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London, England, 1845-07-31 00:00:00

bkesings, both spiritual and temporal, may be abundantly poured
Cairn upon your Majesty.
" Done in vestry this 26th day of July, in the year of our Low
1845. " H. GEHLE, D.D., Chairman."

The deputation headed by the Rev. Dr. Gehie, and consisting 0
Messrs. T. G. Smith, F. W. Sack, John Vink, L. 11. SchrZdeer
and P. Van den Ende, having been conducted into the royal Pre'
sence by his Excellency Baron Dedel, the Rev. Dr. Gehle read the
address, which was most graciously received by his Majesty, wha.
returned an eztenapore answer and immediately afterwards enteral
freely into conversation with Dr. Gehle, and the respective member.
of the deputation ; expressing an intention, if clrcumstanCea
would permit, to attend Divine service-at their church on Sundal
next.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDE'
PENDEN f RAILWAY with a BRANCH THROW:I..Ii
THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES TO CREWE"
(Remington's Line).
Amongst the numerous, we might almost say inntne-
rable projects of lines with which the public journale
and the public mind are filled to very repletion, we
have no hesitation in at once pointing to the above
as the most simple in its proposed operation, the most imps'
tant in its probable result. There are many reasons for this:
which cannot fail, as we think, to strike all who calmly and
fairly consider the subject. In the first place, it is a line, al,
its heading clearly states, both " Direct and Independent.
running almost as the crow flies, from the commercial capiT
to the court capital of this vast empire ; an easy, economical,
certain, and speedy communication, both for man and the pre'
duce of man's labour, from the manufacturing to the rnetropn:
titan bead quarters. In the second, it is a scheme which will,
and when, eventually carried in its purity and its integrity, he
knock down blow to the long nourished notion of Birminghanl
and Great Western infallibility, and although we are anything
hut ill-wishers to the prosperity of either of those great under-
takings, yet it is our firm opinion that this latter consideration
is, or should be, in itself quite sufficient to make the pubis:
qua public hail the proposed line with equal satisfaction an
sincerity.
There are many and ptculiar matters connected with the
history of this scheme which present it, apart from weightier
considerations, as one of considerable interest to the radio,
world—but into these it is not our intention in the present article
to enter. There is also, or to speak more correctly, there OW
be, a rival line, but until that rival line shall be in a sufficientil
matured state to speak to some extent for itself, we think it
would be as useless as unbecoming in us to enter into the
question of the real or supposed relative merits of the two pro'
jects, and we shall therefore, for the present, content ourselvl
with a brief and succinct account of " Remingtoe's Line,
riot as it was last year, or as it might have been, or ought W
have. been at any time, but simply and straightforwardli,
as it is.
Its main object, then, is, as we have already stated, to give
to the commercial, manufacturing, and trading world, and to
the public in general, the shortest and most economical radial
route possible between the two most important termini in Eer
land. With this chief and grand view in the outset, the
Direct London and Manchester" will take for its starting
place, at the former locale, King's-cross, one of the most eon;
venient and most centrically situated spots on the north side °'
the metropolis. From this it will pass round Muswell-bi11,
and then will take a line passing through or near Frier°
Barnet, Chipping Barnet, St. Alban's, Luton, Selsoe:
kmpthill, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Market
Harborough, Leicester, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Burton, Uttel'
eter, Cheadle, Leek, Macclesfield, and Stockport, to Manchester'
The length of the entire line, as above laid down, is stated bl
its engineer to be under 177 miles • and when we come to COS;
sHer the unequalled importance Of the termini, and the V 1
consequence of the different districts through which it is den'
tined to pass—when we consider, also, to what an extent the
country between London and Manchester is at this monies,
intersected by existing or projected lines, we really think tbl
Mr. Remington has exhibited no small portion of ingensii
to give it no higher name, in thus contriving to get 177 miles
of really independent railroad.
Besides the places already enumerated, as either on or Deer
the proposed line, there are to be added those actual lines of
industry and activity, Bury, Bolton Ashton-under-Line, sad
Oldham, cum multis aliis—all of which must be more or 1'
benefited by it.
Again, it may be remarked, that the thickly-populated de,
tricts between the metropolis and St. Alban's, together len,
the important town of Bedford itself, and the entire corrn°)
north of it to Leicester, are at present utterly without the P,C
vantage of railway communication with each other or with
London. Looking a little, also, into futurity, as in
matters we always should do, we cannot but foresee the toni;
than likelihood of this trunk becoming eventually the fs,the,
of a line" of railway communication between the English and
c'
Scotch capitals, and even between London and Glasgow, an
the entire north and north-east of Scotland.
• ct Within a short time—indeed a very short time—this pro.lB,_
has sprung from inactivity and depression into vigour and toe
fairest promise. It is not many weeks since one
was alnico', laughed at if, while lamenting its actual state of torpidity, one
were bold enough even to hint at its possible resuscitation fro
an untimely grave. An honest expression of one's hope Ini;
what, it must be confessed, looked like death, would turnout `-
be only a trance, was rewarded by at the least a most cordon?'
tuous smile. ow mark the change; a great deal of patience,
and no small portion of perseverance, on the part of its pred
jecters, is already repaid by the most unmistakeable signs an
symptoms of their scheme's well-being and well-doing.
There is yet one important feature of this line which we
must by no means overlook—and this for two consideration%
The one its own intrinsic value ; the other its relative -value oe
regards Liverpool. The branch to the Potteries which 11 t
lately been proposed, and received with such enthusiasm no..
only by those principally concerned, but by the public genie,
rally, will give to the entire of that populous and (if we in,",
be allowed the expression) paying district which is cowl:vial,
between Uttoxeter and Crewe, the most ready way and avt_is
able means of communication thence to London, while this
same branch line will most unquestionably offer to Liver
pool the nearest railway communication from London.
By the time our next number shall appear we shall doubtless
be in a position to go more fully and minutel into the detail!of this line. In the meantime, we think we have said quite
enough to show any—- w-
,
one of even common ob. • that
direct and contingent—for positive and probable etevant4li
both to public and proprietor—e..., a..., nave eves
nave ueen so rich in premises and in promises—both,
too, equally well-founded and well-grounded. Ratiwail Register.

GREAT CENTRAL SARDINIAN.
RAILWAY COMPANY. JO
The Duke di Lame di Montrefeltro havingsummorree
full Board yesterday morn ng, stated that in conseq!lenot
of an official interview he had on Tuesday with the (;ono,
de Revel (who, in the absence from London of hi:f ,
cellency Count Pollon, Minister Plenipotentiary of Sib,
dinia, acting as Charge d'Affaires), he was happy 0„0,
enabled to inform the Directors that the Sardinian. uLis
vernment has seen with satisfaction the forming of t'
Company for the laying down of a railway throu4h the
Island of Sardinia. And that so soon as the der.ute,
shall he prepared to start for Turin for the purpose of 7,
ceiving the final and exclusive concession of this line (ti
only one in the Sardinian States which will be grant"'
by that Government to a Foreign Company), the El, busy of his Sardinian Majesty in London, will, "1",,
pleasure, provide the deputation with letters for the 07'.
thorities at Turin. The Noble Duke further comolll3ii
sated to the Provisional Committee that Count de Repel
had heard that his Excellency the Marquis di Villo
rina, Viceroy of Sardinia, had arrived
at Turin from
Cagliari, and from what the Duke di Lante could unee't ...
stand personally to express to the Superior Governmeni
at Turin the anxiety manifested by the inhabitants,; n$
the Island for the speedy construction of this import
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THE STEWARTIty OF KIRCUDIMITGHT.—A Vacarie4
in the representation of the Stewartry has occurred by the bunco'
death of Mr. Murray, of Broughton. A new writ has not let ,u,bee ds
moved for, and we believe that no arrangements have yet
""i
entered into by either party. There will be a road.meedsg
Castle-Douglas to.day, attended by many iproprietors in the coita.!
l':
when some steps will probably be talten in the matter.
Mr. Murray, at the last election, haul a majority of urea"-,
of four hundred, a Liberal candidate has every prospect of Bocce.%
and will probably not have to contest the election, now that
present Parliament approaches to dissolution. We trust, bow'
ever, that the Liberal party in the Stewartry are prepared
vigorous action, should such prove neeeasary.—Dsoqffie, Co'
—Since the above was written we are enabled, from authoritf.
state that Mr. M. C. Maxwell,:of Terregles, has been requested by s
numerous body of the electors to come forward as a candidate :
represent the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Parliament, and tb
he has consented to do so.—Chronicle.
The half-yearly meeting of the United Mexicall_A
Mining Association was held yesterday, and the resolutions p:.
at the previous meeting, for altering the deed of settlement so al 1;
enable the Directors to declare a dividend without having so Itg:
a surplus as 60,0001., were confirmed. Before putting the re"'
lution declaring a dividend of ss. per share, as previously an-
nounced, the Chairman stated that further remittances had been
received since the last meeting, and that therefore the Directo*"
were enabled to declare a dividend of 7i. (id. This statement 037
of course, heard with great satisfaction by the proprietors, and
the resolution which embodied it was passed unanimously. They
were so much the more pleased, as the company has been strugglin't
through difficulties for upwards of twenty years, and this is the first
dividend that has been paid since its commencement.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.—Last eveniog
the anniversary of this society was celebrated by the usual Enift
mode of a dinner, at which the Earl of Devon presided,
inIPP°I4 by a number of ladies and gentlemen, members of this socket'', 61;a
several visitors. There was one novel feature in this entertainnien'o
not entirely English at present, but likely some time hence to b
come so, which was that of permitting the ladies to be seated a
the table with the gentlemen while the speeches were delivered.
instead of sending them into a gallery to be spectators only, a!
though it were too great an honour to make them joint partaker;"
beat
taste, the social festivity. The dinner was characterised by the '
taste, and tha evening was spent most agreeably.
SUNDERLAND ELECTION.—Mr nut
. Hudson has r- forward his opposition to the Maynooth grant as his political cheva•,
de bataille, in hopes of picking up a few stray votes. His "2„;
porters talk much of " docks and railways, and local interests," n
when Mr. Hudson is questioned upon the subject of what be wit
i
do for the town, his answers are of the vaguest and most general
description. In the meantime Colonel Thompson's poPubtehi
increasing every day, and his supporters say that his majority will
be even greater than Lord Howick's at the last election.
HEREFORD ELECTION.—On Tuesday the friends of
Sir R. Price had so far completed their canvass as to show that lit
would be madness in any Tory candidate to attempt to oPilese h
and accordingly Mr. Fitzgerald, greatly to the chagrin of t"ujos,
~
who looked forward to all the advantages arising from a contested
t
election. has declined to come forward. Sir R. Price will there-
fore be, in all probability returned this day, without opposition-
f bread
LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JULY 29.-0"
ar-
rivals since this day se'nnight from Ireland are considerable
Towards the middle and close of last week a large business was
passing here in Wheat at advancig prices; Irish was most
tj
favour, arid the sales both to arrive and now in store were very_
extensive. Bonded Wheat and Flour were also dealt in, :
ut
necessarily to a small extent, as stocks are light and little was
offering. Casting an eye at the official statement of Wheat and
Flour in bond on the sth of this month, it will be
seen
that
care of need we have only there about twelve days' supply -
o
prevision to fall back upon : a perilous state for this kingdom
to be
sod
brought to, which is mainly attributable to our most
unholy corn-laws ; they feed the few, but endanger the man_.
The stock of United States Flour in Liverpool, under locl:w,tor
day, consists of 96,385 barrels, of which about 15,000 are
the remainder sour; and should the new Wheat want help, this
article, owing to the low coarse quality of the Baltic Wheat, will,
as yet 2t
et
of unusual value, as it will give strength and colour also : s
has advanced very little the last few weeks, but its value maye
better known coon. Exported coastwise from the 22d to the
inst., 255 sacks and 209 barrels Flour. Today's market wPa
attended, and a fair extent of business done in Wheat at fully
per 70Ibs. over the rates of this day week. Oats v-,ere rather
firmer, and few offering; o' her spring Grain steady ir, value. Sack
Flour 2s. per 2801bs. dearer, and barrel Flour ad'eanced 9s. per
1961b5. Oatmeal brought former rates.
BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.—The nuraber of persons _
„reel,
who passed to and from France via Boulog',ie, during the t„,„,
eliding on Saturday last, was 2,045, show' ing a considerable
way
crease as compared with the previous "mete. The number by vi
of Calais was 697. •