The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-13 00:00:00

not until after the establishment of the South-Western Rail-
way that the minds of its inhabitants had become awakened
to the importance of a direct and speedy communication with
the great manufacturing districts of the country. With all
the capabilities which Southampton possessed as a port, it
was still comparatively without vessels; for although the
beautiful yachts which covered their waters were fit
toys for the hardy aristocracy of England, yet they were not
the only vessels which ought to float on the waters of a town
that was so highly favoured in its natural advantages.—( Hear,
hear.) If he were asked what would cover those waters with
a forest of masts? He would answer, the construction of a
direct railway between Southampton and Manchester.—
( Cheers.) If he were asked what would make Southampton,
like Lordon and Liverpool, famed for its wealth and com-
merce throughout the world ? He would answer, nothing
but the establishment of such a railway.—(Cheers.) It had
been correctly stated by Mr. Edwards, the collector of cus-
toms for Southampton, that its exports had increased, in
four years, from 700,0001. to 3,000,0001. ; and that, if the
direct railway were established, he had no doubt they would
at once increase to 1.9,000,0004 per year.—( Hear, hear.)
That was an instance of the favourable opinion which one so
well capable of forming a judgment entertained of the in-
crease of the foreign trade, if this railway were established.
But it was not foreign trade alone which would be improved
by increased facility of communication, for Mr. Andrews, of
Southampton, stated that since the opening of the South-
Western Railway his business had increased to the amount of
10,000 r. annually--( Hear, hear)—and they were all aware that
since that period they kad constructed noble docks and e,m-
menced the building of iron vessels in that town. Such serve
the advantages to be derived from railway communication.—
( Hear, hear.) The good effects which would follow from the
increase of railway communication with Southampton were so
self-evident, that they had perceived by all those who had any
knowledge of the subject, and he believed that there never had
been a railway project introduced which had received such uni-
versal and unanimous support as the Manchester and South-
ampton Direct Railway Company.--( Hear, hear.) As a proof
of which, he could assure the meeting that he had received
letters from nearly all parts of England, expressing approbation
of it ; one of the letters which he had received having been from
an influential gentleman of Kendal, inWestmorland, who spoke
in a most flattering manner of the scheme, and requested that
his name might be put down for a large number
of shares. It had been stated in some quarters,
that some of the individuals whose names were in the list of
Provisional Directors had withdrawn their names; but to that
statement he could give a most direct and unqualified contra-
diction—( Cheers).- and he could assure the meeting that. not one
of the Provisional Directors had withdrawn his name, whilst it
was only yesterday that Captain Charles Mangles, the Chair-
man of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, had expressed
the great pleasure which he felt in having his name placed en
the list of the Provisional Directors. The great object which
the Southampton and Manchester Company had in view was
to give the best possible accommodation to the town of
Southampton by railway communication, and he was confident
that this project was best calculated to secure that most de-
sirable object. They had on the list of Provisional Directors
the names of three most respectable eitiz-ns of Southampto”,
and he (Mr. W'alkinshaw) might claim, from his residence in
the Isle of Wight, an identity of feeling with them, so that they
would see that the interests of the port of Southampton were
properly and sufficiently represented in the directory.
Mr. R. LA NEESTER moved a resolution expressive of the
opinion of the meeting that the line proposed by the Manchet-
ter and Southampton Company w s the best and most favour-
able line, and deserved to be supported. The advantages
which would accrue to the town of Southampton, and to the
country generally, from the establishment of a railway of the
proposed description, were admitted by ail; but if they would
be so great in time of peace, what must they be in time of
war, with such a port as Southampton, having Portsmouth
for its bulwark, and consequently the best and safest port in
the empire at such a juncture? The question for them to
consider on that occasion was not which was the best gauge, a
broad or a narrow one, but which was the best arid most direct
line of ct.mmunication between Southampton and the manu-
facturing districts in the north ; and they should recollect that
the line which was proposed by the Manchester and South-
ampton Company had the advantage of opening a commu-
nication with Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and that was
what might be termed a national gauge. It was their duty
in Southampton to avail themselves of their great facilities for
traffic, and in enlightenment and improvement to keep pace
with the age which they lived.—( Hear, hear.) This was
no time to be behind hand, and if they were, they might be
sure that they would lose all the good effects of their great
natural advantages, by their own supineness. It afforded him
the greatest satisfaction to perceive that this project had a fair
prospect of success, for it was one that would open up districts
containing no less than four millions of inhabitants
i to a con-
stant communication with Southampton, and would n that re-
spect be a benefit not only to the town, but to the nation at
large. He was of opinion that this was the best line, and he
therefore felt great pleasure in proposing the resolution.
Mr. Pa xsosis seconded it, and it was carried unanimously.
Mr. JOSEPH HILL proposed a resolution nearly to the same
effect as the last, that the most direct line of communication
between Southampton and the mining and manufacturing
districts was the most desirable, and deserved the
support of the inhabitants of Southampton. It was
absolutely impossible to estimate the benefits which would
result from such a line of railway as that proposed by the
Manchester and Southampton line. The inhabitants of Man-
chester saw the great facilities which the port of Southamp-
ton would give them for the export of their manufactured pro-
duce to the East and West India markets ; but if this great
undertaking were carried out, the facilities would not be con-
ned to Alanchester, for the Government would also reap the
kdvant age of it in the conveyance of the mails.—( Hear, hear.)
There was no difference of opinion as to the propriety of a
direct communication with Manchester, and therefore it was
unnecessary to go at length into that subject. If they wanted
1 proof of the advantages which flowed from a direct railway
communication, let them consider all the good which the South.
Western Railway Company had done to the town by opening a
communication with London and the intermediate districts.—
( Hear, hear.) That railway had done a great deal of good to
the country through which it passed, and it afforded a con-
vincing proof of the advantage which resulted from railway
communication.

The resolution was seconded by Mr. JORDEN, and
agreed to. _ _

A petition to Parliament, to be presented early next ses-
sion in favour of the line, was also agreed to ; after which a
vote of thanks was proposed to the Manchester deputation for
their co-operation and assistance, when,
Mr. BRTHELL, on the part of the Oxford, Southampton,
Portsmouth, and Gosport line, was about to address the meet-
ing; but after some discussion it was agreed, that if Mr.
Bethell was desirous of putting forward the project of a line
through Oxford, &c., he should call a meeting for that pur-
pose, as the present meeting had already agreed to a series of
resolutions in favour of a ditr,rent line.

The vote was then agreed to.
Sir RAYMOND JARVIS was then called to the chair, and
Lhanks having been voted to the Mayor, the meeting separwed.

COURSE OF EXCIiAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight l2 6
Rotterdam 2U. 12 81
Antwerp 26 20
aamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles 25 95
Bourdeaux 26 0
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petersburgb, 3 Us..

Berlin —
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 3
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 3f 3
Cadiz
Itiilbao —
Barcelona

Sevilla

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Gibraltar.....
Leghorn ... ......, 1..0 65
Genoa l's 95
Mi1an.......... ......
Venice .
Naples
Palermo, pt f- oz
Lisbon
Oporto ..
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Buenos Ayii-s
.113 LI nut oz
Foreign ,1:,11, bars, .V 3 17 9
Portugal INkt Coin 3 17 5
aw Poublams .... 0 0 0
New ;)i.J....1rs 0 4 94
Silver !".;qrs 4 11i

fJJJ SIECLE."

TO TIIE EDITOR. OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—l have seen iu your paper of the Bth instant, that the
Siecle has attempted to shuttle out of its first falsehood agairst
Sir Charles Napier by another equally disgraceful.
It says—" We would just quote the testimony of a distin-
guished victim of the Sinde war, and which testimony has
never been contradicted." Then it gives this never-contra-
dieted testimony, namely, an extract from the memorial and
complaint of one of the captive Ameers, printed amongst the
Parliamentary papers forming the blue•book on Sinde.
The Siècle thus shows that this second falsehood has been
deliberately pub!ished with a perfect knowledge that it is one ;
because in the same blue-book the most positive contradiction
and complete disproof of the Ameer's assertions are also to be
found; and that contradiction and disproof, supported by the
testimony of all the British officers concerned, has been repub-
lished in my History of the Conquest of Sinde.
But it is unt difficult to trace the origin of these shameless
falsehoods. There are in the Sil!cle's article sufficient indica.

tions that the editor of the French paper has liia;-13;;;;"
coadjutor quite worthy of his fraternity.
Guernsey, Aug. P. W. NAPIER, Major-General.

THE NAVY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—lf the Admiralty would behave to the captains of the
navy they wish to retire as has been done to officers of cor-
responding rank in the army, &c., they would have found
plenty that would retire ; but expecting captains above a cer-
tain age to accept a retirement less than is given to the other
professions. is an insult to them all. I hope, as you have
advocated this ill-used profession, you will point cut the in-
justice, and let all that retire have the same sum, for they have
been in the service above fifty years, and nothing but corrupt
interest placed most of those on the Ist Class that have never
done the service of their juniors, to whom they wish to give a
less sum, that have spent their best days in her Majesty's
.ervice.—l am, Sir, your constant reader,
ONE THAT SERVED THE WHOLE OF LASI' WAR.
London, August 11, 1845.

FEAR cur. AND LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.
TUESDAY. —An accident of a most dreadful nature,rred is feared will prove fatal to one of the parties,
ek toocllclr. Stacey,
yes-
terday evening, between eight and nine o
returna' home from Isle-.
—NViwilhDisc°hßit'
were on. theairhorse
hired of a lisery-
rbersieitkulaagyiaTt to her 11,1faljieesyty, and Mr. Cart'flool, bookseller, both
wifith, in a gig, Mr. Stacey, driving
frequently before ran away, even gso since
lately bee
asn ascertained
Saturday
last.lia s
stable-keeper at Eton, whirls it has
ot, the steep and dangerous bill
On descending, at a sharp
i na
all
attemptsto th the bridge,
Stay
the t s horse
I efr'uitless. On arriving opposite to the bank
Thames-street,offatatre
at the bottom of the hill, the horse swerved
of Nevi!! ReidandCo.,
on to the pavement, dragging the chaise against the
to the right,
ia
started TlNVinddousosr,ralrecited,
rails, tearing away the iron and stone..work, and finally
pro-
gress proving
iron
c:earing
• itself of the vehicle, by dashing between the rail-
utter y
ings and the iron lamp-post. Mr. Stacey was thrown with
great force into the road, sustaining very severe injuries. Mr.
Gartland was discovered under the chaise, and in a most pitia-
ble condition, the blond streaming front his head and face, and
so disfigured, that the parties oho humanely went to his ITiCtle,
and who were his neighbours, were not aware, until to:re time
afterwards, and he was enabled to speak, who it was. tic was
"riled to the Swart hotel, where he experienced every atten-
tion, and five surgeons were almost instantly in attendance.
The injuries he received were of the most painful and afleting
nature. In addition to two deep cuts on the forehead, four
inches in length, the skin bring torn away from the skull and
hanging over the eyes, his nose was completely flattered, and
nis
a deep wound extended front the left eye to the upper lip. .
tongue was also nr•arly severed aert,s; the ecut!'e; "P.""to
have been occasioned by its protruding from his mouth at d
tine
time he was dashed against the iron rails. He was conveyed
to his residence in a carriage, after his wounds had been dressed,
where
he now remains in an extremely dangerous state.

[ADvERTIsEmENT.]-I,Apy
WAY'S PILLS.—Lady ll—, the wife of a distiuguithetl
Lord, was, a few weeks since, so alarmingly ill, occasioned by
a disorder in the liver and stomach, as to induce her physicians
to disclose to the Honourable Mr. L--, her Ladyship's son-
in-law, that they entertained but little hopes of her recovery.
In this state, and unbeknown to her medical attendants, she
was strongly advised to try Holloway's celebrated Pills, which
she took for only three weeks, when she found herself as well
as ever she was in her life. The accuracy of this extraordinary
statement can be proved beyond all doubt. Scld at Professor
Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London, and byall
FROdiciin-eelleri throughout the civilirocl world.