The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-09 00:00:00

114 ROBBER"! 10 mare. ROGERS and

CO.'S, B herse
t,the eblic are res CAUTION.
pecliilly requested to pay partictlae atten'ion
!sol Nurnberg and Dates of all 51., 101., 201., 10/., 401., 501,
that 1001., 5001., and 1,0001. Bank of England Notes
th4l`, be offered in payment ; and before changing them to
No,e7 the same, and compare them with the Lists of the Bank
itolen from Messrs. Rogers and Co., and which have been
13,:trsised several times successively in the Daily and Weekly
Le O•
4t, 01, m the Stolen Notes may be had at all the Banking-houses,
ta,10"l• Rogers and Co., 99, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street
h“ nt Daniel Forrester, at the Mansion House ; and at all
d 7 and Metropolitan Police Station-houses; and of Mr.
11.1 liobler, Solicitor, 2a, Bucklersbury, Mansion House,
,-CE or THE GAS LIGIII and COKE
pRl44‘. 01\IPANY, 1 NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACK-
• 9,
Nattc London, Dec. 7, 1844.
The e Is hereby given, That the COURT of DIRECTORS of
I:3AS LIGHT and COKE COMPANY hereby de-
-41414' a VACANCY has occurred in the Court of Directors,
!c,ti"eoease of WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq.
%bac,: Is hereby also given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL
tell of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be
at this Office, on FRIULI", the 10th day of January next, at
peeca O'clock in the Forenoon, for the Election of a Director to
,
l'hai,rue Vacancy in the Direction, occasioned by the decease
Rl~ltAllen,tha should a llot be required, it
—ntinue open for four hourst, from its comßamencement

By Order of the Court of Directors,
1131, CHARLES BURLS, Secretary.
"triQ 'he Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely, and
'......!l2.'roprietors admitted.
SI NUT
lIFI EL 1) CLUB PRIZE CATTLE
111
AN;Nzt). SHOW, 1844
I-
AL EXHIBITION of PRIZE CATTLE, SEEDS,
I',;.,I4JIIth"tPLEMENTS, &c., will take place on the 11 11, 12th, 13th,
°r.becemlier, at the HORSE BAZAAR, KING-STREET,
io
~sevamgernents for this Year comprise a great additi ,n of space
tl'initae,-,.,4,l.ltoProvements, adding materially to the somfort and eon-
visitors. The space and accommodation. is se atuple,
I from'
"J ra.,,ltY how safely visit this National Exhibition.
aYllght till Nine in the Evening—Lighted up after Three
in the Afternoon.
Admittance, One Shilling.
tIUNRRAL of her late ROYAL MG I INESS
, the PRINCESS SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER.
ANG—t, hereby given, that an EXTRA TRAIN for PAS.
'A:10,1, 48 will leave the SLOUGH STATION, at Eleven
ft't4" 'r ES DA 1' NIGHT, the 10th inst., for the convenience
11140. Wishing to return to London after the Funeral, which
Nt•to'Pl to take place St. George's Chapel, Windsor, at
Clock in the Evening.in

By Order of the Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary
'eat western Railway, Paddington Station, Dec. 7.

t4SGONV
, DUNIFR I and CARLISLE
, RAILWAY.
14,t,0F THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE TO THE
'INC'HOLDERS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES,
Is t, CAR
LISLE RAILWAY.
t'eeh:l/4•tarnittee have delayed making any Report of their pro.
INOl4' 4111 they could lay before you sufficient information to
oli hot only to form a correct opinion of the merits of your
it•Ztein-i,tttt to understand the various schemes more or less con
asp,' it, for which Parliamentary notices have been given.
i4Nti7 of these schemes, and their complex besring on the
eioq"yYour undertaking, render it necessary to preface this
'clot 't general observations.
tilett "014 existing railways of greatest importance in Scotland, in
f length, capital, and traffic, are—the Edinburgh and
Rail •
th, II the way, reflecting the two largest cities in Scotland, as
ktIN
SA il'sat is t 5• seas; the North British Railway, forming part of
,U 11),,,, line from Edinburgh to London, by way of Berwick,
York ; the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, an im.
Iptn't'a In the communication between the manufacturing and
rialishhel:os of the west of Scotland ; and the Glasgow, Paisley,
tsh.iltellam."' and Ayr Railway, connecting the western metropolis
V"! rii„-,with tine of the most thriving mineral and manufac-
, Cr'cts in this country, including the seaports of Ayr,
etmat.,'"e, and Ardrossan, from the latter of which there is a
slhysZa.to-boat communication with the North of Ireland—a
~sits, used, by means of your projected line from its southern
itsth•- at Kilmarnock to Dumfries and Carlisle, to become the
s,'sti',lth-r°ad between the north and west of England, and the
;444,W1Y important district known under the general name of
~eiters."scotiond "The only link awanting to complete the entire
kcslito;4llwaSs leading down the east coast of England and Scotland
taaulargb, across to Glasgow, and up the west coast of Scotland
1.6 lantnnd, back to London, is from the terminus of the Edna-
sts7"sts ."`laslow Railway in Glasgow to the joint terminus of the
k h..'" Ayrshire Railways in the same city. Parliamentary
in-relellecti given for this short line. which is not above half
ns ,ngth, and which will pass, partly in tunnelling, and
hts'Y tse;cacs, through a portion of the city.
t, a: ezistieg and projected railways, which intersect the
'ict, ' might he expected, the richest and most populous
tneis both
ter, 'NI.4 O. England and Scotland, almost the whole of the
eths't, Q'srnanufacturing, mining, mercantile. and shipping in.
",etei 'eat Britain will be connected, and a direct, rapid, and
1,44' leore earls of transit secured. The accompanying map will
"tinctly the course of these great leading lines. 'I here
IN; oh,en'ain, se far as Scotland is concerned, only one line of
sr !el 5-c"narandated, viz. between Edinburgh and the north.
14,ters,„tland arid ncashire. It is true, the existing amount
~,-;41,6 between these districts is as yet limited, but still, in
blast the lines of communication between the two countries,
ial l° keep it in view ; and it fortunately happens, that
fts,sliaa's.ee-t:r_rtY schemes promoted for local objects, and for which
Nir! edinb notices have been given, there is one, vie., a line
r,ere"gb to Hawick, which, if extended to Carlisle, will
es,"ittee,, °o this cross traffic the full benefit of railway corn.
'Mal, "1 at the expense of very small additional outlay of
mi,tisc;eoh.44.-,,,U15, your Committee again request your attention to
tk dra,,,,Yu'l map. From it you will observe :hat a straight
b'4'll, won-,,ncarly due north from Birmingham, Lancaster, or
s(lee Pass through or close to Ilawick, Edinburgh, and
1•,,t414 reaekr" which last point, by a slight deviation eastward,. it
a, ere, Aberdeen Now, it so happens that this straight line
Y Let p^` Aberdeen
through the most practicable country for a mit-
a wee, it
1a moatf.... north and south termini, but opens up by much
of se -tile and thriving of these districts in the south and
;,isesste
rthltdiand, to which the great trunk lines would not them.
lyao
"ern ern portion of the line of communication thus described
at'"estai, ready taken up by parties of influence and capital. Par-
Olt Y Lotices have been given for railways extending the
opa/- inpro Burntialand, en the north side of the Frith of
tai!llrh,,
""I'tte Edinburgh to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. The
It4,htt is called, the Edinburgh and Nortern Raiay forms
th'tortric'tion of this line to the north of Edihnburgh.lw It, avails
ah,q a t%.ll7l)proved
Dukesteam ferry across the Forth, eetablished by
Duke of BuccleuCli and Mr. Gladstone, of Fasque,
ehnr:tepra-r"is the rich mineral and agricultural county of File.
eletwe'' with any line bynf Sting, it shrtens the dis.
t; i' ori s, en Edinburgh and `the mostieimportant towns in the
Atlier 'v.:eland, from thirty to fifty miles. The section to the
sPallytdt inburgh is that projected by the North British Railway
e st he • Hawick, already mentioned.
►ten"al system of international railway communication
elki -cribs, •
• 'ps,'"", It will be seen that three principal lines are pro.
14,clit,s", first of these gives the most direct line from London
1h414111,,t411' the second the best line from London through
s,,:tstrosil.t,° the West of Scotland ; and the third the shortest
fah
the Island, from Carlisle to Edinburgh And the north.
XOO
sish,`st tart&
tt; c°llater-
-1+4,4, 4.. a advantages might be pointed out as resulting
ral nhwte arrangement, but these will be more properly ex-
la 4 pup n discussing the merits of your line in detail.
„.
Ikt .At
I', Point of view, your Committee regard it as one of
Ntse,t °
alth n.°tant characteristics of the scheme now explained,
ustl b),`" in itself more complete than any other, it can be
kbl6 to a, comparatively small expenditure of capital beyond
tett: costulre'd for those new lines of railway, which are about
Ii ' Th.4eted solely for the accommodation of existing local
be:' statement requires a little explanation.
tilish4tsh mentioned that it is intended to form a railway from
'kts'hsh> s;°,HaWick. The line has been planned, and is under.
(eh ,f4orth British Railway Company. The object is to
tollI) i ssatk • • ' to that Company
tet eith Railway, now be onging
'se. kris.) rate to be improved and adapted for locomotives),
Wo .14 Ina
os,ne etue, manufacturing towns of Galashiels, Selkirk, and
lien 'the
naryi `el in the midst of the, best wool-growing and
(' ,tuning district in Scotland. On the other side of the
'is h`witS ~,Yr"hire Railway Company have intimated their inten.
4,t;4' t meaning to interfere with your undertaking) to
ftes irk°, the 'r
I°og-projgected scheme of a Branch. Railway to Cum-
rPose of bringing into their line the passenger traffic
ijle, and ef opening up the large mineral fields of the
14s et-
-si,'ll h-a Ute, kir James Boswell, and Lord George Bentinck,
ged Celebrated blackband ironstone has been distinctly
Leh
it is t
:veaist ; and where extensive additional iron-works are
;41e-" beis,leved, to be erected under leases recently entered into.
ceiss'etle ~
f: the case, the whole length of new railway will require
'laptith-t! the p rpose of completing the two trunk lines trom
1,1 cloisi" Carlisle, via Hawick, and from Glasgow to Carlisle,
ti4wiels trinel be--
Nootet bumfries line, near Carlisle 5ay...... 35 miles.
te Carlisle
73 „
i 2 r; Making in all
101/. pat required for which may be roughly estimated at
seN. ur enteat.ile, or 1296,0001.
,44 rnittee are, so satisfied of the capabilities of the line
1)4 4:1 tZtiek and Carlisle, and of its importance to you, net
rlts btas„," the general plan to be submitted to Parliament,
l"sttehe '• and feeder to your line, that, with the unanimous
I,:lt,,aetit,°,f, a Meeting of your extraordinary
.Committee, ol f
Netitthe,,, !nneaSsistiaje undertaken to the Bowoaaerdtoofmlarkadei,t toinat
thepy
et.' o
th", I sequent session for p
A atones e general scheme of international cemmunicatioa
't • NI) 'ttwed being
es ,ton, I adopted.
tiititots t thy'. important characteristic of the scheme now de..
g 41.` it interferes in no way with the interests of any
'"Sli , lines . railway, but furnishes new feeders both to the four
testi sail:. railway referred to at the outset, and to all the
iron eCg, 4?' with which the projected lines are to be connected
thesstheY at•e, however, would not be discharging their duty
'siti-ietis 44', in the next place, shortly to call your attention to
kst, htstory of another plan, which is about to be brought
Sh•erttst ts,'ot unuer the name of the Caledonian Railway, and to
;tb tisa7,Publie and private advantages it holds out with those
the De obtained by the scheme already described.
4sr, kobabi
sae,. „, •Y be known to all of you that the •Royal Commis-
IN e reeler were
tia Ick Smith and Professor Barlow—who
Isoh,and se '°4o to report on the projected railways between Eng.
"ith4:l h
find -proceeding upon the assumption that only one
etas bee, e, expressed a preference for a line passing over the I
which os
"lathe Cupies the centre of Scotland. In. deingh.se,
seess
sYarisn."unissioners carefully reserved the question w ich
!loshA s routes ought to be preferred, in the event of its
en their Practicable to make two or more linen. The following
test ''"e to b " Were this otherwise (viz., were more than
lines 'hos "tale),and We should subdivide the question into two
eiLrotild bet° jisider. in the first instance, which of the several
s,insitoss,
as "ie Most auitable for a communication by Lancaster
klir.cl, bed 611 as to the West of Seotland and to the North of
1,111:412h." which would be the best route by Newcastle to
1-sll'osit;:4 thus „s„,
th:ri that `-'erred by the Commissioners, " under the
t 4
tkehiegy
toatEpdriensbeunrtgohnaenldinGelesofprawil,w,ay only can be formed
Sollth
recommended itself to
%tht ecosequence of its having two forks or branches at
ss. is, extreini,_
,sit it the one terminating in Edinburgh, and the
lles, would but the barren character of the country through
sets_ aOf siner_. and probably some consideration of the extra
ta. gse:tY by it:lng it, arising from the steep gradients rendered
'She tit their
...sUnlmit of 1,000 feet, induced the Commissioners
Serie, wool "Ptolon that "it was hardly' to be expected that such
eiseeni:tornm,and much support as an investment from the
a lind nto add, that, " unless te principal lande
huegartthe e should feel disposed h
to give the underd -
.',t51,15 Would give to their property, than to a large remunerating
-rhetitted„r cents considerable doubt whether it will ever be
°fPlublicati°o
of that Report, and the facts it disclosed, in
ass nod the g t the early execution of the Beattock or Central
't di, " efrect of deterring the public from embarking in it,
I.,,ctest.„..eetle
.ne
tntethve,airatctention to the more profitable investment
er.ra•ttitish oast Line from Newcastle to Edinburgh.
loinsfeat or /, 'nglY way, being the Scotch portion of that line,
aril,brought forward in 1842—was sanctioned by as
horead wlent Obtained last session—and Is now in course of
e.
L'fr' et °f this .
4141,4.4, which decision of Parliament in favour of an East
sremoves the only ground en which the Royal
441, ,''°ners hate pvtoeriderinrocioyt,he Central Line, is not even yet ges
"' Ac •
the scheme of a Beattock Railway