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EAST INDIA HOUR, APRIL 29, 1845. TEE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY Will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th June next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, APRIL. 29, 1846. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That the TRANSFER-BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S STOCK Will be SHUT on TRURIDAT, the 4th June, at Three o'eloek, and OPENED AGAIN en TIMSDAT, the 4th July, and That the WARRANTS for the DIVIDENDS on the said STOCK, Payable en the 6th July, 18 46, under the 11th sect. of the Aet 3 and 4 William IV., cap. 85, will be ready to be delivered on that day. JAMES C. MELVILL Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, APRIL 29, 1846. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice — That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said Company Will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th of May next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the pur pose of laying before the Proprietors, for their approbation, a unanimous Resolution of the Court of Directors, of this day's date, g_ranting to Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. Viscount Hardinge, 8., Governor-General of India, an annuity of Five Thousand Pounds (5,0001.), upon the grounds therein stated ; and for the further purpose of laying before the Proprietors, for their approba tion, another unanimous Resolution of the Court of Directors of this day's date, granting to General Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander in -Chief of the Forces in the East Indies, an annuity of Two Thousand Pounds (2,0001.) upon the grounds therein stated. The Reports required by the By -law, cap. IX., sec. 3, together with the documents upon which the said Resolutions have been formed, are open for the inspection of the Proprietors, at this House. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. PUBLIC MEETING IN WESTMINSTER Pursuant to a Requisition, numerously and respectably signed by the Householders of Westminster, the Committee of the " POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIETY " hereby convene a PUBLIC MEETING at the Western Literary and Scientific Institu tion, Leieester-square, on FRIDAY, May 1, to explain and further the objects of this Society, instituted to aid the poor in their applica tion for Parochial Relief, and secure to them the humane and legal dispensation of the law. Sir DE LACY EVANS, M.P., in the Chair, which will be taken at Seven o'clock precisely. The Meeting will be addressed by John Walter, Esq., of Bearwood ; J. S. Buckingham, Esq., and B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S. All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Mr. John Jones, 76. Great Portland-street, or at 21, Old Compton-street, Soho. GREAT WE STERN RAILWAY. The DIRECTORS of this COMPANY are ready - to receive TENDERS for LOANS of MONEY, in sums of not less than 1,0001. for a period of Rve or seven years, on the security of mortgage de • bentures, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, payable half yearly. Applications may be made to the undersigned, at the Railway Office, Paddington station. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. G 11,EAT WESTERA RAILWAY ALTERATION and ACCELERATION of TRAINS on an after Ist of MAY. _ _ The Express Train from Exeter 6 30 A.M., and from London 5 30 P. 14., will call at Bridgewater. The 12 45 Train from Exeter will start at One o'clock. The Train from Bristol to Exeter will leave at 4 35, instead of 5, p.m. The Langley Marsh Station will be opened, and two Passenger Trains each way will call there. The 1 30 Train from Maidenhead will start at Three o'clock, P.M., for Paddington. First and Second Class Passengers can travel by all the Third Class Trains between Paddington and Bristol. For further particulars of change of time of Trains calling atinter mediate stations, reference must be had to the new Train Bills. By order of the Directors, April 24, 1846. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. IRlsti GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, DUBLIN TO GALWAY. The PETITIONS to both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT from the SUBSCRIBERS and SHAREHOLDERS in this RAILWAY "To suspend the progress of the Bill during the proposed negotiations, and until after the adjourned meeting," LIES FOR SIGNATURE at the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall-court, Loth bury. RICHARD THOMPSON, Secretary. April 28, 1846. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. From an anxious desire to meet the public convenience, and with a view to placing the varied advantages of their Railway, in respect both of business and pleasure, more within the reach of every class of the community, the Directors of this Company have resolved, on and after the Ist of May ensuing— To increase the number of the trains and to accelerate their speed, and vary the hours of departure and arrival of many of them. Tu carry Second-Class Passengers with their Express Trains'. To abolish their. Slow Trains altogether, and to convey Third- Class Passengers at the Parliamentary fares, with their ordinary Trains, four times a day each way, and at hours to allow of an early departure and late return to and fro. _ _ _ To make he following great Reduction In their Fares through ant Express Train, first class reduced to 205. • second class —17 s. Fast Trains. first class —17 s. second class —14 s. Mixed Trains, first class 144. second class les. Third class at.... • .....6s. 6d. By an arrangement with the Floating Bridge Company, the Omni bus fare between Gosport and Portsmouth is reduced from Is. to 6d. each Passenger, including the same weight of luggage as allowed by the Railway Company. First class, 1121 b.; second class, 841 b.; third class, 561 b. Steps are in progress to increase the convenience of passengers proceeding by steam to France, the Channel Islands, the Southern Coast, and the Isle of Wight. This route to France, although seine what longer, is by far the most certain and secure, from there being good harbours for departure and arrival at both pscale, orts. the throughout P arce ls will be carried at a greatly reduced charges between Southampton, Gosport, and London, including delivery by passenger trains, being fixed as follows, viz.— Is. Od. for 281 b. Is. 64. „ i6lb. 2s. Od. „ 112 lb. Time Bills, giving full particulars, are in course Of publication. (By order), P. LAIMENTt CAMPBELL, Secietary. April lB, 1846. A..1)11) RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held at the Derby Station, Derby, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of May now next ensuing, at twelve o'clock, when the drafts of the undermen tioned Bills, introduced into Parliament in the present session, will be submitted to the Proprietors for their approval, under which Bills it is proposed to authorise the Midland Railway Company, either to construct, or to become the Proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of the Railways, and to purchase the Canals therein Isentioned ; that is to say A Bill to authorise certain alterations in the Line of the Syston and Peterborough Branch of the Midland Railway, and the formation of certain other Branch Railways in connexion therewith. A Bill for vesting the Leicester and Swannington Railway in the Midland Company, and for authorising the last-mentioned Company to alter a portion of the Leicester and liwannington Railway, and to make certain Branches. A. Bill to enable the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from Burton - up on-Trent to Nuneaton with Branches, and to purchase the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Oakham Canal by the Mid land Railway Company. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Railway from Pyc Bridge to the Clay Cross Station of the Midland Railway and a Branch in the Parish of Crick. A Bin to empower the Midland Railway Company to make several Branches from the Erewash Valley Railway. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from Nottingham to Mansfield with Branches therefrom. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Rail way from the Midland Railway at Clay Cross, to join the Notting ham and Lincoln Railway Branches. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from Swinton, in the West Riding of the County of York, to Doncaster, Gainsborough, and Lincoln, with Branches therefrom. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to make cer tain Branch Railways from the Main Line of their Railway and for other purposes. A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company to extend their Line at Birmingham, and for other purposes. A Bill for making a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Kings Norton, in the County of Worcester, to Hales Owen, in the same County. Rall,Aßill for making a Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Ashchurch, in the County of Gloucester, to Great Malvern in the County of Worcester. A Bill for making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Rail way at Stonelsouse, in the County of Gloucester, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Gloucester. A Bill for making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Rail way, at Mangotsfleld, to Bath. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Companies. A Bill to Consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, arhltiainliwrrnalyngehoamm and Gloucester Railway Companies with the Midland Com pany. A Bill for making a Railway from the Midland Railway near Leicester to the Towns of Northampton and Bedford, with a Br to be called the South Midland Railwa y N orthampton and Beaord Lines. A Bill for making a Railway from the proposed South Midl an d (Huntingdon proposedß r a 3 n i c a h a ) R a il wa y (Northampton and B edford Lines), to Huntin gdon , with a Branch to be called the South Midland Poole t a allwa o 1 Y A Bill for making a Railway from cheater and Southampton Railway in the Parish of Collingbourn Ducies, in the County of Wilts, with a Branch therefrom. A Bill for making a R a ilway from South am p ton to Swin don , in the County of Gloucester, to be called the Manchester and Southampt on Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Cheadle, in the County of Chester, to or near to the Ambergate Station of the Midland Railway in the County of Derby, to be called the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junc tion Railway. A Bill for making a Railway or Railways from Wolverhampton and Dudley to the Midland Railway at Wichnor Forge in Tatenhill, to be called the Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway. A Bill for making a Railway from the London and B irmingham Railway in the Parish of Hampton, in Arden, in the County of War wick, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in the Parish of Ashchurch, in the County of Gloucester. 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 or near the City of Worcester to the London and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of We ere iedonn, he the County of Northampton, with a Branch to Alcest County of Warwick. The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clec.k precisel Board GEORGE HUDSON, ("anima*, of the JOHN ELLIS, Deputy-Clisaliman,j of Directors. By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. Datai this 22d day of March. 1846 BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, N ENV ROAD. LONDO N . publishing the Messrs. MORISON have much pleasure i Astley Parsonage , near follow ing extract of a letter frem the Rev. A.Hewlett, considerable near Manchester.had As that gentleman has of treating diseases, experi ence for a s er i es o f years i n the Hygeian mode his statement must be admitted as highly important : " Astley Parsonage, near Manchester, March 24, 1846. " Gentlemen,—The success of the medicine (Moris i o n n d i d s vi Pills) among the pan. in this village is very great ; very many ln and some w h ole familhts, never think of seeking any other a i d . some cases, were other medical aid had been procured (through that impatience which is so n atural to us all in illness) a return to the use of the pills has been attended with complete success. We have now tried them successfully fox every case of illness that has occurred in our large family, during the last three years, and I am thoroughly convinced of the soundness of the theory on which the pills are made; and believe thlt if there be. a curable compl a i n t th e careful and judi cious use of the ' Vegetahle Medicine' will accomplish the cure. " Yours truly, " ALR " To Messrs. Morison, B ritish College of HeFalthE D HEWLETT. New-road, London." No Chemist or Druggist is authorised to sell Morison's Hygalan Medicines. See that the words " Morison's Universal Medicines" are engraved on the Government stamp. THE BEST APERIENIC AND ANTIBILIOUS MEDICINE FOR GENERAL USE IS FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HE ALTH which effectually relievers the stomach and bowels by gentle relaxa• tion, without griping or prostration of strength. Th ey remove head .ache, sickness, dizzainess, pains in the chest, &c., are highly grateful to the stomach, promote digestion, create appetite, relieve languor and depression of spirits ; while to those of a full habit, and tree livers, who are continually suffering from drowsiness, heaviness, and singing in the head and ears, they offer advantages that will not to be appreciated. . _ This Medicine has for many years received the approval of the most respectable clas tea of society, and in confirmation of its effi cacy, the following letter has been kindly forwarded to Mr. Prout, with permission to publish it, and, if requisite, to refer any respect able person to its autisoft : " To Mr.rrout, 229, Strand, Preadvit Lonon. " ree, llxeter, April 24, 1844. " feel pleasur ein being able to bear my strong and unso licited testimony to 'the excellence of your " Frampton's Pill of health." which I cons ider a most safe, efficacious, and very superior general medicine. The widow of an officer, an elderly lady, and near relative of mine, has used them—very rarely having recourse to other medicines for a long period of years ; she has recommended them extensively, and. in one instances 11 which she induced a person to adopt them, and supiplied the first box herself, they have proved or extraordinary efficacy.. I think that perhaps there is scarcely any other of the many pat eat medicines before the public of equal value as a " friend in need" ,--certainly none possessed of superior claims I shall be happy on all occasions to give them my individua recom mendation, and am, Si r, " Your obedient servant, * * * • " per g° ll by T. Pront, 228, Strand, London. price la. 114 d. and 2s. 9d. ; also by the 'readers of Medicines generally throughout the Riugdom. Ask for IIRAMPTO2 PILL OF 11E4.1,TH. and observe the name and rutdrosa of Thonnui Front, 239, - Btrand, LondOn," on the , /.. . . . . . . .. . , V/ Jor--- -1 -- . - . . • .- . , . .. , • ...,, -- .4) : I _‘ 11l - - . - • .: • k .r - - .., . _ . ~,,-• 3 . 14.„ _, 44.,,t ,4 • ,-.,... ~..,.-, .- , A . r ;:. - 7 ‹. - tx' "' - c- - "N i. ' . \ :i. Ir,i ,e. . ~.---.‘ ... ~ 1, .' -, „ , - , ~ ,\ . 4 , 1 ;••A ~..., .--.. '. .4 ' a. ~ Q .... --. rR %.- ii ; I - f,-. ,L. , A 01) I . C h •i 7 .. - 3 it - -,, , W - .- --- ., . ~,,.. ... . —. ~..• • ~..,.. ~.., 2..----, , r.- - 4. - l' •••I''' . , ‘ t e - ' l lqi r.; - ,t -1. ` .14. ..-.4.84-- ~ _ . : .9-:" ., ~i.:,*”. ( , ) ?"-' :',...:.i 1., * ‘ t ., 1_42,1'. 1: :,:0.,, I) Q. T. , I ; 4 0 - ,4,4 1 ,_ - .".,-• C., /N- *- 4 4F ' :: 4 * : \ .:•:.;-< • jib I ./ ' or - - k ,- . v "'"f i , ) - here had been only six irders. The Noble Lord commented at length - tm these and other facts, and resumed his seat after moving_ the following resolution :—" That the efficacy, of Criminal Laws depends less upon the severity of p un i s h men t th an t h e certa i nty o f infliction; and that laws which cannot be carried into execution with out shocking the feelings of society, and sinking abhorrence of the crime in sympathy for the offender, are contrary to reason, inconsistent with morality, and opposed to the inte rests of Justice—objections which most forcibly apply to statutes enacting the punishment of death." Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., entered the meeting as the Noble Lord was speaking, and was received with cheers, which were renewed for several minutes. Mr. J. BRIGHT, M.P., addressed the meeting in an elo•. quent and energetic speech. He said the peculiarity of that discussion was, that no political feeling or religious rancour need be stirred; for every man had that in him which na turally led him to abhor the punishment fur itself. Their great object in this movement was to ascertain whether in a great community the people could so conduct themselves that life and property would be secure without a punishment which took away from their number by death. On this point he referred. to the past experience of London, when it was not one-sixth of its present size, and yet. six human beings were put out of existence : at - least every week. In 1832 or 1833 there bad been a great reduction of the crimes capitally punished; a nd lie asked wheth er , s i nce th en , they had found life or property less secure? The Hon. Gen tleman argued the question, not from Scripture but human nature—those principles which lie at the foundation of cha racter; and concluded with expressing his strong belief that it would be abolished within five years. The Rev. Di. MORTIMER, head master of the City of Lon don School, supported the resolution, which was put from the Chair, and carried without one dissenting voice. DANIEL O'CONNELL, M.P., moved the second resolution, and supported it by several interesting facts from his own knowledge, while engaged in professional life. • Mr. - SAMUEL GURNEY seconded the resolution, which, was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. " That in the opinion of this meeting, no fallible tri bunal should be entrusted with the power of inflicting an irrevocable punishment. That awful instances of the con demnation and execution of innocent men, convicted upon what appeared at the time the clearest evidence, proves the, eye s i u n bs p e l q ac u e en u t f p a ro p o u f fallibility of the b es t cons tit u t e d cour t s , and the necessity of adopti ng some punisment, which may be recalled i n t h e hintchl of crimin al, e n n a d n aishep lp ow les e s rleF fe s no t m o „ r being ; estor e , t h a n u e! consi gn s to closing the punishment h t m h the nt innocence which takes e the s a w supposed tthat at W a g p a re matureta of mercy which God the time He would leave still o p en , and shortenin g for repentance which still, " Mr. W. J. F ox, in would extend. an eloquent speech, moved—" That the following petition to het Most Gracious Majesty the Queen be entrusted for ai ms a e r ntation to Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel; and th at I'letillc;n,Pl be presented to both Houses of Parliam en t. T hat t Hon. Lord D enman be respectfully requested to p resent th e petition to the Lords, an d W. Ewart, Esq.,Commons." This to th e This was seconded by Mr. G. W. ALIizANDER.-arolcarriect by the meeting. It was moved by the Rev. Mr. Clintsmus, and s upp orted by Mr. WRIGHTSON and Mr. a VINCENT-Z." That a society be now formed, to be called ' The Society for the Aboliti on of Capital Punishments,' and that the following form the Com mittee of said society, with power to add to their number." A vote of thanks to Mr. Ewart, M.P., for his conduct in the chair, was passed unanimously, and the meeting separated. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. ,From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. ) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29. The following Petitions Tor Railways were reported, and the Rills ordered to be 'brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members : Northern and Southern Connecting—Colonel T. Wood, Mr. Broad wood, and Mr. Baldwin. St. Alban's, Ilatficld, and Hertford—Mr. Ward and Mr. Harcourt.' Bristol and Rirmingham (Ashchurch; .Tewkesbdry, and Malvern Line) —Mr. Hudson find Mr. Phillpotts. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY •BILLS. MONDAY, MAY 4. • • Eastern Counties (Stations Enlargement). • Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Branches. North Gravesend. Eastern Comities (Tottenham and Farringdon- street) Taw Vale Extension. --------- REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON GROUP (9) OF RAILWAY BILLS. GLASGOW HA_RBOUR GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Lord Wors'ey reported from the Select Committee on Group (9) of Railway Bills, that in the case of the Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction . Railway Bill, to whom several petitions against the said Bills were referred, that they had heard counsel in support of several of the said p tittonS, 'and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill, and had examined the allegations of the preamble of the Bill, but that the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMI : - TEE ON GROUP ,(9) OF 'RAILWAYS. GLASGOW H ARBOUR MINERAL RAILWAY BILL. Lord Worsley reported from the Select Committee on Group (9) of' Railway Bills,, that in the case of the Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway Bill, to whom several petitions against the said Bill were referred, they had heard counsel In support of the said petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill, and had examined into the Allegations of the preamble of the Bill, but that the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON GROUP (6) OF RAILWAYS. PERTH AND CRIEFF, RAILWAY BILL. Sir John Cam llobhouse reported from the Select committee en Group (6) of Railway Bills, to whom several petitions against the Bills comprised in the said group were referred, that in the case of the Perth and Crieff Direct Railway Bill they had heard counsel in support of some of th:, said petitions, and bad also heard counsel in favour of the Bill, and that they had examined the allegations con tained in the preamble of the Zid. but the same had not been proved to the satisfaction of the Committee. N 0.16,727. LONDON, THURSDAY r E 4At t a -4 a ttci r THE NEW ASYLUM for I NFANT Olt- JL PHANS, STAMFORD-HILL. For Orphans under Eight Years of Age, without distinction of sex, place, or religious connexion. The SECOND ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this Charity will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th of May. The Right Hon. Lord Viscou nt MORPETII, 31. P., in the Chair. STEWARDS. The Right Hon. the Earl of Cla- Sir Gee. De H. Larpent, Bart. rendon William Ewart, Esq , H.P. James Pattison, Esq., H.P. Charles Lushington, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. James Harmer, Esq. Henry Vyner, Esq. S. M. Pete, 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 APCabe, Esq. Domenic Braggiottl, Esq. William Mawby, Esq. Josiah Conder, Esq. James Peek, Esq. James Carter, E sq . John Relib, Esq. Isaac Circuit, 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. Vg Henry Thompson, Esq. Edward Healey, Esq. William Tho , nborrow,Esq. John W. Harker, Esq. William W. Tyler, Fsq. Charles Jones, Esq. William Wilkinson, Esq. George T. Kemp, Esq. David W. Wire, Esq. P. C. Leckie, Esq. John Wilks, Esq. Christopher Lund, Esq. Captain Weller. Tickets, One Guinea each, ma. Offices of the Institution, 32, Poull Tavern. ty be had of the Stewards; at the try; and at the bar of the London JAME! SHERMAN, Hon. Secretary. 32, Poultry, May, 1846. THE EXHIBITION of PLANTS, FLO WE RS, and FRUIT, in the Gardens of the ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, will be held this season in the New Conservatory, on WEDNESDAYS May 20, June 3, and July 1. —Tickets may be obtained at the Gardens by presenting an order from a fellow or member, price 4s. each, until May 9. Fellows pri vileged tickets will cease to be issued also on the 9th of May. THE EAST DEREHAM and NORWICH RAILWAY BILL. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLD ERS in the above COMPANY will be held pursuant„te the Resolu tions of Parliament, at the Company's Offices, Mitche , l's-court, Norwich, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of May next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of expressing their approval or non-ap proval of the above Bill. EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman of the Committee of Management. Norwich, April 27, 1846. COLCHESTER, 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, 1846, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of submitting a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, to Incorporate the said Com 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. N EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE and CARLISLE RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special General MEETING of the Proprietors of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and C arlisleßailwayCompany 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 Parliament, entituled, "A Bill 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. HALTON AND DRIFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, of the Mallon and Drif field Junction Railway Company, will be held on TUESDAY, the 12th day of May next, at the Corn Exchange in New Melton, 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 vote at the said meeting, unless he produces his Scrip or Banker's Receipt/I. Dated this 29th day of April, 1846. MORPETH, Chairman of the Provisional Directors. BENJAMIN DUNN, Secretary. RAILWAY.- EASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTENSION . In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, Copies of the four following Bills, that is to say— A Bill for making a railway from Cambridge to Lincoln, A Bill for making a railway from Lincoln to South Milford, A Bill for making a railway from March to Lincoln, A Bill for making a railway from Tottenham to Farringdon-street, Will be submitted to the consideration of the holders of the scrip and bankers' receipts for Eastern Counties (York Extension) shares at a meeting to be held, and which is hereby called for that, purpose, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,-London, on THIIRsDAY, 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, s Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, 29th April, 1846. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Eastern Counties Registered Proprietors will be held on THURSDAY, the 14th of May next, at One o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, London, for the purpose of giving their sanction or otherwise to the further proceedings with A BM 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 7 $ Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch Station, April 29, 1846. ILFORD AND EPPING RAILWAY. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on THURSDAY, the 14th of May, at half-past Eleven o'clock precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bill now before Parliament in relation to this undertaking. I GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman, of the Eastern Counties Railway DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman, Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary, EASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY BRANCHES. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on 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, ofthe Eastern DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy Chairman, Counties Railway Company. _ _ By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary, LN ORTH GRAVESEND RAILWAY. In pursuance of the new orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Scripholders of the Company will be held at the London Station of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, on THURSDAY', the 14th of May, at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bill now before Parliament in relation to this undertaking. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Eastern DAVID WADDINGTON, Deputy-Chairman, Counties Railway Company. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. TO FOREIGNERS VISITING ENGLAND. At the CABINET DE LECTURE, 67, Strand, all the most important French, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, and English papers are filed for perusal. 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Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution ours important and substantial a tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Ann The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, withou'ex pons69 itare of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid (.see, so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of n ere to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurance; for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PEOFITI. The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from SO to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on .ach Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. . B't3 g Banns Bonus in f 9 p 1 2. g Premium: added. Cash. r I . • P.. a `• . Bemis in Cash. . . X ! X s. 4. 60 1000 ; 74 3 4 1837 :6191 13 5 1838, , 165 13 0 1839 138 13 6 1840, 89 0 0 487 13 5' 74 13 10 61 14 3 41 13 4 Xl3 17 1 11 8 6 9 2 10 6 0 0 1 5395 Il 1 846 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 h The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De :ember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. L ONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 3, Charlotte-row, London London. RICHARD BENJAMIN IOIIARD P I O F O I N E, L E R z , s Chairman.Deputy Chairman. THIS IS THE ONLY GUARANTEED MUTUAL COMPANY, hose assuring on the participating principle having the security of a joint-stock company, and being entitled at the same time to the whole of the mutual profits. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who are bouad by their deed of constitution not to dispute any policy unless they can prove that it was obtained by fraud, and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their deed of constitution, unhesitatingly deprived them selves of the power of objecting to any policy unless they undertake to prove that it was obtained from them by fraudulent misrepresen tation. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay the full amount of the policies, although the debts for which they were effected shall have been liquidated before the claim arise. THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour of creditors' whole world policies, wkereby the debt is secured, although the debtor should go be y ond the limits of Euro p e. BY THE HALF - PREM IUM PLAN only one-half of the first sevcn years , premiums is req uired, the other half bein g p a y able at the convenience of the assured, thus allowing a policy to be con tinued for seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or to be dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice. A reduction of 25 per cent. has been declared upon the current year's premiums of all participating policies of five years' standing. Copies of the last report, prosPectuees, and all Other information, may be obtained from the manager or agents. ALEXANDER ROUERTSON, Manager. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE and OXFORD and BLETCIILEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament, not h old i c e e r s . h t e t hr is y c o g rn i v p e a n n 3 t ,, h a t aat isS p t e o c i s a l a General yor t he Holders Meetiofngof Scrip,the rri of p- Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Company, will be held on SATUR DAY, the 9th day of May next, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the I on don and Birmingham Railway Stion, in Euston-square, London, f ta or 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 Aldoury, 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 Blstchley, in the county of Buckingham (Ox ford to Bletchley). The Sessional Orders, befere 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 announcing 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 receipts, and the production 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 party 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 a view a the c are rst recorded, oiy ,p n. n e: shareholders of te meeting,a r particularly either t to requested,wit 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 proceeedings of the meeting will be greatly delayed by the necessary preliminary investigations. Dated April 29, 1846. HARRY VERNEY, Bart., Chairman of the Committee of Management. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. BIRMINGHAM and OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a meeting N proposed to be held on WEDNESDAY, 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 suc h Scripholders, that is to say , " A Bill for making a Railway from Birmingha m to j oin the lines of ' the proposed Oxford and R ug b y, an d Oxford, Worcester , a r d Wol verhampton Railways, and to be called `The Bir min g ham and Oxford Junction Railway . '' and a Bill for mak in g a Railway into Birmingham, in extension of the proposed Birm in g ham and Oxford Junction Railway. Dated, 29th April, 1846. JIATHERTON, 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 eases 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. BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, and DUDLEY R A I LWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby give n that a MEETING is proposed to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 13th d ay o f May next, at eleven of the o'clocktin the forenoon, at Dee's Roy a l H o t e l, Birmingham, of the holders of Scrip (see note) in the above-mentioned 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 ItallwaY Dated 29th April, 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 3 1 st of March last, but no vote can be accepted 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 be accepted in lieu of the Scrip. MAN CHESTER 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 Offices, in London-road, in Manchester, on Tin:rasp/or, the 7th day of May, 1846, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when copies of the undermentioned Bills, now pending in Parliament, will be submitted to the Proprietors for their approval; under which Bills it is proposed to authorise the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company either to construct or to beeome the proprietors of, or to contribute towards the formation of, the railways therein mentioned, that is to say— A Bill to empower the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Com pahy 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 snaking a Railway from Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, to Crewe, in the county of Chester, with Brauches, 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 for 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 Birming ham Railway at Cheadle, in the county o f Chester, to or near to the Ambergate Station of the Midl..nds Railway, in the county of Derby, to be called the" Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands June tion Railway." o f f r a om orto tte , i /i n i t a h n e cl e m o s u t n e t r y a o n f d L ß an irm eas i t n e g r: Birming ham Railway, in county of Chester. to Hyde, in the cow be taken at three o'clock precisely. Dated Chair will • A Bill for makitnhge r wrEsTIIE.AD, Chairman J. / of the ROBERT BENSON, Jun., Deputy-Chairman Directors. By order, JOHN LATHAM, Secretary. a to ß w a n n s w hi a p y Dated this 2901 day of April, 1846. IBialti ft lsil l e e n e Gkr k l t li ae l i :t o anda irs : o: , l 'A iv: pl:lYa A :lc,a Y •cG o heu lpce; Receipts R tCwaW a i i forAtllv r o aey r , i v n e e r a near Sark,eur ri to n o b c e k G DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. om n the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par. na n , MEETING of the holders of Scrip or of l i n e c Np Scrip, Dy ?y t a h e o n f l 1 li t lt h hn e od wa G y l a s bo ef g f o om w r ea , ypnaer lita Dumfries, maetnt twtaonedon, entitled uo a ce r kt - i Company,iillwl beay h fr e e ld in vr th i t e h G in las t g h o e w 7 p a a ck isle ß y ul , l Ki lLot a e r Ll 'catolletdhe` CTahleedGoltatisagnowß,apilwumay. C rro a sm r s l i i an e k t ion ß rg e tha ilway , with Branches,' " will be submitted to the ion of the meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill as re- By order of the Ordinary Committee of Management, JOHN LEADBETTER, Chairman. ------------_ " q cfnro u lAnea l r ssr e ißi d tialielln b rel d y afct; the said resolutions F. A DINBURGH and GLASG OW RAILWAY. In compliance with the resolutions or Orders of the Houses hsmuebamsya.iitndte Bill,t, c a att the oe required H 'c G lo wkb afternoon, when a copy of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders or Stock holders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company will be hold within the Railway-office in Queen-street, Glasgow, upon TUESDAY, Parliament, intltuled, " A Bill or Act to enable the Glasgow Junction Railway, and to forma Branch to South Queens- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company to alter the line of the ferr • will considerationßy t o , h o e ll f vote taken on By order of the Directors, orders. t o h f e a l 1 2 I t i h l I b d e a f y o r o e JOHN LEARMOUTH, Chairman. Ts the aia n Secretary.resolutionseeti ng and a r 3 * ," 'll be G I, A SGO WI PAISLEY, KILMARN OCK, AND AYR RAILWAY. In compliance with the resolutions or orders of the Houses of Par liament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the" Shareholders or Stockholders of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, will bebe held within the Company's Office, in Bridge-street, Glasgow, on he l d 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 submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a note take, .on the said Bill as required by the said r esolutions or orders, v i z.:— I. A Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr R a ilway Company to alter their line near Kilmarnock, and to make branches to Linwood, Swinlees, and the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. I d e iar t y he br G a l n as ch go t w o , P p er a ce is t le o y n , C K o i a lm l Works. 2. A Bill to amendtheActa relating to t o mi t t h h e ori G s la e sg t o h w e , f P orm aisl a e t y io , nof Kil marnock, and Ayr Railway, s f ro m Bushy to Irvine, and from Irvine to the harbour branci to make a branch from their railway near Blair Railway Company turd to amend the Acts relating to such railway. By order of the Directors, and Ayr JAMES M'CALL, Chairman, J. F. SMITH, Secretary. thereof, with to Strathaven, Bill w'it h t to subsidiary SUN, SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGA TION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. A meeting in furtherance of the objects of this Society was held on Tuesday in the Hanover-square Rooms, his Grace the Duke of Buccleueh in the chair. Amongst others on the platform we observed the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Jamaica, Lord Glenelg, Lord Sandon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Dean of Wait minster, Archdeacon Manning, and the Rector of St. George's, Hanover-square. The room was crowded in every part. The Noble CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading letters of apology for non-attendance from the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. E. Denison, and others. He then proceeded briefly to state the objects of the Society, and in doing so observed, that in the last year alone no less than 63,000 individuals emigrated from this country to foreign parts, and he called upon all true Christians to assist in affording the benefits of the Gospel to the millions in the colonies, who were so destitute of those blessings. The Society was founded in 1701, and if it was then found neces sary to contribute to its success, how much more incumbent was it upon us to do so now ? Multitudes of our own coun trymen were daily going down to the grave without the con sclation afforded by a minister of the Gospel. He concluded by making an earnest appeal on behalf of the Society, and expressing the joy he felt at the increased means of spiritual comfort which was now afforded to the convicts in the penal colonies —(Applause). that emi grants and colonists, in behalf of whom they had met , heard h m fid ov en ed ce th th e at fi w rs h t en re t s h olon e uti , T at h itn e h ed ß o i mi s n h eg op etsion o ge f xh W pa d b joy would almost be unbounded.—(Applause.) The reso lution which he had to move was to the following effect: L:ssceled i n been presided confidence over by his Grace, their "That the emigrants from this country to the British colonies, amounting to forty thousand annually, and the colonists already settled there, require a much more ample provision for their spiritual wants than they are at present able, with all the efforts they are making, to provide for themselves." Those emigrants arrived in the colonies very generally in a most destitute condition, and the clergymen were called upon to afford them temporal as well as Spiritual comforts. His Lordship then read a long extract from a letter of the Bishop of Calcutta, to prove the destitute state of the colonists in a spiritual sense. The resolution which he had read referred to the efforts of the colonists themselves. He rejoiced to say that those efforts had been great and very successful. In Calcutta, for in stance, the Legislature there had voted during the last year 3,0001. for the support of the Church, and 3001. for the in struction of the young. The local dependencies were also enabled to supply the ministry in a great measure from the natives, who, under God, would be the means of spreading the Gospel far and wide. But after all, in the words of the resolution, " a much more ample provision was required." —(Applause.) He had that morning received a letter from a merchant, who was a member of a large emigration com pany, who had instructed him to say that they were willing to give every asssistance in their power to the agents and friends of this Society in carrying out their Roble objects.— (Applause.) His Lordship then referred to the recent glo rious victories in India, and remarked that a wide and exten sive field had been opened amongst the heathens for the furtherance of the Gospel.—(Applause.) Lord GLENELG most eloquently seconded the resolution. Mr. BYNG supported the resolution. He felt convinced that the late wars in India, although they had not added to the possessions of the British Sovereign, they would add to the possessions of the Great Sovereign of all, by the con version of the heathen to his cause.—(Applause.) He con cluded by handing in, amidst loud applause, a cheque for 100/. as his mite to the funds of the Society. Lord R. GROSVENOR also spoke in support of the resolution, and said that it was a crying shame to this wealthy country to suffer the colonies to remain in their present destitution with regard to spiritual instruction. The resolution was then pat and passed. The Bishop of St. DAvses moved the next resolution — "That the connexion into which this country has been brought for its commercial and political relations with vast numbers of the heathens imposes upon it the duty of imparting to them the blessings of the Gospel." If it was necessary to adopt the first resolution, which related to emigrants from this country, who had in their infancy imbibed the principles, surely this which referred to the case of the poor benighted heathen, on whom the light of the Gospel had not yet shone, ought more especially to be adopted and earnestly carried out.—(Applause.) There was an impression abroad that the gigantic work which this Society had undertaken could not be accomplished by it. That impression, in his opinion, was not founded on fact. No doubt if the Government had as sisted them the work would have been easier—(Applause)— but if the work were rigorously carried on the difficulties which were, by some, represented to be greater than they actually were, would vanish. The colonists themselves contributed largely, perhaps more largely in proportion to their wealth and numbers, than the people of this country, to thefunds of the Society.—(Applause.)There were some who questioned the propriety of regarding the condition of the heathen whilst we neglected the ignorant and depraved con dition of our own people at home.—(Applause.) It was true that there was heathenism to be converted at home, but he maintained that the causes of converting the foreign as well as the native heathen could not be separated.— (Applause.) There was this connexion between those two objects—by everything that we did to enlighten the mass of heathen ignorance and depravity at home we were lightening the work that remained for us to do abroad.—(Hear, hear.) The - conversion of the heathen abroad would not diminish our efforts in the cause of Christianity at home, but rather bring down blessings upon all our undertakings.—(Ap plause.) These were our palmy days of commerce and con nexion with the heathen, and if we failed to take advantage of the opportunities that were now held out to us of propa gating the cause of the Saviour, we might hereafter have most bitterly to regret our apathy and neglect.—(Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER seconded the resolu tion. He said that they must all be aware that nations like individuals had their responsibilities, and that as to indi viduals so to nations talents were committed, for the use or abuse of which they would be severely called ultimately to account.—(Hear, hear.) If we reviewed our station among the scale of nations, to us bad been extended, an empire great amongst the other nations of the earth, and if to us above all other nations of the earth had been committed the charge of an extensive empire, comprising many millions of heathen in- habitants, upon us rested above all the duty of providing those millions with the knowledge of that Christian truth and the enjoyment of those religious privileges which were our pride as well as our consolation.—(Applause.) He did not mean to claim for the Legislature of this country an ex emption from the responsibility of providing such instructions for the heathens—(Hear, hear)—but he contended that each and every one of us were individually responsible to perform those duties.—(Applause.) He had been assured by letters from parties that had been engaged in the recent battles in India that the victory was to be attributed to the interposition of a providential hand, and did it become us not tofeel thankful for such divine blessing? Those conquests had added another million of heathens to the many millions already under the sway of the British sceptre, and were we not now more forcibly called upon to contribute to the fund of such societies as these, for the purpose of extending our common faith to the benighted Pagan?—(Applause.) If they could look forward to the melancholy period when the greatness of this nation would have to decay, they would leave behind them not the relics of civil or ecclesiastical edifices, but the nations that we had blessed by conveying to them the blessings of the truths of the everlasting Gospel.— (Applause.) The historian that would have to record the fate of this empire would no doubt say " this was a wise ana an understanding people ; this was a people that had the Lord for their guide."—(Applause.) The Noble CamruktAx then put the resolution, which was unanimously passed. The Bishop of JAMAICA then moved—" That the two fold object of providing means of spiritual improvement for our emigrants and colonists, and making known the Gospel to the heathen dependencies, has, under the Divine blessing, been so long successfully pursued by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, that it is entitled to the sympathy and support of the present meeting." His Lordship, amidst repeated applause, gave a cheering account of the progress of the Gospel in foreign parts, which had been effected for the most part by the efforts of this Society. He contended for the responsibility of providing the people both at home and abroad with spiritual instruction. Ought not our "kings to be nursing fathers and our Queens to be nursing mothers to the Church?"—(Applause.) Lord Jon 24 MANNEas seconded the resolution, and in the course of his speech regretted that, in this, the nineteenth century, it should be found necessary to call such meetings as these, and he feared that if something more were not done by the State for the spread of the Gospel, our foreign possessions might at no distant day be plucked from the diadem of the British Crown.—(Hear, hear.) He was sure that when this great meeting sepa • rated they would not cast away the responsibility that devolved upon them. It was well that the princes and nobles residing in the ancient city of Westminster should aid the noble objects of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel abroad. He had no doubt that ere long the churches abroad would be supported by the colonists them selves—they were, in fact, in some places doing that a l rea d y . —(Applause.) ut we must not forget that we were respon sible for the spiritual instruction of the hundreds of our fellow-countrymen that yearly left our ports, and the best way in which we could discharge our duty in that respect would be by contributing to the funds of this Society, the great supporter of the Church.—(Applause.) The resolution was then passed. Lord SANDON moved the next resolution, which called upon the public for increased contributions to the funds 01 this Society. Archdeacon MArmixo seconded the resolution, and said that the amount which had already been raised for the purposes of this society was most paltry, when compared with the magnitude of the work which they had undertaken. Shame should burn on our cheeks and our faces be covered with tears of repentance when we reflected on the manner in which we had discharged our duties with respect to the evangelisation of the heathen.—(Applause.) It appeared that 50,0001. only was the sum which had been contributed for the purposes of this Society during the last year. What an insignificant sum was that to be raised for so sacred a purpose, in so wealthy and Christianised a country as England.—(Cheers.) The duty of evangelising our fellow-men was coeval with our baptism ; we were clearly " our brother's keeper " in this respect.—(Applause). He himself represented multitudes of poor labouring men, and he rejoiced to have to , say that never was there a gathering at his church that every one, the very poorest of them, di l not contribute to the purpose of evan gelising the earth.—(Applause). Let Westminster and the rest of England do the same.—(Applause). He hoped that all the pastors of the Church would repeatedly and earnestly inculcate on their hearers the duty of contributing to this Society. England owed a vast debt to this institution ; let them set about discharging that debt without delay.—(Ap plause). The Church of England at the present moment . owed a very deep obligation to these missionary societies, and and they appeared to be the surest ine . n e s o v f it r a el restoring of amity and strer gth.—(Applause). Th the Church demanded an extension,not diminution.--(Ap plause).pl lice for a turbulent The Church was population, and it had no doubt been greatly extended at a thousand churches, as home during the last fifteen ears • many pastors, and incalculable sch'ools having been added to her, but it was impossible that the heart could be secure whilst the extremities were allowed to fester.—(Applause). The resolution seas then te put and passed, after which a vote the Noble Chairman, which having of thanks was passed e been responded meeting separated. The Marquis and Marchioness a Queen rr sbey arrived at F arr ance's Hotel yesterday, from their gat, Annan, Dam frieshire. APRIL 30, 1846. PRICE SD. THE IRISH COERCION BILL. A meeting of the friends of Ireland was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern last evening, for the purpose of express ing their hostility to the Irish Coercion Act, and was very numerously attended.—Dr. Rogers presided. The SECRET& RY ( Mr. Daily) read letters from the .O'Co nor Don, Mr. Grattan, and Mr. Smith O'Brien, stating their inability to attend—the last-named gentleman stating that his absence was occasioned by the recent proceedings in Par liament in reference to him—all, however, concurring to the full in the object of the meeting. On the platform were Mr. Dillon Browne, M.P. ' • Francis ' De Monte, Esq., from Madras • the Rev. Mr. Moore, the Rev. Dr. M'Gbee, and several other Irish Members and gentlemen. ea rle d f : T r irr a c h e i is n e sse e f dt r:O l ie m m in itts son had not been selected for the presidency on the present cwohuonster3, sufferingspresented, occasion. He himself was more fitted by professional duties for other spheres of action, but as an Irishman he could not AN said he regretted that a more eligible per e fa.w lexpressingelearvfneedriulci unparalleled po h gi ant i sympathy so s reafiblulatdehnleeee:fls ,übulayff :if. enforcing nicf influence, ilogt i erso t en h io. cwnfe ,hghi their hocwnhe u ii tr n hth f hec o oeo r uh t uti u mn n ts a rey t l country. They would hear from the speakers who would' f could testify, having travelled in countries where despotism wit nessing the distressing scenes which his own unfortunate meet ing the necessity of union, the want of which had given their enemies the p ower of oppressing them, and had led to all the evils by which they were at present afflicted. Mr. DILLON BROWNE said he appeared there that evening for the purpose of recording his detestation of that Bill, which sought to trample on the last remnant of Irish liberty. —(hear, hear.) He did conceive that this meeting would have been an assemblage not only of Irishmen, but of Englishmen, and all the elements of democratic power, t o preserve inviolate those liberties which were handed down to them in the reign of Charles the First. He regretted, there fore, that there were no representatives of the people of England present there that evening.—(Hear.) It had been objectedsympathy of the people of England for Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)- Now he denied that, for there were none more anxious to give che a p f oo d t o th e E ng li s h mechanic with br reference to re t n h ee em to ,th t a b t e by c t e h rn e co ß u i rse , Bill, o t f b p e o y lic w y er th e e than - the Irish people, 'and the I r ish Members. had, on more than one occasion, e n d angere d t h e i r popu l ar it y b y th e i r Y lessening dP u 1 i t e ht adherence to the principles of those who were opposed to the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) But were the Irish Members to stand still and allow the Ministry to chain them while the League tied their hands ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He did not see that they were called upon to act in any other fi n way than they had done.—(H ear , h ear.) Did they d any opposition to the, various oonoxious measures which had been introduced from time to time against Ireland exhi bited by Englishmen,—(Hear.) Were there any demon strations on the part of E ng l an d aga i ns t the Arms Bill? Where were the advocates of English liberties and rights on the present occasion ? Where were Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Dun combe, and that little contemptible wasp, Roe buck.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Irishmen, as well as Englishmen, were convoked by the advertisement to attend there that evening, and resist this aggression on the liberties of the subject, and yet they had not responded to the call. It, therefore, devolved upon Irishmen to depend upon them selves, and by persevering in their present course they would obtain their liberties.—(Mr. O'Connell here entered, and was received with the most deafening and protracted applause.) He would conclude-by proposing the first reso lution, and by assuring the English Members that there was a recuperative power in Irishmen to obtain for their country its legislative independence, and restore its nationality. The CHAIRMAN then read the following resolution : "That the government of Ireland has been one of unmitigated cruelty and unrelenting injustice. That this course of legis lative criminality has led to incalculable woes to Ireland. That therefore, considering the sanguinary character of the as much indignation as is consistent with faithful loyalty, the d m u r n y g p the r evi s p o r s Coercion i toflrishu Acts, stic all a l l and df liberty,wh ich have failed we in subrepudiate pending effort of the Ministry to inflict upon Ireland another characteristic Coercion Bill, a Bill which in its malignity, its unconstitutional character, its brutal perversion of domestic protection, and its sacrifice of public . liperty, is only a proper sequel to b to the long the victim."longsadcalogue of nu ustices, .of which Ire land Dr. DRURY briefly seconded the resolution which was carried with acclamation. The Rev. Dr. M'GHEE proposed and Mr. Richard TAYLOR seconded the following resolution: "That the calm, eloquent, and determined conduct of the Liberator in re sisting the first reading of the atrocious Coercion Bill is de serving of our warm and heartfelt gratitude." Mr. O'CONNELL (who was received with the greatest enthusiasm) said, that until the present moment he was not aware of the strength of his party in England. He was desirous of proving himself deserving of that support, by showing himself the uncompromising advocate of civil and religious •liberty all over the world.—(Cheers.) In every portion of the globe—in every country—in every clime, freedom had in him an unflinching advocate.—(Loud cheers.) And every enslaver had in him an enemy.— (Cheers.) That had been the great object of his political life. He had struggled for it for his own native land—he commenced his struggle for freedom when Catholic was an unmitigated slave.—(Hear, hear.) The circumstances under which he was then labouring, the disqualifications which were imposed upon him, were almost in credible. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then referred to the different provisons of the penal code. But these were no longer to be recollected, they were so dis tant.—( Cheers.) He mentioned these circumstances to re mind all those who might hear him of the justice of their claims to national and legislative independence.—( Hear.) He had spent thirty years of his life loooking for freedom, and was then struggling in Parliament to keep what they had got of that liberty.—( Hear.) Ile did so because he was not of opinion that slavery was a cure for any malady. With respect to what had been said about the corn-laws, he had to say a word. He considered the corn-laws an English question, and he came to England expressly for the purpose of supporting that measure. He certainly did not deny that he had acted vexatiously with reference to the subject, and he would take advantage of all the f orms o f th e House in persisting in that line of conduct.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman having deprecated the com mission of crime in Ireland, which he traced to the conduct of the landlords, concluded by saying thvt if he were spared to see England restore to Ireland her nationality, he would on College Green hurl the cry of triumph, and wish pros perity, and strength, and success to England; but if it were otherwise, he would say, a Woe to England."—(Lond cheers, in the midst of which the Hon. Gentleman ,resumed his seat.) Resolutions of approval of the conduct of Smith O'Brien and other Irish Members were agreed to, as well as in favour of repeal; after which the meeting separated. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. A great public meeting was held on Wednesday evening in the large room at Exeter Hall, to consider what means ought to be used for the abolition of the punishment of death. The hall was crowded in every corner long before the hour for the commencement of business. W. EAVAET, Esq., M.P., who was unanimously called to the chair, introduced the subject to the meeting which had called them together. It was unnecessary, he felt, to detain them long. Their adversaries on the question had been driven from point to point and from crime to crime in this kind of award, and now death was inflicted only for one crime—the crime of murder.—(Hear, hear.) He remem bered at the time when it was attempted to abolish death as the punishment for sheep-stealing and burglary, that one rose up and said the consequence of that would be, that they I could nottrust their domestic servants ; when it was moved to abrogate it as the penalty of forgery, another said commercial credit would be at an end. Was the punishment of death, he asked, retained on the principle of the lex talionis, like for like, death for death ? He believed no man did so. Or was it then retained for the sake of example? Why, on the part of their adversaries, a motion had lately been made that this sentence of the law should be executed in private, so that for them the argument from example went for nothing. But if they supported the present system on the ground of exarhple let them send their children to the spect r ae (Cheers)—and the more especially if this was m o r t r , ! „.. part of a national system of education.--( ) t o i e b — : e f spirit and the precepts of Christi.anty tiny did maintain it on religious grounds, h re e b d e i l r i e e c ie ly d t o h p a p t os t e li d e fence taken up by parties on its behalf . .. to it. There was one remarkable ditl e r w e H r e i c e e ( i iv it I V] E e line w e r t o ) f a i . 1 e d w 'eh had been got up from year to year. These his friends depended on the Parliamentary Statistical Returns Mi l led a diminution of executions, and with that a diminu tion of crime ; and what was also worthy of observation, they exhibited an increase of convictions, thus showi ng with what crrtainty criminals can be detected when juries were un trammelled by a perverse sentence. He begged the meeting to bear in mind the result which had been drawn from these statistics by Mr. Wrightson, which was, that with the dimi nution of executions there was a diminution of crime. They felt themselves secured and well established on these figures in their efforts against this systematised evil, at the same time they were encouraged and strengthened in their oppo sition by the scene which he saw around him, as well as by the general movement which he knew was proceeding in Liverpool, and Southampton, and other places. It had been said, however, that they desired the abolition of this sentence from false sentiment and from false delicaey of mind, He said that was far flora him. If any false sentiment existed in the community in connexion with this question, it had been produced not by the crime, but by the punish ment of the crime —(Hear, hear)—for he believed that the criminal was exalted into a species of hero, not by the crime he had committed, but by the punishment inflicted upon him—it .was the awful punishment of death which enlisted false feeling. If crime had produced this false feeling, then it would have continued while they viewed those crimes in reference to which death had been - abolished, but that false feeling continued to exist only towards that one crime which was still punished capitally. now towards the sheep-stealer or the burg No one had burglar, for r c t h h efeel mgocca sion had been taken away. They had been other side, w'hether they were punishment, instead of that which it was sou g ht elative scale not there to find out the cerr prepared Now, they were 'tc'aasked kteoodffae offer by abolish. adapted to crimi nalsvinced that there was a punishment more . ment for life; and character of punishment and crime, yet they were con for what could be more awful to d n . s the companion of t so g n reater torment guilty of murder, and that I l v a a n s — nn w p h r a t —than.to be for the rest of his a t 3 would carry with it more soli tude and his sin? Such a prospect of existence ; and if this solitary a moment out- the criminal, and repent ance, weight than the punishment which swept a and reflection produced sorrow in . accordance with the spirit and end of religion. - livingb imprisonmentei in then it became a sentence mo a r s e The lion. Gentleman's speech w was received by the audience with 1 mg-continued cheering. heehairman to move the trance of John Bright,. Mr., who Lord NUGENT was called on by j Lord did by adverting to interrupted by the in . statutes, and the history of moderate this particular first resolution, which the Noble sanguinary He said the Roman laws werer whose bloody edicts, said laws in other nations. The Tuscan code, which an example to the nations in cle mency, Seneca, untilth e t a u t i g m h e t s existed for 23 years, ren'asch revolution that code was abolished, tohfuthpeeuLpru peeriomMe. like beasts to and the assassins of the British Isles, for 30 The statistics the Freturned among the people years but at their prey.t cy•cles, showed that the diminution of crime kept with t o ile abolition of capital punishments, and that too paged w i h v e id n edl there was an increase of population. They showed also that the number of convictions had increased - in every de scription of crime except murder. In the crime of murder this kingdom steod next to Spain, and was eight times worse than Prussia. In Belgium, between the years 1831 and 1837, RAIL WA Y t 414 RE MARKETS. - - BRISTOL, APRIL '29. STOCK EXCEIANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter, 84 -Ditto, New, 9% -Caledonian, 6 , --Great Western, Quarter Shares, 18 1 54- Midland, New, .3354-Newcastle and Berwick, 21%-South Devon, Midland, 18s. p.-Taff Vale; New, 14. - - MANCHESTER, Aram 29. STOCK EICIIANGE.-The sales are-Bideford and Tavistock, 1 dis -Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 1%-dis.-Birkenhead, Lanca-. shire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 p.-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol ton, 2 dia.- Boiton, Newark, and Sheffield, 255.'6d. dis.-Bucking ham and Bletchly Junction, 14 dis.-Derby and Crewe, 2% p.- Direct Northern, 1 dis.-Eastern Counties, 24% -Ditto, York Ex tension, 1 ) Q p.-ast Lancashire (No. 2), 234 p.-Essex and Suffolk, 16s. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 34 dis.-Goole, Doncaster, Shef field, &c., 7-16 dis.- Grand 'Union, 13-16 dis.- Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, p.-Dudderslield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 16 p.- Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 5 p.-Lancaster and Preston, 1054 p.-Leeds and Thlrsk, 5 dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manches ter, 334 p.-Liverpool and Bury, 854 p.-Ditto, New Shares, 1% p. -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1 p.-London and York, 12s. 6d. dis.-Mancliester, Buxton, and Matlock, 9-16 p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 9%-Ditto, ditto (B), 9 p.-Ditto, ditto (C), 8 p.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 165.-Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, 9s. dis.-Man chester and Leeds, Quarters, 75¢ p.-Ditto, Extension, 2% p.-Man chester and Southampton, 14 dis.-North Staffordshire, 3 1 % p.- North Union (B), 144-Oldham District, 1 ,4 dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 3% p.-Ditto, ditto (B), % p.-Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, % dis.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, % p.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 3), 14 p.-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, % dis.-South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), par -West Lancashire Coast, 15s. dis.-West Riding Union, 2% p.-Whitehaven and Furness, 3 dis. HULL, Arm 29. STOCK Excastraz.-A large amount of business has been trans acted in scrip to-day. Many inquiries for old stock, of which scarcely any is offering. The sales are-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 2%-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 61¢ -North British, Carlisle, 41s. 9d.-Bandon and Bantry, 7s. 6d.-Bucking hamshire, 275.-Derby and Gainsborough, 13s. 9d.-Dublin and Galway, 2% -East Coast, 21s. 9d.-Grand Union, Ifs. 6d.-Great Eastern and Western, 14-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 265. 3d.- hull and Lincoln, 225. -Leicester and Bedford, 85.-Leicester and Tamworth, 235.-London and York, 355.- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, V. 175.-North Western, 18s.-North Staffordshire, 41. 19s. 6d.-South Midland, 31. 25.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. 13s. 9d.-Trent Valley Continuation, 365.-West Riding Union, 41. 155.- Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 225. 9d. SHEFFIELD, Amt. 29. Prom/ EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Grimsby and Sheffield, Quar ter Shares, 155.-Derby and Gainsborough, 14s.- Sheffield and Lin colnshire, 235.- Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe, 14s. -West Riding Union, 4%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 29. STOCK ExcaANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties,New,7% p.- Great North of England, 401. Shares, 484 p.-North British, Halves, Carlisle, %p.-North Staffordshire, 2% p.-West Riding Union, 1% p. YORK, Aram 29. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-London and York, 1%-Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21. 175.-Newcastle and Berwick, 214-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9%-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2%-North Kent and Direct Dover, 14 -North Staffordshire, 5- Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, New, 10%-WeA Riding Union, 434-York and Carlisle, 1/. 75.- York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 101 1 ( EDINBURGH, Aram 27. and Elgin, li. ss. -Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/.- and Galloway, 11. 9s. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 31. A - r A br be c. rd th ee an n, d l3 F an or ff For far, 271.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10s.-Ayrl. as.- 35.- Caled onian, onian, 101. -Banffshire, 195.-British and Irish Union , 2 Northern Direct, 11. and Dumbarton, I/. Gs. 6d.--Caledonian an d Northern, 11. /7s. 6d .- Clydesdale Junction, 121.- D i rect w 21 217.-Dundee and Perth, 141. 108.-Dun dee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto. 10s,-Ditto, New, 11.55.-Caledonian Extension, /4 95.-Caledonian a st Lothian Central, 14 75.-Edin burgh of Fife, h and Glasgow, 721.- Ditto,l7/. IN.-Ditto, ditto, and Dumbarton, 19s. 3d.-Edin burghburgh and I eith Atmospheric, U. 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and . New, ih a fiar. d_ Es l i l di a arin th esb g e, a rg te l6h ,; l. 4 2 o /:. l. 7 o. s si eiwt 6 t d. ,o,. E a d r i t n e b rs urg , Granton, 161.-Ditto, Preference, 181.-Edinburgh and Northern, 41. 88. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 105.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 18s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. 6s.- Edinburgh and Perth, 21. 6 5.-Forth and C N l e y w de Jstlickt,io2nB,ll-Lbl4itat.o6,d(2.-Guartelasrgo.wharaneds, Ayrshire, 7(oa/as, 108.-Ditto,gopura flies, and Carlisle, 1/. 1 3e.--Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 10; 6d.-Glasgow and Gitrnkirk, 401. 10S.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-- Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, It. 15 5.-Great North of Scotland, It. Ifs.-Granton, Junction, 10 s. --Inverness and Elgin, 1/. Os. 6d.-London and York, 11. 10 5.-North British, 261.-Ditto, halves, 8/. 55.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, It. 145.-Ditto, Exten sien to Dalkeith, 6/.-Perth and Inverness, 1/. IN.-Scottish Cen tral, 131. 108.-Ditto, New, 51. 5 5.-Scottish Central and Cale donian Junction, 1/. 6s -Scottish Midland, 61. 7s. 6d.-Scottish southern, 11. 13s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, IL 16s. GLASGOW, APRIL 28. SToCK EXCILANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 275. 6 d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 41s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 315.- British and Irish Union, 435.-Caledonian, New, 235. 6d.-Ditto, Ex tension, 31s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 30s. -Caledonian and Direct Northern, 358.--U'rnwaalinaTityjee.TuonnconCen tral, 325.-East Indian Railway, 9s. 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