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WEST MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The In.
precedented Applications ihr Shares in this Railway, the

Allotment of which is now being proczeded with, precludes thepos-
sibility of the Directors appropriating so many to the different appli-
cants as their respectability would otherwise entitle them to.
Important negotiations are now pending between this Company and
other influential existing lines, which, together with the Directors'
apxtety to amply provide for local interests, will, it is hoped,
be received as a sufficient reason for so much necessary disap-
pointment.

By order,
Mansfield, Oct. 21, 1845.

T. 11. RIGBYE, Secretary.

THE CALCUTTA AND GEORGE'S POINT
RAILWAY,
For constructing a line of railway from Calcutta to Diamond Han
hour, with warehouses and buildings there, and docks, as soon as
deemed desirable ; and for continuing the railway to George's Point
at a future period.
Capital 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
A considerabte portion to be reserved for India.
Deposit 7s. per Share.
(The liability of the Sharesholders to be limited to the amount of theft
Shares.)
Offices of the Company, 147, Fenchurch-street, London.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Comherirere, G.C.8., G.C.H.,
late Commander-in-chief in India
Richard Green, Esq. shipowner, Blacksvall
John ltagshaw, Esq. E.I. merchant, 1, King William-street, City
Captain Charles E. Mangles, 11.E.LC., maritime service, director
of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, 8, New Broad-street
Duncan Dunbar, Esq. (firm of Dunbar and Sons, shipowners,
Limehouse, and member of the Committee of the Shipowners'
Society)
Captain Denny, 11.E.1.C. maritime service (firm—Denny, Clarke,
and Co., Austin-friars ; and F. Green and Co., Cornhill), member
of the Committee of the Shipowners' Society
James Cockburn, Esq. (firm—Cockburn and Co., ii, New Broad-
street)
Captain George Probyn, late of the E.1.C.M.5., 21, Bryansten-
square
Sir John Pirie, Bart. alderman of the City of London, director of
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Captain Tucker (firm—Frederick Green and Ca. 64, Cornbill)
Adolphus Pugh Johnson, Esq. Lloyd's
James Lamb, Esq. Lothbury, late of Calcutta
Sir John Key, Bart. alderman of the City of London
Samuel Rhode, Esq. 3, Crosby-square, Bishopsgate-street
George Mackintosh, Esq. London, late of Calcutta
Alexander Robertson, Esq. late of Canton, Balgownie-lodge, Aber-
deenshire, and Bristol
W. H. L. Frith, Esq. (firm cif Hogg, Frith, and Sands, Calcutta)
Allen Gilmore, Esq. merchant (firm of Colville, Gilmore, and Co.),
Calcutta •
Win.'FullochFraser, Esq. Gloucester-place, Portman-square
James Reeves, Esq.'Leytou, Essex
David Roxburgh, Esq. shipowner, London
John Anderson, Esq. ILE.I.C.S. Lothbury, London
James Clift, Esq. director of the Argus Life Assurance-office
Thomas Lawrence, Esq. Lee-park, Blackheath
James Mathewi, Esq. (firm of Grindley and Co.) East India agents,
Cornhill, London
D. Warren, Esq. 75, Old Broad-street, London
Major-General B. B. Parlby, C. 8., H.E.I.C.S. 18, Rutland-gate
Major-General Thomas Morgan, H.E.I.C.S. Singleton-house, Tor-

quay, Devon
The Hon. Stewart Elphinstone, Bengal Army
The Lion. John Oliphant Murray (late of the Bengal Company)
Lieut.-Col. Campbell, C.B. Pall-mall
Major Sewell, Bengal Army, General Staff, Port William, Bengal
Capt. Hamilton Blair Avarne, H.E.LC.S. Waterloo-place, Pall-mal 1
Major White, Pall-mall (late of the Bengal Army)
A. Kerr, Esq. ELE.I.C.S. Edinburgh
Alexander Macdonell, H.E.LC.S. Edinburgh
Major Ross, Bengal Army, London •
Capt. Ouseley, Bengal Army
J. A. Layard, Esq., Ceylon Rifle Regiment
Capt. Frederick Bayley Wardroper, Bengal Army
CapfkirMlfarles Ogle, 44, Eaton••plaee, London
Captain Bellew, II E.I.C.S. London
Captain E. S. Ludlow, 11.E.1.C.5. London
J. Lloyd, Esq. late branch pilot, Bengal Establishment
Major Mercer, Bengal Army
Thomas Hunter, Esq. London, late of Calcutta
R. H. Mackenzie, Esq. ILE.I.C.S. London
F. 0. Wells, Esq. Montagu-square, Bengal Civil Service
The Lord Charles Beauclerk, 8, Chesham-place, Belgrave-square
Tile Lord Sussex Lennox, 150, Piccadilly
The Right lion. Colonel G. L. Dawson Damer, M.P.
The Hon. E. S. Jerningham, South Audley-street, London
The Hen. Robert Gore, M.P. 21, Wilton-place
The Hon. Percy E. A. Freke, Grenadier Guards, 3, Belgrave-square
Sir Charles Ibbotson, Bart. Denton-park, Yorkshire
' Sir James Hamilton Hay, Bart. Alderston
Sir John Campbell, Bart. of Ardnamurchan
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Dashwood, K.C.B. K.T.S. Royal Navy
Admiral AyScough, Royal Navy, Southampton
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Barton, K.C.B.
Colonel Stopford, 9, Manchester-square
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gillies, Porchester-house, Bayswater
Colonel Robert Cannon, K.S.F., late Assistant Commissioner at Ban-
galore
Captain Thomas Rooke, Royal Navy, Lymington, Hants
Captain Gould, United Service Club
Captain Alexander Macdonald, 1.U.5.C., London
Captain Robert Page, Charlton-house, Somerton
Captain Edward Smith, 10, Melcomb-place, Dorset-square
Captain W. A. Willis, Royal Navy, 26, Grosvenor-place, London
Captain Popplewell, Royal Navy, director of the Central Kent
County Railway
Captain HutchillSan, Royal Navy
T. Folllott Powell, Esq. 16th Lancers, Maidstone
Dottin Maycock, Esq. 16th Lancers, Maidstone
John Inglis Jerdein, Esq. director of the Great Manchester, Rugby,
and Southampton Railway
Edmond Francis Dayrell, Esq. Lillingstone Dayrell, high sheriff of
the County of Bucks
Henry D. Erskine, Esq. Mount-street, Grosvenor-square
Frederick William Seyre.bur, Esq. St. James's-square, London
11. Pratt Barlow, Esq, Kensington
Francis Parker, Esq. London
Richard Galloway, Esq. merchant, Alexandria and London
Thomas Newte, Esq. London and Paris
Edwin Smith, Esq. director of the Lynn, Peterborough, and Wit-
beach Railway
George Evans, Esq. Melhury-terrace, Regent's-park
Thomas Roberts Theliusson, Esq. 16, Hyde-park-street
James Adair, Esq. .director of the Goole and Doncaster Railway
James (lemon, Esq Conduit-street, Hanover-square
W. Shaw, Esq. director of the South and Midlands Railway
J. Beretta, Esq. Portland-place, London
(With power to add to their number).
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
John Bagshaw, Esq. Chairman.
Major-General Parlby Duncan Dunbar, Esq.
Captain Macdougall James Adair, Esq.
Captain Avarne Captain Denny
Thoinas Roberts Thellusson, Esq. Samuel Rhode, Esq.
Thomas Newte, Esq. Adolphus Pugh Johnson, Esq.
James Cockburn, Esq. James Lamb, Esq.
Richard Green, Esq.
(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS IN LONDON.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths
The Union Bank of London
Sir Claude Scott, Bart. and Co.
BANKERS IN CALCUTTA—The Union Bank.
CONSULTING ENGINEER—Sir John Rennie, C.E.
ENGINEER—J. A. Galloway, Esq. C.E. M.I.C.E.
AGENTS AT CALCUTTA—Messrs. Hogg, Frith, and Sands.
SOLICITOR—John Foster, Esq. 66, Jermyn-street, St. James's.
The intention of this Company is, in the first instance, to construct
a line of railway from Calcutta to Diamond Haltom-, with ware-
houses and buildings there, and docks, as soon as deemed desirable ;
and to continue the railway to George's Point at a future period.
The length of the main line is about twenty-four miles, and the
branch about ten miles.
The project of making a harbour and railway, to escape the daur
gerous and tedious navigation to and from Calcutta, is neither new
nor uncalled for. The attention of many eminent authorities has
been directed to it, who have severally ,pronounced it necessary,
practicable, and likely to be most profitable. And Lord Auckland,
while Governor General of India, was so satisfied of the expediency,
or rather, the necessity of such an undertaking, as to promise a grant
of the land necessary for the works, and to give the sanction of his
name and anthority.
Great as are the present difficulties and dangers of the existing na-
vigation, there is no security that at some period or other the
channel may not be totally obstructed and rendered impassable for
vessels of any considerable burden, by reason of the shifting and
accumulation of sands from powerful inundations and freshes caused
or aided by the south-west monsoons.
This statement is borne out by eminent marine surveyors, among
whom the name of Captain Horsburgh stands distinguished ; with
C. B. Oreenlaw, Esq., formerly Secretary to the Marine Board, and
Captain Lloyd, Marine Surveyor-General.
Recent overland dispatches from India declare that the Govern-
ment, the European, and the great native merchants, are most
anxious that railways should be established in India. The railway
now proposed ought to be the first to be so established, inasmuch
as it has already been surveyed and reported upon by Major
Boileau, and several officers of the Bengal Engineers ; that it is
very short compared with other projected lines, as being almost
necessary to any railway that may be constructed in the Presidency
of Bengal; and as the whole of the most valuable imports and ex-
ports of this portion of British India must pass along the line, both
for shipment and internal consumption. The country through which
the railway will pass is entirely a dead level; and the soil for the
most part consists of a hard stiff clay, very excellent for the ma-
nufacture of bricks, and the construction of docks.
It Is estimated that (according to " Wilkinson's Oriental Com-
merce") at the least 3,500 British and foreign vessels will enter tho
harbour at different periods of the year ; that the passenger traffic.
with the carriage of goods, harbour dues, &c., will average 273,0001-
a year; and, in addition, both the shipowner and merchant will de-
rive considerable pecuniary advantages.
It may be well to enumerate a few of the many important advan-
tages the formation of this railway will afford to merchants, ship-
owners, and commanders of Indiamen.
At present the pilotage for a vessel from the Sand-heads to Calcutta
(taking the average draft of water of each ship at eighteen feet) is
about 501., including, lead-money, row-boats, &c. ; by shortening
the distance, the pilotage will be reduced in proportion.
The fact that ships, daring a period of seven months of the year.
viz., from the beginning of April to the end of October, not being
able to lie at their own anchors on account of the violence of the
freshes and the south-west monsoons, are obliged, in consequence oil
their insurance, to lie at the Honourable East India Company's moor-
ing buoys, at an expense varying from thirty shillings to two pounds
nor day, and that each ship on the average lies four months at the
moorings at the rate of 321. per mess., a saving will be effected at
128/. on each vessel.
A vessel, under existing circumstances, takes at the least two
months hi discharging and taking in her cargo, whereas the same
work will be accomplished with the greatest facility in one month.
or even less, by the carrying out of the railway and proposed under-
taking; saving the great wear and tear (no inconsiderable item), in-
surance, interest, provisions, and seamen's pay, for an entire mouth
at the least.
During the prevalence of the freshes and south-west monsoons,
vessels have lost, it is well known, from one to four anchors each,
with part of their cables, &e. ; and in a country where marine stores
are enormously high, the replacing of such necessary and valuable
articles amounts to a very considerable sum ; by the formation of the
proposed railway and docks this item of loss will be avoided.
htoighth wages
demandges
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European sailors ererea
Desertion by the seamen will be averted, which has increased to
an almost incredibleior
tehxetento
countrylattera years,
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them.
The safety of the vessels will be secured, 'and the 'constant lo.a
from the freshes, and plunder by the native crews of the valuable
cargoes of the sloops, bhurs, and other river craft, from which vessels
arc loaded, will be averted ultimately; a saving which cannot be too
highly appreciated by shipowners and merchants.
By ships lying at Diamond harbour, the extra expense of steam.
tugs will be avoided, averaging for the passage, to Calcutta aril
hack, three days' hire at the present reduced rate of 301. per day ;
and all ship passengers will be saved a long and tedious river jour-
ney, both ways, with the advantage of being enabled to join their
respective vessels at the latest moment.
The promoters have memorialised the Court of Directors of the
East India Company on the subject of this undertaking, and have
received a satisfactory reply from the Secretary, J. C. Melvill, Esq.
It must be borne in mind that this line does not stand in the same
position (with regard to the necessity for a report of the engineez
sent out by the: East India Company to investigate the subject),
as lines of railway in the interior of, India of great extent, and in-
volving the outlay of large sums of money, through tracts of country
at times impassable. It is an essentially commercial enterprise—
short, easy of execution, and, above all, providing a remedy fir the
difficult and dangerous navigation of the Iloogly, about which there
cannot be two opinions.
The Company will be managed by a Board of Directors in London.
assisted by a Board of Direction in Calcutta ; and arrangements K in
be immediately made to send out competent persons to promote the
interests of the Company.
It is estimated that not more than one-half of the proposed cs.plid
will be required until it is determined to construct the propose!
docks ; and calls will be made from time to time as ate work

progresses.
The dividends will be paid in London and Calcutta, at the current
rate of exchange.
A subscription contract will be prepared, to be executed by the
shareholders, and application will be made for a charter of incorpe4
ration, or Act of Parliament.
Applications for shares, in the annexed form, to be made to the
Provisional Committee, at the eflices of the Company, 147, Fenchurtiur
street, London, er to the undermentioned sharebrokers and agents
Messrs. Capel, Cureton, and Lawford, Pope's Head-alley ;
B. and M. Boyd, 4, Bank-buildings; Messrs. Johnson, Longden,
Johnson, 22, Tokenhouse-yard ; Mr. Andrew Sytn, 9, Tokenben,a-
yard ; David Armstrong, Esq. Dumfries; Messrs. Robertson anti
Co., Royal Exchange, Edinburgh ; Messrs. Robert Allen and Co.,
Edinburgh ; Mr. John Clegg, Manchester ; Mr. Anthony Laurie,
Liverpool ; Messrs. Sudlow, Brothers, 5, Exehange-court, Liverpool&
Messrs. Heycock and Powell, Leeds ;
Messrs.3llleuscshrasuTanataenand
dANitka,ett
Glasgow ; Mr. Walter Mackenzie, Glasgow ;
Bristol ; Messrs. Brady and Co., Hull ; Mr. Joseph Clarke, South-
ampton.
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Gentlemen,—In consideration of your allotting tp lneto
shares of 201. each in this undertaking, I hereby agree
posit thereon, or any less number of shares that may be allotted be
me ; and I also undertake to sign the necessary deeds when require...l
so to do.—l am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
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CALCUTTA AND GEORGE'S roma
RAILWAY.
No further Applications for Shares In this Ccompany will be all
ceiTed after FILIDAY, 24th October, 1845.
CHAS) FOS3NR, Secretor/.