The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-16 00:00:00

MT7SICAL and LUNATIC LAYS, by the
LITTLE SAINT LEGER, 31st COUSIN to the

GREAT ST. LEGER ;
Or, The London Season of 1853, will be published on Sart:tansy,
September 17, at William R. Sams's Subscription Library, 1, St.
James's-treet.
To be had at Mitchell's, Old Bond-street; Ryan's, ditto; Robert
011ivier's, ditto ; and all the opera agents and music shops.

SHREWSBIJRY and BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY,
12, Buckingham-street, Adelphi, London, Sept. 16, 1853.
The Committee of Independent Shareholders do Hereby Notify,
that Proxies have this day been forwarded to the Proprietors, with
a view to obtain their support In favour of the undermentioned gen-
tlemen,pport an agreement with the Great
who will undertake to support
Western Railway Company, to secure 3% per cent. and half surplus
profits, and to propose six new and independent Shareholdets to fill
the vacancies which will be created at the ensuing Half-yearly Meet-
ing, namely
E. K. DIMMACK, of Dunstan Hill, Wolverhampton.
JAMES CULVERWELL, Esq., of No 50, Wine-street, Bristol.
A. R. BAKER, Esq., of Longford House, Cheltenham.
These Proxies will be used at the Meetings to be holden as fol-
lows:—Sept. 21, 1853, at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, at 12 o'clock
precisely ; Sept. 30, 1853, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
at 1 o'clock precisely.
Shareholders are earnestly solicited to transmit their Proxies,
without delay, to the Secretary of the Company at Wolverhampton.
By order of the Committee,
GEORGE WOOLCOTT, Secretary.
N.B.—The Committee sit daily at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, where blank Proxies and every information may be
obtained.

QHREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM RAlL-
WAY.—Shareholders who have omitted to transmit their
Proxies, in respect of the business of the Special Meeting holden at
the London Tavern on Tuesday, the 14th instant, or were absent
from that Meeting, are hereby informed that they can, nevertheless,
record their votes in favour of the amended offer made by the Great
Western Railway Company, viz., to spay 31 per cent. guaranteed
dividend, with half of the surplus profits of the said line from the
Ist of January, 1854.
The Secretary of the Company will be in attendance at the Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, London, between the hours of 10
and 4, daily, until Monday, the 19th instant, for the purpose of re-
ieiving votes, after which day the poll will be declared.
By Order of the Shareholders' Independent Committee.
GEORGE WOOLCOTT, Secretary.
Committee Room, London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
September, 15, 1853.

SHREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY,
12, Buckingham-street, Adeiphi, London, September 15, 1853.
The Committee of Independent Shareholders have to announce that
Shareholders desirous of accepting the Great Western offer of 39 per
cent. and halt surplus profits, and who have entrusted their proxies
to Messrs. Geach and Scott, may revoke the same by addressing a
letter, in the following form, to the Secretary of the Company :
To Thos. Hall, Esq., Secretary,
Shrewsbury and Birmingham RailwaY,
28, Great George-street, Westminster.
Sir,--I beg to withdraw, and request that you will cancel my
prosy or proxies in favour of Messrs. Geach and Scott, for the
Meeting of the Company, held on the 14th of September, or any
adjournment thereof, also for the Meeting to be holden at Shrews-
bury on the 21st of September, being desirous of acceptin the offer
So made by the Great Western Railway Company.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
Sign'tture of sh
Address

By
B order,
GEORGE WOOLCO rT, Secretary,

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Proprietor, Mr. D. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste.

TLUS EVENING!, SEPT. 16,

Will be pertl)rined the Comic Drama entitled T) PARENTS
AND GUAIIDIANs. Characters by Mes,./s. Alfred Wigan, Cullen-
ford, and Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley.
Atter which, will be preented S RDANAPALITS.
To be followed by TIIE CAMP AT CHORHAM.
To conclude with WHAT I NO CAB?