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

bl:siings, both spiritual and temporal, may be abundantly poured
down upon your Majesty.
" Done in vestry this 26th day of July, in the year of our Lord,
1845. " 11. GEIILE, D.t)., Chairman."

The deputation headed by the Rev. Dr. Gehle, and consisting o
Messrs. T. G. Smith, F. W. Sack, John Vink, L. B. Schr;ider,
and P. Van den Ende, having been conducted into the royal pre-
sence by his Excellency Bdron Dade!, the Rev. Dr. Gehle read the
address, which was most graciously received by his Majesty, who
returned an extempore answer and immediately afterwards entered
freely into conversation with Dr. Gehlq—and the respective members
of the deputation ; expressing an intention, if circumstances
would permit, to attend Divine service at their church on Sunday
next.

RAIL WA Y INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDE•
PENDEN RAILWAY with a BRANCH THROUGH
THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES TO CREWE.
(Remington's Line).
Amongst the numerous, we might almost say innume-
rable projects of lines with which the public journals
and the public mind are filled to very repletien, we
have no hesitation in at once pointing to the above
as the most simple in its proposed operation, the most impor-
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, el"
its heading clearly states, both " Direct and Independent,
running almost as the crow flies, from the commercial capital
to the court capital of this vast empire; an easy, economical,
certain, and speedy communication, both for man and the pro-
duce of man's labour, from the manufacturing to the metropo-
litan head quarters. In the second, it is a scheme which will, if,
and when, eventually carried in its purity and its integrity, he a
knock down blow to the long nourished notion of Birmingham
and Great Western infallibility, and although we are anything
but 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 public
qua public hail the proposed line with equal satisfaction and
sincerity.
There are many and peculiar matters connected with the
history of this scheme which present it, apart from weightier
considerations, as one of considerable interest to the railway
world—but into these it is not our intention in the present article
to enter. There is also, or to speak more correctly, there is to
be, a rival line, but until that rival line shall be in a sufficiently
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 ourselves
with a brief and succinct account of " Remington's Line;'
not as it was last year, or as it might have been, or ought to
have been at any time, but simply and straightforwardly,
as it is.
Its main object, then, is, as we have already stated, to ea
to the commercial, manufacturing, and trading world, and to
the public in general, the shortest and moil econotaioal railway
route possible between the two most important termini in Eng-
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 con-
venient and most centrically situated spots on the north side of ,
the metropolis. From this it will pass round Muswell-hill,
and then will take a line passing through or near Friern
Barnet, Chipping Barnet, St. Alban's, Luton, Selanes
Ampthill, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Market
Harborough, Leicester, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Burton, Uttov
eter, Cheadle, Leek, Macclesfield, and Stockport, to Manchester.
The length of the entire line, as above laid down, is stated by
its engineer to be under 177 miles; and when we come to con-
sider the unequalled importance of the termini, and the vast
consequence of the different districts through which it is des-
tined to pass—when we consider, also, to what an extent the
country between London and Manchester is at this moment
intersected by existing or projected lines, we really think that
Mr. Remington has exhibited no small portion of ingenuity,
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 near
the proposed line, there are to be added those actual lines 0,
industry and activity, Bury, Bolton, Ashton-under-Line, and
Oldham, cum multis aliis—all of which must be more or less
benefited by it.
Again, it may be remarked, that the thickly: populated dis-
tricts between the metropolis and St. Alban's, together with
the important town of Bedford itself, and the entire country
north of it to Leicester, are at present utterly without the ad-
vantage of railway communication with each other or with
London. Looking a little, also, into futurity, as in such
matters we always should do, we cannot but foresee the more
than likelihood orthis trunk becoming eventually the " father,
of a line" of railway communication between the English a"tdl
Scotch capitals, and even between London and Glasgow, an
the entire north and north-east of Scotlond.
Within a short time—indeed -a very short time—this project
has sprung from inactivity and depression into vigour and tus,
fairest promise. It is not mariteeeeks since one was alines,'
laughed at if, while lamenting its actual state of torpidity, c'n°
,rein
were bold enough even to hint at its possible resuscitation roost
an untimely grave. An honest expression of one's hope the
what, it must be confessed, looked like death, would turn nut t°
be only a trance, was rewarded by at the least a most contetur
tuous smile. Now mark the change ; a great deal of patience,
and no small portion of perseverance, on the part of its poi
jeeters, is already repaid by the most unmistakeable signs an
symptoms of their scheme's well-being and well-doing. vre
There is yet one important feature of this line which
must by no means overlook—and this for two considerations'
The one its own intrinsic value ; the other its relative value 4s
regards Liverpool. The branch to the Pinteries which net
lately been proposed, and received with such enthusiasm ne,
only by those principally concerned, but by the public gin
rally, will give to the entire of that populous and (if we ra
be allowed the expression) paying district which is corapeoil,
between Uttoxeter and Crewe, the most ready way ands is
able means of communication thence to London,
same branch line will most unquestionably offer to Lt.
pool the nearest railway communication from London.
By the time our next number shall appear we shall do u. tittv.7. •
ite be in a position to go more fully and minutely into the •
of this line. In Ste meantime, we think we have said :la._
enough to show any one of even common observation
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direct and contingent—for positive and prob.ble ad'
both to public and proprietor—few lines both,
projected have been so rich in premises snd in promises--
too, too, equally well-founded and well-grounded.
Register. that have ever been