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London, England, 1845-08-13 00:00:00

htitlilmiv.n operations will contribute greatly to the traffic of the
T and they are, therefore, deeply interested in its este-
'Dei' Lori('
tq, atlo, on Promoters of this line, in their ordinary commercial
per now. pay for the carriage of goods, &c., a sum equal to
Z0..48 eeti tit uPon the whole capital ; an amount of traffic which
k.ney
_Don the direct line when completed.
tr'Acipae convinced that the time has arrived when direct lines to
4,7et,,t'jovvns have become absolutely necessary, and will yield the
ueneilt to those interested in them, and to the country at
et.;telln
'et ; -e will afford accommodation to many considerable towns,
O.lintouei
ied by any existing line.
Iltta Ten'ted to commence in London as near the centre of busi-
h *1) possible.
t„N2rse, the line will approach to and accommodate the fe.-
I,f4d:Zne—viz., Barnet, St. Albans, Dunstable, Luton, Arnpthill.
Ci;glikr47.ellingborough, Kettering, Market Harborough, Leicester,
14, le., ugh, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Burton-on-Trent, •Uttoxeter.
eek. Macclesfield, Stockport, and Manchester, terminating
abon of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway.
breithPr,esent nearest approach to Manchester is by the London and
e or'''un and the Manchester and Birmingham Railways, a dis-
tiFntbi .197 i Miles. By the proposed line the distance will be c0n-
‘4,1%144 shortened, and will form the nearest route to Carlisle, and
Lttqlo' north of Manchester. There will be no change of trains,
tr,,,N'al of luge from one train to another ; no delay in waiting
",C,,,4.111 From other parts of the country, but the same train will
1,411, n ',Without loss of time throughout the whole distance.
loC,,`,,elospherie principle will be publicly tested before the next
"it hiut Parliament, and the Committee will be prepared to adopt
4441,ractiee it shall vindicate its claims to superiority
hNtilitations fo: Shares may be made, addressed to the Provisional
-`tett"ee or to the Solicitors, at the Company's Offices, 4S, Moor-
re,t
, London
1145. ,of whom urther particulars may be obtained.

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Proms FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
Committee of the Direct London and Manchester
401 tiltierne Railway, 48, Moorgate-street, London.
allotY request that you will allot to me Shares of
thtulls Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and
con
t
i:Dosit thereon, or upon any less number that may be
act alia and I undertake, also, to execute the Parliamentary
'Ubscribers' agreement when required.
Trade or Profession • . • ••..•• .. • •
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'this hetit Qn'l3any is established pursuant to the following request and
41y. 7:—.
11,111 ta'..the undersigned, being interested in the tradeof Manchester,
.44eh 40 shortest and quickest intercourse between London and
direct line of rail-
b:ster, hereby express our conviction that a
Ne4.„,tween those places will give the public thegreatost cheapness,
4 tic
t 4 That isle' and speed.
tba, is of paramount importance. to the trade, and to the
.11 La they should not continue dependent for communication
at
upon one, and that a circuitous liner oof railway.
It„4'tiist,'"pthe immediate formation of a direct in is essential,
delayed it will become more and more difficult, in con-
.7b,e,erthe branch railways which local necessity will originate.
,h 6ed‘ ndependent tra eh I nk line is necessary,
11 and Lancashire against excessive
tO guard the trade
~7!T-4 of the metropo s
tira t,711(1 the many evils of a rapidly tending monopoly.
,ierefore authorise and request Messrs. Ashurst and Son,
i'olle;res' and Messrs. Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, Solicitors, to take
the Veers' and
steps for the formation of a Committee, with a view
of such a line.
~4.1.11 aan
All and Smith, London
en and Brothers, Manchester
• Bannerman and Sons, Manchester
rbert Bentley and Co., London
Burd and Sons Manchester
fi"ebert Barbour and,Co., Manchester
ie,orge Brettle and Co., London
liur)gßaaset, London
J and Gladstones, London
, • Banks, London
isin Burls, London
Barnes Bradbury, Manchester
liNtibury, Greatorex, and Co., London
Itrrnan and May, London
air and Burton, Manchester
Johri Butterworth and Co., Manchester
Biggs and Sons, Leicester
aldecott Powell, and Wilcox, London
,
j"".. Sons, and Co., London
C. and F. Cowper and Co., London
eetirtauld, Taylor, and Co. London
prrTer, Morley, and Co., London
.fir;nrts W. Coates, London
fj"..ain Cash, London
.lamer.'t Watson, and Jackson, London
Carlton, Walker, and Lewis, Manchester
11Ighard Cobden and Co., Manchester
ernes Crompton, Manchester
rby 'and :Garland, London
uy'rhos Deacon and Sons, London and Manchester
and T. Doves, Minchener, and Rontledge, London
Jo vies, Freeman, and Co., Manchester
Dugdale and Brothers, Manchester
irrs, Everinsgandton,
Co.,d London London
avid Evan
1, P. Pawson and Co., London
Potters and Norris, Manchester
se._l, Holmes, and Co., Manchester
put and Nathaniel Phillips and Co., Manchester
B"ze7 and Pallet, London
BerLdish and Bickham, Manchester
hhon• Robertson and Co., London
Job„sles and Williams, London
'' Read London
I,,anitiel Ridley, Son, and Ellington, London
';''etl'landson and Atkinson, London
rer, Fenton, and Co., London
sti,.Salernons and Co., London
o‘`t and Sharp, London
srge and James Smith, Manchester
hom
, as James Smith, London
Thnt and T. Storar and Co, London
—"ts Shepperson, London
Sheehan and Roan, London
i'oerryood, Gilbert, and Piper, London
'17,, newt and Hickson, Manchester
40"hiPson, Brothers, and Son, Manchester
1, set% Travers and Son, London
,red, Coston and Co. Manchester
,atiersc,
and Mellor:Manchester,
arse
r and Mitigate, London
ge Virtue, London
ww. to and Greenwell, London
w?rd and Co. London
I,,..lhrkworth and Proctors, Manchester
•Lom
' Jothas Worthington, Manchester
ZW'reford and Co., London
e.strain, Dignam, and Co., London
wit,l••Watts and Co., Manchester
8,•4413 n, Keith, and Co., Loudon
reford and Pugh, London
„Teich and Margetson, London.
;Airinel Fletcher, Son and Co., Manchester
Aee,rge Fraser, Son, and Co., Manchester
,iratit and Brother, London
'll and Edward Grundy, Manchester
q•ltrard Granville and Co., Londonj
Porter, and Co., London
tes,Coates, Bartlett, and Co., London
(lardiner and Brothers, Manchester
p'n, Ward, and Hood, London
irtrY Hilton, Manchester
lioluklaY.and Cheetham, Manchester
Itle and Hanson, London
jol ard Harris and Sons, Leicester
'son, Eulmer, and Co., London
R.Vir es on and Banks
Le4haw, Leese, and anchester
, Coles, smith, and C0.,d0., London
l'aek, Castle, and co., London
• Luc and and r.nek „ Davies. London
• aok_, rsonch, and Coath, London
T Lan and Son,' London
Gros, Thompson and Bird, Loudon
Lew. Lomas and Co., Manchester
tt-,as and James, London
I;and and Co., London
~,91111, Truman, and Hitchcock, London
Niout Lawrence, London
r atri
rison, Dillon, and Co., Loudon
bt~CMorley, London
James and ilaslam, Manchester
B,4:Zesrt Martin, Landon
John London
J4,,,fiunn and Co., Manchester
1,1.11, ;and William Morley, London
Ovtn Lucas, and Co., Manchester
Ohir:Lon, Warwhit, and Co., London
'ld, Hodgson, and Co., London.