The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-11 00:00:00

Whether this difference of five and a half miles oan be realised
by Sir John Rennie's line is yet to be ptoved, and, if realised, whe.
ther such a difference would be compensated for by the London
and York line having its course through the towns of Hitchin,
Huntingdon, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford, Retferd,
Bawtry, and Doncaster, net one of which is approached by Sir John
Rennie's line, the public will be able to determine.
To the second and third allegations the Committee of Direction
of the London and York Company reply, that while Sir John Ren.
nie and Co. state that their surveys were commenced in October,
1843, and their prospectus published in April last, the project for
a new railway between London and York was formed by Mr. Gibbs
in 1836, and in that year carried into Parliament That in 1640 Mr.
Gibbs again brought his scheme before the Parliamentary Commis_
sinners, and it is detailed by them in their report of 1841. That
such scheme was never abandoned by him, but in February of the
present year the details of the London and York Railway, as now,
with modifications adopted, were explained by him to Mr. Beckett
Denison, M.P , who suggested several alterations, and Mr. Francis
Mowatt, the Vice-Chairman, and arrangements were made for per-
fecting the plan by levels and surveys, which were completed in the
month of March following, and on the 16th of April the project
was announced by advertisement in the Times, under the name of
the " Great Northern Railway," before any advertisement of Sir
John Rennie had appeared : and the Committee of Direction dis-
tinctly affirm that the course over the first seventy miles from
London was adopted on actual surveys made by Mr. Gibbs, and not
suggested to them by any other parties; and they beg ftirther to
observe, It is only now within these few days, that after the Lon-
don arid York Company has been before the public for a period of
five months, after its whole capital of five millions has been sub.
scribed, and its shares has attained a high premium in the market,
that Sir John Rennie and Company have come forward with what
is intended to be a counter-project, and with the misstatements
here disposed of
All comment upon this course would, in the opinion of the Com-
mittee, be idle.
Subjoined, for the information of the Shareholdlers and the public,
is an accurate table of the actual distances, and also a list of the
Provisiona► Committee of the London and York Company, pub-
lished in May last, including names that will be taken by the pub-
lic as a guarantee against any such conduct as is implied by the as.
sections of Sir John Rennie and Co.

By order of the Committee of Direction,
J. R. MO WATT, Secretary.
Offices, 7, Lothbury, London, October 3,1844.

TABLE OF DISTANCES.

London to York • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

, Present
Distance
,by existing
Railways.

Distimce by
London and
Yorkßailway,
,by Doncaster

Miles. Miles.
219 1851

London to Hull ................1 243 203
London to Leeds f ByOakenshaw 205 185
By Wakefield 205 187

London to Wakefield :. • • •. • • • • • •
London to Brad'ord
London to llalifax • •
London to Huddersfield • • • • • • • • • •

199 I 174
212 187
215 190
210 185