The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

TEN POUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN or STRAYED, from a Field at Meanwood,
near Leeds, on the Bth of August last, a BAY
HORSE, six years old, 16 hands hig„l4.lis a white fore-
head, and a white place on his near hind leg, and is long
in his hind quarters, with a swirch tail.
Whoever will bring the same to Mr. JOSEPH BURROW,
of Meanwood, or Mr. READ, Chief Constable, Leeds, will
receive £lO Reward.

AT an—ADJOURNED MEETING of the LIVER-
POOL PROPRIETORS of the SOUTH-EAST-
ERN and DOVER RAILWAY, at the CLARENDON.
ROOMS, South John-street. on the 2d September, 1844,
PRESENT :
N. D. BOLD, Esq., LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, Esq.,
WILLIAM Nicol,, Esq., HENRY HOLMES. Esq.,
RICHARD HOUGHTON, Esq., STANLEY PERCIVAL, Esq.,
JOHN LATH AM, Esq., JOHN TWINAME, Esq., DANIEL
WILLINK, Esq., CHARLES GROVES, Esq., JAMES MAC-
GREGOR, Esq., JAMES CAW, Esq., ROBERT BROWNE,
Esq., WILLIAM COOK, Esq., JAMES Buc HAN AN.
Esq., RICHARD HAYNES, Esq., ~L. PRITCHARD,
Esq„ &c. &c. &c.
WILLIAM COOK,. ESQ. in the Cbair,
It was unanimously Reiolved,
That the Proprietors p6w assembled are confirmed in
their opinion, by the ,ififormation this-day received, that
a thorough change in the system of carrying Goods on
the South Eastern and Dover Railway is imperatively
called for, and they record their conviction that it would
be as much for the advantage of the Public as of the
Company that the South Eastern and Dover Proprietors
should themselves become carriers.

That it is the opinion of this Meeting that the net earn-
ings from traffic, from the Ist October, 1843, cannot in
equity be charged with the interest on Capital then un-
productive, and therefore such net earnings, allowing for
the subsequent opening from Folkstone to Dover, and of
the Bricklayers' Arms Branch, areapplicablefor adividend.
That the Proprietors present pledge themselves to sup-
port the Directors in all sound measures for the protec-
tion of the South Eastern and Dover Railway Company.
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chair-
man.

GAINSBOROUGH, SHEFFIELD, AND CHES-
TERFIELD RAILWAY.
SHORT AND DIRECT LINE.
CAPITAL, £750,000, IN 15,000 SHARES OF £5O
EACH.
DEPOSIT, £3 PER SHARE.
• PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. 1
Wm. Jno. Bagshawe, Esq., The Oaks, Sheffield.
Wilson Overend, Esq.' Sheffield.
Benj. Burdekin, Esq., Sheffield.
Richard Bayley, Esq., Castle Dyke. Sheffield.
Thomas Creswick, Esq., Ecciesall Grange, Sheffield,
Henry Wilson, Esq., Westbrook, Sheffield.
Henry Houldsworth, Esq., Chairman of the Manchester
and Leeds Railway Company.
William Entwisle, Esq:, M.P., DeputseChairman of the
Manchester and' Leeds Railway Company, and a Di- -
rector. of the/Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway
Company.
Robsrt Gill, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts, a Di-
rector of the Manchester and Leeds, and o 6 the
Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston RaitwayCompanies.
Leo Schues'ter, Esq., a Director of the Manchester and
Leeds, and ef the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston
Railway 'Companies.
Captain Laws, 'R.N., Crumpsall Hall, Lancashire.
Thomas Claile, Esq., Mayor of Chesterfield.
Edward Humble, Esq., Renishaw, Derbyshire.
Samuel Butcher, Esq., Endeliile, Sheffield.
Thomas Ellin, jun., Esq., Sheffield.
Henry Wilkinson. Esq., Endaliffe Ball, Sheffield.
Robert Vonnge, Esq., Greystones,Sheffield.
Roger 'Haywood. Esq., Hooton Levet, Maltby.
Thomas Dyson, Esq., Braith well Manny House,Yorkshire.
Thomas'Adsbury, Esq., Rotherham.
Charles Frederick Younge, Esq., Sheffield.
James Willis Dixon, Esq., 'Broom todge, Sheffield.
Henry 3rubb. Esq., Broomhill, Sheffield.
John'Sansoin, Esq., lloor Lodge, Sheffield.
John'Green, Esq., Neepsend, Shield.
John Newton Mappin, Esq., Sheffield.
Rikleard Ellison, Esq., Sudbrooke Holme, Teincolne
Chairman of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston,
Railway.
Thu Rev. H.W. Sibthorpe,Vesitinghorough,".) ',Directors:
Lincoln, of the
Edward Fowler, EN., Lincoln, Wake- •
T. TM. Keyworth, Esq., Lin-celn, ' field,
'Thomas Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln, Lincoln,;
Cracroft, Hacktbornliell, Lincoln, 'I 3: Boston;
'Weston Craerofc, Esq., Haßthorn, 3 Railway.
With ererwer to add to their number.
'teenrnEEß.
William Cubit t, Esq., F.R.S.
eneerereas.
Sheffield ...... The :Sheffield and Rotherham 'Bankireg
. 'Company ; the Sheffiela and'Retfcrad
Bank.
Gainebomugh tlVlessrs:-Salith, Ellison, •and Co.
Lincoln ....
Chesterfield.. —The Chesterfield and Derbyshire Banking
Compeny.
Boston . MessrseeGee and Co.
Bawtry .. The=Yearkshire BankineCompany.
Manchester.... Messrs.eCunliffe, Brnekes, at Co.
London _. 'Messrs. Cunliffe, Brookes, and To. ;
Messrs. Barclayeßeven, and Co., the
• London and Westminster' Bank.
THE oiliest of thisetridertaking is toconstrubt the most
direct and verfeetlslNE OF RAILWAY from the
Town and Port of GetVeISBOROUGH, throw:ll-SHEF-
FIELD, to the Station of the Midland Railway at
CHESTERF/E'leD, tkereby efectinge more expefiitious
and economical communication between Gaineberough,
Sheffield, read thetMiZisand Counties ei the oneland, and
between ShnEeld Land the Metropolis on the other ; and,
also, to bring into immediate contact the whole of Lin-
colnshine ,and the -Eastern Counties, with the important
Manufacturing andxMineral Districtsof Sheffield, Dron-
field, and Unstone.
The Line will commence at Chesterfielde pass through
the important Mineral Districts of 7.Thstone and•Dron-
and thence thy Canklow, (where
fiitel idja,ststoreet
gh
ehheeffi lTickhill, and Beatty-, to Gainsbornagh, near which last-
named TOWti it will onite with the projected' Wakefield,
Lincoln, and Boston Railway, the promoters of which
cordially sanction ass:approve of thepresent undertaking,
constituting, as a main in conjunction with theireLine, the
best and most comprehensive systenniof Railway commu-
nication betweetrithe -Agricultural Districts of Lincoln-
berfe LorbkosslheiosiuhrLeetisilantneaedrnfibrid Lancashire.
The shire and the Eastern:Counties, and the populous Menu
thoatntbhye
facTtuhreindgistToanwenes
(and
18 miles mthilesWleses
fcoornmseeciruTenotslyyn)alevl irli:/ecyes
the present tedious and circuitous route via'Masbrough ;
thus effecting a saving of nearly one-half ,of the whole
distance in the existing Lines of Railway communication
between those two 'Towns.
The distance frqsn Gainsborough to Sheffield will be
under thirty miles, which is less by several mile?, than by
any other Line which bas yet been proposed to unite
those Towns.
In fact, no shone:ll,km can be had ; moreover, it can-
not be surpassed, if squalled, by any other intthe excel-
lency of its gradienteor the lightness of the :works that
will be required in its construction.
To the Inhabitants of and Owners of Property in Lin-
colnshire, and the Eastern Counties generally, this Rail-
- way is of paramount importance, as it will 'furnish to
them, at a greatly diminfshed cost, an ample supply of
Coal of the best qualityefor all purposes, the Line passing
for sixteen miles of its leugth through a rich and almost
inexhaustible Coal Field.; whilst to the Inhabitants of
-Gainsborough and Boston, in part'cular, it must prove
highly advantageous, as furnishing (along with the Wake-
efield, Lincoln, and Bostcn•Line) an immense accession of
horsiness to the Shipping Interests of those Ports.
elt is. almost superfluous to point out the greatadvan.
stages of, and the necessity which exists for a rapid and
tsheap mode of transit between tile agricultural and the
manufacturing districts, which will be effected by thin and
the Wakefield, Lincoln, and ,Boston Railway, in theenost
complete and effectual manner, as the Agriculturists of
North Nottinghamshire. Lincolnshire, and of the Eastern
Counties, will thus be able to.transmit their produce at a
greatly diminished Cost, direct to the consumers. The
Line will traverse a District arhich is not immediately
provided with any navigable River or Canal, hence its
freedom from the competition of and interference with .
Water,Conveyance, and it is entirely divested of all ob.
jections:nn the score of interfering with Parks and orna-
mental ,Grounds and Residences.
The Passenger traffic, which must necessarily come on
this Line, will be great ; this wilt .be at once apparent
when it islearne in mind that indepeesdently of all other
conveyances, fourteen Daily Coaches are required to con-
duct the traff.c:of the District, which this Railway will
accommodate. The well-known and extensive Quarries
of Roche Abbey and Wickersley, are in immediate prexi-
mitv to the Line; the Stone of the former is universally
allowed to ssurpass all ether for Building purposes, in
beauty and durribility, whilst the latter 'furnish nearly all
the Grinding Stones used in the Manufactories of Shef-
field and its Vicinity.
The carriage of Live Steck will, of itself, form an im.
poitant item in the traffic, inasmuch as at least LOOO head
of Cattle and 11:10,030 sheep are annually sent from the
Eastern Districts to the market at Rotherham alone.
From a careful estimate of traffic on data accurately taken,
the Promoters feel themselves fully warranted in stating
that a profit of at least £8 per Cent. will be realised on
the proposed Capital, afeer allowing £4O per Cent, for
working expenses.
The deposit of £3 per Share is to be paid on the allot-
ment of Shares, and the liability of Subscribers will, of
course, be limited by the /WO Parliament to the amount
of their respective Shares.
Applications for Shares in the Forms below given are
requested to be made to Messrs. WILSON, YOUNGS, and
netnews', or Mr. DIXON, Solicitors, Sheffield ; or to the
following Eltarebrokers :—Mr. Duncuff, Manchester ;
Messrs. H. and G. Towgood, 33, Thrognaorton-street,
London; Messrs. WILLIAM RETNOLDS and SONS, and
Mr. JOHN HALL, Liverpool ; Messrs. H. and C. Beard.
shave, Leeds ; Messrs. Moore and Gatliffe, Huddersfield ;
Mr. James Harvey, Halifax ; Messrs. Beaumont, Kenne-
dy, and 13mk, , • s Bradford and Leeds ;or to Messrs. Col-
linson and Flint, or Mews. Trigg and Hodson, Hull.
I ORNI OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES,
J request
You will secure to me Shares
in the Gainsborough, Sheffield. and Chesterfield Railway,
upon the Terms of the Prospectus. And 1 agree to take
such SAWN ne may be allotted to me, and to pay the De-
posits upon the same, and excente the Parliamentary Con-
tract and Snbecribtrs' Agreement when required.
Dated 1844.
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Name.

'• Residence. -
,-- Trade or Prolegbion.
To the Provisional Committee of the Ga'r.,sbro',
Stlctileld, atv Chesterfield Railway.