The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-03 00:00:00

ATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. QUARTER OF A MILLION FUND. tAetTrsa Meeting of the Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, and , of Ma nc h ester and the surrounding district, held this day in l itr: t vn Hall, Manchester, in pursuance of the following dr tg.'„We beg lea ve respectfully to refer you to the annexed resolut i ons Coancil of the League, and urgently to request your attend d others at a Meeting of Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, Traders, an of mber , to be held at the Town-hall, on Tuesday, the 23d De next, at eleven o'clock precisely, to consider the best means p e rg the operations of the National Anti-Corn-law League in the the crisis" (to which was attached the names of 70 individuals), ime Motion of GEORGE WILSON', ESQ., seconded by JOHN BRIGHT, Robert Hyde Greg, Esq., of Norcliffe Hall, was r u j e ;; La aislY called to the chair, who read the circular calling the lig, and also the following resolutions upon which it was fo ended:_. A:tit a sPecial General Meeting of the Council of the National orn-law League, held in Manchester, on Saturday, the 13th .."araber Um, 184 , ag raoved N by HENRY 'WAR/MANE, Esq., M.P., seconded by R. H. «, „„ GREG, Esq., and resolved oat, fr om the altered position of parties in s the HouSe of Cora iz4l,,?_thefelistingo the repeal of the corn-laws, it is desirable to resolution agaimt petitioning this Parliament ; tow i r a i' Ibis meeting recommend that petitions be sent from every ) 4 . 4y , ....1 1 d district in the kingdom, as numerously signed as possible, :rlti o i l lfar the total and unconditional abolition of the corn and pro ' kov e 4 by JOHN BRIGHT, Esq., seconded by RICHARD WALKER, ' Th e Esq., M.P., and resolved unanimously -14(4, a subscription of a Quarter of a Million sterling be im st. cdramenced, to meet the present emergency. That a call eVer cent. thereon be forthwith made. That a public meeting stn i b e ' r e d, in the Town-hall, Manchester, for Tuesday, the 23d De resolutional?tant, for the purpose of giving effect to the foregoing Georg " GEORGE WILSON, Chairman." N ote e Wilson, Esq., then read the following statement of the re- Ittat e n d expenditure in connexion with the 100,0001., premising GI at a u e exPenditure during the past year included only a portion of b een id, the account of the expenditure of the first half-year having th e ,, Presented at a meeting in the early part of this year, so that Y commenced with a balance of 26,6751. 19s. 9d., subse tributfonVereased by the proceeds of the Bazaar, and other con- Dr LEAGUE FUND—£IOO,OOO. ' 1. To balance on hand • ec • 6 . To subscriptions and Bazaar receipts D ec. 6. to this date ••••••••• . • • . . • • • • • • 3b,678 810 To discount and interest received this 820 4 11 443 0 r. £63,174 13 6 . Dee. 6. brtribution of tracts, including expenses of distri ty f L nr s, carria ge •••• •• • • £349 1 7 ef;',.. i nre and carnage, •••••••• • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • 218 19 0 to et"% l ion expenses, including travelling expenses Vart.„, n, meetings and Parliamentary elections in v ‘ a Parts of the United Kingdom • ....• .. • • 462 12 4 k ge r.. to to local fr ee -t ra d e c o mmittees •••• • • • • 1,000 17 0 play e e c r a l, salaries of office staff, including all ent yksin In London and Manchester on the general at es a of the L eague , weekly wages, &c... ••• • • • 1,336 14 6 Post age f l p...._ stamps an d p os t a ges, sundry office ea t nett. and incidental efirar i t sat 7 1, 5 25 *- by ex u g repaltB an d a lt era tions, coats, trel li ses of meetings, including hire of rooms, n g hustings, and all other expenses connected 11, t meetings trey and expenses of lectures, including r e . ``eng expens es , &c., &c. . ........ go d , taxes, and gas, including rent of Covent en Theatre house, and offices, in London and lay :tetteste r re B r un publications, printing, and stationery, )3 3 , virting, 8 e .... 6,854 9 2 tts p l l2 ,„ aar expenses, including wages of persons ge rd :Yed during the Bazaar, fitting-up Covent ,. Ve rti f, Theatre, and general expenditure in ad- 4 4 3' ex ', s e Printing, travelling expenses, 5,712 13 of e rii.ses of League newspaper, including salaries Papernouctors, editors, and contributors, stamps, b.,, and printing •• • •• • •• • • £11,338 13 4 'iet receipts for casual sale •• .. 1,227 6 3 10,161 7 1 113;eidire stration expenses, including salaries, tra lege 8 and other expenses, of registration agents, stati„„Penses, wages of clerks, printing and ge n ""er), expenses in Registration Courts, and tro, expenses en registration business ••• • • 15,534 4 1 Balance .......... • • 12,033 11 1 £63,174 13 6 WILLI V3l BICKHAM, Members of the 1 SAMUEL LEES, Finance Committee. WILLIAM RAWSON, Treasurer. Examined and found correct, WILLIAM EVANS, Member of the Council. (1 1114'7 he had stated before, was the remainder of the 100,0001. tad dia llt the follovring sheet would give the whole of the receipts Instam."elnents, and the balance on that account up to the 6th b r. Ile then read the following Balance Sheet :- 181 5. 'an. 1. To amount of receipts as per state ment rendered £86,009 7 3 c. 6. To amount of subscriptions and Bazaar bee receipts, from Jan. 1 to this date • • 35,678 810 •6. Discount and interest received this year .............. • .. £122,508 1 0 I *. 6. To balance on hand.... Cr. 145. Jan ' 1 ' BY amount of expenditure as per state ment £59,333 7 6 ........ • ... • • ..... Amount of expenditure to this date, as per statement. •••• • • • •• • 51,141 2 5 Balance • ... • ••• . • • 12,033 11 1 £122,508 1 0 WILLIAM BICKHADI,I Members SA NiUEL LEES, S Finance • Commi of the tee WILLIAM RAWSON, Treasurer. Examined and found correct, Atte. WILLIAM EVANS, d Member an o c f AL th t e z e t,D ett aa ncfl a . econdad. b„ r *. r tYhich it was moved by . 11.7 tesaNea IlErwosTn, Esq., of L iv erpool, m and carried una ;;elasly_ That highly Pal m the acconnts of the receipts and expenditure are ...ctory and that they he and are hereby approved." ,Inn i „,_ then moved by . r, was 'M Alderman _WIELD, Seconded by RoBEST ..4, , ,ni, of Hyde, and carried unanimously— bititat We, the merchants, manufacturers, traders, and others, inha trete:: °f Manchester and its vicinity , . do h ereby r epeat ' our solemn ror e i c : against the laws which prohibit the free importation of the lute the c ,'" grain and provisions, believing them to be most o ressive to rest:,.,rea.. t mass of the people, and destructive alike of ()four declar'eaud u eatus;•agricalture and commerce ; and relying upon the jus tic e we Pon the intelligence and honesty of our countrym en,in. our xer _ eti Its u: u e st emphatically our determination " not tore ~,„„ those laws be entirely abolished. f,. ,, ,;, 14. 0 4,. nxborr Asnwoyern, Esq., of the Oaks, ca n i tt i r ed ß un ol ani ton : piously_ '''''' /li r. 4 .ldcruian israssaw, and also ableallat this , I neetine h b expresses its high sense of endereud t° the ev'ees the ere i y al Anti-Corn-law League has _ make Which eor e Nat on ren ewed. s for the repeal of the corn an evision lawS• free an. trade ; and in order to enable the Council t i l ad increase . d exerhon the following gentlemen be appointed r a . aeciatriow cen inae • hee s d ubscr d ip h rion t , m aid of the Great Fund of 250,0001., ,-411 Mittee + 11..1: ‘° CanV'a:snfort C bc?.--,Mg dishicts •—Pobert Hyde Greg, George Wilson, ic subscriptions in Manchester and tithe chard Fituitii.e.„...rnhn Bright, John Brooks, William Rawson, Charles James t luCt "alker. Jam Kershaw, John Mayson, Thomas Harbot le a , 11 ° ,, i , -.llrd, Ann e l e tage John Potter, William Harvey, Thom k a r Ilton. Watkin Lees Robe;tllium, W. R. Callender, John Whitta As e h! 1.- *°llll, lJ ll l.. °lneS en• ' Edward * Hall, William M•Cartney, . Lee ' s William zeu ila-,..ard Malley J. B. Smith, Henry R ., awson t , WHilleanmrYßick '-Yan's a e lnas B. Potter, Thomas Wolley, Samue 11441 b4, 4e Ph Slnipson, J. B. Scot t; with power to add to their kare.,s.eater, D ec. 23, 1845, ROBERT HYDE GREG, Chairman. lian l , ttel 0. SUBSCRIPTIONS. • • £l,OOO 0 .4re e , ~ reg and Sons, Manchester • • .. 1 , 1 1 ,,.„ 38 , 11ad,...i ‘. e..• Eccles, near Manchester • • .. 1,000 0 li(eniK a Thomason, Bolton • • • • .. 1,000 0 Th orn .'w• Leese, and Co., Manchester *kil t , ' l t ; 110 Yle and Sons Manchester • • .. 1,000 0 ~_•••bertailey and Ito)._ rooks, Alanclieste'r " • • • • • . 1,000 0 Itabert t'latt, St 1y•,.,.rt A,lnon Hyde .. .. 1,000 0 .• • • - 1,000 0 alybridge .. d Brothers, Stalybridge • • .. 1,000 0 • • .. 1,000 0 Jolla 4.._ e " and Sons, Dukinfield • • 4 0 1, , tnttaker and Son s , Hurst, near Ashton • • I,GOO 0 Wiiii u'rlght and Brothe rs , Rochdale Sa muel B rown. Liverpool • • • • .. 1,000 0 .. 1,000 0 .. • • ._.aree s ~, 11, Pole Bank • • • • • • X so °l 1,000 0 Xhorea s -- "" 1 . 01 1 and Brothers, Polo Bank • • 500 ) TromsoJame iclAshten and Sons Hyde • • .. 1,000 0 mooth .. 1,000 0 mg a erl Sons R ' Male .. Ti e F.,..., , oc The m , „,"'". 11 7 in Rochdale, viz., l'etr 1 7! IleYle 'John Hoyle, Thomas Hoyle, and -•• • • •• • • +Yesn . 'lon and Sons Manchester and Carlisle k,, Eccles, Mill-hilf, near Blackburn li' t 'es, Shorrock and Co Darwen • • kr and Edmund Ash Worth, Turton A. ~,I , l g te,, n• Brothers, and Co., Blackburn a „ - .. , 8. Henry and Co., Manchester 4, „,,' , .. 4 F. Reyner, Manchester • • 4,,,,, - st ..',. Phillips and Co., stanchester .IpiZe% Buckley, As ß hto St,irr uch Buckley and So, Saddleworth 4 ennington, Hindley-lodge, near Wigan ok„ .k fr .ennington do. do. 1 4 ed Pennington do. treWinrence Heyworth, Liverpool • • 14 1 00 e Family in Liverpool, vIZ•• as Slathe r Mount Pleasant Vll eb e % Ja neM ather do. • • '.'srt M ather do. • •• ' • ant e ather do. • " 01 11 Thee Mathe r • do. • • • •' 4, u • Mather, Glyn Abbot, Holywell Joh n pink Manchester • /tleho.peetharn, Stalybridge •• • • • l aard, Matley, Manchester • • .1 0 4 ,r,and Itazley, Manchester . • alie +,,auton, Hyde . .. 4sraens`'.••llickhain, and Co. Manchester ilohn ilaYvvood, F.R.S , Manchester • • Ittnn4,ton• Crimble near Rochdale • • 4 0 1,_ net and Ce. Manchester IL A t a l l 'id Thothas ' Potter Manchester • • Elksrd and Sons, ' Manchester • • Flk Cobd„ 1 ,...ana1 i A ,,.., • Manchester A :,41.th1.,.-"ZTLg.e and Sons ... •• &,. , ,,,d, p e i.Te 2 l. near Accrington •.: 7suel Fleth: un Bright • • letilige Porn & r c l Son, and Co., Manchester Thomßoss3l'd - Ilq whit anchester • • .. tb 4 Joli n eh ead and Brothers, Rawtenstall 1,,,ar1ea1,.....t0n, Manchester .. j".' li allek - A'rard, n yd • 11. ti • Souel la e • • I v ., ari l , .Y• and Co., Manchester too 'liter Pld Son, Farnworth, near Bolton . • .. ~ _ rge died Southport .ota, ~..,,_ • • .. • • • • Alfr "" t eeli -": and Son, Compstall Bridge, near Stockport 7.110 ed 011.eii,,ttlybridge .. .. .. . VI,PPSet , ~ keekport .. .. lialliani Itaw.rothers, and Sons, Manchester F n_and $ sen• Treasurer Manchester lir.,..'elr'srann".,te'n• Ilanchesier iiileltsvertt; Littddersfield • • . • Z• Son s k an t tl Proctors, Manchester Chajt Pauli, Bowerby, Dukintield • • I larr' es Ard k, Manchester • • Favyjid ter' Dane • • /V allt rt P° tter jj arwe n • • T an " ' s mit h arw ea .. • • Th o e t nrott i ,,' 44 ' 1 Ce•• Bur y • • We Ts Rob Wigan . • • pc.„„_, co oke ert Barnes, Manchester a o l•' 4 1 alli Istor;,,and Potter, Manchester • • It.nk )4,3,0n 's• Manchester • • J anie . . T , h ickne,,, a T „. (70 .• Manchester • • • Ilitip,; Christie I . .„," , arit on „,,, wigan .. .. ix,.....,end, per :.....ianchester .. .. _!qtr, Ashton .. \i"leY ana s'-`4o,,rge Wilson, Manchester .. •• • • Wilii,.' l, and i tt 7T Son, Fairfield, near Manchester Joh 'es Ale "ter, Mancheste 4 ri ard,r j°ll e4l 4 dR . Alle r rlngton .. • • • • SA % and R r , n• 'Warrington • • sin) tlel nawisochofield, Littleborough •••• • • Flett,' °ll .l.l l ,,, a nd Cu., Manchester • • • • 4 0h _ I'd walk, Co., Manchester •• It ° randy 1 1 . ' M .P.. Bury 111 0 ,..' 1 1t0n, n' n arY .. • • • • ••• • • • 40‘.17 , all.. Ja m • ••• • • • ti rt % and 41 4 , er nes 'Wrigley, Bury .. • • Willi a ' , c l Tie w unc i G rundY • Bury kn . 1 arth, Todmorden • .Prehro, ' l wo'', Tod • • . • .osep h -4 Osm er rnorden .. P, I t. Cro ok, B ed and Brothers, Todmorden • • 1, 414 Arroa Belton iN. ~,t:WOrth,,Titli, Bolton •• ••• • • ciletlnsysbe•',vsitrothers, and Co Manchester :: j ob q 'late r i'; (1 CO. Manchester fic' e e Rardi','Olton .. • • .. 40,_ a ncilir c A , Jialfo r d • • I‘.Z.. Gallir,o_lllngton, Manche;ter • • a‘rientiolson, Manchester .. t,•••a_ argrea've• Manchester .. • • • • a0,...ns and 2,.7.,_.e8, Grange, near IccringiOn •• •• 04 4 Petri e Pl. g lire Zilse n Co., Rochdale • • • A. IV " atitto ' Ch airman of the Council .. 4,„, • Tho n „ 8, MaYor of Manchester • • /1 .'4 I tn -. ‘ eY ' CI MNY • • • aald ° and ._ • • • • Nl c h,„and w il . .olia. Ashton • • , son -°n. Manchester .. II sr 'd Eva n .. /t 4 1 ,4 urd and s s• 'Manchester - ' • .. ja(,,,al, jitime.. one, Manchester 14,2 N-c ecia t• and Sons, Godley •• : .. e,,,, o ' v e3', Ty„ e e 1 ,1 CO, P.0 , 11,1:03 • • • • )16,,r.te liziliii,,ad CO., Manchester • • •`. ieh ttr ,run and Sons Huddersfield Ben a nd , 4,4 Sons, Stand, near Manchester 1,000 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 • • .£5OO • • 500 • • 500. •• X3oo • • 500 • • 200 1,500 0 1,000 0 • 500 o .. £lOO .. 100 .. 100 .. 100 .. 100 .. 200. £2OOl 200 .. £lOO .. 100 .. 100 ~.. 0t............• are not rnSil e demand 1 11 f with arty it the amount I scale 01 1 IP parcels hake Corn Spirits my 105 6d Pe demand 1,3' o received S t chests ;.t b. the previol: 845 by 7,- 17 e; prices vrer e n in previoal 345 was 71 se' differed little Feron3 beavid tch lower 00 in by privst i am h ave bee ° Calcutta , S t ° l t 2.6 s 6qf Holders se' English A e : s Gd to 3 0 ' is per cwt f was less tbsi s ere 2,197 bag l the stock ex' )it an advagel ith increase ;y ; there 1,3 : spot at 25s to any contras.„ su pply is st l " market has ply not beitl i en disposed , urchased as they we re ' )live, and the show fur ion by a" ) ; ing the I o j disposed i g h er prirr , and not ino,r e British. La': )ck of all FOP he I larger than 44, by 4/ to f; erm, and 51' Ppearance sire to °per% Less has be e ' sn advance ° , ry in the D el 2s 6d per Ot:, he market? T descriptiosl, 1 parcels 0 1,1 m er ly quotow ion whatele: ill marry th e f the 0 011 arture o f tbe , n to Rusm Sian Gaze ° t has I ° among b , Lt th ro wn int o stcward 6 e is no tro t , our obser o Lt to the to 1 foundati °ol 11 hencefor' hbishop P r° : stablish COSI cent thoug h rchbishoP t o )m. He P S lssign A e suppres s e d it be recei °e t o pis MajeSti d two Con V ei l: the 401: to eStaO s ' i , ac t e d intend t Polish sti Le three bu ll' e hAci a II hes were 0 " the fester,'o e morning ! , of Salxbu The fire'el; rathy of P: o was soot' i d The day ire ple. Ab ° , o flatters ' t into fi se i,„ 'rime Biw ay moix.- - "l Neva, ti e 1, 1 lOC t two 0 to wn, and -establish: t i frozen le river w: The 138- ; days long s , urghPapa Money 1 - 084 lumber 43 to re ti ounted tc' t ; l l o make 'i s , ds Comte st of rell, ie r still Ile' ..•••..._ . _1_....•.- - .' ''.. of Riebol of the lacli of Dr. 'if f G. BO° ,seph rgied ady of the park, 2/1° of gelid re, bY t ; CeP., t o o f the is' Er. Ge °l s of the 14 I, the R e f, Fey'. J. I.°;, tra & R. 111 °6 ie fte°' J Of . 111°6j r Flt irf°' ,f the I°‘ rs• IV. „d I Na ,g, 101 No. 16,657. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SUN, JANUARY 3, 1646. William Johnson and Co,, Wigan .. .. £2OO 0 ,11F:Petitjean and Sons, Manchester . • • • . 200 0 Robert Benson, 6, Sussex-square, Loudon •• 200 0 —. .„ . . P. and E. Seville, Lees • • - • • • .• 200 0 T. M. Gibson, M.P., London • • .. • • .. 200 0 Binns, Dean, and Co., Dukinfleld .. .. _.. 150 0 Samuel Lucas .. .. • • .. • • .. 150 0 Benjamin Smith and Sons • • • • .. .. 150 0 Parr, Curtis, and Co., Manchester • • .. •• 150 0 Stanley and Chadwick, Ashton • • • • . • . .. 150 0 Thomas, Alfred, and John Grundy, B ary • • •. 150 0 •roseph Whitworth and Co., 31anchefiter ..150 0 .. Edw,,rd and John Jackson, Manchester • . . : 150 0 R. and J. Kershaw, Ashton • • .. .. .. 150 0 Du Fay and Co., Manchester • • ... .. • • 150 0 H. J . Mcrck and Co., Manchester -• • • - 150 0 William Ackroyd, Otley • • .. - • .. 125 0 S. A. Butterworth, Manchester - • .. .. 105 0 A. and G. Murray, Manchester - • .. .. 100 0 William M`Call, Manchester • • • • .. .. 100 0 Mrs. and Miss M`Call, Manchester - • • .. 100 0 James Marler and Brothers, Newtcei Moor, Hyde • • 100 0 James Tweedale, Rochdale • • .. .. 100 0 Edmund Howard, Rochdale • • .• .. •• 100 0 An Admirer of Sir Robert Peel • • • • • • 100 0 Henry Johnson,jun., Stalybridge • . .. 100 0 Henry Bazley, Manchester • • .. .. .. 100 0 Andrew Melly, Liverpool • • .. .. I r4o 0 Smith Phillips Robinson, Manchester .. ._ •• 100 0 James Ogden, Dukinfleld • • .. • • - I 100 0 Thomas Hunter, Manchester .. •• • . 100 0 • • Benjamin Nicholls, Manchester .. •• 100 0 Carry Powder, a friend, per George Wilsen - •• 100 0 William Edwards (of the firm of Bc•Vrtiefl and Edwards), Manchester • • •- • • • • • . 100 0 Henry Crossfleld, Liverpool .- .• •• .. 100 0 .. Henry Lees, Glossop • • .. 100 0 F. R. Atkinson (Atkinson and Saunders), 'Manchester • . 100 0 Edmund Potter and Co., Manchester • .. .. 100 0 Richard Holroyd and Co., Manchester John Walker, Bury • • .. .. 100 0 - 100 0 Mr. Yount, Manchester • • Stuns under 51. each 42 11 ROYAL POL CHRISTMAS IV £5 0 Lectures for thb• HMO INSTITUTION Professor Itachoffner period of the year, by Dr. Ryan and SOpily w ill be , m CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILO , A Lecture .austrated 1y interesting and brilliait experiments. deliver, .0 the PREVALENT DISEASE In POTATOES will be W • -4 by Dr. Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, car rying several persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMA TROPE are very effective. The PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Ex periments by means of the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Among the various additions to the Working Models is (leleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and de scending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Collection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mr. Downe, the celebrated Flute Player, will take part in the Music, conducted by Dr. Wallis. Open front Eleven to Half past Five, and from Seven to Half-past Ten in the Evening. Admission, One Shilling. Scheel', Half-price. £72,733 16 TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEINIEN. T. EDWARDS, CASTLE INN, CO • VENTRY, avails himself, on the present opportunity, of gratefully acknowledging the very liberal support he has expe rienced from Commercial Gentlemen since he has succeeded father-in-law, Mr. Hall, and begs leave to assure his fr' 4 those gentlemen who may favour him with their Iv' —`ll"s and that every exertion will be made throughout t' -.are patronage, establishment to promote their comfort and convenience. The omnibus at the station wiP - eet down passengers at the Castle Inn on the arrival, and call to take up passengers on the departure, of each train. Coventry, Dec. "645. LEEDS. AND CARLISLE RAILWAY otice COMPANY. this _N Is hereby given, that a Meeting of Shareholders of AM - many, will take place at the London Tavern, Bishops " .-street, en MONDAY, the sth of January, 1846, at One eelock precisely, to lay before the Proprietors the terms of the limalgamation which has been agreed to with the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Company, and the general state of this Company. By order of the Committee of Management, ftIfEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL LTA- LIFE OFFICE. London-25, Pall-mall, and 8, Change Alley; and üblin-22, Diseased and healthy D lives assured at all ages, Nassau-street. on equitable terms. 25, Pall-mall. F. G. P. NEISON, Actuary. _ C. LOCOCK WEBB,Seeretary Gresham-rooms, Basinghall-street. L AND AGENCY.—A Gentleman, who for mallY years has had the management of extensive estates in England and Ireland, whose testimoqials are of the highest order, and who can command ample security, is in want of an ap pointment. Letters, addressed P. P., Post-office, Belfast, Ireland, will be promptly attended to. T HE CITY OF TORONTO AND LAKE HURON RAILWAY COMPANY.. The Directors hereby inform the subscribers, that as the Deed of Settlement will be sent on the 10th instant to the Registrar's-office for complete registration, they have to request that such of the sub scribers as have not already signed the same, will, on or before FRIDAY next, the 9th inst., attend at this office and sign previously to its transmission. By order of the Board, PRICE SD. W. T. SMITH, Secretary. 13, St. Helen's-place, January 2, 1846. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution offers important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of hi, interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years aro granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT 7. The seccess and increasing prosperity of the Sodety has enabled the Directors, at the last anneal investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from at to 75 per cent. on the premiams paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. This day, price One Shilling, CURRENCY and RAILWAYS; being Sugges tons for the Remedy of the present Railway Embarrassment. By CHARLES ROWCROF T. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. • - .• o°.-0.. " .-- -- - • ----../ 2--- r - e - - ~-------->'' -',--;_ r4; 4. ~- ,•ff -- 7 -2 - - 7_?,- / - (_ , 1/ - --- ,----- / 7 --------- - ----- 40•• ,-; " < „.., - - . . . I , - ............... --, i t• 11 1111 k l, of the Company was prepared, or „..,t , ' , I .. watch the Bill. k/ ,I lll m:i , ,-- .., r - --i x ~ 1 Ni ' '......, , 8,40- s - -4 -.4 "' ' ) • tt l i-74 1 4,, ii ,„ : . aut • x • ...-,,,,,i ) ... ~., - _ .., i( ;'.q , i t ,( , ,-.. ' ' \ : 1 / 4 .4"11- 47 . 4 1‘f __ . l . .L 4 2 -- -. . ,; ee. Y. 7,* ,_, , ... - 11 / 11 / q!.. -t. I , - .; • -.-... ,Jllll , „,,,,, ---'„ , e..'4 ,4 'v 0 /) - • •,.._, / 7 . 7 , ,:„44; f: - ..i:: . ".i , .... ,- -4 , 3%i tic :") t ,,, , o , -..... ...„, . ---.-- , • #bo' I NC 6 \ O E, \fry -, \t, 4e, .:/*,.. ,1-- _.. ,_,..,...__ ..... . ~.. . ~ Edmund Grundy, Park Hills, Bury . . • • .. 100 0 J. and A. Stansfleld, Todmorden .. .. • .. 100 0 John and W. Barker, Todmorden .. 100 0 Richard Clarke and Sons, Worsley -. .. 100 0 Benjamin Syddall, Manchester -. .. 100 0 Thomas Woolley, 'Manchester .. .. .. 100 0 Messrs. Proctor, Rochdale • • - • .. 100 0 Thomas Chadwick, Rochdale • • • • • • .. 100 0 Samuel Taylor, Rochdale • • 100 0 James Chadwick, jun., Rochdale .• • . 100 0 Henry Kelsall, Rochdale 104 0 Robert Schofield, Rochdale .. .. 100 0 George Howarth, Rochdale • . .. .. .. 100 0 Henry Walmsley, Failsworth • • • . .. •• 100 0 J. Barrett, Sons, and Derbyshire, Manchester • . .. 100 0 James Midgley, Rochdale • • • - • • •• 100 0 Joseph Fenton, Rochdale • • • • .. 100 0 John and James Platt, Oldham • - .. .. 100 0 George Heginisottom, Ashton • • .. 100 0 John Marshall. Horsfort Hall, near Leeds • • .. 100 e Samuel Lees, Manchester • • • - .. 100 0 Matthew Burton, Pool Fold, Manchester .• .. 100 0 Robert Heywood, Bolton • • .. .. 100 0 Peter Martin, Bolton • • • • • • 100 0 Joseph Kaye, Huddersfield • • •• 100 0 T. P. Crosland, Huddersfield • • •• .. • • 100 0 Earl Ducie .. • • •• • . .• 100 0 Thomas Harvey, Liverpool • • .. .. • „ 100 0 Thomas Roberts, Manchester • . .. 100 0 John Keighley and Brothers, Manchester .. 100 o Joseph Acton, Wigan .. • . .. 100 0 John Dyson Fernley, Stockport • • • • Iro 0 S. D. Darbishire, Manchester .. •• 100 0 Jokn render and Co., Manchester .. Yates and Williams, Manchester .. -• 100 o •• 100 0•• John Gully, Ackworth Park, near Pontefract • • .. 100 0 . . John Slagg, Manchester • • • . .. .. 100 0 William Collier and Co., Manchester •• • • .. 100 0 Richard Potter, St. John's Wood, London • • .. 100 0 E. D. Davenport, Capesthorne, Cheshire • • .. 100 0 Dimmack and Thompson. Manchester .. 100 0 • • Frederick and George Wilkinson, Stockport • • .. 100 0 John A. and Thomas Simpson, Piccadilliy, Manchester • • 100 0 Thomas Dodgshon and Nephews, Manchester • • .. 100 0 Henry Waterhouse, Manchester .. .. 100 0 Robert Benson, Fairfield • • . .. • • 100 0 John and Samuel Alcock, Manchester • . 100 0 William Ackroyd, Altrincham •• • • • • 100 0 George Crawshay, Gateshead • • .. 100 0 John Rawson, Manchester • • . . • • • • 100 0 - • • Arthur Morse, Swaff ham • • • •• 100 0 Matthew Binns, Manchester • • I D & • • • • 100 0 - • • Jolla Shawcross, Manchester • • • •• 100 0 A Friend, per Jno. Gadsby, Manchester • • • • 100 0 David Ainsworth, Manchester .. 100 0 Jno, Walker, Stand, near Manchester • - • • .. 100 0 William Winans, Huddersfield • • • • 60 0 Robert Crewdson, Manchester • - • • •• 5 0 0 Benjamin Goodfellow, Hyde • • • • • • 50 0 James Wrigley, jun., Bury • • • • • • • . 50 0 R. A. Openshaw, Bury • • • • •• 50 0 • • .. Thomas Shaw, Rochdale • -.. 50 0 Benjamin Heap and Co., Rochdale ... • • .. 50 0 Pagan, Ogden, and Stewart, Rochdale •• .. • • 50 0 J. and J. Bancroft, Ashton • .. •• •• 50 0 John Turner, Godley • • • • • • •• 50 0 Prentice and Cathrall, Manchester • • • . ..50 0 Petty, Ernst, and Co., Manchester • • • • .. 50 0 Ellis Cenliffe, Manchester • • • • • • .. 50 0 Henry Floinns, jun., Bolton • • .• • • .• 50 0 A Friend, per George Senior. Manchester • • .. 50 0 A Friend, per Mr. Grafton, Manchester .• 50 0 .7. A. Heaps, Huddersfield • • • • • • 50 0 Foster Shaw, Huddersfield • • • • • • • . 50 0 C. H. Jones, Huddersfield • • .. 50 0 Thomas Cook and Son, Ashton • • • • • • • . 50 0 A Free Trader, Stockport • • • • • • • • 50 0 Joseph Bretherton, M.P., Manchester • • • • 50 0 William Sagar, Todmorden • • • • • • • • 50 0 J. E. Boyle, Manchester .. • • .. .. 50 0 • • John Standring, Manchester . • .. .• 50 0 Thomas Lee, Kiddermiaster • • • • • • • 50 0 Peter Walker, Eccles .. • • • • .. 50 0 Holbrook Gask el, Patricroft • • • • •• .. 50 0 J. and J. Veevers, Todmorden • • •• .. 50 0 J. Chadwick and Brothers, Eccles • • • • 50 0 J. C. Dyer, Burnage . • • • • • • • • • 50 0 Crosfleld, Brothers, and Co., St. Helens.. • • .. 50 0 0. and W. Ormerod, Rochdale - - • . • • 50 0 Edward Evans, Wigan • • • • .. • • 50 0 J. Riley, Wigan • • -. • • • • 50 0 J. and B. Pearson, Manchester • • • • 50 0 W. White, London • • • • .. 50 0 . • John Chadwick and Son, Manchester .. • • • • 58 0 Dixon and Galloway • • • • • • .. 50 0 A Friend, per J. G. 111`Minnes, Warrington • • •• 50 0 Rylands Brothers, Warrington • • •• 50 0 Reece Bevan, Wigan .. •• . • • • 50 0 Vernon, Marchanton, and Edge, Manchester •• 50 0 Neild Baringrityne, Manchester • • • • .. 50 0 John Kershaw, Glossop .. •• .• .• 50 0 Robert Hervey- and Co.. Manchester • • .. -. 50 0 R. R. R. Moore, Manchester • • • • • • • • 50 0 Abraham Lees, Blackfriars, Manchester • • .. 50 0 J. L., per Mr. Roberts, Manchester • • 50 0 • • John Openshaw, Bolton-street, Bury • • 50 0 • • W. T. and E. Platt, Hadfleld Lodge, near Glossop • . 50 0 John Fawcus, Newcastle-oa-Tyne • • .. 50 0 Samuel Kershaw and Co., Glossop • • • • .. SO 0 Robert Charlton and Sons, Manchester • • .. • . 50 0 Absalom Watkin, Manchester .. • • .. 50 0 P. F. Willert, Manchester • • • • • • 50 0 C. P. Henderson, Manchester • . • • .. 50 0 . —. .., .... S. C. Kell, Huddersfield --,_ • • • • •• 50 0 .. John Kay, Esq., Mayor of Salford • • . • • • 50 0 G. M. Ainsworth, Manchester • • • • • • • • 50 0 Joseph Thompson, Manchester. • .• .. • • 50 0 The Earl of Radnor, Coleshill, Berks .. • • 60 0 Dr. BOVlrring, M.P., London • • .. .. • • 50 0 J. H. Southam, Ashton-under-Lyne • • .. • • 50 0 Hadfield and Rumney, Manchester • • • • •• 40 0 Robert Welsh. Huddersfield • • .. .. • • 40 0 Richard Dewhurst, Huddersfield .. • • • • 40 0 Henry Bullock, Wigan • • • 60 O. •• 40 0 Workpeople at Haigh Foundry, Wigan— • . •• 33 0 Jonah Andrews, Medlock Yale, Manchester • • • • 30 0 James Kershaw, Manchester • • .. • • • • 30 0 Professor Newman, Manchester .. • • • • 30 0 Evan Leigh, Ashton • • • • •• • • 30 0 George Branson, Manchester . • • • .. 30 0 Edwin Moorhouse (a working man), Ashton • • • • 25 0 W. Williamson, Stockport • • .. .. • • 25 0 Joseph and Edward Waterhouse, Manchester • • 25 0 William M`Cartney, Manchester • . • • • • 25 0 James Smith, timber-merchant, Liverpool .• • • 25 0 Silas Lee, Worsley .. .. .. • • • • 25 0 Lord Brothers • • .. • • .. • • 25 0 Lawrence Wilson, Todmorden .. *. • • 25 0 C. H. Derbyshire, Bolton . • .. • • • • 25 0 Joseph Crosland, Bolton .. •••• • • 25 0 Charles Littlewood, Rochdale • • • • • • 25 0 R. Taylor, Heap • • • • • • • • • • 25 0 'William r John Cropp, London .. • • •• 25 0 John Aspinall, Wigan • . • • • • • • 25 0 John Acton, Wigan David Morris, .. .. •••• 25 0 Joseph Aspinall, Wigan k. and Co., Wigan •• 25 0 Boulton Molineha •• Stockport .. •• •• °ma. Cooke, Wigan .. orlton.upon-Medlock G. u m x . . 3 W ,, arrington • • • • 25 0 John Deur •• ' • • •• 25 0 , Manchesterianchester .. R. A., per J. .. • • • • 25 0 • • •• 25 0 • • • • • • 25 0 E. A., per J. B . Roye mnf• Warrington Charles Duffield• ' • • 25 0 .. • • 25 0 John Hadfield, Glossop • • • • 25 0 .. Joseph Rushton, Tib-street, Manchester. • • • • 25 0 •• . • J a mes Richmond, Manchester • - • • 25 0 Thomas Bateman, Manchester .. • • • • 25 o W. A. Cunningham, Manchester .. • • • • 25 0 " 2 5 o Hugh C. Armstrong, Newcastle-on• Tyne .. •• 25 o Philip Thomson, Manchester • • • • •• 25 0 Edward Shawcross, Manchester • • • • 25 0 Edward Watkin, Manchester • • • • • • 25 0 B. B. S., per W. .WCartrey, Manchester • • • 25 0 Thomas Molineux, Manchester •• .• 1 0 25 0 R. Johnson and Brother, Manchester • • •• .. 25 0 Alexander Mentha, Manchester .. .. .. 25 0 H. P. Rea, Manchester .• • • .. 25 0 Alexander Cairns, Manchester • • .. • • 25 0 R. P. Livingston, Manchester • • .. • • 25 0 A. Weatherall, Manchester • • • • • • • • 25 0 A Friend, per William Harvey, Manchester .. • • 25 0 The Workpeople of Henry Woods, Wigan • • • • 21 0 John Shield, jun., Newcastle-on-Tyne • • • • • • 21 0 Samuel Hewitt, 40, Mosley-street, Manchester • • •• 20 0 Thomas Johnson, Hanging-ditch, Manchester • • • • 20 0 A Friend, per Thomas Johnson • • • • 20 0 Robert Owen, Manchester . • .. • • 20 0 J. and W. Fielden, Todmorden • • • • .• 20 0 Thomas Bottomley, Todmorden • • • • • • 20 0 John Lacy, Todmorden .. • • .. 20 0 _ _ .. __ _ Thomas Ainsworth, Eccles • • .. .. • • 20 0 Charles Hilton, Eccles .. .. • . • • 20 0 Joseph Pollock, barrister, Manchester • • • • 20 0 John Howard .• • • • - 20 0 —....--- Richard Ranson, Wigan • • • • .. •• 20 0 Joseph Yates, Ardwick • . • • •• •• 20 0 Henry Milnes, 5, Piccadilly • • •• • • • • 20 0 A. Norton and Co., Newton, near Manchester • • • • 20 0 Benjamin Whitworth, Maachester • • • • • • 15 0 W. and C. Chambers, Todmorden • • • • • • 15 0 W. Bettye, Audenshaw • . • • • • 10 10 James Thompson, Wray, near Lancaster .. • • 10 10 John Bardsley, 28, Mill-street, Manchester • • •• 10 0 Gavin Peacock, Hollin's Vale, Bury • • • • •• 10 0 Edward West, Warrington • • • • .• 10 0 James Charlton, Albert-street, Manchester • • • • 10 0 James Nuttall, Todmerden • • • • • • • • 10 0 J. Stansfield, Todmorden • • • • •• •• 10 0 Edmund Whittaker, Todmorden • • • • .. 10 0 David Lacy, Todmorton •• .• • • 10 0 Uttley Brothers, Todmorden .. • • • • • • 10 0 Robert Waddington, Wigan .. •• 10 0 A Friend to the Cause. T. B. .. •• • • •• 10 0 Rev. J. J. Taylor, Manchester .. .. 10 0 • • John GriMStOTI, Newswick, near Driflield .. 10 0 John Watson, Manchester _ •• • • •• 10 0 Richard Bile', Ilfracombe _ • • •• •• 10 0 Edward Wrigley, Manchester • • • •• 5 0 James Whiteley, Medlock-street, Hulme .. •• 5 0 Willi am Thomlinson, Mottram •• •• •• 5 0 J. Oliver, Todmorden .. •' • • •• 5 0 A Friend • • • • • • • • •• 5 0 Richard Chambers, Todmorden •• .. • • 5 0 W. Brook, Todmorden • • .. •• 5 0 W. Sugden, Rochdale •• •• • • 5 0 .. .. Thomas Wall, Wigan • • • • 5 0 W. Worthington, Wigan • • "• .. •• 5 0 •• W. Ramscar, Wigan • 5 0 • • James Fairclough, Wigan • • • • 5 0 W. F. Brand, Wigan • • ' • " 5 0 R. C. Brand, Wigan .• •• •• 5 0 James Wood, Southport •• •• •• 5 0 Richard Johnson, Halsall, near Ormskirk •• •• 5 0 Wiiliam Ashcroft, Ormskirk • • • • •• 5 0 James Holmes, 5, Piccadilly, Manchester • • .• 5 0 J. G. Sanders, Piccadilly, Manchester •• . 5 0 Mr. Lamb, Plymouth Grove, Manchester .. 5 0 John Wilson, George Inn, Manchester •• .. 5 0 James Aspell, Waggon and Horses, Manchester .. 5 0 John Armstrong, 5, Piccadilly, Manchester •• 5 0 Bunyan and Gardner, Market-place, Manchester .. 5 0 John Marshall, Manchester .. .. .. 5 0 W. F. Bonsall, Manchester .. .. .. .. 5 0 James Dick, Soap-works, Leith .. .. • • 5 0 L. S. liolmcb,Mailzheitc: .. .. •• 5 0 C. Wainwright, Manchester .• -. .• 5 0 Edward Booth, Manchester .. •• .. 45 0 William Vickers, Manchester .. .• .• 5 0 UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF MANY OF THE Nommry. ALLEN'S COMPOUND ANTIBILIOUS PILLS, prepared by Thomas Allen, late of Mile-end-road, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company, and a pupil of the late eccentric and celebrated John Abernethy, Esq., F.R.S. ; twenty-two years a prin cipal Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. During a practical trial of twenty years, these Pills have been found an invaluable remedy in cases of indigestion, liver, and bilious complaints. For d erangements of the digestive organs and obstructions, a sluggish action of the li ver an d b owe l s , w hich occasions more or less the fol lowing symptoms, viz., heartburn, giddiness, acidity, headache, sickness, sp asms, and flatulent distentiens of the stomach and bowels, drowsiness and dimness of sight, an uncomfortable sensa tion experienced at the pit of the stomach soon after eating, with a ealing of a weight of oppression, appetite impaired, breathing diffi cult, tenderness about the region of the liver, bowels irregular, some times obstinately costive with languor and depression of spirits. In boxes at ls. 1%d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. sold by 'Mr, Allen, jun., Chemist, 24, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, itnr end Sons, Edwards, Dietrichsen, and Hannay, Sanger, 6uttw,, and Co., London; and the principal medicine vendors through out:o4 kingdom. Agent for Mile-end, Mr. Wilkes, Druggist. Q COTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. L._ NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. _ - The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement for the New Stock of the Scottish Central Railway Company, will,, for the greater convenience of - the Shareholders, Lie for Signature at the undermentioned places upon the days following:— London North and South American Coffee-house, Thread needle-street, from Monday, sth, to Thursday, Bth. ' ' :urn 10th inst. Leeds The Scarborough Hotel, 3londay, the 12th inst. York The Zlack Swan Hotel, Tuesday, the 13th inst. Bristol The White Lion Hotel, Thursday, the 15th inst. 30, Great George-street, Westminster, January 2, 1846. THE OXFORD AND SALISBURY DIRECT RAILWAY. The Committee of 'Management have the satisfaction to announce that the requisite notices have been served on the landowners and occupiers, and that the Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference have been regularly deposited in the Parliament•ofce, and Private Bill office, and with the Clerks of the several parishes throughout the line. The whole of the standing orders of both Houses of Parlia ment have thus been fully complied with, and the Committee are proceeding with all the necessary preparations to enable them to present their Bill in the ensuing session. By order of the Board, Z. HUBBERSTT, Secretary. Moorgate-chambers, Moorgate-street, Jan. 1, 1846. 'I HE OXFORD and SALISBURY DIRECT RA]cLWAy. The whole of the standing orders of Parliament having been duly fulfilled up to the present time, the Committee of Management con sider it expedient to inform their shareholders and allottees, as well as the public at large, that, in order to ensure, as far as possible, the patronage to which the projected line of railway is justly entitled, they have resolved upon a further extension of the time of payment of deposits on shares in this Company until the 21st of January instant. The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract Lie for Signature at the Offices of the Company. By order of the Board, Z. HUBBERSTY, Secretary. Moorgate-chambers, Moorgate-street, Jan. 1, 1846. MANCHESTER AND RUGBY DIRECT RAILWAY, via MACCLESFIELD. The shareholders in this Company who have determined to accept shares in the Macclesfield and Lichfield, or Churnet and Blythe Junction Railway Company, are requested to attend at the following days and times, to execute the deeds of that Company, and receive the scrip of the latter Company in exchange for that of the former. The Committee are in a position to state that the greater portion of the shareholders in this Company will join the Macclesfield and Churnet and Blythe Junction Railway Company. By order, JOHN DUNLOP, Secretary. _ . Between the hours of Eleven and Three: — At their Offices, 19, Birchin-lane, on the 3d, ,sth, 6th, and 7th inst. At 22, Cross-street, Manchester, on the Bth, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th instant. At the White Lion Inn, Bath, on the 15th irstant. At the Offices of Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler, Leeds, on the 19th and 20th instant. Previous to exchanging the scrip for any person not being an original holder a well-known and respectable reference will be re quired, and one from a banker preferred. MACCLESFIELD AND LICHFIELD, or CHURNET AND BLYTHE JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Deeds of this Company will Lie for Signature at the following places, in addition to the places and times specified in the above notice of the said Manchester and Rugby Direct, between the hours of Eleven and Three : Messrs. Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, 1, Bedford-row, on the 3d instant. The Office of the Manchester and Rugby Company, 19, Blrchln-lane, on the 3d instant. The Office of Messrs. Wellbeloved and Oastler, brokers, Leeds, on the sth and 6th instant. The Office of the Manchester and Rugby Railway, 22, Cross• street, Manchester, on the 7th and Bth instant. The Office of Mr. Wills, broker, Liverpool, on the 7th and Bth inst. At the office of Messrs. Dryatts, solicitors, Lichfield, on the 10th inst. And, on the production of the banker's receipts, and on execution of the deeds, the scrip will be delivered. Previous to exchanging the scrip for any person not being an original holder, a well-known and respectable reference will be required, and one from a banker preferred. A. GWILT, Secretary. LEEDS and CARLISLE and YORKSHIRE and GLASGOW UNION AMALGAMATED RAILWAY CGMPANY. _ . The SHAREHOLDERS in the LEEDS and CARLISLE RAIL WAY COMPANY are hereby informed, that the new Deeds will lie for signature at the following places and hours hereafter mentioned; viz : Hull—At the Vittoria Motel, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Leeds—At the offices of Messrs. Atkinson, Dibb, and Bolland, on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 8 and 9, between the hours of Eleven and Four. _ . Otley—At the offices of Edward Barret, Esq., on Monday, Jan 12, between the hours of Eleven and Four. _ Darlington—At the offices of George Allison, Esq., on Wednesday, Jan 14, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Newcastle-upon-Tyne—At the Queen's Head Hotel, on Wednesday, Jas. 7, between the hours of Eleven and Four. York—At the Black Swan Hotel, on Thursday, Jan. 8, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Carlisle--At the Bush Hotel, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, between the hours of Ten and Four. Glasgow—At Carrick's Royal Hotel, on Friday, Jan. 9, between the hours of Ten and Four. Edinburgh—At the Royal Hotel, on Saturday, Jan. 10, betwen the Hours of Ten and Four. Manchester—At the Moseley Anne Hotel, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Nottingham—At the White Lion Hotel, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Ipswich—At the White Horse Hotel, on Friday, Jan. 16, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Bristol—At the White Lion Hotel, Broad-street, on Monday, Jan. 19, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Exeter—At the New London Hotel, on Tuesday, Jan 20, between the hours of Eleven and Three. Those shareholders who ha - . - e not forwarded their scrip to the office of the Company are further informed that it will be necessary for them to bring their scrip for the purpose of being stamped when they sign the deeds. By order of the Committee of Management,' C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. GRAND UNION RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SPALDING AND BRANDON JUNCTION RAILWAY SHIRES. Notice is hereby given, that the Shareholders of the Grand Union Railway who are desirous of taking shares in the Spalding and Bran don Junction line, are required to send in the original scrip for re gistry on or before the 6th of January, 1846. The scrip must be accompanied by a letter, signed by the owner with his name in full, his occupation, and residence, stating the quan tity of scrip, and the respective numbers sent in for registry, together with the name of a party in London to whom reference may be made as to responsibility, otherwise it cannot be received. A receipt will he given for the scrip deposited, and at the expiration of two days (if the holder be considered sufficiently responsible by the Directors) it will be returned, together with a letter of allotment for the Spalding and Brandon Junction Railway shares. The allotment will be in the proportion of one share for every five of the Grand Union Rail way scrip. Application must be made on er before the day above named, otherwise no claim for the Spalding and Brandon Junction shares will be recognised. The deposits will be payable at the several Bankers specified on the Letter of Allotment, on or before the 15th of January, and the Deeds will lie for signature as under, when the Bankers' receipts may be exchanged for Scrip Certificates. London —AA the Company's Offices, 78, Cornhill, and at the Offices of tlr th Norfent Railway Company, Guildhall-buildings, from the sth o'clock. January, 1846, inclusive, between the hours of Ten and Five Nottingham—At the Offices of the Grand Union Railway Com p a Manchester—At y, Slt . P e ter s - Leeds—At the White eFrida slituhaerAlbionT, 16th January, 1846. Horse,atlirday, 17th January, 1846. Hotel, Monday, 19th January, Liverpool — At the Angel Hotel , Janu ary, 1846. 15 it is understood that Parliament wintlet on the 1846. the time for payment of Deposits and execution of the e can no account be extended. The Plans, Sections, and Books of Refe rencen were deposited with the Board of Trade and the several Clerks of the Peace on Saturday, the 29th November, and all necessary arrangements have been made for obtaining an Act in the ensuing session of Parliament. By order, ALFRED BEESTON, Secretary. 78, Cornhill, Dec. 24, 1845. CANDLES at CLARK'S REDUCED PRICES. lvJ Palace Wax Candles (finest wax made), ls. lid. per lb. ; Orient Wax, Is. 9d. • Transparent Wax, Is. 6d. ; Queen's Sperma ceti, Is. Bd. ; Sperm , is. 6d. and Is. 2d. ; Clark's Royal Wax, Is. ; Patent Sperm, Is. , Clark's Solar, superior to all composite, 10d.; Kitchen Candles (six months old), 514 d. Yellow Soap, 398. 488., and Clark's Superb Soap, 58s. per 1121b5.; Mottled, 565. per 1121bs. ; Sweet Almond, Is. 9d. per lb. ; Orient Rose, Is. 9d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is., the finest, Is. Bd. ; Royal Musk Windsor, 2s. ; Scented Curd, Bd. Sperm Oil, 6s. 3d. and 6s. 9d. per gallon ; Clark's Patent Sperm only ss. ; Solar, 3s. 4d. At CLARK'S Old-established Candle and Immense Lamp Depot, 447, WEST STRAND. Please write down address. VEGETABLE APERIENT SUGAR PLUMS, avoiding all Nausea or Unpleasantness. Sold in London only by Mr. Hewett, Confectioner, 188, Regent street, and by the principal Confectioner in every town and village. PI ice Is. per boa ; if sent by post, a penny stamp must be for warded in addition. A liberal allowance to the trade. Apply to Mr. Hewett, as above. N.B. No licence to sell is required. RHEUMATISM. All those suffering from Rheumatism, Chilblains, Lumbago, Tic-Doloreux, Cramp, Sprains, &c., will find immediate relief and a speedy cure by using CORRALL'S EMBROCATION. The great and increasing demand for this novel Embrocation induces the proprietor to introduce it snore generally to the public, satisfied that one trial alone will be sufficient to convince the most sceptical of its superiority over all other articles offered for similar purposes. 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Mowatt was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, stated that the meeting was called in consequence of the nego tiation which had been for some time pending with respect to an amalgamation with other companies having been brought to a conclusion. The Directors of this line (Gan neron's) had attained a very advantageous position as re garded the possibility cf its success ; but as - the period of adjudication approached, the state of the money and share markets became such, as to convince the Com mittee of Man agement of the expediency of an amal gamation with vari ous other companies which had or ganised for the sa me purpose.—(Hear, hear.) That pecuniary r iar t y o amalgamation had at l engt h been effected, after con siderable difficulty, with th e F rench Directors, the ma jorityoh me Company,ha d a and comparatively who trivial d l the position of administrateurs than to th e a b solute pe interest of fin whom pe cuniary stake in the undertaking.—(Hear, hear.) After a long negotiation they hub .; hp i kv v eg l er. _been brought within _thil_re.ehstis, - which. IRQ .g I t twa 400 definite - Ighttrer-t-.._ 0, 6 amalgamation this Company was placed oic the footing of the most favoured companies ; so that in that respect the negotiations had been perfectly successful. There were, it was true, three or four companies which had obtained more shares in consequence of peculiar cir cumstances, but the basis of the negotiations was that this Company should be placed in the position of the most favoured companies. The arrangement which they had succeeded in making was to the effect that for every ten shares in this (Ganneron's) line they should be allotted one definite share in the amalgamated Com pany.—(Hear, hear.) By this arrangement there would be a balance of 782 shares of the Company, which it was proposed to leave at the disposal of the Committee, for reasons which it was not necessary to state more fully, unless the shareholders wished for a more explicit and detailed account.—(Hear, hear.) The surplus amount which had been paid would be returned to the share holders in the following proportion:—The holder of ten shares would receive 251. in money, and 5L would go to wards the definite share which was to represent the ten. Thus, the holder of 100 shares in the Company would receive 2501., and ten definite shares in the amalgamated Company, on which 51. each had been paid. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what was to be done by an individual who held only five shares? The CHAIRMAN said, that the subject had been con sidered by the Committee, and the most expedient course which appeared to them was for the person so situated to make an arrangement with some other holders of a frac tional part of the amount which would be represented by one share in the new Company. With respect to the additional call of 11,, which had been made, it was the result of the course which had been adopted by their French colleagues, who represented to them that the effect of the increased sum would be to place the project in a better light before the Government, and thus give the Company a stronger position. The effect of this was that this Company was the only Company which was in a condition singly to go for the adjudication, for they ! had done everything to put themselves in the position which the French Government required.—(Hear.) A SHAREHOLDER wished to be informed why it was that this advantageous position was not maintained. The CHAIRMAN said that the amalgamation was, as he before stated, deemed expedient in consequence of the state of the share and money markets. The Com pany enjoyed the advantageous position which he re ferred to, in consequence of the care which had been taken to do all that was required by the Government. Nothing had been omitted by the Committee, who em ployed two French engineers, besides Mr. Cubitt, and four traffic-takers; and thus, in addition to the informa tion which related to the engineering department, they were enabled to ascertain to the shilling the extent of the traffic.—(Hear.) This was rendered the more practica ble by the information which was obtained from the col lectors of the octroi-duties ; but the aid of the traffic takers was required, in order to make out the returns with perfect accuracy and detail.—(Hear, hear.) In those items which he had mentioned the Committee had expended about 4,000 L The amalgamation had now been perfected. _ _ _ Mr. SNOW said, that the Company were deeply in debted the Committee for the happy - conclumen to which they had brought the negotiations. He was a large holder in that Company, and he telt very much pleased with the mode in which the new arrangements had been effected, and the advantageous position which had been obtained for Ganneron's line, and he highly ap proved of leaving the balance of 782 shares in the hands of the Directors.—(Hear, hear.) He would now move that the proceedings of the Committee be approved of by the meeting, and that the balance of shares be left in their hands. Captain KELLY, as a large shareholder, expressed his approval of the proceedings. He had never in his life heard a more clear, straightforward statement on the part of any Chairman of a Board of Directors than that which they had just listened to—(Hear, hear)—and he had great pleasure in seconding the motion.—(Hear.) Mr. MANSFIELD was desirous to see a more specific and detailed statement of the accounts, and he would move as an amendment that the resolution be postponed until those accounts were furnished. After some discussion as to the disposal of the balance of 782 shares, Mr. WALLY said he was the holder of 1,000 shares in this Company, and he decidedly approved of leaving the balange of shares in the hands of the directors. The care and anxiety, and personal attention which they had devoted to the affairs of the Company, warranted the shareholders in leaving those shares in the hands of the Directors. After some further eonversation the amendment was withdrawn. Mr. WILLIA.MS then moved as an amendment : " That the balance of 782 shares be divided amongst the shareholders generally, instead of being left to the option of the Directors." The amendment was lost, and the motion of Mr. SNOW, to the effect—" That the balance of shares be left to the management of the Directors," was carried with only one dissentient. The CHAIRMAN thanked the shareholders:for the ap• proval which they had expressed of the course the Com mittee had adopted, a course which he believed to be the correct one LONDON, NEWBURY, AND BATH DIRECT. SWINDON, FRIDAY EVENING.—A meeting of the mer chants, traders, wharfingers, and others, resident on the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal, took place this afternoon in the large room of the Queen's Hotel, Swin don station, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken with reference to the supposed intended conversion of the canal into the London, Newbury, and Bath Direct. Mr. Weller was called to the chair, and Mr. Admiral Dundas, of the Committee, in the absence of and Mr . Black well, Mr. Merriman, the secretary, the Company to offer explanation s. Mr. Blackwell Prior to the business of the m eeting , copies o f the plans which had been deposit e d navigation, and run with the Board of Trade, and explained the mistake under which the merchants and traders along the banks producedwel , engineer, e ops at tended as a depationon the part of of the canal were labouring, that it was the intention of the Company to convert the canal into a railway, the The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been convened for the purpose of enabling the traders and others, hold ing property on the banks of the Rennet and Avon Canal, to express their opinion as to the injury likely to be in flicted cr j ta e ei c ld t wuapyo beingn alongt t h o e m p t r h e be s yebr banks ek t h ss u e opf e pt x oh i s s ee t into a railway.. d iena c gn on al v ' ersion of the canal From the explanation they had just heard read, it appeared that there wee no intention on the part of the Rennet and Avon Canal Company to de stroy the navigation. For his own part, therefore, he considered the statement most satisfactory. He should, however, be happy to hear the observations of any of the gentlemen of the deputation on the subject. Mr. WARD said, as the Chairman of the Committee of the London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway, and Kennet and Avon Canal Company, in the absence of Admiral Dundas, he begged to assure the traders that in no way did they, by the construction of their railway, intend to deprive the traders of the advantages of the existing navigation. Mr. COWLEY said, the Parliamentary notices of the Company took power to stop up and alter the course of the Kennet and Avon Canal. He could not see how that could be done without injury to the wharfingers and traders on its banks. Mr. MERRIMAN explained the necessity which existed for making the Parliamentary notices as comprehensive as possible, and said that it was impossible for them to judge of what was intended to be done until the Bill was drawn. As soon as that took place, he would take care the traders on the canal, or any solicitor they might appoint, should have a copy of it. 7 1 111 r. CROWDER, Secretary of the Wilts and Berks Canal, said ho considered the effect of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company making a railway along its banks would be to convert themselves into traders. They might then raise the tolls of the canal to such a maximum that the traders would be forced to give up, and then the goods traffic would by taken by the Company themselves on to the railway. Mr. WARD said such a doctrine was absurd, for the Company would be as much interested in keeping the traffic on their canal which now existed, as in getting it on to the railway. Their interest in both were identical. The CHAIRMAN said, for his own part he was satisfied that the proposed railway would be rather of advantage than otherwise to the traders on the canal, and the ques ttion arose as to whether they should wait until.the Bill .. ~,. - -e . --- -- '' appoint some one to Mr. WARD said it was a mistake to suppose that the Kennet and Avon Canal Company were any party to the destruction of that portion of their canal alluded to. It had originated in the gross breach of justice on the part of the Great Western Company, to the serious loss of the proprietors of the Kennet and Avon Canal. Mr. ABRAHAM moved " that a Committee be ap pointed to watch the progress of the London, Newbury, and Bath Direot Railway Bill, promoted by the Kennet and Avon Canal Company, and that such Committee consist of Messrs. newer, Shaw, Stratton, Hooper, Maggs, Sanders, Robins, Chandler, and Cowley. Mr. STRATTON seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. ROBINS moved, and Mr. DUNSFORD seconded, a vote of thanks to the deputation. THE BROAD AND NARROW GAUGE. The following letter, respecting the rival gauges, has been addressed by Mr. Bidder to Mr. Creed, of the London and Birmingham Railway:— " 24, Great George-street, Westminster, Jun. 2, 1846. 4, m y Sir,—My attention, on my return from York, having called to certain unauth or i se d state merits and comparison: of the late experiments on the broad and narrow gauge ti,;,!s, I feel it my duty to in form you, that when the proper :Die comes, I shall h ave no difficulty in establishing that many of these are erro neous, as well from the omission of material facts con nected with the experiments as from the inaccurate report of others. Meanwhile, and until these are offi cially reported, I may venture to assert that the allega tions as to the capabilities of engines on the :arrow gauge lines have been more than borne out. " I regret that I have to conclude my letter by com municating an unfortunate occurrence in an experiment intended to test the evaporating power of North Midland engine No. 54, which was thrown off the line near the Thirsk station from an old broken chair. I may add, however, that, with the exception of the fireman, the injuries to the few persons on the engine were very slight.—l am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, " GEO. I'. BIDDER. " R. Creed, Esq., London and Birmingham Railway, Euston-station." • STOCK EXCNANGE.— - rli. BRISTOL, JAN-. 2. ter, New, 8 1 / 7 . sale was—Bristol and Exe- SHEFFIELD, JAN. 2. SrocK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Midland, Sheffield. and Rotherham, 3414 c. d.-Griinsby Extension, 3/. 19s. 6d. -Derby and Crewe, 6/. 11;-. 6d.-Derby and Gainaborough, 1%-London and Windsor, 165.-London and Y or k, 4:! 4 - Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 2%-North Western, 31. ISs. 6d.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 47a--- Sheltield and Lincolnshire Extension, 3/. 195.-Sheffield, Wortley, Silkstone, and Wakefield, 21. 4s. 6d.-Wakefield and Harrogate, 21. 13s. 6d. YORK, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle and Dar lington, Brandling, 55 3 /-York and North Midland Exten sion, 413 is -Newcastle and Berwick, 2014-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. 1 ls.-London and York, 458- Cambridge and Lincoln, New, 3%-Grand Union, 21i-tei cester and Bedford, 24-Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junction, 3-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 5-Welsh Midland, 31i. HULL, JAN. 2. We continue to have a fair amount of business passing, and prices have an upward tendency. The following are the sales-London and Blackwall, New, 3%-Blackburn, Dar wen, &c., 7% ex n., 84 c. n.-North British (Carlisle), 3 1 4 -Armagh, Coleraine, &c., 13g-Axhohre, 2 1 / ‘-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 3 1 4 -Cambridge and Lincoln, VA- Chelmsford and Bury, 1X -Dudley, Madeley, 24- Fleetwoods, 1%-Goole,l Doncaster, &c., p.-Grand Union, 2%-Hull and Barnsley, 495. 6d.-Leicester and Bed ford, 245. 6d. p.-Leicester and Tamworth, 15s. p.-Liver pool and Leeds, 2 3 A-Nottingham and Erewash, Sheffield Potteries and Crewe, 17s. 6d.-Wakefield and Har rogate, 2/. 3s. 9d. TilE LONDON DOCK COMPANY' Yesterday, at two o'clock, a half-yearly general meet ing of the Directors and Proprietors of the London Dock Company, whi c h was numerous ly a tt en d e d, was held in the board-room of the Dock-house, Prince's street, Coinhill, to receive the report of the state of the Company's affairs for the half-year ending November 30, and to declare a dividend on the Company's stock. Mr. John Catterey, chairman of the Directors, presided. Mr. S. W. Powles, the secretary, read the half-yearly report of the Directors, which stated that, during the six months, 731 loaded ships, from foreign ports, had entered the London Docks, carrying 168,553 tons, and that in the corresponding period of the previous year, there were 658 loaded ships, carrying 166,426 tons, showing an increase of 2,127 tons. 'the earnings of the Company were 209,094/. Bs. 6d., there being 205,1871. Bs. 10d. last year, while the expenditure this half-year was 110,885/. Bs. 9d. the corresponding period of the for mer year being 115,710/. 4s. 4d., giving an increase in the former of 3,906 L 19s. Bd., and a decrease on the latter of 4,824/. 15s. 7d. The income had exceeded the expenditure by 98,208/. 19s. 9d., upon which he Directors recommended a dividend of 2/. 10s. per cent. on the Company's stock, amounting to 89,603/. 4s. 2d. That would leave a balance of 8,705/. 15s. 7d.; out of which it was proposed by them to appropriate 5,0001. fur the new works. The stock of goods in the ware houses was 105,262 tons; this, in the corresponding period last year, being 119,877 tons. The report con , eluded by suggesting that the remainder of the floating debt in debentures, am oun ti ng to 300.0001., be con ver t e d into the capital stock of the Company. The report was unanimously received, and a dividend of 21. 10s. declared to be payable on the Bth of January, and with one dis sentient (Mr. Ward) it was resolved that the Directors be empowered to take measures to convert the remaining debt of 300,000/. on the capital stock of the Company. Air. Clarke then proposed that a piece of plate, of the value of 3001., be presented to the chairman of the Court of Directors, Mr. Wil liam King, deputy-chairman, and Mr C. Marryatt, the treasurer, and that to each of the Directors a piece of plate of the value of 100/. for each, be also presented, as a testimony of the high approbation of the Court of Proprietors of the unexampled and effective zeal they have evinced for the prosperity of the Company. He observed that since the year 1805, when the Company obtained their charter of incorporation, they had given no special mark towards their Directors. The affairs of the Company had been gradually improving since 1833, when they only divided 2+ per cent. Their divi dends had now reached Si. per cent., while be was happy to say that there were prospects of continued prosperity, and while their shares, which were at 501., now fetched 114/. and 115/. Mr, Hodgkinson seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr. Ward, Mr. Twining, Mr. Watson, &c., and agreed to unanimously. It was also resolved that a piece of plate of the value of 100/. be presented to the Secretary, and a Committee was ap pointed to carry the object into effect. The Chairman replied on the part of the Directors, when the meeting separated. • : i SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY.—The case of unsuc cessful swindling attempted against Mr. Fergusson,_ watchmaker, Mauchline, and noticed in our columns of last week, turns out to be of very serious import, being only one of a series of systematic and fraudulent trans actions, carried on by collusion between a young man, of the name of Aitken, belonging to Ochiltree, and a young woman belonging to Catrine, of the name of Bor land. Three separate cases have been discovered, the first of which was an attempt, by means of a forged letter, to obtain a sum of money from Mr. Muir,n7chant, Kilmarnock, wherein the young wom an succeede d, having h d , er frombanker,othertwoactuallyoc curred.Mr. forged or der &e., lit - bert, Ochiltree, to Mr. Ferguson, lia.uchl . me, as noted last week, both unsuccessful. Through the vigilance and activity of two of our rural police (Mr. Williamson, Catrine, and Mr. Bryson, Cumnock) the offenders were apprehended on Saturday, and committed to Ayr gaol on Sabbath last--the very day on which, it is said, they were to have been proclaimed, in order for marriage.— Correspondent of Ayr Observer. Nothing could be better devised than Nicoll's Re gistered Paletot to suit the ever-varied nature of our climate, forming, as it now does, not only the sine qua non of the railway traveller, but is equally so adapted for any gentleman taking out-door exercise. It may be said distinctly to mark the costume of the nineteenth century, if that is rightly called marked which is only conspicuous for an unpretending and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling se much at ease. Certainly as an over-coat it is patronised highly, and is also a general public favourite, being so peculiarly English, and avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac knowledged as a vast improvement ever the old great coat, associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness, defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues are black, blue, brown, and olive ; also the clerical mixture called Oxford, and can be had of the patentees, or only of the most respectable clothiers out of Loudon. Every winter paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with the words, " Registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London_ ACCEPTABLE PRESENTS.—The present is hallowed by one of the most delightful offices of friendship and affection; the interchange of gifts as remembrances of the donors, and tokens of their esteem for the receivers. The most appro priate present becomes the first subject of consideration; a merely useful one can afford no evidence of taste, while a pre sent possessing no claims to utility, shows a want of judgment._ To combine these requisites, a more fitting souvenir cannot b e suggested than Rowland's Toilet Articles, the Macassar Oi l, Kalydor, and Odonto, each of infallible attributes. j c n a c is r ar ean o i t if and sustaining luxuriant silken tresses, Rowland d '% is highly and universally appreciated; Rowland's Kalydor is a and preparation of unparalleled efficacy beauti fying the Skin and Complexion ; f r its beautifying and preser vative improving and Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, is invaluable v co at n i c v e e d e e ff d e b c y ts o o u n r tghreacTieoeutslaQand Gums. The th T e he se a v i e g ra u i st s patronage m agnificence, and the confirmation by of Europe, together with the ue b e e n a:utTes which adorn the circles of princely and regal experience of the in fallible efficacy o f these creative renovating specifics, have characterised them with perfection, and given them a celebrity unparalleled. [AD vERT isEstENT.]—CURE F OR D ROPSY BY HOL LOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT MENT.—Captain James Eyre, of the Company's service, residing at Boulogne, had been tapped thrice within seven months, twelve quarts of water were taken from him each time; notwithstanding which operations he was about falling a victim to this terrible complaint, when be com menced the rubbing in of Holloway's invaluable Ointment, and as effectually as salt is forced into meat—besides this, le took large doses of his wonderful Pills, which in nine weeks effected so extraordinary a care, as to enable him since to walk twenty-five miles in one day. Any unnatural swellings of the body are effectually cured by these celebrated medicines. Sold by all Medicine-venders; likewise at Professor Holloway's Es. tablishment, 244, Strand, London. 700 0 400 400 400 300 300 i p Preniltun. 11 m ". l Bonus iS -771.7 Wpb 21 malugl7 y 3 a g 13.0. 1837 £l9l 13 51187 13 5 R d. 1835 165 13 0 74 13 10 60 100, 74 3 4 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 11840 89 0 0 41 13 4 I AI3 17 1 £39511 1 11 8 6 346 288 9 210 296 13 4 6 0 0 247 4b The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. 7. FERGUSON CAIIROITX, gee ITESTBOURNE TERRACE TONTINE. In 3,700 Shares of 1001. each. Deposit 101. The remainder to be paid by Monthly Instalments of 10/. each, commencing Ist March, 1846. Four per cent. allowed ou payments in advance. TBtSTEES. George William Anderson, Esq., 69, Harley—street Samuel Scott, Esq., 1, Cavendish-square Charles Wardell, Esq., 43, Wsstbourne-terrace. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. George William Anderson, Esq., 69, Harley-street (late of the Bona _ ._. bay Council) Francis Edwards, Esq., 57, Westbourne-terrace Edward Lambert, Esq . „ 4, Langham place George M. Murray, Esq., 6, Hereford-street, Park lane John Propert, Esq., 6.... New Cavendish-street, Portland-place Captain Reynolds, 23, Sussex-gardens (of the firm of Grindlay and Co.) Charles 'Wardell, Esq., 43, Westbourne-terrace. . . BANKERS—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co. Cavendish-square. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Burgoynes, Thrupp, and Clark, 160, Oxford-street Westbourne-terrace is confessedly one of the finest ranges of build ings in the metropolis. Its proximity to llyde-park and Kensington gardens, great width, elevation, and gravelly soil, and the very elegant and commodious arrangement of the interior of the man sions;present a combination of attractions which must render it a most valuable investment. The property is held under leases of ninety-eight years, from Michaelmas, 1839. _ . _ It consists of seventy-three first class mansions, of which many are already occupied at good rents, and the whole range is to be completely finished, including fixtures, before the 25th December, 1846. It is now proposed to constitute a Company for the purchase of the leases at the price of 370,0001. The report of Mr. Stevens, surveyor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, shows that at the estimated recital It will yield at least five per cent. to the Company. The report, as well as a lithographic view of the property, may be seen at the solicitors'. It is also proposed, that the Company shall be constituted on the principle of a Tontine. That principle may be shortly described as follows :—Each shareholder nominates a life in respect of every share. By the falling in of the life so nominated the share lapses to the Company, so that the benefit of the fund is continually in creasing to those whose nominated lives survive. Thus estimating the net rental of the mansions in Westbourne-terrace to be included in the Tontine at 18,000/. per annum, and presuming that at the end of a certain number of years three lives only survive, repre senting an equal amount of shares, the shareholders, whose nominees they are, will take the 18,000/. per annum, in equal thirds, and the last surviving life will be entitled to the whole for the resi due of the ninety-eight years' lease. By this arrangement the shareholders respectively receive a fair interest for their money, with the certainty of a continual increase. The investment Is manifestly a most desirable one where the object is to secure a provision for a child or children, because by nominating puch child or children there must necessarily be a good Income for such as survive. When the houses are all let at the rents respectively assigned to them, the net receipts will amount to 20,5691. It is not intended, however, to divide, in any one year, the whole of the rental, but to form a Reserved Fund, to be distributed as a bonus amongst the survivors at the end of every seventh year, and a Guarantee Fund to meet contingencies, the ultimate balances of which funds will be delivered over to the last survivor with the other property. The proprietor of every share of 1001. will have the privilege of nominating one life at any time previous to the 24th December, 1840 ; and should the nominee die before that day, then another life may be substituted, so that all the subscribers may be on an equal footing on the 25th December. 1846, the day from which the rents will be receivable, by the Company, Two Assurance Societies bare airosdy orrerea to assure the lives or nominees of from five to twenty years of age, at the moderate rate of 1M per cent. A proper Deed of Settlement will be prepared under the direction of the Committee, and settled by counsel, which will contain all necessary powers for regulating the constitution of the Company, and for enabling the proprietors at any time to dissolve the same and divide the proceeds. The property will be conveyed to trustees, and the management of the affairs of the Company will be vested in a Committee, to be chosen by the shareholders from their own body, one-third of whom will retire each year, and be re-eligible. Applications for shares must be made, in the undermentioned form, and left, under cover, at the offices of Messrs. Burgoyne, Thrupp, and Clark, No. 160, Oxford-street. The houses may be seen by applying to Mr. Thompson, Architect and Surveyor, No. 2, Conduit-street West, Hyde-park ; or to J. Tippett, No. 34, Westbourne-terrace. Prospectuses may be had as above. FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Committee of the Westbourne-terrace Tontine. Gentlemen,—l request you will grant to me shares of 1001. in the above Tontine, and I hereby undertake to accept the same, or any less number you will allot me, and to pay the deposit of 101. on each share, and to sign the Deed of Settlement when re quired. Dated this day of , 1845. Residence . .. •• • • •••• •• • • Profession Reference.... • • .. HIVE RSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. Capital 100,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share. Deposit 10s. per 1001. Shares, in accordance with the Act. (Provisionally Registered.) Under the Management of a Provisional Committee. CONSULTING CnEmsT—Professor Ryan, 31. D., LL.D., Royal Col lege, Portsmouth, and Royal Polytechnic Institution. ENGINEER—Henry Francis, Esq., Patentee, 40, Elizabeth-strut, Eaton-square. BANKEas—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co. SOLICITOR—J. F. W. Fesenmeyer, Esq., 23, Bedford-row. SECRETART—Mr. William Nicholson. Offices of the Company and Working Factories, 159, Drury-lane. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying out, .more ef fectually working, and bringing hit° general use, an invention se cured by letters patent for an improved manufacture of gas. The apparatus is so portable it can be fitted up on any descrip tion of building, even at a kitchen range, without affecting the do mestic arrangements, and tke fire used in ordinary , in generating the gas will be ample to produce steam for warming the most extensive premises. The most eminent engineers and chemists unite in opinion that the invention is not only practicable and free from smell or annoy ance, but by this valuable patent is secured the manufacture of a pure and superior gas, not only on new, but sound, scientific, chemical, and mechanical principles, which have been hitherto overlooked in the common modes of manufacture ; besides, this gas possesses more of the illuminating power, and will burn longer, than that now in use, in the proportion of 40 per cent. in favour of the invention. The patent method. s , pplicable to lighting generally, but more especially small towns, villages, lighthouses, colleges, churches, dock yards, theatres, public offices, prisons, barracks, railway stations, manufactories, printing-effices, madhouses, hospitals, and schools, &c., and warming the buildings, without extra expense. The benefits which would accrue to lighthouses, dockyards, and numerous localities, where the ordinary gas cannot be conveyed without the formation of many new Acts and Companies, or at im mense expense, would be sufficient to obtain for this Company the most prominent and prosperous position. The great saving to the consumer, the small portion of room requi site for the erection of the apparatus, the simplicity of its working, and the brilliancy of the gas, will insure the adoption of the invention throughout the kingdom ; and although the public can be supplied at a price which will defy competition, the Company can confidently hold out to those disposed to become shareholders a return upon their capital of not less than fifty per cent. The Company being far advanced, will be in a situation, when fully registered, to take contracts immediately. Applications for shares, in the usual farm, to be made to, and further particulars obtained of, the Solicitor, and also the Secretary, at the Company's offices, where may be seen the apparatus at work, and the brilliancy of the gas exemplified. NINETY-FIFTH SALE. CUSTOM-HOUSE , LONDON, JANUARY, 1846. FOR SALE, by , order of the Honourable Com missioners of her MWesty's Customs, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, on MONDAY 12th, TUESDAY 13th, WRDNESDAY 14th THURSDAY 15th, FRIDAY 16th, and SATU RDAY 1 7th January, 1846 , at the Commercial Sale-rooms, Mincing-lane, THE FOLLOWING GOODS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION :- 431 Pieces Black Silk Mat Plush, 267 Gold and 97 Silver Watches, 122 Marble, Porcelain, and other Clocks, 475 Pieces Pillow Lace, East India Mats, 31 Cartons Artificial Flowers, 6 Cartons Dressed Feathers, 156 Dozen Steel Umbrella Frames, A quantity of Meerschaum Pipe Bowls. 51 Chests Black Tea, 4 Cases Nutmegs, 40 Bags Pepper, Figured Silk, Gauze, French, and other Shawls, Accordions, Barege, BroNze Powder, Brushes, Snuff and Tobacco Boxes, Bon-bon and Wafer Boxes, Beads, Brooch Fronts, Gilt and Metal Buttons, Berlin Ironware, Cotton Braid, Copper Matrices, Woollen Cloth, Canton Crape Shawls, C ameos , Chi na V ases , Co loured Porcelain Groups of Fizures, Cotton Tapes, Composition "Slates, East India Gauze, Feather Hand-screens, Ivory Chess-men, Embroidered Muslin Dresses, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, Em broidery and Embroidery Frames, Furniture, Sofas, Cabinets, Tables, Bookcases, Wardrobes, Chairs, &c., Flock, Glass Tumblers, Gold Bangles (Bracelets), Hand Mirrors and Frames, Hair Petticoats, Jewel Cases, Beggars Lace, Musical Boxes, Musical Instruments, Mock Jewellery, Matchets, Needlework, Purse Garnitures, Plated Supper Tray, Polished Horns, Deer Horns, Prepared Chalk, Per fumery, Opera Glasses, Silk Manufactures, Steel Garnitures, Silk Mitts, Purses, and Gloves, Silk Watch-guards, Tarlatans, Cases of Toys, Toy Marbles, Walking Canes, Woollen Ties and Neckerchiefs, Gold Watch-keys, Gold and Silver Watches, Cheroots, Segars, Ma nufactured and Unmanufactured Tobacco, Snuff, Tea, Sugar, Coffee, Wines, Cordials, Brandy, Rum, Eau de Cologne, Tamarinds, Tur pentine, Boats, Deals, &c. &C. &c. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CROWN, AT BUYERS' PRICES. Silk Ribbons, Black Silk Velvet, Cotille, Satin Shawls, Silk Crape, Plain and Figured Silks, Mousseline de Laines, Merinoes, Car tons, &c. &c. FOR EXPORTATION ONLY. Gold Watches, Sugar, Spirits, Books, &c. &e. &C. FOR EXPORTATION, AT BUYERS' PRICES; OR HOME CON SUMPTION, ON PAYMENT OF THE DUTIES. Canton Crape Shawls, Silk Manufactures, Spirits, Wines, Books, Soap, Rice, Coffee, Tea, Curry Powder, Ales, Watches, &c. &c. To be viewed at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house, Thames street, at the London, West India, and East India Docks, and at the Tobacco-ground, Rotherhithe, on THURSDAY, Bth, FRIDAY, 9th, and SATURDAY, 10th January, 1846, from Ten o'clock in the Morning until Three o'clock in the Afternoon, and on the Days of Sale, from Ten o'clock in the Morning until Twelve o'clock at Noon Take notice that the goods sold at this sale will not be delivered until after two clear days of the day they are sold, and that no lots can be paid for at the Office of the Receiver of Fines after two o'clock in the afternoon. During the days of sale money will not be received by - the Receiver of Fines after eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Catalogues may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house, price One Shilling each, • - 0