The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

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vent garden Theatre, on MoNnav Es'ENING NsxT, Ain II 14.
Doors will be opened at half past six 4 sad the Chair will be taken
at SeVell o'clock precisely.
Tickets may he obtained on application to Mr. Nisbet, Renters-
street, Oxford-street; Mr. Seeley, 54, Fleet-street ; Messrs. Jackson
and Walford, 18, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Mr. Dalton, 28, Cockspur-
street ; Mr. Hatchard, Piccadilly ; Mr. Dinhis, Paternoster-row
'lr. Shaw, Southampton-row; and at No. 11, Exeter Hall.
CULLING EARDLEY SMITH, Chairman.
J21.31ES LORD, Secretary.

OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY'
of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND.
The COURT of ASSISTANTS of the GOVERNOR and COM-
PANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND hereby give notice that
the HALF-YEAR'S DIVIDEND declared this day at the rate of 5
Per Cent. per annum, free of deduction for Income-tax, on the Paid-
up Capital Stock of the Company, will be PAYABLE at their House,
Old Broad-street, on and after THURSDAY, the 24th instant.

By order of the Court of Assistants,
W. INGLIS, Secretary.
MI Broad-street, London, April 8, 1845.

GREAT WELCH RAILWAY,
CONNECTING the Miner-_I and Manufacturing. Districts
.?!. SOUTH WALES with :41t31INGIIAM, 31 NCH E TER, LIVER-
POOL, the NORTH of ENGLAND. and SCOTLAND.
Provisionally I%egistered pursuant to 7 and S Victoria. cap. 110.
Capital 2,740,0001., in Sharee oi 251. each.
Deposit 21. per Share.
ENGINEERS.
Charles Vi noles, Esq., F.R.S.A., M.R.I.A.
John Addison, Esq.
BANKERS--London: Hanburys, Taylor, and Lloyd.
Soucrroas—Sandys and Pearson, 5, Sergeant's Inn, leet-street,

London.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Dyson, hell, Parkes, anti Coates.
The proposed Railway is intended to 'Ave a direct line of convey-
ance between Carmarthen, Swansea, Brecon, Hereford, Bromyard,
e.d Worcester ; at Hereford it will join thc.. proposed Monmouth, amt
ror,
--st•cr, and Shrewsbury lines ; at Worcester, the propos d Oxford,
"Ig, and South Staffordshir, d Birini ham a..d Gloucester
waY ; giving then by a direct route from South Wales to Mr-
,.n,gbanl, Liver 001, Manchester, the North or England, and Scotlx, d.
b " is proposed to connect with the mai.. line, by Mea• s of- short
ra• ches, the Llanelly and Taff Vale Vailways, And securing by those
Mineral lines, the produce of their districts to the main line.
The obvi us importance of such a u t ma e the great mineral
lu'oduce of Sou h W les serviceable to the manufacturing districts of
verUtah,
goam, as well as to give a cheap and safe convey rice for the
ii;irtrises Larne quantities of coppe-, spelter, and other metals, sent from
to Rirmingham, Liverpool, and the North, needs no contro-
io;',LY, and as a Passenger communication betwee.• those towns, the
aver
of Ireland, the North of England Scotland, a v andin-
ii.reference m y be made to the Special Report of the Bof
.17,5, of which the folLwing is an extract :
Wai,,,„"e aeoommothtion of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, South
114"—',. and the important districts lying t the west of the present
Railway, will evidently at no distant period, require not only
counnue ,guage Railway along the southern coast, to place them in
place tt'oadon with London ; but also a narrow gunge Railway to
ham it in direct and unbroken communication through Birming-
Of the r " the Manufacturing districts, and the great Railway system
be _ est of the kingdom. The extension of such a Railway would
of ...g"atlY facilitated by the establishment of the na row gauge, and
hite*est independent of the Great Western in the Worcester
,;irit ; and, on the other hand, would be greatly impeded if that
'"..t et were assigned to the Great Western district and to the wide
It is a well-known fact that the coal in the neghbourhood of M y rli- ~ ~ suppled as fuel for locomotive purpos‘s on th- Great Western,
4_t°l and Gloucester, Binninghau and Gloucester, and other linos
e:
une further north ; the saving in cost of having it so cheap on the
8111 of Railway Is a very great advantage to the proposed line, and
form no inconsiderable saving I. the working of it.
f lej ngtyh of the min line from Swansea through Breco , Here-
uromard to Worcester, will b 99 miles ; sn.d from Carman--
1,,erl to Llandovery, where the two 'ites would unite, 24 miles, or
3 Miles altogether. By the proposed Railway, the saving in dis-
oe. between Carmarthen to Birmin ham, will be upwArds of 6!)
",ea; and a corresponding one to all places further north.
4-11 estimate of the Traffic has been carefully made by competes.
4d experienced persons. based upon the greatly reduced charges
W Made on the North Lines ; the results of which are as follows :
Come. PASSENG ERS.
Traffic, Posting, Conveyance of Mails, Par-
eels,
~...... £220,004 4 6
GOODS.
pelter, Merchandise, now per Road and
Rter 4 Conveyance..........

43,072 16 10

* (Part only ;,esunied.)
LIVE AND DEAD STOCK.
shire
--Dlaq the Ma.nufacturing Population of Stafford-
_

13,456 5 6

C°4l, Iron, MINERAL TRAFFIC.
Stone, &c. 84c. •• • • •"•
•• " "

45,199 12 5

J:321,732 19 3

Xiclualve of London Traffic, Irish Traffic, or carrying the Irish Mails,
coming via Milford Haven.
Total amount of Traffic • • ... • £321,732 19 3
'Asa 40 per cent. cost of working .. 128,693 3

£193,039 15 6

Giving us of 7 cent. on
- "well; will be taken tdo allowper interest atthe the Share rate of 4capital. per cent. on
all calls paid up until the line is open.
pz.
osPeotuses will be issued in a few days ; in the mean time
lingns for• Shares may be made to the Solicitorsto the fol-
Sharebrokers :—Messrs. Hichins, Harrison and Co., or
IZirl• Thomas and Sons, Threadneedle-street, London ;M.
1,71e5 Pearson or Mr. Joseph Edmundson, Birmingham ; Mr
it°otherspoon, or Messrs. Parsons and Townley, Liverpool ; Messrs.
lilb°oll.n. and Hoyland, or Mr. Frederick Tootal, :Manchester;
I:*srl Edwards and :•on, or Mr. Luke Arnold, Bristol ; Mr. William
. Cheltenham; Mr. Thomas Spiers, Gloucester; Mr. A. Hindes,
; or Mr. Eaglesfield, Leicester.