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

PROSPECTUS OF THE

RHONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION
RAILWAY, GLAMORGINSHIRE.

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(Provisionally Registered.)
Promoted with Ike sanction and support of the Right lion. the lief

of Dunraven.
capital, 200,0001., In 10,000 Shares of' 201. each.
Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
riscionnt Adare, M.P., Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan
Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Den-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, dart., M.P., Foxley, lerefordshlre
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds aid
London Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston. Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Wm. Twysden, 41, Dorset-street, Portmau-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Mass Newydd, Chairman of the Neal Wales
Railway
lames G. Barrett, Esq., Ross, Herefordshire
Henry A. Bruce, Esq., DutTryn souse, Cardif
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oaks, iiheffeld, Direstor of the Wet-
field and Manchester Railway
Charles Richard Bigge, Esq., 19, Bryanston-square
John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester
Railway
The Rev. James Cozens, Tug Plwm , Glamorganshire
Edward Co:ton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of
the Commereial Bank
Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridge, Director of

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the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Currey, Dlrester sof 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 Carnareon, 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 Rerbert, near
Neath, Director of the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Hewitt, Tyr Mab El:is, Glamorganshire
Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshiro
Jahn J. Barris, Esq., Treverig, Glamorganshire
John Hopkins, Esq., Lillely, Glamorganshire
William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Director of
the South and Midlands' Junction Railway
John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of the Great Man•heater, Rugby,
and Southampton Railway
Taro Clarke Kemball, Esq. Hyde-park-gardens, Director of the
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 Bridgeni Branch of the
National Provincial Bank of England
James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Clab
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and roma of Dean
Railway
Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower Tremains, Bridgend, Glariorgansisire
Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Liacala's Inn-

fields, Director of the Kennet and Avon Canal
William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenharn, Suffolk
Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshira
James Brown, Esq. of Ten Ddu, near Bridgend
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshiro
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 Nall, Glamor-
ganshi re
Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London
Robert Wright, Esq., Lons"ale-square, Middlesex, aad Bread-street-
hill, London, Director of the Greet Trinidad Railway
John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Lianfihangel,

Denbighshire _
Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
rector 0( the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
• - (With power to add to their number).

ISANAGINS
VISCOUNT AD
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P.
William Bradley, Est.
John Randall, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Gronow
James Morrison, Esq.
William Simpson Potter, Esq.
Nichol Came, D.C.L.
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq.
(With power to add to their nuraber.)
STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richafds, Esq., Middle Temple
SOLICITOR—W. B. James, Esq., 8, Basinghall-etreat, Londe..
BANKERS.
Commercial Bank of London
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardif.
Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff.
ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq.
SECRETARY—John Petherick, Esq., pro tem.

COMMITTEE.
)ARE, Chairman.
Captain W. J. Dawson, R.lf.
Crawshay Bailey, Esq.
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq.
Richard Kelly, Esq.
The Rer. H. R. Fowler
Samuel R. Pratt, Esq.
Henry James, Esq.

This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Yanks, with the South Wales 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 fir its immense and valuable
products.
It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glatiorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in 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 iron making, as is proved at Mer-
thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, if the very
best description for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of tkis de-
scription if coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the demand for it far exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the *pinion of the mist 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 kas been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads er
canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of ether
less promising Tallies in 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
lino. _ .

This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales
of Ely and Rhondda a mach desired communication with the great
market town and port of Cardiff, front whence, at present, they may
be said to be almost excluded.
It is intended that the line shall commence at Blaen Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and preceed down by a natural pass
between the bills 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 communication under the most
advantageous circumstances as to distance, with all the ports in the
Bristol channel.
A pfeliminary survey has already ban 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 very considerably under the advertised ca-
pital.
The landowners along the line are favourable to tkis undertaking,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on tke
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 of
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 and sections to be submitted
to Parliament.
Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime is
hereby given to the Managing* 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 nOnli-
nstte the first Directors of the Company.
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In the allottanent of Shares, a preference will be even to
landowners on the lint and other reties locally interested.
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