The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Carnsew and Co., 4, Raymond-buildings, dray's-inn, London.
BROKER.—S. 11. Ellis, Jun., T.sq„ I. Copthall-chambers, Angel-court.
SECRETAIL Y.—Owen Bowen, Esq.
Otliees of the Company 29, Treadneedle-street, London.
PROSPECTUS.

This Company, which is under the sanction of the Great Western
and South Wales Railway Companies, and patronised by the Corpo-
rations of Cardigan, Carmarthen, and Kidwellv, and the principal
magistrates, landowners, and gentlemen of influence interested in
the several counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke, will
form a direct broad-guage communication between London and the
important seaport and town of Cardigan ; embracing, also, the inter-
vening towns of Kidwelly, Carmarthen, Llandyssil, and Newcastle
bmeans of the South Wales and Great Western route ; an
by branch lines of railway from Carmarthen and Kidwelly, it will
connect the important mineral districts of the Van, Capel, Crw ban,
and Graigbicca districts of lime kilns, and Cro is- hands and Gorsgoch
district of coal pits, with Ridwelly, Carmarthen, Landyssil, New-
castle Emlyn, and Cardigan, so as to bring both lime and coal to
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trymc'd to the iron works and other good markets. This is, therefore,
emphatically the farmers' and landowners' line.
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ing the port of Cardigan, and the formation of a Harbour of Refuge
in Cardigan Bay for the west coast of Wales, which can be carried
out at a comparatively moderate expense.
In a commercial and national point of view, the Harbour of Refuge
will be of paramount importance, for the dangerous navigation of the
Bay of Cardigan, which is the great highway for the American and
other traders to Liverpool ftom the south, and to Bristol and other
ports from the north, evidenced by the fact that upwards of 14,000
ships, on an average of five hundred tens each, annually sail through
the Bay of Cardigan, and pass by the mouth of the port, not one of
which at present can find shelter, in the event of bad weather, be-
tween Holyhead and Milford Haven, a distance of upwards of one
hundred miles. It will, therefore, readily be seen what an increase
of traffic would come into the port of Cardigan, were a Harbour of
Refuge constructed there, and there is every reason to believe that
her Majesty's Government will materially aid the carrying out of
this object, The surveys made by Captain Sheringham, by order of
the Lords of the Admiralty, expressly pointed out the advantages
possessed by Cardigan ever any other place or port in that bay.
The propo-ed Harbour of Renge is inten ed to be constructed
close to Renames Head. outside the bar, and entirely free from dan-
ger, having good clay-bottom anchorage, with sufficient space and
depth of water, even for ships of the line.
The distance between London and Dublin is many miles shorter
by Cardigan than by Holyhead, and Cardigan is nearly in the direct
line from London to Waterford and Wexford.
The extent of the passenger line will be about 40 miles, and the
mineral branches about 23 miles (in all about 63 miles), which, at
14,0001. per mile, leaves 118,0001. for the cost of the Harbour of
Rehrge.
The numerous and valuable supplies of coal, lime, and other qaar-
ries with silver-lead and copper ores, upon the route, would be
brought into immediate and close connexion with the manufacturing
districts of South Wales, Birmingham, Manchester, and the metro-
polis ; and the trade in timber for ship-building and other purposes,
the growth of which in many parts of the counties of Carmarthen.
Cardigan, and Pembroke, has been hitherto almost profitless, will
now, with the whole agricultural produce of the district, have ready
markets afforded.
The corn. lotion of this undertaking will a'so at once effect the
quick transmission of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, poultry, butter,
grain, bacon, and other produce from the south of Ireland, for the
snpply o the metropolis and manufacturing districts of England and
Wales ; the importation of various descriptions of provisions alone
from Ireland exceeding 150,00 tons every year.
The through traffic, and the conveyance of tourists and travellers,
upon which many railways depend almost entirely, will likewise
form an additional source of remuneration ; the rivers and scenery
of this Trirt of the country affording abundant attractions to the
fisherman and lover of the picturesque.
The distinction which the locality of the Bay of Cardigan has
hitherto possessed as a summer retreat for bathing, will also be con-
siderably enhanced.
The starting point for the passenger traffic will be at Carmarthen,
by a junction with the South Wales Railway, thence near Conwil,
Llandyssil, and Newcastle Emlyn, to Cardigan and the proposed
harbour at the mouth of the Tivy ; thus there will be a continuous
line from London to Cardigan without break of gauge.
The mineral branch will join the passenger ling at Carmarthen,
and proceed by way of Lianddarog, Porthyrhyd, and Mausel's Arms,
to Cross-hands and Gorsgoch (where it will .:.hut on the incline of
the Llandilo and Lianelly Railway), with another branch from the
Mansel's Arms, under the various lime rocks to Van, and thence to
Kidwelly.., here it will again unite with the South' Waks Railway;
thus a ffordine three several exits to the int, era] troftic, and accom-
modating the whole of the lower part of i 'armarthenshire, in addi-
thon ho the country on the main line. the gradients on all parts of
the line and its branches are so easy that none of them will exceed
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