The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-24 00:00:00

miles of line radiating from Manchester to the matufac-
turing districts of Bury, Rossendale, Heywood, and Old-
ham, are to be commenced, -at a disbursement of one million
of capital. The Nottingham and Lincoln, 33 miles, and
Syston and Peterborough, 47, are to be begun in the Mid
t. -
land districts, who open their constructive ex.ehever of one
acid a half, Upwards of 150 miles of line by the
Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford and Worcester and Wol.
terhampton lines, are to be hewn (nit by the Great Western
Rail Way, Who have already commenced the future high-
way to the districts of iron and hardware, and to
A Uniting point with the Grand Junction at Wol-
verhampton, the total cost being calculated at two millions.
The Great Western have been more successful than any other
Company in their Parliamentary diplomacy last session.
They obtained no fewer than eight lines, the construction of
which will soon be commenced ; namely, the Bristol and Exe-
ter branches, twenty-nine miles, capital 500,000/. ; the Mon-
month and Hereford, thirty-six miles, capital, 550,000/. ; the
Newport and Pontypool, thirteen miles, capital,ll9,ooo/. ; the
Oxford and Rugby, fifty miles, capital 600,000/. • the Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 103aniles, capital 1,500,000/ ;
the South Wales, 182 miles, capital 2,800,000/. ; the Berks
and "rants, thirty-nine miles, capital 400,000/. ; and the
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, 129 miles, capital
1,500,0001. This gives a total length of new lines to the
Great Western to construct, of nearly 500 miles, and a total
capital of between 7,000,000/. and 8,000,0001. If to this be
added the present length the Great Western has in
actual working, namely 220 miles, including Bristol and
Exeter, and Cheltenham and Oxford branches, which
with the main line have cost 7,717,0431., it appears that,
with the amount of capital to be raised for the construction
of the schemes sanctioned last session, the Great Western
will have more than doubled both its capital and length, the
former, which before its close of last session was 7,717,043/.,
being increased to nearly 16,000,0001., and the latter, which
was 220 miles, being increased to 720, thus placing the
Company in possession of a prospective dominion, exceeding
by upwards of 100 miles Mr. Hudson's amplitude of terri-
tory. The Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester also commence
their twenty-three miles into the mining districts, at a
contemplated outlay of 410,000/., and the South-Western,
their Southampton and Dorchester, sixty-two miles, at a
cost of 500,000/. The Trent Valley line works, forty-nine
miles, will commence at the Birmingham line at Rugby,
and run into the Grand Junction at Stafford, at a cost of
1,250,000/. The Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole will
scatter its capital of half-atmilliqn over twenty,severi
miles between its termini and the extension lines round
Yarli, cif about fifty miles, will be the means of circulating
amongst its labouring classes at least half a million. In
Scotland, the Caledonian, Aberdeen, Scottish Central,
Clydesdale Junction, and other great routes, are already
throwing labour into the hands of the Scottish population,
the works on each of them having been vigorously commenced.
The millions of British capital thus being expended are only
the seeds of a great monetary harvest, that must yield millions
More. The total amount of money that will be set in circula-
tion and expended on the construction of these projects is
29,000,0001. sterlingl The total length of new railways to
be constructed is 1,793 miles, which, added to the 1
• miles at present in operation, shnure• •

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i..eat while the new
lines of last session have just equalled the old ones in
length, they have about belt' efAt\alled them in capital—the
cost of constructing the lines at present in existence having
amounted to 70,000,000/. There is every prebahility that
the lines of the ensuing session will multiply the capital -"
those of the preceding one twice over, and it '
weary arithmetic to calculate on the -
be employed in their form.`'"

, vuid almost
multitude of men to
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SOUTHAUPTON, IVIANCFIESTER, AND OXFORD
JUNCTION (PARSON'S LINE.)
SWINDON' BATURDAT.—This afternoon a meeting of
the landowners and inhabitants of Swindon and its vicinity
was held at the Goddard Arms Tavern, in pursuance of a
requisition signed by fifty-two residents. The meeting
consisted of nearly every gentleman and tradesman, in the
town. Mr. Ambrose Goddard, the largest landowner in
the district, presided. The meeting was also attended by a
numerous deputation from the Committee of management,
comprising Lieutenant-Colonel Elrington, Major Croft, Major
Morse Cooper, C. E. Bigge, Esq., J. M‘Millan, E 543., J. B.
Payne, Esq., L. Pocock, Esq., W. Prawns, Esq. (projector of
the line), an H. Renton, C.E.
Mr. WHEELER opened the business. The proposed line
offered great accommodation to the town, would be highly
beneficial to Re markets, and conducive to the interests of
the neighbourhood.—(Hear, hear.) Swindon, in every
point of view, would reap vast advantages from its forma-
tion.—(Hear, hear.)
Major MORSE COOPER said, so satisfied was he of the
great benefits which Swindon would derive from the facility
of railway communication which this line presented, that it
had almost, as it were, become a necessity that they should
have it constructed as quickly as possible.--(Hear, hear.)
They had every prospect of being successful ; for they had
amongst the members of their Committee first-rate men—
men of title, and fortune, and plenty of money to work
with.--(Rear, hear.)
11`.04 Pansom, after alluding to the powerful support his
line had received, said, with respect to the line itself, if the
meeting would refer to the ma;p they would see that it was
in the first place proposed as local object, to afford increased
facilities of transit to the 'rich and thickly populated district
of North Wilts, Hants, and Berks, hitherto but imperfectly
supplied with railway accommodation, and that the ammo,
plisbment of so comprehensive a scheme would require only
about sixty miles of railway to be constructed. The course
proposed to be taken was to commence near the Andover-
road station of the South Western Railway, the point at
which that line commenced its direct southern course, and
then passing near Whitchurcb, in a northerly direction, to
diverge into two branches, about four miles south of High-
elere. One branch would go direct to Hungerford, near
Ramsbary, by Aldbourne to Swindon, when it would proceed
to a termination at the Swindon station of the Great
Western Railway, thus falling in with the existing rail-
ways to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Man-
chester, and thence on to Liverpool, and the projected
lines through Wales. The other branch woad, take a
direct northern course, byNewbrJry and Ilsley, to the
Didcot station of the vet 7,r'aiiern Railway, at which place
it would join the S;_fora and Rugby Line, which was in di-
artct,ccuurTr':—ca-tion with all the northern lines ; and thus
_ two great arterial lines of railway in the north-weft and
north, running north and south, and. communicating with the
innumerable ramifications in the Potteries, the manufactu-
ring and coal districts, and Scotland, would be led to, and
united in one common trunk line leading direct to Ports-
mouth and Southampton.—(Hear, hear.) This being the
Mir he night fairly say, that when this line was completed
a nger would be able to get into one carriage and ride
by means of railways from one end of the kingdom to the
other.—(Hear.) The farmers would be able at once to select
the best markets to which, at a cheap and quick rate, they
could forward their produce. There would be one tunnel, of
about three-quarters of a mile in length, near the Three
Crosalegged-hill, at High.clere. The Learned Gentleman
then entered into a minute detail of the peculiarities of the
line itself, and remarked that the distance of rail would be
about sixty miles, which would be completed for 900,000/., a
stun which, when speaking of railway transactions, was now
a-days regarded as a trifling affair.
A resolution in favour of the line was then moved by Mr.
PATER, and seconded by Mr. PERKS.
Mr. BRADFORD moved an amendment, to the effect that
any expression of opinion in favour of a particular line would
be premature, until the advantages of the other had been
heard, seeing that there were no fewer than seven proposing
to run by Swindon.
Mr. (Noway seconded the amendment.

Mr. SEWELL, of Cirencieter, submitted that the line which
el%red the greatest advantages to Swindon was the South-
ampton and Manchester. The Learned Gentleman entered
into a lengthened detail in support of the position he had ad-
vanced.

Mr.j'ansoxs said it was somewhat extraordinary, if the
Southampton and Manchester Railway was calculated to
confer such overwhelming benefits upon Swindon, that the
committee of that line should not long since have come to
that town and pointed out the fact.—(Hear, hear.) But the
truth was, the committee had, down to the present time,
never considered Swindon as anything; they had, in truth,
turned upon its inhabitants the cold shoulder.—(Hear, hear.)
Did the meeting conceive that the Legislature would sanction
such a vast line, which would ran like a boa constrictor
throughout the land, devastating the houses and ruining the
property of the people of the land, through or near which it
would force its course? Why there would be something like
ninety miles of cutting between Cheltenham and Southamp-
ton. Then thief was to be accomplished at an expenditure of
1,500,0001., whilst the same end would be effected by means
of the short line which he had proposed, for an outlay of
900,0001.—(Hear, hear.) Moreover, as far as the town of
SWinden was concerned, the Southampton and Manchester
line would not come within two miles of it, so that it had
been intended by that Company to leave that town in the
lurch.—(Hear, hear.)
After a considerable discussion the resolution was carried
by a majority of 27 to 4,
Petitions to both Houses of Parliament were subsequently
prepared, add received the signatures of nearly the whole of
the inhabitants of the town, praying that the line might be
Passed into a law.

LONDON, HOUNSLOW, AND WESTERN.
A numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of
Hounslow and the vicinity was held on Saturday afternoon,
M the George Inn, for the purpose of receiving a deputation
fi•om the Company, and hearing an explanation of its con-
templated plans and operations, in the hope of restoring its
lost trade and vitality to Hounslow.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, M.P. for Bristol, presided, and in
opening the business, stated that they had assembled in com-
pliance with a requisition from the inhabitants, and observed
that bad he had the task imposed upon him some twenty
years ago of addressing the inhabitants of Hounslow and its
vicinity on such a subject, situated as the town then was, in a
highly flourishing condition, he should have expected his re-
ception among them to have been anything but agreeable, for
it would have been requesting them to commit themselves to
their own ruin. But the question now before them was not
whether steam was or was not to be the order of the day.
That question had' already been disposed of. Steam was the
great pervading power, and to attempt to oppose the march
qf steam, would be just as effectual as to attempt to stop
the influx of the tides.—(Hear, hear.) He had witnessed
the effects of the introduction of steam power into this coun-
try, and had not only seen the ruin which had fallen upon
this town, but had had opportunities of comparing it with
the condition of others similarly situated. Let them com-
pare Hounslow and Barnet, for instance : formerly Hounslow
wee the most flourishing town on the western road, and
Barnet on the north road, and both had suffered in the same
way. The great roads which had been the cause of
their, pro Verity had been destroyed, and neither of the
to wee had the advantages of railway communication.—
(Heir, hear.) It was all very
by the Great 'Western_well to say, as was asserted
the" Birminghani, and other great
lines; that they world bring
in the districts • through,
Which prosperity to all the towns
But how bad the promiseb they assed.--(Hear, hear.)
urged, that there was no station redeemed ? If it was
rates within two or three miles of
the town, that the poorwere increasing, and houses
would not let, thaenT
wait until the line comes
hilly into play, reply was,
parity had not been restored, y will
and be restored." But pros-
redeemed? Why, the inhabitantsh of had the promises been
connexion with the Great W that town had no more
Western Railcar
were one hundred miles off.—(Hear,
hear. than if they
was mire, would assert that the Great' Western No one, he
productive of the least advantage to that to Railway was
would take houses in a place which, had not tha
advantagesone
of railway communication • as men of business
various professions wanted go to tows the and of the
morningreturn home in the evening without loss of time. Such and
' the Great Western made money by their long tra: lines
and
a
tot by such as were required for Hounslow and Earner' The
Great Western had taken away their trade and •
prosperity.
How well he (Mr. Berkeley) remembered the gay scene
which this town used to present with its thousands of
horses—(Loud cheers)—quite a sight to a foreigner—when
brought out for the numerous coaches which passed through
the town.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Where was their
remedy? Was it with the present steam communication
witll the metropolis ?—( No, no.) His advice to them
was, not to depend on others any longer but to trust to them-
selves, and sanction a railroad which would give them a sta-
tion in their own town.—(Cheers.) For this purpose he
called their attention to a prospectus of a company which
r 0.... to carry this out, and which he believed they would
mai), of their approbation and support. The public