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MARCH 1, 1849.

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LIBRARY EDITION of ALISON'S EUROPE, with PORTRAITS.
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from the commencement of the French Revolution to the
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THE ATLAS of MAPS and PLANS,
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On 31st March will be published, in Imperial 4t0., Part I. of
JOHNSTON'S PHYSICAL ATLAS of
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Just published, price One Shilling,
TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE,
No. CLX_XXIII., for MARCH, 1849.

CONTAINING:

The Colonial Question: Canada.--Recent Australian Discovery.—
The Royal Scottish Academy's Exhibition of 1849.—The Judges of
England.—Miranda: a Tale of the French Revol*tion.—Scottish
Rivers : The Dee. Continued.—Revolutionised Italy.—Peetry.—Li-
terary Register.—Political Register, &c., &c.

Sutherland and Knox, Edinburgh; Simplon, Marshall, and Co.,
London.

Now ready, price 3s. 6d ,
THE INHERITANCE of EVIL ; or, the
Consequence of Marrying a Deceased Wife's Sister.
London : J. Masters, Aldersgate-street, and 78, New Bond-street.

THE NICOLL—REGENT- STREET and
CORN HILL.

" Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed iu fancy—rich, not gaudy ;
For the aparel oft proclaims the man."
THE spirit and meaning of the above quotation
may with justice be applied to Tho NICOLL, a patented
Paletot or outer coat, adapted for a variable climate, by means
of a novel and most ingenious contrivance, whereby it can be
converted at pleasure from a warm to a light garment, or vice
versa. The wearer's personal appearance is moreover im-
proved, and he possesses a most gentlemanly and graceful gar-
ment for either cold or warm weather ; not only this, but the inner
lining, when detached, can be worn alone, and forms a most corn-
lot tale reading or dressing Jacket ; and though the tout ensemble is
rich in quality, yet it retains a moderate cost, such varying from one
and a half to three and a half guineas, but can be had in London
only of the Patentees, H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 120, RE-
GENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL.

FOREIGN WOOLS. —" At the recent Wool
Sales, the whole of certain qualities of Foreign Wools, after
some competition, were purchased for Messrs. Nicoll, the extensive
Woollen Drapers and Clothiers of Regent street and Cornhill. They
are all marked for Gloucestershire, as in that county the mills are
situated wherein the raw material will be converted into the beau-

tiful fabric known as the Nicollian Cloth, a species of marlin-act:ire
introduced by the firm from whom it derives its name."—The Sun.
WOOLLEN BUYERS and CONSUMERS aro reminded that
Messrs. NICOLL were.the first, and continue to be the only, house
i❑ the United Kingdom that ever offered to the buyer and consumer,
for cash payments, the saving of all the several profits of the in-
termediate grades that continue to exist between the wool growers
and themselves. As will be shown by the above extract from one of the
public journals, the wool used in the manufacture of the Nicollian Cloth
does not leave Messrs. N.'s po•isession until it is produced in the piece
ready for sale, either by their Agents, or themselves at the Whole-
sale Warehouse, 120, REGENT-STREET, and afterwards when
made up into the fashionable and Patented garments known as the
NICOLL, the REGISTERED PALETOT, and NICOLL'S
MORNING COAT, all of which can be purchased singly of the
several recognised Agents, as also of the Patentees.
11. J. and D. NICOLL, at their Retail Were-rooms, 114, 116, and
120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL. LONDON.

PIE REGISTERED PAL-ETOT
(6 and 7 Viet., Cap. 65)
of INicollion or Llama Cloth, as adapted for the approaching Spring
by Messrs. NICOLL, who are the ORIGINAL INVENTORS, and
continue to be honoured with the patronage of their Royal High-
ricses PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE,
PRINCE EDWARD of SAXE WEIMAR, his Grace the DUKE 01
WELLINGTON, and all others distinguished in rank and fashion,
the Court, the Pulpit and the Bar.
The above is now produced in the richest and best manner, con-
taining all the new and patente4 improvements for the extremely
moderate price of Two Guineas, to be had in London only of H. J.
and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, and 120, REGENT-STREET, or 22,
CORNHILL.

UNDER the SII4DOW of the GRASS
HOPPER (22, Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchange) may
be seen the City Depot for the NICOLL, the REGISTERED
PALETOT, NICOLL'S MORNING COAT, and other garments,
with some portion of each of the beautiful fabrics daily exhibited In
the spacious warerooms, 114, 116, and 120, Regent-street, as not
only these last-named premises, bat also those in Cornhill, are the
property of orse and the same firm.

Il y a des agents pour la yente de ces articles breYetes dans touter
les principales ♦illee de l'Augleterre et dee colonies qui out des as-
sortitnents prets n etre examines.

ANOVELTY.—There has lately been registered
an article that cannot fail to And a place in every Gentle-
man's wardrobe, as it effectually provides for a long-acknowledged
want therein. The said novelty consists in a body garment some-
what in the form of a dress-coat— that is to say, it can be
worn without any distinct infringement of the laws of cos-
tume recognised in society upon ordinary dress occasions ;
but yet the garment is more especially intended for morning
wear, as a Riding or Walking Coat ; and as, for such exercises, each
will maintain his own idea as to the requisite ease necessary for its
At, the inventors, in order to insure the full convenience of their
patrons, will keep ready an extensive graduation of sizes, re that a
selection can be made proportionate with the nature of exertion or
the wearer's own taste—thus at once obviating any annoyance
arising from the cutter not iminediatelely comprehending what is
wanted.

Although composed of the NICOLLIAN CLOTH, yet a most
moderate price is charged, viz., Two Guineas for NICOLL'S
MORNL.,iG COAT, as that is the name given to the said novelty,
and which can be had in London only of 11. J. and D. NICOLL, 114,
116, and 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL.

TO THE COUNTRY TRADE, &c.—Such re-
spectable Houses as may be disposed to add to their present
trade the very important addition of a first-rate connexion, consisting
of purchasers of first-class Goods, principal'y PALETO &c., can
effect their object by applying for terms, &c. to the under-men-
tioned, who will duly f•rward same, with fullest particuhrs,
in the event of there being an opening for an agency in the
town from whence they write.—H. J. and I). NICOLL, WIIOI.E-
S ALE and COUNTING-ROUSE DEPARTMENT, 120, REGENT-
STREET, London.

ART-UNION of LONDON.
Incorporated by Royal Charter.
The Subscription List will CLOSE on the 31st instant.
Each Prizeholder, at the Annual Distribution, will be entitled to
select FOR HIMSELF a Work of Art, as heretofore.
Every SubserDer will receive for each Guinea an impression of a
Lima Engraving, by P. Lightfoot, after W. E. Frost, A.R.A.
—" SABRINA," a proof of which may now be seen at the office, and
in addition to this, an Engraving, after a design in bas relief, for
which a Premium of 1001. has been offered by the Society.
441, West Strand, March, 1849.
GEORGE GODWIN, 1 Honorary
LE VYIS rococK, j Secretaries.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET.
The Art of Magic or Conjuring illustrated and explained in Lec-
tures, by Mr. Shaw, late partner with M. D'Augvigney, daily at a
Quarter to Four, and every Evening at Nine.—Dr. Rpm's Lec-
ture on the Chemistry of the Breakfast Table, in which Mr.
Moore's Patented Process for Preserving Milk for long voyages will
be explained daily at a Quarter to Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's
Illustrations on Astronomy, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at
One o'clock.—Lectures on the Ventilating of Mines, &c., by means
of the Steam Jet.—A Yiew in the Gold District of California is
a bled to the New Dissolving Views.—New Chromatrope.—Ma-
chinery and Models explained, &c., Sec.—The Music is directed by
Or. Wallis.
Open daily front Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including
aturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten.
Admission, ls.—Schools, Half-prise.—The New Catalogue, is.

TIC DOLOREAUX CURABLE.
TOOTHACHE.
Instantaneous relief from those excruciating complaints may be
had by using JAMES'S Celebrated ASTILIAN TINCTURE for
TIC DOLOREUX, TOOTHACHE, PAINS in the FACE, GUMS, &c.
[IMPORTANT TESTIMONIALS.]
" Liverpool, Dec. 18, 848.
To Messrs. Carson and Co,
_

"It is with much pleasure I communicate the great efficacy of
your Astilian Tincture' for the Tic Doloretta and Tsothache, it
having cured my wife of the former in a few minutes after the ap-
plication. She suffered dreadfully for some time, and mild get no
relief till your tincture was applied. '
(Signed)
" 14, Rathbone-street, Toxteth-park."

" THOMAS GUT.

" Liverpool, Dec. 14, 1848.
"To Messrs. Carson and Co.,

"It is with feelings of gratitude that I inform you of the won-
derful cure effected by the use of ' James's Celebrated fAstillan
Tincture' for the Tic Doloreux aid Toothache, prepared by you.
" My wife had been suffering the most excruciating agony for
three weeks, night and day; she tried everything that we thought
would be of any service, but all in vain ; she was then recommended
to try your Tincture, which she did, and in four minutes after the
application eke was quite cared.

(Signed)
"54, Oliver-street, Windsor."

" WILLIAM REID.

"Liverpool, Dec. 23, 1848.
" Gentleraen,-.-After six months' experience in its sale I have
found your Astillan Tincture' to be all but uniformly successful
in the cure of Tic Doloreux and Toothache ; indeed only one case of
failure de I knew of in that Vine. Although generally averse to
such things, yet you may, if you choose, make public use of this.—l
remain yours, faithfully, " THOMAS LOWE,
" Dispensing Chemist, 38, Islington, and 40, Norton-street.
"P.S.—Tim may send me another three dozen of the smaller size.
" To Messrs. Carson and Co."

Prepared by Carson and Co., St. Anne-street, Liverpool, sole pro-
prietors, from whom it may be had, or through any of the Wholesale
Houses in London, Birmingham, York, Edinburgh, &c., and retail
from any respectable Medicine Vender throughout the Kingdom.
In Bottles, at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. each.

THE BEST APERIENT and ANTIBILIOUS
MEDICINE for general use is FRAMPTON'S PILL OF
HEALTH, which effectually relieves the stomach and bowels by
gentle relaxation, without griping or prostration of strength. They
remove head-ache, sickness, dizziness, pains in the chest, &c., are
highly grateful to the stomach, promote digestion, create appetite, re-
lieve langour and depression of spirits ; while to those of full habit
and free livers, who are continually suffering from drowsiness, heavi-
ness, and singing in the head and ears, they offer advantages that will
not fail to be appreciated.
This medicince has for many years received the approval of the
most respectable classes of society ; and in confirmation of its effi-
cacy, the following letter has been kindly forwarded to Mr. Prout,
with permission to publish it, and if requisite, to refer auy respect-
able person to its author :
" To Mr. Print, 229, Strand, London.
Heavitree, Exeter, April 24, 1844.

" Sta,—l feel pleasure in being able to bear my strong and unsoli-
cited testimony to the excellence of your Frampton's Pill of Health,'
which I consider a most safe, efficacious, and very superior ge-
neral medicine. The widow of an offl7er, an elderly lady, and
near relative of mine, has used them—very rarely having re-
course t• any other medicine for a long period of years. She
has recommended them extensively, and In one instance in
which she induced a person to adopt them, and supplied the
first bex herself, they have proved of extraordinary efficacy. I think
that, perhaps, there is scarcely any other of the many patent medi-
cines before the public of equal value as a ' friend in need ;' certainly
none possessed of superior claims. I shall he happy on all •CCASiOIIS
to give them my individual recommendation; and am, Sir,

'• Your obedient servant,

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Sold by T. Preut, 229, Strand, London. Pricf 11 0. and '25. 10
p:r Als4 b ve:ldert; of
I,lnvdoin.

Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL of ILEALPIL and observe the name
and address of " Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London," on the Go-
vernment Stamp.

EISTBRN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
At the TWENTY-FIFTH GENERAL HALF-YEARLY
MEETING of the Company, held at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th day et Febraary,
1849, (pursuant to Act of Incorporation).
DATID WIDDIITGTON, Esq., M.P., In the Chair.

The advertisement convening theMeeiiiig having been read, it VMS
resolved,
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That the common seal of the Company be affixed to the Register
of Proprietors now produced ; and proposed,
That the Report of the Directors now read be received and
adopted, and circulated among the shareholders, and that the divi-
dend on the consolidated stock of this and of the Norfolk Company
be payable on and after the 12th of March next.
Wh,reupon an amendment was moved and carried, that a Com-
mittee of Investigation be appointed to inquire into all the affairs and
accounts of the Company, and report their opinien thereon to an
Adjourned meeting ; and that they to at Ibcrty to send for books,
papers, and accounts, and examine any parties they think flt, and to
employ such amountants as they may require.
That the Committee be nine in number, and five the quorum.
That no sharehAder be elected to the Committee who does not
hold 50 shares of 201. each.

That the five folle xing shareholders be of the Committee, viz.:—
Mr. Cash, Christie, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Samuel Ellis, and 31r
Mayhew, and that they have power to appoint the four remaining
members of the Committee.

It waS theTMO;e7laA.dWeconded, That the Bill fir the Amalga-
mation of—the Norfolk and Lowestoft Railway Company with the
Eastern Counties Company be withdrawn from Parliament.
Whereupon an amendment was moved and seconded, that this
Meeting do now adjourn.
The Chairman having declared the original motion carried, a poll
was demanded.
It was then ordered that the poll be held at the London Tavern,
to-morrow (Thursday), the Ist of March, to continue open from 9
A.M. until 5 r.m.
DAVID WADDINGTON, Chairman of the Meeting.
By order,
C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Bishopsgate Station, Feb. 28, 1849.

EA STERN COUNTIES RAILWAY—The
POLL demanded at the Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders
held this day, at the London Tavern, was ordered to take place at
the London Tavern on THURSDAY, the Ist March, from 9. A.M. until
5 P.M., to which hour the meeting was adjourned, when the result
will be announced.
_ _ .

Bishopsgate Station, Feb. 28, 1849.

C. P. ROSEY, secretary.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
LOANS ON DEBENTURES.
The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive (under the
dowers of their Act of rarliarnent) Tenders for Loans of Money on
4ecurity of Debeatures.
Tenders, stating amount and term of years of proposed Loans,
to be addressed to the Secretary, 61, Mcorgate•street, London.
By order,
ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary.
61, Meorgate-street, February 20, 1849.

CHESTER, and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that the rialf-yearly General Meeting
at the Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Office, 61,
Nfoorgate-street, in the City of London, en FRIDAY, the 16th day of
March new next ensuing at One o'clock in the afternoon.
This Meeting will be made Special, in order to determine on the
expediency of raising additional Capital by the creation of New
Shares under the powers of the existing Acts, and of a Bill which has
'wen introduced into Parliament for the purpose.

To authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company
of borrowing money ou mortgage, and to confirm the purchase of the
Mold Railway.
The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely.
ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary.
N.B. The Transfer•books of the Company w;11 be Closed from
FRIDAY, the 9th of March until after the Meeting.

TN consequence of the great rush of Visitors to see
BANVARD'S GRAND MOVING PAINTING of the MIS-
-; sSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN HALL,
l'iccadilly, the Proprietor respectfully announces Two Exhibitions
:.very day during the In Buoys. This immense Painting is the
Largest in the World, and exhibits more than 3,000 miles of Anteri-
,an scenery.—The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon,
et Half-past Two, and the Evening at Half-past Seven o'clock;
doors open half %a hoar before commencing. Admission, lower
ieats, Se. ; gallery, la.

GAS CHANDELIERS AND GAS FIT-
TINGS.—AII who require Gas Fittings of any description
ihould inspect the Immense Stock at the Establishment of the
Metropolitan Light Company.—Designs of Chandeliers, Brackets ,
Hall Lanterns, Pendants, &c., to suit every taste. The prices are
io low, all must be pleased. The Fittings can be done with all
dispatch consistent wills proper workmanship. The proper Gas
Burners for dwelling-rooms are the Glass and the Redacting
Burners.
The Company, to prevent their Gas Work being defaced, use
Glass Handles for the turn-taps.—Contracts entered into, and the
work guaranteed.
RICHARD CLARK, Resident Manager, 447, West Strand,
comer of Adelaide-street, next doer to tke Electric Telegraph
Company.

THE ATRAPILATORY, or LIQUID HAIR
DYE ; the only dye that really answers for all colours, and
does not require re-doing but as the hair grows, as it never fades or
acquires that unnatural red or purple tint common to all other dyes.
ROSS and SONS can, with the greatest confidence, recommend the
above dye as intallible, and ladies or gentlemen requiring it are re-
quested, if convenient, to have it done the first time at their esta-
blishment; which will enable them to use it afterwards themselves
without the chance of failure. They think it necessary to add, that
by attending strictly to the instructions given with the dye, nu-
merous parties have succeeded equally well without coming to them'
Address, ROSS and SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-streot,
London.

A It 11 1 A G. E.
One halt the world are desolately single, and the other
VI ,
apposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
ense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
.ltter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
)1 caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret en-
•omprosiug hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical Incapacity,
end broken health, are the great hindrances tc domestic happiness
end social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
.lement. Honour and justice demand that health should form au item
n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect wound more sorely that poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
lies° surmises concern you, procure pr..,.CULVERIVELL'S little

AEBIOIItS "On Single and Married Life, " pub, inYvols.-21;
3ach (by cost, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
'hem. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom
trey arc offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which aloha er,
together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two Ober_
.tile publications claim your attention (same price 15. oath,
3y post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink,. and.
.Ivoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not nseralx,
Junphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they' the
nere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the stagier%
Afe, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this bb..
lervance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto othere as t;4-
would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep itlwari,
ni the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be jtatr of
Sherwood, 23, Paterncacer-rew ; Carvalho, 147, Flcet-street 144p9p
19, Cornhlll ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post oi-dther-
vise) flocs the anther (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and eveLpinrs), 10, Argyll-plaee Regent-street; sad all
omr.oup,.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Fan. 28

STOCK Exciaitecx.—The business done in the Stock Exchange to-
day has been trifling, and the market throughout has been heavy.
Prices, however, have not given way.—The sales are—Bolton,
Blackburn, Cheshire, and West Yorkshire No. 1, 6-11irkenhead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire, 311. shares, (late C. and B.), 271. 10s, 6 per
cent., 1849, 1474 —Caledonian, Preference, 7 per cent., 11 c. ex in.
—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2% die.--London and North-
Western, 137 c. 'ex div.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 6 p. ex in.—Man-
chester, Sheffield and Lincoln, Quarters, 7 dis.—Midland Stock,
83y c. ex div—Ditto, New Halves, 614 dis.—South-Eastern (No.
Thirds, 7%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase),
6 per cent. guaranteed, lie. 3d. p.—Ditto (paid up), 26—York and
North Midland, Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent, till 1850, p.

_ MANCHESTER, FEB. 28.
STOCK EECHANGE.—The sales are—Leeds, Fifths, 2% dis.
Manchester and Birmingham, (C), Q carters, 3%, n., p.—North Staf-
fordshire, 2'54 dis.—Shropshire Union, 2 dis.—Sheffield Preference,
10 9-16—East Lancashire, 7 Dover (No. 4), 714 i •
BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 28.
STOCK Excneriox.—Te•day being settling day, the market was
busy. Accounts were generally settled satisfactorily.—The sales
are—Birmingham and Stour Valley, 109(—North Staffordshire, 2/
18s. 9d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 4 die.—Ditto (B)
311/4 dis.—South Staffordshires, Gls. 3d. dis.
YORK, FEB. 27.
6roca Excruxoz.—Ths busine,s transacted to-day was as fol
lows :—Great Northern, 10 IA -- York, Ns vrcastle, and Berwick Ex
tension No. 2 (late Berwieks), 211/4 n.,—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase)
8% n.

GLASGOW, Fin. 27.
STOCK EXCEIANGS.—The following are to-day's transactions :
Aberdeen, Preference, 52s.—Clydesdale Junction, 601,4 Dundee and
Perth, 24—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 87 —Ditto, Halves, 16%
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 4s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ayr, 55% Hal, ea, No. 1,7 %—Ditto No. 1, 71. 85.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
.HOME ClRCUlT—Hertford, Feb. 28.
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
James Bachley 23, Daniel Brown, 22, Alfred Lunnon,
23, three powertul-looking young men, were indicted for
burglary in the dwelling-house of Mary Stacey, and
stealing a 51. note, and other monies, ber property.
The Hon. Mr. Grimston prosecuted, and Mr. T.
Chambers was for the defence.
It appeared that the whole number of persons wbo
entered the house was six, and that three of them were
armed with sticks, and the fourth had the bar which had
fastened the window before it was forced open. The
prosecutrix swore positively to the identity of Brown
and Lunnon, although their faces were blackened; and
as regarded the prisoner Beckley, it was shown that
his shoes corresponded with footsteps that were under
the window; and it was also proved that, on the morn-
ing after the burglary, he was seen in company with the
other two prisoners at a beer-shop, and that they all
three washed their faces, which appeared to have been
blackened with soot.

The jury found all the prisoners guilty, and they
were sentenced to be transported for fourteen years.

THE GLASGOW THEATRE.—On Thursday night
this place of amusement was re-opened for the first
time since the late melancholy calamity, under the pa-
tronage of the Hon. Sheriff Alison. The entire proceeds
of last night, along with to-night, were appropriated for
the benefit of the bereaved relatives of those who lost
their lives by the late calamitous accident. North
British Daily Mail.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE Vl-
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Patronised by their Majesties the Queen Dowager and the
King of Hanover, their Graces the ➢uchess of Hamilton, the
Dowager Duchess of Bedford, the Archbishops of Canter-
bury, York, and Dublin, the Dukes of Devonshire, Norfolk, Ar-
gyle, Marlborough, and Manchester, Bishops of Exeter, Lincoln,
Cork, Kihnore, and Kildare. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Oculists
and Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses upon a new construc-
tion. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, that mist
and dulness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every
object becomes clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight be-
comas bright and brilliant, and Is brought to Its youthful, natural,
and original state. Powerful Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes,
I!,visibio, 5111 Acousti. Imstruments, for relief of
t;_,-,a extvemo dealue,, Caution. Not connected with a person
pitting up the !,!ttitic tootle in their immediate neighbourhood, nor
in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious and
observe—only to be had at 39, Alboaaarle-street, Piccadilly, oppo-
site the York Hotel.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-
SHIRE.
Thu fifth half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at Manchester; the chair was taken by
the Earl of Yarborough.
The report stated that the improvement in commercial
affairs has slightly augmented the aggregate receipts for
the past half year as compared with the corresponding
portion of the previous year. The half-year's traffic
shows a small but progressive increase. Classing it, as
heretofore, under the divisions of the western and eastern
sections, the following are some of the results as com-
pared with preceding half-years :—Reccipts from traffic
of western section—to December 31, 1847, 61,052/.;
ending
h Decemberend i ending
to J 1111,230, 1848, 56,3041.; to December 31, 1848,
62,937/. Eastern section—Receipts from passenger
strixsilimc:--ntfho s urenmdio
June,
e 30,
, 1854,783' 1/2. 2,; 031;
ferry boats on the Humber have, during the same
time, conveyed 76,296
o
passengers, and produced
2,370/. 9s. 5d., in place of 47,505 passengers producing
1,5011. ss. 9d., as in the last account. In the reve-
nues of the canals a marked improvement is visible,
which may be attributed to reviving commerce and in-
creased demand for minerals, and the directors enter-
tain sanguine expectations they will cease et no distant
time to be a source of loss to the company. The earn-
ings of the line from Manchester to Sheffield, after sa-
tisfying the working expenses, the interest on loans, and
the guaranteed dividend on the No. 1 quarters, will, it
is regretted, not extend to:pay any dividend to the 1001.
shareholders. Of the entire line, exCending from Man-
chesterto Grimsby and Hull, the length of about forty.
miles between the Midland Railia4l3,4near Beigbton and'
Brigg,:now remains unfinished. nis pbition the direc-
tors hope to complete and open to the public during the
month of June. The directors have closed the company's
offices of Sheffield, and consolidated the establishment in
Manchester. They propose that the board of directors
should now be reduced from eighteen, as at present con-
stituted, to twelve, with a corresponding reduction in
the allowance. The directors recommend that the
opening of the railway throughout, from Manchester
to Grimsby, shall be regarded as a substantial comple-
tion of the company's undertaking, so far as to annihi-
late thereafter all distinctions in shares not guaranteed,
exempting capital from further liability to pay in-
t. rest or dividend to shareholders, and rendering revenue
(as it legitimately ought to be) the sole fund for that
purpose. To accomplish such arrangement, and at the
same time to consolidate into one simple and intelligible
form the powers at present dispersed through more than
thirty Acts, the directors have caused a Bill to be pre-
pared and presented to Parliament.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted,
said, he regretted the affairs of the company were not
in a more prosperous condition. The directors had sym-
pathized with the shareholders relative to the recent
depression in commercial affairs, and did not make calls
perhaps as often as they should—(Cries of ‘,
Yes,")—
and in consequence of not being able to borrow money
the works were not advanced as far as they otherwise
would have been, and until they had a direct line from
Manchester to rimsby ,and the docks of that port com-
pleted, their line could not be remunerative.—(Hear.)
He (the Chairman) was strongly impressed with the
conviction that the line would eventually pay. Their
works at Grimsby were in a very satisfactory state, and
nothing prevented their immediate completion but want
of money, and he saw nothing to prevent the comple-
tion of the line and docks within the prescribed time.
Though they could not look to a very great increase of
passenger traffic on the Lincolnshire line, yet they had
a great increase of mineral and other traffic, and with

the return of prosperity he was certain this line would
be in a better position. The directors proposed that
the board should be reduced in number, and the reason
was that economy was necessary, and with a view to
economy they wished to reduce the number of directors
to twelve.—(Hear, hear.) They had also reduced the
salaries of their officers. (Applause.) And in
consequence of this reduction of salaries and
in other office expenses, they had been able
to effect a saving of 6,0001. a year. It was
unnecessary that he (the Chairman) should refer to
the burden of the poor-rates on railway property. The
amount of shares in arrear upon calls upon the eastern
part of the line was 25,275, upon which there was an
arrear of 180,258/., and in the hands of the company as
forfeited shares there was an arrear of 27,751 shares,
upon which payments had been made to the amount of
39,770/. On the western section of the line the amount
in arrear was 36,6451. The Chairman then moved the
adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. CHAPMAN seconded the motion.

In reply to questions from Mr. KNIGHT, of Lancaster.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the directors wished to
consider the difficulties of the shareholders, and the
board was anxious to borrow to the greatest extent they
could. As to the position of the company to meet its
liabilities, he would beg leave to say that the expenses
of the works would be 1,146,386/. ; their assets were
562,000/., and they had also powers to borrow 875,000/.,
so that, in fact, they had 1,437,0001. to meet an expen-
diture of 1,146,3861.

Mr. SIMPSON said it was very currently rumoured that
the liabilities of the company were 2,000,0001., and
until the impression was removed the property must be
depreciated. He then complained of the unsatisfactory
state of the company's accounts, and proposed the fol-
lowing amendment :—" That the report be not received,
And that a committee be appointed to examine into the
accounts, and to report to a future meeting." From the
Ist of July next, there would bo 60,0001. a year payable
out of the profits. He (Ur. Simpson) wanted to know
where that sum was to come from.—(Hear, hear.) The
working expenses were 62 per cent., and in the half-
yearly account he found the Parliamentary expenses to
be 28,000/.
. _ _

- The Ch AIRMAN said the 28,000/. did not represent the
expenditure of the last half-year; but it represented the
amount paid for previous law expenses.
Mr. SIMPSON had compared the accounts with pre-
vious accounts of the company, and they would not
balance within 15,0001.

Mr. TURNER said this was a sum which had been lost
by the company in railway speculations.
Mr. R. MAXWELL seconded the amendment.
Several shareholders then pressed upon the directors
the necessity of not opposing the amendment, and of
allowing the accounts to be examined.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that the directors
would submit to a committee of inquiry, and named
the following parties :—" Messrs. Simpson, Jack, Her•
sop, and Greig."

A long discussion followed as to whether the directors
should name the committee or the meeting, and in the
course of the discussion it was admitted that serious dif-
ferences existed between the members of the board,
fourteen directors invariably voting on one side upon
questions and four on the other. Eventually the gen-
tlemen above-named, together with Mr. lionslow,
banker, of Sheffield, were appointed as a committee of
inquiry ; but that part of the amendment refusing to
pass the report was expunged, but adjourned its passing
to the conclusion of the business of the meeting.
A dividend of seven per cent. on the No. 1 Man-
chester and Sheffield quarter-shares were declared, and
five per cent. upon the
No. 2 qnarters. A number of
shares were then forfeited, and the placing the corpo-
rate seal of the company to a petition to Parliament,
on the subject of the rating of railways was authorised.
The retiring directors were then re-elected, and the
number of the board reduced to twelve. The names of
those gentlemen who opposed the majority of the board
were excluded from the new list of directors. _

The report was then adopted, it being understood that
the accounts were not to pass.

MANCHESTER AND STOCKPORT DIRECT.
MANCHESTER, FEB. 28.—This morning the fourth
half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the
Palatine Hotel, in this city; 13. liouldaworth, Esq.,
chairman of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company
presided.

The Law Clerk having read the report, which was
very short, and merely stated that only three' miles of
the line had been opened, and that a dividend of two per
cent. upon the 6L paid up should bo declared.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that the decision of the last meeting was to limit the
works to the three miles now complete; and as the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire held nineteen-twentieths of the
shares of the line, and as the directors of that company
had pledged themselves not to proceed with further
works unless by the sanction of the company, there was
no probability of the works being further proceeded
with at present. The chairman then moved the report
which was seconded by Mr. George Wilson and carried.
The statement of accounts of the company was then
adopted, aft(r which a dividend upon 61. per share was
ordered to be two per cent. less than that of the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire ConipanY, when that amount was
declared. _ _

Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

NORFOLK,
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Office, Guildhall buildings; Mr. S. M.
Peto, M.P., in the chair.
The report stated that the dividend payable to the
shareholders of the Consolidated Stock will be at the
rate of 11. 7s. 6d. for every 1001. The line has been
worked by the Eastern Counties Company since the
agreement for amalgamation; the directors have not the
means of stating the details of the revenue realised on
the Norfolk portion of the united lines, but they have
reason to believe that the receipts, particularly in the
goods department, have continued to improve in the
same ratio as in former half-years. The total capital
of the Norfolk Railway, including liabilities, is stated
to be 1,884,8571, and of the Lowestoffe Railway
and Harbour, 348,7481., including further liabilities
of 31,802/., making a total of 2,233,6051 The Bill
for the amalgamation of the two
is has been
introduced into Parliament, and it s hoped that before
the period at which the next lull-yearly meeting usually
takes place this undertaking will have become incorpo-
rated with that of the Eastern Counties Company. The
accounts to tilt) 31st of Dccein!:or last showed that
1,877,953/. bad been received on the Norfolk Railway
account, and expended 1,852,441/., leaving a balance of
25,5121. The receipts ou account of the Lowestoffe

Railway and Harbour were 318,1761., and the expenses
316,9.15/, leaving a balance of 1,2311.
The CIIAIRSIAN, on moving the adoption of thP report,
alluded to the satisfactory manner in which the joint
ommitteo of the Eastern Counties and Norfolk direc-
'ors continued to work together. He had no doubt that
(he specified capital of the Norfolk, 2,300,000/ would
not be exceeded.

It was stated that no call would be made on the 201.
shares for two years; after which the resolutions were
passed adopting the report, and re electing the retiring
directors and auditor.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated.

NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION.
A special meeting of this company was held yester-
day at the London Tavern, to consider the propriety of
returning 10s. per share to those shareholders who had
paid up the last call of 30s. per share ; Mr. W. Beres-
ford in the chair.

Mr. JACKSON proposed the resolution.
Mr. BAKER seconded the motion, and said it was im.
posible they could carry out the undertaking while the
simultaneous clause in the company's Act existed. Ho
bad satisfied himself that after the 10s. per share was
returned there would remain a suficient sum to meet
liabilities an leave a surplus. It was probable that some
advantage would arise to the company before the powers
of their Act expired to some company who were aware
of its value.

Mr. WHISTLER proposed as an amendment, that the
01. be made 20s.

A long discussion ensued, in the course of which the
Chairman very ably defended the proposition of the
directors, and showed the impropriety of attempting to
-divide
more than 10s. per share. He had no doubt it
would suit the purpose of gentlemen who had lately
bought up the shares for a few shillings each to re-
ceive back 11. per share, but it was not for the ,interest
of those shareholders who had paid up their calls, that
a larger sum be returned than the present position of
the undertaking would admit, with a view to insure fu-
ture advantages.
The amendment was withdrawn, and the original mo-
tion carried unanimously.
The half-yearly meeting was then held. The report
stated that the directors had given their attention to the
economical expenditure of the funds of the company,
and the curtailment of all except the most indispensable
outlay. They,have entered
,into negotiations with the
contractors with a view to the liquidation of their claims.
With every confidence in the importance and remune-
rative character of the undertaking generally they
have unanimously declined to prosecute the works,
fettered as they now are by the simultaneous con-
struction of the the two sections of the line. They do
not consider it wise, however, for the shareholders to
attempt to procure a Bill for dissolution, but they are
willing to divide among the proprietors who have paid
their calls such portion of the funds in hand as can be
spared. They recommend that they remain in such a
position as may enable them to take advantage of any
change in the feelings and interests of existing and act-
ing companies in the vicinity of the line. They are de-
termined to enforce the payment of calls which have:now
been nearly two years due. The balance sheet to the
27th of January showed that 208,1751. had been received,
and 139,454/. expended, leaving a balance of 68,721/. in
hand and invested.
The CHAIRMAN stated, that since the balance-sheet
was made out 8,1131. had been paid to parties having
claims on the company, which reduced the balance to
60,0001.; but taking into account the loss on the invest-
ment in Consols at 96, and on other property held by the
company, it would be reduced to about 58,0001., besides
other liabilities. The arrears on the last call amounted
to 23,0001., and it was impossible to say how much they
would recover of it.

Resolutions were passed adopting tho report, and re-
electing the directors and auditors.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman and directors for
their valuable services, and the meeting separated.

FLEET WOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING

JUNCTION.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this
company was hold yesterday at Preston, Mr. Addison
in the chair; the attendance was but small.
The SECRETARY read the directors' report, from which
it appeared that " further progress had been made in
completing the communication between the Longridge
lino and that of the Preston and Wyre, and this junction
will be opened for traffic in the course of the ensuing
summer. To meet the current expenses a call was made,
payable on the 15th of January. It was thought ad-
visable that this call should not be more than 10s. a
share, and it is expected that another call, of not greater
amount, in the course of the present year, will be the
only demand made upon the shareholders till circum-
stances warrant an extension of the line towards York-
shire."

The CHAIRMAN stated that, in consequence of the
exigencies of the times, they only asked a 10s. instead
of a 30s. call. He congratulated them upon the small
cost at which they had been enabled to carry the line
through the town of Preston. The line would be com-
pleted in from three to six months, according to tte '
speed at which the works were urged and the conse-
quent expense.
In answer to the Rev. H. HORNBY.

The SECRETARY stated that, with the exception
of 3001. from one party, the directors had paid the
call of 10s.

After considerable discussion, in the course of which
it transpired that there was a: large amount of arrears
with regard to previous calls ; that the company was
liable to about 3,0001. for law expenses; and that a gen-
tleman named Webster had been in receipt of 2001. a
year for managing the Longridge line, but that this ex-
pense was to be done away with by the appointment of a
secretary to manage the whole concern at a salary of
1501. a year, the present secretary, who receives 2001. a
year, resigning, the report was received and adopted.
Two new directors, Messrs. Daniel Elleston and Ed-
mund Birley, were appointed, and Mr. John Paley, jun.,
was re-appointed.
A petition to Parliament was adopted, praying relief
from the present system of rating railways to the poor;
and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

LEEDS AND THIRSK.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the
Leeds and Tbirsk Railway Company was held at Leeds
on Wednesda3 ; Mr. H. C. Marshall, chairman of the
board of directors, in the chair.
Mr. SMILES, the company's secretary, read the report,
of which the important parts were as follows:
" A further portion of the railway was opened to the
public on the 13tt_ of September last from Ripon to
Weeton, making a total length of about twenty-seven
miles at present available for purposes of traffic. The
gross receipts for the half year are 5,0271. Bs. 10d.; and
the profit thereon is 2,502/. 18s. 2d. The directors have
now shortly to refer to the payment of the last half-
year's interest on the paid-up capital on the original
shares. As the directors cannot think it justifiable to
appropriate the capital raised by any other class of
shares for the payment of this interest, they see no,
course open to be pursaed, except to delay the
payment until these arrears are collected, or to
make the interest due upon these shares charge-
able upon the first proceeds of the under-
taking which may become available for a dividend.
It is proposed that the interest for the current half -year
shall be paid upon the New Extension Shares, but not
beyond that period, nor any upon the original shares
beyond what was due up to the3lst December last ; and
that for the future the holders of both classes of shares
rely for their benefits on the revenue derived from traffic.
A special meeting will shortly be called for the purpose
of submitting to the shareholders for their approval, a
Bill now before Parliament containing the necessary
provisions for enabling the company to guarantee a pre-
ferential six per cent. on the capital called up on the ex-
tension shares of 1848, in order that the requisite capital
may be raised for carrying out a portion of those under-
takings; and, further, giving powers to raise additional
capital for the completion of the undertakings of this
company generally. The account of expenses incurred
in the application made to Parliament in 1846 7, having
now been closed, and it having been ascertained that a
balance remains to the credit of those shares which were
not exchanged for the renewed scrip on the re•execution
of the deeds in 1847-8, a further sum of 2s. 3d. per share
will tall to be returned on the Preferential Scrip (blue),
1846, which will be paid forthwith, making a total return
of 21. 12s. Id. per share."

A statement of the receipts and expenditure, up to
the 31st of December last, was laid before the meeting.
The total receipts on account of calls, loans, and miscel-
laneous receipts, amounted to 1,562,1541, 14s. 10d.; and
the total expenditure had been 1,549,754/ Bs. Id..
leaving a balance in favour of the company of 12,4001.
6s. 9d.

The Chairman, in reply to a question from Mr. Powell,
said that with regard to the contemplated sale of the
Stockton and Darlington Railway to the York and New-
castle Company, the directors had taken measures, by
presenting a petition to Parliament, to prevent the
passing of the Bill, and combined with other parties to
obtain such clauses as should, in the event of its passing,
secure to the Leeds and Thirsk the right of carrying
their traffic over it upon reasonable and equitable
terms.—(Applause.) _

The repo-ri was then adopted unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN proposed that the directors should be
authorised to press the Bill now before Parliament, au-
thorising the payment of six per cent. upon the prefe-
rential shares of 1848, and for prosecuting the petitions
against the leasing of the Stockton and Darlington
Railway.
This was adopted nem dis , as also were resolutions
confirming the forfeiture of ton shares, and the re-elec-
tion of the retiring directors, Messrs. Mader, Paley, and
Whincup, and Mr. Bywater, the retiring auditor.
A ♦ote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the
meeting broke up 'at three o'clock.

SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY,
WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD AND GOOLE.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareho!ders was held
on Tuesday, at the offices, Wakefield; Mr. J. Buff in
the chair.
The solicitor read the report, which stated that the
directors deem it their duty to apprise the meeting of the
great improvement in the company's .finances since the
close of the year, end they Iwo to oongrtittilete the

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northern shareholders on the justly increased estimation
in which their stock is consequently held. The calls
which were unpaid up to the close of the past year have
been reduced from 40,4001., at which they then stood, to
16,3831, and this latter sum is undergoing very speedy
reduction. Of the calls payable on the 221 of December
nearly three-fourths have been received, and
2,0001. has been received from shareholders
since the commencement of the year in ad.
vance of calls. The directors acknowledge the prornp-
tituda with which the appeal of the shareholders in De-
cember last has been responded to, and state that they
are now enabled to prosecute the works with vigour, and
so as to leave no doubt as to their ability to complete be-
fore the 31st of December the line, which is then to be
delivered over to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Com-
pany. The directors representing the southern divisien
of the railway are still of opinion, as was expressel in
the last report, that the carrying out of that portion of
the line in an economical manner will be amply remune-
rative, and attention has) been turned during the half-
ear to making arrangements with land-owners and
others for this purpose. The cash account relating to
the northern division of the line (the portion guaranteed
to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company at 5 per cent.
and half surplus profits):—Expenditure to the 31st of
December, 96,2951 ; receipts to the 31st of December,
101,7731.; cash in hand, 5,477/. The balance sheet for
the southern division showed expenditure to the 31st of
December, 62,2141.; receipts, 66,8541.; balance in bank,
4,640/.

The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report.
He remarked that in December the arrears of calls
amounted to 40,000 L; they had since been reduced to
16,0001. In a pecuniary point of view, then, they stood
in a. very goud situation, and he had very good reason
to believe that they would be al ke.. to effect the comple-
tion of the line before the termination of the engage-
ment, and hand it over to the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Company within the present year. Mr. llawkshaw, the
engineer, had reported that it could be accomplished in
October or November next, if the remainder of the land
were given into the hands of the contractors in time.
There could be no doubt therefore that the line would
be ready for delivery to the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Company by the 31st of December next, and thus the
shareholders in this undertaking would be put in posses-
sion of interest at 5 per cent. and half surplus profits
forthwith. He concluded by moving the report.
Mr. G. WENTWORTH moved the re•election of the re-
tiring directors, which was seconded, and unanimously
carried.

The auditors were then re-elected, and the meeting
separated.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28.—The ordinary
half-yearly meeting of this company was held here to-
day; E. W. Hassell, Esq., in the chair. There was a
pretty numerous attendance.
Mr. S. E. BOLDEN, the secretary, read the report, of
which the following is an important part:—

" The revenue account cannot but be deemed en-
couraging, the increase in the half-year, as compared
with the corresponding period of 1847, enabling the di-
rectors to recommend a dividend now after the rate of
five per cent. per annum, being an addition of 25 per cent.
to any former dividend, and leaving a surplus of
1,7801.85. 6d.; part of which, however, will be absorbed
by the loss up to this time on the Scottish Central agree-
ment (not yet ascertained). There has also been in the
last half year an increase in the item of interest on bor•
rowed capital, over the corresponding half-year in
1847, of about 3,000/. Under the sanction of the
proprietors at former meetings, 3 our directors have
submitted to Parliament a Bill to authorize you to
construct a new lino of railway Eetween Lancaster
and Preston, all their negotiations with the owners
or possessors of the existing line, with the view of pro-
viding otherwise a complete and permanent remedy
for the difficulties and dangers attendant on the pre-
sent condition of affairs as between those parties and the
Lancaster and Carlisle Company, having proved unsuc-
cessful. Amongst the other bills now referred to may
be mentioned those for transferring to the York, New-
castle, and Berwick Company, possessors of a north and
south line on the east coast, the Newcastle and Carlisle,
and Maryport and Carlisle, which are east and west
lines. Your directors cannot but suppose that any such
transfer would be injurious to your interests; and it ap-
pears, moreover, to be precisely of that character which
Parliament and the Government railway boards have at
various times condemned as objectionable on public
grounds."
Mr. rionseaLL, of Bradford, asked if the directors had
any contract with the London and North-Wester❑ Com-
pany for working the line?

The CHAIRMAN said: Yes, for five years; terminable
after that by either party giving a year's notice.
After a discussion, in which the fairness of the terms
offered by the Lancaster and Carlisle Company were
generally admitted, the report was unanimously adopted.
A dividend at the rate named in the report was de-
clared, and after preliminary powers had been given to
the directors to proceed to Parliament, a vote of thanks
was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting adjourned.

GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST.
GLOUCESTER, FEB. 28.—The half-yearly meeting of
the shareholders in this company was held at the Bell
Hotel in this city, this afternoon ; Mr. Baker in the
chair.

The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that
the calls had been paid with a promptitude not sur-
passed by any other railway. The directors thought
the time was now arrived when they might proceed with
the works with increased vigour, and to :regulate the
w;orlc.=, in order to have them completed up to the
Grange, the point where they are intended to
form a junction with the South Wales line, by the
period when the South Wales Hues shall be
ready to open up to that point. The direc-
tors believed they would be able to accomplish that ob-
ject without making any unusual calls upon the proprie-
tors. The directors had succeeded in obtaining
possession of all the land required, :except a small
portion at Gloucester. The directors alluded in their
report to the arrangement for lease to the Great
Western Company. The terms of the lease were 4 per
cent. interest on all the capital expended, and half the
surplus profits. The directors also expressed their full
confidence that the sanguine expectations formed on the
obtaining of the Act, as to the importance of the line,
would be borne out by the result.
The accounts showed the receipts, from all sources, to
have been 76,553/. is. 71, with a balance in band of
15;8201. 14s. Bd.

In answer to questions,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Great Western Com-
pany had not paid up their calls, but that the money
would be forthcoming whenever required. It was thought
better to keep it in their hands at 5 per cent. at call,
than in the hands of the bankers at 21 per cent.
A discussion followed, but the report was carried
unanimously, as were also the customary resolutions.

WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH.
BATIt, FEB. 27.—The half-yearly meeting of pro-
prietors in this undertaking was held here :yesterday ;
Walter Long, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
The SECRETARY (Captain O'Brien) read the report of
the directors. The report stated, that from circum-
stances which were well known to the proprietors, and
which had affected this railway company in common
with all others, the directors found it necessary during
the last half-year to bring the company's expenditure
within narrow limits; they had, therefore, been obliged
to confine the prosecution of the works to such parts of
the line as were under contract, and even in those cases
to proceed with great deliberation. The portion of the
line between Thingley and Westbury had been opened
for traffic, and had been worked by the Great Western
Company under the stipulations of the agreement between
the companies since Sept. 5,1848. _

. •
The two directors retiring by rotation were Captain
Scobell and Mr. 'resting, and those gentlemen, as well as
the retiring auditor, offered themselves for re-election.
The audited accounts showed that the total receipts
amounted to 1,049,8751., and the total payments to
1,036,6741, leaving a balance in hand of 13,2001. 15s. Bd.
The report having been adopted, several questions
were asked by proprietors respecting the details of the
accounts, 84c. In reply to them it was stated that the
cost required to get to Frome would be about 90,0004
and to get to Warminster, from i. 50,0001. to 60,0001.—
probably the latter sum.

The directors and auditors were then re-elected, and
thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting
broke_ up.

EXETER AND CREDITON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company
the London Tavern on Tuesday; Mr-
the chair. Thornes held at
in
The SECRETARY read the advertisement convening the
meeting, and the following report:—
" Your directors regret that they
the line for traffic.
have not been able
to make an arrangement for opening
Creditors
nth
to
The decision of the Commissioners of
fr
the gauge of the Taw Vale Railway oßmaiClwready
Barnstaple shall be on the seven feet gauge, has
are apprehensive that a long
pre-
sented so serious an impediment to the construction of
that line that your directora.
period will elapse . before it is made. This decision of
ComiTtstiaosners has been most prejudicial
the Railway
had the effect of postponing
to your interests. a
the opening of your railway, and has abridged the prospec-
tiverail y,
advantages to arise from the additional traffic of the
whole of the North of Devon over it to an indefinite pe-
riod. It has also deprived the inhabitants of that im-
portant district and the public generally of railway ac-
commodation probably fur many years to come. The
directors who retire by rotation at this time are Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Thurne, and Mr. Woolmer. The two latter
gentlemen have expressed their :desire to retire. The
board meetings being held in London, it is not
_conve-
nient for them to attend. Mr. Kennaway, one of the
auditors retiring by rotation, does not offer himself for
re-election. Your directors have nothing to remark
upon the financial statement, which has been audited,
as usual, and will be read to you by the secretary."
The balance-sheet showed the total receipts to have
been 93,9691. 10s., and the expenditure 93,633/. 2s. 4d.,
leaving a balance of 3361. 7s. 8,1. in hand. A sum of
353/. Is. 6d. (including the above 3361. 7s. Bd. and
161. 13s. 10d. advanced by the secretary) is in the hands
of the solicitor, to discharge the engineer's bill.
The Ckulax4.ll said that, ill moving the adoption of

the report, there was very little for him to remark
As stated in the report, in consequence of the adverse %.
decieion of the Railway Commissions relative to gauger-
they had been yetunable to work the line. What change'
might take place to enable them to work it in the course of
the next six months, it was impossible to say. They would
observe, by the report, that himself and one of his col-
leagues were about to retire from the board, as its meet-
in ;s were held in London, and he was happy to find that
there were other gentlemen ready and willing to take
their places. He begged to move that the report be re-
ceived and adopted.
In answer to questions by Mr. BESLEY, it was
stated by
Mr. COOPER, the deputy-chairman, that the total ex-
penditure on account of the line for the last six months
was 471. 15s. 10d. They owed the secretary a year's
salary of 1501., and 62/, expended out of his pocket. The
Taw Vale Company had repaid the 5,0001. lent to them,
together with interest.
Mr. BESLEY expressed his surprise that the share-
holders in the Taw Vale Company paid up their calls
at all, as it was connected with the Exeter and Crediton
Company, which never could pay for the outlay upon it.
Mr. COOPER begged to remind Mr. Bosley that that
was a meeting of the Exeter end Crediten, and not of
the Taw Vale Company, ard ho must therefore confine
his observations to the business of the Exeter and Cre-
diton Company.
Mr. BESLEY knew that the line between Exeter and
Crediton was much wanted by the inhabitants of the
district, but certain parties in London and elsewhere
prevented its king works d. The reason given in the
report for not working it was a mere farce. Govern-
ment had taken the naked Let that the line was 100
miles away from any narrow gauge line, and therefore
would not allow it to be opened on that system. The
Exeter and Crediton line had been made at an expense
of 100,000/., and was now lying idle because certain
parties in London chose to alter the gauge, by which it
was prevented being worked, and deprived the neigh-
bourhood of the benefit which it was likely to be to it.
He knew that if it had not bean for the conduct of those
parties the line might be now at work.
Mr. CHAPLIN, M.P.—I defy you to prove that.
Mr. BESLEY proceeded to observe that they had got
the line, and were doing nothing with it. He should like
to know what were their liabilities beyond the 93,0001.
already expended?
The SECRETARY replied, about 10,0001.
Mr. BESLEY would like to know where that money
was to come from ? But for the interference of the
South-Western interest, the line would have been
worked by the Bristol and Exeter Company. Now, in
consequence of the connexion of the line with the Taw
Vale Company, they had not the smallest chance of its
erer being worked, because the Railway Commissioners
would not consent to its being worked on the narrow
gauge, and the South-Western party would not go to
the Bristol and Exeter party and say, " Will you work
this line ?"
Mr. CrrAiewer, M.P.—You go too far there, Mr.
Besley, if you say that we will not do so.—(Hear, hear.)
I have no objection to explain to this meeting that we
have had negotiations with the Bristol and Exeter Com-
pany on the subject.—(Hear, hear.) We have asked
them to work the line, and therefore it is not our fault
that it is not worked.—(llear, hear.) I pledge myself
that we have made an offer to them to open the line
without prejudice to the question of the wide gauge or
the narrow gauge.—(Hear, hear.) I may also state
that the negotiation did not go off on a question of
money, for we said that we would let that be settled by
reference—(Hear, hear)—as the only object we had in
getting the line opened was to accommodate the popu-
lation of the district and bring the line into productive
operation.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WOOLBIER begged to observe that that offer had
been made within the last few months—he might say a
few weeks.

Mr. BESLEY said that of course it could not be worked
in connexion with the Brietol and Exeter Company
while it was on the narrow gauge.
The CHAIRMAN said teat they had six milcs of rail-
way on the narrow guage, and it only wanted a single
rail to be laid down on one and a half mile of railway to
connect them with the Bristol and Exeter Railway, to
enable them to work it.

7 In answer to further questions, it was stated that the
difficulties in working the line now lay entirely with the
Bristol and Exeter Railway.
Mr. Devi, merely wished to observe, with regard to
the Exeter and Crediton Railway, without any reference
to the Taw Vale, that it would be a valuable connexion
between Exeter and North Devon. He now considered
it off the hands of the South-Western Company, and
aftcr the statement of Mr. Chaplin he must admit that
it was manifest they bad a desire to accommodate the
neighbourhood.—(Hear, hear.) He was anxious to see
the communication made, and he had no hesitation in
saying that, after what had been stated, he could not
consider the blame of its remaining closed lay with the
South. Western party.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said he hoped some arrangement would
shortly be come to for settling the unpleasant differences
which had existed; and whatever r€asons there might
have been for those differences in past times, there were
none now.—(ilear, hear.) He hoped that only a short
time would be allowed to elapse before they would see a
prospect of the line being opened and making a return
to the shareholders.—(Hear.) He hoped that before the
next meeting some arrangement would have been come
to for working the line Either en the broad or narrow
gauge.—(Hear.)
After a few further observations the report was
adopted, Mr. Cooper reelected a director, and Messrs.
W. J. Chaplin, M.P., and Mathew Uzielli elected in the
place of the retiring directors.
Mr. E. Woolmer having been elected an auditor,
aanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated.

COVENTRY, BIRMINGLIA M, AND NUNEATON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, on Tuesday. Mr.
Biggs, of Leicester, occupied the chair.
The report of the directors cngratulated the share-
holders upon the fact that half the subscribed capital of
the company had been paid up, and that application bad
been made to the Railway Commissioners for their ctrtifi-
cate to that effect, in order that they (the company)
might proceed with the sale of the line to the Midland
or London and North-Western Railway Companies. The
total receipts of the company amounted to
135,8661. 17E. Id.; its expenditure to 135,659/. 18s. Id.;
leaving a balance in hand of 206/. 18s.

On the motion of the CIIAIRMA:N:tIie retiring directors
and auditor were re-ehcted.

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders was next to
have taken place, for the purpose of taking into consider-
ation the sale or lease of the line to the Midland or Lon-
don and Northern Railway Companies, but as the certi-
ficate of the Railway Commissioners with respect to the
payment of half the subscribed capital of the company
had not been received, the meeting was adjourned to the
Crown Hotel, Leicester, to be held on the 25th of April
next.

AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHA NT, AND BOSTON
AND EASTERN JUNCTION.
NOTTINGHAM, TUESDAY, FEB. 27.—The hall yearly
general meeting of the shareholders of the above com-
pany was held at the Exchange Rooms, in this town, at
one o'clock to-day, and was rather thinly attended.
William Fletcher Norton Norton, Esq., of Elton Ma-
nor, the chairman of the company, occupied the chair.
The SECRETARY read the report, in substance as
Your directors feel themselves placed in the situation
of having very little information to communicate to the
shareholders, since the last halt-yearly meeting, in con-
sequence of their inability to make much progress in the
works, from the pledge q,iven not to make any further
call payable until after this meeting. Your directors do
not regret that they withheld prosecuting the works with
that vigour which they could havedesired, feeling the tem-
porary delay to have been politic for the ultimate interest
of the company. That such is the case may be evidenced
by the alacrity and spirit with which the arrears
are now being liquidated; thereby proving the propriety
of the delay, the soundness of the constituency, and the
anxiety manifested by them to maintain their position in
the company. The improved prospects of the company,
arising from the payment of the calls in arrear, and in
anticipation of that now made, have led your directors to
believe that the line between Grantham and Bulwreell
may be opened for traffic about the autumn of the p
sent year. Your directors have, in accordance. with
s the
imperative instructions of the half-yearly meeting
reluctantly been compelled to enforce
athsemall propor-
tionsome of the arrears of the calls against paymentllieoeft
de-
mand, and to whom several previousto state, that in nearly
of the proprietors of known abilityatpoplmioeaetitotahae
had
dbeen made; and they are happy
o_
at the first stage of the
proceedings;of any further legal proceedings
all the instances referredttheaetioanasdhaitveisbheoepnesde,ttthleadt
tors have the satisfaction ompt discharge of the remainder
of
the liabilities. Your
directors
to state,
that they have concludedarrangements for cancelling
willthe
obviated
the contracts made in.. December, 1846, for the supply of
rails for forty-five miles of railway, so as to leave the
complete the
with only such quantity as will bo required to
the line from Nottingham to Grantham. But
as these arrangements relieved the company from liabi-
lities to the extent of 65,0001,, your directors cannot but
congratulate themselves on their conclusion. Your
dive( tors have to call upon the meeting to confirm the
forfeiture of 560 shares, the required notices of such
forfeiture having been given to the respectiveproprietors
on the register, who having sold these shares to parties
failing to register the same, the original holders have
undertaken to pay the calls on receiving new certifi-
cates."

After some opposition from Mr. Btaaa, of Leeds, the
report was unanimously adopted, and the meetir g sepa-
rated after a vote of thanks to the Chairman.
The total receipts have been 332,9311. 9s. 9d., and the
disbursements 326,7671. 7s. 3d.

COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY.
The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of
this company was held on Tuesday afternoon at the
offices,High. street, Colchester, T. L. Ewen, Esq., chair-
raanof the board of directors, presiding.
Mr. G. BAWTRY, the secretary, read the report. It
stated that it would be in the recollection of the proprie-
tors that their final sanction was given in November last
to the terms of an agreement, in virtue of which their
lino vrculd be leased to the Eastern Union railway Coin-
MY. The formal documents giving validity to that
agreement had been exchanged by the
The Colchester and Stour Valley company.w. ould have
.
two companies.
to keep the lino in order to Sudbury, vvhich portion
would bo opened as soon as yoesible. The Colchester
interest upon calls,
Company would have to provide for
limited to June 24th next, it being found necessary to
make such arrangements
as to secure the opening of the
line on or before that day. Since the last half•yearly
meeting the question of arrears had engaged much of
the directors' attention; a large amount of arrears had
been calmed, And the cureOtcas had come to the con-

elusion that further forbearance could not be justified.
The company was now in a position to borrow, and at
the close of the general meeting a proposition in con-
nexion with that subject would be made to the proprie-
tors. The balance-sheet showed the receipts from all
sources to have been 133,0961. ss. 3d., and the disburse-
ments less than that by 33,074/. 7s. 4d.
The CHAIRMAN said the present was the fourth half-
yearly meeting, and he trusted it would be the last,
before the opening of the Stour Valley line.—(Hear,
hear.) The directors had been extremely anxious in
fixing a definite period for the opening of the line, but
they had little doubt now that it would be ready for
examination in May, immediately after which it would
be delivered over to the Eastern Union Company, who
had leased it. He concluded by moving the adoption of
the report.
Mr. DELPH complained that three calls had been
paid, and the directors had confidently promised that
the line should be ready in December last. He wished
to know what was the amount of calls at present remain-
ing unpaid?
The CHAIRMAN said about 12,5001. of available calls.
That sum did not include the call which had been made
in January last.
Mr. HAwlaNs (a director) remarked that some of the
calls could not be recovered, on account of deaths, insol-
vencies, embarrassments, &c. The total amount of un-
paid calls up to the end of last year was 14,5001., of
which they believed 12,5001. to be recoverable. The so-
licitor of the company had been in communication with
those who were in arrears, and writs had been issued
against many of them.
The report, after some further discussion, having been
seconded, was adopted, and the retiring directors were
re - elected. _ _

The meeting was then made special, and a resolution
was agreed to authorising the directors to borrow any
sum they might deem necessary, not exceeding 83,0001.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and direc-
tors, and the proceedings closed.