The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON,

Snowily, FRIDAY EVENING.—This afternoon, shortly after
twelve o'clock, a meeting was held in Salisbury, at the County-hall,
for the purpose of considering the advantages of the proposed line
from Southampton to Manchester.

Mr. EDWARD B. KELSEY, the mayor of the city, having been called
to the chair, remarked—During the consideration of the committee
upon the subject, it was agreed that they (the committee) were wil-
ling, If this line was not approved of, to support any other line which
Plight be beneficial to the city. The present meeting, however, would
decide the question.

It was then moved by Mr. Baohtz, and seconded by Mr. FINCH,
That a railway was particularly desirable for the benefit of the
borough of Salisbury." This was carried unanimously.
Mr. CHARLES QUENY, of Salisbury, so far opposed this resolution,
that he would suggest, by way of rider, that it was the opinion of the
Meeting that it was necessary to bring the line to Salisbury direct.
Mr. Grorcoa PAYNE, of Salisbury, seconded this resolution.
Mr. Jons PENNTSON, of Salisbury, said he trusted that the citizens
*mull have a direct line through the city, and nothing else would
benefit them.

Mr. WALKINSHAW said there was no question but that the city of
Palißbury was destined to become the centre of a great railway corn-
Inunication. This was not a sectional but a national subject, and one
of the utmost importance not only to the country through which it
passed, but also to all the other inhabitants living in the vicinity.
The Manchester and Southampton was a trunk and not a branch
line. There was no question but that the Manchester and South-
ampton would become the " national line of railway," and in no other
way, by no other project, would such a matter pass the Houses of
arliament. Through the valley of the " Test," the line would
pass, independently of which the people of Salisbury had the sym-
pathies of those of Andover,
Poole, Romsey, Cirencester, Marl-
borough, and Cheltenham, who all felt that there were great advan-
tages to be obtained from the proposition made to them by the pro-
jectors of the Manchester and Southampton line.
After some observations from Mr. LAREY of Poole,

Mr. EDWIN JAMES said, it is not right to call this project a
7tanchoster and Southampton line ; it may be a Manchester and
)'oole line, but it was " a mockery and delusion," as Lord Denman
R ould say, to call it anything like a direct line.—(llear, hear )
Some rather warm conversation followed, after which the meeting
p parated.

TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. Ilunsox, M.P.—The Committee appointed for
carrying out the proposed testimonial to Mr. Hudson, announce that,
to pursuance of resolutions passed at meetings recently held of the
flidiand, York and North Midland, Newcastle and Darlington, and
Great Newcastle and Berwick Companies, that they have deter-
Wined that the best mode of offering a suitable testimonial to 31r.
Batson In acknowledgment of his services to the public and the rail-
's-ay world is to raise a fund by individual subscription rather than
by grants of money from the public stock of the Companies. Nearly
5,0001. has already been subscribed amongst forty of the shareholders,
subscribing 1001. each, and three of them 2001., namely SlrJohn Low-
ther, Bart., M.P., Mr. Alexander Dunlop, Largs, and Mr. Graham
Butchinson. Amongst the subscribers of 1001. each are the names
Of Mr. Ellis, Deputy Chairman of the Midland Company ; Sir John
/Simpson, Mr. George and Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineers; Sir
Oswald Mozeley, Sir Isaac Morley, Mr. Byag Paget, and others.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND.—This Company and the
North Dercyshire Union have amalgated.
MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLAND.—The capital is
SO be increased by 600,000/.. to carry out branches and extensions.
The Directors of the Eastern Counties announce that they have
decided cn suspending the system of season tickets until the remu-
nerative character of their lines will justify the great reduction of
fa) es which the system of season tickets involves.
:BIRKENHEAD, CHESTER, MOLD, AND LLANGOLLEN.—The Committee
Of this line (late Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation) announce
that, according to the report of their engineer, the engineering works
an tile whole length of 28 miles are exceedingly easy, and that the
liu which has but one tunnel, may be made not only a mineral but
an attractive pleasure passenger line, by extending it five miles thi-
ther to the Vale of Llangollen, which will render an addition of
100,0001. to the capital necessary, to be raised by an issue of one
Additional for every five shares now held.
The reduction of fares on the Manchester and Leeds has increased
the number of travellers 26 per cent. during the last half-year. The
ch:Tge for a late excursion from Nottingham, through Liverpool, to
th' Menai Straits, upwards of SOO miles, was only 14s. Passengers
sue now carried on the Liverpool and Manchester, between the latter
place and Patricroft, the first class at Id. and the second class at %d.
Per Mile.