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London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

THE DOVER, SALISBURY, and YEOVIL
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.
Capital 2,000,0001., in 40,000 Shares, of 501. each.
Deposits 21. 10s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
William Scott Binny, Esq., Bryanstone-square.
William Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row.
John Chapman, Esq., Blackheath-park.
The Chisholm, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place
James FarquharrEsq., Blackheath.
lion. W. E. Fitamaurice, M.P., Chesham-street.
J. J. Kinloch, Esq., Gloucester-road, Hyde-park.
John Laurie, Esq., Charles-street, St. James's-square.
James Ramsay, Esq., Bushy Honse, Herts.
With power to add to their number.
Eisamitas—Sir John Rennie, F.H.8., and Francis Giles, Esq., C.E.
Bankers—The Union Bank of London.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farcrihar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate-
street, London.
PARLIAMBNTAIT AGENTS—Meson. G. and T. Webster, 26, Great
George-street, Westminster.
SECRETARY—Lewis Crombie, Esq.
This Railway will establish a most desirable line of communication
between Dover, Salisbury, Yeovil, and Bristol, traversing In its course
many wealthy, populous, and important districts.
It will commence at the Reigate-station on the Dover and Brighton
Railways, and pass by Dorking and Guildford to Basingstoke. From
thence it will proceed by Whitchurch, Andover, and Salisbury, to
Yeovil. By means of it and of the intended line between Bath
and Salisbury (now in Parliament) the connexion between Dover
and Bristol and the East and West Coasts of England will be
complete.
A further and most important feature of the undertaking is, that
by the aid of the South Western Railway, it will bring Salisbury and
Yeovil into an entirely direct line of communication with the Me-
tropolis. The distance from London to Salisbury will be about 80
miles, and to Yeovil 120 miles.
It will also unite four of the principal Railways in the kingdom ;
vie., the Dover, Brighton, South-Western, and Great Western, and at
the same time will bring into direct communication with each ether
the ports of Dover, Shoreham, Portsmouth, Southampton and Bris-
tol, a most desirable object in a national point of view.
A reference to the accompanying map will manifestly prove that
an immense traffic must flow to the line, and that, in fact, no other
Railway in the kingdom will form a medium of communication with
a greater aggregate of wealthy, populous, and important places.
By it, Salisbury, Yeovil, Bath and Bristol, Bradford, Trowbridge,
Frome, Guildford, Farnham, Basingstoke, Whitchureh, Andover,
Weyhill with its extensive fair, Shaftesbury, Milborne Port, Stal-
bridge, and Ilcheeter, with the numerous smaller towns and villages
in their vicinity, will be brought lute immediate connexion with each
other, rendering the undertaking eminently calculated to promote the
convenience of the public, and certain to yield a large return to its
proprietors.
The country to be traversed will, as has been ascertained from ac-
tual surveys, admit of the construction of the Railway at a moderate
cost. The portions yet to be formed will comprise the country be-
tween Reigate and Salisbury, about 76 miles (less about 11 miles
proposed to be used of the South Western Railway), and that between
Salisbury and Yeovil about 40 miles, ;making the entire length of the
line yet to be constructed not more than 105 miles.
Applications to be made for Shares to the Provisional Committee ;
or to Lewis Crombie, Esq., Secretary, at the Company's Offices 63,
Moorgate-street, London ; or to the undermentioned Brokers :—Mr.
John Hall, Liverpool ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool ; Mr. Isaac
Miller, Liverpool ; Mr. Parsons, Liverpool; Messrs. Brady and
Staniforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull ; Mr. S. Grindrod, Manchester ;
Messrs. Cardwell and Co., Manchester; Messrs. Watson and Co.,
Leeds ; Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson
and Co., Bradford ; Luke Arnold, Bristol ; George Edwards, Bristol ;
Robert Allan, Edinburgh : William Gordon, Aberdeen ; Boyle, Low,
Pim, and Co., Dublin ; Bruce and Symes, Dublin ; of whom plans
and prospectuses may be had.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR 5115115.
To the Provisional Committee of the Dover, Salisbury, and Yeovil
Junction Railway.
Gentlemen—l request you will allot me shares of 501.
each in the proposed Dover, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway ;
and I undertake to pay the Deposit and sign the necessary Deeds.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Name
Residence
Trade or profession
Reference

TO E. BECKETT DENISON, ESQ., M.P. FOR THE WEST
RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.
Sea, Harrogate, Feb. 17, 1645.
ir regret that any individual professing Conservative
1. principles should so far forget himself as to undertake to defeat
the second reading of a Bill in the House of Commons. The assertions
made by you, on moving an amendment to a motion for the second
reading of the Harrogate and Knaresborough Railway Bill, were dis-
graceful, being either wilful misrepresentations, or showing you were
ignorant of the nature and character of the Bill in question. I am
inclined to think it was the latter, as I flod you have been reported
to have stated similar assertions at a meeting of the inhabitants of
Doncaster, on the 17th January last. I feel it a duty I owe to myself,
as well,as to my late colleagues, who were the principal promoters of
the proposed Railway from Bolton Percy to near Knaresborough, to
defend our conduct by stating the truth, and to contradict the asser-
tions made by you.
You are made to say that Mr. Hudson, or the York and North
Midland Company, were the promoters of the intended line from
Bolton Percy (not Burton Salmon) to Knaresborough.
That the length of the line was 14 miles.
That the dissentient landowners was
The assents
The neuters •• -

..... .. 11 miles
.••• • • • 11 If

14 miles

Now, Sir, for the facts :
The length of the intended line was 15 miles and 69 chains.
The dissentient landowners ••,•• • .. 8 miles and 46 chains.
The assents •
Neuters and no answers •• • • .... 2 miles 74.10 chains.

15 miles 69 chains.
The number of landowners on tbe line 56.
The dissentients.• ••• • • ...... • 14
The assents and neuters ••• • • • ...... 42

I most positively deny that Mr. Hudson or the York and North
Midland Company had anything whatever to do with the intended
line. Mr. Hudson gave us no assistance until the second reading
of the Bill. No doubt the intended line would have been very bene-
ficial to the York and North Midland Company, but it would be much
more to their interest as a Company to make it themselves, and they
thought we should not be able to raise the money, such was
the feeling at that time of the public against rilways ; but we did
succeed, in a most honourable way, in obtaining the capital
quired, and Mr. Hudson, finding we had succeeded, did, on the
second reading of the Bill, render us some assistusance ; and
although the trick of getting up a case against , ftsli of
misrepresentations, and given to the Members on en
otherstering
the
the
House, and the misrepresentationsde by you and ,
Bill passed the second reading, and had it not been for the in-
fluence of a certain individual, there is no doubt we should have
passed the Committee, and got our Bill. I regret that an individual
with such a kind and amiable domestic character, though a mighty
hunter, should so far disregard the interests of his tenantry, and the
tenants of others, as to exert his influence to deprive them of the be-
nefits of railway communication. There are few, very few, agricul-
tural districts of more importance ; besides, on this short line of
sixteen miles, we have three market towns, and two fashionable
watering placee,—say, Tadcaster, Wetherby, and Knaresborough, and
Harrogate and Thorp-Arch, and an extent of country further west,
which would derive considerable benefit, merely because it was said to
interfere with the hunting field.
No wonder your friends should express to you their surprise, after
the second reading of the Bill, that suds a measure should have been
brought forward, of course supposing your statement to be correct,
but I think they will now be more guarded how they express any
opinion upon your statements. When the Committee reported to
the House that the preamble of the Bill was not proven to their satis-
faction, I was advised by a friend to get some Member of the House
to move for the printing of the evidence given to the Committee. I
regret I did not do so, as it might have prevented you from repeating
—"le-statements.
" ^et.haye occasion to recur again to this subject, and
ronservative, to snake yourself better
—acre to either support or Op-
olle of your

I hope I she.,
would recommend you, as
acquainted with subjects before you
pose them.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
electors, S. WILKINSON,•
Late Hon. Secretary to the Harrogate anti Kuaresborough Railway. I