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4 4 ' (I. to '4 • 2 0 4 S 5 $ 0 ~, a 10 b ' S s , 20 il L. tfifd iug oe i ° ,o 4 bas :i ; i n „; 11$c6 . f' .2 . 1 44' 4 4 4 0 4 6 4 4 g 5 4 ;. rtea rep° l 5 00 a re fo o tons 0 0 ! Asa• o ve cesscotcli did ra ' 1 9 o , „: 0 1 ttO ; d ' ,0 e f t the rater pric o e j to 13 6 ° lisPd ce-a ter' TRF. 14111 j.. 171 1. 4 AT COP/NT-GARDEN MAME. 1 , 7, 1 1 -E,,, AZ AGGREGATE MEETING OF 11 1 ,d on To _ RATIONAL ANTI -CORN-LAW LEAGUE will be iyo,, ~_ UORROW EvErnao next, the 14th of January, in the 43-'rgelal, Govent-garden. 'l4ll . ils "' Esq., Will take the Chair at Seven o'clock pre ttil), keetin, '"llets It . will be addressed by the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., It • Blot Plt eke ' — EI, 3 1• P., and Thomas Glsborne, Esq., M.P. 14.1 IWP- --...- +N•mf „, ...r.......r„.............--....---..--- OOR REsirms''. Til" , ENCE, and ESTATE for ki„:ltttio r o f ph.,,, SALE. Ne I -14 E ' gton East, together with the Mansion 062 the Prince of 640 acres (tithe free), will be submitted for ercillg It is about three miles from the excellent market N It tk i Piling It and in the centre of the country bunted by 1,,, tsdale's hound ' 11,;',114 ProPerty h s. ii, ' a te ow n kg been for nearly forty years in the occupation of viti o , _ the recently deceased and the condition of the land and ktek tBer ui the residence are such as an: rarely to be mat with by a jhe o r i, 1 14 a - reT4 Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway will pass Oltenial. "dre d yards of the boundary of the estate. 1, soli cit s 'nay be obtained on application to A. L. Rawlinson, .t 111,,, °r. Chipi no . N rt Y 10 , 1846. ° °n* fo h DISCHARGE and of t%tivi.htsoXs I \ I t 'RZSgED for SIiALL B A TSDthroughout and 'WALES. Established 1772. ?ESIDENT. The Ear l of ROMNEY. 4 4ttt VICE-PRZSIDENTS. s q° l l and the. Right lion. Sir R. Peel, Bart., M.P. • ▪ Easuamt. Behjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S. Ai+, Joh n p AUDITORS. ttp 4 ltin„ - eP3', Esq., and Capel Cure, Esq. clltyer's.,(4 g overnors, held in Craven-street, on Wednesday, la k '9'eti, of anuary, 1846, the cases of Twenty Petitioners were N 4 ,,, ythich Seventeen were approved, One rejected, One ht et th e !'nd,One deferred for inquiry. 1 14, 10 1tg e m f ' t ,lg held on the 3d December, 1845, FOURTEEN th e ,, b eell 4 1 „,7'1 ,- )In Twelve had Wives and Twenty-one Children, ortti`jlrged froth the Prisons of England and Wales, the Anse liberation including every charge connected with 7, 110 /. 12s 6d. ; and the following benefactions re , tit, e iast report • al* ' crrieB arquhai.— /fri Maek' , an d c o , A£s 5 0 l , • Choi,: vr, Esq., per M essrs . H oare ••• • • • A. 2 2 0 eY, Per ditto are received by Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., the ng 1 4 : 4 1'_• 4 1, B rick -court, Temple ; also by the following Cr jek v:H tiutb.,,lrs• Cocks, Curries, Drummonds, Reifies, 1 14: t play he" ule Secre tary,Craven-street, Strand, where th e ifte a , by those Who are inclined to support the Charity, .•eietY meet on the first Wednesday in every month. JOSEPH LUNN, Secretary. r lIOVISIONALLY REGIS FERKD. v UT "' GRE AT WESTERN DOCK capi tal COMPANY. 155 ,0001., in 7,500 Shares of 251. each. ih nite Beposll, 1/. 2s. 6d. per Share. ,c' t ~ ty dto the amount of subscription. The whole de t. hi 1 113 event of the Company not obtaining ttlk r i:lof moll PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Edgecemb e tae era "'Pliny srl ' , MX., Chairman of the Great Western Rail th/!s pr att I),; l :,oph 4 er Tay now Eul., a Director of the Great Western Rail es it egor ia D rris t Esq., Na: Bank, Plymouth knnphb.lark' A , E pton 'flDalWeed,E(fford Manor 'k Esq., Epland M.P., Chairman of the South Devon Railway b t 4 1 11 ,„ er, ty„ 14 4 ' 1 :1 t 1e ,...." 1 e M.D., 1 Director's of the South Devon AL rt 1 1 " Y, E. " „ Railway Company , aln, ‘ % , 4, evon and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth L di em •" . er Esq London rte t tattle, E sq " London Christie: Esq. IVEP. " u ate - -di, Esq., ' Little Efford. E NGINEER—i. K. Brunel, Esq. 11". Ra -4i BANKERS. T he °n rris, Mudge, an d C o. , N ava l Bank, C ern _ i t t,•• 41 0 „ wall Bank, Plymouth y li „, 4, ' ,rovincial Bank, Giirge and Norman, Devonport cams, GI and Bundle, Tavistock 1,141;48, wi";eflioraild ifax, and Co., London. It' Le ' SOLICITORS. , Bennett, and Tucker, Plymouth of 10, Whitehall, London. 41 4 Of w e ,."e Port of Plymouth, its facility of access in all elio rage ' , nen, and at all hours of day and night, the extent i a 4 , (l , '„ and the security of the harbour, which have long h 'itiet i 'se in th vre- eMtnence as a naval station, promise to obtain i t 'd' 0 1 °4 al ' te r6 ved state of its land communications, the same tMtleepinercial port. p 4 Be of ."., °ll of the South Devon Railway, Plymouth will, O l repeibT 'ew Months, be brought within six hours' journey j, le % v : The distance of the port from Birmingham . is its „ , a n ll'om eastward and the Bristol and Exeter Rail- Lttlst,lleatiae'lLensions and northward, afford a ready Z iti l the manufacturing districts of the north ; .7tiCenv ays e Projected Tavistock, Launceston, and North Vet pasd Cart M,!>effect an immediate connexion with the whole 1,!/ t cvitet a L aal Devon, and the ports in the Bristol Channel. 4 141 4 Ilk, ge to p as gPassengers of embarking at a port from which etle4 -a, directly to sea in almost any state of wind, and of ttestik 'anent la. Mad at the entrance of the Channel, can scarcely be ..gi t 4 % e l a nd the saving of expense to the shipowner in both a PParent ki titil 4 4l4ll l 4 th a er it; the transit of goods is equally important, ~,, i at ae Yag e isse branches of trade in which the utmost acceleration to„Nits , ° , f ien essential to the preservation of the cargo, or its trei c ,_. Prom communications which have been had 4 iit ueoses in London engaged in the fruit, and the Le theireirranean trades, it appears certain that a large pro- IS 4 44 , tt rn ,Pe, rts will, on the completion of the South Devon p lc : th e ' ' , Mouth, and conveyed by railway to all parts of ) r ) :eill'„'"It of 4 tr ‘; of war Plymouth would obviously receive an im- Rr ship I lig of all descriptions. ;L1 , 1. 4 • ,Fharges, and the rates of pilotage and lights are t h tt , , b 4 -• being only 2d. per ten. The numerous builders' „, a rt co. k h ,:u y h z-ord the means of repairing shipping to any ex 'ret' ;13, required Provisions of every description are ht.t -it 4 lark - • 1 1 ' ver y ets abundantly supplied. h A ''et „Yale - ,),"' v anced position in the Channel, and the extent to Possesses ll the requirements of a public mail „ktot`,.n4l,le','ts large Government establishments, its dockyard i t4 " , ,e5 the station of naval and military commanders-in theeliccjw"l7be doubted that this port will, when the railway Pel l i,"ess„, "a Bristol and London is complete, become the re 'lgai,„e of the great steam-packet companies conveying 'til t ' Na t ‘, Med iterranean, East and West India, and other W r t il lt a r a rnwth and development of the population and trade th t FlyizioNicative of a high degree of prosperity. The popu -4‘lltklnerca,p,utl; has nearly doubled within the last twenty years 141„4111,,i1as its the assessable value of property subject to tha te:_tt4 se eded - t - 'esdh;: that ratio. New streets and buildings are ty o every direction, and numerous joint-stock and li.,:ta r '''t are land Manufacturing companies have been recently 14 4 . a successful operation. The trade of the port fer - 14 -% els ; given by an official return as follows :—lnwards, ~!au t Ns goods, 4 50,626 tons ; outwards, 2,124 vessels; goods , N s " • , to Lathe r 9 41 - %te °(lWr elltents of a trade and commerce thus advancing, tyjenr(t e rthe Nnto advantages which the port of Plymouth so pe td„Llt fe h , r eng e :,* , Proposed to provide a capacious position dock, with kit atio n - ". generalwharaote for which Millbav, by its, pe -11;"111)R°". k id circumstances, presents extraordinary 1 1 014 'tee m . a Position perfectly central to the three towns of 1n pr ey te ni g'ort, and Stonehouse, and is in immediate prox hkOlrakPeg m i :`, 4 2 of the South Devon Railway. Sheltered from sq: Isi ki ,`"rlY winds by the Millbay pier, the Breakwater, ki" 4 It encloses an area of upwards of eighty acres, tit,trty ,s the excellent anchorage in Dom one to ten fathoms t t llt ita';leltenelvivest tate of tide. From the peculiar form and sin pt, ,11I•4 ,tmPosition of the bay, it constitutes a safe dock, almost t e i t t N e nltg „t and is capable, with works of very moderate ex -I;4lte f„ t ees e° , -yer ted into an extensive floating basin, with every t ." , ev e ,' • The Entrance Lock admits of being formed so . as .„, 4 1)11,,,',C1 of w a t low water of the spring tides, vessels drawing t e 'le t,„a •- er ; and the depth of water within the basin will liq t4 ide is d e - 7 nt Y - two feet. ba ate a lned t o be upwards of twenty acres in extent ; and ay e eth, 'Pac e .L. / .' o r within the shelter of the existing pier, a con vessat; t o uchingpat to the reception of steamers at the port, and not requiring to enter et 4 ..eß th b a ranc , ll Of the South Devon Railway is designed to 1.111 4 , -4,l rer,„,cies Of the dock, so that the embarkation and t ht 4 ' te' Mid vt a ' goods can be conducted without the expense kqqiNthill'iclerfttioth the greatest facility. ilia t 4ierati ve ns already adverted to are sufficient to establish aLl'atty fore, fr character of the work, and these views will derive kli D t lb f erraea concidering the identity of interests between a 017N iq rile purpose of this undertaking and the power itit? e Pr., - rai lway interests which have been so successfully the t -r Lad e with the South Devon line, and to whom the in 'e W ith the port is manifestly of the greatest im yst,l'vlui°o Al a gr th, t e of ti„ ertients have been concluded for purchasing nearly SIN , 4 Ie Pa ' 'and required for the undertaking, the consideration 1 1 , it t, seea t Zarde, in great part, in the form of annual rent i., l ee t °4 on the pr o p er t y o f the Company. This arrange d ea 11,4 ref ul revision o f the estimates have enabled the Com etkii k r'itat ° c onsiderable reduction in , the amount of the pro- P 4 • 1 11 4 4 t , rPoration will be ap• lied for in the ensuing session tr il kt i it4 as the Committee have complied with all the re th:O 0 111. 411 ,e standing orders, and entertain no doubt that the bk . ,/ 05f,,,,,u , Successful, they feel justified in engaging that if, ` h c 1. ' 11 41 -et n , el mstance, the Bill should fail to be carried, 1 , Ist d er , rcu ttr i "tik,;‘'ly d m shall be entitled to receive back their deposits, , 11 t1 1 , net ton for expenses. it a t n B° light by the Act to allow interest at 41. per cent. ka fd w - ,„" all Paid liability until the opening of the doe , and "`o incur beyond the amount of his sub lltt lacAlct tl eas f ~,ffit,t re ty ter or shares in the form subjoined (accompanied by t a . Ito,' Of th"tnee Where the parties are not personally known 111,s, od te Provisional Committee), may be addressed to the k°„.,the following sharebrokers :—Messrs. Westropp, et, hal N, t. 'atte,„",,ado, 75 Old Broad-street ; Messrs. Sutton, Grib h,.q:',ll,--sq 4.0Yal EXchane London • Messrs. Hopwood and t hii, % Aset, °B • TYeth and Luscombe, Plymouth, of whom copies r oeisi o ,._; ll 4Y be obtained. tt,'ltal t e oultnittee of the Plymouth Great Western Dock (4 11 , 1 , 1) 0 1se r _ y Company. e`jer-Plest that you will allot to me shares of esrtak~ ors til t h t itt the Proposed Plymouth Great Western Dock 1 , „ 4 41. 3 ,,,t0 p a , „erms and conditions of the prospectus, and I tttil _teeth "Ile deposit of 1/. 28. 6d. per share, and sign the tad a When required. day of , 1846 . Nam Profession ••••• - • • • Place of Abode • • • • • • • • • • Reference •.•.••• • • • • • • • Address of Referee 4 ll e 1 s T At A sl! kr,.. 4 An a „- 011 Y lyre with tuneful lay, It i$ ;welcome" give to " Christmas Day I" W itlrhn h a eli e : ° ll : aiieat : it obeauPdsp happy time m e T , O stro ill , lisle, mirth, and love combine, 4nB —, v our path with roses bright, ~ What is with delight I , o „,„ . Mo essential—say "Christmas Day ' ?" `P e the (thing l" that we own's a fact; i k , w aY to ,? re „,. tell You how to act ! • , abiii, 2 1 -Yam's "—order there 40, 1 lb. enla Of beauty rare! I, lo st '"n With conlidenc andjoy In th armin4 e ken., - Y your time employ; v otru „ 0, Pleasure bright and gay, 14 4 t, '44 of 1 ,; . !' a happy " Christmas Day I '••• N, itm, , '"s for Winter Garments ready-made : Z s. d. c l/ t e% t ' ' ON , llotioNsa,, cher-coats fro .. 0 9 0 11,19_4th' (),e: rco s b_, or te sa r .. .o . cl n d_nnld Tagilionis, from .. •••• . '''' : '''' •••• • • 1131 15 10) S rt,, „ c i ,,,qs ~ :1' and Glenlyons •••.•••••• • ' • ' • • ' • • 0 8 0 "no Co at ` Qt flelde •••• • • • • •• • • ' • 0 10 6 4 ditto al nn l T lio \Ne t ' 1 c 0 1 0 ,,_ ag . Ins .... ••••••• • • • . 1 e ~ t „t a _, ill n di tto —., braided edges, from ••••• • ' • 1 1 4 0 Nit oVAle n , i loth a nd ''' • ''''' • i, k. • l'ti„ il Daft, Doeskin, from $ f.o. rus, In every material, from .••• • • • • 0 4 6 I no, Meld 4:.4tt ' Winter Garments to order, in first-rate st z yle c an d d . -.IL -4y arid ~, 1. ri 4 atm ui i agu oni ov faShion : 0 18 0 liN, lily ntl Cod " 13• 00 aitt er-coats, from ••• • • 1 10 0 4ti •ta t - 1'. 4 , iington d l tO, from ......... ..... ••.• • • 1.,,t1:41,50tii, made lld ~ alking ditto .. .. •• • • .. • 0 14 0 V 'IN' , fro, i n ` -n esterfleids efii 4 4, i n ~,„ .... superior Style, from r T he (4 t o l ack a n • ,;• — ••• • • ............ .. .......... 1 15 0 ~t , tt o m , r e n ew , , t . Fancy Doeskin •from • • •• .......... • 15 0 s lai s ' 4, th' d bcpart inate rlals, from •,................. 0 7 0 . . In „ e itc,,,,,.. ment Is conducted entirely distinct and sepa litiiitSloriti7ar. Made, and buyers will find patterns and ma lloij?t tl4tar*reane'ste4tllnent of 'Youths' clothes kept constantly on 41 4 , : ti . it o Ptloo, Winnarhsbility, at very reduced prices. Mourning of any extent, can be had at flue minutes' 4 t 1, e . e kni,„ 1 4,4{ 11,7 4 be ii.,,, i o n i le T ik of the Town," containing list of ,4,ll.,4%:,irrith_ttr;u appi 1 1 ' . et, L endo _Y lig to L. Hyam, Pantechnetheca, 36, ", tr. 40, lacto8 „ n " Saturdays until the evening. ci ll itt — ----- 'sl t he v (4 en 'N I Ir, nte —UGH th N I 1 e .,, i tby r . and IMYROVEMENT of 1 1: 4 ' 1 4 4 'Ysietf r " but r L. ' LOCOCK'S PIILMONIC WAFERS. ett elie Co lm ; , and seeencoMMend Dr. Locock's Wafers, since 1 have 4 encl . ; t C t'lds, an ni d ni o y familY . such marked:benefit from 1l- (Slgnr;gthenitk.,,, the n myself in 4 et' I. Voice I find them invaluable. particular ; in removing 14 ~0,14, Co 0t,,,_ .. 7, , ... " WILLIAM HAMLYN, 4, iii 3 WApE,,eion-place, Walworth,3l, 1845." t AttNig" t %ts ' 4n d an r give instant relief and a rapid cure of t ha e. ,lid s ,_ and p,,, SO rderS of the Breath and Lungs -. .7C,:,..`11c rtittheQ't•lC SPEAKERS they are invalua . bte for val or,. 1, 11, !. 1 , 4 4. g the Voice, and they have a most pleasant " 4 -lau t, 1 ,,_ 9 d; and 11g. per box. — Ageiats : Da Silva ~ m t treet, Landon ; sold by all medicine ~--__. Y 7 ' 24s 91 30s 23 , 24 , pi 26 5 41i 3 1, 43 5 4 1 5 3 8 ' 41 315 5 3, 43 , 54s 5 1, 555 491 485 Of 46s LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING SU N JAN U A No. 16,665. Tony ItT OTICE.-ALTERATION OF TIME AND L 1 REDUCTION OF FARES. GRAVESEND for 64. or 9d., bolt and railway included. ' The STAR and ELACKWALL PACKETS are now running at the above reduced fares from the Brunswick V: Blackwall, at 9%, 10%, 12, 1%, 3%, and 5. Sundays, 12 and 3% excepted. From the New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at S%, 9%, 11%, 1,2%, and 5. Sundays 9% and 1 ex cepted. Fare : Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, 6d.; Saloon nd First Class, 9d. Star Office, Gravesend, Oct. 11, 1845. - QHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM 7 RAILWAY. The Committee of Management of this Company have eff Ironbridge ected an amalgamation with the Dudley, Madeley, BseleY, Railway Company, on terms which are advantageous to the Share holders of both Companies. The liability of the Shareholders of this Company will be reduced from 501. Shares to Shares of 251., and Two Shares will be issued to the Shareholders of the Dudley and Madeley Company for Three of their Shares. By this arrangement the Capital and Parliamentary Deposit requisite for the entire scheme of this Company, including a line from Dudley to Madeley next year, will be secured. The reduction of the nominal amount of the Shares renders it ne cessary for the Shareholders of this Company to exchange their Scrip, and sign a new Parliamentary Contract. They are, therefore, required, on or 'before SATURDAY, the 17th inst., to lodge their scrip certificates at the Company's Office for that purpose, and to fill up the following form. By order, GEORGE KNOX, Secretary. 3, Moorgate-street, Jan. 10, 1946. (This form must be filled up in the handwriting of the applicant.) To the Committee of Management of the Shrewsbury and Eirming- E AST DEREIIAM and NEWARK DIRECT RAILWAY. The Committee of Management hereby give notice to those elders of Scrip in this C mpaay who have not sent in the same r registration, that it cannot be received after the 15th instant. The Committee will then proceed to declare such shares forfeited, and allot the same to other parties. By order, JOHN C. NORTON, Secretary. Norwich, January 6, 1846. ham Railway Company. Gentlemen,—Herewith are Scrip Certificates for Shares of 501. each, in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, which I request may be exchanged for the same number of Shares of 251. each, and I agree to execute the Parliamentary contract and Sub scribers' agreement in respect of the same. Name in full.. •• .. • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• Description ••••••• • • • • • • •••• • • • . Private address in full • • • • • • • • • • • • Place of business ••••• • • .. • • AR I S AND LYONS RAILWAY (LAFFITTE'S COMPANY). Shareholders wh• have not received the CIRCULAR REPORT of the Directors, dated 31st December last, may be furnished with a copy, by sending to this office for it. The forms to he signed for the purpose -'bf obtaining constituted Shares, as well as for the repayment of the surplus deposits, are now ready for delivery at this office, daily; between the hours of Eleven and Three, until the 24th inst. - ED. AIME, Secretary. 62, King William-street, City, Jan. 6, 1846. DUDLEY, MADELEY, BROSELEY, and IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY COMPANY, with EXTEN SION to SHREWSBURY. The Committee of Management of this Company have much sa tisfaction in announcing to their Shareholders, that an amalgama tion on mutually advantageous terms has been agreed on between this Company and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Com pany. By the agreement which has been entered into, it is stipulated that Two of the Shares in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company shall be given in exchange for Three Shares in this Company. That six members of the Managing Committee of this Company shall be added to the Committee of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Com pany, and that application shall be made by the amalgamated Com pany in the next practicable session of Parliament for power to make the line between Dudley and Madeley. Notice is hereby given, that the Shareholders in this Company must forward their scrip to the Secretary, at Stourbridge, on or before SATURDAY, the 17th instant, and signify (in the form given below), their election either to rec.ive back their deposit, less their proportionate share of the expenses incurred, or to take In exchange their proportionate number of shares in the Shrewsbnry and Bir mingham Company. Parties who may elect to receive back their deposits, may at once receive 21. per share on account, and the balance as soon as the amount of the expenses incurred shall have been ascertained. Parties who may elect to take shares in the Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Company, may, in like manner, on depositing their scrip. obtain a letter of allotment for their proportionate number of shares therein, which letter will be forwarded to them as soon as the Di rectors shall be satisfied of the sufficiency of the applicants. In cases where the proportion of the Shrewsbury and Birming ham shares to be received shall amount to a fractional part of a share, the Shareholders will have the option of paying or receiving the difference in value between the proportion and an entire share. Parties who shall not be considered by the Directors responsible will receive back their deposits on the terms already mentioned; and parties R ho shall fail to send in their scrip on or before SATURDAY, the 17th instant, will be considered as having elected to receive back their deposit less the expenses. Arrangements will be made and announced, as soon as possible, for procuring the signature of the Shareholders to such deeds as the altered circumstances of the Company have rendered necessary. By order of the Committee, W. S. DAR/UN, Secretary. Offices of the Dudley, Madeley, Croseley, and Iron-bridge Railway, Steurbridge, Jan. 10, 1846. FORM. To the Provisional Committee of the Dudley, Madeley, Broseley, and DIRECT LONDON and EXETER RAIL WAY.—This day is published, price ls., Eposition of the Circumstances attending the Promotion and general Management of the Company, showing its present Condition and Prospects. By D. E. COLOMBECE, Esq. London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. Of whom may be had, price Is., The Author's LETTER, addressed to the Landowners of Cornwall, relative to Railway Centnunication through that. District. T HE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, FROM LONDON TO COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. The Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's Major Amsinck. 22, tipper Montagu-street, Montagu. square William Scott Binney, Esq. 27, Bryanstone-square william Sprott Boyd, Esq. I, Sussex. gardens, Hyde-park John Brightman, Esq. 30, Cornhill Samuel James Capper, Esq. 1, Adelaide-Place, London-bridge Robert Walter Carden, Esq. 61, I hreadneedle-street Edward Trust Carver, Esq. Forest-lodge, Tulse-hill The Chisholm, 37, Chapel-street, Gros enor-place Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A. Woolwich William Morley, Esq. Blackheath William Mountford Nurse, Esq. Kensington-gore John tickersgill, Esq. 8, Warnford-court Robert Rodger, Esq. Glasgow, 30, Montagu-street, Montage-square ENGINEER—John Miller, Esq. Edinburgh SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, ➢foorgate- street PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Webster, 26, Great George-street, Westminster SECRETARY—Mr. W. H. Clark Offices of the Company, 64, Moorgate-street. EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MA NAGEMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS, DATED THE 29T11 DECEMBER, 1845. " By the scheme promoted by the Direct Northern Railway Com pany it is proposed to bring York (to the north of which city there is a population exceeding five millions) within the dista ice (as mea sured by time), of four hours and a half from London; to reduce by. 42 miles the distance now traversed by the existing means of railway communication between those termiul ; to lessen the distance as projected by the competing plan least favourable to the public) that of the Eastern Counties Extension by Cambridge and Lincoln) by 21 4 miles, and as projected by the most favourable rival scheme (that of the London and York) by ten miles ; and yet so to reconcile this "result with local wants, as to place, without in any instance sacrificing the principle of directness, every town of importance in the districts to be served by this Company's main line nearer Lon don, either by means of the main line itself, or of well-devised lateral lines, than they are by the •theme of the London and York, which, for the sake of passing through certain towns, pursues a devious route to York, thereby inflicting a serious injury on the country north of the Humber. " Thus the scheme of the Direct Northern Railway offers to the North of England, and to all Scotland, advantages presented by no other project whatever. These advantages it also immediately con veys to Bedford, St. Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford, Grantham, Newark, Lincoln, East Retford, Sheffield, Gainsborough, Doncaster, Pontefract, Selby, and Hull ; whilst it lessens by twenty eight miles the route to Leeds, the great manufacturing capital of Yorkshire, itself rapidly becoming the centre of an important railway system. " With perfectly unexceptionable gradients, that in no case ex ceeded I in 200, with upwards of sixty-nine miles of level on its main line, with no works of any engineering difficulty or of peculiarly ex pensive execution, with only 3,900 yards of tunnelling in eight tun nels, with no opening or swing bridges, with only one viaduct, and that of 500 yards, and with remarkably easy curves, the Direct North ern it tilway, whilst its primary object is to unite in the directest manner London and York, will at the same time serve a rich, fertile, and populous country, will reciprocate the advantages of easy and inexp. nsive communication between the manufacturing towns of the north and the agricultural and grazing counties of eastern and central England, and will connect by the shortest route the south of England and the continent of Europe with York, the north of England, and Scotland. The shareholders will observe the suggestion made by Mr. Miller, which proposes to introduce a new element of safety, regularity, and speed into ralway travelling, by the conveyance of passengers and goods upon separate lines. This suggestion will, no doubt, receive the consideration due to its importance in the ensuing sess!on. " The Committee entirely concur with Mr. Miller in the important bearing which the Holborn Terminus project has on the Direct Northern. It is in effect, though under different management, an ex tension of that line into the heart of London. By its means the London Terminus of the Direct Northern Railway will be immediately avail able for the Post-office and the City of London generally (between Furnival's inn and Gray's-inn-lane), and will itself form a portion of one side of the widest thoroughfares in London, will be in the immediate vicinity of the Courts of Law and Inns of Court, and comes more into the heart of London, with less sacrifice of valuable property, than any metropolitan terminus which has been suggested. " In accordance, therefore, with Mr. Miller's recommendation, and in pursuance of the powers entrusted to them by their proprie tai y, the Committee have taken steps to secure control over this project. satisfied that it affords the most central, and, at the same time, the most accessible and least expensive London terminus. " The Committee refer the shareholders to the map accompanying this Report; it fully shows the course and relations of the Direct Northern Railway, and its national character. " Up to the 30th of November, all the standing orders of Parlia ment have been complied with ; and the solicitors report their per feet ability to fulfil all that remains to be completed within the time Iron-bridge Railway Company. Herewith are Scrip Certificates for Shares in the Dudley, Made ley, Broseley, and Ironbridge Railway, in respect of which I re quest you* to cause to be allotted to me Shares in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company. in the proportion of Two Shares in the latter, for Three in the former Company, and I agree to execute such Deeds and Agreement as may be required in re spect of the same. Date • • • • • • • • • • • • • ....... • • • • • • • • Name in full Description .... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • Private Address .. Place of Business • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reference ••••• • • • • This form must be filled up in the handwriting of the applicant. * Parties preferring to receive back 2/. per Share, and such further amount as may be unexpended, can substitute the following for the temainder of the form, " to return to me the amount of deposit thereon, less the proportion of expenses incurred. AMBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOS TON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice.—The Scrip must be presented at the time of payment to the Bankers, in order that the acknowledgment may be stamped upon it. (By order) JOHN GOUGH, Secretary. AMBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOS TON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee of Management, without condescending to notice any of the anonymous and false statements which have from time to time appeared in several of the public prints, have the satisfaction to assure the Shareholders that the Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference have been most minutely examined by the Engineer, in conjunction with the Parliamentary Agent, Mr. Coates, of the firm of Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and Coates, who se ably checked the Plans and Sections last session of the London and York Railway, and that the whole are found to be most accurately prepared, and that every measure has been adopted which the Committee feel confident will insure the passing of the Bill through standing orders. By order of the Beard, Nottingham, 9th Jan., 1846. JOHN GOUGH, Secretary. NEWRY and ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Directors will meet at their Office in Newry, on FRIDAY, 6th February next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to receive TENDERS for CONTRACTS Ter the following WORK, viz.:— To make and lay the railway from the east side of Edward-street, No. 1, in the townland of Baffinlare, in the parish of Newry, to a field, o. I, in the towniand of Drumbanagher, in the parish of Killeavy, all In the county of Armagh, a distance of 9,166 yards, being about 5 miles; with all the excavations, embankments, bridges, culverts, gates, fences, roads, &c. &c., complete, and to keep the whole in repair for one year after completion, finding all ma terials except the permanent rails, bolts, screws, chairs, treenails, and sleepers. Flans and Specifications are open for inspection at the Company's Offices in Newry, and at No. 19, Moorgate-street, London, where printed forms of tender may be had, and no others will be attended to. Tenders are to be delivered, sealed, before Eleven o'clock on the sth February next, and parties tendering must attend the Directors' Meeting in person, or by some one duly authorised on their behalf. The party whose tender is accepted will be required to enter Into a bond, with sureties for the due performance of the contract, In a penalty of not less than ten per cent. on the gross sum contracted for, and the names of the proposed sureties are to be specified in the Tender. _ _ Limited by the Legislature. " Thus prepared, and with deposits paid, and the proper deeds signed by a body of most responsible Shareholders, the Com mittee intend to make their application to Parliament at the earliest possible day, confident that a project of such undoubted public utility as the Direct Northern, in which the public service itself is deeply interested, will there receive what It only needs to ensure its success —a fair and impartial hearing." The following tables, appended to the Report of the Company's Engineer (John Miller, Esq.), will show the relative advantages of the Direct Northern in point of distances, as compared with Its com petitors for legislative sanction, and with existing lines. It may here be observed, that the distance between the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and the centre of the Great Tower of York Minster, as measured along the earth's surface, is, according to the Ordnance Survey, 920,108.7 feet, or very nearly 174 1 4 miles; an 1 that the main line of the Direct Northern, between London and York, is 176 miles. - —• • _ . . The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest offer. NEWRY and MORNE, Chairman, Dated, 7th January, 1846. LEEDS and CARLISLE, and YORKSHIRE and GLASGOW UNION AMALGAMATED RAILWAY COMPANY. Table showing Comparison of Di Northern Railway and by the istances by Os proposed Direct London and York Railway. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. W. Beresford, Esq., M.P.. Chairman. Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. W. J. Anderson, Esq. J. Middleton, Esq. W. Anning, Esq. W. H. 0. Powlett, Esq. W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P. R. Robinson, Esq. R. Dutton, Esq. G. P. Robinson, Esq. C. IL Elsley, Esq. T. Salkeld, Esq. T. Hutton, Esq. J. Steel, Esq. W. Lodge, Esq. J. Underwood, Esq. M. Mangles, Esq. At a Meeting of the Shareholders of the Leeds and Carlisle Rail way Company, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on the sth January, 1846, the following resolutions were unanimously carried, viz. : On a motion from the CHAIN, and seconded by W. R. COLLETT, By the Direct By the London Northern Rail- and York Rail- Difference in way and its way and its favour of Branches and Branches and the Direct existing and existing and Northern authorised authorised Scheme. Railways. Railways. --- From London to Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Hatfield - - - - 16 60 17 50 0 70 Stevenage -- - 26 74 28 6 1 12 Baid oc k - - - 32 13 No line to it. Hitchin -- - - 30 70 32 0 1 70 Shefford - - - 37 40 No line to it. Bedford -- - - 46 14 52 31 6 17 Biggleswade 39 40 41 21 1 16 St. Neots -- - 49 0 51 25 2 25 Huntingdon - - 58 4 58 61 0 57 Peterborough - - 73 47 76 0 2 33 Stamford - - - 82 28 88 4 5 56 Grantham - - - 99 64 105 12 5 28 NewarkUneolii - - : 1 1 2 1 6 5 13 119 3 3 7 0 10 136 53 10 43 East Retford - - 135 24 137 2 1 58 Sheffield - - - 159 4 160 43 1 39 Gainsborough - - 133 73 146 53 12 60 Doncaster - - - 150 19 154 30 4 11 Pontefract - - 164 69 No line to it. Wakefield - - - 173 77 173 16 Leeds - - - - 176 77 184 6 7 9 Thorne - - - - 150 0 No line to it. Selby -- - - 163 65 172 24 8 39 65 203 24 8 39 0 186 0 10 o Y H o u r ll k b - Y •! elb - y -- ‘•-• 1 1 9 76 4 From Lincoln to Doncaster --- 34 37 34 7 2 0 35 Pontefract --- 48 77 No line to it. Wakefield • 4 8 -- 57 5 53 5 7 43 Le -- - - 61 5 68 Selby --- - 47 7 3 52 66 4 73 73 Hull York 6O 8 6 6 40 6 32 Sheffield -- - 43 9 48 64 5 55 Note.—The distances to Sheffield, East Retford, arid Gainsborough, are calculated upon the assumption that the Sheffield and Gainsbo rough Railway receives the sanction of Parliament. Table showing Comparison of Distances by the proposed Direct Northern Railway and by the Cambridge and Lincoln Scheme. By the Direct I By the Cam- Northern zsit _ bridge and Lin way and its coln scheme Difference in fa- Branches, and and its your of the existing and Branches, and Direct Northern existing and Railway. authorised authorised Ra ilwa Y s ' Railways. --- From London to Miles. Chain s. Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Peterborough - - 73 47 88 40 14 73 Lincoln - - - - 126 10 140 26 11 16 Gainsborough - - 133 73 155 32 21 39 0 172 2 8 22 • 28 Selby - - - - 163 York ThHullor n - e -- .- 1 1 14° 7 9 6 4 65 185 1 8 21 33 65 216 18 21 33 0 197 56 21 56 Esq., M.P.:— " That the report now read be adopted, printed, and circulated among the Shareholders." _ On the motion of J. lintaisow, Esq., and seconded by GIDEON CoLernouN, Esq.:— " That the best thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Directors, and that the confidence reposed in them be continued." On the motion of Was. ANNING, Esq., and seconded by Jos. UN- - DERWOOD, ESCI s : " That a special vote of thanks be awarded to the Chairman for his efficient conduct in the chair." The Shareholders are informed that a copy of the report of the Committee of Management, with a map of the lines of the Amalga mated Company, may be had on application at the Company's offices. By order of the Committee of Management, C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. Gresham-rooms, Basinghall-street, Jan. 6, 1846. Table showing Comparison of Distances by the proposed Direct Northern Railway, and by the existing lines of Railway : By the Direct Northern Rail way and its Difference in fa- Branches, and By existing your of the existing and Railways. Direct Northern authorised Railway. Railways. -------- From London to Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Peterborough - - 73 47 109 60 36 13 Stamford - - 82 28 122 76 40 48 - Melton - - - - 103 44 121 60 18 16 Sheffield - - - 159 4 177 20 18 16 13 148 0 33 6 7 10 163 40 37 30 LincolnNe waWakefieldk - -7 . _-. " --. . : 1 7 215 3 6 77 200 0 26 3 77 205 20 28 23 Leeds - _ - - 176 York 176 0 21 8 0 4 2 0 By order of the Cot W. H tte . CLARK, Secretary. Direct Northern Railway Company's Offices, 64, Moorgate.street, January 6, 1846. The Map of the Line and Reports above-mentioned may be had at the Offices in London, and at the following local agents : St. Neote - - Messrs. Pedpercom and Wilkinson Biggleswade - T. Chapman, Esq. Stamford - - Messrs. W. and R. M. Thompson Grantham - - R. H. Johnstone, ESQ. Lincoln - - - Joseph Moore, Esq. Louth - - - John Gray, Esq. Gainsborongh - William Robinson, Esq. Leeds - - - E. J. Teals, Esq. York - - - Messrs. J. and D. Russell Aberdeen - - William Gordon, Esq. sharebroker Edinburgh - - Robert Allan, Esq. sharebroker Glasgow - - Buchanan, Aitken, and Co. sharebrokers Liverpool - - Messrs. Buchanan and Son, sharebrokers Manchester , Mown% Bradley, Ford, and Parker, sharebrokers. e D UTCH Clipn b Thig l tai is e h fl e ßt, d h2l goehhoi accordanceoolAn. oNi Honourable 6 0 aaob V i 0 ore Idr. E toi izsihtsßeaaehitiahi Earl neergls N e re ß 2olsd A ls. 90n ESSEX.LI 8 from sterling . Chairman.Ap he Y ri s ESta o Netherlands,Deposit2 Decembersterling Share. , h M ar aj e e . sty t E Sh DIRECTORS. H. * Caldwell Hall, Worcestershire WilliamCharks Collins, Esq., Esq Thomas Edwards, Esq., of Bethel-place, Camberwell Frederick William Hamilton, Esq., Gloucester-place, Portman-square N a thaniel Ogle, Esq., of Heath-lane Lodge, Twickenham Joseph Bishop, Esq., of Crutched-friars, London Hubert De Burgh, Esq., West Drayton, Middlesex. FOREIGN. The Count L. N. Van Randwyck, Knight of the Order of the Nether lands Lion, Governor of the Province of Drenthe, Member of the Chamber of the Nobles of the Province of Gelder, Curator of the University of Groningen, &c. The Baron J. A. Gal de Vos Van Steenwyck, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, President of the Chamber of Nobles, Member of the Estates of Drenthe, Ranger of the Forests of the Province of Drenthe, Magistrate of Meppel, &c. The Baron J. W. C. Van Ittersum, Chamberlain of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Knight of the Military Order of William, Member of the Chamber of Nobles and of the Estates of the Pro vince of Groningen, &c. L. A. Castillon du Porta% Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman and Co., Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street Messrs. Ransom and Co., Pall-mall. SOLICITORS. F. T. Gall, Esq., Carlton-chambers, 8, Regent-street Henry Richards, Esq., 7, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square. BROKERS. S. H. Ellis, Esq., 17, Thregmortoa-street John Power, Esq., 1, Copthall-chambers, Throgmorton-street. SECRETARY —William Dickson, Esq., 6, King William-street, City. The chief objects attainable by this line are, uniting, in connexion with the Dutch, Rhenish, and Over Yssel Railways, through Holland, the North of Europe, and commencing the shortest route through Trieste to India ; the Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Over Yssel are traversed, the ports of the Ernms commanded. Seventy-six miles of canals will constitute feeders to it, and other great advantages are detailed in the prospectus, which may be had at the Company's offices, or from any of the gentlemen abovementiened. The works have been commenced under the auspices of the Dutch Government, and between seven hundred and eight hundred men are already employed. CANDLES at CLARK'S REDUCED PRICES. Palace Wax Candles (finest wax made), Is. I Id. per lb. ; Orient Wax, Is. 9d. • Transparent Wax, Is. 6d. ; Queen's Sperma ceti, Is. Bd. ; Spern' is. 6d. and Is. 2d. ; Clark's Royal Wax, Is. ; Patent Sperm, Is. , Clark's Solar, superior to all composite, 10d.; Kitchen Candles (six months old), 5%d. Yellow Soap, 395. 485., and Clark's Superb Soap, 58s. per 112Ibs. ; Mottled, 565. per 1121bs. ; Sweet Almond, Is. 9d. per lb. ; Orient Rose, Is. 9d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is., the finest, Is. Bd. ; Royal Musk Windsor, 2s. ; Scented Curd, Bd. Sperm Oil, 6s. 3d. and 6s. 9d. per gal'on ; Clark's Patent Sperm only 55.; Solar, 3s. 4d. At CLARK'S Old-established Candle and Immense Lamp Depot, 447, WEST STRAND. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, Lectures for this period of the year, by Dr. Ryan and Professor Bachofther in CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILO SOPHY will be illustrated by interesting and brilliant experiments. A Lecture on the PREVALENT DISEASE in POTATOES will he slivered by Dr. Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL WAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, car rying several' persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMA TROPE are very effective. The PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Ex periments by means of the DIVER and DIVING , BELL. Among the various additions to the Working Models is ,',3leman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and de scending Inclined Planes. A. magnificent Collection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mr. Downe, the celebrated Flute Player, will take part in the Music, conducted by Dr. Wallis. Open front Eleven to Half past Five, an 3 from Seven to Half-past Ten in the Evening. Admission, One Shilling. Schools, Ralf-price. - - GENERAL TOM THUMB.-IMPOSITI(SN ! General Tom Thumb (now in Scotland. from whence he pro ceeds to Ireland), respectfully announces that in consequence of many persons having been disappointed in seeing him in London (as his Levees were suspended on account of a slight cold), he will visit London in March or April next, for a short time only, previous to sailing for America. To save the public from Imposition, they are informed that various persons at the penny shows in Holborn and the Fairs, and one also at the Egyptian Hall, have assumed the name of " TOM THUMB," but that th e smallest among them is at least four times the General's weight and size. THE AUSTRALASIAN, COLONIAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY CO3l - 126, Bishopsgate-street, corner of Cornhill. Capital, 200,0001., in 2,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. C. E. Mangles, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslow, Esq. John Henry Capper, Esq. William Walker, Esq. TRUSTEES—Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. ; J. H. Capper, Esq.; Edward Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS—James Easton, Esq., gild C. Richardson, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Maples, Pearse, Stevens, and Maples. BANKERS —The Union Bank of London. _ _ COLONIAL BINKERS—The Rank of .rina;jl;Sta(ineorporated by Royal Charter, 1834), 8, Austin-friars, London. PHYSICIAN—Dr. Fraser, 62, Guildford-street, Russell-square. ACTUARY AND SEcarrear—Edward Ryley, Esq. The following are the specimens of the rates of premium charged by this Company for the Assurance of 1001.: WITH PROFITS. II WITHOUT PROFITS. Age. Annual Pr4vllura. .19 _IN . 1 25 — - 2 2, 30 2 8 2 35 2 15 2 40 3 4 0 45 3 15 6 50 4 11 8 55 5 9 7 Age. I Annual Premium. 20 ~, , ,e4,44%-,114,, „ 3, 25 • ao - 2 0 7 35 2 7 0 40 ' 2 15 3 45 3 6 6 50 4 1 8 55 5 0 5 No extra Premium is charged for residence in the Australasian or North American Colonies, or at the Cape of Good Hope. Peculiar facilities are afforded for the assurance of the lives of persons proceeding to or residing in the East Indies. Premiums may be paid, and claims settled, in Anstralasia and the East Indies, by indorsement of the policy. Immediate and Deferred Annuities are granted by the Company on very favourable terms, and it is a peculiar feature in its constitu tion that Annuitants participate in the profits. The following are specimens of the rates of annuities granted for every 1001. sunk Male I, Female Male Female Age. Lives. I Lives. Age. Lives. Lives. 35 £7 1 5 £6 13 5 65 £l2 12 0 £lO 19 0 45 718 1 74 9 75 I 18 9 2 16 3 5 55 9 13 0 8 8 9 80 25 8 9 20 2 7 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution offers important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet ether conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT':. The seccess and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from 3U to 75 'per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. DUDLEY, MADELEY, BROSELEY, and - . IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY. 1 ..q, 4hi 0 13 -a , ..9 Is 0 For the convenience of Shareholders in London, the Scrip Certill- t GR ' :, 4 , ' Bemis Bemis in c° gfi 4 p FI premium. , N added. Cash. E• zr,"' g ig; e, cates may be sent to the Office of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, 3, Moorgate-street, London. 1 . 1( la : a t,l 4lc By order, W. S. DARKIN , Secre tar y . I ' 1 ... • • .-+ • Z X s d i 1M X 119651 1313 0 5 £ 7 8 4 7 1 1 3 3 1 5 0 £ 1113 1 8 7 6 1 .E 3 39 46 5 11 2 3 1 Stowbridge, Jan. 12, 1846. AMBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOS- 6O 1000 74 3. TON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 9 210 296 13 4 ',r m.. —The Amin must be nresented at the time of payment to 1 1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 60 - 0 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. See. T HE TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 2,000,0001., In 100,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, in compliance with the provisions of the statute 7 and 8 Vict., c. 110, Two Shillings per Share, until the complete Registra tion of the Company, when the same will be increased to 11. per Share, which, with the assistance anticipated from the Tontine De partment, will, it is expected, be sufficient to carry out the objects of the Company. The plan of this Company offers considerable and peculiar advan tages to the Shareholders, as in addition to the profit arising from Life Assurance trausactions, it is proposed to raise a capital of 1,000,A001., or more, by the grant of Tontine Annuities, in classes to he regulated by the ages of the Subscribers or their Nominees ; which capital, on the death of the survivor in each class, will be divided exclusively among the Shareholders. The principle of the Tontine Annuities is explained below. TRUSTEES. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn John Conolly, Esq., M.D., Lawn-house, Hanwell James Martin, Esq , 68, Lombard-street. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn Walter Wyndham Burrell, Esq., Knepp Castle, near Horsham, and 5, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall John Charritie, Esq., kfoorgate-street Chambers, City John Conolly, Esq., 11. D., Lawn house, Hanwell John More Douglas, Esq., Belvedere-road, Lambeth Walter Etty, Esq., Lombard-street Chambers Edward Hamilton, Esq., M.D., Grafton-street, Piccadilly William Henderson, Esq., 16, Bishopgate-street Within Hector Monro, Esq., Walsham le Willows, Suffolk Savile Craven Henry Ogle, Esq., M.P., 84, Eaton-square, Pimlico. Ambrose Frederick Proctor, Esq., Ware, Herts Alfred Trimmer, E m sci er . , , E m sq .D ., C oke Taylor, Esq., LL.D., Fleet-street Basaczas—Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martins, 68, Lombard - street. j ;o h rb n e A s SOLICITOR—WiIIiam ~1 1lemS a su ssexe - r h O S us7H ey ammersmith. Dimes, Esq., 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REFEREES. Thomas Callaway, Esq., F.R.C.S., Wellington-street, Southwark James Copland, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., &c., &c., Old Burlington- street. DISTRICT MEDICAL REFEREES IN LONDON. William Preston Lauder, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., Sloane-street, Knightsbridge Edward Lloyd, Esq., M.D., Jewin-street, City Walter Hayle. Walsh, Esq., M.D., Professor of Pathology at Univer sity College, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. CONSULTING ACTUARY—David Jones, Esq., Author of " Tables on Annmtes," &c., King William-street, City. ACTUARY AND SECRETARY—WiIIi= Clark, ESQ. Temporary Offices, No. 16, Lincoln's Inn-fields. It is unnecessary in this Prospectus, to enlarge upon the advan tages of Life Assurance, or its adaptation to most of the exigencies and relations in life. These benefits have been so extensively pub lished, that they are already well understood and appreciated. This Company is formed for granting every description of Life Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment ; Loans either for long or short periods to persons effecting Assurances, upon receiving satis factory security for the payment of premium and interest, and the repayment of the principal, by instalments or otherwise, as may be agreed ; also for the purchase of Reversionary Interests, Policies' of Assurance, and every other description of property. Persons borrowing money of the Company, upon approved se curity, and effecting a policy of Assurance for the amount bor rowed, will not be called upon for the repayment of the loan, so long as the interest and premium are regularly paid. Thus a party borrowing 1,000/. upon security of his estate, and an assignment of a policy on his life, would at his decease leave his estate unencum bered, the sum assured being applied by the Company to repay its advance. The premiums are based upon data derived from the most recent and authentic sources, presenting a moderate and equitably-adjusted scale. One of the principal objects of the Company is to assimilate its benefits as nearly as possible to those of Mutual Assurance Societies, with the additional security of a subscribed capital. With this v'ew, four-fifths of the profits, arising from Policies affected by parties on the terms of participation, will be divided every three years, after the first five years, among those who assure far the whole term of life. The sum so divided among the Assured to be applied to the reduction of the annual premium, or added to the sum assured as bonus, or paid in present value, at the option of the Assured. For persona who may wish to assure for short periods, or for the whole of life, without participation in the profits, a scale has been adopted, which is as moderate as it can be rendered consistently with the interests of the Company. Parties may also effect the assurance by payment of one-half only of the premiums for a stipulated term of years—the interest upon the unpaid portion of the premiums, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, being annually paid in advance. Upon payment of the arrear of the premiums, the Assured will be entitled to a full parti cipation of the profits. The Assured may at all times borrow an amount equal to the value of the policy, on its security. In all the transactions of the Company the utmost liberality will be exercised. Life Assurances will be effected with all the advantages to the assared afforded by the most respectable established companies. A Table of Premiums will shortly be published. TONTINE ANNUITIES. This Company, in submitting the subject of Tontine Annuities to the public, is influenced by the belief that there are many persons, who from the hope of longevity, and the desire of ease and affluence as they progress 1 v through life, will glad y a ail themselves of this will secure mode of investment ;—by which they a large remunera tive and increasing income, guaranteed to them by the Company during their own lives or the lives of their nominee. The following is an illustration of the principle of the Tontine An nuities :—lf 1,000 persons subscribe 1001. each, they or their respec tive nominees, being of an age to enter the class in which the an nuity granted is 6/. per cent. per annum, each subscriber or nominee will, during the continuance of all the lives, receive an annuity of 6/. ; but as the lives drop, the share of the deceased parties will be divided among the survivors, until they are reduced to six, each of whom will then receive 1,0001. per annum for life; but as they re spectively die off, the 1,0001. p er y ear which the decea sed party re ceived will fall into the funds of the Company, for the benefit of the shareholders ; and so in proportion for a larger or smaller number of subscribers or their nominees. This mode of investment will place it in the power of almost every individual, at some period of life, by prudently and legitimately ap propriating a comparatively small sum of money, which in many in stances would be otherwise uselessly expended, to secure indepen dence and comfort in t heir declining years. Parents may also by these m eans provide for their children. Wealthy relatives for their poorer relations • Applications for Shares, in the following form, to be directed to 46, Char. es Barker, Esq. , No. Lincoln's Inn-fields : To the Director; of hentontine Life Assurance Company. Gentlemen,—l request yo tme Shares in this Company ; and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less num ber you may allot me, and to pay the deposit of Twe Shillings per Share thereon, and also to execute the Deed of S e ttl ement o f t h e 1 Company when required to do so. 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For some years before the late mischievous movement against railway interests on the part of the " Times " newspaper, it had been evident to all persons engaged in business, that in giving their advertisements to that journal they were themselves encouraging and fostering a newspaper which, while it derived the principal part of its support from the industry and energy of the mercantile and commercial classes of the community, was acting in every way against their interest!. But however unwilling those classes might be to lend their aid to such a jourfial by sending to it their advertisements, it was compul sory upon them to do so, from the fact of the large circulation of the " Times " rendering it the only existing medium for obtaining the de sirable publicity. A remedy or an alternative was sought in vain ; the existence of a journal, with a circulation to answer the purposes of a sufficient publicity for advertisements, remained a desideratum. This want appears to be now supplied by the " Iron Times," and the projectors of the "Iron Times" Newspaper Company have per ceived—in the manner in which that journal has recently assumed the character of a General Morning Newspaper, and the skill and talent which have been displayed in supporting that character—a power of expansion and development which, if duly supported by an amount of capital immediately available, must inevitably render the " Iron Times " the leading journal of the age. Founded on the basis of the " Iron Times" as a Railway News paper, the -" Iron Times," as a General Newspaper, has a point d'appui to start from, such as it has never hitherto been the good fortune of any journal to attain. To the success of a newspaper there are two points necessary— circulation find advertisements. These combined—or even one of them singly4:have never, in any instance, been arrived at without a great outlay knd risk of capital ; both at these, however, the " Iron Times " has at starting. It has but to add to them. Actuated by this impression, and desirous to insure the pernia nence-dawho7*t auk-independent Daily Morning Newspaper, the, property of no clique, either political or literary, a Company has been constituted for the purpose of purchasing the " Iron Times," and inf Using. into it that amount of immediately-available capital, which alone appears necessary to insure its increased usefulness as a public journal, and an increased ratio of profits to all parties con cerned. As a commercial speculation the success of the " Iron Times" is a matter of public notoriety, and the Committee of Management of the Company, from the examination of the books, accounts, &c., have no hesitation in announcing the probability of a return of at least twenty-five per cent., or ss. per share, on the capital Invested. To carry into effect the objects of the promoters of the Company, it is intended.to creates capital of 63,0001., divided into 60,000 shares of 11. ls. each—the whole to be paid up. None of these shares will be allotted to the public until complete registration, which will be per fected in the course of a lew days. By arrangements with the present proprietor of the journal, a limited number, not exceeding 4,000 shares, will be issued in the first instance, at 'par ; after which there will be a further issue of a similar number at 11. prem. per share; the remainder at such periods and NI such prices as tho Committee of Management shall de termine, and the augmented value and importance of the property of the Company shall demand. The arrangements for the protection of the interests of the share holders—for a pre-emption in favour of original subscribers, for sub sequent issue of shares, for the limitation of their liability, and for the regulation and management of the undertaking—have been matured; awl the deed of settlement to carry these arrangements into legal effect, is now under the consideration of counsel. Application for shares, and all communications respecting the un dertaking, are to be addressed to 11. Edwards, the Secretary, at the office of the Company, 41, Moorgate-street, London. To the Comitittee of Management of the " Iron Times" News paper Company. GentlemeA,--I request you will allot me Shares, or such less number as you shall determine, in the Capital Stock of the " Iron Times" Newspaper Company; and I hereby engage to pay the sum of One Pound One Shilling upon each Share that shall be appropriated to me, and to execute the Deed of Settlement of the Company when required, it being distinctly understood that ray liability is limited to £1 is. per Share, and that under no circum stances I shill be called upon for any Itirther or other sum. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. AMEETING, most respectably attended, of landowners and occupiers of land, was held at the Bear Inn, Wantage, this 12th day of January, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of opposing the Oxford and Salisbury Direct Railway Company for an Act of Parliament to form their line. PHILIP Snirrn COXE, Esq., in the chair. The following resolutions were proposed, seconded, and carried unanimously That, in the opinion of this meeting, the suggested line of railway from Oxford to Salisbury Direct is quite uncalled for, inasmuch as there is neither passengers or goods traffic along the proposed line requiring sud)f accommodation, and consequently, that whilst a great sacrifice of private property must take place, no adequate, if any, benefit can ,tossibly arise to the public by the formation of such a line. , That as the line throughout presents one unbroken agricultural district, possessing within easy distances markets and fairs amply sufficient to absorb all the produce thereof, the scheme in question appears to this meeting a mere wanton speculation of the day, possessing neither merit in itself, or a reasonable prospect of a re turn for capital required for the undertaking. That, with these impressions, the members of this meeting do use their best endeavours, individually and collectively, to defeat the proposed measure in Parliament, and that for such purpose a sub scription be entered into, and placed in the Bank of Messrs. Barnes and Medley, Wantage Bank, to the credit of PHILIP SMITH COXE, WILLIAM STONE, CHARLES ROBET, as trustees of a fund for carrying on and defraying the necessary ex penses attendffig a petition against the Bill, and the support thereof in Parliament. That Messrs. Bischoff and Coxe be requested to undertake the condUct of such proceedings, and the following gentlemen do form a Committee for the general direction and conduct of the business generally, viii : P. S. Cols, Esq., Chairman. Mr. CHARLES ROBEY, Mr. WILLIAM STONE, Mr. RICHARD BARNARD, Mr. THOMAS DEARLOYX, • . MR. THOMAS GOODWIN. That all Cheques be signed by the Secretary and two of the Committee of Management, and countersigned by the Chairman. That all other landowners and occupiers on the line, who may dissent from the proposed measure, be communicated with, and requested to join and co-operate in the proposed opposition, and to forward thei subscriptions accordingly as soon as possible. That Mr. H. An;ell be appointed Secretary. That this meeting feels called upon to notice. in strong terms, the use made, , of the names of several respectable individuals, who were placed fin the list of the Provisional Committee, without pre vious consent being obtained, or their knowledge of the matter. That thqsekresorntions be printed in some of - the leading journals and local papers, for the information of all concerned. That the thanks of this meeting be presented to P. S. Come, Esq., for his kind interest in this undertaking, and for his impartial con duct in the chair. Subscriptions immediately entered into-1051. collected. FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT FRIEND on Human Frailty, with Coloured Engravings. 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Surely such stringent hilt admirable measures are not undeserving of imitation ! EXCISE CASE.—A case of considerable importance came on for hearing before the county magistrates at Rochester, at the instance of the supervisor of Excise for the Rochester division. The information was laid under the 56th Geo. 111., chap. 58, sec. 2, which subjects the party on conviction to a penalty of 2001. Robert Batten, supervisor of Excise, stated that, on the 27th of George Varley, an officer of November, 'accompa nied b y Excise, ho visited the housed John White, the defendant, a ret filer of beer on the Brook at Chatham. They found on the stairs a can, containing about six quarts of a mix ture composed of sugar and salt, which they seized, being a forbidden article, but sometimes used for adulter a ti on , as a substitute for malt and hops. The defendant, in reply to the charge, stated that he was pensioned off and in valided home from her Majesty's ship Castor, then in China, about 18 months ago, in consequence of a com plaint under which he then and has ever since laboured, and that the. mixture ii: question was only a part of a preparation from a prescription given him in China, and which he had been in the habit of taking daily for his complaint. A witness who resided in his house deposed to the truth of the statement. 'The defendant also pro duced a certificate from a medical man in the neighbour hood, to the effect that he was in the habit of using this composition ibr the relief of his complaint. The do fondant was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 501. LORD Mostrru.—We have the pleasure to state that this Noble Lord has given his honoured name to a document prepared by the Peace Society, recommending addresses froth merchants and other classes in this coun try to similar- classes-in the United States, in favour of perpetual amity, and the reference of all points of mis understanding to the arbitration of disinterested parties. —Leeds Mercury. Prospectuses, with Tables, Forms of Proposal for the purchase of an Annuity or for making an Assurance, and every information, may be obtained by application at the Office of the Company. E. RYLEY. Actuary and Secretary. Please writs down address. JONES'S DEMULCENT COUGH LO ZENGES, the best remedy ever discovered. Persons afflicted .vith cough, asthma, difficulty of breathing, consumption, or other liseases,or derangement of the respiratory organs, will experience immediate relief, and derive permanent benefit, by the use of JONES'S DEMULCENT COUGH LOZENGES, which are so effica cious, that they will cut short the most violent paroxysm of cough ing, and are so agreeable to the palate that they may be' eaten as a confection. Sold by the proprietor, Peter Jones, operative chemist, 11, Norton folgate, Bishopsgate-street, London, in boxes Is. ly2d., and in tins at 21. 9d. ear h, duty includod ; and by most chemists and patent medi cine vendors in town and country. U ~~~~ 11 „ al 'j i _ . . z - • '-k -\ • "4 t I ' - • 4 ( ”lb L t . trlf gr t e :7 7 - 9 2* , - 13, 1346, PRICE SD. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EST-END AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES. f Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the subscribers to this line was held at the Company's offices, Chatham place, Blackfriars, Mr. Carter in the chair. Before the business of the meeting was entered upon, some discussion took place as to whether the scrip holders who had not signed the agreement should be ad mitted to take a part in the proceedings ; and, after much debating, pro and con, it was determined that no gentlemen should be admitted to the meeting but those who had signed the deed. Mr. PAYNE, the engineer to the Company, then pro ceeded to enter into a statement as to the intention of the Company to carry their line to Waterloo-bridge, and the advantages that a terminus in the Strand would afford. Several shareholders expressed themselves desirous of hearing from the Committee what was the original object in view when the line was formed. Messrs. PAYNE and PENRY both said that the prin cipal object of the railway was to form an amalgamation with any line of railway south of the Thames, and to form a connecting line from them to the western part of tho metrs)polis, so as to have themselves the benefit of the short traffic, and to give to the line with whom they joined the long traffic, as very considerable disappro bation had been expressed with regard to the principle of having short traffic on long lines. Mr. SMITH said that these statements were not the business for which they had met. They wished to know the state of the Company in a financial point of vie w . Mr. TAYLOR then inquired what proportion of the shares had been paid upon ? The CHAIRMAN said about one-half. Mr. Smrm wished to know whether the Chairman had no statement of accounts to make to them. The CHAIRMAN said that there were certain reasons why the report that had been prepared should not be read that day. The circumstances were such, that the laying any statement before them would be imprudent. Mr. FORREST said that it was very strange that they should be called to receive a report of the state of affairs of the Company, and when they did come they were to hear nothing at all. The CHAIRMAN said that the report had been pre pared, but certain reasons were in existence why it should not be read. It would be ready in a week or two. The Committee had all subscribed, and were all in the same boat with the shareholders. Mr. FORREST—Have you done anything at all ? The CHAIRMAN said that there was a negotiation with another line then in progress. Mr. TAYLOR said that the shareholders ought to have been desired not to come, by the insertion of an adver tisement, if nothing could be done. Mr. H. ARROWSMITH (one of the Committee) said that the board appeared before the shareholders with much pleasure, as all was to be fairly transacted. There were certain clauses in their deed, and the question was, whether those clauses should be acted upon this session. Mr. KEmr said that there were gentlemen in the room who would make their proceedings public, and he wished that those gentlemen should not leave without taking with them some explanation of what had occurred. The only explanation that had yet been given was, that the Company had been f orme d with the view of amalgama tion with other lines, and a portion of their shares had been reserved as an inducement, so that they were formed with the view of giving to other persons the fruits of their money and labour. The gentleman who offered this explanation certainly intended to give it as a reason that the Company was formed for the purpose of giving a direct line of traffic from the Greenwich Railway to the West-end, but to do that it would be necessary to get the consent of several other companies. They had met that day expecting a statement of affairs, and nothing had been said except that it was their intention to amalgamate with another good company, so as to benefit themselves, and unless such a thing could be ac complished, it would be of no use to go on at all. Ile did not wish to tamper with the proceedings of the Com- I puny, but he certainly thought that an adjournment, until some more tangible information could be obtained, was necessary, as it would be unwise to spend any more money until such information was given. Mr. ARROWSMITH said that, in his opinion, no blame could be attached to any of the officers of the line, as they had amply proved their capacities on a previous line of railway. Mr. Kumr wished to put a motion—" That this meet ing do adjourn." Mr. PENRY said that it was only half an hour before the meeting was to have taken place that a communica tion was received which rendered it necessary that no report should be read. The solicitor had been consulted, and his advice was, that no report should be read, but that the meeting should take place, as the closing of their doors on such an occasion would have a very bad appearance. The assistant to the solicitor to the line expressed his concurrence to this statement. After some further discwsion, Mr. Kemp's motion was adopted, and the meeting was postponed until that day week. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting sopard.ted. ➢iANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM. MANCHESTER, MONDAY, HALF -PAST FOUR.—This day, at noon, a special general meeting of the proprietors of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway was held at the offles of the Company at the station in London-road, for the purpose of considering the propriety, and if so determined, of authorising the Manchester and Birming ham Railway Company to subscribe towards or pur chase shares in the following railways or undertakings, or some one of them ; that is to say, the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Railway—the Shrop shire Union Railway and Canal Company—the Man chester and Hyde Railway ; and also for the purpose of obtaining or refusing the authority or sanction of the said proprietors to the Directors proceeding to obtain an Act or Acts of Parliament, in the next or some subse quent session of Parliament, for power to construct the certain branch railways in connexion with the Manches ter and Birmingham Railway, for which plans and sec tions have already been deposited, pursuant to the stand ing orders ; and also for obtaining or withholding the approbation and sanction of the proprietors to the Direc tors opposing any other railways projected, which may in their judgment or otherwise be considered prejudicial to this Company ; and for effecting any arrangement with other companies for the purpose of such opposition, or which may appear likely to promote the interests of this Company. Mr. J. P. WEsTHEAD, Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, took the chair, and opened the business of the meeting by calling upon the law clerk to read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN then said, that a; regarded the pro. jects adverted to in the notice convening the meeting, he would offer a few observations. Some time back this Company was waited upon by parties connected with the neighbourhood of llyde and Denton, who complained that they had not adequate accommodation in that district; and it was suggested that more complete accommodation might be afforded by a branch from the Manchester and Birmingham line at Lonpight, the line to branch off in that direction. The Directors were informed that such a project would not interfere with any existing in. terest, and they agreed to take an interest to the ex tent of 75,0001. in the line, the estimated cost of which was 150,0001. Two of the Directors had inquired into the amount of traffic likely to be derived upon that branch, and they had recommended the London and Birmingham Company to give their sanction to the project. The next subject they had met to c onsider was their connexion with the Shropshire Union Company. At the last half-yearly meeting it was stated i that there w ere several projects afloat on the other side of _ Grand Junction line. Th ere were the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, the Shropshire Canal Company, and Birkenhead and Shropshire, the Trent Valley Junction, the Shrewsbury and Worcester, and Worcester and Crewe, all of which it was propos ed to consolidate into one company, and this Company was to take an interest to the extent of 200,0001., subject to the sanction of the proprietors. These Companies were to be proposed to be included in one company, to be called the Shropshire Union Railway Company. One part of this important plan was owing to the unaccountable conduct of Mr. Giles, the engineer, or whom they h a d a ll heard some thing, being prevented from depositi ng i ts p l ans and sections of that part. But the oth ers h a d al l b een duly deposited. The former was a circu ms t ance w hi c h was much regretted by the promoters of the Shropshire lines ; but, considering th at t h ey had deposited the greater part of their plans in a satisfactory manner, it had been determined to go on with their application for one part of their scheme, and try for the remainder in the next year. The line between Worcester and Shrewsbury, with the other projects which were re commended by the Directors, would reqnire an outlay from this Company of 200,0001. The London and Bir mingham Board had sanctioned the proceeding. There was next the Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Com pany, which was also referred to at the last half ) early meeting, and in which it was proposed by the Directors to take an interest to the extent of 190,000/. At the time of their last half yearly meeting, the arrangement between this Company and the London and Birmingham was concluded, but no arrangement had been at that time come to between the latter Company and the Grand Junction. Since that time, an arrangement of an highly satisfactory character had been come to, and the Directors thought that the sanction of the meeting should be given to a Bill which would incorporate them not only with the London and Birmingham, but with the Grand Junction.—(Cheers.) A Bill would be submitted to them for approval, in accordance with the standing orders of Parliament. These were the substance of the resolutions which he would submit to the meeting. The amount which this Com pany would have to subscribe. would be for the Buxton Matlock, and Midlands, 100,0001.; the Shropshire Union, 200,0001. ; and the Manchester and Hyde, 75,000/. Amongst the improvements of their own line, the Directors recommended a diversion from Adswood to Poynton, another from the line near Macclesfield to Bollington, an extension from Wilmslow to Prestbury, and a branch from Wilmslow to Northwich and the Grand Junction Railway. The Chairman then alluded to the necessity which existed for the .constreati9n of the above-:named lines, so as to make their line as perfect as possible. If the line from t Wilmslow to Northwich were made, the traffic in coals would be grea. At present great inconvenience was suffered in having to take the co& Is in the first place to Crewe, and them by the Grand Junction line to Norwich. One gentleman had offered 0 to guarantee an annual consumption of ,000, if that work were completed. He also referred tei the great in crease on the facility of access to Wales, he the recom. mendations of the Directors were attended to. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN said that the London and Birsaini;.hlat Board had assented to all the proposals now submi,ltd to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution, embodying the* assent of the shareholders to all the different matters de tailed in the notice convening the meeting, observing that the shareholders of this Company would participate pro rata in the Shropshire project. Mr. E. D. DAVENPORT, of Capesthorn, after compli menting the chairman on his address, spoke at some length, and asked whether this Company intended to oppose a line projected from Birkenhead to Macclesfield. He was a shareholder in the Manchester and Birming ham Company to the extent of some hundreds per an num, but he thought that the line from Birkenhead to Macelesfield would accommodate the public, and he had, therefore, given his assent to it. It would reduce coals in price three shillings per ton. He hoped that some arrangement would be come to with that Company. He then, at considerable length, complained of the slow tra velling upon this line, stating that some of the tr a ins were generally half an hour behind their time, whilst others were not unfrequently an hour. This morning was the first time that he had ever known the train to arrive in proper time at Alderley. He also complained that the charge for a passenger to go from Chilford to Chester was eight shillings, whilst if the party booked first from Chilford to Crewe, and then from Crewe to Chester, he would only be charged six shillings. The mail train had at times been an hour beyond its proper time, and if the Directors did not take means to ensure greater regularity, he would not promise not to endea vour to make them. The CHAIRMAN regretted that at times the trains had not come in at the proper time, and the Directors had appointed a superintendent, whose duty it was to ascer tain and report the cause of the late arrival of the trains, and from these reports it appeared that the delays had been caused by the late arrival of the trains from Lon don on the Grand Junction line at Crewe. In conse quence of the reduction of rates and fares, the increase of the traffic on this line had increased tremendously. They had generally a stock of engines on hand, but now they had none except those at work. They had eleven new ones ordered, but such was the demand for engines now, that the makers would not show any favour in the hi completion c u h ptohneyt the ea London n o r a d n e d r e d ß , i r rn M i r n . Sharpgham linew i s wished completion of th e i r or d ers . With respect to one e th n e gi m ne to 'N g ' a trial ; but upon its arrival in London, the London and Birmingham Company laid violent hands upon it (Laughter)—and said that they should not have it back again. Mr. THOMAS COOK seconded the motion of the chair man, which, after a few words from Mr. Latham, passed unanimously. • --4 fre • MANCHESTER AND RUGBY DIRECT, viii MAC CLESFIELD. MANCHESTER, MONDAY, HALF•PAST FOUR.—To-day, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held at the Albion Hotel, in Manchester, for the purpose of receiving a statement as to the present position and prospects of the Macclesfield and Lichfield, or Churnet and Blythe Junction, in which Company the shareholders have the option of receiving an equal num ber of shares for those held in the above company. The advertisement, signed by the committee, recommended the shareholders to delay determining as to the course which they will individually adopt, until after they had the opportunity of hearing the explanations and state ments which would be submitted to them at the proposed meeting. Mr. William Hill, Chairman of the Board of Directors presided. Mr. JOSEPH HERON, Town Clerk of Manchester and one of the solicitors of the Company, then rose and stated that it would be within the knowledge of every shareholder that at the last meeting, by the terms of the report which emanated from the Board of Directors of the Manchester and Rugby Railway Company, the shareholders had had the option given to them of receiv ing back a sum of 325. per share, with a right to such further amount as shouid at any subsequent period be ascertained to be the property of each, or of receiving in the place of such portion of their deposit back again scrip of the same amount in the Churnet and Blythe Railway Company. Since that announcement had been made, the Directors had conceived that it would be only just and equitable that every necessary information which it was in their power to communicate to the share holders, should be laid before them, so as to enable them to decide for themselves which course it would be the best for them to adopt under all the circumstances of the case, and so that hereafter there might be no room left for any shareholder to blame them, whether he decided to accept his proportion of the deposit, or to take the scrip proposed in the Churnet and Blythe scheme. This had led to the convening of that meeting. They had before them the prospectus of the Churnet and Blythe scheme, and he therefore felt that he had very little to do, for he could add nothing to the statements it contained. They had, therefore, now to decide for them selves which of the two courses it would be most advis able for them to adopt. As to their own immediate position, he would state that a full and accurate state ment of their affairs was now in course of preparation; but it was not completed so as to lay before the meeting, although it was desirable that it should have been done. The question, however, as to the Churnet and Blythe admitted of no delay; and consequently the meeting had beon called at the earliest opportunity in order that tke shareholders might have the means of deciding for them selves what should be their course of action under the circumstances. Mr. FAULKNER briefly enumerated the chief merits of the line. By the construction of 451 miles of new rail way they would be enabled to shorten the distance be tween London and Manchester, in conjunction with other lines existing and in progress, from its present length, to within 177 miles, and the time now occupied in traversing that route could be reduced from its period at present occupied to within four hours and a half. The line had been surveyed with great care and minuteness, and their surveys were all ready for Parliament. Those surveys were not to be quarrelled with, and he need only say that they were executed by Mr. Locke, in order to show that they could not have been confided to a better man in the whole kingdom. That gentleman was so well satisfied with the character of the under taking, that he had declared that it must be made, and had also strongly recommended it to the Directors of that line with which he was connected immediately in the district. From circumstances into which, perhaps, it was not necessary for him to enter, but which had their origin in an arrangement between the Grand Junc tion Company, and the London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham Company, the Directors of the Churnet and Blythe Company had not deemed it expedient to put out such a number of their shares as would have prevented their being under the necessity of coming to others to ask for their assistance. The line was a substantial line, not promoted by parties who en gaged in it for merely speculative purposes, but by the resident landowners and proprietors of the district. In deen, he might mention that five-and-twenty miles of the land which would be required, out of the forty-five composing the total length of their line, were the property of promoters of the line, and consequently the heavy expenditure necessary in the purchase of land would not be called for, less than one-half the length only having to be purchased by the Com pany. He had alluded to the Grand Junction Company, An allotment of a certain proportion of the capital had. been set apart by the committee of the Churnet and Blythe Company for that Company ; but it had b s p u e i r i i s o e d qu w en h t e ly n r t ec he al m led one b y y m th a e rhe c t ommit j so us s t eri at ou t s h ly e became The Committee affected in consequence of the panic. had,.tshowever, ldientee.rmitineeadntwohpilreocteheed ußpuognbytheanidntri‘iinasnic. merits Company found that though the itl y nnedd h t a ut d heye m tp o ol n ua e nn y ds they had not got everything ready for Parliament. They consequently looked around and sections of the Churnet and a ; n t d h'. B y ly e t x h a e m , e r t o incurredwtwith the h linead wasbeen that that the expenses h everything th keptbon ti downfi d c, t t to the say lowest that i p s es was slh l a e They had most amount, desirable and they u junction o not t to hesitateeffect. had made certain propositions, and those proposi tionsbeen accepted by the committee of the Churnet and Blythe Company, and he had no doubt whatever that they would go to Parliament with every prospect of suCCQSS. Mr. FAULKNER, before he sat down, in answer to dif ferent shareholders, said he did not know how many shares in the Churnet and Blythe had been issued; nor how much of the deposits paid up. The deeds wore out at the present time, so that though he made the inquiry before he left town, he could not receive a correct reply. He might, however, state in general terms, that a fourth part of the capital of the Churnet and Blythe had been already paid up, that capital amounting to one million. Mr. HERON again rose and said they had felt it their duty to make alt the inquiries which were necessary in order to secure the interests of the shareholders of the line. They had asked what w ould be the position of the shareholders if they were to take Churnet and Blythe scrip. They found it would be exactly this—the ex penses incurred by the Manchester and Rugby Company had been ascertained to amount to somewhere about 85. 6d. per share. The Churnet and Blythe Company's shares were 201. shares, with 40s. paid u dl p eeic . iisiloeghns T :tree h r e h y ocld h oem a r d s. originally been 25/. shares, with 2/. 12s. 6d. paid up ; but as the committee had not issued their scrip, they had altered the amount, in order to facilitate the arrangement. The Rugby shares were 201. shares, with two guineas paid. The Rugby shareholders had, consequently, Is. per share on their side, which left the portion of expenses at the sum of 6s. ficl. per share. Nuw, the Churnet and Blythe Company undertake to bear such an amount of the expenses already incurred, in regard to the Manchester and Rugby, as would bo equal to 6s. 6d. per share, on all such shares 7s exceed the the arrangement, provided that it does no had ch o sen e to the sum of 10,000/. Those parties who s r a e y ee , h i - n e back sneh athnenirse,dethpoerseits: if the .tahh m ightecthat?ha thenpossibility Now, f t tr there eorr this e ) ui beingnt s d e a v n e d ar ow, would surplus; what will be done . wit be a very proper question, 0 , uh( couldr) whole l e .i e h te a xai r unpn e : s edin o e t s is t or a ai n hi many iloc : htn n atwk t i 3,1 would the titdh Rugby ebierun j and us occurring could be centemplated. But such a sbe p tql o tu s te i i t : position of circumstances could never occur. It would require were not so beenT s''pt uh' Com pany, lcan e ol t): e ll'at v x la e : r p de r ne e r y dsee n ulc i s esl i e cti g i‘ s t h oes o t ed . f hlqd the b rr e h 3 C: v , .h , e ß l : t 3 e i t i ol : tdhi de wouldnc not tmnp amounton t n y ha, arise. tdo,_______ ...._ , , more than between 7,000/. and 8,0001. ..-11 i --. 6 4oabes„ : -,..r Mr. FAULKNER—Not more than between 6,ooo6ndic - ft ri3 7,000/. ? -;-.., .t „:- it:T,. - Mr. HERON—The plans had been all deposited by'Mr. '.,„,,:, 1'W47," Locke, and his name alone was was a guarantee` for -- %i t , ---• ,•..* ~.,4 4 . ... L Ai. 4U4V - : r /St 0z) ..,....._ F: ~:g~.: =" I I • A RTICLED PUPIL FOR A TERM.—A corn prehensive and highly-finished education, under the tuition of masters, may be secured to a 1 OUNG LADY, above the age of fourteen, in an Establishment known to an extensive connexion for its high character and standing. 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