The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-16 00:00:00

TI-IF
EAST INDIA HOUSE, r; 81
COURT of DIRECTORS of die EAST
That INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
aNartat a Proprietor of East India Stock has postponed, until the
t, erlY General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held
'"eir }louse, in Leaclanhall-street, on WiMNESDAY, the 18th
'gam, the Motion of which he had previously given notice, viz. :
16;That the Dispatch of Lord Auckland of the 17th November,
Which his Lordship rejected the proposed plan of the Ben-
:'overnment, and recommended the annual money-payment of
00/. tothe the Temple of Juggernaut (to which recommendation
tons.irectors assented by their Dispatch of the 2d June, 1840), be
petlidered by the Court of Proprietors on motion for abrogating
ii..l4"*Y-Payment, upon the ground of no original pledge or en-
kids
,',Derit having ever been given for the same by or on behalf of
4Patch.,,
--"PanY, as erroneously alleged by Lord Auckland in his
That a Proprietor has postponed until the said Quarterly General
koUrt, the following notiees, viz.:—
" That he will call the attention of the Proprietors to the treat.
1,,,nt of his Majesty the King of Delhi by the Government of
a I" and
"That he will call the attention of the Proprietors to the state
Of the
Police in the Presidencies of Bengal and Agra, and to the
St4e of the Gaols in all the Presidencies of India."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.
EAT NORTH of ENGLAND RAILWAY.
The TENDER FOR IRON RAILS.
DIRECTORS are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for
hi 'ulTlY of 6,000 tons of IRON RAILS, each rail to be 16 feet
p,1:411.1, and weighing Gilbs. per yard ; the quality of the iron in
0 :all to be equal to No. 3. The tender to state in detail the
thr—er'a of manufacture which it is proposed to follow to produce
No tender will be attended to without this statement,
L„ 1' Company will stipulate with the party whose tender may
bthe e!ePted that the Company may, at any time, send an inspector
weeks to satisfy themselves that the specified process of
the"focture is fully adopted. To be delivered on the quay of
antorts of Hull, or gtockton, or Middlesbrough.on.Tees, flee of
ilit'"Arge, or at Darlington, and the deliveries te be extended over
Ten months. No imperfect rails will be received.
enders to be delivered on or before the 23d day of December,
at „
Company's office, in Darlington.
Plate, "section of the rails to be in accordanee with a drawing or
eh may be seen at the Company's office at Dar.
eittt n, where also a model of the rail may be seen, and further
Pianation Obtained.

By order,
441ington .12 .1844
•

H. PARKER, Secretary.

LASGOW, DUMFRIES, and CARLISLE
RAILWAY.
iiCr OP THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE TO THE
list-etREHOLDERS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES,
L RAILWAY.
I%4Ceramittee have delayed making any Report of their pro.
iteebiet. Until they could lay before you sufficient ieforosation to
qa h /ea, not only to form a correct opinion of the merits of your
- ese4. but to understand the various schemes more or less con.
1147 With it, for which Parliamentary notice,have been given.
leter'aslher of these. schemes, and their complex bearing on the
Itope"ta of your endertakiug, render it necessary to preface this
t 511 no general observations.
The
hop °Ur existing railways of greatest importance la Scotland, in
Ce:at of lengta, capital, and traffic, are—the Edinburgh and
*slits* Railway, connecting the two largest cities in Scotland, as
%s"' the tee sees; the North British Railway, focusing part of
40:11Nit trunk line from Edinburgh to London, by way of Berwick,
PertZtla. and York ; the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, an im.
44.7 lieh in the communication between the manufacturing and
kirt4:l tewns of the west of Scotland; and the Glasgow, Paisley.,
‘t see ncek, and Aye Railway, connecting the western metropol is
Ate7tlend with one of the most thriving mineral and manufac-
.4el districts in this country, including the seaports of Ayr,
4t-eit
and Ardrossan, frm the latter of which there is a
reit lar steaneboat communicatio on with the North of Ireland— a
tt„rl" destined, by means of your projected line from its southern
elotteas at Eilmarnock Dm
to ufries and Carlisle, to become the
`lith.road between the north and west of England, and the
etheLt eqUally important district known under the general name of
ette,",est of Scotland." The onl y link awanting to complete the entire
I•neis,,`Jailways leading down the east coast of England and Scotland
kel 1.-"'nrith,acreas to Glasgow, and up the west coast of Scotland
ho 'entiand, back to London, is from the terminus of the Edin-
Ohand
-reel, Glasgow Railway in Glasgow to the joint terminus of the
heete:ck and Ayrshire Railways in the same city. Parliamentary
a tees hays been given for this short line, which is not above half
14etiie 15 lengh, and wich will pass, partly in tunnelling, and
iha archest, through a h
portion of the city.
latteit see existing and projected railways, which intersect the
4istee; aid, as might be expected, the richest and most populous
ittiosLe! both of England and Scotland, almost the whole of the
'tenet, tura). Manufacturing, mining, mercantile, anti shipping in.
Itest,.* Great Britain will be connected, and a direct, rapid, and
lee, 'laical means of transit secured. The accompanying map will
ja nre distinctly the course of these great leading lines. There
trwie'ls remain, se far as Scotland is concerned, only one line of
.artet taaccerniniodated, viz., between Edinburgh and the north-
er • ecotland and Lancashire. It is true, the existing amount
Isyin- "'course between these districts is as yet limited, but still, in
lt lOnt the lines of communication between the two countries,
1.140;401141 to keep it in view • and it fortunately happens, that
Ileteee,ll the 'luny schemes promoted for local objects, and for which
44: -I,eatare notices have been given, there is one, •iz., a line
temereenuburgh to Hawick, which, if extended to Carlisle, will
Noic,;va en this cross traffic, the full benefit of railway cam.
shies n' at the expense of a very small additional outlay of
4, To exe,
tteseee."latu this, your Committee again request your attention to
-enl,PauYiell map From it you will observe that a straight
ettetic• lf
awn nearly due north from Birmingham, Lancaster, cr
the.:lle. would Pass through or close to Hawick, Edinburgh, and
woUlree'fr,.nt which last point, by a slight deviation eastward, it
wet opt each Aberdeen. Now, It so happens that this straight line
ReY betYwPa"et through the most practicable country for a rail-
." eaeottean ire north and south termini, but opens up by much
'Wet ee lettile and thriving of these districts in the south and
tasictetic4,nd, to which the great trunk lines would not them.
keeea
1- "e'en re.-" nottion of the line of communication thus described
s'itnent„al-44, taken by parties of influence and capital. Par.
Whoa Y notice. up
iven for railways extending the
eie.e; Way free.
_hays. bieedn
gen the north side of the Frith of
let;`-tn,opeesite i'diniabutirnthis
g to Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen. The
itase rtho Edinburlrh and Northern Railway, forma
1-71 f te-e".°4 of this ens to the north of Edinburgh. It avails
Gr°f janneeedisstea' m ferry across the Forth, established by
tat
th
, • Duke of Buccleuch and Mr. Gladstone, of Fasque,
1441:44atts the rich mineral and agricultural county of Fife.
tkiset'll*red with any line by way of Stirling, it shortens the die-
atete between Edinburgh and the most impertantstowo: in the
4Syth °I Scotland, from thirty to fifty miles. The
British Railway
to the
hesi
Railway
‘‘titiat Edinburgh is that projected by the Not
eyetalLY to Hawiek, already mentioned.
ate e "general systems of international railway communication
I,lsteribed it will be seen that three principal lines are pro.
I', ed..; The first of these gives the roost direct line from London
e°4ii e,n,b; the second the beat line from London through
`esti:giro to the West of Scotland ; and the third the shortest
lesit °st the Island, from Carlisle to Eeinburgit and the north.
ka,' Scotland.
hie ay collateral advantages might be pointed out as resulting
ktieke ahoy, arrangement, but these will be more properly cx.
Whe* discussing the merits of your line in detail.
qt, PUlslie point of view, your Committee regard it as one of
4t4tt I,let imPortant characteristics of the scheme new explained,
At• toe-"1"11111 in itself more complete than any other, it can be
tt bY a comparatively small expenditure of capital beyond
elroluired for these new flaw of railway, which are about
Ilea,""aatrueted solely for the accommodation of existing local
eelte, :Ns statement requires a little explanation.
Lattie been Mentioned that it is intended to form a railway from
ese, tt t• Hawick. The line has been planned, and is under_
'tsee „bite North British Railway Company. The object is to
hoc a Dalkeitk Railway, now belonging to that Company
‘,ste !it key rate to be improved and adapted for locomotives),
e. 4•11 tel"lt manufacturing towns of Galashiels, Selkirk, and
I,%,.losse,„!letUated in
.the.
,midst of the best wool-growing and
fibs turisg distriet Scieland. tbe other fide of the
e'a• (we. Ayrshire Railway Compass, have intimated their intern.
4"seete'Ait n' g to interfere with your undertaking) to
ete their a In-
of a Branch Railway to Cum-
treee,fer t, lent-projected scheme
be• le., ea Purpose of bringing into their line the passenger traffic
;4rtillia-,,,`,4iltrict, and of opening up the large mineral fields of the
alse ..elate, Sir James Boswell, and Lord George Bentinek,
Celebrated blackband ironstone has been distinctly
44",,Ut'114; „ed .°) exist • and where extensive additional iron-works. are
t 4tet -;ealieved 'to be erected under leases recently entered in.to.
Nett'the Case the wholelength of sew railway will require
Nets
r the pur,pose of completing the two trunk lines ft:owl
Dub,• ‘Ch te Carlisle via Herrick, and from Glasgow to Carlisle,
Ilee-iiteries, will beL
Ctiss;:' t•
!the Dursfries line, near Carlisle, ay 35 miles.
'Pho °ck arlisle
Making in
1441"141 required for which may be roughly estimated at
• r
sane I 296 0001
s7fteti -I,_W
°lloecittee' ° are a. satisfied'
of the capabilities of the line
.`Aa ieh and Carlisle, and of its importance t; you, met
Zt jPart of the general plan to be submitted to arl
iSeiereuareecla and rosier to your line, that, with theeomumnainttieo
of
147,atemeet el a meeting of your extraordidnaryTrade
es t. they have undertaken to the Bear of to apply
• tr 6th4t_ asubaequent session for power to make
.in the
biser general scheme of international ceromunication
se„'eket re 'cased being adopted.
c'''svl hen resat
'`i that • .
importaut characteristic? Of the sheme now de_
tottii!lithe of it. interferes way with the iraterests of may
furnishesleno new feeders both to the four
~Ylyka °f rsrami.llwwaayy'rbe.ufetrred. to at the outset, and to all the
ltr°art with which the projected lines are tie be connected
!Lee the,
iie_mittee, however, would not be discharging their duty
let:rltirt7t, In the next place, slimily. to call your attention to
gat Petl44lll history of another plan, which is about to be brought
tok, tact the e,lt sumer the name of the Caledonian. AltilWay, and to
Iltth ese. ybl2Uhlie and private advantages it holds out with those
einie pro•wobbitained by the scheme already described.
seiswigs, tier Yhe known to all of you that the Royal Commis-
Professor Barlow—who were
44,1L'ted hetert4teriek Smith
and
d railways between Eng.
eseeei -40 to report on the projected
hieett b e,laull—proceoding upon tee assumptien that only one
hal eePressed a preference for a line passing ov.er the
tr*"ar,:,- Which occupies the centre of Scotland. In rising so,
kat° C•lnteislioners carefully reserved thettqeuestion which
feelelet"Us routes ought to be preferred,. in event of its
eor practicable to make two or more lines. The following
Were this otherwise (viz., were more than
et,k-ses,"%e• read.), we should subdivide the question into two
%ell We 'l44,aed *Mildew in the first instance, which of thei several
4, "444 " the moat'
suitable for a communication by Lancaster
444, as Well all to the West •f Scotland and to the North of
1‘4101114e, which would be the best route by Newcastle to
,1401,,,14,1iiane
that
preferred by
IL- the go 'eat at present ono line of railway
the Ceressiosioners, " under the
formed
onlyensbe
If to
hi'es olio"; Ute
to Edinburgh and Glasgow," recommended
chsees at
‘tettthere' sonsequeece of its having two fodrkus,boorr
!burgh nand the
o,2sXtrornity, the ono terminating
athetlk lt I,:tr ; but the barren character •ifetEhe countryg
through
Soe:a of we and probably
1..r.10g it, arising some consideration of the extra
from the steep gradients r.endered
‘ee-'ete u; ;•) summit of 1,000 feet, induced the Commissioner
b'r &Pinion that "it was hardly-to be expected that such
see.„ °lnd c
Preb skeuinclwreand muck support as an investment from the
tee.tiaiors ei" kali to add, that," unless the principal landed
diva it tbeer-ee catty nt the line should feel disposed to pre the un
support, rather with a view to tkc increased
eta mod, the: to their property, than to a large rernutierating
elt acted... seems considerable doubt whether it will ever be
het •
ske c't le •catusu of that Report, and the facts it disclosed, in
c 1
' a 1
554
8 ti the early execution of the Beaor
• If tt,, leffect of deterring the public from !embarking inCeutra itl ,
"\,e
".e. 'd ee their attention to the more profitable investment
oy the East boa 'Wtl. It Coast Line from Newcastle. to Edinburgh.
aarerelugly Railway, being the Se:telmesw:r&txtioofoetdhathylinae.,
It Farijanaei naught forward in
.184--
7,1 itee,! It obtained last session—and is new in course of
ehe"stect sf
V..- Lie_, al• &his decision el Parliament in favour of an East
.I;krele4ievWhicla removes the only ground on
. which the Royal
selile known had preferred the Central Line., is not even yet go-
keel* wart. Accordingly, the scheme of a Beattock Railway
4dopt,,,..trivad last spring, with ome modifications that led td
dorsally of the hew haw of tees
Celedonian Railway., hasteslasejoen
tun
It hu ecetved by the public under the erroneous tun,
lota I'4 still the sanction of the Commissioners' authority.
tO
Carr'ilesle ; " thus revived and modified, is
and to diverge meant Le extend
to a point at or near Lanark, there
eles -
Ccw'eel __,
ens runningto Edinburgh and the ether towards
A subordinate branch is proposed, from a point about
Nee 'ttil°4 distant from Glasgow, to join a projected railway,
-41Peettiele 114 .
-'B,l Railway: at Cactlocarry ; whereby a