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London, England, 1845-09-10 00:00:00

(I'P.OVISIONALLY REGISTERED

CORN WALL andDEVON CENTRAL RAIL-
IL/ WAY, from EXETER to FALMOUTH and PENZANCE,
with branches to Plymou,h, Tr.vistoe's, Blee,brd, Barnstaple, and St.
Austell, forrein: ' n coniineation orVle London and Seuth Western—
London, SallAtry, and Yeovil—ardb:zeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester
Railways, a (111(.6; line from Loncloa to Exeter, Falmouth and
Penzance.
Capital, 3,003,000 i. in 120,000 Shares of 251. each.
Deposit, 21. 12s. 6d. per Share.
With power to decrease the capital to 2,000,0001., should the branches
be estrlic.'. oat, by atixidary Companies.
P3OVI3IONAL CONDI:WEE.

The Most Noble the 31m3ois of IVmehesi;c:, Amport House, Hants,
Chairman of the London, Salisbary, and Yeovil Railway Company
The R'ght Hon. Lord Vivian Glynn, Ccaawali

The RCht Hoa. Lord Arundeii, Wmdour Castle, Wilts, on the Pro-
visional Committee of the Lc:melon, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway
The Right Hon. Lord Bridport, Cricket Lodge, on the Provisional
CoMmittee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company
The Right. Hon. Lord Carteret, Ampthill
The Hon. W. Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's, Deputy Ch&rman of

the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company
The Hoa. W. E. Fitzmaurice, M.P., Chesham-street, London, on the
Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Rail-

way Company
Sir W. L. S. Trelawney, Bart., Harewood, Lord-Lieutenant of the

county of Cornwall
Franeis Rodd, Esq., Trebartha Hall, High Sheriff of the county of

Cotewall -
Sir Jc:zpit Simla G. Sawle, Bart., Peurice, Cornwall
Sir Heary 1.'441.1. Seale, Bart.-, Mount Boon, Dartmouth, on the Pro-
visional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Rail-
way Company
Sir Warwick H. Tonkin, Telounouth, on the Provisional Committee
of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Company
Edward W. W. Pendarves, Esq., Pendarves, M.P. for West Corn-

wall, Chairman of Quarter Sessions for Cornwall
George Moffat, Esq., M.P. for Dartmouth, 85, Eaton-square, on the
Provisional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter

Railway
Hallway Plumtidge, Esq., M P. for Falmouth, Chester-square, London
Nilliam Tayior CopeLarl, Esi , LLP., Lincoln's Inn-flelds, London
J. U. Tremayne, Esq., Ileligan, lit. Austell, Chairman of Quarter

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Se,slonifor Cornwall
J. K. Lethbridge, Esq., Tregeare, Launceston, Chairman of Quarter

Sessions fur Cornwa'l
The Mayor 61 Exeter, Chairman of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor-
chester Railway Company
The Mayor of Launceston
The Mayor or Bodinhi

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W. H. Arundel!, Esq., Trebursye, Cornwall, Magistrate for Cornwall
Edward Archer, Esq., Trelaske, Launceston, Magistrate for Cornwall
T. R. Avery, Esq., Delabole, Boscastle
W. Alining, Esq., Walnut House, Exeter, on the Provisional Com-
mittee of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company
James Henry Atiwood, Esq., Upper .7.eymour-street, Portman-square
W. Braddon, Esq., LicionPark, Devon, Magistrate for Devon
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R. G. Bennett, Esq., Tresillian house, Truro, Magistrate for Cornwall
John Braddor, Esq , Tregleitii, Cornwall
S: J. Capper, Esq., Adelaide-place, London-bridge
William Chadwick, Esq., Montague-square, London, Chairman of the
Richmond railway Co npany
John Chapman, Esq., Blackheath Park, London, on the Provisional
Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway Company
The Chisholni, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-square, London, on the Pro-
visional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway
Company
F. F. Clossman, Esq., Mincing-lane, London
Richard Davy, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Cornwall
W. B. Davy, Esq., Topsham, Devon, Magistrate for Exeter, on
the Provisional Committee`of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and'Exeter
• Railway
Stephen Davy, Esq., Redruth, Magistrate for Cornwall
Baldwin Fulford, jun., Esq., of Great Fulfotd, Devon, Chairman of

the Quarter Sessions
Edward Goldsmid, Esq., 41, Upper Harley-street, Chairman of the

Globe Insurance Company
Day Le Grice, Esq., Penzance, Magistrate for Cornwall
Gohilworthy Gurney, Esq., Woolleigb, Launceston, Magistrate for

Cornwall
Edward Gard, Esq., Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company
Mr. Sergeant•Gazelee, Cambiidge-square, London
Captain Hext, R.N., Tredethy, Bodmin, Magistrate for Cornwall
D. Y. tloblin, Esq., Coignite, Bodmin, Magistrate for Cornwall

James Harvey, Esq., St Day
J. D. Harris, Esq., of Hayne, Launceston
Richard Harvey, Esq., St. Day

Captain Hulme,R.E-.,-Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company
Joseph Hodge, Esq., Truro
Rev. Thomas Hockin Kingdon, Pyeworthy, Devon, Magistrate for

Devon
J. S. lago, Esq., Coran
William Peter Kempe, Esq., Truro

J. J. Kinloch, Esq., .Gloucester-road, Hyde-park, London, on the
Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Rail-

way Company
Charles Kelson, Esq., Telgnmouth, Magistrate for Devon, on the Pro-
visional Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway
Company
John Masterman, jun., Esq., banker, Loudon
William Michell, Esq., M.D., Bodmin
H. Mallett, Esq., of Ash
General Napier, H.E.I.C.S.

John Parsons, Esq., Falmouth

John Parsons; Esq., R.N., Falmouth
Thomas Pearse, Esq., Launceston, Magistrate for Cornwall
Edward Prior, Esq:, Berry Hill Villa, Brixham, on tile Provisional
Committee of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Com-

PanY
Captain George Probyn, Woodford, Essex, Director of the London

Assurance Company
J. H. Peter, Esq., Harlyn, Padstow
Rev. Charles Rodd, Nerth Hill, Cornwall

Coryndon'We, Esq., M.D., Launceston
William Carpenter Ruwe, Esq., 3, Little Ryder-street, St. James's,

Lonion
Edward Shearon, Eaq., Stratton

Joseph Shephard, Esq., Exeter, on the Provisional Committee of the
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company
C. B. Sawle, Esq., Penriec, Magistrate for Cornwall
Rev. 11. A. Simcoe, Penheale, Launceston
M. C. Seton, Esq., 3laida Hill, London

Captain Spettigue, R.N., Falmouth
John Taylor, Esq., 2, Duke-street, Adelphi, London

John Voirlet, Esq., Parnacott, Devon, Magistrate for Devon
Humphrey Willyams, Esq., Carnanton, St Columb, Magistrate for

Cornwall
W. J. Watts, Esq., banker, Teignmouth, on the Provisional Com-
mittee of the Dartmottth, Torbay, and Exeter Railway Company
EsurNsEa—Joseph Locke, Esq.
RESIDENT ENGINEER-Mr. Richard Thomas.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Bull and Tilley, Falmouth
Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate-street, London
Messrs. Elltcombes and Mr. John Daw, Exeter

IrrrEaix SECRETARY--LeWis Crombie, Egg,
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Messrs. Masterman and Co., London

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Messrs. Williams, Hodge, and Co., Truro and Camborne

DISTILICT BANK 88.
Messrs. Sanders and Co., Exeter
Messrs, Milford, Snow, and Co., Exeter
West of England and onth Wales District Bank, Exeter
The Devon att.! Cornwall Bank, Exeter
The National Provincial Bank of England, Exeter

Naval Rank, Plymonth
Messrs. Hodge and Norman, Devonport

Messrs. Gill-and Rundle, Tavistock
The Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple
The Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Torrington

The Devon and Cornwall Bank, Launceston
Messrs. Gill and Rundle, Launceston

Messrs. Robins, Foster, and Co., Launceston

Messrs. Batten, Carne, and 314i:rack, Penzance

Mews. Bolithcis, Sons, and Co., Peniance.

PROSPECTUS.

The Bill for making a Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth, and
the West Cornwall Railway Bill, having, been both rejected by Par-
liament, and the projected South Devon Railway from Exeter to
Plymouth pursuing only a winding and precarious course along the
margin of the Southern Channel, the great area of Devonshire west
of Exeter, and the whole of the county of Cornwall, are now desti-
tute of railway acemmodation.

The object of the present undertaking is to provide an efficient sys-
tem of railway communication for the whole of this Western Penin-
sula ; and as the waste of capital and time, involved in the circuitous
route by Bristol, is greatly co r plained of, the leading and indispens-
able feature of the project will be to obtain the most direct, punctual,
and economical line between London, Falmouth, and Penzance. As
far as Exeter, that project is already in the hands of the " London
and South-Western," the " London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction,"
and the Yeovil, Dorchester, and Exeter" Companies. It was the
Central Line, westward, which the Committee of the House of Lords,
in the Wilts and Somerset Railway Bill, in the late session, obliged
the Great Western Railway Company to pledge themselves not to
oppose ; and which they speak of in their report " as the line which
the best interests of the country require, and which must eventually
be carried direct to Falmouth, the most westerly port in the
Channel." • • •

Tinder these auspices, and with this strong expression from the
Legislature, it may be considered that a continuous line of railway,
from London, through Salisbury, to Yeovil and Exeter, no less than
thirty miles shorter than the devious course of the Great Western
Railway, is already. morally. secured. Iu order, therefore, to com-
plete this great national project thus suggested by the House of
Lords, it remains only to extend this direct Exeter line, without
chAnge of gauge or teriainus, direct to Falmouth and Penzance.

The saving actual distance thus effected, between. London and
Falmouth, as compared with the Great Western and its extensions,
amounts to more than fifty miles; whilst the time also saved by
avoiding the passage of the Ilamoaze, to say nothing of all other
difficulties involved in-that project, was estimated, in the recent in-
quiry before Parliament, as equal to a saving of fifteen or twenty
miles more.

Bearing in mind, therefore, the geographical position of Falmouth
and Penzance, especially the great advantages of the Ruiner, as the
most Westernly station for our naval and, packet service, and as af-
fording a most secure harbour of refuge In the event of war; and re-
membering, too, that this must eventually become the highway to
the Mediterranean, the East and West Indies, and America, the lin-
portance to the Admiralty and Lloyd's, of such a direct railway, with
a continuous and efficient electric telegraph, can hardly be over-rated.

The central district from Exeter, westward, has been recently re-
surveyed, and has been found to afford a main trunk line, with good
locomotive gradients, attalnab7e without engineering difficulties, and
at a'reasonable expense ; the general course being Rear or through
Crediton, Bow, Hatherleigh, North Tawton, OXehampton, Launces-
ton, Camelford Bodmin, St. Columb, Sr. Austell, (by means of a
branch,) Truro, and Penryn, to Falmouth ;—at Truro, an extension
line through West Cornwall will diverge to Chacewater, Redruth,
Cainborue, Hayle, (with a branch to St. Ives,) Marazlon, and Pen-
aance. _ _

This extension runs for more than 30 miles though the most popu-
lous and flourishing part of Cornwall; and the Tables of the recent,y
rejectly West Cornwall Bill showed an existing traffic, through that
district, of 101. per cent. after deducting working expenses. But as
the constructing and working this line by a separate company would
be productive of unnecessary expense and inconvenience to the public,
the line to Penzance, as well as to Falmcuth, will form an integral
portion of the main work under cue and tne same management.

From Trtso, eastward, the main line will pass several important
mines ; and near Bodmin will throw out a branch through the China
slay district to St. Austell, and its populous mining neighbourhood.
It willalso avail itself of the railways now in process of construction
from Newquay on the north, and Par on the southern Channel;
whilst a connexion with the already constructed railway from Bod-
mln to Wadebridge, will open, through the- port of Padstow, the best
communication between Cork, the south of Ireland, and London.
Advancing farther, an opportunity will occur of establishing a traffic
with the well-known Delabole Slate Quarries on the one hand, and the
flourishing Caradon Mines on the other ; whilst the Pend supplicl by
the Dude Canal, and the lime which abotmda in the neighbourhood
of Launceston, will form the subject of most considerable transport
into the highly improvable agricultural districts westward and east-
ward.

Passing onward into Devonshire, a branch will be thrown out from
the main line to the port of Bideford, thus opening, for the mineral
produce of Wales, a morket in Central Devon and Cornwall, which
are destitute of coal ; and another branch will diverge southward by
Tavistock to Plymouth, thus affording the most direct communica-
tion between those towns and Exeter. This branch being also
accessible from Launceston w: it o.ten for the north and West of Corn-
wall, and for Falmouth, a line to Plymouth, in point of time, shorter
than the lately projected line across the Hamoaze irom Plymouth to
Falmouth. Should the trailic,. nevertheless, •be found to justify an-
other branch from a point near Bodmin, through Liskeard, to Ply-
mouth, such a branch may and lOU be constructed.
Arriving within fourteen miles of Exe.ei*, the main line will be
joined from the north by a direct line from Ilfracombe and Barn-
staple to Exeter, and about seven miles fin ther on by the Dartmouth,
Brixhant, Torbay-, and Exeter line, an'amalgamation of which two
lines is now under consideration, thus affording to these two friendly
companies a direct communication from north to south; from the
Bristol to the English Channel, and carrying their traffic on one com-
mon trunk, on to one common terminus, with the Yeovil line at
Exeter.

The inspection of a map will better show the importance of this
comprehensive scheme, which overspreads the surface of Devon and
Cornwall, and leaves little to be desired to give full value and effect
to objects of such importance.
The supply and demand created by this large area,—its population,
ainounti ,g to more than 600,000,—its Ports;situate on both Chan-
nels,—its Fisheries, Mining, Commercial, and Agricaural advan-
tages,—its exports of Corn, Wool, and Cattle,—its probable con-
sumption of Coal, Manure, and general supplies,—were t fully
gone into in the recent inquiry before the House of Lords, and forcibly
require Increased facilities, Lid diminished co=t of transport.. The
general evidence, also, given in thet lio-ase, showed a good remune-
rative existing traffic, without anv such increase as may reasonably
be expected from a well-digested system of Branches; and when the
further increase in passenger and general traffic, east and west, Is
taken into consideration, which must necessarily arise from bringing
Falmouth, Its harbour and foreign relations, and Penzance, with its
much-sought climate and early markets, so much nearer to the Me-
tropolis, and the northern and eastern parts of England than can
possibly be accomplished by any other devisable railway communi-
cation ; and when it is also borne in mind, that from the Peninsular
form of the county 0/Comma this line, when established, can have
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The strong feeling in favour of a central line, evinced by public
meetings and petitions from every part of the county of Cornwall
and West Devon ; the support of Noblemen, Magistrates, Merchants,
Mine-owners, and Agriculturists, in the recent struggle : the numerous
and strong assurances of support already received from the landowners
and general interests along the line ; and the hearty concurrence
and co-operation of the Associated Companies, the names of whose
members appear in the Provisional Committee, leave no doubt
of the successful Issue of the application which will be made to Par-
liament in the next session.

The Act to be applied for will contain the usual clauses for limiting
the liabilities of Shareholders to the amount of their subscriptions,
and for allowing interest at 4/. per Cent.-per annum, on all Calls,
from the time of payment until the opening of the line. '
The Provisional Committee reserve ;to themselves the power of
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