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

HULL, OCT. 23.?

There has not been so much anxiety to realis?, from
on the old lines, as might have been expected from the ac-
counts received from other markets ; on the whole, the day's
transactions closed with more firmness, and a strong im-
pression that most of the lines of any intrinsic value had seen
their lowest. The sales are—Eastern Counties, New, 83%—
Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 23—North British, Half
Shares, 5%—Armagh, Coleraine, and Purtrush, 21/4—Ax-
holme, 455. p.---Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 2%—Derby and
Gainsborough, 2/, 16s. 6d,—Dudley, 111adeley, and Iron
Bridge, 12s. 6d. p.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, 6:3/4—
Hull and Barnsley Junction, 3% p,—Leicester and Bedford,
2%—Lincoln and !ffinnileet, ss. p.—:Liverpool and Leeds,
3%—London and Birmingham Extension, 23/4—London and
York, 4X—London and Norwich Direct 10s.—Notting-
ham and Boston, 4 North Western, 4%—Rugby and Hun-
tingdon, 234—Shrewsbury' and Trent Union, 37s.—Yorkshire
and Glasgow Union, 3%,

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MIDDLESEX AND SURREY JUNCTION.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Kingston• upon-Thames was
- heldon Wednesday, in the Guildhall there, convened by the
- Worshipful the Mayor, to consider the propriety of support-
- ing the Middlesex and Surrey Junction Railway, which is
intended to connect Uxbridge, Southall, Brentford, Houns-
- low, Twickenham, Kingston-upon-Thames, Croydon, and
Epsom.
Winuax Row, Esq., Mayor of the town, stated that it
- had teen his pleasure as well as his duty to call the inhabi-
- twits together to consider this line; because, as it passed
through the parish, and all of them were interested in it di-
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ectly or indirectly, he thought it but fair to give the inha-
bitants an opportunity to express their sentiments upon the
- subject, and at the same time to bring forward those who
- were connected with the line, that they might be ready to
- give any explanation or answer any question, not only as re-
garded the style of architecture and design, but also as to
the particular direction of the railway.
Mr. GAISWORTHY stated that this railway was proposed
- to commence at Uxbridge, and proceed to the Southall sta-
tion of the Great Western Railway ; it would then proceed to
Hounslow, where it would connect itself with one or other of
4% the proposed lines from London to Hounslow. Leaving
Hounslow, the line would pass through Whitton, Twicken-
- ham, Teddington, and Hampton, to Kingston, and crossing
- the Thames, would join the Kingston station of the South-
- Western Railway, whence it would proceed to and terminate
- at Epsom. As regarded the interests of Kingston, it would
connect them both with the Great Western and South-
- 'Western Railways, and some of the proposed new lines to
- Hounslow, and it would give them direct communication to
- the north. But the mode in which the Company proposed
to deal with the station at Kingston was perhaps the most
important point to which he would direct his attention at
this meeting. The engineer and the surveyor, he might
- state, had taken very great trouble in endeavouring to ascer-
- taro the feelings of the inhabitants, so that they might place
- the station in such a way as would give most accommodation
to the inhabitants of Kingston without damaging the pro-
perty in the town. The station was intended to ba made at
Hampton-wick, and the line of the railway would be brought
- through the Queen's Meadow, up near to the new town, but
beyond it, so that it might not affect the property. The oh-
- jest of having the station at Hampton-wick was to bring it
as near the centre of Kingston as possible without damaging
- the town. No one could doubt that a railway communication
- between the towns he had mentioned, containing on the ag-.
- gregate such a numerous population, would be of general ad-
- vantage to the country. The question was, how it was to
- be effected with the least disadvantage to Kingston? From
conferences he had had with he engineer and surveyor, he
- found that there was no opposition to the line, and that the
- station was supported by many of the inhabitants. If a ma-
- ority thought otherwise, and that the station should be
- made immediately and directly within the town, he would
-- state that the Committee were most desirous to meet their
wishes in that respect.
- Mr. MITCHELL asked if there was no feeler thrown out to
- join the Birmingham Railway, so that there might be a com-
plete railway communication north and south ?
Mr. GALSWORTHY said there were at present many lines
23 proposed to Uxbridge, and so on to the north, so that it was
16 difficult to say which would be chosen ; but that there would
- be a north line through Uxbridge there could be no doubt
- whatever, and this Company would get the benefit of it.
Mr. RaNYARD asked whether there was any plan proposed
to have a railway from Epsom to Reigate, so that they
- might have a communication with the Dover line?
Mr. GALSWORTIIY said the country between Epsom and
- Reigate presented considerable difficulties, so that no line
- was at present proposed; but he did not doubt the increasing
- traffic would justify- the making of a line, and then this line
would be connected with the South •Eastern Railway.
Mr. KENT thought they ought to confine themselves at
- present to what would benefit the town of Kingston, as the
- inhabitants of Uxbridge had confined themselves to what
- would benefit them.
Mr. MERCER said he had been at the Uxbridge meeting
last week, where there was a great deal of confusion, no fewer
- than twelve lines having been presented to them for their
2% consideration; but at last one gentleman got up and moved
- that they should have a line direct from London to Ux-
bridge, between the Great Western and Birmingham lines,
_ with two branches-the one to run from Uxbridge to Ox-
ford, and the other from Uxbridge to Aylesbury. Now, the
- line to Aylesbury would join the Birmingham line near that
- town, while the other would terminate at Oxford. Now, if
- they looked at the map they would see that this Uxbridge
and Epsom railway was in a direct line leading parallel with
4% the Birmingham to Aylesbury, while they would also have
- the advantage of the other branch to Oxford, both of which
- would be of amazing benefit to this part of the country.
- The course of the line would take away a small corner of the
- paddock at Bushy Park, without, however, doing the
&lightest injury, and he was happy to say that Lord Lincoln
had given his consent to the measure, as it was proposed to
- put down a private station within the royal demesne. From
- the foregoing statement he thought they would see that this
- line would ultimately connect them with the five principal
- railways in England-the Birmingham, the Great Western,
the South-Western, the Brighton, and the South-Eastern.
- He had only to say further, that at the Uxbridge meeting
- a gentleman of great influence in that neighbourhood, Mr.
- Hubert De Burgh, declared positively that there should be a
railroad from Uxbridge to West Drayton, his property ex-
tending all that way. Now, if they looked at the plan,
they would see that here was a scheme altogether inde-
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- dependent of theirs, which would go from Uxbridge to
- West Drayton, from West Drayton to Staines, to Woking, to
- Dorking, and so on to the South-Eastern line. There was,
therefore, the more necessity for them to use their most
strenuous exertions to obtain this line, for if they did not,
- another line would be adopted, which would ultimately prove
- of great injury to them. With respect to the station, no
- one would be more anxious for it on this side of the river
than he would, if it was to be for their advantage ; but he
- did not see that the proposed station would injure them.
: Alderman FRICKER, as an old inhabitant of Kingston,
- could not consent to the station being out of the town. If
- the line was so altered as to make the station near the centre
of the town, he would support it; and he was satisfied the
greater portion of the inhabitants would do the same. He
was satisfied that to have the station at Hampton-wick, and
not at Kingston, was contrary to the interests of the town, and
- contrary to the interests of the line.
Alderman JortEs was of the same opinion.
• Mr. Guy said the inhabitants might prefer the station on
this side the bridge, but as it would destroy the ancient town
. of Kingston, and cut up their market-place, the thing was
• impossible. The gentlemen who were so much in favour of
• the station being on this side the river ought to point out
some rational method of carrying their wishes into effect.
They ought to show some practicable means of placing the
station nearer Kingston without injuring the town. He
and his friends on the other side of the river did not care
much where the station was placed; but the inhabitants of
Kingston ought to remember that there were the interests of
others to be consulted as well as their own. The population
of Hampton-wick was about 1,600 ; that of Hampton about
4,000; and the population of other places in their neigh-
bourhood considerably exceeded the population of their
ancient and valued town of Kingston.---(A laugh.) If
they placed the station in such a position as to be of
little or no avail to the Middlesex side of the river,
they would find him and all on that side their bitter
opponents.
Alderman JONES, to make their proceedings regular, would
move that the station should be on this side of the river, and
as near to the town as possible.
Mr. DAWSON, on 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. He thooght it would be better 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 the
line.-( Hear, hear.)
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
therefore moved, in substance, that this railway would be of
great benefit 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 would 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. Itaxitann seconded the amendment.