To
The Landowners, Cultivators,
Manufacturers, Merchants, and Bankers
of
Great Britain.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
The march of science and the mind of man have opened new lights in the field of domestic improvements. The construction of Railroads is a new era in our history; and the beneficial effects already produced by all the Railroads established, give sufficient guarantee for their extension.
I venture to submit to your consideration the expanded advantages that would emanate from the establishment of five railroads from the metropolis; viz.—a Northern, Eastern,
