The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-09 00:00:00

BANKERS.
Messrs. Masterman and Co., London.
The National Bank of Ireland.
The Bank of Scotland.
Baronial Meeting for Iveragh—Valentia Railway.
At a Meeting of Magistrates, Clergy, Gentry, and Cess-payers of
the barony of Iveragh, county of Kerry, assembled in Baronial
Sesssions at Caherciveon, on the 10th of November, 1846, for te
purpose of applying to Government for assistance to carry out suchh
remunerative and reproductive works as are best calculated to relieve
the present distress, and provide for the future employment of the
people, and develope the resources of the country, it was resolved :
The Court of Baronial Sessions assembled in Caherciveen. on
Moamar, the 9th of November, wish -very respectfully to represent
once more to his Excellency, the great expense, inconvenience, delay,
and alarm, caused by the erroneous and perverse system of making
the harbours in the west of Ireland dependent on eastern ports and
channel navigation, for their supplies of Government stores and pro-
visions. That not only is great waste of public money incurred
thereby, but from the character of coast intervening, and the
obetacle of contrary winds, supplies have frequently been delayed,
in a manner to excite alarm and risk famine. It cannot well be
understood why supplies for the Commissariat shall not be
made direct to Valentia, exempting the Government from
the cost of double freight and transhipment, an ex-
pense ascertained to amount in fuel alone, by steamers, to 21. per
ton, which in itself would make a difference in price calculated to
afford great relief. To Valentia in particular, which happens to be
the nearest harbour to America, and the best in the empire, the
saving of time and coat would be considerable—along a great extent
of coast—were a depet vessel like the Madagascar at Torb ert, or the
Dee steamer, moored in this harbour, receiving its supplies direct
from New York, in Twelve or fourteen days, or by steam in seven.
The Court of Baronial Sessions, therefore, most respectfully submit
to your Excellency, the pressing expediency of stationing in Vet-
lentia Harbour a depot vessel receiving her supplies direct from
America.
That we hail with satisfaction the announcement made by the Di-
rectors of the Wexford and Valentia Railway Company, that they are
about to take the necessary steps for coming before Parliament in the
nsuing session.
That we rejoice especially that the Directors have decided to aban-
don such parts of their original project as would involve them in ex-
pensive conflicts with existing Railway Commissioners, and to apply
only for a line from Killarney to Valentia, with a branch to Tralee,
by which judicious course they will curtail their expenditure, avoid
all risk of opposition from rival companies, and be enabled, at a very
moderate cost, by joining the terminus of the Killarney Junction, to
complete the chain of communication between the county and the
metropolis.
That, in addition to that advantage and to the benefit which will
be derived (by the Tralee branch) from connecting this barony with
our county town, (as there is no doubt, especially since the report of
Mr. Walker, the Admiralty engineer, that Valentia Harbour must
eventually become the American packet-station), the completion of
the Killarney and Valentia Railway will secure the immediate ac-
complishment of that event, and to this county the immense advan-
tage of becoming the thoroughfare from England and the whole of the
continent of Europe to the western world.
That deeply sensible how indebted this county, and especially the
barony of Iveragh, is to Mr. Attwood and other enlightened English
capitalists. who, though unconnected with this country, have from
their conviction of the national importance of the object projected
this valuable boon for Ireland, we much regret that this all-im-
portant project did net during the last session of Parliament advance
so far through the required stages as to place it in the category of
railways for which a baronial presentment may be made; but we
most earnestly and respectfully pray his Excellency the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland to endeavour to obtain from Government a grant of
;stoney In aid of the line proposed from Killarney to Valentia.
That we urge this not only in order to prevent the rejection of a
remunerative and reproductive work which will afford employment
to the population of a district more than most needing such employ-
ment, and which must for the next three years have to struggle
through severe agricultural distress and difficulties ; hut because we
consider that the completion of the Killarney and Valentia Railway
will produce national consequences ofthe highest vatue—frem the aug-
mentation it will affect in the Post-office revenue—the improvement
it will cause in the communications with our North American and
West :Indian Colonies, bath for Government and commercial pur-
poses—the development it will give to internal traffic and the mar-
kets of labour and of agricultural produce, and that it will prove in
its results the most important step ever achieved by private enter-
prise for the advancement of this portion of the British empire, and
for the industrial prosperity of Ireland.
The above resolution, proposed by James Butler, Esq., D.L.
seconded by James Hickson, Esq., D.L., being unanimously adopted,
The meeting requested that Maurice O'Connell, Esq., M.P., would
take advantage of the presence in Dublin of Daniel O'Connell, Esq.,
M.P., to request his powerful advocacy with his Excellency the Lord-
Lieutenant in behalf of the prayers of the resolutions.
WEXFORD AND VALENTIA RAILWAY.
The Scripholders of the Wexford and Valentia Railway are
hereby informed, that the new Parliamentary Contract will lie for
signature at the Offices of the Company, 3, Royal Exchange-buildings,
Cornhill, from MONDAY, the 14th day of December instant, until
WEDNEsDAY, the 23d day of December instant. All Shareholders
must produce the Banker's Receipt of having paid the further deposit.
notified in the preceding advertisement, and it is requested that the
scrip be left with the Secretary to be exchanged few new.
By order, A. LIGHTON, Secretary.
3, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill, Dec. 3, 1846.