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No. 13,134.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

the lawn in front of his house, and requesting him to take
out the value of his land in shares.—(Expressions of asto-
nishment.) Another gentleman, between London and
Reading, received a similar note, informing him of a change
in the plan which would carry the line through his park.--e
(Shame, shame.) I could adduce many similar instances
of unfair dealing on the part of the opposition, but these two
cases are exceedingly gross ; and as it is impossible to sup-
pose that the opposition could so misinform itself as to our
intentions, these representations must have originated in the
most deliberate spirit of fraud and falsehood. To such in-
tentional mis-stating as this, we owe much of the opposition
we have experienced. Mr. Brunel concluded with thanking
the meeting for the attention it bad paid him, and sat down
amid Considerable applause.
Mr. VOWLES, a legal gentleman, who attended with Sir
S. J. Pecbell and J. Itamsbotiom, Esq., members for
Windsor, and Captain Faunce, the chairman of the Wind-
sor meeting, as a deputation from that town, next addressed
the meeting. He said—l have to•acknowledge my.Obligas
tions to the directors of the Great Western Railway for
being permitted to address this large and respectable meet
ing upon the present occasion in behalf of the town of
Windsor ; and I have ventured to intrude the more readily
because I was never opposed to your line, but only to .ft
sight deviation in it. As a test of my sincerity I will ob-:
serve that, ever since the fate of your bill was known, I have
endeavoured to remove every obstructiOn in the way of your
taking Windsor in your line, and to induce you to take our
claims into consideration ; and I think you will find spin
enquiry thatour line is equally advantageous for you; and
that your proposed branch possesses this -4ipclaantageo. that
the House of Lords will not suffer pin tg-,eiler4ivith.the.
crown property. In order to strengthenhatr casein apply-
ing to the Great Western Company to consent to such a
deviation of their line as will embrace Windsor, I will ob-
serve that our line will be unopposed by the authorities of
Eton, and that it will be carried with the full consent of the
government under the long walk. Mr. Vowles concluded
by stating, that, in order to give weight to what should fall
from him at that meeting, he had prevailed on the two hon.
members for Windsor, and Captain Faunce the chairman
of the Windsor meeting, to accompany him to Bristol,
which three gentlemen were then present.
Capt..FAUNCE.—As chairman of the meeting recently
held at Windsor, I will take the liberty of addressing a few
words to the meeting, on the relative merits of the Windsor
line and the proposed branch. Every attention has been
paid by us to the comfort and conveniencies of Royalty ;
and the tunnel under the Long Walk has been so contrived
as to be completely out of view, both at Windsor Castle
and at Frogmore House, the residence of the Princess Vic-
toria. lam sure, although you live so far from Windsor,
you would not desire to injure any of its beauties or conve-
niences, and that still less do you wish in any respect what- •
ever to incommode the King—(Hear, hear.). Now, if you
take the line which you propose, you will make Windsor a
complete thoroughfare for omnibusses—a thing which has
most especially been sought to be avoided ; and under these
circumstances I do trust that our claim upon your conside-
ration will not be overlooked, especially as your line is cal-
culated materially to injure the crown property.
C. A. SAUNDERS, Esq., Secretary of the London Com-
mittee, then addressed the meeting.—Mr. Chairman and
gentleman, I regret that, in defence of the directors, it is
necessary that I should be called on, in the first place, to
offer a-few remarks more immediately applicable to the dis-
cussion of the subject referred to by the gentlemen from
WindSor, namely, the deviation of the line from that town.
If I dissent from these gentlemen, iu the views they have
taken of this point, I do so with the more reluctance, be-
cause by Mr. Vowles, it is made a subject of regret that we
do not go through 'Windsor. It must, however, be borne
in mind, that the inhabitants of Windsor, in the first place,
proposed to do that which would be of no advantage to the
towns in the western districts, much less to Bristol ; and if
they now claim from you some right to your consideration,
I hope that right does not extend so far as to draw you
from that which is of the first importance to the city of
Bristol. We have had from Windsor, from the first, the
most uncompromising opposition. We have had proposals
from them, and I will ask, were not those proposals met
with every desire on our part to accede to their views ?
Was it not our duty to meet them if we could ? But, if
we felt that it was not consistent with the interests of the
great line, which it was our object to, promote, to meet. the
wishes and objects of the inhabitants of Windsor, it is not
our fault that it must necessarily fall into a subordinate el-
sa hatelv oats olsseeesaa
Lee, signed bY Mr. Vowles, of an intention to apply to Par-
lament for a distinct line from Windsor to the metropolis;
and YtThese gentlemen say they have come here to day
for the purpose of rendering us their assistance—their as-
sistance ! and yet at the same moment they announce an
opposition to this railway ! But they say, it is our own
fault ;it is and I will tell you why. I have told you that
we would gladly' fall into their views if we could do so with-
out compromising our own success. We have experienced
a long opposition in the House of Commons—but, in the
course of that opposition, we made many friends, especially
in reference to the relative merits of the line which has been
chosen ; to whom, then, could we apply for assistance, were
we to adopt a new one, or materially alter it ? The day
after the bill was thrown out, we applied to those who stood
forward among the most prominent of our • supporters,
and asked them whether, in their opinion, • any alte-
ration in the line were advisable, and whether we
should go along with the Windsor company? the reply
was, " you may rely upon it, if it is attempted to carry the
line under the long walk, it will never be allowed, and we
will withdraw our support and oppose you as long as we can."
Mr. Vowles came to Bristol, and was told at an interview
with the directors, that it was imp c ssible to do whathis clients
wished,—and the same propositions having been subse-
quently urged, it was unanimously decided that it would be
inconsistent to put so large a measure as the Great Western
Railway at risk by conceding to their wishes. It was not
from want of respect to the inhabitants of Windsor that we
came to this determination : on the contrary, we desire to
bring them over to us as sincere friends, and we have stated
to them that, if the Provost and Fellows of Eton consent,
we will undertake to give them a branch. If we go behind
Windsor, we must not forget that we shall do great injury
to other towns ; we must not forget, too, that from Maiden-
head, from the first, we have had support, whilst from
Windsor we have had, from the first, unceasing opposition.
Would you then pass by friends to serve enemies ?—(No.)
But, from what I know, I say it is impossible for us, even
if we were inclined, to fall in with their views—it will never
be permitted for a railway to pass under the long walk.
When the thing was named there was an universal burst
of condemnation in the committee. The Commissioners of
Woods and Forests might have no objection, yet,—with all
respect for those gentlemen, and with all respect for his
Majesty's Ministers,—whatever their opinions might be on
the subject, I think they would be insufficient to satisfy the
House of Peers. They would likely enough say it was public
property and look for a precedent, and there is no precedent
to satisfy such' a measure as this—passing, as it would
through a large domain and in sight of Windsor Castle. The
present ministers, it is notorious, cannot command a majo-
rity of the House of Lords ; and are the directors, then, to
incur the risk of having their plans frustrated perhaps by a
single vote in the upper house ? Again, is the route
through Windsor a good engineering line (" Mr. Brunel has
said so," from the Windsor deputation ?) Then I beg to
say that Mr. Brunel has not said so. There are many cir-
cumstances of that line into which we have not gone mi-
nutely, but I am instructed to say that it is far from eligible
in this respect. The testimony of Mr. Stephenson is, that
our linj is decidedly the best. The Windsor line would
cross several roads, and, if it should be attempted to alter
this position, an interminable expense might he incurred in
levels and embankments. Another thing is, what means
have we of ascertaining how far we might calculate on the
support of the landed proprietors. The gentlemen from
Windsor were asked if they would ensure it to us ; they
said they could not. I will undertake to say that we should
experince great difficulty in that quarter, and that not only
would no point be gained, but that our prospects would be
materially injured. I will wind up this part of the subject
by saying, that we have refused to yield only where we saw
it was not right for us to yield ; and now we have our
Windsor friends in the field again, at a critical moment, with
their revived plan, for the purpose of sowing division and
dissension in the camp. The Windsor company of last
year felt, from all they heard of ours, that it was impossi-
ble for them to carry their measure, and that company was
accordingly dissolved. (" Not that we are aware of," from
the Windsor gentlemen.) I appeal to those honourable
gentlemen to say whether it is not so, and further, whether
they are at all interested in such a company, in a pecuniary
way ? Those who were really responsible became satisfied of
the utter hopelessness of their project, and accordingly they
abandoned it, and agreed to join ours. I repeat,we have no feel-
ing of hostility towards Windsor ; on the contrary, we hope to
get much good from it, and trust that nothing will occur
this day to disappoint our expectations. In particular, I
should like to get the votes of the two honourable members
who have this day favoured us with their presence—(A
laugh)--as well as their concurrence in the resolutions
about to be brought before us. Ido not complain of their

now the intention of the directors to apply to Parliament,
on its re-assembling, for a measure for the completion of
the whole line.--(Cheers.) Another and a more important
difficultyin our way was the access to London. Now lam
hippy to say. that all these objections, and all this opposi-
Alen arising out of them, have been obviated by an arrange-
__ nt which has been entered into in a recent negotiation
wan the London and Birmingham Company, which will
enable us to join their line within four miles of the metro-
polis, on terms of perfect equality. The London and Bir-
mingham Company terminate their line at Camden Town ;
but it is their intention to extend it to Euston-square ; and
in this line we shall be permitted to participate on terms of
perfect equality, as I have said, retaining our separate ex-
itence as a company, and having a termination of our own
at tie end.—(Applause.) We shall thus save a consider-
al, degree of expense ; for, as you must be aware, the
-e,f.ftring of a large town cannot be obtained in this way
without a very large outlay. The geographical position of
Bristol is highly favourable to it as a place of import : of
commercial affairs I do not profess 'to know much, but I
understand that vessels from Scilly can get into this port
with one wind, while to make the port of London it will
require two ; and the advantage of expedition I need not
expatiate on before a meeting composed of commercial men.
The great object of the directors has been to trace out such
a line as shall in future serve as the main trunk between
London and the West ; from which branches may
be thrown out, available to the manufacturing districts of
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. 147 e have not considered
ouselves solely as the advocates of a loCal measure ; but of
exatteh bids fair to benefit the whole country. That may be
Eileen as our great motive ; and we feel that we ought not
to lose sight of that great object to subserve any local inte-
rests whatever.—(Cheers.) Mr. Brunel will state to you
the nature of the proposed line ; the advantages which it
holds out in an engineering point of view ; and the degree
of opposition which it may be expected to experience on
part of the landowners. I believe you will find this opposi-
tion to be very inconsiderable in amount, and that in its
nature it will be found to be groundless. Mr. Stephenson,
with the enthusiasm of an engineer, has stated his belief
that a time will shortly arrive, when individuals will be
anxious to have railways pass in sight of their residences. I
will not go so far in my anticipations ; but I do believe that
a more favourable feeling will gradually be extended to-
wards these undertakings by the great body of landowners
in general. Allow me to observe, that our very defeat
places us now in a better position than we before occupied ;
for we have past experience to guide us, without which we
should now have to proceed to Parliament with but a very
insufficient knowledge of the extent and nature of the ob-
stacles we should there have to encounter. 'We should in
such a case have had no perfect measure to fall back upon ;
and to the support of such a measure many of those who
previously opposed us stand pledged.—(Applause.) We
have often found ourselves impeded, when soliciting sub-
scriptions at other places, by the questions " What has
Bristol done? What does Bristol intend to do? Bristol
is most concerned in this measure, and if Bristol refuse to
support it, it is useless to come to us, for we cannot carry
it." Yes, gentlemen,- although support is to be obtained
elsewhere to a certain extent, it is you who must carry this
measure.—(Applause.) And one course which we propose
to adopt, to ascertain your sentiments upon the subject, is
by coming round among you, and by a personal canvass de-
ciding the question at once, as to the degree of support
which you intend to give this undertaking.—(Hear, hear.)
if you will not support it, it must fall to the ground ; and
though I trust that Bristol, even in that case, will notretro-
grade, I must say that such a thing would be an event to
be feared. The directors do not intend to bring in their
bill unless the requisite number of shares be taken ; and
they do not ask you to make any advance upon your shares
unless the requisite number be taken. You will understand
that 10,000 more shares are necessary to be subscribed for,
upon which an advance of 2/. 10s. will be called for, subject
to the condition that the whole of the 10,000 shares are
subscribed—so that if these be not taken no demand will
be made. But in the event of passing the bill, for the ex-
penses of which adequate provision is made, the new sub-
scribers will be required to make good another 21. 10s., in
order to place them on a footing with the old shareholders
who, under the previous regulations, have paid down. their
51. per share. Give it then your consideration ; and think
no means too humble to aid it, for it is by the co-operation
of numbers alone that the necessary shares can be disposed
oi- Y.ad t+ ,ultimate success of the be ensured.—
VA- laeiiiletrian has put in in y lianti-awre satatttag 'aria expes-s-
-tations that some account of the expenditure of the directors
would have been submitted to the meeting. I can only say-
that every information is open to any shareholder who may
favour the directors with a personal application ; but I
should think that the meeting would at once see the impro-
priety of submitting any such statement to a public meeting
of so general character as the present one.—(Cheers.)
Mr. BRUNEL then came forward and was received with
great applause.—The principle upon which the directors
have gone in the adoption of the line, has been one of pub-
lic and general utility. They have adopted a line which
bids fair to remain the best ; and, in so doing, you will see
with me that it was impossible to give way to private and
particular interests, and, therefore, opposition naturally and
necessarily ensued. The instructions given to me by the
directors were, to select, uninfluenced by any private con-
siderations, the best line ; such a one as should promise to
be productive of the greatest amount of good—such a
one as should offer the greatest facilities for throwing out
branches,—ancl such a one as should be productive of the
least expense in its construction, by its being most level, and
consequently giving the least necessity for tunnels and em-
bankrnents.—(Hear.) The line of flue Kennet and Avon
Canal would be naturally supposed by some to be the best
line that could be taken ; but as the Kennet and Avon
Canal is, what its name imports it to be, a connecting link
between two rivers, it does not necessarily follow that this
would the best line ; and eventually it was resolved to take
the line to the north, as this line afforded the greatest ex-
tent of level country, enabled us to connect our line with the
great towns of Gloucester, Cirencester, and Stroud, and
bade fair to remain more permanently advantageous than
a line taken to the south. It will also be easy at some
future time to form branches to Bradford and to other
towns, and for all these reasons the northern line was se-
lected as the best which the country afforded. I will now
draw your attention to the principal towns through which
it will proceed. Leaving the Birmingham line about' four
miles from the metropolis, the western line will pass within
a short distance of Windsor, close to Maidenhead, on to
Reading, and within ten miles of Oxford ; it will then pro-
ceed toWantage and Swindon, passing Stroud, Gloucester,
and Cirencester on the south, and so on to Chippenham
and Bath, and thence to Bristol. I should here add that
the valley of the Avon offers a cheap line by which Brad-
ford and Trowbridge may be hereafter very easily connected
to the main trunk by branch railways.—(Applause). In
'entering Bath considerable difficulty was at first experienced
in consequence of the nature of the ground ; but ultimately
a line has been obtained which will pass the property of
Lord Manvers, and through land belonging to the Duke of
Cleveland, without that material injury to property which
was at first apprehended, and at the same time preserving
every advantage of the line to Bath itself. At Bristol it is
proposed to terminate the line in Temple Meads for the
present, but it will be possible at some future time to ex-
tend the line farther into the city. The expense of entering
a large town is so great, that it is always desirable to avoid
it ; and in this case the selection of Temple Meads is very
advantageous, as it offers great facilities for trade, and is, at
the same time, a point from which the line may at some fu-
tura period be Most. readily extended.—(Applause.) For
a space of 70 miles on to London, the inclination in no part
will exceed 6or 7 feet in a mile. From London to Read-
ing, for the full space of 40 miles, the line will be practically
a dead level, for we shall start from the high point of 85
feet above the level of the Thames, and at Reading we
shall have reached the height of 105 feet only. This por-
tion of the line will be consequently cheaper than any other ;
and I need scarcely tell you how advantageous this will be,
for where, as is the case with London and Reading, the po-
pulation of the former place is immense, and the intercourse
between the two very extensive, it is most desirable as a
means of encouragement to that intercourse and as an ini-
postant source of revenue, that the cost of transit should be
low ; and as the country is really very beautiful, I think a
• large revenue may be anticipated from this source alone.
Th directors felt so confident of the goodness of their line,
that one of their objects was to collect as many experiened
engineers as could be conveniently called together to give
their evidence on this point, and in addition to the gentle-
man I have already mentioned (Mr. Stephenson), 5 or 6
others were called—among them Mr. Walker and Mr.
Palmer ; and all these gentlemen were fully satisfied of the
excellence of the line. I think you may take it as proved
upon such evidence,—for naturally there must be a feeling
of competition among professional men, and these gentlemen
were not likely to give evidence unnecessarily or improperly
in my favour.—(Applause.) I have alluded to the means
taken to prejudice the landowners against us ; and I will
here state one very gross case :—A gentleman on whom I
called, stated to me that he had received a lithograph plan,
stating that we had altered our line so as to cut through

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F. FREELING, Secretary.

• (From the Bristol Mercury.)
A public meeting, convened by the Directors of the
Great Western Railway, for the purpose of submitting to
the Shareholders, and to the public of Bristol generally, a
statement of the present situation and prospects of the
company, was held at the Merchants' Hall, in this city, on
Wednesday. last ; the Right Worshipful Charles Payne,
Esq., Mayor, in the Chair.
Shortly after one o'clock, his Worship having taken his
seat, the business commenced by R. B. Ward, Esq., read-
ing the notice for convening the meeting, after which the
Chairman proceeded to address the assembly as follows :
Gentlemen—The notice, in -pursuance of which we are
this day assembled, having been read,- it his my intention,
briefly, to call your attention to the important purpose for
which we are met—the consideration of tite advantages Of
a railway communication with the metropolis. When I
reflect that it originated with the Corporation, and other
public bodies, and that at the outset it underwent the most
searching investigation, and has subsequently received the
approbation of the House of Commons, I should feel want-
ins? in duty if I did net afford every assistance in my power
to bring the subject fully before the inhabitants of this city
at large. Gentlemen, I have felt, and still strongly feel it
to be absolutely necessary for the welfare of this city, that
it should participate in the advantages which other ports
have obtained, and are obtaining, by means of railways;
and I would strongly urge upon all who have the good of
the city at heart, whether we ought not also to avail our-.
selvo of our gteatelocal advantages ; butehnless we speedily.
follow the example which has been set us, we shall find our-
selves left distanced in the race.
Mr. Alderman DANIEL-Mr. Chairman and Gentle-
men, I rise on this great and important occasion for the
purpose of expressing my concurrence in the object of this
meeting, which I think calculated to rescue the city from
decay, and to place it in that prominent situation which it
formerly held. It is absolutely necessary that we put forth
our energies, and not allow ourselves to be deprived, by our
inactivity, of the advantages which other places have ob-
tained, by the progress of science, in these latter times.
Whether it happen that I shall participate in the advan-
tages derivable from, a railroad communication with the me-
tropolis is a question which, of course, I am unable to de-
cide ; yet, having but one feeling with respect to the welfare
and prosperity of the city with which I have been so long
connected, I cannot but anxiously desire the promotion of
the present undertaking.
Deputations were then introduced to the meeting from
the Society of Merchant Venturers, from the Bristol Dock
Company, from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, and
from the Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway, all of whom
had attended for the purpose of supporting the measure.
Wm. TOTI-lILL, Esq., the Bristol Secretary to the Com-
pany, then addressed the meeting to the following effect :
Although the origin of the Great Western Railway Com-
pany be known to a large part of the meeting, it may yet
be useful to advert in a few words to the principal points of
its early history and progress. The example of the Liver-
pool and Manchester, the Stockton and Darlington, and
other railways, and the published evidence on the London
and Birmingham, having excited the attention of the public
bodies of Bristol, they appointed a provisional committee
to examine into the subject, and report thereon. That
committee, after devoting some weeks to the inquiry, re-
ported that they had found reason to believe that the con-
struction of a railway from Bristol to London, would be
highly beneficial to the various interests of the city and its
neighbourhood, and to those of many other important places
and extensive districts : that the transport of passengers and
goods would be thereby effected with increased speed, cer-
tainty, and safety, and at a diminished expense ; and that
the apparent sources of revenue were sufficient to defray
the cost of construction and maintenance, with ample pro-
fit to the proprietors. Their constituents having, hereupon,
liberally furnished them with the means of further investiga-
tion, they proceeded to engage Mr. Brunel in making a
survey of the country, and an estimate of the cost ; and to
ascertain the actual annual expense of the principal articles
of transport, passengers included, .as the ground of their
calculation of revenue. These inquiries having been care-
fully prosecuted, and having fully justified their formerly
expressed opinions, they embodied the result in a report,
which they submitted to a public meeting held in the Guild-
hall of this city on the 30th of -July, 1833. That meeting
apino.ed and aslopital-alsearepee4e; --and appoints-a:ha-so OAR-,
of gentlemen to act as directors, with instructions to pro-
cure the appointment of a board of directors in London ;
,and, conjointly with them, to take such measures as in-their
judgment should be necessary to the execution of the pro-
posed work. In pursuance of these instructions, the pre-
eent Board of directors was formed, by whom the bankers,
solicitors, and other agents of the company were appointed ;
the Parliamentary contract and other instruments agreed.
to ; subscription lists opened ; a prospectus issued ; and
other requisite proceedings adopted. The estimated cost
of the undertaking, as set forth in that prospectus, of ne-
cessity made before the survey was completed with minute
accuracy, and, therefore, designedly framed on a very liberal
scale, in order to cover every probable contingency, amount-
ed
to a sum approaching to three millions sterling. Whe-
ther a sufficient numbr of shares would be subscribed
within two or three months from the period in question,
to enable the directors to apply to Parliament in the then
next session, for an act requiring the advance of capital to so
large an amount, was, of course, doubtful. It became, there-
fore, in the month of October last year, a matter of anxious
ch liberation, whether they should postpone their application
for a year at least, or whether they should at once exercise
the powers reserved to them in the contract deed, by apply-
ing. for such portion of the whole line as their present
means would enable them to command. The latter alter-
native was attended with the obvious disadvantage of
appearing to relinquish a material part of their original
object. On the other side it was urged, that the sum re-
quired for the whole undertaking was so large as to deter
many persons who might be inclined to embark in a less
extensive plan, as a conzmeizcenzent ;--that on this account
an act for the two ends of the line, in the first place, might
be more readily obtained ; that if this were accomplished,
the execution of the middle section would be rendered both
certain and easy ; and that it would therefore be expedient
to decide on an immediate application. The directors
adopted the latter course ; and, notwithstanding the plausi-
ble objections thereby afforded to their numerous and ac-
tive opponents, and the most violent and pertinacious oppo-
sition ever encountered by a similar measure in parliament,
their choice was approved by the decision both of the com-
mittee and the House of Commons, after an investigation
in the former, protracted to the unprecedented length of
fifty-one days of actual sitting. The opposition, hopeless as
to the merits of the case, unfortunately obtained the tem-
porary object, by the expedient of wearing out the session.
The Lords having refused to allow. the. bill to be read a
second time in the 15Pper House, for the avowed reason
that, at that late period, there was no hope of getting the
measure through its stages before the prorogation. The
event proved, that their Lordships' judgment on this point
was correct. The postponement of the measure thus occa-
sioned is to be regretted on account of the loss of time, and
of a large expenditure, which has not led to immediate suc-
cess. But, few undertakings resembling the present have
had the good fortune to succeed on a first application to
Parliament ; and the expense already incurred, though
heavy, is considerably less than in some recent instances.
The expense, however, has not been thrown away. 'Fite
mass of evidence, by which the case of the Great Western
Railway has been conclusively established in all points, will
be made the subject of reference, and will therefore contri-
bute to diminish the expense of the next application to
Parliament—much valuable experience has been obtained—
the means of conciliating opposition, and of obtaining the
support of important interests, have been ascertained—and
the way has been so far cleared by the exertions already
made, that, in the opinion of those best qualified to judge,
the success of the bill to be introduced in the next session,
for the whole line of the Great "Western Railway from
London to Bristol, is certain, and will be speedy.
R. B. WARD, Esq.—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, Mr.
Tothill, having so far entered into a detail of the past pro-
ceedings of the Directors of the Great Western Railway
Company, it has fallen to my share to state what are the
future prospects of that company. The shortness of the
time between the formation of the company and the period
at which it would become necessary to apply to Parliament
not rendering it probable that the whole number of shares
requisite to be subscribed, in compliance with the standing
orders of the House of Commons, could be taken in the
given time, it was found desirable, rather than that the ses-
sion should be lost, that the directors should, acting upon
the powers reserved to them in the deeds, apply to Parlia-
ment for a measure so far incomplete ; but it was hoped, as
the intervention of the Kennet and Avon Canal between
the two terminations of the line at Bath and Reading,
would complete the connection between the western coun-
ties and the metropolis, and as the filling up of the inter-
vening space between the two lines would inevitably follow,
that the objections arising on this head would. not be felt
so strongly as they have proved in fact to be. But this dif-
ficulty is also removed from our future progress, for it is

FOR LISBON,
CALLING AT OPORTO, WEATHER PERMITTIMG.
P7;l1-1E fast and elegant Steaml-packet MENAI,
it Captain 11. SHARP, with a Post-office beg, haves the
Brunswick Steam `Wharf, Blaekwall, on SATUnn_•.y evening, the
Hth of October, and Falmouth on TUESDAY, the 21st. This
vcssel offers a fine opportunity for Passengers going at this season
of the year for Madeira, as the Captain has liberty to proceed there
;f sufficient passengers offer.
For freight or pasasge apply to Messrs Wilcox and Anderson,
-16, Lime-street; 'Messrs. G. C. and R. W. Fox, Falmouth ; or
A. Mitchell, Agent to the London and Edinburgh Steam-ship
Company, 35, Leadenhall- street.

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TO BE SOLD,
HE PERPETUAL ADVOWSON and
NEXT PRESENTATION to the RECTORY of
SOUTIIEASE, near BRIGHTON, having the tithes of eight
hundred and thirty acres of rich and productive soil, nine acres of
glebe, the right of pasturage on certain unenclosed lands, and a
snug little parsonage house.
The incumbent is now resident, and in his 67th year ; the duty
is single, and the population 112. It has recently been valued,
and, on the most moderate computation, is stated to be worth from
200/. to 2201. per annum. The reason why the patron wishes to
dispose of the advowson is that he holds preferment, which, should
a vacancy happen, would not be tenable with Southease, and as he
will sell for 550/. less than it was purchased for in the year 1811,
having then the same incumbent on it as at present, it is presumed
it will be found a great bargain to a gentleman whose son is being
educated for the Church. Southease is situated nine miles from
Brighton,- three from Lewes, and three from Newhaven.
Address (post-paid) to Richard Lonsdale, Esq., Temple Cham-
bers, London.

TO WOOLLEN DRAPERS,RS MERCHANTS, AND
OTHE.
THE Remainder of the GENUINE STOCK
of Messrs. Chandler and King, Woollen and Fancy Ware-
housemen, of St. Paul's Church-yard, Bankrupts, for SALE BY
AUCTION, by MR. SAMUEL LOVE, on the Premises on
TiftinsnA.Y the 23d and FRIDAY the 24th Inst., at Ten, for Elever',
precisely, by order and for account of the Assignees.
The Genuine Stock, consisting of best superfine West of England
black, blue, medley, and other cloths, milled cloths, livery drabs,
milled plaid and check cassimeres, Petershams, Harringtons, rich
fancy silk, German and Jacquard velvets, rich fancy silk waist-
coatings, silk, livery, and otner Valentias, quiltings, =toot's,
drills, hair-shags, shalloons, and a variety of other goods.
Maybe viewed on Tuesday the 21st, and Wednesday the 22d inst.,
and catalogues had of Mr. Clarke, official assignee, St Swithin's-
lane, at the place of sale, and of the Auctioneer, Samuel Love, 19,
Basinghall-street.
- - -

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By MR. HODGSON,
At his Great Room, 192, Fleet-street, on TIIITILSDAY, October 16,
and Eight following days ( Sunday excepted) at Half-past Twelve
precisely.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION of BOOKS,
Among which are
Folio.—Voyage Pittoresque de la France, 10 vols. ; Horcarth's
Works; Antiquarian Society's Cathedrals ; Bouillon Musee des
Antiques ; Hcrodotus, Wesselingius ; Aristophanis, Kusterus ;
Boyle's Works, 5 vols. ; Ashmole and Antis' Order of- the Garter ;
Bayle Dictionnaire Historique, avec Supp., per Chaufepie, 8 vols. ;
Anselme Genealogique et Chronologique de la Maison de France,
9 vols., large paper; Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, 12 vols. ; John
Bull Newspaper, 9 vols. ; Thurloe's State Papers, 7 vols.
Quarto.—Archacologia, 23 vols. ; Ernst Papillons d'Europe, 6
vols.. coloured plates; Stafford, Angerstein, Grosvenor, Leicester,
and Miles' Galleries ; Plutarchi Vita Parallelai Bryanus, 5 vols. ;
Jenkins's Martial and Naval Achievements, 2 vols., coloured ;
Harleian Miscellany, by Park, 10 vols. ; Gifford's France, 5 vols.
Octavo, &c.—(Euvres de Voltaire, 92 vols., with Moreau's
Elates; Dodsley's Annual Register to 1831, 77 vols. ; Fox and
Pitt's Speeches ; Fitler's Bible, 2 vols. ; Trusler's Habitable
World, 20 vols. ; Dodsley's Old Plays, 12 vols., large paper ; Mili-
tary Classics, 14 vols. ; Barbauld's British Novelists, 50 vols. ;
&c., &c. ; many in russia and calf bindings.
To be viewed, and Catalogues had.

30, STRAND.
UNIVERSAL CELE.BRITY.
A letter from Constantinople was sent
By post, and directed To Warren" alone,
Yet so universally, even there, was known
The Mart, that the order immediately went
To 30, the Strand—demonsiiating that Fame
Had spread o'er the eiviliz'd world Warren's name,
And given to the Jct a celebrity sure,
While Fashion, Discernment, and Taste shall endure.
This Easy shining and Brilliant Blacking, prepared by ROBERT
WARREN, 30, Strand, London; and Sold in every Town in the
Kingdom.
Liquid, in Bottles, and Paste Blacking, in Pots, at 6d.-12d.,
and 18d. each. •
Be particular to inquire for Warren's, 30, Strand : All
others are counterfeit.,

TIIE SWEEPS.—It is confidently whispered that
the Act to prohibit poor sooty from calling out " Sweep !"
originated in a waggish wager at one of the Clubhouses. A
Gentleman boasted that, in these reforming days, he could get
a clause introduced into any Act of Parliament of the most
absurd nature. Just at that moment a little black urchin
squeaked out, " Sveep,. sveep under the window. " There,"
observed one of the company, " stop that nuisance if you can."
" That I will," was the reply. A wager was made, and won.

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Bristol ; their anxiety for connecting
Windsor with our line, shows that thef'k'now a railway to
be a good thing, and so far they have.given us a lift, for we
hope to secure a good deal of its benefits for Bristol. A.
gentleman has asked, what advantages we hoped to derive
from a railway from Bristol to London, or why was it a
desideratum ? I can only say, that commerce cannot exist
except where there are facilities for its extension ; and we
know that the improving the means of communication by
roads and canals has had a simultaneous effect in giving
energy and activity to the industry of the country,; and if
a good road or a good canal has had this effect, why should
not a good railroad, which, as a means of rapid and cheap
communication, is far • superior. to either of these, be still
more conducive to this desirable result ? Has it not been •
found in the north, that, by multiplying -the channels of
rapid and cheap communication, immense advantages have
resulted ? This has been strongly proved by the Liverpool
and Manchester Railway. That undertaking, be it remem-
bered, was at first regarded only as an experiment. The
people of Liverpool, to their credit be it said, were satisfied,
on a representation of the probable success of the measure,
to undertake it, which they did at a vast expense, and now
they are reaping incalculable advantages froth it. What are
the elements of commerce ? Cheap coals—industry. These
you possess, and 'tis only necessary, by the adoption of the
great plan of communication which I have now no doubt of
being perfected, to secure the adVantage the extensive fields of
the former gives, to place, not only Bristol, but the western
counties generally, as well as the manufacturers of the west
of England—for they are not yet extinct, gentlemen—on a.
footing with the north. In many respects, Bristol is consi-
dered a most desirable port : vou have heard of the diffi-
culty of getting. round to London ; and while I will not say
that Bristol is tojake away the trade of London, yet I will
say that it is calculated, from its local situation and advan-
tages, to carry on an immense traffic, and that much to the
advantage of the whole of the western districts. It has
been found that railroads increase communication, because
their conveyance is cheap and rapid ; and if a tradesman
makes two jodrnies, where he formerly made but one, it
might fairly be inferred that his business has a correspond-
ing increase. You want light goods ; and the means of a
rapid and certain conveyance, more so than by canal—
though I am not for deprecieting canals, and I believe
theT will always cnjoyea traflie in one species. -of-goods,
aSii&-oweatake anothere_. I wilL-now speak on the general
nieiits of our- line. 7reliaitt thou lit- desirable to
endeavour so to direct its course as to bring- upon it; ------
as much as possible, the greatest amount of traffic ;
and we are satisfied, both by our own investigations, and
by the evidence recorded by the House of Commons, that
the Great Western Railroad will have more traffic than any
other line in the whole country. The number of passengers
travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester line is great,
but they are not to be compared with the number passing
between London and Reading. I find, by returns to the
Stamp Office, that, while the coaches formerly running from
Liverpool to Manchester amounted to only 29, those at
present travelling between London and Reading alone
amount to 90. We find that scarcely a town has expe-
rienced any considerable increase, either in its trade or in
its property, unless it lies availed itself of the best means
of communication with other parts ; and I believe it will
be found in all cases, that, in proportion as these have been
extended, so has been its prosperity. I would point to Li-
verpool, in particular, as a fine ground of illustration ; there,
• since the opening of the railway, the number of passengers
very quickly doubled ; and I can see no reason why we
should not realise the same results here. 'For these reasons
we have thought it desirable to print and circulate tables
of calculation of the numbers of passengers on the line laid
down for our railway ; and if it be found from those
tables, putting altogether out of consideration the profit to
be made by the conveyance of goods, that from this source
alone will arise a good and firm remuneration to capital, I
think you must admit that the undertaking deserves your most
serious consideration. It has not been thought adviseahle
to call on individuals, in the course of the present proceed-
, hags, either to add to the support they have already given
113, or to become proprietors : we have judged it more pru-
dent not to avail ourselves of any advantage which the im-
!llse of the moment might afford, but to allow gentlemen
calmly to examine our pretensions, and think for themselves.
I may, however, be permitted, whatever the most scepti-
cal may think of our prospects in a mere pecuniary' point
of view, to fall back on the general advantages of the un- -
dertaking, and, as Mr. Mayor has said, every good citizen
is bound, it fcr those only, to give it his support. The
amount of shares necessary to enable us to go to Parlia-
ment, looking to this large and opulent coummnity, is but
a trifle. When I say that if one thousand gentlemen be
found to subscribe ten shares each, we shall have a sufficient
number for this purpose, it is not saying that a great deal
is to be done, for we should not then I hope exhaust. the
good will of the citizens of Bristol. Other places are quite
ready to unite their energies with yours ; but. it is neces-
sary that you come forward with alacrity and show that
you are convinced, as I feel you must be, that it is not a
measure calculated alone to benefit this city, but that' it
is one also of great national utility. I have heard it said by
opp anotAtcl, wily
jsa declinin7.place. Nowatlya is one of the strengeSt argti-
men-ti fhr the measure, because nothing is so well calculate
revive its drooping trade. But they say, why should the
attempt be made to renovate it? --let it go. reply that
this is not a proper ground of opposition ; common humanity
should rather•prompt the attempt to check the sacrifice of
property which must be constantly going on, if measures be
not taken to arrest its progress. If such, then, be the state.
of Bristol, I think you must conclude that something should
be done to show your feeling with regard to this measure,
and I do not thin.k it too much to expect that you will give
it a sufficient degree of support to enable us to make a suc-
cessful application in the neat session of Parliament. And
here I would beg to say how much we feel indebted to those
Members of the Committee•of the House of Commons who,
through an extended period, gave us their valuable and con-
sistent services. We had to draw upon them for much of
their valuable time ; but, in spite of the remonstrances of
friends and the arguments of opponents, we never found
them to flag. We build largely on the fact, that much of
the opposition we experienced arose from what was termed
the incompleteness of our plan ; but now that we shall ap-
ply for the whole line, this must necessarily cease. Let us
bear in mind that this is no political question, and let us all
join heart and hand in one united effort ; let us all, whether
by conti ibutions or otherwise, seek, by every means in our
sower, to promote the accomplishment of this great no-
ional work, by showing what its real merits are ; let those
aho are doubtful seek information—they will find the com-
mittee anxious and desirous to give it ; and with the per-
Easasion that the undertaking is calculated in particular to
,e of great benefit to his native city, let every citizen eor-
laity join to give it that support which it so much deserves.
(Mr. Saunders, whose address was repeatedly interrupted
y bursts of applause, here retired amid the cheers of the

meeting,.)
The Rev. Dr. CAREENTER—Mr. Chairman, I am most
anxious, as an original subscriber to this undertaking, and as
one of the earliest subscribers to it, to express the full sa-
tisfaction I have experienced from the proceedings of the
present meeting. I have been highly gratified with the
cordial co-operation of the public bodies of Bristol in behalf
et our undertaking ; I have been highly gratified with the
tatements which have been laid before us as to the present
tate and future prospects of the railwaya and such has
wen the weight of evidence embodied in those statements,
hat had I been sceptical before—but I was not sceptical—
[. should have been unable to resist the conviction of the
mportance, the utility, and the promise of this great under 7
;akin.. My conviction has, however, been greatly strcng-
honed by the opinions of practical men brought forward
:his day, and by the facts stated to the.meeting, especially
:he statements of Mr. Brunel and Mr. Ward, with regard
:o the new arrangements for . entering the metropolis, and
he diminished opposition which we have to expect at our
next application to Parliament. I say these statements
[lave carried conviction to my mind—l think they have car-
ried conviction to the minds of all ; and we ought now to
he allowed to go on in our work without any further devia-
tion—for that was the word—without any material devia-
tion from our plan. But if there was no other satisfaction
to be derived from the present meeting, I should have re-
joiced to have attended it, to witness what I have never
before witnessed in Bristol—a complete union of all parties,
to carry into operation a measure which I have for years
desired, and which, as I firmly believe, is most powerfully
calculated to contribute to the renovation of this city, and
to the general benefit of the counties in connection with it.
Mr. Alderman DANIEL then briefly proposed the first re-
solution, which was seconded by P. Maze, Esq.
P. F. AIKEN, Esq. said he had been requested by Mr.
Kington, who was unexpectedly compelled to be absent, to
propose for him the next resolution, which he now begged
to do. It was seconded by Mr. Sheriff Franklyn.
Mr. Alderman A. HILHOUSE, in proposing the third re-
solution, said, that from the statements they had that day
heard, from all their past experience, and from all their
future prospects, it appeared that no line of road could
possibly afford greater facilities for a railway, or hold out
more just and certain expectations of a fair remuneration to
the subscribers, than the Great Western Line. He had
therefore much pleasure in proposing the resolution lie held
in his hand. Seconded by E. Harley, Esq.
H. BUSH, Esq. moved, and W. D. ACIIAMAN, Esq.
seconded, the fourth resolution.
JOHN CAVE, Esq., then moved the thanks of the meet-
in.- to the chairman of their committee, Lord G. Somerset,
and in doing so paid a well-merited compliment to that
nobleman for his indefatigable personal exertions in their
behalf. Seconded by George Gibbs, Esq.
J. VINING, Esq. briefly moved the thanks of the meeting
to their representatives in parliament, for the unwearied
attention they had paid to their interests in the conducting