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. _ . It's-1-14"„.>00 r4,--. : 1 47:.- . 7 . ........----.v ; 74 , , ,--1'797 ' S. 1 p ARISH of ST. SQ GEORGE, HANOVER ,manildknacconr-' . ;.'' ' 1 ;, . . , 0- . . PR .. ~... it ; ~` ,-?. 0 , t r"" - __-- . .., )...y , _ . •, . .....---..:L. 7 ............, . \ . 0 --, Ne • 't."' • , // c s '/ All:t V 1... i 4 T or Potato-dealers o c I . l d e e r a s 1 , e r c s h , c o c i s hn e in , u o n agn e d r s T , a Corn iio i l a a i n i a d l i c e r r s s : c o o i r o o a c r e , i i r s e , r, \,.; , 4_ ...._: 4i, i I's- -t.: r 't , ft. A ,‘ 7 , ."-- _., ,_ i• _ c ( 44 , it flumakers. \ - ",,, 1.3 *'''... - .., -..,,, ' , Such Persons as are willing to CONTRACT with the Governors and - , —...3 ''''' 8 :t 4. . Directors of the Poor of the said Parish for supplying the Workhouse 7----- °'l teirr -r. - . 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By order. T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk. READING FOR THE COUNTRY. L ONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY. EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY IN EXCURSIONS. From LONDON to EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, or DUBLIN in ONE DAY, and offering a choice of Rix. Sixteen, or Twenty Days in Scotland. From LONDON to EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, or DUBLIN and BACK for Forty-two Shillings. Trains are appointed to leave the Euston Station, Euston-square, on Sate day and Wednesday, September 1 and 5, at a Quarter before Six each Morning punctually. Tickets, Bills, and every information can he had only of Mr. H. R. Marcus, Manager and Conductor, Crosby Hall-chambers, 25, Bishops gate-street, London. All application by letter should be accompanied With a postage stamp. GRAVESEND via BLACKWALL RAIL WAY. and STAR and P.LACKWALL PACKETS. Railway an a Boat included in one Payment. Fares, to or from London. Fore Cabin and Secoml Class Railway, ONE SHILLING Saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE. To or from Blackwall or intermediate Piers, Pore Cabin...• • 9d. Saloon • ..... • . No other Packets call at the Grays, Oreenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK PATS. Green hithe. IPur deet Time. Roshr-. ripe. *81 . 4 I - 11! - SUNDAYS, Roshr- Green ville. Ilithe. - I 11% I ' - I - I - G%t, _ I - I ~. 7 - I Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. FROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the Trains from the Feneharch-street Station of the Ulackwall WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. Time,' 1 Green-Erith Pur- I ,Time: Roshr-•_, E . , Pur- Green- Rosin , nth 11. g, fleet hithoL , Tulle. „ , fleet hlthe. vine. --- -___ _ -- 83) 1 _ 830 9 15 9 15 10 , 10 10 45 1 .... — 10 30 11 31: 11 : 12 15 115 1 _ 115 2 151 _ 2 15: -.— 315 1 315 4 30 7 4 307 * 5 15 1 *5 15 67 1- _1 6: _ 6 45 i 6 45 * 7 15 I i*7 lb _ i Observe! These are the Imes of the TRAINS leaving Fenchtirch &tree t. Passages marked • are run direct, the Packets not being per mitted to stop at Piers or for Boats. Passages marked I call at Grays. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41. 4s. ; Six Months, 21. 155.; Three Months, 11. 15s. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets ; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. Fast and commodious Steam-packets to Let for Excursions. For Terms, apply to Mr. William Morgan, Agent, Star Office, Fencharch street Terminus, Blackwall Railway. August 11, 1849. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. First Series of Dissolving Views, Illustrating Rome, with a De scription em b racing the most interesting points connected with the subject. daily, at Half-past Four, and every Evening at a Quarter to Ten o'cl ock. —Lectures on Chemistry, by Mr. j. M. 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Price, with velvets, pole and shafts, and patent axles, 150/. Exclusive licences, by which a monopoly is created, granted to purchasers by the patentee, for a moderate consideration, regulated by the population, for any place where they are not already esta blished. MOURNING COACHES, patent and old stele, always on sale. FUNERALS of every description, pompous or humble, completely furnished, and conducted upon a graduated and much reduced scale O f charges, to meet the means and wishes of all classes. CATHOLIC FITTINGS. SILL LIAR EER'S FUNERAL ESTABLIS II MEN r, City-road, near Finsbury-square. Originated in 1842, REAL PHYSIC OF LE ROY. Ancienne Pharmacie COTTIN, Son-in-Law of LE ROY. Successors to Blancard and Signoret, jun., Apothecaries, No. 49, Rue de Seine (Faubourg Sainte Germain) Paris. The numerous existing counterfeits of the surgeons of LE ROY'S Medicines offered to the public, as well in oat names as in that of Le Roy, indwie us to put upon their guard against spurious imitations those persons who have always had confidence in Le Roy's Genuine Medicines, as prepared from the original prescription by M. COI' TIN for upwards of forty years We therefore earnestly recommend the purchasers to observe that our bottles bear, in the glass, the in scription Pharmacie Cottin," that to each is attached our Stamp, and that each cork is sealed with our Seal. The threefold ruarantee offered is the name of LE ROY, that of COFTIN, and OUR OWN • SIGNATURE written in ink. EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, an d W HIS KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headaehe in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." By post, 48. 6d., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grirnstone's lierhary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barcl a y an d S on, F arr i ngdon-street ; Sanger, Oxford -street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Comhill • and by All chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and R. Rairnes, Leith-walk ; _for Manchester, eresehe and Son, Adver der-ofidce. TO TUE LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news. Paper on Aug. 7, 1546. Reader, remember, this letter was put tat the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor tUnity of publicly thanking Mr. W. grimstone, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant than lever was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekiey inserts this testimony to - the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an lls. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund ance, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume iti far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any lady of respectability to the above fact .-3, Swan-street, Borough." In eases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, afe w drops on the crown of the head occasionally. every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and Prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the Meet aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion to the toilet. In cases of nervous headache, pour ten or twelve drops on the grown of the head; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an h am. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces hair on children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants' heats, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See Pamphlet of testimonials. Alliettere addressed to William Grimstone. Herbert/. Highgate. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. OZT PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE, NOW Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2e. 6d., or by nost, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex- Ceasive Indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, With remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis- Qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, ID, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Staric,23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PAST I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productiv e organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative neapacity. I llustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in lbe Primary or secondary form, and c o ntain explicit directions fo r ..._‘oeir treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Colour avings. rail IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease l a si apcation, by which the daer of infection is This Important part of the Work ng should not escape the ...den's notice. d u t i dyr Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage , and its _ The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and inquired into. w hale subject critically and philosophically inqu mployed i n treat_ Tux , ,oRDiAI. BILM STRIACOM is exclusi vely 1. and 838. per boL uvr a v ous and sexual debility, impotence, c., 1 , 1 ,77 The Concentrated Detersive Essence, as secondaryanti-syphilitic -2 7,, )' : / r Purifying the blood in cases of infection, — cPtions, and the abuse of mercury, 11g. and 335. Oe to i p er box, a per bottle. rtirifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and chronic nflamma. 110 — ' 4 rein edY for gonorrho3a, gleet, stricture , and I a• of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society.. whi c h kek ,,ets, with advice, to bo had at the Establishment Onlyi te o n y . Jan, d' ue re 0 , 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in ally at 19 T' yen till . ..erners-street, Oxford-street, London, from Tie- Viva to Right Roodov. from Flovon to OfIP. I A G E. M o sap oo , i _ rie hall the world are desolately single, and the other unse them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a bitu rtl l right determine the former, and miscalculatel hopes e latter. The solitary one may shield himself useder the plea zai em cantion and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un ant t r " i ''Z hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, roken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness t! content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set i:T,e ent• flonour and justice demsuid that health should form as item x c bml 4 act ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or theglect vreand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if lit e z e u e kl,rurdses concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little e " On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is. Eli stamps, each). Let no imaginatively pradish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered theme ` i nterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining theTheY are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but :101 ; l e i e r thls closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom off ax e e red a as di an sgr tag ac o e ni to stic th to e the empyrical trash put forth on t e above subjects, by unquaed authors, which alone or age. 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Offices-8, Water-street, Liverpool ;3, Charlotte-row, ansin o house, and 28, Regent - street , Waterloo - place , London. - This Institution is empowered by special Acts of Parliament ; has a Subscribed Capital o f 1,500,0001.; Surplus Funds, 164,9601 .; be sides the accumulated Life Premiums ; and the liability of It.; pro prietors is unlimited. Its system of life business is peculiarly adapted for persons who prefer certainty to speculation, and the bonuses gua ranteed will bear comparison with those actually declared by other Companies. Fire Insurances on the usual terms of established offices. SWINTON BOLf LT, Secretary to the Company. B ENJ. HEND E RSO N, Resident Secretary, London. THE NICOLL PALETOT WAREROOMS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL. Also for Nicoll's Morning Coat, now In almost universal request for the Country, Riding, Walking, Seaside, &c. Shooting Jackets adapted for the Moors, &c. Many have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs. 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London : WilliarnTegg and Co., Pancras-lane, Cheapside. AGENTS WANTED. HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY LIVES ASSURED. 'THE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated under the 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110. Established 1846. No. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London. TRUSTEES. The Right Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., Golden-square. The Right Ray. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex. The Right Hon. the Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk. Sir Henry Paston Bedingfield, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. East India Company. Thomas Barnewell, Esq., 15, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Thomas Eyre, Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath. James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Maida-hill. DIRECTORS. The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex—Chairman. Michael Forristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy Chairman and Managing Director. Sir Richard Jenkins, K.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India Company. Rey. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark. Edmond Beales, Esq., Carlton Villas, Maida-hill. Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Malmain. hall, Stoke, near Rochester. George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey. James Marshall, Esq., 24, Carlton Villas, Maida•hill. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR SCOTLAND. Sir William Drummond Stewart, of Grand Tully, Bart. John Arnott, Esq , W.S. W. B. D. D. Turnbull, Esq , Advocate. Eneas R. Macdonnell, Esq., Advocate. AUDITOR—Edmund Jerningham, Esq. CONSULTING PHYSICIAN. James Copland, M.D., F.R.S., Old Burlington-street. CONSULTING SURGEON. William Tay/in, Esq., 23, Bryanston-square. STANDING COUNSEL. England—Mr. Sergeant Shee, Sergeant's Inn. Edmond Beales, Esq., Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn. Ireland—Sir Colman O'Loughlen, Bart., Merion•square, Dublin. SOLICITORS. England—Messrs. G. H. Drew and A. H. Shadwell, 28, Parliament street, Westminster. Ireland Messrs. P. and D. 3fahony, 23, William-street, Dublin. BANKERS. The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury and Marietta-street, Covent-garden. • The London Joint Stock Bank. MANAGING ACTUARY—WiIIiam Henry Archer, Esq. Szcarrsay—William Norris, Esq. This Office assures not only Healthy but Unhealthy Lives throughout the United Kingdom and the Continent. Lives declined by other Offices ate accepted at equitable rates. Every description of Life Assurance business effected with greater facility and on more moderate terms than at most other Offices. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every information to be obtained en application to the Managing Actuary or the Secretary, at the Chief Office, London, or to any of the Company's Agents, WILLIAM HENRY ARCHER, Managing Actuary. WILLIAM NORRIS, Se'retary, First-rate Agents required throughout Great Britain ant Ireland. Mr. ARCIIER may be consulted on all matters relative to LIFE ASSURANCE, the HOLY GUILDS, and MONETARY QUES TIONS generally, connected with he Catholic body, between the hours of Ten and Twelve o'clock, every morning except Saturday. T HE AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY (Incorporated by Royal Charter 1824,) Will dispatch, from the East India Docks, for their Colony of PORT STEPHENS, on the 31st Auausr, last shipping day 29th August, the New Ship ARTEMISIA, A 1, 12 years, 558 tons register. An experienced Surgeon has been appointed to the ship, and a Surveyor in the employment of the Company, of 20 years' expe rience as a Colonist, will accom.any the first band of Emigrants. Applications for Land in Lots of 50 Acres and upwards, by which purchasers will be entitled to a Free Passage, must be made at the Company's Oftlces, 12, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. Parties not purchasing land of the Company, desirous of proceed ing to Port Stephens or Sydney, may be accommodated on applica tion to Hall, Brothers, 2, Riches-court, Lime-street, or to T. B. Hal lett, 4, Castle-court, urchin-lane. N.E. Easy access to ♦iew the ship in the East India Docks is afforded by the Blackwall Railway, the trains for which leave every twenty minutes, from London-street, Fenchurch-street. For Freight or Passage, apply to Hall, Brothers, 2, Riches-court, Lime-street ; or to T. B. Mallctt, 4, Castle-court, Birchin-lane. . . By order •f the Court, GEORGE ENGSTROM, Sic. EJNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-8, Watarloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97, Geerge-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; 4, Col lege-green, Dublin. DIRECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. CHARLES GRAHAM, Esq., Deputy Chairman. EL Blair Avarne, Esq. F. Chas. Maitland, Esq. E. L. Boyd, Esq., Resident. William Railton, Esq. nharles Downes, Esq. F. H. Thomson. Esq. D. Q. Henriques, Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq. J. G. Henriques, Esq. SECOND SEPTENNIAL DIVISION OF PROFITS. This Company, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords the most perfect security in a large paid•up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement—lTS ANNUAL INCOME BEING UPWARDS OF 99,0001. In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on he sum insured to all Policies of the participating class from the time they were effected, to the 31st of December, 1840, and from that date to 31st December, 1847, 2%1. per cent. per annum was added at the General Meeting on the 6th of July, 1848. The bonus thus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of December, 1848, is as follows: Sum Time Assured. Sum added to Sum added t o i um p a y a bl e Assured. Polley inlB4l Policy In 1848 at Death. £5OOO 13 years 10 mths £683 6 8 /787 10 0 £6470 16 8 5000 12 years 500 0 0 787 10 0 6287 10 0 5000 10 years 300 0 0 787 10 0 6087 10 0 5000 s years 100 0 0 787 10 0 5887 10 0 5000 6 years •• •. 675 0 0 5675 0 0 5000 4 years .. .. 450 0 0 5450 0 0 5000 2 years .. .. 225 0 0 5225 0 0 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first five years where the In surance is for Life. . . Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. London. SEA' FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE ; United with the PORT OF LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated nu-suant to Act of Parliament, April 22, 1847. Admitted to Lloyd's by Vote of the Committee, January 15, 1848. Amalgamated pursuant to Re• o utions dated February 5, 1649. Offices : 31, CORNHILL, LONDON. with Powers of Extension reserved to the CAPITAL / Proprietors under the 16th Clause of the XlOO,OOO Deed of Settlement), in Shares of Twenty Shillings each, all paid ; affording the security of a large actual paid-up Capital, constantly augmenting. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES. MARINE.—LImited risks in and upon vessels of the first class at Lloyds FlRE.—Reduced premiums on buildings erected in conformity with the Building Act, 7 and 8 Vic., c. 84, proportioned to the diminu tion o frisk secured by the provisions of that statute. LIFE.—The unmixed mutual system in its purest form—whole profits being divided among the Assured, -without the entailment of any risk. The operation of this department also extenling to RAILWAY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION, at moderate Pre mlnms • and GUARANTEE for assuring the fidelity of persons in situations of trust and confidence on the Annual Payment of a stipulated rate per Cent.. either in connexion with Life Assurance, or distinct therefrom. Forms of Application for Provincial Agencies in those towns of the United Kingdom where none have been already appointed may be obtained from the Head Office as above. AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director. London. June 9, 1849. d Wor led dull, h wheat, h a fair at rather ant week ers, has and the ecline of isa etions is nomi llis day's but we. ner cur- for oats. re had weather d a little ❑stained. itetl, and t fetched heat, 475 s to 455; lard. 351 ;ale, and Os to 325 -el. For inquiry; ?r; ditto, )sts and 183 to ) 21s per trial qr; imperial rivals for —wheat, ,rters and ,acks and —wheat, rhite 50s; dc ending 6d.) 495, red r mi. 13--- ey 27s to larley 255 . Butter ,s to 51s; o 38s per for Is. 50s-19 0 525, red Dld 22s to Ir. is 6d per 36, sheep have had From the this king .espenting 3 imports of wheat, rarters of eland they„ uarters or 9, brough t ng 001109 weighing beans end prices to Id ; iforeig a od; 001° ' 25s od. extra 15; •ds, 7 1 ` t° ; 9d; "w heat' 61 5s 0 d Pe r !6s; a.verag6 r —Farroero o 00% 01; id to 6P,;,, er, 7 d I. Coals ": ,est pe : te r' st t° ges 6d Pe r to 3155 PI ) 1 ; Freer'" 5 per atone; to 18s . re ci to 1.21 pet uality, 1 8 '; Os to Jot; .tld per l' . ' Guano :Archangel' p h en orne: estate A MondaYi t peals ° shaperly circumferthelar.ol' .nce, beaig -lion of size• fixed , squa re : C 8 in this larg: t is a too t r. Moffat tedly bate ppetir ol(9 LIDle iu 03' day, to conc°": like a 0 : I that 01* i'zcz Co°l4 gallons 0 ' by Moor. - est, HO'. ter. ivife a to H . goo' worth, the of Williao ;re the`"- Of e of Ge4° ,a, Letite' e Arid.llerY • of T ich ;f ianghter or e, een-sq ry „ tJ !r, L's 6 Pjei • Cll3 tD ° doW o r 1• 11' ....... Of n 1 EA.' O' are , JO, ,OsCOOOO -- rd StiWell, ni Tat ters. l , l, Gros Veil') aus soitb, AAlb ion ;, -,, the I,' 1 1 . 0 09w" AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COP A Incorporated by Royal Cha r ter, M A.D. N 1824, Ofßee, ]2, King's Arias Yard, Moorgate street, London. J. S. Brownrigg, Esq., Governor, Ashford, Chertsey, Surrey. A. W. Blanc, Esq., Deputy-Governor, Salt Hill, Bucks. C. D. Bruce, Esq. (Fletcher, Alexander, and Co.) 10, King's Arms Yard. Henry Buckle, Esq., Mark-lane. W. S. Davidson, Esq. (Herries, Farquhar, and Co.) 16, St. Tames' street. John Hodgson, Esq., St. Helen's-place. John Loch, Esq. (Director of the llonourable East India Com• pang), 13, Cavendish-square. Stewart 11fajoribankv, Esq., Bushy-grove, Watford, Herts. Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville (Williams, Deacon, and Co.) Birchin. lane. Henry Porcher, Esq., Park-corner, llartford-bridge. J. H. Ravenshaw, Esq. (British Iron Company), South Sea House. G. R. Smith, Esq. (smith, Payne, and Co.), Lombard-street. Thomas Tooke, Esq. (Chairman of Royal Exchange, and St. Katharine Docks.) G. S. Thornton, Esq. (Director of San Fire-office), Amwell Bury, Ware, Herts. The Australian Agricultural Company, after having for the last twenty years confined its operations to cultivating and grazing estates (comprising 1,000,003 acres), which were selected with great care in New South Wales, has determined on offering for sale, all that portion, containing nearly /00,000 acres, situated near the ex cellent harbour of Port Stephens (100 miles from Sydney and its 50,00) inhabitants). The unctitivated or virgin lands will be sold in lots of 0 acres each at 1/. per acre ; 501. paid in England will entitle the purchaser to one free intermediate passage to PDrt Stephen•, equivalent to 211. and the choice of a freehold of 50 acres throughout the above territory. Commonage will be allowed on the Company's unappropriated a ljoining lands until required for sale, upon payment of a capitation assessment of one penny per head per annum for sheep, for a certain number, not less than one for every acre of freehold ; or cattle and horses at the rate of one for every five sheep. Purchasers of two allotments, or one hundred acres, will be entitled to two intermediate, or one cabin passage, equivalent to 421. Persons with families, desirous to economise and avail themselves of steerage accommodation, according to a fixed scale, will be allowed a proportionate deduction on their land purchase. The cleared and improved lands (with the exception of certain reserves for town and village sites, and other purposes) will be open for sale at the rate of twenty years' purchase of the estimated yearly rental, which can only be ascertained on the spot; but any sum paid in this country for the unimproved or virgin lands will be credited to the purchaser, should he prefer the former after his arrival in the caony. The Vompany have engaged the services of a gentleman many years employed in the Surveyor-General's Department in New South Wales, in which capacity he assisted in the survey of the Company's lands, and became thoroughly acquainted with their character; he will accompany the emigrants in the - first ship, Artemisia, and assist them in selecting their respective allotments, and from his long colo nial experience, be able to render them much useful information and guidance in the commencement of their operations. Fine-woolled sheep, horses, and cattle of the best breeds, can be purchased of the Company on advantageous terms. Tine-cuttings, plants, and seeds may be obtained from the Company's gardens and orchards. Purchasers, immediately on landing at Port Stephens, will be received by the Agents of the Company; shelter will be afforded them for a limited period, and means of conveyance for themselves and their luggage furnished them ; all upon the most moderate terms. The avcrage duration of a passage to New South Wales may be Laken at 110 days. - - Prospectuses will be forwarded to any part of the United King dom on the transmission of Four Postage-stamps, and any further information may be obtained on application to the Secretary, George Engstrom, Esq., 12, King's Arms-yard, London. London : W. S. Orr and Co., Amen-corner, Paternoster-row. JELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP HOUSF., Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Adam street. Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully invite their friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee-room, which has been fitted up in the style of the period in which she lived. Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find the Table d'Hote, which takes place at Half-past Five precisely, the most comfortable and reasonable in the metropolis.—Fish and ,Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers untL One o'clock. Private Dining-rooms. excellent Beds, superior Wines and Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout. N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane. F ABLES for the FANCIFUL.—No. IT, CECILIA AND THE TULIP. Amid the garden's peaceful shade, At evening's tranquil hour, Cecilia, meditating, strayed, And in her leafy prozress stayed, To pluck a beauteous flower. " Fair lady," (quoth the chosen bloom, 'When taken from its stem) " Those roses have a rich perfume— Why take a tulip from the loom, Instead of one of them ?" • Cecilia smiled, and thus addressed The golden-petalled flower : " Fair bloom, it was thy beauteous crest, Which made me choose thee from the rest, That blossom in the bower. " Flora has clothed thee with attire, Which few but thee assume ; And 'tis this dress which ranks the higher, However much I may admire The rose's scented bloom." APPLICATION. I heard—and smile not when I say I thought of Moses' Mart, Where fashion's flower., in choice display, Attract admirers, day by day, From many a distant part. This splendid suit, by Moses made, Has won Cecilia's smile; She thinks the beauty here displayed, Casts every other in the shade, In point of make and style. Had it not been for M. and Son. She might have passed me by; But dress like this, excelled by none, Has, like the tulip's beauty, won Cecilia's judging eye. LIST OF PRICES. uEADT MADE. Men' Spring, and Summer Wrappers.. from AO 8 6 The Bulwer, Poch*, Paletot, and every descrip tion of light Over-coats— ••• • • • ••• • • .... 1 2 6 Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand somely trimmed ....... . De. do. lined with silk ..... • 1 8 0 Do. do. superior quality .... ••• • • • 1 16 0 Jean and Holland Blouses ••••• • • • • • •.. • • 0 2 9 Fancy Victoria do. .••••• • • • • • • ••• ••••• • • .. 0 4 0 Tweed do. • • .•• • • • • • .... •• • . Dress Coat ..... ••..••• • • • • • ••.• • • 0 17 0 Spring and Summer Trousers .. • • • • .... 0 4 0 Doeskin and Buckskin d 0....... • • 0 7 6 Spring and Summer Vests in every variety.. 0 1 6 Black and Figured Satin Vests •• .. •••• .. •• 0 4 6 Black di., superior quality .. • ••..•••• • • • • 0 8 6 White Marcella Vests .... •••••• • • •• • • .... 0 4 6 Men's Black C'oth Vests .. ••..••••• • •• • • .. 0 3 6 Boy's Spring and Summer Vests •• • • ........ 0 0 10 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits • • ...... 015 0 Men's Fishing Coats in great variety • • ...... 0 4 0 WADS TO 1111801111. Paletots made from a variety of material, fitted for Summer wear. •.. • • ........... •• • • ... 1 1 Do. very elegantly trimmed .. • • •......... 1 8 0 Superior Cloth of a light texture.• .......... 1 15 0 Ditto ditto lined with 5i1k.............. 2 2 0 Ditto Dress Coat.. • • •• • • ........ 1 12 0 do. 0 Superfine Frock do. •• • • ••.• • • •• •• .. 115 0 Best do. • • Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • . 0 16 6 Black do. .• • • •• • .... 0 16 0 Best d 0....... ......... ................. I 6 0 Black Cloth Vests • •••• • • .• •• •• •• .. 0 8 6 Best do.. ••••-•••• • • • • • •• • • Splendid Satin Vest.. • ...... ....• ••••.. • • • • 014 6 Hussar and Tunic suits .•••••••• • • • • • • • •• . 1 5 0 Superfine do. .. •••••••••..• • • •• • • • • • • 1 15 0 Men's White Marcella Vests.. Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0 Elegant Dressing Robes in great variety.— •• • • from 0 16 6to 5 0 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes netioe. A Suit of Clothes complete for 11. 10s. The new book, entitled the "Great Fact," with full directions for Self-measurement, can be had on application, or forwarded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice— the Shawl and Parasol Department are new replete with every novelty of the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MORES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers. Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155 , 156, and 157 Minories, and 82, 44, 85, and 86 Ahigate, City. London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public against imposition; but having heard that the untradesman-like falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern," s seen resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, hey beg to st a t e th at they have no connexion w i th any other house in or out or London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far rate, Sheffield ; a n d 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire ; .n 4 Lose who re qu i re cheap the T , tr a a Branch E c e s! a_b T i t h mEesnt and genuine clothing, &0.. should call at or send to the 4inories and Aldgete, City, London; or either of is s'n,rn abo ve. ni t . n closed rne to %onset Saturday , svhen tea b b' u lt e as tifritztwiuelvneseot'cFloricaka.y, A VERY LUCKY HusnAND.---There is now living within half a mile of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, on the Worcester-road, four children born at one birth, all girls. They are 15 months old, two of them can walk alone, and the others nearly so. The father is a la bouring man, named Lambert. His wife, at her pre vious confinement, bore him three children, the whole of w h o m are also alive, making seven children within two years, RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. BRISTOL, THURSDAY NIGHT. —The half-yearly ge neral meeting of the prop r i e t or s of the Greats Western Railway Company was h e ld t o d a y at the station of the company in thi s t own . Th e roo m was crowded some time before the hour appointed for commencing the pro ceedings; and at one o'clock Mr. Russell, the chairman of the company, Mr. Saunders, the secretary, and many of the directors, entered, and were received with some hisses, which were drowned in cries of " Shame," and cheers. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN moved that the corporate seal be affixed to the registers of the shareholders of the Berks and Hants Extension Preference Shares of 501, and the Great Western Windsor Railway shares of 201. Mr. JACKSON inquired whether preference shares were legal? Mr. Saunders had "contended in the case of the South Devon Railway that such shares were not legal. The CHAIRMAN said the legality of preference shares depended entirely upon the provisions of the Acts cf Parliament under which they were created. Under the Acts relating to these railways such shares were legal. Mr. JACKSON asked whether it was true, as had been publicly reported, that Mr. Stevens, the solicitor to the company, had misappropriated 45,0001. of the money of the company; and whether the directors bad obtained any security for its repayment? The CHAIRMAN replied, that it was perfectly true that Mr. Stevens had received 45,0001. of the company's money, or thereabout, which was intended to pay for the purchase of land, but which Mr. Stevens had ap plied to other purposes. As soon as the directors be came acquainted with the circumstance they took every step in their power in order to secure the company against loss. In the first instance, there was a considerable sum of money still due to Mr. Stevens in his capacity of solicitor to the company for conveyancing.—(Cries of " Oh, oh!" laughter, and Hear,- bees.") The company was in debted to Mr. Stevens for conveyancing, and when the accounts were obtained from him the amount would be placed as a set-off against the money he had misappro priated. Mr. Stevens was also in the possession of landed property at Peckham, and he also had property in shares, upon which the directors had taken every se curity that could be obtained.—(Hear, hear.) They had also made an arrangement with the firm of which Mr. Stevens was a partner, by which a considerable saving would accrue to the company. It was due to the mem bers of the firm with which Mr. Charles Stevens was connected to state, that they had no knowledge of his misappropriations. He might add, that the directors entertained a confident belief that the whole —or, at all events, by far the greatest part, of the money mis appropriated by Mr. Stevens would be recoveredlor the company. Mr. JACKSON asked, whether. Mr. Saunders had not become one of the securities to a large amount for Mr. Stevens ? Mr. SAUNDERS said, he was not security for Mr. Charles Stevens, nor had he anything whatever to do with his affairs, nor had he ever any pecuniary trans actions with him.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Saunders) had been the servant of the company for sixteen years, but the most malignant attacks had been made upon him for months past, in consequence of the course which be thought it manly and proper to take with re spect to the South Devon Railway Company. In conse quence of the obervations which had been made respect ing him, he now asked the proprietors —if they thought fit to do so—to institute an investigation into his con. duct. He had felt pride and pleasure in performing the duties of his office; he thankfully remembered many evi dences of the confidence reposed in him by the directors and shareholders; and he must say he thought the man ner in which he had been attacked had been very unjust to an old and faithful servant of the company.—(Hear, hear.) Every step be had taken with regard to the South Devon Railway, from first to last, had been brought to the knowledge of the directors of the Great Western Company; and he hal been assured by them that the course he had pursued had not in the slightest degree diminished their confidence in him.—(Hear.) If it were the opinion of the proprietors that he was no longer deserving of their confidence—(Cries of " No. no," and " Yes.")—if they thought their interests would be better confided to another executive servant—("No, no")—he was at once prepared to retire from their ser vice.—(" No, no," and cheers.) If they withdrew their confidence from him—if he was to be attacked as he had been attacked lately, it would be better for the company, as well as for himself, that he should resign his labori ous office.—(" No, no," and cheers.) If it was the wish of the company he was quite prepared to do so; for it was impossible for him to discharge his duty efficiently if he was not to be supported by the directors and proprietors, but was to be treated as if he had com mitted some act deserving reprobation. He would ven ture to say that his conduct throughout the transactions for which he had been attacked lied been manly and open; and he would appeal to the directors whether the inquiry they had instituted-did not completely exonerate him from blame.—(Hear, hear.) If they entertained a different opinion he should feel it his duty immedia y to resign into other hands the c flice he now held. The CHAIRMAN did not think that Mr. Saunders' pecuniary arrangements with the South Devon Railway Company were a proper subject for discussion at that meeting.—(Hear, hear.) He was very happy to say that the differences which had existed between the South Devon Company and Mr. Saunders had been arranged, but, whether those differences had been arranged or not, he did not think they were matters with which the shareholders of the Great. Western Railway Company had any concern.—(Hear, hear.) It was, however, a question of the deepest importance to the Great Wes tern Company, when the character, the honour, and in tegrity of Mr. Saunders were at all attacked; and hr therefore thought it right to say, that Mr. Saunders had made the fullest passible statement of all the facts con• nected with these transactions to the directors of the Great Western Company, every member of the board being present, and that the board had unanimously declared that nothing had occurred in any one single instance to impair the entire confidence they had reposed for so many years in Mr. Saunders's honour and integrity.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He, (the Chair man) had also been fully informed of every transaction which had since taken place with reference to this mat ter; the question was beset with infinite difficulties ; but he might say, that the arrangement to which the parties had come was, in his opinion, most just and judicious, and reflected credit upon all concerned in it. (He (the Chairman) hoped the meeting would now proceed to the business of the day. Mr. SOMERTON, a proprietor, wished to put some fur ther questions on this subject, but the general feeling of the proprietors was decidedly against pursuing the matter further; and, after a scene of much confusion, oc casioned by cries for an adjournment, and attempts on the part of two or three proprietors to put questions to the chairman relative to the arrangements entered into by Mr. Saunders, which were met with cheers and shouts of " Oh " from the great body of the meeting, Mr. JACKSON moved as an amendment, that a com mittee of investigation be appointed, and that the re gistries of the Berks and Hants and Great Western Windsor Railway Companies be not confirmed until such committee had completed their inquiry. The amendment Was seconded by Mr. W. J. HALL, and was then put to the meeting. Few hands were held up in its favour, and the original resolution was carried by a very large majority. The CHAIRMAN observed, that during the past six months all the railway companies of this country had been contending with the difficulties which had arisen from a premature and precipitate extension of the rail way system, and from what bad been justly termed— in a report emanating from the House of Lords—" the rash and ill-constructed legislation of 1845 and 1846." As now railroads and new branches had been projected in districts not yielding a traffic sufficient to remunerate the capital which had been expended upon them, a pres sure had of necessity fallen upon the revenues of the parent lines. The Great Western Company bad been subjected to a double charge. On the one hand, they had opened new branches to Westbury and to Basing. stoke. The proceedings were here interrupted by the clamorous demands of several persons for an adjourn ment to some more commodious place, in consequence of the crowded state of the room, which it was alleged was too small to accommodate all the proprietors. The chairman vainly endeavoured for some time to repress the tumult and to obtain a hearing, and at length he ex pressed his hope that the meeting would not be " turned into a beargarden," and resumed his seat. Several of the proprietors successfully exerted themselves to restore order, and it was eventually agreed, on the suggestion of the chairman, that the question of adjournment s h ou ld be determined by the meeting. The chairman th en p u t it to the meeting whether it was their wish th a t an ad journmentheld up in favourshoul d of take adjournment; and The CHAIRMAN therefore proceeded with his a dd ress . He was stating to them, when he was interrupt e d, t h at place, the Great Western Company had during the last year opened lines of railway to Westbury and Basingstoke, and that they had since the Ist of May given up the line from Bristol to Exeter. It was extremely difficult under that double change to institute a fair comparison between the traffic of the last six months and the traffic of the corresponding period of 1848; but ho had endeavoured to do so by comparing the mileage receipts. He found that in the first four months of 1848—from January the Ist to April the 30th—they had worked 279 miles of railway, and the earnings for that period had been 297,1661., which gave a rate of 62/. 2s. 7d. per mil e per week. During the corresponding period of 1849 they had been working 306 miles of rail way, and they had earned 304,1951., giving 57/. 19s. 9d. per mile per week, or about 41. less pr mile per week than in 1848. In the two months from the ist of May to the 30th of June, 1848, they worked 279 miles; their earnings were 195,4701., giving a rate of 801. 7s. IW. per mile per week; and in the corre sponding two months of the presentyear they bad worked 229 miles, earning 161,0441., or a rate of 801. 14s. per mile per week. He thought this comparison must be satisfactory to the proprietors; for, • though they had given up the Bristol and Exeter line, passing through a rich country, the traffic of which had been developed for some years—though they had obtained in substitu tion for that branch the Westbury and Basingstoke lines,—and though the South-Western Company had at the same time opened a line to Datchet, near Windsor, competing with them,—the traffic on their line had still during the last two months maintained its former level, clearly demonstrating that that traffic must have consi derably increased.—(Hear, hear.) The directors had fulfilled the pledges and assurances they gave to the last meeting of proprieto rs , th a t t h e y wou ld app l y them selvestNooveevmerbyer,quleBs4t3io, economy sedulously an d ret r e a n n c d h m e a e n r n t. e t I l y et n th o e f directors took off trains to the extent of 5,184 miles per week; and on the Ist of March, 1849, they had still further reduced them, to the extent of 5,767 miles, making a total reduction of 10,951 miles per week. Immediately after this last reduction a meet • ing was held to ascertain whether further reductions could be made; but, after carefully considering the sub ject, and aft e r h a ving taken the ad v ice of all their lead ing executive officers, the directors came to the conclu sion that it would not be beneficial to the interests of the company that the trains should be further reduced, at all events during the summer months. As the winter months approached, however, the directors would again take the subject into consideration, and would extend the reduction as far as they could, consistently with a dua regard to the convenience of the public and the se curity of the company's receipts. The directors in their report of February last stated that, after a careful exa mination, they believed they would be able to effect re trenchments to the extent of 30,0001. a year. The re sult had justified that expectation. The expenditure for the last half-year showed a reduction of 29,4001. as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1848; and, as compared with the second half-year of 1848, of 15,4001.—(Hear, bear.) The directors had also felt the importance of economy with regard to capital em ployed in their works. They foresaw some time ago the difficulties which were impending, and about July or August, 1847, they suspended every work that could be suspended upon their own lines and upon the lines with which they were intimately connected, and they de termined to proceed as slowly and cautiously as possible with those works which it was necessary to prosecute. Notwithstanding these precautions, however, prelimi nary expense had been incurred, and contracts had been made in 1845 and 1846 which it was impossible for them to cancel. In the financial statement laid before the proprietors in November last a list was given of those lines which had been conceded to them, and upon which the works had not been commenced. It was then stated that no progress had been made with the Chelten ham and Cornwall lines, and those lines might now be practically considered as abandoned. The directors had, therefore, thought it right and consistent with sound policy that the interest of the money which had been expended upon those lines should be carried against the revenue of the last half-year, as they would see had been done in the accounts presented to the shareholders. They were also subscribers to the South Devon Com pany, and to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton Company, which were at present unable to pay a dividend or interest upon the subscription. It could not be expected, however, that this state of things could continue. They might feel assured some means would be adopted to render the large amount of capital which had been expended on the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton line profitable, and in such profit the Great Western Company would participate. When the South Devon Company should have overcome its present difficulties—when the packet-station should be opened at Plymouth, and the traffic of that line be developed, that line would undoubtedly be enabled to pay a gradually increasing dividend, and the Great Western Company would then obtain interest for its advancer. 'ln the interim, however, the directors had thought it right to charge the interest upon the revenue for the half-year; and it was to these circumstances, among other causes, that they must ascribe the tempo rary reduction of their dividends. The attention of the directors had also been called to their engage ments with other companies, with a view to render them as little onerous as possible to the Great Western Company. They were in communication with the London and North-Western, the Oxford and Bir migham, and the Birmingham, Northampton, and Dudley Companies, with a view to make some ar rangement respecting the northern lines, in order to prevent further hostility, and to economise, as far as possible, the- expenditure of capital upon unnecessary lines. If, for example, instead of two lines running parallel to each other from Birmingham to Wolverhamp ton, they could make one line answer the purpose of both, if they could avoid expensive cuttings, and the purchase of valuable property within the town of Birm ingham, if they could render one station sufficient for the purposes of two companies, instead of having sepa rate stations, he thought that an arrangement highly beneficial to both companies would be effected.—(Hear, hear.) It had been suggested with respect to their en gagements with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Company that it might be desirable to take ;hat line entirely into their own control.—(" Oh! oh!") Their engagements with that company partook more of the character of a partnership than of a lease. By the suggested arrangement, no additional liability whatever would be imposed upon the Great Western Company. Chc guarantee of the independent subscribers to that line would remain 4 per cent., as it was at present, but not Is. more of liability would be incurred by the arrangement. The Great Western Company would be enabled to carry forward the works as might best suit the circumstances of the time; they would get rill of the expense of an independent direction and management, and they would obtain several minor ad vantages from the proposed arrangement, which, he thought, would be a most prudent and economical one. But as a recommendation was made in the report that the proprietors should appoint a committe of consultation to meet the directors and discuss these special questions, he would not enter further into the matter on this occa don. Several discussions had taken place as to the expediency of a change in their arrangements with the South Wales and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton Companies, and the directors of the Great Western were desirous of affording to these companies every facility in their power, which would not cast any addi tional burden upon themselves. In their negotiations with those companies, however, they had prescribed to themselves two broad and fundamental principles for their guidance—that they should not make the Great Western Company parties to the raising of any capital whatever for other lines—(Hear, hear)— and that they should not increase the risks and liabilities of the Great Western Company by a single shilling. (Hear, hear.) The directors were, and always had been pre pared to carry out their engagements to the letter, as well as in spirit, with every company with which they were connected; but he must protest against a doctrine which had been sometimes insisted on—namely, that having entered into engagements which were strictly limited and defined, they were bound to extend those engagements under some altered state of circumstances. Impiitations had sometimes been cast upon - their gooti faith, because they had thought it inconsistent with the interests of the shareholders so to extend their engage ments. They were most desirous to be on friendly terms with other companies, who were their natural allies ; they would therefore be desirous to render those corn. panics every assistance in their power; but the proprie tors might be assured that the directors would always regard the interests of the Great Western Company as their first and primary object.—(Bear.) The auditors for the present year had on this occasion made a fuller report than usual, and it was gratifying to observe— especially in these days, when so much was said about railway accounts—that they bore high testimony to the manner in which the accounts of the company were kept. These statements, bearing the names of Mr. J. Dickenson and of Mr. T. S. Gladstone, would be received by the world as authoritative testimony to the clear ness and fidelity of their accounts. He might take this opportnnity of referring to a project which it was attempted to hurry through Parliament at the very close of the last session, for the establishment of a system of' Government audit of railway accounts. He could assure the meeting that the directors of this company did not object to the most efficient audit which could by possi bility be devised.—(Hear, hear.) It was essential for the protection of the directors—for the vindication of their character, more especially in these days, when the name of a railway director had almost past into a term of opprobrium and reproach—(A laugh) —t hat there should be an efficient system of audit. His belief, however, was that a Government audit must, of necessity, be formal and technical, and could not be so comprehensive and efficient as an audit established by the shareholders themselves.—(Cheers.) Any scheme of Government audit must, of necessity, be a very costly operation. With a system of accounts so absurdly elaborate as that put forth in the Audit Bill, could there be any doubt blt that Government auditors with a Tl large staff of erks would be billetted upon every railway in the country ?—(Hear, hear.) A Government audit would be a most vexatious system, for it would naturally be the interest of the auditors to be perpetually interfering with the business of railway officers and clerks. He thought, also, there could be no doubt that this system of audit would ultimately grow into an as sumption by the Government of the entire control of the financial affairs of railway companies, and would be di rected, not to the protection of the interests of the share. holders, but to further the views and objects of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being and the result would be that, while the Government would take the entire control and management of railway affairs, the risk and responsibility would rest altogether on the shoulders of the proprietors.—(" Hear, hear," and cheers.) lie claimed fog railway proprietors the same independent control of their own affairs which wcs accorded to every other analogous enterprise in this country.—(Hear, hear.) He denied that the system of audit as practised on the Great Western Railway was a mere matter of " moonshine." The auditors who had filled that office in the company could state that every book, every account, every voucher, from the be p highest to the lowest, had always been I unreservedly at their disposal, and that they had rully and fairly examined the whole of them. _ (Cheers.) He sincerely hoped that the railway companies would never allow the power of audit to pass from their own hands into those of the Government. —(Bear, hear.) been The opposition to the Audiß i Bill had eventually successful, although every effort had been made to maintain the measure, and even on one of the l a t es t days of the session , w hen the Bill had been very formally worthily, as an attempt was made—not as he thought — to in sert its provisions in a private Bill, —(Elear, hear.) As they had buoeceded in their oppo- !MOIL [PRICE SD. sition to the Audit Bill, he thought it was their duty to render the audit of the company as efficient as possible, that no pretence might remain for the interference of the , Government. Mr. Russell then proceeded to refer to the recommendation in the report that four of the pre sent directors should retire, in order that their places might be supplied by four directors chosen by the share holders; and observed that this suggestion must not be misunderstood as inferring that the present dizact:rs had not fully and faithfully discharged their duties to those whose interests they represented.—( ar, hoar.) It had never been the policy or practice of the directors of that company to make to the proprietors nny overdrawn or overstrained statements as to their position. It could not be denied that the next two or three years, while new lines of railway were be ing brought into operation, must be a time of difficulty and trial to them —and not only to them, but to the best railways in the country; but he believed that with stout hearts and honest purpose they would successfully sur mount all the difficulties they might have to encouuter. —Meer.) Something would depend upon their traffic, and the increase of that traffic would also in some degree depend upon the prosperous condition of the country; but, in the ordinary and healthy state of the country, ho believed the increase of traffic was constant and steady. But, besides the natural and ordinary sources of traffic, there were new sources of traffic to which they were en titled to look. To Plymouth being rendered a station for packets, to the South Wales line, and to the northern companies they might look for an increase of traffic. Much, however, depended on the good sense of the pro• prietors themselves. If they pursue the cautious and prudent course which befitted them as men of business, —if they supported the directors in carrying out the pro• jects on which they were engaged for economizing the expenditure of capital, for confining their liabilities within the narrowest limits consistent with good faith, and for carrying on a stringent system of internal economy, ho entertained no doubt in his own mind but that they would soon re-establish public confidence in the stability of their enterprise, and would work their way calmly, but not the less successfully, through those various difficulties which a popular frenzy, wild speculation, and a rash and ill-considered course of legislation had gathered around them, and would restore that state of prosperity which for a time—but he sincerely believed for a time only—had been diminished.—(Hear.) The following reports were then read by the Secre tary : " The income from traffic, as shown by the accounts to the 30th of June, has been derived from working 306 miles of railw a y during the first four months, and 229 miles during the last two months of the half-year, the lease of the Bristol and Exeter line to this company having expired on the 30th of April. " That circumstance has prevented any complete ana lysis of traffic for the half-year being made in the ac counts, by way of comparison with that of former periods. It is a satisfaction, however, to state that the gross re venue, earned in respect of Great Western lines exclu sively, during the first six months of 1849 has increased by 13,0001. over the same period of 1848. " The only additional lines opened intermediately were the two branches to Westbury and Basingstoke, together 27 miles. It is to be observed, on the other hand, that the South-Western Railway to Staines and Windsor came into operation as a rival line, abstracting some portion of the traffic which used previously to pass from that district over the Great Western Railway. "Arrears for former post-office services, received at that time under the award, were credited for more than 15,0001. in the accounts to June, 1848, which will explain the apparent excess in the receipt fur mails beyond the earnings of the half-year. " The system of return tickets available for two or three days, according to the length of the journey, which had been adopted on these lines in more prosperous times, as a means of augmenting that branch of traffic, having ceased to create the progressive increase of reve nue which was anticipated, and being discovered to give rise to fraud, was discontinued in the month of Novem ber last. By a careful process of examination of the traffic during the six subsequent months, it was ascer tained that, while the receipts of the company had in creased in the aggregate by the abolition of those tickets in respect of passengers travelling the long journeys, there had been a falling off, not only in number of, but also in income from, passengers travelling over the shorter distances between intermediate stations. The result of this investigation induced the board to intro duce single day tickets, limited to an allowance of 25 per cent. upon the double fare, which have been in operation since the Ist of May, and this encouragement give❑ to a description of traffic which has been always considerable on the Great Western Railway seems at present to have answered the purpose. " With respect to expenditure, there has been a total reduction of 29,400/. over the corresponding period of 1848. and of 15,4001. over that of the last half year. Under two or three heads only an increased pay ment appears to have been made; which, upon a careful analysis, is accounted for, as respects maintenance of way.' by a comparatively heavier charge in consequence of the new lines opened, and by the transfer to that account of some expenses for improved drainage, &c., which might seem to belong more appropriately to th , . 'construction' than to the maintenance of works. In the amount paid for salaries of superintendents and cl, rks,' and in 'general office establishment,' the apparent in crease arises from the circumstance of two sums -of 1,4311. 10s. 7(1. and 600/. respectively corning into charge as paid early in this half-year, although appertaining more properly to the former; an inequality which will occasionally arise from a mere contingency as to the date of payment. the ' carrying expenses' the sum of 1,2761. 18s. 91. has been included as written oil' for losses in that department. The 'compensation account' comprises a charge of 2,5001. to meet all claims upon the company in respect of accidents, which sum it is proposed, with the approbation of the auditors, to continue in each half year by way of insurance against all risks, until the expenses for the Shrivenham accident shall have been liquidated and a fund shall have been created of 20,0001. to meet any future claims of the same description. " The directors are still using every exertion to make further prospective reductions in the expenditure of the company, feeling how extremely important it is to intro duce the most strict economy in every department of the service, which may neither expose the public or the Pro prietors to risk or loss from inefficient management. "The auditors having delivered a special report, which has been printed and circulated with the ac counts, it becomes the duty of the directors COW to ad vert more particularly to the important subjects which it embraces. "It is impossible that the board should concur in the recommendation of a reduced dividend of 4 per cent, per annum, without the expression of deep regret at the ne cessity of such a step. It will be perceived by the accounts as now published, that tho revenue is charged for the first time with interest on a considerable sum ex pended for lines either abandoned or not in progress, as well as on subscriptions to other railway companies which cannot at present pay any dividend o r i n t eres t t o . ENGIN'EER'S REPORT. their other shareholders. By this precautionarymea: sure, it seems, both to the directors and auditors, that the permanent value of the undertaking will be more effectually maintained. It has the advsutage of stop ping, in respect of those payments, any increasing bur den upon the future receipts of the company, and the reduction of the dividend will enable them to provide means for a reserved fund, gradually to meet engage ments or extinguish unproductive capital. ear which tnig i li T t h o e t h r e e r s w ul i t so ot ha t e he divi dend at the rato of 5 /. p er cent. per annumwith yaiceeldouedntstofothr e th p e r h op -- r"ietors: small balance over, will only su pp l y funds for a dividend per cent. per annum, leavi n g , however , the sum of of 4 18,020 Z 9,.10d. as a balance, to be hereafter appropriated as may seem most advisable. "The directors cheerfully express their acquiescence in the suggestion of the auditors, that the proprietors should themselves at this meeting appoint a committee to consult with and advise the board upon matters of general interest and importance in the future administration of their affairs. Being actuated solely by a desire to do everything which can be supposed likely to give confi dence to the proprietors, the directors have also resolved if it shall seem to the meeting desirable that some change should be made in the individuals composing the board, that they will give effect to such wishes by arranging for the retirement of four of the present directors, to be replaced by the same number whom the proprietors may think proper to appoint. While offering this suggestion, the directors will not be rendering jus tice to themselves or the company if they neglect to state that it is neither the purpose nor the wish of any of their body to abandon their trust at the present time from any apprension of difficulties attending it. Since the last meeting, and in fulfilment of a pledge then given, a vacancy has been created by the retirement of Mr. Holland, in order to elect Mr. Crosthwaite, of Liverpool (at that time an auditor), as one of your direc tors. This appointment rendered it necessary that he should invite somo influential and responsible share holder, well qualified for the duty, to act in hihsasi half-year, until one of the auditors of the accounts for Orem meetingf until a new election could be made at i a a r t n o e up, of Liver of the proprietors. Mr. T. Stuart G t p h o e o l, dutieswas good of t h enoughatoffi e e to d u u 'time to the examination Dickinson, have devoted undertake upon uh e is on eo t i ll e is ag o a cc? ls i l o r n . board that he will other proprietor must as the successor to of the accounts; but M nr . a m b y e l, a Ld n s y ton lo e ng h e a r s to ap a p e r t ise in d the Mr. Crosthwaite• The completion of certain lines of railway now in the h Oxford and Rugby to Fenny Comp e therefore a pacit capacity ofb eaeuhdoj auditor, and de tuhi that n s i o e n e i t e i ng am and Oxford to Birmingham, and r a ig ilway—have engaged the careful atten :pihoorenng*Wrofehfisnesd—tphsoveirirzmbl'oti board for some time. In respect of the iincs beyond Oxford, the directors have been, and still are, in communication with the London and North- Western Railway Company as to the best means of saving all unnecessary outlay of capital, and retrenching some of the expenses attendant upon making separately two rival lines of ruilway. The railway to Banbury will be ready for traffic early in the spring, and the Windsor Railway will be finished in October. " With regard to the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, the works on several portions previously com menced have been for some time either delayed or stopped, and the completion, in the first instance, of the main line to Frome and Warminster, with the branch into the Somersetshiro coal-field, at Badotock, seems to J ale directors the most advisab!e plan of proceeding for the development of traffic from those districts, at the least outlay of capital. The guaranths--tipon-that Wilts,. Somerset, and Weymouth shares of 4,:petAfel4tposan, - num being unconditional and positive, the di rec t o rs would hare b een prepared to recommend to this meeting that the undertaking should be at once taken over under the powers of their Act (subject to such fixed charge in respect of those shares), for the purpose of dissolving that company, and savin g a separate establishment, if it did not appear to be anticipating the decision previously to consultation with the committee of proprietors which is proposed to be appointed. " The directors of this company have reason to know that such plan would be acceptable to the Wilts, Somer set, and Weymouth Railway board, and if, upon con ference with all parties, the arrangement be still deemed advisable, it can be submitted to future meetings for confirmation by both companies. " With respect to the limited and conditional guaran tee of this company for leases of other lines, it may be proper here to mention that the directors have felt it their duty resolutely to decline any new agreements which may tend to increase subsisting liabilities; and they hare refused to enter into any engagement to raise further capital than that for which this company has al ready contracted. " Upon these various subjects, as well as in relation to the future expenditure of the company, the board will readily and unreservedly consult with any committee which may be appointed under the ri commendation of the auditors; and it seems desirable that the conditions upon which a reserved fund ought to be provided should be maturely considered in the same manner before the proprietors are called upon to commit themselves to the details of that measure. " The directors confidently trust, by a prudent and economical application of the resources of the company, with an improving traffic, to be augmented as new lines may be brought into operation, the proprietors sub mitting in the mean time to the reduction of dividend deemed most conducive to the permanent value of the property, that the undertaking will recover from the temporary depreciation to which it is subjected, and that the shareholders will derive a more adequate remunera tion for their capital. " The engineer's report on the state of the works is appended to this report. _ " C. RUSSELL, Chairman." " 18, Duke-street, Westminster, August 13. " Gentlemen,—The works upon the several lines of railway at present in course of construction by this com pany have, with the exception of those upon the Windsor branch, been proceeded with very slowly during the last six months, the rates of progress having been kept strictly within the limits fixed by you. Upon the Birmingham and Oxford Railway, notwithstanding the slow rate of progress, however, the principal works are approaching to completion. The viaduct into Birmingham has been long since finished, and thence to Warwick the whole of the line is in a forward state. Between Leamington and Fenny Compton the principal work, the Harbury cutting, is far advanced; and I wait only your directions to proceed with the connecting loop line at Leamington. " Upon the Oxford and Rugby we are now proceeding somewhat more rapidly than we had been previously doing, in order to complete the works and permanent way for a single line between Oxford and Banbury; on two-thirds of the distance the works and ballasting are complete, and ready for receiving the permanent way, for commencing which preparations are now making. The principal works required to complete this line are in the neighbourhood of Oxford, and these are being proceeded with rapidly. I should hope that a single line of rails, with stations upon a moderate scale, sufficient fur the local traffic of the district, may be completed and ready to open to the public early in the next spring. " Upon the Wilts and Somerset Railway very little has been done, the principal object being at present to complete the line to Frome, and to Warminster, both within six miles of the present terminus at Westbury; where the line reaches the former town, it will be brought within reach of the Radstock coal district, and I should hope that by means of the Radstock branch, a colliery line of eight or nine miles in length, that the whole of the coal of this district may be brought upon our line. " Upon the Windsor branch the works have proceeded rapidly, the whole of the viaduct, and the rest of the line, with the exception of the bridge across the Thames, is finished, ballasted, and the permanent way is laid; a tem porary bridge has been for some time past constructed across the river, and arrangements might have been made for opening the railway with such contrivance a month or six weeks ago. The permanent bridge, which is a work of some magnitude, being of a single span of 203 feet, is in a very forward state: two of the three ribs or arches of which it consists being in place, and the third, which has been entirely completed and proved at Bristol, is in course of delivery on the spot; in a few weeks this will be quite finished. The completion of the station will govern the opening of the line; every endeavour has been made to advance this since possession could be obtained of the requisite houses and lands. I should hope that in the course of next month it will allow of the opening of the railway. " The works upon the new lines which have been lately opened, as well as upon the main line, are in a perfectly satisfactory condition, and I have every reason to believe that the contracts fur the maintenance of the permanent way will lead to economy in this branch, as well as to the securing a good state of the line. During the past half-year many works in drainage and ballast• ing had to be executed in order to hand the line over to the new contractors in a perfect state, which have added to the half-yearly outlay; but such extra expenses will be diminished under the new contracts. You will ob serve with satisfaction also, that under the excellent ma nagement of Mr. Gooch, the cost of locomotive power is still further reduce d, as well us th it of carriage and waggon repairs, both of which sources of expenses are closely c , rinected with the state of the permanent way and works. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " I. K. BRUNEL." The CHAIRMAN moved that the reports be received, adopted, and printed for circulation. Major CounT, baring sc c mded the proposition, ob served, that the chairman had brought before the notice of the meeting a subject which he regarded as of the most essential importance—he alluded to the appointment of public officers by the Government to audit railway ac counts. fie had addressed a letter to the Times news paper on the question, in which he fully explained the views which he still held. The chairman seemed to think that a public auditor was totally unnecessary, but he (Major Court) considered that the accounts presented to them that very day showed the utility of such an officer. Major Court then proceeded to point out several items in the accounts, which he said a public auditor would not have passed in the form in which . they appeared in the statement. Ile did not think there was any foundation for the apprehensions of the chairman, that the appointment of public auditors would lead to the interference of the Government in the management of railways. The duties of the auditor would be strictly confined to the audit of the accounts, to ascertain that no improper or illegal items were included in them. He could not conceive on what ground it could be supposed that the Government would billet clerks upon the rail way companies, or interfere in any way with their in ternal management. Having a very large interest in the Great Western Railway, he felt that it was of the most serious consequence to him that he should have the pro tewion of a public auditor.—(Hear, hear, and a cry of " No.") Ile did not mean for a moment to throw any imputation on the perfect honour and integrity of the chairman and directors; on the contrary, he reposed the utmost confidence in them, and should be sorry to tee any of them retire. But they would not always have the present chairman and directors to conduct the affairs of ;he company, and he, therefore, thought as a measure of precaution that every man who had any regard for the interests of his family should firmly support the appoint ment of public auditors.—(Hear, and " No.") A long discussion then took place upon some of the topics referred to in the report, and upon the financial position of the company. It was complained that while the financial statement of June, 1848, represented the liabilities of the company to be 80,0004 a sum of 156,0001. had since been paid for Parliamentary expenses incurred previously to that time. Mr. Saunders denied that the accounts delivered in June, 1848, or at any other time, had stated the liabilities of the company; for that it would be quite impossible to give a statement of actual liabilities, except upon speculation. Mr. J. MERCER, jun., recommended a general reduc e tion in the salaries of the officers. The CHAIRMAN said, they had not proposed any re duction in the salaries, nor would he recommend such a course. Their principle was, to pay every officer as touch as his services were worth—(Hear, hear)—and he believed that, if they were to cut down the salaries of their officers, they would eventually greatly increase the expenses of the company.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. AVERY asked whether any means had been taken to relieve the company from the heavy charges made upon them for parochial rates? lIA of The the d e tre r t n o m rs asr of re col'watnitehs'at they plied several that a i t l h w e a r y e had been meetings of view to obtain an alteration of the s successful. interest, and so far they had not ss bee n a reed to. The adoption of the repoovretdw that a dividend for the had to contend against the Goveramleanwt'and the landed The CHAIRMAN the3not of June be paid after the Ist 'p h half-year ending the of September nex t, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. —Agreed to. A resolution was then adopted in conformity with a recom mendation of the report altering the regulations respecting the election of directors. bl of r. the auditors lt.ATKiliso of the m N, ofKeirobypanLoy, in nsdale was appointed one the place of Mr. C r i o n s t t h h w e a c i o t e u , r w s e h o o h f s a o d b mn e g e n ° n e v l e e c r t s ed at a o nd on rrie the o h r e . subject of intimated apply to that i e n x t e e u n r t s i i o o n n o t r f a i t n h i e , t c h o e m c i l , i a a n i r y m an toaarthiatme.nast the intention of the company to apply to Parliament for power to increase their • maximum rate of charges. A vote of thanks was then d passe to the chairman, directors, and auditors, and the meeti •ng broke up soon after 5 o'clock. 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