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

Mr. WILLIAM CROSS in the Chair.

It was Resolved,—lst. That this meeting, looking at the Oat Ital
yearly reports, especially the last two, made by the Directors et the
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company to the proprietors of that Cent-
pally—at the present receipts--and the gradually increasing traffic
upon the Bristol and Exeter Railway, with the prospect of a still
much greater traffic from its various branches and the already
formed South Devon and projected North Devon and Cornwall lines,
and also at the value of the shares which the Bristol and Exeter
Company possesses in the former two lines—and at the sante time
making every allowance for the disadvantage of a possible competing
line direct from London to Exeter (estimated by the Groat Western
Company itself at 1,4 per cent.)—cannot but consider the provisional
agreement made by the directors of the Bristol and Exeter Railway
Company, for the sale of their railway and effects to (le Great
Western Railway Company, as a most improvident bargain. highly
detrimental to the interests of the shareholders in the farmer natter.
taking, and involving an unjustifiable sacrifice of the property et the
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, to which the proprietors of
that company onght not to submit or assent ; and that measures be
forthwith adopted to ascertain the sense of the proprietors in genet al
upon the matter, and if they shall concur In opinion with this met-
fir *, to ensure their co-operation in preventing the confirmation of
tat agreement. _

2d. That for these purposes a Committee be formed, 4comeisting of
the following gentlemen :
Mr. J. S. Tripp Mr. C. F. Dande
Mr. C. F. Thornley
1 Mr. J. Prowse
Mr. Thomas Lucas
With power to add to their number; and that Mr. Henry Ilrittan be
requested to act as the secretary aad legal adviser of the Cons-

mittee.
3d. And that this meeting request the Committee to convene
meetings of the proprietors of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Com
pally as early as possible, at such places and in such manner as- the.
Committee shall think expedient; and to take such other measures
as the Committee shall deem advisable for effectuating the ruyposkA
before mentioned. WILLIAM CROSS, Chairman.
. . _

The Committee appointed for carrying out the &boy. o resolutions
will be happy to receive communications from any pharebolGer ;
and would earnestly impress upon the shareholders generally, who
may be prevented from attending the general mseting convened to
confirm the provisional agreement on the 7th of November. Imme-
diately to apply to the Committee for the form of proxy (whirl will
be forwarded duly stamped), to enable the Chairman of th,ts Com-
mittee to vote in their behalf at such meeting, it being necessary
that the proxy, in order to be effectual, should be lodged with the
Secretary of the Company, five days before the meeting.
The Conunittee would further urge upon each shareholder the ue-
cessity of his personal attendance at the meeting of the ith of No—
vember, and that in the interim he should immediately forward to
the Secretary of this Committee a statement of each shareholder's
name and address, and the number of shares, wholes or thirds., of
which he Is the proprietor.

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By order of the Committee,
HENRY 8R1TT.4..N, Secretary, 17, Small.mtreet, Brist“l.

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THE NEWCASTLE and LEEDS DIRECT
RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered).
Capital. 800,0001., in 32,000 Shares of 25/. each.
Deposit, 21. 12s. Gd per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE
Saville C. IL Ogle, Esq., M.P. for Northumberland
T. C. Grainger, Esq. M.P. for Durham
Wm. Collins, Esq. M.P.
The.
PierceCeokson Butler,,Esq.
SNE'isq. sin
nbllrnweCbrnasuile
Richard e
Castle,
Northumberland
Captain John Harrison Bowker, R.N. Newcastle-ou-Tyne
Edward Bilton, Esq. Newcastle-on-Tyne
Henry Bleckley, Esq. Newcastle-on-Tyne
Andrew White, Esq, Tunstal-lodge, Sunderland
Matthew Hutton Chaytor, Esq. Sunderland
Joseph Hunter, Esq. Beech-grove, Chester-le-street
Robert Hawthorn, Esq. Newcastle-on-Tyne
Samuel Sharp, Esq. Quarry-house, Harperiy-park, Durhinu
John Morley, Esq. Eastoft-hall, Goole, Yorkshire
John Rawson, Esq. Stoney Royd, Halifax
John Cresswell Jobling, Esq. Newton-hall, Northumberland, slink-.
man of the Quarter sessions for the county of Northumberland
Gerard Salvin, Esq. Croxdale-hall, Durham
James Atkinson West, Esq. Western-lodge, Durham
John Burrell, Esq. Durham
John Featherston Ayton, Esq. Sheriff of Newcastle-on-Tyne
John Henderson, Esq. Leazes-house, Durham
William Green, Esq. Durham
John Harrison, Esq. Bell-wood, Ripon
Thomas Fisher, Esq. Ripon
George Smith, jun. Esq. Leeds
Thomas Nunneley, Esq. Leeds
Peter Fairhairn, Esq. Leeds
Richard Hutchinson, Esq. Leeds
The Mayor of Leeds
John Darnton Luccock, Esq. Leeds
John Haigh, Esq. Leeds
C. G. Maclea, Esq. Leeds
Thomas Drane, Esq. West-hill, Devon, and Pall-mall
The Hon. Captain Ilotham, R.N. chairman of the Nerthemberlaud,
and Lancashire Junction Railway Company
William Morley, Esq. deputy-chairman of the Northumberland and
Lancashire Junction Railway Company
John Barnes, Esq. Chorley-wood-house
John Bagshaw, Esq. Gloucester-place, Portman-square
Captain Ommanney, R.N. Upper Wimpole-street
Captain W. G. Beare, Porchester-place, Connanght-square
William Fitzgibbon, Esq. 21, Cambridge-street, Connaught-square .
Esq. Leeds
near Leeds
(With power to add to their number).
ENGINEER—Thomas Storey, Esq. Bishop Auckland, Durhatia
JosephNBNi 'u eGn IB3llla,utEsesgs°qraa."ll'ethmond
JOINT SOLICITORS TO THE COMPANY.
Messrs. Dickson and Overbury, 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry,
London
Edward John Teale, Esq. Leeds.
RANKERS.

Union Bank of London
Leeds and West Riding Bank, Leeds
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Joint Stock Bank, Newcastle
The Yorkshire Banking Company, York, Hull, 'Bradford, and Hud-
dersfield

SECRETARY—E. C. Stevens, itsq.
OFFICES OF Tins COMPANY —No. 4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry,
London.
PROSPECTUS.
This railway is intended to complete a direet. 00/Mintllloation be?,
tween Leeds and Newcastle.

It will commence in junction with the Leeds and Thirst Rail.
way at Wath, near Ripon, and following the route, as near as may
be, of the Old Leeming-lane coach road, will proceed to a point near
Masham, thence by way of Bedale, Catterick, Richmond, Middleton,
Tyas, Barton, and Manfield, to Bishop Auckland, where It will join
the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway

The length of the projected line will be about forty miles, which
will render the distance between the important towns of Leeds and
Newcastle thirty miles shorter than by any existing, and Meeki me,..s
shorter than by any proposed, line of railway.
It will traverse districts abounding with coal, Ironstone. lime, and
agricultural produce, hitherto shut out from the advaatages of Tall,
way communication with the markets of the populous and atanutht..•
Wring districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
As this line will join the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway
near Betiale, the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway near to
Richmond, and the Leeds and Thirsk Railway at Wath, it will afford
the means of conveying coal, at moderate charges, to the extensive
agricultural districts through which these several railways are i.ro•
posed to pass.
The coke produced in the Auckland district already aommauds L
04
universal preference over that supplied from any other part of
kingdom, and is accordingly in great request on all the grin
lines, and the proposed railway will afford the most direct and con-
venient outlet for it to the midland districts, where the demand will
be unlimited.
Front the most careful and diligent inquiry it has been ascertained,
that the coal and coke arc alone sufficient to yield an ample return '
for the capital employed in the construction of the line, Independently
of the present, and continually increasing traffic, In passengers and
merchandize, which eu erience hes hitherto found to resale, wherever
the facilities of railway communication has been provided.
The attempts now making to constitute Leeds the great centre of
railway connnunicatlon between the northern and southern parts cf
importance offer
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the kingdom,foroowitladniyiftLiglieotigz,prihiliestalneposce"itaiodnlyarenididcco=
castle and Leeds Direct Railway an important trunk line.
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struction. All other preliminary steps have likewise been taken it)
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engineering sue e 3• s ared difficulties,
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obtain the Act in the ensuing session of Parliament.
Applications for Shares to be mate at the offices of the Solleitor'S
to the Company, to the Secretary, and to the following as orits and
stock, and share-brokers :—London—Mr. Simon, Warnford-court ;
Ifbi.lceik,:iaktdisroialetn.
and
and
Barwick.ulC lo i,1.. Leeds—Smith,
a—niplSe.lnitosni t hti
le,,rol_iilitlacwail.rei.ise,s
Mr. C. J. Coates, 4, Tokenheuse-yard. Newcastle-on-Tyne.--T. F.
Asquith;aan4C Co.:°‘ Mk Cooke
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Applications for Shares will be received until the 2 ;th of Octoher,
after which day no applications can be attended to.

EWCASTLE ANDAY.LEEDS DittEcT

Notice is hereby given, that no further Applications for Shares 2
this Company can be received after WEDNESDAT nest, the 2thh
October instant.
E. C. STEVENS, SeffirotarY•
4, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, Oct. 21, 11345.