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of the South and West of England, and South Wales,
will be. as ample as can be desired, whilst the traffic both
of goods and passengers that is manifestly attendant on
the line of country will be such as to insure the most am-
ple return on the capital invested.
The line has been properly inspected, and has been
found free from material engineering difficulties, and the
landowners are mainly favourable to its course. The ca-
pital proposed to be raised has been estimated to be more
than sufficient for the completion of the works.
The Provisional Committee being aware that it is of the
greatest importance to carry with them the right feeling
of the land-owners, manufacturers, and others interested
in the line, respectfully invite all such to take a personal
interest in the undertaking ; and they declare it to be their
wish to be materially guided in the allotment of Shares by
the opinions of gentlemen immediately interested in the
line.
The liability of each Shareholder will be restricted by
Act of Parliament to the amount of subscription, and
power will be applied for in the bill to allow interest at 4
per cent. per annum, on all calls, from the passing of the
act until the opening of the line.
Prospectuses, with maps of the line, may be obtained
on application to the Solicitors, or to the following Share-
brokers :—London, Messrs. GEORGE PALMER HOPE and
Co., 26, North side Royal Exchange, and Messrs.
FIELDS' and Co., Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street ;
Liverpool, Mr G. A. BROWN, Druid-court, Dale-street;
Mr. ROBERT GREENFIAM, 9, Mersey-chambers; and
Mr. C. POWNALL, Sweeting-street ; Manchester, Mr. W.
G. SEED, 15, St.:Ann-square ; Mr. CHARLES ALLEN,
Dude-place; and MCSSrS.BRADLEY, FORD, and PARKER;
Leeds, Messrs. STANDISH andIBLAcKETT, and Messrs. J.
and T.RHODES; Hull, Mr. JAMES BOWDEN ; Lancaster,
Mr. W.WELSH ; Halifax, Mr. JlNEwriunx ; York,
Messrs. GREYSTONE and ERLE; Skipton, Mr. J. CRAGG ;
Nottingham, Mr. FRANK WAKEFIELD, jun. ; Settle,
Mr. GIBBINS ; Bristol, Messrs. WREFORD, NICHOLLS,
and WREFORD ; Coventry, Mr. J. T. HoLLAND ; Brad-
ford, Messrs. F. E. and C. C. CROSSLEY ; Huddersfleld,
Mr. J. H. TAYLOR; Derby, Mr. SAMUEL HARE ; New-
castle-under-Lyne, Mr. W. Toancissos ; Birmingham,
Mr. W. H. COLLIS, 104, New-street ; to any of whom
applications for Shares, in the annexed form, (accom-
panied by a banker's or other satisfactory reference)
may be addressed.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Cornnzitte'e of the Staffordshire Pot-
teries, and Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway.
GENTLEMEN.--I request von to allot me Shares,
of each, in the above undertaking; and I hereby
engage to accept the same, or any less number that may
be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon, and to
sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Con-
tract when required

Dated this

day of

ame in

Business or Profession (if any)

THE GRIMSBY DOCK COMPANY.
REGISTRATION OF WARES.
THE Royal Assent having been given to the GRIMS•
BY DOCK BILL, all Persons holding SCRIP
CERTIFICATES of SHARES are requested to trans-
mit the same without delay to J. H. HUMFREY, Esq.,
Secretary of the Great Grimsby Railway Company, at
Sheffiell, stating, at the same timer Iliitinctly, and at
length, their Christian and Sur,sraloes, Description, and
Residence, in order that the, me may be correctly en-
tered
in the Company's Books. All Shares not so claimed
on or before WEDNESDAY, the Seventeenth day of Sep-
tember instant, at She latest, will be Registered as the
Property of the Persons to whom they were originally
allotted, and who executed the Subscription Contract in
respect thereof.
An acknowledgment of the receipt of the Scrip will be
given, and on the completion of the Registry the Sccre-
will forward, in exchange, Certificates of Shares under
the Seal of the Company. Only those who have been re-
gistered can Vote at the General Meeting of the Share-
holders to be held at Great Grimsby, on the seventh day
of October next.
It is particularly requested that all Persons sending
their Scrip by Post, or otherwise, WILL WRITE THEIR
NAMES ACROSS THE FACE OF EACH CERTIFICATE, and
the addition, " sent for Registration on the
day of--."
By order of the Directors,
GEORGE BABB, Secretary of the Dock Company.
J. H. Humfrev, Secretary of the Great
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail-
way Company.
Sheffield, 3d September, 1845.

THE GRIMSBY DOCK COMPANY.
GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS,
ON TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH OF OCTOBER NEXT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the first GE-
NERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the
GRIMSBY DOCK COMPANY will be held pursuant
to the Act of Incorporation, on TUESDAY, the Seventh
day of October next, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely,
at the TOWN-HALL, at GREAT GRIMSBY, in the County
of Lincoln, for the purposes contemplated in the said Act
of Incorporation, and in the Act called " The Company's
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," which forms a part of

It.
Notice is Hereby Given, that the Transfer Books will
be Closed from the 23rd of September inclusive, until
after the Meeting.
And Notice is Hereby Further Given, that an EXTRA-
ORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the said
GRIMSBY DOCK COMPANY will be held at the time and
place above-mentioned, to consider the propriety of treat-
ing and agreeing, and, if so determined, to authorise the
Directors to treat and agree with the Company incorpo-
rated by an Act of Parliament lately passed, called "The
Gnat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Act,1845,"
for the amalgamation of the Grimsby Docks with the
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, upon
such terms and conditions as shall appear to be mutually
advantageous

By order of the Directors,
GEORGE BABB,
Secretary of the Grimsby Dock Company.
Great Grimsby, September 3d, 1845.

WARWICKSHIRE & LONDON RAILWAY,
Affording the nearest practicable communication
BETWEEN WARWICK, LEAMINGTON, LONDON, AND
BIRMINGHAM, WITH AN IMPROVED LINE TO
CHELTENHAM AND THE WEST.
Provisionally Registered under 7th and Bth Vic., cap. 110.
CAPITAL, £1,500,000, IN SHARES OF £2O EACH.

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY
COMPANY.
A T the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
ri of this COMPANY, held at the White Lion Hotel,
in the city of Bristol, on Thursday, the 28th of August,
1845,

JAMES GIBBS, Esq. in the Chair,
It was unanimously Resolved,
I.—That the Report of the Direst=s--now read be re-
ceived, approved, and adopted,Arra that the Directors be
requested to send a Copy decent' to every Proprietor.
2.—That a Dividend 4 £1 Bs. per Share, free of In-
come-tax, for the Half-year ending on the 6th of October
next, be payable affer the 30th of the same month, to the
Proprietors of el Shares standing registered on the said
6th of October,
3.—That the Directors be and they are hereby em-
powered to take such measures as they may deem expe-
dient for obtaining an Act in the next session of Parlia-
me,A to construct a Branch Line to the city of Wells, and
likewise such other Branches or Extensions as may ap-
pear desirable for the accommodation of the Public, and
for protection of the interest of this company, and that
they report hereon to a Special General Meeting of the
Proprietors to be convened for this purpose.
4.—That the best thanks of the Proprietors be given to
Mr. FREDERICK RICKETTS, for his long and most valua-
ble services as Chairman of this Company, and for his
kindness in accepting the office of Deputy-Chairman.
s.—That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to
our Secretary, Mr. J. B. BADHAM, for his exertions in
promoting the prosperity of this Company, and that in
order to carry into full effect the intentions of the Pro-
prietary. expressed in their Resolution of the 22d August,
1844, and as some recompense for his important services,
200 of the unappropriated Third Shares of this Company
be transferred at par into th nameM of Mr. J a
B. Badharn.
JA GIBBS, Chirman.
The Chairman having quitted the Chair,
It was Resolved by acclamation,
6.—That the best thanks of this Meeting be given to
JAMES GIBBS, Esq., for his able and judicious conduct
in the Chair.

WORCESTER, WARWICK, AND RUGBY
RAILWAY.
PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
CAPITAL, £900,000, in 45,000 Shares of £2O each.
DEPOSIT, £2 2s. per Share.
OFFICES, No. 5, GRFSHAM-STREET, BANK.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Henry George Wnr.l, F,cq.. M.P.. Chairman of the
Great Eastern and Western Railway Company
David Robert Ross, Esq., M.P., Belfast, Director cf
the Great Eastrn and Western Railway,Company
Thomas Farncornb, Esq., Alderman of London, Direc-
tor of the Great Eastern 901-Western Railway Com-

pany.
George Allies, Esq., erman of Worcester, Cwm Celyn
Iron Works
Richard Ashton,sq., White Lion Court, Cornhill, Di-
rector of the Great Eastern and Western Railway

Company
John Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the
Great Eastern and Western Railway Company
Walter Chamberlain, Esq., Worcester Royal Porcelain
Manufactory, Director of the Great Eastern and West-
ern Railway Company
George Beauchamp Cole, Esq., Chester-street, Grosve-
nor-place, Director of the Great Eastern and West-
ern Railway Company
Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Copthall-court, and Old Palace,
Richmond, Director of the Great Eastern and Western
Railway Company
Mr. Georee Cox, Glove Manufacturer, Worcester.
Thomas Dowglasse, Esq., Marlbro'-place, St. John's
Wood, Director of the Great Eastern and Western
Railway Company
Henry Clarke Duppa, Esq., Quarry house, Boughton
Winchelsea, Kent, Director of the Great Eastern
and Western Ra lwav Company
George Farley, Esq., Henwick-house, and Crowle, Wor-
cestershire, Banker, Worcester
Mr. J. Firkins, of the firm of Firkins and Co., Glove
Manufacturers, Glove Factors, and Hop Merchants,
Worcester
Henry Grasett, Esq., Chesham-street, Belgrave-square
Mr. Edwin Gardner. Corn, Hop, and Seed Merchant,
Worcester
John Matthew Gutch, Esq., Banker, Worcester
Mr. John Hood, Merchant and Carrier, Worcester
John Hall, Esq., Merchant, Worcester
Frederick Hall, Esq., Merchant, Worcester
Charles Hastings, M.D., Alderman of Worcester
John Wheeley Lea, Esq.. Vice-Chairman of the Severn
Navigation Company, Manager of the Droitwich Patent
Salt Company, and a Director of the Great Eastern and
Western Railway Company.
John Lilly, Esq., Alderman of Worcester, Worcester
Royal Porcelain Manufactory.
Mr. Thomas Lucy, Albion Steam Flour Mills, Worces-
ter, Director of the Great Eastern and Western Rail-

way Company
James Macmillan, Esq., Southampton
Arthur Mann, Esq., Woburn-square, Director of the
Great Eastern and Western Railway Company
Mr. F. H. Needham, Merchant, Worcester, Director of
the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company
Mr. Powell, Wine Merchant, Worcester
John Pumphrey, Esq., Droitwich."
Mr. James Bea, of the firm of Messrs.
Malsters, Worcester
Mr. J. P. Rea, of the firm of Messrs. Rea and Son,
Maltsters, Worcester
James Reeves, Esq., Cheapside, and Leyton, Director of
the Direct London and Manchester Railway Company
Timothy Steward, Esq., Higham Lodge, Norwich
John Tolley, Esq., Westford, Droitwich
Mr. Wells, Hop Merchant, Worcester
Mr. Woodward, Hop Merchant, Worcester
John Henry Walsh, Esq., Worcester
Mr. James Wall, Merchant and Carrier, Worcester
With power to add to their number.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
William Gravatt, Esn., F.R.S.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER.
S. F. Griffin, Esq., C.E.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. E'mslie and Preston , 47, Moorgate-street,London,
Henry Foley, Esq., Worcester.
BANKERS.
London—The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury
The Commercial Bank of London.
Worcester—Messrs. Farley, Lavender, and Co.
THIS Line, which, subject to the decision of the
Guage Commissioners, will be constructed on the
Broad Guage principle, will commence at the Worcester
Station of the great Eastern and Western Railway, and,
proceeding by Redditch and Henley in Arden, will touch
Warwick and Leamington, and end at Rugby, the ter-
minus of the Midland Counties Railway and of the pro-
posed Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railway. It will
communicate with Droitwich, Studley, Alcester, and
Stratford-on-Avon.
At Warwick, it will unite with the Birmingham and
Oxford Junction Railway, the Warwick and Cheltenham
Railway, and the London, Warwick, Leamington, and
Kidderminster Railway ; and at Rugby, with the London
and Birmingham, the Midland Counties, and the pro-
jected Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railways.
The country through which it will pass is thickly popu-
lated, and of the richest description. It presents no en-
gineering difficulties, and from its population, its manu-
factures, and agricultural produce, it posseses sources of
such abundant traffic as to render it highly remunerative
to the capitalists.
The object proposed, is to complete the line of railway
communication between the Western, Midland, and
Eastern portions of the Kingdom, and a glance at the
Map of England will show that this will be effected in
the most direct manner by the present line ; touching, as
it will at one of its termini, a railway running direct from
Swansea to Worcester, and at the other, the pr ,jected
line from Rugby to Huntingdon,—from which point a
railway communication has been already provided.
By means of this Railway, the manufactures of all the
towns and the agricultural produce of the country con-
tained within its range, as well as the Ports on the East-
ern ",and North-Eastern Coast, will have opened to them
a direct and unbroken communication with the great and
densely populated mineral fields of South \Vales, as well
as the markets of the Northern portion of the princi-
pality.
The advantages of a direct railway carriage over the
more tedious process of carriage by water, to say nothing
of the economy in saving the expense, as well as the da-
mage incident to many kind of goods by the frequent
transhipment required by the latter, are too obvious to
demand more than this slight allusion.
To the population along the line as well as to the Mid-
land and Northern portions of the Kingdom, this under-
taking will present the most direct communication with
those towns of fashionable resort—Leamington and
Cheltenham. To the inhabitants of Leamington and
Warwick, it will open the most direct communication
with the city of Worcester and South Wales, whilst to
the inhabitants of Worcester, it will open the markets of
the Eastern portions of the county.
The Shareholders in the several Railways proposed to
be joined or intersected, will have a preference in the
allotment of Shares in this undertaking.
No person will be liable for more than his deposit till
the Act is obtained, and power will be applied for to
allow interest at £4 per centum on all calls from the
time of their respective payments, and to limit the liability
of the Shareholders to the amount of their Subscrip-
tions.
Applications for Shares in the annexed form to be made
to the Provisional Committee, at the office, 5, Gresham-
street, London, or Messrs. John Shewell and Son, Share-
brokers, Tokenhouse-yard ; Mr. John Duncuft, Share-
broker, Manchester; Mr. John O'Niel, Sharebroker,
Manchester; Messrs. SCHULTZ and CARR, Share-
brokers, Liverpool; Messrs. H. & C. Beardshaw,
I,v
jiiam
m es, and s
hCaor .
Sharebroker, Wor-
cester Share-
brokers, Leeds ; Messrs. Tate and Nash, Sbarebrokers,
Bristol ; Mr. James Pearson, Sharebroker, Birmingham ;
; Mr. Robert Allan, Sharebroker, Edinburgh;
Mr. William Gordon, Sharebroker, Aberdeen ; Mr. An-
drewSamuelHutchinson Brand, Sharebroker, Glasgow ; and Messrs. Bruce
Sharebroker.
and Symes, Sharebrokers, Dublin ; of whom Prospectuses
may be had.

Rea and Sons,

FORM OF APPLIICATION FOR SHARES•
To the Provisional Committee of the Worcester, War.

wick, and Rugby Railway Company.
GaNTLEMEN,—I request you will allot to me
and
Shares of £2O each in the above-named Company,
hereby undertake to pay the Deposit thereon, and to exe
cute the necessary Deeds when required.

Name in full

Profession or Trade

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P!ace of Business (if any)--

Reference
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