The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
RAILWAY FROM MACCLESFIELD,
passing close to the Towns of Leek, Cheadle, and Cat:meter,
to the Trent Valley Railway north of Lichfield.

PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
The Line will commence at the Terminus of the Manchester and
Birmingham Railway at Macclesfield, and passing by the Rudyard
Reservoir to Leek, will proceed by the Churnet Valley to Conseil,
thence close to Cheadle and Tean, and by Uttoxeter, Bagots Woods
and Abbots Bromley down the Blythe, to a point on the Trent
Valley Railway north of Lichfield, communicating near there with
one of the proposed lines from Dudley or Wolverhampton.
A glance at the map will show that this will be the most direct
line for the London and Manchester traffic, uniting these two great
termini by the shortest practicable route in connexion with existing
railways, will completely accommodate the local traffic, and throw
open several extensive Coal fields and some thousand acres of Wood
land to Manchester, the Potteries, and other great marts of the
kingdom.
This Line is also in some of its principal features the same as that
already approved of by the Board of Trade, and partially abandoned
by the Churnet Valley Company—will not comprise more than fifty
miles of Railway, and passing through the centre of the unoccupied
part of the district, does not interfere with the Grand Junction or
any other existing Railway. This and the proposed Line from
Crewe to Derby will also well accommodate the Potteries, giving is
that important locality a direct route to London, Birmingham, and
the South, to Liverpool and the North, and to Derby and the East.
and will also afford a transit for the -Eastern counties traffic from
Derby to Manchester. The co-operation of almost all the principal
landowners frnm near Uttoxeter to near Lichfield having been ob-
tained, this portion of the line may be considered as secure.

7t. most Influential Provisional Committee, consisting of land-
owners and manufacturers, and others locally interested, will shortly
be published. In the meantime references may be made to Matthew
Gaunt, Esq., Highfleld House, Leek ; or to Thomas Tumor, Esq.,
Abbots Bromley, near tatometer.

HELMSFORD and BURY RAILWAY, by
Bralntree, Bocking, Halstead, Sudbury, Melford, and Laven-
EXTENSION TO THETFORD.
Further Capital 250,0001., In 10,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 11. 7s. 6d. per Share.
(Provisionally Registered.)
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Sir John Page Wood, Bart., Glazenwood House, Essex
Colonel T. F. Addison, Clinton Lodge, Sudbury
J. F. Baines, Esq., Belwoods, Stisted, Essex
N. C. Barnardiston, Esq., The Ryes, Sudbury
The Rev. Edward Bull, Pentlow Rectory
Samuel Courtauld, Esq., Foley House, Docking
John Chauntler, Esq., Friday-street, London
John Edmonds, Esq., Sudbury and London
Robert Emmett, Esq., Peckham
The Rev. H. B. Faulner, Westgate House, Melford
J. F. S. Gooday, Esq., Sudbury
J. C. Gooday, Esq., Sudbury and London
Thomas Greenwood, Esq., Chelmsford
R. E. Greenwood, Esq., Bank, Halstead
George Haycock, Esq., Chelmsford
Robert Cleere Haselfoot, Esq., Boreham
Josiah Heale, Esq., Gray's Inn
John Hubbard, Esq., Sible Hedingham
Thomas Jennings, Esq., Sible Hedingham, Essex
W. D. King, Esq., Bank, Sudbury
T. R. Kemp, Esq., Abchurch-lane
Richard Ladell, Esq., Claremont-place, London
The Rev. Thomas Ludbcy, Cranham Rectory, Essex
Mr. Sergeant Manning, Recorder of Sudbury
Onley Savill Onley, Esq., Stisted Hall, Essex
Charles George Parker, Esq., Chelmsford
J. Parker, Esq., Chelmsford
John Dixen Piper, Esq., Colne Engahie, Essex
Joseph Sewell, Esq., Halstead
Robert F. Stedman, Esq., Sudbury
John Taylor, Esq., Sibl: Hedingham, Essex
A. C. Veley, Esq., Braintree
Charles Walter, Esq., The Howe, Halstead
Thomas White, Esq., Manor House, Weathersfield, Essex.
(With power to add to their number.)
ENGINEER IN CHIEF—John Miller, Esq., F.R.S.E.
ACTING ENGINEER—It. W. Thomson, Esq.
BANKERS.
London—GlynMalifax, and Co., Lombard-street; Brown, Janson,
and Co., Abchurch-lane
Halstead—London and County Bank
Sudbury—Messrs. Alexander and Co.
Bury—Messrs. Oakes, Bevan, and Co.
Liverpool—Bank of Liverpool.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, Gray's Inn-square.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Chelmsford—James Parker, Esq.
Braintroe—Mcssrs. Cunnington, Velcy, and Cunnington
Long Melford—Richard Almack, Esq.
Halstead—D. Sewell, Esq., and G. P. Arden, Esq.
Sudbury—Messrs. Stedman
Bury—J. W. lon, Esq.
SECRETARY—David Bartle, Esq.

Since the formation of the Company for making this railway, and
the allotment of the Shares for that part of the line between Chelms-
ford and Bury, the practicability, paramount importance, and supe-
rior advantages of its plan have been so unequivocally recognised by
the Board of Trade, and by the Committee of the House of Commons
for the railways of Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, that the Provisional
Committee have determined to now, at once, adopt the extension of
their line, originally projected, from Bury to join the Norwich and
Brandon line at Thetford ; thereby to complete the shortest and best
communication between London and Norwich, in the direction of the
old road, through all the chief central towns of Essex and Suffolk,
and at the same time to open a very direct communication with the
great trunk lines of the north and west. . _ _

For these important objects, to be secured by an extension of only
12 miles, to connect Bury St. Edmunds and Thetford, the Provisional
Committee propose to increase the capital 250,0001., by the issue of
10,000 additional shares; and, for full particulars of the entire plan,
refer to their original prospectus.
The Chelmsford and Bury line not having been projected in time to
bring it before Parliament in the present session in a substantive form,
it has been but imperfectly, and merely incidentally, in opposing other

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lines, that its merits could be at all brought under the notice of the
Board of Trade or of the Committee of the House ; but the strong
impression made, notwithstanding, in its favour, is obviously appa-
rent, both in the reports of the one and in the decisions of the other.

The Board of Trade, in stating the considerations upon which it ad-
vised the rejection of the Norwich Direct line, reported (March 4th,
1845) that "It Is necessary to advert to a railway called the Chelms-
ford and Bury Railway, projected, but not brought before Parliament,
the plan, and section, and traffic tables of which have been submitted
to the Board of Trade. This railway appears to us to accommodate a
mere populous district than that Intended to be traversed by the
London and Norwich Direct Railway. Its section shows that it
may be done at a moderate cost ;" (while) "there is a strong local
feeling in its fay. ur, evinced by the memorials which have been re-
ceived by the Board of Trade from the inhabitants of Braintree,
Halstead, Sudbury, and other places between Chelmsford and Bury."
The Committee of the House of Commons have since not only
rejected the Norwich Direct and Bury and Cambridge lines, but the
Chairman (Lord Sandon) previous to giving a decision against the
Norwich Direct, took occasion to observe that "the Committee was
decidedly in favour of the Chelmsfor ' and Bury scheme."
To these public testimonials in favour of the 'Chelmsford and
Bury line, the Provisional Committee have the satisfaction of
aiding, that by a special arrangement with the solicitor of the
Eastern Counties Railway, they are assured of the concurrence and
good offices of that important Company in the formation of their line.
In allotting their original Shares, the Provisional Committee ne-
cessarily rejected numerous applications, of which It may be pre-
sumed that a considerable number were from parties as highly re-
in the distribution of the additional Shares a reasonable preference
well as to original. spectable as any of those to whom Shares could then he
will he given to original applicants, asgiven ; and
Share-
holders. _ _ . .

Applications for Shares, in the annexed form, may be made to
the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, 61, Moorgate-street, Lon-
don ; to the Solicitors, or any of the Local Agents ; or to the fol-
lowing brokers :—Messrs. Sheppard and Son, Threadneedle-street,
London; Mr. Thomas Forsyth and Messrs. Pownall and Worthing-
ton, Liverpool ; Mr. Henry Benton and Messrs. Thomas Cardwell
and Sons, Manchester; Messrs. Rhodes and Messrs. Redsda.le and
Co., Leeds; Messrs. Gmyston and Earle, York; Messrs. Henry
Beaumont and Co. Exeter ; Mr. Wm. Mason, Bradford, Yorkshire ;
Mr. F. Stamp, Hull; Mr. Thomas Boardman, BlaCkburn; Mr. W.
H. Collis, Birmingham; Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow;
and Messrs. John Robertson and Co., Edinburgh ; of whom ProsPec•
tuses and further infbrmation can be obtained.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

TO THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE CHELMSFORD

AND BURY RAILWAY COMPANY.

Gentlemen,—Please allot me • Shares in the above fl,om-
pany, and I hereby undertake to accept such Shares, or any
less number that may be alloted to me, and to pay the deposits
thereon,•and also to execute the Parliamentary contract and Sub-
scribers' agreement, when required.
Dated this day of 1845.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
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