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London, England, 1845-10-07 00:00:00

BANKERS,

London—Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and C 0.,. 50, Cornhill
Messrs. Cockburn, and Co., Whitehall.
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Cheltenham—Branch of the National Provincial Bank of England.
Brighton—The Union Bank ; Branch of London and County Joint-
Stock Banking Company.
Petersfleid—Branch of London and County Joint Stock Banking

Company
PARLIAMENTARY AGENT - Cadwalladar F. Waddy, Esq., Fludyer•

street.
SECRETARY PRO TEM.—Mr. Frederick Penny.
PROSPECTUS.
This important line will commence at Brighton, and (passing
through or contiguous to the towns of Steyning, Petworth,
burst, Petersfleld and Airesford) will join at the Andover Road sta-
tion of the South-Western Railway, the proposed Southampton
Manchester and Oxford Junction.
An arrangement has been entered into with the latter Company,
and it is prorosed by means of their projected line, that the
Brighton and Cheltenham Railway shall proceed through Hunger-
ford to Swindon.
From Peterslield a shot branch will be made to Chichester
where, nearly at the same point of junction, the London and Ports-
mouth direct will intersect the line in its way to Portsmouth.
From Sw.ndon it is proposed to proceed by the Manchester and
Southampton Railway to Chelt nham, and the North of England
by the Derbyshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Junction, or
other existing and contemplated lines.
On reference to the map, it will be seen that the primary object
to be obtained by the formation of this line will be the immediate
connexion of the northern, western, arid the whole of the manufac-
turing counties, and North and South Wales, with the southern coast
and the populous and fashionable towns of Brighton, Hastings, and
Dover.
It is unnecessary to observe on the daily increasing traffic between
Brighton and Dieppe, which the railroad from the latter place to
Rouen, and thence to Paris, must greatly augment; thus, by means
of the projected line, a direct communication with France, either
from Brighton or Dover, will be opened with the northern counties
of England.
It is obvious that with these advantages the traffic must neces-
sarily be large, the line passing through the centre of Sussex, con-
taining a population of about 300,000, at present almost devoid of
railway accommodation.
Power will ke applied for in the Act to increase the capital, f
necessary, to alter the line, or to make such deviations or branches
therefrom as may be deemed necessary ; also for the purposes of amal-
gamation with other Companies, should the same be found desirable.
The Company reserves to itself the option of adopting the broad or
narrow gauge, or the principle of atmospheric traction, if preferable.
No further call beyond the deposit will be made until the Act
shall be obtained.
In the allotment of shares, preference will be given to parties
locally interested, and to the shareholders in the lines with which
this Company will be connected.
Application for shares may be made to the Secretary, and
to the following Sharebrokers, of whom prospectuses, with maps
of the line, may be obtained:—London—Messrs. Peppercorne and
Co., 2, Old Broad-street; Messrs. Preece and Evans, 39, Lothbury.
Birmingham—Mr. W H. Collis. Blackburn—Mr. Thomas
Boardman. Bradford—Mr. George Clark ; Mr. William Ma-
son. Bristol —Messrs. Tate and Nash. Cheltenham Mr.
James Stokes. Coventry—Mr. J. S. Holland. Dublin—Messrs.
Labertouche and Stafford. Edinburgh—James Pringle, Esq., 79,
Princes-street; Mr. Nicholson. Exeter—Messrs. Beaumont and
Langworthy ; Mr. Thomas Sandford. Glasgow—Messrs. Duncan
and Hutchinson. Halifax—Mr. William Cronhelm. Huddersfield—
Mr. L. Weatherburn, jun.; Messrs. Everard and Co. Hull—Mr.
Frederick Stamp. Leeds—Mr. James Jamieson ; Messrs. Wellbe-
loved and Oastlor. Leicester-3lessrs. Payne and Freer. Liver-
pool—Messrs. Townley and Whitehead ; Messrs. Cameron and Co. ;
Mr. Morris Reynolds. Macclesfield—Mr. Richard E. Hine. Man-
chester—Messrs. Cardwell and Sons ; Messrs. A. Birchali and Co. ;
Mr. Charles O'Neil. Nottingham—Mr. Charles Spencer. Sheffield—
Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons. Southampton—Mr. Joseph Clark,
jun. Wakefield—Mr. E. H. Armitage. Worcester—Mr. Miles; Mr.
Thomas Henry Wheeler. York—Messrs. Grayston and Earle.

Offices of the Company, 34, Moorgate.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional • Cominitti•i- of the Brighton and Cheltenham

Direct Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares of 201. each in
the above railway ; and I undertake to accept the same, or such less