The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-25 00:00:00

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Price ls. SOME SUGGESTIONS for the BETTER
GOVERN3IENT of IRELAND.
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Addressed to the Marquis of Kildare.
By LORD WILLIAM FITZGERALD.
James Ridgway, Piccadilly-, and all Booksellers,

Published on May 1, in one vol. crown Bvo., with Map and Plates,
price 65., cloth.
QCRIPTURE HISTORY, designed for the use
of Young Persons ; containing the History of the Israelites from
the Call of Abraham to the Building of Solomon's Temple : chiefly
in the words of the Bible.
By CATHERINE IRENE FINCH, Author of" Look Forward," &c.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Birmingham : James Bel-
cher and Son.

DERBY, GAINSBOROUGH, AND GREAT
GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
The Committee of Management having received the deposits from
the Accountant-General, they are prepared to return immediately
to the holders of scrip certificates a first dividend of 12s. 6d. per
share.

Scripholders are requested to forward their scrip certificates, en-
dorsed with their name and address, to the Secretary, at the Com-
pany's offices, St. Peter's-street, Derby, for which a receipt will be
given, and within four clear days a draft will be given for the amount
of the first dividend, together with a certificate entitling the holder
to a second and final dividend as soon as the liabilities shall have
been ascertained.
Scripholders are requested to inclose their scrip certificates in a
letter of the subjoined form, a printed copy of which may be procured,
if required, by applying to the Secretary.
It is recommended that all letters be registered which contain scrip
and are sent by post.
By order,
T. DE LA CONDAMINE, Secretary.
Derby, 12th May, 1846.

May 1846.
Sir,—l inclose scrip certificates for shares
in the Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway
Company, numbered as follows: ••• • • •

..........................
I consent to the dissolution of the Company, and to receive the
dividends, in full of all demands for my share and interest in the
undertaking.

Name in full. • . ..... ••..
Profession .. .•••• • • • • •
Address .• . ..... ••• • • .

The Secreary
Of Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Junction.

EANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and MID-
LAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.

At a very numerous and influential Meeting of the Scripholders
and Holders of Bankers' Receipts in the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Midland Junction Railway Company, held at the Cutlers' Hall, in
Sheffield, in the county of York, on Tuesday, the 19th day of May,
1846, and constituted conformably to the sessional orders of the
Houses of Lords and Commons, upwards of 11,500 shares having
been represented thereat;
WILSON OVEREND, Esq., in the chair ;
• A draft of the Bill now before Parliament for incorporating the
said Company having been read,

It was resolved—
That this meeting of holders of scrip and bankers' receipts repre-
senting scrip, in the proposed Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland
Junction Railway Company, convened and constituted conformably
to the sessional orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons, having
had submitted to them a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, for
incorporating the said Company, do approve thereof, and do authorise
and request the Directors to prosecute the same in the present
session, and to introduce or submit to the introduction therein of
such alterations, modifications, and additional provisions as they
shall deem expedient or conducive to the success of the undertaking,
and the interests of the shareholders.
That the Chairman of this meeting and the Solicitors of the Com-
pany be authorised and requested to affix their respective signatures
to the said Bill, and to any certificate to the due holding of this
meeting, which the forms of Pa
WILSON
may require.
OVEREND, Chairman.
Resolved—That the best thanks be given to the Chairman for his
able and impartial conduct in the chair.
Moved by W. C. Fosbery, Esq., of Liverpool ; seconded by Edward
Shipley Ellis, Esq., of Leicester.

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
N my ADDRESS to you of the 18th of November
last, I stated my intention to solicit the honour of your vote and
interest, to be elected one of the Directors of your valuable insti-
tution.
As there have occurred three vacancies in the direction, in the
course of the past year, which are to be tilled up at the General
Court in July, I now beg most earnestly to renew my application,
and to request your kind support. Should I be successful, I trust by
my business habits, and connexions, to discharge the duties for the
advantage and best interests of our Association.
I have the honour to remain, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
EDMUND HODGSON.

92, Fleet-street, May 21, 1846.

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION

Mr LORDS, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN,
IN consequence of the resignation of your late
President, Sir John C. Mortlock. and of the lamented decease
of Charles Druce, Esq., two vacancies are occasioned in the direction
of your institution.
Many friends having kindly offered me their support, I beg to
inform you that it is my intention to become a candidate for a seat in
the direction of the London Life Association.
I have been long extensively engaged in commercial pursuits in
the metropolis, and have been connected with your institution for
more than twenty years, I therefore trust I may solicit the favour of
your suffrages.
Should I be successful in my application, you may rest assured
that every exertion shall be made to maintain and promote the wel-
fare of our valuable Association.
,cave the honour to remain, my Lords, Ladles, and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
EDMUND HODGSON.

192, Fleet-street, Nov. 18, 1845.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.
The following outline of the various events to be decided
at the ensuing meeting includes the entries made at Epsom
on Saturday evening:

TUESDAY.
The Craven Stakes of 10 sous. each, for three years old,
6st 81b ; four, Bst I.olb ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b ;
the last mile and a quarter of the proposed New Derby
Course.
Mr. Hook's b f Buttress, 3 yrs
Mr. Waller's ch c by Coronation, out of Maid of Hemp-

ton, 3 yrs
Mr. E. Peel's br c Spithead, 3 yrs
Mr. Forth's b c Nutleaf, 3 yrs
Mr. Bainbridge's br c Sir Peter Laurie, 3 yrs
Mr. E. R. Clarke's ch c The Baron, 4 yrs
Mr. Meiklam's b h Aristotle, aged
Mr. T. Dawson's b c Lord Harry, 3 yrs
The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added by
the lessee of the Grand Stand, for two-year-old colts,
Bst 61b, and fillies, Bst 31b. If twenty subscribers, the
second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.C.
three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Drewett's gr f by the Saddler, dam (foaled in 1833) by

Slr G. Heathcote's ch f Sister to Bokhara
Mr. Peel's ch f Credential
Mr. E.R. Clarke's Miles's Boy
Mr. G. Ongley's b f The Maid of Athens
Mr. J. Verrall's br c Little Muley, by Muley Moloch, out of

Rondo's dam
Mr. Forth's b c The Precocious Youth
Mr. Gully's c by Sheet Anchor, out of Phosbe
Mr. Mostyn's f by Picaroon, out of Her Highness
Mr. Mostyn's fby Lanercost, out of Miss Clifton
Lord E. Russell's Eldon
Lord G. Bentinck's ch c Glentilt
Lord G. Bentinck's bl c Blackcock
Mr. Clifton's b c Dromedary
The Manor Stakes of 5 Boys. each, with 40 added by
the Lord of the Manor, for three yrs old, 6st 101 b; four,
Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b six and aged; 9st lib, mares and
geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 300 sow ;
the second to receive back his stake. Heats, the last mile
and a quarter of the proposed New Derby Course.
Mr. J. Day's br f Miss Slick, 3 yrs
Sir Gilbert Heathcote's ch f Campanile, 3 yrs
Mr. Jaques's b c Headsman, 3 yrs -
Mr. May's br m Crocus, 6 yrs
Count Batthyany's br f Mustee, 3 yrs
Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, 6 yrs
Mr. Dockeray's Lady Charlotte, 5 yrs
Mr. Mostyn's ch c biHetman Platoff, out of Miss Thomasina,

3 yrs
Mr. T. Dawson's ch h Needful, 5 yrs
Mr. Bainbridge's b m The Wreck, 4 yrs
Mr. Hobson's Chatham, 4 yrs
Mr. Pratt's Deodara, 4 yrs
The Horton Stakes of 3 sow. each, with 30 added by the
Lord of the Manor; for three yrs old fiat 101 b; four Bst
41b, five Bst 91b ; six and aged Bst 121 b ; mares and geld-
ings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 150 sous.
Heats, the last mile and a quarter of the proposed New
Derby Course
Mr. Shelley's ch f Tit-bit, 3 yrs
Mr. Wall's Zela, 5 yrs
Mr. S. Scott's Mosques, aged
Mr. Drinkald's ch c. Elemi, 5 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's br c by Velocipede, 3 yrs
Mr. Parr's b f Slipshop, 4 yrs
Mr. Ramsbottom's hr g Brush, 5 yrs
Mr. Booth's ch c by Bentley, out of Emma, 4 yrs
Mr. T. Dawson's br f Kiss-me-quick, 4 yrs

WEDNESDAY.

The Derby Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three years old ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; the owner of the second horse
to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes, and the winner to
pay 100 soya. towards the police regulations of the course.
Last mile and a hal'. (193 Subs.)
The Carew Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added by the Lord
of the Manor ; three yrs old, 7st 101 b ; four, Bst 111 b ; five,
9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 61b ; mares and geldings allowed
31b ; the winner to be sold for 120 soya. One mile.
Mr. Ramsbottom's br c by Mus, out of Belvidere, 4 yrs
Mr. T. Walker's br g The Attorney General, 6 yrs
Mr. York's b m Bletso Lass, 5 yrs
Mr. Mostyn's ch c by Hetman hatoff, out of Miss Thomasina
3 yrs
The Polesdon Stakes of 5 sova. each, with 30 added by the
Lord of the Manor ; three yrs old, 7st 101 b ; four, Bst 111 b ;
live, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 61b ; mares and geldings
allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 120 soya. Three
quarters of a mile, New T.Y.C.
General Grosvenor's b m Scarlet Runner, 4 yrs
Duke of Rutland's b f Alexa, 3 yrs
Mr. S. Scott's b m Flat Fish, 4 yrs
Mr. Osbaldeston's b f sister to Devil among the Tailors, 3 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's b f by Liverpool, out of Carolina, 3 yrs
Mr. Johnson's br c Guzman, 3 yrs
Mr. Ford's br g The Attorney, 4 yrs
Mr. Drewett's Prudence, 4 yrs
Mr. York's ch m by the Tulip, dam by the Pacha Arabian,
4 yrs
Mr. T. Walker's br g The Nobbler, 5 yrs
Mr. Greville's Deer-chase, 3 yrs
The Burgh Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added by the Lord
of the Manor; three yrs old, Bst 21b, four Bst 111 b, five
9st ; six and aged, 9st 41b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ;
the winner to be sold for 80 soya. Last half-mile.
Mr. J. S. Douglas's b m Lucille, 3 yrs
Mr. E. 'Batson's b f Malvoisie, 3 yrs
Mr. Cooper's ch g Caen, 6 yrs
Mr. Osbaldeston's b c brother to Sorella, 3 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's ch c brother to Valentissimo, 3 yrs
Mr. T. Smith's ch c Antonio, 4 yrs
Mr. S. Smith's br c Brompton, 3 yrs
Mr. Ford's br g The Attorney, 4 yrs
Mr. Greville's ch c Motilla, 3 yrs
Mr. T. Walker's br g The Nobbler, 5 yrs
Mr. T. Dawson's hl c Montgomerie, 4 yrs
THURSDAY.
The Epsom Four-year-old Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for
colts, Bst 111 b, and fillies, Bst 61b. Derby Course.
Duke of Bedford's Leopard
Lord Chesterfield's Pam, brother to E.O.
Sir G. Heathcote's Gwalior, brother to Bokhara
Mr. R. W. Walker's c Fuzbos, by Economist, out of Miss
Betsy.
The Durdans Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft if declared to the
Clerk of the Course, at tl-4 Grand Stand, by ten o'clock on
the night before running, with Colls. added by the Lord