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greatest resort for the shipping and commercial interest,' of the eouas
try, and perhaps the most important town on the southern coast.
In every point of view, therefore, whether for national socurit, or
for travelling excursions, or the invaluable interests of our shipping
and commerce, the paramount importance of a cheaper, more COlWO-
nioit, and accelerated intercourse between this great port and all
parts of the kingdom, must be sufficiently obvious. This the pro-
moters fully anticipate will be attained by the proposed sallwaY,
which will form a portion of a grand trunk line, completing the
chain. of railway communication upon the narrow gauge between the
south-eastern coast, and Bristol and the western, northern, and mid-
land counties.
The lise will commence at the terminus of the S4th-Eastern Rail-
way at Reigate, proceed thence by Dorking; Godalming, Farnham.
and Odiham to the Basingstoke station, on the South-Western Rail-
wax. It will then proceed by Andover towards Deiftes' 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 ajunction 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 Hants, and afford the means of conveyance of their
produce to the great Hop-fair at Weyhill.
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 riCCOllllllodaiioll and facilities for travelling which
will be accomplished by this and the proposed railway from Reading.
By its intersection of the South-11 esters Railway at Basingstoke,
and or the proposed Jtanchester and Southampton Railway further
west, the present line will connect Dover towards the south, Is ith
Southampton (the packet station for the East and West Indies, &e.),
Gosport, and Fortamouth, 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, Sabo-
t
bury, and Yeovil Railway, and throw open to Dover and the th-
eastern counties the populous and wealthy cities of Salisbnr and
Exeter, the rich agricultural counties of Wilts, Dorset, Sons
and Devon, the ports of Plymouth, Devonport, and Falmouth, 'and
the mineral regions of Cornwall.
T. Devizes, Trowbridge, Bradford, and Bath, and the other towns
in the vicinity of its course, the benefit :which this line will coffer
camot 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 east, while to the inhabitants of Bristol especially, con-
necting its chz.nnel wills the Straits of Dover and the Downs, pro,
viding a perfect line for telegraphic communication, and securing to
them the *hole 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 Legislature for the first time adasitted
i that princip7e 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 result 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 no
narrow gauge than by the devious course of the Great Western, lode-
pendenUy 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 and inconvenient station
of the Great Western at Paddington. .

In length the proposed line will be nearly 110 miles (assuming t
Company to have the construction of that portion between Rid
and Dorking, for which plans have been deposited by the Ai,
Eastern Company)—tha country through which It passes doe's wt.
present any engineering difficulties of moment, nor will any Pgi-
dential or ornamental property be Interfered with except under all
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 courks
of the line with reference to any arrangements with existing interests
and projected lines that may be considered advantageous to tee
shareholders.

The capital proposed to be raised is 1,500,0001., in 75,000 shares
201. each, with a deposit of 2/. 2s. per share, to be paid on allot
Power will be taken by the Act to allow interest, at 41. per L
per annum, upon all deposits and subscriptions until the opening of
the line, and no subscriber shall be answerable for more than
amount of his deposit until the Act has been obtained, and then
beyond the amount of his subscription.
The Subscribers' Agreement and the Parliamentary Contract-will
be ready for execution, and the scrip issued immediately upon pay-
ment of thedeposits.
Applications for shares must be addressed to the Secretary, at
Offices of the Company, N 0.12, Gray's Inn place, only; but no op
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 Ige
obtained at the offices of the Company, or of Messrs. Peppercorn OSd
Broad-street ; Mr. Syna, 9, Tokenhouse-yard ; and Mr. B. B. Wil-
liams, ThregmOrton-street, stock and sharebrokers, London.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOB SHARER.
To the Provisional Committee of the Dover and Bristol Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 281. en 4
In this Company, and I agree to accept the same, or any small&
number which may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon,
and execute the Parliamentary Oontract and Subscribers' Agreement
when required.
Dated this 1845.

day of
Name in full .... ...
Occupation or
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THE LEEDSand CARLISLE,or NORTHER4.II
TRUNK RAILWAY of ENGLAND.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 2,000,0001., in 80,000 Shares of 151. eaeh.
Deposit 21. 12s. 6d. per Share.
COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT.
WILLIAM BEItESFORD, Esq., M.P., Chrmatz.
JOSEPH UNDERWOOD, Esq., Depoty-Charman.
William Anning, Esq. Daz nton Duptoss, Esq., Mayor of
Charles Bamford, jun., Esq. Leeds
W. G. Beare, Esq. Arthur Mann, Esq.
J. Yarde Buller Yrade Buller, Esq. Joseph Middleton, Esq.
W. Bradley, Esq. George Parbury, Esq.
James Clay, Esq. William Simpson Potteig Esq.
W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P. John Rawson, Esq. .
Henry Cornfoot, Esq. James Steel, Esq.. may9F of
Richard Dutton, Esq. Carlisle
Henry Plumptre Gipps, Esq. Joseph Thompson, DR.
Notice is hereby given that NO further APPLICATION lbr
SHARES can be received after SaTuRDAY, the 4th of October.
By order of the Committee of Management,
83, Gresham-street. CHAS. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.

PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT.
THE DIRECT 'EXETER, PLYMOUTH,
AND DEVONPORT RAILWAY,
By Chudley, Ashburton, and Buckfastleigh.
(Provisionally Registered, pursuant to the 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 110.)
Capital 1,000,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 251, each.
Deposit 21. 12s. Gd. per Share.
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS,
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Exeter
-The Hon. H. F. Fitzharding Berkeley, M.P., Berkeley-house, Spring,
gardens
Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, C.B. Exeter
Lieutenant-Colonel Newell, F.eaton
Sir John Osborne, Bart., Kensingte,ei
Wm Gambier, Esq., Sacomb-park, Hertel Directors of the Chatham
G. R. Peppercorn, Esq., Bexl,:dl, Sauey, j and Portsmouth Railway
Edward Spencer Curling, 7Esq., George-yard, Lombard-street
George Thomas, Esq.., Winchester-house, Broad-street, Director of
the London and Hounslow Railway Company
Joseph Henry, Esq., South-street, Finsbury, Director of the Leedom.
and Hounslow Railway Company.
Francis Chambers, Esq., St. Dunstan's-hill, Director of the London
and Hounslow Railway Company
Major Durham, Newport-house, near Exeter
Sir William Twyaden, Bart., Director of the Chenstow and Foreat of
neirßailwayJohn
slackbun Cornparly
Esq., Leads, Director of the Oxford and Cheater
Railway
Charles Tanner, Esq.' Plymouth
Major Selwyn, R.E., Exeter
F. Chansier, Esq., R.N., Halkin-street, London, Director of the Faan-
paux Railway
W. H. Tamer, Esq., Bedford-circus, Exeter
Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., merchant, Fenchurch-street, London.
John Eyre Kingdon, Esq., Elm-cottage, Exeter
.7, U. Cottle, Esq., Leamington
Benjamin Salter, Esq., Mount Radford, Exeter
Captain Edward Foord, 11.C.5., Warwick-villas, Harrow-roa4
George Wane, Esq., Bradninch, Devoa.
Jolla H. Helvert, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square
Major Arden, E.1.C.5., Hill's-court, Exeter •
J. P. Dickenson, Esq., 55, Curzon-street, London
William Curling, Esq., Ilunsdon-house, Hitehim Hertfordshire
Samuel Burford, Esq., merchant, Poultry-chambers, London
Joseph Sayell,E'sa., Exeter
George Watts, Esq., Mount Radford, Exeter
George Lewis Hollingsworth, Esq., Winchester-11011m, BrOad-etreete
and Godstona, Surrey
Jonathan Duncan Dow, Esq., merchant, Corr ill, London
Joseph HoPgeod, Req., Chichester-place, 'Exeter, Director the,
Liverpool and Derby Direct Ititilerey
George Parbury, Esq., RusseU-square, Director of the Leeds etid
Carlisle Railway Compaq;
Richard Gray, Esq., 5, ~dams-e,ettrt, Broad-street, merchant, Direc-
tor of the Wisbeaeli and Peterborongh Railway Company
Robert Arscott, Esq., Sout'nernhay, Exeter
Thomas Wortley, Esq., 'Exeter
Joseph Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton Hall-
way Company
Edwin Williards, Esq.' Exeter
Maier William Snow, Old Cavendish-street, Cavendish-square
Francis Thomas Rodd, Esq., Duddiscornbleigh, Devon
John Brightman, Esq., Regency-square, Brighton, Chairman of the

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General Maritime Assurance Company
William Lambert, Esq., Exeter
Captain Douglas Kinnafrd Pulteney, Chairman of the York and Lan-
caster Railway Company
Edwin Force, Esq., Exeter
William George Harrison, Esq., merchant, NM House, Tootiaitetnd
Bucklersbury
Joseph Hopgood, Esq., Chichester-place, Exeter, Director of the
Liverpool and Derby Direct Railway
John Inglis Jerdein, Esq., 153, Piccadilly, Director of the Oxford..

Witney, and Cheltenham Railway
E. Hunt Roberts, Esq., St. Leonard's, Exeter
Robert J. Trewman, Esq., Weir Cliff Cottage, near Exeter
George Braund, Esq., Exeter
Captain Tanner, R.N EY.eter
Thomas Weston Snell, r sq., Southernhay, Exeter
It. M. Preece, Esq., ?'irk-square West, Regent's-park
James Jones Tanr.er, Esq., Southernhay, Exeter
Thomas Neale, ;un., brewer, Brown's Lodge, Reigate
(With power to add to their number).
DOLICITOZIS.

Messrs Tyson and Curling, 3:Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, Lo don
Thomas Mond, Esq., 5. Redford..circus, Exeter.
AcTtrio ENciNcEa—John Baldry Redman, Esq.
SECRETARY—F. G. Farrant, Esq.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Stephens, and Prance
Cphiyumdloeulgthh—C—Mheasrslrses.
ILvaoongilceoym,
Square,bEes,q.
I)evonport—Messrs. Beer and Rundle.

The direct Exeter, Plymouth, and Devonport Railway, will com-
mence at the station of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester line, and
proceed down the Valley of the Teign to Chudleigh, thence to Bovey
Heathfield coal mine and pottery works, and to the Haytor granite
works, then passing to Bickington, Ashburton, and Buckfastletgb, it
will be continued by South Brent, Ivy Bridge, Plympton,
Plympton St. Mary, to Plymotlth and Devonport.
competing with
The proposed line is not considered in any way
the South Devon or any other lino. Its most important feature
the direct access it s;fords to the Royal Arsenal and
tperttowp
oc
Ply-
mouth and Devon';,ort from the metropolis, and from
the
than en milt* be--
Exeter and the r4orth of England, saving not less
by Earle, and
connecting the
tween Exeters Plymouth, and Devonport; and
of thirty miles in the direction of London
the engineering difficulties
alive to aa,catefiu.rther saving
line with tte Exeter, Yeovil, and Londoniniav
The promoters of this Company,
information' in their conviction that the lw-
idsouth-east winds on the estuary
011e‘:,ce of spring tides Al
not been duly appreciated by the So
are eonirmed by daily_
shores of the Esc,
which must beset any cost line, exclusively of its additional length,
ignufeas:leounr
of ofindiniruectet,r;lis
pat,
, p
portions of their works in the neighbourhooda
, nstderab a thhems'ering tide of 17th September instant has
of Dawlish and Te gi
glert% ;
namicatiou between tke metropAis and the at
" that the com
dlrs.t.roonyCe(o.icnop.anY, i
im.tu.
applicable to the proposed line ; and from the local ,esi,
outposts question ro
Robertf
hours Pbueetla
information that has been already obtained, it is evldetil
desiderata of a direct line, viz., Nasty. -
economy, and speed.
The observations of
•
The promoters of this undertaking, therefore, looking at all WA
this project embraces all the
features—its importance as regards the Admiralty—the agriculAbritt
districts it will traverse—the manufactures it will revive, and tiv,
energy and consideration it will add to the 'ort of Plymouth dust
Devonport, and their vast population, feel tatisfled it cannot fail to
secure the favourable support of the GoVe:rnment luxl the public.
If any evidence were wanting to r.',,nvince the supporters of title
undertaking that the revenue aria-4 therefrom will be common's-
it...is only necessary to remind them ofrate with the outlay required,
the dividends of eight rat ton per cent. now paid by the established
lines of road between, London and the west of England, connecting
that circumstance with tite important fact, that those lines were
made, as proved, before l'arliament last session, at double the rate of
east at whieb, fallwitTa can, from the experience of the present day,
be now cciAstructed.
Applications for shares may be made, in the annexed form, to
Messrs, Vyscat and Curling, 3, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; and
Thomas }loud, Esq., solicitor, Exeter.
To the Provisional Committee of Management of the Direct Exeter;
Plymouth, and Devonport Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 251. each
in the above Railway, and I undertake to accept the same, or such
number you may appropriate to me, subject to the regulations of the
Company ; also to sign the necessary documents, and to pay when.
required the deposit of 21. 2s. 6d. per share. .
.I'rofession (if any) and Professional Residence In fill. e..
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