The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

BICESTER LINES.

On Saturday afternoon a large and influential meeting of
the inhabitants of Bicester, thirteen miles from Oxford, was
held at the King's Arms Inn, to determine which of the
various projected railways would best serve the interests of
the tow n and neighbourhood. There are in all five schemes
to provide this town with the means of railway commu-
nication. _ _

Captain STYLEs, RN., was appointed chairman.
After some conversation it was resolved to begin with the
Grand Junction, Great Western, and South-Western Rail-
ways Junction. _ _ _

Mr. PowELL, one of the representatives of that line, said
that at a meeting of the inhabitants previously held, a fa-
vourable disposition had been manifested towards that pro-
ject. He pledged himself to give the town a station at
King's-end, or even nearer the centre if possible, and assured
the meeting the intended line would be of immense advan-
tage to the agriculturists and the neighbourhood. The line
would shorten the distance to London by four or five miles,
and would be upon the broad gauge.
Mr. SAMUEL DOUGLAS, of the same Company, said the
railway in question possessed all the advantages of other
projects, opening communication with the north, to Wales,
and to London, besides Windsor, Ascot, Faroingham, Brigh-
ton, Hastings, Dover, &c.
Mr. HILL, from the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and
Gloucester line, appeared to support that railway. He
thought that the Grand Junction Company would have been
more willing than it appeared to have been to come forward
and state its views, considering that that line was discussed
at a previous meeting, to which others, from the shortness of
the notice, had not an opportunity of presenting themselves,
and that that meeting was adjourned on their account. He
therefore felt some coyness and bashfulness in " opening
the ball." He must say he did not think that Company
had acted fairly in swerving from the original prospectus.—
(Hear, hear.) They stated that they commenced at the
Farringdon station and terminated at Heyford, but at
the meeting the deputation stated they would join at
Diddington. The gentlemen present knew which would be
most advantageous for the town. Heyford was, he believed,
distant from them seven miles, and Diddington twelve miles.
He was not sure they would have a main line to Bicester ;
but if the prospectus was to be believed, they would come to
within a considerable distance of the town.—(Hear, hear.)
Bicester was:entitled to a main line. It was an agricultural
district, and therefore important that the cattle-feeders and.
others should have the advantage of speedy communication
with the metropolis. His line would open to them Birming-
ham on one side and London on the other. They had fifty
men employed in going over the ground in that district
making the necessary surveys.
Mr. OGLE (attending with a deputation from the London
and Dublin Approximation Company) next addressed the
Meeting. He said that line was more direct than the others,
opening communication from the metropolis to Holyhead,
passing through many towns in its progress, and within a
mile of Bicester.
Mr. JOHNSON NE ALE also supported this line, urging that
it would give the farmers and others of the neighbourhood
the.n opportunity of taking their prodnce to the manufac-
tung districts of the north, and enable them to bring over
the Irish cattle to fatten.
Resolutions and amendments in favour of the two last
lines were discussed, several gentlemen resident in the neigh-
bourhood taking part in the discussion, but it was ultimately
resolved to adjourn the meeting until after the 30th of
November next, in order to see which of the companies
should deposit its maps and plans pursuant to the standing
orders of the House of Commons.

GUERNSEY,

On Saturday a meeting of the Directors of the above Com-
pany was held at their offices, Tokenhouse-yard, for the put
pose, among other business, of receiving the report of their
resident surveyor, Mr. Richard Goodwin, surveyor to the
states, Guernsey; Mr. Henry Cornfoot in the chair.
The object of the company was the construction of a con-
venient and safe pier at the capital of the island, St. Peter's
Port, the improvement and enlargement of the harbour, so
as to render it fit for the reception and accommodation of
steamers and merchant vessels of a large class, and the for-
mation of a line of railway from the above named port,
through St. Sampson's to Lancresse on the north. The dis-
tance. from the English coast to St. Peter's Port is 70 miles ;
from the latter place a line of railway is in formation to join
that running from Rouen to Paris, so that the establishment
of a line of steamers between Guernsey and Cherbourg, for
which facilities will be given by this Company, would afford
a large portion of the inhabitants of England the most direct
means of communication with the French capital, inasmuch
as the distance between Guernsey and Paris may by this
route be performed in tett hours.
After some discussion the following report, based upon
that presented by the surveyor, was unanimously adopted :
" The managing committee have much pleasure in announc-
ing that they continue to receive from numerous and
most influential residents in the island the strongest repre-
sentations of the importance and necessity for a speedy com-
mencement of the proposed landing and disembarking pier,
&c., the want of which has been so long and severely felt.
It is, therefore, intended, as soon as possible, to take pre-
liminary measures for constructing these much desired
works, which, as no Act of Parliament is required, the Com-
pany anticipate being in a position to go on with without
delay. The committee are highly gratified to be enabled to
state, that in consequence of the small amount of capital
required for that purpose, and the numerous natural advan-
tages which present themselves at the proposed spot, the
deposits alone will suffice fur the construction and comple-
tion of the pier, which, it is calculated, will at once put the
shareholders in possession of from 3,0001. to 5,000/. a year,
at a moderate computation. The cost of these works has
been carefully estimated and ascertained by the Company's
talented surveyor, a gentleman whose well-known great at-
tention to this sul)ject for a series of years, combined with
his long and intimate knowledge of the locality and its
facilities, are an amply sufficient warrantry for the Company
speaking confidently upon this subject."
A discussion then ensued, ending in a general understand-
ing, without any definite resolution, that the calls upon
shares should be limited, and in no case exceed the necessary
expenses of that portion of the works at present in hand.

THE REGENT'S CANAL RAILWAY.
On Saturday an extraordinary meeting of the vestrymen
of Marylebone was held in the Court House, Mr. G. J. Daniel,
churchwarden, in the chair. The accounts and general paro-
chial transactions of the week having been disposed of,
Mr. }loop, vestry clerk, said that he deemed it to be his
duty to call the attention of the vestry to a proposition for
the purchase of the Regent's Canal, to convert it into a
railway, to be connected with the Great Western. They
had an interest in the project, inasmuch as it would interfere
with their stone-yard on the banks of the canal, and would,
if carried into effect, entail an expense for carriage ten times
greater than what they were paying for the conveyance of
stone by water.
Mr. Anaurr was of opinion that if ever a Bill passed, the
one that would be introduced for the conversion of the Re-
gent's-canal into a railroad would undoubtedly succeed. Even
should the parish, in the first instance, lose 5,000/. by it, that
loss would be doubly compensated for by the saving that
would follow from the great traffic which passed along Ox-
ford-street from the Great Western Railway being conveyed
by the new railway.
Mr. JosErn moved the appointment of a Committee to
oppose the project if necessary.
Mr. Aunurr seconded the motion. lie had no interest in
the project by shares or otherwise.
Mr. GLAZIER hoped that a public meeting would be con-
vened upon the subject.
After some considerable discussion a Committee was ap-
pointed to watch and report upon the proceedings of the
Company contemplating the purchase of the Regent's• canal
for a railroad. The following gentlemen were elected mem
bers of the Committee—Messrs. Gomme, Anderson, Wilson
Daniel, Arbutt, Curtis, Bushell, Ellis, and Skase.

PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCK,
PLYMOUTH, St.Tunniy.—An announcement WAS issued
yesterday of" a .new scheme for providing a capacious wet
ilock, with ranges_ of wharfage, warehouses, &c., at Millbay.
The- committee, of -which Mr. 'Charles Russell, M.P., the
chairman of the Ghat Western Company, is at the ,
ptate that Plytnouth, as the terminus of the South Devon head
is