The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

FORMING A CONTINUATION. OF

THE CALEDONIAN Ab-§-6-61"-d§fi-CENTRAL

RAILWAYS.
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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 parte 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 found to be upon one uninterrupted
level. _ _ _

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 az a seat of commerce and manufactures is well
known.

The railways from Arbroath to Forfar, 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 capital cannot be precisely fixed; but it is
proposed that it be divided into shares of X,50 each, the

parliamentary deposit of 10 per cent., or £5 per share,
being payable on subscription.
Applications for shares, or generally for information on
the subject, may in the meantime be made to Messrs.
HOPE and OLIPHANT, W. S., Edinburgh ; Messrs.
CHRISTOPHER and JOHN KERR, writers, Dundee; Mr.
LANG, Parliamentary Solicitor, 11, Park-street, West-
minster, London; or to the following Sharebrokers, viz.,
Messrs. FosrErt. and BRAITHWAITE, 64, Old Broad-
street, London ; Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON and Co.,
15, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, and Mr. ROBT. ALLAN,
8, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh; Mr. W. H. OLIPHANT,
Perth; Mr. J. C. FOULDS, Glasgow; Messrs. FORSYTH
and PRITCHARD, and Messrs. Too and ASHTON, Liver-
pool; and Mr. J. B. LOCKE, Manchester.

EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN
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RAILWAY.

THE Public are respectfully informed that the Books
for Subscription for the preference SHARES in this
undertaking, which bear an Interest of Five per Cent.
over the old Stock, will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, the
20th instant.

Further applications for these Shares will be received
in Liverpool, by Mr. RICHARD DAWSON, No. 10, Ex-
change-alley.

A. G. FIELD, Secretary.

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