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• „:1, t QUI • A t ~ • . 4' 4, • COLLINS'S ODE to the P SSTONS will b. ' rlpifi ll 'asS',..,k .. fr recßed by Mr. J. RUSSELL, with Illuctrations in a Series of ~t fib ' 3 731 ir `""!, ":4 11. ;,' . 16 . : . : ',4 04 1 111 aqr q . 1 t / !FAN) Ponied llßAixGsb, , 4 1 / 4 - aftl , I . ed t by means of the OPAQUE MIC , OSCOPE, • 4, • - Thura.Y, andY t u ti s * le dd iY ant W o a n i lis ; hrE daY, at the ' gars the 11ornings of Tnesda3 4 - , ',lungs of Tuesday an 4 • ,•, - 40 • s.OIAL POLYTECHNIC INS ITUTION. the Dr.. C RIC TI,,,,,,EGRAPH COMP NY has deposited, for the pre /.`.° - orr. • Beat rn o ntit, a complete s ries of their interesting A PPA r:ATUS. BachhotTner' LECTUR„S on NATURAL PHILO , OPHY CHENIICAL 8 ‘_e "~ .. 'X....2,e_ ,al - r"--ry LECTURES by 11. M. No •d, Esq., an the Evenings rOft,M,..onday, Wednesday, Friday. The beautit .1 OPTICAL El , - _ include the last DI.SOLVING VIEWS, DIVING BELL Ucl DIVER, With EXPERIMENTS, &c. &c. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. NOTIC ROYAL A C ADEMY OF ARTS. TRAFALGAR .SQUARE. E.---The EXIIIIIITIO.N being CLOSED, Exhibitors are re quested to send for their several Performances on Wednesday or Thursday next, without fail. JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT, R.A.., Dep. Sec. tiItITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 37, New Bridge-street, Blat ktriars, London. Incorporated under Act 7 and S Vic., cap 110. lienngtt, Charles, jun., Esq. istirUntonenll,4hetner. Es e q rt . , E.g. DIRECTORS. Gover, William, Esq. Gover, John, Esq. Groser, William, Esq. .. 4.r t)iraleht, R ard, en ' Esq. Lewis, Ge. rge Cyrus, Esq. c. " thbertson .rardi ner, anea Esq. I Miler, Robert J., Esq. ebbrEsq. Sanders, Joseph, Esq. A CDITOES. Bu rge, rge William, Esq. 1 Porter, Joseph Long, Esq. • BANKERS. i I p London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury. SURGEON—John Mann, Esq. SCIVEYOR —Thomas Turner, Esq. . Somerroas--Messrs. Watson and Sons. ACTIJAUT AND SECRETARY—W.IIIISM Sutton Gover, EN, GENERAL OUTLINE. ntlre policies issued mutuality from 201. to 5,000/. Females assured at low rates . o f be Directors are appointed by the members at the annual meeting the Cony. One-third go out of office every year, but are eible formeselection ; so that the members hax e full control over the management of the Company. The funds of the Company are emoloyed in loans to the members t ▪ 411 Y description of available security, such loans being repayable vy_Tonthly instalments. 'gale first division of profits will take place on the Ist of January , • 2. and the subsequent ones every three years. The profits will aPPlied in addition to the policies or reduction of the annual reral etns, or will be paid in cash, as the parties may prefer. SPECIMEN TABLES " 'r ein the larger Tables obtainable at the London and Agents' Offices). I.—ANNUAL PREMIUMS. To Assure 1001. at Death with Profits, 25 1 30 I 35 1 40 2 412 8 31215 413 42 0 11 1 2 6 11212 613,06 Agee• 1 15 I 20 I y~~_b~ qua . I 1 13 4 I 1 17 612 .1 12 11 16 612 lt :_ & .____lB , re 1001. I le —TWENTY PAYMENTS. at Death with profits, by Twenty Annual Payments. Ages. 35 1 40 1e 2441 " •• • • 2 `ales 2 II 61 2 15 11 1 3 0 91 3 5 61 3 10 8 3 16 4 11 1 1 2 15 01 2 19 21 3 3 8 1 3 S 9 1 3 14 2 lII.—ENDOWMENTS. TO secure a Child an Endowment of 1001. on attaining the age of 21, er an Anmdty. commencing at 21 ; for Males, 51. • s. 7d.; for M. 4s. Bd.l to continue as long as they shall live. ....- 7 I 5 I 1iare..... ..... ai___i___._.__i_____ 13 0 1 4 5 3 I 5 4 10 4 8 iemaied. .. • • 3 1 41 3 12 10 4 7 10 5 •• • IV.—DEFERRED A. \ NIF To he secure option a Defe r red Annuity o f 1 0/., to c( t of receiving a cash p ayrne 981. ; fo r Females, of 97/ w . Bs. ITIES. ommence from 60, with t instead ; for Males, of ~,, 1 30 1 35 1 0 I 45 Males .. •• 101350184 1 4 8 1 1 4 9 2 214 7 9 Paula .. 0 14 7 0 19 9 1 1 6 8 1 1 1 1 7 7 1 1 2 11 14 11 1 4 10 10 V.—IMNIEDIATE AtiNUITIES Annuity 1001. will purchase. ,;;'-7------ Males . 30 35 I 40 I 43 .•. I 5 6 7 15 Females .. 15 48586 1 1 5 12 11 1 10 15 18 31 6 5 41 6 14 9 9 9 5 14 5 6 0 5 1 6 8 9 6 19 To secure a Widow an Annuity of 501., commencing at death of Husband, and continuing as long as she lives. Hum. s Age. 30 I 4 I 50 60 Wife same age Wife Ten v e - • • ••••121911310 7 15 13 3 20 7 1 Wire Tw __- -ars Younger .. 14 17 II 117 13 11 22 3 3 30 16 enty years younger 121 12 0 28 7 4 41 12 I - • PROPOSAL. TO the Act uary of the British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Co mpany, 37, N ew Bridge-street, London. I 'ball f eel • 1847. * Sir, -A / Date wish to effect an Assur ance f or £ obl iged by your supplying the requisite ur suppl :ormby Table* 847 This I A Name and Address...-. • • - Spect ra m alt to be filled up with the number at ached to the Table by which the Applicant wishes to assure. With the INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. Notts at a •, °P fi t ,,„ l° ° oil the part of the Assured to withdraw there De n- —4 ° with interest thereon. . tk Party ~,,,, EXAM PLE. rialt . Years, 73,,, tahsesurtneoiftotr 1001., receivable at the end of twelve and a mired diehipYrepvalyeurnselbu ShoUld the As ts, to y n , t t o h f e lo: .h . odineraingotimhatt ofri spay-s uumed ,- gether Wit h 4 Per cent per annum interest, will be re ''° his rePresentatives. • t ,„• 4 Party, t ak ,„ ADVANTAGES. "' l e gr -"4g o ut a Policy for an Investment Assurance, has ja• _ s eat advantages over an Investor in a Building Society— il'entoo,! of Monthly bar no UncertaimY as to the amount to be received out, or the PaYMents required to secure the object-nor qui rt lefi to vrait till a distant period, should ' is circumstancensnrees oa ',_ , ainonnt deposited, or any part thereof ; there ale no di akrilTravituen, no entrance or postage fees, and 4 per cent. 3- ' ill be allowed upon all prepayments. APPLICATION. To the Actuary of the British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Com pany, 3 7, New Bridge-street, London. air,.....p i Date 1847. 44kr__ ease register my name for * X Investment As. 1 T 'lithe Boos of the above Company. I enclose Two Shillings Pence ssurance, as a Deposit off the first payment. Name and Address, -,.4, 1• 0 418 blank to be tilled up with a number of Assurances of 1001.,_ t k i tin rfo2rsl. each that the Applicant - may' desire ; the Moi,thly Yr Th e G... 4°1 * being ss. and for 251.25. 6d. ueral Prospectus, and Rates for all other Assurances, &c., CE l ' e tni t e at th e Company's Offices, or of the Agents throughout 14PERIA.L LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY CORNIIILL, LONDOs. DIRECTORS. HE:CRY JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq., Chairman. Jan ie GEORGE FIELD, Esq., Deputy Chairman. . SU. C. Bell, Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq. ..!letiael Bland, Esq James G. Murdoch, Esq. ?lanes Francis Cobb,Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Georg e c ol . 1 , ,nor 2 vi e, E sq. Henry Pearce, Esq. O ft ' e henry Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq. Th_rge Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. eovi7L.,l'lewman Hunt, Esq. Newman Smith, Esq. I tiltted to - ' IF THS, or 80 per Cent., of the PROFITS will be theas- iluthlns,..l2.9cies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase _ on Sald tu ti " n le% to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction Itif eta—ate e xtinction of future premiums, as shown in the Ili ta or, LaPle :..._ US to POLICIES of 25 YEARS STANDING, entitled to Participate in the Bonus declared in 1846. A ge --- -----.2.___"'nelPate in the Bonus declared in 1846. Zet, Sum Cash paid on Or PremiAnd an t;,.,'lnial Benus surrender reduced Inual re -I'2nm. added. of Bonus. to. 1 turn ef. 15 .4 20 . 0 00 19 8 . £B.d.£a. d. £ s. d.'£ a. d. 1000 21 5 10 451 5 0 174 12 31 8 6 9 .. •• 40 1000 15 10 51 5 G' 193 12 2 815 0' ...... 60 1000 26 14 2 451 5 0 236 18 7 710 51 ...... 6e 1 000 4 '! 19 2 451 5 0 284 0 6 49 8, •••••• 100 0 6 i 6 8 51 5 0 :235 911 ..•••• 419 4 ji_leurane.... 13 4 451 5 0 384 12 5 ••.. • • ,36 10 6 pat Zrati ce . •' without participation In profits effected at reduced Pro sNettis ah„ r Oren b 93' t, a nd an expl anatory statement of other advantages ---- " 11, 1 at thi,„ . CoMpany, may be had at the Chief Offices as ' rgulch Office, 16, rail-mall; or of the Agents. SAM UEL INGALL, Actuary. N 4 l'1(3-NAL LOAN 14'UND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Ti t ,.eDiti t i t.„26. CORNIIILL, LONDON. pith . “Istituti o " C) i °l3o . Empowered by Act of Parliament. h 4 -- r eePect t 4 ~t,? embraces important and substantial advantages ki th ' en ail ",le assurances and deferred annuities. The assure ' r e of th. s 'ens, the power to borrow, willioui expense or for er.k.staltre:7ttPtooltltice,ye:rinet...w.no•thirds of the premiums pald (see Table): -elits gate _ 4 Ot !,electing tioneflts, and the conversion of his In s for years on or necessity. . 1 11% i il of years On the lowest possible rates. fit t h nereaßinv "[VISION OF PROFITS. e annu I : l : °s Perity of th, Society has enabled the Directors inu% varying-eeuw h e , a Dolt v fro m - A " e- -.ected on the paid oil each profit :l::le '2th May, 1847, to declare s a fifth it i 3 .1 to 85 per cent. on the premium EXAM!P' EXAMPLES. 4 gt. Annual !Polic Perms- ;Sum the nent Be- 1 Assured otuatki is Ind Assured dnu Bonus . I Cash in duction . Annual of m I row on a l d o t ,ay Premiums. Policy. r 4 1837 24 s. 414 £ s d.£ s . d. 11. d• 39 3, 8518 4 6 ,494 10 60 p ~, a. d.) 1838 218 4 81 99 8 10 15 13 5 1445 0 0 74 3 4 183 9 192 1 10' 112 86 9 3 13 4 9 ,395 11 1 1810 143 5 10 66 8 4 919 1 3.16 2 3 1841 138 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 1296 13 4 842 11 1 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 1247 4 5 omstle `tnnuiti k,, ot,t i _ -,nnu y Aal of Rport, with tables of rates, Ste. , or An its b ranches in th e country ; o) yrPritrilect post tree. ~ may be had at the or, on application. will TO THE WORTHY AND INDPPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WEST INSTER. GENTLEMEN, AVING- been invited by a large and influential number of the Electors of Westminster to become a CAN DIDATE for the Representation of your City in Parliament, I beg at once to respond to the invitation, and to solicit the honour of your suffrages. In politics I am a Conservative ; and as a member of the Church of England I shall be most anxious to support all measures et:en lated to increase the effluiency and usefulness of the Establishment. I snail teel bound to give my opposition to any grant for the pay ment of the Roman Catholic priesthood by the State. Should you do me the honour to elect me as your representative, it will be my k arnest desire, as it will be my bounden duty, to advance to the utmost of my power the local and general interests of your populous and important city. I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, 13, Cockspur-Street, July 26, 1847. MANDEVILLE. ESTMINSTER ELECTION.—The follow ing Gentlemen have consented to act as a COMMITTEE for conducting the Election of Lord MANDEVILLE : Lord Sandon. Lord Ingestre. Marquis of Worcester. henry Barclay, Esq. The Hon. Capt. Rous, R.N. George Banks, Esq. L..rd March James Maxse, Esq. Lord Ernest Bruce. Lord Stoptord. G J. Round, Esq. Joseph leeld, Esq. Itt. Hon. Wm. Gladstone. William Miles, Esq. Sir Watkin Wynn, Bart. Sir Joh Yarde Buller, Bart. Wm. Cripps, E-q. Patton Egerton, Esq. Lord Win Graham. Major Berestord. Lor.l A•thu• Lennox. Spencer De Horsey, Esq. The lion. 11. Lowther. Edward F. Bowes. Esq. Charles Newdegate, Esq. Alderman Thomps .n. Wilt am Raehleigh, Esq. Hy. liroadwood, Esq. E. R. Tunno, Esq. David Lyon, Esq. A further List will be published Immediately. THOMAS AR ItElt, honorary Secretary. Committee Room, 13, Cockspur-street, July 26, 1847. The ELECTION takes place on THURSDAY NEXT. StA7 E TMINSTEti. ELECTION.—The COM MITTEE for conducting the Election of Lord MANDE VILLE SITS DAILY ut No. 13, Cockspur street, opposite the Haymarket. July 26, 1847 THOMAS AItBER, Hon. Secretary. BOROUGH OF THE TOWER HAMLETS. In obedience to a precept of the Sheriff of Midffie,ex to me directed, I do hereby give notice, that I shall on THURSDAY NEXT. the 29th day of July instant, at twelve of the clock at noon precisely, at STEPNEY-GLEEN, within the said borough, proceed to the ELECTION of TWO BURGESSES to serve In Parliament for the said Borough. . HENRY CHILD, Returning Officer. 9, St. Swithin' -lane. BOROUGH. OF FINSBURY. 24th day of July, 1847. In pursuance of a Precept received from the Sheriff of the County of Middlesex, for Electing TWO BURGESSES to serve in the en suing Parliament for this Borough, l do hereby give notice that I shall proceed to Election accordingly on WEDNESDAY. the 28th day of JULY instant, at Nine of the clock in the Forenoon precisely, at ISLINGTON-GREEN, in the Parish of St. Mary, Islington, in the same Borough, 1, hen and where all persons concerned are to give their attendance. THOMAS HEBBERT BOTKET, Returning Officer. 9, Chanoory-lano, A nti 4, rfancla.plaro, IslingtOn. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE is universally allowed to be the most Piquant and the Richest in Flavour of any Sauce in use, and for Fish, Gravies for Roast Meat, Steaks, Game, &c., or a zest for Curries, Soup, Cold Meat, it is entirely unrivalled. The unparelleled success of this Sauce havin g in duced imitations, Purchasers are particularly requ ested to see that the name of LEA and PERRINS are upon the Lab el and the Metallic Capsules, as also to read the Testimonials (whic h are enclosed with every bottle) from the residence of Royalty , the p rinci p al Club Houses and Ho tels in London, Edinburgh , &c . &C., and from privat e F amias in the country. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrin% 6, Vere-street, Oxford street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and oth er Oi lmen, London, and generally by all dealers in sauces. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PR EYS ON THE - HEALTH AND SHORTENS IHE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS , Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, p r i ce 2s. 6d ' .. or free by post, 3s. c o d. C°N TROUL OF THE PASSIONS: a P o p u l ar Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Ccmplete Restoration. Add ressed to those ' suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional , Veakncss, Indigest on, an .t Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various Cases, &c. Ily C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting surgeons, No. 60, Newman. street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &c, CONTENTS OF THR WORE,. Chap. 1.--Bodily a Passions, indulgence of as i s td:3 , l:en il ie ln i st E ra x t h ed aus w tio tn n i c n o d l u o c n e r d ed by En it g lo ra rd v i i n N a g t s e . evidenced in the production of ConsumP , Chit!). 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Vice the E th n e ilop li s n y t . l a tu n i d d l o lo th d e y, r convulsive diseases. Insanity, Idiocy, moping Melancholy, Indiges -0.., Stricture, Impotence, and sterility, with Observations on the Duties of Married Lite, arid on the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful Unions. Chap. a.—Debility and Exhaustion of the principal Vital Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence anti Sterility, and the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused byt he practice of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonon - hcea, its symptoms, complica t.ons and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prestate. Chap. 5 .--yphilis, and its attendant maladies anu treatment. C ses, and concluding observations, Plates, ttc. ;-, Sold by Brittain, 54, Paternoster-row; Gord in, 146, Leadenhall street , Hannay and 0., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane; Mansell. 115, Fleet-street; Winhal, 78, High-street, Bir mingham; Whitmore, 119, Market street, Manchester ; Howell, ,4. k_diurch-street, Liverpool ; Robinson, 11, Greenside street, I,,, iintairgh ; Powell, 10, Westmoreland.street, Dublln ; and all Bookseller. from Messrs. e x : Fe e s a r in s : Persons desirous et obtaining the above work, and not whaling to directtoply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insittre secrecy, have it ~.. e stl u t. t ru l lielyc .al etts , Ereaa o in d Co. are to be consulted from Tenti 11 rwo, and from the Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6d., or Postage Stamps. g .t h er t odr, 1 , , on n. t t mr h e e ient ~,e t e ve i y ni 411 London;,g, 0 n ik t r residence , ypatann , dn N t: o n . o7o, 6 a o y; Newman-street, be sue tag tho usu a l f t .,, pf LL tyr rid ~ C4 l c.rl 1118 their Crane, ... ... F. FERGUSON CA: --•AIOUX, Secretary. NoiiF4LTy_ in FRENTen CORNICES I,Aitiot. m ost varied and beautiful ' ssortment of these elegant Or 1 , i. AN NOVELTIEs, wkdch threaten entirely to supersede all toxrritirnarl,royish manufacture, from les. and upwards, complete for any window (ir inlaid with velvet of any colour about 15s each 1,0, 3 now on SALE at WILLI Aar ft. BURTON'A (late RIP ' and BURTON'S), 35, Oxford-street, corner of Nevrtnan-street. ~.. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every iron .4°,lgery article, sent (per Post) free. !vendWILLIANI S. BuitTON's (late RIPPDX and BURTON'S) Stock If general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the , and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of eta v arety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect It.' Es tablished in Well-street, 1820. C.llT_____________ .---------- --------- Y OF LONDON ELEC TION VOTE FOR E. MOSES AND SON. TO THE LIVERY MEN AND ELECTORS. In GearLemits, reehtagain offering ou rse ' ves as candidates for your favours, we beg yeir re ct i‘dlY to refer you to our public co duct for the last seven a re ~,,..1 % e flinch not from a close and searching investigation. We ana . u pg to stand or fall on the fair ground of merit or demerit, ely,,,t7,doulat net but we shall pass through the ordeal without the StiteZttcalege of reproach tram our trading and commercial con ell.kol'etY..°4,' representatives, have we not represented you 1.1 the ter ~,.Poesible attire ? Has there been any misrepresentations in esp'nne statements ? No ! - emphatically no !—will be the ready i t i. b e Of every one of our supporters ! Ita, ‘,.= You all know, a reputed fact, that the name of MOSES . qtA b O hay ben on all occasions vitally associated with FREE tllcie e „''_ rn every description of wearing apparel. Through our braii''n s there have been continual communications of tr t Ilie „!‘_l.abotit not only in the United Kingdom, bu in every part o ~,;:!•1118ed world. w' f fere..,,,. at,,,,.., nere can you go, without meeting with the Coats. tectitits ei'.lB, Trousers Hats, Boots and Shoes, Hosiery, and Out or, 1• MOSES and SON? You cannot proceed, in any di tilloeve '_whatsoever without seeing demonstrable proofs that we no;ousyeted a -post glorious and unprecedented freedom of trade. lerat.,l with us, is to be regarded as a thing in n , ,, way to be ot - ;`. i and we appeal to you bcodly, whether oar extra thia r.:1). cheap Prices are not living proofs of what we have done in clencteiPeet? !ails f rat u ' we need not further question you. The public meet fil.h,or rather the meetings of the public) in our favour, show how th'''Y You esti o ,:•Tik y ou f mate our si•rvices. In concl .slop, ,we most heartily .. ,,r tl it,„ or your very liberal support ; and we beg to eay that 1- tie r . ' e conduet towards you, shall far ou.weigh all past endea- , ' on th e pert of t o ` obedient humble servants, List 4 bo r '-'''' E. MOSES AND SON . work, entitled " FASHIONS FAVOURITE," , ith a 4Pl,l lel i ` ri ce*. and Directions for Self-Measurement, can be had on ob - "on, or forwarded post-free. 1.„144,'7fn,,AnY article purchased, ready made, or made to mea- '"lley ~.-_'" droved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the t, li'L,lireed. , :aoef e ' re e , S *3 and SON, Tailors Woolleridrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Mit e ' ' urriers• Boot and Shoemakers, ' and General Outfitters, for 1 4, 8, , and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Iliuoriea, and 83, cl aiitt a nd 86 Aldgate, C3ity, London. I, lll ' l l^ ;'""E• Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the ,1 1 fetr"nat i mpostors, but have leaned that the untradeama, as hood of being connected with them, or it's the same concerts, &hey ha`tresorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. Loudon; ana t hose Rhoonnexion with any other house . in or ou s t i, should call at, c ' t sena to, desire genuine and the 14 clothing, &c., i Ni0ti,40......., „:‘,loinoriee and Aldgate, City, L i o s nd e o st n a:blk , hment from sun pt )1. 1 , 6 '. business transacted at th ti n tw e lve g kek. -7 ' till shunt Saturday, when,businese is resumed - o. 7,114. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SUN CITY OF LONDON ELECTION WEST-END COMMITTEE for securing the return of Lord JOHN RUsSELL I JAMES PATTISON, Esq., Sir G. LARPEN T, Bart., Baran L. DE ROTHSCHILD. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, M.P., Chairman. The Right Hon. EDWARD ELLICE, M.P., Deputy-Chairman. Lord Marcus Hill, M.P. Viscount Ehrington, M.P. Lord James Stuart, M.P. Lord Duncan, M.P. Lord Dudley Stuart. Sir E, Colebrooke, Bart., M.P. Sir W. -olesworth, Bart., M.P. Sir J, M'Tag,;art, Bart., M.P. Sir G. Strickland, 'Mart., M.P. Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P. Sir W. Clay, Bart., M.P. it Percy Shelley, Bart. Sir Josiah Guest, Bart., M.P. 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This day is published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, r H. tut., Jr forwarded, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 35. cd. in Postage Stain, l ELF. PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise on Marriage, and on those Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Mum y, that area ually acquired at an early period of life, which tend to deStroy phys cal and mental energy, ardour, pas sion, and all the attributes o Manhood. illustrated with Twenty- Eve Coloured Engravings on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Dis eases of the Unnary and Reproductive Orgai;s, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. Wi':. i - ractical Observations on the Treatment or Nervous Debility, 1... cal and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Strickure, and other disease,. 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We, the undersigned Shareholders in the YORK and NEW CASTLE RAILWAY, hereby express our DISSENT to the proposed terms of amalgam a ti on with the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, and our determinati on to oppose the same. James Jay E. M. Bodenh am Thomas N. Webb Walter MiGwire Charlotte Webb . , - =,, 'WWiam Aston • Thomas Webb W. 11. Apperley Nicholas Lanwarne Wareing Webb Henry Lanwarne Fanny Webb Philip James C. Webb I. Gwynne James J. Webb Robert Wrightson as Clayton James Heaton siVi elladwick F. L. Bodenham James Johnson F. and C. Bodenham Richard L. Freer Charles Bodenham Philip 0. Jervis. Hereford, July 22, 1847. „...—..........._ ..... _ MARYLEBONE VESTRY. .... The usual weekly meeting of this board on Saturday last was attended by an average number of members, whose attention, however, appeared to be more engaged in sotto rocs discussions upon the prospects of the im pending electioneering contest than upon the transaction of the ordinary parish business. Mr. Stanford was called to the chair. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTY AND POLICE RATES. The f. llowing report was presented:— `• At the committee appointed to consider the increase of the rentals in the various parishes of the county, as set forth in the communication recently forwarded to the vestry by her Majesty's Sustices of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, and particularly to ascertain the effect of the proposed iscreabe upon the rentals of the parish of St. Marylebone in the police and county-rates paid by this parish. as well as to test the accuracy of the basis upon which the magistrates' calculations have been founded. Present—Mr. G. Daniell, in the chair ; Mr. H. U. Wilson, Mr. Jo.eph, Mr. Curteiss, Mr. Armson, and Mr. Nisbet. " Yuur committee report that, in the exercise of the powers intrusted to them by the vestry, they have bad interviews with the Police Commissioners and with the Middlesex magistrates ; that the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police have informed your co mm i ttee t h at they contemplate providing : for their exi genc i es a l one, and not to levy the presenteightpence p o l ice rate on the increased rental • and with reference to thi s i ntent i on your committee beg to age that they consid er i t as a prudent resolve, more particularly as the pres ent amount levied is the maximum rate, and whi c h was assumed when the police measure passed into a l aw wou l d be of rare occurrence, and it should be remembered that each new building ,when rated provides an additional source of income to the Police Commissioners to the extent of eightpence in the pound on its rental. Then as regards the county magistrates, they also state that the wants o f the county alone will r egulate the am ount o f the county rates levied, and that the alteration mad e on the rentals was with a view to a m ore equa li sed assessment, and allowed that St. Marylebone had for • a long period paid more than its comparatively fair share to the county rates, and that to prevent such a recur rence they intended proceeding to levy the c oun ty rates o.* a more equitable adjustment, according to the following basis:--The income-tax assessment is taken as an important element, but not absolutely as their guide, the magistrates having added thereto what they deemed as omitted, but really belonging to the parish, such as railways where the whole length of the line is levied on its terminus, and deducting therefrom what they deemed not rateable to the poor, such as churches and chapels, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, and lite rary institutions, also deducting for empty houses, and finally deducting from such reduccd amount of rental not less than 10 per cent. for repairs and insurance. Assuming the position that your committe have no right to doubt, from the high standing of the various parties as public functionaries, that this statement will be car ried out in good faith, it is evident to your committee that by the new rentals the parish of St. Maryleboue will be a gainer to the extent of 5 per cent. on the an• nual outgoing for the police and county rates, for while Mary leborie is assessed at 17k per cent. increase, the whole county is assessed at 22f per cent. average in crease, making a saving to this parish on the general assessment for police and county purposes of upwards of 1,5001. per annum. " The_ parish of St. James, Westminster, offers an illustrative example of this view in an inverse ratio, that parish having been formerly assessed on only 240,9561., but now on 427,8521., being an increase of 186,8961, or 77 per cent., involving an additional charge to that parish for police and county purposes of 7,0001. per annum. Your committee have now ascertained the prin ciple on which the magistrates have acted, and in con clusion recommend that the accuracy of these calcula tions be tested, and that for such purpose application be made to her Maj e sty' s C ommissioners o f L an d-t a x for leave to inspect the i ncome . books, which inspec t i on will also be ecessary for th e purpose o f ass imilating the rentals of the poor rate books which are set forth by t he magistrates in their recent communications with this board, and the rent a l s assessed to the poor -rates and to the police and county rates ought unquest i on ably to be tax • me same. " G. DANIELL, Chairman." Mr. G. DANIELL, in rising to move the adoption of the report, obs , •rved that it .as one of the most important matters that had come befor e the vestry for some time In the last interview with the Middlesex magistrates those gentlemen had admitted tnat arylebone had long been wronged by the system of assessment. The parish would not alone effect a saving by the new at range went of 1.5001. a year, but would be paying, as it ought, a fair share of the rates, instead of, as had been the case in St. George's, paying 30 per c ent , l e ss. The adoption of the report having been seconded was agreeo to unani nuusly. The committee was re - appointed upon the motion of Mr. DANIELL. THE RETIREMENT OF MR. D. W. HARVEY ' Mr. MIcHIE rose to as,li a question of considerable im portance to the borough, of their repr esent ative Sir B. Hall. There was a report goin g about that Mr. llarvey had received a consideration for his withdrawal.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and laughter.) The CHAIRMAN said he could not allow any question which related to politics to be asked. Mr. Micunt, however, persisted, and asked the Hon. Member whether he knew anything about any conside ration having been paid. He asked the question because the lion. Member was being libelled, and he thought the point ought to be cleared up--(Contusio n.) Sir B. HALL said he would answer the q uestion if it was properly put. The CHAIRMAN said a question cou ld onl y be p ut through the chair, and while be occup ied that p osition he would no t p ut any suc h quest i on .—(Hear, hear.) Sir B. HALL—I k now not hi n g whatever about it. The matter then d ro pp e d. No other business of public importance was agitated, and the board shortly after broke up. accompanied by Western Railway, which Dame. which l e f t S o uthampton at six o' c l oc k. ARRIVAL Of ALB. O'CONNELL ' S REMAINS I N LON .. mean time Dorf.--The rem a i ns o f Mr. O'Connel l, two of his son s , the Rev. Dr. M ile y , and a courie r , ar rived in t own last night by t he train on the S outh - Western havingtha t been town It app e a rs th a t t h e funeral cortege arrived at Hav re f rom Paris on Th urs day last, but , ow in g to the i ll - health of Mr. Dani e l O'Connell, it was nec essar y to make a halt On Saturday night the party sailed with their melancholy charge, on board the new South-Western Steam p u l n ac ti e l d n t Navi gation Company's steam -shi p Ex p ress, which arrived in coffin , S a turday, ch t u h r e chof Notre Southampton on Sund a y mornin g , after a voyage of little more than seven h ours. We believe th at the coffin is still conveyed in the same hearse, or four g o n , in which i ho it left Genoa, and that it is intended to continue the route this morning, by the North-Western Railway, to Liver pool, there to embark the remains for Dublin. FIRE NEAR BRIANSTON-SQUARE.-011 Saturday morning, shortly before three o'clock, an alarming fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. J. B. Hudson, coachmaker, situate at 36, Wyndham-street, Bryanston square. It was caused by the flue of an adjoining build ing, which set the ro of and to p floo rs in a blaze. Engines of the London Brigade soon attended, an d b y quickly settin.: th, m to work the firemen g A the Hamra extue. uished ; not, however, until the upper portion of the premises was destroyed. and the contents severely damaged. 't he adjoining property, in the tenur e of Mr. Blake, schoolmaster, was also severely injured by fire and water. Fortunately, Mr. Hudson was insured. ALARMING FIRE.---LaSt evening, about seven o'clock. a fire broke out at 22, Brunswick. mews, Bruns wick-square, in the occupation of Mr. George Bond, a shoemaker. It was caused from the boiling over of apo t of sulphur placed under th e be d to f umigate the apart went. The engines of the Lon don Brigade wore ci.nick in tneir attendance, but before the fire could be got out the bed and furniture of Mr. Bond were consumed, an d unfortunately he was not insured. Dispatches for the Governor of Ceylon were sent off from the Colonial , office on Saturday evening. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on 9 attn , . day, for galiftor, • MIDDLESEX ELECTION. T" c 0 Al Al IT TEE for conducting the ELECTION of Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR sit daily at the CENTRAL COMMI rTEE-ROOMS, at the British Coffee house, Cockspor-street. CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, SAMUEL CHARLES WHITBREAD, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMEN. The Hon Edward Bouve►io, M.P.ISir Edward Codrington, Bart. Abraham Wilday Robarts, Esq. Robert Banbury, Esq. Sir William Clay, Bart. COMMI Amory, Robert, Esq. Amory, Samuel, Esq. Armstrong, li. J., Esq. Bagshaw, John, Esq. Bird, Stephen, Esq. Brown, Henry Nibbs, Esq. Butler, C. S., Esq. Buxton, Sit Edward North, Bart. Byng, Hon. Frederick Chatterton, Sir William, Bart. Colebrooke, Sir Edward, Bart., H.P. Cunliff, James, Esq. D'Eyncourt, Right Hon. C. Ten- nyson, 31. F. Drewett, John, Esq. Duncan, Lord, M.P. Ebrington, Viscount, M.P. Evans, General Sir De Lacy, M.P. Finch, Charles, Esq. Foster, Ma thew, Esq., M.P. Fowler, Thomas, E , q,. Hall, Sir Benjamin, M.P. liammick, J. G., Esq. Hammond, Henry, Esq. Hill, Lord Marcus, M.P. Hodges W. K., Esq. Hovenden, J. E., Esq. Hull, Henry, Esq. Hutchinson, James, Esq. Kingcote, Henry, Esq. Knight, Valent.ne, Esq. Larpent, Sir George, Bart. Lawrence William, Esq. Leaf, William, i! sq. Lefevte. Henry Shaw, Esq. ---- 'Taggart, Sir J., Bart., M.P. Martineau, Peter, Esq. Molesworth, Sir William, Bart. M.P. Moffatt, George, Esq., M.P. Montgomery: James, Esq. Offer, George, Esq. Parsons, John M., Esq. Pattison, James, Esq., M.P. Perkins, Henry. Esq. , Phelps, Joseph, Esq. Pouncy, Gilbert, Esq. Prescott, H. J., Esq. . Prout, Thomas, Esq. Ramsdep, J. G., Esq. Ricardo, John Lewis, Esq., M.P. Riches, Thomas H., Esq. Ridgeway, Thomas, Esq. Rothschild, Baron, Lionel de Rowe, J. 8., Esq. Shirborn, Francis, Esq. Simpson, John, Esq. Smith, John Abel, Esq., M.P. Stirling. Sir Waiter, Bart. Strickland, George, Bart. Stuart, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord James, M.P. Taylor, P. A., Esq. Thrackray, Martin, Esq. Tra% ers, John Ingram, Esq. Wall, C. Baring, Esq., M.P. Watson, Robert, Esq. Watson, T. C., Esq. Waymouth, Henry, Esq. Wilson, Josiah, Esq. Yates, John Ashton, Esq. . C. WHITBREAD, Chairman. r. H. AMES, Secretary. addressed to the Chairman at the N.B All communications to be Central Committee. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. The COMMITTEE for conducting the ELECTION of Sir DE LACY EVANS and CHARLES LUSHINGTON, Esq., call upon the Liberal Electors to exercise their usual activity and public sprit by giving assistance in their rtspective Local Committees to se cure the return of those gentlemen, and the Committee remind the free and enli htened electors of Westminster, that to maintain their high standing among the constituencies of the empire, men whose private and public character will command the respect of the Legis lature and the nation must be selected as their representatives in the Commons House of Parliament. E. P. BOUVERIE, Chairman. GEORGE HUUGETT, Secretary. LOCAL COMMITTEES. St. Ann's, Soho .......... Golden Lion, Dean-street. St. Clement Dane 5......., St. Mary-le-Strand ICrown and Anchor Tavern, Strand. Precinct of the Savoy .... St. George's Inward .. • ... Granby Tavern, South Andley-street. St. George's Outward .... Flask Tavern, Flask-row, Pimlico. St. James 's • ......... Crown, Broad-street St. John the Evangelist .. Coach and Horses, North-street. St. Margaret's •• •• Storey's Gate. St. Margaret's Outward •• Trevor Arms, Knightsbridge. St. Martin's • • • • • • .. • . Parthenium Rooms, St. Martin'a-lane. St. Paul, Covent-garden .. {Si annard'i Hotel, Upper Wellington. street, Covent-garden. Central Committee, 27, Regent-street, corner of Jermyn street, July 26, 1847 JULY 26, 1847. PRICE SD. should be decided by due course of law, whether they .13, w )fi e rs r mu e ? l nh a g e sh ' u f a u imt l s d oa i r r n e da c e t o o ri r xos , and that all the costs and expense s actions be j p u a n i c d ti o o u n t c o o f m t p h a e n moneys of the AMTt.eJONES e ontii tsecondeding for the aom r e e s t u e t the solicitor to the company, Mr. Lukteh-RMusyrs:ell ris l te l r e , acuudAontn3erAolvf t a h s e k d ed ire w c h to e r t s h , er !ta c t e b l e a y r Mr. before the di rectors the whole of the Mres°otYtiownosuiltd‘Bl7s. intended to propose, that thee' might understand their effect a: A.ih a ooz w sLe h E ( ay d d e v ? i wished ce th t o o k e n h o a w i r m an whether wahe A t aharee. acting n e g n i t i l we e r e n z a b n a_ und M e r r . shareholder i n t h e company ?—(Hear, s jected to any piny interfering unless he was a share holder, and he must say that it was a most extraordinary proceeding for gentlem en t o i nterfere if they were not shareholders. The CHAIRMAN said, that under the'extraordinary po sition in which he was placed he felt bound to give the best advice he could, and without wishing to do any. thing offensive to the meeting he could not put the reso lution in its present form. Mr. MOZLEY wished to know on whose advice that decision was come to.—(Hear, hear, acid cries of " Let strangers leave the room.") Mr. WHATELEY (the solicitor) said he would take the responsibility of the advice upon himself.—(Hear.) Mr. MOZLEY demanded to know whether Mr. Lake Russell, the barrister, under whose advice the chairman was acting, was a shareholdor.—.(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Whateley, as solicitor of the company, was there to give advice as to their pro ceedings, and he had a right to assistance in considering questions. At the same time he (the Chairman) must state that Mr. Russell attended at his request, to advise him on the course he should pursue, and if they com pelled that gentleman to retire, they would delay the business, by obliging him (the Chairman) to leave the room to consult him on every question that might arise. Mr. MOZLEY could not resist that appeal of the Chair man, although he must express his feelings that it was most extraordinary that a barrister should be brought there to give advice to the chairman, seeing the quantity of legal talent which, either as solicitors or directors, they already had arrayed against the shareholders.-- (Cheers.) In reply to the first question of the chair man, he begged to say that the resolutions must stand upon their integrity, and he could not submit the other resolutions which he proposed to move to the meeting until the first was disposed of. Another consultation of some minutes took place, at the conclusion of which The CHAIRMAN stated that he could not consent to put the resolution in the form moved. He regretted it the more particularly as it raised the question of the legality of the sale of the line to the Great Western Company, which the directors, who, be was sure Mr. Mozley would admit, were in their private relations of lite men of honour, character, and integrity, would be glad to afford every facility to to try.—(Hear.) They could not, however, consent to being restrained in the performance of what they considered their duty, but if Mr. Mozley would consent to leave out that portion of the resolution which stated that they should be •' re strained " until it was decided by the law whether or not they were directors, he would put it.—(Hear.) Mr. MOZLEY said, that were he to consent to the pro position of the Chairman it would be taking out the whole pith of the resolution, and he must insist upon it in its integrity. They did not say that the directors should be restrained, but it only proposed that the share holders shout I go to the Court of Chancery to endeavour to get them restrained from doing what he believed ti be illegal acts. If these acts were illegal it was clear they ought to be restrained. If they were not, the Lore Chancellor would refuse to interfere, and they would be in no worse position in consequence of the resolution than they were at present.—(Cheers.) After some discussion as to whether the resolution came within the scope of the requisition, Mr. MOZLEY determined on putting it itself, the Chairman protesting against the proceedings. On the vote being taken, Mr. Mozley and Mr. Frew voted against the resolution, protesting against its le gality, and thirty or forty gentlemen voted for it. Mr. MOZLEY handed the lists to the secretary, and asked the 'lumber of shares the parties composing that in favour of the resolution held? Mr. KERSHAW said that the books were at Birming ham, and he, theretore, could not say. Mr. MozLty then asked the number of proxies that stood in his name, the number of shares they repre sented, and whether they constituted a majority of the meeting with the gentlemen who voted. Mr. KERSHAW said, that the number of proxies stand ing in Mr. Mozley's name was 34,271, representing 11,279 votes, and there could be no doubt of there being a majority of votes in favour of the resolution. Mr. MozELEY declared the resolution carried, and moved that Mr. Dobie be appointed solicitor to the company, to bring such actions against th e i n di v id ua l s mentioned in th foregoing resolutions as the share holders might be advised to take, to restrain the direc tors from entering into agreements or purchasing land, &c., that they were not authorised to do, and to compel them to reimburse such moneys as they had so misap• plied. The chairman would see that he (Mr. Mozley) had accepted his challenge, and given them an opportu tunity of having the whole of the conduct of the direc tors brought before a court of law. Mr. TURNER seconded the resolution. After a short consideration of the resolution with his friends, The CHAIRMAN said, that if the word " alleged" was introduced before " misapplication of the funds," he would put the resolution. Perhaps that might be a con venient time for him to allude to the observations which Mr. Mozley made at the commencement of the proceed ings, relative to what took place at the interview between the deputations. In the main facts of the ea- e Mr. Mozley had undoubtedly given them a correct statement of what occurred. He perfectly agreed in the correct ness of what Mr. Mozley had stated relative to the par. which was to be taken by Mr. Saunders and Mr. Swift. Mr. Swift did not subs( quently attend, but he might b, allowed to say, considering that Mr. Mozley objected ti solicitors in the first instance, that it appeared rather singular that he had two almost at his elbow. In re, first instance it was understood that all discussion rela tive to the differences between the Great Western and the London and North-Western Companies should b.. eferred until there was a settlement of the question of the legality of the sale of the Birmingham and Oxfore Junction line to the Great Western Company, w hicl Mr. Russell proposed should be by a friendly suit, and that every facility should be given for an early adjudi cation. Mr. Mozley, in the first instance, said he as sented te the proposition—(" Hear," from Mr. Mozley) —but said that, before be finally agreed to it he shoul, like to consult the legal adviser of the London ane North-Western Company. Mr. MOZLEY—No. My legal advertiser. You your self gave me permission to consult Mr. Carter. The CHAIRMAN continued—lt might be so, but he thought it had been as he had stated. However, on his return from the conference with the solicitors, Mt Mozley suttee that there were two questions to be con sidered—the legality of the sale of the line to the Great Western Company, and the proceedings of the share holders against the directors. He proposed to agree to the suit for trying the validity of the sale, but not to per mit the directors to proceed with their business. Al though Mr. Russell and the chairman had offered every facility for trying the suit, he proposed that four of the directors should be balloted out to admit four from the London and North-Western Company.—(No, no.) Per haps it was going too far to conclude that that proposu of Mr. Mozley was intended to reverse all their proceed ings, as he offered to do as little damage to their posi tion as possible. Mr. MOZLEY—And to forego all proceedings against the directors for past acts.—(Elear.) The CHAIRMAN—Quite right; it was as stated. It struck him (the Chairman) at once that that propositior, involved such grave and insurmountable objections that it could not be agreed to.—(Hear, hear.) It struck Mr. Russell the same, but still stronger, as he at once saw that if they were to accede to it the directors would be admitting that they were in the wrong, and placing the parties concerned in an awkward position. Another objection he had was, that the line had been originally proposed by parties now forming the northern half of d the London and N or th-W estern Company—the Grand Junction Company as a com p e ti ng line on thethe broad gauge gauge through th e m idl an d di s t r icts—and of a competing lin e w e re thrown overboard,ebroad gauge fit vvw highly possible that another lino on the and Oxford n w i t t i y u . l d T b h e e p r r e o w j e e c r t e e d t h f r r e o e m p L a r a t n i ocaa ito c r . e o n o s n i d t e h r e i fi n r t s h t i o s p e p a s o r o t - first, the shareholders in the Bi rmingham and principally not think would be (the Chairman) did -rJatlntlyet;iaonndCthoimrdplayny; secondly, the e reat in terestsm- he principle of a toms public, Western whose Cn been rs obtained.— (Hear, would not have lyievedthat t s tat e o n f y ta a hab f falaetei sincere served if they departed2ioh from the had they consented to abandon their done their duty conclusion;re r A n e e ze e ( Hear, hear.)line on e w felt tha t t h t e h t e d h ir a e d cto Mr. Mozley was actuateddesire to bring position in the present and he thatgentleman would give them credit for o had been athnouagmh amicable rather too hard upon the gentlemen connected with the rho htho el) hoped da differencesm that desire. direction, who, if they had done illegal acts, had done se from an error in judgment and not from any other cause. He fairly admitted that during the course of these dis cussions he had done many things which, if he had di( opportunity again, he would not do ; but be felt assured that he had not err e d au any material p o i nt, i nvo l v i ee a most otier ous duty to patio: ' s any principle, that h e was not still prepared to —(Year, hear.) Ile tett th a t he h and nothi ng strong but asupport. sense of public duty should have induced him to enter that room, knowing the opposition he would have to encounter. Ile felt that he was engaged in a great moral conflict, from which he could no more fly than could a general from the face of an enemy's regiment. All be could s 4 ..r.: wa S* that he had sincerely and conscientiously. endeevouree tab ly ,t o perform what he considered be a grist public fluty.—(Ch eers. ) Alt STEVENS, as one whose conduct was brought into account by the resolution, and, as $ shareholder,pro tested again s t it s b e i ng put .—(Hear, and laughter.) was Mr. C. S AUNDERS sa id, that before the question ieAgsi, put he might, p er h a ps, be allowed. he opp o op_un t iti us of s e e t . - 043' or two points in t g , h ; ; .;'.:fl+ ..: - ‘----Z---C----7-gr-- As secretary to the Great Western Conadsa f ny, althou* a shareholder in the Birmingham and_ k. x ord, he had ______ Th hitherto carefully refrained fromositthintigt wp4rthetinterththesaet a n d i nue ' s cel e s u ot ' i should x si tf fl r : de ' nottfeelingwe e iennrit the : h r h t e 'e a c r t do e l im n s spehHanitsiti bents of o t f he th g G e o : e n at i into Birmingham ther C , mpany, but with regard to the overtures of regretted that Mr. Mozley had characterised peacethetn e delusive, and he hoped he should be able to show that u they were made in good faith. With regard to the Great Western not sooner making. overtures he might call to their recollection that at the end of last year and the beginning of the present negotiations were entered into between the Great Western and the London and North-Western Companies, which led to no result. During the time the Bills were under the consideration of Parliament, the Great Western directors felt that they could not enter into further negotiations, and they were especially anxious to have an inquiry into all the cir cumstances, particularly as regarded the alteration in the proprietary which had taken place in the Bir mingham and Oxford Junction Company since the 30th of October ; and they were advised that the best tribunal was a Committee of the House of Lords, where the parties could be examined on oath, which they could not be before the House of Commons.—(Oh, oh.) The directors of the Great Western Company bad acted throughout without any desire of concealing anything, but they felt that while the Bills were under the consi deration of Parliament, they could not enter into nego gls j a r: iyr.,,nhi. arrangements tiations with any party. After the Bills were settled by the decision of the House of Lords, Mr. Russell did not 1 I t ju . e Gl at s s e s s n r t h s l . e eir. r:te4gteodtiathtiaotns:zuwrh. icihiusi Mozley bad frequently talked of Gentleman s i ee p yn r ta e en p r d a e prepared to i an t tt o toh ae n wegsotei except description e t e e . p t with t hoaf that theihme. no ßussell had h a t; s b p e e e c n t p r differed ep are d , fr i o f m h e .thosehad been met in the spirit he had expected, t o go i nto ot h er questions, an d t h at it was not he ( M r . Sa un d ers ) t h at suggested th a t t h e directors should pouding the suit ; b ut Mr. Crossthsvaipteroscaeie d d h as before e believed that the suggestion was made while Mr. Mozley was ab sent consulting the solicitor. Mr. MOZLEY said, that the difference that had arisen showed how very soon circumstances of the kind could he forgotten ; but he could appeal to Messrs. Hornby . and Beale, whether Mr. Saunders did not make the observa tion, and be could also appeal t 3 Messrs. Carter and Dobie, that he had told them of it, when he first went out.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LIORNDY, having been appealed to, was decidedly of opinion that the observation had come from Mr. Saunders.—(Hear.) Mr. BEALE recollected :very well that the directors were to be allowed to proceed, but could not recollect from whom the suggestion came, and be had himself told Mr. Muntz. the chairman, that if that proposition were assented to their property would be wasted during the inquiry. Mr. Muntz agreed with him, and proposed to stay the works, but his proposal was negatived. Mr. CARTER could bear his testimony that on Mr. Mozley first telling him of the proposal for a friendly suit he had asked the question, what was to be done in the mean time ? and that ho at once said, why the directors are to go on as usual. Mr. SAUNDERS again declared, on his honour, the proposition had not come from him, but from Mr. Cross thsvaite. Mr. IJORNBY—But you seconded it.—(" Hear, hear" •' oh, oh," and hisses.) , Mr. MOZLEY would make a few observations in reply 1.., what had been stated. He admitted, as the chairman had told them, that when the proposition was first made to them, ad cap fandum, it did appear fair, but he believed that be had arrived at years of discretion, and that on consideration he should have seen its real nature, as did the solicitors the moment it was suggested to them. With regard to having the solicitors at his elbow, that he denied ; but it did so happ en t h at M r. S w if t I being absent, he did want some advice, 'and Great George street not being far from Old Palace-yard, he went over to Mr. Carter's, not being .able to find Mr. Dobie. Mr. Carter, it appeared, was out with Mr. Dobie and Mr. Beale, and on their coming in and hearing that he had been to the office, they came over to that house, and glad lie was they did, as they at once saw the de lu4ive nature of the proposition. With regard to what Air. Saunders had said about being able to be examined before a Committee of the House of Lords on oath, though thi y did not come there to talk of integrity or character, he might be allowed to say that the gentlemen whom it would have been necessary to examine, relative to the proceedings alluded to, were of as high character as any among the direction, and he should be ashamed ..e the man who would not tell the truth equally as well without an oath as with it ; and though concealment, except under oath, might be a piece of Great Western morality, it was not of his or those who acted with him. —(Cheers.) With regard to the threat of a broad gauge line from Lancashire, he believed the wish was father to (he thought; for, having exhausted their own pre serves, they were desirous of trespassing on those of the narrow gauge, which they could never succeed n doing until they had completely beaten the Oxford and Birmingham shareholders, who were deter aimed to have their rights and construct the line on the narrow gauge, as provided by their Bill, the Great Western Company having a right of way over it.— JTear.) Had their propositions, relative to the direc tion, been assented to, it was their resolve, no matter. at what cost, not to allow another brick to be laid, or any ether works of any description, until the question of the a guilty of the sale to the Great Western Company had )een settled. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which he de lared carried ; Mr. Stevens protesting. Mr. MOZLEY then moved a resolution, recommending he shareholders not to pay the last call that had been 'made, as the majority of the board of directors were nuking a use of the funds of the company not warranted ~), their Act of incorporation. He said, that it was un paralleled that 150,0001. had been called for within so .port a period, and scarcely a spade put in the ground. ile also complained that the line was being made on the ;road gauge, in contravention of the Act of Parliament. The CuarastaN was not aware that the line was being 'lade on the broad gauge. Mr. MARRIOTT asked whether it was a fact that the viaducts, bridges, &c., were being made for a broad gauge line ? The CHAIRMAN said, that the proper person to answer - hat question was the engineer, and he was not present. llear" and hisses.) The resolution was so clearly not within the purposes of the requisition that he must de cline to put it.—(llisses.) Mr. MOZLEY must then put it himsulf. The CHAIRMAN must protest against such a pro !eedit,g. Mr. MozLEY then put the resolution, which was carried. The Hon. Proprietor then moved that the fireetors be instructed not to apply the funds of the •ompany in liquidation of the costs of the bill for finial sting with the Birmingham, Volverhampton, and Dudley Company, and selling the line to the Great Western Company, which was not submitted to the I -hareholders of the company in compliance with the ,Landing orders, or for prosecuting petitions in Perlis went against the wishes of the shareholders. Mr. TURNER seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN must decline to put that resolution; 'firstly, because it was not in accordance with the requisi ion; and, secondly, because the bill was sanctioned by the shareholders at the meeting in December. Mr. MOZLEY said, that had ihge.) t ae h ir e ua meeting en d then he e mo intended Decembere oved itl.t,to . been adjourned, as he wished it, to allow the bond fide , hareholders to , xpress an opinion, the whole difficulty would probably have been avoided. On the first oppor unity, in March, the directors were put in possession of he opinions of the shareholders in opposition to the Bill. ;till they proceeded; but they did not lay the Bill before he shareholders according to the standing orders of the douse of Lords, as they were bound to do, the House of Lords having declared that it was their Bill, although the directors had attempted to pass onhfoai dtr i it oogbarhyi right to 8 ti a nat aideona dlalstanding assume assentedwminedt orders,haes notielcl .t o approver I s f Lad t h ey Great We s s t t N,h e ,eo rn udid ß ir , .t nod 'I i a t rh havinge e h oI d Bill, e r withdrawn it on their own autbori g ty, they must abide the consequences. The Chairman still refusing to put the resolution, it was put and carried in the same way as previous resolu ,ions, as were the next two resolutions, authorising the payment of the expenses of the opposition to the pro ceedings of the dii ectors from the funds of the Company. Mr. MOZLEY said, that the next resolution was in tws" that a ne w one be made. Anticipating Amnatdicei—Phiaoatflefiteriiidrilt common seal of the Company had been w ithheld,. the : s e u cc m o e r d d a t n h c a e t t w h i e t with t h h a e irm re a q n ui w si o ti u o ld n , putan and t. th therefore t he e p therree._ company, - * th e e the hcar carryingand there it s o 1 u toi,nolTn,cynijo, July e l t 2y a p d ul st 4t7h,e,, mthoutson.,xwin n hg ce ici with s the t h e i m legitimatepornc was (holding it up ) . lie had ln h a ad ec it matte of handsome size, k sdal e anfa e tdtl p el:, '3:aft: - - -Ct. company,eh after e( 8 cibToie::gpsaEnhaye h u .e d - 11 name i s a e t ue h a g l e a formers the c ai seal of the u approvin g ß a N n dER cancelling t seconded w ith CHAIRMAN declined putting the resolution, some very strong remarks on his put a resolution decidedly in accordance.p.c.aosndeuarcrit eind.refus iaensfoOgtT3meluitrihprotri.ea. terms of the requisition,and It was then resolved that the seal should remain in the custody of M r. Elias Motley, being abl e to state when thehalt - and the chairman not yearly meeting would take place, the meeting was adjourned till the 27th inst., then to meet at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, at half past two o'clock. In the course of the proceedings it was stated that Mr. Muntz had resigned the chairman ship and Mr. Matthews been elected in h . place. Th e meeting is meeting lasted nearly five hours. BRIGHTON AND CONTINENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—A f rien d o f ours em barked on board the yesterday Brighton, belonging to the abovecompany, morning, at Blackwell, at a son quartertrg easterly wind, and going close to the va rious after a pleasant voyage with a or t a , terminating at N ew - ou t s Y P k P e nd started for Lond on, b y 630 train, and arrived a,•sengers were land e d at in London at 8 15, p er f orm i ng the voyage and journey ve within 13i hours, a c i rcumstance hav Brightonen , fore 8 i o x f twen t y I n e. we may assert urprec y d (med. CHARACTERISTIC ADECDOTE OF L ORD B YRON.— O t 'o Oh, that was in Rome," said Th orwa ld sen, " when 1 about to make 13yron's statue. Be placed himself "'a just ' opposite to me, end began i mmediately to assume quite another countenance to what was c us t omary to !a i r s. ,Will you not sit still?" saidl, " but y ou must not ~ make tbese faces." "It is my expression," said Byron ., Indeed," said I, and then I mule him as I wished, and everybody said, when it was finished, that I had it the likeness. When Byron, however, saw it, •he said, "It does not resemble me at all; I look- more unhappy." " He was, above all things, so desirous of looking ex tremely unhappy." added Thorwaldsen, with comic ex- PUE , 4 o 4.—Andersot's Lite. _. _ , ...p.,•4..) _,..1 asiD - 4!"" - - " 1 , ..:,.., . ____.--.„.._-.6..... THE BATTLE OF THE GAUGES. (From the Observer.) On Saturday the adjourned special meeting of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway Company was held at Herbert's Hotel, Old Palace-yard, Mr. W. T. Matthews in the chair. Amoig the parties present we observed Mr. F. P. Barlow, director of the Great Western Cem pan) ; Mr. Saunders, secretary of the Great Western Company; Mr. F. Ruffen], Mr. E. I. Mozley, of Liver pool; Mr. Turner, of Liverpool; Mr. Carter, solicitor to the London and North-Western Company ; Mr. Jones, Mr. Cash, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Dobie, and various other gentlemen connected with the rival companies. The CHAIRMAN stated that it would be recollected that at the last meeting, which took place at Binning ham on the 12th instant, a resolution of adjournment was carried, with a view of seeing whether any arrange spent could be come to far a settlement of the unfortunate differences existing in the company. He regretted that the negotiations that ensued had not led to any success ful result, and he would therefore call upon Mr. Mosley, who was in possession of the meeting at the time the adjournment took place, to proceed with the business. Mr. E. J. MuzLEv deeply regretted that, as had been hoped, no arrangement had been come to, and he must now proceed with the course which he and his friends intended to pursue, to show the public their true position, as they were determined to be played with no longer.—(Loud cheers.) He did not regret the negotiation that had taken place, as it showed that they were disposed to have come to an amicable arrangement, though he denied most emphatically the insinuations that had been published, that he, or those with whom he acted, had ever shown any iatention of abdicating any principle; and he now stated that had his party been met in a proper spirit by the Great Wes tern party, there could be no doubt but that a satisfac tory conclusion would have been arrived at. He re gretted that Mr. Russell, the chairman of the Great Western Company, was not present, as he never liked to speak of what had taken place with a gentleman when he was absent; but he felt bound to give a short state ment relative to the negotiations to the meeting. He, however, spoke in the presence of several gentlemen who were present at the interview that took place, and who could correct him if he was in error. It was not un til every effort, both straightforward and by side winds, had been tried, to carry out the agreement for the amal gamation of the company with the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton Company, and the sale of the line to the Great Western, had failed, that any offer of ar rangement was made. At a meeting of the Birmingham and Oxford Board, after the House of Lords had de cided that the Bill could not pass the standing orders without the consent of the shareholders being obtained, Mr. Russell originated a conversation by stating that he (Mr. Motley) had often expressed a desire to come to some settlement, and that they (the Great Wes tern party) were now prepared to meet them. He readily snatched at the proffered olive branch, and, at the last meeting which took place at Birmingham, pro posed an adjournment, with a view, if possible, of com ing to an arrangement, which, while it secured the rights of the shareholder, should put an end to all the differences existing between the Great Western, the discontented shareholders of the Oxford and Birming ham, London and North Western, and other companies. After the meeting at Birmingham, he (Mr. Mosley) proposed that the whole matter should be lett to the settlement of one individual of the highest character and station. That, however, was objected to, as it was stated that all interests must be represented ; thus there was the Great Western interest, the directors of the Ox ford and Birmingham interest, the Staffordshire interest, and others. He said if they were going to name 18 or 20 interests on the one side he could do the same on the other, and that with a body of 30 or 40 there could be no hopes of any settlement ever being come to, and it was at last agreed that the matter should be left to the decision of five persons on each side. Mr. Russell stated that any negotiations which took place must have for their object the acknowledgment of the purchase of the line by the Great Western Company. He (Mr. Mozley) said that any meeting would be useless, as t hat was the point on which they were at issue, and the dissentient shareholders could not assent to that pur chase being carried out.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Saunders said that such a condition would be ridiculous—Mr. Saunders, he saw, shook his head— Mr. SAUNDERS did not say it would be ridiculous. Mr. MOZLEY did not mean to say that Mr. Saunders used that term, but he (Mr. Mozley) implied from his manner that he said it would be so, and he proposed that if five individuals met on each side the subject of the purchase could be hung up for the moment, and they could proceed with the discussion of the other points. That was assented to, and he (Mr. Mozley) undertook to communicate with the parties with whom he was connected. He did so, and the London and North-Western Company readily fell into the agree ment to leave all points of difference in their hands. That was the position in which they stood when he pro posed the adjournment of the meeting of proprietors at Birmingham, under the hope that something beneficial to all would be effected. At that meeting he had ex pressed a hope that no lawyers would be admitted to have anything to do with the arrangement; but it afterwards being considered that Mr. Saunders, the secretary of the Gre a t W es t ern C ompany, would pro feebly form one of the deputation on their part, and Mr. Swift being the only gentleman connected with the London and North-Western Company, who, from his knowledge of the affairs between the two companies, was competent to meet him, he (Mr. Mozley) waited on Mr. Matthews, their chairman, and asked whether there would be any objection, under the circumstance s, to that gentleman forming one of the deputation? when it was replied that, there being a sincere de sire for peace, there would be no objection to him, and it was resolved to meet on the Tuesday. Mr. Swift, however, was compelled to leave town for Scotland on important business, and being fearful lest it should be supposed that they wished to cause any delay, they re- Solved to meet the deputation from the Great Western party without him. They accordingly met, the parties on one side being Messrs. Saunders, Russell, Cross thwaite, Matthews, and Pratt; end on the other, Messrs. Hornby, Westhead, Beale, and himself' (Mr. Mozley). The first two gentlemen bail been selected as being con nected with the northern division of the London and North-Western Railway, aid not having been at all mixed up in these disputes; Mr. Beale, as the repre sentative of the Midland Company, they all knowing the influence that he exercised at that board, and him self, from the prominent part,he had been unfortunately called upon to take in these proceedings. At the meet ing Mr. Russell asked if they had anything to propose, but he (Mr. Motley) stated that the invitation to meet having come from him he ought to make the proposi tion. Mr. Russell then said that he was prepared to do so, and proposed that the question of sale should be settled by a friendly suit. At first he (Mr. Mozley) and his friends were caught with the apparent lair ness of the offer, and they said they thought they would accept it, but that they should like to consult their solicitor relative to the suit. At that moment Mr. Saunders proposed that, pending the suit, the directors should proceed with the works as they were doing.— (Mr. Saunders here dissented.) Having retired to consult Mr. Dobie on the subject, he was not to be found, and he then trio d to see Mr. Carter, but that gentleman could not be found either. He accordingly returned to ask for an adjournment, when it was announced that Messrs. Dobie and Carter were in an adjoining room, snd he and his friends entered to consult with them. On stating the case, they at once stated that the only parties to a friendly suit must be the Great Western directors, as against the directors of the Oxford and Birmingham, with whom they were acting, to compel them to carry out the agreement of sale; and that the decision might be delayed for twelve mouths, during which time they would be expending the shareholders' money to make a broad gauge line; so that it a decison was given against the purch use bill they would be in the position of the Great Western party having obtained the oyster, while they (the shareholders) would have obtained the shell. Seeing clearly that they could not agree to Mr. Rus sell's proposition, they returned and stated so, but offered, in order to bring the question to an issue, to submit the question to a friendly suit, provided that the directors would consent to ballot out four of their body, as they (the shareholders) had contended they ought to have done before, and admit four others, when they would agree, pending the suit, to do nothing which should in any way prejudice the position of the broad gauge party with respect to the line, and to forego all actions for the past acts of the directors.—(Hear, hear.) That proposition was declined, and they were told they might proceed with their actions against the directors, it being known that those pending were useless, and he told them that others might be brought. It being clear that they never could agree to a suit being prosecuted without the works being stopped, he (Mr. Mozley) asked if the Great Western party had anything else to propose, and it was replied, no; the only thing they would consent to was as he had stated. He replied, that in that ease it was useless to have held the meeting at all, as the busi ness could have been as equally well performed by a note of five lines from their solicitor. All efforts at arrange went having failed they had now to show that they, the shareholders, had rights, as the House of Lords by their resolution, and by the decision of a committee bad declared Gr ea t W estern i n fl uence h a d obtained, lad declared they had, and take steps to obtain pos session of their own property. (Cheers.) With that view he would submit a resolution to them, and sure he was that sooner or later theytowo_eualdveonbo tain possession of it, as they were determined Hon. stone unturned to effect their object. The 1 . 1 a Gen tleman concluded amid loud cheers, by proposing re solutionAlex- to the effect that the meeting ander Dobie as their solicitor to take . d s o uc a proceedings o philip in law or equity Alston, Frederick ,Pratt as might be advise d against Henry Munoz, John Thomas Barlow, Richard Spooner, Fra , nc c i h s a ß rit u e Johnffe n tr u d s , sell, char6B Bran ston Frew, William Matthe w Shaw. Henry Simonds, Charles Stevens, and the Right Hon. Edward John Baron Netherton, or the directors of the Birmingham and Oxf o r d Junction Railway, or all or any of them, to prevent the carrying out of the agree ment for the sale of the line to the Great any We bg,cite Western Corn. pany, made on the 12 th o f November, or agre ement orproceeding forin any way to carry Out t h e agre ements, and the purpose of having s u c h agree meats cancelled , and alsopfor restraining the above men tioned parties from acting in j any way as directors of the. 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