The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

GREAT LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT.

A numerous meeting of the promoters and proprietors of
this projected line took place yesterday afternoon, at the
Adelaide Hotel, London-bridge. Amongst the gentlemen
present were, Lord Stephen Chichester, in the chair; Sir W.
B. Johnson, Bart.; Sir John Key, Bart.; C. H. nderson,
Esq. ; W. Banks, Esq. ; J. B. Banks, Esq. ; J. Brown, Esq. ;
J. Blore, Esq. ; B. Clements, Esq. ; J. Cutts, Esq. ; W. J.
Cross, Esq. ; J. L. Davenport, Esq. ; H. W. Burgess, Esq., &c.
A resolution was then moved appointing a managing Com-
mittee, with power to add to their numbers; but before it
was carried—

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Mr. GREEN, of Bedford, rose and observed, that in the list
of the Committee there should be a larger number of county
representatives. He submitted that three, if not five gentle-
men, should be elected from each of the principal towns
situated on the line, as the representatives in the managing
Committee of the several towns in which they resided.
The CHAIRMAN urged that if such a course were adopted,
the number of the Committee would be unprecedented, and
observed that the greater the number of Directors the less
business would be done.

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Sir JOHN KEY contended that there was no necessity for
such an amendment as had been proposed by Mr. Green, for
that the resolution itself comprehended all that was neces-
sary, inasmuch as it gave the Committee power to add to
their number.

A PROPRIETOR observed, that they had heard nothing
about the progress of the survey of the line. Now it had
been stated in the circular which called the meeting to-
gether, that a full report from the engineer and surveyor
would be submitted to the meeting, and he thought it was
very essential that they should know how the work was pro-
gressing.

The SOLICITOR to the Company said that the subject would
have been brought before the meeting, but he had .been dis-
appointed in not having received the engineer's report, which
he had fully expected that morning. lie had himself written
to the chief engineer upon the subject a few days ago, and,
in his reply, that gentleman stated that the survey was being
carried on as expeditiously as possible, and there were no
less than sixty surveyors employed on every mile, and the
whole would without doubt be completed long before the time
required.
The various officers of the Company were then elected,
and a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the Chair-
man, who in reply stated his fullest confidence in the merits
of the line, which he had no doubt would become one of the
most successful.

THE NORFOLK AND ➢IIDLAND COUNTIES LINES,
LYNN, WISBEACH, AND PETERBOROUGH, AND
LYNN AND ELY, AND THE BOSTON, STA3IFORD,
AND BIRMINGHAM LINES.

kirtct's LYNN, TUESDAY.—A large meeting of the inha-
bitants of King's Lynn was held at half-past six o'clock last
evening, pursuant to adjournment, in the Town-hall, for the
purpose of meeting deputations from the Lynn, Wisbeach,
.„„d ppts,n."..B-n, dna the Lynn anti Ely Itall•myr,-._ 1.—.....
an exposition of their objects, and for the purpose of affording
the inhabitants an opportunity of expressing their opinion on
the respective merits of the lines. A deputation from the
Poston, Stamford, and Birmingham Company also attended.
his worship the Mayor, Robert Pitcher, Esq., presided.
Mr. HOPE said the line was intended to atibrd the inha-
bitants of that town a direct communicarion through
oitdc
Wis-
beach to Peterborough, and, by its junction with
t ill ti:tep direct,
and Birmingham Railway, the means of.
towns in
and expiditious communication with Birmieliia'uhr3icnt:g,e
Manches-
ter, Liverpool, and the other great manufacturing
received the north of England. The directors
shares
they
were applica-
tionsem-
powered for seven times the number of
21.105.
at premium of from
'powered to allot, and they
the fact that it had been pirated
the line was to be found in
registered on the Bth of August ;
by others. were
evidence of the desirability of
ing the same
to 31. —(Chiee,hres )lineA,:oastltew
on the 30th of August another. .
registered 111 exactly the same name ; and
ground, was
on the Bth of September scheme, traversing
another company was registered,
, and Peterborough Railway, which interested parties,
h
also in the same name. They were the original Lynn, Wis..
beac
backed by local interest, were endeavouring to drive from
the field. _ _

- Mr. AM-MEWS, the solicitor, next addressed the meeting,
Mr. WILLIAMS, who represented the Lynn and Ely, said
the difference between the two lines would not be more than
one mile and a half, and addressed the meeting in favour of
his line.
Mr. HOLT said they could post to Wisbeach in less time
than they could be conveyed by the angle line.
After some discussion,
Mr. BACSTER proceeded to addreSs the meeting on behalf
of the Boston, Stamford, and Binningham, which tie con-
tended by its junction with other lines would afford them
all the communication which they desired with the Midland
Counties, as well as the towns in the north of England.

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