The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

ST. HELEN'S & sourii PORT, WIGAN, RAIN-
FORD, AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY.
Ifl Public are respectfully informed that it is proposed
to CONSTRUCT a "ANL: of RAILWAY, with
the r quisite Branches, to accomplish the following impor-
tant ,•bjects:—
First : To bring the extensive Coal Districts to the west
of Wigan, comprising the Coal Fields of Winstanley,
Rainford, and Kirkby, into a cheap and easy com-
munication with Liverpool, via the Liverpool and Mac.
Chester Railway.
Second: To effect a shorter and more direct communi•
cation b. tween Liver p :ol and the North, by the proposed
hew Lire, to Wigan.
And Third: By a Railway from St. Helen's, through
the Cuathelds of Biekerstaff and Lathow, to join the
• Euston and Southport Railway at a place west of RufFard;.
thereby affording to the Town of •Ormskirk a good railway
communication with Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, and
other places already connected by existing railways. he•
sides completing a railway communication between.Man-
chesrer," Stockport, and the Manufacturing Districts as
well as between Wolverhampton, Birmingham and the
Erent 1,4:i Districts, anti the agreeable Watering-place of
SolirneoaT.
The peculiar advantage of the proposed scheme of Rad-
way is, that it will afford, at a camparatieely small outlay.
(by making wenf the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
and by arrangements with St. Helen's Railway,) the
valuable option of several distinct triodes of outlet for the
produce of the great Cual Field which it is proposed to
Interser t. namely
First: By the Liverpool and Manchester Line, to effect
a direct raifway communication with arose towns. •
Second: By the St. Helen's and Runcorn-gap Railway,
to obtain a short and direct communication with the river
'Mersey, either for export to Ireland, for the supply of the
Salt-works in Cheshire. or fur the Steam-vessels which
row sail iron) the river Mersey to all parts of the world.
And Third : In addition to a new railway communica-
tion from Edge-hill to the north end of the town, which
the Liverpool and Manchester Company have in content-
Piation, and will be prepared to execute as soon as the
tram, of the pert shad require increased accommodation,
a connexion will al,o be formed with the Leeds and Liver-
pool Canal, which the proposed Line will cross between
Ormskrk and 11• ffard, by which a water cooveyance to
the north end of Liverpool will be effected. -
By the proposed scheme, while ample facilities will be
afforded to the Proprietor to bring his Mineral Products to
toe rarer,. am.", “.01•7 nlll $.1.,
and that waste of the national capital be avoided, which
must he sustained where a million of money is expended
to accomplish objects which by more judicious arrange-
ments could be effected by a quarter of that auto.
ensure the most skilful, comprehensive, and at the
same time economical system of Lines and of Working, of
which the district is capable, the Promoters are happy fo
announce that they have engaged the services of Geotge
Stephenson, Esq., who has consented to act as Principe!
Engineer for the setting out and construction of the Lute,
—iu regard to which the interests of the Landed Proprie-
tors of the c,,untry proposed to be traversed will as far as
possible be consulted.
Further particulars, with the names of the Provisional
Committee, will shortly be published.
CLAY and SWIFT.
Liverpool, 7th October, 1841.

LONDONDERRY & ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.

CAPITAL, £500,000, in 10,000 SHARES of £5O each.
Deposit, £2 10s. per Share.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Right Honourable the Earl of Charlemont, Lieutenant of
the County Tyrone.
Right Honourable the Earl of Roden.
Right Honourable the Earl of Wieidow, Lieutenant of
the County Wicklow.
Right Honourable the Earl of Erne, Lieutenant of the

County Fermanagh.
Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bart., M.'?., Lieutenant of the
County Derry.
Sir James Stewart, Bart., Fortetewart.
Sir Edmund Hayes, Bart., M.P. and D.L.
Sir Robert Bateson, Bart.. Caqi ues, J.P.
Alderman Humphrey, M.P., Governor of the Honourable

the Irish Sticietir.
The Honourable H. A. Cole, M.P. for Enniskillen.
Rev. John Grey Porter, Belleisle.
Colonel Barton. Watertoot, Petligo, D.L.
'illiam R. Corlett. Esq., M.P., London Proviqon4l
William Edmund Ferrers, Esq. Committee of the
William H. Thomas, Esq., Dundalk and Eti-
John G. Frith, Esq., niskillen Railway.
Francis Macnaghtrn, Esq.
George Tyrrell, Esq.
George Whitmore, Esq.
George Hove, Esq., Etlenmnre, Rabeny.
William Henry, 14:..q., Iklruntjoy-square, Dublin.
Thomas Mooney. E-q., Ktlmacud house, Dublin.
Richard Wiight, Esq., Pembroke-place, Dublin.
Peter Eckers!ey, Esq., Hollyhrook-park, Dublin.
Edward Atkinson, Esq.. Carrickbrennan-house, Dundalk.
John Stratton, Esq., Dunda:k.
Ninian B. M'lntire, Esq., Clover-hill, Dublin.
Connolly M'Causland Lecky, Esq., Londonderry.
Hugh Lyle, Esq., Carnagrave. D.L.
Williatn Brown, Esq., Cumber-house.
William Ilastett, Esq., Mayor of Derry.
William Mackay, Esq.. Derry.
Patrick Giltrour, Esq., Derry.
Andrew A. Watt, Esq., Derry.
Robert M'lnt re, Esq., Derry.
James T. Mackay, Esq., Derry.
J. W. Johnston, Esq., Troy.
William Leathern, Esq , Thcrnbill, Derry.
John Munn, Esq., Derry.
Robert Bond, Esq., St. Columb's.
William F. M'lntire, Derry.
John Leathern, Esq.. Derry.
Oliver Bond, Esq., Pennyburn.
Francis Regan, Esq., M D., Derry.
Stewart Gordon Esq., Derry.
Frederick, H. Hemming, Secretary to the London
Committee.
Pitt Skipton, Secretary to the Derry Committee.
Sir John Macneill, Engineer, LL.D., F.R.S.
SOLICITORS.
Timothy Tyrrell. Esq., Guildhall, London,
and
Samuel Law Crawford, Esq., Londonderry.
LONDON BANKIERS.
Messrs. Rnbatts, Curtis, and CO.
IRISH BANKERS.
The Bank of Ireland and its Branches.
The Provincial Bank of Ireland, and its Branches.
Rol Dubin
Northern Bank Belfast Bank.
,
Belfast Bank, }and their Branches.
Ulster Bank,

It is material ti state, that application to the Ho-
nourable the Irish Society, whoolhaoien:o much interest in
the land upon which part of the intended to be
made, they came to the following Rejs u
two; and there
is every reason to believe that they will eventually give
the land without charge :
/t was Resolved.
That in the opinion of this Society, the construction
of a Railway from Londonderry to tnniskillen will be
highly beneficial to the public, and also to the Estates
belonging to the Society. This Court is therefore disposed
to facilitate the lot mation of such a Line of Railway; s.nd
neon the production of the Plans and Sections thereof, to
give the subject its most deliberate and favourable consi-
deration."
_ Applications for Shares to be made at the Company's
!ic F. Moorgate-street Chambers, London; and to the
Provisional Committee, Londonderry.