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

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' These considerations alone would more than justify
any small outlay to preserve this port from further
damage, but in addition it should be remembered,
that this may shortly become the packet station
for all our mail communications with northern and
central Europe ; that as soon as the railroad
open to Colchester is completed to Harwich, letters
dispatched from the General Post Office might be
delivered in three hours direct on board the mail
steam-packet, lying waiting alongside the pier;
that passengers could walk on board, and in less
than a quarter of an hour be clear out at sea, in all
weathers, and at all times of the tide, and sixty
miles ahead, even in fine weather, of those mailed
at the same time in London, which would probably
make the difference of a whole tide in arriving rff
Ostend or the Bridle, or other bar harbours, while
in north-easterly gales and fogs steamers would
often make their passage before those starting
from London could get clear of the shoals and
currents of the deep gulf which forms the estuary
of the Thames ; in proof of which, twenty-eight
steamers, carrying mails, in spite of strict orders
to the contrary, have been compelled to put into
this port for fuel, or land their mails, after con-
tending for upwards of twenty-four hours against
strong head-winds, which prevented their making
their voyage.
" Under these points of view, then, but chiefly as a
Packet Station for all northern and central Euroi,e,
the preservation of this port appears to be of national
importance."
On reference to the map it will be seen, that the Rail-
way, besides accommodating the important and populous
districts through which it will pass, (as yet unprovided
with railway accommodation) opens up, by means of
existing and projected lines, direct communication be-
tween the port of Harwich, and every part of England :
—by the Eastern Counties Railway, direct with London;
by its connexion at Blisworth with the London and Bir-
mingham Railway, with all the manufacturing districts of
Staffordshire ;—from the same point, by means of the
Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Line, with the
west of England and, by the South Midland, and Mid-
land Counties Railways, with all the northern and ma-
nufacturing towns.
It may not be generally known that Harwich is nearer
than Hull to the Elbe, by forty miles, whilst its situation
as regards the opposite ports of Holland, places it in im-
mediate communication with all the railroads of Ger-
many,—being nearer, even than London, to Rotterdam
and the adjacent ports, by one hundred miles.
Regarding Harwich, therefore as a Packet Station, a
Harbour of Refuge, and the most commodious port for
all northern and central Europe, it is scarcely possible to
estimate, too highly, the value of the present undertaking,
whether viewed as a great national work, or as a commer-
cial speculation.
A Parliamentary grant having been made for the
im-
provement and preservation of Harwich Harbour, it is
the intention of this Company to assist in carrying out
the objects of the Government by the construction of
Docks, which, in connexion with the Railway, will
adapt the port of Harwich for that extensive commercial
and passenger traffic, to which its situation, combined
with othor advantages, appear so peculiarly to entitle it ;
and the Provisional Committee have the satisfaction of
stating, that intending to carry out the plan for the
Docks in such manner as may obtain the sanction of the
Government, they have, after consulting with Messrs.
Walker and Burgess, reques ed those gentlemen to fur-
nish them with plans and estimates for the Docks.
Power will be taken in the Act to allow four per cent.
interest on the deposits, until the completion of the Line.
A limited number of Shares will be reserved for Parties
having a Local Interest on the Line ;—for Foreign
Chambers of Commerce commercially benefitted by the
undertaking, and also, for the London and Birmingham,
the Eastern Counties, and Eastern Union Railway Com-
pany.
No Application for Shares, unless accompanied by a
reference to a Member of the Provisional Committee, the
Solicitors, or Brokers of the Company, or other respon
siblc parties, will be attended to.
Application for shares in the annexed form may be
made to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company,
No. 63, Moorgate-street ; to the Solicitors ; or to the
following Stock and Sharebrokers, from whom copies of
the Prospectus and Map may be obtained :—Messrs.
CARDEN & WHITEHEAD, Threadneedle-streeet, Messrs.
EWART and BELL, 3, Coptball Chambers, London ;
Messrs. BRADLEY, FORD and PARKER, Manchester ;
H. DAVIES and CO., Liverpool ; Messrs. CH ANTRELL,
and BOYES, Leeds; Messrs. WILKINSON and EARLE,
Hull; Mr. JAMES HERVEY, HALIFAX; Messrs. Bu-
CHANAN and AITKEN, Glasgow ; and Messrs. LAMA-
TOUCH and STAFFORD, Dublin.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the Harwich Docks and
Birmingham and Central England Railway.
GENTLEMEN,-I request that you will allot me
Shares of £2O each in the Harwich Docks, and Birming-
ham and Central England Railway ; and I do hereby un-
dertake to accept the same, or any less number you may
allot me, and to pay the deposit of £2 2s. per share, and
to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers'
Agreement when required.
Dated this day of 1845.
Usual Signature
Name in full
Residence --
Business or Profession •
Date of Application
Name, Residence, and Profession of Referee