The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-21 00:00:00

EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER
RAILWAY,
(PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED,)
Pursuant to 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.
Capital, 1,300,0001., in 26,000 Shares of 301. each,
Deposit, 2/. Iss. per Share,
Liability limited to amount of Shares.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE :
ALL OP WHOM ARE SHAREHOLDERS.

Sir Edmund Sanderson Prideaux, Bart., Netherton Hall, Devon.
Sir John Trerelyan, Bart., Nettlecombe, Somerset.
Thomas Hussey, Esq., M.P., Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Charles Gordon, Esq., Wiscombe Park, Devon.
William A. H. Arundell, Esq.. Litton Park, Devon.
William Tucker, Esq., Coryton Park, Axminster, Devon.
Edward Woolmer, Esq., Mayor of Exeter.
Thomas Snow, Esq., Franklyn, Devon.
Ralph Sanders, Esq., Exeter.
Henry Collins Splatt, Esq., Brixton, Devon.
William Barnes, Esq., Mount Radford, Devon.
Colonel C. A. Macalester, Loupe Cottage, Axminster, Devon.
Colonel Bragge, Sadborrow House, Thorncombe, near Chard.
William Haggett Richards, Esq., Leacombe House, Axminster,
Devon.
Samuel Kingdon, Esq., Duryard Lodge, Exeter.
William Kingdoa, Esq., Haccombe, near Exeter.
Daniel Bishop Davy, Esq., Todsham, Devon.
Captain Pring, R.N., Ivedon Penn, Devon.
Rawlin Matlock, Esq., Axminster, Devon.
John H. Townsend, Esq., Portreeve of Honiton, Devon.
Robert S. Cornish, Esq., Exeter.
Captain Basleigh, Honiton, Devon.
Edward Gard, Esq., Exeter.
James Cerrall Wileocks, Esq., Exeter.
Joseph Sayell, Esq., Exeter.
Mr. Benjamin Chaffey, Maudlin, Thorncombe, near Chard.
Mr. John Titherleigh, Merchant, Axminster, Devon.
Mr. John Toms, Merchant, Chard, Somerset.
Mr. William Cuff, lace manufacturer, Chard, Somerset.
Major-General Ellicombe, R.E., C. 8., Worthing.
Captain John L. Hulme, R.E., Exeter.
John Ames, Esq., Pinhay House, Lyme Regis, Dorset.
John Batten, Esq., Yeovil, Somerset.
Thomas Cordell Newberry, Esq., Ottery St. Mary, Devon.
Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry Bayly, K.H., Burley Villa, Lyme Regis,
Dorset. _ _

W. B. Snow, Esq., Tredegar-square, London.
(With power to add to their number) from whom the Directors will
be selected.
ENGINEER.—Joseph Locke, Esq., F.R.S.
RESIDENT ENGINEER.—Mr. Thomas Whitaker.
RANKERS.
Messrs. Sanders and Co., Exeter.
Messrs. Milford, Snow, and Co., Exeter.
Messrs. Stuckey and Co., Yeovil.
Messrs. Batten and Co., Yeovil.
Messrs. Masterrnan and Co., London.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. 11. M. and J. B. Ellicombe, Exeter.
John Paw, Esq., Exeter.
SECRETART.—Mr. John Clench.
Definitive arrangements having been made for the construction
of a Railway by the Great Western Railway Company from Corsham
to Yeovil, and of another important line under the direction of the
London and South-Western Railway Company from Southampton to
Dorchester ; the object of the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway
Company is, IT a Line of Railway from Yeovil, with a Branch
from Dorchester. to direct these two large streams of traffic by one
main channel, through a populous and thriving district to Exeter.
This Railway will effect a more direct communication between the
West of England and the Metropolis, and supply Railway communi-
cation to a country hitherto unoccupied, and form an uninterrupted
chain of Railway by the Coast, from Dover to the Land's End.
In addition to these immediate advantages, application is in-
tended to be made in the ensuing Session, for a Line from Basing-
stoke to Salisbury and Yeovil, which will still further very consider-
ably diminish the distance between Exeter and London.
It will connect Yeovil and Dorchester with Exeter, and pass
through, or near to, the Towns of llminster, Crewkerne, Chard,
Beaminster, Bridport, Axminster, Honiton, and Ottery St. Mary,
and will of a Railway accommodation to the watering-places of
Lyme Regis, Seaton, Beer, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth,
and the adjoining districts.
The Committee, confident that this important undertaking will
bear strict investigation, issue their Prospectus thus early ; and will
at once proceed to complete the Surveys, enter into such arrange-
ments as they may think expedient, and take all the necessary steps
for obtaining an Act in the ensuing Session.
Power will be taken in the Bill to allow Interest at Four per Cent.
per annum on all Deposits and Calls, from the time of payment until
the opening of the Line ; and no liability will be incurred by any
Subscriber beyond the amount of his subscription.
It is intended to proceed to an early allotment of Shares, giving pre-
fereuce to local applicants ; but the Committee think it unadvisable
that the whole of the deposit should be now called for. An Metal.'
mont, therefore, of ss. per Share only will be required. on allotment,
aeoording to the provisions of 7 and 8 Viet., c. 110, applicable by the
Committee towards the expenses of the proposed undertaking.
The residue of the deposit will be payable in November next (un-
less any future order of Parliament should render it otherwise neces-
sary), and the Shareholders will be required to execute a Subscribers'
Agreement and Parliamentary Contract, the time and place of exe-
cuting which, and also for the payment of the residue of the deposit,
will be notified in the " Times," the " Herald," the " Exeter and
Plymouth Gazette," the " Western Thnes," the " Taunton Courier,"
the " West Briton," and the " Railway Times," newspapers ; and in
case either of non-payment of the residue of such deposit as afore-
said, or the non-execution of the Subscribers' Agreement and Parlia-
mentary Contract when required as aforesaid, the said instalment of
he. will be absolutely forfeited, and the Shares appropriated to other
parties without further notice.
Further particulars may be obtained from, and Application for
Shares made to, the Solicitors, the Secretary, or Messrs. F. and W.
Atkinson, 619, Threadneedle-street ; Messrs. Charles and Henry Hill,
29, Threadneedle-street ; Messrs. Field, Son, and Co., 9, Warnford-
court, London; Mr. Thomas Sanford, Messrs. Beaumont and Lang-
worthy, Mr. G. It. Gliddon, Exeter ; Messrs. Geor;,e Edwards and
Son, Bristol ; John Hall, Esq., Liverpool ; Messrs. John Railton and
Son, Manchester; Wade, Esq., Temple-street, Birmingham ; or to
Messrs. J. H. and G. Ridsdale, Leeds.
The Committee will be desirous to allot the Shares to unexception-
able parties in the order in which the applications are received ; in
all cases where the parties are unknown, references will be required.
Dated Exeter, March 3, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Committee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester