The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-23 00:00:00

BANKERS.

Messrs. Rogers, Olding,;nd&., Clement's-lane, London
Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., CornhW, London
SOLICITORS.
John Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-street, London
William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Uttoxeter
ENGINEERS.
Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.

George RemingtOn, Esq., C.E.

LOCAL AGENTS.
Armishaw, J., Esq., Rtlgeley
Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton
Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley

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Eggington, A., sq., c eel
James J. Green, Esq., Walsall
This line of railway, which is about sixty-five miles in length, is
intended to commence at Uttoxeter (the terminus of the proposed
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and
to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will form a direct com-
munication between two of the most important manufacturing and
mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire and Sheffield,
and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire portion in-
cluding Dudley, Tipton, Walsall, Bilston, Wednesbury, and Wolver-
hampton..
This line will also open a direct railway communication between
Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder-
minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton,
and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, Car-
diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish-
guard, Aberystwith, and with Porthdynllaen, the future outport for
Ireland. And also the most direct communication between Leeds
and Southampton.
The line will pass nearly along the Uttoxeter and Caldon Canal to a
point near Prestwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro-
motets of this ulidertaking. It will proceed through Ellaston and
Mayfield to Ashbourne, thence near Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel-
en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holinfirth to Huddersfield, where it will
join tee Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Thirsk. It will
open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal,
iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and rnagnesian limestone on the
, route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy, and cheap communica-
tion between the important towns above mentioned.
Arrangements have been made with other companies to run into
this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise
additional capital to extend the line to Leeds.
Many of the above-mentioned mineral productions are essential to
the mining districts of South Staffordshire and Sheffield. The North
Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of
South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (15 cwt. of the former being
equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma-
terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen-
sive, the line from the Caldon Mines having to go by canal round
by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding
furnaces, when, by this railway, it would be taken in a straight line
to them ; and the Ashbourne, Cromford, Worksworth, and Bakewell
country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The
ironstone in the neighbourhood of, Sheffield is also becoming very
.scarce, and great quantities are introduced from Scotland; the same
searcjtj, exists in South Staffordshire; and the route of this line
would furnislia god supply, at present not worked, and without a
market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan-
tages, a. good local market would be opened along the agricultural
and other parts of the district at present very badly supplied with
lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car-
riage; 'lt is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the immense
'traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford-
shire, asd Worcestershire Junction Railway.
The calculations which have been made show a very large profit.
There are large lead and slate quarries on the line which only want
an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into full work.
The coal is of a superior quality.
There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ashbourne,
Cromford, and other places on the line. Tile scenery of Derbyshire
is the resort of vast numbers of tourists ; and particular care will be
taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere 'with or
change its beautiful and romantic character. The convenience,
therefore, which this line will afford must necessarily cause a great
influx of passengers, both on business and pleasure.
Ironstone is not so abundant in the South, as in North Stafford-
shire, and vast quantities are sent by the tardy, circuitous, and ex-
pensive canal company, which this and other lines of railway meet-
ing at Uttoxeter will remedy.
The gypsum formation runs from Staffordshire to the llumbcr,and
the demand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac-
turing purposes along this line will be great.
The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest,
Banks, Bagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,000 acres,
chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a like objection-
able route; whereas this line would open a direct, easy, And cheap
coalmunlcation to new markets. The line has been viewed prior to
a detailed survey, and there are not more than ordinary engineering
difficulties. In consequence of the bite Parliamentary decisions, it is
intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro-
moters de not Nada themselves absolutely to do so.
Applications fOr Shares to he plifie 'tp gplui %veils, Esq., 35,
Moorgate-street, London; and William Arnold Bainbtigge Esq.,
Uttoxeter ; and to the following Sharebrokers :.--zMessrs. Preece and
Evans, 39, Lothbury ; Mr, Miles, ,Worcester; Mr. Thomas Henry
Wheeler, Worcester ; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liver.
pool ; MOM, Ciimeroi aJ4cl Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Morris Rey-