The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-26 00:00:00

lIRMINGHAM, DUDLEY, and WOL -
ti„,„VERIIAMPTON RAlLWAY.—Extension from Smethwick,
ter, ,_, Cradley to Stourbridge, there to join the London, Worees-
iq t:,""4 South Staffordshire Railway.—The object of this extension
aii.e°nnect the large mineral and manufacturing district of the
te,'Y or the Stour with Birmingham, and the lines of railway cen-
-:? there.
Luth
sm,
e,_ erne, in conjunction with the London and Worcester and
"'.lTordshire Railway, will afford the greatest facility of com-
wthecation to the TOWELS and manufactories along the whole Talley
t°ur with Birmingham and the principal markets in the Mid.
4411
aistricB*
.41 g
eittiou will be made to Parliament in the next session, for a
45„ 1"),845 anthorise the construction of this extension.—Dated 13th
CTirRAGGE, and COPE, Solicitors to the Birmingham,
1
Dudley, and Wolyerhainp-
.
ton Railway.

WINDSOR, ASCOT, and FARNBOROUGH
to JUNCTION RAILWAY, being a CONTINUATION of
fuld WINDSOR RAILWAY.

Length, Sixteen Miles.
Capital, 340,0001. ; in 13,600 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 11. 7s. 6d.
(Nvisionally registered, pursuant to 7 and $ Vic., c. 110.)
,41)trtift,., PROVISIONAL COMXITTRB.
,apt, ,oxwell, Bracknell
No e• Dashweod Forest Lodge near Bracknell
',r J r,Jo`" ~..m1 win, Esq., Battersea
are, F.S.A., Langham-place
41411.! Bansler, F.S.A., Upper Bedford-place
,:.r.„ey, Esq., Hawthorn-hill
,^1147,. R. Kemp, Esq., Abchurch-lane
sarlZT,luPer,. Esq., Camberwell
Ijioti43`.l. Powell, Esq., Brixton
'4Atki C Springfield, Esq., Coleman-street
n
si • Bayley Wardroper, Brompton
ilfo,2ltnons, Esq., Gloucester Lodge, Croydon
414 V. Esq.. Sibton-park, and Montague-place, Russell-square
) "light, Morrell, Esq,, Forthampton House
'%ll (With limited power to add to their number.)
—Jolui R. M'Clean, Esq., M.1.C.E., Groat George-street
Westminster.
4*--Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart:, and Co., Mansion House-street
~..Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co:, Churiag-cross.
4oLterroa—George Smith, Esq., 24, Golden-square.

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"itattivh line will run through one of the most picturesque and
ve el districts in the neighbourhood of the metropolis ;it will
L4klthft ~tl, e, whole of the populous country lying between Windsor
opt;n- ` arnborough station of the South-Western Railway, where a
I,ao itlsle room has been fitted up for the accommodation of the
'ta th„ el Prince Albert and suite, in their frequent progresses to and
of Wight.
IN,l;laces brought in direct communication with this line will be,
Reemr4ektiell, Sunninghill, Bagshot, the Royal Military College
r.nrst, Blackwater, Frimley, and Farnborough; all of them
;Atr„Leensiderable resort, lying on the route from London to the
Atu7euonable summer retreat In the United Kingdom. The ad-
+tlo-t of this line are obvious ; even without the facility of a ra-
'krith. 1 !et communication, the pleasure traffic and business inter-
Npa._`heSe places are already very large, and it is reasonable to
ztt,....te hat the establishment of a railway will not only increase
L'iten—L'e in the usual ratio, but that it will drill, off and concen-
-1 ‘l)°,l th* • •
motion
is line a great portion of that
ov holiday and pleasure-seek-
ZeCation which is now scatteredover so many lees attractive
LlSecsit''vaY will secure the whole traffic from London to Ascot, in
ieet or'n with the London and Windsor Railway, and open a new
revenue to the shareholders in that company. The traffic
ales), ers from the metropolis to Ascot during the race week,
yidentic sources, is estimated at 8,0001., in addition to which
MaY be calculated upon from Winchester, Southampton,
Cc0n,.`,`,14, the Isle of Wight, and places adjacent to Ascot; and
N`v,,r benefit upon the Shareholders in the South-Western
710,a`Mnpany. The Windsor, Ascot, and Farnborough Line
n'a7 be deseribed as a junction, which must be productive
itti„erevenue to the two lines it will unite ; deriving from each
itilotZs of corresponding value.
striking feature of profit and utility embraced in this line
p▪
eol7set communication between London and the Royal
at Sandhurst ; the number of persons interested in that
r45211al establishment will thus be provided with rapid and
• ense,.._ of transit, while the facility must tend to increase the
lhisr.siderably beyond the usual average.
Lh4allway will also complete a direct route lo the lOW Wight,
fee oreverY day increasing in fashionable reputation, in conse-
the L'l, the
aud for a freq ue nt
summer residence,visits of royalt
the anpopulation of which her Majesty's eeleetion
Zyis
UgMenting under the influence of these propitious car-
e cos.
kcal
ty of conveyance to and from the kennel of the royal
4or f'l,l may also be referred to as one of the exclusive advan-
kiNt,,"s line.
INlsadditim; to the sources of profit already indicated, consider-
ON °f
tasY be laid upon the amount which will be derived from
coals and conveyance of heavy goods to the towns
kt4hie near to which, this line will pass, which are at present,
most part, supplied by an expensive land carriage from the
'erti Basingstoke, or the Farnborough station of the South-
Lot,allway, or from the river Thames at Windsor or Kingston.
or viaduct will be necessary, and the gradients of the
tl,7l3eculiarly easy.
-te t.."". and proper clauses for limiting the liability of Share-
() the e amount of their respective Shares, will be provided
4,„11)11 tz, 111.
k!l:,,"ons for Shares to be made in the usual form to the Soli-
1. G• Smith, 24, Golden-square, where prospectuses, with
-‘ be had.

OL AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION
CgILWAY, with a fixed Bridge over the Severn.
ital. 2,000,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 601. each.
41446„ Deposit 21. 10s. per Share.
er mto be liable for more than the amount of his iiiharei.
Provisionally Registered.
,(4,11441, Ar," PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
(qbe.r.,,Te'ling, Esq., St. David's, Exeter, and 2, North-terrace,
Noi,tll,r3:,,,san, rector of Woolastone and Llancaut, Gloucestershire
~tter4„;lBq., Hilstone-house, magistrate of Monmouthshire
, Esq., Blackbrook-house, magistrate of Monmouth-
itl4ll.llloCel4l,,,ern e, Esq., Do ward-house, Herefordshire
Esq., Itton•court, Chepstow, magistrate of Mon-
h.l°B,Ph Daub., Esq., Cleeve House, Bristol
Langattock-court, Breconshire
~t4:18 1E41,;,, .!cl., merchant, Chepstow
Evan' Bq., Mincing-lane, London
Esq. Monmouth
tkrilltietel,. nig, R.N., Coedirhel, Monmouthshire
der .;r, Esq., St. Michael's, Liverpool
Esq., Staunton, magistrate of Gloucestershire
;1111241;r: e_x, Esq., banker, Monmouth
I,,4llm!rith,„' Esq., mayor of Monmouth
...sq. High Sheriff of Bristol
jlow W andsworth, Surrey
1744 gaghe3, Esq., Shirenewton, magistrate of Monmouthehle
Esq., Tintern Abbey Iron Works, Monmouthshire
Esq., Chepstow
Ancrehill, magistrate of Monmouthshire and
1.1(,
idtry Jackson, Esq., Brunswick and Wellington Collieried,
opo ..ean
It"°ls Ring, Esq., Mayor of Bristol
It Qrrell
Esq., jun., banker, Oxford
ON Theft Esq.,Forestof
""torie '
7, Esq., Blackheath, Director of the Direct Northern
(J. kice Esq., Monmouth, magistrate of Monmouthshire
'4',1..1'5,,,P°J.,1-3, Esq., Monmouth
4k4,44,- Aylesmore House, near Chepstow
I1,071:ts Price, Rector of Lanrothel, Herefordshire
Esq yhridge Houe, Monmouth
ItZioss, Es q., St. Str. Mary Axe,s London, Director of the North
.„waY
tt,i! noberts, Vicar of Monmouth
/44j'AR C. 8., Clifton, Bristol
tlp~1,:1"7:1/son,.Esq., Henbury, near Bristol, magistrate of Giou-
litLl''l",444iiser Snead, Esq., banker, Brecon
°TN 1174_n, Esq., Redland-house, near Bristol
01ik,Z4.15, Esq., Piercetield-park, near Chepstow, magistrate
vutlashire

(With power to add to their number.)
SOLICITORS.
johnson, Farquhar, and Leech, London
1444,1:• W. Tanner and Son, Bristol
'". Powles, Tyler, and Powles, Monmouth
L.llle BANKERS.
46,'0n Bank, London
`.. Curries and Co., 29, Cornhill
ENatszEu—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
IRCRETAIIT, PRO TEM.—Th(HMS Dyke, Esq.

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APtit.,
feature in this undertaking is the erection at the Old,
41.,71is of a fixed bridge across the estuary of the Severn,
ill7ll for railway traffic as for ordinary carriage and pe-
tit] ttlitie
..??urse. By
the constructlOn of this bridge, and the in-
ilt4t„ttat')l7 Tailway in connexion with it, two great objects
ghat
red; first, there will be established, by means of
111.►110rolt&lereferd with the proposed lines north of that city, a
k Dint, en line of railway communication between Bristol and
a saving in distance of about forty-two miles over
p tt',loo
‘ ; and, secondly, there will be opened a free com-
h7ween the southern and western portions of England,
thNO7 trt,-41nd, and Monmouthshire and South Wales on the other.
rrtortant districts have hitherto been practically severed,
indenttae
accessible to each other by a most inconvenient
e'er F,t on tides and weather. The want of a fixed bridge
14110 tit ern, at the point above-mentioned, has long been
tt 144 10:id it would be impossible, whether in reference to na-
-04, to a„interests, to over estimate the advantages of a scheme-
Lee h:fition supply this want. It has not, however, been from a
4e• its impracticability that such a work has not long
tegt,.lll3ed. In the year 1825 Mr. Telford, the late ce-
Vtip, eer, w consulted upon the subject, and gave a most
t,,Y'lipttlfot-Vn In favour of it, particularly adverting (amongst other
`tling facility) to the great height of the banks at the Old
..Niss to t: fact of the bed of the river consisting wholly of solid
circumstance that suitable materials for the work
ed within a reasonable distance.
of Of the present proposed work, as well as other en-
ii,kqtile—wence, are equally confident of the thorough practice-
tpit ttettlaidertaking.
4,4lll,4tkipi.`„,ttnles, and before the period had arrived when railway
of 4,1%.t° had reached their present astonishing extent, the
kfltopi,/ 4:. bridge compared with the probable traffic, returns,
Otttatte,4raed its projection ; but now, when works equally
- ?pensive, such as tunnels and viaducts, are readily con-
titiLoq.l:olll7vrtoaY cool' ponies for the mere tr.affic deviation line, and
IQlll444taitted avoid a co. mparatively trifling it will be
, that with a view merely to the formation of a
41‘t46 aitt."een Bristol and Liverpool (without looking to col-
a-terminal advantages), the magnitude of the under-
`.° longer to be regarded as an impediment to its corn-
t decition of the Admiralty against the proposed bridge
th' Crib, several miles higher up the estuary, leavee the Aust
Ottp_ertn„LillY Practicable pointfixed bridge.
p'ch.rt, have been concluded with his Grace the Duke of
kl)y4% or the other proprietors Of the Aust Ferry, whereby the
1,..4giu that important interest has been secured to this Com-
at the accompanying plan will at once show the claims of
"4k4ittlz• t
IlneY to Public approbation.
Nun commence at Bristol, and proceed to the Aust Passage,
jpglistlip";".,.g the proposed bridge to Beachley, it will run northward
):1111,' to iPueYs. of the Wye and Monnow by Chepstow, and Mon-
' AC."eford, which city will form the other terminus of the
,41,14 e nererord the direct chain of communication to Liverpool
4 Ohpi,,ll'Dleted by the lines now projected between those places.
ill 461 "tt° that this route will furnish to the west and south-west
o
kt• nth
tjt''!lie best and most direct means -of communication not
tth ''verPool and the north of England, but with Dublin and
rlBof
ketlise:°t Itself the value of the project cannot be over-estimated.
tjtj'°, , :re to that ancient city the continuance of its long-enjoyed
emporium of commerce in the west.
• the vast -"".ed to connect the line with the forest of Dean, by which
mineral resources of that district will be developed to
ei'Onerto unattained.
• lit.,,`4er advantages will at once suggest themselves to those
ketY 1,4'4 With the locality of the proposed railway ; amongst others
otil:l,,,.4ntioned, that the route will embrace Tintern Abbey,
t,V, colt. Celebrated scenery of the Wye, which, notwithstanding
inil4l`;tiii,-"„.„and expense of reaching them by the present means of
ovitte„—AilY attract reat number of visitors. The engineering
1t5144,10n-,st: the line hagve been ascertained to be excellent. In-
) 'tt conclusion
the subject of the traffic have been made, which fully
tli,llttltr,t that the undertaking will prove a profitable
of Capital, as well as a great national and local con-
ttepikte
41 to be made for Shares to the Provisional Committee,
R<l%l
Pluayls offices, 23, Moorgate-street, London, or to the
litti.tet, °fled brokers :-=Messrs. Aston and Scott, 32, Throgtner-
Lond • • Mr. Vaal",
litr ; Mr. Sandford, Exeter ,
qhNutiarn•
Henryity, Liverpool ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool !
11'" Reece, solicitor, New-street, Bingham
and Staniforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull; Mr. S.
)14. lanchester • Messrs. Cardwell and Co., Manchester ;
LticlOtit,abti'°ll and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds ;
hart, Huddersfield • Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and CO-,
'ut.tVis Thomas, Bristol;' Luke Arnold, Bristol; George
ittpl"ter;. Anstol ; Robert Allan, Edinburgh ; William Gorden,
key, and Messrs. Alardyce and Jopp, Aberdeen; of whom
T
vr"Pectuses may be had.
pth

PtoZ, Rik( OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
04, '')1114 Co9amittee of the Bristol and Liverpool Junction
thi'tn Railway Company.
ttj request you will allot to me Shares, of 50/.
'slt -"lPany and I undertake to accept the same, and to pay
„pi} , th.reo
,t‘ n, or upon any lesser number that may be allotted
bypayment to be made within the time limited and pre-
44tetri,,°_u_, and I undertake to execute the agreement and Par-
'uutract when required.
Trade or Profession • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •" • • • • •
Place of business (if any)
Date, • • •

Itittio
rind signature of applicant
i ISTOL and LIVERPOOL JUNCTION
-tett }, RAILWAY.
be-61'0y given that no application for Shares in this Cow.
rseetred after Friday, the fourth day of July next
By order of the Committee,
THOMAS DYKE, Sec. pro. tem.
1,0110011) June 918, 1648.