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Performances commence at Three o'clock in the Afternoon and Eight in the Evening. Stalls, 25.; Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; New Map of, from tue latest surreys. One sheet. es .in sheet, 10s. in case. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, wit' , Plan of PORT NATAL. One sheet, 4to. is. 6d. sheet, 2s. 6d. in case. A 31ILITARY SKETCH of that part of the Colony of the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE bordering on the CAFFRES, including ALGOA BAY, with the different Military Poste. One sheet. 4s. in sheet, 6s. in case. only.) The Antwerp Company's powerful, splendid, and very favourite steam-ship ANTWERPEN, THOMAS JACKSON Commander (splendidly decorated for the season), leaves the St. Katharine's Wharf, Tower, every Sunday morning at Ten o'clock ; returning from Antwerp every Wednesday afternoon at One o'clock. By this steamer, and the railroad from Antwerp, travellers going to the Rhine may reach Cologne in thirty hours. The general accommoda tion f pas-gingers on board this renowned ship, as well as her spacious ladies' and private cabins, are entirely unequalled. Carriages and hors,s may be sent to the Wharf up to one hour before the time of starting ; but al applications for the shipment of goods must be made to the London Agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, 123, Fen church-street, where, as well as at the Packet Office, 33. Regent circus, Piccadilly, berths may be secured and every information ob tained. RICHMOND RAILWAY. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, and its ENVIRONS, Plan of the Town of, with a View. One sheet. 3s. iu sheet, 4s. Gd. in case. GRAHAM'S TOWN and the ourPosrs, with Bearings and Distances. One sheet. 2s. Gd. in sheet, 3s 6d. in case. Jame. Wyld, Geographe r t o the Q.leen, Charing-cross East, and 2, Royal. Exchange, Landon. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, A CHEMICAL LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, ('.ally, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Professor Baehhoffner's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with t , rilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING EN GINE. COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for as cending and descending Inclined Planes. FARRELL'S ARCM:- MEDIAN RAILWAY. The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. all in action. HALLETTE'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY VALVE. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROS COPE, exhibiting a line Collection of Living Objects. A beautiful Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CATHERINE, near Jerusalem, by Mr. Charles Smith, is one of the Series of DIS SOLVING VIEWS. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (Y ESTERDAY) I:7OII'EAMITL HAIL-KrOklt. • A T A PUBLIC MEETING, held at the LON DON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-street, the 17th Anorsv, 1846, :" , 4 RSVaI Highnefss the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., in the chair, was moved by J. ALLNCIT, Esq. ; seconded by W. T. ILIFF, Esq. ; and carried unanimously— :A That the sever e l eases wh i ch the nurserymen, finristS, and gar- Eters in the neighbourhogd of the metropolis, sustained In conse- Iluence of the dreadful hail-storm on the Ist dry of August instant, I!ft 1 1 for o ur warmest sympathy, and demand. all ourefforts to alleviate i 3 dis tress occasione I thereby." was Moved hy J. Coos, Esq• I seconded by R. SELhost, Esq., and • "Tha carr i .ed unanimously— tor ti .._ 4 'Public subsc e ,ption be now commenced, and a fund raised It I r ; fi .." 4 .0f tllO "suffer.rs." --c irect b? M. SANGSTER, Esq., seconded by. W. TRanaa, Esq., .1, , and carried unanimously— Co, " 4 - 1 . Messrs. Barclay and Co., Messrs . Cocks, Biddulph, and 'y. - 4.essrs. Jones Loyd and Co., Messrs. Scott and Co.. and Messrs. '4 W" and SOn, bankers, beyequired to receive subscriptions." " mov ed by W. A. Coostas, Esq , seconded by RozzaT Hun s; ~,, sox, E.q., and carried unanimously -Ir." , + pat James Cook, Esq., of 31i nc i ng -l ane , b e a ppointed trea "WO by Captain Lamoxi, seconded by Ross= Wausau, " Esq., and carried unanimously— That the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Benjamin Hawes, Esq.. M.P. John Allnutt, Esq., Ciaphiun W T. Iliff, Esq., M.D . Newington • J. P. Young, Eq., M.D., Kennington • ''. John Bright, Esq., Briiiton 7 hill J. % - -ettiam, Esq' Brixton Jaraes Coppock, Esq., Cleveland-row . J, Chapman, Esq., North Brixton William Davis, Esq.. St. Paul's-churchyard J. E. gado**, Esq., Mincing-lane • G. Jeffs, Esq. Kennington-oval . • ' ..T. J Ping, 4 . !,:i , Kennington-common E 31. Sangster, sq., Park-road,Stockwell Wm. SandilancTS, Esq. South Lambeth R. Seldon,,Esq., Leadenhall-street • • , be a And Wm..trahar,Whitehall-yard, s , co ramittee, with power to add to their number; by any of whom -- illißt a ions will be thankflilly received." )4, 4 , 0 ' .. M thanks of the meeting were given to the Eight Hon. the Lord 11 igh,.. , , tor his kindness in attending the meeting, and to is Royal wi th ' t ' i sis the Dedcfs - of Cambridge, for his . kindiiess and sympathy th e charobjects of the meeting, and for his condescension in taking theo,Lseriptions will be received by any of the above-named Bankers, . r `' . ,„easurer, the Committee, eg Secretaries. 'i, r .: II xvILLE7 Ebenezer House, Peckham,l Hon. Secretaries. c o , 4 . CUTLER, 97, Farringdon-street, fr,. a llittee-room, Horns Tavern, Kennington. itiV,!! following Subscriptions were announced at the Meeting :- 17,.n„ciYal Highness the Duke of Cambrkige - - - £2l 0 si,i'' Right Hen. the Lord Mayor 1"„ a rroprietors of the Gardeners' Chronicle - - - - 10 10 ,;.oles Cook, Esq. Lohn Allnutt, Esq. , lO 10 r'olefin). J. A. Henderson and Company - - - -10 10 .grs. Batt and Rutley 1 , 8 1111th. Esq., Dalston tllsi. Hawes. Esq., M.P. - - - -,. - - 10 0 „_. S. Scholey, Esq. yr A. Coombe, Esq. -.. ------ - •Robert Barclay, Esq. ----- - - - Messrs. Lawson and S on , Edi n b urgh 5 kusers. Booth and Son, Hamburgh - - - 5 5 en Hudson, Esq. s ..... - - . _., l imn Trahar, Esq. . - . 5 ._ i Tvnes Coppock, Esq ' . r," 4 . 1 ' 1 ,es C Weatherley, Esq. - - - . - 5- 5 5 :Ptatn James Lamont, R.N. Ite:!rrs- Jacob W rench and Sons J. li'eisi James Wood and Sons Messrs' ',.,5 ( 1-, Norwich it c., '• Hurst and 31 1 .31u111 Z,., ~raser, E sq n 5 5 tZw""' glary and Co . - 5 5 ke " el ' - - - - - - 5 o ser a. b.,rough, Esq " " - - - 5 0 ii ban ao ,7:2es and Braddock ..: 1 1.. Nu e ~ Edinburgh ......:4e,C4rfaretGirib:*.its.q *. ,"Yntle , ', 3 q., Edinburgh Ji. ' a ncilla rq • 5.0 5 0 5 5 2 2 2 2 °.ll B r i " , 4, Esq. ..... - - - 2 2 .I..ci ti g a h n t, E sq. 2 2 Set r n or , Es q . : _, . ._ : _. .. - - 2 2 2 2 :It ' l ‘. Iliti; E N• - I: 2 2 "I`'Abbard, 'Esq • -.a rk sq 4 /3 e, E,, 2 2 lir, 4The ll, " l'll l ln Li sq 2 0 e E e ghton h r. v. r - - - - 1? - 4 a; n j il if s ; Tes G• Crosornan "°n r.sq. Sit , E - ' 7 03 n gMer - Alr. 17:am, Es q• ar °M4 1 4 . }1 - 1 1 ,:or n ;ack, E sq p rin Bo 2 s e g y: E sq. " E . tIST, ------ r ''' ''''""' --- .-...--------.----A is ‘1411(brFill:: ..m.IN EDGINGTON. Marquee, Tent, , r , : t u ces and Rick -cloth Manufacturer, 2, Duke-street. Southwark, 41141 and 'tents with 'boarded floors, and tastefully lined, r toYal and noble parties, or fetes of the most extensive .k \'' ei , 'ant character, may be had at the above Establishment. .., .4.444Z?u5e, 208, Piccadilly. ° 0 4),„ 4 " at full length, Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, t°l . 4 ' I.k. Riek-elotha with poles, &c., complete ; railway truck ....Zill. -----.. ________. 'l +' th e r .., 58,280. `'"URT for RELIEF of INSOLVENT al— D E .ro the , of 22 RS, in the matter of WILLIAM HINSDALE, for thlitte of : 1101 born-hill, hondou, then of 45, Old-street, St. Lulu's, h i ' l % e 27, Soinersetil e Hoxton, Middlesex Tobacconist, tut ' )1 '4 ' l ill . bein g a Person of ' unsound mind, it Is ordered and ap /44e, taicia,! application shalt be made to the Court for the discharge th, 2 1 t 4 .e1d,, '„ r eener, at the Court House, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's . tii,,,,, , 0rm, ' the 14th day of September, 1846, at the hour of Ten in t o ii.. .atig, ,I bred i selY, in order that the Court may proceed to the e t rue jat .ie ... saki prisone-, II otherwise entitled therelb, according old and meaning of the said Act. -...__ W. G. TIIWAITES, 4, Lyon's Inn, Strand, Attorney for the Petitioner. -_________ t,l UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER. /11` he l 'itteot,... 30 to 50 per Cent. Saved ! a titi_ aa Vatit,, -- * beg to call public attention to the following facts, te,.',.°:. i-,.—.Feap r esulting from the invention are various and hit '° IS ..;endently of a saving of 30 to 50 per cent„ the com ior to any light 44 . 1 4, rieZ,Let, and the brilliancy produced super p s e n r ioke and burns or RuiL Y: for ":7 0 . • It emits neither smell n 41 ade7 t he ta4a r lod ; and such is its purity, that o l o t b o i e e i c l t h i e o r ns aff h e a c y t e s attin, e l the in tr ,,,,' cieate colour or the finest fabric. t hese ' t o its dv`cutit.lon of gas in dwelling-houses, to the expense of old moulding, &c.; to k ui r j Z ' l e A ntirZl Y ct o i lv in a e t f • fi d irn b " ur t e l:e d r ' a 4' e A ri T e E s x , r g Um vr as .t. G _AS lut,..hoZPboem-hiet eon of laying on gas is muck lower thand acsomfor ,aulalt h ur t% hot'eh r ,,, 1° adapted for private dwellings, w ' a riie_s ur Z b rs ly is an; --au ufactories, and public buildings a . s w On t e a ofthe 714.1 et,, ontroub,lowlrh...sufficient to light a good-sized room, a sum l , 'e —, spirit, oil, or candle, with the avoidance o tver7 ott "tB Qf the `. B ~_u . er kn own ~ timer. its brilliancy and econom surpassing , stra e r Of ft,. qu i . Light. are shomi by the annexed, BURNER. T ue _, thorn ~__tities of the UNIVERSAL GAS BLlt.3‘l4t: ~ 4 'urt3', 26th Illa"inVeglrloi t ' infiiiiiix,ifiesicieni;in - ilie C N Dr fam Nro or of a novel ingenious construction was exhibited. Chair. titre oclOal novelty was the i ntroduction of a stream of air to the 'lll, ~Of the Ramo by a hollow button in the middle of the burner.. bea•L' ll. Passing up through the hollow stem of the button, mos laid • Pi ngP l Passed out by two aeries of lire-holes around the periphery, lo iikging with force on the flame ' the gas curved it outwards tit p t Bh aPe of a tulip, rrhi 14wilaa,bUretted hYdrogen le the oxygen e o f the air, mingling with AS* ole Was quite white doWn th to of the burner, was very steady, gas, Produced a very perfaCt combustion, IVll : e ert M e MY demonstrated by the ex p cellent light of the Institution, st th..._ st burters have been used. In comparing the consumption Vie ..`"° burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying Fett er Of the two light a by pho t o meter the new burner gave a '''' light, 4.ti 110k., z u W c it , ll a 84vi ng Of rather more than one-third." CERTIFICATE. i . h.. . - `'u.'s C jj '111,,,i-e 'ItERICAIi. ScliooL.—" In tiler testing YS Per Clark, Mc fc:Melt,. ss to ni, i ee t „: 841 Gas Bner th one . of the i b t es a s saving of i 20 i - t.st .4 e Pure and wi brilliant light, w h GEORGE CRISP, Engineer, paten_ ROBT. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary, I. s erles" MICA TE. niahed t e n Z ileTlMen C t E A ß m T ade upon Clark, Mc Niel], and Co.'s 'mama h "L en, on : , tllB Burner Its superiority was satisfactorily esta trek i .P 1 1,11 - ',3' and the quality of the light. Tested against .."" 4 . 4, i f ; ef feLros- 4 (12 holes), and 6 (15 holes), it afforded a 1 01' Der r „,„ 25 per cent., and against three fish-tail burners, —n t- The colour and brilliancy of the flame is sive "her burner." ,the T. W. NEATER, Consulting Chemist, 7 11 41 J. D. PALMER, Mechanical Inspector. SAL GAS BURNER is used nightly at the the 41. and may be had and seen from 11 till 4, at the 4 1. ' l t- Martin's-lane, Charing-cross ; and of all Gas Fitters tt b +.4 MOULTING SEASON. h (A LESSON F. Oki NATURE.) x t , itutumn season is not far rem te, The robin ev'ry bird mast change his plumy coat. In robin now will vary so,at be drest 41, the beauty .(f Isis new red vest. Th e blackbird, too, a new black suit will get, ' if 'to vie with MOSES' wool-dyed Jet. An d q, U the summer months begin to fall, , wagtail thinks of altering his Thus,tail reader, in the autumn do we find W esson suitable for all mankind. 1 PLe ha the moulting birds do we require .a seasonable change of our attire. Ana Messrs. MOSES, for this very reason, itmde their ov preparations for she season. Their autumnovercoats are really such 4 8 evezy gentleman wal value much. 'rl admirable fashion they display— "( fashion that is sure to bear the sway. — IIO SES and SON request of one and all, TO favour their Emporium with a call. Where each w.II find that he has ev'ry reason (411 TO imitate the birds at " raoultlag season." 1 4,7 11 .31 1 . l 'ork, entitled " Past. Present, and Future," with thll 4 11:1 f or self-measurement, may be had on application, or " Poet Free." LIST OF PRICES. SEADY MADE. X e. cl. ....... from 0 7 6 ' 9 ll4 ter a'idund in ton Taglionis r g `..[Voats in every description and make, including Voils e ' , gis:ercel Coat •••.••••• • •• • • • • •............. I 2 01gen4, 41 every material .. • ... ••..• • .. —from 0 2 3 i:',411 1 , 1 ' Pattern Summer Vests ....................0 2 3 iVltek a re and Persian ditto, in endless variety ••.• • • 0 4 6 ' L k" Tr ousers Fancy Satin, ditto ........ • • •• • • • • •• • • • • 0 4 0 6 0 ti 40 t ...... ....... .................... 1 0 0 --144 - , • • •• I 3 0 to m* MADE TO MTASURI. k i'tl . 7.l ° , f every material adapted for the season, in any "Y of style and fashion, to 0rder.......... from 0 16 0 ' 1 40 1 , 11 11 ? Vests, 6s. 6d. each, or three 0 19 0 kit ditto, ditto, in every variety of pattern ..........0 8 6 tto "'„ l tto, plain and fancy ........................ 0 14 6 rltfo' Black or Casimere ditto ...................... 0 8 0 g P/1 1 'slack Single-milled ditto ........ .. At 'it A lp Trousers, in every pattern. „tallied and Albert Victoria ditto ..............0 19 0 1/Jl4,:lleck Dress ditto. . .. illt o Coats ~..... . ,70 0 t manufactured ••••• • • • • • mitt; P ues oufs ............... ...... ............. from 1 15 0 '_beat manufactured .. ••••.. • • .• .• ••••• • • • • • 3 3 0 Mourning,dli to any extent, at five minutes notice. 11 . 4 1 ' 11 10e purchaied or made to measure, if not approved of, L'Jbl,,,t,lttediately exchanged, or the money returned. 110,_ Q1,.„1 -- , E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hat. is ;_"flere. Outfitters, and general Warehousemen. regret to be 11,.. guard the puha, against imposition, but, having learned untradesmanlike falsenood of ' being connected with i ll ek ts .or it's th e same concern, has been resorted to in many in etlx,"4,l for obvious ress.ns, they nave no cozweation with aCAltlieense in er out If London. wee who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent ' 4 B ' ut ent, call at or send to the Minories, and Aldgate, City, tad ,t 1.0% 444 . „ qtatt ES and SON. Tailors. Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, 4 ,,ere• Nos. 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories, and 83, 84, 85, Ar.tre i ""lugate, City, London. — ;_eget: ll - - -The entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84, 4h, • %jelly 'ten transacted at this Establishment from sunset cn iipmevenin o'clo g ck till sunset on Saturday evening, when it is resumed Wa n .", LADIES TRAVELLING. ' ' 4 4 Sea Coast, or otherwise exposed to the scorching rays of t t the Sun, will find ° WL AND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing tko D P ePar ~ r 4 ,,, ation for the Complexion, dispelling the cloud of Pin "Lc . relaxation , t h 3' eff s. , allaying all heat and irritability. and intritedi- OSki n l6 the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of T il Ptecklhe numerous vari,,ties of Cutaneous Erupticns,. Sun %, the x..,_ _es. Tan, and Discolouratiens, are pleasingly eradicated itilltrifyinir.zlior, and the skin rendered delicately sift and clear. Its Ot 11 I kv the __ refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selec ,_the contm C e ourt and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those / 7 1FleY and „fl i t i ef Europe, together with the "elite" of the Aria izuwing_room, Vte Volee," from the sultry climes of India, and the Zrj and the Salo 7 and 6d. per of s o u Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the or St. Petersburgh and Moscow.—Price 4s. Gd. l*l :ti n tt e e w rl a y re rui o n f oti sp e uri th cm th a e “Kalydoru" containing mineral astrin kit .s" action, endanger healii rmplexion, and whch, by their repel kriVLAN VS IKA.LYDOR. • The only genuine hai the words t o SON 20, Hatton - garden, the wrapper, and A. ROWLAND b ir l ' Commissioners) on the a also engraved (by desire of the MeGovernment Stamp affixed on each i fters iihM br the Proprietors , and b. . respectable Chemists and Per- INN * Ow s• - - 41 1"E* 4 On lkillitigillt legaseddte ~~~~ ,` Or3d) ~~ tion• conf ess col fi, ti 26 zn t'. 2 CO. " 0 131 ) ,11 113 C. airt l ' 2lll tv ie 13U tO jarif t o °l .etiliP At Olt' ,11 .1 circ le s 101 1 ° 4 , ;,tog• ' me rit ,11 , ~ 0 ing' rec',„,ll, SO° ° t oe. —bc 4 e t to d 1.6 0 1 f - Of IlePri tb ° lila of E. 1,4 of 1) °• irs.l%l'. ' o rcic ° te, t h e -'/ a ,rbonv 1 s.to vsi fe az, Jens S• 1312r1 soreli rsY, 30 - rrec a osi ri NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR L ASCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feanre of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Aociety has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35-to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. 1 hi e 7 .. „ m ›- 0 Bonus ! Bonus in g-F; g Assured t s Premium. 2 :.; added. : Cash. Eg> g may IP' g Borrow. • So+ — i --- 7 -- _ ! --1-- £ Xs d. 1: 3 37 8 !.em 15 0 1X1 , 0 3 7 1) 1;1 . 1000 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 19 1 f 1849 116 7 6 54 010 1841 ill 6 8, 49 10 0 1 I XI6 0 4'.Z445 0 0 13 10 2` 395 11 1 , 11 3 11 346 2 3 7 18 10, 296 13 4 710 41 247 45 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in December of the present year. F. FERGUSON CA3fROUX, Secretary. A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 5 and 6 IVIII. IV., c. 76. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. John Ilumphery Esq., Alderman, William Banbury, Esq. M.P. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Pilcher, Esq. James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. PnrsiclAN—Dr. JeatlYeson, 2 Finsbury-square. SuRGEoN—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING AcTrAaT—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest Rate of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured, and which is. in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus; they have likewise the security of a large subscribed capital —an Assurance Fund of nearly a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of upwards of 60,0001., arising from the issue of between 5,000 and 6,000 Policies. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO. Age. For One Year. 20 I £0 17 3 £0 19 1 30 1 I 3 1 2 7 40 I 5 0 1 6 9 50 1 14 1 1 19 10 60 3 2 4 3 7 0 For Seven Years. 1 Whole Term. Z 1 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 One halt of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid of at any time without notice. In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts, or as a provision fer a family, where the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter befcire Two o'Clock, and Policies issued the same day. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY RUCKINtIIIAM and lIRACKLEY, and OXFORD and BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAYS. Guaranteed Four per Cent., and Half Surplus Profits, by the London and North Western Railway Company. NOTICE TO SCRIPHOLDERS. In consequence of Acts of Parliament having been obtained for the construction of part only of the lines deposited, the capital of this undertaking has been reduced to 45,428 shares of 171. 10s. each, making a total capital of 795,0001, divided as under : Buckinghamshire and Brackley ........ £200,000 Oxford and Bletch.ey . ..... ....... •. .. 595,000 £795,000 These shares will be appropriated to the scripholders, in the pro portion of one share of 17/. 10s. for every two shares of 201. sub scribed for, the full deposit being returned on fractional allotments. Credit will be given for a payment of 4/. 4s. on account of each 171. 105. share, and interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be paid from the Ist of July, 1846, on this deposit, and on future calls from the time of payment. One share in the Buckingham and Brackley line will be allotted to every three shares in the Oxford and Bletchley line. REGISTRATION OF SCRIP. Parties claiming to be registered, or holding scrip or bankers' re ceipts of this Company, are required to transmit the same for regis tration to the Secretary, at the office, 29, Great George-street, West minster, on or before Monday, the 15th day of September next, accompanied by an application to be registered of the proper form, which is annexed, and of which copies can be obtained at the office, 29, Great George-street, Westminster; from Mr. Ashworth, 13, Nor folk-street, Manchester; Mr. S. Wood, 3, India-buildiags, Liverpool; and at 24, Waterloo-street, Birmingham. _ _ 15th day of Septembef toe dpllcd Ortfilf:i3ntetWANTltthe tered in the name ofthe original allottees. For the sake of security parties are recommended to send their scrip in registered letters, writing across each certificate " Sent in for registration," with date and address, and informing the Secre tary of the numbers of the scrip so sent by a separate post letter. Receipt of the scrip will he acknowledged, and certificates of shares, under the seal of the Company, will beissued to the share ho'ders after the completion of the registry. By order of the Board of Directors, HARRY VERNEY, Chairman. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. Office, 29, Great George-street, Westminster, Aug. 10, 1846. FORM OF APPLICATION TO BE REGISTERED TO ACCOM- PANT SCRIP. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAYS.-OXFORD AND BLETCH LEY, AND BUCKINGHAM AND BRACKLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY. I hereby request to be registered as the proprietor of such number of shares in the above undertaking as I am entitled to in accordance with the terms of the advertisement of the 10th August, in respect of scrip for 201. shares, viz.:— Denoting Numbers. From To Scrip for One Share .......... Five Shares Ten Shares ........ . „ Fifty Shares ........ I also request yon to issue to me sealed certificates, in which de scribe me as follows : Christian name In full ........ Surname .. Description • ... • • ............ Address... . day of 1846. Witness my hand this To the Secretary of the Buckingbanashire Railway. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY Notice is hereby given. that the first ordinary GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the OXFORD and BLETCH LEY and BUCKINGHAM and BRACKLLY JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANIE'A, , will be held at the Euston Station, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th of August instant, at Twelve o'clock pre cisely. HARRY VERNEY, Chairman of the Board of Directors. By order of the Board of Directors, WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary, Office, 29, Great fieorge-street, Westminster. Aug. 11, 1846. OXFORD, WITNEY, CHELTENHAM and GLOUCESTER INDEPENDENT RAILWAY. At a highly influential Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company, convened by advertisement, and held at the London Tavern, Illshopsgate-street, this day, for the purpose of considering a Proposal for Uniting this Company with the London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Railway Company. Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P., in the Chair, The following letter was read from the Solicitors of the London and North-Western Railway Company (late London and Birmingham Company) 29, Great George-street, Westminster, Aar. 15, 1846. Sir,—We are authorised by the Directors of the London and North Western Railway Company to propose the following terms to the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company. for the relinquishment of their undertaking_ in favour of the proposed London, Oxford, and Cheltenham scheme. That in consideration of the Directors of the Witney Company handing over to the Cheltenham Company the balance of the I, eposits in their hands, amounting to 6s. Bd. per Share, one Share of 201. in the Cheltenham Company, with credit given for 21. paid thereon, shall be allotted to each Scripholder in the 'Witney Com pany for every Three Shares held by him in that undertaking. The Shares in the London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Company will have 4% per cent. guaranteed upon them from the passing of the Act, with one-half of the surplus profits. All the Plans, Surveys, and Documents of every description be longing to the Witney Company, to be handed over to the London and North-Western Company, and the Directors of the Witney Company, to render all the assistance in their power to the prose cution of the London, Oxford, and Cheltenham line.—We are, &c. (Signed) CHARLES PARKER. SAMUEL CARTER. Sir James Duke. Whereupon it was resolved unanimously— That the proposal now made by the London, Oxford, and Chelten ham Railway Company, of giving one share in that undertaking In exchange for three shares, with a payment of 6s. Bd. per share of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Rail way Company, be accepted by this meeting, under a guarantee from the Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company to subscribe three-fourths of the capital required for the first-men tioned line, and to take a lease thereof in perpetuity, at a rent of four and a half per cent., with one-half of - the surplus profits ; and this meeting hereby authorises the Managing Committee of the Ox ford, Whitey, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company to carry the proposed arrangement Into effect, and to pay the sum of 6s. Bd. per share accordingly; the Shareholders, in con sideration of such arrangement, releasing all claims upon, and giving full powers to the Managing Committee to wind up the affairs, and settle all outstanding demands, in each manner, and upon suck terms, as they may deem most advisable. Resolved also unanimously- That the thanks of this meeting be cordially given to 'Sir James Duke, M.P., and the other members of the Managing Committee who have attended this day, for the Judicious manner in which they have conducted the affairs of this Company ; and particularly to Sir James Duke, for his able conduct as Chairman, and the lucid and comprehensive statement which he has given of the present position of this Company, and of the satistactory result of the negotiation with the London and North-Western Railway Company. J. DUKE, Chairman, London, August 18, 1846. HUT WEATHER.- TRAVELLING.-SEA SIDE.—The REGISTER') PALETOT in London, only at 22, Ccrnhill, opposite the Royal Exchange ; and the chief Llama Cloth Warehouse, 114, Regent-street. Do not be deceived by a similarity of name, placed in the windows of a few petty chops in the neighbourhood of the Patentees. Each Paletot is stamped " H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street." SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS. B. 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ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE: (An Original Medical History.) CONTENTS: Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint—Mis direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paternity— Maternal Influence—Phenomena of Gestation—On Infelicitous and Infertile Unions—lncougruous Alliances —Late Marriages—Love .Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' Medical. Experience, &c. &e. 2. On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS. (An Essay for 1846.) • "Of human ills and frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature, and by art acquir'd. Of grief§ conceard, and disappointments keen, - The lonely and the mated—all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n, How health, how hope, how happiness to gain." 3. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID With Diet Tables for all Complaints. Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestion, tranquil eelings, a good night's rest, a clear head, and a oontented mind. 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In the exposition hcreby offered of the till now hidden truths of nature, of human disappointments and their ways of relief, it is not contended that every reader shall become his or her own physician any more than their own lawyer, but it is insisted upon that we should know the simple principles of our own organization, the laws whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several healthy states depend, the duties that are expected of us in our individual capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which the health and happiness of the present and future race of mankind have to rely. 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MANCHESTER AND SOVTBAMPTON, The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, Lord Monteagle in the chair: The first witness called-was tir.llarris, an extensive class manufacturer at Islington, in the vicinity of Birmingham, who testified to the great difficulty he and others carrying on a similar avocation experie t hetcl from the defective com munication for sand, a fine description of which was obtained from the Isle of Wight. He had 500 tops himself in the course of a year, but he possessed the largest glass works in that district. The present conveyance from the Isle of Wight to Gloucester, by chip, and from thence by canal, was` most uncertain. During the last year he had it sent by the Southampton Railway, and then by the London and Bir mingham, in order to prevent the stoppage of his works, but the expense was twice that by the ordinary route. The pro posed line would be used by him and others. Mr. Etwall, M.P. for Andover, considered that the line would be most advantageous to the whole of the agricultural district which it was proposed to traverse. The want of such a line had been felt' for many years, and the feeling in favour of it throughout the whole district exceeded in unanimity the feeling with respect to any other undertak ing. Had used salt as a manure, and it would be more extensively used if the carriage were cheaper, as also would other artificial manures. He became one of the provisional committee, and a member of the local , rimmittee for allot ting shares, simply in consequence of the great advantage which he considered the district would derive from the line. By the ComurrrEE—The shares in that district were al lotted to the owners of land, and persons of the highest re spectability and opulence. This remark applied to a circuit of twenty-four miles round Andover. By Mr. Taenol—There are no considerable towns in the district but will have railway communication to London by existing or authorised lines, but not to the north or south. He did not know of an extension from Reading to Hunger f ad, in connexion with the Berks and Hants, nor that a line had been projected to Worthing. There were a number of fairs held in the district, a great number of store sheep came to them. Did not hear at the affirmation meeting that the company would not call up more than 21. per share, up to 1848, Mr. Rawlinson, farming 2,000 acres of land at Hole, be tween Andover and Salisbury, and rearing from 3,000 to 4,000, sheep in the course of a year, detailed the quantity of oats and barley raised in the course of a year in Hampshire, Wilts, and Dorsetshire, the number of fairs, and the numbers who attended them. Also the number of cattle and sheep. and gave evidence generally in favour of the line. He sent malt to Poole, in order to get it to Liver pool. The sheep and cattle of the district went to Warwick shire and Worcestershire, and to the other midland counties. If the railway were made it would be extensively used. Manures, which were much required, would no doubt be brought in return. Guano was imported at Southampton. Sir W. Gordon considered that a break of gauge was objec tionable, as delay would be occasioned in the transmission of troops, who were almost invariably attended with heavy baggage and women and children. A saving of 14 miles in distance would act two ways—viz., the saving of time and expense. If the conveyance of men was at the rate of Id. per mile per man, ls. 2d. would be saved on each man. There were a number of troops stationed in the manufactur ing districts, which this line would be useful in conveying backwards and forwards. He wished it to be distinctly un derstood that he did not come there to give evidence in favour or against any line, but simply to answer the questions their Lordships might think proper to put to him. In his opinion the best railways were those which were direct. Mr. Matthews, a farmer, between Cheltenham and Ciren cester, considered that the line would save to the owners of land within a'radius of 7 miles of Cirencester,in the carrying of their prodpce to Gloucester and Cheltenham, 10,000/. a year. _ _ Mr. Mildmay, M.P., for Southampton, bad had frequent communications with his constituents on the subject of the proposed line, whose feeling appeared unanimously in favour of it. He had presented petitions from the corporations and other bodies of the town in favokr of it. He advocated the line on public grounds. By . Mr. TALBOT—Considered that the proposed and exist ing lines must be looked at as to the saving of money to the poor man, and the great importance to the man of business in point of time. It would of course be a great advantage to shorten the distance. By Sergeant WRANGRAm—,ThOught a line very desirable which would obviate a break of gauge. Evidence was also given by Mr. Abingdon, carrying on an extensive business in the Potteries, and by Dr. Ghipney, of Cheltenham, in favour of the line, and the Committee ad journed until to-morrow. LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY. COMPANY. The twentieth half-yearly general meeting of the proprie tors of the London and Blackwell Railway was held yesterday nwrn ; (114,../L lab. , ir.sexelks. glievaaeg r is Xt 4 shopmegmte-street ; Mr- I. N. Daniel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The Secretary (Mr. Cannel) having read the advertise ment convening the meeting, the common seal of the Com pany was affixed to the register of shareholders. The following report was then submitted to the meeting : "The directors have to report, for the information of the shareholders, that the available balance on the revenue account for the half-year ended 30th June last, is 5,0801. 10s. 2d., which enables them to recommend the declaration of a dividend of 2s. per share, clear of income-tax. "The following is a comparative statement of the pas senger traffic during the corresponding months of this and last year : _ _ Just published, price 55., FRANKS on URINO-GENITAL DISEASES. Part I. On Gonorrhrea and Gleet, exemplifying the influence of a Scrofulous or Scorbutic state of system in producing those Morbid Secretions, and showing that the true nature of their diseased action Is irritative, not inflammatory. Published by the Author, 90, Black*lars-road, London ; and may be had of Johnston. 68, Cornhill; Starkie, 4, Strand; Sanger, 180, Oxford•street ; and by order of all booksellers. The Third Edition, just published, price 55., APRACTICAL TREATISE on STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; its Causes, Varieties, and Cure ; by AN IMPROVED METHOD of TREATMENT, of such efficacy, that by its adoption Urethral Contractions that had resisted for periods varying from ten to twenty years, all the ordinary means of cure, have been in a few weeks completely and permanently removed. The mode of cure is illustrated by numerous cases, showing every peculiarity incidental to each variety of stricture to which the Urethra is liable, and the modifications in tile treatment consequent thereon. By F. B. COURTENAY, 3f .R.C.S.L. Published and Sold by H. Balliiere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent street, London; Messrs. Maclachlan, Stewart, and Co., Edinburgh; W. Strong, Bristol; Hedges and Smith, and Famin and Co., Dublin; Simms and Denham, Manchester ; W. Grapel, Liverpool; and all Booksellers in town and country. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. HATTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative; Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action.' —CIPAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effeets on the Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CnArraas 5 and 6. On the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea, Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra. REVIEWS OP ,THE WORK. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quell- Red medical mall, who has evidently had considerable experience in the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and frailties of early Indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also from S. Gilbert, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street; Starie, Tiehbome-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leaden ball-street, London ; Newton, 16, Church street, Liverpool ; and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and from Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing the fee et il., for advice, &c.-9 ,BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD 09VAXII, XRNPO4, 1845. Passengers. Amount. January 207,920 A;i,225 12 9 February March April 258,546 4,407 9 0 May 293,373 5,033 7 10 June 1,524,077 825,612 19 1 18-16. Passengers. Amount. January February 166,551 2,688 10 7 March April May 310,318 5,040 19 11 June 393,730 6,283 0 9 1,496,180 £23,731 15 4 "It will be observed that there has been a diminution both in numbers and receipts during the past half-year. This is attributable to various causes. The ' Great Britain' steam-ship was a great object of attraction for some months during the early part of last year. The issue of annual and season tickets will also partially account for the diminution. The receipts from this source, which amount to 7981., have bees taken credit for in the revenue account, but ate not in cluded in the above statement of traffic. " The returns from wharfage, both on passengers and goods, exhibit a favourable result, so that, irrespective of all adventitious sources of increase of traffic, the receipts from the regular traffic during the past half-year evince a pro gressive improvement. " The shareholders will remark, that though the ca pitalisation of the debenture debt is only beginning to operate, there is a saving on the half-year's interest account of 4731. "The directors are glad to report, that the arrangements with the steam-packet companies in connexion with Graves. end and Woolwich are satisfactory, their boats frequenting tLe wharf on terms common to all. "The directors strongly represented to the shareholders, on a former occasion, that the interests of this Co►n pany could not but be greatly advanced by the con struction of the proposed South Essex Railway bringing a large traffic upon the line; and they found it imperatively necessary to take active and earnest measures to prevent the traffic being diverted to the Eastern Counties Railway by the North Gravesend, which was the competing line with the South Essex; and though the South Essex Company failed in their attempts to get a Bill, so also did the North Gravesend. Every effort will be made to retain for the Blackwall proprietary the traffic of the left bank of the Thames, so legitimately their own. " The Bill for uniting the Birmingham Railway with the East and West India Docks is yet before Parliament. It has passed the House of Commons, and is now in the House of Lords. Such arrangements have been made with the pro moters", as it is believed will secure the interests of this com pany, should the Bill receive the s:lnction of the Legislature, and the work be carried into effect in the manner now proposed. " The negotiations with the Dock and Birmingham Junc tion Company led to the belief that it was prudent to delay for the moment the commencement of the works on the Ex tension line, lest any modification of the plan should have been found desirable. The works have, however, been con tracted for, and will now be proceeded upon with all possible dispatch. The report of the Commissioners on Metropolitan Termini is strongly against the introduction or extension of railways within certain limits round the City. This restric tion, and the attainment of powers to widen the line, to give increased station accommodation, and for the use of loco motives at the London terminus, have placed the London and Blackwall Railway in a much more advantageous posi tion than it ever held before. And the directors venture to express their confident belief that this railway will, at no distant period, become the London terminus for all the lines north and east of the metropolis." The CIIAIX3IAN congratulated the shareholders upon the improved state of their affairs, and expressed his conviction that the termination of the rivalry between the Company and the Gravesend steam-boats would be productive both of advantage to themselves and benefit to the public. On the whole, he thought their efforts in Parliament had been tolerably successful, and they came out of the contests they had lately entered into with as much success as they had, under all circumstances, reason to expect. The Bill for enlarging the station had been carried, and it would no doubt tend to increase the accommodation of the public as well as their own traffic. The business of the Brunswick-wharf was daily improving. The rope had worked well ; and on the whole their prospects were highly gratif) ing. Indeed he had no doubt that eventually the line would fall into the hands of a powerful neighbour, and become the leading entrance into the City for all lines. After a short discussion, during which it was elicited that there was no favouritism evinced by the directors towards any of the steam-boat companies, and that it was intended at a future meeting to reduce the number of directors from ten to seven, the report was adopted, and resolutions in accord ance N‘ith its recommendations agreed to. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting termipated., ------- - The half-yearly general meeting of this Company was held yesterday for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Company, in pursuance of the provisions of the Richmond Railway Act and of the other general Acts of Parliament re lating to railways. Thechair was taken at one o'clock by W. Chadwick, Esq., Chairman of the Company. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, proceeded to read the report, which stated that the Richmond Railway was opened to the publie on the 27th of July last, and the directors cordially congratulate their proprietors upon the favourable prospects which may be fairly anticipated ; that a sufficient time has not as yet elapsed - since the opening to enable the directors to form an accurate judgment of the traffic to be expected. They are happy to report, however, that the result of the returns, as.far as they have been obtained, is most encouraging. The receipts for the first week to August 2d, amounted to 47c).; for the second week, to August 9th, 536/.—making a t 0t..1 of 1,0121.: that the Bill for the construction of the Kew hranch has •been rejected for this session by the House of Lords; but the directors feel confident that the necessity of a speedy communication between the metropolis and the im portant towns of Brentford and Hounslow, and their neighbourhood, will induce the Legislature to afford some railway communication to this district, which can be procured in no other way so satisfactorily as by a branch line from some point on this railway. It is proposed to make a further call of 51. per share, which they feel as sured will be amply sufficient for the entire completion of the railway. It further stated that the directors have inxiousl3 deliberated on the terms proposed by the South Western Railway Company for the purchase of this railway, and have communicated with the directors of that company upon the subject, in pursuance of the resolution of the last special meeting; and the South-Western Company has since consented to a modification of the former terms, ivhereby all the shareholders in this Company should be allowed the option of either taking the stock of the South- Western Company as before arranged, or the sum of 91. as premium in money. The receipts of the line up to the pre sent time, although worked under great disadvantages, have far exceeded the expectations of the directors—they do not. therefore, feel justified in recommending the proprietors to concur in the sale of this railway on the terms now offered by the South-Wetern Railway Company; and that intere.t. at 4 per cent. per annum will be paid on the sums contributed in respect of any shares in this Company, according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, on and after the Ist of September next. The following summary of the balance-sheet of the Rich mond Railway Company was laid before the meeting:— DEBTORS. _ Land and compensation £57,813 14 4 Construction of the way and works, and rails and chairs for the permanent way... Engineering, surveying, and valuing, also Parliamentary. law, and arbitration ex penses Furniture for the office Remuneration to the directors and auditors Salaries and allowance for services Rent and office charges Advertising, printing, and stationery.... Postages, travelling and miscellaneous ex- 61,617 8 2 4,308 9 5 182 12 8 770 0 0 1,175 10 7 238 11 9 891 11 9 199 7 9 penses... Sundry persons on account of works in pro gress, land, &c.. 8,542 6 6 Deposits to await the settlement of claims for land 23,149 16 3 Shareholders for calls and interest 9,543 12 8 Cash at the bankers 13,951 11 8 Cash in the hands of the Secretary 2B 12 5 £182,413 3 2 CREDITORS. Capital stock, being 101. on each of 13,000 - shares £130,000 0 0 Interest on investments and calls 537 4 4 Transfer fees Sundry persons for land and compensation 9,722 5 0 Sundry persons for rails and chairs, ser vices, &c 0,819 19 4 Loans and interest •••••• 35,305 2 6 Total £182,413 3 2 Several formal resolutions having been put and carried `nem. con., the meeting was then made special, for the pur pose of considering the expediency of leasing or selling the Richmond Railway to the London and South-Western Com pany, and if such lease or sale should be deemed expedient, then for the purpose of considering and determining upon the terms and conditions of such lease or sale. The SECRETARY then read the terms of the agreement provisionally entered into with the London and South- Western Railway Company on the 20th of July, 1846, for a sale of this railway and all its works and appurtenances, with all the lands, property, and other effects of this Com pany, and all its earnings from the time of the opening, and including also a further call of 5/. per share (making alto gether 15/. per share paid on 13,000 shares) to the London and South-Western Railway Company, in consideration of 195,000/. stock of that company, or 3,900 shares of 501. each fully paid up, to be placed in the hands of the directors of this Company for distribution amongst the shareholders, ac cording to their respective interests. The London and South- Western Railway Company taking up and providing for all the obligations of this Company, and the said stock or shares to be considered as the property of the Richmond Railway Company, from the Ist of July, 1846, for all purposes except dividend, which is not to accrue thereon, except from the Ist of January, 1847, the London and South-Western Railway , Company admitting as an obligation of the Richmond Com pany, their liability to pay interest, at therate of 4/. per cent. per annum, from the time of the Richmond calls, being the paid-up capital to the Ist of July, 1846, and at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum from the Ist of July, 1846, to the 4.c of January , 1847. Also an agreemen t ma d e on the 15th of August, IS-16, by which the oouth-Western Railway have consented to modify the terms originally proposed, for the purchase of the Richmond Railway, as follows :—That all shareholders in the Richmond Railway Company shall be allowed the option of either taking the stock of the London and South-Western Railway Company, in exchange for their shares, as set forth in the terms first proposed; or the sum of 9/. as premium upon each share, in money. The CHAIRMAN then proposed a resolution, "That in the opinion of this meeting it is not expedient to sell the Rich mond Railway upon the terms proposed by th e S ou th- Western Company." Mr. A. PELLATT quite concurred in the terms of that re solution, and thought that valuable extensions of the line might be made not only to Brentford and Hounslow, as stated in the report, but also to Staines and Windsor. Mr. TITE wished to know of the directors what was their reason for so strongly refusing the terms offered by the South- Western Company? . Mr. SALOMONS said that he was sorry to differ from his brother directors on this subject; he thought the proposition a very fair one, and that as men of business, and having first opened the negotiation, he thought they were bound in ho- nour to accede to the proposition. his friend Mr. Boothby had, he believed, another proposition to make to the meeting, which he hoped would receive the sanction of the meeting. Mr. BOOTHBY then stated the terms of his proposition, which were, that the South-Western Company should take them into their Company at par, at 151. per share, and give them their stock at par, at 45/., which would be at the rate of three shares in the Richmond Railway for one South- Western, with the alternative of taking 10/. premium, if the parties chose to do so. Mr. SALOMONS w•as quite prepared to sanction that pro position. Mr. A. PELLATT said that he would oppose the resolution, and moved, as an amendment, "That this meeting do not consider that the time has arrived for the sale of the Rich tnond Railway, and that the consideration of the question be adjourned sine die." A SHARHYOLDER, whose name we could not learn, se conded the resolution. After a few words from Mr. Wilson (the chairman) and Mr. Salomons, the amendment of Mr. A. Pellan was with drawn. The original resolution was also withdrawn, in the place of which The CHAIRMAN proposed, "That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is not expedient to sell the Richmond Railway upon the terms proposed, but, in rejecting the present oiler, are empowered to dispose of the Richmond Railway, upon receiving one South-Western share for three Richmond shares upon which 13/. per share have been paid, or the option of receiving 10/. in money, as a premium upon each share upon which 101. shall have been paid, provided these conditions shall be accepted before the lbth of September." Mr. D. W. IlmtvEY thought the proposed arrangement a very favourable one, it would give the shareholders in the Richmond railway not only an interest in the success of their own line, but also of those extensions of the South Western Company to Waterloo and to London-bridge, and also in those gigantic extensions to the West of England, to Salis bury, Exeter, Cornwall, and other places; and without at all envying the receipts of either the Greenwich or Blackwall Railway, he could not doubt but that all those lovers of the country who had hitherto been used to exhibit their shapes not always in the most attractive forms upon the hills of Greenwich would be found quietly en joying themselves by the side of the river at Richmond, which was a part of the country far preferable to the others. He hoped, therefore, that the resolution would be agreed to unanimously. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then proposed to the Chairman, which was also agreed to. The meeting then broke up. OXFORD, WITNEY, CHELTEN HAM, AND GLOUCESTER INDEPENDENT RAILWAY. A general meeting of the shareholders and scripholders of this Company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street yesterday, for the purpose (as stated in the advertise ment) of considering a proposal to be made to unite this Company with the proposed Cheltenham, Oxford and London Railway, upon certain terms and conditions to be stated at the meeting, and in case of such terms being ap psf ved and accepted by the meeting, then to !:arise and empower the proper parties to unite this company with the proposed London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Railway Company, and to wind up the affairs of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company. Sir JAMES DUKE, the chairman of the board of directors, took the chair a few minutes after twelve o'clock, and opened the proceedings as follows :—Gentlemen, I ant glad in some respects to see so small a meeting here, because I believe that it will in some respect testify that there is something like confidence in the directors as regards anything which we may have the honour of submitting to this. meeting, and on their part and on my own I confess that I feel a great obligation for the confidence that has been manifested towards this Com pany, because, while I believe that it is generally understood that the Company's finances are in a very low state, there are no parties here who have conic for the purpose of expres sing a want of confidence in the directors, because they have not thought proper to call the proprietors together. Gentle men, I have been anxious for some time past that we should not abandon our line without some struggle, and an en deavour to obtain some advantages for you and after negotiations with various parties, we have now come to the happy result of making such an arrange ment as I trust will be satisfactory —very satisfactory— to us all, under the circumstances. Gentlemen, before I allude further to that, I will state to you that we are honoured to-day with the presence of the solici tor of what was formerly the London and Birmingham Com pany, but now the London and North-Western Company, who gteo;ll6 tore 41, onto; tbit ho may confum gatment, or supply any deficiencies which I may inadvertently make. Gentlemen, it has been my anxious wish on all oc casions to act straightforwardly, and, though our deed of settle ment gives the directors the power of making this arrange ment, I thought it would be very ungracious, in return for the confidence which you have always evinced towards us, if we did not call you together, and give you an opportunity of expressing your opinion upon our conduct with respect to this arrangement. And, at the same time, I may state that if your views are in unison with ours it will strengthen our hands in completing that arrangement. I will now, there fore, ask the Secretary to read the advertisement calling you together for this special object, and then I will endea vour to explain to you the terms of the arrangement, Mr. J. Menzies, the Secretary of the Company, having accordingly read the advertisement, The CHAIRMAN continued as follows:—Now, gentlemen, some time ago we were in negotiation with the London and Birmingham Company, but their directors not being able to prevail upon them to take the same views of the advantage of taking us up, the negotiation (as, in fact, I apprehended) went oil. However, upon further consideration, they requested me to see them again, and on Saturday last I received from them officially such a communication as I shall now read to you, with your permission. Having read the communication, the Chairman thus continued : Now, gentlemen, there is another rival- company in the field. the Great Western Company, and I felt that to talk to you about advancing more money, with the view of pro secuting this scheme in the next session of Parliament, was not likely to be a palatable project, and I therefore thought the only alternative that we had to resort to was to endeavour to make the best arrangement that we could between those two Companies. Now, I will read to you a letter which I re ceived from our solicitor at Witney, who supports our inte rests there, to show how much better the directors of the Birmingham Company have viewed and treated us than they were inclined to do. I will only read an extract, which is, I think, all that is necessary :—" Although I could make no conditions relative to the independent line, yet I think that 500/. a thousand would be taken for them." Now, gentlemen, I need not tell you that, after such a proposi tion was made, I had nothing more to do than to secure that (in my opinion) very liberal offer, which has been made to us by the London and Birmingham Company.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, they in fact give us 6s. 80. per share for our plans and our interests. That is the real state of the case. They give us three six-and.eightpences, and we give them three six-and-eightpences, making altogether '2/. • so that - we ghee I/., and they give us 2/. for You will see, gentlemen, that their shares being 20/..with 10/. per cent. paid upon them, equal 2/., and that we give them three shares, which are equal to three six-and-eightpences ; they give us one of their shares—they give us, in fact, 40s. for 20s. But, gentlemen, in addition to this pecuniary ad vantage, I think that there is another great advantage, inas much as our line from Oxford "to Witney could only com mand traffic between the two towns, but the project which the London and Birmingham contemplate is to make it, in fact, the Cheltenham and London line to Oxford, because it is to join their line at Tring, and by that means it will bring the two towns of London and Cheltenham nearer than by any other route. Therefore, I am quite satisfied, gentlemen, that if Parliament act up to the principles which they have hitherto adopted, namely, in preferring the most direct course, there can be scarcely any opposition in the ensuing Parliament to this project. Besides, gentle men, if you look at the map you will see that the line from Oxford to Cheltenham is a north branch of of the Great Western Railway; and after both Houses of Parliament came to a solemn resolution, and subsequently enacted it by a Bill, that there shall be no broad gauge north of the Great Western Railway, it is quite clear to me that this Company will have nothing to do but to go to Parliament and present their plans and obtain their Bill.—(Applause.) Now, gentlemen, there is also another view to be taken of the subject. You get shares in this Company. I have shown to you by the letter which I have read that the Birmingham directors—l speak of them still as the Birmingham directors, gentlemen, because as their last title is so new you will better understand what parties I mean, I call them uy the name of the Birmingham directors—they will be guaranteed a subscription of three fourths of the capital required by that Company, and thei remaining fourth will be given to u s , an d suc h friends a Oxford, at Witney, at Cheltenham, and other places on the line, who have taken an interest in the undertaking. So that gentlemen, I need not tell you that there is no chance a those shares being at a discount, but that there is a very great prospect of there being at a considerable premium as soon as this arrangement is completed.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, with respect to the prospects that these gentlemen entertain of their line, this is a skeleton of their prospectus. lam sorry to say that it is not quite so complete as I could wish; but the reason of that is obvious. Until the arrangements were completed with the company, and until they had an opportunity of consulting their principal engineer, Mr. R. Stephenson, and ascertain ing in every way that they possibly could the exact amount that they might consider necessary to carry on their line, they could not make the arrangement complete. Gentlemen, they have shown the great sincerity with which they intend to carry out thi: project—they have given no less than eight members of their board to the provisional and managing committee. Now, gentlemen, I am quite satisfied that you will understand the position of the London and Birmingham Company, and it will not be necessary for me to explain to you the importance of such an accession to any company that may now be formed.—(Applause.) The names of those eight gentlemen include those of Mr. Robert Benson, Captain Mangles, M.P., Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., M.P. Now, gentlemen, I was very anxious that I should be permitted, if I had the good fortune of closing this affair, to retire altogether; but the solicitors of the Bir mingham board said "we must have fl'om you such a gua rantee as will satisfy Parliament that we are, in fact, the legal and proper heirs of your state.—(Hear, hear.) Anti, under these circumstances, it was agreed that four of the members of this board should continue upon the provisional committee.—(Hear, hear.) I stated to these gentlemen from the first to the last that I ITM a perfect blank sheet of paper, and that as long as they should wish me to continue on the committee of the company, and any good was to be gained by the shareholders thereby, I would very gladly continue in any position which they might wish are to occupy.—(Cheers.) Now, gentle nu n, these are the names which the Birmingham board have furnished to carry out their proposed line, and in addi tion to those, there are other gentlemen connected with the towns through which this line would pass—they are names of great respectability. Having read the names, the Chair man continued to say—ln addition to those gentlemen, there is the respectable name, the well-known name, of Robert Stephenson as the engineer. Now, gentlemen, I think these are names which will satisfy you that unless the Birmingham Company had seen that they were to carry it out with ad vantage, and with a view to the advantage of those parties who became subscribers with themselves, they would not have come here to have made that offer which they have now made. Gentlemen, the merits of our line have in some respect been tested by this fact, because you will bear in mind that the Great Western Company endeavoured to get a line from Cheltenham from their Wolverhampton branch in the last session. That was thrown out. There was also another competing line running pretty nearly with us, which did not succeed. It is, therefore, clear that the Great Western have fallen upon, as nearly as pos sible, our line of road, and that the same line of road being taken up by the Birmingham Company, does show, at all events, some testimony of the merits of original project. Gentlemen, you must bear in mind that, in taking up those shares, we shall hand over to the new company the whole of our plans, and the whole of everything that has been doss, so that we shall have to pay a very small sum of money in deed for the necessary preliminaries and preparations to enable us to go to Parliament. That, gentlemen, is also an object in addition to the direct pecuniary advantage which you get for those plans. You get another advantage in fact, by saving the expense which would be required for new plans.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, the next point, and the most important point, which I have to state to you, is with respect to the proposition which has been made by that Company, that we should pay them Gs. Bd. per share, they also giving us 6s. Bd. a share, so that for 20s. we receive 2/. ; so that would leave in fact, one share for three without being called on to subscribe an additional penny.—(Hear, hear.) Now, gen tlemen, thee are as nearly as possible all the points or information that I can give you, and with the view of en • abling you to come to some resolution on the subject, I have sketched out, with my brother directors, a resolution, which, if it meets your approbation, perhaps some gentleman will be kind enough to take up and bring before the meeting. " Resolved—That the proposal now made by the London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Railway Company, of giving one share in that undertaking in exchange for three shares, with a payment of 6s. Bd. per share, of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company, be accepted by this meeting antler a guarantee from the directors of the London and North Western Railway Company to subscribe three-fourths of the capital required for the first-mentioned line, and to take a lease thereof in perpetuity at a rent of 4% per cent. with one-half of the surplus profits ; and this meeting hereby authorises the managing committee of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company, to carry the proposed arrangement into effect, and to pay the sum of 6s. Bd. accordingly ; the shareholders, in considera tion of such arrangement, releasing all claims, and giving full powers to the managing committee to wind up the affairs and settle all outstanding demands in such manner and upon such terms as they may deem most advisable."—(Cheers. Now, gentlemen, having stated thus much to you, I don't known that I have anything further to state.—(Cheers.) Mr. KEDDLE said, he did not anticipate meeting with a dissentient voice in rising to propose that the resolution just read should be adopted by the meeting. It appeared to him that if the affairs of the Company were wound ... up, the shareholders would receive some- thing like 6s. Bd. a share, whereas the present arrange. ment would moue to them the sum of IL par share, clear of any additional expense or premium, which might be, attached to the shares.—(Cheers.) In ad dition to that, as the chairman had very properly stated, no new expense would have to be laid out in the making of plans. He did not think that one word more was necessary to ensure to the resolution which he had to propose a unani mous reception.—(Cheers.) Mr. HARPER—I shall be happy to second the resolution. The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried unanimously, with loud cheering. The CHAIRMAN then said—Gentlemen, I must confess that I am grateful to you for this mark of your confi dence, and I am sure that my b ro th er di rectors must be equally grateful to you for this kind vote and the assistance which you have always rendered to us in carry ing out this project; and I beg to assure you, gentlemen, that we shall be most anxious, in our position as provisional Com mitteemen in the new company, to do everything in our power to maintain our character and the confidence you have been pleased to bestow upon us. Mr. MARSHALL moved a vote of thanks to*the Chairman and his brother directors for the interest which they had ma nifested in the concerns of the Company, and particularly to the former, for his conduct in the chair that day. The resolution having been seconded and carried amidst acclamations, the Chairman responded, and the meeting, which was most unanimous throughout, separated at half past twelve. [ADVERTISEMENT ]—A NOBLE DUNE AND HOL LOWAY'S Plu.s.—Professor Iloilo,. ay Las lately been honoured by the personal thanks of one of the most renowned dukes of the realm, who (like the Earl of Aldborough) has been cured of a liver and stomach complaint of some years' standing, attended with great weakness and debility, by the means of Holloway's celebrated Pills, and this after physician's skill was tried in vain. Dropsy, paralysis, asthma, and diseases of the lungs, have nearly all their origin in disordered livers and stomachs, which a few timely doses of Holloway's Mils will cure.—Sold by all deilers in medicines, and st rrOfefeor Holloway's gistaPsialent, a 44, btand• Lo4don, 'BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PAM 'S. The Ismlffet of Paris, comprehends all Paris, uttat er one heft' , Dot s as here, split and divided among - a zo many chtferett dithions, or districts, of the one grea t metropolis. Ifere s we have the Borough and Laml ieth. on one side of the Yi - Yrt ;on the other, the To. aetie s wispy Hamlets, Finsbury, raiterae, Marylebone, all pa..o - and financially galusinlatered distinctly from tt se Government which rules the city of London, properly sot called. Paris and its ouaying banlieux, or suburbs,. indeed the whole department, is placed under one head. The Prefect of the Seine lords it supreme over mayors, of which there is a competent as:sortment, common councilmen and aldermen, for there ere city of Paris officials answering to those denomina'ions, although composed of rather a superior order of men to what figure here in those capacities; as one example only take M. Horace Say, the eminent political economist and free-trading philosopher, who is member of tha council of administration for the city of Paris. When shall we see a Jones Loyd, a Senior, a M'Cul!och, or a Wade r Common Councillors of the city of London ? The Prefect of the Seine has recently presented hiss,Paris budget for 184(7, accompanied with a comparative review of the revenue trod expenditure for 1846 and 1845. There may possibly be a head for Corporation feasting, Lord Mayor's days, City State-barge galas, in the accounts, but we don't find it, and are Ind to conclude, therefore, that civic functionaries in Paris are reduced to feast at their own charge, and not out of city !studs. The Paris budget of 1845 valued the receipts of revenue at 46,017,214 francs; on the closing of the aocount, the 31st of last March, the actual revenue amountea to 30,116.161 francs, being an excess upon the budget (.4' 4,298,94 G francs. Our city corporations here square bodgets and receipts more closely, or, if revenues exceed eesituates, that is only the greater provocative to get lit' of a troublesome excess, and balance accounts by so .many more gala days, with an extra allowance for committee dinnering and river excursions. They manage these things better in France ; they forego the feasting, and expend the surplus in improvements. The revenue of 1846 is still on the increase in Paris ; for the quarter since March it is above that of the corresponding quarter of last year, viz., a 82,000 francs. It is curious to see how the revenues of Paris are raised, and how the consump tion of liosuries by the rich, and of necessaries by the poor, concur to produce them. Here are the luxuries in which Parliament gastronomers indulged in the financial year 1845, with the City-tax products : Consumption. City Duties. Oysters . 1,859,8681' 148,789 E. Other fish ...... ..6,620,242f 397,278 f. Fowl and game ...9,417,771f 847,599 f. Butter 9,832,174 E. 120,402f. The genteel diners are taxed, it will be seem, with great propriety. Who so well able to pay, or so willow' ? Lu sury would lose its lusciousness, and be degraded past all the enjoyments of taste, if no! •led for dearly in argent coreptant. The city of Paris a'as the financial tact of understanding hi), to aceornmodet,,. fiscal neces sities to the caprices of fashion. But aft, • r dining, African-like, gentlefolks have evenings to soh. 'le away. They must lounge at the Academie de Musi.quo, the Comic Opera, the Vaudeville. After turkey and aria's, people of taste and eirtii must have another sensua.. l vent for time, and an excitement of pleasure in theateical ex hibitions. Of these there are more than plenty; but the provident fiscality of Paris follows them there. There is a tax f,,r the poor imposed and payable in the 'vices of admission. The tax is only too moderate, but i t is not the less an excellent tax, which might be adva /is tageously increased; for what would noble or gentlefolk' care about a franc extra, who were full of champagne, and lined with tete de veaux cn tortue, many capons, Strasburg green geese, hares, leverets, and boars from the Ardennes? The pauper duty must be light, and ought to be heavier, for it produced only In 1831 287,000 francs 1840 826,000 1846 1,046,555 Paris taxis not only the living, but the dead. Here the latter are taxed still higher, though not on corporation account. For concessions and burial grounds Paris re ceives 425,000 fr. For exhumations, moreover, 3,69 P francs were obtained. From the privilege of shootings out ordure and depositing dying or dead animals in tip. wastes of Bondy, 440,000 francs are received. The markets for flowers only produce 30,000 francs. Ordure is more profitable than roses. Among other sources of revenue there is one quite original, and which might be made more available here. It concerns umbrellas, all uf which left without owners at the Bourse are city pro perty, and yielded 1,000 francs. Dogs without owne rs taken into custody produced 1,835 francs. Licenses to hunt in the department of the Seine gave 22,000 francs ; for stations of carriages for hire, 437,600 francs ; for duties on oils, wines, and brandy, 330,030 francs ; fur octroi duties, 30,722,000 francs. The expenditure not being given in any detail, it is unnecessary- to go into. The budget for 1847 estimates the receipts and the ex penses at 46,566,693 francs each. It is pleasant to see with what exactitude, to the last farthing, budgets are adjusted always in one country or another to, the very exact balance of account. ANCIENT USE OF PRUSSIC ACID.—The bitter slinoncl contains the constituents of Prussic acid and a 1 ieculiar volatile oil, resembling the peach blossom in its odour ; both are developed when the almond is bruised and brouglii into contact with water. When the bitter almond, therefore, is masticated and receives moisture in the mouth and soniaeb, the prussic acid then formed operates . as 'a powerful seditive on the nervous system, and renders the body less susceptible of the influence of excitants; consequently of wine. It forms, as it were, the balance in the opposite scale,,and pre serves the equilibrium between the sinking which would re sult from its use, were no wine taken, and :he intoxication which would follow an excess of wine, were the bitter almonds not eaten. Plutarch informs us that the sons of the physician of the Emperor Tiberius knew this fact; and, although most intrepid topers, yet they kept themselves sober by eating bitter almonds.—Dr. Thompson's Magic and Miracles. Tsrm llAnvmsr.—A general harvest in this neigh bourhood commenced with the present week, and for ilui three first days proceeded uninterruptedly, hiring at the gate has been good, and wages on the twci first days were 3s. for women and 3s. 6d. for men ; on the third day they were 2.i. 60. fir th e f ormer an d 3 s . f or the latter. Yesterday, however, was a blank day in the harvest, as rain fell heavily until the afternoon. This morning the weather was favour able and shearers again in demand, when an increase to former wages was made. The fears which have been occa sioned by the non-arrival of the usual number of Irish people are not likely to be long felt, as parties of these work people are now arriving daily, and a,-e readily meeting with engagements. There was a demand for &hearers in our market en Saturday, but th e hi g h wages demanded by the wor k. people present prevent e d a genera l hi r i n g . The few we hears of being hired were at IGs. and 175., with v:ctuals, for men. —Berwick Advertiser. POST OFFICE ORDER.—FORGERY._-On Saturday, Peake, the contable at the General Post-office, returned to town, after having succeeded in apprehending a person charged with forging a letter to the Post x uaster-General, and obtaining the transfer of a post-office order, and payment thereof, under the following circumstances -It appears that sonic time since a post-office order was re k , itted to a person named Davis, who had been performing at the Daventry Theatre. lie had, however, left that town, and gone on to Banbury, to which place the letter was forwal *de,d• He did not, h owever , rece i ve it, an d it was ultimarej discovered that a correspondence had taken place between some person using his name and the Secretary of the General Post-office, requesting that the place of payment might be altered, and this was ultimately acceded to. Peake was sent to make inquiries, and discovered that the offender was a Williain Waldron, jun., also a performer, and whom he afterwards traced and apprehended at Berkhamstead, and conveyed him to Banbury, where he underwent an ex amination, when Davis swore that he never gave any au thority to write the letters or receive the money, and on this evidence the prisoner was remanded for the attendance of the party who received the money. A QUEER CASE FOIL THE DOCTOR.—As Dr. of Paris, was returning home on Tuesday se'nnight, from the Champs Elysees, with his young and pretty wife upon his arm, he was met by a young man, in a great perspiration, and apparently much agitated, who cried out so earnestly " Doctor, follow rue : a man's life is in danger," that the doctor let go his wife's arm, saying that he would return as soon as possible. The young man proceeded towards the Boulevards so rapidly, that the doctor was obliged to call to him to moderate his pace. The young man, however, still kept on, and Dr. D— soon lost sight of him. Not knowing what to do, the doctor waited a while; but as no one came to intimate where the patient was to be found, he resolved to return home, naturally supposing that if he was wanted he should be sent for. Upon arriving at home, he was surprised to find that his wife had not come back. A night passed over, and still no wife; and, after various inquiries amongst the lady's friends without effect, the doctor applied to the authorities. The investigation which was set on foot gives reason to believe that the lady left Paris the same evening, in company with a foreigner, in the train for Brussels or Os tend. Nothing, however, is yet known of the mysterious af fair with any degree of certainty. ARRIVAL IN LIVERPOOL OF A SON OF THE LA TZ DWARKANAUTII TAGoSE.—On Friday evening last, Maio° Nogaltt dentatith Tagore, the son of the late much-lamented Dvrarkanauth Tagore, arrived in Liverpool, and has since been staying at the Adelphi hotel. Bahoo, who dresses, like his fattier, in the costume of his native country, is a flue lad, apparently not more than seven teen years of age. He is accompanied by ldr. Drummond, of Lowndes-square, London, and his object in coming here is to see the principal public buildings and objects of interest in the tOwn.—Lirer pool Albion. r Mr. Milman is appointed to succeed Mr. Seeker, now one of the metropatan police magistrates, as a revising barrister on the Oxford Circuit. ------- THE MENAI STRAITS TUNNEL.—It was Some time ago rumoured that Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent engineer. 11E4 detennined to carry the Chester and Holyhead Railway across the Menai Straits by means of an iron tubular bridge or tunnel, but it was afterwards Stated that the idea had been abandoned. The re port presented at the meeting of shareholders held last week dis proved the latter rumour, and we find that workmen are preparing the ground on the Britannia-rock and the shores of the Menai for the foundations of the piers to support the projected tunnel, ann that. the first stone will very shortly be'leid.—Manehester Courier. CITY - RELICS —The workmen engaged in pulling down seven houses in Milk-street, Cheap hie, and what was formerly called Lad-lane, but since the City ImproveLnents named Gresham- , street, have come across some very interesting relics of London. The workmen, In digging below the foundations of the houses pulled down, have come across the remains of Nine ancient walls and vaults, and amongst the most remarkable is an Orchway of stone and a flight of stone steps; the archway is carelli2: finished oft " the main wall is composed of fragments of stone, and to : other portion of red brick, so strongly combined, that it is difficult, eve with an Iron wedge and sledge hammer, to dissever it, although it In:e e. 4 ; dentiv been for nearly two centuries embedded in the soil. The s,.'"" was visited on Monday by several gentlemen, and an examination took place which is likely to lead to an interesting inquiry as to the buildings which stood in the locality. CORONER'S INQIIEST.—DEATH THROUGH NOT ATO TENDING TO MEDICAL ADVICE.—On Monday an inquest was taken before Mr. William Baker, deputy-coroner, at the White Swan, War ping, on view of the body of Mrs. Isabella Brows. aged forty-rive, lately the wife of a grocer, in a large way of business, in the neigh bourhood. It appeared from the evidence that on the Wednesday previous the deceased was attacked with symptoms of the cholera to the alleviation of which she expressed her objections against having medical assistance. Mr. Arthur, a surgeon, however, was called in, who prescribed for her, and she was relieved by the medi cine. Mr. Arthur saw her the next day, and found that she had not continued the medicine, while she also had not attended to his advice in respect of the diet she wag to take, and he warned her that the consequences would be serious. The next day she sank under her complaint, Verdict, " Natural death." CRUELTIES IN NorriNCiii3l.—During the night of Friday last some miscreants went into the Lammas fields, adjoining the town of Nottingham, and cut the hamstrings of a mare and a pony, and beat a sheep and two lambs to death by striking them over the head with a blunt instrument, The animals were the pro• perty of Mr. John Green and Mr. John Mee, butchers. IMPORTATION OF WALNUTL—The Belgian stefilller Antwerpen has brought, among other descriptions of fruit, 39,2 baskets of walnuts, the produce of Belgium, which country abounds with the walnut tree. This is the first importation or tb*tifieenicti Pt, t" f 0 gr* i 4 mtcati 4 1100 04 9 FrWR PPW33. CW 0 0 , of net in- ag e 3 ill 'et lost leo 10 1 sci l ,tilo 10, 6