The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

tROSS ROADS.

.MIDHURST-PETERSFIELD-BASINGSTOK E.

FOR THE StIN.

na."Erivroit--Observing in the Thempshire Paper a notice
of an intention to apply to Parliament -in the next Sessions
for an Act to make a Turapikeßoid- from idhurst to Peters-
field, I was induced to inquire, -what line of road it 'was
meant to take, and whether it was to stop at Peterifield,—
!Land on being informed that it was to terminate st .Sheet
Bridge, and to go no further, I .was, in common with my
neighbours in Rogate and Harting, very much disappointed—
for, in order to save distance, time, and expence, the road, in-
stead of going, rotrnd. by SsrEET BRlDGE—should be carried
over Petersfield Heath, and by that means a saying of near
two miles, would be effected, at a verf trifling expence, and
which will so appear, if s survey of the road from Rogate
to Petersfield across the Heath were matte. .But, even after this
road is completed, the great desideratum remains to be obtain-
ed—namely, a short and easy communication with the Ciosport
road at Ramsden Bottom, and from thenceto the London road,
to Winchester at Ropley Dean, between Alton and Alresford,
which with the exception of Stoner Hill may be done at a very
small expence ; for the whole of this line ot road from Peters-
field abounds with materials, is already farmed, and is in tole-
rably good order, and only requires widening in a few places.,
If this line of road is adopted, it will open a communication with
Sussex through Petersfleld ; on the north and east with Al-
ton, Basingstoke,' Newbury, 'Reading, Oxford, &c. ; and on
the youth 'and wet with Wansford, Bishop's Waltham,
Southampton, and with Alresford, Winchester, and Rom.:
sey and will he, therefore, much preferable to any 'sew
road to be Made 'from Bramdean over the Downs to the
Alresfoid 'road to 'Winchester, besides a very serious ex-
pence must: be incurred, which the inhabitants of the pa-
rishes through which it must pass will by no means be dis.
posed to pay; it will also be injurious to Alresford. Now the
road by Ramsden Bottom, and from thence to •Ropley-Dean, will
embrace both the Gosport and Winchester main roads, and con-
sequently, give a free approach to all the towns upon them. The
only point, therefore, for consideration is, how is the expence of al-
tering and improving Storat Hill to be defrayed? The farmers
and others attending Petersfield Market, say, by an ade-
quate toll—such as half-a.crown per day for an ordinary
team of horses, and by a fair and reasonable toll on all
Carriages, Ike. using it. And to carry into immediate
execution this beneficial measure, which will so much im-
prove the value of property in the whole line of the road—
Money may be borrowed at a low rate of the Public Commis-
sioners on the credit of these t0115..--Then, with respect to
Stonar Hill--dhe difficulties are not so great, as they have
been represented, and may be soon overcome, and such is the
opinion of persons experienced in works of this nature. There-
fore, to obtain &communication with the Sussex coast—so im-
ortant to the inhabitants of the north of Hampshire, 13erks,
Bucks, Wilts, Oxford, &c. &c., •a General Meeting should be
held this autumn at Petersfield, being the central town, in or-
tier to enter into'resolutions to give complete effect to theineeat;
sure which has so properly been commenced by the Oeritleyn_
in the vicinity of Midhurst. A- SUSSEX- FARYIi4K.
Rogate, Sept. 22.