The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

SOLICITORS,

Messrs. Ceverdale and Lee, 4, Bedford-riw, Gray's-inn, London
Messrs. Ingoldby and Son, and}
Lot.th
Henry Frederick Lucas, Esq.
Thomas Rhodes, Esq. Market Rasen
Thomas Oldman, Esq. Gainsborough.

SECRETARY —Thomas l'hilbrick, Esq.
This line is intended to commence at Louth, and to proceed, by way
of Market Rasen, to the town and port of Gainsborough, in the
county of Lincoln; and is projected for the purpose of completing a
direct communication with the towns of Rotherham, Sheffield, Man-
chester, and Liverpool, and thus affording to the rich grazing and
agricultural divisions of the county a ready access to those towns,
which have always been the natural markets for the produce of the
district ; and at the same time to provide a certain and speedy
transit for manufactured goods and other articles of merchandise.
The communication by railway between these important towns has
not, by existing arrangements, been provided for, except by very
.circuitous routes ; indeed, that part of the line from Market Rasen to
Gainsborough has been entirely overlooked ; and therefore the pre-
sent one has been proposed to meet the wants of the district on the
strong representations and request of a large and respectable body
of gentry deeply interested in the success of the scheme.
It is useless to dwell in the present day upon the advantages of
railway communication, as those towns which do Rot avail them-
selves of the facilities afforded must eventually sink in importance.
To Louth and the surrounding neighbourhood especially the pro-
posed line cannot fail to be of paramount importance, as opening, in-
dependently of passengers' traffic, a directmeans of transit for cattle,
corn, goods, &c., &c., to and from all the great Yorkshire, Lancashire,
and other important markets.

An examination of the map will at once show this, and also the
connexion of the proposed line with ether important railways both
in Lincolnshire, the adjacent counties, and all parts of the kingdom.
hogo'dothiiosie acquainted with the town of Louth and its neighbour-
hood
the district,ni
co S unnecessary to point out the immense exportation of
plentiful supply of coal'se
Po rtati en
therefore, ofu awno:lt,hBcect-.:, to the Yorkshire markets, or the large im-
portation
earcheigahly
tguarn procured
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commerce
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y any other route. ii Liverpool, Sheffield, and other goods into
Hies the proposed line will afford for a
atr. much cheaper rate than they can be
spautle.acTtohrey
cChoamramcittetre.e connciently relying,
with support, have testimonyl
agriculture
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railways.
ens this scheme, that it cannot be said to
of communication between The main feature is the improve-
menttural roads, and thus affording
publiei ties to the agricultural and com-
facliimPortant towns by the old na-
sheessenly necessary for its ultimate and
generally, in and through a
of the line has been made, and the engineer's
dis-
trictmerc ir,altienrteereastrsa,
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it
it will pass for the most part along the surface
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report is of a very favourable character.
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property,of the uonrd ,
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Ter
soil is of- a favourablepo character" throughout, and no engineering dif-
ficulties occur at int.
No subscriber will he answerable beyond the amount
of
until the Act is obtained, and then net beyond the amount
his deposit
otf his sub-
scription ; and powerwill be applied for in the Act of Parliament
to
allow interest at the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum on all
calls until
the opening of the line. Iri the allotment of shares, preference
given to landowners and parties locally interested ; but noawill be
applica-
tion can be attended to unless accompanied with a
satisfactory re -
f e r e n c e .
Further information may be obtained at the Company's Offices,
Upgate, Louth ; and applications for shares, in the annexed
form, may be addressed to the Solicitors, to the Secre-
tary, and to the following Stock and Sharebrokers :
Messrs. Ewart and Bell, Copthall-chatnbers, and Messrs. Peppercorns
and Co., 2, Old Broad-Street, London ; Mr. Newell and Mr. John
Hall, Liverpool ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester ; Mr.
James Pearson, Birmingham ; Messrs. J. N. Bardwell and Sons,
Sheffield ; Messrs Warburton and Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Mr.
John Watson, Leeds ; Messrs. Flint and Tootal, Hull; Mr. William
Short, York ; Mr. C. P. Loft, Great Grimsby ; Mr. J- M. Stark, and
Mr. J. F. W. Bowden, Gainsborough; Mr. Samuel Atkinson, Not-
tingham; Messrs. Cuff and Sons, Derby; Mr. W. Ashton, Alford ;
Mr. Bland and J. L. Thornton, Market Rasen ; and Mr. John Hurst,
Messrs. J. and T. Jackson, Messrs. Lucas, Brothers, Messrs. Straw.
son and Young, and Mr. W. Armitage, all of Louth.
FORM GF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Louth and Gainsborough Direct

Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 251.
each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the
same, or any leis number that may be allotted to me, and to pay
the deposit of 21. 12s. 6d. per share thereon, and to sign the Sub-
scribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required.
Dated this day of 1845.

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