The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

miesugson••••-em- -- It AILWAY INTELLIGENCE, WELSH MIDLAND. uroßczsTsvt, SATURDAY ND:MT.—To-day the Provisional TAreetors and officers of the Welsh Midland Company at ts tided at the Star and Garter Hotel, in this city, for the pur pose of affording to the inhabitants and landowners whose lieterests may be affected by the proposed line, an opportunity % Inspecting the plans, and also for the purpose of hearing , ly suggestions relative to the line, the objects of which are -ft connect the manufacturing districts, and the seaports of • *tad' Wales in the Bristol Channel, with Birmingham and great manufacturing districts of Staffordshire, thus form -e:ag a. perfect communication between the great mineral dis tric'es of Staffordshire, the salt districts of Worcestershire, the ` etanufacturing district; of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Worces tershire, Warwickshire, and Nottinghamshire, and the sea poll of Liverpool, with South Wales and the numerous -works in its mineral field. Since the original plan was pub- Tubed, several modifications have been made. Originally the line from this city proceeded rid Bromyard to Leominster and Jlereford ;but this route has since been changed, so as to take 3la the fashionable watering-place of Great Malvern, tunnel law throin‘h the hill, and approaching within three miles of Xedbury, and proceeding to Hereford. A preliminary meeting was held at one o'clock, for the litirpese of pointing out the line upon the Ordnance maps. this a large number of landowners on the route between ercester,and Malvern attended, and to whom the engineer, fie 'Gibbs, end Mr. Sidney Hall, pointed out and explained the line as now intended to be taken. They appeared to be ittitisfectory. At three o'clock the deputation again attended at the flair and Garter, for Ste purpose of laying before those ire teiested the general features of the undertaking. The de itation consisted of Mr. B u lk e l e y H ug h es , M.P., and . J. Palmer Budd, deputy- c h a i rman o f th e Welsh Mid it d Company ; Mr. Acker, M.P., J. Regan, Elq., a Di , Aaetter of the Mancbter and Leeds Railway ; J. l'arry de "e tend Esq., A. S. M. Maskelyne, Esq., S. Beak, Esq., i t rector of the Midland Railway; and J. N. Foster, Esq., yho were attended by Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Hall, engineers; • Nem% Parker, Rose, and Norton, the solicitors ; Mr. - Tritethard, secretary, and the following local solicitors : e. Hug hen, Worcester; Mr. Milnes, Leominster ; Mr. (learn, Hereford; and Mr. Collie, Stourbridge. Amongst ta landowners and others present were Sir A. Lechmere, eem, anti T. C. Hornyhold, J. E. Williams, 0. Mason, IL Lakin (Lord Beauchamp's agent), J. Dowding, C. (fiffiths, e-e Vernon, Stiawley ; J. H. Allen, T. Jones, Sherridge ; James Best (agent for Earl Somers), G. Farley, J. Herbert, J. Onley, E. Gorlee, T. Waters, J. W. Lea, Vice-Chair vein of the Severn Improvement Commission; J. M. Gutch, le Pidenck, J. Hill, town clerk ; a"id M. Pierpoint, Esqrs. ; Revs. G. Williams, and Griffitts, besides numerous trades . VIM end merchants. Itir. J. Paeenitt BUDD, 11 proprietor, of the Ystalyfera touworke, in Glamorgane n ire, rose, and on behalf of the Dives ors of the Wele' a Midland, directed attention to the objects of the lin e as detailed above. The line, he oNrred, 'had beer, on lawyers and engineers, but was a traa . lide schema, set on foot in the South Wales district, Wel cordia lli tee supported all along the route.—(;Hear, tau), It proceeded from Birmingham to Kidderminster, - uewaleY , Leominster, and Hay, direct to Swansea. Then a line trom• Worcester proceeded to Malvern and Hereford, _ enather r -ine deviating' to Gloucester. At Birkenhead they you'd bevel communication with the Irish Sea, and access to t i de who system of English railways. They had no 3 ,. ..d to advertise for capital, for plenty had already been fur e•ished to them ; and, in allotting the shares, if they had t eelected any application, it teas on account of the impos t ability of granting it. At Hay there would be a great fork, A ye prong of which would proceed to Hereford and Worcester, ,i7laid the other to Kidderminster and Birmingham. The line proceeded on to Carmarthen, uniting with the sea coast, and giving access to Cardigan and Newport. By it the present distrAnce between Ireland and London and Ireland and Bir mingham would be lessened by many miles. The line would have every element of traffic, seeing that it embraced the agricqjtural district of Breconshire, Herefordshire, Shrop shire, And Worcestershire,. the copper, iron, and tin works of Glareerganshire and Monmouthshire, and the iron and coal • tiOds of those counties and of Staffordshire. It would also . 'supply a quick transit for coal and lime. At Brecon the main line Joined with the Carmarthen and other lines, and *to wilted with lines now existing in those mineral dis trees. At Llandillo it connected the Llanelly district by means of the Llanelly Railway, and it joined the Taaf Vale lMilway at two points, one at Merthyr, and the other at the terminus in the Aberdare Valley, thus opening a free and entire channel of intercourse to the central parts of England. With regard to Newport, there was a scheme for a line of railway from that port to Pontypool and Abergavenny. The Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Company, had pur chaeed the tram-road from Abergavenny to Hereford, at which latter city they would join the Welsh Midland, and so bring up the produce of the Monmouthshire mineral fields to Hereford. He could not conceive under what paucity of .in • fniumt!on any one could have dared to say that the Welsh Mland line did not accommodate the iron trade of the South Wales district, for it did accommodate it in a way which no ether scheme could possibly pretend to do.—(Hear and timers.) It had been said, that by means of a line running twat and west, they would be able td accommodate all the iron -works; but their engineer declared the impracticability of such a line. Their (the Welsh Midland) junction with the Newport and Abergavenny line would afford all the accom aodation required. After some further remarks, on the kepreeticability of the Eastern and Western line, Mr. Budd .said it was their wish to conciliate all parties, consistent with the success of the measure, and the general interests of the Khareholders. The plans as regarded Worcester, yould be so devised as to make a junction with all the tfteretst railways brought to this city-4 Hear, hear)—and tile Oxfoce, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway among the rest. Looking to the South Wales line, they found gradients in it worse than 1 in 60 ; on their own, lin 100 was the greatest They would therefore, be ena bled to work with the most rapid speed of railway tra velling. They had also made beneficial arrangements with iiwany canal interests at Hay and Brecon, which would ettlerd them advantages not possessed by others. The Welsh. Midland would, doubtless, in the next session of Parliament, be the great line of the session ; and, ipoking at the various features of their case, which would hare the advocacy of the same solicitors, who in an arduous campaign of 76 days, had triumphantly car ried the London and York scheme through Parliament. Me had no doubt that the fullest success; would attend. them. _Unknown to him as were the deputation who now attended to lay before that meeting the plans of the Welsh Midland lway, they would no: call upon the meeting at once to 'ileke in their favour, but would leave them to digest the futuuree of the undertaking; and he doubted not that they would ultimately give the Company their full support. The pion which they had adopted of attending meetings of the snhalallsnts of the several districts to endeavour to conci liate, In preference to asking them at once for their sa lt:WA, bad hitherto been attended with the most satisfactory Minks. Mr. STALL-inn. wine-merchant, then put a number of Questions to Mr. Budd, with the view of ascertaining whe eler or not the mileage of the plan had not been increased glace till) first prospectus had been issued; and whether, atierefore, the amount of capital proposed to be raised, would Dot require to be increased. Mr. BUDD and Mr. ACKER.% in reply, stated that the Bre oeu and Merthyr Junction Company, which would join them, would bring in a capital which would be at their service. The original plans had been altered , and would p erha p s continue to be varied further. If these called for an increase of capi tal, they had not the slightest doubt that every farthing which they might want would be easily raised. fir. STALLARD then asked upon what gauge the line would be constructed? Ur. Bunn replied that they were in the hands of the royal commission, which commission, he hoped, would effectually stop the plague of gauges. If the commission decided that Worcester should be the determining point, he could not con ceive how that could injure the interests of the city. Mr. SrALLARD then put the question to Nlr. Budd, whether the Welsh Midland had not been originally brought out in support of the South Staffordshire (or liugby and Trio g scheme). Air. Bunn—Most decidedly not. Mr. SleALLattr —Did you not say, when you were examined before the committee o f the H o u s e of Commons, that the Mouth Staffordshire line was to join the Welsh Midland? Mr. BuDD—Deeidly not. I said it would form a junction tea Worcester.—(Hear, hear, and cries of "Oh.") After some further conversation, Mr WATERS (Clerk of the Peace for Worcester) inquired at vi hat point it was intended to cross the Severn at IVor ces er ; whether above or below the present bridge? Mr. Gums, the engineer, said that was a point on which they wished to hear the suggestions of the meeting. Mr. WAvEns then asked whether the bridge would be an Open or solid bridge? " Mr. Grans said lie hardly saw the necessity for an open bridge ; on which Mr. WArmns sail, that as connected with the Severn Im provement, he would at once give him notice that a solid bridge would be s trongly opposed, both by that commission and the citizens of 'Worcester. Some further discusion ensued, which was at length put Ina end to by Mr. (iewit, banker, who proposed a vote of thanks to the '',Atiputatiou. He was glad they had followed the precedent of the Great Western and Eastern deputation, in not asking of the meeting a resolution in favour of them. Mr. STALLARD seconded the vote, and Mr. B. HUGHES' acknowledged it. 6OUTILAINIP TON, MANCHESTER, AND OXFORD JUNCTION (PARSON'S LINE.) . Ssvornox, SATURDAY.—This afternoon a meeting of the landowners and inhabitants of Swindon and its vicinity sOns held at the Goddard Arms Tavern, in pursuance of a requisition signed by fifty-two residents. The meeting etatited of nearly every gentleman and tradesman in the town.. Mr. Ambrose Goddard, the largest landowner in the district, presided. The meeting was also attended by a .. erotis deputation from the Committee of management. I , .t. prising Lieutenant - Col onel Elrin g ton, Major Croft, Major . orals Cooper, C. E. Bice, Esq., J. M'Millan, Esq., J. B. - Payne, Zsg., L. Pocock, Esq., W. Parsons, Esq. (projector of tbe line), and FL Renton, C.E. Mr. WIIIALER opened the business. The proposed line cared groa t accommodation to the town , w ould be hi g hl y beneficial to its markets, and conducive to the interests of the neighbourhood —(Hear, hear.) Swindon, in every Pont of-view, would reap vast advantages from its forma- Uni. , —( Hear, hear.) rl"tsg mla Coo said, so satisfied was he of the i t benefits w hi c h S w i n d on wou ld derive from the facility hay eenunitut were lic ),e ationwhich this line presented, that it - almost, as, come a necessity that they should Iriasolit construct e d as quickly as possible.—( Hear, hear.) rey had every prospect of being successful ; for they had arlraget the members of their Committee first-rate men— tiaeli of title and fortune, and plenty of money to work itohlt,—(Hear, hear.) lir. PARSONS, after alluding tothe powerful support his Thin had received, said, with respect to the line itself, if th e meeting would refer t o the they would see th at i t was In the first place prop ose d as a map eal object, t o a ff or d i ncreased facilities of transit to th e rich i and thickly populated district of" North Wilts, Hants,a c n ono dmlliertst,io hitherto and that th e accoin therto but i m p er f ect l y , supplied with railway ac would reluire only plishment of so comprehensive a scheme the t T Andover. station ebont sixty miles of railway to be constructed. proposeil to be taken was to commence ru n et e e ; i c e , point at •Tmd station of the South Western Itailwa and which that line commenced its direct soutlie;n dir ecti on, then passing near Whitchurch, in a northerly diverge into two branches, about four miles south of 1( 1%1 " dere. One branch would go direct to Ilungerford, i near l liamsbury, by Aldbourne to Swindon, when it would proceed - to a termination at the Swindon station of the Great Western Railway, thus falling in with the existing rail vs to Gloucester, Cheltenham , B ir mi n g h am , Man aiet' er, and thence on to Liverpoo l, and the p ro jected lir, s through Wales. The other bran ch w ou l d take a direct northern course, by Newbury and Ilsley, to the Pideot station of the . Great Western Railway, at which place ikyould join the Oxford and Rugby Line, which was in di : ' rec t c ommunication with all the northern lines ; and thus tie two great arterial lines of railway in the north-west and •/ flokerunning north and south, and communicating with the I- ' rabic ramifications in the Potteries, the manufactu ng kit coal districts, and; Scotland, would be led to, and i* i ' ited in one cquimon trunk line leading &ed to Ports sold and gouthanipto.—(Hear, bear.) T1 r ,13 being the SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING Sp:l4, NION'DAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1846, ear,o, he might &tidy say, that when thi3 line was completed a passenger would be able to get into one carriage and ride by means of railways from one end of the kingdom to the other.—(Hear.) The fanners would be able at once to select the best markets to which, at a cheap and quick rate, they could forward their produce. There would be one tuned, of about three-quarters of a mile in length, near the Three Crosslegged-hill, at Iligliclere. The Learned Gentleman then entered into a minute detail of the peculiarities of the .ne itself, and remarked that the distance of rail would be about sixty miles, which would be completed for 900,0001., a suns which, when speaking of railway transactions, was now a•days regarded as a trifling affair. A resolution in favour of the line was then moved by Mr. PAYNE, and seconded by Mr. PERKS. Mr. BRADFORD moved an amendment, to the effect that any expression of opinion in favour of a particular line would be premature, until the advantages of the other had been heard, seeing that there were no fewer than seven proposing to run by Swindon. Mr. CROWEY seconded the amendment. Mr. SEWELL, of Cirencester, submitted that the line which offered the greatest_ advantages to Swindon wal the South ampton and Manchester. The Learned Gentleman entered into a lengthened detail in support of the position he had ad vanced. _ _ Mr. PARSONS said it was somewhat extraordinary, if the Southampton and Manchester Railway was calculated to confer such overwhelming benefits upon Swindon, that the committee of that line should not long since have come to that town and pointed out the fact.—(Hear, hear.) But the truth was, the committee had, down to the present time, never considered Swindon as anything; they had, in truth, turned upon its inhabitants the cold shoulder.—(Hear, hear.) Did the meeting conceive that the Legislature would sanction such a vast line, which would run like a boa constrictor throughout the land, devastating the houses and ruining the property of the people of the land, through or near which it would force its course? Why there would be something like ninety miles of cutting between Cheltenham and Southamp ton. Then this was to be accomplished at an expenditure of 1,500,000/., whilst the same end would be effected by means of the short line which he had proposed, for an outlay of 900,000/.—(Hear, hear.) Moreover, as far as the town of Swindon was concerned, the Southampton and Manchester line would not come within two miles of it, so that it had been intended by that Company to leave that town in the lurch.—(Hear, hear.) After a considerable discussion the resolution was carried by a majority of 27 to 4. Petitions to both Houses of Parliament were subsequently prepared, add received the signatures of nearly the whole of the inhabitants of the town, praying that the line might be passed into a law. LONDON, HOUNSLOW, AND WESTERN. A numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Hounslow and the vicinity was held on Saturday afternoon, at the George Inn, for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the Company, and hearing an explanation of its con templated plans and operations, in the hope of restoring its lost trade and vitality to Hounslow. Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, M.P. for Bristol, presided, and in opening the business, stated that they had assembled in com pliance with a requisition from the inhabitants, and observed that had he had the task imposed upon him some twenty years ago of addressing the inhabitants of Hounslow and its vicinity on such a subject, situated as the town then was, in a highly flourishing condition, he should have expected his re ceptiot among them to have been anything but agreeable, for it wEttild have been requesting them to commit themselves to their own ruin. But the question now before them was not whether steam was or was not to be the order of the day. That question had already been disposed of. Steam was the great pervading power, and to attempt to oppose the march of steam, would be just as effectual as to attempt to stop the influx of the tides.—(Hear, hear.) He had witnessed the effects of the introduction of steam power into this coun try, and had nQt only seen the ruin which had fallen upon this town, but had had opportunities of comparing it with the condition of others similarly situated. Let them coin pare Hounslow and Barnet, for instance : formerly Hounslow was the most flourishing town on the western road, and Barnet on the north road, and both had suffered in the same way. The great roads which had been the cause of their pros.erity had been destroyed, and neither of the towns had the advantages of railway communication.— (Hear, hear.) It was all very well to say, as was asserted by the Great Western, the Birmingham, and other great lines, that they would bring prosperity to all the towns in the districts through which they passed.—(Hear, hear.) But how had the promise been redeeMed ? If it was urged that there was no station within two or three miles of the town, that the poor rates were increasing, and houses would not let, the reply was, " Oh, wait until the line comes fully into play, and prosperity will be restored." But pros perity had not been restored, and how had the promises been redeemed? Why, the inhabitants of that town bad no more connexion with the Great Western Railway than if they were one hundred miles off.—(Hear, hear.) No one, he was sure, would assert that the Great Western Railway was productive of the least advantage to that town. No one would take houses in a place which had not the advantages of railway communication ; as men of business and of the various professions wanted to go to town in the morning and return home in the evening without loss of time. Such lines as the Great Western made money by their long trains, and not by such as were required for Hounslow and Barnet. The Great Western had taken away their trade and prosperity. How well he (Mr. Berkeley) remembered the gay scene which this town used to present with its thousands of horses—(Loud cheers)—quite a sight to a foreigner—when brought out for the numerous coaches which passed through the town.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) 'Where was their remedy? Was it with the present steam communication with the metropolis ?—(No, no.) Ilia advice to them was, not to depend on others any longer but to trust to them selves, and sanction a railroad which would give them a sta tion in their own town.—(Cheers.) For this purpose he called their attention to a prospectus of a company which proposed to carry this out, and which he believed they would find worthy of their approbation and support. The public had already manifested their confidence therein by the way in which they had taken up the shares and paid the deposits of 10 per cent. upon the capital.—(Cheers.) The Company came not to ask for subscribers, they wanted no money ; that they had got already.—(Hear, hear.) All they asked was, that they, as the inhabitants of Hounslow, would give to the good work now carrying forward the sanction of their approbation.—(Cheers.) After some observations on the ad vantages which would accrue to the town by the cheapening of coals and other necessaries of life through its operation, the Hon. Chairman concluded by calling on Captain Moattsom, the engineer to the Company, who en tered into some details as to the proposed line, which was in tended to commence at llungerford Railway-bridge, in the Strand, run along the South-Western line to battersea, thence crossing the Thames, running through Fulham, Hammers mith, Chiswick, Turnham-green, Brentford, Isle% orth, Hounslow, and the intermediate towns and villages, to Staines, with a branch from Hounslow to the Great Western Railway, at or near West Drayton. The South- Western Company contemplated applying to Parliament in the ensuing session for an Act to enable them to extend their line from Hungerford-bridge to London bridge, which would afford to this Company a terminus at London-bridge, as well as at Hungerford-market. This line would, he doubted not, be the means of restoring to Hounslow a great portion of the former prosperity, although he could not promise them all they had lost.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed perfectly astounding to him that the western road of England should have allowed itself to be cut out from a participation in the advantages of railway commu nication. But the truth was, that the people had only lately begun to appreciate the fact that railreads must be come the Queen's highway.—(llear, hear.) They had now, however, the opportunity, without putting their hands in their pockets, of partially restoring themselves to their former position.—(Cheers.) He next proceeded to point out the great advantages which would accrue to the neighbour hood by the extended cultivation of market-gardens round Hounslow, with improved means of transit, and said he hoped to live to see the day when the grower should send his pro duce to the London markets by this railway, and in a couple of hours receive, by electric telegraph, an order for more. Mr. E. FAGG, of Bedfinit, moved the first resolution, to the effect, that the condition of Hounslow and the neigh bourhood imperatively called for a removal of the existing evils, arising from the want of railway communication. Mr. PEISLEY, of Hounslow, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. .... Mr. FRANCIS GRAHAM, of Cranford, moved the second resolution, to the effect, that the meeting was of opinion that the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway Company, by providing a communication with the centre o f the metro polis, would be highly beneficial to this locality.—(Cheers.) Mr. E. FAGG seconded the resolution. Dr. Coslmo here claimed a hearing for Mr. George Adam on behalf of the London and Exeter direct line. Mr. ADAM proceeded at some length with a statement on the part of the projectors of that line, but was called to order by several gentlemen who thought the object of the present meeting a specific one, and that they ought not to enter into the merits of different companies. The CHAIRMAN said it was competent to any gentleman to move an amendment to the resolution if he disapproved of it.—(Hear.) Dr. cosTELLO said, then he would move an amendment, and did so, calling upon the meeting not to pledge itself to support any particular project until it had heard the merits of the Dir..sct, Exeterand other lines. Mr. HtrMBY seconded the amendment. Mr. WILKINSON advocated the cause of a third project by Mr. Page, which he described as the original line, but was also called to order, the feeling of the meeting evidently being that the rivals ought to call meetings of their own, if they wished to have their merits discussed. The CHAIRIIAN complaine.l of the conduct of their opponents, and said, if they inte nded to o pp ose them, the y ought to have given them a fair challenge, and this Company would have had no objection to meet them.—( [rear. ) After sonic further discussion the amendment was nega tived, and the original resolution carried by a large marjoity, amid cheers. The Chairman and a number of gentlemen present at the meeting dined together at the George Inn. SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE JUNCTION. WoßvnanAmProx, FRlDAY.—Pursuant to public notice, a meeting the inhabitants of this town and its vicinity took place, at one j clock,in the public office, to take into consideration the proposed I ndependent line between this town and Shrewsbury. Amongst those present were several of the Influential ironmasters and other manufacturers of the place. • Dr. MANSICKS was called to the chair, and said that the words of the requisition convening the meeting had but very weakly expressed the advantages that would be conferred upon the town by the proposed line of rail. They had left out the fact that a central station for five railways was to be established and centered in Wolverhampton ; they had availed themselves of the advantages offered by making Wol verhampton the centre of rail for roads radiating to all points of the compass. Mr. HENRY CRANE, in moving the first resolution, said the time had n'sw arrived when Wolverhampton would take its position amongst one of the first places for railway conveyance, and the feel ing that he knew existed gave him confidence to say that this pro ject would not fail to meet with proper support. Ile then read the first resolution—" That the town of Wolverhampton being of great importance as regards its manufacturing interests in connection with the trade of the whole kingdom, it is highly essential for the conve nience and prosperity of its inhabitants that it should possess the greatest facilities of communication with other towns and outports." The resolution was put by the Chairman, and unanimously the only means by carried. Mr. THOM kil M. GLADSTGNE le erae e' r t to w ad the second - resolution—" That ~r wolverrtZdef which the proposed desirable object could be ob as a comprehensive. .43 - stem of railway connexion, and in desired, and to P W oLa h n i tl its neighbourhood central part of the they such system efficient for securing the inhabitants opening direct communication in a cen kingdom, is most essentla a : . all Its Inhabitants, vrharapton." ie froli fu i r w th h e ie p h r sh the benefit they so greatly were so fairly entitled, a station located on to every part an, town, to he approached with great facility by a p i , i 2o d ty iv o er f g t e he lin to e w o n f r o a f i l l:: o a l y . and port of the United Mr. SAMITEL WA-1.-- T e ea seconded the resolution. Mr. 110KNEVCAO T one of the Directors and Wolverhampton line, sail that of the Oxford, Worcester, could give more importance to the.'" he Ski slot think the netin Wolverhampton was then the resolution than It was entitled e to. g of Stafford, and Ise was glad Mr. Olatli B rgortartt town hi the conty of a central station, and as one of the Directory, h I)oken on the want Worcester line, he could tell them that they would or "i° Oxford and to their station, and travel en their line, if if e th l e a be hal" t° tom e would snake them a line; but, as they had now got their could not make any alteration. He did not stand there that they support of any particular line, for if he saw any other line h that day 111 more likely to benefit the town of Wolverhampton, ) ae wouldstwatas forth in support of it. The Grand Junction had, with great fal i r d - nem, proposed to turn over their intended line, of which the shares had figllC up Ave per cent., end all they asked in return was, that they should place , three of their Directors on the list of the Directors of the proposed line. Mr. JOHN BARTON, an ironmastcr of the town, said that he thought that the Grand Junction Company should come forward and say that they would convey iron at the rate of one penny a mile for a ton weight. - - Mr. SWIFT, the solicitor of the Grand Junction line, said tint al thcugh he had not had apy communication with them on the subject, and could make no positive promise, still he thought he might say that they would do so ; but this he could say, they were carrying at cheaper rate than any of the other competing lines, and want of oace had preyented them from entering so fully into that trade its hey could have wished ; but now they had got the power to enlarge heir stations, they intended to do so. The Grand Junction Cora fans were retidy to fall in with the views of the proposed line. The haul Junction Company did not feel inclined to retire altogether from the field as they were the first in it, but they were willing to leave it in the hands of a local Committee. The CHAIRMAN then read the third resolution, that had been moved by Mr. Thorneycroft, " That as the town of Wolverhampton is proposed to contain a terminus of several existing projected lines of railway in this neighbourhood, namely, the Grand Junction of Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, and South Stafford Junction, and Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction Railways, it is of the utmost iinpoi tance to its inhabitants that there should he one united station for the joint use of those four companies within the town of Wolverhampton." Seconded by Mr. HENRY Wax, and unanimously carried. Mr. H. WALKER rose to move the following resolution:—" That the Shrewsbury and South Staffordshire Junction Railway Company demand the cordial support of this meeting to assist, all that lies in its power, to carry the Bill through Parliament when application is made for it." The whole of the resolutions having bon carried, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman. SHREWSBURY, OWESTRY, AND CIIESTER JUNCTION. CHESTER, FRIDAY ArreuNoceg.—The first general meeting of the Shareholders in this undertaking was held this afternoon at the offices of the Company, in Foregate street, Chester, Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The report was as follows : " The Directors being Impressed with the importance of con structing the line as rapidly as possible, entered into a contract at their first meeting after their Act was obtained, with Mr. Thomas Brassy, on terms which may be considered favourable to the Com pany, and which ensure the completion of the works, for a sum not exceeding the Parliamentary estimate. Mr. Brassy has already commenced his operations at the viaduct over the Dee, the most extensive work on the line ; he is preparing to proceed on other points ; and from his well-known energy and activity, the shareholders may rest satisfied that the line will be opened for traffic at the earliest possible period. Under these circumstances, the Di rectors thought it right to make a call of 21. per share, payable on the 26th inst., and the periods for making future calls will be regu lated by the progress of the works, until half the capital has been paid up, when the powers of the Company to borrow will come into operation. The result of the investigation which the Directors have been led to make, during the progress of the Bill through Parliament, has strengthened their confidence in the undertaking. The line is Imperatively called for by the wants of the country through which it passes ; in addition to the important traffic of the neighbouring mineral districts, it will always be the best outlet to the counties of Montgomery and Merioneth ; and they have no doubt that the local traffic alone will afford ample remuneration for the capital embarked. In conformity with the views of the projectors of the railway, the Directors have advertised their intention of mak ing a braneh line from a point near Oswestry to Welshpool. A survey for this purpose is nearly completed, and it is proposed, with the approbation of the shareholders, to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for powers to carry it into effect. Feeling convinced of the importance of making a direct communication through Shrop shire and Herefordshire with the West of England, and the mining districts of South Wales, the Directors entered into an arrangement with the promoters of the Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway, by which they agreed to support that company, and secured a por tion of the capital for their shareholders. This railway will fonn a valuable adjunct to the line. Various other schemes connected with the district have been projected, on which it might be considered premature to pronounce an opinion in this report. They have engaged the earnest attention of the Directors, and their beet exertions will be used to protect the interests of the Company." The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting on the contents of the report, which lie did at some length, congratulated the shareholders upon the success that had attended their efforts to procure the Act, and upon the very small expellee that attended its progress through Parliament ; and that their detailed statement of accounts would now be before them, but for a domestic calamity which had befallen one of their officers. The report having been duly proposed and seconded was unanimously adopted. It was also agreed to pay their secretary 2751. per annum, 'and the two auditors 251. per annum each, and the Directors 5001. per annum. . . One or two resolutions having been adopted, the business of the meeting terminated • after which a vote of thanks was proposed for the Chairman by Dr. Wardle, which was seconded and carried by acclamation, the shareholders concurring in the prefatory remarks of Mr. Wardle, who eulogised the Chairman as one to whom the com pany was deeply indebted. The CustaxAN having returned thanks, the meeting separated. Mr. P. H. MOMS thought that, if taken up by the Com pany, which had already the necessary machinery for work ing it, and where the expense of a separate management would be saved, the concern might yield a fair return upon the capital. Mr. Thorns then went over various calculations, In which he assumed that the expense would be 150,000/., and that upon this capital there would be a return of not less than 5 per cent, He moved that a special committee be ap pointed to investigate and report. Mr. HAsTip; thought that Mr. Thoms bad greatly over estimated the traffic—that it could not be made a paying concern ; but, at all events, the Dundee and Arbroath should not involve themselves in it. Mr. BAyrEtt considered that the scheme was wild and visionary. Instead of 150,0001., it would cost 300,000/., and would not return 500/. a year. On a show of bands being taken for the motion and amendment, there was a majority in favour of the former. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen took a drive in a phaeton on Friday afternoon in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House, his Royal High ness Prince Albert accompanying her Majesty on horseback. Her Majesty and the Prince went to Berton Farm on Sa turday-. -In the afternoon her Maje ty and his Royal High-. ness rode out in a pony carriage, the Prince driving. The juvenile Royal Family were taken airings on Saturday, but the unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning prevented their Royal Highnesses being taken their usual airings on the beach. Sir Robert and Lady Peel arrived at their residence in Whitehall Gardens on Saturday afternoon, from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers also, arrived in town on Saturday, from Drayton Manor. - Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were re ceived on Saturday at. the Colonial-office. The Rev. Dr. Wesley preached the sermon yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, and the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Repton. The anthem was "Hosanna to the son," (Gibbons). Mr. 'Earle presided at the organ. Vi-:count Hill and Lady S. Repton were among the nobility present. The Rev. J. M. S. Anderson (of the Chapel Royal, ?Kelton) will preach in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on Sunday next. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER.—Fmair. Match, 500 sovs, 100 ft, Bst 71b each, half a mile.—Mr. O'Brien's b c The Treasurer, 2 yrs, received forfeit from Mr. 1-1. Johnstone's br c Lord Harry, 2 yrs. SATURDAY. After the Meeting.—Match, 500 sovs. 11 ft, Bst 71b each, St. Leger Course.—Lord Glasgow's b c by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Whip, 3 yrs, received forfeit from Lord G. Ben thick's Cowl, 3 yrs. Match, 500 sovs., h ft, St. Leger Course.—Lord Glasgow's .b c by Bay Middleton, 3 7s, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elia, 3 yrs, Bst. SALE OF BROOD STOCK AT DONCASTER BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL AND SON. Guineas. • Triumvir, b c, 3 yrs, by Emilius Ch in b/Ishmael, out of Misnomer 34 B yearling f by Don John Bm, well bred Lora, by Leary .. Joe Lovell Arundo 2O Ch f, yearling, by St. Martin, out of Marchioness (Oaks, 184 - 7) Johnny Armstron, b yearling c (Derby, 1847) 57 Ch yearling fby 't.S Martin, out of Royalty (Oaks, 1847) 50 B yearling f by Jereed, out of Teresa (Oaks, 1847) 2 yearling fby Lanercost, out of Abigail (Oaks, 1847) 3B Ch yearling f by St. Martin, out of Wild Rose (Oaks, 1847) B yearling cby The Hydra, out of Venus (Derby, 1847) 57 Flamingo, 6 yrs ... 20 B f by Physician, out of Emigrant's dam,3 yrs Walter, 2 yrs Ch yearling c own bro to Winesour 350 Ch yearling c by Velocipede, out of Golden Drop B yearling c by Lanercost, out of La Femme Sage Golden Drop, covered by Velocipede Zebetta, covered by Thirsk Tom Fool, by Pantaloon, out of Barletta 5OO Miss Betsy, covered by Thirsk Nelly Holmes, by Mundig, dam by Film da Puta... LATEST BETTING. CESARIVITCII STAKES. Even between 14 and the field. DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Mr. Gill's Sting—taken 20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Arkwright 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm 33 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's logo-, 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowe's Hoorrah. _ BRECONSHIRE RACES.—THURSDAY. The Breconshire Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 3 if de, dared. Two miles. Mr. Southby's b g Torn Tough, 5 yrs Mr. Morris's b m Eveline, 4 yrs Mr. Warden's ch g Sailor, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Bosley's eh c Redstreak, 3 yrs 4 Mr. Henderson's b f Lady Charlotte, 3 yrs ... The Members' Plate. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Parr's eh m Ninety-one, 4 yrs ... (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Southby's b m Europa, 5 yrs Mr. Herbert's ch g Little Talley, 4 yrs Mr. Smith's ch g Sands, 5 yrs Mr. Powell's ch h Delamere, 5 yrs .. A Free Handicap of 3 soya. each, with 20 added, one mile, was won in two heats, by Mr. Morris's b in Eveline, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Simmonds' 'British Grenadier, 3 yrs, and Mr. Bosley's Redstreak, 3 yrs. HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S RACES—FmDAY. The Tradesmen's Plate of 80 soya. Heats, twice round. Lord Caledon's b h Auld Lang Syne, 5 yrs Mr. Coppard's br g Spectator, 6 yrs Mr. Shelly's b f Alkali, 3 yrs Mr. Way s s ch g Fee Simple, 4 yrs A. Sweepstakes of 2 sous. each, with 35 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. S. Smith's br m Beggar Girl, 5 yrs k Brown, jun.) 1 1 Mr.'Dixon's b m Miriam, aged Mr. - Cook's b f Petrowna, 3 yrs 3 dr Mr. White's br m Teresa, 4 yrs Mr. Way's bl f by Sir Hercules, 3 yrs bolted The Losing Plate of 251. was won, in two heats, by Mr. Dixon's Miriam, aged (Hackell), beating Mr. Cook's Pe trowna, 3 yrs, and Mr. Brown's The Handmaiden, 5 yrs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Tiraidwood, the superintendent of the London Fire Establishw.mt, attended before Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes to offer an explanation respecting a complaint which had been made on the preceding day by two men that they had worked at the engines at the fire in William-street, and having taken their declaration that they were so employed, signed a recommendation to the superintendent that they Should receive some reward for their exertions. Mr. Braidwood said he had refused payment because more men had been previously paid than could really have worked at it, at least continuously for the space of time that was con sidered to entitle them to compensation. The practice was to send a man round to each engine after it had been worked for a couple of hours, and take down the names of the persons who had been working it, but on the present occasion the hands were dispered before the names were taken, through the bunting turpentine flowing towards it and setting fire to the engine. Only twenty-eight men could work at one time at this en gine, and he had paid thirty-four claimants before he rejected the two who applied to the alderman. He had paid 30/. is. 6d. to the strangers who assisted the firemen in working the engines on land, and 191. to those who worked the floating engines. Besides this he paid nine men 2s. M. each for saving the persons who jumped overboard, and 231. far refreshments supplied to the men at the engines, the po licemen, and the firemen. He bad paid away 54/. in cash to the three hundred and ninety-one stringers who assisted the forty-six regular firemen in attendance on this calamitous occasion. The total sum paid by him for assistance to strangers was 80/. Is. 2d. Mr. Alderman HuGuEs HUGHES desired that the men should be called in, if they were in the outer room, that they might hear the explanation. They were not in attendance. Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES said there could be no complaint of want of liberality on the part of the fire esta blishtnent, and he must leave the matter to the discretion of Mr. Braidwood. EFFECTS OF UNEXPECTED FORTUNE.—Edward Riley, living with his family in Hadlow-street, Burton-crescent having been proved next of kin to Major-General Riley, who re cently died at Madras, leaving property to the amount of 50,0001., to the whole of which he has become 'ratitled, has, within the last few days, amused the neighbourhood by the following ex traordinary freaks. From having been but a workmain in the dust yard in Maiden-lane, he has now become a man of independence. Yesterday he called in his cab upon Mr. Thornhill, tailor, of Sey mour -street, and taking him to the dust-yard, desired lank to mea sure the whole of the men in the yard for a snit of clothes, which being accomplished, he ordered them to go to Mr. Tendan, the boot maker, where they were all served. On Sunday he ordered Mr. Shepherd to supply each of them with a joint of meat. Riley has taken a house in Argyle-square, and upon entering it he purposes giving a dinner to all the dustmen in London, and illuminating the Oont of his house. PUBLIC DEPARTSITANTS.---A. Pdrliamentary paper has just been printed, snowing the number of persons on the redundant list of the several public departments at the com mencement of last v. ear, and the number that remained at the close of the year. It appears that the number on the redun dant list, at the commencement of the year, was 68, of which 12 had in the year either died or become incapable of service; 9 of the aggregate re-entered the service during the year, making, at the close of the year, a diminution of 21 in the year, leaving, at the close, only 47 persons on the redundant list. There were as many as 280 persons on the redundant list at the close of the year 1836. IMPORTANT CATTI.B SALES.—Within the last ten days five important sales of short-horns have taken place in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire—namely, at Castle Howard, the property of Earl Carlisle ; at Wiseton, near Bawtry, the property of Earl Spencer; at &nth Clifton, near Retford, the property of Mr. Parkinson ; at Gate Burton, the pro perty of Mr. Hutton; and at Walkeringhatn Farm, near Retford, the property of Mr. Henry Watson. All were well attended. Among the noblemen and gentlemen present were the following :—Earl of Ducie, Earl Spencer, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Galway, Sir Charles Keightley, Sir Wm. B. Cooke, Sir C. Tempest,, Rev. T. H. Shepherd, Rev. W. C. Fenton, Rev. C. Hudson ' Rev. J. Cooke, Rev. St. George Kirke, Rev. John Drake Becher, . Rev. C. G. Smith, Rev. J. K. Miller, Rev. Thos. Cheedle, Dilk, Esq. ; H. B. Simpson, Eaton, &e., &c. The sales realised as follows, viz. :—The Earl of Carlisle's, 2,341g5. ; John Parkinson's, Esq., 1,124g5. William Hutton's Esq., 1.943g5. ; Earl Spencer's, 2,259 gs ; Henry Watson's, Esq., 3,slogs.—Total, 11,177g5. TIIE LASH AT WOOLWICH.—On Friday morning, at a quarter to seven o'clock, the troops were assembled ou the garrison parade to hear the proceedings of a garrison court martial read out against James Callow, a trumpeter of the Royal Horse Artillery, who had been sentenced to receive one hundred and fifty lashes, for stealing the sum of six shillings and fourpence from Bombardier George Hunter, of the same bat talion. the same being approved of by .her Majesty, and ordered to be carried into execution. The troops were then marched off to the riding-school of the Royal Horse Artillery, where the unfortunate culprit was ordered to strip, and the punishment was carried into effect. The unfortunate man received the number awarded without imploring mercy or a remission of the sentence, though his sufferings were dreadful. The man was conveyed to the Ordnance medical hospital, to undergo the process of " curing," when he will be drummed out of the regiment with the "Rogues' March." Gunner Laycack, of the same regiment, who received 150 lashes a few days since, is also to be drummed out of her Majesty's service, as a caution to other soldiers not to commit the sense offence. Three of the greatest ornaments of the British stage in its palmy days have been staying at Brighton for some little time past, viz., 'Charles Kemble, Charles Young, and Liston. Th e t wo f ormer are i n goo d health ; but the latter, we regret to say, is labouring under a - depression of spirits which cuts him off from the usual en,oyments of society, and makes life at best but a burden. What a theme for moralising does this spectacle of the great comic actor, who was " wont to keep the boxes in a roar" present ! BrOton Herald. ST. PANCRAS VESTRY.—On Saturday, at a meet ing of this vestry, Mr. Howarth, churchwarden, in the chair, the vestry clerk read a communication from the Poor law Commissioners, objecting to the request of the Board that they might b e re p resen t e d by five guardians, at the Board of the Central Metropolitan Asylum District, instead of three, but consenting, nevertheless, to recommend to the Secretary of State the appointment of a fourth guardian. A memorial from a large body of rate-payers, called the Parochial Committee, was now presented, ca lling upon the vestry to convene a public meeting of the parishioners to consider the most ad visable means necessary to be adopted to obtain a repeal of those clauses in the amended Poor-law Bill, which empowered the Poor-law Commissioners to unite parishes under local Acts in union with other parishes for the management of district asylums for the destitute. It was agreed that this memorial should be considered at the next vestry meeting. RECEIPT FOR LINING OLD •PicruttEs.--To fasten the canvasses together in lining old pictures, equal quantities of cobbler's paste and glue, applied hot, may be used ; a few drops of creozote should be added, to prevent vegetation,— The Builder, Of 360 geese driven by their owner last week towards Hexham market, about 800 died without reaching their destination, in consequence of their having been per mitted to drink freely at a stream leading fromFallowileld Smelt-mills to the Tyne, the water of which was probably . strongly impregnated with lead. The approaching public dinner to George Hudson, Esq., M.P., at Sunderland, will, it is intended, take place in a temporary building that will he erected for that purpose, the estimated cost of which has been already more than pro vided by subscription. It will be the most distinguished banquet that has ever taken place in this part of the king dom,—hurhain Advertiser. GOATS VERSUS Docs.—Permission has been given by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, that persons with children's carriages, drawn by goats, may ply in St. James's-•park. There is now a regular stand of them opposite the Duke of York's column, many of whom are tastefully decorated, and generally the new branch of locomotion appears well patronised. TILE HARVEST IN IRELAND.—WE are now in a position, from accurate information, to form an opinion of the harvest. First, with respect to wheat—that crop, which caused such well-grounded apprehensions three or four weeks ago, has been preserved by the fine autumnal weather. The injury from smut and other causes is much less than had been supposed, and generally speaking, the yield will be con siderably more than an average and the quality good. In many instances, especially on poor lands, where the corn was lodged by the rain, and smut supervened, the grain is damaged and shrivelled in appearance. But taken altogether, the crop is turning out well. We know a very large farm in Tipperary, where the produce, prime in quality, averages nearly twenty barrels to the acre. This, however, is a pecu liar case; but, looking to all the reports, we consider the wheat crop as likely to prove very satisfactory. Of oats we hear very few complaints, and we have arrived at the couclu- ion that the crop is an abundant one, and the quality very me. An extensiy. armcr in Meath has assured us that oat- fields not at all the best circumstanced in that county are yielding sixteen barrels to the acre. In regard to potatoes, we fear that the disease now so much spoken of prevails to a considerable extent, although much more limited than in England, so far as has yet been ascertained. But a month must elapse before the general digging of potatoes will enable the farmer to estimate the amount of damage. The accounts are very conflicting: some counties—for in stance, Meath and Tipperary—are represented as unaffected by the disease. We trust that such will prove to be the case. We have ascertained that considerable injury has been suffered in some of the districts around Dublin. We know the case of one farmer whose potatoes (six acres) have failed altogether. On being dug out they were unfit for anything. In the district of Fingal, celebrated for its fine crop of po tatoes, the disease has been severely felt, although its opera tion has been partial. In some fields so offensive is the efflu vium that the country people unwillingly undertake the la bour of digging out. The disease, we have heard, is begin ning to appear about Celbridge and other places in that direction. Looking to accounts from Cork, Wexford, and other places, we fear that a considerable portion of the po tato crop will be lost, if we can depend on the accuracy of the accounts that reach us. On the other hand, the extent of this crop and the yield are unusually abundant. The Dublin market is supplied with very fine potatoes at a price much lower than generally occurs at this season. There are no complaints from the provincial markets, either as to scarcity or price; and, upon the whole, we are disposed to believe that a full average crop of sound potatoes will be available for home consumption, even if we should export some to England and the Netherlandk—Dublin Evening Post. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A CURB FOR ALL BILIOUS COMPLAINTS BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A destructive blue pill composed of calomel, taken at night, and followed by a drastic black draught the next morning, seems to be the favourite re medy for bilious complaints, when poison in fod' quantities is scarcely less injurious. For all liver, stomach, and bilious com plaints, let the patient take Holloway's admirable pills, a pure herbal preparation, and for a time drink no wine, beer, or spirits, nor eat of fruits or vegetables. By this course he will not only efectually cure himself, but will also feel himself younger and better in health than for years before. To be had at pro fessor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London, and of all medicine venders throughout the civilized world. I DO THINK AND I DON'T THINK. I DO THINK That the wonderful Dress Mart of MOSES and SON Has won such a name as is equalled by none ; That the glorious triumph which this has untlarl'd Can never be equall'd in all the wide world. I DON'T THINK That ever I saw such surpassing attire As the dresses of MOSES, which all folks admire ; That the style of their garments was ever excell'd, That fashions so tasty were ever beheld. I DO THINK That the clothing of MOSES is famously made. By the best, aye, the very best hands in the trade ; That the garments are cut with superior tact, That they please every wearer by fitting exact. I DON'T THINK That any can equal their very low terms, Whoever the tradesman, whatever the firms ; That any can equal the good that is done By the public's best friends, Messrs. MOSES and SON. The New Work, entitled " Tke Monarch Mart," with inn irect Lions for self-measurement, may now be had on application, or for warded, post free. LIST OF PRrcr.s. READY MADE. Tweed Taglionis ....... 0 7 6 Do. de., a superior quality, with silk collar, en ft's, and facing 5........... ....... ........... 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They sve no connexion whatever with any other estabrishment, iu or out of London, and those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to stevent disappointment, &c.) call or send to 154, Minories, or 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. No businoss transacted at this Establishment from sunset on Friday till sunset on Saturday when business is resumed at twelve o'clock BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their make, feel it incumbent en them to request the attention of the public, In purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The genee ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un guarded ; and, for their detection; J. B. and Sen, submit the following cautions:—Some are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine," but without wane or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labe is previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, ve,iich they hope will prevent many disappointments. _ . . NEW . _ BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, continues to be prepared by them. and is recom mended as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good In all climates. Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Sayoy..Steps, London, The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse,. TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Doncaster, Septen tber 26th, 1841. 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It is also gratifying to have permission to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a multitude of others, wiles c station in society has contributed to advance this popular modic ine in public esteem :—.l. R. Mandall, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster ; the Rev. Dr. Blomberg ; the Chevalier do la Garde ; Mr. Miskln brewer and maltster, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John S. Giles, Esq., Frimley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William Couilenay, Esq., Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants. ; all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the privil_ge of publishing ths same for the 71eneilt of the afflicted. . _ _ Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and byllis appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Vendors hroughout. the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand;. :Londoon," Impressed upon the Govotreaut Stamp affixed to ce.e.lr Jeox of the Genuine Medicine. WEATHER PREDICTIONS. -- An who delight In this foreknowledge should purchase, withelt loss of time, GRIMSTONE'S WEATHER AL3IANACK, whose wedic tions of the weather, ftom his publication to the present day, .have been checked by many proprietors of newspapers and other we& 'ks• The " Times " has eulogised its correctness and peculiar mode of printing; see page 57. The "John Bull" published its usual check . Dec. 22, 1844, giving it, indeed, 336 correct daily predictions , so s copy, pages 52 and 54. Also, " The Sun," the " Globe," the the " Post," " Herald," " Chronicle," " Satirist," " Punch," And many others, have noticed the correctness of this unique work. Amongst the great variety of matter is an interesting biography' of hie Royal Highness Prince Albert while at the College of Bonn ; al'so useful Chronology, Royal Family, both Houses of Parliament, Sm. 3 - mary of Population of the British Empire, Population of the chi of towns and cities ; a Calendar, containing Sundays, festivals, aim 1- versaries, phenomenons, chronological events, moon's age, eclipse 1, tides, gardeners' moathly calendar, a column for the weather of ever, r day; pages 3to 25. Stamps, assessed taxes, &c. ; a list of bankers.. Copies of 31 letters, from ladies and gentlemen of the highent respectability, cured of ophthalmic, gutty serena, cataract, deatlies s.. nervous deafness, headache, and spectacles left of, some after wit ig them upwards of 20 years, by using Grimstone's Eye Snuff—trap c ations in French, Italian, and Spanish; pages 59, GO, GI, 62, 6 S. 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Lon. ion: Printed and Published by o r , t- 0me 0,, 0" IP NI ). 112, Strand, Printer, at The ° 1 " 1 ". n 0 0 St) 'and, in the Precinct of tile Savov• ' Mi itlleaex. Monday, September 22, 1845' MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. SALISBURY, FRIDAY EVENING.—This afternoon, shortly after twelve o'clock, a meeting was held in Salisbury, at the County-hall, for the purpose of considering the advantages of the proposed line from Southampton to Manchester. Mr. EDWARD B. KELSEY, the mayor of the eity, having been called to the chair, remarked—During the consideration of the committee upon the subject, it was agreed that they (tile committee) were wil ling, if this line was not approved of, to support any other line which might be beneficial to the city. The present meeting, however, would decide the question. It was then moved by Mr. Baontz, and seconded by Mr. FINCU, " That a railway was particularly desirable for the benefit of the borough of Salisbury." This was carried unanimously. Mr. CHARLES QUENY, of Salisbury, so far opposed this resolution, that he would suggest, by way of rider, that it was the opinion of the meeting that it was necessary to bring the line to Salisbury direct. Mr. GEORGE PAYNE, of Salisbury, seconded this resolution. Mr. JOHN PENNTION, of Salisbury, said he trusted that the citizens would have a direct line through the city, and nothing else would benefit them. Mr. WALKINSHAA said there was no question but that the city of Salisbury was destined to become the centre of a great railway com munication. This was not a sectional but a national subject, and one of the utmost importance not enly to the country through which it passed, but also to all the other inhabitants living in the vicinity. The Manchester and Southampton was a trunk and not a branch line. There was no question but that the Manchester and South ampton would become the " national line of railway," and in no other way, by no other project, would such a matter pass the Houses of Parliament. Through the valley of the " Test," the line would pass, independently of which the people of Salisbury had the sym pathies of those of Andover, Poole, Romsey, Cirencester, Marl borough, and Cheltenham, who all felt that there were great advan tages to be obtained from the proposition made to them by the pro jectors of the Manchester and Southampton line. After some observations from Mr. LARRY of Poole, Mr. EDWIN JAMES said, it is not right to call this project a Manchester and Southampton line; it may be a Msnchesttr and Poole line, but it was " a mockery and delusion," as Lord Denman would say, to call it anything like a direct line.—(llear, hear ) Some rather warm conversation followed, after which the meeting separated. TESTINEONIAL TO MR. IluosoN, M.P.—The Committee appointed for carryin&ut the proposed testimonial to Mr. Hudson, announce that, in pursuance. of resolutions passed at meetings recently held of the Midland, , York and North Midland, Newcastle and Darlington, and Great Newcastle and Berwick Companies, that they have deter mined that the best mode of offering a suitable testimonial to Mr. Hudson in acknowledgment of his services to the public and the rail way world is to raise a flind by individual subscription rather than by grants of money from the public stock of the Companies. Nearly b,OOOl. has already been subscribed amongst forty of the shareholders, subscribing 1001. each, and three of them 2001., namely Sir John Low ther, Bart., M.P., Mr. Alexander Dunlop, Large, and Mr. Graham Hutchinson. Amongst the subscribers of 1001. each are the names of Mr. Ellis, Deputy Chairman of the Midland Company ; Sir John Simpson, Mr. George and Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineers ; Sir Oswald Mozeley, Sir Isaac Morley, Mr. Byag Paget, and others. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND.—ThiII Company and the North Dercysbire Union have anialgated. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLAND.—The capital is to be increased by 600,000/.. to carry out branches and extensions. The Directors of the Eastern Counties announce that they have decided on suspending the system of season tickets until the remu nerative character of their lines will justify the great reduction of fares which the system* of season tickets involves. litaxasitivan, CHESTER, MOLD, AND LLANGOLERN.—The Committee of this line (late Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation) announce that, according to the report of th eir engineer, the en g ineerin g works lolitent,he which wh has olelenbgutthoonfe2tBm t t i l li e l l e , s n a a re y exc eedingly ineeaddinegilit-t only a mineral but easy, and that the an attractive pleasure passenger line, by extending it five miles fur ther to the Yale of Llangollen, which will render an addition of 100,0001. to the capital necessary, to be raised by an issue of one additional for every five shares now held. The reduction of fares on the Manchester and Leeds has increased the number of travellers 26 per cent. during the last half-year. The charge for a late excursion from Nottingham, through Liverpool, to the Menai Straits, upwards of 500 miles, was only 14s. Passengers are now carried on the Liverpool and Manchester, between the latter place and Patricroft, the first class at Id. and the second class at %d. per mile. IRISH LINES. _BANDON AND BANTRY.—A deputation from the English accompanied by their Secretary, William Black, an interview with the Directors of the Cork and P t sgr ando hi t e- t atad :ailway , and the Provisional Committee of the Bantry Extension line on Monday, when arrangements of a most satisfactory nature were arrived at, and the necessary documents prepared for coming before Parliament with encouraging prospects of success. The deputation will in spect the line previous to their return to London, with a view of carrying out other objects contemplated of the most im portant character in connexion with the project.—Cork Re porter. CONNAUGHT.—It is proposed to open a communication from Ballinasloe to Ballina, meeting there a line to Sligo, with a branch to Tuam and Galway, completing a communi cation between Galway and all the northern lines, and afford ing to Mayo ample fac►lities for the transit of produce, Mayo Constitution. KILLARNEY TO TRALEE.—The projected line of railway from Killarney to Tralee in conjunction with the Waterford and Valentia trunk road, has been staked within the last and present week, the main line, having been previously marked and staked as far as Cahirciveen. The branch line between Killarney and Tralee, as projected, will pass in a north-western direction from the main road, until it arrive to the right of Ballyhar Ci►apel, within about a hundred wards of the old straight road which forms the shortest pas sage between the two towns. Here it diverges a little to the north-east, when it joins the road again, and running parrallel with it for half a mile, curves off gently to the north-east, and eventually comes round the eastern base 01 the Tralee mountains.—Tralee Chronicle. THE GREAT Mom . Ett.—Mr. Brown, one of the en gineers connected with this project, has been in town for some days during the p-esent week, having completed the survey of and laid down the line from Listowel to Tralee. In a past number of our paper, we stated that the levels be tween the former town and Listowel were only equalled by the geological facilities presented. Mr. Brown's report of the line from Listowel to Tralee is equally favourable. In deed, it fully bears out the statement made to us not lone. since, by an emine- t res id en t eng i neer, totally unconnecte ' d with the Great Munster Company. There will be but one gutting of any considerable extent, through a part of Bal lyrow-hill. The soil, however, is one easily worked. This line, it is very judiciously proposed, shall terminate within a few hundred, yards of the basin of our canel. The depu ,tion of the London direction, consisting, we are told of the Hon. Colonel Darner, A. Stafford O'Brien, M.P., Pierce Butler, M.P., and William Fitzgibbon, Esqrs., are ex pected in Ireland in about ten days.—Tralee Chronicle. MlDLAND.—Engineers are at present in this town sur veying the ground for a line of railway, through the centre of the country, commencing at Clones, in the county Mo naghan, and passing through Cavan, Granard, Longford, Ballvmahon, Athlone, Bannaher, Bi rr , R oscrea, and Tem of Tipperary, th ere b y j o i n i ng the —Longjbrd Jour na l. n it l y ines. 1) northerner , i a n n d t e u tchoeuri SCOTCH LINES. DUNDEE AND ARBROATH. On Monday a special meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held in the Town Hall at Dundee, Mr. Wil liam Thorns, Dean of Guild, •ne of the Directors, in the chalr, to receive a requisition for the formation of a branch from Broughly Ferry to Forfar. There was a numerous attendance. The report of the Directors stated that after considering the subject fully, and having a report by a deputation from their number before them, they had come t) the determina tion that it was inexpedient for the Dundee and Arbroath to undertake the proposed extension. Mr. ARCHIBALD litsms, M.P., said he had expected that some of the requisitionists would have have come fonvard, and have stated the grounds on which they subscribed to the requisition, and moved the approval of the report, which was seconded by Mr. D. Thtxmii. Mr. GEORGE KINLOCH, thought tllB Directors had come to a wise decision in rejecting it. But lie would have liked to know what led the Directors to that conclusion. At the same time he thought it very likely that such a line would be take i up in these days of railway speculation, but still he considered that the Dundee and Arbroath Company should stick to the good concern which they already had by the hand, and endeavour to increase their revenue by lowering the fares and otherwise promoting traffic on their line. Lord KINNAIRD differed in opinion from the gentlemen who had already spoken. He thought that a direct railway P ay. er th. Railway, communication betwixt Dundee and Forfar was of great im- He was portance, and that in the hands of the existing lines it would tmosto promote anxious, a a s g a ood u Director ndera o t f a t n l d ie in D g mai mgs Dundee and all the local line w hich mutual advantage , B' subject, but 1 he thought it proper he was afraid the shareholders he was satisfied would be for their He would not divide the meeting on the to state his own views, and re jection of the present proposal, might hereafter regret the CALEDONIAN EXTENSION. The Committee of Management, in their report just issued, relative to the progress and future prospects of the proposed extension of the Caledonian line, state that the whole line has been now carefully considered: A section has been prepared by the engineers, and, although they state that modifications may be required for the accommodation of landowners, yet the Committee have much satisfaction in announcing that the section fully verifies the expecta tion of an easy line. By far the largest portion of the line is no steeper than 1 in 300, while the steepest gradient does not exceed 1 in 100, and that only for a small portion of the whole distance. The cuttings and embankments are light, and it is not expected there will be any tunnels, nor are there any bridges or other works of an extraordinary character. Under these favour able circumstances, and having fair reason to calculate that the capital which the Committee considered it prudent to provide will suffice for the construction of some works not at first contemplated, they have directed surveys to be made of a short branch to Selkirk, and of one to Jedburgh and Hawick, for the accommodation of those towns. The Committee also intend to undertake the formation of a line from the extension line through the Lesmahagow mineral fields, to the Clydes dale Junction Railway at Hamilton. This will be a profitable line in itself, and an important feeder of the extension; and arrangements have been made which have secured the entire support of the parties Most interested in the formation of the line. Other parts of the Caledonian system are in course of being rapidly. developed. Various branches, leading to the north and west, have already been, or are speedily to be brought before the public. These,by adding to the importance of the main trunk line, will necessarily increase the prosperity of the extension. But the portion of this development in which that undertaking is more immediately interested, is the Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction Railway, projected by an independent company, to connect Kilmarnock with the main line. The Committee viewing this connexion as one of the greatest importance, have resolved to give to the pro moters of it every facility and assistance in their power The main line of the Caledonian Extension will go direct to Ayr, while the proposed junction branches off to Kilmarnock, and, by means of these, an outlet in all directions will be opened up for the vast resources of Ayrshire. That important county will thus have a direct communication from every point to the capital of Scotland by a line of railway, which will at the same time, by a short branch to the Caledonian main trunk at Abington, afford the most convenient access to Carlisle and the manufacturing dis- 1 tricts of England. The whole mineral fields will also be connected by railway with the seaports of Ayr, Troon, Irvine, Saltcoats, and Ardrossan. Altogether it is scarcely possible to conceive a railway system better suited to the wants of this district, and attaining, by simple means, so many important objects. The prospects of the Caledonian Extension towards the east coast are eqully flattering. The Committee had the good fortune to effect an arrange. ment for a joint station at Kelso with Mr. Hudson and the promoters of the line between Newcastle and Berwick. The complete success of that line with its branch to Kelso, is therefore another subject of congratulation. In this district, the interests of these two lines are identical, and their success will be mutual. A proposal has been made to form a communication by railway from Edinburgh to Peebles, which, in the opinion of the Committee, merits their appro bation; and they have offered to unite in the formati'm of a joint station at Peebles, and otherwise to co-operate with the promoters of that project in measures of mutual advan tage. These encouraging prospects, as well as a careful review of the resources of the districts to be opened up by the Caledonian Extension, fully confirm the highest expecta tions entertained by the Committee when the prospectus was issued. The important objects to be obtained, embracing the connexion of the rich agricultural and mineral county of Ayr with England, with Edinburgh, and with the seaports of the west of Scotland, the connexion of the agricultural counties of Berwick and Roxburgh, and the manufacturing districts of Galashiels and Hawick with Glasgow, and the mutual interchange of traffic between all parts of the king dom • intersected by the Caledonian system, hold out the surest prospects of profit to the shareholders. Last week a splendid dinner was given to Mr. Ross, su perintendent of the Greenock Railway Station, by a number of the most influential gentlemen who are in the habit of travelling by that railway. There were about sixty gentle men present, and the Company was presided over by Sir James Campbell. AIRDRIE AND BATHGATE.—The applications for shares in this line were 60,000, with only 12,000 for allotment. The shares have been principally divided amongst local parties engaged in mineral end agricultural produce, Scorristi WusTues.—Notwithstanding the large capital, we hear that shares were applied for to nearly five times the requisite number, and in . Glasgow alone 45,000 shares were applied for, the applicants being, for the most part, persons of the first respectability.—Scotsman. POLITICAL DICTIONARY. ADULTERATION, a very important branch of commer cial industry. Though adulteration has been prohibited by several Acts of Parliament, it is a species of manu facturing skill which improves whatever it is employed upon. It turns the humble cabbage-leaf into the whole some cheroot, and converts the 'eoculus Indicus, the quassia, the liquorice, into porter, or popular beverage. Sand is elevdtd into sugar ; sloe leaves are exalted into tea ; and alum takes its place by the side of flour as an ingredient in the great staff of all our existences. The statutes against adulteration, being regar3ed as a check on the progress of science, are usually disregarded by that great and glorious character, the British merchant. It is, perhaps, a patriotic pre fel-nee for the productions of his native land, which induces the English cigar-dealer to seek the Savoy of Great Britain rather than the weed of Bengal ; and thi same feeling no doubt actuates the tea-merchant when looks fur a profit—sloe and sure—from the suburban hedges. ADVOCATE, from the Latin words ad, to, and vocare, to call ; because an advocate is at the call of any one who needs his services. The early Ro man a d voca t es pro f ess ed to plead gratuitously, but some of them were soon detected in taking fees indi rec tl y , b y ma ki ng no charge, but leaving it to the generosity" of their em ployers. Clients were " expected" to give something to the advocate, and were no doubt consid ere d t o h ave acted shabbily if they shirked it ; so that at last a regu lar charge was made, and some of the Roman barristers used to receive so much a head from as many as chose to take shares in these joint-stock advocates. At length the gentlemen of the Roman long -robe became so greedy, chat it was found necessary to limit their fees, the maxi mum of which was fixed at ten thousand s es t er tii, w hi c h the classical stude nt ma y at liks leisure reduce to six-an:l - The advocates wer e p a id genera ll y i n asses, or bra;s, and they paid those asses their clients usually in the same metal. The fees were always payable before the cause was pleaded ; and it was a rule th a t if th e a d vocate died, or did not, or could not, or would not, attend to his duties, the sum he had received w as in no case to be given ba ck again. "No money returned" was the motto of the Roman as well as of the English barrister. AGENT, is agent acting for anoth er gen t, an d i s derived from the Latin word agens, doing, beca u se a n agent is often doing his principal. AGRARIAN Lows related to the public lands ; and Spurius Cassius, who was called spurious to di s ti ngu i s h him from the genuine Cassius, was the first poor man % friend who proposed an agrarian law ; for which pi ece of patriotism he was tried, condemned, and put to death in no time. Subsequently,. Sempronius Gracchus, who was the Lord Ashley of his day, carried an agrarian law founded on the small allotment system ; and he was murdered in an election row, as a reward for his good intentions. His brother, Caius Gracchus, who wished into a s c s e h n h d e y p , o o w r h s c e n t t ed pnt t i o n n g t u h p e i f r o l r a t nd he , g t r o i b t u s e n t e t s l l e i d i p h . o n t s h e e l Roman radicals passed agrarian laws, but Radicalism was so unfashionable that its adherents got assassinated very rapidly. The professed object of the agrarian law was to divide the public land among the poor, so that every Roman should grow his own cabbage, as the people of Cos reared their own lettuces. AGRICULTURE, SOCIETIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF.— The head of these Institutions is the Agricultural Asso ciation of England, whose chief objects are to keep science' moving, and to bring animals to a dead stand still by their excessive fatness. There are also provincial soeietes, some of which carry round the country a quan tity of over-sized beasts to make a show - of them, on the same principle as Wombwell's travelling menagerie. Megatherium bullocks, and sheep that look like moving mountains of wool, are consequently collected into the shape of an agricultural annual. AIDS having been all abolished, except lemon-ade and orange-ade, which do not savour of politics, we have torn up three sheets of antiquarian lore, two pages of enthusiasm, one of constitutional learning, and six lines of vehement invective, which vie had prepared on this subject. The MS. will lie fe r inspection for one week at our butterman's, after which it will be allotted in shares to his various customers. ALDERNEN.—This word, after being macadamised with the sledge-hammer of Saxon research, is knocked into eallorman, then into ealdor, then into eald, and finally i n to o ld- ma n ;so that alderman and jolly old cock, were in Saxon times. synonymous. There was formerly an Aldermanus Regis, or King's Alderman, supposed to have been an occasional judge ; and if he dined with the king there could not have been a better judge of the merits of the respective dishes, which' was perhaps the object of allowing the alderman to hold sittings in mahogany with his Majesty. There are twenty-six London Aldermen, and "the wonder is," says Gunter, "where all the real turtle comes from to supply the demand that six-and-twenty London Aldermen must of necessity occasion."—Punch. MARYLEIIONE VESTIZY.—On Saturday at the meeting of this vestry (Mr. Tabrum in the chair), Mr. Daniell, the churchwarden, brought up the report of the deputation as to the proceedings which took place at the conference be tween the deputation and the Poor-law Commissioners on Thursday last. He cong ra t u l a ted the vestry on the impres sion that had been made upon the Commissioners by the arguments of the deputation, and thought there was very little doubt their wishes would be acceded to. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the Rev. Dr. Spry, the rector, for having taken the trouble to come up front Canterbury to join the deputation at much personal inconvenience.. The motion having been seconded, was carried unanimous) v. Mr. Ridgway then gave notice that he should move, on the fol lowing aturdav, for a return of the expense of tb e police force employed in the Christ Church district of the parish, and described the police as most inefficient and neglectful of their duties ; they were employed to protect the - public and prevent crime, as well as to apprehend criminals. It was their duty to see that the law was not infringed in the public throughfares, and to prevent any nuisance from being com mitted to the annoyance of the public, instead of which, they were lounging about the streets, or courting set .want maids, supposing that they were never to interfere 11/lir 3 called upon by persons wilo had saffercd any inlury. Ai . :TWAYLTITIIE, commEncT. NAVIOATIO).T. TIM cnun 4, AlB. SAVORY and SONS, Goldamithctj . Corn:nil, Lontion, ovpogt-0 -th4 splzmial Plooo4 of PL.A<TE, suitable for pri•sentailon o (~ i t .l `', 3 ! ,,t1 connected with either of the 211)01'3 pursuits or profcislon,,ut they invite the attention of Committees w ho are in search ot testimonials for such occasions UNDER PTR E AONAG EOF MANY OF DTH IC Ol4 CS DR T ALLEN'S COITTOUND ANTJPII,I° PILLS, prepared by Thomas Allen, Member of the R yal. College of Surgeons, London, and L T,% psd of the Apothecaries' Company, and a pupil of the late eceen"' celebrated John Abernethy, Esq., F.R.S. ; twenty-two Year s . 3 8 00 cipal Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. During n trial of twenty years, these Pills have been found nu nv" , ' remedy in cases of indigestion, liver, and bilious coral ' ` , 1 late of Milc-endr-rtnia,4 derangements of the digestive organs and obstructions, a g action of the liver and bowels, which occasions more or les- da ctc , lowing symptoms, viz., heartburn, giddiness, acidity, W I , 01 ,1 sickness, spasms, and flatulent distentions of the stnlac,oo' bowels, drowsiness and dimness of sight, an uncomfortable i f t o tion experienced at the pit of the stomach soon after eatios, "dip feeling of a weight of oppression, appetite impaired, breattii4so," cult., tenderness about the region of the liver, bowels irregnlo: times obstinately costive with languor and depression of spirn , s ' , j d o , In boxes at Is. 110., 2s. 9d., and 43. CI Sold by Mr. ; 1-la t p l o n RD: Chemist, 24, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, London ; wil"",,;ctap" Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-stroet ; and retail by most re , r druggists. Agent for Mile-end, Mr. Wilkes, Druggist --; LORD ELDON'S APERIENT i for f o 'oof habitual Costiveness, have been the means of Mlle to many thousands ; they are peculiarly adapted for . 1 ) :; v 55 both sexes who are of sedentary habits ; they are patroals of" nobility and gentry, and are the mildest and most eitlcacioe,, clue extant. hp' 3fO r : Sold in boxes at ls. PAcl., 2s. 9d., and 45 . 6d. 1 0, 1 3° , Barclay and Co., '95, Farringdon-street ; Sutton an d Coq song'; Churchyard ; Newberry, 45, and Edwards, 65, St. Paul s 150, Oxford-street; and by all respectable Druggists and .405 Venders in the Kingdom : and wholesale, at 13. Great St• Apostle, London. TESTI 140 NIAL TO LORD ELDON'S PILLS' ' ,tild e Sir,—l have subjected to a careful chemical analysis the pared by you, and find them to consist of effectual but safe alr, without any mercurial preparation whatever, Yours, VW). A. ÜBE, 13,Charlotte-street. 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" Whereon doth hinge the dignity of man, The health of offspring, and domestie lover oh e/ These publications are free from empyricism and man is tie mentality-they abound in stern truths, and are addres s „.0 EU" telligence of the times. ee r, l Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, f l ottLel Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and h , • Arundel-street, Strand.-At home daily till Two : Evstl till Nine. ses DR. CULVERWELL'S GUIDE TO HEALTH st,..l4oVeLls LIFE, ADDRESSED CIIIIIIIIFLY TO YOUNG r , 5 "6,1 1 4 , New Edition, with additions, price Is., by post W HAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND " „of MEDICAL TABLE-TALK. 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Country Pe lle ' . to be candid and minute in their details. og.e, i lsel THE SECRET cOMPANION.-FULL LENGT II Just published, 16th edition, 2s. 6d., free by P ° " - ' ° 2 4 I 0 ' O ,l envelope, 3s ed T" E SECRET . C . ONI FA r fridau art`,' a Medical 'Work on the baneful effects 0 0 ,,,ts e Infection,with means of restoretion, with oeser ° By R. J. BRODIE Co., terno9t,' I Published by the Authors, and C Surgeots, I a og, hors, and sold by Sherr,""..p s t ; V"' teG Hannay and Co., 63, and Sanger, 15 0 - 'e s rtl•s"sSs s rth "4 1 ton-street, Seim ; Noble, 114, Chancery-0x- lane "- es se s stre -;set, street, Covent-garden; Gordon,l46. Le e eS s er pool ; WeSlmacott; Manche ' s : TAlT serie''Z:i) Co. , street, Dublin ; Ker, 16, Leith-walk, Edinburgh ; 14 s • et' 0 o nion . Union-street, Bristol ; and by all booksellers in tonne 10„,, OPINION OF THE PRESS. fit " This is a work of great merit, and should b e Plac7s 01,100 of every young man who is suffering from past fully It contains many valuable truths, and its perusal is c'e Gr l j o him in many ways."-The London Mercantile Journ'Zileirs'esis THE CORDIAL BALM OF ZEYLANICA ; 'sets , 11 per'Sl' Restorstive, possesses wonderful efficacy in all cases 'silts, weakness, heaviness, and lowness of spirits, dimness T., vino 1 ;1 debility, irregularity, and weakness. Sold in bottisst;oo and 11 s. each, or the quantity of four in one fam il y De DO Ib'ir ( by which one I Is. bottle is saved. The 5/. cases may . 6. 10. 0 0 ,j BRODIE'S PURIFYING VEGETABLE PILLS, 1 .,,,,ig5 1 ,„0 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box. These Pills are the most every disease in both sexes, including secondary s:l ll . 4,ste , 010 external diseases of the skin, without hindrance to Wl' all medicine vendors. 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NERVOUSNEe'''s Xe• r DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESs " Ile, who in pleasure's downy turns _ss_ Neer lost his health or youthful sha me ' . 6 ,1.1 A hero lives, and justly can 9 ‘ . Exclaim, in me behold a man I" rice Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, e Al 641. , tI4S , sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. , r p- QELF-PRESERVATION : a PoPui D fal. tit u9 1._3 those concealed disorders, originating le V s ° &e s 1( 4 . 4 , and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local an co oleyse Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, an d WO , afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate i Observations on Marriage. ss son s eedte d By SAMUEL Is AMERT, Consulting Stl'ef,o7, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUAB'''. ,ise Matriculated Member of the University of Edintjl'elai Member of the London Hospital Medical Society' Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c. s ee , , 1) 1%09 " The various positions of Lover, Husband, an" e .11'.0 ▪ herent privileges of mankind, are frequently marre s , O ses 4i sSe through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. seYooty others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its pern sa , i s e s si ti) , may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no aers mid • most confidential friend."-Stafford Gazette. e stse o l ;st "Long expsrience in the treatment of a class 0, s „t se s neglected and most imperfectly understood by the g's,lstt ti t e; „ medical profession, has enabled the writer to e itor s er • 6 concealed causes of Nervous Debility in existence, tiO" ) routine practitioner would never dream of finding ses alPees to certain habits, forming the most secret, Yet " • ''"" e r , eon ') 6 0 1 springs of domestic misery, and premature me r t, sete Journal. 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