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London, England, 1845-08-18 00:00:00

PROVISIONAL
.COMMITTEE.

Chairman—Edmund PM, Esq., Chair.o in of the Trent Valley

Railway
Deputy Chairman—Thomas Braman, Esq., Mayor of Tamworth,
Director of the South Midland Railway
Robert Gardner, Esq.
John Ridgway, Esq. ?Directors of the Trent Valley Railway
James Hibbert Wanklyn, Esq.
The Hon. Captai'i Carnegie, M.P., Director of the Manchester and
Southampton Railway
James Walkinshaw, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Manchester and
Southampton Railway
Richard Greene, Esq., Lichfield
Harvey Wyatt, Esq., Aston Hill. near Stafford
Captain Parkinson, Director of the Manchester and Southampton

itallway
The Right Hon. Lord Rossmore, lierkeley.square
Sir William Magnay, Bart., Alderman of London
Sir William Young, Bart., Director of the East India Company
Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., F.R.S , F.S.A., Regent's Park, Di-
rector of the Liverpo )1, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Railway
The Hon. Captain Hallam, R.N., Chairman of the Brighton and

Chichester Railway
Richard Birley, .tsq., Manchester
The Mayor of Lichfield
W. W. Arnold, Esq., M.D., Leicester
Thomas George Lomax, Esq., magistrate, Lichfield
James Grignon, Esq., Charles-street, St. James's-square, Director of
the Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway
James Renshaw, Esq., Lombard-street, London
Benjamin Collett, Esq., Grafton Manor House, Bromsgrore
William tic ratio Harrison, Esq., Sunbury
Captain R. Page, Charlton House, near Somerton
Henry Francis Gisborne, Esq„ Derby
B. S. Fowler, Esq., Tamworth, Director of the South Midland
Railway
Shliley Palmer, Esq., M.D., Tamworth
E. B. Hamel, Esq., Tamworth
Thomas Barge, jun., Esq., Director of the Manchester and South-

ampton Railway
John Barff, Esq., Director of the London and York Railway
Charles R. Jackson, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Southamp-
ton Railway
Thomas Critchley, Esq., Director of the North Staffordshire Railway
James Durham, Esq., Director of the Shrewsbury and Trent Valley
Union Railway
Joseph Nadin, Esq., Director of the Manchester and Southampton
Railway
M. V. Bass, Esq., Burton-on-Trent
John Barker, Esq., Seedley Bank, near Manchester
Thomas Hamilton, Esq., Victoria Park, Manchester
Robert A. Kennedy, Esq., Manchester
James Atherton, Esq., Swinton Park, near Eccles
William Atkinson Gardner, Esq., London
Joseph Bond, Esq. Polesworth, near Tamworth
Major Bamford, Wilnecote, near Tamworth
Robert Hanbury, Esq., Bo'e Hall, Tamworth
Samuel Robey, Esq., Alvecote Priory, Tamworth
John Francis Woody, Esq., Moat House, Tamworth
John Mott, Esq., The Close, Lichfield
John Perks, Esq., Iron-master, Wolverhampton
Henry Crane, Esq., Wolverhampton
John Dove Harris, Esq., Leicester
William Cox, Esq., Derby and Tamworth
William Breynton, Esq., London
Benjamin Shaw, Esq., Kilburn Priory, Middlesex
Thomas Mills, Esq., Director of the Eastern Counties Railway
B. B. Williams, Esq., Bryanstone-square, London
Joseph Biggs, Esq., Leicester
Joseph Fielding, Esq., Leicester.
Edward Gittins, Esq., Leicester

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
CHAIRMAN—Edmund Peel, Esq.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Braman, Esq.

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Lord Rossmore The Hon. Captain Carnegie, M.P.
Sir William Magnay, Bart. John Ridgway, Esq.
Chas. Dickson Archibald, Esq. Richard Greene, Esq.
The Hon. Capt. }loth= Harvey Wyatt, Esq.
James Grignon, Esq. Cnomas Hamilton, Esq.
E. B. Hamel, Esq. James Durham, Esq.
ENGINEER—Robert Stephenson, Esq.
SECRETARY—J. E. Rathbone, Esq.
• SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Maples, Pearse, Stevens, and Maples, Frederick's-place, Old

Jewry, London
Felix John Hamel, Esq., Tamw•orth
Messrs. Dyott and Son, Lichfield

BANKERS.
London—Messrs. Glynn, Hal'Pax, Mills and Co., Lombard-street
Messrs. Rogers, Oklllig and Co., Clement's-lane
Leicester—The National Provincial Bank of England
Tamworth— Me National, Provincial Bank of England
Lichfleld-7-Messrs.‘TalMer,and Greene
Manchester—The 3,anchester, and Salford Bank
Llvernool-rtheblantliester 'and Liverpool District Bank.

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of railw`Xy Is'intended to connect Leicester and the Mid-
land Counties withthe mTiung districts of South Staffordshire, and to
open a direct oonimunicittion with the Staffordshire Potteries and
the greattowns of. Liverpool and Manchester.
It will commence ati4Leicester, and running through or near to
Market Bosworth, will join the Trent Valley Railway near its inter-
section with the Birminghain and Derby Railway at Tamworth,
affording from thence a direct communication by way of I ichtielfl,
to Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c. ; and thence by the Grand
Junction and North Staffordshire Railways to Liverpool, Manchester,
and the Potteries.
The most direct through traffic will be conveyed by this Line from
Leicester to the important Railway points of Tamworth and Lich-
field, and consequently the nearest access will he obtained to the
immensely populated Iron and Coal Districts of South Staffordshire,
the Western Counties of England, and the great shipping town of
Liverpool.
The length of the line will be about 24 miles. It has been care-
fully surveyed, and reported to be well adapted to form an excellent
and direct communication between Leicester and Tamworth, at less
than the ordinary expense of construction.
The Capital intended to be raised is 400,0001., divided into 20,000
Shares of 201. each ; a deposit of 21. 2s. per Sh ,re will be required to
be paid upon the allotment, to the credit of the Directors, in account
with the Bankers of the Company.
Ths Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement will be
required to be duly executed, when the Banker's receipts are ex-
changed for Scrip Certifiestes, of which due notice will be given ;
and the Deposits paid by parties making default in the execution of
the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement within the
time limited, will be absolutely forfeited.
A preference will be given in the allotment of the Shares to parties
locally interested in the Line, and to Shareholders in the Trent
Valley Railway.
Applications for Shares may be addressed to the Secretary, at the
Company's Offices, 4, Coleman-street, London; to the Solicitors; to
Messrs. Aston and Scott, stock brokers, Throgmorton-street, and
Messrs. Oswin and Co., Angel-court, London ; Mr., Collis, NeW-
street, Birmingham ; Messrs. Sudlow, Brothers, Liverpool ; Mr.
John Barlow, and Messrs. Cardwell and Son, Manchester ; Messrs.
Robinson, Turley, and Co., and Messrs. R. 11. Watson and Co. Leeds ;
Mes.rs. Brady and Staniibrth, and Messrs. Flint and Co , Hall ;
Messrs. Payne and Freer, and Messrs. Elgood and Harrison, Lei-
cester ; Messrs. Eyre and Son, Derby ; and Messrs Solimes and Tripp,
Bristol.
No applications will be attended to unless accompanied by a re-
ference to a member of the Provisional Committee, one of the solici-
tors, or a Banker

FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Committee of the Leicester and Tamworth
Junction Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request Iyou will allot me Shares of 20!.
each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept the
same, or any less number that may be allotted to me, to pay the
deposit thereon, and also to execute the Parliamentary Contract and
Subscribers' Agreement when required.
Dated day of , 1845.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Name . • •• • ....... •••• .. • • ..... . .
Profession or Business ............ .....
Residence • • • • • ... . ...... . ...... ........
Reference • • •• • • .

LEICESTER and TAMWORTH JUNCTION
R tILWAY.
No further Applications for Shares in this Company can be re-
ceived after Monday Next, the 18th instant.
J. E. RITHBONE, Secretary.
4, Coleman-street, London, August 15,1845.

DUNDEE AND --PERTH RAILWAY
COMPANY.
The FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of the DUNDEE and
PERTH RAILWAY COMPANY, under the Statute of Incorpora-
tion, will be held, within the Royal Hotel, Dundee, upon THURSDAY,
he 28th day of August current, at One o'clock in the Afternoon.
By order of the Directors, SMELL and SMALL.
Dundee, No. 3, Bank-street, Aug. 6, 1845.
NOTICE.—AII Parsons haling • SCRIP CERTIFICATES for
SHARES in the DUNDEE and PE ItTil RAILWAY COMPANY
are requested to transmit the same to Messrs. Shiell and Small, No.
3, Bank-street, Dundee, on or before MONDAY, the 25th day of
August current, with their Names, Professions, and Residences,
written at MR length, in order that the same may be duly entered
in the Register of Shareholders.
All Shares for which no return shall be made as above on or before
the said 25th day of August next, will be registered as they now
stand in the Books of the Company, in name of the person to whom
they were originally allotted.
Receiptsfor the Scrip forwarded will be given, and on completion
of the registry they will be exchanged for Certificates under the Seal
of the Company. By order of the Directors,
Dundee, 3, Bank-street, Aug. 6, 1845. SMELL and SMALL.

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D UNDEE AND PERTH RAILWAY,
TO RAILWAY CONTRACTORS.
The Directors of this Railway Company will meet in their Office
here on MONDAY, the Ist of September next, at Ten o'Clock, fore-
noon, to receive Tenders for executing the portion of the line com-
mencing at Dundee and terminating at Kingoodie, extending in
length to 5 miles 360 yards. This portion includes the heaviest work
on the line. _ _ .

The plans, sections, and specifications, with a draft of the contract,
will be seen here on the 25th current, and tke Assistant Engineer will
be at the Dundee end of the Contract on Tuesday morning the 26th
current, at Nine o'Clock, to point out the line.
Forms of Tender and of detailed Estimate will be received here on
application, and Tenders in any other form will not be attended to.
Each Tender must state the names of two or more responsible
parties willies' to become Securities for the performance of the con-
tract. . _ _ _

The Directors reserve power to accept of any Tender which they
may think tit, whether it be the lowest or not.
Tenders must be lodged before Ten o'Clock forenoon, of lit Septem-
ber next. _ _ _

By order of the Directors,
SILIELL and SMALL, Secretaries.
Railway Office, 3 Bank-street, Dundee, Aug. 13, 1845.

DIRECT WESTERN RAILWAY FROM
LONDON TO FALMOUTH AND PENZANCE.
Capital, 3,000,0001., in 120,000 Shares, of 251. each.
Deposit 1/. 7s. 6d. per Share.
The line will commence at or near Newbury, in Berkshire, and
proceed from thence in a direct course to Taunton ; thence by Tiver-
ton to or near Crediton, Okehampton, and Ilatherleigh, Launceston,
and Truro, to the port of Falmouth, with a continuation of the line
from Truro, by Bethnal, to Penzance. The towns of Devizes, La-
vington, Ludgershall, Marlborough, Warminster, Westbury, Brad-
ford, Trowbridge. Frome, Bruton, Wells, Glastonbury, Shepton
Mallett, Castle Cary, Somerton, and Langport, and the populous vil-
lages in their vicinity, now destitute of the benefits of railway com-
munication, will have these advantages conferred upon them, and be
placed !n immediate connexion with the metropolis.
The rich agricultural and mineral districts of Devon and Cornwall
will have similar advantages, and London will be connected with the
City of Exeter, and the ports of Plymouth, Falmouth (the packet sta-
tion of the empire), and Penzance, by the shortest and most direct
course. The proposed line will also unite the western districts of the
kingdom with Wales and the north and north-eastern counties, mild
be to the Great Western Railway that which the Trent Valley is to
the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railways.
The wide gauge, the natural one of the western counties and of
Wales, will be adopted, and such portions of the Great Western line
as unite Newbury with the metropolis, and Taunton with Tiverton
and Exeter, will be connected by Junctions with the proposed line.
A distance exceeding thirty miles will be saved by the contem-
plated line between London and Exeter.
The prospectus, with the list of tha Provisional Committee of
Directors, will be issued shortly • in the interim, communications
are t 3 be addressed to Messrs. Brodrick, and Bell, solicitors,
6 Pow Church-yaid,

CHARITABLE SOCIETY OF D ANC ERS.—We per-
ceive that the performances at the Haymarket to-night are
for the benefit of the Charitable Society of Dancers and
Teachers of Dancing, which, in addition to the regular corps
dramatique of that theatre, confessedly the first comedy corps
in the British dominions, the elite of the Adelphi corps, with
Madame Celeste at their head, have volunteered their services,
in addition to which those wonderful children, Les Danseusrs
Anglaise, from the Lyceum, will appear. With such attrac-
tions, we anticipate a house crammed to overflowing, and a
large surplus for the funds of this most deserving charity.
PIGEON-FLYING MATCH FOR Fridsayakne
. a
match, to fly two pigeons from Dover was decided, fora
Stan-
hope a stake
of 51. The birds belonged respectively to
Raymond
theirthe
hope (amateur fanciers, of tpheeKnnea dbe 3
yed to and
Kent-road, ),
arrangement was that the pigeons
destination, and flown at one time, and umpires stationed at '
the home of either traveller, and the time of arrival to be ob-
served, and the first bird in to win. The " winged messen-
gers" were tossed at two o'clock, and after soaring the air for
one minute they made their exit for their domicles, and at
sixteen minutes past three Raymond's pitched at his home;
the other occupied twelve minutes longer. The distance is
calculated at about seventy-eight miles, which was travelled in
seventy-six minutes.
CHRISTIANIA, AUG. 1.-13 y
a resolution of the
Storthing,.sanctioned by the King, relative to the professors of
the Christian religion out of the pale of the established church,
they are allowed the free exercise of their religion, and the
right to form separate communities. Also, that a person may
leave the established church to join such a community when
above nineteen years of age'.