The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-25 00:00:00

➢ANKERS.

2.llezir3. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's.lane ; Messrs. Cocks,

Biddulph, and Co., Charing-cross.
At Lewes—Messrs. INtolyneux, Whitfield, and Co.

CiaNdIILTING ENGINEERS—Su John 51azned and James Thom.

son, Esq.
ENUINERIII-13. Albano, Esq., M.1.C.E., awl Laxton
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Esq. , C. E.

&SLICITOII IN LoNowt—George Smith, Esq.. 24, Golden-square,
and. No. 9, Guildhall chambers, Idasinghall street.nina
EFOLICITORS.
'Messrs. Coombe and Sharland, Town-hall, Gravesend
Messrs. J. and E. Blaker, Lewes.
SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Mr. James Ellen.
Offices, No. 11, Adam-street, Strand.

The object of this undertaking is to open a direct line of rail-
pay to connect the Northern, Eastern, and South Essex Railways,
LI means of a steam ferry from Tilbury Fort to Gravesend, with
Tunbridge Wells, Lewes, and Brighton.
It is contemplated to proceed from the Eastern Counties Rail-
way at or near Harlow station to Tilbury, crossing the river
by a steam floating.bridge to Gravesend, passing by Cobham,
Snodland, Mailing, and Hadlow to Tunbridge, thence by the South.
Eastern Hallway to Tunbridge Wells, passing Uckfield to Lewes,
and thence joining tke Brighton, Lewes, nd Hastings Railway to
Brightos.
An inspection of the map will clearly show the great import-
ance of this railway, whether considered in a local or national
point of view, forming as it will a most useful chain of local com-
munication for the fertile and populous tracts through which it
passes.
It will bring the Northern and Eastern Counties, the mouth of
the Thames, and North Kent, into direct communication, by
way of Brighton, with Dieppe and Havre, and thus form, in con-
junction with the railways now in progress on the Continent, the
shortest possible route to Paris and the Mediterranean.
By this railway the large population of the North Eastern Coun-
ties, numbering nearly two millions, will have a direct and easy
communication with the whole of the populous and important
counties of Kent and Sussex, without going round to London, and
thereby avoiding the inconvenience arising from the unconnected
lines north and south of the metropolis.
The estility of this line to the naval and military service, both in
times of peace and war, for the conveyance of troops and stores, is
evident.
With the existing railways, and those now in progress in Kent
end Sussex, a moat complete system of local communication will be
effected ; and as such, the project has been received with the most
distinguished approbation and pledges of support from the principal
proprietors along the line, and the Corporation of Gravesend have
promised their entire sanction to, and will cordially support it.
The ground has been carefully surveyed, and found to present
no difficulties to the formation of a good working line.
The existing local traffic has been ascertained to be amply suf.
ficient to fulfil the requirements of the undertaking; but a large
accession of valuable traffic cannot fail to be the result of the
increased accommodation thus afforded to the public, and rendering
the undertaking one of the most important as well as productive
lines of railway in that part of the count'''.
The Committee reserve power to themselves to form branches
him Snodland to Chatham and Maidstone.
The liability of the shareholders will be restricted by Act of
Parliament to the amount of their subscriptions, and power will be
applied for in the Bill to allow interest at 4 per cent. per annum en
all calls, from the passing of the Act until the opening of the line.
Applications *IT prospectuses and also for shares may be
addressed In the annexed form to the Secretary, at the ?likes of
the Company, I I, Adam-street, Strand ; to George Smith, Esq.
Solieiter, 24, eolden-square, and No. 2, Guildhall-chambers, Ba-
singhall.street ; Messrs. Coombe and Sharland, Gravesend , Messrs.
.1. and E. litlaker, Lewes; and also to the following share.
brokers :—Alessrs. Field, Son, and Bayley, Warnford.court,
Throginortoti.street, London; Messrs. Harris and Sons, Change-
alley, London ; Mr. M. L. Pritchard, Liverpool ; Messrs.
Gardiner and Heap, Manchester; Mr. Isaac Ironside, Shef-
field ; Messrs. Hirst and Brooke, Leeds I Messrs. Hopwood
and Palmer, Plymouth ; Mr. J. B. Mundy, Bath ; Mr. A. Modlstt,
Edinburgh ; Mr. Wright, Birmingham; Messrs. Kest and Son,
Vottingham ; Messrs. Lomas and Tripp, Bristol; Mr. Brand,
Glasgow ; Mr. Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton; Mr. John. Pel.
lock, Bradford ; Messrs. Tibavy and Simpson, Hull.
To the Provisional Committee of the Brighton, Lewes, Tunbridge

Welts. Gravesend, and Eastern. Counties Junction Railway.
I request that you will allot me Shares in the above proposed
Brighton. Lewes, Tunbridge Wells, Gravesend, and Eastern
Counties Junction Railway ; and I agree to take all such Shares,
oc so many as may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon,
and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree-
ment when required 33 to do.

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fIItIGHT(iN, LEWES, AND TONBRIDGE
WELLS DIRECT RAILWAY (lIALLETT'S LINE).
Capital 350,0001., in 17.500 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit V. 2s. per Share.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Shareholders not to be liable beyond the amount of their Shares.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,

Th Most Noble the 111Viu-Ta-Wil-riaT4,-le-li-cv.ortli-hall, Suffolk, an

Brighton, Sussex
Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P. for Brighton, Sussex
Frederick Seymour, Esq. Kemp-town, Brighton
Howard Elphinstone, Esq. 31. P. for Lewes
Sir George Prescott, Bart. Theobaki's, Hens
Sir William Murray, Bart. London
Mr. Alderman Fanicomb, London
Edwin Janes, Esq. the Nunnery, Horsham, Sussex
George Rennie, Esq. director of the Commercial Bank, London
Valentine Lee, Esq. director of the Eastern Counties Railway
Richard Wellesley Rothman, Esq. Albany, London
Bunford Samuel, Esq. Poultry-chambers
Captain Dawson, R.N. Barnes, Surrey
Robert Mutrie, Esq. Waling street, Lendon
Richard Dutton, Esq. Herne-hill, Surrey
Jehn•James, Esq. Secondary of London, 34, Brunswick-square
henjum Webster, Esq. Old Brompton
W. 11. Covey, Esq. Charing-cross
,Isuncs ItPcv:s, Esq. Leyton, Essex
\V. S. Potter, Esq. Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park
Ste It Lowd .11, Esq. Lewes
John Langfird, Esq. Lewes
Charles Henry Chitty, Esq. Lewes
Joseph Underwood, Esq. Blackheath
F.ymeur Conway, Esq. Kennington, Surrey.
(..N. Wright, Esq. Coeel Celyn, Denbighshire
I
111arn Nash, Esq. Clapham-common
rtvavisio.AAt. COMMITTEE 01/ GENTLEMEN LOCALLY INTEIBsTED
Lord Viscount cantilupe, BUCTknhEULTE.
John Villiers Shelley, Esq. Ilares;11-dpark,
Sussex
Alexander Donavon, Esq.
Esq. Alexander Donavon, jun. Esq. Franafleld-p' old-park' Susses
George Donovan, Esq. Wickham-hill
George Molyneux, Esq. banker, Lewes
John Baker Stapeley, Esq. Barmen-place, Rotherneld
Robert Fry, Esq. Welches, Rotherneld
Thomas Radford, Esq. Ucklield
John Kenward, Esq. TJckfleld
Pelson Kenward, Esq. Uckileld
William Eenward, jun. Esq. lickfield
Russell Gray, Esq. Barcomb
John HMman, Esq. Lewes
William Cole, Esq. Newhaven
Thom'as Wisden, Esq. Ilenflekt
Edward Churchill, Esq. Tonbrldge Wells