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In Bvo with Portrait, &c., 145., handsomely bound, THE LIFE OF HIS ROYAL HIGIIIiESS FIELD-3IAR6HAL PIM:ES OF SX{ARES • HE - COURT of DIRECTORS of thzi EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, - That a Proprietor of East India Stdek has given notice, that at tit , ?. Quarterly General Court of the sail Company, ,appointed to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-stmet, on WZDNESDAY, the 20th inst., . he will submit the following motion, viz. : " That the papers concerning the expulsion of Captain Peter Gor don from the district of Madura be rrintel for the use of the mem bers of this Court." That another Proprietor has given notice that he will submit the following motions, viz.:— " That the Court of Directors do lay before the Ceurt of rro- Prietors all the papers connected with the dismissal of NI. Vencata ruYloo, as notified in the Fcc.t. St. George ",Gazette" of date 25th Ja• hoary, 1548." " That the removal of the Judges of the Ccurt of Sudder and Fouj -441.17 Adawlut by the Government of the Marquis of Tweeedale was as unconstitutional as his Lordship's residence on the Neibdterry hills, a " Performance of acts of Government when separated foam the . Council of Government, was in violation of Act 39 and 43 George 'IL, cap. 79, sec. 12." That another rroprietor has given notice that he will submit the ollowing motion, viz.:— " That the Court of Proprietorsshould ex pre:s their regret that the Board of - Control sh afd have proceeded v WI such unnecessary baste to confirm the confiscation of the Slndh pri, cipality, an that file Board of Control be moved to a re-conslderat on of the case of the Arneers in view to some suitable provisi n for the exiled princes hi their native land." The sante Proprietor has also given notice that he will submit the following motion, viz. : • " That the Court of Proprietors, participating in those feelings of regret, of which there have been such frequent manifestations on :he Part of the mercantile and manutac.uring communities , at the insignificant outlay which has been incurred in Western India for affording suitable access to the cotton-growing and other more pro . cluetive portions of the British territory, and for the due develope !Tient thereby of its well ascertained and most valuable e ,: unites, do most earnestly recoannetid to the Court of Directors the 'Hunediate adoption of some comprehensive scheme of carriage-way c ommunication therewith front :be nearest river and seaports, of Which the district populations generally might also reap a permanent enetlt, such a measure being not less called for by considerations of humanity towards those most impoverished classes of our native 'Wets, the cultivators of the toil, and those engaged in the very ullsorne, and dangerous transport of it produce, than for the main tenance and improvement of the revenue, and whereby alone tie I ncreasing demand in this. country for cotton wool can nfordinary lunch less in seasons of scarcity or suspended- intercourse with America, be adequately met." JAMES MELVILL, Secretary. IIANK cf ENGLAND,' 11Aucn 12, 1850. The Court of Directors of the Gwernor and Company of the hank of England give notice, That a General Court will be, held at the Bank, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consider of a DIVE "END. Also that another General Court will be held at the Bank ou TunDAy, the 9th of April next, front Ten o'clock In the Fore !oon, till Four in the Afternoon, for the ELECTION of a GOVER f' Olt and DEPUTY-GOVERNOR for the year ensuing (which will be declared that evening) ; and the same Court will be continued by adjournmert, and held at the same place, and during the same ]lours, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of April next, for theELEC ON of TWENTY-FOUR DIRECTORS (which will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter), and the Election of the Twenty-four Directors will be declared as soon as the S crutiny is ov.r. Printed lists of the Proprietors having votes will be ready to be de 11vered at the Bank on Tuesday, the 26th of March instant. JOHN KNIGHT, Secretary. N.R. Ay an Act rassed in the 7th yearof the reign of Geo. 111., ; 10 Person will be ititled to vote at the said election who shall not have been six talendar months possessed in h's own right of .the stock for which he shall then give his vote, unless the said stock shall Il are been acquired, or shall have come by bequest, or by marri=e, °!' by succession to an Intestate's estato, or by tha custom of the city of Lyndon, or by any deed of settlement after the death of any per 'Oh wLo shall have been entitled for life to the dividends of such stock. yHE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Incorporated by Charter 17th September, 1849, for receiving QPosits at interest, discounting blls, making advances on approved s ecurities, granting cash credits, an 1 transac Mg. every other descrip tion of bar.king business on the Scottish System. 6, TOKENHOUSE-YARD, LOTOBURY. The Directoi . s have the satisfaction to announce that they are !bout to open branches of the Royal British Bank in the Strand (No. ' 29 , corner' f Agar-street), and No. 77, Bridge-road, Lambeth. , The Strand Branch will be opened for business on MONDAY, the 11th instant, and the Lambeth as soon as the premises are ready. ~- t he hours of public business will be from Nine A.M. till Four P.M. daily The rates of * interest, &c., to be charged on advances, and al „ on accounts and deposits, must of course vary with the state of the market,. and the value of mosey, which so frenuently flue 'atcsi• but the Directors propose that the following shall, until t Ur ther notice, be their • TEEMS OF ROSINESS b ePosit AccOnits —3 per cent. will be credited daily, on all deposits for ntimand upwards, and the interes t paid mon tidy, or m accu thmu ated half-yearly at the option Obthe depositor, tor every su not en ~ Ora ' n, and which in such cases will for the next period of six nionths fora; • together an Increased principal sum bearing interest at 3 par cent.; if not thea drawn, be again accumulated as above for the next h a ir - yearly . period, and so on progressively, compounding the interest i f 4 , l , f- Yearly. But in any partietnar case of need, the Directors will, ma circumstances justify an exception from their rules, repay any hart or the whole of the depo.it. The Directors having by.the Charter the peculiar privilege of gra 11.Y inca asin.r the capital, will, when new shares are being alioted, ~,, ' v e a preference, after the existing shareholders, to depositors who ° " n ay wish to become proprietors, according to the priority of their Vipications, allowing, until a dhidend be declared, three per cent. n terest on all deposits set apart for shares. In a - Tordance with the purpose of the Institution, and of the early promise of its Pr omoters, viz., to endeavour to make the proprietary body as nu- I t 'orous as possible, and the corporation, as far as the !aw will per 'la, a society for banking on the princip'es of a mutual benefit association, the shareholders will have a preterence in the enjoyment of such benefits as the bank can legitimately afford. „§Pecial Deposits for shorter or longer periods than six months wll be received on :inch terms as may be arranged in each particular ea se. • kbrawing or Current Accounts—One per cent. interest reckone'l 6,1 1 day to day, will be allowed en all balances constant for six leenths,. of 100/. and upwards ; and two per cent. on al such b alances exceeding 200/. ; but the permanent maintenance of any " 41 anee will not be insisted on, when the party has not also a dis ei)llut account. Cash Credit Accounts will be granted to respectable parties on Per sonalE security, or such guarantees as may be sa t is f actory to the on the A commission of one per cent. half - y earl y will be char g ed Vac amount of the credit, but interest ( 5 per cent. p er ann.) will b e d ebited on the balance only of actual:cashifrom time to time drawn hy the party after deduction of the sums paid in. To share holders the commission on cash crectits will be but a half per cent. hal f - yearly. All accounts will be balanced half-yearly. Ctliciai rece'pts will, on the one hand, be given to customers for all P"s aid in, and their cheques on V:e other will be preserved by the „'allk P till the succeeding half-yearly balance, when the accounts will certified and, the vouchers exchanged, except in cases where par- , "" may specially wish for a different arrangement. Advances or Loans on Promissory Notes with marketable securi tiesreadily convertible, will be made at the rates proportioned to 1 - nature and value of the security in each case. , biseounts of Bills otExchange will be made at the rates of the day; my to parfies.having drawing tceotints, and keeping balances " 1 not Jess than one•fourth of the amount of their discounts. All Bilis for Discount must be lodged daily before 12 noon, and not c alled for till - after 2 P.M. Remittances will be made to, and Bills collected in, any place in 0 11 and, Scotland, or Ireland, or on the Continent of Euro p e, where th ere is a banker; as also in America, the West Indies, India, and Chi na. bividends, &c., will be received for shareholders or customers, ‘‘ i tileut charge. .._ charge will be made for keeping accounts; nor ally fee nor t uitY allowed to be received from a customer or applica n t b y an y 5 n the Bank s employment. P.orins of application from shareholders or depositors for new s hares, or front parties desirous to open accounts, will lie supplied at the hank, or sent by post to any who may require them. By order of the Court of Directors, lIIIGH INNES CAMEI2.ON, General Manager. Tokenhouse-yard, March 1, 1850. Uxbridge, March 16, 1650. r HE BRICK TRADE. ft. A Meeting of the Brick Trade will be held at the London 4rn, Bishoprgate-street, on WEDNESDAY next, the 20th instant, Twelve o'clock precisely, on the suloject of the Abolition of the r i ck Duty. HERON and RUTTER. REVERSION TO MONEY IN THE FUNDS. MR. BEADEL is directed to SELL, at the v Auction Mart, on TUESDAY, -11 arch 19, at Twelve, TWO g t ,„ •• ENTEI SIIARES of 3,3441. in' ested in the Three per Cent. Con , lidaied Bank Annuities, and payable on the decease of the survivor ."`'! gentleman aged 50, and a lady aged 47 , husband and wife. Particulars may be obtained of E. G. Craig, Esq., solicitor, Brain ;'Se, Essex ; of essrs. Sharpe, Field, Jackson, and Newbold , Solid d'rs: 41, Bedford-row; at the Auction Mart ; and of Mr. Beadel , 25, C4 reshain -street, City. L EASEHOLD PROPERTY.— BUTCHER'S SHOP in the Hackney- ----- road, and PIZEMSES, Pancras-lane, City. Aiß. BEADEL is instructed by the Trustees to SELL, without reserve, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew- Li r , i o ~O n TUESDAY, the 19th March, at Twelve, in Two Lots, the fol ;ving small A WAREHOUSE and PREMISES,Pancras - lane, Cheapside, ,7 1, d at 38/. per annum, and let at 70. T. ; and a BUTCHER'S SHOP . `„M DWELLING HOUSE, in Gwynne's-place, Hackney-road, let -4 Lease to Mr. Woods, and held at a ground tent. i . Particu'arS may be obtained of Messrs. Crosby and Compton, So :eiters, Church-court, Old Jewry ; at the Auction Mart ; on the re- Ilective 'premises ; and at Mr. Beadel's Offices, 25, Gresham•street. 110ST' OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY (MARCH EDITION) for 1850. Just published in 2,000 pages, royal Bvo., price 36s Principal Divisions of the Wcrk : () Metal D:rectory-Street Directory-Commercial Directory rades' Directory-Law Directory-Court Directory - Parliamentary 'rectory-Postal Directory- City Directory-Conveyance Directory tanking Directory - Assurance Directory-with a very great a mount of general Information. t Por Reviews of the work, which now the ony London Direc orY published, see Times, 23d Nov. is Daily News, l *ad Nov. Herald, 24th Nov.-Morning Chronicle, 22d Nov.-Morning Post, Nov.-MorLing Advertiser, 24th Nov.-Sun. 22d Nov.-Globe, • ) cl Nov.-Spectator, 2Ath Nov.-Examiner, Ist Dec.-Weekly Dis rtlitek 25t Nov.-Literary Gazette, I Bitannia, Ist D st Dec. ec.-J oh-Era,n Bull, 24th Nov.-Atlas, Iti2sth Nov.-Bell's , cekty Messenger, 22d Dec.-Shipping Gazette, 14th Dec.-1d Ming "oottrual, 24th Nov. Court Journal, 22d Dec.- ChUrch of Eneland q uarterly Jan .- Church and State Gazette, 28th Dee.-Herapath's - ' 4l lWay Journal, 24th Nev. - Kelly and Co., Old Boswell-court ; and all Booksellers. • lIARKER'S YORK HOTEL, ST. HELEN'S-SQUARE, YORK. „ C. HARKER (late of the White Horse) begs to inform his friends ir the public that he has entered•npon the above old-established ( ",,, t ef, for many years known as the York Tavern. 411 5 interior of the Hotel has recently been thoroughly repaired, de corated,,, and refurnished, and is now replete with every conve ' elice and comfort. r n The Establishment affords ample accommodation for Families and I„s'r rofessional and Commercial Gentlemen, and wilt be conducted ev P ery respect in the first style. AI- 11. having taken the adjoining house, lately oecupled by the • ,'lses H : ,11, intends setting the same apart entirely for the use of '(Memercial Gentlemen as Stock Rooms. Good Stabling and Lock-up Coach-houses. York, March 1, 1850. ANNIER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY'S VI RIT to IRELAND, illustrated by a grand moving DIO - A, with some of the most charming scenery in that country, , ‘ leluding the lovely. LAK ES of KILLARNEY, by Mr. P. PIIILLIVS, I'll OPEN at the Chinese Gallery, Hyde-park Corner, on MONDAY, arch 18. Daily at Three, Evening at Eight. Admission, ls.—Reserved Seats, 2s. An irteresting historical record of the event may be had at the ery. b it. LA'MERT ON TUE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—WITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. °bat published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed tnyelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two St a, SE mps LF-PRESERVATION; a Medies.l Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on ~"e Secret Infirmities and Disord ers of Youth and Mazurit y , ' , larally acquired at an early period of life, which enervate r e Physical and wental powers, diminish aud enfeeble the natural observations and exhaust the vital energies of' Manhood ; with Practical ''' l ;servatiens on the Treatment of Nervous Debility And Indigestion, "nether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of „facture climates: Local and Constitutional frompili, „, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting Inds ntleiL With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the a natomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, t e: i •Plaining their stractin es, uses, and funct i on s, and the various I.4f urles that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, end nntion. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Min , 'burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member Of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the ;:knatonly and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It um ..ertuaately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul ' rifee and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con sequencer, unwisely entertain. a fear of ap 'dying to a qualified physi cian for relief. Shame and the dread so , :equently , but erro • Lonusly entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of 7. alike restrict him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where 'one -it can be procured. Dr. LAWERT has taken the highest redical honours, as his diplomas testify, and the great extent of his pr▪ actice for many years is a guarantee for his professional expert m▪ ile ages which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these „Published by the Author, and miv be had of Kent and Richards Paternostel-row ; Hannay, 63, dxfori-street; Starie, Tichborne esreeti Haymarket; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Gorden, 146, Leaden th -street, London ; or, free by post for torty-twO stamps, from Utlioes lioiclence; 37, Bodtlr4-3( A nare London. ( 1 ,; 4 4,01JT11-EASTERN RAILWAY. At the TWENTY-SEVENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERAL and SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the South-Eastern Railway, held, in pursuance of the Act of Incorpora tion, at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge, oa THURSDAY, the 14th day of March, 1850, _ JAMES MAC GItEGOR, Esq., Chairman, in the chair, The advertisement convening the ileeting wat read, and the fol lowing Ileso'utions were vsied :- 1. That the Common Seal c f the Company be affixed to the register of proprietors. The soul was affixed accordingly in the presence cf the meeting. 2. That a resister of the shareholders of the Company, with the amount of shales or stock they indivioually hold, be made up and published annually, and that every biter, holder be entitled to have cue upon payment of Is. 3. That tre Repot t et" the Directors and Statement of Accounts, as now road to this Meeting, be received and adopted, and hat the same be printed and circulated among the propri: tors, with copies of the report of the public auditors of the accounts, together with the report of the engineer. 4. That a .:Ividend (less income-tax) of 9s. per share on the shares paid ud. and of Bs. Id. per sure on the shares created on the 7th day of November, 181 I, be now declared, and be made pay able on the Bth day of April next. . 5. hat John Bradshaw, Esq., be re-eected a Director cf this Company. 6. Tl.at the lion. James Byng be re•elected a Director of this Company. 7. That John Charles Jacke, Esq., be re-elected a Director of thil Company. 8. That Francis Corwin smit'•, Esq., who has been elected a Director of this Cowan: to fill a vacancy in the direction on the resignation of :dr William Feilden, Bart., be continued a Director of the Company. 9. That the Directors shall reduce their number to nine by ballot among thems.lves, at a meeting to ba held within a week trom to-day. _ . . 10. That this Meeting do stand adjourned till the 11th April, at One o'clock P.M., for the election of auditors, and that proprietors who intend to be candidates for the office are to give 14 days' notice thereof to the Secretary, and that a I:st of the candidates be adver tired by him in the public papers. 11. That 1001. per annum be paid as the amount of salary to each of the three auditors when elected. 12. That the No. 4 Shares rstnaining unissued on the 20th of Sep tember, 1849, which the Direetors were authorise i at the General Meeting of the Proprietors held on that day to issue at interest thereon at the rate of 41. 10s. per cent. per annum, be placed on the same terms of issue as the new shares authorised to be issued at the Special General Meeting of the Proprietors held on the aforesaid 20th of September, 1849, at a guaranteed rate of interest thereon in per petuity of 41. l Os. per cent. per annum ; and that the holders of the aforesaid unissued No. 4 Shares shall not be entitled to any of the' privileges of shareholders, but to interest only at the rate of 41. 10s. per cent, per annum. 13. That all the cla3ses of shares in the capital of the Company be converted and cansolidated into capital stock on and after the Ist day of May, 1850. The Old Shares, the shares commonly known as the NO. 1 Shit'res, and the shires commonly known as the No. 2 Shares, of the nominal value respectively of 50/. each, to be converted and consolidated into and to form part of the capital stock of the Company, at 30/. for each of such shares respectively, and to be designated "The Consolidated South-Eastern Railway Stock." The shares commonly known as the No. 3 Shares of the nominal value of 501. each, to be converted and conso:idated into and to form part of the e Taal stock of the company at 3')/. fbr each of such shares, and to be designated " Tht Consolidated South-Eastern Railway No. 3 Stock." The Th rd Share!, commonly called the No. 4 Shares, of the nominal value of 16/. 13s. 4d. each, to be converted and consolidated into and to form part of the capital stock of the Company at 10/. for each of Such Third Shares, and to be designated "'the Consolidated South- Eastern Railway No. 4 Stock." The Third 'Shares, commonly called the No. 4 Shares, remaining unissued on the 20th of Septem ber, 1849, and the New Shares of 10/. each authorised to be'issued at the Special General Meeting of the Proprietors held on the afore said 20th of September, 1849, guaranteed respectively interest thereon in perpetuity at the rate of 4/. its, per cent, per annum, to be converted and consolidated into and to form part of the capital stock of the Company at 101. for each of such guaranteed shares re spectively, and to he designate:! "The Consolidated S . .,uth-Eastern Railway Stock, guaranteed 43 per cent. in perpetuity." That the capital stock of the Company be divisible Into and transferable in amounts of not less than 10/. 14. That the draft Bill now submitted to the Meeting, intituled "A Bill to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to raise a further sum of Motiey," be approved, subject to such alterations as to Parliament shall meet. _ 15. That the draft Dill now submitted to this 'Meeting, intitiiled "A gill to ena_le the South-Eastern Rai. way Company to tinne the Payment of Interest on Calls paid on certain Classes of shares, and to enable the Holders of the stuns to participate in Dividends, and to Amend the Acts relating to the said Ci mpany," be approved, subject to such alterations as :o Parlilment shall seem meet. That the Directors. be requested to conyence a Special Meeting of the Proprietors so soon as the aforeslaid ,Bill has become law, for the purpose of determining the perio mom or alter the 30th of June next, from which the payment or altos', ante of interest (,n the said shares shall discontinue, au I the same be entitled to participate in dividends. - 15. That this Meeting do sanction, and approve the contin uance of the al'owance, out of capital, to the shareholders of the Reading; Guildford, and Reigate Railway of interest at the rate of 5/. 103. per cent. per ammin on the paid-up capital of such Company, amounting to 61.0, , 001. from the 11th •of August, 1849, up to the period when the lease of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate tßailway to this Company shall be date.% and that on the payment by the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company to this Company of any balance of capital, or money raised by loan wile!: at the date of the lease may remain In the hands of the Reading, Guildford, a.:d Reigate Railway Company, this Company :hail by their covenant indemnify the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company against a 1 Interest to the alumni of 41. per cent. per mann, which may at any time ther after b. c me due in respect of the pre trit or any rerea ed bond ot the Reading, Guildf .rd, and Reigate Railway Com pany for 200,0001., so long as such debt shall remain undischarged, and ag :hist all other liabiliti sof the Reading, Guildford, and Rei gate Railway Company, but not including the principal of such bond debt or any excess of interest aLove 41. per c nt. ; and that on the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company agree ng to call up from the shareholders of that Company the remainder, amount ing to 200,0001., ot the entire Parliamentary capital of the Reading, Guildford, and Wigate Railway Company, to be applied in discharge of the bond debt of the last-mentioned Company to the like amount, this Company sit ill agree to pay to the Reading, Guildford, and Rei gate Railway Company interest upon the tum ot 200,( 001., as and when so called up and applied in discharge of such bond debt, at tile rate cf 4/. per cent. per annum in perpetuity; and that this Com pany shall a , :ree to an amalgamation of the two Companies on the terms of the Reading, Guildford, and Reizata Company agreeing to consent to a Bill in Parliament, to be pi - emoted by, and tit. the . expense of, - this Company, within the s• ace of two years from the date of the lease, for an amalgama don of the Companies, by exchanging the shares in the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company for Perpetual .Debentures or Preferential Stock of this Company carrying interest at the rate of 51. 2s. od. per cent. per annum, on the mutual agreement that by such Bill no alteration,or change shall be proposed or consented to be made in the now existing rates and tolls authorised by law to be levied by the said two Companies separately in reference to their respective lines of railway ; and that this Meeting* do approve of the execution by th:s Company of the lease of the Ii e by the Reading, Guddf,xd, and Reigate Railway Company, and of the execution by this Company of a deed of covenant for carrying into effect the above-mentioned objects, the cngrossments of which pro posed lease' and deed ot covenant have been submitted to this Meeting. - JAMES MAC GREGOR, Chairman. The Chairman having left the chair, it was resolved unanimously, That the cordial thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Chair man and Directors for their valuable services to the Company. G. S. HERBERT, Secretary. South-Eastern Railway Offices, London Terminus, ➢ia ch 14, 1850. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY. _Notice Is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY or SPECIAL MEETING of the York. Newcastle. and Berwick Railway Company will be held at the De Grey Rooms, In tee city of York, on TunsnaY, the 26th day of March next, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, when the drafts of the following Bills will be submitted for consideration and approval, viz. : A Bill to amend the Great Noy th of England Railway Purchase Act, 1846. and to enable the York, Newcastle, ant Bern ick Railway Company to complete the purchase of the said railway. 11111 for enabling.the York. Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company to alter the levels of part of the Auckland br .ncli of their railway, to cxten i the time for the purchase of land and completion of works on part of the same branch, to enable the Com pany to hold shares in the West Durham Railway, and for other purposes. And notice is hereby further given, that at such meeting the posi tion of the Great North of England Purchwe Shareholders will (in accordance n ith the request of some of hat body) be brought forward for discussion, in order that the general body of shareholders may pass such resolutions or come to such determination thereon as they may think proper. GEORGE LEEMAN, Chairman, JOHN CLOSE, Seer_tary. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, February 23, 1850. IHESTER end. HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. OVENIN,4 of the BRITANNIA-DREDGE for TRAFFIC. On anti alter MONDAY, the lath instant, the Express and Mail Tr s will pass thr, ugh the Britannia bridge. Passengers are now conveyed, without change of carriage, from London, Birmingham,Ac., to Holyhead. By orler, J. 0. 73 LAGER. Chester, March 16, P5O. `VATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital .Csoo,ooo. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The leading features of the Society are guaranteed of an ample Proprietary Capital. Moderate Rates of Premiums. Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured. Annual Division of Profits. Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years. Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium. Moderate extra Premium tor Residence in Tropical Climates. N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured varied from 27 to 65 per cent. (according to age) on the Premiums paid. Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. Permit- ,Sum the 1 . ,,:i Annual Policy addition in addition Bonus nent lie-: Assured Age. n . - 4 it Pre- taken to Sum in ductien of may bor = - nmirn' out Assured. Cash. Annual row o n 1 . , ' Premium. Policy. _ _ ______-- ---- -- --- 4 S. d. £ a. d £ a. d. X s. d. 1837 276 14 3 128 14 3 21 7 2593 6 8 183 s 251 18 10 115 14 8 18 12 81543 17 9 .£ 1839 226 6 o'lo2 15 1 16 2 91494 8 1 0 60 1000£ s. d. 1840 178 0 082 14 2 12 14 111445 0 0 74 3 4 1841 174 0 078 3 4 12 3 0 395 11 1 1842 147 - 4 2 15 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 4 44 8 4 615 11 296 13 4 1844 62 6 8 27 13 4 4 4 0 247 4 5 tuxes , with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office is branches In the country ; or, on application. will be for ist free. Prospec )r any of warded IN W. S. B. WOOLIIOUSE. Actuary. DR. C IXERIVELL'S N EW II 0 1- --- taT. To be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author; price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." CONTENTS:—EarIy Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex. cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evening.3 at Home —Music—The Drama— On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., Sec. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Toll. A VISIT TO THE LANES; SKETCII OF EDINIIIIEGII, &c. Vol. If. TILE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINIF_CENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID " That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of her voutly.debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with table 3 and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. Iv. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Tt nibs as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—LLe's pligritmge, from infancy to o'd age. The advent af the passions. Chastity and its infringement,. The casualties 01 licentiousness and dissioation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediatire. Advocacy of early marriages. T. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the quest'on." PROGRAmrx:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re ligion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy oil-prang, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Ca es, &c. - --- 11Y11. J CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841). M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. ;1824). Twenty-live years Medical and Forensic Referee In these .natters. Reception hours daily till Aye. Evenings, seven tW nine. 10, Argyll place, Regent-street. FLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. .0 The acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S G JUT and ItIILU MATEO PILLS, by the continued series of testlmouials which have been sent to and published by the proprietor fur nearly twenty years. has rendered this men icine the most popular of the present age ; and In corroboration of which the following extract of a le!ter; written by John Mollard Whee'er, E-q., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, hav ing been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Trout for publi cation, will fully confirm. "I know yo r have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but let me emphatically tell you, in mercy to any friend who may suffer from gout, rheumatic gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, or any branch of that widely-allied family, to recommend their using them.- In this country they are of wonderful efficacy : nut only am I person ally aware of their powers, but I see my friends and acqu intancea receiving unfailing benefit from their use I would not be without' them on any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they dissipate it altogether; if in a later, they alleviate pain and effect a much speedier cure than by any other means within my knowledge." Sold by Thomas Trout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Puke 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and lIIIETTMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas ('rout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. EDWARD DATIC E OF KENT; WITH EXTRACTS FROM TITS. CORRESPONDENCE AND ORIGINAL LETTERS, NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. By the Roy. ERSKINE NEALE, Rector of Klrton, Author of " The Life-Book of a Labourer," " Owing Scene," 84c., IS PUBLISHED THIS DAY. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. **a Orden. should be f,.rw•arded immediately to the Booksellers, to secure the early delivery of the Work. IHE REV. SYDNEY SIIITII'A LECTURES ON MORAL PIIILO3OPIIY. On Monday, March 25, will be puLllshed, In one vol. Svo., price 12s ELEMENTARY SKETCHES of MORAL PHILOSOPHY, delivered at the Roy - al Institution, in the - eara 1804, 1805, and 1866. By the late Rev. SYDNEY SMITH, Lon ion : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman& on Tuesday, March 12, or any subsequent Tuesday, be:we2n eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. R. Dunn and Son, Wakefial, corn factors, fir.t, se cond, third, and fourth dividends of 3s. 2*l , also a final dividend (fl* 4 . on Tuesday, March 12, or any tubse quent Tuesday, between eleven sad two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. H. Brower, Mawbectcr, wood tip hat and fancy box manufacturer, 2d., on Tuesday, March 19, or any sub sequent Tuesday, hetwq n eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Putt, Manchecer. J. Paterson, Manchester,'l,4lor and draper, Bs., on Tuesday, March 19, or any subaqvent Tuesday, he txeen eleven and one, at the ffice of Mr. Putt, Man chester. E. Archer, Clare stre2t, Ciare-mari•e, baker, 2a.51d., any Wednesday, between eleven and.Vlree, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basingball street E. Benton, Totter,hatt-nutt-rt ad, pawnbroker and silversmith, Is. 3 1. any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitinore, 13ainghall-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basingh.ll-street. E. Dixon, Gravesend, oil and volourman, April 5, at one—E. Reynolds, jun., Southtown, Suffolk, miller, April 8, at half-past twelve—J. IL Mills, Hove, Suffolk, broker, April 6, at twelve—F. King, Oxford, auctioneer, April 6, at tvvtive. In the Country. W. Puleston, Wrexham, Denbighshire, draper, April 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—E. Willcox Bea S. Willcox, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, grocers, April 17, at twelve, at t.e Court, Bristol—J. Freeman, Mill bank, Worcestershire, horse-dealer, April 11, at twelve, at the Court Birmingham—J. Hilton, Foleshill, War wickshire, silk manufleturer, Aprill 11, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—W. DAbs, Wolverhampton, Staf fordshire, brass four C.er, April 15, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. 11. Clegg, Boron, Lancashire, cotton spinner, April 8, at twelye, at the Court, Manchester — W. Pauling, Holyhead, Island of Anglesea, hotel-keeper, April 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. S. Loggett, Norwich, inultheper, certificate of the second class—W. L. Bickley,Bold, Yorkshire, inn keeper, certificate of the first class, -after 21 days from March 9. Just published, a New Edition, revised and much enlar g ed, of the ilisToßY of ENGLAND, front the frst Invi:- ston of the Romans to the Accession of William and Mary, it the year 1688. By the Rev. Dr. LINGA RD. Handsomely printed in ten large octavo volumes, price Six Pound, cloth lettered, and en riched with a Likeness of the Author, engraved in the be .t style, from a portrait taken last year by Mr. Skaife. London : C. Dolman, 61, New Bond-street. AIV ONDE RFUL W K-BOX.—A ccording to an Enigma published in No. 18 of The FAMILY FRIEND for March the 15th, an ordinary work-box is capable of containing a Lion, an Elephant, a Tiger, a Stag, a Dragon, a Peacock, a Goat, and numerous Other animals, all alive, and to each one may be al lowed a cage. In addition to this menagerie, there may be exhibited within the work-box, a Magic Lantern, by which may be shown a Living Ghost— " And as uncommon things the most mate common people stare, (And giant are uncommon) great Goliah shall be there !" A Gold Watch, value Ten Guineas, is offered to the person who produces the best Solution . ; there are two other prizes for tie Second and Third-best Solutions. The readers of "The Sun" may obtain the Number which contains this interesting Enigma, and the Condi tions of the Award, by order of any bookseller, price Twopence. The competition will remain open till the 10th of April. - The Editor gua rantees that the Enigma is capable of a fair Solution. The FAMILY FRIEND is published upon the I,t and 15th of each month, and enjoys a circulation of 65,000. New subscribers are ad vised to order Vol. 1., price 2e. 61 ; and Nos. 13 to 18, price 2d. each —they will thus have the work complete up to the present date. Lowlon Houlston and Stoneman, 65, Paternoster-row. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED ILEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach te perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Were-street, Oxford itreet, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.R. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. IVEUBER'S WHITE LIQUID GLUE, for Glags'and Chino, without smell, and not Per Bot tie. affected by hot water - - - - 61 and Is. Improved Liquid Glue, for Wood, Stone, &c., without smell, - - - - - Waterproof Naptha Glue, for all purposes Water Va , nish - - - 6d. is. and Is. 6d .3d. and 6d 6d. and Is At the General Liquid Glut Depot, 549, New Oxford-street. " For repairing anything Aunt of a kingdom out of joint,' or a broken constitution,' this Improved Liquid Glue seems quite up to he mark. We have tried it on a china dish, a wooden box, and a meerschaum pipe, with equally satisfactory results."—Builder, Dec. 30 1843 THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Mostreied b., 56 Anatomical Coloured llngravisgs on Steel. IN PHYSICAL DISQUA.LICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA • CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. t'evv h_dition enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 641., or by nost, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the intirraities and decay of the generative system, from ex rtsive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use et mercury, eith remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain &a inklifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and i,. PERM( and CO., Conkulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-:treat, Ox- Ord-street, London.- Published by the Authors : said by Strange, A, Paternoster-row ; Eimanay, 63, and Sanger; 150, Oxford-street ; itarie,23, Titehbtrne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden- PART I. treats of the enatoray and physiology €1 the re-productive arganv, wad is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. Pala 11. treats of-the consequences resulting from excessiveindu.- genes, and Ur:lr lamentable effects on the system, producing inentsl sad bodily weakn4ss ' nervous excitement, and generative neapacity. [:!nitrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. Pass 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in :”.e primary or secondary form, and centalas .explicit directions for hair treatre‘xt. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured engravings. i'aur iv. contains a Tiem:dy for the Prevention of Mitoses ay a simple application, ny which the danger of infection is ob vLited. This iasportant part of the Work should no eav7e the reader's notice. i'A.Alr V. Is devoted to the eonsidetation of marelge, and its int 4.45. The causes of unproductive union are also zonsidered, and tae wbc , le subject critically and philosophically ar i aired into. TMECORDIAL BALM OF 81111.1417 M is eac , usi"ely employed in treat .ts nervous and sexual debility, impotence, itc., I 1 s. and Us. per b ) tie. The Concentrated Deters fe riMMICA, as anti-syphilitic re.nedy, for purifying the blood 1- c:.see ofinfectiou, secondary rymp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of re". - cury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. t'errv's Purifying Bpecifie 1' "As, yr. 9d., 48. 6d., and I Is. per boa, a certain remedy for gonorrLa)a,g:eet, stricture, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. ,onsultation tee, if by letter, IL A minute d hail of the case is fequitzd : age, habits, and position in society. 11. Packets. wif't advice, to be bad at the Establishment only, by , Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are In att.n dance daily at 19, Demers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and F.ve to Eight ; on Sundays from Eleven to One. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, lbsinghall-street. J. Coomber, Waltor.-or-Thalev, licensed victualler, April 9, at eleven—J. R. , dward, Potties, fishmonger, April 13, at I a'f-oa,t eleven—H. Cleeve, Rettench n, Eist x; cattle s,..lesman, April 6, at one—R. Stapleton and W. Thorn, Whiiefriars, scavengers and duct con tractnrs, 6, at twelve—N. Pattenden, Oxfml, wol - April 8, at half-paA twelve— J. Davenport, Little Love-lane, hosier, April 12, at one—G. Ainger, Greer.-street, Grosvenor-square, hotel keeper, April 12, at eleven—J. R. Fisher, Regent-street, china man, April 12, at two-1. D. llinxman, Harley-street, Cavendish equare, wine merchant, April 16, ut twelve—J. Bowler, Soulliwatk-hridgt -road, hat manufacturer, April 11, at eleven—J. Hunter, King William-Area and Bucking h,m-3trert Strand, merchant, April 16, at twelve—A. D Bromptt n, merchant, April 12, at ot.e —J. Harvey, King William street, lamp ma nufacturer, April 16, at one. In the Country. _ _ _ _ _ _ J. Morgan, sen , and J. Morgan, jun., 11. ref. rd and Glasoury, woolsttplers, Aptil 20, at half-past one, at the Court, Issrmingham—J. Morgan, jun., Hereford and Glasbury, wootstapler, April 6, at halt-razt ten, at the Court, Birmingham—W. C. Buchanan, Dursley, Glou cestershire., money scrivener, April 12, at elven, at the Court, Bristol--J. Warren, Bristol, merchant, April 15, at eleven, et the Court, Bristol—J. Burgess, Liverpool, merchant, April 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— B. Michell, Liverpool, merchant, April 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. Green, Liverpool, ironmonger, April 8, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Green, Liverpool, wine and sprit merchant, April 8, at e:e7en, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. G. F. Leicester, boot and shoe manufacturer, 23, on Saturday, March 16, or any subsequent alternate Satqr day, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bit tleston, Nottingham. C. Tabor and W. Clarke, Nottinghlm, lace manufac turers, 2s. 43., on Saturday, March 16, or any subse quent alternate Saturday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittlest‘n, Nottingham. J. B. Shouler, Leicester, draper, 11d., on Saturday, March 16, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, be tween eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham. S. Groocock, Leicester, hatter, 2s. 6d., on Saturday, March 16, or any subsequent alternate Saurday, bt.- twezn oleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittlestor, Nottingham. F. Freer, Farndon, Nottinghamshire, miller, 2s. 9J., on Saturday, March 16, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham. Sarah and T. Ross, Liecester, hosiera, iths of Id., and Thursday, beta ezla eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. Ilardley, Manchester, tailor and draper, 4s. any Tuesday, bet ween t en an d one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T. It , :ed, North Shields, banker, 4id., any Faturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, New ca:t!c-apon-Tyne. - J. S:A.elcdale, Liverpool, soap manufacturer, tecor.d dividend tf IP. O'd., and first dividend of ss. 81 on new proofs, any Wedvesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Tarleton, Liverpool, merchant, fourteenth (livid( nd of 63., making with the previous dividtncla 18.. 8J any Thurieay, between eleven and two, at the o ffi ce of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. L. Butler, Liverpool, coal merchant, 3.., on Thur,- day, March 21, or any sub ( quent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. W. Slat( r, Marton, Cheshire, banker, 4d., on Thurs day, March 21, or any subsequent Thursday, betw,an eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. W. Womersley, Clayton, Yorkshire, delvers, 4s. 9d., on Tuesday, Marco 12, or any subsequent Tues( ay, between eleven aid two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. B. Forth, rewsbury, Yorkshire, cotton spinner, sd. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. M'Glasson rnd J. M:Glasson, Embleton and Thornthwaite, Cumberland, timber merchants —R. Royston and E. %Valker, Lindley; Yorkshire, joiners— S. Carpenter, G. Carpenter, and S. Carpenter, jun., Greenwich, bootmakers—W. Molyneux and E. Pullen, Ryde, Isle (f Wight, ale and porter merchants—R. G. Jones, R. R. Swann, and J. D. Price, London, insurance brokers (as far as regards the said R. R. Swann)—C. H. Smith and H. Carter, Finsbury-pavement, Moor fields, furnishing ironmongers—J. S. Tregoning, F. A. Clint, T. T. Clint, W. 11. Tregoning, H. Williams, R. M. Sampson; W. Crozier, H. C. James, and W. Shak speare, Bissoe, Cornwall, tin smelters (as far as regards the said F. A. Clint and T. T. Clint) —J. Dickson and J. El.more, Newcastl -upon-Tyne. mercers—J. Crossley and R. Crossley. Manchestar, heald knitters—J. Upton and S. Upon, Birkenhead, Cheshire, c:..rters—R Claik and W. Shepherd, West Strand, lamp mtnalicturers—J. Bett 3lheim and J. Schwabacher, Fenchureh-stieet, general merchant;—J. B. Brown, W. Taylor, W. Mettam, B. J. Eyre, J. B. Brown, T. Blake, and W. Taylor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, merchants (as fir as regards the mid W. Taylor, W. Mettam, and B. J. Eyre) —W. o.hen and H. Cox, Godalming; Surrey, builders—J. Whittall and IL Lenox, Liverpool—R. M'Turk and P. M`Kinnel, Sheffield, Yorkshire, drapers —T. Broadman, C. Broadman, and T. Banister, Black burn, Lancashire, pain'ers—J. Cresshull and H. Mallen, teachers of gymnastics---M - via Shave and Obadiah Sil cock, Braintree, Essex, furnishing ironmongers—H. Boole, It. Staniferth, and J. Gray, Sheffield, Yorkshire, merchants (as far as regards the said J. Gray)—J. Heighington and J. J. Ileiehington, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, and Nine Elms, Battersea, lightermen—J. Wickham, C. Bailey, and It. Jessett, Winchester, Southamp'on, bankers (as far as regards the said R. JesEett)—J. Mitchell, J. Stamper, and W. Parkin,Wig ton, tile-burners—A. Veevers and J. Nelson, Liverpool, stationers—W. C. Webb and B. Miller, Rugeley, Staf fordshire, surgeons. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Cummins, Birkenhead, Cheshire, provision dealer. Henry John James, Hertford, mail contractor. George Hall, Birmingham, retail brewer. JoheSmith, Birmingham, cigar dealer. William Rothwell Lomax, Birmingham, machinist. Peter Short, Hemel Ilempsteai, Hertfordshire, tailor. David Taylor, Birkenhead, woolen merchant. William Williams Smith, Cambridge, publican. William Jagger, Halifax, manufaetaring confectioner. Edward Warren, Attleborougb, Norfolk, farmer. John Clarke, Thctrord, Noif, k, la' Gelrge Davenport, Chorlt ,n, Cheshire, innkeeper. John JerviP, Wrenbur3-cum-Frith, Cheshire, plumber. William .17orri•, sen., Blaen Cwm, GlamorganAire, farmer. Cawood Robinson, Broughton, Lancashire, salesman. Mark Coates, Scarborough, York:hire, milliner. Eneclr Ad.head, Bunion, Staffordshire, cratemaker. John Collins, Exeter, hairdresser. 800 . SEQUES 'MAI lONS. P. Reilly, Coatbridr, innkeeper, to meet March 20, and April 10, at two, within Dl'llenemfs Bjwling - green Tavern, Gla4trow. L. 11111 and W. Johnstone, Glasgow, grain merchants, ' to meet March 22 and April 12, at two, within the Star Hotel, Glasgovr. . T. Macmillan, jun., Edinburgh, fl •aher, to meet March 22 and April 15, at one, within Capered Temperance Hotel, Edinburgh. J. Baird, Paisley, grain dealer, t) me=t March 22 and April 11, at one, Is ithin the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley. WATER SUPPLY TO THE ME- TROPOLIS. Oa Friday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Members of Parliament for the metropolitan dis tricts, chairmen of boards of guardians, overseers, churchwardens, and other officers of parishes, and of delegates appointed to represent various metro politan parishes in the Parochial Water Supply Association, waited upon Lord John Russell, at his official residence in Downing-ztreet, to explain to his Lordship the principl es o f the association, and ,to urge upon him the desirableness of adopting, through the agency of gentlemen selected from various parishes, measures for securing for the p e ople a constant supply of pure and ch ea p water. The deputati on consisted of L or d R o b er t Grosvenor, b M.P., Si r J ames Duke, es wort, M.P., General Sir De Lacy Evans , M.P., Sir W. Mol M.P., Mr. Osb o r ne , .P., Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. C. Lushington, M. 1., Mr. Wyhis M P. , the Rev. J. E. Gibson, MA. the rector of Bermondsey ; Dr. Challice, chairman ( f the Bermondsey board of guardians ; Mr. S imuel Brown (the secretary cf the association), and other gentlemen. Lord R. GROSVENOR, M.P., who introduced the deputation, informed the Premier that the gentlemen present represented all the principal metropolitan parishes, in which great intlrest prevailed relative to the supply Of water. Mr. WirLD, MT, chairman of the association, remarked that the delegates present were anxious that the supply of water should be under the con trol of a body e l ected from the var i ous p ar i s h es . Thy thought parishioners should have the power of making rates for supplying their houses with water. He trusted that in any measure brought by the Go vernment before the House of Commons, provision would be made for a continual supply of water at high pressure for every room or part of the house. Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. 'W. Williams, Dr. Chal lice, and other gentlemen, having addressed his Lord ship upon the many evils arising to the public health and comfart from a deficient supply of an impure quality of water, Lord J. RUSSELL Said.--. Representations have been made in some quarters that it is the intention of her Mjsst)'s Government to take the question of orate: supply into their own hands. In reference to those representation., I may say that the Govern ment have not yet come to any decision upon the matter. The Board of Health, as you are aware, havelhad the subject under consideration, and some communications in reference to it have been made to Government. The Government are fully alive to the great importance of a well regulated water supply, but no decision has yet been come to. All that you have said to-Jay shall receive due consideration from them. The deputation then withdrew. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. M.tacti 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was very dull to day, and pri ces h a d a downward tendency, the m ar k e t c l os i ng heavily at the quotations. The transactions were as IV, low :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 9 c. dis.— Ditto, Preference, 12%—Lancaster and Preston, 2% p.— London and North-Western, 104—Ditto, New Quarters, dis.— Midland, 39 Ditto, Halves, 25 dis.—Shrewsbury, 0 nvestry, and Chester, Preference, gu tranteed 8 per cent., 141 y I ork, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original N. and B.), 13%—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1830, 61. 13s. 9d. c. dis.— ELIA Lancashire, Quarters, Staffordshire, 3 3 4 dis.—Dutch Rhenish, el. Is. 3d. MANCH R ESTE, Monett 16. —Sou:h STOCK Excae.xou..—Business on our Stock Exclange to-day was very inactive, and prices had a downword ten dency. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashi re a nd Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 dis.— Ditto, 32 /. (late Extension), 12 dis. —Ditto ( West Riding Union), 7 11-IG dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolusld e (12/. 10'. Shares), I:Y 4 —North Staffordshire, 11 3-16 dis.--zhropshire Union, 3 1 ,i dis.— Caledonian, Preference, 71. BIRMINGHAM, MARcIr 16. • STOCK ExcilAxc7B. 2 -bur share marketwalt very dull to-day, and there was ro hiclination manifested tither to sell or buy. London and No th-Western were quoted at 104 and 105—Great Western, at 57 and s S—North Staffordshire, at W. 3s. 9d. dis.- Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), at 8 1 , 8 dis.— South StafTordsl'ire, at 4 dis.- Shropshica Union, at 31. Bs.9d. dis. ___. YORK, MARcit 15. STOOK ExcHenz.—The transactions to-day were as CANALS. Names of r., Dividend) „,, A Names of E ,Dividend A Companies. , per I' "'''''' Companies. . Ann 1 4 per Price. 4 ' . v:, Annum.) ------1- - - I •C .£ 1 Ishtn & Oldh , 97' 7l. 113 Macclesflel.l. 100 2/. 10s. 50 Barnsley •• •• , ltiO 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 161. 340 Urknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 185 Birmingham 140 41. 851(, Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Coventry...• 100' 25/. 210 Regent's .... 33 1/. 2s. 1834 Derby. .• • • •1100, 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 85 I 41. 56)6 ElismreStChs , 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 4randJunetn:looj Si. 85% Do.Lk Fil St 12 6l.p. c. - Grand Surrey l loo 21. Os. 30 Stflrd&Wore 140, 281. 400 '_;rand Union ,100, 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125: ISL Grantham •. - - - Stourbrld7e.. 145 201. 300 Kennt & !Lyn' 39 7s. 6d. 5% Severn and I Lancaster • ,100, 21. 32% Wye Ball. j 26 2/ . Os . - Lee.ls& Livrp 100 301. 322 Warwick Sci 41. 63 Leicester - - 10) 5/. 63% Rirming. j 100 .etestr E‘Nthi 83 41. 46 Warwick& l 100 31. 43 Loncdthorogh 142 701. SIO Napton.. Nfonmouthsh 'lOO 81. - Worcstr &1 78 3 1 . 42 Antgsmrysh lOO - - Birming.j lieltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -, 14s. 9 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PR,ICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of i Paid. Price. Annum. Share. L s. d. I •E s. d B ink of Scotland British Linen. Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 230 Jaledonlan Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Gl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1238 Clydesdale Bank •••••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13N Commercial Bank Eastern Bank - ••• ••• 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 9% Edinb.St Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5/. 16s Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15 isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - Sational Bank 6% percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 Sorth of Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 334 North British Bank - - - - - Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91 Western Bank •••• •• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 5 0 0 0 I 75 Alliance Fire and Life 8541. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 ' 20 B.Aceord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0100 1 - dritish Guarantee Ins. 41. pet tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 16.$ Od Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Co'onial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 ,I/. Os. City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 '2l. 12s Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20 N East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 1 - Eng. & Scot, Law •Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I - Insur. Co. of Seetlnd- al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 10s Mercantile Life National Fire and Life al. per cant. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225. Od North British Incur 5% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I - Scottish Life and Onar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Alas. and Gon.Life - 0 0 015 0 , - Scottish Union Iturnee. 041. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.0 d standard Life ...... . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 5% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,17s Od MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount • Name of Company. per . of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . ~ X. s. d. X. a. d. Auction Mart •••• • • •• 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Avrieulttal 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - ' 210 0 •-.. Canada ... •••••• •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 25 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 89 Pitv Navigation .... - - - Si Auction Mart • • • • • • •• Australian Avrieulturl Anglo-Mexican Mint.. Ditto, Halt Shares.. ;anada ... • • • • • • •• •• Uppr Canada Bonds Pity Navigation .... Gen. Revers. & Invest. Equitable Reversionry Gen •S team Navigation London Institution ... Russell Institution.... Peninslr & Orient.Stm. Reversionary Int. Soc. Royal Mail Steam .... South Australian ..... Van Dieman's Land. 5 p.c./;bs,2l 51. pr cent. 11. Bs. 100 0 0 100 ioo 0 0 100 15 0 0 14 - 78 St. per cent. 1%1. pr cent. 61 18. 4. p. c 11. per share - , 26 50 0 0 50 100 0 0 100 100 0 0 60 25 0 0 25 100 0 0 105 27% THE LATE JAMES lIADDEN, ESQ.—It is with deep regret that we have to record the det.th of James lladden, Esq.`QThis gentleman, who bears one of the most honoured names in the distri, t, and was at the head of a large manufacturing cone, - rn, has Le n cut off at the early age of fi ty-. ight. Having suffered for some time from an acute disease in the pectoral region, be procte led to London to übtain the highest medical advice. The physicians there gave biro no hope, and he rsturned, a few weeks ago, to die amidst his friends and relations. Mr. iladden was a shrewd, active, and int,.l - man of business, and bore the character of being an excillert master. In politics, he was a Tory, but, towards the latter years of his lif his u!tra notions had softened down to something I ke a mild form of Con- servat'scn. Asa public re aa he was highly respected, and his gentlemanly manner and good heart had a- - cured for him a large circle of private friends, to whom his loss will long be matter of painful feeling.—Aber deen Herald. EASTERN UNIoN —The report of the directors to be submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly meeting or. Friday states, that the net profits for six months have been increased, chit fly by the exercise ofeconotny, from 9,926/. endii g the 30th of June last, to 21,423/ ending the 31:.t cf a•cernber. The increase from an annual net revenue of less then 20,0001. to one at the rate of 43,0001. affords proof that the bond and p:e ference creditors are relieved from all risk upon the securities they held, now that the entire main line is open. The hue was opened into Norwich in Decem ber, and an agreement has keen made with the Eist ern Counties directors to work in amity with them, so to avoid competition over their Cambridge line. The increase of passengers during the past half-year has gone on progressing from 132,312 to 193 ; 163; the increase of goods carried, from 77,041 tons to 92,670 tons; of miles run, from 145,262 to 191,124; a decrease has been effected from 15,2361. to 13,5781. on merchandise, coaching, and general charges, and maintenance of way; and in one item of locomotive cost, if a similar appropriation of 1,0001. for renewal of stcck had been made in June as in the accounts of the last half-year, it would, on calculation, be found to have been reduced from nearly 10id. per mile to a very small fraction above 91 The parochial rates . , charges, and assessed taxes have been reduced from 1,0311. to 876/. The interest of the mortgage debt being less than 27,0001. per annum, while the revenue of the still unfinished part of the line has already risen to an amount equivalent to 43,0001. per annum, the company may fairly hope to be shortly relieved from the present pressure, and enabled to borrow money at a lower rate, and pay off, as they gradually fall due, the bonds bearing five per cent. interest. The directors propose to raise the remaining 125,0001. on preference shares, and a f ur th er sum on loan. They I regret they were induced to offer so high a rate of in terest in October last as 10 per cent. for the first 125,000/. The credit of the company became im mediately affected; a considerable fall took place at once in the six per cent preference stock; absent shareholders took alarm, and only 50,000/. was raised at 10 per cent. The remainder has been created into a stock, redeemable also, but bearing only six per cent. interest, and with that and the sum now proposed to be raised, the board expects to raise money sufficient to liquidate the outstanding claims against the company. The accounts show that 1,929,446/, had been received, and 2,000,3531. ex pended, leaving a balance against the company of 70,907/. DIRECT LINCOLN AND HITLI.—On Friday the winding up of this company's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery Kinderslev. Above 16,000 shares were allotted, but the deposit of 2/. 2s. was inadequately paid. At the last meeting of the pro visional committee the liabilities amounted to 5,8001, and the 76 members of that body whose liability ap peered to be undoubted were applied to to contribute 771. each to defray them, but a few only responded. The liabilities now existing, as reported by Mr. Goodchap, official manager, amount to upwards of 2,0001., with only 400/ assets at the bankers ; and Ali. B. Clements, the petitioner for winding up, tates that he has had an action against him for the recovery f 1,800/. as one of the provisional committee. DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER.—In winding np the affairs of this undertaking, the Master in Chancery Senior has conducted the examination of Mr. Bass and Mr. Johnson, twa of the directors, with closed doors—a proceeding as yet not adopted in any case by any of the other nine Misters. Ruour AND STANIFORD.—The directors of the London end North-!Western have been over the por tion of this line between Rugby and Market llar borough, and it will be opened for traffic on receiving the sanction of the Government officer. ABERDEEN.----It appears that the cutting through the rock at the Gave, about four miles from Aberdeen, has been accomplished, and the permanent way laid. The completion of this heavy portion of the works has long been regarded as the measure of the time for opening the line to Aberdeen, which is expected to take place in the course of a few months from the present time. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.—The report of Mr. Stephenson, the engineer-in -chief of this line, states that on the sth instant an uninterrupted communisation between Che.ter and Holyhead was established, by the completion of one Erie of tubes of the Britannia-bridge, end that the last operation of uniting the tubes of the different spans, so as to f,rm one continuous line on beam-, by which he calculated upon giving to the structure great additional streng h, has been eminently successful, and has fully realised his anticipations. Tne pre eressive development cf the results of the operation •s thus described in the report :—" When the tubes of he respective spans had been placed in their prop. positions, they each, of course, had an mount of le flection due to their then cueditien, as simply isola ted tubular berme, similar to the Conway-bridge, where one span alone exists. In this state of things the north end of the Anglesea short tube was ele vated 15 inches, and a complete junction e&cted be, tween this tube and the ajacent one ; the elevated end was then gradually lowered to its former level, by which operation the upper parts of both tubes were effectually brought into a state of tension; thus, in stead of each tube being isolated, they together formed one continuous tube, reaching over both spans, one of 230 feet, and the other of 460 feet, mutually assisting each other. The extent of this mutual support was accurately and strikingly marked by the central deflection of the tube over the larger span, being diminished by 1 inch and 9-10ths. The next step was to unite the two larger tubes together in the Britannia Tower. Tnis was accomplished by first elevating the south end of the Carnarvon large tube 31 inches, in which position the two large tubes were united. When the raised end was lowered to its fleel level the central deflection of the Anglesea large tube was further diminished by 1 inch and 6-10.11 s, making a total di minution in the original deflection, when it was an isolated beam, of 32 inches, giving it an additional strength far exceeding the greatest load that it will practically ever be expised to. The last operation, of lowering the south end of the Carnarvon large tube, it was to be expected, would produce a corres ponding effect upon itself; and, in accordance with our expectations, the deflection was diminished by 2 inches and 4-10ths. It now only remained to com plete the junction between the short tube on the Car narvon side of the Menai Straits and the adjoining large tube. This was done while the south end was elevated 15 inches, being the same amount of eleva- tion as was adopted with the north end of the Angle sea short tube, and the lowering of it was attended with similar results on the adjoining large tube, the deflection being further reduced 1 inch and 3-10ths, making the total reduction of the deflection from that which it possessed when acting as an isolated beam of fully 3 inches and 7-10ths. In addition, however, to this satisfactory result another was developed during the process of the last lower ing, for whilst the deflection of the Carnarvon large tube was gradually lessening, that of the Anglesea large tube was very slightly increased, being pre cisely what was predicted, and which demonstrated the complete continuity of the now single tube. Dur ing the progress of the above operations admeasure ments were taken of the elongation of those parts of the top brought into a state of tenticr, from which the important fact is established, that the strain upon the bottom of the tube is reduced from 5 tons 3 cwt. to 3 tons per square inch, or, in short, that the strength of the bridge is increased in this ratio. Some attempts have been made to produce an im pression on the public mind that, although the Con way and Brittannia bridges evince sufficient strength when first erected, the nature of the structure is such that they cannot continue permanently stable ; and knowing that some opinions of this kind have been hazarded by some in the scientific world, I think it necessary to state that, recently, minute observa • Lions have been made in the Curivay tubes, which proved beyond question that no change whatever las taken place in their form or deflexion, although used daily since May, 1848 ; and ',may add that in the Bri tannia-bridge there is no strain so great as that to which the chains . of Telford's bridge, over the same arm of the sea, hai.e been continually exposed since its erec tion. This appears to we to be conclusive testimony imo7 l of the suffici e ncy of the streng th an d permanency these s‘ orks." - DUBLIN AND DROGUEDA.—The adjournEd meet ing of this company was held on Thursday , at Dublin, fir the purpose of receiving the report of the com mittee appointed to confer with the directors on the advisability of proceeding ‘,N lib the Bill promoted b . } the company in the present session ; Mr. J. W. Mur land in the chair. The report stated that it was de. sirable that the Bill should be proceeded with, and that the company should thereby obtain powers to issue guaranteed shares for the purpose of paying ofl borrowed money to an amount not exceeding 60,0001, and that the rate of interest should not exceed 5 per c( nt. per annum. The company would thus be placed in a better position, having the power to pay off any of their creditors who may be unwilling to allow their money to remain with them on fair terms. The com mittee also approve the clauses in the Bill empowering the company to take land for the extension line tt• Keils on terms nearly similar to those %Mal hay« been inserted in the Act which enables the Midland Great Western Company to take land for their exten- IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANI OTHER CON PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FATDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCU 15. JOINT-STOCK 22AIRES. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. Pri , e. Annum. Share. --- -.-- - ' A I. d. L s. d. 1 nstralasia .........• 3/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - Britshlsiorth American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ceylon ••••..•• • • • • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Colonial . . . Gloucestershire ••• • • • 15/per cent. - - - lonian • .......... •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Ditto - - 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0` 0 41 Ditto, New . • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland - bl. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provneiai of Eng. 61. par cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. .••. • -5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia •• - - 51. per cent. - 22 10 0 - Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - DIU° •• • • .......... 61. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of L0nd0n..... 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... - 10 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount same of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. A s. d. I 4 s. d. Albion ...... •••• • • • • 31. 101. 500 0 0I 50 0 0 80 Alliance Brit. and For. 71145 6d &bs 100 0 0I 11 0 0 21 Ditt..) Marine.•• •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 I 5 0 0 5% Atlas .. • British Commercial - 7s. per share 50 001 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 oJunty .. •• •..... •• • • 31. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 62 148. 50 0 0 5 0 0 14% Ergle .. •. .. ...... .... 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% European Life •••• -4% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - General - - i 5 0 0 Ilk Gi lbe - 121 G.lardian ........ •• • • 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 53% Imperial Fire .... •• •• . 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 (5% Indemnity Marine.. • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40 Law Fire .... • • ...... - 100 0 0 210 0 2% LAW Life............ . 11.168. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4% Licensed 'Victuallers • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 19e. London Fire .. ••.. • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 London Ship ~...... 108. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 darine - ........... I2s.per share 100 0 0 15 • 0 9 Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% National Lean Fund.. 5/.per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life.... - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2108. Pelican .....• • • .... • • - - - - racellx • • • U. p. sh. & be. - - 141 Pt otector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life ..... •• . 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 Kock Life............ 55. 50 0 010 0 51 1 ttoyal Exchange 6l. per cent. Stock. - 210 Sun Fire. - - 205 Ditto Life . it. 6s. - - 47 Unted Kingdom ~. .. 41. per cent. 20 0 0 4 0 0 - Universal Life........ 103 pr cnt. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 - Victoria Life .. -, ..... 51. per c nt. - 1 40 0 4% ' Name of Compaay. East and West InVa East Country •• London .... . Ditto 80nd5........ St. Katharine ........ Ditto, Scrip ...... • . . _ Ditto Bonds • • •• .. • • Southampton • • ...... Name of Company. Charing -cr055........ Southwrk .......... Ditto Nw ot 7% p.c. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 6rauxhall .... ••• Ay. DOCnn. Dividend per Annum. 61. pr cent. 20s. per sh. 51. pr cont. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 1%1. pr cent 21. per cent. SRZDG; Dividend per Annum. 355. per cent, 11. 43. Od. 11. ls. Od. WATER= Dividend per Annum. 'ORBS Amount of Share. Alamo of Company. East London..•• •• •• Grand Joanction • • • • • • Kent. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Lambeth •• •• .• •• •• •• New ltivr Lndn Brdre Vauxhall .• •......... West Middlesex . . . GALS-16XONT itish . • •• •• .. • • • • .. Ditto Provincial.• Brighton ............ City of London ...... Continental Consolidat. Equitable.... • • .. • • .. imperial Independent • . Lcsidon•• .......• •• • • Do.. I'arl. Preference l'hcenix .•• •• •• •• .• itSteliff ...• • .. •• • • • • United General ...... Westnalp.ster Chartered Ditto, New 41. per cnt. 31. 10s. 51. per cnt. 21. 10s. 51. per ent. 61.05. pr cnt. Amount of Share. X s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. SO 0 0 Amount of Share. X. s. d. ICO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 X s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 *ND COMM CO Same of Company. Dividend I Amount per 1 _ of I nnum. Share. 11. Bs. a percent. 101. 925. pr share 50s. pr share 31. per cant. 61. per cent. El. per coat. 4%1. per ct. 7s. fid. .Z. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 Paid. X s. d 85 0 0 50 0 0 £. s. d. 60 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. Price £ s. 4. :P.AZEXES. Paid. I Price Z. el. d. 18 0 0 14 20 0 0 20 150 0 0 220 31 5 0 38 50 0 0 27 50 0 0 70 40 0 0 58 50 0 0 8 50 0 0 18 2 10 0 - 49 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 28% 75 154 45„ f3h Considering the ve m outh_ for eon,tr uc ti ng t: raffle which it woa tring-nri the - -en branch, they ai of opinion . may find it desirable In - thi:cnurse ,truct it ; and if they &Wde A 41.2 , s of great importance that they should have the' power of obtaining the laud on fair terms, which it is well known they could not do under the provisions cf the Land Clauses Consolidation Act. On the motion for the adoption of the report, Mr. Gartland moved an amendment that it be not adopted. A discussion ensued, in the course of which the amendment was put and lost, and the report was adopted by a large m th e a Ee t t l p l i i ni s xg t D o cui t ß. h tG e hiii c s h e a cA i n 7 Dp n majority. Th e proceedings concluded with a vote of n ;B A u T: 3 1 G h A e r l d on F. • - h r r e ne s e! h u a r d s j d o a u y r , Edinburgh, to receive the report of the scrutineers on the poll demanded on the previous day with respect to the approval of the 13111 for amalgamating the above company with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and also with regard to the adoption of one of the reports submitted by the directors ; Mr. J. • Stewart in the chair. The scrutineers reported that they were unable to agree on the 1 oint of allowing Mr. L itbatn to vote on behalf of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, and they had therefore drawn up two reports of the state of the vote, the one omit ting, and the other retaining the disputed votes. The first, from Messrs. Smith and Blackburn, was as fol lows :—For the motion, not to approve of the amal gamation, 2,488 shares, representing 2,142 votes. For the amendment approving the Bill, 5,477 shares, representing 1,744 vo;es, showine• a majority of 2,989 shares in favour of the Bill. The report from the other scrutineers, Messrs. Clark and Hill, stated that there were 2,488 shares and 2,142 votes for the motion, and 2,390 shares, representing 1,418 votes, for the amendment approving the Bill, showing a majority of 98 shares and 724 votes. With reference to the division on the motion for the adoption of one of the reports pre;ented at the half yearly meeting, Messrs. Smith and Blackburn reported that there was a majority of 235 votes in favour of the report signed by the chair man, and a majority of 2,982 shares in favour of the report signed by the seven directors. Messrs. Clark and Hill, the other scrutineers, reported that there was a majority in favour cf the report signed by the chairman of 105 shares and 561 votes. The chairman declared the state of the poll to be in accordance with the report given in by Messrs. Clark and Hill, and which was approved of accordingly. The difference between the two reports was stated to be, that it was suggested by the chairman and four directors, who had been parti cu l ar l y zea l ous i n promoting the in terests of the independent shareholders, that Mr. APE Nen, one of the directors of the Edinburgh sad Glasgow Company, who retired from office in the Bathgate board, should be balloted out altogether; while it was suggested in the report of the other sec tion of the board (seven directors) that Mr. Jamieson who had been indefatigable in maintaining the in terests of the Edinburgh and Bathgate independent shareholders, should be balloted out. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Mmtcll 17.—The following acting mates passed their examination for lieutenants at the Royal Naval College last week :—Messrs. R. P. Gresham, W. M. M Wynyard, George Blakeley, and It. M. May. Mr. J. M. Share, Second Master, also passed for Master. Mr. T. G. Grant, clerk of the third class in the private office at the Admiralty, has been selected to succeed Mr. J. J. Hay, jun., on promotion, as private secretary to Rear-Admiral Dundac, the Naval Lord of the Board. The Contest, 12, Commander the for. W. J. S. Spencer, on being relieved by the Philomel, on the coast of Africa, will proceed to the East India and China station, to join the squadron of Rear-Admiral Austen, C.B. The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, is ordered from Queenstown to Devonport to refit. The Sharpshooter iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant J. C. Bailey, commander, when refitted, will return to the Mediterranean station, carrying dispatches for Commodore Martin's squadron, off Lisbon, -es route. A new guard-house is to be erected at King Wil liam-gate. The property adjoining Cambridge Barracks has been purchased by the Board of Ordnance for the sum of 6821., for the purpose of making alterations, and additions to those quarters. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon Superintendent—Robert W. Clark (1844) o the Barrette. Mates—Walter T. May to the Resolute, and George R. Keene (1849) to the Assistance, both vessels fitting for the Arctic expeditior. Acting Assistant-Surgeon —John Wallace, to the Arethue, 50, on passage to join the squadron at Lisbon. Midshipmen—J. P. Cbeene to the Resolute, Cle ments H. Markham to the Assistance. Master's Assistant Richard Mumford to the Arethwa. Boatswain—William Dash% God to be acting. LAUNCH OF THE NANKIN. Wooewtcu, MARCH IG.—The launch of this fine 50-gun frigate took place at 245 p.m. to-day, under must favourable circumstances. The rail way trains and steam-packets brought down great nonusers of spectators from the metropolis, and there could not hive b, en less than 20,000 persons pre sent to v.itness the interesting spectacle. So early as twelve o'clock many of the visitors had ar rived and taken their seats, and betwixt one and two o'clock numerous equipages began to arrive with distinguished parties, amongst whom were the Duchess of Sutherland and daughter, the Marquis of Chandos, the Right Hon. Lord Byron and family, Lord and Lady Ormonde, Lord and Lady Erne, Lord Adolphus Fitz-Clarence, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, General Sir Howard Douglas and Lady Douglas, Sir George Nugent, Bart., Sir Thomas Herbert, Sir T. M. Wilson, Rear-Admiral Dundas, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral M. F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., Lords of the Admiralty; Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., Governor of Greenwich Ilostrital, and family ; Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H., and family ; Rear-Admiral Sir W. 0. Pell, Kra., Rear- Admiral Sir H. Ilart, K.C.H., Rear-Admiral Sir C. Sullivan, Bart., Captain Sir Baldwin Walker,K.o 8., Surveyor of the Navy ; Captain Bullock, Captain Washington, Captain Peel, and a number of naval and military officers with their families. The arrangements made under the direction of Commodore Henry Eden, Superintendent of the Dockyard, were of the best description. The band of the Royal Marines and the band of the Royal Dockyard Battalion, with the whole of the boys of Greenwich schools, with their bands, were present, and the scene was of a very animated nature. Miss Parker, daughter of Admiral Sir William Parker, was conducted to the bows of the vessel by Commodore Eden, and a bottle of wine having been opened, the lady drank success to the Nankin. The bottle with the remainder of the wine was then broken on the bow of the vessel, and in a few minutes afterwards the Nankin entered the river in fine style, amidst the cheers of the assembled spectators, the bands playing "Rule Britannia." On the vessel being brought up at anchor the bands played " God save the Queen," and the visitors departed evidently highly gratified with the spectacle they had witnessed. The Jasper and African steam-vessels shortly after went alongside the Nankin, and proceeded with her to Chatham, where she is to be made ready for sea. The dimensions of the vessel have already been giver, and all that can be added is, that when the supports below her keel were withdrawn she only yielded one half of an inch—a very satisfactory re sult. The preparations and the launch took place without the slightest accident of any kind, and with out any inconvenienc, with the exception of a little crushing in the crowd at the west-end of the enclo sure round the seats erected for the spectators. At the conclusion, everything was found in as good order on leaving as when admission was obtained. After the launch, the Duchess of Sutherland and a distin guished party proceeded to the residence . of Commo doretpoatrotwoonk. of a dejeuner before leaving o e n on their The Lords of the Admiralty have, at the request of Captain Austin, C. 8., ordered six vulcanized India rubberwhenreturn sheets for the several vessels about to proceed on the Arctic expedition. The sheets are for the pur pose of temporarily closing holes, should they occur in any of the ships' bottoms, under water, or fur effecting slight repairs in the sea-cocks of mari ne steam-engines, without the necessity of placing the vessel in a dry dock or laying her on the shore. The use of these sheets was suggested by Mr. Cow, late master boat builder at this dockyard, and have been used most effectually in keeping the water out whilst the sea-cocks have been repaired. They have been supplied to several of the steam-vessels on foreign stations, and to many of her Mrjesty's ships. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 'G.—The Arethusa, 50, Cap tain Symonds, was towed cut of harbour . on Thurs day, by the Stromboli and Confiance steamers, and took a short cruise in the Channel to stretch her rigging, returning to the Sound in the evening. The Albion, 90, having nearly completed her rig ging, has been removed from the jetty to her moorings. ROYAL MARINES.—The honorary medals and gra tuities for long service and good conduct, at the recommendation of the Colonel-Commandant of the Plymouth Division, have been presented as follows : —To Sergeant Frederick Ursell, a gratuity of 151. ; and to privates Robert Spurway, James Holland, and John Plum, a gratuity of 51. each. 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