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London, England, 1839-02-16 00:00:00

Incorporated by Act of Parliament, July 15, 1837.
CALL for the FOURTH INSTALMENT of 31. per
SHARE.
Notice is hereby given, that the Directors of the London
and Brighton Railway Company have This Day made a CALL
of Si. per SHARE in this undertaking, and the same is
directed to be paid on or before the 18th day of February next,
to either of the undermentioned Bankers, viz. :
London—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, and Messrs.
•Hankey.
Liverpool and Manchester—Manchester and Liverpool Dis-
trict Bank, on account of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith.
Brighton—Messrs. Wigney and Co., and Messrs. Hall,
West, Borrer, and Hall.
Lewes—Messrs. Molineux and Co.
Glasgow—Glasgow Union Bank.
Dublin—Provincial Bank of Ireland.
Proprietors of Shares are therefore requested to pay the same
accordingly,

JOHN HARMAN. Chairman.
London and Brighton Railway Office, Angel-court,
Throgmorton.street, January 17, 1839.

REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
TO CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS.
'otice is hereby given, that the London Directors will re-
ceive TENDERS at their office, 2, Princes-street, rank, on
THURSDAY, the 21st of March, at One o'Clock precisely, for
the undermentioned CONTRACTS:—
CONTRACT S., No. 1.

The excavation and formation of the earth-work, and the
construction of all bridges, culverts, and other masonry, and
the entire completion (excepting the permanent way) of the
railway between the termination of Contract R., No. 4, near
Vauxhall Farm, in the parish of Didcot, and the crossing of
the Wilts-and Berks Canal, in the parish of Ardington ; a
distance of about six miles.

CONTRACT 8, No. 2.
The completion in like manner of the railway from the ter-
mination of S., No. 1, to the Uffington-road, in the parish of
Uffington ; a distance of about eight miles.
Plans and specifications of tie said contracts will be exhibited,
on and after Monday, thl 4th of March, at the Company's
Office, Princes-street, London, and alsp at the Bear Inn,
Wantage, where printed forms of tender may also be obtained.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept
the lowest tender, and they expect the•several parties to attend
at the time and place mentioned.
CT.IIAOII.ISAASUONSDLEERR,S,
Secretaries.

Feb. 7, 1839.

THE UNITED MERCANTILE and TRA-
VELLERS' ASSOCIATION, and General Mutual
Life Assurance and Annuity Society, 68, Cheapside, for secur-
ing Annuities to Aged Travellers, Warehousemen, Clerks, and
others, and Endowments to their Widows and Children ; and for
or Mutual Assurance of Lives and Survivorships, Granting
Annuities, and the Purchase and Sale of Reversionary Pro-
perty and interests.

TRUSTEES.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor. I James Pattison, Esq„ M.P.
George Grote, Esq., M.P. Thomas Brockelbank, Esq.

DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN—The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.—WIII. HUGHES HUGHES, Esq.,
F. A. and L. S.
' Giles Redmayne, Esq.
Peter Rolt, Esq.
Joseph H. Wafter, Esq.
James Webber, Esq.
Robert Wileozon, Esq.
AUDITORS.

Edward Raker, Esq.
Robert Currey, Esq.
Thomas Dakeyne, Esq.
Joseph Dowson, Esq.
John Evat.s, Esq.

Mr. John Crowden Mr. John Mannett
Mr. John Robert Caley Mr. John Stokes
Mr. George Fred. Finden Mr. William Tilt
Mr. W. Williams.

BA NK ERS. —Messrs. Prescott, Grote, Ames, Baillie, and Grote.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Newbon and Evans.
PHYSICIAN—George Cursham, M.D.
CONSULTING SU RGEON—Eusebius A. Lloyd, Esq.
Life Assurances and Annuities of every description are
granted by the Association.
To those parties who desire to secure a provision for the de-
cline of Life, the system of Deferred Annuities, as granted by
the Society, offers great advantages.
A reference to the Tables will show that a person aged 25, by
the appropriation of less than 4s. 6d. per week, will obtain, at
the age of 55, at his option, an Annuity of 501. for the remainder
of his life, or a sum in Cash of 5771. 10s., and other sums in
proportion ; and in the event of his dying before the attain-
ment of that age, ALL the Premiums paid to the Association
will be returned. •
Books of Tables and Forms of Proposal may he obtained at
the Office, No. 61S, Cheapside, London; or of the Agents
in the Country.
JAMES DRANSFIELD, Actuary and Secretary.