The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-27 00:00:00

BUOKINGIIAMSH A Eit IRE A-1) OXU.D
AND IILETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Interest guaranteed by the London and Birmingham Company.
At the present moment, when public confidence in railway pro-
jects has been much diminished, and when many of them have been
entirely abandoned, the Committee of Management of the above-
mentioned undertaking think proper to announce to their subscribers
that their expectations of success are entirely unabated.
Mature consideration and observation of the circumstances of
.ether railways have only—continued the Committee In- their con
viction"that the Buckinghathshire Railway is calculated to be profit-
able to the shareholders, beneficial the districts through which
it will pass, and conducive to the general interests of the country.
The Committee, therefore, prosecute their undertaking with every
confidence of final success, and advantage to all the parties concerned.
H. VERNEY,
Chairman of the Committee of Management.
Office of the Company, 29, Great George-street,
Westminster, April 20, 1846.

INVERNESS AIND ELGIN JUNCTION
• RAILWAY.
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 15th 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
in dependance before Parliament.
To entitle parties to vote they must produce their scrip at the
meeting.
By order of the Committee of Management,
CHARLES STEWART, Joint Secretary.
April 25, 1846.

ERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY.
P
Notice is hereby given that a MtETING of the HOLDERS,
of SCRIP of this COMPANY will be field in Willis's Rooms, King-
street, St. James's, on MONDAY, the 11th 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 in itependance before Parliament.
entitle parties to vote, they must produce their Scrip at the
meeting.
By order of the Committee of Management,
PETER .ANDERSON, Secretary.
London, April 25, 1846.

NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro-
prietors of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company will be
held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of
York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1815, at half-past 10 o'clock
in the forenoon; for the purpose of submitting for the approval of
the Proprietors of the said Company the draft of a Bill now before
Parliament; intitutled " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Ber-
wick Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways in the
County of Northumberland."
Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. _ _

GEORGE HUDSON,
Chairman of the Ward of Directors
of the said Company.

NEWCASTLE DARLINGTON
JirwTIOI,InRdAILWAY

Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro-
prietors of th, Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com-
pany will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station,
in the City of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at a
quarter past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting
for the anproval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts
of the ibllowing Bills now before Parliament, that is ti say,--
"A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company to make a railway from or near Thirsk to Mallon,
with a branch to Helmsley."
" A Bill for enabling the Great North of England Railway Company
to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the Newcastle and Darling-
t'n Junction Railway Company, and to authorise the raising of addi-
tional money by the said last• mentioned Company, for those and
other purposes."
"A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company to make a railway from the line of the Great North of
England Railway to Bedale."
" A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company to make a Railway from the line of the Great North
of England Railway to or near tO Boroughbridge."
" A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company, to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Railway,
and the Weymouth Dock, and to make certain Branch Railways in
tliectaftitY of Durham, and for other purpbses."
" A Bill for authorising the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields
Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com-
pany."
And "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction
Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake, in the River
Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and works to communicate
therewith, and for other purposes."
And at such meeting, it is proposed to confirm the deeds and
agreements already entered into between this Company and the
Great North of England Railway Company, the Durham and Sue-
derland Railway Company, and the Weymouth Dock Company,
either alone or together with any other companies, or between the
directors of the same companies, or any of them, relative to the pur-
chase and leasing of the said Great North of England Railway, the

Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the Wearmouth Dock, or any
of them, and the works connected therewith respectively.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1846.
GEORGE HUDSON,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newcastle
and Darlington Junction Railway Company.

YORK AND
RAILWAY NORTH MIDLAND

notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of
the Proprietors of the York am, North Midland Railway
Company, will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway
Station, in the city of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of
May, 1846, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub-
mitting, for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company,
the drafts of the following Bills, at present before Parliament, that is
to say,—
" A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway
Company to make a more direct line of Railway between York
and Leeds."
" A Bill to authorise the widening and enlargement of part of the
line of the York and North Midland Railway, or the construction
and maintenance of a Railway adjoining thereto."
" A Bill for enabling the Hull and Selby Railway Company to
lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the York and North Midland
and Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or one of them, and
to authorise the raising of additional money by both or either of the
last-mentioned companies, for those and other purposes."
" A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany to make certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the
county of York, and for other purposes." (No. I.)
" A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany to mal.e certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the
county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 2.)
And " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway
Company to extend the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway
to or near Castleton."

And at such meeting it is proposed to confirm the deeds and
agreements already entered into between this Company and the Hull
and Selby and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or
either of thetn, or between the Directors of the same several Com-
panies, or any of them, relative to the purchase and leasing of the
said Hull and Selby Railway, and the works connected therewith.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1846.
GEORGE HUDSON,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the said York
and North Midland Railway Company.

PROMOTER: LIFE ASSURANCE and AN-
NUITY COMPANY,
9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
• Established in 1826.
DIRECTORS.
Wm. Goodenough Hayter, Esq., Robert Palk, Esq.
M.P. John Louis Prevost, Esq.
Charles Johnson, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq,
John Towgood Kemble, Esq. Le 3larchant Thomas, Esq.
John G. Shaw Lefevre, F.R.S.
TRUSTEES.
John Deacon, Esq. ; John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., E.R.S. ;
Charles Johnston, Esq.
This Society is supported by a subscribed Capital of 240,0001., and
by a considerable accumulated premium fund.
Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits,
er at an increased premium, with participation in the profits of the
Office.

The following are the annual Premiums required for the assurance
of £lOO on a healthy life in either case:—

WITHOUT rROFITS.

Age 20 1 11. 1 ls. Bd. 1 30 1 21. 2s. 2d. 1 40 1 21 17s. Od. I 50 I 4/. Os. 8d

WITH PROFITS.

Age 20 11.165. lid. 130 I 21.98.2 d. 140 131. 6s. 6d. 150 141. 14s. 2d

A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. a the pre-
miums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30
per cent.) was declared in May, 1842, on all beneficial policies on
which three annual premiums had been paid in the December
previous.

_
A division of the profits takes place every five years, and the hold-
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have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction
of their future premiums

Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in
a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay-
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es and all necessary information may be obtained at the
MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary
OffiPreoe. prospectuses

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