The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-30 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTON, BANBURY, and CHEL-
TENHAM it A.ILWAY, "
Connecting the Ports of BOSTON, LYNN, and YARMOUTII with
GLOUCESTER and BRISTOL, and opening a Communication be-
tween the EAST and WEST of ENGLAND.
Provisionally Registered.
Capital 1,000,0001., in Shares of 201
Deposit I/. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Raikes Currie, Esq., M.P. for Northampton
Henry Tuffnell, Esq., M.P.
Anthony Kingion Baker, Esq.. 1 Direc
George Tate, Esq. j Bir
E. H. Barwell, Esq., Mayor of Northampton
George Buxton, Esq. -
Richard Davis, Esq., late Director of South

Eastern Railway
JOhn Freetnan, Esq.
Thomas Miner, Esq.
Edward Hall, &q. •
Joseph Knight, Esq., Director of Churnet Val-

le): Railway
'John Lawrie, Esq., Director cf London and

each.

tors of the Bristol And
mingham Railway

Provisional Direetai
of the South Mid-
land Railway

Cmyeon Railway
George Osborne; Esq.
Thomas Sharp, Esq.
Joseph Adnett, corn merchant, Northampton
P.. Andrew, Esq., Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square •
Benjamin Aplin, ESq., Chacombe Priory, Banbury
John Arts, Esq., Loys, Weedon •
Thomas Atherton, timber merchant, Northampton
James Beech, Esq., Grosvenor-place, London, and Brandon Lodge,

Warwickshire
John Blagdon, Esq., Boddington Manor House, Gloucestershire •
Cecil Brook Bootliby, Esq., Ashburn Hall
George Capmn, rsq., Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire, and New

Burlington.street
Samuel Carrington, Esq., Cheltenham •
Rev. Francis Clerke, Rector of Eydon, near Banbury
Jos. Dowson, Esq., Lambeth, and Champion 11111, Dulwich
J. Eldridge, Esq., Promenade, Cheltenham
John Elliott, Esq., Green's Norton
Benjamin Smart F -wler. Eaq., Alder House, Staffordshire
Jas..Agg Gardner, Esq., Lord of the Manor of Cheltenham
William Grant; Eaq., Litchborough, and Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-

park • • •
Major-General Grcenstreet, Northampton
Chas. 11. Grove, Esq., Seymour-street, Portman-square
William Higgins, merchant, Northampton
Captain Hitchius, Queen Anne-street, and Adlicott-house, Shipston-
on-Stour
Samuel Horsey, merchant, Northampton
Baynton Jones, Esq., Carubray House, Cheltenham ,
George Lawton, Esq., Provisional Director of the Manchester and
Birkenhead Continuation Railway
Thomas MacauleY, Esq., Director of the Chlirriet Valley, and North
Staffordshire and Churnet Junction Railways
John Manning, Esq. Harpole, Northamptonshire '
lievt-Eranois.Wykel;aut Mart in,-Vicar ofChacombe, near Banbury-
S. Oxenham, Esq., Chester-terrace, Regent's•park -
Francis Parker, manufacturer, Northampton.
John Parkinson, Esq., F:11.5., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park
Samuel Perkins, Wool Merchant, Towcester
John T, Pinckard, Esq., Handley, near Towcester
:William Porter, Esq., Alderman of Northampton •
John Phipps, Esq., Northampton; • . ;. •.
W. Phillips Price, Esq., Tibberton-court, Gloucestershire
James,MituriceShipton, Egq ~Wahner Hall, Tewkesbury , ,
William Simpson, Esq., banker, Peterborough
*henry Spencer; Est ~'Oreen's Park, Blakesiek • • • • -
Patrick Stewart, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's Park
Ti. Stuart, Esq., Wyckham-park, Banbury, and Upper Harley-street •
W. Strong Esq., Northampton . •
IL L Stockburn, Esq., Magistrate of Northampton
D. Mowbray Walker, Esq., Magistrate, Gloucester
S. Walker, Esq.;Alderrnan of Northampton. • • •
'Rev. C. F. Watkins, Vicar of Brixsvorth • .• ." : • • •-•-
W. Williams, Esq., Alderman of Northampton
Mannaduke Wetherell, Esq.; Northampton
Major-General Martin White, Bath
Major White, Pall-mall •
William Washbourn, Esq., merchant, Gloucester
Major Young, Maidwell, Northamptonshire ' •
SOLICITORS.
Messrs, N. Stevens and Fearon, 1, Gray's Inn-squaro, London
Thomas Brooke.Bridgea Stevens, Tamworth
LOCAL SOLICITORS. •
B. Alpin, Banbury. '
Thomas Sctivrn, Nortliampton •
J. M. Cooke, Towcester • •
• Mess: a. -Newman, Givinett; and Tleehurst. Cheltenham
•. • BANlCERS—MossrsiCurries and Co., Cornhill. •

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The proposed line (which forms part of the scheme of the Sou'h
Midland Railway) and is a continuation of the Northampton and
Peterborough branch of the London and Birmingham Railway, win
connect by 'the shortest route, the fbilowing important towns, viz,:—
Boston, Lynn. Yarmouth, Norwich, Ely,-Cambridge, Huntingdon,
Peterborough, Bedford, and Northampton, withßanbury, Evesham,
Worbester, &c.; with Cheltennittr,; Gloucester, Bristol, EXoter,
Ply-
mduth. Werinouth, &c.; with Hereford, Swansea; Miltbrff: Haven,
FiShguard, and the whole of'. the Booth of Ireland; and with Oxford,
Salisbury, Southampton. and Portsmouth ; and will also connect Co-
ventry, Warwick, and Stratford-on-Avon, with the whole of • the be-
fore-mentioned places, thereby- in effect accommodating a population
of several millions.
' The line presents no engineering difficulties. • The landholders
generally are considered favourable to the project, and the promoters
have every reason to calculate upon a' mostshighly- remunerative re-
tarn on the outlay.
One-third of the shares will be reseveil for the shaieholders in the
South Midland Railway COmpany, and a preference 'will be given in
'allotting the residue to parties locally interested. , •'• • •
' For flrther particulars the public is referred to 'the prospectuses,
which may be obtained of the. solicitors pr, local agents, and Messrs.
Carden and Whitehead, Threadneedle-street,' London ; James Pear-
son, Birmingham; William. Mason, Bradford; Messrs, Tate' and
Nash, 'Bristol ; William Lee, Cheltenham ; Collinson and Flint,
Hull; J. (heave., Liverpool ; James -Jameson, Leeds ; and "Joseph,
, -
Fernyhough, St. Anne's-square, Manchester. ' ' • .

ORTHAMPI'ON,- BANBURY,. and .CIIEL-
N .. • TENHAM RAILWAY, • •• -
Prnilsionally liegistereel:
• Capital 1,000,0001., in shares of 20Leat1r.
'" ••• " Deposit 1/.'28. per Shitre:•
•_ No further applications for Shamir in this Company will-be re-
ee ved after WiDNISDAY, the 30th July instant.
•N. STEVENS and FEARON,
Registered olleitore, 1, Gray's Inn-squars.