The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

TUNBRIDGE and RYE HARBOUR DIRECT
RAILWAT.

(Provisionally Registered.)
Frederick Lowrance, Esq. Registered Projector.
Capital, 500,000/., in Shares of 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. 2s. per Share
Temporary offices, 94, Cheapsido.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Admiral J. Aysoough, Southampton
George Ballard, Esq. Sandhurst
Wm. ' Bastow -Esq. 20, Surrey-place, London, director of the Com-
mercial Life Assurance Company, and Worcester, Warwick, and
Rugby Railway
Robert Bastow, Esq. Surrey-place, London, director of the Great

Eastern and Western Rafiviay
J. Benson, Esq. Park-place•villas, Maida-hill West, director of the
Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
John Bishop, Esq. Bodiam
John Blunt, Esq. director of the London Docks Company, and Great

Eastern and *astern Railway
John Bryant, Esq. Highgate, Hawkhurst
Alfred Bush, Esq. Queen-square, Bath, director of the Great North

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and Saudi Wales and Worcester Railway
Capt. James E. Carnegie, Somerset-street, Portman-square, director
of thn Reading and Reigate Railway
Captain F. Chamier, Halkin-street Belgrave-square, director of the
Hazebrouk and Fampoux Railway
Thomas Chitty, Esq. Gower-street, director of the Rugby mad War-

wick Railway
W. H. Collis, Esq. Humsworth, Staffordshire, director of the Stafford
and Shropshire Junction Railway
HenryCornfoot, Esq. 6. Copthall-court, director of the Commercial

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Bank of London
Robert Cook, Esq. Gainsborsugh
Miles former, Esq. 51, Hans-place, Sloane-street

John Mercer Durrant, Esq. Theobald's, Hawkhurst
Thomas Mercer Durrant, Esq. &ttwaters, Hawkhurst
Edward Evans, Esq. Stones-end, Borough, director of the Commer-
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cial Life Assurance Company
Thomas H. Evans, Esq. Mayor of.Carnarvon, director ofthe London

and Holyhead Railway
George Fred. Gregory, Esq. Seacombe, Cheshire, director of the Staf-
fordshire and Shropshire Junction Railway
John Hilder, Esq. Old-place, Sandhurst
Lewis Hoffman, Esq. Inner Temple, director of the Dover and Bristol
Railway
D. T. Joknson, Esq. Aldermary-churchyard, director of Remington's

Direct Manchester Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart. Hilton, Aberdeenshire, director of
the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
William Phillips Lamb, Esq. Ockhain-house, Sussex, director of the
Dover and Bristol and Staffordshire and Shropshire Junction
Railway
Rev. G. A. Lamb, D.D., hien, Sussex
Kensington Lewis, Esq. Statibrd-plaee, and Worcester-park, Surrey,
director of the Lynn and Wisbeach Railway
James Macmillan, Esq. Southampton, director of the Southampton,
Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway
Thomas Gyhbon Monypenny, Esq. Hole-park, Rolvenden, Kent,
director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
E. W. Morri,, Req. Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, director of

Great North and South Wales Railway
Major-General Parlby,C.l3., Rutland irate, Hyde-park, director of the
London and Manchester Railway
James W. Peppercorn, Esq. Old Broad-street, director of the liaze-
brouk and Fampoux Railway
R. M. Preece, Esq. Lothbury, and 24, Park-square

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James Reeves, Esq. Ley ton,"director of the South Midlands Junction
Direct London and Manchester Railway
Francis Reeves, Esq. Dehnonden, Ilawkhurst

Robert Rising, Esq. the Shrubbery, Worcester, director of the Great
North anti South of Wales Railway Company
Francis Rooso, Esq. Upper Montague-street, Montague-square.

James Russell, Esq. 57, Gloucester-place, l'ortinan-Squarj, director of
the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton and Triug,
Reaeing., and Basingstoke Railways
W. Slark, Esq. Rockhall's-lodgc, Cricklewoed

James Saynes, Esq. Great Dover-street, Borough
Edwin Smith, Esq. 51, Great Ormond-street, director of the Axon and
Severn Valley Railway
George Smith, Esq. the Lambs, Staffordshire

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JulitiTaylor, Esq. iloxton, director of the West End and Southern
t 'outities Railway
Robert Tooth, Esq. Swift's-place, Cranbrook
Thomas Wakefield, Esq. director of the Dover and Bristol Railway
Joint James Conway, Esq. Liverpool, director of the Dover and Bris-
tol Railway
Henry Coe Coape, Esq. Goldhanger, Essex, director of the Man-
chester,*Oxford, and Southampton Railway, &c.
M. Clements, Esq. 69, Lowndos-square, director of the Great Leeds
and Loudon Direct Railway
(With power to add to their number).
Bp:KElL—Commercial Bask of London, Lothbury.
ENGINEERS:- Francis Giles, Esq. and Alfred Giles, Esq,
STANDING COUNSEL.—Francis Barrow.

SomaToas—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgato-street,
London.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Messrs. Willis and Neve, Cranbrook,
Mr. John Elliot Wilson, Cranbrook.
Messrs. Boecham and Upperton, liawkhurst.
SIicRETART—E. A. Lamb, Esq.
PROSPECTUS.

This line will pass in a direct course from Tunbridge, via Paddock
Wood (thus connecting itself with Maidstone) through the parishes
of Brenchley, llorsmonden, Goudhurst, Cranbroek, Benenden,
liawkhurst, Sandhurst, Rolvenden, Newenden, Northiam, Peas-
marsh, Beckley, Iden, and Playden, to the town and harbour of
Rye, and it will embrace a large extent of adjacent country, at pre
sent unprovided with, and much requiring, the admitted advantages
of railway transit.
The length of the line will be about 25 miles—a great portion of it
will pass through a level country, and the remaining part is free from
any mat,rial engineering difficulty, or works likely to require any
serious outlay, and it Is not expected to be necessary to interfere with
any residences or ornamental property.
The saving of distance to Rye, and all the other places embraced
by this line,wlll be considerable.
The capital required is estimated not to exceed 500,0001.
During the last session of Parliament application was made for a
similar line, partially embracing the same country, when It was
shown in detail by evidence produced before the Committee, that the
contemplated traffic, after deducting 401. per cent. for working ex-
penses, would leave a large per tentage upon the invested capital.
That line was rejected on the ground that the best direction had not
been selected, but with an intimation that the port of Rye was en-
titled to a direct railway communication with the interior of the
country, in the best direction towards London. The preseut scheme
has Leen based upon this intimation, taking advantage of the merits
and detects which appeared upon that investigation, and as it em-
braces a more populous and productive country, and passes in a more
direct line to London, and will have the benefit of better access to
other and more numerous lines, the sources of traffic are consider-
ably increased, and there is every reason to believe, from what passed
during the last session, that the present plan will be favourably enter-
tained by the Legislature.
The chief object is to open the port of Rye to the Ml benefit of a
railway communication, through a populous and productive district,
in the direction of London, to the best point at which it can avail itself
of the existing and contemplated lines.
The imports of Rye, particularly coals, with lime and other ma-
nures, are of great importance to the country through which this line
will pass, and a cheaper and better mode of transit will much increase
the demand for them, and give the opportunity of great improvement
in the cultivation of the adjacent country.
A railway through the heart of the chief hop district or the king-
dom, also producing corn, timber, and hop poles, and communicating
at its terminus With a great part of the important cattle district of
Romney Marsh, must be a public advantage.
The port of Rye is admitted to be the best outlet and quickest route
to Paris and to'other parts of the Continent, and there can be no doubt
if a direct railway should be made to Rye, with a moderate improve-
ment In the harbour, that it would be much adopted, particularly as
a national and commercial communication with France, and by per-
sons travelling on business.

Application for shares and prospectuses to be: addressed to the
Secretary, at the Offices, .94, Cheapside ; Messrs. Willis and Neve,
solicitors Cranhrook ; Mr. John Elliot Wilson, solicitor, Cranbrook ;
or to Mt tars, Beecham and tTpperton, solicitors, flawkhurst ; and to
the following brokers :—London : Messrs. Peppercorne, and Co.,
2, Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Preece and Evans, Lothhury.—Liver-
pool : Messrs. Alston and Gage ; Messrs. Reynolds and Son.—Man-
chester: Mr. John Duncult ; Mr. John O'Nell.—Leeds . Messrs.
A. and C. Beardshaws ; Messrs. Wellbeloved and Co.—Bristol :
Messrs. Tate and Nash.—Birmingham Mr. James Pearson.—
Bradford : Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co.—Worcester: Mr.
Win. Milus.—Cheltenham : Messrs. Hall, Brothers, and Co.—
Exeter: Mr. Thomas Sandionl.-Southampton : Messrs. Easty and
Sons.—Edinburgh Mr. Robert Allen.—Glasgow: Messrs. Black
and Co. ; Messrs. Buchannan and Aitkin.—Aberdeen : slr. Win.
Gordon. —Lublin : Messrs. Bruce and Symes.