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,4 ,e : t /79 ~~' =-- ~- LAST WEEK BUT ONE. ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSET-HOUSE. THE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACA DEMY is NOW OPEN. Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling. Catalogue, One Shilling. HENRY HOWARD, R. A., Sec. 16," e a r I Vw,„. S" , 'ittp e - - • 4 `" • - \,k -• I. sc.zstlks \ , , , , .st .sy . / • , • •„4 , 9 1:ft ;_ itiA) : , 1 G EORGE AND BLUE BOAR HOTEL, HOLBORN. EDWARDS and JONES beg to announce that their INTRO DUCTORY DINNER will take place in the NEW ROOM on WFTINESIDAV, the 6th of July next. Those Friends who may please to honour them with their Com pany Will have the goodness to apply for Tickets either at the Bar of the Tavern. or at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, on or before the 31st inst. June 18, 1836. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery ' made in a cause 131111,ROUGH v. PHILCOX, ' the Nephews and Nieces, and Children of the Nephews and Ni eces , of JOHN WALTON, deceased, who were living on the 30th day of July, 1831, or the Devisees, Heirs-at-Law, or legal personal Representatives, of any of such Nephews and Nieces, or Children of such Nephews and Nieces who may have died since the said 30th day of July, 1831, are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 3d day of August next, to come in and prove their Claims, and make out their representations, before Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Mas ters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, in order that they may not be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. The said. John Walton resided in the Strand, in the County of Middlesex, where he practised as an Apothecary for many years, and died there in the early part of the year 1794. He was about 76 years of age, and a Widower at the time of his decease, and left two children, Thomas Walton and Ann Fox Walton, both since deceased. W. and S. COTTON, Basinghall-street, Plaintiff's Solicitors. Dated July 4, 1836. MESSRS. BUNNEY, BUNNEY, AND PEPPER, beg to announce to their Friends and the Public, that they have UNITED THEIR BANKING ESTA BLISHMENT with that of the COVENTRY UNION BANK ING COMPANY, at the Corner of Little Park-street, at which place the Business will be continued, and all their Notes and other wegagements duly met and provid e d f or . Coventry, July 1, 1836. COVENTRY UNION BANKING COM PANY. The BANKING ESTABLISHMENTS of Messr's. BUNNEY and. CO., of COVENTRY, and Messrs. CHAPMANS, of ATHERSTONE, having merged into the COVENTRY UNION BANKING COMPANY, the Public are respectfully informed that the Business of the Company will be carried on at the followinfr places Coventry Union Bank, Little Park-streat, COVENTRY. Ditto, Chapmans' late Bank, ATHERSTONE. Ditto, Market T plaec, COLESHILL. DIRECTORS. JOHN WYLEY, Esq., Chairman. Robert Bunney, Esq. Thomas Pepper, Esq. J. M. Woolfenden, Esq. Riehd. Warner, Esq. .Riehard Morns ! Esq. Thos. Robinson, Esq. MANAGER—WiIIiam Tyler, Esq. Sun-MANAGER—Mr. John Wilson. BOROUGH OF ST. MAR YLEBONE BAN K, Comprehending the parishes of ST. PANCRAS and PADDINGTON. Capital 109,000/. in 40,000 shares of 25/. each. Deposit 1/. per share. DIRECTORS: Hans Busk, Esq., Chairman. rhos. H. Cookes, Esq., M. P. The Honourable Colonel Leicester Sir Francis C. Knowles, Bart., Stanhope. F. R. S. Edward Parkins, Esq. Moron Balmanno, Esq. Thomas Serrell, Esq. Some:Ton—Alfred Robinson, Esq., 17; Orchard-street, Portman- square. The bth ;floss of the Bank will be carried on at No. 9, Cavendish square. The Bank will open Current Accounts like other Bankers, will receive sums rs low as 51., and will allow Interest on Deposit Ac counts after a time, and at a rate per cent., to be settled by the Directors, upon the Scotch System. Will Discount Bills,.and transact all other business usually tran sacted by Bankers. Will ,Iccept agencies from Country Banks and other Mercantile EstaVishmenis. • Will grant Cash Credits *, in sums of not less than 1001., upon approve{ Personal and other Security. The Deed of Settlement effectually limits the responsibility of Shareholders, by a clause that, in the remote possibility of the Gua irantee Fun.l and one-fourth of the Subscribed Capital being lost, t},'e Company shall be dissolved. 11. power is reserved to the Directors to extend the operations to neig:ibouring districts by Branch Banks, should circumstances ap pear to justify it. In th Appropriation of Shares a preference will be given to Re sidents, a.ld those likely, by their influence, to promote the interests of the Bank. The operations of the Bank, and the advantages of Cash Credits, will rot .be confined to the Residents within the Borough only, but extended t o all residing within a convenient distance. Applieatt,lns for Prospectuses and the remaining Shares to be addressed, st free, to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Bank, 9 , Cavendish-vinare. DAVID HANNAY, Manager. * By a Cash Cradit is signified a process whereby an individual, on entcrii.g into an arrangement with, and giving security to a Bank, is ettitled to draw out such sums as he may require, to a stipulated aluount, and by an implied condition, to mak* deposits at his convenience towarls the liquidation of them. BLA EINAVO N I • - COATI DMZ RON AND COAL PANY. CTORS. Ja t ies Ashwell, Esq. John Masterma.n, Jun., Esq. Pa st oe St. Leger Grenfell, Esq. W. U. Sims, Esq. Thom as Hill, Esq. George Treh erne Th omas , E sq . Rob er t William Kennard, Esq. I Francis Warden, Esq. Did L ewis, Esq., M.P. Th e s;lares in this Company having been allotted, so far as the Directors been able to meet the wishes of the Applicants, and the Deposit of 101. per Share being now in course of payment, Notice is Lei eby given, that all Shares upon which the Deposits shall not have been paid on or before the 14th instant, will be forth with allotted it the parties. The Deposits may be paid to any of the following B a , ikers : C Sir James Esdails and Co. London r* I Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co. Liverpool ..,.Messrs. A. Heywood and Sons. Stourbridge .........Messrs. Robins and Bate. A.bergavenny.,.....Messrs. Hills and Co. BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, and THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY. NOTICE to the HOLDERS of CERTIFICATES of SHARES. Holders of Certificates of Shares of this Company who have not executed t Iles Contract Deeds, are hereby requested to send in their Claim s to be .registered as Proprietors, according to the annexed Perm, on or t.efore the 14th of July next. Holders of Certificates are not entitled: to vote at a General Meeting, until they are duly registered as P r •oprietors. By 0,-„ler, JOHN THOMPSON, Secretary. 26, Austinfriars, June 23, 1836. FORM. of certificates of shares of the Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction Railway Company claim to be registered as a Proprietor in respect of such certificates, which are numbered to --- both inclusive. I am, Sir, your humble Servant. * li 'ere insert place of residence, and occupation or profession. The Se,wetary of the Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junctian Railway CoLnpany, 26, Austin Friars. ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY from to NORWICH and YARMOUTH, by , ROMFORI), CHELMSFORD, COLCHESTER, and IPS WICH, witl I Branches by separate and independent Companies to LEICESTER, HARWICH, BURY ST. EDMUND'S, and THAMES Ii AVEN. Capital, for Main Line, £1,600,000. The Provision al Committee have the pleasure of acquainting the Subscribers and the Public that the Act for making this Railway has passed both . .aouses of Parliament, and this day received the Roya.t Assent. In l oaking this anvouncement its affords the Committee no ordi nary g E vtitieation to reflect that, though the Eastern Counties is the long( ;at integral line which has been yet projected in this coun try, and. z ffects a greater number of owners and occupiers of pro perty the a any other, the Bill for it has been carried through Par lament a a s horter time, with l ess oppos iti on , and it is believed with l ess , ,expense, than any one of the other great main trunk lines ior which Acts have been procured. The Sut scribers will be further pleased to learn that, according to the, Repc a-t of the Commons' Committee (acquiesced in by the Lords'), the • Eastern Counties Railway is likely to be also one of the most 1 roc luctive, both in point of the number of passengers and of th e gu ar , tit, es of tonnage expected to be conveyed by it ; and this e n ti re l y ex ,7lusive of the additional t ra ffi c th a t w ill ar i se f rom g thoroughfare, by wa of Youth and its becoming teen thereatish Brit Metropolis an y d the hole of the Harwi c h, bet w north of Europe ,hortening the time of transit by full twenty four hours ; nd „d.usive, also, of the considerable accession of traffic anticipat ed from the formation of the Branch Railway to Thames Haven ,the Act for which has been also obtained. A Ge teral Meeting c I the Proprieto.rs wil h l shortly be called, in order to lay befor e th em a full statement a te affairs and• prospects of the Company, but th e Committ ee beg, in the meanwhile, to assure all concerned that no exertion on their part wit; be spared to carry the Powers of the Act unto full execution as speedily as possible. The Act of Parliament , a othorizes the Directors to raise capital by calls not exceedir:g 3/: per Share at a time, with an intei'val be tween every two calls of three mouths, but the balance of the de- Posits in hand bein,g consßlerable, the first call (of which twenty.. "e days' notice will be givon) will not exceed 11. By order of the Provisional Committee, J. C. ROBERTSON, Sec. 1- - ) ffi 18 A t* friar July 4, 1836. ce„ us in-_ s, R:7 JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LIVER PILLS. „: I care not- how I am prlysicked, so it be not by the adven ture of a hut advice of a physician, who I am sure will pre scribe no more I.?r that. may consist with my safety, and need d ,th require."— Old 4J itinc. ,br. John , - ,rmstrong's Liver Pills—the property of a private Gentle. than—ar., rap Idly obtaining an ostensive sale and celebrity throughout tiledority, a, id are found to be cue of the most efficaciou medicines of ay ; ;or r emoving the long train of painful disorders, commonly `e ' "n. t. • y .imermis and striking testimpniali, received both from patients and irom a . Tents :in all parts of the country, might he advertised ; but, the froprietor ‘nderstinding that such evidence is sometimes viewed by the aTiic with uspamil,,prefers omitting it altogether. His own personal make t; a Id experience have convinced him, that those who once t; ial of 'he 31edichic, as an " Antibilious," will be so delighted with its lienikn and certain operation, as never to use any other. The ; froprict or h 4s in;vai-iNbly found Dr. Armstrong's Lives Pills word relief, and pronv,te ealth, cohere many of the " Antibilious" pills of the day ad dig appointed the patient. H y Sot .4Y'for the Proprietor, by Mr. J. T. Eddy, Bishop Stortford, ~l er ts, who is appointed his Wholesale Agent, mid whose name and ad reBs tire engra‘ ed on time Stamp, wiiiepl? is also sealed with the Arms of e Ptcprictir ; none else is genuine. bcki in Boxes at Is. 1;i d , 1. ')5 Pills may l•e pr,:euttee,of all wholesale dealers Twnition, and retail E O . nger,• I :in; 0 x foi d.street ; Hannay an d Co., tin, Oslo ; 1 , 1 '. Oxf, ird-street ; T Butler, 4, Cheapside ;R. Joh ristiPq. mh 11; C Stowl ing, Ilnyal Exe:Jange Gates; C. Croydon 37, Wig: reel, caven dkii.souare ; J. Heittiabourk, Holboin ; p Jolm, 171, Higsi Holborn ; (5. W. Snowdon, `2, Haymarket ; and J. rout, ‘2.• Strand. No. 13.670. TEAM to LISBON, CADIZ, GIBRALTA It, kj and MALAGA, by the PENINSULAR STEAM NA VIGATION COMPANY'S VESSELS— MANCHESTER, of 600 tons and 200 horse power ; GLASGOW, of 500 tons and 160 horse power; LIVERPOOL, of 500 tons and 160 horse power;. - IBERIA (New Ship) of 600 tons and 200 horse power. The MANCHESTER, will start from off East-lane'Staiis, Lon don, on Saturday, the 9th July, at Ten o'elock in the Morning, and from Falmouth on "Monday, 12th Ally. N. B. The rates of freight have been revised and reduced as per Lists, which may be had at the Company's Offices. Application to be made to WILLCOX and ANDERSON, Managers, 51, St. Mary Axe. GLOUCESTER COUNTY GAOL.-NO TICE is hereby given thahhe office of GOVERNOR of the GAOL and PENITENTIARY of the COUNTY of GLOU CESTER is VACANT, and that the Court of Quarter Sessions of the said County will meet by adjournment at the Shire Hall in Glou cester to appoint a person as Goveznor of the Penitentiary, on the 10th of August at One o'clock. The salary of the office of Governor of the Gaol and Penitentiary is 350/. a year. Any other informa tion may be obtained either from Mr.- William Newton, temporary Governor of the Gaol, Mr. Edward BlAsome, Deputy Clerk of the Peace, Dursley, or Mr. John Burrup, Under-sheriff, Gloucester. Applications for the office, and testimonials from candidates, must be sent to Mr. Bloxsome ; and it is desired that they may be sent on or before the Ist of August. By order of the Court, EDWARD BLOXSOME. Deputy Clerk of the Peace. Dursley, 4th July, 1836. RICK CLOTHS, MARQUEES, FLAGS, &c. rIPHE Nobility, Gentry, &c., are respectfully in formed, that BENJAMIN EDGINGTON has now ready for immediate delivery Rick Cloths and Marquees of all sizes, both new and second hand ; the latter in good condition, and the whole of his own manufacture. • Gentlemen wishing — to purchase may see several Marquees and Tents erected at the Horticultural Gardens, Chiswick, on Saturday, 9th July. The largest Marquee in Europe to let on hire. Orders per post duly attended to. Address Benjamin Edging ton, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, opposite the Greenwich Railroad. *,,,* A Warehouse, 208, Piccadilly. TO PRIVATE FAMILIES AND ECONOMISTS. CHEAP WINES and SPIRITS WINES. - PORTS. PER DOZ. Stout Wine, from the wood 24s. Fine old ditto, ditto Good crusted ditto Superior old ditto 34s. Very curious of the most celebrated vintages 4os. and 465. Fine old crusted ditto in pints and half pints. CAPES. Good stout Wine Ditto Sherry flavour ..... Superior ditto, very fine Genuine Pontac, excellent SHERRIES. Very Good 22s. Excellent ditto, pale or brown 2Bs. Fine old ditto, straw coloured 34s. Very superior ditto Marsala ' first quality 24s. Fine old Rota Tent Old Lisbon and Mountain Bucellas, excellent West India Madeira 34s. Old East India ditto; very fine s2s. 58s. Sparkling Champagne 6os. 70s. Clarets A Large Assortment of Wines always on Draught. SPIRITS. GALLON. English Gin, of the first quality 6s. Bd. to Bs. Mottls's celebrated Old Tom The.Beit Old Jamaica Rum ... lor. 6d. 12.3. Very Good French Brandy The best - Old Ditto, very excellent 26s. 6d. Irish and Scotch Whiskies, genuine from the Still l2s. 16s. Patent Brandy Fino Old Rum Shrub Highly Rectified Spirit of Wine 2os. Bottles, hampers, Szc., to be paid for en delivery, and the amoun. allowed when returned. No Orders from the Country can be attended to without a Re- m ttance. W. MOULS No. 8, HIGH-STREET, NEWINGTON-BUTTS. TO • THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, AND THE PUBLlC.—Families of Distinction and Visiters to the Metropolis at this seawn, who frequently experience great difficulty in suiting themselves With FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED HOUSES, owing to the great demand, are respectfully informed every at. tention will be afforded in the House and Estate Agency Department of HENRY L. COOPER, in obtaining or dsposing of the same, or in the Selling, Letting, or Valuing, any description of property in Town or Country. From the central situations of the Establishments in their respective Commanding localities, every facility is rendered to families honour.ng his house with their instructions, and offering the advantage of a double re. gister usually replete with elegible properties. The general introduction of PLATE GLASS for Windows, Carriages, Conservatories, Internal Decorations, &c., has induced H. L. C. to annex a Tariff of Sizes, adapted to those uses, with Prices exceedingly moderate, but of a quality not to be excelled; also is added an outline of his ge neral business, comprising the Cabinet, Upholstery, and Decorative De. partments, in each of which the most careful attention is paid both to quality and cost. Henry L. Cooper, Plate Glass and Furniture Warehouses, No. 93, Bishopsgate-street Within, and Western Branch, 57, Conduit-street, Nine Doors from Regent-street. telt hand side. Among the variety of articles above referred to will be found LOOKING GLASSES of every denomination and size, varying from one foot to eighty feet and upwards. PLATE GLASS fer windows, carriages, &c., which possess great advantages over crown, and when required for exportation, a consi derable drawback obtained. Annexed are the prices of current sizes of Plate Glass, for sashes, &c Elnches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. . . 7 1 15 18 20 I 22 25 28 30 £. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. £. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1n... 0 7 5 0 9 3 010 6 0 11 9 013 8 015 6 016 11 12... 0 9, 3 011 6 013 n 014 6 016 11 819 8 1 1 6 14... 011 2 013 9 015 6 017 6 1 0 9 1 311 1 6 1 IR—. 013 0 016 0 019 fi 1 010 1 4 7 1 8 0 110 18... 014 11 OIS 9 1 1 6 1 4 3 1 8 2 111 6 113 9 20... 016 11 1 1 6 1 4 6 I 7 6 111 3 115 0 117 6 25... 1 2 8 1 8 2 1 11 3 1 14 5 1 19 1 2 3 9 2 611 30... 1 8 2 119 9 1 17 6 2 1 3 2 611 212 6 216 3 34... 1 11 10 1 19 3 2 2 6 2 6 9 213 2 219 6 3 3 9 1 15 7 2 2 9 2 7 6 2 N 3 219 4 3 6 6 311 3 Or any sizes containing from 3 feet to 8 feet, at Os. per foot; thus a plate being 30 inches by 18 inches contains 3 feet 9 inches superficial nipa- S from 3 feet to [8 ioches contains 3 , as per above tariff: feet, at 9s. per foot; thus a feet 9 inches superficial mea , All under three , feet super- ;ure, and costs IL 13s. 9d. ticial at a reduction. CARVING AND GIL')ING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. In this department will be found a very elegant and extensive variety of Chimney and Pier Glass Frames, Cornices for Windows, Ornamental Tables and Furniture, and richly mounted Frames in various sizes for Portraits, Paintings, &T. Paintings and Prints mounted, framed, and regilt. PAPER HANGING, AND INTERIOR DECORATIONS in all its branches, from the most simple to the first style of elegance. A rich variety of new patterns on show. IN THE UPHOLSTERY ARRANGEMENT the greatest attention is paid to unite elegance with economy in character fur the drawing.room, boudoir, dining-room, library, and bed-chambers, from the most quiet to the most co tly styles. In the various articles of chintzes, moreens, damasks, silks, &c. A great variety of the most splen did and novel styles are constantly on view of these qualities which can alone insure permanent satisfaction ; the extreme disparity in prices in these articles, mainly arises from the inferiority of the fabric, CABINET, CHAIR, AND SOFA WORK, manufactured of the most seasoned materials. In the finish of Chairs, Sofas, &c., much depends on the quality of the materials used, and the workmanship. It may not be unworthy of remark that a similar effect may be produced at a saving of nearly one half, but which in the wear must eventually prove a serious disappointment to the purchaser. This applies also to the manufacture of Cabinet Goods, which from being made of unseasoned materials and unsound work (that cannot be detected by the , asual observer), can never be of that service and durability so es rential. H. L. C. begs to acid that he manufactures them on hie own pre mises, and has always on hand a large st oc k o f w ell.seasoried materials, which enables Jinn to produce work at the horest possible rate, and of a superior quality. STEAM and SAILING VESSELS promptly fitted up with CABIN FURNITURE and PASSENGERS' REQUISITES. SOLID and PORTABLE Furniture, Bedclini,3lusquito Hangers, &c. for Foreign Umates. Families going abroad will receive every informa tion respecting the articles best adapted for their particular destinations. Marchants, Captains, and Dealers, supplied with the utmost dispatch on the most liberal terms. " CARPETING, of the fabric especially made for the first upholstery houses, viz., Brussels, Kidderminster, and Venetian ; also a few of the much.admired velvet pile carpets, hearth rugs, druggets, baize, floor cloth, &c. BEDDING, BLANKETS, &c., well seasoned, real Dantzic feathers, also equally prepared light downy feathers for second and third rate beds, elastic spring, hair, and wool mattresses, real Witney, fine Bath and York blankets, Marseilles quilts and counterpanes. In the article of bedding, blankets, &c. so essentially important to all, IL,L. C. is determined that no trader shall supply them on better terms • Families in the country may command the most approved taste, by being waited on at home with patterns; and designs made on the spot, calculated to harmonize with the plans, proportions, and decorations of the rooms; and their orders delivered and fixed on terms forming a very small addition to the first cost, by the system adopted by this concern. With this short enumeration of the leading articles of his trade, and the very favourable terms on which he undertakes. to supply them I.IER 1( L. COOPER appeals to all claS - ses, for a continuation of that nastoring preference hitherto affbrded his house, 93, Bishopsgate-street_ within; Western Branch, 57, Conduit-street, nine d. , ors from Regent-street. H. L. C. begs respectfully to solicit particular attention to the address ; also, that any article will by exchanged, F honk' a fair objection arise, thus securing the public roses risk. Lpttapn, 1836. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. , Further Proofs of the astonishing efficacy of Medicine. " To Mr. Prout. 229, Strand, London. " Sia,—Having suffered several years from the Gout, the attack in creasing with greater severity each year, which rendered me frequently incapable of attending to my business—in this situation I was recom. mended by a friend to try BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. I lost no time in commencing with them, and I am happy to in— form you that a few doses gave me most essential relief; and, before the box was finished, I was completely free from pain If you are et liberty, Si”, to make use of . this letter as you may think proper for the benefit of others similarly afflicted. I am, Sir, your's, &c. " CHAS. IsIARSTON." Duncan-street, Leeds, Oct. 3, 1335. " TO MR. PROUT. sm,—Unaccustomed to eulogise, or even to think favourable of ad yartised medicines of any kind ; but having suffered several months from an a ff ec tion of one knee and foot, which had been repeatedly blistered, and bled With leeches, without any permanent relief; also having em ployed warm Harrowgate baths, as well as Buxton waters, with as little 6uec th prevail e d upon b y a most intimate' friend, who hs.eclet'' l experienced l essential benefit II•om Blair's Pill 4, to try a box, which I did; end, by persevering a few days, I was considerably relieved, and in lees thane fortnight I was a b l e to walk up the Cheven with perfect ease, and without my stick. You will have the goodness, Sir, to hand this Acknowledgment of pry gratitude to the inventor of this invaluable medicine, weir., l 114 convince(' the that all advertised medicines are not quackery. " NV: H.*" Otlev, Oct 1, 1535. * Mr. E. Smeeton, ea sLeower of Albion-street, Leeds, will satisfy any pe, son respecting the authenticity of this letter. Sold ,by Thomas tvp, Strand, London ; and b_ his appointment .";4 respitctable Medicine-venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. Uri. per bog, Ask for Blair's Gout anti Rheumatic Pills; and see that the signature, " Thomas Prout" is on the outside of the wrapper. This day was published, in 2 vols. post Bro., RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ARTILLERY OFFICER ; Or, SCENES AND ADVENTURES IN IRELAND, AMERICA, FLANDERS, AND FRANCE. By BENSON EARLE HILL, Esq, " Full of anecdote, fun, fighting, and adventure, such as no other life but a soldier's could furnish."—Naval and Military Gazette. " Mr. Hill is one of the best of story-tellers. The vein of dra matic humour, tempered by natural kindliness of disposition, that runs through these volumes, will make the reader as much pleased with the character of the author, which is thus unconsciously be trayed, as with the work itself."—Atlas. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Pubiiiher in Ordinary to his Majesty. - - NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE. Shortly will be published, Ti - INTS FOR A PARLIAMENTARY EN. QUIRY into the MANAGEMENT of the NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE, Founded upon Facts recently disclosed. Together with Observa tions relative to the Resignation of Three of the New Batch o: Directors. LONDON, TCESDAY EVENING, JULY 5. .1836. • EDUCATION. ERMANY.—The Principal of an English Es- I tablishment, for the limited number of Eight y oung Gentle ma, at BONN, on the Rhine, informs Parents and Guardians that he has TWO VACANCIES. The treatment of the pupils is ex tremely liberal. The Gentlemen will be in London, until the 10th inst, and his address, with prospectuses and full particulars, may be obtained on application, by letter, to Messrs. Carpenter and Son, Old Bond-street, ; and Mr. Scripp's newspaper . office, Southmol ton-street, Bond-street. Jay of this city, and the comfort of its inhabitants. It was delightful to his feelings to witness men of all parties uniting band and heart in this great national undertaking, and he would call en all present to give it their zealous support. It was a safe investment for capital, and would in its completion require much labour, by which both commerce and agriculture would he greatly benefitted. The Chairman then called upon the Secretary, T. Osier, Esq., to read the report of . the provisional committee. REPORT. The Directors of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company desire to express the gratification they feel at being enabled to convene a general meeting of the proprietary after a lapse of only six weeks from the passing of the Act of Incorporation, and of not more than eight months since the first projection of this important and extensive undertaking. Within that brief period, a line of seventy-five miles, toge ther with a branch of 5 miles to Tiverton, has been accurately surveyed and laid down, under all the difficulties and impedi ments of winter with unexampled rapidity ;;at the same season, ample sources of revenue, derivable from existing traffic, have been developed and proved by actual observation, and the as sent of a very large majority of landowners ascertained and re corded: , the' racticability and advantages of the measure have been demonstrated under all the conditions of new and more jealous rules of parliamentary investigation and the under taking has received th e sanct i on o f the Legislature after a scrutiny that has only tended to throw a clearer light on its F to the confidence of the public. Amongst these, perhaps, the most distinguished is, that sin gular degree of security from future competition which, on closer examination this line has been f oun d to possess i n i ts geographical peculiarities ; being-so remarkably walled in, as it were, by continued ranges of lofty hills, lying north and south, and extending from the vales traversed by it, to the seas on either coast, that, for the purposes of a railway, these latter may be distintly proved to afford the only available passage to the western counties from any point eastward of Taunton. The Directors have great pleasure in reporting that ar rangements, mutually satisfactory, have been concluded with Mr, Brunel for the retention of his services as principal en gineer to the Company ; and to those who are acquainted with the professional qualifications of Mr. Gravatt, and the extent to which the able and rapid survey in November last may be ascribed to his indefatigable energy and perseverance, it will be matter of no ordinary satisfaction that he has accepted the appointment of resident engineer. The leading desideratum of an eligible terminus has been already secured, and arrangements are making for its com pletion, in accord ance w i t h te views of the Directors of the Great Western Railway, on such liberal principles of mutual accommodation for the convenience of the public as cannot fail to be highly conducive to the interest of both Companies. Several important arrangements with different landholders have been advantageously effected, and active operations are in progress for the immedi a t e commencement o f t h e work. Without deviating from the Parliamentary line, there is good reason to believe that the inclined plane and assistant engine to the summit-level of Ashton Waters may be dis pensed with ; in which case, nearly the whole extent of the railway by Clevedon, Weston-super-Mare, Uphill, Burnham, &c., to Bridgwater and Taunton, will be the most level in the United Kingdom. It is confidently believed by the engineer that the construc tion of the line itself will be not less expeditious than the movements that have preceded it, and that in the spring of 1838, or in about twenty-two months from the present time the railway will be open from Bristol to Taunton, and from Exeter to Collumpton, thus leaving a distance of only twenty miles unfinished ; and that the entire line will be completed within three yeaas and a half. Within two years, therefore, a profitable return will accrue to the proprietors on a consi derable proportion of their outlay ; in addition to which fa vourable circumstance, it should be remembered, that on the payment of two-thirds of the capital, they are empowered by the Act to procure the remainder on loan, and that the expe rience of other Railway Companies has proved that this may be readily effected on advantageous terms. A more minute reference to the several items of receipt and expenditure, has not only fully con v i nce d th e Di rectors o f the adequacy of the proposed capital to meet every contingency, but, viewed in connection with the advancing prosperity of the country, and the still more extraordinary progress of scien tific economy, has satisfied them that the advantage of the un dertaking as an investment has been considerably under-rated. Since the projection of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, an Act has been obtained for the construction of a line from Glou cester to Birmingham ; and the country is already surveyed, under the superintendence of Mr. Brunel, for a line connect ing the Coalpit- Heath Railway with that of Cheltenham and Sefindare, near Stroud ; this projected line, therefore, of only tvienty miles in length, is all that now remains to complete the connection betwixt Exeter, through Bristol, Gloucester, and Birmingham, with Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Hull. Mr. Brunel ia also engaged in surveying the country west of Exeter, with a view to a railway from that city to Ply mouth and Devonport, which there can be no doubt, when completed, must.considerably augment the resources of every other connected with it. That no attainable facility may be wanting for the transfer of the shareholders' investments, the Directors recommend the immediate establishment of an office in London, at which every particular relating to them may be daily and instantly ascertained. The expense of such an arrangement compared with its advantages to the public will be inconsiderable, and steps have been already taken for effecting it with a prospect of results highly satisfactory. With the exception of that portion of the shares which have been already applied for in part payment for land to owners on the line, and a small reserve for contingencies, the allot ment of the shares has been completed. The Directors have subjoined a Statement of their receipt and expenditure, showing their disbursements from the ear liest formation of the Company, to the close of the quarter which has just expired, to have amounted to 25,8471. 15s. ld., in reference to which it should he remembered, first, that the survey was made under circumstances which of necessity very largely enhanced its cost ; and, secondly, that the opposition to the Bill in Parliament, though utterly ineffectual, was, nevertheless, protracted, and occasioned as large an augmen tation of expense to the Company, by the lengthened attend ance of counsel, witnesses, parliamentary agents, solicitors, and directors, as if its real character had been altogether different ; and to which, it is no more than an act of justice to acknow ledge, that the exertions of the solicitors, as well as those of the engineers, have been such, as could alone have been at tended with success in an undertaking of such extreme emer , gency. In reverting to the progress of the Bill through the Com mittee of the House of Commons, the Directors desire to ex press their grateful sense of the zealous, able, and unwearied support which the measure received from Wm. Miles, Esq., M.P., in his capacity of Chairman, and to return their thanks, so justly due, to another representative of the county of So merset, Edw. Ayshford Sanford, Esq., by whom Mr. Miles's place was so efficiently supplied during his necessary a b sence from London. T o hi s G race t h e Duke of Beaufort, also, who kindly expressed his willingness to undertake the charge of the Bill in the Ilouse of Lords, they wish to offer their thank ful acknowledgments. Having thus submitted to the great body of the proprietors a faithful and unreserved account of their own past proceed ings and of the present prospects of the Company, they now resign their Stewardship, in the sincere conviction that the object they have laboured to attain will be fraught with advan tages to the commercial, manufacturing e and agricultural inte rests of the country, and to the cities which it will be. the means of uniting, as well as productive of an ample profit on the capital employed in its accomplishiaent. STATEMENT. To amount of capital on 15,000 shares, at 21. 10s. per share £37,500 0 0 GENERAL ABSTRACT. Expenses incurred by the Company, includ ing all outstanding claims, to 30th June, 1836. Engineering, including sur veyors and professional evidence in Parliament ... £4,916 0 0 Parliamentary agents and fees 1,720 15 9 Parliamentary expenses, in cluding witnesses, hire of committee -room% canvass observing road traffic, and other disbursements... 3,393 15 11 Country agents' charges and " That the proprietors desire gratefully to acknowledge the steady end valuable assistance given to their interests by Edward Aysliford Sanford, Esq.,. M. P., who so kindly offi ciated as Chairman of the Committee on this Bill, during the unavoidable absence of Mr. Miles." The motion was seconded by Mr. Goodhind, and carried unanimously. Mr. DIBSDALL said, every person at all acquainted with the business of the Houses of 'Parliament must be aware of the ex treme difficulty which sometimes arises, of meeting with an efficient, and, at the same time, a willing advocate to take care of any particular measure. The Committee had; in fact, that difficulty, and by means of it they had been thrown back for some days; but at that time the Noble Duke, to whom the resolution he was about to propose referred, stepped for ward and undertook the management of the Bill in the Upper House. He, therefore, begged to move— " That the thanks of the proprietors be respectfully offered to his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, for the willingness so promptly expressed to undertake the management of the Bill in the HOMO of Lords, in the event of opposition." The motion was carried unanimously. RoBERT . BRIGHT, Esq., then moved the iippointment of a Board of Directors, and in very elegant terms bore tes timony to the admirable conduct of the gentlemen of the Provisional CoMinittee. From his time having been almost fully occupied as one of the Directors 8f the Great Western Railway, he had had but few opportunities of doing more than observing the admirable spirit in which they prosecuted the labours entrusted to them ; but he was acquain ted With the excellent qualities which the Commitee comprised, and he reposed the most implicit confidence in the honour and business-habits of its respected chairman; he confided in the acumen and talent of the respective legal adviser ; and he trusted in the sagacity of the excellent secretary, whose ser vices were above all praise, and who, in his own, combined the vigour of youth with the experience of maturity. Mr. Bright moved— ' .. That the following gentlemen, be appointed the Di. rectors of this Company, under the 138th clause of the Act of Incorporation:--- a Fred. Ricketts W. Morgan John flare, Jun. S. Waring James Brown John Tyrrell W. Watson Saml. Lucas Patrick Miller, M.D. James Gibbs D. Wills Richard Ball Robert Castle W. Browne John Browne." W. TOTILILL, Esq. had great pleasure in seconding the motion, and he congratulated the Meeting on the unexampled and speedy accomplishment of the hope held out to the inha bitants of Exeter—that the Great Western line would ulti mately he extended to that city, as a great inducement for them to 6upport that undertaking; a hope which at tho time they could scarcely have ventured to anticipate was so. near realisation: _ 'The motion was then put and carried unanimously. Th e CUAIRMAN, as on e o f t h e newly-appointed Directors, returned thanks. He could assure the Proprietors that if, as a Committee, they had felt anxious to promote their interests, their zeal would now be more ardent than ever. .G. A. SAuNDEns, Esq., the London Secretary of the Great Western Railway, then rose to address the Meeting amidst considerable applause. He said, in presenting himself be . ; ore the Meeting, he owed an apology for having arrived ntiso l ate an hour, by which, too, he had been deprived h ear i ng some part of the discussion whith had taken, place ; but after the speeches which he had heart, ver- little remai ne d f or hi m to say, unless it was to 'exhaust their patience, for those speeches comprised all the topiq4 Ponnected with, and h ear i ng on , t h e undertakin , l. He could not help congratulating the meeting on the bright prospect; of the undertaking —it was a legitimate subject for congratulation, as it highly concerned the pros perity of Bristol. The progress which had been mde was to him perfectly astonishing, particularly when he remembered that at a meeting held 18 months since, in the same room in which they were now assembled, a doubt was expressed whether a railway between this city and London would suc ceed. The vigour which had been manifested in the opera- 740 13 3 expenses ........... ........ Solicitors' bills, including fees to Counsel and other law charges and disburse- ments 12,883 9 3 Advertising, printing, &c 250 17 1 General disbursements, con sisting of office expe nses , rent, furniture, &c., sala ries to secretaries and clerks, stationary, po s t-, vies travelling a n d a ll in r ' cidental expenses in Bris tol and at London 1,942 3 10 25,847 15 1 £11,652 4 11 PEina MAn, Esq., said, that after the comprehensive re port which had been read, it would be scarcely necessary to say much on the subject. It was pleasing to him, as well as to the other gentlemen present, to find things going on so pros perously, and great merit was due to the Directors, for having conducted the undertakin g in so excellent a manner. 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The attendance was numerous and highly respectable ; com prising, besides, a large number of our leading merchants, several gentlemen from distant parts of the kingdom, and from the metropolis, including C. A. Sanders, Esq., the London Secretary to the Great Western Railway Company, and J. K. Brunel, Esq. About half-past twelve o'clock, on the motion of P. Maze, Esq., Frederick Ricketts, Esq., Chairman of the Provisional Committee, was called to the Char. The Chairman said, he begged leave to thank them for the honor done him in electing him Chairman of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. He also felt anxious to further this undertaking to the best of his power. He would not oc cupy the time of the meeting in pointing out the advantages and great importance of the undertaking, because that was in abler hands • but he could . not ref ra i n f rom express i ng h i s feelings of gladness at seeing the progress made by the Great Western Railway, as well as the Bristol and Exeter, which, when completed, must greatly increase the trade and prospe- 14s, 17s. 20s. 20s. PRICE 7D. retire from the scenes of life, but he must say, that it made him very happy to see Bristol standing in such a position as she now did. He believed that Bristol, as well as the country generally, was never so prosperous as at this present time. Why, if they looked throughout the country generally, they would not find a spot which was not flourishing. He hoped the Directors would go on, step by step, till they attained the summit of their prosperity. Mr. Maze concluded by moving— " That the report of the Directors now read be received and adopted." The motion was seconded by JOHN HAnFORD, E sq ., an d car ried unanim ous ly. WILLIAM WATSON, Esq., in moving the second resolution, said he was quite sure that every inhabitant of this city felt gratified that the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill had passed into a law, and that they felt convinced the measure would be of immense advantage to the interests of the com munity generally, in affording a cheap and expeditious medium of transit to the West of England. They had all felt, as trades men or manufacturers, how much the London houses had of late interfered with the ground which lay legitimately within their own immediate Sphere; but he hoped shortly, as they would have the means of bringing their warehouses as it were almost in contact with their customers, that they would be able to recover their old connections, and that many of their former friends would return to them. Mr. Watson concluded with moving— " That the Corporate Seal of the Company be affixed to the register of Proprietors now produced." The motion was seconded by Mr. Grans, and carried-unani mously. C. B. FRIPP, Esq., said he had been called upon rather unexpectedly to take a part in the proceedings, but, neverthe less, when he looked to the purport of the resolution which had been put into his hand, which was a vote of thanks to the Directors, ne most cordially complied with the request made to him. Before, however, proposing it to the meeting, he would for a moment advert to the very satisfactory report they had just heard read, arid he could not but congratulate them on its contents. Although he was more intimately connec ted with another important undertaking—the Great Western Railway, yet he could sincerely say that he was most anxious to promote this undertaking, which would conduct them further into the western counties. . Mr. Fripp then, at some length, went into the advantages which were opening to the country from the adoption of the railway communication, in which he touched upon the improvements which have succes sively characterised succeeding ages, but which, in their in fancy, have had to struggle against impediments which, in the present day, aided by the discoveries of Science, no longer exist. If the meeting would look back foi' a short period, scarcely more than twelve months, it would perceive that there was then but a chance only that the Great Western Bill would pass: but since then it had become law, and the works were in active operation ; the present undertaking had also within that short period been originated—the Act had been passed—and it would also shortly be put into exe cution. The advantages that would ultimately result from railway communication it was impossible for him to detail ; he would riot take up the time of the meeting by attempting to describ e th e resu l ts t h at may b e expected to follow, from this line in particular; but he would say with respect to them all, that, if well arranged—if well marked out, there could be no doubt of ultimate success. Mr. Fripp, after ex pressing his conviction that the undertaking was a firm and sulistantial one, concluded by moving— " That the cordial thanks of the proprietors be given to the Directors, who have so ably and successfully superintended the affairs of this Company." The motion was seconded by Mr. SHAPLAND, and carried unanimously. • The CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Directors, returned thanks. He begged to assure the Proprietors that they had ever felt the utmost anxiety to promote the success of the un dertaking. SAMUEL WARING, Esq., in moving a vote of thanks to W. Miles, .Esq., M.P., said he could bear testimony to the great zeal, kindness, and attention, which Mr. Miles had evinced towards the Bill. One of the Directors of the Southampton Company complained last year at their public meeting that Lord Wharncliffe, the Chairman of the Lords' Committee on the " Great Western" Bill, was not satisfied with being Chairman, but was so zealous as to be virtually Counsel for the Bill. He (Mr. Waring) would confess the same of Mr. Miles, as Chairman of the Commons' Committee on the " British and Exeter" Bill, and the inhabitants of Bristol and the counties of Somerset and Devon, owe him a debt of grati tude accordingly. Whoever will look at the Ordnance .Map, now before the meeting, would sec that the line they had adopted was the only one at all available for the purposes of a Railway, and that they are secure from all interruption. The projected lines over the elevated and bleak Downs near Salis bury, are mere phantoms. Supposing any parties should be insane enough to attempt either of them, it would never afford a particle of profit on the inevitable outlay, as none but eccen tric antiquaries, on a pilgrimage to the burying-places of the ancient Britons, would ever choose such a tedious course, whilst the journey from London on the easy gradients of the " Great Western" and " Bristol arid Exeter" lines would oc cupy so much less time, and be through a' far more delightful country. He begged to move— " That the best thanks of the Proprietors be presented to Wm. Miles, Esq., M.P., for his zealous and efficient support of the Bill for establishing this Company during its progress through the Committee of the House of Commons." W. JOHNSON, Esq., as one of the witnesses examined be fore the committee, could second the motion with pleasure, having himself witnessed the admirable conduct of the gentle man alluded to. The motion was adopted unanimously. Mr. POWELL said—he was examined More the Committee of the House of Commons, and he left a statement with the Hon. Chairman, showing that by the Railway they would be able to send goods of his manufacture at a cost 53 per cent. below what they would be charged either by waggon or canal. He would state to the meeting, that where, some few years ago, they had 40 or 50 customers in the Western counties, they were now redhced to 4 or 5 ; but looking to the improve meuts which the railway would effect in the transit, they might hope in a few years, not only to recover their old connections, but to extend their transactions to a very considerable amount. Mr. Powell moved— Coo of this undertaking had excited praise, not only in this neighbourhood but in the metropolis and elsewhere, and de servedly too. From almost the very first suggestion of the railway, the capital was subscribed, the plans were lodged at the necessary places, and the Company were ready to go to Parliament for an Act authorising its formation. He pre sented himself to the meeting, as a proprietor in the under taking, to express his joy at the activity which hal been manifested. But he had a larger interest in it than that, viz., his connection with another undertaking, the G: eat Western. The two were closely allied together, they were. similar in interests, and if his friend (Mr. Bright) hid left him one topic to touch upon, it was their identity under ore engineer. He could say, without being biassed by the par tiality of friendship, for be had only known Mr. Brunel since he (Mr. S.) had been connected With the Great We;tern Railway, that having closely observed him, every day. nay every hour, convinced him more and more that it would be impossible to place the formation of the line in better hands than his. The rapid progress of the Great Western Railway was scarcely observable to those uninterested in it, but still its progress was rapid, and the same vigorous measures would be adopted by Mr. Brunel with regard to the Bristol and Exeter Railway. And in the rapidity of its completion one great ele ment of success lay, for in this is attained not only an early re turn for the capital invested, but the speedy downfall of all competing lines. One of the Directors had drawn their atten tion to another line of railway (the South Western), projected in opposition to the Bristol and Exeter, which he characterized as " impossible "of completion. Now he did not like to em ploy that word, he would therefore use the mildest term in. expressing his belief that the nature of the country rendered it improbable that the line in question could be brought into competition with theirs. But if it were, it would he with but small expectation of profits ; and if it were carried through Taunton, in his opinion, it would in crease the traffic of their own railway there, even if it diminished it in a slight degree in other quarters. As res pected this city, these undertakings would entitle it to be called the Western Metropolis, for on the formation of the numerous railways radiating from this city, the commerce and general prosperity of the city would be increased to a vast extent. It well deserved such a designation, for Bristol had come forward under circumstances of peculiar difficulty, and nobly supported the Great Western Railway, which led to the present undertaking, and that to others, and he had no doubt that these undertakings would lead to that result which they all desired, namely, the local and general prosperity of the city. With regard to the Bristol and Exeter Railway, it must not be considered as a branch railway; it was a main trunk-- and at the same time a link in the chain connecting the east with the west. It was a good line, and it was very practicable to extend it beyond Exeter. lie viewed it as a great na tional undertaking, which reflected great credit on this city. And how had it been accomplished ? He had ad verted to the manner in which it had originated; it had received the sanction of the legislature, and it was now on the eve of being proceeded with ; and, moreover, it was placed in hands which justified a hope of its speedy completion. His friend, Mr. Robert Bright, had adverted to the reward of the Directors for their past services. Now, he would put it to him self, as a proprietor, and to the gentlemen assembled, whether there ought to be another reward besides that which his friend had proposed should be given them—whether it was right for them to be reaping the benefit of the time and experience of the Directors without making them some remuneration ? If he chose, he might take custom as his ground for asking t hi s. It was done by o th er R a il way Companies, and indeed he had no doubt that the Proprietors of the Bristol and Exeter Rail way would vote a sum of money for the purpose. Whatever sum was voted, however, would be inadequate to the proper re muneration of the services rendered in the undertaking by the Directors. From his own knowledge, he could say that their duties were of no ordinary character, and if the annual sum of 1,600/. were applied to this purpose, they would have an abundant return. He should not scruple therefore to move— That the sum of 1,600/. be applied, annually, as the re muneration of the services of the Directors, in the manner which they may consider the most equitable and conducive to the interests of the Company, to commence from the passing of this Act." The resolution was seconded by JOSEPH Lax, Esq., and. carried unanimously. J. TYRRELL, Esq., said, there was a latin inscription in St. Paul's, relative to Sir Richard Wren, to the effect, "If you seek for my monument, look around you;" and I must say, if you wish to know any thing of Mr. Brunel, look. around you; and I do think, %ben you reflect on the short: time that has elaped since this undertaking was first projected—when you look to the extraordinary information he displayed in his examination before Parliament on your Bill, it must appear to you almost incredulous that, in so short a space of time, he should have been able, not merely to make a survey of the line, but to make himself acquainted with almost every square yard—almost every hedge throughout its whole extent. In alluding to the prospects of the railway, Mr. Tyrrell said, he had been much in the habit of visiting the watering places in Devonshire, and he generally found among the company persons from the most distant parts of the United Kingdom--from the extreme north of Scotland and the west of Ireland ; and it had often struck hire that so many should be found to quit their homes, leaving their servants and their establishments behind them, and wilting to bear the heavy charges which, under such circumstances, must be incurred. But if, with all thesedisadvautages, the company was neverthe less numerous, what influx might they not expect when the Railway should be completed—when, instead of acking p his carriage, a gentl eman would only have occasion to put tut upon the line, seat himself inside, with his coachman on the box, and his servants behind, and after an hour's sleep, find himself walking in the streets of one of the towns of Devon shire? There was one question—would the undertaking prove a profitable investment ? He woltld candidly confess that that was a subject on which he did not feel wholly disin terested : at first he took a few shares, before he had suf ficiently inquired into the merits of the undertaking ; having done so, however, he then took a few more, and such was now his confidence in it that, by the blessing of God, he hoped to keep the one and the other as a permanent, and, he had no doubt a profitable investment. Mr. Tyrrell moved— , That the cordial thanks of the proprietors be given to J. K. Brunel, Esq., for the distinguished and unwear ed exer tions, by means of which an Act for the construction of the Railway has been obtained during the present Session of Par liament." G. JONES, Es q ., i n secon di ng the resolution, said that no remarks of his could possibly add to the celebrity which Mr. Brunel had justly obtained. As one of the Directors of the Great Western Railway, he certainly did look with some little jealousy to the application made by the Bristol and Exeter Company for Mr. Brunel's services : fearing that the accumulation upon that Gentleman \of so many weighty and. important duties, would lead t o th e su bj ugation of his powers ; but wh en that Gentleman applied to them to be permitted to accept the appointment that was offered him,' he felt convinced that ho would not undertake it unless he was confident of going through with it. He begged, however, to assure the meeting that he felt greatly interested in the success of the present undertaking ; for he believed that the prosperity of the two lines was indissolubly connected, and he had no doubt that both the one anci the other of them would succeed. It was pleasing to look back at the progress that had been made in improving the prospects of the city of Bristol, within the last last two years, and gratifying it was to reflect that, though they had had much to contend with, they had, as it were e trotted over the course. He was quite satisfied that the sera. ral measures which had been proposed would be speedily and happily completed, and he had no doubt they would lead to other, if not to greater improvements, and that, in a short time, the reproach which hung about the city would be wiped off, and it would no longer be made a bye-ward. Mr. Jones concluded by heartily seconding the motion., which was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. BRUNEL, after acknowledging the handsome manner in which the meeting had been pleased to notice his services, said, it was a subject of great pride to him to find himself con nected with two of the most important works at present in course of prosecution, and both of which were calculated to contribute to the wealth, and add to the importance of the city of Bristol. He felt that, as much had been said respecting the short period in which the Company lad -been brought to its present favourable position, and in reference to the success that had attended their application to Parliament, it was due from him to state that v er y muc h of that success was justly at tributed to one of their Directors —Mr. Samuel Waring. When that gentleman had first applied to him, he enquired how far it was practicable to got the Bill through the present Parliament, and in reply he had said that such a thing was inn. possible. On this Mr. W. had remarked, that nothing was ime possible, and it was mainly owing to the manner in which no reiterated that one word, that he was induced to proceed on the instant with the survey. Mr. B. then alluded to the courtesy he had experienced from Mr. Sanford, the member for West Somer set, and also to the patriotic feeling of that gentleman, who, es'llen it was first proposed to carry the Hale throagb the centre of his park, seeing the Immense advantage that would result to the districts threaigh which it would p ass offered no oppo sition. In coneleision, Mr. B. begged themeeting to acc e pt his thanks ice the kind feeling they had manifested towards him, and repeated what he had said in the same room on a forme! occasion,—that he hoped they would never regret the engagement made with him. Jona VINING, Esq., in moving the following resolution,, said he felt quite satisfied that the ability therein acknowledged would carry on the undertaking to a successful constammation. He begged to move— " That the best thanks of the proprietors be riven to the solicitors, for the ability and energy with which they haee con ducted the legal proceedings of this Compary." The motion was seconded by Mr. TiRRELL, and carried unanimously. Mr. Osnomee, on behalf of himself and partner, and of Messrs. Savory and Clarle, returned thanks. Mr. RUDIIALL, aftea a few remarks expressive of his entire confidence in the 'undertaking, moved— " That Ova Directors be requested to print their R e p or t, to gethee with the statement of receipts and expenditure, and a e:.ey of the minutes of proceedings at this meeting, for the use of the proprietors." The motion was seconded by Mr. MALLARD, and carried aria nimeusly. The Chairman was then about to leave the chair; when J. TYRRELL, Esq., said that they were Unfortunately about to, overlook a very important resolution. He bore his testimony to the valuable services of the Secretary, and moved__ That the zeal, ability, and interest, manifested by Mr., Thomas Osier, the Secretary, in the management of this . undertaking, entitle him to the b es t th an k s o f t h e proprie tors." The motion was. seconded and carried by acclamation. The Chairman haiing quitted the chair, the same was tr.kett by SAMUEL. WArniNcr, Esq., when it was proposed and unan' t _ mously carried—_« That the cordial thanks of this meeting - 0 0 given to FRED. Rlcizrrirs, Esq., for his able conduct ilk `tho chair." NATURALIST'S LIBRARY; This day was published, price 65., with Thirty Coloured Plates, and Portrait and Mem o i r o f Si r Hans Slo ane , T HE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY, Vol. XIII. (MAMMALIA, Vol. V.) Containing the ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS, HIPPOPO TAMUS, &e. By Sir WILLIAM JARDINE, Bart. London': S. Highley, 32, Fleet-street ; W. H. Lizars, Edin burgh; and W. Curry', Jun., and Co., Dublin.