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

MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Connecting the Great Western, London and Birmingham, and Direct
Manchester. From Reading via Henley-on-Thames, Aylesbury,
Buckingham, and Northampton.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 1,250,000/. in 50,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
John Anderson, Eeq., Prince:-park, Liverpool, Direetor of the East-
ern Counties and Southend Railway
William Ashcroft, Esq., Bury, Director of the Lancashire, Cheshire.
and Staffordshire Railway
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.H., Montague-place.
Montague-square
George Alfred Beardmore, 'Esq., Nottingham, Director of the Hull
and Lincoln Direct Railway, and Nottingham and Peterborough
Railway
Charles It. Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square, Director of the York
and Lancaster Railway
Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coubsden-court, Surrey, Chairman of the
Licensed V,ctuallers' Assurance Company
John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London
Docks
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of the
Direct Western Railway, and Director of the Sheffield and Man-
chester Railway
James Brand, Esq., 9, New Broad-street, Director of the New Rass,
Carlow, and Kilkenny Railway
Henry S. Bright, Esq , Hull, Director of the Durham and Sunderland
and Direct Western Railway
G.. 1. Brown, Esq., Broad-street, Director of the Callas and Lima
Railway
Joseph Bull, Eeq., Manchester, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries
Railway
Pierce Somerset Butler, Esq., M.P., Director of the York and Lan
caster Railway
Wm. Byrom, Req., Oldham, Director of the Oldham District, the Bir-
kenhead and Holyhead, York and Lancaster, and Cheltenham,
Oxford, and London Railways
Thomas Byrom, Esq., Wigan, Director of the York and Lancaster,
Rugby, Derby and Manchester, Staffordshire Potteries Railways
John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-street, Director of the York and Lan-
caster Railway
Richard Clay, Esq., 1, Winchester-buildings, London, Director of the
Ihnlde sfield and Eastern Coast Railway
John Clampitt, Esq., ,ercombe, Exeter, Director of the Exeter and
Creditor Railway
Ephraim Cocker, Esq., White Coppice,Chorley, Director of the Black-
burn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway
W. 11. Collie, Req., Handsworth, Staffordshire, Director of the South
Staffordshire Junction Railway
Nathaniel Cooke, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Eastern Counties
Junction and Southend Railway
Robert Cook, Esq., Gainsborough, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
Nathaniel Cumberledge, Esq., 3, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Direc-
of the Leeds and Huddersfield Railway, &c. &c.
Newton Crouch, Esq., 13, Southampton-place, Euston-square, Di-
rector of the Mauritius, and the York and Lancaster Railways
Thomas Ferrand Dearden, Esq., Rochdale, Director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Peregrine Royde Dearden, Esq., Birkenhead, Liverpool
J. W. De Wolf, Esq., Liverpool
Miles Dormer, Esq., Hans-place, Sloane-street, Director of the
Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway
Richard Davis, Esq., Knaresborough, Director of the Wilts, Somerset,
and Southampton Railway
Colonel Lothian Sheffield Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair, Director
of the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway
John Edwards, Esq., Chester, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds
Direct Railway, the York and Lancaster, Staffordshire Potteries,
and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railways
J. D. Ewes, Esq., Knaresborough
Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq., Alder House, near Tamworth, Direc-
tor of the Leicester and Northampton Railway.
The Rev. 11. R. Fowler, 7, Manchester-square, Director of the South
Midland. Railway
The Ilon. Percy Evans Freke, Belgrave-square, Director of the
Bandon and Bantry Railway
William Barrow, Esq., Great George's-square, Liverpool, Director of
the Eastern Counties and Southend Junction Railway
William Gibb, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Staffordshire
Poteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Joseph Gillham, Esq., Hargreaves-house, Oldham, Director of the
Staffordshire Potteries, and Huddersfield, and East and West
Coasts Raihvays
James Glover, Esq., Longton, Director of the South Union and Bir-
mingham Junction Railway
Captain Twisleton Graves, Director of the Leicester and Teen and
Dovs Valley Railway
Charles Haigh, Esq., Broadley Wood, Rochdale and Manchester,
Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
F. W. Hamilton Eeq., 59, Gloucester-place, Portmau-square, Director
if the Brighton and Cheltenham Itailwey
John Lawreace Harris. aaga 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry,
Director e: sae Easter': Counties .Junction and Southend Railway
John Gores Hammock, Esq., Essen-house, Bow-road, Director of
the Direct Western Railway
Chas. Harrisson, Esq., 31, York-terrace, Regent's-park
John Hawkins, Esq., St. James's-place, New-cross
Theophilus Hodges, Esq., Connaught-terrace, Hyde Park, Director of
the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway
John Holferd, Esq., Rushohn-hall, Manchester, Director of Reming-
ton's Direct London and Manchester Railway
William Holiday, Esq., Chad-valley, Edgbaston, Director of the Direct
Western Railway
Charles Holland, Esq., of Liscard Vale, Cheshire, and Liverpool
John Holmes, Esq., St. James's-street, Westminster, Director of the
Listens Counties Junction and Southend, and the Direct Western
Railways
George Holt, Esq , Willow-hili, Crumpsall, Director of the Stafford-
shire Potteries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway
Jeseph Hopsexxl, Esq., Exeter, Director of the East and West of
Engiand Junction, Direct Western, and Reading, Guildford, and
Reiaate Railways
Aiblerly Howard, Esq., Long Sutton, Wisbeach, Direetor of the East
Coast, and Direct Western Railways
Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh Mid-
laud Railway
Williaaa limiter, Esq., Leamington, Director of the Avon and Severn
Valley, and the Great Western Direct Railways
Herhert Ingrain, Esq.,• Director of the Eastern Counties Junction
amid Southend Railway
John Charles Jack, Esq., Liverpool
C. U. ,Larzer, Esq., Handsworth, Director of the Great Western,
Southern and Eastern 'Counties, and Ipswich, and Ipswiah and
Southampton Railways
Sir William Bacon Johnston, Bart.
Charles Justice, Esq., Collumpton, Devon, Director of the Direct
Western Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's, Chairman of the
New Ito::, Callow, and Kilkenny Railway
Thomas Kelly, Eeq., Alderman of London, Director of the South and
Midland', Junction Railway
William Kempe, Esq., Teign Villa, Teignmouth, Director of the
Eastern Co nties Junction Railway, and the Leeds, Fleetwood,
and Liverpool Railway
Thomas Kidley, Esq. M.D. Sheffield, director of the Eastern Coun-
ties :mil Southend Junction and Direct Western Railways
George Lawrie, Eeq. :Manchester, director of the Eastern Counties
Junction and Southend Railway
Peter Thomas Legh, Esq., Ridge-hall, county Dublin, tirector of the
isle of Man Railway
Job Lockyer Scale, Esq., M.D., Director of the Direct London, Hest-
hies, amid Rye Railway, and Great Northern and Southern Direct
Railway from Huddersfield to Derby
William Melville Lomas, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Lancashire,
Cheshire and Staffordshire Junction Railway.
John Lora, Esq. Standish Hall, Lancashire, director of the Stafford-
shire la dteries, the Liverpool and Manchester Direct, and Lanca-
shire, Cheshire and Stafford Junction Railways.
Jas 31`Doueall, Req., Fir-grove, North Brixton
James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton, Director of the Worcester,
Warwick, and Rugby iiaihyay
A. M. Macmoran, Esq., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, Director of the
East mid West Junction Railway
Major-General Sir Love Parry, Mardyn, Carnarvonehire Director of
the North Wales Railway.
Wii:iam Marriott, Eeq., Ottercliffe- terrace, Director of the Direct
Western and the Isle of Ely, and Wisbeach and Lincolnshire
Junction Railway
Charles ,Junes Mason, Esq.. Fenton
Thomas Miller, jun., Eeq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
Richard Mortimore, Esq., Collumpton, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
Edwara Norris, Esq., Manchester, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
M. Norton, Esq., Mont-house, Brentwood
James ogaen, Esq., M.D., Marlborough-square, Manchester,7director,
of the Chester and Manchester Direct, and Direct Wester's Rail-
ways
Nathaniel Ogle, Esq., Heath-lane-lodge, Twickenham, Director of
the York and Lancaster Railway
John Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, Die
rector of the Direc. Western Railway
Richard William Perry, Esq., Barham Wood, near Eletree, Ilerts
William S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, Director of the
Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Rahway
John Pratt, jun., Esq., Fenton
Frederick Ramsden, Esq., Seymour House, Old Strofford, Manchet
ter, Director of the Staffordshire Potteries, and the Liverpoor;
Preston, and North Union Railways
Cornelius Ranaall, Esq., Manchester, Chairman of the Birkenhead
and Holyhead Junction, and Director of the Sheffield and Man-
chester Railway, &c.
James Renshaw, Esq., West Heath House, Kent, Director of the
Direct Western, and South Staffordshire Juaction Railways
J. Raginahl Riddell, Esq., Bycullah-house, Enfield, Director of the
Direct Western Railway
It. A. Riddell, Esq., Director of the Great Western Extension Railway
A. Macdonald Ritchie, Esq., Middle Temple, London, Director of the
Eastern comities .Tenction and Southend Railway
John Robson, Esq., Ilittou-in-Hole, Durham, Director of the Direct
Westeni Railway
Richard Rowe, Esq., Beauvoir-terrace, Maida Vale
Hartley Seam., Esq., Ball Grove, Colne, Director of the East Lan-
cashire aad Abstale Junction Railway.
Edward See: ml. Esq , Kew-green
C ..J. Selwyn, Major Royal Engineers, Directorof the Direct Western
Itallwey
111111arn Selebotham, Esq., Glossop, J.P. for Derbyshire, Director of
the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
James Sinew;, Esq., Salford, Director of the Manchester and Rugby
Direct Railway
Edward Smith, *Esq., Itarnsbury Park, Director of the Great Eastern
and Western Railway
William atudley, Esq., North Brixton, Director of the Leeds and
Carlisle Railway
Henry Taylor, Esq , Wigan, Director of the Liverpool and Leeds
Direct, the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union and Oxford, Chel-
tenham and London Railways
Joseph Ta) lon, sags, Clements-lane
Jolla Thompson, Esq., Wigan, Director of the Birkenhead and Ho-
laheaa, Manchester and Wigan, and Liverpool, Preston, and North
Union Railways
JoseptiThompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Railway
Charles F. Thornley, Eng., Easttield House, Westbury, near Bristol,
Director of the Leeds and Carlisle, and Manchester, Settle, and
Car isle Railways
Thomas Tebbutt, Esq., Director of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway
Edward Trelfall, Manchester, Director of the Eastern Counties Junc-
tion and Southend Railway
James Troup, Esq., Hastings, Director of the Direct Western and
Direct Hastings
Jas. Trucy, Esq., Great Winchester-street, City, London
Sir William Twisdeu, Bart., avendish-street, Cavendish-square
Joseph Underwood, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Leeds and Carlisle
Railway, and Director of the Commercial Bank of London.
George Walker, Esq., Manchester
Thomas Uptill, Esq., Edgbaston, Director of the Wolverhampton,
Birkenhead and Chester Railway
S. P. Ward, Esq., Birkenhead, Director of the Eastern Counties
Junction and Southend Railway
Edward Westlake, Esq., Southampton, Director ofthe Direct Westeat
Rail way
William Ayscoueh Wilkinson, Earl., Woodbury Downs, Director of
the Wavency Valley Railway
Robert Wynne Williams, Dig., 29, Bedford-place, Russell-square
Thomas Wynne, Esq., Longton, Staffordshire, Director of the Leeds
and Carlisle, and South Union anditirminghava Junction Railways
Slr William Wynne, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Chairman of the North

Wales Ra:lway
Sampson lirid,gwooil, Esq., Loughton
Thomas floMilan Upllll, Esq., Birmingham, Director of the Bristol

and Dover Railway
George Sercombe, Esq., Exeter, Director of the Direct Western
Railway
J. 1111 Wm. Yerbury, Esq., Bellomb-house, Bredford
(With power to add to their number).
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.

Benjamin Smart Fowler, Esq. William Kempe, Esq.
The Rev. 11. It Fowler, R. A. Riddell, Esq.
William Garrow, Esq. Henry Taylor, Esq.
Capt. Twisleton Graves J. Cilerwood, Esq.
John Holmes, Esq. I M. A. Wilkinson, Esq.
Richard Kelly, Esq. Thomas Wynne, Esq.
(With power to add to their number.)
CONSULTING ENGINEER—T. Urpeth Rastrick, Esq.
ACTING ENGINEER.—OIiver Byrne, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, Moorgate-street
J. E. Beales, Esq., 7, John-street, Adelphl
William Burdett, Esq., Manchester.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Christian and Jones, Liverpool.
Saunders Nash, Esq., High Wycombe
31esers. Prickett and Watson, Aylesbury
Messrs. King and Son, Buckingham
RANKERS.
London—The Commercial Bank of London
Manchester—The National Provincial Bank of England.
SECRETARY—Nichs. J. Kempe, Esq.
Company's Offices, Palace-chambers, St. James's.
This railway will form, nearly as may be practicable, a direct
line from Reading, in Berkshire—one
s tire---one of the , ost important and
rabidly improving towns in the
kingdom—to the large
town of Northampton, where and populous
Northampton and Peterhorougitiittaiyin form a junction with the
The line will proceed frons.the "tear:
Railway, and by the way of Henlel.6_.Station of the Great Western
West Wycombe, Aylesbury, and Tsuclingq;aTlitinies, Great Marlow,
richest and most fertile districts of Englldt,hrfough some of the
supplies of live stock and aviculture' produce arommaZahePee vast
nished to the mtr eopolis ; and from Buckingham it 111 ---4ntlY fur" w be continued
direct to Blisworth and Northampton.
From Blisworth a line proceeds to Wellingborough, and forms a
junction with the Direct Manchester Railway; and it is intended
that a branch shall be formed from West Wycombe to the station at
dough, on the Great Western Railway
The proposed line with the branch will be about seventy-flue miles
in length, and it has been ascertained that it may be constructed
with unusual facility, whilst, by means of the intended junctions with
the Great Western Railway at Slough and Reading, with the London
and Birmingham Railway at Blisworth, and the Direct Manchester
Railway at Wellingborough, an uninterrupted and most desirable
railway communication will be opened between Portsmouth, eros-
port, the Isle of Wight, Southampton, Bedford, linntinadon, the