The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-07 00:00:00

CHELMSFORD. AND BURY RAILWAY,
by BRAINTREE, ROCKING, HALSTE kEt, SUDBURY
and LAVENHAM (with projected extensions to Thetford and 31a1.
don). Length, Thirty-nine Miles.
Capital, 750,0001., in Shares of 25/. each.
Deposit, IL 7s. 6d. per Share.
Registered provisionally pursuant to Act 7 and 8 Vic., c.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., Melford Nall, Suffolk.
Sir John Page Wood, Bart., Glazenwood House, Essex.
Colonel Addison, Sudbury.
N. C. Barnardiston, Esq., the Ryes, Sudbury.
The Rev. Edward Bull, Pentlow Rectory.
James Brewster, Esq., Little Maplestead Hall, Essex.
J. W. Cater, Esq., Lyston Hall, Essex, and Liverpool.
Samuel Courtauld, Esq., Foley House, Rocking.
John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-street, London.
John Edmunds, Esq., Sudbury and London.
Robert Emmett, Esq., Peckham. • -
The Rev. H. B. Faulkner, Westgate House, Melford.
J. F. S. Gooday, Esq., Sudbury.
R. E. Greenwood, Esq., Bank, Halstead.
Josiah Heals, Esq., Gray's Inn.
W. D. King, Esq., Bank, Sudbury.
The Rev. Thomas Ludbey, Cranham Rectory, Essex.
Onley Savill Onley, Esq., Stisted Hall, Essex.
George Weller Poley, Esq., Boxted Hall, Suffolk.
John Weller r oley, Esq., Boiled Hall, Suffolk.
Joseph Sewell, Esq., Halstead.
Robert F. Steadman,'Esq., Sudbury.
John Taylor, Esq., Sible Hedingham, Essex.
Charles Walter, Esq., the Howe, Halstead.
Thomas White, Esq., Manor House, Weathersfield, Essex.
(With power to add to their number).
ELNGINERR.
R. W. Thompson, Esq., C.E.
BANKERS.
London—Brom, Janson, and Co. Abchurch-lane.
Chelmsford and Braintree—Messrs. Sparrow and Co.
Halstead—London and County Bank.
Sudbury—Messrs. Alexander and Co.
Bury—Messrs. Oakes, Bevan, and Co.
Liverpool—Bank of Liverpool.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. White and Borrett, Lincoln's Ihn-flelds. .
Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, Gray's Inn-square.
LOCAL AGENTS. •
Chelmsford—James Parker, Esq.
Braintree--Messrs. Cunnington, VeleT, and Cunnington.
Halstead—D. Sewell, Esq., and G. P. Arden, Esq
Sudbury—Messrs. Stedman.
Long Melford—Richard Almack, Esq.
' PROSPECTUS.

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The Line of Raihvay,noNisnbtnitt4;lt; the Public, rests its claims for
support on the strong general ground of its passing through important
districts in Essex and Suffolk, whose interests have been almost entirely
neglected in the laying out of the different Railways hitherto executed
or projected for the benefit of the Eastern Counties of England, but
which possess, nevertheless, population, wealth, and traffic, amply. suffi-
dent to defray the charges of forming a direct railway communica-
tion through them, and to afford a good return for the capital required
for the purpose.
Commencing at Chelmsford (at the station of the Eastern Counties
Railway), this line will pass close by Braintree, flocking, Halstead,
Sudbury, and Lavenham, to Bury, running, throughout its whole
extent, of thirty-nine miles, nearly conterminous with the ancient
and most frequented highway from the Metropolis into the heart of
Suffolk. •

It will have, for its, termini, two important market and assize
towns ; and for its principal intermediate stations, places which are
the seats of considerable, and thriving manufactures.
The towns of Bury and Sudbury are the two largest in the county
of Suffolk, next to Ipswich ; and Ilalstead and Braintree, the two
largest in Essex, next to Chelmsford and Colchester.

The population of the hundreds which will be directly intersected
by it amounts to 133,131, and that *of numerous places to which it
' would be more available than any other Railway, to 43,500, making
the total population which may be reckoned upon, as necessarily
tributary from local vicinage to this line, not less than 176,631.
Between the Metropolis and all the places which have been named,
as well as between these places themselves, there is a large existing
traffic, to which the facilities of the railway system could not fail to
give, as in all other cases, a vast extension.
The Chelmer and Stour Navigations, through which the districts
traversed by this Line now receive their supplies of coal, lime, timber,
iron, &c., and which are also the principal outlets for its agricultural
produce, will not only have their own operations greatly facilitated,
and their revenues increased by its formation, but contribute consi-
derably to the income of the Railway. They would be feeders, but in
no respects rivals to it.

But, besides the above local traffic, the Line would command a
very considerable through traffic between London and all the
Northern parts of Norfolk. From time immemorial more than one-
third of all the coach traffic. between London and Norwich, has
passed over the line of road with which this Railway will be con-
terminous.

An extension of the line to Thetford, and also a branch from Brain-
tree to Maldon, by the way of Witham, have beau surveyed, and will
form part of the scheme, if required by the Boird of Trade.

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From calculations which have been very careffilly made of the
existing traffic alone, it appears that, assuming that it would be
trebled by the facilities afforded by railway communication, which is
less than what all railway experience would warrant, the total re-
turns from the projected Railway would amount to 105,405/.
The Line selected for the Railway is the result of an engineering
survey, on which much time and pains have been expended, and will,
it is confidently believed, be found to be not only the very best of which
the nature of the country admits, but one admirably adapted to meet the
wants of its traffic. It will be a Line at once cheaply made and cheaply
worked. The gradients are easy, and well balanced ; , the earth .work
will be less than the average earth-work on railways ; and there will
be no constructions of much difficulty or magnitude. The land re-
quired for the Line will be mostly farm-land, of moderate value, and
in no place will it pass through any parks or ornamental grounds.
Deducting 40 per cent. from the gross returns for the expense of
working the Line (a liberal allowance for a Line of this character), it
would leave a net annual revenue of 63,2431., which would be equal to
8 per cent. on the invested Capital. _ _

Applications for Shares, in the annexed form, may be made to any
of the Solicitors or Local Agents above-named, or to L. 31. Simon,
Esq., Broker, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street ; or to Thomas
Forsyth, Esq., Broker, Liverpool.

RHOS OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

TO THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE tHELMSFORD

AND BURY RAILWAY COMPANY.

GENMEMEN,

Please allot me Shares in the above Com-
pany, and I hereby undertake to accept such Shares, and to pay the
deposit thereon, and also to execute the Parliamentary contract and
subscribers' agreement, when required.
Dated this day of
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,

1845.

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