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RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
irriends and the Public for their continued support and patronage,
-and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
bike place every TIIESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
reivaested to be addressed.
Alt Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least
0110 day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results
will be forwarded by the first post After the sale, and the proceeds
'lmmediately disposed of according to instructions.
°dices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London.

pOR" OE. WISBEACH, PETERBOROUGH,
BIRMINGHAM, AND 3JIDLAND COUNTIES UNION
istr.way.

All persons having any Claims against the above Company are
requested forthwith to send in the particulars thereof to the under-
signed, at his °ince-, 3, Crown-court, 01.1 Broad-street, London, in
order that the same be examined by the Committee appointed for the
investigation and discharge of all just demands against the said
Company,

RICIURD FORD, Solieltzr to the Committee.
Dated the 26th June, 144 i.

CONFLAGRATION A ST. JOHN'S,
W FOUND LAN D.
At a sneeting held at the London Tavern, this day, July 15th, the
Right lion. the LO..D MAYOIT. In the chair,
The following resolutions were passed unanimously :
Xoved by Gro&os itictuao ROBINSON, Esq., seconded by C. DAVI-

SON KERR. Esq. ; - -
1. That this meeting has heard with the deepest regret of the late
calamitous fire at St. John's, Newfoundland, by which nearly the
whole of that town was destroyed, a adlden of property estimated on
the spot to have been lost, and more than 10,000 of the inhabitants
were rendered houseleis and destitute.
Moved by Captain HENRY PRESCOTT, R.N.. C. 8., late Governor of
Newfound! •nit, seconded by JANES CAVAN, Esq. ;

2. That distress so general and extensive can only be met by vary
partial and inadequate relief in the island ; and, therefore, this
meeting, sincerely sympathising with the inhabitants under the great
calamity, which has fallen with such dreadful weight upon them,
appeal to the liberality of the British public in their behalf.
Moved by WALTER Damn, Esq., 3f.P., seconded by FREDERICK
HUTH, ESQ. ;
3. That a subscrlation be row opened, and that books be left
at all the banking houses in the metropolis, with a request that they
will receive contributions for this object.
lived by ROBERT ALEXANDER Gear, Esq., seconded by ItonEar
:E, Esq. ;
be appointed a Committee for re-
g th_m from time to time to the
doted by the public meeting at St.
a' to increase their number, and
ittee be a quorum :
Mr. Alderman Farebrother
Robert Bradford, Esq.
Thos. 11. Brooking, Esq.
Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.
Robert Carter, Esq.
James Cavan, Esq.
E. 11. Chapman, Esq.
James Coster, Esq.
, Robert Cotesworth, Esq.
l John Dillon, Esq. -
James Dowie, Esq.
Robert Gillespie, Esq.
Alexander Gdlesp,e, Esq.
Nathaniel Gould, Esq.
Robert Grant, Esq.
Robert Alexander Gray, Esq.
Joseph Hambre, Esq.
Robert Harrison. Esq.
John Heloert Helbert, Esq.
Gurney Iloare, Esq.
Robert Newman Hunt. Esq.
Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
Charles Hunt. Esq.
Frederick Huth, Esq.
Crawford D. Kerr, Esq,
Francis Le Breton. Esq.
Mich. M'Chery, Esq.
Robert M'Calmont, Esq.
Philip Winter Nicolle, Esq.
John Sparke rrowse, Esq.
George Pemberton, Esq.
Cabel Roope, Esq.
Ewen Stabb, Esq.

GILLEsPI
4. That the following gentlemen
ceiving subscriptions, and remittal;
General Committee of Relief, app
John's, Newfoundland, with powe
that three members of such Commi
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
The Right Hon. Viscount Sandon,
M.P. for Liverpool
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas,
Bart., M.P. for Liverpool
Tlte Right Rev. the Lord Bishop
of Jamaica
Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N.
Capt. Henry Prescott, C. 8.,
late Governor of Newfoundland
Sir John Rae Reid, Hart., 11. P.
Sir Moses Monterlore, Bart.
John Masterman, Esq., Af.p.
George Lys.ll, Esq., M.P.
James Pattison, Esq., M.P.
Yr. Alderman Humphery, M.P.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Thomas Baring, Esq., 11.1'.
Walter Baine, Esq , M.P.
John Benj. Heath, Esq., Governor
of Hank of England
Wm. R. Robinson, Esq., Deputy
ditto

George R. Robinson, Esq., Chair-I

man at Lloyd's
Right Rev. Dr. Flemming, Raman
Catholic Bishop of Newfoundland
James Crowdy, Esq., Speaker of
House of Assembly, ditto
Thomas Bennect, Esq., Member
of Executiwe Council, ditto
James Tob:,n, Esq., Member of
Lees's:Live Council, ditto
Rev. Arthur Brooking, Boving-
don, Hertz
MOVed by Join; DILLON, Esq., so(

ended by THOMSA RANKLY, jun.

Esq.
5. That in °pier to render efficient, aid to the sufferers, a general
Subscription throughout tha United Kingdom appears to be indispen-
sable ; and it is therefore earnestly hoped that local committees will
be formed in all the cities and principal towns, and that they will be
pleased to remit their ccntributions direct to the General Committee,
at St. John's, or to.the Committee in London.
Moved by JAmze (71towin, Esq., fteaker of the House of Assembly
of Newfoundland, seconded by aPtain the Hon. FRANCIS
MAUDE, IL N. ;
6. That these resolutions and the lists of subscriptions be adver-
tised at the discretion of the Ccmmittee.
Moved by THOMAS HOLDSWORTII BROOKING. Esq., seconded by

ROBERT RABBISON
7. That the warmest and most cordial thanks of this meeting be
Riven to the Right lion, the Lord Mayor, for the readiness and
kindness with which he consented to take the chair, and also for
the urbanity with which he has presided over the proceedings of
this day.
N.M. Subscriptions to the amount of 2.4001. were announced to the
Meeting, a list of which will be published to-morrow.