The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-31 00:00:00

I,(NDON, SATURDAY EVENING

No. 16,681.

MIDLAND RAIL-WAY.
The Midland Railway Company are prepared to receive
LO kNS on SECURITY of their DEBENTURES, for periods of
Three, Five, or Seven Years, in sums of not less than 1,0001. each,
at interest after the rate of 41. per cent. per annum, papable half
yearly.
Applications to be made to the Secretary, at the Company's
Office, Derby.
By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary.
January 28, 1846.

NORTH WALES RAILWAY.
GENERAL MEETING.
Notice is hereby given, that the Ordinary or half-yearly GENE-
RA", MEETING of the SVAREEIOLDEIti of the North Wales
Railway Company will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops-
gate-street, in the City of London, on THURSDAY, the 26th day of
February next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for the
transaction of the ordinary business of the Company, in pursuance of
the North Wales Railway Act, 1845, and of the other general Acts of
Parliament relating to railways.
And notice is hereby further given, that the Books for the Regis-
tration of Transfers will be closed on and after the 16th day of
February next, until such half-yearly general meeting shall have
been held.

By order of the Board,
JOHN MARRINER, Secretary.
2, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghall-street, Jan. 29, 1845.

THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAIL WAY
COMPANY, FROM LONDON TO YORK.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
The Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's
Major Amsinck, 22, Upper Montagu-street, Montagu square
William Scott Binney, Esq. 27, Bryanstone-square
William Sprott Boyd, Esq. 1, Sussex- gardens, Hyde-park
John Brightman, Esq. 30, Cornhill
Samuel James Capper, Esq. 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge
Robert Walter Carden, Esq. 61, I hreadueedle-street
Edward Trust Carver, Esq. Forest-lodge, Tulse-hill
The Chisholm, 37, Chapel-street, Gros -enor-place
Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A. Woolwich
William Morley, Esq. Blackheath
William Mountford Nurse, Esq. Kensington-gore
JthiaTielteregill.,Eeeii*Wecaferd-eoutl,
Robert R0age.414.(1-Cilas,go*, 30, Xellski
Ertomzitt—John Miller, ES(
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar,

Leeci 65, Moorgate-

street
PAS.LIAMENTARY AGENTS—Messrs. Webster, 26, Great George-street,

Westminster
SECRETARY—Mr. W. H. Clark
Offices of the Company, 64, ➢loorgate-street.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MA-
NAGEMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS, DATED TIIE
29TH DECEMBER, 1845.
" By the scheme promoted by the Direct \Torthera Railway Com-
pany it is proposed to bring York (to the n rth of which city there
is a population exceeding five millions) within the dicta ice (as mea-
sured by Bute), of four hours and a half from London ; to reduce by
42 miles the distance now traversed by the existing means of railway
communication between those termini ; to lessen the distance as
projected by the competing plan least favourable to the public) that
of the Eastern Counties Extension by Cambridge and Lincoln) by
2112 miles, and as projected by the most favourable rival scheme
(that of the London and York) by ten miles ; and yet so to reconcile
this .result with local wants, as to place, without in any instance
sacrificing the principle of directness, every town of importance in
the districts to be served by this Company's main line nearer Lon-
don, either by means of the main line itself, or of well-de'•ised lateral
lines, than they are by the rchemc of the London and York, which,
for the sake of passing through certain towns, pursues a devious
route to York, thereby inflicting a serious injury on the country north
of the Humber.

" Thus the scheme of the Direct Northern Railway offers to the
North of England, and to all Scotland, advantages presented by no
other project whatever. These advantages it also immediately con-
veys to Bedford, St. Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford,
Grantham, Newark, Lincoln, East Retford, Sheffield, Gainsborough,
Doncaster, Pontefract, Selby, and Hull ; whilst it lessens by twenty-
eight miles the route to Leeds, the great manufacturing capital of
Yorkshire, Itself rapidly becoming the centre of an important railway
system.

" With perfectly unexceptionable gradients, that in no case ex-
ceeded 1 in 200, with upwards of sixty-nine miles of level on its main
line, with no works of any engineering difficulty or of peculiarly ex-
pensive execution, with only 3,900 yards of tunnelling in eight tun-
nels, with no opening or swing bridges, with only one viaduct, mu:
that of 500 yards, and with remarkably easy curves, the Direct North-
ern itsilway, whilst its primary object is to unite in the directest
manner London and York, will at the same tune serve a rich, fertile,
and populous country, will reciprocate the advantages of easy and
inexp nsive communication between the manufacturing towns of the
north and the agricultural and grazing counties of eastern and central
England, and will connect by the shortest route the south of England
and the continent of Europe with York, the north of England, and
Scotland.

The shareholders will observe the suggestion m'de by Mr. Miller,
which proposes to introduce a new element of safety, regularity, and
speed into railway travelling, by the conveyance of passengers and
goods upon separate lines. This suggestion will, no doubt, receive
the consideration due to its importance in the ensuing sess;on.
" The Committee entirely concur with Mr. Miller in the important
bearing which the Holborn Terminus project has on the Direct
Northern. It is in effect, though under different management, an ex-
tension of that line into the heart of London. 13y its means the London
Terminus of tke Direct Northern Railway will be immediately avail-
able for the Post-office and the City of London generally (between
Furnival's inn and Gray's-inn-lane), and will itself form a portion
of one side of the widest thoroughfares in London, will be in the
immediate vicinity of the Courts of Law and Inns of Court, and
comes more into the heart of London, with less sacrifice of valuable
property, than any metropolitan terminus which has been suggested.
" In accordance, therefore, with Mr. Miller's recommendation,
and in pursuance of the powers entrusted to them by their proprie-
tary, the Committee have taken steps to secure control over this
project, satisfied that it affords the most central, and, at the same
time, the most accessible and least expensive London terminus.
" The Committee refer the shareholders to the map accompanying
this Report; it fully shows the course and relations of the Direct
Northern Railway, and its national character.

" Up to the 30th of November, all the standing orders of Parlia-
ment have been complied with ; and the soUci,ors report their per
fect ability to fulfil all that remains t• be completed within tha time
limited by the Legislature.
" Thus prepared, an I with deposits paid, and the proper deeds
signed by a body of most responsible Shareholders, the Com-
mittee intend so make their applicarimi to Parliament at the earliest
posstbis,day, confident that a Project of such undoubted pubue utility
as the Direct Northern, in which the. public service itself is deeply
interested, will there receive what it only needs to ensure its success
—a fair and impartial hearing."
The following tables, appended to the Report of the Company's
Engineer (John Miller, Esq.), will show the relative advantages of
the Direct Northern in point of distances, as compared with its com-
petitors for legislative sanction, and with existing lines.
It may here be observed, that the distance between the cross of
St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and the centre of the Great Tower
of York Minster, as measured along the earth's surface, is, according
to the Ordnance Survey, 920,108.7 feet, or very nearly 17414 miles ;
ant that the main line of the Direct Northern, between London and
York, is 176 miles.

Table showing Comparison of Di
Northern Railway and by the

istances by the proposed Direct
London and York Railway.

ALLIANCE BUILDING and INVESTMENT
SOCIETY.—On MESBAN'S PLAN.
Enrolled under Act 6 and 7 Wm. IV., cap. 32.
Shares 130/. Monthly Payments 12s. per Share. Entrance Fee 2s. 6d.
A Public Meeting will be held at EXETER HILL on MONDAY
EVENING next, Feb. 2, at Seven o'clock precisely, to explain the
principles of, and advantages offered, by this Society, kuad to enrol
members thereof.
Other Public Meetings will be held during the month at the follow-
ing places, for the same purpose, and at the same hour :
Cadogan Literary and Scientific Institution, Sloane-street, Chelsea,
Monday, Feb. 9.
Fitzroy Rooms, Little Portland-street, Portland-place, Monday,
Feb. 16.
George Hotel, Aldermanbury, Monday, Feb. 23.
By Order of the Board,
E. R. MESBAN, Manager, 6, Fleming-street, Kingsland-road.
J. POCKNELL, Secretary, 11, Artillery-place West, Bunhill-row.
Of whom prospectuses may be obtained.
N B. Fixed Law Charges.

C OMPRESSED AIR ENGINE COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered.)
No. 5, Pall-mall East, London.
Capital 400,0001., in 40,000 Shares of 10/. each.
Deposit 1/. Is. per Share.
•
TRUSTERS.
Kenyon S. Parker, Esq., Q.C., Lincoln's Inn
Frederick Squire, Esq., 1, Pall-mall East.
DIRECTORS.
Sir James Carmichael, Bart., Sussex-gardens, Hyde Park
Charles Farebrother, Esq., Alderman, Lancaster-place, and Meat-
house, Stockwell
Lieut.-Colouel W. Fendall, Sevenhampton, Andoversford, Glouces-
tershire
Miles Miley, Esq., Phillimore-place, Kensington
Joseph Wilkinson, Esq., St. Mildred's-court, City
Thomas Earnshaw, Esq., Tulse-hill
(With power to add to their number).
CONSULTING ENGINEER AND PATENTEE—Arthur Parley, ESQ.
AUDITORS.
Henry Wickens, Esq., Old Burlington-street
Alex. F. C. Ridgway, Esq., Leicester-square.
BANKERS-,-Messrs. Ransom and Company, 1, Pall-mall East.
• SOLICITORS.
14101.410ViinitIpk-atAntlsitegent-stret.
Sao- sat —D. E. Austin, Esq.
This Company has been formed for the purpose of obtaining from
the patentee the benefit of the patent right of his invention In Great
Britain and its colonies, by means of licenses, for its use.
By the present patent condensed air is applied in the most simple
manner, so as to obtain an uniformly-regulated motive power, per-
fectly controllable, and capable of being instantly increased or de-
creased at pleasure, and is applicable in all cases where steam power
is now employed.
Prospectuses and every information, with cards to view the work-
ing model, can be obtained from, and applications for shares in the
usual form made to, the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, No. 5,
Pall-mall East, London, and Messrs. Davies and Son, Solicitors, 21,
Warwick-street, Regent-street.

lifirECHl'S DESKS, WORK BOXES, and
TEA CHESTS, No. 4, Leadenhall-street, combine all that
is superb and cheap, with the most approved patterns, invented by
himself, and manufactured on his own premises ; where may be seen
some of the richest specimens in the world of PAPIER MACHE
Goods, Dressing Cases, Bagatelle Tables, Ivory Chessmen, and
Chess Boards, rich Card Cases, Tables, and, in fact, everything for
the work table and dressing toilet, displayed in a style of elegance
not surpassed by any in this kingdom. Mechi is the sole and original
inventor of the Castellated Tooth Brushes, Magie Strop and Paste,
the peculiar Steel Razor, the cushioned Bagatelle Tables, and various
improvements in portable Desks and Dressing Cases combined.

TO MASTERS OF COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, &c., &c.
TESSRS. LONGMAN and CO.'S ANNUAL
CATALOGUE of COLLEGE and SCHOOL BOOKS and
EDUCATIONAL WORKS for 1846, containing about Three Hundred
New and Established Works in all branches of Scholastic Li:erature,
may be had, Gratis, of all Booksellers in Town or Country; or a
copy will be forwarded, free of postage, to any person applying for
the Catalogue to Messrs. Longman and Co., 30, Paternoster-row,
London.

Published This Day, Bvo., No. 2., price Halt-a• Crown, of
THE PLOUGH : a Journal of Agricultural and
Rural Affairs.

CONTENTS :-

The Plough—Prince Albert's Ox—Rotaria Cymo, or the Rotation
of Crops; by Professor Donaldson—Philosophy of Agriculture (con-
tinued)—On the general Management of Sheep in Enclosed or Ara-
ble Land—On Cultivation—Account of an Ayrshire Bullock—Dr.
Lyon Playfair's Lectures upon the Disease of the Potato--On French
Agriculture—Reviews —Cheap Roofling—General Intelligence—Agri-
cultural Report—Calendar of Farming Operations for February—
Calendar of Horticulture for February—Meteorology of January—
Markets, Railway Share Lists, &c. &c.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
for FEBRUARY, price 2s. 6d., contains :

Servia—ller Revolutl..n and Present State. Money Matters ; or.
Stories or Gold.—No. ll,—The Poor Doctor. Miscellanea IM,,a.ca.
—No. 11. _sn Paaha and Eminah, A Peep at the Mysteries of the
Heidelberg Students. Song.—By Robei
Frans the Spanish. Words for Music.—By a Dreamer. The lland-
book of Spain. The Travels of the Leaf.—From the French. Poet-
ical Remains of the late Mrs. James Gray.—No. VI. Captivity and
Adventures of Joseph Pitts, an English Slave in Algiers.—Conclusion.
The Watchers of Earth.—By a Dreamer. Carlyle's Cromwell. The
Late Crisis.

Dublin : William Curry, jun. and Co. ; W. S. Orr and Co., London ;
and all Booksellers.

TO RAILWAY PROPRIETORS AND SHAREHOLDERS.
MESSRS. WICK HAM and CO., Share
AuctioNers, inform their friends and the public, that their
PLIBLIC SALES OF RAILWAY SHARES, &c., are held every
MONDAY and THURSDAY, at the HALL OF COMMERCE,
Threadneeffie.street, London, to which place, or to the office of the
Auctioneers, ht, Threttineedle-itreet, all favours and instructions are
equested to be addressed.

All Scrip and Share Certificates must be Ibrvrarded to or deposited
at the office of the. Auctioneers, as above, at least the day preceding
the day of public salo, and adviees of the result of the sales will be
forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme-
diately disposed of Pcoording to Instructions.
SCALE or en tROES.— Under 20/., Is. per share; under 501., Is. 6d.,
under 1001., 2e. ; and ss. for all above.

QTAFFORDSH IRE POTTERIES and LIVER-
POOL andMANCIIESTF.R DIRECT RAILWAY.

Notice is hereby given that, a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
of this Company, will he held at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester, on
THURSDAY, the sth of February next, at Twelve o'clock at noon,
tier the purpose of receiving a statement of the affairs or the Com-
pany. JAMES C. REM'', Secretary.
. _

1; Hope-street, Piccadilly, Manchester, .Tan. IG, 1846

NICOLL'S PALETOT, registered 6 and 7 Vie.,
cap. 65, is patronised I,y the Prince Consort, Prince George
of Cambridge, 8.;,!., and Is generally acknowledged to excel all other
great coats. The clock is made of Llama, Wool, known to be porous,
yet naturally repellant of rain.

In the neighbourhood of the extensive Wareroeins, 114, Regent-
street, a few small shops are so far unprincipled as to assume a
similarity of name, intending to impose upon strangers some ttashy
substitute. Messrs. Nicoll think it due to their own reputation thus
to caution the public, cad to suggest that a copy of the Address be
preserved ; and they further offer a Reward of Fifty Pounds for the
detection of a Positive Infringement.
Black Llama Cloth, from its soft elastic nature, is well adapted for
Evening Dress Coats—to be had only of the Patentees.
Each correct registered Paletot is stamped in the lining "H. J. and
D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London."

JONES'S DEMULCENT COUGH. LO-
ZENGES, the best remedy ever discovered. Persons afflicted
ritk cough, asthma, difficulty of breathing, consumption, or other
liseases or derangement of the respiratory organs, will experience
immediate relief, and derive permanent benefit, by the use of
JONES'S DEMULCENT COUGII LOZENGES, which are so effica •
cious, that they will cut short the most violent paroxysm of cough-
ing, and are so agreeable to the palate that they may be eaten
as a confection.

Sold by the proprietor, Peter Jones, operative chemist, 11, Norton-
folgate, Bishopsgate-street, London, in boxes Is. 1%d., and iu tins at
2s. 9d. each, duty Included ; and by most chemists and patent medi-
cine vendors in town and eountry.

Wholesale Agents—Barclay and Sou, Farringdon-street; Xdwards,
St. Paul's Churchyard.