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' p ro T,,' '7%. i '014,? • -. Verdi's opera, I Lombardi, alla prima Crociata, was pro duced here last evening, 'and the fiat of the audience of the first Lyrical Theatre in the world, coincides with that of every other audience to whose judgment this opera has been submitted, aad stamps it as the great work of a great man. We have already given the plot of this opera, and certainly a Verdi has been fortunate in his clfoice of a librettist, who has not only imagined a most dramatic plot, but has deve loped that plot in a most dramatic manner; and well has Verdi known how to avail himself of the advantages thus afforded him. It has been hitherto one of the distinguishing characteristics of Verdi, that he has, without ta rn i ng t o th e right hand or to the left, without studying the particular powers of particular singers, written his operas fairly out according to the situations, translating into music the passion or the sentiment which he had to illustrate, and, treating his vocal parts as he does his instrumental, written them not for the particular soprano, or tenor, or basso, who may chance to be popular, but written for soprano, tenor, or basso, without reference to individuals. Thus Vede.s operas will not die with the present race ofsingers—they will always retain possession of the stage; and their success has in every instance been achieved rather by their own intrinsic merits than by the particular exertions of any particular artiste concerned in their production. The scene of the first act of I Lombardi is laid in Milan—the time in which the action takes place is the eleventh century, the time of the first crusade. After a few introductory bars of music from the orchestra (there is no regular overture), the :curtain rises and discovers the court-yard of the church of St. Ambrose. Cheerful music is heard within the church, and then the citizens enter; and, in a two..part chorus of men and women, we are informed that Pagano, who had attempted to stab his brother Arvino because Viclinda had preferred Arvino's suit to his, has re turned, and that he is that day to receive his pardon. This chorus is carefully written, and elaborately instrumented, and proves Verdi to be a most accomplished contrapuntist. Pagano (Fornasari), Arvino (Corelli), Viclinda (Madlle. Corbari ), Griselda (Madame Grisi), the daughter of Arvind, and Viclianda and Pirro ( Botelli), the friend of Pagano, then enters, accompanied by the ecclesiastics of St. Ambrosia in grand procession from the church. The next scene is in the gallery of the palace of Tollo, the father of Arvino and Pagano. It 'is night, Viclinda and Griselda fear some hhasis toawknenfacthaperti;vei impending calamity; and here we have a beautiful preghiera, " Salve Maria," delightfully given by Grisi. Pirro and Pa gano enter. Pagano is still determined to wreak his ven geance on Arvino. While Pirro watches, he enters Arvino's chamber, and immediately returns with his sword bloody. An alarm is given ; among those who enter is Are vino. Who is it, then that Pagano has slain ? It is slay captives front horrorfrom the h e attempts c,rusars t , to his sword is wrenched from him ; and, like Cain, he is cast forth to lead a life of misery. The scene of the second act iHe s at Antioch. Acciano, the sultan, is seated on his throne. Griselda, the daughter ofArvino. She has captivated the heart a his son, Oronta (Mario), who Au a most delicious melody - 44 La mia letizia tefardere,'' ee!iketees 'his feelang of affection for her. This melody was given with so much taste, pa nhgimtsehelinf; thos, and feeling, and with such powers of execution by Mario, that it created quite a furore. Not only was he called on to repeat it, but, after having sang it a second time, he was again called for, and had to" bow his thanks to the audience. It was the greatest tri umph Mario has yet achieved. The scene then changes to a mountan—a hermit enters from his cave— this hermit is Pagano. Pirro, who has become a renegad e , and is in the service of the Sultan of - Antioch, seeks the holy man to ask forgiveness of his sins: The crusaders approach, and the hermit assumes his armour to join the soldiers of the cross, extorting from Pirro a promise that he will betray the city into their hands. The scene then changes to the interior of the harem of the sultan, and we have a very effective chorus of women, who deride the grief of Griselda. Indignantly does she reply to them, when they are interrupted by a melee of women, soldiers, and crusaders, who rush into the harem, the city having been taken. Among the crusaders is Arvino; and Griselda, in a most magnificent and most originally written scene, expresses the contending passions by which her heart is tore joy at being rescued from captivity by her father, is mingled with sorrow at being parted from Oronte, her lover, and with indigna— tion at the cruelties which the crusaders have perpetrated. 'This scene was magnificently given by Grisi, and is one of the most_ original and effective ever composed. The opening scene of the third act is splendid. It represents the V a ll ey of Jehosaphat, with the city of Jerusalem in the distance, and is perhaps the most beautiful scene that the pencil of Mr. Marshall has ever yet produced. We have a fine massive chorus of knights, women, and pilgrims, who are wending their way towards the Holy City. After their departure Griselda enters; in her father's tent she cannot breath—she seeks the free air—she has but one thought—love. She is joined by Oronte—and out of this situation, the most common-place of all the common-places of the lyrical drama, Verdi has elicited some of the most original effects ever composed. The duet be tween Oronte and Griselda is a perfect . gem; and, unlike other composers, he does not suffer the beauty, of the music to tempt him to sin against dramatic viaisemblance. The lovers are interrupted by a cry of to arms. This introduces the stretta of the duet, which, contrary to custom, is not repeated. The situation required that the lovers should without delay fly ; and, sacrificing himself to his art, he will not permit them to remain, to i epeat even the most beautiful part of his duet, although he would have been fully justified in so doing,by the example of all his predecessors. This proves that Verdi is an artist in the highest sense of the term. We then have a short scene in the tent of Arvino, from whence the crusaders march forth to battle ; and then we have the last scene of the act—a cave. ; This scene is intro duced by a beautiful violin solo, which was exquisitely per formed. At intervals th e clash of arms is heard without ; then Oronte enters mortally wounded supported by Griselda ; they are followed by the • Hermit. Oronte, in his last moments' expresses a wish to die a Christian. He is baptised by the hermit, and dies in the arms of Griselda and Pagano. The terzetto between Oronte, Griselda; and Pagano, with which the act concludes, was beautifully given, and the acting of Fornasari and Grisi in this trying scene was sub lime. The subdued and dignified grief of the hermit con trasted finely with the impassioned Griselda. .Never was agony more heart-rending than that of Grisi, and never has Grisi been greater thati she was in this scene. In the fourth act we find Griselda sleeping in the cavern. She has a vision of celestial spirits, among them Oronte, who assures her he is happy. She awakes, and now comes the grand scene of the opera, the air of Griselda, the " N on f a sogno ,"— w hi c h i s in Italy what " The soldier tired" was for years in England, the trial song for every prima donna. It was given by Grisi most effectively, and is one of the most marvellous vocal triumphs which even Grisi has ever acchieved. The next scene is the Lombard encampmeet, near the Sepulchre of nachael ; and here we have the most sublime, massive, elaborate chorus in the 'opera, "01 Signore dal tette natio." The audience seemed awed into silence by the sublimity of the music, which is almost of a sacred character, and at the eonclusion of the chorus there was one loud and unanimous call for its repetition, which was of course complied with. Every praise is due to the chorus singers,and to the orchestra for the perfect manner in which bis sublime composition was given. The Lombards, led on by the hermit, rush on to battle. The scene then changes to the hut of Arvino ; the hermit is led in mortally wounded. Finding death approaching he discovers himself—he is Pagano. and with that discovery ends the opera. The acting of Fomasari in this scene was very fine, and although an spolo getical placard, bespeaking the consideration of the audience for Fornasari, on the score of illness, was posted about the lobbies of the theatre, yet there certainly was no necessity to make any apology, for Fornasari last night fully maintained his well-earned fame, one of the greatest actors on the lyrical stage. At the conclusion there was ateneral call for the principal artists, and Grisi, Rfario, Fornisari, and Corelli appeared before the curtain and were received with that enthusiastic applause which they had so well earned .by their exertions. The house was crowded to suffocation. The ballet of Alma concluded the' evening's entertainment. Th ere were present at her Majesty's Theatre last fight her Majesty the Queen Adelaide, accompanied by rince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Lady Clinton, the Hon. Misses Seymour, the Hon. Mrs. Ashley and Captain Somerset ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Captain the Hon. James Murray ; their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt, Lady Augusta Cadogan, the Baron Knesbeck, and Mr. Edmund Mildmay ; his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, and the Ladies R. and B. ~Somerset; his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, his Excilla lency the Russian Amba.ssador"iind the Baroness - Brunow accompanied by Mdlle. Olga de 'Lechner, the COunt Ko . udriaffsky, Count de Noailles; his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, the Baron Kohler, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioneis of Aylesbury, the Marchioness of Worcester, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis and Marchioness de Lisboa, the Marquis of Huntley, the Countess of Chesterfield, Count Esterhazy, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Countess of Essex, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl and Countess of Marlmsbury, the Countess of Dalhousie, the Earl of Liverpool, the Countess of Dundouald, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Clare, the Countess of Blessi ng t on , th e Earl of Sandwich, the Vis count Cantelupe, the Viscount Dupplin., the Earl of Jersey, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Earl of March, .Lady, Mary Howard, Lady Jane Ogilby, ..Mr. "acid Lady Mary Christopher, Lord Foley and theillon. Miss Foley, Lady Petre, Lord and Lady Arlme r , Lord and Lady Ashbur ton, Lord and Lady Templeiore, Lord ASomerton, the Hon_ Mrs. Warneford, Sir Charles and Lady Wetherall, Sir W. Stanley, Sir William and Lady Fremantle, Lord A. Lennox, Lord Sand s, Sir A. Barnard, Sir IT. Webb,'Generaltipion, Sir G. and Lady Carroll, Sir John and Lady Campbell, Sir R. Joddrell, Lady Dallas, Sir T. Munro, Sir Henry and Lady Meux, the Hon. R. Curzon, Mrs. Dennistown, the Hon;CoL Wrottesley, Colonel Johnston, Colonel Rowan, Captain Bathurst, Colonel Wigram, Colonel Knox and olonel B. Knox, Mr. St. John Mildmay, Mr. Cullen Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Brownrigg, Mr. Parnther, Mr. Vilieblois. THE BOOR OF COSTIIME.—Among the various an nouncements of new works, we notice one which cannot fail to have more than ordinary attraction for readers of both sexes. We allude to the elegant volume, just published, under the title of " The Book of Costume ; or, Annals of Fashidh," the ,production of a lady of rank, profusely illus• trated by the:. s niost eminent artists. We have reason to believe that this entertaining volume is the first general History of coituine, in all nations, ever published, and from the, beauty of the numerous engravings, and the great care taken with the text, which has had the advantage of being revised by the first authority of the day in such matters, there can be little doubt that the volume will become a standard book of reference on all. questions connected with 'fashion in dress. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SURPEISING CASE OF THE RE- , CO VERY OF HEALTH BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Mr. Roberts, a gen • tleman residing in New-street, Birmingham, has been suffering for years from a disordered liver, deranged stomach, palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath, swelling of the hands, feet, and legs, lowness of spirits, and want of strength and energy, which state of things was slowly breaking up his constitution; and finding no be nefit from the medical treatment at Birmingham, be proceeded to London, where he resided for six months, In order to consult the m i t i o al th i l l r o d ee r ad u N n. i eminenthimoesntttoritried thee ets O e f hee l al t: r e tah f o ff ra e dn tl i t a y r d v , yi Ns g i o, h un i ch lie did r.—cold by restored e a e. i d e : Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. WILE SWANS NEAR S EtnEwsuunv.—Ten wild swans visited a piece of water near the house of J. Morris, Esq , of Oxon, near this town, settled there three weeks, and thence fled to Bomerc Pool, the property of E. 0. c. Owen, Esq., of Condover ; they re turned to Oxon, end then betoelt themselves to the water at Onslow, the residence of Colonel Wingfield, near this town. Two weeks ago sonic thousands of brent geese passed Brighton, about a tulle at sea. ia.eskltisst aig. There was a continuous stream of them for at least two hours, and their course was from east to west. And about the same time, o alignatti's Paris newspaper announced that "four wild swans were seen flying over the large piece of water in the Tuileries at the end towards the Place de la Concorde, and at length drop down upon it With a sudden dash, which at first frightened the two tame swans which have hitherto had the exclusive occupation of the basin. : r t! These, however, soon recovered their confidence, and seemed to wel- • come their unexpected guests with true French courtesy, , The yl siters were somewhat less in size than their hosts, but their plumage was much more brilliantly white. They did not appear to be at all disturbed by the presence of several persons who stood on the brink of the water, but enjoyed themselves until the hour when the foun tain at the centre was made to play as usual, the noise of which surprised and alarmed alarmed them so that thifagain took flight." eShrtts,*try Chronicle, , 47# • No. 16,73 8 . LONDON, WEDNESDAN SEE THE DAILY NEWS , of JUNE 1 Daily News Office, Whitefrioxs. QACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER / II ALL. On FRIDAY, MAT 15th, 1846, will be repe:ited Haydn's Oratorio, TIIE CREATION. Principal Vocal Performers, Mrs. Sunderland, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Phillips. The Band and Chorus will consist of abo va Five Hundred Per formers. Tickets 3s. each; Reserved Scats, in the Gallery, 55.; in the Area, 10s. 6d. ; may be obtained of the principal Musicsellers ; of Mr. Bowley, 53, Charing-cross ; Mr. Ries, 10:2, Strand ; or of Mr, Mitchell, 39, Charing-cross. TIIOS. BREWER, Hon. See PERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY. In consequence of the decision of the Committee of the House of Commons, finding the preamble of the 11111 not proved, notice is hereby given, that the MEETING of SCRIPHOLDERS, advertised for Monday the 18th current, WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. A General Meeting will be advertised as soon as the necessary ar rangements can be made. By order of the Committee of Management, PETER ANDERSON, Secretary. O I - 1 RT WESTERN RAILWAY- Notice is herby given that, in compliance with the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL, MEETING of HOLDERS of SCRIP and BANKERS' RECEIPTS in this under taking, will be held at the Palatine Hotel, fit Manchester, on SA TURDAY, the IGth instant, at one o'clock in the afternoon precisely, and that at such meeting a copy of the Bill now pending in Parlia ment, to empower the Company to construct their proposed railway, will be submitted for consideration. . Parties attending this meeting will be required to produce their scrip or bankers' receipt, and to furnish the Secretary with a memo randum of their name and address, denoting the numbers of the scrip produced. In order to facilitate the business of the meeting, the Secretary will be in attendance at the Palatine Hotel two hours pre vious to the meeting, to receive the scrip and take the denoting num bers thereof. THOMAS BIRKBECK, Chairman. EDMUND SHARPE, Secretary. Company's Offices, 107, Jermyn-street, London. May 6th, 1846. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. YORK EXTENSION. Those Scripholders who purpose attending the Meeting on Timm- DAY, the 14th inst., are requested to forward their Scrip to this office, when a receipt, specifying the number of shares held by each person, will be delivered in exchange for the same. It will be necessary to produce the receipt previous to obtaining admission to the Meeting. The adoption cf this course will save the delay to which persons who only present their Scrip at the Lon don Tavern, en the 14th inst., mill be subjected, as in every case the amount of Scrip must be verified and the numbers taken before the holder can be present or vote at the Meeting. Such persons as cannot attend can have their votes recorded upon forwarding their shares to this office, with a letter stating whether they approve or disapprove of the Bills. By order of the Board, Offices, Shoreditch, 6th May, 1846. C. P. RONEY, Secretary. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.- YORK EXTENSION. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, Copies of the four following Bills, that is to say— A Bill for making a railway from Cambridge to Lincoln, A Bill for making a railway from Lincoln to South Milford, A Bill for snaking a railway from March to Lincoln, A Bill for making a railway from Tottenham to Farringdon-street, Will be submitted to the consideration of the holders of the scrip and bankers' receipts for Eastern Counties (York Extension) shares at a meeting to be held, and which is hereby called for that purpose, at the London Tavern, Blshopsgate-street, London, on THURSDAY, the 14th day of May next, at One o'clock precisely. All holders of the scrip are earnestly requested to attend the meeting, and to exhibit their scrip shares or banker's receipts thereat, and to send to the secretary, previously, written memoranda, with their names and addresses, and the numbers and amount of their scrip. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman , of the DAVID WADDLNGTON, Deputy-Chairmaa,j Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, 29th April, 1846. Novelties of extrema interest and inform ation at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STITUTION, Scenes in the OREGON TERRITORY form a part of an en tirely NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEW'S. PORTRAITS of the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE ; also, Portraits of Sir Honry Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale. The PHYSIOSCOVIE and CHROMATROPE, with new and beautiful variations. The most interesting of the Novelties at work are MACINTOSH'S ROTARY ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE LOPE CUTTING MACHINE, WOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM ENGINE GOVERNOR, and the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER. Lectures on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with . brilliant ex. periments. Admission, is.; Schools, Half-price. A brief Description of the Oregon Territory, from )totes by a Nine Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors. BEARD'S IMPROVED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, so highly eulogised by all the leading journals, are TAKEN DAILY, from Nine to Six, at 34, Parliament-street, Westminster; 85, King William-street, City; and the Royal Poly technic Institution, Regent-street. " The brilliancy and warmth of tone gained by the 'Patentee's new method of colouring, add materially to the excellency of the portrait." " The portrait stands out in bold relief, clear, round, and life-like." Licenses to practice the Invention in London, or the Provinces, granted by Mr. Beard (sole patentee of the Daguerreotype), 85, King William-street, City. GENERAL TOM THUMB'S FAREWELL LEVEES AT THE EGYPTIAN HALL. On account of the unprecedented success and crowded state of the room at each Levee, the little General begs respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry,and Public, that he will continue to appear every Day and Evening. in all the costumes and per:brmances in which he bad the honour of appearing three times before her Majesty, and at all the principal Courts of Europe. Hours from Half-past Twelve to Two; Half-past Three to Five; and Half-past Seven to Nine o'clock. Admission, Is.; Children, under ten years of age, Half-price. All Tickets that have been issued will be admitted, notwithstand ing their dates. _ . After Nine o'clock each Evening, the General appears in his New Play at the City of London Theatre, Bishopsgate-street. QOCIETY for the DISCHARGE and RELIEF of PERSONS IMPRISONED for SMALL DEBTS through out ENGLAND and WALES. Established 1772. PRESIDENT. The Earl of ROMNEY. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Lord Kenyon. Right Hon. Sir R. Peel, Bart., M.P. TREASURER. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S. AUDITORS. John Pepys, Esq., and Capel Cure, Esq. At a MEETING of GOVERNORS, held in Craven-street, on WED NESDAY, the 6th day of May, 1846, the cases of 18 Petitioners were considered, of which 12 were approved, 1 rejected, 2 inadmissible, and 3 deferred for inquiry. Since the meeting held on the Ist of April, TWENTY-FOUR DEBTORS, of whom 20 had Wives and 37 Children, have been Dis charged from the Prisons of England and Wales ; the expense of whose liberation, including every charge connected with the Society, was 2851. 10s. 9d. ; and the following BENEFACTIONS RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST REPORT The Dowager Countess of Romney ••..•• • • • • A. £2 2 0 Colonel Parchas ••••• • .• • ..... •••••• • • • • • ..... • •• • •A. 2 2 0 M. M., per Messrs. Currie and Co. •• • • •.. • A 1 1 0 Henry Auldjo, Esq.. ..... •.•• • • • • Peter Carthew, Esq. ..... ••• • • ........ ...... ••••• A. 1 1 0 William Tyriugham Praed, Esq. •••• • • • • ••• • • • .... •• .. 10 0 0 Mrs. Clyatt .. Earl Talbot, per Messrs. Drummond .........: .•••A. 5 0 0 Miss Ann Harland, per Messrs. Hoare ...... ••..••• • • • A. 2 2 0 Major Charles Marriott, per ditto The Executors of Miss Elizabeth Ann Hatton—Legacy, per Treasurer •• • . ...... ••.. • . The Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, under the Will of the Earl of Kerry, per Treasurer •••.• • • • .. 24 5 5 Ditto under the Will of Mrs. A. M. Stafford, per Treasurer 97 1 8 Ditto under the Will of Robert Sorrell, Esq., per Trea surer .... • • . Benefactions are received by Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., the Treasurer, No. 1, Brick-court, Temple ; also by the following Ban kers :—Messrs. Cocks, Curries, Drummonds, Berries, bares, Veres ; and by the Secretary, No. 7, Craven-street, Strand, where the books may Le seen by those who are inclined to support the Charity, and where the Society meet on the first Wednesday in every month. JOSEPH LUNN, Secretary. QTAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE - JUNCTION RAILWAY. It is well known that the directors have failed to bring this line before the House of Commons, and it is currently rumoured that there has been a mismangement of the affairs, at.d a misappropria tion of the funds of this Company. Under these circumstances a number of Shareholders have held two Meetings in the Leeds Court House, and formed themselves into an association to obtain back the whole of their deposits. IA delegate has also been appointed to watch over and represent our interest at the Meeting to be held in London, on the 19th instant. All parties interested are respectfully requested to send their names and the number of their scrip to T. LEAVEN MARSDEN, Esq., Surgeon, 'Honorary Secretary to the Shareholders at Leeds. Leeds, North-street, May 11, 1846. LIVERPOOL and PRESTON and MAN CIIESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the resolutions of the two Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the LIVERPOOL and PRESTON, MANCHESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS COMPANY will be hold at the Palatine Hotel, Hunt's Bank, in Manchester, on SATURDAY, the sixteenth day of May instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, specially for the purpose of having submitted, and at which Meeting there will be submitted to them a copy of the Bill for making the said Railways, now pending in the Honourable the House of Com mons, intituled, " A Bill for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway to the North Union Railway, and from Southport to the North Union Railway, and from the North Union Railway to the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway, with certain branches, to be called The Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and South port Railways,' and also for constructing a Pier and other works at North Meols," for their consideration and approval. Dated this first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. By order, • H. BYNG HALL, Secretary. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CON NECTING RAILWAY. The Scripholders' Committee have the satisfaction to announce that the holders of more than 3,000 shares have rallied around them, and they confidently reckon upon the co-operation of a large majority of votes. They have satisfied themselves that the affairs of this Company require a strict investigation. In answer to numerous inquiries respecting a circular issued by the Secretary, Mr. W. Jenkins, dissentients are advised to address their dissents to the Scripholders' Protection Office, No. 11, Bucklershury, where they are earnestly requested to attend without delay, to sign the petition to Parliament, and confirm the resolutions for staying the Bill and preventing useless expenditure. Scripholders at a distance may send their scrip (which must be produced at the time of signing or voting) to their own agent in London, or to the Scripholders' Committee, No. 11, Ilucklersintry, with a letter (of which a form will be sent to applicants) containing the denoting number of the scrip. The following gentlemen, holding together 1,000 shares, are mem bers of the Scripholders' Committee :—John Castendleck, Esq. • W. Croft, Esq.; J. Perring, Esq.; W. H. S w i n t on, Esq.; W. Tozer, Esq, By order of the Committee, 11, Bucklersbury. G. D. CLARK. IVERPOOL, MANCHESTER , and NEW . CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COM PANY. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Holders of Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, or deposits paid in respect of shares in the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company, will be held at the Palatine Hotel, Mnchester, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at twelve o'clock at noona precisely, at which meeting a Bill, now before Parliament, and which has received the sanction of the Committee of the House of Commons, for snaking a railway from the extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway to the Richmond branch of the Great North of England Railway, with a branch from Aysgarth to Hawes by this Company, in con junction with the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Coin patsy, will be submitted to the consideration and approval of the holders of such Scrip or Bankers' Receipts. All holders of Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts, as aforesaid, are earnestly requested to attend the meeting; when they will be required to ex hibit their Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts, attached together ; and in order to facilitate the business of the meeting, and for the purpose of having their votes correctly recorded, they must likewise forward to the Secretary, with as little delay as possible, their names and ad dresses, with the denoting numbers and amount of their Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, according to a form which may be obtained at the Company's offices. Those holders of Scrip, or Bookers' Receipts, who cannot attend the meeting, but who wish to record their votes in favour of the under • taking, may effect that object by forwarding their Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts, three days previous to the meeting, addressed to the Secre tary, at 22, Parliament-street, Westminster, who will return the same, after the meeting, in such manner as they may direct. CHRISTIAN ALE HUS EN, Chairman. W. H. INGRAM, Secretary. 22, Parliament-street, Westminster, May 12, 1846. - LANCASHIRE and NORTH YORKSHIRE' Notice is hereby gißvilen,LWthAatYa CatiPngANofYthe Holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, or deposits paklinrespect 21st instant, held a esithe t Blilsltil instant, at b Lancashire and North Yorkshire RailwayCompany, te ~ the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, on Tnnasna v , Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at which meeting a Parliament, and which has received the sanction of th e n"' Committee of before the House of Commons, for making a railway from the extension the Leeds and Bradford Railway , to the Richmond branch of the Great North of England Railway, with a branch from Aysgarth to Hawes, by this Company, in conjunction with the Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company, will be submitted to the consideration and approval of the holders of such Scrip and Bankers' Receipts. All Holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, as aforesaid, are earnestly requested to attend the meeting, where they will be re quired to exhibit their Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts, attached together. And in order to facilitate the business of the meeting, and for the purposes of having their votes correctly recorded, they must likewise forward to the Secretary, with as little delay as possible, their names and addresses, with the denoting numbers, and amount of their Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, according to a form, which may be obtained at the Company's Offices. Those Holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, who cannot attend the meeting, but who wish to record their votes in favour of the un dertaking, may effect that object by forwarding their Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, three days previous to the meeting, addressed to the Secretary, 31, Princess-street, Manchester, who will return the same to them after the meeting, in such manner as they may direct. FRANCIS BILLAM, Chairman. C. MOORE WILSON, Secretary. 31, Princess street, Manchester, May 12, 1846. CASTLE-UPON-TYNE B and NORTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAYS.— . of Bankers LIVERPOOL, MAN , C JI I T - N IE CT S I T ON E N, R oinIdC A EL N IAS D Nci N IAEs E rt IV RIE - : Receiptt lri Vkl N s , ftohra Scrip, a joint o r Meeting undertaking, will be held at the PALATINE HOTEL, MA :s t un-v-° at o p f a t i l d ie Holdersrespecotf of shares and res_i_n the above received TER, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock precisely, which meeting a Bill now before Parliament, and which has the sanction of th e C ommittee of the House of Commons, for making a railway from the extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, to the Richmond Branch of the Great North of England Railway, with a branch from Aysgarth to Hawes, by the Liverpool and Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company, and the Lancashire add North Yorkshire Railway Company, and for uniting the two Companies, for the purpose of constructing the same, will be submitted to the consideration, and approved of the holders of such Scrip and Bankers Receipts in the said two Companies. All holders of scrip and banker's receipts In both the above Com panies as aforesaid, are earnestly requested to attend the Meeting, where they will be required to exhibit their Strip or Bankers' Receipts attached together, in order to entitle them to vote. All farther particulars will be found in the foregoing advertise. ments relating to the said two Companies. Of the Livpol, M CHRISTIAN ALLF4USEN, Chairman, chestPr, anerd Noewcastle an- W. 11. INGRA3I, Secretary , upon - Tyne Junction Railway Company, FRANCIS BILLAM, Chairman, Of the Lancashire and C. MOORE WILSON, Secretary, North Yorkshire I%ail way Company. Parliamentary Offices,22 a , y rarliament-stzeet, Westmins May 12, 1846. BEDS AND YORK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the LEEDS and YORK RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held at the Court-House, in .Leeds, on THURSDAY, the 21st day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, as finally settled in Committee, to empower the Company to construct a railway from the borough of Leeds to the city of York, with a branch therefrom to Wetherby, will be submitted to the consideration of the Meeting. Persons attending the Meeting will be required to produce the Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of their own, and also of any other person or persons on whose behalf they attend. Dated this 11 th day of May, 1846, R. T. BRANDLING, Secretary. L EEDS, YORK, and MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the resolutions of the House of Commons of the 23d ultimo, a copy of "a Bill for making and maintaining a railway from Leeds to the York and North Mid land Railway, in the township of Colton, all in the county of York," will be submitted for the consideration of the holders of scrip and of banker's receipts for scrip in the above Company, at a MEETING to be held at the Court-house in Leeds, in the said county, on TUESD AT, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely. The scrip, or banker's receipts, must be produced, to entitle a party to vote In respect thereof, at the said Meeting. JOSEPH GILL, Chairman. H. J. MORTON, Secretary. Offices, 7, Albion-street, Leeds, May 6, 1846. E DINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the resolutions or orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS or STOCKHOLDERS of the EDINBURGH, LEITH, and GRANTON RAILWAY COMPANY, and of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, in the pro posed Extension and Franches, to Trinity Chain-pier, South Leith, and Bonnington, WILL be HELD within the office of the Company, No 8, Abercrornby-place, Edinburgh, on MONDAY, the 18th day of May next, at Two o'clock, afternoon, when copies of the following Bills, now before Parliament will be submitted to the consideration of the AI eeting, and a vote taken on the said Bills, as required by the said resolutions or orders ; viz. : 1. A Bill to amend and enlarge the powers of the Acts relating to the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway. 2. A Bill to enable the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway Company to extend the said railway to Trinity Chain-pier, and to make branch railways to Tolbooth Wynd, and Bonnington. ALLEN GEORGE FIELD, Secretary. 8, Abercromby-place, Edinburgh, April 30,1846.1 ILATLIITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNC TION RAILWAY. Y In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament, Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Share holders in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 1, Guild hall Chambers, Basinghall- street, London, on THURSDAY, the 21st day of May instant, at Twelve for One o'clock precisely, when there will he submitted to the consideration of the Shareholders, for their approval, or otherwise, a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, entituled, "A Bill to enable the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Company to make a railway in deviation from their line of Railway, and to construct an extension thereof, to a point of junction with the Whitehavn Junction Railway." By Order, LONSDALE, Chairman, JOHN MEYER. S.eretarv. 1, Guildhall Chambers, Bashighall-street, May 1, 1846. AYRSHIRE and GALLOWAY RAILWAY. A SPECIAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of Scrip or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP In the AYRSHIRE and GAL LOWAY RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, en SATIMMAY, the 16th of May, 1846, at Twe o'clock, P.M., whereat a copy of the Bill will be submitted for the approval of the Shareholders, in compliance with the resolutions of the House of Commons there anent. It is requested that such person producing scrip will present at the same time (in the form subjoined) a note of the number of each cer tificate produced and the numbers denoting the shares represented thereby, with the name and address of the person producing the same, or in the case of bankers' receipts the names of the persons from whom the deposit is therein stated to be received. In order to accommodate such of the Shareholders as may not find it convenient to attend the meeting, the secretary has been au thorised to acknowledge the receipt of each scrip or bankers' receipt for scrip as may be transmitted to him (at 127, Princes-street, Edinburgh), and to vote for the parties sending the same accord ing to their instructions communicated therewith, and to retransmit the said scrip to the same parties after the meeting. RICHARD HODOrSON, Chairman. ROBERT MACKAY, Secretary. Union Hotel, Cockspur•street, London, April 29, 1846. Form of note to be presented with the scrip at the meeting, or ransmitted together with scrip to the Secretary : Name of person producing or transmitting scrip .......... A.B. Address • . • • • - .. Merchant, 14, Princes-street, Edinburg h. Total amount of scrip produced or transmitted . No. of certificate. Denoting number of shares. 20 96 to 100 45 221 to 225 1,009 6,041 to 5,045 BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, and STOUR VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. In compliance with the sessional orders of both Houses of Parlia ment, notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL. MEET ING of the Holders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip of this Company, will be held at the Waterloo-rooms, Waterloo-street. Bir mingham, on SATURDAY, the 23d day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when the following Bills now before Parliament will be submitted to the meeting for their approval or otherwise, viz. : A Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and to the Grand Junction Railway, in the parish of Bushbury, with a lino diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to Dudley. A Bill for making a railway from Smethwich, in the pariah of llarborne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of Worcester, with branches therefrom. The votes will be taken, as required by the said sessional orders, according to the amount of Scrip, or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip, produced at the meeting; and every party producing such Scrip will be required, before attending the meeting, to exhibit the same to the Secretary, and to furnish him with a written memorandum of his or her name and address, and also the denoting numbers of the said Scrip or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip. ROBERT SCOTT, Chairman of the Committee of Management. (By order) HENRY MORGAN, Secretary. Birmingham, 28, Waterloo-street, May 1, 1846. E AST DEREHAM AND NORWICH RAIL WAY BILL. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS in the above Company will be held pursuant to the Resolutions of Parliament, at the Company's Offices, Mitchell's-court, Norwich, on SATURDAY, the 23d day of May instant, at Ten o'clock in the Fore noon precisely, for the purpose of expressing their approval or inn approval of the Bill. EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman of the Committeee of Management. Norwich, May 7, 1846. CLITHEROE JUNCTION RAILWAY COM PANY. The Provisional Directors of this Company will, pursuant to the sessional order of Parliament, convene a MEETING of the Share. holders previous to the third reading of this Bill, for the purpose of submitting a copy of such Bill for their consideration and approval In order that the Directors may give due notice of this Meeting, the Shareholders are requested to forward to the offices of Messrs. T. A. and J. Grundy, N 0.12, Union-street, Bury, Lancashire:a state ment of the name, address, and number of shares held by each, in the form given underneath. The Provisional Directors take this opportunity of stating their unabated confidence in the soundness of the undertaking, and their expectation of being able to carry the Bill successfully through Par liament. The Provisional Directors will, at the Meeting intended to be held, as before-mentioned, lay before the Shareholders a statement of the position and prospects of the Company, and anticipate their una nimous sanction to the progress of the Bill. Dated the 29th day of April, 1846. By odrer of the Provisional Directors, JEREMIAI4 GANNETT, Chairman. HAMUEL ASIITON, Deputy Chairman. FORM. To the Provisional Directors of the Clitheroe Junction Railway Company. I beg to inform you that I am a holder of shares in this undertaking. Residence. . ..... ....•• • . Business. .. ... .......... EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY. In compliance with the Standing Orders and Sessional Orders of Parliament. Notice is hereby given, that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the East Lancashire Railway Company will be hold at the Eagle and Child Inn, Silver-street, Bury, in the county of Lancaster, on WED NESDAY, the 3rd day of June now next ensuing, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; when the Drafts of the undermentioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present session, will be submitted to the shareholders for their approval, namely : A Bill to enable the East Lancashire Railway Company to alter the line and levels of such railway, and to make branches there from, and for other purposes relating thereto. A Bill for making a railway from the East Lancashire Railway, at Accrington, in the county Palatine of Lancaster, to Long Preston and Settle, in Yorkshire, with branches therefrom. A Bill to unite and consolidate the Blackburn and Preston Rail way Company with the East Lancashire Railway Company. A Bill for making certain branches from the line of the Blackburn and Preston Railway, in the county of Lancaster ; and for amending the Acts relating thereto. A Bill for making a railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway to Preston, and to the Blackburn and Preston and North Union Railways, with branches therefrom, to be called "The Liverpool, Ormakirk, and Preston Railway." A (proposed) Bill to incorporate the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, with the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company. Dated the Twenty-ninth day of Aprll, 1846. JAMES SMITITELLS. ANCHESTER, MIDLAND, and GREAT GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY. t Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of recent resolutions of both Houses of Parliament, a meeting of the holders of scrip, or banker's receipts, entitling the parties to claim scrip of the Man cheater, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway Company, will be held at the company's offices, in Rotherham, in the West Riding of the county of York, on FRIDAY, the 15th day of liay inst., at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the Bill now before Parliament, for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton-under•Lyne, and Man chester Railway at Wortley, to join the G, eat Grimsby and Sheffield Railway near to Bole, with branches therefrom. The votes will be taken at the meeting according to the amount of scrip held by each person present, who will be required to exhibit the same, and to furnish the Secretary with a written memorandum of his or her name and address, and the denoting numbers of the scrip produced, these particulars being required to be stated in the certificate, which must be lodged with Parliament before the third reading of the Bill. Note.—All persons producing scrip at the above meeting will be ntitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to the 31st of March last ; but no vote can be accepted in respect of any scrip not actually produced, except in cases where the deposit on shares allotted has been paid prior to the 31st of March last, but the scrip for such shares has not been issued, in which case the production of the banker's receipts for the deposit will be accepted in lieu of scrip. To facilitate the arrangements of the meeting, the Secretary will attend at the offices of the company, in High-street, Rotherham, every day previous to the meeting, from ten to three o'clock, to re ceive and arrange the scrip, and those shareholders who cannot con veniently attend the meeting, are particularly requested to transmit their scrip certificates, or banker's receipts, with their name and address to the Secretary, at the offices, without delay, and the Chair man will vote for them in such manner as they may request. The receipt of scrip oertificates or banker's receipts will be ac knowledged by return of post, and returned to the owners immedi ately after the meeting. " JNO. ALDRED, Chairman. FRAS. PARKER, Secretary. Rotherham : May 7 : 1846. EASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY BRANCHES. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London .Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on TIJUESDAY, the 14th of May, at half-past- Eleven o'clock precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bill now before Parliament, in relation to this undertaking. of the Eastern GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, Counties Railway DAVID WADDINGTON, DeputyChairmul t i c ompany. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. IL FORD AND EPPING RAILWAY. 1 In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on Ttuntsnsv, the 14th of May, at half-past Eleven o'clock precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bill now before Parliament in relation to this undertaking. _ _ GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, I of the Eastern ID DAV WADDINGTON, Deputy Ch a i rman, Counties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. FASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Eastern Counties Registered Proprietors will be held on THURSDAY, the 14th of May next, at One o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, London, for the purpose of giving their sanction or otherwise to the further proceedings with A Bill for making a Railway from Hertford to Huntingdon, with a Branch to Bedford; and A Bill for making a Railway from Tottenham to Barnet. A Bill for enlarging the London and Stratford stations of the Eastern Counties Railway and for other purposes. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, of the DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, April 29, 1846. NORTH GRAVESEND RAILWAY. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on THURSDAY, the 14th of May, at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bill now before Parliament in relation to this undertaking. 1 GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Eastern DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy-Chairman, Counties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. 111ORAYSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given that, in compliance with the Reso lutions or Orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, in the MORAYSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held within the Gordon Arms Hotel, Elgin, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May next, at Twelve o'clock noon, when a copy of a Bill now before Par liament, for incorporating the said Company, intituled "A Bill for making a railway from Statfield and Lossiemouth Harbour to Elgin, Rothes, and Charleston of Aberlour, to be called 'the Morayshire " will be submitted to the consideration of the Meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill in the manner required by the said Resolutions or Orders. Elgin, April 30, 1846. JAMES GRANT, Secretary. D UNDEE and ARBROATTI RAILWAY COMPANY. In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Parliament. and of a Requisition addressed to us by certain of the Share holders of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Conapany, a SPECIAL or EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS or STOCKHOLDERS of the COMPANY will be held within the ROYAL HOTEL, in DUNDEE, on the 18th day of May next, 1846, at One o'clock afternoon, when a Copy of a Bill, now pending before Parliament, entitled " A Bill to enable the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company to make a Railway from their Line at Droughty to Droughty Ferry Castle, and another Railway from their Line at Geordie's Burn to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway at Almeriecloss," will be submitted to the consideration of the Meet ing, and a vote taken on the said Bill, in the manner required by the said Resolutions or Orders. By order of the Directors, SHIELL and SMALL, Secretaries, 111UNDEE AND PERTELRAILWAY COM PANY. .. .. _ _ In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par liament, a SPECIAL or EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS or STOCKHOLDERS of the COMPANY will he held within the ROYAL HOTEL, in DUNDEE, on TUESDAY, the 19th day of May, 1846, at One o'clock afternoon, when a Copy of a Dill now pending before Parliament entituled " A Bill to enable the Dundee and Perth Railway Company to alter their Line at Inchyra and Lalrwell, and to extend the same towards the Penitentiary at Perth," will be submitted to the consideration of the Meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill, in the manner required by the said Re solutions or Orders. By order of the Directors, SHIELL and SMALL, Secretaries. S 1111 °ESHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, in respect of the undertakings proposed t o be carried into effect under the _Bills below-mentioned, will be held at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, on FRIDAY, the 22d day of May, 1846, at Eleven o'clock, for the purpose of submitting to their approval copies of the following Bills, viz. : A Bill for making a railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford, with a branch to Stone, and for other purposes. FAA Bill for making a railway from the Chester and Crewe branch of the Grand Junction Railway at Calvaley, to Wolverhampton, and for other purposes connected therewith. A Bill for malLing — ; w r . all.w — ay from Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, to Crewe, in the county of Chester, with branches, and for other purposes connected therewith. _ - - The Chair will be taken by the Earl of POWIS, K.G., at Eleven o'clock. N.B. Each 'Shareholder attending at the meeting will be required to produce his or her Scrip or Bankers' Receipt for Scrip ; and for the purpose of duly recording the rotes, forms will be prepared, in which each party will be required to enter his or her name and address, the number of Scrip, and the designating numbers thereof, to which forms the Scrip must be appended. The requisite'fform of voting-paper may be had on application at the Company's Offices, 9, Great George-street, Westminster. WILLIAM COWAN, Secretary. London, May 1, 1846. DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN EXTEN SION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting is proposed to be held at the Office of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company, at West land-row, in the City of Dublin, on TnuitsDAY, the 14th day of Mayl 1846, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, of the holders of Scrip Cer tificates,* proposed (in the event of the Bill hereinafter-mentioned being passed into a law) to be converted into shares or stock of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company, and which have been issued in respect of the above-mentioned undertaking, at which meeting a Bill now pending before Parliament for extending the line of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway to the Bridge of Bray, in the county of Dublin, will be submitted to the consideration and ap proval of such Scripholders. By order of the Court of Directors of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, T. F. BERGIM, Clerk of the Company. Dublin, 28th April, 1846. * NOTE.—AII Persons producing Scrip at the above Meeting, will `>e entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to 31st March 'ast, but no vote can be accepted In respect of any Scrip not actually produced, except in cases where the Deposit on Shares allotted has oeen paid prior to 31st March last, but the Scrip for such Shares has not been issued, in which case the production of the Bankers' receipts, for the deposit will be accepted in lieu of the Scrip. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORD, AND BLETCIILEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.— CAUTION to the PUBLlC.—Whereas some Forged Certificates have been discovered among the scrip presented at this office, parties hold ing the scrip of this Company are requested to send It In immediately for verification. _ After verification, the scrip, stamped as having been compared with the counter foil, will immediately be returned to the parties Sending it in. HARRY VERNEY, Chairman of the Committe of Management. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. 29, Great George-street, Westminster, May 6, 1846. SUPAEME NT, " PRICE, Sit IPr MA Y 13, 1846. WITH A LONDON' and YORK RAILWAY. Shareholders who approve of the Amalgamation concluded between the Committee of Shareholders and the Eastern Counties Company, are reminded that, to secure the benefits of this arrange ment, they must personally attend with their Scrip at the Com mittee's Offices, in order that it may be stamped accordingly. By order of the Committee, 4, SW -lane, May I!, 1846, HENRY PHILIPPS. NEW,WORK RY,3IR. CHARLES DICKENS. On the 18th inst. will be publishedoimfoolseap Bvo., price Gs p ICTUR,EST.-:,FRO11 ITALY By CHARLES DICKENS. London; Bradbury and Evans, 90, Fleet -street, and Whitefriars. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. AMALGAMATION. Directors versus Committee. Who ars the Shareholders' friends ? Judge. The Directors have amalga mated with the Direct Northern, a line at a discount, the Share• holders in which are less able to pay their calls up than those in the London and York. The Committee have amalga mated with the Eastern Counties Company, and obtained a 15/. share in a Company whose stock is at more than 501. per cent. pre mium. Go with the Directors, help the lose all you have paid, and 5/. or I Committee, and you can lose noth at mice realise 8/. or 101. per share during the construction of the line. em to get the Bill, and you must 101. per share more. Go with the ; autl if they succeed, you will premium, with 4 per cent. Interest Who can hesitate? Nobody. SHEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POT TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the Sessional Orders of the two Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of Holders of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, in the SHEF FIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POTTERIES, and CREWE RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at the Albion Hotel, in Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the 22d day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, relating to the said Railway, for their consideration. And Notice is hereby further given, that all holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip attending the said Meeting will be re quired to give their names and addresses, to produce their Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, and permit the denoting numbers thereof to be correctly taken before the 'votes can be received. The tbrm of voting paper may be had on application to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices in Leek. THOMAS CARR, Chairman. Leek, 7th May, 1846. R. Y. CLARKE. Secretary. A statement of the proceedings and prospects of Ilse undertaking will be submitted to the Meeting, DUNBLANE, DOUNE, and CALLANDER RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament, a INIEETINO of flic - HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of this COM PANY, will he held within Kinross's Inn, Dunbiane, upon To.F.suat, the 26th day of May, 1846, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when the pro posed Bill to empower the said Company to construct the said rail way will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, JOHN STIRLING, Chairman. THOS. BARTY, JAMES J. STIRLING, Secretaries. Dnalane, May 6, 1846 ICOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. I. 7 Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL MEETING is to be held on THURSDAY, the 28th day of May current, at One o'clock after noon, within Gibb's Royal Hotel, Princes-street, Edinburgh, of the HOLDERS of SCRIP PROPOSED to be CONVERTED into NEW SHARES or STOCK of the SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, and which has been issused in respect of the under takings contemplated by the Bills undermentioned, at which Meeting copies of the following Bills will be submitted for the consideration and approval of such Shareholders, viz. :- 1. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a branch railway to Crieff, in the county of Perth. 2. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway company to make a branch railway by Alloa Ferry to Tillicoultry. 3. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to mako a branch railway to Denny, in the county of Stirling. And 4. A. Bill to enable the Scottish Centralßailway Company to make certain terminal branches and other works at the city of Perth. By order of thd Directors, BREADALBANE Chairman. ROBERT D. KER, Secretary. Perth, May 4, 1846. NOTTINGHAM, MANSFIELD, and MID LANDS JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee of Directors beg to inform the Shareholders in this undertaking that they have effected important arrangements with the Midlands Railway Company, by which this Company will merge into the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Clay Cross branches, projected by the Midlands Company, and intended to be carried out this session. _ The holder of fifty shares in the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands Junction Railway, will receive in exchange one Midlands share at par, and arrangements will be made to insure to the holder of any less number than fifty the same advantages in proportion to the extent of their interests. The transfer of the stock will take place immediately upon the passing of the Bills for the Midlands branches from Nottingham to Mansfield, or that portion of the Clay Cross and Newark line between Mansfield and Clay Cross, which the Directors are confidently assured will be forthwith accomplished. ' All the expenses incurred in the promotion of this undertaking will be defrayed by the Midlands Company. By order, T. 11. RIGDYE, Secretary. Mansfield, May 9, 1846. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE and OXFORD and I3LETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Parties who have sent in the Scrip of this Company for the pur pose of being produced at the Meeting held on the 9th current, are informed, That in consequence offorgeries of the Scrip of this Company having been discovered, the Committee of Management deem it their duty, for the satisfaction of their shareholders and the protection of the public, to verify tha Scrip which has been sent in before they return it to the parties sending it in. The Scrip, when examined and found correct will be stamped and immediately returned to the parties sending it in, and the examina tion will be made with all possible dispatch. All parties holding the. Scrip of this Company, are recommended to send it in immediately for verification. HARRY VERNEY, Bart., Chairman of the Committee of Management. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. - Offices of the Company, 29, Great George-street, Westminster, May 11, 1846. The Bills of this Company were unanimously approved of at the Scripholders' Meeting held on the 9th current. EW CA STLE-UPON-TYNE, EDIN BURGH, and DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. "L" . . Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of the BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of this COMPANY will be held at the Company's Office, No. 11, Eldon-square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on MONDAY, the 18th day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, intituled " A Bill for making a Railway from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the Hexham and Alemouth Turnpike Road, at or near a place called Merryshiels, in the parish of Kirk harle, in the county of Northumberland, to be called the Newcastle upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and direct Glasgow Junction Railway," will be submitted for the consideration of the meeting, which is specially called for that purpose, and in order that such holders of scrip, or of bankers' receipts, may express approval or disapproval of such Bill, and determine the further proceedings thereon ; and at such meeting such measures will be proposed as may be necessary for the purpose of complying with the requirements of the Resolutions of the Rouse of Commons passed on the 23d of April. 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In accordance with the Circular already issued„,to the Shareholders who have signed the Deeds, the Directors take this means of giving notice to those parties who have become Shareholders since the date of the Deeds, that on the transmission' of their Scrip to the offices of the Company, in a letter in the form subjoined, such Scrip will be endorsed and become negotiable on the basis of the A3IAL GAMATI'OSI" with the DIRECT NORTHERN. By order, t- J. R. MOWATT, Secretary: TO J. D. MO WATT, Offices, 7, Lothbury, Lo o n nr do E i T i, A : D I E a D y LR II DE , I Ns iIi E G OD . N AND yank, RAIL. FORM Es OF s EC R LETTER ETAR TO WAY COMPANY, 7,.LOTHBURY, LONDON. • MaY, 1846. • .SIR,—I hold* , London and York Shares of 501., and • • Extension Shares of 251. ; the Scrip for which I now I APPROVE of the' AMAIK4MATION of the LONDON and YORK and the DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANIES, as publicly annotmeed under the signature of the Chairman of the Board of each Company, under date of sth of May, instant. Name and Address of the Shareholder. NOTE.—Copies of this form may be had at the (aces, 7 LOthbury. * Insert the Number - ,4zA , , THE LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY, AND THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The Directors of the London and York Company and the Directors of the Direct Northern Company have the satisfaction to announce to their respective Shareholders that arrangements have been con eluded, subject to the approval of Parliament, for an amalgamation of the two Companies, by which a Parliamentary contest may be avoided, and the capitals of both Companies be applied to the con struction of the Line. The effect upon the stock cf the respective Companies under these arrangements, when completed will be : Ist. That the London and York 50/. Shares, - upon which 21. 10s. each, or 51. per cent. deposit has been paid, will become 25/. Shares in the amalgamated Company, the 21. 10s. paid being credited as 101. per cent. deposit on such 25/. Shares. 2d. Thit - the DireckNorthern 251. Shares, upon which 21. 10 s . each, or 10/. per cent. deposit has beef paid, will be exchanged in the proportion of THREE existing Shares for TWO Shares in the Amal gamated Company, upon which the 21. 10s. paid en each of the three Shares will be credited as 31. 15s. paid on each of the two Shares, being equal to 15/. per cent. deposit, such Shares not being subject to any further call until 15/. per cent. has been paid on the reduced London and York Shares. 3d. The London and York 25/. Extension Shares will not be affected by this arrangement, but will continue of the same amount as at present. The Directors of both Companies are pledged to endeavour to ob tain Parliamentary sanction to these arrangements. In the mean while, the Directors request the shareholders in each Company forth with to send their scrip to the ()dices of the respective Companies, that it may be endorsed in accordance with these arrangements, and become negotiable upon that basis. • Dated this sth of May, 1846. - WILLIAM ASTELL, Chairman of the London and York Railway, Company's Offices, 7. Lothbury, London. S: J. CAPPER, Chairman of the Direct Northern Railway. Company's Offices, 64, Moorgate-strcet, London. 4FAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that the MEETING of HOLDERS of SCRIP, and of BANKERS' RECEIPT for SCRIP, in the above Rail way, which was called for, and was intended to have been holden, at No. 2, Moorgate-street, in the City of London, on the 15th instant, will not take place on that day. Dated this 12th day of May, 1846. DOUGLAS HENRY' CAMPBELL, Secretary. CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE -LAND' ASSOCIATION. TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.—The - Managers of the above Society hereby give notice that they will receive sealed TENDERS from persons desirous of CONTRACTING for the erection of THIRTY-FIVE brick-built COTTAGES, Seventeen consisting of three rooms, five of four rooms, and thirteen of five rooms, agreeably to plans and specifications, which may be seen at the Society's office, No. 83, Dean-street, Soho, from the present time till Tuesday, the 19th instant, between the hours of 9 A. M., and 8 P. M. No tender will be received in which the price shall not be inserted in words at length for which the contract is proposed to be taken. Each tender must be marked oh the .outside " Tender for erecting Thirty-five Cottages," and addressed to Mr. T. M. Wheeler, Secretary, No. 83, Dean-street, Soho, and besides which a letter signed vby two respect. able persons willing to become bound the party tendering in a sufficient sum for the due performance of the contract, also stating the respective amounts for which the contractor proposes 'to under take the work, must be addressed to Feargus O'Connor, Esq., care of Mr. M'Gowan, printer, 16, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. The Managers do not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender. Further particulars may be had, and all information obtained, on application to the Secretary, Mr. Wheeler, as above. Office of the Chartist Co-operative Land Association, No. 83, Dean-street, Soho, May 12, 1846. THE NEW PORTABLE ALARUM, size of a small snuff-box, can be placed on the dressing-table, and set to ring at any hour that may be required. Price, three guineas, foreign made, or three guineas and a half, English made. T. COX SAVORY and Co., Goldsmiths, Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornhlll (seven doers from Gracechnrch-street), London. N.B. A stock of second-hand Plate always on hand for sale. 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, freckles, tan, and discolourations ; producing a healthy freshness and transparency of complexion ; and an admired softness and delicacy on the hands, arms, and neck! In cases of chilblains, chapped skin,or incidental inflammation, It 13 pre-eminently 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 Cont inent of Europe, together with the " elete" of the aristocracy, and "haute volee. Its high reputation induces unprincipled shopkeepers to offer the spurious "Xalfdors" 'for sale, composed" of mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action en dangering'healCh. 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, 29, Hatton garden, are engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and 88. Gd. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors,-and by chemists and per - Az-niers. *,,,* All bther Kalydors are fraudulent imitations 1 GO WL AND'S L TION.—Th is elega Rtpre p a - ration, an original formula of the late Dr. Gowlanfi for all impurities of the skin, continues to maintain a repute commensurate with its spetific properties, of speedily eradicating every species of eruptive niala4, discolsuration , and of preserving and enhancing the beauty of e complexion by a congenial action upon the skin, as perfectly Innocent as it is agreeable and efficacious. " Xebt. She*, London," is in white letters on the Government Rama. without which none is genuine. Price 2s. 9d ; ss. Gd. ; Opals Ss. 6d. Sold by all Perfumers and Chemists. • COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left Buckingham Palace soon after eleven o'clock yesterday morning, in an open carriage and four, for the Old Palace. , at Kew. The Lady is Waiting, the Viscountess Canning ; the .equerry iu Waiting, Colonel Buckley • and the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, the Hon. Captain dordon, fol lowed in another carriage and four. The august party remained to luncheon. Her Majesty and the royal party drove out in pony carriages in the afternoon in Kew Gardens. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by the royal suite, took their departure from Kew Palace, and returned to town soon after six o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their accustomed exercise yesterday, in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace. ".• Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, aceompanied , by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence yesterday evening. Her Majesty was at tended by the Dowager Lady Clifton, Mon. Mary Seymour, Hon. William Ashley, and Captain Somerset. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Sir George Cooper, Bart., and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray, and 4their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also honoured the performance of the opera with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Mr. Ingham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commis- sioners for the Reduction, of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of tile Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatehes were received yesterday at the Colonial . Office from the Governor of West Australia. The Judicial Committee of the Privy. Council sat yesterday. There were present, the Master ,of ~ tiri.rtolls, the: ice Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judo of the Admiralty Court. An Appeal from Madras—" Konadry Valabha v. Valia Tambu rati," was concluded. Dr. Cartels was heard on an appeal from the Arches Court, " Black ro. Rackhane." The case was adjourned. Admiral Sir Robert Waller. Otway, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the most Honourable Military Order of Bath, expired yester day morning, at his residence in Hyde Park Gardens. Sir Robert was a Groom In. Waiting to the Queen. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET: SECOND SPRING MEETING. (TUESDAY.) • ' Match-50 sovs.A Last half of Ab.M. Mr. Watson's fby Stockport, out of Ganymede, 7st (W. Abdale), beat Lord Exeter's Brainless, 7st 101 b (Mann). sto 4 on Brainless. Won by three lengths. Run is 58 seconds. t ` Match-50 sous, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Greville's Krankie, 6st 71b (Kitchener), beat Duke of Beclford's Captain Phebus, Bst 101 b (Robinson). Even bettihg. Won by a head. Run in 1 minute 18 seconds. Fity Pounds for three years old. Colts, Bst ;1b ; Fillies, _ Bst 41b. R.M. Mr. Gurney's cby Einilius, out of Messene Lord Exeter's Lebanon .-- 2 Lord Orford's Blackie .. Mr. Ford's Ignu4 Fatuus 4 Betting-7 to 4 onl3lackie; 7to 2 agst Ignus Fatuus, and sto 1 agst Messene colt. The Messene colt made plby till near the Bushes, where Ignus Fatuus took up thejunning, and carried it on to the cords; here the Messene - colt re sumed the lead, and won easy by two =lengths, Lebanon beating Bfackie by a length. Run In 2 min u tes 2 seconds. Fifty Pounds for three • years old; - 6st • 21b; four, Sst; live, 1 :: Bst 71b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 200 spvs., if demanded, &c..; T. KM. Mr. Watson's fby Stockport, out of Gannymede, 3 yrs... Mr. Stephenson's fby Montreal, out of Balance, 3 yrs 2 Duke of Rutland's Alexa, 3 yrs !T.' Betting-6 to son Alexa, and sto 2 agst the other two. Gannymede made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Match-200, h ft, T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 4114 received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's c by Retriever, dam by St. Patrick, Bst 71b. Match-200, h ft, Bst 71b each, T/K—Doke of Bedford's Taurina received forfeit from Lord Milto.wn's Feineralla. The weather is remarkably fine, but the sport is indifferent and the company thin. • A match is made for to-morrow between Mr. Grevllle'S Motilla and the Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 71b each, first half of Ab. M.; and one for Thursday, between`' Killie Krankie and llawkesbury. • HENLEy-oN-THAMES-ApIATTA.—The 0349 rd Uni versity Boat,- . Club Havepreienteci . 501., and Lords Ly_pdhilist and Clunoyi gulnert9 eacril,tolyarcli 191Stly Alin Julio ~~~ O n F o LK RAILTAY. ft , hereby given, that a SPECIAL G ENERAL MEET ING of ihieh PR OPRIETORS is of this COMPANY will be held at the Office of the Company, Guildhall-buildings, in the City of London, Co the 20th day of May, Row next ensuing, at Two on o I W c E k " N E, Aen the Drafts of!the under-mentioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present Session, will be submitted to the Pro prietors for their approval, tinder which Bills it is proposed to autho rise the Norfolk Railway Company, either to construct or to become the Proprietors of, or to contribute towards, the formation of the Railways therein mentioned, that is to say-- A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Rail way communication between the Dereham Branch of the Norfolk Railrfolk. way the , and the towns of Wells and Blakeney, the county of No A Bill to epowe ch r the and Norfolk Rai lway Company t o make a Rail way from m lpswi Bury St. Edm und ' s Railway at Stewmar ket to the Norfolk Railway at Attlebor ough and Wymondham. A Bill to the em No power the Nor folk Railway C ompany to make a Rail way fm rfolk Railway at Thetford t o th e Lowestoft Railway at Ree d ham. A Bill for extending the Norfolk Railway to the Jetty at Great Yarmouth, and to enable the Norfolk Railway Company to pur chase a Bill Lease of the L aowestoft Railway, Harbou r an d N avigation. Branch to North WaLsham. A for making Railway from Norwich to Aylsham, with a A Bill Norfolk to for the City of Norwi ch making a Railway‘from East Dereham, in the c oun t y of A Bill for making a Branch Railway from the East Dereham and Norwich Railway to the Norfolk Railway, The Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely, Dated this 30th day of April, 1846. ADAM DUFF, Chairman of the Board of Directors. By order, RICHARD TILL, Secretary. NORFOLK RAILWAY EXTENSIONS. Notice Is hereby given that a special meeting of the holders of scrip or of bankers' receipts for scrip in respect of the undertakings proposed to be carried into effect undtr the Bills below mentioned, will be held at the Norfolk Railway Company's office, at Guildhall , buildings, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May, 1846, at half-past Two o'clock, for the purpose of submitting to their approval copies of the following Bilis A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail way communication between the Dereham branch of the Norfolk Railway and the towns of Wells and Blakeney in the county of Norfolk. A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail way from the Ipsvriolk ch and Bury St. Edm un d' s Railway at Stow market, to the Norf Railway at Attleborough and Wymondham. A Bill to empower the Norfolk R a i lway Company to make a rail way from the Norfolk Railway at Thetford, to the Lowestoft Railway at Reedham. The chair will be taken at half-past Two o'clock precisely. N. B. It will be necessary for each person who attends to produce the scrip or banker's receipt for Scrip in respect of which he claims to attend and take part in the proceedings. Dated this 30th day of April, 1846. ADAM DUFF, c By order, Chairman of the Board of Directors. ,RICHARD TILL, Secretary.