The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-22 00:00:00

to the next Session, he is full of confidence, and has
not the slightest that it will be such, as will give
the cHUritr tfesll ti ti feStipSt the resolution and
sincerity of Lord IVlELiiiiijilz\iP,4 ii.A4qfa-t4ott:

We aired otti readers' attention to an extract which
will tiii ttiajn4 Zit Ahothet part of the Paper, from the
last p blisliei urn cr ttf Review, on
the stibkiei 'Fare on KtlO-F6Ager 'the
Reviewer; it wilt lid :igiees with us in ophtictil
that these obnoxious imposts shellid bd alto-
gether repcaidd that another Session of Pallid--
merit will not be allowed to without such a de-
siratiN eotistirOtiiation having been efrecidal

Hardly a day passes fitit ' have to record some
addition to the number of railroads already in progress,
or proposed to he allied into effect. Lines ate In
course of operation to the North, the West, the South
West, &c.; and now we have one adve.,lsfl to the
East, tinder the title of the Eastern Counties' Itaiimiyi
which promises many advantages to that part of the
kingdom.
The superiority of the troiluroad over every other
mode or inland conveyance, has been proved by such
a weight of evidence, that it seems almost 6 work of
supererogation to recommend it to public favour. The
advocate of intro./foment, however, is ill qualified for
his office, if he flatters hit-Ustilf that his task is finished
when be has demonstrated the tiiifity of any of those
plans of amelioration which the spirit cif enterprize,
now so actively engaged in developing the national re-
sontees, is constantly bringing forward. He must not
forget that the 6h9tacles which lie in his path cannot
be surmounted, but by unwearied perseverance. He
must return to the charge again and again, not
dis-
daining to combat the often-refuted objection, and
labouring to weaken, if lie cannot remove, the preju-
dice that clings to the " old way's." He must not
lose his temper when a timid old gentleman tells him
that to travel at a speed of twenty miles an hour
smacks of revolution ; but endeavour to show that it is
a harmless revolution, not of empires, but of carriage
wheels. And when the " wisdom of our ancestors"
is pleaded against the rapid movement, it becomes him
to prove that the slow pace at which our forefathers
jogged on, had no hand in rendering them the " glory
of the world, and the envy of surrounding nations."
In short while the march of public improvement is im-
peded by ignorance, interest, or prejudice, he must give
" line upon line, and precept upon precept," to coun-
teract their influence. •

That influence has been exerted in no ordinary
degree against the rail-road system, but happily with-
out much effect. In spite of all the hostility direct
and indirect which has been made to hear upon that
system, it is making its way triumphantly, and it
affords us the most heart-felt gratification to record its
triumphs.
What has the unprincipled opposition to this
gigantic improvement in the mode of our internal com-
munication effected? It has undoubtedly occasioned
a vast expence in the counter-exertions necessary to
overcome it ; but if we look at the result, we shall see
no reason to regret this, for it has been the means of
proving to the Legislature, and to the world, the great
advantages derived from rail-roads. It has served to
prove that in point of cheapness, safety, and expedi-
tion—rather important matters in travelling—no mode
of conveyance hitherto devised can compete with the
rail-road ; that it is as well adapted to the transport of
most kinds of goods as of passengers ; that wherever a
rail-road has been introduced, it has increased the
traffic of the district in an unprecedented manner,
greatly raised the value of land, and given a new and
powerful impulse to agriculture, manufactures, and
commerce ; reducing at the same time the amount of
the poor rate, not merely by contributing materially to
the funds of the parishes through which it passes, but
by the still more beneficial operation of supplying the
poor with employment.
These are the advantages which the promoters of
the railway system have proved it to possess; and we
appeal to any man who has the welfare of his country
at heart, whether in a national point of view they are
not of the first importance ?
Nor is it to be forgotten that, while railroads thus
confer inestimable benefits on the community, they
promise a high and rapid profit to the individuals who
invest their capital in them, thus combining, by a
happy union, public with private interest. We might
corroborate the foregoing statements by a reference to
particular instances did our limits allow, but at present
we are precluded by want of room.
With respect to the New Railway Company to
which we alluded in the beginning of this article, it
appears to us to promise all the advantages that may
be expected from a combination of the most favour-
able circumstances. The line is singularly well chosen,
passing, as it does, through a level, rich, and populous
district ; skirting an unusual number of towns and vil-
lages, at but a moderate distance from the sea coast,
and far from that great source of opposition and com-
petition—Canals. The line commences at Shoreditch,
and touching at the principal towns in Essex, Suffolk,
and Norfolk, terminates at Yarmouth. The produce
of these great agricultural counties will thus find ready
access to the metropolitan markets, and its conveyance
may be reckoned upon with certainty, as one main
source of profit to those who may engage in this un-
dertaking. It may also be observed, that such is
the nature of the ground selected for this railway, that
not a single tunnel will be required throughout its
whole course, and no embankment higher than thirty
feet—circumstances which must greatly diminish the
expense of construction.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

We hear that -t express arrived at a late hour
this morning from Paris, but its contents have not as yet
transpired.
The speech of the King of Holland occupies the atten-
tion of our City politicians, and it is considered favourable
to the people of Holland.