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BRIDGWATER anal AIINEHEAD JUNC-
TION RAILWAY COMPANY, uniting the Bristol and Eng-
lish Channels, and forming a direct communication between the
Somh of Ireland and Wales, with Bristol and London, and also with
the South-Eastern and Western Coasts of England, Paris, and the
Channel Islands.

THE CHESTER AND MANCHESTER
DIRECT RAILWAY.
-A.
Notice is hereby given, that the Parliamentary Contract and Sub-
scribers' Agreement are now lying for execution at the Company's
Office, No. I, Royal Exchange Buildings, London, between the hours
of Ten and Five o'clock in the day, when, upon signature of the deed,
the Banker's Receipt will be exchanged for Scrip.
By order, A. BARRETT, Secretary.
Sept. 12, 1845.

C HEPSTOW, FOREST OF DEAN, AND
GLOUCLESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY,
An extension of this line is under survey, to connect it with the
heart of the mineral district of South Wales. The project has been
registered, full partic Wars of which will appear in a few days.
10, Old Jewry Cho tubers. WILLIAMM PROTIIEROE, Secretary.

BOSTON, NEWARK, and SHEFFIELD
RAILWAY, NOTTINGHAM, MANSFIELD, and MID-
LANDS JUNCTION RAILWAY.

The Directors of the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway, and
the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction Railway, are
happy to inform the shareholders and the public, that an amalga-
mation of interests has been effected between the two Companies
upon equal terms. The Directors can only view the important ad-
vantages which will arise from this union as a subject of mutual
congratulation. The Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction
Railway will, by its Clay Cross extension, open up the vast and ex-
haustless coal fields of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for the con-
surEpton of Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and the adjoining counties, and
through the medium of their seaports create a new and extensive export
and import trade. It will also pour an immense passenger and other
traffic into the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield line, from Notting-
ham, Mansfield, and their populous districts to Sheffield, Hudders-
field, Manchester, Bradford, and other large manufacturing towns
in the counties of Lancaster and Yorkshire, by means of an amicable
understanding with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, which
the amalgamated lines are intended to join. The Boston, Newark,
and Sheffield Railway will confer an equal benefit upon the Notting-
ham, Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway, in affording not
only the most direct and the shortest mode of communication with
Sheffield and the North, but in consequence of the amalgamation, it
will decrease the expense of transit, and ensure an extensive market
in Lincolnshire and Norfolk for the valuable minerals and othe re-
sources which the-Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction
Railway will, in its progress, necessarily de Ive ope.
By order, JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
T. 11. RIGBYE, Secretary.
:Mansfield, September 10, 1845.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 300,000/. in 15,000 shares of 201. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share.
Liability expressly limited to the amount of subscription ; and it
is intended to make no farther call until the Act of Parliament is
obtained.

TgOTTINGIIAM, MIDLANDS, AND TEAN
AND DONE VALLEY UNION RAILWAY.

SHREWSBURY, HEREFORD, and NORTH
next, WALES RAILWAY.
Saturdayand the 20th inst., Is the last day for sending in scrip
certificates hankers receipts.
No applications for the new 251. shares are attended to except from
present holders of scrip certificates or hankers receipts, who respec-
tively transmit the same, nor from them, for more than twice their
number of 501. shares.
FORM OF LETTER TO THE SECRETARY.
Silt, —I hereby transmit scrip certificates of the Shrewsbury, Here-
ford, and North Wales Railway Company, Nos. , [or a banker's
receipt for shares,] and I desire to have 251.
shares in the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company, under-
taking to pay the additional sum required to make a deposit of
21. 123. 6d. on each of these shares, and to sign the subscribers'
agreement and Parliamentary contract when required, [or, to receive
back the deposits which have been paid.]
Usual signature •••••
Name in ..
Profession or Business .. • .........
Address • .
Reference•... • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
[N.B. A reference is required only from persons to whom the
Shares were not originally allotted ; but in those cases is indispen-
sable.] _ _ _

Provisionally Registered.
This Railway is Intended to carry on the Eastern Branch of BIG,
proposed Tcan and Dove Valley Railway from a p int oh the Mid-
lands Railway, at 'or near to Findern, in the County of Derby, to
another point on tikes Midlands Railway, at or near to Sawley, in the
same county. The Line will not exceed Ten Miles in length, and
will, with the aid of, the Midlands, and Tenn and Dove Valley Rail-
ways, afford a more direct communication between Nottingham and
the Eastern Counties, and the Staffordshire Potteries. Chester, Liver-
pool, Birkenhead, and Ireland, than any Line either existing or pro-
jected.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
Sir Henry Seale, Bart , Mount Boom, Dartmouth
Sir John Balmier, F.R.S., Walton, near Saffron Waldron, Deputy-

Ll2ntenant of the county of Essex
Colonel Luttrell, Kilve Court, near 31inehead
John Halliday, Esq., Chapel Cleove, near 31ineheal,Magistrate of the
county of Somerset
Henry William Chichester, Esq., Rose Hoese, Brampton, Devon
It. Deaden Buller, Esq., _Nether Stowey, Somerset
Edwin Lcy, Esq., Penzance, Cornwall
The Mayor of the Town and County of Poole
iticharl Pinney, Esq., shipowner, Poole
E. F. Dayrvll, Esq., of Lillingatone Day-rell, and 15, Old Cavendish-

A Prospectus; with it List of the Provisional Committee, will be
published in a few days.

J. and J. RICkARDSON, Burton,on-Trent, Solicitors to the
G. H. R. COX, Derby, s Promoters.
Burton-on-Trent„ Sept. 13, 1845.

street, London, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
W. S. Fltzwilliam, Esq., Pinner's Hall, Broad-street, merchant
W. Bevel Vigers, Eli., 50. Russell-square, and Alderman's-walk,
merchant
W. S. Potter, Esq., Susses-gardens, Hyde-park
James Morrison, Esq., 28, St. Mary-at-hill, merchant
James Colhoun' Esq., 5, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, and St. Peter's
ch embers, Ccrnhill, merchant
Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, and St. Brides-whgrf
Anthony Mervyn Storey Maskelyne, Esq., Gle.nusk House, Brecon-
shire
F. W. Green, Esq., shipowner, Cornhill
W. F. newton, Esq., I I, John-street, Berkeley-square
W. Strachan, Esq., Banker, Strand.
Office-3, Alderman's-walk, New Broad-street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. a Beckett, Son, & Sympson, 7, Golden-square.
Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater..
MANAGING DIRECTORS.
E. F. Darrell, Esq. James Colhoun, E?q.
W. II .Vigers, Esq. W. S. Potter, Esq.
W. S. Fitzwilllam, Esq. Samuel Pocock, Eaq.
W. F. Hendon, Esq. James Morrison, Esq,
F. W. Green, Esq.
SECRETARY--Mr. Edward Parrett.
BANK
Messrs. Strachan and Co.; and
Messrs. Stuckey and Co., Bristo:

ONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTEN-
./...A SION and NIRTHAMPTON, DAVENTtIY, LEAMINGTON,
and WARWICK RAILWAY.

The Committee of 3fanagenient of the above Company have great
pleasure in informing* the public that they have entered into negotia-
tion with the Warwick and Worcester Railway for the purpose of
uniting the interests of the two Companies, and for carrying out the
entire line from Northampton to Worcester, via Daventry, Leaming-
ton, and Warwick. •

RUGBY, WARWICK, and WORCESTER
RAILWAY.

By order of the Committee of Management,
CONWAY ROSE, Secretary.

44"), West Strand, Sept:ls, 1845.

By order.
5, Old Jewry Chambers, London, JOHN HERVEY, Secretary.
Sept. 13, 1845.

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., Madryn
Park, Caernarvonshire
Sir William Henry Clarke, Bart., Baker-street, Portman-square,
London
Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., Pall-mall, London
Sir Henry Bromley Henrich, Court Garden, Great Marlow, Bucks
William Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &s., Alderman of
London, Chairman of the Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation,
and a Director of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloacester
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
J. Freeman, Esq., Ditto Northampton, Banbury, and Chel-
Thomas Sharp, Eel., Ditto tenhain Railway Companies
Arthur Ilaymes, Esq.; Methem Villa, Provisional Directors of the
Leamington, South Midland Railway
Mr. Alderman Porter, Northampton, Company
Jonathan Dunn, Esq., Ryelands, Lancaster, 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 Oxford Junction Railway Company
William Frederick Bandon, 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, rsq., Cowanhead, Kendal, Provisional Director
of the Lancaster and Carlisle, the York and Carlisle, and Manches-
ter ani Southampton Railway Companies
James Beach, Esq., 15, Grosvenor-place, Lon- Directors of the South
don, and Brandon Lodge, Warwickshire Midland Railway
George Buxton, Esq., Northampton Company
George Tate, Esq., ewkesbury, Director of the Bristol and Bir-
mingham and Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway
dtoWnor-
Companies
E. W. Morris, Esq.,Grovehurst, Pembury,l
Prsoovuistiho;
Kent of
The Rev. D. Robinson, Brompton
the Great North and
lalDesiraenc
W. W. Mansell, Esq. Dorchester-place,
Blandford -square, London
tester Railway
Robert Rising, Esq., The Shrubbery, Wor-

'agars. Robarts and Co., London
Bridgwater, and Taunton.

One of the principal objects this Company has in view, is a great
saving of time in the journey from Ireland and South Wales to
Bristol and London, by avoiding the tedious and dangerous passage
of the Bristol Channel, and at the same time effecting the long
sought-for communication between the English and Bristol Channels,
all of which will be gained by connecting ➢iinehcad with Bridge-
water by a Railway, and there forming a junction with the railways
already opened, and also with those now in actual progress between

ridgu-'ater and the commodious and important, port of-Poole.
The question of an eligible steam-packet and post-office station on

the Somersetshire coast for Ireland, 'Wales, and the Westward gene-
rally, from whence vessels may arrive and depart at all times, with-
out reference to tide, has for many years past been regarded as one
4f immense importance to the Government and the public.
By making Minehead a post-office station, a saviir, of twelve
hours will be effected in the delivery of letters between Ireland and
the whole of the west and south of England ; and no other port on
the coast of Somerset (or even on the north of Devon) will be so
safe, and sheltered from all the prevailing winds.

At Minehead, the proposed railway will ran down on a pier, which
the largest class steamers may approach, and land and embark pas-
sengers at ail states of the tide, and again proceed at once into the
Western Ocean on their outward voyage.

The public is perhaps hardly aware that, even with the present
imperfect and rude arrangements for landing passengers at Weston
Super-Mare, it is found that passengers from Ireland and the impor-
tant ports of the south of Wales save several hours by landing at that
place ; whereas, by the proposed pier and railway from Minehead,
passengers would save generally twelve hours, and very often a great
deal more, on their journey to London, avoiding, besides, the dangers
of the Bristol Channel.

It is not among the least striking features of this project that it
forms part of a grand scheme for shortening the communication
between Ireland and Wales with Jersey, Guernsey, Paris, and the
Continent generally, as passengers landed at Minehead will proceed
by this railway to others now in progress via Yeovil aml Dorchester
to Poole, from which port the distance to Cherbourg is only sixty
miles, thus rendering the distance from Minehead to Cherbourg easily
performed in eight hours and a half; and from Cherbourg a railway
is now in course of formation to Paris. The distance also to the
Channel Islands is reduced in the same proportion. A powerful com-
pany, fully alive to the advantages of this mode of transit in prefe-
rence to the more tedious one via Southampton and Havre, is about
to put en a line of packets between the ports of Poole and Cherbourg
and the Channel Islands, thus shortenlag the route in point of time
by about seventeen hours.
This Company, in showing to tke public the probable amount of
traffic which will flow over their line, beg leave to draw attention to
the following extracts, taken from a prospectus of a Company, formed
under the auspices of the Chairman of the Gr.:at Western Company,
and the leading hankers and merchants of Bristol, for making a pier
at, and railway from Portbury, to Bristol, and on which no further
comment will be made, save that whatever applies to Portbury, ap-
plies with infinitely greater force to Minehead, both in the saving of
time, dang r, delay, and expense.
" There are at the present time engaged in the trade with South
Wales, Somersetahire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Liverpool, and Ireland,
twenty-three steam-vessels of the aggregate tonnage of upwar.ls of
'l,OOO tons, making rather better than fifty voyages, or 100 arrivals
and departures per week on an average throughout the year.
"The principal part of the traffic of the whole of these vessels con-
sists of passengers, whilst of their goods traffic an important portion
consists of merchandize brought by, and Intended fercarriage on, the
existing railways, from and to places on either side of Bristol. For
the conduct of this traffic every vessel will necessarily require to use
the pier and railway on each occasion of departure and arrival, as
the most expeditious, convenient, and economical mode of conveying
such traffic to or towards its place of destination.

_
cestcr J
John lladdon, Esq., Director of the Birmingham and Oxford Jane-
tion 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 Railway Company
Henry Morgan, Esq., Bristol Directors of the
William Watson, Esq., Burn Grove, Roxburgh-Bristol and Exeter
shire Railway Company
James Morrison, Esq., Raymond-buildings, Gray's inn, Provisional
Director of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway Company
Admiral Ayscough, Southampton
Mr. Sergeant Adams, Stanhope-place, Hyde-park
Mr. Herbert Atterbury, Thornby, Northamptonshire
John Burnett, Esq., Cheltenham, Coroner for the county of Glou-
cester
John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton
John Richards Burbidge, Esq., Surbiton Mill, Surrey
Charles Brandt, Esq., Leamington
Captain Chamfer, lialkin-street West, Belgave-square, London
Thomas Chitty, Esq., 8, Upper Gower-street, London
Peter Colston, jun., Esq., Husband's Bosworth, near Market Har-
borough
Thomas Farmer Cooke, Esq., Peatling 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,
Warwickshire
Joseph Ellis, Esq., Glendeld and Leicester
Alexander Greig, Esq., Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, London
George Harper, Esq., Moss Fields, Salop
John Helbert Helbert, Esq., Upper Gloucester-street, London
William Hunter, Esq., Leamington
Captain George James Hunter, Leamington
Richard Parry Jones, Esq., Whitchureh, Salop
Mr. George Wortley Lovell, Great Billing, Northamptonshire
William Laslett, Esq., Worcester
William Marshall, Esq., Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
The Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Herefordshire
Mr. Benjamin Paine, Leicester
James Watts Peppercorns, Esq., Old Broad-street, and Dulwich,
Surrey
Captain Douglas Kinnaird Pulteney, 4, Parliament-street, London
J. Watson Prole, Esq., 31, Thurlow-square, Brompton
James
,eNtleoyrtAhambbevyto,
Northamptonshire
willia Wlinwilitielhiaumresh,, sqEEsq..,GSuoilloherloifru, Nhg
EggiSl Milittoßt? Leaman wir
Mr. John Woolaton, jun., merchant, Wellingborough, Northampton-
shire

" The number of passengers carried by the existing steam-boats
amounts to at least 200,000 per annum ; and when it is considered
that the facilities afforded by the pier of starting and arriving at all
times of the tide, will enable vessels which now perform bat one
voyage per diem, or every alternate day, to and from the.nearer
ports in South Wales, to make such voyages three or four times in
the same day, at very trifling, if any, additional cost— th it on the
voyages to Swansea, Tenby, and Ilfracombe, they will effect a saving
of one-half the time now occupied, and that similar advantages will
be derived by the trade with Cornwall and Ireland, it can neither be
doubted that the expense of conveyance between Bristol and those
places will be considerably reduced, nor that the effect of such re-
duction, combined with the advantage of greater certainty as to the
times of departure and arrival, must have the effect of causing a
great increase in the number of passengers.

(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS.
London—The London and County Bank, Lombard-street
Northampton—The Northamptonshire Banking Company
/Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Com-
Warwick pany
INessrs. Butlin and Son
I
Worcester—Messrs. Farley, Lavender, and CO.
ENGINEER IN CHIEF—John Urpeth Rastrick,
SOLICITORS.
SOR' euuag tn IbblYan: ngto ln
London—Mr. George Weller, 8, King's-road, Bedford-row
Welford—Mr. George Pell, jun.
Leamington
Warwick Messrs. Patterson, llaymes, Ilanbury, and Gardner
Southall].
Worcester—Mr. It. T. Rea
Birmingham—Mr. T. R. T. Hodgson

. _
"A large and most valuable portion of the merchandise carried by
the Cornish, Welsh, and Irish steam-boats consists of fish, poultry,
eggs, vegetables, and other articles of provision ; speed and certainty
in the conveyance and delivery of articles of so perishable a nature
arc obviously essential, and the facilities in this respect afforded by
the pier are such as to secure tins traffic to the undertaking.
" A very considerable revenue will also be derived from the landing
and carriage of Live • tock brought by the Irish steam boats, which
being imported fat and ready to kill, now suffer much injury from the
detention of the vessels in Kingroad whilst waiting for tide."
Although it is unnecessary to calculate upon the whole of this im-
portant and justly founded traffic, it is nevertheless impossible to
lver-estimate the large portion of it that will come over this line,
when it is remembered that by the proposed scheme the harbour of

Waterford will, by means of powerful steamers, be brought within
twelve, and the ports of Dublin and Cork within fifteen hours of the
terminus at Minehead, by which the danger, inconvenience, and un-
pleasantness of travelling by night will be altogether avoided.
So also must the traffic derived from steam-boats, and on the line

itself, be added, which will arise from the immense resort of persons
seeking pleasure in the beautiful vicinities of Nether Stowey, Blue
anchor, dinehead, Porlock, Linton, Lynmouth, and the far-Limed
Valley of Rocks and adjacent country, so aptly termed the Switzer-
land of England, and which only require increased facilities to be
much more than even at. present resorted to ; and so great is the
existing traffic that, by the calculations already made, a large revc-
_ .

one will be derived from this source alone.
The present number of cattle sent to Bristol from Ireland alone is
upwards of 150,000 head per annum, and it is only reasonable to ex-
pect that these will be landed at the far nearer port of Minchead,

(hereby creating a considerable source of revenue.
The importance of this railway to the agricultural district of North
Somerset is incalculable for disseminating, as manure, In every di-
rection the celebrated lime of Cannington Park, from which, arid also
from the carrying of coal, a large revenue will arise.
_ _

Memel timber brought into the port of l'oole (the harbour dues of
which are very insignificant) can be unshipped, carried across by
rail, and re-shipped at ➢linehead, at a cost of 7s. per ton less in
freight, than if carried round the Landsend, exclusive of the great
saving in time ; this alone will open a large trade with Wales, as
vessels will bring over coals to Minehead, and take back timber,
limestone, flour, mine, slates, and copper ore.
The blue Has lime-stone of Watchet, so admirably adapted for
'aquatic building, will also produce a considerabl. revenue to this
undertaking.

The flour and provision trade, at present carried on between the
minim, districts of South Wales and the coast at Somerset, must ne-
cessarily flow over this line, and create an important feature in its

and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION at ONE CIIARG.E.
ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon,

WORCESTER, lIEREFORD, AND GLOU-
CESTER RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that no application for Shares will be re-
ceived after THURSDAY, the 18th day of September instant.
W. 0. and W. HUNT, 10, Whitehall, .
F. T. ELME, Worcester,
Solicitors.
F. L. BODENHAM, Hereford,
T. EVANS,
WIIITCOMBE, HELPS, and WEMYSS, Gloucester,
London Offices of the Company, 449, West Strand,
Sept. 12, 1845.

MIDLAND RAILWAY (EXTENSION
LIN ES).

New 401. Shares.
Call for a Second Instalment of 41. per Share.
Derby, Sept. 9, 1845.
Notice is hereby given, that a further call of 41. per Share on the
401. Shares in this Company, has been this day made, payable on the
6th day of OCTOBER next, at any of the undermentioned bankers,
viz. :
Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax ; Mills and Co., London.
The Birmingham Banking Company, Birmingham.
Pares' Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester.
Messrs. Crompton, Newton, and Co., Derby.

And that Interest at 5 per cent. per annum, will be charged by the
respective bankers on all calls not paid on the above-mentioned day,
until the time of payment.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
JOHN ELLIS, Deputy Chairman.
By order,
J. F. BELL. Secretary.

31 IDLAND RAILWAY.
SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.
CONTRACT FOR WORKS.

The Directors of the Midland Railway will meet at the Railway
Station. Derby, on TUESDAY, the 7th of October, to receive Tenders
for the execution of the following works, on the Syston and Peter-
bk tough Railway.

Paii 1. Frorn Syston to Melton, being a distance of 94 miles, or
thereabouts.

Part 2. From Peterborough to Stamford. being a distance of 12
miles or thereabentes.

Plans, Sections, Drawings and Specifications, will be ready for in-
spection at the Railway station, Leicester; on TUESDAY the 16th inst.,
on which day the Engineer will attend at 10 o'clock, to snake ar-
rangements as to the measurement of the works, with parties who
may be proposing to Tender,-and are then present.
The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest Tender.
All Tenders must be delivered to the Secretary, at the Railway
Station, Derby, before 10 o'clock, a.m., on Ttinsony, the 7th of Oc-
TOBER, when all parties tendering are requested to be in attendance.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
-JOHN ELLIS, Deputy Chairman.
By order,
J. F. BELL, Secretary.=
Derby, Sept. 9, 1645.

DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY, from
LONDON to YORK.

At a MEETING of PROPRIETORS, held this day at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-Street, pursuant to public advertisement, the
Reports-of the Directors and Mr. Miller (the engineer) having been
submitted for adoption:—
It was moved by J. B. LITER, Esq. ; seconded by L. CRoMBIE, Esq.,

and resolved unanimously :

That the report now read be adopted, and that the thanks of this
meeting be given to the Directors for their past services. And this
meeting assures them of its cordial support in their future efforts to
carry into effect the objects contemplated in the report.
Moved by ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Esq. ; soconded ley W.
3PLAREN, Esq., and resolved unanimously :
That the capital of the Company shall be 4,000,0001., divided into
shares of 251. each, with a deposit of 21. 10s. per share; and that
approved holders of the present scrip shall have the option of receiv-
ing two new shares in exchange for one existing share, receiving
credit for 11. on each existing share; anti also that a preference be
given to such holder in the allotment of the remaining shares.
(Signed) J. S. CAPPER, Chairman.
The Chairman having vacated the chair,
It was resolved,—That the unanimous thanks of this meeting be
given to the Chairman for his impartial and able conduct in the
chair.

Direct Northern Railway Offices, 64, Moorg,nte-street, London,
September 11, 1845.

DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY, from
LONDON to YORK.
In conformity with the resolutions unanimously passed at a
GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS in this undertaking,
held at the London Tavern this day, the holders of Scrip Certificates
are hereby informed that, on leaving the same at the office of the
Company, with the numerical list, accompanied by an application in
the form below, No. I, they will, if approved by the Directors, be en-
titled to an allotment of two new Shares of 251. each, in exchange
for each original share, on payment of a deposit of 21. on each new
Share. If they wish for any additional Shares, in accordance with
the preference resolved upon at the Meeting, they will likewise fill
up the form No. 2.
For such shares as may remain for general distribution, applicants
will apply in the annexed form No. 3.
Parties returning scrip are requested to writs across each certifi-
cate their name and address, with the words " Returned for ex-
change." " J. S. CAPPER, Chairman.
Direct Northern Railway Offices, Sept. 11, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. I.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
I hereby give you notice that I desire to exchange the scrip certifi-
cates held by me in the Direct Northern Railway Company,
numbered* (and across which I
have written my name) for new shares in this under-
taking, upon the terms stated in the report of the Directors pre-
sented to the General Meeting of shareholders held on on the 11th
day of September, 1845, and in addition to the 11. per share of 501.
coming to me on the above Scrip, I undertake to pay the sum of 21.
per share, as a deposit on such new shares of 251. each, as may be
allotted to me, and to sign the Parliamentary contract and subscribers'
agreement when required.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Residence. .... .................
Profession or Occupation ............
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.
* Here insert the numbers specified in the certificates.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 2.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
Having signified my desire to exchange tile scrip certificates held
by me in the DirectNorthernßailway Company for new shares of 251.
VratiOntggiraTer,Viiiiraj4W-realiTaFfNet-Payslikailqloyao
thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers'
agreement when required.
Dated this day of _ , 1845.

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Namo
Profession or Occupation .....
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.
FORM OF APPLICATION, No. 3.
Direct Northern Railway Company.
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I request you will allot to me shares in this undertaking,
and I agree to take the same, or such of them as may be allotted to
me, and to pay the deposit of 2/. 108. per share thereon, and to
execute the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement
when required.
Dated this day of , 1345.
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Profession or Occupation ...... ••
Name •••••••• • • • • • • • • ....... ••• • •
Reference • . • • t Address • • .. • • •
To the Provisional Committee of the Direct
Northern Railway Company.