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entering into such arrangements for the construction of those
Branches, by Auxiliary Companies, as may be deemed advisable.
The Deposit will be payable on the allotment of the Shares. It
is intended to proceed to an early allotment, giving a preference to
local applicants, and to the Shareholders in the above-named Asso-
ciated Companies.
The usual Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract
must be executed by the Shareholders when called upon.
Applications for Shares in the form annexed, (accompanied by a
satisfactory reference,) should be Addressed to T. H. Tilly, Esq.,
solicitor, Fahnouth, or to Lewis Cromble, Esq., Interim Secretary,
63, Moorgate-street, London ; or to the following brokers :—Messrs.
Tucker, Burnett, and Co., Birchin-lane, or to H. Tudor, Esq., Hatton-
court, London ; or to Messrs. Neilson and Co. Liverpool ; and Messrs.
Cardwell and Sons, Manchester; of whom, and at the above-men-
tioned Banks, Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained.
To the Provisional Committee of the Cornwall and Devon Central

Railwity,
Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me Shares of
251. each in the above Company, and I hereby undertake to accept
such Shares as may be allotted to me, not exceeding the above num-
ber, and to pay the Deposit thereof of 21 12s. 6d. per share, and exe-
cute the necessary Deeds when required.
Dated this

day of 1845.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Name ...... ...... ••. • . • •• • • •• • •
Reference.... ••• • •••.• •• • • ' • •
Profession or Trade (if any) ••• • • •

CORNWALL and DEVON CENTRAL
RAILWAY.
In consequence of the numerous applications for Shares in this
Company, the Provisional Committee will be enabled to proceed to
the allotment on an early day. No further applications for Shares
will be received after THURSDAY NEXT, September 11.
By order of the Committee,
L. CROMBIE, Int. Sec.
63, Moorgate-street, September 6, 1845.

YORK AND LANCASTER RAILWAY!
(Provisionally registered.)
The Public are respectfully informed that, in consequence of the
numerous appplications for Shares in this Company, NO FURTHER
APPLICATIONS will be received after WEDNESDAY, the 10th inst.
By Order, SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH, Secretary.
Palace Chambers, St. James's-street, Sept. 2, 1845.

RUGBY, WARWICK, AND WORCESTER
RAILWAY.
In consequence of the immense number of applications already re-
ceived, the Provisional Committee give notice that no Applications
for Shares will be received after Tuesday the 16th instant, except
from parties resident in the country, as to whom the time will be
extended to Monday, the 22d instant.

GEO. E. WELLER, Secretary.
Offices, pro tem., 8, King's-road, Bedford-row,
London, Sept. 6, 1845.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE BRISTOL AND DOVOR DIRECT
JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, connecting Bristol,
*ales, and the important Western and North-western Districts,
with Kent and France.
Capital 800,0001., in 32,000 Shares of 251. each.
(Provisionally Registered.)
Deposit 21. 15s. per Share.
(In pursuance of the new Standing Orders of the House of Lords.)
This line is projected for the purpose of affording a direct communi-
cation between the two great ports mentioned in its title, and to effect
this purpose it is proposed to commence at Devizes, which by other
projects is about to be placed in connexion with Bath and Bristol. It
will then pass in a south-easterly direction through or near and
giving a communication to the populous and important towns of Lud-
garshall, Andover, Whitchurch,t
.Basingstoke (where the Southampton
Railway has a station), Odilaam and Farnham to Godalming. Here
it will form a junction with Other lines, which will complete the
communication to the Reigate station of the London and Dovor Rail-
way ; or, should it be necessary, in consequence of the failure of any
of the projected railways in this locality, the present project will
itself be extended to Dorking and Reigate, at which latter point the
Brighton Railway is united with the Dovor.

From a consideration of this route, and by a glance at the map, it
will at once be seen that this project will place in immediate con-
nexion the mineral and great coal districts of Wales—the vast traffic
that empties itself into Bristol from the Birmingham branch line via
Gloucester—the West of England cloth districts—the immense pro-
ductions of the north—together with the commercial traffic with
Ireland (now so much on the increase), with the important towns
and hop districts of central Kent and its eastern coasts, Canterbury,
Tonbridgo, Maidstone, Ashford, Folkestone, and Dovor, &c. ; open-
ing at the same time a direct road to Calais, Paris, Boulogne, and
Dieppe. shorter than any now formed or projected, and with less
sea voyaging, thus forming the great passenger route from Ireland
and Wales to France.
Independently. however, of the great through traffic above alluded
to, the local trade between the various towns on the intended line is
certainly of considerable importance and sufficient in itself to yield
an ample return to the Shareholders. At Devizes centres the great
western cloth trade ; and when the railway communication to Melks-
ham and thence to Bath and Bristol is completed, a continuous
stream both of passengers and goods must pour into that town, from
whence the only channel for their due transmis ion eastwards will
be afforded by the railroad now contemplated.
The importance of affording a direct and speedy transit for
the communications between the western parts of this country
and the Continent must be obvious ; and when the large num-
ber of railways now in progress, both in France and Ireland,
towards their respective coasts, are completed, this current of
through traffic must be increased to an incalculable extent,
between the above countries. The increasing trade and accom-
modation afforded at the ports of Dovor and Folkestone point
out this line as pre-eminently adapted for the conveyance of
passengers and merchandise destined for the Continent, especially to
those by whom the shortness of the voyage by sea is considered as a
preliminary to an excursion in France. Without entering into official
details, it may be well to observe that the number of passengers em-
barking and disembarking annually at Folkestone and Dovor is of
surprising extent ; whilst the traffic in merchandise since the opening
of the railways from the metropolis, and the establishment of re-
gular passage vessels with the French coast, has exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of the great merchant traders. It is but rea-
sonable, therefore, to calculate, that when an equal facility is afforded
for Bristol (that long-established depot for the Irish and Welsh
trade), and the important districts at present obliged either to com-
municate with Dovor and Folkestone by a circuitous route, or to ab-
stain entirely from the benefits of foreign trade, on account of the
want of direct access, that the commercial interests of the Kentish
coast will be immeasurably increased, an I a stimulus at the same
time will be given to the western trade by a ready and reciprocal in-
tercourse with the Continent.
In addition to the existing advantages which have thus been al-
ready alluded to in this prospectus, it should always be remembered
that it is not to these only that speculators are entitled to look in cal-
culating on the profits of such an enterprise, but that they are in all
cases fully justified in assuming a vast increase in the local traffic
when the facilities for it shall be so greatly increased ; it having been
invariably found that, upon the completion of a railroad, commerce
and passengers have sprung up to use it to an extent never contem-
plated by its most sanguine promoters; and not only has this taken
place from towns already existent, but new neighbourhoods of im-
portance have arisen in the vicinity, thus showing that railways not
only afford the medium of communication for previously established
marts of trade, but have themselves the faculty of creating, where-
ever they pass, towns and markets for ther own support and the en-
richment of their enterprising proprietors.
This line, which is intended to sup; ly an important link in rail-
way communication hitherto overlooked, has no competing scheme
either existent or projected with which to come in collision ; and
from the inspection which has been made, the road is considered free
from any great engineering difficulties, while, from the favourable
sentiments of the landed proprietary on the route towards it, no
opposition on their part need be anticipated. Active negotiations
are on foot for the co-operation of the powerful companies affected
by this projection, from which the most beneficial results are confi-
dently anticipated.
A prospectus, containing the names of a powerful Committee and
the officers, will be ready in a few days ; and in the mean time fur-
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