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PROSPECTUS OF THE
BRISTOL AND POOLE HARBOUR RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.

Capital, 1,00",000I., in 59,000 shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. per share.
(Registered Provisionally.)
PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS.
&ir E. Doughty, Bart., Upton House, Dorset
John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erie Dram, Esq., M.P., Charborough

Park, Dorset
J. Weld, Esq., Lulworth Castlo, Dorset

Colonel John Michel, Dulish House, Dorset
Wm. Cartwright, Esq., propri,tor of collieries In Monmouthihire and

Glamorganshire.
E. B. Ashford, Esq.,Babeary, Somerset

ACTING COMMITTER.
HENRY S I'RETTON", Esq Ramsgate, Cha:rman.
MajorJ. B. Home, Army and Navy Clnb

John Gray Wilson, Esq., Westbourne Grove
Colonel William Mainwaring Sloane, Seymour-street
Gilbert IPQmoen, Esq., Great Coram-street, Russell-square
Thomas Peers, Esq., 1, Lamb's Conduit-place
George Chisman, Esq., Daiston, Middlesex
Sir James Caleb Anderson, Bart.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.
(With power to add to their number.)
Frederick William Hatnilton, Esq., 59, Gloucester-place
Rees Price, llsq., M.D., Tyne Hall, Great Ilford, Essex
Thomas Ottery Rayner, Esq., M.D. F.S.A., 1, Matthew's Place,

Cambridge Heath
Rev. C. Davies, Sandgate
Major J. Mill, Guernsey
Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury
J. Johnsen, Esq., Davies-street, Berkeley-square
G. Pusey, Esq., The Dells, Stoke Newington
N. Crouch, Esq., South-place, Euston-square; and 64, Pall-mall
R. B.Crofts, Esq., Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, Cheshire

John Britten, Esq., Basinghall-street
Lieut. Charles T. Hill, R.N., Queen's-square, Bristol
Henry Lyster, Esq., Spring-terrace, Wandsworth
Captain Hipplsley, Somerset-street, CL'rendish-square
Win. C. O'Connell; Esq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square.
LONDON RANRIIRS.
London and County Bank
The London Joint-Stock Banking Company.
COUNTRY BANIXES.
Messrs. Stuckey and Co.
National Provincial Bank of England
Messrs. Ledgard and Co., Poole
Messrs. Bastard and Co., Blandford.
Enozeizza.—George Rennie, Esq.
SRCRITARDSII (pro. tem.)—Messrs. Castleman and Kingdom.
SOLICITORS.

Gilbert Stephens, Esq., 18, Northumberland-street, Strand.

Messrs. Castleman and Kirigdon, Wimborne.

Since issuing the former prospectus, the Committee, being deter-
mined to proceed on the surest grounds, and anxious for the ultimate
success of the undertaking, have made further and more minute in-
quiries into the remunerative traffic to be expected on this line; and
they are warranted in stating that, the result of such inquiries has
greatly exceeded the expectations upon which they grounded their
former prospectus.
This line of railway, commencing at Bristol, will open a direct
communication with Poole, passing through or near the important
towns and villages of Whitecburch, Pensford, Clutton,Shepton
Mallet, Bruton, Castle Cary, IV incanton, Stalbridgo, Sturminster,
Newton, Shillingaton, Stourpain, Blendford, Spittisbury, Sturminster
Marshall, Wimborne Minster to Poole Barbour; and thus, by means
of the Line of Packets intended to be established by this Company,
from that port to the Channel Islands and Cherbourg, and the rail-
ways now in progress from the latter place to the French capital,
and trom thence to Lyons, will ccenplete the line of communication
by the most direct way, from Edinburgh to the south of France, thus
enabling that country to supply herself with many articles of com-
merce at little more than half the cost she at present pays, and leav-
ing a good remunerative profit to the Company and producer at home,
Among the various sources of traffic to be expected on this line.
the following are the most prominent :—The supply of the Govern-
ment with Coal from the Welch and Somersetshire pits, by
means of the proposed line, for its different naval and steam
depots throughout the world. The Somerset pits, which are 36 in
nunaber, yield, at present, about 2,000 tons per diem, but are ca-
tollS ff.mAding a much larger quantity ; and, supposing that 2,000
tance of 40 miles for 'boo -erlOys.x. at_ 14. per ton a mile, a dis-
than the Company have every reason to expect; it Yharifflleked
net return of 109,0001., or 10 per cent. upon the estimated capi-
tal; deduct then 40 per cent. for working the line, wear and tear,
and there remains the sum of 60,0001., or 6 per cent. per annum
on the capital. There can be no doubt of the demand of this
important article of general consumption. from the great dimi-
nution of price to the consumer by the costs of carriage being
reduced to Id. per ton per mile from the present cost, wh:ch is
from 6d. to 10d. The supply of the Channel Islands (population
more than 100,000), and of France, with the best species of
coal for the production of gas, as well as for the use of their
manufactures and for domestic purposes. This article, by means
of the various coal pits situated on the line, will yield to the
Company a very fine remunerative profit, and be of the greatest be-
nefit to the coal proprietor; as the coal necessary for the purposes of
gas can be obtained in very large quantities, and delivered at Cher-
bourg at one-third less than they are now giving for the same coal,
and which cannot, therefore, fall to be of equal benefit to the mer-
chant abroad, the producer at home, and the proposed Company.
Besides these two great sources of coal traffic, there is the supply of
the southern coast, and the different districts on the line, with coal
for domestic use, at a saving of from six to seven shillings a ton.
This is a circumstance that cannot fail to secure to the Company the
entire traffic, and be of the greatest benefit to themselves and the
~pablic in general. In addition to this, the line will offer to the great
manufacturing city of Bristol a mere ready market for all those
articles of commerce of which France and the Channel Islands stand
so much in need, and which are manufactured in great quantities at
that city, and as soon as the line is completed, tenders will at once
be submitted to Government for the more speedy transmission of the
mails to the Channel Islands, by which a saving of moro than
twelve hours will be effected, and to the North and North-west of
Great Britain a saving of twenty-four hours.
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There is also very 7 considerable
and traffic to b
various stone quarries, iron mines,clay pitse ed from h
doernivthe line(tthoe
clay pits alone yielding more than 50,000 tons annually) ; sand from
the Isle of Wight, for the manufacture of glass, of which more
than 10,000 tons annually are used in Birmingham alone; the pre-
sent mercantile traffic whist' now goes round the Laud's End to
the Western Ports ; the great agricultural, manufactu' e, and pas-
senger traffic from the rich and populous districts through which
the line passes; and the traffic which must be thrown upon the line
from the Welch iron and coal masters, as being the nearest and most
direct outlet to the Continent for the produce of that country. In-
dependent of remuneration, this line ought to be looked upon as a
great national undertaking and benefit, as it will do away with the
necessity for vessels now employed in the Dutch, Danish, Swedish,
and Russian trades, bound to the western parts of England, going
round the Land's End, by at once opening to them the harbour of
Poole, which has been pronounced by eminent engineers to be one
of the best natural harbours in the world, and capable, at a small:
expense, of being made accessible to vessels of the largest class
with perfect safety, and enabling them to send their cargoes
to their different destinations in less time, and at a less
expense, than at present : by this means, not only will the
shipowner and the merchant be greatly benefited, but the
Company would derive an immense annual revenue from the
cargoes of northern produce thus landed at. Poole, to he again dist ri-
buted, by means of their railway, to the different manufacturins, towns
throughout this country; and the passenger traffic that would natu-
rally follow so large a portion of mercantile traffic cannot Jail to
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round the Land's End amounts, from the most authentic sources, to
about four thousand, each vessel averaging a detention of five days.
The average tonnage of these vessels amounts to 130 tons, which
would give six mea to each vessel, working after the rate of fla per
month, which would give. for the number of dayis detained, 101. to
4,4=ip.a;
iuthuist multiplied by the number of vessels, viz., 4,000,
Of which will be entire'', saved by
means of this line. This Is indepencleut the loss of life:destruction of property, expense of insurance, and loss of time, which would
all be saved by the projected rail, the statistics of which, did space
allow, would make every one look upon the present undertaking,
not only as one of great local importance, but one of great national
benefit.

The advantages have long been known and appreciated, and the
present Company have determined to bring them into play in the
most full and efficient manner. The expense of storage at Poole as
well as the port dues aro less than at any port in the kingdom ; so
that the merchant would be enabled to keep his goods there at a less
expense than at his own port. Ile would be enabled to perform live
voyages for every three front the northern parts, and, by means of
the speedy communication by the electric telegraph and the rapid
travelling of the present day, many advantages and conveniences will
be afforded.

A carefld preliminary survey having been made by the Company's
surveyor, the line has been pronounced to present less than the ave-
rage engineering difficulties, about thirty miles being through a rich,
Populous, and level valley. The harbour of Poole has also been sur-
veyed, and the bar at the mouth of the harbour has been pronounced
to be capable of removal, and is now actually being removed ; thus
opening to vessels of the largest tonnage one of the safest and most
commodious harbours in the world.

These are a few of the advantages offered to the public by the pro-
jected line ; and the Committee, impressed with the sense of the ex-
cellence and legitimacy of the undertaking, and basing their views
upon ascertained facts and undoubted evidence, feel themselves war-
ranted in offering to all applicants for shares the following conditions,
viz.: That no party taking shares in the said Company shall be
liable (in Case of failure of the Company) to a larger amount than
five shillings per share, unless a greater sum shall he sanctioned at a
General Meeting of the Shareholders called for that purpose ; so that
in case the Company fail at any period of time prior to such Meeting
being called, the Committee pledge themselves to return 11. 17s. per
share instead of 21. 25., and a proportionately larger amount if the
accounts of the Company, upon inspection, show a less expenditure.
At the first general meeting of the shareholders the Committee
will produce an account, signed by the bankers, of the several sums
received by them on account of the Company, thereby warranting to
the shareholders that the amount subscribed is still in the hands of
the bankers, minus the ss. per share.
The future plans of the Company will be laid before the share-
holders at their first general meeting, and everything submitted to
their investigation and approved.
•FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
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To the Provisional Committee of the Bristol anal Poole Harbour

Railway Company.
I request that you will allot to me shares of 201.
each in the above undertaking, agreeably to the prospectus ; and I
agree to accept such shares as may be allotted me on the terms above
mentioned, and also to pay the deposit thereon, and to sign the Par-
liamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement, when required.
Dated the dayof 1846.

Name • • • • • • • • • • • .....
Residence • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Trade or Profession ••..•• • •

Reference • ..... • • • • • •
Address of Referee
Applications for shares may be made, in the above form, at
the office of the Company, 55, King William-street, City; Gilbert Ste-
phens, Esq., 13, Northumberland-street, Strand ; Messrs. Castleman
and Eingdon, solicitors, Wiinborne ; I'. Hyatt, Esq.. solicitor, Shed-
ton Mallet ; S. Smith ,lisq., Blandford ; and M. K. Welch, Esq so-
licitor, Poole.

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND
. WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COM-
1. 'l'lll.lMo of Railway
Im-
portant mineral, originallyagrieuiwuarlal, t (in, a,
,purfoatetcutrei projectedto
districtsup p 1 y
with
th mostm uicmh :
required means of 'inter-communication,a and is now rendered still
more necessary, inasm7ltshes it ~, ill connect, by an intersecting route
, and Wolverhampton ana
Western, the South StafrorshTrreent Valley'
the North Staffordshire
the London and North
(by means of the last,) the
liampton Railways. It will, con-
sOexqfuoerdnt,iyS,VobreCeinster e
communication with first-class stations
wc with the standing orders, so
trifling,
This Company applied for an Act in the last session, and the Bill
passed the House of Commons, an
of Lords by a technical non-compliadns only defeated in the House
indeed, that the Commons' Select
orders had specially reported that the Bill might Committee on standing
proceeded with. might and ought to be
The line may now be made on its original integrity,
ter, where it will join the North Staffordshirßai from
junc-
tionUttoxe-
with the South Staffordshire, near Walsall: The latter
to a
atter Com-
pany having obtained an Act, last session, for constructing the line
from Walsall to Dudley, will execute that, the most expensive part
of the whole scheme, and render it unnecessary for this Company to
require more than a capital of 400,0001.
The Directors have the pleasure of stating that upon this capital
the evidence adduced last session, proved a probable return of con-
siderably more than ten per sent.
The surveys of last year are now being carefully revised, to enable
Mr. Rastrick, the present engineer of the Company, to select, where
opportunity offers, the line which will best accommodate the public
at the least expense of construction.
The Directors beg to inform the Slweholders of this Company,
and also those of the Direct East and West Junction Railway Com-
pany, that they have been engaged, for some time past, in snaking,
arrangements, which they feel assured will prove much to their be-
nefit, and not only secure a return for the great expenses necessarily
incurred in the last session, but will also be of material advantage to
the success of their application to Parliament.
The Directors do net propose to make any further call upon the
Shareholders for that purpose, but as it is necessary, in compliance
with the standing orders, that fresh Parliamentary Deeds should be
signed, each Shareholder is reqnested to attend, with his scrip, at
the office of the Company, for that purpose, when the old scrip will
be exchanged for new scrip certificates, in which credit for the full
deposits already paid will be given, and power of attorney will be for-
warded, free of expense, to Country Shareholders, on application to
the Secretary.

The new deeds will be ready for signature on and from the 22nd
day of October instant. In the meantime, all further information
relative to the position and prospects of the Company,
may be ob-
tained from the secretary, by personal application to him, or other-
wise, at the Company's office.

By order of the Directors.
lAcKENZIE
Office of the Company. 4, Queen-square, DWestminster,, Secretary.
Oct. 13, 1846.

This day is published, 3 vols.,duodechno, price 31. 35., the Fourth

Edition of
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Forms of Commitments, Convictions, Orders, &c.
By JOHN FREDERICK ARCHBOLD, Esq. Barrister-at-Law.
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London : Shaw and Sons, Fetter-lane.

THE MUSIC BOOK.-NEW WEEKLY
PERIODICAL OF ORIGINAL MUSIC, No. 111. on SATURDAY
next. New Song by TULLY, " A SONG FOR THE SEASONS."
Price 6d. Printed from Engraved Plates, on Paper the usual Music
size.
No. 1., " SING, MAIDEN, SING," Music by BALFE, Words by
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Words by T. HOOD.
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may be had ; and sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen.

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on paper the usual Music size.
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by BARRY CORNWALL.
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Words by T. HOOD.
Office, 1, St. Bride's-avenue, Fleet-street, where Prospectuses may
be had ; and sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen.

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and judgment; the author every where appears conscientious and
candid. One object is prominently evident—a sincere desire to
benefit his suffering fellow-creature 4. To recommend a work like
the present to our readers, is only to manifest a proper regard for
their welfare."—Literary Journal, Feb. 1843.
" It is altogether deserving of permanent popularity."—London
Weekly Review.
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THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday Mr. Arnold revised the list of voters for
the parish of St. Sepulchre, in the ward of Farringdon-
Without, North. The Learned Barrister then proceeded
with the revision of the lists for the precinct of Bride-
well, the parish of St. Bridget or St. Bride, the parish of
St. Dunstan-in-the-West, and the precinct of White-
friars, all in the ward of Farringdon Without, South
side.
Mr. John Bright, M.P., who was on the list for the
parish of St. Dunstan, as the occupier of premises, No.
67, Fleet-street (until recently the office of the Anti-
Corn-law League), was objected to by the Conservative
It appeared, that though the furniture on the premises
had been sold on the 28th of July, the house had con-
tinued in the possession of Mr. Bright, and other mem-
bers of the committee of the League, and that their
servants had resided there till the 29th of September.
John Connell, the servant who had been left in charge
of the house, stated that he saw Mr. Bright on the pre-
mises in July. A number of Mr. Bright's blue books
and papers remained there after the 28th of July, and
.witness removed them to Mr. Bright's house some time
afterwards. Witness continued in charge of the house,
as the servant of Mr. Bright and other gentlemen, till
the 29th of September. If Mr. Bright had come there
at any hour of the day or night, witness would have let
him in, and Mr. Bright might have turned him (witness)
out.

davia, Lemberg in Krakovia, and Brunn. There seems
to have been no limit to the enthusiasm which her pro-
gress over this extended route awakened!---in one place
she was presented with a Persian carpet and an elegant
sofa; at another some dozen pairs of bracelets were trans-
mitted for her acceptance ; while at Yassi the reigning
prince condescended to lead her out to dance at a court
ball, an act of grace which the Princess Royal followed
up, by bestowing on her a set of turquoises and a purse
of 300 sequins. We read also of a shawl worth 1,000
rubles, as an offering on the part of the Countess Paturka.
A similar kind of ec:at was in store for her in Germany
and Hungary. She ga-.re concerts at Vicuna (which she
reached in 1842), Presbarg, Pesth, Raab, Carlsbad,
Frankfurt, Mayence, Darmstadt, Manhvim, Munich,
Innspruck, Trieste, and Rovedero—the King of Bavaria
being her kindest patron during this section of her career.
In 1843 she visited Verona, Padua, Venice, Rovigo, Fer-
rara, Florence, Rome, arrivingat Naples in May. In the
last-mentioned city she remained upwards of two years,
the whole of which time she enjoyed the position of
prima donna at the San Carlo and the Fond°, excepting
a short interval in 1844, when she sang for a few nights
at Rome. It seems that her popularity; with the vola-
tile Italians never abated during this long period, and
that the mad enthusiasm which was exemplified on the
night of her last Neapolitan appearance exceeded all
ordinary manifestations of popular frenzy. At the espe-
cial command of the King of Naples, she was then ex-
pressly engaged for the celebrated faes of Palermo ; and
having again reaped a harvest of honours and rewards
from illustrious hands, she turned her steps homewards,
through Switzerland, giving concerts at Zurich, Berne,
Neufchatel, Geneva, and Basle afterviards at Heidel--
berg, Liege, and Brussels. Snell has been the profes-
sional career of Madame Bishop since !the public first
became acquainted with her as a pupil of the Royal
Academy of Music.

REPRODUCTIVE WORKS.

The Board of Works have issued the following in-
structions relative to reproductive works, which may be
undertaken by landed proprietors, as authorised by Mr.
Labouchere's letter of the sth of October, 1846 :
" Landed proprietors, in the terms of the Act sth and
6th Victoria, cap. 89, applying for permission to expend
the amount, or a portion of the amount, to be levied on
any electoral district, in -draining or suboiling, con.
netted with drainage, must state the precise nature of
the work proposed to be executed; and it is to be oh"-
served that no works can be admitted which are not
directly connected with the permanent improvement of
the soil.
" The lands having been viewed and reported on by
the officer of the Boar( of Works, and subsequently
sanctioned by the Lords Commissiunt-rs of her Majesty's
Treasury, the works may be commenced under the su-
perintendence of an overseer either appointed or ap-
proved of by the Board of Works.
" The labourers employed will be paid at the end of
each week by the pay-clerk of the Board of Works, in
proportion to the extent of the work executed, the price
for each item of expenditure having been previously de.
termined on and approved of by the Board.
" No contracts can be entered into by the Board of
Works with proprietors or others for the execution of
works of any kind; the whole must be done by task at
fixed prices, it being expressly understood that the la-
bourers to be employed shall not be limited to those
who reside within the particular electoral district in
which the work may be situated, but may be selected
from among the destitute poor residing within the limits
of the district allotted to the local relief committee ;
the particular labourers to be employed being furnished
with tickets by the inspecting officer of the Board of
Works. -
" When a small stream or drain forms a boundary be-
tween two electoral districts, which stream or drain is
the natural outlet for the waters of both, the expenditure
required for sinking or embanking (as the case may be)
such stream or drain shall be borne by the proprietors
of both electoral divisions, in proportion to the benefit
conferred, and the works shall be effected under the
ganle arrang;.rneetc ee thoso pr,....rib.d far vrdinary
drains, &c..
" When the sum to be expendel on reproductive
works is equal to the entire amount to be levied off the
electoral district, such district will not be liable to pay
any additional portion of the general assessment for the
barony in which it is situated. But when only a portion.
—say one moiety of the sum presented-on the electoral
district, shall be expended on drainage &c., the entire of
such electoral district shall be assessable for the remain-
ing moiety which may be expended on ordinary roads,
or other useful public work within the electoral district
or barony, as the case may be, within the meaning of the
enactments of the 10th Victoria, cap. 107.—8 y order,
" J. C. WALKER, Secretary."

Mr. ARNOLD held that a-sufficient occupation was
proved, and retained the name.
The names of Messrs. Cobden, M.P., R. R. R.
Moore, P. A. W. Paulton, P. A. Taylor, and George
Wilson, who were registered as occupiers of the same
premises, under precisely similar circumstances, were
also retained.

The following is the result of the day's revision !
Sustained. Failed or
withdrawn.
Conservative objections 124
Liberal
Double 2O
Liberal claim

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