The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-24 00:00:00

they would find him and all on that side their bitter
opp,nents.
Aid-man JONES, to make their proceedings regular, would
• move that the station should he ou this side of the aver, and
• as near to the t/roin as possible.
Mr. DA.wsox, al seconding this motion, expressed his re-
: gret and disappointment that the promoters of the line had
submitted its details to them in such a loose and unsatisfac-
tory manner. lie thooght it would be bitter to adjourn this
meeting. in order to allow the engineers to prepare and lay
before them such plans as would enable them to judge of tile
line.—(Hear, hear.)
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Mr. KENT said it was incumbent upon the meeting first
to decide the general question, whether or not they should
have a line from Uxbridge to Epsom, through Kingston. He
had no hesitation in saying that that was indispensable, and
he believed the meeting was unanimous on that point. He
ther fore Moved, in substance, that this railway would be of
gre:tt beoelit to Kingston, and materially tend to increase its
trade and prosperity. This was without reference to Mr.
Jones's motion about the station, which would be decided
afterwards.

Mr. JONES wculd not allow his motion to be put aside in
that way.

Alderman FRICKER moved another amendment, that the
interests both of the town and the railway would be most
effectually served by the railway forming as near the centre
of the town as possible, and by having a station in the town,
and that on the Company producing such plans, the meeting
would give the line their most cordial support.
Mr. RANYARD seconded the amendment.

Mr. Guy rose to move an4her resolution, that the meet-
ing approved of the line of railway, but reserved a full con-
sideration of where the station was to be; and that the
meeting would adjourn to that clay week, when they would
consider the alternative plans which the Company might
propose.
Mr. Moss seconded the resolution.

Mr: NIGHTINGALE moved simply that the meeting adjourn,

A lo:tg and angry squabbli4g- followed the prt'ipos'ing of
these resolutions, each contending that their resolution
should be put; It was at last suggested that the movers and
seconders of the different moti'ms should retire to another
room, and agree in one resolution. This was agreed to by
all the parties except Alderman Fricker and his seconder,
Mr. Ranyard, who insisted that their amendment should be
put to the meeting. With much persuasion they were re-
luctantly induced to comply; but after being absent for some
time, the parties returned to the room and announced that
all were agreed in one general resolution except the two gen-
tlemen who had from the first opposed the retiring. The
general resolution was substantially an approbation of the
line, with a request that the Company would make the
station at Kingston, if practicable. This last clause gave
sorni! dissatisfaction ; it was altered so as to seen' that the
meeting approved of the line, on the understanding that the
Company pledged themselves to make the station at King-
ston, if practicable. Still, this did not meet the views of the
alderman and his recorder, who again insisted that their
amendment should be put to the vote. The other party
agreed to adopt their amendment, with the exception of the
last clause, which was to the effect that, so soon as the Com-
pany laid bef ire them plans fer a station at Kingston, they
would give the line their cordial support. This omission,
however, did not satisfy the worthy alderman ; and, after
many angry retorts upon each other, several ineffectual at-
tempts to effect an agreement, and two or three failures in
putting the question to the vote, it was at last agreed to vote
on this question, whether the general resolution should be
adopted with the clause referred to, or without it.
Oo a show of hat:ds being taken, 36 voted for the omission
of the clause and 35 for its iroertion. The resolution iu
support of the line was, therefore, declared to be carried.
Thanks were then prop.sed to the Mayor and Mr. Kent,
seconded by Mr. Guy, and unanimously agreed to; after
which the meeting, which lasted nearly four hours, separated.