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

ENGINEER.

ACTING ENGINEER—Richard C. Carpenter, Esq.
SECRETARY—E. Jones, Esq.

The port of Boston affords the readiest outlet for exports from the
manufacturing districts to the north of Europe, and the importance
of direct communication from the midland counties to a place so ad-
vantageously situate cannot be over-estimated.
Leicester has, or shortly will have, direct communication with
Birmingham, and all the other Important towns in the midland
district.

The Midland Railway Company is extending the communication
to Melton Mowbray, by means of its branch from Syston to Peter-
borough, which passes through that place. There is also a complete
line of railway about to be established from Nottingham, through
Grantham and Folkingham, to Boston, as well as to Spalding, Wis-
beach, Lynn, Yarmouth, and other important towns in the eastern counties.
The Leicester, Melton Mowbray, and Boston Direct Union Rail-
way, by forming a line from Melton Mowbray to Folkingham, will
supply the only link wanting to complete a direct through communi-
cation from Birmingham, Warwick, Worcester, Coventry, and the
manufacturing districts generally, to Boston, as well as by moans of
existing and projected railways from Wales and the Bristol Channel,
to that seaport.
The length of the proposed line will not exceed twenty-six miles
and as it will pass through a country very favourable for engineer-
than
ing purposusues,
al the expense of construction will, it is expected, be less
the average. The admirable position of this railway can-
not fail, it is confidently expected,
in pasSengers and in goads traffic. to command a large return, both
The Company will be in a situation to deposit the Parliamentary
plans and sections in ample tome for complying with the standing
orders, and e there apply for their Act in the ensuing
Sunderlandarebrok ;
session.
Applications for shares to be addressed to the solicitors, Messrs.
Potter and Collingridge, No. 5, Basinghall-street London ; to the
Taunton and Bush, Austin-friars
London—Messrs.
Jun, and Williams
Peet, Son, and Potter
Nottingham—Messrs.
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Williamst the following
and
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LLeocicealstAegr_enmts
Mr. J. R.
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Samuel Woods and Co.
Liverpool —Messrs.
rs Bradley,
Johnson, and Walker
Manchester—Mess
iMmmes_srs. Forman,
.reße.t B. Watson, Tootal, and Barff ; and Mr. J. Smith,
and Earl.
Hull—Messrs.Lese7—Aibbfioesns-rs
Leamingtonlmessys. White and Son
Warwick jlWilkinson
HBreinslteoyl:rers:Wrs.iislioahnimeAs
Bradford—Messrs Smith and MiAtou
Blackburn—Mr. Thos. Boardman
lbaenrdt Tripp
Huddersfield—Messrs. Dyson and Jones
Worcester—Mr. Wm. Miles
Colchester—Mr. Henry Carr
Cheltenham—Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co.
Gloucester—Mr. J. N. Balme
Macclesfield—Mr. R. E. Hine

Bath—Mr. R. P. Leman
Norwich—Mr. C. S. Gill.nan
Edinburgh—Messrs. Robertson and Co.
Glasgow—Messrs. Tassle and Co.
Exeter—Mr. J. Sanford
Plymouth—Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Leicester, Melton Mowbray,

and Boston Direct Union Railway.
Gentlemen, —I request that you will allot to me shares of
201. each in the capital of this Company; and I undertake to accept
the same, and pay the deposit thereon, or upon any less number that
may be allotted to me; and I also undertake to execute the Sub-
scribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required.
Name (in full)
Residence ..........
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][TEAR VALLEY RAILWAY
CONTRACT FOR THE EXECUTION OF WORKS.

The Directors are desirous of Letting by Tender the Making and
Completing the entire Works of the above Railway, with the excea-
tion of finding Rails and Chairs for the Permanent Way. Length of
line about twelve miles.

The plans and specifications may be seen at the office of Mr. John
Dixon, Civil Engineer, Darlington, on and after Monday, the 20th day
of Oetobei next; and Tenders must be sent into Mr. Thomas
M'Nay, the Secretary, at the Company's office in Darlington, on or
before Monday, the 3d of November.
GEORGE H. WILKINSON, Chairtnar,
Wear Tao,. Itaihrty-oftice, Darlington, Sept. 22, 1845.

DIRECT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
In reply to the numerous inquiries made of the Committee of
Management, they beg to announce that, in consequence of the
number of Shares applied for having exceeded one million four hun-
dred thousand, considerable delay has necessarily taken place in
making the allotment, which, however, will be completed in a few
days.
The Committee have the satisfaction of stating that the surveys
and Parliamentary plans are in a very forward state, and that all
will be ready for the next session of Parliament.
By order, T. H. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
20, Poultry, London, Oct. 17, 1845.

THE LEICESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY,
and SPALDING JUNCTION RAILWAY, giving, with other
formed and projected lines, the nearest route from Birmingham,
Coventry, and Leicester to the Eastern Coast, and a communication
from Birmingham, via Nuneaton, Leicester, and Melton Mowbray,
to Spalding

(Provisionally Registered.)
Offices, 4, Trafalgar-square, Charing-cross.
Capital 500,000/., in 25,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COIIIIITTEE.
Wynn Ellis, Esq. M.P. for Leicester, director of the Brandon and

Spalding Railway
William Corbet Smith, Esq. Bittleswell-hall, High Sheriff of Leioes

tershire
The Hon. C. P. Tillers, M.P. Chairman of the Northampton, Ban-
bury, and Cheltenham Railway
The Hon. Major C. Napier, Rugby, director of the Peterbormgh and
Nottingham Railway
General Johnson, M.P.
William Collins, Esq. M.P.
Ralph Etwall, Esq. M.P.
Thomas Wakefield, Esq. Nottingham, director of the Brandon and
Spalding Railway
Matthew Gisborne, Esq. Walton-hall, Derbyshire
Joseph Ellis, Esq. Glenfield-lodge, Leicester
Sir Richard Jtnkins, G.C.B. director of the East India Company
Sir Edwin Pearson, F.R.S. Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park
Ambrose Moore, Esq. Milk-street, Cheapside
Josiah Wilson, Esq. Stamford-hill
George Meek, Esq. Russell-square
Jobn Clement Ituding, Esq. director of the National Bank of Ireland
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. director of the Eastern Counties Railway
Richard Heaviside, Esq. Brighton
William Ettwall, Esq. Longstock-down, near Stockbridge, director
of the Southampton and Manchester Railway
William Shadbolt, Esq. chairman of the Greenwich Railway Com-

pany
T. E. Bigge, Esq. Bryanstene-square
Captain Gustavus Evans, R.N. Headley-grove, Surrey, director of the
Nottingham, Birmingham, and Coventry Railway
Valentine Knight, Esq. Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park
Samuel Kempson, Esq. Little Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Warwick-
shire
Frederick Pearson, ;Esq. Piccadilly
Fraser B. Henshaw, Esq. Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square,
director of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Manchester
Railway
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq. Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington, director
of the Erewash Valley Railway
Herbert Ingram:Esq. Swinshead-abbey, Lincolnshire
John Tathan Banks, Esq. warden and magis-
trate of Louth, Lincolnshire
William Gresham, Esq. Aderman of Lin-
coln
Samuel Trought, Esq. Louth, Lincolnshire
William Ward, Esq. M.D. Horncastie
Edwin Cadman, Esq. Westbourne-house,
Sheffield, director of the Isle of Ely, Wis-
beach, and Lincoln Railway
The Rev. J. B. Hildebrand, rector of Saxby, near Melton-Mowbray.
Leicestershire
John Thomas Raworth, Esq. Leicester, prov
South Union Railway
Nathaniel C. Stone, Esq. Rowley-fields, near Leicester
John Eames, Esq. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
Frederick Cayley Worsley, Esq. Imberhome-house, Sussex, director
of the Nottingham, Birmingham, and Coventry Railway
John Smith Mansfield, Esq. Essex-court, Temple
Charles Hance, Esq. Alexander-square, Brompton
Thomas Bridges, Esq. Marwood-hill, Devonshire
Thomas Bent, Esq. M.D. Derby
Douglas Fox, Esq. Derby
John D. Cooper, Esq. Aehbonrne, Derbyshire, director of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
Henry F. Gisborne, Esq. Derby, director of the Tamworth and Lei-
cester, Coventry and Nuneaton Railway
John Hamp, Esq. Catton, Derbyshire
Joshua Harding, Esq. Roslisten, Derbyshire
Nathaniel Nadin, Esq. Stapenhill, Derbyshire
J. Nadin, coal proprietor, Newhall and Swadlincote Collieries, Derby-
shire
Sherratt Tomlinson, Esq. Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Charles James Mason, Esq. Fenton, Staffordshire
Joseph Nunneley, Esq Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
William Little, Esq. Peterborough, director of time Peterborough and
Nottingham Railway
I. P. Bainbrigge, Esq. Derby, director of the Derby and Crewe
Railway
J. C. Williams, Esq. M.D. Nottingham
Henry Smith, Esq. Gainsboroutsh
William Lister Sharp, Esq. Gainsborough, director of the Derby and
Great Grimsby, and of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension
Railway.

Provisional Directors
of the Great Grims-
by, Louth, and Lin-
coin Railway.

isional director of the

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Chaim an—Wynn Ellis, Esq., M.P.
Deputy-Chairman—Josiah Wilson, Esq.
Thomas Wakefield. Esq. John Smith Mansfield, Esq.
Ambrose Moore, Esq. George Meek, Esq.
Francis Valentine Lee, Esq. Capt. Gnstavus Evans, R.N.
John D. Cooper, jun., Esq.
CONSULTING ENGINEER—CharIes Fox, EEL.
Ertensian--John Hughes, Esq.
BANNERS.
The London Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street
Messrs. Pagets and Kirby, Leicester
Pare's Leicestershire Banking Company, Melton-Mowbray
The Stamford, Spalding, and Bostsn Banking Company, Spalding
Messrs. Evans and Co., Derby
The Burton Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Lacy and Bridges, 19, King's Arras-yard, Cole.
man-street ; Abraham Bass, Esq. Burton-upon-Trent.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and Coates
Parliament-street.