The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

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 Whitechurch, Pensford, Clutton, Shepton
Mallet, Bruton, Castle Cary, Wincanton, Stalbridge, Sturminster,
Newton, Shillingst,on' Stourpain, Blandford, Spittisbury, Sturminster
Marshall, Wimborne Minster to Poole Harbour ; 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 co'implete the line of communication
by the most direct way, from Edinburgh to the south of France, thus
enabling that country to supply herself wills 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 Soinc,rset pits, which are 36 in
number, yield, at present, about 2,000, tons per diem, but are ca-
pable of 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 40 expect, it would yield a
net return of 10,,,030/., 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 co rt, which is
from 6d. to Wel. 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 welt as for the use of their
manufactures a- d fur domestic purposes. This article, by means
of the various coal pits situated on the line, s, in yield to the
Company a very fine remunerative profit, and be of the gremtest be-
nefit to the coal proprietor; as time coal necessary for the purposes of
'gas can be obtained in very large vs/stifles, and delivered at Cher-
bourg at one-third less than they are now giving for the same coal,
and which cannot, therefore, fail to be of equal beach to the mer-
chant abroad, the producer at home, amid 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 sly to seven shillings a ton.
This is a circumstance that cannot fail to secure .to the Company the
entire traffic, and be.sst 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 mare ready market for all those
articles of comm.-roe of which France and the Channel Islands stand
so much in nerd, arid 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
malls to the Channel Islands, by which a saving of more titan
twelve hours will be effected, and to time 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 minas, and clay pits on the line (the
clay pits alone yielding inore 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 now goes round the Land's End to
the Western Ports ; the great agricultural, manufacture, 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 loss time, and at a less
expense, than at present : by this means, not only will the
annual I
Poole,ll retvoebneueagafrinomdiettrhic.
shipowner and the merchant be greatly benefited, but the
cargoes Company
of
nwoortuhlderndeprirovdeucaen
thinsmmlaetnulseed
buted, by means of theirrailway, to the different manufacturing
throughout this country ; and the passenger
train towns
s . c that would natu-
rally follow so large a portion of mercantile traffic cannot tail 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
five days.
The average tonnage of these vessels amounts to 130 tons,
would give six men to each vessel, working after the which
rate of 601. per
detained, 10
month, which would give, for the number of days
each vessel: this,
multiplied by the number ofvesse, viz.,
to
would give the sum of 40,000/., which will be entirely-s:
" 4,000,
means of this line. This is independent of the loss of life,
destruction
by
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 are 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. He would be enabled to perform five
voyages for every three from 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 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, anti is now actually being removed ; thus
opening to vessels of the largest tonnage one of the safest and most
commodious harbours in the world. _ 1

These are a few of the advantages offered to the public by the pro,
jetted 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 be 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 1/. 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.

To the Prov:siohal Committee of the Br'stol ana Poole Harbour
Railway Company.

I request that you will allot to me shares of 204
each in the above undertaking', agreeably to the prospectus ; and
a...rree to accept such shares as m iy he allotted me on the terms abov,
mentioned, and also to pay the depos,t thereon, and to sign the Par•
liamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement, when required.
Dated the dayof 1846.
• Residence ...... ...• •• • •
Trade or Profession • . .....
Reference • ••••••• • • • • • • •
Address of Referee •••• • • •
** Applications for shares may be made, in the above form, al
the office of the Company, 55, King William-street, City; Gilbert Ste.
phens, Esq., 13, Northumberland-street, Strand ; Messrs. Castlemar
and Kingdon, solicitors, Witnborne ; T. Hyatt, Esq.. solicitor, Shed.
ton Mallet ; S. Smith ,Esq., Blandford ; and M. K. Welch, Esq., so•
licitor, Poole.

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND
WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWA COM-
PAN
This line of Railway was originally projected to supply a most im-
portant mineral, agricultural, and manufacturing district with much-
edcmesseaarnys, ofin ashiinteuicici°lnlrinunication, and is now rendered still
mregreuirhe
t will connect, by an intersecting route
the North Staffordshire, thes
Western, the South Stafforshir
Trente Valley, the London and North
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (by means of the last,) the
totnieußawililvhayh-sre.
con-
sequently, be in immediate
ont-class stations
app'ied for an Act in the last session, and the Bill
l This these
Company ll ne s
only defeated in the House
non-complianceWsealwseeitth the standing orders, so
passedefLords th
be
ya Housetechnical of Commons,
reported that the Bill miniteghmt.tair,7frooumghut
tttooxbee.
onunittee
junc-
tiono,anttostaanding
an
trifling, indeed, that the Commons'
orders had sPaelallY
p r oTche
tefheeedlientewmiati; now be made on its original
ter, where it will join the North Staffordshire
with the South Staffordshire, near Walsall. TheaYl
Com-
pany having obtained an Act, last session, for constructing
from Walsall to Dudley, will execute that, the most expensive line
part
of the whole scheme, and render it unnecessary for this Company to
require more than a capital of 400,000/.
The Directors have the pleas ,re 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 Shareholders 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 making
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 requested to attend, with his scrip, at
the °Mee of the Company, for that purpose, when the old scrip will
be exchanged for new scrip certificates, in which credit for the full
deposits alreadypaid 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.
R. S. MACKENZIE, Secretary.
°dice of the Company, 4, Queen-square, Westminster,
Pct. 13, 1840.