The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

S HROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAYS
SHREWSBURY TO WORCESTER.

PROPOSED RAILWAY FROM SHREWSBURY TO
WORCESTER,

WITH FOUR BRANCHES, NAMELY,-TO THE SHREWSBURY
AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY AT COALBROOKDALE,-TO
THE SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY IN THE
PARISH OF MADELEY, NEAR THE AQUEDUCT HOUSE,-
TO KIDDERMINSTER,-AND TO THE OXFORD, WORCES-
TER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY AT WORCESTER.
-AMENDMENT OF ACTS, AND POWER TO PURCHASE OR
LEASE THE SHROPSHIRE CANAL NAVIGATION. _

- - • NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that priTiai.iOn is intended r,
to be made to Parliament in the e g Session for an Act
amend, enlarge, and consolid or repeal the provisions; or
some of them, of " The Shrors ire Union Railways and Canal,
" Newtown to Crewe, wit)alranches,Act 1846 ;" "The Shropshire
"Union Railways and anal, Chester and Wolverhampton line,
"Act 1846;" and ".The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal,
" Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway, Act 1846;" and to declare the
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company referred to in
such Acts respectively to be one and the same Company.—And
it is also intended by such proposed Act to authorize the said
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company to construct
and maintain the following Railways, or some of them, with all
proper works, approaches and conveniences, connected there-
with, namely ;—A Railway commencing by a junction with the
line of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, as at present
authorized to be made near the Race Course, in the parish of
Holy Cross and Saint Giles, in the borough of Shrewsbury, in the
county of Salop, and terminating at Sansome Fields, near Lowes-
more Basin, in the parish of Claines, in the city of Worcester,
and County of the same City, which said intended Railway and
works will pass from, in, through, or into, or will be situate
within the several. parishes, townships, extra-parochial, rother
ptresintiownig;nrome of them, that is to sav,—The Stone Ward
Without, Holy Cross and Saint Giles, Abbey i,oregate, Coleham,
Trinity Coleliam, Shrewsbury, Saint Alkniond, Saint Mary,
Saint Julian, Brace Meole otherwise Meole Brace, Sutton Mill
Sutton, Longner, Uckington, Berwick Mavison, Cronkhill:
Chilton, Emstrey, Atcham otherwise Attingham, Atcham other-
wise Attingham, Betton and Alkinere, Betton Strange, Little
Betton, Saint Chad, Betton Abbotts, Abbotts Betton, Great
Betton, Betton, Cross Houses, Cantlop, Eaton Mascott, Worn p-
ton, Berrington, Berrington, lJonnington, Rushton, Norton,
Wroxeter, Eyton and Dryton, Wroxeter, Eaton Constantine,
Golding, Harnage, Lower Cound, Upper Cound, Cound, Cres-
sage, Belswardine, Garmston, Leighton, Leighton, Shineton,
Wyke and Bradley, Much Wenlock, Much Wenlock, Burnt
B
Houses, Buildwas Abbey and Lands, uildwas, Benthall, Coal-
brookdale, Coalbrook, Ironbridge, Saint Luke Ironbridge,
Coalport, Madeley, Madeley, Jackfield, Marsh, The Tuckies,
Severn Hall, Stanley, Coalmoor otherwise Colemere, Burton,
Rowton; Swinney, Broseley, Broseley, Linley, Linley, Caughley,
Little Caughley, Barrow, Barrow, Norton, Stockton, Stockton,
Wiley, Wiley, Astley Abbotts, Astley Abbotts, Astley, Nord-
ley Regis, Aston Eyres, Tasley, the Borough of Bridgnorth,
Bridgnorth, Saint Mary Magdalen Bridgnorth, St. Leonard
Bridgnorth Oldbury, Oldbury, Eardington, Quatford, Roms-
ley, %lose, *orfield, Sutton Maddock, Dudmaston, Quatt Mal-
vern, Quatt Jervis, Quatt, Sutton, Hampton otherwise liamp..
tons Load, Chelmarsh, Chelmarsh, Alveley, Stanley, Netherton,.
Highley otherwise Higley, Earn wood, Kinlet, Millet and
Dowles, Clarerley, and Billingsley, in the county of Salop ;
Upper or Over Areley otherwise Upper or Over Arley in the
county of Stafford ; Eymore, Netherton, Henwick, Hatton,
Grimley, Astley, Areley Kings otherwise Lower Areley, Ribbes-
ford, Little Witlev, Great Witley, Holt, Bewdley,- Borough of
Bewdley. Wribbenhall, Blackstone, Hoarstone, Netherton,
Sandbourne, Kingsford, Wolverley, the Foreign of. Kidder-
minster, the Parish of Kidderminster, Bullish, Licklull Moor-
hill, Mount Pleasant, Stourport, Lower Mitton otherwise
Lower Milton, Upper Mitton otherwise Upper Milton,
Mitton otherwise' Milton, Pansington, Clareland, Tifton,
Charrick otherwise Cherrick, Lincombe, Redstone, Ast-
ley, Hampstall, Hartlebury, Shrawley, Dunhampton, Par-
sonage, Powers, Boreley otherwise Borley, Lineholt, Hadley,
Acton, Acton with Downhampton, Chatley, Brookhampton
with Comhampton, Uphimpton, Bennetts, Sychampton, Tapen-
hall, Northampton, Parsonage with Pavers, Half-way house,
Ombersley, Hadley with Hay Elms, Mayeux with
Chatley, Tytchney Holt, Holt Fleet, Northampton, Rax, Old-
field, Mount Pleasant, Comhampton, Saint George, Barbonrne,
Whistones otherwise Whitstimes, Havvford, Bevere Green.
otherwise Beverley Green, Northwick, Bevere otherwise Bever-
ley, Astwood, Tollerdine, Lower Tapenhall, Upper Tapenhall,
Tapenhall otherwise Tappenhall, Smite, Claines, Whittington
otherwise Wittington, the Blockhouse otherwise Blockhouse
Fields otherwise Saint Paul, Saint Peter otherwise Saint Peter
the Great, Battenhall, Upper Battenhall, Lower Battenhall,
Middle Battenhall,
,Grimley, Grimley cum Hallow, Hallow,
Saint John in Bedwardine otherwise Saint John, Saint Clement,
Renwick, and Saint Martin in the county of Worcester; the
Blockhouse otherwise the Blockhouse Fields 6therwise Saint
Paul, Middle Battenhall, Lower liattenhall, Upper Battenhall,
Battenhall, Saint peter otherwise Saint Peter the Great, All
Saints, Saint . Andrew, Saint John in Iledwardine otherwise
Saint John, Saint John in Bedwardine otherwise Saint John,
Saint Clement, Henwick, Saint Nicholas, the Butts, Pitchcroft
otherwise Pitclicroft Ham,. Saint Martin, Saint Oswald, Saint
George, Barbonrne, Whistones otherwise Whitstones, and
Claines, in the city of Worcester and county of the same city.
Also a Railway diverging out of the said first-mentioned in-
tended Railway, at or near Benthall Edge, in the Parish of
Benthall, in the said county of Salop, and terminating by a
junction with the line of the said Shrewsbury and Birmingham

ltailway, as at present authorized to be made, at or near to
Coalbrookdale, in the Parishes of Madeley and Dawley, or one
of them, and which said last-mentioned intended Railway and
other works connected therewith, will pass from, in, through.
into, or be si'uate, in the several parishes, townships, extra-
parochial; and other places following, or some of them; that is
to say, Denthall, Ironbridge, St: Luke's Ironbridge, Dorton,
Marsh, Jackfield, Madeley, Madeley, Coalport, Coalbrook,
Coalbrookdale, Dawley, Dawlev Magna, Darrley Parra, and
Malin's Lee, in the County of Salop. . _ .

Also a Railway diverging out of said first-mentioned in-
tended Railway, in the Parish of Brosely, at or near The
Werps, and terminating by. a junction with the line of the
said Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, in the Parishes
of Madeley and Stirchley,. or one ofthem, in the said County
of Salop, at or near the turnpike road from Dawley to
Madeley, and near to the Aqueduct House, and which said
last-mentioned intended Railway and other works connected
therewith, will pass from, in, through, into, or be situate in the
several parishes, townships, extra-parochial, and other placks
following., or some 'of them, that is to say, Broseley, Broseley,
Ironbridge, Saint Luke's lronbridge, Jaektield, The Werps,
Swinney, Madeley; Madeley, Madeley Court, Madeley Wood,
Coalport, Norton, Rowton, Burton, Marsh, Kemberton, Kern-
berton. Stirchley, Stirchley, Dawley, llawley Magna, Dawley
Marva and Malin's Lee,.in the County of Salop.

Also, a Railway diverging out of tte said tirst-mentioned in-
tended Railway, at or near to Lower Mitton, in the Foreign and
Borough of Kidderminster, in the County of Worcester, and
terminating at or near the turnpike road from Kidderminster
to DroitAich in the Foreign of Kidderminster, in the said
County of Worcester,'and which said last-mentioned intended
Railway, and other works connected therewith, will pass from,
in, through, into, or be situate in the several parislies,"town-
ships, extra-parochial, and Other places, following, or some of
them, that is to say, Stourport, Lower Mitton, otherwise Lower
Milton, Upper Mitton otherwise Upper Milton, Hartlebury,
Sutton, Oldington, Borough of Kidderminster, Foreign of Kid-
derminst!r, and Parish of Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester. _ _ . _ _ .

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Also a Railway diverging out of the said first-mentioned in-
tended Railway, in the pariah. of Claines aforesaid, and termi-
nating at the line of the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhamp-
ton Railway, as at present authorised to be made, in the parish
of Claines aforesaid, in the County of the City of. Worcester
and County of Worcester, or one of them, near the road from
Worcester to Portfields Farm and Warndon, and which said
last-mentioned intended Railway and other works connected
therewith, will pass, from, in, through, or into, or will be situ-
ate wholly in the parish of Claines aforesaid.
And it is also intended by such Act to take power to stop up,
alter or divert, temporarily or permanently, all turnpike and
other roads, and highways, railways, tramways, „aqueducts,
canals, sewers, pipes, streams, and rivers, within the aforesaid
parishes, townships, and places, or any of them, which it may.
be necessary so to stop up, alter, or divert, by reason of the
construction of the said intended Railways and works, or any
of them, and it is also intended, by such Act, to take powers
for the purchase of lands and houses, by compulsion or agree-
ment, for the purposes thereof, and for levying tolls, rates, and

duties in respect thereof, and to grant certain exethptions faith
such toils, rates, and duties. And it is further intended by
such Act, to vary or extinguish all existing rights or privileges
in any.manner connected with the lands proposed to be pur-
chased ortaken for the purposes of the said undertaking, or
which would in any manner impede or interfere with the con-
struction, maintenance, or use thereof, and to confer other
rights or privilege.
And N' - ant'

.otice is hereby further oat maps, plans,
sections, of the said intended Railways, and works, and of the
lands proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof, together

with Looks of reference to such planii:,CiUltaining the naives of
the actual or reputed owners and lessees, and of the occupiers

of such 'suck,
Noverriber

30th dity of
le Peace of

1 be depOsited, on or before tl
the present year, with the Creek of t
f Worcester, at his office in the City of Worcester
with the Clerk of the Peace of the City of Worcester, and
County of the same City, at his Office, in the said City of Wor:
with the Clerk of the Peace of the County of Stafford, at
Jerk of the Peace of the County
ind that a copy of so

his Office in Stafford ; th
of Swop, at his Office in ShrewSbur
much of the said -

cnd-horst or'reierenc'e; aft IN
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with the

Pariah Clerks of those Parishes respectively at their respective

And it is fOrther proposed, .by the said intended Act, to en-
able the said Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
t() purchase, or take on lease, "The Shropshire ('anal Nav►

f the .lands, buildings, property, rights, and powers, of the
Company of Proprietors of the Shropshire Canal Navigation,
and of any Persons or Corporations (if any) interested
thpr,,in_ and to 'pnah?n nip said last-mentioned Company,

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and such Persons or Corporations, to sell or let and to transfer
the same accordingly and to dissolve the said last-mentioned

Company. _
And for the several purposes aforesaid, it is intended by the
said proposed Act to alter, amend. enlarge, or repeal, as far as
may be necessary, some of the powers and provisions of the
following Acts of Parliament, namely:-The Acts relating to
the' Ellesmere and ,Chester Canal Navigation, passed respec-
tively in the leth year of the reign of His late Majesty King
• -e fl;.11.1,0

Gedge the Fourth;'in the 11th year of the reign of tittsarisrare
-Majesty King George the Furth ; in the Ist year of the reign
of Her present Majesty; in the .5111 year of the.reign of Her
said present Majesty; arid in the Sth year of the reign of Her
said present Majesty; and in the Session held in the 9th and
10th years of the reign of her. said present Majesty ; the Act
relating to the said Shropshire Canal Navigation, passed in the
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third ;
to the Shrenishury Canal Navigation, passed
year of the reign of His said late 'Majesty King
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41% day 01 November, 1846.
RKER, I TAY DS; and TW ISD EN,

POWS'S and BROWN, Cbester.
SLATER and HEELIS, Manchester.
JAMES WHF.ELER, Istanchester.
HENRY HEANE, Newport.
LORDALE and PEELE, 'Shrewsbury