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

SOUTHAMPTON, PETERSFIELD, AND LONDON
DIRECT.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—This afternoon a public
meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Southampton, con-
vened by requisition to the Mayor, was held in the Town-
hall, for the purpose of securi .14 to the inhabitants a more
direct communication with London than they at present
enjoyed.
Thomas Griffiths, Esq., the Mayor, took the chair, and
among the ge;ttlemen present were Alderman Lobb, Dr.
Hunt, Thomas Bradley, Esq., Alderman Towner, Alderman
Steere, W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq, George Borrett, Esq., and
Messrs. Woolridge, 11-gers, F. Cooper, and Abraham, mem-
bers of the town council, and a large number of the most in-
fluential inhabitants.

The requisition, signed by upwards of 400 of the most in-
fluential residents of the town, having been read by Mr.
Pearce, the Town-Clerk, _ _ .

Alderman Lonn said that, as Deputy-Chairman of the
Provisional Committee, the duty had been imposed upon
him of bringing the project before the meeting. Ds main
object was to unite the important bor 'ugh of Petersfield
with the town of Southampton, bringing into communica-
tion with both a large and valuable agricultural district, sur-
rounded by towns, although not termed great, of consider-
able importance, which would be embraced by the railway
communicating with the port of Southampton. The line
had been surveyed by the engineers, who had sent in their
report, which the Committee considered as most satisfactory.
The line as proposed from that town would commence as
near the centre as possible, and, passing over the Itchin,
proceed on to Durley, from Durley to Bishop's Waltham,
Corehampton, and East and West ,Neon, passing over Win-
chester-hill. Here a tunnel would be required of about
a quarter of a mile in length, Which could be constructed
without risk. or danger. The soil, too, was most favourable, '
being ;hard and consistent chalk. As the crow would fly,
the distance from Southampton to Petersfield was twenty-
two miles and a half— (Hear)—making only half a mile dif-
ference. The gradients, too, were most favourable;. the
greatest in any part of the line was I in 150, and in general
it was 1 in-200. With the exception of a small curve at
Corehampton, it is a direct and straight line to Petersfield.
Having pointed out the course of the line, be might say
that with regard to the stations they must remain untouched
upon at present, but he could assure the meeting that the
sole views of the Company were the interest and prosperity
of the town of Southampton and the borough of Petersfield,
and that the whole of the surveys would be made in suffi-
cient time to enable them to go to Parliament in the next
session. With regard to the route the proposed line was to
take,* he begged to say that. the proprietors of the land be-
tween that town and Petersfield had not offered any opposi-
tion to the line, nor did he think there would be any.—
(Hear.) In addition to bringing Petersfield into immediate
contact with Southampton, there was another and more im-
portant point to be gained. It would bring them in a more
direct, cheaper, and better communication with the City of
London and its docks—(Hear)—by means of a direct Ports-
mouth 1i..e,0r any other that might be successful, which must
pass through Petersfield. Then, again, there would be a
communication with Brighton and Cheltenham,Brighton and
Dover, and other parts, which must materially benefit and
increase the trade of the port of Southampton. They might
he asked, did they, the promoters of the scheme, expect op-
' position from other companies? He did not know of any;
but if there was, the answer would be, that they neither
feared it or dreaded it, as they were an independent. line. He
had received a letter from the chairman of an influential
company, stating that no opposition to the undertaking
would be given on their patt.—(Hear.)
- Mr. J. H. STEBBING moved the first resolution —" That
in the «pinion of this meeting it is of great importance that
a line of railway should be formed between this town and
the borough of Petersfield, and that the line proposed by the
Southampton, P-Ttsmouth, and London Direct Railway
Company is eminently calculated to promote the interests of
the town and port of Southampton, as well as the rich agri-
cultural district through which it will pass."
Mr. P. BORRETT seconded the resole ion, feeling convinced
that the proposed line would be of the greatest importance
1 and benefit to the town, and much to the interest of its pro-

4 4ln 66.
leetlleii-bLES'EX AND SURREY JUNCTION.
ll' "S eli.,'' of the inhabitants of Kingston. upon-Thames was
Cilliii.eetnesnaes in the Guildhall there, convened by the
lOitalt tip the Mayor, to consider the propriety of support-
' t'qdlesex and Surrey Junction Railway, which is
Ile' Tee,°,cotinect Uxbridge, Southall, Brentford, Houns-
. 'le -e'enham, Kingston-upon-Thames, Croydon, and
ttii'll:l4e
eml:z. —ow, Esq., Mayor of the town, stated that. it
Sem tte: 'its Pleasure as well as his duty to call the inhabi-
W,Lether to consider this line e, as it passed
4S, rlue Parish, and all of them were interested in it di-
eilltS4allindirectly, he thought it but fair to give the inha-
tet, attePPoitunity to express their sentiments upon the
Vreae 0 at the same time to bring forward those who
kt sated with the line, that they might be ready to
Fled th,Planation or answer any question, not only as re-
tlettie,style of architecture and design, but also as to
VS. q slar direction of the railway.
OktnteAreswonriey stated that this railway was proposed
l'l)f tietn•ce at Uxbridge, and proceed to the Southall sta.
tN) !Great Western Railway; it would then proceed to
Ilt, liee,/‘, where it would connect itself with one or other of
Oiler", red lines from London to Hounslow. Leaving
th`t%l4,,, She line would pass through Whitton, Twicken-
Vetitt'Pgton, and Hampton, to Kingston, and crossing
Seta /,',. would join the Kingston station of the So.uth-
ell ,„411,ailway, whence it would proceed to and terminate
li',ll,se_et it, As regarded the interests of Kingston, it would
11(ih„'ere er,ro both with the Great Western and
.South-
V 410,,,, allways, and some of the proposed new lines to
l44srth' and it would give them direct communication to
iri Eel ~,. But the mode in which the Company proposed
kki Niltlth the station at Kingston was perhaps the most
Itieleeti Point to which be would direct his attention at
tii, e'l„ha4 :R.,. The engineer and the surveyor, he might
the the eaeK.sn very great. trouble in endeavouring to ascer-
toiii4stietZegs of the inhabitants, so that they might place
,!ieha, . such a way as would give most accommodation
silt thultants of Kingston without damaging the pro-
,thre?leti e.town. The steam was intended to be made at
SeotTli th'ev'i.,ek and the line of the railway would be brought
kt ll It Queen's Meadow, up near to the new town, but
14tOf h' that it might not affect the property. The ob-
Ile 'lr the'eg the station at Hampton-wick was to bring i . t
rse,,t,csee. eFentre of Kingston as possible without daroaging
Se4e tt`o one could doubt thet a railway communication
tusks sill towns he had mentioned, containing on the ag•
le 'eaSe t e'l a numerous population, would be of general ad-
t''''qeetLa the e mnte The uestion was, how it was to
kliZttn-7sWieth sal--; least disadvantage to Kingston ? From
kk 1' %bat there Was no opposition to the line, and that the
%le' -thotseuPPortetl by many ef the inhabitants. If a ma-
SI ate,„ ent otherwise, and that the station should be
Rich that tcih'etPlY and directly within the town, he would.
tt 'la th e Committee were most desirous to meet their
i§ip I,; ki, at respect.
We 'at tieEss. asked if there was no feeler thrown out to
i;itaile:r`ilieghain Railway, so that there mght be a com-
Nee' 1it.,4,3' "intnunication north and south?
lic„`,llt, ew..°lrrsier said there were at present many lines
,se to uxbridge and so on to the north, sn that it was
liaillortit p.Y which 'would be chosen ; but that there would
Stever l•ne through Uxbridge there could be no doubt
e,lir,ll:te,,d‘_t_liis Company would get the benefit of it.
'ley a i„,`,") asked whether there was any plan proposed
114. 'lave 'way from Epsom to R ii-..,eite. so that they
sei,,_
tg ALs.v communication with the Dover line?
sitiske ,i,. % oitTRY said the country between Epsom and
Itliattosee,.ented considerable difficillties, so that no line
I'Na YeejV Proposed ; but he did not doubt the increasing.
bli," 0e en Justify the making of a line, and then this line
IN ISe;nected with the South -Eastern Railway.
11:11el't to whatthough they ought to confine thetro,elves at
llciei:;taiit would benefit the town of Kingston, as the
4 ' 6t,' °f Uxbridge had confined themselves to what
Itite,r. 11 e'nt• them
.e t cEn. •* •
Ilk 4 , tic, „it said he had been at the Uxbridge meeting
Ni,•Welee';'Fre there was a great deal of confusion, no fewer
I,,lllttiee,rbetitowZuesidhahvaivneg been presented to them for their
leid they " , but at last one gentleman got up and moVed
a line direct from London to Ux-
11.N, :IN breetin the Great Western and Birmingham lines,
me teed the eqes—the one to run from Uxbridge to Ox-
Iteeill, skyiesbother from Uxbtidge to Aylesbury. Now, the
1171 wliile the
would join the Birmingham line near that
to looked e other would terminate at Oxford. Now, if
Ile flitsoi, at the map they would see that this Uxbridge
'head 4/11/),,i,tailwaY was in a direct line leading parallel with
Iv -eeain t
.etesi amass 0 Aylesbury, while they would also have
(Se be „f of the other branch to Oxford, both of which
Seieseese anlazing benefit to this art of the country.
4lit.`k erthe line would take. away pa
small corner of the —6G3I.OITES AND GARN VALESTANDPORTOr"
CARDIFF UNION.
1.,'1/41"Ritet Injtr/31,ushY Park, without, however, doing the
-1 wen hi . , and he was ha pto sa that Lord Lincoln Wednesday an adjourned general meeting of the provincial
directors of this proposed line of railway was held at the
Ile owe 8 eonsept to the mepasuyre, asyit was proposed to
lfor a Priv
Roi ate station within the roval demesne. From London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to confirm certain reso-
• s'o 14 lutions agreed to at the previous meeting, which took place
klw a i 1 statement be thou ht would see that this
tht 43's • 1 mu 1 g they on the 18th ult. ; and to fill up the list of members for the
Ilel, se. in /7, lan Y connect them with the five principal managing committee.
had vv BP
irmingham, the Great Western, The Hon.
theisticVcount Ingestre, M.P., occupied the chair.
lentl4 e o 1 ehtern, the Brighton and the South-Eastern.
"41v to Besides ble Lord, there were present ee:The Hon.
tee eelee,
of say further, that 'at the Uxbridge meeting Wm. Gore, Sir George Prescott, Bart., the Rev. H. R.
t.silre'attpfe Bur heat nfluence in that neighbourhood, Mr. Fowler, the. Rev. Thomas Groner, Major Moorse Cooper,
serldin from ti- b declared positively that there should be a
qtey g all
ti, iiro,ll that wil3g,.e tic, w Capt. Hewitt, Thchard Hartley Kennedy,. Esq., James, I%lor-
est Drayton, his property ex- risen, Esq., F. Meymott. E 9., Evan Pnteliard, Esq., Wm.
ow, if they looked at the plan, leJ/endent see that how,
was a scheme altogether icicle- Richard Lewis Reece, Esq., Archibald Spens,
I)est br, of their Esq., Philip Vaughan,Esq.,
, Spotter, . Esq.,
to .eCompany, J. t
E I Richards Es Barrister-
t ,",„rkie'''' ten, fro_st_which would go from Uxbridge to v Solicitor':ti- ' q'&
etl-Nese' and se cii,','Yvest Drayton to Staines, to Woking, to a t -I.Lhaew k
oWließdiejeaimaxelel—sociPe'ned the business. by stating that
te'enti, ' the ," '0 the South-Eastern line. There was, they were met to confirm the resolutions come to at the
eth nls ex eote
to for them to use their most es other r ertions to • meeting held a. t Mr.
.James's offices on the 18th, respecting
i 0,,,,, le would obtain this line for if they did not, the construction of lines of railway to connect the vales
.of
;lie 70talenitiryt be
tladopted, which ;Yould ultimately prove ogrnore. Fawr and Ogur Faah with the port of Cardiff.
as he ' be inor letn• With respect to the stair, no Mr. James would be able more explicitly to place the matter
4 ilot eeeuici if
.e anxious for it on this side of the river before them, and he, therefore, called on him to read the
Ald "a thBt
141 („nanth'etpwrls
'Fred station
for their advantage ; but' he minutes of the previous meeting.
d4t PaicKe. station would injure them. Mr. deems said that, after what had taken place at their
e„e lin consent 11, as an old inhabitant , f Kingston, , little would remain for him to say respecting
'4' th e wee s„ , to the station b •If lmerits of the proposed soheine. Founded on the resolu-
It:tat: town, i aeterea
as to make telling oiq of the town.
1 the
then agreed to, he had embodied the advantages of the
4 ea
aartporti,„ine "o.t,(lnild support it ; centreareataemnwnaseasratthisefiecifhe t tines first meeting,
l oplited in the firm ofll a proapectus,
the
reading
t'kl't et ki'fie'l that to i inhabitants would do the same. He iof which would be sufficieutle•i
_ruositurative of o merits of
ooff.
him. Th
etpa nest„n, w have the station at Hamton-wick and l the oect, without an address f
Ale:Y to the ii‘,eB enntran'to the ititerests of the town, and I
, t xprc.hatt eozierests of the line.
1,
vuy • .s was 0 the main line would be 18 miles, a ,the
1 three valleys 16, making in all about
r d branches upg the
b 34 miles to e con-
st tillsi'le B'lo the • f the same opinion. strutted. The branches would , .
commence at Blaengwr in
. k, the erh, r Inhabitants mnehtthe
of o,rwr Faa'r ; from Blaenges r, in
1 the Valley of
IteliZstee 't,e, but as it ev 1 , prefer station. on . the Vale ,•••F h •
in vale of the Ogwr +an ,
theeteihie. , en j Cot o . woo d destroy the • ncient town
ii s atm The P their market-o,m. the thing was .-1
eint., ion bei.
... Cot
who
to retio.s ii, en this
5,,, were so much in reveler of .
tits* yought"; Inethee „f
c'aiue the river ought to point out ,
eneloe nearer
s'iow sota . rrYlnee, their wishes into effect.
N` bis ster seia.,,sto e prActicable means of placing the ,
krh `'Fendseth on ti;',,
othegsten a the stati n without injuring the town. He
Other side of the river did not care ' the Gawr ; and from 13Iaengwr,
an. the three would co centrate a y
whence the main line would pass .
South Wales Railway near the port
tßr -14 Centhin from
by Llanharran, an join
through which the lines passed was of
kind ; there where no heavy cuttings,d the
of Cardiff. The country
the most fAvourable
expensive
very
embankments required ; the gradients were likewise
sf
e so that the line would be executed at the cheapest c. ~
e_ ere t ought to cnl was placed; but t.e inhabitants of l Tasefatl' h' tl n the spot abundance of tone
y ti.. obe consul remember that there ' . •
atate t Is, re was o
4444'Pb-in_
.tee u . t•e were the interests of ' aed other material for the efficient construction of the workas.i_
ht,ls, i
am
f,.,‘ est was
about'
es their own. The popnlation The project. was supported by powerful local interest,
.and 1
"el tie°ll c' le DePulatio . 1,600 ; that. a Hampton about
the lendlerds who had been consulted had given in their sanc-
tett ent a
I,isieeraht n 0i• other places in their neigh- tion and approval. Twenty miles of the line would pass
litte tilee4 valued coedlowexeeed the pepulation of their through property abounding with coal, iron, lime, black
or it_ taut sation 1
Kingeten.—(A laugh.) If
-- . band, and limestone, all of which products had not at
o ,tii to
the ln such a position as to be of ' present the means of transit to any market whatever. The
Middlesex side of the river, -• •
rising and important town of Br idgeud would be greatly
I

moters.—The resoluticn was carried.
Mr. F COOPER moved the second resolution—" That in
addition to the great advantage- resulting to this town from
a communication with the large market-town of Petersfield,

the proposed railway will evert ually form the best and most
direct line of communication between the port of Southamp-
ton and the d.,cks of the City of London, thus affording to
the mercantile and trading interest a better and more direct
.means of transit."
Mr. J. LULL seconded the resolution, which was carried.

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In answer to a question from a gentleman in the body of
the meeting,
Aldern an Loma said the Company was not pledged to any
line at Petersfield to run to London, but that the Committee
would adopt the shortest and most direct.
Mr. SrooxEn proposed the next resolution—" That a pe-
tition to both Houses of Parliament be presented, embody-

ing the principles of the projected scheme, and praying the
Legislature to ag. ee theretor."
This was seconded by Mr. H. WOOLRIDGE, and carried.
Dr. CLARKE moved, and Mr. JOLLIFFE seconded, the fourth
resolution—" That the Members for the town and county be
respectfully requested to support the prayer of the petition
by their votes and influence in Parliament.
On the suggestion of Mr. ANDREWS, it wiv agreed that the
terminus for the proposed line should be in the Oundle or
Hogland, near the centre of the town, as the most convenient
spot to be obtained.
A gentleman who was present on the part of the South-
Western Company said it was the intention of that Cm-
party, as soon as possible, to carry the terminus of their rail-
way into the City.—The meeting then broke up.