The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-26 00:00:00

great Northern Railway Committee, per Mr.
Gibbs
Other opponents' expcnces 3.36 5 10
Country Agencies .. 3,872 7 6
Office Rent and Expenses, from Sept. 1834 to
July 1836 458 15 6
Officers' and Clerks' Salaries for the same period 1,632 6 6
Miscellaneous Expences 2lO 12 2
Balance in hand

£61,845 2 9

A PROPRIETOR begged to ask the engineer whether it was
intended to make any alteration in the estimates for the making
of the viaduct at the commencement of the work?

Air. BRAIDTHW4IT replied, that the only alteration he had
made in them was a reduction in the amount of the estimates.

Mr. THOMAS PRENTICE, of Stowmarket, moved the adop-
tion of the report. At the same time, he would take the
liberty of suggesting, on behalf of proprietors resident in his
neighbourhood, the good policy of making an alteration in the
line, so that it should pass through Needham Market and
Stowmarket. This would give:the line a most commanding
and central position, and he was most anxious to see it adopted.
Mr. THOMAS EVANS seconded the resolution. He had wit-
nessed the Parliamentary history of the measure with great
anxiety, and he could not allow so valuable and important a
report to pass without offering a few remarks. He had
witnessed the great efforts of those gentlemen who had the
conduct of the Bill, and he was well aware of the difficulties
which such an undertaking bad to contend with.—( Hear.)
They had discharged their duty most ably and efficiently.
The Directors had that day stated what they had done,
what they hoped to do, and what they could do ; and if their
calculations were erroneous, then it was impossible that any
human anticipations could be relied upon. —( Applause.) He
felt it his duty to say so ,much from the deep interest he felt
in the success of the concern.—( Cheers.)
The question was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. RUGBY could not allow the present meeting to break up
without saying a few words, for looking at the promising si-
tuation in which the undertaking was placed, he felt bound
to express his thanks to the Provincial Committee for their
great exertions, which had brought' the undertaking to
the promising state in which it at present was. He there-
fore rose for the purpose of not only giving an expression
of his own gratitude for those services, but for the purpose of
placing on record the sense of the Proprietors.—( Cheers.)
He differed most materially on two observations that had fallen
from the Chair—one was, that undertakings of this kind could
not be impeded or injured even by the want of talent in the
Chairman, and the other the disavowal of the Chairman of his
talents to fill the Chair.—( Cheers.) It would be supererogation
in him to at all descant on the advantages of this great work,
because they had been most ably alluded to by the gentlemen
who had preceded him. One gentleman in particular, who
had shown himself a philosopher of the highest class, had
said that the concern would not only be a great pub-
lic benefit, but highly profitable to the individuals
concerned. The report that had been read represented ad-
vantages that had never before been contemplated—six other
branches would pour their traffic into this line.—(Cheers.)
Liverpool having supported this line, told, in his opinion ten
thousand times more in its favour, as it showed that
it was a speculation founded on the basis of great
national good and individual profit. The Hon. and Learned
Proprietor concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the Provi-
sional Committee for their great exertions, which was declared
to be carried unanimously by the Chairman.
Mr. WILLIAM HEATH proposed that the sum of 1,5001.
should be given to the late Provisional Committee for their
services.

The question was put by the Chairman, and also declared
by him to be carried unanimously.
Mr. WILLIAM HEATII, after paying a high compliment to
the Board of Directors, not one of whom he was personally
acquainted with, proposed that an annual sum of 2,0001. should
be allowed to them as a remuneration for their services.
The question was carried amid much acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN, on behalf of his brother Directors and him-
self, returned thanks.

Mr. WELLS would not allow the meeting to separate with-
out proposing a vote of thanks to the engineers and officers
of the Company, to whose unwearied diligence and assiduity
he could bear the most ample testimony.--( Loud cheers.)
It was absolutely necessary when railways wore in progress
all over the Continent and in America, that they should en-
deavour to compete with them, if they vi hished England to
remain the mistress of the seas, and the greatest empire in the
world.—( Cheers. )

The thanks of the Meeting were then unanimously voted
to the Secretary, Engineers, and other Officers of the
Company.

MI. BRAITIIWAITE, the Engineer of the Company, returned
thanks on behalf of himself, the Secretary (Mr. Robertson),
and the other officers, and entered into some interesting details
relative to the progress of the works, which we have not at
present room for.
The thanks of the meeting were then given to the Chair-
man, for his able and efficient conduct in the Chair, and the
meeting, which was extremely crowded, broke up.