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To ensure the investor an adequate return on his capital
during a period amply sufficient for the full development of the
traffic of the Railway, 3 per cent. per annum on the Stock—
equal to £8 per cent. per annum on the amount invested—is
guaranteed for five years, from 31st January last to 31st
January, 1876.
In pursuance of the above, the necessary amount will be
invested in Consuls in the names of the above-ment onied
Trustees,-4ud tiic. interest wilt :be payable half-yearly on 3ist
July and 31st January in each year, at the National Provincial
ill
Bank of England. London. The first half-yearly payment w
be made on 31st July next.
The option is given of paying the whole of the instalments
on allotment, hi which case discount will be allowed in addi-
tion at the rate Of a per cent. per annum on such prepayment.
Reckoning the accrued interest and the discount for prepay-
ment, the net cost of each Certificate of £lOO Stock is reduced to
£37 10s.
Provisional Certificates of payment will be issued, to be sub-
stituted, when fully paid up, for the Stock Certificates of the
Company, the Stock being then transferred into the name of
each applicant free of Stamp Duty and all expenses.
The Capital of the
. 'Company consists of
6 per cent: A. Debenture Stock .. • . 270,000
5 per cent. B. Debenture Stock .. 166,000
5 per cent Preference .Shares • • .. .. 12,000
Ordinary Stock-Ahe Stock now offered for
subscription being part thereof

260,700'

£708,700

The Agreement with the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the
Acts of Parliament, and the Company's Scheme of Arrangement
may be seen at the Offices of the Solicitors of the Devon and
Somerset Railway Company.
In the allotment of the shares the following will be specially
considered - -
Applicants who desire to pay up the shares -in fell on
allotment-underdiscount for investment, and •I
Applicants who are holders of other Stocks in the Devon
and Somerset Railway.
Applications, accompanied by the payment of £8 per Certifi-
Cate, wall° received on the enclosed Form, which must be
filled up and forwarded to the NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK
OF. ENGLAND, 112; Bishopgate-street Within, LondoYNESn or, Its
Branches ; or to Messi. FIELD, WOOD, and HA, 9,
Warnford-court,, Throgmorton-street, E.C., to whom applica-
tions for Prospectuses should be made.
9, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street, London,
24th February, 1871.

THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE
DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY
ARE
•
• DIRECTORS.
The, Right Hon. the 'Lord Poltimore, 'Poltimore 'ark, near
' Dceter, Devon,•Chairman.
John Arthur Lock, Esq.; North Moor House, Dulverton, Sonier-
set,Deputy.Chairman.
Sir William C. Throekmorton, Bart., Machold, Faringdon,
Berks.'
Charles Frederick Cleme,nts, Esq., 3, Poreliester-square, London.
13enry Gorges Moysey, Esq., Bathealton Court, Wellington,

SoMerset:
John Thomas Nash, Esq., South Molten. Devon.

• ENGINEER.
Richard Jiassard, hsq., 31.1.C.E., 1, Westminster Chambers,
:Victoria-street, S.W

• • SOLICITORS.
Maisrs. Combe and Wainwright, 9, Staple Inn, London
Messrs. Rimini and Sbn, South Molten.- Devon.

AUDITORS.
James Jerwood, Esq., Recorder of Taunton,
S. F: Porter; Esq., London.
•

BANKERS.
The National, Provincial Bank of England, 112, Bishopgate•
street Within. London; RC., and its Branches.

SECRETARY

R. M. Muggerii.4o; Esq..
unites, 18, Little-Queen-street, Wesminster, London, and
Taunton, Sbmerset.

Messrs. FIELD, WOOD, and HAYNES, in bringing this Stock
before the public, call their attention to the folloing facts :
The Devon and Somerset Ititllway-,-42 miles lo
on the accompanying map, coloured red), commences at Norton,
near Taunton, Somerset, forming a junction with the Bristol and
Exeter Railway there, and terminates at Barnstaple, Devon,
crossing by a direct route from east to west, Milverton, Wive-
liscombe, Bampton, Dulverton, North and South Molton ,
swinbridge, and Landkey, saving nearly 40 miles on the existing
route from the West of England to Bristol and the North, and
bringing the entire distict traversed within much easier reach
of the Metropolis.
The Devon and Somerset Railway- possesses peculiar advan-
tages as regards traffic, as, from the great saving of distance, it
will ,not only command a remunerative passenger and goods
traffic, but, in addition, an important coal and mineral traffic
from the surrounding districts which this railway will open up,
there being to the northwara of this line, and between it anti
the Bristol Channel, upwards of 400 square miles of rich mineral
and agricultural country, unprovided with railway accommo-
dation, and to the southward upwards of 200 miles, more than
half of which is similarly unprovided.
The present route from the north, north-east, and east to
Barnstaple and the West of England is (as a glance at the map
will show) round via Taunton, by Exeter, a very circuitous
route.
When the Devon and Somerset Railway is open, a saving of
nearly 40 miles in distance, and consequently economy of time
and expense, will be effected by all traffic between the Metro-
polis and places north of it, and the large district which will be
served by the Devon and Somerset Railway, such traffic then
proceeding by the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Rail-
ways to Taunton, and thence by the Devon and Somerset Rail-
way direct, passengers and goods being booked through by
those Companies,
By special agreement, confirmed by Act of Parliament, the
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company are to work the Devon
and Somerset Railway in perpetuity, and pay over to it half-
yearly 5U per cent. of the gross receipts.
Arrangements have been made by which the Midland Railway
Company is under Agreement to allow the Devon and Some, set
Railway 10 per cent. rebate on the traffic passing over their
Lind, and the Bristol and Exeter Company have agreed to allow
a similar rebate of 5 per cent. on their line.
There will also, it may be confidently expected, be found a
special element of great future advantage in the facility it, will
offer for summer and excursion traffic to the beautiful and favourite
scenery of North Devon and Cornwall. The attractions of this dis-
trict bring numbers of tourists, which are rapidly increasing every
year, to the West of England ; and the Devon and Somerset Rail-
way will offer to the whole of the manufacturing districts of
England the readiest and:by far the shortest route, traversing as
it does some of the most picturesque parts of North Devon,
The traffic of the Devon and Somerset Railway, there is no
doubt, must be large, regard being had to the important towns
it unites, and to the rich .agricultural and mineral district it
will accommodate, as well as the saving of distance from the
Meti opolis and the North of England ; and already application
has been made to the Contractor to construct a mineral tramway
to bring the minerals from the mines immediately about to be
opened on to the line of railwaye ofe thismpa y.
miles, ofnwhich the Devon
Towards the construction. of 4
and Somerset Railway
being now
great pogress has been made,
engaged upon the works. The
a staff of 1,100 men
extremely inclement season has unavoidably delayed the open-
ing of the first i
section of the line, viz., from Taunton to
Wiveliscombe (ten miles), but it is now completed, and the En-
gineer of the Company reports that official notice is about to.
be is
on to the Board of Trade to inspect the same preparatory
to Its official opening. The remaining sections w well in hand,
and all the rails and fastenings necessary for the completion of
ethme, line have been delivered on the works and the Contractor
ficlently anticipates that the entire line will be completed
before the e current year.
Pending the completion of the line and the development of
the traffic, to ensure the punctual payment of 3 per cent. per
annum on the Stock—equal to 8 per cent. per annum on the
price of subscription—for a period of five years, viz., front the
31st January last to 31st January, 1876, an amount sufficient for
the purpose will be invested in Consols in the names of JAMES
GoonsoN, Esq., J.P., 32, Kensington Gardens-square, London
and JOHN FIELD, Esq. (Messrs. Field, Wood, and Haynes),
9, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street, London, who have con-
sented to act as Trustees, and who will apply such amount
thereof as may be necessary to ensure the full and punctual
payment half-yearly of such interest as it falls due.
The Devon and Somerset Railway will compare favourably as
to cheapness of construction with the railways in its immediate
vicinity, and will, therefore, need considerably less traffic per
mile to attain proportionate results.
With reference to the estimate of the probable traffic, it may
be observed that the North Devon line, running from Exeter to
Barnstaple, hap a traffic of £22 per mile per week ; the South
Devon line, from Exeter to Plymouth, for the year 1870, earned
x 43 per mile per week ; and the Bristol and Exeter 4,59 Per
. mile
per week, together averaging about £4l Pal' mile per week
A net weekly receipt of about £),6
Per Vall@tier week
(in-
cluding the rebates on traffic passing over the Ilidland andßristol end Exeter lines) will, after PllalEillg provision for pay-
ment of the interest on the Debenture and Preference h
yield a dividend of 3 per cent. on the Stock now bccfe
lm
issued
(equal to 8 per cent. on its subscription price), aitelooking to
the steady yearly increase of the traffic et and,
United
Kingdom, and to the long periodallowed '"for the development
of the line by the guarantee before mentioned, there can be no
reasonable doubt that this minimum result may fairly be looked
for before the expiration of the five years guarantee.
Considering the price of the Stock now offered in relation to
the prices oother railway securities of equal promise, it is
believed that it possesses every element of a desirable present
investment, as well as of a prospective increase in the, value of
the capital invested.
London, February 24,

SUBSCRIPTION for £235,000 STOCK, in 2,350 Certificates o 1
£lOO Stock each Certificate, issued at £3B per Certificate,
of the
DEVON AND SOMERSET RAILWAY,
(Being part of £260,700.)

FORM OF APPLICATION,
To be retained by the Bankers.
To Messrs. Field, wood and Haynes, 9, Warnford-court, •
Throgmorton-street, London.
—Having paid to the National Provincial Bank of
Gentleman.
England the sum of
•• • • •.• •• • •.• pounds, being £8 per
Certificate on my application for Certificates of
£lOO each (issued at £SS each Certificate) of the Devon and
Somerset Railway Company, 1 request you to transfer to we
that or any less amount of the Laid Stock, and I hereby agree
to accept such transfer, and to pay the balance in respect of

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LONDON INTERNATIN,IAL EXHIBITION OF 1871.
'NOTICE IS- HEREBY GIVEN, that all objects
not accepted for Exhibition by the Committees of Selec-
tion must be removed from the Exhibition Buildings within
three days from the date of the notice to that effect which will
be sent to the Contributors.
By Order,
• HENRYY. D. SCOTT, Lieut.-Colonel, R.E:,
Secretary.

LONDON INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
OF 1871.—A1l communications respecting Advertisements
in the Industrial and Fine. Arcs Catalogues should be addressed
immediately to J. M JOHNSON AND SON
Printers and Publishers to H.M. Commissioners
for the Official Catalogues, &c.,
3, Castle-street, Holborn, Feb. 1, 1871.

CHWEPPE'S MINERAL WATERS.

SCHWEPPE'S SODA WATER, ,
So celebrated now for upwards of a
century.

SCHWEPPES LEMONADE,
A most gratefuLand refreshing beverage,
so useful Incases of Fever.

SCHWEPPES POT ASS WATER,
Strongly recommended by ,the-Faculty
in cases of Gout mac.

SCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER,
Prepared from the Malvern Water,
so renowned for its purity.

SCHWEPPE'S BOTTLES
Are protected by a Label having
Name and Trade Mark.
Manufactories at London, Liverpool, Derby, Bristol, Glasgow

and Malvern.

HOME CHARITIES.—Owing to the noble and
benevolent exertions made by the British Public during
the last few months to aid the Sick and Wounded in the War
now raging on the Continent, to relieve the French Peasants,
and the relatives and friends of those lost in 11.11.5. Captain,
the Funds of the following HOME CHARITIES have suffered
very materially, viz. :.
The Boys' Refuge, at 8, Great Queen-street, Holborn.
Bisley Farm School, Surrey.
Lch Chichester Training Ship.
- Girls' Refuge, 19, Broad-street, Bloomsbury.
Home for Little Girls, and Girls' Refuge, Ealing.
In these Institutions between 500 and 600 Boys and Girls art
educated, fed, clothed, and trained to earn their own living.
Besides the above work, upwards of 500 Ragged School
children are supplied with dinner once a week.
AN ITRGIINT APPEAL is therefore made for HELP to pur-
chase FOOD and CLOTHING for these poor Children.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London
estmiiister -Bank, 214,--Itigh Hoflitini, - and- 11; Txtlibury, -City,

and by

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Holborn, W.C.

SOCIETY for ORGANISING CHARITABLE
RELIEF and REPRESSING MENDICITY.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
Chairman—The Earl of LICHFIELD.
Vice-Chairmen—Major Gen. Cavenagh—Alsager Hay Hill, Esq.
Treasurer -- H. B. Praed, Esq.
Object of the Society.—The establishment of a Charity Office
in every Poor Law District in the metropolis, such office to be
the recognised centre of charitable organisation in each district.
DISTRICT COMMITTEES in union with the Society :
ST. MARYLEBONE -Office, 151, Marylebone-road,
ST. GEORGE'S, Hanover-sq., „ 28, Mount-street, Grosve-
and nor-square, W.
ST. JOHN'S, Westminster „ 33, James's-street, West-
minster, S.W.
. „ 3, Leinster-street, W.
• „ 5, Blacklaud-ter., King's-rd.
• „ 39, Nolland-street, W .
• „ Corner of Church-lane, High-
street, N.W.
. „ Vestry-hall, Bancroft-road,
Mile-end-road, E.
. „ 11, Polygon, S.W.
• „ 4A, Park-street,Upper-st., N.
. „ 3, Verona-at., York-rd., S.W.
• „ 49, Upper Kennington-lane,
S.E.
3T. MARY, NEWINGTON., „ Vestry Hall, Walworth-road,
S.E.
ST. GILES'S-IN-THE-FIELDS „ 7, Arthur-street, W.C.
SYDENHAM „ „ The Dispensary, Forest-hill,
S.E.
NORTH .. „ 139, Highgato-road, N.
ST. PANCRAS SOUTH 17, Woburn-buildings, Ens-
ton-road, W.C.
Kum u-RN „ „ „ 21, Pembroke-road, N.W.
CONTRIBUTIONS toward' the extension of this organisation
throughout the metropolis may be paid at the office of the
Society, or to Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand, W.C.
The funds of the central office are for purposes of organisa-
ion only, not for relief.
C. B. P. BOSANQUET, Secretary.
C. J., RIBTON-TURNER, Organising Secretary:
Office, 15. Buckingham-street, Strand, W.Q.

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CHELSEA ..
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apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant,
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CITY of LONDON HOSPITAL for DISEASES I
of tht CHEST, Victoria Park.
Special APPEAL for the NI
Amount still required, 12,4,0(
Number of beds now occupie,A, 120.
Number of beds availably with proposed addition, 164.
"he Hospital is entAwly dependent on voluntary suPPort
Bankers, Ilear:S. Barclay, Bevan, and Co, 54, Lombard-stress
HENBX SEWELL, Hon. Sec.
. (Mikes, 24, Finsbury-circus. RICJIARD P. SLATER, Sec.

THE woRKINe MEN'S FRENCH RELIEF
FUND.
At weeting of the Working Alen's Auxiliary Relief
Fund,. held on Thursday, it was stated that upwards of
£l,OOO bas already been ,collected. It was determined to
hold meetings in the various great centres of labour,
should.
first to be held at Leeds, and that deputations
attend fox the purpose of advocating the cause.

THE MANSION HOUSE RELIEF FUND.
A meeting of the committee of this fund was held at the
Mansion House on Friday, the Lord Mayor in the chair.
His lordship stated that up to that night the fund amounted
to £109,700. He read despatches from Paris to the effect
that everything with regard to the distribution of food in
that city was going on well. With regard to the fund, the
people of ralis were touched to the heart by the sympathy
and kindness the people of England evinced to-
wards them ; indeed, a feeling had been awakened which
it would take many years to efface. The Paris Com-
mittee intimated that they expected to arrive in England
early next week, and that the distribution of food would
then be left to the Archbishops. Having arrived at this
point the great thing was to consider what steps should be
taken in the districts. A discussion ensued as to a further
grant to Lord Vernon's Committee, and a resolution was
eventually carried for the grant of £5,000 to be laid out
in the immediate purchase of seed by that committee.

Professor Seeley (Professor of Modern History in
the University of Cambridge) will deliver a, )ecture on
Tuesday set to the members of the Peace Society, and
others, on "The Possible Means of Preventing 'VVar in
F,urope." The lecture will be given in the Friends' Meet-
ing House, 86, Houndaditch, E.C. Mr. Joseph Whitwell
Pease, M.P., will take the chair,