldon -place, the Potteries, Staffordshire,
Director of the Manchester and Southampton Railway
James Burt, jun., Esq. Manchester, Director of the Chester and
Birkenhead, and Manchester and Southampton Railways
144wara Norris, Esq., Clairville, Manchester, Director of the Direst
Lontiom and Manchester, and North Cheshire Railway Companies
Joseph Nadia, Esa., Manchester, Director of the Manchester and

Wizen, and Manchester and Southampton Railways
Jninen Ogden, Esq., M.D., Salford
Sir William Lowthrop, Hun, Mag!strate for the East Riding of York
and for the borough of Hull, Chairman of the " Hull and Barnsley"
Committee, and Member of the acting Committee of the "Liver-
pool and Leeds Direct Railway Companies"
Joha Holford, Esq., ltusholin Hall, Manchester
C. N. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield, Deputy Chairman of the Headers-
gal and itheMeld, ani Director of the Halifax awl liradlerci
Colon Railway
Lherleg Bamford, jun., Esq., Hull, Director of the Hull and Barnsley
Janet ion
John Lillie, Esq., Manchester, Director of Manchester and South-
ampton Railway
John Robson, Esq., Hetton-le-Hole, Denham
Cornelius Randall, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Sheffield and
Manchester, and Chairman of the Manchester, Birkenhead, and
Midland Railway Companies
Ilia:16 Holmes, Esq., Liverpoo
Wm. B. Newbery, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Dudley and
Iron Bridge Railway Company
C. Apelehy, Egg., Broeinhill, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield and
Manchester Railway Company
Edwin Cadman, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Isle of Ely, Wisbeach,
and Lincolnshire Hallway, and Salisbury and Swindon Railways
John Ward, Esq., Machin Bank, Sheffield, Director of the Sheffield,
Rotherham, and Chesterfield Life Assurance-office
Woe. Thompson, Esq., Hppertherpe, near Sheffield, Director of the
Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway
Adderiey Howard, Esq., Mutton Wisbech, Director elite East Coast
Railway Company
Captain Bowker, It.N., Devonport
11. S. Bright, Esq., Hull, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds Di-
rect Railway
Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield Director of the East and West
of England Railway Company
John F4weett, Esq., Sheffield, Director of the Wakefield and Mar-
rewgsts Railway Company
William Marriott, Esq. Attercliff-terrace, Sheffield, Director of the
Isle of Ely, Wisheach, and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.
Thomas Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln, Director of the London and York
and East Lincolnshire Railways
John .Johnstone Hamilton, Esq., Liverpool
David Price, Req., Manchester •
William Hunter, Esq., Clarendon-square, Leamington
Rcv. 11. ff. Cottle, Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire
Major Wornuns, Clarence-square, Cheltenham
Edward Hall, Esq., Westbank House, Macclesfield, Director of 'the
South Midland and the Northampton and Cheltenham Railways
Henry Hubbersty, Esq., Bull
John Ostler, Esq., Hull, Director of the Hall and Barnsley Janette*
Henry Shaw, Esq., Fetter-lane
Zenry Sayer, Esq., Commercial-read, Linaehease, merchant
John Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square
John Horton, Esq., Moat Nouse, Brentwood, Essex
William John M'Cluire, Esq., Hampton Court
John Gray Wilson, Esq. Oxfbrd-terrace
_Capt. J. P. Macdougall, Grove, North Brixton, Surrey
W. J. Lefeuvre, Esq., Alderman and Magistrate ofieouthampton
Thomas Chas. Harr:lon, Esq., F R.S., York-terrace, Regent's Park
G. B. Bulbury, Esq., Leamington, Warwickshire, Director of the
Coventry and Leicester Railway
Captain Tringisara, R.N., Solyhull, Warwickshire
William Jenson Neale, Esq., King's Bench-walk, Temple
James Whitney, Esq., Shrewsbury
Henry Paul Harwood, Eaq., M.D., Sheffield
The Hon. F. Byron, 21, Eaton-place
William Higgins, Esq., Turvey, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
Sir Raymond Jarvis, Fair Oak-park, near Winchester, Deputy-Lieu-
tenant, and magistrate for the county of Hants
William Jackson, Esq., Birkenhead, Chairman of the Chester and
Birkenhead Railway
E. 11. Langworthy, Esq., Manchester
Thomas Sidney, Esq., Alderman, and Sheriff of London and Mid-
dlesex
Nathaniel Gould, Esq., Barge-yard, BacklershurY. and TaTistook-
square
Edmund Lionel Welles, Eeq., Cadogan-place, and West Monkey,
Surrey
Dunoan Dunbar, Esq., East India-road, full Lineehouse, Director of
the London Dock Company, the Marine Assurance Company, and
the General Shipowner's Society
William Jackson, Esq. Sheffield, Director of the Gosh and Doncaster
Railway
George P. Earle, Esq., Hull
Stephen Knowles, Esq., Exeter
W. Lawrence, P.m. Brixton
John Learmonth, Edinburgh, Chairman of the Edinhttrgh and
Glasgow, and North British Railway Companies
Wellington Ross Fie
, Montague-place, Russell-square,
Director of the,
ER.que.b. yarDea'etrisysq, and Manchester Railway
William Tanner,
Burley-street, Blackfriars
John Booth, Esq., Sherburn Gruen."-Durham
eEesq..,utgrWelnivell Grange, Durham
Matthew BenjaEramiu,
RSt°.l)s°Janm'
John Holmes,
Weymouth Railway, and York and 'L
Director of the Dorchester and
William G. Bernard, Esq.,
Clifton,
Bristol
Railway
Thomas Smallwood Rlchards,Exq- 59,1.
, Port
-a er-street
James Shaw, Esq., Salford, Manchester man-egem.„
N. M'Cann, Esq., Parliament-street. •
Henry Wenman Newman, Esq., Bristol, Magistrateforthat C tv
Deputy-Lientenant and Magistrate for the county of Gloucester
William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury
William Empson Jalland, Esq., Holderuess House, near Hull
Thomas Racket Massey, Esq., Newark-upon-Trent
Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Gainshorough,
Goole, and Isle of Axholme, and of the Wisbeach, Ely and Lin-
ealnshire Railways
William Ruston, Esq., Catherine-court, Trinity-square
G. Wingrove Cooke, Esq., Temple, Loudon
C. I. Selwyn, Esq., Exeter
Joseph Hopwood, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Exeter and Falmouth
Railway
Richard Compton, Esq., Eddlngton House, Hungerford, Barks, a
3faglatrate for the counties of Wilts and Berka
Henry Coa (oape, Esq., Goldhanger, Malden, Essex
Richard Davis, Esq., St. Helen's-place, Director of the South Midland
Railway