The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-27 00:00:00

John Gibbs, Esq

Arthur Dean, Esq.
BANKERS.
London—The Commercial Dank, Lothbury, and Henrietta-street
Romford—London and County Bank.

SOLICITOUS.
Messrs. Pering, Minet, and -zmith, Laurence Pountney-Place
Messrs. Chauntier and Westwood, Gray's Inn-square
SECRETARY—R. H. CatISIOO, E-q.
Temporary Office-5, Laurence Pountney-place, London
This railway will form a junction with the Eastern Counties Rail-
way, near the important market town of Romford, in Essex, and
proceed from thence, by way of the populous agricultural districts of
Hornchurch, Upminster, Cranham, North and South Ockenden,
Langdon, Bulpham, Hornden, Stanford, Basilden, Pitsey, South Ben-
fleet, Thundersley, Raleigh, Hasicy, Leigh, Eastwood, Rochfort, and
Prittlewell, to the agreeable and much-frequented watering-place of
Southend.

Independently of its numerous local advantages, it will open a
nearly direct communication between the Essex coast and many of
the most important places in Holland and Belgium, and more par-
ticularly with Hainburgh, the Rhine, Ostend, Middleburgh, Antwerp,
Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.
The extraordinary facilities of intercourse and communication
which will thus be provided will form a most important source of
revenue; and it is intended that a branch line shall be hereafter
formed from Orsett, by Baker's-street, Chadwell, Thurrock, and
Li tle Thurrock, via Tilbury, to Gravesend, which cannot fail to pro-
cure a large amount of traffic, and will enable parties to proceed
from London to Gravesend in less than an hour !

Southend is situated at " the mouth of the Thames," and by
means of a pier, is accessible to steam-vessels, at all times, for land-
ing and embarking passengers and general merchandise, and the
construction of this railway cannot fail to establish it as a packet
station of the highest importance to Belgium and Holland as well u
to England.
The value of this line to the shipping interests of
ready the
City
f communicationLn-
don can scarcely is:: overrated; it will afford
with all vessels entering or departing from the mouth of the Thames;
ntocgon avoid
dmathiles
and by enabling persons to travel between the metropolis and South-
end in one hour only, will expedite the deliveray;
se of
a theers fore a
by the space of three hours, and enable p
tedious navigation of the river, and the numerous inconveniences
attendant thereupon.
The advantages which the Government must derive from the for-
mation of this railway ere obvious, and the proposed line Is warmly
supported by the principal landowners, it being an established fact,
that railway communication considerably enhances the va'ue of land.
The distribution of coal throughout the southern portions of the
county of Essex and other localities more inland will form an im-
portant item of revenue, its will the carriage of will
lime for
building and agricultural purposes. The great fisheries on the Essex
eoast will also form a considerable source of profit, and an immense
number of persons will avail themselves of the 'Weans of this railway
to go to and from the metropolis and the following places, viz.,
Gravesend, Southend, Sheerness, Herne Bay, Margate,, and Rams-
gate. It is also important to observe that by the aid of the Graves-
end and Rochester, and the proposed Rochester and Maidstone Rail-
ways, this line will also provide a valuable medium of communica-
tion between the centre of Kent and London and the eastern coun-
ties.
The engineers of the line have reported " that neither tunnels
nor heavy embankments, nor large excavations will require to be
made on any portion of the proposed line ; that it is wholly free
from engineering difficulties, and may be construe ed at a compa-
ratively small cost." The promoters of this railway have great
pleasure In stating that" The Eastern Counties Railway Company,,,
in a letter to the Solicitors of this Company, dated 9th June, 1845,
have signified " that, in the eventto ofcothoepeprraotpeosi
alffileterdbeinigngitcoaln-1
con-
structed, they will be very happy end
the usual facilities." The Chelmsford and Bury Railway Company
have also expressed their willingness to co-operate in the under-
taking.
A comparative statement of the distances of the following places
from London, and the time required for transit under the present
mode of travell ng by steam-vessels, and of that by the proposed
railway, is subjoined :
PRESENT mom DT STEAM-VESSELS.
N Ms.

Hours.
4%

From London to Southend . .
" Sheerness •••• • • • • • • ... 50 ••
44
" Herne Bay • • • • • • •
..... ,•
..
If
" Margate •••• • • • • ...... t,,,?
..
44 ..Ramsgate •• .• • • • • ••
.... ;3a5
..
BY THE FROPOSED RAILWAY.
Miles. Hours,
From London to Southend ...............35
.. 1 •
44 "
Sheerness •••••• • • • • • ... 40 .. 134
.. ..Herne Bay ............55 .. 3
44 "
Margate • •• • • 65 .. 4
c, ii Itamsgate ••••• • • • .... 75 .. 5
41 . 0rm,04.0, via Tilbury .. 25 .. 1
And a summary of the chief sources from which the traffic will be
derived.
iiroceeding to and from the port of London
let. From passemers
to the Continent and all parts of the world.
r,,,
gil. ~,p,,svngers prmeeding by steam and other vessels, to
or from the port of London to all the eastern and northern ports of
the kingdom.
3d. From passengers now proceeding by steam-vessels to and