The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-04 00:00:00

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Worcester and Leominster

Railway.

Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares of
201. each in the above railway; and I hereby undertake to accept
the same or any less number you may allot we, and to pay the
deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary
Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required.
Dated this day of September, 1845.
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LYONS and AVIGNON RAILWAY
WITH A BRANCH TO GRENOBLE.

(COMPAGNIE CHASTELLUX.)
Capital, 110,000,000 f. (4,400,0001.) in 220,000 Shares of 500 f.
(201.) each.
Of which one-half is subscribed in France, and the other half is to be
subscribed in England.
Deposit, 41. per Share.
To provide the usual caution money required by the French Govern-
ment, which will be returned without deduction in case this Com-
pany shall not become the lessees of the railway.
11. Le Comte de Chastellux, Pair de France, President.
DIRECTORS IN FRANCE.
Le General Comte Friant, Aide-de-camp du Roi
Le Marquis de Dion
Le Comte Lanjuinais, Pair de France
M. Cordier, Depute
M. Edouard Caillard, Administrateur des Messageries Generales
M. Daullee, Lieut.-General du Genie
M. Monternault
31. De Lespinasse, Depute
Le Marquis de Graves
Le General de Toloze
Le Compte Alphonse de L'Huillier D'Orcierea
M. D'Orient de Bellegarde
M. Guillaume
M. Coste, Chef de la Maison Berthod, Neveu et Coste de Chalon

sur Saone
Le'Comte de Sieyes, Depute.

DIRECTORS IN ENGLAND.

James Aikin, Esq., Liverpool, Director of the London and South.

Wi stern Railway
John David Barry, Esq., Paris, Director of the Orleans and Boor.

deaux Railway
Thomas Cooke, Esq., Manche s•er, Director of the London and Bir•

mingham Railway
William Jackson, Esq., Birkenhead, Chairman of the Chester and

Birkenhead lta'lway
R. W. Kennard, Esq., London, Director of the Northern and Eastern
Railway
William 111‘Kenzie, Esq., Paris and Liverpool, Contractor for Public

Works
Richard Paterson, Esq., London, Chairman of the Northern and

Eas.ern Railway
William Reed, Esq., Paris and Twickenham, Director of the Paris
and Rouen and Rouen and Havre Railway
George Stephenson. Esq., C.E.
Sir Joshua Walmsley, Liverpoool.
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY—No. 11, Old Jewry Chambers, London.
BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn and Co., Lombard-street ; Sir Claude Scott,
Bart., and Co., Cavendish-square.
BANKERS IN LIVERPOOL—Union Bank of Liverpool.
BANKERS IN MANCHESTER—MeSSFS. Cunliffe, Brookes, and CO.
ENGINEER IN CHIEF— Robert Stephenson, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Bevan and Anderson, 2, Adelphi-terrace,

London.
SECRETARY—H. Mimardlere, ESQ.
The line from Lyons to Avignon is to be constructed under the law
of the 16th July, 1845, which is to be made by the Company, and to
be completed within folir years from the date of the Ordinance con-
firming the adjudication.

The Government reserves the power of purchasing the lease at the
expiration of nineteen years from the tadjudication, paying for the
residue of the term to the Company an annual sum, calculated on the
average of the nett proceeds of the five best of the preceding seven
years, but not in any event less than the nettproceeds of the last year
of the seven.
The Company will be constituted a " Societe Anonyme."
The adjudication of the Line will probably not be delayed beyond
the present year.
If the lease be obtained on favourable terms (and no other terms
will be sought or accepted by this Company), the Line will be a most
valuable one. It forms the only remaining link in the great chain
between the German Ocean and the Mediterranean. The local traffic,
especially of merchandise, is already very great, and with the aid
and development to be given by the railway, will be far greater. The
Rhone cannot compete with the railway, because, although navi-
gable one way, its extreme rapidity renders it practically innavi-
gable up the stream.
It has been considered desirable to associate for the English direc-
tion persons of acknowledged practical skill and experience in the
construction, working, and management of railways, and it cannot
be denied but that this object has been attained.
The Directors take all requisite powers for conducting and con-
cluding negotiations with the French Government, tendering for and
accepting'a lease, and generally enabling them to carry out what-
ever they may deem expedient in the interest of the Company.