The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

mar.

May 7, 1844.

PROSPECTUS OF' THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY.

YAPITAL, £1,000,000, in SHARES of X2O EACH.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
THOMAS BLAIKIE, Esq., Lord Provost of the City
of Aberdeen, Chairman,
The Right Honourable the Earl of Erroll, K.T., Lord-
Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire,
The Right Honourable the Earl of Kintore,
The Right Honourable the Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord-
Lieutenant of Kincardineshire,
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TRight Honourable the Lord Forbes,
heßight Honourable the Lord Panmure,
TProvost of Dundee,
he Provost of Arbroath,
e Provost of Montrose,
The Provost of Forfar.
he Provost of Bre-chin,
Alexander Bannerman, Esq., M.P. for the City of Aber-
deen,
Geor
divand Ellice, Esq., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs,
Tige Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee,
le Count Leslie, of Balquhain,
John Adam, Esq., of Scobbacb,
CaPhtin Barclay, of Ury and Allardice,
David Blaikie, Esq., of the firm of John Blaikie and
',Sons, Aberdeen,
aetaiar-General Byres, of Tonley,
well Burnett, Esq., Aberdeen.
rick Chalmers, Esq., of Auldbar,
Peoria Crombie, Esq., one of the Baillies of Aberdeen,
'William F. L. Carnegie, Esq., of and Boysack,
hert Duff, Esq., of Culter and Feteresso,
Duncan'a Abercromby Duff, Esq., of Haddo,
T Davidson, Esq., of Tillychetly,
James F4rquharson, Esq., of Invercauld,
"ra Farquhar, Esq., of Hallgreen, Kineardinshire, one
.T°' the Directors of the Union Bank of London,
elles Farquharson, Esq., Manufacturer, Auchinblae,
itaocrel Fraser, of Inverallochy and Castle Fraser,
Hobert
Grant E of fur Convener of Aber-
deenshire,
I °
Alexand
Colonel G
ordon,
°rden, of Park, Convener tif Banffshire.
John G er Gihttaa, Esq. of Johnston.
Andrew Esq., of Avochie and ;Drumlithie,
John
Taylor f3animell, Esq., of Drumtochty Castle,
James n Taylor Gordon, Esq., of Nerbermuir,
Hadden, ju Esq., of .the firm of Alexander
• Hadden Sons
Frederick Hoiland, Esq., of the 'firm of Richards end
Company,
John Angus, Esq., City Clerk of Aberdeen,
illiam innes, Esq., of Raemotr, Convener of Kittear-
dinesailre,
Alexander4opp, Esq., Aberdeen,
James Kilgc,ur, Esq., of the firm of Gordon, Barron, and
Company,
Clements lornsden, Esq., Aberdeen,
Alexander Morrison, Esq., of TBognie and Morithlairy,
twin Mechray, Esq., Torry Term, Mail Coach 'Centime-
tor, Aberdeen,
John Morice, Esq., of Tubos,Kiniardineshire,Nerchant
in 'London,
Alexander Pierie, jun., Esq, of the firm of Alexander
Pierie and Sons,
Henrytraterson, Esq., Manager of the North of Scot-
land Banking Coman
Major 'George Thomppsony,, -C.8., Bengal Engineers, of
avrge Thompsonyllie, jun• in Aberdeen,
sq•'
Aberdeenshire, residing in LiverpoOl,
Shipowner
Aberdeen. 8
D E Esq., Cashier of the Bank Banking Company,

The Banki BANKERS.
ngCompany in Aberdeen and Branches,
The'North ot C
Scotland Banking Company Aberdeen and
Thßranches,
e RoYal Bank of Scotland and Branches'',
Th Union Bank of'Soofland and Do., Edinburgh,
The Commercial Bank of Scotland and Do.,
,Sir Richard Carr Glynn'and Co.,
Menra• Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co.,} London,
Tlie4lnion Bank of London,
Messrs. Beckett and Company, Leeds,
`The'Conmercial Banking Company, Liverpool.
ENGIEES.
Messrssrs. Grainger and MilleNr, Edinßburgh,
Mes. John Gibb, and Alexander Gribb, Aberdeen.
•

rtaAILWAY, connecting the Citrof Aberdeen with
rtoe southern lines through the populous towns of
ttmdee, Perth, Abroatb, Forfar, Brechin, Montrose, and
i_porta and the numerous towns end villages in this
lont agricultuaal -and manufacturing district, hes
• ftia een anxiously desired, and the land was surveyed
..,13aok as the year -1837. The execution of the under-
eTriam"clwever, was deferred until ;the chain of railway
_owinunication should he further advanced. This has
o taken Place. Ra'l s have been completed or are
Projected froEn 'clwaand the south and west of Scot-
land to the southern termini of the present line. A fresh
Purvey and estimate having been obtained, the undertak-
ing has since received the
sanction of the Noblemen .and
toZtlenleo
subsctri rroprietors of the greater part of the lands
aversed, and alarge portion of the Capital lass been
Fr d within the district.
Line, it length of abr.
a consideration of the mate, and
Raga' 't Will be seen' that the whole -traffic of the various
on.,:lvs throughout the south and west of Scotland
t' 'll its Progress to Aberdeen and the northern colla-
tes, fall into an d e v d alongthis line.
brTanh
-he length arc thwe-nlvineeeis sixty-six miles, including
the
centre
oCfoismencing at the harbour and wet docks in
Aberdeen, it proceed-6 by the villages of
CO 'e+ Portlethen, 'Skateraw, and others, to the county
01 !onehavens thence through titreSertile district of the
Mearns, near to the-villages of Drundithie, Auchinblac,
and Laurencekirk. byardarykirk todibechin, and having a
larauch to the docks at Montrose- -1--:-Frorn Brechin. it is
proposed that the line shall be continued to Priockheim
on the one hand, forming there a junction with the -rail-
ways already finished to Abroath and Dundee, and the
Edinburgh and Northern, through Fife ; and, on 'the
•• other hand, to be continued to Forfar, where it will-meet
the Northern Junction Railway from Perth through Strath-
more, thus conneatingit with the Scottish Central Line.
No tunnel is reauiredaina the whole length of therliac,
the gradients are good, the value of the land is compara-
tively small, and the works are of. a dencription which can
be estimated with certainty. In addition to the experi-
ence of Messrs. Grainger and Miller ..and Messrs. Gib,
all Railway Engineers, the practical experience of the
'latter as Contractore, under the firm of John Gibb and
Sencon, is well known, ands-will give. more than usual confi-
de in the estniae ,of .east. After the most careful
'consideration of the whole work:, en, the main line and
;I?ranclis, and including the plant, the capital has been
fixed at X 1,000,000 sterling.
iotThe line traversed is very populous, and, besides the
tit.ihnterhelarge towns above mentioned, Aberdeen alone con-
at 5,000 inhabitants, and is the depdt for the supply
important and wealthy district north of that city
vithgeneral rnerchandize. Aberdeen and the other towns
1,011 the line are also important seats of the linen, cotton,
fiettalri!n, and other manufactures. l'he salmon and other
lava; la is are of great magnitude. These afford a very
tvhreh-euk ill-the present carrying trade of the country,
tr,ade
_ the a.;
Filt9modity of
-.vantage of a rapid transit = largelysry to a
a perishable nature .will increase.
' it is well known, has in lines of railway sieni-
raY'rentristeaced, proved a source of great revenue.
stud ''',Portion of the country traversed being deficient of
buildieg purposes, while the other is abundantly
d-PP'ied with acne of the 'finest -.quality and of different
escriptions, a large tra c will thence arise.
fi Its ;
•°,Portauce as an Agricultural district, in which the neeteattle are reared and fed in great numbers, requires
,"13' to be mentianed to satisfy everyene_ef the large
levenue which the Railway will realize from the transit
of Live and Dead• Stock to the southern markets, to which
they are at present driven by tediousand expensive medi-
aof conveyance. The Grain Trade also forms an im-
portant item in the anticipated receipts.
and Tables ofitraffic have been prepared from the passenger
carrying trade, exhibiting a clear revenue of upwards
.RBO,OO, orof 8 per eent. on the capital of £1,000,000,
without reckoning on .any new branch of trade to be
called into existence, or on any undue increase of that at
present existing.
It is propnsedthat the-stock shall be divided into 50,000
Shares, of £2O each ; and, as the standing orders of the
House of Commons provide that 10 per cent, on the sums
subscribed shall be paid :before a°railway bill can be read
a second time, a deposit that amount will be required
•befoee applying to Parliament. A deposit of 20,a
,per
-share to be paid as the shares are awarded, and the re-
-205. before the Ist ;February, 1845. The amount
_°f future Calls to be payable at such time as the Commit-
tee may direct, and the shares of parties failing to pay the
Calls when required, will be forfeited, alongwith any
"tams which they may have previously paid. The act will
Provide that no subscriber shall be liable beyond the
r4unouut of his subscription, that no more than £2. 10s.
e, r share shall be called for at any one time, and that
_uere
betaa
the Calls.
izathall be an interval of not leas than three months
airSter the act is obtained, 4 per cent. interest will be
the
uPtai the Calls, from the date of payment until
the is apened for traffic. If the act is not obtained,
4aj.nuents, deducting expenses, will be returned.
shade Pueations for Shares in the form annexed, may he
mrand tAtle,ao.l and Anderson, Blakie and Smith, or P.
" • Web "I'luson, Advocates in Aberdeen ; to G. and T.
and LeeXer, Old„ Palace-yard, and Johnson, Farquhar,
tart' wit'orgate-street, London, the Parliamen-
I''asel-strelia-r to Clark, Davidson, and Brown, 36,
ai,°rl and V-,,'-io'adon • Shiell and Small, Dundee; Lou-
fc,lsek:l‘l-:. on, ald, A'rbroath ; William Gordon, and D.
'ectiln; Adam Burness, Montrose ; Alexan-
and I and Kinnearand Monro, Stonehaven ; Duncans
fealowiaa,ea, and Gray and Jamieson, Perth ; or to the
riaeaQug sliarebrokers --namely, William Gordon, Ma-
and a. -street
ca a.. 0., street' Pswald;George, and Co. and James Black
and -".'rrtleen ; Robert Allan, John Robertson, and
and , Poians and Home, Edinburgh ;D. Niven
N\VPerth Sturrock, jun., Dundee; W. Oliphant,
inatso'qtYl v'en and Auld, John C. Foulds, and James
lin: an-Glasgow • Moore and Gatl:ff, Huddersfield ;
arvdalker and. George Heaps and Co., Leeds !
Rte k'buil,li iLon, Manchester ;B. and M. Boyd, 4, New
If eV, 7.arigs, and C. and J. H. M'llae, 57, Moorgate-
sNalf
.solc, 0 FORSYTH and PRITCARD, D. and J.
tio t
or to H
RICHARD SCHOLES, Liverpool.

P 01124 OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
iIt"'ISIONAI:COMMITTEE OF THE ABERDEEN
NI,
RAILWAY.
I)Oart the 'tet'rfr42o
clench,
fires 4/4Rx,--1 request that you will allot to me
Y the tip conditions slot the Prosp
(ruirpd.
at
cans. I shall
.the pr?p'osed Aberdeen Railway,
re-
at and sign the necessary deeds when r

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