The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Thomas Blaikie, Esq., Lord Provost of the City of Aber-
deen, Chairman.
The Right lion. the Earl of Errol, K. T., Lord-Lieute-
nant of Aberdeenshire.
The Hight Hon. the Lord Forbes.
The Right Hon. the Lord Panmure.
The Right Hon. the Lord Lovat.
The Right Hon. the Lord James Hay.
Sir R. Dalrymple Horn Elphinstone, Bart.
The Provost of Dundee.
The Provost of Arbroath.
The Provost of Montrose.
The Provost of Forfar.
The Provost of Brechin.
Alexander Bannerman, Esq., M.P. for the City of Aber-
deen.
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William Adam, Eq., of lianna.
Captain Barclay, of tJry snd Allardice.
David Blaikie' Esq.
John Blaikie, Esq., of Craigiebucklen
Major-General i3vres, of Tonley.
Newell Burnett, Esq., Aberdeen.
Patrick Chalmers. Esq., of Auldbar.
Lewis Crombie, EFq , one of the Baffles of Aberdeen.
William F. L. Carnegie, Esq., of Spynie and Boysack.
Patrick Davidson, Esq., Aberdeen.
Robert Duff, Esq., of Culter and Fetteresso.
Thomas Abercrombv Duff, Esq., of Haddo.
Duncan Davidson, Esq , of Tillychetly.
James Farquharson, Esq., of Invercauld.
James Farquhar, Esq., Hallgreeen, of Kincardineshire.
James Farquharsonn, Esq., Manufacturer, Auchinblae.
Colonel Fraser, of Inverallochy and Castle Fraser.
Robert Grant, Esq., of Tillyfour, Convener of Aberdeen-
shire.
Colonel Gordon, of Park, Convener of Banffshire.
Alexander Gibbon, Esq., of Johnston.
John Gordon, Esq., of Avochie.
Andrew Gamma' Esq., of Drumtochty Castle.
John Taylor Gordon, Esq., of Nethermuir.
James Eladden, jun., Esq.. of Aberdeen.
Frederick Holland, Esq., Aberdeen.
John Angus, Esq., City Clerk of Aberdeen.
William Innes, Esq., of Raemoor, Convener of Kin-
cardineshire.
Alexander Jopp, Esq., Aberdeen.
James Kilgour, Esq., Aberdeen.
Clemets Lumsden, Esq., Aberdeen.
Alexander Morrison, Esq., of Bonny and Monthlairy.
Isaac Macray. Esq., Mail coach Contractor, Aberdeen.
John Morrice, Esq., of Kincardineshire, Merchant, Lon-
don.
David Balfour Ogilvie, Esq., of Tannadice.
Alexander Pirie, jun., Esq. Aberdeen.
Henry Paterson, Esq., Banker.
Colonel Turner, of Marie, C. 8., Royal Arillery.
Major George Thomson, C.B , Bengal Engineers, of
Fairley.
George Thomsen, dun., Esq., Aberdeen.
David Wylie, E:41., Banker, Aberdeen.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
The Union Bank of London.
ENGINEERS.

William Cubitt, Esq., F. R. S., Great George-street,
I London.
Alexander Gibb, Esq., Aberdeen.
PARLIAMENTARY SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech. 65, Moorgate-
street ; and Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, 1, Old
Palace-yard, Westminster.
rf 1H IS Railway will connect the North of Scotland with
1. all the proposed and present Railways in the South
and led directly fram Aberdeen to Edinburgh and Glas-
gow. Its length will be abaut 501 miles, and the distances
from Aberdeen to the foliowiag important places will be
as follows : viz.,

MILES.

To Edinburgh, via Arbroath, Dundee, and through.

Fife....

125

Do. via Forfar, Perth, and Stirling..
To Glasgow, via Do. Do. D 0..... •
Do. via Dundee, Perth, and Stirling 157

The rosition of Aberdeen among the towns of Scotland
is next in importance to that of Edinburgh and Glasgow ;
and with the view of adopting the Line best calculated to
unite Aberdeen with these and other populous cities, and
to secure the most favourable communication with the
South, Mr. Cubitt, after a careful personal survey, has
reported his decided approval of the Line now proposed,
and which may be described as follows :—From Aberdeen,
by Stoneharen, Drumlithe, Laurencekirk,Marykirk, Dub-
ton, near Montrose, and Bridge of Dun, near Brechin,
to Froickheirn and Guthrie, points about seven miles from
Arbroath and F.afar, in the present Line of Railway to
these towns. _ _ _

Mr. Cubitt has further stated, that this Line is also th
most favourable as regards the expense of construction,
and that his estimate of £900,000 is fully sufficient for
completing the undertaking, including the plant and every
cthrr expense up to the opening of the Railway.
The Company will be in a situation to submit evidence
to Parliament that the traffic will yield a return of eight
per cent. to the Shareholders.
After the pet is obtained, interest at the rate of four per
cent. will be allowed upon the calls from the date of pay-
ment until the Line is opened for traffic.

erYary Plans wilt be convicted in time fcr
deposit, so that application may be made to Parliament
for the act next session• _

Copies of Mr. Cubitt s Report and Sketches of the Line
may be obtained at the Company's Office, 2, Moorgate-
street, 1,, option, wberc applications for the remaining

NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.
JOTICE IS 11 EREBY GIVEN, that no Applications
for Shares in this Railway can be received after the
sth November next, as the Committee meet on that day
to Allot the Shares.
By order of the Directors,
JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
Town-hall, Mansfield, Oct. 24, 1844.