Star.
London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

THE advantages of a speedy, cheap, and certain
-IL communication between the great Towns in the Manufac-
turing Districts of England and the Metropolis have at all times
attracted public attention. The beneficial influence of such a corn-
manication, improved to its utmost degree of perfection, upon
those main sources of Great Britain's wealth and power, her ma-
nufactures, and.her commerce both foreign and domestic, is too
obvious to need any comment or Wustratidn. Various modes of
conveyance for goods or passengers, possessing respectively their
peculiar advantages, have accordingly from time to time been de-
vised, and have contended for a preference with much benefit to
the comnatudty.
The principle of eztending each communication by the means of
Rail-roads, has already, in a multitude of instances, undergone the
test of experiment, and its superior utility, under may circum-
stances of inevitable occurrence, is sufficiently established. Beth
the principle and practice, however, by the progress of science, have
been receiving and still admit of improvement.
In proposing, therefore, to open and facilitate upon this princi.-
ple, a more commodious intercourse between the Metropolis and
important Towns and Districts to the Northwards, to the distance
of Aland:ester and Hull : " The London Northern Rail-Road
Compani" do not proceed upon speculative and uncertain grounds.
To facilitate and increase 'that intercourse, and also that with the
intermediate important towns of Birmingham, Macclesfield, Derby,
Nottingham, Leicester, and Northampton, and that of the great ma-
nufacturing district between Manchester and Hull, thus affording the
opportunity for useful extension bybranches from the main line,'
will be admitted to be an object well deserving public support, and
consistent with the policy entertained by the most enlightened
members our Government and. Legislature, iq affording the
greatest possible encouragement to Cominercial Eneennize, and to
the free etreolation of Capital.

The Promoters of the London Northern Ball-road, although not
the earliest in that career of public Improvement, have directed
their view to the increased prosperity of the Metropolis, and of
placer with which its intercourse is of primary importance,
The London Board of Direction Is appointed, and consists of the
tailor/fog Gestkmen

CHAIRMAN.
GEORGE HIBBERT, ED2.
DEP trrT CHAIRMEN.
Poem oitioiwzak, Esq. M.P. I Jogs Slam Esq. M.P.
Lawn LOYD, E. 4. ' EDWARD WADY:FULD; Esq.

DIRECTORS.
James Evan %Rile, Esq. . Join Trying. BM. 34. P.
Francis Baring, Esq. George W. Norman, Esq.
Edward Ellice, Esq. M.P. Frecisviekßeal gq
Lydon Evelyn, Esq. )I.lllt ' Thomas Riehattimei,
Fa Robert Farquhar, Barr. James Warre, Esq.
Mules David Gordon, Esq. William Williams, Esq. M.P.

And these have the power, and are instructed to select Seven
other Directors to be added to their number from the Districts con-
tiguous to the projected lines of Itail-road.
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A UDITOSS.
Richard D'art Davis, Esq. M.P.
I Joseph Fry, Esq.

Simon Wrsillivray, Esq.
Edward Goldarnid, Esq.

DANICIUM
Tiessrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, Mansion House-place.
And Sir James Esdaile Esdaile,Hamatet, Greed!, and Scott,

Nathaniel Hibbert, Esq. Standing Comm&
William Vizard, Esq. Solicitor.
George Stephenson, gag. Engineer.

the CaOW of the Company will be two millions five hundred
thousand pounch, divided into twenty-lie thousand Shares, of one
►undred pounds each.
An instalment of one pound Pei Share Is required to be paid
krthwith into the hands of the Bankers to the Company, to the ac-
count Of the Directors; and no further instalinent will be called for
nail a detailed Plan, with Surveys, and a Draft Of a Bill co be sub-
:shied to Parliament, be laid before the Subscribers.

The remaining sum of .€O9 per Share will be called for from time
to time, at the discretion of the Hoard of Direction : but no tail
will be made upon less than twenty-sae days' notice.
It it proposed to commence the necessary Surveys without de.
hy, and that every exertion shall be made to be ready for an appli-
cation to Parliament early in the Session which will succeed that
now approaching.

Of the Shares, a liberal proportion will be reserved for those in
the line of the proposed Rail-roads who may be Inclined to become
Subscribers, and the Board will readily attend to any communica-
tions from the country which may be directed to the most advan-
tageous execution of the plan.

It has already been declared, that offers for Shares, addressed,
post paid, to the Chairman, at the Old London Tavern, in Bishops-
late♦treet, will be received until the lit January. A further time
will be allowed for receiving Subscriptions from the country, and
the Board of Direction will, as early as possible, take all the offers
tutu consideration.

(Signed) GEORGE HIBBERT, Chairman.

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