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ANTWERP —From Blackwall Pier—EVery Thursday, at Eleven, Morning. HAVR..--From St. Katharine's Wharf—E ver y S unday and • ;Tliur 9 dr..) - , at Eight, Morning. From London Bridge Wharf, for— .. `-`4l'END—Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. ii.I O I.IIOGNE - --Every Wednesday, Thu rs d ay and Saturday. O CII.EXISEvery Thursday and Sunday Morning. - ' HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Maiming. YARMOUTH—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Six, Evening. -- RAMSGATE—Saturday, May 9, at Half-past Nine. From Brown's :Wharf; , l'oplar, for— I NDINBURGH—Redueed Fares—April 29, and May 2,9, 13, 16 , . _ . 23;27; and - 30, at Ten, Evening. • • • From Colman's Irongate Wharf—ltedueed Fares—for— NEWCASTLE—Every Saturday, ittrEliht, Eveaing. Between BRIGHTON and; DIEPPE—Avery Wednesday aod Saturday. - ' • • To secure Berths, for Freight and Bills: containing hours of departure, fares; &c.; apply at the OfliCes, 6g, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-pircus ; and 35, Leadenhall-street._ . . L ON DON' AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. From an anxious desire to meet the public convenience, and with a view to placing the varied advantages of their Railway, in respect both of business and pleasure, more Within the reach of every class of the community, the Directors of this Company have resolved, on and after the Ist of May ensuing— To increase the number of the trains and to accelerate their speed, anti vary the hours of departure and arrival of many of them. To carry Second-Class Passengers ,with their Express Trains. To abolish their Slow Trains altogether, and to convey Third- Class Passengers at the ParliaMentany fares, with their ordinary Trains, four times a day each way, and at hburs to allow of an early departure and, late return to and fro. To make he following great Reduction in their Fares through on Express Train, first class reduced to 2Cs. SCefilla class —17 s. Fast Trains, first class"— 17s. secon I class —14 s. Jinxed 'trains, first class 141. second class . Ws. Third class at..........6a. 6d. By an arrangement with the Floating Bridge Company, the Omni bus fare between Gosport and Portsmouth' is reduced from Is. to 6d. each Pasaenger, including the same weight of luggage as allowed by the Railway Company. First class,- 1121 b. ; second class, 841 b.; third class, 561 b. Steps ere in progress to increase the Convenience of passengers procceding.by.steaul to France, the Clastunel Islands, the Southein • Coast, and the Isla of Wight. This route to France, although some what longer, Is by far the most certain anct secure, from there being good harbo,ars for departure and arrival at both ports. Parcel:, will be carried at a greatly reduced scale, the throughout chariPlait between' Southampton Gosport, and London, includi ng deliver,by passenger trains, being fixed as follows, viz.— Is. Od. for 28 lb. Is. 6d. „ 66 lb. 23. Od. „ 112 lb. Time Bills, giving full particulars, are in course of publication. (By order), P. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. April 18, 1846. LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Notice is hereby ven. tt a SPECIAL GNERAL MEET ING of the PROPRIETORS that of this COMPANY E will be held at the Euston Station, London, on TIIIIasDAY, the Yth day of May now xteXt ensuing, at 12 o'clock, when copies of the undermentioned Bills 11) /r Pending in Parliament, will be submitted to the proprietors for their approval, by which Bills it Is proposed to authorise the London and Birmingham Railway Company, either to construct,or to become the lessees or proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation Of the railways therein mentioned, that is to say— A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford. A Rill for making a railway from Oxford, to the London and Bir- Thittgham Railway at Bletchley, in the county or Buckingham. A Bill fer making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of War 'wick, to the town of Banbury, in the county of Oxford. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in• Arden, in the county of Warwick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the parish of Ashcharch, in the county of Gloucester. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch railway from the London and Birmingham Rail- I va'. near Coventry, to the Trent Valley Railway, in the parish of Nuneaton. A Bill for making a railway from or near the city of Worcester, to ththe London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Weedon, in e county o f N orthampton, with a branch to Alcester, in the county Warwick. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch from the said railway, to the Blisworth and Peter borough branch thereof. , A Bill to empo wer th e London and Birmingham Railway Company to extend their line at Leamington, and to enlarge their stations at Coventry and Rugby, and for other purposes A. Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway. to or near to Navigation-street, in the borough of Biz raingham. „, A Bill for making a railway from the London and Bi rm i ng h am irailr.vay, in the parish of Rugby, in the county of Warwick, to Leam ington and Warwick, in the county' of Warwick. YA Bill for carrying into effect certain arrangements between the aidon and Birmingham Railway Company, and the Company of 'Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigation, and for granting Certain powers to the said respective Companies. A Bid tor making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and to the Grand Junction Railway in the parish of Bushbury, with a line diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to tindley. A Bill for making a railway from Sinethwick, in the parish of Har borne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of Wor cester, with branches therefrom. A Bill to consolidate the L .radon and Birmingham Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies. A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of Northampton, to Ashchurcli, in the county of Gloucester, to be called "The Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway." A Bill for making a railway from Bliswortb, in the county of Northampton, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford, to be called The Northampton and Banbury Railway." A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch railway from Rugby to the Syston 'and Peter borough Railway at Stamford. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to snake a railway from Wolverton to Newport Paguell and Bedford. • A Bill for vesting the Aylesbury Railway in the London and Bir mingham Railway Company. • AIV 11. to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com. rilitilwa6 froth Thu London and Birmingham—Rail near 'Watford, to St.Albans and Di:instable, with a branch to Luton. A Bill to authorise an improvement of the line of the West London Railway and the Extension thereof to the river Thames. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany to enlarge their stations In London, and for other purposes. Tile chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely. Dated this 22d day of April, 1846. GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman, 1 Of the Board JOSII. FREDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy Chairman, S of Directors. By order, RICHARD CREED, Secretary. MIDLAND RAIL W A Y. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held at the Derby Station, Derby, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of May now next ensuing, at twelve o'clock, when the drafts of the undermen tioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present session, will be submitted to the Proprietors for their approval, under which Bills It is proposed to arthorise the Midland Railway Company, either to construct, or to become the Proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of the Railways, and to purchase the Canals therein mentioned ; that is to say— A Bill to authorise certain alterations in the Line of the Syston and Peterborough Branch of the Midland Railway, and tke formation of certain other Branch Railways in connexion therewith. A Bill for vesting the Leicester and Swannington Ralway in the Midland Company, and for authorising the last-mentioned Company to alter a portion of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, and to make certain Branches. A Bill to enable the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton with Branches, and to purchase the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Oakham Canal by the Mid land Railway Company. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Railway from Pye Bridge to the Clay Cross Station of the Midland Railway and a Branch in the Parish of Crick. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make several Branches from, the Erewash Valley Railway. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail 'Way fr.ra Nottingham to Mansfield with B ranches therefrom. A toempower the Midland Railway Compaey to make a Rail way from t he blidland Railway at Clay Cross, to join the Notti ng - Jura and Lin co l n Railway Branches. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from Swinton, in the West Riding of the County of York, to Doucaster, Gainsborough, and Lincoln, with Branches therefrom. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make cer. tam Branch Railways from the Main Line of their Railway and for other purposes. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to extend their Line at Birmingham, and for other purposes. • A P.lll for making a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Kings Norton, in the County of Worcester, to Hales wren, in the same County. A Bill for ma king a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Ashchurch, In the County of Gloucester, to Great Malvern in the County of Worcester. A Bill for making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Ban_ 'way at Stonehousc, in the County of r Gloncester, to the Birmin g h am and Gloucester Railway, at Glouceste A Bill for making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Rail- Way, at Mangotsfleld, to Bath. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Companies. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloueester,and ßa ilßiwnnay mingcho. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Companies with the Midland Com pany. A 'Bill for making a Railway from the Middlfeonrd, with dßai a Branchlwaynear Leicester to the Towns of Northampton an d Bedford, to be called the South Midland Railway Northampton and Bedford Lines. A BUI for making a Railway from the proposed South Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines), to Huntingdon, with a Branch to bo called the South Midland Sailway, (Huntingdon Branch). A Bill frr making a Railway from Poole to join the proposed Man chester and Southampton Railway in the Parish of Collingbourn Due) es, in the County of Wilts, with a Branch therefrom. A Bill for making a Railway from Southampton to Swindon, in the. County of Gloucester, to be called the Manchester and Southampton Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Cheadle, in the County of Chester, to or near to the .kiabergate Station of the Midland Railway in the County of Derby, to be called the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junc tion Railway. A Bill for making a Railway or Railways from Wolverhampton and Dudley to the Midland Railway at Wichnor Forge in Tatenhill, to be called the Trent- Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway in the Parish of Hampton, in Arden, in the County of War wick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the Parish of Ashchureh, in the County of Gloucester. A Bill for making a Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, i n t h e Parish of Hampton, in Arden, in the County of War- Wi, to th e T own of Banbury, in the County of Oxford. A k e Bill for maki ng a R a il way from or near the City of Worcester to London and Birmi ng h am Ra i lway, to the Parish of Weedon, i n the County of Northampton, with a Braack to Alcester, in he County of Warwick. The Chair will be taken at Twebre o'clock precisely. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairm of the Board JOHN ELLIS, Deputy-altain an,j of Directors. By order, Datel this 22d day of March. 1845, J. Y. BELL, Secretary. A CROS ric addreseTht o MR. GRIMSTONE ON HIS INCOMPARABLE EYE SNUFF. G ifted of men, who by thy wondrous art, _ enowned in every clime, through every part, I n Europe's wide and civilised domain M tdat Asia's countless millions, and again, S tretching from Af ric ' s bread and scorching al shores T o where the mighty Niagara roars : 0 h ! here accept this tributary lay, N or deem that I can ever well repay, E xcept in gratitude s i ncere, profound ' , 'S uch wondrous benefits I so long have found. E 'en from the moment I was led to try Y ear inarv'llou.s SNUFF, the SAVIOUR OF THE EYE! E ase, health, and comfort, now attend my day. tii afe from the lamp's bewild'ring dazzling blaze, N or dreading e'en the Sun's TOO burning rays. U nflt, in former days, for much employ, F eeling, not seeing: now, indeed, my joy, F ree and unbounded, thrives without alloy! Sept., 1845. J. M. S. Observe—The gigantic balance of all, the Public Press ! eulogise his excellent compound of British Herbs. The reader will remem ber that this celebrated Eye Snuff has been before the Public up wards of thirty-three years, advancing in the favour of all who use it. This odoriferous Snuff is sold loose at 6d. per ounce, or in canis ters bearing the above Royal Authority, and the sanction of her Maiesty's Lords of the Treasury on each canister, at Bd., Is. 3d., .d., 4s. 4d., Sc., and 15s. 6d. each, by all Tobacconists, Merchants, Lar )thers. This Eye Snuff is exported in white stone canisters to _a- r - quarters of the globe. A liberal discount allowed to Merchant s , ooliPPers, Agents, and others, on taking large quantities. Look well to the Signature of the Inventor, W. GRIMSTONE, 434, LON DON. OXFORD STREET, and 24, KING STREET, LONG ACRE *** For the convenience of Tobacconists, Grocers, and others who sell this Herbaceous Eye Snuff loose, and wish to have it in large quantities, they can be now supplied with canisters containing ten pounde, or u p wards, if required. BY eta d4lli; , a 23.. ad. canister win be 1116 laoludocs, awl so on la Da 1 . , ONDON and YORK SHAREROLDERS.— The Committee of Shareholders have the satisfaction to an nounce that they are now supported by the Holders of upwards of 35,000 shares, and the number is hourly increasing. The Committee have also to tate that they have ascertained that an offer for termi nating the Parliamentary contest, and all differences between the two Companies, and for greatly improving the position of the London and York Shareholders, has been made by the Eastern Counties Company to the Lo.ich II and York Directors. The Committee expect, in the course of a day or two, to obtain and lay the particulars of this offer, with their views on the subject, before all the Shareholders in communicat on with them, or whose addresses they can ascertain. The Committee again state they require no pecuniary support, but impress upon all Holders of Shares, and Subscribers to the Deed, that not a day should be lost in transmitting to them letters, fll!ed up and signed in a published form, approving of arrangements being made with the Eastern Counties Company. _ _ By. order of the Committee, 4 Size-lane, April 28th. 1846. HENRY PHILIPPS, Forms can be obtained at the Committee's Offices. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a 'Special General Meeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at half-past 10 o'clock in the forendoni for the purpose of submitting for the approval of ,the_kroprietors of the 401 Company the draft 0 . 4 Bill now bef ore Parliament, intitutled "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Ben; wick Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways in the County of Northumberland." Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Lloard of pirectors of the said Comp Any . NEWCASTLE and DARLINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway . Station, In the City of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at a quarter past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting for the approval: of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Bills now before Parliament, that is to say,— "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from or near Thirsk to Mallon, with a branch to Helmsley." "A Bill for enabling the Great North of England Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the Newcastle and Darling ton Juinction Railway Company, and to authorise the raising of addi tional 'money' by the said last•mentioned Company, for those and oti?er purposes." _ " A Bili for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from tit° line of the Great North of England Railway to Bedale." _ " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way CoMpany to make a Railway from the line of the Great North of England Railway to or near to Boroughbridge." " A. Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company, to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the.Weymouth Dock, and to make certain Branch Railways in the county of Durham, and for other purposes." " A Bill for authorising the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields Railway to trie Newbastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany, "' • • • • • And "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake, in the River Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and works to communicate therewith, and for other purposes." And at such meeting, it is proposed to confirm the deeds and agreements already entered into between this Company and the Great• North of - England. Railway Company, the Durham and Sun derland Railway Company, and the Weymouth Dock Company, either. alone or. together. with any other companies, or between the directors of the same companies, or any of them, relative to the pur chase and leasing of the said Great North of England Railway, the Durham and Sunderland RailiVay, and the Wearmouth Dock, or any of them, and the works connected therewith respectively. Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Notide is hereby given, that a Special g of t he Proprietors of the York ann North eneral MidlandMeetin Railway Company, will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of York, on Moaner, the 4th day of May.. 1846, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub mitting, for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Bills, at present before Parliament, that is to say,— " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to make a more direct line of Railw a y b etween York an L d eeds." " A Bill to authorise the widening and enlargement of part of the line of the York and North Midland Railway, or the construction and iA Bill for enabling the Hull and Selby Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the York and North Midland and Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or one of them, and to authorise the raising of additional money by both or either of the last-mentioned companies, for those and ether purposes." " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Itailway Com pany to make certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of tile county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 1.) " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com pany to mate certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 2.) And " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to extend the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway to or dear Castleton. And at such meeting it is proposed to confirm the deeds and agreements already entered into between this Company and the Hull and Selby and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or either of them, or between the Directors of the same several Com panies, or any of them, relative to the purchase and leasing of the said Hull and Selby Railway, and the works connected therewith. Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the said York and North Midland Railway Company. 13RITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, NEW ROAD, LONDON. Messrs. MORISON have much pleasure in publishing the follow ing extract of a letter from the Rev. A. Hewlett, Astley Parsonage, near Manchester. As that gentleman has had considerable experi ence for a series of years in the Hygelan mode of treating diseases, his statement must he Omitted as highly important : " Astley Parsonage, near Manchester, March 24, 1846. " Gcntlemen,—The success of the medicine (Morison's Pills) among the poor in this village is very great ; very many individuals, and some whole families, never think of seeking any other aid. In some cases, were other medical aid had been procured (through that impatience which is so natural to us all in illness) a return to the use of the pills has been attended with complete success. We have now tried them successfully for every case of illness that has occurred in our large family, during the last three years, and I am thoroughly convinced of the soundness of the theory on which the pills are made; and believe that if there be a curable complaint the careful and judi cious use of the ' Vegetable Medicine' will accomplish the cure. " Yours truly, " ALFRED HEWLETT. "To Messrs. Morison, British College of Health, New-road, London." No Chemist or Druggist is authorised to sell Morison's Hygeian Medicines. See that the words " Morison's Universal Medicines" are engraved on the Government stamp. ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, an eminently balsamic preparation, is equally celebrated for its safety in application, as for Its mild and soothing operation, in thoroughly purifying the skin of all redness, pimples, spots, fr ec kl es, tan, and discolourations ; producin g a healthy freshness and transparency of complexion ; and an admired softness and delicacy on the hands, arms, and neck! In cases of chi, 'A e t na, chapped skin, or incidental inflammation, it Is pre-eminent!! successful, and gentlemen after shaving will find it allay all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Balmy, odoriferous, and creamy, its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Conti nent of Europe, together with the " elete" of the aristocracy, and "haute voles." Its high reputation induces unprincipled shopkeepers to offer the spurious " Kalydors" for sale, composed of mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action en dangering health. It is, therefore, imperative on purchasers to see that the words "Rowland's Kalydor" are on the envelope (an en graving of exquisite beauty from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) and that A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton garden, are engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. Bold by the Proprietors, and by chemists and perhuners. l i a. All other Kaidors are frieltulent imitations I N0.16;726. LONDON, WEDNESDAY 0 - N N G LONDON and BLACKIVA.LL EXTENSION 'liumAy. aNTRACT FOR, WOR Kg. The Direettil of the o London and Blackwall Railway Company are prepared to receive TENDERS for the EXECUTION of so much of the WORKS on the extension railway as are situate bet Ween the • ,lunation with the Blicktvall Railway at Stepney and the south side of the Boar-retol, ih , the county of -Middlesex. Seetions, drawings, and specifications will be ready for In spection at -the Office of the engineer,' Joseph Locke, Esq., Adam- Street, Adelphi, on Thursday, the 2:141 day` of April inst. Seared Tenders on in inted ffirins, which may be had at the office of the Eogincer, must be de lvered to the Secretary, at the office of the Company, be(bee Twelve o'clock at noon, on TUESDAY, the 19th day, of May next, when the Directors will meet to consider them, and when all persons making tetfficrs are requested to be in attendance. The Directors do not hind themselves to accept the lowest tender. J. N. DANIELL, Chairman. J. F. KENNELL, Secretary. - 01lices,'Lnittion Terminus, Fenchurch-street, AprJ 20,' 1846. IRISHGREAT WESTERN' RAILWAY, DUBLIN TO GALWAY. • The PETITIONS to both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT f rom th e SUBSCRIBERS and SHAREHOLDERS in this RAILWAY "To • suspend the prOgress of the Bill during the proposed negotiations, and until after the adjourned meeting," LIES FOR SIGNATURE at the Shareholders' Cominittee-room, Founders' Hall-court, Loth bury. • ' RICHARD THO3IPSON, Secretary. April 28, 1846. • „ • . OUTH MIDLAND, OR - LEICESTER,- VY 'NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, AND HUNTINGLiON,• RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a General Meeting of the Shareholders, of the South Midland Railway Company, will be held at the Railway Station, Derbys on SATURDAY, the 2d of May next, at Two o'clock in the afternoon, tor the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bills now before 'Parliament rela tine. to this undertaking. The votes will be taken according to the amount -Of Scrip held by each Shareholder ? Present, or represented by proxy, at the Meeting;: and . every person claiming :.to vote, either in his own right, or as proxy, , willlYe required to i prgduce and deliver up the Scrip attached together, with the. name and address of the owner affixed, ivhoie vote will then be noted, and the Scrip returned.' "Forms 'of PrOXy May be dli aihed by applyfng to the Secretary, at the Company's Office..47Midtand Radii/ay Station, Leicester. •-• The Directors think it right to Inform the Shareholders, that the preamble of the Bill for the Huntingdon Branch of the South Mid land Railway, has already been declared proved by the Committee of the House of` Commons, and that the Bill for the Rugby and Hunt ingdon Railway (a competing line) has been rejected. The Committee on the Bill for the Northampton and Bedford lines • appointed to meet en the 27th instant. Dated this 13th day of April, 1846. GEO. HUDSON, Chairman of the Committee of Directors. By order, G. N. BROWNE, Secretary. - 11 ) VEXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN, JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this Company will be held, pursuant to the sessional order of Par liament, at the Company's London Offices, 9, Whitehall-place, on MONDAY, May the 4th next, at One o'clock precisely in the after noon, and that at such meeting a copy of the Bill now pending in arliament, to empower the Company to construct their proposed railway, will be submitted for consideration. . . And notice is hereby further given, that all Scripholders attending the said meeting will be required to PRODUCE their SCRIP, and to allow the numbers thereof and their names to be registered By order of the Provisional Committee, April 23, 1846. CADWR. WILSON, Secretary. IPSWICH, NORWICH AND YARMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the sessional order and the Bill recently introduced into Parliament, the Directors have determined to POSTPONE the GENERAL MEETING, convened for the 30th inst., until some future day, when the Proprietors will have the opportunity of legally deciding what course shall be adopted. The Report which the Directors had intended to Submit to the Meeting, will be forwarded in the course of a few days, to every registered Proprietor. By order, FREDERICK BIGG, Secretary. 12, Old Jewry Chambers, April 27, 1846. MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY. Rstered.) Notice is hereby (Provision ve gin, that ally egi a SPECIAL MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this COMPANY will be held at the White Hart Inn, in the town of Witham, or. SATURDAY, the 2d day of May next, at twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Bill now de pending in Parliament, intituled, "1 Bill for making a Railway from Maldon, through Witham to Braintree, all in the county of Essex," will be submitted to the consideration of such meeting. Dated this 22d day of April, 1846. BLOOD and DOUGLAS, Solicitors for the Bill, Witham. 11OLCHES1'14., STOUR •VALLEY, SUD • BURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY. • Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the COLCHES- Tt.R, STOUR 'VALLEY; SUDBURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held at the Offices of the said Company, No. 1, lligh-Street; Colcfiestei, ' Essex; on TIIIIESDAT; the 7th day of May, 1846, at One • o'clock in the •afternuon, for. the purpose of submitting "a 'copy of the Bill'now befcte Parliament, to incorporate the said Com pany and construct and maintain the said Railway for the considera tion of the said S , :ripholders and Holders of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip. -Dated this 27th day of April, 1846. GEORGE BAWTREE, Secretary. • .WAREFIELD; AND MIDLAND .1 • -, JUNCTION AILWAY.• . 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BRIAhTT respectfully informs „Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Fanilies;that he has taken the above Hotel, every part of which has been.tronowated and greatly improved. IL B. begs to assure those who may honour him with their patronage that every at tention shalL be paid to ,their comforts, and his charges strictly moderate. . The British Hotel Is pleasantly situat e d, b e i ng near th e H ouses o f Parliament and the 'Theatres, and is easy of Access from all the different Railway Stations. This Hotel contains Rooms suitable for Committees and Public Meetings. VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT HOTEL FOR SALE. ' GLOBE 'HOTEL; "PLYMOUTH. THIS well-known freehold HOTEL; COM MERCIAL, ESTABLISHMENT, and • POSTING-HOUSE, With the SPIRIT SEICp adjoining, ,wltch is held on a lease - WfVelttal right - iirreTienral, non , lialhe oceliPtitiOn Radmore, whose term expires at. Lady-day, 1847, will be SUB MITTED to SALE at PUBLIC AUCTION, by SKARDON and SON, at the above Hotel, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May next, at Twelve at noon, by order of the Trustees of the late Mr. Joseph Murch, aubj•at to such conditions of sale as will be then produced. The premises are situated in and fi onting Bedford-street, with a continuation to George-street and Frankfort-street, which streets form the most public thoroughfares and trading part of the town, and possess advantages of locality unrivalled, and stand on an area of 8,5 M feet. Particulars may ba knawn, and permission to view, by applying to Mr. Edward Oldrey, Norley-place; or to Messrs. Woollcombe, Square, Stephens, and Prance, solicitors, Plymouth. Plymouth, April 22, 1846. OLD CROWN, LICHFIELD. GEORGE CALLA WAY, in returning most sincere thanks to those Commercial Gentlemen, Agricul turists, and the public generally, who have hitherto so kindly sup ported him, begs respectfully to solicit a continuance of their favours, and assures them that no effort shall be wanting to secure their comfort and accommodation. April 27, 1846. WANTED, A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN, who has had experience in the business, to take the manage ment of a Commercial Inn. None need apply without the mos/ respectable references as to character and ability. Address to G. Callaway, Old Crown, Lichfield. QILVt- YER PLATE, New and Second-hand.- 1...3 T. COX SAVORY and Co.'s Pamphlet of Prices, with out lines, may be had gratis, or will be sent post free if applied for by a paid letter. The contents are the prices, weights, and patterns of new and second-hand Silver Spoons mad Forks; new and second hand Yea and Coffee ' 4 ervlces, Waiters, Silver-edged Plated Goods, the new plated on white metal Spoons and Forks, Watches, Clocks, Cutlery, Ladies' Gold Neck Chains and Jewellery. P. COX SAVORY and Co., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Grace. church-street), London. NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &C. This overcoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees, 1 l t Regent-street. PORTUGAL. We have received accounts from Lisbon of the 21si instant. Agrarian disturbances bad broken out in the province of Minho. The constitution was suspended on the 20th 'inst. for a term of twenty days, the press suppressed, military tribunals created for the trial of all offences against the State, and summary' proceedings were to be instituted after the fashion of those in Spain—those condemned to be pas sados par as arms though not merely on id en tifi ca ti sn A as l's by the orders of farvaa. It is not very complimentary 'to Sir Robert Peel to find his Irish Coercion Bill quoted by the Portuguese Minister for an example in his country, and a justification of his atrocious measure. The following are extracts from our correspondent's . letter : "This country was placed under martial law yesterday, the 20th inst. The present Government has been four years in office, and in that brief period the constitution has been suspended three times. The province of Minho has been the scene of agrarian outrages for the last twelve days, arising from the attempt to put in force the new system of taxation by repartition, and to levy imposts in the agri cultural districts, under the new bill of health, particu larly burdensome and oppressive. One of the first tumults was caused by a refusal of the local authorities to suffer the burial of a poor peasant to take place without obtaining a certificate from a medical officer, who is empowered by this oppressive law to exact a sum for his signature little short of ten shillings sterling. The friends of the deceased in vain pleaded their inability to pay the sum in question. The rites of burial were refused; the women of the district rose en 2nasse ; the troops were marched against them; resistance was offered, and it is stated that several women and children were shot by the valiant soldiery, but not before some of the latter were routed by these exasperated women. The peasants of the districts of Guithares, Porado, and Penella, the J)iario of the 17th states. revolted on the 14th instant, entered Braga, attacked the barracks of the eight regiments in a most daring manner, and were repelled with a loss of many wounded and a sufficient num ber of dead—muitos feredos e bastanfes mortos.' The Go vernment organs have abstained from giving any detailed accounts of the further tumults and their results, but it is acknowledged that two other desperate attacks were made on the quarters of this regiment, that scattered detachments in adjoining districts have been assailed, and in one or two instances repulsed by the armed peasants, in some places in bodies of upwards of two thousand men—that the houses and offices of the local authorities, whose duties are connected with the carrying into operation of the new system of taxa tion have been broken open, the schedules of those taxes destroyed, and that the cries of the insurgents were Viva,' for the Queen and for religion, and Morras ' for the Mi nistry. " Senhor Jose Bernardo Cabral, the Minister of Justice, left his portfolio yesterday for the seat of war,' via Oporto, accompanied by the 16th Regiment. "The accounts from Minho this day are, that the move ment is extending to Tras os Montes, and that a detachment of soldiers, proceeding from Chaves to the chief scene of dis turbance, had been obliged to retrace their steps. The pro bability is, h)wever, that order will be restored, but at a very dear cost to the interests of the country and of the Throne. • "Five per Cent. Inscriptions, 66% 67; Four per Cent. ditto, 57 58 ; Apolices Old Five per Cent., 68 69 ; Ditt o F our per Cent., '58 1 4 58 3 %; Bank Shares, Lisbon, 768 milrees; Union Ditto, 112 milrees; Confianga, 97 1 ,1-10 per cent. Exchange on London, 90 days, 541." —Chronicle. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. The following is the Bill introduced into the House of Lords last night by Lord Dalhousie. A BILL INTITULED AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE DISSOLUTION OF CERTAIN RAILWAY COM PANIES. Whereas it is expedient to facilitate the dissolution of cer tain railway partnerships as hereafter mentioned, and to afford facilities for the winding up the concerns of such part nerships : may it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excel lent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that when any persons shall have entered into any contact usually called a subscription contact, or other agreement or agreements, for the formation of a company or partnership for making any railway which cannot be carried into exec . u__ execu tion without obtaining the authority of Parl i ament,i t shall be lawful for such persons to dissolve the said company or partnership, contract or agreement, in manner hereina f ter mentioned, and that whether or not this contract or agree ment shall contain any powers or provisions for dissolution of the company or partnership intended to be thereby formed. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful ter the com mittee, provisional directors. or other persons by such con tract or agreement as aforesaid intrusted with the manage ment and carrying i?.to effect of the undertaking, and who are hereafter called " the committee," to call a meeting of the shareholders for the purpose of determining whether the part nership or company intended to be formed (and which is hereafter called the company") shall be dissolved, and in what manner; and that if such meeting shall determine, as after mentioned, that the company shall be dissolved, then, as from' the date of such meeting (subject as after mentioned) the company shall be taken to be dissolved, and the com mittee shall not have the power to proceed any further with the undertaking. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any five shareholders, as after defined, by writing under their hands, to require the committee to call a meeting for the pupose aforesaid; and that if the committee refuse or neglect, within six days after any such requisition shall have been left at the registered place of business of the company, or shall have been served personally on any member of the committee, to call such meeting, it shall be lawful for any five shareholders to call such a meeting. 4. And be it enacted, That the meeting shall be held to have been duly called, although the votes of the parties calling the same, or any of such votes, shall be disallowed at the meeting by the scrutineers to be appointed as herein after mentioned. 5. And be it enacted, That the calling of any such meet ing shall be by notice, signed either on behalf of the Com mittee by any one member of the same, or in case the meet ing shall be called by the shareholders, then by the share holders calling the same, such notice to be advertised eight clear days, and not more than fifteen days before the time to be therein fixed for holding such meeting in the London Gazette, and also within the before-mentioned limits as to time in three London daily newspapers; that in the case of railways to be made in Ireland, the said notice shall also be advertised within the before -mentioned limits as to the time in the Dublin Gazette, and in two Dublin daily newspapers; and as to railways to be made in Scotland, the said notice shall also be advertised in atleast two newspapers in common circulation in the city of Edinburgh. 6. And be it enacted, That every notice of meeting shall specify the day, hour , place, and purpose of meeting. 7. And be it enacted, That the person to be in the chair at every such meeting shall be some member of the committee, to be elected by a majority of the members of th e committee present at the m ee ti ng , an d i n case the votes of th e _ members of the committ ee present s h a ll b e equally divided, or there shall be no member of the committee elected, then some shareholder entitled to vote to be elected by the meeting ; and every person present to have one vote r for the election of the chairman and scrutineers ; an d v have a casting vote, in addition t o any other vote which he may be entitled to; and if any su c h chairman shall refuse t o give his casting vote on the question of dissolution or bank ruptcy as after mentioned, the question shall be considered as carried in the affirmative for dissolution or bankruptcy.eau a. Aa be it enacted, That We C41.41111M at Trych 1846. PRICE SD. meeting shall be bound to put to the meeting any quistion proposed for the dissointionof the company, or as to the mode thereof; 'and the election of scrutineers, and that no business shall be transacted at any such meeting other than the consideration of any such' question so proposed, and the election of a chairman and scrutineers. 9. And be it enacted, That immediately after the election of a chairman at such meeting, the meeting shall proceed to elect as scrutineers three:shareholders in the company, whose business it shall be to verify as after-mentioned, and take the votes of the shareholders entitled to vote and cast up the same, and the decision of them, or any two of them, shall be &lel is all reipects. 10. And be It enacted, That in case it shall be discovered by or shown to the 'scrutineers that the chairman at any meeting is not entitled to vote as a shareholder, it shall be lawful for the meeting either to elect a new chairman or to maintain such existing chairman, but such chairman so main taineditl oflice,shall not thereby acquire the Tightof votingas shareholder, or of giving a casting .vote; and in case the votes shall be equally divided, the resolutions shall be con sidered as carried in the affirmative for the dissolution and as l to the bankruptcy of the company,. provided always tint vote, acts, and deeds by the chairman not entitled tb the meeting presided over by him, given or done befoer,r.otleb3 discovery of his not being so entitled, shall be valid and effectual. A nd 11. be it enacted; That - tiny such meeting . • , in the event of the prescribed quorum afteir-meanstiafonoerdesaniodt being present at such meeting, then the chairman shall cattle the votes of the persons constituting the o said meeting to be taken anti recorded, and shall then gd held at the safne place and at a day adjourn de l e e d i a ar s :e l d me by id tl 4 te g cluiiiman, such day not being less than three More than one week from th e or i g i nal day of metinand,tnitoll day and the time of meeti ng i n th e meantime beingaadver tised twice in each of three London daily newspapers, and in 'the case of a Scotch railway, also twice in two EdinburFlt newspapers, and in the case of an Irish railway, al .o twice in each of two Dublin daily newspapers ; and at snch ad +Sarnia meeting the votes of such personti-constitntinnthe same as had not voted at the original meeting shall be taken and recorded, and the total number of votes given at the original and adjourned meeting shall be received as if given at one and the same meeting. 12. And be it enacted, That the hour to be fixed for ho ing any meeting under the provisions of this Act shall be that of noon. 13. And be it enacted, That the only persons entitled to be present and vote at any such meeting as shareholders (ex cept as to the appointment of a chairman and scrutineers) shall be those persons who shall for the time being be in pos session of and produce certificates or receipts declaring parties entitled to shares in any company, or acknowledging the receipt of a deposit in such company, usually termed "scrip," ot " receipts" for deposits on shares, and that notwithstand ing the party in possession may not be the party to whom the same was originally granted, or that the same may not have been legally assigned to the party in possession, and that notwithstanding the same may be held by the holder as a mere mortgagee, or the same may be subject to any charge or lien, and which parties are not by this Act called "share holders." 14. And be it enacted, That every shareholder shall be en titled to one vote in respect of every share held by him up to ten, and to one additional vote for every four shares beyond the first ten shares held by him up to one hundred; and to an additional vote for every ten shares held by him beyond the first hundred shares; and that all shareholders producing such scrip or receipts shall be entitled to attend meetings and to appoint proxies according to the form contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, or in some form to the like effect: provided always, and be it enacted, that the fact of any such party attending any such meeting shall not in any wise increase or alter his rights or liabilities. 15. And be it enacted, that the appointment of any such proxy shall be signed by the party appointing the same be fore a Master or Master Extraordinary of the Court of Chancery in England or Ireland, or a justice of the peace in England or Ireland, or before a sheriff or sheriff depute or justice of the peace in Scotland, or before the registrar of joint-stock companies or his deputy; and that on signing the same the scrip or receipt in respect of which the proxy is in tended to be appointed shall be produced to the Master, justice, sheriffor sheriff depute, registrar or deputy registrar; and the numbers of shares and the name of the party enti tled shall be verified, with the numbers and name stated in the appointment of proxy, before such Master, sheriff, sheriff depute or . justice, registrar or deputy registrar; and that no such appointment of proxy shall be subject to stamp duty. 16. And be it enacted, That to constitute a meeting under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of deciding on a dis solution, and the mode thereof, persons representing at least one-third part of the shares in the undertaking actually issued must be present and vote; and that, for the purpose of effecting a dissolution, a n d th e mo d e th ereo f, th ere mus t b e at least three-fifths of the votes of persons present, and voting either as shareholders or proxies, in favour of the motion for dissolution, and the mode thereof. 17. And be it enacted, That the chairman at every such meeting shall sign a minute of the proceedings, and that every minute so signed shall be advertised within the shortest pos sible time in the same papers in which notice of the meeting is herein-1 efore required to be given; and a copy of the London Gazette containing the advertisement of such meet ing shall be evidence of the meeting having been duly called and held, and of the resolutions recorded having been duly passed by the majorities therein mentioned ; and that any person who shall insert or cause to be inserted in the London Gazette any advertisement under the present clause, knowing the same to be false, in any material pattieular, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. 18. And he it enacted, That as regards all projected rail ways as aforesaid any portion of the intended line of which is situate in England or Wales, the meeting aforesaid may be held, as shall be specified in the notice calling the same, either in the cities of London or Westminster, or at the registered place of business of the company ; or as regards any railways any portion of the intended line of which is situate in the counties of Lancaster or Chester, such meeting may be held at Manchester or Liverpool ; or as regards any railways any portion of the intended line of which is situate in the county of York, such meetings may be held at York or Leeds ; that as regards railways situate in Ireland, the meetings may be held either in London or Dublin, or at the registered places of business, as shall be specified in the no tice ; and that as regards railways situate in Scotland, the meetings may be held either in London or Edinburgh, or at the registered places of business, as shall be specified in the notice. 19. And be it enacted, That no parties shall be entitled to vote, except in respect of scrip certificates or shares actually issued or given before the 31st day of March, 1846, and that the shares or certificates actually issued or given, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to constitute the whole number of shares in the undertaking, although the contract may have provided that the undertaking shall consist of a greater number ; and that for the purpose a as certaining the number of shares or certificates actually issued the committee of any projected railway company shall, within twelve days after the passing of this Act, be bound to send in unto the registrar of joint-stock companies a return in writing under the hand of any member of such committee specifying the number of shares or certificates actually issued or given as aforesaid, the amount of each share, and of the deposit paid or to be paid thereon ; and that in case such return shall not be so sent in within the aforesaid period, or shall be found to be incorrect, every member of the committee shall forfeit the sum of pounds, to be recovered in like manner as any penalty under the Act, intituled "An Act for the Registration, Incorporation, and Regulation of Joint-Stock Companies," is recoverable. 20. And be it enacted, That the registrar of joint-stock companies shall, within six days from the passing of this Act, send to the registered place of business of every such company a notice in writing under his hand requiring such return to be made ; but the omission to send any such notice by the registrar shall not exempt the committee of any such company from the penalties aforesaid ; and every person shall be at liberty to inspect any return made to the registrar under this Act on payment of a fee of one shilling for every such inspection, and also to require a copy or extract of any such return to be certified by the said registrar on payment of a fee of sixpence for every folio of such copy or extract ; and that in all courts of law and equity and elsewhere, such copy or extract so certified shall be received in evidence. 21. And be it enacted, That in addition to the question of dissolution, it shall be imperative on the meeting to decide whether such dissolution shall or shall not be taken to be an act of bankruptcy for the purpose of having the affairs of the company wound up under the provisions of the Act after mentioned. 22. And be it enacted, That in case the meeting shall re solve that the dissolution shall not be so wound up, then (sub ject to the power herein-after given to the committee and to creditors of the company to petition for a fiat) the affairs of the said company shall be wound up according to the or dinary rules applicable to the dissolution of partnership un dertakings. 23. Provided always, and be it enacted, That the resolu tion to dissolve the company, or the actual dissolution thereof, shall not alter or aff ec t th e r i ghts of per sonscredmitoanryosrhoaarvnoyethlaewrfuily engage ments t being whatsoevershareholders which the in thecompany,committee entered into, and shall not affect any suits pending before the passing of this Act ; but that the company shall not be bound to perform any engagement which cannot be per formed by reason of the dissolution. 24. And be it enacted, That where any meeting called to consider the question of dissolution shall have determined the question of the dissolution of the company in the nega tive, no new meeting shall be called to consider the question of dissolution, or any matter relating thereto, until the lapse of six months from the day in which the question was last resolved in the negative. 25. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the majo rity of the committee of any company, at any time after the dissolution thereof shall have been resolved, or for any cre ditor of such company to such amount as is now by law re quisite to support a fiat in bankruptcy, or of any shareholder as before defined holding at least shares, within months after the dissolution thereof shall have been resolved, t o petition that a fiat in bankruptcy may issue against such company. 26. And be it enacted, That upon the production of a copy of the London Gazette containing the resolution of any such meeting as aforesaid, whereby it shall be resolved that the dissolution of the company shall be an act of bankruptcy, or upon the petition of the majority of the committee or share. holders, or of any creditor under the last preceding clause, a fiat in bankruptcy shall issue against such company by the registered name or style of such company ; and the company shall thereupon be deemed to be within the provisions of an Act passed in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for facilitating the winding up of Joint-stock Companies: unable to meet their pecuniary engagements," in all respects as if a fiat in bank ruptcy had issued against it under the said Act. 27. 'And be it enacted, That the following words and ex pressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, so far as such meanings are not excluded by the context or subject-matter; (videlicet) — The word "month" shall mean calendar month. The word " person" shall include corporations. gender And respectively w oa to deno t e i b n a g l t b h e e b s e i l n d g er apply of persons and things or to females respecti - m :y . be amended, Passed in this session 28. And be it enacted, that this be A altered, or repealed by any Act to numbera,ls o and to a masculine plurality of Parliament. SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ACT REFERS. FORM OF PROXY. I,ectively A. 8., of holder of shares, num b ered respectively in the projected railway company, do hereby appoint C. D., of ,tobe my proxy upon anymatter relating to the dissolution of th e said company, to vote, vo te, dissent, and act as he shall think proper. witness my hand, the day of ANNIVERSARY ;DINNED. The anniversary festival .0-slie- Highland Society was celebrated on tiaturday eve., "at the I f pndori Tavern, Bishocsgate-street ; about two hundred gentlaaen sat down to dinner. His Grace the Duke of Richmond presided. The Early of Rosebery, the Vice-Chancellor of England, Sir James Clarke, Bart. ; the Chishelm ; -- Mr. -- Sheriff Laurie, Win. Tite, Esq., F.R.S. ; Jas. Malcolmson, Esq., C. Knight Murray, Esq., and Dr. Hoffman, occupied seats in the imme diate vicinity of the chair. The CHAIRMAN, when the c l o th was remove d , gave in succession the healths of " The Queen ; " " The Queen Dowager ;" "The Duke of Roth say , and the remaining branches of the Royal Family." In prefacing this last toast the Noble Chairman expressed his conviction that, at any time, the company would be anxious to do honour to the toast, but more particularly on that day, which was the sn nivereary of the birth of two members of the Royal Family, , namely, the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Alice. The toasts were drunk with the greatest enthusiasm. The Army and Navy were next toasted ; and then The CHAIRMAN proceeded to advert to the benefits con ferred by the society which they had assembled to support. Through its instrumentality and the munificence of the contributors to its funds, 20,000 children were educated, who, with( tit their aid, would have no means of educe -at t,1% all. In conclusi on , h e proposed " The health of his Ro Highness the Duke of C am b r id ge (President of the Society), and prosperity and perpetuity to the Royal Highland Society."—(Cheers.) The Earl of ROSEBERY gave " The health of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, and prosperity to the roof-tee of the house of Lennox."—(Cheers.) _ _ The Noble CHAIRMAN returned thank., and propos e d " The health of his Majesty the King of the French," wh ose name was enrolled amongst those individuals who had made donations to the society.—(Cheers.) H e was worthy of this tribute of their respect, not only because he was a subscriber to their funds, but also because he was a great man, who thought that war should never be resorted to if it could be avoided. • _ . The SECRETARY announced the receipt of subsc u riptiens . I amounting to 6501., in which the following cy Cambridge, e uch, 501 . . 2 O/. Duke; ' uf Her Maje&ty, 50/. • the Queen Dowager, 1 0 0/7 elres.in; included d e of Tagore, of dalcutta, 10/. ; Duke of Richmond, 251. ; Earl of R"eberY, 104 ; Vice-Chancellor of England, 10/. 108.; Lon:. Duchess of Roxburgh, Gloucester, ll4ddo, NM., &c. 261. ss. 1 5 0 s ./.: D w Duke a r k o a f u ß a u u t c h - The CIIAIRMA N propoSad "The healths of the Vice-Fresi- The Ea r l c i ia t i t iz ilos t -I,zsi.Nopaoir proposed "The lea dents of th e S oc i ety, " with Whose names he cOtipled those of the D u k e o f Wellington and tle Earl of liosebery.— (Cheers.) thanks.ilt The h of the Vice- Chancellor of England," which was drunk with Highland honours. The next toasts were "The health of the Secretary, Mr. Thmil,nsOn," "The Chief s o f Clans, " and " The Chisholm." in the coarse of the evening Mr. Wilson, at thede s ir e o f the Chairman, sang tome Scottish airs. The band of the Scotch Fusilier Guards was in attendance, also her Majesty's Highland piper, and th e p i per of the Duke of Sutherland. REFUGEES IN FRANCE.—It appears that there are at this time, in France, 4,525 refugees receiving relief, 428 Spaniard', either Italians, erof th e,e categories. 3 ,7 do not vrithin an T d h f e ou n r um pe b rso er n o s f whoref4deeos whonotco re ceive any relief Is 7,778, viz., flans, and 179 Germans. Of the aggregate total of 12,203 refugees, Pole 6,424 Spaniards, 269 Poles, 209 .Ita only nine hare been sent out of France, most of them from causes tinconneeted with politics. lIIGH LEVEL BRIDGE OVER THE TYNE.—The first pile of the coffer dent to be used in the erection of the high level bridge over the river Tyne at Newcastle was driven into the bed of the river on Friday last in the presence of Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company. A splendid drawing of the projected bridge, from the design of Mr. Ste phenson, has been executed by Mr. Carmichael, and has attracted much attention in Newcastle, where it was exhibited In the Guildhall during several days last week. IiER MAJESTY'S SHIP GLADIATOR.—On Saturday morning this new steam-frigate, built by the Surveyor of the Navy. left her moorings off Woolwich and proceeded round the Nore Lights, to test her engines and try her speed ; her gallant commander, Captain Robb, haVing invited on board a select number of ladies and gentlemen to enjoy the excursion. As a model of naval archi tecture, it must be admitted the Gladiator displays great fertility of genius and immense practical skill on the part of Sir William Symonds, Indeed, for nicety of adjustment in all those details upon which at once beauty and power depend, we believe few rivals to this admirable vessel will be found in her Majesty's navy ; while the machinery is' so perfect, its movements so smooth and noiseless, that even when the revolutions were 19 per minute, one scarcely knew the ship was under way, Lit for the rapid progress she made through the waters. The Gladiator is 1.190 tons, and Is fitted with engines by Messrs. Miller and Raven hill, of 430 horse-power, and carries a complement of 175 men. She stows 380 tons of coal, 63 tons of water, and had on board during the above trip four months' provisions of every kind (with room for an ether month's), four month's slop clothing, twelve menthe stores, besides sixteen tanks and a quantity of other stores for conveyance to Portsmouth Dockyard. The arma ment is as follows :—Bow pivot gun, 1 56-pounder of .87 cwt. ; forward beam guns, 2 68-pounders of 65 cwt. ; aft beam guns, 2 84-pounders (10 inch), 85 cwt. ; quarter deck, 2 32-pOllll4l car ronades, 17 cwt. ; stern pivot gun, 1 56-pounder, 87 cwt.; •for paddle-box boats, 2 24-pound carronades, 13 cwt. ; pinnace, 1 12-pound carronade. 6 cwt.; brass field piece, 1 6-pound gun, S cwt. The engines worked admirably, there being no occasion, in the course of the trip, to stop for " hot bearings," as usually is the case with new machinery. The rate of speed by the patent log, was 103( knots, and by the common log, 11 knots two-tenths per hoer. The Gladiator is well rigged, beautifully clean, Mid. in excellent order, which is the more creditable -• to her officers as she is still 40 short of her complement and wants petty officers and able seamen. Captain Robb had pro vided an excellent dinner and elegant dessert, with abundance of champagne, claret, madeira, and other wines, of which his friends partook. After the usual routine toasts, the health of " Captain Robb. and success to her Majesty's steamer Gladiator," proposed by Dr. M'Crea, was drunk with all the honours, and followed by the health of " the Surveyor of the Navy," proposed by Mr. Milner, " Mr. liavenhill , the engineer," & c . O n reaching Greenhithe the Gladiator anchored, and the party of ladies and gentlemen, who were delighted with the trip and the kind attentions of Captain Robb and the other officers of his ship, left in one of the Gravesend stearneis for London, the band playing "Rule Britannia." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY.— An accident, which has terminated fatally, occurred on Satur day morning to a workman on the line at Bull's-bridge, between the West Drayton and Southall stations, the poor man having been knocked down by the buffer or me - engrite - nnuestect to the seven o'clock train from Bristol to Paddington. It appears that the unfor tunate man had charge of two horses, which were at work on some repairs going forward on the railway, and which were in the act of crossing the line at the time the whistle of the engine sounded to announce the approach of the train. The man had just time to get the animals off the up line on to the down line of rails before the train came up; but neglected from a sudden fear, which it is sup posed overcame him at the moment, to pass clear over the up line lihrself. The train was stopped as soon as possible after the accident, and returned to the scene of the calamity, when it was discovered that the poor man must have been killed almost instantaneously, The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained at the time, was known amongst his fellow-labourers by the nick-name of " Monkey." BEETHOVEN QUARTET SOCIETY.—The fourth meet ing of this Society was held on Mcnday at the Harley-street Rooms, and, as upon former occasions, the attebdance of distinguished amateurs and of the leading members of the musical profession, was far from inconsiderable. The quartets performed, in compliance with the chronological plan laid down last year, consisted of—No. 2, in G major, op. 18 ; No. 6, in B flat major, op. 18 ; No. 11, in F minor, op. 95 ; and No. 17, op. 135. The executants were—Sivori, Sainton, Hill, and Rousselet ; and these fine artists played with that exquisite finish and ensemble for which they are so celebrated, and which it would be utterly impossible to exceed. ART-UNIONS.—On Monday evening a meeting of artists was held at Willis's Rooms, King-etreet, St. James's, for the purpose of supporting the Bill introduced by Mr. Wyse, for the lega lisation of art-unions. The chair was taken by Sir W. C. Ross, sup ported by many artists of professional distinction. Some resolutions were unanimously adopted, expressing the opinion of the meeting strongly in favour of the principles on which art-unions are based, and their influence in fostering a taste for the fine arts among the Link of the people. A petition, founded on the resolutions, and im ploring the Legislature to pass the Bill, was adopted. The meeting was very numerously attended. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE FROM DROWNING OF FOUR PERSONB.—On Sunday afternoon, about five, a waterman's boat, containing two gentlemen, a lady, and a child, was observed coming up the Medway from Upnor towards Chatham, having a sprit sail up, with a fair wind blowing from the north. A suddent gust caused the boat to jibe, and as the sheet was made fast, the boat upset, and immersed the whole of the party into the river. The accident was witnessed by the quartermaster and others on board the Poictlers, and boats were instantly manned; four from the Poictlers, one from the Hussar hulk, and one from her Majesty's ship Warsplte ; and they succeeded in rescuing the whole. They were taken on board the Poictlers, when every attention was given to them by placing them in hot beds, and the medical officers were hedefatigable in ap plying everything requisite. The names of the parties are Mr. James Ilarvey, No. 16, King William-street, City, l am p and lamp-glass manufacturer, his wife, child, and foreman. The latter having ar rived the same morning from London, with a message for his master, who has been in lodgings with his fa mily at Upnor for the last week, and was taking the foreman to Chatham to proceed by railway to London. CAUTION TO CHARITABLE SOCIETIES.—Sunday waS .e day appointed for the collection in London at all the Baptist Chapels for their Missionary Society, and at one of these meetings in the evening the abominable trick was played of obtaining us. as change for a half-sovereign at each of the doors, both of the ha' 1- sovereigns being afterwards discovered to be counterfeits. SUGAR DUTIES.— On Monday copies of two Orders in Council, dated the tth day of August and the Gth of April (presented pursuant to Act of Parliament), respec ting sugar duties, were issued. Tito first order has reference to sugars of Slam, and it is declared, that from the Ist of July neat, the sugars of Siam shall be deemed and taken not to be the produce of slave labour. The second order steles,os sug a rs gisa,c,zy. ( not t h a Granada,t b from ing tsrlhettieafiled,stir)o,if.th,Mpeoartgyrecionwerxtritoi,mofbirthohewednoditoimitini:olonsoVnsadofOot the o ef r o r c m l a any y e republic 4 British possession abroad, baying been imported into ' such British possession from the same dominions, be admitted to entry for con sumption into the United Kingdom at the respective rates of duty of I/. 88. and 11. as. 4el. per cwt. , subject to th e p ro d uction of certifi cates and declarations as required with respect to sug ars the growth. ,JaN'a,orlia Manila. CHOLERA.—ThisT destructive sco urge o f h umanity o se f em hini s i o Ea nce more on its way to ravage gethe continent of Europe, ori ginating, as before, i n the h eart first quarter in which it was noticed ; it islig°radrthuealmlyPaerpisairaoabringgththee confines of Europe. The chief cities of Persia already count by thousands the number of their dead who have h i a t ve fallen victims to Meshed,chelera The line of route tak en Asiatic c holera. for it attacked in regular succession the 'p citresthef be alm ost Teheran, and Ispahan, while recent accounts from Odessa state that two or three cases of Asiatic cholera had been ob served at Tiflis. Should it continue to advance at its present rate, it may be looked for in Eastern Europe in a very short time. Indeed it is stated from Riga that it has already broken out at Orenbnrg and Kasan, and that several persons at St. Petersburgh have been at tacked by the influenza, a disease that usually precedes the cholera ; proper precautionary measures ought, therefore, to be taken to check the progress of the cholera in due time, for arriving as it will in the middle of summer, the season most favourable to its development and propagation, the consequences in .he densely crowded towns and cities of the Continent will be awful.—Gerrnan paper. ELOPEMENT.—OXFORD, FRIDAY.—This morning the family of Lord Valentia, of Bletchlngton-park, was thrown into a state of the greatest excitement by the discovery of the elopement of his Lordship's daughter, the Hon. Nee Ada Arthur Rose d'Amour Annesley. The only circumstances relative to this affair known here are these :—That a gentleman arrived at the Angel Inn yester day, who turns out to be Hercules G. R. Robinson, Esq., of the 87th Fusiliers, second son of Captain H. Robinson, R.N., of Rosewood. county of Meath, Ireland; that he ordered a chaise and pair to go to a village a few miles on the Banbury-road, when he met the lady on the road without any attendant. He immediately alighted and handed the lady in, and ordered the postboy to retrace his steps to Oxford, and drive as fast as possible to the Great Western Railwa y station, where, on their arrival, a special train wa s found awa it i n g 1 them. They were soon whisked away to London, a ti o'clock were united in the holy ba nds of wedlock, The happy couple left London i mmediately a and St. bef o r e James's Church, Church, Westminster. after the ceremony, en route for Ireland. fart oc in cur M r uza a y t , M ag i l l ! DfiLtstarts.—On Monday Mr. Bedford, c oroner storey a , Green Man Little George-street, storey IS Gate, on an inquest at the , THE RECENT ACCIDENT AspLo :S r wiDeaFtmLinlstFeEr, held accident that j‘ 48, who lost th eir th a e bo -F u ie t ld . s t:o Mill bank. After some evidence had bees . taken in reference to the facts the bodies of b which have already been published in this paper, the case was ad journedCotiFxnsteTiort.—OnMonday' the Lord Bishop of Georg li e ve ß s i a ch : ar th d e so r n eCe a n ge t d ac s c 7 fol till 'Thursday next. London Tie c o m n a ti r r e m h e i d on up e N s y s ard o s r of L tl o tr n e d e hundr ed ond ery persons, of bo b th y some other I p d ari si s i h la c d h i t e t s rc , h ar o e f , St it . G is ile s s a - in d: RIMS balls" in Lon an d,n, after the style and get up I. Hibernian manner of the Wavesley balls. The fracas in the House of Commons on Friday night did not terminate there. Colonel ?eel sought Mr. Disraeli, and ad dressed an observation to him of a nature that induced the Member for Shrewsbury to sen d Lo rd George Bentinck to Colonel Peel for an explanation. Lord George was referred to the Honourable Captain Rous, with whom his Lordship had so satisfactory an interview that any further proceeding was deemed wholly unnecessary. CASE OF POISONING NEAR NoRWIcH.--On Saturday last, a female about 30 years of age, named Maria Smith, who has been living as cook in the family alt. J. H. Harvey, Esq., of Thorpe, next Norwich, son of Sir Robert John Harvey, Knight, was com mitted to take her trial, on a charge of having administered poise* (cantharides), to a fellow•servant named Martha Digby, and also to a younger VIENNA.—Eight of the principal danseuses Viennoi have returned here to their parents. Jenny Lind has just a pisehes leaves for Stutgard for the re-opening of ow theatre t and dOil no vi sit 1411d011 this onion. TUE- EAST DEREFIAM and. .NORWICH 4 RAILWAY BILL. , Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the gCRIPROLD ERS in the above COMPANY' Will be hold pUrsuant to the Resolu tions of Parliament, at the Compa n y' s Offi ces, Mitchell's-court, Norwich; on Rainaii the fith , day of May next, at Two o'clock In the Afternoon, for.the purpose of expressing their approval or non-ap proval of the above Bill. EDWARD WILLETT, • • , , . Chairman of the Committee of. Management. Norwich, April 27, 1846%, -