The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTH-EASTERN.
An influential meeting, convened by the Mayor in nom•
pliance with a requisition, was held in the Leeds Town-hall
on Thursday, " to consider and express their opinion upon
the projected schemes of the North-Eastern Railway Com-

pany, and especially upon those portions by which it is
proposed to cross the principal streets of the town of

Leeds."

The MAYOR presided, and said he would endeavour to
give all parties an opportunity of expressing their views.
Mr. W. B. DENISON moved the first resolution, which
was to the effect that the meeting viewed with dissatisfac-
tion the scheme of the N orth-Eastern Railway Company for
carrying a line of railway through the centre of the town
of Leeds, and crossing the principal streets by means of
bridges, which, while being destructive of the beauty of the
town and dangerous to the people, offered no compensating
advantages which justified such a mutilation of the streets.
In moving this resolution Mr. Denison admitted that Leeds
had for some years past been deficient in that accommoda-
tion of railway stations to which it was entitled by its size
and largely increasing population.
Mr. LUPTON seconded the resolution. He said a project
which involved an outlay in Leeds of upwards of half a
million sterling was entitled to the calmest possible consi-
deration. He thought the scheme would not be of advan-
tage to the borough of Leeds. (Applause.)
Mr. E. ausns, M.P., supported the resolution. His
opinion was that the adoption of the scheme would be a
gross disfigurement and injury to the town—(cheers)—that
it would be, as medical men had pleaded, dangerous to
many persons passing through the town with horses and
carriages; that it would be very injurious to property, and
a very great eyesore in all the principal streets. He urged
the propriety of having a large station on the south side of
the Wellington Station, and pointed out that the North-
Eastern Company had themselves proposed an alternative
plan by which they would accomplish the shortening of the
route, by running along the Midland line as far as Hunslet,
and going thence upon their old Leeds and Selby line.

(Cheers.)
Aldeman KITSON, one of the directors of the company,
supported the scheme propounded by his Board. He said
that the objeot which that company had in view was to
connect Leeds, the conveying centre of all the great rail-
way system north of the Thames, with all those systems in
the best manner possible. At last the engineer decided
upon the present plan, which at first sight had the appear-
ance of being a bold one. But the more it had been eon-
siclered the more its advaLtanges had shown themselves.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. G. LEEHAN addressed the meeting at considerable
length in favour of the scheme.
Mr. DENISON having replied,
The motion was put to the meeting and carried, only
about 30 or 40 hands being held up against it.
Mr. JoWITT then moved a resolution pledging the meet-
ing to support a well-devised plan for giving larger and
better station accommodation and increased railway facili-
ties to the town, but affirming the opinion that land on the
south side of 'Wellington-street should alone be taken for
that purpose.
Mr, EAGLAND seconded the motion, and it was agreed to.'
Mr, BISSINGTON moved that a deputation from that meet-
ing be appointed to confer with the Town Council, and any
other public bodies, in order that the most vigorous efforts
might be made to oppose the scheme ; and that a committee
be appointed to carry out the resolutions, and to take such
measures as they might deem best to defeat the scheme.
Mr. LUDOLF seconded the motion, which was alao carried,
and a vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the proceedings.

TAMAR, KIT-HILL, AND CALLINGI ON:
The estimated cost of this line is £60,000 for seven miles.
Operations have been commenced on the line, which is in-
tended to open up a large mineral district in which nearly
20 mines are situated. The consent of the various land-
owners has been obtained.

SIRHOWY VALLEY.
The relaying and repairs of this line are completed, and
the railway is now ready for ordinary traffic. As the Sir-
howy is the nearest route from the port of Newport to the
Aberdaro and Merthyr coal fields, it is expected that the
Great Western will lease the line, and work it in connexion
with their Aberdare branch.