The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-26 00:00:00

the questions asked at their earliest meeting. 7. From
the Eastern Counties, the secretary of which wrote that
the company was desirous of consulting the interests of
the university and the town, and if any difference of
opinion prevailed on the subject of a central station,
they would be obliged by the earliest information on
the subject, as at present their arrangements fur the
enlargement of the present station were suspended. The
ground they would require would be from the corner of
the Hills-road-bridge to about one hundred yards down
the road, and a piece on the east side of the station
about one acre altogether, the present station then
would be large enough for a central station. 8. From
the Newmarket and Chesterford Company, whom a
rather mystical letter said that their line would be the
only one between Bury and Cambridge. They would
use the present station. 9. From the Ipswich and Bury,
which line would also run into the present station.
The question of a central station then came to be dis-
cussed, and an immense quantity of talking took place,
the result of which was the adoption of the following re-
solution, proposed by Mr. E. Foster, and seconded by
Mr. Cooper, " That under existing circumstances there
does not appear any practicable mode of obtaining a ge-
neral central station, and that the convenience of the
public would be greatly consulted by an enlargement of
the present Eastern Counties station, and by the com-
pany affording public access thereto by way of the east
road, near the town gaol."
This having been carried, on the motion of Mr. SMITH,
seconded by Mr. LOVETT, the following words were
added to the resolution—" With a passenger station on
the east-road, near the town gaol.'

The MAYOR exhibited a plan of his proposed station
on Butt-green, and explained the nature of it, but the
committee appeared generally to deem the site very
ineligible, and no motion was made respecting it.
The committee rose at three o'clock.

COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD DIREST
JUNCTION RAILWAY.

On Tuesday last a public meeting of the shareholders
of the above company, specially called by circular, was
held at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington, to consider the
positioh in which the company was placed by a refusal
on the part of the promoters of the rival undertaking
to carry out certain terms of amalgamation previously
determined upon. The meeting was attended by several
highly respectable individuals, amongst whom were Sir
Fortunatus Dwarris, J. Meredith, Esq., J. H. Thorne,
Esq., J. M. Cottle, Esq., Dr. Homer, J. IV. K. Eyton,
Esq., &c. &c.
After a protracted discussion, in the course of which
the Chairman (Sir Fortunatus Dwarris) detailed at
length the position of the undertaking, the following
resolutions were unanimously passed :
The meeting having had laid before them the agree-
ment for an amalgamation with the Oxford, Coventry,
and Burton-on-Trent Railway Company, and heard a
full statement of the facts contained in the case sub-
mitted to counsel, with his opinion thereon, which fully
justifies the acts and proceedings of the committee, and
having also heard the statement of the chairmat and
members of the committee, is of opinion that the
Coventry committee hare been guilty of a breach of
faith towards this company, and have assumed to them-
selves an unwarrantable authority in refusing to admit
a portion of this committee into their council, pursuant
to the terms of the agreement of amalgamation.
" Resolved,—That the best thanks of this meeting
are due, and that they are hereby presented to the com-
mittee, for the firm and manly exertions they have made
to uphold the character and protect the property and
privileges of the several shareholders.
" That the unjustifiable conduct of the Coventry com-
mittee having been the means of preventing this com-
pany from going to Parliament for their own separate
Bill, this committee be hereby fully authorised and
directed to employ counsel, and adopt all such leal
measures as they may deem expedient, by petitit n or
otherwise, to oppose the Coventry Bill through all its
stages."