The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-30 00:00:00

existing between South Wales and the important termini,
conveying, as this communication will, the various pro-
ductions of Iron, Copper, Coal, Tin Plates, &c., to the
North, and Woollens, Cottons, Salt, Hardware, Pottery
Ware, Cattle, and Agricultural Produce, required for t he
several counties, districts, and towns, accommodated by
this line, westward ; with the advantage of delivery in a
few hours, free from the risks and delays of a sea voyage.
and at one-third the distance.
The conveyance of Coals to the counties through which
these Lines run, will also be a means of considerable and
increasing revenue ; whilst the supplies to the barren dis-
tricts of the Iron Works of Agricultural Produce, will add
to the profit, as well as unite by ties of mutual interest
the Agricultural and Commercial community.
By means of this projection, portions of the kingdom
not so provided by any other scheme, will participate in
the advantages of Railway communication ; and it will
also form hereafter, with other Railways about to be com-
menced, the nearest route to London for a very extensive
portion of the country.
Founded on the principle of direct and comprehensive
communication with distant parts of the kingdom, this
Line will be the most complete in the Empire, and, car-
ried as it can and will be, in almost a straight line, must
thus secure itself for the future against the competition
of any rival projection.
At the same time every regard has been bad to local
accommodation, and the closest scrutiny will convince
those who know the wants and requirements of the towns
and districts embraced within its scope, that this has been
most amply provided for.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs
of the Company shall be under the management and con-
trol of the Committee of Management, who are hereby
empowered to enter into such arrangements as shall best
serve the interests of this Company and the Public, with
existing or projected Companies ; and to raise additional
Capital, if required, to extend this Line ; and also to
nominate the first Directors of the Company.
Should the Commission now sitting not disturb the
gauge of the South Wales Railway Bill passed this Ses-
sion, it is intended to adopt the wide gauge, to avoid the
inconvenience of different gauges.
Power will be taken under the Act to limit the respon-
sibility
of Shareholders to the amount of their subscrip-
tion, and to allow four per cent. interest on the calls.
This Line presents no engineering difficulties ; and as
the Landholders (having been canvassed) are favourable
to the Line, a return, equal to any Railway in the King-
dom, may be relied on from the outlay.
Preference in the allotment of Shares will be given to
those locally interested, and to the Shareholders of Lines
in connection with this, the Grand Junction, South
Wales, &c.
The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree-
ment will be ready for signature on payment of the
deposits.
No applicationsfor Shares can in any case be attended to
unless reference he made to one of the Provisional Com-
mittee, the Solicitors, Bankers, or Brokers of the Com-
pany.—Applications to be made at the Offices of the Com-
pany, and to Messrs. EDWARDS, MASON, and EDWARDS,
Solicitors, 8, Moorgate Street; and the following Brokers :
—London, Messrs. BACKHOUSE and Co., 4, Angel
Court, Throgmorton-street ; Messrs. PEPPERCORNE and
Co., Old Broad-street ; Messrs. PARKER and SCRUTTON,
BIA, Old Broad-street; Messrs. SUTTON, GRIBBLE and
SUTTON. Royal Exchange; LIVERPOOL, Messrs. LLOYD,
and PRICE ; Birmingham, Messrs. CoLus and SON, ;
MANCHESTER, Mr. JOSEPH FEARNY HOUGH ; Kidder-
minster, Mr. C. H. SAUNDERS ; Cheltenham, Mr.
. WILLIAM LEE ; Bristol. Messrs. EDWARDS and SON,
and Messrs. SOHM and TRIPP.