The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-20 00:00:00

LoyDoN and - BRIGHTON RAILWAY
The Directors of the London and Brighton Railway Com-
pany herby give notice, that surveys are in progress, and the neces-
sary preparations are making to enable the Company to apply to-
Parliament in the next session for powers to execute a line of rail-
way from Lcwcs to the Port of Newhav en, in continua Con of the
line front the Brighton Railway at Keymer to Lewes.
London-bridge, Sept. 19, 1845

T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary.

ONDON awl BRIGHTON T
tH Ectry o
ia a REDUCTIONFARES.IITIOnk:HERREDUCTION RE of
RAILWAY.
The Company having made the requisite increase in their stock of
propose o
FARES, as notified by the Chairman at the General Meeting of
the Company on the 7th August last ; consequently, on and after the
Ist of October next, the Fares between London anu Brighton will be,
Single Fare. Day Ticket.
For Third Class, Parliamentary Trains.... • • 4s. 3d. ..
Third Class, Open Carriages.........:is. Od. • • 7s. 6d.
Second Class, En losed C.rriages •• • • 7s. 6d. I Is. 6d.
First Class, by 2 and 2% hour Trains .. 105. Od. • . 155. Od.
Fir•t Class, by Express Trains •.••• • • • .. 12s. 6d. • • 19s. Od.
Skcond Class, by Express Trains.. • • lOs Od. • • 155. Od.
A proportionate reduction will be made in the intermediate Fares
and Excursion Tickets.
The following Trains will be discontinued at the end of September :
The Train leaving Brighton at 7 40 r.nt.
• The Express Train leaving Brighton at 9 30 A.M. on Mondays.
The Express Train leaving London at 4 0 P.M. on Saturdays.
By order, T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary.
• Lon ton-bridge, Sept. 19, 1845.

RUGBY, WARWICK, and WORCESTER
RAILWAY.
Provisionally Registered.
Capital 900,0001., in 45,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Major-General Sir Love Jones Love Parry, Bart., K.C.8., Iliadryn
Park, Caernarvonshire
Sir William Henry Clarke, Bart., Baker-street, Portman-square,
London
Sir Henry. Webbe, Bart., Pall-mall, London
Sir Francis Shllekburgh, Bart., Pavilion, Hans-place, Chelsea, Shuck-
burgh Park, Warwickshire
Sir Henry Bromley Renner, Court Garden, Great Marlow, Bucks
William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &e., Alderman of
London; Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation,
and a Director cf the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester
Junction, the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth, the
North London Junction, and the London and Greenwich Railway
Companies
T. nagger, Esq., Northampton Directors of the South Midland and
Y. Freeman, Esq., Ditto Northampton, Danbury, and Chet-
Thomas Sharp, Esq., Ditto Mullion Railway Cempaaies
Arthur Ilayines, Esq., MetheunVilla, Provisional Directors of the
Leamington, South Midland' Railway
Mr. Alderman Porter, Northampton, 5 . Company
Joseph Wykes, Esq., Northampton
Jonathan Dunn, Esq., 113n:tends, Laneas'er, Director of the Lancas-
ter and Preston Junction and North Western Railway Companies
J. M. Cottle Esq., Leamington, Director of the Coventry, Nuneaton,
and Leicester Railway Company
John Gardner, Esq., Southam, Provisional Director of the Birming-
ham and Okford Junction Railway Company •
WilliaM Frederick Beadon, Esq., John-street, Berkeley-square, Lon-
don, Provisional Director of the Essex and Suffolk Railway Company
John Wheelton, Esq., Meopham Bank, Tunbridge, Kent, Director of
the Leicester and 'Bedford Railway Company
Captain William Cousins, Director of the Goole and Doncaster Rail-
way Company
Cornelius Nicholson, Esq., Cowanhead, Kendal, Provisional Director
of the Landaster and Carlisle, the York and Carlisle, and Manches-
ter and Southampton Railway Companies
James Beach, Esq , 15, Grosvenor-place, Lon- Directors of the South
d -
on, and Brandon Lodge, WarwickshireMidland Railway
George Buxton, Egg., Northampton Company
George Tate, Esq., Tewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Bir-
mingham and Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway
Companies
E. W. Mon:s, Esq., Grovehurst, Pembury,
Provisionalsoutliw,a:siraetclt:wrs 0
ro f
Kent
The Rev. D. Robinson, Brompton the Great North and
W. W. Mansell, Esq., Dorchester-place,
Blandihrd square, London
cesMr Railway
Robsrt Rising, Esq., The Shrubbery, Wor-
cester
John II radon, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Birmingham and
Oxford Jarrett:al Railway Company
John Satchel!, Esq., Warwick, Deputy Chairman of the Leamington
Board of Commissioners
Robert Chapman, Esq., Park-place, Regent's-park, Director of the
Great Manchester, ugby, and Southampton Railway Company
Henry Morgan, Esq., Bristol Directors of the
William Watson, Esq., Burn Grove, Roxburgh-Bristol and Exeter
shire 3ltailway Company
James Morrison, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, Provisional
Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway Company
Grey Ilazlerigg, Esq., Carlton Hall, near Great Glenn, Leicester,
Director of the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Company
Henry Patrick, Esq., 18, Montpelier-square, Brompton, and Upper
Forest, Swansea, Provisional Director of the Welsh Midland Rail-
way Company
Admiral Ayscough, Southampton
Mr. Sergeant Adams, Stanhope-place, Hyde-park
Mr. Norbert Atterbury, Thornby, Northamptonshire
John Burnett, Esq., Cheltenham, Coroner for the county of Glou-
cester
John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton
John htchards Burbidge, Esq., Surbitou Bill, Surrey
Charles Brandt, Esq., Leamingtonl
Captain Chamfer, Ilalkin-street West, Belgrave-square, London
Thennt.s Chitty, Esq , 8, Upper Gower-street, London
Peter Colston, jun., Esq., Husband's Bosworth, near Market Har-
borough
Thomas Farmer Cooke, Esq., Pestling Hall, Leicestershire
Edward Doubleday, Esq., F.L.S., Great Surrey-street, London
Thomas Henry Evans, Esq., 39, Lothbnry, and Mayor of Carnarvon
John Eyston, Esq., Welford, Northamptonshire, and Salford Hall,
Warwieshlre
Joseph Ellis, Esq., Glenfield and Leicester
Alexander Greig, Esq Lowudes-street, Belgrave-square, London
George Harper, Esq., Moss Fields, Salop
John Heinen Helbert, Esq., Upper Gloucester-street, London
William Hunter, Esq., Leamington
Captain George James Hunter, Leamington
Richard Parry Jones, Esq., Whitchurch, Salop
Mr. George Wortley-Lovell, Great Billing, Northamptonshire
William Laslctt, Esq., Worcester
William Marshall, Esq., Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
The Rae. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Herefordshire
Mr. Benjamin Payne, Leicester
James Watts reppercorne, Esq., Old Broad-street, and Dulwich,
Surrey
Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, 4, Parliament-street, London
J. Watson Prole, Esq., 31, Thurlow-square, Brompton
James Upfill, Esq., of the Green Bromyard, Herefordshire
James IVhitehurch, Esq., Southall', Netley Abbey, Rants Willem Williams, Esq.Guilsborough, Northamptonshire
Edward Welsh, Esq., Leamington
Edward Waddilove, Esq., Leamington
Mr. John IYoolston, jun., merchant, Wellingborough
(With power to add to their number.)
BANNERS.
London—The London and County Bank, Lombard-street
Northampton—The Northamptonshire Banking Company
Ilughy—Messrs. Butlin and Son
Leamington ILeamington Priors and Warwickshire Backing Corn-
War wick patsy
Southam
Worcester—Messrs. Farley, Lavender, and Co.
ENGINEER IN CIIIEF--JOhn Urpeth Rastrick, ESQ.

SOLICITORS.
London—Mr. George Weller, 8, King's-road, Bedford-row
Welford—Mr. George Pell, jun.
Leamington
Warwick -Messrs. Patterson, Haymes, Banbury, and Gardner
Southam
Worcester—Nr. R. T. Rea
Birmingham—Mr. T. R. T. Hodgson
SEcarranY—Mr. George IL Weller.

PROSPECTUS.
The object proposed by this railway is, as well to supply the wants
of the district through which it passes, as to complete the chain of
railway communication between the eastern and midland counties
and the western district, including the whole of North and South
Wales.
The country embraced by this line is of the richest description, and
thickly
this,populated.Ba
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counties,
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brought in direct communication with the mineral districts of
North and South Wales, the salt district of Droitwich, and the
river Severn.
The promoters of this line submit to the public, as a most import-
ant COLIFIdCratiOII, the abating of those causes of loss and inconveni-
ence which, riong the line of country over which this railway will
pass, are experienced from water carriage being from necessity at
present a principal mode of transit for heavy goods and merchandise,
and whielei n the winter season, is productive of the most evil con-
sequences to those engaged in commerce.
A manifest advantage to the Shareholders will be the extent of traffic
which will be secured and appropriated by the present undertaking,
in lieu of that which hitherto has been engrossed by the more
dilatory course of water carriage.
As a public advantage to the inhabitants generally of the
above-mentioned districts, the promoters submit that the equa-
lisation in prices of the produce and merchandise which the
opening of this line of railway is calculated to produce is of the high-
est importance, and one of the principal benefits which this and other
similar undertakings are aloe e capable of producing.
The prol•osed line will commence at Rugby, the terminus of the
Midland Counties and Trent Valley Railways, and also of the pro-
posed Rugby end Huntingdon Junction Railway, and proceed from
thence near to the towns of Leamington, Warwick, and Alcester, and
end at the City of Worcester. At Worcester this line will form a
junction with the several Welsh railways, the Shrewsbury, Wor-
cester, and Crewe Railway, and the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol.
verhampton Railway.
At Warwick it will unite with the Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion Railway, the Warwick and Cheltenham Railway, and the Lon-
don, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway.
And at Rugby with the London and Birmingham, the Midland
Counties, and the projected Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railway.
To the inhabitants of Rugby as well as to those of the Midland,
Eastern, and Northern Counties this line will afford a direct com-
munication with the fashionable towns of Leamington and Chelten-
ham, as well as the whole of the Western Counties.
To the inhabitants of Leamington and Warwick it will give a
direct communication with the City of Worcester and North and
South Wales, now so much needed.
And to the inhabitants of Worcester, in addition to providing the
nearest route to London via Warwick, it will be an outlet to the
Eastern Counties and ports, and afford great facilities for the increase
of the manufactories now carried on in that city.
The whole of the country has during the present month, August,
MS, been most carefully surveyed by the engineers, and they report
it to be free from engineering nifllculty, and well adapted for a rail•
way, and the provisional Directors entertain no doubt that the
line will be made under the average rate of expense incident to
similar undertakings, and, from the statistics in their possession,
that the traffic will afford an ample return for the capital invested.
The line will mot Interfere with any ornamental property, and the
landowners are favourable to the undertaking.
The Shareholders in the several Railways proposed to be joined or
hitersected will have a preference in the allotment of shares in this
undertaking.
No person will be liable for more than his deposit till the Act is
obtained, and power will be applied far to allow Interest at 41. per
cc ntum on all calls, from the time of their respective payments, and
to limit the liability of the Shareholders to the amount of their sub-
scriptions.
The Directors reserve power to themselves to amalgamate with
any existing or projected line of railway; to vary the route; to
make all desirable extensions; and to increase the capital as may be
advisable or necessary.
iz Messrs. (PP
ercorns
and to any of the following share brokers, v on( 39, Loth-
anParomaapyeetthuesnes
and Co, 2, Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Preeceeicastler.L;
Messrs. Alston
bury, London ; Messrs. Payne and Ereera,nld.
soen,
'bewoibthtainaedFloann'ap'pvliilel abtleon
Northampton ; Mr.
and Gage, Liverpool; Messrs. Freeman
leerge Edwards and Son, Bris-
John Duncaft, Manchester;
rs Graystou and Earle, York ;
Atliineolr, Newcastle ; CbS .
Messrs. Atlstn.on, White and Son, Leamington ;
a m • Messrs.
Mr. Collis,
ninnin-11'' 'Tull ; Messrs. Tempest and Britchart,
Messrs. Flint and oral,
of whom applications in the underme 3fessrs.
n-
Tassie, Glasgow; to any _ ptuobitiisihe ed.,
vine
riai fseownecila-s:
tioned form may be addressed.
tot; Mr. John Watson, Leeds Jfisr Mr., John Cragg, Ski ton ; and
derstiehl ; Messrs. Robertson and Co., Edinburgh ; and ISlessrs

he Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester
FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Directors oftatilway.

I hereby
in this undertaking ; and I
he
accept the same or any smaller number that
may be allotted me, and to pay the Deposit thereon, ar.d to execute
the Parliamentary Contract and Subscriber's Agreement when re-
quired.
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undertake
to
to
ollot toe request
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HE OXFORD
and W 'N-
SION and CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY, Nvith
Branches to Shrewsbury and Northwitch. On the Broad Gauge.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 2,250,0007., in 125,000 Shares of 207. each.
Deposit 'LI. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Lord George Paget, Uxbridge House
Tile Hon. Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, 4, Parliament-tirect, Directo
of the Nottingham and Boston Railway
William Beresford, Esq., M.P.
Sir William Bacon Johnson, Bart., Hilton, .Aberdeenshire, Director
of the Chester and Forest of Dean Railways
Sir Win. Wynn, Maesyneward, Chairman of the North Wales Railway
Sir John Edward de Beauvoir, Chairman of the London and Bir-
mingham Extension
Sir Samuel Brown, Director of the Warwick and Worcester Railway
Sir John Hare, Langham-place, Director of the London and Bir-
mingham Extension
Sir John Hansler, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Essex
Sir John Key, Bart., Alderman of London, Director of the London
and Manchester and Leeds and Liverpool Railways
Colonel Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery, Director of the London and
Birmingham Railway
Colonel Fitch, 36, York-terrace, Director of the South and Midland
Admiral J. Ayscough, Prospect-place, Southampton, Director of the
South and Midland Railway
Major Croft, 15, Regent-street, Deputy Chairman of the Manchester
and Chester Railway
Major Chase, 31, Nottingham-place
Captain S. M. Fisher, jun., Director of the Warwick and Worcester

Railway
Captain Ilitchens, H.E.1.C.5., Director of the Birmingham and Ox-

ford Railway
Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street, llelgra'rc-square, Director of the
Great Paris and Lyons Railway.
Wm. Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman of Lon-
don, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation,
Chairman of the London and• Greenwich Railwkis, &c., &c.
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South
MiCland Railway
John Kiunersley Hooper, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the
London and Manchester Direct Railway, and South Midland
Thos. Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London, Director of the South
Midland Railway
Thos. Challis, Esq., Alderman of London, Wilson-street, Finsbury
Thos. Sidney, Esq., Alderman of London, Sheriff of London and

Captain Alex. Hamilton Earle, Royal Artillery, Reform Club.
John Inglis Jardein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rushy

and Southampton Railway—
Win. 3lorley, Esq, Blackheath
Win. Lee, Esq., Director of the Gravesend and Rochester, and Es,sex

and Suffolk Railways
Rd. Carpenter, Eeq., Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
Hcnry Wright, Esq.., Director of the South and Midland's Junction

Railway
Joint Wheelton, Esq.,- Director of the Leicester and Bedford Railway
Tbomrs Collingridge, Esq., Highgate, lUddlesex
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway
John Brocke Walbancke, Esq., Director of the South Midland Railway
Rd. Wm. Johnson, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester and
Derbyshire and South Staffordshire Railways
Flatlets Valentine Lee, Esq., Temple, Director of the Eastern Coun'les
Railway
Major Jolt Sharp, -Dertty. Chairman -of the Thameri" Embankment
Railway
Major-General Brooks Parlby, C. 31., 18, Rutland-place •
W. Simpson Potter, Esq., Director of the Oxford, • Witney, and
Cheltenham Railway
Joseph Underwood, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester
Direct and Liverpool and Leeds Railways
Peter Morrison, Esq., Director of the London and Birmingham
Railway
W. F. Black, Esq., Wilton-place, Relgrave-square, Director of the
Italian and Austrian Railway
W. G. Olirly, Esq., Director of the Trent Valley Continuation Railway
John James, Esq., Secondary of London
Robert lienry Lyndon), Esq., Director of the Exeter and Weymouth
Railway
Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Bryanston-street, Portman-square,
Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway
J. B. Richardson, Esq., Director of the Colchester and Cambridge
Railway
Matthew Harrison, Esq., Chester, Director of the North and South
Wales Bank
Richard Crowcock, Esq.
Skrecue, Esq., Director of the Cambridge and Lincoln
Railway
' Frederick James Hall, Esq., Torrington-sqrare, Director of the Bide-
ford and Tavistock Railway •
Captain C. W. Tyndale, Director-ef the South-Eastern Railway
Henry Lewis Smale, Esq., Willoughby House, Tottenham, Director
of the London and 'Dover Railway
Frederick Jones, Esq., Director of the Warwick and Worcester
Railway "
C. Waite, Esq., Willesden, Middlesex •
It. W. Wood, Esq., lodge-place, St. John's Wood, Director of the
North Metropolitan Railway •
George Parbury, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Manchester
and Birmingham Railway
Wm. Shaw, Esq., Director of the Thames Embankment Railway
Wm. Alfred Hill, Eeq., Director of the Gloucester and Aberystwith

Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Railway
Wm. Slark, Esq., Director of the Guarantee Soeety
James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Railway
Frederick Collitigrge, Esq., Thurlow-squa.re,Brompton
Warren Stormes Hale, Esq., Gresham-street
Robert Richards, Esq., Temple, Director or ilia Birmingham and Lon-
don Extension Railway
Kingsmill Grove Key, Esq., Wandsworth-common
The Rev. F. K. Hall, D.D., Rector of Falbourne, Cambridge
Daniel Penton Johnson, Esq., Director of the London and Mancher-

ter Ilailway
Charles Green, Esq., Director of the. Gloucester and Aberystwllh

liallwc.y
John Barber, Esq., Director of the Gloucester and Aterystwith

Hnilway -
Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Hereford
E. It. Foster, Esq., Director of the Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford-
shire Railway
Martin Furnis, Esq., Director of the Nottingham, Newark, and
Boston Railway
W. S. Cross, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Manchester
Extension Railway
W. Bardgett, Esq., Director of the Italian and Austrian Railway
Richard Parish. Esq., Bank House, Wordsley, Staffordshire
Samuel Parish, E-q., Wordsley, near Stourbridge, Staffordshire
Alexander Craig, Esq., Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, Director of
the Leicester and Birmingham Railway
Thomas Yates Mint. Esq., Wades, near Birmingham
William Singleton, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool
Direct Railway
Wm. Cadman, Esq., Leeds, Director of the Lincoln, York, and Leeds
.Railway
James Muscroft, Esq., Pontefract
David William Nell, Esq., Leeds, J.P., Director of the Leeds and

Thirsk Railway
Joseph Robert Wilkin Atkinson, Esq., Director of the Leicester and
Bedford, and York and Lancaster Railways
John Fagan, Esq., Gloucester-road, Old Brcmpton
Charles Holden, Esq., Director of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield

_
Railway
J. D. HoDLins, Esq., Bedford square, Director of the London and
Birmlngham Extension Railway
Joscph C iil, Esq., Leeds. Director of the West Riding Junction'
Railway
Peter Fairbainie, Esq., Lced9, Chairman of the Lincoln, York and

Leeds Railway
John Blackburn, Esq., Leeds
J. 3f. Douglas, Esq., Director of the Exeter and Weymouth
Railway
W. Sloane, Esq., Wimpole-street
John Anderson, Esq., Lothbury, Director of the South and Midland
Railway
W. Ley, Esq , Gloucester-place, Pertman-square
Robert Power, Esq., Queen-street, May Fair, Director of the Great
Britain Life Assurance-otTicc.
Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Old Palace, Richmond
W. Paslow, Esq., Surrey-place
James li-micas, Esq., Leyton, Essex
G. N. Wright, M.A. •
John Alexander Bicknell, Esq., Brandon Cottage, Bristol, Director of
the South and Midlands' Junction Extension Railway
James Lees, Esq., Delp, Saddleworth, near 3atichester, D:rector of
the Manefeester Banking Company
Samuel Kenrick, Esq., Wrexham
Arthur Agard Davenport, Esq., Eastwood, Notts, Director of the
Great Leeds-and London Direct Railway
Joseph Lancelot Davenport, Esq., Derby, Director of the Rugby and
Derby and Manchester Railway
(Wi'h power to add to their number.)
The names of an influential Committee formed at Worcester and
Chester will be published in a few days.
RANKERS.
The Commercial Bank of London
ENOINEER—WiIIiam Mullingar Higgins, Esq.
PARLIADIENTARY AGENTS.
SOLICITORS.
Potter and Collingridge, 5, Basinghall-street ; W. B. James, Esq.,
5, Dasinghall-street.
SECRETARY—HiIton T. Jenkins, Esq.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Worcester—Charles Creswell, Esq., and C. Geo. H. St. Patrick, Esq.
Whitchurch—James Bromfield, Esq.
Chester—John F. Maddock, Esq.
Wellington—George Marcy, Esq., and T. Smallwood, Esq.
Northwich—Messrs. Barker and Christie
Bridgnerth—R. 0. Deckhouse, Esq.
Shrewsbury—W. Cooper, Esq.
The geographical position of Worcester has caused its adoption as
the point where the broad gunge trunk lines of the west are to have a
common terminus. From Oxford the Great Western Company have
lecided on constructing a line of rail :—another project under the pa-
tronage of the same l owerful direction is now before the public,
uniting Worcester with Warwick ; and, that the broad gauge 'will be
carried from Worcester Into Wades, and to the Irish packet stations
on that coast, is now no longer doubtful. This undertaking will com-
plete a series of great avenues ,i' iron-road, whose ramification
from Worcester will render every part of the kingdom directly
accessible from that city. Passing up the Severn Vale, where
it will disclose a succession of picturesque scenes, it reaches
Stourport, and proceeding thence through Kidderminster, arrives at
Bewdley. This district is one of the chief seats of our carpet manu-
factures, and in the towns here named, exclusive of the intervening
districts, upwards of 30,000 persons are located. Leaving Stonrbridge
a little to the east, the line is taken to Rridgenorth, a town enjoying
an active inland trade, and possessing woollen manufactures and iron
works, that give employment to a population of about 15,000. Pass-
, tug through or near to Much Wenlock, Broseley, and Madeley, from
which place there will be a branch to Shrewsbury, the line ascends
Colebrook Dale, and approaching in its course Wellington and Wcm,
enters Whitchurch. From this central place a branch will be formed
to Norwich via Stoke, forming a junction with the Liverpool and
Crewe Railwey. The trunk line will continue from Whitchurch, and
passing through or near 3f alpas, have its northern terminus in the
city of Chester.
In estimating the probable amount of revenue which the Worces-
ter and Chester. Railway may be expected to yield, ninny sources of
profit present themselves, such are the dense population located along
the length of the Severn Vale, and the enriching works of industry
in v, hich they are engaged. Amongst the latter may be mentioned
the China manufactories of Worcester, the iron, coal, and earthen-
ware works at Broseley and other places; the agricultural produce
brought to Stout port market; the inexhaustible fields of coal and
mines of iron ore in the vicinity of Colebrook Dale, Ironbrldge, and
the districts to the cast of Shrewsbury generally.
In calculating the cost of construction unusual advantages are also
obvious. The line traverses a district affording levels of several
miles in extent, and with a surface peculiarly favourable. The resi-
dent population, disappointed by the postponement of promised pro-
jects, have warmly espoused the present, and the labouring popula-
tion being familiar with mining operations, will be found better
qualified for the execution of railway works here than in many other
localities.
As a link in the railway network of England, or as auxWarY
to existing or projected lines passing In various directions, few
schemes hitherto proposed appear to afford greater iiniceinneini t
for investment, or a wider range of aceommedation trafficchmdri
travelling. This project constitutes a lengthened hin'r
that will connect Liverpool with Bristol,
r sLer, is the half-
the gram! trtink of the
West of England ;—its southern terminus,
Mnrc'heereed gauge line
way station of the Lou ion and Port Dyinili
tLizniicinkcoainnd,
c afforded :
bywest-
projected lines a direct communicatio:::7L::
ward to Swansea and Aberystvritb, and,
Northampton, Cambridge, Peterborough, u
and and carefully examined by the Corn-
The line has been repea diy
-ileo reports that the rail for many miles may
parry's acting ensinecr;',_,..o_that the gradients are in every in-
berue of the districts to
laid on the natural J.
that thew ant of such a line Of COM-
stance favotiraleaileu—aitliyiat,,,,t,heangdel
be traversed is
munication Is acknowledged by the interests seated on its proposed
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;Cws,
Applications for prospectuses and plans may be made, and forma
of application for shares had at the offices of Messrs. Potter and
c ona:gridgc, solicitors, 5, Basinghall-street ; also of W. B. James
Esq., solicitor, 5, Basirghall-street ; ei the local agents ; and of the
following gentlemen :
fir. Samuel Hanbury, 4, Angel-court,
London .........'.Mr. Whision Powell, 12, Copthall-court ; and
Messrs. Pappercorne, 2, Old Broad-street
Liverpool. • • ;Messrs. Alston and Gage.
Manchester ...... pit sees. lloughland and Leese, and Mr. Wll-
- liam Marshall.
Messrs. Collinson and Flint, and James
I Bowden
Leeds ........• • .. r Messrs. Smith and Perfect, and
J. Young and Co.,
Stratford-on-Avon-Yr. William Bolton.
Exeter..
Plymouth -- - -Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer.
Birmingham .. Mr. Collis and Mr. John Wright.
Glasgow.• • • •• •• • •Messrs. Tussle and Co.
Messrs. Robertson and Co., and
Edinburgh • • • • • • • • /Messrs. M'Callum and Co.
Huddersfield • • llessrs. Wilson and Hellawell
Worcester •• • • Mr. Thomas Henry Wheeler.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
THE OXFORD and WORCESTER EXTENSION and CHESTER
JUNCTION RAILWAY, wills BRANCHES to SHREWSBURY
and NORTHWICIL
Capital, 2,250,0007., in 125,000 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share.
To the Provisional Connnittee of the Worcester and Chester
Railway.
Gentlemen,-I request that you will allot to me Shares of
207. each in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, an
to pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that may be al-
lotted to me; and I uncletta‘i.e also to execute the Parliamentary
Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when required.
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