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London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

STANDING COUNSEL—H. Reddell, Esq. Temple.

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SOLICITOR—Francis Thomas Cell, Esq. Carlton Chambers, Regen
street.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Henry Norton, Esq. Uxbridge
William Blandy, Esq. High Wycombe
Messrs. Dudley and Son, Oxford.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENT.

This line of railway is proposed to commence at the city of Ox-
ford ; to pass through the towns of Theme, Princes Risborough,
High Wyeombe, and other intermediate places in the counties of
Oxford and Buckingham ; and to pass on through Uxbridge to
West Drayton, in the county of Middlesex, where it will join the
Great Western Railway.
From the town of Thame, through which it will pass, a railway
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has been projected to Aylesbury, which will, by means of the pre-
sent Aylesbury Junction, form a connection between the proposed
line and the London and Birmingham ; while other railways are
proposed, which will fbrther extend the communication to the pro-
posed London and York Railway (or any other which may be
carried northwards from London), to the Northern and Eastern,
and lastly to the Eastern Counties Railway. Thus the line at pre-
sent proposed will complete the communication (partially produced
by existing and other proposed lines) between Oxford and many im-
portant and populous places in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hert-
fordshire, and Essex, embracing the seaports and watering-places of
Mahlon, Colckester, and Harwich.
By the connexions formed with other railways, the various im-
portant and manufacturing towns and districts of the northern, cen-
tral, and eastern parts of the country will be placed within ready
access of Oxford, its immediate neighbourhood, and the west of
England generally, and this important object being effected by so
short a line, cannot fail to secure considerable profit, as the mercan-
tile anti agricultural traffic will be very great, as well as that of
passengers.

One very prominent advantage arising from the connexion with
the Le ndon and Birmingham Railway, will be the ready and cheap
uppl,"/ of coal in a district where this essential article is at present
exothitantly dear; and, as the consumption in Oxford only must be
very considerable, the carriage of it will prove an extensive source of
prof,t to the line.

- Uxbridge is the largest corn market in England; and the corn-
mu.nicatlng medium with that tows and the agricultural districts of
Brickinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and the surrounding counties,
nxust secure a large remunerating traffic.
At West Drayton, where this line will terminate, the Great
Western Railway furnishes the connecting link to the metropolis,
the emporium of the world ; other railways are already projected, In
a continuous direction with that of the proposed line, to the proposed
-London and Exeter Direct, and (crossing the river Thames) to the
South Western, the proposed Portsmouth Direct, and the Brighton
and Dover Railways. Thus Oxford and Its locality will be directly
connected by railway with the west of Middlesex, Kingston- on-
Thames, Dorking, Reigate, Brighton, and Dover; and, indeed,vith
the counties of Surrey and Kent generally, avoiding the delay, dis-
tance, and expense, resulting from the present route by way of
London.

But, by the connexion formed with the Great Western Railway
above alluded to, a most important object will be attained, namely,
a direct railway communication between Oxford and the metropolis,
"which cannot fail to secure the whole of the traffic Itom the one
place to the other, as the present line, formed by a junction with the
Great Western at Didcot, is very circuitous, and the route will be
shortened twelve miles or more. The proposed line may also be re-
garded as an extension of the projected lines from Oreord to Glouces-
ter
and Worcester, and of all other lines westward of Oxford, not
only towards the metropolis, but to the whole of the country and
various rat/ways to which it forms a communication.
Oxford, celebrated as a large and splendid city, and more espe-
cially as being the seat of one of our principal Universities, and con-
taining about 25,000 inhabitants, should undoubtedly be furnished
with a good railway communication, both with London and with
the country at large ; and as no line could be projected which would
embrace both these objects so extensively and successfully as the
present,. •there is every reason to believe the business done on it
will be considerable, and will yield considerable return on the capital
invested.

A large amount of local traffic may also be expected on the line, as
it will pass through a rich and populous tract of country, containing,
within six miles distance from the site of the proposed railway, about
150,00 3 inhabitants, who are yet, for the most part, unaccommodated
with •the advantages of a railway. This tract of country," being
chiefty of an agricultural character, highly cultivated and ;produc-
tive, a ready and cheap conveyance to Oxford and other market
town s in the immediate vicinity will be found very desirable.
There are no peculiar difficulties presented to engineering con-
structions along this line, the surface is comparatively level, and the
geological formation favourable ; the expense will be small compared
with that of many others, and the greatest portion of the line does
nut approximate any ornamental or residential property.
The usual powers will be applied for in the Act, to allow four per
cent per annum on all calls until the completion of the undertaking,
and no liability will attach to any subscriber beyond the amount of
his subscription.

Parties locally interested, and shareholders in the Great Western,
the Aylesbury, and Thame Railway, and other proposed lines in
conjunction with the present, to have the preference as applicants
for shares in this undertaking.
Applications for Shares on the printed forms, to be made to the
Solicitor ; to the Secretary, at the Company's offices ; to the Local
Agents ; or to Richard Haighton Wilkins, Esq. Stockbroker, 4,
Bank Chambers, London.

In all instances reference must be given to a member of the Corn.
mittee, a banker, or a solicitor of known respectability.

R. MORTON CALEY, Secretary.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Oxford, Thame, High
Wycombe, and Uxbridge Junction Railway.
Gentlemen—l request you will allot :me shares in the
above undertaking, and I hereby engage to accept the same, or any
less number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon,
and execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree.
ment when. required.
Dated day of

, 1845.
Name in full . .
Residence .•.••..• • • • • • • . .....
Business or Profession (if any) •• •
Reference. ....... • • • • • • • • ••
Usual Signature of Applicant.. • ..•

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rral; LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, and BUCK-
INGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Viet., cap. 110.
Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.
(Da compliance with the Standing Orders of the Houses of
Parliament.)
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
With ower toto their
The Bight Hon (Edwarpd Vernon (
Lord Suffieldnumber.)
The Right Hon. Henry Robert Lord Rossmore
The Right Hon. James Lord Dunboyne
The lion. George, Viscount Cnrzon, Penn-park, Bucks
Lord Sussex Lennox
The Bight Hon. G. L. D. Darner, M.P.
Edmund Francis Dayrell, Esq. High Sheriff of Bucks
Tim Hon. Henry Berkeley, M.P. Berkeley-house
The lion. W. Dawson Darner, Parkstone-lodge, Poole
The Hon. Percy Evans Freke, Grenadier Guards, 3, Belgrave
square
The Hon. Colonel Henry Hutchison, Weston, Northamptonshire
The Hon. Stafford Jerningham
The Hon. Cecil Lawless
The Hon. Michael W. Bellew Nugent, Higham Grange,, Leicester
shire
The Hon. Colonel Westenra,
The Hon. Henry St. John, 20, Bolton-street, Piccadilly
Count Bathyany, 5, Audiey-square, London
Sir Henry Seale, Bart.
Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart.
Sir William Drummond Stewart, Bart.
Sir William Twysden, Bart. 41, Dorset-street, London
Sir J. Eglinton Anderson, F.R.I.A. New Burlington-street
Sir James Annesley, Albany
Abraham Alexander, Esq. Lullington-house, Milverton, Warwick-
shire
James Beech, Esq. Brandon-hall, Warwickshire, and 15, Grosvenor-
place, London
Emile Benassit, Esq. 66, Mark-lane •
James Brand, Esq. New Broad-street, London
William Bradley, Esq. the Oaks, Sheffield
Henry Austin Bruce, Esq. Duffryne-house, Cardiff
William Downing Bruce, Esq. 17, Charles-street, St. James's-
square
Frank D. Bullock, Esq: Brentbridge-house, Hendon
George B. Millbury, Esq. Leamington, director of the Coventry,
Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Railway
Edward Burton, Esq. Milverton-house, Leamington
Edwin Cadman, Esq. Westbourne-house, Sheffield
George Gunning Campbell, Esq. 37, Montagu-square, London
R. Chapman, Esq. Coombe-lodge, Hants
Colonel Chency, C.B. Gaderby-hall, Leicester
G. A. H. Chichester, Esq. 15, Chesham-place, London
Edward Hyde Clark, Esq. Clarendon-square, Leamington, and Tick-
ford-park, Bucks, and Hyde Hall, Cheshire, director of the South
Midland Railway
Henry Coe Coapc, Esq. Union Club, London
John Morton Cottle, Esq. Clarendon-square, Leamington
Major John T. Croft, Deputy-Chairman of tile Chester and Man-
chester Railway
Nathaniel Cumberledge, Esq. 3, York-terrace, Regent's-park
John R. Dalby, Esq. Ashbourne
Lieutenant-Colonel Eirington, Scots Fusilier Guards, Wyndham-
place, London
Hubert De Burgh, Esq. West Drayton, Bucks
Menry 1). Erskine, Esq. 93, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square
The Rev. Henry Robert Fowler, Manchester-square, London
Francis Boyle Garty, Esq. Chepstow-house, Camberwell, director of
the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Railway
James Genion, Esq. 13, Conduit-street, London, director of the Lon-
don and Nottingham Railway
Joseph Gill, Esq. Potternewton Mount, near Leeds
Major J. R. T. Graham (late Scots Greys), Grove, Clapham-common
Charles Heneage, Esq. Cadeby•house, Lincolnshire, and 17, Pall-
mall ,London
Captain George James Hunter, Leamington, Warwickshire
William Hunter, Esq. 21, Clarendon-square, Leamington, Warwick.
shire
Thomas Kidley, Esq. M.D., Sheffield
Robert John Lattey, Esq. Claremont Villa, St. John's-wood
George Lawton, Esq. director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean
Railway
William Lowndes, Esq. Chesham, Bucks
James Macmillan, Esq. Southampton, Deputy-chairman of the
Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway
A. M. Macmoran, Esq. 58, Cambridge-street, Hyde Park-square
John Newton Mappin, Esq. Sheffield
Jacob 3lonteflore, Esq.
Major J. A. Moore, Queen Anne-street, London
Evan W. Morris, Esq. Penahury, Tunbridge, director of the North
and South Wales Railway
W. Nash, Esq. Clapham-common, Chairman of the Brighton, Loma.
and Hastings Railway
R. Oliveira, Esq. Upper Hyde-park-street, London
Samuel Parsons, Esq. Sackville-street, London
Matthew Pierpoint, Esq. Crown East, Worcester
William Raines, Esq. the Temple, Lyndon, director of the London
and Nottingham Railway
Cornelius Randall, Esq. Manchester
James Saunderson, Esq. Lansdown-place, Leamington, Warwick-
shire, and Castle Saunderson, Cavan, Ireland
Frederick William Seymour, Esq. St. James's-square, London
Thomas George Smith, Esq., Doughty-street, London
Captain William Tringham, R.N. Solyhull, Warwickshire
Joseph Underwood, Esq. Blackheath-park, Kent, director ofthe Com-
mercial Bank
Edward Welch, Esq. Leamington, Warwickshire
B. B. Williams, Esq. Wyndham-place, London
Henry Williams, Esq. Chalk-farm, London