The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-16 00:00:00

SOLICITORS,

London—Messrs. Sir George Stephen and Hutchins gin, 29, Moorgate-

street.
Manchester—Messrs. Higson and Robinson, Cross-street ; R. B. B.
Cobbett, Esq., Marsden-street.

LOCAL AGENT.
Chester—John "Walker, Esq.

The promoters of this Railway, encouraged by the favourable sup-
port which has been given to the project, and in compliance with
various recommendations they have received, ha•-e determined upon
the addition of a branch to Birkenhead, which, although it will
manifestly tend to the advantage of the Shareholders and the public,
will be attended with comparatively little additional outlay. The
project will still retain its chief characteristic of a direct railway,
and by its connexion, near Warrington, with the Grand Junction.
Company, is sufficiently Comprehensive, without resorting to a com-
plicated system of branch lines, or materially conflicting with the In-
terests of existing companies.

The line will commence at the city of Chester, and proceed by way
of Trafford, Frodsham, and Preston Brook, to Warrington, thence
by Lymm and Stretford direct to Manchester. From a point on the
main line, near Frodsham, a branch will be taken to join the Chester
and Birkenhead Railway, so as to unite Manchester in the most
direct manner possible,, with the docks now being formed at Bir-
kenhead.

As Manchester, from Its geographical position, is the centre of rail-
itchaetrio therefore,
re.
way communication between Scotland and the most populous dis-
trictsso Chester, from a like cause, is the great centre of
Eng-
land. To connect these two points by a direct and independent line
between the capitals of Ireland and of Eng-
a local point of view, but to the whole commercial intercourse of the
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This line will be the most direct route, by Holyhead, to Ireland,
and will be, in all respects,
by far the preferable channel of inter-
course and transit between Ireland and the great manufacturing dis-
tricts By the railways connecting Chester with Wrex-
m, of
Shrewsbury, Hereford, Gloucester, and South Wales,
this iwill
wbtec England.sther
t route from Manchester to the south-western
parts of England, and to the Mineral districts of Monmouth and
Glamorganshire. The communication with Bristol, Gloucester, and
Exeter will be speedy and direct. On reference to the map, it will
be seen that a very considerable distance will be saved by this line,
as compared with the present circuitous routes by Crewe and by
Birkenhead; the former being 52 miles, and the latter 46 miles,
while the proposed line is only 34 miles, saving in the one case 18
ila() y
' miles, and In the other 12 miles, besides the serious inconvenience, loss
of time, and expense of passin-
g through Liverpool, and crossing the
water at that place. _

It is confidently expected that this line will he the precursor of
another scheme, of no ordinary Importance—namely, to render
Chester au efficient port for large vessels.
This subject was entertained by Sir John Rennie in 1835, and sub-
sequently, in the same year, by the late Mr. Chapman, who wrote an
able report upon the capabilities of the river Dce. It was again
investigated, in 1837, by Sir John Rennie and Mr. George Remington,
and the practicability of forming a good navigable channel for vessels
of large burden, together with docks at Chestsr, was then fully and
clearly established.

The entrance channel would commence at Dawpool. which is easy
of access (and infinitely preferalie, in point of access and safety, to
the docks at Liverpool or Birkenhead), for vessels of large burden,
during eight hours every tide, both at springs and neaps; and the
till of the lock would be sufficiently low to admit vessels drawing 20
feet water to enter at all tides.

This railway, thzrulbre, in connexion with the proposed docks,
will render to Chester and Manchester incalculable advantages. To
the former it will restore the proper position natural to so important
a city ; to the latter it will give another outlet, by sea, to the ma-
nufacturing districts, free of the heavy port charges, dues, and
risks to which the produce is now subject. It has not been thought
advisable to combine the two objects in one company at present,
but should it be found requisite, the two may hereafter be amalga-
mated.

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Merits of no ordinary degree, therefore, may fairly be claimed for
this railway, whether taken in connexion with the proposed docks,
or as
other lines, with this great addition, that it will be the high road to
the most convenient out
combining as it does all the advantages of any
outport of Manchester, and will be quite inde-
pendentassociations or influences that might tend to oppose
the
gi.owofstanding
growing
a niy alone,
idesire f 0 r a
means of direct and independent communi-
cation between Manchester and the port of Chester.
The line has been carefully examined. There are no difficult
earth-works to be encountered ; on the contrary it will be cheap.
and of easy formation. Power is reserved to the Committee to de-
viate from the proposed line in the vicinity of Manchester, should
ulterior arrangements render it expedient.
Applications for shares in the subjoined form, and for maps and
prospectuses to be made to the Solicitors, and to the following Share-
brokers:—Messrs. Shewell and Son, 25,Tokenhouse-yard ;Messrs.
Preece and Evans, 8, Cornhill ; and Messrs. Taunton and Bush, 26,
Austin
frtars' London ; Messrs. Houghland and Leese, Mr. Locke,
Messrs. A. Birchall and Co., Thomas Leeds and Son, Henry Benton,
j B. Lock, and Samuel Slater, Manchester ; Messrs. Neilson,
Messrs. Healey, Mr. Cr sp, and Mr. Morris Reynolds, Liver-
pool ; Messrs. T. N. Bardwell and Sons, Sheffield ; Messrs.
Welibeloved and 01.stler, Leeds ; Mr. E. A. Armitage, Wake-
field ; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York ; Mr. Thomas Board-
man, Blackburn ; Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham ; Mr. Francis
Mr. JamesjohSntokes, Cheltenham ; Mr. Joseph
Stamp, Hull ; Mr. L. Weatherburn, Huddersfield ; Mr. Wm.
Cronheira, Halifax ; Mr. Charles Spencer, Nottingham ; Mr.
.; Mr. Thomas Holland, Coventry;
m; Bradford, Yorkshire; Messrs. Payne and Freer,
Tomkiuson, Newcastle-under-Lyre ; Mr.
acclafield ; Mr. Lea, Cheltenham ; Messrs.
Bristol ; Mr. William Miles, Worcester ; Messrs.
Clark,3,SßßT3fa feiareat".hsedus‘a
rvreasauidn. Jun.,iidda
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andejuas'Hide,lcDi.le, SouthamptonvoirnbN.ovy,A,
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Edinburgh; Messrs. Ross, Perth, N. 8.; and
the sitar ,brokers, or some other respon-
Glasgow.
;lions fur shares must be accompanied by a reference to the
LeAiepesptelicra
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Chester and Manchester
Company,ad I undertake to accept the same, or such
request you to allot me
Gentlemen,—l Shares of 201. each
and to sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay,
:obllieciptoeDrarsirioncf.ttßhealiivly
in the above Railway,
"Lposit thereon of 21. 2s. per Share.
may appropriate to me, subject to the Regula-
tions
n oft
Dated
required,e od ntthries
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C HREASIL r
and MA
Hotel, Manchester, Bth August, It
VISIONAL COMMIT TEE of this
GEORGE PETER LIVI
Resolved,—That with a view to
railway from Chester to
t Manchesh
CEA R
Y. with a Braßrandhead, as announced in prospect
ing gentlemen be appoiuted a Como.
to add to their number :
Colonel Stanhope Colonel Hutchinson
David Ainsworth, Esq. D. T. Johnson, Esq.
Samuel Barton, Esq. John Joseph Keene, Esq.
Hugh Beaver, Esq. William Kin, Esq.
John Burgess, Fsq. George Peter Livius, Esq.
Major Croft Horace William Meteyard, Esq.
James Parish, Esq. Benjamin Oliveira, Es.-1,
Major Ford James Ogden, Esq., M.D.
Frazer B. Renshaw, ESQ. James Orrell, Esq.
a3,,ihreece2ilvsis applications from snch
tn
instant,
Sir John Hilton Major Waller
J. Harney Iligson, Esq. C. I. S. Walker
Resolved,—That no application for shares be received after Mon-
day, the 18th of August instant, except from parties locally interested
arlthices
after which day
no applications for shares be received from any parties.
Resolved—That these resolutions be advertised in the London and
plibnee'ex and
extended to t to liThtuirne for Thursday,
provincial nesrspapers.
GEORGE PETER LIYIIJS, Chairman.

A CHESTER DIRECT
11 to Birkenhead.—At the Albion
845, at a AIEETING of the PRO-
Company,
lUS, Esq., in the Chair,
carry out the project of a direct
.er, with a branch line to Blrken-
tus already published, the follow-
tittee of Management, with power

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