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REPORT.

The Committee having at frequent meetings taken this
important subject into their most serious consideration,
have finally and unanimously agreed to their Report, on
the motion of Sir John Burke, Bart.—Seconded by Nicho-
las P. Leader, Esq.
That a line of railway, terminating for the present in the
city of Kilkenny, a plan and estimate of which is herewith
annexed, was the only line, the expenditure, survey, and
details of which were laid before the Committee.

That, the Committee have been informed, that another
line of railway, extending from Dublin to the harbour of
Valentia, would be submitted to the public ; upwards of
thirty miles of which would he a line common to any exten-
sion into the provinces of Munster or Connaught.
That the Committee, in the absence of the necessary
details of such line, can only report that the line as here-
with annexed, which has been surveyed and estimated by
David Aher, Esq., Civil Engineer, appears to them a most
eligible line, being, for thirty-three miles and a half, from
its commencement, a most advantageous main trunk for a
railway from the city of Dublin to the harbour of Valentia,
Galway, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, or Kilkenny ; but,
without adverting to the proposed extensions beyond Kil-
kenny into the provinces of Munster or Connaught, the
surveys or details of which arc not before the Committee,
or without alluding to the prospective advantages to be
attained by such extensions, the Committee do not now
hesitate to recommend the adoption of the line surveyed
by David Aher, Esq., from the peculiar facilities which
are prevented for its execution, its capabilities of future ex-
tensions, and the immediate return it promises to yield to
the capitalist.
The Committee have felt it to be a part of their duty
to institute an inquiry as to the probable revenue to be
derived from this great national undertaking, in order to lay
a solid basis upon which the Capitalist might embark his
property ; for that purpose measures have been taken to
ascertain with accuracy the number of passengers, and
quantity of tonnage, &c., &c., at present carried by the ex-
isting modes of conveyance to and from this city, and the
intermediate districts through which the Railway is pro-
jected. The result of these inquiries has been most satis-
factory, and fully justify the Committee in recommending
the immediate formation of a Company to carry the pro-
posed measure into effect. The Committee are fortified in
this couclusian, being convinced that the trade and in-
tercourse of a country must be considerably increased from
the facilities afforded by the means of Railway commu-
nication.

That, the Committee cannot forbear in this stage of their
proceeding, referring to the present depressed state of the
labouring poor of Ireland ; their condition being such as
peremptorily to demand the strenuous exertions of every
individual anxious for the peace and welfare of this country :
and, exclusive of the admitted advantages of economical
and rapid communication between the metropolis of a coun-
try and its distant provinces, the Committee rely with con-
fidence that the measure they have adopted, is calculated to
combine the greatest public interests in its favour, and in-
sure an immediate and remunerative return ; at the same
time, affording the means of employment to the labouring
poor, which is at all times, but more especially at the pre-
sent crisis, a consideration of the deepest interest and im-
portance to the well-being and tranquillity of Ireland.
June 15, 1835.

FIRST EXTENSION, TERMINATING IN THE
CITY OF KILKENNY.
LENGTII, SEVENTY-THREE ENGLISH MILE'.

TIME FROL DUBLIN TO KILKENNY-3 HOURS.
Capital, .£lOO,OOO.
One half to be borrowed from Government. The other
moiety to be raised in 890 Shares of 501. each, 1/. to be paid
on each Share at the time of subscribing. • No call to exceed
10 per cent., and three months to intervene between each call.
No Shareholder to .be liable beyond the amount of his sub-
scription.
BANKERS—The Provincial Bank of Ireland; the Hibernian
Bank : John David La Touche and Co. ; Messrs. Wright and
Co., London.
TRUSTEES—Hugh Barton, Esq., Strafftn ; George La
Touche, Esq., Fitztvilliam-square ; John Ennis, Esq., Har-
court-street.
ENGINEERS—John Macneil, and David Aber, Esqrs.
SOLICITORS—Matthew Barrington, Esq., Dublin; Messrs.
Fladgate, Young, and Jackson, London.
SECRETARY—P. J. Ilarte, Esq.
Returns referred to in Report, showing existing trade
and intercourse between the city of Dublin and the districts
intersected or approached by the projected Railway :
AVERAGE PASSENGERS.
5,400, to and from Dublin, average fare Weekly. Annually.
Gs. 6d.
avERAGE MERCIIANDIZE.
2,000 tons to and from Dublin, average
per ton, lOs
Coals from the colliery of Castlecomer
Cattle, &c. &c. &c.

£l,OOO 52,000
5,000
••••• 20,000

170,600
Anuttal expcnditure, 1,0001. per mile 73,600

-Annuol profit o'. capital of 800,000/. 12 per cent. 97,000
Applications for Shares, and all communications on the sub-
ject, to be directed to P. J. Harte, Esq., Secretary, at the
Railway-office, 3, Palace-street; to Matthew Barrington, Esq.,
solicitor, Stephen's-green ; or to the Bankers of the Company.

COUNTY OF KILKENNY.
At a Meeting of the Gentry of this County, and mercan-
tile interests of the city, held this day in Kilkenny—the
Ilion SHERIFF of the county in the Chair—the following
Resolutions were unanimously agreed to :
Resolved—That it appears to this meeting that the trade
and commerce of this city would be materially benefitted by
the construction of the line of Railway, as recommended by

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the Report now read.
Resolved—That the city of Kilkenny having within the last
thirty years witnessed the gradual decline of its manufactures,
and the increasing want of remunerative employment for its
population, amounting to upwards of 25,000 persons—results
mainly attributable to this city's not having those facilities of
communication, either by railway or water carriage, which
have been extended to other portions of the empire—it be-
comes the interest of all classes, anxious for the prosperity of
this city—and the imnerative duty of the Legislature to de-
vise the means of affording employment to the industrious
poor. by removing this great impediment to its prosperity.
Resolved—That the city of Kilkenny, holding the first sta-
tion amongst the inland towns of Ireland, from its position—
commanding the trade :Lod intercourse of all the chief towns
in the province of Munster—its proximity to extensive fields
of coal, which, for many years, have supplied this city and
surrounding districts with fuel, the consumption of which must
be extended by rendering it cheaper to the consumer—all
which tend to point out Kilkenny as the most desirable line for
a Railway extension, as well front the natural facilities which
present themselves for its execution, as the immediate and
remunerative return it promises to the capitalist.
Resolved—That a Committee be now formed to vo-operate
with a General Committee in the allocation of shares, and
for the purpose of adopting all necessary steps for the imme-
diate formation of a Company, and that the following: Noble-
men and Gentlemen he requested to act on the Committee,
with power to add to their numbers :
The High Sheriff, the Mayor, the Marquis of Ormonde,
the Earl of Carrick, the Hon. John Ponsonby, tike Hon.
Henry ' Walker, the Hon. P. Butler, M.P., William Francis
Finn, Esq., NI. P., Richard Sullivan, Esq.,. M. P., Sir Josiah
C. Coghill, Bart., Thomas Neville, Harvey de Montmorency,
J. K. Alward, William de Montmorency, Henry Wemys,
Clayton Bayly, Henry Lloyd, John P. Ryan, Edmund.
Srritthaick, Lundy F. Foot, W. Morris -Reade, John;
M'Craith, Harvey Devereaux, Henry Gore, Samuel .Crosth-
waite, John Handy, Daniel Cormick, Sydenham • Davis,
Robert Owen, Redmond Reade, Joh-a Walshe, John Flood,
lames M'Crery, Francis Comerford, Henry Maxwell, Esqrs.,
Richard Smithwick, Esq., Hon. Sec. . . •
Resolved—That, the thanks of this meeting are hereby given_
to Sir Josiah C. Coghill, Bart., and the several no'.iemen and
gentlemen who have so liberally come forward and offered to
give up, without remuneration, that portion 'of their lands
which might be required for the projected Rail'xay.
Resolved—That, we look with confidence. and hope for the
aid and co-operation of the Most Noble 1.15,a, Marquis of Or-
monde, the Lord Lieutenant of this count.y, and the other no-
blemen and gentlemen holding landed tr:operty in this county,
in furtherance of this all-important undertaking.
Resolved—That, applying to Parlltament for a Bill, parti-
cular care be taken that the responsAility of the shareholders
be limited to the amount subscri:ned by each individual, and
that no deposit bond IL per snare be called for until such
13111 be procured.-
The High Sheriff haVing quitted the Chair, and Harvey de
Morrnit!lenotirleatilikcys
of tbehe
meetingcall-ed thtevreerteo—voted to William Stanmrd,
Esq., the High Sheriff of the County Kilkenny. ,
Monday, 27th July, 1835. 't
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