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here to-day to tender you the assistance of the Company to
make Aberystwith what it ought to be. We have not entered
into this project without calculating our resources, and
looking to the natural advantages of your port. Ido not hesi-
tate to say that you shall have our cordial and hearty co-opera-
tion, and that support which is best known by the term of
breeches-pocket support, for making Aberystwith a port for
the accommodation of the traffic which the projected railway
is calculated to bring into it.—( Hear, hear.) An important
point to which I would refer is, that of the mineral resources of
the district.—( Hera-, hear.) Throughout the whole course of
the proposed railway the price of that necessary article in the
working of mines—l mean coal.—is exceedingly high.—( Hear,
hear.) The cost at which coal is carried per ton per mile by
railway is generally calculated at a penny ; but, when carried
over a considerable portion of a line, perhaps three farthings
per ton per mile would be a remunerative charge, but taking it
at Id. per ton per mile, we should then be able to supply this
article to the towns of Welshpool,New town, Llanidloes, Aberyst-
with, and the other places through which we purpose passing, at a
much lower rate than they now obtain it—for instance, we
shall enable Welshpool to obtain coal at Bs. per ton ; New-
town, 9s. per ton ; Llanidloes, 10s. per ton ; and Aberystwith,
at Ils. 6d. per ton.—( Loud cheers.) And gentlemen will
bear in mind that the railway will afford a plentiful supply of
coal at all times at a cheap rate—(Hear, hear)—and I say this
because I understand this port has not always enjoyed the ad-
vantage of a regular supply of that necessary article of domestic
economy.—( Hear.) I am informed there are mines in this
district which cannot he worked, because the price of the coal
by the time it reaches them is so high as to prevent the working
of them at a profit.—(Hear, hear.) Now the line we have
marked out will amply accommodate the mining industry of the
districts through which it passes, and what we propose is this,
that we in the north will not only send you cheap coal to
enable you to work your mines at a profit, but we will enable
you at the same time to carry your minerals to a good market.—
(Hear.) So far as to the capabilities of the line, and new as
to the position we at present occupy. The line, as I have
stated, was commenced with the hearty concurrence of the
Birmingham and Manchester Railway Company : the deposits
have been paid with the greatest alacrity, and the elements of
prosperity are so tangible that I have no hesitation in giving it
my hearty support.—( Hear, hear.) Filling the position Ido
in the railway world, and taking a prominent and most active
part in the management of the Birmingham and Man-
chester Company, and having a pretty extensive knowledge
of railway matters, I think may without presumption say
that my position as well as my own interest must have
induced me to look closely, and, perhaps I may be per-
mitted to say, clearly into the new project before I joined
it. At least I assure you I endeavoured to do so. The
board also proceeded with due care and consideration, for
they refused to allot the shares till they had a report
from their engineer as to the cost of the line. That report,
I am happy to state, was most satisfactory, for I should
observe that although they never for a moment doubted the
line would develop a large traffic, they yet had some mis-
giving as to the cost of the line. This was not to be wondered
at when the nature of the country between Crewe and Aberyst-
with is considered. Many have treated the project of a rail-
way between the two places as an imaginary scheme, and some
have said we might as well propose a railway to the moon ;
we therefore were the more anxious to obtain a full report
f:om the engineer as to the cost of the works. That report
has satisfied us that the line, so far from being a difficult and
consequently an expensive one, will be one without any en-
gineering difficulties, and cost a comparatively small sum per
mile. In saying this Ido not merely repeat what our engi-
neer has reported to us, I have gone over the line myself, and
find there will be scarcely any embankments or cuttings, so
favourable is the country through which it passes, and that
there is but one tunnel, and that of about a mile
and a half in length, throughout the whole course.—
( Hear, hear.) I may conclude by stating that the pro-
posed line will facilitate the carriage of agricultural
produce from Wales to the manufacturing districts, and the re-
turn to the principality of manufactured goods; it will open a
new and lovely sea-bathing place to Birmingham, the Potte-
ries, Manchester, Liverpool, and the manufacturing districts ;
it will afford, by means of the port, the shortest route to the
south of Ireland for the transmission of the staple commodities
of the districts I have alluded to, and the return to those places
of the agricultural produce of the sister kingdom ; it will also
afford the shortest route to America, through Bantry or Va-
lentin, from the greatest part of England, arid perhaps from
London, and will, by bringing down the coal from Rhuabon,
greatly impro ;e the working of your mines. And now, before
I sit down, let me remind you of this well-known fact, that
every railway proceeding from a manufacturing district to a
port has been a remunerating undertaking. Gentlemen, I
have had great pleasure in submitting these details to you, and
if I have not done so as clearly as you could wish, I can only
say I have been most anxious to do so.—( Cheers.)
Mr. DAVIS asked for information as to the course the line
took out of Aberystwith.
Mr. PRICHARD said that from Aberystwith it would pro-
ceed up the valley of the Rheidul, and passing through a tunnel
at Banc Nant Rhuys, come out at Llangurig.
An inquiry was made as to the population along the line,
and as to engineering character.
Mr. PRICHARD said the line, after leaving Whitchurch, to
which place from Crewe the railway would be made by the
Birmingham and Manchester Company, proceeded to Wrix-
hall Moss and Welshampton to Ellesmere, servirg a popula•
tion of 12,000. From this town a branch would be carried
to the Rhuabon coal-fields, which, with the neighbourhood,
comprised a population of 3,000 ; the main line continuing
on to Oswestry, where, with its neighbourhood, a popula-
tion of 12,000 was accommodated. Here the line followed
the course of the Severn to Welshpool (which, with its
neighbourhood, had a population of 8,000) and kept the
valley to Newtown arid Llanidloes. In this district a popu-
lation of 12,000 would have the benefit of the railroad. The
line continued to follow the course of the Severn as far as
Llangurig, a distance of 80 miles from Crewe; and the whole
of this portion of the line was remarkably easy, running in-
deed almost on the surface of the ground throughont. From
Llangurig they had for a short distance some heavy works,
the only one of which deserving notice was the tunnel under
Banc Nant Rhuys. By this tunnel they were enabled to reach
the valley of the Rheidol, down which they proceeded to
Aberystwith. There was not a single engineering difficulty
throughout the line, and responsible contractors were prepared
to execute the whole of the line at 13,000/. per mile. Mr.
Pritchard then went into a very comprehensive statement of
the benefits which it is anticipated will be derived by the ma-
nufacturing districts of Lancashire, Yorkshiro, and Stafford-
shire, as well as by the principality itself, from the completion
of the projected railroad, and expressed his desire to afford any
information the meeting might require respecting the project.
A question was put to Mr. Pritchard as to the branches
which might be thrown out from the main line.
Mr. PRICHARD said he had received instructions from the
Directors to survey a branch from Llangarne by the valley of
the Wye to Rhayader, and by the way of Builth to Brecon.
This would bring them into communication with Newport,
Monmouth, Cardiff, Abergavenny, Merthyr Tydvil, Neath,
&c. He had also received instructions to survey an extension
from Aberystwith to Llanafar, Tregaron, Lampeter, Newcastle,
Emlyn, Newport, to Fishguard.
Mr. WADDINOTON said those lines were of course not be-
fore the meeting.
Mr. PRICHARD said, that with respect to the harbour of
Aberystwith, he had received the instructions of the Directors
to examine and report upon its capabilities, with a view to as.
certain what improvement could be made. He had made in-
quiries into the matter, and he pledged his character to the
statement—that the port could at an expense of 10,0001. 'be
made fit for the reception of steamers at every state of the
tide.—( Hear. )
Mr. WADDINGTON—I have pleasure in stating there will
be no difficulty whatever in raising that sum.—( Cheers. )
Mr. PRICHARD, in answer to some further questions stated,
that from Crewe to Llangurig, eighty miles, the line would
run almost on the surface of the ground, and that there was
not on that portion a single cutting or embankment of more
than twenty feet. The earth at Banc Nant Rhuys was very
good, and the tunnel there would not want lining.
Mr. J. HUGHES said the more the subject was discussed, the
more he was satisfied that the projected railroad would be
beneficial to Aberystwith and the principality, he, therefore,
had great pleasure in moving, " That this meeting, having
heard the report of the Directors, are much pleased with
the same, and will give the railway their cordial support."
Mr. J. TEALE seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then given to the deputation who had
attended, and the customary compliment having been passed
to the Chairman, the meeting broke up.

DEVON AND CORNWALL RAILWAYS.
A Correspondent from Tavistock writes :—" We have lately
had a spirited deputation from the Bideford and Tavistock
Railway Company, visiting the towns on their line, and carry-
ing all along with them. Since the deputation left the county
a report has got abroad that the plans of the Company have
become more extensive than they were, and that instead of the
Company confining itself to a three-armed junction between
Bideford on the north, Tavistock (e,nd so on to Plymouth) on
the south, and Crediton (and so on to Exeter) on the east, it is
said that the Company intend to run a line from Tavistock
westward to Liskeard, where a junction would be
effected with the South Cornwall line, which will
run from Plymouth to Falmouth. It is also reported
that the Bideford and Tavistock Company intend to
carry a line from Tavistock southward to Devonport, and that
a course has been found which will allow the use of locometive
engines, and thus supersede the atmospheric line which is now
before Parliament, but which stands adjourned on account of
the severity of its gradients, and of its being an atmospheric
line, to the next session, in order to see whether a better line
could not be found. Whether what I have stated expresses
the real intentions of the Bideford and Tavistock Railway
Company, I cannot say ; I mention the report as I hear it.
One thing is clear, their engineers are now surveying the lines I
have mentioned. If the Directors would listen to the advice of
a party on the spot, they would not hesitate to carry out what re-
port says of them. By making a line from Tavistock to Liskeard
they would cut the South Devon line out of the great through
traffic from Falmouth to London, for on measuring distances,
and allowing half an hour for the passage of Hamoaze, I find
that an hour would be saved by travelling on the Bideford and
Tavistock line (with the extension from Tavistock to Lis-
keard), from Exeter to Liskeard, as compared with the time
required by travelling over the South Devon line. I also find
on measuring that the route of the Bideford and Tavistock
line, from, Exeter-to Devonport, would only exceed the dis-
tance between Exeter and Plymouth, by the South Devon line,
by three miles, and if allowance is made for the delays and casual
obstruction on the atmospheric principle adopted by the South
Devon line, it maybe concluded that the public wiil soon prefer
the locomotive course of the Bideford and avistock line between
Exeter and Devonport. lam particularly anxious to learn, if
possible what course the Bideford and Tavistock Company in-
tend to parsue, as, if they adopt the plan which report assigns
to them, they will make Tavistock the centre of four lines,
which would be the best thing that could be done for our
borough, and what the Duke of Bedford, our patrol, would de-
sire and promote."
It is understood that the above queries may be answered in the
affirmative, and that while the Bideford and Tavistock Railway
will form the most comprehensive scheme in that part of the
kingdom, by affording the greatest accommodation to the
counties of Devon and Cornwall, beyond Exeter, and thereby
acquire additional importance, both as regards the interest of
the country through which it passes, and the advantage of the
shareholders.

ILLNESS or Stu WILLIAM FOLLETT.—The answer to in-
quiries at the residence of Mr. Pennell, in Cumberland-ter-
race, Regent's Park, where the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
'is now staying, was, at one o'clock this day, that he was de-
cidedly worse, having passed a very bad and restless night.
Dr. Bright was then, and has continued in constant at-
tendance upon him, having in fact taken up his abode
in Mr. Pennell's house, so that he may be called at any
moment of danger. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Duke
of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and the whole of the
members of the Government, as also the principal members
of the nobility and gentry, have sent daily and repeated in-
quiries as to the state of his health.
HAMBURGH, JUNE 21.--The King of Prussia ar-
rived off Copenhagen at eight in the morning of the 19th, on board
the Royal Prussian steam-boat the Konigin Elizabeth, which was
closely followed by'the Aegir and the Gejsir Danish steamers. Royal
salutes were fired from the Galathea and tke Oernen, which were in
the roads, as well as from the citadel and the new dockyard. His
Prussia, and ajesty t proceeded in the royal barge to meet the King of
o convey him ashore. Their Majesties, amidst the
shouts of the assembled crowds, proceeded to the Amalienburg palace.
Philip Bennet, jun., Esq., has issued his address
to the electors of the West Division of the county of Siaffolk, solicit-
fug their suit vacant y
axee for the representive seat in Parliament, b
attys.
the death of COlonal IttabroOke. Mr, Bennet cd try_

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE. —Yesterday afternoon,
between twe and three, as the Eclipse, Chelsea steam-boat, was on
her way between Chelsea and London, and whilst off Lambeth, a
foolish young man (who was slightly intoxicated) tried to mount the
paddle-box by stepping on the skylight immediately over the engine.
The motion of the boat overbalanced him, and he fell in upon the
piston, which was ascending at the time. The consequence was that
it jammed him several times against the beam above before it could
be stopped. When extricated he was found to have his thighs com-
pletely smashed, besides other injuries, which preclude any chance
of recovery. The boat instantly put him on shore at Chandler's
boat-house, Milbank, from whence he was conveyed to the hospital.
TUE DUKE OF DEVONSIIIRE.—We regret to say
that accounts have been received from Brighton conveying the in-
formation that the Noble Duke is suffering from the " hay fever," a
complaint his Grace is always subject to at this season of the year,
which °UM him tO reIAIX VD the sea-skis.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY.
Crowded and delighted Audiences—Two Grand Battle Spectaeles—
The Seenoe in the Circle oombine the greatest display of Female
Equestrian Talent ever witnessed.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Introducing
the Double Company of French and English Artistes. The Em-
peror Napoleon by Mr. Gornersal, who is engaged expressly for this
occasion.
New Scenes in the Circle, presenting the first talent of British and
Foreign Equestrians of the present day.
To conclude with the New Grand Pantomimic Spectacle of THE
GREEK RENEGADE.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS.
The Four Juyenile Minstrel Brothers and the Rock Marmonloon,
Every
ROMANTIC GARDENS AND PROMENADE.
Day, from Nine till Dusk.
EXTENSIVE AND UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE.
OOLOSSAL MODELLED REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH,
The Acme of Scenic Illusion.
The MINSTREL BROTHERS, from Four to Twelve Years of Age,
will perform Select Airs at intervals.
The ROCK HARMON ICON from Three till Eight.
And on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURS-
DAYS, GRAND CONCERTS D'ETE and MAGNIFICENT
DISPLAY of FIREWORKS.
Admission, One Shilling.
reeding the Carnivora at Half-past Five ; Pelicans and Polar Bears
at Six ; Conoert at Half- ,ast Six: and Fireworks at Half-past Nine.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAT.)
BIBURY CLUB RACES--Timitsp.s.r.
The Scurry Plate of 501. Three-quarters of a Mile.
Marp.alrjainngil'aoycdhsyiSile caneoonciutucerfoAr, 6 Adela, yirlsB.
,tlOst 121 b... 0 1
Captain 0 2
The following also started :—Lord George Bentinck's All-
round-my-Hat, 4 yrs, list 51b—Mr. Rolt's Hampton, 6 vrs,
1 Ist—Mr. Pearce's Scavenger, 5 yrs, lOst 101b—Mr.
Clifton's Pedlar, aged, lOst 51b—Lord Palmerston's f by
Rockingham, out of Mantua, 3 yrs, lOst 1113—Mr. Etwall's
Venatrix, 5 yrs, 9st 131b—Mr. Barlow's Waterwitch, 6 yrs,
9st 131 b. 2to 1 agat Adela colt and 4to I aget Mantua filly.
A dead heat between Adele colt and The Conqueror.

ELECTION FOR THE COUNTY OF EDINBURGH--On
Wednesday Sir John Hope, of Pinkie, Bart., was elected Member of
Parliament to represent the wanly of Edinburgh, without opposi-
tion, instead of William It. Ramsay, Esq., of Earnton, who lately
accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. He is a firm supporter of the Go-
vernment, and according to his speech goes to Parliament " free and
unfettered—altogether independent." •
VISIT OF THE KING OF HOLLAND.—His Majesty
the King of Holland is expected in this country the week after next,
on a visit to the Royal Family. The King will occupy the State
apartments at Mivart's Hotel, originally fitted up for his accommoda-
tion when Prince of Orange,
ftntswit or three weeks. It is tuulerstood lie Trill rewalu for a