The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-15 00:00:00

Public aobito,

A T a PUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitants of DERBY,
_III held at the GULLD HALL, on the 2,1 day of December,

1835,
RICHARD WRIGHT HADEN, Esq.; Mayor.
Iu the Chair,
4tie' following resolutions were adopted, viz.:-
Ist. Moved by THos. Cox, Esq., and seconded by Wm.
L> AP NEWTON, Esq.
That in the opinion of this meeting, the promoti of a main
line of the Railwatfrom Leeds to Derby, and out Derby to
Birmingham, as proposed by the North Midlam and Birming-
ham and Derby Junction Railway Companies Making Derby
the central point of communication between e North and the
South, and South-west of England, must be ighly advantage-
ous to the trade and manufactures of th wn, and is, there-
fore, entitled to the warmest support of i nhabitants.
2d; Moved by Mr. JOHNSON, and conded by Mr. S. J.
Wit 1G IIT,
That this meeting, learning that a Railway is proposed from
the Trent at Long Eaton, to Chesterfield, with the object of di•
verting the termination of the North Midland Railway from
Derby, and thereby depriving the town of all the advantages
contemplated in the foregoing resolution, feel themselves called
upon to express their decided hostility to a measure which they
consider so detrimental to the interests of the town, and their
determination to give it every opposition in their power.
3d. Moved by Mr. 'WRIGHT, and seconded by Mr. JOHN
SANDERS,
That the following gentlemen be requested to act as a Com-
mittee for giving effect to the foregoing resolutions, with power
to add to their numbers, viz.:
The Mayor Mr. Chatterton
W. L. Newton, Esq. Mr. Johnson, Albion-street
Mr. Henry Cox Mr. Mozley
• Mr. Bridgett Mr. Wm. Baker
Mr. John Sandars Mr. James Pact
(Signed) R. W. HADEN, Mayor.
Resolved unanimously,
That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented to the
Mayor for his impartial conduct in the chair, and attention to
the business of the day.

TOWN HALL BURTON-UPON-TRENT,
2d December, 1835.
AT a PUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitants of the Town
and neighbourhood of Burton-upon-Trent, onYened by
the High Bailiff of the borough, pursuant to requisition,
numerously and respectably signed, and held t the time and
place above mentioned, for the purpose of to ing into conside-
ration the subject of the projected Railway tom Birmingham
to Derby, by way of Burton,
• SIR JOHN D. FOWLER,
in the Chair,

:e Bailiff,

pi
The object of the Meeting having be .n briefly stated by Sir
John Fowler, and that of the unde • :ing fully explained by
members of the Committee formed r its promotion, and by
Mr. Stephenson, the engineer, the fo owing resolution
Moved by SAsinkr.. ALLSOPP, Esq., and seconded by
WILLIAM WUiITHINGTON, was carried unanimously,
viz.,— .
' " That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the said pro-
posed Railway will be highly advantageous to the commercial
and general interests of this town and neighbourhood, and,
therefore, that the undertaking is especially deserving of sup-
port and encouragement from the inhabitants of Burton, and
others interested in the welfare and prosperity of the town.
The thanks of the meeting were afterwards voted to Sir John
Fowler, the bailiff, for his kindness in calling the meeting, and
for his able and gentleman-like conduct in the chair.

A T a numereus and respectable Meeting of the inhabitants
1-12 of the town and neighbourhood of Tamworth, called pur-
silent to a numerously signed requisition, and holden at the
Town Hall, Tamworth, on Tuesday, the Bth day of December,
1835, for the purpose of expressing their opinions on a projected
line of-Railroad from Birmingham to Derby, by way of Tam-
worth and Burton-upon-Trent,
The BAILIFF in the Chair;
Mr. Henry Smith, the Chairman of the Committee of Birming-
ham and Derby Junction Railway Company, having, at the
request of the Chairman, stated the nature of the_yhtlertakio?.,
and Mr. Beale, one of the Committee, having irfso address;d
the meeting, the following resolutions wet 4 unanimously
carried—
On the motion of the Right Honourable r ROBERT PEEL,
M.P., seconded by Mr. WILLIAM PaasoN , Jun.,
Resolved,
That a2line,of railroad having been proposed, touching upon
the town of "Tamworth, and having the double object of con-
necting the Derby and Leeds Railroad with the Birmingham
and Gloucester and the Birmingham and London Railroads,
this meeting considers such a channel of communication be-
tween important commercial and manufacturing districts well
calculated to promote the general interests, and to contribute
to the welfare of the town and neighbourhood of Tamworth,
and is disposed to give its cordial support to the undertaking
provided there he a station with an accessible approach front
the town of Tamworth, in such a situation as shall be approved
of by the committee appointed by this meeting and the Rail-
road Company.
- On the motion of Mr. STOKES and seconded by Mr. THOMAS
ARNOLD,
Re,olved,
That the •following gentlemen be appointed a Committee for
carrying the above resolution into effect:—
Mr. William Parsons Mr. T. Wilcox'
Stokes James Pipe
Major Batnford Buckertield
Mr. Fowler F. Hunter
Lakin E. B. Hamel
Robinson F. J. Hamel
Hall Samuel Hanson
Fellows William Knight
Butler HeuryWain
T. Arnold
On the motion of Mr. KNIGHT and seconded by Mr. HALL,
Resolved,
That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Bailiff for
his impartial conduct in the chair.
. On the motion of Mr. BRAMALL and seconded by Mr.
FiLLows,
Resolved,
That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. Smith, and
the Deputation from Birmingham, for the handsome manner
in which they have attended to explain the nature of their un-
dertaking.