The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

PROJECTED LINES TO UXBRIDGE.

Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Uxbridge
and its vicinity was held in the assembly room, for the pur-
pose of considering which of the projected lines of railway-
would be most advantageous to the town. The meeting was
most numerously attended.
At twelve o'clock, Major Stuart, of the Grove, Hillingdon,
was called to the chair. .

Some discussion arose with regard to the manner in which

the various schemes should be introduced to the meeting. It
was ultimately decided that the names of each should .be
written upon cards and mixed together, and that one at a
time be shewn by the Chairman.
The first line announced *as the Oxford, Thame, High
Wycombe, and Uxbridge Junction Railway.
Mr. LANE said it was the intention of the Company to
which he belonged to afford the inhabitants of Uxbridge the
means of railway communication with Oxford. Of all the
various schemes which had come under his notice though
there were no doubt many. of which he had not heard, he
thought the present, if carried into effect, would be the most
useful to Uxbridge. Before issuing their prospectuses the
Company thought the best way to pursue was to obtain what
local interest they could, and he was happy to say that they
had already obtained the support of many persons in the
locality. The line projected ran from Oxford to Thame, High
Wycombe, and then to Uxbridge ; and there were various
proposals to connect it with West Drayton, if they did not
themselves carry the line as far as there. As one of the
advantages of that line, he might mention that it would
shorten the distance between London and Oxford at least
twelve miles.
Mr. HERRING—YOU have not pledged yourself to that.
Mr. LANE—Certainly not, but the probability is, that we
shall be able to take you there.
Mr. HERRING—We want to be sure of it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. DEBURG, also one of the deputation from the same
Company, next addressed the meeting in favour of the line.
In reply to several questions, Mr. DEBURG stated that the
line would be upon the broad gauge, and that the Uxbridge
station would be as near the centre of the town as possible.
The Great Northern, Southern, and Eastern Counties, or
Ipswich and Southampton Railway, was next commenced,
but, there being no one present to advocate that line,
The Metropolitan Railways Junction project was pro-
ceeded with.

Mr. ETHERIDGE briefly stated the claims this line had
upon the support of the meeting. The great benefit to be
derived from the line in question was to afford them direct
communication with the great trunk lines. It would
cross the London and York, and joining the Northern
and Eastern at Hertford, would from thence proceed through
asex to Tilbury. Thus the inhabitants would have com-
munication with Chelmsford, and be enabled to get wheat
from thence with very great facility. Coals could by this
line be put into their carriages at Maldon or Tilbury, and
brought to Uxbridge, thus avoiding all the London coal dues.
They would besides have communication with Birmingham,
instead of being compelled, as at present, to proceed first to
the railway station in London ; communication with Cam-
bridge, Lincoln, Dover, and Brighton would also be estab-

lishe-d; With respect to the station at Uxbridge, he should
rather the inhabitants ef the town should fix upon the most
convenient and desirable spot, than that it should be left with
the Company, and he should be happy to hear any sugges-
tions that might be made upon that subject.
Mr. ASIIPITTAL addressed the meeting on the part of the
same Company, pointing out the means the town would pos-
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ham, who said that the line would pass at or near Uxbridge ;
perhaps it would be at a distance of two miles from the town.
—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He would bring it through Ux-
bridge, even through the main street, if possible, but they
must be governed by the engineer. The commenced at
West Drayton, proceeding through Amersham and Wend-
over, but the most material portion by far was that which
connected the town of Uxbridge with London.
Mr. BRAMAR also advocated the above scheme, stating
the t the line would afford railway accommodation between
the important towns from Uxbridge to Aylesbury, and make
use of the railway from Drayton to London, thus putting
them in communication with Birmingham. If it were pos-
sible to erect the station of Uxbridge at any one place more
agreeable than another, they might depend upon it it should
be done.—(Hear, hear.)
The next project mentioned was the London, Oxford, Chel-
tenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, and Hereford Railway.
Mr. ADDISON came forward as the advocate of this line. It left
the Birmingham line in the valley of the Brent, in the vici-
nity of Twyferd, and proceeded from thence to Uxbridge.
There was besides a branch proposed to connect them with
Theme. At Uxbridge there would be a tunnel under the
cricket ground, of the length of 484 yards. The gradients
were exceedingly favourable, none being so steep as 1 in 101.
They would have a branch out of the main line, forming a
junction with the Great Western line at Southall, and should
lay down two gauges, in order to run upon both the lines,
the Great Western and the London and Birmingham. His
was a perfectly independent line, and was not a branch of the
London and Birmingham, as had been hinted.
The Oxford, Whitney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester In-
dependent Extension Railway was then brought before the
meeting by
Sir JAMES DUKE, who said that the station of their line
would be in Windsor-street, and one of its advantages would
be, that there would be free communication between the rail-
way and the canal. They would go by Southall, and, if
necessary, there would be a station in the city. The line in
question was the first but one registered, and the matters
were in a very favourable state for its complete success.
Mr. JENKINS next stated the merits of the Northern and
Southern Connecting Railways. He said, this line would
form a junction with the Metropolitan Railways Junction
project, the terminus being at Hertford. It was a connect-
ing railway, and in the course of time would coheir
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in every direction, without making the metropolis the
resting- place.
The Middlesex and Surrey Junction Railway tires the next
brought forward. Its claims for support were advocated by
Mr. GALSWORTIIY. This line, he said, would commence at Ux-
bride, proceed to the Southall station of the Great Western
Railway, through Whitton, cross the river at Kingston, and
go from thence to Epsom.
Dr. COSTELLO spoke briefly in favour of this line, after
which the plan of the Oxford Direct Railway was pre-
sented by
Mr. CHAPPELL, who said that the line took as near as pos.
sible the old coach road from London. The point fixed upon
for the Uxbridge station was nearly opposite the Town-hall.
The Great Western and Uxbridge Railway was next intro-
duced by Mr. Robert Wheeler. This line we* intended to
corns from West Drayton to Uxbridge.
Mr. DEEM; then moved that a Committee should be
appointed to inquire further into the claims of the several

lines.
Mr. HENRY. HALL, miller, of Uxbridge, spoke in favour of
the London, Cheltenham, and Hereford line To show the
necessity for increased railway accommodation for this town,
he stated that considerable delay was occasioned in obtaining
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wheat even by the Great Western Railway, for it was a fact,
that hundreds of sacks of wheat were kept a considerable
time at the Farringdon station before they could be sent to
them.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore moved a resolution to
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After considerable discussion, in which Mr. Westmacott,
Mr. Wilkinson, Captain Darrell, Sir Edward Pearson, Mr.
Etheridge, and others took part.
The following motion, moved by Alr. KENTON, and se-
conded by blr. WEsTmAcorr, was carried in preference to
the former :—" That the meeting should adjourn until the
plans are deposited, being the first Thursday after the 30th
of November next."
A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, the
meeting separated.

I,,,ssex, and adjacent parts, took place on Tues-
jarge room of the Market-horse, to con-
PROJECTED LINES IN ESSEX.
A numerously-attended public meeting of the inhabitants
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sitter how far'the projected lines Of railway would affect the
interests Of the town, and to adopt such measures as might be
considered necessary in relation thereto.
Captain Erns was called upon to preside. They had not
met, he said, to discuss the question of the utility of railways,
that question was decided long since; and the town of Bil-
lericay was so situated, that if they did not exert themselves
in the
to obtain the means of travelling and communicating by
railway, an advantage which other towns possessed, they
would soon be left in the lir ch. An onward movement was
now the spirit of the age, and it would be a reproach to them
if they did not keep pace with it, and enjoy the same means
of speedy communication and intercourse as their neigh-
bours.—Ofear, bear.) The Rochford Hundreds were al•
ready striving to obtain this advantage, anti if the
inhabitants of Billericay did not join in the move-
ment, they would be in such a situation as to to
out of communication with any other place, and as far, he
might say, from Southend as from Eppin.....
8 He was glad to
ace such a nuulerous aseniblage that d'ay, and assured the