The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-12 00:00:00

Since issuing- the former prospectus, the Committee, being deter-
mined to proceed Onthe 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 proepectes. .
This line of railway; 'commencing at Bristol, will open a direct
communication With Poole, passing through or near the important
towns turd villages of Whitechureh, Penstord, Clutton, Sheldon
Mallet, Bruton; Castle. Cary, NI, incanton, Stalbridge, Sturminster,
Newton, Shillnieston, Stourpain, Blandford, Spittisbury, Sturminster
Marshall, Wimborne Minster to Poole Harbour ; and thus, by means
of the Line of Packets intended to be established by tins 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 from thence to Lyons, will co eplete 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 arid 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
number, yield, at present, about 2,000 tons per diem, but are ca-
p ibleeef yielding a much larger quantity; and; supposing that 2,000
tons were carried by the railway, at Id. per ton a mile, a dis-
tance of 40 miles for 300 days in the year, which is even less
than the Company have every reason to expect, it would yield a
net return of 10 ,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 let, per ton per mile from the present co At, wh ch is
from 60. to 100. The supply of the Channel Islands (population
more than 100,000), and of France, with the best species of
coat for the production of gas, as weli as for the use of their
manutactures tied for domestic purposes. This article, by means
of the various coal pits situated on the line, will yield to the
Company a very flue remunerative profit, and be of the gre ',test 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 coil,
and which cannot, therefore, rail to be of equal benefit to the mer-
chant abroad, the producer at hoine, 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
public in general. In addition to this, the line will offer to the great
manufacturing city of Bristol a inure 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 snore speedy transmission of the
mails to the Channel Islands, by which a saving of more than
twelve hours will be effected, and to the North and North-west of
Great Britain a saving of twenty-four hours.
There is also very considerable traffic to be derived from the
various stone quarries, iron mines, and clay pits on the line (the
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 which new goes round the Land's End to
the Western Ports ; the great agricultural, manufacture, and pas-
senger traffic front the rich and populous districts through which
the line passes; and the traffic which must be thrown upon the line
front the Welch iron and coal masters, as being the nearest amid 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 beets pronounced by eminent engineers to be one
of the best natural harbours in the world, and capable, at a s.nutil
expense, of being made accessible to 'vessels of the largest class
with perfect safety, and enabling them to scud their cargoes
to their different destinations he less time, and at a less
expense, than at present : by this means, not only will the
shipowner and tine merchant be greatly benefited, but the
Company would derive an immense annual revenue from the
cargoes of northern produce thus lauded at Poole, to be again dist ri-
[silted, by means of theitrailway, to the different manufacturine towns
throughout tins country ; and the passenger traffic that would natu-
rally follow so large a portion of mercantile traffic cannot rail to
yield to the Company a very handsome return upon their outlay.
The average number of vessels detained in this trade in going
round the Land's End amounts, from the most authentic sources, to
about lour thousand, each vessel averaging a detention of fi ce days.
The average tonnage of these vessels amounts to 130 tons, which
would give six men to each vessel, working after the rate of 60/. per
month, which would give, for the number of days detained, 101. to
each vessel : this, multiplied by the number of vessels, viz., 4,000,
would give the sum of 40,000/., which will be entirety saved by
means of this liue. Tills Is independent of the loss of life, destruction
of property, expense of insurance, and loss of time, which would
all be saved by tine 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
plena 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 are less than at any port in the kingdom ; so
that the merchant would be enabled to keep las goods there at a less
expense than at his own port. He would be enabled to perform five
voyages for every three from the northern parts, and, by means of
the speedy comumnication by the electric telegraph and the rapid
travellieg of the present day, many advantages and conveniences will
be afforded.
A careful 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
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 (.11 ease' of failure of the Company) to a larger amaunt than
five shillings per share, unless a greater suer shall he sanctioned at a
Gene, al Meeting of the Shareholders called for that purpose; so that
ut case th Company fail at any period of time prior to such Meeting
being called, the Committee pledge themselves to return U. 17s. per
share instead of 21. 25., and a proportionately larger amount if the
accounts; of tho Conmany, upon inepection, snow a less expenditure.
At the first general meeting of the shareholders the Committee
will proeuce an aecuuut, signed by the bankers, of the several sums
received by them on account of the Company, thereby warranting to
the sherehulders that the amount subscribed Is still in the hands of
the !ankers, untrue the ss. per share.
The future plans of the Company will he laid before the .
share-
fielders at their first general tiree•ang, and everything submitted to
their investigation and approved.
• • FOIL ii OF APPLIerA.TION FOR SHARES.

I o the Prov.sional Counnittee ~f the Br stol ai..1.--I.;;Ye Harbour

Railway Company,

I request that you will allot to file

shares of 201

each it; the ab,ve undertaking, agreeably to the prospeJt;-;
agreelo accept such shares as mny 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 fir shares may be made, in the above form, at
the oftice of the Company, 55, King William-street, City; Gilbert Ste.
phens, Esq., 13, Northumberland-street, Strand ; Ileum Castlemar.
and Kingdon' solicitors, Wirnborae ; T. Hyatt, Esq., solicitor, Shed.
ton Mallet ; S. Smith ,Esq., Blaudford ; and M. K. Welch, Esq., so.
licltor, Poole.

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opinions of the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAS ItURNER 11°
ixtract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engl. ors,
Tuesday, 26th flay, 1846, Sir JOIIN RENNIE, President, in the Chair.nc
" A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited.
flie principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the
Centre of the flame by a hollow button in the midale of the burner.
fhe air passing up through the hollow stem of the button, w,,,
mewed, and passed out by two series of fire-holes around the periphery,
and l.npinging with force oil the flame of the gas curved it outwards
in the shape of a tulip, ~,,ii le ti,
,-xygen of the air, 'mingling with
the carburett.,:d hydrogen gas, I,r,..luced a very plrfact combustion,
Fite flame wits quite whitedowu the top of the lairner,vs very steady,
as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution,
where these burf.ers have been wed. in co... Taring the consumption
of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying
the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a
better gist, 'with a saving of rather more titan one-third."

CERTIFICATE.
POLTTEC UNTO CHEMICAL SCHOOL. —" In testing Clark, McNiel,
and Cn,'s Universe :Gas Burner with one of the best shawdowless
turners; it gave a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving of 20
o 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer.
P.OBT. LONGBOTTO3I, Secretary,
CERTIFICA TE.
• "rn a series of experiments made upon Clark, Mc 'nal, and Co.'s
Ons Ituruer, its superiority was satisfactorily estadl net •
in and the quality of the 11.-ht Tested against
11,,i,5), and 6 (15 Imes), it afforded a
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;Tilliruicy et the flame is supe-

T. W. Kl'ATf'.4, Consulting Chemist,
). PALM 1:1:„ Niechanie:d Inspeetwr.
The UNIVERSAL GAS 13URNEit is used nightly at the'Poly-
technic Institution, and may be had and seen from 11 till 4, at the
Pattateos,6o, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross; and of all 08,3 Fitters.