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gZk -AizIAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. • . I' he Poultry, Mansion House, London. - mety 43 u AL DINNER of the Members and Friends of this W Will t ak • street, kblr ts .„ e Place at the London Tavern, Bishopqgate- -,AT, December 30,1846, at Five o'clock precisely. 4011 E WILCOXEN, Esq., in the Chair. GEORGE STOCKDALE, Chairman of the Stewards. LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, IS, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. wi ldl y Ins , Empowered by Act of Parliament. b kh re,ntion embraces important and substantial advantages 4 4 1 :, 0 % Zt_to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured .41. 44 Of t.l7. ea s in 1 • 1 13, the power to borrow, without expense or for ,- r s .44 4 , 0 4 op t i e `: ll oY tyro till d of the premiums paid (see Table) ; .. to it . i _ of selecting heneflts, and the conversion of his iit .../44„..._ yet ether conveniences or necessity. - .41 4. 44e4 8 for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible k_Tho , DIVISION' OF PROFITS. 'gen,' n'trkabl II t, bled ( 1 success and increasing prosperity . of the Society 44 hrth bon Liie D irectors, at the last annual investigation, to declare e kh t o " , Yarvin f the Pr o fit 35 cent en the premiums paid li e . g rom per . • Y effected on the scale. t 1• EXAMPLES. P l'rerah,„.. i , M; ''., iD / 4 Menus Banns la ig i Assared s added. Cash. e — O l t' ' ma y 0 0 ; Borrow. • 2, .. ul 4 4 ----1i12371-----1 —t ies 8 . 4. lsasi 19.2 t17 1: 0' 87 II 111X16 I .4 3 4 1 183 0 165 11 111 '74 7 1 1 9 4 ' 11 13 19 3 ils4o; 116 7 6 k 4 • lel 7DI 111 hi 18411 111 6 11, 491• 6: 710 4 sko.- 44 121. n ber • r H. . f Prefits is anneal, and tie next will be Etude in um, Preseat year. ' tF. ntIiGITSON CAM - ROUX. Secretary. bt, c ., tet„ ..m , b i . ' EAU DE COLOGNE. k / _Dopui„,.,n I was lately in Cologne," (says the author of aE. ~,,744 c „z_uook of travels, " research in the United States," &c.), rd.- _ - 00. .._ 41 3 . to make some es into the trade of Eau de tri e d. ,i visited every one of the veritable Jean Marie Farinas, • ~r o tpd ? , ileir n u , , a 44. it g n „.. Ufacuture, buying a bottle hero and there, when b or j . en, . 4 .,70. but I have no hesitation in saying that none of it, ` 4 4." g riot, :in Cologne itself, is so good as EDE'S, of kik ~.,_, ' 6 "o Co, Dorking. Sold by all PerAnners and Chemists. 0X445 I 0 t! 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 6 I'„I4, 4 „,..e.t4 p 7 — „ s ,CAMPHINE, CAN DLES. —Patent lle b on `..E in sealed half-gallon CARS, 4s. 9d. per gallon ; tre.enppo:-nt Candles 714 d. per lb., at WILLIAM S. BUR roN's vv,;: and Burton's), 39 Oxford-street, corner of Newman aliner7 assortment of Cam'phine , phine, Argand, and Solar Lamps, litre - 2 t eme . h t / laghilM and other Candlesticks, with all the latest lalct in -" and of the newest and most recherch6 patterns, is the I- e xisten ce 444 at a ' r n 2 stence. Ail tho seasonable novelties are now ready, and Lot >l.l „. o to 30 per cent. under any house with whom quality Dosh ll PPro,lte•orlsiderations. The money returned for every article -01 11. 1. `. Of. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per STOVES, AND FIRE-IRONS. ON I.- F ENDERS, o orld is now on Sale at WILLIAM A. )117-ftv 'Cat assorteseot f Stoves and Fenders, as wel as 1 41. 1 / 4 .1.0 .711% 4 nongery, lo h s - At ~.. (late ItIYPON and BURTON'S ) extensive warehouses. - 1. °1 1,,,,,7e1 tend ers to 4 feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, with or ei,_ _°. 44-,ktents, enders, Gls. ; rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, r,,N 1;i:., 14 .1 fenders, 3 feet, 4s. Gd. ; 4 feet, 6s. ; ditto bronzed, and Oh2der s `", Itandards 3 feet, 91. ; 4 feet, I Is. ; wrought iron kitchen Zeii,,,L., f eet, 4s. ' Cd. ; 4 feet, 6s. ; bright register stoves, With wok ;-..ntents, and two sets of bars, from 955.; ditto ditto, with a eq. rn atnents, from W.; black dining-room register stoves, t feet . 247.; feet, 275. ; bed room register stoves, 2 feet, 16s. ; ~.4 ' iliatln _ Z e The new economical thermlo stove, with fender and .T h.2l.l,oarth-plate, troth W. ; Ore-irons for chambers, Is. 9d. per eieg":"!' , me ditto, with cut heads, Gs. 6d. ; n ewest pattern, with kr;ri44, _. L oronzed heads, I Is. .A. variety of flre-irons, with or - molu chly cut heads, at proportionate prices koll.,..111111; ir onmongery 30 per cent. under a.,- 1,..r returned for every article not ,"Y other house. The Any article in the Ger,' is literall' Atts with engravings, sent (per post) fre e ed of. Detailed cats ,OI,ILLIA.3I S. BURTON'S (late ItlppoNi ig eral Rirnishing ironmon and BURTON'S) stock 1a e t no language can be eMployed te, 9 the largest in the world, :l_t9 street nt purchasers are iny' ghli a correct idea edits It' oxford(corner cf 'Newm an ited to call and inspect it.— Established in Wells- re......ww by h FO er n isi S a T ieo: P LNG DECAYED TEETH. her Royal H1.4;111113 THOMAS and Royal Highness Prince Albert, and ness the Ductless of Kent. HOWARD'S SUCCEDA- N,RUSI for Stopping eavity. It is Placed In the toothbiencaoYeeedft s T t e n e t t e h ,how withouto. earn r kin . and suon`becontes as tiard its the ena,mel, and will remain y la p rg re e ssu th r e e _ rtrl in tko tooth for malty years, rendering extraction unnecessary, tnis irittl.u.'d arresting the further progress of decay. All persons can use aecedentetnn themselves with ease, a 3 full directions are enclosed. totiAese 2s. 6d. Prepared only by Thomas and Howard, 64. 'Reraers-street, Oxford -street, who will send it into t 160 , ; 3 ' t r,ree by post. Sold by Savory, 220, Regent-street ; cernll Sanger, Ski .„?. ord-street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Johnson, Surgeon IN A ! .. n i . „„Zit the 'Vendors in the kingdo. rr. Howard continues to without ID;rY tile loss of teeth on his new system of self-adhesion, ti on of 4,,,..Pfr wires. This method does not require the extra ti s o... , __ B %th or roots, or any painful operation whatever , and einielers': st iee 1 e than others. Air. Howard, Surgeon Dentist, b 4, B ...„......................__________A L. OXford-street. At home from 11 till 4. 14111 LADY'S ADDRESS TO HER MUFF. Forzefriendly comforter in winter weather ! You've t empted me to string some rhymes together. You very much. I must confess, • ,_youre a great addition to nay dress. Y ou you istdeed, a creditable uff, t,'Mlos'd of beautiful, well-seasoned stuff. 1,-`4ER andin gentlemen's attire tl,e long occasion'd thousands to admire. /,'°!koW they aria determined to out-do / ,„;:rMellnen's and Ladies' dresses too. _,. confess that MOSES' Fur Depot `! °Deflect with a most superior show; ilzu, from the quality which you have shown, lgeltell assured that 'tis not show alone. liluelr‘ave Ladies worn such charming Muffs— Is daily ~ctorines—such Cardinals and Cuffs. is".,!..?a,ler this Establishment for Fur t„`!_nY causing such increasing stir. bt7::oltlY and Alkili quattY as well lign 81 1 all the Furs which 11 0SRS' sell. T hott znee I've strung Uses rhymes together, Ile* boe'""4ll3, CoMforter in winter weather 1 Olt, post-free. Illekkrib,l!..ontitled Costume Castle," with MU directions for ""-''',4, May bo had on application, or forwarded ItlfilT OF PRICES. 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LA, ow % Colu t, obr ottbSerwTitieAYELLlNG. her;L Xr. , ... th e Sinn. e e xPosed to the scorch's rays of )re ) 4, 1 IPS --/,' will find g 14 ar6 tion 4"ALYDOR a most refreshing W e ' etror,l,64tie 4r th e Con, i 4 ‘ 81 , 11 4k4 . -mg tbB,6.rayin, altelflon, dispelling the cloud of lan -4 and irritability. and iramedi ,4l,,,„Th. stn:Mint se- • - pi. k v ;4_4 . Tax rsas vart:Ze. Attending restered elasticity of .... tl6 l l l /6 , ita l°r . end' tl,,bisooleur a Eruptions, Sun len, are pleasingly eradicated 4wthj ti i , t.,- r efreai d , - :- ."-In rendered delicately seft and clear. Its teeNeeerkti.'otirt an Prope rt i es 4,4 l icl il P i n . t s r Eurtne it.yat parzus obtained its exclusive selec tufeas. ..g..,.,_ .4444 611 e, together jitif Grea,,t,Rricain, and these _ I Use elite" of the Aris sed ii7ls or c s l e e lee. ' from the s St. Peteraburgir. , to the frozen realms of the t o • gd . _ Bel ong of lata a nd muir tdirT climes of India, and the tehr s Jtelrrr hottle. and Ilescow.—Price 45. 6d. teri ° 6r 'Mie .. koLtetiao. :olnolla t o 41 irelYdors" es tainin .elandwhich, by their repel ti..64 ii‘ 1- ‘,., 4 .l‘o 4 erlicer h a eoinPlexion n -g mineral estrlll „La), v 4. s 8 %AL ealth. The n has the words . e. garden, n-garden, is b Otti Covh... *°, Ilatt. Tri° R" en the alsowraPPer. and A. ROWLAND 414 tr _ 8) on the Gavernmenengtrazdrap(byanixdasodireenefeatchhe dtu ri. 7 the p,,,,.. 1111., 14 - wriator e, ant ,_ °F rees Pectable chemists and Per ant counterfeits. Are fraudulent counterfeits. GRAVREIEND STAR end BLACKWALL PACKETS. A tter PACKETS. OF TFAIER. Znsunuay next, the let Is`ovember, a Packet will leave the _swlek Wharf, Blackwall, at Five, P.M., in lieu of half - Past Four e „, 6, x, and the Four o'clock Packet from Gravesend will be dis inued. tar..olllce, Gravesend, Oct. 30, 1846. m. 18 GREAT MAELLIOItoUGII-STREET, OCTOB R 1846. L SSRS. EitARD, in consequence of repeated ap,„_,u° _ Tquiries from : var i ous parts of the Country, respectfully liZ ce _ l _ the Public that they have not :suffered the least inconve fin to uum the lat e F ire on their Premises, the accident being con ed"te Shop only, and the damage sustained being of a trivial HE EL ECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—The prin ciple of this valuable Invention is clearly demonstrated by lb ,:sor liach hoffner in his Morning and Evening LECTURES at T,4OPAL POLYTECHNIC IN STITUTION. Dr. Ryan's CEMI n• 11, LECTURES, (laily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wed it;„?;?_s, and Fridays. Th e principles and uses of the WORKING and other specimens of the Useful Arts, are explained to iii7Ailors. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN abiect's S COPE. by CARY. re-produced with the most interesting or • The latest DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Charles Smith, are great Interest and beauty. Is. ; Schools, Half-price. MOST IMPORTANT SALE OF 31 THE ONLY TYPE-FOUNDRY IN IRELAND. Il• CHARLES SHARPE, of No. 31, Angle t„, Q,,._ sea-street, Dublin, having been honoured with instructions k e e ',T H L v L by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Premises, at Twelve o'clock Pos ed i 9 4 DAY, the 12th day of November next (if not previously dß ' ~"ENTIREte Contract, of which due notice will be given), , , V.4II7PLANT, 3 IACHINERY,•AND IMPLEMENIs, Typ:. tc'esequent Goodwill of that Established and well-appointed '-"FOUNDRY IN LOWER LIFFEY-STREET, DUBLIN, b`longing to th e T rust -E state of ALEXA.NDER AND PATRICK WILSON, 1, 114 ;base celebrity as Letter-Founders is so well known. )4 %1; r . ° PertY consists of a Type-Foundry, Machinery, and Imnle ly, isth Twenty-two Working Furnaces, capable of Extension ; liiie7let and D welling-house, most compactly situated, and all Ireland ect °mar. Printed particulars may be had on application. W ell Worthy of attention, being the only Type-Foundry . in T ritde. ' " oaronaanding the almost exclusive supply of the Irish Th e i i ...,_ 7ess has been carried on uninterruptedly te this time ",7,.4fachi,.;l)ueehaser may also arrange for the purchase of the Ma ' umi lled,V2 6) ek, Such an opportunity of at once acquiring an Rata .vpectable, and b4 ,... t kide., lIICHILY PROFITABLE BUSINESS . The Ne e o ccurs. L.,., eft atani k i w , nl 4 , c oranience at Twelve o'clock on the above day. F - 1, -- ' 4 ,. er, p..„ -- ,..cats, in the meantime, may be addressed to Henry . F . p 7„" Joki""i; ioalicitor to the Bank of Ireland, Dame-street, Dublin; .1 - Ar n 'te : l ° s tkirl 3 IZ, 17, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin ; Messrs. ~, and Lavie, Frederick-place, London; and Mr. ' pe k i 7ll4 , l 44 4° Th p ' A ... 0 :7 I , George - street, Edinburgh. te a Y J will -',._ A cTURED STOCK (of which Catalogues are now • h% be g u , and in any quantity, on • Ormond ealia r i 4 1 by Private Contract , 2 I.7 o 4 cto Qu l ty l: ! )l i ,l 4b6li Ni n an . tageous, by Mr. John Cumming, 17, Lower ,/ No. 16,885. LONDON, SATURDAY EV E S N 7 OCTOBER 31, 1846. B EARD'S COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, At 34, Parliament-street, Westminster; 85, King William-street, City ; And the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. who oppose that amalgamation to consider how much it was to their advantage to enter into it. It was proposed ou equal terms, and if their was any advantage in the linexgre3trid Company.ationit He was th t e he s r i e a f e ore ol t proposed, leßiringh am and o meeting deem it expedient that an amalgamation of this company with the Birmingham, np b e e u f d ‘ conjunction l Wolverhampton,rr ee m ny h seau Railway Company,rs tei h a oc n etno d r fs D o br Birmingham,u be authorised a atn e ou y Atah ß pcop a tr oy l rlev Wolverhampton, andvCt aseorr Parliament aoapmmac requested, n eapn y rt rto s ni. h n,s o ua tunhe such t amalgamation into effect ; providing in the said Act for power to lease or sell the two lines when amalgamated, or any part thereof, to the Great Western Railway Com pany ; the directors being requested and authorised at once to negotiate with that company for some arrange ment for that purpose." MC. BULLER seconded the motion. Mr. DloseLer rose to oppose the motion. For his part, at the outset of his remarks, he must acknowledge that he was ignorant of the advantages which the chair man stated the amalgamation would confer on that coin • pany, because it had not pleased the directors to en lighten the shareholders as to the precise nature of them. He did not wish to cast censure on the Chair man, because he was bound, by the instructions which he received from the directors ; but he must confess he never listened to more meagre reasons for the adoption of so important a step as the amalgamation of the com pany with another. The only reason of the slightest importance, and that was not a great one, was the laying down of the narrow gauge. He wished for more infor mation, because it might possibly make him a convert. The figures were most unsatisfactory. He wished to know the length of the Birmingham and Oxford line ? The CHAIRMA.N said the line was 42 miles in length. Mr. MOSELEY also wished to know the length of the Birmingham and Dualey ? - The CHAIRMAN—About 14 miles. Mr. MOSELEY wished to know the comparative cost o, the two lines ? ni a t g i s wl t directors this The CHAIRMAN said the cost of the Oxford and Bir mingham was 1,000,0001, and the Birmingham, Wolver hampton and Dudley, 700,0004 Mr. MoseLEy said, then the matter stood thus:—that one line cost 1,000,000/., and the other 700,0001., and that an amalgamation was proposed on equal terms. They should be satisfied that the advantages which they proposed to give were equal to that they should receive. He did not think they were, and therefore he was strongly opposed to any alliance of the kind. The Chairman told them, and he re gretted to hear it, that there had been no negotiations with other companies. He wished to know why no ne gotiation had taken place. He was surprised at such a statement, because it was understood that the line was to be taken up by the Great Western. That was held out to the proprietors, and clauses were inserted in the Bill for the purpose of giving legal effect to an amalga mation with the Great Western Company; but at the eleventh hour these clauses were struck out, rendering amalgamation optional on the part of either company, and the Oxford and Birmingham Company were thus thrown prostrate at the feet of the Great Western. He admitted he was deeply interested in the North-Western and Oxford and Birmingham Companies. He had heard, and he believed the information was true, that there were sufficient proxies in the room to carry the amalgamation, but the knowledge of this would not prevent him from expressing his sentiments. Still he should not object to any offer which seemed likely to be advantageous to the company, but he would not be a party to casting away advantages without a commensu rate return ; besides, as an independent scheme it would pay, and could therefore afford to stand by itself. He contended also that amalgamation at that period was most uncalled for, because its resources had not been de veloped, whereas the other company was opposed by three companies, and could only yield them an " omni bus" traffic, which would have to be worked at their expense. He must enter his decided negative to the motion, and should do the utmost of his power to op pose a marriage where the entire dowry was on one side, and no commensurate advantage on the other. Lord HATHERTON was' very happy at length to make Mr. Moseley's acquaintance. During the last session, and when he was Chairman of the Birmingham, Wol verhampton, and Dudley, he received several letters from Mr. Moseley, with respect to the affairs of the company, but they were so tinged with an inclination to adverse interests, that he did not take that interest in them which Mr. Moseley wished. Mr. Moseley was a proprietor in the North-Western, but he (Lord Hather ton) was only interested in the two lines propesed to be amalgamated. He instituted a comparison between the cost of the two lines. Supposing the Wolverhampton line had not passed, and the Birmingham and Oxford had, did they not think that a line running through such a dense population would have been cheaply pur chased at 700,0000—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. Moseley was a respectable gentleman, residing at Birm ingham ; whereas he (Lord Hatherton) had passed his line in that district, but not in the traffic of shares. lie had tendered his services to this company because he was sensible of its importance to the public at large, who ought not to be subject to one gigantic monopoly, and be shut out from those advantages which were derived from competition—those advantages not only consisting in the reduction of fares, but in civility and attention to the passengers. He had been chair man of both companies, and was satisfied that at that moment great necessity existed for an union of them. In fact the line ought to be carried on to Wolverhampton, instead of terminating at Birmingham. The Grand Junction was laid out in an inconvenient manner, and did not come near those towns which the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley traversed. The lines of the two companies ought to have been made general. The reason was a natural one, and must inevitably take place. He did not set his opiniors up against those who had directed mu c h t i me to t h e cons id era ti on o f railway matters, but he repeated that their interests would be best promoted by the proposed amalgamation. Mr.STEV ENS proposed the following amendment, "That the directors of this company be authorised to proceed to obtain an Act of Parliament for the amalgamation of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway, on such terms as shall be approved of by the proprietors of this company; that an agreement be previously entered into by the directors of this company, to be confirmed by the shareholders of the Great Western Company, for leasing or selling to them this undertaking." He stated in support of his proposition that as the line was origin ally intended to be leased or amalgamated with the Great Western, he was anxious to drive the Great Western to adopt their own child, and not to send it abroad to seek paternal attention elsewhere. Mr. TELFORD seconded the amendment. He consi dered, as men of honour, that they could not go to Par liament to seek powers to amalgamate with another company whilst the clause with respect to the Great Western remained in their Bill. With respect to amal gamating with the North Western Company, which seemed a part of the Hon. Gentleman's proposition. Mr. MOSELEY—I did not make any such proposition. Mr. TELFORD apologised for the mistake ; but the tinge—the colouring —of his speech went to induce the shareholders to believe that he, a proprietor of the North Western, was opposed t o an ama l gama tion with the Great estern Company. Mr. MOSELEY—Certainly not. You aro mistaken. Mr. TELFORD —Then you do not object to an amal gamation with the Great Western? Mr. MOSELEY—Certainly not. Mr. TELFORD—That gives me greater confidence in seconding the amendment. Mr. BULLER opposed the motion, and considered that the directors ought not to be bound to make the areal gamation of this company with the Birmingham and Dudley subservient to the consent of the Great Western. It was true there was a clause in the Act giving the powers to amalgamate with them if they thought proper, but if they did not offer fair terms why this company was at liberty to seek elsewhere for better. The pro position was absurd, and he said so with all respect for the gentlemen from whom it had emanated, It was said the directors had not furnished the share holders with sufficient information. Now he would recommend the shareholders not to press the directors to afford them too much information, because if they might depend upon it they would thereby open to their opponents, and do them selves serious damage. The amalgamation would be and with cheap trains he doubted most advantage ous , dlaiyd themselves not but it would yield a fair profit to the shareholders. s opposed the amalgamation, and Mr. PARSON con sidered the proposal absurd. That was not the House of r o m po s sti ( o c n, h e e i e t r b s e . Lords, but a meeting of persons connected with a rail seeylves interests. If the Great Western their private them, let rail way, who had met to consider how they might best pro motewished to amalgamate with them do so at once the l i ne ; for he would rather take a to buy or lease h if they met them fairly, though the or rent from them, proposition, the other company might M.P., consideredthat there was some Mr. SPOONER, on the part of the gentlemen who op posedmisapprehension —let them come forw;arhdtaonfrdermi.laigkiewar and seemed to • k think that they the amalgamation, must look to their own interests, to the e xc l us i on of any i n t er ests of the consideration of thepublic. The Noble Lord used no such ar gument, but he advis e d t h em, in own interests, not to overlook those of considering their That was the view the the public.—(Hear.) . Noble to tl • Lord took. After all, they came this districtconclusion:— The was spread • over the four- The whole trade of the . aham and Dudley teen miles of the Birmingham .ine, and if line, the unite with that extensive trade of they did not the district would g o up another line—the North Western. They s h ou ld not so much rec k on upon the length upon the tons of goods w of their line, a s w hich the alliance would b r i ng to their line. He did not w onder at the objections of th e H on . Proprietor (Mr , A ° seleY), because he was a North- Western proprietor, SA d was only doing all h e could to prevent the traffic gotng by Oxford. Now, th e i r o bj ec t was to get the traffic onthe Oxford line, and th ey wou ld have no hindrance, because it was manifest th ey must hand Dud t the Birming am ley line, i amalgamate. Withou he had no hesitation n grig that their line we u ld no t blic, or to em, as it wou ld if be of that service to the pub B 'd would have est ,thes hey an amalgamation took place. th power t o amalgamate with other compan i es a greater when their scheme was co mplete. Ile sug ges t e d th e withdrawal of the am endment. Mr. big vii (the Chairman of the Birmingham, x . Wolverhamptoupgcrpaillefit 4110 ro„ to e F aln away misconception on the part of Mr. Moseley, and other gentlemen opposed to the amalgamation. That gentle man did not appear to see the relative merits of the two lines. Ile said, as the cost of one was 1,000,0001., and the other only 700,0001.—0ne-fourth less, that the contrast was greatly against the smaller pro ject. The original estimate was 450,0001., but the station at Birmingham inereased the amount to 700,0001. That station of course belonged to the Birmingham and Dudley Company, but in the event of the amalgama tion they would have joint use of it. Then the one line went through almost an entirely agricultural district, almost bare :of population, whilst the other ran through ono of the most densely populated districts, in any part of England so that no disadvan tageous comparison could be drawn between the two companies. After explaining the position of the lines, and that the hiatus between Fennycompton and Wol verhampton would be filled up by the amalgamation, and that sooner than rest his connexion with the lines on the mere possession of shares, without an interest in the district, he went on to say, the grand object of himself and Lord Hatherton was the amalgamation of the line Mr. PARSONS said his interest in the line was fourfold the interest he held in the London and Birmingham. Mr. RUSSELL, M.P. (the Chairman of the Great Western), then rose, and said, Mr. Chairman—l have waited to this period of the proceedings, because I was extremely desirous to hear the opinions and views enter tained by the proprietors of the Birmingham and Ox ford. I feel that I can no longer remain silent, and that I am bound to express my opinion, as director of that company ; and, after the taunts which have been thrown out respecting the silence of the Great Western, I feel also bound to say a few words on behalf of that company.—(Hear.) On the ques tion of amalgamation, independent of any arrangement with the Great Western Railway Company, I should be reluctant to give a strong or decided opinion, although the opinions I have entertained are in favour of that amalgamation. This is a question very much influenced by private considerations, and it is rather surprising that in the course of the discussion which has just taken place, all the arguments which have been adduced against the amalgamation have proceeded from an Hon. Proprie tor residing at Liverpool, and from a second Hon. Pro prietor residing in London. I think, therefore, we are justified in assuming that the local opinions are decid edly in favour of the amalgamation.—(Cheers.) Sir, all prima facie arguments are in favour of it. It needs no great power of argument to show that two lines connected with each other, and forming one continuous line, aro almost naturally associated. They come together to the same station at Birmingham, and are possessed in some measure by the same proprietors, and they can be worked as joint lines much more economically than they possi bly can do as two separate lines. And I think it must be obvious to every one that each is calculated to enrich the other.—(Hear, hear.) On the question of amalgamation I can entertain no doubt whatever. I confess, however, that I am rather disposed to concur in the opinion of the Hon. Proprietor who made the last proposition, at the other end of the table (Mr. Stevens), that it was desirable that the two questions—the amal gamation of the two companies with the Great Western should proceed together.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, there are many considerations affecting one line which bear strongly upon the other. It is true that by the Bill of the Oxford as it now stands we have a right to lease it. We must be careful, as guardians of the interest of the Great Western Railway, that we do not permit the right which we possess by that Bill, but which we do not possess by the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley line, to fall into abeyance.—(Cheers.) It is pos • sible the Great Western have made no overtures to the proprietors of the Birmingham and Oxford. By law they possess a right of working over that line. The Hon. Proprietor had said that by that law they have been laid prostrate at the feet of the Great Western Railway Company. Sir, I contend that that law was granted expressly for the purpose, not of laying the Birmingham and Oxford Company prostrate at the feet of the Great Western Railway Company, but to enable themselves to stand against the London and Birmingham Company. Sir, it is not my intention upon the present occasion to make any overture on the part of the Great Western to you. The shareholders and the interests of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway are well guarded by the directors whom you have entrusted with the ma nagement of your affairs. They are the best judges of the interests of your company ; but this I will say, that i they think it right, after taking a view of their interests to make any proposition to the Great Western, the Great Western is quite prepared to make and consider with them such proposition.—(Cheers.) The principle, however, upon which any negotiations must proceed with the Great Western Company, must be that of a complete adherence to the principles upon which this Bill was granted. The first object that was contemplated by the Bill was to open a line of communica tion between Birmingham, Southampton, and the southern coast of England. Now it must be clear, I think, that the Great Western Company hold a very considerable portion of that line, and that object will be rather advanced by a connexion with the Great Western Company than retarded. But perhaps the most important object contemplated by that Bill was to open a second, and not only a second, but an in dependent line of communication with the metropolis.— (Cheers.) That a second line was wanted was admitted even by the opponents of the Bill—that it was to be an independent line was the very essence of the purpose of those who first devised it—of the inhabitants of Birmingham who aided in carrying it oat, and lastly of the Legislature that passed the Bill. I must, therefore, contend that no arrangement can be contemplated by the proprietors of this company—l frankly and confidently believe that no arragement will be sanctioned by the Legisla ture which does not hold in view that object for which it was granted—of its being an independent line.— (Cheers.) Some allusion has been made to the purchase of this line by the North-Western Railway Company, and an intimation intelligible enough has been made that these two companies should be brought into competition with each other, to which the Great Western will never consent to be a party.—(Cheers.) If the Oxford and Birmingham Company can make a more advantageous bargain with the North-Western Company—if they think it is consistent with the principles upon which the line was granted—if they think they should make such a bargain—if they think that the Legislature will sanction such a bargain —(Hear, hear)—let them at once open their negotia tions with the London and Birmingham Company; the Great Western will stand aloof and leave these negotia GLOBE HOTEL, PLYMOUTH. REPORTS being most industriously circulated, evidently emanating from interested parties, that the greater portion of the lied rooms are temporarily destroyed by the alterations making in the above hotel. W. RADMORE deems it necessary to inform his Friends and the Public that such is not the case, and he has so arranged that the whole improvements will be carried out without in the least degree interfering with the comfort of his guests. Plymouth, Oct, 15, 184 G. they tthink k ob tainedi t they proceed ens or to e proceed.therconsistentß Bill lw thattlhf , o tsh n uec t h h ne principlesotherego tiati oh on ns n d w ,hti which shouldh with the Great Western Company—though I must be distinctly understood as not being empowered to make any proposition of that kind on the part of the Great Western Company—thus much I will take upon myself to say, that we shall be quite prepared to treat for ) upport the line as an in dependent line. Mr. CROSSTHWAITE advised an adjournment. Mr. SAUNDERS (the secretary of the Great Western) having listened to both sides, trusted he might be able to bring the matter to an issue. He considered the amalgamation of the two companies desirable ; and the Hon. Gentleman who moved the amendment did not seem anxious to throw any difficulty in the way of effect ing this. Mr. CROSSTHWAITE---" No, no." Mr. SAUNDERS—He was sure the Great Western had no wish to do so. It, therefore, came to this issue, that amalgamation was desirable and ought to be carried out.—(Hear.) But it was stated that the Great Western had no power to lease the other line, and that unless there was some stipulation to confer the same power of lease or purchase on the Great Western with respect to the Birmingham and Dudley, that the Birmingham and Oxford would be placed in a disadvan tageous position; as, for instance, if it passed into the hands of another company. Now the introduction of a few words into the amendment by the solicitor would no doubt have the effect of destroying any ambiguity— that when the amalgamation of the two companies should take place that their position with regard to amalgama tion should be assimilated. Lord HATHERTON objected to fixing down the direc tors to the Great Western, and warned that company that they were not without a powerful rival, and that as shares ch ange d h an d s , th ose w h o were w illi ng to d ea l with them then, might be succeeded by others, who, two years hence, would exact high terms when the Great Western were less able to accept them. Mr. CROSSTHWAITE then proposed, "That as this meet ing deem it expedient that an amalgamation of this com pany with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dud ley Junction Railway should be formed, and that the directors be authorised and requested, in conjunction with the directors of the Birmingham and Dudley line, to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for an Act or A c t s t o carry such amalgamation into effect, providing in the said Act power to lease or sell the two lines when amalgamated, or any part thereof to the Great Western Company, the directors being requested and authorised at once to negotiate with that company for some arrangement for that pur pose." This motion having been seconded, was, with the ori ginal motion of the Chairman, submitted to the meeting, and both were carried, but two hands, those of Mr. Moreley and Mr. Parsons, being held up against either. The motion of Mr. Stevens was superseded by the amendment of Mr. Crossthwaite. Lord Hatherton, having taken the chair, a vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Muntz, who briefly returned thanks, and the meeting gave way to that of the BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON AND DUDLEY COMPANY, which was held in the same room. Mr. MATTHEWS, the Chairman of the Company, pre sided, who briefly addressed the meeting, and concluded by reading the report, which stated-- " The Act of Incorporation received the royal assent on the 3d of August last. " There was a balance of 59,4211. 17s. 10d., of which 50,000/. is placed to a deposit account, bearing interest. "The directors, in pursuance of the powers of the Act, had determined to allow 4 per cent. interest on calls after a per share has been paid ; and shareholders wish ing to anticipate their calls, will be allowed the same rate of interest upon all sums paid in advance. "Since the Act was passed, a careful re•survey of tho 1 , 7„. • 7 4 . • - 1 . t „ I.` ••Pt I , 410 ' •. • 4, e . z 16 1 , • • r A ' •q 4 rr4 I '64f fA •4 4. 4 P"' -t <4 4'4 6; 2 '/ 3 1 1 /4/ fae cie , 1, 4. 4 , -;• 48, PRICE SD. line has been made, and the engineer, Mr. McClean, had reported that no deviation is required beyond the limits authorised by Parliament. " The property plans of a great portion of the line are in the hands of the valuers ; some portions of the property had been purchased ; the first contract is ad vertised, and preparations are being made for proceed ing with the execution of the works with the necessary vigour. " The importance of obtaining over this railway al the traffic which can be influenced by making it a e,m• tinuous line, in connexion with the liirmingham and Oxford, and the Great Western Railways, on the one hand; and the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton on the other, without the interruption of any break of gauge between Wolverhampton and London, pointed out the urgency of applying to Parliament, in the next session, for power to lay down broad gauge rails, in addition to those of the narrow gauge; and the directors proposed to take proper measures for that purpose. " They proposed to apply to Parliament for a line of railway in connexion with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, from Viestbromwich to Stourbridge, through the lialesewen and Netherton dis triet." The report concluded by recommending the amalga mation of the company with the Oxford and Birmingham. The report was received and adopted ; Mr. Aston and Mr. Scott were elected auditors ; and the amalgamation was carried without the slightest opposition. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated shortly after five o'clock. DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION, AND DIRECT EAST AND WEST JUNCTION RAIL WAYS. A public meeting of the scripholders of these two companies was held yer:ezday, at the Railway Protector office, 11, Bncklersbary. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Davis. An irregular discussion took place at the commence , ment, as to whether certain resolutions, agreed to at a private meeting of the scripholders, should be read. It resulted in their being read by Mr. Clark, and their substance was, that the affairs of the two companies were in such a state as to imperatively require the most thorough investigation, and that a public meeting should be called, at which to determine on ulterior proceedings. The present meeting had, in consequence, been called. Mr. CLARK then proceeded to explain the circum stances of the two companies. The first company to which he would refer was the Derbyshire, Stafford shire, and Worcestershire Junction. It was origi nally brought out with a capital of 800,0001., the shares being fixed at 32,000, of 25/. each. It was subsequently altered to 40,000 shares, of 201. each. The promoter was Mr. M'Gregor, of Suffolk-street. In respect to the second arrangement, no regular registration took place, the prospectus and provisional directors only being regis tered. About 17,000 were issued, and 8,212 were paid upon, the deposit being 2/. 2s. Of the Direct East and West Junction, the originator was a Mr. Arnold, of Uttoxeter, a solicitor there, who subsequently appeared to have assumed the name of Bainbridge. Dr. MACKENZIE—He took that name, in consequence of acquiring some property. Mr. CLARK—It might be so. The capital of this company was 600,0001., being made up of 30,000 shares of 2/. 2s. each. The number of shares was 12,195 ; while, from information obtained from the registrar, there was a blank against the number paid upon. Dr. MACKENZIE—That is not accurate. Some altercation arose on this point, which ended in Dr. MACKENZIE explaining that the certificate of the registrar was incorrectly filled up, and that upwards of 17,000 shares were issued, while above 12,000 were paid upon. They had then the fact before them that in the first company, of 40,000 shares, but 17,000 were allotted, while in the latter, of 30,000 shares, according to Dr. Mackenzie, but 17,000 or 18.000 were issued. This was a great source of complaint among the shareholders, as they,had been led to believe the shares had all been issued. It therefore appeared there was not sufficient to go to Par liament with. It was a remarkable fact, the directors of the one company were exactly the same as those of the other. Finding that the capital was not sufficient for Parlia mentary purposes, the directors, without consulting the scripholders, or calling a meeting, agreed to amalgamate the two, transferring the capital of the larger to the lesser scheme, the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester shire. Though the directors advertised that exchange scrip would be supplied to all who applied tor it, he be lieved none was supplied. Dr. MACKENZIE—That is not so; every one who ap plied for it received it. Mr. CLARK said he was prepared to prove what he said. The result of all these proceedings was, that see ing the directors in both schemes had but issued 17,000 shares each out of 40,000 and 30,000 shares respectively, the law gave the scripholders a right to recover their full deposits. He now left the matter in their hands, and would conclude by advising them to follow up the pre seat meeting with such measures as would recover the money of the shareholders with whom faith had thus been broken. A SHAREHOLDER hoped that some of the gentlemen present who knew the affairs of the company would answer what had been stated by Mr. Clark. Perhaps Dr. Mackenzie or Mr. Matthew, who were both present, would do so. Mr. MATTHEW said he was at present Chairman of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junc tion, and he had only been called on to be so since the amalgamation. The line proposed now to go on with was much required by the district through which it would pass. The inhabitants were generally in its favour, and Lords Hatherton and Anglesey were its warm supporters. What had been done was for the bene fit of the shareholders. The directors had no object in view but the good of all, in fact, the carrying out of the scheme was the only way of getting out of the wood. He had no doubt, were the Bill obtained, but that good terms would be obtained from some of the existing companies, as it formed a junction with both the North and South Staffordshire lines. The Hon. Gentleman, after explaining the pro ceedings of last session in regard to the line, said that sufficient arrangements had been made in regard to de posits to go to Parliament, without calling on the share holders, and they had every prospect ofobtaining the Bill. Mr. CLARK was glad to hear that the affairs of the company were so promising. In that case, perhaps, the directors would be in a position to pay back the deposits to those that did agree to the amalgamation. Mr. MATTHEW said what had been done was under the deeds of settlement of the two companies, and such a return could not be made. Mr. BROWN intimated that he held 1,000 shares, and he thought the proposed line an excellent scheme. If the Bill was obtained he would be glad to buy 1,000 shares more at par, as the line would have to fall into the hands of some of the great companies. Dr. MACKENZIE explained at some length the cha racter and route of the line now laid out by Mr. Ras trick. It had been much improved in its engineering peculiarities since last year. It started from the North Staffordshire line at the Uttoxeter station, and terminated at the Walsall station of the South Staffordshire. Mr. CLARK thought if the directors meant well they ought to publish a statement of their accounts. In answer to a question put by Mr. Brown, Dr. MACKENZIE complained that there was no oppo sition last year in the Lords, but they had strong oppo sition in the Commons from the Birmingham Canal Company and Lord Anglesey. This opposition would be withdrawn this year. The line was locally very pow erfully supported. After some further discussion, a resolution was una nimously agreed to, appointing a committee of five shareholders to communicate with the directors, so as to obtain all necessary i n f orma ti on respec ti ng the affairs of the companies, such to be submitted afterwards to the shareholders, in order that they might determine what course to pursue. The meeting then broke up. MORE MISCONDUCT 01' GENTLEMEN CADETS AT THE ROYAL MILLITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH.—An extraordinary sensation has been caused at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, at the disgraceful conduct of three more gentlemen cadets, named Peel (nephew of Sir Robert Peel), Braybrook, and Birchall, and the severe punishment the two last have received. The charge was intoxication, &c., which was fully investi gated by the Lieutenant-Governor, Colonel Sir B. Parker, C. 8., who, after the case had been fully proved against them, sentenced Braybrook and Burchall to be confined in the blackhole forty-eight hours, eight days' confinement to their room, one month's extra drill, and to be restrained from leave and passing the gates for the ensuing half-year. The sentence on Mr. Peel (son of Colonel Jonathan Peel) has not yet been promillgated. DEFALCATION OF A CLERK UPON THE PROPERTY OF LORD HOWDEN.—On Thursday morning information was forwarded to the police that a clerk employed tt Wingate Grange Colliery, near Hartlepool, had ab sconded, taking with him upwards of 6801., the pro perty of Lord Howden. He is described as being about twenty years of age, rather short and stout, light sandy hair, walks upright, and generally with a quick step. He is a native of Northumberland, and has a northern accent. BOOKBINDERS' PROVIDENT ASYLUM SOCIETY.— The annual general meeting of this society was held in the Mechanics' Institution, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on Tuesday evening, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of other business, Luke James Hansard, Esq., in the chair. The report having been read, the Secretary proceeded to rea d the balance-sheet, showing that after all that had been done there was still a balance of upwards of 1201,, and further stating he had received that day the sum of 151., out of which was the munificent donation of 10/. 10s, from the chairman, who had also consented to become an annual subscriber of 11. ls., until such time as the asylum is fully completed. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings, Joseph Hume is now 70 years old, Sir William Molesworth 36, Lord Morpeth 44, Daniel O'Connell 72, Sir Robert Peel 58, Lord Stanley 46, Colonel T. p, Thompson 63, Dr. Bowring 54, Sir James Graham b 4, Earl Grey 44, Lord Brougham 67, the Dttito o:%Ddehvurtt shire 56, E ar l Fi tzw illi am 60, Lord I 74, Lord G eorge B ont i nck 44, the .s Diike of Rich - mond 53, th e D u k e of Rutland GS lingtou 77. -I 441 ' DIAQ of Wel- ~" --~ --r--~~: RTZA3Liitorttit xvpritunt4i A HMS- UNDTIRIZNI 4 00 V r. 1 29 4 Thursday moral ing, a f ew minutes before six o'clock, i town will s thrown int o th e greatest alarm, in consequen ce of the explosion of a s t eam -b oi t er at the cotton -mill of Messrs. Bayley and Dewhurst, Charlestown, which destroyed the whole of the adjoining property, and caused the less of three lives. So far as we have been able to ascertain, amidst the general confusion which this melancholy event has created, the following appears to be the facts : —The mill where this sad catastrophe has oecured, has, for a considerable length of time, been unoccupied. but was taken some months ago by Messrs. Bayley and Dewhurst, when considerable alterations were made, and the mill was put into thorough repair. In addition to this was erected a strong fire-proof building, three stories high, which had been filled by macLieery, and under which was the boiler which has feused :such devastation. It seems that about five minutes to .ix o'clock, just as the engineer was on his way to start the engine, the boiler collapsed in that part which is over the fire, and entised an explo , ion which knocked down the entire building before referrid to, and also partially destroyed several cottages 11, at the back and front of the factory. Such was the hared, that the boiler, which is 26 feet 10n,7, and about 7 feet in dia meter, was completely capsized, being turned upon its end, and falling the contrary way to its previous p Lion. Across the street opposite to where the boiler originally was, where a number of cottages which had been made into warehousing, for the purpose of storing the cotton, &c.; the windows in front of these buildings were forced in, and the embers from the fire-place being blown through, ignited th e Cotton and set fire to the buildings. The ' two fire-engines belonging to the town, were quickly on the spot, and by dint of great ext-rtion the fire was extinguished. In the mean Lime a number of men commenced to remove the fallen materials out of the street, when they found, opposite to whew the boiler house stood, the dead bodies of a man named Abraham Fitton, a spinner, 42 years of age, and his daughter: Emi line Fitton, a piecer, 13 years of age. These unfortunate creatures w ere passing in front of the boiler at the time the explosion took place, and were going to their work, being employed at the mill of Messrs. Knotts, which is in another part of the town. The bodies were dtvd fully crushed and scorched, the skin from the hands and arms hanging in tatters. They were taken to the Nelson tavern, a public-house close by. On fudfter search being made, the body of a female, named Mar garet Fitzgerald, eighteen years of age, who was mar ried three months ago, was found in the same wad plight, being quite dead. This woman was empi..! ! dat the mill where the accident took place, and was oeiit to enter the staircase when she was so suddenly degived of life. The whole of the bodies presented a most shocking spectacle when taken out of the ruins. A re port was prevalent that there were several other persons missing, but after a careful search during the whole of the day, no oth er b o di es were found. The hair-breadth escapes are innumerable. We may, however, mention one or two cases. The first is that of a married woman, named Milki Truin ; she had just got i nto the second room, over the boilr, and when about to pull off her clothing to make ready for commencing work, the whole of tire building was lifted by the boiler and fell in with a tre mendous crash, the report being heard at the extreme ends of the town. Notwithstanding that this female felt along with the ponderous mass, and was buried for near an hour in the ruins, she was got out, having merely received a few bruises on her left side. The enginetr, who was on his way to the engine -house at the time of the occurrence, was partially screened from the falling materials by a portion of one of the floors having fell in a slanting direction under which he was. The cottages which surround this portion of the mill, to the ntraiber of four, were knocked down, and although in two of them the inmates were in bed, they escaped with but a few bruises, while the whole of their furniture, &c., was completely destroyed. In reference to the cause of this accident there are many opinions, but in the absence of any scientific investigation, we forbear giving any defi nite statement. Such was the feeling created when the report became known through the town th a t th ousands of persons congreg a t e d, an d it was found necessary to send for the military to guard the approaches to the place. The inquiry is fixed for Monday next, in order to give time foj a scientific investigation of the whol e affair. A Goon DAY'S IVORIE.—A correspondent of the Hartford Courant gives an account of a weddirg which he attended in Alabama, the bridegroom of which had done his courting, found the 'Squire, invited the com pany, rode 42 miles for the license, was married, afrd /ode 15 miles for the whisky in 12 hours. —American Paper. __.,.. A CHEATER CHEATED.—A rather neat exemplifica tion of the " biter bit " occurred at Glasgow a few days ago. On Wednesday last, a young Irish woman, neared Judy Doherty, proceeded to the hiring market in Gra ham- square, Glasgow, for the purpose of offering herself as a farm or domestic servant. She was unsuccessful in getting " fad," however, and on leaving the market a little down in spirit, she was accosted by a plausible looking girl, who learned from her the cause of her dis appointment, and also that she was a Roman Catholic. " In that case," said the other, "if you want to raise the wind, you have only to go down to his reverence in the street before you, pretend you are hard up, and want to go back to Ireland, and you are sure to get a few shil lings." Judy thought the hint a good one, and resolved to act upon it, and the pair accordingly set out to wait upon the highly respectable Catholic clergyman who resides in Abercromby-street. As they approached the door, the Irish girl handed her bundle, contain ing some good wearing apparel, to the woman who had taken such an interest in her welfare ; and, at the same time, the latter considerately Muted that Judy wore far too good a gown to make a poor mouth in be fore the priest. They accordingly retired to an entry, were the gown was doffed, and placed in keeping of the friend who had charge of the bundle ; and a tattered handkerchief being thrown over Miss Doherty's shoul ders, she was pronounced to wear a very decided air of destitution, and quite appropriate to the occasion. Judy accordingly went forward, but, after some delay, ascer tained that the reverend gentleman was not to be seen at that time; and as she was getting rather afraid, abd ashamed of the object in view at any rate, she thought it best to retire and resume possession of her gown and bundle. The friend, however, had in the meantime bolted with the Irish servant's gear, and, in fact, has not been heard of since. Judy came to the police-office to make her complaint, where the above particulars were Gelicited, and has to admit she herself was very properly lasgow Herald done" for having attempted to " do" the priest.-.-. UNITED SERVICE MEDICAL INSTITUTION.---Wtcl. nesday afterno on a meet i ng of medical officers in the royal navy was held at the British Hotel, Cockspur-street, to consider the propriety of forming an association of mem bers of the profession. Mr. Drummond took the chair, and said that the object of the society they were about to form was the advancement of medical science, the in vestigation of the modifications of endemic and epidemic diseases in different climates, and the maintenanc e of the honour of the profession generally. On the motion of Dr. Evans, deputy medical inspector, seconded by Mr. Algernon, it was resolved that the society should be established, and that a proposal should be made to the council of the United Service Institution to form a union with that body. Dr. Lindsay then moved that medical officers in the sister services—the army and the East India service —should be eligible for admission, and that the association should be called the 'United Service Me dical Institution. This resolution was also carried unani mously, and a committee was appointed to confer witti the United Service Institution on the subject. COMMON LAW COURTS.—On Saturday on the ter mination of the long vacation, the officers of the several common law courts, resumed business, when the lists of the arrears, appointed for the ensuing Michaelmas term, commencing on Monday next, were exhibited. The lists are greatly improved in appearance. The arrears are trifling to what they were some few years back, and the Court of Queen's Bench, which for a long time showed a considerable arrear, has now a healthy appearance, so that by the exertions of the Learned Judges, the customary observation, that to get a rule nisi was to tie up an action for eighteen months or Savo years, will be shortly inapplicable. From the lists of the Court of Queen's Bench for Michaelmas term, it appears that there are 76 rules in the new trial paper for argu ment, and that the earliest was moved for in Easter Term, 1845, and eleven rules standing for the judgment of the court. In the special case and demurrer paper for the court, there are five for judgment, and thirty eight for argument. There are in the Court of Comm:de Pleas, four enlarged rules, three for new trials moved 1 for in Trinity Term last, and sixteen rules waiting the decision of the court. Four days have been appointed for demurrers, and on the first day, the 6th of November, sixteen are entered for argument. In the Court of Exchequer there are three cases in the peremptory paper. and eight f or j udgment in the special paper, and thirty one for argument. In the new trial paper there are four for judgment and five for argument, the earliest of which was applied for in Easter Term last. The Courts will witness some changes since Trinity Term. A new Judge in the C ourt o f Queen ' s Bench, in the place of the late Sir John Williams ; and in the Com mon Pleas a new Chief Justice, and the Court thrown open to barristers generally "to have audience in terra time." It s eems th at t h e C ourt o f Queen's Bench_ . issued 96,3 73 writs Cii• summons in six months, ending o n t h, • d • 10th May last ; the Court of Common Pleas 14,87 3 In di; same period , and the Court of Exchequer as m an as 30,763 in the time. y CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOClETY,—Wednesday, t P i s a meeting of the managing committ ee of the Church Pas.- toral Aid Society, it was stated that a contribution, of 200 guineas had been anonimously sent for the purposes of the society through Messrs. Hoare and Co, The donor m erely gave the initials o f " C. C. " The society have selected 25 cases as being most fit to l!a provided for out of the 2,000/. appropriated from Mr. Scott's bequest, and which are therefore called the Scott Grants." In ad dition to these grants the society now provides 311 in cumbents with the means of supporting 299 curates, and, t6hBenlaoyf a2s,siita,not2s7itoaltabthoourcoasmto(nwghaenn aggregate gtrheeggatreanptsop.ualapi be in operation) of 32,343/. As several of the a c turs; expenditurei ble g" b a te - ar at present unoccupied, the incumbents not be'lirr4 th e procure suitable fellow labourers, the of the society this year will probably, it was stated, not E CULATT' o Ns exceed 27,000/. Lord Mayor, in the course of —Yesterday the Mansion House, relative tr . , the s l o at til e STOCK EXCHANGE SP e in c: i o u n i v ry ers in at t i o on th t e t_ defend ts,, nexpre.,,sed "instances O f the e"se in which Messrs. Roches were a hope that the Committee of the " -E4xen '..ege would adopt some measures upon the subject; It is currently reported that an immediate in-. v"stigation will take place into the particuilirs a the dealings referred to in the report. A similar charge against another broker is, we understand, to be laid before the next Court of Record. Alderman Copeland, who has given notice of it, has expressed his determiner ti9ll to prosecute i; figorouslT, 1 - - _ PUBLICA TIOSS. 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London : Longman, Browa, Green, and Loagmans. IMPERIAL FOLIO.—FULL MUSIC SIZE. Early in November will appear, the ILLUSTRATED MUSICAL ALMANAC : a Visiting Table-book and Drawing-room Annual for 1847. Price Half-a-Crown. Six New Musical Compositions by Balfe, I Alexander Lee, Crouch, and Benedict, I Wallace, I Hatton. TWELVE ORIGINAL SONGS. By F. W. N. BAYLEY. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. By Kenny Meadows, Phiz, and other eminent Artists. A COMIC MUSICAL ALMANAC. By the Author of " The New Tale of a Tub," " The Comic Nursery Stories," and Three Years of the Comic Almanac of George Cruikshank. A considerable number of the directors and share holders were present ; amongst them we observed— Lord Hatherton, Charles Russell, Esq., M.P.; E. Bul ler, Esq., M.P.; Richard Spooner, Esq, M.P.; W. Mat thews, Esq., chairman of the Birmingham, Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley Railway Company; I. K. Brunel, Esq.; C. Saunders, Esq.; and a number of other gentlemen. Philip Henry duntz, the chairman of the company, presided. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, and the common seal of the company having been affixed to the register of proprietors, Trios. HOLROYD, Esq., the secretary, proceeded to read the report:— " The success of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway Company is an event of the highest importance to this company, and bringing it into immediate connexion with the mining and manufac turing districts north of Birmingham, cannot fail to be a most important adjunct to this line. The directors, therefore, propose an amalgamation, whereby its per manent connexion will be secured. To carry out this most desirable object, the directors propose to take the authority of the proprietary to enable them to proceed to Parliament. " The importance of securing to this company the principal traffic of the very populous district of South Staffordshire, and obviating any inconvenience from a break of gauge, points out the urgency of applying to Parliament, in the next session, for power to lay down the broad gauge rails in addition to those of the narrow gauge, and the directors propose to take the necessary mea sures for that purpose; and from all that has transpired, there is very little doubt that, looking to the public ad vantage, it will readily be granted. " The question of an extension from their present line is one which has undergone the anxious and at tentive consideration of the directors, and pressed upon them as it has been by the landowners and inhabitants of the district, they have determined to proceed to Par liament for permission to make a line from Warwick to Stratford, with the view of opening a railway communi cation between Warwick and Cheltenham. From Strat ford to Chippen Camden the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company obtained an Act to make a line last session, and that company will this year proceed to Parliament for permission to continue that line to Cheltenham. " The directors have given the necessary orders for proceeding with the works with the utmost possible dis patch; the greater portion of the line is already marked out, and the purchases proceeding with. " The directors have determined, in pursuance of the power contained in the Act, to allow 4 per cent. on de posits, after the sum of 5/. has been paid; and the share holders wishing to anticipate their calls will be allowed the same rate of interest upon all sums paid in advance." The CHAIRMAN said, in moving the adoption of the report, he hoped they would allow him to congratulate them on the position the Company now occupied in com parison to its position when the directors last had the pleasure of meeting the shareholders. There was only one thing in their past proceedings which he looked upon with regret. It was, that the Nobleman who had so worthily filled the office of chairman (Lord Hatherton), and for whose great services'they were so much indebted, had found that it would be incompatible with his time and public duties to continue to hold that office, and that he (the Chairman) feared he should but inadequately discharge the duties of the office he had so ably filled. He begged on his own part to offer his hearty thanks to the Noble Lord, and he was sure every shareholder would agree with him, for the great services which he bad rendered to the corn pany.—(Cheers.) The meeting was called for various purposes, and was called in accordance with the Act of Parliament. The first business which they had to transact was the appointment of the directors for the ensuing year, two auditors, and to fix the salary of the secretary. But these were matters of secondary importance in com parison to the proposition which the directors had called them together to consider with respect to the finances of the company. He have to state that they had not been able to obtain all the outstanding accounts ; but out of the 100,000/. which had been placed in their hands for the purpose of carrying the undertaking through the Parliamentary ordeal, 77,0001. remained in their hands.—(Cheers.) He might safely say, taking into consideration the outstanding liabilities, that from 255. to 30s. remained out of the deposits of 2/.—(Hear) —showing that they had practised the utmost economy in the conduct of their affairs. He now came to one of the most important matters relative to the company. It was the question of amalgamation with the Birming ham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway. There were so many, and such important reasons for this amalgamation, that he considered he should not find the slightest difficulty in convincing those present, because it must be obvious that their interests would be promoted by the adoption of such a course. It was necessary that no time should be lost in arriving at a decision on the matter, as the notices for the Act to amalgamate the companies must be given in the course of a few days. One of the reasons which influenced the directors in coming to this decision was, that, by the union of the two companies, there would be a uniformity of gauge from London to Wolverhampton through Birmingham, for no doubt the Legislature next session would sanction the laying down the broad gauge the whole way from Oxford to Wolverhampton. The directors were unani mous on the subject of amalgamation. He had seen several notices relative to this in the local and London newspapers, and stating that they were apparently anxious to bring about an amalgamation with undue haste. Now this was a very erroneous doctrine. The directors had no alter native. They must either have brought the matter before the shareholders and obtained their consent, or, in the event of not having brought the matter before them, spent money without obtaining their consent in Parlia mentary notices ; but they thought the most straight forward course to adopt was to call the shareholders together, to take their opinion upon it, and to proceed with their approval.—(Hear.)—He wished also to take notice of another paragraph, which had appeared in all the London, and many of the provincial papers, stating that negotiations had been entered into by this company for the transfer or lease of the line. He begged to state that there had been no negotiations of any nature what. soever; he wished most distinctly to state that there had been no offer from the Great Western Company, offering either to purchase or to take a lease of the line, but as the paragraph had been copied into the Birmingham papers, and as the share holders might possibly . think that the directors were withholding some information from them, he had thought it right to state how the matter really stood. However desirable hereafter it mi g ht be t o f orm an he tt with era the tie n Great, but, asWestern, large shareholder, i t wasa m a deprecated the idea of ta kin g terms at the p resen t mo ment, which might in a s hort time be consider ably in creased, as the advantages of their line began to be de veloped. He had little more to add. They had ob tained their Act. They had ha d to contend wi th all those weapons which wealth a nd interest could arr ay against them, but, acting upon the sound principles of right and competition, they had happily succeeded.— (Hear.) They had had the good fortune to act in unity whilst their opponents were divided by party interests, c and he hoped the unanimity and good fee lin g which had their proceedings up to that time would continue in the future, for, in his estimation, the rail way would become one of the most lucrative in Great Britain.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving the adoption of the report, and that it be printed and circu lated amongst the shareholders. Mr. MOSELEY' inquired, if they agreed to the adoption of the report, whether the meeting would stand pledged to the recommendations it contained. He, for one, dissented from,its sentiments, more particu larly that portion which related to the amalgamation of the company with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. The CHAIRMAN said if the meeting adopted the report they would adopt, as a matter of course, the sentiments it contained. Mr. MOSELEY inquired if a separate proposition for the amalgamation would be submitted for the approval of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said each matter would be put se parately. Mr. MOSELEY apprehended that in that case he should not be precluded from expressing his sentiments in detail. The CHAIRMAN said he would not. le v o e udt, andthe w e o r r d d e r ‘ e ‘ d a d o t p e t e d h , e " a p n r d i n t h t e e d r e p a n o r d t After a short di scuss i on t h e C ha i rman consente d to wa amongst the shar e h o ld ers . lii doing so a circulatedl esimply received, and ordered to be printed and circulated Mr. BULLER, M.P., propose d the re-election of the directors mentio ne d i n t h e report. it gave him great pleasure as a proprietor, that it was quite impossible for any of them, in his opinion, to meet the directors under more favourable circumstances. He difficulties, hiaf fi e r y lciva h lm a t i d ee ns h , t had d t t o nh oe t e ßh o ii n nl I t; : To d uh dny beho a b d t ai moren happilyinsag satisfactory o n r a c t h t e i a o tn n h the hs o ee f statement which had just been read of their labours in the service of the company. They had heard that 77,0001. remained out of the 100,0001. w hi c h had been placed in their hands. Considering the difficulties they had to contend with, against rival and powerful companies, so w a A s s e seconded weremotionsth e m o a t w i oanr,d awarding which an n eras a small an expenditure was almost unexampled. He con sidered they deserved the utmost praise. i M e d ° ; e of 1,2001. to the directors, and 201. to each Of the• auditors (Messrs. Crosthwaite and Alston). The CHAIRMAN said they had now come to the ques onleeireaFrr. tion of amalgamation. Icle would merely reiuest those H. Hurst, 27, King William-street, Strand. Just ready, in 1 vol., post Svo., price 7s. 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Spencer, 314, High Holborn. B RITISH WHALE and SEAL FISHERY COMPANY. incorporated by Royal Charter, limiting the liability of Shareholders to the amount of their subscriptions. Capital 250,0001., in 2,500 Shares of 1001. each. THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., Governor. GEORGE FRED. TIMING, Esq., Deputy Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Uarkly, Esq., M.P. I William King, Esq. Joshua Bates, Esq. Sir George Larpent, Bart. John G. Cattley, Esq. • Michael M`Ch'ery, ELq. Joseph B. Chapman, Esq. Alexander Nah ne, Esq. Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Bart. Thomas M.Weguelin,Esq, Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. (With power to add to their number.) AUDITORS. Captain Sir Wm. Edward Parry, R.N. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Messrs. Williams, Deacon7Lebeucbere, Thornton, and Co. Sowcyroks— Messrs. Desborough and Young. A detailed prospectus of the Company, which is formed with a view to the revival of the British Whale Fisheries, may be obtained on application to the Committee of Management, at No. 72, Corn hill ; or to Messrs. Desherough and Young, the solicitors of the Co.n pony, No. 6, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury ; at either of which places any further information that way be required will be afforded, and where applications for shares must be addressed in the following forts. NATHL. W. SYMONDS, Secretary pro torn 72, Cornhill, October, 1846. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Committee of Management of the British Whale and Seal Fishery Company. Gentlemen,—l wish to become a subscriber for shares, of 1001. per share, in this undertaking ; and I agree to take the said shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of 201. per share, and all calls thereon, and to sign the deed referred to in the prospectus when required to do so. I am, Gentlemen, your obeciFelt serval''.:., Name ........ Date ........ ...... • ... • • Referer co . DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, and WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Not;ce is hereby given, that the Parliamentary Deed a:3d Sub scrii.pers' Contract aro now in course of signature at the Offices of the Company. Powers of Attorney will be forwarded, free of expense, to enable Country Shareholders to sign these Deeds by proxy, on application to the Secretary. By order of the Directors, R. S. MACKENZIE Secretary. Oftlces of the Company, 4, Queen-square, Westminster, October 26, 1846. MERIONETHSHIRE SLATE and SLATE SLAB COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered Pursuant to Act of Parliament, 7 and 8 Victoria, Cap. 110.) Capital 50,0801., in 5,000 Shares, of 101. each. ACompany has been formed for the purpose of supplying, at greatly reduced prices, a sufficient quantity of SLATE SLAB, of the very best description to meet the dal!) , Increasing Demand. The objects of the Company are fully detailed in the Prospectuses, applications for which, and for the remaining Shares, may be made to the Manager, at the temporary Offices of the Company, 7, Copthall-court ; or to Mr. Thomas, mining agent, 18, Threadneedle-street, London ; Mr. John Glaisby, broker, New-street, York ; and Mr. John Cooper, broker, Albion-street, Leeds. MERIONETHSHIRE SLATE and SLATE SLAB COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that no applications for Shares in this Company will be received after MoNnev, the 9th of November next, after which the allotment will be immediately proceeded with. 7, Copthall-court, Oct. 30, 1846. E XETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHESTER RAILWAY. No. 13, Bedfortheircus, Exeter, Oct. 28, 1846. It having been unanimously resolved at a General Meeting of Shareholders of this Company, held at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st inst., that a renewed application be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session, f.,r authority to construct a Railway between the City of Exeter and the Town of Yeovil, with branches ; and power having been given to the Directors to increase the Capital of the Company, by the issue of New Shares, to the extent of 500,0001., the present Shareholders to have the option each of taking his rateable proportion (in Shares of 251. each, on which a Deposit of 2/. 12s. Gd. is to be paid) ; and it having been recommended to the Directors to divide the present 501. Shares into Shares of 251. each ; and it having been further agreed, that all holders of Scrip may withdraw, receiving back a dividend of Ils. Gd. per Share out of the firstiDeposit of 2/. 155., as the relative proportion after payment of the expenses incurred, together with the second Deposit of 21. les. if paid. Notice is hereby given, that each holder of Scrip on which the first deposit of 2/. 15s. only has been paid, is required to pay the second deposit of 21. 10s. per share to the Company's Bankers, and to forward the Scrip to the Secretary, at the office of the Company, No. 13, Bedford-circus, Exeter, on or before Tm utSDAY, the 19th day of November, 1846. Each holder of Scrip on which the second deposit has already been paid, to forward the same to the Secretary, on or before TUBBS DAY the 12th day of November, 1846. Every Scripholder, not being an original Allottee, to send with his Scrip the name of a respectable Referee. The Scrip to be accompanied (at the option of the holder) by au application in writing for any number of new shares he may require, not exceeding his rateable proportion ; namely, fur every five old shares of 501. each, four new shares of 251. each. Any Scripholder desiring to retire, is required to send his Scrip to the Secretary, on or before the said 19th day of November, with an intimation in writing of such his intention ; upon which he will re ceive an order on the Company's Bankers, for the balance of deposit returnable to him, with a form of receipt for the same. Every Scripholder not complying with either of the above stipulations, will cease to be a Shareholder in this Company. By order, JOHN CLENCH, Secretary. London — Messrs, Masterman and s Co. Exeter—Messrs. Sanders and Co. Messrs. Milford, Snow, and Co. West of England and South Wales District Bank. Devon and Cornwall Banking Company. National Provincial Bank of England. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR NEW SHARES. To the Directors of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Company. Gentlemen— I beg to inform you of my intention to take New Shares of 25/. each in the above Company, being a number not exceeding my rateable proportion of the increased capital in respect of my Scrip herewith inclosed. Name In full Prficession •• .. •• Date ..... ......• •• .......... STAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee of Shareholders, who have for some time past been Investigating the affairs of this Company, announce that a General Meeting of the Shareholders under Lord Dalhousie's Act has been called, and will be held at the Company's Offices, No. 6, Gray's Inn place, Gray's Inn, Holborn, London, at eleven o'clock on Monday next, the 2nd of November. The Committee therefore earnestly invite every Shareholder to attend that important Meeting, either personally or by sending the Scrip, to be produced on his behalf by a confidential person, then to hear and decide what ought to be done in the emergency of the case. ____ ........... This will be the last opportunity that the Shareholders will have In deciding on most important measures, vitally affecting their in terests. T. L. MARSDEN, Secretary pro tem. BARR, LOFTUOUSE, and NELSON, Solicitors. Leeds, Oct. 29, 1846. BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, AND CETTE RAILWAY (EZPELE TA'S) COMPANY. The Shareholders in the Bordeaux, Tozeouse, and Cette Railway (Ezpeleta's) Company are requested to send in their scrip to this office forthwith, to be exchanged against definitive shares in the Constituted Company, which will be ready for delivery as soon as the arrangements for that purpose can be cempleted. DAVI SALOMONS, Bordeaux and Cette Railway Offi D ce, 31. Lombard-street Chairman., London, October 19, 184 G. Forms to accompauy the deposit of scrip may be had on applica tion at the Company's offices. MECHI'S FAMOUS BAGATELLE TABLES, manufactured on the premises, 4, Leadenhall-street, London, make long evenings appoarshort,•and combine calculation with amuse ment.--price 31. 10s. 41. 105., 51. 10s., up t o 121. Sold also by his Agents—Speirs and Son, Oxford; Lounge, Leeds; Eastee, Liverpool ; Bruton and Williams, Dublin ; Woolfield, Glas gow ; Pratt, Bradford ; Thompson, Nottingham ; Stephenson, Hull ; Squiers, Dover; Steel and Rix, Norwich.--None are genuine without Alecid'r Ilaine and Address. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. FROM OUR OWN REPORTER. The first ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at two o'clock yesterday after ' noon, in the large room at Dee's hotel, Temple-row, Birmingham, pursuant to the provisions of the Act in corporating the company. The importance of the meet ing was materially increased by an announcement to the effect that the expediency of amalgamating with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, would be discussed, and in the event of the meeting deciding in the affirmative, to authorise an application to Parliament in the ensuing session to carry such amalgamation into effect. r/. :G *0 r,IF frit --31 L st erilitr' ° cit IPC° B r tbe_ a „,l LY A t ac A o,,„09;1