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

PROSPECTUS OF THE

RHONDDA and ELY VALLEYS JUNCTION
RAILWAY, GL AMORGANSH IRE.

(Provisionally Registered.)

Prmeeted with the sanction and support of the Right Hen. the Earl

of Dunraven.
Sapital, 200,0001., in 10,000 Shares of gel. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
risconnt Adare, Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan
Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., Iron-works, Nantyglo
Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Foxley, Herefordshire
Sir John Osborn, Bart., Fulham, Director of the Great Leeds and

London Direct Railway
Sir Wm. Bacon Johnston, Bart., Parthenon Club, London, Director
of the Chepstow, Forest of Dean, and Gloucester Railway
Sir Win. Twypien, 41, Dorset-street, Portman-square
Richard Price, Esq., M.P., Radnorshire
Sir William Wynn, Mae. Newydd, Chairman of the North Wales

Railway
lames G. Barrett, Esq., Rose, Herefordshire
Henry A. Bruce, Esq., Dutlryn Mouse, Cardiff
William Bradley, Esq., Manor Oake, kehefilekl, Direstor of the Saw

field and Manchester Railway
Charles Richard Bilge, Esq., 1., Bryanston-square
John Castendick, Esq., Lewisham, Kent
Thomas Chitty, Esq., Director of the Rugby and Worcester
Railway
Tho Rey. James Cozens, Ynys Plwm, Glamorganshire
Edward Co:ton, Esq., 20, Keppel-street, Russell-square, Director of

the Commercial Bank
Nicol Came, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland's-house, Cowbridgc, Director o:

the Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Dawson, R.N., Barnes, Surrey, Director of the Cambridge

and Lincoln Extension Railway
George Dennis, Esq., Director of the Great Leeds and London Direct

Railway
Richard Dutton, Esq., Director •f the South and Midlands' Junction

Railway
William Edmondes, Esq., of Cowbrldge, Glamorganshire
Thomas IL Evans, Mayor of Carnarvon, Director of the Rugby and

Worcester Railway
Thu Ret. ii. R. Fowler, Felton. nut* Bristol, and No. 7, Manshester.

square
Rev. Thomas Granow, 29, Brompton-square and Court Herbert, near

Neath, Director or the 'Vale of Neath Railway
Captain Hewitt, Tyr 31 ab Ellis, Glamorganshire
Windsor H. Humphreys, Esq., Garth Hall, Glamorganshire
John J. Harris, Esq., Treverig, Glaraorganshire
John Hopkins, Esq , Killely, Glamorganshire
William Harrison, Esq., Hill House, Upper Tooting
John James, Esq., Secondary of the City of London, and Direeter 01

the South and Midlands' Junetion Railway
John Ingles Jerdein, Esq., Director of tho Great Manchester, Rugby,

and Southampton Railway
Yero Clarke Kemball, Esq., Hyde-park-gardans, Director of the

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South and Midlands' Junction Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Director of the York and Lancaster Railway
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall, Glamorganshirs
William Llewellyn, Esq., Director of the Bridgend Branch of the
National Provincial Bank of England
James Mackirdy, Esq., City of London Club
James Morrison, Esq., Director of the Chepstow and Forest of Dean
Railway
Thomas Morris, Esq., of Newport, Monmouthshire
Leyshon Morgan, Esq., Lower "'remains, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Samuel P. Pratt, Esq., F.R.S., Bath, and No. 55, Lincoln's Inn-
flelds, Director of the Kennet and Avon Canal
William Simpson Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
George B. Pye, Esq., Lavenham, Suffolk
Evan Prichard, Esq., Collenna House, Glamorganshire
James Brown, Esq., of Ton Ddu, near Bridgend
Richard Fowler Rickards, Esq., Lantrissent House, Glamorganshire
James Reeves, Esq., Director of the London and Manchester Direct,
and South and Midlands' Junction Railways
John Randall, Esq., Old Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., County Coroner, Cardiff
Edward Scard, Esq., of Kew Green, Surrey, and Garth Hall, Glamor-
ganshire
Henry James, Esq., Finsbury-square, London
Robert Wright, Esq., Lonsdale-square, Middlesex, and Bread-street-
hill, London, Director of the Gnat Trinidad Railway
John Williams, Esq., Furnival's Inn, London, and Llanilliangel,
Denbighshire
Joseph Underwood, Esq., the Hall, Blackheath, Director of the
London and Birmingham Extension Railway Company, and Di-
rector of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
(With power to add to their number).

MANAGING GOMMITTZE.
VISCOUNT ADARE, Chairman.

Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P.
William Bradley, Esq.
John Randall, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Gronow
James Morrison, Esq.
William Simpson Potter, Esq,
Nichol Came, D.C.L.
Richard Lewis Reece, Esq.

Captain W. J. Dawson, RIC
Crawshay Bailey, Esq.
Griffith Llewellyn, Esq.
Richard Kelly, Esq.
The Rev. H. R. Fowler
Samuel R. Pratt, Esq.
Henry James, Esq.

(With power to add to their number.)
STANDING COUNSEL—Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Middle Temple
SOLICITOR-IV. E. Jams', Esq., b, Basinghall-street, London.
BANKERS.
Commercial Bank of Loudon
National Provincial Bank, Bridgend and Cardiff.
Messrs. Towgood and Co., Cardiff.
ENGINEER—CharIes Edward Bernard, Esq.
SECRETARY—John Petherick, Esq., pro tem.

This Railway is projected for the purpose of uniting the Rhondda
and Ely Vallies, with the South Wales Railway, at a few miles dis-
tance hem the Port of Cardiff; and to open a new mineral district,
one of the richest and most important In South Wales, which is at
present without the means of transit for its immense and valuable
products.
It will pass through the central portion of the great coal-field of
Glarnorganshire, where iron-stone also abounds with the coal in im-
mense quantities, and laying, geologically speaking, nearly flat, and,
obtainable, for the most part, by proper levels. The coal in addition
to its being of excellent quality for iron making, as is proved at 3ler-
thyr and Aberdare, is also, like that of those districts, of the very
best descriptlnt for steam purposes, being nearly smokeless, although
inflammable, indeed so pre-eminently is the superiority of this de-
scription of coal established for steam purposes over any other,
that the demand for it tar exceeds the supply, and promises, accord-
ing to the opinion of the most eminent marine engineers, to super-
sede all others for purposes of steers navigation. This source of
traffic alone will afford a handsome return for the capital invested,
as has been demonstrated in every instance where even tram-roads or
canals have been constructed to open the mineral resources of other
less promising Tallies in Wales than the Rhondda, which is cele-
brated for the abundance, quality, and facility of obtaining its pro-
ductions.
An inexhaustible supply of limestone (so necessary for the manu-
facture of iron and for agricultural purposes) may be obtained by
means of this Railway, much nearer and cheaper than by any other
line.
This line will afford to the increasing population of the rich vales
of Ely and Rhondda a much desired communication with the great
market town and port of Cardiff, from whence, at present, they may
be said to be almost excluded.
It is intended that the line shall commence at Bitten Rhondda, the
head of the Rhondda Valley, and proceed down by a natural pass
between the hills at Ffrwd Amws, a distance of eight miles, where it
will enter the Ely Valley and proceed down (a further distance of
six miles) to Lanelay-bridge, near Lantrissent, and there join the
South Wales Railway, thus opening a communication under the most
advantageous circumstance* as to distance, wills all the ports in the
Bristol channel.
A preliminary survey has already been made by competent par-
ties, and it is found that the country admits of highly favourable
gradients, so much so that it is confidently anticipated that the
works will be executed very cousiderably under the advertised ca-
pital.
The landowners along the line are favourable to this undertaking,
and the names of many influential proprietors will be found on the
Provisional Committee.
No Subscriber will be answerable beyond the amount of his de-
posit until the Act is obtained, and then not beyond the amount el
his subscription.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Company shall be under the control of the Managing Directors, to
whom power is gives to allot the Shares, and to apply the funds
of the Company in payment of all the expenses incurred in its forma-
tion, and in the preparation of the plans aid sections to be submitted
to Parliament.
Power will be applied for in the Act (and in the meantime is
hereby given to the Managing Directors as above), to raise.any addi-
tional capital, to extend or abandon any part of the line, to make
branch lines, or enter into any arrangements, by amalgamation or
otherwise, with any other company or companies, and also to nomi-
nate the first Directors of the Company.
In the allottment of Shares, a preference will be given to
landowners on the line and other parties locally interested.
ProspeCtUnea and Maps may be had of and appliCatlolls