The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

TO E. BECKETT DENISON, ESQ., M.P. FOB THE WEST
RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.
Sta, Harrogate, Feb. 17, 1845.
Iregret that any individual professing Conservative
principles should so far forget himself as to undertake to defeat
the second reading of a Bill in the House of Commons, by such means
as are degrading to an independent mind. The assertions made by
yotta on moving an amendment to a motion for the second reading of
the Harrogate and Knaresborough Railway Bill, were disgraceful,
being either wilful misrepresentations, or showing you were grossly
ignorant of the nature and character of the Bill in question. I am
inclined to think it was the latter, as I fmd you have been reported
to have stated similar assertions at a meeting of the inhabitants of
Doncaster, on the 17th January last. I feel it a duty I owe to myself,
as well as to my late colleagues, who were the principal promoters of
the proposed Railway from Bolton Percy to near Knaresborough, to
defend our conduct by stating the truth, and to contradict the asser-
tions made by you.
You are made to say that Mr. Hudson, or the York and North
Midland Company, were the promoters of the intended line from
Bolton Percy (not Burton Salmon) to Knaresborough.
That the length of the line was 14 miles.
That the dissentient landowners was •••• • • • • 11 miles
Theassents •••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 „
The neuters ••••••• • • • • • • •• • ll „

14 miles

Now, Sir, for the facts :
The length of the intended line was 15 miles and 69 chains.
The dissentient landowners • •
The assents ••• • • • • • 4 miles 28'90 chains.
Neuters and no answers ••••• • • • • • 2 miles 74'10 chains.

15 miles 69 chains.
The number of landowners on the line 56.
The dissentients.
The assents and neuters •

I most positively deny that Mr. Hudson or the York and North
Midland COmpany had anything whatever to do with the intended
line. Mr. Hudson gave us no assistance until the second reading
of the Bill. No doubt the intended line would have been very bene-
ficial to the York and North Midland Company, but it would be much
more to their interest as a Company to make it themselves, and they
thought we should not be able to raise the money, such was
the feeling at that time of the public against railways ; but we did
succeed, in a most honourable way, in obtaining the capital re-
quired, and Mr. Hudson, finding we had succeeded, did, on the
second reading of the Bill, render us some assistance ; and
although the dishonourable trick of getting up a case against
us, full of misrepresentations, and given to the Members on
entering the House, and the misrepresentations made by you and
others, the Bill passed the second reading, and had it not been for
the influence of a certain individual, there is no doubt we should have
passed the Committee, and got our Bill. I regret that an individual
with snch a kind and amiable domestic character, though a mighty
hunter, should so far disregard the interests of his tenantry, and the
tenants of others, as to exert his influence to deprive them of the be-
nefits of railway communication. There are few, very few, agricul-
tural districts of more importance; besides, on this short line of
sixteen miles, we have three market towns, and two fashionable
watering places,—say, Tadcaster, Wetherby, and Knaresborough, and
Harrogate and Thorp-Arch, and an extent of country further west,
which would derive considerable benefit. merely because it was said to
interfere with the hunting field.
No wonder your friends should express to you their surprise, after
the second reading of the Bill, that such a measure should have been
brought forward, of course supposing your statement to be correct,
but I think they will now be more guarded how they express any
opinion upon your statements. When the Committee reported to
the House that the preamble of the Bill was not proven to their satis-
faction, I was advised by a friend to get some Member of the House
to move for the printing of the evidence given to the Committee. I
regret I did not do so, as it might have prevented you from repeating
the nits-statements. .

I hope I shall not have occasion to recur again to this subject, and
would recommend you, as a Conservative, to make yourself better
acquainted with subjects before you engage to either support or op-
pose them.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, and one of your
electors, S. WILKINSON,
Late Hon. Secretary to the Harrogate and Knaresborough Railway.

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DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 23, 1845.—A curious circum-
stance has occurred here which has completely destroyed all
confidence in the boasted secresy of the Railway Department
of the Board of Trade. Mr. Fitzstephen French, who was
the cencoctor of the railroad from Dublin to Galway, arrived
here on the 20th inst., and stated publicly tbat the Board of
Trade would certainly give the Galway line and refuse the
Mullingar line, and which, incredible as it may appear, was
confirmed by the arrival of the Gazette on the 21st inst., con-
taining their decision exactly as stated by him. What secret
influence has been at work it is impossible for the public to
divine, but certainly grave suspicion attaches somewhere,
and the matter ought not to be allowed to rest where it is;
nor will it, for the Directors and Subscribers to the Mullingar
line are determined to proceed with their Bill without one
moment's loss of time, and sift the facts before a Committee
of the House of Commons. The advantages of the Mullingar
line over that of Mr. French's are too palpable, and must be
appreciated when fully before the public; for the country
through which the railroad is proposed to pass is rich and
fertile in its resources, and is exceedingly populous, and only
requires a facility of communication to bring those abundant
resources to a profitable market. Should the arbitrary deci-
sion of the Board of Trade prevail, it is evident that great
injustice will be done to a portion of Ireland, which, from its
position, has stronger claims for railway facilities than any
other part of it.
We were much struck with the beautiful speci-
mens of New Zealand woods exhibited by the Company at
their late meeting, and no doubt when known will soon be-
come generally used for decorative furniture. The Company
kindly permitted the importer of these woods to show the
different objects of furniture manufactured by him since his
arrival in this country, and the combination of nature and
artv
and beauty. A
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ornamented oasdt
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carved
several
urarles of New Zealand chiefs,
smaller pieces of furni.,
settler at New Zealand,
clever, intelligent
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and is the first to bring these woods into notice; we hope he
will be rewarded for his industry and tact.
SHORT CUT.--A tobacconist, not far from St.
James's-street, got a bargain from a" traveller," in a roll of
meanimypyorteaerra,
a a very
short cut, last week. On opening it yesterday he discovered
that all but the exterior layer was twisted brown paper, co-
loured black,
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