The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-21 00:00:00

DERBY AND CREWE JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
Pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110.
Capital 750,000/., in 30,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit, 1/. 10s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. Lord Scarsdale, Chairman.
Thomas Osborne Bateman, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Duncannon, M.P.
Thomas Parker Bainbridge, Esq., Derby
Henry Cox, Esq., Parkfields, Derby
John Chambers, Esq., Tibshelf. Derbyshire
William Thomas Cox, Esq., Spondon, Derbyshire
William Davenport, Esq., Longport, Potteries
Hardman Earle, Esq., Director of the Grand Junction Railway
Frederick Simon Every, Esq., Quorndon, Derbyshire
Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Grand Junction
Railway
Henry Francis Gisborne, Esq., Derby
William Drury Holden, Esq., Locko Park, Derbyshire
James Heygate, Esq., M.D., Derby
Henry Jackson, Esq., Tutbury, Staffordshire
J. N. Kahrs, Esq., Derby
George Hall Laurence, Esq., Director of the Grand Junction Railway
Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley, Esq., Burnaston House, Derbyshire
John Moss, Esq., Chairman of the Grand Junction Railway
.Tohn Owen, Esq. Field House, Staffordshire
Rev. Reginald Chandos-P.le, Radbonie, Derbyshire '
William Parker, Esq., Lysways Hall, Staffordshire
Robert Ronald, Esq., Derby
John Sandars, Esq., Derby
John Towle, Esq., Borrowwash, Derbyshire
Francis Sacheverel Wilmot, Esq., Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire
John Wood, Esq., Brownhills, Potteries
Thomas Webb, sq., Tutbury, Staffordshire
Enoch Wood, Esq., Burslem, Potteries
N. P. Wood, Esq., Burslem, Potteries
ENGINEER.
Joseph Locke, Esq., F.R.S.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith,
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.,
London
John Moss, Esq., and Co., Liverpool
Samuel Smith, Esq., and Co.
The Derby and Derbyshire Banking Co.
Derby.
SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Simpson and Freer,
John Barber, Esq., Derby.
John Huish, Esq., JJJ
This Company has been formed for the purpose of making a rail
way between Derby and Crewe through the Potteries, thus com-
pleting the chain of communication by an almost direct line between
the Midland and Eastern Counties and the Potteries, Liverpool and
Ireland.
The proposed line is intended to leave Derby on the south, passing
near to Etwall and crossing the Dove at Tutbury, to continue through
the valley of that river to Uttoxeter ; it ►ill then proceed by the
intervening valleys, by Longton and Lane End to Stoke in the heart
of the Potteries, and thence to Crewe ; the last link (from Stoke to
Crewe) is intended to be supplied by the Grand Junction Potteries
Branch.—The line will thus traverse a district at present totally
without railway accommodation, and (except for a portion of it) lot
included in any other project.
A preliminary view has been taken, and the line presents no
engineering difficulties of importance.
The line is proposed to be taken in such a direction as to avoid
objections by gentlemen having residences near it, and the land-
owners generally.
The saving of distances between the places proposed to be thus
connected will be as follows : .

Length of By Derby Saving,
present route. and Crewe.

Miles.

Miles. Miles.

From Derby to Liverpool (by Derby

and Birmingham and Grand Junc-
tion Railways) .............. • •
From Derby to Liverpool (by Shef-
field and Manchester) • . . • • • • • • •
From Derby to Ireland (by Derby

139 90% 48%

117 90% 26%

and Birmingham and Grand Junc-
tion, with 138 miles of Sea) .... 227 228% 48%
From Derby to Ireland (by Sheffield
and 'Manchester, with ditto) .... 225 228% 26%
„ „ (by Crewe and Holyhead,
with 64 miles of Sea) • 279 231
And as contrasted with the Trent Valley Route :
From Derby to Liverpool (by Tam-
worth, Trent Talley, and Grand
Junction)..•• •• ...... ....•
From Derby to the Potteries (by
Trent Valley and Potteries scheme) 61 36 25
The traffic thus opened for the manufactures of the Potteries, and
the extensive mills and works throughout the Staffordshire portion of
the line, is of a highly remunerating character, and capable of large
development of General Traffic also, and esnecially in Corn, Malt,.
Coal, Clay, Lime, Slates, and Plaster, the amount has been' ascer-
tain to be considerable; and it may be added that by the existing
and projected lines branching westward from Crewe, this line will
afford a direct and most useful communication between the Midland
Counties and the mineral districts of North Wales.

116% 90% 26

An arrangement has been made with the Grand Junction Com-
pany, whereby their friendly co-operation has been secured, and they
have agreed to contribute one-third of the required capital.
One-half of the required number of shares will be reserved for
landowners and parties locally interested, and the remainder (which
the Committee take this opportunity of observing, will necessarily be
of very limited amount) will be allotted to parties giving unexcep-
tioaable references, and the Provisional Committee announce that the
number of shares alloted to any member of their body shall in no
case exceed two hundred.

Power will be taken in the Act to allow interest at 4/. per cent. per
annum on all deposits and calls, fiom time of payment until the
opening of the line.
Applications for Shares may be made in the subjoined form, to the
solicitors, and Mr. Eyre, and to Messrs. Earp and Son, Sharebrokers,
Derby.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

the Provisional Committee of the Derby and Crewe Junction

Railway Company,

Gentlemen,—l request you will allot to me Shares in the pro-
posed Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Company; and I under-
lake and agree to pay the deposit of 1/. 10s. per share thereon, and to
sign the necessary deeds when required.
Dated the day of

, 1845,

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