The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-26 00:00:00

IRMING HAM, DUDLEY, and WOL • !
VERHAMPTON RAlLWAY.—Extension from Smethwick, I
,',44°08h Cradley to Stourbridge, there to join the London, Worces-
i;r, and South Staffordshire Railway.—The object of this extension
I,_„to connect the large mineral and manufacturing district of the
41-Ley of the Stour with Birmingham, aAI the lines of railway cen-
',ring there.
Thin scheme, in conjunction with the London and Worcester and
, ~14th Staffordshire Railway, will afford the greatest facility of cona-
Z4nication to the lowas and manufactories along the whole Talley
*the Stour, with Birmingham and the principal markets in the Mid-
mind districts.
B„,A•PPlicatlon will be made to Parliament in the next session, for a
• y"4 to authorise the construction of this extension.—Dated lath
"411 c, 1845.
II4GLERY, WRAGGE, and COPE,lgolioito and
rstotheßinnlngham,
S. CARTER, Wolverhamp-
ton Dudley, Railway.

WINDSOR, ASCOT, and FARNBOROUGH
JUNCTION RAILWAY, being a CONTINUATION of
LONDON and WINDSOR RAILWAY.

Length, Sixteen Miles.
Capital, 340,0001.; in 13,600 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 11. 7S. 6d.
(Provisionally registered, pursuant to 7 and 3 Vic., c. 110.)
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
CalatainCoxwell, Bracknell
CSar
C. Dashweod, Forest Lodge, near Bracknell
Sir Goodwill, Esq., Battersea
John Hare, F.S.A., Langham-place
;1r John Hensler, F.S.A., Upper Bedford-place
T°lln Ilercy. Esq., Hawthorn-hill
41;°rnas R. Kemp, Esq., Abchurch-lane
'Warn Kuper, Esq., Camberwell , •
;4,,,nuel H. Powell, Esq., Brixton
cll°lnas 0. Springfield, Esq., Coleman-street
I,aPtain F. Bayley Wardroper, H.C.S.d Brompton
R. Simmons, sq., oucester Loe, Croydon
14
°rPily, E Esq Sibton-Glpark, and Mogatages-place, Russell-square
• ea Wright, Morrell, Esq., Forthampton House
(With limited power to add to theirnumber.)
t -Ginn—John R. 3l‘Clean, Esq., M.LC.E., Great George-street

8 Westminster.
AXXxits--Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart., and Co., 'Mansion House-street
Messrs. Cocks Hiddulph, and Co., Charing-cross.
SommToa—George Smith, Esq„ 24, Golden-square.

aThis short line will run through one of the most picturesque and
lractive districts in the neighbourhood of the metropolis ; it will
averse the whole of the populous country lying between Windsor
. (I the Farnborough station of the South-Western Railway, where a
-o,Ption-room has been fitted up for the accommodation of the
~.en and Prince Albert and suite, in their frequent progresses to and
'cin the Isle of Wight.
A.The places brought in direct communication ivith this line *ill be,
4teut, Bracknell, Sunninghill; Bagshot, the Royal. Military College
• andhurst, Blackwater, Yrimley, and Farnborough all of them
jil4ces of considerable resort, lying on the route from London to the
vausl fashionable summer retreat in the United Kingdom. The ad-
eoniages of line are obvious ; even withouttra the faellity of a ra-
.or dire ctthis communication, the pleasure ffic and business intpr-
to4„rge of these places are already very large, and it is reasonable to
:leiPate that the establishment of a railway will not only increase
ltraffic in the usual rati, but that it will draw off and concen-
te upon this line a great oportion of that holiday and pleasure-seek-
n'caoPulation which is n)w scattered over,so many less attractive
s.
This
railway will secure the whole traffic from London to Ascot, in
pfUrunction with the London and Windsor Ra ilway, and open a new
ree Of le venue to the shareholders in that company. The traffic
4.,assegrs from the metropolis to -Ascot during the race week,
authentic sources, is estimated at 8,0001., in addition to which
increase may be calculated upon from Winchester, Southampton,
sfnouth, the Isle of Wight, and places adjacent to Ascot ; and
confer a benefit upon the Shareholders in the South-Western
t""raY COmpany. The Windsor, Ascot, and 'Farnborough Line
erefere may be described as a junction, which must be productive
4:,1 large revenue to the two lies it will unite; deriving from each
aniages of corresponding valnue. .
vri,lnother striking feature of profit and utility embraced in this line
t,,L' be, direct communication between London and the Royal Mill-
InLeullege at Sandhurst ; the number of persons' interested in that
e at natlonol establishment will thus be provided with rapid and
1174 fleans of transit, while the facility must tend to increase the
.;;;
ell considerably beyond the usual ayerage.
la railway will also complete a direct route lo the Isleof Wight,
q.O is every day increasing in fashionable rerutation, in conse-
,etuhce of the frequent visits of royalty, and her Majesty's eeleetion
14ii,e Island for a summer residence, the population of which is
augmenting under the influence of these propitious cir-
',istance
The .1* •
egg
facility of conveyance to and from the kennel of the royal
V-nounds may also be referred to as one of the exclusive advan-
A" Of this line.
ablend in addition to the sources of profit already indicated, consider-
the stress may be laid upon the amount which will be derived from
ltir44,lilY of coals and conveyance of heavy goods to the towns
for vigi, or near to which this line will pass, which are at present,
Most part, supplied by an expensive land carriage from the
live"' at Basingstoke, or the Farnborough station of the South-
\;!tern Railway, or from the river Thames at Windsor or Kingston.
440 tunnel or viaduct will be necessary, and the gradients of the
AZill be peculiarly easy.
115—Cie usual and proper clauses for ihniting the liability of Share-
-101. )21 to the amount of their respective Shares, will be provided
A 7, the Bin.
titorOlications for Shares to be made in the usual form to the Soli-
.\ Ir. G. Smith, 24, Golden-square, where prospectuses, with
may be had -

TIRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION
RAILWAY, with a Axed Bridge over the Severn.
Capital. 2,000,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 501. each.
40 z, Deposit 21. 10s. per Share.
-44reholder to be liable for more than the amount of his Shares.

Provisionally Registered,
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,

641"1 Arming, Esq-. it..--fDaVid's--EXetterTand 2, North-terrace,
14:41berwell
Bryan, rector of Woolastone and Liancatit, Glouceitershire
geh„,eCave, Esq., Hilstone-house, magistrate of Monmouthshire
otaliire'rauthrd, Esq., Blackbrook-house, magistrate of Monmouth-
Esq., Do ward-house, Herefordshire
r 110—" Curre, Esq., Itton-court, Chepstow, magistrate of Mon-
ttlzatilshire
1110,;731 Joseph Daubeny, Esq., Cleeve House, Bristol
teiks„, Davies, E., Langatck-court, Broconshire
Davis, Esq sq., merchant to,,Chepstow
,li4l)t.
orri'4l Bales, Esq., Mincing-lane, London
:
5' Evans Esq., Monmouth
~ohFleming, R N., Coedithel, 3fonmonthshire
41e fetcher, isq., St. Michael's, Liverpool
IVZider Gibbon, Esq., Staunton, magistrate of Gloucestershire
Perras Oratrex, Esq., banker, Monmouth
golipZalindo, Esq., mayor of Monmouth
Jq Harding, Esq., High Sheriff of Bristol
Howell, Esq., Wandsworth, Surrey
Iltirztnl Hollis, Esq., Shirenewton, magistrate of Monmouthshire
Hughes, Esq., Tintern Abbey Iron Works, Monmouthshire
k .
ea Jenkins. Esq., Chepstow
.t.it Jones, D.D., Ancrehill, magistrate of Monmouthshire and
Verefordshire
0m Henry Jackson, Esq., Brunswick and Wellington Collieries,
lii,,,4rest of Dean
411,-'44rel Poole King, Esq., Mayor of Bristol
''s
Merrell, Esq., jun., banker, Oxford
ushett, Esq., Forest of Dean
4 William, Morley, Esq., Blackheath, Director of the Direct Northern
Nei)liwpaY,
,J,,ce, Esq., Monmouth, magistrate of Monmouthshire
Aeor allipotts Esq., Monmouth
v Esq., Aylesmore House, near Chepstow
ehry Inas Price, Rector of Lanrothel, Herefordshire
ex,4'o, berts, Esq., Dryhridge House, Monmouth
"er Ross Esq St. Mary Axe, London, Director of the North
Itev 41e, Railway' "
I 2 • Gee
jCe Roberts, Vicar of Mon Mouth
Roberts, Clifton, Bristol
js
Stun
,- peon, Esq., Henbury, near Bristol, magistrate of Moo-
Lers hire
o"g roses Snead, Esq., banker, Brecon
Nagharti Esq., Rediand-house, near Bristol
Of el Wells, Esq., Piereefield-park, near Chepstow, magistrate
Monmouthshire
(With power to add to their number.)
• SOLICITORS.
tessrrs.S. Jo
WesShnson, Farhar, and Leech, London
. Tanner and SOn,'Bristol
kessrs. Fowles, Tyler, and Fowles, Monmouth
The BANKERS.
Union Bank, London
"teesrs. Curries and Co., 29, Cornhlll
ENGINEER—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
SECRETARY, PRO TEM.—Thomas Dyke, Esq.
A
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;,,At,l
, aCiPal feature in this undertaking is the erection at the Old,
rassage, of a fixed bridge across the estuary of the Severn,
as well for railway traffic as for ordinary carriage and pe-
Zhitin intercourse. By the construction of this bridge, and the in-
• ; line of railway in connexion with it, two great objects
at
ilkartk,ned first, there will , b means object.
tj'q„ amt Hereford with the proposebe d linesestablished y north of that city, a
thteri;c:olMroken line of railway communication between Bristol and
le re. 1, with a saving in distance of about forty-two miles over
~,,arka:,ellt route ; and secondly, there will be opened a free coin-
-I„.the n'on between the southern and western portions of England,
,1414...he,e'11ie nand, and Monmouthshire and South Wales on the other.
onis,dnPortant districts have hitherto been practically severed,
J re d • t
n ered accessible to each o her by a most inconvenient
ti?endent on tides and weather. The want of a fixed bridge
thl'rel,..e Severn, at the point above-mentioned, has long been
fri and it wOuld be impossible, whether In reference to na:
e{"linie,`, local Interests, to over estimate the advantages of a scheme
inalae, to supply this want. It has not, however, been from a
kre le.**,,a„iinn of its impracticability that such a work has not long
Csted-i accomplished. In the year 1825 Mr. Telford, the late co-
ek-`!iled rea,gineer, was consulted upon the subject, and gave a most
.'„.lanion in favour of it, particularly adverting (amongst other
sa.'"rding facilit ) to the great height of the banks at the Old
the fact ofythe bedthe river consisting wholly of solid
'at;tit' to the circumstance that suitable materials for the work
11,,the Jr,nenred within a reasonable distance.
64",,erg n-rgincers of the present proposed work, as well as other en-
ty er7,eininence, are equally -confident of the thorough practice-
vziti,
_Lae Undertaking.
tft; ' recent times, and before the period had arrived when railway
eipenaand Profitshad reached their present astonishing extent, the
tnratof this bridge compared with the probable traffic rcturns,
tqlet„,3" retarded Its projectionnow, when works equally
4,4-nAte-44,!1d expensive, such as tunnels and viaducts, are readily con-
4"tuietina .7 railway companies for the mere traffic of their -line, and
e_s Only to avoid a comparatively trifling deviation, it will be
I,„Aet ii,s4unaitted, that with a view merely to the formation of a
;.`e.rai "0 between Bristol and Liverpool (without looking to col-
nitre-terminal- advantages), the magnitude of the under-
tie•
s;Ca no longer to be regarded as an impediment- to its earn-
the recent decision of the Admiralty against the proposed bridge
ll°ck Crib
ftte „ several miles higher up the estuary, leaves the Aust
4,11„ the only practicable point for a fixed bridge.
Zeall„,gernents have been concluded with his Grace the Duke of
Zitehfi, and the other proprietors of the Mist Ferry, whereby the
"sAy.'"e of that important -interest has been secured to this Corn-
bilk Rik,
!, ce at the accompanying plan will at once show the claims of
the nay to public approbation.
• e_ne will commence at Bristol, and proceed to the Mist Passage,
til'issing the proposed bridge to Beachley, it will run northward
te valley's of the Wye and Monnow by Chepstow, and Mon-
. ,t.lllereford, which city will form the other terminus of the
skill bet Hereford the direct chain of communication to Liverpool
lt ebernlfieted by tbe linea now projected between those places.
tik.,.l° nits that this route will furnish to the west and south-west
stand the best and most direct means of communication not
',nem" Liverpool and the north of England, but with Dublin and
ro '.' Of Ireland. *
nstol itself the value of the project cannot be over-estimated.
tethat ancient city the continuance of its long-enjoyed
t fle the emporium of commerce in the west.
ODr
ns t,°Dosed to connect the line with the forest of Dean, by which
' 2; "c vast mineral resources of that district will be developed to
04413.1 it hitherto unattained.
Itleale,,,eilter advantages will at once suggest themselves to those
a la7h.'', with the locality of the proposed railway ; amongst others
th' the"- mentioned, that the route will embrace Tintern Abbey;
t,e dim °ther celebrated scenery of the Wye, which, notwithstanding
eialiCculty and expense of reaching them by the present means of
nually attract a great number of visitors. The engineeringl
ig;ilg tkes of the line have been ascertained to be excellent. n
le:ityath"na on the subject Of the traffic have been made, which fully
%,Fitizt;'e, conclusion that the undertaking will prove a profitable
;Aileen' of capital, as well as a great national and local con"
tt „
filer
(.0n to be made for Shares to the Provisional Committee,
Verei.-cailliaay's offices, 23, Moorgate-street, London, or to the
'"stre'ertitloned brokers :—Messrs. Aston and Scott, 32, Throgmer-
sr'ir; '‘,./.ondon ; Mr. Sandford, Exeter ;- Mr. Henry Vacher,
At:. \VIII' May, Liverpool ; Mr. An Laurie, Liverpool ,
!ItiAirk tin Henry Reece, solicitor, New-street; Birmingham ;
40(lrea Brady and Staniforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull; Mr. S.
Manchester; Messrs.. Cardwell and Co., Manchester ;
Nees rt. 'ion and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds ;
41"fcra4.tel.lart, Huddersfield ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co.,
JZard. ' R. Thomas, Bristol; Luke Arnold, Bristol; George
de."' Bristol; Robert Allan, Edinburgh ; William Gordon,
tut-7, ; and Messrs. Alardyce and Jopp, Aberdeen ;- of whom
Prospectuses may be had. •

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
Provisional Committee of the Bristol and Liverpool Junction
ktr't htlem Railway Company.
request you will allot to me Shares, of 501.
tp illleDomr4ompany, and I andertakrentoumact:rpttithote
msaamye,b:ndaitioolreya
Payment to
row:: any les
madewithin the time limited and pre-
'‘enti,3',Jou• and I undertake to execute the agreement and Par-
, '•Y contract when required.
Name in 11111 .•••••• • • • • • • ....... ••••• • • • • •
Trade or Profession ••• • •
Residence..
• Place of business (If any) . . •
Date.. . • • • • •

'Usual signature of applicant

sToL
and LIVERPOOL JUNCTION
I)44:%loehereby given that no application fer Shares in this Com-
-4 De received after Friday, the fourth day of July nod.
• - By order of the Committee; . ' ..‘ .
THOMAS DYKE, Sec. pro, tem.
afoorgate-street, London, June 23, 11343.