The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES and LIVER-
POOL and MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY.
R. E. Ileathcote, Esq. Chairman.
The Committee of Management have the pleasure to inform the
public that they have this day received the report of their engineers
as to the state of the survey of the line, which is highly satisfactory,
and enables the Committee to assure the public that the whole will
be completed, and the plans deposited in very ample time to comply
with the standing orders of Parliament.
By order of the Committee,
JAMES C. KEMP, Secretary.
1, Hope-street, Manchester, Oct. 31, 1845.

FALMOUTH, HELSTON, and PENZANCF!
RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Capital 250,0001., in 25,000 Shares oflo/. each.
Deposit 1/. 2s. 63. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Captain James Amos, Plymouth, director of the Cheltenham, Oxford,
and London Junction Railway
Abraham Bettridge, Esq. No. 4, Devonshire-terrace, Camden-road,
director of the Great Grimsby and Midland Junction Railway
William Banks, Esq. London, director of the Manchester and Rugby
Railway
John Byng Banks, Esq. Lansdown-row, Stockwell, director of the
Great Leeds and London Direct Railway
Thomas Carlisle, Esq. 6, Park-place West, Hyde-park, and Clifton,
Bristol, director of the Direct Western Railway
George Borlade Childs, Esq. 34, Fore-street, London
James Clift, Esq. 30, Bloomsbury-square, director of the Paris and
Strasburg, Rugby and Macclesfield, and Cheltenham and Brighton
Railways
Joseph Clowes, Esq. 9, Gresham-street, managing director of the
British and Foreign Gas and Meter Company
Edward William Cox, Esq. 1, Torrington-square, director of the
Direct Bristol and Exeter, and Middlesex and Surrey Junction
Railways
Anthony William Clarke, Esq. director of the London and Hounslow
Railway, and Staines and Farnborough Railways
John Campbell Dicker, Esq. New-hall, Neston, Cheshire, director of
the Birkenhead and Holyhead Railway
Edward Doubleday, Esq. I.L.S. Great Surrey-street, London,
director of the Rugby, Warwick and Worcester, and Thames
Valley Railways
William Eccles, Esq. Old Broad-street, London, director of the Great
Grimsby- and Midland Junction Railway
Robert Fisher, Esq. Highbury-park, director of the Lincolnshire and
Eastern Ccunties Junction, and of the Liverpool, Preston, and
North Union Railway's
Edward Goddard, Esq. Stonehouse, Newbury, Berks
C. 11. Rogers Harrison, Esq. director of the Grand Trunk and Hull
and Holyhead Railways
Samuel Ilaydon, Esq. Mount Radford, Exeter
Stephen Hutchinson, Esq. London, director of the Grand Trunk
Railway
Edmund Haynes, Esq. Summerland-place, Exeter
John Jameson, Esq. St. George's-place, Brixton, director of the
Oxford and Brighton Railway
William Jameson, Esq. Shelton, Staffordshire, director of the Staf-
fordshire Potteries Railway
William Kennaway, Esq. the Barnfleld, Exeter
Lawrence Kortright, Esq. director of the liarbadoes Railway:
James Lawford, Esq. Hohnfield Field-lodge, Exeter
Caleb Norris, Esq. Lancaster-place, Strand, director of the Exeter,
Dorchester. and Weymouth, and the Windsor, Slough, and Staines
Railways
George Peel, Esq. Welford and Northampton
Louis Rame, Esq. Bury St. Edmuads, Suffolk
J. Evans Riadore, Esq. M.D. Harley-street, Cavendish-square
J. Reeves, Esq. Leyton, Essex, director of the Great Manchester,
Rugby, and Southampton Railway
Richard Richards, Esq. Chudleigh, Devon
J. C. Ridgway, Esq. Roehampton-lodge, Putney, Surrey
Reginald Read, Esq. director of the Tunbridge and Beatings and
Brighton Railways
William Wilson, Esq. M.D. Devonport-street, Sussex-square, Hyde
park. London, director of the Great Grimsby and Midland June
tion Railway
Messrs. W. J. Clarke, draper, councillor of the borough of
Falmouth
T. P. Dixon, stationer, Falmouth
James Hill, gentleman, Falmouth
J. Oliver, jun. builder, Falmouth
R. Osier, merchant, Falmouth
E. Read, draper, Falmouth
T. Rogers, draper, councillor of the borough of Fal-
mouth
W. Salley, hotel-keeper, Falmouth
J. Trethowan, ship-builder, Fahnouth,
Messrs. Joseph Brokenshir, merchant, Mayor of Penryn
James Blarney, merchant, P:mryn
William Cordeld, merchant, Penryn
Samuel Dunstan, merchant, Penryn
Wm. Edgecome, gentleman, Penryn
William B. Hicks, merchant Penryn
James Mead, merchant, Penryn
John Powell, hotel-keeper, alderman of Penryn
James Bird Read, merchant, alderman ofPenryn
Henry Rowe, gentleman, Treluswell, Penryn
Richard Sowell, merchant, Penryn
John Steel, gentleman, Penryn
Sampson Stevens, merchant, Penryn
Alexander Teague, Merchant, Penryn
Thomas Grey Trenery, merchant, Penryn,
Messrs. James Clarke, wine merchant, councillor of the borough
of llelston
William Caddy, draper, Helston
Edward Dingley, hotel-keeper, Helston
T. H. Edwards, conveyancer, councillor of the borough
of Helston
J. C. Harry, merchant, Helston
Thomas Julian, merchant and ship-owner, Helston
John Kendall, jun, gentleman, councillor of the borough
of Helston
George Lanyon, merchant, councillor of the borough of
Helston
William Penberthy, architect, councillor of the borough
of Helston
William Penberthy, jun., architect, Helston
Arundel Rogers, solicitor, clerk of the peace for the
borough of Helston •
William Sleeman, spirit merchant, Helston
John Scorse, agent, auditor of, the borough of Helston
William Woolcock, merchant, Helston,
Mciars. Thomas Conlson,merchant, Penzance
Michael Colliver, merchant, Penzance
John Coulson, merchant, Penzance Provisional Corn-
Samuel Higgs,jun • merchant, Penzance mittee for PEnZance.
James Pentreath, merchant, Penzance
John Prockter, chemist, Penzance
Edward Rowe, printer, Penzance,
ENGINEERS.
George Howard Fenwick, Esq. C.E. London
Joseph Giver, Esq. C.E. Fahneuth.
Alain-rel.—Henry Flower, Mel. 39, Regent's-square, and 18, Barge.
yard-chambers, Bucklersbury.
Surtvennt—Thomas Best, ,Esq. London.
SOLICITOUS.
Thomas Harvey, Esq. 68, Old Broad-street, London
Samuel Baintield, Esq. Falmouth.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Falmouth, R. Rimell, Esq.
Penryn.
Helston—Thomas Rogers, Esq.
St. Ives—R. H. Bamfleld, Esq.
Penzance—Messrs. Millett and Borlase.
BeatXzes—penzance—Messrs. Batten, Came, and Came.
All the lines of railway which have been hitherto projected, below
Exeter, either make Falmouth the ultimate terminus, or, if an ex-
tension be designed from Truro westward, the line traverses the
northern side of the county, leaving the far more fertile and acces-
sible southern shores without the benefit of railway connexion, and
rendering communication between some of its most important towns
and distriete circuitous and inconvenient. This line of railway will
eftegt the onlyditect aanmunteation between- ralnionth and Fen-

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zance, passing intermediately the ports of Penryn, !Telford, Uweek,
and Portleaven, the populous mining and agricultural districts sur-
rounding Constantine, Helston, Breage, and Marazion, and affording
complete and direct communication between the towns of Falmouth,
Penryn, Helston, Marezion and Penzance.
In the absence of sach a line a, this now projected, a journey by
railway front Penzance to Falmouth would require a distance of forty
miles to be traversed ; but, by the proposed line, the distance will
not exceed twenty-five miles, and the whole of the fertile southern
coast of Cornwall, between Falmouth and Penzance, and the rich
promontory extending to the Lizard, will receive ample accommo-
dation.

At Falmouth, the line will be connected with the intended rail-
ways which are to have their terminus at that unrivalled port, ex-
tending from the east of England and the metropolis on the one
hand, and Scotland and the north of England on the other; and this
line will also form the last link of the great chain of coast lines, ex-
tending from Margate by Dover, Brighton, Southampton, Dorchester,
Plymouth, and Falmouth, to Penzance, the last port on the southern
shores of the kingdom.

Falmouth, from its importance as the packet-station of the empire,
and from being also of great commercial consideration, owing to its
safety and advantageous geographical position, is become the prin-
cipal point of arrival and departure for vessels trading to foreign
ports, and when the eastern lines which have their terminus there
shall be completed, there can be little doubt that it will become in a
national and commercial point of view one of the first ports in the
kingdom. _ _ _

With reference to its local advantages, this line of railway can
scarcely be over-estimated. The traffic from the southern district of
the county to the markets of Penzance, Helston, and Falmouth, the
latter of which are mainly supplied from that abundantly rich and
fertile locality, ie immense. The early vegetables produced in such
abundance and In rapid succession in the exuberant soil of Penzance
not only supply the market of Falmouth, meeting the great demand
occasioned by its foreign and domestic trade, but are also, by the
Irish and other steam-vessels, forwarded from that port in great
quantities to the London market. The well-known fisheries in the
Mounts Bay would be greatly benefited by the means of ready transit
for the superior fish of that locality, also destined for the London
market, while now, from the uncertainty of communication with
the metropolis, too frequent risk and loss are encountered through
the time consumed in the journey between Penzance and Falmouth
by the ordinary roads.
The celebrated Cornish granite, which is in such extensive de-
mand for the Government and other great national works, is chiefly
supplied from the inexhaustible beds of that famed stone lying con-
tiguous to the proposed line between Penryn and Helston, through
the centre of which the railway will traverse an extensive natural
valley. The annual shipment of this stone from the port of Penryn
alone amounts to upwards of 20.000 tons, nearly the.whole of which
would pass over the projected line. Oa its route will also be found
many important mines, including the celebrated Wheal Vor Mines,
near Helston, and others of great and increasing importance, the
supplies and produce of which will form a considerable item in the
traffic returns.

The passenger traffic between the termini and the interme-
diate towns' is at' present of considerable magnitude, exclusive of
that carried on by post chaises and private conveyances ; and
omitting many articles of traffic which would necessarily pass over the
line, it has been already ascertained that the traffic in agricultural
produce and manures, merchandise, mine supplies, ores, granite, and
passengers, is sufficient to return at least 10 percent. on the required
carital.

The costly. diati ice will not exceed twenty miles, as the line will
join the ureat Metropolitan and Falmouth line at Penryn, and the
West Cornwall line from Truro, by the north coast, to Penzance, at
If arazlon.

The survey of the line, which is in active progress, will be ex-
tended to Penzance, the estimated capital being sufficient for the
whole line, but should the West Cornwall line be successful in their
application for a Bill, the junction will take place as proposed at
Marazion, and the capital of this Company will be reduced in pro-
portion.

When the peculiar position of this line is considered, its importance
in a national point of view, as the terminal link of the South Coast
lines of Eng'and ; its great value as connecting Penzance, the garden
of England, with the safest and most convenient port in the English
channel; its numerous local advantages, traversing the margin of
one of the finest agricultural districts, and penetrating the centre
of the mining and granite localities, to which may be added its
freedom from all risk of competition; it may safely be affirmed,
that, as a speculation, few railways have offered similar inducements
to the capitalist.
In the Bill to be applied for, power will be taken to allow interest
at 4/. per cent. on the deposits and future calls, from the day of pay-
ment ; and the subscribers' liability will be limited to the amount of
their subscription.
Prospectuses and forms of application may be had of the solicitors,
and applications for shares mu.t be addressed to the Provisional Com-
mittee, 68, Old Broad-street, London.
68, Old Broad-street, London, Oct. 16, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To the Proyisional Committee of Management of the Falro.sath,

Helstom, and Penzance Railway Company.

Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me shares of 101.
each in the above railway, and I undertake tq aCcept the same, or
any less number you may appropriate to ms, subject to the regula-
tions of the Company, and to sign the Parliamentary Contract and
subscribers' Agreement, aad when required to pay the deposit of
11. 2s. 6d. per share.

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1845.

Date

FALMOUTH, HELSTON, and PENZANCE
RAILWAY.
At a Meeting of the inhabitants of Ilelston, held at the Star
Inn, on Monday, October 27, 1845,
THOMAS ROGERS, Esq., in the Chair,
The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Moved by JOHN KENDALL, jun., Esq. ; seconded by WILLIAM PEN-
BERTHY,
That railways having become the principal means of communica-
tion between most of the important towns and districts of the
country, it is essential that the large mining and agricultural popu-
lation of the southern district from Falmouth to Penzance should
enjoy the advantages possessed by, or offered to, other portions of
the kingdom. This meeting, therefore, regards the promotion of
such an undertaking as an object of vital importance to the lithe-
b ta tits of Helston and the neighbourhood.
The promoters of a line of railway, called the Falmouth, Heston,
and Penzance Railway, having laid their plans before the meeting
for carrying out the said railway from Falmouth by Penryn, COR-
stantine, Gweek, Helston, Sithney, and Marazion, to Penzance,
It was
Moved by JAMES CLARKE, Esq. ; seconded by THOMAS JULIAN, Esq. ;
and resolved,—
That the said line fully meets the requirements of this town and
neighbourhood, and the whole of the southern district of the county
traversed by it, and this meeting pledges itself to give the said under-
taking its undivided and energetic support.
Moved by WILLIAM SLEEMAN,ESq.; seconded by T.H. EnwAttns,Esq.—
That the names of the following gentlemen be placed on the Pro-
visional Committee, and that they be the Committee for Helston and
its neighbourhood :
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE FOR HELSTON.
Messrs. James Clarke, wine-merchant, councillor of the borough of
Helston
William Caddy, draper
Edward Dingley, hotel-keeper
T. H. Edwards, conveyancer, councillor of the borough of
Helston
J. C. Harry, merchant
Thomas Julian, merchant and ship-owner
John Kendall, jun. gentleman, councillor of the borough of
Helston
George Lanyon, merchant, councillor of the borough of
Helston
William Penberthy, architect, councillor of the borough of
Helston
William Penberthy, jun. architect
Arundel Rogers, solicitor, clerk of the peace for the borough
of Helston
William Sleeman, spirit-merchant
John Scorse, agent, auditor of the borough of Helston
William Woolcock, merchant.

FALMOUTH, HELSTON, and PENZANCE.
RAILWAY.
At a Meeting of inhabitants of Falmouth, held at Selley's Hotel
the 28th of October, 1845,
RICHARD OSLER, Esq., in the Chair,
It was unanimously resolved,—
That a line of railway which shall connect the towns of Penzance,
Ilelston, Penryn, and Falmouth, by the shortest route, and in the
direction of the present line of traffic between these places, would be
of great local and commercial importance, as tending to afford the
readiest means of transit 'or the mineral and agricultural produce of
the intermediate localities, and facilitating communication beween
places of so much relative importance, and would also greatly benefit
the trade and port of Falmouth.
That the line of railway, the particulars of which have been laid
before this meeting, called the Falmouth, Helston, and Penzancr
Railway, is calculated to effect those objects, that this meeting pledges
Itself to give the said undertaking its most cordial and strenuous
support.
That the names of the following gentlemen be placed on the Pro-
visional Committee.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FALMOUTH.
Messrs. W. J. Clarke, councillor of the borough of Falmouth
R. Osier, merchant
T. Rogers, draper, councillor of the borough of Falmouth
James Hill, gentleman
E. Read, draper
J. Olvcr, jun. builder
T. I'. Dixon, stationer
J. Trethowan, ship builder
W. Selley, hotel. keeper.

FALMOUTH, lIELSTON, and PENZANCE
RAILWAY.
At a Meeting of merchants and others of Penryn, held at the King's
Arms, on Wednesday, the 20th of October,
JOSEPH BROKENSHIR, Esq., Mayor, in the chair,
It was unanimously resolved--
That the trade of Penryn would be materially benefited by the
construction of a railroad from the towns of Penzance and Helston,
.continued to the usual place for the shipment of granite and other
merchandize in the said borough; also, by obtaining greater facili.
ties for the transmission of mining supplies and other commodities
into the interior of the southern district between Penryn and Pen-
zance ; and this meeting regards the promotion of such an under-
taking with feelings of the liveliest interest.
That the Falmouth, Helston, and Penzance Railway being the
only line projected for supplying accommodation to the country be-
tween those places, and fully meeting the requirements of the dis-
trict through which it passes is therefere entitled to the cordial ap-
probation and support of the inhabitants of this town and neigh-
bourhood; and this meeting pledges itself to promote the said un.
dertaking by the most united and persevering efforts.
That the names of the following gentlemen be placed on the Pro-
visional Committee, and that they be the Committee for Penryn and
its neighbourhood :
Messrs. Joseph Brokenshir, merchant, Mayer of Penryn
James Blarney, merchant
William Corned, merchant
Samuel Dunstan, merchant
William Edgeccme, gentleman
William B. Hicks, merchant
James Mead, merchant
John Powt-11, hotel-keeper, Alderman of Penryn
James Bird Read, merchant, Aldermen of Penryn
Henry Rowe, gentleman, Treluswell
Richard Sowell, merchant
John Steel, gentleman
Sampson Stevens, merchant
Alexander Teague, merchant
Thomas Grey Trenery, merchant.

ELY and BURY ST. EDMUNDS RAILWAY.
Its consequence of tk. great number of applications for share-
in this Company which are daily received from all parts of the
country, the Provisional Directors feel It necessary to call the atten-
tion a ithe Public to the following Clause iu the Proopeostus, to the
terms of which tkey will, in allettlag tke shares, be eesepealted most
strictly to adhere :

" As, under arrangements entered into with the Lynn and fly,
Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Derelmta Railway Companies,
a large proportion of the capital kas been appropriated to the holders
of shares in those Companies, a rery limited number of shares only
is at the disposal of the Protisional Directors, and no application for
shares therefore eat be attended to, except from parties legally in-
terested end Of the highest respectability.
By order,
L. F. MDWARDS, Secretary pro tem.

GRAND TRUNK, or STAFFORD and
PETERBOROUGH UNION RAILWAY.
Notice Is hereby given, that the Parliamentary Contract and Sub-
scribers' Agreement will Lie for Signature by the Subscribers, between
the hours of Ten and Four o'clock, at the times and places under-men-
tioned.
The Ranker's receipt for the deposit must be delivered up on exe-
cuting the deeds, and in exchange scrip certificates and scrip certifi-
cate receipts will be given.
In case of inability of the subscribers to attend, the deeds may be
executed by power of attorney, which will be prepared and for-
warded by Messrs. J. and W. Galsworthy, 19, Ely-place. London,
the solicitors of the Company, at the expense of the subscriber re-
quiring the same.
At the offices of the Company, No, 3, Adelaide-place, London-
bridge, up to the 30th November.
Loughborough, at the office of Mr. Brock, solicitor, on 3fonday,
3d November.
Leicester, at the office of Messrs. Moore and Gregory, solicitors,
on Tuesday, 4th November.
Nottingham, atthe Lion Hotel, on Wednesday the sth, and Thurs-
day, the 6th November.
Sheffield, at the Tontine Inn, on Monday the ad November.
Leeds, at the Scarborough Hotel, on Tuesday the 4th, and Wednes-
day the sth November.
Bradford, at the Commercial Inn, on Thursday, 6th November.
Bull, at the Victoria Hotel, on Saturday the Bth November.
York, at Simpson's Hotel, on Monday, the 10th November.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, at the Turk's Head Hotel, on Wednesday the
12th November.
Bristol, at the Bush Hotel, on Saturday the Bth November.
Exeter, at the office of Mr. Laidman, Castle-street, on Monday the
10th November.
Worcester, at the Hop Polo Hotel, on Tuesday the 4th, and Wed-
nesday the sth November.
Birmingham, at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, on Thursday the 6th,
and Friday the 7th November.
Newcastle-under-Lyne, at Corbin's Hotel, on Saturday the Bth,
and Monday the 10th November.
Manchester, at the Adelphi Hotel, on Friday the 14th, and Satur-.
day the 15th November.
Liverpool, at the George Hotel, on Wednesday the 14th, and Th•
ars-
day the 13th November.
Glasgow, at the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday the 12th, and 'Thurs.
day the 20th November.
Edinburgh, at the Waterloo Hotel, on Friday the 21st November.
By order,
J. GALSWORTHY risucitor4
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