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London, England, 1845-10-07 00:00:00

ACTING COM/dITTER OF DIRECTORS.

Chairman—The Right Hon. Earl of SHREWSBURY, Alton Towers,

Staffordshire
Vice-Chairman—Sir GEORGE WM- PRESCOTT, Bart., Theobalds,

Ilerts

Right Fl^n. Lord Ingestrie, M.P.,Brompton-park, and Ingestrie-hall,
Staffordshire
Sir Wm. Boothby, Bart., Ashbourne-hall, Derbyshire
Colonel the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, Ashburnham-house, Chelsea
Hon. Capt. Douglas K. Pulteney, Parliament-street
Henry Arnold, Esq., Uttozeter
Jeremiah Clarke, Esq., Macclesfield
John Robert Dalby, Esq., Ashbourne
Samuel Dawson, sen., Esq., Ashbourne
Robert Jas. Hartshorne, Esq., Ashbourne
Richard Wm. Johnson, Esq., Moorgate
John Joseph Keene, Esq., St. John's-wood, Regent's-park
Win. King, Esq., 29, Moorgate-street
Nathaniel Cumberlege, Esq., York-terrace, Regent's-park
Horace Meteyard, Esq., Chatham-place, Blackfriars
Wm. Smith, Esq., Clifton, Derbyshire
Major Walk', K. 11., St. James's-square.
SECRETARY—B. Shelton Mackenzie, D.C.L.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., Clement's-lane, London
Messrs. Barmaid, Dimsdalo, and Co., CornhW, London
SOLICITORS.
John (lnens,•Eaq., 35, Moorgate-street, London
William Arnold Bainbrigge, Esq., Itttexoter
ENGINEERS.
Sir John Rennie, F.R.S.
George Remington, Esq., C.B.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Armishaw, J., Esq., Rugeley
Bolton, Thomas, Esq., Wolverhampton
Bolton, John, Esq., Dudley
Eggiugton, A., Esq., Lichfield
Green, James J., Esq., Walsall.

This line of railway, which is about sixty-flve miles in length. is
intended to commence at Uttoxeter (the terminus of the proposed
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway) and
to proceed to Sheffield and Huddersfield. It will form a direct com-
munication between two of the most important manufacturing and
mining districts in England, viz., South Staffordshire, Huddersfield,
and Sheffield, and Rotherham in Yorkshire ; the South Staffordshire
portion including Dudley, Tipton,Waisall, Bilston, Weduesbury, and
Wolverhampton.
This line will also open a direct railway communication between
Leeds, Huddersfield, and the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kidder-
, minster, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton,
and Exeter, and with Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, Car-
diff, Neath, Swansea, Llanelly, Caermarthen, Milford Haven, Fish-
guard, Aberystwith, and with Port Dynnllaen, the future outport for
Ireland. And also the most direct communication between Leeds
and Southampton.
The line will pass nearly along the Uttoxeter and Caldon Canal to a
point near Prestwood, in case the canal be purchased by the pro-
moters of this undertaking. It will proceed through Masten and
Mayfield to Ashbourne. thence near Dovedale, Buxton, and Chapel-
on-la-Frith, Woodhead and Holinfirth to Huddersfield, where it will
join the Huddersfield and Leeds Railway, and so to Tkirsk. It will
open new mines, in addition to those already in work, of lead, coal,
iron ore, barytes, and carboniferous and magnesian limestone on the
route, in addition to forming a direct, speedy, and cheap communica-
tion between the important towns above mentioned.
Arrangements have been made with other companies to run into
this line from Sheffield. This company reserves the right to raise
additional capital to extend the line to Leeds.
Many of the above-mentioned mineral productions are essential to
the mining districts of South Staffordshire and Sheffield. The North
Staffordshire and Derbyshire Limestone is much superior to that of
South Staffordshire in the fluxion of iron (15 cwt. of the former being
equal to a ton of the latter), and producing a better quality of ma-
terial. At present, the mode of transit is very circuitous and expen-
sive, the line from the Caldon Mines having to go by canal round
by Etruria. Leek, and the Potteries, to the Dudley and surrounding
furnaces, when, by this railway, it would be taken in a straight line
to them ; and the Ashbourne, Cromford, Worksworth, and Bakewell
country would have an entirely new trade opened to them. The iron-
stone in the neighbourhood of Sheffield is also becoming very scarce,
and great quantities are introduced from Scotland; the same scarcity
exists in South Staffordshire; and the route of this line would fur-
nish a cheap and good supply, at present not worked, and without a
market, both north and south. In addition to these great advan-
tages, a good local market would be opened along the agricultural
and other parts of the district at present very badly mapplied with
lime and coal, and that of an inferior quality, and by expensive car-
riage. It is, therefore, next to impossible to calculate the immense
traffic which would pour down this line and the Derbyshire,
Stafford-
shire, a. d Worcestershire Junction Railway.
The calculations which have been made show a very
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large
only wt
an outlet like the one now contemplated to bring them into Mil work.
The coal is of a superior quality.
There are also extensive Lonrytff,
and paint-works at Ashbourne,
Cromford, and other places on the lb The scenery of Derbyshire
is the resort of vast numbers of tourists;.i:
Lai
en, not to interfere with ord particular care will be
taken, in passing of the line near Do,.
change its beautiful and romantic character. The convenience,
therefore, which
Influx cf passengthis line will
isiz afford must neeenAtirily cause a great
passengers, both on taLesos and pleasure.
Ironstone is not so abundant in South as in North Staffordshire,
and vast quaniities are sent by the tardy, circuitous. and expensive
canal company, which this and other lines of railway meeting at
Uttoxeter will remedy.
The *Ts= formation runs from Staffordshire to the Humber, Ind
the demand for this article for building, agricultural, and manufac-
turing purposes along this line will be great.
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The 'thither froni the neighbourhood of the Needwood Forest,
Banks, Bagots Woods, and Kingston Woods, • upwards of 4,000
acres, chiefly finds its way to the Manchester market by a
like objectionable route of tardy and circuitous canal convey-
ance ; whereas this line would open a, direct, easy, and cheap
communication to new markets. The line has been viewed prier to
a detailed survey, and there are not more than ord:lary engineering
dillieulties. In consequence of the late Parliamentary decisions, it is
intended to make this line on the broad gauge principle, but the pro-
moters do not pledge themselves absolutely to do so.
At the urgent suggestion of some of the most influential inhabi-
tants of Ashbourne, the Committee have ordered a survey of a junc-
tion to connect that to with Derby, and with the Derby and
CainsbOrough and Midland Railways
Applications for Spares to be made to John Owens, Esq., 35,
bloorgate-street, London,. and William Arnold Bainbrigte, Esq.,

Illltoxeter ; and to the following Starebrokers :—Meagrs. Preece and
Evans, 39, Lothbury ; Mr. Miles, Worcester; Mr. Thomas Henry
Wheeler, Worcester; Messrs. Townley and Whitehead, Llver•
pool ; Messrs. Cameron and Co., Liverpool ; Mr. Morris Rey-
nolds, Liverpool ; Mr. Richard E. Time, Macclesfield ; Mr.
James Jamieson, Leeds ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler
Leeds ; Mr. Frederick Stamp, Hull ; Mr. Thomas Boardman, Black-
burn ; Mr. George Clark, Bradford ; Mr. William Mason,
Bradford ; Mr. William Cronlielm, Halifax ; Mr. Charles Spencer,
Nottingham; Messrs. Grayston and Earle, York; Mr. E. 11.
Armitage, Wakefield; Mr. James Stokes, Cheltenham; Mr.
Joseph Clark, jun., Southampton; Messrs, Tate and Nash, Ms-
tol • Messrs. Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; Mr. Thomas
Sandford, Exeter; Mr. J. S. Holland, Coventry; Messrs. Houghiand
and Leese, Manchester; Messrs. Cardwell and Sons, Manchester;
Messrs. A. Birchall and Co., Manchester; Messrs. T. N. Bardwel,
and Sons, Sheffield; Mr. W. H. Collis, Birmingham ; Mr.L. Weather.
aurn, jun., Huddersfield ; Messrs. Everard and Co., Huddersflehl;
Messrs. Payne and Freer, Leicester; Mr. Nicholson, Ediniatrgh
Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; Messrs. Lahertouche
and Stafford, College-green, Dublin.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR. SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield

and South Staffordshire Direct Railway.
Gentlemen,--I request you to allot me Shares of 2CI. each
in the above Railway, and I undertake to accept the same or such
less number as you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations
of the Company, and to sign the necessary Deeds, and to pay, when
required, the Deposit thereon of 21. 2s. per Share,
Dated this day of 184 .

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EED S, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD,
L and SOUTH STAFIFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLVER-
HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY.
Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit,per Share.
The Acting Committee of Direction have agreed " that a Branch
Line from Ashhourne to Derby be adopted by this Company, and
that the capital of the Company be Increased from 1,700,0001. to
2,000,000/. for that purpose."
By order, R. SHELTOIT MACKENZIE, Secretary.

LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, SHEFFIELD,
and SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE, or LEEDS, WOLVER-
HAMPTON, and DUDLEY DIRECT RAILWAY.
Capital, 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
Notice is hereby given, that no applications for shares in this line
will be received after SATURDAY, the 4th day of October.
By order, R. SHELTON MACKENZIE, Secretary.
Oftlefig of the Company. 1, Moorgate Sept. 26, 1845.

GREAT MANCHESTER, RUGBY, AND
SOUTHAMTON RAILWAY, WITH DIRECT LINE
FROM DERBY TO RUGBY.

Toe Committee of Management beg to inform the public that, in
consequence of the very great number of shares applied for in this
undertaking, and the labour necessary in making the requisite hi.
quiries, they find it impracticaisle to complete the allotment as early
as they intended, but in the course of two or three days their labours
will have concluded, and the allotment be sent out.

By order,
TASWELL THOMPSON, Secretary (pro tern.)
Dated this 6th Ray of Oct., 1845.

REMINGTON'S LIB i.
THE LONDON AND AANCHESTER
DIRECT INDEPENDENT RAILWAY.
The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT hereby give notice that
one part of the PAR LIA3IENTAItY CONTRACT and SUB
SCRIBERS' AGREEMENT will LIE for EXECUTION, and
Scrip Certificates will be issued to the Subscribers in exchange for
the Bankers' Receipts, at the places and times mentioned below :
Bath—At the York Hotel, on Tuesday, the 23d day of September
instant.
Bristol—At the Bush Hotel, on Wednesday, the 24th day of Sep-
tember instant.
Worcester—At the Star Hotel, on Friday, the 26th day of Septet*,
ber instant.
Birmingham—At Dee's Royal Hotel, on Saturday, the 27th day of
September instant.
Lichfield—At the Swan Inn, on Monday, the 29th day of September
Instant.
Leicester—At the Three Crowns Inn, on Tuesday, the 30th day of
September instant.
Bedford—At the Company's Office in the High-street, on Thursday,
the 2d day of October next.
Uttexeter—At the Offices of William Arnold Bainbridge, Esq., Soli-
citor, en Tuesday, the 23d day of September instant.
Burton-upon-Trent—At the Offices of Messrs. Bass and Sweting,
Solicitors, en Wednesday, the 24th day of September Instant.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch—At the Offices of Edward M. Green, Esq., So.
Bettor, on Thursday, the 25th day of September instant.
Cheadle—At the Offices of Richard Lowe, Esq., Solicitor, on Sethi-
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day, the 27th day of S ept ember instant.
Leek—At the Offices of Thomas Redfern, Esq., Solicitor, on Monday,
the 29th day of September instant.
Macclesfield—At the Offices of 31essrs. Parrett, Colville, and May,
Solicitors, on Tuesday, the 30th day of September instant, and
Wednesday, the Ist day of October next.

Manchester—At the Offices of the Company, St. Ann's-square, on
Thursday and Friday, the 2d and 3d days of October neat.
Derby—At the Offices of Henry Mosley, Esq., Solicitor, on Tuesday,
the 234 day of September instant.
Leeds—At the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday, the 24th day of Septem-
ber instant.
Hull--At the Victoria Hotel, on Friday, the 26tk day of September
instant.
Edinburgh—At the London Hotel, oa Tuesday, the 30th day of Sep-
tember instant.
Glasgow—At the London Hotel, on Thursday, the 2d day of Oc-
tober next.
Liverpool—At the Adelphi Hotel, on Monday, the 6th day of October
next. By order,

K. W. MATTHEWS, Secretary.

GREAT EASTERN and WESTERN RAIL-
w4.r.
Abergavenny, Sept. 29, 1845.
At a MEETING of the INHABITANTS of this town and neigh-
bourhood, convened by public requisition, and held here this day,
The Rev. WM. POWELL, Vicar of Abergavenny, in the Chair,
It was proposed by Mr. DANIEL, seconded by Mr. Isaac, and unani-

mously resolved—
That this meeting, being deeply convinced of the necessity and ad-
vantage of direct railway communication between the town of
Abergavenny and the great Iron district of Monineuthshire and
Breconshire, and finding that this district is embraced In the grand
scheme of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, does
most cordially approve of its plans, and is determined to render it
all the aid it can command.

WILLIA, Chairman.
was proposed by Mr. J. 11. MORGAN,M secondedPOWELL by Mr. W. W.
SECRETAN, and unaimously resolved—
That the thanks of this meeting be offered to the Chairman.

NORWICH and DEREIIAM DIRECT
RAILWAY.
The PROVISION IL COMMITTEE announce to the shareholders
and the public that they have concluded a most satisfactory arrange-
ment with the Norfolk Company, by which the interests of the two
Companies have become identical. The line will be made as ori-
ginally projected, and in conjunction with the Lynn and Dereham
Railway, and the projected railway from Derehain to Wells, the best
possible accommodation will be supplied to the entire district of
West Norfolk.

EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman,

2forwich, Oct. 2, 1845,

CAMBRIDGE and LINCOLN EXTENSION,
and LINCOLN, YORK, and LEEDS JUNCTION RAILWAY.
No further Applications for Shares will be received after SATUR-
DAY next, the 11th day of October inst.
By order,

JOHN BLACKBLTRY, Leeds,
W. B. JAMES, 5, 13asInghall-street.

6th October, 184 r,

IRECT WESTERN RAIL WAY,
with diverging lines to BATH and BRIDGWATER.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Notice is hereby given, that no further Applications for Shares in
this Company will bereceived after Tins Dar, the 7th of Octoberinst.
T. 2O, Poultry, London, Oct. 7, 80. 11. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

CENTRAL KENT COUNTY RAILWAY'.
Notice is hereby given, that no thrther application for Shares
can be received, and that the Committee are proceeding with the
allotment. By order,
GRAHAM SIMPSON, Secretary.
1, Coleman-street-buildings, Moorgatc-street, Sept. 6, 1845.

IVORCESTER, WARWICK, AND RUGBY
RAILWAY. Offices, 5, Gresham-street, Bank. London,
Oct. 2, 1845.

(Provisionally Registered.)

The list of applications for shares in this Company is closed.
The Committee of Management are investigating the applications
for shares received, and will allot the shares as early as possible. Due
notice will be given of the issue of the letters of allotment.
(Signed) JOHN HUGHES, Secretary.

BIRMINGHAM and BOSTON DIRECT
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Capital, 1,000,0001., In 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.
(Provisionally Registered.)
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Lord Stephen Chichester, Director of the London, Staines„iseot,
and Reading Railway, &c.
Lieut.-Colonel Dickson, Curzon-street, May-fair, her Majesty's Civil
Commissioner at the Cape, &c.
Captain J. P. M'Dougal, Fir-grove, North Brixton, Chairman of the
Isle of Man Railway, &c.
Colonel Thos. Fitzgerald, Maperton, Somerset, Deputy-Lieutenant of
Somerset and West Riding of Yorkshire
The Hon. George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, Director of the
London and Exeter Direct Railway, &a.
George Mackintosh, Esq., 27, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square,
Director of the North 'Wales Mineral Railway
James Lamb, Esq., 25, Hyde Park-square, Director of the Grand
Trunk Railway
John Thorpe, Esq., Bloomsbury-terrace, Lower Broughton, Man-
chester
John Holford, Esq., Rusholm-hall, Manchester, Director of the Man-
chester Direct Railway
John Burgess, Esq., Manchester, late boroughreeve, &a,
Charles Phelps, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square
Directors of the
Henry Brown, Esq., Harleyford-place, Kennington, Great Welsh
Charles Smith Rayner, Esq., Kew-green, Central Rail-
way
Algernon G. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park
Giljun Hay, Esq., Sloane-street, Directors of the Rea-
R. Atkyns, Esq., Devonshire-place, Portman- ding and Reigate At..
square mospheric Railwa
William Madden, Esq , Canterbury, y
R ie
John enn,
Esq 5, Lower Belgrave-square, Director of the Guern-
sey Railway and Pier Company
Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury, Director of the Metropolitan
Junction Railway
Wm. Thomas Symonds, Esq., Thornton-heath, Croydon
c. J. Itigg, Esq., Director of the Shropshire Mineral Railway
L. Mackeson, Esq., Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, Director of the Leeds
and Carlisle Railway, &c.
Alfred G.:Harris, Esq., 38, Alsop-terrace, New-road
W. IL Burke, Esq., Tottenham
Edward F. Finden, 17,
Geo. Fowler, Esq., —an., Southampton-place, Euston square Newington-place.
BANKERS.
LOlldoll--COMITIBTCiaI Bank of London, 3, Moorgatc-street, and No.
3, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden
Messrs. Spooner and Attwoods and Co., No. 27, Gracechurclestreet.
JOINT SOLICITORS.
W. W. Oldershaw, Esq„ 7, Tokenhotzse-yard
Messrs. C. T. and A. Jenkinson,
76, Cannon-street, City.
ENGINEERS.
'lnn Face. C.E.
Sandiforth F. Gri ,
A. A. B. Burnet, Rag.. C.E.
PARIAMENTABY E
New Palace-yard.
Messrs. Sudlow and Kingdon,
PROsPLCTUS •
This line is designed to open
a direct communication between the
towns of Birminghamand Boston.
higham, the greatest manufacturing centre of
town, such as Itirm
advantages to be derived by a rich, progressing, and populous
The
g a direct communication with a port on the
eastern coast facing hi•vintbe Continent, and that port the nearest to it by
I need but be alluded to to be appreciated.
gtheoegrkalpngh(il;
'post h ra speaks for itself ; the capacity and value
The name of Birmin& a
of Boston, as a commercial port, is daily increasing, and requires but
little enterprise to enable it to compete with some of our best ports.
It is proposed that this line should commence at Leicester, wherelt
will form a continuation of the line from Birmingham to that town,
and proceeding by, or near Melton Mowbray, Corby, Folkingham, anti
Donnington, terminate at Boston, thus affording a direct communi-
cation between Birmingham and ite.important manufacturing dis-
tricts, Rugby, the great railway centre of England, and Boston, their
nearest seaport, which eventually must command the traffic of the
districts with which it is in connexion, and the opposite ports of the
Continent.
The country is easy, presenting few or no engineering difficulties.
The usual power will be taken by the Act to allow interest at
four per cent. per annum, atter passing the Act, on the aineuutOt
the subscription paid up. No subscriber shall be antwerable's t
more thau the amount of his deposit until the Act be obtained, ant
then not beyond the amount of his subscription.
A more detailed prospectus will be issued in a few days, containing
the names of many influential gentlemen locally interested in tea
proposed line.
Applications for shares, in the annexed form, to be made to thr
Solicitors of the Company, 7, Tol:enhouse-yard, and 76, Caution
street, City ; and to the following stock and sharebrokers
London—Edward Newton Bryaet, Esq., 16, Throgn:crtob-street
\d illiatn ROdwell, Esq., 22, Tin ownorion-street.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Committee of the Birmingham and Boston Dire a.
Railway.
I request you, will apportion me shares of 201. each Mahe
Birmingham and Boston Direct Railway Company ; and Ido herebs
undertake to accept the same, or any less number that you may allc
to me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share, and all future calls
thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers'
Agreement when required
Dated this

day of 1845.
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