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London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

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THE EAST COAST RAILWAY, through
LINCOLNSHIRE and NORFOLE.
Capital 1,100,000/., in 22,000 Shares of 501. each.
Deposit 2/. 10s. per glare.

Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Hon. William
Licut.-Colonel J. Nisbet Colquhoun, R. A:, .or the
W. ,Sprott Boyd, En., Cleyeland-row _. ' 1 Directors
Direct
. The Chisholm, Chabel-street, GrOSVNIIOT Place . .
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Railway.
William Morley, Esq., Blackheath
Joseph Chamberlain Barker, Esq., llolbeach
Richard Bagge, Esq., Lynn
Edward Bagge, Esq., Islington Hall, Norfolk
Benjamin Harrison, sq.,
Rev. Edward Leigh Bennett, vicar of Long Sutton
Algernon W. B. Greville, Esq., 57, Emou-square, London
Woolwich ort ;ern
Adderley Howard, Esq., Long Sutton
E. B. Manning, Esq. Lynn
Alfred Mills, Esq., Esq.,
George rrest, Esq., Sutton Bridge
Guy's Hospital
William Skelton, Esq., Sutton Bridge
Spencer Skelton, Esq., Sutton Bridge.
John Stewart, Esq., 22, Portman-square, London
Alderman Wayte, Lynn
With power to add to their nuinber._ Hamilton
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ENGINEERS—Sir John Rennie, Pres. Inst. C.E., lr-r
H. Fulton, Esq., C.E. _
SotAcyrons—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leec ,
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and Key, 0 ach ;
street, London ; Messrs. Johnson, Sturton,
BANKERS—The Union Bank
Edward Lane Swatman, Esq., Lynn. W. Webster, 26, Great
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—street,
West and T. •
George-street, inster.
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111 be made

The object of the proposed line (for which application will ue ...,
to Parliament in the ensuing session)
in a communication connecting the town of Great Yarmouth and the
Eastern Coast of the kingdom with the Western, Midland, and
is to supply an Important ilnk
Not-thew districts, accommodating in its progress the city of Nor-
wich, the town of King's Lynn, Sutton Bridge, and the towns of
Long Sutton, Holbeach, Spalding, Boston, Spilsloy, by Louth, and
Grimsby.
Commencing at the proposed terminus of the Lynn, Dereham, and
Norwich Railway at Lynn, the line will proceed by Sutton Bridge
end the towns of Long Sutton and Holbeach to Boston, there con-
necting itself with the Boston Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln
fine, which that Company have, in pinto effect
of a pledge given to
the Board of Trade, agreed to carry hito effect : thence It will pro-
ceed through Boston, Spilsby, and Louth to Grimsby.
The Board of Trade having reported in favour of the Newark and
Sheffield line, that Company have announced their intention to ex-
tend their project from Newark to a junction at Sleafordwith the
Cambridge and Lincoln line.
It is also intended to extend the proposed line of railway'from Ilol-
bettob to Spalding, there to furm a junction with the Spalding and
Stamford Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, which that
Company have alSo pledged themselves to the Board of Trade to
l other line of
s of Grimsby,
carry into effect.
It cannot fail to be observed that the projected lines will together
form the most direct, complete, and continuous communication
between the eastern, western, midland, and northern districts of the
kingdom, will !wing the important markets of Norwich and Man-
tunnelling, cutting,
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portion of the
Spalding, and Sutton Bridge, with the interior
Mr. Fulton of the country,.atul with each other, will afford the greatest amount
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of local accommodation to the intermediate districts; in addition to
which, these towns and districts will be placed on a through nue to
the metropolis, by their connexion with the Lynn and Ely and the
Northern and Eastern Reilways.
one embankitig, of any importance necessary, and that the line will
be practically a dead level. Under these circumstances, and from
the investigation that has been made et' the other portion of tlie line,
it is confidently estimated that the proposed is
will be amply
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sufficient for the construction of the necessary works and every con-
sequent expense, ands he income derivaolhe from the great traffic which
must necessarily arie, not only from t re transit of passengers, but
from the transport of fish, m well as of corn, cattle, and other pro-
duce of the great agricultural district through which' the lines pass to
the principal food.consuining districts, and of coals, lime, and staple
commodities for the-inland districts, will afford an ample return for
the proposed outlay of capital.
It is proposed to appl for the usual power to allow interest at the
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rate of 41. per cent. per annum tn.oi the Paid-up capital from the
date of each payment until the completion of the railway.
A large proportion of the capital being already secured, it has
been determined to limit the period for receivin
7 g applications for tho
remaining Shares to the 21st instant, until which date applications
will be received by the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, or by
the undermentioned Brokers :—Messrs. IL and M. Boyd, and Mr.
J. C. Idorice, London ; Mr. May, Liverpool ; 31,.. ,
Sullenly Laurie,
Liverpool ; Messrs. Brady and Stzunforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull;
Messrs. Cardwell and Co., Manchester ; Messrs. E. King and Co.,
Leeds; Robert Allan, Edinburgh; M'Ewen and Auld, Glasgow;
Wm. Gordon, Aberdeen ; of whom plans and prospectuses may be
had. e
April 12, 1845.
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roposed East Coast Railway ; and I undertake to
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SIIARES.
To the Provisional Conunittee of the East Coast Railway.
Gentlemen,---1 request that you wM allot me Shares of
d sign -the necessary deeds.
Dated this day of . I 845,
501. each
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