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THE LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEF- I
FIELD, and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE or LEEDS,
WOLIMRHAILPTOS, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered).
Capital 1,700;0001., in 85,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21.25. per Share.
PEOYISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshire
&r William Young, Bart., East India Director, Westbourne-street,

Hyde-park Gardens
Sir George William Prescott, Bart., Theobalds, Deputy Chairman of
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Sir William I.loothby, Bart, Ashbourns-hall Derbyshire
Sir William Lowthorp, Knt., HWI and Alga-house Scarborough, Di-
rector of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc-
tion Railway • • - •
Col. the Hon Leicester Stanhope, Ashburham House, Chairman of
Remington's London-and Manchester Direct Midway
The Sheriff of York
Arnold, Henry, Esq.,lJtteleter, Director of Ramington's London and
Manchester Railway
Bright, Selint,Esq.,,Ruxibn
Blurton, Robert, Esq., banker, Smallwood. Manor, rttoseter Direc-
tor of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Ji,uiction
Railway
Bradley, Septimus, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire,
Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway,
Buxton, John Harry, Esq., Ashbourne
Croft, Major J. T., in, Regent-street, Deputy-Chairnsan of Reming-
ton's London and Manchester Direct Railway
Clarke, Jeremiah, Esq., Macclesfield, Director of Remington's Lon-
don and Manchester Railway
Cooke, the Rev. J., Uttoaeter, Director of the East andWesaunetion
Railway; km.
Cooper, John Douglas, Esq., Holine Cottage, Ashbourne
Coa, Walker, Esq., Breadeall, Derby, Director of the Teen and Dore
Talley Railway
Crockett, T. Esq., Cannock, Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire,
and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Crossley, John, Esq., Lamberhurst, Sussex, and Uttaxeter, Director
of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction

Rail way
Dalby, John, Robert, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of the Derbyshire,
Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Dale, Major, Thurston, Ashbourne
Daniel, Richard, Esq., Oak Hill, Stoke-upon-Trent
Dawson, Samuel, Esq., sen., Ashbourne
Earp, Thomas, Esq., Uttoxeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford-
shire, and Worcestershire Railway
Edensor, Richard, Esq., Road-meadow, Ashbourne
Fidler, Peter Pichott, Esq., Illggin Grange, Derbyshire
Fisher, Thomas, Esq.„ Director 0€ the Liverpool and Leeds Direst
Halfway
Garle, Samuel, Esq., rttozeter
Glide, William, Esq. tittoxeter
011pia, aid Co., Messrs. William, Wedges Mills, Cannock, Director of
the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Itallway
Haden, Joseph, Esq., Dudley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford-
shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Haines, Samuel, Esq., Chad-house, Edgbaston, Director of the Lei-

center and Birmingham Railway
Hartshorne, Robert James, Esq., Ashbourne
Hatfield, Thomas, Esq., Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf-
fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, &a.
Hill, John, Esq., Derby
Jones, the Rev. J. P., vicarage, Alton, Staffordshire, Director of
the Derbyshire, Staffordshi re, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Johnson, John Goodwin, Esq., Bentley Hall Ashbourne
Johnson, D. T., Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of the Ckes-
ter and Manchester Railway
Johnson, Richard Wm., Esq., lioorgate, Director of Remington's
Laudon and Manchester Direct Railway
Knight, Edward, Esq.' M.D., Stafford, Director of the Derbyshire,
Staffordshire; and Worcester Junction Railway
keene, John Joseph, Esq.„ St. John's Wood, Regen'ts huh, Director
of the National Bank of Ireland, kc.
Xing, William, Esq. Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemason's
Life Assurance, &c.
Lawrence, Richard Corbett, Esq., Wandtleld-hall, Uttozeter, Director
of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway
Langley, Henry, Esq., Rakeway House, Cheadle, Director of the Der-
byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Lassetter, Richard, Esq., Uttoreter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf-
fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Lassetter, James, Esq., Uttoreter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf-
fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Lea, John Wheeley, Esq., Worcester, Vice-Chairman or the Severn
Commission, &e.
Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston Hall, Sudbury
Metayard, Horace, Wm., Esq., Director of Remington's London and
Manchester Railway, Middle Temple, and Chatham-place
]['Mahon, Daniel, Esq., Wolverhampton, Director of the Derbyshire
Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Manors, John, Esq. Rugeley, Director of the Derbyshire, Stafford-
shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Mellard, James, Esq., Rugeley,-Dixector of the Derbyshire, Stafford-

shire, and WOree;tershire Junction Railway
Minors, John, Esq., Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire, Director of the
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Minors, John, Esq., The Parks, Uttoz.eter, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Mountford, Thomas John, Esq., Ashbourne
Mathew, John Mee, Esq., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, Director of
the East and West Junction Railway, &c.
Milner, William, Esq., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Marton, Joseph, Esq., Walsall, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Maskery, Thomas, Esq., Norbury, Derbyshire •
Orton, James, Esq., iVoodford, near Mit:meter, Director of the Der-
byshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Parkinson, John, Esq., F.R.S., Cambridge-terrace, Wyde-park, Di-
rector of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Rail-
way, &c.
Pulteney, Douglas, Winnaird, Capt., Parliament-street, London, Di-
rector of the Nottingham and Boston Railway
Phillips, William, Esq., Springfield House, tittozeter, Director of the
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
oblnson, John, Esq., Silcoates Cottage, Wakefield
Sant, Edward, Esq., Cannock, D rector of the Derbyshire, Stafford
shire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Shipton, Robert, Esq., Scroptou, Derbyshire, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
Smith, Charles, Esq., Alton, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction Railway
Smith, Thomas, Esq., Blore-hall, Staffordshire, Director of the Der-
byshire, Stafford-hire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Smith, William, Esq., Sedsall, Derbyshire, DirectOr of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire Railway, Ste.
Smith, William, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire, Director of Tean and Dove

Valley Railway
Smith, John, Esq., Barton House, Derbyshire
Smythe, John Were, Esq., Kensington, Middlesex, Director of the
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and WorctsterFhire Junction Railway
Spiers, E. J., Esq., Carlton Villas, London, Director of the`East and

West Junction Railway
Stephenson, Thomas, Esq., Director of the Agriculturist Cattle As-

nuance Company
Terry, Benjamin, Esq., Mayor of Walsall, Director of the Derby-

shire It allway; Ste.
Tomlinson, Thomas, Esq., Bradley Pastures, Ashbourne
Toogood, Rupert, Esq., Ashbourne
Tylecoto, Edward, Esq., Great Heywood, Staffordshire
Tyler, George, Esq., Holloway-place, Holloway, Loudon, Director of
the East and West Junction Railway, Ste.
Waller, Major, K.H , St. James's-square, Director of the Chester and
Manchester Railway, &c,
Walter, James Smith, Esq., Bakewell, Derbyshire
Walters, J. T., Esq., Rug. ley
Weston, Thomas, Esq., Tean, Staffordshire, Director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Wise, Thomas, Esq., Ashhourne
Witham, John, Esq., Ashbourne
Woolrich, Thomas, Esq., Uttozeter, Director of the Derbyshire, Staf-
fordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Wood, Charles, Esq., Uttometer, Dii ector of the Derbyshire, Star-
fordshice, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Wood William, Esq., M.D. Chetwynd House, Newport, Salop, Di-
rector of the Derbyshire:Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc-
tion Railway
Wood, William Hurd. Esq , Ashbourne
Wright, Thomas, Esq., Derby, Director of the Derby and Gainsbo-
rough Railway.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lane, London
Meagre. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co., Cornhill, London
SOLICITORS.
:01112 Owens, Esq., 35, Moorgate-street, London
William ♦rnold Bainbrigge, Esq., UttOiatar
ENGINEERS.
Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
George Remington, Esq., C.R.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley
Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton
Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley
Eggington, A. Esq., Lichfield
Green, James J., Esq., Walsall.
This Hue of railway, which is about sixty-Ave miles in length, is
intended to commence at Uttozeter (the terminus of the proposed
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and
to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will forma direct com-
munication between two of the most important manufacturing and
mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield,
and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire
portion including Dudley, Tipton,Walsall, I3llston, Wednesbury, and
Wolverhampton.

This line will also open a direct railway communication between
Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder-
minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton,
and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, Car-
diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish-
guard, Aberystwith, and with Porthdynllaen, the future outport for
Ireland. And also the most • direct communication between Leeds
and Southampton.
The line will pass nearly along the tittoxeter and Caldon Canal to a
point near Prestwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro-
moters of this undertaking. •It will proceed through' Ellaston and
Mayfield to Ashbourn, thence .near Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel-
en-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holmfirth to Huddersfield, where it will
join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and se to Thirsk. It will
open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal,
iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and magnesian limestone on the
route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy, and cheap communica-
tion between the important towns above mentioned.

Arrangements liars been made with other companies to run into
this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise
additional capital to extend the line to Leeds.
Many of the above-mentioned mineral productions are essential to
the mining districts of South Staffordshire And Sheffield. The North
Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of
South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (15 cwt, of the fbrmer being
equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma-
terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen-
sive, the line from the Caldon Mines having to go by canal round
by Etruria, Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding
furnaces, when, by this railway, it would be taken in a straight line
to them ; and the Ashbourne, Cromford, Worksworth, and Bakewell
country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The iron-
stone in the neighbourhood of Sheffield it also becoming very scarce,
and great quantities are introduced from Scotland; the same scarcity
exists in South Staffordshire t and the route of this line Would fur-
nish a cheap and good Supply, at present not worked, and without a
Market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan-
tages, a good local market would be opened along the agricultural
and other parts of the district at present very badly supplied with
lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car-
riage. It is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the itnmenle
traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire, Stafford-
shire, tt-.4 Worcester hire Junction Railway.
The calculations which have been made show a very large profit.
There are large lead and Slate quarries on the line which only want
an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into full work.
The coal is of a superior quality.
There are also extensive barytes and paint-works at Ashbourne,
Cromford, and other place, on the line. The scenery of Derbyshire
Is the resort of vast numbers of tourists ; and particular care will be
taken, in passing of the line near Dovedale, not to interfere with or
change its beautiful and romantic character. The convenience,
therefore, which this line will afford must necessarily eause a great
inflax of passengers, both on business and pleasure.
Ironstone is not so abundant in the South as in North Staffordshire,
and vast quantities are sent by the tardy. circuitous, and expensive
canal company, which this and other limes of railway meeting at
Uttoxeter will remedy.

The SYPsunl thrmation runs from Staffordshire to the Humber, and
the demand. for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac-
turing purposes along this line will be great.
At the urgent suggestion of some of the most influential inhabi-
tants of AshboUrne, the Committee have ordered a survey of a junc-
tion lice to connect that town with the Derby, and with the Derby
and GailvdsJrough and Midland Railways
The timber from the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest
Banks, liagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, upwards of 4,001
acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a
like eh.lectlonable route of tardy and circuitous canal convey-
ance ; Whereas this line would open a direct, easy, and cheap
communication to new markets. The line has been viewed prior to
% detailed survey, and there are not more than ordinary engineering
difficulties. In consequence of the late l'arliamentary decisions, it is
intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro-
moters do not pledge themselves absolutely to do so.
Applications for Shares to be made to John Owens, Esq. 3.5,
Moorgate-street. London, and William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq.,
Uttoxeter ; and to the following Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Preece and
Evans, n. Lottibury ; Mr. Miles, Worcester ; Mr. Thomas Henry
Wheeler, Worcester ; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liver-
pool ; Messrs. Cameron and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Morris Rey-
nolds, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard E. Hine, Macclesfield ; Mr.
James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler,
Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black-
burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason, Bradford ;
Mr. William Cronhelrn, Halifax ; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham ;
Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle,
Tork ; Mr. E. H. Armitage, Wakeneld ; Mr, James Stokes, Chelten-
ham ; Mr. Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton ; Mews, Tate and Nash,
Bt istol ; Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; Mr. Thomas
Sandford, Exeter ; Mr. J. S. Holland, Coventry ; Messes, Houghland
and Leese, Manchester ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester
Messrs. A. Birchall and Co., Manchester; Messrs. T. N. Bardweu
and Sons, Sheffield; Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham; Mr.L. Weather-
hum, Jun Huddersfield ; Messrs. Everard and Co., Huddersfield;
Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Edinburgh.
Messrs, Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; Messrs. Labertouche
and Stafford.
College-green, Dublin ; Mr. Andrew Milligan, Birken-
head.

FORM OF APPLICATION' FOR SHARES.
TO the PrOTislional Committee of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield,

and South Staffordshire Direct Railway.

-..... , _
Gentlemen,—I request you to allot me Shale of 20t. each
and I tom to accept the same or Inch
in the above RaavraY•
appropriate , subject to the regulations
lees number ae you may
of the Company, and to sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay, when
required, the Deposit thereon of V. 23. per Share,
Dated this day of . 184 .
Name In full .. ...... .... .
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Profession and professional residence • • • • • •
Residence in Aill ... .
Sidigioce .. • • I • I • • • • 9 . 9 0 I • 0 II • II • • a • 44444

NOTTINGHAM, MIDLANDS, and TEAR
and DOVE VALLEY UNION RAILWAY.
This railway is intended to carry on the eastern branch of the pro-
posed Tean and Dove Valley Railway from a point on the Midlands
Railways, at or near to Findern, in the county of Derby, to another
point on the Midlands Railway, at or near to Sawley, in thOlarde
county.
The line will not exceed ten'miles In length, and will, with the aid
of the Midlands and Teen. and Dove Valley Railway, afforda more.
direct communication between Nottingham and the EasternCoUnties
and the Staffordshire Potteries,- Chester, Liverpool, Birkenhead, and
Ireland, than any line either existing or projected.
A prospectus, with a list of the Provisional Committee, will be pub-
lished in a few days.

J. and J. RICHARDSON, Burton-on-Trent,l Solicitors to the
G. H. R. COX, Derby, j promoters.
Burton-on-Trent, Sept. 13, 1845.

BRIDGWATER and MINEHEAD JUNC-
TIOX RAILWAY COMPANY, uniting the Bristol and En-
glish Channels, and forming A direct communication betweer! the
South of Ireland and Wales, with Bristol and London. and also with
the South-Eastern and Western Coasts of England, Paris, and the
Channel Islands.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital, 300,0001. in 15,000 shares of 201. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share.
Liability expressly limited to the amount of subscription ; and it
is intended to make no further call until .the Act of. Parliament is
obtained.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTER,
Sir Henry Seale, Bart., Mount Boom, Dartmouth
Sir John Hensler, F. 8.5., Walton, near Saffron Waldron, Deputy-
Lieutenant of the county of Essex
Colonel Luttrell, Ellin Court, near Minehead, Tice-Chairman of the

Somerset Quaker Sessions
John Halliday, Esq., Chapel Cleeee, near Minehead, Magistrate of the

county of Somerset -
Henry William Chichester, Esq., Rose House, Eampton, Devon

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R. Beaden Buller, Esq., Nether Stowey, Somerset
Edwin Ley, Esq., Penzance, Cornwall
The Mayor of the Town and County of Pools
Richard Pinney, Esq., shipowner; Poole
E. F. Dayrell, Esq., of Lillingstone Dayrell, and 15, Old Cavendish-

street, London, nigh Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
W. S. Fitzwilllam, Esq., Pinner's Hall, Broad-street, merchant
W. Revell Vigers, Esq., 50, Russell-square, and Alderman's-walk,

merchant
W. S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park

James Morrison, Esq., 28, St. Mary-at-hill, merchant
James Colhoun, Esq., 5, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, and St. Peter's
chambers, Comb!11, merchant
Samuel Pocock, Esq., Bloomsbury-square, and St. Bride's-wharf
Anthony Mervyn Storey Maskelyne, Esq., Glanusk House, Brecon-

shire _ _ . _
F. W. Green, Esq., shipewner, CornhM
W. F. Beadon, Esq. 11, John-street, Berkeley-square
W. Strachiut, Esq., Flanker, Strand.
Office-3, Alderman's-walk, New Broad-street.

Messrs. 3 Beckett, Son, & Sympson, 7, Golden-square.
Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater..
MANAGING DIRECTORS.
E. P. Dalrell, Esq. • James Colhoun, E?q.
W. R .Vlgers, Esq. W. S. Potter, Esq.
W. S. Fltzwilliam, Esq. - Samuel Pocock, Esq.
W. F. Beadon, Esq. James Morrison, Esq.
F. W. Green, Esq.
SECRETARY—Mr. Edward Parratt.
DANKERS.

Messrs. Strachan and Co. ; and Messrs. Robarts and Co., London.
Messrs. Stuckey and Co., Bristol, Bridgwater, and Taunton.
Messrs. Badcock, Taunton and Punster..

One of the principal objects this Company has in view, is a great
saving of time in the journey from Ireland and South Wales to
Bristol and London, by avoiding the tedious and dangerous passage
of the Bristol Channel, and at the same time effecting the long
sought-for communication between the English and Bristol Channels,
all of which will be gained by connecting Minehead with Bridge-
water by a Rail Way, and there forming a junction with the railways
already opened. and also with those now in actual progress between
Bridgwater and the commodious and important port of Poole.
The question of an eligible-steam-paeket and post-office station on
the Somersetshire coast for Ireland, Wales, and the Westward gene-
rally, from whence vessels may arrive and depart at all times, with-
out reference to tide, has for many years past been regarded as one
if immense importance to the Government and the public.
By making Minehead a post-office station, a saving of twelve
boors will be effected in the delivery of letters between Ireland and
the whole of the west and south of England ; and no other port on
the coast of Somerset (or even on the north of Devon) will be so
safe, and sheltered from all the prevailing winds.
At Minehead, the proposed railway will run down on a pier, which
the largest class steamers may approach, and land and embark pas-
sengers at ail states of the tide, and again proceed at once into the
Western Ocean on their outward voyage.
The pUblic is perhaps hardly aware that, even with the present
imperfect and rude arrangements for landing passengers at Weston
Super-Mare, It is found that passengers from Ireland and the impor-
tant ports of the south of Wales save several hours by landing at that
place ; whereas, by the proposed pier and railway from Minehead,
passengers would save generally twelve hours, and very often a great
deal more, on their Tourney to London, avokling, besides, the dangers
of the Bristol Channel.

• It is not among the least-striking features of this project that it
forms part of a grand scheme for shortening the communication
between Ireland and Wales with Jersey, Guernsey, Paris, and the
Continent generally, as passengers landed at Minehead will proceed
by this railway to others now in progress via Yeovil and Dorchester
to Poole. from which port the distance to Cherbourg Is only sixty
miles, thus rendering the distance from Minehead to Cherbourg easily
performed In eight hours and a half ; and from Cherbourg a railway
is now In course of formation to Parte. The distance also to the
Channel Islands IS rednceeLln the same proportion. A powerful com-
pany, fully alive to the advantages of this mode of transit in prefe-
rence to the more tedious one via Southampton and Havre, is about
to pntlin a line of packets between the ports of Poole and Cherbourg
and the Channel Islands, thus shortening the route in point of time
by aboutleventeen hours.

-This Company, in showing to tie public the probable amount of
traffic which will flow over theirline, beg leave to draw attention to
the following extracts, taken from a prospectus of a Company, formed
under the auspices of the Chairman of the Gr.- at Western Company,-
and the leading bankers and merchants of Bristol, for making a pier
at, and railway from Portbury, to Bristol, and on which no further
comment will be made, save that whatever applies to Portbury, ap-
plies with infinitely greater three to Minehead, both in the saving of
time, dang r, delay, and expense.
" Thare are aL•the present time engaged in the trade with South
Wales, Somersetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Liverpool, and Ireland,
twenty-three steam-vessels of the aggregate tonnage of upwart:s of
6,000 tons, making rather better than fifty voyages, or 100 arrivals
and departures per week on an average throughout the year.
"The principal part of the traffic of the whole of these vessels con-
sists of passengers. whilst of their goods traffic an important portion
consists of merchandise brought by, and intended fercarriage on, the.
existing railways, from and to places on either side of Bristol. For
the conduct of this traffic, every vessel will necessarily require to use
the pier and railway on each occasion of departure and arrival, as
the most expeditions, convenient, area economical mode of conveying
such traffic to or towards its place of destination.
" The number of passengers carried by the existing steam-boats
amounts to at least 200,000 per annum ; and when it is considered
that the theillties afforded by the pier of starting and arriving at all
times of the tide, will enable vessels which now perform bat one
voyage per diem, or every alternate day, to and from the nearer
ports in South Wales, to make such voyages three or four times in
the same day, at very trifling, if any, additional cost— th it on the
voyages to Swansea, Tenby, and Ilfracombe, they will' effect a saving
of one-half the time now occupied, and that similar advantages will
be derived by the trade with Cornwall and Ireland, it can neither be
doubted that the expense of conveyance between Bristol and those
places will be considerably reduced, nor that the-effect of such re-
duction, combined with the advantage of greater certainty as to the
times of departure and arrival, must have the effect of causing a
great increase in the number of passengers.
"A large and most valuable portion of the merchandise carried by
the Cornish, Welsh, and Irish steam-beats consists of fish, poultry,
eggil, vegetables, and other articles of provision ; speed and certainty
in the conveyance and delivery of articles of so perishable a nature
are obviously essential, and the facilities in this respect afforded by'
the pier are such as to secure this traffic to the undertaking. •
" A very considerable revenue will also be derived from the. landing
and carriage of Live Mock brought by the Irish steam boats, which
being imported fat and ready to kill, now suffer much injury from the
detention of the vessels in Kingroad whilst waiting for tide."
Although it is unnecessary to calculate upon the whole of this im-
portant and justly founded traffic, it is nevertheless impossible to
over-estimate the large portion of it that will come over this line,
when it is remembered that by the proposed scheme the harbour of
Waterford will, by Means ' of poWerful steamers, be brought within
twelve, and the ports of Dublin and Cork within fifteen hours of the
terminus at Minehead, by which the danger, inconvenience, and un-
pleasantness of travelling by night will be altogether avoided.
So also-must the traffic. derived from steam-boats, and on the line
itself, be, added, which will arise from the immense resort of persons
seeking pleasure in the beautiful vicinities or Nether Stowey, Blue
Anchor, Minehead, Porlock, Lipton, Lynmouth, and the far-famed
Valley of Rocks and adjacent country, so aptly termed the Switzer-
land of England, and which only require increased facilities to be
much more than even at present- resorted to ; and so great is the
lexisting traffic that, by the calculations already made, a large reve-
nue will be derived from Ms source alone.
The present number of cattle sent to Bristol from Ireland alone is
upwards of 150,000 head per annum, and it is only reasonable to ex-
pect that these will be landed at the far nearer port of Minehead,
thereby creating a considerable source of revenue.
The importance of this railway to the agricultural district of North
Somerset is incalculable for disseminating, as manure, in every di-
rection the celebrated lime of Cannington Park, from which, aiid also
from the carrying of coal, a large' revenue will arise.

Memel tinatier brought into the port of Poole (the harbour dues of
which are ♦ery insignificant) can be unshipped, carried across by
rail, and re-shipped at Minehead, at a cost of 7s. per ton less hi
freight, than if carried round the Landsend, exclusive of the great
saving in time ; this alone will open a large trade with Wales, as
vessels will bring over coals to Minehead, and take back timber,
limestone, flour, mine, slates, and copper ore.
The blue lifts lime-stone of Watcher, so admirably adapted for
aquatic building, will also produce' a considerabls revenue to this
undertaking.
The flour and provision trade; at present carried on between the
mining districts of South Wales and the coast ofSomerset, must ne-
cessarily flow over this line, and create an important feature in Its
revenue.

Ono of the first effects of the formation of this line will be, that
steam communication will be established between Minehead and the
following places :—Swansea, Tenby, Milford, Neath, Ilaverfordwest,
Pembroke, and Carmarthen, and with the whole of the South of
Ireland ; and this railway, with a suitable station and wharfs, will
also afford to Watchot all the advantages of which it is capable as a
port.
Depots for goods will be erected at the station at Combwitch
Reach, where at present all the larger vessels trading to Bridgwater
step ; and it may be mentioned that 130,000 tons of coasting trade
come into this port annually, exclusively of 10,000 tons of foreign
trade.

From the estimates prepared, it is expected that only a portion of
the proposed capital will be required to carry out the objects of this
Company.
Power will be reserved to allow the shareholders 41. per cent. on
the paid-up capital, and also to construct branches from Minehead or
Watchet to Wiveliscumbe, Porlock, &c., and the extensive iron mines
of Sir T. Buckler Lethbridge, Bart., which, with the elate quarries of
Sir John Trevylyan, are in active working Within seven miles of Mine-
head. From this source, as also from the copper mines of Andrew
Crosse, Esq., a large revenue must arise.
The landowners have been communicated with, and are most
anxious fbr the successful carrying out of the objects of the Com-
pany ; nor is there reason to expect that any Parliamentary opposi-
tion will be offered.
The line will be twenty-five miles in length, and no engineering
difficulties present themselves.
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 formation,
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 additional capital,
to abandon any part of the line, to make branch lines, docks, piers,
wharfs, or jetties. or enter into any arrangement with any other
Company or COmpanies, and also to nominate the ilrst Directors of
the Company.

Applications for Shares, plans, prospectuses, and detailed informa-
tion, may be made at the Offices of the Company, No. 3, Alderman's-
walk, City, London; at the Offices of the Company's Solicitors,
Messrs. I Beckett, Son, and Sympson, 7, Golden-square, London ;
Mr. Vaughan Prance, Nether Stowey and Bridgwater. And of the
Mr. James Parisians, solicitor, Lang-
Local Agents—Mr. William Woodland, solicitor, Taunton ; Mr. N.
Symonds;, solicitors, Dorchester; Mr.
poPertarr,Msoesliscristor,sltoVnivie lisacnodmbesym;
Thomas Phippard, solicitor, Wareham ; Mr. M. K. Welch, solicitor,
Poole ; Mr. Henry Poole, solicitor, Bristol. And of the following
Stock and Share Brokers—Messrs. Tucker, Barnett, and Ellis, 14
Blrchin-lane ; and Messrs. lluggings and Lang, London; Messrs.
Hall, Brothers, and Co., Cheltenham ; Mr. John Morcom, Bristol ;
Mr. Thomas Evans, Bath; Mr. Charles O'Neil, Manchester ; Messrs.
H. Davies and Co., Liverpool ; Messrs. Chantrell and Boys, Leeds;
Messrs. Wilkinson and Earle, Hull ; Messrs. Labertouche and Staf-
ford, Dublin ; Mr. Lilly, Bridgwater; and Mr. B. Ball, Tauratosi.
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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Managing Directors of the Bridgwater and Minehead Jane-

tion Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares of led.
each in th • above undertaking ; and I hereby undertake to accept
the same, or any less number you may allot me, on the terms
of the prospectus, and to pay the deposit of 21. lc per Share,
and all future calls thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary contract
and subscribers' agreements and other deeds, when required so to
Dated the of 1545.
Namein ..... .............. ..........
Place of business .
Protbesion or business •• • • •• • • •'• • • • •••• • • • •
Usual signature• •
Name, Reiddeute, Ike., of Iteittree in Rill •••• • • • •

BRIDGEWATER and, MINDIEAD JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that no Application for Shares will be en.
tertained, unless the same be made in the form prescribed by the
Managing Directors ; and the applicants must also refer either to ene
Of the Provisional Committee, or to some person of kneemrespecta-
bility.—Dated September 12, Mb. Ey or ler,
Messrs. A.II3XCKETT, SON, and SYWPSON; and
Mr. VAITGIIA.N nucg,solicitor4 to thar,,.„„„..y.
i'7•—snu`
Office, 3, Alderman's-walk, 014 Dioa-ttreet. •

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