The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-18 00:00:00

JAMAICA, SOUTHERN, EASTERN, AND
NORTHERN RAILWAY, FROM KINGSTON TO MON-
TEGO BAY.

• Office, No. 43, Moorgate-street.
Capital 1,500,0001., in 30,000 Shares of 501. each.
Deposit 21. per Share.
A Reservation of Shares for the Proprietary, and others interested in

the Island.
PROVISIONAL COMXITTEE.

Major-Gen. Sir Love Parry, K.C.8., Madryn Park, Caernarvoashire
Sir John Key, Bart, Alderman of London, King's Arms-yard
Sr John J. Hensler, Bart., F.R.S., Upper Bedford-place
_ _

Sir George Rich, Bart., 43, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square
P. S. Butler, Esq., M.P., Queen-square, Westminster
Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London
Major Adair, U.S. Club, Pall-mall, Director of the Church of Eng-
land Insurance Company
Joseph Bishop, Esq., Director of the Blackwell B.allwrty
Johnlllunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place. Director of the London Docks
Charles Collins, Esq., Caldwell Ilail, Worcestershire
Henry Cornfoot, Esq., Copthall-court, Director of the Commercial
Bank, London
Captain Edwards, Baker-street, Portman-square
Thomas Edwards, Esq., Bethel-place, Camberwell
Lieutenant-Colonel Gillies, Cambridge-terrace
F. IV. Hamilton, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square
Klein Grant, Dil.D., 73, St. James's-street, Pall-mall
D. J. Hoare, Esq., Percy-street, Bedford-square
D. T. Johnson, Esq., Aldermary Churchyard, Director of the London

and Manchester Railway
Francis John Lambert, Esq , 6, Kensington Gardens-terrace
Francis Lloyd, Esq., 10, Crown Office-row, Temple

James Macinillan,lsq:, Southampton, Director of the Southampton,

Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway
Thomas Norte, Esq., Harley-street, Director of the Barbadoes Rail

way
James Reeves, Esq., Cheapside and Leyton, Director of tho London
and Manchester Direct Railway
Edward Scard, Esq., Kew, Director of the Toronto and Lake Huron

Railway
B. M. Senior, Esq., Compton Lodge, Jamaica, Magistrate of St,

Elizabeth's" _ .
J. 0. Senior, Esq., Leonard-place, Kensington, and Jamaica
Algernon W. B. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park, Di-
rector of the Barbadoes, and Great Eastern and Western Railways
W. C. Beare, Esq., Porchester-place, Director of the Worcester,

Shrewsbury, and Crewe Railway
William Fitzgibbon, Esq., Director of the Cork and Bandon, and

Cork and Kilkenny Railways
John Joseph Keene, Esq., St. f °ha 's
-wood, Director of the National

Bank of Ireland - -
William King, Esq., Waterloo-place, Director of the Freemasons' In-

surance Company
Henry Cromer, Esq., Lime street, and Barnes, Surrey
John Griffith Frith, Esq., Austin-friars
Charles Blcaden, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge, and Conlsden
Court, Surrey, Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' General
Fire and Life Assurance Company
(With power to add to their number.)
EIgOINEERS—WIIIiam Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S. ; James Pilbrow, Esq.,
C.E. ; Frederick Braithwaite, Esq., M.I.C.E.

SOLICITORS—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street.
BANKERS—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., 1, Cavendish-square
Messrs. Rogers, Olding, and Co., 29, Clement's-lane.

The great difficulty, delay, and expense attending the transit of

passengers and goodsfiom liii.igston to Montego Bay and the inter-
mediate ports, either by sea or land, is well known to all persons
conversant with the islan I of Jamaica.
The average passage by steamer between Montego Bay and King.
ston, occupies forty-four hours ; and the costs, including expenses on
the route, amount to nearly 51. each passenger, while the quickest
journey by land occupies three days, and the expenses, including
horse hire, reach nearly 201. By the railway the whole line will be
traversed in eight hours, at an expense not exceeding an average of
30s. per passenger.
The difference in the freights between the northern and southern
sides of the island and England is such, that independently of the
saving of time, this railway will enable proprietors on the northern
side, after payment of the costs of transit, to ship their produce at
much lass expense than at present, and will afford them the advan-
tage of sh'pping at all times from the very exce'lent harbour of King-
ston, instead of being confined, as they now are, to the exposed ports
f the east and north of the island.
The line will commence at a spacious quay, to be constructed at
Kingston Harbour, with a depth of water sufficient for vessels of the
largest tonnage employed in the export trade of the Island ; at or
near to which point it is proposed to form a Junction -with the King-
ston and Spanish Town Railway, and proceed thence by or'near Rock
Fort, Yallahs, Morant Town, Port Morant, Plantain Garden, Man-
chioneal Harbour, Port Antonio, Buff Bay, Anotto Bay, Port Maria,
t. Ann's, Duncan, Martha Brae, and terminate at or near Montego
1 ay. By these means a line of intercommunication will be formed
h etween the most important and populous places, and facility offered
for carriage of the produce of the most productive portion of the
island.
Through the southern portion of the line, the physical features are
gentle elevations, almost parallel to the principal range of moun-
tains, which run east and west, nearly the length of the island ; the
eastern portion, from Port Morant to Plantain Garden, is almost
level ; while the northern runs through an exceedingly rich country,
rising into hills separate from each other by spacious vales. The
whole of the country traversed by the line abounds in the staple ar-
tcles of sugar, coffee, rum, molasses, ginger, pimento, and other

Spices, dye wood, drugs, &c. ; and as more than one-third of the
land is still uncultivated, the production of these articles will, by
the increased facility for traffic, be greatly increased ; and cotton,
indigo, cocoa, &c., and dry stuffs, at present unimported, will again
be brought into extensive cultivation. Timber of great variety
abounds along the line ; besides the pimento tree, which flourishes
spontaneously, there are mahogany, lignum vitx, ebony, Spanish
elm, fine cedar, and other trees of enormous bulk. The line will
also bring largely into use the valuable palmetto, and various other
woods for agricultural and household purposes, aid cabinet works.
The mineral wealth of the country on the line is very considerable ;
lead ore is extremely rich and heavily impregnated with silver ;
whilst every variety of copper ore is found in abundance. Carbonate
of lime, valuable as manure, &c., of which Long Mountain is com-
posed, will form a considerable item in the tables of traffic.
The peculiarly favourable circumstances attending the construction
of this Railway render it highly probable that a considerable portion
of the capital demanded will not be required, as every material*
necessary for its formation is to be found on the line, and should the
atmospheric principle of propulsion be adopted, the necessity for ant-
tinge and embankments will be generally superseded.
A gratuitous grant of the unappropriated land required for the line,
and the free use of all the timber, stone, &c., necessary for its con-
struction, will, it is expected, be ceded by the Legislative Assembly ;
—the mineral wealth, which may be developed by the construction
of the line, will accompany the grants of the land, and may be leased
to capitalists .. T the benefit of the Shareholders.
Of the vatic is imports, and the internal traffic, a satisfactory esti-
mate can sea cely be given—it will be sufficient to state, that Coals,
Fish, Lime and Salt, empty Puncheons, Shingles, Bricks, Hoops,
Lead, Timber, Provisions, Cattle, Flour, Tobacco, Hardwares, and
Manufactures generally, form important soxrces of profit.
The working expenses of the railway will require but a moderate
per centage, and from all the circumstances already stated, and care-
ful Inquiries into the traffic, there can be no doubt that this line of
railway will yield a very remunerative return upon the capital re-
quired, and the speedy communication established between the
island and Great Britain, by means of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company, will enable the Directors in this country to exercise an
efficient control over the management of the affairs of the island.
The Committee propose to make provision in the Local Act for the
payment of 4% per cent. interest upon the amount paid upon the
shares from She passing of the Bill until the opening of the line.
Applications for shares in the usual form may be made to the
Provisional Committee, at the offices of the Company, 43,
-N!oorgate-street; to Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, solicitors,
lt;:.lBsLoi.oliorgbatiktrie4trl7,t,r,
hrLoongdmoonrionand the following Sharebrokers :--
Alston end Gage,
Oldham, Manche'ster-street ; Messrs. Preece and Evans,
mew,.
Schroeder
Mr. D. B. Major, 27, 'Change-alley, London ;
Tate and ash, Brist.' 1.
g:.erool; Mr. John Clegg,
rurd Ashlin, Mr. W. A. Brown, and Messrs.
Messrs. R. B. Watson a
.essrs. nail, Brother
enson,
„ce , Messrs. Eyre and Brothers,
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annddc3,lo.! sLserse.dsG;rxteeesn ansrsd.
Buruadvrteir;. Ire.
peear,..,Mn,rl3. Wm.
gishlialems,;W3oirre. esstaenr,;.,MlrE.lF.t.
Cheltenham
Thomas May and Co chiStnasmonp,
and Mr. William Leo,
. r.F. Shaw,CD.ersbpey;,,,,A,lrr.iThomas F. Dick.
Mr. Samuel Clerk, Edin.teter ;
;Mr. n 1.,:i li fax ; Messrs.Southampton
;
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Black and Lorimer,
, Cork :and of'wholger' Garden
mr.
C.
ro.s.sgow ; gr. Percy Gordon, Aberdeen ; Messrs.
Jamaica Southern, Eastern, '
Dublin ; and
CGao'n:ll:lll:te:rethroe.f"etVliTn,
be had
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Provisional in prospectuses may
Gentlemen,—l request that you will4lwaY.
501. each in this undertaking, ad t allot to me
n
per share upon the number allotted tome,
to pay thee depossit r 2
or of
may be necessary, in furtherance thereof, whenadto aign
such deeds 1.
Gentlemen, your obedient servant, require4l._,
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Reference
* Wood:Is prepared dearly as hard A$ iron, and in that climate ii
;Ilan durable, .