The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Notice is
hereby given, that the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL
IIEETING of the PRCPRI ETORS of this COMPANY will be held
It London, pursuant to Act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station,
n Thursday, the 17th day of F. bruary, at Half-past Twelve o'clock,
for the Election of Three Directors, in the place of Viscount Bar-
rington, James Gibbs, Esq., and Richard Potter, Esq., retiring
by rotation, and for other purposes of business,
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The Chair will be taken at Ila'f-past One o'clock precisely.
C. RUSSELL, Clia.rman.
BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman.

The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the
Act; and in compliance w:th a Bye-law, notice must be given to the
Secretary, on or before the 3d February, of the mimes of any Pro-
prietors who are to be nominate! for electien as Directors at the
said Half-yearly General Meeting. -
The Transfer Books of all Stock and Shares will be closed on and
from the 7th of February, and will not be reopened until after the
said Half-yearly General Meeting on the 17th February.

By order of the Boon],
Q'S A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
Paddington Station, 90th January, 1853.

MINERALOGY.-KING'S COLLEGE,
London.—Prefefsor T EgN .NT , F.G.S. will commence the
SECOND PART of his COURSF, cons'sting of Ten Lectures on
MINERALOGY, with a view to facilitate the study of Geology, and
of the application of mineral substances in the arts. The Lectures
Will be illustrated by an extensive eidleclion of specimens, and will
commence on WEDNESDAY AlOrning, Jan. 2F, at Nine o'clock.
They will be continued on each succec^ting Wednesday. at the same
hour. Fee, One Guinea. 1:. W. JELF., D.D., Principal.

'PURSUANT to an ORDER of the HIGH
-X- COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause JAMES THOMAS
DELAIIA.If against SAMUEL LOVEJOY, the Creditors of BEN
JAMIN' WEBSTER, late of the Turk's Head Public-bouse, Charlotte-
street, Portland• place, in the parish of, tair t Marylebons, in the county
of Middlesex, Licensed Victualler. deceased (who died on or about
the sth day of April, 1836), are by their solicitors, on or before the
15th day of February 1853, to come in and prove their debts or
claims at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin
Kindersley, O. 15, Old-square, Lincohi's-inn, Middlesex, or they
. will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Order.
Tuesday, the 22d day of February, 1853, at Twelve o'clock at
noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and Adjudicating
upon the claims.
Dated this 17th day of January, 1853.
JAS. JOHNSTON,
100, Chancery-lane, London, Plaintiff's Solicitor.

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE —SEASON 1853.
Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that the SEASON of
FRENCH PLAYS will be COMMENCED on MONDAY next,
Jan. 31, by the engagement of 31, nsleur Ravel (of the Theatre
du Palais Royal —his fir3t appearance since the year 184'). The
first performance will consist of two new and amusing Vaudevilles,
entitled UN MONSIEUR QIII SUIT LES FEMMES, and YORK; ou,
Une Recompense Honette, in both of which Mons. Ravel will ap-
pear. Mr. Mitchell has the satisfaction to submit the following
List of Artistes, engaged to appear during the season :—Monsieur
▪ Madam 2 Lambert (or the Theatre du Paleis Royal), Madlle.
Tian (of the,Thsatre Franqais), Madlle. Luther (of the Theatre do
ase---ber first apiatiretle- in England), Monsieur _
Madlle. Emma Fleury (Eleve du Conservatoire, Patis), Madlle. e
(of the Theatre des Varietes—her first appearance in Englano),
Monsieur Adrien Fede, Monsieur Leonard, Madlle. Madeline Brohan
(of the Theatre Franois -her first appearance in England), and
Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Fraegns). The eminent Trage-
dienne, Madlle. Rachel, is also engaged for Twelve Representation•,
and will appear in Monsieur Emile Angler's successful Play of
DIANA, at the commencement of her engagement.—During the en-
gagement of Monsieur Ravel, at the beginning of the season, it is
intended to give Four Representations a week—on Monday, Wed-
nesday, Friday, and Saturday Evenings—the Mondays and Fridays
being, as usual, Subscription Nights.—lt is also respectfully an-
nounced that, during the Easter week, from Monday, March 28,
until Saturday, April 2, M. Robert Houdin will exhibit his extraor-
dinary Entertainment of Soirees Fantasiques, being his last appear-
ance in England. previous to his final retirement from his profession.
—The French Plays will be resumed after Easter, on Monday, April
4. The Subscription will he arranged for Thirty Representations, on
Mondays and Fridays, until the end of May. The favour of an early
application for Season Subscriptions is respectfully solicited at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the principal
libraries, as usual.-33, Old Bond-street, Jan. 22.