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the following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
I. That this Meeting cordially recognises the principles pro.
pounded by the Railway Department of the Board of Trade for re.
gulating their inquiries into all proposed schemes for the extension
of existing:lines of railway, viz.:—" That regard should be had to
the advantages to be obtained in a national point of view; to the
amount of local advantage afforded to the towns and districts more
Immediately affected ; and to the engineering circumstances of the
line; and is decidedly of opinion that a central line of railway, in
preference to a coast line from Falmouth to Exeter, completely em.
braces these important objects.
2. That in a national point of ♦iew it is of the utmost import.
ante that the connection of Falmouth harbour with the metropolis
and the great manufacturing districts in the north of England and
Scotland should be effzeted in the shortest possible space of time,
and, therefore, with the view of securing to the country generally,
as well as to the county of Cornwall, the full advantage of " the best
port in the kingdom for the embarkation and landing of the mails
for the West Indies, the Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and all our
transatlantic possessions," as well as to insure the convenience of
pissengers, and the cheap transmission of merchandise, a central
line of ►ailway from Falmouth to Exeter is pre-eminently entitled
to the support of Cornishmen.

3. That in addition to affording the greatest accommodation to
the greatest number, it is especially essential, in a local point of
view, that a railway should secure the quickest and cheapest
means of transit, not only to the London markets, but to those of
the midland and northern districts, of those early and rare vegeta.
bles and fruits for which the western part of Cornwall is so cele-
brated, and which would form so considerable a portion of traffic, as
well as to ensure to our fishermen a profitable sale of that inimitable
supply of the finest fish with which our coasts abound, and that a
central line of railway can best effect those objects.
4. That, from the report of the Committee appointed at a county
meeting convened by the High Sheriff, for the purpose of obtaining
information as to the feasibility of constructing a railway through
Cornwall to Exeter, it appears that a survey of the central line was
made in 1840-41, by Captain Moorsom, C. E., in which he stater,
" That a Central Line combines the greatest amount of accom.
modation, both local and general, with the least drawback in respect
to the works involved and the expense incurred in construction and
working."

5. That from the said report it also appears that, from traffic
returns actually made and carefully revised, such line would, after
deducting 40 per ce►►t for working charges, yield a profit to the
Shareholders of upwards of .71. rer cent. ; whereas it appears, from
the prospectus of the projectors of the Plymouth and Falmouth
Railway, that the estimated returns on the capital will be only
" 61. per cent, and upwards," thereby clearly proving that, even
as a speculation with a view to profitable investment only, the
Central Line is best entitled to public support ; and that there are
good grounds for believing that, if the Central Line to Exeter be
properly brought before the country, it will at once obtain the sup.
port of Cornishmen and capitalists generally.

CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL
RAILWAY.

At a public MEETING, convened by the Mayor, on a requisi.
lion signed by 160 inhabitants of Falmouth and its vicinity, held
in the Guildhall, on Saturday, the litth of October,

STEPHEN I3ROUGHAM, Esq., Mayor, in the chair,

:he following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :

That, from the the time that a Railway through Cornwall was first
contemplated, a central or direct line from Exeter to Falmouth has
ever been deemed the most advantageous, both in a national and
local point of view, and from the report of Captain Moorsom, C.E.,
made in 1841, to the Committee appointed by a county meeting,
it appears is that course which, with the least practical objection
in its features, whether in construction or in reference to subsequent
working, gives the greatest amount of accommodation to the county
of Cornwall.

That it is the decided conviction of this meeting that the pro.
posed Railroad from Exeter to Falmouth. via Plymouth, would,
!tom the acknowledged difficulties of its construction, the loss of
time in effecting " a very doubtful passage across the Hamoaze, on
the lower part of the river Tamar," and the expenses of travelling a
distance of twenty miles more than by a direct line from Falmouth
to Exeter, sacrifice all the advantages possessed by the port of Fal.
mouth, from its geographical position, as "the best port in the
kingdom for the embarkation and landing of the mails for the West
Indies, the Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and all our transatlantic
possessions."
That, as the interest of the Right Hon. Lady Bassett, and the
Right Hon. Lord Wodehouse, and their respective tenantry, are
deeply involved in the construction of the most advantageous line
of railway through Cornwall, this meeting respectfully solicits the
Right Honourable Lady and the Noble Lord will be pleased to
give their support to the Committee for forming the Central Line
of Railway from Exeter to Falmouth.
That the representatives in Parliament for the county, and those
for Penryn and Falmouth and the other boroughs of Cornwall, be
also solicited to add their names to the Provisional Committee, for
the purpose of securing to Cornwall a line of railway which fully
complies with the requirements of the Railwa* Department of the
Board of Trade, both as regards the advantages in a national point
of view, and the advantages to the towns and districts more imme-
diately interested.

CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL
RAILWAY.
At a Public MEETING of the inhabitants of Wadebridge
and its vicinity, held at the Molesworth Arms Hotel, on Tuesday,
the 22d day of October, 1844,
EDMUND HAMBLY, Esq., in the Chair,

The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :
That this meeting is decidedly of opinion that a central line of
railway through Cornwall to Exeter would be found greatly to the
advantage of the county, and in a public, local, and national point
of view, superior to a communication based on a coast line. That
by a central line the distance from the western ports of Falmouth
and Penzance to the metropolis would be considerably shortened, the
difficult and dangerous passage across the Ilamoaze avoided, and
the requirements of the county best provided for.
That the members of the county and the different boroughs be
requested to give their utmost support to the Central Line, and per.
mit their names to be added to the Provisional Committee of the
Cornwall and Devon Railway.
That a memorial be prepared and presented to the Board of
Trade, pointing out the superior advantages of the Cornwall and
Devon Central Railway, both in a national and local point of view.

C ORN WALL AND DEVON CENTRAL
RAILWAY.

At a Public MEETING,of the inhabitants of Padstow, held at
Rawlings' Commercial Hotel, this 23d day of October, 1844,
THOMAS TREMAIN, Esq., in the Chair,

the following resolutions were unanimously carried:—
That a Central or Direct Line of Railroad from Exeter lo Fal.
mouth has ever been regarded as the most advantageous both in a
national and local point of view, and that this meeting pledges it-
se

.o support a Central Line.
That the representatives in Parliament for the eastern division of
he county of Cornwall be solicited to support a Central Line, for
_he purpose of securing to the county a line of railroad which fully
complies with the requirements of the Board of Trade, both as re-
gards the advantages in a national point el view, the county at large,
and this important port in particular.

CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL
RAILWAY.
At a public MEETING of the inhabitants of Helston, convened
by the Mayor on a requisition of the inhabitants,
THOMAS ROGERS, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair,
the following resolutions were unanimously carried:—
That this meeting is deeply impressed with the importance of a
Central. pailway, and pledges itself to promote the success of such
an undertaking.
That this Meeting is satisfied of the superiority of a Central Line,
and also that the requisite capital can be easily obtained. •
That a memorial from this Meeting in favour of the Central Line
be forwarded to the Board of Trade.
That it is the opinion of this meeting that Cornishmen should
forward the Central Line by applying for shares in the Cornwall
and Devon Central Railway Company without delay.
That the Mayor be requested to communicate the unanimous
opinion of this Meeting in favour of a Central Line to the Member
for this borough, with an urgent request that he promote the un.
dertaking, and allow his name to appear in the list of Provisional
Committee.
That the Members for the County be urgently
mote the Central Railway, requested to pro.