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London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

The length of this lino will not exceed 64 miles, and it will sate

average distance of 14 miles to each of the before-mentioned places,
as compared with the route now traversed by the *mat Western
Railway. It is satisfactory to state that then aro no engineering
difficulties, and that the land is the least valuable of any la the coun-
Bea through which this line is intended to pass, avoiding, as it does.
parks and ornamental property.
To the advantages offered to the above places, by saving about
fourteen miles in the transits to London, mast be added that of con-
necting them with the South-Western and the Reading and Reigate
lines, saffording passengers an opportunity of proceeding to South-
ampt,,m, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Dover, Brighton, and all adja-
cent, places, without the necessity of passing through the metropolis,
th ereby saving much time and inconvenience.
It will be seen from the foregoing facts that the formation of Lis
tine will afford very great advantages to nearly all parts of England,
Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, as it will materially facilitate the de-
livery of their many marketable products by opening another and
more direct route to London. It is not, therefore, too much to ex-
pect that, independently of a great local traffic, there will be also as
immense through traffic brought on this line, which must pay at
least 10 per cent. on the capital required. This is manifest, as the
construction of the lino will not cost 20,0001. per mile, while the
London and Birmingham Railway cost 53,0001. per mile, upoa which
enormous outlay it continues to ray 15 per cent.
Shareholders in the Grand Junction, Great Western, lioutk
Western, Oxford and Rugby, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp-
ton, and Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railways will have a pre-
ference In the allotment of shares after parties locally interested.
The deeds will provide that no call shall be made on the share-
holders beyond the deposit now paid, until the Act of Parliament
shsdl be obtained ; and power will be taken in the Act to allow four
per cent. interest on all calls until the line be completed, which,
from the nature of the ground to be gone over, is not expected to
exceed two years.
The Committee have decided, in complhure with the suggestions
of landowners of great influence, to form branches from the Timms
station on the proposed main line to Oxford and Aylesbury, therapy
establishing a direct communication between those inorthnt
places.

Application for shares may be made, in the annexed, form, to the
following . sharebrekers :—London : Mr. W. West, Capel-court ;
Mr. Benjamin Rankin, Tokenhonse-yard ; Mr. M. L. Pritchard,
and Mr. Branckner, Liverpool ; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Messrs.
Green and Oldham, and Messrs. Gardiner a:ad Reap, Manchester ;
Messrs. Potter and Smith,. Leeds ; Mr. An(lrew Moffat, Edinburgh ;
Mr. A. Brand, Glasgow ; Messrs. Bruce P.4d Symes, Dublin ; Messrs.
0 raystone and Earle, York ; Messrs. &lanes andlTri pp, Bristol; Messrs.
Hopwood and Palmer, Plymouth Mr. T. Sandford, Exeter; Mr.
J. Wright, Birmingham ; Metal's. Sibary and Simpson, Hull; Mr.
Isaac Irenside, Sheffield ; Messrs. Mann and Son, Norwich ; Mr.
Joseph Ivey Baker, Cheltenham; to the Secretary, at the offices of
the Company ; Messrs. Roy, Blunt, and Johnstone, Lothbury ;
George Smith, Esq., solicitor, No. 24, Golden-square.
To the Provisional Committee of the Grand Junction, Great Western,.
and South-Western Railway Junction Company.
Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me shares is
the above Company, and I agree to take all such shares, or so many
as may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and to exe-
cute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when
required so to do.

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GRAND JUNCTION, GREAT WESTERN,
and SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY JUNCTION.—At a
Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Bicester, held Oct. 3, 1845,
the following Resolutions were passed :
" That a line of Railway through Bicester, connecting that town
with the Great Western line at Slough, and the Oxford and Rugby
line at Hayford, is, in the opinion of this meeting, highly desirable,
and would tend greatly to benefit the town and its vicinity."
" That the line of railway to be called the Grand Junction, Great
Western, and South-Western Railway Junction, appears to this
meeting the most comprehensive scheme, and as affording to the
town of Bicester and its n3lghbotulmed every facility required. This
meeting cordially co-tveratit with the Provisiolial Committee of the
above Ra.away."
For MI raiolt, $44 Irek Oet, 7, 1845.)