The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1846.

KENT.

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CANTETIBURY.—Tit F. Sot'. flt-EAST ERN RAILWAY.—A
highly-influential meeting of inhabitants was held yester-
day at Canterbury, to pass resolutions with a view to ob-
tain the best, cheapest, and most direct line of rail-
way communication," to connect the central and northern
parts of Kent with the metropolis ; am' also to consider the
reply of the Chairman of the South-eastern Railway Com-
pany to the letter of the Mayor, communicating the resolu-
tions of the previous meeting, which has already appeared
in our paper. Alderman Plummer was called to the
chair. In a few striking words he sketched the position of
the city in regard to its communications with the metropolis.
Mr. Madden, solicitor, then stepped foi ward to read a com-
munication from part'esconnee.etl with the London and Kent
and South Coast Company, explanatory of a scheme for
reaching Dover by Bromley, Sevenoaks, Faversham, and
Canterbury. A deputation would have attended, but some
of the managing men were in Scotland or on the continent.
Mr. Cooper, of Canterbur moved a resolution to the effect:
" That this meeting is of opinion that the answer given to the inha-
bitants of the city of Canterbury, as read by the Chairman from Mr.
Me Gregor's letter, was unsatisfactory, no ease for the Increase in the
fares on the South-Fa:4cm line being made out; and that every pos-
sible means should he resorted to for the purpose of resisting any
such a monopoly. Ile was sure there could but be but one Meting
pervade the whole of the county with respect to this step on the part
of the directors, and that he would unhesitatingly so' was nothing
less than a feelingof indignation and disgust"
Mr. Midden seconded the motion. The Hon. S. It.
Lushington, formerly member for the city, defended the
company. He entered into a detail of their expenditure,
and promised the inhabitants of Canterbury that they would
soon receive from the company a cheap and direct railway.
He moved that the resolution be rejected. The resolution
was carried by an overwhelming majority. A resolution to
the effect that the South-Eastern Directors had forfeited the
confidence:of tke city and county was carried by a large
majority against the oppositions, Mr. Neame and the Hon.
S. It. Lushington. A resolution, pledging the meeting to
support an independent line, was carried with three dissen-
tient voices. _ _

OUTRAGE RY MILITARY OFFICERS.—AT ROClleSter, WS-
terday, William J. Wilkins, an eating-housekeeper, residing
at Waits-place, Chatham, whose face was very much
t.ruised, called the attention of the magistrates to a violent
outrage committed on his person by three military officers.
The applicant stated that on Friday night last, about a
quarter to 12 o'clock, three officers, dressed in plain clothes,
and a half dozen young girls, were creating a considerable
disturbance under his window, and he went out to them to
beg of them to desist, as he had lodgers in the house in bed.
One of them seized him by the neck, and another officer by
the arir.a, and they struck hint several severe blows about
the head and body, and on his receding into his house, one
of the officers struck at him, and his list went through a pane
of glass in the door, which cut his wrist; the three offenders
then retreated to the billiard-room opposite. Magistrate:
Can you identify your assailants ?—Applicant : I can-
not ; for, at the time, I was so confused, but my wife can ;
one of the officers belonged to the Rifles. The next morning
I went to the Brigade-Major's office, and there ascertained
that the only officer of the Rifles absent from barracks that
night was Captain Jones.—Thos. Cooper Dims stated that
he had seen the Brigade-Major, Capt. Wood, who had com-
municated the circumstance to the Commandant, Colonel Sir
Thos. Willahire, who said he could not interfere, as it was
a case for the civil power. The barrack-gate was open to
every one.—The magistrates recommenled the applicant to
see Sir Thos. Willshire himself —The applicant:thanked the
magistrates, observing, that if the Commandant would not,
he would write to the Commander-in-Chief.