The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
viscount Mare, M.P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan
Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, Bart., Foxley, Herefordshire
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and
London Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Win. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Maes Eewyeld, Chairman of the North Wales
Railway
lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire
Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn Mouse, Cardif
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Director of the Shef-
field and Manchester Railway
Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square
John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester
Railway
The Rev. James Cozens, Ynys Plwm, Glamorganshire
Edward Cotton, Esq., St. James's-square and Kenilworth, Director
of the Commercial Bank
Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of
the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Direeter ef the Cambridge
and Lincoln Extension Railway
George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direst
Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director el the South and Midlands' Junction
Railway
William Edmondes, Esq., ef Cowbridge, Glamorganshire
Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and
Worcester Railway
The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and Mc 7, Manchester-
square
The Rev. Thomas Gronow, 29, Bromptmt-square
Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab Ellis, Glamorganshire
Windsor 11. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire
John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire
John Hopkins, Esq , Killely, Glamorganshire
William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Director of
tile South and Midlands' Junction Railway
John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby,

and Southampton Railway
Tero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the
South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Giamorganshire
William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the
National Provincial Bank of England
James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean

Railway
Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoln's Inn-

fields, Director of the Kennet and Aran Canal
William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk
Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire
James Brown, Esq., if Tin Ddu, near Bridgend
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire
James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct,
and South and Midlands' Junction Railways
John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff
Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall, Glamor-
ganshire
Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London
Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street-
hill, London, Director of the Great Trinidad Railway
John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanfiliangel,

Denbighshire
Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(With power to add to their number).
MANAGING COMMITTEE.
VISCOUNT ADARE, Chairman.
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P. Captain W. J. Dawson, R.N.
William Bradley, Esq. Crawshay Bailey, Esq.
John Randall, Esq. Griffith Llewellyn, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Gronow Richard Kelly, Esq.
James Morrison, Esq. The Rev. H. R. Fowler
William Simpson Potter, Esq. Samael R. Pratt, Esq.
Nichol Carne, D.C.L. Henry James, Esq.
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq,
(With power to add to their number.)

STANDIXO COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple.
SolaraTon—W. B. James, Esq., 5, Basinghall-street, London.
BANKERS.
Commercial Bank of London
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff.
Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff.
ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq.
SEciIETARY—John Petherick, Esq., pro tern.

This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Vallies, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis•
tame from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district,
one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at
present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable
products.
It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal is Im-
mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and,
obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition
to its being of excellent quality for iron snaking, as is proved at Mer-
thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very
bcat, thr steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
Inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de-
scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the slarnand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super-
sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of
traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested,
as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or
Calais have been constrUetsci to open the mineral resources of other
less promising Tallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele-
brated for am abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro-
ductions.

In inexhaustible atimgy of limestone (so necessary for the manu-
facture of iron and for agrignitural purposes) may be obtained by
means of this Railway, much 'firer and cheaper than by any other

This line will afford to the increasing POPlatitioa of the rich vales
of Ely and Rhondda a much desired communication with the great
market town and port of Cardiff, front whence, at present, they may
be said to be almost excluded•
It is intended that the line shalt commence at Blaen Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass
between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a dietaries of sight miles, where it
will enter the Ely Valley and proceed dowa (a farther distance of
six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and then) join the
South Wales Railway, thus opening 4 communication under the pipit
advantageous eirciunstances as to distauec, with all the ports in the
Bristol channel.
A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par-
ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable
gradients, so much so that It Is confidently anticipated that the
works will be executed very considerably under the advertised ca-
pital.
The landowners along the line are favourable to MIS Madertakinv,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the
Provisional Committee.

No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de•
posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount of
his subscription.

Until an Ast of Parliament shall be obtained, the antra of this
Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom . power Is given to allot the Shang, and to apply the film&
of the Company In payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma-
tion. and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be submitted
to Parliament.
Power will be applied for In the Act (and in Use meantime is
hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise any addi-
tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make
branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or
otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi-
nate the first Directors of the Company.
In the allottment of Shares, a preference will be given to
landowners on the line and other parties locally interested.

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Prospectuses and Maps may -be had of, and applications for
Shares may be addressed in the form annexed to, W. B. James,
Esq., Solicitor, 5, Basinghall-street, London; to W. Morgan, Esry.,
Solicitor, Bridgend, Ulamorzanshire ; and to the undermentioned
Brokers ; but no application for Shares will receive the attention of
the Committee, unless accompanied by a reference to one or more
of the Provisional Committee, Solicitors, or the Engineers:—
Loudon—Messrs. John Shewell and Son, 25, Tokenhouse-yard.
" Messrs. J. Peppercorne and Co., 2, Old Broad-street.