The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.

This line is designed to open a direct communication between the
towns of Birmingham and Boston.

The advantages to be derived by a rich, progressing, and populous
town, such as Birmingham, the great manufacturing centre of tie
kingdom, having a direct communication with a port on the eastern
coast facing the Continent, and that port the nearest to it by geo-
graphical position, need butte be mentioned to bo appreciated.
The name of Birmingham speaks for itself; the capacity and
value of Boston as a commercial port is daily increasing, and re-
quires but little enterprise to enable it to compete with some of our
best pons.

It is proposed that ttes line should commence at Leicester, where
it will form a continuation of the direct line from Birmingham t•
that town, and proceeding by or near Melton Mowbray, Corby,
Folkenham, and Donnington, terminate at Boston ; this affording a
direct communication between Birmingham and its important manu-
facturing districts—Rugby, the great railway centre of England, and
Boston, their nearest seaport, which eventually must command the
traffic of the districts with which It is in connexion and the oppo
site ports of the Continent.

A glance at the map will show how this line is fed, and the towns
in its neighbourhood supplied with railway accommodation by the in-
tersecting lines ; but In the event of the London and York line not
obtaining Its Act, it is proposed by this Company to construct a
branch to Grantham.

The country is easy, presenting few or no engineering difficulties.
Another advantage held out by this project Is the improvement of
the harbour of Boston, whereby it will be restored to that eminent
position it formerly held among tha ports awl harbours of the
kingdom.

The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at 4
per cent. per annum after passing the Act, on the amount of the
subscription paid up. No subscriber shall be answerable lor more
than the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, and then
not beyond the amount of his subscription.
Applications for shares and prospectuses, to be made to tho solicitors
of the Company, 7, Tokenhouse-yard, and 76, Cannon-street, City;
at the offices of the Company, 26, Moorgate-street ; andto the fbllow-
Ing stock and sharebrokers

Le;nd..m—Mr. Edward Newton Bryant, 16, Throgmorton-street ; Mr.
William Rodwell, 22, Throgmorton-street; Mr. A. Sym, 9, Token-
house-yard; Mr. J. S. Pidgeon, 10, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-
street.
Birmingham—Mr. F. 11. West, 49, New-street ; Mr. William Green,

26, Ann-street.
Boston—Messrs. Ten son and Fricker ; Mr. John 11. Thomas, the
Market-place.
Bristol—Mr. W. H. Land.
Blackhurn—Mr. Wm. 11. Morice.

Edinburgh—Messrs. Dowling and Ilowden, South St. Andrew-street
Mr. Pringle,. _ _ _

Exeter—Mr. Thomas Sanford,

Glasgow—Messrs. Black and Lorimer, Buchanan•street.
__ __ _ _

Hull-Messrs. Alsop and Son; Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle

Liverpool—Mr. Laurie; Messrs. Thomas Cogian and Son; Mr. Jo.
seph Brice, Sweeting-street.

Leicester—Messrs. Windram and Son, Bishop-street.

Leeds—Messrs. J. and T. Rhodes; Messrs. Charles Bell, Beverley,
and Co.

Lynn—Messrs. I. H. Sampson and Son, King Staith-square,
Manchester—Messrs. Johnston, Bradley, and Walker ; Mr. Earle
Laugston, Abraham's-court, Market-street ; Messrs. Green and
Lockwood.

Nottingham—Messrs. Pectson and Potter.
Perth—Mr. J. A. Gloag.

Sheffield—Messrs. ➢funcaster and Wilson.

Wakefield—Mr. Thomas Nightingale.
York—Mr. W. 11. Cowling.

BIRMINGHAM AND BOSTON DIRECT
RAILWAY, with a Branch to Grantham.
Notice is hereby given, that no further Application for Shares in
this Company can be received after the 31st October instant in Lon-
don, or after the Gth November from the country.

By order,
2G, If ooricate-street.

JAMES ELLIOTT, Secretary.

PROSPECTUS OF THE

DUNDEE AND FORFAR JUNCTION
RAILWAY,
Joining the Edinburgh and Northern, Glasgow and Dundee Junction
Scottish Midland Junction, Arbroath and Forfar, and Aberdeen
Railways.

Capital 200,0001. in 10,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. 6d. per share.
INTERIM PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
David Pitcairn, Esq. younger of Kinnaird
George Marshall Gray, Esq. merchant, Dundee
Robert Arklay, Esq. of Eathiebeaton
William Stewart, Esq. wine-merchant, Dundee

Charles Grainger, Esq. advocate, Aberdeen
John Stewart, Esq. Abereraig-house, FWeshlre

James Bunter, Esq. writer, Dundee
William Clark, Esq. shipowner, Dundee

James Dali, Esq. chief magistrate of North Berwick, a member of
the Committee of the Tyne Valley Junction Railway
Samuel Brodie, Esq. merchant, Dundee
Andrew Brown, Esq. banker, Newburgh
Thomas Kerr, Esq. Hawkhill, Dundee

John Eorrie, Esq. Shipowner
Peter Kerr, Esq. Agent, Dundee.

(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS.
Commercial Bank of Scotland
Eastern Bank of Scotland.
ENGINEER—James Leslie, Esq. C.E., Dundee.
PARLIAMENTARY SOLICITORS—HUgh Tunes Cameron and George

Bain, Esqrs. 18, Parliament-street, London.
INTERIM AGENTS AND LOCAL SECRETARIES—WiIIi= Hay, Writer,

Dundee ; and David. Gow, writer to Forfar,

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Railway, which joins the Aberdeen Railway at Friockliehn—thus
amalgamating with these various railways, and forming a continu-
ous and centrical trunk for the general railway communication from
England through Scotland.
This line will be about fifteen miles in length, and, viewed only as
local connecting line between Dundee and Forfar, it is in a great
degree called for by the manufacturers, marchanta, and farmers of
the district. It will beyond all question, from this source alone, have
a traffic sufficient for ample remuneration to the shareholders. For-
far is the county town, and there is necessarily a considerable inter
course with Dundee. To parties locally versant with this manufac-
turing district, the very extensive traffic and intercourse between
Dundee and Forfar are well known. The population of the district
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munication. The expense of transmitting goods at present between
Dundee and Forfar is fully double what it should be, and in a great
measure performed by horse carriage, an expensive and tedious pro-
cess; but the formation of this railway will open up a direct and
cheap communication, and will unquestionably benefit the trade and
agriculture of the district.
The line passes through a rich agricultural district, for the pro-
duce of which the farmers will by it find an easy and expeditious
transit to Dundee, both for the causumpt and exportation ; and the
agricultural valise of the lands will be considerably increased by the
direct communication with the town and harbour of Dundee, and
the railways running south from the Tay. The extensive pave-
ment and slate quarries around Forfar and along the district will be
greatly enhanced by the line, as a cheap and easy access to Dundee
for exportation will thus be afforded.
The promoters of this railway, viewing the extensive local traffic,
the junction with the whole railways before enumerated in con-
nexion with the great English trunk railways, have no hesitation in
submitting this nude: taking to the public, not only as one necessarily
called for by the mercantile, manufacturing, and agricultural inte-
rests of the district, and public colveniency, but more especially by
its being the direct centrical line, forming a continuation of the rail-
way communication by the Edinburgh and Northern and Glasgow
Junction lines, through the conutles of Fife and Forfar, to Aberdeen
and the north of Scotland.

As a safe investment for capital, this line, being thus in the midst
of a great manufacturing district, and from the present formation 01
railway communication at both ends, will present the sure prospect
of being highly advantageous. _ _

The district has already been surveyed, and presents no difficulty
to the formation of the railway; and the proprietors and tenants
along the line are understood to be very favourable to the under-
taking.
The requisite Parliamentary notices have been given, so that the
Bill may be introduced and passed in the ensuing Session ; and the
Company's engineer will immediately proceed to finish a minute
survey of the whole line and termini at Dundee and Forfar.
Applications ler Shares will be received by the following Share-
brokers :—Edinburgh--Messrs. John Robertson and Co., and Robert
Allan. Glasgow—Messrs. WEwen and Au'd, Peter White, and
Messrs. Fould and Cockburn. Perth—John A. Gloag. Aberdeen—
William Gordon. London—Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, Bank-
builaing, and Mr. Banbury, 4, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street.
Manchester—Mr. George Harris, and William Marshall. Liverpool
—Messrs. Forsyth and Hamilton, and H. Davies and Co. Birming-
ham—Mr. W. H. Collis. Dundee—Messrs. D. B. Niven, John Stur-
rock, Jun., William Crockatt, and Andrew Ogilvie—and by the In-
terim Secretaries at Dundee and Fdrfar.