The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

1 REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. i
t From DUBLIN to MULLINGAR, ATHLONE, and
LONGFORD,
At a Special Meeting of the Provisional Directors, held this day,
which was fully attended, the following resolutions were wianimously
agreed to :
Resolved,—That the Report of the Board of Trade in favour of the
Irisk Great Western Railway, from Dublin to Galway, and against
the Mullingar, Athlone, and Longford, is wholly ineompatible with
tke interests of the Great Central Districts, west and north-west of
Dublin.
Resolved,—That the country lying between the Enniskillen and
Dundalk Railway, on the north, and the Great Southern and Western
Railway, on the south, comprising a space from Enniskillen to
Thurles of about 110 miles, and from Nowtom-Butler to Portarling-
ton of about 70 miles, would be most imperfectly accommodated by
the line recommended, which would leave the largest, most populous,
and fertile portion of this district, including the whole of the northern
part of Ccamaught, wholly without the benefit of railway communi-
cation.
Resolved.—That the line recommended passing from Athlone to
Belittle, principally through the Bog of Allen, in close competition
with the Grand Cull, would accommodate only the southern part
of the district, whagjrit would be destructive to the property vested
In this canal.
Resolved,—That the line front Dublin to Mullingar, Athlone, and
Longford, traverses front cast to west nearly the centre of the
great midland districts before referred to, and passing through the
most fertile and populous parts of them, would afford general accom-
modation to the whole country, west and north-west of Dublin, in-
cluding the entire province of Connaught, whilst from the arrange-
ments made with the Royal Canal Company, it would protect and
lsnprove the property vested in that great national undertaking.
Resolved,—That the principles on which the Board of Trade have
acted have: precluded than front entering into each investigation of
the statements made to them as would insure to a tribunal, wholly
tmaequainted as the Board Alt with the localities, that full and accu-
rate inlimmation necessary to enable them to decide finally on this
subject.
Resolved,—That this Committee, deeply impressed with the vast
importance of this subject, both in a local and national point of view,
have unanimously come to the determination that It le their duty to
bring the line to Mullingar, Athlone, and Longford before Parlia-
ment, and they feel the utntoet confidence that upon a full and
searching investigation this line must obtain the approval and sanc-
tion of the Legislature.
IZesolved,—That In pursuance of the foregoing Resolutions the sum
of 48,0001., being the deposit required by the standing orders of
Parliament, be lodged forthwith, the Petition for the Bill imme-
diately presented to the House of Commons, and such other mea-
aims adopted as will secure the most prompt and effective investiga-
tion of our case beibre the Legislature.
By order,
JAMES VALLEY, Secretary.
Dublin, 48, tipper Sackville-street, 24th February, ISZ.

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