The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-16 00:00:00

ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CIIA.NNALS SHIP
CANAL.
Is answer to Messrs. King and Lakin's Advertisement, dated
the 11th instant, imputing to Ale. Broadinesti the charge edit gross
misrepresentation, in consequence of the information which be Ins
ehought proper to give the subscribers, as to the operation of the
instrument which they have been invited to lign, 31r. B. begs to
acquaint them. that by a Standing Order of the House of Lords.
the Bill lately brought into Parliament for making the above Cs-
sal canon: be read a third time in the Lords, " unless four-lifths
M' the probable expense of the proposed work shall have been sob-
Scribed by persons under a contract, binding the subscribers, their
heirs, executors, and administrator', fur payment of the money so
salipailied, within a limited time." Here, therefore, a subscriber,
woo executing the contract, becomes liable for the whole amount
ed his subscription ; and if there is no clause in the present Bill
eitich declares that he shall not be liable for any subsequent in-
grain:etas after a transfer, it is manifest that he remains liable un-
der his contract. Mr. Broaditioad can 'rove the subscribers, that
there is no such clause in the Biil; and it would be absurd to 'up-
rise that the House of bores would tol,rate tan clause which
would render their Standing Orders a mere nullity. Nothing.
•hreefore, can justify toe intemperate and very improper expression
is Messrs. King acid Lukin's Advertisement ; more particularly as
they do not attempt to deny that what in their former Advertise-
neat is termed " the Book." and " the Subscription List," is
nattier more nor less than a deed, as stated by Mr. B. which ap-
pals by the last clause in their own Bill to be " • contract bind-
ing the subscribers, their heirs, executors, administrators, and
:reigns, for payment of the set ersk sums by them subscribed re.
spectively."
April la. Iti2%

BIRMINGHAM WATER-WORKS.
CAPITAL-123.000f.
Divided into 5.000 Shares at eta. each; Deposit IL
No icaliridual to take more than 26 Shares.
counivrEc.
Mr. Joseph Walker Dlr. Michael Goodall
Mr. Thmras Tyndall Mr. Joseph Shore
Sir. Joseph Taylor Mr. Homer Silvessee
Sir. licniainin Cook Mr. Thomas Docker
Mr. Richard Oslo Mr. William Aston
Mr. Charles Grafton Mr. George Wright
Mr. George Bragg Mr. John Sharpe
Mr. Charles Shaw Sir. William Harding
Mr. Jacob Pope Mr. Henry BSyth.
TRICAIMILERi.
Messrs. Attwoods, Spooner, and Co. 13;rmi•utham.
For Prospectuses and Regulatrovs apply at the Treasurers' ; or
at Messrs. Spooner, Armour's, and Co.'s. Grarechtuch.street ;
where Books are opened for receiving Subscriptions for the Shares
trst already disposed of.

MEDWAY LIME AND COKE COMPANY.—
Notite is hereby siren to the Holders of Scrip in this
I 'no p icy, that ihe Directors have resolved on making a call of
boor Pounds per share' to be paid on or before the 30th instant,
sod also on issuingShareiu lieu of Scrip Receipts, and the Scrip-
bidets are therefore requested. either by themselves or by their
aithorised agents, to attend at the Offices of the Company. No. 19, I
fang's Armreard. Colemso-street, on Wednesday, the 20th,
Saturday, the 23. i. Wednesday, the 27th, or Saturday, the 30th
instant. between the hours of Two and Four in the afternoon, for
the purpose of paying to a Committee of Directors, who will attend
en each of those, but on no other days, at the office of the Com-
paq, the amount of the Shares held ; also, for the purpose of ex-
chinirieg the : for the Shares and of signing the Deed of Settle-
'meat, a hicti had beet approved by the Board, should it be ineon-
rhetent to any Seripholiter to attend for the purpose of signing the
. Printed forms of Powers of Attorney may be procured at
Office. emplwering persons to execute the Deed for them ; it
lag determined by the Directors that it. Scripholder can receive
s f.w Scrip, until he has first signed the Deed of Settlement,
fld no Scrip can be exchanged for Shares after Saturday, the 30th
ont. By order of the Directors,
io 19, King's Arms-yard, ff. T. RIDE, Secretary.
C..limiart.sutet, April 14.