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LONDON, TUESDAY INE 0 RwING
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Thomas faring, Esq., ➢i.P.
Thomas Hankey, jun., EM

TRUSTEBS.
I W. G. Prescott, Esq.
I Baron L. de Rothschild.

TRiAstottft OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND.
,tohn Abel Smith, Esq., MP.

THOS. MULLINDtk, Secretary.

MESSRS. WICKHAM and CO.'s PUBLIC
SALES of RAILWAY SIIARES, &c., are held at the Hall
of • Commerce, filitendneedle-street, EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAYS, at bike o'clock.
Ordere teCelved until Four o'clock of the day previous to each sale.
London, 1946.

•
EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, EDIN-
BURG-li, and DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Notice Is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
of the HOLDERS of Sciltlp, or of the BANKERS' RECEIPTS for
SCRIP, of this COMPANY Will be held at the Company's °Mee,
No. 11, Eldon•square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on MONDAY, the 18th
Bill n
day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the
now berbre Parliament, intituled " A Bill for making a Railway
from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the Hexham and Alemouth Turnpike
Road, at or near a place caned Merryshiels, in the parish of Kirk-
harle, in the county of Northumberland, to be called the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and direct Glasgow Junction Railway," will
be submitted for the consideration of the meeting, Which is specially
called for that purpose, and in order that such holders of scrip, or of
bankers' receipts, may express approval or disapproval of such Bill,
and determine the further proceedings thereon ; and at such meeting
such measures will be proposed as may be necessary for the purpose
of complying with the requirements of the Resolutions of the House
of Commons passed on the 23d of April.
The votes will be taken according to the amount of scrip produced
by each person present or represented at the meeting, pursuant to
the Resolutions of the House of Commons above mentioned.
Dated this lat da,y 9f Affin 1,1 - - •' •-
-A. MOXCK, •Gbdifmall.• • I
- JAMES POTTS, Secretary.

AYRSHIRE and GALLOWAY RAILWAY.
A SPECIAL of HLDERS of Scrip or o
BANKERS' RECEIPTSMEETING the
for SCRIP in the AYRSHIRE and GAL-
LOWAY RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at Gibb 's Royal Hotel,
Edinburgh, en SiTUNDAY, the 16th of May, 1846, at Twe o'clock,
P.M., whereat a copy of the BM will be submitted for the approval
of the Shareholders, in compliance with the resolutions of the House
of Commons there aunt.
It is requested that each person producing scrip will present at the
same time (in the form subjoined) a note of the number of each cer-
tificate produced and the numbers denoting the shares represented
thereby, with the name and address of the person producing the same,
or in the case of bankers' receipts the names of the persons from
whom the deposit is therein stated to be received.
In order to accommodate such of the Shareholders as may not
find it convenient to attend the meeting, the secretary has been au-
thorised to acknowledge the receipt of each scrip or bankers' receipt
for scrip as may be transmitted to him (at 127, Princes-street,
Edinburgh), and to vote for the parties sending the same accord-
ing to their instructions communicated therewith, and to retransmit
the said scrip to the same parties after the meeting.
RICHARD HODGSON, Chairman.
MACKAY, Secretary.
Union Hotel, Cockspnr. streetßOßEßTdo , Lonn, April 29, 1846.
Form of note to be presented with the scrip at the meeting, or
transmitted together with rcrip to the Secretary :
Name of person producing or transmitting scrip A.B.
Address ..... Merchant, 14, Princes-street, Edinburgh.
Total amount of scrip produced or transmitted ........ • • ..• • 100
No. of certificate. Denoting number of shares
20 96 to 100
221 to 225
5,041 to 5.045

1,009

LONDON, NEWBURY, AND BATH DI-
RECT RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the
Scripholders and holders of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip in this under-
taking, will be held at the White Hart Inn, in the city of Bath, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of May next, at half-past twelve o'clock,
at which meeting a copy of the Bill now before Parliament for the
formation of a Railway between Bath and Newbury under the above
title, will be submitted, in order that the sanction of the meeting may
be obtained to the further prosecution of such Bill.
The Committee of Management desire to notify, for the guidance
of Scripholders, that it is necessary that they should either attend in
person and bring their scrip, or send it to the meeting by some other
person, who, on producing such scrip, will be entitled to vote in re-
spect thereof; and as the resolutions of the two Houses of Parlia-
ment reqnire the votes given at the meeting to be recorded with
great minuteness, for the purpose of showing the interest held by
each person present, whether in his own right, or as another's re-
presentative, every scripholder attending will be required to furnish
the Secretary before the commencement of the meeting with his
scrip (in exchange for which a receipt will be given), and with his
name and address, which scrip will be returned to the proprietor im-
mediately after the meeting.

By order,
T. B. and W. MERRIMAN, } Solicitors for the Bill,
BURCHELL KILGOUR, and PARSON,
Dated April, 1846, 41, Charing-cross.
The chair will be taken precisely at one o'clock.

INVERNESS AND ELGIN JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
(Amended Advertisement).
Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of
SCRIP of this Company will be held in the Caledonian Hotel,
Inverness, on FRIDAY', the 22d May proximo, at Ten o'clock A.M.,
in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Commons on the
23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of the Bill now
is dependance before Parliament.
To entitle parties to- vote they must produce their scrip or
bankers' receipts at the meeting.
By order of the Committee of Management,
CHARLES STEWART, Joint Secretary.

April 25, 1846.

PERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY.
(Amended Advertisement).
Notice 1a neiebs 61.au tit* u L AIL.. 1L21(, ULU,
of SCRIP of this COMPANY will be held in the Thatched House
Tavern, St. James's-street,on MONDAY, the 18th May proximo, at Ten
o'clock A.M., in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Com-
mons on the 23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of
the Bill now in dependance before Parliament.
To entitle parties to vote, they must produce their scrip or
bankers' receipts at the meeting.
By order of the Committee of Management,
PETER ANDERSON, Secretary.

London, April 25,1846.

THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND,
42, 3loorgate-etnet.

Forms of proposal for MUTUAL LIFE AtstiltAwcE, to meet
every contingency, Annuities, EndoWintntS,' Loans, Sec., and the
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, with eVery information, may be had
at the Offices, where donationS Arid subscriptions to the Benelehl
Fund are received,
April 29, 1846.

THOMAS BISHOP, Vice Chairman,
Nottingham, April 29, 1846 JOHN GOUGH, Secretary.

A MBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM, and
BOSTON and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The Directors beg to inform the Scripholders that it is necessary
that they should either attend in person and bring their scrip, or
send it to the meeting by some other person, who, en producing the
scrip, will be entitled to vote .in respect thereof; and as the resolu-
tions of the two Houses of Parliament require the votes to be re-
corded with great minuteness, for the purpose of showing the amount
of scrip held by each person present, whether in his own right or as
another's representative, every bearer of scrip attending is requested
to furnish the Secretary before the commencement of the meeting
with his scrip, his name, and address (in exchange for which a re-
ceipt will be given). The scrip will be returned to the bearer of the
receipt, en application at the office of the Company, any day after
the 11th May, bet Ween the hours of ten and three.
To facilitate the arrangements at the meeting, the Secretary will
attend at the offices of the Company every day previous to the meet-
ing, from ten till three o'clock, to receive and register the scrip.
JOHN GouGn, Secretary.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE
RAILWAY.
In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par-
?lament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the holders of Scrip or of
Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle Railway Company, will be held within the Black Ball Hotel,
in Glasgow, upon MONDAY, the I Ith day of May next, at two o'clock
afternoon, when a copy of a Bill now before Parliament, entitled
" A Bill for making a Railway item the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, to the Caledonian Railway
near the crossing of the river Sark, to be called ' The Glasgow, Dum-
fries, and Carlisle Railway, with Branches,' " will be submitted to the
consideration of the meeting, and a vote taken on the said Bill as re-
quired by the said resolutions or orders.
By order of the Ordinary Committee of Management,
JOHN LEADBETTER, Chairman.

EDINBURGH and GLASGOW RAILWAY.
In compliance with the resolutions er Orders of the Houses
of Parliament, a SPECIAL MEETING of the Shareholders or Stock-
holders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company will be held
within the Railway-office in Queen-street, Glasgow, upon TUESDAY,
the 12th day of May next, at one o'clock afternoon, when a copy
of a Bill before Parliament, intituled, "A Bill or Act to enable the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company to alter the line of the
Glasgow Junction Railway, and to form a Branch to South Queens-
ferry," will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a
vote taken on the said Bill, as required by the said resolutions or
orders. By order of the Directors,
JOHN LEARMOUTH, Chairman.
H. G. WRIGHT, Secretary.

FAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.
In compliance with the Standing Orders and Sessional
Orders of Parliament.
Notice is hereby given, that an Extraordinary General Meeting of
the East Lancashire Railway Company will be held at the Eagle and
Child Inn, Silver-street, Bury, in the county of Lancaster, on WED-
NESDAY, the 3rd day of June now next ensuing, at Twelve o'clock
at Noon ; when the Drafts of the undermentioned Bills, introduced
into Parliament in the present session, will be submitted to the
shareholders for their approval, namely :
A Bill to enable the East Lancashire Railway Company to alter
the line and:levels of such railway, and to make branches there-
from, and for other purposes relating thereto.
A Bill for making a railway from the East Lancashire Railway, at
Accrington, in the county Palatine of Lancaster, to Long Preston
and Settle, in Yorkshire, with branches therefrom.
A Bill to unite and consolidate the Blackburn and Preston Rail-
way Company with the East Lancashire Railway Company.
A Bill for making certain branches from the line of the Blackburn
and Preston Railway, in the county of Lancaster ; and for amending
the Acts relating thereto.
A Bill for making a railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway to Preston, and to the Blackburn and Preston and North Union Railways, with branches therefrom, to be called "The Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston Railway."
A (proposed) Bill to incorporate the Company of Proprietors of the
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, with
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company.
Dated the Twenty-ninth day of April, 1846.
JAMES SMITHELLS.

COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUD-
BURY RAILY.
Notice is hereby given,and HALSTEAD
that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of
''(.2l3.lPoapjluoif,l3,ANlEEllS'olttSgap, Dirt qvAtgpf the COLQ ITV&
COMPANY, will be held at the Offices of the said—Company,
High-street, Colchester, Essex, on Tittrasnav, the 7th day of May,
1846, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of submitting
a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, to incorporate the said Com-
pany and construct and maintain the said Railway for the considera-
tion of the said Scripholders and Holders of Bankers' Receipts for
Scrip. Dated this 27th day of April, 1846.
Bu-

Secretai

AM B E R Gl7l E, NOTTINGHAM and
BOSTON and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a Special Meeting of the Scripholders
of this Oronipaily will be held at the Exchange Hall, in the town of
,N-nttitigilalll, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of May next, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, when a copy of the Bill now depending in Parliament,
intitnled "A Bill for making a Railway from or near the Amber-
gate Station of the Midland Railway, through Nottingham, to Spald-
ing and Boston, With branches therefrom, and for enabling the Com-
pany to purchase the Nottingham and Grantham Canals," will be
etibinitted to the consideration of such meeting.
Dated April 29, 1846.

74IVERPOOL and
PRESTON and MAN -
CHESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS.
Notiee is hereby given that, pursuant to the resolutions of the two
Houses of Parliament,
a --LEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or
/MVP,.
of BANKERS'
------PIS for SCRIP, of the LIVERPOOL and
--
PRESTON, MANCHESTER and SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS
COMPANY will be held it the Palatine Hotel, Hunt's Bank, in
Manchester, on SATURDA,T, the sixteenth day of May instant,
specially for the purpose of having submitted, and at which Meeting
there will be submitted to them a copy of the Bill for making the
said Railways, now pending in the Honourable the House of Com-
mons, intituled, " A Bill for making a Railway from the Liverpool
and Bury Railway to the North Union Railway, and from Southport
to the North Union Railway, and from the North Union Railway to
the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway, with certain branches,
to be called ' The Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and South-
port Railways,' and also for constructing a Pier and other works at
North Meols," for their cousideration and approval.
Dated this first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six.
By order,
H. BYNG HALL, SecretarY.

OL DHAM
DISTRICT RAILWAYS.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the resolutions of
both Houses of Parliament, a Special General Meeting of the
Holders of Scrip, and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Oldham
District Railways Company, 'rill; he held tu theXown-hall in OldhAm,
41 -the 4'14," Lancagter, FZIDAY, me Sm nay of May next, at
&veil .3.'63,1 in the ibrenoon precisely, for the purpose of submitting,
and at which meeting will be submitted, a Copy of the Bill depend-
ing in the House of Commons, to authorise the making of the said
Railways and the incorporation of the Company, for the considera-
tion and approval of the said Molders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts
for Scrip.

Oldham, April 29th, 1846.

JOHN DTTNCIIFT, Chairman.
EDWARD COCKRELL, Secretary.

DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN EXTEN-
SION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting is proposed to be held at
the Office of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company, at West-
land-row, in the City of Dublin, on Tutinsasx, the 14th day of MU'
1846, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, of the holders of Scrip Cer-
tificates,* proposed (in the event of the Bill hereinafter-mentioned
being passed into a law) to be converted into shares or stock of
the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company, and which have been
issued in respect of the above-mentioned undertaking, at which
meeting a Bill now pending before Parliament for extending the line
of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway to the Bridge of Bray. in the
county of Dublin, will be submitted to the consideration and ap-
proval of such Scripholders.
By order of the Court of Directors of the Dublin and
Kingstown Railway,
T. F. BERGIN, Clerk of the Company.
Dublin, 28th April, 1846.
* NOTE.—AII Persons producing Scrip at the above Meeting, will
he entitled to vote in respect thereof, if issued prior to 31st March
'est, but no vote can be accepted in respect of any Scrip not actually
produced, except in cases where the Deposit on Shares allotted has
oeen paid prior to 31st March last, but the Scrip for such Shares has
not been issued, in which case the production of the Bankers' receipts,
for the deposit will be accepted in lieu of the Scrip.

NORFOLK RAILWAY.
Notice Is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the
Office of the Company, Guildhall buildings, in the City of London,
on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of May, Bow next ensuing, at Two
o'clock, when the Drafts of ;the under-mentioned Bills, introduced
into Parliament in the present Session, will be submitted to the Pro-
prietors fbr their approval, under which Bills it is proposed to autho-
rise the Norfolk Railway Company, either to construct or to become
the Proprietors of, or to contribute towards, the formation of the
Railways therein mentioned, that is to say—
A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Rail-
way communication between the Dereham Branch of the Norfolk
Railway, and the towns of Wells and Blakeney, in the county of
Norfolk.
A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Rail-
way from the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway at Stewmar-
ket to the Norfolk Railway at Attleborough and Wymondham.
A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Rail.
way from the Norfolk Railway at Thetford to the Lowestoft Railway
at Reedham.

A Bill for extending the Norfolk Railway to the Jetty at Great
Yarmouth, and to enable the Norfolk Railway Company to pur-
chase a Lease of the Lowestoft Railway, Harbour and Navigation.
A Bill for making a Railway from Norwich to Aylsham, with a
Branch to North Waisham.
. _

A Bill for making a Railway from East Dereham, in the county of
Norfolk to the City of Norwich.
A Bill for making a Branch Railway from the East Dereham and
Norwich Railway to the Norfolk Railway.
The Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely.
Dated this 30th day of April, 1846.
ADAM DUFF, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
By order, RICHARD TILL, Secretary.

NORFOLK RAILWAY EXTENSIONS,-
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the holders
of scrip or of bankers' receipts for scrip in respect of the undertakings
proposed to be carried into effect under the Bills below mentioned,
will be held at the Norfolk Railway Company's Office, at Guildhall-
buildings, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of
May, 1846, at half-past Two o'clock, for the purpose of submitting to
their approval copies of the following Bills :
A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail-
way communication between the Deerham branch of the Norfolk
Railway and the towns of Wells and Blakeney in the county of
Norfolk.

A Bill to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a rail-
Malr.SrllrtLite,lltAwich_sind Bury St. Etlimutl,:y,
A Bill to empower tho IforfOLlca....:44,..i%rcompanY to make a rail-
way communication between thu nminam oranch of the Norfolk
Railway and the towns of Wells and Blakeney, in the county of Nor-
folk.

The chair will be taken at half-past Two o'clock precisely.
N. B. It will be necessary for each person who attends to produce
the scrip or banker's receipt for scrip in respect of which he claims to
attend and take part in the proceedings.
Dated this 30th day of April, 1846.
ADAM DUFF, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
RICHARD TILL, Secretary.

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