The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-23 00:00:00

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.

For some time back we have received communica-
tions respecting the frequent delays on the Grand
Junction Itailway ; but we hesitated giving them inser-
tion, from a confidence that the Directors were using
all due diligence to obviate the irregularities incident
to a concern of such magnitude. And we are happy
we did refrain ; for we understand every exertion is
being made to meet the wishes of the public.
Within the last three days we have had personal
experience of the great advantages afforded by the
Railway, having travelled upwards of 600 miles upon
the Grand Junction, Liverpool, and Manchester Rail-
ways, in about 20 hours ! This fact alone is enough,
we thinkoo establish the wonderful facility afforded by
these stupendous undertakings for quick travelling, and
their economy both in time awl expellee.
But while we are sensibly alive to their incomp2-
rabic utility, we, as public Journalists, are not blind
to the defects complained or, and some of which we
experienced ; but which, we think, may be very easily
remedied by the good sense and energy of the Directors.
Wishing heartily well to the undertaking, we
would suggest the following alteration :
The master-grievance with commercial men is
the irregularity in the arrival of the Mail trains.
And how does this irregularity arise ? Simply in
the delays at Warrington, and the other stop-
page stations, to take up and set down passengers ;
But this is not all : the mail train is over-lumbered
with carriages, horses, &c. till the engine is frequently
overpowered, and consequently retarded in its speed.
Hence the manifold delays which it is almost impos-
sible to avoid, but which operate very detrimentally
to commercial men, the punctuality of whose engage-
ments depends on the certain arrival of the mails.
And how is this to be remedied ? "Very easily. Let
the mail trains carry only a certain number of pas-
sengers at an increased charge, and no carriages,
horses, or heavy luggage. The engine would
then have fair play, and be able to perform its
work well. Trains might start more frequently, if ne-
cessary, and so relieve the pressure on individual
engines. This would obviate the long detention to
which parties are exposed.
In offering these observations we beg the Directors
to believe that we do it in the best possible spirit.
Indeed, for the last eight years, The Sun has stood
alone in support of the extension of Railways,
upon public principle—and we are happy to see
our predictions in course of being happily realised—
as the greatest boon to a commercial country.
And while on this subject, we take this opportunity
of returning our best thanks to the Directors of the
Grand Junction Railway, and their agent at Birming-
ham, for the readiness with which they lent their aid in
forwarding The Sun Express to Manchester, Liver-
pool, and the north. But for their aid we could not
have achieved half so much.

We direct the attention of our readers to a corres-
pondence between our Ambassador at the Court of
King OTHO of Greece, and M. RUDHART, Minister
for Foreign Affairs, which will be found in another
part of The Sun. The second letter of Sir E.
LYONS is highly creditable to the talee.ts, the prin-
ciples, and the prompt decision of his Excellency.
But how happens it that we hear of no such spirited
remonstrances against the oppressive policy of more
powerful States ? We have yet to learn the tenour
of Lord DURHAM'S protests against the seizure of
the Vixen, and Sir FREDERICK LAMB'S denuncia-
tions of the meditated transfer of the Republic of
Cracow to Austria by consent of the " three Pro-
tecting Powers." We shall see what the House of
Commons has to say upon these subjects.

The Paris Journals of Tuesday have all been re-
ceived. The following intelligence had been commu-
nicated to the Government by telegraph :
" On the 19th Tristani threatened Puycerda with 3,000
Carlists.

"On the 10th Malaga was placed in a state of siege. The
Governor and several anarchists bad been embarked, after a