The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-31 00:00:00

FIFE RAILROAD.

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Yesterday a meeting of gentlemen friendly to the pro-
ject of a western railway through Fife, was held in the
Council Chamber. It is proposed that this railway should
be formed through Fife, as the great line of communica-
tion front Edinburgh to the North of Scotland—to com-
mence at that point on the north shore of the Frith of
Forth, a here a suitable low-water pier may be established ;
and proceeding to the cast end of Loch Leven, through
Glentarg, to the Tay, by the best route which may be as-
certained ; and from thence one branch to run to Perth,
and another, after crossing the Tay by a bridge, along the
Carso of Cowrie to Dundee; it being conceived by the
projectors that this line would best unite the interests of
the adjoining counties of Edinburgh, Fife, Forfar, Perth,
and Kinros.. On the motion of Mr. James Aytoun, Ad-
vocate, Capt. Donaldson Boswell was called to the chair.
The CHAMMAN having stated die object of the meeting,
observed that they had already seen the success which had
attended the great railways of England ; and he was sure
there was no want of enterprise in Scotland to follow so
good an example.
Mr. MIL NE then read a report on the proposed line, de-
scribing the results of Its survey, the advantages of the
western line, and the nature of the operations connected
nab its construction. From this relent it appears that the
line commerce,. at a point on the north shore of the Friuli
of Forth, where a low-water pier may be erected, and
after passing Kirkaldy, runs through the great coal and
lime fields of Lochgelly and Auchterderran—continues by
the west end of Bishop Hill, on Loch Leven flat, and
crosses the Tay by a bridge six miles cast from Perth, at
which point a junction is formed with the line between
Perth and Dundee, thus serving as a railway to both of
these towns ; that this line will also afford en easy and
cheap communication by a junction railway to Dunferm-
line and the great coal fields in the west of Fife ; as also a
convenient communication to Au htermuchty, Cupar. and
the district called the flow of Fife, by the nearly level
valley of Stratheden ; that the gradients arc of a favour-
able nature ; and that the length of the line across Fife from
Perth to Tay, is twenty-three miles ; to Perth tvvent -
eight, and to Dundee thirty-eight,
After sonic refuel ks from Mr. Aytoun, Mr Ellice, jun.,
M. P.. and others, a committee was appointed, to promote
the object in view.—Edinburyh Paper.

IMPORTANT ANTI-CORN-L!

INTELLIGENCE.

aeHtfiloioinvn.ed consequence\
WALSALL, 11 O'CLOCK, TUL:•DAY EVENING. The
, Mr. LVttletoti, on
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interest, were canvassing this I mrough, and that neither
was in favour of a repeal of the Corn-law, deputed Mr.
Rawson and Mr. Prentice, 'Members of the Council of
the League, and Mr. Arland, to press upon the electors
the necessity of electing it bread-tax re peeler. These
gentlemen arrived bore last night, and addressed a
meeting of the electors with great,effect. Tois morning
they set actively to work in v'istto,Le; the electors, and it
soon became obvious that the Whig candidate would
have no chance Of SUCCCSS, a n tun_h er of electors hating
declared that they would not vote for any candid.rtr th t
would not pledge hinisclt to vote for the Repeal of the
Corn-law. Accordingly this evened 4 Mr. Lyttlo on
communicated to the deputation 111,11, brelllg the strong
feeliog in favour of free trade., be would resign and leave
the field open to en advocate of total repeal. When
this communication was nnule, it was reported. to a large
i„„ting then assembled to hear the deputation, and it.
was resolved that, a requisition-should be presented to
Mr. Charles Foster, Fnu of the late Member, who is a
ti,orough repealer. This iastariec of the street:El of the
electoral Anti-Cent:-law 'notelet:tit will have a powerful
fleet in eve-y borough io the hingdoni.

MARRIAGE IN HIGII LIFE.—On Tuesday,
nt All Souls Church, Marylebonc, by the Lord Bishop of
Rochester, Henry James Baillie, Esq., M P. for Inver-
ness shire, eldest son of Colonel Hugh Heinle, of Red-
castle, Ross shire, M. P. for Honiton, to the Hon. Phi-
lippa Sydney Smythe, eldest daughter of Viscouut Strang_
ford, G. C. B. After partaking of a dejeuner de notes at
the Noble Viscount's residence in Harley-street, the happy
couple proceeded to Bromley Palace,. Icent,