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London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

TT E STTN, LONDON, THUMDAY EVENING OCTOBER ES 1845.

, Captain Charles M. M. W.(gilt, R.N.
Edward Goittum, magistrate of the City of Canterbury
Thomas Robinson Williams, Esq., Director of the Patent Woollen
Cloth Company
Reginald Read, Esq., M D., St. John's-square, London
The Rev. Samuel Andrew, Lincoln College, Oxford, ai.d Highgate
John Kerschner, Esq., Middle Temple
Augustus L. Lobach, Esq., Brook-street, Grosvenor.square, and
Sidmouth, Devon
William Eccles, Esq., Old Broad-street, London
Lewis itam6, Esq., Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk
William Downing Bruce, Esq., 18, Charles-street, St. James's.
square, Director of the Lees, Fleetwood, and Liverpool, and
Direct Western Railways
Abraham Betteridge, Esq., Devonshire-terrace, Camden-villas,
Director of tl.e Great Grimsby, Lincoln, and Midland Junction
Railway
Edward Whitfield, Esq., M.D., Marine-parade, Brighton
George Simpson, Esq., Bedford.street, Bedford-square, Director at
the Sligo, Donegal, Tyrone, Londonderry, and Belfast Junctiou
Railway
Captain C. H. Whitfield, Arundel-street, London, Director of the
South London Suburban Railway
James Renshaw, Esq., Erith, Kent, Merchant, 3, White Hart-
court, Lombard-street, Director of the South Stafford Railway
John Britten, Esq., Bsisinghall-street, Member of the Corporation
of London
Dr. William Wilson, 3, Devonpert-street, Sussex-square
Rees Price, Esq., Tyne Hall, Great Ilford, Essex, Director of the
Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Junction Railway
Robert Hancorne, Esq., 4, Euston-square, Director of the Hereford
and Merthyr Tydvil Railway.
Henry Kirk, Esq , Gloucester-place, Dorset-square.
Henry James Metter, Esq., Clifford's Inn.
James Cockell, Esq., Bernard-street, Russell-square.
Aldborgh Henniker, Esq.. Gray's Inn and Copthorne Bank,
Sus
Willougy Marshall Smithson, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the
Dover and Canterbury, and Bristol and Dover Railways
Edward Wootton, Esq., Magistrate of the City of Canterbury
Nathaniel Jonas Maynard, Esq., Magistrate of the City of Canter-
bury

John Pont, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the Bristol and Dover
Railway
David 'Wheatcroft, Esq., Buckland.hollow, Derbyshire
Charles Bleaden, Esq., Coulsdon.court, Surrey
Quintin Burns Hair, Esq., Tunbridge Wells
Andrew Clark, Esq., Southwark
Dr. William Birmingham Costello
A. A. Fry, Esq., Temple, Director of the Rugby, Derby, and
Manchester Railway
Edward Horatio Day, Esq., Brixton.hill

COMMITTER OF MANAGEMENT.
CHAIRMAN—Thomas Carlisle, Esq.
Elmrrx-CHAlRMAN—Frederick Harrison, Esq.
A. Betteridge, Esq. P. Bennett Lucas, Esq.
William Case, Esq. Alexander Prince, Esq.
Stephen Hutchinson, Esq. Reginald Read, Esq.
R. Ladell, Esq. Francis Smith, Esq.
Major James 0. Lindham, ICH. Henry Wardle, Esq.
ENGINIS a--Charles Blunt, Esq.. C.E.
STANDING COUNSEL—John WOubrey, Esq.

SOLICITOR—G. J. Lloyd, Esq., 49, Doughty-street, bedford.row,

London.
LOCAL SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Scrivens and Young, Hastings
Messrs. Martin and Sons, Battle
Messrs. Barclay and King, Mayfield
W. D. Cooper, Esq., Lewes
Robert Walker. Esq., Canterbury
Messrs. Carnell and Gorham, Tonbridge.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Jones and Walinsley.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
The London and County Joint. Stock Bank
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., and CO.
DISTRICT RANKERS.

The Branches of the London and County Joint-Stock Bank at
Tunbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Lewes, and Brighton.
At Hafting—M9ssrs. Suitt), Hilder, ani Co.
SECRETARY—Henry L. Freund, Eq.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
3TIDLA_ND COUNTIES JUNCTION
RAILWAY.

From Nottingham to Syston.
(Provisionally Registered.)
A prospectus, with the names of a most influential Committee, and
other details, will appear in a few days. The line will connect the
Pontefract, Doncaster, Worksop, and Mansfield Junction, with the
South Midland Railway.

PROSPECTUS OE THE
BOSTON, GRANTHAIVI, LEICESTER, and
MIDLAND COUNTIES JUNCTION RAILWAY
COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Offices-5, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghall-street.
Capital, 800,C001., in 40,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE

Win. Corbett Smith, Esq., Bitteswell-hall, High Sheriff of Leices-
tershire
John Summerscales, Esq., Sheriff of Lincoln
Pall-mall, Chairman of the North
Wales Sir Wm.RallyWwnany, Suffolk-street,
Sir George Rich, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, Director of the
Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway
Sir George Wm. Prescott, Bart., Director of the Derbyshire, Staf-
fordshire, find Worcestershire Junction Railway
Major-Gen. Sir Love Parry, Iladryn,
Carnarvonshire, Director of
the North Wales Railway
Hon. J. C. Westenra, M.P., Sharavogue, Roscrea
Honourable Captain Douglas Kinnalrd Pulteney, Parliament-street,
London, Chairman of the York and Lancaster Railway
Rear-Admiral Ayscough, Southampton, Director of the Manchester
and Southampton Railway
Lieutenant-Colonel Elrington, Scotch Fusilier Guards, 12, Wynd-
ham-place, Director of the Leeds and Liverpool Railway
Lieutenant-Colonel Fitch, 36, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Director
of the South and Midland Railway
Adamthwaite, John, Esq , Oakhill, Teen, Staffordshire
Allen, George Charles, Esq., East Shilton, Leicestershire, Director of
the Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway
Atkinson, J. 8., Esq., Elmwood House, Leeds, Director of the Lei-
cester and Bedford Railway
Bell, Robert, Esq., Manor House, Chiswick, Director of the Direct
East and West Junction Railway
Bland, William, Esq., 11, Park-terrace, Brixton-road, Director of
the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, and
the North Wales Railways
Betts, William, Esq„ Bevois Mount, Southampton
Browne, Joseph, Esq., Bedford, Director of the East and West of
England Junction Railway
Burd, John, Esq., Alderman, Manchester
Caldecott, William Lloyd, Esq., Laura-place, Bath
Carver, Edward Turst, Esq., Forest-lodge, Tuise-hill, Director of the
North Wales, and the Namur and Liege Railways
Cooke, T. F., Esq., Leicester
Collett, Benjamin, Esq., Manor House, Bromsgrove
Croft, Major J. T., Regent-street, Piccadilly, Deputy-Chairman of
the Chester and Manchester Railway
Cumberlege, Nathaniel, Esq., Director of the Direct East and West
Junction Railway
Dalby, John, Esq., Ashbourne, Director of, the Leeds, Huddersfield,
Sheffield, and South Staffordshire Railway
Eales, William, Esq.. Mincing-lane, Loudon, Director of the Direct
Western, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways
Gernon, J., Esq., 12,Conduit-street, Hanover-square, Vice-Chairman
of the Galway and Ennis Railway
Witham, Joseph, Esq , Hargreaves Rouse, Oldham, Director of the
Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction Railway
Graves, Captain Twisleton, Director of the Leicester, Tean and
Dove Railway
Grey, Hazelrigg, Esq., Carlton-hall, Leicester
Heneage, Charles, Esq., Cadeby-house, Lincolnshire
Holmes, Isaac, Esq., Liverpool
Hungerford, 11. H., Esq., Dingley-park, Leicestershire
Kebbel, W. H., Esq., Glebe-house, Kilby, Leicester
Knight, Joseph, Esq., Leicester, Director of the Midland Counties,
Leicester, and Bedford Railways
Lambert, Richard, Esq., Lyston-hall, Sudbury, Director of the
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway
Laurie, George, Esq., Manchester
o Macmoran, A. M., Esq., 58, Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, Director
; of the Direct East and West Junction Railway
Mann, A., Esq., Denver-hall, Norfolk, Director of the Liverpool,
Manchester, and Newcastle Junction Railway
Maunder, Joseph, Esq., Liverpool, Director of the Rugby and Man-
chester Direct Railway
Meteyard, Horace \Vm., Esq., 8.C.L., London, Director of Reining-
ton's London and Manchester Railway
t." Miller, Thomas, jun., Esq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Bir-
miugham and Leicester Railway
Mosse, R., Esq., Princes-street, Great George-street
4" Parker, Francis, Esq., Northampton, Director of the South Midland
Railway
Parkinson, John, Esq , Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park, Director
of the South Midland Railway
"al Payne, Benjamin, Esq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Binning-
& ham and Leicester Railway
Ramsey, J., Esq., Bushey House, Hcrts
Raworth, J., Esq., Leicester, Director of the Direct Birmingham
and Leicester Railway
Sbaw, Joseph,. Esq . , York-place, Huddersfield, Director of the. East
and West of England Junction Railway
Shaw, George, Esq., M.D., Leicester
Spiers, E. 1., Esq., Director of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and
Worcestershire Junction Railway
Stone, Nathaniel C., Esq., Rawley-fields, near Leicester, Director of
the Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway
Sagan, Hartley, Esq., Ball's Grove, Colne, Director of the Leeds
and Carlisle, and the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railways'
Threlfall, Edward, Esq., Regent Road Mills, Manchester, Director of
the Eastern Counties Junction and Southend Railway
Tebbutt, Thomas, Esq., Rusholm, Manchester, Director of the
Rugby and Manchester, and Leeds and Carlisle Railways
Williams, B. 8., Esq., 70, Portland-place, Director of the Leeds
and Liverpool, Leicester and Tamworth Railways.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Sir George Wm. Prescott, Bart. Charles Heneage, Esq.
Sir George Rich Joseph Knight, Esq.
Sir William Wynn Richard Lambert, Esq.
Lieut.-Colonel Ellington Horace Wm. Meteyard, Esq
Grey, Hazlerigg, Esq. A. M. Macmoran, Esq.
Thos. Mortimer Cleobury, Esq. R. Mosse, Esq.
Robert Bell, Esq. John Parkinson, Esq.
B. Collett, Esq. G. Parsons, Esq.
Major Croft f. Ramsay, Esq.
Nathaniel Cumberlege, Esq. J. Raworth, Esq
J. Dalby, Esq. Major Waller

BANKERS.
Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lane, London
Messrs. Garilt, Clapon, and Co., Boston
Messrs. Kewney and King, Grantham
Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester and Melton
Mowbray.

ENGINEE&—C. Nixon, Esq

Somerros.—J. A. J. Macgregor, Esq., 26: Suitolk-strcet, Pall-mal

Londcin.

LOCAL SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Manners and Son, Grantham, and
Messrs. Millington and Kenriek, Boston.
SECRETARY—George Farrer, Esq.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENT—Cadwaller F. Waddy, Esq

The object of this line of railway is to connect, by a direct route,
the Important town and seaport of Boston with the centre of Eng-
land, by way of Grantham and Melton Mowbray, where it will join
the Syston and Peterborough branch of OM Midland Counties Railway.
By this railway, which will he about forty-four miles in length,
and laid through a country nearly level, it is intended to pass by or
near Swinlshead, Donington, Folkinghatn, Grantham, Stoke, Roch-
ford, and Melton Mowbray. It is evident that this line will be of
great convenience and u fifty, by affording to a part of the country
at present deprived of it the advantage of railway communication
with the counties of ltutlandshire, Leicestershire, Northampton-
shire, Warwickshire, &c., and thus connecting the agricultural
districts of Lincolnshire with the manufacturing parts of England,
affording to the latter an easy and accessible means of export for
their manufactures.

It is unnecessary to enlarge upon the advantages which will arise
from this railway, which passes through one of the richest and
most fertile parts of England. The population is dense, and a
glance at the map will show that this line is well laid out, not
only for the direct traffic from Leicester and the intermediate
places to Boston, but Ws° for the general traffic which will be
brought to this line by the several railways which will be connected
with it. •

In the allotment of shares, holders in the Midland Counties Rail-
way will receive a preference, and reservation will be made for the
landed interests along the line, whose concurrence and assistance is
fully relied on by the promoters, by whom most of the influential
landholders have been canvassed ; and, in order to prevent unneces-
sary trouble, no other applications will be received except those
wherein reference is made to a member of the Provisional Commit •
tee, to the Solicitors or Bankers, or the following Sharelorokers,
from whom prospectuses and plans may be obtained :
Messrs Sutton, Gribble, and Sutton, Royal Exchange
Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Lothhury, London
Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Liverpool
Mr. Kerl, 20, Atherton-bu'lff ngs, Liverpool
Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler,Leeds
Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull
• • Mr. Geo. Clark, Bradford
Mr. Wm. Cronhelm, Halifax
Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham
Messrs. Eyre and Shaw, Derby
Messrs. Grayston and Erle, York
Mr. E. H. Armitage, Wakefield
Messrs. Tate and Nash, Bristol
Messrs. Houghland and Leese, Manchester
Messrs. T.- N. Bardwell and Sons, Sheffield
Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham
Mr. L. Wetherburn, jun., Huddersfield
Mr. R. Rczzell, Leicester
Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester
Mr. James Pringle, 79, Princes-street, Edinburgh
Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow
Messrs. Labertouche and Stafford, College-green Dublin.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Roston, Grantham, Leicester,
and Midland Counties Junction Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me shares of
20/. each in the above proposed railway ; and I undertake to pay the
deposit of 21. 2s. per share thereon, or any less number you may ap-
propriate to me, and to execute the Subscribers' Agreement and Par
liamentary Contract when required.
Dated this day of

1845.

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OFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE
COMPANY.
New Bridge-street, Blackfriar', Loudon, Oct. 22, 1845.
I do hereby give notice that, pursuant to the Sth By-law of this
Company,
FRANCIS WITHAM. Esq.
the present
JAOLNEMNpmEIRTHLIJWAERLDLE4I,YOEL Auditors,
sILASTON, Esq.
have severally given me notice in writing of their intention to
stand for the office of Auditor at the Election, which will take place
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, in the county of
Middlesex, on TUESDAY, the 4th day of November next. •
By order,
CHARLES BURLS, Secretary.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRISTOL, AND SOUTH WALES DIRECT.
MARLBOROUGH, OCT. 21.—A public meeting of the inhabi •
tants of the borough of Marlborough, convened by George
May, Esq., the mayor, in compliance with a requisition very
numerously signed, was held yesterday, at the Town-hall,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means to
be adopted for promoting the proposed line. The Company
was represented by N. Giles, Esq., the Rev. Sir Erasmus
Wilson, Bart , rector of Marlborough, General Parlby, and
other members of the Direction; and there was also present
a large assemblage of the landowners, gentry, and inhabitants
of the district.
Mr. REEVE was voted to the chair, and in opening the
proceedings of the day, observed that it was on all sides ad-
mitted to be most desirable that a direct communication by
railway should be accomplished between Marlborough and
the other towns on the old western line and London ; and
when a bond fide proposal was brought forward to effect that
great object, it was incumbent on them all to put their
shoulders to the wheel; and endeavour to carry it. The line
proposed was undoubtedly a good line for Marlborough, for it
gave it a direct communication with the metropolis; and,
what was equally important, with Bath, Bristol, and the
whole of South Wales. One railway bad been already pro-
posed which would afford to Marlborough a communication
with Manchester and Southampton—the Direct Manchester
and Southampton, which would cross Maribor/nigh, and
which at a previous meeting had met with unanimous sup-
port—he meant the Direct London and Southampton line.
And if they obtained the two lines—the cross line and the
direct line—the town would be very well off and its former
prosperity would return.
The Rev. Sir E. WitsoN then rose to move the first resolu-
tion. If the inhabitants of Marlborough felt sufficiently the
advantages of railway communication, to induce them to give
their cordial assent to the Manchester and Southamp-
ton, how much more strongly must they be impressed
with the advantages of the present scheme, which gave
to the inhabitants of Marlborough the benefit of a direct
railway communication with the metropolis? The London
Bristol, and South Wales line spoke for itself.
It commenced in London, passed on by the Great Western
line as far as Hungerford; from thence it proceeded to Marl-
borough; thence to Caine, having between these two towns
a short branch to Devizes.—(Hear, hear.) From Caine the
line would go on to Chippenham, where again it united with
with the Great Western, which it crossed; from thence it
proceeded, by way of Chipping Sudbury, to the Austspassage,
which it was proposed to cross by a bridge, and, upon the
other side it would unite itself with the South Wales line,
which was the line of communication between London,
and, in fact, England and Ireland. The Great Western
Railway, having taken its course round by Swindon,
instead of adhering more closely to the old coach
road, had left the towns of Hungerford, Marlborough,
Caine, and Devizes to take care of themselves—the
line of communication between them and the metropolis on
the one hand, and Bristol and Bath on the other, having
been cut off. In the last session of Parliament .a Bill had
been passed for constructing a branch line from the Great
Western to Newbury, but Parliament, in granting that
line, insisted that it should be carried on as far as Hunger-
ford. The present scheme, however, did not propose to
stop the -e, but completely to fill up the gap the Great
Western Company had left, and to extend the advantages
of railway accommodation to Marlborough, Hungerford,
Caine, and Devizes (Hear, hear.) It was to take the
direct and old-established line of communication between
Bristol, Bath, and London, and it was the only one proposed,
that came near the town of Marlborough.—(Hear, bear.)
No other company had come forward to supply the country,
and comply with the wishes of the people of that town, and he
wished to impress upon them, that any proposal to give
railway accommodation to Marlborough on the part of any
company which might henceforth be made, would not have
the same claim upon the attention of those locally interested,
as if it had been made before. In this age of railways,
any town in the kingdom, however flourishing, it might
be, must, if it had not the advantage of direct railway
communication with London, soon sink into nothingness.
He had, on a recent occasion, told Lord Bruce that if a
line were constructed which should place Marlborough
on a fair footing with other towns in the kingdom in
this respect, it would live, but without it, it must
sink into the position of a petty village.—(Hear, hear.)
Caine was circumstanced similarly to Marlborough, and,
at a meeting held in that town on the previous
day, resolutions in favour of the proposed line were
unanimously agreed to.—(Cheers) The direct communica-
tion the line would give from and to Bristol was most im-
portant, as it would bring the traders from that port direct
to the markets of Wilts and Berks, without their being
compelled to go many miles round for railway accommoda-
as at present. One tradesman of Caine would csntribute
alone 1,500/. a year, taking the estimate on his present
trade; but, looking at the beneficial change which direct
railway accommodation would certainly occasion, he did not
doubt that he would be enabled to bring traffic to the line to
double that amount. Coal was a most important item of
household expenditure, especially to the poor, and by means
of this railway they would be enabled to bring up coals from
thence to Marlborough at an expense for carriage, as he was
told, of only 2s. a ton.—(Hear, hear.) As was suggested to
him by a gentleman in the room, they might be delivered for
13s. 4d. a ton.
Mr. REID, of Marlborough, offered to contract for any
quantity of coals, provided the railway was made, at 13s. 4d.
I a ton delivered.
Sir E. Wissori—The proposed line was almost perfectly
straight from the Aust• passage to the junction at Reading.
The Welsh traffic would, 'doubtless, take the shorter and
' more direct line, and it followed, therefore, that that traffic
would come to the South Wales line. It was supposed by
some that the Aust- passage was an impracticable projeet.
But the bridge across that passage was now to-be erected by
the Liverpool and Bristol Junction Railway Company, who
had subscribed the money for it, and who would carry
it into effect. The bridge was neither to be
a chain nor a swing bridge, but a fixed bridge,
in every way sufficient for the purpose of railway traffic.
The member for Bristol, Captain Berkeley, was with them.
He was, in fact, their deputy-chairman ; and they might
reasonably conclude that they had with them the interest of
the Berkeley family; and yesterday, at Caine, they had the
declaration of Lord Shelburne, that finding his constituents in
favour of the line, he would support it. They had not yet
heard that the two members for Aylesbury had declared in
favour of it ; but he trusted that when they should be made ac-
quaintarwith the statement of Lord Shelburne, and the general
wish of their constituents, that they would follow the Noble
Lord's example. They had a right to assume that Lord Shel-
burne's declaration embodied also the sentiments of the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, and if the members for Marlborough
and the Marquis of Aylesbury would attend in like mad-
ner to the wishes and requirements of their constituents and
their tenantry, there would be three influential supporters
of the bill in either House, and it would, without doubt, be
carried--(Hear, hear). One of their members was the Vice-
Chamberlain to the Queen, and the other was a Lord of the
Treasury; and with their support, together with that of the
friends they could command, the line must be carried.
Many of the most important land-owners on the line had
also expressed themselves in favour of the line. There was,
therefore, nothing to alarm the promoters of the scheme:
they proposed the shortest and most direct line from London
to the Fishguard and Pembroke docks; they had the money
ready to carry it out. The worthy baronet concluded by
moving the resolution.
T. HALCOMBE, Esq., seconded the resolution.
General PARLBY also spoke in favour of the line.
Thomas SMITH, Esq., supported the resolution, and was
sure the House of Commons could never co:nmit so gross an
injustice to the inhabitants of Marlborough as to refuse its
assent to a body of capitalists carrying out a work of such
great national benefit.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. HAYWOOD the son of the agent of the Marquis of
Aylesbury, said that his father was unavoidably absent from
the meeting, but he felt great interest in the question, and
he was enabled to assure them that the Marquis was most
anxious to serve Marlborough ' • Lord Bruce and Lord Ernest
had also the same feeling, and he was sure they would sup-
port any scheme which, on consideration, they might con
seder calsulated to benefit the neighbourhood:
Mr. HARRIS, of Caine, complained of the great loss he and
other traders suffered from the absence of direct railway
accommodation, and the insufficiency of the accommodation
afforded by the Great Western Railway. He had seen the
steward of the Marquis of Lansdowne that day, and was in-
formed by him that the noble lord would support any line
that would benefit the inhabitants of the locality, and tend
to the public good.
A resolution, expressing the approbation of the meeting in
the proposed scheme was passed, and petitions to both Houses
were adopted in favour of the Bill.

HUNGERFORD.-A similar meeting was afterwards held at
the Town-hall at Hungerford, at which D. Allen, Esq., the
mayor, presided. Sir Erasmus Wilson fully explained the
merits of the proposed line, and the great benefit it would
confer upon Hungerford, Marlborough, and the other towns
through which it would p/Iss. Resolutions pledging the
meeting to support the line were passed, and petitions to both
Houses of Parliament in its favour were unanimously agreed
to—Earl Caernarvon and Lord Craven to be requested to
support the one to the Lords, and the county' members the
petition to the Commons.

consider the expediency of accepting that offer, tFe
company separated without transacting any busi-
ness. Much inquiry has been made as to what will be done
respecting the new 401. shares issued last year for making
the extension to Bishop Auckland, and improving the main
line. It is stated, in well-informed circles, that should Mr.
Hudson purchase the railway, the new shares will be called
in, and the deposit money of 21. each, with interest, paid
to the holders of the scrip. A rumour prevails in the
town, that a formidable opposition will be raised amongst the
shareholders to selling the line at 301., or even 33/. 6s. 8d
per share. _ _

It is proposed, we understand, to carry the London and
Manchester Direct from Battle-bridge to Farringdon-street,
on the atmospheric system, so as to obviate the inconvenience
of nnise and smoke.

The heading in the Kingston-hill Tunnel, on the Brighton,
Lewes, and Hastings line, has been carried through during
the past week.
Arrangements, it is understood, are in course of completion
between the Great Eastern and 'Western, who propose to run
a line on the broad gauge from Yarmouth to Swansea, with
another powerful company already established on the broad
gauge system, for providing complete railway accommodation
to the entire south of Wales. A deputation, headed by Mr.
Ward, ALP., is now en route for Wales, with the view of ex-
plaining the advantages of the line to the ironmasters and
mineral merchants of the district.

SCOTCH LINES.
DUNDEE AND STRATHMORE JUNCTION.—The Directors of
the Dundee and Perth, and Dundee and Newtyle, have come
to the following arrangements for improving the Newtyle
line:-1. The Dundee and Perth Railway Company agree to
lease the Dundee and Newtyle Railway and works and plant
in perpetuity, and thereupon to guarantee to the present
shareholders of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway an annual
dividend of one per cent. upon the amount of their capital
stock, not exceeding 115,0001. 2. That the capital of the
Dundee and Strathmore Junction Railway shall be-100,0001.,
divided into shares of 25/. each. 3. That 1,000 shares of the
stock of the said company shall be placed at the disposal of the
Directois of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway Company, and
the remainder of the shares shall be placed at the disposal of
the Directors of the Dundee and Perth Railway Company.
4. That the new line shall be worked by the Dundee and
Perth Railway Company, at a rate to be fixed upon by a
neutral party, mutually chosen by the Directors of the Dun-
dee and Perth and Dundee and Newtyle Railway Companies.
5. That after deducting the guaranteed rate of one per cent.
on the stock of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway Company,
and the working expenses, &c., the balance of the free
revenue shall be applied, in the first place, in paying a
dividend of six per cent. to the holders of the new stock;
and in the second place the surplus shall be divided amongst
the holders of the original stock of the Dundee and Newtyle
Railway. 6. That early meetings of the shareholders of the
Dundee and Perth, and Dundee and Newtyle Railway Com.
panics, shall be called for receiving the reports of the Directors
of the respective companies in regard to the present arrange-
ments, and for confirming the same.
ABERDEENSHIRE CANAL.—Arrangemolts, we understand,
are now completed for the purchase of this canal by the pro-
moters of the Great North of Scotland Railway. This ac-
quisition will be of great importance to that undertaking;
while the district, hitherto accommodated by the canal, will
have no reason to regret the substitution of a railway for all
their present or prospective wants.
EDINBURGH, QUEENSFERRY, AND PERTH.—At a meeting
of the trustees of the Queensferry, held on Saturday, it was
unanimously agreed to lease the 'ferry to this railway com-
pany for ninety nine years, at the nominal rent of live shil-
lings, upon the condition of their taking all the debts and
responsibilities of the trust. Two branches or extensions, in
addition to the line as originally planned, are intended to be
included in the Bill; one to go round the west side of Loch
Leven, keeping the towns of Kinross and Milnathort on the
main line, and the other from South Queensferry to Ratho,
on the line of the Edinburgh and Glasg..w. At this point, it
is understood, the Caledonian Railway will join it, and
thereby secure a direct passage to the north, besides that by
the Scottish Central, Rear Falkirk.