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REFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND, - - • - 42;MOORGATE-STAVET. .The SECOND ,ELECTION , of ANNUITANTS will be CELE - IaRA.TED on WEDNESDV IsrxT, Jim. 6th of-MAY, by a PUBLIC DINNER 'at the London Tavern, at Five for Six o'clock precisely, In aid of the Benevolent Fund. ' ' - " STEWARDS. " • . THE RIGHT HDNOLTIIABLE THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE, President of the aoard of:Trade. in.the chair. J. B. Heath, Esq:, Goverrorof.th Charles Kerr, Esq. , . •- b Bank 'of-England - • • Jan Labouchere, Esq: ' ' 1 / 1 . .. - R. , Rebinson,;...Esq., 'Deputy- L. Lawford, Esq. - -.• '' ;,, • abvernor of the pank of England Sir-George Larpent, Bart. 61 - in AnderSon, Esq. • Sarduel Jones Loyd, Esq. ' '• ThOitisie Baring; Esq., M.P. '-- ' " Sir 'John Lubbock; Bart. Georgellarnett, Esq. 7 .- W. Lyall, Esq; . George Gray Barton, Esq. , Jarnealdahkillop, Esq. • W. Boutcher, Esq. H. M. Marley, Esq., Mark Boyd, Esq. .James Pattison, Esq., M.P. • ' Jamei Bruce; Esl. - Brice tearse, Esq. r James-Cook, Esq. . • , Sir Chdrles - Trice, Bart. • Raikes Currie, Esq., M.P.i „, -, •Georgil Pollfird, Esq. ' Henry Davidson, Esq. • . .-W. G. Prescott. Esq. John Deacon, Esq. Sir 3 - ohn Rae Reid, Bart., M.P. • •Thomas Dent, .Esq. - : - Wm. astray-, Es.t. i John Peter Fearon, Esq. John It. Reevea, Esq., F.R.S. James Fletcher, Esq. Samuel Ridge, Esq. ' John Gay; Esq:, F.R.C.S. 'A. W. Robarts Esq. James W. Gilbart, Esq. _. ' Jilltif A 1441 Smith; Esq., IL?. • Sir Richard Plumptre Glynn, Itart.4fartin•Tacker Smith, Esq. Sit ! Tolin gall.ti.C.,,H, ~. . "'Taxes .Slieppard, Esq. ,Johnillesatsdet Ilaukey, Esq. ;, Wm ..gmee; Esq. _. Thomas Alers Hankey,•Esq. ; • lA/Trot solo,: Esq., F.R:S. • • ' Thomson Ihmkey, jun., Esq.. .- Alderman Wm. Thompson, M.P. • - . George, Itibbert; Esq. ' ,• ..• - . W. James Thompson, Es , / George Hudson, Esq.., M.l'. " Claude G. Thornton, Nsq. , T. W. Jones, Esq ~ N1.D..• .. • George Frederick Young, Esq. - • • , Tickets, 21s, each, may be had of .the Stewards ; also at the offices •. ,Of the Asa.ciation, 42, Moorgate-street, ; or-at the London Tavern.. . . • THOMAS MULLINDER, Secretary. ' Afirll 29,'1g46. - ' THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND, 42, Moorgate-street. TRUSTEES. ThOTTIES Baring, Esq., M.P. I . W. G. Prescott, Esq. Thomas Haulm', jun., Esq. 1 B a ron L. de RothsChild. TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M:P. Forms of prqfpnsal for MUTUAL LI FE ASSURANCE, to meat] every contingency. Annuities, E u dbwments, Loans, &c., and the ' . FIFTH ANNU.I.I. imeowr, With every information, may be had at the Offices, where donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent Fund are received.. .. • • Aiirfl 29, 1846. . ..TIrOS. MULLINDER, Secretary _ rfflE • NEW. ASYLUM for 'INFANT OR . p H ANs/STAMFORD-HILL. For Omitting under Eight Years of Age, without-distinction of sex, !three, or religious connexion. - The SECOND ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this Charity will be held at the London Tavern, BishopSgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the • 27th.pf May. , • The Right Hon: Lord Viscount MORPETIL M.P., in the Chair. . sTEWARDS. - The Right Ilon.the Earl of Cla- Sir Geo. De if. Larpent, Bart. rendon William Ewart, Esq., M.P. James Pattison, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushington, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. James Harmer, Esq. Henry Vyner, Esq. S. M. Peto, _Esq. A. W. Robarts, Esq. Robert Lush, Esq. S. P. Arnold, Esq. William Leavers, Esq. Francis Bennoch, Esq. John Remington Mills, Esq. Edward Brown, Esq. Robert M`Cabe, Esq. • Domenic Braggiotti, Esq. William Mawby, Esq. Josiah Conder, Esq. James Peek, Esq. James Carter, Esq. John Relfe, Esq. Isaac Circuit, Esq. Charles Reed. Esq. Joseph Crane, Esq. Robert Rymill, Esq. Joseph Davis, Esq. George Simmons, Esq. John Finch, Esq. James Smith, Esq. Edward Edwards, Esq. George Thompson, Esq. William Groser, Esq. Henry Thompson, Esq. Edward Healey, Esq. William Tho:nborrow,Esq. John W. Harker, Esq. William W. Tyler, Fsq. Charles Jones, Esq. William Wilkinson, Esq. Ceorge T. Kemp, Esq. David W. Wire, Esq. I'. C. Leckie, Esq. John Wilks, Esq. Christopher Lund, Esq. Captain Weller. Tickets, One Guinea each, may be had of the Stewards; at the Offices of the Institution, 32, Poultry ; and at the bar of the London Tavern JAME SHERMAN, Hon. Secretary. 32, Poultry, May, 1846 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 1500,000. 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 borrow, without ea pause or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, '!ace table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT.. The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bouus, varying from 30 to 75 'ter cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effelted on the Prolt scale. EXAMPLES. . I " 0 5 . • .1 l i gq; 0 4' Premium Bonus Banes in g. „ added. Cash. 4R ig • a p . A • 2. as 2 1 . A As • 4 ' 103 7 8 10E 2 0 * 1 7 4 2 10 1 11 17 8 1 6 1 X 0 9401 E 60 1001 74 3 4 1 839 138 13 6 61 14 31 9 210 296 13 4 1840 39 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 247 4 5 The di-vision of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CABEROUX, sec pßomorEß LIFE ASSURANCE and AN NUITY COMPANY, 9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established in 1826. DIRECTORS. Wm. Goodenough Ilayter, Esq., Robert Palk, Esq. M.P. John Louis Prevost, Esq. Charles Johnson, Esq, Samuel Smith, Esq, John Towgood Kemble, Esq. Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. John G. Shaw Lefevre, F.A.S. TRUSTEES. John Deacon, Esq. ; John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F.R.S. ; Charles Johnston, Esq. This Society is supported by a subscribed Capital of 240,0001., and by a considerable accumulated premium fund. Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits, Or at all increased premium, with participation in the profits of the Office. The following are the anneal Premiums required for the assurance of XlOO on a healthy life in either case WITHOUT PROFITS. Age 20 I 11. 11s. Bd. 130 121. 2s. 2d. 140 121 17s. Od. 150 141. Os. 8d Age 20 I 11.165. lid. 130 121.99.2 d. 140 131. 6s. 6d. I 50 141. 14s. 2d A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. on the pre mi s received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30 per ce nt.) was declared in May , 1842, on all beneficial policies on which three annual premiums had been paid in the December previous. A division of the profits takes place every five years, and the hold ers of beneficial policies can receive their bonuses in ready money, or have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction of their nature premiums Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay ments, or on the ascending or descending scale. Officers in the Army and Navy, on active service, Persons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the limits of Europe, are also Assured at moderate rates. Prospectuses and all necessary information may be obtained at the Office. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIE Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their snake, feel it incumbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purchasing what they conceive to be the original to °b eery* the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene(' ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the we guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following eautions:—N•ome are in appearance at first sight, " the genuine," but without came or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. Johr Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labels previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope will prevent many disappointments. BUBOESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, continues to be prepared by them, and is recom mended as a most useful and convenient sauce.; will keep good In all climates. W a rehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy -steps, London. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse, freesfalli falling OW L AND'S MACASSAR OIL R pre serves and reproduces the Hair ; p rev ents itfr a o i m ia; off or turning grey ; restores grey hair to its original colour from scurf and dandri ff, and renders it soft, silky, curly, —facts abundantly proved by Innumerable testimonials, 'which glossy open for inspection at the p ro p rietors. As a mild stimulative, cert.! rective, and preservative agent, ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL has the exclusive patronage of the several Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, and with rank, fashion, and discernment. Supersedes oil preparations of professed similar import. A small pamphlet accent parties each bottle of R-,wland's Macassar Oil, wherein Important hints and advice will by; found on the culture of the hair of s Infancy, and on its preservatien and beauty through Os severalstages of human life. CAUTION. —Unprincipled shopkeepers, for the sake of gaining a trifle more profit, vend the most spurious trash under the title of "Macassar Oil." It is therefore imperative on purchasers to see that the words BOWL &ND'S MACASSAR OIL, are in two lines on the wrapper of each bottle, and on the inside of the wrapper nearly 1,500 times, containing 29,028 letters. Price 3s. 6d., 7s. Family Bottles (equal to tour small), 10s. Gd., and double that size, 21s. per bottle.—Sold by the Proprietors, A. ROW LAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and rerfllmers. IV All other Macassar Oils are Fraudulent Counterfeits. PERFECT FREEDOM from COUGH in TEN MINUTES after use is irsured by DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. From Mr. James Simpson, 82, Seymour-place, Bryanstone-square. " Dec. 23, 1845. " Gentlemen—l have been afflicted for many years with a most severe cough (which was always said to be consumptive), and for which I never found a remedy until I used your wafers, which, from the benefit I have received from them, I shall most strongly recom mend to any one afflicted as I was." Dr. LOCOCK'S WAFERS give instant relief and a rapid care of asthma, consumption, coughs, and colds. TO SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS.—In A few hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderfully increase th e p ower and flexibility of the Voice.—Price ls. 1 d., 2s. 9d , and lls. per Box. Agents Da Silva and Co., 1, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, Londo n ; sold b an medicine venders. CAUTION TO MOTHERS. MRS JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP. This efficacious remedy has been in general Use for upwards 0 ThitlY Years, and has preserved numerous Children when sufferini f r om Convulsions arising hum painful Dentition. As soon as the Syt rup is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, the Gunill cooled, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to re produce the Teeth with ease ; and so pleasant that no Child will fuse let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents sueuld be very particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Far ringdon-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold the recipe), are on the Stamp affixed to each Rote Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Doncaster,ebeen b handed to us with a September 26th, 11144. Sig,—The following particulars have Doncaster. Elizabeth request that they might be forward e d to cation, if you should d eem them permissiony:onr,thwithsucphe. t their pub"' J. BROOKE anydeCfe. El i za beth Brearley, residing i n D uke.str B e tween forty and fifty , was severely afflicted with' Rheumatism, aZd confined to her bed for a period of nearly two be months, with and , with scarcely the power to lift her arm ; signally she was after taking two doses of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and after finishing two boxes was quite recovered.' The above recent testimonial is a mrther proof of the great efficacy of this valuable medicine, which is the mo st effective remedy Gout, Rheumatism , Sc iatica, Lumba g o, Tic Doloroux, rainsi the for Head and Face, often mista k e n fo r tooth-a che , and for all Gouty and Rheumatic Tendencies. It is also gratifying to have permission to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a multitude of others, whose station in society has contributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem :—J. R. Mandan, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster; the Rev. Dr. Blomberg ; the Chevalier de la Garde ; Mr. Miskin, brewer and aszaltster, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John J. Giles, Esq., Febnley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William Courtenay, Esq., Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants. ; all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the privilzge of publishing the same for the benefit of the afflicted. Sold by Thomas ?rout, 220, Strand, London ; and by his appoint Insist by all respectable Medicine Vend hroughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of "Thomas Front, 229, Strand, Londoon," mpressed upon the Government Stoup affixed to Ruh box of the genuine Mocuctoe. No, 16,730. Iil17.1,.......”.•••••••••••••,06=11.11 • ° : ONDON AND YORK RA ILWAY. I By an advertisement in the papers of ThurFday last, emanating 11%11i-the London. and York Directors , it appears that the rn Counties Company have offered each London and York shareholder, :in addition to a bonus of 10s. per share, an Eastern Counties York _Eatensiom .pare, ranking, when ' ls i. is paid, whe 'Easte COunties shares, now selling at 241. each ; and that the Directors We rejected this 'offer without calling the shareholders together. This Committee, after mature consideration, are at a toss to discover the soundness of the policy, which can have induced the London and ,• YorlCDirectors 'to refuse this offer. The London and YOrk Direc tors charge this Committee with embaarassing their negotiation for' .anialgamation, and using language so specious, as to lead the share holders to think they were acting with the Directors. The Corn- TM:tee cannot understand how ascertaining the wishes of the share, holders, and opening a door to negotiation • with the astern CotintieS CoMpany. can embarfass the Directors ; and they deny that their language is specious, or calculated to deceive any one. The London and York directors charge that Mr. Lamert, who acts ou this committee, is an Eastern Counties shareholder. He was, for some years, a holder of 1,000 registered shares in this Eastern Counties annpany. which he sold in November last, and became the holder of 2,000 London and York shares: and to relieve himself from the loss which these will entail if the Bill passes, or to convert' them hat° Eastern Counties stock, which he thinks must attain a high premium, he became one of the Committee, and participated in its movement. This Committee cannot congratulate the Directors on their caleu- Intl uns, which state that,' 151. Eastern Counties York Extension share, with lOs. paid on it, is at 30s. premium only of the same value as a 501. London and York share, with 21. lOs paid on it, and nearly spent.• If the shareholders will ask and respectable share-broker, he will ttll them that 4.premium of 30s. per share on a 15/. share 4 equal. to a premium of exactly 5/. on a 501. share. Besidg, if an Eastern Counties York Extension share is slow at Pls. premium, what will the premium he if the London and York op position iswithcirawn, ani the best portion of the projected lin. s alone presented to and passed by the Legislature. Eastern Counties shares, which now stand a: 241., would, in that event, probably rise to pl. ; but, taking them at 241., an Eastern Counties - Xork Extension share is, if the Bill passes, worth 91. premiuth. But this is not all, for the Londqn and York Directors state they have considerably more than 100,0001., or 11. per share.in hand. • tio that a party making the proposed exchange might reasonably expect that whieh is now worth 21. la to yield him in cash, pre mium, and bonus, 101. Os. ; besides divesting r himself of the fearful. liabdity to calls, 3ithich now hangs over him. Or, more plainly, thus : . • • • A holder of five London and. York shares of '5Ol. each, must pay up 2371. 10s., • and have five shares, at a heavy discount, in an mt . A holder of five Eastern Counties York Extension shares, must pay up 721. 10s., and have five shares, value 1201., in a dividend paying line. I.ondon and York shares have, in truth, already doubled their price, in anticipadon of this amalgation, and if it fail must fall back to a lower discount than ever. It only remains for this Committee to direct your attention to the disclosure now made by the London and York Directors of the policy which actuates them—a policy which, however specious in appear ance, is, in the judgment of this Committee, most distinctly opposed to your true interest. The Directors say, with the powers of an Act of Parliament, they would be able to conclude arrangements. But it is idle to suppose that better terms can be made lacer the Act is ob tained, The line must then be made, and nearly ten millions ex pended. It is to prevent this disastrous consequence that the exertions of the Committee have been directed, and they call upon you with renewed confidence and greater earnestness to aid them and protect yourselves. By order of the Committee, HENRY I'HILLIPPS. London and York Shareholders' Committee-rooms, 4, Sise-lane, London, May 1, 1846. EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE and CARLISLE RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special General MEETING of the Proprietors of th e Newcastle-upon-Tyne and CarlisleßailwayCompany will be held, at the Office of the Company, near the Forth, in the town of Newcastle-upon -Tyne, on TUESDAY, the 19th day of May, 1846, at Twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company the Draft of a Bill now before Parliameit, entituled, "A Hill to authorise the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company to extend their Railway in New castle-upon-Tyne, to make several Branch Railways, and for other purposes connected with their undertaking." MATTHEW PLUMMER, Chairman of the Directors. L EEDS, WAKEFIELD, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, and MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COM PANY, will be held on TUESDAY, the 12th day of Id ay next, at the Sessions house In Wakefield, in the county of York, at One o'clock in the afternoon, when a copy of the Bill for making the said railway will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting pursuant to the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. And notice is hereby wither given that no person can vote at the said meeting unless he produces his scrip or bankers' receipts. . . Dated this 25th day of April, 1846. EDWARD TEN, Chairman of the Provisional Directors. HENRY BERNERS, Secretary. MALTON AND DRIFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the HOLDERS efSCRIP, and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the Malton and Drif field Junction Railway Company, will be held on TUESDAY, the 12th day of May next, at the Corn Exchange in New Malton, in the county of York, at One o'clock in the afternoon, when a copy of the Bill for making the said Railway a:.d Branch to Frodingham-bridge, will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, pursuant to the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. And notice is hereby further given, that no person can ♦ote at the said meeting, unless he produces his Scrip or Banker's Receipts. Dated this 29th day of April, l 84“. MORPETH, Chairman of the Provisional Directors. BENJAMIN DUNN, Secretary. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.- YORK EXTENSION. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, Copies of the four following Bilis, 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 making a railway from March to Lincoln, A Bill for making a railway from Tott en h a m t o 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, Bishoprigate-stroot, 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 WADDINGTON, Deputy-Chairman, 3 Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, 29th April, 1846. FASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. J 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 5 Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, April 29, 1846. ILFORD 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 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. _ GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, of the Eastern DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman, Counties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. E ASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY BR ANCIIES. 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 THIIESDAY, 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, of the Eastern DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman,lCounties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. IN ORM 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 all now before Parliament in relation to this undertaking. DAVID WA DDIN GTON, Deputy-Chairman, GEORGE HUDfiON, Chairman of the Eastern t Counties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. • BIRMINGHAM and OXFORD JUNCTION Notice is hereb RAILWAY COMPANY. WEDNESDAY y given, that a meetin g i s p ro p ose d t o b e held on , the 13th day of May next, at half-past two of the clock in the afternoon, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, of the Holders of Scrip (see Note) in the above-mentioned Company, at which meeting the Bills hereinafter-mentioned will be submitted for the consideration and approval of such Scripholders, that is to say, " A Bill for making a Railway from Birmingham to Join the lines of the proposed Oxford and Bugby, and Oxford, Worcester, ar d Wol verhampton Railways, and to be called The Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway ;' and a Bill for making a Railway into Birmingham, in extension of the proposed Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway. Dated, 29th April, 1846. ILATHERTON, Chairman. Note.—All persons producing scrip at the above meeting will be entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to the 31st March last, but no vote can be accepted in respect of any scrip not actually produced. In cases where the deposits on shares allotted has been paid prior to the 31st March last. but the scrip for such shares has not been issued, the production of the banker's receipt for the deposit will be accepted in lieu of the scrip. BIRAIINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, and DUDLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING is proposed to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of May next, at eleven of the o'clock.in the forenoon, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, of the holders of Scrip (see note) in the above - ment ioned Company, at which meeting the Bill hereinafter mentioned will be submitted for the consideration and approval of such Scripholders, that is to say, "A Bill for making railways from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and Dudley, to be called The Birmingham and Dudley Railway. " Dated 29th Aprll, 1846. HATHERTON, Chairman. Note.—All persons producing Scrip at the above meeting will be entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to the 31st of March last, but nu vote can be ac cepted in respect of any Scrip not actually produced. In cases where the deposits on shares allotted have been paid prior to the 31st March last, but the Scrip for such Shares has notbeen issued, the production of the Banker's receipt for the de posit will he accepted in lieu of the Scrip. MAN C HESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held, at the Com pany's 01May, aiir da y 's Offices, in London-road, in Manchester, on THITRSDAY, the 7 , t be submitted 1846, at three o'clock in the afte rnoon, when copies the undermentioned Bills, now pending in Parliament , wil l to the Proprietors for their approval; under which Bills it is proposed to authorisecons the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company either to contribute towards th f uct or to become the proprietors of, or to eformation of, the railways therein mentioned, that is to say— A Bill to empower the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Coin pat.y to make certain Branch Railways. A Bill for consolidating the London and Birmingham, Grand Junc tion, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies. A Bill for making a Railway from Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, to Crewe, in the county of Chester, with Branches, and far other purposes connected therewith. A Bill for making a Railway from the Chester and Crewe Branch of the Grand Junction Railway, at Calveley, to Wolverhampton, and fur other purposes connected therewith. A Bill for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford, with a Branch to Stone, and for other purposes. A Bill for making'a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Cheadle, in the county of Chester, to or near to the Ambergate Station cf the Midl^nds Railway, in the county of Derby, to be called the" Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands June tion Railway." A Bill for making a Railway from the Manchester and Birming ham Railway, in the township of Gorton, in the county of Lancaster, to Ilyde, in the eounty of Chester. The Chair will be taken at three o'clock precisely. Dated this 29th day of April, 1846. J. P. WESTIJEAD, Chairmen of the ROBERT BENSON, 'Jun., Deputy-Chairman] Directors. By order, JOLLN LATHAM, Secretary. LONDON, 310NDAY U . ‘. AM BERG A. TE, . NOTTINGHAM• and .BOSTON and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special Meeting of the Scripholders of this Company will be held at the Exchange Hall, in the town of Nottinkham;:on'Fainky, the. Bth day of May next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, when a copy of the Bill now depending in Parliament, intttulcd " A Bill for making "a Railway from or near the Amber gate Station of the Midland Railway, through Nottingham, to Spald ing and Boston,' with branches therefrom, and for enabling the Com panyoto purchase the Nottingham and. Grantham Canals," will be 'submitted to the con.sideration of such meeting. Dated April 29, 1846. • THOMAS BISHOP, Vice Chairman. JOHN GOUGH, Secretary. Wottinshatn, April 29, 1846. A MBE R'G ATE, NOTTINGHAM, and • EOSTOY•and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Directors beg to inform the Scripholders that it is necessary that they should either attend in person and brng their scrip, or send it to the meeting by some other person, who, on producing the scrip, will be entitled to vote in respect thereof ; and as the resolu tions of the two Houses of Parliament require the votes to be re corded with great minuteness, for the purpose of showing the amount of scrip held by each person present, whether in his own right or as another's representative, every bearer of scrip attending is requested to furnish the Secretary before the commencement of the meeting with his scrip, his name, and address (in exchange for which a re— ceipt will be given). The scrip will be returned to the bearer of the receipt, ,on application at thn office of the Company, any day after .the 11th May, between the hours often and three. 'fo facilitate the arrangements - at the meeting, the Sectary will attend at the of of the Company every day'previous to the meet ing, from ten till three o'clock', to receive and.register the scrip.. • . JOAN . GOUGH,Secrotary. • G LAStrOW, PAISLEY, iILWARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY. • In compliance with the resolutions-or -orders of the House of Par liament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the ShAreholders or Stockholders of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, will be held within the Company's Office, in Bridge-street, Glasgow, on WFVESDAT, the 13th day of May next, at one o'clock in the after noon, when copies of the following Bills now before Parliament will be snbmltted to the consideration of the meeting, and a ate taken on the said Bill as' required •by the said resolutions or orders, vie.:- 1. A Bill to enable the • Glasgow, ,Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company to alter their line near Kilmarnock, and to make branches CD Linwood, Swinlees, mid- the Kilmarnock and Troop Railway. . • - • • 2. A BM to amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil— marnock, and Ayr Railway, and to authorise the formation of branches from Bushy to Irvine, and- from Irvine to the harbour thereof, with a subsidiary branch to I'ercaton Coal Works. 3, A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company to make a branch from their railway near Blair to Strathaven, and to amend the Acts relating to such railway. _ . By order of the Directors, JAMES M`CALL, Chairman, J. F. SMITH, Secretary. INVERNESS AND ELGIN JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Amended Advertisement). • Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP of this Company will be held in the Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, on FRIDAY, the 22d May proximo, at Ten o'clock A.M., in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Commons on the 23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of the Bill now in dependance before Parliament.. To entitle parties to vote they must produce their scrip or bankers' receipts at the meeting. By order of the Committee of Management , CHARLES STEW ART, Joint Secretary. April 25, 1646. PERTH ANI3 INVERNESS RAILWAY. (Amended Advertisement). Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS, of SCRIP of this COMPANY ' , hill be held In the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street.on MoNnAv, the 18th May proximo, at Ten o'clock A.M.. in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Com mons on the 23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of tie Bill now in dependance before Parliament. To entitle p ar t i e s to vote, they must produce their scrip or bankers' receipts at the meeting. By order of the Committee of .Managentent, PETER ANDERSON, Secretary. London, April 25,1846. OLDHAM DISTRICT RAILWAYS. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament, a Special General Meeting of the Holders of Scrp, and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Oldham District Railways Company, will be held in the Town-hall in Oldham, in the county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of May next, at * eleven o'clock in the forenoon.precisely, for the purpose of submitting, and at which meeting will be submitted, a Copy of the Bill depend ing in the House of Commons„ to authorise , the making of the said Railways and the incorporation of the Company, for the considera tion and approval of the said„Molders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip. • JOHN DUNCEITT, Chairman. EDWARD COCKRELL, Sec Oldhani, April 29th, 1846. Secretary. DUBLIN AND lINGSTOWN EXTEN mtst RAILWAY. NOtiee is hereby given, that a:Meeting is proposed to be held at the °fate of the Du bp _4lltr Kiirritrs Railway Company, at West land'rowi Tr,i3 pos)r, - t he 141 h day of May' 1846, 'at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, orthe holders- of:S(111p 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. * Nova.—All ferions producing Scrip at the above Meeting, will he entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to 31st March 'sat, but no vote can be accepted in respect of any Scrip not actually )roduced, 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. CLEA4IIWQ of, the STREETS, and PL(MIENT of th(i A MEETING is to be held To -DAY, at Twelve 'o'clock,• at the Guildhall, for the furtherance of the above objects. Eight thousand rate-payers have already signed the petition in favour of cleansing the streets and employing the poor upon the plan proposed by a So ciety formed by some philanthropic gentlemen. NOTICE TO EQUITABLE. POLICY HOLDBRS. aT NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE lJ COMPANY, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pali-mall, London. The attention of Equitable Peliey Holders is particularly Galled to the HALF CREDIT SCALES of PREMIUM of this Company, by which table the banns to be declared at the next investigation, in January, 1850, may be secured at a pfesent annual payment of one half the rates charged by other companies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid less the amount of premiums on credit. Should the life insured survive the declaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the Company will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may be due thereon, or, in the event of the party being at that time in bad health, the policy can be kept up by commencing to pay the full premium of the age as when first accepted. The above plan, originating with the Company, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last equitable division in 1840, when it was largely adopted. and many of the policies then effected are still in force, and latge bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the following table; — Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sara added to Policy. £5,000 •• • • •• 6 years 10 months • £683 6 6 6,000 .• • • .... 6 years ••• • .. 5,000 .. • • .... 4 years ...... •• • • .... 400 0 0 5,080 ... • .... 2 years Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and F. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the (Aces, 8, Waterloo•place, Pall-mall, London. GOLD FLAT HORIZONTAL WATCHES, gold dials, carefully finished, with engine-turned cases, jewelled in four holes, going barrel to continue the action of the watch while winding, are offered price 73{, guineas. These elegant little Watches will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed undertaking is given, with fixed terms on which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY and Co , Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornit.M (seven doors from Gracochurch-street), London.—N.B. Second hand Watches purchased in exchange. WTTS'S PATENT BRANDY, EXCLU SIVELY used at GUY'S, ST. GEORGE'S, ST. THOMAS'S the WESTMINSTER, AND OTHER HOSPITALS, and at the MANCHESTER, BRISTOL, BRIGHTON, and other INFIRMA RIES, may be procured in every locality, at 3s. per bottle, protected by the Patent Metallic Capsule, embossed "BETTS'S PATaNT BRANDY, 7, SMITHFIELD-BARS," or at the Distillery, their only establishment, at 16s. per Gallon, in Bulk, or at 18s. in the capsuled bottles, in quantities not less than two gallons. PUBLICATIONS. EARL FERRERS'S TRIAL. Just published, Bvo., 78. 6d. 11HE TRIAL of MARY ELIZABETH AL MARY SMITH, versus the Right Honble. WASHINGTON SEWAL LIS FERRERS, in the Court of Queen's Bench, for an alleged Breach of Promise of Marriage. Printed from the Short-hand Writer's Notes, and the orignal Documents. William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly. G LASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. ' "'' Incompliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par liament, a SPECIAL• MEETING of the holders of Scrip or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railway Company, will be held within the Black Ball Hotel, in Glasgow, upon MONDAY, the 11th day of May next, at two o'clock afternoon, when a copy of a Bill now before Parliament, entitled " A Bill for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, to the Caledonian Railway near the crossing of the river Sark, to be called ' The Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle Railway, with Branches,' " will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill as re quired by the said resolutions or orders. By order of the Ordinary Committee of Management, JOHN LEADBETTER, Chairman. EDINBURGH and GLASGOW RAILWAY. • In compliance with the resolutions er Orders of file Houses of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders or Stock .holders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company will be held within the Railway•ofilce in Queen-street, Glasgow, upon TUESDAY, .the 12th day of May next, at one o'clock afternoon, whets a copy of a Bill before Parliament, intituled, " A Bill or Act to enable the Edinburgh and. Glasgow Railway Company to alter the line of the .Glasgow Junction Railway, and to form a Branch to South Queens ferry," will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a .vote taken on the said Bill, as required by the said resolutions or orders. By order of the Directors, JOHN LEARMOUTII, Chairman. H. G. WRIGHT, Secretary. FAST 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 held 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 Ijancashire Railway Company to alter the line and:levels of such railway, and to make branches there 'rom, 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 bra:,ches therefrom, to be called "The Liverpool, Ormakirk, and Preston Railway." A (proposed) Bill to incorporate the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bary Canal Navigation and Railway, with the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company. Dated the Twenty-ninth day of April, 1846. JAMES SMITHELLS. CIOLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUD BURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY. • Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of the COLCHES TER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, and HALSTEAD RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held at the Offices of the said Company, No. 1, High-street, Colchester, Essex, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May, 18441 at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the Bill now betore Parliament, to incorporate the Data pany and construct and maintain the said Railway for the considera tion of the said Scripholders and Holders of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip. Dated this 27th day of April, 1846. GEORGE BAWTREE, Secretary. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE and OXFORD and BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament, notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this Company, that is to say of the Holders of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Company, will be held on SATURDAY, the 9th of May next, at twelve o'clock at 'mon, at the London and Birmingham Rgilway Station, in Euston-square, London, for the purpose of approving (or otherwise) the following Bills now before Parliament, viz. : A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford (Tring to Banbury). A Bill for making a railway from Oxford to the London and Bir mingham Railway, at Btetchley, in the county of Buckingham (Ox ford to Bletchley). . 'l he Sessional' Orders, before referred to, require that one-third of the capital proposed to be raised by the Bill shall be represented at the meeting by persons producing thereat scrip or bankers' receipts for the same, and the holders of such scrip or receipts are therefore requested to attend accordingly. The Directors take this opportunity of announeing that both the above Bills have been read a second time ; the latter is now in Com mittee, and wholly unopposed ; the Committee on the former Bill is not at present named, The Secretary will afford such information and assistance to the shareholders as they may desire with reference to their scrip or re ceipts, and the r rodnetion thereof, and the voting thereon at the meeting. Communications may be addressed to him at the Com pany's office, No. 29, Great George-street, Westminster. As no parties will be, entitled to vote at the meeting until his or her name and address, and the denoting numbers of all the scrip or receipts are first recorded, shareholders are particularly requested, with a view to the convenience of the meeting, either to send their scrip or receipts to the Secretary, or to any of the Committee of Management.* at the offices of the Company, or to furnish a state ment of the denoting numbers of the scrip or receipts to the Secre tary forthwith, as otherwise the proceedings of the meeting will be greatly delayed by the necessary preliminary investigations. HARRY VERNET, Bart., Sbairinan of the Committee of Management. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. Dated 29th April, 1840 Offices of the Company, 29, Great George-street, Westminster, * The following gentlemen are the Committee of Management : Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Claydon House, Bucks. The Hon. Philip Sidney Pierrepont, Evenley Hall, Brackley, Nor thamptonshire. Captain Edw. Dewes, Buckingham. Humphrey Humphreys, Esq., Buckingham. Jonathan Samuel Browning; Esq., Oxford. Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Esq., Banbury, Oxon. Zacharias Daniel Hunt, Esq., Aylesbury, Bucks. George Carr Glyn, Esq., Lodon Joseph Frederick Ledsam, Esq., Birmingham Edward Cropper, Esq., Liverpool Thomas Smith, Esq., Reigate Lodge, Surrey Thomas Young, Esq., Albany. London Ross Doneily Mangles, Esq., M.P., London Captain Constantine Richard Moorsom, R.N., Bir mingham Robert Benson, jun., Esq., Fairfield, Manchester Directors of the London and Birmingham Railway. LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given. that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET ING of the PItOPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the Euston Station, London, on THURSDAY, the 7th day of May now next ensuing, at 12 o'clock, when copies 01 the undermentioned Bills now pending in Parliament, will be submitted to the proprietors for their approval, by which Bt.is it is proposed to authorise the London and Birmingham Railway Company, either to construct, or to become the lessees or proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of the railways therein mentioned, that is to say— A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Baniiury, in the county of Oxford. - - - - - A Bill for making a railway from Oxford, to the London and Bir mingham Railway at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the county of War wick, to the town of Banbury, in the county of Oxford. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Ilampton-in•Arden, in the county of Warwick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the parish of Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester. • A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch railway from the London and Birmingham Bail war, near Coventry, to the Trent Valley Railway, in the parish of Nuneaton'. A Bill for making a railway from or near the city of Worcester, to the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Weedon, in the county of Northampton, with a branch to Alcester, in the county of Warwick. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a branch from the said railway, to the Bilsworth and Peter borough branch thereof. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to extend their line a a t andr r wLeamington,oatyhefroin r and to enlarge their stations at parp ti o ie ses London and Birmingham Railway, Bill y to or near to Navigation-street, in the borough of Bir fanordmßaakigbnyg Coventry mingham. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Rugby, in the county of Warwick, to Leam ington and Warwick, in the county of Warwick. A Bill for carrying into effect certain arrangements between the London and Birmingham Railway Company, and the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigation, and for granting certain powers to the said respective Companies. A Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and to the Grand Junction Railway in the parish of Bushbury, with a line diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to Dudley. A Bill for making a railway from Sinethwick, is the parish of Ear borne, in the county of Stafford, to Stourport, in the county of Wor cester, with branches therefrom. A Bill to consolidate the London and Birmingham Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies. A Bill for making a railway from Ellsworth, in the county of Northampton, to Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester, to be called " The Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway." A Bill for making a railway from Blisworth, in the county of Northampton, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford, to be called " The Northampton and Banbury Railway." A Bill to empower the London and Birmingh am am Railway Com Peter pany to make a branch railway fro m Ru g b y Syston and borough Railway at Stamford. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Company to make a railway from Wolverton to Newport Pagnell and Bedford. A Bill for vesting the Aylesbury Railway hi the London and Bir mingham Railway Company. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany to make a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, near Watford, to St. Albans and Dunstable, with a branch to Luton. A Bill to authorise an improvement of the line of the West London Railway and the Extension thereof to the river Thames. A Bill to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany to enlarge their stations in London, and for other purposes. The chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely. Dated this 22d day of April, 1846. JOSH. FREDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy Chairman, I o Of f the Board GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman, Directors. Xty order, RICHARD CREED; Secretary. NORFOLK RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET ING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the Office of the Company, Guildhall buildings, in the city of London, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May, sow next ensuing, at Two o'clock, when the Drafts of :the under-mentioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present Session, will be submitted to the Pro prietors for their approval, under 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 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 Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway at Stewmar ket to the Norfolk Railway at Attleborough and Wymondham. A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Rail way from the Norfolk Railway at Thetford to the Lowestoft Railway at Reedham. A Bill for extending the Norfolk Railway to the Jetty at Great Yarmouth, and to enable the Norfolk Railway Company to pur chase a Lease of the Lowestoft Railwa y , Harbour and Navigation. from Norwich to Aylsham, with a A Bill for making a Railway f rom E ast D e r eham , in the county of Br A an ß ch ill to fo N r m or a th kin w g ais a h ß a a rn il . way Norfolk to the City of Norwich. A Bill for making a Branch Railway from the East Dereham and Norwich Railway to the Norfolk Railway. The Chair will be Mimi 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 undo' 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 Bills : A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail way communication between the Deerham 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 Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway at Stow market, to the Norfolk Railway at Attleborough and Wymondham. A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail way communication between the Deerham branch of the Norfolk Railway and the towns of Wells and Blakeney, in the county of Nor folk. 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, Chairman or eho nir.mnra. RICHARD TILL, Secretary. 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 line diverging therefrom to Wolverhampton, and a branch to Dudley. A Bill for making a railway from Smethwich, in the parish of Harborne, 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 cur 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. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER The high estimate formed by the public during the tea year WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) chemi cally purified material has beed before it (made into every useful and ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it does, the characteristic purity and durability et silver), has called into exist ence the deleterious compounds of Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver," and other so-called substitutes ; they are at beat bad imitations of the genuine articles manufactured and sold only by him. Fiddle Threaded King's Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. dozen .. •• .. Dessert ditto and ditto, ditto .. •• .. 10s. ed. 21s. Od. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto, ditto ...... 6s. Od. Its. Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto . . 3s. Od. 6s. Od. 7s. Od. NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED.—The REAL NICKEL SILVER, ntroduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. 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PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. per box, are the moat effectual remedy for strictures, inflam mation, /sc., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. R. and L. Perry and Co., surgeons, may be consulted, as usual, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, daily, and at 106, Duke-sreet, Liverpool, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ; and at 10, St. Joint-street, Deanagate, Manchester, on M•'edays, Tuesdays. and Wednesdays. MA Y 4, 1846. PRICE :SD. CORNWALL and DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. The following report was read by the Secretary of the above Company; at the meeting held at, the London Tavern, on Thursday last:- - " The Committee of the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway Company are desirous of bringing distinctly before the proprietors the actual state of the Company, in order to enable them to judge for themselves at to :the course to be _ pursued. " The Cornwall - and Devon Central Railway Company ori ginated in the proceedings of a public meeting of the'county_ of Cornwall, held at Bodmin on the 28th of August last, in consequence of the Great Western Railway Company having definitively refused to comply with the repeatedly-expressed wishes of th e county i n f avour o f a central line. The pro moters of the direct lines through Salisbury and Yeovil to Exeter were invited to attend.. At this meeting, which was presided over by the High Sheriff, and most numerously and respectably attended, resolutions were passed unanimously recommending the formation of an independent Cornwall and Devon Central Company. - The Company thus formed received an unprecedented amount of local support both from the principal landowners, and also from the towns and inhabitants generally of the counties of Cornwall and Devon : as a proof of this, it mak be sufficient to refer to the petitions from the two counties in favour of the Bill presented by Lord Brougham to the House of Lords in the month of March last, which contained 50,000 signatures, including a great majority of the prin cipal landed proprietors, and of the registered electors of the octant?? of Cornwall. "lbe Committee think it important to refer to these facts, because they establish a broad line of distinction between the Cornwall and Devon Central, and many of the schemes which were got up about the same period with a view merely to a speculative investment of money. , - "The Cornwall and Devon Central was pre-emtnently a bona fide project, originating in the wish of an important district to obtain the benefit of railway communication, and as such it was announced to the public. " The applications for shares were unusually numerous, and within a few weeks after the formation of the Company, a deposit of 10 per cent, was paid upon the number of shares required by the standing ordertof.r.'arliawn . t. • ,• • ."'Uncrec these. Circumstances,- tile: catuAllteew could hart no hesitation in acting upou the belief tilt' the Compsfty was oxe which had obtained a firm standing both in the dis trict and in public opinion, and in proceeding accordingly to take such steps as in their judgment appeared calculated to insure the ultimate success of the undertaking. " The first step was to conclude an amalgamation with the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, and Exeter. Yeovil, and Dorchester Companies, whose interests were obviously identica. with those of the Cornwall and Devon Central Company, and whose co-operation was necessary in order to go before Par liament with an integral scheme. " The next step was to negotiate a purchase of the Bod min and Wadebridge Railway for the sum of 85,000/., the possession of that line being very important, with reference to the contest with the Great Western Company for the trunk line through Cornwall. The committee were reluctant to conclude any purchase which was not conditional on their Act being obtained, but circumstances at the time left them no option but to conclude an absolute purchase, or to see the line pass into the hands of the rival interest. As the amount of purchase-money was not large, either with reference to the capital of the Cornwall and Devon Central Company, or to the extent and value of the pro perty acquired (which with sidings included 17 miles of railway, and gave access to one of the best harbours on the coast of the British Channel, and most favourably situated for intercourse with Cork and the south of Ireland) they did not hesitate to exercise the powers entrusted to them, with a view to similar contingencies, by the sub- i scribers' agreement, which expressly provides that the Com mittee should have power to enter into such bargains or contracts with any existing railway or canal Company as in their judgment might be advisable for facilitating the oh • taining of an Act, and for the success of the undertaking. "It must be also remembered that the possession of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway was absolutely necessary in order to carry out the object announced by the prospectus of making a branch to Padstow, and that if this railway had fallen into other hands, this great object of the Company would have been defeated. .—. " The third and most important step taken by the com mittee was that of concluding, in concert with the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, and Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Companies, an arrangement for the amalgamation with the London and South-Western Company "The importance of an arrangement with that Company was manifest both as securing the support of a powerful established company, an d as ena bli ng the united companies to go to Parliament with an integral scheme on the narrow gaup all the way from London to this Land's End. " The details of this arrangement, the principles of which were affirmed at the last meeting of the shareholders, have been already made public, and are no doubt known to most of the shareholders, but it may be well to repeat the con- ditions. "The companies agree to be bound to each other for two years to prosecute their respective applications to Parliament, and, if successful within that period, to amalgamate on the following terms " Twtiatocks to be created in the amalgamated company, ViZ: " Ist.—Old §outh Western Stock, or Stock A, being the capital which the South Western Company have already called up, or may have power to call up on shares. M.—South Western Extension Stock, or Stock B, being the capital required to complete the Extension scheme from Basingstoke to the Land's End. The South Western Comrany to subscribe one-fourth of such extension capital, and the rest to be provided by the new companies. _ "When completed the net earnings of the whole scheme, including the present South Western Railway, to be thrown into one fund, and applied in paying dividends on the Old and Extension Stocks, in the proportion of 8i to 4i, or of 17-26ths to 9-26ths, until the dividend on the Old Stock should amount to 10 per cent., after which all further sur plus to be divided equally. "The basis of the arrangement was therefore a sort of partnership between the Old South Western Stock and the Extension Stock, in which the old stock, in consideration of its existing advantages, was, in the first instance, to obtain a higher proportionate rate of dividend. As the traffic of the existing South Western Railway yields at present a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. on the actual paid-up capital, with a prospect of corresponding in crease upon the further outlay of capital on authorised branches or extensions, an arrangement upon this basis ap peared clearly equitable. "It was stipulated that the mortgage debt of the South Western Company, amounting to 630,0001., should not be capitalized, and also that in the event of the new lines to the westward of Basingstoke ever yielding from their own re sources a dividend equal to that now earned on the old South Western line, all distinction between the two stocks should for ever cease. "As regards the immediate interests of the Cornwall and Devon Company, it was considered by the committee that the effect of the arrangement was very similar to that. of a guarantee of four-and-a-half-per cent. with half-profits; their dividend could not fall below this amount without the earnings of the existing South Western Line being brought in aid of the dividend on the extension capital, in the proportion of nearly two to one, to the dividend on the old South Western stock; in other words, the dividend on the new stock could not fall to three-and-a•half per cent, without bringing down the dividend on the old South Western paid-up capital from ten per cent., its present amount, to six and-a-half per cent. This result appeared so unlikely, as to afford an ample guarantee for all practical purposes, that the minimum dividend of the new stock could not by any possibility fall below four-and-a-half er five per cent. On the other hand, looking at the vast accession of traffic which would be brought over nearly 50 miles of the South Western Railway, in addition to its present traffic, by the continuation of lines from Exeter and Falmouth, joining it at Basingstoke, it seemed highly probable that this portion of the line would yield greatly increased pro fi ts, in which, under the arrangement in question, the Cornwall and Devon Central Company would participate. " On the whole, after the most mature and anxious consi deration, the committee are satisfied that the arrangement was on e in principle and advantageous to both parties, while it was calculated to give additional confidence and a sta bility to the new undertakings, by pledging the revenue carrying resources of the South-Western Company to ss ale ~_,,._ out of the integral scheme, upon the succp of U p l in c; a 7 iy 'e prospects of the Cornwall and Devon C ent ral mainly depended. " Although one of the new Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, agree d compa t es, takveiadefixed t rent the of five-and-a-half per cent., which was secure d to them ac• cordingly, the committee of the Cornwall and Devon Central as well as the committee of the London, Salisbury, and ' Yeovil Companies considered the arrangement already de scribed for a participation of profits, as more desirable. " The above is the general outline of the arrangement, f highly the ad vantageous which iareolsovefocrrointtthwaeiasnepd Cornwall rprovided, several vide da n, o tdh t hart: Devon ivnotn h Central stipulations event o Comp.a fa n i y lu re of any of the lines between Basingstoke and Exeter, so as to interrupt the continuity of the trunk line to Falmouth, either the Cornwall and Devon or the South Western Company should be at liberty to cancel the agreement; but, on the other hand, in the event of the lines being sanctioned between Basingstoke and Exeter, and the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway Company failing to obtain an Act within the time specified, that the shareholders in the Cornwall and Devon Company should still have the power of having their capital taken in as South-Western Extension Stock at the first time when capital was required for the construction of further extensions or works of the said amalgamated Companies. " The committee feel satisfied that every shareholder who will carefully examine for himself the details of the arrange ment, will arrive at the conclusion that it was decidedly beneficial for the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway Company, and that the committee would have been justly liable to the charge of having neglected the interests of the undertaking, if they had allowed the opportunity to pass of concluding it. tion with permanent character, and involving an amalgama tion " The nature of the arrangement thus concluded being of a On all parties any existing railway company rendered it inil introduce a provision that it should be . binding fairly the ' ht be sufficient to t e st m pe a nsable to for such a period as might decision of Parliament upon the Land's me End.rits of the proposed ' integral scheme from London to the " The South Western Companyuld not have been ex of the three or four Bills ground, in the event of any w w hich would fall to the pected to enter into an .?n one en gagemen towin out g b e ing postponed for a semi Bills are subject in their passage casualties to which all hand, would it have Parliament; nor, on the other . to any of the numerous through South been at its obligations should be set free from a ll under Western Company e had express powe . r, . all desirable for the New Companies that the . 'ppliciation to their a the subscribers' agreement to prosecutebut in any subsequent sea in such an event. The committee Parliament not only in the next a bond f i de s awse is t pr fo o- r Sion, as is usually the case when gemen or the within the gritsp and letter they acted strictly tcenteringt in accordance with two years , acted s . question. They also ac . posed ; and accordingly, into all the ar deed in in concluding been w hich have t w ith other compan, l ided : `that the provisional rangemen , s men tinned, it being expressly m% the spirit and letter of that deedser P - full ower to enter references to a p rbitration, ar into any bargains , con t w ith landowners, railway o r cana l mreernents rangem ents or a„ corporations, promoters or prop rietors of othe com mittee shall be at liberty racts : nd haNe u c owponies, be advisable, for facilitating the ,ob in their judgment may or Acts of Parliament, and f or the Accom plishmentsimilar existing or competing schemes or undertakin g & whit t a i n ing of an Act railway communioation,?or any aforesaid of the part or parts thereof.' The _ although the management. of t 1.., . - u-corn anti prentri t i nar i stages is, as is usua l i n suc h cases, vested ' entirely in the - provisional committee, they have taken every opportunity of communicating with the proprietors and ascertamilig their sentiments. A public meeting of the proprietors was held. at the London Tavern on the 13th of November last, at which resolutions were passed unanimously approving of the arrangements made by the committee with the Exeter. Yeovil ; and Dorchester, and London, Salisbury,rand, Yeovil ' Companies. At the same meeting the purchase ofthe Bod,. min and Wadebridge Railway was announced, and favourably received as a measure for the advantage of the Company. Previously to the breaking up of the meeting it was further announced, that the negotiations which had been ix progress for amalgamation with' the South-Western Company had been concluded. " The sub sequen t proceedings of the Company . are well • known to the shareholders. In common with many other schemes of undoubted merit, the Bill has failed.for the pre• sent session, on account'of non-compliance with the standing 1 orders. 'This failure, which the provieional committee deeply regret, is not, however, attributable to any. want of exertion on their part or on the part of those employed under them, but t 9 the extreme difficulty, amounting almost to impossibility, of complying with all the technical requisites of the standing orders'in regard _to-engineering details in a scheme of such magnitude, brought forward at such a late period. The fate of the rival projects in the west of Eng land, most of which have been rejeeted on account of non compliance with standing orders, may also serve to show that the above the part of the com m itte e s not att r ib utable to any neglect Mt " Neither under ordinary circumstances would it afford any ground for discouragement in regard to the ultimate prospects of the concern, since it is evidently desirable rather than otherwise that the commencement of the works should be postponed for a year. " Having thus briefly explained the proceedings -which have taken place, the committee wil,l proceed to lay b efore the shareholders the actual position of the Company ; and first., as regards the financial position of the Company, the follow ing balance-sheet will show the receipts and expenditpe up to the present time. Dr. • To Deposit received on 112,742.5hare5...: 5hare5... : ..... £ 295,947 15 0 Interest ...... . 760 16 9 £296,708 11 9 Cr. By Cash p a id f or engineering expenses and surveys ..... ...... 13,823 c 9 Ditto London Solicitors Ditto Country s o li c it ors and agents 4,000 0 0 Ditto Parliamentary agents and expenses of witnesses... ................... . Ditto Prelimin ary expenses, including bank- 4,809 13 1(.0 ers' commission, office furniture, And miscellaneous expenses ...... .Ditto brokers'. coloipissiOn -pa allptment 1,111 I* . 11 *. • • • atf Abares ... ... . - 3,315' ,2' : Ditto for Advertise .I;noks, iaCts, •-• • •• fionery, &c. ..............................• 1,574* ii •to Ditto for rent, salaries, and office expenses 1,21') 2 3 Ditto for travelling expenses of deputations to London, Exeter, and in the county of Cornwall, and expenses of provisional committee ..... 1,691 15 lo Ditto for Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway 35,000 0 0 £68,53G 8 l7l BALANCES— Parliamentary deposit £220,610 0 0 Bankers, &c 7,562 2 10 298,172 2 10 £296,708 11 9 " The above balance -sheet shows the actual expenditure up to the present time, but there are, of course, a variety of accounts still outstanding. On the whole, however, the c,om. mittee estimate that the total expenses of the Company, ex clusive of the purchase of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Rail way, will not exceed ten shillings per share, which,- consi dering the magnitude of the undertaking, the short time al lowed for completing the survey and preliminary proceed ings, the distance of the locality adding much to the expense of many of their proceedings, and contrasting with the amount of expenditure in other similar cases, may be safely appealed to as a proof that the funds of the Company e h c a o, y ,n e so eibnceyoen.nd l applied by the comm it tee w i th a due regard to Y', as regards the engagiments and legal liabili ties of the Company; as has been already stated, an engage ment has been concluded with the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Company for the purchase of their railway; also an. engagement with the South Western Company to prosecute a bentvide application to Parliament for an Act, for two years, and to amalgamate in the event of an Act being obtitined. Of course, this latter engagement is without prejudice to the right of the proprietors to withdraw from the undertaking, by declining to execute anew subscription contract before the next session of Parliament, as is required by the standing orders. But subject to this, the committee are advised that it constitutes a valid obligation in law, as it was undoubtedly intended to do by all parties at the time, to prosecute the ap plication to Parliament for the present or next session, or until a decision is obtained upon the merits. " Under these circumstances the committee feel that it is very desirable that some arrangement should be at once made, with the concurrence and support of the shareholders, by which the circumstances of the case may be best met, and the interest of the shareholders most effectually protected. While on the one hand it is neither desirable nor practi cable at once to abandon the whole undertaking under the influence of a panic, on the other hand the shareholders have a right to expect that the large amount of deposit money should not be locked up uselessly, and that they should be placed in a position in which they can see their remaining liability reduced to a definite amount and a defi nite period; accordingly, they are prepared to recommend the following arrangement : " 1. That the sum of thirty shillings per share be immedi ately returned to each shareholder. " 2. That each shareholder shall hereafter have the option either of retaining his shares in the undertaking, upon com pleting the requisite deposit and signing the new subscription contract, or of withdrawing altogether from it. "3. That in the latter event he shall be entitled to receive such further balance per share as may be remaining ,-. Lea the accounts are finally closed. "4. That in the meantime the expenditure be limittd to opposing the competing lines before Parliament this session, and to such objects as are necessary in order to keep the pro ject alive,and to enable it to be presented to Parliament in the next session, if then thought desirable. " 5. That :in the event of the Company prosecuting the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway, it shall be a condition that such Company shall take the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway at the price paid for it as above, so as to allow the purchase money of 35,0001. to be added to the ultimate balance for distribution among the retiring shareholders. " 6. That in the event of this arrangement being approved of, each shareholder shall receive thirty shillings per share as soon as the transfer of the deposit money from the name of the Accountant-General can be effected, upon delivering up scrip, and receiving in return a certificate, stating his right under ,the arrangement to an option of renewing his shares, and to a rateable share of the ultimate balance re maining for distribution. "The advantages of this arrangement are obvious ; in the first place, the shareholders will at once receive back by far the greater part of the available balance in hand ; by any different course all the delay and expence of litigation and of official proceedings would be incurred, which in the pre. sent case would be greatly aggravated owing to the legal difficulties arising out of the relations with other companies. " In the neat place all further liability of the shareholders would be strictly limited to the small balance per share re maining unappropriated, and could not be renewed or ex tended except by the voluntary act of the shareholder him self in electing to retake shares and sign a fresh subscrip tion contract, and finally, the engagements of the c om p any would be honourably fulfilled, the footing which it has at tained in the district would be preserved, and the option. of going to Parliament next session with an almost certain prospect of success would be secured. "Upon this point the committee entertain the strongest opinion that it would be impolitic to sacrifice precipitately the advantages which have been already secured. Nothing has occurred to shake their confidence in the intrinsic merits of the scheme ; on the contrary, it is apparent to them that the line is one of those great national trunk lines which must inevitably become, at no distant period, a valuable property to those by whom it is constructed. They cannot but recol lect that the London and Birmingham, Grand Junction, the Manchester and Leeds, the London and South-Western, d_ in fact, most of the great lines which have since so Nr to ect a so highly remunerative, were at one o tun e r og exp T si h m e ilarpanic, enterprise much less committee to render the and were on_ the ey±estfernb Company also the capital appears to the arrangem ent witk the S outh-Western on capital ; invested beyond the ordinary r a te they cannot but feel that if the under these circumstanc es, hazardous, and to secure in e's connexion with the South-Western Rail way,lines to Exeter, in any event n a f return intereston valuable property ; and that linemust become a should be sanct io n e d , the Cornwall and Devon Central ii would be unwise when a very slight additional expense will be sufficient to keep the question open until next year, to foreclose it at once b l y a precipitate res o l u ti on adopted at a period of panic. he state of th e r i va l projects is such, that a slig ht opposition to the Cornwall Coast and West Cornwall line will, in all probability, insure their rejection or postponement, and the expenditure already incurred by this Company will, to a great extent, be :available for another session ; before that period, however, it will be better seen what are the prospects of the money market, and what is the result of the contest for the lines to the east of Exeter, and the shareholders will then be in a position deliberately to decide on the policy of continuing or finally abandoning the undertaking. Meanwhile the committee appeal to the shareholders generally to continue to them that cordial and unanimous support which has been extended on former occa sions in carrying out the proposed arrangement, by which, as they believe, a greater amoun t of immediate relief wi ll e _ given to the shareholders than by any other way of p ed ing, while at the same time their eng agements with other parties will be respected, and theu l tima t e ts interests of the un - der aking saved from premature and unnecessary sacrifice." .......—,------- SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM MACHINERY.—A dreadful ' accident happened on Saturday last to Mr. Harris, of Brook Mill, near Tavistock. He was in the act of greasing the cogs of the great ' wheel of his mill, when by some means his shirt became caught, • which gradually drew him within the lathe and crushed his breast and broke his ribs. The man at work observing the machinery impeded. stopped the mill and discovered his master in the above situation. He was immediately removed, and, to the astonishment of all, was found not dead. Faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. — , Plymouth Journal. WAKEFIELD CORN MARRET, MAY I.—The market is again thinly supplied with all grain. There was a good inq uir y for fresh and fine samples of wheat, at an advance of Is. per quarter, common descriptions also participated In the Improvement. heavy barley rather dearer ;in other sorts no alteration. rine a sma cans —l- 1 4 T RP(X)4 v a ie tr u ifl s epiiheigehs.er,M.Olatteseeaynde,ilshee.lling each in better request t Y Pro st satisfactory trial trip of 24 hours' about noon to-day, after a most T . uji THE .DA y . _ T .STEAMSHIP steam -ship (treatGREAT Britain t ß ain itlT ,, A 7e r n N t .... Mersey a a r r r a i d v e a I a wa r s iv " er itn fl es at sed CrO b Ssin y a Crossi n g a th e this m cen. vesee .. rim dly on the flood past the crowded pier, was most r - tmen onwards through the ass Tfe,Criareailt. rendered it marks le Opposite the r p , . tacle of agmfi . - yed. She escaped by stream tovrards the Lancashire shore lay directly in the p a th of the nee fac MarY ility endwuumreaebtipeioeriloif_n_s.pthieect4ltrtiosrsh , C a h n a d r : ne th in L e c l :s s e p r . ec Great Britain, and, but for the flne steering capabilities of the shin. the helm. The new screw withfraore merely whichlya few the lying oil' the George's plerhead, and happily n mass -- :--"—. immense fabric yields to the direction of Query expectation, so far 1 3 m i . arils, ' ie h a t v T e el; maintainl l o i b iL ° t rtuacilitierornd coa rseest h This is entirely attributable to the wonderful o mischance occurred. has answered ev raises but little commotion astern of t h e al' it has yet been tested. It New York on the 9th of May next. the ship. She sails hence fos AFFECTING the schooner John Bromley Dock, through the was passing out of the St. Katharine's on board, Who Was lock, man into the river, the wife of one of the seamen sue they farewell of her husdballg ic on the quay, being anxious to take any. hours previous, pier-hea d deck made a se d a , den ro l in ce whom m r i fle lfidarted to abou of the schooner. She fell with grea t violence on the main hatchway, and I% • as stunned by the fall. Her husband, who was aloft doing duty in the maintop, and who saw the accident, immediately de scended to the deck and assisted in conveying his devoted but unfor tunate wife to the Bull's Head public-house, where she was attended by a surgeon. Her head and face were cut in a dreadful manner, and she bled profusely from the wounds. Her husband, to wlietn she has only been married a fortnight, had her conveyed to her home in a cab, and then returned to his ship, which he did not reach MB she got below Greenwich.