The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-09 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

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eventually be carried direct to Falmouth, the most west-
erly Port in the Channel."

Under these auspices, and with this strong expression
from the Legislature, it may be considered that a conti-
nuous Line of Railway, from London, through Salisbury
to Yeovil and Exeter, no less than thirty miles shorter
than the devious course of the Great Western Railway,
is already morally secured. In order, therefore, to com-
plete this great national project thus suggested by the
House of Lords, it rzmains only to extend this direct
Exeter Line, without change of guage or terminus, direct
to Falmouth and Penzance.

The saving in actual distance thus effected between
London and Falmouth, as compared with the Great
Western and its extensions, amounts to more than fifty
miles ; whilst the time also saved by avoiding the passage
of the Hamoaze, to say nothing of all other difficulties
involved in that project, was estimated, in the recent in-
quiry before Parliament, as equal to a saving of fifteen or
twenty miles more.

Bearing in mind, therefore, the geographical position of
Falmouth and Penzance, especially the great advantages
of the former, as the most westernly station for our Naval
and Packet Service, and as affording a most secure Har-
bour of Refuge in the event of war; and remembering,
too, that this must eventually become the highway to the
Mediterranean, the East and West Indies, and America,
the importance to the Admiralty and Lloyd's of such a
direct Railway, with a continuous and efficient Electric
Telegraph, can hardly be over-rated.
The Central District from Exeter, Westward, has been
recently re-surveyed, and has been found to afford a main
Trunk Line, with good locomotive gradients, attainable
without Engineering difficulties, and at a reasonable ex-
pense ; the general course being near or through Crediton,
Bow, Hatherleigh, North Tawton, Okehampton, Laun-
ceston, Carnelford, Bodmin, St. Columb, St. Austell, (by
means of a branch.) Truro, and Penryn, to Falmouth ;
at Truro, an extension line through West Cornwall will
diverge to Chacewater, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle (with
a branch to Sc. Ives,) Marazion, and Penzance.
This extension runs tor more than thirty miles through
the most populous and flourishing part of Cornwall ; and
the tables of the recently-rejected West Cornwall Bill
shewed an existing traffic, through that district, of £lO
per cent., after deducting working expenses. But as the
constructing and working this Line by a separate Com-
pany would be productive of unnecessary expense and in-
convenience to the Public, the line to Penzance, as well
as to Falmouth, will form an integral portion of the main
work under one and the same management.
From Truro, eastward, the main line will pass several
important mines ; and near Bodmin will throw out a
branch through the China Clay district to St. .Austell,
and its populous mining neighbourhood. It will also avail
itself of the railways now in process of construction from
Newquay on the north, and Par on the southern channel,
whilst a connexion with the already constructed railway
from Bodmin to Wadebridge, will open, through the port
of Padstow, the best communication between Cork, the
South of Ireland, and London. Advancing further, an
opportunity will occur of establishing a traffic with the
well known Delabole Slate Quarries on the one hand,
and the flourishing Caradon Mines on the other; whilst
the sand supplied by the Bude Canal, and the lime which
abounds in the neighbourhood of Launceston, will form
the subject of most considerable transport into the highly
improvable agricultural districts westward and eastward.
Passing onward into Devonshire, a branch will he
thrown out from the main line to the port of Bideford,
thus opening, for the mineral produce of Wales, a market
in Central Devon and Cornwall, which are destitute of
Coal ; and another branch will diverge southward by Ta-
vistock to Plymouth, thus affording the most direct com-
munication between those towns and Exeter. This branch
being also accessible from Launceston, will open for the
north and west of Cornwall, and for Falmouth, a line to
Plymouth, in point of time, shorter than the lately pro-
jected line across the Homoaze from Plymouth to Fal-
mouth. Should the traffic, nevertheless, be found to jus-
tify another branch from a point near Bodmin, through
Liskeard to Plymouth, such a branch may and will be
constructed.

Arriving within fourteen miles of Exeter, the main line
will be joined from the north by a direct line from Ilfra-
combe and Barnstaple, to Exeter, and about seven miles
further on by the Dartmouth, Brixham, Torbay, and
Exeter line, an amalgamation of which two lines is now
under consideration, thus affording to these two friendly
companies a direct communication from north to south,
from the Bristol to the English channel, and carrying
their traffic on one common trunk, on to one common
terminus, with the Yeovil line at Exeter.
The inspection of a Map will better show the import-
ance of this comprehensive scheme, which overspreads
the surface of Devon and Cornwall, and leaves little to be
desired to give full value and effect to objects of such im-
portance.

The supply and demand created by this large area,—its
population, amounting to more than 600,000,—its ports,
situate on both channels,—its Fishing, Mining, Commer-
cial, and Agricultural advantages,—its exports of Corn,
Wool, and Cattle,—its probable consumption of Coal,
Manure, Mining, and general supplies,—wer fully gone
into in the recent inquiry before the House of Lords, and
forcibly require increased facilities, and diminished cost of
transport. The general evidence, also, given in that house,
showed a good remunerative existing traffic, without any
such increase as may reasonably be expected from a
well-
digested system of Branches ; and when the further in-
crease in passenger and general traffic, east and west, is
taken into consideration, which must necessarily arise
from bringing Falmouth, its harbour and foreign relations,
and Penzance, with its much sought climate and early
markets, so much nearer to the Metropolis and the North-
ern and Eastern parts of England than can possibly be
accomplished by any other devisable railway communica-
tion; and when it is also borne in mind, that from the
Peninsular form of the County of Cornwall this Line.
when established, can have no competitor, it is not too
much to assert that this project offers a very eligible op-
portunity for the investment of capital.
The strong feeling in favour of a Central Line, evinced
by Public Meetings and Petitions from every part of the
County of Cornwall and West Devon, the support of No-
blemen, Magistrates, Merchants, Mine Owners, and
Agriculturists, in the recent struggle; the numerous and
strong assurance of support already received from the
land-owners and general interests along the line; and the
hearty concurrence- and co-operation of the Associated
Companies, the names of whose members appear in the
Provisional Committee ;—leave no doubt of the success-
ful issue of the application which will be made to parlia-
ment in the next session.

The Act to be applied for will contain the usual clauses
for limiting the liabilities of Shareholders to the amount
of their Subscriptions, and for allowing interest at £4 per
cent. per annum on all Calls, from the time of payment
until the opening of the line.
The ?rovisional Committee reserve to themselves the
power of making such alterations in the Main Line, or
Branches, and also of entering into such arrangements for
the constructiou of those Branches, by Auxiliary Compa-
nies, 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 Share-
holders in the above-named Associated Companies.
The usual Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary
Contract must be executed by the Shareholders when
called upon.
Applications for Shares in the form annexed, (accom-
panied by a satisfactory reference,) should be addressed
to T. H. TILLY, Esq., Solicitor, Falmouth, or to LEWIS
CROMBIE, Esq., Interim Secretary, 63, Moorgate-street,
London ; or to the following Brokers :—Messrs. TUCKER,
BARNETT, and Co., Birchin-lane, or H. TUDOR, Esq.,
Hatton-court, London; and Messrs. CARDWELL and
SONS, Manchester, of whom, and at the above-mentioned
Banks, copies of the Prospectus may be obtained ; and
D. and J. B. NEILSON, Liverpool.

TO THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE CORNWALL

AND DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY.
GENTLEMEN,—I request that you will allot to me
Shares of £25 each in the above Company, and I hereby
undertake to accept such Shares as may be allotted to me,
not exceeding the above number, and to pay the Deposit
thereof of £2 12s. 6d. per Share, and execute the necessary
Deeds when required.
Dated this day of 1845.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

Residence
Profession or Trade, (if any.)

ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY.
THE HOLDERS of the PREFERENCE SHARES
1 in the Saint Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway
Company, now called the Saint Helen's Canal and Rail-
way Company, are requested to forward the RECEIPTS
for the FIRST INSTALMENT to me on or before the
Twentieth day of September, in order that the Shares
may be Registered in the Nantes of the present owners
thereof. Any Shares, the,Receipts for which shall not be
sent in by that day, viti be registered in the names of the
parties to whom ttnyvere originally issued.

JOHN WHITLEY; Clekt to the Company.
High-street, Liverpool, September 2, 14345.

BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD
RAILWAY.

THE Committee of Direction of this Railway beg to
announce to their Shareholders and to the Public,
that they have resolved to make an EXTENSION of
their LINE, at or near Heckington, to SPALDING, and
to form a JUNCTION with the LYNN and ELY COM-
PANY'S EXTENSION. By, means of this Extension,
a Direct Line of Communication will be provided from the
Sea Coast of Norfolk, throiigh Newark to Nottingham-
shire, West Lancashire, and Yorkshire, between which an
enormous traffic already exists, without any railway ac-
commodation.

By order, JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary
Mansfield, 6th September, 1845.

BOSTON, NEWARK. AND SHEFFIELD
RAILWAY.
THE Directors beg to announce that, besides the equal
Exchange of Shares in this undertaking, already
granted to Holders of Scrip of the'Newark and Sheffield
Railway and its Extensions,./a' FURTHER ALLOT-
MENT to the same parties; of one half of the number of
Shares they have already received, will be made in a few
days, and that the remaining Shares will be Allotted to
Landholders and otters locally interested in the Line, and
m the important towns through which it passes.
Due notice will be given, by circular, to the Sharehol-
ders, as soon as the Parliamentary Deeds are ready for
Signature, and the Bankers' Receipts will be Exchanged
for the Scrip at the same time.
By order,

JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
Mansfield, September 6th, 1845.