The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Thomas Blaikie. Esq., Lord Provost of the City of Aber-
' deen, Chairman.
The Right lion. the Earl of Errol, K. T., Lord-Lieute-
nant of Aberdeenshire.
The liight Hon. the Lord Forbes.
The Right Hon. the Lord ['immure.
The Right lion. the Lord Lovat.
The Right lion. the Lord James flay.
Sir R. Dalrymple [lora Elphinstone, Bart.
The Pr:rvost of Dundee.
The Provost of Arbroath.
The Provost of Montrose.
The Provost of Forfar.
The Provost of Brechin.
Al,xander Bannerman, Esq., M.P. for the City of Aber-
deen.
George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee.
Ea q., M.P. for Banffshire.
Adam,Jane{ Duff,
E•q., of Henna.
of SeoLbach.
y. Ury and Allardice. .
David 131 ukie, Es q
John E,'(l•. of Craie,iebuckler.
!tl4.1--General Byres, of Trinity.
Newell Burnett, Esq., Aberdeen.
Patrick Chalmers, Esq., of Auldbar.
Lewis Crombie, E-q , one of the Banks of Aberdeen.
William F. L. Carnegie, Esq., of Spynie and Boysack.
Patrick Davidson, Esq., Aberdeen.
Robert Duff, Esq., of Colter and Petteresso.
Thomas Abercrombv Duff, Esq., of Haddo.
Duncan D,vidson, E,q , of Tillychetiv•
James Farquharson, Esq., ot Invercauld.
James F,rquhar. Esq., liall:treeert, of Kincardineshire.
James Farquharsonn, Esq., Manufacturer, A uchinbitte.
Colonel Fraser, a Inverrllochy and Castle Fraser.
Robert Grant, Esq., of Tillyfour, Convener of Aberdeen-
s! ire.
Colonel Gordon, of Park, Convener of Banffshire.
Alexander Gbbon, of Johnston.
John Gordon, Esc!., of Avechie.
Andrew Gao roil! Esq., of Drumtcchty Castle.
John Taylor Gordon, Eq4., of Nethermuir.
James Hidden, jun Esq.. of Aberdeen.
Frederick Holland, Esq., Aberdeen.
Joint Angus, Esq., City Clerk of Aberdeen.
William Tones, Esq., of Raertoor, Convener of Kin-
cardineshire.
Alexander Jnpp, Esq., Aberdeen.
Janos Kigour, Esq.. Aberdeen.
Clemets Lirosden, Esq., Aberdeen. •
Alexander Morrison, Esq , of 13onay and MonOlairy.
Isaac Niacra. Esq., Mail- c-.l.ach Contractor„kberdeen.
John 1l orrice, Etq., of Kincardineshire, Merchant, Lon-
don.
David B drool- Ogilvie, Esq., of Tannadice.
Alexander Pir!e, jun., E,q.' Aberdeen.
Henry Paterson, Esq., Banker.
Colontl Turner, of Alehie, C. 8., Royal Arillerv•-
Major George Thomson, C.B , Bengal Engineers, of

Icy.
Gears Toomson,lun.. E.g., Aberdeen.
David Wylie, E,q.. flanker. Aberdeen.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
Tile Union Batic. of London.
ENGINEERS.
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William Cubitt, Eeq., F. R. S., -Great George-stree',
London.
Alexander Gibb, Esq , Aberdeen.. -
PARLIAMENTARY SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate-
street ; and Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, 1, Old
Palace-yard. Westminster.
ri 1H I S Railway will connect th; North of Scotland with
1. all th« proposed and present Railways in the South
and le.:d directly fr.)m Aberdeen to Edinburgh and Glas-
gow. Its length will be about 501 miles, and the distances
from Aberdeen to the following important places will be
as follows: .riz.,

MILES.
To Edinburgh, via Arbroath, Dundee, and through
Fife
Do. via Forfar, Perth, and Stirling 157
To Glasgow, via Do. Do. Do-• •.. •
Do. via Dundee, Perth, and Stirling 157
The rosition of Aberdeen among the towns of Scotland
is next in importance to that of Edinburgh and Glasgow ;
and with the vitw of adopting the Line best calculated to
unite Aberdeen with these and other populous cities, and
to secure the most favourable communication with the
South, Mr. Cubitt, alter a careful personal survey, has
reputed his decided approval of the Line now proposed,
and which may bz des:Tibed as follow! t—From Ab.:rdeen,
by Stonehaven, Drumlithe, Lauret-xekirk,Marykirh, Dub.
ton, near Montrose. and Bridge of Duo, near Brechin,
to Froickbeirn and Guthrie, points about seven milts from
Arbrdath and F..rfar, in the present Line of Railway to
these towns.
Mr. Cubitt has further stated, that. this Line is also th
motet
thatfilv ohnitsabelsetitatsarteepairtds.otoho,o is eoeoxperiseo f C:3n,truction,
and fully
sufficient for
couple tin; the undertaking, including the Pa r
int and every
othr r expense np to the opening cf the. Railway.
The Company will b.t in a situation to submit evidence
to Farlii,ment.that the traffic will yield a return of eight
per vent. to the Shareiro!ders.
After act is obtained, interest at the rate of four per
cent. will be alowed upon the calls from the date of pay-
nint until th. Line is openedfur traffic.

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The Parliamentary t c‘l,•: 1 be completed in fine for
deposit, so thA application may be made to Parliament
for the act next Eris or .

v7-6:lir:;r4l\ir.6lbitt's Report aril Sketches of the Line
may be obtained at the Company's Office, 2, Aloorgate-
strcet, London, where applications for the remaining

NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.
VOTICE IS EREBY GIVEN. that no. Applications
I.N for Shares in this Railway can be I%Telvecl after the
sth Novemb,r next. as the Committee meet un that day
to Aliut the Snares.
By ord;,r of the Directors,
JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
Torn-hail, ,Mansfield, Oct. 24, 1811.