The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-19 00:00:00

THE DIREC I' Nor rdERN RAILWAY
COMPANY, FROM LONDON TO YORK.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
The lion. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's

Major Amsinck. 22, Upp-et Montagu-street, Montagu• square
William Scott Binney, Esq. 27, Bryanstoue-square
William Sprott Boyd, Esq. 1, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park
John Brightman, Esq. 30, Cornhill
Samuel James Capper, Esq. 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge

Robert Walter Carden, Esq. 61, I hreadneedle-street
Edward Trust Carver, Esq. Forest-lodge, Tulse-hill

The Chisitolm, 37, Chapel-s,reet, Gros-eitor-place
Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A. Woelw:eh

William Morley, Ee'. Blaelthesth
Mountford curse, Esq. Kensington-gore

John Piekersgir, Esr. 8, Warn ord-court
Robert Rodge- EN. Glasgow, 30, Montagu-street, Montaga-squara
ENGINEER—John Miller, Esq. Edinburgh

SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, End Leech, 65, Moorgate-

street

PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Webster, 26, Great George-street,

Westminster
SACRETABT— Mr. W. H. Clark
Offices of the Company, 64, Moorgate-street.
EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MA-
NAGEMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS, DATED THE
29T11 D2CLUBET., 1845.
" I ^ the scheme promo' ed by the Direct Northers Railway Com-
pany it is proposed to bring York (to the north of which city there
is a Do., ''ation exceeding five millions) within the distance (as mea-
sured by time), of four hours and a half from London; to reduce by
42 miles the distance now traversed by the existing means of railway
cominuniC•A lion between those termini ; to lessen the distance as
project" .a by the competing plan least favourable to the public) that '
of the Eastern Counties E-:tension by Cambridge and Lincoln) by
21 mites, a"d as protected by the most favourable rival scheme
(that of the London and York) by ten miles ; and yet so to reconcile
this result with local wants, as to place, without in any instance
sacrificing the principle of directness. every town or importance in
the districts to be served by this Company's main line nearer Lon-
don, either by means of the :rain line itser or c :well-devised lateral
lines, than they are by the cheme of the Lor don and York, which,
for the t, ke of passing through certain towns, pursues a devious
route to York, thereby inflicting a serious injury on the country north
of fee Humber.
" Thus the .clieme of the Direct Northern Railway offers to the
North of England, and to all Scoaand, advantages presented by no
other project whatever. These advantages it also immediately con-
veys to Bedford, St. Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamtbrd,
Grantham, Newark, Lincoln, East Retrord, Sheffield, Gainsborough,
Doncaster, Pontefract, Selby, and Hull ; whilst it lessens by twenty-
eight miles the roe e to Leeds, ti e great manufacturing capital of
Yorkshire, itself rapidly becoming the centre of an important railway
system.
With perfectly unexceptionable gradients, that in no case ex-
ceed?. I 1 in 100, with upwards of sixty-nine miles of level on its main
line, vfth no works of any engineering difficulty or of peculiarly ex-
pensive execution; with only 3,900 yards of tunnelling in eight tun-
nels with no opening or swing bricl,es, with only one viaduct, and
that of sfo yards, and with remai kably easy curves, the Direct North-
ern It ilway, Wrilst its y objec':, is to unite in the directest
manner London and York, will at the same time serve a rich, fertile,
and populous country, will reciprocate the alvantages of easy and
inexp nsive communication between the manufacturing towns of the
north and the agricultural and grazing counties of eastern am. central
England, and will connect by the shortast route the south of England
and the'continent of Europe with York, the north of England, and
Scotland.
The shareholde:z will observe the suggestion trucle by Mr. Miller,
which proposes to introduce a new element of safety, regnlarity, and
speed into railway travelling, by the conveyance of passengers and
goods upon separate lines. This suggestion will, no doubt, receive
the consideration due to its importance in the ensuing session.
" The Committee entirely concurwith Mr. Miller la the Important
bearing which the llolborn Terminus project has on the Direct
Northc-_•7 . It is in effect, though under different managemen`, an ex•
tension of that lir a into the heart cCLondon. By its means the London
Terminus of the Direct Northern Railway will be immediately avail-
able for the Most-office and the City of London generally (between
Furnival's inn and Gray's-inn-lane), and will itsel ' form a portion
of one side of the widest thoroughfares in London, will be in the
immediate vicinity of the Courts of Law and Inns of Court, and
comes more into the heart of London, wi‘ h less sacrifice of valuable
pro ,ercy, than any metropolitan terminus which has been suggested.
" In accordance, therefore, with Mr. Miller's recommendation,
and in pursuance of the powers entrusted to them by their proprie-
tary, the Committee have taken steps to secure control over this
project• satisfied that it affords the most central, an", at the same
time, the most accessible and least expensive London terminus..
" The t. ommittee refer the shareholders to the map accompanying
this Report; it fully shows the course and relations of the Direct
Northeast Rdlway, and its national character.
" Up to the 30th of November, all the standing orders of Parlia-
ment have bees compliel with ; and the sollciters report their per.
feet ability to fulfil all that remains to be completed within the time
limited by the Legislature.
" Thus prepared, an 1 with deposits paid, and the proper deeds
Signed by a body of most responsiole Shareholders, the Com-
mittee intend to make their applicatioa to Parliament at the earliest
possible day, confident that a project of such undoubted public utility
as the Direct Northern, in which the public se-:vice itself is deeply
interested, will there receive what only needs to ensure its success
—a fair and impartial hearing."
T me following tables, appended to the Report of the Company's
Engineer (John Miller, Esq.), will show the relative advantages of
the Direct: Northern in point of distances, as compared with its com-
petitors for legislative sanction, and with existing lines.
It may here be observed, that the distance between the cross of
St. Paul's Cathedral, in London. and the centre of tlte Great Tower
of York Minster, as measured along the earth's surface4s, according
to the Ordnance Survey, 920,108., set, or very nearly 17416 miles ;
an I that the main line of the Direct Northern, between London and
York, is 176 miles.

Table showing Comparison of Disances by the proposed I)7rect
Northern Railway and h the London and York Itailw?y.