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London, England, 1845-10-11 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS OF THE

RHONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION
RAILWAY, OLAMORGANSHIRR.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Prontoted with the sanction and support of the Right Hex. the Earl

of Dunraven.
capital, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 261. oack.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
Viscount Mare, 31. P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan
Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, Bart., H.P., Foxley, Herefordshire
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds Mid

London Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Kees Newydd, Chairmax of the North Wales
Railway
lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire
Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn Rouse, Cardiff
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, thettekl, Director of the litief-

led and ManChesier Railway
Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square
John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director et the Rugby and Worcester

Railway
The Rev. James Cozens, Tnys Plwm, Glamerganshiro
Edward Cotton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of
the Commereial Bank
Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimiand's-house, Cowbridge, Director of

the Vals of Neath Railway
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Direstor sf the Cambridge
and Lincoln Extension Railway
George Dennis, Esq., Director sf the Great Leeds and London Direct
Railway
Richard Mitten, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction

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Railway
William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire
Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and

Worcester Railway
The Rec. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and No. 7, Man pester.

square
Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton-square and Court Herbert, near

Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire
Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire
John J. Barris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshiro
John Hopkins, Esq , Killely, Glamorganshire
William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter of
the South and Midlands' Junction Railway
John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby,
and Southampton Railway
Vero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the
South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York aid Lancaster Railway
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire
William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the
National Provincial Bank of England
James Macldrdy, Esq., City of London Club
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean
Railway
Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoli's Inn-
fields, Director of the Rennet and Aven Canal
William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk
Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire
James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire
James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct,
and South and Midlands' Junction Railways
John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff
Edward Beard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall, clamor-
ganshire
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Benry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London
Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, aid Bread-street-
hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway
John Williams, Esq., Furnivars Inn, London, and Lianfihangel,
Denbighshire
Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(With power to add to their number).
MANAQINC COMMITTEE.
VISCOUNT ADORE, Chairman.
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N.
William Bradley, Esq. Crawshay Bailey, Esq.
Jokn Randall, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Gronow Richard Kelly, Esq.
James Morrison, Esq. The Rev. H. R. Fowler
William Simpson Potter, Esq. Samuel R. Pratt, Esq.
Nichol Came, D.C.L. Henry James, Esq.
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq.
(With power to add to their number.)

STANDING Col:num.—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple,
SOLlcaott—W. E. James, Esq., 6, Basingliall-street, London.
DANKERS.
Commercial Bank of Loudon
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff.
Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff.
Eriamazi—Charles Edward Bernard, Esq.
SECBETAar —John Petherick, Esq., pro tem.

This Railway is projected fir the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Vallies, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis-
tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district,
one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is si
Present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable
products.
It will pass througk the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in Im-
mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and,
obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition
to its being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at Mer-
thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very
best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de-
scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super-
sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of
traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested,
as Las been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or
canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other
less promising Tallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele-
brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro-
ductions.

An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu-
facture *l* iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by
means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any other
line.

This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales
of Ely and Rhondda a mach desired communication with the great
market town aid port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they nay
be said to be almost excluded.
It is intended that the line shall commence at Bitten Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass
between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it
will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a Ihrther distance of
six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the
South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most
advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports in the
Bristol channel.
A preliminary survey has already bun read• by competent par-
ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable
gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the
works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ca-
pital.
The landowners along the line are favourable to tkis imlertaking,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on tke
Provisional Committee.
No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de-
posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount et
his subscription.
Until an Ast of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds
of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma-
tion, and in the preparation of the plans aid sections to be submitted
to Parliament.

hereby
Powergi be
ththsepirplianedafgoir in
Managing Directors
etoArssast (and in the timalmseeaannyadediis_
tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make
branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or
otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi-
nate the first Director+, of the Company.
In the allottment of Shares, a preference will be given to
landowners on the lino and other parties locally interested.
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