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London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS OF THE

RHONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION
RAILWAY, GLAMORGANSHIRE.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Promoted with Ike sanction and supp•rt of the Right Hoz. the Bail

of Dunraven.
200,0001., in lo,eoo Shares of 201. each..
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.

• PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
fiscount Adore, M.P., DunraTen Castle, Glamorgan
Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, lerefordshire
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and
London Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston. Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Wm. Twyeden, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Maas Newydd, Chairman Ms Nor& Wales

Railway
fames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire
Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Duffryn louse, Cardif
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, ghelleki, Direstor of Rua Vie&
field and Manchester Railway
Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square
John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Wereester
Railway
The Rev. James Cozens, Tnys Plwm, Glamorganshire
Edward Colon, Esq., 20, Reppel-street, Russell-square, Director of

the Cemmereial Bank
Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of
the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Cambridge

and Lincoln Extension Railway
George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct

Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director of the South and Midlands' Junction
Railway
William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbridge, Glamorganshire
Thomas H. Evans, Mayor of CarnarTon, Director of the Rugby and
Worcester Railway
The Rev. H. R. Fowler, Felton, near Bristol, and Ice. 7, Manehester-

square
Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton.square and Court Merbert, near
Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab El'is, Glamorganshire
Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire
John J. Warris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire
John Hopkins, Esq , Kiliely, Glamorganshire
William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter of
the South and Midlands' Junction Railway
John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Manchester, Rugby,
and Southampton Railway
♦ero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardens, Director of tke
South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshire
William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the
National Provincial Rank of England
James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean
Railway
Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Lcyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Linceln's Inn-
fields, Director of the Kennet and A►on Canal
William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
George B. Pye, Esq., La►enham, Suffolk
Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire
James Brown, Esq., of Ten Ddu, near Bridgend
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Giamorganshire
James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct,
and South and Midlands' Junction Railways
John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff
Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Wall. Glamor-

gaushire
Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, Landon
Robert Wright, Esq., Lonadale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street-
hill, Lon•lon, Director of the Gnat Trinidad Railway
John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanflhangel,
Denbighshire
Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(With power to add to their number).

MANAGIN. LOMMITTEE.
VISCOUNT ADARE, Chairman.

Cs;ptain W. J. Dawson, R.N.
Crawbuay Bailey, Esq.
Griffith LlQwellyn, Esq.
Richard Kelly, Esq.
The Re♦. 11. R. rovrler
Samuel R. Pratt, Esq.
Henry James, Esq.

Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P.
William Bradley, Est.
John Randall, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Gronow
James Morrison, Esq.
William Simpson Potter, Beg
Nichol Came, D.C.L.
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq.
• (With power to add to their number.)
STANDING Courism—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple
SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., 8, Basinghall-street, London.
BANKERS. .
Commercial Bank of London
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff.
Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff.
Esoiszaa—Chaxles Edward Bernard, ESQ.
SECRETART—John Petheriek, Esq., pro tem.

This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Vs.llies, with the South Wars Railway, at a few miles dis-
tance from the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district,
one of the richest and most important in South Wales, which is at
present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable
products. . . .

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It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glamorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal is im-
mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly fiat, and,
obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition
to its being of excellent quality for ire. making, as is proved at Mer-
thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very
best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de-
scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super-
sede all others for purposes of steam navigation. This source of
traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested,
as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or
canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other
less promising ♦alltes is Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele-
brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro-
ductions.

An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu-
facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by
means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any ether
line.

This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales
of Ely and Rhondda a mach desired esmarnunlcatien with the great
market town and port of Cardiff, front whence, at presect, they may
be said to be almost excluded.
It is intended that the line shall commence at Riaen Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass
between the hills at Ffrwd Amwe, a distance of eight miles, where it
will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of
six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the
South Wales Railway, thus opening a ceinmunication under the most
advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports In the
Bristol channel.

A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par-
ties, and It is found that the country admits of highly favourable
gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the
works will be executed 'feu considerably under the advertised ca-
pital.
The landowners along the line are favourable to this undertaking,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the
Provisional Committee.
No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de-
posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount et
his subscription.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom power is given to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds
of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma-
tion, and in the preparation of the plans aid sections to be submitted
to Parliament.
Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime Is
hereby given to the Mtnagimr, Directors as above), to raise any addi-
tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make
branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or
otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi-
nate the first Directors of the Company.
In the allottnlent of Shares, a preference will be 'inn t.
landowners 011 tUn line and other parties locally interested.
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