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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2349, 21 June 1876, Page 2

Wo have received a number of letters in reference to the conduct of the Mayor at the meeting convened by Dr Kilgour to discuss the propriety of again memorialising the Assembly on the subject of the Thames "Valley Railway. We print three of these letters elsewhere, and hope that others 'who' wrote communications on the subject will agree with us' that sufficient space

lias been allotted to its tusciissiqii. . iOne.of .these corespondents, whose letter,:we give,'puts'the matter very ■fairly. 1 If Dr Kilgour had received the consent of his Worship to occupy the Council Chambers on the occasion, such consent did not necessarily'imply that the Mayor was a piece of stock furniture which could not be dispensed with for an evening. It seems clear that Dr Kilgour has' worked hard and earnestly in the cause of the Thames Yalley Railway, and Ave' believe with 110 other interest,in view than that he possesses in common with all others resident at the Thames anxious to further its progress' and prosperity. Ho to have spent both time and money in 'furthering this object, if we are to believe . our correspondent " X.Y.Z.," who writes with considerable'knowledge of the facts of the case. We' remember 'a similar'instance of ingratitude and petty annoyance. A .meeting had been called, we think,, by Mr.Wm. Howe on some subject of interest, and a certain, little Pedlington clique,—who are to be found busying themselves on all such occasions, irrespective of the injury they do to the cause comtemplated by those who have : more honesty of purpose than ,' themselves—took it into 'their heads that the 'convener should not occupy the chair.. History repeats itself in Monday night's proceedings. On both occasions their Worships were the willing tools of designing men, who are content to sacrifice matters of vital importance to the place in order to satisfy their., petty jealousies. These , are the men " X.Y.Z." alludes to when , he says that "they have only been < called upon to assist so far as signing j the petitions," while - the person they j assail so venomously has had to pay < tho piper to the tune of some pounds: i for incidental expenses 'in connection .! 'with convening .such meetings, print- j ing petitions, circulars, &c. If the . room which the Doctor appears to have <chosen partiy on the score of. ] economy—and partly because no other 1 1 person seemed to take an interest in ] the subject, until roused to do so; i principally out of annoyance to him— 1 .was found too small, an adjournment; j was the proper course to adopt, instead of insisting that because his Worship t was not asked to take the chair the t proceedings must commence de novo., * We trust the meeting to-night ; will t make the amende honourable' to a B worthy citizen, whose only, fault appears to be that he did not confer with, p and submit to the dictates of, a certain 0 clique as to who should occupy the h position of honour upon such an occasion. We have no doubt.the meeting p will show their disapproval of the con- n duct ofthese small-minded individuals, fl and enter heartily into the subject to be discussed, instead of standing upon' useless ceremonies. ■'7