The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4591, 21 September 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1883.

The energy which seems to exist in all public (natters here is carried out and amply exemplified in connection with the Thames Railway Company. The inertness of the promoters of that venture is only another instance so characteristic of such movements at the Thames. Some months hare now elapsed since any stir was mads in endeavoring to carry out the. declared intention of the promoters, and with the view of spurring on those who have undertaken the management of affairs connected .with the Company we refer to the subject. Wo are aware that the directors met with rebuffs and cool treatment at the hands of the Government, and that like most if not all—at anyrate, late—attempts made towards the prosperity of the place; the movement appears to have incurred the displeasure of the Ministry, 1 or those memebers of it who have the passage of our affairs through their hands. Notwithstanding the various repulses met with, it would seem a pity that after all the trouble and expense which has been gone to, the company should be allowed, to die, and the numerous and palpable advantages attendant on the construction of the line be thereby lost to the place. Although strong opposition to the project apparently exists on the part of the Government, we would urge that the directors should not despair, but persevere in their efforts to obtain justice to the district in the matter. A system of dogged resolution to obtain what is fair, should, if consistently followed, secure, at least, some of those concessions justly asked for, and which in similar instances have been granted to like ventures in other parts of the Colony. It has been found useless to attempt to move ; Minister! during the session, even with

the aid of balf-a-dozdn members of Parliament; novr perhaps that they are in recess, and with less work on their bauds, they might be induced to favorably consider oar case, and accord us some of those favors we ask and should expect. There appears now to be nothing left to do tut one thing, and that should be set about at once; therefore we urge the directors in the company to unceasingly agitate until some attention is paid to their requests.