The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

TUNBRIDGE and RYE HARBOUR DIRECT
RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Frederick Lawrence, Esq. Registered Projector.
Capital, 500,000/., in Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share
Temporary offices, 94, Cheapside.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Admiral J. Ayscough, 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-hill West, director of the
Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
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John Bishop, Esq.' Bodiam
John Blunt. Esq. director of the London Docks Company, and Great
Fastern and Western Railway
John Bryant, Esq. Highgate, Ilawkhurst
Alfred Bush, 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 thew Reading and Reigate Railway
Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street Belgrave-square, director of the
Hazebrouk and Fampoux Railway
Thomas Chitty, Esq. Gower-street, director of the Rugby and War-
wick Railway
W. it. Collis, Esq. Humsworth, Staffordshire, director of the Stafford
and Shropshire Junction Railway
Henry Cornfoot, Esq. 6, Copthall-court, director of the Commercial
Bank of London
Rohert Cook, Esq. Gainsborough
Miles Dormer, Esq. 51, Hans-,deice, Sloane-street
John Mercer Durrant, Esq. Theobahrs, Hawkhurst
Thomas Mercer Dur:ani, Esq. Attwaters, Hawkhurst
Edward Evans, Esq. Stones-end, Borough, director of the Commer-
cial Life Assurance Company
Thomas H. Evans, Esq. 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 Hilder, Esq. Old-place, Sandhurst
Lewis Hoffman, Esq. Inner Temple, director of the Dover and Bristol
Railway
D. T. Jolmson, Esq. Altlermary-churchyard, director of Remington's
Direct Manchester Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart. Hilton, Aberdeenshire, director of
the Chepstow, Forest of [lean, and Gloucester Railway
William Phillips Lamb, Esq. Ockham-house, Sussex, director of the
Dover and Bristol and Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction
Railway
Rev. G. A. Lamb, D.D., Iden, Sussex •
Kensington Lewis, Esq. StaflOrd-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,, Esq. Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, director of
Great North and South Wales Railway
Major-General l'arlby,C.B., Rutland-gate, Hyde-park, director of the
London and Manchester Railway
James W. Peppercorn, Esq. Old Broad-street, director of the Haze-
brouk and Fampoux Railway
R. M. Preece, Esq. Lothbury, and 24, Park-square
James Reeves, Esq. Leyton, director of the South Midlands Junction
Direct London and Manchester Railway
Francis Reeves, Esq. Delmonden, Hawkhurst
Robert Rising, Esq. the Shrubbery, Worcester, director of the Great
North and South of Waled Railway Company
Francis Roose, Esq. Upper Montague-street, Montague-square,
James Russell, Esq. 57, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, director of
the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton and Tring,
Reading, and Basingstoke Railways
W. Stark, Esq. Rockhall's-lodge, Cricklewood
James Saynes, Esq. Great Dover-street, Borough
Edwin Smith, Esq. 51, Great Ormond-street, director of the Avon and
Severn Valley Railway
George Smith, Esq. the Lambs, Staffordshire
John Taylor, Esq Hoxton, director of the West End and Southern
counties Railway
Robert Tooth, Esq. Swift's-place, Cranbrook
Thomas Wakefield, Esq. director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
John James Conway, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Dover and Bris-
tol Railway
Henry Coe Coape, Esq. Goldhanger, Essex, director of the Man-
' cheater, Oxford, and Southampton Railway, &c.
M. Clements, Esq. 69, Lowndes-square, director of the Great Leeds
and London Direct Railway
1 (With power to add to their number).
BANKER—Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury.
ENGINEERS—Francis Giles, Esq. and Alfred Giles, Esq.
STANDING COUNSEL.—Francis Barrow.
SoractToas—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-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.
This line will pass in a direct course from Tunbridge, via Paddock
Wood (thus connecting itself with Maidstone) through the parishes
of Brenchley, Horsmonden, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Benenden,
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst, Rolvenden, Newenden, Northiam, Peas-
match, Beckley, Iden, and I'layden, to the town and harbour of
Rye, and it will embrace a lar, e extent of adjacent country, at pre
sent unprovided with, and much requiring, the admitted advantages
of railway transit.
The length of the line will be 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 or oniamental property.
The saving of distance to Rye, and all the other places embraced
by this line,will be considerable.
The capital required is estimated not to exceed 500,000/.
During the last session of Parliament application was made for a
similar liue, partially embracing the same country, when it was
Fltown in detail by evidence produced before the Committee, that the
contemplated traffic, after deducting 40/. per cent. for working ex-
penses, would leave a large per centage upon the invested capital.
That line 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
coutary, in the best direction towards London. The present scheme
hes been 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 nail more numerous lines, the sources of traffic are consider-
ably hicreased, and there is every reason to believe, from what passed
during the last session, that the present plan will be favourably enter-
tained by the Legislature.
The chief object is to open the port of Rye to the full benefit of a
railway communication, through a populous and productive district,
in the direction of London, to the best point 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 importi.nce 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 opprirtunity of great improvement
in the caltivation of the adjacent country.
A railway through the liNirt of the chief hop district of the king-
dom, also producing corn, timber, 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 best outlet and quickest route
to Paris and to other parts of the Continent, and there can be no doubt
if a direct railway should be made to Rye, with a moderate improve-
ment in the harbour, that it would be much adopted, particularly as
a national and commercial communication 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 (7ranbreok ; Mr. John Elliot Nilsen, solicitor, Cranbrook ;
or to Messrs, Beecham and Upperton, solicitors, Hawkhurst; and to
the following brokers:—London: Messrs. Peppercorne,l and Co.,
2, Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Preece and Evans, Lothbury.—Liver-
pool : Messrs. Alston and Gage ; Messrs. Reynolds and Son.—Man-
chester: Mr. John Duncutt ; Mr. John O'Neil.—Leeds . Messrs.
A. and C. Ileardsliftws ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and :
Messrs. Tate and . Nasbo—BirtningllaM Mr. James Pearson.—
'Bradford : Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co.—Worcester: Mr.
Win. Miles.--Cheltenham : Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co.—
Exeter : Mr. Thomas Sandlord.—Southampton :-Messrs. Easty and
Sons.—Edinburgh : Mr. Robert Allen.—Glasgow : Messrs. Black
and Co. ; Messrs. Buchannan and Aitkin.—Aberdeen : Mr. Wm.
Gordon.—Dublin : Messrs. Bruce and Symes..

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Tunbribge and Rye Harbour

Direct Railway.
I request you will allot to me shares of 201. each in
the capital of the above-named railway, and I will accept the same,
or any less number, and pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share, and sign
the Parliament&•y Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when re-
quired.
Dated the Cay of 1845.
Nam,.... . ...
Address .
Profession .• . . .
Reference...• ...• ..... ••. ••
Odle's, 94, Clicap4l4o.