The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-12 00:00:00

NEW RAILWAY SCHEMES.

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The London Gazette of last night contains notices of appli-
cations to be made to Parliament in the ensuing session for
Bills authorising the construction of the following Rail-
ways :
Junction between the Lynn and Ely and the Peterborough
and Northampton Branch of the London and Birmingham
lines, with a branch.
Whitby, Pickering, Thirsk, and Great North of England,
with two branches.
Junction between the Newcastle and Carlisle and the Lan-
caster and Carlisle lines, with five branches, and various
powers of purchase and lease.
Norfolk Extensions, with branches.
Nottingham and Gainsborough, with one branch.
Junction between the London and Birmingham at Rugby,
and the Syston Peterborough branch of the Midland at South
Luffenham.
Line from Swansea to the Liverpool and Manchester at Huy-
ton, with a branch from Killybebill to Warrington.
Leeds and Bradford—to amend the Act.
Midland Extensions—Swinton to Lincoln, with branches.
Leeds and Bradford—another application for power to make
a junction between the Leeds and Bradford at Shipley, with
the Leeds and Thirsk at Arthington ; also a line from Men-
stone to Addingham, with branches.
East Lincolnshire. _

Eastern Union (Cambridge and Bury).
To amend the Colchester and Ipswich and the Eastern
Union Companies Acts—line from the Eastern Union to
Harwich.
Line from the Norfolk at Thetford to Newmarket.
Staines and Henley.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction—to amend Act.
Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction with
six branches.
Caledonian—Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation, &c.
Caledonian—Dumfries and Langholm Branches and Car-
lisle Deviation.
Caledonian—Glasgow termini, and Dundyvan and Castle-
cary Junctions, &c.
Caledonian—branches to Granton, Leith and Queensferry,
and Junction with the Edinburgh and Glasgow, &c.
Edinburgh and Perth, with four branches.
Line from Ashburton to the South Devon at Newton
Abbot.

Epsom and .Dorking
Leeds and Wetherby.
Reading and Reigate, with three branches.
Swansea Vale—extension and branches.
Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth.
Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester.
Caledonian—purchase of the Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coat-
bridge, and junctions with Castlecary Branch, and with Air-
drie, &c.
Barnet and North Metropolitan Junction.
Line from the London and South-Western at Guildford to
Horsham.
Manchester and Bury Atmospheric.
Midland—extensions ; Clay. cross to Newark, with two
branches.
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junc-
tion, with branches.
Direct London and Manchester, with a branch.
Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Direct.
Eastern Union—Norwich Extension.
Swansea and Loughor.
Wilts and Gloucester Junction.
Shropshire Mineral.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
LIVERPOOL.

The election of a chief magistrate to preside over this
great commercial community is this year of more than ordi-
nary interest. Two gentlemen have been nominated for the
honour, and both are belonging to the Conservative party ;
one, however, though nominated and seconded by Conserva-
tive members of the council, has had but a few members of
the party to support his present claim to the honour of pre-
aiding over the council, his great reliance being on the Ra-
dical section, all of whom supported him. Itis with the
greatest pleasure we announce that the election has fallen on
David Hodgson, Esq , a gentleman. in every way calculated
to do honour to the chair. At the present time the result of
this election is important, as an evidence of the feeling ex-
isting amongst the leading Conservatives of the town, who
in placing Mr. Hodgson at the head of the council, have
shown an approval of his straightforviard and consistent con-
duct on many questions having speciArreference to the Esta.
blished Church. In common with all other good and true
men, he is cordially hated by the local Radical press—no
small recommendation to all men of right feeling.

The council assembled at twelve o'clock on Mtindav and at
one proceeded to the business of electing their chief ma-
gistrate.
F. SintiktD, Esq., in nominating Mr. Hodgson, thus ad-
dressed the council :—Mr. Mayor, the first business will be
the election of a chief magistrate of this borough in succes-
sion to yourself; and while we see you about to retire, carry-
ing with you the approbation of this council and of the
town at large, it of course makes us more anxious that we
should select a gentleman who will occupy that seat in the
able manner that you already have dune. I
.therefore beg
to propose Alderman David Hodgson, as a gentleman well
qualified to r:,-!eive that trust which you, sir, have so ably
fultilled—a gehitletnan who in various engagements has
shown that he knows the business of the town well; and I
believe that no man is more desirous of protecting its in-
terests—a gentleman who will bring to that object the
highest integrity of purpose and the spirit of an energetic
and intelligent mind.—(Hear.) I make no political allu-
sions upon this occasion, because, although I can assert that
he has done the state some service, I know that, on entering
that chair, he will leave all politics behind; and I am quite
sure he will, with the same spirit that has animated him in
presiding over another body of this council, be able to fulfil,
wsth independence, courtesy, and impartiality, the duties
entrusted to him.—(Hear, hear.) With these observations
I beg to propose that Alderman David Hodgson be mayor fur
the ensuing year.—(Cheers.)
Mr. BRA3ILEY MOORE rose to second the proposition of Mr.
Shand, in whose observations he fully concurred.' He would
not trespass upon the time of the council by adding to what
had been so ably expressed by his friend.—(Applause.)
Mr. G. H. Lawrence was proposed by Sir Thos. Brancker,
and seconded by Ambrose Lace, Esq. ; and on a division of
the council the numbers were, for David Hodgson, Esq., 35;
G. H. Lawrence, Esq., 25; thus securing Mr. Hodgson's
election by a majority of 10.
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With a few exceptions the Conservative party supported
➢lr. Hodgson, all the Radicals voting against him. Imme-
diately on the division the newly-elected Mayor was intro-
duced into the room by his proposer and seconder, and took
the oaths, and was invested with the seals of office.