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London, England, 1845-10-03 00:00:00

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mottrs fully anticipate will be attained by the proposed aVwAY, r----„which will form a portion of a grand trunk line, comple rig 'the,. , I -_,--
chain of railway communication upon the narrow gauge betw -tial,,a• ;_...',..0.-- „..,/
south-eastern coast, and Bristol and the western, northern, an id-,u---'t ,a c MAY
laud counties.
A.I3AN (1' °
The line will commence at the terminus of the South-Eastern nan-
way at Reigate, proceed thence by Dorking, Godahning, Farnham,
and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, on the South-Western Rail-
way. It will then proceed by Andover towards Devizes, Trow-
bridge, and Bradford, with a branch to Bath, and pursuing its course
through the "Somersetshire coal-field, throwing off a branch towards
Radstock in the heart of the collieries, terminate in a junction with
the Bristol and Birmingham Railway at Bristol.
By its course through Dorking, Godahning, Farnham, and Odi-
ham, it will supply the railway accommodation so much required by
those towns, and connect the rich and fertile hop districts of Surrey,
Kent, and South llants, and afford the means of conveyance of their
produce to the great Hop-fair at Waybill.
By its junction with the contemplated " Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate Railway," it will afford to the inhabitants of Reading, Oxford,
and to the midland counties generally, the best and shortest route to
the Continent, as well as to Worthing, Hastings, Brighton, and the
other watering-places in Sussex and Kent ; and a vast increase of
visitors will undoubtedly be attracted to those places from the interior
of England by the accommodation and facilities for travelling which
will be accomplished by this and the proposed railway from Reading.
By its intersection of the South-Western Railway at Basingstoke,
and of the proposed Manchester and Southampton Railway further
west, the present line will connect Dover towards the south, with
Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Indies, &c.),
Gosport, and Portsmouth, and towards the north, with Cheltenham,
Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, also
with Shrewsbury, Chester, and Holyhead, and in fact with the whole
of North and South Wales.
At Basingstoke, also, this line will join the proposed London, Salis-
bury, and Yeoyil Railway, and throw open to Dover and the Atli-
eastern counties the populous and wealthy cities of Salisbury and
Exeter, the rich agricultural counties of Wilts, Dorset, Sou, set,
and Devon, the parts of Plymouth, Devonport, and Falmouth, ind
the mineral regions of Cornwall.
To Devizes, Trowbridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other towns
in the vicinity of its course, the benefit ;which this line wi'l confer
cannot be too highly estimated ; to the coal districts of Somerset-
shire it will open large and constant markets both in Bristol and to
the south and cast, while to the inhabitants of Bristol especially, con-
necting its channel with the Straits of Dover and the Downs, pro-
viding a perfect line for telegraphic communication, and securing to
them the whole of the trade between the south-east of England and
the west and south of Ireland, it seems difficult, considering the enor-
mous traffic which must necessarily flow to that city, to conceive a
project more deserving of their cordial support.
In the memorable Parliamentary contest last session between two
great rival companies, the Legialature for the first time admitted
that princip'e of competition with existing interests which was
claimed by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company for
the protection and benefit of the public; and it is with no fear of
the resift that the promoters of the present undertaking invite
attention to one distinguishing feature it contains, viz., that by the
construction of the line from Bristol to Basingstoke, the Box Tunnel
will be avoided, and a new and independent communication will be
established between Bristol and London, by a shorter line on the
narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Western, inde-
pendently of all the advantages of the proposed central station at
Hungerford-bridge, and the convenient access to the Thames both
there and at Nine Elms, over the distant find inconvenient station
of the Great Western at Paddington.
In length tile proposed line will be nearly 110 miles (assuming tills Company to have the construction of that portion between Reigate
and Dorking, for which plans have been deposited by the South-
Eastern Company)—the country through which it passes does hot
present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor will any resi-
dential or ornamental property be Interfered with except under an
imperative necessity.
A reserve of shares will be made for landowners on the line, and
the Committee also retain to themselves the power to vary the course
of the line with reference to any arrangements with existing interests
and projected lines that may be considered advantageous to the
shareholders.

The capital proposed to he raised is 1,500,000/., in 75,000 shares of
201. each, with a deposit of 21. 2s. per share, to be paid on allotment.
Power will be taken by the Act to allow interest, at 41. per cent.
per annum, upon all deposits and subscriptions until the opening of
the line, and no subscriber ,shall be answerable for more than the
amount of his deposit until the Act has been obtained, and then not
beyond the amount of his subscription.
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The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract will
be ready for execution, and the scrip issued immediately upon pay-
ment of the deposits.

Applications for shares must be addressed to the Secretary, at the
Offices of the Company, No. 12, Gray's Inn•place, only ; but no appli-
cation will be attended to unless accompanied by a reference to a
member of the Provisional Committee, one of the solicitors to the
Company, or a banker.

Copies of the prospectus and form of application for shares may be'
obtained at the offices of the Company, or of Messrs. Peppercorne, Old
Broad-street ; Mr. Sym, 9, Tokenhouse-yard ; and Mr. B. B. Wil-
liams, Throgmorton-street, stock and sharebrokers, London.