The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

41! JAN UARY 30, '1847
• 4, 4-t"

REPRESENTATION OF SALIS-
BURY.

Shortly before six
_o'clock on Monday evening, a large and
highly respectable party of the electors, nearly 200 in num-
ber, dined together at the Council Chamber, Mr. R. fletley
in the chair. The dinner, which was provided by Mr. Ro-
gers of the Red Lion, and Mr. Figes of the Three, Swans,
was a very excellent one, and the- wines were of the best
'quality. After the removal of the clkh, "Non nobis Domine"
was finely sung by the musical gentlemen present, who,
during the evening, sang several songs and glees in a very
superior style, and were much applauded.
The usual loyal and occasional toasts followed, and were
received with due honours. The health of the Mayor of
Salisbury was drunk with three times three. That of the
Bishop and Clergy of the diocese-also elicited loud cheering.,
Mr Pane, in proposing the health of Mr. Campbell Wynd-
ham, their senior Member, remarked, that, although they
would very seine be deprived of his services as a representa-
Jive, he trusted that they should always have hint as a:
neighbour and friend.—(Cheers.)
, The Ciramedie then rose, and remarked that they had
now arrived at the toast of the evening,-.--the health of Mr.
Chaplin—(Cheers.) He congratulated his'-brother electors
on the choice they had that day made of a representative—
(Cheers.) He had looked forward .with great pleasure to
that day, and he firmly believed that Salisbury had on that
occasion done the best thing she had done for adongtime,
since he was fully persuaded that Mr. Chaplin would always
feel happy to prom ate the best interests of the city.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Chaplin's health was received with continued rounds
of cheers, and when he rose to return thanks; the applause
was long-continued and of the most enthusiastic character.
Silence having at length. been obtained, Mr. Chaplin re-
marked, that their excellent chairman had 'certainly .given
him a good character; but be could not have anticipated
that :his Inialth would have been received in such an en-
thusiastic manner. So very kind a • reception had left him
without the power to express the intensity of his feelings.—
(Cheers.) He was labouring- under a weight of grati-
tude—gratitude for what he had just experienced at their
hands, and gratitude for the great kindness he had received
from the people of Salisbury at large.—(Cheers.) He felt
proud of the people of Salisbury. He was proud of their
independence—an independence which he
_could not have
anticipated, since he had heard much of the bribery and
torrltptlon, and of the powerful interest brought to bear upon
the poorer toter in borough towns: He honestly believed,
however, that on that occasion no such influence had
been exercised.—(Cheers.) As he bad said in the morn-
ing, he felt proud at the independence manifested by the
people of Salisbury, all classes having joined together,
irrespective of party, animated, by the single desire of.
contributing to the general good.—(Cheers:) Voters who"
had never voted before had come forward on that occa-
' lion; and persons who had never before attended an elec-
tion festival were that evening assembled with them in
that room—thus acting together with a praiseworthy
independence of party considerations.—(Cheers.) They
had sent him as a free and independent man to Parlia-
ment. His time had hitherto been occupied in priVate.lur-
suits, so that he had not had occasion to seek the favour of
any Government, nor was it very likely that he ever should.
—( Laughter and cheers.) His desire was to merge politics
in good feeling, and a hearty desire to co-operate for the wel-
fare of the town.—.(Cheers.) He was aware of the responsi-
bility he was incurring in taking up a position between the
two parties into which Salisbury was divided ; but
he should pursue an honest, straightforward course ;
and he trusted that ho should experience no
difficulty in securing among them a spirit of
harmony and good will.—(Cheers.) After a few further
remarks, Mr. Chaplin proceeded to say, that he hoped the
example of Salisbury would be a base n for the guidance of
all the provincial towns in the kingdom.—(Cheers.) The
electors f Salisbury had not required from him a pledge;
but he voluntarily pledged himself, determinately and sin-
cerely, to exert himself on all occasions in the best pas.
s;bl,l manner to promote the prosperity of the town.—
(Cheers. ) In conclusion, Mr. Chaplin proposed as a toast,
" Prosperity to the city of Salisbury," with three times
three."

The next toast was :" The Members for the County."
Then followed " The Magistrates for the city," the Chair-
man remarking that all things had been conducted so
quietly of late, that they_ had not had much to do: still
they were to be thanked for keeping them in such good order.
Mr. T. O. STIVENS returned thanks. He congratulated
the meeting on the gratifying manner in which the prc-
ceedings of that day had passed off, and on the good feeling
which had been manifested by all classes in the city—so that
the interference of the magistrates had been rendered wholly
unnicessary.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ANDREWS then gave the healths of the gentlemen who
had proposed and seconded the nomination of MN Chaplin,
with many thanks to them for the able manner in which
they had performed that duty.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Hetley) returned thanks for
the very kind manner in which they had received the
toast. He assured the company that it was far from
his wish to have taken so prominent a part in the pro-
ceedings of the day. Another gentleman would have pro-
posed Mr. Chaplin, had he not been prevented bya bad cold.
Having put his shoulder to the wheel, however, he (Mr. Het-
ley) was determined not to stop at any point, but to go
through with any duty he might be required to undertake
—(Cheers). He again returned thanks for the kindness
with which the toast had been received.

Mr, Fawcear returned thanks in an able address, in
which he said that he had never in the whole course of
his life felt more just reason to be proud than of the
part he had taken that day in seconding the nomination of
Mr. Chaplin as their representative. He felt proud also that
he had been in some measure instrumental in introducing
Mr. Chaplin to their notice, since he knew that that gen-
tlemanmust prove most acceptable to the city.—(Cheers.)
Free trade was now settled, and 'all parties concurred
in the opinion that it ought to have a full and fair
' trial.—(Cheers.) Mr. Fawcett then pointed out the advan-
tages to be derived by Salisbury from railway extension, as
affording employment to the poor, and giving the means
Of a ready transit to all parts of the United Kingdom, which
would lead people from a distance to visit them, and purchase
the commodities for which Wiltshire was celebrated—corn
and cattle—they receiving in turn fuel and other commodi-
ties of which they stood in need for domestic use. He was
convinced, that great benefit would thus be experienced by
free commercial intercourse, not merely by his fellow citizens,
but by the country at large.—(Cheers.) After some further
remarks, Mr. Fawcett concluded by the expression of an earnest
wish that all present might long live to see Mr. Chaplin
their representative, and that Mr. Chaplin might for many
years occupy the position in which they had that day placed
him.—(Cheers.)
The health of Mr. George Pain was then proposed by Mr.
Vandenhoff, and heartily responded to.
In returning thanks, Mr. Pain acknowledged the very
kind and enthusiasted manner in which the toast had been
received. He had felt it to be his duty to act, in the
present instance, for the interests of the city. He
defied any one to say, that he had ever in the course of
his life acted upon improper motives.—(Cheers.) He had,
in the present awful circumstances of the country, thought'
it better to consult the best interests of his fellow-citizens in
preference to adhering to the interest of party, and he
trusted, by the blessing of God,' that the step they had that
day taken would be attended by the happiest consequences.
The health of the Vice-Presidents followed—an honour for
which Mr. W. Blackmore returned thanks. ' '
Mr. T. 0. STEVENS then, in an able address, proposed, as
a toast, " Prosperity to the South-Western Railway Com-
pany, and the health of the Secretary, Mr. Laurentz Camp-
bell." In the coarse of his speech, Mr. Stevens remarked,
that he had at one period been opposed to railway construc-
tion, being apprehensive that that mode of transit would
have the effect of centralising and drawing all thletraflic from
the provinces to the metropolis; but having 'noticed the
general extension of railways throughout the kingdom, he
had become aware that it was absolutely essential that Salis-
bury should be included in that mode of communication.
Ti,eei, with regard to any alleged chaege in his political prin-
ciples, he had only to observe, that the present was not the
time to sacrifice the general welfare to mere party feeling.—
(Cheers.) He thought the step they bad just adopted cal •
culated to further the best interests of Salisbury, and he had
therefore felt it to be his duty, irrespective of political con-
siderations, to use his best exertions to secures tho return of
their new member. —(Loud chews.)
Mr. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL (after the cheering had sub-
sided) said, that he felt deeply the compliment which had
been paid him by coupling his name with that of the power-
ful body lie rose to represent; but he felt also very great
diffidence in assuming such a position in the presence of
their new representative—(Cheers)—the Chairman of the
Company in whose name he then appeared before them.—
(Cheers.) He said he would take that opportunity of
thanking Mr. Chaplin for the courtesy and confidence he
had shown towards him in intrusting him with a duty he
(Mr. Chaplin) could so much more ably and beneficially
have performed.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Campbell) assured
them that he was quite conscious that the rapturous manner
in which the toast was received arose entirely from the feel-
ing of kindness felt in that city—and on all occasion shown
—towards the South-Western Company; and in returning
them, in the name of that company, his sincere thanks
for the honour which had been done them, he assured
them that it would be a . proud satisfaction to him to
represent, and a source of the deepest gratification to
his directors to learn, that 'their labours were so highly
appreciated, and their future peosperity so unanimously and
earnestly desired by the inhabitants of Salisbury.--( Loud
cheering.) He assured them that the direction of the South
Western Railway was composed of gentlemen of every shade
of political opinion, but that they were unanimous in request-
ing their chairman to come before the people of Salisbury—
(Cheers) and that they would not only be equally
unanimous in their congratulations upon his return
(Cheers )—but that they would with one heart rejoice in the
peaceful tendencies and results of that day.—(Loud cheers.)
Personally, he (Mr. Campbell) bad taken perhaps a conspi-
cuous, but he trusted not an obtrusive part in these proceed-
ings ; for no one valued more highly than he did those rights
of freedom in election which had been so honourably vindi-
cated, and so nobly exercised, by the electors of Salisbury—
(Loud cheers)—but, believing, as he did, that the success of
railway enterprise depended mainly upon a thorough appre-
ciation of the wants and feelings of the inhabitants of those
localities through which the railway was carried, he would
have failed in his duty had he not done all in his power. to
make their acquaintance at a time where- the
of all parties, at) opportunity was off whop,
by
happy union
rarely to be met with.—(Cheers.) H would not enter upon
the question of politics; but this he would say, that the re-
sult 4.f this election was, in fact,atriuph of rincinle over
party; it was an echo of that spirit which, breathed' by the
Sovereign in her Speech, bad inspired the Legislature, and
would, be hoped, go forth and actuate enlightened England,
enduring Scotland, and unhappy Ireland, as the surest mode
of 'alleviating those calamities which he prayed might be
averted, but which now so unhappily imptehne railwayoed system(Loudand
continued cheering.) With respect to
generally, it had, in hisCampbell's)an espe-
cial this Cathedral city—this teat
(Mr. opinion,
claim to the sympathy of
of Christianity; for he believed that itst egpernoegrraelssaodfopetii‘o.in.
would prove of the greatest benefit to
h
lisation and to the extension of the saving truths of the
Gospel.—(Cheers.) In
rants;a.etrtthoe
by the preceding speake , asnpraepapdreohf"rasiirvaeyxspwreesul
lead to a system of metropolitanhecceonutirdalgistatiteitont,heMr.Camp-
bell said that he had no doubt
apprehen-
sions of his friend Mr. Stevens, and
present, when he informed themtdh st of
thethe ocbejmeeptenoyf then
South Western Comp
was to render Salisbury their point
of centralisation in the
enWest of England.—(Loud cheering.)
But he ilid,not believe that the intelligent citizens of Salis-
bury bad chosen a representative simply
from the prospective
benefit to be derived from that undertaking
'of which he wasthe chairman; but i
it was_ because they knew- that 'the direr-
' , toll and shareholders of that railway were men of great in-

fluence, of great intelligence, and of great commercial enter-
prise, and would not have placed at their bead a man unequal
to represent them; and they knew,: moreover, that the cite
of London would not elect as their Sheriff a g:ntleman
worthy to represent Salisbury.—(Checrs.) Kr. Campbell
then said, that, as his chairman and their representative was
c maparatively a stranger to them, while he was, is conse-
quence of his close official relation with Mr. Campbell, inti-
mately known to him, he hoped to be allowed briefly to de-
tail what he conceived the leading characteristics of Mr.
Chaplin to be. Mr. Chaplin was gifted with extraordinary
foresight, to which was added the greatest energy, persever-
ance, and an unflinching Integrity—(Cheers)—and all these
qualities, he could assure them, were engrafted on the
kindest of hearts.—(Loud cheers.) He could assure them
that, in his (Mr. Campbell's) extensive acquaintance, he
had never met a man al completely devoid of politi-
cal partisanship; and, therefore, whatever might be:
said, he could assure them, that Mr. Chaplin had sacri-
ficed no principle for the sake .of a temporary advantage—:
(Cheers)—but that he was in
.the habit of bringing _his'
strong practical mind to bear upon every subject withono
prejudice' as it arose before him ;—in fact., as a politician, it
might of him, if it ever could of any man, be said, tl.at
" In moderation plving all his glory,
While Tories called him Whig; the Whigs, a Tory."
After the loud cheering had ceased,
Mr. CAMPBELL proposed, as a toast, " Mr. Alderman Pain,
and the Town Council of Salisbury."
114,,.P.Ane returned thanks.
The next toast was " Mr. Chaplin's agents."
Mr. R. H. Honnifig returned thanks.
The Cl/Ammar; then proposed, as a toast, " Mrs. Chaplin
and the Ladies."

Mr. CIL in returning thanks, said, that Mis. Chaplin
would always feel happy to join the ladies of Salisbury, and
assist then in their kind efforts in behalf of the poor ann
deserving of their own
„sex in Salisbury and its neighbour-
hood.—(Cheers.)
The toast of " Her Majesty's Ministers " followed, after
wilier' the meeting broke up.

RAILWAY I.NTELLIGEN.CE. -
SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCIIESTER.-Mr..Peto confi-
dently expects to be able to complete this line by the Ist
of May, next, and htriiti receive G..-handome,premiain
in the-event of his coin o.
The line between GraVesend and Rochester is to be
re-opened in thec-ourse of the ensuing month. A junc-
tion has been formed near the Gravesend terminus to
connect the London and Gravesend branch of the South-
Eastern, in the course-of formation.

SOUTH WALES.—The works are rapidly progressing.
The portion from ICidwelly to Whiland will soon receive
the permanent way: The company have offered the
contractor a large premium if he completes the works
earlier than she time specified in his contract.
The Kelso branch of the Newcastle and Berwick is to
be proceeded with immediately, from Tweedmouth to
'Sprouston, twenty miles.
NOTTINGUADI AND LINCOLN.— The branch from'
'Newark to Mansfield is staked out, and the works will
be commenced forthwith.. The surveyors are busy
_staking out a branch from Nottingham through Basford
to Mansfield, and Pinxton near Sutton-in-Ashfield,
which will shortly he ready for the contractors.
YORK AND NEWCASTLE.—The new line, in connexion
with Sunderland, from Pensher, is staked cut frcm the
main line to the Mill field cottages, at the north-west
end of Bishopwearmotyli, and is in length about: G,l
miles. It runs parall,l with the river Wear till opposite
Deptford, when it takes a southerly direction by Dia-
mond HA to Illilliikl, and thence in a curve past Sun-
derland Infirmary, across the Stockton-road on the north
side of Building hill, by Hendon-terrace, to the pro-
jected docks. At Claxheugh rock there will be a cutting
through limestone forty feet deep for some distance, and
the whole of the way from near Diamond Hall to the
shipping terminus will pass over ground at present occu-
pied by dwellings and garden ground for the space of
nearly a mile and a half. This branch from Pensher to
Sunderland docks will be let in eight contracts, it is said,
in order that it may speedily be. done, so as to get by
railway from Pensher quarries the freestone required
for the construction of the new docks at Sunderland.
The new station will be near the Burdon-road, in.a line
with Fawcett-street. A new station is also to be erected
forthwith near the bridge at Monkwearmouth, in con-
nexion with the branch from that part of the town to
Shields and Newcastle.: All these important improve-
ments will be completed in the courso of the ensuing

summer.
NORFOLK.—At the approaching special meeting, the
proprietors will have to consider propositions---1. For
authorising the directors to convert the present loans on
mortgage into capital, by. the creation of new shares.
And 2. authorising the directors, under the powers
of the Act 8 Vic., cap. 16, to consolidate the 101. shares
into the general capital stock of the Company.
ROYSTON _AND HrreinN.—This Company, of which
Lord Dacre is Chairman, propose to extend their line,
and, on satisfactory terms being made, lease it to the
Great Northern.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH CoAsT.—Captain
Coddington has recently inspected the branch from
Brighton and Chichester, and also that from Brighton
to Hastings, both of which have been undergoing im-
provements, and also having a double line of rails laid
down. The Inspector• Gene -al expressed himself per-
fectly satisfied with the works, and the lines will be
opened in a day or two.
LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.—The section be-
tween Londonderry and Strabane is to be opened in the
middle of February. The Company are to take mails to
and from Londonderry, the time allowed being half an
hour.

SOUTH- EASTER)? (WW siccing rrARBOUR).—For
several months engineers have been employed improving
the harbour at Whitstable, in order to render it a prin-
cipal coal depot. A substantial breakwater has been
erected, which has been singularly successful in its ac-
tion, having deepened the entrance and the harbour from
four to seven feet, enabling colliers of any tonnage to
unload. The work has been designed by Mr. Barlow,
the acing engineer of the Eastern Counties.
SURVEY OF THE HALIFAX AND QUEBEC.—The various
parties engaged on this important survey, now in charge
of Lieutenant Her.derson, R.E., have assembled at Fre-
dericton, where a building has been hired and fitted up
as offices. Messrs. Wightman and John Grant, and the
surveying sappers, are now engaged in calculating the
barometrical and other observations, and compiling plans
of the various routes explored. One line for the pro-
posed railway has been explored as far north as the
north-west branch of the Restigouche, and another line,
formerly examined for a military road, has been ex-
plored from the Bend to the Waagan portage, between
Grand River and the I cad waters of the Restigouche.
The country north of the Restigouche, and thence to
the St. Lawrence, has not yet been examined, but it is
proposed to commence that service early in March next.
The exploring parties have met with a tract of very
broken and hilly country stretching directly across New
Brunswick, from the Tobique to the Bay Chaleur, &which
will require further examination before the central line
for the railway can b 3 determined upon. It is hoped
that the central line' will be settled next summer, and
then the exact survey for the railway will be commenced,
the duties at present being confined to seeking the short-
est and most praetkal route. The whole of the la-
mented Captain Pipon papers, which were left by him at
Madawaska, have been brought to Fredericton, and are
now deposi.el in the fire-proof safe at the railway office.
The surveying sappers have great experience, and are
man admirably qualified for the service on which they
are engaged. Not a moment is lost in the progress of
the weak, which is pressed on as fur u the nature of the
duty will admit. Nettling has yet been done with refer-
ence to the disputed boundary between this province and
Canada, owing to the sudden death of Captain Pipon;
but the railway survey has not thereby been delayed.
THE BREAK OF GRACE AT GLOUCESTER.—Some
months since the country was in a ferment on die ques-
tion of the break of guage, and the station at Gloucester
gained an unenviable notoriety as the most inconvenient
terminus in Great Britain. Our Gloucester correspondent
informs us that one source of general complaint has been
remedied, showing some slight symptoms of concession.
Until let. ly the Great Western and the Birmingham and
Bristol stations were separated by partitions, whereby,
on the arrival of the several trains, some contusion was
created by transferring luggage from one station to an-
other through the narr, w apertures in the walls; the in •
convenience of break of guage was thereby greatly ag
gravated. These partitions have been reaently taken
down, and the terminus now presents a commodious
appearance, besides being less obstructive to the efforts
of those who were desirous of mitigating the inconveni-
ence of a break.
ENLAROLDIENT 'OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES GOODS
DEPOT.—The goods depot of the 'Eastern Counties, at
Bethnal green,is now being enlarged to about three times
its original extent. A number of miserable thoroughfares,
crowded with wretched dwellings, have been demolished
to make way for the warehouses which are now being
erected-on their site. Of late the goods traffic has in-
creased enormously; the weekly receipts amounting to
nearly 4,000/.
SUNDAY TRAINS ON THE EASTERN UNION.—At the
half-yearly meeting of the Ipswich and Bury St. Ed-
mund's (which is to be amalgamated with the Eastern
Union), to be held on Friday, an effort, we understand,
is to be made to outvote the directors in suppres,ing
and the
running of trains on. a Sunday. A memorial, t,ig d b
m
nearly 3CO inhabitants of Ipswich, is about beingthat
ole
pre-
sented to the chairrn and director., praying
Sunday trains en the Colchester and- Ipswich
Ips-
wich and Bury St. _Edmund lines should he aboliAred.
At tl • last half-yearly meeting a similar. att m3pt was
made, but failed.
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION.--A requisi-
tion has been sent to the directors of the Birmingham
and Oxford, for a special general meeting, for the eke
Lion of new directors, and for the re-consideration of the
proposals of the Great Western for its purchase.
NEWMARKET AND CHESTERFORD.—The call of 51. on
the shares of this company is to continue, and not to
commence the- works.
So much has .been said, and so many evils have beer
predicted, 0/ all matters connected with railways am'
their formation, that- some people (observes a cor, e
spondent) inay perhaps wonder how a single share re-
mains to he quoted, but experientia docet, and people will
for the future be only led by truth. If a_fow millions of
our bullion are destined to be drawn from the Batik
coffers for various requisites, we are most fortunate in
having it in deposit to meet the demand. It may now
be a fair question to put a spoke in
wheelhee the site
of railways; net only do they
hold out laboure to the
poor, but does it not happen most fortunately at the
moat mount, that tuck an amount oF capital should