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London, England, 1845-06-18 00:00:00

BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION
RAILWAY, with a fixed Bridge over the Severn.
Capital. 2,090,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 501. each.
Deposit 2/. 10s. per Share.
Provisionally Registered.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
William Arming, Esq., St. David's, Exeter, and 2, North-terrace,
Camberwell
Rev. C. Bryan, rector of Woolastone and Llancaut, Gloucestershire
George Cave, Esq., Hilstone-house, magistrate of Monmouthshire
John Craufurd, Esq., Blackbrook-house, magistrate of Monmouth-
shire
George Cullerne, Esq., Do ward-house, Herefordshire
William Curre, Esq., Itton-court, Chepstow, magistrate of Mon-
mouthshire
Thomas Davies, Esq., Langattock-court, Breconshire
Joseph Davis, Esq., merchant, Chepstow
William Eales, Esq., Mincing-lane, London
Thomas Evans, Esq., Monmouth
Captain Fleming, R.N., Cocdithel, Monmouthshire
John Fletcher, Esq., St. Michael's, Liverpool
Alexander Gibbon, Esq., Staunton, magistrate of Gloucestershire
Thomas Gratrex, Esq., banker, Monmouth
Percy Galindo, Esq., mayor of Monmouth
John Harding, Esq., High Sheriff of Bristol
James Howell, Esq., Wandsworth, Surrey
William Hollis, Esq., Shirenewton, magistrate of Monmouthshire
Henry Hughes, Esq., Tintern Abbey Iron Works, Monmouthshire
James Jenkins, Esq., Chepstow
M. H. Jones, D.D., Ancrehill, magistrate of Monmouthshire and
Herefordshire
William Henry Jackson, Esq., Brunswick and Wellington Collieries,
Forest of Dean
Richard Poole Bing, Esq., Mayor of Bristol
James Morrell, Esq., jun., banker, Oxford
David Mushett, Esq., Forest of Dean
William Morley, Esq., Blackheath, Director of the Direct Northern
Railway
Joseph Price, Esq., Monmouth, magistrate of Monmouthshire
T. G. Phillpotts, Esq., Monmouth
Henry Peel, Esq., Aylesmore House, near Chepstow
Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Lanrothel, Herefordshire
Henry Roberts, Esq., Drybridge House, Monmouth
Alexander Ross, Esq., St. Mary Axe, London, Director of the North
Wales Railway
Rev. George Roberts, Vicar of Monmouth
Colonel Roberts, C. 8., Clifton, Bristol
Edward Sampson, Esq., Henbury, near Bristol, magistrate of Glou-
cestershire
James Prosser Snead, Esq., banker, Brecon
Hugh Vaughan, Esq., Redland-house, near Bristol
Nathaniel Wells, Esq., Plercefield-park, near Chepstow, magistrate
of Monmouthshire
(With power to add to their number.)
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Johnson, Farquhar, and Leech, London
Messrs. W. Tanner and Son, Bristol
Messrs. Powles, Tyler, and Powles, Monmouth
BANKERS.
The Union Bank, London
Messrs. Curries and Co., 29, Cornhill
ENGINEER—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
SECRETARY, pito TEM.—Thomas Dyke, Esq.

A principal feature in this undertaking is the erection at the Old,
or Aust, Passage, of a fixed bridge across the estuary of the Severn,
adapted as well for railway traffic as for ordinary carriage and pe-
destrian intercourse. By the construction of this bridge, and the in-
tended line of railway in connexion with it, two great objects
will be attained; first, there will be established, by means of
a junction at Hereford with the proposed lines north of that city, a
direct, unbroken line of railway communication between Bristol and
Liverpool, with a saving in distance of about forty-two miles over
the present route ; and, secondly, there will be opened a free com-
munication between the southern and western portions of England,
on the one hand, and Monmouthshire and South Wales on the other.
These important districts have hitherto been practically severed,
and only rendered accessible to each other by a most inconvenient
ferry, dependent on tides and weather. The want of a fixed bridge
over the Severn, at the point above-mentioned, has long been
severely felt, and it would be impossible, whether in reference to na-
tional or local interests, to over estimate the importance of a scheme
designed to supply this want. It has not, however, been from a
consideration of its impracticability that such a work has not long
since been accomplished. In the year 1825 Mr. Telford, the late ce-
lebrated engineer, was consulted upon the subject, and gave a most
decided opinion in favour of it, particularly adverting (amongst other
causes affording facility) to the great height of the banks at the Old
Passage, to the fact of the bed of the river consisting wholly of solid
rock, and to the circumstance that suitable materials for the work
could be procured within a reasonable distance.

The engineers of thein;;;lrt-i;;Osed;Ori, as well as other en-
gineers of eminence, are equally confident of the thorough practica-
bility of the undertaking.
Until recent times, and before the period had arrived when railway
traffic and profits had reached their present astonishing extent, the
expense of this bridge compared with the probable traffic returns,
naturally retarded its projection ; but now, when works equally
difficult and expensive, such as tunnels and viaducts, are readily con-
structed by railway companies for the mere traffic of their line, and
sometimes only to avoid a comparatively trifling deviation, it will be
at once admitted, that with a view merely to the formation of a
direct line between Bristol and Liverpool (without looking to col-
lateral or ultra-terminal advantages), the magnitude of the under-
taking is no longer to be regarded as an impediment to its com-
pletion.

The recent decision of the Admiralty against the proposed bridge
at the Hock Crib, leaves the Aust Passage the only practicable point
for a fixed bridge.

Arrangements have been concluded with his Grace the Duke of
Beaufort, and the other proprietors of the Aust Ferry, whereby the
purchase of that important interest has been secured to this Com-
pany.

The line, which will be about forty-eight miles in length, will
commence at Bristol, and proceed to the Aust Passage, there cross-
ing the proposed bridge to Beachley, it will run northward
along the valleys of the Wye and Monnow by Chepstow, and Mon-
mouth to Hereford, which city will form the northern terminus of the
line. At Hereford the direct chain of communication to Liverpool
will be completed by the lines now projected between those places.
It is obvious that this route will furnish to the west and south-west
of England the best and most direct means of communication not
only with Liverpool and the north of England, but with Dublin and
the north of Ireland.
To Bristol itself the value of the project cannot be over-estimated.
It will secure to that ancient city the continuance of its long-enjoyed
position, as the emporium of commerce in the west.
It is proposed•to connect the line with the forest of Dean, by which
means the vast mineral resources of that district will be developed to
an extent hitherto unattained.
Many other advantages will at once suggest themselves to those
acquainted with the locality of the proposed railway ; amongst others
it may be mentioned, that the route will embrace Tintern Abbey,
and the other celebrated scenery of the Wye, which, notwithstanding
the difficulty and expense of reaching them by the old means of tran-
sit, annually attract a great number of visitors. The engineering
capabilities of the line have been ascertained to be excellent, In-
vestigations on the subject of the traffic have been made, which fully
justify the conclusion that the undertaking will prove a very pro-
fitable investment of capital, as well as a great national and local con-
venience.

Application to be made for Shares to the Provisional Committee,
at the Company's offices, 23, 3foorgate-street, London, or to the
undermentioned brokers : Messrs. Aston and Scott, 32, Throgmer-
ton-street, London ; Mr. Sandford, Exeter ; Mr. Henry Vacher,
Exeter; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool; Mr. Isaac Miller, Liver-
pool ; Mr. Parsons, Liverpool ; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, 11,
Manor-street, Hull; Mr. S. Grindrod, Manchester; Messrs. Card-
well and Co., Manchester ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Leeds ; Messrs.
E. King and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co., Brad-
ford ; J. K. Thomas, Bristol ; Luke Arnold, Bristol; George Ed-
wards, Bristol ; Robert Allan, Edinburgh ; Audrew Brand, Glas-
gow ; William Gordon, and Messrs. Alardlce and Jopp, Aberdeen ;
of whom plans and prospectuses may be had.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Bristol and Liverpool Junction

Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares, of 501.
each, in this Company, and I undertake to accept the same, and to pay
the deposit thereon, or upon any lesser number that may be allotted
to me, such payment to be made within the time limited and pre-
scribed by you, and I undertake to execute the agreement and Par-
liamentary contract when required.
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