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S , Ex. tter retire. it ,ut I W WI d 4 `..--.......1iti0n, comprehending all . the recent discoveries. • . ,# I 1315' L Loudon : printed for Baldwin and Cradock. , ` , Y3f3M9•6lM , M. ll, ==e , • LONDON TUESDAY EVENIN P G, OCTOBER 14, =,4. PRICE 7130. No. 13,134. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. the lawn in front of his house, and requesting him to take out the value of his land in shares.—(Expressions of asto nishment.) Another gentleman, between London and Reading, received a similar note, informing him of a change in the plan which would carry the line through his park.-- e (Shame, shame.) I could adduce many similar instances of unfair dealing on the part of the opposition, but these two cases are exceedingly gross ; and as it is impossible to sup pose that the opposition could so misinform itself as to our intentions, these representations must have originated in the most deliberate spirit of fraud and falsehood. To such in tentional mis-stating as this, we owe much of the opposition we have experienced. Mr. Brunel concluded with thanking the meeting for the attention it bad paid him, and sat down amid Considerable applause. Mr. VOWLES, a legal gentleman, who attended with Sir S. J. Pecbell and J. Itamsbotiom, Esq., members for Windsor, and Captain Faunce, the chairman of the Wind sor meeting, as a deputation from that town, next addressed the meeting. He said—l have to•acknowledge my.Obligas tions to the directors of the Great Western Railway for being permitted to address this large and respectable meet ing upon the present occasion in behalf of the town of Windsor ; and I have ventured to intrude the more readily because I was never opposed to your line, but only to . ft sight deviation in it. As a test of my sincerity I will ob-: serve that, ever since the fate of your bill was known, I have endeavoured to remove every obstructiOn in the way of your taking Windsor in your line, and to induce you to take our claims into consideration ; and I think you will find spin enquiry thatour line is equally advantageous for you; and that your proposed branch possesses this -4ipclaantageo. that the House of Lords will not suffer pin tg-,eiler4ivith.the . crown property. In order to strengthenhatr casein apply ing to the Great Western Company to consent to such a deviation of their line as will embrace Windsor, I will ob serve that our line will be unopposed by the authorities of Eton, and that it will be carried with the full consent of the government under the long walk. Mr. Vowles concluded by stating, that, in order to give weight to what should fall from him at that meeting, he had prevailed on the two hon. members for Windsor, and Captain Faunce the chairman of the Windsor meeting, to accompany him to Bristol, which three gentlemen were then present. Capt..FAUNCE.—As chairman of the meeting recently held at Windsor, I will take the liberty of addressing a few words to the meeting, on the relative merits of the Windsor line and the proposed branch. Every attention has been paid by us to the comfort and conveniencies of Royalty ; and the tunnel under the Long Walk has been so contrived as to be completely out of view, both at Windsor Castle and at Frogmore House, the residence of the Princess Vic toria. lam sure, although you live so far from Windsor, you would not desire to injure any of its beauties or conve niences, and that still less do you wish in any respect what- • ever to incommode the King—(Hear, hear.). Now, if you take the line which you propose, you will make Windsor a complete thoroughfare for omnibusses—a thing which has most especially been sought to be avoided ; and under these circumstances I do trust that our claim upon your conside ration will not be overlooked, especially as your line is cal culated materially to injure the crown property. C. A. SAUNDERS, Esq., Secretary of the London Com mittee, then addressed the meeting.—Mr. Chairman and gentleman, I regret that, in defence of the directors, it is necessary that I should be called on, in the first place, to offer a-few remarks more immediately applicable to the dis cussion of the subject referred to by the gentlemen from WindSor, namely, the deviation of the line from that town. If I dissent from these gentlemen, iu the views they have taken of this point, I do so with the more reluctance, be cause by Mr. Vowles, it is made a subject of regret that we do not go through 'Windsor. It must, however, be borne in mind, that the inhabitants of Windsor, in the first place, proposed to do that which would be of no advantage to the towns in the western districts, much less to Bristol ; and if they now claim from you some right to your consideration, I hope that right does not extend so far as to draw you from that which is of the first importance to the city of Bristol. We have had from Windsor, from the first, the most uncompromising opposition. We have had proposals from them, and I will ask, were not those proposals met with every desire on our part to accede to their views ? Was it not our duty to meet them if we could ? But, if we felt that it was not consistent with the interests of the great line, which it was our object to, promote, to meet. the wishes and objects of the inhabitants of Windsor, it is not our fault that it must necessarily fall into a subordinate el sa hatel v oat s olsseeesaa Lee, signed bY Mr. Vowles, of an intention to apply to Par lament for a distinct line from Windsor to the metropolis; and YtThese gentlemen say they have come here to day for the purpose of rendering us their assistance—their as sistance ! and yet at the same moment they announce an opposition to this railway ! But they say, it is our own fault ;it is and I will tell you why. I have told y ou that we would gladly ' fall into their views if we could do so with out compromising our own success. We have experienced a long opposition in the House of Commons—but, in the course of that opposition, we made many friends, especially in reference to the relative merits of the line which has been chosen ; to whom, then, could we apply for assistance, were we to adopt a new one, or materially alter it ? The day after the bill was thrown out, we applied to those who stood forward among the most prominent of our • supporters, and asked them whether, in their opinion, • any alte ration in the line were advisable, and whether we should go along with the Windsor company? the reply was , " you may rely upon it, if it is attempted to carry the line under the long walk, it will never be allowed, and we will withdraw our support and oppose you as long as we can." Mr. Vowles came to Bristol, and was told at an interview with the directors, that it was imp c ssible to do whathis clients wished,—and the same propositions having been subse quently urged, it was unanimously decided that it would be inconsistent to put so large a measure as the Great Western Railway at risk by conceding to their wishes. It was not from want of respect to the inhabitants of Windsor that we came to this determination : on the contrary, we desire to bring them over to us as sincere friends, and we have stated to them that, if the Provost and Fellows of Eton consent, we will undertake to give them a branch. If we go behind Windsor, we must not forget that we shall do great injury to other towns ; we must not forget, too, that from Maiden head, from the first, we have had support, whilst from Windsor we have had, from the first, unceasing opposition. Would you then pass by friends to serve enemies ?—(No.) But, from what I know, I say it is impossible for us, even if we were inclined, to fall in with their views—it will never be permitted for a railway to pass under the long walk. When the thing was named there was an universal burst of condemnation in the committee. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests might have no objection, yet,—with all respect for those gentlemen, and with all respect for his Majesty's Ministers,—whatever their opinions might be on the subject, I think they would be insufficient to satisfy the House of Peers. They would likely enough say it was public property and look for a precedent, and there is no precedent to satisfy such' a measure as this—passing, as it would through a large domain and in sight of Windsor Castle. The present ministers, it is notorious, cannot command a majo rity of the House of Lords ; and are the directors, then, to incur the risk of having their plans frustrated perhaps by a single vote in the upper house ? Again, is the route through Windsor a good engineering line (" Mr. Brunel has said so," from the Windsor deputation ?) Then I beg to say that Mr. Brunel has not said so. There are many cir cumstances of that line into which we have not gone mi nutely, but I am instructed to say that it is far from eligible in this respect. The testimony of Mr. Stephenson is, that our linj is decidedly the best. The Windsor line would cross several roads, and, if it should be attempted to alter this position, an interminable expense might he incurred in levels and embankments. Another thing is, what means have we of ascertaining how far we might calculate on the support of the landed proprietors. The gentlemen from Windsor were asked if they would ensure it to us ; they said they could not. I will undertake to say that we should experince great difficulty in that quarter, and that not only would no point be gained, but that our prospects would be materially injured. I will wind up this part of the subject by saying, that we have refused to yield only where we saw it was not right for us to yield ; and now we have our Windsor friends in the field again, at a critical moment, with their revived plan, for the purpose of sowing division and dissension in the camp. The Windsor company of last year felt, from all they heard of ours, that it was impossi ble for them to carry their measure, and that company was accordingly dissolved. (" Not that we are aware of," from the Windsor gentlemen.) I appeal to those honourable gentlemen to say whether it is not so, and further, whether they are at all interested in such a company, in a pecuniary way ? Those who were really responsible became satisfied of the utter hopelessness of their project, and accordingly they abandoned it, and agreed to join ours. I repeat,we have no feel ing of hostility towards Windsor ; on the contrary, we hope to get much good from it, and trust that nothing will occur this day to disappoint our expectations. In particular, I should like to get the votes of the two honourable members who have this day favoured us with their presence—(A laugh)--as well as their concurrence in the resolutions about to be brought before us. Ido not complain of their now the intention of the directors to apply to Parliament, on its re-assembling, for a measure for the completion of the whole line.--(Cheers.) Another and a more important difficultyin our way was the access to London. Now lam hippy to say. that all these objections, and all this opposi- Alen arising out of them, have been obviated by an arrange __ nt which has been entered into in a recent negotiation wan the London and Birmingham Company, which will enable us to join their line within four miles of the metro polis, on terms of perfect equality. The London and Bir mingham Company terminate their line at Camden Town ; but it is their intention to extend it to Euston-square ; and in this line we shall be permitted to participate on terms of perfect equality, as I have said, retaining our separate ex itence as a company, and having a termination of our own at tie end.—(Applause.) We shall thus save a consider al, degree of expense ; for, as you must be aware, the -e , f.ftring of a large town cannot be obtained in this way without a very large outlay. The geographical position of Bristol is highly favourable to it as a place of import : of commercial affairs I do not profess 'to know much, but I understand that vessels from Scilly can get into this port with one wind, while to make the port of London it will require two ; and the advantage of expedition I need not expatiate on before a meeting composed of commercial men. The great object of the directors has been to trace out such a line as shall in future serve as the main trunk between London and the West ; from which branches may be thrown out, available to the manufacturing districts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. 1 4 7 e have not considered ouselves solely as the advocates of a loCal measure ; but of e xatteh bids fair to benefit the whole country. That may be Eileen as our great motive ; and we feel that we ought not to lose sight of that great object to subserve any local inte rests whatever.—(Cheers.) Mr. Brunel will state to you the nature of the proposed line ; the advantages which it holds out in an engineering point of view ; and the degree of opposition which it may be expected to experience on part of the landowners. I believe you will find this opposi tion to be very inconsiderable in amount, and that in its nature it will be found to be groundless. Mr. Stephenson, with the enthusiasm of an engineer, has stated his belief that a time will shortly arrive, when individuals will be anxious to have railways pass in sight of their residences. I will not go so far in my anticipations ; but I do believe that a more favourable feeling will gradually be extended to wards these undertakings by the great body of landowners in general. Allow me to observe, that our very defeat places us now in a better position than we before occupied ; for we have past experience to guide us, without which we should now have to proceed to Parliament with but a very insufficient knowledge of the extent and nature of the ob stacles we should there have to encounter. 'We should in such a case have had no perfect measure to fall back upon ; and to the support of such a measure many of those who previously opposed us stand pledged.—(Applause.) We have often found ourselves impeded, when soliciting sub scriptions at other places, by the questions " What has Bristol done? What does Bristol intend to do? Bristol is most concerned in this measure, and if Bristol refuse to support it, it is useless to come to us, for we cannot carry it." Yes, gentlemen,- although support is to be obtained elsewhere to a certain extent, it is you who must carry this measure.—(Applause.) And one course which we propose to adopt, to ascertain your sentiments upon the subject, is by coming round among you, and by a personal canvass de ciding the question at once, as to the degree of support which you intend to give this undertaking.—(Hear, hear.) if you will not support it, it must fall to the ground ; and though I trust that Bristol, even in that case, will notretro grade, I must say that such a thing would be an event to be feared. The directors do not intend to bring in their bill unless the requisite number of shares be taken ; and they do not ask you to make any advance upon your shares unless the requisite number be taken. You will understand that 10,000 more shares are necessary to be subscribed for, upon which an advance of 2/. 10s. will be called for, subject to the condition that the whole of the 10,000 shares are subscribed—so that if these be not taken no demand will be made. But in the event of passing the bill, for the ex penses of which adequate provision is made, the new sub scribers will be required to make good another 21. 10s., in order to place them on a footing with the old shareholders who, under the previous regulations, have paid down. their 51. per share. Give it then your consideration ; and think no means too humble to aid it, for it is by the co-operation of numbers alone that the necessary shares can be disposed oi- Y.ad t+ ,ultimate success of the be ensured.— VA - laeiiiletrian has put in in y lianti - awre satatttag 'aria expes-s -tations that some account of the expenditure of the directors would have been submitted to the meeting. I can only say that every information is open to any shareholder who may favour the directors with a personal application ; but I should think that the meeting would at once see the impro priety of submitting any such statement to a public meeting of so general character as the present one.—(Cheers.) Mr. BRUNEL then came forward and was received with great applause.—The principle upon which the directors have gone in the adoption of the line, has been one of pub lic and general utility. They have adopted a line which bids fair to remain the best ; and, in so doing, you will see with me that it was impossible to give way to private and particular interests, and, therefore, opposition naturally and necessarily ensued. The instructions given to me by the directors were , to se lect, uninfluenced by any private con siderations, the best line ; such a one as should promise to be productive of the greatest amount of good—such a one as should offer the greatest facilities for throwing out branches,—ancl such a one as should be productive of the least expense in its construction, by its being most level, and consequently giving the least necessity for tunnels and em bankrnents.—(Hear.) The line of flue Kennet and Avon Canal would be naturally supposed by some to be the best line that could be taken ; but as the Kennet and Avon Canal is, what its name imports it to be, a connecting link between two rivers, it does not necessarily follow that this would the best line ; and eventually it was resolved to take the line to the north , as this line afforded the greatest ex tent of level country, enabled us to connect our line with the great towns of Gloucester, Cirencester, and Stroud, and bade fair to remain more permanently advantageous than a line taken to the south. It will also be easy at some future time to form branches to Bradford and to other t own s, and for all these reasons the northern line was se lected as the best which the country afforded. I will now draw your attention to the principal towns through which it will proceed. Leaving the Birmingham line about' four miles from the metropolis, the western line will pass within a short distance of Windsor, close to Maidenhead, on to Reading, and within ten miles of Oxford ; it will then pro ceed toWantage and Swindon, passing Stroud, Gloucester, and Cirencester on the south, and so on to Chippenham and Bath, and thence to Bristol. I should here add that the valley of the Avon offers a cheap line by which Brad ford and Trowbridge may be hereafter very easily connected to the main trunk by branch railways.—(Applause). In 'entering Bath considerable difficulty was at first experienced in consequence of the nature of the ground ; but ultimately a line has been obtained which will pass the property of Lord Manvers, and through land belonging to the Duke of Cleveland, without that material injury to property which was at first apprehended, and at the same time preserving every advantage of the line to Bath itself. At Bristol it is proposed to terminate the line in Te m p le Meads for the present, but it will be possible at some future time to ex tend the line farther into the city. The expense of entering a large town is so great, that it is always desirable to avoid it ; and in this case the selection of Temple Meads is very advantageous, as it offers great facilities for trade, and is, at the same time, a point from which the line may at some fu tura period be Most . readily extended.—(Applause.) For a space of 70 miles on to London, the inclination in no part will exceed 6or 7 feet in a mile. From London to Read ing, for the full space of 40 miles, the line will be practically a dead level, for we shall start from the high point of 85 feet above the level of the Thames, and at Reading we shall have reached the height of 105 feet only. This por tion of the line will be consequently cheaper than any other ; and I need scarcely tell you how advantageous this will be, for where, as is the case with London and Reading, the po pulation of the former place is immense, and the intercourse between the two very extensive, it is most desirable as a means of encouragement to that intercourse and as an ini postant source of revenue, that the cost of transit should be low ; and as the country is really very beautiful, I think a • large revenue may be anticipated fro m this source alone. Th directors felt so confident of the goodness of their line, that one of their objects was to collect as many experiened engineers as could be conveniently called together to give their evidence on this point, and in addition to the gentle man I have already mentioned (Mr. Stephenson), 5 or 6 others were called—among them Mr. Walker and Mr. Palmer ; and all these gentlemen were fully satisfied of the excellence of the line. I think you may take it as proved upon such evidence,—for naturally there must be a feeling of competition among professional men, and these gentlemen were not likely to give evidence unnecessarily or improperly in my favour.—(Applause.) I have alluded to the means taken to prejudice the landowners against us ; and I will here state one very gross case :—A gentleman on whom I called, stated to me that he had received a lithograph plan, stating that we had altered our line so as to cut through GENERAL POST-OFFICE, OCT. 11, 1834. HIS MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-GENE RAL will receive TENDERS for the performance. of the MAIL BOAT SERVICE in the WEST INDIES, by Schooners or Sloops, of from 45 to 60 Tons Burthen , with a rew of not less than Seven Men, Officers included. The Contract to commence from the sth of April, 1835, deter minable on Six Months' notice on either side. Information as to the Particulars of the Service, and the Condi tions of the Contract, may be obtained on application at the Secre tary's Office. The Tenders must be delivered at the Secretary's Office in a sealed Envelope, roayked " Tender for Mail Boats," on or before SATURDAY, the `29th November next, after which no Tender will be received. By Command, F. FREELING, Secretary. • (From the Bristol Mercury.) A public meeting, convened by the Directors of the Great Western Railway, for the purpose of submitting to the Shareholders, and to the public of Bristol generally, a statement of the present situation and prospects of the company, was held at the Merchants' Hall, in this city, on Wednesday. last ; the Right Worshipful Charles Payne, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair. Shortly after one o'clock, his Worship having taken his seat, the business commenced by R. B. Ward, Esq., read ing the notice for convening the meeting, after which the Chairman proceeded to address the assembly as follows : Gentlemen—The notice, in -pursuance of which we are this day assembled, having been read, - it his my intention, briefly, to call your attention to the important purpose for which we are met—the consideration of tite advantages Of a railway communication with the metropolis. When I reflect that it originated with the Corporation, and other public bodies, and that at the outset it underwent the most searching investigation, and has subsequently received the approbation of the House of Commons, I should feel want ins? in duty if I did net afford every assistance in m y power to bring the subject fully before the inhabitants of this city at large. Gentlemen, I have felt, and still strongly feel it to be absolutely necessary for the welfare of this city, that it should participate in the advantages which other ports have obtained, and are obtaining, by means of railways; and I would strongly urge upon all who have the good of the city at heart, whether we ought not also to avail our- . selvo of our gteatelocal advantages ; but e hnless we speedily. follow the example which has been set us, we shall find our selves left distanced in the race. Mr. Alderman DANIEL-Mr. Chairman and Gentle men, I rise on this great and important occasion for the purpose of expressing my concurrence in the object of this meeting, which I think calculated to rescue the city from decay, and to place it in that prominent situation which it formerly held. It is absolutely necessary that we put forth our energies, and not allow ourselves to be deprived, by our inactivity, of the advantages which other places have ob tained, by the progress of science, in these latter times. Whether it happen that I shall participate in the advan tages derivable from, a railroad communication with the me tropolis is a question which, of course, I am unable to de cide ; yet, having but one feeling with respect to the welfare and prosperity of the city with which I have been so long connected, I cannot but anxiously desire the promotion of the present undertaking. Deputations were then introduced to the meeting from the Society of Merchant Venturers, from the Bristol Dock Company, from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, and from the Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway, all of whom had attended for the purpose of supporting the measure. Wm. TOTI-lILL, Esq., the Bristol Secretary to the Com pany, then addressed the meeting to the following effect : Although the origin of the Great Western Railway Com pany be known to a large part of the meeting, it may yet be useful to advert in a few words to the principal points of its early history and progress. The example of the Liver pool and Manchester, the Stockton and Darlington, and other railways, and the published evidence on the London and Birmingham, having excited the attention of the public bodies of Bristol, they appointed a provisional committee to examine into the subject, and report thereon. That committee, after devoting some weeks to the inquiry, re ported that they had found reason to believe that the con struction of a railway from Bristol to London, would be highly beneficial to the various interests of the city and its neighbourhood, and to those of many other important places and extensive districts : that the transport of passengers and goods would be thereby effected with increased speed, cer tainty, and safety, and at a diminished expense ; and that the apparent sources of revenue were sufficient to defray the cost of construction and maintenance, with ample pro fit to the proprietors. Their constituents having, hereupon, liberally furnished them with the means of further investiga tion, they proceeded to engage Mr. Brunel in making a survey of the country, and an estimate of the cost ; and to ascertain the actual annual expense of the principal articles of transport, passengers included, .as the ground of their calculation of revenue. These inquiries having been care fully prosecuted, and having fully justified their formerly expressed opinions, they embodied the result in a report, which they submitted to a public meeting held in the Guild hall of this city on the 30th of - July, 1833. That meeting apino.ed and a s lopital-alsearepee4e; --and a ppoints-a:ha-so OAR-, of gentlemen to act as directors, with instructions to pro cure the appointment of a board of directors in London ; ,and, conjointly with them, to take such measures as in - their judgment should be necessary to the execution of the pro posed work. In pursuance of these instructions, the pre eent Board of directors was formed, by whom the bankers, solicitors, and other agents of the company were appointed ; the Parliamentary contract and other instruments agreed. to ; subscription lists opened ; a prospectus issued ; an d other requisite proceedings adopted. The estimated cost of the undertaking, as set forth in that prospectus, of ne cessity made before the survey was completed with minute accuracy, and, therefore, designedly framed on a very liberal scale, in order to cover every probable contingency, amount ed to a sum approaching to three millions sterling. Whe ther a sufficient numbr of shares would be subscribed within two or three months from the period in question, to enable the directors to apply to Parliament in the then next session, for an act requiring the advance of capital to so large an amount, was, of course, doubtful. It became, there fore, in the month of October last year, a matter of anxious ch liberation, whether they should postpone their application for a year at least, or whether they should at once exercise the powers reserved to them in the contract deed, by apply ing. for such portion of the whole line as their present means would enable them to command. The latter alter native was attended with the obvious disadvantage of appearing to relinquish a material part of their original object. On the other side it was urged, that the sum re quired for the whole undertaking was so large as to deter many persons who might be inclined to embark in a less extensive plan, as a conzmeizcenzent ;--that on this account an act for the two ends of the line, in the first place, might be more readily obtained ; that if this were accomplished, the execution of the middle section would be rendered both certain and easy ; and that it would therefore be expedient to decide on an immediate application. The directors adopted the latter course ; and, notwithstanding the plausi ble objections thereby afforded to their numerous and ac tive o pponents, and the most violent and pertinacious oppo sition ever encountered by a similar measure in parliament, their choice was approved by the decision both of the com mittee and the House of Commons, after an investigation in the former, protracted to the unprecedented length of fifty-one days of actual sitting. The opposition, hopeless as to the merits of the case, unfortunately obtained the tem porary object, by the expedient of wearing out the session. The Lords having refused to allow. the. bill to be read a second time in the 15Pper House, for the avowed reason that, at that late period, there was no hope of getting the measure through its stages before the prorogation. The event proved, that their Lordships' judgment on this point was correct. The postponement of the measure thus occa sioned is to be regretted on account of the loss of time, and of a large expenditure, which has not led to immediate suc cess. But, few undertakings resemblin g the present have had the good fortune to succeed on a first application to Parliament ; and the expense already incurred, though heavy, is considerably less than in some recent instances. The expense, however, has not been thrown away. 'Fite mass of evidence, by which the case of the Great Western Railway has been conclusively established in all points, will be made the subject of reference, and will therefore contri bute to diminish the expense of the next application to Parliament—much valuable experience has been obtained — the means of conciliating opposition, and of obtaining the support of important interests, have been ascertained — an d the way has been so far cleared by the exertions already made, that, in the opinion of those best qualified to judge, the success of the bill to be introduced in the next session, for the whole line of the Great "Western Railway from London to Bristol, is certain, and will be speedy. R. B. WARD, Esq.—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, Mr. Tothill, having so far entered into a detail of the past pro ceedings of the Directors of the Great Western Railway Company, it has fallen to my share to state what are the future prospects of that company. The shortness of the time between the formation of the company and the period at which it would become necessary to apply to Parliament not rendering it probable that the whole number of shares requisite to be subscribed, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Commons, could be taken in the given time, it was found desirable, rather than that the ses sion should be lost, that the directors should, acting upon the powers reserved to them in the deeds, apply to Parlia ment for a measure so far incomplete ; but it was hoped, as the intervention of the Kennet and Avon Canal between the two terminations of the line at Bath and Reading, would complete the connection between the western coun ties and the metropolis, and as the filling up of the inter vening space between the two lines would inevitably follow, that the objections arising on this head would. not be felt so strongly as they have proved in fact to be. But this dif ficulty is also removed from our future progress, for it is FOR LISBON, CALLING AT OPORTO, WEATHER PERMITTIMG. P7;l1 - 1E fast and elegant Steaml-packet MENAI, it Captain 11. SHARP, with a Post-office beg, haves the Brunswick Steam `Wharf, Blaekwall, on SATUnn_•.y evening, the Hth of October, and Falmouth on TUESDAY, the 21st. This vcssel offers a fine opportunity for Passengers going at this season of the year for Madeira, as the Captain has liberty to proceed there ;f sufficient passengers offer. For freight or pasasge apply to Messrs Wilcox and Anderson, -16, Lime-street; 'Messrs. G. C. and R. W. Fox, Falmouth ; or A. Mitchell, Agent to the London and Edinburgh Steam-ship Company, 35, Leadenhall- street. tv atior- TO BE SOLD, HE PERPETUAL ADVOWSON and NEXT PRESENTATION to the RECTORY of SOUTIIEASE, near BRIGHTON, having the tithes of eight hundred and thirty acres of rich and productive soil, nine acres of glebe, the right of pasturage on certain unenclosed lands, and a snug little parsonage house. The incumbent is now resident, and in his 67th year ; the duty is single, and the population 112. It has recently been valued, and, on the most moderate computation, is stated to be worth from 200/. to 2201. per annum. The reason why the patron wishes to dispose of the advowson is that he holds preferment, which, should a vacancy happen, would not be tenable with Southease, and as he will sell for 550/. less than it was purchased for in the year 1811, having then the same incumbent on it as at present, it is presumed it will be found a great bargain to a gentleman whose son is being educated for the Church. Southease is situated nine miles from Brighton, - three from Lewes, and three from Newhaven. Address (post-paid) to Richard Lonsdale, Esq., Temple Cham bers, London. TO WOOLLEN DRAPERS, RS MERCHANTS, AND OTHE. THE Remainder of the GENUINE STOCK of Messrs. Chandler and King, Woollen and Fancy Ware housemen, of St. Paul's Church-yard, Bankrupts, for SALE BY AUCTION, by MR. SAMUEL LOVE, on the Premises on TiftinsnA.Y the 23d and FRIDAY the 24th Inst., at Ten, for Elever', precisely, by order and for account of the Assignees. The Genuine Stock, consisting of best superfine West of England black, blue, medley, and other cloths, milled cloths, livery drabs, milled plaid and check cassimeres, Petershams, Harringtons, rich fancy silk, German and Jacquard velvets, rich fancy silk waist coatings, silk, livery, and otner Valentias, quiltings, =toot's, drills, hair-shags, shalloons, and a variety of other goods. Maybe viewed on Tuesday the 21st, and Wednesday the 22d inst., and catalogues had of Mr. Clarke, official assignee, St Swithin's lane, at the place of sale, and of the Auctioneer, Samuel Love, 19, Basinghall-street. - - - TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By MR. HODGSON, At his Great Room, 192, Fleet-street, on TIIITILSDAY, October 16, and Eight following days ( Sunday excepted) at Half-past Twelve precisely. 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A wager was made, and won. . • '• I f64/LA)2 , (c_ - _) - - /(iip /17 -- (0- //xi/Ey - >' • • , • i ----y(:zw.c6 ./b-7,ti1 0 , i / c „i: . .(..„ I 6 / to . i t ,, .......1, . ,ib.. .. _ ~.., . , t '.. .2,..., C': ". 9 1,t•A ''', ‘" e: ,..,A •' -d r, 77 : 17, : )=f ( 4- -- iV '''l % Rti / , ... , t ' : -1 `',!" ...„..0,,,,,- ,:, _ ",,-*--- . tl" - tit,,,m4 i t ,›••••,_,•--,),, ie ,„.,, ,, .. ~, ,_...,....._-,..,,,,, 4. • IT ji ie) • .A. '›.' .„,,, ..._ ir t ' A•- ' r'l 1- - - 7 , e - : ,..,.. 1 jra ,,,.....,.. • , _....,,/,,„, ..--b_,•.„..• , 5 4 2 .,,,,, ..„, , :-.„..„,..-_-_-I._, , 5. - .--' •-;',', • 4:t4 4 3.:Z-b 1 .----- 3 --- ------.. ,-)-.*. "Zir -. ”. -- - 1 - t,',." 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I can only say, that commerce cannot exist except where there are facilities for its extension ; and we know that the improving the means of communication by roads and canals has had a simultaneous effect in giving energy and activity to the industry of the country,; and if a good road or a good canal has had this effect, why should not a good railroad, which, as a means of rapid and cheap communication, is far • superior. to either of these, be still more conducive to this desirable result ? Has it not been • found in the north, that, by multiplying - the channels of rapid and cheap communication, immense advantages have resulted ? This has been strongly proved by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. That undertaking, be it remem bered, was at first regarded only as an experiment. The people of Liverpool, to their credit be it said, were satisfied, on a representation of the probable success of the measure, to undertake it, which they did at a vast expense, and now they are reaping incalculable advantages froth it. What are the elements of commerce ? Cheap coals—industry. These you possess, and 'tis only necessary, by the adoption of the great plan of communication which I have now no doubt of being perfected, to secure the adVantage the extensive fields of the former gives, to place, not only Bristol, but the western counties generally, as well as the manufacturers of the west of England—for they are not yet extinct, gentlemen—on a. footing with the north. In many respects, Bristol is consi dered a most desirable port : vou have heard of the diffi culty of getting. round to London ; and while I will not say that Bristol is tojake away the trade of London, yet I will say that it is calculated, from its local situation and advan tages, to carry on an immense traffic, and that much to the advantage of the whole of the western districts. It has been found that railroads increase communication, because their conveyance is cheap and rapid ; and if a tradesman makes two jodrnies, where he formerly made but one, it might fairly be inferred that his business has a correspond ing increase. You want light goods ; and the means of a rapid and certain conveyance, more so than by canal— though I am not for deprecieting canals, and I believe theT will always cnjoy e a traflie in one species . - of-goods, aSii&-oweatake anothere_. I wilL-now speak on the general nieiits of our - line. 7reliaitt thou lit- desirable to endeavour so to direct its course as to bring - upon it; ------ as much as possible, the greatest amount of traffic ; and we are satisfied, both by our own investigations, and by the evidence recorded by the House of Commons, that the Great Western Railroad will have more traffic than any other line in the whole country. The number of passengers travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester line is great, but they are not to be compared with the number passing between London and Reading. I find, by returns to the Stamp Office, that, while the coaches formerly running from Liverpool to Manchester amounted to only 29, those at present travelling between London and Reading alone amount to 90. We find that scarcely a town has expe rienced any considerable increase, either in its trade or in its property, unless it lies availed it se lf o f the best means of communication with other parts ; and I believe it will be found in all cases, that, in proportion as these have been extended, so has been its prosperity. I would point to Li verpool, in particular, as a fine ground of illustration ; there, • since the opening of the railway, the number of passengers very quickly doubled ; and I can see no reason why we should not realise the same results here. 'For these reasons we have thought it desirable to print and circulate tables of calculation of the numbers of passengers on the line laid down for our railway ; and if it be found from those tables, putting altogether out of consideration the profit to be made by the conveyance of goods, that from this source alone will arise a good and firm remuneration to capital, I think you must admit that the undertaking deserves your most serious consideration. It has not been thought adviseahle to call on individuals, in the course of the present proceed , hags, either to add to the support they have already given 113, or to become proprietors : we have judged it more pru dent not to avail ourselves of any advantage which the im !llse of the moment might afford, but to allow gentlemen calmly to examine our pretensions, and think for themselves. I may, however, be permitted, whatever the most scepti cal may think of our prospects in a mere pecuniary' point of view, to fall back on the general advantages of the un- - dertaking, and, as Mr. Mayor has said, every good citizen is bound, it fcr those only, to give it his support. The amount of shares necessary to enable us to go to Parlia ment, looking to this large and opulent coummnity, is but a trifle. When I say that if one thousand gentlemen be found to subscribe ten shares each, we shall have a sufficient number for this purpose, it is not saying that a great deal is to be done, for we should not then I hope exhaust . the good will of the citizens of Bristol. Other places are quite ready to unite their energies with yours ; but . it is neces sary that you come forward with alacrity and show that you are convinced, as I feel you must be, that it is not a measure calculated alone to benefit this city, but that' it is one also of great national utility. I have heard it said by opp anotAtcl, wil y jsa declinin7 . place. Now a tlya is one of the strengeSt argti men-ti fhr the measure, because nothing is so well calculate revive its drooping trade. But they say, why should the attempt be made to renovate it? --let it go. reply that this is not a proper ground of opposition ; common humanity should rather•prompt the attempt to check the sacrifice of property which must be constantly going on, if measures be not taken to arrest its progress. If such, then, be the state. of Bristol, I think you must conclude that something should be done to show your feeling with regard to this measure, and I do not thin . k it too much to expect that you will give it a sufficient degree of support to enable us to make a suc cessful application in the neat session of Parliament. And here I would beg to say how much we feel indebted to those Members of the Committee•of the House of Commons who, through an extended period, gave us their valuable and con sistent services. We had to draw upon them for much of their valuable time ; but, in spite of the remonstrances of friends and the arguments of opponents, we never found them to flag. We build largely on the fact, that much of the opposition we experienced arose from what was termed the incompleteness of our plan ; but now that we shall ap ply for the whole line, this must necessarily cease. Let us bear in mind that this is no political question, and let us all join heart and hand in one united effort ; let us all, whether by conti ibutions or otherwise, seek, by every means in our sower, to promote the accomplishment of this great no ional work, by showing what its real merits are ; let those aho are doubtful seek information—they will find the com mittee anxious and desirous to give it ; and with the per- Easasion that the undertaking is calculated in particular to , e of great benefit to his native city, let every citizen eor laity join to give it that support which it so much deserves. (Mr. Saunders, whose address was repeatedly interrupted y bursts of applause, here retired amid the cheers of the meeting,.) The Rev. Dr. CAREENTER—Mr. Chairman, I am most anxious, as an original subscriber to this undertaking, and as one of the earliest subscribers to it, to express the full sa tisfaction I have experienced from the proceedings of the present meeting. I have been highly gratified with the cordial co-operation of the public bodies of Bristol in behalf et our undertaking ; I have been highly gratified with the tatements which have been laid before us as to the present tate and future prospects of the railwaya and such has wen the weight of evidence embodied in those statements, hat had I been sceptical before—but I was not sceptical— [. should have been unable to resist the conviction of the mportance, the utility, and the promise of this great under 7 ;akin.. My conviction has, however, been greatly strcng honed by the opinions of practical men brought forward :his day, and by the facts stated to the.meeting, especially :he statements of Mr. Brunel and Mr. Ward, with regard :o the new arrangements for . entering the metropolis, and he diminished opposition which we have to expect at our next application to Parliament. I say these statements [lave carried conviction to my mind—l think they have car ried conviction to the minds of all ; and we ought now to he allowed to go on in our work without any further devia tion—for that was the word—without any material devia tion from our plan. But if there was no other satisfaction to be derived from the present meeting, I should have re joiced to have attended it, to witness what I have never before witnessed in Bristol—a complete union of all parties, to carry into operation a measure which I have for years desired, and which, as I firmly believe, is most powerfully calculated to contribute to the renovation of this city, and to the general benefit of the counties in connection with it. Mr. Alderman DANIEL then briefly proposed the first re solution, which was seconded by P. Maze, Esq. P. F. AIKEN, Esq. said he had been requested by Mr. Kington, who was unexpectedly compelled to be absent, to propose for him the next resolution, which he now begged to do. It was seconded by Mr. Sheriff Franklyn. Mr. Alderman A. HILHOUSE, in proposing the third re solution, said, that from the statements they had that day heard, from all their past experience, and from all their future prospects, it appeared that no line of road could possibly afford greater facilities for a railway, or hold out more just and certain expectations of a fair remuneration to the subscribers, than the Great Western Line. He had therefore much pleasure in proposing the resolution lie held in his hand. Seconded by E. Harley, Esq. H. BUSH, Esq. moved, and W. D. ACIIAMAN, E sq . seconded, the fourth resolution. JOHN CAVE, Esq., then moved the thanks of the meet in.- to the chairman of their committee, Lord G. Somerset, and in doing so paid a well-merited compliment to that nobleman for his indefatigable personal exertions in their behalf. Seconded by George Gibbs, Esq. J. VINING, Esq. briefly moved the thanks of the meeting to their re presentatives in parliament, for the unwearied attention they had paid to their interests in the conducting TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN. BARRISTER, well accustomed to the manage ment and improvement of Landed Property, would be happy to take the Appointment of RECEIVER and MANAGER (resident or otherwise) of the Estates of any Nobleman or Gentle man, in England or Wales. The most unexceptionable refereucrs, together with landed security-to any amount (if required), will be given. Achiress, post-paid, to i\L N. 0., at No. 26, Wilmington-terrace, Wilmington-square, London. BEST BEAVER HATS TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS. - 1 - IWATS of the most approved qualities , superior co il lours, elegant shapes, which never spot with rain, and of un ,:,17,11.11ed fineness and durability, Wholesale and Retail, of the Ma nufacturers and Patentees, ROBERT FRANKS and CO., London, {l4O, Regent-street, 62, Red Crass-street, City. TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, AT LLOYD'S COFFEE-HOUSE, CORNHILL, On TITURSDAY, Oct. 16, at Half-past Two, ?HE good Brig MARGARET RICHARD it SON, 157 tons per re g ister, Al, built at Newcastle 7 upon- Tyne, copper-fastened, and has been recently new coppered, flush deck, with neat bust heed, of great capacity for stowage, in excellent order, well found in stores, and perfectly ready for immediate em ployment, and adapted to general purposes. 11. THOMAS, Commander. Now lying in the St. Katharine Dock. For inventories and further particulars, apply to 'W. WOOLCOMBE, 1, Freeman's-court, Cornhill. TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, AT LLOYD'S COFFEE-HOUSE, CORNHILL, On THURSDAY, October 16, at half-past Two (unless previously disposed of by private contract), - • THE Steam-boat ANN and JANE, burthen 26 82-94 tons, with two Engines of seventeen horse power each, built at Howdoa-pans, in the county of Northumberland, in the year 1823. Her engines have lately undergone a thorough re -air, and she is well adapted for towing, and other general purposes. Now lying in West India South Dock.. For inventories and further particulars, apply to WM. WOOLCOMBE, 3, Freeman's-court, Coenhill. Or to JAMES THOINISON, 6, Billiter-kuire." TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, AT LLOYD'S_ COFFEE-HOUSE, CORNHILL, On TI!URSDAY, Oct. 16, at Half-past Two . (unless previously disposed of Private Contract), THE good Brig PETERSBURG, 259 39-94 tons per register ; built at Hull; carries a large cargo at an easy draught of water ; shifts without ballast, and admirably adapted for a collier, or the African trade; copper-fastened, sheathed with woad, and covered with marine metal in 1633. The hull is in excellent condition, and, being well found in stores, may proceed to sea at a moderate outfit. WAL MILLER, Commander. Now lying in St. Katharine Dock. For inventories and farther particulars apply to IVAL WOOLCOMI3E, 1, Freeman's-court, Cornhill. TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, AT LLOYD'S Cr s IFFRE-HOLISE,--CORNHILL, On THunsnav, October 23, at Half-past Two, ®HE good Barque HECTOR; 324 tons per re gister; built at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the Jamaica Trade, in which she has always been employed; has a flush deck, with commodious poop, and neat bust head, copper-fastened and coppered; she had extensive repairs to the hull and outfit in 1823, new planksheers, waterways, paint strakes, channel wales, with all new lower-masts and bowsprit, is a vessel of excellent properties, carrying a large cargo, good heights between decks, adapted to ge neral purposes, and may proceed on any voyage, at a moderate ex pense ; JAMES FIELD, Commander. Now lying in the Vest India Export Dock. For inventories and further particulars apply to WM. WOOLCOMBE, 1, Freeman's-court, Cornhill. • PRIVATE EDUCATION. ABENEFICED CLERGYMAN,MARRIED . and of long experience in the EDUCATION of a FEW PRIVATE PUPILS, SIX, has at present a VACANCY. His residence is twelve miles from London, and his references to Noble men and Gentlemen unexeeptienable. Letters to-be addreFsed , ta....the Rev. T. G., at Mr. Barclay's, 'ratter, 42, St. James's -street, London.