The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-10 00:00:00

ACTING Enanacita—Messrs. Birch, Cannon-row, London

The Act for the formation of the Wilts and Somerset Railway
having passed the Legislature, the Directors of the pi esent under-
taking propose to take up that line at Salisbury, and join it by a direct
Railway eommunication of twenty-one miles on the broad gauge,
with the important town and port of Southampton. The line has
been carefully surveyed by experienced parges, and as it presents
no engineering or other difficulties (the chief landowners being most
favourably disposed towards it) the Directors have the fullest con-
fidence that tie estimates for its construction, &c., will not be ex-
ceeded, while the statistics of traffic are so abundant, both through
and local. (a detailed statement of whim, may be seen at the office),
as to leave no doubt on the minds of the Directors that a most sa-
tisfactory dividend will be realised, to arise from the large number of
passengers that must embark and disembark at Southampton, to and
from the East and West Indies, the Mediterranean, France, the
Southern States of Europe, the Channel Islands, Isle of Wight, Soc.,
as well as the large supplies of iron, coal, slate, stone for building,
flour, grain, and merchandise, constantly required to be transported
to, and received at Southampton, either for use there, for exporta-
tion, or for the consumption in that part of the interior of the country
traversed by the number of railways in connexion with, or springing
from, the present line.
The route of the proposed line will pass through commons and
lands of little value ; it will proceed from the stnt!on of the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, at Fisherton Anger, and proceed
by or near to Downton, Pla itford, over llampworth and East Willow
Commons, by Yramshaw to Redbridge, taking the line of the old
Canal at Millbrook, and crossing the Mudlands to the Royal Pier,
Southampton, contiguous to which, and on the present waste shore.
it is proposed to erect a spacious Terminus, the cost of which is in-
cluded in-the estimate. .

It is also proposed to place the Railway in communication with the
Royal Pier and Town Quays, so that the convenience of loading and
unloading on the line may be secured.
A certain number of Shares will be reserved for the Proprietors
of the Wilts and Somerset Railway.
Applications for ShareF, according to the annexed form, may be
addressed to the respective Solicitors, or to the Secretary, at the
Offices of the Company, No 26, Gresham-street.
H. B. SHERIDAN, Secretary.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR. SHARES.

To the Provisional Committee of the Wilts, Somerset, and
Southampton Junction Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot to Me Shares in the
proposed Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Junction Railway, and
I agree to accept that or any less number that you may please
to allot me, and I undertake to pay the deposit of It. 7s. Sd. per
Share on the same, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and
the Parliamentary Contract when required.
Dated this day of
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1845.