The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-09 00:00:00

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS.

HULL, SITEITIELD, AND MIDLAND
DIRECT RAILWAY, via GOOLE, THORNE, DON.
CASTER, ROTHERHAM, AND MASBRO'.
(Registered Provi*ienally )
Capital, 750,0001., in 37,500 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per share.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Pease and Liddells, Hull.
Messrs. Leathern, Tew, and Co., Wakefield.
CONSULTING ENGINEER.
ACTING ENGINEER—WiIIiam Billington, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS.
John Thorney, Esq., Edward Stdebottorn, Esq., Hull.
William R. Bakewell, Esq., G. D. Barker, Esq., Wakefield.
SECRETARY.—WiIIiam Tease, Esq , Wakefield.
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LONDON Ausnrs—Messrs, Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, 20, Chancery.

lane.

PARLIAMENTARY AGeNTS—MeUrL SUWON and Kingdoa, 6, New

Palace-yard, London.
The object of this line is to form the nearest possible route from
Hull to Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley,
and other places, in connexion with the Midland Railway and its
Extensions.
The line is intended to commence at a junction with the Hull
and Selby Railway at or near Gilberdyke, and from thence con.
tinue in a direct lice through or near Linton, Bells.sise, Laxton,
Skelton, Goole, Thorne, Fishlake, Bramwith, Hatfield, Armthorp,
Doncaster, Sprotboro', (and its extensive Limestone k ields) Co-
niskro', Hooton, Rotherham, and to join the Midland Railway at
blasbro*.

The following are some of the advantages this line possesses:—
It will, by a junction with the proposed Manchester, Huddersfield,
and Great Grimsby Railway, at Doncaster, effect a saving between
Hull and Manchester, and between Hull and Liverpool, of about
forty miles, over any existing route.
It will form a junction upon a level with the proposed London
and York at Doncaster, anti thus open the shortest route fiom the
termini of these projected lines to London and Edinburgh, and
also the most direct route to Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby,
and Birmingham.
It will form a direct route from Hull to Sheffield through
Goole, Thorne, and Doncaster.
It will form a direct line from Hull to Barnsley, and the inex-
haustible coal-fields of Silkstone, Worsbro' Cawthorne, Bretton,
Billitigley, Barugh, and also to the limestone fieds in the neigh-
bourhood of Doncaster, which will be of great benefit to the agri.
cultural districts of Lincolnshire and the East and North Ridings
of Yorkshire,
It will, by the saving of distance and of stoppage, accelerate the
mails between Hull and Sheffield, and Hull and Manchester, at
least two hours.
The whole of the country has been carefully surveyed, and the
report of the engineer is exceedingly satisfactory.
No engineering difficulties exist, nor will any ornamental er re-
sidential property be interfered with, and the line is comparatively
a straight one.
The cog of construction is very much below the average, owing
to its being a surface line nearly the whole distance, and the im •
mense traffic that will pass over it mu►t render it highly remune-
rative to the shareholders.
An influential provisional committee is now forming, and the
names of the gentlemen comprising it will be shortly announced.
In the meantime, further information may be obtained from the
solicitors ; and application for shares, in the form given below, ac-
companied with satisfactory references, may also be addressed to the
solicitors, the Secretary, or the following brokers:—Hull—Messrs.
Flint and Tootal ; Mr. George Bowlby. Leeds—Mr. R. Blaney ;
Messrs. Watson, Tootal, and liarfl; and Metsrs. .1. France and
Co. Wakefield—Mr. Thomas Nightingale, and Mr. Charles Clap
ham.