The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-23 00:00:00

FORMING A CONTINUATION OF

THE CALEDONIAN AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL

RAILWAYS.

THIS line will complete the great chain of central rail-
way communication between England and the north
of Scotland. It will join the Scottish Central Railway at
Perth, and will in this way connect the northern parts of
Scotland in the most direct line with the south and west
of Scotland, and with England by the Caledonian Railway.
The whole traffic from Aberdeen, and from Inverness,
and the whole northern counties towards England, and all
parts of Scotland, must pass along this railway.
By this line, the interruption, delay, and expense in-
curred in crossing two arms of the sea, will be avoided,
and passengers will be more quickly, easily, and econo-
mically conveyed than by any other line which can be
constructed.

A considerable portion of this line was surveyed some
time ago, and was fuund to be upon one uninterrupted
_ _ _

The valley of Strathmore, through which a great portion
of the line passes, is famed for its unsurpassed fertility,
and is very populous. It is already the seat of important
manufactures, which will be greatly extended, and is
studded with towns and villages. The importance of
Aberdeen as a seat of commerce and manufactures is well
known.

The railways from Arbroath to Torfar, and from Dun-
dee to Strathmore, by Newtyle, already constructed, will
run into this line, and form feeders to it.

It is proposed to invite the distinguished engineers,
Messrs. LocKE and ERRINGTON, to undertake the exe-
cution of the line. This will ensure the adoption of the
line from the south to Aberdeen, best adapted to the in-
terests of the public.
A Provisional Committee is in course of formation, and
will be immediately announced. It already includes many
noblemen and other extensive proprietors and influential
!persons. It is believed there will •be no dissent along the
•whole line.

Till the report of Messrs. Locke and Errington is ob-
tained, the canital cannot be precisely fixed; but it is
proposed that it be divided into shares of £5O each, the
parliamentary deposit of 10 per •cent., or £5 per share,
being payable on subscription.
Applications for shares, us generally for information on
:the subject, may in the meantime be made to Messrs.
HOPE and OLIPHANT, W. S., Edinburgh ; Messrs.
CHRISTOPHER arid JOHN KERB, writers, Dundee; Mr.
LANG, Parliamentary Solicitor, 11, Park-street, West-
minster, London; or to the following Sharebrokers, viz.,
Messrs. FOSTER and BRAITHWAITE, 64, Old Broad-
street, London ; Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON and Co.,
15, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, and Mr. ROBT. ALLAN,
8, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgly; Mr. W. H. OLIPHANT,
Perth;citele Mr.sr ;
J. C. FOULDS, Glasgow; Mr. J. B. LOCKE,
Manchester
Messrs. FORSYTH and PRITCFIARD, & 1 Liverpool.
Messrs. TOD and ASHTON,

EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY,
FROM
EDINBURGH THROUGH FIFE, TO DUNDEE,
WITH A JUNCTION LINE TO PERTH.

:CAPITAL £BOO,OOO, IN SHARES,OF £25 EACH.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

JOHN GLADSTONE, Esq., of Fasque—Chairman.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM RAMSAY, R.N., Deputy Chairman,
resident at Edinburgh.
The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh.
The Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen.
The Provost of Arbroath.
The Provost of Burntisland.
The Provost of Cupar.
The Provost of Dundee.
The Provost of Kirkaldy.
The Provost of Montrose.
The Provost of St. Andrew's.
The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce., Edinburgh.
Lord Frederick Hallyburton, M.P. for Farfarshire.
Sir Adam Hay, of Haystone, Bart., Banker, Edinburgh.
Sir James Forest, of Comiston, Bart.
Sir David Brewster, of Allerly, K.H.
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, Esq„ of Balfour.
James H. Burnett, Esq., Moray-place, Edinburgh.
Peter Canicron„Esq„ Thomaston Mill, of Messrs. Ca-

meron and Co., General Carriers.
W. F. Lindsay Carnegie, Esq., of Boysack, Chairman of
the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company,
William Curr, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of the
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company.
George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee.
William Stark Daugall, Esq., of Scotscraig.
Edward Ellice, Esg., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs.
Colonel Ferguson, of Raith, M.P. for the South Fifeshire
Burghs.
George Fvfe, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of :the
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company.
John Gibson, Jun., Esq., Charlotte-street, Edinburgh.
John Leigh Goldie, Esq., London.
David Greenhill, Esq., Grant Lodge, late Bombay Civil
Service.
Archibald Horne, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal
Baßk.
John Learmonth, Esq., of Dears, Chairman of the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway Company.
Donald Lindsay, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal
Bank.
James M. Melville, Esq., George-street, Edinburgh.
George Moon, Esq., Manufacturer, Russell Mill.
David Nairne, Esq., of Drumkilbo.
Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., Chairman of the Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Company.
Henry Stewart, Esq., of St. Fort.
John Thompson, Esq., Cashier of the Royal Bank of
Scotland.
Alexander Thompson, Esq., of Wbiterig.
William Thorns, Esq., Banker, Dean of Guild of Dun-
dee.
William Tullis, Esq., Auchmuty Mill.
Patrick Wallace, Esq., St. Andrews.
Robert Wiseman, Esq., Cupar-Fife.
David Yool, Esq., Manufacturer, Blebo Mills.
With power to add to their number.
BANKERS.
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Branches.
The Union Bank of Scotland and Branches.
Messrs. Coutts and Co.
Sir Richard Carr Glynn and Co. London.
Sir Claude Scott, Bart. and Co.
ENGINEERS.
Messrs. Grainger and Miller, Edinburgh.
SOLICITORS.
Sir Charles Gordon and Co., Edinburgh.
Messrs. Richardson and Connell, and
Messrs. G. and T. W. Web.ter, London.
THE line of this Railway is unquestionably the best
which could be selected. From Aberdeen to Edit'. ,