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London, England, 1849-05-19 00:00:00

CONTRACT for CANDLES for her Majesty's
Dockyards at Deptford and Woolwich.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, Slay 18, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral
et the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
notice that on TUESDAY, the sth June next, at One o'clock, they will
be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract
for auPPlying her Dlajebty's Dockyards, at Deptford and Woolwich
With CANDLES.
A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender
will be received after One o'clock en the day of treaty, nor any
noticed, unless the party attends, or In agent for him duly autho-
rised in writing.
erY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words "Tender for
Candies,”
ant must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accom-
trieu•by a letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to
w ine bound with the person tendering in the sum of 2001. for
the doe performance of the Contract.

GUILDHALL, IKAT 18, 1849.
1611 HE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S
LANDS will MEET at GUILDHALL on IVEDNE3DA,Y, the
,deY of June next, to receive, TENDERS for LETTING on
28—"'ES, for twenty-one years item Midsummer next, a House, No.
on the south side of Broad-street-buildings ; and a House No. 38,
on the south side of Upper Thames-street.
feAso, to receive TENDERS for LETTING, in Lots, on LEASES,
19, 13% Years (less three days), from Midsummer next, a House, No.
and a House, No. 17, with a Cottage at the rear, en the north
"'" of Providence-row, Finsbury ; Three Houses, Nos. 3,4, and 5,
on the west side of Paul-street, Finsbury ; Three Houses, Nos. 94,
end 11, on the south side, and Three Houses, Nos. 23, 24, and 25,
onPshe north side of Hill-street, Finsbury ; Four Tenements in
a -court, and ,ix Tenements In New-court, Hill-street, aforesaid;
with the Tenements under the same ; and Twelve other
Tenements
in pel-court, Win -"mill-street, Finsbury ; Twelve
two "lents in King's Arms court, Windmill-street eoresaid; Twenty-
v... Tenements in Three Colt's-court, Worship-street, Finsbury; and
!louse, No. 12, on the west side of Tabernacle-walk, Finsbury.
marirther particulars and plans may be seen, and forms of tender
`4111e4, at the Office of Works, Guildhall.
THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.

BRITISH and FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY
~,__ OCIETY, for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave-trade
•";,?,ughout the World •
na7e ANNUAL MEETING of this Society will take place in the
eiL Columerce, Threadneedle-street, on MONDAY, May 21, 1849.
w. ALEXANDER, Esq., the Treasurer of the Society, will
F•
ile
preside.
DoOrs will be open at Six, and the Chair taken at Half-past
▪ o clock in the Evening precisely'
JOHN SCOBLE, Secretary.
lloy. Alexander Crummell, a coloured Clergyman from the
Esq., and other Ministers and Gentle-
lieWittaatkose, Ellhu Burritt,
part in the proceedings,
Tickets for the Reserved Seats may be had at the Society's Mee,
'! Icew Broad-street ; Thomas Ward and Co., 27, Paternester-raw ;
a
tchard and Son, 187, Piccadilly; James Nisbet and Co,, Berners-
reet ; Joseph Sterry and Son, 156, High-street, Borough; and
Charles Glipin, 5, Btshopsgate-street Without.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
To the Proprietors of the Eas COMPANYtern Counties' Railway.
feroEriatmEN,--As the questions of capital and depreciation inter-
_, much with the right knowledge of our affairs, I beg most
'9ectfully to state that I shall, at our next general adjourned
meeting, propose the following resolutions.
I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
HUMPHREY BROWN.
laatle &Will-street, Westminster.
,_,• That the capital account of this Company be closed up to the
anday of July n__. ;
next • and that a Committee be appointed (two only
Del D'
. g irectors), with power to take the assistance of a competent
'ccountant, to arrange and report the same with the balance-sheet
at Your next general half-yearly meeting; and that, in ell future
statements of accounts submitted to the proprietors, any increase of
capital be explained in detail.
2. That a valuation of all the working plant be made by some
competent
person, appointed by the same Committee, assisted by the
uperintendeat of each department ; and that such valuation, to-
gether.w;th its original costs, be reported to the proprietors at the
next general halt-yearly meeting.
3. That a ommittec be appointed (two only being directors),
C pith
authority to employ a competent statician ; and that such
_ otemittee do report to the next half-yearly general meeting the
'mount of traffic in clarsification on th 3 Eastern Counties' Railway
131.°Per; as well as on each of its subsidiary lines, stating the amount
of tonnage and rate per mile respectively received on each class,
and on each line, as well es their opinion as to the capabilities of the
nee for increasing the traffic.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY Y.
Notice of SECOND INSTALM COMPENTAN upon LONDON and
Notice is hereby BIRMINGHAM 201. SHARES.
given, that the Directors, in execution of the Acts
or Parliament relating to the said Company, have, pursuant to the
provisions
h thereof, made a CALL of 51. in respect of e .ch of the 201.
corn4r. which were created by the London and Birmingham Railway
Call yon the 7th of August, 1845, and have ordered that such
be Paid to one of the undermentioned bankers, namely—
London--Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, and Co.,
Birmingham—The Birmingham Banking Company,
L.4l,<rpool-111essrs. Mcss and 04., or the Bank of Liverpool,
Manchester—Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co., or the Manchester
and Liverpool District Bank.
on or before the Ist day of September next ; and the several Pro-
prietors of such 201. Shares are required to pay such Call accordingly.
GEO. CALM eILY N., Chairman.
CHAS. LAWRENCE, Deputy-Chairman.
HENRY BOOTH, } Secretaries.
CHARLES E. STEWART,
12. 1849.

By order,

Easton Station, MI

:0 NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.-8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97,
"eerZe-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, Col-
ego-green, Dublin.

DIBNCTORS.
- JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman.
CHARLES GRAHAM, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Samuel Anderson, Esq. D. Q. Henriques, Esq.
Hamllton Blair Avarne, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq.
Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident. William Railton, Esq.
Charles Downes, Eeq. F. 11. 'Fhonison. Esq.
SECOND SEPTENNIAL DIVISION OF PROFITS.
This Company, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords
The most perfect security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great
SUCCeSS which has attended it since its commencement—ns ANNUAL
INCOSIE BEING UPWARDS OF 94,0001.
In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on
the sum insured to all Policies of the participating class from the
time they were effected, to the 3ist of December, 1840, and from
that date to 31st December, 1847, 2%/. per cent. per annum was
added at the General Meeting on the 6th of July, 1848.
The bonus thus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of
December, 1247, is as follows: