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London, England, 1845-10-15 00:00:00

TUNBRIDGE and RYE lIARBOUR DIRECT
RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered )
Frederick Lawrance, Esq. Registered Projector.
Capital, 500,0007., in Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share
Temporary offices, 94, Cheapside.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Admiral J. Ayseough, Southampton
George Ballard, Esq. Sandhurst
Win.-Bestow, Esq. 20, Surrey-place, London, director of the Com-
mercial Life Assurance Company, and Worcester, Warwick, and
Rugby Railway
Robert Bestow, Esq. Surrey-place, London, director of the Great
Eastern and Western Railway
J. Benson, Esq. Park-place-villas, Maida-bill West, director of the
Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
Jelin Bishop, Es;. Bodiam
John Blunt, Esq. director of the London Docks Company, and Great
Eastern and Western Railway
John Bryant, Esq. Highgate, Ilawkhurst
Alfred Rush, Esq. Queen-square, Bath, director of the Great North
and South Wales and Worcester Railway
Capt. James E. Carnegie, Somerset-street, Portman-square, director
of the Reading and Reigate Railway
Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street Belgrave-squaro, director of the
Hazebrouk and Fampoux Railway
Thomas Chitty, Esq. Gower-street, director of the Rugby and War-
wick Railway
W. H. Collis, Esq. Humsworth, Staffordshire, director of the Stafford
and Shropshire Junction Railway
Henry Cornfoot, Esq. 6, (*than-court, director of the Commercial
Bank of London
Robert Cook, Esq. Gainsborough
Miles Dormer, Esq. 51, Hans-,dace, Sloane-Street
John Mercer Durrant, Esq. Theobald's, ilawklairst
Thomas Mercer Durrant, Esq. Attwaters, Ilawkhurst
Edward Evans, Esq. Stones-end, Borough, director of the Commer-
cial Life Assurance Company
Thomas 11. Evans, Eel. Mayor of Carnarvon, director of the London
and Holyhead Railway
George Fred. Gregory, Esq. Seacombe, Cheshire, director of the Staf-
fordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
John Birder, Esq. Old-place, Sandhurst
Lewis Hoffinan, Esq. Inner Temple, director of the Dover and Bristol
Railway
D. T. Johnson, Esq. Aldermary-churchyard, director of Remington's
Direct Manchester Railway
Sir Win. Bacon Johnston, Bart. Hilton, Aberdeenshire, director of
the Chepstow, Forest of Peals, and Gloucester Railway
William Phillips Lamb, Esq. Ockliam-house, Sussex, director of tha
Dover and *Bristol and Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction
Hallway
Rev. G. A. Lamb, D.D., Iden, Sussex
Kensington Lewis, Esq. Stafford-place, and Worcester-park, Surrey,
director of the. Lynn and Wisbeach Railway
James Macmillan, Esq. Southampton, director of the Southampton,
Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway
Thomas Gybbon .Monypenny, Esq. Hole-park, Rolvenden, Kent,
director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
E. W. Morri,i, Esq. Pernbury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, director of
Great North and South Wales Railway
Major-General Parlby, C. 8., Rutland-gate, Hyde-park, director of the
London and Manchester Railway
James W. Peppercorn, Esq. Old Broad-street, director of the Haze-
brook and Fainpoux. Itellway
It. M. Preece; Esq: Lothhury, and 24, Park-square
James Reeves' Esq. Lcyton, director of the South Midlands Junction
Direct London and Manchester Railway
Francis Reeves, Esq. Delmonden, Ilawkhurst
Robert RisingrEsq. the S'rubbery;-Woreester, director of the Great
North and South of Wales Railway Company
Francis Reese, Esq. Upper Montague-street, Montague-square
James Russell, Esq. 57, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, director of
the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton and Triug,
Reading, and Basingstoke Railways
W. Shirk, Esq. Rockhall's-lodge, Crickiewoed
James Saynes, Esq. Great Dover-street, Borough
Edwin Smith, Esq. 51, Great Onnond-street, director of the Avon and
Severn Valley Railway
George Smith, Esq. the Lambs, Staffordshire
John Taylor, Esq. Iloxion, director of the West End and Southern
Counties Railway
Robert Tooth, Esq. Swift's-place. Craubrook
Timms Wakefield, Esq. director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
John James Conway, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Dover and Bris-
tol Hallway
Henry Coe Coape, Esq. Goldhanger, Essex, director of the Man-
chester, Oxford, and Southampton Railway, &c.
M. Clements, Esq. 69, Lowndes-square, director of the Great Leeds
and London Direct Railway
(With power to add to their number).
BANKER—Commercial Baal: of London, Lothbury.
ENGINEERS—Francis Giles, Esq. and Alfred Giles, Esq,
STANDING Coessee.—Francis Barrow.
SoWctroas—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, lloOrgate-street,
London.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Willis and Neve, Cranbrook,
Mr. John Elliot Wilson, Cranbrook.
Messrs. Beecham and Upperton, Hawkhurst.
SECRETARY—E. A. Lamb, Esq.
PROSPECTUS.
Thb line will pass in a direct course from Tunbridge, via Paddock
' Woos/ (thus connecting itself with Maidstone) through the parishes
of B renchley, Horsmonden, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Benenden,
Hawl thurst, Sandhurst, Rolvenden, Newenden, Northiarn, Peas-
' mars's, Beckley, Iden, and Playden, to the town and harbour of
Rye, and it will embrace a lar le extent of adjacent country, at pre
sent 'luprovided with, and much requiring, the admitted advantages
of railway transit.
Tse length of the line will ho about 25 miles—a great portion of it
will pass through a level country, and the remaining part is free from
any material engineering difficulty, or works likely to require any
serious outlay, and it Is not expected to be necessary to interfere with
any residences er ornamental property.
Tire swing of distance to Rye, and all the other places embraced
by 'this line,wlll be considerable.
The capital required is estimated not to exceed 500,000/.
During the last session of Parliament application was made for a
similar hue, partially embracing the same country, when It was
shown in detail by evidence produced before the Committee, that the
contemplated traffic, after deducting 401. per cent. for working ex-
pensee would leave a large per centage upon the invested capital.
Thatline was rejected on the ground that the best direction had not
been selected, but with an intimation that the port of Rye was en-
titled to a direct railway communication with the interior of the
country, in the best direction towards London. The preseut scheme
has Laren based upon this intimation, taking advantage of the merits
and defects which appeared upon that investigation; and as it em-
braces a more ropulous and productive country, and passes in a more
direct line to London, and will have the benefit of better access to
other and more numerous lines, the sources of traffic are consider-
ably increased, and there is every reasop to believe, from what passed
during the last session, that the present plan will be favourably enter-
tained by the Legislature.
She chief object is to open the port of Rye to the NIl benefit of a
railway communication, through a populous and productive district,
in the direction of London, to the best print at which it can avail itself
of the existing and contemplated lines.
The imports of Rye, particularly coals, with lime and other ma-
nures, are of great importance to the country through which this line
will pass, and a cheaper and better mode of transit will much increase
the demand for them, and give the opportunity of great improvement
in the cultivation of the adjacent country.
A railway through the heart of the chief hop district of the king-
dom, also producing corn, thither, and hop poles, and communicating
at its terminus with a great part of the important cattle district of
Romney Marsh, must be a public advantage.
The port of Rye Is admitted to be the hest outlet and quickest route
to Paris and to other parts of the Continent, and there can be no doubt
if a direct railway should he made to Rye, with a moderate improve-
ment In the harbour, that it would be much adopted, particularly as
a national and commercial coinmuMeation with France, and by per-
sons travelling on business.
Application for shares and prospectuses to be addressed to the
Secretary, at the Offices, 94, Cheapside; Messrs. Willis and Neve,
solicitors Cranbrook ; Mr. John Elliot Wilson, sollePor, Cranbrook ;
or to Messrs, Beecham and Upperton. solicitors, Ilawkhurst ; and to
the following brokers :--Lomita : Messrs. Poppercorne, fuel Co.,
2, Oht Broad-street ; Messrs. Pres ee and Evans, Lothbury.—Liver-
pool : Messrs. Alston and Gage ; Messrs. Reynolds and Son.—Man-
chester: Mr. John Duncuft ; Mr. John O'Neil.—Leeds. Messrs.
A. and C. Beardshaws ; Messrs. Welibtloved and Co.--Bristol:
Messrs. Tato and Nash.—Blrinfrisham : Mr. James Pearson.—
!Slradford : Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co.—Worcester: Mr.
Wm. Miles.—Cheltenham : :Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co.—
Exeter : Mr. Thomas Sandford.—Southampton : Messrs. Easty and
Song.—Edinbargh : Mr. Robert Allen.—Glasgow : Messrs. Black
and Co. ; Messrs. Buchan:mu and Aftkin.—Aberdeen : Mr. Win.
Gordon.—isublin : Messrs. Bruce and Symes.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To the Provisional Committee of the Tunbribgo and Bye Harbour
Direct Railway.
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I request you will allot to me • . shares of 201. each in
ea,ktal of the otiovc-nanwd railway, and I will accept the same,
1; g, ft.c.,lepoeq of N. 2g. per share, and Om
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