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

BANKERS.

Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co, Clernent's.lane ; Messrs. Cocks,
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Biddu!ph, and Co., Charing-cross.
At Lewes—Mews. Molyneux, Whitfield, and Co.

CoNsuLTINCENGIzigg-its--S4r John Mucneil and Jamey Thom.

son, Esq. ' •
EtidlNEElti -B. Albano, Esq., M.1.C.E., and Wm. Laxton,
Esq., C. E. :
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SOLICITOR IS LONDON—George Smith, Esq., 24, Golden-square,
aid No. 2, Guil.lhall chanibers, Basinghalt. street.,..
LOCAL SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Coombe and Sharland, Town.hall, Gravesend
Messrs. J. and E. Blaker, Lewes.
SE( r:FTA (pro tem.)—Mr. James Ellen.
Oilices. No. 11, Adam-street,-Strand.

The object of this undertaking is to open. a direct line of rail-
way to connect the Northern, Eastern, and South Essex Railways,
by means of a steam ferry from Tilbury Fort to Gravesend( with
Tunbridge Wells, Lewes, and Brighton.
It is contemplated to proceed from the Eastern Counties Rail-
way at or near Harlow station to Tilbury, crossing the river
by a ateam floating-bridge to Gravesend, passing by Cobham,
Snodland, Mailing, and Hadlow to Tunbridge, thence by the South.
Eastern Railway to Tunbridge Welts, passing Uckfleld to Lewes,
and thence joining Ilse Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway to
Brighton.
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Au inspection of the map.will clearly show the great import.
ance of this railway, whether considered in a local or national
point of view, forming as it will a moat useful chain of local coni-
munication for the fertile and populous tracts through which -passes.

It will bring the Northern and Eastern Counties, the mouth of
the Thames; and North' Kent, into direct communication, by
way of Brighton, with Dieppe and Havre, and thus form, in con.
junction with the railways now in progress on the Continent, the
shortest possible route to Paris and the Mediterranean.
By'this railway the large population of the North Eastern Calm_
ties, numbering nearly two millions, will have a direct and easy
communication with the whole of the populous and important
counties of Kent and Sussex, without going round to London, and
thereby avoiding the inconvenience arising from the unconnected
lines north and south of the metropolis.

The utility of this line to the naval and military service, both IA
times of peace and war, for the-conveyance of ttoops and stores, is
evident.

Wlth the existing railways, and those now hvprogress in Kent
and Sussex, a most complete system of local communication will tie
effected ; and as such, the project has been received with the most
distinguished approbation and pledges of support from the principal
;proprietors along the hne, and the Corporatiop of Gra►esend have
'promised their entire sanctLin to, and,uill cordially support it.
The ground has been carefully surveyed, and found to present
no difficulties, to the formation et a good. working line.

The existing local traffic has been ascertained to IN amply suf_
fieirnt to fulfil the requirements of the undertaking; but a large
a..Lession of valuable_ traffic cannot fail to be the result of the
increased accommodation thus afforded to the public, and rendering
the undertaking one of the most important -at well as productive
aloes of railway in thatpart of the country.
The Committee reserve power to themselves t• form branches
from Snodlafid to Chatham and Maidstone.

The liability of the shareholders will be restricted by Act of
Parliament to the amount of their subscriptioa a and power will be
applied for in the Bill to allow interest at 4 per Cent. pe
agcans, from the passing of the Act until the opening ofr the line.
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Applic lions for prospectuses and also for shares may
addressed in the annexed form to the Secretary, at the Offices be
the Company, 11, Adam.stroet, Strand ; to George Smith, esESqof
:Solicitor, 24, Golden.square, and No. 2, Guildhall-chambers, Ba:
singhall.street ; Messrs. Coombe and Sharland, Gravesend , Messrs.
J. and E. Bilker, Lewes ; and also .to the following share.
brokers r—Messrs. Field, Son, and. Bayley. Warnford.court,
ThrogrriortoWitreet, London ; Messrs. Harri and Sons, Change-
alley,- London; Mr. M. L. Pritchard, Liverpool ; Messrs.
Gardiner-and Heap, -Manchester;. Mr.: Isaac Ironsido, Shef-
field; .Messrs. Hirst and Brooke, Leeds Messrs,. Hopwood
and Palmer, Plymouth r Mr. Jo B. Mundy.. Bath ; Mr. A. Moffatt,
Edinburgh ; Mr. Wright, Birmingham; Mews. Keat and Son,
Nottingham; Messrs. Loames and .Tripp; Bristol; Mr. Brand,
Glasgow ; Mr. Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton; Mr. John Pol.
lock, Bradford ; Messrs. Tibary and Simpson, Hull.•
To the Provisional Committee of the Brighton, Lewin, Tunbridge
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Alexander Wright, Esq. Worthing, Sussex
E. W. Morris, Esq. Pembury, near Tonbridge Wells
George Robert Paul, Esq. Worthing, Sussex
William 11. Ledbetter, Esq. Tonbridge 'Wells
John Smith, Esq. Framfield, Sussex
Charles Thellusson, Esq. Sunmer;loclg:e, Worthing
J. Hunter, Esq. Matague-house, Tonbridge Wells
Edw.' H. Baldock, jun. Esq. 5, Hyde-park-place
Wm. Edwin Baxter, Esq. Lewes
Edward Beard, Esq. Lewes
John Taylor Hallett,'Esq. Uckfleld
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Chairman, Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P.
Howard Mphinstone, Esq.: M.P. Stephen Lowdell, Esq
John Villiers Shelley, Esq. Edward Beard, Esq.
Sir George Prescott, Bart. William Nash, Esq.
Edwin James, Esq. Richard Dutton, Esq.
Valentine Lee, Esq. • --- William H. Lidbetter, Esq.
George Rennie, Esq. Alexander Donavan, jun. Esq,
W. S. Potter, Esq. ' George Donavan, Esq.
James Reeves, Esq. Jno. Langford, Esq.
George Molineux, Esq.. Nelson Kenward, Esq.
Frederick Seymour, Esq. Thomas Radford, Esq.
John Kenward, Esq. 'Mo. Taylor Hallett, Esq.
Thomas Wisden, Esq. - John Smith, Esq:
Edward Churchill, Esq. William Kenward, Esq.
Richard Wellesley Rothman, J. Underwood, Esq. •
Alexander Wright, Esq. •
ENGINEERz-,SiF John Rennie, F.R.S.
• ACTING ENGINEER—WiIIiam Hallett, Esq. C.E.
SOLICITOR—W B. James, Esq. 5, Basinghall-street.
SECRETART—r. IL Nalder,
' - BANKERS.
' The Commercial Bank, Lothbury
Messrs. Melineaux and Co. Lewes, and Tonbridge Wells.
LOCAL AGENTS.
William Polhill Kell, Esq. Lewes
Robert Foreman, Esq. solicitor, Tonbridge-Wells
Benjamin Hall, Esq. nuxsted Lodge, near Uckfleld.
Offices of the Company, 83, Bssinghall-street, London.

QOUTHERN COUNTIES UNION, AND
Y. 7 BRISTOL, BATH, AND DOVER DIRECT RAILWAY,
70, King William-strict, City (Entrance in Clement's-lane).
Capital 1,500,0001., In 60,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 21. 12s. 6d.
COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION.
Sir RICHARD JENKINS, G.C.B. E.1.C., Chairman

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WILLIAM HUGHES HUGHES, Esq. F.A.S.-, F.L.S. Alderman,
Deputy-Chairman
R. Hopkins Allnatt, Esq. M.D. I
George Harrison, Esq.
William Bradley, Esq. Frederic Hewitt, Esq.
George Augustus Brown, Esq. I P. Bennett Lucas, Esq.

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James Clift, Esq. I Colonel Nicolls
Griffin Curtis Galt, Esq. Thomas S. Richards, Esq.
The Committee have the gratification to announce the accession of
Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B. E.1.C., as Chairman of the Company,
and of William Bradley, Esq. of Manor Oaks, Sheffield, Chairman of
the Direct Western Railway Company, as a member of their Direction.
They have also to state that the engineer and surveyor of the Com-
pany, in their reports, furnished by order twice a week, continue to'
give the most satisfactory assurances, which place it beyond a doubt
that they will be in every respect prepared to go to Parliament in the
ensuing session.
NOTIOE.—The Share-list closed on the 16th inst.

The Committee having, from the first publication of their adver-
tisements, announced " that in consequence of the large number of
shares in this Company alrea iy applied for, under guarantee
of persons of the highest respectability, applications thereafter
must necessarily be restricted," notwithstanding which an enormous
number of shares have been applied for during the very limited period
the Share-list was open. The Committee of Allotment, in their
anxiety to discharge their duties as fairly and impartially as pos-
siUle to - all parties; are desirous to state to their very numerous and
respectable applicants, •that although they will be compelled in each
case to reduce .the quantity of shares applied for to a comparatively .
small number, they will have the satisfaction of having performed a
most arduous and laborious duty in the most equitable and honourable
manner. Some few days, however, will necessarily elapse before
they can complete the allotments, immediately after which notice
will be given, by advertisement, of the day on which the Letters of
Allotment will be issued. •
By order of the Board, •
R. H. GADESDEN, Secretary.
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