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many contemporaries to deal with, but there was this advan-
tage on their line, that it did not cross the Thames, once while
some of the other lines proposel to cross it twice.—(Hear,
he ) Calculations now were not how many miles from
Loudon, but now many minutes, and he thought it
was time that some such calculations should
begin at Hounslow.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to
the present line, it must be remembered that
though it had mrny competitors, it was the first that was
proposed, and that the intention of the projectors was not
merely that of creating a company, but to carry out the
prop( sed olject to the fullest extent.—( Hear, hear.) It was
intended to carry it into the focus of the City and the heart
of the west-end of London. He thought the project had the
best chance of succe s, and he was cure it deserved it, as it
was more advantageous than the others, and would be carried
out at a much less outlay of money.
HENRY WEBB SMITH, Esq., of Hounslow, seconded the
resolution, which was carried unanimously.
JAMES MONTGOMERY, Esq., of Brer,tford, moved the next
resolution, which was to the effect that the meeting, having
carefully considered the statements that had been made with
respect to the proposed line, was of opinion that it was
highly calculated to improve the town and neighbourhood,
and that it presented prospeAs of far greater advantage than
any other.
JAMES STANBOROUGH, Esq., of Isleworth, seconded the
resolution, which was carried unanimously.
The Rev. Dr. BENSON, the incumbent of Hounslow, moved
the third resolution. He could not withhold his approbation
from any measure that was calculated to improve the town
and neighbourhood of Hounslow, as he believed the iTesent
was. It had been reported that the inhabitants of Hounslow
were indifferent with respect to railroads, but that report, he
thought, had been denied by a meeting that had taken place
in that very room seine time ago. He thought there could
be no doubt that Parliament would allow the inhabitants of
Hounslow to have a railroad, and it therefore became their
duty to consider which was the preferable line. The Rev.
Doctor concluded by proposing the following resolution --
" That the line projected by Mr. Page was peculiarly entitled
to the support and consideration of the town of Hounslow,
and the meeting pledged itself to support it."
G. S. C. CAmDEN, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Page, the engineer of tke
Company, was unavoidably absent, but that Mr. Wilkinson,
one of the solicitors of the Dompauy, wished to make a few
observations to the meeting in his absence.

Mr. WILKINSON then addressed the meeting. In the po-
sition in which he stood, as the substitute for Mr. Pke, he
was anxious to state to the meeting that they were in a
better condition than any of the other proposed companies;
became they had ascertained with accuracy the line the rail-
way would take, and they had adopted measures that would
give them greater advantages than any other railroad, with
regard to their central terminus. It would not, however, be
wise for him at present to state the means by which they
would arrive at so desirable an object; at the proper
time and place they would be made public— (Hear,
hear.) He might, however, say that they were in a posi-
tion to refute the objections that had been made, that
they took the public to Milbank, and there left them in
the mue. They intended to do no 'such thing;
they would take them into the neighbourhood of Charing-
cross to a terminus which, when it was known, would be
admitted to surpass any other that had yet been thought of.
—(Hear, hear.) They had also a plan under consideration
which their line would he connected with the Blackwall by
Railway. The Great Western Railway had destroyed the
town of Hounslow and Ilrentford, anti it was proposod by
the present line not only to reinstate but improve it. One
of the principal features of the line was a good terminus near
Charing-cross, entirely independent of any general terminus
whatever, and as to the success of the line he thought it
could not be a matter of doubt.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question from an inhabitant
of Isleworth, assured him that, in the projection of the rail-
road, the interests of that town had not been forgotten,
neither would those of the new towns that might spring up.
On the motion of Mr. BasnFortn, seconded by Mr. Pour,-
TON, a vote of thanks to the Chairman was unanimously
agreed to, for his able and impartial conduct in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and the mectiog sepa-
rated, all present being convinced that the support of the
line was greatly to their own interests.

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GREAT Ay EsTE.KN, BR _ .0,
AND CENTRAL TERMINUS JUNCTION RAIL-

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BRENTFORD, €ATURDAY.—A similar meeting to the one
held on Saturday at Hounslow, at twelve o'clock took place
at the Castle Inn, Brentford, at three o'clock, for the purpose
of receiving the deputation from the Great Western, Brent-
ford, and Central Terminus Junction Railway. Most of the
gentlemen who were at Hounslow ware also present here, and
there was a goodly display of:the wealthy inhabitants of the
town and neighbourhood; among whom we noticed Captain
Strutt, Major Jelf Sharp, Deputy-Lieutenant of the County,
and several others. Henry Pounall, Esq., who was chairman
at the meeting at Hounslow, presided, mid precisely the sane
resolutions were adopted as were agreed to at the
meeting in that tow/2. Those resolutions were
moved and supported by Captain Strutt, Major Jelf
Sharp, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. illontgomery, and others. In
the figarse of the meeting it was stated that the proposed
cours of the railway in the neighbourhood of Westminster
had met with the approbation of Kr. Barry, the architect for
the new Houses of Parliament, and that the Company was
on the best terms, and acting with the utmost cordiality with
the Thames Embankment Company. The same feeling that
existed at Hounslow in favour of the pri,;,jected line appeared
also to animate the inhabitants of Brentford, every resolu-
tion being carried without a dissentient voice.

RAILWAY DEPOSITS AND THE

CURRENCY.

A wiseacre, when railway matters are named, shakes
his head—though there may be little in that—and s?..ys,
" Ah! wait until the railway deposits are paid into the
Bank of England, and see what a crash must follow
from the contraction of the currency."
Such a Solon—and you meet with one in every room
where half-a-dozen people have assembled—such a
Solon has an idea that the floating capital of the country
is to be abstracted, and that the deposits are to be paid
into the Bank of England, to the credit of the Ac-
countant-General, in sovereigns or bank-notes. Let us
see how the case stands. _ _ _

The new railway projects will require a capital of
about 300,000,0001. One-fourth of these projects will
not and cannot receive Parliamentary sanction. This
does not matter, however. The standing orders of the
Lords make it imperative for ten per cent. upon the re-
quired capital of each proj'ct to be paid into the Bunk
of England, to the credit of the Accountant-General of
the Court of Exchequer. This makes about 30,600,0001.
to be so paid.
The process will probably be this. The deposits have
been lodged, in each case, with private bankers, who
will only have to increase their credit with the Bank of
England, by depositing the additional securities, which
the use of these deposits will enable them to obtain, and
without the actual transfer of one roleau of sovereigns,
one ounce of silver, or one bundle of bank-notes, the re-.
quired thirty millions will be transterred from their ac-
counts to that of the Accountant- General. If the rail-
way companies please, they may take the deposits from
the private banks, and invest them in Government secu-
rities, yielding them interest. The money which they so
invest—and this will be done in most cases, as security
to the shareholders—will become ready money in the
hands of those who dispose of snch securities, and thus
will be restored to the national circulation, instead of
being " locked up," as the alarmists anticipate.
We have taken the case of British projects. As re-
gards foreign, there is a difference. From ten to fifteen
millions will be taken out of the country by these, and
the public will thus be deprived for a time—and at a
time, too, when the money is most rcquitel--of the use
of so much capital. The very fact, however, of our
being able and willing to spare so much Money for
foreign projects—some of which are excellent invest-
ments, we admit—fully shows how abundant are the
national resources, how extended is the individual enter-
prise which thus employs thein.—Railway Lxpless.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE —The first operatic no-
velty of the season will be produced on Thursday, affording
every possible facility to the advaucement of native talent.
The opera in question, The Fairy Oak, is written by Mr.
Henry Coe Coape, a gentleman a fortune and s'ation, con-
nected, we believe, with the theatre,-and its music is com-
posed by Mr. Forbes, recently the director if the Secieta
Harmonica Concerts. The new ballet of The Marble Maiden
is attracting the attention of the whole town, and bringing
enormous half-prices, and is a work, the beautyof which can-
not be too highly extolled.
MRS. TRuLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL.—We are re-
quested to state that "The Attractive Man, a Novel," by
Mrs. Trollope, in 3 vols., is published this day by Mr. Colburn,
of Great Marlborough-street, and limy now be had at all the
libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following
new works of fiction :-2. Love and Mesmerism, by Horace
Smith, Esq., author of " Brambletye House," &c., 3 vols.__
3. The Master Pas-ion, and other Tales and Shetches, by T.
C.(3rattan,Esq.,author of "Highways and Byways," 3 vols.-
4. The Story of a Royal Favourite, by Mrs. Gore, 3 vols.-
5. Count Konigsmark, an Historical Romance, by Captain
Frederic Chamfer, R.N., 3 vols.-6. The White Slave and
the Russian Prince, by the author of " Revelations of
Russia," 3 vols.-7. Self; or, The World as it Goes, by the
author of " Cecil," Second Edition, 3 vols.— 8. Maids of
Honour, a Tale of the Court of George 11., 3 vole, and 9. De
Mohan; or, The Court Conspirator, by M. Eugene Sue,
author of "The Mysteries of Paris," &c., 3 vols.
DISTRICT ASYLUM FOR TFIE DESTITUTE 1 letter
was read at the Alarylebone vestry, on Saturday, from Mr.
Hume, M.P., upon the subject of district asylums, in which
he deprecated in the strongest language their erection, and
called upon the vestry, the board cf guardians, the rate-
payers, and inhabitants, to give those asylums the most deo-rs
terminetl opposition, as they would hold out a premium
into cities and
the immigration of vagrants and
towns, and would also interfere,r Hon. Member, however,
constitutionalal.nre.tit.Lt
long-
established popular rights.
' able right of the meritorious and
insisted upon the unquestion
ort and every possible protection.
helpless peer to ample support
I himself to oppose the district
In conclusion, be plet ge
io'n, and when he could.
asylums upon every occas
RAILWAYS.—We observe
SAVINGS' BANNS A..
Paris there is at present a complaint that a much larger
that ,in y "'ken out of the savings' banks than is put in. It
would he desirable to •a
sum 's learn what is the state of the case generally
g ,as it seems probable that the temptation of gain in
inrailEsene-yl.nd speculation may induce those who have small sums at com-
mand to withdraw the money from the banks in order to purchase
scrip or shares. We know that this is the case at one savings'
bank, and we infer, as the temptation is great, that it is generally
1 the case. The fact is worth notice, because the amount of deposits
is frequently referred to (it has beet so, more than once, by Sir
Robert Peel) as an indication of well-being and prosperity. Now,
it is plain that we may have dimished deposits with great pros-
perity. There is some reason, in fact, to believe that on More
than one occasion, wino the increase of deposits has been much
boasted of, that it arose from numerous small tradesmen, who
finding no employment for their savings in their own trade, and
no profit on industrial undertakings, placed their spare cash in
savings' banks, which in a time of prosperity would have gone 'o
extend their business. It may also be remarked that, if it be true
hat the usual class of persons who deposit their money in savings'

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banks have now ceased to do so, the persons are at once indicated
who are likely to be the principal sufferers ty any great failure in
railway speculation.—Chronicle.
[ADVEIVII•EMENT.]-- NONE NEED BE SICK.— READ
THE FOLLOWING CASE OF CU RE BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—
Mrs. Jessie Anderson, living near the Fountain-bridge, Edin.
burgh, suffered from lowness of spirits, sick headaches, dimness
of sight, together with a want of strength and appetite. These
symptoms were accompanied with a cough and spitting of
phlegm, and likewise much windy spasms. No medicines had
been of any service to her, until a lady advised her to try
1J olloway's Pills," which gave her immediate relief, and in
a fortnight made her as well as ever she was in her life.—Sold
(also Holloway's Ointment) at. the establishment of Professor
Holloway, 244, Strand, and by almoz..t all respectable vendors of
medicine throughout the civilised world.