The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-14 00:00:00

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which Manchester is the capita), and which is so May
represented on the present occasion by the Mayor eplan ,r
chester.—(Cheers.) And now, gentlemen, as I 11n-
outage
portunity of addressing this company, I will take a,,
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of it to give some advice to the directors of this raite:Noud
assure them there are many persons in this neight%og to
who have made sacrifices of private feeling in consell,o,o,
give up their land for the purposes of this railway:--701/4_, that
hear.) They have given that consentfrom the convicti/: arid
this undertaking was one conducive to the public Vac"
rot the
that considerations of private inteprost should not obst, vot
public good; and also from the knowledge that they etr`esav
giving it to one of those ephemeral schemes proposed con
for gambling speculations. They have given theiroolo
sent in the confidence and
.belief that the dlirec
railway are men influenced by the honoarable ant6trp.ieti°oll.l4
conferring a public benefit on the distrieta with vilocuittach
eot
soil
are themselves immediately connected, lookiug
to any pecuniary gain they may derive, as to the gereojeti
acknowledgments of their fellow-citizens for pabliic goal
rendered.—(Cheers.) Now the promoters of th's
wil be exposed to formidable difficulties, and great no
sition from other railways proposing to pass thr°Lifterst,
same district ; arid if this is not the best rail
London and Manchester—if this is not the most directof
to
munication with Manchester, I fairly say, in the face
constituents, that no consideration of local benefit or t...e."
tage would prevent me from supporting another
sai.h.,o
(Hear, hear.) But the way in which the Director Tv/
establish their claim to a continuance of the privilleg:ita
pessess, is by being enabled to show that they coo of
greatest degree of velocity with a correspoading fietbst
safety to the traveller.—(Cheers.) They "lusts h°deeel
teeettee of
they have neglected no precaution that can have
to diminish the risk of accidents—the frequent occurr,iiislg.
which shakes the public confidence in railway treie" par
They must make the sacrifice of pecuniary gain f°r tel the'
pose of taking those precautions—they must show iti„l
have consulted the comfort of tithe Classes of ra -ter Ptir
vellers—of poor as well as richy must be bet_s.....tet
vided with comfort and accommodation for all clas-e,iii,bl
third as well as the first ; and if they are wise, they !outage
moderate fares and comfortable accommodatio.', ert,oeeot
that spirit of locomotion cn which, after all, the pet,'"ed,iise
prosperity of railways must depend.—(Cheers. toed
them to take this course from a comprehensive vieW ozif
own permanent interest as well as for the public rods oo
if they do- that, then I shall, in "turning the first throat/
this day, not only be commencing a line of railway.,_.,
the Trent Valley, but I shall be laying the °b,founds:lo
permanent and prosperous company, which °,l. e
claim to Parliamentary support more pow' the -
union of great companies—more powerful than ,_„c'
bolt
vassing of Members of Parliament—a claim to Pouricileg
port, which will be founded on the proof that Pe .ebitc
conferred on a company has been exercised for th r.dotf
advantage. I will now proceed to that part ef,11.10.14;
which consists in "turning the first sod" of this 00'700
The Right Hon. Baronet was loudly cheered on 01
tbf
his address.
The Right Hon. Baronet here dexterously filled re'
wheelbarrow with sods, and after wheeling it a fog Eel
turned to the position he had previously occupied, w'reaser
Mr. WATKIN, the Secretary to the Con-wan'', I)
him withe following address :
" TOT HE RIGHT HON. SIR ROBERT PEEL, 0-Allt
" The Directors of the Trent Valley Railway have -tolts,,o
the pleasure of commencing those mechanical opers.,,,say,
means of which their lengthened struggle will speedfor. tb
its consummation, and they sincerely thank ?.'0; thel;
readiness with which you have consented to aid,,ii2egtal,.
their crowning labours. They derive the happiest
from the fact that the Prime Minister of the erroaeroii
found it not inconsistent with his position,
the trie le So,
duties press upon him, to share with them
this important day—but they dwell with greater reteee ;
more peculiar pleasure on the fact that one wi°s„efailetlgi
identified with the most momentous improvemente yieel
times should have selected this undertaking asw-
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especial support and consideration. :se Is '
" To the inhabitants of Tamworth the oeeasiv,o-
unusual interest. They cannot fail to see in the iwl.siell"
meet of this undertaking the seeds of great athrttrirs Oft);
their town, restoring as it will to this locality tu:the,,eli
tages which have been withdrawn from it, open so so of
resources of the Valley of the Trent, and achiev'nqiceeia
for them as for the empire, the more extended
bringing into closer communion the metropolis of lee io
and the metropolis of commerce and manufactures,,ittagto
" The Directore fervently hope that the afiv"-,,lticr,he
which the county of Staffbrd is now about to Pi-ed t 044
will, in due time and with befitting care, be extetl'ohei
remotest districts, and that ene whose enlightened P otiOti
given new energy to the commerce of England, 41,1 reit tir
his care and support to those great undertakings W"•
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the commonwealth more closely together." Treats
Mr. TOOTAL here proposed three cheers for the to„te
ley Railway, which were given with great enthlisi°, for `4,
Mr. YATES PEEL suggested the same compliroco' 1.001'4
ladies who had favoured the proceedings with their„Peeds°
and having been cheerfully responded to, this Pr''
ea
terminated. • ifigbiPt°
The spade, originally intended for the use of the sly f°.4'
Baronet Baronet on this occasion, was manufactured eXPr'fee
purpose in Sheffield, but upein being examine] :;1
mittee appainted to attend to the arrangements, gbt too
Coand at a very late period, Messrs. Elitti,pli oo° it
Co., of Birmingham, were instructed to loaLlabillgot;
el:ctro silver plate, which they succeeded in °'"„.o
time. The metallic part of the spade is in elec,"'oli
and shaped somewhat in the form of an heraldic s''.
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preserving the characteristic of a spade, 011
engraved the arms, crest, and motto of the Rin;re a wain
ronet, and underneath the following inscrip. ion , oty,
of the Trent Valley Railway, from Stafford to Pl." t< 6i`
commenced on the 13th day of November, 18,15.0,, cuout/olt
occasion the first sod was turned by the Right d
Sir Robert Peel, Bart., upon lauds in the par°*. to tr
worth and county of Stafford." And upon the,
the official seal of the Trent Valley Railway Celt/Peet
gether with the names of the Chairman, Edmund The,
the directors, engineers, solicitor, secretary, tie. theibiro
or "tree," is formed of a piece of old English oak,
put divided into two branches, forming the halod`en't bigor
appropriately carved with oak leaves, acorns, Sec,'„„le'sl'e'illl
polished. The wheelbarrow was of the finest 0,„a;,
hagany, richly carved and ornamented with the 41. rot
Right Hon. Baronet. Sir Robert, on leaving the, to
carried off the spade, exhibiting it from his cart
spectators who crowded around.
The directors give a dinner this evening
to ttoett]ii
employees of the company, at the King's Anna bas or
which Mr. J. Stephenson, one of the contractors, et,
taken to preside. e ?„
The whole of the arrangements of the day IT:.
admirably carried out, under the direction of itur'„i Lief ,
who superintends the construction of the line,
contractors.
The dinner party at the manor this evening'
the .Right Hon. the Earl of Talbot, the -)1°1/a• fr. I'lo
Anson, M.P., the Hon. Captain Carnegie, 1q.17.9,. V
; flo
Ricardo, M.P., Captain A'Court, M.P. Mr- "'; direce.ed,
M.P., Mr. Houldsworth, chairman of the board et;
of the Manchester and Leeds Railway; Mr. W• ;selleg.4
the Mayor of Manchester; Mr. T. Hilton, of 31110nefor
Captain Cleather, Mr. Richard Creed, and t11%.9c C„,'te
members of the 'board of the Trent Valley Ile", eKer
party :—Mr. E. Peel, chairman ; Mr. E. Toots," of P,tJ
chairman ; Mr. T. Smith, of London • Mr. T. BooT'aciety'
pool ; Mr. J. Hornbv, Mr. J. P. Westhead, Mr. "eaatf°lD"
Mr. T. L. Gooch, the engineer, as well as the folloi'vlogeiV
hers of the late board :—Mr. J. Ridgw v, Mr.
Mr. E. Tootal, Mr. T. H. WanklYn aNfr.
solicitor, and Mr. Watkin, the secretary' to the conir ,ter
Mr. Brassey, contractor to the line. ,ere begot
The same party, with one or two exceptions, 111-1410
tallied last evening by Mr. Edmund Peel, at Bone the bleb
Among the toasts proposed during the evening wit,„';,et tat
of Mr. Hudson, by Sir Robert Peel. The
Baronet complimented the Hon. Member in N'crY, AO, y
terms upon his successful career, so much so that I",elie'
formed Mr. Hudson was completely overpoWere"
rose to return thanks