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NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, 26, CORSHILL.
Capital £500,000.
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
A. Campbell Barclay, Esq. I Thomas Nicoll, Esq.
Charles Bennett, Esq. E. B. Symes, M D.
Hugh Croft, Esq. J. Leander Starr, Esq.
John Elllotson, M.D., F.R.S. Clem en t Tabor, Eso.
John Mcss, Esq. Joseph - Thompson• , Esq.
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J. Leander Starr and Charles Bennett, Esqrs.
iesiercm. ExAmistras.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street.
E. S. Syir es, M.D., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square.

AOTtrAST.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Efq., F.8.A.5., F.S.S., &e.
BANKER& . ,

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Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
Insurances granted on lives, joint-lives, survivorships, &c., imme-
diate and deferred annuities, &c.
Prospectuses obtained at the Company's cifice, 26, Cornhill, and
of agents.

MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.
111 ROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.
i No. 42, MOORGATE-STREET.
Established 1840.

TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. W. G. Pescott, Esq.
Thomson Ilankey, jun, Esq. I Baron L. De Rothschild, M.P.
Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund —John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Every description of Assurance and Annuities granted
NIKE-TENTHS of the PROFITS are divided every live years to
Assurers of three years' standing.
An important feature o` this Association is, that Policies may be
made payable to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, end CHILDREN of
the ASSURED FREE of PROBATE and LEGACY DUTY.
A full Report of the Annual Meeting of the Association, held on
the 17th January, 1853, may be had on application at the Office, or
of any of the Agents of the Association.
The Directors beg to call the attention of the Public to the Report
of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Friendly
Societies, which states " their proceedings—viz., of this and four
other Societies similarly enrolled—had been 'very beneficial in
extending a knowledge of the advantages of Life Assurance."
The Benevolent Fund of this Association ears mosi; important
advantages to Clerks Assuring by Loans and GlaalitieS.
Annuities also are granted to Members, as well as provision to
their Widows and Orpltait Children.
In May next, Annuities will be granted, amounting to 1251., which
will make the tote] amount of Annuities given by this Association,
5801. By order of the Board.
PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

PREROGATIVE COURT, FEB. 17.
(Before Sir J. Dodson.)

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN.—Yesterday the 11
alf-yearly
meeting of the shareholders in this company w: Is held at
the Station, Bishopsgate. Mr.' Richard Pa tea -son took
the chair. The report stated that the divid or id on the
respective shares of this company for ti 0 half-year
ending the 31st of December last, will bee(
or,e payable
on and after Friday, the 25th instant, an( I will be as
follows, viz. —On shares guaranteed 5 p it cent. per
annum, U. ss. each ; on shares guaranteed i e per cent.
per annum, 11. 10s. each ; less property I tax. The
adoption of the report was carried umusil koously, and
the meeting adjourned. ' _

SAMBRE- AND MEUSE. -Yesterday the half-yearly
meeting of this company was held at the off lee in Moor-
gate-street, City. W. P. Richards, Esq 1., took the
chair on the occasion. The directors' report ;has already
appeared. After a few observations from th r. Chairman,
he moved the adoption of the report, erhich was
seconded, and was agreed to unanimously.- --Mr. John
Brown asked if the 10 per cent. preference : itock would
all be paid off this year ?-The Chairman of served that
it would in August, as the company had' tl le means of
doing it. (Hear.) A Proprietor asked ;how their
large balance was deposited ?- The Chi tirman said
a small portion was at Messrs. Han key's, and
the greater portion at the Union Bank, and at the
Bank of Belgium, at an interest of 2 per cent. Mr.
Hall asked when they would complete the w hole of the
works ?-The managing director said it w Ls expected
to be finished by the Ist of May, 1854. 7he Belgian
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government expected the trunk finished b 1 rthe Ist of
January, 1855, and the branches by Jane OY,
1856.
Thus they would be finished nine months iarlier than
was contemplated. (Hear.)-Arr. Hall aske, is if they in-
tended to publish the weekly traffic ?-Th , chairman
said it was now weelsly published.-The i eeting was
then made special, for the consideration of ce 'ain altera-
tions proposed in the statutes of the om.2„c .imny.-The
secretary then. read a list of certain alKSartis rendered
"necessary from the increase of capital.-Mr.. Fohn Brown
asked how many more of the 23,000 prefer ence shares
they intended to issue, in addition to the 6 yOOO issued.
-The chairman said they had permission to issue all,
with the consent of the shareholders, but th ,ey intended
only to issue 10,000, for which they had power, and
there was no necessity for issuing more at pi esent.-The
statutes having been adopted, a vote of thanks was
passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting
adjourned.
EASTERN CourrriEg.-The half-yearly acct 'tints of the
Eastern Counties Railway show that the tc ital receipts
for the half-year ending 4th February, 185 3, upon the
Eastern Counties are 375,5581. 7s. 4d., and the Norfolk
73,2101. 13s. 9d. Carrying out the comparison of for
years, 5,2121. 15s. 11d. is to be deducted, as the re-
ceipts of the Shepreth and Hitchin line, redu ming the re-
venue to 443,5561. ss. 2d., as compared wit It 421,2931.
lis. Bd. for the half-year ending 4th January .„ 1852, and
388,6961. 10s. 4d. for the same period up t, > 4th July,
1852. The working expenses are 178,0741. ss. 6d., as
compared with 186,5351. is. id. for the . tix.months
ending 4th January, 1852, and 177,645/ -..., 13s. 7d.
sip to the 4th July, 1852. The expenditure during the
half-year is 346,6151. 7s. 9d., which ded acted from
448,7691. is. id., leaves a balance of 102,15: W. 13s. 4d.,
as the net profit from the half-year's working, which,
added to the balance from last half-year, : smounts to
106,890/. 6s. 4d., not taking into accoun t a sum of
2,6191. ss. Bd. in connection with the traffic on the East
Anglian and Shepreth and Hitchin lines, e., fended for
sheets and sacks, in addition to the ordinary i expenditure
for those purposes, and the whole of whic EL has been
charged to revenue. This balance enables th e directors,
after paying interest on guarantees and loans. , to declare
a dividend of 6s. per share, amounting to 10! ;,515/. 10s.
Bd., and to carry forward 4,3741. 15s. Bd. t, ) the credit
of the next half-year.
MIDLAND.-The half-yearly accounts of tl le Midland
Railway exhibit an expenditure, on capital ac count, dur-
ing the half-year of 156,3821. 18s. ld. Th e outlay to
30th June, 1852, had been 15,881,9061. 19 o. 3d., and
the Leeds and Bradford Purchase (shares, 1 ,800,0001.,
and loans, 299,9991.) amounted to 2,099,9991..-together
18,138,2881. 17s. 4d. The receipts in respec tof capital
have been 18,018,456/. 3s. sd. ; the expendiamre there-
fore leaves a balance of 119,8321. 13e. 1.3Lc1. against
receipts. The estimated liabilities and furtt er outlay
(including 130,0001. for the Gloucester and Eitonehouse
Junction and narrow gauge to Bristol, and 61), 0001. for
the Ripley branch) are put down at 220,1871'. 10s. ld.,
giving a probable total outlay of 18,358,4; 16Z. The
total capital which the company is empower( 3d. to raise
is as follows, viz. :-On shares, 15,456,4721., 17s. 4d.,
and on debentures, 4,405,6851. 17s. Bd. ; together,
19,862,1581. 155., giving an estimated surplu aof capital
of 1,503,6821. 7s. 7d. The traffic receipts far the past
half-year have been 677,1961. 18s. 5d., and tl le working
expenses 268,6511. 17s. 6d. The rates, tax se, and Go-
vernment duty have been 21,8091. 10s. 3d.; permanent
way renewal, 10,0001.; provision for increas.?" of rolling
stock, 6,2501.; bad debts for the half-year, 482.1. 3s. 4d.;
debenture and loan interest, 77,5041. 9s. 7,1.; interest
,on bankers' balances, 6331. Is. 10d.; dividends on the
rguarantee-shares (lithe Sheffield.-ealdißttherlio.a, Leices-
ter and Swannington, Bristol and Birminghrun, and in-
terest on Leeds and Bradford shares, 104,,.5891. 6s. ;
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock deficiency. 1,6101.;
and redemption of mortgage debentures, required by
the Act of July 3, 1851, 5001.-in the gross, 492,0301.
Bs. 6d.; leaving a disposable balance of 185,166 J. 9s. lid.
Tho following is the dividend proposed by the di-
rectors :-

9,129,7411. 10s. sd. Consolidated Stock, in-
cluding the 50/. shares at 3/. ss. per cent
per annum £148,1158 6 0
386,22 b/., being 51. per share on 77,245161
13s. 4d. shares, at 41. 10s. per cent. per
annum 8,690 1 3
978,533/. 9s. Birmingham Derby and Stock,
at 1/. 17s. 6d. per cent, per annum 9,173 15 0
25,000/. Midland Preferential Stock, at 61
per cont. per annum
146,000/. Erewash Valley 50/. shares, at 6/
per cent. per annum

750 0 0

4,350 0 0

£171,322 2 3
YORE AND NORTH MIDLAND.—The report of the di-
rectors, to be submitted to the half-yearly meeting of
proprietors, to be held in the De Grey Rooms, in the
city of York, on the 23d instant, states that the gross
revenue of the company for. the half-year amounts to
257,314/. 16s. 10d., and the working expenses and tax-
ation t• 96,0451. 3s. Bd., leaving a net profit of 160,2691.
13s. 2d. From this must he deducted rent of Hull and
Selby Railway, 33,0001. ; interest on debentures, prefer-
ence shares, &c., 57,8251. ss. 6d. ; reserve for renewal
of permanent way, 15,1381. 9s. 6d. ; loss by fire at Hull,
1,6391. 7s. 4d. ; and adding the balance of 5951. 18s. 9d.
brought forward from last half-year, there remains
53,2621. 9s. 7d. applicable to dividend on the ordinary
stock. The directors recommend that a dividend be de-
clared on this stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum,
leaving a balance of 4,9211. 12s. id. to be carried to the
credit of the current half-year.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE.—The
report of the directors states that, under the head of
capital account, the expenditure for the half-year
amounts to 154,9951. is. 2d., of which 43,1491. 4s. is
for new rolling stock. . The only works of importance
now in progress are Grimsby Docks and the Barnsley
Branch. With respect to the former, it mustlbe observed,
that although the dock itself is open for traffic, there are
a 'variety of adjunct works still incomplete, and this item
cannot at present be closed. These works will be in excess
of the estimates laid before the shareholders in February,
1850, in consequence of the occurrence of slips and other
contingencies, over which the directors could have no
control ; but the proprietors may rest assured, that no
money has been expended beyond what has been found
absolutely necessary. The construction of these works,
and the expenditure, have been under the constant sur-
veillance of directors resident in Lincolnshire. The
Barnsley Branch is now progressing very rapidly, and is
expected to be completed in the autumn of the present
year, in time to accommodate the winter coal trade.
A comparison of the receipts of the present half year
with those of the corresponding period. of 1851, shows a
decrease of 1,7711. 17s 9d in the coaching traffic, and an
increase of 8,9911. 12s 5d on other descriptions of traffic ;
Towni line in
or, an increase of 7,2191. 14s Bd. in the traffic receipts of
the half-year. This comparatively small improvement
, but ceasing to
arises from the loss of the Great. Northern through
traffic, formerly carried over thirteen miles of this com-
oorpdena.mndg
.Sofykt
heir
July last. The abstraction of this traffic ensiled a loss
pbaensyo'scolinnveey
of about 12,000/. for the half-year, of which upwards of
betweene
d upon Rt
eh
te.
5,0001. was for passenger trffic, and being subject to no
working charges, except maintenance of way, the actual
loss to the company may be taken at nearly double this
amount. When it is remembered that not only has this
serious deficiency been made up from other resources of
the line, but a further increase of 7,2191. obtained, the
directors think they may justly congratulate the share-
holders upon the steady increase in the bona fide traffic
of the line, which they hope still further to augment in
the current year.