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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT
of this WESTERN.
A special generalmeeting company was held
on Thursday, at the Paddington terminus, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the consideration of the proprie-
tors the copies of six bills, now pending in Parliament,
authorising certain extensions and alterations of the
works of this company. There was a full room of pro-
prietors, and a large number of directors present.
CHARLES RUSSELL, Esq., the chairman of the com-
pany, took the chair at half-past one o'clock.
After the Secretary had read the notice convening the
meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had been called
for the purpose of obtaining the formal sanction of the
proprietors to the bills which the directors had intro-
duced into Parliament, the advisability of which had
been submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly
meeting in February last. The first of these bills re-
ferred almost entirely to that district which lies between
London and Oxford. As long ago as 1846 the question
was raised, whether it was more expedient to supply that
district by a line directly through it, or by branch lines
from the Great Western. The legislature then decided
in favour of the latter mode. In the last session this
question was re-opened, and the same decision was again
come to. In the present session a bill had been intro-
duced into Parliament in accordance with these deci-
sions ; and again, for the third, and he trusted the last
time, the same decision had been come to. Its princi-
pal provisions were for making the Henley line and ex-
tending the time for its completion. It gave powers
also for making a short line of two miles to Uxbridge.
There were also several minor provisions. In the last
session of Parliament a bill was introduced for making
the North and South-Western Junction Railway, which
crosses the Great Western Railway at Acton. The present
bill gave power to make a station and junction at Acton,
for the purpose of interchanging traffic. At Chippenham
a road passed through the station, and power was given
to divert that road and make other alterations necessary
on the diversion. At Reading the station accommo-
dation was very inadequate, and this bill enabled
the company to increase it. The directors had also
availed themselves of the opportunity to make an altera-
tion in financial affairs. The debentures were in general
granted for three, five, or six years, at the end of which
period the money was repayable. It was proposed to
take powers to convert the whole, or a portion of these
debentures into perpetual mortgage stock bearing four
per cent. interest.
The SECRETARY read the preamble of the bill, and the
marginal notes of the various clauses, when it was re-
solved that it be approved, subject to such alterations as
might be made by Parliament or by the directors, and
the directors were authorised to make or agree to such
alterations as they thought advisable.
The CHAIRMAN said that the second bill referred to
the Birmingham line. It enables the Great Western
Company to increase their station accommodation at
Birmingham, for the purpose of connecting their traffic
with that of the Warwick Canal. It next gave power
to run over a small portion of the South Staffordshire
Railway. It also referred to the joint station at Wol-
verhampton. This station had been constructed at the
joint expense of the Great Western, the Oxford and Wor-
cester, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dud-
ley Companies, and this bill enforced a joint traffic com-
mittee for the purpose of giving effect to the arrange-
ments which had been made between the companies. The
last provision referred to the payment of the securities
on this line. Many of the shareholders had requested
that the time for the payment of their securities should
be extended, and as this would be a convenience to them
and no inconvenience to the company, this was pro-
vided for.
The bill having been road, the same resolution was
passel as upon the first bill.
The CHAIRMAN said that the third bill was in reference
to the Shrewsbury alliance, and the fourth referred to the
Devon and Dorset line, which was to be constructed by
the Bristol and Exeter Company and the Great Western
Company. The purpose of this bill was laid before the
proprietors and approved, at the special meeting held in
December last.
Resolutions approving of the bills proposed by the di-
rectors having been agreed to,
The CHAIRMAN said, that as the two first bills had
passed through committee, the resolutions of the meet-
ing respecting them were therefore final ; but that as to
the others, it would be necessary to provide for laying
them before the proprietors again, in case any alteration
should be made in them in committee. For this pur-
pose, he adjourned the meeting to Thursday, the 30th
instant, and declared the business of the meeting con-
cluded.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, to which he
I briefly responded, the meeting broke up. All the reso-
ations were passed without a dissentient.

EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK AND
BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION.
A special meeting of this company was held yesterday
at the offices at the Euston station, to consider a bill now
before Parliament ; Mr. R. Creed in the chair.
The solicitor read the preamble and heads of the
bill, from which it appeared that powers were sought
to raise an additional sum of 250,0001. on shares and
83,0001. on loan to meet liabilities already incurred, to
procure suitable plant of engines and carriages, with the
necessary workshops and other conveniences to accom-
modate the increasing traffic on the line. Powers
were also inserted to enable the company to purchase
pieces of land in certain localities, and to convert the
debenture debt of the company into a debenture stock
bearing interest not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum ;
the new capital to be raised by the issue of 25,000 shares
of 10/. each, and the name of the company to be changed
to the North-London Railway.
The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution approving of the

bill.
Mr. THOMNS seconded the motion.
The resolution approving of the bill was then carried
unanimously.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

2871. 28.9 d.

A R.

,ord Elphinstone,
;man-in-Waiting,
'esterday morning

The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Queen
yesterday. Their Royal Higlineeses also paid a visit to
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha at Buck-
ingham Palace.

`The Queen had a dinner party last evening at Bucking-
ham Palace. The company included the King of Hano-
ver, the Duchess of Kent, the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburgh &relit; the Duke and Duchess of Saxe
Cohourg Gotha, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess
Mary, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlolic, the Duke
of Wellington, Count Kielmansegge, the Earl of Mul-
grave, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Cust,
Lady Suffield, the Baroness de Wangenheim, Lord El-
phinstone, Major-General Buckley, Baron Malortie,
Baron Hedemann, Baron de Wense, General Count
Decken, Captain Baron Reitzenstein, A.D.C., Captain
Baron Issendorf, A.D.C., Major Baron Boddien, A.D.C.,
Dr. Lex, Dr. Kaufmann, lion. R. Somerset, Baron
Seebach, and Captain Baron Treskow. The Queen of
Hanover was prevented by slight indisposition from din-
ing at Buckingham Palace.
The Band of the 2nd Life Guards attended in the
Palace during dinner, and performed the following
music :
March

Overture, "La Gazza Ladra"
Waltz, "Le Delire"
Officers Polka
Selection "I Martini"
Quadrille, " La Poste"
Galop " 'nn ergrun"
God Save the Queen
The King of Hanover, attended by Lord.Elphinstone
and Major-General Buckley, paid visits yesterday to the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the
Duchess of Cambridge, at their respective residences.
The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the
Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-house, St.
James's.

Rossini
Strauss
Grattan Cooke
Donizetti
Schubert
Labitzky

The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited the King and Queen of
Hanover yesterday at the Hanoverian Legation, Gros-
venor-place.

A deputation from the University College, and a de-
putation from the Graduates Committee, had interviews
yesterday with Viscount Palmerston, at tho }tome-
office, on the subject of the College of Physicians Bill.
The deputation from the college consisted of F. J. Wood,
LL. D. (Council), W. Sharpey, M.D. (Professor and
Dean of Medical Faculty), Mr. C. C. Atkinson (Secre-
tary), Francis Brott, M.D. (Council), and Mr. John
Wood (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, inem-

ber of College Council). The deputation of the Gra-
duates Committee consisted of F. C. Wood, LL.D.
(Chairman), J. R. Qnain, LL.B., C. J. Foster, LL.D ,
honorary secretary • John Stonan, M.D., T. Snow
Beck, M.D., F.R.S., Wm. Shaen, M.A., secretary ;
W. F. Mackenzie, M.D., and Robert Barnes, M.D.,
hon. Med. Sec. The deputations were accompanied by.
Mr. Cheetham, M.P., Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P. Mr. Had-
field, M.P, M. Milligan, M.P., and Mr. F. Crossley,
M.P.
A deputation on behalf of the Warrington and Al-
tringham Railway Bill, consisting of Messrs. Holland,
Whitley, Lister, and Greenall, had an interview with the
Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday at the Board of
Trade. •
Mr. Hadfield, M.P., for Sheffield, and Mr. Joseph
Bradbury. of Sheffield, had an interview with the right
hon. gentleman yesterday.
A deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Jacob, pre-
sident of the College of Preceptors ; Mr. J. C. New-
man, lath president and an examiner ; Mr. J. Coharton,
M.A., moderator and examiner in mathematics for the
College ; and Mr. John Parker, secretary to the College,
had an interview with Earl Granville (Lord President)

at the Privy Council office yesterday.
A deputation from the Congregational Union of Eng-
land and Wales, from the Baptist Union, and from
the Protestant Dissenting Deputies of the Three
Denominations, had an interview with Viscount
Palmerston at the Home-office yesterday, on the
subject of the Dissenters' Marriage Acts Amend-
ment Bill. The deputation consisted of the Rev.
George Smith, the Rev. Robert Ashton, and Mr. Rico
Hopkins, from the Congregational Union of England
and Wales ; Mr. Underhill and Mr. George Lowe,
F.R.S., from the Baptist Union ; and Mr. Apsley Pel-
latt, M.P., Mr. Josiah Conder, Mr. James Cook Evans,
Mr. Joseph East, Mr. William Beddome, Mr. R. H.
Terrell, Mr. Charles Reed, and the Secretary from the
Protestant Dissenting Deputies of the Three Denomi-
nations. The deputation was accompanied by the fol-
lowing members of Parliament :—Mr. Cheetham, Mr.
Crossley, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Milligan, and Mr. Law-
rence Heyworth.
Mr. William A. Wilkinson and Mr. Acton Ayrton
had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yes-
terday at the Board of Trade.
A deputation, headed by the Lord Advocate,.had an
interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Booker, Mr. Macart-
ney, Mr. James Maqueen, Mr. Dickson, Mr. W. Nis-
bet, and. Mr. R. Tuffnell, had an interview with th©
Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
' office to the Governor-General of Canada and the Go-
vernors of Australia.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday in the council chamber. The lords present were,
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of
the Admiralty Court, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan.
An appeal from Bengal, "M‘Kellar v. Wallace," was
part heard.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.

Tho squadron at Spithcad is augmenting daily ; sinco
we last noticed it, three more sail have been added, mak-
ing the following powerful force, all steamers :

Horse-

Name. Commhnder. Guns. power.
Duke of Wellington.. Captain Martin, C.B 131 780
Ajax Captain Quin 6O 450
Blenheim Captain Henderson, C.B. 60 450
Edinburgh Captain Hewlett 5B 450
Hoguo Captain Ramsay
Arrogant Captain Fremantle........ 46 360
Sidon Captain Goldsmith 22 560
Odin Captain F. Scott l6 560
Encounter Captain O'Callaghan l4 360

The squadron is victualled and stored, and the coal-
hulk Orestes was towed to each yesterday, and filled up
their stock. This morning Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., the Commander in-chief, went out
and inspected the several ships, and exercised their crews
in gunnery, firing at targets afloat. Such a connonade
has not been heard here for some time, and as the
artillery department began similar exercise at the new
heavy battery of 68-pounders at Blockhouse Forte at the
entrance to the harbour, the destruction of window-glass
was considerable. The Arrogant will be detached from
the above squadron for a short time, to enable her to
ship new boilers.
The Simoont, 18, iron steam-troopship, Captain Smith,
left harbour this evening, at 5 o'clock, for the Thames,
to ship more ammunition for the Mediterranean fleet,
for which she also takes out supplies of provisions.

SHEERNESS, JUNE IG.

The Horatio, 24 guns, screw steam guardship.—The
present number of volunteers to be entered for instruc-
tions in this frigate are as follows, viz., 100 landsmen
between the age of 18 and 22 years, and 50 boys, all of
whom are to exceed 14 years of age ; and, as soon as
they shall have attained sufficient experience to enable
them to be draughted to other ships, the entry for others
will remain open for volunteers of a similar class for the
royal navy.
The Tribune, 30 guns, new screw steam-frigate, Cap-
tain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie.—The following officers
have taken up their commissions to this ship and
joined :—Lieutenant Edward Hardinge, 25th of Octo-
ber, 1852 ; Mr. Joseph E. Autey, Paymaster, 9th of
November, 1846 ; and Mr. Francis Hale, Master, 26th
of November, 1842. Mr. Childers, midshipman, has
also taken up his appointment and joined.
The Nerbudda, 12-gun brig, Commander Boyd, has
received her sailing orders to-day. She will leave here
to-morrow morning for Portsmouth, where she is to re-
ceive supernumeraries for different ships on the station
serving in the Pacific.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 17.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant Charles Bromly (1845), to the Tribune, 30,
screw steam-frigate, at Sheerness.
dolpheenrt.
E. Parks, to the Brisk, 14,
screw SeeSee
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Clerk's Assistant H. M. Bernara, to the Winchester,
50, flag-ship, on the East Indian station.
Midshipmen—Henry Batten, William Kellett, and
Edward Poulden, to the Brisk ; William H. Wise, to
the Comus, 14, sloop, at Sheerness ; M. H. C. Seguiaen,
to the Tribune ; W. H. Buckle, to the Terrible, steam-
frigate, at Woolwich ; and J. S. Murray, to the Archer,
steam-sloop, at Woolwich.
Naval Cadet A. Williams, to the Victory flag .ship, at
Portsmouth.
Lieutenants—Charles S. Forbes (1848), to the Horatio,
24, screw steam guard-ship, at Sheerness ; Alexander
Plymouth tohm, yesterday
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We understand that the Admiralty have given 501.
towards erecting the monument at Barbadots to the
memory of the ill-fated deceased officers and crew of the
Dauntless.

TUE BOROUGH EDUCATION BILL.—It will be seen with
satisfaction by our readers, that the emphatic condom
nation of the Borough Education Bill pronounced by the
Town Councils of Leeds and Bradford has been ratified
by resolutions carried by large majorities at crowded
town meetings held in those important boroughs. This
decision cannot but tend to strengthen the representa-
tions made to the Lord President of the Council, by the
deputation from the Friends to Voluntary Education.
Any attempt to press forward the Education Bill at
this advanced period of the session would be fatuitous.
The Government' have quite enough on their hands with
the India Bill, which must be passed in some form or
other.—Patriot.