The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-25 00:00:00

EXETER, DORCHESTER, AND WEY-
MOUTH JUNCTION' COAST RAILWAY.
(Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7 end 8 Viet., cap. 110.)
Capital, 1,250,000/4x 62,500 Shares of 201. each.
DeposK2e 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Lieut.-General Sir Robert Hation, Montague-place, Mon-
tague-square
Jacob Bell, Esq., Langham-place
George Brown, Esq., Gower-street •
John Carter, Esq., F.R.A.S., Park Lodge, Stockwell
John Carter, Esq., Dorset-place, Portman-square
John Chauntler, Esq., Fridfiy-street, Director of the York and Lan-
caster Railway
Wiliam Colfax' Esq., Rasa:House, Bridport
W. S. Cross, Esq., Nevi-court, Temple, Director of tho. London
and Birmingham Extefision Railway
Newton Crouch, Esq., Southampton-place, London, Director of the
York and Lancaster Railway
The Hon. Miles Dormer, Hans-place, Sloane-street.
Colonel Lothian Sheffield Dicksoln, Curzon-street, May-fair
Colonel Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery, C. 8., Director of ,the Bide-
ford and Tavistock Railway
Peter Henry Edlin, Esq., Director of the Warwick and Worcester
Railway
Francis Ewart, Esq., Brick-court, Temple, Director of the Equity and
Law Life Assurance Companies
Captain S. N. Fisher. Junior United Service Club, Director of the
Manchester and Birmingham Continuation Railway
Major Fitzgerald, Mount Edgar, Sidmonth
JOhn Foster, Esq., Barge-yard, Bucklersbury
The Rev. H. Fellowes, J.P., Vicar of Sidbnry
Captain Sir Andrew Pellett Green, R.N., K.C.H., James-street, Buck
ingham-gate, Director of the Bank of Australasia
Frederick James Hall, Ewa, Torrington-sqaare, Director of the Trent
Valley Continuation Railway
W. Newton Marriott, Esq., Odiham, Hants
Josiah Heide, Esq., Gray's Ina-square, Director of the Chelmsford
arid Bury Railway
Thomas Heathcock, Esq., The Vermitage, Sidmonth
George Price Hill, Esq., Gawanbro House, Hampsteal
F. B. Hoare, Esq., Lincoln's Inn
John Holmes, Esq., Liverpool, and St James's-street, Westminster.
Director of the York and Lancaster Railway
William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Welsh
Midland Railway
Michael Elijah Tmpey, Esq., Duchess-street, Portland-place, and
Lawn Cottage, Twickenham
Swynfen Jervis, Esq., Whitehall-place, and Darlaston Hall, Staf-
fotdshire, Director of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, and
• of the Bideford and Tavistock Railway
Frederick Jones, Esq., Lincoln's Inn, Director of the Warwick and
Worcester Railway
Sir John Key, Bart., Alderman of London. Director of the London
and Manchekter Direct Railway , .
Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman of London, and Director of the Wor-
cester and South Wales Junction Railway, and of the London and
Birmingham Extension Railway
Richard Kelly, Esq., Cleveland-row, St. James's, Chairman of the
New Ross, .Carlow, and Kilkenny Railways
Siegerich C. Kreeft, Esq., Billiter-square
William Ley, Esq., Director of the Reading and Reigate Railway
L. Llewellyn, Esq., Ynis.Penllyrch, and Graig-Avon, Glamorgan-
shire -
Robert Henry Lindham, Esq., New-street, Dorset-square, Director
of .the London and Birmingham Extension Railway
C. W. Lovesy, jun ,'Esq., Charlton Kings, Chelteaham
William Alexander Long, jun., Esq., Wootton-under-Edge
J. Mee Mathew, Esq., Gray's Inn-square, .Direciaar of the Derby-
shire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
Captain Matthews, R.N.,•Sidmouth Lodge, Sidmonth
Peter Morrison, Esq., Managing Director of the Britannia Life In-
surance Company, and Direttor of the South and Midland Junc-
tion Railway • •
Caleb Norris, Esq., Lancaster-place
The Mayor of Nottingham
George Parbury, Esq., Russell-square, and Director of the Trent
Valley Continuation Railway
William S. Potter, Esq., Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, Director of the
Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham Rail Way
John Thomas It:worth, Esq., Leicester, Director of the South Union,
Leicester, and Birmingham Direct, and Tring, Reading, and Ba-
, sing-stoke, London and Nottingham, and London, Bristol, and South
Wales Railways
Robert Bee, Esq., Exeter, and Cromwell Rock, Waterford
John Rawson, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant of the West Biding of York-
shire, and J.P., Stoney Boyd, Halifax, Director of Itosamers Great
Northern of France Railway, of the 'Manchester, Liverpool, and
Great North of England Union Railway, and of the National Bank
of Ireland -
Robert Richards, Esq., Inner Temple, London, Director of the South
and afialands' Junction Railway
J. Reginald Riddell, Esq., Byeutlah House, Enfield, Director of the
Yot k and Lancaster Railway
Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Bryaneton-street, Portman-square,
Director of the Galway anti Belfast Railway
J. Carrington Ridgway', Esq.; Iloehampton Lodge, Surrey
W. Digby Seymour;-Esq.; .Doughty-street, Mecklenburgh-square
William Sloane Esq., Wimpole4treet, Cavendish-square, Chairman
of the Church of England Life Insurance Company -
Henry Lewis Smale, Esq.', Willoughby House, Tottenham; Director
of the South-Eastern Railway
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., Deputy Governor of the Union Bank of
London, and Chairman of the Irish North Midland Railway
Henry Savage, Esq., M. 8., F.R.C.S., Dorset-place, Dorset-square,
Director of the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway
John Wheelton, Esq.; late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, Director
of the Leicester and Bedford satatlway, and of the Taw Vale
Railway
Robert Wynne Williams, Esq., 29, Bedford-place, Russell-square.
Henry Wright, Esq., Brunswick-square, Director of the Binning•
ham and Brighton Direct, and South Midland Junction Railways
Sir William Wynne, Chairman of the North Wales Railway, Suffolk.
street, Pall-mall
(With power to add to their number).
CONSULTING ENGINEER—Sir John Mrieneil, LL D., F.R.S.,
ENGINEERS.
Messrs. Rice and Thomas Hopkins, M.I.C.E.
Messrs. Gough and Routnieu.
aataavreoss—Messais; Shuttleworth and Sons. ..
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, E, Gray's Inn-square
Edward Strick, Esq., 10, Doughty-street.
SECRETARY—D. Bartle, Esq,

BANKERS.
London—Messrs. Martin, Stones, and Martin, Lombard-street
The London and County Bank, Lombard-street
Southampton—Messrs. Atherley, Fall, and Atherley
Weymouth—Messrs. Eliott and Pearce.
LOCAL AGENTS.
Weymouth—George Arden, Beq.
Bridport—E. Nicholetts, Esq.
Sidmouth—Edwin Church Everitt, Esq.
This railway is intended to commence at the east part of the city
of Exeter, neat St. Sidwells, and after passing through Topsham,
with a fork at Woodbury by Lympstone to Exmouth, wilt proceed, in
an easterly direction, towards Sidmouth, and thence, near Colyton,
Beer, Seaton, Axmouth, Lyme Regis, and Charmouth, to Bridport.
At Bridport the' line • will divide, taking the course direct to Dor-
chester, to join the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, and the
other, pas Sing hoar Bridport harbour and Ahbotsbury to Weymouth.
At Exeter, junctians will be formed with the Bristol and Exeter and
North Devon Railways, and at Exmouth with the South Devon, by
means of their steam ferry, thus making the most direct route to
Plymoutiffroneleohdon. Also at Dorchester and Weymouth it will
be connected with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, as well as
with the Dorehister and Southampton at Dorchester.
It will be seen, on reference to the map, that by forming a junc-
tion with the lines of coast railway that have already been con-
structed or commenced from Exeter westward, and from Dorchester
eastward, and by following the coast as nearly as is practicable be-
tween Its termini, this line will effectually complete a railway com-
munication from Dover to the Land's End, an undertaking in itself
of great national importance, and likely to meet with the cordial sup-
port of the Government.
7n_ ixtng the course which this Railway will take, it has been the
careful consideration of the Promoters to project only such a Line as
will afford the greatest facility of communication to the populous and
important towns and fashionable watering places which are situated
on and near that part of the Coast which this Railway Is 'particu-
larly meant to accommodate; whilst, at the earns time, the Agri-
cultural, *Malififactttring, and Commercial Interests of this part of
the Kingdom have been equally studied.
This Line will also open such additional means of communication
to the Port Of WeyMouth, the large Manufacturing Town and Har-
bour of Bridport, and the Harbour of Lyme Regis, as must even-
tually replace them in that high position, when compared with the
other Ports .of the Kingdom, which they formerly held. The Water-
ing Places of Exmouth, Budleigh-Salterton, Sidmouth, Charmouth,
Lyme-Regis, Weymouth, &c., will be thus thrown open to every part
of Englatel and Wales, and accommodated with that facility of ac-
cess 'which they alone require to place them on an equal position
with other favourite places of resort, for which the picturesque In-
land and bold Coast-Scenery of Devonshire and Dorsetshire is pre-
eminently proverbial, and justly entitles them to hold.
The following extract from the Report of the Select Committee of
the House of Lords on the " Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth. Rail-
way," made on the 18th of June, 1845, will show the sense enter-
tained by that body of the importance of a line of railway in the di-
rection-proposed by the present Company :—" In making their re-
port, the Committee feel it their duty to state that the great dint-
cully• With them, in deciding on the Bill referred to them, had arisen
from the fear they entertained whether, in allowing the Great,
Western Railway to come down to the sea at Weymouth, or even be-
low Yeovil, they might not be creating a difficulty as to making a
railway la the most desirable manner to Falmouth, the most westerly
port in the Channel."
The great importance of this railway may be further estimated,
from a consideration of the fact that the local population which would
be benefited by its construction exceeds two hundred thousand
persons.
And also that Weymouth, which will be one of the termini of the
line, is about to become a great National Harbour of Refuge and
Packet-station, by the construction of a breakwater in Portland
Roads, in accordance with the recommendation of the Government
Commissioners, for which purpose a grant was made during the last
session of Parliament for commencing the works. The additional
population and traffic, which will thus be attracted to this port, will
be very considerable.
A preliminary survey has been made, add there are no peculiar
engineering difficulties. The length of the main line, from Exeter to
Dorchester, will be about fifty-two miles; and of the Forks, or exten-
sions, to Weymouth, and Exmouth, about sixteen miles ; making, in
the whole, sixty-eight ndles of railway.
The sentiments of the landowners are favourable to the constnte-
tion Of a railway calculated, as this is, very greatly to benefit their
properties, and in the allotment of shares preference will be given
to Hai applications of persons locally interested.
Estimates of the traffic have been carefully prepared by the pro-
moters of the line, from which it is evident that an ample re-
turn will be obtained for the investment of capital is the undertak-
ing. More detailed traffic tables will, however, be forthwith com-
piled, as required by the Committees of both Houses of Parliament.
The usual power will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow
interest at 47. per cent. on the amount of deposit and calls from the
passing of the Act until the completion of the line, and the liability
of Shareholders will be limited to the amount of their subscriptions.
Applications for copies of the prospectus, and for shares, may be
made to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, 62, Moor-
gate-street ; to the solicitors and local agents ; also to the fol-
lowing sharebrokers :—Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, New Bank-
buildings, and Messrs. Taunton and Bush, 26, Austin-friars, Lon •
don ; Henry Vatcher, Esq., and John Laugworthy, Esq., Exeter ;
Messrs. Hopwood and Palmer, Plymouth ; R. G. Carpenter, Esq.,
Taunton, Somerset ; Messrs. Tate and Nash, Bristol ; Thomas For-
syth, Esq., Liverpool; Henry Benton, Esq., Manchester; Messrs.
Rhodes, Leeds ; W. 11. Collis, Esq., and Jokn Wright, Esq., Union-
passage, -Birmingham ; Messrs. Graystone and Earle, York ;
Mason, Esq., Bradford, Yorkshire; F. Stamp, Esq., Hull;
Thomas Boardman, Esq., Blackburn;; Messrs. John Robertson and
Co„ Edinburgh ; Messrs. Duncan and Hutchinson, Glasgow ; and
MessrsF Mewburn and Blakey, Halifax.
To. the Provisional Committee of the Exeter, Dorchester, and
Weymouth Junction Coast Railway Company.
I request that you will apportion me Shares of 201. each, in
the Exeter, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railway Company; and
do hereby undertake to accept the some, or any less number you may
allot to me, and to pay the deposit of 21. 2s. per share and all future
calls thereon, and to sign the Parliamentary Contract and Subscri-
bers' Agreement when required.
Dated this

day of , 1845.
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.70 XETE R, DORCHESTER, andWEYMOUTII
JUNCTION COAST RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that no Applications for Shhres will be re.
celVed After SATURDAY, the 27th instant.
DAVID BARTIB, Seo.

Company's Offices, 62, Meorgate-street,
Sept. 20, 1845.