The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-29 00:00:00

W. Bland, Esq., Bitxton, Director of the worth Wales Railway

Samuel Swann Brittain, Esq., Sheffield
John Churchill, Esq., Bayswater, Director of the Manchester and
Birmingham Continuation Railway
Robert Charles, Esq., 24, Endley-street, Tavistock-square, Director
of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
G. Colqahoun, Esq., Director of the Worcester and Wales Railway
E. Chapman, Esq., Strand, Director of the Richmond Railway

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James 1). De Vitre, Esq., Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square
James Fearnley, Esq., Longsight Abbey, near Manchester
WlMain Tulloch Fraser, Esq., Manchester-square, Director :of tho

Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
Samuel Haines, Esq., Chad House, Edghaston, near Birmingham,
Director of the East and West and Birmingham South Stafford-

shire Railways
James Horne, Esq., Clapham-common, Director of the North Lon-
don Railway Company
William Halliday, E,sq.,inerchant, Chad-valley, Edgbaston, Director

of the Leektield and Birmingham Railway
Mallard Ileaciride, Egg., Director of the London and Brighton

Railway
Joeouth, Esq., Huddersfield, Director of tho East and West

of Eogoittod n.thray
Jenline, Esq., Piccadilly

Charles Kelson, Esq.. relgnmonth, Devon, Director of the East and
West of Englan4 Hallway
T.Knfn, Eso., Thames-street, Director of the Worcester and South

Wales Railwsy
W. Knott, Esq., 4, Adelaide-place, Director of the Richmond Railway
Captain J. H. Leckie, Richmond, Surrey
J. D. Lowden, Esq., Doughty-stre9t, Director of the Richmond

Railway
William Morley, EMI., Blackheath-park, Deputy Chairman of tha
Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation Railway
G. 31 ilia, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct

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Railway
N. M'Cann, ISsq., 40, Parliament-streot, Director of the Manchester

and Rugby Direct Railway
Wm. Nash, Esq., Chairman of tho Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings

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Railway
Wm. Nicholson, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Rugby Direct

Railway
George Parbur,y, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the East and West
of England Railway
Apsley Pellatt, Esq., Director of the Staines and Richmond Railway
S. Phillips, Esq., Director of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway
Gco. Rougemont, Req., 9, Chester-terrace, Regent's-park, Director
of the North London Junction Railway
Christopher Shapland, Req., Bristol, Director of the Bristol and
Gloucester, South Devon and Cornwall Railway
T. Bridge Simpson, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Richmond

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Railway
John Stewart, Em., M.P. for Lyndngton, Director of the East and

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west or England Hallway
Joseph Shaw, Esq., Huddersfield
Jogeph Thompson, Esq:, John-street, 13edford-row, Director of tli

London and Brighton Railway-
Thomas Varley, Esq., Shorstin Hall, Malton
DaNiel Watney, Esq., Wandsworth, Surrey, Distiller
S. Watkins, Eaq., Forr.vt MU. near Worksop
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., Director of the Erewash Valley Railway
(With power to add to their number).
BANKERS.
Mes: re. Masterman and Co., London
The Union Bank, Manchester
SOLICITOR—John Bethel', Esq., 78, King William-street, London,

CONSULTING ENGINEER.
ENGINEERS.
Messrs. Rice and Thomas Hopkins, At.I.C.E.;
and John Belcher, Esq.
SECRETARY. •

This Company is formed for milking a railway from Liverpool to
Derby, and will, in conjunction with the Manchester and Rugby
Direct, and London and Birmingham Railways, form the nearest
route from Liverpool to London. It will commence at Liverpool, and
proceed along the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to within a
importance of the Whiston Inclined Plane, and thence branch off,
in a south-easterly direction, through Warrington, Knutsford, and
Congleton to Leek (there joining the Manchester and Rugby Rail-
way), and from thence through Ashbourne to Derlel The whole
length of the proposed line will be about sixty-six mffiss. It will be
seen by reference to the. map that this important line of railway will
form the shortest route from Liverpool to London and effect a direct
chain of communication between Liverpool and Derby, and will
thence, by means of the Midlands and other railways, open an unin-
terrupted route to the more eastern counties, and afford a complete
midland communication between the eastern and western parts of
the kingdom and the important intermediate manufacturing districts.
The most important feature in this railway is that it forms the
shortest road from Liverpool to London. The distance by it, with the
Manchester and Rugby, and London and Birmingham, will be only
188 miles, whereas by the present route it is 210 miles, and by the
Trent galley Railway 2003 miles ; effecting a saving of 22 miles In
one instance, and 123{r miles in the other.
And as regards Liverpool and Derby, the whole distance between
Liverpool and Darby will be reduced by this line to about 74 miles,
thus decreasing the distance by any present existing railway, et least
46 miles ; an advantage which carries in itself the conviction of the
necessity there is for the proposed railway, in order to connect more
immediately two such important towns, especially when these towns
are but the foci, as it were, for other railways from still more distant
localitlei, as before adverted to.
The distance also from Manchester to Leek (where the proposed
railway will unite with the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway)
will be about 30 miles, and from Leek to Derby about 26 miles,
making the whole distance from Manchester to Derby only b 6%
miles ; and thus diminishing the distance by any present communi-
cation between those important towns by about 28 milts, an object
most desirable to be attained, and of itself quite sufficient to recom-
mend a line of railway embracing such beneficial results.
But great as these results most certainly will be, they are far oat-
' weighed by the very important consideration that, in conjunction
with the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway, it will also be the
most direct route from Liverpool to Loudon.
The distance from Liverpool to Leek (tire proposed point ot' Junc-
tion with the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway) is 473{ miles;
,from Leek to Rugby, according to the line as proposed by the Man-
chester and Rugby Direct Railway, 58 miles, and from Rugby to
London 83 miles; thus making the whole distance from Liverpool to
London 1883 miles, instead of 210, by the present route.
With regard to the traffic and other details connected with time,t
working of the line, it seems only necessary to revert to thacfarieutn
importance of the towns proposed to be brought into comnn
with each other, in order to convince the minds of ail that
the' source
of revenue thus derived will be immense.
There are no engineering difficulties connected with the forming of
the line. •
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ntil the ct o s The deeds will provide that no ceilu shall be mad
t.on
ar theament share-
holders beyond the depesit now paid
obtained, and power will be taken in the Act to allow 4f. per cent.
interest on all calls.
pectnses, maps. and shares, may be
A ppl es tiens for detailed pros
made to the Seerctars , at the officesiii7aBn,chKeisitiegr, .i
aV1111,1( the ian-
following
oilow ng
I ondon • and at 22, cross-street,
Stmarebroltors:—Messrs. It. Sutton, Grabble, and Sutton, 22, North
S!de, Royal Ex
Lennon; George Burnam'', l'Aql.,,ssCrosrllilitialle!'
Messrs. Betel:ly, Alison, and Co., Poyal Exchange ; l
kensie and LAWITIIee, 38, Cornhlll; Messrs. Hotaffiland and Leese,
if, King street, Manchester; Messrs. Marshall, Town-hall-buildi
o
Royal Rank-buildings, Liverpoolng3'
Manchester ; John Wills, Esq.,
ale,srs. Welttaloved and (tastier, Leeds; Messrs. Edwards'' and Soil,
andand W. 11. Land, Esq., BrlsstioileiVeTidl;l.
J. G.
el;:saq., mingliam ;
Messrs. Garton and Wright,
dersfield ; F. C. Spencer, Req., HalifiX ; haw, Esq., Ilud-
Messrs Hall, Brothers, and
Co., Cheltenham ; Henry Beaumont and.
C0.,-o. ; B. P. Lemon,
Eisq., Bath; Joseph Clark, Esq., Southampton ; and Messrs. Flint
and Tootal,

OM O.
To the Provisional
,Con Fomß mitteeF of the Liverpool and Derby Railway

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I request you 1%111 allot to m Company e
shares of 201. each in the
capital of the alxive-named railway, and I will accept the same or
any less number, and pay the deposit of 21. 25.. per share, and sign
the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when re-
quired.
Dated the

day of

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_kdaress .. •••.• • • • • •
Profession ,•••• • . , , .
Religence ..lifitoe,

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Frospcctuscs tray bu had ;it tile 'reinporttry Offices of the Coutptuly,
i 9, King's Arnis-yard, Coleman-street, London; whore also applica-
tions for shares, adtireesed to the Provisional Committee, will be
attended to.

'FORM OF APPLTCATIO FOR SHARES.

To the Provisional ComnitteeWthe*ottinghant, Birmingham, and

Coventry Railway.
Centicmen,--I request you to allot me shares of 2111,.
each, in the above railway; and I undertake to accept the same,
or such I:.ss number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the
regniatious of the Company, and to sign the necessary deeds, and to
pay when required the deposit thereon of 21. to. per share.
Dated this day of 1t45.
Name in Atli .... • •
Profession and professional residerrO
Residence In full•••••
References 91.,.•+. P•g•.101sor •..t.• • iFt'