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London, England, 1846-07-27 00:00:00

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that it would be expedient. in order to mee: such cases,
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to make legislative provision, requiring notices of all
ajecttons to votes to be set vel Oil the voters thetcsares

SADLERS __WELLS.
• of
The re-opening of this theatre, under the claw:ion
Mr. Phelps, took place on Saturday night,
the PK,
sel,,cted being the fist part of Henry the Fourth,
augurs well of the manager's detei uiination to pursue has
system of playing the Shlik-pt,rian drama. whichtht.
obtained such deserved celciirity
last two years. The joint-management of Mrs. Wu!ntii,
and Mr. Phelps hiving terminated with the cldse o' d;
late season, the theatre has since been greatly itur'fien..
the open space at the back of the boxca bus beta, eess
closed, and fitted up with comfortable seats, and a r. d
for tne' house for
1.
circle has been formed in front, which were all occur
as well as every other part•of the house. The ea'•theuthe
prist d chiefly the meinbt lie of the old comps IY'
addition of Mrs. Brougham, Mr. Hoskins, and
Creswick, an actor of merit in the provinces; and `l. be
his excellent and masterly performance of HotAparrno
has not disappointed the xpectation of his friends' re'
showed that he had read and studied Shakspere
fully, his personation of the character was mariteutlii6
decided talent; besides which he possesses many ,
requisites for forming a good actor, his action it'
cious, his figure is good, and his voice pleasant; tb`...(l
fore we predict his becoming a favourite
_:"dj
occupying a high position on the London bw't
f
very soon. Mr. Phelps acted the part at
John Falstaff. His delineation of the ehsrfiree.
of the fat knight is really an astonishing perforays.lrof
We expected to see a very clever and careful versiebutva
the part, but we were both surprised and, delig the
to find Mr. Phelps entering fully ut° of
f
" humours" of " fat Jack." The Fi'lita,'
Mr. Phelps is as surprising and as e--(.131 ea'
as was the Sir Pertinax of Young. Mr. F
aired;
nett, as King Henry IV., was all that could be de ore
and Mr. Scharf, as Francis, was excellent. gel,,'s cgs,
of the few low comedians of the present day w„on—' th.
play Shakspere. The play was admirably put 11—,perif
.
stage, and all the subordinate characters being gpl"
sustained, Henry IV. was better represented on Oiefet
day at Sadler's Wells, as a seLole, than we bilvlet 010
seen it represented. There was nothing like u ulci .
weakness to mar the general effect. Mr. 'thereat)*
Bennett, and Mr. Creswick were called for at • •
elusion. The house was crowded in every Pert'

THE COLOSSEUM. ect,cl,
This delightful exhibition is, as might be exP
crowded night and morning with fashionable co tire
The performances on the splendid new organ'i
this
very fine and added much to the attractions
palace of enchantment. During the past week •-olture
mense number of lovers of the science of blot
have visited the- Colosseum to see the large ,01161
aloe in blossom, which has recently been pure,'4
oftb.
the proprietor. It is one of the finest specimenice
aloe ever seen, and as this plant blossoms but O oftb°
century, the plant is as unique as the other par"
the most delightful of exhibitions.

GREAT NORTHERN RAIL-% tioo'
fa .0
On Saturday the first general meeting otthis /alert! ~
under which the London and York and -Direct Nor, noel."'
incorporated and included, met at the Hall of Co
Mr. W. Astell, M.P.. in the chair. „ .0
refetr
Mr. Mow Arr, the secretary, read the report. l'esgedoi,
to a struggle in which . the company had been etl/4 b
both Houses of Parliament, and to the triumph 'qv e19;
after two years' conflict, crowned their exertions•
nee
penses of so keen and protracted a contest hednee ceed.,oll
2b00,00
eengrel.at.wh Those of
eofextpheensLeoseodfonthaend
DirectYor N
khoarutt;;;;dt.
which the London and Yoik had amalgamated, alup•tAl °.‘
to upwards of 90,0001. Still, between the joint
iii ti/lo
the two amalgamated schemes, they had a Wlll'l3ooo ,;1,
bankers' hands of upwards of 400,0001., On.
available for the purposes of the comps*, wit",
that sum in hand, to commence operatiln, spare"
they did not mean to make any call on cart
holders till March next ; and in the meantime ibitcei oe_si
interest, payable in October next, would lap alloW .d IV
the deposits, while on all future calls, or un suntsfitbea .o•Ptc°
vance, five per cent. would be allowed. The repo"' ftP-
ceeded to refer to various other matters of miner illirdin4
connected with the Company. Amofig its rev:00:00;4
were the appointment of a managing director, Wit".witb t 0
of 2,0001. a-year, it being an express regulation fir ells
party to be so engaged that he should devote his en bets
and undivided energies to the interests of the Great 001.4. f
Railway. The report further recommended that tiro, si!,`
of directors should be thirty. Roth recommetidat,!°the
a brief discussion, were adopted. The adoption 01 direc"
of the report which recommended that the number °
mons toe
tors should be thirty, was followed by the unsui teloa
tion of a resolution that the sum to be annuallY
directors for their services should be 3,5001., to he
yl
among themselves as they should think fit. fon,
Mr. BECKETT DENISON,. in moving one a if-, 0 ;I'4
resolutions, addressed the meeting at some leniPb"egte.:o
position and prospects of the Great Northern. 11 he had I°:c4
adverting to the unprecedented obstructions which •ert,
thrown in their way in carrying forward Their preilich le
congratulated the shareholders on the success lty tore, r 0
crowned their exertions. With regard to the trot°
begged to inform the shareholders that respectable eouthe
had come forward, who were ready to undertak.ce Cep
tni
nogf
uti lineshheed
e nagti
nl eesesilh
cn
bt
eheer
s estimate of fir' ett
whom he referred bad also expressed theirile wgiciriotlgverueotheote;
St
ht reU Cdt
works
reikyns
wewithoutoeureldw ibi rieienggueixtroi gugtoacnday considerablemoney tto bbe
eadvanced t 0 fo
Cre
the faith they had in the directors and the Cornlotncno3,l'o3°
in which the calls would b
had been stated- in the report, they did not mean the
any call till next spring. The rapidity with whic,soeT
depend
About 200 pal J
out of the 320 miles of thee line were on a dead 10:70tiorl
on the nl. leer
would be very easy of construction. Some slight der' t 1
wrecsupoldnddeedP
and alterations would be made in arts of the line, 1111,..11nter:
recommendation of their engineer; but these would lwehe 11,een
fere with the progress of the works. He had no doubl;',,,itsu",
when made, would be a good paying line, and in thsste ropowi
he was borne out by the opinions of others, in u',ll:vre fen
ledge of railway matters he had greater conflohat
in his own. The shareholders might rely ou it, t"trocr
inch of the line would be made. It would be coos di.
all its integrity. of tbe„ner
In answer to a question, it was stated by one r orbir
rectors, that if the shareholders responded in aprope,the
to the calls, the line might be opened throughout bi
pe
ginning of 1850. aadtt
„.,
Several other gentlemen addressed the meetin6,tioggete
various resolutions—among which was one aPl)°,,,";,or'';
Blowatt secretary, with a salary of 8001. per 101 P
-
passed.

IRELAND. 11'
REPRESENTATION OF DIJNDALSr J.,
DUBLIN, JULY 25.—The Solicitor-General, tcs. alto
Monahan, has started for Dundalk, where, we are ijiedelobf
the Freeman's Journal, he will be opposed V borelill
younger. Mr. Byrne, a solicitor connected with tI;
vtitS
and triend of Mr. Monahan, arrived in town °n The
Ila.o
night, says the writer, from Dundalk, filled w", t
55 it is'
that Mr. Monahan would have h¢• d" a walk over': pd it,
supposed that Mr. Daniel O'Conntil, jun., had receil'-epte.o
vitation froth the electors of °tame' and had tic o bat :iii
and Dundalk was booked as imprlEticable to any ugive
O'Connell. On yesterday morning, however, 311.:‘.4 d
awakened from his very pleasing dream by ocli-olsroje
Freeman's Journal an official intimation that the Sea t°„fe
repeal was hoisted in Dundalk. the colours nail "solo iv.
mast, and, should the Solicitor-General persevere', ,billg,:d
W. fiP
strongly doubt, that the battle uheuld be fought tin, to of
The Freeman says that the following is the i
registry : 140
Repealer!' ...
Tories
•• • ........ •••
Whigs ........... ..... 35 110

Leaving a majority tor repeid of."*. 3301 v 0104
This representation, however, cannot be
upon.

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PARLIAMEN TA 't 17 1:31USIPI ria-sos/"
(From the Votes end ,proceedings of the House (f °).-t: 0
REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE
Belo
GROUP (67) OF RAILWAY BILLS I
NORTH KENT RAILWAY (CITY EXTENSIOSI
eAOO Lord Lincoln reported from the Select Commitseti'eilt
Group (67) of Railway Bills, to whom severs' Preierfee
against the Bills comprised in the said Group W,re P! ll
That, in the case of the North Kent Railway (ine;4l
sion) Bill, they had examined the allegations been
the preamble of the Bill; but the same had "t
to their satisfaction.
93
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LORD•LIEUTENANT OF NORFoLK.--N, si —he 17,0 je
that Lord John Russell offered the distinctirin to trioip.er
Albemarle at her Majesty's desire, but that his Lo, u 0 l'uoa
dined the honour on account of his age, and thaLleet,, De
day the Earl of Leicester was offered the appoint!, 001,0,
I)-u t
honouredt
highly
ytegrd iatt.if3Tinog,thaes
aNpor9bloef Eofar4aethhegahpfpomi.onutmr
olnithie•stroilt
reign, while the county will receive it as a COmri,,ble, hi!
otbteall7er i'l
-
racier,
„JY
1, step ere
onlly,RdluGseHottinFtduhLelisbtAeartecaiolinpproEifnNheTiipsiLesToo,radnAshdNi
lii te revered
n,i—ttaoos tapingrw ich Mercury.
Langley-
court,
(lino
thrown into consternation by a female foe' trotelicif
f from ao
in: It tilhiFrdAll:T'bee7;th:
whichNstw.i eveningne d so.ewi ms
toothfhnetethl the house,
uhnoguesset,
ofN 0. 1 1 in
et
accthiled bfeyl iao
ors
sttheer,i
ewdhgeen,cool.`. sed 11- 113°
, that . rot 00 •
mutilatedm
dent dropped
in some sprang from her ;1... it 3 desili ifst,
Oivter eleven,the
shopw,absyb,evihnirgc.oii oirrigcLui:..:#:
the court below. ."' I, to Jahtful';',
reecsaotslau,etrere3,,t.aorres
King'sted ; butco liltegwea was taken IT : oos ''
hopes of
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Of
BIRTHS. On the 22d inst., at Norwood, Mrs. B. "n' Lo Ir'o' , i
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daughter.
'fa °f .-'
On the 23d inst., in Finsbury-square, the 111 0s r
Little, M.D., of a daughter. nezekitaj
On the 23d inst., at Islington, the wife of -- ter
good, Esq., of a daughter. GNUceS
On the 24th inst., at Odldield, near Stroud,
shire, Emma, wits of Ur. J. Wontner, of aeon. ,_ is -°ll:ed
On the 24th1 inst., Mrs. N. Gedve, of Waiwortii,Ls. f.,
f J
o
On the 24th inst., at the Grove, Stratford,
oilii
Felt, of a daughter.
the lad.r -
On the 24th inst., at Lonsdale-square,
Gray, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter.
,nor

„CiaP7ol;
MARRIED.
On the 25th inst.,-at Stamford-hill Chapel, ijrPt-1.11305;54.- '
Charles Augustus Pleller, Esq. 'of Grove-roadt;Ner_ouds
to En, ma Sarah, eldest daughter of thy, late J. SY”

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„at ;11111.
DIED. , 13,, ~
On the 15th inst. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. hunt c 23(11°
~so fa,lorVra.isiiici:ttoilliteii
faol-7toetf,ryi Victoria-terrace,
J. Brain,
.a eisunidl
io,rfiaesgyteechlii44noeuys;
Stepney-d 1
a_s,,cl;ciiii.l.t
1,%17,:.
rlci pitcooel:
twl 1 wittier Garden, the infant son of Lieutenant
son, Bengal army.
On the 22t1 inst., at. Froylo, Hants, T. Burninght.tfhaiSlk
On the 22d inst., Mury, widow of the late Rev.
triii;.:lot sop
On the 22d inst., at Winchester, Ferdinand, th
the
of Captain Wigram, of the Coldstream Guards. relict °i -
On the 23(1 inst., at Notting-hill, Elizabeth.
late Rev. Robert Fennel

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